[D a i l y - B i k e - T h r e a d] - /dbt/ SAM did not hap

>>17224069
>SAM did not happen yet, but east coast is worst coast so who even cares?
correct

NICKY HAYDEN IS DEAD

>>17224071
>>17224075
>not providing a single damn source
just kys

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>>17224069
Nah m8 SAM happened already.

>>17224082
>not just sharing 1 tent
fucking heteros

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>>17224069
post bikes

Why isn't the CB400SF sold in the US?

is honda afraid of harleys beating it in stoplight races?

>>17224076
That's what he gets for riding a bicycle like a fag

>>17224079
ffs you retard
http://www.bbc.com/sport/motorsport/39954489

he's not dead yet tho

>>17224088
I saw that you dumb nigger

I was wanting a source for the claims that he was dead.

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>>17224085
also who else /new helmet/
agv k5 roadracer, very comfy. was a pain to stick a gopro mount on the chin though

are you riding today /dbt/? going to collect my gf from the train station later, she gets my old helmet

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>>17224085

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>>17224085
went to wales the other day, found this beautiful vfr400 in perfect condition, very jealous.

>>17224095
I don't like that Yamaha's wheels, are they stock?

>>17224094
LMAO!
Should have just bought a GS500

I took my muffler off for shits and giggles. There was no gasket, just some pink goo

However, when I put it back on you can feel a small leak (it might have been there before)

Should I get the OEM gasket for $10 or some RTV for $5?

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>>17224099
Assume so, though i'm not sure

>>17224118
get the oem gasket
>>17223945
so if my motorcycle weighs 450 pounds, and my front and rear tire are each rated for 520 pounds it will be fine because technically their load limit combined is 1,040 pounds?

figure i should repost here so he sees it
>>17223933
>>how do I pawn this shit off on craigslist
>dont
>replace the bar($70), shift lever ($30), kick stand ($20-$40 depending on what you find on ebay), and cluctch (i assume you mean clutch cover, if so $85-$110 +$10 for a gasket, if you mean the clutch lever, then $20 for a clutch/brake lever set), then get it pained (i bet you could find a shop to do it for $200-$300)
>then you've restored his bike to looking brand new for $340-$530
>that's a lot better than selling it for $2,500-$3,000 then filling in the remaining $2,000-$2,500 dollars to replace it yourself. its all pretty easy work except the painting too, all you need is a socket set and some allen keys, which you probably already have
>>rip the bent bar off
>>new one on
>>15 minutes if you're a slow worker or an idiot
>>rip off the plastics (10-20 minutes)
>> rip off the kick stand and prop it up with a notched 2x4 (5 minutes)
>>rip off the foot peg and shift lever, then install the new shift lever, the old foot peg, and the new kick stand (15 minutes)
>>drain the oil in to a turkey pan
>>take the clutch cover off
>>put on the new one and a new gasket (10-15 minutes
>>put the oil back in
>>since you already have the fairings off, throw them in your car
>>take them to an automotive paint shop
>>get them painted the same as they were
>>in a few weeks theyll call you to say its done
>>take them home
>>install them (20 minutes tops)
>>take it to your brother
>>show him his "new" bike

>>17224082
>ride out into the sandy desert biome
>set up enough tents so that nuts don`t touch butts
>spend all days shit posting on cell phones
Noice lads. Really good work.

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>>17224085
Since I bust my helmet cam I have only one picture. I'll have to fix that.

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>>17224142
Even when we hoteled it I couldn't post because my cell network was banned. Baird shitposted some though. He's the only one that had any service when we were out camping.

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>>17224085

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>>17224085
>tfw waiting at a shop to get new tires

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>>17224085

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>>17224162
why is that bike sleeping?

>>17224176
i bet it was tired

>>17224176
It's on a long adventure and got tired.
Bikes need sleep too.

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>>17224176
Sometimes bike need naps too anon

>>17224162
>Making fun of cruisers, yellow bmws, and r3's edition

Hahahhaha everyone point and laugh

>>17224099
>one front disc
Didn't know that was even a thing anymore.

>inb4 a hundred examples
I've never seen one on the road. Single discs for smaller bikes, <251cc? Live in Canada so almost nobody ever buys a 125, rarely 250s, since we don't have restrictions.

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>>17224227
it's a yzf 125, another big heavy steel brake rotor would just be unnecessary extra weight.

>>17224227
Dual sports/sumos pretty much never got dual disks.

Under 500cc its pretty common to see singles.

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>>17224085

>>17224088
>cycling in Italy
well, there's your problem

>>17224091
>recycling helmets
r u srs m80?

>>17224091
Just going to ride to work and back, maybe cruise around in town later tonight if i am not too tired

>>17224264
announcing reports is a bannable offense

>>17224099
It's a stock 2010 yzf 125.

>>17224130
Maybe if the weight was distributed evenly at all times. I've literally never looked at a tire's weight rating. It doesn't really matter.

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>>17224176
Bikes gotta sleep too anon

>>17224254
>recycling

Assuming his helmet was too old to use and not just uglier/heavier/less comfy than his new one

Everyone should have two serviceable helmets at any given point anyways.

>>17224195
why wouldnt he just slide the rear around the turn

>>17224162
Slep tight big bike

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>>17224254
the 'old one' is less than a year old, but it was a £50 shox ebay helmet which never fit quite right anyway

>>17224195
>not backing it in and sliding around that corner like a mofo

are adventure bikes incapable of truly hektik dirt riding or are you just shit?

It all comes together and they rely on each other, but what is the most important?
Brake control?
Throttle control?
Lean angle?
Bike placement?
What am I missing?

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>tfw leaving tomorrow for a 2500km ride
>500km of superslab, the rest glorious mountain roads

Excite!

>>17224311
Not being American magically improves riding ability by 200%++

>>17224311
wheel traction is the single most important factor when cornering

confession:

i want libtards to introduce tiered licensing in the sates so we can finally have premium sub-600cc streetbikes instead of having everything below that be a budget-grade two cyllinder or dirtbike

>>17224299
I'm mostly just shit

It was off camber more than the video shows, I'm not sure sliding it around would have changed the result.

>>17224331
Be careful, you give an inch they always take a mile

>>17224343
An inch is helmet laws.

A mile is tiered licensing. Give them a mile and they take a lightyear? Bitch please.

maybe someone here can give some advice?

> 2005 Kawasaki 636
> riding for about an hour and a half
> suddenly bike dies
> turn key to off then on lights and dash light up
> does not start
> wait about 10 mins it starts again
> ride for about another 2 miles and it happens again

got her home eventually but it keep dying on me she has about 11k on her any ideas on what it could be? was thinking it was some kind of overheating issue has fresh coolant and didn't seem to have any leaks.

>>17224355
How recently was the coolant changed? Usually the bike should tell you it's overheating.
Did it just suddenly turn off or choke to a stop? Do the electronics go black when it dies?

It could be a shit electrical connection or a faulty killswitch, key contact, or kickstand switch.
Also test the battery with a load tester.

>>17224355
Mess with the battery at all lately?

>put sdcard from chinkcam in phone to make dank webms
>no new videos
>put it back in cam
>"no data"
>check sdcard
>new folders on it, cam didn't recognize them so it never saved a record
REEEEE fucking sj4000, it's okay when it works but it has been so unreliable lately that I'm going to buy a better cam before my annual vacation

>>17224370
coolant was changed about a month ago i dropped it off at a shop to get new tires put on and just told them to change the coolant and oil while they had it.

>>17224372
nah haven't messed with the battery i will check the voltage though just in case

>>17224389
>making webms on your phone
you deserve to lose your footage desu

>>17224372
the battery is only for powering the starter, and will only be used while riding if the stator/RR is out

>>17224355
Check your battery cables

>>17224370
bike bogged a bit just before it shut off i could feel it buck then it died. lights and everything were still on would not turn over but after about 5 - 10 mins waiting it turned on again and rode fine for awhile before doing it again.

>>17224393
Pretty unlikely to be overheating then.

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>be me 10 minutes ago
>guy sees me wrenching on my bike in the driveway
>asks me what the bike is
>"2006 klr650"
>"how much is it?"
>its in a little rough shape, but everything works mechanically except the back tire (what im working on. blue book is about 2300, how about 1600?"
>"one second, im gonna give you my name and phone number, im going to think about thism call me in a few days"
>tfw i might accidentally sell my shit bike for more than its worth to fund a new slightly less shit bike

>>17224418
>"how much is it?"
more likely you going to get your bike accidently stolen nigga. kek

>>17224462
>stealing a shitbike
nah, much easier to just go to an apartment complex at night and twist the ignition than to scope out some random KLR

>>17224454
what is the point of a grom, it serves no function

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Any of you guys know how the fuck this comes off? There's two of them and neither are budging

>>17224473
More force
How are you trying to undo each ring?

>>17224469
To be a moped that isnt a moped.

>>17224481
We'll I'm just starting with the top one. I had to dremel down the end of a c-spanner to make it fit. I'm just trying to turning the top one counter clockwise and it's not budging

>>17224473
You need either a castle nut wrench or a hammer and punch.

>>17224462
>stealing a shitty klr650 that's been beaten to hell and back
>the person was white, too

>>17224493
>not having a bike
vs
>taking some assholes bike for free

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>>17224085

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Send nudes

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>>17224525
but bikes look better dressed

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>>17224085
>tfw fender plastidip went better than expected

>>17224525
Is that a carbed hornet?

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>>17224562
>xr80
Slowfag pls

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>>17224576
haven't even graduated hs yet. the bike was like $500 and the gear aaa 175 it's the best i could do for a starter bike. waiting till summer then resale then REAL bike :^>

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>>17224536
this is true if the frame is a big aluminum box-section monstrosity that doesn't look much different than the fairings themselves. false in the case of a e s t h e t i c (but, yes, heavy and flex-prone) steel tube frames
>anon's unified theory of motorcycle aesthetics

>>17224566
Yessir, 1999

>>17224576
>>17224594
thoughts on the xr in general? I'm planing on getting a xr125 for commuting and hooning, there are quite a few going right now for cheep.

>>17224594
>Selling an XR
y tho?

>finally get bike
>as I'm pulling away to return the trailer, the sky just opens up
>cell phone is screeching about flash flood warnings
>next morning
>time for first ride on sopping wet roads and morning rush
>chicken out and drive the car up to the DMV for the title transfer

I'm not gonna make it, am I?

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Poor Nicky.

Hope this at least serves you faggots to not speed too much.

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>>17224612
it's a great bike, i'm not selling it cause it's a shit bike don't get me wrong, but i'm still in school and don't make enough to have two bikes. (i mean i could technically but it'd take ages) the plan was to use this cheaper bike to learn how to shift and balance and basic riding etc, and once i get enough i can sell this and with the combined cash buy a sport bike by summer.

>>17224611
very good, very reliable. xr125 i have not experienced, but unlike the car stereotype honda makes their bikes very reliable with my experiences. great buy, would recommend. as u can see its a 2003 and the only real issue it's had was when i ate shit the other day and broke the front brake lever on the handle bar

>>17224611
>>17224665
also the smoke is most likely a head gasket issue, i plan to give the carburetor a good scrubbing sometime this month

>>17224618
best way is to just take the insurance off your car so you're forced to. It's not bad at all with some basic rain gear.

>>17224311
Proper lines and visualization are most important.

>>17224331
Why would you even want a low displacement supersport?
>protip: even large supersports handle very well and removing displacement does not help with that
>Americans still wouldn't buy them because most people won't fit on those bikes

>>17224343
>le slippery slope

>>17224746
>I can google "list of logical fallacies" therefore you are WRONG

>>17224701
But I can't give up my Lexus comfy-mobile (seriously, how the hell am I going to transport equipment on the back of a CM250). I'll pop her cherry a bit later once things dry out.

>>17224701
This.

Im two bikes and no car in Canada, Im basically riding a month before and after everyone else starts/stops. Snowmobile gear works wonders.

Busfag in the winter, but I live downtown so everything including work is within walking distance anyways. Absolutelly no regrets.

>>17224863
Also in Canada but I do 6 months on my bike and then 6 months on my car. I would just do it year round and bus when it's too icey but it takes over an hour to bus to work as opposed to 15 minutes by personal transportation.

>want to ride
>but have work
>ride to work in slacks and tie
I could have bought a change of clothes but the bathroom floor is nasty And there's no where to set them down.
Riding in slacks was annoying.

>>17224744
Not him, but I think cheap low displacement bikes are the key to getting new riders in.

>The average annual household income for motorcycle owners: $85,300.
>The average age of a motorcyclist in the United States: 48.

Young people are not getting into riding because
>too expensive
>dont want to associate with old fucks on cruisers
>dont want to associate with the "stuntboyzzzz" people on youtube sportbikes have come to be known for

If motorcycles could just be seen as fun, economical transportation a lot more people would start riding imo. It works for europe and most second world countries.

>>17224884
Damn I had a bike when I was making min mage. That average income seems high.

>>17224884
>cheap low displacement bikes are the key to getting new riders in
we already have loads of those, he wants something that still has good components just not with a big engine.

>>17224893
I have an 8000$ bike paid off, as a university student working retail and supporting myself.

Im a cheap fuck with everything else, but priorities right?

A lot of rich accountants and dentists on harleys, and keep in mind thats household income... If both people are working thats still only 40k a year each.

>>17224880
wear shit over ur work shit so ur work shit don't smel like shit

>>17224896
A cb500f is still 7k canadian new, plus dealer fees. I paid about that for my new fz09.

Not exactly cheap. And when was the last time you saw a low displacement bike actually advertised? They sell them because they have the stock on hand made for other markets anyways, but there is no effort to try and get new riders on them.

>>17224884
I've got a pretty good hard-on for the new BMW G310R. A 300cc BMW for less than $5,000 sounds pretty good.

>>17224901
I used to work at a warehouse for minimum wage. I saved up 1500 bucks and bought a shitty bike. Then fixed it with borrowed tools. Best summer of my young life riding around with friends.

>>17224893
I work 15 hours per week at barely above min wage and own 3 bikes and a car. Feelsgood.

>>17224884
Ninjettes are extremely cheap and still handle incredibly well. Yet people still choose to start on supersports because even they are cheap.

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>>17224884
I'm a little skeptical. I agree that money is an issue (and space/having somewhere to put the bike as well--see Jack Baruth here http://jackbaruth.com/?p=6653, and the Moto Guild guys are doing great work in this respect), but I think that very few people would be in the market for a 200cc runabout for pootling about town, just because the US population is so much less densely urbanized than so many of the places you're comparing it to. And also insofar as there is demand for that kind of transport in the US I'm not sure why somebody would get a small-displacement ICE motorcycle with manual transmission instead of an electric scooter or an e-bike--range is less of an issue, top speed is less of an issue, lower maintenance needs, quieter, lower emissions.

IMO, the speed, the danger, and the fun are what motorcycles have going for them. Maybe you can use scooters, etc., as a kind of gateway drug, but I think it would be better to go at the problem directly. Then again, I don't have a clue how to do that.

(And to add--I think the >don't want to associate stuff is basically https://twitter.com/bronzeagemantis/status/865200532532736000 --secondary to increased cost of land and energy. But maybe I'm wrong.).

>>17224884
>If motorcycles could just be seen as fun
They already are. Most people in the us don't have the balls to get on one and learn. They are also the people who never hit jumps and shit on their bike when they were kids for the same reason. They are just pussys.

Cars are just 1000x more practical for just about everything. Motorcycles are toys and nothing more

When should I worry about overheating my bike?

Its a 95 XT600, which is a aircooled single

I sat in traffic for almost 30 minutes today, just slowly creeping in 1st gear, and it was about 26 Degrees, and the bike was very very hot.

Should I be worried or am I being a pansy?

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>>17224925
Itsa good start for sure.

I know this is autistic rambling now, but in the 70's honda went huge with the "you meet the nicest people on a honda" campaign, and that along with cheap motorcycles actually worked.

I think its why cafe/retro bikes are making a comeback no, no negative associations with other riding groups (hipsters dont count) and they are cheapish. The cheapish basic 400cc scrambler was even ducatis best selling bike for a while.

>>17224915
An R3 is 5400cad with a 1 year warranty, that's pretty good. Any car is going to be about 4x that.

But buying new if you're trying to save money is pretty silly, nobody does that.

>>17224959
People with only a grand or two who want to finance do.

Never underestimate how many stupid people are out there.

>>17224956
My last bike was aircooled. Id turn it off when traffic stopped for longer than a minute. But it was electric start. They can over heat easy but most are made to run at idle for a long time.

>>17224956
If traffic isn't moving either filter through or shut off the bike

>>17224982
Well that's 60% of the reason suzuki exists.

>>17224984
>>17224985
I can try, I do shut it off when its at a complete standstill, but filtering is illegal here, but I do it anyway, fucking shit country (Denmark)

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>>17224992
I laffed

>>17224957
>>17224951 here, these are good points! making me reconsider desu

>>17224091
>not owning arai

>>17224744
Entry level fun minus the cheap feel of a shaky piece of shit bike the manufacturer doesn't actually care about, in the vein of Japanese 400ccs. The one thing that drives riders away from shit like a gs500 is luxury. It looks, sounds, feels, and handles like a cheap bike. Some people are mature and put up with it like they put up with their first car being a 2k corolla. Other people get the gsxr600 and never rev higher than 7k.... Intentionally. Because they want something that's nice all around.

A European can get one of many truly cool Japanese 400s because there's a market there
An American can pray for an sv650, which is already kind of a compromise in the cool/luxury department.

Also remember, big engines drink fuel if you ride in traffic and command higher insurance rates.

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>>17224085
>TFW FINALLY TWOBIKE
Ah yes, it's quite good Tbh, I can recommend it

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>>17225077
>big bikes drink fuel
>tfw get 35mpg and have a tank smaller than a peanut

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>>17225127
Two bikes is good

>>17225130
>800cc and average 55mpg.
Feels fine.

>>17225142
VS800 bro? I get the same mpg.

>>17225130
iktf
took off my gas tank and the thing was like 2 inches thick

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>>17225151
Yup, I thought it would get worse with the big engine and short gears. But it's not bad at all.

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>>17225135
Yes it is

>>17225161
Kek. Cruisers get good mpgees for some reason. Probably because they don't rev.

Low displacement bikes will never sell in the US because you need to take a highway to go anywhere and speeds routinely cruise at 85-90mph in most of the country.

>>17225276
Anything over 400cc should be able to handle that though.

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>>17224085

>tfw saddlebags are so ugly but so convenient.
I have to keep them. But I hate them.

>>17225288
At wot, maybe. But bikes that low powered and light can't brake very well either from those speeds.

Even a 650 thumper like a KLR is suspect cruising at 85.

>>17225311
My gf rides an r3
We've taken long highway trips before
It did just fine.
Just don't expect to pass anybody above 90mph

>>17225276
That's literally one highway in Texas

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>>17225288
it "can" handle it but it is significantly less enjoyable than a large displacement bike.
>slowfags when will they learn

>>17225295
Speaking of saddle bags:
I want to get some soft throwover saddle bags to hang on the tail of my sport bike. Do I need to get some kind of bar to keep them from swinging into the rear wheel or do they stay out of the way well enough?

>>17225325
as a Californian, I assure you it is not

posted limits != cruising speeds when traffic is light

>>17225311
I have a KLR. 90mph, or about 140, is winding it at high rpm.

I re geared mine because I was traveling on hi ways daily. 16 Front and 39 Back. Lost a lot of power but was much better at speed. But a stock KLR won`t last long riding all day at 90mph.

>>17225267
>tfw i want a 1980 jap bike for muh comfort

>>17224485
>I'm just trying to turning the top one counter clockwise and it's not budging
>its a left-hand thread

>>17225331
Mine stay out of the way, I have mine ziptied under my pillon seat. Might depend on your bike though.

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>>17225353
I find it very nice to ride
but the clutch and gas are a bit heavy, gonna change the cables and look if it gets better

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I ride a 01 ducati monster, but I'm saving up for a new Indian scout. I can't wait to ride this beast

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>>17225424
Nice way to ruin a functioning bike. Also dick trap.

>>17225424
I normally hate bobbers but that looks alright.

>>17225340
Yeah I ride a KLR and know its functional and somewhat adequate on a fast highway but it its not good at it, and different sprockets doesn't really help that bigly.

That doesn't say anything for low displacement bike the dizzer. Even being a shitty 80's bike made to price the KLR outperforms the most modern 250cc bikes.

Basically, you need a minimum of a 650 displacement bike to survive on the roads in the US.

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>>17224665
Beautiful - Honda makes excellent bikes

My dad used to ride an old XR. I'd give huge money to find one in mint condition.

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>>17225434
>>17225499
Ergos look really stupid

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>>17225524

>>17225524
Looks like he's taking it up the bum desu

>>17225524
So move the footpegs back.

>>17225566
I dont think they sell aftermarket rear sets for a modern cruiser that literaly nobody mods.

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>>17225161
>>17225224
that's correct, it's because of the milder tuning.

>>17225524
Those are really short arms

>>17225383
lmao is it really?

>>17225424
>>17225434
>No fenders
>No taillight
>No indicators
>No number plate
I mean... it looks good but...

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>>17225524
Mkay maybe it's dumb

>>17225507
Yeah, but I think speeds here are a bit slower. With that gearing I get 115kph at 4000rpm which is much better for the engine. Considering it is at 115,000kms.

It is good enough but lacks top end. I guess all thumpers suffer from this. I'd go for a 650 Twin. I have a DL-1000 so I'm bias towards a Mini-Strom though.

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>>17225524
Funny picture, but I'm 6"2 - My position would be different

Only manlets with little legs would look that retarded on that bike

But realistically, all short people look retarded on motorcycles

>>17225595
And tall people.

>>17225587
Why would they make you lean that much with forward pegs?

For what purpose?

>>17225524
If you're a 4' 7" tall mexican woman that grew up malnorished, sure those ergos are weird.

Like any cruiser, ergos are jusy like in a comfy car. Car-like ergos are feet forward, arms streched out to reach the wheel/bars. Upright or leaned back.

>>17225598
That's not how it comes stock, cycle ergo let's you move the bars around so I tried to approximate the position based on the pic.

>>17225595
The pegs and shifters are in the front sweetie ;)

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>>17225586
>Bikes look better without fenders.
>use hand signals instead of lights
>use a floating plate
problem solved

>>17225607
I'm activating my kickstand...

kek

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>>17225613
>use hand signals instead of lights

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What's a good way to change my seat so it's more ergonomic? Can I cut out the foam or are there specialized ones? All the ones I've seen look to be the same.

>>17225622
>No posting riding position
Hipster cuckold sissybois go back to /fa/

>>17225613
>>17225626
Trusting car drivers to know the difference between stopping and right turn. At night.

>>17225630
why somad? You must ride a yamaha

>>17224465
>>17224493
Shitbikes are targeted too, especially anything dual sport/dirt bike looking. Then it gets hauled off into the woods as some jackass' new toy and it'll never be seen again. It's not far fetched.

>>17225636
Wrong, i ride ur mum, cuckboi

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>>17225598
>>17225587
Unless you're a total manlet, you sit upright

>>17225586
It looks better without fenders, you could get some low profile lights installed easily (pic related is the stock scout, with fenders)

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>>17225645

I wish Honda would make the motocompo again

>>17225650
>you sit upright
Handlebars are lower in the other bike.
>>17225613
>use hand signals instead of lights
>problem solved
No its not.
Your hands arent visible at night and retarded drivers wont know what the fuck you are doing with your hands.

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>not buying metal polish for your muffler

its like you dont even want to ride eternal shiny and chrome

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>>17225655
It's even a concept already.

>>17225659
Chrome is for harley faggots.

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>>17225629

http://www.corbin.com/

http://www.sargentcycle.com

http://www.eBay.com

>>17225659
Zett Anon are you going to SAM? You live in the East coast right?

>>17225657
I don't ride at night, and I only ride on nice quiet days

My daily commuter has 4 wheels, my bike is just a toy. Hand signals work fine for me

>>17225687
Holy shit you are a cuck

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>>17225686
lolno i live in germany

id be on board if you pay my flight and shipping though.

>>17225613
Why would you not at least get an integrated tail light? Still not very visible but neither are waving hands.

Either way, fair weather cuck

Side-stand is for parking
Center-stand is for maintenance work
Reasonably true?

>>17225687
>I don't ride at night

>tfw i realized my high-beam cable has come loose.

has prolly been like that for months

>>17225678
Thank you!

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>>17225657
Even with lower handlebars, you still don't hug the gas tank on a bobber

That's reserved for rice rockets

>>17225687
That's a cruiser rider alright.

>>17225699
You should keep your bike centered if it's a shitty old carbed bike.

>>17225709
>not gripping tank

its like you want preteen girly legs.

>>17225692
>>17225698
so much salt. Only poorfags ride motorbikes daily, because they can't afford another vehicle

I live in the north, there's only 6 months of roads without ice here, and only 4 months you would actually want to ride. You have to be a fair weather rider up here

>>17225709
But the pegs are still way forward so it wouldn't look like that.

>>17225709
That back posture hurts just to look at, I can't imagine curling over like that for any length of time.

>>17225726
But what if its a not-shitty 35yo 234cc twin carb bike?

>>17225730
>poorfags cant afford a $1k geo metro

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>>17225730
I live in Edmonton and pull insurance off my car from the beginning of april to the end of october. Grow a pair.

>>17225740
Keep it up anyway? It can't be that hard to pop a little 250 up on a centerstand.

>>17225733
I've sat on one at the dealership with low bars, it's comfy as fuck

>>17225740
activate your core, and keep your spine straight. Solved

>>17225730
Fair season rider != fair weather rider

>it's too dark to ride
>it's too cold to ride
>it's too wet to ride

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>>17224085
Still hurt inside because some lady called it a grom.

>>17225755
I'm an Albertan too buddy, riding in october sucks dick and you know it

>>17225758
It is not (I can actually just lift it straight up onto the centerstand). I was just concerned about your tone towards my baiku.

>>17225765
What is that?

>>17225765
Ive never seen an fz with that tail light.

Euro?

>>17225765
Lol isn't that an fz8?

>>17225414
Did you buy it used? I think I saw exactly that bike recently for sale online

>>17225771
I apologize, your baiku's not shitty.

>>17225772
>>17225774
>>17225776

are you guys serious?

>>17225762
If it's dark/rainy/cold - I'm taking my car. I enjoy riding bikes, but if the conditions are shit, why bother - just to look tough?

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>>17225782
Are you munich anon?
If so, yes, it wasn't far away from Munich

>>17225786
Yeah it just looks like a generic naked jap bike.

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>>17225768
Get a winter riding jacket, and Im not your buddy, pal

Go figures you're a ducati owner though.

>>17225579
Nice, is that painted matte black?

>>17225787
Have you considered buying better gear

>look tough
>he thinks being a little chilly is tough
You know how when you lift some VERY HEAVY 30lb object girls say "wow, you're strong"? That's what this is like.

>ride when it's 40f, dark, and drizzling out
>"wow, you're a real tough guy"

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>>17225765

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>>17225762
>getting your baiku wet

>>17225801
Water won't hurt it though onsa-chan

>>17225796
I like riding shirtless in flip flops, senpai

>>17225796
What kind of bike do you ride?

>>17225810

Yes it will. From connectors in your wiring harness all the way through to your clutch cable. If you don't mitigate that then you have fun coming your way.

>>17225828
A yamaha Vmax with a hard carved wooden seat, ribbed for your pleasure.

It's comfy.

>>17225835
>Clutch cable

What year is it?

>not applying grease to your connectors to keep water out

>>17225848
Ok now I get it. I need to get a comfy bike.

>>17225854
>What year is it?

They year where everyone bar the Italians and Honda run a cable.

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>>17225790
No, i'm probably a different bavariaanon

>>17225860
>riding anything but an italian bike or a honda

Found your problem

>>17224069
Where to cop

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>>17225755
>he has to pull off the insurance
>his jurisdiction doesn't have seasonal plates that deregister and reregister the vehicle and insurance automatically
Useful for bikes, too. Saves you a third on annual taxes and insurance if you have them parked over the four cold months anyway.

>>17225868
>riding the meme of meme bikes
Shiggy diggy

So how would you folks handle mounting a parking permit on a no-meaningful-fairings-or-windshield baiku? (See >>17224521)

>>17225868
>riding anything between shit and boring is bad

>>17225895
What size, shape and material?

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>>17225768
No 'merica. >>17225772
Fz8 my friend>>17225776
Yes sir

>>17225903
Plastic rear-view mirror hanger, about 75x75mm. I was thinking about just using clear, sticky laminating type plastic and putting it on the top of the fuel tank, but she deserves better.

>>17225895
>parking permit
>motorcycle

does not compute

you can fit them nearly anywhere

>>17225911
Do you put a lock on it when parked? Maybe find some clear casing you can attach to the lock.

>>17225917
Every vehicle on the premises is supposed to have a tag, subject to towing. I don't think they really enforce it unless the lot is full and people call in to complain, but I'd rather comply if possible.

>>17225922
This is an interesting concept. Currently just using the steering lock, but I had considered a chain. I could attach it to the end of the chain/lock with aircraft wire.

>>17225895
The one they gave me for uni is about 4x4cm so I just put it on my tag

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ok third time asking for help with my jetting :)
so, i went from a 105 which was lean to a 120, just to see if that would richen it up, which it did.
so i went back down to a 110, still a little rich, pops and kinda dies? a little at high rpms, i assume this is because its too big of a main jet

110 jet in pic

>>17225956
What kind of a power commander is a 105? Is it a standalone ECU?

You got one that can be programmed over USB right? Just reprogram it.

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>>17225881
I'd rather pay those 30€ more a year and have my bike always ready
there are nice days in november and march, too, and you I think you don't advance that much in the insurance classes if it's only registered half of the year

>>17225863
oh, I think I haven't seen that bike, but I haven't been online much the past few weeks
I'm from BW btw

>>17225956
sell bike
replace with turbobusa

>>17224623
No, just never to ride a gay push bike, had he been riding a motorbike he would have been going faster and would have cleared the car instead of hitting it

>>17225985
The purpose is to not have other people killed, not avoiding you to die.

>>17225956
adjust carbs you faglord

>>17225992
So obviously keep the gayest two wheel transport known to man in designated parks, nowhere near superior vehicles.

>>17225994
yes i know, but do i only adjust main jet or also something else? i dont know much bout carbs thats why im asking

>>17225996
Bicycles are the greatest invention ever. You are obviously a faggot.

>>17226001
Yeah, for the 1920s.

>>17226004
>outing your self as a burger
embarrassing

>>17225998
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm5mB3R8Ucw

>>17226012
what would the air/fuel screw do in WOT? it only pops in high rpm, so when im going WOT

>>17224623
>mfw he was riding a bicycle
>probably got hit for going considerably slower than traffic

>>17226022
Ban assault bikes

>>17226001
>now add a motor to it
>even better!
>welcome to /dbt/

>>17224069
263rd for Hane a best

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1 week to cbt.
Not even thinking about it.
Definitely not dreaming about riding every night.

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>>17226038
/dmt/ - daily moped thread

>>17224150
looks like AZ to me.

>>17226022
No, apparently he didn't yeld at a stop and the car was going considerably fast. I guess he thought the car saw him and would have slow down.

Cars over here accelerate when they see you to pass first. I've almost got killed by a scooterfag on the stripes once.
>>17226038
No. Two complete different things.

Who the fuck would ever compare a motorcycle to a bicycle? You are a burger as the other guy suggested, in the end.

>>17226056
Yeah, bicycles are for hobos and hipsters, and motorcycles are for men.

>Newbie here again

Found out from some guy I knew got in a wreck on his bike, leg required surgery and shit


>And here I am thinking about buying a bike and learning to ride

>>17226073
If they are for men then why are you riding one?

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>>17226053
git a real moped

My dad just gave me his 1970 Enfield Interceptor 750. Its weird as fuck to shift on the opposite side.

>>17226080
My mom is a doctor. Every two days or so tells me how she has seen this guy who got into a motorcycle accident and has broken legs, or perforated lungs, or broken ribs and so and so.

Shit happens bro. Just try to ride safe.

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>>17226080
Just stop being a pussy. You could crash and get fucked up, or you could crash and be just fine.

Just ride anyway the risk is worth the fun

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>>17226118
Pictures like this never get old

Yo /dbt/, can you tell me about really old timey bikes that could be wheelied? I thinking about bikes that predated WWII.

>>17226134
Pretty sure you can wheelie anything as long as you know how to use a clutch

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>>17226134
probably all of them.

they didnt weigh all that much

>>17226165
he looks like someone just showed him the future of the harley davidson marque

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>>17224085

>>17226226
tell me about the ninja 650

why is it so fucking ugly

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>>17226249
new one looks pretty good

>>17226080
I just had a crash. Nothing to worry about, as long as you don't tell your mum.

>>17226118
>Just ride anyway the risk is worth the fun
And you might hit a qt and have to give her you're phone number. That's like a dream come true.

>Moving into first (owned) house this weekend
>Baiku will finally have somewhere warm and dry to sleep

>>17226345
Congratulations to you and your baiku, and welcome to the horrors of home ownership.

>>17226352
>horrors of home ownership

Like realising you now have space for a weekend supersports but can't afford one because of how much the space for the supersports cost?

>>17226053
>tfw riding a moped on dmt
(cf Albert Hoffman on his bicycle)

>>17226056
>Who the fuck would ever compare a motorcycle to a bicycle?

Well, me, for starters. All the pro racers who cross-train on bicycles also seem to strengthen the comparison (there was a pic posted on an older /dbt/ of three or four mop-topped nineties GP legends chilling out on their bicycles at the start of a race, and see also Guy Martin riding the Tour Divide.).

They're both fun, no need to get your tits in a knot.

>>17226368
Among others. The first time you see water somewhere in the house that there shouldn't be water is always fun.

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>>17226380
>water somewhere in the house that there shouldn't be water is always fun.

Have had that happen twice in 6 months

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>>17226369
Both are two wheeled vehicles. That's about it.

>>17226380
>>17226386
Stop terrifying me.

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>>17224085
Selling this now, V-Strom 650 next

>>17225765
The struggle of trying to tell people in America that I have an FZ8 because nobody knows it existed. They only know about the meme FZ bikes.

>>17226396
Holy balls that's clean. Where were you when I needed my first 125 and had to settle for a YBR?

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>>17226402
Anyone who knows any shit about bikes knows the fz8
I do anyways and I'm borderline autistic

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>>17226279
do you ever wonder what life would be like if you were as confident with qt's as you are on two wheels?

>>17226419
I'm pretty confident with qt's.
Just can't hold on them them long enough or they're too far away.

>>17226389
I rode a bicycle on the street for quite a while before I ever drove or rode a motorcycle, and it was only after I took the MSF course for my license that I realized that a bunch of what my dad had told me about how to ride a bicycle in traffic was also applicable to motorcycles. And all the most technically-skilled mountain bikers I know have pretty extensive motocross experience. IDK senpai.

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So guise, I'm getting a bit sick of going through traffic to get to work and was considering getting bike license and buying one for the commute and odd weekend joyride.

Browsing the local used market I fell in love with the R45 series.

How retarded would it be to get one as a commuter/first bike?

I just love classic cars and bikes and would love to own one to love and maintain.

>>17226417
Normies don't know fucking anything, I was talking to some squid on an R1 at a light the other day and when I told him my bike had three cylinders he looked like I had just explained the meaning of life to him, mind completely fucking blown.

>>17226441
If you don't mind wrenching/paying someone to wrench for you, not bad at all provided there's nothing seriously wrong with it already.

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>>17226419

As someone who is awesome at everything, I don't really understand your feel...

>>17226457
Judging by your interaction with us so far, I'm guessing you're a cringey sad cunt

>>17226441
The R45 was designed as a beginner bike.
You might need to learn the basics of wrenching, due to age but that's about it.

>>17225687
>tfw stuck in MA and all motorcycle inspection stations are complete nazis
>inspectors pick and choose what they don't like on bikes
>impossible to have integrated turn signals
>barely got through with LED indicators even with amber colored lens
Fuck this state

>>17226470
oh no you're forced to have signals that people can actually see

>>17226441
Careful, old bikes are almost always wrenching bikes. Just don't make it your primary transportation is all.

>>17226470
Thank god there's no motorcycle inspections in my country.

>>17226489
Yet they're brighter than the stock 90's incandescents.

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Which one of you weaboos rides this?

>>17226443
Yeah, normie motorcycle riders are absolutely retarded

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It's painful to watch.

This thread, lol http://bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=509976

>"$2900 for a 2014 Grom!"

1 month of nothing, then:

>"How bout $1500"

>"Rude", "what a D move", "horrible lowball", etc.

3 months pass

>"Bump, still for sale."

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Not pictured; the huge scratch down the side where the owner clearly crashed.

>>17226523
Post your bike, so we can belittle it.

>>17226530
Get those stickers off your bike and stop crashing it first.

>>17226532
>Implying anyone here watches Pokemon and Dragon Ball, uses Instagram, or is into Nike apparel
C'mon Anon, you can't think that lowly of us...

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>>17226537
Not to mention likes the worst Kamen Rider show.

>>17226435
I'm not talking about that. In that regard they're very similar.

A simple example. Ride to the top of a mountain with a motorcycle and with a bicycle and tell me if you notice the difference.

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>>17226532
>not crashing

i bet you never even did a track day

>>17226554
How do you manage to fuck up this royally
I want to know

>>17226443
Fz8s are not three cylinder though?

>Engine: 779 cc inline-4

>>17226566
mommy said I was special

>>17226581
Yes its a 4. The FZ9 is a inline 3 and I don't know what the other one was. Was going to get a 9, but it wad out of my budget. Only paid 3k for mine while the 9 I was looking at was closer to 8k

>>17226447
>>17226465
>>17226495

Thanks for your input guys.

I actually don't mind wrenching and actually enjoy doing mechanical work. I also have a private garage for storage and repairs.

In case something goes wrong I can always go back to the car to get to work.