u/wysperkid91

Reddit has definitely helped with a jack stand question and newby question I had. So I present another newby question to the masses. I live the mid Atlantic area and we can get some hot summers or like this past week and flash of 90+ temp with the real feel being triple digits. I have had a genuine leather jacket that isn't rated but it is thick (possibly 2 cs). I'm looking to get a summer jacket that is breathable and hopefully have a CE AA rating on slide. So far being 2 months in I'm feeling comfortable with a lot of my riding ability but have had I couple of humbling moments... But the only part of the bike that has touched the ground is the tires and kickstand! My mother is willing to get me something because she worries about the what ifs and I want some cooling when it's super hot out? Cause this leather jacket protection will prevent me from riding if it's too hot. Any recommendations? Her budget is $200ish but I'm willing to pitch in extra if its white.

TLDR looking for a summer jacket with good protection and breathable budget $200ish will pay extra for white.

I want to start by thanking anyone who gave me advice/confidence with my last post about the "paddock" lifts in my other post. Today's project is the Spears Enterprise clutch assist spring. My question is how do you get the cable fully off the clutch arm to be able to remove the rubber cover? I tried loosening the right nut all the way to get more slack to slip the cable off but it wasn't enough. I was able to "thread" the spring on and it does feel like there's a bit of extra return pressure and was able to adjust it so it start pulling the clutch arm as I start squeezing the lever. But I would like to have the spring actually press against the clutch arm vs the rubber cover. I know the easiest and quickest solution is to just cut the rubber but would like to avoid that if necessary.

Just got done cleaning and lubing the chain on my Z 500 SE. When I went to lift the back wheel up it felt weird so I was super cautious of it tipping like using one hand to hold the bike and the other to push the lift down. I picked this up on FB marketplace place for cheap. Is there supposed to be a handle extension to make this feel less sketchy or am I just overly paranoid?