micah2074

175cm's ? Whats that like 60ft or 3 inches?

They don't harm the eagles. The eagles actually enjoy it.

Never noticed her whining. I do make her squeal on occasion.

BS. I lube exclusively with 80w90 gear oil. I always break my chain at the master. There’s always been grease behind the o-rings/ rollers etc. Its black and looks terrible but it’s grease and not oil. I get around 20k miles from a chain and sprockets.

My tire life increased dramatically when I stopped releasing the clutch between every down shift.

I kicked the attendant in the face my first time at a gas stop in Oregon. Didn't realize he was standing behind me as I stood on the peg and swung my leg over the tailbag getting off the bike.

Oil is so... 2000’s. I’m thinking about running Honey.

Very nice.

I spotted someone on a gray 1st gen in the Parksville/Ocoee TN (US64) area today around 1pm. Was it one of you scoundrels?

Looks good from my house.

Both. Sometimes I'm in a place with a long way between gas stations.

If it was the original 2017 battery you just replaced I wouldn’t worry. 4 years ain’t bad on the factory battery. If she starts up and goes down the road I doubt you have a problem.

We completed our 2021 “why not” run yesterday. This year it was an overnighter to Philadelphia from SE Tennessee to settle which cheesesteak is the best. Gino’s or Pat’s. Of course we settled nothing. I picked Pat’s and Lumpy picked Gino’s. My 2015 (Gertrude) and his 2019 GT performed flawlessly. Anyway.... heading back home towards DC we passed a 2021 headed in the opposite direction. Was it one of you? If so, how’s the bike?

Factory 105. For the last 80k miles I’ve put mine at 85. No problems.

What “bugs” does the new tracer have?

My handy stands do that. I remove the bolt before putting her on the stand. Then put it back in when she come down. It takes just a few seconds. Been doing this for years and never a problem.

I bought a wheel off ebay last year. Low miles and had the bearings. It was cheaper than factory and there wasn't a 3 month wait. You can use wheels off of FJ's, Fz 07 and 09, and the xsr's.

Meh, it’s a voluntary insurance policy. I put 100k miles on my bike before my YES ran out. To me it was worth it.

Lay off the bean burritos.

Everyone, especially soccer moms in minivans want to race you stoplight to stoplight.

Why order new bearings? You should be able to remove the new bearings without damage.

It’s always fun to tinker. My turn signal canceller thing-a-ma-gig is much simpler and, so far, very reliable.

That’s what I hope this turns into. We can have a thread in each region. That should cover all generations.

Me and the boy went fishing today. On the way home we passed someone riding a 2nd gen. with a couple of other folks on US64 going around the lake in Ocoee TN. It was around 1ish in the afternoon. Which one of you was it?

The “snatchy” throttle goes away after you figure out how to control your wrist. Buffeting....only sissy’s complain about the wind when they’re riding a motorcycle.