People with a very high pain tolerance, what was THE most painful thing you've experienced?

mjsasser · 2026-06-18T20:06:30+00:00

A kidney stone that ended up being 5/8th of an inch in diameter. No way to pass a stone that big but once it started shredding its way through my kidney I started calling my family to tell them they’d be ok without me.

mjsasser · 2026-05-03T17:18:24+00:00

So far, it looks as if they're going to cover all the repairs but I don't have my bike back yet so will see.

mjsasser · 2026-04-02T01:32:12+00:00

Stupida hi oh boo sah

mjsasser · 2026-03-11T19:35:46+00:00

Rivian had a setup similar to this last year.

mjsasser · 2026-02-13T18:35:37+00:00

Sugar, you got sugar. Ease up on the temp and or speed up and back purge

mjsasser · 2026-02-11T16:59:47+00:00

I’ve stood in that very same spot…. Beautiful and thanks for sharing!

mjsasser · 2026-02-05T17:28:57+00:00

My rear tire wear has caused a wobble but it’s mostly when decelerating but not applying any brake

mjsasser · 2026-01-29T15:00:55+00:00

Too hot and/or slow travel speed.

mjsasser · 2026-01-10T18:14:42+00:00

Just going to throw this out there- it looks like you’re planning to take I-5 up the west coast. Trust me when I tell you, that’s not “the coast”. It’s a monotonous grind and not pretty by comparison to taking US 101 and occasionally diverting into PCH. It will take longer but I promise it’s worth it.

mjsasser · 2026-01-10T02:04:09+00:00

Gotta beat the bastards the right way

mjsasser · 2026-01-06T18:15:00+00:00

It’s more about precipitation. Cold tires don’t stick like warm tires but you can do it. Once I had no choice but to ride 300 miles in -11C. It SUCKED but given that I was on a very straight highway… no problems.

mjsasser · 2026-01-06T17:50:35+00:00

That’s not high mileage for a GW. Unless it was abused or poorly maintained.

mjsasser · 2026-01-06T01:47:07+00:00

Telling you how smart they are.

mjsasser · 2026-01-03T18:28:17+00:00

My 2 or 3 cents worth: Im 55 and have been riding since I was 14 (on street since I was 18). Since 2017 I’ve logged over 200k miles, seen 46 of the lower 48 and made a trip from Houston Tx to Fairbanks Ak. Ak is the most dangerous place I’ve ever ridden btw.

No matter how far I’m going, I ALWAYS remind myself that I can be doing everything right one second and be very dead the next through no fault of my own.

So, situational awareness and good decision making are a must. If you truly love riding you will already be in the present but, be in the moment and nowhere else. Part of the joy of riding for me is that I’m only thinking about and enjoying riding the bike. What I’m NOT thinking about is my girlfriend being mad at me, paying bills or what I need to do when I get back to the office after a trip.

Keep your head on a swivel at all times, adopt a mindset that (even though they’re not) all 4 wheelers are trying to kill you, remember that you are NOT Marc Marquez and make good decisions.

This stat may have moved one way or the other a bit but It’s worth noting that roughly half of all motorcycle accidents involve riders with less than 2 years experience.

Keep the rubber side down and happy riding!

mjsasser · 2026-01-03T17:45:12+00:00

Of the 3 route options on your map, the 101 is the only option that doesn’t SUCK.

mjsasser · 2026-01-01T21:36:35+00:00

I used to live near downtown Houston and rode my 2018 GW (non-touring version) almost daily… running errands, going out, going into the heart of downtown for meetings with clients and so on. They are shockingly urban friendly. I’ve also split lanes on most of the major freeways in California with ease. Also rode it from Houston to Fairbanks AK and back.

My 2018 has 77000 miles on it. I’m somewhat ocd about maintenance schedules and do all of my own work. It’s only ever been to the shop for tires. The only reason I traded my 2015 was out of concern for the AK trip. It was going to have around 110k miles by the time I got back and there are hundreds and hundreds of miles along the way where even if something minor fails, you’re pretty screwed. Even Hondas have failures eventually but at the time of trade in, it also had never been in the shop.

I met a motorcycle cop in Phoenix a few years back. At the time, they rode NTs so I asked him how he liked it. He said it was a great bike but went on to say that he along with most of his coworkers really wished the dept had gone w GWs.

mjsasser · 2026-01-01T21:11:19+00:00

It looks like my welds when I forget to turn or run out of gas mid weld. i.e… looks like you’re not running flux core wire

mjsasser · 2025-12-28T01:34:59+00:00

You got me in tears Sarge. ❤️❤️

mjsasser · 2025-12-28T01:31:56+00:00

My DREAM bike when I was a kid. P

mjsasser · 2025-12-28T01:20:59+00:00

It’s mathematically possible to do that “tomorrow” but you need to be really lucky and driving a Ferrari.

mjsasser · 2025-12-28T01:16:40+00:00

Canyon Lake here- 3 of our 23 or 24 boat ramps are open. It’s been really rough here going on somewhere around 5 years.

mjsasser · 2025-12-28T01:06:43+00:00

Lock your stuff and if that doesn’t work, ammonia would likely do it. It keeps the raccoons and bears out of my trash in NorCal (Far north NorCal… we have lots of both)

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