Motorbikes!

[heady plover]

So yeah that bag will last you forever

[limber bison]

I’ve tidied the tails under the pillion seat, it’s tight in there but it’ll work!

[limber bison]

Gave her a wash now that I’m fully cleared again, got any leftover mud out of the exhaust heat shield and got all the garage dust off her. Just needs a wax now and I don’t have any of that around here yet.

[heady plover]

For wax I like Turtle Wax ceramic coating. Not too expensive and did well in Project Farm's test

[limber bison]

Ooooh might have to try it

[heady plover]

Chain fell off my GS today

Luckily, it happened right as I pulled out of my neighborhood. So I pushed it over to a house where I know a car guy lives, he was working on his Z in his driveway. Left it there while I walked home and got tools, came back, broke the chain off and pushed it home

Let this be a lesson to you all, replace your chains before they hit 16,000 miles

[limber bison]

I gotta find out what my chain replacement period is, I’m about 900km off the 5k service

[obtuse axle]

Don't they become loose and make quite a racket when nearing EoL?

[heady plover]

It did make a racket. For about a second. Then it slipped off the sprocket

TBF I have been neglecting chain maintenance lately

[heady plover]

It's very usage dependent. Rain and dirt riding will rust them faster. Rule of thumb is check it every 1000km or immediately after heavy rain/dirt use

Typical is 12-15k mi but I've heard of some fellas getting 20k outta a chain

[limber bison]

I clean and lube my chain every 3 tanks of gas, about 900km, that’s what we are taught on one of the courses here. Also after washing it coz the water blaster likes to de grease the chain

[obtuse axle]

There's a U shaped brush available that makes cleaning a breeze. Check it out

[steady lance]

That brush is a life saver. Makes doing chain maintanence easy.

[limber bison]

That’s for a MTB but it’d work

[obtuse axle]

3M chain cleaner is awesome. Spray it and crud will start falling off the chain by itself in a minute

As for lubing, I find spraying it the night before a long ride seems to make it last longer than usual

[limber bison]

I’ve got Maxima Chain Wax, seems to do a pretty good job, sticks to the chain well.

What I need to do is get a paddock stand, idle the bike in first then clean the chain that way, blast it with the water blaster, then wax the chain

[limber bison]

Man if I had the bike to ride that

80% gravel, one of the most beautiful roads in the north island. No one lives in there, the area was the hub for the Maori Rebellions of WW1 and 2. Mainly coz it’s damn hard to find anything in there.

[obtuse axle]

Negative: you don't want water to go past the O rings in the chain. That's where the actual lube is. What we spray on to the chain is more of a rubber safe sealing agent to keep moisture out

Also don't spray high pressure water directly on the radiator and wheel hubs

[obtuse axle]

It's not the bike, it's the rider 😉

[limber bison]

It’d also be 2 hours of getting bounced around like there’s no tomorrow 😉

[obtuse axle]

That's the fun part 😛

[heady plover]

Don't do this. You can lose your fingertip.

I just spin the rear tire in neutral, in whichever direction is away from the sprocket so I can't hurt my finger

chuckles in center stand

Some owners manuals recommend using a hose

I use maxima chain cleaner to clean and gear oil to lube

smells awful but works fjne, many older owners manuals recommend a heavy motor oil anyway

And it's like six bucks for a huge bottle

[obtuse axle]

Not an issue with a brush like this:

Otherwise, totally agree!

[fair silo]

I use the maxima cleaner and chain lube as well. I also don't put the bike in gear while cleaning the chain, I just spin the wheel with my hand.

[balmy canyon]

That reminds me: don't be the guy who loses a finger trying to clean the chain by running the engine. Your bike should be off and in neutral when doing anything with the chain.

[heady plover]

Got her apart today, but still waiting for parts

(buddy came over to pick up my birthday gift for his son, had him do some of the ugga dugga work)

[limber bison]

Tonight I learnt the sidestand can freeze in place. Was riding home on the motorway doing ~130 (keeping up with the cars, feels much safer) got home and had to kick the side stand like it was a 2 stroke side stand on a cold morning to get it down

[obtuse axle]

It actually froze or it dirt jam it up? I never faced this issue in sub freezing temps

[limber bison]

Dunno. It was a lot harder to put down than normal

[fair silo]

Interesting. I've never had mine freeze up either. But then, different bikes different problems. One thing to watch out for is on a hot day your kickstand sinking into the asphalt!

[limber bison]

Oh we have asphalt sticking to our shoes in summer here!

It was already past dew point last night so the bike was wet anyway, and it was 1° ambient, boots were iced up as well.

[fair silo]

Brrr! I don't think I've ever ridden when it was that cold

[heady plover]

Did your sidestand bend in the crash or something? I've never had an issue down to -1C or so

[limber bison]

Nah it slid on the other side. The area I live in is really good at having massive windchill when there's a southerly

[balmy canyon]

I used to ride to work and home in 24F weather on a BMW F800GT. The kickstand never had an issue. Those Germans know how to handle the cold weather.

[limber bison]

It was definately weird, hasn't happened before or since

[dense needle]

It's finally happening, I bought an SV650
Dealer is gonna outfit it with some framesliders but by the end of the week it'll be mine

[limber bison]

Whey!

Congratulations man!

[dense needle]

Thanks man! I'm so happy that I can start riding again so soon

[limber bison]

I had some bad family news come in yesterday, went for a nice run up the motorway tonight and back. Head is much much clearer now.

[obtuse axle]

Always helps. Even in good times

[limber bison]

In good times it leaves you feeling great. Times like this I feel good enough to be there for the people that need me.

[faint tree]

Congrats

[heady plover]

The Suzuki V Twin is one of the best engines ever made. Plenty of power that's super usable on the street or on a closed course, and super easy to work on. If it's like the older gen lifting the fuel tank is like four bolts lol

Rock solid reliability for the past 20 years too

[limber bison]

Dog sitting this weekend……

[limber bison]

Oh, Mount dooms in the background there too. Hobbits took a while. I did it in 2.5 hours.

That could be fun….

[obtuse axle]

One doesn't simply ride into Mordor

[limber bison]

You need the R1 to rule them all

[balmy canyon]

"In the land of Motor where the shadows lie"

[limber bison]

-black R7 whizzes by-

[balmy canyon]

The dwarven kings rode R7s. The elves rode R3s. And the humans rode MT 09s.

[limber bison]

Meanwhile the orcs kept to their gixxers

[heady plover]

I figure the orc army was the crowd at Sturgis

[obtuse axle]

Riders of Rohan....assemble!

[limber bison]

https://tenor.com/view/easy-rider-road-trip-be-a-bird-gif-20391665

[limber bison]

Went to a maintenance course last night since the local council paid for it, interesting way to get the back wheel off the ground in a pinch

[obtuse axle]

Not sure if the exhaust is built strong enough to do that. Better to ask someone to lean the bike on the side stand

If it's just for spinning the wheel to clean/lube, these things come in handy: https://www.amazon.in/Grand-Pitstop-Portable-Lubrication-Replacement/dp/B01M8NRO56/

[limber bison]

Oh paddock stands are absolutely much better, but if the exhaust is secured under the back of the bike

[balmy canyon]

For those of you who live near Australia, check out dynomoto. They make a really cool stand that can move in any direction.

[limber bison]

Aussie? You mean NZ’s West Island 😝

[heady plover]

The exhaust is the second most complex and expensive part of a bike after the engine, I dare not use it as a jack point. Look into snapjack, or flip the footpegs upside down and use them as jack points. Or if it's a dual sport just lay her down in some grass

[hazy glen]

Really wouldn't recommend raising the rear like that. Frequent use will increase chances of fast fracture occurring and added fatigue on the fixing points of the exhaust .

[nova token]

Motorbike rider killer

[obtuse axle]

At first I thought you meant the car!

[balmy canyon]

Is it because he's driving on the wrong side of the road?

[obtuse axle]

He's driving correctly 😄

Just coz you're on the right side of the road doesn't mean you're right

😛

[balmy canyon]

If he's not on the right side, he must be on the wrong one. There are only two options. 😁

[nova token]

Well they both are

[limber bison]

If it ain’t left it ain’t right!

[balmy canyon]

https://tenor.com/view/totally-illogical-spock-star-trek-illogical-gif-16721991

[limber bison]

https://tenor.com/view/queen-elizabeth-the-second-queen-elizabeth-england-canada-canadian-gif-17900765

[balmy canyon]

https://tenor.com/view/washington-george-gif-18631166

[limber bison]

At least bike models don’t change for left and right drives

We only have our own models for lams

[balmy canyon]

That is nice. It'd be weird if they swapped the throttle/brake and clutch around. But it would free your right hands for the motorcycle wave.

[limber bison]

We tend to just wave anyway?

Our version down here is just lifting the two fingers that would be on the front brake

Personally I tend to do a salute kinda thing off the helmet

[obtuse axle]

Yeah only the headlight cutoff pattern changes.

[heady plover]

And the license plate mounts

poor India and Phillipine riders with those massive plates

[limber bison]

Say my plate is the same size as yalls

[limber bison]

Suppose low beams always angle towards the side of the road, although normally it’s just a screw that needs turning isn’t it?

[obtuse axle]

Yes, but the rotation is not user adjustable, so you'll have to swap out the whole assembly

[obtuse axle]

Here in India it's slightly smaller:

The front is even smaller

[limber bison]

You guys have a front plate?

[obtuse axle]

Yup

[limber bison]

We have that on the back

[obtuse axle]

Nice spoiler you got there 😛

[limber bison]

😝

In the wild, think the whole rear assembly is kinda ugly

[obtuse axle]

On cars it's massive!!

[limber bison]

Jesus Christ

Those are our main size, but we can do Euro, American, Japanese

As long as the numbers match it’s generally fine, as long as it’s on the approved sized list

[obtuse axle]

Nice

But good thing is we don't need to "renew" the plates every year or whatever like in US. New vehicles are good for 15 years

Thereafter inspections every 5 years

[limber bison]

We’re good for 5 on the new ones, 1 on the not so new and 6 months on the really old ones

Mines an 03 so not quite old enough to be every 6 months

I think those are like mid eighties at the moment around here hahahah

[obtuse axle]

Haha mine's 05

Most bikes here have aesthetic mounting for the front plate

Then there's some like this

[limber bison]

Man that’s weird

Then again better than the old bikes

[heady plover]

and then there's this abomination

[obtuse axle]

Hey developed in India, for the world 😜

[heady plover]

Featuring camshafts with the hardness of paneer

[obtuse axle]

Now that's some eco friendly stuff right there

Jokes apart, what happened to the cam shafts?

[limber bison]

It’s a KTM

[heady plover]

On certain years they werent heat treated right

failed before 10k miles

such as mine lol

[obtuse axle]

Mine has run 73000km in 10 years next month, so 😜

[obtuse axle]

Oh damn

[brittle flame]

which ktm is that?

[obtuse axle]

I knew the alternators used to go bad until they upgraded it years later

[obtuse axle]

RC 390

Mine is a Duke 390, but same engine

[limber bison]

Didn’t they have a head gasket problem for a bit

[obtuse axle]

Yeah initially...needed re-application of the sealant

But this is still the longest I've had a bike for. I rebuilt the engine thrice on my previous bike. Did 84k in 5 years 😅

[graceful cape]

Ive tried the ninja 400 which was loads of fun, Im sure the single of the rc390 is even more fun if the roads here were better suited

[heady plover]

390 stock sounds like a lawnmower

You need a power commanderand exhaust to unlock its potential. Tuned very lean from the factory for emissions and A2 compliance

[limber bison]

All I know is my R3 sounds like an animal after a big ride….. can’t say the same for my mates on singles

[heady plover]

Also runs very hot. Often I would pull in for gas, fill up. then go to start the bike and get an overheat warning. Would have to wait an extra few minutes for it to passively cool.

Also straight up overheated on me twice in very slow traffic. It was liquid cooled but like riding an air cooled bike...

[limber bison]

Did it not have a fan?

[heady plover]

It had one small fan which did not stay on after you turned the bike off

[limber bison]

Ah. I think I might have to start idling for a few minutes when I stop on the bike now that it’s warming up again

[heady plover]

Your R3 has better design, no need to futz with it

[limber bison]

This is very true. It has two fans and man they can move some air

[obtuse axle]

The 390 & 200 can switch fan direction to blow air to the front when you're <11 kmph so that your legs don't get roasted. You can thank me for this 😜

Also when you first start the bike, when the temperature bar reads 1 bar, the fan comes on for a few secs so you know it's working

[limber bison]

Interesting

It takes a while for my bike to turn the fans on even stationary, was in 32° heat after a 3 hour ride sitting at a long light, took a good minute to turn on

[obtuse axle]

Depends on ambient temp and riding speed i guess. On my 200 the fan had failed and i only realised that when i took the bike inside the city traffic. In the highway you never need the fan

[limber bison]

Might be coz mine is so new, or the face the radiator is huge, but I can only get the fan on when I’m stationary and it’s gotta be like 28°C+

[obtuse axle]

The big radiator probably.

[limber bison]

Yeah it’ll do it

[obtuse axle]

I almost drive to mordor last week

[limber bison]

You can see it there, goes pretty much up to the headlights

[limber bison]

Oh yeah?

[obtuse axle]

Haha looked like it

[heady plover]

Bike doesn't want to be too cold either. KLR650 riders actually replace their thermostat to prevent the motor from running too cold on shorter rides

https://watt-man.com/new-shop/thermo-bob-2-klr650-model-years/

[limber bison]

Thought that was the same with any bike though, since I’ve been off with concussion this last month one of my mates has been taking it out for half an hour a week to get it warm

Oil change tomorrow!

[heady plover]

KLR was particularly bad, which is part of why so many of them consume oil

[limber bison]

Aha. Makes sense.

[limber bison]

No leaks, the old filter had been put on way too tight and needed like 6 holes punched into it to get it off

[heady plover]

yeah dealerships usually put them on too tight in my experience. They don't want customers coming back complaining about loose filters

[limber bison]

Ah that makes sense

[limber bison]

Chain maintenance done…. Locked the front brake and balanced the bike

Really need to get on top of the chain maintenance hahah

[hazy glen]

Or go shaft drive .

[obtuse axle]

I miss maintenance free drives: coming from scooters to open chain bike, I was told I had to clean/lube the chain every 500km and I was like WTF

[hazy glen]

Scottoiler will solve that. I have that or similar on all my chain bikes.

[obtuse axle]

The dripping thing?

[hazy glen]

yep

just remember to turn it on, after leaving your drive if gravity fed 😉

[limber bison]

True, although I’m also poor 😅

[limber bison]

When we get our licenses they say do it every 2 tanks of gas, coz that’ll be between 5-600km

[obtuse axle]

I miss the bike that let me do 600+ km on a single tank. Now I need to refuel every 200 😭 😭 😭

[limber bison]

I gotta refuel every 300km, then again I can got further than my mates on a tank so

[balmy canyon]

I really hope you didn't use the motor to advance the chain as you cleaned it. That's how people earn nicknames like "Lefty".

Also shaft and belt drives are super nice for easy maintenance and quiet rides.

[limber bison]

You can call me righty!

Nah jokes. I lifted the back wheel up just enough to spin the wheel

[balmy canyon]

I have a dynamoto storage stand, which allows me to rotate the rear wheel. I should probably learn how to clean a chain. This is the first chain bike I've had long enough to need to worry about it.

[limber bison]

I’m working on getting front and rear paddock stands before I need tyres, some mates and I are doing a charity ride from the top of the country to the bottom of the country next year so we’re really working on getting a maintenance pattern sorted

[heady plover]

Usually it's pretty quick. If I've been road riding it's just a quick spray with kerosene or cleaner, wipe down, and apply some lubricant. Just a few minutes.

[limber bison]

Even without a paddock stand it only takes about 5 mins

[dense needle]

First time cleaning the chain, it took longer for me to get it on the paddock stand, than to clean and lube the chain 🤣

[small sand]

My two wheeled toy.

[heady plover]

Nice bicycle, but it's kind of hard to see behind that Triumph

[small sand]

Thanks. 😅

[limber bison]

Speed master? My dream is to get a bonneville one day

[small sand]

Yep. Love this bike.

[limber bison]

Awesome. Bet that thing pulls

[heady plover]

bleugh

bike is mostly fine. rode it away.

[limber bison]

Bugger

That was on a ride here today

[heady plover]

guess i'm a wso for a bit

[limber bison]

You and me both

I’m still off with concussion

[steady lance]

That sucks dude

[obtuse axle]

You guys can be my WSO anytime!

[small sand]

Dang dudes.

[limber bison]

How long do you think you’ll be off?

[heady plover]

not sure yet, but probably at least several weeks

[limber bison]

Sucks dude. Fingers crossed for a quick recovery!

[limber bison]

Upgrades, people!

[heady plover]

good news, splint is off snd no cast needed. just gotta ease back into it

[limber bison]

Whey!

[limber bison]

I sat on a GSX-S1000GT… very nice! Might get one once I finish studying

[heady plover]

If I didn't need dirt road capability I'd buy one.

It's a great bike.

[limber bison]

Next year I’m applying to the local trade school to do mechanical engineering, so I figure I probably won’t need too much dirt road capability and more just highway mile eating ability

And that’s highway around here 🤣

[limber bison]

1st ride back post concussion, just went to the gas station coz she was empty! But tested the Quadlock out, i could see the map better than the mirrors!

[small sand]

Nice.

[obtuse axle]

I think i read an article that vibrations from the road can manage the OIS of your camera

[limber bison]

That’s why I got the vibration dampener. The way Apple does their lens stabilising uses a gyro to move the lens around, high frequency vibrations aren’t so good for that

[limber bison]

Perfect weather today!

[limber bison]

Black Friday. Treated myself.

[obtuse axle]

D3O Armour 😍

[limber bison]

Yeah man! Can’t even feel that ghost armour in there!

[obtuse axle]

And makes the entire jacket/pants fit easily into a backpack

[limber bison]

That’s a good point!

[limber bison]

Oh that’s nice, work bike?

[obtuse axle]

What's all the extra stuff on the handle bars?

[full olive]

Radar/comms stuff

[full olive]

Yeah it’s for work but we self own our bikes down here so I can set it up how I want

[limber bison]

Oh sweet! Our cop bikes down here are Yamaha Tracer 9’s in mufti, they look real good

[heady plover]

picked up a new lid on clearance. Checked with Bell and the MX-9 MIPS is identical between ECE 22.05 and 22.06 labeling

[limber bison]

Ooooh nice

Only in NZ

[dense needle]

Swapped out my stock exhaust yesterday for some GP Duals

[limber bison]

Ooooh very nice

[small sand]

Swapped the bags on my bike.

Also new bucket.

[heady plover]

Top loading? Very convenient

[small sand]

The bags. Both the old and new were.

[balmy canyon]

I hope me meant the bags. A top loading helmet would be interesting though. 🙂

[heady plover]

my first bike

[real rivet]

Bit rough around the edges but fun daily heh

[rich birch]

Did you desaturate the background? Or the entire pic?

[real rivet]

Entire picture in Lightroom

Played a lot with colors

[rich birch]

It looks good. Did you have red/orange pop more?

[real rivet]

Sure did~

[rich birch]

Yeah, I've done that with my car (we have the same K&N sticker). Awesome bike.

[real rivet]

Nice!, yeah the sticker came with my air filter 😭😂, thanks!

[rich birch]

Give PSExpress a shot if you haven't tried it.

I think that's what it's called

[real rivet]

As in photoshop express?

[rich birch]

Fuck, yes.........

That's the name

[real rivet]

Ah yeah no worries yeah lightroom is a color editing tool/program made by adobe :p specifically for editing photos colors and what not. So it’s like a photoshop but for color!

Just a bit more powerful

[rich birch]

Oh, I didn't know that. I'll try it out some time.

[real rivet]

Here’s the original one

No noise and very colorful 😂

[rich birch]

Is that barbie doll on the back?

Lol

[real rivet]

:p

[rich birch]

I like the burnt orange accents. At least they look burnt orange.

[real rivet]

Here’s the full

[rich birch]

Pretty sure I've seen her at a bar causing drama......

[rich birch]

Puerto Rico?

[real rivet]

100% believable she’s very toxic and crazy 😂

Na in not that down south in Mexico atm

Edgy but that Barbie is a great backpack

[rich birch]

Dude, I knew it was somewhere hispanic

[rich birch]

That shit was great

Well, awesome. Congrats on the bike. Just don't cut me off on the road.......

lol

[real rivet]

100% will but you’ll just see a my tail light for about half a second 😭😂 so I’m sure you’ll be fine lol

[rich birch]

Maybe I'll be fine.........

lol

[rich birch]

Is that you riding into a Christopher Nolan movie?

[rich birch]

I’m gonna try Lightroom maybe sometime this week. It better make me an ass-ton of money…..

Lol

[real rivet]

Very biased but Peter McKinnon's Lightrrom tutorials are great! not to mention his last shot was such a banger

[rich birch]

Is he on YT or something?

[real rivet]

Yup!

[rich birch]

I’ll look him up

[rich birch]

Did you lose the Barbie?

[real rivet]

Na she was sitting on the curb watching 😂

[rich birch]

Never lose her

[flat yarrow]

Just wishing the rain can stop so I can enjoy the riding aging

[obtuse axle]

I'll take rain over the scorching sun any day 😅

[flat yarrow]

Well it tornado session so more then just rain

[obtuse axle]

Oh yeah I saw a video of a house/barn flying lol

[heady plover]

Sounds like riding weather to me https://media1.tenor.com/m/20pbkbZ-GMcAAAAC/watching-wizard-of-oz.gif

[real rivet]

M1k

[rich birch]

You humiliated that taxi next to you. Also, no wheelie?

[real rivet]

Rather not flip my r6 when those other 4 injectors decide to participate in a launch 💀

[rich birch]

I guess not flipping is a basic, fundamental rule in drag racing

[real rivet]

In theory

[rich birch]

True.

[fiery hawk]

hello

[real rivet]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-laugh-cute-gif-16107322

[balmy canyon]

Keep your hands on the controls. Flipping somebody off might provide some catharsis, but it seriously reduces your ability to react in a dangerous situation.

I'm channelling my inner DanDanTheFireman. 😄

[real rivet]

Good thing I’m an experienced flipper then~

Must be hard to do that with mittens 🤣

[balmy canyon]

I wear riding gloves. It's not that cold up here.

I do have mittens for skiing though.

[real rivet]

Was just bringing up your old callsign :p

[balmy canyon]

Oh yeah...I forgot about that one.

I miss that keyboard sometimes.

[heady plover]

I recommend a really aggressive 👍

[rich birch]

Lol

[rich birch]

Dude, that person must’ve been supppeerrrr confused.

“I just merged into a lane? Why did they flip me off?”

[heady plover]

One time a dad tried to merge into me with his teenage daughter in the car. He had the most sheepish look on his face lol

But my favorite was the time I was riding with a buddy - him on his ninja, me on my sumo - and we pulled up to a boomer couple's red Porsche convertible at a light. I whisper to my buddy over the Sena "Don't look over, but crouch down and rev your engine like you want to race. When the light goes green, sit straight up and take off at scooter speed."

They 100% took the bait, the dude peeled away tires screeching while it looked like we were totally ignoring them. As we passed the lady was roaring with laughter and the dude was terribly embarrased. We gave a finger-wag and a friendly wave lol

[rich birch]

I love that story so much.

I don’t bait people. They usually ask me and sometimes I’ll say yes, but never commit. Other times I’ll pretend I can’t hear them.

But, I will gladly floor it for someone if they just want to hear my exhaust. I visit a Starbucks in a strip mall often, and I guess this guy has heard/seen my car a couple of times. He was in the passenger seat and when we got to the red light he just started yelling, “Bro! I love your car, I hear you coming down the street and I’ll run over to watch you drive by…” and all this other nonsense. I literally didn’t get a word in. Then he asked me to floor it when it turned green and I complied.

Guy screamed, “thanks bro!” Then made a left….

[balmy canyon]

I once had GT-R pull up next to me and rev on the 520 bridge between Seattle and Bellevue. There was no traffic in front of me and no place for cops on the bridge. I was on a BMW K 1300 S, so it was not a fair competition.

[rich birch]

Probably why he wanted to race….

[heady plover]

I only rev for children.

Look on their face is worth any ticket lol.

[heady plover]

One of my riding instructors has a K1600. Apparently it is silky smooth all the way to 155...

[rich birch]

I want to move to wherever the speed limit is 155…..

[balmy canyon]

The 1300 is the smoothest inline 4 I've ever been on, and the fastest accelerating thing I've ever controlled.

The 1600s are GTs, so they're much more comfortable. The 1300 was an S, so quite sporty and still very comfortable, like an Aston Martin or Maserati.

[rich birch]

Maserati’s are too comfortable.

Not sporty enough.

[heady plover]

Utah has a lot of totally empty roads... plus a lot of dirt where you'll see off-road vehicles at full throttle.

[rich birch]

Ah, Utah. Their state motto: “155 or Bust.” Lol.

I do want to go out there sometime.

Maybe not for that off-road stuff, but still.

[heady plover]

this lakebed is flatter than the floors in my house

[rich birch]

That’s a great pic

Do you guys have a ton of speed traps?

[heady plover]

Some speed traps in specific populated areas. and the small towns have corrupt cops. (Not a joke, they've gotten caught setting ticket quotas.) But the state is really big

Next to our motocamping site was a family camping in their plane lol

[rich birch]

Is that a 206 on the far left?

[rich birch]

A friend of mine wants me to go back out to Cali, so I might do that. I kind of want to visit an elementary teacher (I lived out there for a bit), so if I ever end up doing that drive, I head over to Utah for a bit. I’m sure my Supra friend would love going out there as well.

[rich birch]

Lovely aircraft.

Those people really like jeans.

[heady plover]

Utah is a great place do dirty deeds

(Riding shotgun in my friend's SxS)

[rich birch]

Dude, I don’t think I have any clothing I can use to go in that thing.

Who took that pic?

[heady plover]

One of the guys who was riding in the back

[rich birch]

That looks like a ton of fun

[heady plover]

Guy's overnight trip, three high school buds and one son

Another outing with the old high school group

That sinclair is a rite of passage for a bike in northern utah

[rich birch]

What, is it like a hardcore trip to get there?

[heady plover]

Nah, just a neat photo spot out by Utah Lake

[rich birch]

Oh, I see what you mean

[heady plover]

The road there is a bit twisty, and the junction has access to some neat stuff, like an abandoned silver mine

[rich birch]

Cars go out there or is it mostly bikes?

[heady plover]

Bike to some areas. The off road four wheel stuff goes to the dunes nearby

Road cars sometimes hang out in the canyons in the mountains but those roads have gotten jammed up with hikers etc these past ten years

[rich birch]

Ew…..

[heady plover]

So now best option for cars is UMC + Bonneville

[rich birch]

Alright, I’m interested.

[heady plover]

That said if you go up the canyons on like a tuesday morning it's clear

[rich birch]

If I do go out there, we’ll be sure to look up where to go.

[rich birch]

That’s an excellent idea.

I think I’m going to end up in Europe for maybe a month (potentially) so if I end up doing that, I’d have to plan a trip out there around Thanksgiving.

[heady plover]

Canyons are usually closed for snow then

[rich birch]

Fuuuuckkkkkk

That’s right

[heady plover]

Slash full of ski traffic

[rich birch]

Fuck squared*

[heady plover]

Do southern utah and take Escalante

One of the most spectacular roads in the US

[rich birch]

Noted

I’ll talk to my friend about it. See if he’s down to blow off his family

[rich birch]

You get some pretty good shots man

[rich birch]

Did you take that?

[heady plover]

No, looked up a pic

Nowhere to pull over there lol. It's kinda narrow

[rich birch]

Nah, that’s fine. Looks a little safer than suches loop

[heady plover]

driver view

[rich birch]

Nvm

[heady plover]

https://www.visitutah.com/articles/the-all-american-road-scenic-byway-12

[rich birch]

Yeah, I’m sold.

[heady plover]

Novembers a good time too, weather should be pleasant

Could also drive through death valley on your way to cali

[rich birch]

I’ve done that already

When I was a wee lad.

What I might do is have my car shipped out there and then ride from his place.

But, it’s all dependent on my friend’s schedule.

Planning and executing this thing is tantamount to planning the D-Day invasion.

He said yes…….

[heady plover]

https://butlermaps.com/motorcycle-road-maps/utah-map/

Buy that, follow the highlighted lines

[rich birch]

Huh. A physical map. Interesting.

Lol, jk. Yeah, we’ll probably do that.

Do they make an offline version we can download on an iPad?

I’m assuming you’re suggesting it because GPS coverage is spotty out there, no?

[heady plover]

I just like the physical map in my tail bag. Easier to read in the sun. But you can also get it via the Rever app.

[rich birch]

If I get a copilot, I’ll buy a physical one. But, probably for less than $20.

[heady plover]

GPS coverage is fine, Cell coverage is hit or miss, even Verizon has some dead zones.

[rich birch]

gasp

Okay, cool. I’ve noticed GPS coverage on suches drops off sometimes.

[heady plover]

I've heard of that happening near military installations due to GPS jamming

There's a particular Playa in California where people are explicitly warned to bring a compass because GPS can fail out there due to USAF activity

[rich birch]

Yeah, that makes sense

I don’t think our issue is due to military activity, though.

[heady plover]

El Mirage I think

[rich birch]

Out in Arizona?

I think it’s the mountains blocking signals

Well, I looked it up and it says trees are the real trouble maker. There are plenty of those on suches loop

[heady plover]

That could happen if you only have a narrow section of sky visible, yeah

[rich birch]

There are a few sections that turn into a deep valley

Well, anyway, thanks for the info

[real rivet]

naa he knew that he merged without a turn signal to cut traffic on the right turning lane, why he flipped me off back

[rich birch]

Gotcha, I’m all caught up now.

[rich birch]

The planning is getting real.

Im waiting on transport quotes for my car. Some aren’t too bad. Others are priced as if they’re using a C-17 to get it there.

[limber bison]

Decided to go out and freeze

[real rivet]

AI generated I swear

[rich birch]

Bring back the Barbie

Lol

[real rivet]

Dog ate her 😭

[rich birch]

Dude, that’s hilarious

Tragic

[real rivet]

💀😭

[rich birch]

Well, I think it was her destiny

[balmy canyon]

ATGATT. Your skin will thank you, if you ever go down. My gear saved me from skin grafts.

[fiery hawk]

Atgatt?

[obtuse axle]

All the gear all the time

Basically always assume you're gonna crash and gear up accordingly. No exposed skin either

[balmy canyon]

To expand on what Niro said: full faced ECE or Snell rated helmet, abrasion resistant jacket and pants (or suit) with joint armor and a back protector--not just the foam that comes with the jacket, and dedicated motorcycle boots and gloves.

[rich birch]

Are those Kevlar flip flops?

[balmy canyon]

I have exposed skin between the top of my jacket collar and base of my helmet in warm weather, but if that somehow came in contact with the road surface, my neck would have to have snapped.

[heady plover]

I'm personally not an atgatt person, if I'm just putting around town I'm often helmet gloves and my shorter riding boots

But definitely wearing the gear for higher speeds and off road

I don't see the risk calculus for wearing that level of gear for a journey I'm equally comfortable doing on a bicycle

[rich birch]

That’s too funny

[rich birch]

I’ve been meaning to update you, tickets are booked and car is booked. But, there’s been a change in plans. We’re going to drive on some crazy roads in Cali instead. As suspected, getting to Utah was becoming a logistical nightmare. So, not sending my car, and booked a Porsche instead.

Although, I might still make the trip myself. We’ll see how much time is available. Thanks for the suggestion though. This wouldn’t have happened without your recommendation.

[balmy canyon]

If you go down at 30mph, you'll lose skin.

[rich birch]

Weight reduction. More fuel efficient.

[obtuse axle]

Risk is not entirely dependent on riding speed/distance. I've ridden across the length of India multiple times without incident.

But I've also crashed within a couple of km of home, while I wss doing just 18kmph. Go figure

Personally if the ride takes longer than the time it takes to gear up, I put my gear on. If riding within city, I skip the riding pants in favour of jeans/cargos

--
My last crash was on the race track. Walked away with just bruised ribs since I was wearing chest protectors under my suit

[rich birch]

What were you doing in India?

[obtuse axle]

Living 😜

I'm Indian

[rich birch]

Dudeeee, what?????

I had no idea

[obtuse axle]

Haha

[rich birch]

Shit, I was going to type something in Indian and I forogot how to write it

[obtuse axle]

There's no language called Indian 😉

[rich birch]

I’m an idiot

I meant Hindi*

I’m doing much worse now

Went from trying to impress to being straight up ignorant

Maaf kijiye

[obtuse axle]

Haha no worries man

[rich birch]

There we go^^

[rich birch]

I pride myself on knowing these type of things, and that all went out the window just now.

Wasn’t ready for a Hindi pop quiz

[obtuse axle]

Humko Hindi malum nahi ("I don't know Hindi"...I'm south Indian. Each state here is akin to a country in Europe, with its own language)

[rich birch]

Yeah, I guess should’ve asked what you spoke…..

I’ve made the same mistake with a friend from Nigeria

[obtuse axle]

Haha used to it

[rich birch]

I was really good friends with a family from India when I was a kid. But, I was in the 6th grade last time I spoke them. So everything I learned from them went out the window

Well, I’m glad I know now

[rich birch]

What is it that you speak?

[obtuse axle]

Oh nice! You're from NYC?

[rich birch]

Yeah, Queens

We have the finest criminals

[obtuse axle]

I speak Kannada at home. I'm from the state of Karnataka.

[obtuse axle]

Wall Street? Lol

[rich birch]

I take a little offense to that since I work in finance, but we also haven’t tried to fix that image either, so….. yeah…… they are the finest, lol

Looked it up, I forget how huge India really is

[obtuse axle]

Haha anything I know about NYC is from TV/movie references

[rich birch]

You should go sometime

[rich birch]

Also, I was kidding about being offended. We’ve sort of earned that

[obtuse axle]

Actually I'd love to go to a shooting range

[rich birch]

Queens is good to be chill in. I’d try to stay out of the touristy areas. They’re high in non-violent crime

[rich birch]

I mean, you can find those anywhere in America

[obtuse axle]

True everywhere

[rich birch]

Well, not all parts of NY are crime ridden.

Forest Hills is pretty chill. We used to live around there

[obtuse axle]

I meant the tourist+crime connection. They're easy targets

[rich birch]

Oh, yessssssss

That’s why, when I travel, I always try to blend in wherever I am

[obtuse axle]

While looking at the path of totality for the eclipse in April, I was surprised to see NY was just across the river from Canada

[rich birch]

I don’t even take pictures.

[obtuse axle]

People here are more friendly to bikers than those that travel by car somehow

[rich birch]

Isn’t the majority of India partial to motorcycles anyway?

And bicycles*

[obtuse axle]

In Asia its primarily due to higher cost of cars. And two wheelers are easier in congested streets

You could have an expensive motorcycle and people will think you're too poor to buy a car

[balmy canyon]

Then don't go to New York. Vegas probably has the best ranges for foreign tourists. If you want to move here and buy your own, the South, Midwest, upper New England, and West (minus the West Coast) are great places.

[rich birch]

Jesus

How much is a car there?

[balmy canyon]

Do you mean a Tata? Or a European import?

[rich birch]

Let’s go with Tata. European import will probably be expensive regardless

[balmy canyon]

Especially with all the tariffs.

[rich birch]

Yeah, no doubt

Since India is a BRICS nation, do you guys get better deals on cars from China?

[obtuse axle]

A locally made hatch is about 9.5k USD.

But you need to consider the general income is also lower here than US

[rich birch]

Yeah, I figured

Is it like Venezuela, where $40 a month is the minimum wage?

[obtuse axle]

There's no Chinese cars here. Only recently are Chinese electric 2 wheelers trying to come here, but I don't think they'll manage a foothold

[rich birch]

That’s super interesting.

[obtuse axle]

Not as bad as there either

[rich birch]

I would’ve bet big money you guys had Chinese cars

[obtuse axle]

Somewhere in between

[rich birch]

Yeah, we’re screwed

[balmy canyon]

Aren't China and India in an economic war right now? Fighting to be the big dog in Asia.

[rich birch]

Sort of

[obtuse axle]

We've had physical border skirmishes too

Same with Pakistan

We've been at this for too long

[balmy canyon]

They're trying to outmaneuver each other with the string of pearls and diamond necklace.

[rich birch]

That shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone

[obtuse axle]

Watch the Hindi movie "Fighter" on Prime to see a desi certain of Top Gun 😁

[rich birch]

Dude, I’ve heard of that

[balmy canyon]

25% tariff on Chinese vehicles in India according to Brave.

[rich birch]

Isn’t there a helicopter involved as well

[rich birch]

Lol

[obtuse axle]

It's not just that, we despise Chinese stuff in general. The Prime Minister is trying to not be too dependent on China. Even though all electronics/ computers/phones come from there, gets rebranded and sold here

[obtuse axle]

Yup

[balmy canyon]

I've seen the Mover Ruins Movies review of it. I have an Indian friend Kiran who would always try to get me to watch Indian action movies. I could never get past how every Indian movie seems to have a men v. women musical number at the end.

[rich birch]

Huh. Didn’t know that

[rich birch]

We’re sort of experiencing something similar. But it’s not something we’re doing

Some of the stuff that’s billed as “made in Mexico” is actually made by China in some cases.

[obtuse axle]

It's his "Make In India" initiative. Basically tax the crap out of imported stuff while making zero effort to setup local production

I have to pay nearly double for all the HOTAS stuff I need to import

[rich birch]

The Chinese are buying up operations in Mexico and other nations and exporting from there to avoid tariffs.*

[obtuse axle]

Meanwhile his security detail uses imported weapons lol

[balmy canyon]

I read recently that India intentionally bought its military equipment from a variety of countries, so no single country could pressure them by threatening their weapons supply.

[rich birch]

Sounds like a sound plan….

[obtuse axle]

Oh the Chinese are trying to setup loan apps here, and then blackmail people into bending to their will. Lots of scams

[rich birch]

Chinese operations are extraordinarily cut throat.

Say what you will about the U.S., China takes it a step further

[obtuse axle]

Believe it or not, he wanted to start charging customs for computers. We import all our stuff, and this would have made everything insanely expensive. Luckily it didn't happen

[rich birch]

They’re currently trying a civilian-military strategy when it comes to FDI

[obtuse axle]

Advantage on not being answerable to even their own people

[rich birch]

They’re investing in foreign infrastructure for the purpose of logistics and trade, but later on are converting them to military installations

[rich birch]

No doubt

[balmy canyon]

Are you talking about the belt and road initiative?

[obtuse axle]

Just what the British did a long time ago

[rich birch]

https://features.csis.org/hiddenreach/china-middle-east-military-facility/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3yAlBGkrQDAnXV7Luw-dmuNPUt6-bkVnr9jZgWOx7u0OHG2eovbkguX2s_aem_AYjW6sLoVJeTRKPO2twItuTTKQr5Sc4Jrf3IhsYlG_f4K7j814X9Vm6QzlcSn0zYAP5MDU2-kDai3oL5et1T_CCF

[rich birch]

Not exactly

[balmy canyon]

That's the string of pearls I referred to earlier. But they're using the the B&R initiative to leverage countries in south Asia and Africa into allowing PLAN bases in their country.

[rich birch]

Yeah, but the B&R I believe is a little more simplistic in nature.

“String of pears” is new to me

Either way, I know China and Russia are also looking to establish more influence in South America as well.

They’ve established a pretty good presence in Venezuela

And they’ve been there for quite sometime

[balmy canyon]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_of_Pearls_(Indian_Ocean)
I guess it's an American term for the CCP effort to establish a presence, and eventually control over, the Indian Ocean.

[rich birch]

More China than Russia, but Russia is gaining ground. Same with Iran*

[balmy canyon]

And the diamond necklace is India's counter strategy. India has the USA, UK, France, Australia, and Japan on its side.

[rich birch]

We’re sort of on their side***

We’re close with India, but I think it’s because we have other objectives

[balmy canyon]

We're all in the Quadralateral agreement together.

[rich birch]

No, I get that

[balmy canyon]

The Quad is a CCP containment agreement, like what NATO was 70 years ago.

[rich birch]

Yeah, and Turkey is a NATO ally but not a U.S. partner

[balmy canyon]

Also there seems to be a strong interest (which might get stronger on Jan 20 at noon) to help India, and other countries, replace China as the world's factory.

[rich birch]

That’s happening naturally

[balmy canyon]

The market wants it and policy makers want to accelerate it.

[rich birch]

U.S. corporations have been divesting and restructuring their manufacturing networks even before COVID

[rich birch]

Exactly

COVID just sped that process up

China also wants it, believe it or not

They don’t want to be seen as the manufacturers anymore

But, they still have a long way to go

And far bigger issues to take care of (like LGFVs)

[obtuse axle]

Hey it's our turn to colonize the world 😜

[real rivet]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7fXHLypdEl/?igsh=MW5tM2Z5a2FlZ2ZndA==

fenriruwu

What? 👀
#motorcycle #police #fyp #streetanimalsclub

Instagram

👽

[rich birch]

Dude, did you get pulled over?

[real rivet]

😂

You think that car can catch me?

[rich birch]

Fair point

[balmy canyon]

I live in Kirkland, WA five miles from Microsoft HQ. The colonization is in full effect here. 😄

[obtuse axle]

Haha

[flat yarrow]

Take it from my own experience road rash is not the best way to meet the local nursing staff

[heady plover]

*could possibly lose skin. I've been down wearing full gear and lost skin, and been down wearing a hoody and jeans and been fine. It's a dice roll every time

It's just silly to change my pants when I'm going literally down the street to buy milk

As in I can see the store out my home office window lol

[fiery hawk]

One is not enough

[rich birch]

Get six more

[fiery hawk]

Will do

There are others bikes that are not in the picture haha

[rich birch]

But, they all have to be Ducatis*.

[fiery hawk]

Uhm..

[rich birch]

lol

[fiery hawk]

Ducati's aren't that good in a tropical country

[rich birch]

If BigNewey worked for Ducati he’d probably say something like, “it’s not our fault your countries can’t handle our bikes.”

Or was it NineLine who said that?

[fiery hawk]

Not sure haha

[rich birch]

Anyway, why don’t they work as well in SA?

[fiery hawk]

My friend has a Panigale V4 the maintenance cost is so expensive

[rich birch]

Yeah, I’ve heard they’re not cheap to maintain

Not much of a surprise for an Italian brand

[fiery hawk]

That's why i choose some Japanese bikes like Honda kawasaki and yamaha

I have some european also

[rich birch]

BMW?

[fiery hawk]

Yes the one in my profile

[rich birch]

Fuckkkk, never even checked

[fiery hawk]

Haha

[rich birch]

That looks nice man, congrats on the bikes

[fiery hawk]

Thanks man!

The S1 is a fun bike to use in track

So light hahaha

[rich birch]

Oh? So you track your bikes and stuff

You are in SA, right? You said tropical and I assumed

[fiery hawk]

Yep philippines

[rich birch]

YESSSSS, I meant South Asia

lol

Wait, doesn’t the Philippines speak a little Spanish?

[fiery hawk]

Theres a province here

That speaks spanish

[rich birch]

Hell yeah, I’ll be sure to visit that province sometime

What’s it called?

[fiery hawk]

Zamboanga

Thats the province i know that speaks spanish

[rich birch]

So there could be more?

[fiery hawk]

Yep i think some parts of cebu and bacolod

Some of them speaks spanish as far as i know

[rich birch]

Okay, so if I went I should be fine in some areas

[fiery hawk]

Could be lol

I'm not quite sure what parts tho

Because almost the whole province of bacolod speaks "ilonggo" and cebu is "bisaya"

[rich birch]

Man, I’m glad I didn’t repeat the same mistakes I made with India

[fiery hawk]

Why haha

What kind of mistake

[rich birch]

I forgot “Indian” isn’t a language, and ran in here like a dope trying to be cultured and made an ass of myself instead

[fiery hawk]

Btw are you from spain dude?

[rich birch]

I mean, I have a Spaniard background through a grandfather (and French through my grandmother), but my family’s been in NY since the early 1880s.

Well, I should clarify: Catalonian*** background through a grandfather

They prefer “Catalan,” but it just sounds weird in English.

[fiery hawk]

Ahh nice what bike do you ride bro

[rich birch]

Oh, brooo, I’m about to disappoint you: I drive a coupe.

[fiery hawk]

Coupe?

You mean the car variant?

[rich birch]

Lexus RC 300

[rich birch]

Yesssssss.

[fiery hawk]

That's a nice car tho..

A performance car

[rich birch]

I’m pretty sure I’d be dead if I rode a bike

[rich birch]

For sure, it’s a fun car

[fiery hawk]

I drive a 2024 type r

And a Lc300

[rich birch]

Did you mean the 500?

What’s the LC300?

I’m probably confusing that with something else

[fiery hawk]

2023 Toyota land cruiser 300

[rich birch]

Ohhhhhh

Yeah, I was never going to guess that

[fiery hawk]

Idk if the Lc500 exists

[rich birch]

That’s a Lexus vehicle

[fiery hawk]

Ohh ok was thinking abt it

I do track with my m2

[rich birch]

It’s the LFA reincarnated for the masses

[fiery hawk]

I daily the 2024 type r to my office fun car : )

[rich birch]

What’s the track M2 looking like?

Should’ve posted that in the tuner car threads

Did you set it up for the track and all?

[fiery hawk]

Nope

My socials haha

Mb

[rich birch]

Too late, I saw it

Stealing identity now

lol

[rich birch]

That’s super nice

[fiery hawk]

Planning to sell it and upgrade to a 911

[rich birch]

2024?

[rich birch]

I’ll take it off your hands at a 90% discount…..

[fiery hawk]

Deal

[rich birch]

Hahahahahahha

[fiery hawk]

Maybe

[rich birch]

It looks like maybe you’ve done some stuff to the M2. Or is that how it comes stock?

I can’t tell anymore because everyone is always doing something to their BMW

[fiery hawk]

Thats stock haha

[rich birch]

It looks pretty good

[fiery hawk]

I use michelin pilot sport 5

Its only a weekly car tho

[rich birch]

I think I’ve used those on the Cadillac I had

Ma version of them.

[fiery hawk]

Midnight run haha

[rich birch]

Yeah, you said it’s track, so I figured you weren’t driving it often

[fiery hawk]

Yep i bring it to carmeets rarely

[rich birch]

What the hell is that “REMIX” thing next to your name?

Is that for the photo?

[fiery hawk]

I think that happens when you edit the photo

[rich birch]

Seems a little much….

The remix title, not the photo

The photo is great

[fiery hawk]

Ohh the remix is uhh

If u press it you can make it a meme

[rich birch]

Yeah, the civic looks great

What’s the car scene like over in the Philippines?

I read about the police force there a while back, those guys were out of control.

Not sure if that ever translated to traffic violations.

[fiery hawk]

A lot of supercars on sunday mornings hahaha

[fiery hawk]

There's a lot of illegal drag racing here

[rich birch]

Just like the lord intended….

lol

[fiery hawk]

A lot of them in a place called "bgc"

Ford gt's and more

Lambo is Common their

[rich birch]

Fucking lambo…..

[fiery hawk]

Yep Lambo owners here are so cocky in track

[rich birch]

Lambo owners grasp a pencil with a full fist

[fiery hawk]

Some Lambo owners that i met on track is so damn cocky

The damn defender on the inside

He thinks he the best lol

[rich birch]

My uncle had one for a while, he got rid of it pretty quickly. He said it was an uncomfortable ride on standard streets

[rich birch]

lol

[fiery hawk]

Yep considering how low it is

[rich birch]

Like he’s gonna make it F1

[fiery hawk]

Here's my friends R8

[rich birch]

Yeah, but he compared it to other super cars in that category.

[fiery hawk]

I drive it sometimes

[rich birch]

Audi town?

[rich birch]

What’s it like?

[fiery hawk]

Its nice

Im not into supercars

[rich birch]

You into bikes?

lol

[rich birch]

What year is that?

[fiery hawk]

Yeh im into bikes

Im not the super "car guy"

[fiery hawk]

I think 2008

Not quite sure

All i know is its an R8

[rich birch]

Did you know it’s orange as well?

lol

[fiery hawk]

Its yellow..

[rich birch]

Fuckkkkk

Egg on my face

[fiery hawk]

Orange because of the lighting🗿

[rich birch]

Oh, I see it now

I see the red light reflecting off it

[fiery hawk]

I hate supercars tbh

Dreamt of driving one not owning one

They are not for manila

You can't release the full power of supercars here lol

[rich birch]

There’s only a few I’m actually interested in.

[fiery hawk]

Only supercar i like is the 911

[rich birch]

What are the roads like?

[fiery hawk]

Potholes and many more

[rich birch]

I thought so

[fiery hawk]

Some are not levelled roads

Some have high speed humps higher than Mt everest

[rich birch]

I’d hate riding over that

[fiery hawk]

Yeh thats why i hate supercars here in manila

If i live in the province i might import the supecar their

Provinces here have wide open roads

[rich birch]

Dude, isn’t there an area there where all luxury is on a steep discount because of foreign exchange?

[fiery hawk]

No

No luxury here are cheap

All expensive

[rich birch]

Even if you’re buying with Euros or USD?

Maybe it wasn’t the Philippines

[fiery hawk]

Usd is on high rate here

But dude how can you bring 200k$ here without officials getting hands on them

[rich birch]

Hahahahahahahhaha

Sounds like Venezuela

No, I get that

[fiery hawk]

Do you know the news about the Buggati here

Its under government now idk maybe the president drives it lol

[rich birch]

Obviously there’s a ton of cities throughout the world where USD or Euros really add value, but CNBC did a report on some city in Southeast Asia that was super cheap if you were using either of those two currencies

[rich birch]

No, what happened with it?

[fiery hawk]

Smuggled

Then now under the custody of Governemnt

Mayve they use it on track rn

They didn't release news about the whereabouts of that car

[rich birch]

Lol

[fiery hawk]

Its with a G wagon brabus

[rich birch]

Yeah, that sounds questionable

[fiery hawk]

One red buggati and blue one

[rich birch]

I’m sure they won’t be hard to find

[fiery hawk]

Yeh you'll find them in the garage of higher officials haha

The blue one i think strolls with the G wagon brabus

[rich birch]

I feel like someone isn’t trying to blend in

[fiery hawk]

The papers for the buggati says "toyota seqouia

A fast sequia

[rich birch]

That’s too funny

There’s a Bugatti somewhere in my area, but I haven’t seen him in a while

My friend knows the guy who owns it, but he doesn’t like the guy at all. Said he was a complete tool

The Bugatti just doesn’t make sense to me.

[fiery hawk]

I dont like hanging out with other rich mf

I only hang out with the R8 owner cause he's my friend since Grade school

[rich birch]

So you hang out with vagabonds and ne’er-do-wells?

Lol, jk

I get it. I’ve been lucky enough to hangout with some down to earth individuals.

[fiery hawk]

Yeh i hang out with Humble guys

[rich birch]

Yeah, guys who get competitive about nonsense are an absolute waste of time. I shut them down so fucking hard.

Just live your life man.

And, working in finance, every other guy……

But, yeah, like I said, I got lucky.

[fiery hawk]

Yeh live your life to the fullest man

I mean you can work hard for money and spend it for yourself while you're still young because once you're old you're ability to explore places will be gone

[rich birch]

Just use DCS when you’re older. Or X-Plane 37

Lol

[rich birch]

Alright, dude.

lol

It’s not even Sunday.

[analog nebula]

as if I 've only just seen this thread exists

[analog nebula]

I have the baby of this

[fiery hawk]

What kind of baby

[analog nebula]

Gutless baby

Doing my big boy test on Wednesday, then I should be upgrading to a 2001 R6

[real rivet]

Love tunnels lol

[rich birch]

Just one wheelie.

Just one

[real rivet]

Not on that death trap 💀 and only if I wreck it and turn it into a stunt bike 😂

[rich birch]

lol. I was only kidding. Be safe.

[fiery hawk]

Love that downshift dude also nice R6

[real rivet]

Fog, astigmatism, high beams 😭 am I still on the road? 😂 (camera doesn’t do the fog justice couldn’t see 1m informs of me)

[analog nebula]

Aesthetic though

[rich birch]

Where is that? That place looks beautiful.

[real rivet]

Mexico since it’s mostly mountains, roads to go to another city look like this mostly unless you live up north which looks just like cali or Arizona flat lol

[rich birch]

Dude, I might have to take a trip down to Mexico at some point.

[rich birch]

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/road-trip-baja-california

Have you been down the coast at all? Or only mountains?

I feel like if I end up going to Mexico, I’ll be sticking to the coast.

[real rivet]

I live in the coast 😂 the coast is mountains lol

[rich birch]

Fuckkkkk

[real rivet]

Puerto Vallarta to be exact

[rich birch]

I’m gonna have to study up on Mexico a little more

[real rivet]

Cool place as long as you’re not in shady business lol

[rich birch]

So, I speak Spanish, but it lacks an accent. Am I going to get screwed on prices and stuff?

[real rivet]

Lol depends, tourist cities (where I live) you get screwed as a local lmao so it’s equally bad price wise 😭 good thing about tourist cities everyone understands English

[rich birch]

Hmmm

[real rivet]

Or are American, Canadian etc 😂

[rich birch]

Whenever I go outside the U.S., I tend to stick to places that aren’t tourist attractions. But, I don’t know what to expect in Mexico. Last time I went I was 14 and was stuck with my parents, and they’re aggressive tourists. I feel like it’s not a good example to go off of.

My friend travels the same way I do, but he’s legit insane. He travels like risks are a myth, so he’d be useless here too. I’m gonna have to figure this out.

I’ve got another friend who has family in Mexico, I might talk to them about this.

They have a pretty nice place too.

[real rivet]

Cool place to ride is called Guanajuato (rally races have been held there and ken block drifted there too lmao) but it’s not the coast and Puerto Vallarta is very hot and there’s traffic unless you go away from the city it’s nice

[rich birch]

Hell yeah, I’ll keep all that in mind.

[analog nebula]

Get to change my chain and sprockets tomorrow

Haven't taken the fairings off of gutless since I got it so it gonna be very grubby

[heady plover]

It'll probably be caked on lol

[analog nebula]

refit went a treat, didn't have time to take the fairings off but gave everywhere else a good scrub

Forgive the glare, it was really sunny today and I was covered in oil and grime

[limber bison]

Picked up a new helmet in a sale around here, RPHA 11 for $470NZD

[rich birch]

That’s a badass looking helmet.

[limber bison]

It’s a damn nice place to be as well, so quiet compared to my last one and it has so much airflow

[rich birch]

I like that matte grey finish. Congrats on the helmet.

[limber bison]

Thanks man. Now I need a matte grey bike coz the blue R3 doesn’t quite match hahaha

[rich birch]

Vinyl wrap?

[limber bison]

This is a point. Although I do love Yamaha racing blue

[rich birch]

Vinyl wrap helmet?

lol

[limber bison]

Tried the mud wrap. Didn’t work.

[rich birch]

That’s a good looking bike

[limber bison]

I love it.

[rich birch]

I like that your rims match as well

[limber bison]

Honestly Yamaha did an awesome job with that. People sometimes confuse it for an R1

[obtuse axle]

Felt like having some nice tea. Went to the place where it's grown

[limber bison]

Now that’s a view

[rich birch]

Hell yeah

[analog nebula]

For sale near me 👀

£2000

2002 Aprilia SL1000

[graceful cape]

Love those engines

I have an RSV Mille, really enjoy riding that

[limber bison]

Found a hill

[limber bison]

Rode through the shire with the lord of the rings soundtrack on. Was glorious.

[fiery hawk]

New addition hehe

[heady plover]

Careful, if it gets too light it'll get carried off in the wind like a balloon!

[limber bison]

H2?

[fiery hawk]

Yes

[analog nebula]

You guys have such straight roads 🤔

[dense needle]

Last weekends event, a training session for circuit riding on one of the smaller tracks here in the Netherlands, quite a nice shift just watching bikes all day

[graceful cape]

Ah Midland! Nice

[dense needle]

Yes, that one 😂 any chance you were there last weekend?

[graceful cape]

It's been a few months since I've been there so no, fun circuit for practice but a bit too tight for my type of bike 😛

You're an event medic!? Thank you! 🙂

[dense needle]

Yes it is quite a tight circuit there, through I'd love to go back and join one of those practice sessions. You've got an Aprilia RSV right? || I cheated and checked mutual servers||

[obtuse axle]

Rode out this morning and managed to capture the comet on my phone

Also saw a leopard. Luckily it got scared by the Duke's light + sound and ran away lol

It's an Orange day

[tepid pasture]

Comet and a leopard
hell yeah man, sounds like a Life Check Box ride

Wife and I just got back from a week long trip to Redwood Nat Park
1st time there, loved it

[heady plover]

That's a really fun area to ride

Lost coast nearby is an amazing place. The road there is in super rough shape though.

[tepid pasture]

Lost coast? nice, I didn't see that on the map / looks epic 🤌

[limber bison]

Road 6’s what a tyre

Got them fitted yesterday, hit the twistys before the rain today to wear them in, oh boy they stick compared to GPR-300’s

[heady plover]

was looking up something old and found this video of some friends playing around back in the day

[analog nebula]

New piss missile

[limber bison]

I approve

[heady plover]

https://youtu.be/mBdNSJY72eY?si=c44G8LxhXY0GsjI0 holy crap

(she recovers the bike but with a damaged electrical system)

[obtuse axle]

I prefer the R6 anyday 😍

[graceful cape]

Sold my 2 bikes today, always hurts a bit 🫡

[real rivet]

I gotta chill

[stable fractal]

@real rivet Check DM's

[real rivet]

Guess you tried sending me a DM my bad i have that disabled unless you're a friend of mine is how i have it set up sorry~!

Scammers and what not you know

[stable fractal]

I do. message me then so you can receive.

[real rivet]

I got the same says i cant DM you.

[obtuse axle]

The early Duke gets the sunrise

[silk lake]

mine

[balmy canyon]

You really do love the hornet.

(Pretty bike though!)

[silk lake]

Ye

[hardy cove]

Oh damn I didn't know this existed, time to drop a collage 😂

The realisation that I may have too many bikes has kicked in, the Daytona 675 isn't mine tho

[fiery hawk]

Panigale V4S

[silk lake]

Gonna be working on a 1299 tomorrow