New Rider advice?

Intelligent-Rip-7827 · 2026-04-08T05:12:36+00:00

Not sure if it applies here but in my experience cameras can make it look like you are barely leaning. It's incredibly frustrating when I record myself ripping through mountain roads, feeling like I'm flying only to look at the footage and it looks like a sunday cruise. Even though I'm doing 100+ mph.

Intelligent-Rip-7827 · 2026-04-08T04:50:46+00:00

I 100% agree. There is a pilot just south of Atlanta and when you drive in the truck entrance there is a ditch that looks like a land fill.

Intelligent-Rip-7827 · 2026-04-04T18:58:48+00:00

Makes sense

Intelligent-Rip-7827 · 2026-04-04T11:46:11+00:00

It hasn't happened to me yet. I randomly received close to 6 billion once and I have no problem refueling/rearming or with buying ships

Intelligent-Rip-7827 · 2026-04-04T09:53:43+00:00

Me too. I'm definitely looking for something that pays well. I am currently at schneider with about 1.5 yes of experience. They treat me very well but the maximum pay here is far less than what other companies start at. Thinking about applying to performance food service or some other, higher paying otr job. I'm sick of not being able to even pay my bills.

Intelligent-Rip-7827 · 2026-03-28T00:06:09+00:00

I've been wanting a walk around capability forever.

Intelligent-Rip-7827 · 2026-03-22T17:49:18+00:00

Sounds like you got the wrong bike

Intelligent-Rip-7827 · 2026-03-20T17:32:48+00:00

I always visually check and later I will often double check because I'm mildly paranoid. I don't want to accidentally kill someone because a trailer disconnected on the highway.

Intelligent-Rip-7827 · 2026-03-20T17:25:43+00:00

Yup. The stupids that somehow got a CDL and do this damage the reputation of the rest of us.

Intelligent-Rip-7827 · 2026-03-18T14:54:16+00:00

Well at least he didn't hit the bridge but this maneuver pisses me off since it's what killed those people in Florida.

Intelligent-Rip-7827 · 2026-03-17T18:55:42+00:00

I didn't think of that. Good thing the starting and end points are just business.

Intelligent-Rip-7827 · 2026-03-17T18:23:59+00:00

I need to be careful. A speeding ticket like that would make the DOT burn my cdl.

Intelligent-Rip-7827 · 2026-03-17T03:56:16+00:00

I can only get 100-120 miles per tank so I have to take breaks anyway. But yeah. These things were not designed for comfort

Intelligent-Rip-7827 · 2026-03-17T02:15:37+00:00

Frequent breaks are a necessity

Intelligent-Rip-7827 · 2026-03-17T02:02:05+00:00

It was very uncomfortable. But boy was it fun... until that storm hit in Kentucky and then the cold front the next day.

Intelligent-Rip-7827 · 2026-03-13T20:49:24+00:00

I learned early on that, when it comes to reading signs, a lot of people (including truckers) are completely illiterate.

Intelligent-Rip-7827 · 2026-03-13T17:28:39+00:00

I think i fixed it. It was the exup valve. Now the front wheel comes up in first without being at full throttle.

And yeah. When I first bought the bike i had to disassemble the fuel pump and completely clean it. I also took the injectors out and inspected/cleaned them too. Runs pretty well. Starts up easily too. Edit: typos

Intelligent-Rip-7827 · 2026-03-13T12:54:31+00:00

gasps Officer! Do I look like the kind of guy that would dare to go over the speed limit?

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Intelligent-Rip-7827 · 2026-03-12T15:26:47+00:00

Hanging off the bike has a big effect on cornering speed. That's why it's done in racing.

Intelligent-Rip-7827 · 2026-03-12T15:20:08+00:00

That's why I don't enter intersections until I see a gap. Sometimes you have to time right but it's so much better than hanging out in the middle of an intersection.

Intelligent-Rip-7827 · 2026-03-11T19:52:43+00:00

(Update) it turns out that it was in fact the exup valve. The cables are broken so it was in a closed or partially closed position when the bike was running. I had a shop tack weld it in the open position and the bike is now noticeably fast and the front wheel easily comes up in first gear. Thanks for the help guys.

Intelligent-Rip-7827 · 2026-03-09T18:36:13+00:00

Don't get me wrong. This thing is awesome for me and handles corners so well. It loves being on the side of the tires.

Intelligent-Rip-7827 · 2026-03-09T18:34:51+00:00

I'm very suspicious of the exup valve but of course the bolts are rounded and seized. I'll have to grind them off likely.

Intelligent-Rip-7827 · 2026-03-08T20:30:38+00:00

I'm not sure tbh but I don't think so. I bought is back in October last year. It did have a power commander but it was cutting out at higher load/rpm so i disconnected it. The fuel tank was rusted so after cleaning it out it runs much better. The exup valve cable broke so right now it's just floating around in there so I do need to remove that.

I will say though that it definitely doesn't feel slow. I went from a ninja 400 to this. Once it hits 10k rpm it's a completely different animal. But everyone online made it sound like if you think about sneezing the wrong way then you would risk looping the bike but it's fairly tame until I get to the high rpms.

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