Norcal Boy, thanks for the idea. I didn't see your post before my last one. That's what I should have done, I guess. I bought the CBR used, and...
Hi, thanks for the input. I think you may assume I only care about straight line comfort. I'm specifically concerned about the twisties, though....
Thanks! Yeah, I WANT to feel the higher center of gravity. I think that's why my VFR's felt like they drop into corners rather than just...
The 3rd gen was my first big motorcycle, after previous experience with smaller 2 wheeled vehicles and motorcycles. It took me several months to...
I was just hitting 70 on an on-ramp when I hit a mean crosswind. I had previously wired and epoxied a large crack in my left fairing about a year...
I've done it twice. I used shipping masters both times. They don't even ship bikes. They just give you a list of shippers, with details about...
Not for everyone! Every passenger car I've owned and maintained has taken more or less 3.5-3.75 quarts of oil. First time I changed the oil on my...
Interesting how many people go clutchless except for 1st to 2nd. I rarely do it, but when I do, it's often for upshift to 2nd when I'm flogging it...
Well, I must be the biggest dumbass. Cuz I actually have a $150.00 master link installation tool, but I installed a cheap-o clip-on chain I bought...
A fair number of machine shops should be able to straighten fork tubes (as long as there are no creases). It's not something that only a bike...
Yeah, I always figured chain lube was more for preventing cosmetic rust on the outside of the links, than anything else. And I'm getting mad...
Back pain is a bad thing. My left shoulder is starting to hurt about a year and a half after my accident, just a couple months after my...
Well, normally I agree that horsing around is dumb. But part of me thinks I don't really know how to stop my bike unless I can comfortably do (or...
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