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>>16043683
>should have paid my taxes

Hello /dbt/! I'm looking for some information, I know a few people here are into Supermoto's.

I really like the supermoto style of riding, in terms of it's looks and actual riding style/stance.

I don't need alot from this bike, my only requirement is able to do California highway speeds, which is around 80-85. I can easily fund some upgrades for it, the obvious higher gearing, and possible a big bore kit/exhaust, for the simple things.

This bike would be my daily driver and weekend canyon runs.

Right now I'm mainly looking at the Drz400sm, and a wr450f, to put a dual sport kit on and get it plated. Is there anything else I should take into consideration?

Also, is the ktm 690 SMC any good? I assume it's akin to other ktm's.

Thanks guys!

>>16043695
I'd go with the KTM as I'd trust it the most to do freeway speeds.

Then again, I'm going on the freeway with a Ninja 250.

>>16043710
Same! Current bike a higher geared 04 ninja 250, tops out between 90-100, not sure exactly as my speedo is a tad off, if I could get a sumo to do that, I'd be set.

>>16043695
Any of those will handle 80-85 just fine.

A dealer near me is selling a Ducati S2r for 3k. Would this be a good first bike? The bike is on consignment and the dealer doesn't have the maintenance history. What do?

I really want a Ninja 300, everybody in real life says its great and fast enough for motorways and overtaking and still is a fuel sipper for commuting but then all you fags say its shit and I will get bored of it.

I don't know what to do.

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Good evening, friends

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>>16043774
You should do whatever it takes to own a DEWCAATEE

>>16043801
good afternoon

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Should I ride and wash bike today or be lazy and do nothing. Salt waster isnt good for bikeu and really should clean it.
>>16043695
Ktm and yamaha get my vote. I love my klx but its okay compared to the others.

>>16043867
Im probably not ridng becuase fuck santana winds.

shit boys, shit. the 10r is available and the guy said he'll hold it for me.
>2010 zx10r, 30k miles. full maintenance, receipts, everything for $7k
or
>2008 CBR1000RR for $6.2k less receips but still a trustworthy seller.
not as positive the CBR will be around come tuesday but now i'm having second thoughts on the zx10r. help me out

>>16043871
Its windy but a nice day here. Kinda want to go look at boots.

>>16043872
Suck the dudes dick and let hik fuckt ur boipucci

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>>16043818
you damn right :^)

>>16043878
i'll fuck you up kiddo

>>16043874
Not so windy but its really dry and a little dusty. I fucking hate that shit.

>>16043884
No pls, the only way u can fuckt me up is if i put my dick in ur boipucci so pls no.

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>>16043872
Personally I like the ZX10r, but that's because I'm a Raimu-fanboy

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>Park my 250 on soft ground
>it falls over onto a concrete block and dents the head fairing
>pick it up
>it falls over onto the other side
>Park it next to my SV
>accidentally hit the rear fender
>the registration plate breaks off
>kill myself

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>>16043896
Thats gay
>>16043886
Dust can suck.

>>16043896
pretty compelling advert

>>16043912
that's a not-so-compelling advert. idk how such busywork got past their marketing guys

>>16043920
>busywork
busy bodywork

>>16043920
Who knows I just like how the tires look like they float.

>>16043912
2015? I'm thinking between a 6r and 10r

>>16043906
I hope your that dirty polac

>>16043931
2016 zx10r the special or whatever they call it. More than you could ever use out here and the modes are neat to mess with.

>>16043940
Knock it off I just took a bath so I'm not dirty

>>16043955
TCS and electronics make me want to spring for a late model peterbike but $$$$

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>tfw 6'3 with a 34 inseam
>tfw too big to ride the bike I wanna buy

>>16043993
Even if you were short a Grom would still be shit.

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So, you know how you can have little strips on the front tire even though the rear is fully utilized? If you brake harder in corners and load that front tire patch up, you can reverse that effect

>>16043993
adjustable rearsets nigger

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>>16043993
X R
R

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>>16043681
13. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 40.744s 310km/h
14. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 41.129s 299km/h
15. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 41.368s 308km/h
16. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 41.532s 301km/h
17. Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 41.766s 306km/h
18. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 41.850s 297km/h
19. Mike Jones AUS Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 42.261s 296km/h
20. Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 43.128s 303km/h
21. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 44.096s 292km/h

>get helmet with tinted visor
>literally everybody stares at me now

Why do they do this? Are they envious?

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>>16044075
Is this your helmet??

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>tfw you bought your first bike but gotta wait for days before going to pick it up
>tfw your apartment has plumbing problems and you're stuck with no water for days
>tfw you can't even use the wc

do you guys give the biker wave? are there people on specific kinds of bikes you don't wave to if you do?

>>16044112
usually hand on whichever side the biker is, two fingers downward at a 45

no scooters

sometimes because of my handlebars and mirrors i just stick my hand out instead of down

>>16043775
buy used, clean and resell for as much as you paid for it if you get bored

how often do I need to change engine oil?

I've done 500 miles and only checked it once.

>>16044151
what type of engine

>>16044112
i only really wave in the twisties. downtown people just ignore you if you wave. their views towards motorcycles are more utilitarian and less passionate. the people who are out flinging their bikes around corners are the ones i feel the most solidarity with, but if i cross paths with anyone out in the twisties on a nice sunny day i'll give them the wave. even harley riders, but they're generally prickly middle aged investment bankers trying to project an outlaw biker image and will just ignore you.

ironically, the actual outlaw bikers tend to return the wave

>>16044159
125cc 4 stroke.

>>16044151
every 3k or so is staying on top of it

I just got a Ducati 996. It kind of fell in my lap so I got it and it's my first bike. I know I can ride but I don't think I'm ever gonna use it to it's full potential.

>>16044112
>>16044168
Hope you guys don't really "wave" your hand.

>>16044185
>i know i can ride
>first bike
unless you have experience on dirtbikes you should really take an accurate inventory of your skillset. and even then, probably

>>16044185
>Ducati 996
>first bike
Good luck, I guess.

>>16044189
I wave like an excited little girl and always get waves back

>>16044198
That's cause they want your boipussi.

Welp, fuck everything.
>plan a 200mi ride today
>start a 200mi ride
>30mi in rear gets punctured by something
>Plug hole with repair kit, but like idiot forgot pump.
>ride 30mi back at 25mph with 10psi in tire.
>get back, put air in tire, wont hold more than 15psi.

Yay, I get to buy and install a new rear tire.

>>16044208
would have been cheaper to call a tow to get them to just bring you a pump. did oyu really think your tire was going to survive 30 miles at 10psi?

>>16044112
I used to but I stopped after finding out how much of a faggot some people think I am for it. Now I only wave when people wave to me first.

>>16044195
I'm gonna die. I'm probably just going to sell it next summer and make profit.

>>16044213
Nope, but given the quality of tow service in my area and their priorities (oilfield traffic) I'd likely still be waiting on the side of the road for the truck.

>>16044225
Don't be such a fucking pussy

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>>16044185
>just bought a bike
>no proof

I just bought a Sesto Elemento too.

>>16044225
Dying of what?

>>16044230
You motivated me :)

>>16044231
i'd like to buy an hour with her cunny, mouth and fart box. how much is her going rate?

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>>16044231
>>16044238
Probably trying to ride above my skill level

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>>16044248
The fucking madman did it

>>16044248
here's another idea. buy a cheap ass used bike. a pre-crashed EX250 is your best bet. learn how to ride on that. once you get bored of it and think you're ready to move up to the 996, keep fucking riding it because you're not. you're going to drop and/or crash your first bike, and you're going to feel like a massive idiot if it's on a clean ass 996.

>>16044256
Like I said it fell into my lap. I traded my old project FC for it. I got the better end of the deal.

>>16044263
the fuck is an FC?

>>16044270
Rx-7

>>16044274
>cars
disgusting 2bqh.

learning to ride isn't impossible, and it's incredibly rewarding. it's not that you will never be able to ride a 996, it's just that it's a supremely bad idea as a first bike. shit's like a rolling museum piece anyway

>>16044248
>anon has a good ducati
>can't ride yet
>He can't keep getting away with this.crying man

>>16044263
>I got the better end of the deal.


Dont forget to set $1500 aside for new timing belts and getting the valves adjusted.

>>16044291
this was leno right?

>>16044291
Not if he never rides it and sells it off like he's saying

>>16044294
who's to say it doesn't need work right now?

>>16044293
the fuck are you talking about


>>16044294
>no proof of major service, no buy

He wont be able to sell it for more than 3k without any proof of maintenance

>>16044297
I already fixed the things that he said needed fixed but he said the valves need adjusted in 1k miles. If someone want's to buy it I'll sell it.

>>16044303
>the fuck are you talking about
Some old tripfag.

Didn't someone take in a ducati to the shop and get a massive bill after not specifying what they wanted done?

>>16044305
that probably means the valves are actually long overdue to be looked at

>>16044303
3k is still more than I was going to get out of my Rx-7

>>16044305
>I already fixed the things that he said needed fixed

like?

You know your bike has timing belts and not chains. They need to be replaced every 2 years or 15k miles. These belts are not like car belts which can last 100k.

>>16044339
The upper coolant overflow tank and the kickstand bracket was broke. The bike just broke 15k miles and I was planning on doing the timeing belt and I set money aside to do the valves because I'm lazy.

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>just found out Angeles Nation Forest has a designated OHV area
>365 miles of trails/river crossings

That's it, I'm getting a dual sport.

>>16044354
Why get worst of both worlds? Get a proper dirt bike and a road bike

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Kinda cool adjusters I guess, but they get in the way of the tire change by clamping on the inside flange of the swingarm. Going to make some titanium plates instead of the clamps that sit in notches on the end of the swingarm to get around this. The plates will double as hangers for a spooled rear stand, to get away from swingarm spools. Ran out of time for the quick change axle, it'll be a winter project

>>16044412
dirt bikes are for kids

>>16044421
You mean 50cc 65cc and 85cc dirt bikes? Yes those are for kids.

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>>16043695

do you rev match your downshifts /dbt/?

>>16044443
Of coursh

>>16044446
i don't interact with other motorcyclists in real life very often (or at all) and just discovered that there are actually people who just pop the clutch and let the engine catch up to the rear. wondering how widespread it is

>>16044454
Racers with slipper clutches often do it, not sure why they don't at least try to blip.

How do you guys rev match? Do you use one or 2 fingers or more on the brake? Which fingers do you use? I'm trying to use my middle finger only on the brake but it's fucking hard.

>>16044454
just lazy weekend riders maybe ?

I like hearing the downshift then popopoopop

>>16044464
index and middle are my anchor on the handlebar, thumb, ring and pinkie move freely with wrist to blip while braking. takes a bit of finesse to keep your braking force steady (even harder to modulate consciously) while also blipping but it feels really rewarding when you can do it quickly and effortlessly without upsetting the chassis

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>>16044435
>obligatory at least KTM snap triple clamps instead of snapping below their fuel tanks post
Seriously why can't the Japanese build a bike with a frame stronger than the triple clamps that hold the forks on?

>>16044465
>I like hearing the downshift then popopoopop
yeah feels super rewarding. makes it worth it just for that. it's always struck me as kind of embarrassing to stomp a gear and drop the clutch. just seems sloppy. engine behavior very distinctive when you do it too

finally, i've been away from my bike for 6 days and now I can take it to for a ride

>>16044464
idk how to describe it accurately, but it takes some practice to rev match with the front smooth

my front brake lever was broke in half for a while so I got used to 2 fingers. kinda hold your wrist a bit at an angle and you can smoothly brake and rev match then just ease onto brakes. Control the rev more with your thumb webbing area I guess. learning you might hold the throttle or get too much front brake. just practice somewhere empty

for the rear brake it's pretty similar to a car. You can combine them whenever you feel comfortable

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>>16044464
2 fingers on brake, palm on throttle, 3 fingers on clutch

>>16044502
you should always be doing 2 finger braking anyway. with less you lose too much control over the throttle. with 4 fingers on the brake lever you might as well be trying to hold onto it with the power of your mind because if you hit a bump under braking you have shit for control over it

>>16044443
Always - my bike has a quick shifter in both directions.
Works well even from 1st to 2nd

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never forget

>>16044472
Yea, I'm starting to think I need 2 fingers, index and middle, on the brake. Braking seems more cruicial then to blip for me.

>>16044524
what is it dead?

>>16044526
>2 fingers, index and middle, on the brake
yeah that's what i meant. i realized that even though your brake fingers don't move while blipping, the majority of your control over the handlebars still comes from the other fingers and wrist.

but yeah, two finger braking. get used to it. you give up too much control otherwise

>>16044472
WHY would you only use your middle finger?
what could possibly possess you do use the least comfortable position possible

>>16044539
index and middle on the brakes. i was doing mental gymnastics and fell off the bars

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Quick, stop posting yurocunts

>>16044531
f

>>16044526
You don't need an anchor on the handlebar, gorilla gripping the bars causes arm pump and does not benefit you at all, it actually makes you more likely to crash.
Pointer and middle finger are brake fingers, use all 3 for clutch and pinky as a stopper (should have your clutch set up so it completely engages just as it touches your pinky)

>>16044541
I meant to reply to the original guy
>>16044464

>>16044539
Depends on the shape of the lever and the braking power.
With double caliper & 4 pistons per caliper its more than enough to stop on a dime 99% of the time

>>16044484
>not having a custom carbon fiber frame

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>>16044553
>carbon fibre frame
>thinking that would actually be good
If it was good it would exist.

>>16044548
>You don't need an anchor on the handlebar
you do because otherwise where does stability in your braking force come from? it's really hard to maintain a steady modulation without something somewhere to base that application of force off of.

nobody's saying you need to lock up your arms and get all tensed up, but there's no point in even blipping under braking if you let up your braking force while doing it, or even worse, lock up the front from inconsistent application.

>>16044564
grip the tank with your knees or you will go over. your arms are not strong enough to keep you steady and you will lock the front if you need to do a 150 - 0 emergency brake

>>16043775
The main reason to not get a ninja300 is because of how overpriced it is. A beginner doesn't need a fancy shiny bike. Just get an older 250 for $1500 and ride that for a few months. There is literally fuck all difference between the two. Comparatively speaking they are both snails compared to a proper 600 so trust me when I say that the 50ccs doesn't fucking matter. And don't get memed by the RC 390 either or the r3. These bikes are all complete overpriced piles of junk. Older Ninja250 or if you're ballsy, a sv650. Period.

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>>>/wsg/1359017

>>16044539
The guy I bought the bike from was a long time rider and told me that's what I should do. He said gave him better control over the blipping and he had small hands. Maybe he was just giving me the finger sublimely? I dunno. But I'm gonna practice 2 finger fo sure now. Thx guys.

>>16044570
Braking power doesn't originate from the fingers and end at the shoulders though. It begins with the fingers and ends at the wrist. The only point is that you need to maintain controlled, consistent braking force while also modulating your wrist while rev matching. That's why it's important to have a firm, stable grasp on the bars themselves. Ie two fingers on the brakes, rest on the throttle

>>16043872
Bro neither of those are good deals. And what exactly does "full maintenance" even mean? Have the valves been inspected/adjusted yet? That is literally the only maintenance that needs to be done outside of replaceables. Don't buy into this "maintenance service record" shit because the only maintenance you're going to need on a bike with 30k miles is a valve inspection which will cost several hundred dollars. Regardless, those are both needlessly overpriced. Just buy an 03 Gixxer 1000 for $4k

>>16044594
*subliminaly

>>16044596
if you grip with your knees you won't have to gorilla grip the throttle and brakes
>>16044594
unless you're a serious special snowflake just blip like everybody else, you don't even need to use the brakes

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>>16044564
Righto, i won't argue with logic.

>>16044601
30k doesn't matter unless the bike hasn't been taken care of. i don't want to buy a 30k mile bike that hasn't had its oil changed in 20k miles. both bikes i'm looking at have established paper trails for oil changes and other maintenance. the 10r has had a stator replaced, fork seals, and valves adjusted. receipts for all of this.

still talking to the guy with the cbr (he says he did most of his wrenching himself) but these prices are really good deals for the model year in my area.

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>>16044075
Everyone seems to have an opinion on the ideal amount of fingers and what you can/can't do if you don't use exactly the fingers that they use (because they're the best rider in the world). While I agree, I like 1 and 2 finger braking (Forefinger preference if I finger braking).

It's really just down to personal preference.

Valentino rossi: All 4 fingers

>>16044627
30k miles is sweet fuck all on a bike m8.
100k miles is when problems normally start.

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>>16044632
meant for
>>16044596

now for middle finger only on the brakes

Do any of these guys look like they're having any trouble on the braking?

>>16044635
>100k miles is when problems normally start.
sooner if it hasn't been properly maintained. i'm willing to pay a bit of a premium over some stickered out, 15 year old ratbike wearing scuffed up chinese plastics

>>16044632
it is really just a matter of skill/hand strength, 4 fingers takes the most skill and hand strength.

>>16044641
Low miles isnt always a good thing either though ya know?
A bike with 10k miles that sat in a shed for 5 years will blow up its bottom end within the next 5000 miles.

>>16044632
>>16044640
i get your point, but you can't really base your riding habits off of top-level riders. these are guys who have spent more time on bikes in a year than most people in this thread have their entire lives. they're going to make any minor idiosyncrasies work and work well because they're incredibly talented and experienced.

i don't think it's a stretch to say that there is an optimal method to ride for the average human beings among us.

>>16044646
that's where the receipts come in handy. why is someone changing oil on a bike they don't ride?

>This Engine Block Case (Upper and Lower) is in good condition. It will work great, just some cosmetic flaws which are clearly pictured. It was removed from a 2009-2012 Ninja ZX6R. The Engine Block Case (Upper and Lower) is cracked. This Engine Block Case (Upper and Lower) has some light scratches, I try to show them in the pictures.

>>16044584
300s are objectively a fair bit faster than 250s, you are talking about a 20% difference in displacement. They're not earth shatteringly fast anyways but you can't say it's nothing, and more relevantly the newer small bikes generally have considerably less shitty torque curves that make them ride better in traffic.

Used 250s are not necessarily that cheap everywhere, you shouldn't just decide to buy one because some cunt on /o/ said it was the best deal without actually shopping around. I wouldn't pay three times as much for a brand new 300 over a 250 as a learner bike because you want to be able to say you didn't buy a supersport as your first bike but it could be fairly close between a 250 that hasn't been beaten to shit and a used or old stock 300 if you have any intention of keeping the thing for city commuting or whatever.

>>16044653
to keep it in good condition, when a bike is in storage the oil should be changed every 6 months and you should run a heat cycle on the engine at least once a month to ensure no moisture has built up inside from condensation

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>>16044653
>my face when I forget where I put my last oil receipt

I need a bunch of bolts to put fairings on my CBR. Do I buy a bike-specific fairing bolt kit which should have everything I need for $20, or a universal japanese sport bike hardware kit (270pc) for $55. That would probably have most of what I need and a lot of extra but might not have some specialty fasteners.

>>16044660
okay that's the mechanical reason, but if someone isn't riding their bike, it stands to logic that they don't particularly care about it. do you know anyone who's let a bike sit around for 5 years without being started but still gets its oil changed?

>>16044647
I'd agree, in particular a method that allows you to cover the brakes at all times like 1 or 2 fingers is ideal in my opinion.

But if you have a preferred method and if it's safe, if you are good and practice your braking...it's not like there's a problem, some people just feel better doing one or the other.

I can't imagine 1 finger braking with only the middle finger, but that's what my brother prefers. So I just wouldn't necessarily say somebody NEEDS to brake in a way that makes them uncomfortable because that's not gonna help either.

>>16044627
>>16044635

Here is the thing. It's true that technically 30,000 miles does not mean much on a motorcycle but the reality is that the market does not feel the same way. 30,000 is a lot as far as buying a pre-owned motorcycle goes and it should only be done if you can get a great deal on it. $7k is far from a great deal and way too much for a 2010 ZX10R with 30k miles, even with "maintenance records" which is mostly a meme because of how reliable these bikes are.

This is just from two minutes of searching in my area and these are far better value purchases for a similar price.

http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/mcy/5837059113.html

http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/mcy/5837580391.html

http://capecod.craigslist.org/mcy/5809678998.html

With that said, if you have the money and don't give a shit, go for it.

source: buyer for a pre-owned motorcycle dealership in new hampshire/massachusetts

>regularly see a CBR250R on my commute and a CBR300R that commutes in the same area
>see Ninja 250s and 300s everywhere
>come across an RC390 every few months
>still haven't seen a single R3 on the road
I don't understand

>>16043695
>wr450f, to put a dual sport kit on and get it plated
not gonna happen

>>16044674
you must live in a well educated neighbourhood

>/dbt/
>learner bike fanboying
why am I not surprised

just got my first sportbike. How do you guys deal with the narrow turning lock? I'm used to being able to do u-turns withing a 20 foot circle

>>16044670
interesting points, i'll have to consider it. i have been watching the market for a while though, and these prices do seem -- for my area -- to be well below the norm for their condition. there are two explanations to this that i can see:
>a
i don't know what i'm talking about and haven't been watching for long enough. definitely a distinct possibility
>b
we ride year-long where i am. i've never lived anywhere it snows so i can't confirm independently but i have heard that prices tend to decrease dramatically as the riding season ends and people pack up for the winter. are those prices you would see in spring in your area as well?

>>16044683
>visiting during aussie/burger hours
What did you expect?

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>>16044678
>he can't get dirt bikes plated where he lives
That must suck.

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>>16043775
Hey anon, just get it. it did give me 59-60mpg average. Its a great learner bike. bought it 4k used and sold it for 4.3k.

pic related. Currently nobike lurker now

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>>16044706
should also add im a weeb trash with nobike

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>>16044706
>4K FOR A NINJA 300

DO NOT SPEND $4,000 ON A FUCKING NINJA300. THERE IS NOT A SINGLE REASON ON THE FACE OF THIS PLANET TO SPEND THAT MUCH MONEY ON AN ENTRY LEVEL BIKE LIKE THAT OTHER THAN ADMITTING YOU'RE A RETARD THAT DOESN'T CARE ABOUT WASTING MONEY FOR NO REASON

>>16044718
forgot to mention its maplebux currency

>>16044718
t. a gs500 owner who could only afford a $1500 gs500

>>16044706
i always lusted after an updated 250 while i was learning. literally the only sporty things they had on the market were the old 80s style EX250 and that garbage hyosung. i still kind of wish there were an actual top-dollar component 250 available with a high state of tune. but even then, i still probably wouldn't buy one :^)

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>>16044727
just get a real 250

>>16044745
i wanted one for a hard time, but they were really hard to find plated in my burger state. i'm not sure if that's changed but now that i have the money i'd just rather ride a peter

>>16044750
>for a hard time
>hard
kek. my brain doesn't work today. wanted one for a long time. a long, hard time

>>16044112
I don't wave but if someone wave to me I wave back

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ordered the good carb for the dizzer for $220! needs a cleaning and probably rebuild though.

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i'm no cruisercuck but damn

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGVODLkT-ZI

>reviewers finding it hard to say nice things about bikes

my favourite genre of bike review.

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>>16043681
>This is what I was wearing now tell me I deserved it

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do you poofs like my new bike

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>>16044799

>>16044812
nah ya fucken cunt m8 go neck urself ya fucken nonce

>>16044812
im mirin' that weather

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>facebook contact adds a picture: "hey look where I went today"
>I ask: "harley really? Wasnt there any Honda or Yamaha?"
>Him: "nahh there were stores for men only eehheheh"

lmao this is what harleycucks believe

>>16044835
>so mad he got roasted he has to blog about it here

>>16044841
>spotted the harleycuck

nah I just dont wanna start an useless argument

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>>16044849
so post harleys?

>>16044646
>A bike with 10k miles that sat in a shed for 5 years will blow up its bottom end within the next 5000 miles.

Maybe if it's next to the ocean. Beware of generalizations. We don't all live in the same climate. I've got many yard sitters (in humid SC no less) running without later incident which sat in nasty conditions. Some were low mileage, some medium, a few high. I've helped out at the same shop since the mid 1980s and customers bitch if their shit breaks.

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>>16044830
Wew

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>>16044864
not him but my 300 blew up within 15 hours after sitting for about 3 years without running

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>>16044248
You've made a terrible mistake son

See if they'll let you take the MSF course on it though, do it for teh lols

>>16043801
Where was that?

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moot stop lurking /dbt/ and go improve google's captcha you fuck

>>16044112
I wave, but always wait for the other person to start before I flash the old two finger wave.

I ride a metric cruiser.

Your typical Harley bros will not wave at you.
Everyone else will wave 90% of the time.
I love seeing you sport bike guys out there because I will get that wave prepped and its met every time.
>>16044168
Much like what this guy said if I run across a guy who looks like he's on the wrong side of 65 riding an old ratted out Sportster he will wave.

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Im assuming I cant get these scratches out of my visor.
>don't have kids, they like to push shit off of things.

>>16044948
yeap gonna have to buy a new helmet, I can tell from having seen quite a few scratches in my time

>>16044948
new visor, they cost like $30.

>>16044957
For sure.
>>16044958
Yeah not a big deal, I just dont have a tinted visor for a few days or so.

>>16044745
I love how much BVG struggles on an aprilia 2-stroke

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VB1PGy3oLw

>>16044948
>don't have kids

Wasn't planning on it.

>tfw girl I've been seeing wants to have kids soon
>tfw she was really excited she's going to be aunt (and even told me the news by saying I'm going to be uncle)
>tfw I hate kids

I mean, they only cost time and money, something my baiku and girl already cost.

>>16044969
lol he is trying to ride a 125 off the pipe

>>16044985
the main thing is RS125s come restricted as hell, like 1/2 their power overall.

They didn't derestrict it.

>>16044983
But you get to teach your kid how to ride, and work on bikes and other fun shit.

>>16044969
6:44

>>16044969
what is he doing wrong? i've never ridden a two-stroke before and know nothing about them

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>>16044995
oh no they did my bad.

>>16045012
oh it's a race shift setup. top kek

>>16044997
After they turn 18

No thanks

>>16045012
I think you have to keep the rev's higher than usual to feed the engine enough not to stall

>>16044812
>cucktorian

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>>16045015
>After they turn 18

wut

>>16044812
where in vic ya poof?

>>16045046
Wanna meet of for a swordfight

>>16045043
I'm not rich enough to send them racing. Nature isn't present in this country either.
Legal age to ride on the road is 18

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>>16045043
>sumo
>dirt rims

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>>16045048
Sure why not?
Maybe afterwards we could compare willy size

>>16045043
this makes me want to buy a shitty ratbike and get into gymkhana

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>>16045059
supermoto is a type of racing not a definition for the type of fucking wheels the bike has on, he's supermotoing, doesn't matter what fucking tyres he has on.

What's a real joke is calling dirtbikes with 17s supermotos if all you do is do wheelies down the main street.

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>>16045046
>>16045036
Why though

>>16045083
since when does act have the same colour plates as vic?

>>16045076
nah not with you, i heard you always try and make the balls touch.

fuck off fagget#!

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>>16045083
hi hi pls stay off my touge tyty

>>16045083
Fuck off ya poofta

>>16045098
Nah come on m8 it's not gay until you blow

>>16045105
you are a joke, I'll be waiting for you at the end of the jooj, for you to finish.

>>16045082
vtwins are not sumos

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>>16045125
No sxv550's allowed?

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>>16045125
alright whatever you reply to this will be smart I'm sure.

>>16045138
except for that one

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>>16045125
>actually racing supermoto
>not a supermoto

I mean, ok.

>>16043774
>dealer doesn't have the maintenance history.

run the vin via carfax. It should tell you where the bike was purchased and show you detailed info about the maintenance.

The Alta electric motorcycle just beat an RMZ at Straight Rhythm. And the rider has been retired for 3 years. Ebikes are lit dope af famm

>>16043993
kid, im 6'4" and started on a 250, you are fine.

why do people get such massive hardons for burnouts? wears your engine, stresses your transmission and destroys your tires. it makes a bunch of noise and smoke. big fucking deal. literally what's the point

>>16045197
>he can't burnout

>>16045197

people want to see the showboaters fail, that's why.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9fQ2ewxHQg

>>16045197
>stresses your transmission
Looks like someone does not understand how a dog box works.

>>16045197
Fuck yeh 180/ and 360s Aussie pride

>>16045206
this i can get behind

>>16045197
>he doesnt get a massive hardon for burnouts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBS5FhqgDHg

can i talk about Quads in this thread?

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Brehs.... talk me out of it..

>>16045221
i would have guessed a bucktoothed, cornfed motherfucker named earl or cletus would have stepped out of that thing

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>>16045226
If you are a girl then yes you can.

>>16045232
i bet her cunny smell like strawbery

>>16045234
Fun fact,
Girls like dirt bikes because they make their lady parts tingle.

>>16045229
your money, not mine

>>16045229
Indians feel like cheap plastic. I test drove one after testing a harley and a victory vison (btw i dont like harleys) and the indian felt like a 6k bike while the vison felt like a real 22k bike.

i honestly think polaris bought then to make them shit so that Victories look even better.

>>16045197

STOP CENSORING MY ART
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nW7bxMdBswY

>>16045249
t. someone whose dad owns a harley

You have never ridden an Indian, if you had you would be talking about the superior build quality, ride comfort and power delivery.
Nothing on an indian feels cheap, everyone on a harley not only feels cheap but looks cheap too.

do you have dangerous friends \dbt\

>>16045262
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlsqeIyCfaM

>>16045256
>>16045249
hold on gentlemen. does everyone involved have their assless leather chaps on? got a tub of vaseline? shaved sack, grundle, and cornhole?

for conflicts like these, proper protocols must be observed. let the top cuck win

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>>16045262
>/dbt/
>friends

>>16044767
Sweet. Did you get the air boot and intake adapters?

>>16045262
i don't have any friends at all :^)

>>16045256
i don't ride an indian because i'm not a faggot

>>16045284
you don't ride anything because you don't even have a bike :,)

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

motogp riders dont get paid shit compared to snobby f1 guys. There's a huge pay gap between the two.

>>16045268
dont think so. i just won the auction and it's probably only what's in the pic

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>>16045312
jorge got a 13.5 million dollar contract to go to ducati.

Not like the top guys are hurting.

>>16045326
cool supermoto dude

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>>16045262
I am the danger

>>16045326
>jorge got a 13.5 million dollar contract to go to ducati.

and the free bikes and bonuses for getting podiums. Alonso's 2016 salary was $40 mil, and the free cars and bonuses too.

Right off the farken spectrum.
This video is what happens when your parents give you all your immunisations and you go full aspy

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wglGYXWMcJM

>>16045337
I'm aware it's much worse, I'm just saying they're not hurting.

>>16045344
Do Americans still do the immunissations cause autism conspiracy thing?

>>16045344
christ why are all motovloggers so fucking autistic

>>16045354
because you have to be an autist to make vlogging videos?
Who actually cares about riding around towns lol?
the videos are all aimed at nobikes and kids anyway.

>>16045365
>because you have to be an autist to make vlogging videos

look at this fucker...63k views..spoutin' about a bike that isnt even out yet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB0X-17x5rM

>>16045386
>caring about yamaha bikes in any capacity
disgusting 2bqh

>>16045348
Dunno about yanks.
Here in skippyland we've had legislation to inhibit it.
Don't immunise your kids, childcare centres shun you.
Don't immunise your kids and on welfare, welfare cut.
Work in healthcare and advocate non-immunisation, face charges.

No legislation to focus on shitty vloggers, sadly. They need a fucking good tasing. One of those tasings where you need your partner to step in when your taser goes flat, and have to recharge it before recommencing the Great Tase.

>>16045402
No we don't ya fucking screwdriver, we have legislation that stopped ethylmercury being used as a preservative in vaccines despite there being literally no evidence to say that it causes autism.

They did it just to shut morons up.

If your kids werent immunised and you tried to put them in school with my kids i would be petitioning the school to have them expelled.

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Is triumph striple R here?

>>16045427
This guy doesn't even post here, he just came in to trigger everyone one night

>>16045432
Nah I have faith in him, he's been around a few times afaik, didn't trigger me tho

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>>16045427
probably out sanding off his chicken strips

>>16045436
Well he hasn't been around in probably 9 months

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Big progress today, ordered a rear brake cam lever

>>16045440
Really? I thought he was here around a month ago

>>16045441
nice, all you need now is a set of pedals and a bus pass

>>16045443
maybe I'm just mistaken dude

>>16045461
maybe ur a fucking gay faggot ya cunt FUCK

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>>16045470
Kill yourself my dude

>>16045461
it's all good bro don't sweat it

>>16045473
what the FUCK did you say to me you little NIGGER ASS FAGGOT i'll have you sucking my FUCKING CUM through a straw while i SHIT on your GODDAMN CHEST you fuck

Can you guys explain to me what this shit means? What is a "Full wiseco piston rebuild" or a "V Stacks" or a " Billet cams titanium valves".

is this a modded GSX-R engine?


http://providence.craigslist.org/mcy/5809303936.html

>>16045556
Wiseco make aftermarket pistons. They are reputable.

>>16045556
V stacks is "velocity stacks". Aftermarket intakes. Google can help you more here

>>16045575
Yes but what is the significance of those changes? Does the engine produce more hp than stock?

>>16045583
are you an AMA racer? the fuck do you care about horsepower on a literbike for

>>16045556
It's just lingo man, sportbike motors are notoriously expensive to rebuild, so you don't usually see new pistons and liners in a motor. Wiseco pistons means he spent some money instead of just trying to reuse everything he could. The stacks (velocity stacks) are just something that's often changed on a motor to fine tune for power.

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>>16045556
Sure why not, that means i can call my 300's engine modded and i will fit in with the cool kids.

>>16045556
it means it was thrashed

>>16045588
something doesn't add up though. claims 20k miles but the engine's obviously been rebuilt. chinese fairings too. was probably in a pretty decent wreck. stay away

>>16045588
I see. So it indicates that there was something wrong with the Pistons since he swapped em?

>>16045590
stay away from the cool kids

>>16045556
piston rebuild means top end rebuild. in a bike that's piston, rings, and pin.

billet cam means cam was lathed out of a billet piece of steel. pretty sure all cams are billet.. billet is a heavily used meme word.

titanium valves means valves made out of titanium.

vstacks is probably aftermarket intake runners.

>modded
yes, but barely.

>>16045597
20k is a lot for a sport bike.

>>16045600
It's not a 2 stroke, top end includes the valves and shit.
He flogged the fuck out of that bike/maintained it poorly, blew up the top end and rebuilt it, the bottom end is probably fucked but still has the bike running.

>>16045606
maybe if you're the average sportbike rider and never change your oil

>>16045551
I said kill yourself you neet fuck

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>ride around town a few hours ago
>almost get sideswiped into oncoming traffic by a pickup entering my lane as I was passing


Remember to stay safe out there /dbt/.

>>16045586
I don't give a shit, I am just trying to figure out why the fuck this motor was rebuilt. I don't know if these are common "performance mods" (I know faggots that drive cars like to get different pistons and shit) or if this faggot blew up his previous motor which is why it has all this shit done to it. If it's the latter, I am probably going to steer clear

>>16045620
he blew it up and rebuilt it. might have crashed it as well from hte looks of the plastics. stay away from that shit

>>16045611
t. commuter

>>16045610
top end is not a head rebuild.

>>16045598
No, he wanted more power. It was probably taken to the drag strip regularly, and the owner was willing to spend $3-5k on a motor build and lots of dyno time. Honestly if you don't know any of this you shouldn't buy anything with a modified motor

One thing I can't stand is morons saying any bike that's been used for something other than filming boring webms 'abused'. My Daytona has 14k miles of redline running on 5 track in the Texas heat and just keeps on chugging, and dynos dead on what a new one would. They're built to take it

>>16045620
>why was his motor rebuilt
the same reason all motors get rebuilt

do you really expect a used sport bike to not be thrashed? lol. especailly a giixer bro!

>>16045628
t. someone who doesn't bounce his bike off the rev limiter all day long for shits and giggles. but yes, i ride my bike as a DD rain or shine... if that's a meme now

>>16045620
If it has accompanying dyno readouts, it was likely a project performance bike.

If it doesn't, someone likely hurt that bike.

I used to run wiseco in my RS, but I'd go through a piston every 12,000kms.

>>16045630
they are retarded commuters.

>>16045630
>>16045636

Cool. I'll probably buy it then. My current bike is a ninja 250 so it should be a nice upgrade.

>>16045635
the rev limiter is there for a reason.

>>16045600
Most cams are not billet, most are cast. Even aftermarket cams are often cast or just regrinds on the factory cam. You only find billet stuff for super popular modding platforms like gsxrs and busas.

>>16045646
we have liquor for a reason. does that mean i should be drinking all day every day?

>>16045669
yes, you fagget

>>16045673
your body will last about as long as your engine will being bounced off the limiter all day

>Compared with other motorcyclists, lane-splitting motorcyclists were more likely to ride on weekdays and during commute hours, use better helmets,and travel at lower speeds. Lane-splitting motorcyclists were also less likely to have been using alcohol and less likely to have been carrying a passenger.
>Also compared with other motorcyclists involved in a collision, lane-splitting riders were less likely to suffer head injury (9 percent versus 17 percent), torso injury (19 percent versus 29 percent) and fatal injury (1.2 percent versus 3 percent).

Weekend warriors confirmed for shitcunts

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I'm looking for some motorcycle boots. I'm trying to understand the different types of construction methods and safety features implemented in various types of riding boots but I can't find anything very informative on the web. I'm looking for a boot that offers as much protection as possible but is fashionable and comfortable to wear out and about. I can't seem to find any sort of comfortable, casual looking boot that appears to have the same rigid, lateral bracing found in a motocross boot. I would think the safest riding boot would implement some sort of metal/carbon fiber vertical structure on either side of ones ankle to prevent it from rolling. Let me hear your opinions and insights about motorcycle boot engineering. Boots in pic are the closest to what I think I'm searching for. http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/forma-adventure-low-boots

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>>16045721
There is no such thing as comfort when safety is you goal m8.
There is also no such thing as complete safety.

WINTER IS COMING

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>>16045753
>not living in the southern hemisphere

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>>16045753
Suffahhhhhh

new
>>16045809
>>16045809
>>16045809
>>16045809
>>16045809

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>>16045229
Do it phagget

>>16045721
Take a look at the cheaper Daineses if you haven't. Undoubtedly look kinda stupid, but not too bad if you wear jeans over them, and people take them to trackdays.

>>16046022

Probably gonna be doin something along these lines