i decided to work from home today because i was afraid to ride through a relatively dangerous mountain pass (the cajon pass in so cal) experiencing 40mph sustained winds with up to 70mph crosswind gusts.

Most people i see on bikes through this mountain pass seem a lot braver than me, and i bet they are out there today. But i (50 year old on a suzuki gsx 8T) chickened out. We lose riders all the time there.

Now i feel like such a loser.

Is 40mph with gusts to 70mph thaaaaaaat bad?

Not sure if it's new or not as I usually use maps. Not sure what it uses for calcs, but it's faster than the car setting.

Just got this 2025 CFMOTO 450ss and the drain plug is welded shut and I can’t find any relocated plug anyone know if this is normal? Thanks!

Went in to look at Harleys out of curiosity. Was looking at one of their bikes when this old guy walks over to me and laughs and says: be careful that motorcycle is heavy, might be more than you're use to.

He walks away laughing.....

I ride a Honda Gold Wing Gl1800, I think I'll be okay on a little Harley Davidson.

I started a bike rental company recently so I’ve had my fair share of tow calls. Let me tell you, everytime I’ve gotten a tow there’s oil on the bed. Luckily I’ve seen it everytime, but the tow drivers won’t say anything. Sometimes if you tell them they put sand on the bed which is helpful. But nothing is slippier than oil on metal so just be careful.

Anyone know what seat this is?

El color es importante para muchos locos de las motos,que prefieren verde clásico o aa Kawasaki cualquier color le sienta bien?

This morning, as I was heading out to lunch, I stopped at a light since there was a lot of traffic and there wasn't enough space for me to cross the gap without bothering the cars coming from the side when their light would be green. The gentleman behind me had the opposite idea and floored his Mercedes and rammed me, throwing me over the bars, and I found myself on the floor... luckily, a lot of people were quick to aid, kept me on the floor (because my stubborn ass wanted to get up to check my bike), and called for help.

The police and ambulance came; they were super nice and checked me, and I have nothing broken, thanks to ATGATT, and they had my bike on its way to Ducati Geneva (probably needs a new subframe), but I am super sore and was wondering if you have any tips for me... Tomorrow, I have a physical therapy session for my knee and was wondering if I still should go, despite being very sore.

I also needed to share my story... I hope that is ok.

I'm getting married in 20 days!

Sadly, my best man, my father, had to drop out of the wedding. He has fallen severely ill and cannot travel. With his blessing, I 'promoted' my other groomsman and ask a good friend and riding buddy to stand with me. She agreed.

As a gift, I would like to get her a used motorcycle to add to her stable.

About her:

She works in land conservation and rides to and from work. It's a mixture of highway and long, gravel roads. She has a Honda CTX700, and she likes the riding position and storage it has. She's also short. She claims she's 5'8". I call bullshit. If she's 5'6", I'll eat my saddlebag. She has a 32 inch inseam. (She likes her pants long to tuck in her boots, and is also all leg)

I was thinking an Adventure Bike. Something that can travel longer distances on the highway, but is equally good on gravel and fire roads, and has loads of storage.

I know nothing about adventure bikes, besides they exist. I heard the words "Africa Twin", "Honda", and "expensive" once, and promptly wandered away to look at the Goldwings and a Triumph Rocket. So please suggest a solid, used adventure bike for my groomswoman. I'd really like to keep it under $5000. The further under $5k, the better. Weddings are expensive enough.

If I'm nuts to try and get her a used adventure bike for $5k, tell em so. I'll figure out something else motorcycle-related to get her.

When does everyone that lives in the northern winter area get ready to store their bikes?

I am searching for long for 3XL helmet but i am unable to find one.

I am looking for a budget of 12k.
Priority is Ls2 Stream 2 / Strom 2 / Scope 2 or any other in this budget

Please suggest/help me with this situation

I am planning to take a long ride with my Honda Shadow 2010. It gets about 70 miles on a tank. I want to get a spare can with a locking mounting, just to avoid the chance of running out.

Do you have experience with mounting portable tank with locking mounting?

Where should I put it? What kind of tank do you recommend?

2022 Ducati Xdiavel, 4,000 miles. Just gets no love

We spend a lot of time talking about bikes, tyres, routes and kit. But rarely about the thing that actually keeps us riding.
That strange feeling when the helmet goes on and everything else seems to lose its importance.

I wanted to make a film about that. Not another ride report, not a review, and definitely not a motivational speech. Just 15 minutes trying to capture something I suspect most of us here understand without ever needing to explain it.

It’s a little different from my usual films. More cinematic, more personal, and perhaps the one I’ve enjoyed making the most.
I’d be genuinely interested to know whether it resonates with other riders.

The Art of Letting Go.

I downloaded this MotoDash APK online a while ago, but it keeps crashing randomly. I can't find the original website or any other download links now. Does anyone know anything about this launcher?

Even though I’ve upgraded to an R9 I still miss this bikes style and casual ride ability.

Plus its look is amazing.

I want a manual motorcycle and I am used to riding a 55-65mph moped. I was looking at a 300-400cc size range between R3, Ninjas, CBR400/500, BMW 310 and some other smaller brand 300's like a CFMOTO 300ss. What would people who have been on a lot of these chassis' recommend? My moped I have now is a 50cc (turned 70cc big bore kit, exhaust, new carb, basically new trans - belt, rollers, clutch springs, etc.) which tops out at 55-60mph and I want a daily driver for going to class at university. Thank you for your help. Everything appreciated. Price range is 1,500-3,000 USD but preferably on the lower side. I do know that the bike itself is "the cheapest part about owning a motorcycle", so I have that in mind.