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

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>>15922427
Another pic

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>>15922427

>>15922437
cool

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>>15922427

Saved everything so far

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>>15922454
Save my dick, you fukting cukt.

>>15922468
"no"

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>>15922458

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I just woke up from my coma! Holy fuck, get hype guys. Only a few weeks to go!

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>>15922472
fag end

>>15922476
What'd you do

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>pre trackday baiku checks #2

There's anothet one coming next weekend, this time I think it'll be dry. It sure pays to be nice to people as they invite you again :3

I was going to start doing a big service on this thing but if the riding continues I might have to pick a week squeeze it on the weeknights.

>>15922484
>doing a service
kek

just race it until the chain flies off and gets lodged in your ass

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>>15922476
Hype! Hype! Hype!

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>>15922466

that looks like fun power on a cruiser but i would never want to ride that on a trail

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>>15922509

>>15922476
>it's been 9 years

>use 125 for work
>13 litre tank
>fill it up from 1/4 to full
>costed £4

???? why was it so cheap?

>>15922523
Fuel gauge is fucked.

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>>15922516
Well I don't really do trail riding so it works out pretty good

>>15922523
>13 litre tank
My 750 has a 15l, how do you even use that much

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>>15922476
>SEM was 6942 weeks ago

>>15922531
You just keep riding.

>>15922415
they are tubeless famalam, and i want them to do the whole weight stuff you know what i mean?

>>15922538
are they converted rims then?
>balancing shitbike rims
you can usually do pretty good just by keeping a little weight opposite of the stem yourself.

>>15922509
>>15922518
pigfat as fuck

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>>15922544
Thanks boo. Comfy as fuck on long road trips

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Is this a ruckus?

>>15922552
was

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>old farts face when I started following his pace and we shook off my riding buddys in the twisties
kek

okay so if were to trade my gs500 today what sportbike should i trade it for???

>>15922543
no they arent converted, the XL600LM was one of the first enduro bikes with tubeless tires from the factory

>>15922576
Wait for the 17 GSXR liter peter

>>15922576
get an old 2nd hand hayabusa for lols.

>>15922562
Why's the engine 'n shit so far back?

is fairings better than naked?

>>15922632
its different, not better.

Is there any possibility that Honda might revise the ergos for the 2017 Fireblade? I want a litre supersports for the weekend and love the handling of the current Fireblade but I just can't fit onto one comfortably (I know, supersports aren't meant to be comfy but the S1000RR fits me perfectly).

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>>15922576
GSX600F :^)

>>15922632
performance wise you'll gain a bit top speed and it will be more "comfy" at speeds beyond 200km/h. But then you have to take em off almost everytime you want to work on the bike

i kinda wanna go ride but im comfy as fuck and id have to move some cars to get my baiku of the garage

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>>15922662
>you have to take em off almost everytime you want to work on the bike

Which bike has the most evilly fiddly faring removal process? My money's on the VFR1200,

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Arizona R3 meme rider here,

wrecked the other night. I have photos of the damage

>>15922682
is that it?

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>>15922682

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>>15922691
Here's a webm of the actual wreck.

I target fixated on a curb over looking a ditch and went right in.

Hoping to learn from this.

>>15922700
Target fixation can be overcome by closing your eyes, counting to 10, then opening them.

question only eurofags will get

Would it be a decent idea to do the A1 test right now, then do the Direct Access course a while later to get my proper license?

Doesn't cost much to do the test and I already have a 125cc. Or is it a bit pointless?

>>15922709
Which country are you in and how old are you? In the UK, it's as expensive to do the A1 as it is the A and going from the former to the latter costs as much again so it's sometimes better to wait.

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>>15922671
do it mane I'm sitting on bad weather here and wish I could ride right now

>>15922709
Why not A2 instead of A1 and 2 years later A if you're 18+? Or is it different where you live?

>>15922705
Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. Don't think counting to ten would have helped since the time between fixation and wrecking was only a few seconds.

>>15922709
Just wait.

>>15922700
go conefagging like the svanon that way if you do fixate and hit it you dont wreck over it.
then just practice a ton

I'm 18 and from the UK, I don't turn 19 until late july. I don't have a car or driving license, but I need to get something so I can commute to work. I was always going to wait until I was 19 before riding so I could get an A2 bike instead of a shitty A1 bike, but I do need something asap. I don't have any money atm, but get paid in 2 weeks. With a grand, could I do my CBT and buy an A1 bike to sell in july? I won't do my exam until I turn 19, but the CBT lasts until then, and I can take lessons in the meantime. Would that work? Or, what I've been considering, is spending my first paycheck on one of those 1-week car driving crash courses and buying a shitbox next month, taking the bus and shit for now. But then I'd need to sell the car when I turn 19 anyway. I guess it depends on what the resell value of what I buy is.

So, what's a not-terrible A1 bike that I can resell for ~the same price after a few months?

>>15922735
YBR125

Or basically any Japanese 125 that's in good condition.

>>15922735
GROM

>>15922735
You'll lose a little bit on devaluation but your main problem will be insurance, if you take out a year policy before cancelling it after a few months you're going to lose a lot of cash. On the subject of insurance, have you gotten any quotes? It seems to me that if money's that tight, you probably won't be able to afford the insurance on a car.

Bike-wise. If you want a cheapo, basic bike, buy a used (to reduce the devaluation) CBF125 or YBR125, if you have a little more money, the Varadero 125 is probably the most competent 125 out there but they command a high price.

>>15922716
In the UK.

the A1 costs £90.50 for module 1 and module.

I've got a job and live with parents atm so money is not an issue. The only issue is failing and wasting money I guess. I'm just approaching a situation where my CBT will run out in the future, I will be 24 soonish, and I am getting annoyed at the L plates. As someone already with a full car Iicense I know the rules of the road just fine.
>>15922735
>shitty A1 bikes

I've got a Yamaha YBR 125 and I can assure you, this thing is not shit. The mpg is incredible and it is easy and fun to use, and it requires less maintenance. it's like a phonecall with your mother in law, it never fucking stops going. Take it from someone who's had it for a year now. It is an absolute beast of a machine.

>>15922753
Forgot to add. How far is your commute? An electric bicycle might be another option as a temporary thing so you can go straight for your DAS a bit sooner.

>>15922758
That thing's got bicycle wheels. I'd go for a CBR125R

>>15922763

Only 4 miles

>>15922753

I earn about 900 quid per month. Gear is also gonna be an issue. Don't want to squid it.

>>15922758
>I will be 24 soonish

I'd just wait until you're 24 if it's less than a year. The module itself may only be £90 but you also need to hire a bike and have an instructor take you to and from the test centre. You could easily spend £500 getting your A2 (ignore the earlier time when I said A1, I was confused as I never had to deal with that crap) then well over £100 IF you pass both bits the first time going from your A2 to your A (no comment on your riding prowess, the Module 1 is so easy to fuck up, I only passed mine the first time by sheer luck).

Save your money and spend it in a few months on a nicer bike or gear, for example, I used to pooh-pooh midrange helmets until I went from my old HJC to Shoei.

>>15922476
>mfw Bled was only 300km from here
>mfw you fags want to hold next SEM in Andorra, 1220km

>>15922779
so ?

>>15922735
I don't get the whole CBT deal the UK has. Does it exist along the A1 category? Is there a reason to get one or the other. I don't get it.

In any case if I were you I'd go straight to A2. No use in spending the money for A1

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>>15922476
>been GS500-posting for a week or two now
>only just figured out what SEM stood for
fug

>>15922785
>Only 4 miles

If it's flat, buy a bicycle, if it's a steep hill, buy an electric bicycle and save your money for when you can afford a better bike and gear.

>>15922796

CBT is an introductory riding lesson, basically, just to prove that you can before riding at all. Also, waiting isn't really an option. Maybe I could get a bicycle to cycle to work and wait for A2, but nearly a year of that crap would be bothersome.

>>15922791
Considering they all cost around the same, especially when buying used, I feel like there's more point to getting a 125cc sportsbike. They're better trainers because you can try some advanced techniques on them.

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>>15922662
>tfw you only have to take off the seat and tank for the carbs
>tfw you only have to take off the front fairing, seat, and tank to do valve clearances
>tfw the lower fairing can stay for taking off the chain

>>15922796
Basically, we had a nice system for licensing and Europe had a nice system for licensing. Then Europe got pissy because if individual nations are allowed to have their own licensing systems then, the next thing you know, they might even start acting in their own interests instead of whatever Federalist Europe decides. The result was a Cronenberg-style body horror mashup of European and UK licensing law where everything is shit and the working man has to be almost as close to his 30s as his teens if he wants to ride some hilariously lethal crotch rocket. Meanwhile the super rich are able to buy their chinless offspring hypercars as soon as they turn 17, because having fun on the road is not something the poor are allowed to do.

>>15922810
>learner
>on a 125cc sportsbike

pls

the Yamaha YZF and others like it are made to impress boys and concern their mums.

>>15922810
>They're better trainers because you can try some advanced techniques on them.
Feel free to try to explain what you mean by this.

>>15922813
I think the CBT is a good idea because so many youngsters were just hopping on a 125cc without any lesson or introduction at all and getting killed.

The tiered licensing though I think is shit.

I would support an automatic upgrade of the license from each tier, rather than forcing people to just retake tests as its a blatant money making scheme for the government.

And there should be restrictions on cars because its really dumb how a 17 year old can just jump in a super car if they want.

>>15922814
They're taking full advantage of the permitted power output, they handle better, and especially if you're gonna be stuck with it for the full two years, you want the bike to be as good as it gets. Even then you'll probably get bored at 6 months but still.

The YZF is too expensive to be worth it, but something like a used CBR is cheap like any other bike and pretty good for a first bike

>>15922821
The CBT predates these stupid changes.

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>>15922811
to be fair the ninja 500 is not really a full-faired bike

>>15922843
It's faired where it counts

Shame about the 80s headlight though

>>15922820
When you compare a 125 sportsbike to a 125 commuter, the sportsbike allows for more aggressive riding, even peg scraping in some cases. They got more power, they got better brakes, usually wider wheels though still skinny compared to 250+ bikes.

It's a bike a new rider can learn to ride on because it is at the end of the day a 125, but once you've learned the basics and you want to start riding more aggressively they can do that too. They won't set the world on fire with the performance but they can probably carry their momentum better.

>>15922849
doesn't change the fact that it's a half-faired bike but I guess it doesn't matter since he didn't say if he means full or half faired.

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Should I trade my 07 KLR with 26k miles for an 03 V Strom with 68k miles? I do more highway riding and plan on getting a DRZ or dedicated dirt bike instead of the KLR. Fuck apple if the pic is rotated

Any idea why my gs500f's engine could be idling so high? It idles at 4000 after I let it warm up a little bit, and stalls out because of low RPMs if I adjust the throttle stop screw.

>>15922936
Clean your carbs. Take em apart, clean them, especially the jets, and put them back together, making sure the mixture screw is in the proper position. That'll most likely fix it.

If you don't know how to do all that, it's fairly simple and there's many youtube videos on it, but you can also look up the proper position for the mixture screw and adjust it because it may have moved for whatever reason.

>>15922925
DRZ is shit as dirt bike

>>15922925
>should I trade my newer bike with less than half the miles for a older bike with a shitton of miles?

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>>15922949
Thanks. The inconsistent idle is really killing me.

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>>15922925
drz isnt a dirt bike. Very doggy in the dirt and decent on the road. V storm is nice but idk if worth more miles bike. I mean consider the engine wear on it compared to the klr right now haha.

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post riding music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhZTNgAs4Fc

>>15922448
When harley wasn't completely shit

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>>15922682
Freakin unbelievable

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>>15922700
>300 riders

>>15922722
i did anon, just got back. now im off to work for even more baiku parts

>>15922954
>or

>>15922976
True, but ik the strom engines can last forever and I'm kind of sick of buzzing around at 70 when my commute is 50 miles. KLR kinda sucks on the few traila I've taken it on too.

>>15922957
The TL engine is pretty damn reliable, and I won't be vibrating on my commute.

>>15923005
This thing kills me every time. He's barely fucking leaning at all.

>>15923015
Understandable but at that point might as well get a proper highway bike then like a upright or speed bike.

>>15922992
>>15923005

How do these people even get their licenses.

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>>15923052
>speed bike
are you for fucking real nigga

The strom is undeniably a highway bike, the liter even more so, and it's very much upright.
I don't know if I would take a strom over my SV (SHUT UP IT TOTALLY IS AN SV ALRIGHT, AND MY CBR IS TOTALLY LIKE A BABYBLADE) for highway use because I actually like the feel of wind blowing.

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>>15923005
>lean
even daytona is laughing at this guy.

>>15923005
How?
I was leaning more the first time I rode a bike.

I mean, go ride a fucking bicycle, you'll learn how to lean better than that.

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Oh for fuck's sakes clover

>>15923070
Im stating that he might want a more comfortable commuter bike at that point. I am 100% real in telling you that there are other better bikes then a 68k mile vstorm.

>>15923094
fuck offffffffffffffff that bike isnt even real stop posting it it doesnt exist its a myth its too bad to be allowed to exist

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>picking up my A license on Monday
>going to look at this bike on Tuesday

The hype is real

I am considering getting a 2007 Husqvarna TE250 with big bore kit. It looks like crap, but seems to run fine. Should I?
Pic related, it's the bike

>>15923131
Did you get teeva slippers with it?

>>15923140
looks like it weighs almost nothing

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>>15923140
the pic

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I am not trying to brag but I easily have the best riding Ninja 250 in this thread. I replaced the stock springs in the forks with some Sonic Springs and 15wt oil. Replaced the stock rear shock (05) with a stock (08) rear shock (adjustable pre-load).

My suspension is fucking choice.

>>15923148
Did you get a buttplug with that trip?

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>>15923174
>have the best riding Ninja 250 in this thread
>I am not trying to brag
I'm fucking dying

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>>15923131
noice
>tfw no k75

>>15923184
I have other bikes. I just got sucked into the Ninja 250 cult. The deeper you get into it, the more you realize it really is one of the best ever general purpose motorcycles made minus one issue (suspension)

>>15923193
so, like any other cheap 250?
get a reality check if you think the ninja 250 is something outstanding in its field

>>15923052
True, my first real bike was an FZ1 so I was spoiled and the KLR is just lacking in the dirt and highway. Maybe I should just wait.

>>15923087
I like the SV but EFI is so lovely to have.

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>>15923193
Well yeah but...

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>>15923189
are we posting HOVERBIEK

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>>15923181
No I wish.

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Fug, sumo event got cancelled while I was driving there, looks like I'm the only person who actually intended to show up

Are hiking boots ok or should I get motorcycle boots?

Feels like I will never stop spending money on fucking gear.

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>>15923215
>tfw I bought 3 jackets in my first year of riding just because I got tired of the design
it never ends anon

>>15923204
Uh, all SVs since 2003 have fuel injection.

>>15923097
>dat baird
lmaoooooooooooo

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>>15923208
Yep

>tfw filtering to the front at a light
>some guy with a riced out shitbox revs the engine and moves a bit foreward so I there's less space in front of him
>ride in front of him anyway
>wheelie across the intersection when the light turns green

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>>15923215
Get motorcycle boots. They'll protect better, slide less on wet asphalt and allow you to feel the shifter better. Oh and also you will sooner or later get your shoelaces caught on the brake pedal when you try to stop at the lights and then you won't have a brake lever

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>>15923234
>r65
>welly
nice try anone

>>15923223
Which jackets? :)

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>>15923237
>was riding with normal shoes once
>this happened
since this time I love my boots
they are actually fucking comfy, I love my gear because it fits nice so I don't even have no reason anymore not to go out without gear.

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>>15923240
It welleys very easily with the clutch
And I also had my top case on the back

>>15923215
I don't like the way non motorcycle specific toe boxes feel when I shift, having the stiffer sole is also nice.

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>>15923261
i will belive this when i'll see it
fag0t

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>>15923087
wtf was he trying to do?

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>>15923240
You wat?

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>>15923275
>that
>nice wheelie
nigger come on now I pulled sikker wheelies on my sisters 125

So what is the deal with the SV1000? Why the fuck does no one have any of these? I currently ride a 600 and am thinking of getting a torquey upright bike like the SV1000

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>>15923269
pic related, a very small one that really was accidentaly
Really, it's quite easy

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>>15923272
Ride one handed like those other c00l bikers do
I'm pretty sure he didn't even know the reason why we do that, just thought it looked cool

>>15923215
i use hiking boots for the moment cuz poor fag and i also tend to walk alot when im out riding.
they are ok but i definatly want to get some actual riding boots.
in other words i think they will do ok untill you can get something better.

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>>15923282
keke

did one with the TT a few days ago on accident
scared the shit out of me lel

>>15923278
Goalpost moving = rekt

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>>15923240
>>15923275
>>15923278
also, this

>>15923289
I don't want to put too much stress on it right now, I think something with the drive shaft bzw. transmission is not good

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>>15923292
>mfw haven't even read my own post
u got me there lel

>>15923256
wut happened

>>15923303
>get your shoelaces caught on the brake pedal
was referring to that

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>>15923283
yeah, but why try to wheelie one handed?

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>>15923289
>>15923282
>>15923275
>>15923269
I haven't had the front wheel up for even a millimeter since I got my new bike. I just don't wanna mess my baiku up

>but I oversteer all the time

>>15923237
>Oh and also you will sooner or later get your shoelaces caught on the brake pedal
It literally happened to me the first time I rode a motorcycle, last week, just it wasn't the laces but the cuff of my jeans.

>>15923224
All I see are the 90s for sale here and the 2000+ want $4k for a beat to shit one. I might wait then

>pulling whoolies
>messing up your steering column bearing

I guess it's fine with hoon bikes like a WR because they're made for rough riding but for everything else you're just slowly destroying your bike.

>>15923321
cukolt the post

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>>15923318
He wasn't trying to wheelie.

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>>15923334
>lettign your front wheel drop down from 50cm
>not letting it soft to the ground again
m8 you are shit at willys

>>15923340
Who is this guy and why the fuck did he enter the freeway without looking?

>>15923005
Fuck every time I watch that it makes me angry, I want to find the video again so I can tell him how much I hate him for being so fucking shit at riding

>>15923318
>15,000 invested

H-he's only memeing r-right?

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>>15923349
that's not a freeway that's the Autobahn
and he did look but not lean enough
it's drop anon

>>15923005
I'm happy I ride a 400

>>15923336
You're not even trying anymore are (you)?
>>15923353
I believe he got a six hunnit after that

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>>15923345
Bruh I can''t even whoolie. I've tried a bunch of times and I've never managed anything worthwhile and I just gave up after that.

>boots at my local shop cost £150

wtf

scared of buying online as I can't check the fit.

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>>15923364
I have given up on life, offroad 250
you are the meme now

>>15923365
just b urself anon

>>15923357
I don't even know the difference between a freeway and a highway, is it like a superstrada (strada statale) and an autostrada? An autobahn should be the same as an autostrada.

>>15923368
Sounds fair, that's how much I paid for mine

>>15923368
>UK
lul

dont worry ahmed they probably dont sell to muslims anyway. ;)

>>15923368
>Check fit on store
>Ask it they have a color that dosent exist like pink ir some shit
>Tell them you wont buy then because they dont have that color
>Buy online

>>15923374
no
Autbahn a best
autstrada a shit
mulitstrada a great

>>15923373
When will you be upgrading to a yet bigger bike, wr, I need to make plans to always out-displacement you. And will we ever stop referring to one another by those names?
>tfw school starts Tuesday

>>15923377
Im pretty sure the sandniggers are natively from from Germany.

>>15923334
>caring about damaging something that's going to get worn out anyway

>you're just slowly destroying your bike.
Why ride it at all if you're that worried?

>>15923387
you mean like a 800 or so?
>dr big
>stop referring to one another
allright Pawel then I call you by your real name

>>15923368
Given how a pair of decent sneaker shoes costs about €90 I think it's only normal.

>>15923215
you might think your hiking boots are stiff and protective but that's because you lack a sense of scale.
hit up google images for "motorcycle foot injuries"

>>15923387
If you post boipucci i will guarantee you will wheelie next time you try

what's a liter bike?

>>15923384
Explain how they're a different kind of road, then.

>>15923419
*food

>>15923410
As far as I know normal riding only minimally damages the bearing. Only whoolies or bonks from the front can actually break it.

And it breaks other stuff too, and that's without even discussing about what you can break if you eat shit while doing it.

And I ride because I like it and because I need to. And until I have 2-3 bikes simultaneously I'm not risking my only mode of transportation to do whoolies

>>15923424
A harley davidson. A real bike.

>>15923413
K Hans, then I'm making plans for a dolphin bike

>>15923410
Well, wheelies can end up causing a catastrophic failure i.e. Either the forks or the frame snap if you land yer whoolies hard like a twat, which is why every bike with a snapped frame is a suzuki. Personally idc but that would be a reason,but without proper care even the chain can cause a catastrophic failure

>>15923425
Autobahn has no limit
and is german
and no toll

>>15923424
A bike that has less than 2 cc less than 1000 cc of displacement

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>>15923442
>dolphin bike
trii iii iri (real dolphin noises)
I don't know what I want as bigger
a 900 or 636 ninja would be niece

why make carburetors at all if they're such shit?

>>15923445
>and no toll
Yet

>>15923458
Either way it'll have to wait because my student wallet always cries whenever I get less than 50 mpg on my SV. in fact now I've ridden the 250 again for a week, I've improved my fuel economy by 33% since last time I rode it

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>>15923469
>>>>yet
only for Ausländers, germans can make it over the tax
maybe.

>>15923473
>not having money for fuel
>unironically Uni
lmaoooooooooooooooooooo nugger i may be poor but I always have something left for petrol
>mfw I acidentally drank a bit of petrol and coolant and was sick for a week
I'm not a smart man

>>15923482
Not uni, polytechnic, :^)

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>>15923488
>>>not even uni
even worse lelmao!

>>15923482
>i may be poor but I always have something left for petrol

>tfw had to pick between food and fuel this year
My stomach didn't like me

>>15923445
I said how the roads are differents, those things have nothing to do with the intrinsic qualities, except maybe the toll part in the form of the booths at the entrance. They're the exact same shit.

>>15923492
so what's the problem

>>15923215
I'm the same as >>15923288
They're good placeholders until you can afford proper motorcycle boots.

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Buell bikes. Anons opinon on them?

Is it possible to whoolie a cbr125r. Only ones I can find have been turned into stunt bikes and they have changed the sprockets. I've tried a bunch of times and nothing. I weigh 89kg if that matters

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>>15923498
no u
no öpothhols in autoban

>>15923501
that u suck ass

>>15923514
yes

>>15923506
pieces of shit, just get the new EBRs

>>15923514
What happens if you drop the clutch with the rpm at the redline?

>>15923506
They look cool I guess but they're a hassle to own, especially out of the US. Good luck finding spare parts for them.

>>15923523
u stall

>>15923482
>only for Ausländers, germans can make it over the tax
>maybe.
How much will I laugh when they will make all you krauts pay tolls to enter the alpine passes, the Garda lake and the Adriatic coast.
Better start saving that beer money, Fritz.

Heard no one went to the Oktoberfest this year. Fucking jews are asking something like €11 for a mass and won't let you enter with a rucksack.

>>15923467
They're not shit

>>15923523
The front gets off the ground sure but it's so violent and jerky I can't maintain it. I try to clutch up in first with the revs in the powerband but nothing happens. Best results are when I sit as far back as possible and I depress the forks right before doing it but even then the wheel gets off just a tiny bit because of the momentum from the rebound but even with wot it wont go higher

>>15923520
enhanced battle rifles?

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>>15923532
>won't let you enter with a rucksack
not with a big rucksack
but no one cares about the Oktoberfest here in germany actually, it's literally all tourists
>needing the Alpine passes
>not having the Eifel
kek son, germany has everything you need.
>paying money for beer
pretty degenerate, Giuseppe.

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Anyone know if these boots are good?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Zero-Motorcycle-Boots/dp/B006T08FY8/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Should I get black, blue, red or white?

>>15923556
depends on the color of your bike

>>15923560
its red and black.

The rest of my gear is a combination of grey, white and black though.

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shitbike --> spookbike

>>15923556
Black. Don't have to be kept as clean and go with bikes of every colour in case you change bikes and you will. I mean you don't want to be riding a suzuki in a yamaha jacket do you

>>15923572
Spoiler that shit :(

>>15923572
Still a month to go bro

why did my bike go shakey and stall on me?

>>15923580
never too early desu

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>>15923545
Yeah, I mean you Germans even have to go to Austria to find real mountains, of course you wouldn't recognize the best mountains in the world even if you saw them.
>eifel
Poorfag's touge.

>>15923573
out of stock for black.

how about these?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Motorbike-XTRM-705-Touring-Colours/dp/B01E3X4HDK/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1475354673&sr=8-4&keywords=motorcycle%2Bboots&th=1

I also like the look of white...

>>15923573
White also goes with every color.

>>15923587
It's a Honda
My 250 constantly does that, particularly on cold engine
>idle in neutral
>open throttle
>bike stalls

>>15923604
But gets dirty. If you don't mind that then whatever but I'm in a constant state of can't be arsed. I haven't cleaned either of my bikes in over a month

>>15923605
i have a gs500. and this was after it being warmed up

>>15923166
>Husqvarna 4 strokes
No way

>>15923598
>poolentone so mad
lmaooooooooo

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>>15923334
Would you rather have memories and stories of your dank wheelies, or your perfectly smooth original steering head bearings? Tbh I am 200% okay with my bike having a slightly shorter life because I have proper fun with it.

>>15923619
Mine does that all the time too. I just kind of have to play with the throttle a little bit to keep the rpms up.

>>15923543
Eric Buell Racing

much better bikes that don't use left over harley parts for cost reduction

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>>15923619
>gs500
Found your problem
I keed I just don't have anything constructive to say

>>15923640
then what the fuck can be done about it? i dont want to deal with this if it keeps on happening

>>15923525
They're super easy to maintain and Harley dealers are literally everywhere. Some say they are the easiest sport bikes to maintain in the US

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>>15923634
Nice argument.
You krauts can only dream of riding on roads like these.

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>>15923652
actually nah
since we have better roads thanm that lmao

>>15923656
Pic unrelated, right?
What a buffoon.

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>>15923434

>>15923648
Idk try cleaning your carbs, fuel and air ducts and check the spark plugs.

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>>15923669
>serpentines
>something special
wow!

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>>15923684
DAMN WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT

So today I went to uncover my bike, and what I assume was the tank vent had fumes pouring out of it (I could see the distortion being made) and was dripping gas very infrequently. The tank wasn't even full. Could it just be because it got so hot in the direct sun and under the black cover? It's never happened before and when I started the bike it stopped.

>>15923684
>>15923705
Yeah, that's the only special part about the road.
>posting maps
Oh boy, I'm laughing.

>>15923713
>having streetview in germany
ebin

>>15923684
>>15923705
Why don't you rather post videos about your best roads? I wouldn't mind learning about new places.
>>15923718
That's not the point. A map can only say so much about a road.

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Great piece of road if you ignore the fact that you can very easily die on it

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>>15923739
some of us aren't afraid to die m8

>>15923739
>he doesn't ride to die

>>15923733
>A map can only say so much about a road.
what do you want me to do? tell how how the road feels?
>it feels like Asphalt
hurr
do you want me to post like, videos roads from my area or from germany general

>>15923739
rip sef

>>15923753
Maps just don't convey elevation accurately. A turn may look easy top down but it may actually have a nasty dip or something.

>>15923739
>>15923746
>>15923747
Dying is by far not the worst thing that can happen in a motorcycle accident.
>>15923753
Maybe you should try posting the actual road, for starters.
Post the best places to ride to in Germany. Want some action cam shit.

>>15923761
Not only that but it doesn't say anything about the location.

For fuck's sake, do I really have to point this out?

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I'm looking into getting a cheap dirt bike for offroading near my college. Is there anything that's around $1500 max?

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>>15923733
>Why don't you rather post videos about your best roads?
ayyyyy
I'm not the one you were talking with btw

>>15923790
X T 6 0 0
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6
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>>15923797
Possibly a 10 minutes youtube video where I can see the place, not a 10 seconds webm.

>>15923790
i'll sell you my gs500

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>>15923739
>dying

I always care a 50€ bill with me as a tip for whatever healthcare worker has to pick up my remains.

>>15923797
Noice.

>>15923769
>the best places to ride to in Germany
I only ever been to the Eifel :^))
I don't leave far from home so I don't know ;)
>>15923761
>Schwarzwald, Eifel, Freiburg (his "secret tip")
Rhön: (nice to look at, only few curves, Odenwald has more curves, less to look at)
Spessart
Knüllgebire/Hessisches Bergland (one of the favourites)
Vogelsberg
Thüringer Wald
Sauerland
Altmühltal (around Eichstätt)
was a few stuffs I found on the fast, since I don't really explore away from my home I have to trust these fellas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq-QND8ntek

>>15923822
>wanting to leave a tip for whoever has to squeegee you off the street

You're alright. Might want to attach a note stating its purpose though if you want them to actually get it... unless you're expecting them to be the sort that loots the bodies and don't deserve the tip regardless of how it's acquired.

>>15923834
>meme bike
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAxT0Q74vWY

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Neighbor is selling this bike for 450. Don't know much about bikes but if it's decent at that price I should I get it?

>>15923852
nigga dropped it

>>15923850
and this one pretty sick, I just rode this street last sunday but backwards from where he finished was my start
dude pretty nice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdXrwgCr4a4

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>>15923809
vid related is the same road, but not from me
>6,5 times the power, only a few seconds faster than me, and I was stuck behind a bus for four minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkpYwgkJIKE

>>15923877
>schwatzwald
I always think about the intro scene of Suspiria when I think about it.

>>15923895
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFaQIC0sWOA

Masterpiece.

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>>15923877
>knows Deelow
>didn't tell me he's here
>didn't come with him and ride Eifel with us
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl955jVZxJI

fuck yu Schwarzwald nigger

rip schaaf

>>15923938
wat
nigga has some of the best vids out there

>>15923506
I own a xb12Ss in Australia, never had a problem done about 20k km so far I hammer it hard, wheel bearings are about the only issue you will ever have,

not a lot of power but plenty of torque, oem parts are everywhere on the internet and plenty of aftermarket

>if I'm not riding I'm watching vlogs of people riding

What happened to me.

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>>15923925
literally who?

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Posting sexual images

>>15923947
oh wait
wasn't you the guy who knew someone who knew Deelow

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>>15923962
No

>>15923968
well then forget what I said
glaube das war dann zephyr

>>15922727
dummy

>>15923834
>>15923850
What's special about this road? I don't understand.
There are thousands of roads like this.

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>>15923968
Okay
yes vielleicht
Good night

>>15923992
for >>15923974

>>15923174
Do you live in CA?
I think I drove past you yesterday!

Or maybe it was one of the other thousands of 500s :(

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>change tires
>realize that I forgot the front axle spacer
>absolutely nowhere to be found

Well, the replacement will be here by next Saturday. Hopefully nothing bad happens.

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>>15923948

>>15923852
Ordinary Ninja 250. See if he has paperwork and if there's any back fees.

>>15924023
I did the same with my rear wheel spacer. Put it on and rode anyways. Ground a groove into my swingarm up until it stopped grinding and rode almost normally again. When the part finally came, I discovered that the rear bearing had almost come out, the rear brake caliper had been dislocated and was thus not working and well basically I was one step away from catastroophic failure.

And then a week later I found where the original spacer had gone.

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>>15924067
Jesus. I haven't heard any funny noises yet though. Ebay tends to overestimate so hopefully I'll have mine in sooner. How long did you ride it like that?

>>15924067
What the fuck is wrong with you two?

>>15924112
That I replaced the tires on my bike and now risk catastrophic damage due to a missing spacer.

>>15924078
Initially it was just once to get back home but that's where most of the damage happened because it was a long ride. On that day, public transport drivers were on strike so it would have been hell to try to go to the other side of the city in any other way.

Left it once I got home and didn't ride for a week while trying to locate the part which was not easy to find. Mind you that was during mid July where temps were peaking for the whole year, so I was walking around with 40+ degrees c of heat. Mid second week I found the part and ordered it but it needed a whole week to arrive, by the end of week two I was tired of walking and I just said fuck it and started riding the bike locally, like 2-5km trips. First few still had noticeable grinding, you couldn't hear it but you could feel it braking the bike. It didn't help that as the wheel was pulled off center it put it in contact with the brake pad, which in turn pulled the caliper out of place because it's not bolted in place, just held on by the axle and a slot on the bracket.

The bolts holding the rear sprocket in place were grinding on the swingarm but once they ground their overlap after the first couple of days of riding it like that it handled mostly normally, the wheel just wobbled some times and you could feel that something was off.

I rode it for a week and a half, maybe two and a half before I finally rode back across town where I had all my tools to do it, a stupid decision but I made it without catastrophic failure.

I'd say not to ride it at all. Look for the spacer or leave it be. The groove on my swingarm doesn't seem to cause any structural problems but the heat produced from all the grinding and the brake pads touching the rotor were noticeable. You can bake your bearings, warp your rotor even, and may more stuff can break.

>>15924115
you don't risk anything if you get off your lazy arse and find it/do not ride the bike

>>15924126
Yeah, true. It sucks because it's my ride but I can get a car meanwhile. I just looked at my bike and saw a potential issue with the brake disc coming up really close and even touching the fork. I hope it arrives quickly.

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Thoughts?

2010 Dorsoduro

>>15924115
Yeah try to find it bro, it's somewhere. I was flustered at the time because it was really hot and I had to go pickup my gf who was stranded at the city center so I wasn't thinking straight.

But you know after the whole ordeal was over I did find the old spacer, which I'd put somewhere and it had rolled off into a nook and I couldn't see it, but I would have probably found it if I had a clearer mind. And I'd have saved unnecessary damage on my bike and 10 bucks if I had.

>>15924112
To my defense it was the first time I was attempting maintenance on my bike.

Also as I mentioned on another comment I had to leave and I wasn't thinking straight at the time. If the circumstances were more lax I'd have probably found it

>>15924160
I'll go back to my dad's shop and see if I can figure out where it rolled away. Already have it ordered though. If I do find it, then I'll be happy that I don't have to wait for it to arrive and I'll have a spare.

>>15924168
Unlikely that you will ever need a spare as the previous 12 year old spacer had no visible wear aside form gunk but hey they're not that expensive in the end

>>15924157
I think they look cool as fuck but I've never ridden one. I know RJ had one when he started riding again in 2010 or whenever but he sold it to get the bikes he has today. But then again that dude has been on and off riding for many years and he has the money to get exactly what he wants so I wouldn't hold it against the bike, it's probably good.

Jesus fuck how much should I pay for 1 gallon of 10W40 full synthetic?

I see some Maximum brand stuff for $36 but everrything else seems more expensive.

>>15924183
Seems about right. It's 8 euros for 1 liter here, fully synthetic. A gallon is 3.8, practically 4 liters, so 8 times 4=32. 36 sounds about right.

>>15922538
>>15922543
It's likely the wheels that are being balanced by the weights, not the tires. Just leave the existing weights where they are when you change tires. Watch the little weight mark on the tire, too.

>>15923991
because fuck you that's why

>>15924174
I know, but still. I might be stupid again.

>>15924157
It's a great bike, a lot of people here have one to ride on the toegys.

>>15924183
>buying full synthetic
How often do you change it?

What's the purpose of a bolt bank sensor?
92153-1938
http://www.kawasakipartshouse.com/oemparts/a/kaw/50aa38e7f8700226a41467ab/footrests

>>15924263
>not buying fully synthetic
it is like you don't even care about your engine.

>>15924298
Changing it on time is more important than what you're using. It's better if you change every 1k km with cheap oil rather than changing every recommended interval 5-8k km with fully synthetic top of the line oil.

>>15924317
No.
you can do that with your bike if you like though.

>>15922427
Why do Harley riders hate everyone who isn't a Harley rider? I wave at everyone equally and Harley riders are the only riders that I can expect a 90% chance they won't wave back

>>15924379
>rode home today
>a pair of Harley riders waved at me
I dunno. Maybe the weekend warriors are a nicer bunch.

>>15924379
because harley riders can't let go of the handlebars.
it';s not to be rude their bikes just handle appallingly.

>>15924379
Why do they think harleys are so great?

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>>15924379
There is a culture surrounding Harley Davidson that other manufacturers simply don't have in the US, or anywhere that I'm aware of.
>hurr im onna real bike
>I don't need no helmet
>feel the road
>wind in muh hair
>freedoms
>the two weekends a year I ride make me better than 99.99% of the planet
>Jap bikes are boytoys
>Merica

Only a slight exaggeration. The same used to apply to foreign cars to a lesser extent, though its practically nonexistent now.

>>15924393
I really want to disagree with you but I shit you not the Harley riders in my town lift their chin up as they see me wave as if to say 'hmm cute kids bike'

I just want be fuckin friendly. Hell il wave at mopeds

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>>15924384
if it's a meme it has to be true

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>>15924399
People like belonging to exclusive groups, and excluding others makes your own group feel more exclusive.
We're basically still tribal animals at our base.
The whole superiority complex that goes along with sports fandom, and really fanboyism of anything feeds off of that.
>I'm better because I'm affiliated with X

Not everyone is an asshole to such an extend but we basically all feel it to some degree.

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>>15924379
Some just have to high of bars to be able to wave. They also like to show how many parts they lost that ride on there hands.