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

Who /depressedbikethread/ here

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Would this make a good first bike?

http://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/mcy/5589182473.html

>>15109734
yes

>>15109734
I went to comicon today. It's hard not to be happy at those

top 10 for FUCK OFF RAIN

>>15109746
I'm always super depressed at comicons and stuff, didn't even go to a big one this weekend for once

>>15109734
Past ten years, fuck chemical imbalances

>>15109747
A buddy and me said fuck it and just rode in the rain today. It's not so bad

>>15109747
>it's been raining or cold nearly every day for the past couple weeks
>finally going to get some good riding weather for the next 3 days
yes.

>>15109751
It was great. Went in my batman onsie and had a fkn blast

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nth for power willies.

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>>15109734
every goddamn day

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>>15109785
Iktf

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>>15109763
i'm conflicted because I'm already getting sick and my bike stalled on me last time I rode in the rain and was not starting. and that I want to get drunk.

>>15109764
weather faggots said it was going to be clear from friday on, now its
>rain for next few days
fuckers

>>15109716
>fucking stuff the OP pasta

Don't do this, guys.

I fell down in a creek bed and got pinned under the bike and broke a clutch lever. then i decided to run the hare scramble course at a fast pace, misjudged a sharp downhill turn, hit a tree and flew down the hill head first. if i'm not covered in bruises tomorrow morning i'll go back out and run some gopro footage of me trying to substitute throttle for talent and bouncing off of immovable objects.

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>>15109795
like this

>>15109808
wow faggot get gud ;))))))

got any hot pockets? or wat stickers?

u-u 2
>>>/wsg/1093459
>>>/wsg/1093459

>>15109738
sup justin

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>>15109812
Or this

>>15109812
i've seen what passes for offroad riding in the webms here. run me.

is riding in full gear including a race suit cuck tier or smart tier?

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What are you faggots up to tonight. Bout to tear into the motor.

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>>15109832
technically smart yeah, but not practical at all. you can atgatt without full leathers, but full leathers is the safest gear.

>>15109832
Depends, do you care what others think?

Wear what you think is appropriate for the riding you'll be doing.

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>>15109828
i dont offroad so meh

>>15109835
>shiner
you're alright, anon

>>15109832
I don't even own gear and I've never crashed

daily reminder that honda a shit

>>15109832
try crashing at highway speed with and without a suit on and report back

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>>15109835
Did comicon and rode around in the rain already.
So probably chill at home all night and be a slacker.
Tmrw, teach a buddy how to D&D.

>>15109818
sup. Would that make a goo first bike?

>>15109808
I saw you shilling some aftermarket kickstands a couple threads back but I wasn't there in time to ask questions. Do they rely on the tabs welded to the frame which the stock one bolts to?

Bought my first ever pair of actual motorcycle trousers today after 8 years of daily motorcycling. Are you proud of me, /dbt/?

>>15109819
>but I still want to ride away my feel
>never been on a baiku before

>>15109860
the lower mount is the lower of the stock ones, the upper mount is the subframe mount. i cannot find a single downside to it other than that i cant put it down and dismount like a stunt rider because i have too much sag

>>15109805
>he literally wants a pigfat OP filled with useless bullshit

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>>15109868
yep, what kind are they

>>15109888
Oxford Wildfire 2.0 from what I can see on them. Removable thermal liner and some knee armour.

>>15109909
those look comfy, anon. are they overpants or dedicated pants?

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>really need a better seat for this bike
>don't want to spend $300
sheit.

>>15109915
Super comfy. And they're manlet-sized without being aimed at blobs or rakes. I think they're overpants to be honest. I wouldn't wear just them, the inside seems like it'd be scratchy without the thermal liner.

>>15109918
>allballs
>rider has ovaries

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>>15109931
>implying I'm a grill

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>>15109832
riding in full gear is for "cucks" who can't ride, obviously.

>>15109738
Yes

>>15109918
>$300
must be strayabucks, because i've been shopping for a seat and none i've looked at were over $130. i see one Acerbis thats $250 but its twice as much as any other. I'm either getting an SDG or just a grippy replacement cover

>>15109942
I'm not wanting one of the super hard/narrow seats. I want a wide, soft seat (Seat Concepts probably) so I don't get a sore ass after just 30 minutes of sitting down. My current seat would be fine for off-road but is miserable for road or dual sport riding.

>>15109957
get a thicker ass

>>15109961
That will only make it worse. The seat is literally 3 inches wide.

>>15109957
i was going to get a soft seat to soak up the vibrations when street riding but i dont think its worth the tradeoff considering how useless the bike is on the street anyways. once i figure out bars that are comfortable for me in an attack position, i'll pick a seat height that compliments. probably stepped or tall.

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>>15109969
so is my dick

I recently learned that harleys are shit. but how are the new indians? I've always wanted one but if they're bad too I may be forced to look at riceburners or eurobikes.

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>>15109971
My EXC spends most of its time on the road currently anyway because I'm a shitcunt. I never experienced any problems off-road with the wide/soft seat on my KLX though.

I overestimated the price a bit. It's $175 for the foam and cover to attach it to a stock pan. or $275 for the complete seat. The problem is that my bike came with an aftermarket seat already and I don't know if that's the stock pan.

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>>15109993
indian / victory a better

>>15109734
I think today is the day I finally anhero its been swell /dbt/

>>15110007
n-no

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>>15109812

>>15110007
Don't do it bro.

>>15110001
This doesn't show indians. They're a completely different layout from the victory

>>15109995
those seat concepts comfort seats look real nice. i like the competition seats, but they dont sell them for anything as old as mine.

>>15110007
Ok /b/ack to /b/

>>15110007
if you arent kkk pls dont go bro

>>15110024
>le edge

>>15109884
>tfw I can't even use the stock kickstand because those tabs broke off
Just fuck my shit up.

Is it strong enough to put your body weight on the bike on the kickstand? The stock stand was so weak I'm not sure if I can ever trust a kickstand on that bike.

My DRZ kistand is strong enough to lean the like on it and lift both wheels off the ground though.

>>15110017

I am the anon who posted >>15109993

How are the indians then? Keep in mind I know very little about motorcycles.

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>>15110017
okey dokey

>>15110018
what year is yours?
http://www.seatconcepts.com/store/component/rokecwid/?Itemid=145#!/KTM-2004-07-SX-SXF-EXC-XC-W/p/53943044/category=12022232

>>15110028
the first time i tried to kickstart the bike on the stock stand, someone's previous repair broke and it put me on the ground. i fixed it, but theres no way it would hold my weight. this one is solid enough to pick the bike up and pivot on it, and if it werent so awkward i think i could kick start while on the stand. it also has a big foot for soft surfaces, and is about the right height for the stock height bike. the OEM stand would fall over if the bike was leaning or pointing downhill at all. not to mention the stupid little rubber retainer strap isnt needed anymore

>>15110038
2000 or 01. the newest bike that uses that same seat is an 03.

>>15110030

So are they the same bike then? Why the price difference? Why are they different brands?

>>15110029
Which one are you looking at

>>15110030
Sweet! They look the same, but pretty different in many ways. Excellent try though

>>15110014
>>15110024
>>15110009
why

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Opinions on the Shiver?

>>15110048
Is yours the SX or the MXC/EXC?

>>15110054
>Which one are you looking at

Either the scout or the scout sixty. Also like >>15110030 pointed out, the victory octane both looks an is priced pretty similar. What real differences are there? Are they basically all the same bike?

>>15110059
Because motorcycles are fun right?

>>15110059
to ride more motorcycles

>>15110030
based on the engine cases and the shocks I'm thinking it's a completely different bike

>>15110072
They haven't been for a long time

>>15110064
380 EXC

>>15110067
For the sake of keeping it simple they're very similar. The octane had now pep overt the scout. It's not ridiculous. At the end of the day it really depends on which one you want to look at and are now comfortable on. The scout 60 is the waterd down amd cheaper version of the scout obviously.

>>15110080
do something stupid before you die then

like fap

>>15110080
so whats going on in your life thats drained all the fun out of it?
depression is shitty, ive been through it too

>>15109734
i just came back from riding back from taking lsd at an anime convention lol

>>15110085
>The octane had now pep overt the scout

What?

>>15110048
what brand is it again? And how much did it cost?

>>15110100
Had more pep. It's a bit more beefy n lighter.

I don't proofread much

>>15110092
>anime convention

Was it acen?

>>15110111

Ok. Thanks.

>>15110079
it is the same basic engine, just the octane is apparently a bit livelier.

I believe the octane might have a slightly shorter wheelbase but the basic bike is nearly identical.

>>15110118
I found the scout to be more enjoyable to sit on though.
But everyone is different

>>15110059
Because if things are shit for you now, that will be your legacy and you'll be that loser who offed himself. At least make shit great for yourself and reconsider. Then you can be that guy who had it all and went out with a bang,

>>15110091
Just a bunch of shitty things combined with having depression run in the family

>>15110113
Yeah!

>>15110048
you arent supposed to kick it on the stand m8

>>15110144
I'm going and getting trashed at the hyatt later tonight

What motorcycle is the shittiest bike in the world?

>>15110162
gs500

>>15110141
not very definitive. you have free time? load up some camp gear and go spend a few days innawoods and relax
and get yourself some l-theanine supplements and b vitamin supplements. youll feel a lot better with them

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>>15110162

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>>15110030
SO I really like the way the Harley V-Rod looks, but Harleys are the like the Dodges of the motorcycle world.

What other options are there? Looking for something that is the same size, and looks just as good.

>>15110162
whatever you ride faggot.

>>15110168
I've felt like this for ~20 years, nothing helps but thanks for trying

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>>15110172
M109R? VMAX?

technically they're a lot bigger though.

>>15110172
>thinking vrod is harley

>>15110177
>nothing helps
what about getting a bunch of (you)s?

>>15110177
its probably no real help but have you tried any of the pharmaceutical anti depressants?
i know they can really mess with your personality and shit but if you havent tried it might be worth looking into

>>15110110
Promoto

>>15110147
right now my issue is that nobody else can start the thing. especially shorter people. the suspension is too soft to kick it on the stand, but otherwise thats possibly the only way for them to do it.

>>15110196
The (you)s are kind of unexpected

Anybody have experience with the trail tech vapor spedometers?

>>15110201
thats no excuse
my dad is pretty short and has never needed a kickstand to start bikes until his arthritis got so bad he could barely get on the bike anymore

>>15110208
i run a vapor on my BMW. its not perfect, but i wouldnt pay 5x more for a better one.

>>15110172
>same size,and looks just as good
My fucking c0kc

>>15110216
How did you get the odometer changed over?

>>15110162
Honda.

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>>15109799
>tfw yesterday was the last sunny day for a week

fuck my life

>>15110225
>t.guy who can't afford a honda

>>15110212
my dad has been riding since 1970, didnt own a bike with electric start until 2011, and he cant kick start the KTM on flat ground. his triumph can be easily started from either side of the bike on the center or side stand. he's about 5'9". my roommate is close to the same height and he cant start it either.

Arkansas doesnt care about stuff like that. they put ODO EXEMPT on any vehicle that goes through their system, and we have no inspections. if you look around online you can find out how to go into the settings and change the stuff that you arent supposed to be able to change, like the odometer reading.

>>15110250
second paragraph is meant for >>15110220

>>15110250
What if you guys are just all a bunch of weak manlets?

>>15110177
Do you have any family that will miss you?
Children,neices or nephews?
You want them going to your funeral?
They are gonna think about you every once in awhile for evar.

>>15110265
do you expect me to get indignant and stand up for someone else that doesn't know or care that you're insulting them?

>>15110208
It's okay. Pretty good value as most other units cost a lot more. I have the predecessor, the Vector, on my other bike and it is a bit of an unreliable shitheap.
>freezes sometimes
>if the battery dies completely and you're past 10k miles it will loose 10k miles and go back down to the 4-digit odo

>>15110220
Enter permanent data setting mode by setting the wheel size to 9110 and then holding down the left button until it goes back to the clock setting, then cycle through to the odo.

>>15110275
Nope, but you did anyway

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>>15110230
nice 636

I really like those, I didn't want to but then I got on one and it's like ohhhh

It's a shame they're kind of pricey for 600s, here you could actually get gsx-r750's for like 2k less (14,2 rideaway vs 16k) for a while.

I'm probably just gonna skip 600s after the SV.

>>15110275
responding to shitposting, even flippantly still gives them what they want.

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>>15109716

>>15110250
is the bike really just a pita to start?
usually you can get enough lean on them to kick them off the stand even with short legs.
may not be ideal but better than busted stands

>>15110298
>don't ever talk to me or my son again

Is there any way I could use my phone to record my rides without a special mount? Tried shoving it in my jacket pocket with the zipper keeping it from slipping down, but it hung kind of so it was pretty much facing the ground at speed. Was thinking of somehow propping it up in my helmet with rubberbands to the chin bar, but I don't know how well that would work, and I feel it'd fall out.

>>15110309
Tape it to the front of your helmet.

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>>15110298
That reminds me
>tfw no 800 XCx

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Hello friends, on April 5th i ordered some Chinese fairings from aliexpress so i can ride a motorcycle based off of an anime that i liked.

Yesterday i finally put it all together after having to wait for various things like new kawasaki stickers, my NERV decal, painting my gas tank (shit cost like $220 for all the paint.)

Here it is, will post one more of the decal which i quite like

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>>15110250
what makes it so hard to start? Is the lever really high up or what?

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>>15110328
I'm thinking about painting my rims green, or purple, not sure. Also the yellow right near the tank always makes me think i left my blinkers on.

Still its a pretty nice 250 now, i dont think ill ever get rid of it.

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>>15110328
looks nice
>all that money into a ninjette though

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Where do you guys stream motogp?

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>>15110292
i had an sv650 before i had the 636, i definitely agree about the pricing i probably paid way too much for it

if you can handle the 650 like in your webms im sure youd be fine with a 750cc+ bike

heres a pic of some random cooked cunt with a goat we met yesterday

>>15110348
On TV.

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>>15110348
I don't because who cares about road racing that isn't the IOM TT

>>15110301
i'd say its legitimately a hard bike to start because of the compression, height of the lever at the top of its travel, and the fact that the lever hits the footpeg before it rotates through 180 degrees. technique is everything of course, and i can start it in a single motion, but it would be nice if there was a cheat so other people could start it without practicing.

>>15110334
the lever is 26 inches off the ground, and it really takes your whole body weight to crank it.

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>>15110328
Very noice anon. I'm sure going to order some Willliams-Rothmans Honda fairing for me if I ever get to the end of my project with a functioning bike.

Where did ya get them? Aliexpress? Which seller?

>>15110328
Pretty much this >>15110345

A cowl for the pillion seat wouldn't go astray either.

>points for having the standard exhaust and not a loud fart can like almost every other asshole with a Ninjette

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>>15110355
>tfw no road racing gf

>>15110328
Thanks doc

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>>15110355
gonna bet you've never watched a single isle of man live, maybe not even an IOM TT the whole way through, everybody dickrides IOM, nobody actually watches it. It's so bizarre.

>who cares about road racing that ins't the IOM TT

yeah I mean, who cares about the macau GP...NW200...any of that gay crap

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>>15110366
>takes your whole body weight to crank it
Shit, when I tried kickstarting a 2-stroke it turned easy as fuck and felt like no compression compared to a thumper. Was there something wrong with mine or is the 380 just that much harder than a 250?

I hate those super short levers that run your foot into the peg though. I had to put my foot barely on the lever and turn it sideways to not kick the solid peg and hurt my ankle.
>not wearing MX boots though
yolo. I wasn't doing any serious riding on it.

>>15110386
Ok I like most road course racing actually, just not track racing. I have live streamed IOM before though.

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>>15110376
>road racing gf
I'd take a gf that's even slightly interested in riding

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>>15110328
thats so strange because theres 2 teams comprised of 3 bikes all using a purple and green on ninja 250s with CMRA. i dont know if its weab related or not.

>>15110391
you cannot start it without boots on

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>>15110386
m8 stop moaning.

The NW 200 is mad as fuck. I actually like and care about everyone on the whole Irish road racing scene. Guy Martin crashes, I get sad and hope he's fine. Lorenzo or Valentino or whoever crashes I don't give a fuck.

The whole thing is legit.

Sadly I never had the funds to go there and watch the thing but I do have an interest in it — much more than I ever had in the massive ego-driven shitfest that is motogp.

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>>15110426
Have you seen Road? It's a good watch

>>15110426
I wonder if they have to use custom wide ratio transmissions to handle those 30mph corners without lugging and also be geared for 200mph straights.

>>15110438
so, a stock first gear?

>>15110399
desu id take just a gf right now

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>>15110426
>much more than I ever had in the massive ego-driven shitfest that is motogp.

then you'll be pleased to learn that there are other short circuit racing championships.

https://youtu.be/4TODr3JZ1tU?t=275

They're different appeals to the same core formula, you get more scrapping and closer to the limit on short circuit, you get more danger and "speed" on road racing, I don't see how you could like one but "hate" the other though unless you're just trying to be a special snowflake though (why..*I* only like irish road racing! not like those track pussies!)

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>>15110433
I have not, but I will now! Thank you.

>>15110438
I'm pretty sure most of the guys there can't afford that type of prep.

>>15110453
Don't superbikes generally have hella-tall first gears capable of 90+mph, and still not have a 6th gear tall enough for 200mph? Wouldn't the riders want to be in power band as they come out of those hairpins instead of chugging along at less than 9k RPM?

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>>15110230
I get that feel

>took apart carb real quick to clean it
>not really dirty, but the pilot jet wasn't perfect
>carb cleanered it, along with other jet and stuff
>put it back together and try to start
>starts with choke, can sorta idle
>nothing happens on the throttle or it dies

is this my diaphragm shit going bad ?

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>>15110526
If it won't run off the choke your pilot jet is clogged. If the slide doesn't open when you give it throttle then your diaphragm is fucked. You may be able to fix pin holes in the diaphragm with plastidip.

>>15110478
have you ridden a litrebike? there's smooth power on tap from like 4k and you can definitely not use 180 hp atw coming out of bends like that.

>>15110475
I get the feeling you could be competitive in this sport without completely losing your chicken strips.

>>15110478
My Daytona has a very low first gear compared to the rest, I can't even touch it on the track because it makes the bike lurch unexpectedly, so I gear to stay above 9000 in second in the slowest corners. The triumph race kit has a higher first gear that puts it in line with the rest so you can gear to use it also, but you will struggle off the line. It will improve top speed however if you gear first for the slowest corner. If I magically had enough power to run 200 down the sulby straight, I'd probably use tall gearing and a low first gear, like stock, but I'd probably drop second down too

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>>15110372
They're Kanemoto Racing you nigger.

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>>15110550
at what lean angle exactly do you imagine chicken strips disappear at.

Scraping elbows?

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Caked on gunk. I don't think 2 cans of carb cleaner will be enough

>>15110526
>not really dirty
Stop fixing stuff that isn't broke.

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>>15110588
>MTX
Bro

>>15110572
Sure, but some of those guys are scraping nothing...

Are dual sports good for a first bike?
Thinking of getting a Yamaha XT250.

>>15110610
Sure, why not?

>>15110610
>Are dual sports good for a first bike
They are da best for a first bike

>>15110610
get a 650

>>15110632
Don't listen to this guy, he's trying to kill you. Get a 600 for your first bike. 650 is too much.

>>15110610
XT250 super cute.
Want one myself, but also want more pwoer.

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>>15110350
>if you can handle the 650 like in your webms im sure youd be fine with a 750cc+ bike

still got 1.5 more years to find out ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I've ridden a few litrebikes now but never spanked one up a twisty road, will be interesting to find out how it goes, I'm planning on buying a 10 or so year old one so no TC and what not.

>>15110608
they would if they stuck their knees out more, trust me, you can scrape at at least a good 10 degrees less than that.

>not sure if I want to go for a hoon on the touge or not
>went for a ~250km ride yesterday, mostly highway

What do, /dbt/?

>>15110650
all doubt about whether you wanted to or not usually fades after 5 minutes on the twisties.

>>15110599
well maybe I should have added the bike wasn't idling properly before I took it apart

>>15110545
guess I'll recheck pilot jet and open up diaphragm tomorrow. thanks for plasti dip tip

>>15110633
That's janky as fuck m8

>>15110652
Eh, I have to get to the twisties first, not particularly wanting to experience an hour or so of over 9000rpm VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVing in my feet again.

>#justninjettethings

>>15110353
do people still actually own tv's?

>>15110687
>santa cruz

my fuckin NIGGA


>tfw the HEB hasn't restocked them lately

>>15110674
just fucking go

>tfw the closest twisties to me are at least 3 hours away

>>15110685
Gotta have that big screen that takes up an entire wall of your house and has inferior picture quality to a cheap 24" computer monitor, yo.

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will get this RX 150,first bike ever,thoughs?

>>15110717
>Brand new
>Twin shock
>Air cooled
Wut?

>>15110732
Looks like some chinese off brand shitbike.

>>15110737
>>15110732
could you explain like im five?
english aint my main language and i know fuck all about bikes

>>15110756
You don't know what twin shock means? You see the shock absorbers? There's two of them. Should I explain 'air cooled'?

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Some shiny shit in the bottom of the case. Fuck.

>>15110372
yes Aliexpress seller named Cuptime

>>15110345
yea it'd have been nice to upgrade first but idk, i like my 250 and dont mind spending ~500 for an overhaul. I didn't mention that i got it salvaged and was riding on cracked, fucked up and scratched fairings for 2 years now.

>>15110375
it came with a black cowl but idk, it didn't really match and seemed a bit large.

>>15110328
>chinese fairings
Fucking never. Those things melt into shit.

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here's a little story anons...

>recently bought a cb750k3
>was suppose to be in running condition
>not not
>previous owner was a faggot
>took it home for hella cheap

one month later...
>finally running
>today decided to take it out
>overcast day, whatever
>rode it for like 15 minutes
>started raining
>not giving a fuck at all about rain
>rode way far out
>was not dressed well for rain
>wind kicked up
>heavy wind
>pouring rain
>thunder
>lightning
>front brakes don't stop me
>no back brakes
>pic related

Made it home safe, was a blast but still wtf weather.

>>15110793
we'll see. I got some of those aluminum heat resistor things to put on

>>15110756
It's a budget bike that isn't modern in any way. If it's cheap and you go in knowing that it's fine.

would you pull a gun on jake the snake

>>15110815
i dont want a transformer,just my first bike

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>>15110822

why would I?

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>>15110822
>pull a gun

nah that's not how we settle shit in australia.

I would challenge him to a burnout competition while skitzmix plays in the background though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB9bAOxfHFI

>>15110841
you guys are cute

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>went riding with friend
>he totals his bike his bike right before my eyes
>gopro stopped recording 2 minutes before
>have no one to ride with now

>>15110865
how did he and is he heal?

>>15110798
Thats what you get for buying a honda

>>15110881
cb750k3 is a harley you faggot

>>15110869
i was braking to a red light, and was in front. next thing i know, hes blasting past me while dropping his bike, then tumbling into an intersection. he stops rolling right in front of a car, which hits his bike about 40 feet across the intersection. i got him off the road and sat him down, then picked up the bike. he said he pretty much grabbed too much front, but idk why he was going so fucking fast. he almost got ran over by two cars.

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>>15110865
>when you go for a ride with a known crasher

what's a good entry level dual sport bike?

>>15110888
nice triples

sorry to hear about your mate, glad he did lose his life, hope you guys have learned a valuable lesson today, godspeed

>>15110809
My paint guy has dozens of horror stories from people who's bikes he had to paint because the plastics melted, and his own hayabusa grenading itself halfway down the strip at 120mph. I refuse to trust those things.

>>15110947
they're all kinda weak, unless you go high end like husky or ktm. you should be able to handle all of them. go dr650 or drz400s and they'd serve you well. klr is easy to ride but heavy. if you want a 250, the wr250r is good.

>>15110717
if it's more than like $400 then don't... i would ride the SHIT out of that thing but not if I had to pay for it. More than $400 just buy a decent road bike... yes like a pedal one.

>>15110957
the auction was saying they do injection molding which is what OEM does.

>>15110967
which one would you recommend me?

>>15110985

they'll say anything to get you to spend your money on their product. They probably mention about high grade abs plastic too, fuck em. I had a set of china fairings on my 600rr, they threw in a rear seat cowl, tinted screen, and heat shield for the belly pan but my downpipe melted that shit. The paint was also shit....you can scratch the paint off with your fingernail. Did i forget to mention about the gaps around the headlights, gas cap, and misaligned holes for the screws? Save your money for a set of oem fairings and have them painted by a local body shop.

>>15110965
whjat do you think of this? https://reno.craigslist.org/mcy/5567996779.html

>>15111035
those miles are too high for that price.

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>>15111035
>KLR650
No
Get a DR650 or XR650L

>>15111022
some parts didnt line up perfectly u are right but all in all i got it to work and nothing is loose or anything. If it lasts 6 months ill be happy

>>15111063
If you really wanna be a sikk cunt you can buy a full set at motocomposites.

I'm shilling the fuck out of their stuff because they've been cool as fuck with me about getting shit for my bike.

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I rode my bike tonight c:

>>15111061
this look good? https://reno.craigslist.org/mcy/5596388231.html

>>15111061
and this one https://reno.craigslist.org/mcy/5587806208.html

>>15111110
>https://reno.craigslist.org/mcy/5587806208.html
Has a lot of miles but of your picks this would be my choice.

>>15111118
>3,036 miles, most of them highway.
typical dual sport riders

>>15111118

I love how people expect to get their full money back on the accessories.

>>15111110
>>15111123
18k isn't too bad. It should make it to 60k at least. It's the years, not the miles at this point.

>>15111140
Funny thing is your typical dual sport isn't as happy on the highway as elsewhere.

>>15111156
alright, one more. I know it has a lot of miles but what do you think? https://sacramento.craigslist.org/mcy/5579097518.html

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>>15111140
im absolutely miserable and hating life when I take my bike on a highway

>>15111160
>>15111202
Wait, so I should stop wanting a DR650?
I commute 25 miles one way to work daily and I would want a bike that I can take to a trail like 2-3 times a year.

>>15111212
theyre not that great for high way

Fuck me.

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>>15111212
dr650 is fine for that. i picked one up a little while ago and its perfectly happy at 70 mph
you might want a windscreen to keep from wearing yourself out

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>>15111212
idk, my bikes a 250 so i'm pushing it past its comfort zone doing 70mph or more. im sure a heavier 650 could do a lot better on the highway. Dual sports are notoriously "ok" at everything but not "good" at anything. if you want a trail bike then you're gunna need a trail bike, if you want to watch your wife get fucked by 4 black guys then get a harley. I enjoy my bike for what its worth, especially when I go off the road and ride alongside traffic on the mud hoping a cop doesnt see me

>>15111180
Don't get me wrong, I think the DR is a good deal and you should buy it. My point was just that you shouldn't worry about 18k, it's not a problem. The things that will be a problem will be more like a leaky petcock, for example. Nothing to do with miles. But the engine isn't nearly half way through it's life.

If I was anywhere near Reno, I'd buy it.

>>15111224
Oh look, it's a namefag begging for sex.

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>>15111238
or get stuck in a cement run off and have a cop called on me to passive aggressively make fun of me while I try to pull it out

>>15111212
Dr 650 is ok on the highway especially with the right gearing, but dual sports have low tolerances which helps with reliability but also makes it burn oil at high revs.

I commuted further than that on my KLX for several years. It was ok but buzzy at high speed.

2-3 times per year you may be better off with a cheap dirt bike and a shit road bike to commute on

>>15111266
Dirt bikes can't get it to the trail without a truck. A truck for me would mean I have to keep another vehicle garaged. That non-street bike thing is just so weird to me. I can only see rich people and suburb dwellers being able to do it.

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>>15109734
In best biking city in the US and nobike. Pretty deppressedbike

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>>15111300
if you're using an iphone edit the image and crop it a tiny bit and 4chan wont flip it like that

how does this look guys.

https://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/mcy/5589418342.html

>>15111312
go 4 it, its only a grand and it seems like a good deal to me

>>15111281
Man is your mind going to be blown by the concept of rural residents.

>>15111255
do you have something against it?

>>15111312
good luck finding parts for it, that aside would be pretty fun

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from plebbit :^)

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Klx250s anon here, has your bike ever gotten you laid? I took my Klx to Walmart and this note was on my handlebars. I have a gf but it kinda made my day

>>15111321
Yeah, I don't even know how people manage to live without at least 10 starbucks within comfortable riding distance.

>>15111345
Just... Wow.

>>15111346
No. Sadly

>>15111346
No, but maybe it could if I didn't just straight out reject chicks trying to ride as passengers.

>>15111312
It broke one man already, now it's your turn.

>>15111328
This is /DBT/ son, no one's getting sex here. You're barking up the wrong tree.

>>15110335
>>15110328
So............Rei or Asuka?

>>15111412
Let's not start this

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Happy Victoria Day to all the other Commonwealth fucks here.

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>>15111439
Even the thread is just me.
:/

>>15111439
>>15111471
>Living in the shittiest part of ausfailia

>>15111471
I live in the commonwealth of virginia, if that counts

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>>15111478
>So accurate it hurts.

>>15111412
I tried buying a white Rei decal to put on the tank but the only one i found was sold from UK with like $90 shipping so i went with NERV instead

Rei all day

>>15111506
atleast you guys can unwind and shoot guns

oh wait

>>15111439
>>15111471
>>15111506
gb2red.dit

>>15111518
Everyone that ever posted a bike here is on reddit.

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>watch Suzuka 8 hours highlights
>see the Eva Racing 01 getting lapped seemingly constantly
Actually finished 11th though.

>>15111542
Wrong. I've never been on reddit and own 3 motorbikes, 2 pushies.

>>15111542
I look at crt sometimes, but completely read only.

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rode so much today

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>>15111542
I dont go on reddit, I did used to lurk it and read "lets not meet" stories because their pretty good tho

>>15111571

your supercorsas look toasted...got any tread left?

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>>15111771
haha there's 300 miles on the bike and tires picture looks funny.

So I wanna sell one of my bikes to put more money into my Miata, should I sell the KTM 525 or the XR650R?

>>15111833
>>15111833
>>15111833
>>15111833
Sell both.

>>15111847
Why?
I need at least one bike.

>>15111863
You can leave /dbt/ if you put the value of both bikes into the miata though.

>>15110947
I bought a drz400 2 weeks ago and I'm loving it to death. I don't think you can go wrong with it unless you have an inseam shorter than 31 inches, then I'd look at the DR 650.

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>>15111884
>leave dbt
Lol I'd stay here even if I lose both bikes.

Anyone have experience with these? The main site says these are $150, so $34 seems fishy. But I've been wanting a camera and this is actually a decent price for me right now.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/iON-Camera-1011L-Air-Pro-Lite-Wi-Fi-/172163475512?hash=item2815be2838:g:jKMAAOSw9N1Vkam7

>>15109832
Lets just say I wouldn't be talking to you now if I didn't wear my suit yesterday.

>>15109835
Watching the race, waiting on a call from the hospital and I'll probably get some guests

>>15109832
what about smart cucks

>>15109832
Smart, but I'd think annoying.

I wear a moto jacket with padding and plastic guards, kevlar jeans with foam guards, and leather boots. I live in Texas and that alone is hot as balls in the day time. I couldn't imagine wearing anything more and actually being able to enjoy the ride.

>>15109808
>substitute throttle for talent
Is this a new /dbt/ motto?

>>15111798
I admire absolute lack of chicken strips on ur front wheel.
Your rear one, however...

>>15109853
I've done both. Without the suit I died and with the suit I was extremly sore and had many broken bones.

>>15110399
>mfw I met a girl who is interest in motorcycle when I talk about it
>send me pictures of motorcycle when she sees one
>confessed to her
>"we'll see how it goes anon"

>>15111958

is this the first thing nocar/nobikes look for when the see a motorcycle? Lets forget about the ss swingarm, ohlins suspension, brembo calipers, fuck look at dem tyres. Get fucked.

>>15110140
IMHO that's the best argument I've heard in years. It'll look like you gave up. Make everything great. If you about to fuck it all, there is no reason not to go all in, get a huge loan and invest it randomly, hit on every girl you like, move across the earth.

>>15111996
>is this the first thing nocar/nobikes look for when the see a motorcycle?

Nope, look at the cc number and ask if a ninja, because to them all sportsbikes are ninjas.

>>15111996
Not him but brembos and öhlins parts are common nowadays. If your new bike doesnt have them or other good ones its probably shit or for poorfags.

I wanted to go somewhere today but I'll probably buy a videogame and sit here all day instead.

Fuck. I don't like riding alone anymore.

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do the current speed triples still have only the 5 gears?

>>15112036
They'd be six speeds.

>>15112044
>triple
The have 3

>>15112051
>two gears per cylinder

All you need.

If I need a new back tire real soon, but my front tire looks perfectly fine, would it be a bad idea to only replace the back?

>>15112058
It's absolutally normal

>>15112058
Probably not, unless your front and rear tyres were completely dfferent (like one was a sticky as fuck sport tyre and one was a hard commuter tyre etc) or had completely dfferent wet weather properties.

>>15112077
Using the OEM tires still, but the back one is balding to all hell. The front one still looks new-ish. Was gunna throw a Pilot 3 on the back, but I wasn't sure how much of a difference it would make having OEM and P3s mixed.

>>15112085
What OEM?

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>>15112090
I remember last time I posted this, an Anon was wondering how I wasn't dead yet.

>>15112100
Squiddy?

>>15112103
What?

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>>15112103
he's dead m8, he memed supreme till the end.

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>>15111894
story pls
I've just got back on after a broken wrist.

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>>15110062
supposedly underwhelming compared to others in its class

>>15112179
>check facebook
>still bo updates
>that fucking cover image
I disn't need these feels

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>>15112258
U talkin shit about my bae?
>>15110062
I'm enjoying one
Stock fuel mapping is a finnicky on some versions and newer models have been tuned down to be more in line with the EU.

Overall great ride, sometimes /soul and passion/ will fuck you over, though

>>15112244
Hit a concrete barrier at about 80km/h.
Just broke my fifth metacarpal bone, shaved finger, bruised my hip and some abrasions. Without suit I would probably have a broken hip, broken ribs and probably missing a part of my finger.

At the hospital they were surprised at how few damages I had after a crash like that.

>>15112179
Really?

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>>15112276
no disrespek anon, your bike is nicer than mine. Just repeating what I've heard - i.e. "why get a Shiver when you can get ..." etc

>>15112281
fuckbook.com/michael.choi.71619

He hasn't updated since he posted about riding hard past his limits, an heroing.

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>>15112277
Dayum. Glad your still with us homie. My wreck was a little less extreme - ~40-50km into the side of a mountain. Broken scaphoid (I had really thin summer gloved on).

Hows the baiku?

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>>15110172
Take a look at the Triumph rocket III, better in everyway, but looks a bit different don't know if you'll like it.

>>15112301
>Hows the baiku?
Don't know. She was still running and she didn't look too bad when they lifted me into the ambulance

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>>15110648
>black NC35

>>15112290
Understandable
But the depreciate like bananas in an oven, so they're actually super cheap, for an italian vtwin

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>>15110172
i like them, just not stock

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