@@levialind see there you go. Already on your way. You’ll love it. I bought my first motorcycle on my 17th birthday and grew up riding Dirt bikes,quads and side by sides on my parents farm. I got my first Yamaha 3wheeler on my 3rd birthday and my 8 year old son and 10 year old daughter both ride that 3 wheeler still
@@levialind I have 4 bikes now 2006 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 I bobbed out. A 1986 1200 XL Sportster I got when I was 17 in 2003 I got the 86 cuz it’s the year I was born. An Indian Scout Bobber twenty and a 2005 Harley Davidson Softtail
Heated gloves are far superior to heated grips if you ride in seriously cold weather. Heated grips often leave your fingertips out in the cold, especially if you cover the brake and clutch with two fingers, but even if you don't, the tips of your fingers are unlikely to be fully in contact with the grips. I use battery operated heated gloves and my fingers are always toasty riding here in canada in the winter, without handguards; no need for them except on my dual sport of course.
UK here. Heated gloves are a must if one rides in the winter. I plug mine in, though. 200 quid for a pair was enough, without paying nearly 100 quid more just for batteries! I do still run the heated grips - but they are gash when it's near zero (C) without heated gloves.
Just got Dunlop mutants for my 390 duke & just wow on road and gravel are both awesome. I honestly didn't know there was a tire that could do both so well
I've tried a few brands of heated grips including Oxford. Surprisingly the best I've used so far are some that are $12 for the whole set from Aliexpress. They get as hot as any I've used, have an integrated thumb control, and my first one has lasted 2 years so far and still working fine.
Crash protection, hand guards, and heated grips are the first 3 mods I do as soon as I can. A good set of tires is next. Quick shifter I can live without. I’ve got one on my GSX-8R and I turned it off the first week I owned the bike, too used to blipping to shift clutchless. Good list here though! 👍🏻
2:26 anytime you buy a bike I highly recommend buying to tires for it. Your safety and well being depend on it. Also do not cheap out and buy premium tires
I used to ride 50 miles to work to I was in a ferry 24 hours on 48 off. It was really windy instead of going a long the white Cliffs, I went the inland route this was 44 years ago. Hit freezing fog the last 6 miles when I went to park up could not feel my fingers. Lucky some one helped turn off the bike and put it on its stand. I was in pain for about two hours did not help being a cook.
A bunch of motorcycles come alive more with a simple tune as well. Stock bikes are more restricted because of emission laws. And there are a lot of ppl I know who slap an aftermarket exhaust on their bike to make it sound better but never tune their bike afterwards.
I stopped buying frame sliders and just get case savers now. Seeing as how more and more designs use the engine as a stress member of the frame I dont want to be removing the bolts and replacing with a slider bolt.
I've had frame sliders snap off and bend in the past. Went with case savers instead with my latest bike. Case savers are great insurance to prevent oil leakage on a low side.
Cold hands are actually crazy. If you've ever been out in proper cold weather before, came inside, and tried to do anything like text then you'll know.
Definitely getting side cases, a new seat, frame sliders, and eventually a breadbox delete with slip on and ecu flash (Z900). And unless the stock tires are legit dangerous I never seen the point of just throwing them away for new aftermarket. Sure some oems are but between the break in period and just learning a new bike you shouldnt be going nuts on them anyway.
I wonder why nobody ever talks about Metzeler tires on YT. Especially the M9 RR I find is such a good allrounder and the most neutral feeling tire. They warm up fast, grip is there at the very first corner. Work just as good in the cold as they do in the heat. Wet grip is phenomenal. They‘re like a solid 8/10 in every condition
Alright Commentees: Settle this debate for me, should I keep my 2022 suzuki v-strom which will last me forever and let me go on trails should I get my dream street bike the Yamaha Mt-09
I had a 2009 Versys 650 for a few years, rode it all over AZ, NM, NV. Road, streets, trails etc. I do miss it from time to time. It was nice to just go explore.
Those are so different! If most of your riding is long commutes then nothing beats that Vstrom. If you have local twisties to tear up or even ride more urban stuff get that mt09 but definitely get the SP bling!
Which vstrom, 1050? Vstrom is a great bike, extremely reliable. But it's a big heavy bike to do any real off roading . If your doing 90% of road riding, I'd say get the mt09. Your gonna sacrifice some wind protection, and some touring capabilities, but you can always throw a small set of bags on the mt. It all depends on what type of riding you really do.
Question: I ride a CTX700. I don’t go off-road. I’m a cautious rider and rarely lean very far. I’m needing to get new tires. What brand would offer the longest life? My current tires have lasted about 6k miles.
Ok I know you didnt cover this as an item. But you have a lot of Rockform ads. And you said that everyone should use them. I spoke to an accessory sales guy who's job was to... sell accessories... and he recommended against using mounts if you value your camera, as it will almost always vibrate your camera's autofocus enough that it eventually stops working, so recommended a mountable carplay screen. I do find the carplay screen to be less useful than a phone mount, but I also dont want to mess up my camera. So my question is, has anyone else had issues with cameras while using a Rockform mount? What's your preferred method for navigation?
Did a 17 degree ride in DFW with heated grips, handguards, AND heated gloves!
Felt toasty!
Tires are the only part that touches the ground? If only that was always true.
😂
Fact.😅
😂 I wasn't expecting my Janus to tick any boxes.
✔️ Highway bars
✔️ Saddle bag storage
✔️ Hand guards
I LOVE the Michelin Road 6. They are PLANTED.
My phone goes in the backpack, where it belongs.
*sighs in bikelessness*
It’s your sign to buy a bike and become a brother, Brother. Rise on
@ taking the msf next month
@@levialind see there you go. Already on your way. You’ll love it. I bought my first motorcycle on my 17th birthday and grew up riding Dirt bikes,quads and side by sides on my parents farm. I got my first Yamaha 3wheeler on my 3rd birthday and my 8 year old son and 10 year old daughter both ride that 3 wheeler still
@@levialind I have 4 bikes now 2006 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 I bobbed out. A 1986 1200 XL Sportster I got when I was 17 in 2003 I got the 86 cuz it’s the year I was born. An Indian Scout Bobber twenty and a 2005 Harley Davidson Softtail
@@Krispy.86 dang man. I'm fifteen, getting my bike probably at 16. hoping for a ninja 400
Heated gloves are far superior to heated grips if you ride in seriously cold weather. Heated grips often leave your fingertips out in the cold, especially if you cover the brake and clutch with two fingers, but even if you don't, the tips of your fingers are unlikely to be fully in contact with the grips. I use battery operated heated gloves and my fingers are always toasty riding here in canada in the winter, without handguards; no need for them except on my dual sport of course.
Exactly.
UK here. Heated gloves are a must if one rides in the winter. I plug mine in, though. 200 quid for a pair was enough, without paying nearly 100 quid more just for batteries! I do still run the heated grips - but they are gash when it's near zero (C) without heated gloves.
You either have frame sliders or bone sliders
Just got Dunlop mutants for my 390 duke & just wow on road and gravel are both awesome. I honestly didn't know there was a tire that could do both so well
I've tried a few brands of heated grips including Oxford. Surprisingly the best I've used so far are some that are $12 for the whole set from Aliexpress. They get as hot as any I've used, have an integrated thumb control, and my first one has lasted 2 years so far and still working fine.
Any link to that?
Crash protection, hand guards, and heated grips are the first 3 mods I do as soon as I can. A good set of tires is next. Quick shifter I can live without. I’ve got one on my GSX-8R and I turned it off the first week I owned the bike, too used to blipping to shift clutchless. Good list here though! 👍🏻
2:26 anytime you buy a bike I highly recommend buying to tires for it. Your safety and well being depend on it. Also do not cheap out and buy premium tires
Holy crap, when i put a quickshifter on my 2018 mt07… that was insane, seemed like a rocket suddenly
Waiting to get an ECU flash and tune on mine to cut some of that throttle snatch. Still mostly stock minus an aftermarket K&N air filter.
I used to ride 50 miles to work to I was in a ferry 24 hours on 48 off. It was really windy instead of going a long the white Cliffs, I went the inland route this was 44 years ago. Hit freezing fog the last 6 miles when I went to park up could not feel my fingers. Lucky some one helped turn off the bike and put it on its stand. I was in pain for about two hours did not help being a cook.
A mesh seat cover is the best.
I have a question can i install a quick quick shifter on my bajaj pulser rs 200 i know it's not anything special
A bunch of motorcycles come alive more with a simple tune as well. Stock bikes are more restricted because of emission laws. And there are a lot of ppl I know who slap an aftermarket exhaust on their bike to make it sound better but never tune their bike afterwards.
Quick shifters are so fun, I just put one on my 800NK, it was a blessing to ride.
I stopped buying frame sliders and just get case savers now.
Seeing as how more and more designs use the engine as a stress member of the frame I dont want to be removing the bolts and replacing with a slider bolt.
I've had frame sliders snap off and bend in the past. Went with case savers instead with my latest bike. Case savers are great insurance to prevent oil leakage on a low side.
Cold hands are actually crazy. If you've ever been out in proper cold weather before, came inside, and tried to do anything like text then you'll know.
Power commander and Triumph use translogic qs sensors. That's why they work so well.
pirelli angel GT tires are great
Definitely getting side cases, a new seat, frame sliders, and eventually a breadbox delete with slip on and ecu flash (Z900). And unless the stock tires are legit dangerous I never seen the point of just throwing them away for new aftermarket. Sure some oems are but between the break in period and just learning a new bike you shouldnt be going nuts on them anyway.
After a puncture I swapped out the old Diablo 3's for a set of Angel GT's and oh my what an upgrade!🎉
I wonder why nobody ever talks about Metzeler tires on YT. Especially the M9 RR I find is such a good allrounder and the most neutral feeling tire. They warm up fast, grip is there at the very first corner. Work just as good in the cold as they do in the heat. Wet grip is phenomenal. They‘re like a solid 8/10 in every condition
Michelin are better. Always. And I do not only say that because I'm a Frenchman.
@ Maybe their tire lineup is overall better idk, but for sporty street riding I prefer the M9 over Power 6. And I don‘t say that because I‘m German 😆
Alright Commentees: Settle this debate for me,
should I keep my 2022 suzuki v-strom which will last me forever and let me go on trails should I get my dream street bike the Yamaha Mt-09
Dream. Get a dirtbike if you have to hit trails.
I had a 2009 Versys 650 for a few years, rode it all over AZ, NM, NV. Road, streets, trails etc. I do miss it from time to time. It was nice to just go explore.
Those are so different! If most of your riding is long commutes then nothing beats that Vstrom. If you have local twisties to tear up or even ride more urban stuff get that mt09 but definitely get the SP bling!
Which vstrom, 1050?
Vstrom is a great bike, extremely reliable. But it's a big heavy bike to do any real off roading .
If your doing 90% of road riding, I'd say get the mt09. Your gonna sacrifice some wind protection, and some touring capabilities, but you can always throw a small set of bags on the mt.
It all depends on what type of riding you really do.
Surprised you didn't mention suspension up grades.
Question:
I ride a CTX700. I don’t go off-road. I’m a cautious rider and rarely lean very far. I’m needing to get new tires. What brand would offer the longest life? My current tires have lasted about 6k miles.
Yea... I'm still on the age where I prefer looks over functionality so aint no way in hell I am getting hand guards on my H2.
6:04 just don't say that, please
I need a shifter+blipper on my Monster 821
Ok I know you didnt cover this as an item. But you have a lot of Rockform ads. And you said that everyone should use them. I spoke to an accessory sales guy who's job was to... sell accessories... and he recommended against using mounts if you value your camera, as it will almost always vibrate your camera's autofocus enough that it eventually stops working, so recommended a mountable carplay screen.
I do find the carplay screen to be less useful than a phone mount, but I also dont want to mess up my camera.
So my question is, has anyone else had issues with cameras while using a Rockform mount? What's your preferred method for navigation?
I use a Quadlock mount with their vibration damper. But I "only" own a Galaxy S22, so not too much of an autofocus problem with this phone.
Am I the only one collapsing when my Fingers get too Cold on a Ride ? Its weird its only my Finger tips that are extremely cold.
Can we just say that the original rockform mount sucked so bad they just had to copy quad lock
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This mf said blistering cold in Texas lol. Try North East all year round on an 50 mph EBike
Im just waiting for you to deliver my Triumph. Any day now. 🕜🕡🕦
Did you win?
@DaDuckeh1 not yet just positive thoughts 🤞🏽🤣