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If I use Mitas e-05 tires, can I drive on dirt roads and forest paths?

It is so much fun to leisurely travel around with a drone on one side and a camera on the other.

Hello, i have owned this nc700x 2013 for about a year now, made a few mods including crash bars, engine block shield, new exhaust and tyres but am not quite satiated.

I want to buy more mods to modernize the bike and make it look better. Please leave a comment with any opinion or advice or additions to make :)

Because of my limited budget i cant "just get another bike" for now, so am only looking to find nice cosmetic changes.

Thank you, please be kind.

Doing my first coolant change on a 2008 Suzuki M 50. All the other fluids were gorgeous, and the bike has been really well maintained by the owner. But this bolt was stripped, and I cannot get it out. It holds one corner of a plastic cover over the coolant overflow tank.

Any help on how to try to get this out would be greatly appreciated

PS: the the current coolant is bright green and looks perfect. Should I be changing it out with a newer blue coolant?

I know everyone hates this bike for TikTok and influencer reason. But I really do enjoy and like it. I just ride my own ride and likes the look of it.

I do not do group rides or create tik tok videos FYI just want a nice bike for wind therapy on highway and backroad. And it is my first liter bike as well.

I did some work on this bike and I am wondering what the value is currently:

- 23,000km

- Tires are about 7 years old

- Small dent on lowest part of gas tank

- Large scratch on the left rear plastic bit

- Front fairing had some paint chipping but I repainted it, however has some orange peel and the paint isnt a perfect match with the rest of the bike.

- The speedo stopped working, I believe its due to the mechanical magnetic thingy on the front wheel, dash otherwise works perfectly

- Did a tank rust treatment and did all other maintenance, oil, coolant, detailing etc

Overall in excellent mechanical condition otherwise

Located in Toronto

Edit: Having a really hard time finding parts for this model!

Morning everyone. This is my 2006 FZ6 I got as my first bike around 7 years ago. I used it for three years to daily commute and I've put 28000 miles on it now.

It's now just a toy for weekend fun and I don't think I'll ever need another bike. 100hp, plenty of torque and a screaming 14000 rpm is perfect.

I now want to refresh and do a light restore on the bike and I'm after some advice.

Firstly there is a buzzing non typical Yamaha tick sound especially when the bike is warm and I can't work out of its Alternator or Timing Chain tensioner related. Secondly the exhaust headers are very rusty now and the bolts are in very bad condition. How much am I looking at for new downpipes and gasket etc as I don't trust myself to try remove this one.

What are some tasteful mods you have all done? I've ordered a tail tidy and some led indicators and rear light already.

Thanks for reading!!

Frenchy

Starting to get a taste for multi-day rides, I want to do a 3 day/2 night loop around Lake Tahoe, up by Lake Almanor then back through the California central valley, it maps out as about 600 miles with most of it being very twisty, technical riding. Is that a good distance for a 3 day trip? Or too short? I can ride 200 miles a day comfortably enough, but getting to my hotel and it’s only 2pm seems a bit lame

I have had this fine beaut of a machine for almost a year now and put on 12,000km on it so far. I sadly was thinking about letting go of the klr as of right now. I originally planned on using this machine for long trips to Alaska and such but i dont see myself taking a trip like that for a while since I have to finish my schooling and it eats all my vacation days for work. I was thinking about looking at a 2026 cb650 I’ve heard great things about inline 4’s and I would like to get a naked bike for a less aggressive seating position. Ive heard good things about them and heard people trading them in months after they get them. Im looking for a smooth ride and a good amount of power just not sure if I should get a higher cc bike. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated on the cb650 and the e clutch, or other bikes I should be interested in test riding!

On Oct 1st last year a Semi decided I needed a hug and turned into me.

After a pole vaulting trophy and someone singing "Staying Alive" while I laid down for a while, followed by some wee woo, then some pokey, stitchy, blood stoppy and someone yelling "CLEAR", I got to whoop whoop 5 hours away to more pokey, stichey, blood stoppey with added nuts and bolts, I'm mobile-ish now.

I got my ride home. She's like me. Damaged but resurrect-able.

I need forks, suspension, radiator, handle bars, blinkers, headlight and bucket, controls. Maybe some other odds and ends.

Anyone have some good places to find what I need? I've been hunting around but some of the prices are obscene. Like, price of the whole bike or a new engine obscene. It doesn't need to be painted, I'm going to redo my original custom style. Bare metal is fine. Thanks for your help!

2004 Honda Shadow Sabre VT1100C2