Anyone have a motoguzzi? Waltzed into a 'cycle shop full of em and they look damn good.

Motoeuropa?

Nah,MotoGuzzi. Apparently theyve been around for a damn long while hailing from italy.

Theres a shop in saint louis that sells nothing but them.

They're gorgeous bikes. The V7s have a rep for being underpowered, but apparently the V8 fixed that.

I want one.

Shotgun,

I am in St. Louis too. I was thinking it was that MotoEuropa in town. It is a Triumph/Ducati dealer. I will get my bike there this summer.

Wheres this dealership you speak of?

I'll ad that to the list of dealerships to fuck around in when i have a day off

@shotgun

3410 Locust St, St. Louis, MO 63103

Right by SLU and Powell Symphony Hall.

They have a restaurant and motorcycle museum there too.

My man :b

Managed to throw mine down the road yesterday.

Went up to ride some dirt trails before the snow comes tomorrow, everything was dry and dusty, perfect, but took a regular road down into a ski village that hadn't been in the sun and all of a sudden I feel a few wiggles, I realise I'm on sheet ice, try to slow down a bit then everything goes light and I'm watching my bike slide down the road.

Luckily it slid along on the crash bars and I just picked it up and carried on.

Sort of a thread bump.

It’s nearly April and the roads are starting to dry off where I live, although still 5ft of snow at the sides of the roads. Considering getting the bike out of the garage tomorrow.

When do you all get going?

Quote: (04-01-2018 02:13 PM)Ski pro Wrote:  

Sort of a thread bump.

It’s nearly April and the roads are starting to dry off where I live, although still 5ft of snow at the sides of the roads. Considering getting the bike out of the garage tomorrow.

When do you all get going?

When the snowline moves up a bit. Currently pinned at 700m, so it wont be for a while. The 4x4's are starting to chew through some of it now which helps the melt.

Went out for a ride last night.

So good to be out and about on the bike, I’d forgotten how fun it is. I’d also forgotten that thing where you smell everything.

Southern California weather has me riding non stop - except some rainy days or cold ass nights.

Riding during the day in the winter here isn't bad at all.

I got mine going again today. She wasn't happy. Doesn't do them any good to be left outside in the rain. I used it only a month ago, but she wouldn't fire. Cleaned the plug contacts and sprayed brake cleaner down the inlet until she eventually caught and started spluttering enough to draw some fuel through the carb. Really should strip the carbs but its so old and such a pain in the arse to get to the carbs that I just did it the animalistic way. Will park her inside and start her up every week from now on.

Quote: (04-02-2018 02:42 PM)kaotic Wrote:  

Southern California weather has me riding non stop - except some rainy days or cold ass nights.

Riding during the day in the winter here isn't bad at all.

I am trying to sell my XR1200 to switch it to another bike, so it's been in a commissioned shop for a couple months. Really starting to miss having a bike. :/

Quote: (04-02-2018 07:32 PM)realologist Wrote:  

Quote: (04-02-2018 02:42 PM)kaotic Wrote:  

Southern California weather has me riding non stop - except some rainy days or cold ass nights.

Riding during the day in the winter here isn't bad at all.

Enjoy the shitty snow and sleet!

Quote: (04-03-2018 12:37 PM)kaotic Wrote:  

Quote: (04-02-2018 07:32 PM)realologist Wrote:  

Quote: (04-02-2018 02:42 PM)kaotic Wrote:  

Southern California weather has me riding non stop - except some rainy days or cold ass nights.

Riding during the day in the winter here isn't bad at all.

Enjoy the shitty snow and sleet!

Hey. Snow isn’t shitty (unless you’re on a motorbike)

Quote: (04-03-2018 01:41 PM)Ski pro Wrote:  

Quote: (04-03-2018 12:37 PM)kaotic Wrote:  

Quote: (04-02-2018 07:32 PM)realologist Wrote:  

Quote: (04-02-2018 02:42 PM)kaotic Wrote:  

Southern California weather has me riding non stop - except some rainy days or cold ass nights.

Riding during the day in the winter here isn't bad at all.

Enjoy the shitty snow and sleet!

Hey. Snow isn’t shitty (unless you’re on a motorbike)

Exactly, which is sketchy as fuck, unless....

I bought a Triumph T120 Black Graphite and a Black and Grey Honda Grom at the end of January. I live in St Louis, Missouri and I have been riding both the last two months. (I do not own a car.) The weather here has been crazy. It snowed again the other day. I had the dealer put some dual sport tires on my Triumph and I am glad they did. Where I work, the roads are so bad, I should have bought an enduro.

So, after I come back from my vacation in June. I am going to dump the Grom and get something like the KTM Duke 390 or a similar sized supermoto that I can drive on the interstate. Oh, and I am not fucking with a carburetor anymore, either.

It's now mid may so there should be some bike action now the winter has gone.

Let's revive this thread. What are you riding?

I ride a Honda Africa Twin 750 from the 90s.

Blackfriar: my buddy just got a new (2018) T100 and he's loving it. He's putting in lots of miles because he wants to take it to San Diego next summer. It sounds great on the stock exhaust; cruise control, heated grips, ABS and traction control... this ain't your Daddy's Triumph.

I hear you re: carbs. I have a ZX11D and it's really finicky at the start of the season. If I don't do the gas stabilizer ritual just right when I put it away I have to take them off to clean them out; the choke is very touchy as well, with a fraction of a mm between 'perfect' and 'too much'. I still love the bike though, pulls like a beast.

Took the bike over to the next valley to catch up with some friends.

On the way back I decided to go home over the top of the mountains and off road. Saw cows, deer, Fox and a squirrel and the bike was handling beautifully on the loose stuff.

Home now and I’ve got that nice light fatigue of knowing I’ve been throwing a bike bike around off road.

Looking to get into adventure/dual sport riding. Never been on anything with two wheels and a motor in my life. Done plenty of ATV and mtn bike riding, some skills are transferable I imagine.

Any recommendations on a first bike? I've narrowed it down to DR-Z400S, KLR 650, and WR250R. I'm a little turned off by the KLR's weight, but I have two buddies who ride them as their first.

My plan is to get my bike and all my gear in order before I take my MSF course so I can immediately hit the road and hone my skills after being certified.

Little about me and the riding I want to do:

- 28, 6'2", 200 lb and fit.
- looking to ride mostly trails with about a 45-60 min ride to the nearest destination on 50 MPH or so county roads.

Any tips would be appreciated!

It really depends on how you like to ride.
The WRR like to rev, has a wide ratio gearbox and has updated suspension.
Whereas, the DRZ is a lot more torquey and is carbureted.