Yet another from-the-saddle GoPro shot. I was quite surprised by the rainbow; it was only visible for about four minutes. By the time I got to work and was able to hop off and get out a bigger camera, it was gone.
Got it appart! it's the five speed gearbox so I went and blew 520 euro on go faster bits.
The barrel broke, had to resort to a metal pipe and the BFH bashing on the piston to seperate them. everything after the crank is mint.
It seems it died because of the left hand crank seal walking out, I'll 3d print a tool to make sure that's inserted fully and not doing that again.
So next week it'll be shiny bits and the hunt for a suitable chassis.
A side highlight of my week, got to test ride a suzuki goose 350, on paper really heavy, but it was really chuckable, even with tyres from the 90's I was going a bit too hard after 10 minutes :D
I might need more then sandpaper and diesel to revive this 44 year old honda h100a
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/26471848
It's been a wonderful first bike! I was surprised by the kickstart-only ignition, but it was actually quite easy once I got used to it, and probably doubles as an anti-theft measure lol. Riding around the DMV area has been a blast, I'm looking forward to many more roadtrips to come!
Running in the 90's!
Not the most popular choice for remote roads but as long as it's mostly asphalt the Universal Japanese Motorcycles do their trick just fine. We are riding for 10 days, around 350kms daily, smaller roads and sand roads in Lapland in Finland. Weather has been amazing, it's not too busy either and nights are still warm enough for camping.
The yellow -99 Suzuki GS500e is actually my first bike and first motor vehicle I've ever owned, I bought it in really worn out condition 3 years back and have pretty much fixed every bit that can be fixed and it has been a great teacher! I've put around 20k on it so far. My partner is riding a -96 Honda CB750 which is definitely more comfotable for touring that my GS. 😅
It's actually possible to take a night train from Lapland that also transports vehicles back south so we will ride our bikes in the train and skip a couple boring riding days to spend a few more nights riding in the north.
A long trip to a regional tavern covering (some of) the best roads in the area.
Can't wait. Super excited. Visiting France, Brussels, Germany, Netherlands.
I’ve been on lemmy for almost a year now, but I was using a shit app that didn’t allow me to post. Finally found one that makes me much happier, and to share that happiness, I want to share with you all what also brings a lot of happiness into my life as my first post.
Today we're taking a quick peek at the 2024 Triumph Trident 660
This bike comes in 4 different colors and a special edition, with a base pricetag of $8,595.00 and $8,720 for some of the other paint schemes. This is another motorcycle that people swear by as a great bike for beginners or experienced rides.
The 2024 Suzuki SV650 is another upright naked motorcycle in the same engine class as the other posts.
The MSRP on this one is ~$8,000, and the general consensus is that it's a great starter bike.
Here we discuss everything related to riding, maintenance and gear.
