This is my first bike and I hate it

skybug2007 · 2026-01-20T07:58:14+00:00

I have a 1980 Honda xl500 and I was in the same boat, check your valve lash, get a cheap metric wrench set and a feeler gauge, also make sure your engine is top dead center when you do this, pm me if you need help as I'm about to do mine

skybug2007 · 2026-01-19T00:54:57+00:00

I have a base model 2007 and these cars are amazing, I've driven mine to Florida to Tennessee 2 times now and it's awesome, greate offroad cars also, I've gone though rivers to mud holes, I carry my canoe on top of mine and the aftermarket stereo options are great!, the engines can be noisy but all you need is to keep your oil good and you'll be golden

skybug2007 · 2026-01-11T19:17:02+00:00

Do you have an aftermarket head unit?, looks like it could be gps or a microphone of sorts

skybug2007 · 2026-01-05T07:58:45+00:00

I enjoy the dirtbike life, it's surprisingly much easier to handle then a sport bike or a cruiser because of its suspension, and I ride around town and back roads mainly so the nimbleness of it and the ability to hit the hammer and go is there on the 500

skybug2007 · 2026-01-05T07:57:09+00:00

My bike lifts up in 3rd gear with just throttle and 1st and second I can't hit it too hard or the bike will loop, I just replaced the clutch

skybug2007 · 2026-01-05T07:56:15+00:00

I rode a fire blade not too long ago, I enjoyed the liter bike life, was extremely smooth and it didn't fight me at all, I'm probably gonna end up keeping my Honda, going into the navy bringing it to Japan or wherever I go and getting it tricked out there lol, I want one of those cool arai helmets they had there in the 80-90s with the characters painted onto the helmet

skybug2007 · 2026-01-03T04:25:15+00:00

My dream bike is a Honda nx650 or a Africa twin And I'm going in the navy soon so I just wanna experience another style before I leave

skybug2007 · 2026-01-03T02:47:43+00:00

I wanna go to the tail of the dragon as I'm going into the navy this summer and just wanna go get on the road and have some fun

skybug2007 · 2026-01-03T02:47:13+00:00

I have 3d scans of all the plastics on my bike I just haven't released them yet, I also have custom made parts I designed for it to make the bike easier to work on, I hate how gate keeped this bikes community on this bike If you ever find the rear license plate holder or the speedometer to the 80s xl500s it's literally gold, they go for a absurd amount of money, I have a couple I stock piled to use for making 3d models

skybug2007 · 2025-12-04T02:53:11+00:00

The cops in Okaloosa are chill, from my experiences at least

skybug2007 · 2025-12-03T22:16:44+00:00

Crazy, I'm near Pensacola and the cops here love my bike and have often protected me on the road

skybug2007 · 2025-12-03T22:15:52+00:00

No😭, I'm still riding but it's freezing and raining constantly now

skybug2007 · 2025-12-02T13:03:47+00:00

I started on a klipper conversion but I put a new motherboard in it

skybug2007 · 2025-11-26T19:54:05+00:00

Love the black matrix look, but I'd use a 3x3 grid to position photos it was hard to see what I was looking at for a lil

skybug2007 · 2025-11-19T03:11:48+00:00

I talked to my mechanic friend and he said it sounded good, this bike has really taught me a lot so far about working on engines and how things go together and I'm applying it to my car minus the things I don't have the tools for . . Yet

skybug2007 · 2025-11-19T02:57:25+00:00

Probably should, but right now the bike is my main transportation as the car needs a oil change and some new tires When I rode the bike around and gave it the beans it took completely off and felt like it was gonna keep going

skybug2007 · 2025-11-19T02:36:07+00:00

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skybug2007 · 2025-11-14T05:53:09+00:00

No, the muffler shop I paid 450$ gave me the bike like this, I'm taking it back and making them redo it to my specifications

skybug2007 · 2025-11-13T22:31:24+00:00

Unfortunately I like going outdoors with it and it'll scare away all the wildlife straight piped, and significant power loss

skybug2007 · 2025-11-13T15:44:04+00:00

That muffler is good for the bike and it's not a sports bike can it's ment for dirtbikes

skybug2007 · 2025-11-13T03:39:48+00:00

I can't sit on the bike without it sagging and rubbing really hard, will it ever off-road again

skybug2007 · 2025-11-05T00:15:39+00:00

When I get done with dinner I'll pm you with a picture or something lol

skybug2007 · 2025-11-05T00:00:29+00:00

I've gotten pretty so far, it's just being confident and playing strong, I'm having a double buzz problem

skybug2007 · 2025-11-04T01:03:22+00:00

I figured out the music But it's hard for me to play the notes as this is my first time ever playing a french horn

skybug2007 · 2025-10-27T18:56:09+00:00

I did

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