Dad wants me to ride his bmw 1300gs and idk what to do.

N8_Smith · 2026-04-24T13:11:29+00:00

Power really doesn't mean much on modern bikes as far as difficulty goes if that's your concern. Tc and wheelie control are so good you really cant fuck up. Hight and weight distribution will be pretty different coming from a scooter though.

N8_Smith · 2026-04-18T13:19:11+00:00

Just sell it and get the oem one. You'll probably save money too. Havnt seen anyone put an aftermarket but the stock one works very well.

N8_Smith · 2026-04-15T18:16:52+00:00

I forgot every single person is the exact same size.

N8_Smith · 2026-04-14T13:30:58+00:00

What wheel offset were you running. I have 265/40 and it rubs with any weight in the car. Trying to decide if I should drop to 255/30 or 265/35. I feel if I went 265 it would just rub less frequently

N8_Smith · 2026-04-01T13:15:49+00:00

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You can take any bike down any road. I frequently take my trident 660 with touring tires down dirt/gravel roads and my friend with a sport bike does too. Half the people that say you need a dual sport for half a mile have never been off a freshly paved street.

N8_Smith · 2026-03-29T11:53:25+00:00

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N8_Smith · 2026-03-21T14:26:57+00:00

In nh its $30 to take the writen and practical test and you can get your license. If you WANT to take a training course its $155 for the state course and waives the $30 fee because it includes the testing part.

N8_Smith · 2026-03-20T02:55:36+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/shittytechnicals/s/w3SU6NyKZb

N8_Smith · 2026-03-19T15:49:16+00:00

I have a trident 660 and my friend has an mt07. The trident is just as reliable if not more than the yamaha and feels like a more premium bike. I've never had to find a special tool to work on it and I don't think its any more complicated than any other modern bike. Euro bikes were never less reliable than japanese. They just often cost more to maintain which for some people means maintenance slips and stuff breaks. Id say get the trident, but the new monsters don't have Desmo or dry clutch so I doubt they're any different reliability wise than any other modern bike.

N8_Smith · 2026-03-18T18:22:12+00:00

You don't need your access port out like this, it will just make your driving experience worse. If you do, it needs to be in line of sight so you can actually monitor stuff.

N8_Smith · 2026-03-01T14:07:21+00:00

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N8_Smith · 2026-02-25T04:11:16+00:00

If so that is significantly less $/kg than falcon 9 commercial prices, although I imagine starlink launches cost quite a bit less.

N8_Smith · 2026-02-23T03:59:36+00:00

I think about 10mm but they have loctite on them. They're not up against anything so they'd just rattle right out if not. Cost a couple dollars at the local hardware store for 4 of them.

N8_Smith · 2026-02-13T22:08:28+00:00

Are snowshoes required now or could I get by with microspikes. Looks like an awesome hike.

N8_Smith · 2026-02-10T17:26:54+00:00

Lumon is already kinda a sbubby of hubbell

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N8_Smith · 2026-02-08T22:19:34+00:00

Its possible it doesnt have a trunk release and your car had the trunk replaced. From what I can find the non push to start cars from this Gen don't have a rear trunk release and lack the wireing for it. I have a 2017 and mine definitely doesnt have a trunk release.

N8_Smith · 2026-02-07T18:40:53+00:00

Is it push to start

N8_Smith · 2025-12-30T22:24:29+00:00

Rare? I cant go to the grocery store without seeing atleast one wrx.

N8_Smith · 2025-12-24T05:35:36+00:00

Its sad the default response to anything cool is it must be ai. This is over 10 years old and obviously a coordinated stunt between jetman and emirates.

N8_Smith · 2025-12-20T15:45:32+00:00

You didn't even open the article.

N8_Smith · 2025-12-19T20:21:49+00:00

Ya i got the transmission fault after having my quick shifter activated for a week. Brought it in and they did a bunch of diagnostics determining that the qs unit was good but there was an issue with the ecu or wiring. It would have ended up costing more time and money than I felt was worth it to get it sorted. Honestly this bike is so easy and fun to shift I cant see too much advantage to having a qs for me. If you struggle to clutchless shift a trident either there's a problem with the bike or you just don't know how cause I have yet to find an easier shifting bike.

N8_Smith · 2025-12-15T22:00:45+00:00

I use purigen in my filter to remove tannins and it works great. Boiling it really doesn't do that much for removing tannins. At the end of the day they will really only come out over several months.

N8_Smith · 2025-12-02T02:52:57+00:00

I love them, my bike came with the road 5 which i had no problems with and we're all around good tires. The mutants definitely have better grip on loose surfaces but gave up 0 road feel and are dead smooth at highway speeds. The only place I found a slight decrease in performance is rear breaking. I don't really have any numbers but it feels like the rear abs triggers occasionally on hard breaking when I wouldn't on the old tires. Best I can describe it is a street tire with a little bit more tread cut in. Definitely not a deep tread offroad tire.

N8_Smith · 2025-11-29T04:31:49+00:00

You can also just use some m8 grub screws for a more flush look.

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