Recent content by New Commuter700

I was commuting most work days on my bike before I quit last year. I am about the same height and weight as OP. I ride in Phoenix which is about as opposite to the Seattle area as one can get. It's flat and rarely rains here and of course, when it does rain, I rarely rode the bike. Mine is a...

For years I complained that for some weird reason no one bothered to make an actual commuter bike. Yes, there were quite a few small displacement bikes that were billed as commuter bikes but to get them on the freeway everyday was just plain stupid. One had to run them close to redline just to...

I have the Honda side cases but I went with an MMG top box. I was happy with it and it only cost about $60 when I bought it. It's a few dollars more now. I wanted more room so I tried another box but it would not hold my helmet so I sent it back and ordered This MMG top box. I am happy with this...

How to turn your bike on the sidestand

Wow, I'm shocked. I had not priced them before. It's like I told the salesman when I bought the bike, bikes are more expensive than cars despite having half the wheels. That said I will probably be replacing mine next year and I'll probably go with the Galfer rotors.

Oh yea, I've only scraped a footpeg a few times so it takes me by surprise. But I don't usually ride that aggressively. But probably more so since I no longer commute 100 miles a day:):(

In the Before I was riding 4 to 500 miles a week back and forth to work. Summer gloves are a necessity here in AZ and I wear them at least 8 months of the year. My biggest complaint was colors, most of them only come in black. I want people to see my hand (and finger) signals. I have now had 3...

30 years ago I had a little Susucki 250. It. was. crap. but I had fun with it anyway. Everyday I would come home and as I approached the left turn into the trailer park I lived in I would drop gears quickly, dumping the clutch between each gear until I was going faster than the rear wheel was...

The filter replacement is not too hard, just keep track of the clips, screws and other pieces. But the filter is huge compared to some bike and even cars. In fact I think I posted before that it was bigger than the filter in my wife's v6 Toyota. When I changed it at 25,000 miles it looked like...

It was black, one summer in the AZ sun took care of that.

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I was going to suggest that. A misaligned chain could be the cause of the noise. I use a cheap tool like this one. After pulling the rear wheel, checking that everything is lined up is a must.

I'm with State farm and since they lower my rate by around 5 percent a year, the policy on my car is not that bad and no one can beat it. But it has been over 20 years with that policy and they've never had to pay out for more than a windshield, and those don't count. The motorcycle is...

I did something similar with mine. I doubled up a MadDog seat pad and installed it backward. It doesn't look great but I can ride it for a couple of hours without too much distress.

The dealer broke the cylinder head cover bolt when putting the cover back on, those little things need so little torque on them that a torque wrench is a necessity. only 7 ft-lbs., which is easy to over-tighten with a 1/4 inch. Also be certain the cover is lined up. So yea, every time. As for...