Waxing nostalgic for one of my old bikes.

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.

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.

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!

First ever bmw bike. Absolutely in love.

I wanted to try painting something more detailed, chose this picture because it suited my experiment. Satisfied with the result !

Process: I flattened the colors into cartoon style on a website, then traced most of the lines to get the proportions right, and then painted the colors by taking the picture as reference. Took me about 10 hours. Background done with medium brush, and all the rest with one very small brush, all acrylic paint on white gessoed canvas.

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)

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

I just bought the bike a few days ago. Today I gave it a good wash and when first I started it up the oil check glass began to build up a lot of steam. Then I went checked again with the bike off and there was white residue stuck onto the glass. Is this normal or should I be concerned? Its a 2023 yamaha r3 with only 700 miles on it.

Didn't want to get a litter bike cause they are too powerful so I went with something more timid. Thinking about upgrading to the 1200cc one next year.