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

first for americans can't ride

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>>16108918
XL honda is good honda

>>16108918
Thats actually really impressive. Wish i could do that on my DRZ

>>16108918
How's the weather where you live, wr? I'm still commuting without a jacket

>>16108942
Its not impressive...
Why couldnt you do it?

>>16108955
see first post

Xth for honda is a reputable brand.

>>16108973
>only XL XR or classics

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>>16108953
it's OK i would say, its drizzlin sometimes, but the temps are about 10°C and still enough to ride
IF YOU HAVE A BIKE

where you from?

>>16107406
this is the first time i've heard a 98-01 VFR without an exhaust that triples the decibles

All that gear whine makes it sound like an electric motor

>>16108984
I'm poland
2 degrees and still going STONK

>>16108924
>good honda
this is an oxymoron

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>>16109009
>he doesnt know about XL XR reliability

>>16109018
every "reliable" honda ever made has two well reported gremlins on average

>>16109031
What are these gremlins?

>>16108994
ayy lmao u madman

Trading my SV for a z800, did i do good or is this another memebike?

>>16109052
The z800 is a memebike, while the SV is good. There has literally never been a z800 or z750 that wasn't trashed. It's also pigfat and a kawasaki

>>16109052
>not a ZX-6R

why

>>16109052
the z800 isn't really any good. Get the 1000 at that point since they weight the same...

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Im thinking of buying this (Yamaha FZ16 150cc) as my first bike. Would it be better to get this and quality gear instead of waiting to get a Ninja250?

>>16109105
Cbr250?

>>16109032
Being slow and boring

>>16109138
But they are so cheap.
Thats why i use it as a town bike

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

>>16109105
Underage b&

>>16109153
I don't understand what's going on here

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>>16109153
>>16109169
Apparently it's some sort of Portugal meme

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>>16109189
Strange

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I wish they still made bikes in this color scheme

>>16109202
1. Buy flat black ARRSIX or whatever
2. Buy couple cans of spraypaint and some masking tape
3. ???????
4. Retro!

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Who /BeyondThunderdome/ around here?

>>16109202

Purple x Blue is fukken sick.

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>>16109202
Straight out of the 90s and into your dreams.

>>16109220
Hm2 is pretty shit desu famalamfam
I played the first one pirated first. Good times because there was one segment where you couldnt break a single window or the game would crash. Then I bought it and it was way too easy because of that

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God damn, thank you based motorcycle gods for making up for the shit ride on Monday.
> sun shining
> dry
> perfect feeling on bike
> not too much traffic but enough to keep things interesting
> ate burgers
> rode through city
> didn't even freeze in 2° weather

Can't believe this pic is over a year old.
And 2 years ago I bought my first bike.

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>riding seasons

>>16109240
Damn, it's really nice here too.
I should go out

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>>16109240
>2°
lmao what germany do you live in
kys drobe

>>16109274
Best Germany of course.
Why would I kill myself when riding is so fun and life is good?

>fully custom bike lots off $$$ an mods done to it
>that fucking wallmart exhaust
HAHAHAHAHAHAH
https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/mcy/5790887840.html

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>>16109301
because it isn't
kill me

I just explained some orbital mechanics (oberth effect) to a girl. Yay me

>>16109105
Get the extra displacement if your goal isn't riding like a madman. If it is, then get the gear. BTW many, many generations of riders don't crash constantly but /dbt/ live on the extreme edge. I'd rather have the extra horsepower to save my ass than be limited by tiny engine.

If your helmet meets DOT standards it's reasonable protection. If interested you can compare Snell and DOT standards but main thing is wear the fucking thing and make it a full coverage helmet so you don't grind your face off. Helmet, jacket, riding gloves (I use TIG welding gloves because light, tough, comfortable and I can use them for welding in a pinch) will do for starters and you can add specialty boots and pants later. It's personal preference but I've worn steel toe lineman style boots for many years. The toes bother some people but my other hobbies are more dangerous to feet than riding. No "engineer" AKA biker boots though. No laces means no ankle support.

ATGATT types may get ranty and they do have a point if you think the street is a race track.

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Who else owns a strange combination of bikes?

>>16109331
ATTGAT not because we ride like idiots, but because of fucking cagers running us over

>>16109331
Eh
As an ex-atgatt, I recommend focusing on getting quality boots, gloves and a helmet. These are what may actually save your extremities from involuntary amputation. The jacket and pants are for limiting road rash and not much else.

>>16109217
Does having no wife or children mean I can ride like a madman?

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>>16109356
Forgot picture

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>>16109344
Isn't that exhaust going to burn your toes on the shifter?

>>16109344
sikk exhaust m8

>>16109329
WHAT DIS

Is there an adventure capable Supermoto style bike?

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>>16109375
It has extended forward controls, You'll only burn your leg once or twice, then you get used to the positioning.
>>16109377
Thanks m8

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>>16109379
Dorsoduro / Hypermotard/Hyperstrada/Multistrada depending on your adventures

>>16109379
>how many layers of reddit are you on bruh

It's called a dirtbike you spastic

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>>16109375
The only shitty part about the exhaust is that right turns scrape if it's too tight.

>>16109405
>adventure
>dirt bike banging out highway miles

How many layers of fucking retard you on my dude?

>>16109418
>hue hue me wanna light-raecbiek that can go on dirt roads
>not a dirtbike tho
Fuck off
Get literally anything and remember to post your crash on 9gag

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>>16109240
>>16109274
>2°C
lmao what germany do you live in
It was -2°C this morning
And now I have a cold, but I think it's not from riding in these temperatures :^)

>>16109418
>banging out highway miles
why do you need a supermoto style bike then?
just buy a car
or a cruiser (which is basically the same?!)

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>>16109429
NICE MULTIPLAY AYYYY

ayways seems like since we have so many people from the south, aka sandpeople here, they seem to have brought their temperatures with them

>>16109428
>hue hue me wanna light-raecbiek that can go on dirt roads
I never said light, nor race bike, I said a bike style in Supermoto that's built as an adv bike, to which >>16109398 gave me a good answer for things to look it.

>>16109430
I just like the dirt/sumo style, hypermotard/multi is essentially what I had in mind. Gotta stay comfy.

>>16109443
An hyper/dorso will kill your butt, idiot
You wouldn't do a cross country on a plank
Get a proper seat

>>16109465
>>16109443
Get a VFR they're comfy and fun

>>16109465
Why are you being a big meanie face, anon?

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>>16109467
Forgot pic

>>16109468
He's right, they won't be comfy at all

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>>16109440
that can't be the reason, here are many too
I wish it was warmer here though

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>>16109486
>not fast enough to overtake a Twinguh without hassle
lmao nigga what wrong with your R65

>>16109467
had one
>comfy
>not that fun
>more stable than a Camry in side-winds and very forgiving in turns (not very willing though)

>>16109512
What year and size did you have?

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>>16109502
>not fast enough to overtake a Twinguh without hassle
t-that's not true

>>16109512
How big
Since the 800 is A3 anyway and i already have a 750 i'm really interested in the new 1200
Maybe even with the full dresser+ABS+DCT pack

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>>16109517
well it surely looked like it ;-)

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>>16109523
>DCT pack

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>>16109344
Certainly not me
>>16109375
Ayy lmao

>>16109377
A spaceship has limited delta velocity available.
When you burn far from a planet you can change your velocity from say 3km/s to 4km/s, but if you burn closer to a planet where you're already going 4km/s you'll get 5km/s and that is a bigger change in energy

>>16109541
My fatfuck friend loves it
He says it's _smooooooooth_
And i'd need a bike with big ass panniers 'n shit
It's either that or a manual Africa twin with knobbies and cages

>>16109563
Ah yes
i learnt this in KSP

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>>16109540
well actually it really does feel a bit slow right now
But I couldn't look into it in the last few days, I can't be fucked wrenching on my bike on the sidewalk when it's already dark and cold after work, and I also had other stuff to do
TÜV is due this month, too

>>16109563
>burn
burn what?
and why is it a bigger change if it is both just a step of 1km/s?
>>knowledge

>>16109576
come to me, i'll make you your TÜV
mine is due since one month now
yolo

>>16109583
Because energy is proportional to velocity squared
6 squared minus 5 squared is more than 5 squared minus four squared
Burn fuel in your spaceship

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>>16109583
>mine is due since one month now
oh boy
Why don't you do it yourself then? :^]

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>>16109595
does being closer to a planet has to do anything with?
>>16109601
weil se is net da :^(
>mgw

>>16109595
>he burns fuel
Solar sail masterrace over here

>>16109608
You gain speed from being in a gravity well. It's like when you ride downhill you go faster at the bottom

>>16109609
>only being able to move away from the sun
>having 0.01 N of force

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>>16109608
>weil se is net da :^(
Dann braucht se doch auch keinen TÜV :^)

>>16109619
ay so the higher the numbers i want to accelerate from (5 to 6 takes more than 1 to 2 and 200 takes a shitload to 201)
the more power i need?

>>16109653
Yes but on a bike you have drag and you also have to accelerate the earth, while on a spaceship you have a set amount of deltaV
Cheap beer at local discount fuck yeah

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>>16109629
jedoch aber wenn sie wieder da ist
>>16109666
>deltaV
what the fugg is this nerd speak
where does one learn such things?
anyways thanks for explaining Satan, I don't think I would know what you mean in german, but in engish i kind of understood
i just couldn't translate it lmao

>>16109674
Change in velocity. On a spaceship you can go from 1000 to 2000 or feom 500000 to 501000 and it doesn't make a difference because you're in outer space where everything is relative
Just play kerbal space program you'll get it

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I recently bought a Vulcan 750 with all four of the turn signal stalks falling apart. I bought four replacements but they have the same shitty plastic stalks. Is there anything I can place or wrap over them that won't look like shit and keep them from falling apart.

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>>16108973
XR650's are pure sex

>>16109714
Wierd
I always manage to break the clear cover before anything else

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tell me /dbt/ should i go for a CBF 250 with 2.860 km for 3100€ or should i go for a Honda CB 500 with 16.600 km for 1.500 € ?

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>>16109841
neither

>>16109841
Find a CB 500 with less miles for a little more money

>got to auction site
>1100 125cc bikes
>800 bikes in the 500-650cc range
>22 (twenty-two) 250s
Why is this allowed?

>>16109865
>16.600km
>a lot

>>16109889
Oh rip i defaulted my thinking to miles

Get the cb500

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>>16109886
>250
>relevant
stop thinking like an american

>>16109946
B-but I wanted a small Ninja bikelet ;_;

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>>16109953
then get a ninja 125
oh wait such thing doesnt exist thankfully

a 300 is small enogh
get the 300 then

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Best bike.

>>16109956
There literally aren't any used Ninjas out there that haven't been raised from getting hektik'd into a tree or a truck by dubious slav rituals.
And I'm not going to buy my first bike new.

>>16109974
>dubious slav rituals

wat

>>16110008
>buy a bike that was totaled and written off somewhere in the first world (typically Italy)
>restore to a condition where it look somewhat presentable to a layman
>sell it as 'like new' in the slavlands

>>16110008
you're not European, you don't understand
>>16109974
well then don't buy a used ninja
it's that simple

0-4 Bongs and oxycodone
5-9 Just bongs

>>16110000

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Evening niggas

>>16110061
Jesus is crying for you anon

>>16110061
btfo

>>16110075
bongs for jesus

>>16110075
He can take my pain too.

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>two beers in
>[snoop dogg's cover of riders on the storm playing on the background]

Life's sweet sometimes.

>>16110116
you sound like a faggot

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>>16110116
Gud song

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Honda FMX 650 and Yamaha XT660x.
The honda has the dominator engine in it.
Anyone can tell me anything about those bikes, especially the maintenance. Fuel range? Thanks.

>>16110175
yes

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>>16110146
WELL IT TAKES ONE TO RECOGNIZE THE OTHER, MR. SPECIALIST.

Whassup?

>>16110147
Thank you anon. Got any chill out tunes over there?

>>16110175
The FMX 650 has a pretty meh reputation, the XT660 is regarded as an all time classic. Both are torquey as fuck and I loved my time on a big single. Maintenance is easy (well, could be easier on an aircooled single but what gives) and the engine is regarded as very durable.

>>16110192
Got my A2 license this year (yep, thats the restricted one). I choose to make a motard my first big bike, didn't ride anything big before that.

Anyways, I'm looking at the maintenance of those. The FMX needs oil changes at 3000km (i think) and valve checks aswell.

The yammy is apears to be more durable though-but has more electronics (scares me a little working on them lol).

KTMs are utter CRAP, except you got money, ex Husqvarna/SWM even more.

Did I miss anything else?

Are the CB125F and YBR125 my only decent options for an A1 bike? Which is better?

>>16110293
A1 is pointless.
Disregard license, buy an R1.

>>16110293
The honda. More common than dirt

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>>16110237
If you want something really easy to work on, the older 600 platform from Yamaha is a tad easier to put your hands into and the bike was built in true shitbike, easy-to-work on fashion. Also, it'll be very cheap.

The 660 needs oil at every 5000km, valves and a major service every 20000km and minor services every 10000km. I can't speak for the honda. I would avoid European bikes altogether if you're after some savings.

The Yamaha isn't the easiest bike ever to work on (compared to a CG125 for instance) but it isn't bad either. I did my first valve check ever on the 660 platform while working on the curb.

>>16110306
>More common than dirt

As in for buying used? Because I need to buy it new. I can't afford to drop a grand or more at once, so I need to do the 65 quid/month finance. Or do you mean for aftermarket? Because I live in the middle of bumfuck nowhere, but oddly there is a yamaha dealership in my town.

>>16110314
Then get the yammy. Chek first which one has the cheapest parts I'd say.

>>16110307
Thanks for the info! I think the Honda needs new oil at 4000km and is made the same fashion those old 600 yamahas were.

But what about the cam chain. When does this fucker need to be replaced.

Or is it the same way like in a car engine (change it when it starts making noise).

>tfw fireblade

>>16110314
>I can't afford to drop more than a grand at once
>so I'll sign a contract forcing me to pay even more in the long run
1000 yuropoors is enough for a 125,if you can't afford that then wait

>>16110314
If you buy new and plan to keep the machine I suggest getting a factory service manual. Clymer/Haynes/Chilton aren't near as good.

>>16110367
>tfw killing girls

>>16110381
what is this spicy new meme

>>16110369

I know it's more in the long run, but for me spending more money over time is necessary even if not ideal.

>>16110371

Already looking into basic motorcycle maintenance/repair to try and save as much money as I can. If it breaks down and I can't fix it myself, I'm fucked. Any recs for more advanced repairs?

>>16110391
Do the besic maintenance yourself (oil changes, chain..) but leave the more complicated stuff to the shop (eg. valve adjustment).

>>16110403
>leave the more complicated stuff to the shop (eg. valve adjustment).

Do you think it's possible for an amateur to learn? I have a 130iq, though of course iq is pretty irrelevant. I don't mind dedicating time to learning, I just really cannot afford to get it repaired unless I absolutely have to. I have a savings account with a few hundred in it, but I really don't want to dip into that.

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Just too bad young people don't get into motorcycling anymore. It's like everyone waits to save up for a brand new r1200gs. They are everywhere, with a middle aged fuck on it.

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>>16110365
>cam chain

Cam chain are usually not wear items on motorcycles. Tensioners have a tendency to fail over time on some models — creating increasingly loose chains easily identifiable by a rattling noise at idle — but the cam chain itself would need a very large amount of use to even warrant thinking of replacement. You'd be thinking anything between 200.000km to 400.000km or even more to actually have to replace one. And I'm guesstimating these numbers based on what I've googled in the past, I never actually heard of someone replacing their timing chain.

Assuming street usage on the first 50.000km you're looking at oil+filters, air filters, valve adjustments, tires, chain+sprockets, spark plugs and that's pretty much it. Brake pads maaaaaybe. Steering and sprocket bearings if you're unlucky. Maybe a burnt bulb or two. This is nearly standard on all bikes.

>>16110420
it's not impossible but it takes a specialized set of tools and exacting attention to detail. it's all in the service manuals though

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>>16110385
>this meme being new

>>16110420
Dude, that's far more delicate stuff. You can't just tighten it nice and snug lol. The valves can wear out.

>>16110443
>>16110453

So it's a big version of watch making? Requires a steady hand, good eye, and meticulousness?

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I found a really neat bike. 2003 Derbi GPR50. 50cc 2 stroke water cooled 6 spd transmission, tops out about 55mph very fun bike

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>>16110447
i let my meme encyclopedia at home

>>16110447

>cubs win

disgusting. I can't wait for russia to nuke us.

>>16110442
I know, I know, some people do like, hundreds of thousands of kilometers on their machines.

While other belive that modern bikes can't get past the 50000km. They must ride mopeds

>>16110073
I'm getting a wide barred cruiser next summer.

Do the wide bars change handling that much for a cruiser?

My Bolt has very flat bars.

>>16110470
We world series champs now.

>>16110473
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs8I8fYNNG0

i always reference this video when people talk about motorcycle engine longevity

>>16110365
Timing chains were small enough to wear out in 1980s bikes but that and guide wear are rare today.

>>16110488
check yourself before you wreck yourself
we 300k nao

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIHz-U_73BE

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>>16110465
I didn't know they existed outside italy
Bet it's pretty shit without all the local aftermarket

>>16110432
You're welcome

>>16110498
the cbr f4i isn't like an amazing dream bike or anything, but it's really heartwarming how much this dude loves the shit out of that thing. makes me happy

>>16110494
only happens to KTMs i guess
read somewhere that some poor guys smc 690 blew up at 78,000km

>>16110499

I can't find parts anywhere.. When I bought it the bike was torn apart. Had to buy a new carb which I got from moped army and I found a US site that sold me an oil cap but that's all I have sourced so far.. Plastics are beat, turn signals gone etc... Drove 5hrs to pick it up, hood rat was using it as a "stunt bike." Didn't know you could even get these in the US he had no idea what he had

>>16110507
Too bad, here in Europe they will go extinct next year due to the new emission laws

>>16110391
>Any recs for more advanced repairs?

There's nothing a shop does that you cannot learn to do with a bit of study except jobs which require expensive special tools. It's only a motorcycle. Every complex task is a sequence of simple tasks. I take notes and my cheap point-and-shoot camera serves me well on many vehicles and machines I work on.

Spend a lot of time on motorcycle forums. You'll figure out whose techniques and advice are worth watching.

If you want to learn more hang out with mechanics, and if you can score a cheap beater to fuck with you can learn to wrench on that while riding your new, in-warranty machine. Learning to wrench pays off in many ways throughout ones life so have at it. What one man can do, another man (or woman, my wife was a very good helicopter mechanic) can do.

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>>16110521

and on the subject of rare 50's I have this too. A 1983 Yamaha RX50. 1 out of 2000 made. I actually have a pair, one of each color.

>>16110524
there's no grandfathering? that's a fucking travesty. how the everliving fuck did that get passed?

>>16110515
>only happens to KTMs i guess

KTMs seem to be today what British bikes were in the late 1960s/early 1970s. Fast, fun, and frequently in the shop. Anyone with new KTM money can afford a spare though.

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>>16110365
>Or is it the same way like in a car engine (change it when it starts making noise).
Yes, well you will check it for stretching when you check the valves and know when it needs to be replaced based on the factory provided specs

Whatd you guys do today?
I've been out all day, just changed oil, and now gonna go back out for a night ride

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>>16110521
Where i live there's a bit of a cult around all kinds of shitbikes

>>16110526
Otherwise, your mechanical skills will incredibly improve when your bike gives up at 2 o' clock in the morning in middle of nowhere

>>16110540
took my bike in for an after-purchase inspection. cost me $125 for the estimate and another $180 in repairs. could have been much worse but i wish the guy had been less adept at hiding what was wrong with it. i test rode the thing for a god damn hour and the ABS had no problems but the next day it failed on me mid-braking. took about a half second for the failsafe to kick in and nearly gave me a fucking heart attack. at least i know the failsafe works

>>16110535
EURO4 comes in effect. EURO 5 and 6 yet to come.

These new regs are so tough, bikes will need a test which wil prove that the engine can atleast do 20k km lol

>>16110556
>implying
If those are kms even my aprilia did it just on oilchanges

>>16110556
No worry, EUSSR will collapse any day now.

>>16110556
top cuck 2bqh. can't imagine how butt hurt that must make people. can't even imagine the logistics required to make every single vehicle retroactively compliant. in the US when they tighten emissions laws it goes into effect for all future vehicles as far as i know.

>>16110584
The norms only apply to new vehicles.

>>16110584
>retroactively
That's bullshit
AFAIK they'll make restrictions illegal, but what's done it's done

>>16110584
Nah, we need those regulations. Otherwise all new bikes would still be aircooled and would have carbs haha

>see qt
>wheelie
>she smiles

>>16110540
bongs and oxys

>>16110604
Tulpas are bad for your mental health, mite.

>>16110604
>things that never happened
:^)

>>16110612
and why is this unfathomable to you? can't wheelie?

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>>16110633
No need to be so defensive.
You need to learn to accept your dysfunctions, anon.

>>16110662
nothing like a huge slab of japanese robo cock vibrating madly underneath your grundle

>>16110604
>crash
>qt smile even more

>>16110662
It's sad how much this pic resonates with this thread

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I'm not cool enough to WEBM :(

>>16109375
the new SV is butifull but it's missin fairing on the buttum. it's too naked

>>16110485
The highway bars? Nah, don't change anything really. Just nice to stretch out on long rides. And good for the legs if you drop it at low speeds

Am I the only one who struggle to honk when holding the clutch?, in very low speed or stop I'm afraid to try push the horn button because I don't want to let of the clutch.

>>16110893
Do pull ups to her a manly grip

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>>16110854
>3 wheels

Anyone used imex for parts before?
https://en.impex-jp.com/

>>16110556
>bikes will need a test which wil prove that the engine can atleast do 20k km lol
gg enduros. I always thought it was cool how you guys got some race enduros in street legal trim.

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>friend wants me to teach him how to ride
>we agree to meet at a giant parking lot
>waiting for him
>get bored and notice some speed bumps
>start using them as ramps and jump my drz all over the parking lot
>cop shows up
>kicks me out
>i pretty sure he infringed my natural right to be gnarly
>fucking pigs

>31 stars who you forgot were transgender

gook moot has some strange ads

>>16110959
looks like cheap OEM parts, never used them tho

>>16111111

>>16111104
you were just spared by the gnar gods from having your baiku wrapped around a light pole

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>>16111104
I found a parking lot on the day of my motorcycle test with parking blocks lined up parallel with about 3 feet in between them, so I would use the first as a kicker and jump over the second.

>>16111183
>implying the gnar gods dont see my jumps as offerings

>>16111205
sumo/dual sport is life.

>>16109344
i own that same combo

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>>16109344
I suppose this is a fairly common combo.

>>16109953
I have one. No you don't

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slow thread

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>>16111268
>tfw none of your riding buddies are available and you have to ride alone

I changed out my rear tire earlier in the week on the motorcycle. Worked on my bicycle today and was staring at the bottle of slime sealant. I'm curious, have any of you used sealants in your motorcycle tires? I know there are a few brands that promote their product for motorcycles. Are any of them actually worth using?

I do mostly road riding with occasional gravel/caliche road exploration. There is a lot of road trash in my area but would sealant be worth its price?

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>>16111299
slime is garbage, fix your leaks properly.
a spare tube and pump arent all that bulky to keep around

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>>16111268
Girl asked for help moving really light shit and kept asking me about stuff. People are weird how was your day dbt?
>>16111205
Bunny hops are fun.

>mfw a mini AT
http://www.advpulse.com/adv-bikes/honda-cbf190x-fight-hawk/

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New KTM recall. "Anomalies in the manufacturing process" fucks the cup seal, leading to queeze-and-got-nothing brakes.

Only seems to be a problem with the German-made bikes. The Indian-made bikes are machined correctly.

>>16111362
> 184cc
> 15 HP
> 326lbs

I'm sure the performance will be breathtaking.

Is this a joke?

http://southcoast.craigslist.org/mcy/5844961676.html

>>16111390
Dat' some serious drag-racing hardware, dab nubbit

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>>16111367
just wait for baird to get his hands on the new 701, that's when the recall shit is gonna get serious.

>>16111390
>>16111411
why would some one ever stretch a grom?

>>16111450
He never wants to balance on the rear wheel, ever

>>16111411
>>16111457
Because the Grom is known for being too powerful

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>>16111390
let's say it all together now.

AMERICANS

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Whoever posted the link to the Stanley toolkit last week is based anon
I got mine in and now I feel like a man

You need a pry bar to get some of the sockets out of the case though, goddamn

what does burning synthetic oil smell like?

>>16111367
i hear the 2017 ktm's are shit bikes in general especially when compared to the 2015/2016 ktm's

>>16111543
Smells like a 2 stroke running.

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Just got back from night ride on clean oil.
_smoooooth_

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>>16111543
like sum sicc jammmz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLU8OA4204k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZxytRsdqwc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjluPel_4YE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdab-Z028hg

why id dbt so slow lately?
who died?
its like half of dbt died.

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>>16111587
>sicc jammmz
>not smooth jammmz

https://youtu.be/hLxBu5kOTjU?t=261

If you're going fast you shouldn't be listening to music (if you can process the music you're not going fast enough).

>>16111607
combination of awful new shitposting and awful newtrips has killed it

>>16111607
A bunch of people crashed.
And all the Chicago guys are probably still out partying
The rest of us have been more active later at night for the past few days

>>16111616
why has shitposting become people trying to act like social retards?

Is it the Germans trying to be Australians again?

why i don't see web ems?

why is no one posting bikes?

why is not anyone posting their helmets?

>>16111609

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd9YK-Lt5XE

post ~joyride~ music

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>>16111367
Doesn't KTM get their brakes from Brembo? I know their old ones did but not sure if they still do.

>>16111289
You're not missing a whole lot. That dude is a total buzzkill and not fun to ride with.

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>>16111641
have a webm, with my bike and with my helmet in it

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>>16111641
haven't made any new webms for you stooges,

can't be fucked posting my bikes,

i guess you can have a helmet picture.

>>16111645
Sweet SM, could that thing handle 90mph for like, 20 minutes and not implode?

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>>16111641
I guess it's repost time

>>16111647
>>16111661
my favorite webmfags, you never cease to amaze me. you gentlemen truly have a gift

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>>16111641

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Gents, I need help. I'm on a toss up for an R3, or a 2016 Vulcan S for a first bike. I'm gonna be movin' to Sydney this month, and I'll need something to get to work and shit on. I've ridden before. The fuck should I chose?

>>16111675
>tfw your hair's all tangled and you don't have a comb
too much ponytail flapping in the wind at triple digit speeds

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>>16111654
no.

>>16111671
thanks.

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>>16111675

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>>16111671
for what?

>>16111692
of postimg webms to us who don't know how to post webms

>>16111681
If you run water through it briefly it should fix it

>>16111691
it is indeed nice, but how does it handle?
Would it be worth getting it?

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>>16111707
you should learn bruh

>>16111681
>tfw only have a wind proof beard

>>16109105
go 300 cc

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>>16111707
webms are special now?

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>tfw honda riders trying to take out their KTM overlords
>ktm withstands the bashing

>>16111707
it's easy.

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Is there any reason I shouldn't get a Indian scout?

>>16111775
its not a harley so, not really

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>>16111775
yes.

>>16111775
dem scrapes

>>16111735
Ill be fully honest with you
As a commuter bike around town and up to 70-80mph it's great
But if you want to overtake on an interstate, you have to really rev it.
If you're travelling on a major highway every day, I'd say get a ninja 500 or something
Otherwise the r3 is really damn nice

just borke up with my gf guys

i feel so bad right now i want to die

please help me /dbt/. I'm only on my L plates and I can't ride away the pain cause its past sunset

>>16111803
kek

>>16111798
>r3 has issues above 80mph
>my geared up ninja 250 from 2003 can handle 90 and still have good overtake
>you payed 10 billion dollars for it

Hahahahahahahahahah

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>>16111803
Oh no, not your average girlfriend who you put up with for a average vagina. Say it's not so

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>>16111803
>remove L plate
>no longer restricted
I don't know how europoors haven't thought of this. Are you all really this stupid?

>>16111798
Ah, alright. Cheers mate. Sadly gonna be freewaying it a lot of the time

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>>16111821
#rekt

>>16111833
>nobike posting a webm of nothing
At least it's bike related so it's better than your average post

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>>16111839
>not liking the indian

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>>16111833
you have a bike again?

>>16111844
no not yet. I will probably get one during february when after I get muh tax return in and some mofugga needs to pay their bill

>>16111814
It can go that fast without an issue, it's just really not the best choice for continual highway driving every day.
And my meme machine is faster than yours, so zip it.

>>16111828
Look for 500s and 650s, they'll be better for freeway riding.

>>16111852
Yeah, that's why I'm leaning for the Vulcan here. It is a 650, and it looks pretty fun

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>>16111828
Take some time to learn other routes and it's easy to learn to live without ever hitting the freeway for more than 10 minutes.

>>16111865
If you're into the styling, go for it.
I think it looks damn cool

Also, the R3 is apparently bad luck because all of the R3 owners but me crashed last month. Lol

>>16111745
i had a beard for a while but i looked like jesus if he didn't shower and fucked three year olds so i shaved it off

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>crashes fz09 while willyin'
>fixes it, gets bare min insurance
>crashes it while willyin' again at 70mph

>>16111885
wait hol up nig. I just realised I read your post wrong. You said Mph. I'm in fucking aus, our highway speed is fuckin 60 mph
Fuck I'm retarded, never mind. I can get the R3 for around $28 a week, too

>>16111896
I think we almost all look like that
Except Octo, he's hot :^)

>>16111901
Up to you, I ride mine on the highway all the time, it does fine, just have to give it some juice to get it over 80mph
I ride almost every day on it and it's been great to me
Just get a DBT sticker because it cancels out the bad luck of the R3, like a double negative

>>16111900
what a retard. It's the easiest thing to prevent by just hitting the brake.

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>>16111901
>in Australia
>getting an r3 instead of the anime girls learner bike

>>16111928
To be fair, I would if I liked the dash layout of it

>>16111928
B U F F E T I N G
U
F
F
E
T
N
G

>>16111940
Dammit I messed up

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>>16111919
i told him that so many times. but hes so stupid, he thought he was always at bp, when really he just had plenty of revs to chase it. he looped it and had no idea how it happened.

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>>16111896
i keep it for practical reasons, i burn like a goddamn albino and it saves me a lot of suffering in summer.
and in winter its just nice and warm in the cold wind

>>16111940
What? That bike is heavy and balanced enough that it feels plenty stable on the freeway passing / being passed.

>>16111963
No windscreen or fairings. Bike doesn't move around of course, but you get a lot of wind

>>16111532
link here anon. Glad to see your not a notool cuckboi.

>>16111532
Noice, slightly different to my black chrome kit. I have the 1/4" drive as well in the one kit.

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>>16111937
whats wrong with the dash layout?
>>16111970
wind holds you up, puts less strain on your back.
i actually rather ride mine without the bug shield on it and it's not like they are unstable bikes you can ride them on bumpy roads 1 handed without a steering damper

>>16111607
like 17 anons crashed last month

LMAO!

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i burnt the roof of my mouth right near the teeth earlier eating hot tendies fresh out the microwave. swishing beer around in my mouth makes it tingle and feel really good when i run my tongue over it

>>16111673
post mams

>>16111970
If you're wearing more than shorts and a T-shirt there's not much difference, unless you have a huge windshield. But i guess a fairing does keep your legs warm and drier.

>>16111987
they said you were arrested for pedophile

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>>16111641

>>16111991
I havent posted in like a month. Who died? I hope its tash and the other dirty pollack.

>>16111987
I mean, it is pretty nice (and you may have just convinced me to try and get one), I just normally prefer the enclosed dash of a bike that has fairing is all. Also the chrome surrounds would blind me in the morning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7V5YOEMQV8
>waaah i can't make money from my hobby anymore
>youtube hates me
>other motovloggers are cancer tho.
>totally not me. I'm cooler and more interesting than everyone else
>gib mone pls

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>>16112002
who is they?

>>16112002
I also heard that he sucked 10yo cock.

>>16112010
oh also
>over the top clickbait and thumbnails
>yeah i do it too but I do it ironically
>totally acceptable in my case

>>16111631
almost all germans left

>>16111803
LMAOING AT UR LIFE!

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>>16112008
get a bug shield, wind really isnt a problem on bikes, bugs are annoying though.

>>16112010
>grom
>camo pants and hi-viz jacket
>trainers
>moto vlogger
>tacky helmet additions
>obnoxious millennial ADD-editing
>20 minutes of pure, unadulterated inanity
christ i have never wanted anyone to crash and die more

>>16112010
Kek hes going to have to get a real job

>>16112010
i thought motovlogging was a hobby?
people do it as a job?

>>16111896
so now you just look like you fick three year olds.

>>16112039
people can make pretty decent money off youtube. iirc a million subs generally equates out to six figures a year.
>>16112042
no, now i just look like i don't shower

>>16112010
Jake we know you arent making money anymore but pls stop shilling your shit here on dbt and Get a real job to support your kid.

>>16112039
The best ones do it for free imo

>>16112010
>babbling bullshit and riding around doesn't make you a living
WHO WOULD HAVE FUCKING THOUGHT

>>16112050
>Motovlogger
>Best

Ayy lmao!

>>16112029
Actually

that's a good idea, thanks man

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>>16112010
basically every channel is seeing a huge reduction in views and additional subscribers.

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>>16112070
Thank god. We dont need more beta cuckboi nu-males ruining motorcycles.

>>16112070
can you do RJ and BaronVonGrumble?

>>16112083
hate to break it to you but that's no beta cuckboi nu-male although that motorcycle is most likely getting wrecked sooner or later

>>16112086
I can do ur mum, fagget!

>>16112006
Hey :)

>>16112090
>Implying hes ruining something

Beta nu-male cuckboi detected.

>>16112086
Just look them up yourself

http://socialblade.com/youtube/user/baronvongrumble

http://socialblade.com/youtube/user/royaljordanian

I didn't put either on the chart because the chart was meant to be a cross section of cancer.

RJ is not a motovlogger (what exactly he is or why people watch it is beyond me but it's not cancer at least) and BvG makes good content with 44t

>>16112100
>was meant to be a cross section of cancer.
Yeah, just like I thought. RJ holds up well.
I'm glad people are getting sick of retards riding around and talking nonsense all the time.

>>16112131
still even non chemo channels are getting a dropoff.

https://socialblade.com/youtube/channel/ucjavmhgp0h1aeky8vtejpjg

>>16112070
i really wouldn't mind the motovlogging style if they didn't just use motorcycling as a platform for their own personal non-motorcycle related bullshit.