neighborino
New member
Hey there neighborinos, new rider in Oakland here. Got a '78 Yamaha SR500 just over a month ago and have been slowly exploring the Bay.
Went on Redwood + Palomares road for the first time last weekend, looking forward to a few more.
Not sure how to post an image, but it basically looks like this (only dustier and with a different mirror setup): https://www.mecum.com/lots/LV0118-321451/1978-yamaha-sr500/
Some back story: took the MSF over the summer and got my license back in ~Septemberish. Bought the bike in SF and first practiced in the AT&T parking lot a few times, then around the city, before spending a Saturday riding down to San Jose, and back up through Hayward to Oakland. Streets / expressways only.
Still quite nervous about taking it on freeways / bridges, likely give it another month or so. I have a good jacket with backplate / shoulder / elbow armor, still need some non-Home Depot gloves and maybe upgrade my boots from doc martens at some point.
My speedometer / odometer doesn't work, so definitely looking forward to taking it to Moto Guild and learning to work on it myself eventually.
Another thing that happens, which I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong or is a mechanical issue: when coming to a stop / intersection on an uphill, I sometimes stall out while still keeping the clutch engaged. It doesn't always happen, and I've learned that giving it revs while holding the clutch can prevent this, but it does sometimes 'pop' when this happens. Anyone know what the issue might be, maybe fuel line / idle speed?
Anyway, stoked to join the forum and would be happy to ride with someone on a weekend! :ride
Went on Redwood + Palomares road for the first time last weekend, looking forward to a few more.
Not sure how to post an image, but it basically looks like this (only dustier and with a different mirror setup): https://www.mecum.com/lots/LV0118-321451/1978-yamaha-sr500/
Some back story: took the MSF over the summer and got my license back in ~Septemberish. Bought the bike in SF and first practiced in the AT&T parking lot a few times, then around the city, before spending a Saturday riding down to San Jose, and back up through Hayward to Oakland. Streets / expressways only.
Still quite nervous about taking it on freeways / bridges, likely give it another month or so. I have a good jacket with backplate / shoulder / elbow armor, still need some non-Home Depot gloves and maybe upgrade my boots from doc martens at some point.
My speedometer / odometer doesn't work, so definitely looking forward to taking it to Moto Guild and learning to work on it myself eventually.
Another thing that happens, which I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong or is a mechanical issue: when coming to a stop / intersection on an uphill, I sometimes stall out while still keeping the clutch engaged. It doesn't always happen, and I've learned that giving it revs while holding the clutch can prevent this, but it does sometimes 'pop' when this happens. Anyone know what the issue might be, maybe fuel line / idle speed?
Anyway, stoked to join the forum and would be happy to ride with someone on a weekend! :ride
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