Motorcycle Thread - Post Your Bike!

[Panici]

slow bikes are fun

both my bikes are slow, but one is very slow.

Definitely fun around town and on the small roads.
Bike is trying really hard to accelerate without much happening haha

Lots of shifting to keep in the powerband.

A friend of mine has a Honda Grom and I was actually shocked at how slow it was when I got to ride it. I hadn't previously processed the slowness when he was accelerating at full throttle in front of me and I was barely opening the throttle.

Apparently mini motos are hard to insure around here. At least that was what my insurance advisor was saying.

I thought the CBR125 would be cheap to insure, but it's only $15 a month cheaper then my R6 :(

[varg]

both my bikes are slow, but one is very slow.

A friend of mine has a Honda Grom and I was actually shocked at how slow it was when I got to ride it. I hadn't previously processed the slowness when he was accelerating at full throttle in front of me and I was barely opening the throttle.

[MrBurgundy]

dude

i detailed my bike for the first time two weeks ago

had the bike for almost 2 years lol

[patrick88m3]

You're an inspiration

I finally washed it.

[MrBurgundy]

slow bikes are fun

both my bikes are slow, but one is very slow.

[Panici]

Those indicators are straight out of 1980. Amazing.

Haha yeah, it’s on the list to do something with those.
Hoping I can shorten the front mounts at the very least!

Rears I may keep as is until I figure out how I’m doing a tail tidy.

[roguetoaster]

Those indicators are straight out of 1980. Amazing.

[Panici]

Couple photos in the garage as it sits now:

[Panici]

Bought a new bike!
2008 CBR 125R with only 5000km on it.
Thing is pretty much brand new!

Bought it last month, but the weather was too bad to do anything with it.
Finally towed it to shop on Friday for a safety inspection. Also threw on a new set of tires, it was still wearing the original rubber from 2008 :o











Yesterday I changed the oil, threw on a pipe from my parts R6 (that I adapted to fit, and patched a hole), and a set of black shorty adjustable levers.
Also made a custom exhaust hanger out of a spare passenger peg I bought. Not going to be carrying any pillons on such a small bike!
Removed one of the mirrors while I was there too.

Want to do a tail tidy, but it appears the rear fender is one piece with the tailsection. Will likely require cutting so that's a job for down the road.

[roguetoaster]

What are MG bikes like to ride? I've never been on one. They look interesting.

They're simple. It is very much so old school motorcycling, but with EFI. People say they are uncomfortable, but I think this suspension is fine. With aftermarket pipes they make a fantastic noise, and they are just a lot of fun to get on, ride, thrash, with no excuses.

So far it is also been fairly easy to work on, two faults I've discovered, the speedo sensor is very problematic to replace considering the cable routing, and the adjustment mechanism for the clutch throw is a pain in the dick.

They are not what I would call high quality machines overall, but they're certainly not junk either. The price point reflects that.

[patrick88m3]

I wash my K1200, which I hate, because it always lets me down, and almost never my Guzzi V7, which I ride almost every day.

My reasoning is that even at 45k miles the BMW has some value, whereas the MG is now pretty close to worn out at 32k.

Time for something new to me, shopping for a V9 to see if a slightly larger Guzzi does the trick.

What are MG bikes like to ride? I've never been on one. They look interesting.

[roguetoaster]

I wash my K1200, which I hate, because it always lets me down, and almost never my Guzzi V7, which I ride almost every day.

My reasoning is that even at 45k miles the BMW has some value, whereas the MG is now pretty close to worn out at 32k.

Time for something new to me, shopping for a V9 to see if a slightly larger Guzzi does the trick.

[MrBurgundy]

That was last year. I haven't even washed it at all this year. Got lazy and now it's cold out

You're an inspiration

[patrick88m3]

Hell yeah

I def need a wash :0

Maybe before bike night tomorrow

That was last year. I haven't even washed it at all this year. Got lazy and now it's cold out

[MrBurgundy]

Hell yeah

I def need a wash :0

Maybe before bike night tomorrow