Ryan... Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 Who else here is a two wheel warrior? Recently-ish picked up a 2018 Street Glide and have been exploring the roads of Southern WI almost daily. Installed new pipes yesterday, intake and tune will be coming sometime later. Anywho, here's the bike: If anyone else is up for it, would love to put together a big ol group ride, go get some good eats, visit a museum or something, find a cool river to play in. I'm. Up. For. Anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 I ride bicycles a lot. May not be able to keep up though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan... Posted August 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 22 minutes ago, m42b32 said: I ride bicycles a lot. May not be able to keep up though If you have enough air in your Huffy you could easily keep up with some of the guys I ride with from time to time. m42b32 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REKIII Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 I recently purchased a new engine for my R1. Sadly, I will be probably selling it right away when I get it together. That all being said......riding with Harleys would be dangerous for us both. KaiserRolls and Ryan... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 trying to resist this additional hobby, stop it with the threads and such! m42b32 and Ryan... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted August 3, 2019 Report Share Posted August 3, 2019 Had bikes, rode bikes, sold bikes and now they're pretty to look at and annoy me on the roads for the most part. Especially Harley riders... Chalk it up to me getting old and get off my lawny. I have zero interest anymore other than potentially a serious Duc, BMW or Aprilia at some point to put 1,000 miles a year on and stare at in my garage. Ryan... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan... Posted August 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 On 8/2/2019 at 9:33 AM, straight6pwr said: trying to resist this additional hobby, stop it with the threads and such! Like Miley, I can't stop, and I WON'T stop... 22 hours ago, patsbimmer1 said: Had bikes, rode bikes, sold bikes and now they're pretty to look at and annoy me on the roads for the most part. Especially Harley riders... Chalk it up to me getting old and get off my lawny. I have zero interest anymore other than potentially a serious Duc, BMW or Aprilia at some point to put 1,000 miles a year on and stare at in my garage. I would love to get me another Ducati or possibly a motorsport colored S1000rr. Right now I'm going to have a hard enough time making room for both of the Harleys in my garage spot next to the fiance's vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 I currently daily a 2013 Sportster Forty-Eight and am also building a custom cafe Moto Guzzi (hipmf's old bike) with full custom monoshock rear end and gsxr front forks. It's a lot farther along at this point, just haven't taken many pictures. HipMF, m42b32 and Ryan... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipMF Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 Nice! I've been meaning to ask if you ever did anything with it. Looks like you've been busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan... Posted August 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2019 On 8/5/2019 at 7:11 AM, Bassboy3313 said: I currently daily a 2013 Sportster Forty-Eight Nice! Love the look of the retro Sporsters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted August 10, 2019 Report Share Posted August 10, 2019 Anyone have experience with enduros? If I’m able to negotiate more days at our Appleton office I would like to get one for what would be a 4 minute door-to-door commute. Just a 250 as I really only want a glorified moped. No interest in going fast on two wheels. Just something with a little more grunt than a moped. Something of this nature, I am all in on: https://appleton.craigslist.org/mcy/d/iron-mountain-2015-husqvarna-fe250/6914685673.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan... Posted August 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 On 8/10/2019 at 2:25 PM, SteelBlue said: Anyone have experience with enduros? If I’m able to negotiate more days at our Appleton office I would like to get one for what would be a 4 minute door-to-door commute. Just a 250 as I really only want a glorified moped. No interest in going fast on two wheels. Just something with a little more grunt than a moped. Something of this nature, I am all in on: https://appleton.craigslist.org/mcy/d/iron-mountain-2015-husqvarna-fe250/6914685673.html Ad is gone, but realistically any sort of enduro style bike would be perfectly sufficient for a 4 minute commute. Just get something that you can comfortably flat-foot for your own ease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan... Posted August 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 New Screamin Eagle pipes installed, and replaced the OEM tank badge with the classic Bar and Shield [/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 Love the wall art Ryan... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipMF Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 Trying to save up some money to solve my lack-of-shop-space issue permanently. Currently spending my weekends making delirious garnachas... Given the lack of space to do car stuff, I'm considering going back to bikes, since I could probably pull it off at work/my apartment. Thinking about reviving an old idea I had of taking a 250 "dual-sport" bike, making it into a street-tacker, then strapping a ninja 250 engine to it. Given my fabrication skills, this is something I think I could pull off without a large outlay of cash, and fits within my theme of taking things that no one is really passionate about and turning them into something that is just fast enough and sketchy enough to scare the bejeezus out of you. Basically a scaled down version of this: but it sounds like this: Or maybe I'll just keep cooking/find another hobby... Ryan... and KaiserRolls 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan... Posted August 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 ^^^ I fully support this crazy endeavour! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 I used to ride. Did too much stupid shit, so I stopped all together lol. Please keep posting updates 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 21 minutes ago, KaiserRolls said: I used to ride. Did too much stupid shit, so I stopped all together lol. Please keep posting updates 😃 You rode supermoto with the W.A.R. guys didn't you? Not a smart move lol. I got rid of my bike before that, this is my old bike. '87 VFR700. After 3 speeding tickets in a month and almost losing my drivers license it had to go... I loved the sound of the gear drive cams and the V4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 Yes I did lol. It was quite eventful at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasnt m3 Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 Gear driven cams are rad. Here's a pic of an RC51 that I had. The induction sound plus the sound of the timing gears was intoxicating. Ryan... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipMF Posted August 29, 2019 Report Share Posted August 29, 2019 Nice to see I'm not the only honda fanboy on here. Found a nice, low mileage crf230l on CL that I'm considering. These things are so small: Price is a little high, but that's why they're called bad decisions.... Edit: Re-posting the sounds, because I think the picture above really clarifies how dumb this idea is. Also, the hassle of modifying the frame and the ugliness of a radiator has me reconsidering whether or not this is really a good idea. But on the 3rd hand going from 18hp to 30hp.... Can't decide whether this is the right amount of stupid, or too much stupid. jc43089 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted September 3, 2019 Report Share Posted September 3, 2019 So I might be able to have a comedically short commute(less than 5 mins) for 3 days a week. I've always liked the look and style of supermotos and would love to get one for this commute and other tooling around. Would like a Yamaha WR250 R or X. Light, reliable, easy on maintenance. I want it as a glorified moped. For getting used to riding a bike with a clutch and everything, should I get a cheap 85cc or 110 cc dirt bike just to ride around on to get an idea and feel for how to ride? Obviously would do a class, but I would like to have some experience before going for the full thing. I know a 250 is considered a beginner bike, which I am more than okay with, I just want some experience before hand. I've rode a buddies CBR 600 in first gear around the block a couple times and have rode my 50cc moped a fair amount. I do not have motorcycle experience otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspenceful Posted September 3, 2019 Report Share Posted September 3, 2019 1 hour ago, SteelBlue said: So I might be able to have a comedically short commute(less than 5 mins) for 3 days a week. I've always liked the look and style of supermotos and would love to get one for this commute and other tooling around. Would like a Yamaha WR250 R or X. Light, reliable, easy on maintenance. I want it as a glorified moped. For getting used to riding a bike with a clutch and everything, should I get a cheap 85cc or 110 cc dirt bike just to ride around on to get an idea and feel for how to ride? Obviously would do a class, but I would like to have some experience before going for the full thing. I know a 250 is considered a beginner bike, which I am more than okay with, I just want some experience before hand. I've rode a buddies CBR 600 in first gear around the block a couple times and have rode my 50cc moped a fair amount. I do not have motorcycle experience otherwise. Find someone with a Grom and ride that around for a day. You'd be surprised how fast you catch on to the clutch/shifting thing. It's much more forgiving than a car. KaiserRolls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted September 4, 2019 Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 7 hours ago, SteelBlue said: So I might be able to have a comedically short commute(less than 5 mins) for 3 days a week. I've always liked the look and style of supermotos and would love to get one for this commute and other tooling around. Would like a Yamaha WR250 R or X. Light, reliable, easy on maintenance. I want it as a glorified moped. For getting used to riding a bike with a clutch and everything, should I get a cheap 85cc or 110 cc dirt bike just to ride around on to get an idea and feel for how to ride? Obviously would do a class, but I would like to have some experience before going for the full thing. I know a 250 is considered a beginner bike, which I am more than okay with, I just want some experience before hand. I've rode a buddies CBR 600 in first gear around the block a couple times and have rode my 50cc moped a fair amount. I do not have motorcycle experience otherwise. Take spencies advice and rip a grom around. Easiest thing to ride ever. They wheelie well too with some body English lol. I sold mine and don’t miss it at all though. The fun wears off after the first 300 miles ive had supermotos and have ridden many a wr. They are all fun bikes. Just be ready to get tickets 👮🏻♂️👮🏻♂️👮🏻♂️ (I had zero self control on mine) sm’s are quite forgiving in the crashing dept. I crashed my drz a bunch and at the end of the day it’s a dirt bike so they hold up pretty well. I looped my grom when it had like 80 miles on it. Blew apart the seat/tail and broke the pegs off the left side. They are made of glass. If you have friends with dirtbikes go get acquainted with riding in the dirt. It’s seriously the best place to safely learn bike control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted September 4, 2019 Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 18 hours ago, SteelBlue said: So I might be able to have a comedically short commute(less than 5 mins) for 3 days a week. I've always liked the look and style of supermotos and would love to get one for this commute and other tooling around. Would like a Yamaha WR250 R or X. Light, reliable, easy on maintenance. I want it as a glorified moped. For getting used to riding a bike with a clutch and everything, should I get a cheap 85cc or 110 cc dirt bike just to ride around on to get an idea and feel for how to ride? Obviously would do a class, but I would like to have some experience before going for the full thing. I know a 250 is considered a beginner bike, which I am more than okay with, I just want some experience before hand. I've rode a buddies CBR 600 in first gear around the block a couple times and have rode my 50cc moped a fair amount. I do not have motorcycle experience otherwise. 5 minutes? how bout an electric bicycle? basically no maintenance compared to something with a combustion engine. easy to transport to events like road america weekends. no registration, no insurance. cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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