The anything thread.

[HeliMark]

You could possibly add locking up his arms. Get a little scared, lock up the arms, and you may turn, but not much.

 

[fac191]

It's all in the eyes, you steer with your eyes.

 

[AusTexS10]

The only noticeable change that I've seen was a 2mpg drop when I went to ethanol. I've heard that it's bad for fuel lines and such, but I haven't seen that yet. On my small engines, I used premixed TruFuel. Everything starts on the first try. On my mower, I use premium ethanol fuel but use the STA-BIL with an "anti-ethanol" additive. Seems to be working.

I used to have a lot of starting and running issues with my Echo trimmer and blower/vac until one of the neighborhood pro yard men turned me on to the TruFuel. Absolutely no problems the last several years since I started running it in the little two-stroker yard machines. And issues I've had with my 7 year old Honda mower have disappeared since I started picking up ethanol-free gas from the Murphy station at Wal-Mart. I guess that corn oil is just not healthy for machines, either.

 

[AusTexS10]

It's all in the eyes, you steer with your eyes.

I think this is a very strong component. If you look ahead to where you want to go, the bike will usually go there (road surfaces and speeds sometimes affect that simple guidance). Deliberately looking through the turn instead of at the turn is the best technique I've found. I initially learned this in mountain biking; if you look at that tree or rock that you want to avoid, you will hit it.

 

[fac191]

It's also hard to tell if it is/isn't, but if this is a decreasing radius turn, that could have caused a problem. There's a road out here that is full of curves. All of the curves are constant radius except one. All of a sudden you enter this one curve, and you're set, and suddenly the curve tightens up. And I hadn't considered fatigue.

It's the bend tightening that catches him out. You can see the bike adjusting 2 or 3 times. It's the eyes. When i get in a car with people i always look at how they are adjusting the steering wheel when going around a bend. There's like 2 or 3 adjustments. I ask how are you with taking tips on driving. If good i tell them i know their eyes are focused about 15m in front of them in the wrong place. I do a little diagram of the bend and put the car in position and X in the places they are adjusting. I then draw a line to the vanishing point and tell them that's where they should be focusing. It's a real eye opener for people when they do it properly.

 

[yen_powell]

I think this is a very strong component. If you look ahead to where you want to go, the bike will usually go there (road surfaces and speeds sometimes affect that simple guidance). Deliberately looking through the turn instead of at the turn is the best technique I've found. I initially learned this in mountain biking; if you look at that tree or rock that you want to avoid, you will hit it.

A 70 year old trail rider I once met said to me about riding, "He who admires the scenery, becomes the scenery!"

 

[Sierra1]

. . . . i always look at how they are adjusting the steering wheel when going around a bend. There's like 2 or 3 adjustments. . . .

If it's a constant radius curve, there shouldn't be any adjustment. I've seen plenty of people constantly adjusting all the way through.

 

[Tenman]

I just priced a rare t700 in Houston. Thoughts

 

[Sierra1]

More than I paid for my zero mile, brand new T-12 ES.

 

[Mak10]

More than I paid for my Super Tenere, and all farkles.

That's well into KTM 890 territory, which I feel is a far superior bike.

 

[magic]

WOW! There's some serious price gouging going on there.

 

[Jlq1969]

 

[Sierra1]

So, not being familiar with Touratech boxes, do they supply BMW? 'Cuz, surely Touratech didn't make this expansion to only fit BMWs. It has to fit their own boxes too . . . . right?

 

[Jlq1969]

So, not being familiar with Touratech boxes, do they supply BMW? 'Cuz, surely Touratech didn't make this expansion to only fit BMWs. It has to fit their own boxes too . . . . right?

Last week I went to a Touratech wholesaler. I was surprised by the amount of "details" they have as accessories for motorcycles. Their strength today seems to be geared towards BMW and KTM (which is where they have the most accessories)….but they also have Yamaha accessories, but today in stock no longer have for the S10

Touratech Homepage EN | Touratech: Online shop for motorbike accessories

New ideas for your motorbike: German company Touratech is home of high-quality innovative products for traveling, outdoor and sports activities with motorcycles.

www.touratech.com

 

[Wallkeeper]

So, not being familiar with Touratech boxes, do they supply BMW? 'Cuz, surely Touratech didn't make this expansion to only fit BMWs. It has to fit their own boxes too . . . . right?

i would think the only way they can control the fit is if they are making or at least tolling ALL the pieces. One thing we can be certain of, BMW does not make or even design their own cases

 

[Wallkeeper]

I just priced a rare t700 in Houston. Thoughts

Dealer has a real high opinion of themselves. I see at least $4k in bogus markups

 

[fac191]

Dealer has a real high opinion of themselves. I see at least $4k in bogus markups

Could be the new 2023 price.

 

[Sierra1]

i would think the only way they can control the fit is if they are making or at least tolling ALL the pieces. One thing we can be certain of, BMW does not make or even design their own cases

The other certainty is that the boxes won't be cheap.

 

[Jlq1969]

i would think the only way they can control the fit is if they are making or at least tolling ALL the pieces. One thing we can be certain of, BMW does not make or even design their own cases

The Yamaha ones are not manufactured by Yamaha….They are manufactured by SHAD

 

[Sierra1]

I never for a minute thought they were Yamaha produced. Nowhere near the usual Yamaha quality.