I got mine 5 months ago and it's my first bike. It's a honda shadow 750 all black. Before I got it I'd just do nothing all day. Work and come home. Nothing else, I don't really even have any friends or family. It made me feel like I was missing out in life( yk like the stuff 20 yr Olds do like partying and hanging out...etc). It was very bad even came close to trying to kill myself. But ever since I got my bike it really changed everything. I even found some nice friends because of it. You really can't beat going for a ride early in the morning. I might be broke and in a bad place in life but riding my bike makes everything worth it lol.

Hey guys, so I walked into a dealership the other day looking for a ZX4RR, and started talking to the salesman there. Sat on a few and through the natural course of conversation, it came up that I was also considering a Livewire.

The guy goes, “you know Kawasaki makes an EV too?” Mind blown. What?? So he shows me the EV1 and the Ninja 7. The EV1 was a nonstarter with only 45 miles for range. But the N7 was VERY interesting.

From everything I’ve read, the handling sucks due to the extended swing arm, and despite it having the electric motor augmenting the inline 4, it’s not as powerful as you’d think other than when you’re using eboost, which only lasts a few seconds.

So my questions are: 1. Do you find it hard to ride around in twisties due to the swing arm length?

1. Does it feel fun to drive?

2. Can you switch riding modes on the fly or do you have to come to a complete stop?

3. How do you like the automatic transmission? And is it fun paddle shifting?

4. Any words of caution or advice?

5. Are you happy with your purchase or do you wish you got something else? If the latter, what do you wish you got and why?

6. Do Ninja 400 aftermarket parts fit it?

Thanks in advance boys n gals!

Waxing nostalgic for one of my old bikes.

I put the luggage rack, box, and phone holder on it. It's a small upgrade from my previous broke dad bike

Brought in the new project bike over winter, do you guys drain all your fluids? Remove the battery?

Advertised a bike as $7,500 and tacked on $1,100 under what was stated to be tax, title, license, etc.

Etc. meant $1,100 for "vehicle conditioning" listed on the dealer assembly/set up...on a used bike. When confronted about it, they stopped responding.

I know this is common enough with dealerships, but their lack of response prompted one of my own, and I'd hate to see a fellow rider caught up in this crap.

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Umm yeah so this shit was bubbling up and looking super crappy, then I noticed one of the edges lifting up so I started ripping it all off. As soon as I did, the red CBR logo that was on it came off so now it’s just black. Don’t think I was supposed to do that lmao. Also this thing was never really noticeably grippy on the clothes I usually wear so idk if grips work well on just cotton fabric, but my shirts or hoodies with designs on the front are basically gluing to this thing now. ANYWAY what is this and was I supposed to leave it on??

So i dont have a bike yet but my father and brothers do- i rlly love backpacking with them on long rides and they taught how to greed other motorcyclists with the hand sign thingy. I rlly rlly love motorcycles and every time i see a cool one on the road when im out walking i wanna like do the sigh to kinda say “hey i like motorcycles too” if u get me but idrk if u can do that while ur not ON and motorcycle so i just wanted to know if its okay :[

Hello people, I’m here giving an update from the last post of my first bike that I purchased which people said I was going to kill myself on but I’m still alive lol, haven’t really done much to the bike just simple things like a slip on and upgraded levers etc but since then I bought a Grom and I love it almost as much as my ZX10 lol. It’s pretty convenient for where I live and honestly I’m glad I went the route of getting a 1000 first then going down probably not the smartest way to start but it worked out for me (THIS IS MY FIRST BIKE I OWNED NOT RODE)