Recent content by Spikestrip

Hey all. Been quite a while since I've been in here. I haven't crashed, but I do have a disabled motorcycle that needs to be moved. It's in an underground garage at the bottom of a fairly steep incline. SV650. I need help getting it up that incline and towed 10 minutes up the road. Happy to pay...

I know the slow, look, press, roll steps. I know that counter steering is the only real way to steer the bike, and everything else we do while turning is complementary. However, while analyzing my riding, I've noticed that I tend to pull the outside handlebar instead of pushing the inside one...

I figured some BARFrs might be interested. I couldn't care less if you buy them, I have no connection with the company. Just thought I'd pass this along. I'm not recommending them, or asking for advice, so I wasn't sure where to put it. I put it here for exposure...

As the title *used to incorrectly* state (can't believe how long it took me to notice I butchered the title, thank you to whichever mod fixed it for me). After some researching, talking to friends, and checking some bikes out, I've narrowed my search for a new(er) bike down to these two...

I'm going to be making a motorcycle purchase in the near future. I know there have been threads on this before, and I've read them. I'm looking for some opinions related directly to my wants/needs. I love carving the corners, so something sporty is desired. I also commute into and out of SF...

I ride my SV650 a lot. I commute with it, and I ride it for pleasure. Several hundred miles a week minimum. It's been running a bit lean, but otherwise great. The engine is not the one that came in it. In fact, it's a 2006 engine and was fuel injected before. It has about 13k miles on it at this...

A few weeks ago I had an issue where my bike wouldn't start, instead making clicking and buzzing sounds at the starter relay. Unsurprisingly, that turned out to be a short to ground at the relay. Today I installed a 12 volt outlet to charge my phone while I use it for music or gps. After...

I've never been to any MotoGP event. I've seen an F1 race, and many drag race events. Also some monster trucks. And I've never been to Laguna Seca, except for the hundreds of times I've driven it in various simulators. I'd like to go, but it takes some of the fun out of it going to events like...

I low sided the bike recently. I only needed to replace a light bulb and my shift lever. But now the bike seems not to be running smoothly. Even holding a steady throttle position on a straight, flat road, it's behaving as if it's getting shaky throttle input. Making slow, deliberate...

Low side near Alice's; guy on a 900 helped me get my SV650 out from under a guardrail So let's skip past the part about what I did wrong, or what I should do differently. I was going faster than was prudent, and when something unexpected came up, I didn't have enough extra to avoid the obstacle...

So I just low sided my SV. It was a stupid mistake that I knew better than to allow to happen. I could make all kind of excuses, but the bottom line is I was going to fast for the situation, and I got what I deserved. I was leathered up from head to toe, so injuries are quite minimal. Bike's...

Hello, all. My name is Spike. I come from Forida, and don't plan to look back. I absolutely love my new home. I rode a GS500 for around 6 months in FL, then sold it and bought a TLR. I put many thousands of miles on the TLR. I turned it into a streetfighter, and sadly had to sell it when I...