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

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>>17389790
first for soft noodly body

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>>17389790

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I don't know what it says, but I've got some guesses...

>>17389802
kys zach

Why dont they make something like the power commander auto tune for cars?

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>>17389593 #
Aayo, fuck these douchebags. HI sounds pretty neato, just small.
Not quite OK small, but maybe GA level.

And Hawaiians are cool as shit, but the rest of oceana...
(My uncle once fled the country, after breaking up with a Tongan girl)

What are the roads like out there? My brother got stationed on one of the mid-islands (I think?) And I think it'd be pretty fly to rent a couple bikes, make him learn to ride when I visit.

>literPeter anon
It's about fundamentals. Ever wonder why the middle school goalposts are still half the size of regulation ones?

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Any of you have your bike dyno tested to see what sort of power it makes? What does it cost?

>>17389848
>OK and GA
>good for anything
shit states. I've seen Oklahoma. It's fucking trash.

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Are these tires good for cornering?

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>>17389874
Don't you know that your bike has to look like a space ship to corner good

>>17389882
I dunno dude, Im asking cus my tires look a lot thinner than sports tires..I really dont know and I rather find out from someone telling me than me having to low side and learn it the hard way.

>>17389871
>GA
Vast expanses of racists, on the way between Athens and Atlanta. So, better than OK, but still functionally limited.

Like HI. Just replace the confederates with seawater, and it looks the same to me.

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Couldn't ride to Starbucks today on my adventure bike so just took old county highways that have long been shut down.

>>17389891
I want to remind you to state the make/model of tire, but you'll catch a footpeg before you get to the edge of anything.
t. Ride nighthawk ni-han. Durotours are adequate for our engine size.

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shiny and chrome

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>>17386972
just got back from 4 hours of driving to look at bike
>i was not prepared for the v-twin sound
seen a couple of these in parking lots and for a flash in oncoming traffic and such but ugggggggh
>that sound
>muh dick

I didn't actually test ride it because while I had the cash with me just in case, I wanted to check out a couple of other bikes first. It cold started perfectly though and I didn't find any big issues during the inspection (t. autistic checklist-making anon)
the owner seemed like a pretty cool guy, said he had given it to his brother when he upgraded to an FZ-01 and his brother had just bought an R6, so it wasn't going to be ridden much now. He also had a Vulcan.

He had swapped in a GXS-R 1000 rear shock and RaceTech fork springs, said the ride was a lot stiffer than stock. He was like 200 lb and I'm 135 lb; what should I expect from this and should I make adjustments accordingly? He offered to throw in the OEM fork springs if I wanted them.

>asked him if he'd deliver it to my place for an extra 100-150
>thought a second and said he'd do it if I paid full price (2600) cause he was expecting a haggle
>mfw my budget was 3000 to start with

I like this but I still want to go check out the yellow one that popped up.

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>>17389790
post flexing pics?

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Picked these up today with a shit ton of other goodies well below my spending limit. Went in expecting to blow a couple grand on KLIM gear. While I liked it and was ready to pay for it, it just didn't fit me right and that's all that really matters. So hooray for spending a shit ton of money but actually saving money? Mixed emotions.

>>17389912
frosty i didn't know you got a motorcycle

>>17389922
Dude sounds pretty cool. Check the yellow one to ease your anxiety, but it sounds like your mind is made.

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>>17389936
pretty!

>>17389944
who the fuck is frosty

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post dbt boipucci

>>17389978
trap anon

>>17389985
so that guy was calling my bike gay or what lol

>>17389997
only if u post boipucci

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Beta XTrainer still best dual-sport.

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>>17390000
how about a nice pic of the otherside of my girl

>>17389997
frosty is a notorious /o/ tripfag, newfriend, who was also known for the shitty quality photos he took of his car with his phone - lots of glare, foggy, etc.

>>17390016
Gotcha

>>17390014
no, i got quads now post boipucci. Nobody whats to see that old piece of shit poorfag biek

>Lowsided yesterday on a wet gravel road
> skinned hip and elbow, bruised knee and shoulder
>Ripped my favourite pair of jeans
>Have been leaking leg juice all day and my boxers keep sticking to my hip
Overall would not reccomend, mostly just pissed i ruined my good jeans

>>17390025
>poorfag bike
Costs more than any jap, american or german shit you will ever ride you uneducated nigger.

>>17390050
post boipucci

>>17390014
>so shiny i can see your reflection in the tank
v nice yes

>>17390059
stay mad stupid poorfag, i bet that piece dosent have EFI or abs enjoy paing more for a piece of shit cuckold bike

>>17389601

That's the problem CV carbs fix. You're using '70's technology there.

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>>17389969
Yea I was happy. I ended up getting the drystar gear. I hope it holds up on my trips. It fit better on me than the KLIM. I am not a small dude (wide shoulders), 5 foot 10, 175lbs, but the KLIM fit like garbage bags on me or too tight. Sorta stuck in a middle size that doesn't exist I guess.

The Drystar gear even still allows for me to hide my 1911 without being obnoxious in a custom chest rig I wear on occasion. So I'm happy.

>>17390059
But it's just an old and slow bike, who cares if it costs more.

>>17390050
tegaderm senpai

>>17389979
Damnit, I haven't been here in like a month and decided to check up on dbt again only to see my lewd photo being posted.

>>17390068
jokes on you, i didnt pay a dime for this bike. Unlike the weeb shit im sure you ride, this bike has class and character. Its a 47 year old bike thats completely original, it doesnt need any of that new tech you fucking aspy. If i wanted new frills and pointless shit i would buy a modern bike.

>>17390102
post more bby ;)

>>17390088
definitely not slow my friend.

>>17390103
>justyfing being poor by riding a slow cuckold piece of thrash for beta cuck hipster sisses

>>17390108
I deleted all my weird photos because my mom almost saw them and I got nervous

Where did you guys get your first bike?
Bonus points if you don't live in a city

>>17390014
You should get that speedo cable off the exhaust pipe. And wipe your lens. And do what the quads-man says

>>17390122
make new ones bby ;) u look so cute i would marry you

>>17390119
I dont see any pics of your bike there guy. I would resort to greentexting too if i didnt have a bike

>>17390125
Theres a metal sheath that covers that section of the cables. Its how they came out of the factory.

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>>17390134
now stay mad with your piece od shit cuckboi nigger lover homo trap biek

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>>17390124
first bike I got on craigslist from a shed in a small oregon town

second bike I got from a shed in downtown portland after I found it on craigslist

third bike I got from a storage unit after sitting for about 5 years when I was browsing craigslist

current bike I got a dealership

>>17390124
I think I was 12, some shitty Chinese 90cc dirt bike
>>17390130
Only if you're a pretty lady

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>>17390156

>>17390112
Matter of personal opinion, then.
Not bashing on it, just saying.

>>17390124
>>17390174
Oh I thought you said when, not where. My step dad got it for me from Canadian Tire. I think it was $900 brand new.

>>17390167
>third bike I got from a storage unit after sitting for about 5 years when I was browsing craigslist
3rd bike?

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>>17390191
this one

>>17390179
>19.6 billion images in 0.6 seconds
>when I search my emails for a string, it takes 4 minutes and only searches the past 6 months

>>17390179
being this mad there bike is an old piece of shit

>>17390198
At least he has a commanding grasp of the English language.

>>17390198
i guess i should have remembered that /o/ has shit tastes and opinions.

>>17390142
I didn't beleive you, so I looked it up. Fucking brits.

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>>17390213
he's right you know, maybe it's time to get a REAL motorcycle, brother. No more of these chink kids toys.

>>17390203
go suck his dick fagboi

>>17390213
lol stupid hipster bikes are shit

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>>17390226
Y u so mad tho.

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>>17390167
Kit you gotta calm down with the shed buys.
>daily RED

>>17390220
Dude i know, half the shit they put together on this thing amazes me. It's all whitworth tooling too, luckily i have a small enough set to do basic shit to it.

>>17390234
post boipucci

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>>17390234
>Kit you gotta calm down with the shed buys.
I did when I got my FZ.

>now I want to buy a beat to shit xr100 or dyna glide that doesn't run and make it work
what is wrong with me.

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>>17390240
alREDy have multiple times

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>>17390232
>Le superior hipster taste
>likes nigger dick

pls kys cuckboi

>>17390246
yeah but i want to see new pics bb ;)

>>17390232
I would be mad too if i knew an anon had a classic bike. He wageslaved for a gay ricer that probably only gets compliments from kids wearing monster hats

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>>17390253
come here and you could get the real thing fag.

>>17390259
i would love to rabage that boipucci

>>17390259
Why does every acerbis tank have to look so haram

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>>17389979
>This is allowed to stay up

Try to post a picture with only my ankle showing
>Banned

fuck you /o/ mods

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>>17390280
Shhhh. We're still campaigning for /mc/.
Don't fuck it up by making rational points about sexism, or I start pulling reasoned theological arguments about vanity.

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can i get uhhhhhhhhhh motorcycle jacket with less than 8 logos please

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>>17390332
Yes

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>>17390314
>Post a link to another board to the ankle, still get banned

I'm not a girl anon

>>17390332
https://www.revzilla.com/revit

>>17390346
>ninja 250
>not a girl

sure

>>17390346
I wish I could leave my helmet outside like that.

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>>17390358
>Ninja 250 looking like that
anon... I

>>17390360
well I was just taking a picture but the area is nice

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>>17390367
Post more doggo

>>17390367
still a girls bike

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>>17390371
Doggo for you
>>17390373
Meh a bike is a bike as along as you're having fun thats all that matters

>>17390381
cute puppers

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>>17390346
Not relevant, don't piss off the wardens until we get payout.

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>>17390388
All puppers and Doggos deserve love and a good life
>>17390389
Posting boipucchi

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>>17390360
I do it if the area is okay and I'm only going to be like 15 minutes.

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>>17390371
additional doggo for you

>>17390314
>sexism
They're both dudes you silly guy

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>>17390465
So, we talking about bikes or what?
-------
Carbs are coming up for the mini nighthawk. I want to be lazy and just bolt on new Mikuni + pods instead.
Worth it? I've heard of a mythical twin brothers pipe setup, too, but can't seem to find it...
Call it 40% boredom, 60% tactile learning. I'm pretty much making shit up as I go along.

did i make a good choice buying a cbr250rr? paid 2750 au with 25000kms

>>17390495
you wont get more power with mods on that bike, plus pods rouin your engine because shitty chinese paper cant filter dust properly. Theres also 2 to 1's in yurop and nippon for $200

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>>17390502
It kind of blows, but I understand if that's the case (without a bore kit). It's essentially an up-tuned tractor engine.

Second opinion? Anybody tried to squeeze something similar? My other summer project would be matching paint and fairing repairs...less exciting, but I think the shoei front will look cool with vfr era tricolor stripes.

>>17390528
They dont sell proper bore kits for those bikes only china 305cc that are really hard to find and i think there water cooled.

GROM

Looking for my first bike.

I'm 6'3" 230.

What should I get?

>>17390604
lol fat, get a harley and suck tyrones bbc or a Dual sport and ride to starbucks

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>>17390607
230 ain't fat for 6'3"

>>17390604
Tall dual sport of some sort.

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To the people who were shitting on me for paying $875 for dyno tuning and not getting an autotune module
>it wasn't one map it was two, power and eco were different fuel and ignition maps, power was $575 eco was $400
>autotune doesn't do ignition mapping, only fuel
>I live in the Bay Area and everything is more expensive here
Feels meh man

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>>17390621
Does it still overheat :^)

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>>17390629
It hasn't. I've gotten over the engine noise and have been riding it like I stole it and it's been fine. I'm trying to buy a Flatland Racing radiator guard but I want them to anodize it for me and they won't answer my emails.
Once I get that I'll take it in for the 6,000mi service and have them fix the radiator and install the guard and new plastics for me I think. It'll probably be like a $900 service :/

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>>17390604
CBR500R-CMX500.
I've got a 36" inseam, and the low rearsets are perfect. Also standard bit about fuel efficiency, spare parts, online community, etc.
My father's gone heretic and is looking into some kind of Kawasaki....Vulcan?
I'm fully expecting it to explode and leave him stranded. Will relish the "victory lap" with him riding bitch on a sportbike.

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Why isn't anyone posting bikes?

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>>17390649
I ruh roh.

>>17390649
>pls respond

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>>17390645
Why not have em ship it raw and get it anodized locally somewhere? You have to have a bunch of speed shops there that do that kind of stuff.

I should probably get around to my 12k service since I'm at almost 18k now. I'm just assuming the dealer didn't bother to do it before they sold it to me.

R8 latest tire setup

>>17390663
I ordered a bash plate from Flatland and they anodized it black for me for $10 when they did a big batch, that's why. I'm sure it'd be closer to $50 if I get it done locally.

almost knobbies/10

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>>17390649
(People are posting bikes you insufferable ponce.)

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>>17389790
post recent acquisitions
pls no bully

works great as a city bike and still has enough power to have fun on the highways

shit color but its the only one available


passed down a harley for this

>>17390690
those legs are amazing

>>17390730
I feel like it's kind of overpriced for what it is but it's a nice bike. At least you got the good one.

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I've had like 6 drinks.
Should I go downstairs and put my Power Commander back together or not touch it until I'm sober?
Asking for a friend...

>>17390730
How tall are you? I heard they only fit manlets and women

>>17390781
8'11"

>>17390780
Go to bed

>>17390766
thanks

i wasnt in the position to get a cheap bike and upgrade in a year so this seemed perfect

the harley looks way cooler desu but it just wasnt practical

>>17390781
5,11
its a bit snug desu but it kinda needs to be for a city bike

>>17390076
I have the original version of the Andes pants and a New Land jacket. Good shit, zero issues in the years I've had them, survived in everything short of snow with no leaks and comfy for all day stuff. Nice purchase.

>>17390797
I woke up at 5pm today I'll be up all night.

>>17390823
Looks like we're on the same sleep schedule then

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>>17390780
Do it fgt

>>17390831
Come over bb
We can do some blow and go hoon

>>17390835
I don't even do caffeine, pretty sure I'd die

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>>17390841
Unless you have a heart condition you'll be fine.

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a e s t h e t i c

>>17390844
I don't know what country this is but a zebra cross usually means peds have right of way. Although there is a traffic light for seemingly no reason

>>17390835
>>17390841
Fuck, dude. I'm not the only /dbt/ that does blow? Let's fucking go, dude. I've been riding all night.

>>17390880
He's got a red light
Light trumps road marking
Marking trumps signpost

>>17390907
Plenty of us do drugs anon.
>current shit was $100/gram but is like $80 quality
>next day shipping from Oakland off the dark web so meh

>>17390846
Would be a rough way to find out if I do.

>>17390913
How's darkweb quality? It's not hard to find decent stuff down here in socal, but I'm getting out of here soon. It feels like they could easily cut it with all kinds of bullshit and you'd never know because you can't really sample or see if it has that 'been-stepped-on-once' smell.

How do you druggies deal with the risk of shit like fentanyl?

>>17390936
It's almost exclusively in heroin

>>17390936
Fucking fentanyl? Opiates make you slow as hell. I find it hard to believe an adrenaline junkie like a motorcyclist would want that crap. But that said, just don't do fucking heroin and if you DO do opiates just buy prescription ones they're fucking fine.

>>17390929
It's generally higher quality per dollar than street shit.
>>17390936
>>17390949
>>17390957
On the east coast people have been cutting blow with fentanyl, so some of my friends back home are getting scared of it. I've heard it's not really a problem here on the west coast. I recently found out a friend of mine here does blow and he said he recently found an insanely good hook up so I'm planning on getting my shit from him next time. Basically, don't dive in head first and it won't kill you.

>tfw

>$490 sidi


Post your boots.

>>17390961
>>17390936
Also if you're really anal you can chemically test most shit, if you're willing to ruin some of it.

>>17390961
Blow with fentanyl. Uppers with downers. They couldn't just cut it with anything fucking else? These people hate money. I'd know if that stuff started getting around the west coast before I'd be in any danger, thankfully.

Where are you on the west coast? The latest plague around here is meth cut with battery acid/krokodil.

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>>17390964
All about dem comfy boots bra
>500cad

>>17390957
>all motorcyclists are adrenaline junkies

I'm off fent and hydros regularly

>>17390961
It's a huge problem in Vancouver, BC. I work in the DTES and people die literally every day from it.

I've personally discovered 3 people that had OD'd, it's sad as fuck.

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>tfw no 1125r

>>17390972
San Francisco

>>17391002
There are drugs in Canada?

>>17391037
There are lots, we even have safe injection sites where they can go shoot up and not have to use puddle water and used needles.

>>17391002
Drugs are everywhere and not going anywhere.

>>17391037
Palmdale, here. We really ought to get the hell out of california before it gets worse.

Ok as someone who wants to do lots of travelling and has a longish commute I've decided to go down the sports tourer route

>VFR800
>Sprint St 1050
>R1100S
>F800ST

Which should I go for?

>>17391065
FZ1

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>>17390964
Full lineup
>>17391065
VFR. They last forever.
800 regularly, if you're in stop/go, bump up to the 1200 with dct

why does my bike kill batteries every 2 months?
it wont start (and it's kickstart only) and the dash is blank.
I had to wire it to the car to start it and as soon as I removed the cables the rev counter was falsesly displaying the highest rpm possible and it didnt run very well, it was very smokey
battery is kill, but it was new, wont recharge

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I woke up this morning to do some pulls on the highway when no one was out but the fucking fog and wind were brutal and the 99% humidity was destroying me. Fuck I hate living here. This faggot weather is literally never cooperative. Fucking new england is the worst

>>17391107
some dude told me the alternator is fucked
that sounds right, but how does it close the circuit then? It did start when I wired it to the car. Also, that doesnt explain why it wouldnt start (it's kickstart, so it wouldnt even need a battery to start).

>>17391053
>really ought to get the hell out of california before it gets worse
I moved here from NY just because I wanted to.

>>17391113
You're a fucking maniac. I'm high desert born and raised and I can't wait to leave. What does rain feel like, Baird? WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE?

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>>17391065
S1000XR
Super Duke GT
Multistrada
R1200RS

Would be my picks

>>17391115
Rain feels like rain.
Snow feels like death.

Upstate NY gets more snow than Alaska some years. Fuck that shit. Only place I could see myself moving ever is maybe Colorado Springs or Flagstaff. Haven't explored outside of the country so far.

>>17389802
the fuck is up with that chain?

>>17391116
How is the XR? I really want to rent one when I go out to Vegas, but I am also a manlet and don't know if I am tall enough to ride it. (5'8 ish)

>>17391134
It's a really fun versatile road bike I would recommend. Took it from Victoria, BC to SF last month and taking it for a track day later in July.

I'm only 5'10" myself with the standard seat and suspension and I'm one footing just fine at stop lights.
If you're a bit shorter see if you can find one with a lower seat, but even then you may be fine.

>>17391112
Look up the relation between your stator, flywheel, and rectifier. It'll give you understanding needed to test this and actually find out.

And I mean look up. Just being spoonfed will confuse you further if the armchair mechanics are wrong.

>>17391116
I can't afford those bikes. Need to be looking at late 90s or early 00s

>>17391178
And shell out for a fresh battery and trickle charger. You'll need them along with a multimeter to do this properly.

STOP JUMPING THE BIKE, BEFORE YOU FRY THE UNDAMAGED PARTS OF YOUR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM!

Tell me what kind of people tend to compliment you for your bike, and what to they like?

I ride an f650st. Older ladies (40-50) tend to compliment. They like the way it looks and the color. Its bright orange.

>>17391189
Again, VFRs are undervalued by meme addled speedfreaks.
There's always one floating around Craigslist and cycle trader has dealership listings.
Non-Honda dealerships tend to undervalue them, too. Especially Harley and BMW shops.

>>17391201
i ride a zx7r and nobody compliments it

>>17391217
I would totally compliment you on your bike man. Thats a nice bike!

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>>17391201
CB250, picture above with the 80's fairing:
After mass every Sunday a random middle aged white man walks up to regale me with tales of their small displacement adventures.
Mostly 2 stroke racers.
I seem to intimidate the people my own age, though. Millennials are strange.

>>17391195
But the mechanic told me to jump it wtfff
>>17391178
with relation you mean?

>>17391240
2 stroke racers are cool. cb250 is nice though, do you think you'll ever do it away?

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>>17391252
Don't get too excited. It's the American mini nighthawk, drum brakes and all.

I actually came off a scooter before this, upgraded because my sister had a baby and I need to break 60 to help her out. I'm strangely satisfied with the power, and am pretty much going to wait for it to die (just hit 10k) or for me to get this code-monkey job after college before upgrading meaningfully.
(Hence asking about upgrades. I like to ride both bikes a little faster than they're probably meant to go)

It seems to piss off a lot of people, but I'm thinking cbr500r, once the used price drops some. Gas mileage mostly, and they make the right aftermarket bits so I could learn to really push it before going super-sport.

>>17391274
The new Cb500's suck, you're better off getting basically anything else besides a gs500.

>>17390234
How did you cover the hole afer removing passanger handle bars? CBR 300r owner here i want go clean up the back of the bike too.

>>17391201
Dorsoduro riders, because they're the only ones who don't think it's an MT-07

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>>17391285
I'm kind-of not.
I know my limits, and am fully confident that on February ice I don't yet have the control to handle a VF750, much less a modern super.
And Honda-only isn't a hard rule, but I like the idea of a 100k mile engine. To be even more honest, we wouldn't be having this conversation at all if they made hard luggage for my little cb.

I like distance riding, rainstorms, and tight canyons. You do you, but a middle displacement with sport position is actually ideal for me.

>>17391380
I mean
A ducati with bad valves will do 100k

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http://www.motorcycle.com/top10/the-10-most-reliable-motorcycle-companies.html

Here's a thing.

I hate that they don't actually publish the methodology for these surveys. I don't care about 4 years for the average rider. Tell me about engine hours, miles traveled, and the like.
(I can't believe Suzuki made it to tie Honda this year. Good on them.)

>>17391476
Do they tell what kinds of fixes?

BMW has a horrible reliability in those surveys, but they easily go 150-200k km. You can find loads of them with those mileages.

why does BMW insist on making motorcycles that look absolutely fucking retarded?

>>17391581
I like duck beaks and there's nothing you can do about it.

>>17391581
why does Japan insist on making motorcycles that look absolutely fucking identical?

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>>17389790
I went on a long ride this weekend with a motorbike club

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>>17391591
>http://www.motorcycle.com/top10/the-10-most-reliable-motorcycle-companies.html
the beaks are fine, its shit like this though.
>>17391594
>le good to be different may may

fuck off retard

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>>17391476
>build the most reliable motorcycles from North America
>go bankrupt anyway
RIP Victory, it seems to be in the genes of Americans to prefer complete garbage.

>>17391476
tl;dr
Since new bikes have warranties who cares if the reliability is 10% less than another company? Not like you're paying for it.
For used bikes, maintenance is 100x more important than brand, so unless you're buying a fucking Ural or something it barely even matters in my experience.

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So, how much of a bad idea is it to push a 125 to it's limit? I got it to 110 down a hill, 105 on flat. but depending on wind and even a slight hill, i had trouble getting past 90.

I'm going to get my big bike licence and get something more powerful, I really got cornering down this ride, and the bike was finally the limiting factor, not my skill level

>>17391476
well, when you make a bike nobody wants to ride, nobody will have any break downs

>>17391614
I do it literally all the time everyday and still get 95mpg and no problem with the engine. I ride a YBR 125 though, has that famous yamaha build quality. Just keep on top of chain maintenance and engine oil.

>>17391602
>fuck off retard
Rude and uncalled for

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>>17391621
I'm on a SYM Wolf, mechanically a copy of the Honda CG125.

I'll be upgrading soon now, i really didn't hold the group i was with back too much, but i feel bad for holding them back at all just because my bike couldn't go any faster out on the open road

Somebody was riding a CB400, it looked damned good, i like the UJM style. I'll be mostly riding twisting mountain roads

My bike looked like a 7/8th model of a bike next to the rest of these guys

>>17391640
>taiwanese shit

Disregard everything I said, that thing is a pile of shit.

>>17391309
the precious owner did some gheto work on it by cutting shit away and bolting it back on to be more flush.

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>>17391651
it's literally made in the same factory that used to make the cg125, from the same parts, by the same people.

>>17389790
You done goofed, OP, too much Ctrl C Ctrl V for you to handle, I see.

>>17388926

The k1600GT has a laser headlight version I THINK. At least as a prototype. So that + gimmicky active light system should make it bretty gud.

>>17388536

If I'm not mistaken Yamaha has already killed production of the thing. Oh, well.

But why not look at a R Nine T as a alternative, moon rune-speaking anon?

>>17391028
tfw i want to like Buell but every single one of his bikes is so fucking ugly I can't stand it

>>17391274
Man just get an NC700

"adventure sports" are the new UJMs. Arr rook same, arr ride same, arr pretty practicar.

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/o/!

So which is the better bike for the same price? A 2013 tiger 800xc or a 2014 vstrom 1000 se?

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>>17392148
They actually look pretty cool. It's distinctly american design, utilitarian with a little, subtly derivative flair that could only come from an amateur, not a dedicated artist.

While japs have a distinctive theme devleoped by participating in racing and italians design their bikes like they're going to hang them on the fucking wall, I think the US nails it for streetbikes.

>>17391603
But victory ain't going anywhere. Thers still gonna be parts and services. 90% of the people are just getting moved to Indian

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New cafe-guy from last thread here.
Apparently I can't get a license for anything above 45 hp before I turn 24, so I'll just wait two years.

Fuck this country, seriously.

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>>17391604
Because some of us prefer not to get stranded? 10%, by the math I'm sure you're using, is the difference between a 1 in 6 and a 1 in 4 chance.
(Cut six lines. Snort two, and come back if you wake up.)

>>17391640
Start replacing bits now, because the difference is in metallurgy. The design is tough as nails, but you can't fix physics.

>>17391603
Indian.

>>17391528
That's a part of what I mean by no methodology. I followed a few of the circular link paths...no white paper.

We need somebody doing Masters marketing or Bachelors engineering to perform a more comprehensive study. Assert brand culture to reliability relation, or survey current persistent design challenges....or whatever gets you funding.

Tack your last name on it, then force the thesis on an underclassmen. Make this a biannual report.

>>17392233
>>17392254
>why yes of course I believe that two-wheeled grandpa chairs are an acceptable substitute for modern looking, fairly sporty cruisers

>>17392254
>Start replacing bits now,
I want to replace two parts
My licence and then my bike

>>17392254
The methodology is this

>bike is reported to dealer as having had a failure (mirror fell off, headlight wires fried, exhaust started leaking, engine grenaded, whatever)
>+1 unreliability points

so this stuff never happens:
>bike has a problem, owner fixes it himself
>bike has a problem, gets taken to an independent shop that doesn't report statistics
>bike suffers major engine failure/the frame disintegrates and it is parted out on ebay or scrapped

>>17392280
You don't know much about the new Indians huh friend?

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What's a good UJM to get for a second bike?

will be mostly used on twisting mountain roads

>>17391476
>Tell me about engine hours, miles traveled, and the like.
Literally learn to read.

>With this data, CR adjusted for mileage ridden over a 12-month span and estimated failure rates.

>>17392309
CB600F

no 919, 919 a shit.

>>17392326
>no 919, 919 a shit.

It won though

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anyone know of any other bikes like the XSR700/XSR900?

namely, bikes with retro looks but modern technology inside them

even better when they're a bit older, as in not as expensive

>>17392375
put a 7" bucket light on a naked bike

viola

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>>17392381
i think that's a lot easier said than done, most naked bikes i've been looking at seem to incorporate the headlights rather strongly into the rest of the front. not very easy to just swap them out

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>>17392316
So, knowing how to read, you can see why I say that statement is opaque enough to destroy their credibility?
With properly published data, we'd be able to recategorize the failures by actual use, severity of failure, etc.
Because a fucking mirror is not a failure. It's embarrassing, but trivial.
I'm looking for details like this guy named, in number form.
>>17392289

...yes, this is one of my hobbies. As a tech worker, I use the repeated failures of the motorcycle industry to study the shitty edge of marketing.

>>17392433
>everyone, everywhere, cb air

>>17392419
This. Everybody at the cbr specialty forum wants to daydream, but nobody's willing to cut up their cluster.
(Personal idea---get hands on a cbr250r tach, mate to round light and classic quarter fairing)

>>17392433
Maybe stop building bikes where the mirror falls off or the headlight wire fries if you're so concerned about botched reliability scores in consumer reports then.

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>mfw no one wants to buy my bike

>>17392474
Shouldn't have bought a shitty bike

>>17392484
I have realised this far too late

how shit is benelli?

>>17392501
Made in China shit, the current bikes are actually a disgrace for the company's history

>>17392508
so they're unreliable?
was looking to get a cheap bike (new) like the 251 or 302 to get around in the city

>>17392529
Well, you have to consider that chinese manufacturers use subpar materials for their products, and the manufacturing process is questionable, too

Also, there's very few shops that actually specialise in the brand (it's the KSR Group fyi), so if (or rather when) something breaks you'll be pretty much shit outta luck

>>17392540
thanks mate
i'll be looking for something else

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what are the best views you've seen while riding
>coast at sunset
>weird abandoned buildings
>sweeping mountain passes
>that girl you had a thing for in high school who turned you down only now she's a fat whale.

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>>17392551
for the price of one of those new, you'll definitely get a used japanese bike that will be much better built and more enjoyable. I know the temptation to buy a brand spanking new motorbike is big, but you'd feel pretty shit when the frame starts rusting after 3 months or the subframe breaks off because lil ching didn't know how to weld correctly

>>17392568
holy fuk the angle of that brake lever is insane

>>17392558
>nice mountain passes
>coast at sunset
>a perfect set of boobs in a bikini
>a tight butt riding a nice bike
>twisty river roads

>>17392558
i once saw a little kitty cat

>>17392501
they were okay till 2004

dont buy anything made after that.

>>17392558
I enjoy riding the bridges of my town at sunset. Our house is on a hillside looking east so I never really saw a comfy sunset, I'm catching up on that now. Also pleasant:
>bridges in general

>tfw dealer sponsored ride on Wednesday
>allowed to mark two bikes to ride
>choices of yama and kawis
>marked off fz10 and ninja 1000
Its gonna be a good day

>>17392660
If you don't hit 180 you're wrong

>>17392660
>going exactly the speed limit in straight lines for about 30 minutes

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>>17392665
Why is the sidestand on an icecube?

>>17392703
there is a yamaha dealer closeby who does those test-rides twice a month.

40 bucks for a 4 hour ride and spare ribs.

seems like a good deal tbhfam

>>17392719
Are they group rides?

>>17392713
part of the design decision

>>17392726
yeah

>>17392711
They're only €10.000 if they ever come up for sale

https://baltimore.craigslist.org/mcy/6179270707.html
https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/mcy/6173749299.html
https://annapolis.craigslist.org/mcy/6174219155.html

So what's the most likely reasoning behind the prices on these? Just scams, plain and simple?

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>>17392719
>spare ribs

>>17392739
there are some pretty good deals for 7-9k but all very far away.

>>17392746
stolen/scams

wtf is up with american used vehicle sites being that shitty?

>>17392747
What's so American about spare ribs?

>>17392474
What bike?

>>17392754
>any year
>not wanting to have shitty dating ads, shitty used car ads, shitty room-for-rent ads and shitty packing-helper ads all on the same website

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>>17392746

stolen

>>17392665
Is that just a naked Katana? That's fucking beautiful.

>>17392746
Those are some nice license plates

>>17392754
>>17392764
Thanks. I knew something wasn't right, was just curious on what exactly.

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>>17392761
BMW F650

I just want to get it out for a reasonable price so i can get a big boy bike

>>17389912
What kind of bike is this?

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>>17392760
baiting people with shitty barbecue is pretty american
also
>paying for test rides

>>17392765
>naked

thats just how it looks with some new, modern parts.

Anyways they probably sold that for 40k or something like that.

fucking jap-jews.

>>17392780
>paying for test rides
I don't get this either.
Test rides should be free and nobody of the dealer with you.

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>>17392711
>mfw that bike is just a BMW F800R

>>17390877
Cbr?

>>17392795
not really, the engine is almost the same but with more displacement and different firing order.

the rest of course is husquarna

>>17392810
the frame and the brakes are the same, just as the suspension

>>17391274
Whats the difference between cbx500 and cb500?

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>>17392812
how is that the same frame?

>>17392795
It has the same Rotax 800cc, which then Husqvarna modified into a 900cc with a heartbeat firing order.

Rest of the bike isn't similar, expect they're both nakeds.

>>17392835
swingarm seems to be shared as well.

cant make out any other similarities, they are completely different.

>>17392816
CB500 is a standard bike. CB500X is an adventure touring bike with a different seating position, longer suspension travel and larger tank.

>>17392841
>>17392835
>>17392824
are all y'all mentally disabled?

>>17392711
price
>inb4 2much4poorfags

>>17392841
They will be parts used parts in both, for sure.
It might share parts with a R1200

>>17392846
The guys saying it's the same bike is.

>>17392850
you can get a used one with under 20k km for 9000.

problem is finding one, the closest ones are usually 300km away from where i live.

>>17392845
I think I prefer the regular cb500 then.

Still trying to find out what kinda bikes I like.

I think I really like old cafe racers despite everyone hating them.

>>17392871
there's a difference between the new cb500's and the old ones

>>17392874
I like the old ones.

>>17392892
Can't really compare the two really

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Is it bad that I go out on my 80cc scoot for fun and end up only riding my 600cc bike for commuting?
I want to go to the touge more but the closest one it like 1.5 hr highway ride away. Highway riding in the midwest kinda sucks..

>>17392474
I'm still trying to sell my 2015 FZ-07. It is the lowest priced bike at a very reasonable price. Just getting crazy low ballers and scam callers. It's been listed for at least 2-3 months now.

I might try to sell my salvage title R6 now or whatever sells first. Maybe I need more tags. I've bought stuff off Craigslist, but never really sold a bike. Argh.

>>17392901
I really want to get a sub-250cc shitbike like an old CB, CL, or TS or something but I'm a little scared this will also happen to me and I'll lose the desire to look for much else or get a sportbike instead like I want to.

>>17392905
I mean it's crazy, even now when it's the height of the summer and a lot of people should get crazy about buying motorbikes.

>>17392810
>different firing order.


On a twin. KEK

>#1 fires twice then the second one fires once.

>>17392997
firing TIMING okay?

>>17392999
>>17392997
crank phasing
180 is typical, 270 makes vtwin noise and 315 makes nuda noise

>>17393027
270 (like the TRX 850) is the same as a 90° VTwin
315 is the same as a 55° Vtwin (some Kawasaki got that)

>>17393051
would anyone have a visual representation/video of that?

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>>17393066

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>>17393066
gif

>>17393082
>>17393073
cheers lads. anyone know what the "best" firing order for twins is?

>>17393088
there is only 1,2 isnt there?

>>17393093
i meant crank phasing, obviously

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>>17393082
to compare a vtwin

>>17393082
Do they make 0 degrees? Like a two cylinder thumper

>>17393103
Most Ptwins use a 180° phasing because that leads to least vibrations on low RPMs.

anything else is usually a sound-design decision first and foremost.

>>17393127
wouldnt really have any advantage over a thumper tbhbbqfamaramalama

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>>17393127
called 360deg crank, one usually fires when the other exhausts.
yankee however did make a twingle 500 2 stroke by slapping a pair of ossa 250s together in a simultaneous firing order.

>>17393161
i think he means a "big bang" firing order which just doenst make much sense for Ptwins

>>17393176
>yankee however did make a twingle(see twin with single point firing) 500 2 stroke by slapping a pair of ossa 250s together in a simultaneous firing order.

>>17393186
well you cant really do much with the timing on 2 -strokes since those fire on every revolution anyways.

might as well make it all at once.

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>>17393241
>mfw americans aren't legally allowed to go that fast

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>put Ducati on ebay
>decide to go on one last ride with it
>drop it as soon as I get on

fucking mirror snapped off

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What do you think of Groms?

>>17393320
Fun second bike

>>17393320
ur fat

>>17393320
https://youtu.be/8lW_i5YOhmw?t=227

3:50

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>>17393287
that's less that 60mph you stupid fucking bong

>>17393339
>93 mph
>less than 60mph

i knew americans are stupid but damn

>>17393241
Nice fannypack bruv

>>17393352
it's 94 kph

>>17393392
that's an american road

>>17393287
>law
>relevant

>>17393392
it's mph

>>17393368
thanks broham

>>17393400
>>law
>>relevant
just wait till you get creamed by american police and no one will raise a brow

>>17390846
But Baird I thought u were a fed
What about ur next polygraph

270 inline 2 is not the same as vtwin
Vtwin is brappy because its compression strokes overlap
270 is whiffy

>>17393241
Really new to driving eh?

The speed limit where I live is 70 people are crawling up your tailpipe at 80 on the highway.

That's mph not commie kmh

What will it take for burgers to swap to non-retard units?

Elect someone with a brain?

>>17393511
I wouldn't even mind switching tbqh