Tpoppa

I have it on gpx files. I can share via email.

In a related story, the Ninja 400 is a capable sporty motorcycle, and did surprisingly well in sport touring duty.

@Pauly and @Blitz finally got to see some of WV's excellent wiggly roads.

I'll be on a slow bike.

Don't worry. I got you

I used to ride about 12k/year. The last 3 years have been more like 3-5k for various reasons.

For me it's always easier to lose than maintain. I can stick to my plan...mostly, when I decide to drop weight. It's harder to find the right balance when I'm being less strict, if that makes sense.

My cutoff is about 38 degrees. Below that too much risk of ice in low lying areas or the road surface being below freezing. My normal gear does fine in those temps with under armor and a sweatshirt.

This. I've never even considered buying heated gear.

Selling a used bike is brutal right now. You have about a 1 month window when spring hits, then prices drop fast.

The motorcycle industry is hurting. The weaker players better figure something out.

Considered something along those lines, but I prefer flogging little bikes. Plus they keep me out of trouble.

I'm sure there are apps that serve that purpose. I personally don't like the possibility of being separated from my phone when I ride. I don't think my phone would hold up well to the vibration or weather.

After owning both of these: Tomtom Rider 550 vs Gamrin Zumo 396 LMT-S Software (both on the device and the online route tool) - TomTom is just a better design. It's more intuitive, faster, and looks like it's 10 years ahead of Garmin. You can load GPX files from the route tool by Wifi, Gamin still needs to be attached to a PC with a cable. Hardware - Garmin is just a better design. It's slimmer, lighter, and the charging cradle takes up much less space. TomTom is faster, but other than that it looks like the designers have never actually used a motorcycle GPS. Neither is perfect, but I hated the TomTom charging cradle so going with the Garmin.

Worn clutch plates will also alter the engagement point.

CORE was a forum of sport bike riders that started sometime in the late 90's. I joined around 2000. We honestly never cared how fast anyone could ride. We asked everyone to stay within there own limits and waited at every turn for the group to reform. There were some VERY skilled riders and the rides were well organized. The ride rules were discussed online and at the meet spot. There was a "core" group of about 20 riders that rode most weekends the weather cooperated. At first the rides pretty much followed "The Pace" but as people's skills grew the rides got progressively hotter (while still following established pre-ride rules) especially considering the bikes, equipment, and tires we had in those days. The rides were typically 400-500 miles days at a hot pace with just a few short gas stops. Everyone knew everyone and the rides were great fun, until... CORE got a reputation as bunch of "fast guys" on the street. We suddenly had lots and lots of new people showing up to rides, which was good and bad. We met some new skilled riders, but more often we met people with lots of ego and less skill. We would give new guys the "CORE speech," ask them to take it easy and have them ride in the back with a skilled sweep watching to see how they were doing. We tried to "coach" new guys. Some of the new guys fit right in, some were asked to tone it down, some were asked to leave rides and not come back...unfortunately we had a flurry new guys crash that were trying to prove themselves to the group. We tried a few things... Group rides were broken into A & B groups. New people had to ride in B until an A vouched for them. That didn't always work. We only let new people join certain "learning" rides, that were held once every month or 2. Most of the "real" rides were private or just not posted. ...Inevitably all the rides became private. The "core" members still rode frequently and the rides were still great fun. The pace we rode just wasn't good for adding new people unless they were level headed with lots of skill (that disqualified about 98%). And that's how CORE operated for years. Over time people moved, had family responsibilities, stopped attending group rides, etc until CORE ceased to exist out of attrition. Some of us are still around... @Pauly @jbot @Howabusa @theroamr @bambam

CORE went through this years ago.

Same

Let me know where and when. I'll bring girls in bikinis & liquor.

675cc pontoon motor?

I would have bought this a few weeks ago. I just bought something else.

It's got 43 more horsepower than an actual horse 🐴

Not dieting anymore, but we've been doing a lot of low cal healthy grilling to maintain