Motorcycles BS Thread 2.0

whats happening? I havent checked in here in a while

 

Went to a Halloween bike night on Friday at a local shop (SoCal Superbikes) and decided to run the bike on the dyno. I'll be putting an upgraded airbox on soon so I wanted to get some before numbers. Now, time for front pads before Buttonwillow with @TacoTyusday on Monday!

 

i'm so pumped for the track haha. feel like it's been ages.

 

Trading my 2016 S1000XR to a guy in Bend, Oregon for his 2021 Husky 701 Supermoto w/ an Akrapovic exhaust, rottweiler intake, and powercommander. He had a loan on it, so he's paid it off and we're now just waiting on title to arrive before we swap.

 

ordered a racebox mini s. found an app called litpro that is for mx. itll do what i want and they are currently working towards more offroad oriented setup in the app as well.

 

Nice!!

I also paid off my AT last week. But my bank told me they have a 10 day hold to make sure funds are clear, and then they transfer it to the DMV. If I dont pick it up in 10 days, they mail it to me. Hope yours is faster.


I am in the beginning stages of bike shopping myself

 

His bank told him he should have it in 2 weeks, I'm not as optimistic, I'd guess a month but really hope I'm wrong. I'd love to get out for longer rides on it before it gets into the 30's and 40's.

 

New gold chain at 6200 miles, just waiting on the black rear sprocket to show up

 

I don't need a chain, but want a gold one. Should fit in a xmas stocking..

 

out of curiosity...

did your bike come with a front sprocket cover that you removed? or did it come exposed from factory?

toying with the idea of removing mine, trying to determine if there's any reason not to.

 

Came with a cover but haven’t put it back on yet since the front sprocket is fighting me to come off. Mine might stay off with the gold chain as I left it off on my dual sport with the issues and since it’s thin plastic won’t do much if the chain breaks

 

Gold really set it off and the black rear sprocket gonna look very nice

 

gotcha. yeah mine is pretty thin plastic too, and from what I can gather there is a case saving component underneath the cover that is more important.

mostly I just wanna remove it for cleaning purposes.

 

I've been looking at something like this for mine.

edit: sorry. large picture is large.

 

I remove mine every time I clean the chain

 

yes exactly this, a broken chain can cause a cracked case and most oem plastic sprocket guards have a metal piece behind it that is there to prevent the chain hitting the case


its important to keep in mind that not all aftermarket sprocket guards are case savers and not all case savers are sprocket guards

a case saver is cheap insurance though when you consider the price of replacing a cracked case

 

Speaking from experience, it's not fun.

47681859_655703479790_8404744252260614144_n by MJH Creations, on Flickr
IMG_3347 by MJH Creations, on Flickr
IMG_3361 by MJH Creations, on Flickr

 

I'm not that diligent since my quickshifter is in the way. I probably get in there once a month vs cleaning the chain every week. hence the want to remove it lol

most definitely. in the case of my bike, it seems the case saver is a separate piece that gets sandwhiched underneath the sprocket cover. looks like I'd either need different bolts or an aftermarket sprocket guard. but at least the option is there

 

Did another track day on Monday! I got bumped up to A group and took another 2.5 seconds off my PB, down to 2:16.50 on Thunderhill East.





@TacoTyusday I signed up for Buttonwillow on 11/30 with TrackDaz! I’ll be in B group.

 

these little cute 10" rims showed up today for my xr50