Motorcycles BS Thread 2.0

I went with aprilla mirrors on my versys. Rock steady. Thick it was Tuono model.

 

To be honest I’ve never had an issue with the stock ones.

 

Not about issues, but the fact that they fold under impacts and I don't have to replace them. Purely a personal preference thing.

 

That blows. I dropped my Versys 4x. Once it starts, there’s no stopping it.

 

To make myself feel better about dropping the Versys I bought myself another car this morning.





(Just kidding, this was planned for a while, now I'm just super paranoid about parking the Versys next to this car).

((Also I am a terrible person, dropped the bike on my wife's car and then kicked it out of the garage).

Should I start a thread for it in General Automotive?

 

Dang you! Been looking for a clean 4-door for awhile now. How many miles does it have on it?

 

135k! Bought it from the original owner.

 

Curious what that tongue weight is though

 

Lucky!

 

carrier is 36 lbs, bikes gotta be 275ish, it’s 240 dry stock. Took a bunch of stock shit off but added non stock shit too so evens out maybe. I’m sure the longer hitch adds some more leverage but still better than running an extension with two pivot points vs one to isolate

 

You’re not alone, I’ve done that twice!

 

Oof never fun.

I dropped my bike in my work parking lot a couple weeks ago because I was running a bit late and forgot to put the kickstand down before hopping off. Caught it and was able to set it down softly but still irritating.

Didn't get any riding in this weekend since my pup was recovering, but he's doing well. Was hot as balls anyways so I'm not too upset. Now to hold off on purchases for a while since it cost me a clean $2k to get his tooth extracted. Fun times

 

Rolling out for about a 5hr ride down south. About to melt my face off..wish me luck

 

Got the clutch installed on the bike yesterday and I thiiink i got the play set correctly? Idk I’ll take it to a buddy who is good at it this weekend. But rode it around yesterday in the 90+ degree heat (pretty awful) and encountered a z125 and a r6 the 125 was a 13 year old that was just out having fun on his bike haha. The r6 kid (was like 20 lol) just got the bike and oh boy! Loads of issues already with that thing. He followed me to the gas station and we were chatting and his bike refused to start his battery was dead but it was brand new? So had to run home and get the cables to jump his bike real quick but I found an oil leak on the top end and both forks leaking heavily and it sounds like the valves need adjusted it was very slappy sounding (could Be wrong on this one but a friend use to have an 06 r6 and it sounded like that before valve adjustment) . Told him it’s best to go home park it and take it in somewhere to have it looked over.

 

your graphics scream 90s Kawasaki! I love it

 

Seems odd the R6 had that sound a valve adjustment cleared it up. Those valves get tighter as things wear, not looser so valve noise is not often a sound you hear. Cam chain tensioner is a possible weak spot but maybe when they adjusted the valve they had to manually cycle the tensioner and that cleared it up? I replaced the cam chain tensioner on my first FJR for that reason. Was starting to hear cam chain noise from the left side of the engine and early bikes like my 2007 it was a known weak spot.

 

haha that is why i got it! thanks!

tbh i wouldnt know i just know from a friends old bike that it was that same kinda noise when it needed adjusted but i could be wrong since i dont know anything about sportbikes i just know what my buddy told me about his bike and it sounded the exact same but who knows since well i dont care enough to find the kid and ask him what it was lol

 

Aprilia designs their bikes with a definite bias towards metric measurements. I found out today that the temperature displays only two digits because it would never get above 99°C unless it was in fire and then no one cares. The temp just changes to zeros again, 05 is 105°F.

 

hey guys has anyone ridden out in the granby colorado area? on road and off road? ill be heading out there here in a few months and was wondering what its like and if anyone had any places to check out while in the area. im taking my bike with both sets of wheels sm setup and dirt setup and my buddy is bringing his late 70s goldwing,plus a load of toyota tercel wagons and i think 1 sas 1st gen 4runner

 

Will there be a sas tercel?!