ratman150

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ratman150,

3 cats with a litter robot 3 after 3 years. It’s great, easy to repair and parts are available. Save your money and buy a litter bot 3. The 4 has some improvements (it’s quieter) but has some new flaws and a pretty stiff price increase.

Also check out one man six cats on YouTube who has been doing a litter bot mega test of all kinds of brands/styles with his 7 (yes 7) cats.

ratman150,

Bro I want this commute not my bum ass 2 deadly highways for 33 miles.

Where do I apply?

ratman150,

Wouldn’t be surprised if it was trained that way given it’s location.

ratman150,

Fortunately no, more of a last minute photo before packing up.

ratman150,

This was my first time moto camping and I’m very eager to try it again with some improvements. I’m kinda hoping to start a local riding group that gets people of any skill out there with their bikes and doing little adv trips.

ratman150,

Man that would be a fun place to visit lol.

Ninja guy hadn’t ridden in years and this was only the second time riding that bike as I just went through the carbs and several other things for him. We basically supported him and he was fine overall.

Scooter girl (fiance) was a smidge cold but had a lot of fun. Her scoot has a TON of space for gear and she ended up hauling most of it…she did suffer a 3 inch nail to the rear tire but somehow it was just through the tread (see picture)…this did cause us to abandon the second leg of our trip but that was okay with us.

The klr of course had the battery cover fall off right before the trip but after stuffing a rag in the battery box to keep everything secure it was totally fine. I am happy to say I brought a bunch of tools for nothing:)

https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/87049603-0a13-4976-a122-f31c32f5e07a.jpeg

ratman150,

The original plan was the klr was gonna haul most of the gear but…more stuff kept fitting in the scoot lol.

No I do not (yet) have a tire plug set. I need to get more practice doing my own tire work as well because if the KLR gets a flat I have to replace a tube but if the scoot gets a flat it might just be a plug.

Most of my tools are literally for working on critical engine stuff and I had decided before the trip that tires can be left to a tow truck lol. I do hope to soon be able to do roadside tire changes if needed though, just gotta get a center stand for my bike.

ratman150,

Yeah so far I’ve only ever done a tubeless tire myself once and a tubed tire (the wrongest way possible) about 10 years ago and it took 8 hours with two people.

I now have more tire related tools but am still very intimidated by the future job.

ratman150,

Eisenhower State Park in Denison Texas (Lake Texoma)

Very much depends on your definition of warm I think it got to the mid thirties on the ride out there.

ratman150,

My issue is not that I do/don’t mind paying someone it’s that shops keep closing and prices keep going up. I think last time I asked around I got a reply for $75 to mount a single tire.

ratman150,

Rain gear + many bikes have fairings that especially when traveling at speed cause the rain to mostly travel around you.

ratman150,
ratman150,

Of course lol

ratman150,

It just isn’t, I can quickly and easily park my bike in basically any spot. If I know I’m not buying a lot I’ll just bring a backpack and put my groceries in there as I checkout and if not I probably brought the scooter which has the same trunk as a small car.

I don’t have to fuss about in traffic, look for a spot, or try to turn my car around in my tiny neighborhood. (Not the fiat…I do own one of those oversized American cars that’s literally 18.5 ft long because it was cheap)

But hey maybe I’m just dead wrong, give a bicycle a try. (If possible I recognize not many north American places are bicycle friendly) try getting some groceries on a bicycle. You might actually enjoy the benefits, yes it’ll be tough the first time and likely even the fifth…but you might come to enjoy it.

ratman150,

There is an entire sub culture of motorcyclists that agree, I do not however condone riding without appropriate gear.

ratman150,

They’re very cool but the problem is aero. To build an ev-bike that’s fast enough to be a motorcycle you run into a lot of drag. Ebikes that still go pretty fast but still technically are a bicycle fit this gap nicely.

Another issue is price though. To do my current commute via electric motorcycle id probably need to buy the HD Live Wire Del Mar, which if I remember correctly is about 17k. Do you know what else was 17k? My electric Fiat 500e which is what I generally use to do my commute. On the other end of the scale is pricing for ebikes which isn’t that bad and does start around the 500-800 but can easily get into the tens of thousands of dollars for some very high end options.

While I see there’s a lot of people here that disagree with me on motorcycles being just fine for commuting, it’s important to recognize that not every task needs a car. Motorcycles are not the cleanest way to get around but they do overall have less impact. Sure you can off-road in a Cadillac Escalade, but how much will that tear the trail up compared to my 450lb klr650? You might be able to fit 6 months groceries in the back but you also need to park in the back to find a spot. Sure you can haul 8 people but how often is it just 1?

Finally, they’re fun AF.

ratman150,

Is that a Tracer 900? I’ve only seen people putting around on those I love your setup.

ratman150,

I actually met someone with a ninja 1000sx and they love that thing. For a while I had a concours 1000 that I adored but that has since turned into an indefinite project bike :(

ratman150,

I’ve often wondered why people gravitate so much to quarter and even half helmets for this reason. They do protect your head better than nothing but also expose your face (in the case of a quarter helmet) to the ground.

ratman150,

I’ve lost I think 5 personal friends who rode. You know what each of them had in common? Wreckless driving.

ratman150,

I’ve been on plenty of shiny new full fairing machines and they always remind me of just how easy it is to work on my KLR. I really like that in 15 or so minutes I could probably have the bike down to whatever part I need and probably also fix it without resorting to a shop.

ratman150, (edited )

Back on that site that sounded like read it I asked some of these people and it just boiled down to “because I can/freedumb”.

ratman150,

Yeah I never understood it myself. I once had a run in with one of those “hard ass types” while on a little virago 250 and they proceeded to lecture me on the ways of the roads…which was entirely just giving them right of way always no matter what. He was annoyed at me for passing him on a 250…in traffic.

ratman150,

Had to look this up because I never realized there was a difference.

You are correct.

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