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honda a shit

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>>17081930

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>>17081933

>buy standard bike
>love it
>want a naked
>want a touring
>want a dual sport
Is this the bug? I want a stable and I have been riding for 5 days

>>17081999
No it's a disease, it only gets worse as you ride more

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>>17081999
yes

whats the best lams dual sport dbt?

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Would increased political opposition to motorcycles lead us to develop stronger asabiyyah? Is this why /k/ is less cunty than /dbt/? Discuss.

>>17082228
>asabiyyah
alright Muhammad time to go

>>17082228
if you can't handle the bantz fuck off

>>17082228
How would solitary with loud pipe cruisercunts help protect by lightweight commuter bike

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Bought this cutie today

>squided for the first time today

Shamefully fun. Was just a jaunt up the street to a hardware place for a drill bit, but oh golly it was nice.

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what are some readily available sport bike 250cc 4 strokes that arent Ninja 250R's and CBR 250R's?

>>17082286
>how would solidarity with tacticool mall ninjas protect my comfy wooden-stocked durr rifle
(if you happen to be unfamiliar with the history here, the extremists and weirdos help shift the Overton window in the desired direction, although the relationship between them and the normies is sometimes a stormy one, and the dominant lobbying organizations draw on very broad coalitions. There are a lot of fudds, and cruiser riders, out there.).

>>17082330
>readily available
>excluding the most popular bikes.

like there is the GSXR 250 now but fuck man no.

>>17082317
Those short jaunts are when the demon strikes.
But yeah riding around in the summer with a tshirt feels too good.
I need a leather jacket with fighter jet looking intakes on the shoulders and air channels running through it so I can get slide protection and a blast of cool air down my back.

>>17082354
They make little vents that clip onto your sleeves, never tried em but sounds like it could work. Bike has handguards though so rip me

https://motoloot.com/collections/moto-loot/products/ventz-rider-cooling-system

>>17082359
handguards are removable

>>17082353
yeah i was just hoping thered be more out there than those 2

>>17082298
Neat
I prefer the ES Trophy though

>>17081922
Thank you for making a mostly proper thread

>>17082380
do you just want to be special and not have one of the most common bikes or is there any other reason for avoiding those?

>>17082298
C U T E

Where do I get one?

>>17082392
East Germany, 1988.

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>Have Sunday off
>Go to Palomar Mountain with local riders
>Hop off I-8 and head through the Imperial Hwy
>First corner
>Decreasing radius
>No one was ready
>Me and last bike in the pack are taking things slow
>BMWS1000RR swings really wide
>Kisses the guard rail
>Rider saves the bike
>Shin took most of it
>Another R3
>Swings wide
>Saves it
>Continue
>Nothing of note happens the rest of the way
>Memeing the BMW rider
>Memeing each other having a good time
>Managed to scrape peg on the South Grade of the Mountain
>No more tendies on front wheel
>Still have half-inch on rear
>Probably a PSI issue
>Riding home
>Other R3 rider is bombing down the East Grade
>I'm worn out so I'm second to last at the back of the pack, comfy cruising
>Maybe taking corners at five over recommended limit
>Come around blind corner
>Guess what's in a ditch
>The R3
>Rider sitting in the ditch
>Pull over
>Help him out
>Pull his bike out of the ditch
>Forks fucked
>Shifter fucked
>Shifter side peg fucked
>Plastics on that side
>You guessed it
>Fucked
>Give him a field alignment
>Rider at the back of our pack stops
>Swaps his passenger peg in place of the broken footpeg
>Take it slow to the next gas station
>Take the trip home nice and slow

So what did you guys do this weekend?

>>17082332
> I’ve attended FFMC protests. When I lived in Lille, hundreds of bikers gathered to object to a new type of paint used in road markings (it was too slippery when wet). They’re remarkably well organized. They’d probably be derided here as “professional protesters.” This recent round of Paris protests included a big Sprinter-type van outfitted with loudspeakers, decorated with two huge posters by popular French cartoonist Stéphane Deteindre, whose comic strip “Joe Bar Team” appears in Moto magazine. Under the drawing was the slogan “les vielles se rebellent” — the oldsters are rebelling.
> What is most striking about FFMC protests, from an American motorcyclist’s perspective, is that these gatherings bring all kinds of riders together. This latest video is typical. You’ll see sport bikes and cruisers, scooters and trail bikes, naked musclebikes, adventure bikes… pretty much the full gamut. Where would you ever find as diverse a group of machines and riders here in the United States? Harley riders barely deign to acknowledge metric cruisers. Sport bike riders don’t even notice scooter riders. It’s rare for a street rider to express much concern for issues like off-road access to public lands. Shit, Ducati riders don’t even like each other. I always admired (and envied) the FFMC’s ability to bring out every kind of rider, even if the issue they were protesting only affected a subset of motorcyclists.

(https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/french-federation-of-angry-bikers)

(revzilla is often pretty cancerous, but gardiner is ok, though he is disturbingly thirsty in parts of his book)

(and you can't win 'em all--but at least they're trying)

>>17082405
>claims no lean
>leans

>>17082405
Fuck off C Gay

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>>17082391
i just wanna explore options, its a little disheartening when you only have 2. theyre much too edgy for my liking yknow? my favorite bike (stylistically) is the GSX-R 750 after all.

>>17082332
Exploding glocks, deagle brand deagles, baby killing ak47s, and bolt action hunting rifles all have the same drawbacks in societal perception, just to different degrees. My bike is literally incapable of doing the things that make people mad about Harleys and Peters (although at a glance it looks enough like the latter to get grouped with them but that's not the point right now). It would be like trying to get BB guns and laser tag in the gun lobby. Same with Harleyfags and off road trails. (why is why the lobby for those is made up of bikes, quads, side by sides, and snowmobiles, and not fucking road bikes)

The no helmet fags are closest to no seatbelt fags.
Loudpipe cunts are loudpipe cunts whether they're on a bike, in a truck, or a ricer.
175mph in a 75 zone man should be hanging out with with the supercar twats

>>17082424
Check out Honda VTR and VT 250, the older ones of course.

Same style but well not readily available.

>>17082434
>(although at a glance it looks enough like the latter to get grouped with them but that's not the point right now
I dare say it is! Perception is what matters, not reality.

>175mph in a 75 zone man should be hanging out with with the supercar twats
>Same with Harleyfags and off road trails.
I agree, the supercar guys and dirt riders would be part of the ideal coalition as well. They help us, we help them.

>>17081922

would this bike be difficult for someone who has never ridden a bike before?

nice to see /dbt/ map not updated eh /dbt/?

>>17082152
DR650

https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/mcy/6054392246.html

>7k

just frick my stuff up

>>17082498
i think the austrian dude who runs it died by choking on his own cum or something.

>tfw riding around town with thousands of tiny explosions going off inches away from crotch
Feels gud

>>17082498
Its updated regularly quit being a fucking sperg

>>17082317
>>17082354
I squid errday with full face and tshirt, shorts, and flip flops. Dat Florida sun feelsgoodman. I'm sure my skin slowing me down on the pavement when I slide won't but till then, imma be tan breh

>>17082510
>lel
It's only missing
>I know what I got

hello is map update yet

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>>17082420
>That's the joke

>>17082422
No.

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Can you guys recommend a bike for all the different classes or designs of each bike for a inexperienced rider?

I own a Honda Fit and she'll never go fast without dumping serious coin so to get an adrenaline fix I've been thinking of a bike but don't even know what kind to start with.

>>17082424
Is this your first bike? If it is, don't waste your time being picky. Just get a cheap Ninja 250/500, or SV650, ride it for half a year and sell it for what you paid. Then go buy whatever big sport bike you want.

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>>17082625
here. I made your image almost 3x as hektik.

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Put in my application to a dealership today, hoping for a mechanic gig

Wish me luck /dbt/

>>17082677
why would you ever want to be a dealership mechanic. shit sucks.

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>>17082372
Mine are my turn signals though, I get plenty of air on this thing anyways.

>>17082681
Need something to get me through school and it's better than fast food

>>17082677
I wish you luck! Remember! You're applying for an interview, not for the job! I hope you oversold yourself and they like what they see! And you knock the interview out of the park! Eye contact! Firm handshake! Confident phrases like "absolutely" and "100%" and "let me tell ya" and "I gotta tell ya"! Sounds like a joke but it works EVERY. DAMN. TIME.

>be me
>going 20 mph over the speed limit guy riding my ass on the straights get away on the curves
>speeds back up back on my ass
>get to 3 lane part of rode
>changes lanes with out signaling
>cuts me off with less the a 3rd of a car between
>yells at me light about how i need to movie out of the way of bigger vehicles and how i shouldnt be on the rode

why are cagers so angry?

>>17082685
what LED strips are those? The ones I've tried are always so dim they're practically invisible

>>17082706
do a wheelie

>>17082706
idk, but next time in that situation you should pull over lest you really bother the wrong one.

>>17082707
Mind you this was taken in a fairly dark garage, they aren't very bright, hand signals is where it's at anyway. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014657D3Q/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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>>17082725
>Mind you this was taken in a fairly dark garage, they aren't very bright
oh.
>hand signals
yep.

I've got some individual 1W LEDs from ebay which are actually pretty bright. I just don't have the resources to make a good mounting solution for them so that was kind of a wasted project.

>Riding on Friday night with some buddies
>Friend out ahead on his R1
>Suddenly, a king size mattress snaps off a truck in front of him
>He has no time to swerve to avoid
>Know he's gonna eat shit
>JESUSTAKETHEWHEEL.avi
>Goes over the handlebars going 65
>See him land 100 feet from where his bike came to a stop
>Thinking "Great, just watched my friend die."
>We all pull off, call 911, run over to him
>He's actually not dead
>Landed in the middle of the lane but crawled to the shoulder
>Hunched in fetal position but still lucid
>EMTs and police arrive
>He's fine, no broken bones, just some road rash here and there
>Refuses to go to the hospital, rides home with the tow truck driver
>Goes to urgent care the next day, no broken bones just some road rash and internal bruising
>The R1's actually not bad too. Pegs were snapped, front fairing cracked but the sliders took the brunt of the damage

Told him to go buy a lottery ticket after that one. Funny thing is this guy's a total squid. Like Riding In Flip-Flops, a T-Shirt, and No Helmet level. He was actually wearing his helmet and shoes on Friday. If he hadn't been he would have bit it for sure. Anyone else ever seen any close calls... or worse?

>>17082706
I never understood the whole murrican biker shtick until I actually started riding in traffic, but some people really need to be fucked up by 20 bearded dudes with steel pipes that take up 2 lanes riding bikes that weigh as much as mini morris to learn.

>>17081969
next tier has to be triumph

>>17082286
What about loudpipe crotchrocket kids?

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My F4i has a Micron slipon can. I want it to be quieter. Is there any good/cheap way to do this without finding an unmolested stock can online?

>>17082434
>Exploding glocks, deagle brand deagles, baby killing ak47s, and bolt action hunting rifles all have the same drawbacks in societal perception, just to different degrees
>My bike is literally incapable of doing the things that make people mad about Harleys and Peters
>society sees the gun things as being the same
>but my bike thing is not the same as this other bike thing, so surely the vast, vast majority of society that does not know or give a single shit about bikes does not see them as the same thing
Are you really this daft?

Does anyone here like scooters? What is the best one?

>>17082996
no

>>17082996
duifag detected

https://lexington.craigslist.org/mcy/6084017293.html
Should I get it?

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>>17081999
Currently have a Harley and i really want ZX-6r and a grom

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>>17082330
There's also the Zxr250, and Fzr250. The cbr250rr is the best of the lot. Source: I own one.

>>17082996
*raises paw*

>>17083035
>a grom
wtf

>>17082996
Only poor people, niggers, and faggots

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How the fuck do people keep their bikes in mint condition? Do they never ride them?

>>17083066
They're fun as fuck?

>>17082996
Honda Ruckus you alcoholic

>>17083079
have you ridden one for more than twice?

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Rainbow shield arrived today bros pls no buly

>>17083079
Just get a small 80s shitbike and save 10 grand

>>17083075
buy a power washer

>>17083066
What does "wheelie machine" mean to you? If I'm gonna squid I'm doing it on a $1500 bike.

>>17083081
This ya dumdum

>>17083089
You can get a 2017 for 3k

>>17083108
Oh fuck I thought I thought it was way more expensive

Doesn't seem like suck of a bad bike anymore...

>>17083094
>wants a wheelie machine
>not getting a plated 450 with meme wheels

>>17083087
I've ridden one more times than I can count, my buddy has one and he never rides it so I do

>>17083088
Looks like a cosmonaut about to burn up in the atmosphere

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>>17081999
Yes.

>tfw looking to buy a dirt bike soon

My girlfriend has a Ninja 250 and a V Strom 650... The 2 car garage is very full.

>>17082926
Are you really this retarded? It isn't about seeing the same, it's about them being functionally the same to the extent that it matters to a normal person. Nobody thinks "wow I'd feel totally okay having a Moist Nugget pointed at me instead of an assault rifle". The public's primary concern with firearms is not range, accuracy, rate of fire, or capacity, it's potentially fatal projectiles coming out the end.

The public's primary, secondary, or tertiary concern with motorcycles is not two wheel vehicles that propel themselves, or anything else inherent to bikes until you get to the guy bitching about the societal cost of hospitalizing exposed vehicle operators. Nobody's going "I wish I could ban scooters but I guess for now I'll just ban liter bikes so it's easier to get support", these aren't common ground issues no matter how much you want to be part of some gay fraternity. If the government is doing something that really does affect all kinds of two wheeled vehicles, then all kinds of two wheeled vehicle people will care together.

>>17083088
S P A C E

M
A
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>>17083129
>The 2 car garage is very full.
But you could fit all those bikes in a 1 car garage

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>>17082651
Subtle, I love you.

>>17083138
Not and get them out without having to move 2 bikes to get 1 out. They are parked in 2 rows of 3. It used to be 3 rows of 2 in a single and it was a nightmare.

My garage also has a lot of tools in it.

>>17083130
You just aren't very smart

>>17083120
I'll just buy the kawasaki first and paint it like an Arizona green tea can. Then we'll see who's the real meme.

>>17083130
So they ban liter bikes. Does that include cruisers 1000cc and up? That's where it starts affecting us all.

>>17083130
u dum boi

>>17083119

You thought a 125cc bike was $10k?

Bro...

What's the fastest you could go on a Grom if you weigh like 160? 60mph?

>>17083256

55

>>17082848
Did the faggot truck driver pull over at least?

>>17083183
That was more meant to imply 200mph bikes with 2lbs/hp and wasn't a likely example anyways but sure if that happened then everybody would be in the trenches.

>>17083336

Nope, he just kept going. Didn't get a good look at the vehicle it was pretty dark. Cops didn't even care about trying to catch him either, they were more worried about giving my other friend who stopped a breathalyzer because he said we'd just left a bar.

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So /dbt/ why aren't you out on an adventure?

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>>17083416
I'm broke.

I've been on an adventure before though.

>>17083416
School, but i'll be adventuring soon™

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>>17083427
>that much time in Cali

>>17083431
Soon as in before you retire or in a year?
And where to?

>>17083407
Christ that's fucked. I told my riding buddies that if some shit like that happened that they take off after the car

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>>17083447
Nothern California is really, really nice though.

>next 36 miles

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Sex or Pure Sex?

>>17083447
Soon like a year or two for big shit, I might do SAM this summer though and if that blows up again I'll go down to NOLA for a week or two.

>>17083469
As far as cruisers go it's not bad, could seriously use better brakes. I'd like to see that motor in a naked flat tracker esque bike, would be a great hoonmobile.

>>17083075
>How the fuck do people keep their bikes in mint condition?
>Do they never ride them?
They only ride on sunny weekends and spend a lot of time and money on detailing their bike like a Harley rider.
I'd rather be riding than polishing. An electric power washer and some soap is good enough. Caked on road grime makes maintenance annoying.

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>>17083519
Come Dowling for the real Sam in moab since it's the only meet that's happening

>>17083416
1. don't have the bike for it
because
2. barely get 15 minutes to ride most weeks
because
3. family of 4

no ragrets

>SWEAR TO CHRIST CHAPCHA WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME THOSE AREN'T FUCKING MOUNTAINS THOSE ARE HILLS YOU FUCKING GIT

>>17083563
when
when
when
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WHAT'S IN THE ENVELOPE, /DBT/?

>>17083592
the alimony support payment for your ex-wife's son.

better mail that shit

>>17083592
debt

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>>17083601
>>17083602

>>17083582
>he still fills out captchas

You can also go into 4chan X's options and set it to Captcha 1.0.

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>>17083613
didn't die so there is that
>video at 11
>11 tomorrow
>or wednesday
>I really need to relearn Preimer

>>17083613
I'm sorry, I think this is for the old tenant.

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>>17083621
YOU ARE A FUCKING SAINT BRO

>>17083623
>oh no someone came within a few feet of me
god i hate motovloggers

>>17083636
I ALMOT SFUYCING DIED CRAZY BIKER MIRROE ASMASH DIES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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>>17083636
someone drove up the wrong side of the double from a fucking LEFT HAND TURN (that's the wide one for you euroshits)

I was locked up to avoid. I could have easily low sided if things had been a foot or a second different.

But yeah, I guess I should post some straight highway webms with nothing but wind noise to keep you company.

>>17083646
I almost low sided. I wouldn't have died, only the bike would have been fubar because ATGATT even 3 minutes from home.

>>17083657
you shouldn't have been going fast anyway considering you were 10 feet from a stop sign.
Maybe you should swerve instead of grabbing a fistfull of brakes.

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>>17083657
You have an entire fucking lane to get more room you retard.

>>17083657
>LEFT HAND TURN (that's the wide one for you euroshits)
That's how it is in europe, fatso.

>>17083678
Sorry, I have Autism

>>17083676
I was left for better visibility around the mountain to my right.

I wasn't in the wrong you faggots. God I love you /dbt/ now I can't wait to see what you say about the webm.

>I wasn't in the wrong you faggots.
Literally no one said this

>>17083696
Never take advice from /dbt/. I've been told the most blatantly incorrect garbage on here.

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Do you have any suggestions for extending riding endurance/comfort? I've got an FZ-07 and it's definitely not made for touring or endurance riding, but I want to go on a fairly long trip without taking much time.

In a few months I'll be moving from OR to CA. I'd like to ride my bike down there while the girlfriend takes the car, but I don't know if I can do 940 miles on this little bike. If I can't ride it down I guess I'll have to get it shipped for me, which I don't like.

Any suggestions?

>>17083696
Well that visibility does you a lot of fucking good when your head is in the back seat of an SUV doesn't it

>>17083130
for what it's worth, I'm the OP, and I am not calling you dumb. kind of misses the point of coalition-building.

>Nobody's going "I wish I could ban scooters but I guess for now I'll just ban liter bikes so it's easier to get support",
Not yet. But yes, on net I am definitely glad that there is no bike control movement.

>If the government is doing something that really does affect all kinds of two wheeled vehicles, then all kinds of two wheeled vehicle people will care together.
Exactly, and while I'd hate to see our fun ruined by the got damn fedral gubmint, we'd be a better community for having a common enemy. See also >>17082411. And I think we'd be better off being organized and prepared before the fur started flying. Mere idle speculation, of course, but that's why I'm shitposting about it on 4chan instead of soliciting contributions for the National Motorcycle Association ("register Communists, not bikes!").

>>17083710
What's wrong with it? Heated grips, earplugs, and music helps me a lot.

dude bikes lmao

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>>17083621
>mfw I didn't know about this

>>17083710
Strengthen your core.
Also, stretch.

Then realize most bikes are absolute shit for touring and bikes with less aggressive riding stances exist for a reason.

>>17083710
my suggestion: stop being a pussy
it's 12 hours.

>>17083710
>work up to it a little bit at a time
>Corbin seat?

>>17083590
We'll all be there in a few days, cc81 and Baird are in AZ and I'm still in NV

>>17083710
rent a motorcyle trailer and hitch it to the car

how do I take a video in ride 2

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>>17083469
Pure sex.

>>17083764
Nice tendies

>>17083729
>>17083621
it's not working for me

do I need to restart browser or something gay

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Is there an easier layout to work on?
>valves are right there
>carbs are right there
>oil change couldn't be simpler
>no water cooling BS
>no chain to fuss around with

>>17083764
if only you owned a bike am I right?

>>17083735
Any tips for becoming less of a pussy? The longest ride I went on without breaks was about two hours, and my butt definitely felt it towards the end. I found myself moving around towards the two hour mark trying to find a comfy spot.

I can do 12 hours in one shot in a car with no problem, but I've never tried it on a bike. I imagine it being more demanding.

Maybe I should just cut the trip in two days and sleep in Redding or something. Thoughts?

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>>17083751
Thought about this, but I'd have to get a hitch installed on my girlfriend's Camry, which I don't really want to do.

If only I still had my Suburban.

>>17083778
Does one ever trully own a bike? Or do we merely partake of its adventures?

>>17083804
ugly anon?

>>17083764
I'm torn on Indians. On one hand I love almost everything about those bikes. On the other hand I hate how every single one seems to have the "trailing" fenders, for lack of a better word. I don't like how the fenders always sort of sweep backward at the rear of the fender, almost as if it's being dragged back by speed or something.

>>17083787
What bike? Might just need an aftermarket seat

>>17083787
I find that moving around (twisties or even city riding) I don't get sore, but those long flat freeway stretches are murder.

>>17083812
yeah I'm not a fan of the skirt on the front fender
the styling of the fenders is just... off to me

do they have aftermarket fenders if you dont' want the iconic look?

>>17083819
FZ-07. See: >>17083710

>>17083811
Are you calling me ugly or asking if I'm ugly? I'm overweight now, so not as striking as I once was. Good news is I've started to eat less fatty foods, so yay me.

>>17083773
BMW flat twins?

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>>17083812
>>17083829
The Scout isn't so bad, but the other models...

I love the Chief, but those fucking Fenders...

>>17083849
Yeah exactly. I'd actually consider getting an Indian if it weren't for the "iconic" styling on the fenders. I want a cruiser as a second bike and I'd like to buy American, but Harleys are shit and Indians are weird looking. I guess I'll stick to Yamaha and get a Bolt or something.

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>>17083841
?

>>17083890
It's not so noticable if it's black.
I saw an Indian Chief at the gas station the other day, and I only noticed the front fender after recognizing the sweet headlight.

You can probably do something with it, anyway.

>>17083088
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XswuFtW1bco
Looks kinda cool, I wouldn`t mind one in black.

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>>17083894
Haha I forgot that picture exists, holy shit. Yeah that's me in Waldport, Oregon. That was taken on my first decently long ride, and holy fuck it was a torrential downpour the entire way. Good times.

So I guess I'm known as ugly anon on this board. Could be worse haha.

>>17083807
Really makes ya think

>>17083948
>>17083894
>>17083841
yeah bad news, pretty sure you were never good looking

>>17083948
>haha
I now dub thee "ugly beta anon"

>>17083948
>pay for 100% of the tire and only use 60% of the tread

>>17083948
idk it could just be the angle

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>>17083954
What are you talking about? I've always been gorgeous, clearly.

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>>17083948
Why are all you gays all scared of pictures on the net?

>>17083965
Fuck off with this garbage. The guy rides how he likes.

>but muh track day!!
>yer chicken strips!!!

>>17083980
allah akbar to you too my friend

>>17083982
>can't handle a meme
You must be 18 or older to post here

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>>17083954
Back when you could see my jawline I don't think I was too bad. I'm just too fat now ever since I got out of the military. Recently started working on that due to a recent hospitalization which prevented me from riding for a while. Pancreatitis fucking sucks.

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I recommend keeping in good health so you can keep riding. Feeding tubes going through your nose down to your small intestine are no fun. This was me three weeks ago, I was just able to resume riding last week.

Felt so good to get back on the bike.

>>17083993
MEME
mēm
(noun)
- a humorous image, video, graphic, etc., that is copied and spread rapidly by Internet users.

An annoyingly repetitive comment about stupid fucking chicken strips is not a "meme," you fucking redditlord. It's just an annoying, compulsive behavior. As in, something done by children with autism to get attention.

>tfw SAM will get cancelled due to conscription for the 2nd Korean war
>tfw on my phone so no faces but imagine I posted a sad pepe

>>17084038
>being this buttblasted that you're a cantlean
ebin

>>17083787
Well yeah.. you're going to be sore as fuck after a 12 hour ride. You're going to want to sleep for 16 hours.
But who cares? I can barely walk after a day at the motocross track or 10+ hours of desert riding.

>>17084042
It's gonna happen anyways, I'll dodge the draft by "killing myself" just to go to SAM
Which btw campsite info and whatnot will be posted soon™

>>17084042
>conscription for a war that will take less than 3 days

>>17084061
This had been said for every war

>>17084061
>less than 3 days
Right, sure.
Instead of imagining the best case scenario, imagine the worst case scenario for non-nuclear conflict. Something in the middle is what's likely to happen.

>>17084061
Nah, it will take a while for the radiation wave to kill most of americans, it might drag out for a while

>>17083088
What helmet is that? Looks fuckin neato

>>17082922
Make it heavier. Dbkiller.

>>17083657
You were literally never in danger you absolute pussy.
People always cut across the center line doing left hand turns off of busy streets.
You were probably going 15mph.

>>17083696
>I was never in the wrong
No one said you were in the wrong.
It's just not a big deal. Not even worth more than a second of thought.

>>17084069
>
>>17084080
pyongyang falls in a day screencap this
>>17084083
NK nukes can hardly get off their coast, and their subs cant go far enough to have a viable strike position on the united states

I have a giant phone that doesn't fit anywhere, is it worth buying a cheap phone for GPS

>>17084204
Doesn't fit anywhere? It's a motorcycle, how could you run out of spaces to mount a phone? You've got your fuel tank, your handlebars, your structure under your windshield if you have one, etc.

Post a pic of your bike.

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>>17084219

>>17084035
>that hospital camo
some military experimental stuff right there

https://youtu.be/TB-lYB8wdA8

What motorcycle is this? I think it looks sorta like an Africa Twin.

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>>17083992
How fucked will I be if I die a virgin?

maintainance wise, how does a DR650 compare to a DRZ400?

found one for only $3250, clean

>>17084219
It's bigger than any pocket or weatherproof mount that isn't designed for a tablet (which would be in the way) and while technically I could clamp it on to the bars it would take up a silly amount of real estate inside the fairing and weigh a ton. Like even on the steering head it's too wide to fit between the fork bolts so it would have to sit way up high and be retarded and annoying.

>>17084350
Do you have shit vision? Why do you need such a massive device for a daily carry? Where do you put it when you're not on a bike? It sounds comically large.

>>17084350
>Why do you need such a massive device for a daily carry?
I don't really but it fills a few roles

It's only fractionally larger than most big phones like a Galaxy Note but it's enough to cockblock everything.

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Does anyone here own a DRZ400sm, i want a supermoto but i want good maintenance intervals good power and it be bomb proof and able to do a lot of miles on the road, what do you guys think of them compared to other supermotos?

>>17084458
what are those boots? and are those pants reinforced or just regular pants?

>>17084461
I think he's just squiding

>>17084462
>he
>those hips
>dat trochanter
>he

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So this guy died yesterday and now I want a CB77. Y'all fans know where I can get one in Europe without paying ridiculous amounts of money?

>>17084479
>that shoulder width
>she
>those lowfat stick legs
>she

>>17084489
Maybe she's just an olympic swimmer that is just now recovering from lower body paralysis, did you ever stop to think about that, you returning triumph customer?

>>17084522
>tfw I used to work with a chick who swam in college
I did not know women could have shoulders that big, it was both scary and arousing.

>>17083088
Ground control to Major Tom

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>>17084279
Not fucked at all my friend

>>17084535
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on

My bike is running lean af and gets awful fuel economy but I love the popping on decel, what do?

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>>17084647
>Lean as fuck
Maybe you mean rich.

>>17084654
Maybe, I always get them mixed up

>>17083088
Clean your mirror you disgusting fuck

>>17084084
But it says "Yamaha"

Where can I get the most accurate blue book values?

The lack of a split seat F4i on cycle-ergo is annoying

How many fingers do you guys use for your brake and clutch?

My clutch is quite heavy so I have to use all 4 but just use my middle finger for the brake.

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>>17084736
2 for braking, 4 for clutch, cable operated 1000cc twin
>How my tendons feel after a 500km ride

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>>17084573
>Not fucked at all my friend.

>>17084740
My 1000cc twin is hydraulic but still hard as hell, I couldn't imagine it with a cable.

>>17084654
No, he means lean.

>>17084665
I thought it was a filter for atmosphere

>>17084736
>>17084740
tfw 400cc cable clutch, 1 finger boiz.

But who uses clutches except for stopping, starting and 1st to 2nd?

>>17084784
>But who uses clutches except for stopping, starting and 1st to 2nd?
lesmugwhiskeyman.jpg

>>17084784
i use it from 2 to 3rd as well. Its to jerky for clutchless

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>>17084796
my little 400cc has a super close ratio 6 speed so clutchless shifting is super easy to get smooth, Its a lot harder on my GSX650F, but thats probably due to the gearbox being in worse condition over all. It clunks into every gear

ALL THESE NEW SELFIES TO CUM ON

>>17084035
what do?

>>17084263
what hospital camo?

Hope all of you had a good, and safe ANZAC day.
Kia Kaha.

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>>17083849
The fenders are the resin I bought one :)

Different strokes for different folks I guess

>>17084957
Reason* cuz I need coffee in my life

hello dbt, i am curious if you can recommend a good bike that's as quiet as possible? i'd like to get a commuter for the summer but i don't want to wake my neighborhood when i go to work nights.

>>17084991
stuff a sock in the exhaust

>>17083035
Groms only good for fucking with and having no regard for anything.

Taking the MsF course this coming Monday and Tuesday. Any tips?

Side note, I'm very excited.

>>17085041
It's easy. The riding portion can be tedious if you have any idea what you are doing. They *really* start you from ground zero.

>>17085041
Listen to the instructors and don't think you're better than anyone else.

I had a guy in our class who thought he knew everything. Said he had been riding for years. Didn't pass the written test nor the driving test.

https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/mcy/6098433544.html

>tfw no money

it has my favorite color combination too..

>>17084991
Something like a Bandit 1200 with a stock exhaust perhaps.

>>17085036
>not your dick
Fucking pleb.

why is dbt so slow/shit lately?

>>17084458
I have one, a few other guys do too. Has 37k kilometers on it and the only issue is that it burns a little oil. They are pretty good bikes besides the dinosaur technology if it bothers you having a carbed bike. Other option is a wr250r.

>>17085150
don't say that

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are there any motovloggers in North Carolina?

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>>17085054
that's fucking sweet as

>>17085054
that is indead a boner inducing colour scheme.

>>17085150
Everyone out riding now that it's nice outside

>>17085177
yes

>>17085246
ok which ones

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am I imagining things or was /o/ a lot faster a few years ago? seems like it's popularity is down.

>>17084721
The dimensions are the same.

i posted on sunday asking about starter cruisers and some guy recommended the scout sixty. after doing a bit more reading i think i really like the bike but i had a few more questions.

what condition did you get yours in for $6400? i can afford one new and it's dawning on me that the <$5k selection is a little limited but i'd rather not spend 9k when i don't have to.

what's the likelihood i'll regret not getting a used rebel or something? i'm not getting the bike exclusively for fun and i expect that while i'd want to keep the indian as long as it'll run i might just end up replacing a shit bike sooner or later and losing money overall.

>>17084458
It's not particularly fast but they're durable as hell.

Is this your first bike?

>>17085270
nigger just buy new rebel or fuck off

>>17085278
reee

>>17084991
electric?

>>17085280
reeee

>>17085299
reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

>>17085378
re

>>17084677
From Kelly Blue Book.

>dealer has a bike that's been sitting for a few years
>tires are a little older than 5 years old
can I make them put a new pair on with no cost if I'm going to be buying the bike

Best supermoto tires for commuting/twisties?

Looking between Q2's and Conti Attacks

>>17083769
Thanks bud
>>17083778
Ive got more pics
>>17083812
I dig the look, but I also want to mod the bike so I understand.

>>17085515
Maybe, maybe not.
Try it.

>>17083812
They're called valenced fenders

>>17085270
The scout sixty is a little expensive, the lack of mid controls makes low speed maneuvers more difficult to learn.
But I love my scout sixty, im a sucker for the styling and the red paint.

The power band is nice, you cant get into trouble unless you break 5k.

Id really recomend a used Yamaha bolt, or one of the new Rebel 500s.

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>>17085522
>Q2

you know what year it is right? they literally just announced a replacement for the Q3 a few weeks ago lol

>>17085522
>should I buy a supersport tire for commuting/"twisties" on my dirt bike?
No. How about a good sport touring tire?

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holy shit this is adorable
all it's missing is a tankbag

>kid doesn't start daycare until tomorrow
>have early day off today
>can't go ride, have to spend time with my offspring instead

>>17085652
This. Pr4 is the answer to every tire question ever.

>>17085270
Just buy a used cheap rebel for a year, then get what you really want.

First bikes are not forever bikes.

>>17085673
Go be a good dad and do some maintainenece on your bike and let them help.

>>17084204
I have an lg v20, its even bigger than an iphone 6 plus and it mounts fine on my handlebars.

What are you smoking?

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>>17085270
>>17085270
Hey I'm the guy with the scout sixty. I got a 2016 with 2200 miles on it. I'm pretty good at talking people down on prices, but they were asking 8 for it. Talked them down from the "out the door" cost so they took from their asking price for tax tag and title

>>17085702
>otd price

Yee argue this one, not the sales price. I managed to get one dealer down to 7600 from 8800 otd on a new 2015 fz09, another to 7500. The second one was easy though, I literally just phoned and told them if they could beat the first dealer I would show up with cash that day, and they phoned me back 15 minutes later and told me to come pick it up.

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>>17084647
tfw bike runs lean

>>17085702
Heyo one more scout owner.

Did you buy new or used?

>tfw no adv bike

Feels cucked

>>17085739
Buy a KLR 650 nerd.

>>17085744
Gonna wait for the T7. No intention of riding a bike with, what, less than 40 hp

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Looks like my richfag neighbors bought a MT-07. I'm not jealous about it being new, shiny, or 50cc bigger than my bike, but I'm EXTREMELY jealous of its apparent ability to stay parked on a downhill slope.

>>17085734
Used. Dealer wasn't budging on their "shipping and assembling" cost for a brand new one

>>17085754
Lol'd

Try leaving it in gear as you would a car.

Don`t do it on steep slopes, I would just park it facing up hill for maximum safety.

>>17085754
>put it in gear
>let it roll until the slack in the transmission is gone
>put kickstand down
or are you saying you will sabotage it?

>>17085739
prepare for memes

>>17085754
How retarded are you?

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>>17085744
Damn, right.

>>17085754
Is that a good starter bike to have some fun and go touring??

>>17085747
I mean its no adv 1190, but theyre good bikes, and best pf all cheap.

>>17085769
>>let it roll until the slack in the transmission is gone
Is that how it works? I put it in gear and park uphill. Are you telling me it won't roll forward with the gear in?

>>17085756
Yeah, I couldnt get a used one so I had to pay.

Glad you could get into one so cheap, how do you like it?

>>17085769
nope just saying accidents happen.

>>17085795
Ah man I love it so far. Prior owner put some loud ass pipes on it so it sounds awesome, I just want to replace the seat and move the license plate. Besides that I'm going to leave it alone. How do you like yours? Is your seat painful after 20 minutes also?

>>17085611
Oh! I was reading forum posts, just goes to show how much I know about tires, whats the replacement for the Q3?

>>17083088
I miss my Biltwell Gringo with mirror bubble shield. I feel like a Power Ranger in my Shoei RF1200.

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>>17085893
Q3 plus, p much the same as the Q3 which is an awesome tyre but with a bit more longevity.

If you will be spending a lot of time in inclement weather I would look for another option though.

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>>17085756
Heh. "destination charge" is set by the manufacturer and is often their entire profit, so I can see that. But "setup"... Somehow they think the buyer will accept a $700/hr shop rate?

The one that really burns me, though, is "Doc completion fees". No, Mr. Dealer, I will not pay you to fill out your own damn business paperwork. It's your business, it's your cost of doing business. If you haven't automated it down to one form on your screen it's not my problem, fucker.

No[street]bike here, someone hold my hand through some math
>25 fatalities per 100,000,000 miles
>or 1 fatality per 4,000,000 miles
>someone who does a shitton of riding (10k~ a year) over their lifetime assuming they started at 20 and died at 75 would do 550,000 miles on a bike has a 7% chance of dying in a crash
>eliminating risk factors (composed by actual stats and some I assumed) including ridiculous speeding, not riding in relatively dangerous areas, not riding drunk, wearing gear, paying attention etc. this number drops to 1-2%

Did I screw this up somewhere or is the chance of going splat absurdly low? What I'd like to compute is the chance of being a vegetable/crippling oneself badly but there seems to lack data on that

>>17085919
Always sunny here. I just want a good commuter tire/weekend carver

>>17085932
>has a 7% chance of dying in a crash
Over their lifetime*

>>17085932
it doesn't matter in the end, death is inevitable

>>17085934
Q3s are about a 50% track 50% twisties tyre, you probably won't need anything that extreme unless you're riding really really really hard on the road so I'd look around maybe at S/T tyres and such too. I understand preferring sport tyres though.

Fuck. Why does everything have to be so difficult.
Military so I was told I have to take MSF course. One on base is constantly full, so I said fuckit and paid for the one in town.
Have to obtain CO license cause that's the only way I can get the endorsement, cause my state doesn't take the CO course cert, plus I'd have to physically show up to there DMV.
But CO DMV says the want my birth cert, which is out of state, then they want 2 proofs of residence, which seems to be rather difficult cause I live in barracks but I don't receive any mail here cause it was easier to set up a UPS box than deal with the postal service.
Every time I think I'm finally gonna be able to ride, life slaps me in the face and says fuck you.

>>17085956
Ahh, yeah I'm new to "harder" riding, still learning the very basics, that includes tires

>>17085947
I know but I'm worried about two things
1. Fucking my parents over by fucking myself up
2. Ruining my quality of life by crippling myself

I'm not afraid of death assuming it blindsides me, however I'm taking a realistic approach to this and legitimately interested in numbers

>>17085934
Those are very short lived supersport tires. You are wasting money if you buy them. Get something made for longer tire life.
>but muh grip
You don't ride as hard as you think you ride

>>17085923
Yeah seriously. It just seems so obvious they're adding made up fees to rip people off it's a joke. I told the guy exactly that, that I'm not going to pay for their costs to run their business, I don't sign their guys' pay checks. He got pissy and said a new bike isn't for me than lol

>>17085967
Have you ridden before?

>>17085979
Dirt bikes, although some of it was on-road (long story)

>>17085968
I literally just said I don't >>17085962
Give me recommendations pls theres so many, I know nothing about differences/compounds any of this shit

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>>17083710

I have a Corbin seat. It's a significant improvement over the stock seat, but still not perfect. Next time I think I'll try a Sargent seat.

>>17085959
I used my vehicle registration and a copy of the paper from the post office I filled out to change my address as proofs of residency. I did the same thing with the course, base course was always full so I paid $130 to take it on a weekend course in town

>>17085932
1-2% chance of death is still relatively high.

>>17085982
Once you get the hang of street riding you realize it's not much more different than driving a car.

The only difference is that if you get into a crash you're more likely to die. That's pretty much it.

>>17085995
Relative to what, not dying? It's not like it's 1-2% compared to 0%, there are many things that'll kill you far before a bike that both compound and are unavoidable. I'm in no way saying bikes are safe but the risks are nothing when you consider things on a large scale

>>17085962
You can ride really hard on sport touring tyres these days, like proper lean angles and do track days on them, so I wouldn't worry about that, if you feel like sporty tyres are gonna give you a bit of confidence and prefer the feel ( I certainly do) go ahead, every time with sport touring tyres i feel like they're up to the task but I don't love them and I'm not excited to get a fresh set.

I believe bridgestone S21s are the current champs of performance to longevity in sport tyre world but I can't find any owner reports of mileage figures to substantiate that claim.

>>17086003
When I see I've ridden on streets, I haven't gone above 35 or so on them. What I'm worried about is some stupid unavoidable obstacle or just making some potato decision, I know other drivers are the biggest problem however even when I drive I'm always paying attention to them.

>>17085992
Shit mine is $230 and that's a weekday.
But I asked about the reg and they said that wouldn't work. And I never changed my address at the post office. Kinda hoping they'll take my insurance as proof. I have a letter from the irs that would work except the irs fucked the numbers and put #129 instead of 192.

>>17086016
Will look into it, but a general question I have is, I'm looking at tire sizing atm, stock drzSM sizes are 120/70 fron 140/70 rear, what sizes should I get, should I stick with the stock sizing and go 120/140 70 or is there a better option? I thought most sumo's use 160 rear

>>17086018
That's what I mean.

People hit unavoidable obstacles or make potato decisions in cars too, all the time.

The difference is they're more likely to kill you on a bike.
Not guaranteed to kill you, but the ante is certainly upped when riding a motorcycle.

My number one tip is to watch as many motorcycle crash videos as you can. It sounds morose, but it lets you identify and experience problem situations beforehand without having to endure them yourself.

>>17086018
>other drivers are the biggest problem
I read this a lot and don't really believe there's much merit to it. It just seems like a common way of passing the blame. The biggest risk to most riders is not knowing how to ride. Even if half of accidents are caused by car drivers violating your right of way, it's typically something that could have been prevented by knowing how to ride properly and avoid a wreck.

>>17086036
I know, I'm agreeing and have been watching videos both to see in a normal crash (not cherrypicked fatality crashes) how well the person fares and how stupid they were being
>>17086040
At the end of the day it's their fault but you're the dead one. Ideally they should be responsible, realistically you are and I agree entirely.

>>17086035
a lot of sumos it's a stretch to put a 160 on and the chain scrapes on the edge of the tyre lol.

I would look on dr-z forums about using a 160 because I can't really help you there.

They make a diablo rosso III in 150 so that could be an option though.

>>17086035
Stick with stock sizes or close to them. Not only will you get worse handling from cramming on wider tires, but you will experience clearance issues too. The stupid wide front tire on the DR-Z400SM already has issues with packing mud up into the fork guards if you ever ride through mud. Any wider will make it worse. A 160 rear tire will usually give you chain rub issues too. A 150 will most likely fit fine.

>>17086059
>>17086046
Gotcha, thanks a ton guys.

See a few 160 tires that would fit without clearance issues on some forum posts, but I'd prolly go 150, gonna stick with 120 front

give me one reason why I shouldn't dark side my cbr1000rr

I'm tired of buying tires every few months

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>>17086074
Just remember there's no definite benefit from wider tires. They're just going to make it harder to install the wheel and slower to turn in.

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Thinking of getting this as my first bike

What do you think lads? Iv tried and driven stuff like ninja's and fighters and they feel way to small for me.

>>17086045
have to agree with >>17086040
its every one elses fault doesn't hold up at all. In a collision and at least one of them has to be "the other guy". not to mention most of the crashes I've seen are people going to hard round corners with no one but the guy filming it near by.

>>17086091
Right, okay will go 140 then

What about Pilot Powers?