Pretty sure there's a person here in north #Seattle who has an electric conversion of an old #Honda CBR. When I see them go by, all I hear is a nearly silent electrical whirr and the sound of the chain. #motorcycle
Just got back from a nice little car #camping trip at the Riffe Lake Campground with @clover . We had a great time, but we'll definitely come more prepared next time we go camping. Also, we'll choose accommodations less cramped than the back of our RAV4! (More photos to come later.) #motorcycle
The #Honda CTX1300's fairing kind of reminds me of what Harley's doing with its big touring bikes these days, though with a somewhat different shape. #motorcycle (1, 2)
I had a great time riding with @clover to Lake Cushman last Saturday, even though we didn't make it all the way to Bear Gulch because my #motorcycle was too squirrelly on the rutted and washboarded gravel with all of us and our stuff on it. On the way home, we stopped in Hoodsport for lunch just as a huge group of Harley riders rolled in to also eat. We even ended up behind a separate group of four riders along SR-106 after. (More photos to come.)
Because of the crazy gusts (irrespective of my speed) in Central Washington, I ended up riding for a long time at speed tucked tight with my elbows beside my knees on my Ninja 1000SX. Does that make me a street squid? 🤔 #motorcycle
A group of sportbike riders were even taking a break at a gas station because the wind was too much for them.
After learning how to ride a #motorcycle with a manual transmission, I lost interest in riding motorscooters because they weren't engaging. (The CVTs are too boring for me.) That's also why my next car will be stick shift.
Rode my #Honda CRF450RL to my parents' place and back today. It's honestly not too bad on the freeway, but isn't super happy going over 70 MPH. Aside from that, I'm still finding the best technique to put a single foot down at a stop rather that having to have both dangle since I can barely reach. #motorcycle #dualsport
Riding a #motorcycle for years and growing older have made me extremely skittish and beyond careful in traffic. While that's a good thing for motorcycle riding, that makes me a very unfun backseat driver for @clover because I am legitimately scared at times. While I don't turn it into fights very often, we do both end up worn out after a while in the car. :(
Aside from trying to not be like that anymore when in the car, I think I'm going to start riding a motorcycle when going to places with her while she drives. It'll be more fun for both of us.
Nice. I was saw a guy riding two-up with a woman on the back on a Sabre while out riding in the boonies. The square headlight and other styling cues looked very strange to me at the time.
The Magna still looks like a cruiser, but the Sabre doesn't really have a modern equivalent. I was taken in by the more electronic dash at the time, complete with an LCD digit for the gear indicator.
Had a pretty good ride yesterday, aside from a couple of drivers. My Ninja was great at handling curves at speed! (More photos to come later.) #motorcycle
It should be strong enough to resist the throttle spring, so that you can lock the throttle open and have it stay in-place. Yet, it should be light enough that you can still adjust the throttle without disengaging the throttle lock. This way your hand doesn't have to resist the throttle spring all day.
Otherwise maybe there's a way to lighten the spring?
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