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rainlinerider Community starter
Usually riding near Portland. Interested in practical mods, maintenance, and finding smooth backroad routes.
- Riding styleTrack days
- Years riding16
- Track experienceNovice group
- Favorite roadsHistoric Columbia River Highway
Garage
1 bike in the garage
Watchlist
Watching 1 model
Recent posts
What rainlinerider is talking about
- Build journal Ride on 2024 Triumph Daytona 660: Wet-weather practice Used a familiar route to work on smooth braking and relaxed steering inputs. Rain mode helped throttle response but did
- Replied Buying a used exhaust—what parts are commonly missing? Confirm the exact model year and whether stock passenger-peg brackets are required. Similar-looking link pipes can have different angles.
- Replied Suches-loop beginner-friendly stops Keeping the group small and regrouping at established stops makes these roads much more enjoyable for everyone who lives there.
- Started Perforated leather or textile for 95-degree street rides? I know leather wins for abrasion and textile is easier around town. For genuinely hot and humid sportbike riding, what setup are you still w
- Replied Brake fluid by calendar or by color? I flush yearly before the first track day and use a new sealed bottle. The biggest improvement was learning to remove tiny bubbles trapped n
- Replied West Michigan evening loop suggestions Weekday mornings have been the calmest in my experience. I still plan the route with a fuel buffer and assume shaded sections may be damp.
- Replied Aftermarket exhaust: sound, weight, or fueling headache? I returned to stock because a pleasant ten-minute sound became tiring on a two-hour ride. Earplugs do not fix low-frequency drone.
- Added bike Added 2024 Triumph Daytona 660 to the garage "Day Trip"