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Advice on not being scared.

I wanna be less scared of riding on roads. I’ve only really been riding in a residential neighborhood. There’s no traffic besides people pulling into their driveways or leaving. Only stop signs. What can I do to gain more confidence? I’ve also taken it out on a back road and had to turn left from a stop sign (the crossing traffic didn’t have a stop sign) so I felt like I was holding up the cars behind me bc I wanted to make absolute sure I had enough time to get out safely, I can’t turn out fast. I also stalled like twice at this stop sign. It doesn’t help that I can’t ride every day. I have less than 200 miles on the bike. I keep it at my in-laws since she has a garage and I don’t.

I did take the MSF course and passed. Im just not sure what to do at this point, riding in the little neighborhood is super boring. I just want to be able to venture out and not be afraid.

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u/kerijack — 10 days ago
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broken Cases

I got these engine cases off eBay. After the small crack from the seller turned out to goall the way though the cases on the original ones. then the new case the Listing mentioned a few things (stripped/re-tapped drain plug and some minor stuff), but didn’t say anything about this broken section.

There’s a chunk of the aluminum casting missing right at one of the bolt bosses in the crank/transmission area. The break is pretty jagged. The sealing surface looks intact and the bolt still threads in with a few good threads left. The cases are still connected solidly in the other spots nearby.

I’m not worried about oil leaks — more about structural integrity. Figure if I go a bit lighter on that one bolt and make sure the neighboring ones are properly torqued, it should be okay… but I’d rather get some other opinions before I button it up and run it.

Anyone seen something similar or run cases with this kind of damage? Would you run it as-is, or is this something that needs welded up first? its a 2006 KX450f

u/IndependentMud3844 — 12 days ago
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Tank paint protection pads

I've ordered the OEM center tank pad (p/n 99994-2240) but has anyone found side pads that closely match the center pad in texture and don't partially cover the Eliminator decal? Apparently Kawasaki doesn't offer such for the Eliminator.

u/Limp-Confusion570 — 11 days ago