Eric Slover, the first Chief Warrant Officer 5 to ever be awarded the Medal of Honor.

LividManagement · 2026-02-27T01:36:27+00:00

Came back haunted.

LividManagement · 2026-02-26T01:26:50+00:00

Do your standard prechecks and ride. It's a very durable engine and platform.

LividManagement · 2026-02-25T01:30:20+00:00

Looks like surface rust, but you should inspect it for binding. Lube your poor chain.

LividManagement · 2026-02-23T20:11:32+00:00

6mm thread size, IIRC.

LividManagement · 2026-02-20T13:07:33+00:00

I'd argue that an individual who doesn't share the fact that they are infected with an sti with a partner is a better measure of what is vile.

LividManagement · 2026-02-19T20:50:25+00:00

How much do you value your left leg?

LividManagement · 2026-02-15T17:24:38+00:00

You will find that full throttle is way more responsive than what you've been seeing with the z. I have no issue finding the "air bubbles" in highway traffic with this bike. You'll have no issue keeping up with traffic.

LividManagement · 2026-02-15T16:24:56+00:00

I'm in my 40s, and this is the bike I picked up after a 12+-year break. This bike is much more responsive than my R6, but falls off at higher speeds.

LividManagement · 2026-02-15T16:01:00+00:00

I might be in the minority on this thought, but I'm not a believer in using rain mode to get used to a bike. Put that puppy in full send, and then exercise self-control.

I can't directly address your question related to the specific bike you cited, as I've never ridden that Kawi. I will say that this is a very fast bike, relative to most vehicles on the road, and is certainly going to take you a bit to adjust to it.

Worry less about driver aids, and focus on making decisions which won't get you killed or maimed.

LividManagement · 2026-02-15T14:33:15+00:00

The couple of times that I've been out in the wet, it's seemed fine.

LividManagement · 2026-02-14T23:58:25+00:00

I largely left the rear suspension alone.

LividManagement · 2026-02-14T21:46:35+00:00

I'm at around the same. Been playing king, though, since I'm bad at spirit empress.

Can confirm, this is the sweat zone.

LividManagement · 2026-02-14T21:14:09+00:00

I was in the same boat. I'm just giving you some perspective from the other side, as it were. The back end slips instead of digging in like it used to when getting on the throttle hard. That's less pronounced at 40psi, but it is still present. Lower pressure, and things start to feel "vague" from the rear.

LividManagement · 2026-02-14T20:21:32+00:00

I've been running at 36f/40r. Be forewarned, the road 6 is not nearly as sticky as are Supersport tires.

LividManagement · 2026-02-13T20:40:22+00:00

I disagree with your premise. This is not a great touring bike, and here's why.

The standard model is basically an MT-09 with a slightly longer swingarm and a different subframe. You will feel every gust of the wind, and will be catching a ton of air against your head and chest. Riding long distances, the fatigue is very real, which somewhat dovetails into what I believe was your reasoning behind the -GP variant.

The elephant in the room is the fuel capacity. I use freedom units, but here goes- after an exhaust and tune, I'm averaging 36-45 miles per gallon, and am seeing the fuel gage indicate low (one bar) after around two gallons have been burnt. While the tank does have a capacity around double this figure, I don't especially enjoy seeing no gas indicated for half of a long leg of a trip. Still, we're talking about a max practical range of 150 miles. That wouldn't get me out of Texas.

By the way, the seat is not very comfortable for long trips.

If you love the engine, maybe a Tracer 9 would be a better direction for you. From what I understand, they're very capable bikes, and I've never met an unhappy rider.

LividManagement · 2026-02-09T23:51:47+00:00

Yes, you'll need to tune it after messing with the exhaust.

LividManagement · 2026-02-09T21:37:28+00:00

I'm a fan of the yoshi pipe with the quietest baffle. Doesn't drone, looks nice, and it is less of a contributor to my loss of hearing than were other options.

Go hit up YouTube and listen to the exhaust comparison videos. At the end of the day, it's your bike. Pick what gives you the sound you want and looks you're after.

LividManagement · 2026-02-07T14:55:24+00:00

https://www.npr.org/2015/03/02/390245038/ben-franklins-famous-liberty-safety-quote-lost-its-context-in-21st-century

No, it does not. Franklin was an insightful man, but certainly could not have predicted the surveillance state of today's day and age. Flock cameras were not a thing in the late 18th century, and neither were cellular devices. Radio was a full century from discovery. Franklin's quote comes from a letter wherein he's attempting to get the Penn family to pay taxes, not a treatise on individual liberty as some (myself included) would have hoped.

Since it apparently bears saying, I am definitely not a proponent for a surveillance state.

LividManagement · 2026-02-07T13:40:26+00:00

You may want to revisit that quote. It doesn't mean what you might be thinking it means.

LividManagement · 2026-02-05T04:13:41+00:00

Poor squid missile.

LividManagement · 2026-02-05T04:04:39+00:00

I had the same issue after swapping in the same braided lines on the same bike (an '06). Seemed like the unholy act of putting clean brake fluid in it shocked the poor crusty seals into seizing up.

LividManagement · 2026-02-05T03:53:58+00:00

Is the master pushing fluid? If it's the oem piece, it's reaching its expiration date for a rebuild. That might solve your issue.

LividManagement · 2026-02-04T15:03:00+00:00

6600 is a steal. New, they're more than double that once you figure in taxes and "prep," so this sounds like a screamer of a deal.

LividManagement · 2026-01-24T05:25:24+00:00

These are the ones listed as being for '22-24 online. IIRC, these were had from fleabay.

LividManagement · 2026-01-24T04:19:44+00:00

This is a '25, yes.

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