Recent content by DDBB

Yeah, I need to be going about 80mph on my bike for the wind to take some pressure off my wrists and it's a "sport touring" bike. Go figure. The full on GSXR was painful to just sit on in the showroom so I bought the GSX-F, comfy by comparison. 1st and only speeding ticket was 3 years ago, Cop...

There's no average speed cameras on our windy roads in Northern MI, thank God

I ride a 92' Suzuki Katana 1100 which now has 88,000mi. on it. I bought it new 34 years ago . Some days the motorcycle is more "fun" than the ebike but other days the ebike is more fun. I like the quiet and relaxed pace of ebiking but the exhillaration of motorcycling is also a lot of fun. With...

I push a little brushless motor in an RC glider, actually it's called a "hotliner". 2 meter wingspan and 6,000 watts going through that tiny motor and gearbox but only for a few seconds at a time. The plane weighs around 69 oz and a two second vertical climb puts it out of sight. At one point I...

There's a section of a busy state road I have to ride for about a quarter mile to get to the good, light traffic roads. I ride into the traffic on that stretch because the shoulder of the road is at least twice as wide as it is on the other side. What I'm doing there is proably illegal but it...

Thanks, it's a project I need to do and will get it done once the cold weather arrives. I read somewhere that the ultra can go 3-4,000mi. before needing re-greased. I sure hope that's the case.

Yeah, I do have to grease the motor. Not sure I have everything I need to take it out of the bike though. I'd gladly pay to have it done but I don't think there's anyone around here that would do it. I'm guessing if I let it go, the gears will wear but they are replaceable right?

I got over 2,000mi. on the original chain, I'm happy with that. The motor hasn't been taken apart yet to re-grease but it's as quiet today as it was when it was brand new 3 years ago. Maybe the guy on the assembly line was generous w/ the grease that day. I really do need to take it apart and do...

I generally take it pretty easy on my ultra motor but today I throttled it hard trying to beat the rain getting home. I was doing 30+mph for maybe six miles. When I got home I felt the battery which was not hot so I was happy about that. I then put my hand on the shell of the motor and it was...

Is this the right room for an argument?

I always wear a helmet as do most but it amazes me how we grew up in the 60's and 70's with no head protection. On bikes and on the ski slopes. After some of the facial injuries I've seen from ebikes, I'm half tempted to wear my full face mtc helmet

I believe the e-dirt bike category is now referred to as "e-moto" which includes the surrons etc. It really is a shame that their recklessness is affecting all of us or WILL affect all of us eventually. I have the 1,000 watt motor but you'd never know it by how I ride the bike. I can see how...

True, where I live in N Michigan, I never see LEO's, even on MUPs. I don't fly by people with throttle only either. The one sticking point is taking the bike to Mackinac Island. I believe the latest rules there allow ebikes if you have a disability and you don't have to "prove" your disability...

I didn't think about that. The thumb throttle is fast and easy to remove but I still have 1,000watts so how does that make me legal. I guess I have to bank on LEO not being able to recognize an ultra motor

Thanks for the info on the throttle. I may just buy one. My worry there is if I buy one and really like it, I'll be using the throttle all the time instead of PAS but as it is now, I think my thumb throttle is borderline dangerous