Motorcycles.

[Cookie Monster]

That bike has ABS.

I'd prefer an old school round headlight, but that looks better than the current one IMO.

Serves me right for not looking at the damn picture that I posted.

I will have to reserve judgement for when I see one in person with a windscreen.

[Cookie Monster]

The last Supersport was basically the same deal, but there was no mistaking it for anything but a Ducati. It was still glaze your underoos hot without the Superbike torture rack ergonomics:

It's definitely not as sexy as the last one. In fact I think it looks kind of like a fucked up version of the Panigale.

I'm not a fan.

[MX793]

I mean, that's a more expensive and powerful version of the Ninja 650 so it's not surprising...

I actually think the new Ninja 650 looks better though.

Seems like Duc's answer to the N1K and GSX-S1KF.  And perhaps the Honda Interceptor.

[MX793]

I am so jealous of all these new cheapo bikes with slipper clutches. Do Street Triples have slipper clutches stock?

I can honestly say I've never felt the need for a slipper clutch on the street.

[CaminoRacer]

I am so jealous of all these new cheapo bikes with slipper clutches. Do Street Triples have slipper clutches stock?

baby 390 Dukes even have them now. Not sure why, honestly

[Cookie Monster]

I can honestly say I've never felt the need for a slipper clutch on the street.

Yeah, me neither. Just rev match your downshifts and you're good to go.

[12,000 RPM]

Yeah, me neither. Just rev match your downshifts and you're good to go.

650 engine brakes a good bit harder than any other bike I've ridden. I did finally learn how to rev match downshift while braking though.... pretty easy.

[CaminoRacer]

650 engine brakes a good bit harder than any other bike I've ridden. I did finally learn how to rev match downshift while braking though.... pretty easy.

Especially if you have good one- or two-finger brakes. Mine can be a bit tricky since I need 3-4 fingers to brake hard, leaving only my palm to twist the throttle. But I can usually see far enough ahead to just downshift without braking anyway. That's probably my favorite thing to do, the engine sounds fantastic during a perfectly blipped downshift.

[Cookie Monster]

Especially if you have good one- or two-finger brakes. Mine can be a bit tricky since I need 3-4 fingers to brake hard, leaving only my palm to twist the throttle. But I can usually see far enough ahead to just downshift without braking anyway. That's probably my favorite thing to do, the engine sounds fantastic during a perfectly blipped downshift.

+1

The WR has such a distinct rasp/pop when I nail the downshift. I love it.

[12,000 RPM]

Especially if you have good one- or two-finger brakes. Mine can be a bit tricky since I need 3-4 fingers to brake hard, leaving only my palm to twist the throttle. But I can usually see far enough ahead to just downshift without braking anyway. That's probably my favorite thing to do, the engine sounds fantastic during a perfectly blipped downshift.

I need a 3 finger squeeze too. I didn't realize that could be part of it.

I like the burp between shifts

[Cookie Monster]

I found my aftermarket lever is super stiff. There was a lot of flex in the stock lever but with the ASV one it's very stiff which means I can use one or two fingers, which makes it easier to blip the throttle.

[MX793]

I have a cramp-buster on my throttle which makes blipping under braking super easy.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I don't have girly hands, so I can blip anything while braking hard.

[giant_mtb]

I don't have girly hands, so I can blip anything while braking hard.

+1

[12,000 RPM]

Them feels when you buy a helmet online and it's a size too small

[giant_mtb]

Here's a random puzzle. My bike will often stall out when I lean hard left at low speed/throttle.  Like if I'm turning around on a trail and lean 'er over left with little-no gas, she just quits.  Kinda annoying because I favor left hand turnarounds.  First time I experienced it was way back this summer...I was on the bike and closing my garage door...leaned left to grab it and she died. I figured it was just cause it wasn't warmed up yet, but itll do it when warm too.

Just part of life with a carb'd, air cooled 230 tractor engine?  I don't remember it happening when I first got it. Carb is clean (I imagine)...cleaned it in the spring and always run seafoam in my gas. 

[MX793]

Doesn't sound normal.  Every carb'ed bike I've ever had would not only run while leaned over, but would idle if you dropped it on its side until it had pulled all the fuel out of the line.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Fuel hose get twisted?

[giant_mtb]

Fuel hose get twisted?

I couldn't find anything obvious when I was looking out on my ride.  Twisted the bars back and forth and couldn't see anything. I'll look harder later.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I couldn't find anything obvious when I was looking out on my ride.  Twisted the bars back and forth and couldn't see anything. I'll look harder later.

How does the fuel pickup on a birt dike work? Is there a line going through the cap? Petcock? I don't know stuff.

[giant_mtb]

How does the fuel pickup on a birt dike work? Is there a line going through the cap? Petcock? I don't know stuff.

It's got a petcock.  There's an aeration line coming out of the top of the tank. It also has smog things on it, so it's mildly complicated. 

[CaminoRacer]

How old is the bike/how many miles?

[giant_mtb]

How old is the bike/how many miles?

2008. 2400ish miles. Never had a valve check or other heavy maintenance. Just oil changes and sperk plergs.

[BimmerM3]

I think I'm gonna wait til the spring to take the MSF course. We're getting pretty close to the end of riding season and it seems a little counterproductive to learn and then not able to practice very much for several months.

[12,000 RPM]

More new bikes at Intermot:

Z900:


Z650(!):


Bruh this new 650 might rule the middle weight roost as far as looks go. Z900 should have been a triple

[MrH]

Got stuck on the highway today. Looked like a brand new Kawasaki liter bike laid down. Dude getting taken away in an ambulance. Looked like it was just him. How do you wipe out going 70 on a dead straight highway?

[12,000 RPM]

Got stuck on the highway today. Looked like a brand new Kawasaki liter bike laid down. Dude getting taken away in an ambulance. Looked like it was just him. How do you wipe out going 70 on a dead straight highway?

Debris, or a hit and run.

One time in NYC I was riding at night up 3rd Avenue.... light turns red, everyone slows down. As I'm slowing down, from under the car in front of me is what looks like a plastic place mat. I target fixated, rode over it, locked my front tire, bike goes down. Could have been something that simple. I make it a point to practice dodging debris/manhole covers when I can.

He could also have just been an idiot.

[SVT_Power]

Got stuck on the highway today. Looked like a brand new Kawasaki liter bike laid down. Dude getting taken away in an ambulance. Looked like it was just him. How do you wipe out going 70 on a dead straight highway?

A whole lotta things could happen - he might've grabbed a fist full of brake (or a foot full) because an idiot cager was about to hit him, he drove over something, some kind of mechanical failure, he might've been trying to wheelie or something, etc.

[MrH]

"Caged"

In other news, you guys see that YouTube video of the guy who hit the dog and went down? Guy behind him also went down. Slide across the double yellow, semi truck was coming out him, and he straight up action movied out of the way?

[BimmerM3]

"Caged"

In other news, you guys see that YouTube video of the guy who hit the dog and went down? Guy behind him also went down. Slide across the double yellow, semi truck was coming out him, and he straight up action movied out of the way?

Bruh, this is the internet. Just link us to the video...