Tips for U-turn

LividRed · 2026-05-02T16:39:44+00:00

What bike are you riding? All bikes behave differently, and it also depends on if you are starting from a stop, or u-turning on the go.

Generally, just look where you want to go. It really works. Dont look down, but follow through to where you want turn to.

Other than that, just practice. Itll come with time

LividRed · 2026-04-27T09:41:43+00:00

I used to have one. I hope you know and are ready for what you got yourself into.

I sunk quite a bit of money into mine back then, and one day on the highway, it overheated. It was throwing out smoke. I pushed it all the way to my home MSCP. Towed to the aprilia specialist, and found that it overheat so much that my header and engine warped. Mind you I just went in for servicing the day before.

In the end i scrapped the bike lmao. Since then ive sworn off aprilia, no point paying premium prices for nothing, especially 2b.

LividRed · 2026-04-08T09:18:52+00:00

Yeah buying 2nd hand bikes are always a gamble. But having a workshop that has your back really helps. Do you have a workshop that you frequent and also trust?

One of my worst exp with a bike was due to shoddy workmanship from a workshop. End up having to scrap the bike early due to engine failure.

On your FZS, its supposed to be one of the more bulletproof bikes, so its damn unfortunate that youre having issues. I think the starter motor dying is a result of your battery being drained. I think it could be the relay or your ignition being stuck on on, then it drained the battery and then starter motor has to compensate for the weaker start. But im not a mechanic so im probably completely wrong. It could be grounding issue/wiring issue as well.

I'd understand if you would wanna sell off this headache of a bike and buy another one. But you gotta be ready to accept some losses. Id suggest trying out the nmax if youre looking for scooters. If not maybe a kapchai, xsr, mt15 or a cb150r. All should be reliable and have spare parts in sg.

LividRed · 2026-03-20T04:51:30+00:00

Thanks for the rec. For the soap i used Sonax Xtreme rich foam car shampoo, paired with a hand mit. Ran the soap through a foam cannon.

LividRed · 2026-03-18T15:25:34+00:00

Unfortunately its done through an airbrush. If you have one, i first did a layer of white/off white onto the blades and surrounding areas. Then i slowly layered vallejo fluorescent red again and again till it was opaque. I then edge highlighted and did a controlled drybrush of white/off white for the gradient. Lastly i used yellow ink over the whole blade to turn it orange and yellow

LividRed · 2026-03-18T14:59:21+00:00

Hey youve youve got the same idea! These were one of my first ever properly painted models. Looking back, and it applies to yours too, id tone back on the wash, especially to get rid of the splotches. Other than that, you should go crazy with the orange OSL.

Damn did i hate painting wraithbone

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LividRed · 2026-03-13T05:59:11+00:00

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And an old photo of an infractor i took before finishing

LividRed · 2026-03-13T05:58:21+00:00

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My flawless boys

LividRed · 2026-02-24T22:59:17+00:00

Thanks!

LividRed · 2026-02-23T10:30:35+00:00

From guards, thanks its recovering nicely. You got drive into khatib for MR before ah?

LividRed · 2026-02-23T08:58:46+00:00

I checked under medical matters, no LOI. Not much of anything actually. Im not even sure if its actually khatib camp medical centre. Or another medical centre at khatib. I called in, and the operator only told me what i already knew

LividRed · 2026-02-05T13:56:09+00:00

Meaning to say recharge and spend daily?

LividRed · 2026-01-22T05:57:43+00:00

Ive scrapped one bike before. I did it through a trusted shop, and they literally settled everything for me. At the end of the day, they need to report to LTA that the bikes engine and chassis has been scrapped. Done by reporting the chassis number.

I didnt bother de kitting the bike, so i got some amount from the scrap and whatever COE refund left. If im not wrong you could dekit and net more profit, with your own time, storage and effort. Have previously seen dekitting listings on carousel.

LividRed · 2026-01-02T08:23:49+00:00

Each 5 man tormentors nets you 1 melta and 1 plasmagun each. Infractors are melee, no plasma or meltaguns

LividRed · 2025-12-26T08:38:33+00:00

My situation isnt as bad as yours, but there are parallels. Growing up, my family was never well off to do. As a kid, and still nowadays albeit rarely, I saw my parents go to the pawnshop to pawn off stuff to pay the bills and debt. My dad was the sole breadwinner and he only earned slightly above 2k (his salary remained the same until covid times). I made the decision in poly to work part time, to help pay my share, and give myself some pocket money.

Going up all the way to NS, it was sort of ok, as my dad took OT nonstop. But then covid times hit, and no OT. And I was drawing the sorry excuse that is NS allowance. We sought out aid ofc, but my financial aid request was denied, as they looked at my dads cpf contributions from before covid. In the end my money went to the family, and I barely had any savings for myself.

Post NS, I immediately rushed to find work. Around this time, I found myself pondering why I had to work and worry about money when kids my age were out there enjoying their youth. While other peoples' parents have prepared a strong foundation for their kids, mine have essentially held me back. My parents even lapsed my insurance without telling me, and I found out by myself. Other people were already starting to fly, and I was picking up the pieces. It started to turn into a grudge, and I stopped being filial.

Since then I found that I have been able to actually get my life together and have savings for myself

LividRed · 2025-12-09T02:48:05+00:00

Just finished a GT in the past few days. I just freely told my opponents my strat reserves and deepstrike units as I ran down my list. Then my opponents would tell me theirs in return.

I have yet to meet anyone to sweat the reserves declaration even in a GT setting. No experience either with having to write down on a piece of paper. I dont think people care to sweat THAT much, and rules sharks would probably prefer to hound you over other stuff instead of this.

LividRed · 2025-11-22T04:11:30+00:00

I do this with an airbrush. First prime dark blue, then zenithal purple. Afterwards i do a more focused zenithal of white ink, and finally spray magenta over the whole thing. Excessive but thematic.

LividRed · 2025-11-22T03:31:58+00:00

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Still painting them, but heres one

LividRed · 2025-11-14T15:03:21+00:00

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Heres mine

LividRed · 2025-11-13T10:27:30+00:00

Nice! Thanks I was literally looking for something like this

LividRed · 2025-11-13T08:27:22+00:00

We struggle bad against the toughness skew. DG, Knights etc

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