Supporting Member texscottyd Posted January 25 Supporting Member Share Posted January 25 20 hours ago, piotrek said: The experience of driving or riding a manual gearbox is the attraction for many, in spite of all the speed, perfection and efficiency of the alternatives. These technological advancements won't always scratch the itch. š THIS! Ā 100% thisā¦ š I bought my new Cadillac with a good old 6-speed manual, and couldnāt be happier. Ā Yes, itās a ābetterā car in every measurable way with the available 10-speed automatic, and I couldnāt care lessā¦ itās the visceral experience of being actively engaged in the drive, not just passively along for the ride. Ā Same on the bikes: Ā Iāve ridden a Honda DCT, and am very impressed with the technology, but itās just not quite for me. Ā Yet. Ā Your mileage may varyā¦Ā 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted January 26 Supporting Member Share Posted January 26 23 hours ago, piotrek said: The experience of driving or riding a manual gearbox is the attraction for many, in spite of all the speed, perfection and efficiency of the alternatives. These technological advancements won't always scratch the itch. š Ā 3 hours ago, texscottyd said: THIS! Ā 100% thisā¦ š I bought my new Cadillac with a good old 6-speed manual, and couldnāt be happier. Ā Yes, itās a ābetterā car in every measurable way with the available 10-speed automatic, and I couldnāt care lessā¦ itās the visceral experience of being actively engaged in the drive, not just passively along for the ride. Ā Same on the bikes: Ā Iāve ridden a Honda DCT, and am very impressed with the technology, but itās just not quite for me. Ā Yet. Ā Your mileage may varyā¦Ā I agree with the visceral experience of shifting, when the mood calls for some shenanigans I am more than happy to rip and tear through some twisties on the FJ, other times I enjoy a bit more of a leisurely ride over long distances and the DCT definitely fits the bill.Ā Reason enough to have one of each in the garage. šš» 1 1 ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride365 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 (edited) 12 hours ago, texscottyd said: THIS! Ā 100% thisā¦ š I bought my new Cadillac with a good old 6-speed manual, and couldnāt be happier. Ā Yes, itās a ābetterā car in every measurable way with the available 10-speed automatic, and I couldnāt care lessā¦ itās the visceral experience of being actively engaged in the drive, not just passively along for the ride. Ā Same on the bikes: Ā Iāve ridden a Honda DCT, and am very impressed with the technology, but itās just not quite for me. Ā Yet. Ā Your mileage may varyā¦Ā I had the option of a 6 speed manual for my car, but I've been there and done that a few times over the years and it SUCKS in heavy traffic or a jam......I'll happily shift my motorcycles however. Ā Also.......DCT/DSG cars are quicker than the manual version, and they shift/act like a manual anyways, just alot faster and more efficient. Edited January 26 by Ride365 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted January 26 Supporting Member Share Posted January 26 6 hours ago, Ride365 said: I had the option of a 6 speed manual for my car, but I've been there and done that a few times over the years and it SUCKS in heavy traffic or a jam......I'll happily shift my motorcycles however. I feel the exact same, most of my past vehicles have all been manual, everyone in my family has owned manual vehicles, I taught my kids to drive on a manual and my current truck is a 5-speed.Ā At times I enjoy setting the gear and rpm for the situation but other times, like stop and go traffic I curse it to no end, I just want to drive.Ā I don't ever do any sporty driving any more, I save that for when I'm out on the bikes. 2 1 ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 2and3cylinders Posted January 26 Premium Member Share Posted January 26 Chicago traffic is terrible and with a bad back, hip and knee Shifting is not an option in a car. My biggest reason for a bike DCT is my left hand LOL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilgo Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 On 4/20/2023 at 4:00 AM, getpetey said: Installed a JK3D seat slope mod kit on my 2015. A vast improvement! I've done the whole ' search ' part on here for information on how to do this mod , I bought one from JK3D about 2 years ago and I can't remember how to fit the bloody thing !! Anyone remember a link to how to do the mod ? I'll carry on searching in the meantime š¤ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member dazzler24 Posted January 27 Supporting Member Share Posted January 27 37 minutes ago, pilgo said: I've done the whole ' search ' part on here for information on how to do this mod , I bought one from JK3D about 2 years ago and I can't remember how to fit the bloody thing !! Anyone remember a link to how to do the mod ? I'll carry on searching in the meantime š¤ Check it out here Pilgo. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilgo Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 1 hour ago, dazzler24 said: Check it out here Pilgo. You , Sir , are a Gentleman .Ā Cheers š 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilgo Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Took the bike to Reno NV to get the suspension updated , saw this artwork in Fernley on the way and couldn't resist getting the photo as I work for a fishing wholesale company ( any excuse to take a photo of my bike basically š )Ā 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draco_1967 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 One of the major benefits to working from home several days per week is I can dink around in the garage on my lunch! I swapped the front tire for the Dunlop Mutant. It went fairly easily doing it by hand. I love that the Bridgestones are so compliant - they are easy to mount/dismount. The dunlop took a little effort, but not bad. I changed the rear on Saturday at my buddy's house. He has a pneumatic changer, and that makes things super easy. The big, wide rears are not as fun to do by hand.Ā Motion Pro Bead Pro worked great! I noticed a pretty decent dent in the rim. I am not sure when that happened. I don't recall hitting anything with that much force, but it could have been 2022. The wheel holds air just fine, but I'll be on the lookout for a spare front.Ā Fresh meat! You do what you have to when your friend has the tire changer! I might have been able to fit the front on there too, but I knew I could do it pretty easily by hand. 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warchild Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 On 1/22/2024 at 1:30 PM, 2and3cylinders said: Who's Hayabusa is that! Ā That was my 2008 Suzuki Hayabusa "Desert Runner" edition, carrying 10.3 gallons of fuel and 1.25 gallons of ice water. I rampaged throughout the Desert West for 12 years on this beast. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 2and3cylinders Posted February 1 Premium Member Share Posted February 1 1 hour ago, Warchild said: That was my 2008 Suzuki Hayabusa "Desert Runner" edition, carrying 10.3 gallons of fuel and 1.25 gallons of ice water. I rampaged throughout the Desert West for 12 years on this beast. Very cool and hot at the same time I don't know if my heart could take it Literally Yeah that looks like a nice little gentleman's Express for the desert you need that extra tank! At speed what did you get maybe 38 miles per gallon Or Did you drop the rear sprocket a few teeth cus lordy that thing has enough torque to get into sixth and just idle along I'm sure you ran a valentine and other gizmos back in the day I had a cobra hideaway CB, which was as small as you could fit in like 79 with the added channels to get up to 40. I boosted it to 5 Watts with a k1 tuned monofilament antenna so I walked all over anybody close It just had the handset with two-way speaker with all the controls in it just like the CHP mounties I braced the antenna but I still at "Speed" it was scary I ended up shortening it a bit too much but damn that's all we had in those days for motorcyclists I did also have one of the original what was it fuzz busters And up until recently I've always run a Rd I'm sure you had all sorts of neat stuff on that thing and probably maybe still do on what you're running now The Hideaway and a couple of k1 are still on the shelf Did you have a cooling vest that you ran the one and a half gallons through? And maybe a mister? The little one and a half pint pressure bottles you can buy 10 for 20 or something are great just pull it out of the tank bag and whack yourself I also have one that pumps up with ice in a jacket. it has long small diameter high pressure hose connected to an 1/8" little brass adjustable spray nozzle with a little rotary valve I just shoot in my upper quadrant When you hit your face just remember to take your glasses off first Soak down your "Headsweat" (I Don't Wear no do-rag) and even your helmet if you're careful with the speakers. I just use a little 16 oz bottle of water and dump it on my shirt under my mesh and sometimes I get hypothermia cuz I run cold to begin with š„¶ But for the last 40 plus I've managed to survive with 80% humidity here a lot of the summer War baby post more shots of what you're running now close up Maybe start a new thread or in your gallery which I don't know how to get to if you had one LOL Ā Ā Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warchild Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 54 minutes ago, 2and3cylinders said: War baby post more shots of what you're running now close up Maybe start a new thread or in your gallery which I don't know how to get to if you had one LOL Sure, I'll go start another thread on the new Desert Runner - this version is considerably lighter and more nimble: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 2and3cylinders Posted February 1 Premium Member Share Posted February 1 LMK I forgot you got a MT10 which probably gets worse mileage than your Busa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draco_1967 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 I removed the seat cover. I'm going to work over the seat and do a new cover for it.Ā Honestly, I'm an oddball, because I found the stock seat to be quite comfortable, especially after the seat slope mod. It still isn't all-day comfortable, so I plan to fix that.Ā 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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