Motorcycles

What do you use? I'm looking for as many of the following as possible:

• included battery, preferably rechargeable from the motorcycle's own battery, meaning
• negligible idle consumption
• EU coverage, supporting 3-4 constellations
• 4G+, i provide the e/SIM (i.e. no included plan unless it's grrrreat and cheap af)
• small form factor (for a naked bike)
• privacy-respecting app (preferably not relying on AWS, Google Maps, etc) and/or website
• motion-detection/geofencing
• cheap of course

I had a cheap one from eBay but the chinese-quality app would sometimes lag hours behind - not useful for an eurotrip.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18882293

Just found out that polarized sunglasses and helmet visors are a bad combination. I was greeted with a whole new colorful world!

Seriously, it almost made me nauseous.

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

• Engine: 660 cc, liquid -cooled 12 valve, DOHC, inline 3-cylinder
• Torque: 47 lbft @ 6,250 rpm
• Power: 81 HP (60 kW) @ 10,250 rpm
• Weight: ~416.7 lb (189 kg)

Manufacturer website

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.

Hey Lemmy!

I bought a new 2015 street 750 and I have ridden it all these years. Recently I have been thinking that I want to switch it up and get something else. I mostly use my street 750 to commute to university, but now work; with an occasional day trip to visit family on the other side of Texas. I am thinking of getting a Yamaha MT-03. I know it is an entry level bike but it seems to have good reviews. It has a passenger seat for dates and a sixth gear for the occasional road trip. Since I am mostly commuting I don't see why 300cc will be too small, so I should save some money with it. I mostly want to ask if there is a reason I should consider the 600cc version or something I also really like the XSR700 but feel it might be hard to find around me.

Any other advice?

The 2024 Suzuki SV650 is another upright naked motorcycle in the same engine class as the other posts.

• Engine: 645cc, 4-stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC, 90˚, V-twin
• Torque: 44.9 lb-ft @ 8100 rpm
• Power: 69.3 hp at 8,530 rpm
• Weight: 432.1 lbs

Manufacturer website

The MSRP on this one is ~$8,000, and the general consensus is that it's a great starter bike.

I bought a Grom about 3 months ago - my first bike.

I love it, except for the mirrors. I drive a lot on one lane roads and not being able to get a quick glance before turning my head is driving me nuts.

I'm guessing bar end would be best but trying to find good reviews (that is, not LLM BS or not so subtle marketing disguised as blogs, etc) has been challenging.

I would love to hear what y'all have to say.

Although it's not a part of the retro series, it's engine is in a similar displacement class as the other two.

Quick facts

• Engine: 649cc liquid cooled in-line four cylinder
• Torque: 42.14 lb.-ft. @ 8,160 rpm
• Power: 80.55 hp @ 11,000 rpm
• Weight: ~445.3lbs

Manufacturer website

Those pipes, such a clean design. Still in the upright/naked competition for my next bike. For 2024 I guess they're coming with an e-clutch. With this you still have to shift with your for, but you don't have to pull the clutch.

The riding position looks a little too aggressive, but I still want to sit on one to see how it feels. It does come with a price tag of ~$9,400 MSRP which is on the priceier side of this class.

Anyone have one of these with the e-clutch?

2024 Kawasaki Z650RS

• Engine: 649cc, 4-stroke, 2-cylinder, DOHC
• Power: 67hp @ 8,000 rpm
• Torque: 48.5 lb-ft @ 6,500 rpm
• Weight: ~412lbs

Does anyone have one? This one is in my top as a contender for my next bike. It's a little pricier with a smaller engine than the XSR700 so not sure which way to choose.

Out on the road today I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac.

I've been wanting to see more content in this community so I've decided to "be the change"

So instead of ~~praying~~ posting my bike over and over, I'll try to post a featured motorcycle with some quick stats. First up:

2024 Yamaha XSR 700

Engine: 689.6 cc (42.08 cu in) 2-cylinder liquid-cooled four-stroke engine Torque: 689.6 cc (42.08 cu in) 2-cylinder liquid-cooled four-stroke engine, Power: (55 kW (74 hp)) at 9,000 rpm Top speed: 200 km/h (120 mph) Weight: ~186 kg (410 lb)

Manufacturer website

If you have one, tell us about it. What are your pros and cons?

Personally I hope to get one.

It's been a good 3500 miles with the GZ250, but I've been itching for more power and better cornering potential. Also, I somehow spent $1000 in maintenance in 10 months for a "beginner" bike. So, I sold my GZ250 to buy this crazy motorcycle. I always wanted a high-revving inline-3 engine, and this bike was a good deal.

What a difference it is! I went from being slower than 99% of cars on the road to faster than 99% of cars on the road. That and the difference in ergonomics make it feel like my first time riding again because I feel like a noob again.

It pulls so crazy hard in lower gears that I don't think I've ever gave it full throttle below 4th gear, and it sounds amazing doing so. And whenever I take a corner, I consistently underestimate just how much I can lean, so I go almost unsatisfyingly slow, and the bike seems to say, "c'mon, chicken. Believe in me. You could've gone way faster than that." I hope to do a track day to remedy this mismatch between me and my motorcycle.

This is from a few weeks back. Getting some seat time on the GL1000. Ran into ignition issues last year, but we've since gotten them sorted and been putting on miles.

This was taken near Silver City, UT.

Just picked up this 2024 Triumph Thruxton. Been an amazing machine so far!

Hi guys I just bought an HJC I71 helmet and because its a bit tighter fit then my previous helmet, I wont be able to use my IsoTune earphones anymore. I looked into getting a comm system for this purpose and a guy at my local shop recommended Cardo. Im split between Freecom 2x or going down the integrated route with HJC 21b. Can you recommend any of these or advise against? Thanks

Another great Fortnine video just came out, this time about Honda.

Didn't quite explore the supply shortage impact on JIT as seen during the pandemic, though.

@motorcycles Recovery #motorcycles

@motorcycles Guess who just mounted their first motorcycle tire? #motorcycles

I was 25 when I bought my first motorcycle, a 1992 secondhand Enfield Bullet 350 Standard in gunmetal grey. Fast forward 30 years (and many other cool bikes) later, I just brought home today a black 2022 Royal Enfield Classic 350 Halcyon.

Yes I went back to simple, I went back to cute. And I went back to slow, there's no denying it.

There are 2 other motorcycles that I would, could go back to: the 1st gen Ducati Monster, and an Ural Sidecar.

Picked up a Reto UWS for moments exactly like this. Couldn't be happier even if half the shots from the first roll were crap.

I figure I might as well post some stuff to the Fediverse.

I have a Meross MSG100 to add "smart" connectivity to my otherwise dumb powered garage door. To my pleasant surprise, Meross can be hooked up to Samsung SmartThings, and you can set a routine for when you arrive within a certain radius of home (100m is the smallest), it can then open the garage door. It can even be set to note if you've been gone long enough (I have mine set to 10 minutes).

For more precise location detection, you have to do a little finangling to get it to be hooked up to the Modes and Routines app where you can then also set a location setting that includes connecting to your home wifi.

The finangling involves setting up a virtual switch in SmartThings (as garage door openers aren't "supported" by M&R, but a switch is), and having a routine in ST linking the switch's state to the garage door.

If you don't have ST Labs (only available in USA and KR), then you can make a virtual switch using Samsung's own web ui: https://my.smartthings.com/advanced/devices

Anyway, we tested it this afternoon and it worked fine.

For those without a Samsung phone, this will be a lot harder to set up (if not impossible).

My backup options were:

1. Getting my Cardo set up (whenever it arrives) and yelling Hey Google open the garage door, waiting for it to go 'sure, what's your pin', and yelling that at it... from like two roundabouts away from home.
2. Buying and installing a Riders Magic Touch
3. Buying and installing a Mo-Door
4. Buying and installing the Garage Door Opener from Vizi-Tec (hooks up to brake line), apparently you do a zip-zip-zip-braaake on your brake and it activates it?
5. Taking apart a garage remote and making my own version of any of the above, including like the FlashToPass/FlashToOpen (they don't exist anymore sadly) which activated when you flashed your high beams
6. Tucking a remote into my tank bag and smashing the shit out of it
7. Do what I've been doing which was stopping, glove off, open jacket pocket, fish out remote and press button, shove it back into pocket, glove back on, roll into garage

Anyone got any other unique ways of managing their garage door whilst on the motorcycle?

Picked up my first bike yesterday - Kawasaki Versys-X 300. Have already reached 500kms, and loved every single one.