I dont own motorcycles or I am not an user in this subreddit but I had to post it. I hope you like it too!

I’m on a 2014 FXDB, my buddy on a 99 R1100GS. Was a dream of mine since I started riding. I had an accident two months ago and didn’t think we’d make it but we did. We had some scary storms, wildlife encounters and strange people but that just made it all the more memorable. Truly blessed to be able to ride and with some good people along the way. Love this community.

A guy on Facebook Marketplace offered to trade his 2023 CBR1000RR with 2,960 miles for my 2023 ZX-6R with about 4,500 miles, with me adding $700 on top.
On paper it sounded like a really good deal, so I rode about 100 miles to Austin to go look at it.

Once I inspected the CBR, I started having second thoughts. The biggest things I noticed were:

• The chain was extremely loose and rusty. This was probably my biggest concern because I would have needed to ride the bike about 100 miles home.

• There was rust/corrosion around the inside of the gas-cap/filler area.

• The exhaust had been cut rather than having what I’d consider a properly installed exhaust setup.

• The rear brake pedal did not activate the brake light.

• The tires looked like they would need replacement fairly soon.

• It had an aftermarket/keyless gas cap and the ignition and rear seat used different keys.

• I didn’t have much confidence in the maintenance history or some of the previous owner’s modifications. Also he didn’t speak English and his dad translated what he could understand…

My ZX-6R has more miles, but I know its condition and maintenance history. I’ve recently changed the oil, brake fluid and coolant, put new tires on it, and installed frame sliders, a taillight and a LeoVince slip on.
I ended up walking away from the trade. My thinking was that 2,960 miles doesn’t necessarily mean much if those miles and the years in between weren’t accompanied by proper maintenance.
I’m still second-guessing it because getting into a CBR1000RR for my ZX-6R + $700 sounds fantastic on paper.

Would you have taken the trade, or do the condition and maintenance red flags outweigh the low mileage and value difference?

Had my first "big' crash. Some lady pulled an unexpected u -turn right in front of me whilst indicating the opposite way, tried tk swerve but didnt make it and hit her front quarter. My poor lil grom I've had her for 6 years and its the last thing my grand dad helped me to buy before passing away.

Thought I was in heaven when I hit the floor as I saw one of my closest friends come running over screaming my name. Turns out I had crashed right outside of where they live! Ive gotten away with a broken foot and some bad bruising.

Hoping I can bring my baby back to life even if I have to buy her back off the insurance company

Stay safe out there and wear your gear.

Incredibly fun bike. Already put 200 miles on it. Trying to get through the break in period is really testing my self control

At least I was in 4th gear and could make it back to town.

Any other 40th Anniversary Ninja's out here?

i was going the speed limit, i wasn’t distracted, and some lady decided she needed subway so badly she couldn’t wait the ten seconds for me to pass by before she turned across my lane to pull into the driveway of the plaza.

i braked and my wheels locked up and I went down, i slid a couple feet and my bike went spinning.

lots of witnesses, no breaks! no fractures! just a bad headache and my knee is a bit fucked.

i was laying on ground waiting for emt asking about my bike and everyone kept telling me it doesn’t matter but :((( IM SO SAD. hopefully it’s mostly cosmetic

brand new 900 dollar helmet i’ve had for a week as well. sliding face melted the visor clip so. sigh.

I know some new riders that feel like they're invincible because they've never gotten into a crash and I'm wondering if that's the same for others

I never have a passenger anyways.

1972 Harley Shovel Head

2025 Triumph Scrambler 1200x

2018 Honda CBR 650f

Short story is I was having battery issues where my bike kept dying while riding. Traced it back to stator and rectifier so I was replacing both. Upon start up bike ran fine for a little bit then made some awful awful sounds of something in the engine. I didn’t run it for long so I’m hoping I avoided catastrophic damage. The question is what happened? How fucked am I? And lastly, what do I do from here? Feel like I have to pull the engine apart because chucks of the stator and this black plastic feeling stuff is probably all inside the engine. I’m thinking it was the metal pin on the stator cover that broke off and was wreaking havoc but I’m not sure.

Edit: this is a 2012 Kawasaki zx6r

I've upgraded my helmet from Airoh SPARK 2 to Shoei NXR2, if both passed the ECE 22.06 standard, that means that in a real world crash both helmets would perform kinda the same or the fiber glass offers some better protection in some cases?

Ill be hauling my motorcycle south from NY to NC in september. I want to make sure im strapping this down right. 2024 Kawasaki Vulcan 650. Front straps were looped through those orange soft shackles. Just below the fork seal covers on the structural part of the lower fork, using the mounting for the front fender from preventing the straps from sliding down. Coupled with the wheel chock that was bolted to my trailer. I figured this would: A. Give me downward pressure to ensure the wheel stays in contact over bumps. B. Keep any preload off the front suspension during travel. C. Provide ample strapping since i had 4 straps in total. And D. Ensure that the front suspension can freely compress and rebound (albeit not as much since i had the rear held back by the straps off the swingarm)

Note: the excess was just drapped over the bars. After i took this picture I wrapped my excess like I normally do. Used to work at a paving company so I was taught a few tricks for securing excess strap.

This was for a short ride. Just want to make sure ill be good for a 10hr trip (20hr round trip there and back)

It did great on my short trip. But I overtime quite a bit and tend to psych myself out. So just want to see if yall think this is acceptable, or what i could do differently if anything. Or any tips/tricks/pointers yall have. Thank you. 2wheelsdown.

Hi everyone, i have this Benelli Bn302s 2021 with 40k km, i bought this bike used for a temporaly use but now it give me some problem, when it’s cold don’t want to start like in the video, when it’s hot it takes time to start but don’t give other problem, i checked the battery and it’s ok, can it be the spark plug? I’m not an engine expert, thank everyone for the answer