Motorcycles BS Thread 2.0

I dig the fairings.

 

82 here as well haha

 

It's so fucking humid......swamp ass soup galore

 

Well Fuck I was out on my ride and tried to do a Uturn on a fucking hill. Big mistake. Had to set the bike down on the left side. Just little scratches on the rear spool, passenger peg, rider peg, shifter and frame slider. Sounds worse but really not a huge deal at all. The worst part is I pulled or tore my right quad muscle on the outside trying to catch it. Fuck. I have ice on it right now. Bruising has not started. I could feel it as soon as it happened. Felt like a zipper being undone. Oh well shit happens.

 

it might be out here but not sure yet haha i havent been outside yet

 

shit. Hope it's just a pull/strain/hyperflexion and not a tear.

If it makes you feel better, I dropped my first bike turning right from an inclined stop sign on the test drive. Have dropped the BMW in my driveway backing it out. Almost dropped it on a hill when i tried to turn it around via tiptoe and got stuck...needed friends to help me push it around or it would have fallen or rolled into a car.

fingers crossed for a quick recovery

 

I hurt after reading that

If the South didn't have humidity....it'd be absolute heaven.

 

I am hoping it’s just a strain.

 

Ouch. Hoping it’s not some big injury and just a strain.

 

Here are pics just because it sounds worse than it was. Everything can be touched up real easy.
mirror

rider peg

frame slider can be sanded smooth

shifter

kick stand

rear spool

passenger peg

 

Hey, it happens! I was so tired after my Ironbutt ride that while I was trying to put the S10 on the center stand I slipped on some ice (it was 30F out) and dropped it on its side. Thankfully the pannier and the already scuffed by previous owner engine cage took all the impact and nothing else touched the ground.

All of those scrapes can be replaced or painted over anyways, or just live with it and chalk it up to life.

 

Ya it doesn’t bother me at all really. I do have a powder coating machine and oven. The gray parts , foot peg and shifter were powder coated by me. Now my leg that’s another story. I don’t think it’s seriously damaged. I can still walk but it hurts. So far I think it’s just a bad pull/strain. Only time will tell. I was surprised I was able to pick up the bike. Adrenaline was pumping.

 

I've pretty much given up trying to catch a bike from falling. Once it gets past the point where the momentum and weight carry it over I just step off/over and let it happen.

 

Hope it mends quickly!

 

lol subtle flex, that's awesome and convenient though.

tbh i would barely even notice those nicks. call them "personality"

 

Gonna check this out this weekend. Hoping to get a nice deal on a set of carbon frame/swingarm covers for my bike. I also plan on taking the Tuareg for a demo ride which may or may not end in a financial mistake. Hard pass on the group ride full of YouTubers and influencer try-hards.

 

Never did report on the sprocket change. So the one down on the front with the stock rear sprocket raised the RPM’s @ 60mph from 3850 to 4300. The bike is happier above 4000 rpm. Better acceleration of course so much better. If I want a more aggressive bike I have a 47 tooth rear sprocket I can put on. I think I will wait until I get used to this gearing first. Otherwise got the speedo corrected.

 

ugh just as I was praising facebook marketplace.

Found a steal of an R6, listed 2 days ago. 2016, 10k miles, guy was moving back east and didn't want to take it so had it listed for $7k. We were going back and forth for about an hour or so, he voluntarily dropped the price to $6800. Was going to look at it tonight, and if all was in order, take it home tomorrow.

Guy goes radio silent for about 30 mins, and hits me with "sorry someone offered asking bike is sold". Would have gladly paid his full asking or even a little more if he'd only asked. oh well onto the next one

 

That sucks…. On a side note some guy has on CL a 2011 GSXR 750 with 40,000 miles and a rebuilt title for 10k
This guy must be high. Lol

 

That's why I offered over asking on the ST. I wanted to shut others out. I needed that bike. Lol