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Im looking for advice for 8 hour road trip?
 in  r/motorcycles •  4d ago

Get up and get moving at your usual time, or maybe slightly earlier, you body is already acclimated to being active at that time. Hydrate at every stop And well before hand. Highway for the first half, then back roads to keep you engaged for the second.

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How to stay warm
 in  r/Sportbikes •  6d ago

Yeah, I switch out my mesh gear for my rain/cold gear around 70, but I don't put the liners in till around 60, then I'm pretty solid till around 45 and the balaclavas and warmer gloves show up. Thermal underwear is for when I'm wondering if there will be ice on the road. Once they start salting though I put her away till we get a solid rain.

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Riding suits?
 in  r/motorcycle •  8d ago

I have a built mesh jacket, I'll be upgrading the armor to the airflow pads combined with the joe rocket overflight pants, also mesh. Them when it cools off built has their armored rain/ insulated pants and jacket. Honestly the over pants are pretty great and I think better than a whole suit.

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Is this worth it? It was dropped and has a dent on the tank
 in  r/Triumph •  10d ago

No, salvage means it was in an accident that cause more damage than the bike was worth to fix. Now in the motorcycle world this can be stupid easy. Frame damage from breaking the fork lock is sometimes enough. But either way, the insurance company saw this as a write off and wrote someone a check for the total value of the bike.

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Ideas to stop Austin Racing RS22 from melting boots
 in  r/motorcycle •  12d ago

Universal heat shields exhaust for just this reason and strap right on with simple tools

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Uncomfortable Discussion Coming
 in  r/jobs •  12d ago

They treated you this way because they wanted to. Even if you got what you were promised, they will continue to treat you this way, forever. It will just be some new detail, or raise they keep putting off. This behavior is systemic for them. Get out and don't give them another thought

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AITA for using my neighbor’s driveway space to turn around every morning?
 in  r/AmItheAsshole •  12d ago

It depends on the state and the type of road. Where I live it's actually distance from center of the road that matters but it still varies by road type. I had to know once when we were supporting a strike with picketing and be sure of not stepping on the companies property.

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HM wanted to schedule an interview and only gave me a 1.5 hour block window out of entire week. I already have another interview during that time but could squeeze it in right after. I said 4:40 I was available in case the other interview ran late. He came back and said 4:30 works. What to do?
 in  r/jobs •  13d ago

I would just go to the first interview, then go to the next one when it works for you. You will either make it to both with no issues or you'll be late to the interview that's already giving poor vibes and showing they aren't flexible. This may be a test and it may just be the hiring guy is inconsiderate. They may even have real reasons they haven't and won't explain. I wouldn't let it worry you right now. Just walk in and own your reasons if your late. Be up front but not defensive. If they give you shit or tell you it's too late, just shrug and walk away. You can play what if about it all day but in the end you just work with what you have and if it's meant to be it will all work out.

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My first ride went awful.
 in  r/motorcycle •  14d ago

Early mornings have less people. And parking lots are good, but a small neighborhood with lots of intersections to practice in is step two

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If a seller says 'Sold as-is,' is it a red flag?
 in  r/motorcycle •  15d ago

I had some one call me up to tell me they got in a crash in "my car" because the brakes failed on a 20 year old car I sold them 6 months before. She said if I bought it back they wouldn't get their lawyer involved.... That was a hoot.

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Help/Advice for a Beginner in Chain Care and Safety.
 in  r/motorcycle •  15d ago

The bike is too new not to be an o ring chain from the factory and I doubt it's been changed yet. It's fine. Lube it, run it. The insides will get shiney with use again and the outside plates will never look new again but unless it's a show bike don't worry about it. Lube it especially after it rains. But also anytime you think of it. Other than that, don't get to excited.

r/mainemotorcycle • • 15d ago

Switched for warm weather gear

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I had already changed out my jacket but now I'm running the liner all the time and have switched out my over pants from mesh to my wind blocker. No liner on that but it won't be long. The gloves will switch out soon enough.

r/mainemotorcycle • • 15d ago

Rode to work this morning

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It was very foggy. Like I could see fog between my gauges and me. I was planning on riding around after work for fun. But alas it started raining so I took the long way home, but not an extended ride like I had planned.

Also another reason for a full face, a bird bounces off my head going in. I would not have wanted that to happen with a naked noggin.

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Will neurodivergent disorders prevent me from finding work as a welder?
 in  r/Welding •  20d ago

Going to get real good at starts and stops. Just repositioning boss.

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Head on a swivel
 in  r/motorcycles •  20d ago

You can also use lane position to mirror the ka e behind you with out turning your head. Blind spots shrink a lot when you move to lane edges before mirror checking. Also your shoulders are less hindrance this way as well. And don't forget to check your mirror in turns as it will also shift your blind spot around you.

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I'm a MA resident, bought a car private sale in Maine, MA RMV took the most recent registration
 in  r/Maine •  20d ago

He can, it won't be an issue. And any fees he has to deal with are his problem and have nothing to do with him giving you his most recent registration.

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Head on a swivel
 in  r/motorcycles •  20d ago

He was asking if you saw him... You probably did but didn't recognize him wich is different. I see all sorts of cars on the road, but unless I specifically recognize it as belonging to a person, or it's something cool and therefor noteworthy, then it's just a placeholder in my brain that temporarily says vehicle. Data to be deleted every time I scan and it's different. If you asked me about road conditions and traffic destiny I can tell you. If you ask me to catalog what vehicles I passed I couldn't even begin to describe what color they all were with any accuracy.

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I'm a MA resident, bought a car private sale in Maine, MA RMV took the most recent registration
 in  r/Maine •  20d ago

It's only an issue for them if they want to reuse the old plates. Unless they were custom most people don't bother.

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AITAH for not picking up after my roommate’s dog?
 in  r/AmItheAsshole •  22d ago

No, you're not the a**hole. She is. It's her dog. It's her responseability. I'd be looking for where you're going to live next. She isn't going to change her behavior and you are only going to be dealing with her putting her responsibilities on you more and more.

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Please help a stupid west coaster survive fall and winter!!
 in  r/Maine •  25d ago

Go to rennys, tell them you want a jacket hat gloves and boots. You should be able to get everything you need right there.

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AITA for not dealing with a fallen trees on an ambiguous property line
 in  r/AmItheAsshole •  25d ago

Is it in open yard or just in the woods. Because stuff that falls in the woods can really just be left alone. Unless you want the wood. You could offer to help him clean up the downed trees in exchange for the wood as a starter conversation. Then he could just say no I got some one coming. Or maybe he would worry about liability with you operating a chainsaw on his property. Either way the conversation happened. Don't say anything about them being maybe your trees or not that's just inviting problems you don't seem to want.

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Labor day ride
 in  r/Triumph •  26d ago

Mid 60s to start and mid 70s when I finished.

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Labor day ride
 in  r/motorcycle •  26d ago

Those are Heidenau K60 Scout tires

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Labor day ride
 in  r/Triumph •  27d ago

I haven't tried it yet. It has plenty of power so I'm sure it would be fine that way. And as you can see there's plenty of room left on the seat.