Who rides motorcycles?

[CloverKnollFarms]

Have fun and be careful on that ladder!


What company? Please do tell?
Paying about $375/year for FJR 1300 sport touring bike. Progressive IIRC.

Progressive

 

[CalG]

The first thing I taught my son was clutch work. He had to prove to me that he could ride the bike at any speed, regardless of throttle setting. You should be able to ride a motorcycle at 5mph with the throttle wide open.

The entire first day of most motorcycle training courses, is simply walking the bike back and forth across a parking lot by slipping the clutch and modulating throttle.

Speed is clutch based, power is throttle. Many people see a clutch as an on/off switch, when it's actually a dimmer. If you can't use a clutch as speed control by slipping it, you'll be a shitty rider for sure.

Now Now, don't be condescending.

We all start from a place of innocence.

We best learn by example and need.

I've been riding morwe than 60 years, and I just learned today (by observation) that I hold my right wrist (throttle side) down at an angle.
On return to the shop. I tried to change the front brake lever position to encourage a flatter wrist position. Guess what? The brake fluid reservior fouls the bar mount and can not be rotated any further down.
I have been victimized by mechanics for the past 25 years! (1999 VFR) and I have suffered finger numbness for most of them!
Now I need to do something!

It's never too late to learn!

 

[CalG]

Have fun and be careful on that ladder!

Motor bike riding is way more better than climbing ladders!

;-)

 

[MAX-24-Dean]

Motor bike riding is way more better than climbing ladders!

;-)

And the accident rate is much higher with ladders vs motorcycles.

 

[subhunter]

A TZ 250 for page 250 of the "Who Rides Motorcycles" thread.

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[LouNY]

I need a little 125 for my page count

 

[subhunter]

I wondered about the page count. LOL

 

[scootr]

I just brought a new to me 2019 Yamaha XT250 home yesterday, for page 250 of course
It has 1500 miles on it, completely stock, never down, and clean as a whistle.
Seller threw in 3 helmets, jacket, gloves, a trailer hitch carrier, and a battery tender.
I'm excited to get out there and do some exploring but waiting on some MX boots and handguards before any serious ventures. Ride safe.

 

[subhunter]

Scootr here is a link to the Yamaha parts for that bike.

https://www.ronayers.com/oemparts/l/yam/5b27c8eb87a8661118ea0186/2019-xt250-xt250k1-parts

 

[3930dave]

I just brought a new to me 2019 Yamaha XT250 home yesterday, for page 250 of course
It has 1500 miles on it, completely stock, never down, and clean as a whistle.
Seller threw in 3 helmets, jacket, gloves, a trailer hitch carrier, and a battery tender.
I'm excited to get out there and do some exploring but waiting on some MX boots and handguards before any serious ventures. Ride safe.

Reading your post, > I < feel like an 8 y/o on Xmas morning .

Have fun, and post up a cool-pic pls !

Next Stop, Page 400 !!!

Rgds, D.