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The Motorcycle Gene
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Motorcycle tips and hacks, product reviews, maintenance instructions and motovlogs.
Crash bar engine guard installation on Suzuki V Strom 650 DL650
Detailed instructions on how to install engine guards or crash bars on the 2017-2024 Suzuki V-Strom 650. These are OEM crash bars.
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2017-2024 Suzuki V Strom 650 Givi luggage rack install
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Instructions on how to install the side case or luggage racks on a 2017 through 2024 Suzuki V-Strom 650. I am installing the GIVI PL3112 racks.
You will never guess my new motorcycle
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I recently bought a new motorcycle and you will never guess what I bought.
Suzuki V Strom 650 test ride and first impressions
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I test rode a 2024 Suzuki V-Strom 650
Kawasaki W800 Cafe test ride and first impressions
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Watch before you buy the Kawasaki W800 Cafe. I took the bike on a test ride and give my initial thoughts.
Honda Rebel 1100 test ride and first impression HD 1080p
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Don't buy the Honda Rebel 1100 without watching this video. I took the Honda Rebel 1100 on a a test ride and this is my first impression of the bike.
New Years Day ride First ride of 2024, Indian Roadmaster
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I took the first ride of the year on my 2016 Indian Roadmaster. I took the first motorcycle ride of the year on New Years Day.
Schuberth C3 Lite helmet long term review
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This is a long term review of the Schuberth C3 Lite motorcycle helmet after a year and a half of use.
Last ride of 2023: Indian roadmaster
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I took my Indian Roadmaster out for one last ride of 2023.
Downsizing my motorcycle
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I currently ride an Indian Roadmaster but it weighs almost a thousand pounds and I an considering downsizing or downgrading to a lighter bike.
Motorcycle camping on my Indian Roadmaster
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I took my Indian Roadmaster on a camping trip in Northern Arkansas
What I wish I had known before I started riding a motorcycle
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This is just a short vlog where I talk about a few of the things I wish I had known about riding before I started riding
OLDER LADIES LOVE MY BIKE: MY MOTHER'S FIRST TIME ON A MOTORCYCLE
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I took my mother for a motorcycle ride and it was the first time she has ever been on a motorcycle. I fixed the audio and re uploaded this video.
BIG AGNES SL2 TENT REVIEW MOTOCAMPING
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A review of my Big Agnes SL2 backpacking tent that I use for motorcycle camping or motocamping.
WHY DO YOU HAVE TO RUIN MY FUN?
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I don't understand why people who don't ride have to be danger evangelist and tell motorcyclist how dangerous it is to ride.
Preparing for my next motorcycle camping adventure
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Preparing for my next motorcycle camping adventure
I'm going to the Stubborn American Rally Ya'll
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I'm going to the Stubborn American Rally Ya'll
We Rode Uranus Hard and Left it Wet: Five Dirty Bikers meetup
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We Rode Uranus Hard and Left it Wet: Five Dirty Bikers meetup
I Should Be Ashamed: Washing my Bike the Lazy Way
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I Should Be Ashamed: Washing my Bike the Lazy Way
I Feel the Need, the Need for Speed Sensors
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I Feel the Need, the Need for Speed Sensors
ABS Failure Indian Roadmaster and Rant on Mental Health
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ABS Failure Indian Roadmaster and Rant on Mental Health
New Tires on my Indian Roadmaster and visit to the War Eagle Mill.
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New Tires on my Indian Roadmaster and visit to the War Eagle Mill.
Schuberth C3 Lite Unboxing and First Impressions
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Schuberth C3 Lite Unboxing and First Impressions
Fancy art for dirty bikers: I made sculptures for the Shadetree Army
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Fancy art for dirty bikers: I made sculptures for the Shadetree Army
Any idea if these still work on the 2024's? I have a 2024 Vulcan 650 S Cafe and would love to install this but I think I read these no longer work on the new models?
I honestly have no idea whether or not this will work with a 2024 model. I put the Booster Plug on a 2016 model and it worked fine, but I have no way of knowing whether or not it will work on a 2024 model.
If the Vulcan S had dual disk brakes on the front, it would be better at stopping.
Damaged 2 iPhone 11 Pro Max devices this way. In my case the damage made the cameras inoperable. The bike was a Yamaha R6
Yo Motorcycle Gene!!
Thanks for the tutorial!!! Consider getting a cheap tripod to hold your phone so we can see a little better.
how is the heat coming off of the engine on a warm day? does it have a reverse, I don’t expect it to, but I’ve had a couple bikes with reverse and it did come in handy a few times. My Honda Goldwing I think I used reverse twice. My BMW K 1200 LT, I don’t think I ever used reverse. I’ve been riding a long time and I know not to park my bike in a situation where I would have trouble backing it up. does it have self adjusting valve clearance? is the suspension adjustable? Does it have air suspension, are there damping adjustments? Does it have unusual size tires?
The heat coming off the exhaust is pretty hot and about sets my leg on fire during slow speed such as when stuck in traffic. It does not have a reverse. Yes, it has adjustable air ride suspension. I’m not sure if the tires are odd sized or not, but when I replaced them I didn’t have any trouble finding them.
@@themotorcyclegene thanks for the quick response. There is one of these machines for sale locally here in August 2024. So I have been watching videos. I have had motorcycles that have tire sizes that do not give you much of a selection from the different manufacturers. One of my bikes I’ve had there were only two companies that made the odd sizes I needed in sets for both front and rear.. thanks for telling me about the heat off of the exhaust onto your leg. That kept me from buying several motorcycles over the years. The Honda, ST 1300 was an oven, as was the early FJR 1300, more recently, the Yamaha V twin Venture is a leg roaster. One owner in Texas said that he ended up going to the hospital with second-degree burns, and he didn’t even touch the exhaust with his leg. that pretty much rules out me considering the Indian roadmaster. I had a Goldwing, GL 1800 that you could not feel any heat, I’ve had 200 Pacific Coast, same deal, no heat from the engine or radiator onto me ataall.. I even had for moto guzzi”s.. I could feel some heat, but it was not an issue, even though my knees were practically touching the backs of the cylinder valve covers.., it apparently is the exhaust pipes that are the culprit, and I understand that there is a catalytic converter inside the pipes on the Indian, which makes it even hotter.. thank you very much for telling me straight out and not trying to sugarcoat it
You know you are in trouble when your horn starts flashing.
I admit, I'm not a real biker, just a real rider.......
And I don't ride in the rain ither.................
Funny thing I finally found my deal on EN450 Kawasaki, that I had always wanted, with awesome belt drive. I just drove 1,000 km back and forth to Great Falls Montana! Had been parked from 2010 to 2024. I drained the tank and carburetors of old gas, replaced with new, started easily. It also changed the coolant. It was parked with new oil which still looks good, so why change? Brakes work with no issues, fluid looks clean, plus it has plenty of compression anyway -- I don't find myself using the brakes all that much to be honest. Forks & seals good, cleaned up the chrome with NevRDull and put on some fork gaiters with a good wipe of grease inside. Previously (many years ago) I started with CB750, moved "up" to CBR600, Bandit 1200, and the pinnacle: YSR80. Same thing with my Kawasaki, had to correct lots of nicks and scratches due to it being somebody's "learner" bike. "Sticking valve," what?! What valve do you think was sticking? There is no such thing as a "sticking valve," which I think you imagine is in the cylinder head: those valves either "break" or they "work," and there's no in-between. What you -probably- possibly had was a weak ignition coil or ignition control module, or loose/frayed wire, or something like that. No big deal to diagnose & fix. (An issue that self-corrects when it warms up seems more like one carburetor had an issue with its idle circuit, and that might be fixed as easily as mixing some carb cleaner product into the gas tank.)
Your videos are always helpful. Is there anyway that you could tell me which way the two fuel lines on the left side of the tank get connected? I think one is a fuel return and a vent maybe? My tank is marked with a blue dot but neither hose is marked. One of the hoses runs down through the bike and out by the kickstand, should it be connected to the port on the tank with the blue dot or the other port? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I was hoping I could see it in your video but you didn't go that far with the tank removal
Take your Indian into a competent tech at an Indian dealer and have the windshield and throttle adjusted. I ride a 2016 Roadmaster and the windshield functions beautifully and has NO rattle at all which is something I hear complaints about as well. Am just tired of people making negative statements about Indian motorcycle for things that are petty and could be remedied if they would do something beside bitch... and take the bike to the shop for adjustments. I love my 2016 Indian Roadmaster. When I have this parked in public places people walking past complement this bike. I don't want a Harley at this time in life... am just treating this bike with love and respect.
oh No i hope he doesn t spit fire
A french dude loving that tutorial... Thank u for taking the time ;)
I rode a Kawi 900 way back when it was the largest bike available.(ancient, I know) I think the new features are great, but I found the old 900 to be my most favorite of all I rode.
Thanks for sharing! This was super helpful! How often do you change the oil for your bike? 😁
I "liked" the video for the blow dryer mouth test. LOL
Helped me a lot thanks
Great video thanks
Great tutorial, covering everything.
I love this solution thanks a lot
For my next ride I'm considering a medium, like the 900. I've had big Bikes and still want to travel, but I think the lighter Bike would be easier on my legs. And I don't ride two up.
Good coverage of the installation, shame about the missing section but, the coverage was sufficient to complete the installation. The Suzuki instructors are pretty vague so my concerns were dismissed when I watched you removed one of the main engine bolts. Thank you appreciated.😅
After struggling to try and flip the two little levers to take the trunk off, I removed my saddlebags defined that there is a 4 mm bolt holding those down to prevent theft.
Did you get the Indian?? 🎉
Thank you
when you take off the expansion tank cover (3:23) by removing the two bolts, the inner bolt has a 'U' clip nut, and on my Vulcan, it fell off when the bolt was undone, so take care not to lose that. The other bolt came out fine, but it wouldn't go back in, because the plastic tank hole wasn't aligned with the captive nut. No matter how much I pushed the plastic tank, that hole just wouldn't realign properly to allow the bolt thread to start. A real pain as the other bolt holding the expansion tank in place is only accessible after dismantling and removing the outer metalwork. If it won't align when I release the tank, I'll probably enlarge the hole on a drill press. A bit tedious really and something which should be straightforward isn't. :(
thanks, very helpful.
I have the same bike. Same color and everything. I appreciate your vids, man👊🏾
How much did you have to pay for the fix?
Vulcan 900?? You're ridding a 650 sir.... :o)
You just forgot that you must apply it on the correct side
cool. imma get something like this cuz i do doordash all day on my burgman 400. I work all day and don't like getting caught in the rain.
How about an oil filter wrench instead of driving a screwdriver through the filter to losen it? It works in a pinch, but if you're changing your oil regularly, I'd get a filter wrench. Other than that good job!
I couldn’t find a filter wrench small enough locally and had to order one online. The screwdriver thing was because I hadn’t purchased a filter wrench yet.
Do you experience significant vibrations under seat around 5k when you revit in idle after mounting side racks? Now put both side panniers and vibrations are gone. Can you confirm is this behaviour the case on your vstrom please?
I haven’t noticed any vibrations but I haven’t run my bike without the panniers since I installed the racks.
Can you reuse it on another surface after?
Not unless you have another piece of 3M double sided tape. Removing the mount destroys the adhesive on the tape.
@@themotorcyclegene figured as much. Same process to remove the tape from the mount? Thanks!
Tried it with shaving foam doesn't work!!!
how can i read error code ?
You can either Google the error code or have a dealer look it up.
where did u get the booster from? i get a 24 vulcan and looking to improve it
I bought mine directly from Booster Plug.
Dont do it barehanded. Oils from your skin will cause hot spots on the bulb. Use latex gloves
Get your ECU reflashed wirh Shouldabeen Engineering.
Hey, thanks for the review. What helmet would you recommend that it's better than this one and cheaper?
I’m not sure what helmet I’d recommend other than try them on before you buy them if you can. I’m currently using an Arai Ram-X Helmet which is not a cheap helmet at all but I got it on closeout.
I wasn't impressed with Honda of the Ozarks. I called ahead to look at a VTX, drove a couple hours to get there and the bike was in the back 5 deep in the pile. It was poorly taken care of in the past with rust on the inside of the shocks and had fork oil leaking all over the brake disk. Wasted trip for sure...
Yawn ...Another review from a guy who has already made up his mind before he even rode the beautiful Kawasaki 900 custom
Thank you.
日本からこんにちは。あなたの動画のおかげでvp56a(euモデル)にスズキ純正クラッシュバーを取り付けられました。説明書にジャッキでエンジンを支えることと書いてありましたがこの動画のおかげでジャッキがなくてもエンジンが落ちないことがわかりました。
What was the part number? Is it for the 2017-2023?
Thank you answered a lot of questions I had
The S3 is a major upgrade
I like my engine braking, but mine isn’t as violent as yours apparently was. does it add power overall? Or just increase control at slow speeds
This is a great video. I subbed!