Ninja 250 best biaku edition >Motorcycle Questions &

>>17058831
tbqhwyphamalamborghini the hodna is bedder

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>>17058831
First for /dbt/ Craigslist post

>$50,000 Ninja 250
>300,000 miles
>salvage title
>gently used
>adult owned
>runs and starts great
>price is firm
>i know what i got
>wont find this anywhere else
>no lowballers
>serious inquiries only

>>17058839
Cum on you?

Why isn't pic related part of the sticky anymore?

Also here's the original for the next thread -

>Motorcycle Questions & Answers
>Motorcycle Routes & Meetups
>Motorcycle Gear & Accessories
>Motorcycle Adventures & Blog Posts
>Motorcycle Pictures & Webms

/dbt/ map: Meet, Fight, Fuck
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?msa=0&mid=z7CKLSFiJH_M.kMZoQpBOKipI

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>>17058851
Forgot pic

>>17058851
>Why isn't pic related part of the sticky anymore?
Because it doesn't exist?

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Should I buy this suit?

>>17058858
depends, do you have the hips and tiddies to fill it out?

>>17058858
Post boipucci

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Picked up a water proof / wind proof textile jacket for $99. It comes with D30 armor on the back, shoulders and elbow and some padding for the chest area. This jacket is heavy, much heavier than my leather motorcycle jacket by rev'it.

For anyone interested here's the site I bought it from. Free shipping on orders above $100.
http://www.ironpony.com/ipd/pi.asp/ImageName/ALTERRA_JKT.JPG/Brand/MSR/c2/Jackets-and-Vests/c3/Textile-Jackets/c1/Street-Products/KitKey2/Alterra-Textile-Jacket

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Asked my ten-year-old if he wanted a motorcycle
He said he would prefer a Nintendo Switch

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https://discord.gg/qgU57gt

Join the /dbt/ discord

>>17058854
lol you're crazy m8 we godda god damn mad man here absolute savage one hunned one hunned

>>17058865
Looks pretty cuckold now pls kys faggot

>>17058863
No, but the grill has

>>17058873
You gonna smell and jizz on it?

>>17058869
You should feel like the bike for being in the discord, but for the bike I feel sympathy.

>>17058858
>$1k Yoorocoins

At some point it becomes worth it to have a custom suit made

>>17058872
>Spouting memes

Pretty sure you need to be 18 to post on this board.

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>Busa in CL I can actually afford
>PO installed tiny "drag" brakes
Of course, people complain about the stock brakes, but everyone always complains about all brakes

>>17058886
Ill post my dick inside ur mums pussay, fagget!

>>17058731
One, I can' t remember what it was but i remember a bike being pointed out as the only one with the kickstand on the right.

>>17058890
Ayy lmao! Cuckfe hipster cuckboi cant into rinding a sub 80hp piece of shit twin cuckold bike

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>>17058831

>>17058890
Were are you from, i have a box full of calipers from gsxr's, r1 and 636.

>>17058831
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE QT3.14 GRILL FROM YUROPOOR WITH THE YAMAHA BLACK BIKE? SHE WAS A LEZBEEHOOO OR SOMETHING WHERE IS SHEEEEEE REEEEEEEEEEE

>>17058930
WR, calm down. YBR-Grill is just not interested in you.

>>17058930
>170cm

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>>17058930
This happened

>>17058851
why do people mention the dbt map its so useless, people saying it takes over a month just to get added.

>DELETE THIS

>>17058958
>20160703_112426(1).jpg
>(1)

>>17058958
Low sperm count

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>>17058958
We all miss YBR grill

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>>17058973
>that feel when you'll never stand on a scenic overlook with YBR grill

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>>17058963
>Not having multiple copies of cummies on your dbt folder

>>17058982
I don't have a dbt folder I save everything to desktop

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>look at tank bag GPS as a more protected alterantive to bar mounts
>go on a ride
>remember I have a sport bike and have to look straight down to see the tank

>>17058987
>not having a speedo mounted gps

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>>17058958
>>17058963
>>17058968
>>17058973
>>17058982
>>17058985
Postie anon you there? New cummies when?

>>17058989
>having a speedo mounted gps

>>17058996
Yeah, problems with me having the god tier mount?

>>17058987
Ninja 250 is not a sport biek

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>>17058992

>>17058930
Do you have brain problems
>>17058942
Explain

>>17059039
it is a manlet

>>17058868
kill him

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>>17058868
In the trash he goes

So is SAM still happening?

>>17059083
Yes

>>17059104
any details?

>>17058831
I've been Fucking with a 50cc dirtbike and I wanted to get some wheelies action. But I doesn't have a clutch and just pulling back and giving her some guts does nothing. How do I do it?

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>>17058868
>10 year old
You started too late, blame yourself.
He should be riding pic related at 10 years old.
something like
4 years - peewee 50
5-6 years - peewee 80
6-8 years - 65cc 2 stroke
8-10 years - 85cc small wheel
10-12 years - 85cc big wheel
12-14 years - 125cc 2 stroke/250f
14-16 he can get a job and buy his own bike, Not only does he have a motive to get a job he has a motive to save his money and not spend it on booze/drugs and you get to sit back like a proud dad.

But remember, you can't make him like motorcycles now, that shit is implanted.

>>17059143
jerk it harder
more weight transfer

>>17058868
And? Buy it for him anyway. Any kid will love a bike instantly once they ride it. If they don't you have to teach him to, wet some ground and teach him to slide it and he will be in love

>>17059143
>feet on pegs
>butt all the way forward
>weight on the bars
>wot
>wait till you feel the rotary clutch engaging
>butt all the way back
>pull on bars

>>17059154
I'll give it a try. I realised just then it has a throttle restrictor so I'll mess with that when I ride it tomorrow. Really wind those 50ccs of power out

>>17059145
>buying a kid 6 motorbikes before he's 14
>some how this will motivate him to work and earn things for himself
wat

>still 3 months to SEM
>shit weather
Kill me now.

>>17059106
It's going to be in Texas this year. Lots of beautiful hill country out there and a ton of state parks to visit. I think they're planning to meet in Austin or San Antonio

>>17059179
that sounds fucking retarded

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Who's riding

>>17059186
I'm 500km away from my bike right now. Not handling it well

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>>17059104
>>17059083
SAM is never EVER going to happen, and this is my face when you fatties are in denial about it.

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>>17059186
weather is shit

>>17059191
>fake italians
that handsign means "why" or "the fuck are you doing"

>>17059172
>being poor
Its not like it is that huge of an investment if you buy 2nd hand bikes, with each new bike the old one is sold for maybe a grand less than it was bought for and it covers every birthday present for 10 years while seeding a passion that will last a life time.

And you think once a kid that has been riding their entire life out grows the last bike daddies money bought them is not going to try and get a job even if it is at maccas to buy themselves a 450?

>>17059202
Confirmed for not Italian. That hand sign is the instant Italianizer, anything you say is automatically Italian when you use it.

>>17059204
The point he was making is that if the kid gets relatively expensive stuff all the time as soon as he's able to store memories long-term, he's going to be spoilt as fuck and won't think a couple hundred dollars are a lot of money (which they are).

>>17059207
You can give your children nice things without them being spoiled brats you know?

If you can't then it only says things about your parenting skills not the mindset of children.

>>17059210
why would some one equate being given things all their life to, "I need to work to earn things"

>>17059210
Oh I agree, you can definitely give them nice things. The thing is, children cannot grasp the value of things if those things are just given to them. I think it is a better idea to give them relatively cheap things for christmas / their birthday, like books and small-ish toys or Legos, and make them "earn" big things like bikes, gear etc. That way they will know that bikes aren't something you can just drop money on without a second thought, and value them more. The cost for my first guitar amp was split 50/50 between my parents and me. I earned the money by working (I was 14) and earned the privilege of my parents paying the other half by getting a certain number of As in a subject I absolutely hated.

>>17059221
And 14 is too late to get a kid riding bikes, also 4 year olds arent allowed to have jobs in most countries something about child labour.

>>17059223
>14 is too late to get a kid riding bikes
too late for what

>>17059228
go put a 14 year old on a 125cc 2 stroke dirt bike and see what happens then.

>>17059223
Obviously the "work" required to earn <thing> is relative to the kid's age. At 4 years, maybe have them help clean the dishes regularly or some shit.
Also 14 is a good age to get a kid into riding bikes; it's just too late to get it into professional racing which, in my opinion, no sensible parent will endeavour.

>>17059231
Also 14 is the best age for having sex with them

>>17059236
True, but you don't want to stick around them at that age unless you're that age yourself or you like going mad.

>>17059240
How can i be 14 if my daughter is 14?

>>17059243
>not identifying as a 14 year old Japanese neko girl

>>17059228
To be a world level racer obviously. Ignore the fact that unless you live in a good climate with very good nearby racetracks and are already successfully involved in racing yourself (and preferably are Australian, Spanish or Italian, American is okay for motocross) they have fuck all chance of that anyways.

Also they may or may not need mutant collar bones.

>>17059244

how can i rape my daughter if im a 14 year old Japanese neko girl?

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>>17059180
You sound fuxking retarded, I bet you voted for Hillary too

>>17059254
With your feminine penis, of course.
kys degenerate scum

>>17059252
This to be honest

>>17059257
But my penis isnt feminine

>>17059255
I'm not even from USA, but that's like having SEM in Turkey.

>>17059261
I bet it is.
you would probably make a good trap.

>>17059261
Then you need to convert it into one.

>>17059264
>>17059265
Ive posted it here plenty of times, i bet you seen it. Kkk, wranon and octo liked it.

>>17059268
i remember that, little trap winkie

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>>17059262
Nah Texas is the second largest state in America, tons of open roads and land to explore. It's right in the middle so east coast AND west coast riders won't have so far to travel to meet. New Jersey would be more like meeting in Turkey, just a SHIT state all around.

>>17059277
Just ask if you want see my dick

Is engine breaking bad for the bike?
Should I ever use engine braking?
I don't like engine braking :(

>>17059281
plz send pic to [email protected]

>>17059285
>is the engine performing its function bad for the bike
uhh nope. Just don't slam it into too low of a gear for the speed.

>>17059285
Sometimes if you're a retard
Yes, you can't avoid it unless you pull the clutch any time you aren't on the throttle
Okay

It's not the greatest but you're not hurting much. Maybe a little stress on the clutch but who cares. Bike parts are cheap as hell compared to cars and it's way easier to replace stuff. What's the point of having something if you can't have fun with it. I engine brake all the time, dat pop/cracking noise from the little backfires sound guuud

>>17059285
An engine is just an air pump.

>>17059285
see
>>17059299

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>>17059280
Huh, texas is smaller than NSW apparently, by around 100,000 km squared too.

>>17059285
i cant even imagine riding without using it.

What do you do before entering a corner at high speed?

>>17059285
>is engine braking bad for the bike
Only if you don't know how to do it.

>>17059285
Just be careful you don't downshift too far. What your doing is basically making it hard for the rear wheel to turn and if you downshift too far it will lock up. Would be exactly like slamming on your rear brake at full speed. Sometimes I downshift a little early and I can feel the rear tire wobble around and get a little squirrely from locking up

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>>17059307
SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND START DRAGGING.

>>17059299
You're more likely to wear out the clutch trying to slow down by freewheeling the engine then somehow get it to the right speed when you pick up the throttle than trying to let the engine slow down at the same rate as the bike.

If you're really retarded it's the engine and transmission that eat shit from downshifting past the redline and the driveline shock.

>>17059307
quick downshifts without rev matching

>slipper clutch master race

>>17059314
This. You should be blipping the throttle to revmatch anyway, using a clutch lever to downshift just becomes habit but not necessary.
https://youtu.be/FvGR1rf6zCQ?t=1m50s

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>>17059307
use the brakes?

TFW vicCB400 anon hasnt replied to my email

>>17059312
while pulling the clutch or what?

>>17059321
Eh. Skip to 1.50.

>>17058831
>>/dbt/ map: Meet, Fight, Fuck
>>fuck you map updater
kek

>>17059325
you forgot the ampersand
it is &t=, not just t=

>>17059324
You should only be using the clutch to change gears or sit stationary.
If you clutch in during a corner you no longer have fine control over leaning, nor accel/decel without upsetting the bike.

>>17059328
Ah. Cheers mate.
https://youtu.be/FvGR1rf6zCQ?&t=1m50s

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>>17059321
At low enough revs you don't need a blip for rev matching unless your gear spreads are insanely wide.

>>17059332
WELP.

>>17059330
well duh, so you run into a corner in 4th, brake and ride the corner in 4th all the way through?

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>>17059334
Still need to unload the transmission.

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>>17059323
what did you email me about?

>>17059337
I ride through in whatever gear is applicable for the corner at the level of enthusiasm I choose.
Just don't lug it or sit above the torque curve.

>>17059335
>>17059332
i guess it doesnt work on embeded videos, but if you copy the link into the adress bar it works

>>17059346
well so you DO chose the proper gear before the corner. So engine braking kinda seems unavoidable.

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>>17059345
if you are planning a ride in the bush, send me a message

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>>17059348
Ah. You might be confusing me with the engine braking person.

I just came flying in with the helmet dragging scooter pilot. Yes, engine braking is unavoidable in that range - hence the range.

>>17059341
1) use the clutch it will be smoother at that point
2) eventually the rear wheel will do that job

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>>17059352
Constant mesh, don't need to use the clutch unless taking off from standstill if you've got the throttle control right.

Handy to learn in case your cable or lever ever snaps.

Just my personal preference.

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>>17059349
oh, read the email yeah will invite you to a ride next time i organise one, depends on who has their bikes going but will either be at Krusics ride park or the thousand whoops trails up in stradbroke in the next couple weeks

>>17059361
>Not falling into the mud at every opportunity
https://youtu.be/7NEwV3NsFqA

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>>17059366
Only sometimes.

>>17059353
It's just super easy to overblip and jerk the bike forward at low revs.

My main point was that once the rear tire is turning slow enough to make the engine try to pull it off throttle it will unload the transmission. In theory it should be possible (albeit entirely awful) to downshift by stabbing the rear brake.

>>17059370
Noice. Gotta embrace humble at all times.

>>17059374
just stomp on the gear shifter, works every time

>>17059361
>ride park
can i avoid the jumps? big jumps scare me. i like table tops

>>17059387
There are 3 tracks at the ride park, veteran track has no jumps is a flat track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZMt2hLQ3tQ

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This has been my first bike, I am planning to sell it for a ninja 300 or a W800. But I am tall ( 1,86 m ), and I fear these bikes may be too uncomfortable. Anyone had experiences with these two bikes ?

>>17059405
the other track that isnt the pro track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QV0iYPu2bU
you wouldnt want to ride on the pro track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW1dYSMzmIs

>>17059405
is the company running it strict? im not usually a rule breaker, but there is a difference between a fun day and a well regulated day

>>17059411
>for ninja 300
wtf why not a ninja 636 would be cheaper and everything....

>>17059415
nah its pretty relaxed, just dont ride around the car park doing wheelies and shit, save it for on one of the tracks

>>17059416
whatever, I just do not know what to pick next, it is very furstrating.

>>17059411
get a w800 anon

>>17059418
>doing wheelies
as if i could

>>17059285
Just don't downshift too early

>>17059285
>>17059458
Also You don't even need to rev match, hit the break let the revs drop and then downshift. you will feel the engine break but it's won't lock your rear tire.

>>17059464
This explanation on how to rev match was terrible.

>>17059411
if you want comfortable dont get a sports bike

And why would you change a real bike for some gutless 300? I mean the W800 isnt exactly fast either but a designated beginners bike like the 300?

>>17059464
its always better for the gearbox to rev match, you pull clutch, shift down, open throttle to proper rev-range, smoothly release clutch then release throttle to engine brake.

>>17059542
I do not really need heavy cylinders, even a 250 would do. I am going to try a Vulcan S and W800 and see. I might keep the transalp too, it is a good bike really but I am a bit bored of it.

>>17059547
below 500cc is an entire different world of high revs with little results. Nobody rides a 300 street bike if he doesnt have to, its uncomfortable and boring.

>had a dream that my bike caught on fire again
What did I mean by this?

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>>17059563
the insurance would go some way to get you a better bike

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>>17059563
its you subconscious telling you to never get a KTM

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wat bike is dis?

>>17059611
Generic jap watercooled i4 sportsbike #3566339

>>17059611
Ducati 900ss

One of the last model years. Early 2000's I think?

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>>17059635
Are you clinically retarded?

Trellis frame, single exhaust pipe from the front cylinder. A hurr durr. Its anime so it must be Jap.

>>17059663
Sorry, I am Autistic

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>>17059611
While we're all guessing animu bikes, does anyone know if the front faring/headlight assembly is part of a real bike? Closest I can find is a ducati 748, but I'm aware that this is a clusterfuck of bikes.

>>17059687
Ducati 748 nose with the "speed holes" from an oldskool late 90's CBR900RR drilled in.

Bimota Tesi front swingarm. MV F4 tailsection. Lots of shit in that pic :)

>>17059687
>that tiny tiny rear sprocket

looks closer to a 996 to me.

>>17059693
Ah thanks anon, knew I'd seen those holes somewhere, but couldn't remember if it was also with those lights

>>17059704
That was also a thought, they're very similar looking.

Either way, I'm trying to convince myself not to buy one at the moment

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I've noticed before it seems like no athletes actually give a shit about lance "cheating" they only pretend to in public.

>>17058865
How waterproof is it really? How cool is it on hot days?

My current setup consists of regular pants and a textile riding jacket with added waterproof pants and jacket outer layers as needed. It's kind of a pain in the ass, especially the really shitty designed over pants.

>>17059748
>implying they're not all on drugs
Armstrong's only mistake was getting caught :^)

>>17059764
it actually comes down to him doing a comeback tour in 09, if he didn't do the comeback tour in 09 people would have let sleeping dogs lie.

>>17059750
I have a rev'it textile jacket that I wear all the time. It has a waterproof liner that zips out and also blocks 100% of the wind. It is the only thing I can stand to wear when I ride in temps north of 75F.
Will block ALL water and wind with that liner in. Great jacket. Crashes well too, totalled my Duc in July of 2015 and the jacket is still kickin' with no problems.

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I have a question about engine braking. Let's say I'm in 6th gear at 70 MPH on the highway but there's a red light ahead so I'm slowing down to a stop. I downshift to 5th, rev match, slowly release clutch, and engine brake. I do the same for 4th gear. There's so many gears though I don't have time to go through them all before I get to the light. Should I skip gears when downshifting and rev match them, or should I just keep getting to about 4th gear then just pulling it the clutch until I stop using wheel brakes?

I probably explained that super poorly, but I think you should be able to understand what I mean.

>>17059788
skip gears

>>17059788
I'm interested in the answer too.

>>17059788
Just clutch in, shift to 1st and come to a stop using brakes.

>>17059794
don't listen to this moron

>>17059794
This is the worst answer. Always be ready to take off.

>>17059788
>I downshift to 5th, rev match, slowly release clutch, and engine brake.

The problem is slowly releasing the clutch.

If you're rev matching you should let the clutch out pretty much immediately. That's the whole point of rev matching.

You can go through every gear, but skipping is fine if you slow down too fast

>>17059797
>be ready to take off from a light that just turned red

>>17059788
If you're estopping (you shouldn't be doing this for red lights), clutch in and hard on the front brake until you stop, gears are not used. If you want to get down in speed faster using engine braking only, you can rev match. There's no reason you can't engine brake and use a bit of front brake to drop speed faster.

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>>17059788
You can skip and go clutch into 1st if you want but really the only deceleration where you can even slow down fast enough to outmatch your possibility to rev match gears is doing emergency stops at under 90 km/hr.

If you can't revmatch fast enough you're revmatching too slow, you can revmatch shift very fast, just practice more.

https://youtu.be/fyi2sgMfs3Y?t=97

enjoy watching some old school wsbk racers rake it down the box.

>>17059780
>>17059748
For me he was already a piece of shit before the revelation for how he humiliated Pantani in 2000 saying he let him win on Mount Ventoux.

>>17059809
>be ready to take off from a car that's not slowing down and is going to rear-end you
Yes?

>>17059814
>>17059810
>>17059799
But what do you do? You brake-downshift/revmatch-brake-downshift/revmatch-brake or do you keep braking while downshifting?

Because I can't brake while downshifting.

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>>17059824
>Because I can't brake while downshifting.

uhh you'll need to sort that out ASAP, yes you brake and revmatch.

If you use 4 fingers on the brake consider swapping to 2, you can still do it on 4 but a lot of people (myself included) find it easier using 2 fingers.

>>17059824
>Because I can't brake while downshifting.

Well you'd better learn how. I do it all the time. It's easy. Also rear brake is a thing.

>>17059832
>>17059834
My fingers won't allow me to do it, it's already a miracle if I can keep two fingers on the brake.
I must have arthritis or something, I dunno.

What would you upgrade to from a 125 with 2yrs riding experience?Im looking at r6/cbr600/gixxer

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>>17059832
>If you use 4 fingers on the brake consider swapping to 2
Speaking of that...
How many fingers do you use on your clutch lever?
I am used to use 4 fingers to pull the lever to the bars, but currently Im forcing myself to use only 2.

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>>17059845
Adjust your brake lever, for fuck's sake man.

Are you seriously riding around on a bike that you can't brake on?

>>17059854
It's not like you having anything else to do on the clutch side, so I use 4

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>>17059845
uhh huhhh....

>>17059854
4 normally but 1 when doing wheelies.

I've considered swapping to a shorty and trying 2 but I have no problems with 4.

I know 1 finger is preferable when doing naughty off road technical shenanigans so maybe i'll get into that one day.

>>17059851
From a 125, even a 300 will blow your mind. you probably won't need to ride for long, but try renting one or something if you can.

>>17059863
I did ride bigger 400-600cc bikes before.
Did my test on a cbf500

>>17059845
I'm similar to this guy. I'm the one who posted originally asking about engine braking and skipping gears. When I'm using the clutch or the front brake I have to use four fingers, so applying front brake while also rev matching with the same hand is incredibly difficult for me. It's either engine braking or wheel braking, my fingers don't want to do both. I guess my fingers are just retarded, idk.

>>17059855
Adjust how?
I already moved it down a bit so that I can move the fingers a bit more comfrotably but I can't move the lever towards the throttle.
>>17059861
What?

Do you guys suggest an aftermarket brake lever closer to the throttle? Would it help?

>>17059873
You can still control the throttle with your thumb/palm, with 4 fingers on the brake. You don't get as much control but it's doable.

>>17059888
I'll have to practice this. Hard to do though when I'm riding around in big winter gauntlet waterproof gloves. I can't feel shit wearing them.

I also can't use chop-sticks for eating food. My girlfriend and her family, and my family for that matter, have tried teaching me how to use chop-sticks so many times but my fingers just can't move that way. I physically cannot move my fingers in such a way. Maybe that's related to me needing all four fingers on the bike levers.

>>17059845
Seriously?

I actually HAVE arthritis and a genetic ligament disorder (which is great for crashing, I don't break!)
and I have ridden Ducatis for years.

Ride more. Build up your muscles. And I thought I was a physical wreck.. some of you are gonna be dead or praying for it by the time you hit my age.

That bit of truth aside... try adjusting your levers so they are closer to the grips. Makes a difference.

If you can't do a stoppy with two fingers on the front brake tho, you should prolly get better brakes.

>>17059884
Most brake/clutch levers have some adjustment to move them closer to the bars for different hand sizes. If yours doesn't, then I'd suggest getting ones that do, it sounds like you could use them. Getting short levers also may help, so you can 2 finger brake without pinching fingers, but you may find that uncomfortable.

>>17059888
When I didn`t have back brakes on the DL1000 this is what I did.

Start with front brakes, clutch in, rev up, let go of clutch and start on front brakes again.

I had to learn as the engine braking is way stronger than my old KLR650. Now that I replaced the back brakes it is way simple.

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>>17059904
If you can type on your KB with both hands using all 10 fingers then you can freakin brake and revmatch.. Do you have really short stubby fingers by any chance?

>>17059930
I've got kinda fat hands, but I don't think my fingers are that short or stubby. Average I'd say.

>>17059915
It's already the closest possible.
Who said I can't brake? I said I can't brake and downshift at the same time.
>>17059917
It's already the closest it can get and I still can barely reach it.

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>tfw no FP1 strim

>>17059824
Jesus christ you just pull clutch and start kicking down the gears while braking until you come to a stop in first then kick it into neutral or just keep the clutch pulled if its just a short stop.

I dont even get what those guys are going on about.

It's a bit frustrating though. I see guys able to use two fingers on their brake lever and slam through the gears rapid fire while braking. Meanwhile I'm derping trying to rev match and wheel brake separately.

Usually I find myself getting to 4th gear and engine braking, then just pulling in the clutch and using wheel brakes until the stop from there. I'll downshift as needed so if I need to accelerate away from a hazard I can release the clutch and do so, but I tend to just hold the clutch in and use wheel brakes past 4th gear.

>>17059958
How about reading the thread?

>>17059951
02200cafaf713242bc75b8e67bddf93eca66c9d7

>>17059961
go out and practice right now, log off from 4chan, get on the bike. NOW

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>>17059974
ty

>>17059958
>I dont even get what those guys are going on about.

>>17059961
It's all practice, just force yourself to engine brake and rev match the whole way down and you'll eventually pick it up

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>>17059961
I don't get how people struggle with this, I could do it decently in the first week of owning a motorcycle and I'm not even remotely a gifted motorcycle rider.

For those of you watching FP1, can you update us on how Maverick looks?

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this thing's pretty fuckin neat actually
took it for a ride into the middle of nowhere, never missed a beat
and the lady's voice is nice, i like women giving me orders

has a headphone jack and bluetooth so I linked it straight to my lid, no messy wires
has built in MP3 player too and an SD slot so even less hassle

and further bonus, it connects to my phone, handles calls and even reads texts in broken synth english AND has an option to send a prewritten reply like "currently riding, will text back soon"

very pleased for £25
the battery life is shit but I have a decent power bank I can fit in my pocket
or rig some kind of cigarette socket to my battery

the country is my oyster now

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>>17060000
CHECK M

>>17059997
he died

>>17060017
Fuck off, Marc

>>17059994
Fucking hell that girl's gorgeous.

>>17060033
she's my sister

>>17060000
t. Tomtom (((sales))) person

>>17059179
for real? shit, I might actually have to go then. I thought it was tail of the dragon.

>>17060037
just offering my 2.19 yen for anyone in the market for a motorbike friendly GPS

>>17060033
Shame about that butterface tho

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>>17060058
How much porn do you watch, bro?

>>17060073
An average amount probably.
I just dont like her face.

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>based fucking colin edwards commentating on BT sport again

Anyome in SE MI know where to find some good twisties?
Nothing but straight roads, potholes, and muggings everywhere i go.

>buy bike yesterday
>ride all day and night
>wake up
>itching to ride
>wife leaves for work in an hour
>fuck yes let's go ride
>overtake cars at 65 in a 35
>riding like an asshole
>it's fun
>come up to redlight
>light is yellow, in first gear coming up
>pop clutch
>not enough gas
>stall
>spaghetti falls out of my pockets and exhaust
>cars I was an asshole around stop behind me
Goddamnit I need to work on that

I Bought the Duke and im terrified its so fast in comparison to my scoot that i sold

>>17060342
>actually buying a Chinese scooter in the first place
pls tell me it was a Taiwanese scooter...

>>17060342
how the fuck do you get 20hp out of a 125? I get 11hp out of my 125

Anybody here have or ever used a bike lift? I plan on doing my own maintenance on my bike and looking at it, it just seems it'd just keep me from laying on the ground to get under the bike. Is that it? Harbor freight has them on sale this weekend for $329

>>17060373
i got the Duke 390. my scoot was a 125
>>17060370
Yes it was a SYM re-badge. sold it for $500

>>17060308
>still stalling

get gud

curious as to your EDC as bikers
not talking about toolkits on the bike itself, just stuff you carry

>>17060441
I stalled it yesterday on my way home after buying it. I'm on a once a day stall pattern. I'm just glad the people behind me were paying attention and didn't smash me.

>>17060440
>SYM
SYM and Kymco are very reliable bikes, Taiwan is not the same as a chinese scooter

>>17060308
Make sure to post when you crash, it will be pretty funny. Take video if you can.

>>17060463
What bike you get?

>>17058868
There's a video review on it on YouTube. I personally used it riding at night and it kept me warm with just a t-shirt underneath. This is definitely not a summer jacket as it is heavy and might be used for early morning or late night ride, along with spring, winter and fall. A few riders at the advrider Forum recommends this J jacket as a bang for your buck deal. There's even a part of one of the forum member taking a fall and this jacket kept him from any road rash.

>>17060450
Leatherman and knife for me. Then again I need to reinvest in a tank bag because previous one imploded so I don't even have a tire patch kit

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>>17060373
An elegant weapon from a more civilized era.

32hp from factory. Aprilia AF1 125 Futura

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>>17060467
>>17060440

I have a SYM bike...

It's a modernised cg125, a bike specifically built to be rugged and reliable. with a whopping 11hp it's so small and light that it has the same 0-100 time as a cbr125r, and a faster time than the vomit inducingly ugly cbf125

>>17060438
I got the cheap harbor freight jack and it works well. http://www.harborfreight.com/1500-lb-capacity-atvmotorcycle-lift-61632.html

>>17060495
>2smoke
why are bikes 4stroke now? what is the difference other than adding oil to the petrol and why do we do that?

>>17060450
>Keys
>Wallet
>Phone
>Leatherman
>towel
>spare ear plugs
>lock
>trash bag
>oil

>>17058851
2 pages of why not to start on a supersport is pretty useless. It should be replaced with more useful information

>>17060503
Emissions

>>17060472
Spent all my money on Bluetooth and helmet, GoPro is next for sure

>>17060475
Indian scout. First bike I've ever bought. I haven't ridden in years, pretty comfortable and doesn't scare the shit out of me pulling the throttle all the way

>>17060502
I didn't even see that. Way cheaper and it'd take less space. Awesome thanks, anon

>>17060521
compared to the emissions of a v6 2 tonne Truck that 90% of the time is inhabited by a single person but has room for 7 people and is built to move a portable home?

>>17060537
Yeah in comparison it's silly, but deliberately burning oil is their concern. And the truck situation you mentioned is circumstantial.

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>>17060503
Main reason is emissions, but 4strokes are,,, well, milder(I know it´s wrong word, but I´m not a native english speaker) in character.
2stroke->8999rpm, 0.1hp,,,9000rpm, 9001hp
Main differences are: The engine concept itself, oil in fuel(or autolubing system), usually lighter weight, more aggressive character.

>>17060550
>mfw somebody takes a private plane to a conference on global warming

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>>17060597
2strokes are so sexy.
Ignore the Duc...

Are older 2 strokes grandfathered in for emissions control?

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>>17060467
i know i loved my scoot this thing is a monster

>>17059145
There's a 12 year old that is usually at the track when I go and the kid has the #1 plate for the RC390 cup. Went to race in Italy and shit.

He was out on his new R6 the last time I rode with him. It's kind of hilarious to see such a tiny person out there on a full sized machine.

>>17060450
>phone
>glock
>knife
>wallet
>keys
>$200 ish in cash
>sunglasses
All in back pack
Almost forgot
>small first aid kit

>>17059857
Yep. I've noticed in pictures I tend to leave a finger just hanging out on the lever when I'm mid corner.

I brake with only my middle finger.

Vesrah RJL hype

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>>17060503
2 Strokes are a bitch to ride basically.

Of course there always have been fans but not enough to make producers shell out the shekels to attempt bringing them into the 21st century.

>>17060690
i have a feeling when you left to go on the lam you didn't have that $200

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>>17060624
Yeah, don't say more

>headlight points nowhere useful
>little adjustment nub doesn't do anything
what do

>>17060731
ride on the proper side of the road

>>17060731
If it's a faired bike, you're kind of stuck with what you have. They're so close you can easily out ride your vision if you're out in the middle of nowhere without street lights.

On a naked, point the whole headlight housing a little bit differently.

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>>17060720
Every 5 years or so, a manufacturer says "WE DID IT!" and then never release anything. Honda started in the early to mid 90's with something called ARC, and they even entered and finished some enduro rallies with it.
Bimota was supposed to be the savior in the late 90's with the 500Vdue but as we all know, this killed the company.

Now we have KTM actually releasing something next year. I refuse to get my hopes up until I can physically touch it. And as soon as I can I'm gonna yell at them to make a vtwin 500cc version and slam it into a Duke chassis.

pictured, me as a retarded kid with his first REAL racebike. 1994-5 TZ250. 89hp, 250lbs.

>>17060727
What does this mean?

>>17058851
I have been trying to get added to the map for ages and no one responds.

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Does this look aesthetic?

y/n?

>>17060779
No nothing even matches
Theres no look, it has no aim
Looks like bloody piss and shit
Is that what youre going for?

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>>17060779

>>17060779
>leather
>more leather
>janky fender support bar
>"brembo" 2 piston calipers
>"ohlins" shock
>expensive looking, but cheap parts

nah senpai, just nah

>>17060779
Put the bags on the back of the seat. Repaint the frame, since red don't go with your other choices.

Then I'd ride it.

>>17060308
what bike?

>>17060787
Fuckin savage

>>17060793
>>"brembo" 2 piston calipers
Like a lot of cheaper bikes have now. Brembo has a low-budget oem option for shit like KTM 390's and whatnot.

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>>17060754
KTM will probably produce 1 cylinder 2-strokes for competition use till the end of days but nothing for the actual consumer market.

>>17060746
>you're kind of stuck with what you have
I can't see anything at night and it sucks.

>>17060779
nah, and this isnt even close to a scramble

>>17059546
But I downshift on low rpm when it's suitable for both gears and then I just let off the clutch slowly.
cars downshift like that. it's also makes sense
also maybe in 250cc there is less matter

>>17060807
True enough. It's not a racebike, so it doesn't really matter how it perform. Just has to have the bling the kids want.

>>17060835
You can downshift whenever you like, so long as the revs are close enough that your rear isn't going to bark at you. Also don't dump it up past redline or you'll shoot your eye out, kid.

>>17059788
hit brakes, downshift and slowly release clutch after the revs drop from no throttle, do the same until the 3rd gear, then just focus on braking(if you don't have enough time) and pull the clutch toward the end of the stop

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Eh wuts that?

>>17060866
Difinitley porn

>>17060853
I know that,and I never locked my rear from downshift.

>kid
Is that because I ride 250cc?
Motorcycles are expensive here

>>17060872
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YleZvTSDC6s

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>>17060869
Closeish

But its like the porn production company could only find a 28 year old slightly overweight women. Doesnt look as nice, but is cheap and does the job.

>>17060887
>metal plate holder
why

I almost crashed today.
I was doing about 45 on a 40 and some cunt didn't see me and turned to the far right lane and cut me off when there were two perfectly good lanes to the left. I fishtailed a bit but I kept the bike up and it was all good. I am a very stoic person and just nodded at him and kept on keeping on. Went straight home and jacked off to some hispanic looking chick seducing the plumber, she had some pretty thick thighs. It was good.

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when did the world come to this?

went looking for some gear today, why are all fucking bike jackets made for goblin body manlets.

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>>17060894
Because just look at the stock monstrocity

Also its the only tail tidy kit I could find that maintains a rear reflector, and cops here are dicks about that and will pull you over for anything and everything

>>17060906
Do you lie near portland?

>>17060906
for what purpose?

>>17060914
oh god i never realized how dumb the tail light is on that bike, wtf yamaha

>>17060928
muh price savings

>>17060914
Fair enough.

>>17060914
What about the blinkers?

>>17060928
The tail light sticks out about 2 inches past the back fender as well, instead of sitting flush. Looks horrible from any angle above the bike.

The bike is cheap, but hey - at least the bike is cheap

>>17060939
It looks like they bolt into the two parallel pieces behind the plate holder.

>>17058858
Only if you want to fall off

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>>17060939
Ive got some led ones coming in. Fuck em if they dont like em, ill keep the old ones around to swap back if I get too many tickets

I went full china

Also that FZ09 fender eliminator looks like it's going to be essentially the same as the stock part wtf lol

why even bother fucking with it? Just ride the damn thing

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can't wait.

Respond to a craigslist ad, ask what the story with the 35 year old bike is, ask if its a docile bike reasonable as a first bike.

Guy responds back with
>everything related to the bike is in the ad
>helping with peoples life choices such as riding isn't on my resume
>buy it or dont, don't ask me irrelevant questions

o-okay.

>>17060905
good story anon, greentext or gtfo

>>17060953
Rizoma is a good brand though.

>>17060956
Kind of dick ish but I feel him.

>>17060956
>ask if its a docile bike reasonable as a first bike
That's a retarded question

>>17060905
You had me at stoic and lost me at plumber.

>>17060956
>35 year old bike
pass

>>17060963
>its 20$ aliexpress knockoffs

I have little faith in them, but not much wasted if they suck

>>17060956
Haha, what a dick. What kind of bike was it? gsxr?

>>17060958
>be me riding home on wr250x
>doing 5 over limit, no biggie
>cunt in mercedes cuts me off
>I slow down by engine breaking and hit rear break and fishtail
>keep the bike up like a badass cunt
>keep my cool and nod at the cunt
>go home
>look up porn and jack it
>cum buckets

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>>17060953
Rizoma is garbage

>>17060965
>>17060966
Nah I get it; I've posted shit on CL before and gotten totally retarded questions and morons kinda using it as a stranger chatroom. But damn, a simple "yep its a very calm bike, it'd be perfect as a first bike" and I'd then ask to test ride it with cash in pocket.

>>17060978
Oh. It's a direct rip off. Brutal. Yeah, there are ebay specials that are 95% the same as a Rizoma, but labeled something gay like "pazoma" and work decently well. I remember seeing them come and go when I was on the hunt for something.

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>>17060978
Dont be surprised if they are made in the same fabric as the original rizomas.

I got a pair of mirrors in aliexpress and they are pretty good quality.

>>17060987
>managed to fuck up that bad
jesus man next time don't go full mongoloid

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>>17060906

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>>17060999
Yeah who would have thought that a brake fluid reservoir sight "glass" would react like that to brake fluid

>>17060982
Old honda CX500. Most reviews say its a reasonably good bike, just wanted to chat the guy up and get his honest opinion about it as an experienced rider.

Its a pretty bike, looks to be in really good condition, but if the guy is going to be rude then I don't need his bike.

of course the cx500 would be a good bike and that is a dumb qwestin

The guy is still a dick though, dont give him your money.

>>17060955
same same

>>17060913
Because if they dont fit relatively tightly they flap in the wind and end up acting like a sail. If its really baggy it can get kinda painful.
They are supposed to be somewhat fitted. Deal with it.

>>17060450
>multiple passporta
>1911 pistol
>ski mask
>$10,000 in cash
>usb flash drive containing nuclear codes

>>17061011
Yeah, that cracking isn't caused by the fluid.

Anyone here carry a laptop in their magnetic tank bag?

Have the magnets ever fucked it up?

A tank bag is the only option because I ride into work with my girlfriend, and I don't want to do saddle bags. I also don't want to deal with straps.

>>17061045
that is the problem if I want the length I end up with a sail, if I go for fit it's like I'm wearing a child size

>>17061064
strap it to your gf

>>17061073
unfortunately she also has a backpack

>>17061064
Wear a backpack backwards or put it in your gf's backpack.

>>17060913
Because /fa/ and /fit/

I ended up following this crazy ladies advice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt8P0d_Qf1Y

>>17058864
Fucking stop this fucking cancer jesus christ

>>17058858
Are you the creepy stalker trying to buy a suit for girl who friendzoned you?

>>17061064
just drag it along behind you with the Kensington lock

>>17061064
I use my laptop on top of a transformer, with a magnetic field strong enough to make the touchscreen of a phone unusable within 2 metres of them.
After 2 years still no problems.

>>17061109
>creepy stalker
Fuck you

>>17061149
You have to face reality anon, getting a $1000 gift from some guy you rejected is creepy as fuck.

>>17060495
I owned one. Great fun but temperamental as fuck. Electrics fried on mine, ended up swapping it for a KDX125

>>17060523
Post pics of bike.