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Looks like the panels might be anodized, not chromed? https://www.scramblerforum.com/threads/can-you-polish-the-tank-side-panels.37035/ My XSR tank panels are clearcoat over raw brushed aluminum.

Plasti-Dip will peel off quickly where your knees rub on the tank panels. I think I gave you a chunk of green honing compound with that Lansky sharpener thing. If you still have that, you can work a bunch of the compound into a fine cloth or scrap of leather and see if elbow grease will improve...

It's about as stable as most other stands I've used. I prefer to do heavy torquing like axle nuts with the wheels on the ground, regardless of stand type, but I'm not worried about anything falling. Bolting or ziptieing the scissor jacks to the stools would make it rock solid. In my application...

I use two tall stools and two cheap scissor jacks (they're on sale right now at Princess Auto).

My wife went through something similar last year. Guy turned left in front of her at an intersection, 100% his fault. It's free to call and get a consult, but prepare to be disappointed in your personal injury legal quest. Ontario's system actively discourages it. My wife called a half dozen...

CAA offers a "Sport and Speed Rider" on their travel insurance. I have no personal experience with it, but bookmarked it for potential trackdays in the States.

Switching off rain mode is one thing; heading out into a blizzard in the Alps on bald tires is another. Moral of the story: it's okay if you have enough rubber?

I think being inefficient is an intentional design choice. They seem to be marketing it more as workout equipment than as casual transportation. Sort of like running, but no-impact

That looks like a good way to smash out all of your teeth on the pavement when you hit the front brake. Decent price though, as MSRP is $900?

It doesn't matter much for street riding, but I find wool socks don't get damp as quickly (they just breathe and dry out faster, really) and are more comfortable when they are damp. High wool content also doesn't stink like synthetics. It sounds gross if you've only ever used cotton or...

We might get another wall :D https://motomatters.com/news/2008/11/17/lorenzo_to_rossi_tear_down_this_wall.html

I got suckered into some of today's headlines and thought MM93 had signed with factory Ducati, but there's nothing from official sources yet

No spoilers, but I wonder when they're going to reevaluate the safety of the "misano curbs". The leader of the Moto3 race nearly high-sided himself on them today. A lap or two later someone did high-side on them and chucked both himself and his bike back onto the racing line, where he was...

There's a designer at BMW crying into their weissbier right now over the monstrosity of a fender/plateholder that they're going to have to slap onto that thing to homologate it.

That you don’t need to impress anyone, including yourself. :D Friendly kidding aside, there is great charm and freedom in owning and using totally functional, unpretentious things.

Nope, are they really that wide? I've never seen one in person. This source claims the CBX 1000 engine is 23.4 inches wide. Based on the overall width at the mirrors and some image math, I think the existing BMW R18 engine is about 6 inches wider (approx 29.5 inches)

Just saw the top view. The cylinder heads are, uh... prominent. On the plus side, you can save a few pounds by making the kickstand optional equipment. It's definitely distinctive. Still can't decide if I like it. I think BMW should go all-in on the ridiculousness and convince MotoAmerica to...

Yeah, VStrom people and KLR people are definitely related. Cousins at the very least. Perhaps siblings. I considered getting a KLR before the VStrom. I've also previously tried to figure out a good definition of baller and didn't come up with anything satisfactory. Buying a specific bike...

I think having a VStrom in your riding history is mandatory if you're not a baller. At least it's not a KLR :D

The proportions on that thing are almost cartoonish (in a good way? I'm undecided) The windblast on my XSR900 above 120kph is a nice, self-limiting feature to keep me in check. It's easier to accidentally ride faster on my VStrom 650.