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

Bikes r gay

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Reposting for new thread. Is this inviting enough for you to click or do I need to add meme?

>>14895012
Why do you think motorcyclists always say "let's ride"?

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Put some leds on the bike over the weekend. I think it looks good

>>14895023
Add kks face

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>>14895050
Another color

Just ordered Arrow bar end mirrors. So expensive at $200. Hope they're worth it

>>14895054
Nice

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>>14895011
So I was in one of those median turn things to go into traffic and I kinda hit the throttle so not to cut off the incoming traffic . When hitting the throttle aggressively my front wheel (and thus handlebar) started wobbling mid lean into the turn to get into the lane. Any thing that caused it? Could it be because my tires were cold because I only rode for like a single minutes before I got into this incident?

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>>14895050
>>14895054
One more color

>>14895050
personally like this one better, more tron like

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>21 degrees Celsius
>perfectly clear sky
>stuck in traffic with muh Punto because nobike
JUST

Looking at getting a g650gs as my first bike. I want to take a trip from coast to coast and it seems like the best option for comfort on long straight roads as well as still being fun on misc dirt side roads. bad or good idea?

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>>14895167

I'd personally want something bigger for highway speeds, since that will be where you'll be spending most of your time.

Depending on how big you are, F800GS or R1200GS.

>>14895204
>suggests a bike almost double the price of g650gs
wut

>>14895204
i'd want something sportier too but for him the g650gs will probably suit seeing as he wants to go on dirt a bit too. though maybe something smaller for a first bike. new riders tend to struggle with heavier bikes too remember.

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How do I throttle cable off take

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>>14895215

Not everyone is a poorfag, and not everyone needs to buy new.

I got my first bike when I was a poorfag, and I got a good deal on it.

>>14895216

I know, but I started on a 600 lb bike and I've actually taken it on dirt. Pic related.

Also why I mentioned it depends on how big he is, if he's a 6'6" 300 lb gorilla R1200GS will be a fine starter.

If he's normal sized, F800GS fine.

Then again, if he's a manlet, you're right, G650GS best. Size matters.

What's the best 10-40 oil /deebeetee/?

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Shit quality photo maybe this'll be better

>>14895250
The cheapest one

>>14895235
i rode dirtbikes all my childhood but come time to get by licence i was poor as fuck so the best i could get at the time was a naked 2013 gt250. no ragrets she rides brilliantly. though i do plan to upgrade to something like an R1

>>14895223
other direction

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>>14895272

Well yeah, but did you take it cross country?

That's the main reason I'm recommending he get something bigger and smoother.

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This should be straight
It isn't

>>14895263
Those look like the adjusters just after the 90 degree bend behind the grip. You have to make those as loose as you can. Then you can feed the cable up thru the throttle housing and get the ferrule out.

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>>14895294
Well then

>>14895235
At what point does handling a 1200gs become comfortable (read low speed manuevering, rear move etc). Do you need to be a glorious arian titan or something like 1.85+ would go?

>>14895313
kek I first thought you bashed a knife into your hand

>>14895235
>that v max
muh dick.

Quick question, guys.

Are any of you short-sighted and need to wear glasses when you ride? How do you cope? Do you need specialised frames so they win't slip off when you're riding?

I haven't ridden a bike in years, and in the meantime my eyesight has deteriorated from passable to dangerous.

>>14895359
>put helmet on
>put on glasses
>my nearsightedness fixed
what's your problem?

>>14895215
Yeah the price of the g650gs is really good for me
>>14895235
And im a manlet. 5'9" 150.

https://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/mcy/5542458804.html

Does this look like a good idea? I have a klr250 with a busted engine, but the wheels are perfectly fine and I figure I should be able to just switch them over, right? Is Xmoto any good? Is this a reasonable price?

>>14895359
I wear contacts like someone who cares about how they look

>>14895359
this >>14895369

>>14895387
glasses can be pretty good looking tho.

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What are you having for lunch /dbt/?

>>14895408
>lunch
>19 uhr
schau ma aufn tacho du homo

>>14895369
Just wondering if there was anything that would make them slip off when you are riding.
It would be a hell of a distraction, and I don't fancy trying to flip my visor up to try and put them on when travelling at speed

>>14895390
No. Anyone with glasses would look better without them.

>>14895417
no
source: myself
I look like absolute shit without glasses
I don't look that good with them either, but without is even worse

>>14895412
No sorry I don't have any spare change for you sir

>>14895416
unless your flinging your head from side to side with enough force to fling your glasses of, you'll be fine. Jesus dude... this isn't hard to figure out.

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>>14895428
why not?
please man I need it

I thought you were TW anon because of that yellow stripe
damn

>>14895408
making burgers for dinner
also what cam

>>14895427
Prove it ass hole

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>>14895408
Homemade, bitch >>14895408

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>>14895458
n-no

>>14895381
>pls respond

>>14895408
a bunless BK double cheeseburger

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[angry insect noises]

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>>14895481
mantis intensifys

to anyone who likes or is interested by the indian scout

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOzWk9BbzO8

So recently my car was hit by a drunk driver and got BTFO

I was considering just using a touring bike for everything instead of getting a new car.


Does anyone else do the whole only motorcycle and no car thing? I live in a city with acceptable bus service for days with absolutely horrible weather and I'm also in the South so snow is a fairly rare occurrence.

>>14894939
the screenshot is really old to be honest family

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1VfH7awMr7d :3

>>14895471
Get a better haircut and hit the gym

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>>14895437
Oh, heh, just banana ninja homo here

>>14895443
Drift Ghost-S, though I can't really reccomend it, I've had alot of problems with it, trying to reason with their customer service for a replacement or some fix to this mess. Besides the problems I've had, like freezing, a dead pixel within the first half a year of owning it, the battery life/quality ratio is fantastic.

>>14895466
T A S T Y

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>>14895374

At least you're king of manlets. 5'9" is "normal" sized, it's the average American height.

I stick with my recommendation of the F800GS, not just because it's bigger, but also because it's a dual, whereas the 650 is a single.

Ultimately it's up to you and your wallet, but I'd get a used 800 over a new 650 for your purposes. You want smoothness (and size) for long distance pavement touring.

>>14895510
too late, I'm dead now
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnenden_school_shooting#Perpetrator

hmmm idk but its my day off FINALLY and i wanna ride somewhere and get something that i usually dont have time to. sick of fast food, subway subs, and ice cream....must.....think...

still draggin' from celebrating the holiday

>>14895519
yeah but the average american is a manlet

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rip

Goodnight sweet Prince.

>>14895507

I live in LA with only a motorcycle and have done so for almost 7 years now. I manage by having a grocery store in walking distance and you can order just about anything else you can't fit on your bike/stuff down the front of your jacket/duct tape to your back on Amazon. Sometimes I cheat by using my girlfriend's car every other week though.

>>14895521
BBC News
Thursday, 12 March 2009
The teenage gunman who issued a chilling internet warning just hours before going on a deadly shooting rampage in his former school in south-western Germany was known by most of his neighbours and friends as "a normal, unremarkable boy".
Kretschmer had a passion for guns and liked violent computer games, people who knew him admit, but he never did anything to arouse suspicion in his home town of Leutenbach.

And hardly anyone could have suspected that Kretshcmer - who last year received psychiatric care - may be suffering emotionally or even having some sort of a split personality.

"He was a normal kid. Not aggressive," Eckehard Weiss, who had been Krestchmer's table-tennis coach for several years, told the BBC News website.
"He was quiet but he had friends. He was funny," Marcel Rupp, one of Kretschmer's friends, was quoted as saying by the Times newspaper.

"He told me he was interested in guns, but I thought in a normal way," Marcel said.

Possible motives

Investigators are still baffled about his motivation for the shootings.

There has been speculation that Kretschmer - described by some of his former classmates as "a loner" who never had a girlfriend - could have held a grudge against his school.

Some media reports suggested that he deliberately targeted girls - 11 of the 12 victims at the school were female.

Meanwhile, police revealed that they had seized Kretschmer's computer, where they found "games that are typical for someone carrying out a mass shooting".
Was he trying to prove something to his peers? Was he influenced by the violent computer games? Did he hold a grudge against someone at his former school?

Try as they may, the investigators may never know what happened to a talented table-tennis player who proudly held his trophies in school pictures.


that reminds me of someone

>>14895551
Cool thanks

Yeah, as for groceries what I eat in a week can be fit in a rucksack/two saddle bags. For big stuff I could always use my room mates car

>>14895561
>blaming videogames

No America, your society got a fucking problem.

>>14895575
you realize that they are talking about a german, right?

>>14895575
>shooting rampage in his former school in south-western Germany
>Germany

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>>14895518
nanner ninjas represent, faggot

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>>14895329
I'm 183cm, I can handle my GS fine at low speeds after getting used to it.

The engine needs to be warmed up though, otherwise it might take a nap.

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>>14895575
SHALL
NOT
BE
INFRINGED

also this was germany

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>>14895591

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>be american
>get shot

>be european
>get shot

Anybody here has a kriega backpack?

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>>14895599

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>>14895575
Australian education system product or Euro education?

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You guys know what CBR stands for right?

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>>14895641
Cucked By Radcliffe

>>14895641
Crappy Bike Rusts?

Still waiting for pics, but is http://chambana.craigslist.org/mcy/5549758484.html any decent? Seems really fairly priced.

>>14895641
I don't get why honda fags are trying to be as annoying as suzuki fanboys
it's not like they have a chance

>>14895664
It seems okay

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Hey /dbt/

So I recently bought my first bike.
I live in an Illinois suburb, btw.

I signed up for an MSF course, but it's not until June.
I rode my bike a few times in residential, and on the backroads a few times. Obviously, it's been really fun. (Almost hit deer, and even ran out of gas, had to turn on reserve. Cool experience.)

I want to be able to ride some more already, but I'm worried about the cops pulling me over and seeing I don't have my M1.

I could trailer my bike over to the DMV a town over and take the test already to get my license, but I don't know how tough it'll be, and also would like to wait for the MSF course, seeing as I'll get the chance to ride with other new riders, which could be fun, and ride a different bike.

So I'm asking, if between now and my saftey course, when I want to ride a bit, I get caught riding around without my M1, how fucked would I be?
I'm talking fines, drivers license suspension. Does my bike get towed, impounded? What is the risk in me riding around a bit without it? Please don't be mad, I'm trying to be a fuckhead in the riding community or anything.
I'm simply wondering if the cops would give me a slap on the wrist if I get caught. Something like "Ok man, you need to head home and not drive again until you get your license."
Or if they would seriously fuck me up and not tolerate my riding at all.

>>14895683
why don't you try to get a learners permit? you can ride with one.

otherwise just ride dirty and don't crash and don't hoon where cops are.

>>14895683
*I'm not trying to be a fuckhead.

>>14895683
I'm pretty sure your bike gets impounded but it all depends on the cop.

>>14895690
In illinois you have to ride with someone over 21 who has at least held an M classification on their license for a year

>>14895690
For a permit, it says I'm supposed to be "under direct supervision" of a person who has their M1.

I don't have anyone.

>>14895011
Anybody care to show off their riding gloves? I've been thinking about getting a nice set.

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>>14895591
>>14895599
Can I join the club?

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>>14895605

>>14895669
The CBR spam is just me because I think it is a good bike and I like it

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>>14895725
yeah, you're not even that annoying, I just felt like being a cunt
here have a gif

>>14895735
I didn't post the Trump picture but I did make the original post

>>14895745
you can still have the gif, anon

>>14895707
damn straight man. nanner ninja = best ninja. where you live at? we need a way to distinguish who is who. the original dude is kinda known already as the banana ninja guy here on DBT.

im in phoenix, AZ. professional technician. dont even own a car tho, i work on them all day i dont wanna own/drive one, kek.

wat about u?

>>14895776
I'm from Omaha NE but I'm studying at UNL right now, what kind of technician are you?

>>14895793
car to heavy duty truck. i do everything. pcm's, transmissions, a/c condensors and compressors, electrical diag makes me the most money cuz no one else wants to do it lol :D

>>14895518
>Ninjette

WHERE DID YOU MOUNT YOUR PHONE ANON?

>JUST
Everyone at yamaha marketing needs to be fired lol

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vkSSxvP45yI

Anybody here ever used one of those spray foam to repair a tire?

>>14895507
I do, but in pastaland.
Unless you carry logs you'll be fine...
Once i had to bring my guitar, ampli and one drum to a concert with a supernaked and a couple meters of bungie cords

>>14895898
That was bretty gay

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>>14895898
nigga that was gay as fuck.
and they made the tracer ugly.

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>>14895898
>Everyone at yamaha marketing needs to be fired lol
almost everywhere in advertising. I hate ads like that
I have people that study stuff like that at my uni, they are almost all idiots, turks, germans who mutated to turks and slutty and obnoxious girls because otherwise they'd have to work in some kind of factory for minimum wage (which I think many do that after studying anyway because they can't find anywhere to work in the industry or are too stupid)

>>14895902


I used slime on my gfs car tire that had a slow leak and it worked great

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>>14895023
TASH motovlog GONE SEXUAL episode one ALMOST CRASHED | KISSING PRANK

>>14895902
On car tires sure but I'd be nervous to use it on a bike

>>14895987
reason?

>>14895898
Might be my autism talking but tbph this doesn't seem like an overly horrible ad, it's like on par with the car ads in my cunt
Oh wait
>gf
Yeah that might hit a soft spot for some people here
The tracer 700 might be a good bike if they did the same suspension upgrades they gave the 900, but seeing that even the ad can't hide the ridiculous suspension float I have my doubts

>>14895898
>buy this motorcycle it will save your relationship
is what I'm getting from it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyNq_UK0OBQ

>>14895866
I put the RAM mount U-bolt clamp on the bit that attaches the clip-on to the actual triple tree!

85 honda xr600 for $1500, would be my daily. It's registered for road use in Arizona. What does dbt think?

>>14896080
do it, they're pretty decent bikes. Pretty sure they're essentially what the 650l's are today

just make sure you ain't a bitch and can kickstart a big ol thumper

>>14896092
Ooh, so that's why my friend with an Xl600 is so fat. He needs the lard to start it

>>14896080
I'd do it.

>>14896080
that seems like a lot for an old thumper. Try $1000

>long weekend
>3 days of rain

Sriously, this bullshite has to stop.

>>14896105
I'm surprised the bike hasn't snapped his frail, soda riddled bones yet

>>14896145
>last weekend pretty shit weather
>this week amazing weather
>weekend is going to be shit
>Tuesday night and Wednesday are a holiday with lots of parties around the country
>worst weather of the week

Sooo...
'71 CL350, 9k miles, last ran 10 years ago. $500. Should I run and go get it?

>>14896171
Yes. Where?

>>14896171
cut it down like a $100 or so and go for it.

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bikue died on me while i was riding
my birthday is next monday
i worked 106 hours but only put 100 hours on check and only made 723
anyways whats up /o/

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>>14895898
what a stupid fucking ad for a bike. i learned nothing about it, i know it looks like a cuck version of a spork bike but nothing about that ad makes me want to buy a bike from yamaha, it just makes me wanna fuck my ex

>>14896193
Is sekret
>>14896194
I don't know if the engine is free yet but if stuck that'll knock it down

My bike had entered a new level of shitiness
>Brake reservoir sight glass started leaking, covered it up with RTV silicon. Sopped leaking
>Been leaking oil from counter shaft seal, replaced both seals I could access without splitting the cases
>Still leaks
>Hosed it off today and it looked like the BP spill in the gulf running down my street
>Have fucking white painted wheels, just using carb cleaner now to take the brake dust off.

1989 Gs500. 18.5k miles. Going to ride this fucker into the ground.

>>14896223
>owning a gs500

You fucked up

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>>14896211
Damn m8, you are literally JUST the poster. Getting older and closer to death, check. Bike broken, check. Underpaid and overworked, check.

>>14896232
Jokes on you, I paid almost nothing for it. Put $300 bucks in consumables on it and it's good for another 20k miles.

>>14896211
Sorry m8

So are you going to put the extra 6 on next week's time sheet?

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>>14896242
>I paid
>for a gs500

gs500 here

something wrong is happening bros ;_; it started to jerk when cruising - like throttle on and off
and then it kept dying at stops

http://vocaroo.com/i/s19hFQMlTjfH

goddamit ;_; any idea?

>>14896259
Have you gone to the gsTwins website yet? Lots of good info over there. I'm going to get carbs or your vacuum petcock.

Also
>Pretty sure you put a vance and hines exhaust on there

>been nobike for 1 entire week
>"be patient anon, there will be a bike open soon"
>shaking every time I open up CL
>need...to ride... ahh....eghhah...
>braps here and there
>no.. stop it universe, STOP IT!
I want my ninja back ;-;

>>14896259
put fuel in it you dipshit

if that's been done, clean carbs

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>>14896237
i'm 20 about to be 21 i was gonna get a virago 750 but my buddy with a truck wont take me :/ also my job is basically a modern day plantation most of mmy cowokers are ex cons who did time in federal i honsetly hate my life right now and ive drifted into alcoholism also i used to work at a nuclear plant but since my lay off this has been the only job i could fine >>14896245
they use a finger scanner for clocking in and out

>>14896259
My 2002 Ninja 250 started doing that while cruising too, as if the throttle was cutting in and out.

The bike burned down before I could fix it so I don't have a solution for you

>>14896259
That's a GaySquid500 for you

>>14896267
thank you man :) I'll check them tomorrow and will try to do the ork myself since i want to learn some mechanics

it happened so quick though, everything was fine like 15 minutes ago

just listen :3
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1VfH7awMr7d
it's a modified stock exhaust by previous owner

>>14896259
Probably the carbs.

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I am nobike no longer

I want to ride this thing to the liquor store but how do I bring the booze home without a backpack?

>>14896279
i really fucking don't know man xD didn't check and will do it ASAP

>>14896284
this exactly, why did it burn tho? xD

>>14896297
Get a paper bag and rest it between your legs or on the tank

Get a backpack

>>14896297
tie downs

What's the point of sportbikes? Wow you accelerated to 35mph in a second now you get to go slow like everyone else

>>14896308
Hektik togue hitting :^)^))^)^)^

>>14896297
How do you not have a backpack?

>>14896308
Gforce and accelleration is my thrill

>>14896259
>>14896259
aint got no gas innit

>>14896308
That's not all sport bikes are good for. They're usually lighter and easier to move around than other bikes. Also thinner, which I guess matters more in CA than anywhere else, where you can legally filter and lane split. My only complaint about sport bikes is that the positioning fucks my back up, thank god for sport standards/nakeds

>Browsing craigslist
>2007 Ninja 250r with 15,000 miles
>$4800
>...?
>Look up MSRP of a new 2016 Ninja 250r
>$4999
Why the FUCK do people not understand value depreciation? It's not hard

>>14896300
Parked it in my dad's shop to fix it

The mechanic set the building on fire while welding

>>14895313

Throw it in a vice then heat it with an Oxygen-acetylene torch or a propane torch.

>>14896343
They regret paying 4800 dollars for a bike they didn't like so they try to sell it for same price to get the money back. or they're just jews.

>>14896331
it would be fucking embarrasing if it was true, but thank you, i didn't check xD

>>14896347
Hope they got you a new bike... that sucks ass.

>>14896343
same here for the BMW , some of them are 10-15 years old and still 2/3 the price of a new one.

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Buying pic related this week, anybody have experiance with them? Read up on it and it looks good...

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Greetings from the colonial portion of Virginia deebeetee

>>14896297
Thanks to this picture, I'm gonna go ride around and ask for job oppertunitys. Thanks Anon, this is what I needed to see.

>>14896308
You know there exists a world outside NYC

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>>14896388
All this gorgeous weather and scenery.

>>14896388
>colonial portion
Yorktown/Williamsburg ?

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>>14896433
Yep

>>14896456
I forgot you lived in va

>>14896494
I'm out of town a majority of the time anyway.

>>14896504
Its all good, you're a busy man with a busy plan.

>>14896092
I am gonna use it to commute, still a good idea?
I can run my brothers yz450 over no problem with a decompression lever. I can probably start the 600 first kick. >>14896109
For commuting?

>>14895519
Alright ill probably end up getting that f800. The africa twin is similar in price though, and its a bike that i really think looks amazing, would it be too large to get for my first bike?

>>14896523
Without a decompression lever I meant

>>14896517
Right now my plan is to get some coffee in me and think about where to ride the rest of the day. Yay.

You a fellow virginian by chance?

Looking at getting my first bike, looking for a sport bike. Is there a cutoff between sport and supersport? On Honda's website the CBR650F is considered "sport" while the CBR600RR is a supersport. Is there an easy way to tell the difference?

>>14896523
If it's a lot of highway then no, but for surface streets yea I'd go for it.

Also people exaggerate how hard it is to kick over bikes, I started a 900SS without decomp lever, really not hard.

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>>14895112
>22C
>last sunny day before rain
>bikes in the shop

getting my first bike over the next week and Im leaning one of two ways, either a drz400sm or a honda grom, I like the practicality of the drz as I live in an area with some easy trails I could have fun on, but I also like the grom as it looks like a hilarious amount of fun. (Note: I have been riding dirt bikes off and on for the last 10 years so I know how to ride, just this is my first road bike)

Need to rebuild the front brake master cylinder on the GPX600R. Never done this before (on a bike), easy job, hard job? Also, if I find a master cylinder with the same size clamp from a better bike that fits, what sort of fuckeries can I expect? Thank you, knowledgeable and wise /dbt/

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>>14896523
Not that guy, but do it. I did it for a year. Trying to sell a project bike to fund a sumo conversion for it.
Pros
>Dem torks
>Insta willies,
>Relatively light
>Bulletproof and low maintenance
>Cheap af insurance
Cons
>Meh fuel economy
>Buzzy
>Stock gearing sucks on freeway
Pic related, mines a 94 tho. Do it anon, they're really fun bikes.

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>>14896574
'94 shitbike thumpers represent

>>14896556
They're not half bad with a 15t front sprocket,will do ~70 mph comfortably

>>14896582
I just don't like having that little cushion with my speed, my DR could do 80-85 but I still didn't like riding it on the highway. That's just me though if you're comfortable with that then go for it.

>>14896574
How is maintainence and fuel?
I'd love a little bit of an explanation on how it is to ride daily and own and maintain, how it gets on gas and stuff.
I'm only familiar with 2 strokes, never owned a 4T

>>14896578
Wish mine looked as 90's as yours :(

>>14896596
I ride my DR at upwards of 90 all the time on highways. It's pretty fun in a semi suicidal sort of way

>>14896530
Of course. Up north.

Any anons here that work construction/heavy machinery? I know theres at least two that post but not sure if they're here. How would I go about getting into a field that does construction/road work, is there any entry level jobs that could eventually become heavy machinery work?

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>>14896635
Doucheanon here, I'm in linework which is sort of the same thing. I fix, climb, and build power lines. Pic related, it's me being all badass about 10 feet up a pole

Get your class A CDL. It's so fucking valuable to have in that sort of blue collar tradeswork that you can't even believe. Gives plenty of funds for bike stuff too. Doesn't even have to be linework.

Xr600 guy here. I'd be doing high way for the next 3 weeks, then surface streets only for on after that. I have 3 more weeks at the cc.
I will occasionally hop on the highway for 5-10 miles tops, to go across town. However once every month or two I need to make a 70ish mile ride one way. How will I enjoy that? Considering I rode a fucking 200cc 2 stroke on that route before I can only hope it will be better.

>>14896568
Grom grom grom

>>14896646
Suppose that would be a great place to start yeah, thanks mang. Let's say I get that done, and I have the class A CDL, what entry level jobs would I be looking even for what you're doing, being power line work, is there places for someone who has no work experience/no school past high school?

>>14896613
Loooooooong maintenance schedule(for a dirt bike), oil every 1k miles, I do mine every 800 in the summer, valve check every 5k. They're the locknut type so it takes about 30 mins. All the other stuff is wear and tare, lubing, cleaning eetc. I got about 45ish mpg taking it easy(once) and ~40ish when flogging it(99.9% of the time). Granted mine was totally rebuilt by the PO, so your mileage may vary.

goodnight sweet prince

Ya fucken AIDSPIG

>>14895075

Could be a cold tyre skipping as the rear pushes the front.

What was the road surface like?

>>14896662
Starting as a groundman in linework is pretty easy if you have a class A and a tough backbone. You don't need a college education to even become a lineman. The work is tough and you can get some long hours, but the pay is really good and it will get you into the IBEW which is a great union that takes good care of it's men and women.

All of my previous jobs were pretty standard "kid" shit, like pizza delivery or food service. They took me quickly. You just get your class A, then go to the nearest union hall, tell them you want to work and they'll ahve you sign their books. Within about a month you'll get a call from them offering you work with a contractor and you go get hired by them and you're usually working the next day.

>>14896685
Real neato, thanks for the info! Will certainly start on the cdl thing.

>>14896690
go get you some anon, I wish you luck

>>14896651
Yea, you should be fine. The long ride will be a bit rough but if it's only once a month it's fine.

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>>14896568
Get the DR-Z400S. The SM sucks on trails.

I imagine the Grom might be fun for the first ride
>lel its small im going WOT everywhere
Then it will wear off and you will wish you didn't get a memebike.

Webm related. Guy in front of me is on the SM with Avon Dystanzia dual sport tires (cost $120+ each) and is struggling to make it anywhere. As a bonus his fork guards scraped fucktons of mud off the tire and got packed full of shit, making the fork seals leak. I'm on the S model using the cheapest street-oriented DS tires I could find and had absolutely no trouble getting accross the trail.

>>14895620

Got an R30, R25, U20 and an R3.

Why yes I like Kriega gear.

>>14896707
Fuck the S, get the E.

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>>14896651
My DR-Z does fine up to about 70mph, then it gets a bit uncomfortable. I don't imagine an XR600 would be any worse once you gear it taller for street use.

>>14896651
It'll be ok, lack of wind protection will suck, but as long as you keep it 65-70ish you'll be ok, if you do end up getting it though, I recommend regearing it, an oversized tank, oversized pegs, and some better handlerbars(to help with vibrations). Check the bike for 2nd and 3d gear whine, if you hear it, the geara are about to blow. Also check for timing chain noise, they have issues with the tensioner going out too.

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>>14896716
Yes if you want to plate a bike that's a better choice, but I don't think the E is even sold in the US anymore. It's not on the Suzuki website.

But if you're plating an off-road bike you might as well get something better.
>pic related

>>14895082
that color suits you, faggot.

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I think I want an XSR900

>>14896733
I think the S and the E are actually the same thing. I just my remember my dad had an E that he put plates on and it was fucking awesome, so much torque.

>>14896771
yes you do

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>>14896771
I like cafe racers and that thing looks terrible.

get a thruxton or a bonny

>>14896779
The E had different (better) cams, exhaust, and carb because it didn't have to meet street emissions regulations. Then at one point they neutered it down to the same carb as the others, and now it's not sold anymore.
The E was also a little lighter because it didn't have the really big subframe and lights and shit for street standards.

>>14896794
>harleyfag
>having taste

also it's not a cafe racer

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>>14896801
it's supposed to look like an old school standard but it just looks like shit. FZ09 is better.

>>14896710
sell me one then.

>>14896846
I came on your mum's face, fagget!

>>14896282
Update /o/ buddy said he would take me I went to the atmosphere and I couldn't get out more the 200 I tried at 3 def atms no luck only you've hit daily limit

>>14896646
Are you the same guy who was a volunteer firefighter?

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>>14896855
lewd

>>14896846
I can feel the burns on myself from those pipes already.

So I get to go to court as witness to the car that hit the pedestrian the other day. Anybody have any experience in this department?

>>14896646
I bet you really enjoy those big pols m8.

>>14896870
Fuck off fag.

Thanks all of you guys on the info and advice for the xr600
So I posted my truck on Craigslist and he's offering to trade+cash for my truck. Truck won't pass emissions so it's priced low. The only thing that worries me is this.
He says it's an 85 xr600 on an 83 xr 500 frame.

Ad below.

https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/mcy/5549244521.html

>>14896886
>>14896877
>>14896855

So much anger. toplel

>>14896870
Go in full gear, helmet and all

>>14896892
Fuck off homosexual, dbt dosent need more of your kind we already have kkk, bear poster and night shift anon.

>>14896887
M8 the bike is going to be shit, because 80s bike so dont expect it to reliable like a modern bike.

>>14896906
"Yes sir this is as I was when the incident happened"

>>14896918
I have an 80s 2 stroke, it's never let me down. Put a few thousand miles on it. How can an xr be any worse?

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>>14896908
>implying I am not the hero dbt deserves but clearly doesn't need
jej

>>14896918
this is some obscure form of trolling

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>>14896822
It's a neo-retro street tracker, not cafe racer.

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>>14896930
it's gay. ducati scrambler or bust

>>14896930
I like it, fuck em.

Fucking gorgeous NY weather today amirite?

Hey guys. I have a DR650 that was running really well but just the other day it started getting a little warmer and when I would come to stops it would kill. I turned the idle up a little and all seemed well. Now it's idling really rough and almost leaps or lurches while going down the road. Is this what they call lean surging? If so can anyone advise on what to do?

>>14896925
>Sir, can you describe the accident as you saw it
>*muffle wheelie muffle muffle ur mum muffle*

>>14896887
Absolutely not worth $1500, offer him $500. That's some weird ass shit.

>>14896942
Clean your carb.

>>14896942
carb issues brah, I had em too with my DR when I first bought it. Just run through the basics if it's a new to you bike- change/flush fluids, oil, clean carb, inspect seals

>>14896343

bought my 2005 ninja in mint condition for $1600 :^)

resold it for $2000, lmao

>>14896940
I like it a lot.

It's nice and warm and hasn't rained here yet. I'm probably going to get sprinkled on riding home, but I brought my rain gear to campus if it's pouring.

>>14896960
lol sold mine for 2500. yay capitalism!

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/Dbt/ Serious question Does anybody make bike sounds when driving a car? I mean like acelerating, shidting and downshifting.

>>14896961
Hasnt rained either, sunny all day. its supposed to rain when Im taking my MSF course this weekend down in Hudson Valley Community Wish me luck.

>>14896840

Super comfy, super hard wearing (I've come off and it had fewer scrapes than my leathers), takes weight off your shoulders so you can move on the bike, the R30 is fully waterproof...

Just great kit. Well thought out. Girlfriend also has an R25.

>>14896976
I hope you crash m8.

>new bike wont start
>put it in the truck
>take it to the dealer
>have to drive truck to work
>old ass thing overheats halfway there
>today feels bad man.

>>14896976
Nah, you're not going to need any luck, it's a piece of piss m8

>>14896794

the fact that kkk doesnt like it makes it worthy

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>>14896969
murrica

>>14896987
Of course its a bad day. Prince died.

>>14897028
He ride an automatic bike m8, im glad he ded.

>>14896952
>>14896957
I knew this would be the answer but I was really hoping it wasn't. When I look at it it looks like so much and I feel like I'll fuck it up or not be able to put it back on. Am I working myself up?

>>14897059
Yes. It's a simple carburetor. Just follow an instruction video on how to take it apart, clean the shit out of everything, and puit it all back together again and reseat the carb.


I did my first carb job when I had absolutely zero knowledge of motorcycles and managed to do a decent job. You will be A-okay.

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>>14897059
Get an ultrasonic cleaner.

someoen stole my minibike, the same nigger that broke into my neibors van

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>>14895011

>browsing through some old pics, stumble upon this

me and my friend used to have a lot of fun on this thing, he got it as a gift from someone

Okay I got the booze home by pinning the bag between my chest and the tank. Going to liquor stores on a bike is a great way to meet middle aged men.

How autismal would it be to put some decals or other things of such nature on my bike, ie gas tank or fairings?

Generic things, like an edgy jolly Roger or a wolf head or some shit like that.

>>14897104
Why didn't you just zip it up inside your jacket?
>or, you know, bring a backpack

>>14897111
just post pics afterwards

>>14897086
Why? The hard part is taking it off and putting it back on, not spraying some cleaner and letting it sit.
>>14897065
Ok cool thanks man. I have pretty much zero experince as well beyond oil changes and some electrical. I know how to diagnose things but fuck working on them. As I said, the biggest thing I'm sacred of it taking it off and putting it back on. Did you have to take the tank off?

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>went 100
>radar detector loses power


Then it worked when I got home. It might have even been broken before that and I was hauling ass all day thinking LOL I HAVE A RADAR DETECTOR ITS OKAY. Glad that worked out.

>>14897121
It gets cleaner if you use an ultrasonic, and you don't actually have to take the thing apart.

>>14897118
>just post pics afterwards
Fug, that's at least semi encouraging.

>>14897121
I did, but I think it could be managed without taking off the tank. Just makes everything way easier IMO

>>14897118
>Why didn't you just zip it up inside your jacket?
I'd look dumb doing that

>>14896978
>R30 is fully waterproof

Didn't look like it,
all right I try to find a used one.
I think I'll go with the 20lt or 25lt, are they water resistent or have a rain cover?

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Ducati Scrambler v Yamaha xsr900
Which one would you pick?

>>14897169
Should have stuffed it in your pants and put the neck out of your unzipped fly.
Its like you've never heard of the old bottle boner before. Step your game up.

>>14897134
Ahh ok, too bad those shits are like 50 bucks. trying to save for college. Wouldn't those little peices it uses to clean get into the carb and furthermore your engine once you put it back on though? Come to think of it I wonder if an autoparts place would let you check out a ultrasonic cleaner.

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>>14895359
I wear my glasses under my goggles.
I wear a dirtbike / motox type helmet.

I have never had a problem.

>>14897124
Aren't they ilegal to have while driving? And do they detect actual police cars?

>>14896887
Its a common swap, the 600r motor is exactly the same as a 500r, its just bored out. I'd say if everything is clean and it runs right thats a decent deal

>>14897150
I see, I'll have to the the seat off anyway because I got that aftermarket ait filter so just another thing to add to the list tommorow.

so far:
clean carb
put on skidplate
put on air filter
take off upper roller
lube chain
put on countershaft seal (which includes taking off front sprocket)
and put on new magnetic oil cap.

good thing I have a buddy coming over to help with this shit.

/dbt/ sometimes men whistle at me on my bike because they see my ponytail from under my helmet and assume i am a girl. it's one of my greatest joys in life to turn and look at their reaction as they see my mustache poking out.

>>14897184
honestly I'd get the scrambler in the "urban enduro" styling because I love me some OD green shit

>>14897184
>Ducati
>75hp
>375lbs

>Yamaha
>115hp (+40)
>430lbs (+55)

Leaning towards Yamaha, I like the look better too.

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>>14897184
Scrambler is a super little bike in person. Seating position is almost perfectly upright, and the meat of the tank ends up right at my knee caps. The tank also isn't that long, so it feels like you're really close to the bars.

The Yamaha has a bit more aggressive seating position, your hips are further back.

>>14897216
Only acceptable if you're a cute 5'3 chick. They're not a bike fit for a grown man.

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>>14897200
Only in like 2 states. In order to detect there must be a source of radar. So if a cop is sitting somewhere clocking people, I'll know up to a mile beforehand. Lots of cops drive around with it on.

Instant on or laser and you're screwed. All the cops in my city use laser so that is fairly annoying but I'm still happy I have one.

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>>14897225
>Only acceptable if you're a cute 5'3 chick. They're not a bike fit for a grown man.
>tfw 6 foot 5

dammit

>>14897238
>6'5
>on a scrambler

Ha. Just pretend its a Grom.

>>14897189
You don't actually know how ultrasonic cleaners work, do you?

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>>14895359
I tried wearing sunglasses under my helmet. It's not hard or anything. The only problem is when I try to turn my head to look behind me (my mirror sucks), the frames skew my vision a little bit.

>>14897245
I think I'll just get something bigger and cover it in green and brown paint

>>14895359
Unless your helmet is way too big for your head then there is no way glasses will come ouf.

>>14897257
I ride with my sunglasses under my helmet too for dat luke glanton mode

honestly thinking of blacking out my DR as well

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What's /o's opinion on FZ-10?

>>14897225
That bitch needs to do her laces up properly.

>>14895035
motorcyclists don't actually say that

>>14897264
The advertisement page for these bikes is so godawful IIRC

it's like they're deliberately trying to sell these to 16 year olds

>>14897256
Maybe I'm thinking of something else but I thought it used really small abrasive bits to clean shit with.

>tfw you will never travel the land on a motorcycle, playing country and doom at local bars in the desert for gas and food money


I just wanna be a poor rocker with a shitty bike I repair as it breaks and live as a nomad

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>>14897264
Ugly as shit. Too many bikes are getting styling that's way too busy and has random edges and shit everywhere like they're trying to recreate something from Michael Bay's Transformers movies.

This looks much better.

>>14897264
>looks like a transformer
>guaranteed to be a decepticon
>will watch you masturbate

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>>14897264
I like my FZ1.

>>14897274
No, it uses ultrasonic sound waves to create cavitation in a fluid. The cavitation is what cleans.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydrCPtU2atU

>>14897264
I think it's cool

>>14897281
>doesn't like being watched while beating it
smdh

>>14897280
Not really. It's bland and round like a bar of soap.

Just ordered a new CDI for my pit bike.

tfw it's been sitting in the garage for 2 years doing nothing.

>>14897264
Dislike.

>>14897264
felt stronk when i rode it. Had throttle modes which I'm fairly certain I would never use so there's that

>>14897310
Why do you hate nice things?

>>14897264
uggo.

>>14897264
You mean the MT-10 that's not coming to USA?

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My 05 crf450x for any /enduro/ bros out there. Anyone dirt ride in NJ pine lands?

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How do I find good riding friends?
>I don't know of any riding meetups in my town
>I don't use normiebook
>I don't know anybody except for my brother who rides
>No local touge where I can frequently find riders

>>14897359
where are you located?

>>14897359
>wants friends
>refuses to make a facebook account

>>14897348
have you replaced the valves yet?

>>14897359
ride around town at night. that's when the squids come out in full force.

>>14897341
Boring curves and flows
Awkward edges, especially on the seats
Hideous mirrors that look completely out of place
Ugly three spoke wheels
Headlight right off a contemporary Toyota pickup
random spoiler thing in the back
etc etc
It's an ugly bike. Much worse than the FZ-10.

>>14897363
>not having deleted your facebook years ago

get good

I don't really care about seeing all the people that I grew to hate over the years having babies at 20 years old and getting married at 19 and other dumb shit like that.

>>14897359
>doesn't use normiebook
>complains about being lonely and having no friends to ride with
You asked for this, now stop complaining.

>>14897359
Look up groups on Facebook. They're usually public so you don't need to sign up.

>>14897363
You don't need to get corporations involved to make friends.

>>14897370
So don't scroll the feed like a retard, or remove those people altogether. Anyone who complains about Facebook is only actually complaining about their own behaviors.

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>>14897362
KY

>>14897363
I've tried FB but it didn't really help make friends. Just a jumble of shit from people who are already friends.
It's not even about making friends though. I just want someone to ride with who isn't shit.

>>14897364
Yep. Used titanium replacement tho ;) I won't have to do them again for a long time

>>14897370
I have a Facebook account which is nothing but weeb shit and internet friends. I've ridden with at least ten of those people.

>>14897368
0/10

>>14897379
>want to meet people online
>don't want to use online services that have significant populations

Best places to find people online: facebook, reddit and then forums and 4chan

>>14897397
>>14897397
>>14897397
>>14897397
>>14897397

>>14897388
Coincidentally, the rating I'd give your bike in a beauty contest. It picked all the bad points of the 90s. Go at least with the 00s if you want something somewhat old that actually looks good.

>>14897389
never said I wanted to meet them online either. I guess >>14897367 is my best bet, but I don't have a very populous town.

>that first segment
remind yourself of what happens when you fuck up, /dbt/. you owe it to yourself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr3o_65AMjU

>>14897407
You've already shown that you have no taste. You don't have to keep trying.

>>14897425
No need to project yourself on me.

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>>14895416
If you are that blind that losing your glasses results in 100% loss of vision, leaving you unable to pull over to the side of the road, then you shouldnt be riding a fucking bike.