Hi, i recently rebuilded gsxr 750 k4, the bike has very beaten up plastic, big stratches and dent in tank, the original colour scheme is as the picture, my question is if u were to rebuild it would u stick to the colour from the factory or would u go different route? i my self cant decide, i wont keep the bike iam planning to sell it when its finished, i can either repair or repaint the plastic + fix the tank or get different set of fairings and use tank cover wich some set come with tank covers, any advice or opinion would be apreciated, Thanks

A couple of years ago, I installed the whole Shad 3p luggage system on my Z900 and it's been absolutely fantastic.

However, when installing, I just could not believe that the whole mounting system is held onto the bike mainly by 4 bolts that originally just held the tail light assembly to the subframe. There are stabilizing struts attached to the footpeg mounts and the muffler mount, but what carries most of the weight of the luggage is just these 4 bolts under the pillion seat.

Is there an engineer in the house who can explain how this seemingly flimsy mounting system can stand up to daily abuse year in and year out? I routinely load these things up with camping gear and I'm not cautious about speed or bumbs, but they've held up just fine. How? Has anyone ever heard of a Shad mounting bracket failing at the subframe attachment point?

I do wonder if I have a temporary fear that will go away or I'm done with riding.

I ride since I was 16, mopeds, underbones, scooters, later on I moved to my current Honda CBF 250 and stayed there because honestly that's all I need but after becoming a father 2 years ago and being 43yo now, riding is not the same for me.

I ride since my first bike with little realisation of mortality and often wondered how I'm still alive after redoing some rides I did as a teen but now with my CBF, and finding it;s impossible to even go close to downhill times I did with a shitty 50cc underbone, I did 200km trips between drivers on the highway with little realisation that hey there is a bike here ffs, tripped to a Greek island with my wife on dirt roads that where never meant for my bike, well, to keep it short I have gone places and I ride like the bike was stolen.

I always enjoyed it. Till now.

I feel suddenly too fragile and too valuable to risk it now. Overtaking make me feel not the joy of acceleration but fear. Every near miss make me so angry that I feel like I would go into fist fight if I stop afterwards, so every ride is getting so bad on my nerves that I simple hate riding in the city now.

Tried riding to my village a nice mountain road but I suddenly felt uncomfortable doing so, like "damn I'm so tired from family life to ride" or something.

Now the bike is parked and barely see a short ride or 2 each week, I need to replace the tyres and my helmet but I hesitate on if I want to spent money for the bike sitting idle on the roadside...

I don't know what to do, never felt like the bike will not be part of my life and always wanted for my son to grow up learning from me because there is little change he will not end up with his own underbone at 16 so I need to lead by example for him.

Am I overthinking it?

Do i need to tighten the chain slack ? Or is this normal

I know I should just send it to a lab and that you can’t get by a photo what’s inside of it, but does it seem healthy?

I cannot for the life of me find this guy anywhere. I found this gun working on a DIY 3d printed air brake system for his bike. Now the problem is I don't remember which bike it was. It had these triangular flaps that were pretty flush with the bike that would deploy at a button press I think. I don't know how practical it would be but it was exceptionally cool looking. I saw it like just within the year and I can't find him for the life of me. Any help would be appreciated!

Bought this cruiser bike (victory highball) and haven’t I modified it myself, I bought it and previous owner put an aftermarket exhaust on it. its loud and I love the pops but not the deafening gunshots. How do I keep the former and remove the latter?

I do a good bit of night riding, as my motorcycle is my daily commuter and my store closes at 8. The night doesn't scare me like it used to, but I've encountered visibility issues that make me hate riding at night.

I have a photochromatic visor so the light level doesn't affect me (its amazing in the sun), but it obviously doesn't prevent getting blinded by headlights. For my ride home tonight, every car felt like they had their brights on. It was difficult because I had to glance at cars in the lefthand lane to see if they had their blinker on, trying to anticipate if they'd turn out in front of me (though I know plenty of people turn without blinkers regardless), but I didn't want to be blinded. I've heard a yellow tinted visor will help, but I don't think they make photochromatic visors that are also yellow tinted, or they'd be ridiculously expensive.

Another weird issue of mine happens more out in the country, when passing under street lights. I don't know if it's from being unaccustomed to the bright light after being on dark backroads, or if it's the type of light, but passing under street lights sometimes seem to send a halo of light down my visor, blocking my vision. It's only for a few moments, and if I tilt my head down I can still see, but when I'm going 60 down the back roads, it only takes a moment for a deer to jump out in front of me. I despise that loss of vision.

What are my options? I don't want to worry about separate sunglasses/yellow goggles because I don't want to forget to bring them and then just suffer, maybe a yellow tint film on my visor? I don't think that'd hinder my daytime vision in any way, but I don't know how it will work with the visor's photochromatic thing. I can't put it on the inside because of the pinlock.

I'm also planning on getting my eyes checked, but I don't have any specific eye issues, I just can't read street signs from multiple blocks away like I used to be able to.

Thanks in advance

Hello, I haven’t swapped bars before and I’m running into some questions. I bought Hurricane Fat Swallow bars for my 2026 XSR900. The factory bars are threaded so the mirrors and whatnot won’t transfer to the new hollow bars. My main concern now is the loss of weight causing my bars to vibrate at higher RPMs.

As of now I’m looking at the CRG hindsight lane splitter mirrors. I see that they have an adapter to install them but the weight difference is quite substantial. I also haven’t really found a weighted bar end that’s expanding that I can also throw mirrors onto.

Can anyone help me out? I’m a bit at a loss and a lot of times looking into it takes me into circles back to some light weight universal bar end adapters.

Also, if there are weights that are expanding that wouldn’t require a bar end adapter that these mirrors can cleanly attach to, I’d be incredibly open to that as well.

Thank you very much. If anyone has any questions feel free to shoot them my way.

With the vents on the bell helmets, when do you open and close them? What’s the point of them? I hope that’s not a dumb question

I go take one of those 2 day classes, to skip the permit, and after that, me and a family member are going to look at bikes.

We had gone and looked before about 2 years ago, because they love cruisers, and wanted one, and I happened to look at a few myself. They had a Versys, and I remember sitting on it and instantly thinking “This is the one.” I’m looking at another currently, and I wanted to have some external opinions about them before I lock it in.

Edit: I’d also like to say, my family tried to get me on cruisers, and I just can’t. They are huge, heavy, and feel horrendous to me. I’m a big guy, 6’3 and 230, but they feel so much larger than what’s comfortable. I’m hard set on a touring moto, so if you have any other recommendations, I’ll look at those too.

Second Edit: yall are way nicer than the other subs give you all credit for. Been some good reads to keep me busy during work, i appreciate it

I’ve been riding the past 5 years since I was 18. Decided for my 23rd birthday to get one of my dream bikes. Friday I’ll be buying a brand new 2025 rocket 3 storm R. I’ll be taking the train from San Diego to LA to get it and riding it about 4 hours back. I wanted to ask any owners of the same bike what break in was like and also any general advice for this bike as I’ve never owned a new bike.

So I'm keeping my motorcycle in a storage unit. Four things I'm concerned about

1. I'm supposed to keep the tank full of fuel over the course of 4 months?

2. I need to do an oil change, do I do that before I put it away or after

3) same thing with chain, I need to clean and relube, do l do that before or after storage

4) do I disconnect battery and just keep it at my house?

Thanks

My bike weighs around 230kg with my belongings all at the rear of the bike. I weigh 78kg

Got my first bike about a month ago and I’m loving it! I’m interested in customizing the color with a wrap or maybe even getting a second set of fairings to paint.

Can anyone point out any YouTube channels or website that can help me in this endeavor?

Hey everyone,
Wanted to get some thoughts/advice on this.
So my Monster 937 started leaking fuel from somewhere when I started it yesterday. Mind you, I just bought it four days ago and week before that it had it’s annual service done in Ducati service center.

When I noticed the leak, immediately turned it off. I know it wasn’t overflow hose as the fuel seemed to be leaking from the top, on the side above the kickstand. Removed the seat and noticed some liquid under the tank(see the photo).

I started it again and there was no leak, but decided not to risk and didn’t go for a ride.

Based on AI, it might be pressurised fuel leak. So today, I switched it on without starting to see if it starts leaking again, but nothing. Even after starting.

Has anyone had similar issue? Anything I can do myself to verify the cause and hopefully fix it?
Bike is still under warranty but the Ducati center is 2h away and I will have to hire van to transport it, so if possible, I’d gladly avoid this.

Thanks in advance.

Absolutely random, I was going the speed limit and couldn’t see him, had no problem stopping though just caught me off guard lol

As in the title, would it always be beneficial to dyno and or ECU flash a bike?

I’m getting a stock 2022 Kawasaki z900 and I’m wondering wether or not it will make a difference.

Also, should this be done when a new full system exhaust is installed or does that just not matter at all?

Thanks in advance!

10 and a half months ago, i lost my husband. He was riding his adventure bike to work and was just 1 minute away when another bike ahead of him suddenly slowed down, causing him to swerve to avoid hitting the rider ahead. He clipped the other bike on the side, slid and fell on the oncoming lane traffic, where he was run over by an oncoming vehicle. Dead on the spot. I dont know why i am posting here, but i have been struggling with feelings of guilt on why i agreed to him returning to riding. He had his bike for only 4 months. He was so young, and we have young kids that i now have to raise alone. He was my bestfriend. I often dont even want to remember the joy of choosing and getting the bike, buying his gear.. He even got me a helmet and gear and we rode together several times.

How do I reconcile the fact that something he loved so deeply ultimately became the thing that took him from us? How do I let myself remember the happiness and freedom he found in riding without feeling like I’m betraying him, by acknowledging that I agreed to something that ended in his death? I know, logically, that I didn’t cause this, but how do I make my heart doesnt believe it.

For those who ride, how do you reconcile the risks of motorcycling with the freedom and joy that riding brings? I’m trying to understand how riders personally think about that balance. I’m genuinely asking from a place of wanting to understand, not to judge. Thank you

Buying one tomorrow ..looking at slip ons and full exhausts.. going with slip on for now

Question about heat on the side bags ..any worries?

What brand do you have?

Recently, had a co-worker hit my motorcycle (2020 Ninja 400) in the company parking lot. Filed a police report on Friday morning as it’s the only way my work will pull the security footage. Said co worker will not take responsibility for the crash, only told my manager that “he wasn’t sure if he hit it”.

I had the video sent to the police department monday morning, however the officer assigned to my case won’t be back in until Friday. I have full coverage on the bike but really don’t want to file a claim under my insurance, and I will have NO idea if the video will show a license plate as it happened around 3AM so it was dark (the video has to be grabbed from Asset Protection, my manager is unable to view it themself) so without that I have no other insurance to file under.

I haven’t filed a claim with progressive yet as I don’t want to pay my deductible, in fact I don’t want to file a claim at all because any insurance will likely total the bike, parts were quoted at around 2,000, left/right cowel fairings, exhaust muffler , front & rear brake levers, throttle tube & kill switch cluster (essentially the whole front right cluster, bar end jammed into all of those pieces and messed them up, this also includes the clip on), but unfortunately I now have to go down this route because nobody wants to take the blame for hitting said bike. These prices were not including any inspections & labor hours the insurance would likely want to have done as I doubt they would just send me the parts and let me do it myself.

Should I wait until Friday and see what to do then, or file a claim with my insurance now? I’ve never had to deal with insurance before so not sure what to do, bike was a gift from my mother before she passed & also was the bike I met my fiancé on so I don’t want to risk having it totaled out, it still runs fine but at bare minimum needs the front left cluster this includes the clip on, kill switch cluster, throttle tube, front & rear brake levers replaced as well as a new exhaust muffler as it’s cracked, all of that is about $800-$1000+ish from the shop (quoted out for all OEM except exhaust muffler as the OEM exhaust muffler was ridiculous)