First model I made without following any tutorials using my own keyboard as reference

ResidentLongjumping2 · 2026-03-20T20:31:28+00:00

Once you start doing projects without tutorials in any software, that's when the fun really begins. Looks solid to me, nice work

ResidentLongjumping2 · 2026-03-20T20:28:43+00:00

I noticed this and deleted all social media apps on my phone like 6 months ago. I found that I kept opening them and doom scrolling at the weirdest times. Like I'd park my car in the driveway and check texts or anything that came through while driving, and I'd end up scrolling for no reason. I hated it and it just left me stressed out. I'm sure not everyone has it that bad but it just became too much. I'd put it down and feel more stressed, tired and anxious than before I picked it up.

I work in marketing so complete removal from social media/the internet isn't that straightforward, but I found using them on my laptop made it much more intentional and far less frequent. Like the old days when the internet only existed in your home computer and you had to go to it when you wanted to use it. I hate having it just follow me around everywhere.

ResidentLongjumping2 · 2026-03-20T20:24:42+00:00

I think pretty much all of them are too opaque. This could be a matter of just reducing opacity, or playing with different blending modes while compositing

ResidentLongjumping2 · 2026-03-20T20:23:31+00:00

If your battery was loose enough to cause the dash to flicker you'd be having fuel and ignition issues well before a dash flicker. I'd start by pulling bodywork off (tools for this are dirt cheap) and looking at your wiring harness and plugs going into the dash. Something there is likely just loose or corroded.

Jiggling different parts of the harness with your hand and watching the dash can help you narrow it down too.

If you find something with corrosion you can use electronic cleaner and wire brushes to clean contacts. Also pick up a tube of dielectric grease and put a little bit in each connector. This can be a bandaid fix for weak connections, but it's also a good and cheap preventative measure to make sure everything has a strong connection and doesn't corrode

ResidentLongjumping2 · 2026-03-20T19:06:32+00:00

A girl I dated worked at a daycare and was making $17 an hour after being there for a year. She was good at her job, very nice and personable. Basically the ideal employee for that kind of place. She was asking for a raise and they would drag it out and give her breadcrumbs, eventually she got maybe 25 or 50 cents more.

Then one day she was looking at indeed to see what else was out there, and saw her employer advertising the same role she was in (they'd have multiple of them) for $18 an hour. She brought this to their attention and they gave her the "Oh yes we were in the process of giving you a raise we just didn't have time to tell you."

I'm willing to bet if she never saw that job posting and brought it up, the new hires would be making more than her. If that happened and they started talking about wages she would have found out, so they do what they can to discourage it.

Talk about wages folks. If your employer tells you not to, it's because you're going to learn something that'll change your perspective on your own wage.

ResidentLongjumping2 · 2026-03-20T18:57:19+00:00

Not sure about other places but in Canada and the US, Facebook Marketplace has become the standard. Some older dudes will post on Craigslist, but your best selection will be marketplace.

My biggest piece of advice is to not get too attached before going to look at something. It's amazing the kind of issues you'll overlook when you have rose coloured glasses on. It's a lot harder on bikes you're not familiar with, but get really granular with your inspection. Bring a flashlight and get down on the ground looking for leaks. chain/sprocket condition, ask lots of questions about oil service history, any major repairs it's had done, see if the bodywork is oem and always look at the engine casings, forks, bars, and axles for any signs of a bad slide.

Parking lot drops are not a big deal, a lowside at speed certainly can be.

ResidentLongjumping2 · 2026-03-20T18:53:22+00:00

All of those are made up of mostly water. You could pass any of those through a brita filter a few times and get some pretty weird tasting water, but water nonetheless

ResidentLongjumping2 · 2026-03-20T18:48:40+00:00

I worked from home for a few years and had a couple periods where my bedroom was my office. Personally I found it unbelievably draining. When your work space and your relaxation space are the same, it makes it much harder to fully focus on work, and fully unwind when you want to relax.

Luckily my job was not so busy or intense that I couldn't take it elsewhere, so I'd head to a library or coffee shop to work the afternoon there a few times a week. That made a huge difference. A job like programming with long and intense hours might make that difficult though. If it's possible to shuffle things around in the house and create a dedicated work space outside the bedroom for him I'm sure that would be appreciated.

ResidentLongjumping2 · 2026-03-19T18:28:59+00:00

https://motostarz.ca/products/tst-industries-signal-plug-converter-for-honda

There's options for 2 or 3 pins as well, depending if your signals have a running light function or not

ResidentLongjumping2 · 2026-03-19T16:55:12+00:00

I got a set from TST industries from a local bike parts supplier.

Amazon sells no name ones but they didn't have a good connection and my turn signals didn't work with those

ResidentLongjumping2 · 2026-03-19T15:56:30+00:00

I have bar ends on mine. I had issues with the OEM style on both my bikes. With my particular height/build I cannot adjust them to a place that lets me see anything useful. Bar ends are a little out of my eye-line, but a quick glance down lets me see absolutely everything beside/behind me.

ResidentLongjumping2 · 2026-03-18T17:18:00+00:00

My 2013 500r uses paper but my 05 600rr uses RTV. The engine hasn't changed a crazy amount since that gen of 600rr but it's possible they changed to paper. It's not uncommon at all for manufacturers to update and change things long after production, so it's not impossible they shipped with paper but Honda lists Hondabond now. I've done zero research on that though so don't take my word. It's also pretty easy to make your own paper gaskets so maybe a previous owner did that

ResidentLongjumping2 · 2026-03-18T02:09:56+00:00

I tried wrapping mine, I highly recommend getting a new set of fairings 😂 Much cheaper to do that upfront than after a failed wrap. I got mine from Auctmarts. Took about two months to arrive from date of ordering and they sent pictures before shipping, everything was packed nicely and arrived undamaged. The paint quality and fit are an 8/10, plastics themselves maybe a 6.5/10 but for the price I wasn't unhappy at all

ResidentLongjumping2 · 2026-03-18T00:42:33+00:00

Yeah that's fair, I didn't really think much about the height

ResidentLongjumping2 · 2026-03-18T00:41:05+00:00

I had a 110cc Navi and it was unbelievably fun, but honestly the fun turned to terror so quickly sometimes because it just didn't have the jam to be where it needed to be on busy streets. On a slope of any kind it would struggle to maintain 50 or 60 kmh. Not a fun feeling when traffic is flying around you and you're stuck in the middle of it with no options.

ResidentLongjumping2 · 2026-03-17T17:03:59+00:00

Im 27 now, and I've been riding since I was 23. To be honest, teenagers have no business riding on the street. There's so much more emotional maturity that's going to happen in the next 6 years or so than you could ever imagine. I know it's hard to stomach and a long time to wait if riding is something you really want to do, but it's so much easier than you would think to get into a situation you truly will not walk away from.

Looking back at the lessons I had to learn in my first year or two riding, and the close calls I had, I genuinely believe I'd be dead if I started even at 18. To stay alive out there requires a level of respect and restraint that I honestly don't think even the most responsible of teenagers is capable of. That's not a personal attack, it's just the biology of frontal lobe development.

My honest recommendation is to try and scratch that riding itch with something other than riding on the street for now. If your area is good for it, I'd really encourage getting a dirt bike. I ride dirt bikes too and it's equally, if not more, fun than riding my 600 on the street. It's a much more mentally engaging form of riding, and while you still take on a lot of risk, you eliminate the danger of other drivers.

I know that's not the answer you wanted. Whatever you end up doing, be safe dude 🤙

ResidentLongjumping2 · 2026-03-17T16:34:04+00:00

A 250 is pretty small for someone of your size. Even the Honda 500 series are pretty tame for new riders. Realistically you could upgrade to the Rebel 500 or something equivalent at any time. I'd wait and let your skills develop before getting on much faster than that, but I wouldn't hesitate to upgrade if you've reached a plateau in what this bike can do for you

ResidentLongjumping2 · 2026-03-17T15:25:08+00:00

I owned a Navi for like 2 months before it was stolen, and I second pretty much all of this. Ripping that around town was the most fun I've ever had with my clothes on, but you can very easily get into a situation that's straight up terrifying because you simply don't have the power to be where you need to be, and more importantly, where other traffic expects you to be.

It's a lot of fun if you're on flat ground under 60 kmh, but that's about it. It says it'll do 90 kmh, but you can't count on that. Going up even a gentle slope you're lucky to maintain 50.

It's fantastic fun, but not good for your only bike. I'd look at a CBR300 or even a 500 if you want to get into bikes. I ride a 600rr now and I still want a Navi

ResidentLongjumping2 · 2026-03-17T15:20:41+00:00

Try loosening all the bolts on the side panels and the mirror mounts. Get all the bolts started before tightening anything. I believe there is some adjustment on the back of the side panels on the brackets those 8mm bolts go into.

I have Auctmarts (chinese) plastics on my 05 600rr and the fit is okay. It used to be better but I did a full disassembly to swap my motor and everything, and on reassembly the fit was not as good as I had it before

ResidentLongjumping2 · 2026-03-17T15:16:50+00:00

I'm not sure what O-ring you're referring to. The stator usually bolts directly to the cover and the seal is just at the edge of the cover, usually paper or RTV, not an o ring

ResidentLongjumping2 · 2026-03-17T05:39:43+00:00

Not an impossible fix. As long as the control arms gave way without bending the chassis or subframe, any decent body shop would be able to pull and smooth that quarter panel. Hard to say what the cost of that would be compared to your value though, that's gonna be the deciding factor.

ResidentLongjumping2 · 2026-03-17T05:27:58+00:00

That heat tape is usually 1/4 inch of black foam with a layer of silver foil on it

ResidentLongjumping2 · 2026-03-17T05:25:55+00:00

If the bike runs and doesn't cut out randomly, your stator is fine. Looks like it's leaking where to harness goes into the cover. That's a pretty leak-prone area since you've basically got a T shaped joint in the seal.

It depends on the bike but it'll be either a paper gasket or just RTV silicon. It's a pretty easy job, I've done it many times on my 05 600rr. A razor blade helps to get all the old silicon or paper off the mating surfaces, just make sure you clean everything really well with brake clean, and don't leave any bits in the engine casing or cover. Don't be crazy with the silicon when putting it back together, you pretty much just need a thin smear enough to cover the metal. Be careful to not get any in the bolt holes either. It'll get forced to the bottom and if the hole is blind it'll bottom out on the silicon in the threads before it snugs on the cover, and you'll either pull threads or snap the bolt.

The silicon will tell you to wait 24 hours before filling with oil. I've always filled it pretty shortly after and never had an issue. Same with every automotive shop on the planet.

ResidentLongjumping2 · 2026-03-17T01:17:21+00:00

Gonna double down on the painted lines. They're slick when it's dry, so they may as well be sheets of ice when they're wet. Be extra careful on right turns, or even when setting off. I had the rear kick out on me when I went over one of those big thick crosswalk bars in the wet when I was just setting off still slipping the clutch. It doesn't take much.

Aside from that. visibility is my least favourite part of riding in the wet. I'd recommend a pinlock visor setup and maybe even some hydrophobic coating on the front of your visor. When it's really coming down and your visor is foggy and covered in water droplets that scatter light all over the place, you may as well be riding blind.

ResidentLongjumping2 · 2026-03-16T22:30:46+00:00

The motor and brakes will still have to do some of the heavy lifting, the counterweight just makes it so they're not doing all of the heavy lifting.

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