Any Motorcycle riders on here?

[Khjphoto]

The New Ride

Not for the “outback” but great for fine hotels and dining


https://vimeo.com/281142399

 

[randyreider1]

I’m a long time GS rider- actually taken them from the arctic circle to the southern tip of Ushuaia. They’re are tons of incredible bikes out there right now, but the GS is a really incredible all purpose bike. It can do everything pretty damn well. An 800GS would save you a few lb- and the rental consensus is that they just “feel” lighter and more nimble. Or maybe a KTM 990- there are great deals to be had on those right now.


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[RO1973]

Reviving an old thread. After an 18 year hiatus, I am back on 2 wheels. Man did I miss it.

 

[reddeth]

Been riding about 15 years now. Got 2 bikes at the moment (had a 3rd, a Grom, but sold it this past week actually). A big '04 FJR1300 for some longer rides, here she is before a 5 hour ride I did to the western slope of CO a few weeks ago:

And then I've got a little CBR600RR crotch rocket for nearly dying in the mountains:

 

[catus]

Yep, 2017 Africa Twin, suitably farkled for Colorado and me. Love this bike, but it's tall! Especially for an inseam challenged person like me.

 

[Oldmanb777]

My AT is tall for me as well. But its a great ride, just a lot of bike for my skills.
~600 lbs being pushed by close to 100HP is a handful. I'm not capable of flicking this beast like my dirt bike. I dropped my primary gear one tooth. I really like that better.

 

[NoGaRunner]

I love my Speed Triple but damn, this beast is beautiful...

All-New 2,500cc Triumph Rocket 3 Announced For 2020 | Cycle World

 

[RO1973]

I love my Speed Triple but damn, this beast is beautiful...

All-New 2,500cc Triumph Rocket 3 Announced For 2020 | Cycle World

That is insane. Makes my 900cc feel like a bicycle.

 

[Tacomabob]

After 32 years in the motorcycle business and having owned dozens of bikes, I'm retired now and only kept my 88 Honda NT650. It does everything I need and keeps me sane. Besides, you don't see many any more.

 

[NoGaRunner]

After 32 years in the motorcycle business and having owned dozens of bikes, I'm retired now and only kept my 88 Honda NT650. It does everything I need and keeps me sane. Besides, you don't see many any more.

Very cool. Always liked the thick, exposed frame look on sporty bikes, part of what I like about mine.

 

[DBR4runner]

I have multiple bikes. Been riding more then 20 years

 

[Narat_524]

2009 BMW R1200GS Adventure

Started with dirt bikes as a young teenager (1978 Yamaha MX100, 1988 Kawasaki KX125). Raced some hare scrambles (badly) but enjoyed it.

Went about 10 years without one, and when I finally had the means and the time, I got the BMW to camp across the mountain west. Iron-butted twice, once around lake Superior, and a second time from Billings, MT back to KC. Fell down a mountain with it, broke several ribs, busted a hole in the valve cover, dumped 2 qts of oil out, 46 miles from the nearest humanity in nowhere, WY. Disassembled it on the trail, patched it with JB Weld Steel Stick, duct-taped my ribs together, rode gingerly for 46 miles to a NAPA store for a few quarts of oil, and continued camping for another week.

Motorcycle camping and broken ribs are not highly recommended. She's been a good stead otherwise, carried me 45,000 miles of dirt roads and hours of midwestern highway in-between.

There's something about motorcycle travel; the temperature changes, the wind, the smells, the heat change when the sun dips behind clouds. It's more visceral than riding in a car. You're IN the trip, not just driving Through the trip. It has lead me to locations I never would have traveled otherwise.

I'm older now. Packing everything in 3 cubic feet, setting up camp, freezing because of the small sleeping back to fit on the motorcycle that I brought, and tearing down camp and riding off again, plus the aches and pains, doesn't carry the romance it once had.

But the love of destinations just around the bend, just over the next hill, a place I haven't seen yet, is an allure I hope to continue to pursue in my 4Runner. From 2 wheels to 4, the balance is a bit easier, the beer better transported, the food is better, and the setup and tear-down is faster.

All said, the 2-wheels will always have a place in my garage.

 

[Knoxes]

I've been working on a CB350 that I pulled out of a field in 2014. It was a locked up rusted out basket case:

I'm closing in on a finished product, but still plenty left to do:

It was a total restoration of every single part of the entire motorcycle.

 

[rdruss]

Haven't ridden for 20+ years now but when I did It was great fun, especially the single track trails in northern Michigan, Kalkaska area.
XS500 twin Yamaha
'76 Honda 750SS
'77 TT500 Yam with Dick Man frame, fork/shock kit, etc.
'83 Honda XR350
'86 Honda XR 600
?? custom Sportster XR750 replica Mert Lawill frame and all kinds of other mods ( loud and slow!)
'82 Honda 900F ( Last one, long gone)
Riding dirt bikes most fun I ever had!

 

[codan]

so I ride

since 75 - Suzuki TS250, Suzuki T350, Suzuki GS750 (race it in CO), Suzuki PE 175, Kawasaki ZZR1200, Yamaha FJR, KTM 250 EXC, KTM 300 EXC.

But I've gotten old - currently I have a Suzuki DRZ 400 for the jeep roads and a BMW R1200RT
KTMTalk.com

for the road. Posted this a couple months ago on another forum ----------

It's been a very hard summer and I got out on my BMW for the first ride of the season. Pathetic I know.

Went riding on H92, the north rim of the Black Canyon, west of Gunnison. A great road, not much traffic, no cops that I've ever seen, very windy road. Kind of like the Tail of the Dragon I guess.

I'm rolling along a a mellow pace just slightly above the speed limit.

- left hand turn coming up, trees block my view of the corner middle
- I spot 2 guys riding standard mcs (not cruisers or tourers or dirt bikes) headed my way, coming into the turn
- I see them for maybe 1/2 a second before the disappear behind the trees at the corner but I note that they're riding very aggressively and their body positioning seems a little off - In my mind I think "they're just going too fast for their capabilities"
- I've got just a second to think about it but I slow down quite a bit and move to the far right of the lane
- the 2 riders burst out from behind the trees
- - - the first one is about 2 feet into my lane and missed me by 5 feet
- - - the second one is about 5 feet into my lane and missed me by 2 feet
- - - this is at a closing velocity of maybe 70mph

I've been riding on and off for more than 40 years. NEVER had anyone do this, let alone another bike.

Could easily have been killed, certainly would have been severely injured.

I don't care if you kill yourself through your own stupidity, but don't take me with you.

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I love riding but this one really took the fun out of it for a while.

 

[ALANTYRA]

I’ve been down a few times. Even when wearing filezilla uc browser rufus gear, it still hurt lol. I try to keep on a leash on the throttle now a days. Too many stupid drivers, and i’ve lost too many friends in the past. Now, it’s just therapy for the soul.

 

[BestNThDez]

Broke my Ulna on my bike 2 months ago, which is part of the reason I ended up pulling the trigger on a 2000 Limited. I had plenty of time to do the research and track one down finally. I love dirt bike riding; the extreme enduro stuff for sure.