Why haven't you guys made the leap to the motorcycle master

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>>1041321
>Why haven't you
Do not make so much of a special snowflake of yourself. Also, don't go spamming useless topics around wrong boards. Meet you at /dbt/.

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>>1041321
But i have.

Because I don't want to chug the fossil Jew

>>1041377
>not having a biodiesel operated motorcycle

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this and my mountain bike, my only hobbies

I made the leap a year ago. Did everything right - had training, practiced on the road for 2 months. One week after officially getting licensed/insured some cusshole on a Prius decides to blast past a stop sign...I was fine but my bike's fork's were bent af.

I want to go back on a motorcycle but I don't think I can, there are just too many stupid people around.

I despise cars and car culture so I guess I'll be on a bike for as long as I can. :'(

>NOx
Mostly a function of compression, suspect bikes have as much or more on a per-size basis.
>Dirt cheap
Have to factor in helmet, leathers, etc. But ya.
>Reliable
Not really. Especially if winter happens where you live.
>Cheap to maintain
Not at all. Even the heaviest bike is 'high performance' compared to a truck, with durability less of a design priority. They must also be kept to a higher standard given the relative lack of safety features. If you are putting less cash per mile into a bike than a car, you need to re-think that.
>Fun
No argument here!

>>1041432
>I despise cars
Time to dual sport then.

>>1041470
Dual sport best sport

>>1041377
electric bikes are like a thing now ya know as in ones that go 60km+ and if you can /diy/ you can make some pretty neat shit

>>1041321
>dirt cheap
>0-60 in 2.4s
I don't think so

Bicycles are even cheaper to buy and maintain and have no additional costs like insurance and licensing. If I had to make regular long journeys then I'd consider getting a motorbike, but I don't so a bicycle does the job whilst leaving me with a lot more money.

The cold and rain prevents my total transition

Because motorcycles, unlike bicycles, aren't magical

>>1041321
Don't know about "master race". Motorcyclists whine more than cyclists. I do plan on moving up to a big boy bike eventually.

>hydrocarbon jew

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>>1041523
bought pic related for $2100

>>1041522
>>1041321
I have a bicycle and a motorcycle. I bought both new for much less than the price of a car. I ride the bicycle most of the time to stay /energized/ and keep too many miles on my motorcycle. But the gas motor is awesome if I need to take a long trip and bring a lot of stuff.

Because what if I break down 40 miles from my home, and I got nobody to call to pick me up

>>1043240
That's when you call AAA.

>>1041321
I know too many instances of people dying on motorcycles to dd one.

>Grandpa's best friend was run over by a truck, bled out on the pavement before the ambulance even got there.
>Neighbor's daughter died at 22 years old, just after getting a bachelor's degree. Don't know how she was killed, only that she was on a motorcycle.
>Saw someone on a motorcycle crash into a car near a freeway onramp. The motorcycle folded in half and the guy most likely broke his neck from the way he hit the car in front of him.

I get that you can be a safe, defensive driver with any vehicle, but you're putting yourself at much greater risk on a motorcycle no matter how you slice it.

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Big scooters are great too because of the storage and luxury. I like the long and low look of them.
They are easier to drive than a car imo. You can see were your scooter is in space, avoid hazards easier, and not be cucked by "lanes"...

It's less fun

>>1043438
>less fun
Econobox carcuck detected
Disgraceful

>>1041522
It will be a glorious day when electric bikes get cheaper, sounds like a spaceship when speeding along in one.

>>1043408
I want a mega-zord.
>Those aren't both feet.

>>1043408
I own one but I feel like a nerd riding it, seriously.

>>1041432
As a Prius driver I admit 99% of them drive like assholes. I hope you own that cager now.

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>>1043637
Do you wear one of these?

I wouldn't mind a bike but it'd have to be electric because I can't stand fossil fumes

>>1043773

for christs sake done do it anon, not in the UK anyway,ive been riding motorcycles for the last 7 years and i know that bikers fucking hate those vests and you will legit get abuse from them while out wearing one even if youre minding your own business and not riding like a dick

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91 kawasaki zx7 ninja. cost me 4k with 42k on the engine.

>>1044413
noice. you should stop riding it. thatll be a collectible one day

because they come with a much higher risk of dying and i don't believe in an afterlife.

otherwise i would op

>>1044448
i was reading the zx7r is pretty rare. compared to the zx7r, how rare are the non r zx7's?

>>1044034
>Some fucking tit on a vespa crawling between two lane night traffic
>Wearing the gimp jacket
>Very overweight as well
>Three of us waiting behind this guy
>Crack in the road so the guy starts to veer off
>Everyone sees the opening
>We all peel out past fatty
Literally a cunt advertisement, never seen a decent rider wear one.

Also linking up with strangers for a little synchronised riding is awesome.

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Equal opportunity

>>1044584
FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDS
SQUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDS

>>1044584

Both of those look like they belong to a stereotype.

>>1044584
>shiner bock
you should spend less money on bikes so you can afford better beer

>>1044584
hi fredarello-san :):):)

>>1044585
>>1044586
>>1044596
>>1044598
chill guise, its a good pic, the colours are freddish but wateva. The guy rides, that is all that is important.

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>>1044699
>The guy rides
Sure does, in his living room that is

>>1044729
>Polk
Can't afford good beer, can't afford good speakers

I'm all for good bikes but only up to a point

>>1044729
what the fuck is the point of riding a bike that nice on a trainer

>>1044729
>>1044584

Fuck me living in that bland shithole would make me want to end it all. Buy something with the slightest bit of colour

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>>1044766

Living within riding range of the Dolomites makes up for the ancient house.

>>1041321
> 50 times as many fatalities as cars, bicycles, or pedestrians per distance traveled

>>1044787

Worth it desu. Have you been on a motorcycle? There's nothing quite like it. It's better than sex.

>>1044790
mhhhhmmm death sure is better than sex