Motorcycles BS Thread 2.0

@fatfurious2 is the repost king

 

Is that a cardinal? Ironic that it hit a red bike.

 

Are you going to do a iron butt challenge this year?

 

Yup looks like a female cardinal, was probably attracted to that red bike! I’ve been watching birds in my back yard lately they’re pretty interesting

 

If all you're looking to do is a Saddlesore or similar there is no advance sign up or registration. If you want advice, info, or help just hit me up and I'd be happy to discuss routes. planning, logistics, or anything else you want help with. Gotta warn you though, they can be somewhat addicting after that first one.

 

Later this summer there is a FJR1300 meet being held in Colorado on the western side of the Rockies I've been trying to talk my g/f into attending. 1738 miles one way from my house to the host hotel. She doesn't want to ride that far and asked if we could just fly out instead. I told her to let me know which airport I should pick her up at. LOL. Chatted with a friend last weekend when we were in Ohio about trying for a Bun Burner Gold on my way out then just take a day off to recover then finish the ride. I don't really think it's going to happen but I'd like to go if I can.

780 is a damned respectable day no matter what anyone says. Prior to the FJR my previous best was about 450 and change on the Buell in my avatar. That was over 20 years ago and I don't think my back would take it on that bike now.

 

been riding the DRZ a lot more recently, those seat concepts comfort seats are game changers.

 

On the handlebar mount/iPhone failure. This is new to me. Been running an X grip for 7 years, just changed to a quad lock...never had a problem! Now I’m sweating it. I passed on the vibe dampener on the quad lock for this reason. May have to re-think or as you guys suggest: suck it up and study before hand or go back to a map in a tank bag. These things are making us stupid.

really like the mix of bikes in this thread.

 

males are known to break car side mirrors. they see their reflection and the peck. pretty sure it happened to mine (red gto).

 

Yeah that was new to me too...I'll find out tonight if Apple is going to warranty the repair. I'm gonna keep it in my pocket going forward or use my old 7.

It probably was, robins do the same thing. They will fight their reflection to the death and shit all over the side of your car in the process lol

 

My one day best was 814 on my 82 1100 Goldwing. On my 06, 625 is tops so far.

I do retire in July, and a Ironbutt or 3 is on my short list of things to do.....

 

Does it fail if not even being on?

 

That’s what I’ve come to understand. The vibration kills the internal image stabilizer. Inside your phone camera, there’s a small part of the lens that moves to counteract any vibration like your hands shaking. That piece is working like a gyroscope wether your phone is on or off. I’d imagine it would be less prone to failure if the phone was in the horizontal position but I’m not sure. It’s not a guarantee that it’ll fail but it will definitely speed things up.

 

I want one because my ass gets sore af on the street ride to the trails, but they aren't cheap.

Cheap enough insurance IMO.

The cameras fail mechanically. Like a physical part comes loose due to vibration. On or no it's at risk being hard mounted on something with heavy vibrations.

*EDIT* @GHOST SHIP beat me with an even better explanation.

 

Bummer. I remember Sheak from the Terrafirma days

https://racerxonline.com/2021/05/18/scott-sheak-1974-2021

 

Here is a question for you, it’s a possibility of me flying up to PA to pickup the SV650 and riding it back. How doomed am I trying to ride 550 miles in one day with only being used to 80 mile sprints around down with the grom?