I had quite a long day today. My dad and I visited his friend's property so they could show me the latter's garage/workshop, and then my dad dropped me off at the #motorcycle dealer where my Ninja had just had its annual service taken care of (as well as swapping in a fresh tire for the rear). The lead mechanic said that my front tire was also to the wear mark and that they could quickly swap in a new tire while I waited a little longer. It seemed to go smoothly, but shortly after I left on my Ninja, warning lights started going off like crazy, the quickshifter deactivated, and there was steam coming up from the engine area, so I had to turn around to have them look into it.
It turns out, the (new) mechanic mistakenly put the front wheel on the wrong way around, so the ABS sensor was causing the ECU to freak out. (It's pretty easy to put it the wrong way since the bike has dual disc brakes.) Flipping the wheel around and resetting that error code wasn't enough, though: they had to run a diagnostic to find the other error code to clear (also caused by the ABS sensor confusing the ECU). I ended up being there for something like two hours.
I honestly wasn't bothered by it. The rain was really bad the first time I headed out from the dealer, and it had significantly decreased by the time I left the second time. I also had a good time chatting with the guys on the sales floor. One of them (who used to work at the Triumph dealer where I bought my Bonneville) talked about how much he loved introducing people to motorcycles and helping them form new memories and experiences with them. The other guy had lots of fun motorcycle stories to tell, and good advice for dirtbike riding out in the forest. I could tell that both of them were very passionate about their work.
It's not perfect, but at least they'll let me see some of what's behind me in the meantime while I wait for the real fix. #motorcycle
When I rotated the (new) drag bars down to be in the right place for my hands, the controls and the associated mirror mounts were similarly rotated, which made the stock mirrors unusable no matter what I tried. The locating holes for the controls need to be redrilled to fix the problem. :(
Depends really on your budget for a great rainjacket. Between a €100 and a €900 Jacket are more reasons to pay pricier. Usually i end up with €250 Budget....
The Superquadro Mono is a 659 cc single-cylinder road engine that boasts an impressive 76.4 horsepower, a figure that jumps to a jaw-dropping 83.3 horsepower with the addition of a Termignoni racing exhaust. It's a level of power never witnessed before in a single-cylinder road engine.
The Superquadro Mono draws its lineage from the Panigale 1299's twin-cylinder engine, inheriting several key components, including the 116 mm bore piston, combustion chamber, titanium intake, steel exhaust valves, and the Desmodromic system.
I don't know a thing about motorcycle engine differences when it comes to how the bike rides. I've heard that many people don't like v-twins for racing because they apparently do some kind of torque thing when shifting under hard acceleration which makes it hard to keep control. Is this true and are inline twins or inline fours better ?
You want to have a go on my RD350LC. If you have to brake quickly and stop in top gear, you might as well leave it there and get a taxi home because it's not going back into neutral any time soon.
FortNine's video seems to suggest that Harley-Davidson's mantra of a ton of torque at low revs is actually worse for the drivetrain parts than the high revs of other bikes. #motorcycle
What's the usual convention when you want to ride a 600, but your legs are so long that you're always standing so that your knees will be comfortable? An aftermarket seat that's taller? #motorcycle
Went on a little spin over Snoqualmie Pass, through Yakima Canyon, and back over Chinook Pass on the way to SoSo Cycles in "Tacoma" (really Fife). Riding my #Triumph Bonneville with the aftermarket scrambler bars really hammered home how awkward the bars were, so I wanted to talk to someone familiar with cafe racers and so on. Mark at the shop gave me some great suggestions and sent me on my way. (Album) #motorcycle #photography #photog #photo #photos #mywork
I was worried that Chinook Pass might be closed, and the lack of traffic heading east as I headed west didn't help. Thankfully, it ended up being open and not too busy.
Got a couple of #motorcycle handlebar options on the way for making my #Triumph Bonneville's seating position more sporty. I stopped by a European motorcycle dealer yesterday and they recommended trying a drag handlebar after seeing the scrambler bars on the bike now.
Yep, always scary when that happens. Always assume drivers miss noticing you and be especially wary when you are in their blind spot: if at all possible, preemptively accelerate out of it. I made it a habit of only passing trucks when I can get out in front of them: I don't want to get stuck beside them.
I usually add tension when the chain feels too loose (the motorcycle manufacturers usually provide recommendations for tension), and lubricate when it looks too dry or starts developing rust spots.
That's pretty neat that they managed to cram a hybrid system into a motorcycle. Higher displacement performance at 250cc class fuel economy is pretty nice. I'd be interested in a model that had performance roughly the same as a 250-400cc bike but the fuel economy of a moped :).
I used to think my #Triumph Bonneville T120 was slow, but recent rides like yesterday's to #Lake #Chelan taught me that all I had to do to make it fast was use more of the engine's rev range and engage my core when cornering. It's so much fun now! (8 photos here. More from yesterday's ride to come.) #motorcycle #photography #photog #photos #Washington #WashingtonState
The #Honda VFR 800 looks cool, but since I already have my Ninja 1000SX that is comfy and produces more torque and power, it really doesn't make sense to think about it. #motorcycle
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