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

>>14060983
When I wanted a new thread I didn't want it made by you.

also

>tfw first poster is an american

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Herro.
Im european and I want a used street bike. Id like a lightweight one, under 95hp for licensing reasons, I don't dig naked even though it wouldnt be a problem, I want it fast and preferably 2 stroke because I love the sound and low weight. Pic related would be perfect but it is expensive for me (€2000 is already a bit too much for me). What do.

>>14061006
GS500 you broke euronigger.

>>14061006
Look up some 4stroke Naked like GS500/SV650, less vibrations, better fuel efficiency and less maintenance.
Its just cheaper to run for everyday.

went to pick up my new bike in a van with my dad this morning
>dad: so you bought a racey bike with an uncomfortable seat, no wind protection, no DC system and a known weak subframe, and you want to travel with it
>me: but pooooower...
fucking bmw riders I swear

>>14061190
>a known weak subframe

alright now I'm curious, what'd you get?

>>14061190
>known weak subframe.
Why faggot?

>Previously on /DBT:
>>14060763

>>14063258
But I want to live mr. anon

>>14063263
>>14063276
>>14063269
If I can find one I'm not too poorfag to buy.

>>14063291
I don't think I am but how does one ever truly know? The fact that the bike puts out ~75% the power of my econobox while weighing only ~425lb wet is a bit concerning.


whole reason I ask is that a local used car dealership is trying to unload one on craigslist for $1950 due to a missing title. Trying to get a VIN off of them .

>>14061073
>GS500
get a load of this cuck

>>14063367
Never buy anything that isn't fully legal and normal. You're just asking for trouble.

Can anybody ID the model of this bike?
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/mcy/5364626758.html

I'd like to know if it's worth it, especially if I can get that student discount

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How many miles do you have on your Grom, Grombros?

>>14063399
TW200

>>14063376
I was thinking about that.


I think I'm just going to be a killjoy and make a spreadsheet of recommended bikes' HP/torque, wet weight, seat heights, etc. Whenever I find something on craigslist that looks interesting I'll pull up the specs and compare it to whats recommended.

>>14063422
That's what I was thinking, but I have ridden an XT225 alongside TW200s and that looks nothing like 'em.

I've never seen a TW that didn't have a chubby tire, and never have seen a headlight assmebly like that.

>>14063429
No, that isn't how it works.

>>14063441
http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/yamaha/yamaha_tw200%2096.htm

did I fucking stutter

>>14063448
but I like spreadsheets

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>>14063441
>>14063441
Why ask if you're just gonna say he's wrong?

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>>14063456
>>14063480
I dunno about it being a tw though, the seat, tank, and frame don't look like a tw200. And even though they're swappable I don't remember seeing a tw with a headlight like the one in the pic. Unless it has totally swapped out fairings I'm really unsure.

>>14063487
>>14063480
>>14063456
>>14063422
Nevermind, it's a '90s XR200.

>>14063515
No it isn't?

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>>14063528
Yes, it is.

>>14063541
looks nothing like it but ok

>>14063371
>he doesnt know the simple ruggedness and reliability of the based GS500

What a cuck.

>>14063448
Yes it does. Faggot.

>>14063545
ok

>>14063555
ok

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Oh my what could it be

dragon dildo grips

>>14063585
Dragon dildos.

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>>14063591
>>14063591
>tfw recently got new grips
But no.

>>14063585
an original xbox

>>14063585
A windscreen/cum catcher.

>>14063548
>Wanting a gs500
Thats some hardcore cuck shit right the there m8.

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>>14063598
If only

>>14063601
Nah m8

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>>14063612

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You are siting behind a table surrounded by your new bike mates from which you about to gain huge respect and group of females which you are about to make soaking wet with your near death experiences from the race track. But suddenly you notice this guy, as he shamelessly hops on your bike, starts to jerk the throttle and laughs directly in your face while making retarded "BRRRRUUMMM" noises.
What do you do?

>>14063612
Something to remove that ugly floor and table

>>14063617
Wake up from that dream, as girls aren't attracted to bikers.

>>14063612
Is that a dirt diaper for your engine?

>>14063612
skid pl8

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>>14063631
Pretty much

>>14063619
Joke's on you

I'm not sure why but it is

>>14063616

>>14063617
hop on and go on a gay tour

>>14063617
Shit aint going to happen becuase i dont have an open face helmet and a gay ass cafe racer.

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>>14063605
Not the guy you are calling a cuck, but what is wrong with the GS500? Does it have a inherent flaw?

>>14063617
Kick him.

>>14063629
You'd be surprised.

>>14063650
Heavy and underpowered.

>>14063653
>You'd be surprised.
I've owned a bike long enough that just being a biker isn't interesting for a girl.

>>14063659
>heavy
what

>underpowered
so like any 250/300cc bike?

>>14063669
400lb wet is pretty heavy for something that only makes 40hp.

and yes except it's a 500 so it's underpowered.

>>14063650
Its flaw is it's shit.

>>14063667
Not being a sperglord on the first place helps a lot anon.

>>14063686
Luckily I'm not.
But my attractiveness hasn't increased since I'm a biker at all.

>>14063679
It weighs as much as a ninja 250, it's not your super leightweight-performance supersport or a dirtbike. 170kg is pretty normal for a standard.

It's the weakest of the 500s but still ahead of any 250/300cc. And almost unbeatable in price/performance since it costs almost nothing

>>14063702
Ninja 250 is only 374lb wet and makes 30 hp

Ninja 250 lb/hp - 12.5
GS500 lb/hp - 9.3

>>14063643
is this for the xr650?

>>14063740
No for my Tiger

>>14063744
o

>>14063736
And?

Acceleration is the same, gs500 has higher top speed, that's about it.

Fact is, fast enough to pull away, cruising at 130km/h - 160km/h no problem, can commute everyday, runs forever on basic maintenance. If you really want you can upgrade the springs for 60€.

Decent commuter and beginner bike, if you expect more for that money kill yourself.

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It isn't bad when put up to its early 80's contemporaries.
38hp/373 lb/26 ft·lb (GS500E)
34hp/401 lb/ 21 ft·lb (Honda CB400T)
37hp/362 lb/13 ft·lb (1st gen Ninja 250)

Granted, those numbers aren't anything to write home about, but saying it it is heavy and under powered is a bit much.

>>14061006
How about a rs 125cc? or a Cagiva Mito? or a TZR/NSR/KR/RGV?

>>14063650
Neckbeard cuck boys claim its the best bike ever made because they never ridden a good bike.

>>14063781
He's a dirtbike guy, I think he just doesn't know 360lb is like the bottom line for street bikes. (except supermotos) anything up to 450lb is normal.

>>14063781
The cb400t had 43hp, only the automatic one had 34hp, they also bump it to 450cc and the gs500 is from the late 80's, i think from like 89 so why compare it to early 80s bikes?

>>14063702
Its no 170lbs.

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>>14063653
>Kick him.

I want a rotary, which one isn't rare and extremely expensive? ;_;

>>14063884
>>14063884
Fuck off fag.

>>14063884
BMW

>>14063884
12B

>>14063827
These water are empty, try trolling somewhere else.
>>14063853
>they also bump it to 450cc and the gs500 is from the late 80's
No the GS500 is a GS450 with a bigger bore, it is a early 80's design. Just like the KLR650 is a mid eighties design.
You are going to have to show something with that 43 hp figure.

>>14063767
>Decent commuter and beginner bike
Just like all of it's competition, doesn't change my original statement.

>>14063916
Your descirption fits to all (or better none) of the 90s 500s. (CB500, ER5, GS500)

Fact is they all weigh almost the same and all blow a 230hp car 0-60. The numbers on paper are hardly, if at all noticeable IRL. Only the GPZ500 with 60hp makes a real difference.

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>turn on turn signal
>take turn
>10 mins later its still on

>>14063968
>you've been driving in circles for the last ten minutes

>>14063960
Except the GS 500 has hardly changed since the 90s and is actually heavier now. CB500 makes 10 hp more and weighs 20 lb less. These are early-mid 00s bike figures.

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>hit bump
>plate explodes

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>>14063991
You still got a tire brah.

I need a little guidance on a XL250R restore I am doing, the axles on these things are greased right? There isn't any crazy dry-film stuff I need to get?

>>14063650
Its too much meme for the spergs to handle.

>just ordered more parts on ebay
>expected delivery dec19 - feb 09

oh china you crazy

>>14063679
49HP

>>14064062
I have had shit arrive faster from China than the stuff I ordered from USA.

On that note. Where the fuck is my shim kit USPS.

>>14064069
The newer ones make 50 hp but are also 20 pounds heavier.

>>14064088
Are they the ones with fairings?

>>14064021

I use Lucas Red n Tacky m8.

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>>14063905
Also these engines are from 1978 and in 1982 they bored them to 450cc and called them hawks or nighthawks

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>>14064084
yeah I dunno how chinese dudes can afford to be sending me shit so fast but the expected is way later. only like once or twice a part got here late as fuck

I work in shipping and USPS is pretty fucking sketchy at times.

>>14064114
Wtf is that m8?

Fueled up 19.6L on a 20L tank. Phew I knew I was close but damn.

>>14064125
a trashy place to hang out

>>14064125
Classy dumpster diving.

>>14064148
>>14064149
Is that some kind of hipster restaurant?

>>14063617
go full daniel and headbutt that stupid shithead for touching my baby

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>>14064112
Well thats bullshit, just like the numbers on your screen cap.

(Torque*RPM)/5252[radians] = HP
from Wiki
(24.5ft*lb)*(8000rpm) = 196000ft*lb*rpm
196000/5252 [radians is a pure number conversion] = 37.319hp with a 1/1 coefficient of performance.

Basically, that 43hp is bullshit.

>>14064206
I dont care m8, thats what honda claims also im not a fag that knows that fucking nerd shit, just go back to your anime and maybe one you can afford a gs500 if you stop buying anime figures.

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>>14064228
>also im not a fag that knows that fucking nerd shit
That ain't nerd shit, that's dyno shit, brah.
>and maybe one you can afford a gs500 if you stop buying anime figures.
pic related

>>14064237
Sure nerd boy, also i dont even like suzuki and ive one owned one suzuki a bandit 650, pretty nice bike but heavy.

>>14063990
Except as said, it only does a difference on paper.

>>14064206

HP and torque peak at different RPM. You can't straight compare with a combustion engine.

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>>14063887
>>14063896
>>14063902
Rude posts are rude

In other news, literally our Anime will air in April 2016

>>14064268
>>14064253
You cant reason with a Butthurt gs500fag.

>>14064276
Fuck off animeboy, dont you have some drawn chinese school girls to fap to.

>>14064280

I don't give a shit about the bike. What you did was wrong though, and i'm making that clear. Torque almost always peaks before HP.

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>>14064252
> ive one owned one suzuki a bandit 650
there is only one Suzuki that matters.
>>14064268
The contexts are different. "Peak HP" in thermodynamics is calculated via bore stroke, compression, the quality and portion of air, and some other stuff specifically, Stoichiometric combustion or Adiabatic flame temperature.

However, that is all calculated at the face of the piston, it does not accurate represent power because of loses from gearing, transmission, and the true coefficient of performance. That is why torque is used to compute the amount of horsepower reaching the road.
>>14064280
Where are your numbers? (:^)

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>>14063420
Grom as fuck

>>14064326
>there is only one Suzuki that matters.
Busa, right?

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>>14063367
I just started riding earlier this year, bought a gsxr 600. Made it to winter with only a few close calls. Learned a lot, had a blast and can't wait for spring. I wouldn't now, object to having bought any bike really though, it's just amazing to go for rides. put 10k miles on mine since I bought it in April '15.

Just got back from checking out the 200EXC.
>show up at the guy's place
>look at bike. Doesn't look so good. Plastics flapping because the bolt holes are ripped through. Sprockets worn badly. Triple clamp has a suspicious-looking spot (not sure if it was a crack but that year KTMs are the ones with the snapping issues)
>he starts the bike. Seems to start fine.
>I sit on it. Feelsgoodman.
>"It tends to jerk a little bit when you put it in gear at idle until it's warmed up."
>I expect a little jolt like my brother's KTM does. Nothing major
>pull clutch in. Click it down into first. Bike lurches forward and stalls.
>I ride it around for a minute. Engine seems to work fine other than the clutch. It keeps doing that. Stalls as I come to a stop and pull the clutch in.
>"It's probably out of gas. I rode it earlier. Let me switch it to reserve."
>I shake the bike and hear plenty of gas in the tank. I tell him this. He still says it's out of gas.
>I go back and forth across the dark road a couple times and let it fully warm up. Did I mention the headlight doesn't work?
>It still stalls when I stop and hold the clutch unless I put it in neutral or give it throttle.
>I bring it back to his house. Tell him I'm not going to pay him $1400 (his asking price) because it stalls every time I stop and hold the clutch in.
>"Oh it stalled?"
>Yes. Every time, even though I was holding the clutch all the way in. Will you take $1000?
>"Lowest I will take is $1200."
>Bye.

It sucks when I have to drive a couple hours for a potential bike then it turns out to be shit. Why can't people just admit it's shit?

>inb4 blogpost
I know it's boring but it's a motorcycle story.

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>>14064401
>Why can't people just admit it's shit?
Because people who sell shit bikes honestly sell them for cheap.

>>14064326
Is that a brazilian tranny?

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>tfw you ride so hard you run out of gas a mile from the nearest gas station

Walking a mile with a bike is kind of a pain in the dick

>>14064427
Kek! Fucking gixxer squid boys.

>>14064435
Actually it's a little 250 Dual Sport

and I didn't really ride so hard that I ran out of gas, my dumb ass just forgot to fill it up again

>>14064298
>Chinese
Too flat-faced for my taste.

>>14063991
fucking love it
where can I get a donut

>>14064326
>there is only one Suzuki that matters.

DL1000

Anybody know anything about buell xb9s? I'm trying to get one with 28k, any issues I should worry about?

>>14064499
M8, you forgot about the tractor: DR650.

>>14063991
Of course they will chase. They want that sweet chocolate donut.

>>14064509
I nearly bought a DR650 but I had too bigger thirst for powah, so ended up with the DL1000.

>>14064508
Parts will become scarce. Sidestand bolts have been known to shear and drop the bike while parked. Front engine mounts wear, Buell specs a top end rebuild at 30K-35K Miles.

>>14064508
+
>looks cool

-
>zero wind protection
>single front brake disc
>5-speed
>clunky gearbox
>meh reliability
>Harley Davidson Engine

>tfw grom only weighs about 10 lbs less than your dualsport

>>14064560
It's not like the brakes are bad. All I hear about buells are how well they handle, how well the brake, and how much toque they have.

I am a different anon but also considered buying an XB9SX

>>14064574
>tfw you don't even have a bike

>>14064575
Any bike is fine if you're a city commuter. Under some heavier braking the front pulls to the right.

>>14064575
Have you consider a gs500. Scares away all those gross girls and get all the dudes you want

>>14064600
>heavier braking the front pulls to the right.

Explain. Beacuse it makes no fucking sense.

Well its either the 03 buell xb9s or 90 something ninja zx6 with 38k.

>>14064600
I don't believe that at all. I ride a supermoto with a left-only brake and it doesn't pull at all even under heavy braking.

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>can't stop taking photos of my bike since I fixed the fairings

it's so pretty

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Which one?

>>14064623
I guess beauty really is in the eye of the beholder

>>14064582
it's okay as long as you have ambition to own one

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Or

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>>14064604

>tfw all naked bikes with round headlight and the two round tacho and speedo all look like GS500's from the front.

You ruined them for me /dbt/

>>14064643
Just get a scooter. Better on gas, just as fast on city. Only try hards really get big bikes in the city

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>>14064635
You're being very mean but that's ok I still love you anon, merry christmas

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>>14064658
What do you see in my picture?

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>>14064609
>>14064614
>supermoto
>even comparable

>>14064629
>>14064613
buell

>>14064667
A GS500 front end.

>i'm ruined..

>>14064672
Fucking bullshit lmao

>>14064672
Sounds like it needs a better fork brace.

>>14064672
Hard braking with a single rotor is hard braking with a single rotor.

>>14064684
Sounds like ur mad.

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>wasted 4 hours going to check out a shitty bike
>can't play GTAV because mandatory update and can't download anything right now.
At least I got to ride the YZ for a couple minutes today.

>>14064927
Fuck off cuckboy

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>Last post over 30 minutes ago

>Not having best grips

>>14065112
I still need to glue mine back down. haha

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>>14065112
>wiring your grips
the hell is wrong with you m8?

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>>14065112
what are best grips?

>>14065121
I find mine fine without glue if I safety wire them.

>>14065139
Progrip 714s. They are based.

>>14065132
Not sure I trust just the hairspray to hold them on

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>>14065166
clean the bars and grips with windex then shoegoo them on. you can rough up the bars and grips with sandpaper if you like too.
then when its time to pull them off you just slice and peel

>>14065188
Or you could just wire them on and cut the wire and grips when it's time to replace them. Causes no problems.

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>>14065188
>Thinking I will ever have to replace 714s

They have been on my KLX since I bought it 5 years and a million miles ago. Planning to put them on my Tiger too if I can figure out some good heated grips they will fit over.

>>14065112
Are wood grips available for dirtbikes?

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>>14065232
yes

>>14065212
>tfw cant afford a 690
http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/mcy/5325095406.html
hes been trying to sell it for ages, started at 10k

>>14065264
There was one for sale in Alamogordo when I bought my XR. Great price at $6900 but apparently he has wrecked it into a tree and it had quite a few miles on it. I wasn't really willing to put that kind of money down on a new dirt bike anyway

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>>14065250
delicious delicious handgrips

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>mfw at local Cycle Gear over hear two gixxer riders
>Q3 are the best tire for everything. I track and I'm running advanced on them they're better than slicks
> i get 9k out of the rear tire

That bike has never been past a 45 degree angle and certainly he does not ride track. Q3 are average street tires but are over hyped and shit tier when it comes to actual riding. For street warriors and novice to intermediate go for it. This is why i dislike gixxers and the people who ride them.

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>>14065289
They're great for road legal tyres and you know it

>finally got my reindeer kit in the mail
>slap that shit on baiku
Hopefully it will attract some qt flat chested grills t b h senpai

>>14065264
This guy is high if he thinks he is going to recoup money on slip ons, aftermarket plastic, and tweaked suspension.

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Fuccckkkk i am melting....

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>>14065300
They don't handle heat well. They are great for street warriors or novice-intermediate riders. Advanced group i wouldn't think twice about riding them. SC/RS10/211 all day. No hate on dunlop as a brand their 211 are real nice. Their Q3 are over hyped and only highly sought after for price factor. If you can't afford a real set of tires for track don't bother going. For street i would not mind if i was ever trying to save a penny with their rebate.

>>14065313
yo can i cop like 50 degrees F

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>>14065321
>If you can't afford a real set of tires for track don't bother going
Just for you if I don't get my FJ sold this spring I'm going to go track it on my Metzeler Lazertecs.

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>>14065289
I like my pp3's personally.
They seem like pretty good tyres so far though i have only had them 1500km.

>>14065322
Thats about 116F lol

>>14065345
he specified F

>>14065346
I was talking about >>14065313
The thermometer has a F reading as well as a C reading lol

>>14065335
Novice-intermediate go for it. As long as your body position is good you can put a knee down on shinkos it doesn't matter. But again you guys take everything out of proportion. Original post was about Advanced/ Real track day riding not beginners. We all start as beginners and work our way up. Some guy blatantly lying about some shittier Advnaced/Racing tire grinds my gears. If he had stated he loves them on the street etc i wouldn't have cared.

>>14065339
Had michelins before they're not bad. Personally and what I've seen at the track are 211/SC/RS10's. I believe there is one michelin called the Super Sport? Or something along those lines thats supposed to be real good. For street Any tire is good though.

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>>14065321
well yeah, they're 50/50 sport tyres that you can take or the track or use on the road, that's kind of the idea, I wouldn't wanna ride on supercorsas in the rain.

Why are you so angry that tyres fit a different purpose to some other tyres again? because people like them?

You sound a little autistic.

>>14065354
Why do you care?

>>14065357
Learn to read faggot. Original post was about a guy blatantly lying about the tires. If he had stated for street i wouldn't have cared he Bullshitted his way about running advanced and getting 9k out of them. I have ran Q3 you only get 5k out of the rear and thats riding it softly with high PSI.

>>14065361
I prove you wrong about your comment and you decide to drop the act funny.

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>>14065360

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>>14065354
Yeah i am mainly using the pp3's for street use i have yet to actually get them on a tack and see how they hold up, do you think they would do alright?
Or i would be silly to not get a set of Michelin power for the track?

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>>14065364
About what comment? I really don't know why you care, and I legitimately am going to take the FJ to the track if it doesn't sell and I'll be damned if I'm going to buy new tires just for that.

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Sooooo....
I sat my thermometer in the sun for 5 minutes.....
I do not think i will be going for a ride today....

>>14065369
I wouldn't worry about getting slicks or race tires to begin with. This is a perfect example for pp3 q3 bt016 all those tires are more than enough for your first track days. You tend to focus more on body position more than riding harder. Once you reach intermediate and your BP is good then i recommend scrapping the q3/pp/s20/bt016 etc and investing in a more race orientated tire. Your lap times will drop and you will get bumped up. Don't worry about your tires for novice though just practice bp.

>>14065373
two of you got annoyed that i bashed the Q3. The reason i bashed them was not because of the tire themselves they're great bang for your buck street/ beginner track. I bashed them specifically for a squid gsxr liar stating bullshit statements about the tire. From there everyone thought i hated the tire i really don't. I hate people who lie though.

PS i have ran Q3's like i stated above. Good street and canyon tire. I would drop them at the door once you enter intermediate at the track though they don't handle heat too well and get greasy and slip out. Thats why you buy real track tires once you do racing racing.

>>14065390
your bike is going to overheat and die

>>14065395
I think im going to overheat and die before it does to be honest, well over 55C in the sunlight lol just what the fuck

>>14065395
i think he would overheat and die first

>>14065393
Thanks for the advice man i will keep that in mind :)
How long would you expect a set of race tyres to last on the road?
I am guessing around 6000km dur to the soft compound of the tyres.

>>14065403
>>14065406
ice/cold packs in the jacket and camebak full of cold beer/water, ive riden in Baja and thats how i managed to survive.

>>14065421
Depends the Supercorsas i used to run 3000 miles out of the rear. RS10 Bridgestone around 2500 miles. Depends on tire pressure and how much you rip on them though. But don't expect much. If you're interested in tracking take the pp3 you have now. Do Q3, Bridgestone S20. I used the Q3 for canyon riding and like them they don't last long either though 5k out of the rear. cheap though with rebate. The s20's take a lil while more to heat up but they handle the heat better and give you 1-2k more miles out it over the Q3. Just depends whats on sale you can find both for 200 a set with mail in rebates.

>>14065393
I don't care about the Q3, or any muh fast road tire. I'm an offroad guy.

My Tiger had Q3s on it when I bought it. They are shit for commuting. Wore the center flat in no time.

>>14065305
Got mine too but I'm waiting on a can of ACF-50 arriving before I can take my bike out again so no reindeer riding yet.

>>14065433
Considering that my bike is only 40 kilowatts and it struggles to get the rear wheel spinning out of a corner in any gears other than 1st and 2nd i could proibably expect another 1000 or so miles out of those tyres you gave examples of yeah?

>>14063968
iktf

>>14065428
Im honestly just going to squid it if i do go for a ride.
Nice day to b losing all my skin....
Awww im so not going for a ride today :(

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Hey /dbt/, I cleaned up my carbs over the weekend, got them synced, set the idle speed, ect. but my idle hunts a bit, it seems to stay at about 1400, but sometimes dips down to 1k or up to 2k if the engine is really hot. My bike is about 10 years old and still 4k miles from the next time im supposed to check the valves. Is this just the bike being old (and cold outside) or is it something to worry about?

>>14065489
its going to be even hotter tomorrow too :/
was only supposed to be 37C today, tomorrow is supposed to be 42C, considering it is 45C today i am expecting it to be near 50C in the shade tomorrow.... and then there are thunder storms on sunday......

>>14065491
sounds like it has an automatic choke.
Let it warm up before you ride it and it will stop doing that.

>>14065491
what bike?
most carbed bikes will idle low when cold and high when hot, airheads especially

>>14065508
2004 EX250F nothing fuel injected or fancy
>>14065504
It's a manual choke

>>14065517
check for any loose tubes and boots, airleaks will make it run erratically.
an easy test is to put some dishsoap or motor oil in a spray bottle and while its hunting spray the boots and manifold faces to see if there is an air leak, if there is it will change when you hit it since the thick oil/soap will plug it briefly
and of course did you replace the orings in your carbs as you went? if not, did you at least oil them on reassembly?

>>14065538
>did you replace the orings in your carbs as you went? if not, did you at least oil them on reassembly?

............. nope

I'll go a few times over with some spary like you said, there's a lot of old rubber tubes and the boots and manifold are the same. Thanks anon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXaRAhlD0lE

How do crashes like these happen?

>>14065562
sucking at riding mostly

>>14065562
>>14065585
I'm guessing nerves, target fixation, and the female tendency to freeze when things get hektik.

>>14065562
lmao

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Motorcycles.

>>14065619
>klx_jesus.jpg goes here
I don't have that picture on my Surface, but just imagine it was here bruv.

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>>14065619

http://kpr.craigslist.org/mcy/5331251151.html

I'm going to buy this on Saturday. What do yall think?
Captcha was wheelchairs. What this thing will probably put me in if I'm lucky

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>>14065625
>Wifes laptop shits the bed
>Want to get her a Surface
Fuck those prices though.

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>>14065652
why not just get another laptop?
and what shit out on it?

>>14065648
Go easy on the throttle on it, but fucking enjoy it!

>>14065652
They neat as fuck, and the i7's are goddamn expensive, but stout. Mine's an i5 and it does OK. She doesn't really "game," though, so one of the i5s will be fine.

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>>14065661
It would be like her 3rd laptop since we've been married.

One of the windows boot files got corrupted apparently. I'm still trying to repair ir but Windows 8 a shit.

>>14065680
you can get an 8 install disk from any computer shop then just use the key off the laptop.
>protip save dead computers with relevant OS's and you can re use the key for future computers

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>>14065699
Thanks buddy.

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>>14065699
I have the install/repair files on a USB [no disc drive on the laptop]. I just retarted it and it's doing updates
>update 1 of 125

Hopefully that fixes it otherwise I'll have to rewrite the OS. She is using her old laptop that I installed Windows 10 on to try it out and she is complaining about it being slow. It probably is, it's a years old netbook. I need to just learn Linux better

>>14065562
I like how he goes for the bike first

>>14065765
>implying you wouldnt done the same thing.

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>>14065780
I actually did when my sister crashed her bike into me :^)

>>14065787
i remember that webm m8

>>14065669
I plan on it. My current bike is an 84 magna 700 and I have an 87 xr600 for the dirt. The xr will do a wheelie if I pin it in third on the street so I think have a little bit of an idea of what it could be like

>>14065801
You spend too much time here.

>>14065852
no m8, i took a 2 month break becauase it's shit and it's still shit im probably going to take another break but winter sucks m8.

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>>14065873
Probably not

Just remember you are here forever.

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

kek

>>14065898
With his bear hands
Impressive

>>14065898
KEK! he did a wheelie at the end.

>>14065898
I agree with that biker's sentiment wholeheartedly.

>>14065886
wait cc since when was your tiger that pretty grey

>>14065562
These crashes occur from inexperience but he handled it extremely well

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Sup /dbt/

>>14066281
Sup, how many girl have you killed lately?

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What does /dbt/ think of the Yamaha MT07 as a first road bike (Endurance rider crossing from the trails to the road)
My brother is picking one up on monday.

>>14066290
wait MT... FZ im confused the 650 not the 700.

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>>14066290
an exquisite meme-machine for memers such as yourself

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>>14065634
Is that supposed to be an electric dirt bike?
Because there kinda is already a real electric dirt bike that is nearly ready to compete with petrol engines.
>120kg
>42bhp

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looking for plated 400cc+ dual sport shitbike ~$1600 or less. basically 1980s/1990s bikes in this category. i'm searching for dr650, xr650, xr600, xt600, drz400. did i miss anything good?

>>14066304
Are these white supremacy motorcycles?

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>>14066326
2001-2003 KTM 525exc

>>14066304
riding a motorcycle has been a meme for like 5 years now so it's no surprise that they are using reddit marketing ploys

theres probably more autists riding motorcycles now than normies. /dbt/ is a good example of that.

>>14066343
>~$1600 or less
YOU SURE BOUT THAT BRUH

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>>14066345
at least MT memers are a slight step above cafe racer "bikes are my life, it's about self expression" idiots that all popped up in the last year or two.

>>14066345
To be fair my brother is getting the mt07 because it is the most powerful lams bike you can get without a restrictor which he would be too tempted to take off being someone that normally rides 60+hp race bikes that weigh less than 100kg.

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>>14066356
Depends what money i guess, they are about $2500ish dollarydoos which is about $1500 eurobucks

>>14066379
for your fyi!!!

$ = dollar
€ = euro

>>14066366
>>14066364
I don't think MTs are bad bikes.
That type of bike just attracts the most autists.

>>14066386
We don't have that symbol on qwerty keyboards, its an alt code that im too lazy to look up.

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what would /dbt/ build their akira bike out of, and why would it be the honda nc700x heavily customized?

>>14066391
suspension is lame. add exhaust and remap, then yeah it's great.

>>14066391
Oh for sure.
Of course an autist is going to want the most powerful bike he can get, those people are normally the kind that have never even ridden a pw50 though.

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>>14066393
did you miss the first sentence too?
>looking for PLATED 400cc+ dual sport

>>14066286
0

>>14066403
tfw you sold your 15 year old pw50 and regret it everyday

>>14066366
Then you're going to be disappointed by the suspension on those things. Put apart some extra monies for a transplant fork and shock

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>>14066398
Whats wrong with the suspension?
Has to be better than what is on my bike considering upside down forks and mono shock and i would not exactly call mine lame, i mean i wouldnt call it good but yeah... i think you get what i mean lol. (the yamahas suspension seem better than most of the other lams bikes on the market)

>>14066447
they say it suck on the mt09

>>14066464
But why specifically?
Too soft?

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>>14066396
I think you'll find Honda already did it

>>14066447
it's pretty soft and compresses when heavy braking. no pre-load adjustment. some of the money Yamaha saved to make affordable was in the front end. upgrading front suspension is expensive.

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>>14066467
Honda should stick to building nice things.
Why the fuck does that need to exist when the CB900R is not released yet?

>>14066466
I've ridden an MT-09 and MT-07, same problem on both, undersprung, the only issue is the MT-09 feels like a litrebike at the bottom and a 600 at the top so it has enough go to make that really evident, it's both the fork and the rear shock, it just wallows up and down over bumps, it's like riding a waterbed and the mt-09 definitely has enough juice to tie it's chassis into knots.

I was genuinely surprised when I rode the MT-09, I thought all the reviews were exaggerating (in the same way they complain that big piston isn't as good as ohlins TTX), nope, it's really bad.

Worse than an SV650 which gets the stick a lot for having bad suspension.

>>14066480
Because nobody wants the 900r you autistic fuck.

>>14066480
You should stick to not having a bike

>>14066326
xl600r, xl500, bmw f650 is possible to find at $1600.

>>14066489
I've heard that the tracer version gets rid of it's suspension problems with adjustables

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>>14066467
But the storage is garbage, the seat is nice, but totally different from the akira bike :c

>>14066515
Akira wearing a helmet? What is this bullshit?

>>14066533
Yeah, akira never wore a helmet.

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>>14066489
Would it be worse than my suspension though?
If it is better than my suspension i honestly could not see it being that big of a problem, mine does alright under heavy braking and with ruts in corners.

>>14066515
How did that guy give his meth head girlfriend a ride when he stole Akiraman's motorcycle?

>>14066553
The sv650 and bandit have shit suspension they feel like shit, even cheap hondas like the cb250 and rebel have better suspension than those suzukis

>>14066504
thanks senpai, forgot about those XLs

>>14066575
mines a cb400sf >>14066447
Heck i would expect that even the sv650's suspension is better than mine.

>>14066605
Nope, its feels really stiff on little bumps, also most suzukis are parts bin specials and cheap compared to hondas.

>>14066627
Yeah but the MT is a yamaha, surely yamaha did not cheap out that much with the suspension that it is worse than a honda with dual shockers and old school forks.

>>14066553
I've ridden a cb400, about the same as your suspension with 2.3x more power essentially

>>14066642
the mt-07 actually kind of "digs" on corner entry with the front fork, and you can't adjust it out with preload because they didn't put that in for some reason.

It's such a confusing bike.

plebs love it though so whatever, I will admit the engine is great. Spins up real quick and sounds amazing.

>>14065403
Thats 55 ground temp.

You're a dumb fuck vicCB400sf.
I have seen people riding bicycles out past Winton in 45°C ambient temps. Ground temps was well over 65°C.

Stop being a pussy.

>>14065491
Spray carb cleaner around boots and anywhere air could leak.

>>14066642
There is literally nothing wrong with dual shocks and the mt07 has conventional forks as well. Nothing wrong with conventional forks either unless you're on a racetrack.

If you're viccb400sf then congratulations you've surpassed kkk in idiocy levels because kit kat at least only makes ignorance mistakes. You are actually making shit up as you go

There's nothing that a motorcycle manufacturer won't do to cut down on manufacturing costs, but Honda at least usually makes sure that brakes and suspension don't lag behind the engine (that their engines are pretty lackluster is a wholly different matter)

Yamaha is sorta like the Toyota in the 90s in that they do make good bikes but some of them are only great on paper

I fell.

ON my motorcycle.

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>>14066642
Why would you buy a memebike when you can get the best middleweight entry-level naked on the market?

>>14066675
So in reality they just have shit engines and it makes the suspension look good.

>>14065403
I don't see a problem tbph. More traction on asphalt is always better

>>14066684
Those things are so odd. Fat as fuck tank that makes you spread your legs like your getting ready for a dicking.

Nice and nimble but fuck I hated the tank.

>>14066689
Having an uninspiring engine doesn't magically make other parts of the bike feel better.

See: Suzuki GS500

>>14066701
Obviously an i4 will be something larger than a twin.

>>14066689
Nah. They just spend more time and money developing suspension because they can afford to do it. You can't really deny that a Honda is more refined than a comparable suzuki or kawasaki.

>>14066708
Commuter bike thats lack luster all round. Fuck. Who would have thought that.

>>14066675
Well i am sorry for knowing literally nothing about the bikes, i had no idea they had bad suspension and i was just trying to ask if they have suspension worse than what is on mine which is ok for street riding and >>14066645
kindly answered that question for me.
No need to get mad man.

Damn this fucker is falling alot, and that bike can take some beating...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X59ftJUe4qU

>>14066709
>Having a buzzy i4 and not a glorious v-twin/four

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>>14066709
I'm sure he's just referring to the tank, plenty of other I4 bikes have fat engines but feel skinny to straddle, most of them actually.

Look at the tank of an R1 for example, notice how it's all centralized and goes underneath the seat a little bit, keeps it thin.

>>14066684
Im not getting it my brother is, I tried to tell him to get a cb650 but he said they look crap.... the heretic.

>>14066732
Your brother is correct.

>>14066732
If your brother is scared about power just tell him to get a GS500. He will think that its better due to more displacement than yours. Plus whatever he gets next will be a huge improvement and the GS500 will tech him how to think ahead and plan due to its mediocre brakes and engine.

>>14066732
Your brother went full heresy

>>14066730
We should ask cb650guy but it looks normally shaped to me

>>14066726
Yeah dirt bikes tend to take a flogging. not like a road bike where you crash once and can total it (mainly because you are normally going under 50kmh when you crash lol)

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>>14066732
you can't actually get a LAMS CB650 IIRC anyway, they're like close to 80 hp, they'd need a heap of restricting.

They have the exact same down low power as a P-twin 650 but with more up top so I have the sneaking suspicion they'd be wheelie machines though, you could pop them from 3.5k like a twin but ride each gear out a lot longer

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>>14066732
What a fucking pleb

>>14066745
Go sit on one. Its fat as. Much like riding a hambeast around after you have conquered her.

>>14066747
They are fairly sedate until about 7k then they get some boogie about them.

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>>14066777
I like em chunky

>>14066747
I am fairly sure they just slap a throttle restrictor on them and say "Tada lams bike"

>>14066782
Me too. But even a busa is skinnier in the tank.

Is that you white busa anon? We thought you died.

>>14066786
Nope. Needs to be LAMS from the manufacturer and they dont have that option.

>at home kinda drunk
>friend calls
>got pulled over on suspended and needs me to pick him up and drive his car or he goes to jail
>go get him
>cop is chill
>doesnt know about the 4 oz of weed in the trunk
>drive his car to my house
>scared for my car

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>>14066799
They are LAMS from the factory in Australia.

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>>14066726
I don't do extreme offroading but it seems to me like he has problems with traction on the front wheel like he doesn't put enough of his body weight forward or smth. Or maybe he has shit tires idk desu.

Still have problems starting up. Have to open the throttle while starting like it's got carbs

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>>14066777
cb650 guy here, my baiku ain't fat pls stop being rude.

Jokes aside the tank goes from the narrow part which is as thin as the front part of the seat to the size of the frame which hugs the engine block you can see in this pictrue. I can sit on it the same way I sit on chairs, then again im 1,90m tall so maybe it could feel "big" for someone shorter.

>>14066803
When did that happen.

>>14066816
I hope you enjoy riding your hambeast.

>>14066818
when they put throttle restrictors on them, same deal with the ninja 650 they just have a throttle restrictor that stops them revving past 7,000rpm.

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>>14066823
top rude m8...

>>14066827
I didnt think they were out yet. Not till jan 2016.

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tfw new saddle arrived last night

>can't wait to leave work this afternoon.

>>14066832
Its ok anon. I ride hambeats occasionally too.

Fat chicks need lovin too.

>>14066832
Nice ass 8/10
Trust me, I'm gay

>>14066846
What ass.

>>14066835
What state?
In victoria they made it so you have to stay on restrictions for 3 years and 3 months so they said restrictors can be put on 650's so people can just take them off after the 3 years instead of selling the bike and buying something larger.

Something to do with trying to stop people riding a 250 for a year then buying a 100hp 600 and killing themselves on it, more of a transition into the bigger bikes.

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>>14066846
You too? I've been saying he's the qt'iest /dbt/ for a while

>>14066854
QLD. If it aint on the list its not LAMS. You cant just add a restrictor either.

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>>14066854
>being cvcked even more than yurops

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>>14066846
>>14066857
>huh

Hey I'm gonna keep this peculiar cookie that showed up at work for you guys.

>>14066859
Should add that it is only 1 year on restrictions here.

>>14066857
Ayy bby u wan sum fuk

>>14066860
Victorians love being cucked.

>>14066860
Sad but true. It used to be learner plates for 3 months at 17 years and 9 months, P plates for a year then no restrictions.