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You may want to try getting off forums, going outside more and engaging with people. That way, when people try to strike up a conversation with you and express their beliefs or concerns you won't become so awkward and unknowing of how to continue a conversation without feeling offended or...

Actually, wouldn't the Mustang be actually cheaper to insure since it is statistically less likely to get involved in an accident solely based on the fact that there are more more Focus' on the road therefore Focus' are probably more likely to get involved in accidents? lol. Doesn't the S in...

If a longer trip means to you just a good long day ride, than a naked with aftermarket seat would likely do. But for anything more I can't see how anything but a more touring focused bike would do. My Fazer8 get's uncomfortable on the arse in short order. The other issue for longer hauls on...

I always love how GTAM can turn the most basic and long-standing aspects of simple motorcycle maintainence into a gong-show of fact and fiction.

Nah.. If you (as Twist of Wrist explains) apply the throttle constantly, and smoothly it stands to reason your chain would be at a constant tension. If done correctly it's completely fine to have the front wheel lift off the ground, because that's just mega-sticker-power.

You gotta wait for all the people to get bored of them. :lmao:

There is NO WAY to determine your throttle control. I can't see the chain.

Old track-warrior trick. The lube gets spit off the bike and hopefully on to the racer's visor behind you or on to the track.

You can tell from this picture that you were actually quite harsh with the throttle - twitchy even. The fact that front wheel is off the ground, and yet your butt is off the seat is eerily familiar to a bucking bull-ride at the local country bar. You need more practice, less stickers, and...

Haha. I have the Fz8 Fazer like Blackfin, so basically, ya.. I know pretty well what it's like. I don't think anyone doubts any bike when new to the rider is fun; nor does a bike like the Fz09 get boring (in a word)... but for sitting in traffic - like Blackfin describes, the bike is just as...

If all you do is city commuting then I'd agree with everyone that says more power is NOT the answer. Less power is the way to go! You'll get bored of the FZ09 for the same reasons you're bored of your current and past bikes. Another suggestion - get out of the sport-bike realm. Try a...

lol. As for a real answer about the chain - "I dunno." So long as you got the tension set as per whatever the racing track warriors tell you (or the manual), I'd say you're fine. However, I believe the total range of motion (from low to high) should be like 1.5 inches, and not 1" in either...

They were probably laughing at your bad English. :P

I can tell that you're extremely choppy on your throttle application coming out of the turn. Be more smooth and you'll find people's pictures of your chain during acceleration won't show it being so lax. Also, each of your wheels are different colours and if you were to reduce the amount of...

I refer to my motorbike by the name its creator (the manufacturer, Yamaha) gave it - you know, the fracking model name. Fz8

LOL - ya, but as I was getting at - I think it is beneficial only because of the lack of ethanol, and not the higher octane. I'd run ethanol-free-87 all day long if it existed.

Shell's premium gas does not have ethanol. Since ethanol is like watering down your gasoline, you wonder if it's the lack of ethanol that leads to the better mileage and smoother running than just the octane 91 vs 87 - since that's just specifically resistance to combustion.

You enjoy many of the same roads I do. Gorgeous motorcycle.

Quite like my GT-Air. Great build quality, and fit is much better than my HJC CL-17 was (for me at least). Sometimes I wish the internal visor would drop down a little lower, but it's by no means a problem. I too prefer the look of a tinted outer shield, but the visor changes were getting to...

Don't try to downshift from 2nd to 1st. Change from 2nd to first only when coming to a complete stop - when basically at a complete stop. If you're trying to sound like a racer and blip the throttle and do a down-shift rev-match super quick then stop. If you're clutch hand has muscle memory...