Pedro

I didn't say there is no sexual stereotyping or harassment, or even violence against women. I live in Portugal, probably worse but surely no better than France. Granted, they might not even be taken seriously when walking into a motorcycle dealership, sure. BUT, nothing stops or makes it more difficult for a woman to learn to ride, buy a bike and go on leisure rides like most men.

To me that doesn't make sense, a girl is a person that decides to ride a bike or drive a car then I just hope she enjoys whatever. In my eyes, a woman in europe can pretty much do what she wants, that barrier has fallen as far as I can tell. Can't compare that challenge of what is basically someone just doing something for fun with no real obstacles getting in her way to the one that is presented to a disabled person just moving around the world. Now, get a blind girl riding a bike to a gathering and you've got something ...

I was at 106 this time last year in June and feeling properly fat and ruined, got to 86 or 87 two months ago and was going great, now I don't want to look

First time I was on a bike as an adult was at 16 or 17, on the back of a DT125 ridden by my girlfriend. So I'm plenty modern ? You don't admire a man riding a bike, so the only reason you admire a woman doing the same is because there is this thing about a woman doing something you like doing that does something for you. That's ok, I think.

Women don't stop being women because they're on a bike. I find sexy as hell to see a woman confidently riding a bike, that didn't change. So same as you would do in any other social encounters, you play it cool and don't go saying "It's great that you galls are on bikes, good for you and for the humanity" because that would just make you sound like a self entitled dork to everyone, but to the ladies in particular. You play it cool so that they perceive you as if you didn't even notice them, because you want to get laid or at least not be ruled out of the game early on. So basically, it's sex drive and basic attraction that makes us act politically correct

If I were to do it, I'd just buy a replacement Akrapovic header and replace it whole.

It's no wonder you can't pick your bike up, Tym.

I think it must be a father's momentous occasion to present a kid with something like this.

Holy shit. I took my license in an orange TW225 god knows how many years ago, it's exactly the same except in a weirder color today! God knows how long ago I took my license test, but god has already forgotten how long most of you guys have taken yours'!

FFS, it would just roast my bare right foot. PS: Is it me, or did this waving little guy use to give you the finger after the wave?

You want "Enduro", do a Pete and buy these with highlighted white letters on the side: Metzeler "Enduro" They do look proper, and it is a Metzeler

So, on my XR400 I've got this almost new Michelin AC10 that just plain suck on the front. What should I replace it with? I don't give a shit about mileage or any of that in that bike, just want a front tire that won't try to kill me at 60mph riding alone on a dirt road. Will probably still the keep the rear AC10, as it hooks up fine enough and I'm not made of money

For Inane, ModRover would have to be posting on full vigor. There is no Inane without Pookie

Good stuff! That's my kind of off-roading, easy going and floating along as fast as you like. I would love to ride through that just standing up and taking in all those lovely french countryside smells. I fear the time when all this crisis subsidized pay debs comes back to bite us in the ass in the form of taxes, but tomorrow's another day. Not a dig at you, it's more or less (righly so!) europe wide, but I would hate to be stuck with the bill.

I can understand sailors, as apart from vices at every harbor you get "But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea" Now, geology? WTF? You're alone with some rocks? Does it drive you to drinking? Stuart, I remember him in his CRF125, bring him back!

I wouldn't miss that...

I didn’t understand most of what first one posted, and left before the second one came along.

Thing is, I like looking like a normal person once stopped and off the bike ? I was never confortable with my former Dainese Explorer pants, something about jeans just feel nicer and more at ease on the bike as well. It's a Schuberth C3Pro, I think vents weren't the issue since I was even sweating with the helmet open or the screen open. I'm talking 30ºC and unfortunately well over that as well. Thing with the pipes, though, I don't need the bike any louder or faster, it's just fine the way it is, but would really like to have it running cooler without my environmental conscience getting in the way.

My goal would be to make it more comfortable during the summer, but that’s my predicament as well

You got bead locks on your rims? Air them down, a rear T63 should have adequate traction on loose surfaces.

I like Heidenau K60 on my heavy bike when on dirt and hard terrain. On road they are a bit shit but ok. They're very noisy at 50 to 60 mph, loud enough to get annoying, but they hare very hard and almost unpuncturable. Also, they last forever although the final 2 or 3k are deadly if you as much as look at a rain cloud in the distance. I am not skillful enough to ride my GS on soft sand so I don't even try it. On the road I like Continental TKC70, they are smooth and quiet and go wonderfully on tarmac and are very safe in the wet. But obviously they're not very good offroad, they're competent enough in hard compacted dirt but then again most tires are, should be similar to Pete's Tourances. Riding on soft terrain and sand, if you don't care a lot for longevity I would go for a Michelin Anakee Wild, as they are supposed to be competent on tarmac as well. Or Motoz Tractionator. Have no experience on any of these ?

I love my bike, but it's main defect is on hot wether riding. I am slowly fixing it, I've put a small fairing on that alows air to the helmet, it's obviously worse on motorways but at significantly over 30ºC I was having trouble with no circulation to evaporate sweat inside the helmet, now I get a helmet full of bugs, which suits me better. It also means the view on top of the bike is better, which I really like. I´ve ordered one of those chinese net seat covers, as I have sweaty bollocks. I wear jeans for touring so once it starts getting sweaty a little bit of airflow helps. Now, this is my point. I would like to get rid of the heat that sometimes comes from the catalitic converter to my right foot. On certain combinations of ambient temperature above 30ºC, and sustained high revs at not very high speeds sometimes makes for quite a lot of heat there. Only way to solve it is fitting an exhaust manifold with no catalitic converter. Now, obviously this is not legal. We're bound to start having bike MOT in Portugal in a couple of years, but that isn't much of a worry anyway, but my conumdrum is actually having my bike making more air emissions than it is currently. I am aware this is a fallacy in itself, as if I'm that worried about it I could just not ride a motorcycle for leisure, but that's just not going to happen. Thoughts?

This is a reflection on today's society, this is. I ride my bike to a wonderful scenic location, stop a lot to take plenty of pictures, and get 3 replies from discerning people. Moon posts a picture of a map and all the streets erupt in public opinion.

I get that, but I loved riding a Goldwing a few years ago. It's a great engine and weirdly fun to ride, in a guilty pleasure sort of way.

Baby Jesus is crying looking down at this