[ D a i l y B i k e T h r e a d ] - /dbt/

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>tfw getting exhausts and fairings for your shitbike
Working on something to make it mine feels a lot more fun than buying something new. Also less expensive.

>>17273998
Why would you buy upgrades for a shit bike instead of just saving for a not-shit bike

>>17273978
>guy on motorcycle thinks he can simply stare down a car into moving out of the way
>predictably loses game of chicken
topkek

>>17274009
It's got enough power for me, if I'd stop neglecting maintenance it wouldn't be that shit, except it's maybe leaking gas and has a compression problem.

>>17273998
anyone know of a fairing that makes a honda xr650 look like an africa meme twin?

guys my bike was running great and now i cant get it to fire up.

i just bought a 2006 drz40sm. i cleaned the carb and replaced the battery and she was running awesome. when i went to take it out it started, idled for a bit and then died. i got it started a couple times after, but now it wont fire up. it is turning over, but i cant figure out why it wont start. any suggestions?

>>17274030
Check fuel, air, spark anon then come back

>>17274013
it is called target fixation

>>17274030
pilot jet in the carby is blocked, probably missed something when you cleaned the carby or knocked something in there when putting it back together.

>>17274037
>target
>not the turn
...so he was committing suicide

>>17274017
There's never enough power Anon.
And besides there's more to bikes than that

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Hoarding Japanese imports edtion?

>>17274035
>>17274041
im pretty sure its getting fuel, it ran excellent and had great throttle response after i put it back in. i honestly didnt even think maybe something got knocked loose after i put it back in. couldnt hurt to take it out and clean it again. havent had a chance to check spark yet, but ill pick up another spark plug anyway. theyre cheap enough. thanks my dudes.

>>17274066
Sexy. I want a zxr400 so bad.

>>17274068
just take the spark plug out, put the cable back on and hold the plug against the engine while you turn the engine over and see if it sparks

>>17273978
nice pic ... has Yaminoob switched to wrecking cruisers now?

>>17274078
Im searching for one too. Or any inline 4 400cc

>>17274088
who cares about that fuckwit?
i hope he died of a brain aneurysm.

>>17274088
Last I heard he's gonna get raped in legal fees from the guy who's Porsche he wrecked

>>17274098
Didn't the Porsche driver also have a disc injury?

>>17274098
wasnt the porsche over the centerline?

>>17274093
I hope he gets sued into oblivion by that Porsche driver, yams shitty insurance isn't paying for all the other guys medical bills apparently, I feel bad that that dude got fucked up by some idiot

It really bothers me when someones Life Liberty and pursuit of happiness are infringed upon by idiots

>>17274109
the worst part about it has been his attitude since the crash and he even begged his subscribers for money to pay for his fuck up, he is the worst kind of scum.

Cunt has been riding for like 2 years and thinks he knows everything.

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>tfw want to buy an R410 but wear size L
well, if some nobike is on the market for a helmet in these sizes, looks like a pretty good (if garish) deal on amazon atm
https://www.amazon.com/Scorpion-EXO-R410-Airline-Helmet-X-Small/dp/B00IIOJD30/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_t?th=1

>>17274115
>trusting your life to a $50 helmet
top kek, that helmet is so far under the radar i can't even find the standards testing results on it.

>>17274123
nice meme, it's dot/snell rated
https://sharp.dft.gov.uk/testsratings/scorpion-exo-410

>>17274124
correction, my mistake, it's snell/ece rated

>>17274134
so you would have to wear earplugs with it and it probably is not exactly comfortable then.
gotcha.

>>17274136
right on both counts, but meh
not going to drop 500 freedoms on a shoei rf-1200 for my first helmet at the same time I'm buying all the other stuff I need. Upgrades later.

>>17274136
The r410 is actually a pretty bangin helmet for the price. Has some features that other competing helmets won't have.

>>17274017
>compression problem

That thing is DONE

>>17274140
500 is cheaper than a face skin graft in a country with third world health provisions

>>17274153
I wouldn't worry about it

>>17274154
you pay 150 to avoid skin grafts, that's the point of having standardized safety ratings

you pay 500 for somthing lighter, quieter, more waterproof, less foggy, more ventilated, internal sun visor, multiposition locking, etc

>>17274154
my country has this thing called medi care and the TAC who will pay for all of my ass to face skin needs.

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No bike this weekend, feels bad man. It's at the shop getting dyno tuned to richen things up.

Anyone gone on extended rides here? I've got all my debts squared away, I've packed and stored most of my possessions. Turned over the keys to my apartment and am currently couch surfing with a friend. Passport should be arriving soon. Bank account is slowly filling for gas, insurance, food and should keep me going for a little over a year.

Starting to get a little excited, been using google maps to look at all the places I want to see.

>>17274155
Not if you push it to some poor bastard, you wont.

>>17274165
I'm sure it's nothing a new engine can't fix ;))

>>17274163
You should keep a journal or log or something of what you're up to.
Pictures and videos are fun, but not quite the same. I don't get the same feeling from looking at old photos as I do from finding something personal I handwrote years ago. You can get more of your mental state into writing than a picture, and you can flip through a notebook faster than you can search for a moment in a vlog.

>>17274163
that sounds awesome. hope it goes well

>>17274098
good
>>17274093
i dont wish death on anyone
but a good lawsuit could make him wish he were dead
>>17274104
doesnt look like it from what little video/images has made the web. would love to see the gopro footage from yamis perspective, but im sure police and insurance have that

>>17274173
whenever I see anything I wrote down I think who the fuck is this retard

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>>17274173

I like that idea. It would give me something to do when I'm taking a break. Currently my route is east until I hit the Canadian east coast, then back to Ontario, then most likely south into America until I reach the border and then west.

Only thing thats kinda got me stumped so far is my windshield. I got an HD quick detach mount for the front which is on the bike now and a windshield for the bike to make highway riding less fatiguing but I'd like to be able to dump the windshield for cities and rural areas. I might fab up a storage rack for it but still kinda sucks to lug around.

>>17274197

Oh and if anyone doubts that the "Harley tax" is a myth, that quick detach sissybar setup there was around $900 CDN.

An aftermarket bolt on would be about $100-150 Canadian. Buying it through HD though you gotta buy the luggage rack separate, the quick detach sideplates, the sissybar itself, the quick detach hardware, the Willie G emblem (It's gone, lol) the backrest pad.. it's all separate part numbers through HD.

>>17274197
while it's not totally applicable to you, I bet you'd be interested - young dude spent a year living out of his van and travelling as a full time sales manager for a family company. I found this imgur album http://imgur.com/gallery/1LTyw but I could have sworn there was a super long one, like 50-100 pictures. I remember one in particular where he hung his hammock from the underside of a bridge over a river, and a one or two with a qt that hooked up with him and traveled along with him for a bit. I know he hiked across the US once, so maybe there's an album from that that I'm remembering from. Anyway, interesting guy. Seems right up your alley re: exploring / freewheeling.

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like, just skimming a few entries from his blog is breathtaking http://www.walkusa.org/blog

>As the sun started coming down I was walking by a farm when the farmer up on his pouch yelled down something to me on the gravel road I walked up his hill to his house to see what he was saying. The wind was blowing and the rain was coming down hard.

>When I got up to his house he was already in his truck with the engine running, he asked me where I needed to go. I said I don't take ride and told him about what I was doing. He seemed struck by it, almost confused. He said that I'm more than welcome to set up on his barn for the night. I said that sounded amazing. He offered me a ride down, I said I would walk.

>I got down there and it was huge, he had all sorts of hay packed away. I made my self comfortable. Later the farmer came down in his car in the rain and offered me some dinner. He gave me a salad, chicken pot pie, cold beer and water. Thank you.

wonder if people would be as nice if you were BRBRBRBRBRBRB'ing by their farm on a harley lel

>>17274180
i wouldnt if he wasnt such a self entitled douchebag.

ded thred

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>>17274297
So post bikes

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>>17274299

>>17274304
sturg ass?

>>17273978
>raining
>Bike isnt working
>4chan is mostly dead
What do?

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>>17274345
Architect the matrix.

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>spark plugs arrived
>but not the fucking feeler gauge
>mfw

>>17274345
buy my AR and/or my .22 and go shootan

>>17274345
Videogaems
Convert last recordings to boring webms
Look up youtube videos of slow speed maneuvers

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>going out to see another bike
>what seems to be the fuel pump dies

Talk about bad luck phams

>>17274404
>BMW bikes being as unreliable as BMW cars

Never thought it would happen

inb4 the fuel pump is a normal wear item and BMWs are fine if you "actually maintain" your motorcycle

>>17274413
nah
i know some of them need aftermarket fuel pumps since the stock ones are made to shit the bed

>>17274168
a lightly used engine actually costs less than all new fairings for that bike

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Post scenic pictures

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>>17274427

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>>17274345

Go out to garage and build a new bike

>>17274299
Fz09 is the best touring bike in the history of touring bikes

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>>17274470
Forgot pic

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>>17274427

how much do you lads think i'll be able to get for a lightly used RF1200? Bought a Large a few months ago, it fit good until it broke in then it was super loose, so I got a medium

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsyCHbb2p0U

>no Suzuki GSX-R1000R at Superbike WC
>no Norton V4 RR at Superbike WC
>no Bimota BB3 at Superbike WC
>no EBR 1190RX at Superbike WC
What a shame. I mean, seven brands as of now is a nice sight, but the more, the merrier.

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My bike

And my chanel just starting leaves feedback ;)
https://youtu.be/wQ9wonrsGhQ

>>17274511
Please fucking crash and die

>>17274517
thats not very nice anon, what did he do to you?

>>17274519
A: Namefag
B: Needless shilling

>>17274519
Existed as a vlogging numale

>>17274511
>Support moog, buy his songs :
kill yaself my dude

>>17274511
just a heads up champ, you would probably fit in well on reddit, not here though.

>It's a "let's give the namefag (you)s" episode

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>>17274427
Scenic enough?

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>>17274413
>>17274404
>Russian BMW clone meme bike?

Hasn't let me down yet
>plus comes with all the tools to fix whatever ails you

Also, good morning night shifters

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>>17274552
more scen, less ic

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>>17274562
Like this?

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>>17274552

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>>17274570
sure

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>>17274562
where the bike?

>>17274030
I don't know if the DRZ has them, but I'd the fuel linw turned on? I forget to turn it on all the time and it's the same sort of symptoms.

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>>17274511
FACT: Only idols are acceptable as weeb motorcycle decals.

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>>17274427

Long lonely backroads beat any piece of highway so far.

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>>17274587

>>17274593
anime is for closet pedophiles who aren't quite smart enough to find the real cheese pizza.

>>17274364
Is that Dan "up to my elbow inside 'er" Schneider?

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>>17274588

in a cave?

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>>17274078
>>17274066
>>17274092
4cyl 400s a best
especially the kwak

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>>17274615
arent they a v4?

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cbf 600 pc38 from 2006. my very first bike. anyone ot any experience with that bike?

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>>17274664
honda's vfr and rvf are v4s
the kwak, gsxr yzr and cbr were akk inline 4s.

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Good timless looking and not ricey helmets that still work decent at speed, /dbt/?

All the full-on vintage looking ones have terrible visor sealing and wind properties (if they have visors at all), and all the sportbike helmets look absolutely gaudy.

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Going for a dirt ride tomorrow lads, my third official ride on my own bike. I have a feeling my friends are gonna take me to the limit.

Tips?

New CBR1000rr or the 959 panigale? Both about same price.

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>>17274679
Just have fun anon.

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>>17274679
ride your own pace. dont let them suck you into over riding your skills

Why do driving schools list an email address on their contact web page when they don't fucking chexk their mail REEE
I just want to know how many hoops I have to jump through to go from A2 to A.

>>17274404
Your baiku just doesn't want you cheating on her. It's like dating new women to find your next wife when you're still married to the first one. Fucking degenerates I swear.

>>17274697

Well I do, even when I'm stalling and I have to kick my bike over a hundred times because I flattened the battery from stalling so much its really good fun, but this will be the fourth time I ever rode a 2 wheel bike, and the first time I ever rode in a group larger than two.

You know what, that is actually great advice, but just for some info you didn't even ask for I ride so slow that I can hear my chain slapping in first gear.

>>17274709
Even worse.
He takes his wife to look at his new mistress.

>>17274709
>>17274714
Do none of you ever consider owning multiple bikes?

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>>17274706
you have to retake mod 1 and mod 2 when you wanna upgrade. Dont think you have to redo theory though.

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>>17274710
who cares?
just ride at a comfortable pace for you and enjoy yourself thats the whole point of going out, dont try to push limits chasing faster riders and you will be fine mate.

>>17274719
Looking at my 3rd right now. Have sport, cruiser and next is a poor mans track bike that I can beat on

>>17274719
Yes.
Not gonna take my baiku to look at a new one.
She'll find out when I roll the new bike into the garage and then let them fight it out when I'm not riding.

>>17274721

Are you from Tasmania?

>>17274720
>mod 1 and mod 2
The fuck is that supposed to be? I am not a Fish'n'Chip.

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>>17274742
Nah, southern part of Victoria.

>>17274743
It seems to depend on the country. In Austria you have to either take the practical exam again OR take a couple riding lessons on an A bike without another exam. Here in Germany you have to take the practical exam again with riding lessons being optional. Elseswhere you may need additional riding lessons plus another practical exam. But in any case the theoretical stuff completely falls away. I suggest you to google it in your language.

>>17274759

Ah yes, I suppose that's basically the same terrain though.

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Attention all memers

I'm really unsure if I should get a CBR600F or a Hornet as my first big boy bike.

Engine wise, they should be rather similar, no? only real difference would be the seating position, and I don't know if the CBR would be the most comfortable bike for daily use and canyon carving/light touring

any advise?

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>>17274767
pretty much, most of the bush around me is fern forests and pine plantations.

>>17274766
Germany.
From what I understand you need the riding instructor to sign you up for the exam, and most instructors will require at least one lesson to show you can handle a big bike.
I should really just ring them up and make dates for one lesson and the exam 2bh

>>17274779
Try both, buy whichever you like and can find a good deal on.

>Have bike that gets ~50 mpg
>Fill up 3.5 gallon gas tank 2 days ago
>Ride 90 miles
>Run out of gas
What the fuck? Is there something I should be checking for? I keep my bike in a garage and there are no leaks anywhere whatsoever.

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>>17274823
I'll do that of course, I just hope I won't be biased by how much sportier and cooler the CBR looks

>>17274840
Try putting it in a higher gear when cruising maybe and stop revving it all the way to the red line at every stop..
my bike can do 350km on 15 litres of fuel but it will only do 150km if i rev the ever living fuck out of it.

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>>17274779
>>17274841
Both are okay comfy as long as you don't get the RR on your first pic.

The sporty ergos of the 600F take some getting used to though.

>>17274845
oh yeah, I know it's an RR, I think that looks even better than the F

the PC35 is also EFI (as the Hornet PC41), right?

is that your CBR in the pic?

>>17274844
It's a dual sport I use for commuting so I don't exactly bounce off the limiter, and I only just now started getting poor mileage out of nowhere.

>>17274857
look at the carbs, look at the spark plug, check your fuel filter, and maybe it sounds stupid, but check your tyre pressure

>>17274840
check your carb vents, if its leaking around the needle and seat or otherwise gumming up it may be leaking while you ride, just look at the vents for wetness when you ride

>>17274857
shit/low octane fuel then.
you don't just put any old fuel in your bike do you?

>>17274470
FZ8 better than 9. No point in random power wheelies because of a big bump

>>17274865
>>17274866
Have checked a few things like the plug and filters, but not the carb yet (Although that now sounds kind of stupid and obvious). Will do that this afternoon.
>>17274868
I put the highest octane I can get in.

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>>17274879
>power wheelies
>no point

>>17274879
>No point in random power wheelies
But random power wheelies is the best.

Ever rode a pigfat bike and you're suddenly wondering why you're looking at the sky in 3th gear?

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>Honda VFR
>"sport tourer"
>exact same seating position as on a CBR600F
>except the bike is heavier
Why does it even exist?

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>>17274845
If I recall correctly the Hornet didn't get EFI until 2007. The F4is got EFI in 2001.

PC35 is EFI, can't remember the Hornet.

That is my F3 yeah. I use it for track and doing generally retarded shit up innamountains

If you can get one in good condition (sadly mine's not) they're pretty good. A bit thirsty and not as powerful as newer bikes, but good regardless. I've actually become rather versed on the old CBRs due to necessity, ask me anything you need.

>>17274888
then its your tyre pressure.
they are low, you want around 36psi front, 38psi rear assuming 120/60-17 and 160/60-17

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>>17274888
>but not the carb yet
yeah i had it happen on an old xt225, ran out of gas 60 miles into the tank because when it was running it made it overfill the bowl and piss out on the road

>>17274898
i dont even run that high of pressure on my pigfat adv bike

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>>17274897
noice, I'm really looking forward to trackdays as soon as I get my proper bike. Fuck, waiting for my license is really retarded.

If at all, I'd only be looking at the PC35 anyways, because those go for as low as 2500€ here with very acceptable kms

any advise on aftermarket cans? I heard it's pretty quiet with the stock one

>>17274904
Because your pigfat adventure bike probably has 21 and 18 inch rims, kinda like i run 12/14 psi in my dirt bike tyres.
having your road tyres lower than 35psi is pointless anyway, all that happens is it gives you more low speed grip but way less high speed grip because the tyre deforms easier giving you less room to lean the bike over.

>>17274894
Wind protection, better guages, more stable on the highway, bigger gas tank
Seating position isn't all there is in comfort

Where to download MotoGP so I can make ebin webms again? kat is ded

>>17274904
oh thats a thought, your float level could be wrong.
but then easy way to tell if thats the problem, does fuel piss out the overflow hose when you turn the tap on?

>>17274919
servustv

>>17274904
>i dont even run that high of pressure on my pigfat adv bike
My pigfat adv bike runs on 36 front 42 rear.

>>17274914
>21 and 18

What kind of adv bike runs that?

>>17274914
so why do guys run 28-30 on sportbikes especially on track days?

>unironically using psi to measure tyre pressure

>>17274941
>so why do guys run 28-30 on sportbikes especially on track days?
More grip in the corners

>>17274942
Bar is better, but the burgers wouldn't understand.

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>>17274931
>What kind of adv bike runs that?
most of the more dirt oriented ones do

>>17274950
>not using pascals

>>17274941
Not him but it depends on the tyre and its size, my current tyres for an example get the most grip at around 32-35psi but my old tyres liked 28-30

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>>17274906
If you do get the PC35 try getting the 2001 and later one which are EFI. The fuel injection isn't as smooth as the carbs but it's fairly more dependable — I found ram air + carbs to be very finicky and a potential clusterfuck if you start modifying components (headers, downpipes, jets and so on). Even little things like a brake hose in the way of the airflow can mess it up.

I run a rather unremarkable made in Spain can for my F3, so I can't recommend a particular brand. You are most likely to be fine with anything you get.

If anything, get a can that you can return in case it messes up the throttle response. If you put a can on, pay close attention how the bike responds across the rev range to different throttle inputs as it can resonate the wrong way (if it's a shit can) causing the bike to lose power. Anyhow, all of this is somewhat unlikely in fuel injected bikes.

>>17274947
so why run higher pressures if your grip comes from lower pressure?

>>17274960
Pascal is just bar with unnecessary zeroes.

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Hello dbt I desperately need your help. How am I supposed to unscrew these two locking nuts? I imagine I start with the top one and just turn it counter clockwise but it's not budging. And yes, I've checked the service manual, it literally glosses over this step completely and just says to refer to the Suzuki special tool.

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>>17274931
The better question is what kind of adventure bike doesnt?
may as well just get a UJM if your "adventure" bike doesnt have 21/18 inch rims.

>>17274967
so why is one bar(14.7psi) 760,000 pascals?
its like saying bar is just psi with smaller numbers

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Hey awes/o/me ones, really new biker here, doing my bike licence ATM, I got a question about helmets.

As I was digging into the subject, I found that the words flip-up helmet and modular helmet are used like synonims.

Are they? Doesn't modular really mean like detacheable jaw-section and place for intercom?

>>17274978
I've never heard "flip up helmet"
They're just called modular, and they're pretty cool but usually dont test as well as a standard full face helmet in safety ratings.

>>17274966
Because you will burn your tires at low pressure.

>>17274970
BMW GS uses 150/70-17 rear, 110/80-19 front.

>>17274968
Use a screwdriver or punch and a hammer to spin the top one loose

>>17274980
Yes, I'm aware of the drawbacks.

I'm just confused because a lot of companies make such helmets, and even in the same product line there are some that are names modular, like "X-Modular" and such.

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>>17274980
If that is true then why is the safest helmet available on the market a flip up helmet?

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>>17274978
I'd love to get one, but they're a lot more prone to being loud when you don't get a very expensive one

you also always look like a grampa lol
>>17274963
thanks a lot for the advise mate, can't wait to test ride one

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why do people consider the fz1 a meme?

>>17274985
And that is not an adventure bike, its a pigfat road bike for old men who ride them from cafe to cafe.
Like i said, may as well get a UJM, would serve the purpose better.

>>17274968
you need a spanner wrench to do it right but a screwdriver and hammer will spin it loose just fine
theyre standard threads too so left to loosen

but you need the top triple off before you try anything else

>>17274993
>pigfat road bike for old men
Isn't that the Goldwing?

>>17274988
It's Jewish trickery
They're probably all the same, just get whatever you like the look of and has good impact ratings

>>17274992
Why do you post such low quality images

>>17274993
>the mother of all adv bikes
>not an adv bike

>>17274998
I think he confused the GS with the K1600GTL

>>17275002
The BMW GS series is like the V-Strom for rich people, no?

>>17275002
the R80GS is the mother of adv bikes

>>17274994
thx. i do have it off. alright man, i have an adjustable spanner wrench and i'll give it hell turning it left. hopefully nothing breaks

>>17275002
>mother of all adventure bikes
No.
They are pigfat shitters and they are not ridden off road nor can they be ridden off road any better than a UJM can, a UJM would probably handle better off road than a BMW GS what ever too.

>>17275004
Yes, and the R80GS was followed by the R100GS, R1100GS, R1150GS(A) and now the R1200GS(A).

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>>17274974

>>17275022
oh my bad i was thinking microns.

Newfag here, can you please explain to me the OP pic?

>>17275038
man fall off moto

>>17275039
did he died.

>>17275041
nay

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>>17274879
Twitchy throttle isnt THAT bad, and is fixed cheaply with an ecu flash.

Also
>no point in random power wheelies

Hahahahaha

>>17275042
do we have sauce on him?

>>17274888
>I put the highest octane I can get in.
you know you don't get any benefit from using higher octane than the manual specifies...right?

>>17275098
you do benefit from the extra detergents though

>>17275098
>his bike is a 2 valve/cylinder shit heap that revs below 10,000rpm at the red line

>>17274679
Grip it and rip it
Pin it to win it
When in doubt throttle out
Go fast

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>>17275067
Pic very related...yesterday.

>>17275198
>fatalities: no
boring af ride bruh

>>17275198
Hahaha. I got one for breaking traction coming from a red light. I sneazed wasn't a good excuse apparently

does anyone else feel like the only other bikers in their area are old and middle-aged men?
it seems to be that way here in scotland.
forever alone.

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>>17275310
>meet cruisers
>they're boring old guys
>meet sportbikers
>they're irresponsible pretend-racers
>meet dirtbikers
>they're irresponsible, immature shitcunts in all regards

>>17275310
because us young people can't really afford a motorbike anymore

I'm barely scraping by but it's the best hobby in the world, or maybe the second after shagging your mum

>>17275328
>being a self absorbed neet

>>17275340
i don't think that's it. honda and yamaha etc do 0% finance for young people etc, there's plenty of cheap bikes, and insurance isn't outrageous either.
it's still cheaper than a car, and plenty of young people have cars.

i think it's the ridiculous european motorcycle licensing system, coupled with the shitty weather.

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>cb125f
>110 MPG

this appeals to my internal jew

>>17275365
The increasingly complicated and expensive licensing does make it a lot harder to enter biking, and I think that's what they actually tried to achieve with the recent licensing revisions in order to crack down on traffic deaths and noise pollution. On the other hand if people in countries this highly populated were as careless as Americans about their skill and about loud exhausts, there would be more deaths and there would be a certain degree of decline in life quality.

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>>17275386
join the club senpai

>>17275198
Welp that sucks

"Improper starting" sounds a lot better than the stunting or dangerous driving ticket you get here at least. Gotta do the head swivel for cops first next time

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>>17275365
in this case I can only speak for me, but having a bike is not really a viable mean of transport. Yeah, I ride to Uni with it, but what if I want to go camping with my mates, what if I need to shop for groceries for my family, what if I want to take a girl out on a date? A motorbike is fun and practical if it is about transporting you and a bit of luggage around, and the rest of the time, it's a toy.

Honestly, I'm very okay with the licensing system in Germany/Europe. I was once on vacation in the US, and 100% of people honestly didn't know how to drive. I still don't trust anyone here on our streets, but at least I have a bit confidence that it is by far not as bad as in big american citizens

Also,
>mfw 70 mph speed limits is some of the highest burgers get

>>17275388
i think it's the fact that's perceived as dangerous, coupled with millennials' apathy towards getting a license means it's considered an invalid means of transportation

>>17275428
It's not only perceived as more dangerous, it's statistically more dangerous. And no amount of defensive riding will save you from someone else squashing you.

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>>17275421
>mfw europoors won't go faster than a speed limit

What is a good tool to break beads on motorcycle tires. Need something cheap and effective. Can't break them by stepping on it.

>>17275475
a flat head screw driver with a long handle and a bit of rubber to wrap around it to avoid damaging the rim.

>>17275479
Tried it. Couldn't get it between the tire and the wheel.

>>17275484
use a hammer to get it between the tyre and the rim.
alternatively smack the tyre with the hammer.

Imagine using a four tonne box to transport one person and 25lbs of groceries

> motorcycles are not practical
> how is traffic formed? How gridlock happen?
> t. Can't lane split

>>17274915
Wind is the same
Gauges, eh
Gas tank is bigger to make up for significantly worse mileage

It's a v4 meme bike for exhaust sound enthusiasts and Honda fanboys

And it's not a tourer even with the tiny factory bags.

about to buy a helmet (full face) what are some decent brands to check out?

>>17275531
Ones that fit your head properly.

You asking me what helmets will fit your head is like me asking you what condoms will fit on my dick.

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>>17275475
Try driving over it with something heavy.

I always break my beads with a skidsteer, whatever works works.

(Pic not me but I do the same thing, just with one fork on each side of the rim)

is it smart to max out a 17 year old bike to see how much power it lost?
I am a beginner rider and riding for the third time ever it seemed to me the throttle response was laggy as if the carburation, which has just been re-done, was bad and it seemed the engine had difficulties reaching higher rpms but ran fine when it got in the power band.
I want to see if it's all ok and if it can reach the 205 km/h it should do but I'm afraid of damaging the engine or transmission

>>17275536
no, he specifically asked what brands of Condoms he should try. Not size.

>>17275536
i asked for what brands are decent, i have no ideal what size has to do with any of it.

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>>17275531
This guy nails it
>>17275536

The only helmets that fit me are long oval, so I just wear cheap icons with earplugs. Try a bunch on and see what fits good, fit is honestly a lot more important than brand name. Paying more usually just means a quieter or more comfortable helmet, not always a safer helmet.

>>17275548
Shape, different helmet brands are different shapes and everyones head is a different shape.

>>17275548
Any "brand" name is fine. if a bike dealership sells it and its over 100$, you're good, just dont buy it at kmart.

Hjc/bell/ls2/icon/arai/shoei/scorpion all gud enuff

>>17275549
>Paying more usually just means a quieter or more comfortable helmet, not always a safer helmet.
This, my $200 HJC helmet has better safety ratings than my $600 shoei gt air, the shoei is just more comfortable and less noisy.

>>17274362
why was that guy standing there

>>17275549
I have an icon alliance. It's absolutely shit tier. Do not buy one.

>>17275540
what bike?
just wot in 1st, you'll be doing 90kmh at most

>>17275622
He was doing a bad job at spotting.

>>17275540
Yes.... your 17 year old bike will have lost a considerable amount of power from the factory unless the engine has been completely rebuilt.

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>>17275464
>mfw no speed limit

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>>17275650
>mfw reasonable learner laws that allow 650cc motorcycles as a first bike
whats the point when your bike can only go 120km/h at the red line in top gear?

>>17275531
you get what you pay for

>>17275661
um how do you think the german license system works?

>>17275665
don't krauts ride 125's for like 2 years then something with less than 38kw for another 2 before they can ride a real bike?

>>17275625
Mines more comfortable than my hjc fg-17 and only a bit louder, but both are noisy as fuck anyways and need earplugs on the freeway.

I honestly have no complaints about it. It's a cheap helmet, basically what I expected it to be.

>>17275672
at 16 you can do your 125 license, at 18 the A2 where you can indeed ride up to 35 kW bikes, and then after two years, you used to get your full license, now you have to do another riding test. or you can do your full license when you're 24. I think that's actually rather sensible, because it encourages people to learn on smaller and less powerful bikes and then, after some time spent learning, you get to ride a bike for the big boys

this actually cut down the road accidents numbers for motorcyclists down by a lot, so I guess it's fine by me

>>17275684
Because now nobody wants a bike

>>17275098
Gigahigh compression wants gigahigh octane

>>17275698
lol ok

A2 used to be 34 hp until a few years btw

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>>17275661
>Mfw turbobusa after passing multiple choice written test, but only if you can afford 7trillion dollar/year insurance
Feels okay

>>17275704
Retarded timing tho

Kawasaki ER6n good as very first bike? I want something cheap to practice.

>>17275741
the Er6 is the epitome of a beginner bike

I really hate the looks of it, but I think it might very well be the best bike for someone that just got their license

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mfw people discuss octane, and some people have it ass backward, some oversimplify it, others are arguing the benefits that dont apply to them

>>17275754
please tell us more oh great mr. racing engineer

>>17275759
I'm no engineer
but what do you want to know?

>>17275750
Thanks m8

>>17275769
just be wary that these are indeed beginner bikes and are very akin to getting dropped, clutch abused and to have neglected service history

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>whenever my bike has a problem

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>taking an exit ramp with a speed limit of 35 at 80
>reach the end
>there's another sport biker pulled over by a cop

>>17275646
I doubt it, unless it has an ungodly number of miles on it or was thrashed and never maintained.
I did a quick search online to see if anyone had done a direct comparison on an engine dyno of an old engine v a new identical engine to see how much power gets lost over the years. Couldn't find anything relevant.

>>17275789
Are you saying you come here when you have a problem or pointing out that you open a million tabs to search for solutions?

>>17275789
>can't read the meme tabs

>>17275513
There is really no benefit in burgerland since bikes get treated as cars

how do you find out what security system comes stock on a bike for the insurance

>>17275789
post your f4i anon

>>17275798
this is such a well known fact it's been featured in countless top gear specials

>>17275849
seconding this

>>17275797
>exit ramp
>speed limit 35

Those poorly designed shits cause traffic to back up onto the highway. They're almost as bad as on-ramps with speed limits.

>too bad, we're merging into 70mph traffic going 40mph because hard acceleration is bad for gas mileage and it was a 35mph for most of the ramp

Good on everyone who doesn't obey ramp limits

>>17275797
>>17275878
Here we have a suggested speed but you can still legally go highway speeds.

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>>17275849
>>17275870
Hue, I'm actually town between a F4i and a FZ1. I have until Monday to decide. What would you guys pick? 2004 F4i is 2300€, 2008 FZ is 3900€. Would use for commuting and overall tomfuckery.

Problematic bike is a BMW F800R (and I was trying to sell it, lel) it seems my fuel pump just got rekt.

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>>17275878
>highway speed limit 55mph (everyone goes 70mph)
>off ramp speed limit 35mph
>road it goes to is 45mph (but people go 55mph)

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>>17275894
>mfw also selling a BMW and deciding between CBR, FZ6 and Hornet

what is this sorcery

but honestly, I'm very much leaning towards the CBR

>>17274079
This. Hold by the plastic spark plug wire boot, obviously.

Never AssUme when troubleshooting. Know so you can isolate problems.

Verify fuel flow to carb by disconnecting the fuel line at the carb and briefly opening the fuel valve to observe flow. Do the AFTER the spark check in case of fuel spillage.

>>17275789
>not using tree tabs

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>>17275915
Shiet, are you the guy who asked about advice on cans above?

My BMW definitely has to go — it's nowhere as shade-tree mechanic friendly as the jap bikes are. It isn't hard to work on per se, but the service manual isn't nowhere as close as the Honda/Yamaha ones and parts are ridiculously expensive.

2bh the FZ6 is super bland. The FZ1 has that literpeter appeal though. It's 150 horses man. Also comfier ergos than the F4i. Also, I like how it looks.

F4i on the other hand is a sportsbike (I like them), is cheaper, there are parts everywhere and I know Honda's fairly welll.

Oh, decisions.

>>17275894
i was looking for an f4i as my first bike. Seems like a good choice: it's fast and is comfy enough to almost be a sport tourer. Bulletproof too.

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>>17274427

>>17275646
Depends on what happened to it during those years because mileage and periodic maintenance have greatest effect on condition.

The only wear that matters in HP output terms is top end wear which you can check using a leakdown or compression tester to see if within factory specs.

"Completely rebuilt" tells me you aren't a mechanic. If for example bottom end condition is within spec then it's not a problem nor does it reduce performance. Valve seat and piston ring/cylinder bore wear DO reduce performance because they reduce compression. You can measure compression loss easily.

Motorcycles don't magically go bad. Everything machines do is testable so test if curious.

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>>17275531

Shoei, Arai and Suomy. Everything else is garbage.

>>17275736
No u

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>>17275971
yeah, I have a F650 right now that has to go becasue I want something a lot bigger

I think the FZ6N looks pretty cool, but from what I read, it's not really that good of a bike. I really have to get something under 110 hp because otherwise, I'll get even more fucked by the insurance.

Have you looked at the other rivals of the FZ6, i.e. the GSR600 or (as i mentioned before) the Hornet PC41?

I'd really like to have a F4i because I think it looks amazing, and I really want a polarising bike as my next one

>>17275971
No doubt. Mechanic here who loves old Airhead BMWs but has no use for the later model MemeMWs. Like German cars, they should be scrapped after the first owner tires of them.

>>17276028
he says, while his "american" made car is rusting away from underneath him

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>>17274427
here

should I get cheap shit "technicaly enough" insurance and just hope nothing happens or pay almost as much as the cost of my bike for "actual" insurance

>>17276081
Cheap insurance for shit bike

>>17276086
it is a shit bike fair enough

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Searching for baikus like pic related (under 4k)
Any ideas an/o/ns?

>>17276101
whats your question? you want a bike that looks similar? or performs similar? costs similar?

>>17276101
The same model but older.

>>17276108
looks similar

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man the new cb500x is quite sexy, i think
the old one looked like shit but they've really saved the day just by changing the headlight surround and adding a bigger screen. transformed how the bike looks.

>tfw you live in the generation of the 'beak'

>>17276144
Honda Hornet (pre-2006)
CB400
or a XJR 1300 if you want to die young

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>>17276150
Its a good bike too.
I envy my buddy a little bit sometimes.

>>17276150
>cars have to become rounder and rouder
>bikes get ever sharper impalers

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>>17276150
a mate of mine bought one brand new last year, it is absolutely amazing. I'm really jealous

>>17276165
it seems to get great reviews
a true do-it-all machine
im on a 125 atm but am going to upgrade soon.
im trying to decide between mt-07 or cb500x.
hard choice to make.

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>>17276150
>>17276165
>>17276178
>tfw no Rally Raid CB500X

>>17276182
you can't really compare those two bikes though, apart from both being p-twins

>>17276161
Not the guy who asked, but anymore?

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>>17276015
Average middle weight naked bikes don't do much to me honestly. Unless they're quirky somehow. There are a million FZ6s here.

GSR looks super bland. Hornet... looks okay. SV650 I quite like (both faired and nakes ones). Also the 660XT is bretty neat.

I also like things like the v strom and... erm, I think the R3 is neat. It's a matter of taste really.

>>17276034
Former multibrand used car lot mechanic here and there's good reason German cars don't go for much at Copart auctions. They age terribly and parts are heinously expensive. They don't do anything particularly well but some of them are pretty. We usually flogged the few we ended up with (sometimes we bought in bulk and had to take a few) to dindus who thought they were "classy", similar to their hilarious infatuation with Chrysler. BTW in Germany Mercedes is nothing special and is basically the equivalent of GM.

>>17276226
yeah, I noticed that when I went there; makes sense though, really

>>17276226
wait, are you telling me that domestic brands are "normal" in their respective countries? No, surely this can't be right

>>17276226
>Mercedes is nothing special and is basically the equivalent of GM.
partly due to them keeping up their appearances here

>>17276221
The problem with the SV650 ( I think) is that while it does have the typical V2 torque, having 30-40 hp less than comparable I4s is kind of a deal breaker for me.
And the R3 might be a fun little bike, but I wouldn't want to have it as my only bike

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>>17276150
Nah son, we rally fairing now.

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>>17274299
How are things, m8?

>>17274427
Broke old phone by dropping a 1/2" drive breaker ratchet on it, so I lost a lot of stuff. Best from my new phone so far, tho.

>>17276273
the v2 torque of the SV is "i kinda pull the same all the time but have no real powerband and make no real power" i loved it as my first bike bike 7 years later i loathe them everytime i think im gonna have a nostalgia ride. my friends ex250 is 10 times more fun to ride. just my opinion now at 30. im sure everyone will disagree.

Made an oil and filter change.
It seems to me that the engine sounds different now, and it smells different too.

Is this a thing or am I imaging things?

>>17276226
Actually VW are GM. Hilarious amounts of rebadging, hilarious amounts of lying, hilarious amounts of government blind-eyeing.

>>17276347
Clean, high-quality oil can indeed make a difference. My V-Stronk (pictured above) felt and sounded smoother after switching to Mobil1 normal moto oil from Motul 5100.

>>17276185
MUH

>tfw find adventure bikes sexy as fuck and want one but nowhere to offroad around here and using motor vehicles on forest trails is illegal, and you'd have to go on trips halfway across Europe to get to decent adventuring locations

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>>17276350
>VW are GM
are you retarded?

>>17276372
The GM of Germany.

How much of a meme are Trikes? I have NO balance so rather than drop a proper motorcycle and mangle it and my body I'd like to consider getting a trike.

>>17276435
You don't need balance for a bike.

>>17276435
can you ride a bicycle

>>17276443
You say this, but don't I have to lean into a turn at which point the bike falls over and I die?
>>17276447
Barely, I learned how to keep a bicycle more or less stable on a paved surface when I was a young teenager. I haven't ridden a bicycle for at least 5 years now, and I could never keep it properly stable on a sidewalk.

>>17276451
>but don't I have to lean into a turn at which point the bike falls over and I die?
You're actually fighting a bike to get back up in a corner until you go really flat.

>>17276451
lol how much of a fat retard are you?

>>17276454
I'll put it this way, I had an electric scooter a few years ago and on my maiden voyage I smashed the thing into a rock while "attempting" to corner and narrowly escaped mangling my leg. I've been wary since.

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>>17276435
>drop a proper motorcycle
Good news, they make crash cages for people like you (and stunt riders and adventures riders mainly). Riding a trike doesn't compare to riding a motorcycle at all from the lack of leaning alone. Riding a trike is more like saddling a car with a motorcycle fork for steering. Worse than a car at being car-like, worse than a bike at being bike-like.

>>17276435 see
>>17276443

You don't need balance, the machine balances itself over 5mph, you have to use a combination of counter-steering and shifting bodyweight to get the bike to turn.

If you have to have a trike get a can-am as your typical Boomer harley trikes are more unstable.

>>17276451
>can't ride a bike
>should I get a bike that is considerably more difficult to operate and potentially 10x faster than I have ever been before

>>17276465
You're just a fucking retard, its not a balance issue.

Is it just me or do sportbikes kind of look like ass?

>>17273978
I pick >Hot Opinions
>>17274066
>japanese imports
>HONDA OF ALL FUCKING THINGS
just fuck my shit up senpai

>>17276465
Have you considered sticking to cars

>>17276481
Just you.

>>17276481
a) it's you
2. most of them
IV. post pics of what you mean

>>17276481
example?

>>17276467
dont forget the inherent instability of the trike in corners and braking

Can someone explain this to me
Car License - One year wait time to drive by yourself
Motorcycle license - Full License in 90 days, can drive solo (and have to, actually) from day 1
Like, isn't a motorcycle inherently harder and more dangerous to drive than a car?

>>17276501
but with a motorcycle you're way way more likely to just kill yourself than others
captcha: mexico buddy

>>17276501
Well like what are they gonna do, make you ride carrying a passenger that has riding experience while you have your learners?

>>17276501
in what third world country do you have to wait A YEAR to drive by yourself?
When I got my license here in the heart of yurop I could drive on my own..?

>>17276501
>One year wait time to drive by yourself
Cuntstraya problems. Also cars pose a bigger threat to other motorists, that's why.

>>17276518
North America. Eight months is the minimum, and that's if you pay for a course at a Driver's school.

>>17276518
European countries mandate driving school lessons but let you drive freely as soon as you have your license. Other countries don't mandate driving school lessons but make you drive under supervision for a certain amount of time as a replacement for driving school (it's not a replacement for driving school considering how awfully Australians drive).

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>>17276529
>North America.

>>17276535
Yeah but Europeans don't even own cars.

>>17276534
U g l y

>>17276518
I would rather have to wait a year to drive on my own at the age of 16 than have to ride a kids scooter for like 4 years before i can ride a normal bike

>>17276540
what's standing in my driveway then?

>>17276553
Not a car because cars dont have to stand with

>>17276558
>dont have
Dont have legs

>>17276562
>>17276558
what is it doing then, mr. linguistics professor?