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Like, when I get old? Actually, I let the wife site on the back of a 2020 GW and she did like it. It's an option, but I'm also waiting for the R1300RT, that hopefully gets released next year.

The growing list of motorcycles I've owned: 2022 Ducati Monster Plus 2020 Triumph Street Twin 2022 Honda Navi 2020 Kawasaki Z900 ABS 2010 Kawasaki Nomad VN1700 2015 BMW R1200R 2019 Kawasaki Ninja 400 2013 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Classic 2006 Harley Davidson VRSCR Street Rod 2014 Honda CB500X 2010 Yamaha V-Star 950 Tourer 2000 BMW R1100R 2010 Honda VFR1200 2008 Suzuki SV650S ABS 2010 CBR600RR ABS 2009 Suzuki Gladius 1992 Nighthawk 250 2003 SV1000S 2009 Buell 1125R 2005 Kawasaki Z750S 2006 CBR600F4i 2005 Buell XB9SX 2005 Triumph Bonneville America 1994 Honda Magna 750 2002 Honda 919 1989 Honda Pacific Coast 2003 Buell XB9S 1999 Honda Magna 750 1988 Yamaha Radian 1993 Bandit 400 1993 Kawasaki Vulcan 500 1988 Kawasaki EX500 1985 Yamaha Maxim X 700

Is that your old bike? cause the ad says never dropped, and I remember yours didn't like the driveway at Fontana Village😝

The Monster is comfortable enough to tour, it could use a larger windscreen though. Need a find a way to get this to Deals Gap...I don't plan on adding any luggage accommodations.

I bought a set of Pirellis today. They were attached to this.

Walmart has quite a few sizes of backpacks with water bladders for under $30.

This is a good ratchet to keep in your toolkit: 1/4 in. x 3/8 in. Dual-Drive Extendable Ratchet (harborfreight.com) It's dual drive 1/4 & 3/8, and the handle collapses/expands. I know some people have feelings about Harbor Freight, but their Composite Ratchets have become my go to in the garage.

That isn't fair. It's perfectly normal for people to only want to speak about the things they know.

https://www.facebook.com/100063527261961/videos/557887529856564

That is some good reporting.

Family commitments every weekend in Nov. All that leaves is short local riding unless global warming kicks in for December.

Glad we got out. Might be the last serious ride of the season.

I am going to trust my gut, and not google this.

The 2 silver spring/clips in the photo...each hold a retaining pin in place. The pins aren't visible in the photo, but slide out of the spoke side of the caliper. The Brembos are 4 piston, and each piston has it's own brake pad. When removing the old pads, I used them to compress each piston a bit to make it easier to slide the new EBC HH pads in pace. Love it when a job is easier than expected.

A proper plugging is healthy for a marriage.

Changed the front brake pads on the Triumph today, because the stock Brembo pads are notoriously squeaky when coming to a slow stop. Changing the pads requires no tools. Just push the springs with your finger and pull out the pins, then the pads slide right out of the back of the caliper...you don't even need to remove the caliper. The job literally took 5 minutes👍 Pretty slick.

motorcycle friends: "I'll just snap this quick photo then see if you are OK."

shaving weight to make it faster?

why?

Listed it in LBTS

2022 Honda Navi. 850 miles. Runs perfectly, maintenance up to date. Stock except for a magnetic drain plug (have OEM), and the Honda Accessory Rack with top box mounted. No "performance" mods to the CVT, which typically reduce top speed on Navis. Simple to ride and will keep up with traffic. Tops out around 53mph with me on it, or 50mph with me and the wife. $2,200. Selling because I want to buy another motorcycle and can't justify having 4 in the garage.

I didn't even ask to go to intermediate. I just made sure I was the lead bike in novice. That way I had the track to myself and could ride my pace until I caught the pack.

ok, not sure what to think about that. I just saw a video of a guy hustling on the Dragon. My #1 rule of riding is simple "Ride within YOUR limits." The thing that stood out to me in the video, was that he was in control at that speed...staying in his lane, good lines, smooth transitions, good body position, basically he was riding within his limits. Maybe he crashed 100 times and edited it out, but in that video he looked smooth. Speaking of speed, maybe his speedo is in km, maybe he changed gearing or some other mod to make the speedo read higher for the video. Who knows. I've never seen the point of hard acceleration on the Dragon, but it that video the guy was riding smooth. YMMV

If you include new riders, commuting in rush hour, and Harley riders coming home drunk from bike night, then the track probably is a safer environment. But, apples to apples...if you consider experienced riders with legitimate skills, on capable motorcycles, riding a fast pace on fun roads...I don't think it's still true. At least not from what I've seen with my own eyes. Track skills and street sport riding skills certainly overlap, but they aren't the same. And we all ride for different reasons. Some people love track, and I get that...it scratches the itch. It didn't for me...for 2 reasons really... 1. I didn't trust the riders that were on the track with me...getting collected was in the back of my mind. I would have ditched most of them if they showed up for a street ride. 2. Mainly...It just wasn't enough seat time. For the hassle of going to the track, the sessions were too short & it seemed like I barely rode. Afterward, I went home and rode about 250 hard miles then went to bed. ...endurance racing might work for me, but I'm just not going to go through all the effort to make it happen.

How's the build quality? What app would you use import a gpx route?