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Sold the wife’s bike and delivered it today. About a 40km ride in RDF at 5°C. Boy did I really miss my heated grips.

After getting bounced off the bike by a careless driver, I can say that, in a low speed tumble down the road, elbow and shoulder armour seemed to do their job. No bruising from impact where there was padding but still strains and sprains to the muscle and connecting tissues. I didn’t have knee...

Fluid Film here. If you can stand smelling like wet sheep.

Ran a 2000 Civic into the ground, there wasn’t much good metal left on it but the engine still felt like new with 259k on it. Tried to run a 2005 Colorado into the ground but at the 11 year mark it got rear ended and ended the journey. I don’t have the patience for beaters anymore and I don’t...

Shouldn’t have to pay duty on motorcycle parts, but “brokerage fees” are entirely up to the carrier.

I still get hit with taxes and brokerage fees from all you mentioned except USPS, taxes collected at the border for USPS, but shipping costs have gone through the roof.

I like wood when possible. But I do carry a canister stove as backup.

I used to have a nalgene piss bottle for camping. Yes, it was clearly marked.

I got my first pair of real riding boots in 2022. I have always used military surplus combat boots for both on road and off road.

Interesting placement of the lantern and canteen.

from the interwebs…

I was reading about catless headers for the R9T. Removing it seems to really reduce heat in and around the exhaust. It also does provide a good measure of sound damping so it may be quite a bit louder.

Hoping this year is better. In 2023 I only put 4 K on the BMW, 1K on the scooter and 1 K on the XSR before it was wrote off. Health scares and working in the Arctic for a chunk of the riding season makes it tough to put in the miles.

I prefer a sleeping blanket/quilt. You can add a lot of extra warmth using one of those emergency mylar reflective sheets on cold nights.

Bimota has been doing something similar for a long time. Yamaha even did it with their GTS sport tourer in the 90s.

I had to go and buy a full set of torx bits and sockets after buying the R9T.

Specs say 33.7” (855mm) with the optional low seat at 32.5” (825mm). I have a 29” inseam. The seat is fairly narrow in the front and the bike is pretty slim between the legs. It does feel like it carries its weight well. But I can only get my toes down on both sides and 32” with a narrow...

Had a sit on the new Transalp at Honda One. Nice bike, the rider triangle felt good. If only I were taller. I also saw a new 2024 Suzuki V-Strom 800 riding through Paradise this afternoon.

I have never needed heated clothes for riding, just wind proof gear, but I do like my heated grips. 5°C is about my limit. The tires are starting to feel greasy any colder than that. It makes sense that keeping your core warm would help with the blood flow in the extremities, so a heated vest...