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>https://msf-usa.org
>https://cycle-ergo.com/
>https://superbikeschool.com
>https://sharp.dft.gov.uk/helmets

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Mandatory viewing
>A Bíblia das Curvas de autoria (TOTW2) by Keith Code
https://youtu.be/ClmFaHuJUDU

>Street Smarts leading edge (outdated) safety video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtG6MRIVtZg

>bak
https://9anime.to/watch/bakuon.z1nm/ep-1

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Previous thread: >>>28559832

Is this Tenere General?

>planned to go on a nice ride this weekend
>weather was perfect
>didn't go
I hate myself

First for Suzuki

>>28562673
I keep getting maintenance anxiety

>>28562671
its tenny time

>>28562671
sorry anon, 50cc and a cylinder too many from gods chosen configuration

I need to learn the art of lighter camping. Tent+sleeping bag+mat absolutely eats up too much space especially with my winter sleeping bag being giant even smushed down in a compression sack.

>>28562679
>Always on top of maintenance
>Bike doesn't need maintenance now
>But what if it pops up and I forget
Hate it

>>28562679
>>28562688
do you not have a spreadsheet for each bike with the listed service intervals and what to check/replace at each so you can mark it off and know what to buy for the future?

>>28562688
>bikes makes a slightly more metallic noise on startup than usual
>scared to ride it more than 10km for the week
>>28562690
Yes but what if some unknown piece of metal like my clutch pinion shaft grenades my entire engine because I didn't line up the splines properly.

>>28562691
if it happens it happens. you get it towed home and now you have a project to play around it.

>>28558783
>Could an ebike fill your niche at least until your income improves?
I did try to get an electric motorcycle on Facebook Market place but it just ended in me getting scammed and losing ~1.5K€, which I'm still missing.

I did report the seller to the police (had to go to three police stations because "We can't help you since you don't speak Portuguese" and a few months ago I got a letter from the police asking if I've gotten my money back and if I want them to keep searching for the scammer...

>>28562692
I have $50 to my name

>>28562690
Not exactly as detailed as a spreadsheet but I have a list for each bike with service notes and needed repairs.
>but what if I forget to look at the service list or check the oil level and it runs low and I spin a rod bearing
The absolute state of neuroticism.

>>28562695
>$50

No fucking way you do. Don't you have like family to lend you some? I've met a guy in Florida that seriously had $20 on him because his mom felt sorry for him.

>>28562695
sucks to be you LOL

>>28562709
Yeah I've got about $3k, but a tow truck bill and broken bike would set me back months and my only means on transportation to work.
So I try to keep her in good shape.

>>28562695
Your options are emergency field repair or start walking
>t. fuel pump failure 7 miles from home
>only had $100 to my name
>walked a 600lb bike 7 miles home

>>28562715
Indeed. I ran my poor little gs500 on one cylinder for days to get back home.

>>28562712
You too huh? I got into a crash in Las Angeles during rush hour. I should've followed my gut instincts to avoid it at all costs but didn't.

The fuckers wanted $900 dollars to get it out of pound, plus and additional $150 to get it back home. That was my only ride and lost a lot of money for that.

I wanna get back on the road real soon. Gave my Navi to a friend for free because reasons and I'm thinking of just getting an old gen Ninja 250 just to feel the wind again. Every other bike I see for sale are cruisers, pit bikes, and CC sizes too big for me.

>>28562720
Some days I just want to break into an impound yard and save all the imprisoned vehicles there.

>>28562726
I'm glad I at least got the bike out of LA. When I showed up at the hospital they were surprised that the police allowed me to take the stuff off the bike and didn't take it immediately.

>"Wow! You got your stuff!"
>"Haha yeah..."

I looked up the impound and they had 1 star and the reviews all say how they steal shit and how they try real hard for you to not get your vic back. Evil place.

What's worse is that I'v met a former cop in my stay in Florida and said that the Cops and impounds do in fact work together for the money.

>>28562731
Tow truck companies are like, super scum.
They fire bomb each other's businesses, bribe and steal.

>>28562738
The real eye opener is that there are so few of them outside major cities. A motivated man with a Barrett could poke holes in engine blocks faster than they could source replacements.

>>28562739
Our tow companies got taken over by indians and immediately went to shit.
I'm talking 1 business with 40 different names and 1 lot that will stack charges the longer the vehicles sits while they delay the process so it sits for weeks.

>>28562739
They're not needed outside of major cities, hell, they primarily thrive because space is a premium in the city. In the city, there's also scumbags that park anywhere, sometimes blocking traffic causing gridlock which blocks emergency vehicles so there's a need for tow trucks but the first hook system also promoted tow trucks into being scumbags too. It's a dilemma

>>28562685
Money buys tiny things.
My sleeping bag, mat and pillow, next to my GF sleeping bag.
I have my tent on the outside of my rear bag with a wool blanket if it's really cold.

>>28562726
What if we get them to impound hundreds of cheap EVs which will catch fire when it rains, burning down their business.

Why do some motorcycles starters use a one way starter clutch assembly that's always engaged rather than a normal one like a car's that disengages? Is there a benefit?

>>28562673
Get out there next time bro

>>28562673
>Want to go ride
>Sh*wer, get dressed, etc.
>About to step out the door
>Suddenly become extremely tired
>Try to peep myself back up
>Suddenly 3 hours go by
>Fuck it
It's the Jew's fault, right?

Just bought a 2019 XSR900
It's quick, precise, and kinda? nimble.

I enjoy the height and weight to power ratio and also not having a bunch of flashy plastics and numbers across it. The acceleration is what I appreciate more than the top speed since I do a lot of city riding.

Btw coming from a tuned Tw200 that I drove for the past year and half.

>>28562833
Things I don't like;

-Suspension feels soft for higher speed with abnormal road conditions. (bumps, potholes, refinished tarmac vs old tarmac)
-There is no neutral or center throttle. I'm constantly accelerating or decelerating.
-I like women with big butts and the pillion seat is the size of a dinner plate.

>>28562691
That's why you study your task using factory manuals in conjunction with exploded views from the factory parts catalog or online suppliers.
You can determine if a problem is practical for you to address using that knowledge then choose accordingly.

>>28562694
How precisely were you scammed? You can hand over cash inside a local bank in person and have any title etc notarized on the spot.

Never just spontaneously "do" anything important. Plan thoroughly after sufficient research.
If you're going to stay crazy then be mentally ill to your own advantage, not that of others. Worry about being thorough enough. (OCD is a good quality in a machinist if you'd like a career where you can get in the zone and be paid for it.)

>>28562717
What ailed it? Those GS are pretty good machines.

>>28562839
>How precisely were you scammed?
I might have transferred the money to their bank account...

>>28562811
The one-way overrunning clutch does not remain engaged at all RPM ranges because engagement is conditional on the relative rotational speed of the drive and driven portions of the overrunning clutch.

The layout is often convenient because it's narrow and the allowable large outside clutch diameter permits a large, robust starter clutch. They're amply robust but when one does wear and slip or a starter chain wears and breaks they're more work to replace. I don't consider that an important issue because failures are not very common.

>>28562834
Many stock suspensions are soft but being a 2019 with most owners never replacing fork oil I'd do that first.

XSR900 is also referred to as MTM850, worth keeping in mind when hunting info of which there is plenty on forums.

https://www.fz09.org/forums/#yamaha-xsr900-cafe-racer-forum.68

I want to move to the country, however that means I lose access to any sort of winding road for hundreds of kilometres. Its a hard decision as instead I get plentiful dirt and sandy trails as compensation which means an entirely new set of skills to learn and trading my street bikes for something entirely different.

>>28562676
Yes

>>28562822
>Harley
Fag

>>28562822
i regret a ride that i took 4 days ago

>2 tracks in my country that make sense for supermotos
>one of them has an absolutely ridiculous noise limit, that i will never be able not not bust
>the other one wants my bike to be in race config with fucking overflow catchers and sliders and everything a track supermoto has
guess ill stay on the road then