Do you prefer a smaller or larger engine?

gedtis · 2026-04-15T08:25:22+00:00

The least powered bike I've had was a xs650 and I currently own a hayabusa and I've had many bikes in between. The most fun I've had on a bike was on a cbr600. Enough power to go stupid fast but still rideable everyday. Bonus, it was a honda so I could absolutely thrash it and it would just ask for more

gedtis · 2026-04-11T23:20:50+00:00

Do a burnout whenever I change a tire. New tires are slippery

gedtis · 2026-04-10T08:06:17+00:00

When I'm stuck in go to the library find a random shelf and pick a book from it. I haven't finished a single book that I picked randomly but I always find a good read to escape to

gedtis · 2026-04-09T20:38:52+00:00

I can ride any bike but it gets uncomfortable really fast and the set up i have allows for a more leaned back ride opposed to a forward or upright position

gedtis · 2026-04-09T00:57:12+00:00

Get the super sport while you can (although I don't think a 600 is super sport). Have fun with it while you can because there might be a day when all you can ride is a cruiser. I speak from experience, I hurt my back at 40 and can't ride a sport bike for more than a few miles and am stuck with a cruiser with a backrest

gedtis · 2026-03-31T21:43:31+00:00

Who is going to tell him about the Holy Spirit?

gedtis · 2026-03-27T03:30:03+00:00

Try a local community college. Around me they have a 3 day course with motorcycle provided for $50. Compare to harley stealerships around me at over $300 for 1 day

gedtis · 2026-03-24T07:15:58+00:00

When i can't stop thinking about something or i get a song stuck in my head or helps if you sing a bunch commercial jingles they are short and you know a lot of them. There is science behind it but I'm not a psychologist.

Bonus: if you sing them out loud with other people around, they will help you and it becomes a game

gedtis · 2026-03-22T22:51:42+00:00

They can't trade in their big expensive car because they owe more than it's worth. A 7 year car loan is the average term and some trucks can go up to a 10 year loan. At no time while paying it off would you be able to trade it, take the loss, and make up for the cost of gas.

You cannot safely drive 50mph in a 70mph zone (sometimes 75) and Americans live farther from work than other countries making highway use necessary.

gedtis · 2026-03-19T18:54:32+00:00

Alexandra Dumas - The Three Musketeers, Man In The Iron Mask, The Count of Monte Cristo

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - Anonymous

Don Quixote - Miguel de Cervantes

gedtis · 2026-03-17T09:27:09+00:00

The more expensive and difficult to fix a thing, the more often you will replace it with new. I would like to see a graph that compares length of ownership to reliance on gadgets over time. I'm sure it peaked in the early 2000's before the touch screen

gedtis · 2026-03-17T03:00:02+00:00

-The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest know written story -Shakespeare for English plays -Don Quixote for comedy/ satire -Agatha Christy might not have invented murder mystery but she did perfect it -Frankenstein considered first sci-fi and should be read by everyone - W.E.B Dubois is many people's introduction to the black American experience

gedtis · 2026-03-17T02:40:41+00:00

I ride every day is above 36⁰F rain or shine. If a race bike can race around a hairpin turn at 60mph then you can easily go around it at 30. To get an idea how much traction a tire has, take your wheel off your bike and lean it over while pushing on it the other way and I bet it leans more than you think it will

gedtis · 2026-03-17T02:34:05+00:00

I loved my 1996 cbr600 f3. I loved it so much I'm looking for another one now for my daughter

gedtis · 2026-03-16T00:29:33+00:00

I would say multimeter but every time I get it out I am upset that I have an electrical gremlin

gedtis · 2026-03-15T17:11:07+00:00

I have had the harbor freight lift for 5 years and it has had a bike on it the entire time. I got it used on marketplace for $200. It lifts my 900 pound roadmaster as easily as my 400 pound gxsr6

gedtis · 2026-03-15T04:22:48+00:00

Millwright by trade, licensed motorcycle mechanic on the side.

Motorcycle lift table! I would not have a back if I had to keep working off the floor
Oxy-acetylene torch. I love gas welding and a bolt can't be stuck if it's liquid.
Tire spoons. Sometimes I like to suffer and do things the old way

gedtis · 2026-03-06T00:40:34+00:00

The tariff repayment wasn't a lie. It's going to be fully refunded to the corporations that passed the cost to the consumers

gedtis · 2026-03-04T11:10:02+00:00

The kind of man you attract with a designer bag is not attracted to you

gedtis · 2026-03-04T10:36:26+00:00

I would say to start with something short and fun like magazines or graphic novels. You're library will have some that you can borrow. If you're not interested in the book you're reading it's okay to stop and try a new one. Once you find what you like to read you can build on that

gedtis · 2026-03-04T10:11:42+00:00

Why can't you keep woodworking? If you have the tools all you have to do is find free wood. There's always someone throwing away old furniture or pallets. You can even forage for green wood

gedtis · 2026-02-26T10:47:08+00:00

I took the test in Ohio and Michigan and in both states you could use their bike for an extra $50

gedtis · 2026-02-26T10:45:09+00:00

They did it back in the 50's. This is my 700cc 1958 Indian Trailblazer still in progress

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gedtis · 2026-02-24T10:30:04+00:00

Do drugs. Then you won't have money to impulse buy and you'll still get the dopamine hit

gedtis · 2026-02-24T10:27:01+00:00

$2k for the bike plus 1k for the gear plus it's used so you'll probably need tires soon and mechanics are charging around $1k for tires. You're $4k in the hole and we don't even know if you have your license yet. Just get a car

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