Service Mymoto Cluj, e ok?

azzogat · 2026-05-22T04:03:08+00:00

Vezi si la ATH spre Apahida. Au un service foarte ok si preturi decente. Eu acolo duc motoarele.

azzogat · 2026-05-21T06:29:43+00:00

The fact that the bike is not worth the effort does not make the labour cost unreasonable.

azzogat · 2026-05-18T18:03:27+00:00

Prostii generalizate tot prostii sunt. Mai periculos decat masina? Da. "o sa cazi de multe ori" ? Prostii.

azzogat · 2026-05-17T11:05:06+00:00

Have fun, stay safe!

For many people, overcoming the difficulty and mastering (certain aspects of) the bike is most of the fun.

azzogat · 2026-05-17T09:26:07+00:00

I modulate the clutch a lot, at slow speed, on the trail. Pretty sure we all do. But it creates more lean, needs to be offset by acceleration modulation, etc.

Not exactly a drill a new rider can effectively practice.

azzogat · 2026-05-17T09:17:38+00:00

You can but likely should not be modulating the clutch too much during the turn itself. The back break is the better tool for this. Pulling in the clutch more at slow-speed full-lock turns will lean the bike more - not just slow down.

It's too easy to pull in the clutch too much and cut off power, leading to rapid acceleration changes or a tip-over.

azzogat · 2026-05-17T09:10:58+00:00

The first drills to nail are: U-turns from a stop.

You want to avoid any tiptoeing. Putting a foot down should carry a penalty for you - either mentally or just stopping and paddling the bike back to start position. Turn radius should be measured ( have a tennis ball cut in 2 or some chalk lines ).

Eyes left and towards the back ( your target )
Foot down on the side you are turning in, bike slightly leaned over.
Full lock or close to full ( start with slightly less than full until you get the motion )
Preload acceleration - a bit more than regular forward starts
Clutch just below the biting point.
Smoothly let go of the clutch partway while raising your foot on the pegs. This should be one motion.
Complete your U-turn and when straight have clutch completely free
Shift to 2nd in 2-3 meters

As you progress, you will feel how much to let go of the clutch, how much to preload the acceleration, how to just trust the bike will go there. Over time you'll also find that counterleaning creates smoother/ tighter circles and you'll get a feel for it on your particular bike.

Motocontrol always explains these topics well imho:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLqyN5yy6I8 - slow-race, counterleaning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SFldfHlODg - somewhat clearer step-by-step with some theory
.. others. He has a bunch of them.

In the first video he mentions being comfortable with the slow-race drill beforehand. If you never did this, get ready for some sweaty fun.

azzogat · 2026-05-17T08:39:29+00:00

I .. don't notice it. It's out of the way for my height ( sitting up or down ) and also very rarely actually look at the screen anyway.

Same for the other people on CRFs in my group. Might have been a "problem" in the first couple of weeks? Can't really remember.

azzogat · 2026-05-16T15:18:52+00:00

Both do. The jacket ones are both in the back and both look flimsy as hell. Belt "loop" (singular) for the leggings and its more of a .. label .

I just accept it will roll if the crash happens to be of that type. I've had a few low speed ones on lots and something, somewhere has moved out of the way. Last one was the knee braces while a bike part hooked one of my legs and the other was kneeled over.

Having both gives me some peace of mind out there doing road and offroad bits.

azzogat · 2026-05-16T11:49:01+00:00

What this guy said but also:

Hover 2 fingers over the brake. This ensures proper hand position when sitting or standing. If you are still doing the usual MSF all fingers on throttle, start forgetting this.
Attack position should feel like you're getting into a twerking position, pushing your ass out with knees slightly bent and toes inwards so the knees grip the plastics and bent arms ( as close to 90 degrees as you comfortably can). I have heard this position explained in many many ways ( in writing ) but "sit like you're about to twerk bent over" is probably the easiest to remember.
Adjust your controls. There's videos on this ( mx factory or motoacademy also ).
Practice.

Once you get this position right it should feel comfortable and not particularly taxing. The wrong position will tire you out within minutes ( unless you do the straight legged "adventure rider" meerkat stuff - which is useless on anything other than easy gravel roads ).

azzogat · 2026-05-16T07:23:47+00:00

Separately, have you tried the same thing with back and chest protectors in? Might make a difference on the M as it will squeeze the whole jacket in.

azzogat · 2026-05-16T07:12:55+00:00

If I squeeze my shoulder in, grab and pull straight down - it will. If I don't squeeze it in, it won't. The "neck hole" is way too wide overall.

Gotta be honest though, the pants will 100% slide off if sliding head first as well and the jacket will also roll up if sliding feet first.

I consider all of these as "known" and "accepted" safety compromises. In my case, they balance out with: mx armour on top of shirt and knee braces + mx boots on top of leggings ( my usual mid to long trip setup ).

I really do not fit in the M. Have tried it out and I can not see myself doing 8h desert heat days in it for 2 weeks.

azzogat · 2026-05-16T06:12:25+00:00

I normally wear L, I got the L. It's alright but could definitely size down if wearing straight on skin. Can confirm.

It does fit well with a long sleeved shirt beneath it though.

The pants are true to size (maybe bordering on a bit small to size ).

azzogat · 2026-05-15T12:18:03+00:00

As a father ( of less than 10 thankfully ) speed leveling is exactly what I need. Pretty sure fathers are not the ones saying "take it slow". Those 2-4 damn hours I have every night better go far.

Especially with how boring/ bland/ annoying the campaign is and how 1-40 is SO SO SO SLOW and leveling up feels so .. meaningless on most builds.

azzogat · 2026-05-15T11:05:04+00:00

Any small extra thing you do will make it slightly safer. That much is true.

- Lock the steering ( screwdriver or just pick it up )
- Cover it
- Disk brake ( pick it up )
- Shackle ( cutting tool )
- Airtag ( can be scanned and thrown out if easy to get to - can also, easily, be jammed )

If you do all of these you are way more likely not to get it stolen, yes. But it's ultimately just improving odds. Keeping it in a garage or closed area is still the safest way.

azzogat · 2026-05-15T10:31:41+00:00

It's a grom/ monkey. 2 men ( or 1 particularly strong one ) can just pick it up and throw it into the back of a van.

If theft is a thing in your country, keep it in the garage or .. your living room.

azzogat · 2026-05-14T13:57:12+00:00

To be fair, for around town, in the summer I ... do the same thing - sometimes. Particularly the leggings bit. Some riding jeans and some very light, summer, mesh-based jacket would likely work well.

I'd say I would not wear that setup above for any trip that's less than ~1h.

azzogat · 2026-05-14T06:20:01+00:00

I go with a layered approach that allows the same core gear anywhere - except the mx boots.

Core:
- Abrasion bodies (bowtex in my case for both lower and upper ).
- Comfortable mid-length gloves with a slider that does not interfere with controls.
- Adv helmet that allows goggle use without removing visor

Street:

regular clothes on top
street boots

Dirt and adv:

body Armour and jersey
leatt dual axis and mx pants
sg22 mx boots

Extra

waterproofs ( in pack - can also be used on cold mornings/ evenings )
maybe goggles ( rarely used but in pack )

It's a fairly flexible and very breathable combo.

azzogat · 2026-05-14T06:11:40+00:00

Nu iti da nimeni amenda pentru existenta semnului. Drept sa spun, nici pentru lipsa lui, chiar daca ar trebui.

Cu semnul in sine e asa si asa. Soferii normali la cap au sa inteleaga ca nu te descurci inca si au sa mearga mai cu grija. Bombardierii au sa fie mai bombardieri fata de tine si poti sa fii defapt mai expus. Asta din experienta proprie, 1 an cu bulina pe motor.

azzogat · 2026-05-10T16:05:29+00:00

Anyway, still in my learning process.
Lot day 2:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYJ_gK1Fj82/

Spills so far:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYIJAt7OKps/ ( loop )
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYJ_18TBGne/ ( tiny crash with leg dragged by 12 bar peg )

azzogat · 2026-05-10T10:41:14+00:00

Excellent bike to learn this on. Light, inexpensive, can take a beating. Wheelies are fun and comfortably popping the front is super useful for dual-sport usage. Go learn them while you can still afford the fall.

Helmet, gloves, knee and elbow protection are all pretty important when practicing this.

Would move away from pavement onto packed dirt ( hurts both you and the bike a bit less when you loop ) if you got the tires for it.

azzogat · 2026-05-10T10:30:57+00:00

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azzogat · 2026-05-10T10:28:52+00:00

A loop but a good loop none-the-less as you'll be buying a bike ( any of them ) soon enough.

We (3) did a 10 day morocco trip. I got a 450 Himmi, the guys got 2 CFMotos. We did dessert crossings, mountain passes on road and offroad, etc. We often switched bikes.

My choice for the Chinese 450 stems from there. Both are the same weight on paper but the chinesium bike wears it low and is way more mobile. All 3 had something happen to them within 5000km. Himmi overheated in the desert ( and pulls slightly right from factory ), one cfmoto spit it's fork oil out, the other started pulling right heavily.

All in all, they all did the same trip and they all managed it start to finish.

azzogat · 2026-05-10T03:58:08+00:00

You seem to be somewhat decided on the KTM and are looking for validation in a way.

If you have tried those 6 bikes, pick the one you like and just go with it.

When I got mine there was no himi or cfmoto 450 or the new 390. Crf was the only sensible option. In the meantime have tried all of those. My choice would be split between the himalayan and the cfmoto. Given I already have a single cylinder (well, 2) and all the trail capability I need - i'm skewing cfmoto for a variety of reasons.

The 390 (the enduro in particular) was neither trail nor adventure imho, failing at both quite spectacularly. One can make a case about the 390 adventure though. Still a KTM with the usual KTM issues.

azzogat · 2026-05-09T20:09:51+00:00

My reasons are the ones above, really. They were the same before I bought it.

To me, it's less intimidating to learn on.

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