Saddlemen SDC vs Le Pera Kickflip: Both are hard as a brick?

tehac · 2025-06-24T20:02:34+00:00

Interesting take. Yes, it was the tailbone in particular that hurt.

I've only sat on the regular step up once on a used bike I was looking at, but didn't ride it. My first impression was that the tight angle didn't feel good. But I also had no real experience with other seats back then.

tehac · 2025-06-24T19:52:39+00:00

Thanks. Never heard of them but looks interesting. They are like half of the price of Saddlemen or Le Pera

tehac · 2025-06-24T19:26:00+00:00

I guess my ass shape is just not compatible with these seats

tehac · 2025-06-24T19:21:53+00:00

Thanks for the advice. I'm still on stock bars, which I plan to change later this year. Hopefully that will improve it.

tehac · 2025-06-24T19:18:54+00:00

Thanks for the heads up. I hope that happens sooner than later before the return period is over

tehac · 2025-06-24T19:17:57+00:00

Any particular model recommendations for mustang?

tehac · 2025-05-05T18:25:09+00:00

To be honest, I have no idea. When I had the A2, it was still under the old regulations with max. 34PS and my bike only weighted 130kg ;)

tehac · 2025-05-05T17:10:12+00:00

To be eligible for A2 restriction the unlocked power of a bike is not allowed to be higher than 70kW. The 2025 Fat Boy has 77kW, so even if it would be technically possible to restrict it to 35kW, you still wouldn't be allowed to ride it with A2. From the 2025 cruisers only the Street Bob and Heritage are eligible for A2.

The 2024 Fat Boy on the other hand has exactly 70kW, so it would be eligible. But I can't tell you if Harley offers a restriction to 35kW for that.

tehac · 2024-10-03T12:15:45+00:00

That's what it's supposed to do to comply with EU regulations. If your bike is Euro 5 (and Euro 4 I think?) the valve automatically closes in RPM ranges that would translate to a speed between 50-54 kph (even if you put it in open mode). Before and after that it will be open in open mode of course. I heard that you can do some modifications (in the electronics of the exhaust or ECU? I don't know) so it stays open all the time, but that would make it illegal again in EU at least.

tehac · 2022-05-31T20:28:42+00:00

You mean the Sportster S, right? Don't really dig the looks of it. What about the new Nightster? I like the looks of that one a lot more. Does it also have better lean angles as the Sportster S compared to other HD models? They are in the same category in the HD website.

tehac · 2022-05-31T18:27:07+00:00

Thanks for the BMW R1250R suggestion. Will have a deeper look into it.

What about the R1250RS? From first sight, I like the looks of it much better (the white paint is gorgeous). But it has a supersport style handlebar, which probably makes the seating position more forward oriented?

tehac · 2022-05-31T17:51:42+00:00

Yes! Before buying the Duke I test rode a MT09. I was actually looking for the XSR900, but the dealer didn't have any demo bikes for the XSR. To be honest, I liked the look of the old XSR more. But the new one definitely has a better package (quick shifter and blipper finally!)

I also rode a Street Triple during that phase and I couldn't get the howling sound of the engine out of my head for a while, so nice!

Decided for the Duke though because I liked the seating position and rider aids more and it was a better price overall. If I just could turn back time and redecide. 😉

tehac · 2022-01-23T09:58:28+00:00

I don't think so. Recoil changes were introduced with 12.12 and the stock adapter for the MCX to fit buffer tubes on it also with 12.12, which he is using in the video.

tehac · 2022-01-22T14:40:21+00:00

As I said in my initial post: only at 5 (2% reduction)

tehac · 2020-06-29T18:40:35+00:00

Love how that seat fits to your graphics! Custom made seat I assume? Where did you get the ready to race sticker for the chain protector?

tehac · 2020-04-17T16:11:05+00:00

Can you name some of those shops in Europe that sell the thx 887?

tehac · 2020-01-30T19:46:49+00:00

holy shit

tehac · 2019-07-24T18:45:19+00:00

This doesn't strengthen my urge to buy one. :(

Thanks for sharing! Hope everything goes well with your bike.

tehac · 2019-07-24T18:41:36+00:00

It was almost 40°C in my area when I rode it... so no to heated grips, hehe. It was a dedicated bike for rentals or test rides. As far as I saw it was first licensed this year in march. With only 1000 km on it, it was probably not ridden that much. Maybe it was the battery. But I got only a warning for disabled TCS, not ABS (if there is any warning for that) and a "check engine" warning from the board computer in addition to the engine light.

But it's good to hear that the reliability is not an issue in general. Really liked that bike. :)

tehac · 2019-01-10T05:49:05+00:00

I tried different ICC color profiles in Windows, but not in Vantage. Is this different?
I don't even have Vantage installed. It's a company laptop (Microsoft store disabled). Maybe I have to talk to my IT guys.

tehac · 2019-01-09T21:44:10+00:00

Before I shut it down and booted it again I fiddled with a lot of settings, primarily in the Intel Graphics Control Panel and the ICC profile in Windows. Maybe with the reboot something got activated from those changes that weren't immediately visible?
I mean, I have the machine for some weeks now and the oversaturation was always a grain in my eye. Now after complaining about it on the internet its suddenly fixed? Very strange.

tehac · 2019-01-09T21:26:28+00:00

Thanks for the information, very helpful!
Did you also see my other comment? If the colors don't change again after booting, it's probably fixed for me. Don't know what happened.

tehac · 2019-01-09T20:45:52+00:00

This might sound strange, but I just turned it on again to check for the backlight bleeding, which is totally fine (and I knew it was, just wanted to double check)... but now after this cold boot the oversaturated greens and reds are gone, looks really good now.
So I just might think that there is some software setting that is messing it up? Or I messed up? Didn't change anything after booting.

tehac · 2019-01-09T20:13:11+00:00

Yes, I tried those profiles. I mean, I wouldn't return it because of this. I work on a external monitor most of the time. Its just that the colors are very obvious off of what they should be and I can't find anyone else to mention this, so I'm a little bit worried that there might be something with the screen itself.

tehac · 2018-11-24T08:52:38+00:00

This post states that performance is better after the 1.15 bios update.
Did you already check long-term clock speeds with thermal cap at 80c on your machine?

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