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Howdy there! I'm a writer, not a rider, but I am working on a piece involving a character who is an avid motorcyclist. Not being an expert, i thought i'd consult some. The scene is this: my main character, who is quite an experienced rider, has been incapacitated in such a way that they are capable of speaking and remaining conscious, but is unable to operate their motorcycle(the current draft is that their arm has been dislocated, but I may alter that; not strictly relevant). In any case, they have to get away from something, and they rode their bike to get to where they are now. So, they and another character now have to escape via the bike, with the main character sitting behind the side character and trying to explain to them how to drive a motorcycle while they are actively both riding on it.

My main question is this: how complicated would it be for someone who knows a lot about riding a motorcycle to try and explain/talk through it to somebody who knows nothing about it while riding behind them? Is that feasible in anyway, and how long do you think it would take to pick up "the basics" enough to safely escape a sticky situation?

Thanks in advance!

Looking to buy an intercom for myself and my dad that will give us the ability to listen to our own individual music sources (i.e. Bluetooth to phone) whilst also being able to simultaneously talk to eachother. Have browsed multiple threads in various subreddits but still Am none the wiser as to what I'm looking for. Am I right in thinking that anything with mesh connectivity will do this? Or are there any other suggestions peopleay have?

Thanks in advance 😁

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My clutch cable snapped. I just put a new one and there's no coil to pull clutch back in. It got lost during that ride. What do i do?

by the way the mt07 is used around 8000 miles or i could buy a brand new ninja 500 SE (By the way both are pretty much the same price the SE is actually more expensive out the door) I'll mostly be using it for commutes in the city of course I'll be wanting to go on a few fun rides in the mountains as well, for reference I've ridden 150cc scooters and 300 cc manuals, thank you in advance!

Probably gonna spend around 3k and call it a day.

I just started riding a few months ago and haven’t gotten a visor yet, I have a shoei Rf-sr helmet. I was looking online and on their website they only have a 2 visors available for my helmet. I’m going to try and buy a different one off of another website but am worried it won’t fit my helmet. So I was wondering if all of shoeis visors fit all of their helmets? If not does anyone have any recommendations?

Hey, just found a cardo 4x like new on Amazon for 160€. I wanted to ask if anyone who knows the cellular line interphone sport if the cardo is actually worth it for 60€ more. Thank you

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Hey all. Just got back into the street scene after 25 year absence. Is it just me, or are insurance companies absolutely raping us on insurance costs. 2023 300ss, insured with Geico in California for $1500 a year full coverage. I’ve had my CDL for 20 years, M endorsement for 25 years. Clean driving record. This thing is more expensive to insure than my wife’s 2019 Hyundai Tucson Limited. And here is was thinking of upgrading to a Triumph Street Triple this spring.

Hi all, I recently purchased this Kawasaki kle500 1994, it’s amazing! And I really want to start restoring it back to its former glory a bit, the main thing is as you can see it’s been used as its intended purpose but I’d say 80% of the plastics are damaged, I am having no luck whatsoever finding a scrap donor bike for cheap so does anyone know where I can get the fairing kit? Weather it’s custom made or whatever I don’t mind, TIA all

Bought me a road glide. Been on sport bikes my whole life but decided to go for a cruiser. That and I have been staring at my buddies 21 RG for a while now. Damn this thing is nice. I love the cruise control.

The bikes are in the garage so I couldn’t post a picture of them covered in ice.

I've been driving around to get a dealership to patch my tire on the inside but haven't found a single one. They just keep talking about liability and buy a new tire . My brand new rear tire which is a Michelin Road 6 with less than 800 miles on them got punctured by some metal protruding out of the train tracks. Nothing entered the tire but it gouged a small hole . That is a first. I knew it was the train tracks because i took the hwy right after and the rear tire felt unstable. Right now. My plug is leaking around the outside of the hole and I need a patch via the inside.

It's a brand new tire and the hole is in the middle of the tire. Does cyclegear perform tire patches on the inside? Has anyone done it there. I've searched all over but haven't found a definitive answer.

I'm curious about DCT bikes, since you are taught to control friction zone and throttle when turning a manual bike how does that differ when turning a DCT bike

I (53, M) am shopping for a new bike that my wife will enjoy riding with me. I’d like it to be versatile and equally satisfying around town and at highway speeds. I’m open to used, but I’d like something that is currently being produced. I’m a cruiser guy at heart, but I don’t want spend Harley or Indian money.

We checked out a bunch adventure and sport tourer models yesterday, and there are lots of great choices - capable, comfortable, reasonably priced, dependable. But they have no soul and they’re generally boring to look at. Honest question… Do people really get excited about how the adventure and touring segment bikes look and sound, or do they just get past the boredom because the product functions so well?

I miss the days when the metric manufacturers made models that were actually reasonable alternatives to the big twins.

I think my old-man status is official. Gotta go get some kids off my lawn. 🤣

with Goretex. Tired of warming my stiff frozen fingers on the exhaust.

(Posting as a joke I just saw this somewhere)