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

first for honda a good

>tfw a monkey bike has inverted forks and yours are still upright

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probably second for making a good decision
>>15918991

>>15919000
make that bitch look good

>>15918979
I would adventure tour on that.

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>>15919003
No, they do exist but I still haven't found a silk one.

wr will post in a couple of seconds

>>15919015
>Silk

Silk isnt warm m8. Balaclavas are meant to be warm so thats why you wont find one of those easy.

So I need a new helmet, but what I want I cannot get in burgerland. Any eurobros know of a good place to get an AGV Miller rep that don't care about shipping overseas?

should I buy new for my second bike

>>15919023
Tbh i was really hopeing he was dead

>>15919032
>Cfmoto

They ship anyware and you will get a 29% vat discount because it only applies to yuros.

>>15919031
Have you never heard of silk liners? Silk is a bad conductor of heat so it's a good insulator.

>>15919043
>Silk

Sorry, im not a girl m8

>>15919050
Are you sure? I'm pretty sure being ignorant is a very womanly trait.

>>15919050
Post boipucci

>>15919059
Wanting silk shit because normal man balaclavas make your skin hurt is a really womanly trait.

>>15919062
I already did 6 threads ago check the archive.

>>15919075
You want silk because it's light weight and a good insulator. You can't wear a fucking thick cotton balaclava under a motorcycle helmet, you spastic.

>>15919031
>balaclavas are meant to be warm
No. That's one use.
>>15919075
He's not me.
I want a silk balaclava because I want to use it in summer and I don't want thick shit between my head and the helmet.
Stop being a cunt.

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>>15919005
you mean my TT?
yes my nigger

I just realized there are scrap yards so I'll go ask if they have the stuff I need
we going full jew mode now gois

>>15919106
buy used exhaust. Searched in my area and theres arrow exhaust for tt for like 60 yuro

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>>15919116
there's a really special one I want tho
have to fix car first anyways, then clean carbs of TT and buy a new rear shock before thinking about cosmetic and exhaust for TT

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>tfw restricted to 125cc
>got on a 50bhp baiku yesterday

save me from this restricted license torment

>>15919146
Post boipucci

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>>15919146
>yurop

>>15919164
n-no

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>>15919146
It stops alot of people from hoping on big bikes and crashing. Most my buddies went from there small bikes to huge ones and ate shit and usually quit cause idiots.

>>15919180
Fuck off them

>>15919146
What are you, 16?

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>>15919187
that's p hektik niqqa

Are SJ4000 1080p 60fps videos good?
Wanna buy one.

>>15919187
To be fair it wasn't a bad system up until 2013. Up until that point you automatically upgraded to the next tier after two years with the previous one.
Now you have to re take the test 3 or 4 times, which is a lot of money btw. And it's infuriating if you consider that some schools use the same bike for both the A2 and A.

At least I'm turning 20 at the end of October and I've only been riding for 7 months. I can't imagine being 16 and being trapped to 15bhp for two years.

>>15919146
Underage b&.

>>15919197
19, turning 20 at the end of October. In some countries you get the A1 at 18

>>15919210
>tfw you automatically get the A3
Feels good.

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>>15919218
>cuckhold: the post

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>>15919200
Yah if my dad would let me have a liter it would be fun as fuck but racking up tickets. I love my small bikes ive ridden but nothing beats a 1000 on a track.
>>15919210
It makes me cry about how everyone complains about small bikes when I have loved them. I dont agree with the test thing for everytime you want to go up in a class. But I respect that it stops very new riders from doing stupid things on big bikes. I have been riding around 12 years. I still have yet to own something over a 600 but have ridden them.

>>15919187
That guy in front of you sucks 2bh famalam

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>>15918985
Get Pelican cases. ~$130 a piece new. Only bummer is they are side-loaders but that's only a small annoyance for lots of $$$ saved

>>15919248
I don't disagree with forcing people to start small. But I think the categories could use some reworking. And the automatic upgrade needs to be brought back because the skill test is useless anyways. It proves you can ride the bike out of a parking lot but it doesn't really prepare you for the road.

>>15919248
nice bike.

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>>15919251
Yah the hypermotard is weird to ride anyway. Take in fact this was a zx10r KRT edition. Also dad had to hold back so he doesn't fuck over him in the line. Its about riding the skill of those around you not encouraging them to chase.
>>15919263
auto upgrade with a basic test to still show you are riding. Make it for free too. I hated spending $200 for msf.
>>15919265
Thanks its my Dads I wish I could own it without being a hole in my pocket. Have only ridden it on medium and was one hell of a bike coming from enduros and uprights. Also heres all the babies covered up cause im a good parent.

>>15919298
>thanks
>it's my dad's

Dbt everyone

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bae

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>>15919320
tru. my dad's bike is p neat

>>15919329
You mean your dad's bull boyfriend right?

>>15919333
>you wish

>>15919320
I wouldn't buy a bike I cant afford to upkeep and keep it in perfect working condition. I do own my klx and have been trying to buy my dads ktm 350 off him. I wish I could afford to own more bikes but I rather keep one to ride the shit out of and enjoy it. Plus people dont mind letting me try out bikes to give me a little taste of different brands and there pros.

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>>15919329
>tfw no pics of my dad's KX500

>>15919329
>soft tail
That's a harley for chicks who can't ride the roadking

>>15919339
>I wouldn't buy a bike
Stopped reading

what's a zx12r like

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daddy's bike uwu

>>15919339
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>>15919343
modern road king is not a hardtail.

although the only reason he got it was because he got a SMOKING deal.

although I keep seeing roadkings for sale for like 5-7k and they seem pretty neat.

>>15919329
awesome soft tail. I grew up on my dads shovel head he got when I was born. Harelys are great bikes to hail people and cruise for hours.

>>15919353
Post girl pussay

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>>15919347
>cant read
Nice try man I know your secret. Also ridden and owned more bikes then your ass has touched.
>>15919353
But it isnt time for memes.

>>15919355
>harley
>modern
Pick one and only one

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>want a sporty
>roadking is not much more
fug

>>15919340
post GS1100

>>15919356
>shovel
nice.

>>15919355
Why haven't you bought that FJ yet

>>15919371
My secret is I don't post my dad's bike like a niggerfaggot

>>15919371
lol, why is that guy riding his brakes while accelerating up a hill? wtf

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>>15919377
;_;

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>>15919376
>M I L W A U K E E E I G H T

>>15919378
I moved to a new place and switched jobs so all my money has been tied up in that. I want it, but I really want a solid mount sporty more.

>>15919386
that's like the only square headlight gook bike that looks good. damn rip in pieces.

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>tfw saving to buy a 2 stroke dirtbike and make it street legal

The tears from prius drivers will be delicious

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>>15919377
Was like owning a boat always had to help him fix shit on it or upkeep something the Indian headlight was neat on the front fender.
>>15919383
Im sorry I posted the one picture of my dad bike I have and of him riding with his friends. I just enjoy the fact he rides and allows me to try out his bikes. I do post my own bike alot more if you can see.
>>15919385
He was being an asshole to stop me from passing him and shit.

>>15919400
Just buy a leader bike

I get about 100 miles to a tank

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Do I spy cruisers being posted up in this bitch?

>>15919407
Yeah bruh, but your bike doesn't burn oil on purpose and spew shit from its exhaust.

>>15919400
Got a friend who says his 2stroke 125cc KTM makes 50bhp at the wheel. Not sure if I fully believe that number but what I do fully believe is when he told me it's in the shop more than it is out of it.

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When I'm all geared up other riders/motorists keep mistaking me for a girl. :(

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>>15919440
Post Boipucci

>>15919448
Post guuurl pussay

>>15919421
leaks oil and runs super lean, I can make flames shoot out the exhaust

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>>15919440
It happens man its okay. You are just 2 cute on a bike lmao.

>>15919440
Stop wearing pink gear, faggot.

>>15919427
Motocross bikes have to be rebuilt often because of the stress on the engine also that 50 hp at the wheel is bullshit btw, unless he dumped massive amounts of money into it.

>>15919482
I don't know what he did exactly to it but I do know he doesn't have massive amounts of money. Still, up to 30~ish I think it's believable. Maybe he got confused by the dyno chart because some try to calculate hp at the crank based from what they get from the wheel and maybe that's the figure he thought was at the wheel.

In any case it ain't bad but still it sounds more trouble than it's worth.

>>15919397
Maybe if I move back to CO I can help him get it right. But it's been sitting for so long it's probably not really worth it

can I just run my bike with the petcock on prime? its the only way that i can ride without having it stall...

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>>15919254
Or you can go full shitbike like me

What's the trick to spinning a bike around on its kickstand? I tried it with my bike and felt like I was gonna break the stand.

>>15919500
no, that's not a good idea. Adjust your carb.

>>15919500

You can but it's not ideal. You're basically just dumping gas straight from the tank into the carb so your bike isn't gonna run great. I'd rebuild/replace the petcock and clean the carbs and see if that fixes it, my money is on it will.

>>15919508
Lift weights n not be a pussy

>>15919458
Rip piston and rings
>>15919508
Get stronk anon

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>>15919397
Kden

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>>15919504
>>15919254
>not just repurposing laptop/phone cases

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>>15919531
>>15919524

Thanks, faggots.

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What makes you excited to get on the bike?


I just took the MSF course, bought a bike and rode it around the parking lot but truth be told I'm more scared of it (ninja 300) than excited. I don't ride it because there's nowhere to ride around here but traffic (I live in a pretty congested city) and I don't have time to go out far to a big open area with wide open roads, not that im ready for the highway anyway

Do any of you have fun riding in the city or what?

>>15919508
It feels like it but it doesn't. If it does it's shit

>>15919517
>>15919512
how much will that cost me? i dont know shit about carbs

or should i just get rid of this and get a EFI bike

>>15919543
That's how the first couple of weeks go but it gets better if you don't eat shit and die

>>15919543
When I first got my bike (>>15919504) two months ago, I gave myself a literal, full-blown panic attack thinking about how I'm going to die riding it. I almost had to call out of work.

When I had it delivered I just paced around it for a solid 30 minutes afraid to get on. I eventually suited myself up and drove around my neighborhood for 45 minutes, working on my shifting and braking. I could hardly do either.

Through necessity, I rode the backstreets to work. Over the days of riding back and forth from work on calm streets the sheer terror abated to fear, to mild apprehension.

I got over my fear when I had to ride 45 miles to the next town over and back on main roads.
I still have that mild apprehension though, I don't want to lose it because I don't want to get cocky.

Anyway, now I'm zipping around town on that thing like it's no one's business and I have a blast doing it.

>>15919543
Also riding in the city is fun if you can lanesplit. Otherwise it's like with a car but worse.

>>15919558
If you feel like watching some youtube videos, all it'll cost you is your time and however much carb cleaner costs where you are.

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I work at a harley dealer

AMA I guess.

>>15919558

Bout tree fiddy

Just do it yourself. Like >>15919581 said there's lots of guides for n00bs and youtube videos that break down the process.

>>15919591
how can you stand to put up with the average Harley clientele every day

>>15919558
Cleaning a carb is basically just dunking it in carb cleaner. Ideally you also take it apart but if it's a complicated design maybe you shouldn't try it. Even complicated ones shouldn't be too hard though, just take notes of what you take apart and what goes where and reverse once you're done.

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>watching videos of motorcycle crashes
>it's a pillion-cam video of the dude's ass shifting around on his seat

>>15919592
>>15919581

ii'm the GS500 anon btw


i don't want to keep having this problem though, stalled in the middle of busy traffic earlier today and that was not cool at all.

>>15919615
then do as
>>15919599
says and pop the fucker out and dump it in carb cleaner
it won't get as clean as taking it apart but it's a step in the right direction

if it's really an issue and you really don't feel confident, take it to a dealership

>>15919146
>being property of the state
>2016

Come to america. It's not 100% free, but at least you're not treated like a child at every single turn, and when you are, it's because cleaning up your corpse costs the state money, not because they give a fuck about you.

>>15919632
this, helps a bit with natural selection, mommy government should have to hold your hand to prevent you from killing yourself

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$500, has compression

would you?

>just got off of work
>it's raining out
>tires are cold
>road is slick
>go to make a right turn onto a main road
>feel back tire slide out
wew that's a freaky feel

>>15919642
should not*

>>15919594
I work in the shop as support so I don't really deal with the anyone except techs, fortunately most of the customers are surprisingly nice. They just don't fucking know anything.

I do have a story though

>guy trailers his vrod to the shop on a sunday so only one tech and me.
>tells me he got rear ended.
>Bike is fucked only on the right side
>subframe is cracked, brake lever snapped off
>rear brake lever just floppin around
>massive rash on exhaust
>tank dented
>ask him if he got the other guy's insurance
>told me that he was afraid that he might attack the guy and just took off instead
>wat
>rear end has absolutely no damage at all
>i want to call him out on his bullshit so bad

Dude was adamant that the damage wouldn't be more then 800 bucks. I told him he was out of his mind, and he was looking at at least 2k in repairs.

He ended up leaving the bike at the shop.

>>15919643
Give 100 instead and take it. 200 at most. It may have compression but basically everything on it needs restoring

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Tfw oil filter plug is stuck

>>15919642
it helps that we don't have free healthcare, or else we'd have the "public burden" argument move from traffic deaths to traffic injuries

>we need to stop letting people take risks because we all have to pay when they get hurt!
>How about exempt them from free healthcare from injuries that resulted from unecessary risk?
>no that would be, uh, racist???? shitlord.

>>15919632
Can't do without lanesplitting. Also the roads are shit. Riding on a huge grid is boring. I prefer muh old european roads that twist and turn through hills and such. I don't want to have to ride out of the city to find good roads.

>>15919670
Big ratchet+pipe

>>15919676
What's the point when you have speed cameras every fifty feet?

what do you do, drag the rear brake for maximum low speed leans?

is it weird to go to the dealership I bought my bike from and oggle the faster bikes

>>15919680
That may be true for some places like the Netherlands but if you go a bit south you can basically do what you want. South France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece. Motorbike ridership is much much higher because of the good weather and with lanesplitting being legal and road hoonage happens at maximum levels but unless you do it in front of a cop you probably won't get caught.

>>15919670
>he tightened it past hand tight

Its what you get.

>>15919662
Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Rebuild the engine for fun, service the suspension, add a seat and new tires, then jerk off at how retro I am.

I kinda want a scooter to hoon on

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>>15919728
Get a dirt bike instead

>>15919736
there's nowhere to ride a dirtbike here in florida

>>15918994
inverted forks are 99% meme. Dampening characteristics matter far more than which end of the fork tube goes up. However inverted forks become a marketing point so they throw shitty, cheap inverted forks on bikes to sell better than normal forks that actually do their job.

>>15919741
Are you fucking serious nigger?

Or are you just fucking retarded?

>>15919741
Boy you wrong as shit
Where in florida are you

>>15919757
>I kinda want a scooter to hoon on
do you even need to ask?

>>15919757
>>15919759
I'm in Sarasota, it's developed as fuck around here

>>15919764
So you are just retarded. Good to know.

>>15919670
>>15919670
hit it with a hammer first

>>15919764
Dude I live in Tampa and can still find trails

You're just not trying hard enough

http://www.sarasotadirtriders.com/

>>15919689
mate, i've been going to a local dealership for YEARS just to sit on bikes and then leave. they have an open warehouse for used bikes and very rarely do any of the employees bother you. can literally walk in and do whatever you want.

>>15919591
how often do people trade in old harleys with less than 1k miles per year old?

>>15919644

IKTF bro.

>Wednesday night
>Riding with some friends
>Go through a tunnel
>Curve at the end, take it a little too wide
>Notice the curb coming up quick on my right side
>Tactically shit my pants and lean more, but only after coming about 6 inches from the curb

We all have our "OH SHIT" moments, man.

>>15919644
>tunnel perpetually has 2 inches of water at the bottom
>WOT every time
>dem skidz
>dat roar

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>>15919741
Dirt bike is still a better hoon machine than a scooter

>>15919764
>what is a street legal dirt bike

superior to scooters

>>15919741
>Florida
literally why. Also dual sports are a thing

>be my dad
>run wide on a corner once
>thats it son i'm done with this shit it's too dangerous get an SUV boy you're gonna die out there

>>15919862
>tfw you'll never go back in time and fuck your own mother to conceive yourself

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>>15919828
scooters come with hand rear brakes on the bars as standard and very rearward weight distributions so I'm actually not sure that's true.

They basically come set up for stunting from the factory.

With that being said I'd get the dirtbike but I mean the limit to hooning on anything is your imagination.

>>15919624
would it still be worth keeping or just move on if the problem persists..?

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Ninja 300 abs with fucked up fairings for $2400

Good or bad deal?

>>15919885
>no pics
>no link

>>15919885

Pics?

>>15919828
Supermoto is still a better hoon machine than a dirt bike

>>15919879
If the problem is really in the carb then you're being a retard. If it's something else then have an honest mechanic diagnose it and you can consider your options then.

>>15919885
>no info

>>15919885
You can probably get a ninja 300 with no problems for that kind of money.

Are you still crippled m8?

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>>15919897
>>15919906
>>15919900

>>15919643
>I KNOW WHAT I HAVE
This is barely worth $100

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>>15919901
Nice meme.
>have dirt bike/dual sport
>hoon on street and dirt
or
>have supermoto
>hoon the same on the street and get btfo on dirt

Practically nobody who buys/converts a supermoto will actually ride hard enough for the wheels/tires to matter on asphalt, yet they still lose a lot off-road.

>>15919927
Milage?

Fairings are a few hundred bucks. that's not bad at all. Check for frame damage/alignment?

>>15919885
I got a 2009 ninja 250 with HEAVILY fucked fairings for $900, OEM fairings are very expensive.

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>>15919901
Says the guy that turned his supermoto into a dirt bike.

>>15919871
I'm not saying you can't hoon on a scooter, I think the auto trans would make it more difficult

>>15919942
>>15919931
2500 miles, new 2015 ninja 300

I don't want a 250 lol, I'm paying this much for the ABS

>>15919953
Not bad at all. A 300 will keep you satisfied much longer than a 250.
I'd go for 2200

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>>15919930
yeah I don't get it, everyone on the roads here with supermotos just does wheelies on them, I don't know why they needed 17s for that. The bigger wheels would be better for general city shenanigans.

Granted if I was buying a tarmac dirtbike I'd go for the 17s but I'd probably just be going for something track only to go ride on short circuits/kart tracks etc. It would likely not see road use much.

>>15919956
Yeah just worried the lower fairings w Kawasaki on em are fucked too, clutch bar grinded down and handlebar too

Guy won't take lower than 2300

>>15919971
Have you seen it in person?
Have you ridden it?
And I'm pretty sure it's one big fairing piece bro.

>>15919948
i turned my supermoto into thin air m8

>>15919965
If you're gonna ride almost exclusively in the city why not improve grip and handling for the tarmac.And at the end of the day if you want to go to dirt you put the original wheels on if you have not sold them.

Now if someone goes to dirt more often then they shouldn't go for the sumo conversion but I think it's worth it if you'll spend 90%+ of your time on asphalt. Also sumos look nicer.

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How's this make beebeetee feel

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>>15919984
Pic related, is you

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>>15919965
Worst part is I fell for the supermoto meme when I bought my KLX. Spent $900 for these wheels and used them for my whole first year of riding on the road. I had my strips scrubbed off so I was at least turning more than most of the people who use them, but I switched to DS tires for my second year and have still been improving on my speed since last year. Too bad there's no kart tracks (or any tracks really) within 3 hours of here so I don't really get to take it out and really push myself on it all the time. Maybe I'll make a trip up to a track again this fall.

>>15919991
having a room full of leather clad middle aged men wouldn't help me if I was about to testify against a middle aged man who likely dressed himself or me in leather

>>15919992
I actually used to watch that show

>>15919986
Larger diameter wheels roll over bumps better for hopping up curbs, jumping etc. the typical sumo hooligan stuff.

>>15919992
tfw magicians banded together and killed this man

>>15919680
>Ninja 250
>Can have fun and push it around without breaking laws
What's the point of a supersport if you have to go Mach 5 to have fun?

>>15919997
Tell us more about your Catholic experience

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>>15919993
Would you say stock wheels with street tires are better than sumo wheels?

I want to get an XT600 and there's many on sale already converted to sumo so there's no added cost and they look sick. Also I'll be on tarmac almost always.

What's the difference in handling?

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>>15919986
well because the grip and handling won't make a difference in the city because you're not taking corners near 1G. You can make it not turn sluggishly without buying another set of wheels.
Also dirt bikes don't really make good city commuters. Ask baird.
>sumos look nicer
Not really. There's just no way to make the front end look normal with the tiny wheel.

>>15919998
It's on Netflix. The narrator is very soothing.

>>15920008
I would say skip the single cylinder enduro if you're riding almost exclusively on the street.

I haven't used the sumo wheels in so long I can't really give a good comparison in handling right now. Sumo handles well if you set it up right, and normal wheels handle well if you set it up right.

>>15920017
Damn, the more you know. Thanks.

>>15920013
The XT is a dual sport, not a dirt bike. It's street legal and many use it for commuting or even touring so there's no issue on that part.

I just wanna hone my skills and want the best grip possible to avoid eating shit.

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>>15920013
So when are you gonna get a dirt bike?

>>15919998
Me too anon

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>>15920000
That feel

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>>15920031
>So when are you gonna get a dirt bike?

>tfw got two but nowhere to ride them
Need to get rid of one, not get one.

>>15920028
I don't just mean dirt bikes. My dual sports haven't been great for town riding, though I have no other bikes to compare them to.
>choppy engine in low revs
>buzzy engine in high revs
seriously there's only like a 1000 rpm range where it's actually happy to cruise. When accelerating you get a few more.
>not great gear ratios for road riding
>uncomfortable seats, even after getting aftermarket comfort seats
>too easy to steal

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>>15919993
Yeah I think kart tracks are the way to go, I used to think sumos would be fun on a normal track but after riding an actual track on my SV you really want a sport bike, I'm spending a lot of time at full throttle on the SV so on a motard it'd be hellish, and those fast corners on a twitchy tard with 17s and the short gearing? nah thanks.

I'd like a motard for kart track/cone shenanigans but it's just not practical.

When the time comes I'm just gonna get a straight up dirt bike with knobbies and ride it off road, simples.

>>15919885
>fucked fairings
scratched fairings yes, touch up paint and polish will solve that

cracked fairings no, getting them on and off can be a PITA and they might not fit right
fucked fairings and then aftermarket fairings hell no, if it's not OEM it'll never fit 100% right

>>15918979
what's the point of pit bikes? looks highly uncomfortable senpai

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tfw wanna get hektik tonight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awP-blYxOXA

>>15920085
They're meant for kids mainly, and then adults who want to fuck around on the dirt without breaking their bones too much.

>>15920093
I like how he lets his car roll away

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>>15920085
https://youtu.be/SkHXicD3o5g?t=125

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>>15919206
zoomed and stabilised on an SJ4000
they're ok for the price

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>>15920052
I'll buy the 450

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>>15919206
the problem with all cheap action cams is usually the codec, the sensor and lens on my xiaomi yi is actually really good, here's a still pic from it.

This turns to grainy mush as soon as you start taking video because the codec and software is no good.

Gopros have really good codecs and really good software, this is where they pull the quality advantage over it's competitor and why I'd suggest a second hand gopro over any chink cam (outside of the xiaomi yi 4k)

>>15920087
Nice meme!

>>15920184
oh and here's the video of what it looks like when the xiaomi video hits youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuSQ4a5ma-w

Trees and big changes in scenery are like hell for video codecs, motorcycling through trees at high speed is like the most you can ever ask of a codec and they usually just can't keep up, constantly changing backgrounds of high detail.

>>15920184
Have you tried messing with Yi firmware? Apparently you can emulate Superview and whatever other gimmicks gopros have, aswell as controlling shutter speed and lens aparture.

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any recommendations for levers/ case sliders? R6.

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Is bike = pussy just a fucking meme?

I've had my bike for 3 weeks the only ppl who have approached me are dudes

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>>15920300
You were memed man only other guys like other guys bikes <3

>>15920300
I give girls rides all the time senpai

>>15920300

Bikes are great for attracting other dudes. If you're an ugly, miserable person and you ride it won't help, but if you were already attractive and interesting a motorcycle CAN be a slight multiplier to your overall attractiveness.

>>15920300
bikes make you more attractive, maye you just suck lmao

>>15920300
>dat ass
More pls
>>15920282
Get some lever protectors and you should be good. You have to fuck up p bad to crash at a trackday.

>>15920148
I want to sell it for way too much so come to KY with $3500 and it's a deal.

>refuel at fred meyer
>choke now stalls bike
>starts without choke
>misses a cyllinder idling cold
>bike is known for not having a fuel filter

oh fuck

>>15920344
Is it carbed?

>>15920362
>choke
>is it carbed?

>>15919543
Simple, easy, riding. The first time I rode outside of my MSF course it was within my dad's junkyard. Just a couple of circles for a few minutes then called it a day (it wasn't road ready anyways, it was missing the front fairing and headlamp). I finished patching it up that week, then rode it around some warehouses in a Sunday afternoon, when they were completely dead and there was no traffic. Finally, I rode around some easy, straight streets with no curves and have slowly worked myself to not getting terrified of turning.

There's two roundabouts on campus that I need to take and they still scare me quite a bit though. I'm still working on that.

>>15920374
Dont ride scared. Just take it slow get the feel for the bike in turns cause straights are only going to be the easiest.

>>15920344
what bike is it
it sounds almost identical to mine

>>15920383
Ninja 500 shitbike

I don't think it ever had any maintenance done besides oil changes

>>15920380
I'm getting better at it. Those roundabouts have helped me get a better feel of my bike's capabilities.

>>15919050
>Sorry, im not a girl m8

Manly WWI fighter pilots wore silk scarves. Guess why?

>>15920372
My bike is FI and has a "choke"

Also fuck you I'm tired ;_;

Just replace the petcock with one that has a fuel filter and reclean the carbs. EZ.

>one car in each lane at a red light
Do you go in front? Feels weird to me

>dense traffic going 20-30 in a 45mph zone
Do you split and go in front? Again I feel like a McAsshole

>3 left turn lanes all open
Which one do you choose? I tend to go far left to avoid thru traffic turning is more fun

>other rider in front of you in your lane at a red light
Do you get in their personal space? This is in CA by the way

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>>15919543
>What makes you excited to get on the bike?
Killing chicken strips and small wheelies from red lights.

>>15919537
Those Hardigg/Hardigg style cases are fucking wonderful and come in all sizes. You can find milsurp versions for cheap with minor damage such as one latch missing (makes them uncool for military air transport) which you can fix or ignore.

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>>15920389
sure fagboi

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>>15920404
you can get them in good working order aside from a little rash that heats out for dirt.
mine was $25

>>15919903
i've just got fresh tires on my bike too so if it's just that then maybe i'll get that shit adjusted and cleaned or whatever the fuck.

>>15920300
The only kind of people masculine hobbies attract are other men. No chick ever cares about how I ride a bike to school but I shoot the shit with other riders, who are male.

>>15919500
Ignore the other two replies.

OP has a VACUUM petcock which is not working for some reason but that reason sure as fuck isn't a carb adjustment. Prime position bypasses the vacuum-actuated valve.

Since he didn't post YEAR/MAKE/MODEL I can't point him to a petcock or a rebuild kit.

This is the only place on the internet where posters treat their vehicle specs as secret.

It's also possible that the vacuum hose to the petcock is disconnected or kinked.

If OP posts a clear pic of his petcock and the rubber vacuum hose connecting it to the intake we can help him.

It's not expensive to fix.

You can run your bike on Prime as long as you like, but don't forget to shut it off when parked! Fuel valves worked this way long before vacuum faggotry hit the scene. I despise vacuum petcocks and replace them on my personal bikes.

>>15920415
>masculine hobbies attract are other men
I think it's more of a subconscious thing for women. They won't approach you or be able to relate but it's a factor in a lot of their nonsensical equations

>>15920405
Even if I turned gay I wouldn't wear that shit. Aren't fagfags supposed to have fashion sense?

>>15920395
Thought so.

>never done more than an oil change
>never seen the inside of a carb
>gotta clean and sync them or fork over a quarter of the bike's value

In the meantime, is it rideable or will the carb cloggage reach critical mass, stall the engine in a corner, and kill me?

>>15920434
>Even if I turned gay
Evebody knows thay you are gay

>>15920422
I'll be sure to take it to the mechanic. I just want this headache gone, I wanted to buy my guns but I have to slow down yet again and prioritize this shit.

>>15920438
>Is it rideable
Maybe.

Here's a quick fix for clogged carbs:

>Remove seat and tank
>Undo little bolts on the very bottom of carbs, these are float bowl drain plugs.
Expect gas to pour out of them btw
>Unscrew diaphragm covers on carbs (plates on the top)
Be careful with these because they're spring loaded normally.
>GENTLY reach under rubber diaphragm, grab brass/steel cylinder in the middle and slide it up and out of the carb
Depending on how dirty the carbs are old gas might make the cylinder stick in the carb, so if it does spray some cleaner down the sides and gently wiggle and tap it until it loosens up. DO NOT PULL BY THE RUBBER DIAPHRAGM IT WILL FUCK YOUR CARB AND THEY'RE LIKE $120 TO REPLACE
>Take carb cleaner with straw nozzle and shove it down cavity where cylinder once was into little hole at the bottom of venturi
This is the main jet btw
>Little straw nozzle should fit in more or less. Then spray carb cleaner into carb until the float bowl is ~50% full of carb cleaner
>repeat for all carbs
>Prime fuel system
>Force bike to start and let it run like shit until all carb cleaner runs out of carbs
Should clean any minor leaks. If it's something else you're gonna have to pull the carbs off and rebuild them, but google should easily help you take care of that.

>>15920145
Damn, what software did you use?

>>15919500
Read this:

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=58895.0

You should be able to take the pic to a Yamaha dealer to match up the petcock. Many such parts are made by the same subcontractors such as Keihin (who even made carbs for Harley-Davidson).

I run Pingel fuel valves on my Harleys. One has been in constant use since 1988 and only needed a reseal last year.

GS example:

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=17129.0

DO NOT USE BLUE RTV SEALANT for fuel like the poster did. Follow the Pingel instructions for installation. If you must make a gasket for the adapter plate, the heavy gray gasket paper at auto stores is suitable.

>>15920344
Drain the tank and carbs before you start taking shit apart. That often works and there's no sense cleaning carbs then refilling them with shit fuel.

See your factory service manual (Ha! I kid! This is 4chan and I'm the only one with a manual.) for info.

Now if you'd typed your YEAR, MAKE and MODEL I could have posted more useful info.

>>15920344
Go back to the servo and complain about their dirty fuel.
say you want a refund.

>>15920517
That works better if you bring a glass jar full of whatever filth comes out of your fuel tank.

BTW to drain tank properly, remove tank from bike, go outdoors away from ignition sources, remove the petcock and dump the tank. Petocks do not normally drain fuel tanks completely due to tank shape.

>>15920300
I can get pussy with my 31 year old dirtbike somehow. Three times now chicks lost their shit and demanded a ride.

>>15920517
>refund
>$5
oh boy..

If you need a cheap, reliable inline fuel valve and don't mind the looks, these Briggs and Stratton classics work great. I use them on mowers and my motorcycle test tank. You can buy bags of them on Ebay. Not everyone has Pingel money.

https://www.amazon.com/Briggs-Stratton-698183-Shut-Off-Selected/dp/B0038U3JKM

Had to get carbs rebuilt, how fucked am I when I have to pay!?!?!?!?!?!

>>15920538
Id take my bike to a bike shop then make them cover the bill but i don't feel like you will be game enough to do that one.

>>15920560
Probably $200

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>>15920509
Oh yeah?

Service manuals aren't much help with diagnosing problems though

>>15920517
The tank looks free of crap. If there was a smidgen on the filler nozzle, it's in the carbs now.

>>15920571
gas tank was rusty n shit, so 200+relining gast tanks=500 bucks?

>>15920560
>Had to get carbs rebuilt, how fucked am I when I have to pay!?!?!?!?!?!

It's a fair amount of labor, but since YEAR, MAKE and MODEL are secret it's hard to help.

Some bikes are hideous to access carbs for removal and installation, others are easy. Number of carbs matters as does availability of rebuild kits. Harleys are the easiest, while V-fours are often a motherfucker. If you have CV carbs and they need diaphragms that's more money. A shop has to charge labor and it's several hours work.

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>>15920596
nigga, shitbikes are the easiest
>3 bolts 2 screws and 5 min

>>15920608
>Hon

>>15920576
I think they just put a rubber bladder in a rustytank these days

>>15920596
2003 honda rebel

>>15920574
>Oh yeah?

Very useful. There's plenty of info on doing those including a Youtube video. You can also benefit from similar CVK carb illustrations.

I suggest cleaning them yourself and installing an inline fuel filter.
Your low speed jet may be clogged since they are usually first to get shit in them, being the smallest orifice in the carb.

Before tearing them apart I would remove the carbs, remove the float bowls (working over a light colored plastic tray or tub is wise) then remove and clean the jets. Just blowing through them doesn't always do the job.

Good jet pic of a CVK with low speed jet below main jet. Use a good fitting screwdriver, "hollow ground" tip like gunsmith screwdrivers or screwdriver bits.

https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/25362143/print/true/single/true.cfm

Google video search "KEIHIN CVK 34" for many videos of these common carbs.

>>15920576
Depends on how rusty. Many tanks have some rust. You can recoat yours as well as a shop can do it. They buy the same kits. AVOID KREEM! That shit's famous for peeling off and fouling fuel systems.

https://www.amazon.com/Red-Kote-Quart-Sealer-Diesel/dp/B009X0JOSM has a good rep but I've not used it. My restorationbros like the stuff. Since most of my bikes are Harleys I just replace rusted tanks.

Unless the inside of your tank is hideous I'd just run a fuel filter. Shit that doesn't pass the filter isn't a problem, and nothing large enough to matter should pass the filter.

It's really difficult to seal a tank unless you have it derusted at a radiator shop or otherwise take it to bare metal. Just because it looks rusty doesn't make it much of a threat. Corrosion only causes two problems. Leaks, and clogged carbs. Filters solve the carb problem.

>>15920613
They don't put bladders in bike fuel tanks (I wish they did do them like aircraft fuel cells!).

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Thoughts on the MT-01?

>>15920642
Sounds like a plan

a long, difficult plan that might not do anything when it turns out a stray pebble finally caused the minute crack needed for a rubber boot to leak air like a madman

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>>15920486
adobe aftereffects

>>15920616
2003 honda rebel

Ya could have mentioned the displacement. I'll assume 250.

Probably a couple hundred for removal, cleaning and install.

You'd be wise to do that yourself because it's easy. I like Rebels. They were a brilliant engine design and are a fine learner bike. It's not hard to remove the carbs, remove the bowls, clean the jets and reinstall. Your Honda dealer should have any rebuild kits you need in stock.

K&L rebuild kits work well.

Part number:
Honda 96-06 CMX250 Rebel 91-07 CB250 Nighthawk K&L Carburetor Repair Kit 18-4929

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-96-06-CMX250-Rebel-91-07-CB250-Nighthawk-K-L-Carburetor-Repair-Kit-18-4929-/391570349524?fits=Make%3AHonda%7CModel%3ARebel+250&hash=item5b2b695dd4:g:WQgAAOSwTA9X4-u5&vxp=mtr

Good forum:

http://www.hondarebelforum.com/f76/

I just noticed some brand new aftermarket Honda Rebel carbs on Ebay for less than a hundred buck per set. Not sure of pedigree but that price is nice. Check forums before buying though they are probably fine.

Example below, there are a few vendors:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Twin-Carburetor-For-Honda-Rebel-CMX250C-2003-2012-04-05-06-07-08-09-10-11-Carb-/181392712256?hash=item2a3bd92240:g:VmoAAOSwoydWjHCE&vxp=mtr

>>15920720
>a long, difficult plan that might not do anything when it turns out a stray pebble finally caused the minute crack needed for a rubber boot to leak air like a madman

I want to see a pebble crack a rubber boot, but they are worth inspecting by removal and flexing (don't go apeshit) under a bright light. Also check any vacuum lines.

Okay guys about to do an oil change on my drz 400. I have the filter, the oil, enough tools to do it, and a bike stand. Is there anything else I need or should know before I try this?

>>15920743
I'm sorry br/o/ its already been in the shop, I'm such a cuck, why can't I get gud?

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Are Ducati Monsters good?

I can get a good price on a 2014 696

>>15920747
>I want to see a pebble crack a rubber boot, but they are worth inspecting by removal and flexing (don't go apeshit) under a bright light. Also check any vacuum lines.
You can just spray it with starter fluid. If idle goes up then there's a vacuum leak.

>>15920748
torque wrench
new gasket for drain plug

>not dropping half your bike's value in tools and doing it like a pro
>2016

>>15920753
No problem, at least you'll know next time or can pass the info on.

>>15920753
Its has only one carb and its not hard at all, theres dozen of videos how to do it on a rebel on the jewtube. Also the rebuild kit is like $15.

>>15920756
Starting fluid works on large cracks or very loose carb clamping. It's not great, and propane often works better. If I have the carbs off, I remove and inspect the boots unless they are nice and pliable. That avoids customer returns.

>Warm autumn night
>Ride up to touge
>Chilly up top
>Come back down
>Feel the air getting warmer

>Riding down a back road
>Feel the air get cold
>Ride over a stream
>Warm again

just can't get these feelings in a car

>>15920770
Some have two. Still not hard.

Hard is unfucking ancient yard-sitter Gold Wing carbs, or installing V65 Honda Magna carbs.

Collect all the old carbs you can for a parts scrounge because lots of hardware swaps. Every good shop has a pile of donor carbs.

>>15920755
If you don't mind more maintenance, yes

I'd go for a Tuono if I were you though.

>>15920783
I can get a 2014 monster for $5000 tho

>>15920779
>drive by dead skunk
>it stinks but the smell is gone in seconds
>the car behind you will smell it for the next few minutes

Today was entertaining. Customer brought in a 1988 Sportster rolling basket case with a mixed-year fruit salad of parts he wants installed.

Guy he bought it from lost most of the fasteners and hacked the wiring to shit so I get to make a custom harness and sort that out. Wiring is fun so no problem but he may not like the bill. Customer is in love with an LED turn signal conversion with integrated running and brake light functions that year never came with. That would be fine but he gets all his parts from his salvage buddy who doesn't speak fluent Harley aftermarket. LED rear signals and incandescent front signals may or may not work with whatever light integration module he brings in because of differing resistance. He's convinced he's a genius so I don't argue.

Anyone else with brain-dead customer stories?

>>15920787
>Stop at a light next to a car with open windows
>Smell weed
>The driver knows

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Took a dive into a ditch tonight lads, ankle's a little fucked up. Made it almost two months into riding before wrecking.

Good news is that I have it all on video, it'll be a webm by tomorrow and we can all laugh at my rookie mistake.

>>15920821
why did you do it

>>15920821
kek so did you panic and target fixate?

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>>15920821
Hey fellow R3 memer, I busted my knee last week when the rear tire slid out during a turn.
I was also just at the 2 month mark.

>>15920805
did he offer you a hit at least?

>>15920803
>be me, the braindead customer
>buy a lightbulb
>"dude here's some grease, you like, need it"
>have a feeling i don't
>wonder how the fuck this is allowed
>don't say anything, stand there in a stupor and get rang up for an extra fiddy cents of dielectric grease

>>15920821
thought this was keen and got a little excited
bad luck anon

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>>15920829
Pretty much. Not even going to try and say it wasn't my fault. Took a corner too fast and down I went. I'm hoping to learn from this.

>>15920825
Because I'm new at riding out out rode my abilities.

>>15920831
At least I'm not alone in this.

Met up with 2 randoms at the top of the mountain everybody rides up. Went down with them and they were pretty shit.

Guy in front of my crossed the painted line every corner exit and was super crossed up. Felt like I should break out the go pro for the internet points when I saw him go down. Weren't even going that fast either.

We surprisingly made it down alive and I squidded past them on the freeway.

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What ear plugs does dbt use?

>>15920786
There's probably something wrong with it then

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dude looks like he has ape hangers
fuckin donkey kong motorcycle

>>15919090
try rick owens.

>>15920780
The chinese and australian ones do have 2 of them. Those are made by lifan and licensed by honda.

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>>15920831
>>15920846
Oh fuck I'm the last one left...
Did either of you feel like you were riding beyond your limits when you crashed?
I don't know how much to trust the tires...

>>15920876
Shure SE-215
They block enough to noise that I feel comfortable riding with them, but I'm gonna get a SENA at some point

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>>15920886
it's true too

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>>15920897
It wasn't the tires at all, it was all me. I fixated, panic braked and rightfully ate shit.

While I was laying in the ditch, the skid demon whispered to me that you were next. Been nice knowing you.

>>15920897
the tires > your abilities
R3 stock literally runs micheling pilot street, one of the best in class for <300cc bikes

>>15920901
Well at least I know now.
Did you feel like you were riding outside your comfort level before you went in to the turn?
I want to hear that I have nothing to worry about as long as I'm driving safe, but I know I do...

>>15920904
Thanks, that makes me a bit more comfortable.
I know I blow, I just don't know where the limits of the tires are at all, so I'm nervous whenever I lean over at all.

>>15920912

the limits on the tires aren't there. you'll scrape knee or peg before you slide out for lack of rubber (assuming your BP is correct which I doubt because you're a noob).
you have a lot to worry about even if you are driving safe. it's a doggy dog world

>>15920912
Just don't panic and do dumb shit and you'll be fine, in the real world crashes are mostly misinputs while cornering or debris on the road. The one afraid to lean and prone mistakes isn't your motorcycle, it's you.

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>>15920912
Rule one of staying alive. Dont do stupid things and win stupid prizes.

>>15920912
You're bound to eat shit eventually. I lucked out that I was the only one involved and I only went into a ditch.

>>15920925
>file under rules I didn't follow tonight

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>>15920914
>doggy dog world

>>15920914
I just worry a lot about lowsiding, because I see all these videos of people sliding out without any warning.
I know it's all me if I do crash, I just have no idea what will make me slide out and what won't.
I guess the only way to figure it out is to try...

>>15920925
Yeah I'm generally a very cautious person, I just feel like me being too scared in corners is more of a bad thing.
It'd be better for me to commit to it rather than attempt to slow down or whatever, but right now, I think I would do the latter if I was approaching a turn a little too fast.

>>15920931
I accepted that before I bought the bike, fortunately.

>>15920916
Yeah, I know the bike can handle more than I give it, obviously. I just don't know how much so I get worried

>>15920932
Nice

>>15920939
set your speed before you enter the corner or you will struggle to make it through smoothly

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>>15920904
I don't blame the tires when I found out this shit caught on to the ground and caused me to slide.

>>15920947
yeah i know, I just worry about the hypothetical situation where i feel out of my comfort zone going into an unfamiliar corner.
I think i would do something stupid rather than commit and get thru it.

>>15920949
They fold up, though?

>>15920949
that's what it's there for
you should be able to avoid sliding out when it hits though

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>>15920931
First year on the road man four more to go before ive made it. Got my first accident out in a car so maybe that helps. I played a stupid game and won a stupid prize. Didn't get any injury considering tboned at 60.
>>15920939
Be a confident safe rider. Second rule is to out skill idiots around you. What that means is to be aware of every single escape for that idiot that tries to ruin your day (maybe you).

>>15920950
>>15920953
It literally caught into a crack.

>>15920959
Oh shit dude, just bad luck I guess.
How fast were you going?
Also, get to work on that webm!!

>>15920956
Yeah. I'm safe enough, just lack confidence that I'll only gain through practice.

>>15920964
Hello black anon.

>>15920959
keeeeeeeek
are you riding on crenulated roads
how do you catch it in a crack

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>>15920959
>It literally caught into a crack.

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>>15920968
I'm white as fuck

>>15920973
Sure my african american friend.

Hey quick question,
has anyone heard of "On Any Sunday" or
"Take it to the Limit"?

Got into some documentaries and ended up catching glimpses of these films.

>be riding 3 months on dual sport
>bombing down dirt roads, riding highway, riding at night, riding through rain, riding through rain at night
>still on permit
>somehow haven't crashed yet

Tonight was really fucking scary though. I was luckily only a few miles from home but
>be night, pouring rain, no rain gear
>gottagethome.wmv
>visor is useless, foggy and covered in rain drops
>riding down main street with visor up, wearing glasses, pucker my butt whenever I cross over paint
>reach dirt road to my house, by now my glasses are useless and I'm nearsighted
>dodging potholes and riding through puddles and I can barely see shit, it's a downpour and my headlight is shit.
>cussing at myself the entire way at the top of my lungs
>actually make it home and park bike, my entire body is drenched like I jumped in a lake

Being nocar in New England is a really bad idea. I don't think I'll make it through winter.
Also sunset is at 4:30pm in the winter so I really need to get my license.

>>15920976
Saw them and there not really that good.

>>15920980
Thanks
I was interested in the limit, but would have to buy it.
Love the old two stroke motogp

>>15920978
Get proper rain gear and helmet.

>>15920846
Something, something, leave room for error blah blah

>>15920973
Hey i have one of those helmets in my shed.

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>>15920964
I was going 30mph, no webm because I'm too poor to afford an action cam, have a picture of my knee instead.
>>15920970
Los Angeles roads.

>>15920986
Just see it there on youtube or something im pretty sure OAOS was a jewtube.

>>15920991
You should look if its still there because nigger anon cloud have gotten to it.

>>15920991
Put it on and pretend to be me posting from mobile
Feel free to say whatever you want

>>15920992
Oh damn. I don't have a camera either, so don't expect a webm from me when I eat shit.

>>15920996
Don't tell him bro! I'm still in his yard

>>15920993
I watched that one but was disappointed with the AMA focus (6 days was cool)

hoped the other one was better

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I can't wait for Markie Marq to win the title again and prove Honda a shit fags wrong.

>>15921004
>Made in china bike
Kek!

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>>15921004
Honda still ahead of the game doe.