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

Someone in this thread had a white die-cut "OK 3, 2, 1, let's jam" sticker on their windshield (maybe the dude with the stickied up repsol cbr600rr?)

Where2cop? I see notori has a "see you space cowboy" thin horizontal sticker and I might get that too, but it'd be nice to have one for coming and one for going.

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Nth for post your exhaust sounds.

>>>/wsg/1766738

>>17485898
its notori or bad decisions

>>17485908
mm i'm pretty sure notori doesn't have it, but bad decisions is closed while restocking or something. might be them.

>>17485903
YOU'RE NOT MY SUPERVISOR

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Dirt bikes are truly god-tier

>>17485929
>tfw they're expensive and inconvenient to ride
I wish I could have miles of land available right outside my house

>>17485929
aye

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>>17485929
can confirm

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>>17485929
>2 stroke

>>17485939
sucks to be you

>>17485929
I forgot to quote lmao
>>17485882

>>17485948
thats a 4stroke though

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So, how does /o/ feel about Mopeds? I feel like they're pointless to have, but it's cheap for me.

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>>17485948
Uhh, wut?

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>>17485939
theyre not inconvenient though.
and working on them is super easy.

I'm that novice-anon with that red sv650s from a few /dbt/ threads ago.

short story even shorter, dropped the bike. Broke the ball end off my front brake lever, bent my rear brake lever and my right side foot rest bracket broke. Ground the FUCK out of my just-installed frame sliders too.

Are aftermarket levers shit or can I get away with an oem-style pair of those? Also can I bend a brake lever back or is it wise to get a new one? Its only bent in horizontally by ~15 degrees or so

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>>17485960
>the shittest build quality possible
>most get violent headshake if you take your hands off the bars
>hard little tires and crude suspension
>handy underseat storage
>usually assembled without antisieze, washers, rustproofing etc

It's like the most flimsy piece of shit that you can possibly call one structure

>>17485980
Levers are levers there's not one brand that's better than the other. I'd get new ones because they're cheap as fuck aftermarket and I'd want them to match but bending it back is fine if you're not willing to fork out 10 bucks

>>17485980
lmao
>snoozuki riders

>>17485980
aluminum levers are good for one bend, the one that fucks them up.
get new ones, oe style or whatever you like ,its all about the same.

>>17485960
>>17485986
I almost forgot
>fuel lines implode and leak
>petcocks disintegrate and fuel hydrolocks the engine
>CDI units and stator wiring regularly burns out
>soft metal = warped heads, oil leaks, sunken valves etc

Just pure chinese trash, you buy a new one and it immediately needs work, if you are lucky then it will last 5000km before it is completely flogged.

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>take firstbike blue-gold sv650s out for first time
>midnight, parking lots and back roads to get a feel for her while avoiding avoid traffic and witnesses
>stall, check (but only once!)
>bail straight from a roundabout, check
>casually puttputt past police SUV without getting stopped, check (past midnight in a public park that closes at 23:00 - have license but haven't registered or insured the bike yet)
>honk instead of signalling, check
>do 50 inna 30, check (on a back road, straight, no houses, no intersections, never seen animals larger than a skunk around there)

wow, bike engine braking is serious business. it's like 20x stronger than what I'm used to from driving. I like it, but did not expect it desu.

>>17485980
I was the one asking about the sliders. shoot, you're making me nervous about procrastinating on getting them. what happened? gory noob details pls

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>>17485903
We posting cute cruisers now?!?

>>17486042
Do it

>>17485980
Get some aluminum cnc ones on ebay from china for like $35, they're all the same and will look way better than oem
>Also can I bend a brake lever back
yeah just heat it up with a torch and slowly bend it back

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>>17486050
Yeee

>>17486042
>cute cruisers

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>>17486023
Coming off the highway going ~115km/h. 2 fairly wide sweeping corners were just fine, I mentally blanked that bikes don't like to brake while you're leaned over. Tried to stand the bike up and start braking, started it too late on the short straight before the comparatively sharp corner onto eglinton.

Aimed for the cut-out portion of the curb for pedestrians but the rear wheel was locked so "lol no shit steering for you" bike ended up half on the sidewalk half on the road.

handlebar adjusters moved and one loosened off, so right side handle bar was sketchy as fuck. Right brake lever assembly broke in half so it was just dangling.

Called CAA and ended up waiting 2.5 hours for a tow that didn't show up. Called the local police non-emergency number and got a green light from the cop on the phone to limp the bike home (~2 km) even though I'm on my M1 and it was night time by then. Cop gave me his badge number incase I got stopped by a uniform. Buddy followed me home with his 4 ways on.

pic very related

>>17486056
No step on snek

>>17486056
thought it was a drive belt at first

rip in peace snekko

>>17486061
Hell yea nigga

>>17486063
Snek is ded :(

>>17486062
You ever head to the peterborough ish area? We could go up buckhorn road

>>17486084
Ordered a new rear brake lever bracket yesterday from Suzuki, might get it by Friday if I'm lucky but I've got a few other odd parts I have to buy before the bike is up and ready to go.

Other than having to buy a new helmet and being sore as fuck, I want to get back onto that bike so damn bad.

>Go to adjust chain on viffer
>a half turn in, realize i'm tightening the pinch bolt
>lifelong inability to turn a bolt in the right direction when facing the back of a vehicle

on a scale fo 9-10 how likely is it that i crushed every single bearing in the hub?

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>>17486042
>>17486050

1/2

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>>17486111

2/2
The sportster with the windshield after an idiot coworker of my neighbor took the bike for a joy ride without his permission.

>>17486111
>>17486125
That'll buff out.

I'd be a bit sad and might choke a fool if that was my bike

>>17486125
i'm liking harley's new fork style

not very functional but it looks hardcore

sup /dbt/, I'm really starting to zero in on the bike I want to buy, but I'm looking for any little bit of insight people are willing to share. Right now I'm still at a tossup between a DR650SE and a KLR650 (dur so many people likely get stuck here). I've more or less decided that if I can get a DR for the right price I'll go for it. However, based on the prices of used bikes around here I am far more likely to get a KLR.
My question right now is about the KLR. Should I just go for the classic style (which is more likely to be cheaper, but definitely older bike) or should I try and hold out to get one of the newer models? (the new front end does not bother me). Are there any years in particular that I should avoid? Or even better are there years that stand out as the better choice?
Thanks yo.

>>17485972
it's inconvenient to have to load them up into a truck and haul them 2 hours away to get to a place to ride.
they're easy to work on, yes, but they require work much more frequently than street bikes.

>>17486125
>idiot coworker of my neighbor took the bike for a joy ride without his permission.
what the fuck? Did you kick his ass?

>>17486101
there are spacers inside that keep you from ruining the bearings

>>17486143
kek

>>17486152
Not my bike, it was my neighbor's bike. My bike is the one at the very back with the overpriced JW adaptive led headlight .

His coworker took the bike while they where at work.

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mfw local dealers want 6k for 10 year old GSXRs that have been dropped multiple times

>>17486166
I sure fucking hope so, because I just got new bearings and seals for everything in the front end and don't want to do the rear.

>>17486171
>overpriced JW adaptive led headlight
Aren't those like 1k? How do you like it? I want to get one for my monster, just not the adaptive one.

>>17486190
LEDs are meme. Get a HID projector.

>>17486190
$800 msrp. Bought mine from ebay for $550 and I used a new credit card that does a $150 reward for spending $500 in the first 3 months.

>How do you like it?
I freaking love it. makes it so much easier to see at night. The adaptive part isn't distracting at all when it illuminates.

>>17486195
Nah I hate the light from HID's

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>>17486111
>111
I approve of this message

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>74 N-m = 25 lbf-ft
>not 53 lbf-ft

what?

>>17486210
they're trying to kill the americans

>>17486173
It's a gixxer so its probably been owned by at least 3 niggers and god knows what kind of maintenance they might have done to the bike.

>went to 4 banks and several online lenders
>not a single one will finance me for a used 6k bike or even the 4k one because mid-20's and sub 600 credit score

i can't take being a nobike faggot again

time to commit seppuku

Would a Yamaha 1600 Roadster be a good beginners bike?

>>17486413
Just don't eat out and save money for a few months, it's worth it

>>17486439
Yes. Cruisers are fun and torquey

>>17486545
>Cruisers are fun
don't lie to him

>>17486554
Cool meme friend! I enjoy mine. I'm sorry you're so close minded :D

>spin front wheel on stand
>won't spin
>wonder which caliper it is
>muscle one off
>see which piston it is
>look it parts drawer
>have whole spare caliper - for a bike i don't have anymore

well fug

>>17486559
:)

(faggot)

>>17486574
Cool story bro!

>>17486559
kys dumb nigger

>>17486578
:*

>>17486559
close mindedness is how you get through life happily.

everything everyone says is bullshit, and they have to prove it's not. if it turns out it's not, you can always say YOU were wrong, and that's alright. a man can admit he was wrong. but you don't want to have to say THEY were wrong after proving it yourself, because then you have failed by another person's ideas and that fucking sucks, especially if it's something like a $3000+ purchase of a motorcycle, that may or may not end up crashed, or at least with a scraped up exhaust pipe, before you have a chance to realize it's shit and sell it for what you bought it for.

when someone insists that a harley is good I say "alright, let me take one for a spin and we'll see" and they quickly back off upon seeing my immaculate 600 and realizing that i would probably scrape their new chromed out drag pipes pulling out of the driveway, stop, and say "nevermind, this bike is shit".

>>17486593
Tl;dr.
Thank you, friend :)

>>17486602
long tldr: results and objective observations talk, opinions don't, except for this opinion stating that anything said must be backed by results and facts, preferably those viewed with your own eyes.

short tldr: don't listen to this faggot, test ride multiple bikes

http://www.bikesales.com.au/editorial/details/yamahas-2018-yz450f-breaks-cover-107589/

>2018 YZ-450 has an app controlled ECU
Why has no one brought this up before? that's he hypest shit.

>>17486616
Dirt only

Why isn't this more common? Dyno shop jewish conspiracy?

>>17486625
Probably wasn't possible or just wasn't thought of yet, that's why it's cool, because it may end up on streetbikes in the future.

>>17486593
You are such a fucking autist

>>17486612
the butthurt is strong tonight I see

>>17486616
Literally everyone and their mother has had app connection since 2014
It's a dumb concept that is nowhere near what a dyno shop does, it's a glorified selector button

>>17486647
Where do you think we are?

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post boipucci /dbt/

>>17486669
stick your head in an oven degenerate faggot

>>17486669
>shitskin
yuck

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https://spokane.craigslist.org/mcy/6134913590.html

is this a good beginner bike? only $1508

i promise i won't twist the twisty thing all the way

>>17486691
What the fuck

>>17486691
No way it's 1500

>>17486694
the twisty thing, you know, in the center of the handlebars. the steering column? if you twist it the bike leans over, that's dangerous.

i've only rode a honda ruckus but this seems like a sweet deal

>>17486696
it's $1508 not $1500

>>17486691
Anon that bike is stolen.

>>17486691
I feel like prices that don't end in two zeroes are one of the earmarks of bots and scams

Let's see, what could it be
Maybe pictures of a nice bike but when you show up he says "sorry bro another guy just bought it - but hey do you want to look at this other one I'm also selling?" And that's the stolen one that he doesn't want to post pics of.

>>17485980
>Also have a new SV650
>Dropped it while standing still because hills are hard
>An hour after I bought it
>Only broke the left peg feeler tho so it's good

Widum Boise

>>17486691
That is so stolen

>>17486691
No, because you're going to get pulled over doing stupid kid shit and find out it's hot.

>>17486825
alright i'm going to buy a CBR600F4i instead

wish me luck

>>17486691
>https://spokane.craigslist.org/mcy/6134913590.html
pictures of an r1, add is for an r6, and way to cheap.

itsa scam

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>>17486858
Solid bikes
I have one for a wet bike for track/race days.
Very forgiving and dependable.

>>17486884
>"ad is for an R6"
>engine displacement: 998

>contact name: Ashley

It could also be a divorcecycle.

>>17486884
>add is for an r6
>Low Reserve On This YZF-R1


It's a 'the bike is in another city or country but i have the title scam'. They claim to have the title and want you to paypal or western union them the money and theyll mail you the title bullshit. Theres ads like this in EVERY city in cl.

>perform much needed maintenance on your current bike
>sell it for $500 less than you bought it for to some sucker and buy a new bike
>you were that sucker once so you know it works

decisions, decisions

>>17486004

I had a Yamaha moped/scooter 50cc fourstroke back in 1998. Rode it for 13k miles before I sold it. All I did was top it off on oil and petrol. I had to the change the rear tire once, because I got a nail in it. Absolutely no problems with that thing, ever.

>>17487033
>not 300 dollars more than you bought it for

>>17487055
Kind of hard to hide the scraping sound from the dragging front brake though

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>>17485980
It must be an Sv thing because I've dropped mine about 4 times and this is the third lever I've had to replace since I bought it about a month ago.

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>>17487069
>>17485980

Sounds like you two need a set of these...

>kid waves at me
>willy
>mother yells at me
~WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS?~

>>17486566
that's what you get for buying some 90s mememachine

>>17487077
Yeah I've been looking at those. I'd rather spend the money on a set of crash bars though.

>>17486691
This is actually just a scam to get your information. Pujeets sell it or some shit. They're all over craigslist and the prices are always some off number like 1508 or 1423 or whatever the fuck.

>>17487081
pervert

>>17486895
>mounting the damper out the side of the bike
Is it fucking zip tied to the bike lol, what the fuck other ghetto shit is hidden under your plastics.

>>17487085
>crash bars
>SV650
Levers are like $7 on ebay. Just stop being so shit at riding.

>>17487092
Nigger the only levers I can find that will fit a 17 are at least $150.

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>>17487090
lol. Didn't notice that. Anyway....
Damper's are for fags that can't handle headshakes.
Ride it out like a man....

>>17487097
>$26 shipped on ebay
After twelves seconds of looking.

This is probably why you've managed to drop a bike four times in a month. How many miles is that? Fifty?

Came on here last week asking about starting an older bandit 600 that has been sitting for almost 11 months.

Well I threw on a new fuel filter, washed the tank with some gas and dumped that, filled the tank and drained all the standing fuel from the pipework and carbs, charged up the battery and it started after cranking for a few seconds and runs perfectly fine. Fuck yeah.

>>17487102
Eh, a used oem damper is like twenty bucks and will do the job on a slower bike. And I guess it's just that steering feels too loose without one after having the ohlins doohickey on my race bike.

>>17487103
Why would you knowingly buy chink shit from eBay with shoddy quality and possible issues with fitting?

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>>17487109
Never found that the Ohlins dampers were that great.
Great if you like to wrestle the front end when cornering, turn in was a lot better without it.

>>17487111
Because it's an SV650. It's a cheap budget bike.
A set of levers is fucking retardproof, but you might be the next one to prove that wrong.
Years ago, some dumb fucks managed to install them incorrectly and crashed. They go onto the squidbro forums and write a bad review. Meanwhile, literally millions of bikes are running the same quality of chinese levers without issues. I just used the cheap silver OEM copies if I needed a lever for years.

>>17487120
I mean, maybe if you have it set to the highest setting, but I've never had issues. I didn't care for the scott's on my SV track machine, but the GSXR has the ohlins and I like it pretty well.

>head says I should get an affordable touring machine
>hearty wants a naked hooligan bike

>>17487135
N+1 is a thing for a reason

>>17487111
Not that the cheapness is necessarily a bad thing, but don't get caught up in the fucking meme of spending every dollar you find on mods for it. It's a bike that you upgrade suspension on and ride the fuck out of.

You're kind of in a bind with it being a new generation of bike and parts being mostly scarce. Thankfully, Suzuki uses the same parts on every goddamn bike they make because it saves money. The levers are likely the same as their other cheap bikes.

Go to partzilla and find the lever and see which bikes it's a part for a search for that instead of the SV search doesn't yield good results.

What do you guys put on your key? I'm thinking of putting a rubber keychain on it.

>>17487161
A fall risk bracelet I got in the hospital four years ago when I died the first time.

>>17487152
My issue is that I have the abs model and I'm not 100% positive it's a universal fit part.

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>>17487165

>>17487167
Wait, hold up. A new OEM lever is $45. Just get that.

http://www.partzilla.com/parts/detail/suzuki/SP-57300-44G12.html

>>17487167
>>17487173

Use a fiche to find the part number:
http://www.ronayers.com/oemparts/a/suz/59091d3587a8660fa09ff71c/handle-lever

Search the part number:
http://www.partzilla.com/parts/detail/suzuki/SP-57300-44G12.html

Or just check ebay or elsewhere for the same part:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Suzuki-OEM-Front-Brake-Lever-57300-44G12-LEVER-ASSY-FR-B-GSX-S-GSF-SFV-DL-/122565168372?epid=1141932569&hash=item1c89740cf4:g:KC0AAOSwAO9ZT8gz&vxp=mtr
Looks used, but in good shape. Cheap.

>>17487173
I got a clutch and brake lever Oem for about 50. My prob is I can't find folders for mine.

>>17485960
Just buy a PCX, anon. Or the equivalent Yamaha.

>>17486145
if this is your first bike then stop over analyzing and just buy something you won't care if you drop

>>17487185
Oh. Yeah. You could just buy a spare OEM guy and carry it under the seat.

However, it seems your levers are the same as the gladys and other suzuki budget bikes like the DL or whatever the fuck they're called. Ebay levels for those bikes and you'll find folding doodads for sure. If they had significant fitment issues, you'd know.

>>17486669
Foggot

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>>17486173

Should I get a cheap and economical bike or a stupidly powerful streetfighter?

>>17487052
Yeah, that's because Yamaha makes good shit. Get a name brand, Japanese scooter and you're good for a long time. Buy chinese and you're looking at maybe a few thousand miles.

>>17487200
depends what you want the bike for
you should have a fair idea which one would be more fun...
change the gearing and use shit tires on the streetfighter and it won't cost too much to run aside from insurance etc

>>17487200
No bike is economical. Get a fun one you wont regret. Unless it's your first bike, then get a cheap fun one.

>>17487206
it will be my 2nd.

Right now I can't decide between the R1200R, F800ST or K1200RS. All similar price, the F800 is the 'sensible' option, the R1200R is the stylish option and the K1200 is excessive (170bhp).

I am a bmw fag and regret nothing.

>>17487206
what?
a mid 2000s 250 is stupidly cheap to buy, stupidly cheap to maintain, easily should get >65mpg (around 3.5L/100km), tires cost barely anything even for high quality rubber, usually fits into the cheapest registration category and gets some of the cheapest insurance rates.

>>17487216
Maybe if you're not doing the maintenance you "should" the way you "should", it's economical, but you "should" be having a dealer do valve checks, check all the bearings everywhere, use the OEM infinite chains that necessitate swingarm removal, replace all caliper bolts with new ones after removing, etc.

>>17487216
>>17487223
Hell even if you go full poc with the regular maintenance, you'll still end up costing more than a cheap car.

>>17487200
>cheap and economical bike
>BMW

You might want to check your assumptions there. BMW parts, labour and reliability reports are definitely not these 2 things you listed-

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>>17487239

>>17487320
that list is mostly bullshit though

>>17487327
It's literally the best representation we could possibly have, you just don't like it.

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>>17485980
>>17486023
>>17486761
>>17487069
Lmao, droped the bike 4 times. No scratch, bent clutch, front brake, rear brake and shifter lever. Still using them as they are.

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>>17486096
Come hit the only twisty road with me

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>>17487337
>>17486023
>>17485980
>>17487069
You guys might need >pic related

>>17487356
I only fell at the beginning because I forgot the disk lock on and last month because I was on the Stelvio and I stopped before a hairpin to let a camper pass and like a retard I tried to corner just before the hairpin and on the right (it was a right hairpin).

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>>17487363
>>17487356
Like this.

>>17487225
Here's the thing

It cots more than a cheap car because, by no means, do you HAVE to maintain a car, in this culture. Bald and dry tires, drive slower. Loose suspension parts, not a problem until bad shocks cause the car to launch itself from the road or shake itself apart. No oil changes, expect to call for a tow when the engine seizes with a whimper. Bad brakes, maintain a following distance. Fucked alignment, deal with it. Odd noises, whatever. It's just a car. You don't give a fuck. You just want to get to work without spending an extra 2+ hours walking or waiting for buses. if being so cheap and niggerly is not a legal option, you can lease some base model economy shit nissan in order to pass inspections and get a new one every 2 years. And if you have to pay for a vehicle, it might as well be an all-weather all-rounder like a car, even if you don't need all the space it takes up on the road all the time.

You could ride a shitbike as well as you could drive a shitbox, but we don't ride bikes because we have to. We ride bikes because we want to. So we care.

if you want to see what cheap motorcycling looks like, what happens when a bike is the transportation you have to have because you can neither afford a car nor find a place to park one, the third world is teeming with barely running mopeds that use the rider's shoes as brakes.

I-is this thing on?

>>17487388

Oh good we can post again.

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>Finally got myself the tuck'n'roll seat for the SV650
>why does this shit not come standard

>>17487379
All the money you just "saved" by not maintaining your car just went to costlier insurance. Whereas my very good coverage bike insurance is $120/yr.
To work on motorcycles, only basic hand tools are required. If the bike's PO is good he'll still have the toolkit that came with it. If you know how to use a computer, it's piss easy to find cheap parts for maintenance.

>bike + registration fee
$2020
>moto permit
$30
>insurance (yr)
$120
>helmet (dot + snell)
$150

$2320 and boom, I'm on the road. That's not even the dirt cheap way. That's with a 5k miles, fully functional bike I'm still riding to this day. It's 350cc, I get 67mpg and it's $20/yr to renew registration.

Fuckin beats having to cycle to work and is cheaper for me than a car. Over time I got more gear, a license, and bought maintenance parts when the price was right so over time they're minor expensive on my income.
AND
And....
I can hoon the shit out of it on weekends because it beats a shitbox.

>>17487391

Looks breddy good mane.

>>17487391
Because more expensive?

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Dear diary,
Its 32ºC outside and I just bought my winter gloves (now that they are on summer sale).
>DAINESE Scout Evo Gore-Tex
>95€ instead of 140€

https://hanford.craigslist.org/mcy/6168582690.htmlhttps://hanford.craigslist.org/mcy/6185916733.html

Hey /dbt/
Looking into getting into motorcycles and these two bikes seem like ones that are perfect for me. to begin with.
Not too pricey and don't gotta worry about dropping them.

What do you guys think? Are these deals too good to be true?

>>17487395
It is. I'll be going on a 10 hour or so ride on Saturday, let's see just how much better it will be.

The old one is basically a piece of plastic with covering and my ass was ruined after every longer ride

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feels good to open something up and file down some burrs, replace a washer, and it's working good as new. $0 and a smug smile

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>>17487413
>cum dribbles on the seat
gross! avoid
but really, they both have higher mileage and one is borked, you can do better

>>17487413
No.
Get a bike with a normal title, that isn't a project. Stock as possible.
Dents and scratches aren't a problem, but if they start talking about things that need to be fixed (especially when it's cheap) you know it's shit.

>sweating my ass off during the day
>suddenly sunset
>shivering and huddling the engine for warmth
I hate this

>>17487413
That GS 500 "project" is not worth even half the price he is asking.
I dont know about the other one, but customs/cruisers dont make the best beginer bikes because of their upside down ergonomics.

>>17487418
>>17487420
>>17487455
Was really looking forward to getting one of these.
Are you sure the cruiser wouldn't be a good choice?
I really dig the way cruisers look over the bug-shaped sportsbikes.
But if I have to, I'll go with a sportbike.

>>17487431
start:
>riding with visor open a crack
>close it to prevent nose frostbite
>stop at the lights
>glasses fog up
>lights change as I'm fumbling to open the visor again
goto start;

>>17487460
>cruiser or sportbike

There are way more different types. The GS500 is a naked.

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>>17487471
I use something like this, as I ride with my visor open up to 100km/h, or even more during winter as it just fogs up.

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>>17485960
Team /ruckus/ here mopeds 4lyfe

>Just renewed my bike insurance and it dropped to under half of what it was last year.

Holy fuck, maybe I'm old enough to not be raped by car insurance when I renew that next month.

>>17487491
get it stretched

>>17487471
do you have pinlock?

>>17487520
my visor is, I don't think they make pinlock specks but I could be wrong

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>>17487520
>"just get pinlock bro"
>my helmet's mfg doesn't offer pinlock

>>17487530
what 3rd world helmet do you have?

What kind of bike would Hitler ride if he were alive and rode bikes???

>>17487541
K1600GTL

>>17487538
Bell Vortex
>>17487541
Harley Road King

>>17487541
That three wheel thing?

>>17487529
I've got the same problem, I'm looking to get contacts this next go around

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Has anyone here made their own custom bike seat? I have a dual sport that I want to make a bit more ergonomic with custom colours. I have a sewing machine and I'd do it over the winter, so lots of time. Just want to know what it would entail.

>>17487541
Probably a Porsche designed bike, or the most comfy K1600 ever made.

>>17487590
Shoot, forgot to ask too if you can paint the fork covers and if so, what product?

>>17487590
Making a custom seat would mostly involve cutting up some new foam to your shape.

Seat Concepts makes good seats for dual sports.

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>>17487590
Just needs a bit of sheepskin, m8.

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>>17487541

>>17487609
>Making a custom seat would mostly involve cutting up some new foam to your shape.

Any specific foam or just want I think would be most comfortable?

>>17487639
I want to do some colour coordinating and I don't think sheepskin would work. Looks comfy tho.

>>17487666
>Any specific foam or just want I think would be most comfortable?
Experiment with memory foam and report back.

>>17487639
wouldn't that get soggy af in the rain?

Here's a conundrum: my horn. It used to not work, only do a quack sound sometimes and then nothing. Now I replaced it, and I am 99% sure the wiring is good, and it's back to doing quack once and then nothing. What's up? All other electronics seem to be working well, though I recharge the batter every couple of months because it loses charge. Currently it's got no problems.

>>17485980
No idea if you're still here but I "parked" my freshly bought black sv650s just outside of town, on a roundabout, inadvertently. Experienced same thing you did, with left side, shifter.

Mechanic gave me this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8EKufknWn8 charged only for labor, I bought a chinese folding aftermarket a year later.

Enjoy your bike!

>>17487541
Valkrye

>>17487679
How new are you to motorcycles?

Do liter peters pull hard everywhere? Even in 6th at 5k rpm?

>>17487796
not at all. I know any soft materials soak with water

>>17488046
Do you know anything about animals?

>>17488063
i know their fur gets gross and stinky when it gets wet

>>17488068
Ever seen a sheep in the rain?
It needs a lot of rain will it actually get wet.

Also, when you wash your hair, how long does it actually stay wet?

>>17486333
They want 6400 for a bike blatantly leaking oil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIkR3mdwBaA

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>>17482898
No there is only one best girl.
lets say it together.
RIN

>>17488205
Get that fat cow outta here!

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>>17488202
Nice

>>17487391
shit it was this bike or a duke 390. did i do bad

>>17488209
no shes best girl. at least she doesn't rip people off

Is the BMW k7 not a 3 cylinder?
I see cafe/custom ones with 4 pod filters

What do y'all think of the 2017 KTM Duke 390?

>>17487474
Nice dubs...

Okay, so my coworker is offering me his Yamaha FZ6R for 2 Grand but I can talk him down to 1500
Is there anything I should be aware/ask him about?

Would that be a good beginner's bike? I've sat on it before and it was kind of heavy, I dropped it too.

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>>17487880
Well, for normal riding i never get above 4.3k revs, i'm at 3-3.5 most of the time.

T. Tiger explorer 1200

>>17488233
Also I'm a bit of a manlet and my feet can't reach the ground when I sit on this bike, giving me a sense of fear that I'm gonna drop the poor thing.

>>17488226
The K75? Yes, that's a 3 cylinder, but the K100 doesn't look that much different, which is a 4 cyl.

>>17488239
>tfw 6500 revs in 6th gear to go 75mph
displacelet life

>>17488205
I didn't particularly like her but the lack of other best girls made her best girl :(

>>17488239
Huge plates are huge. Are these regular on bikes in Britland? What size are they?

>>17488239
I'd really like a triumph but my penny pinching scots ways won't let me pay the premium.

>>17488256
Ho would air ride cope with offroad?
I'm tempted to build a cheapo tracker since my other bike is on slicks

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>>17488232
The 390 is a pretty fun bike all around, but expect ktm reliability and price ( not good at all )

If you have enough money to buy new, go for it, they will take care of everything. If not go for the alternatives.

For a fun beginner monocylinder i'd get a drz400, or ninja,mt03,r3...

Honestly i'd buy some used ~600 of any reliable brand instead.

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Anyone know what these gloves are?

>>17488307
Those are the Dianese Gofuckyourselfwithaburningcactusinthearsefornotusinggoogle

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>>17488267
I knew that feel, hold on bro, you'll get to the ez torque life one day too
>>17488272
I don't know i just stole the pic from google.
>>17488277
After years of riding, i think Triumph is the best brand, it may be pricier than the japs but the quality is really the best there is, and the price is way better than other european bikes.

>>17488272
Looks pretty small for a Britplate even.

>>17488324
They're not that much cheaper than BMWs here, which better support for BMWs.
But I would love a Triumph.

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>>17485880
I'm going to spend $450 and put a yoshi exhaust on my 09 er6n. Talk me out of it.

>>17488307
Cheap danish.

>>17488374
DO IT

>>17488374
>Talk me out of it.
Make me

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>>17488374
It would probably be worth more than the bike
Also y'all should strongly consider roadsitalia
They cost consistently half the competition, i have one and it sounds gorgeous

>>17488407
>It would probably be worth more than the bike
I'm pretty sure that bike is worth more than $450

>>17488427
Not to Craigslist buyers
It's worth about $50, a ps3 and a couple games

Got my mod 2 bike test tomorrow lads.

>>17488427
I dunno where you're at, but here a decent er 6 is like 1500 tops

>>17488444
Good luck, sleep well and be confident
It's all about confidence

>>17488445
How is 1500 less than 450?

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Reeeeeeeee
>Tfw have to take gravel sideroads to work so I have to wash my rims pretty much every day or else they look like this

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>>17488407
>worth more than the bike
That bike cost me $3500 with 3k miles on it

>>17487161
I use a clip to lanyard so there is only a tiny connector that can't reach anything to scratch up. Then attach back to lanyard around my neck so I don't lose the fucking thing.

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>>17487161
Gets all the bitches wet, everybody knows that.

>>17487161
a ring with other keys>>17487161

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Does anyone in colorado want to buy my 03 Suzuki Intruder?

>>17488465
>tfw my adv bike rims look like that

I ain't giving a fuck.

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>>17488374
I already told you not to yesterday, parallel twins sound ok with a pipe, and not a best like my baikfu

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>>17488465
ur like a baby
>tfw brake dust/road grime/sand/silt combo

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>>17488577
Yeah but that's not the answer I wanted bikebro. And you didn't give a reason why.

>>17488577
That bike looks like it sounds horrible.

>>17488583
>that wide af spacer
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

>>17488589
no u, post bike

>>17488577
Are you a dirty vaping gixxer rider?

>>17488604
No, I'm an ATGATT hungry skelington white guy

>>17488604
>>17488612
and its an SV1000

>>17488616
It probably sounds like a jet ski. P twins are thumpier and therefore better.

https://youtu.be/JV0zKAo6BB0

>>17487639
Would fall off the bike/10.

>>17488632
>objectively wrong
V- twins are single cylinders on steroids: mad torks and super brappy
Inline 2s are half a 4banger, they sound like wet farts

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>>17488632
>P twins are thumpier and therefore better.
>thumpier
>than a v twin

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>>17488586
If you like how it looks and sounds with a slip-on, go for it.

Im about to buy a GPR for my also Kawasaki p-twin and no one can tell me this doesnt sound good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW865EAFJg4

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>>17488651
I'll bet you look like a wet fart.

ded

>have significant oil leak from around shifter
>cant tell where it's coming from
>pressure wash area so I can see from whence it leaks
>it's been bone dry ever since, not a drop of oil

Sometimes I do not understand of bike

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>>17487161
I am also /k/fag so I have 9mm on mine

>>17487161
Ring with a disc lock key and a cute anime girl

>>17489174
>he wants to scratch up his bike around the key area from metal-on-metal contact
Look at this faggot

>>17488251
You don't need both feet on the ground. As long as you can get one foot down at a time one foot you're fine.

>>17489152
you probably leak out all of your oil, kek

>>17489227
No comrade I have topped up too

>>17489174
>lol only 9mm
>not the superior 10mm
Go back to /k/ and get out.

>>17489245
10mm would be bigger and be more likely to scrape up my dash zone

>>17489245
>implying he doesn't use 9mm ironically

If it were to go off he wouldnt want to die.

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>>17489174

>>17489270
>he lives in a country where he can't immediately buy a leaderbike as soon as he gets his license
Freedom haters

>take off stock mirrors
>put on bar ends
>bike feels like it shrank

>>17489275
yes i do, i bought a liter after having my motorcycle license for 6 months

>>17488726
Sounds sick bilbao anon

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>>17487161
Clip is to attach it to my regular keys when I'm off the bike

>>17489245
>carrying a destructive device
lel nice try ATF

>>17487161
I've got a rubber Triumph RAT tag and a house key on it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MELuQRL9-g&list=WL&index=20

So, /dbt/, what do you guys think was the damage done to the guy at 33:34?

Are we looking at a wheel chair for life or what?

>>17489444
It kinda looks like his head hit that curb
Probably he ded

What I wanna know is what the fuck the van guy in the clip before that's problem was

>>17489444
Checked, and maybe not. I'm not trauma doctor but he slid into the curb on his side so if anything that entire side worth of limbs and ribs is fucked, and maybe the human body is jelly enough to prevent a lot of damage to the spinal chord

>>17489444
people have survived worse

>>17487161
I had a cute anime girl, then I took it off and everything on the bike broke at once. Now I have the cute anime girl back on it and am hoping nothing else breaks.

>>17489444
ID on that song that's playing on the radio in that clip?

it sounds aesthetic

pick up my baiku next week

>>17489444
I'm not a doctor, but I would guess dead, or at least paralized. He hit a vertical curb hard enough to throw himself 3+ feet in the air, think about the force involved.

>>17489464
The fuck is a chord nigga

Is the California Grom the same as Groms sold in the rest of the country?

I'm asking because I really want one, I also have a friend who lives in California that wants to learn how to ride. My thinking was to fly out to Cali, buy a Grom, ride around for a bit with my friend, then ship the bike home.

But I'd rather not do that if it's a California specific model, cause fuck that.

>>17489444
Shitty that he hit the curb, but he did it in pretty much the best way possible. Probably a lot of broken bones, internal bleeding, and punctured lung but I'd be surprised if he was paralyzed or dead.

>>17489217
B-but the bike's kinda heavy...

>>17485880
what bike should i buy if i'm a God fearing Christian?

>>17489566
Keep it straight up and down, a little bit leaned over onto the side where your foot is and you're fine.

>>17489374
Genius!
I'm now going to steal that idea.

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>>17489586

>>17489597
>Koreans

>>17489587
Right okay...
Any other tips?

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>>17489586

>>17489597
>pebble jams your tiny red wheel

>>17489607
Just take it easy the first few days, make sure you're really comfortable with braking, shifting, low speed turns, starting from a stop, etc. before you go out on the main roads.

If you have lots of hills near you, practice starting from a stop on a hill so you don't panic and stall it or drop it when you have to do it with a bunch of cars behind you at an intersection.

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So, how much of a meme are these? They look retarded levels of fun.

>>17489607
since kitkat hasn't shown up yet with guns blazing
i'll do the honors and point out that the FZ6R is not at all the same thing as the FZ6. some things about it might actually be better for you as a novice, but many things might not. just want you to be aware. see thread for some discussion and examples: http://www.gtamotorcycle.com/vbforum/showthread.php?149745-FZ6-vs-FZ6R

>>17489650
it's a pavement going bike with hipster looks. that's about it.

factory scramblers are actually called dual sports

>>17489650
If you're not a woman or a manlet it's too small for you.

>>17489566
if you can't support the bike with one leg you should try and get a bit stronger add some squats, forward and side lunges every day you don't even need a gym

at least just learn to shuffle the weight from one foot to the other like when you set the side stand down / change sides on the peg and practice stopping and getting your foot down on hills just start with small ones and you will learn how to balance the bike

my dad is just 5'5 and rides a triumph tiger 800c and he can manage fine without changing anything on the bike. he drives off with his foot on the road and the bike part leaned over and has to be careful on slippery ground not to start the bike doing doughnuts. he has never let his height discourage him from riding any bike he's tried and you should be the same if you do happen to drop it just remember what went wrong and try not to do it again

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>love the mitsubishi eclipse design since forever
>tfw no rounded oddball aesthetic mitsubishi bikes
pic unrelated because mitsubishi is apparently completely uninterested in bikes and they've never even posted a concept sketch

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>>17489748
and no, the silver pigeon doesn't count

>>17489748
>handlebars

as if sportbikes weren't uncomfortable enough

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>>17489764
though it is kinda cool i guess
and historically significant

>>17489543
the sound your spine makes when you hit a concrete curb
>being this autistic

>>17489774
>being this acoustic

>>17489786
at least my argument some bass in reality

>>17489796
I feel like bassist would have been better.

>>17489808
you win this one

>>17489808
I don't get it, but this is starting to smell bad anyway

so here's a robot riding a motorcycle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4asCK8yamb0 because the gif on the article was .06 mb too large to post and I don't want to make a webm

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What do you think about my new bike?

>>17489888
There's a hole where the engine should be

>download MotoGP because I don't get the channel
>it's the British broadcast
>announcers have no idea what they're talking about and are just rambling
>don't know what tires anyone is running
>don't even know where people are in the standings
How do britfags watch this?

>>17486062
God it must suck to be European/Canadian and have to literally ask:
>Would it please the crown if...
>May I have the crown's permission...

>>17489486
Post 2dqt.

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>>17486042
Best Baiku™ is a Cute Cruiser™

>>17489925
>watching football/soccer
>announcer is mexican
>barely speaks any english
the game is basically unwatchable, but I thought brit announcers are some of the best

>>17490009
The normal American broadcaster are British, they just aren't fucking retards. I don't know why they're different.

>>17489888
Looks like it was meant for the SEA market. A lot of non sport/cruiser bikes under 600cc look like that, actually, probably because they are.

kill me please. i found a 2015 cbr 500r at a dealership for 4k brand new but no one will finance me for fucking 4 thousand dollars any advice? im 19 work 40 hrs a week at a riteaid making 10.70 an hr before taxes only pay 400 a month for rent and they wont even accept my dad as a co signer as he is retired.

>>17490121
Try not being 19

>>17490121
buy a GS500 instead.

>>17490129
they said they cant finance me for anything at all

>>17490121
buy a craigslist baik
no bank is going to finance a 19 year old
source: I work for a bank and I wouldn't finance you in a million years, unless you were 1,000,019 years old

>>17490127
thanks for the advice dude working on it

>>17490135
the point is a GS500 is cheap as shit and you shouldn't need to finance it

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T U O N O
SHOULD I?????
https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/mcy/6207692355.html

>>17490141
yes

>>17490141
YES
E
S

>>17490141
>aprilia
no

>>17488726
dang that sounds great

>>17490155
>>17490152
thinking bout it

>>17490121
>>17490137
also, get a credit card and start building credit, don't max that shit out like a retard. AND if you make less than $12/hour don't bother applying for any loan whatsoever unless it's a mortgage for a cheap plot of land and a shitty mobile home

>>17489650
It's small, under powered, over priced, and has Italian reliability. Fuck outta here with that shit.

>>17490181
Sounds like every alfa I have ever owned.

>>17490188
I hate the Italians because they create stupidly sexy bikes that I will never own.

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

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>>17485880
MY

>>17490141
obviously

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>>17485880
FUCKING

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>>17485880
DICK

>>17490164
Aprilia is actually a good