[ D a i l y B i k e T h r e a d ] - /dbt/ Suzuki #1 baybee

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>dad left with my bike

wat bike is best gril bike?

>>15208207
Depends on grill

>>15208207
Gladius

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Looks like a shit f4 rip off. When will suzuki stop ripping off italian bike?

How do I improve my confidence when leaning?

Where I live, there is an absolute fuckload of roundabouts and intense traffic. I've only just got into biking recently so I'm pottering around on a CBF-125 (I'll do my Cat A license in a couple of months), but my nerves are shot going around busy roundabouts.

Is having a light bike making me feel this way? I feel that if I had something much heavier between my legs (eg, 70kg+ more than the CBF), would I feel less like I'm about to topple over due to the lower center of gravity?

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Nth for DRZ is not dead, just need a new countershaft nut, seal and washer.

>>15208207
a pink one

>>15208207
>Ninja 250/300
>R3
>Gs500
>Ducati monster/scrambler

>>15208218
practice in empty lots, scrape dem pegs

>>15208220
>>15208220
Ayy all the shitposter are becoming nobike/brokebike this summet.

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>>15208221
>tfw i go look at r6 and guy tries to sell me 300 ninja

>>15208235
You must look like a girl.

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>>15208207
VTR250

at least for beginner girls

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>>15208251

what's a good cam and mount system

bonus points if i can use it in the cages also

>>15208276
Then why are they selling youba girl bike? Its like if im going to sell watermelon im going to try to sell it to niggers, but them again they dont have money and might try to steal.

>>15208293
GoPro

Mega noob here. Family got a 50cc scooter a couple of days ago and I'm hooked. Been riding it around town and it's fun as fuck. Looking for something with a bit more power that I can upgrade to. Thinking about getting a Honda PS250 because they look really comfortable to ride. Any suggestions?

>>15208302
where do you hang it?

>>15208310
dual sport

>>15208293
As much as I hate it, GoPro is just too ubiquitous to not use.

Works with everything, has mounts, cases and bacpacs for everything.

>>15208302
>Massive square on side of head
LOL.
>>15208293
Really there don't seem to be any perfect choices.
The Sonys have a good shape and good video, but the mounting sucks.
The Contour mounting is fantastic, but the cameras aren't great.
The GoPro video is good, but the cameras are expensve and while they have plenty of mounting options, they're all bad options (other than maybe chin).

>>15208310
get a real bike for maximum fun

>>15208310
Fuck off scootercuck

>>15208322
That's the plan, did you read the post?

>>15208328
a ruckus is not a real bike

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>>15208314

>>15208335
What metric is used to determine what is a """"" real bike""""" or not?

>>15208340
is it heavy? i don't think i want it on my head

>>15208342
Scooter are not real bikes m8.

>>15208342
transmission, wheel size and seating position

>>15208314
Where ever you want it

>>15208320
>Massive square on side of head
I have it on my bike

>>15208342
If it's not a scooter and has less than three wheels.

>>15208345
No.
Yes you do. Having it on your head gives the smoothest video, and it films whatever you're looking at.

>>15208349
PS250 didn't look like a scooter you tedious cocksucker
>>15208350
This makes more sense, thanks.

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>>15208359
Fuck off scootercuck before i fuckt ur mum

>>15208320
Chin and visor mount are both good for gopro.

Don't for get the Drift cameras too, they're on par with GoPro for video quality last I checked and waterproof without a case, dunno about mounting options though.

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>>15208322
>>15208328
>>15208335
This term get thrown around a lot in these parts, but ruckus is an actual meme bike.

>>15208372
Its a scooter m8.

>>15208342
two wheels and a manual transmission. Scooters fuck off, DCTs fuck off, trikes fuck off, can ams fuck off. Sidecars get a pass because you can lift the sidecar wheel like a mad cunt.

i don't get scooters.. i feel like i'd crash right away dwith my legs inside the bike like that

>>15208381
There for cucks m8.

>>15208381
The seating position isn't great, but the real problem is the wheel size, the things are so unstable. I try and ride one whenever I get the chance hoping one day I'll understand the appeal, but I never get it.

>>15208220
I told you m8. Did you split the cases just to find there's nothing wrong?

>>15208340
doesn't that block your view?

>>15208381
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu_a5vq36K4

>>15208340
where's the lens?

do you wear sikk oakleys instead?

>>15208400
No, my dad said not to bother and he's usually right about shit like this.

>>15208405
It's in my view, but doesn't block anything or bother me.

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Does the 2nd gen SV650 have a catalyst? Because that would be a pretty big argument against it, and for the 1st gen SV

also, does wr anton have his new license yet?

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>>15208320
This is how I mount mine.

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>>15208428
Mine is pretty similar, but I have a backdoor mount so I only have 1 piece of linkage and it doesn't stick up as much.

>>15208446
That looks very nice. Who makes the back door mount?

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>>15208218
yep, empty parking lots and GET OUT OF THE CITY

GET OUT

IT AIN'T NO FUN

GET OUT

Doesn't matter if you need to be out riding for an hour to get to the good stuff it's worth it, I got comfortable with higher lean angles just by riding familiar roads every weekend. The one example I always give on /dbt/ is just riding the road going slow enough that you don't need to use brakes at all (this might not be a problem on your CBF125) and just focusing on your lines and body positioning until it's automatic and you can just add pace onto the strong foundation.

and do research on how to ride right, yadda yadda you got google you know what to do from here, but it's motorcycling you can't afford to NOT research as much as you can all the time about how to ride better.

>>15208459
http://www.ebay.com/itm/4IN1-Backdoor-Mount-Waterproof-Open-Door-Back-Case-Cover-For-Gopro-HERO3-3-4-/161931346744?hash=item25b3dc4338:g:Q-oAAOSw5IJWgMUt

>>15208426
first gen is carbed and suffers oil starvation when doing wheelies. Those are big drawbacks IMO.

There's literally nothign wrong with a catalytic converter

https://www.superbrightleds.com/search/led-products/6v/

any one /6v led/ here?

Why do dual sports way so much more than their trail only cousins? The CRF250X weighs 250 pounds while the dual sport 250L weighs a whole 70 pounds more.

Same thing with Suzuki, the RMZ is 70ibs lighter than the DRZ.

>>15208498
fuel tank and electronics

>>15208498
completely different bikes.

The dual sports are built to last longer, be cleaner, and comply with much stricter standards

>>15208483
>no keybangers
>literally steals power

yeah, absolutely no drawbacks.

>>15208470
Thanks.

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MANIAC JOE DROPPIN MOFOS

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>>15208554
iannone is like the fim's maldonado

Just finished my MSF course today, now I have to figure out the best way to get tags and a license . I live in DC but still have a VA license.

>>15208571
the american "license" system is unimaginably retarded

>>15208554
DUCATI SCRAMBLEEEE

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Pulled all this rice out of the 9 last night

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>>15208584
>tfw I made a mess of wiring in one of my bikes
I kind of feel bad about it. I'll go back and clean it up eventually.

>>15208598
law, you'll sell it and something will go wrong with it and the new owner will discover your butchery and curse you

>>15208577
It's a vast country, almost as vast as all of Europe. What did you expect? Uniformity?

>>15208614
>It's a vast country, almost as vast as all of Europe. What did you expect? Uniformity?

The EU has it

>>15208613
>selling my godmachine
>ever

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>>15208614
>muh murica so big

you got that right pal

>>15208620
no it doesn't

83% humidity

i just want icecream and a video game

>>15208634
yes it does

it's also not possible for actual retarded people to obtain their licenses here as it is in the US, where pretty much everyone seems to be just that.

>>15208638
fag
go ride and come back when its mid-90s and 100% humidity

>>15208620
That must be why all of the EU drives on the left side of the road

>>15208626
Vast, not big.

You forced the joke. Unfunny.

>>15208653
but the US is literally one country, where as the EU is not, and even though we manage to make a uniform and safe for everyone license system

>>15208653
Britbongs want to be special snowflakes, hence the queen and them not switching to euro

>>15208653
The licenses are the same, they just ride one the wrong side of the road

>>15208662
The US is one country composed of 50 states with their own seperate laws.

How do you not know this? I thought Euros were educated.

>>15208664
>hence the queen
They're not the only one with a royalty

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>>15208671
>the US has a monopoly on states and state laws

american stupidity doesn't even surprise me anymore

>>15208676
Not, but add driving on the other side of the road from everyone else and keeping their own currency and you know what it looks like.
Sweden has royalty, too and kept the krona as well

stop arguing and post bikes faggots

>>15208685
Can't handle the banter? America isn't as federally strong as Deutschland. There is more of an emphasis on state legislature. There doesn't necessarily have to be an approval by the Federal Government for state laws to be enacted.

That's why even neighboring states can have varying laws on the same topic, or why the Illinois DMV doesn't have the same policies as the Florida DMV.

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>>15208703
>america is the only country with state legislature

burger pls

fucking landlord's blocked my bike in
can't go get icecream or ride fuck fuck fuck

>>15208723
Jack the drive wheels off the ground and push it away.

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>>15208722
Keep strawmanning, it's cute

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Where my hungry skeletons at?

>>15208685
State Laws in the US can literally vary so much it isn't even funny.

State laws can fully trump federal laws for intra-state matters even the federal constitution.

For example NY's pants on head retarded SAFE ACT (literally the poorest written gun control measures EVER) fly directly in the face of the federal measures.

Or Colorado legalizing weed while it remains federally illegal, as in you can't actually put your legal-drug money in FDIC (federally insured) Banks.

>>15208727
ehh.. it's about to storm so i don't care now

question /dbt/, so is there a reason why neutral is between 1st and 2nd gear?

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>>15208737
>the US is one country, Europe is a continent made up by different countries
>b-but the US is made up by 50 states!!
>so are other countries, retard
>y-your strawmanning!!

really faggot? really? are you actually being serious?

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>>15208748
>state laws can vary greatly
Lrn2read

>>15208748
Mad as fuck and btfo

>>>/v/

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>>15208754
>state laws in other countries do not vary greatly

COME ON NOW FAGLORD

>>15208758
nice trigger words kid!

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>>15208763
>>15208758
>>15208754
>>15208748
>>15208739
>>15208685
>>15208703
Why shit post countries when you can shitpost bikes

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>>15208748
>>15208754

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>>15208738
here :^)

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When your neighbors have no taste.

>>15208685

Deutschland ist ein verbundförderalistisches Land, Amerika hat einen dualen Förderalismus.
Die Staaten in Amerika haben eine viel größere Bedeutung als unsere Bundesländer, mehr Einflussmöglichkeiten etc.

Muss man wissen.

ICHLÜBEDICH ICHSCHREIDIEWORTEANDIEWANDVORMIR
DORT HÄNGT EIN BÜLD, ICHDREHESUMICHWILLDICHNICHTMEHR SEHN

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>>15208811
skeletals only.

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>>15208904
Danke wolle, danke.
>>15208911
yes here

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>>15208915
have you lost weight?

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>>15208915

>>15208207
Dragster 800 RR, sexy as fuck with a girl on it.

what gear ratio are you all on? did you change drive and rear sprocket or just one?

>>15208963
stock

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>>15208945
>that's what's under the helmet
SPOOPY AF
>>15208933
d-did you notice? :3

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>>15208970
you actually look a bit slimmer in that pic, but I only noticed because you were replying to skeltal

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>>15208970
>>15208981
>being fat
>hiding behind your gear

#skeletal4lyfe

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>>15208981
I haven't actually checked my weight in ages kek
but yes, the picture makes me look quite good :^)

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So they can win races but when it comes time to make a road bike...yawn.

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>>15208998
he didn't win though

>>15208990
You look like such a beta white cuck pussy, you definitely lied about how you broke your fingers. Seriously just look at your face lol

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>>15209018
Don't hurt my feelings I'm on a shit ton of painkillers right now.

>>15208970
>>15208933
>>15208915
>mfwI have gained weight

I need to start eating some salads.

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>>15208995
yes, that's a nice picture

>>15208990
cut your hair, you hippie

>>15209045
they don't help

>>15208998
What would you need on the road that a cbr1000r/600r or a cb1000r/650f can't give you?

Unless you mean just looking cool with gizmos you will never make use of.

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i took off the rear fender so it looks like a cafe racer! looks swell, right?

>>15208584
fuckin hate trashy leds. people that put them in can never be bothered to run them cleanly either. always just a rats nest. a bike can be really nice but if i see that kinda shit it can take a bike from a 10/10 to a 6/10 for me.

>>15209059
>yfw no face
>>15209063
there's a fender tho
or am I retarded now?

>>15209106
sorry my bad i meant fairing

>>15209059
Yes they do if you cut every other food.

>>15209063
>>15209059
>>15209049
those look so cool!

>>15208981
really, I've notice many rider around my area are pretty fat. I don't understand

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>>15209091
Pretty much story of this bike exactly.

Here's with all the garbage LED's and wiring pulled out

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>>15209106
>>yfw no face
>tfw no face
feels good

>>15209117
yes, then they do maybe

>>15209136
y-you too

>>15209148
all the young people I know who ride are not fat, it probably comes with age
and it depends on the bike the people ride

I'm looking at a tw125 with a dead engine right now.
I wrote to the owner asking what exactly is wrong with it and if it turns out that the cylinder is seized, can it be restored or do i have to get a new cylinder?
Only asking because a big bore would be cool

>>15209059
that's a lot of fucking leather, don't you get hot????

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>>15209180
usual thing I see, some are better, but not far from this

>>15208372
>tfw I stop in here a few times a year.

When I first started visiting /o/ in 08 the "meme bikes" (thought wasnt called it at the time) were sv650's. Then not long after that it was gs500s. Then after that it became any triumph - especially street & speed triples. Then it became the ZRX1100. I missed 2014 and 2015's meme bikes. Now this year it seems like everything is a meme bike.

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>>15209189
get a TW 200 engine.
>>15209180
iktf of noface
nice

>>15209205
are coffee racers meme bikes?

>>15209219
yes

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>>15209136
Thanks. She's in storage right now.

>>15209212
That's an another option
There was a 250cc aircooled yamaha engine for 200 euros, might put that in

>>15209234
i'll take it since you dont plan to ride it

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>>15209192
oh
I haven't seen something like this around here

>>15209190
actually, no, I haven't had any problems with it

>>15209189
I have an engine from a gz125 lying around
I'll sell it to you for 100 money

>>15209234
You're the guy who was riding and someone gave you his old jacket, yeah?

I remember you, hello

>>15209241
It's only because my hands are like dis >>15208990

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>>15209255
Yes, salutations.

>>15209253
Im probably going to either fix up the existing engine or put a bigger one in, still , thanks for the offer

>>15209258
its fine you're no good to it anymore i'll be glad to take it :)

>>15209219
seem to be this year, along with any supermotos

Are bikes better on downhill or uphill?

>>15209280
I'm going to ride the shit out of her in a few weeks.

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>>15209280
Just buy a standard/UJM.

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>>15209315

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>>15209321

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>>15209325

>>15209321
would it be just easier to get a dual sport or adventure touring for adventuring instead?

How do I get involved with racing? I'm too old to ride but like, the crew stuff

>>15209363
what crew?

>>15209376
Anything.

>>15209363
>>15209390
Are you already a motorcycle mechanic? Work at dealerships that sponsors racers. After like 5-10 years of working and plenty of experience you may meet someone who needs you if you're doing an excellent/outstanding job.

>>15209189
TW125 engine and TW200 engine fits, other engines won't because the sprocket needs a different offset for the big wheel etc
if you want a big bore, check out tw-parts.com

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Thinking about downgrading fz09 to a ninja 650. Think ill regret it guys?

>>15209321
are all of the Triumph Modern Classic line top heavy? I was checking out a Thruxton and was surprised by how much it took to get it to sit upright. For what seems like a fairly small bike it felt really heavy.

>>15209189
If it seized then it is going to need more than a piston and cylinder.

>>15209421
no, smaller bikes are more fun

>>15209414
Nope I have no experience with motorcycles unfortunately. So basically I just gotta learn everything about them to get a foundation?

>>15209493
What kind of crew are you talking about then?

>>15208235
They try to sell everyone a 300cc so they can get a bike sell than try to talk you into trading it in 2 weeks later when you outgrow it and want to get a 600cc.

That way they sell 2 bikes instead of one.

>>15209511
are you wearing a tinfoil hat?

>>15209504
Like the racing crew in the pits

>>15209421
Why? I love my 09. Its mental.

>>15209493
>>15209547
>I have no experience
http://www.uti.edu/programs/motorcycle
After that you work as a motorcycle mechanic for like 10-15 years and you maybe have a chance. Experience is what is wanted. Most race mechanics tinker with bikes since they were kids so they have +25 years experience.

>>15209421
Makes no sense.

>>15209615
Fuck. Thanks anyway m8

>>15209421
And you posted an SV. Do you want an SV650 or ninja 650? Why didnt you just buy an fz07?

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>>15209334
Russians.

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>>15209670
>FZ07

>>15209858
What's wrong with the FZ-07?

>>15209877
Absolutely nothing. Great bike.

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This fucking game.

This scenc is the reason I ride.

>>15209910
It would look perfect if the turn signals were a little closer to the headlight, though

>>15208469
Luckily there's some fantastic stuff only twenty minutes out. But it's one hell of a harrowing twenty minutes - My confidence really got shaken when someone rear-ended me when I was moving off into a roundabout (fun story, stayed on the bike, only had a cracked license plate but her bumper was totalled).

People here (Milton Keynes, UK) can't fucking drive at all. I only moved down here a couple of months ago, but I've driven in Italy and felt safer there...

>>15209924
damn, blood and something?

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Hi again /dbt/

I asked a couple days ago about models similar to the KLR650 that I can get on a budget.

Im looking at listings near me.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/mcy/5620835706.html

> SV650
> 26k miles
> 2002

> $2600

Looks to be in good shape. I think that is a reasonable price.

What should I be aware of if I inquire about this one? What do y'all think?

>>15209942
2.2k and it's a deal. Dunno why he nigger rigged the seat when he could've used lowering links.

What chain lube are you guys using?

I'm using DuPont Chain Saver on my bike and bicycle, it's great. Cheap too on Amazon. Dries to a clear wax and keeps the chain fairly clean, has some fling though but not much.

>>15209942
You can get a 2003+ fi model for that or even a sv1000.

>>15210086
I've tried motul, bardhal and castrol, all of them for dry weather and the stickier one (usually marketed as racing/performance).

The only one that didn't fling everywhere on the rims was the motul so I kept using it.

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is the z125 pro a decent first bike?

>>15210139
no.

>>15210139
thats not how you spell R6

>>15210162
for a beginner?

>>15210139
No, that's really small. No point in ever driving something that small even for learning. You'll get bored of it really quickly. And the only thing you'll learn is how to drive a really small bike. If you go a bit bigger you'll get the feel of real power without going too far in, so you'll be able to learn better.

>>15209940
yep

>>15210139
You'll be better off starting to learn on something bigger. Unless you have the kind of money to be buying a small useless bike and then a week later upgrading.

>>15210170
Beginner?
ninja 650

>>15210171
so something like a 500-650, without getting into the ii4 bikes?

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Lets say i treat her right,how much will a decent bike last me? is it expensive to maintain a bike?

>>15210193
Street bikes are generally pretty long lasting and cheap to maintain. You can likely go 80k+ miles with any I4 sport bike without any major repairs.

>>15210193
It will last for as long as you care for it.

>>15209511
My dealer told me to get a 600 over the 300. It was my first bike, never ridden before. Still got it, still love riding. I'm over the phase of just speeding everywhere. Eliminating my chicken strips now in the hills. Much more fun. But yea, definitley glad I went with a 600.

I didn't ride either autobaiku to work today because I got up too late and instead drove my truck. I have failed you all.

>>15210229
I never ride my bike to work because im not poor and i own a decent car.
Fuck getting up early, fuck wearing extra gear because its cold, fuck having to take that gear off once you get to work, fuck having no radio, fuck having no where to eat your lunch

another question,can i make a 1000km travel with a rouser 200ns?

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>>15210229
It's faster for me to ride to work because I don't have to park 5 minutes away.

>>15210208
>My dealer told me to get a bike
>no pics to prove statement

I know...my dealer told me to get the Laferrari over the P1.

I was promised 2 P1s at a meet and drove an hr there at 8am. Turns out P1s melt in the rain....even though it didnt rain...havent gone out again.

>>15210245
My truck's a bit of a heap and the heater doesn't work because lol Vatozón thermostat. My riding gear is comfy, but with the liners in it is annoying to put on and take off over my uniform. I also have a Sena headset for tunes when I want them. But dammit it's so nice today and will be nice still when I get off work. So nice to just hop on after work and go out and about for an hour or two.

>>15210245
This is a great point. And why i own a truck. But i havent driven my truck once since i got my new bike ;) but it is summer.

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>>15210208

>>15210259
what the fuck is a p1?

>>15210272
It's a little car from a little obscure company called, "McLaren." I think it is supposed to be fast or something.

>>15210270
>file name 600
>bike is a 954

>>15210270
>>15210278
>>15210283
>Things that will happen on literally any bike if you are shit

>>15210270
>>15210278
>>15210283
>>15210289
keep 'em coming

>>15210270
>>15210278
>>15210283
>>15210289
If you're retarded that happens on a 125 as well, like that kid smashing his new cbr125 on his parents car.

>>15210283
>just deciding not to turn

>>15210289
>>15210283
>>15210278
>>15210270
I feel like these things would all happen on a 250 as well because the bike is not the problem.

>>15210208
>i has a bike
>i has no pics
>i has no chicken strips

proof only newbs and nobikes care about chicken strips

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>>15210258
Pic is my first / current bike.
2007/600

>>15210270
That's completely what I thought it'd be like. I've only ever come close to dumping it once, a stretched turn coming out of a stop light, hand slipped the throttle while in a lean, chopped it bad enough to make the nose start to dive inward, but I was calm, and quickly rolled back into a bit, and came out on top.

>>15210299
>>15210313
guarantee this would not happen on a 50cc

>>15210317
>My dealer told me to get a 600 over the 300
chickenstrips check out

any of you fags remember this? probably not

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx4F94DnATY

>>15210317
swing arm mounted license plates are for harleyfags bro.

mount it under the fender.

>>15210327
I kept getting ticketed. They can't see it under the tail.

>>15210322
Yea, I've got new tires now, but there hardly any room to see the strips now.

>>15210322
Do you think it's more difficult to lean on a 600?

>>15210317
Pretty bike. Always loved suzuki. Ive had a zuki kawi and yami now and the suzi was the comfiest. Just bought a suzuki shirt at the races a few weeks ago actually. And the new GP livalry <333

>>15210326
I do. Faggot kid charges for "stunt" lesson, real stunter reks him when his crew shows up.

>>15210317
Did your dealer also tell you to buy overly expensive pilot power 3's that you won't even use?

>>15210336
They do not exactly inspire confidence, his strips are a good example of that, how many 250's do you see with no strips at all?

>>15210345
Just ran through a rear PR4. Zed fuggin roasted it.

>>15210336
yeah because you need way more/precise throttle control. an accidental blip brings you down on a 600hunnit while leaning, a 250 is a lot less risky.

>>15210353
600cc super sports dont inspire confidence....did i just read that?

>>15210345
No, a buddy I work with has them on his monster. I don't have a chicken strip any more. I'm not a savage in turns really, but I'm getting pretty decent.

>>15210139
No it's a bike meant to dick around on.

>>15210361
Who told you this? Have you ever ridden a motorcycle?

>>15210353
Again, I don't have the strips anymore. I've rode nearly year round, they just aren't there any more.

>>15210376
>lean
>blip
>rear spins
>down

>lean
>blip
>nothing happens because 250
>be life

lmao have you ever ridden in your life

>>15210370
a new rider on a 600cc is definitely afraid. Just take anyone with you on a 600cc and pin it, they will shit their pants, can't deny that.

>>15210385
*anyone who isn't a rider

>>15210380
why would you blip in a turn. that's literally the opposite of what you should be doing.

>>15210380
By blipping the throttle do you mean wide open clutch dump? Are you on slicks in the wet? What fucking bike spins the rear with a "blip"...

i want a cheap and handsome bike to get started,im just going to use to go to my job and back,to get used to riding!
what does /o/ recommend?

>>15210385
That's complete bullshit. I wasn't scared of it. I respected it, I knew it'd run away from you, but I wasn't scared of it.

>>15210353
none

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>>15210360
i need to get new pp3's soon mine are just about fucked, pic related is what my tyre looked like before and after the last ride i went on

>>15210391
maybe because you are inexperinced, since you FUCKING STARTED WITH A 600?

No one in this thread can take a 600 sport bike anywhere near it's limit.

lol @ keyboard rossis.

>>15210385
No one mentioned a new rider. The question was do you think its more difficult to lean on a 600cc motorcycle.

>>15210399
your mom told me something else

>>15210392
any bike because the throttle is there to give the rear wheel power. Do you even ride? Do you know what a throttle is? lmao fucking dbt

>>15210410
The topic is "starting on a 600cc" you mongoloid

>>15210402
I had the same experience with the 4. Looked fine forever then suddenly fuck where did my tire go? Ive always hsd michelins but the new bike came with S20s so we will see how that goes.

>>15210398
Suzuki Bandit.

>start on 650
>move to 1000 within 7 months
>not ded

>>15210406
We're not talking about the limit, we're talking about leaning the bike.

>>15210403
You don't blip in a turn. On any bike. Smooth throttle control everywhere and ESPECIALLY in turns.

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>>15210411
I doubt it, she's been dead for some time. But I think I'll be okay.

>>15210313
I don't think you could spin the back tire on clean pavement on a 250 without hekdig cornering or a brake stand but I have to admit I've never tried.

>>15210427
>smooth throttle control
no shit sherlock
>expecting smooth throttle control from a newbie

>>15210433
How shit at throttle control were you when you were new? No wonder you needed to start on a 250

>>15210422
>cheap
with the money that bike cost here in Argentina i could buy 10 ps4 and i woudl still have money left. Another one pls!

>>15210417
It took about 50km of 150-200km/h riding through long sweepers to do that to my tyre, i know exactly where it went, only ended up getting a bit under 8000km out of that pp3

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>>15210345
>pilot power 3's

These are greasey when then get hot, and I dont know if its just my set of tires... any small rocks can gash/cut the soft compound area easily when the tires get up to temperature. I currently have around 5k miles on them and the front still looks new and the rear is just about to form a flat spot. I'm going to switch back to the regular pilot powers for my next set of tyres

>>15210437
go ride your 60hp dirtbikes and let the adults talk buddy

Because one rider mentioned his first bike was a 600cc? I didnt see anyone asking about starting on a 600cc motorcycle.

>>15210446
Our weather is just now starting to get into the 80s and 90s. But I haven't really had a problem with them,

>>15210446
Must just be your tyres, when they are hot i have never had a more grippy set of tyres, them disintegrating early in their life is expected, they are not exactly commuter tyres.

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>>15210447
K

>>15210448
>filenames
>>15210289
>>15210283
>>15210278
>>15210270

>>15210456
Thats actually kind of exactly what they are...?

>on CL
>see $5150 for 1985 HD
>lel
>see this
http://desmoines.craigslist.org/mcy/5620833863.html
> :D

>>15210448
Maybe you should see an eye specialist

>>15210443
If a Bandit isn't cheap for you, nobody outside of Argentina is going to be able to help you. Bandits are among the cheapest bikes of any displacement in the US and Europe.

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>>15210463
Pilot power 3's are commuter tyres you say?
I would say they are closer to being track day tyres, they are not even suitable for wet weather riding.

>>15210278
What even happened here?

>>15210471
Man,a Rouser 200 ns cost 50% less here

>>15210472
I would say you're a pussy. X

>>15210464
incredibly clean for 20k

>>15210468
>>15210472
Sorry thought we were talking about the pilot road. My bad. Had a power 3 on the front and road 4 on the rear.

>>15210482
post ur tenderloins then street rossi

>>15210481
And I've literally never heard of a Rouser, you see what I mean?

>>15210480
Too much throttle on cold tyres, spin up rear wheel, rear wheel then finds grip, highside.

>>15210480
>>15210491
wouldn't have happened on a 250

>>15210472
but you can use slicks in rain just fine

>>15210488
Fucking burgers

>>15210502
Do you ride incredibly slow or something?

>>15210464
That's a pretty good price. I bought an 09 with 80 miles on it for $2700 2 years ago when I started riding and sold it a month and a half ago for $2800 with 13k.

>>15210460
your only riding bikes for kids or for grampas, no wonder you think anyone can handle a 600 if you ride made-for-senile bikes that handle like gs500 lmao

>>15210484
Aside from the shit loads of HDs, you find a bunch a neato bikes here in Iowa. Also found an 83 GPZ 750 that's mighty tempting.

>>15210502
>what is aquaplaning
the patterns on tires are not for decoration you know

>>15210472
At least you guys can use Pilot Power 3s. I'm nearly perma cucked into buying Super Corsas cuz of 180/60 tire size.

...

Thanks memeagale.

>>15210504
Nope, you just have to trust in the rubber

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>>15210503
Burgers are mostly unaware of heaps of bikes.
Beta who?
whats a Gasgas?
Sherco? thats a type of goat right?
TM? like trade mark?

>>15210520
You mean thanks 899

>>15210527
>Beta who?
nah, i'll give you the rest though

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>>15210527
We get all of those though.

Except I've never seen a TM in the wild.

>>15210527
I'm a European and I've never heard of any of those bikes either.

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>>15210520
yay for 160/60-17 tyres i guess.
(i had to get a 2ct on the front because i couldn't get a 120/65-17 pp3 and i wanted to raise the front end of my bike up)

>>15210540
but they are all extremely rare "exotics" in most of the country. Beta is starting to become known here but most people still don't know of them

>>15210520
Iktf
>180/55-17
Not too bad for street tire choice but finding a good 80/20 or 70/30 offroad tire is a bitch

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>>15210540
TM's seem to be getting rarer each year

>>15210520

You know you can use a 180/55 with no problems, right?

>>15210554

are those little cuts/gashes i see in your tyre?

>Honda: cup of coffee (Folgers/Yuban/Kirkland brand)
>Kawasaki: the strongest black coffee cup ever served
>Suzuki: black guy drinking a cup of coffee (salvage title)
>Yamaha: a slightly more pretentious cup of coffee
>BMW: cup of coffee with self-warming handle
>Ural: cracked and leaking mug with BMW spray-painted on it, teacup glued to mug
>KTM: "don't move until I sweep this up or you'll cut your feet"
>Triumph: Lipton brand earl grey
>Royal Enfield: hipster drinking a cup of coffee made with sewage-tainted water
>Harley Davidson: expensive coffee bought buy a lawyer or doctor, who will pretend that there's heroin hidden in it so they can feel cool
>Ducati: Italian man drinking a cup of espresso that suddenly turns into a Kuwaiti oil well fire

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>>15210520
at least you weren't retarded enough to buy a diavel, can't you just bung some 180/55's on there and deal with any negatives? It's better than rolling around on super corsas with huge chicken strips like most panigale riders do.

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>>15210575

Why are there so many Ducati riders in Atlanta? I saw one at a gas station the other day and this girl on a scooter made fun of him and then zoomed out of the parking lot.

>>15210574
I could, but then the electronics start freakening out.

>inb4electronics

Anyways so my tire choices at the point w/o being a pure race tire are

Diablo Rosso IIs, Diablo Rosso Corsas, and Supersport Evos. I guess it might encourage me to do more spirited rides?

Just went off roading while it's muddy in a super moto trim DRZ. Fuuuuuuuuuuuug that was difficult. I haven't ridden a dirt bike on trails in about 8 years and going from a sub 200 pound CRF 125 to the DRZ with street tires was fucked. Was definatly fun and I'll be heading back next weekend when they dry up to refine my skills a bit more.

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>>15210574
>are those little cuts/gashes i see in your tyre?
Yes

>>15210591
>I could, but then the electronics start freakening out.

No it won't, at most the TC light will stay on, not freak out and kill you. You can use a 180/55 with no problems beside the traction control light.

>>15210603
>>15210603
>>15210603

new thread niggers

>>15210515
If you ever spot another DR650 and buy it, I'll gladly buy it off your hands ;)

new bread

>>15210603
>>15210603