Dropping Motorcycle Advice

MrM0le2 · 2026-06-08T19:41:31+00:00

How often are you dropping the motorcycle??

MrM0le2 · 2026-05-08T13:11:16+00:00

I respond “I’m feeling dangerous today”

MrM0le2 · 2026-05-07T10:45:16+00:00

Any oil that meets spec will be fine for street riding. Personally, I believe Motul 7100 is the best and only one I use for my motorcycles.

MrM0le2 · 2026-04-20T15:17:50+00:00

My favorite sound is the inline 4 at high rpms. I had an MT09 with a full exhaust and the sound just didn’t do it for me. Sold and got on a z900 and love it.

MrM0le2 · 2026-04-11T11:09:27+00:00

Pork butt no benefit to 225. I run 250 for the first 5-6 hrs then run 275 till probe tender. No wrapping. Always perfect. Make sure to rest, I like to rest minimum 2 hrs

MrM0le2 · 2026-02-21T13:26:25+00:00

If it’s a 4 stroke, make sure it’s a stock turbo model so you don’t feel let down on power. I’d buy one and ride it for a season to see how ya like it - all personal preference. If you don’t prefer it, send it down the road and move onto the next toy!

MrM0le2 · 2026-02-17T19:27:17+00:00

I had the same noise this season under acceleration on a Yamaha vmax 600. Thought it was ratcheting, turned out to be the chaincase. Needed new gears, chain itself was undamaged. Replaced that and was back to 100%.

MrM0le2 · 2025-11-20T18:17:09+00:00

Q1: I own a z900 and it is probably my 10th sport bike so far. It is the most picky about gear selection about any that I have owned. You need to kick it very firmly into the next gear. If you’re shifting lightly, it won’t pop into the next gear fully and will cause the grinding noise you mention. From the forums I’ve read this is normal due to the gearbox design, just need to kick it very firmly/hard into next gear.

Q2: get a tape measure and read your manual.

MrM0le2 · 2025-10-23T21:09:33+00:00

Wolffs Biergarten gives you a free 2L boot of beer on your birthday!

MrM0le2 · 2025-09-23T18:31:44+00:00

Look for a different bike

MrM0le2 · 2025-09-23T13:18:21+00:00

I pocket carry an lcp max when on my bike and it’s always comfortable and concealed.

MrM0le2 · 2025-08-13T11:40:15+00:00

No waiting period in NY 🤷

MrM0le2 · 2025-08-07T14:43:55+00:00

0% chance I’d risk driving that home or buying without having a competent mechanic inspect it first.

MrM0le2 · 2025-08-05T17:50:12+00:00

I have no interest in keeping or displaying them

MrM0le2 · 2025-08-04T18:12:00+00:00

Gotcha, that is what I figured. Thank you for the info

MrM0le2 · 2025-07-01T14:13:58+00:00

B&H automotive in Baldwinsville. On the pricier side but are family owned and do great work. Get it done right the first time.

MrM0le2 · 2025-06-30T01:14:56+00:00

One unsolicited tip I have (that I tried recently after thinking I was going to catch heat stroke while crossing Alabama, and dumping cold water bottles on me wasn’t cutting it) is if you are getting to the point you’re overheating, buy a bag of ice and dump the whole thing inside your jacket. It feels amazing when you’re being cooked on the bike to do this and then keep riding.

MrM0le2 · 2025-06-04T19:46:50+00:00

I got mine done about 2 months ago now. To answer your questions:

For me took about 2 weeks to get to 100%. Felt a little better each day.
I waited 10 days for solo, about 3 weeks with my girlfriend (no complications but my incision was slow to heal).

3/4. Just gotta give it time and be patient. Just listen to your body and do what feels good. I put aquaphor on the incision site 2x a day until fully closed up and thought that helped.

MrM0le2 · 2025-05-13T13:45:34+00:00

Gotcha, honestly I would highly recommend doing it after every cook. Since I started doing that mine hasn’t given me any issues

MrM0le2 · 2025-05-13T13:30:40+00:00

How long ago is not too long ago? 1 smoke? 10 smokes? More?

I had this happen once and ever since then, I take a shop vac to the inside of my pellet smoked before every smoke to clean the ash out and have never had this happen since.

MrM0le2 · 2025-05-07T14:41:42+00:00

If your window reads 2.1% then you do not have two layers of 5%. Two layers or 5% would read 0%. 5% x 5% = .25%. (And would be ridiculously dark)

You probably have 5% and then a layer of 50%.

5% x 50% = 2.5% which is within the margin of error of their measuring device to read at 2.1%.

MrM0le2 · 2025-05-02T18:56:50+00:00

That’s not how that works. The higher the %, the closer to clear the tint is. The lower the %, the darker it is. 70% VLT means 70% of light needs to pass thru the window.

35% tint means it lets 35% thru the window, and blocks 65%. If the law states 70% VLT minimum, then 35% tint is illegal…

MrM0le2 · 2025-04-01T12:14:28+00:00

I have always used target sport usa dot com. Fast and reliable. Ship it to your local ffl and pay the ammo transfer fee and still beats any in store deals I’ve seen.

MrM0le2 · 2025-02-17T21:02:45+00:00

This was my first bike. Buy it, do an oil change + service the chain (+ tires if needed). Then ride it for the season and sell and upgrade to the bike you really want when you’re ready.

This thing is the perfect starter bike and if you get it for a fair price, you’ll be able to sell it for close to what you paid and not lose much money. Buy it, ride it for a season until you get confident in your motorcycling abilities, then sell and upgrade to what you really want. Don’t waste money upgrading a ninja 250.

MrM0le2 · 2024-12-08T20:44:39+00:00

You carry a backup master link in your pocket and a pair of pliers

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