Motorcycles BS Thread 2.0

I went ahead and ordered the fog light brackets.....just b/c I had the lights sitting around

 

haha nice i do like the idea of that bracket thou the ones i see for the drz mounts oddly and tbh i dont really like it sadly nobody makes anything like that from what ive seen

 

I am really loving this CRF, but I still wish I had my DRZ. Damn work and their "Any extreme activities" questions Sold the bike b/c of that and they never asked that question again......................probably start again since I bought another bike...........but I'll just have to lie

 

Extreme activities questions? I'd insist on a written definition of what defines an extreme activity.

 

I didn't temp it. I have to keep this job just for the insuance. It pays all of my diabetes supplies with no out of pocket cost. Didn't want to get on the "radar" and lose it

It all worked out in the end. I got a bike I'm really enjoying.......just a bit of extra money

 

Scraped the kickstand in a turn on the Navi today, surprised the hell out of me. I'm putting way too much trust into those tiny tires

 

Test ride!

 

Such an awesome bike. When I find my winning lotto ticket, I'm grabbing one of those and a Tenere 700 all expo'd out Then I'm gonna have to buy 1000 acres of land to ride them on

 

At current prices if you win the lotto you can have 5-6 acres of land and a used bike haha.

 

The tires feel like they want to fall into the lean. Like going straight isnt good enough.

I think thats a good feeling?

 

Until they start to slide......yes, yes it is

 

Need to get offroad. Theres 2 other AT riders within 2 hours of me. + @Doc Samson and @4x4Runner and my Triumph friend.

Trails are an hour away!

 

What's your guys' opinions on helmet life? Taking apart my Schuberth to clean the liner I noticed it is tagged as 1/2017 production date. I bought it new and started wearing it in September 2019. Schuberth says they should be replaced every 5-7 years so I'm leaning towards I have another two years of safe life left. Mine is now 5.5 years old but a bit under three years of actual use.

 

I think 5 years. Also depending if you ever dropped it.

 

Never dropped that I recall. Would you figure five years since manufactured or five years since it was first taken out of the box and worn?

 

If it were me, 5 from manufacturers date. But I usually start wearing it right away.

 

If I win the lotto we will be traveling full time with a permanent house in the middle of nowhere.

 

I'd give it until the middle to end of 2024 to start looking for a new helmet. How quiet is your Schuberth? I normally use Shoei helmets but have read that Schuberths are wind tunnel tested to be very quiet.

 

It’s way quieter than any other helmet I’ve had but I still like to use earplugs if I’m going to be riding above 50mph for more than a few miles. Not full on foamies, then I can’t hear anything. I think the ones I use are rated for around a 17db reduction.

On my 750GS with a taller windscreen I didn’t need earplugs.

Edit: I should have added that mine is the E1 ADV helmet, probably the loudest of their lineup even with the visor removed.