Motorcycles BS Thread 2.0

photo dump from yesterdays small ride! no these edits are not done but they are neater photos so thought id share first in the early stages or messing with em i dont think i got duplicates posted but i did this quick before work lol

 

Those pics are amazing! What camera do you use?

 

I use the Maxima Kit. Chain cleaner when I'm doing a deep clean, MPPL after the cleaner and before the wax, then the wax to finish it off. I'll touch it up with the MPPL in between deep cleanings or after riding in the rain, unless it's real heavy rain in which case I'll do another deep clean.

As far as overspray on the tire, I just take a piece of cardboard and stick it behind where I'm gonna spray on the chain. Cut it large enough that it extends to the ground or will at least extend past the tire.

 

gorgeous shots. I like your aesthetic

 

Just got off the bike…took the gf for her first ride on the back of the 890r. So now I know why I should have kept my 1190r

The bike performed well, it’s just really too small for an additional rider. I was all kinds of jacked up and my feet weren’t where they needed to be.

Note to self…just buy a new bike, and then consider selling the other one. Didn’t real size it would be suck a big difference.

Her eyes did get wide and felt her grip tighten as we went Offroad without slowing down lol

 

You saved his day!

 

thanks but they still need more work haha i just slapped a simple edit on them all so i gotta go and finalize them and fix the blemishes!

its a sony a6000 i was using the 50-250mm lens i have nothing to special.

thanks man i still got a lot to learn but getting better little by little

 

Definitely going to be just for display, I take this bike to a show once in a while, it can sit with it.

 

RT-2?

 

1971 RT1-360

RT2 was in 1972

 

I have the small ARB compressor that would be perfect for a motorcycle tire repair kit. I’ve been bebating mounting it in a small “pelican” case with tire plugs and tools etc…. Could be self contained but needs constant 12v.

 

Got a bunch of miles in this weekend to prep for a dual sport in two weeks.

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You guys know when you are riding and the sun is perfect, the foliage is perfect and you are just like Goddamn I am glad to be alive and out here doing this shit?

That was this moment here:

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The sunset at camp wasn't half bad though.

Untitled by Michael Halat, on Flickr

 

Installed a KTM accessory USB port on my bike yesterday. It comes stock on the 690 but they didn't start including one on the 701 until the '23 models. The plug for it is sitting there unused behind the headlight so very easy addition.

 

They finally got me

managed to snag myself a speeding ticket yesterday on the way home doing 85 on the freeway. Such is life.

 

Love those moments. I get that feeling whenever I ride home from work and it's sunny. Once nice stretch of freeway where you can see out to the ocean, over a lagoon, and the lower sun hits it just perfectly.

 

dang! Ive gotten 2 80/45 and 80/55. Both got written down because I didnt run lol
Several years ago

 

Yeah in fairness, he clocked me quite a bit higher, and wrote it down to 85. after 85 it would have been a lot more serious, so I lucked out. Think he was pretty appreciative that I didn't run and owned up to it lol.

Note to self: don't let the empty freeway tempt you