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Does anyone know if a Suzuki SALVAGE 650 would make a reliable first bike? :)

As usual people will rush to say the car was at fault for turning in front of a motorcycle ignoring the fact that he was going maybe 2x or more the speed limit in the bus lane. Time to slow down especially when approaching intersections. I can remember only 1 car that tried to make a left in...

I first mounted my driving lights aka spot lights (concentrated pencil beam pattern vs fog lights which disperse light everywhere) too low the way fog lights get mounted then realized after looking at a friends sportster with driving lights mounted on the sides of the headlight that higher is...

Cleaned the plastic with a cloth and soapy water then made sure the surface was dry. Spent about 30 minutes on each side with a heat gun from harbor freight - you can watch videos to learn proper technique. After things cooled down I applied Bear brand water based Spar Polyurethane with a...

Coolant Consumption 2012 NC700X 46K miles.... I bought this bike from the original owner in 2019 @ 33K miles. At some point around 35K miles? I noticed the reservoir was low and I filled it up. Last time I checked it was 2 years ago when I had to replace a damaged radiator hose at that time...

Saturday, I rode from San Diego to LA with my motorcycle club 240 miles round trip where we averaged 75 to 80mph+ and I still got 62 MPG on the way up and that is with Madstad windscreen and mini extender + a givi top case.

Pulled to the right side of the on ramp to put my phone in my pocket which was mounted in the phone holder. and the bike started to roll backwards and was leaning to the right and ended up falling over. I had a heck of a time picking it up because it was leaning downhill. I wanted to pass...

Small miracles ... when I came out of Walmart I saw that I forgot my gloves on the seat and they were still there! Homeless like taking gloves out of the helmet so I always lock them in the trunk.

Tire - Very slow invisible leak - For educational purposes Symptoms: My front tire lost a bunch of air. First sign it was hard to turn the handlebars when backing up. Checked pressure at home ~ 8 psi. Filled to 35 psi. Overnight 8 hrs later it fell to 25 psi. Search for leak: 1. Sprayed...

Yesterday I road a friend's Sportster 1200 in the parking lot for about 100 feet and turned around. I was wearing shorts because the temp was about 83F degrees. While I did not touch the exhaust pipe or get a burn my skin got so hot even in that short distance it felt like someone had heated...

RE: JT Sprockets (JTSK1035) 520X1R2 Chain and 16 Front/43 Rear Tooth Sprocket Kit $113 +tx on Amazon ordered May 2022 Miles: 43K and still running original sprockets which looked ok but cause the chain to get tight and loose as the wheel is rotated. All chain / sprockets do this and the chain...

Last week while getting' on the highway I swung wide and cut hard into the turn and the right peg scraped then the rear wheel slipped out and I think I steered left to bring the bike back up dirt-bike style and then bike suddenly snapped straight - like a prelude to a high-side crash and in a...

At 43,000 miles on my 2012 NC700X I removed about 25cc using a plastic syringe and a roughly 24" length of 3/16" ID clear tubing? From each fork leg and added about a tablespoon of paint thinner to thin the existing fork oil which looked original and was dark brown. On a test ride around the...

I was looking at getting the Rebel 1100 which states that it has a lean angle of 27 degrees which is less than the NCX but I was unable to find the lean angle of my bike anywhere including searching this forum. What is the lean angle of the NC700X?

I bought an LED Brake & Tail + signal light assembly ... Amazon - NTHREEAUTO LED Motorcycle Tail Light Integrated Brake Turn Signals License Plate Lights Universal Rear Taillight $18 5 + hours including identifying wires soldering Drilling holes in the LED assembly to make it fit etc. Next...

Made a video I was so impressed with this motor even though the original owner went some crazy amount of miles between oil changes turning the engine brown inside still doesn't burn or leak any oil. I use Walmart SuperTECH 10w30 100% synthetic and ST6607 car oil filter (for the Honda Fit)...

Heel toe shifter PROS & CONS PROS: Easy install took 1/2 second on the highway - no need to dismount or even turn off the bike. Just hit a piece of plywood head on at about 55 mph. No need to remove shift lever... too-less install. Cost = $0 CONS: Less aerodynamic. Downshifts are pretty easy...

Some observations about windscreens from a Madstad owner of 1.5 years & 5K miles: PROS: Adjustable Up/Down and tilt (without needing tools). Multiple lengths to choose from + you can specify length & color tinting. Morning or night when dew gets on the windshield it can be lowered so you can...

How to remove and reinstall the foot pegs 2012 NC700X - see the techniques I used to avoid loosing a spring or the ball bearing on the rear pegs.

Previous owner dropped the bike a few times in his garage. Clutch lever was bent and so was the bolt that held the lever in. I ordered three parts for about $50 from a honda dealer however I could not figure out how to remvoe the Clutch Switch. I figured it out and made a video. Parts...