Motorcycles BS Thread 2.0

Oh, if you could get that sv650 for $1500 it would be a steal!

 

yup my years of riding my pink 49CC scooter with a lame cvt trans has made me a useless POS who shouldn't dare be within 100 yards from a motorbike...

actually been considering retrofitting the africa twin auto into the cbr, manual clutches are for boomers

 

When are you going back to a pink scooter? On my ride with my daughter yesterday we passed a group of 3 mini bikes ripping it around neighborhoods.

 

Speaking of rev matching.. how do y'all feel about clutchless shifts? (Not quickshifter, just plain ol unload the transmission slip it into the next gear hammer back on). I'd say half or more of my ups on the BMW are clutchless.

I'm assuming since there were so many opinions on engine braking yesterday y'all will have some thoughts on this too

 

Found a neighborhood that has big speed tables. Daughter loved going over them full speed.

 

Do it all the time. Never had a transmission issue.

 

i typically shit talk autotragic transmissions, but they cool for whoever wants it...

 

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Not talking about the automatics like on the AT DCT models, I'm confused.

(edit: although I do have a rekluse on it, which is kind of cheating and auto clutch from a start I suppose...)

 

lol it was a simpler time in my life...

 

yea sorry I did not read your post properly, you talking about not using the clutch at all, not automatics

 

She's ready for a dirtbike, or start her on one of these

 

All good haha I'm talking about just rolling off the thread for half a second, clicking it up, and going on with your way. First time I did it I felt like suchhhhh a boss Even though looking back now it's one of the easiest things about riding

 

as i kid i did this all the time beating the piss out of my 2 and 4 wheeled machines

not so much anymore though

 

I'd like to try out a quickshifter ...I know they're totally unnecessary for daily cruising but staying WOT clicking through gears sounds like fun

 

An old friend might have a SV1000 for sale. Im not in the market though.

I miss my Yamaha C3 sometimes. Then when I go looking for another one, nothing.. the only thing "bad" is people assume you have a suspended license because in VA you dont need a license to use one. Ahh Simpler times (neighbor having some fun)

 

those are quick. Kids in my neighborhood have some. Faster than the hoverboards

 

Go on

 

I havent reached out to him lately (he is kind of annoying.. but I can. I think I only have 1 picture of us on a ride) We went for a nice "chill" ride, and he was knee down in the turns. I guess he didnt know what that meant..

 

Yeah they are!

 

Been doing this since my first year riding. I learned that skill when my chain popped off my katana and sheered the clutch push rod about 2 hours from home. Fortunately I was with my dad and his buddy. Got the chain back on, pop started the bike, and did circles in parking lots every time I came up to a red light. When we came to stop signs, my dad and his buddy would pull into intersections and block traffic for me and wave me through.