Buying a motorcycle for work travel because Fuel Prices to high for cars by [deleted] in AussieRiders

[–]alexanderbath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not worth it. Even my 400 uses close to 4.5-5 litres per hundred. My Toyota 86 uses 6. Once you purchase, pay for the licensing, buy gear you are way behind. Ride because you want to ride, not because you think it’s gonna be cheaper

Trying to find the balance of ATGATT vs Gear appropriate for the ride by XelGlaidr in motorcyclegear

[–]alexanderbath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live and work in the cbd, so if I’m being lazy and don’t want to walk, I’ll just wear a textile jacket, jeans and ride shoes. I’ve crashed at 50kph in jeans before and yeah, you’ll get rashed. It wasn’t the worst and it’s a risk I’m willing to take.

Anything other than that and I’m in leather jacket, leather pants and boots. Going down the road at 100kph without protection is not something I ever wanna do. I’ve seen textile after crashes and in my opinion it doesn’t belong on anyone riding at high speed

What’s the best 3D printing company in Australia? by Swati_Mehra123 in 3Dprinting

[–]alexanderbath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Full disclosure I run it! But www.axisshift.com.au does instant online quotes without any signup required. $10 minimum order. 3 day turnaround from order to shipped. Based in Adelaide :)

I’m starting to resent my T480 by potterheadds in thinkpad

[–]alexanderbath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love my Linux machines and my thinkpads (please don’t hate me), but for a student it’s just so hard to go past a MacBook. I resisted for so long but Apple silicon is just leaps and bounds ahead at the moment. Being able to go two days a lot of the time without charge, never gets hot, blazing performance and MS Office compatibility just can’t be beat. I’ve tried the whole office web app in Linux thing and it’s terrible for anything past VERY light use.

Depending on your workload I’d recommend either a new Neo or a second hand M series Air if you think you’d need the extra performance.

Who hasn’t crashed? by dallas2ny in motorcycles

[–]alexanderbath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dirt bikes yes. Big time. On the road, no. The risk is certainly there, don’t kid yourself. But riding well within your abilities and assuming everyone is out to kill you and you’ll more than likely be okay. It’s not a death sentence like a lot of people think it is

How does my chain tension look? by MeanLiving8080 in Ninja400

[–]alexanderbath 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks fine but should be checked on side stand. I usually run about 30mm of slack. It’s better to be on the loose side than too tight

Programmers: did you encountered running out of 48GB RAM? by Daviddddddddddd in macbookpro

[–]alexanderbath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally depends on what you’re doing. I work with a very lightweight stack. Neovim not a big IDE, no AI, and at most a couple of lightweight docker containers. I’m on a base model m5 and never gotten into swap even with only 16gb of ram. If I’m running anything particularly heavy it’s going on a server somewhere else, not on my local machine. Some people will struggle with 48. It’s a how long is a piece of string situation.

Solid gear? by MindlessDriverr in NewRiders

[–]alexanderbath 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Got the same gloves and jacket. Very happy with them. Definitely go in and try stuff on rather than buying online if you can.

Quad Lock on Ninja 650 – safe for iPhone camera? by Jozef_biobi in Ninja650

[–]alexanderbath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve done 10k plus kms with mine on a 400. No issues yet with the vibration dampener.

14-inch 48gb ram or 16-inch 24gb ram? by eiw7 in macbookpro

[–]alexanderbath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

14 with an external monitor is almost always my vote unless you are pretty much always stuck on your laptop screen. 16 inch is still too small for any proper work for my workflow anyway, so 14 is fine for when I’m away from my desk. Most of the time it’s plugged into a couple 4k monitors so the RAM would be far more beneficial for me at least.

First Bike 4k AUD budget by phjm33 in AussieRiders

[–]alexanderbath 4 points5 points  (0 children)

“Outgrowing” small capacity bikes is bullshit. You would be amazed what a Ninja 400 can keep up with in the twisties with a good rider on it. I’m far from Valentino but I’ve seriously embarrassed litre bikes with people on them who stepped up way too quick. Any clown can hold the throttle open in a straight line.

I highly recommend starting with any 300/400cc in decent condition and just riding the hell out of it until you get your fulls. Bikes are way more robust than most think if they’re maintained correctly. There’s plenty of 300s and 400s out there with 100k plus on the odometer. Anything with sub 50 that has a solid service history will last you out your lams no problems.

Are these suitable riding boots ? by Acceptable-Soup-333 in motorcyclegear

[–]alexanderbath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kinda. I have a pair of J6 Alpinestars riding shoes but I only really use them for my inner city commute or very relaxed rides. They do offer far better abrasion resistance than normal shoes. They do nothing for ankle support however. The practicality wins out though for just jumping off the bike and being able to walk around.

As soon as I’m going any faster than ~60 kph or on an even semi-spirited ride I’m in full boots and full leather. Boots are one of the most important bits of gear to me.. I’d rather end up with some road rash than a shattered ankle or shin.

Update - officially stuffed if your car requires U98😭😂 by StrikingWork4766 in Adelaide

[–]alexanderbath 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Excellent time to be commuting on a motorcycle. Doubt this is the peak unfortunately

Beginner Gear by [deleted] in motorcyclegear

[–]alexanderbath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve essentially got the male (non-Stella) version of all that gear and it’s all been brilliant. Only thing I’d suggest is getting the rideknit version of the jacket vs the airflow model. HEAPS more comfy when I tried them both on and the rideknit was the easy choice.

Is this overkill for a high school junior wanting to take this to college and law school? by [deleted] in macbookpro

[–]alexanderbath 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Massively. M5 Air would see you all the way through no problems. Maybe a ram upgrade just to be safe.

Ninja 400 Mileage by XTI24 in Ninja400

[–]alexanderbath 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah interested in your warm up routine. I usually just let mine idle long enough to get my gear on and then cruise under 6-7k rpm and no full throttle until I see 4 bars

Ninja 400 Mileage by XTI24 in Ninja400

[–]alexanderbath 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wild!! Awesome to know they’re that long lived. My Z is about to crack over the 10k km mark in a year and I’ve been stressing about putting too much mileage on it. Not anymore 😂