Recent content by Butterthebean

I don't really care for loud pipes anymore, but back in my younger days I was the idiot blipping his throttle has he rode under every overpass. Now I get amused at those guys. But that article though....good lord. I agree with the second half... the part about making yourself more visible...

Thank you for checking your bike. You’re probably right. I need to go for a ride and then come back and checking for heat on the brakes.

Thank you. That’s definitely what I need to do.

Do you notice a difference between applying both brakes vs just applying the front brake handle in terms of stopping difference? Cause I'm noticing a big difference. Do you ever use the rear brake pedal in conjunction with the front brake handle or do you just pull the front and let the...

i replaced all my brake fluids the other day and now it feels like the rear isn’t activating when I apply the front. I don’t know any other way to confirm this other than putting the bike on the center stand while in gear and applying the front brake. The rear wheel continued to turn at idle...

Looks clean but has a lot of miles. Funny....Buda is not a very big place. You wouldn't think there would be 2 XR650L's for sale there.

It is a crappy weather weekend and it's only gonna get worse the next few days here in Texas. But I managed to change the oil in my S10 and do the stud mod in preparation for my ACD skid plate that I'm going to install tomorrow if it's not too cold. Madhatter, I saw that cycletown south also...

Yeah I’m about 6’2”, 330.

So to update, I’ve got 3 bikes in my sight which I wouldn’t mind some further feedback on. I should start by saying that I test rode a few smaller bikes and they didn’t do well under my size and weight. Even the DRZ400 acted like it wanted to raise the white flag under me. Also I should...

I’m looking at a KTM530 that the owner got plated as street legal but.... I think I’m the latter in your post. Some days I don’t mind wrenching but other days ... not so much. What is it about the KTMs that make them require more maintenance than the Japanese bikes? What sort of maintenance...

I'm not far from Jarrell. I need to check into the trails there. I've mostly been going over to fort hood and riding there. They have miles of dirt roads and trails and it's the hilliest terrain in the area. I've only barely begun to explore it on my Super 10 when I realized I'd have way...

Have you ever been up to hidden falls adventure park? I don't think it's very far from you. I'd like to go up there at some point myself. Still haven't bought a dirt bike but they rent them there so I might just get one of theirs and have at it.

That KTM 350 looks awesome. I really want a street legal bike though so that I don't have to trailer it to the nearby trails.

A TW200 would be an awesome bike but I’m afraid I’d look dorky as hell with my big butt on one of those. Considering a Supermoto (drz400sm) with knobby tires on it. Same idea but not so small.

Exactly what I’m thinking. It’s a great bike but my skill level won’t let me take it just anywhere. I’m looking hard at the DRZ400 as I want a bike that’s street legal but also powerful enough to carry my fat ass to the trails.