10 Things We Lost on Modern Motorcycles

a month ago by InternetCitizen2 to c/motorcycles

YouTubessa voit nauttia parhaista videoista ja musiikista, ladata alkuperäistä sisältöä ja jakaa kaiken ystäviesi, perheesi ja koko maailman kanssa.

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daveywaveyboy 22 points a month ago

Without seeing the video:

Oil leaks
Forks that flex
elextrics that fail when wet or just because
Disc brakes that don’t work when it’s wet, drum brakes that don’t work
genwrally bad tyres, with inner tubes
truly terrible headlights
theres more - someone help me out

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TerraRoot 12 points a month ago

Piss poor charging systems.
Really really floppy frames.
Carburators

We should do a list of stuff that should be brought back, I'll start.

Carburators
Kickstarts

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Onomatopoeia 18 points a month ago

Oh, fuck a carb 7 ways to Sunday, EFI is a million times better

I get the thinking, but carbs are 19th century black magic that only strange people truly understand, and most of them died decades ago (I say this having cut my teeth working on carbs...ewww). Haha.

That said, bike carbs are way simpler than on cars.

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JordanZ 6 points a month ago

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arnan 1 point a month ago

@TerraRoot @daveywaveyboy My motorcycle has both kickstart AND carburetor. Yes, it's a 2026 model. 😆

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thanksforallthefish 7 points a month ago

Frames that flex like a pool noodle
Batteries that lasted for mins
Analogue dials that were unreadable due to vibes or the needles wobbled in a 15deg arc so you could only guess your speed.

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harrys_balzac 4 points a month ago

My 2024 Grom has #6. No matter how I adjust it, it just doesn't light up very far down the road.

If any Grom owners have a solution, I'm all ears.

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XeroxCool 1 point a month ago

Drum brakes, but for ABS reasons rather than performance. He skids his drum to prove it.

16" rims, with which bias ply tires are mentioned as part of the appeal

That's all you got close

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Alcoholicorn 3 points a month ago

Most new bikes over here in SEA either don't come with ABS at all, or is an expensive addition lol.

Drum brakes suck btw, they can get fluid in them and you can't easily check if they're about to fail like a disc.

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