Motorcycles BS Thread 2.0

It looks clean in pictures and is something you'd look over before buying.

 

lets uhh not talk about my riding gear shall we

 

That was alot to catch up on. I was 27 pages behind. Hate to say it as much as I love the ktm 890 duke r. I'm starting to think I should have gone with the adventure. Not much I can do about it now.

 

You can put knobbies on it!

 

or trade it in for the adventure tbh

 

This. Much better option.

 

Its like 4x4 swapping a Prerunner taco

Vs buying one

 

yup id imagine his bike still has a good value to trade towards another bike

 

tbh i wouldnt even tackle the swap lol id sell it but thats me lol

now if it was fully paid off then ya sure why not. but id imagine a lot is different between the two bikes

 

I ended up taking the add down. I'm going to throw on a set of Dunlop Sportmax Roadsport 2 tires and keep it in my collection. The odds of me being able to find another one in this condition is slim.

 

Hey! You’ll get old one day. Haha

 

Ha! I’m getting older and respect the gear. but have been lazy a time or two for a quick ride.

I can still see the bolt head burn mark on the left side of my right knee. This was from wearing shorts 30 years ago. and laying my leg on the hot exhaust at a stoplight (DR250). Have not worn shorts on a bike since.

 

On the topic of chest protectors. I have been eyeing the Astars for a couple weeks now. Need to find it local to check it out as I hate buying something like that sight unseen, and having to send back if liked or sized right.

https://www.alpinestars.com/products/2023-bionic-action-v2-protection-jacket

 

i have never worn shorts on bikes or atvs lol when i was younger it wasnt allowed by my dad. for riding if its stupid hot out either i wont ride or i wont wear my jacket but ill have my helmet and gloves. i need to get a set of riding jeans or something like it thats more casual and i still need some good adventure boots but havent bought any because pricey so i just wear boots lol

 

I don't have riding boots or pants either. I want boots, but don't really care about riding pants. It's the one place I'm skimping out of comfort.

 

i wouldnt mind a set for more dirt style riding but who knows lol. i really need boots thou trying to do an offroad stuff in cowboy boots kinda sucks when it gets muddy haha

 

Check out the Street and Steel Oakland riding jeans. I removed the bulky knee armor and now they feel as good as my Levi's. Can't even tell they are riding jeans.

Edit: if you're talking about offroad riding pants and boots, then I definitely recommend going with both over jeans and cowboy boots.

 

No dirt riding for me. I will go down a dirt road, but not interested in the dirt bike game.

 

When I was riding on my home from picking up lunch, a guy on a cruiser wearing a t-shirt and skull cap tried to pull out from a side street and stalled the bike about 4 feet into the roadway. He proceeded to use his legs to waddled the bike across the road into a parking lot of an abandoned gas station and started checking things over on his bike. I circled back around and stopped to see if he needed help. He said he was all good and just getting back to riding after over 30 years. I told him to be safe and drove off, but couldn't help wondering why he wasn't wearing proper gear. He hadn't even made it a 1000ft and was already in a sketchy situation. Hope he makes it back home in one piece today.

 

I love this shop. It's worth it driving 2.5 hours to save $. Also got some gloves. 15% off with trade in (that i got for free) and drop shipped to my house.

Ordered A* Tech 7 drystar enduro in the Sand color