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

>>15894411
>Somebody is fucking with the OP again
Fuck off, quit with that stupid bullshit and just leave it you fucking autist.

>>15894407
Yeah, I wanted to get a 200 engine, but then I'd either have to fake the engine number or swap it every year for the inspection
Now it looks just like a stock engine

>>15894427

ybr grill detected

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Again with the meme arrows before the hyperlinks and without the header REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

ALSO YOU'RE MISSING THE WSG LINK WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING

>>15894435
lol? autist much?!

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>>15894441
RRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE

>>15894435

go to /gay/ if you want to post your videos. nobody reads the first posts except nerds

>rear shock is squeaky
>delayed rebound

what do

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HOW COME YOU HAVEN'T BOUGHT A GOATMACHINE YET?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfiEUXtCP4w

>>15894469
replace your helmet

>>15894432

Ah man that fucking sucks, here we just update the engine number for the registration and your good to go.

Still, nice to see a TW getting some love and that big bore kit should be pretty sweet compared to the 125.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd-iC-Py-4Y

>yfw

Hi /dbt/
After 5 years on jap' motorbike, I'm thinking to buy a Sportster 883 as my first american bike
I can have it for a few bucks, but it has 70,000 miles on it.
Is it a lot for an Harley ? I know pretty nothing on these bikes
thanks !

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>>15894411
Green Machine

>>15894519
nice cuck bike

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>>15894504
well it needs some love after all what I've done lel
>600
what the fuck man
I've seen people having discussions about the XT350 engine already being way too big to be fitted
I kinda want to swap a DT125 engine

>>15894519

In this shithole everything is reduced to its lowest common denominator for optimum shitposting and not much else. You post a troll post to receive answers that you dont care about (only to sit back and watch man children respond with bullshit heresay), and whenever someone inevitably does show up to explain their personal taste or preference, the true colors of the echochamber mentality show up.


In that reguard, this place is basically the anti reddit. Its the other side of the exact same coin, doing the same type of shit. And the quality/simplicity of replies to this post will likely highlight my point.

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>>15894541
>DT125
we all know how that ends, anon.

>Quebec
>Just got License
>Can't ride because accompany rider for 11 months.
>kill me plz

>>15894556
I've been on /dbt/ for years now and I know I can get some serious answer

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Copped the telemetry data from the fastest novice on a 600 in Texas to try and learn why I'm so slow. Overlaid it on my graph.

First, the good. It's a dead heat as far as lateral acceleration is concerned, so I'm not losing anything important in the corners. Peak G force is almost the same, sometimes mine is earlier or later but not by much

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>>15894541

>I've seen people having discussions about the XT350 engine already being way too big to be fitted

Funny that you mention that, whilst the XT350 motor won't go into a TW, i'm currently gearing up to stick the front and back end from a TW onto an XT350, should be about the perfect size/weight/power.

Failing that i'll just go with an XT600 like in that vid and wheelie myself to death.

The biggest problem with sticking any other engine in a TW frame is the fucking huge final drive offset you need, the TW engine runs a special final drive shaft with an exterior bearing to compensate for the fuck huge back wheel.....but if you move the rear sprocket in a little closer to the wheel, most large engines have enough of an offset to make it work.

>>15894481

My goatmachine got fat.

>>15894587

>Stalker

Nice.

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>>15894594
yeah, the offset was also something a lot of people were having trouble with
but front end and back end on an XT350 sounds fun. I had one of those for a while, sold it was in a too bad shape to be my DD
I've found some TT350, those are even better

but next bike will be a grom

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Sure wish I could hook my computer up to the network and not have to take pictures of the screen (that always orient wrong)

Here's the bad. I often get out of corners faster than him, and never much slower, but he's still accelerating when I'm already on the brakes. A huge amount. Those 7 peaks add up to 3.7 seconds I'm losing in a lap. I have to learn to brake later.

>>15894630
Just watch some Initial D. Takumi was really good at braking late.

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And here's the ugly. The dude is braking at 1.2G, and I can only muster a pathetic 0.6G. I have to learn to brake harder

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>>15894624

The TT's are sweet, only real downside is the 6v electrical system versus the 12v on the XT, aside from that the TT is better in pretty much every respect.

What was wrong with your XT?

>>15894630

What's the weight disparity between you and this other guy?

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>wanted easy access to wsg thread
>not in the OP
fug u

>>15894485
I replaced my helmet and my bike spontaneously transformed into a hayabusa

Thanks for the advice

>>15894665
It used like 9L/100km when driving normally on the road and had trouble starting when hot, carbs were at stock settings, so i dunno what was wrong

can anyone post the /wsg/ thread I couldn't find it in the OP

>>15894664
Just roll on the brakes until the back end lifts. Then let off a bit until rear tire is on the ground.

EZ

>>15894665
Our bikes weigh the same within 5-10lbs, but I weigh 15 lbs more than him. Pretty close, the tires and horsepower are a bigger difference. His zx6r dynoed like 10hp under the fastest r6 in the field, so he's probably coming in a few hp under me. He runs the sticky soft Pirellis, I'm on big heavy stiff 200mm Dunlops.

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>>15894680
>>>/wsg/1258994

>>15894673
did u clean them u fag
did you check the auto decompression
did you check valve clearance

>>15894698
thanks m8

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hey dbt

would you give a cute white girl with lots of acne on her face a ride?

>she's never been on a motorcycle, its a to do thing on her bucket list
>no, you're not getting laid after the ride

>>15894716
Yea sure why not. I like making people happy.

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>>15894716
>not getting laid
then what's the point?
does she have her own helmet, does she pay for fuel?
>would she pose with my bike

>>15894716
I would if I had a back seat.

Hit her up and ask her:
"If I help you knock off the motorcycle from your bucket list, maybe you could add me onto it?"

I hope you get your dick wet anon.

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>>15894673

Sounds like valve clearances or possibly a CDI issue.

About the only thing I don't like about the XT/TT is the dual carbs, just that little be extra hassle.

>>15894716
>Would you give X a ride?
Yes, as long as I don't actively dislike them. Share the fun, man!

Also, standard etiquette here would be to give you corider plenty of gear. Ethically speaking, if you don't have the extra gear, you should give your own to them, and ride without.

>>15894716
sure why not. giving girls that aren't obese a ride is p fun.

Just commuted to college for the first time on my bike. Today I learned that I hate extended freeway miles and that girls are interested when you have to carry around your helmet

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>>15894716

>has her own helmet

Yes.

>Wants to borrow mine
>no chance of nudity

BRAAAAAAaaaaaaappppp *into sunset by me onesy*

>>15894716
no way shes single so no bike ride for her

how hard is it to replace the headlight on a faired sport bike? There's a CBR600F3 for sale "only needs headlight" and I don't see why the seller wouldn't just replace that before selling. The bulbs are cheap as shit and I didn't think it would be hard to replace one.

>>15894716
If it's pic related yes.

otherwise maybe.

>>15894740
>someone wants me to do them a favor by giving them a ride
>I should give my own gear to them and ride unprotected myself
How is that ethical?

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>>15894762
If it uses sealed beams the entire headlight unit has to be replaced, which is usually upwards of $150 for one light. It's not really worth the cash if you're just gonna turn around and sell it.

Go test ride it during the day to see if everything else is fine and if it is, go ahead and do it m8.

>>15894738
>dual carbs
truuu
can you do keybangers on yours?

>>15894773
>sealed beams
I'm not familiar with these. I'll start searching and see if it is or not.

>>15894716
theres a good chance you fuck in dim light anyway so go for it tom8o

>>15894773

>Sealed beams

Wait....they didn't stop doing that shit in the 70's?

>>15894772
>Drop bike (always your fault)
Either
>Innocent by rider gets hurt
Or
>Rider who knows the full implications gets hurt

The first is unethical. Anyways, I've always made sure the two of us have enough gear, but ethically, the rider should always give way for the uneducated by rider who can't really influence his own fate.

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>>15894540
Sup nigs

>>15894815
Hahaha. No idea why I responded to that post.

Funny enough I do ride a cruiser thigh.

Oh the irony lol

>>15894774

Has carb, will keybang.

>>15894801
Mid 90s actually. That's why pop-up headlights were around, to deal with the issue of making sealed beams aesthetically pleasing and not fuckhueg boxes.

>>15894815
>not even the thunderstroke
git freedom m8

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>>15894839
Nigga u know I have freedom :^)

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>cruisers

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You ready for the Debates today, /dbt/?

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>>15894830

>Mid 90s actually.

How horrifying, i've come across it on a bunch of 60's/70's bikes i've worked on, but I had no idea it persisted for that long.

Certainly haven't come across it with any of my more modern bikes.

>>15894773
Is that an F3 in your pic?

>>15894825
My 450EXC won't do key bangers at all. I don't know for sure why but I think the exhaust might just be hot enough to instantly burn away all the extra fuel.

>>15894885

>450EXC

Probably the electronic fuel injection.

>>15894825
Mine doesn't.

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>>15894860
Yea bby?

>>15894716
No. Fuck off pizza face

>>15894920
Carbed. Has keihin fcr-mx carb

>>15894943
no gay bikes please, thank you.

>>15894741

Ayy lmao!!!
You cant. You dont have a bike.

Should I do the test soon and just get myself a nice mid range bike for a while or wait till I'm 24 (8 months time) so that when I have done the test I don't have any restrictions?

Why does the UK hate motorcycles so much?

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>>15894864
Cant fucking wait.

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>>15894956
Sure boo. ;)

>>15894967
It's a shame you live in a country where there are no turns or bends. I know it's not your fault though :( there's just no need for a proper bike where you are. It's sad really.

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>>15894988
Sure thing sweetheart

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>be me on cbr600
>ride with friend to place thats like 45 min away
>mostly highway
>ass hurts like hell
Anything to make long distance rides more comfortable?

>>15895006
;)

>>15895012
Suicide

>>15895012
Stop being a bitch, I do 400+ mile days on a supersport. 45 minutes is barely more than my commute.

>>15895012
Transfer some weight to your legs.

>>15894864
I don't care for politics and I'm not even a merry cunt.

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>>15894570
Whats the source of that picture?
Did some anon get badly injuried on a DT?

>>15895012
Corbin seat.

>>15894943
>>15894857
How much mileage do you get out of a tank?

>>15895068
10 miles.

Alright so I'll be blunt; I'm looking into buying a bike after I move to a more-safe state however the risk of permanent injury and death keeps eating at me so I'll ask people who actually own a motorcycle; would you recommend a prospective rider buy one or try to convince them not to?

I'm trying to figure out if there's an analogous sentiment to smokers who dissuade others from smoking.

>>15895084
Nah get a bike m8. Something fast enough for the flow of traffic, but not actually fast.

>tfw do my first whoolie on accident

There's a little dip in the street right next to my work and I gunned it in first, front end flew up and I mashed my nuts into the tank when I landed.

>>15895084
Sounds like you dont have balls so i dont recommend you buying a bike.

>>15895084
Riding bikes is fun. Smoking is something you do as a teenager because you think it's cool and then you're stuck with it because addiction.

>>15895084
Buy

>>15895084
Neither. Some people like it and some people don't. Best you can do is try it and decide if the risks are worth it to you.

>>15895084

>death keeps eating at me

Entropy does that, statistically speaking (at least here in Aus) your more likely to die as a pedestrian than a motorcyclist.

Why the fuck do manufacturers keep cutting back on the components/costs used in newer model bikes?

For fucks sake, I am looking at the GSX-R now and back in 2000s they had 6 mother fucking piston calipers. Then they brought them down to 4 (2 on each side). Now they have some meme fucking 3 piston caliper where they all on one side or some shit.

Should I always downshift to brake or is just clutch in coasting ok to do?

>>15895119
Becuase suzuki is the discount honda. Basicly its for niggers and poorfags, its also $3000-4000 cheaper.

>>15895128
Depends.

>>15895084
The big lipped gun fag nutnfancy put up about a 45 min video on how to motorcycle safely. It actually wasn't bad and maybe some questions about safety will be answered for you. Riding motorcycles is dangerous, but riding defensively and wearing proper gear and always being vigilant will reduce the risk involved.

>>15895068
Around 150ish.

Nothing to great. The chief gets over 220

>>15895084
Take a basic rider course and then decide. If you like it then fuck yes, buy one, buy two, buy as many as you can feasibly afford and fit in your garage (if you have one)! Life is too short to not do things you want just because there's risk involved.

>>15895128
I like to downshift because it feels and sounds cool.

>>15895084
Riding bikes is dangerous, you just have to ask yourself is it worth the risk? There are all sorts of reasons to ride and all sorts of reasons not to, you just have to weigh those reasons against each other.

How does the bikes die?
I mean, if you've got a 70's bike thats still run perfectly, how does it gonna die? (without crash)

>>15895155
70s bikes are never reliable m8.

>>15895128
Unless I'm guaranteed to come to a stop, I always downshift. I'd rather always be in the right gear and ready to accelerate.
>>15895144
That's more than I expected.

>>15895098
Looking at a dual sport which fits that. Absolutely no interest in crotch rockets anyway.
>>15895101
I meant in that the people recognize it's dangerous but don't want to stop
>>15895103
k
>>15895114
Death and/or serious injury that's considerably increased through a willing activity, not death itself.
>>15895142
Yes, the idea if I did was ATGATT and riding incredibly defensively, it's more a momentary lapse in judgment or unavoidable incidents caused by shitfucks not paying attention that worries me.
>>15895147
>>15895153
Well I already know I like it; I've ridden dirt bikes [on public roads a couple times], whether it's worth the risk or not to me is what I'm trying to figure out

God damn that's a lot of responses

>>15895119
Because people buying sport bikes are highway heroes and don't need to do hard braking.

>>15895084

I dunno man. Try it out. Take it slow and you'll be fine.

>>15895155
Lack of maintenance, degraded seals, worn out parts, sticking/roughed up moving parts, rust, etc.

>>15895173
Only in the US, thank you very much.

>>15895165
but where are they now?

>>15895173
>Slowcuck detected

>2.8 gal tank
>3.1 with reserve
>Only get about 100 miles on the main tank
Either I hoon too much or the mileage is not very good.

>>15895182
Yes, but nothing unfixable right?

>>15894870
Seems like most of them did away with it on bikes.

>>15895119
More doesn't mean better

>>15895184
Crushed in to a block because they got rekt or choped in to some cuckfe hipster project.

>>15895191
Sometimes it's near impossible to find replacement parts, or not worth the cost.

>>15895167
It's not bad considering the engine work the previous owner did to it.

whats with these assholes tailgating me?

>>15895208
Obviously you need to go faster.

>>15895208
>rev it till BAMBAMBAMBAM

>>15895191
If you can dump $5-10k on a 70s shit bike to get to dd status then yes.

>>15895208
'Murica.

>>15895191

Everything can be fixed, it's just a matter of it being economically viable or not.

>Sometimes it's near impossible to find replacement parts

If we're talking about Jap stuff you can still walk into a dealership and buy OEM 60's/70's stuff, it's pretty rad.

>>15895208
>Brake check them
>Get hit
>Blog on here about how a cager tried to kill you
yw

>>15895219

>If you can dump $5-10k

Exaggerate much?

>>15895222
Seal and shit but you cant buy a stator or a cylinder.

>>15895232
The fag is nobike hipster cuck. I bet she dosent know how to rebuild a motor so she has to pay some shop that charges $20/hour to make her cuckfe racer.

>>15895239

>stator or a cylinder.

Cylinders you absolutely can (I have recently), and any auto electrican can rebuild a stator no problems, there's also a few places that do upgraded stators for older bikes which is nice.

>>15895232
No. To get an old bike back into good condition you will need to replace/rebuild pretty much every part

>>15895262
I had a rebuild stators fail in a month. Cylinder are harder to find. I was looking for main bearings for a cb450 and couldnt find Any specialy becuase of the colors.

>>15895275

>No. To get an old bike back into good condition you will need to replace/rebuild pretty much every part

Spoken like a true nobike nowrench faggot.

>>15895275
>The faggot dosent take apart the whole engine and replace everything with with new components

I bet he also likes the bbc

>>15895290
Post bike cuckboi

>>15895209
but I am not interested in getting done for speeding.

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>>15895299

There's a fucking Hayabusa for £1700 just 10 min ride from me.

Should I?

The motorcycle dealer says very slight damage on left hand side fairing, a lot of parts been replaced and about 27,000 milage.

Its like nobody wants this old junk but I like the look of it a lot.

>>15895322
>No timestamp

Like a true nobike

Is there a way to raise te footpegs?
I hate scraping them every time I have a little fun.

>>15895327
Pics

>>15895336
Get further off the bike when you're having fun.
Problem solved.

>>15895333

Give me something to put on it and i'll time stamp you a pic right now.

>>15895345
Ill give u my dick just like ur mum, fagget!!

>>15895344
I'm all the way off man, as far as I can go without taking my foot off of the outside peg.
>cruisers

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>>15895359
>Almost oil changing time.
>my body is ready

Aww shit niggas

>>15895373
No idea why my phone quoted >>15895359

My shits full of fail today

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>>15895353

So what's it like being a nobike nowrench faggot that spends all day shitposting instead of riding?

>>1319847
>>1319855
>>1319861
wemb with sound

>>15895373

How many litres of oil does your bike take?

>tfw TW only takes one

>>15895422
>actually going out and timestamping your bike
Anon why are you giving him what he wants?

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>bike wont start reliably
>display flickering and starter just clicks
>go inside because im going to bump start it so i get my helmet instead of doing that while its warming up
>decide to try button one last time
>its starts no problem

what the actual fuck is it doing m8s. if it was the battery wouldnt it just not start at all

>>15895436
3.7

>>15895451
Check your battery cables, may just be a loose bolt.

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This dude is fuckin cool.
He was styling and has the bike to match. Must have been in his 50's or 60's.

These classic bikes are kickass but they turn young guys into hipsters instantly. I still want one. None of that cafe cuck cruiser shit though.

>>15895451
Broken or shorted wire/fuse/relay

>>15895463
desu i was looking the bike over and theres a loose connector near the battery but its for a very thin cable.
surely that cant be causing this

>>15895475
how small a wire we talking

>>15895470
>fuckin cool.
>cruiser

Pick one.

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>>15895451
Loose earth wire or starter relay failing. Most relays use copper contacts inside and they don't last forever

Hey guys, can anyone tell me if a drift stealth 2 is a decent camera for my helmet. It is about the best i can afford and looks good to me.

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>>15895470
you can get a cool classic bike for not too much. too bad classic american shit costs an arm and 5 kidneys. you can build modern stuff to look like the classic stuff though.

>>15895490
>>15895483
now im thinking its that connector since its in the plastic and may be touching sometimes when it happens to be in contact with the other side.

will wait till it cools down and post results

>>15895437

>Anon why are you giving him what he wants?

Makes me look less like i'm standing around anxiously awaiting the postman to bring me motorcycle goodies.

>>15895462

Oooh she a biggun, my Falco takes that much, it's always a bitch because I always end up with shit left over.

This has to be fake right? Pretty sure they don't make this bike in an automatic.

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/mcy/5800061447.html

>>15895555
Quads confirm first automatic ZX6R

>>15895555
>$1500
Maybe it's stuck in first gear

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>>15895484
Sorry, meant to say badass.

>>15895593
gross

>>15895613
Post something better feg

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>>15895639

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>>15895665

Was gonna ride my dual sport on the Santa Cruz mountains after class.

>fucking fire breaks out as soon as my class ends.

WTF man

>>15895709
The mountains are on fire?

>>15895709

Do you ride a KTM?

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>>15895713
>>15895709
it's california, it's always on fire.

>>15895518
Mmmm, I'll look into it. It's too early for me to think about a second bike, but I doubt I'd have the funds for any modern naked/sport. I'm riding a dual sport 90% street so I know I want something smoother on the road, a bit faster, and can hold higher speeds more comfortably but still have some pull. I wouldn't want a huge heavy cruiser, but I love the style/sound/character of classic bobbed(?) cruisers and hot rods. The kind of shit that the average mechanic joes built in the 40's/50's and raced with their buddies. Wish I could have experienced that.

>>15895747
you can pick up a bobber yamaha XS650 for not too much and they look fantastic.

I'm almost certain I'm just being paranoid at this point but there's nothing bad about leaving mud in the groves of my sportbike tyres right?

>>15895809

Would you leave shit in your asscrack?

>>15895814
If I had more shit coming then yes... What's bad about leaving mud in the cracks?

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>>15895809
Grooves are there to funnel water away when it rains, that's it. They don't do anything beyond reduce grip aside from that.

So what do you think?

>>15895825
Yes I understand that. I never said anything about grip, it's tire longevity I'm worried about. I'm no scientist, I don't know the exact properties of mud or the prolonged effects of leaving mud in the grooves. Like I said originally I pretty sure I'm being paranoid, I just want to be super safe.

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>>15895854
you could have gotten a bucket and washed it off in the time you spent posting here.

>>15894535
I thought it was an inflatable waterslide from the thumbnail

>>15895867
this

>>15895854
>it's tire longevity I'm worried about.

how often do you check your tyre pressure?

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Get rid of your brakes they only slow you down

>>15895713
Yeah like right on the dirt roads I was going to ride on too.

>>15895727
No I don't why do you ask?

You guys should I just YOLO it and try to get near it and take some webms? I think I know a dirt road that's not closed yet

>>15895878
Prolly every 2 weeks.

>>15895867
>>15895878
Weather's turning shitty, mud on my tyres is going to be a common occurrence. Am I going to get an answer to my question or are you two just going to continue to question every aspect of my life?

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>>15895709
/cabrillo/

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aaaand its a false positive. connector was fine just a little out of the sheath. battery testing as fine stator fine. i really think its a bad ground, its all i have left to think

>>15895733
>filtering is easy.webm
you're shaking around like you're nervous af

>>15895555
I've seen the exact same pic on my local craigslist. Even ignoring the obvious information error it's fake

>>15895960
kek legitimately my first time ever filtering.

>>15895925
Yes I go to Cabrillo

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Is the F3 a proper sport bike or is it more of a sport-standard?

>>15892899
>removed skid plate
>had to cut thru bolt to get it off.
>need a to fix fourth bracket
I also cleaned my bike and its looking good now along with the clean skid plate.
>>15892938
>not stigs anime cousin
Better not be touching the other shit girls.

>>15895988
still tho if you've ever practiced low speed control you shouldn't have any trouble. my first time filtering went much smoother than that.

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>>15895992
Just because Loma Prieta is on fire doesn't mean you can't hit up 84 or 9.

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>>15896011
I am sure if you had a video, you'd probably think otherwise. talk is cheap.

>>15896000
The clip-ons seem kinda high.

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>>15896020

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>>15896023
I think that's just the way things were in the 90s.

>>15896035
Everything's easier on a dual sport, tho.

>>15896076
Bikes used to be so cool.

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>>15896016
Where was that picture taken?

I wanted to ride on the dirt roads (buzzards lagoon, mt Madonna/summit road, etc)

Might hit up highway 9 tomorrow

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If this ain't the most ghetto shit I've ever done...

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>>15896112
you are a true shitbiker now
you can find your honorary tiedown on the side of the road shortly

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>>15896101
That one was highway 9. This one is from the Loma Prieta radio tower area which is where all the good trails are around summit road.

>>15896112
Ever heard of bungee cords?

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>>15896087
This is what all electric motorcycles will look like in the future.
We'll be riding 2D Nissan Leaf's.

>>15896126
Wow where exactly. I've seen few other offshoots on mt Madonna road but I'm afraid of trespassing

>>15896035
New gloves ?

>>15896158
no, old video. I just don't wear the race gloves on the street much because they suck for reaching all my thumb switches.

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>73 cb350
>runs great
>$1200

wat do dbt?

>>15896173
fuck you waiting for?

>>15896173
>hoonigan
just no

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>>15895709
I see what you mean

>>15896173
>Cuckfe racer
>Cam eats it self
>Shitty welded exhaust
>$1200

Fuck off hipster cuckboi

>>15896173
only issue I can see is a severe lack of seat and probable title issues.

>>15894857
Gol dang that's a sexy machine

>>15895763

XS650's around me are insanely high for some reason, not sure if that's just a center-of-the-Midwest thing or not

>>15896211
is that highway 129 or san luis road?

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got my belly pan in from britbongistan

>>15896131
Not ghetto enough

>tfw busy on sundays
>tfw have class on week days
I guess I can't take the MSF class because they all take the whole weekend.

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>>15896173
>dropped bars to clip on position without changing the rearsets

every time

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>>15896277
how is that seat for moving around on? i love the original SV seat because it's basically a rounded box so it's pretty great for scooching your bum to the edge on.

Is that a pain on that seat? I was looking into a gel seat back when I was a noob because my bum used to get sore.

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>>15896284
Make that time bruh.

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>>15896221
>clean title
>17k miles
>new tires

a box full of extra parts come with said bike


>>15896218
problem?

>>15896205
its a sticker, not welded on, brev

>>15895033
no you don't

>>15896298
Fuck off hipster cuckboi

>>15895012
you'll get used to it.

>>15896298
LOL a 350 CAFE racer. Can it even do a ton?

>>15896277
Eyy I have the same exhaust on my sv650 too. By far the best sounding for that bike

>>15896298
No gays allowed

>>15896298
Hipster trapboi post boipucci

>>15896293
Came with this seat on it, and though I do have to stock seat, I've never bothered to try it out so I can't really make a fair comparison. That said, I don't have a ton of trouble getting off it, but having only started riding last year I don't do a lot of body shifting in corners.

On comfort, I just did a 3 hour each way ride over the weekend, and the Corbin seat didn't help much for the bum soreness, butt again I can't make a fair comparison to stock.

>>15896327
Yeah it sounds sikh, had to put the baffle in though, was a bit too loud for my taste without it. Love the decel popping too.

>>15896298
>Hipster shitbike

Wew lad

>>15896298
Fuck off faggot

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>>15896298
>Not xs750
You tried man.

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I think I've finally got a good diagnosis.
>bad spark plug cap
If I'm right I took everything apart for nothing.

>>15896327
Just got an SV with a V&H pipe. Thing sounds like shit.

>>15896345
Stock seat isn't too bad, considering most stock seats are almost unsittable.

>>15896395
Cuckfe racers are shit tier pham

>>15894519
Don't bother with a sporty. They just came out with the Milwaukee 8 so every Dyna is about to get piss cheap when that new motor drops next year.

>>15894519
The 883 is miserable, everyone sells theirs after a year to get a 1200

>>15896496
Whats the appeal of the dyna? I honestly can't think of a reason to buy one over a softail.

>>15896497
livin the eurobike life?

New thread when

>>15896520
20 post more

>>15896514
the best life

>>15896520
53 more posts

>>15896511
It's like a sporty but bigger. More power and more options. Plus it's lighter than a softy but not much heavier than a sporty. I guess in a sense it's the muscle car of Harley's.

>>15896526
>Sporty
>Power
>Harley
Ayy lmao!!

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>thingkin back to when the bike actually started easily

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>>15896156
Around 37.108579, -121.844293
There's a bunch of says up that say private residents only but everyone still rides back there. Just stay off the big roads and ride the service trails. I should note that you better have 50/50 tires if you don't want to get stuck on a hill climb out there with how dry everything is right now.

>>15896536
*bunch of signs

>>15896249
Old stage near Salinas

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>>15896536
awesome! thank you

>tfw your headlight has two settings
>nightcrawler search mode
>and SETI
>tfw alignment does nothing

>>15895084
The danger isn't a big deal m8. Look up statistics, and find the leading causes of crashes are hooliganism and low-speed traffic mishaps.

Any distinguished gentlemen here?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-hLcSSoB78

>>15895593
>hardtail

What's with harley and having hardtails out when everyone else had actual suspensions

>>15896624
Fucking headlights. Low beams light up a few feet in front of me, and high beams fan out to god knows where. I'm too lazy to remove the fairings to see why the adjustment knob doesn't work.

>>15895084
Take a riding course. Even if you know how to operate one it doesn't mean you can do it in traffic.

>>15896466
There fun cause you can show your ass off going fast.

>>15896636
That's a late 30's, maybe early 40's bike. Also the suspension was in the seat.

>>15896627
Austin?

>>15895516
Anyone?

>>15894716
I have a cream for her symptoms.

t. CTA

>>15896646
Riding courses help more with low-speed stuff if you're so shit you can't even do a no-touch U-turn without tipping over or running into something

Find a Sony action cam

Similar form factor, but even old/original ones are better quality. AS15/AS20's should be dirt cheap around now

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>just ordered all the parts to hopefully finish this bike
Feels kinda gud.

>>15895219
Im rebuilding my 78 cb400t for about 500 bucks plus the machine shop. So... and that's including the 170 bucks in new bearings.

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braaap

>>15896173
I like cafes but holy shit is that ugly. By it for 600 and rip that shit off.

>>15895084
To me, you either love it or you don't. If you can't picture yourself really riding then don't bother

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>>15897002
oops wrong video

>>15897002
Nice

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>>15897012
This.

I wanted to ride my whole life, my dream from when I was a child was to get my knee down.

It was never an option not to ride for me, whenever people ask me if they should get a bike or not I usually tell them if they don't know already something's wrong.

>>15897110
Get a bike and ride then and stop thinking about crashing. Especially dont think about it while you are riding

>>15897148
I already do have a bike. I'm not the first anon.

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>>15897152
Sorry m8 my mistake

>>15897110
I am the "first" anon, trust me when I say I'm extremely interested and really want to. I'm leaning towards yes now, just at this point it's a bit redundant to respond to everybody but I really appreciate the sincere, mostly not-dickhead responses from you all.

>>15897173
Also thinking about, my main concern is I don't want to really fuck myself up or get killed at least while my parents are alive

>>15897182
then you have to kill your parents

>>15897182
just don't be a fucking squid

wear full gear
wear good gear
buy a comfy sport touring/sport standard
don't do woolies at 100mph

>>15897182
Get smaller bike and dont rid3 it like you have a deathwish

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>got a hard-on for the VTR interceptor
>none ever brought to Aus
>look on bikesales for 80s hondas
>almost fucking everything is cafe-trash
>want $10,000 for it

I just want something aesthetic.

>>15897246
>don't do woolies at 100mph
Woolies at 110mph are okay tho right?

>>15897246
>don't do woolies
What did he mean by this?

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>Japan cucks will never have their own motorcycle series


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F55LBE4hiwo

>>15897270
that's because japan is open to competing to europe while harley knows they'd lose every time

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>>15897279
stay mad japan cuck

>>15897265
Yes. Please do and post webm

>>15897290
Oh woops, I thought you were talking about the harley davidson drag racing series. Jewtube blocked the vid, so I didn't notice the source.

That's just a video of a TV series made because americans think harleys are cute old man machines, like low rider caddies and horses. Other manufacturers make their money off results, not nostalgia and image. Fucking ducati wouldn't get a TV series.

What ear plugs do you guys use?

>>15897304
none

>>15897304
Cheapo harbor freight ones, throw em under my seat and i never worry about losing them

>>15897304
Silly putty

>>15897304
Usually none, but also the cheap ones they give me at work.

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>>15897303
>Fucking ducati wouldn't get a TV series.
because its cuckold shit faggot

>>15897403
Is cuckold the new autist?

>>15895275
putting the finishing touches on a 1969 CT90 K2 built one piece at a time using Ebay and a parts bike I bought from a guy for next to nothing. I've put $1200 in it so far and the only reason I'm not on it now is fixing a stripped drainplug and a sheared shift drum pin causing it to hang on either side of second gear. And it started as a frame from Ebay. Old motorcycles can be p. fuckin cheap

>>15897303
>Ducati
>results
You must not ever watch racing.

>>15897447
>motogp is the only race

>>15897477
That matters, yes.

>>15897246
>comfy sport touring/sport standard
So should my first bike be an S1000R or an S1000XR?

>>15897490
Busa

>>15897490
GS500

You don't get a €20000 bike as a first bike

>>15897507
Bruh new 2 in my city for $18,000cad. Also wouldn't be my first bike just first sport bike, bad joke.

>>15897506
I'm not black

>>15897528
$18000 is still a shitton

How much experience do you have with road bikes?

>>15897535
5 years on big twins.

>>15897440
>1969 CT90 K2
>$1200

how is that cheap? you can literaly buy one of those shitty old bikes for $300-600 in runing condition. Also they still make parts for those because the chinks love those little bikes.

>>15897550
Then it should be fine, but don't come crying when the first $1000 service bill comes in as BMW are expensive as hell to service whit all the electrical stuff

>>15897266
New zealanders would understand.

>>15894411
N
>>15897667
E
>>15897667
W
>>15897667

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>>15897567
Because there weren't any within 400 miles of me, running condition or no and I really, really wanted one. One night I caved and bought a frame off ebay and decided to build it. lucked out about a week into it when I found a guy with one three hours away. I'm going full autismo with restoring it, OEM everything with the exception of the ignition coil which is actually an aftermarket coil from the late 60's. From my experience those chink parts are really shit, I bought a set of points that were just out of spec enough to make timing and gapping them "possible" but not precise. Spent twice the money on a whole assembly from Honda and I got it gapped perfectly and timed within a degree of the indicated mark on the flywheel.

>>15895012
Take a dick in the ass, the crotchrocket will feel like nothing after you had your first dick.