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2nd for simson a best

wr anon whatsapp pls

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I've just come back from watching the 2004 SV650 with 5000 km. A motherfucking 4 hours trip.

The guy said he had a Transalp before but then he married and his wife wanted to start riding as well, he sold the Transalp and got the SV so that even his wife could easily ride it. But then she didn't want to ride anymore because something bad happened to a friend of theirs and didn't want him to ride as well.
This is why it has such a low mileage.

I'm a noob so I didn't have a a very clear idea of what to check and didn't have time to read about it lately.
Anyway, the mileage seems real, we checked the brakes, the tires etc. Then I checked the engine to see if there were oil leaks and it didn't seem like there were any.
The dent on the muffler isn't bad, it's hardly visible by the naked eye.
I also recorded the sound of the engine.
I could have done much better but I was pretty tired.

Do you see anything suspicious?

http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/mcy/5799829247.html
Should I buy this GSXR for $2k? It has a burnt stator which I can replace, but the front end is also from a later model GSX-R (radially mounted brakes). Does it seem suspicious?

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>>16016787
Another one.

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>>16016790
osht looks like the fairings were broken and tied together as well. I know lot of you say not to buy a crashed bike, but what harm does it do if I don't mind the way it looks?

>>16016802
Last one.

Any help is welcome.

>>16016802
lol I can't see any oil in the sight glass. Did you buy it?

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>>16016808
I'm retarded.

>>16016812
He just did the inspection and the mechanic changed the oil.

>>16016831
well it's low on oil, unless you're saying he was in the process of changing it and hasn't filled it back up yet

Why are used GSX-R750s cheaper than the 600s?

>>16016816
Yes you are.

>>16016841
because squids only know about the 600 and the 1000 so no squid-tax

>>16016837
Not him. But if it was on the side stand the oil wouldn't show in the sight glass

>>16016812
And no, I didn't buy it. Why the fuck would I buy it like that? I need time consider all things and think about things I forgot.
>>16016837
I thought it looked empty as well but maybe it's just the picture. He explicitly said they changed the oil at the inspection.
I'll ask him to take a better picture.

He rode the bike and it seemed to not have any sort of problem, likewise the sound of the engine.

Bolzanon, did you check the sv650?

>>16016776
NEW PHONE WHO DIS

>>16016870
iz ur bby mama

>>16016858
most people don't drive 4 hours to look at a bike without the intention of buying it. The way it usually goes is
>go to look at bike with a buddy
>if you don't see anything wrong you buy it and ride/haul it home
>if you see major flaws you go home disappointed and angry at the seller for misleading you and making you take the trip for nothing

>>16016749
>>16016751
Didn't you hear the news?
Marquez is the winner, not Valentissimo Rossi.

>>16016803
If you pay more than $1500 you're wasting cash but otherwise culd b gud shitbike for trackdays.

>>16016857
Duh. Nevermind.
>>16016864
5 posts above >>16016787
>>16016883
>most people
I never spend my money like that. Especially sums in the thousands.
And I can't ride it without the insurance and doing the papers for the change of owner anyway.

the tyres on my 125cc are losing air quickly, like every week its lost about 5 psi.

is this normal? I do ride it quite a bit.

>>16016890
upset?

>>16016915
Have you inspected the tyres throughly?

http://www.jamesrussellpublishing.biz/motorcycleexhaustpipes.html

is this guy full of shit? he basically says that the ECU will handle any adjustments in fueling automatically when changing out your exhaust system

>>16016956
I only skimmed it but it doesn't seem hard to believe. Sensors in the exhaust can do a pretty good job of telling how your fuel mixture is so it doesn't surprise me that computers exist to put on your bike which gather their own data and retune for you.

>>16016931
Why would I be?

Hello /dbt/ I am stuck with a busted ignition key on my old 1994 Xt 350. I want to fix it as it has been standing for three years. If I jam a flathead, and turn, repeatedly is this likely to work? I understand I can patch a bypass somehow but I don`t know how.

>>16016936
nope. dont know how to.,

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>>16017008
>dont know how to

>>16016999
Look up a wiring diagram. Most likely you they just ground out the ignition when you turn the key off so you could cut the wires and put in a new universal key switch

>>16017033
625/640 too round and bulbous

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>>16016999
Same thing happened to my old yamaha quad, just bought a new ignition and key, ez pz.

>>16017033
how long til you crash it?

>>16017039
>pokemon go
nah fuck off you daft cunt you're a fucking worthless trendy retard the next time yo uget on a bike i hope you crash and fucking die closed casket funeral you fucking retard

>looking into new bike
>2012 zx6r really low miles, clean as shit
>they're asking over market value before tax and fees
>okay these guys are probably just pricing to haggle, bet i can get them down below that OTD
>look up reviews on yelp
>dig through 400 glowing reviews without a single mention of pricing or haggling
>find one solitary, bitter, like-minded fucker who complains up and down about how their prices are way above market value and they refuse to budge a dollar
>stealership replies: check out our happy customers, if you don't like it take your business elsewhere
>mfw
>no face
i am literally incredulous that all of these retards have paid this much above market value for their shitty scooters and late-model sportbikes

>>16017049
Whats up your butt m8? I walk around all day at school and work, why not hatch some pokemons while I'm running around doing stuff?

>>16017075
fucken neck urself m8 your fucken worthless waste of cum best part of you dribbled down your second dads ass crack ya fucking poof

>>16017031
Can you give a clue as to what I should be looking for?

>>16017039
That was what I first wanted to do, but I can`t afford it now. I need to see what it'll take to get her running.

The tank has three year old petrol in it. The tires are fine holding air, they sat flat for a while but it seems no leaks. Battery might be gone already, it had some voltage so I will try to change it up. It can run without it though I think.

I don`t have any money thats why I'n looking to see what I can do for free.

>>16017079
Watch that edge m8.

>>16017096
nah m8 get fucked kys

>>16017087
You should be able to pop the ignition barrel and turn it manually, look up vids in youtube, and the bike will run without the battery, my uncle has a xt600 and hasn't had a battery in his for 5 years, the lights wont work that well though. You'll probably need a carb rebuild and a few other things cleaned up, but you probably won't be spending much, I'd say ~ $100ish max.

>>16017112
what's this guy's name again?

>>16017097
No u

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>>16017119
the goat

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>mfw 10 year old literbike still wins on whole field
EBIN
B
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>>16017112
>not covering the brake
Already dead

>>16017123
dirty shit

>>16017008
I am a doctor.

You are clinically retarded.

Nothing can be done to treat you, I suggest you KYS.

What do you guys use as an outer layer for rainy days. Don't want to ruin my leathers.

Or turn into a floppy bin liner at 100 km/h

>>16017172
my AEROSTICH ya fuckin DINGUS

>>16017123
Look at that little, pathetic faggot going down! Pfffhahahahahahaha.

>>16017066
Fake reviews m8

>>16017143
yup that's how the new generation does it. pretty sad for the sport 2bh

>>16017172
>gimpsuiter

A sport bike will get me stacys r-right guys

>>16017206
Yeah, Stacy's father.

>>16017206
bikes attract more dudes than girls, you should know that

>>16017215
gonna have his bristly mustache tickling the underside of your sack as he gives you a rimjob over the side of your sportbike

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DBT is sorely lacking some cruisers.

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How is the BMW F/G 650 GS on the highway?

>>16016787
>>16016802
>>16016816
Please help!

Any reason not to get it?

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>>16017299
It sure is.

>>16017325
Looks fine to me, did the owner start it from cold? Did anyone ride it to see if they felt anything weird? were there any spots or puddles under where it normally sits? how does the chain look?
If all of those are good then just get the damn thing, how much do they want for it?

>>16017325
I'ts hard to tell from just pictures, you should have tried the bike yourself or brought a bike savy friend with you.

Can you make a webm of the audio of the bike?

>>16017299
fuck off spic. get ready to be deported

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had a fun ride on this little gem in my area. fm3090, out near navasota, tx.

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>>16017325
get it, bruhhhh

Only fags say " brah, bruv, brother"

Deadset douchebag's.

>>16017350
>>16017355
The owner was the only one who rode it, he didn't want anyone else to because no insurance, didn't want to take me on the backseat either.

No oil puddles, chain looked fine, I guess.

He asks €2000.

I'll see if I can upload the audio.

>>16017389
>didn't want to take me on the backseat either.
what's that all about?

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>>16017384
what to say to avoid being fag?

>>16017384
I call people bro all the time, dude.

That's just, like, your opinion and stuff, brah.

>>16017384
Bro, go fuck yourself

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Hi guys, new hire at a cycle gear and I was curious about tire choices you guys make just so I'm not retarded when talking with customers while I'm starting off
>what tires do you choose/what bike you ride
And
>why did you choose them? (cost, quality, brand, etc...)

>>16017398
Uh?

>>16017415
I get the right size (within 10me width and 10% profile) for what is recommended for my rim size by manufacturer. From there the choice just comes down to expected use, cost, and lifespan of the tire. I wouldn't recommend pilot powers to someone who commutes on a go500 for example .

>>16017415
>What tires do you choose
Dunlop Sportmax Q3s.
>Why did you choose them?
They had the least weird feeling profile, can't really feel when you get on the softer rubber, lean gud, and grip gud.

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>service manual doesn't recommend grease on the axle or the spacers and sleeves for the rear wheel/sprocket hub bits, just the bearing bits

wot?

should i just douse everything that seems to spin in brake cleaner and put on a film of high temp grease anyways?

the wrenching part of wrenching is easy, proper assembly is a mystery

>>16017415
>what tyres
Diablo rosso 3
>y?
Dual compound means i can both hoon and tour without much worries

As for size, check what your OEM suggests, especially in yurop

>>16016841
because the 750 is a learner bike

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>>16017453

>>16017436
>>16017433
>>16017425
Thanks dudes, starting tomorrow and tires are the one thing I'm not 100% on

>>16017453
>>16017457
thanks mr. skeltal

>>16017408
>>16017414
>douchebag: the post

>>16017499
that's just, like, your opinion, man

>>16017457
>>16017453
I like your shirt

>>16017511
thanks bro. want some potato chips?

>>16017513
I'm unfamiliar with this gay meme, but I'd still drag knee with you

>>16017350
>>16017355
Here's the audio of the engine.

https://a.pomf.cat/wrqaiz.mp3

>>16017525
Was it just turned on?

the owner revving it like that to keep it up it's not a good sign

>>16017529
I cut the audio, he turned it on and left it like that for 5 minutes at least, I was the one revving it, only at the end of the 5 minutes for the record's sake.

>>16017529
Also gotta say the record is pretty shit and seems different from listening to it live.
Stupid app.

>>16017525
Depo?

>>16017504
Dudebro's are douchebags. It is a well known fact

>>16017734
"douchebag" is a function of social stratification. i know a bunch of guys who say bro, bruv, and yes, even brother who are genuine, decent people. fuck off with your puerile, cliquish bullshit :^)

>>16017790
Ok douchebrah

>>16017929
>t. numale

>>16017790
birds of a feather flock together

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how gay would I be if I got this

>>16017979
do you fuck men in the ass, suck dicks or take dicks?

>>16017993
maybe

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post boipucci
the meme isn't mine

>>16017979
this looks pretty cool, why is it gay?

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>>16018033
cruising in my big citty ............

>>16017400
>what to say to avoid being fag?

No homo. Even works during sodomy. Try it. Post results.

>>16017993
Not him but i love tha boipucci

>>16017435
>should i just douse everything that seems to spin in brake cleaner and put on a film of high temp grease anyways?

A thin film works for me. I hate pulling rusty spacers. Been doing as you describe since the late1970s with no problems.

Yes, proper assembly IS often a mystery. Sometimes even for the very experienced. You asked. Pat yourself on the head or other body part of preference for being careful.

My favorite line from service manuals is "installation is the reverse of removal". Da fuck it is..

>>16017979
that looks killer bro

>>16018036
>this looks pretty cool, why is it gay?

Gays INVENTED fashion, thilly! What's more masculine then swapping glop with another man?

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>>16017308
Just get the 700

But not bad desu unless you're a faggy fag who's bothered by wind. I ride mine to LA every week.

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>tfw no baetona

Ded thred.
wake up dbt

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:(

>>16018216
legitmately manface

is this a shoop or just a tranny?

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Where should I look for the VIN number?
Pic related

>>16018271
on the head of the frame

>>16018271
Stamped on the steering neck or nearby is typical.

>>16018253
Trap boipucci

>>16017356
>spic
Born from Asia with 2 different mix of Asian nationality. Get called a spic on some Chinese cartoon forum.

>>16017299
Fuck off gook, get ready to be deported. Alternate option, trap. Cartoon forums luv traps.

>>16017979
Yeah dudebrah, bro.

>>16018364
>deported
Go ahead fag. I've been in the US of A for almost 20 years. Let me see you try.

>>16016803
>what harm does it do

>chink replacement parts
>unreliable tie downs and bonds (enjoy fairings flying off on the highway)
>twist and tape solutions to broken wiring

>>16016803
Crashed doesn't bother me a bit IF I get it at the right price.

Once your wrench-fu is sufficient you won't give a fuck either, and it sounds like you are on the way there. You can always hunt replacement parts at leisure, also at the right price.

You can flog shitbikes with abandon and have large fun. I like fun.

Collect factory service manuals and parts books where ya can. I keep them when I sell a bike because your library will pay off over the years.

>>16018397
but you'll also be that guy that kept the manual and left the next owner spending $70 on a new one

>>16018374
>I've been in the US of A for almost 20 years.

Trapping must have worked! Welcome, and post boipucci.

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>Bought my first motorcycle 2 days ago
>2017 Honda Grom

>Riding it around the neighborhood to get comfortable
>Guy in a ducati multistrada drives by and fist bumps me and says groms are awesome

>>16016787
at 5000km it's highly unlikely that there's anything wrong with it. just buy it and continue with the maintenance schedule, your next oil change should be 6200? and your next service should be around 8k IIRC

>>16018407
>post boipucci
Sorry no boipucci atmI. Just got out of a cold shower + asian genes = fempucci for a few minutes.

>>16017453
>>16017457
jesus christ you need to eat more

>>16018404
>but you'll also be that guy that kept the manual and left the next owner spending $70 on a new one

I'm a mechanic. The manuals stay. I cross reference different years which makes them extra useful. I don't expect to get a book when I buy used either. If I have a download I hook others up tho. Many of you will end up wrenching other bikes than your own even if you don't expect it. A lot of bikers get a foot in the shop door at independents, then get very good. Bonus if your preferred specialty complements the owners skills. I suggest making friends with wiring, driveability diagnosis, and enough electrical theory that you can rewire many bikes from scratch with a test light and a multimeter. Bikes are simple compared to cars, and a lot of theory is similar. Working on horrible used machines so old the dealers won't take them is great training, and that's often only ten or fifteen years old. Learn to get yard sitters running. After a few it becomes automatic and sometimes you find faults so fast you scare yourself.

i've been riding a gw250 for about 2 years now and im gonna ned to take the highway test (ontario) to get the full M license. since i have only been using my bike for getting around in the city i havnt been on highways with it so im wondering if it can handle it

>>16018472
Take it on the highway and find out?

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>tfw rode a motorcycle for the first time last weekend
>tfw passed my msf test this weekend
>tfw will take 3-4 weeks for the DMV test waiver to get here
>tfw it might snow before then

fug feels extremely mixed man

>>16018496
what bike did/are you getting?
if its a dualsport just go fuck around in the snow

>>16018472
I bet it can handle it. Just ride behind a truck in the slow lane with a safe distance between until you feel comfortable. If that's allowed in the test.

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>>16018504
Dunno yet--was definitely thinking about learning to hoon in snowy empty parking lots near me, on a dual-sport or even a ninja 250/gs500, but I also don't have a car to trailer it home so homies at MSF better hurry the fuck up.

>>16018520
i would definitely go dualsport if you aren't set on something else.
they're the lightest, easiest to handle and most durable bikes to learn on.

>>16018496
>>16018520
Do you not have a permit?
In MA if you have your permit and pre-pay the endorsement fee, they just send you a new license in a week.

>>16018530
Yeah, they had me on a TW200 for the MSF class, fun little bike for sure. Kind of want something I can take on the highway without undue puckering of the angus though.

>>16018536
No, driver's license but no motorcycle permit. Gotta get eye test and some other things I don't remember at the DMV.

>>16018547
>puckering of the angus
kek
get a dr/xt350 if you want something cheap simple and still highway capable.

>>16018420
you mean scooter

>>16018552
thanks, I'll keep an eye out. What's your highway experience with them like?

>>16018576
xt i never rode on the highway but it kept up just fine with me on the dr350 at 70.
they arent going ot be the most comfortable bikes on the freeway just because you dont have fairings but theyre still pretty planted feeling

>>16018568
Don't be mean to ducatis

>>16018430
Post your boipucci

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>>16018420

>tfw no grommet

why live?

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>>16018609
mmk sounds reasonable. thanks m8!

>>16018576
>>16018609
I can attest to DR350 on highway, it's bretty gud
It's just not the bike you'd want to do LONG highway travel on but it's capable. People have ridden em across the world and through bumfuck nowhere

XT350's are kickstart only, DR350SE has electric start but there are also kickstart models but can be hard to start. Do yourself a favor and get electric if you're really only riding street.

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>riding with a group of friends
>hooning around in some trails
>we end up in a dirt road
>leads to a major road
>decide to get some gas
>street is to busy
>we end up just riding on the ditch right next to the road
>approach the gas station and see three harley baggers
>the ditcht had a small ramp kinda thing right next to the gas station where the baggers are sitting
>jump that shit and land right next to the 3 harleys
>they are all staring at me with a mix of rage and disbelief
>g-g-g-g-get a r-r-r-r-real bike, i can see him trying to yell his harley cuck battle cry but he understands that my might dual sport is a way more capable machine.
>feelsgoodmane

then some dude in a yamaha bolt showed up and talked with me and my friends after the harley guys decided that even cruisers are not real bikes if they are made in japan.

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>Honda rebel 250 is actually 234cc


Why is this underpowered cruiser considered acceptable in 2016?

>>16018765
>>16018765
cuz some poeple believe that 250= good first bike.

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YOLO!

>>16018799
did you use newspapers around your engine to keep it warm during the cold nights

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>>16018420
Talked to sales men that had that and a 500cc two stroke. Im suprised he seemed to enjoy the grom more than the z125. The he proceeded to take me over to liter bikes and 600s instead.
>>16018496
A motorcycle permit is required in ours so you can just get the paper and go to dmv for your license. I too have only a motorcycle license since fucked up my car and my insurance is to much for any car.
>tfw 40 mile rides all week for work

>>16018819
Yeah. That was a great tip from reddit.

>>16018765
People fall for the, "You can't handle the power" 250 meme

>>16018819
What cold nights. Its spring m8.

>>16018765
no shit rode my neighbors moms brand new harley 883 around the block cause she bought it and it has been sitting for 4 months since .she wanted to run the fuel out but too scared . its painfully slow. i mean i imagine 250cc slow. like dangerously slow . i ride a zx14 but i had a fz07 before and it was at least moderately quick this thing was down right scooter slow

>>16018765
Same reason fags are allowed to get married.

>>16018753
For fun ask Harley guys if you can have all the Asian and other offshore parts off their bikes so they can be pure. Denso starters are the best HD has ever used and are found on millions of Amurrican vehicles including Dodge trucks. Brembo brakes are the best brakes they've ever had. Showa and Kayaba made HD forks since the 1970s.

>>16018877
>fatty detected

my 883 is just fine, oh wait it's a 1200

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>>16018883
implying any of you faggot haters ever actually talk to a harley guy

also nice post number >883

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>>16018765
I was dissapointed by the nighthawk 250, but the 750 was decent when I rode my buddies. Idk if its cause they are supposed to be beginner bikes so maybe they make them not able to kill you compared to a more race geared 250.

>>16018884
883 exists for insurance reasons and the cylinders are small bore versions of the 1200 with enough metal on the sleeves to install a 1200 kit. Probably the best bet since HD are utterly incompetent to make small learner bikes and their pitiful rebadging of foreign makes failed badly.

>>16018894
Guilty as charged. I don't talk to them, just let them suck my dick.

>>16018894
My co-worker is a Harley guy and he hates his Street Glide because he has to keep fixing shit.

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Hnnnng
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/mcy/5822283355.html

>>16018923
didnt know ducati was in the flat tracking scene
neat

Is it safe to use my car HID ballast for my motorcycle?

>>16018923
Only fags ride 250's

>>16018935
Yeah sure m8. Be a faggot with your non hid reflector throwing scattered light and color everywhere. The blinded motorists will love you.

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Good night faggots, I am off to sleep. Here is a funny picture that cracks me up for some reason

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>when you see a honduhhhh

>>16018894
>implying any of you faggot haters ever actually talk to a harley guy

I AM a Harley guy, and I'm also a multibrand guy and was riding and wrenching long before yuppies who fap to Sons of Assbanditry bought their toys. I like my HDs but the Motor Company are dicks and for a very long time didn't like the "bikers" they fetishize today. If you rode up to some dealers on a chopper they'd deny you service.
Now their Taj Mahal franchise requirements killed off most traditional HD dealers and their overhead is so insane dealers can't discount new bikes even if the MoCo allowed it.

I have two Shovelhead Low Riders, an Evo FXR and an FXLR (which has FXR suspension because FXLRs are for midgets and I want dual discs). I even have an 883 in pieces I'm putting together for resale though it would make an interesting 1200 Dirtster conversion.

Fuck posers. A "biker" ain't a biker if he refuses to learn to turn a wrench, and a "biker" ain't a biker if he is too fucking lazy to learn the real motorcycling history he supposedly promotes through cosplay. I don't cosplay either. My nick is farmall on Chop Cult and other forums. Wrenching is fun and I like to spread useful knowledge.

I like and own old British and Jap machines too.

>>16018884
6'2 275, yea theres a reason i have a zx14 still dont make the bike fast

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>>16018957
Everyone and their mom here has HIDs in their non hid relector housing, not even the cops give a fuck.

>>16018981
Nice blog post fagget. We don't want informative posts here, just shitposts and butt flustered sportbike kiddies who crash at a rate of 1 every 2 days.

Take your extensive knowledge of motorcycles and go away.

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>>16018978

>>16018765
because some people have throttle control so poor that they would die instantly on any other bike

>>16019007
>cruiser guys never crash

yeah, they "have to lay er down to avoid a crash" instead

>>16019017
Muh dick

>>16019020
By doing so they avoided a crash ;^)

>>16018971
Looks like a rhino

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>>16018978

>heavy as fuck
>old as fuck

>>16019043
Gets me moist between the buttocks.

>>16019043
>"dirtbike"
>not a single cylinder two stroke
Kys honda.

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>>16018978

>>16019043
>hon
want bad

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>>16018978
Honda makes excellent commuter bikes.

>jelly as fuck

>>16019071
yes you're right, they are good at making old, heavy, slow bikes.
>>16019066
>>16019043
>>16019017

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>>16019061
come on now, the seat aint that bad

>>16019063
my dad wont sell me the kdx yet, thatll be my next conversion project

>>16019066
Makes my cock dribble precum

>>16018799
KEK! Another 250 rider down.

>nobike as fuck

>>16016749
honda cb400f as a start bike, thoughts?

>>16019113
you could probably go for a used cbr600rr, they're super slow and weak, good for beginners.

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>>16018799
What bike and what happened?

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>>16019113
need the CB400SF for max memes.

>>16019113
Choose a bike you wont go straight to being an idiot with.

>>16019137
nice bike, but isnt it super rare?

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>these fucking reviews
>my sides
https://www.amazon.com/Kryptonite-999492-Black-Fahgettaboudit-Chain/dp/B001SMUB7G/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1476762684&sr=8-2&keywords=fahgettaboudit

>>16019119
uhhhh....

>>16019154
go sit on your dildo

>>16019154
>https://www.amazon.com/Albanese-Asst-Butterflies-Sugar-5-Pounds/dp/B004G94ZPC/ref=sr_1_1_s_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1476763027&sr=1-1&keywords=sugar+free+gummy+bears
these are way better reviews to read

>>16018981
>owning a motorcycle
>posting on /dbt/

learn the difference

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>>16019154
>"Purchased this lock a week ago for the Ducati I recently brought home. Thought it was sturdy enough to deter any would be thief but that's not the case anymore. The key is jammed and wont lock nor release itself. I named it the Excalibur cause it's gonna take a miracle, I've tried everything... except getting a refund for this thing."

>>16019189
So nobody who post on dbt owns a bike?

>>16019113
Only if it is pink

>>16017075
Enjoy being botnet personified

>>16019154
CTA even left a review

>>16019202
underrated

insurance company is sending a tow to pick up my bike tomorrow. i'm really nervous that they're going to somehow renege on the paperwork which is (ostensibly) in the mail. in the future, the next time someone hits my bike and totals it should i wait until i at least have the paperwork to allow them to take my bike?

>>16019248
nah it will be fine, it doesn't pay to spend time fucking wi you

>tfw new tire coming soon
What should I expect doing my first tire change deebeetee? Not looking forward to doing the rear.

>>16019257
expect to seat it incorrectly and have to redo it

Any mods worth getting fer ninja 300?

>>16019270
a better bike

>>16019270
brakes, suspension. the engine is a turd, you can't polish a turd

>>16019212
I hope you dont own a smartphone.

>>16019248
Kek, you're boned.

>>16019277
i plan on keeping the bike for years and passing it down to my childs

>>16019298
said nobody ever about a ninja 300

>>16019277
You can polish a turd. You end up with a shitty rag.

>>16019304
true. in this case the rag is fistfulls of hundred dollar bills, and you're basically wiping your ass with them

>>16019307
Exactly right.

Are there any other sites other than Craigslist. I live in the south and my town is a shit hole. Nothing but rednecks buying brand new harleys and then posting them on craigslist after a year.

Is there a bike that is relatively beginner friendly that has all the creature comforts seen on R1200GS, Multistrada (switchable ABS, heated grips, nice looks, decent instrument cluster, maybe even semi-active suspension) and the like without being lackluster on the highway?

Is the G650GS good enough at >70mph speeds to earn this badge?

>>16018621
You must really hate your kids then

>>16019317
no. there is no company that makes an entry-level displacement and overall weight bike that has top dollar amenities. such a bike would cost the same as a 600 supersport and have half the displacement, a fraction of the power, and nobody would buy it.

buy yourself a shitty beginner bike, throw it down the road once or twice to get it out of your system, then move up to something you give a shit about.

>>16019113
its fine but a good thing to consider when buying a starter bike is how much you will care when you drop it

>>16019317

G650GS doesn't have semi-active suspension but is comfy, you get my point.

what are some riding pants i can wear that aren't jeans and can be worn casually as well?

>>16019376
nonexistent

>>16019376
Just get armored jeans and stop being a special snowflake

>>16019317
I already told you just get the fucking 700 or 800 you stupid fuck. The 650 is being discontinued anyway. If you want cheap comforts buy a Honda.

>>16019383
Alternatively stop being a faggot and just buy over pants and stash them on your bike and then wear whatever the fuck you want underneath.

And if you don't have storage on your bike I suggest you sell your sport bike.

STANDARD MASTER RACE though desu new fireblade looks pretty fucking sexy, I hope the unrevealed version has a more street oriented seating position.

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>>16019327
>get it out of your system he said

>>16019396
it's probably an upright sportsbike/standard hybrid abomination like the ninja 1000 and that shitty zookie competitor

>>16019396
storage was the first thing i added to my bike.
what are some good over pants, anything that can be taken off easily without having to remove boots?

>>16019403
A E R O S T I C H

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ayyy

>>16019403
I have tourmasters and they're pretty great. On and off super quick with no boot removal. Waterproof too. Wouldn't recommend them if you live somewhere really hot like Arizona though but they're fine for me and I'm in Cali.

today i learned to always apply penetrating oil before taking anything apart.

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>>16019412
>dat crash protection

>>16019420
gonna apply some penetrating oil before i ease those cheeks apart, brother. gonna be parting the brown seas

>>16019423
xD epick fuckin snapchat bro ha HA ha HA ha HA thats fucken Xd HIILARiouS HAHAHA xDDDD lmaoooo bar end SlIdErS lMaOoOoOoO xddd

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Give me one reason this isn't sexual as fuck.
>pro tip
You can't. Murica as fuck

>>16019420
did you use oil specific for this, or can regular wd40 work ok?

>>16019432
is that the stance he takes while he's taking it up the ass

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>>16019429
rite lmao its sooooooooooo fukken FUNNY xdddddddddddd

>>16019436
Not even cleaver senpai

>>16019443
it's not funny and you're an enormous fucking faggot. go crash and die

>>16019445
i had a mental image but couldn't translate it. it was my failing

>>16019432
>as fuck
>as fuck

cruiser losers are so literate

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>>16019446
>go crash
dunnit
>and die
working on it.

Love you too anon. :3

>>16019446
t r i g g e r e d

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>>16019447
Ok

>>16019459
Those little locks on the panniers look like the faces in those mayan carvings.

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>>16019453
Roadmaster is a touring bike bby.

>>16019463
I'm oddly ok with that

>>16019317
Displacement has little to do with how beginner friendly a bike is unless you're a nobike and think big number = race machine. Whisky throttle will kill you on literally anything that's capable of keeping pace with car traffic.

You want something with a slipper clutch, ABS, maybe tandem braking, a fairly upright position, a low weight, and a linear powerband. You probably can't afford that and will get a used sportbike and pretend the low CC number makes it less dangerous.

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Posting more roadmaster. I know how much dbt likes touring bikes

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Good evening /dbt/

>>16019491
that's a big scooter

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>>16019497
Thank you

>>16019376
Just get loose fit cargo pants and wear knee guards under them.

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>>16019503

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>>16019454
>no mirrors

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>>16019510

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>>16019511
I have a rear view camera instead.

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>>16019517
Murica

>>16019521
/spoiler/ it melted and doesn't work right

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I think i finally managed to nab a good picture of my bike

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>>16019528
the MV agusta or the rear view camera?

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>>16019492
Eyyy m8. You get my MMS, or can you still not received pictures properly?

>>16019529
Yea? You should post that picture.

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>>16019529
come to motor madness on /p/ we'll hook you up with the knowledge and some tips.

Got some basic stuff you need to fix here like horizon lines, colour temps, matching background exposures etc.

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>the pride and joy of american motorcycling culture is a slow bike that can't turn

lol

>>16019530
Camera outputs footage sideways because it didn't like exhaust heat from about 30 minutes of cruising at 100+ mph.
>>16019528
It's $20 who gives a fuck lmao

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>>16019549
;^)

No need to turn if there's no curves anon

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>>16019549
Daily reminder that americans allowed the first good bike they've basically ever made to die at least once already.

I thought you guys on /dbt/ were all about making american great again? where are your EBRs?

>>16019559
american quality can't compete with asian volume

people still buy eurobikes because they have the image factor, same reason they buy HDs, but eurobikes actually perform

EBR isn't associated with an image like BMW or ducati

>>16019559
Chink bikes cost half as much, and let's be real. Nobody here is riding at the level where the difference between an EBR and an R1 even matters.

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>>16019529
Nice FJR bro

>>16019531
Hrm, I thought I was receiving MMS ok but I didn't get one from you.

>>16019570
Sent you a pic from Polk City this morning. Let my try and resize it and try again.

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>>16019568
the ebrs are currently 13 and 14k for the SX and RX.

Cheaper or the same as most chink leets.

>>16019559
Motorcycles will make no country great. Be realistic.

daily reminder that EBR could better fund their operation with mass produced low end motorcycles like the chinks, but refused to and discontinued their shitbikes, dooming the company to low production numbers and low sales

>>16019579
I would happily buy one if insurance on it wouldn't be $700+/mo.

I honestly really fucking want one.

>>16019586
reminder Buell actually LOST money for every Blast he sold.

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I've looked at several forums on how to do it already. However, I wanna know what you guys think the best method to clean a gunked up rusty tank is.

>>16019596
>EBR couldn't take a tried and true business formula and at least break even

engineers in charge of business

>>16019599
drain gas into your mouth and swallo

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>>16019583
worked for japan.

>>16019599
In the old days, we used to hire tiny Asian kids to do this sort of work. They can fit their hands and arms and shit into tight places easily.

>>16019607
No. It didn't.

>>16019607
>furries
>muslims
>gopniks
>girlies
>tumblr users
>homosexual pedophiles

times have barely changed for honda's target markets

>>16019592
What the fuck would anything be that expensive? Sounds like you have a shot insurance company

>>16019620
Because I'm 19 and it's a liter bike?

>>16019620
because statistics are a valid discriminatory tool for americans when it's not about sex, religion, or race

only then is using statistics to make decisions irrational

>>16019641
T.hanks Dr phaggot.

Why is dbt full of weekend riders? Nobody here does any actual riding. You all should be ashamed

>>16019699
I ride everyday you nigger

>>16019699
All the actual riders are actually out riding...
dbt is for people who ride a few times and then post the same damn webms and stills everyday

>>16019719
Sure ya do big fella. Come back when you have some cross country trips under your belt. Actual countries. Not like that tiny island like england. Bunch of tea bag loving pussies

>>16019699
I commute everyday, on most weekends I do a 500 mile trip.

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>Going on this ride again this weekend
The hype is real

>>16019699
i've been riding a bike everywhere i go out for almost 11 years now. get fucked. although my bike was totalled so i'm on pleblic transportation until i get the check

>>16019767
Nobike. Please leave

>>16019793
nah m8 ill stay and root yer mum instead how bout that ya fucken poof

>>16019726
I've ridden across america a couple of times dude.

>>16019796
I'm sorry. I don't understand your public transportation talk

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>>16018971

Hey guys check it out it's a Honda
>>16019854

>>16019529
you should nab a good bike.

>>16019874
it's good for my purposes, i'm not you.

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>>16019547
Honestly I like the fjr picture better. This just looks like the graphical equivalent of brickwalling

>>16019767

>uses bike as main vehicle, no car

I would do this if I didn't cop shit from my whole family about it, but instead I leave my car to rot in the garage while commuting on my bike

>>16019596
>couldn't even sell a more reliable GS500

Thats what the blast was, an improved GS500.