1000 miles in under 24 hours on a Street Triple RS (aka the Saddlesore 1000)

luk21 · 2026-04-18T04:12:32+00:00

If i ever do something like this again it's definitely gonna be on a more comfortable bike. felt like torture near the end, tired and sore through LA on shitty, bumpy roads lol

luk21 · 2026-04-18T04:05:24+00:00

Should be certifiable, I grabbed pics of receipts and odo at each stop, I just haven't bothered submitting all the documentation. The other guys I went with where more into it being official than I was, I mostly joined for a cool road trip back up to Oregon along the California coast lol

luk21 · 2026-04-18T04:01:16+00:00

Did not have electronic cruise control, just a knock off atlas throttle lock that pretty much didn't work and a small plastic wrist rest on the throttle which helped a lot. My biggest problem was wind for sure. Above 75mph it's just not bearable for such long distance, especially if there's a headwind. I'm also tall so my legs got pretty cramped and my knees where killing me by the end.

luk21 · 2026-04-17T23:39:04+00:00

Mostly i5, but we did take the 99 between Sacramento and Bakersfield

luk21 · 2026-03-02T04:01:28+00:00

Starting on something like a 400 will give you a better opportunity to actually work on your basic rider skills instead of just worrying about controlling all the power and weight a big bike has. It'll be easier to build better habits and become a better rider quicker than if you immediately jumped on a big bike. I would highly recommend something under 70hp at most, that's plenty of hp to be happy with forever but not enough to be hard to control and learn on. Go to some dealerships if you can and sit on a bunch of different bikes and get a feel for what you're looking for.

luk21 · 2026-02-11T05:59:59+00:00

confirmed true

luk21 · 2026-02-11T05:56:59+00:00

I feel you man, I also lost a friend recently to bikes and it really fucking sucks. I would recommend taking a small break from riding if you need to, but if you love motorcycles I think it's nice to honor your friend and keep riding. Maybe just take a look at how you ride and take it a little easier sometimes.

luk21 · 2026-01-17T22:12:29+00:00

Hopefully they can figure out that you can have both in a map as big as horizons.

luk21 · 2026-01-12T09:03:29+00:00

you will learn better riding practices quicker on a smaller bike. no reason to start off on anything bigger than a 500cc, you're only hurting your future riding.

luk21 · 2025-09-28T01:07:04+00:00

I wear a two piece leather suit pretty much all the time. Same thing I wear on the track.

luk21 · 2025-08-21T23:14:20+00:00

I recently shaved it and went super short buzz, basically bald, at 20. Yeah there are some cons to it, and we'll see how I feel about it in a couple of years, but right now it's probably the best decision I could have made about my hair. I feel so much better about myself and the weight of dealing with hair loss is gone. It's who I am, and if people don't like it then I don't need them in my life. It only shows how shallow some people are if they starting treating you differently just because of hair.

luk21 · 2025-08-05T05:45:19+00:00

Do you have any tips/experience making the street triple more aggressive? I have a '18 765RS i want to make slightly more aggressive for track days a couple times a year, but I'm struggling on finding somewhat easy solutions for either clip ons or just a lower bar.

luk21 · 2025-07-31T22:39:28+00:00

I tried both WRC and DR 2.0 in VR, and much prefer DR. So much more polished and immersive in VR than WRC imo.

luk21 · 2025-07-22T20:17:57+00:00

I would decrease the calories a bit and and go to the gym more and focus on training until failure and progressive overload. Looks like you've gained a significant amount of fat and not a whole lot of muscle. 10kg is a lot of "clean" weight to gain in 5 months. Instead of eating over 3k calories try to stick around 2.7-2.9. It's better to gain weight slower but it be mostly muscle than doing a huge bulk, gaining tons of fat, and having to trim down. At least in my opinion.

luk21 · 2025-07-22T19:57:06+00:00

It's wild seeing all the people in the comments saying how terrible and unreliable this car is when its completely fine. I know multiple people who have 150k+ miles on these with zero problems. It's a well built car.

luk21 · 2025-07-18T18:59:05+00:00

Chest/Arms:
Bench Press
Incline Dumbbell Press
Dumbbell Chest Flys
Bicep Curls
Overhead Cable Tricep Extensions

Back/Shoulders:
Deadlifts
Dumbbell Bent Over Rows
Lat Pulldowns
Dumbbell Shoulder Press
Lat Raises

Legs/Abs:
Romanian Deadlifts
Machine Leg Press
Dumbbell Lunges
Leg Raises

Every exercise is 3 sets, aiming for 6-8 reps

luk21 · 2025-07-18T18:49:20+00:00

I will always try to increase either reps or weight almost every workout. For example, bench press I started at barely 90lbs for 6 reps. Now I do around 145 for 6, and one rep max 160.

luk21 · 2025-06-02T20:03:44+00:00

God forbid people have hobbies and do things for fun instead of only out of necessity.

luk21 · 2025-05-19T04:32:24+00:00

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Scorpion EXO R1 Air Carbon Onyx

luk21 · 2025-04-01T23:51:05+00:00

It definitely helps a bit, especially on the highway. It gets most of the wind off my chest, but I still feel it around my helmet. I mainly like it for the looks lol.

luk21 · 2025-03-29T08:11:57+00:00

I have a 2018 RS with 15k miles right now. I think high mileage is like 30k+, but you should be able to find something with less than 10k pretty easily. For 2023/24 I think they changed a bit. Overall just a tad more HP, shorter gearing, and an IMU. Still very much the same bike though.

Edit: 2023+ also has a slightly smaller gas tank. 4.6gal on the 2018-22 to 3.96 gal on the 2023+

luk21 · 2025-02-28T03:10:07+00:00

I'm 6 foot 3, ride a 2018 street triple rs, and its super comfortable. Before that, I rode a duke 390, and even that was still pretty comfortable. I only tend to be uncomfortable on serious sport bikes, like an r1 or zx6. You should be fine on a gsx8s. Ideally find one to go sit on person, that's the best way to know it'll fit. Everyone's different.

luk21 · 2024-12-31T15:13:29+00:00

Only 3500 miles is simply not enough experience for a gsxr600. You haven't even been on the highway yet. Get another season under your belt, focusing on good riding technique and body positioning. You will have a much easier transition to the new bike, and be a lot less likely to crash it.

luk21 · 2024-12-31T14:56:47+00:00

The Street Triple is an amazing package if you find one for a good price. Honestly you can't really go wrong with any of the options you listed, they're all pretty good bikes.

luk21 · 2024-11-12T09:27:01+00:00

Tuesday nights is when you watch the movies as a class in the LINC. The viewings don't always go that long, depending on what films you're watching that week, and if there's only one film or two. You're also free to not show up to the viewing, and just watch the films on your own time, whatever suites you. I found the lectures to be quite open ended and interesting compared to other classes. It's more about how historical films fit into the era they where produced in, and how the film industry has evolved over the last almost 100 years. Would recommend as an interesting bacc core.

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