NinjaDoc

it still baffles me why there is such a big discussion about this. If its "looks" "color" about a bike etc i can understand people going back and forth on it. But when it comes to rider aids, its kind of common sense at least for street riders. There is no point in considering pros and cons. If its available and affordable get it. If that small electronic thing saved you from major crash its worth it and negates " 100 pages of cons" you guys can come up with. I literally see what happens to folks who crash day in day out, believe me death would have been a better fate for some folks. Yes, tonic, knitting would be safer but if you enjoy motorcycles why not make it safer. to summarize for better comprehension motorcycling is high risk / high reward hobby / / more risky than skydiving and more fun than skydiving, akin to an endless fall and flying down from sky >>> Yes yes yes Does it make sense that any thing you can get a hold of reduces risk will be beneficial in the larger picture / starting from good helmet/ gear / better tires / brakes / all the way to electronic riding aids >> YES YES YES Street bike riders >> developing skills >> yes good idea Can you still develop skills set even with riding aids on bike>>> yes of course sharpening your skills to max day in day out while facing more risk without rider aid >> will it bring you any socio/economic/ financial/ championship gains >> NO NO NO Track day riding / track day timing/ milli sec benefit etc is an entirely different conversation and discussion. But for street riding this argument holds no sense at all. You get what ever you can to make you safer. After slowly moving up the ladder of safety net from nothing to abs tc etc I have not experienced even one moment where i thought " Boy, this road would have been so much more fun without my abs and TC " after a few years when this topic is being discussed it will sound almost like this discussion " you should put on many miles on almost worn out shinko tires to improve your skill set, that will teach you how to control slides and slips and loss of traction" ( i know this sounds absurd now >> exactly my point when we look back at discussion about abs and TC in 2025" rider aids are coming, getting better and here to stay. And i thank racing upto a level for this because the R&D, tech and money is bought into this due to that aspect a lot. I welcome all and everything that is tricking down from high level motorcycling racing world to regular street riding.

From personal experience, If you really planning to ride longer distance in colder weather the gloves really help even if heated grips. But for short commutes and only “fall temps” you can get away with heated grips.

Beautiful days, got another ride in. Tomorrow looks even better but unfortunately stuck

I have one better, I was literally sitting out side washing cleaning bike etc the whole time. Waited around till 8:30pm, nothing. I mean how many time can you wax the chain and stay out , so I closed shop and went in. Next day morning sticker on door. Attempted delivery.... 😳 what kind of magic is this?

well season almost over, i guess time for winter whine. Peaks around jan feb. Plans for some meet ups/ carting? if the OR forum discussion was directly translated to real life it would look exactly like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbsqghce9pQ

Going full send 🤙🏽 The sound will be awesome

Squeezed in another 150 mile run late into evening. Ride back was bit iffy as sun went down and deers roaming around. 😑

Vfr was the flame 🤙🏽

Once you go V4 you never go back. The sound is just hmmmmmmm Mmmmmhhhh .... delicioooouuss

https://www.visordown.com/news/new-bikes/has-new-2020-honda-fireblade-just-been-pictured-track-testing is it on the 600 platform or the 700 platform that jac is building? funny how Duc calls 900 bikes middleweight now, with 150 ponies and beginner friendly 😁

https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/ducati-unveils-its-streetfighter-and-other-new-2020-models the expected prices on these things are ridiculous 😑

@Blitz. 😂

That’s the hair style been waiting for

If I buy this will you guys throw in the bike along with it?

Baba Yaga

Another beautiful day, Ohio has been Stylishly rocking the Global warming coat this year, got another double century ride in today. 👍

If it’s above 55 I am game.

beautiful day. Prolly the last one. Lot of bikes out there today. Found a new riding buddy close to home, great rider, did about 180ish twisty miles real quick right before sunset. Even linked on sena and that made passes easy and safer, less wasted miles behind traffic, less stops and more riding time👍

I was sad to see that triumph unsold, when you listed it first wanted to tell you you were asking too much lower it and get it sold or else risk fo not being sold in private market because it’s kinda niche bike. But here we are, it worked out quite well for you and I think amazingly well. Great choice. What ever happens in life follows a cycle and follows a reason and it happens for a reason. 👍👍

the trick is any sports bike thats been traded into a harley dealership is statistically going to be a better deal with minimal usage if any and minimal prior hard core red line RPM life cycle. Most prolly a garage queen trophy bike which was acquired for " more powaaaa status"

R1 🤙🏽 see the tip right there

Cause he only has two hands and need them to hang on to that pole.

Infatuated with his 4 eye balls ?

for real, 2019 been awesome. I am very very very extremely pleased that i came back to riding this year. Pretty sure all the active riders in here logged in minimum 10K this year, some even 15 + easily combined on all the steeds. (looking at you pauly)