Tpoppa

I hear you

I had one. I upgraded the suspension and added Renthal bars and it railed. Still ugly though. I had a SV1000 also. Still on the road with about 100k on the clock last I heard.

My eyes are always wide open. Do I think Trump is doing a great job?..no. Do I think Biden is capable of leading?..also no. But, it doesn't sit well with me the the Dems are fine with the economy tanking and Covid spiking as long as it means Trump doesn't get re-elected. That is an epic failure of leadership that is well above and beyond anything you can lay on Trump. Sorry. Calling that treasonous would not be not out of line. trea·son noun the crime of betraying one's country

You are certainly entitled to that opinion Paul. Congressman Dan Crenshaw

Jim. This post is absolute nonsense.

Is that a meat wallet?

So, you're in the market then?

Not sure about your BMW, but on mine when I pull the front brake lever, the bike decides which brakes are applied based on some German algorithm that considers many factors. A light squeeze on the front brake lever will only apply the rear brake in certain situations (you can actually feel it in the rear brake pedal). It's actually a really good system and works seamlessly.

My COVID riding protocol has been: I bring snacks and drinks with me (stopping for meals has never been part of my ride agenda...ask anyone) Only go inside a gas station as an exception and keep my helmet on Leave gloves on during refueling Nature is my men's room

Pure democracy is 2 wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner.

It took me 10 days to get a tire from Revzilla. Carriers are getting their asses kicked by COVID right now.

The belt drive on Buells (well at least on the XBs) was one of the best things about the bike. This will be the only option if the belts become unavailable.

I doubt any Harley dealers are going to have useful information on the M2. Even when Buell was still active, support was awful at the Chrome Castles. This is your best/only source of info: https://badweatherbikers.com/

The M2 was probably the best of the tube frame (pre-XB) Buells. I know for XBs the OEM drive belts are no longer available. There are belts that will "fit" but they are not spec-ed for Buells. Not sure about the tubers.

What psi does your bike recommend? And what pressure were you running the the RS3s? I was playing with this again today on some local curves. I can basically get these tires to slip at will. Pretty sure the slipping is happening when gassing out of corners and transitioning to the not-so-sticky middle compound.

2.5 ?

The earth is not flat. I don't think I saw any flat ground in 5 days in Tennessee. Duh.

Nope. 85 and sunny. I went back and checked for dirt, sand, or oil. The rear was slipping on other roads, too.

Maybe Dunlop changed something like @durk suggested? Without TC, the first big slip would have high sided me. After a few more times, I started making it slip intentionally, so I'd kinda know what to expect and how it would feel. On some roads they were ok, like the Dragon and the Skyway. They grip on the roads in Kentucky was especially bad. I had to keep my bike in Rain Mode for most of the trip. Love the BMW. Hate the Dunlops.

If the road surface was rough they stuck ok-ish. If the surface was smooth I was sliding a lot. I've never had this with other tires. My TC light was on a lot.

Dunlop Road Smart 3 tires are garbage. Just posted this review on Revzilla I installed a set of these on my BMW R1200R before a 5 day trip to Deal's Gap. I've gone through many sets of ST tires (Conti RA, Angel GT, PR 2 3 4, Metz Z6 Z8, etc), I decided to give the RS3 a try. I ran them at the manufacturers recommended PSI, just like every other tire. The Bad: First thing I noticed is that it doesn't take much lean angel to reach the edge of the rear tire. When you do it slips...thankfully I have traction control. The other ST tires I've used are capable of more lean angel. Dry traction for the rear tire is not acceptable for spirited riding. On corner exits with some lean angel, it's REALLY EASY to spin up the RS3. First time it happened the rear slid way out before TC engaged. After that I began to test the grip...On smoother road surfaces I could make make it spin in almost every 2nd or 3rd gear corner. I went back to check some corners to make sure there was no gravel or sand...there wasn't...just black marks from the tire spinning. I've never seen a tire that would lose grip so easily I kept lowering the PSI trying to find more grip. It helped a little but not enough. The Good: Wet traction is pretty good Would be a decent tire for commuting. It seems to be wearing OK The front tire was fine, it didn't slip like the rear tire. Verdict: I've already spoken to a Dunlop tire tech. After 2,500 miles (1 trip) these are going in the garbage before they wreck me.