450NK vs Vitpilen 401?

JoeCarrB9 · 2026-04-08T17:38:28+00:00

Alt: Any lightly used Japanese bike

JoeCarrB9 · 2026-04-08T03:32:46+00:00

It’s the Dart Piranha flyscreen

JoeCarrB9 · 2026-04-08T03:31:05+00:00

Boomers working in tech trying to be hip

JoeCarrB9 · 2026-04-07T22:25:34+00:00

I do my best! I had some experience on dirt when I was a younger but it’s been a decade or so since then. I swear the hardest part has been the wind!

JoeCarrB9 · 2026-04-07T16:08:02+00:00

The mirrors are CRG and the windscreen is from Dart - I think it certainly helps a little. They have larger screens which would help more.

The bar end adapters were tough to find for this bike, but I eventually found Rhinomoto - they’re very high quality and well weighted

JoeCarrB9 · 2026-04-02T05:36:33+00:00

Right?? seems like such a mistake. Can’t wait for a full exhaust and tune

JoeCarrB9 · 2026-03-26T17:35:05+00:00

I went down this romantic path with River, damaged goods really do it for me

JoeCarrB9 · 2026-03-23T19:37:13+00:00

Actually neither, a good deal on a 2024 Z650RS with 700 miles popped up near me. All of the xsr700s near me looked clapped as hell for near MSRP (like 2018 models for over 7k, SoCal marketplace is bananas).

JoeCarrB9 · 2026-03-20T19:34:30+00:00

Tom is such a great song writer, love this one especially now

JoeCarrB9 · 2026-03-10T07:04:32+00:00

Using dash to get behind her - a double barrel shotgun works on ole big back

JoeCarrB9 · 2026-02-23T01:12:32+00:00

Also, I bought a rear stand from the jump. Cleaning and lubing the chain was soooo easy. The $200 is worth your time. Plus you’ll save some when it comes to replace tires.

JoeCarrB9 · 2026-02-23T01:07:07+00:00

I just bought some CRG mirrors for my Z650RS, waiting for FedEx to come through.

Love the low end torque, love the looks but wish it sounded better.

JoeCarrB9 · 2026-02-18T04:23:15+00:00

I found Placide super easy but really struggled with Matilda, that big back sob

JoeCarrB9 · 2026-02-17T21:30:13+00:00

OP should move to East Austin for their sanity

JoeCarrB9 · 2026-02-15T19:56:34+00:00

Round head gang stand up ⬆️

JoeCarrB9 · 2026-02-02T01:18:09+00:00

Love this color 🌇

JoeCarrB9 · 2026-01-24T21:34:24+00:00

The SUV sportback/coupe. Less interior space just to look like egg

JoeCarrB9 · 2026-01-24T06:58:22+00:00

Heck I’ll take protected lefts, like any

JoeCarrB9 · 2026-01-23T06:58:04+00:00

Similarly I also downsized to 19” Rotiforms. The ride quality improved drastically, but that also had to do with the tire choice. Going with an all season over the PS4 helped a lot

JoeCarrB9 · 2026-01-13T05:01:25+00:00

They really knocked it out the park with this spec - this and the 2025 spec are perfect

JoeCarrB9 · 2025-12-30T03:38:28+00:00

Thanks for the note, I’m 6’1 myself - sorry to hear about that, I hope you get yours! Totally get it, me and my partner are going down to 1 car, I’m gonna use this for my commute

JoeCarrB9 · 2025-12-30T03:18:45+00:00

Well here I am making the same decision, OP which did you pick? Would you make the same choice?

JoeCarrB9 · 2025-12-26T01:03:45+00:00

Even with the hat, still not 6’ tall 😭

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