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

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CBR500r for winter road tour in Europe?

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This is for you OP

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Look at this bike, it is awesome.

oh boy more spam

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These are bikes I want

dbt please

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>>16212665
better make another thread

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>>16212659
what is wrong with showing you bikes I like

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Want so bad

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>America

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>Had my first slide today.
break lever broke at the edge and front blinker does not work, rear blinker just do not flickering (it's working like regular light now).
the good part is shifting feels more smooth now(maybe it's because I change)

framing is not that bad, I might not replace it, depends on the price.

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What motorcycle hat does dbt wear ?
I weae a Shoeir (not my picture)

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how come nobody is talking about the bmw rninet? I don't even care about all the boomers lifestyle marketing, this bike looks the fucking tits.

I'ma poorfag so I'll wait 5 years for them to be nicely depreciated and pick me up a bargain.

>>16212780
the RnineT is 3 years old already.

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Is this a cafe mini bike?

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>>16212773
LS2 like a boss
>falling for the carbonfiber meme
>trusting the japanese hat jew

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would you ride with your bull

>>16212817
perfect for taking your wife's son on a trip

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>>16212828
good idea didnt think about that

>>16212638
I feel guilty. I like it. Hold me.

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found a gr650 for sale for 900 australian, not currently working but I'm pretty sure all it needs is an oil change and to clean the carbs. what do you guys reckon, pic related

>>16212769
If bike rides straight and handles fine, cosmetic frame damage does not mean much.

>>16212836
If it's been sitting for a long time you should really rebuild the engine to check for anything that could go catastrophically wrong. 900 bux isn't bad though.

>>16212780
Nice machine. A BMW without a ton of shit hanging off it is fun and easier to work on. No accident it looks like the Reg Pridmore racers from the glory days.

New helmet

What buy?

>>16212836
Not bad
I've got a yamaha sr250 which is visually the same pretty much, goes like a dream and only weighs about 90kg

>>16212844
I havent actually gona and bought it yet, gonna go over tomorrow with a battery and some starter fluid and see if it turns over

>>16212836
Ignore this lunatic:

>>16212844
>If it's been sitting for a long time you should really rebuild the engine to check for anything that could go catastrophically wrong.

Since Straya and where it's sitting I presume dry storage. I would bring a car battery and jumper cables to spin it over.

Compression tester would be a good idea. Perform compression test on both cylinders. Will likely be on the low side from sitting but should be within 20 or so psi of each other.

Look at spark plugs. Should not be oily. See online spark plug charts.

Dunno Straya prices but I assume they are higher than CONUS by a lot. Carb cleaning (pull the petcock and ensure fuel tank is clean too), fresh fuel hoses etc if dried out and a thorough inspection is all ya usually need.

I've been balls deep into many, many garage sitters at the indy shop I've worked since the mid '80s. I don't do "precautionary rebuilds". Unless the fucker was parked next to salt water (in which case it would be a rustball and you'd not be asking!) engines don't just go bad from sitting unless outdoors in the rain with water ingress to intakes etc.

When ya get it home, go OCD on the wiring, including grounds, and make sure all is well. Pine-Sol the carbs. Pure Pine-Sol beats commercial carb dip and I've used pretty much all of those. Cheap ultrasonic cleaners work fine but not required.

Get JIS screwdrivers. Vessel brand are OK.

If tires show dry rot on the sidewalls, replace. They won't die instantly but they won't stick well either. Do not hoon without decent tires, but you can ride on old meats for a considerable time.

>>16212872
Have an extinguisher handy. I'd assume it will belch and fart, maybe run a few revs.

I put more stock in compression test and plug inspection than start attempts, but ya won't hurt anything. I'd just set the fuel tank aside for test spin. Remember engines read low from sitting but not insanely low. Should cold test about 100 psi (hold throttle open) minimum, 130-ish is better, but you can spray WD-40 or other light oil into combustion chamber to see if rise. Verify spark of course.

Find a manual or forum where someone can tell you typical compression. Carl Salter site may have a free manual for download.

>>16212887
Yeah, guy who is selling it bought it a few years ago from some dude on a farm, had been sitting in the barn for years, apparently it was only running on one carb when the guy put it in the barn and it hasn't been turned on since, battery VERY dead. thanks for the advice, if it turns I'll probably pick it up considering once its running resale over here seems to be in the 4-6k range

>>16212896
Tank is all ready off, the guy bought it as a project but apparently didn't have time, I assume he hasn't done much with it seeing as pic is from when it was in the barn and alot of the cobwebs are still there. no rust in the tank though which is good I assume. never done much with bikes but have alot of friends who have. thought it would be a fun project.

>>16212836
clean the carbs is often slang for "this hunk of shitting has been yard decoration for the past decade and who the fuck knows what when awry in the mean time or in what state is what put away"

I'd say save up. For a bike 2/3 times as much money you get something 10 times better, easily.

It's rightfully a shitbike.

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>SEM POLL ROUND 2
Pick final destination and time frame.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdYldJ_b_Ef-i81_w_iisNgS3LVnJIT_5Lu86ddiez8olTZHQ/viewform

Op a nigger

>>16212913
Dunno about that, around here a cb250 tends to go for like 4 grand

>>16212916
Just wanna say the last time in slovenia was too far south for my taste. For the majority its a whole bunch of riding just to get down to the alps. I would prefer mid germany because its the centre of europe. I cant say I am coming a third time if its going to be that far south again.

>oh look at all these replies with no images

WHY THE FUCK DON'T YOU RETARDS FILL UP YOUR THREADS

>>16212842
yeah the bike ride well.
I just hope the fixing of the Signaling won't cost much

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Post yfw you are not drop anon

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>post yfw drop anon always cops the blame for your shitposting

>>16213031
fuck you are pathetic.
i bet you actually sit there posting those pictures 1 by 1, not even an auto poster.

>>16212943
You can always sell it later for more money. Buying a motorcycle is not marriage.

Get gud at getting 'em running and it becomes second nature. I see yard and garage sitters as opportunities.

BTW don't totally disassemble carbs to clean them. Everything "inside the float bowk" is typically enough. AVOID separating linked carbs so you don't have to sync them. Pull the slides and don't dip them. A washoff with cheap toluene carb spray is fast and easy. When removing jets and emulsion tubes use a screwdriver which fits the jet. ROUND shank, hollow ground "gunsmith" style screwdrivers or typical screwdriver bits are best. You can bring carb to hardware store to match if need be.

The common screwdriver bits on multi-bit screwdrivers often work well.

To get yer mixture screws back as they should be, I turn them in gently until bottomed, note the turns and fractions of a turn, then disassemble.

>>16212981
You can buy parts online and replacing signals is easy stuff to learn on if you aren't a mechanic. I'd check Ebay for used signals. They need not be new.

>>16213054
>less than a min apart

I dont think he does. Load up and walk away.

>>16212993
Perfect shopping bike for swap meets and rallies. I've seen several crude sidehack jobs for just that.

Well faggots, after being a liter bike owner for a solid two weeks now, I can say with confidence that these machines are absolutely fucking retarded. It's hard to believe these are even legal.

Why post these non image containg posts here. There is a perfectly good thread for txt posting.

>>16212952
Whoa riding like ewww right?

>>16213089
Post bike

>>16212855
H E L P
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PLEASE RESPOND

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>>16213124
C3 pro

>>16213124
icon variant

>>16213129
I dont need a starwars dildo

Does the pinlock even have any use if you're not riding in winter?

I'm thinking of leaving the pinlock on the transparent visor and not move it to the smoked one next season.

>>16213198
It helps on any somewhat chilly morning, especially if its humid. My visor fogs up at like 50f. Which is normally the temp on my morning commute

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>>16212609
Replying to anon who asked in last thread

>English Engineering
You like electrical problems?

Yes the dirty bitch fuses every month. Plus i got stock battery and lights. Taped up 5 spare fuses to the circuit so i never run out.

Also rate my poo in the loo shit bike and new helmet please

>>16213202
Just leave it slightly or completely open, it's not cold.

I don't use the bike in the city, well, I just got it but I don't plan to use it, in less than 10 minutes I'm on the other side of the city by bicycle.

>>16213225
Id rather not get wind in my eyes. No windshield on my bike.

>>16213235
I said slightly open. Just not close it completely. I have no windshield as well and if I close the visor and open the chin vent the visor won't fog.

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>>16212609
This dirty bitch smokes ya ass vrrom vrrom. What do.

Also rate my poo in the loo shit bike.

>>16213270
Well, at least you can still ride in winter.
Where are you, it looks like a war zone.

>>16213289
>>16213270
i only ever see checker-painted kerbs in the middle east, or maybe egypt at a guess

>>16213124
Simpson Street Bandit, white

>>16213289
Wow didn't see it like that. I like the pic better now. Its in New Delhi. The barriers are check posts but it was 4 am so the roads were clear. Directly opposite is a huge mall so not a war zone. Yes winters is the best time to ride. Im sorry if u not riding now anon. I felt stranded when i crashed and waited for a month for baiku to get repaired.Hope u can ride soon too.

>>16213089
toast bike

>>16213089
coast bike

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>>16213289
New Delhi.
Pic related is Egypt checker painted curbs

>his bike doesn't have an S on the side

Are modulars a shit?
I have a fullface for /fast/, but i'm willing to take the risk for city riding/comfy touring

>>16213363
this was for this reply
>>16213318

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>>16213364

>having only an "S"

>>16213338
>>16213363
Is India rich or poor? I don't understand.
Why do you guys still have sand roads?

>>16212855
Go try shit on at your local shop

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>>16213364
But I have

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>>16213379
Im sorry anon i will be banned for answering pol questions on auto man .


Posting bike pic. This color is not allowed in my country coz green is for the milliary. Wish i could buy =(

>>16213224
>Yes the dirty bitch fuses every month. Plus i got stock battery and lights. Taped up 5 spare fuses to the circuit so i never run out.

Fuses a shit, but for some reason Harley has had excellent thermal circuit breakers longer than most Anons ITT have been alive while other makers omit them because cheapmotherfuckers.

I use those and.or blade-style breakers which should be available at local auto store or online to fit your fuse block. If fuse block is fucked I'd replace with inline breakers. Tough inline rubber fuse holders are available but the caps don't close over most breakers. I snip the caps, spooge the contacts with dielectric grease (get a tube, it's wonderful on bikeelectrics) then insert.

That many blown fuses would be odd even on ancient Britbikes, and I'd be troubleshooting what blew them. If it's shitty hand control switches shorting, I'd swap to Japanese.

Rewiring anything that basic is an easy weekend project if you have harness issues.

>>16213366
A full face of proper design is more comfy than any open face or modular, and you are more likely to crash in traffic then out playing on less-traveled roads.

Maxillofacial injuries a double shit with extra toppings. My bro got an accidental kerbie when he flew over the handlebars. He lost all his teeth due to damage plus infection. His wife bragged on how good it felt when he ate her out. If that sounds exciting, go for it.

>>16213379
>Why do you guys still have sand roads?

Same reason the US has many. India is fucking huge and accumulating enough roads takes many decades. Don't forget India was a primitive backwater in the 1940s. That was not long ago in historic terms.

>>16213441
Streets are the first thing a civilized country deals with.

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>>16213414
Umm i wouldn't be able to do any of that but thanks for the advice.
Rate my shit poo in the loo bike tho?
Its got some bird shit on the rear fender also if u zoom it.

>>16213448
Helmet: not full face/10
Is that the one that you crashed the shit out of?

>>16213448
Yes crashed and lived because tank world war baiku.

>>16213476
This was for this.
>>16213462

>>16213476
Is it doing any better or does it still feel like it's going to fall apart?

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>he fell for the royal enfield meme

>>16213496
Handles shakes and vibrates when i press front brake. The fronts new. And the rear tire seems to be loose. I can't do 120. I touched 120 before it crashed. Now at a 100 i can feel the vibrations so i slow down =(

>>16213511
Bent forks?

>>16213511
If the vibration happens after the front brake is pressed I would make sure that there isn't something weird with the front disk or pad? In cars a warped disk can cause feedback through the pedal.
Why do you say that the rear tire feels loose? Do you know if the repair shop checked that the axle isn't bent?.

>>16213529
New frame,handle,front brake,tires, front fender. The full front is new. Even the main frame.
Only engine, back fender,seats and electrics is old.
I really don't know. Im scared it may fall apart soon.

>>16213531
The rear tire makes a sound sometimes.

The repair shop won't have the quality check like where the main factory unit is.

I really don't know how to fix it on my own. I suck at it. I shall take it for a check up soon. Hope i don't die till then.

Also anon thanks if only i knew how to fix it =(

>>16213572
If you are taking it to the shop soon start writing down what your concerns are before you go in. It's really easy to forget things when you get there.

>>16213605
I just want the handle and rear tire fixed. Ill feel safe after that =)

>>16213446
>Streets are the first thing a civilized country deals with.

When there is money for them. Your asserted conclusion isn't well supported in practice. Streets are a convenience, not a survival necessity. I'm sure you really like streets. Learn what they cost to build. No paving material is "free" because it must be processed, transported then applied.

>>16212916
fuck cant go uk not part of that shithole anymore :(

>>16213613
I used to work at a Buick/GMC dealership in the service department and the biggest thing that made it difficult to find a problem was when the customer would say they had a problem with a part, rather than describing what was going on.

So why did you buy the Poo in the Loo?

>>16213448
It's a proven Indian version of a successful British design. They are very easy to service as are many other marques long departed but still serving worldwide.

If your machine is easy to work on, that helps make up for having to work on it and is why the brand has lasted so very long as transport.

You really should study how to troubleshoot and work on it though. Feeding it fuses until something hard fails will cost you more money and downtime. Get or download a service manual and find Enfield and British forums. What one man can learn, another can learn.

>>16212773
bell MX-9 Adventure

>>16213511
Those bikes were never designed to do 100mph. They are capable of it but that is not the same thing.

It probably won't fall apart but you need to stop doing things "your way" and do what was expected of every motorcyclist when that Enfield was designed. If you refuse, sell and buy something modern and Japanese. You can LEARN how to fix it. You have the internet. Google "Enfield forums". Spend an evening reading.

Get a FACTORY service manual. If it doesn't contain a parts book, get that too. The exploded drawings will help you learn. Go to the best forum or two you can find, and post very clear photos along with a detailed description of your problem. This is not an Enfield forum.

It won't hurt you to read. Nobody flew out of their mothers cunt with a wrench in their hand. Simple machines are a good place to start.

I'd check tires, rims and rotor for trueness. I'm not going to write you a book ITT, because that's what service manuals and forums are for.

>>16213622
Transportation of people and goods is essential.
Fixing a road is one thing, paving a sand street is another one. The second one is a cost you have to suffer.

why are forums so fucking shitty?

every DIY job always has the images missing or they give shitty ass instructions because the OP's are absolute faggots

>>16213631
Answered this before but ill try and be more detailed. Started riding on a bmx trashed it got a hero Honda bike. Moved on to a Yamaha rx 100 then another hero Honda motorbike. Then another version of a 180cc hero Honda. Never rode a bullet. King of bikes here. Cousin had one never let me try it. Finally saved up and brought the shit bike. I wanted it coz i wanted something heavier. I ride it fast for a cruiser and can't stop. Riding fast will kill me im sure.

>>16213702
because its not other peoples job to provide you with free instructions faggot

IT'S HIGH NOON

>>16213750
It's 20:10, shit head

>>16213662
>>16213635
Im trying. Thats the reason i come to dbt. Honestly i feel like if i screw with it ill spoil it worse. I did clean the air filter the other day. I hope to learn more anons.please be patient.

>>16213759
>>16213750
it's 14:11 here

>>16213759
its 11:11 twatwaffle

>>16213112
Whoaa taking a week off to ride with others for 2 days and ironbutting motorways for the other 4 whooa

>>16213764
>>16213759
>>16213767
EXPERIENCE TRANQUILITY

>>16213801
Nigga, you're spouting non-sense.
It's way too early on a Thursday night to talk like that.

>>16213801
No.
conflict and chaos only

>>16213702
just watch youtube tutorials faggot

>>16213702
The worst part is when you try to ask something because all the images are missing
>you should use the search function to find that 10 year old thread!

>>16213434
My full face is more safe than comfy, it's hot and crampy, there's fuck-all accessory space
I was looking at modulars because regular open face or 3/4s feel not protective enough

>>16213763
We are patient and the emphasis was on you learning.

If you can watch local mechanics, perhaps offering to sweep up and do chores, they can teach your a lot. Motorcycling and mechanics in general is a mentoring culture.

If you buy a simple deflecting beam torque wrench you can learn proper fastener torque "feel" that way. Unlike cars, motorcycle fasteners are a bit delicate sometimes.

Be calm and methodical, assume nothing, and you will be fine.

One way to learn about wrenching is if you can find a scrap bike to take apart. Any brand. Working on machinery is a tactile experience. Take your time and all will be well.

quick reminder:
Black=White > Blue >>>> Red

>>16213935
Black bikes are shit. Can't distinguish the fairings-tank etc. from the engine, the tires and the other parts.
t. black SV owner

>>16213935
This is objectively a fact

>>16213935
Yellow >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>rest

Do you guys think the hayabusa could be a good track race bike

>>16213935
multicolored>yellow>white>red>blue>black

>>16213890
Ok thanks =)

Im pretty sure baikus gonna break down one of these days. This would be the only place id get help i think =)

>>16213964
DIS BOY KNOWS WHATS UP

>>16213702
>make new thread
hurrdurr there's already a thread on that topic

>post in old thread
hurrdurr stop bringing old threads to the top

you can't win

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>>16213935
black baiku a best

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post bikes while taking a shit

>0-4 masturbate
>5-9 play vidya

>>16214095
why not just masturbate to a hentai game?

>>16214020
You finally stopped taking pictures with snapshit, what gives?

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>>16214221
I go between, but that's an old pic. That camera also sucked dick.

New camera is better. I also got a not-shit phone.

first ride on the new bike faggots, vid related https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77SXMuombp4

>>16214144
most of them take too much effort, and it's difficult to find something appealing

>>16214254
Why did you buy a gixxer if a 250 was too much to handle?

>>16214281
that is the natural progression of an average rider's career. you crash your 250 and then upgrade to a bike that literally puts down 6x more horsepower

>>16214299
All of it while squidding, obviously.

>>16214254
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rXdAI3Xh9c

fucking lmao

also why bother making a video of a GSXR1000 if you ride it like a GS500

>>16214237
>shitty unreliable Italian bike next to super reliable Jap bike.

The MV wishes it had the racing pedigree of the Duc and the guts of a GSXR. What a beautiful piece of shit. Anon, you should have gotten a Duc.

>>16214360
Iunno mane I like my bike. Gonna spend some cash upgrading it over the winter and getting it to be exactly what I want.

Expect loads of great stuff in the summer.

>>16214349
That's the american way.

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>>16214375
>tfw picture posts sideways
Fixed(?)

>>16214375
Well start by taking that dumb as fuck weaboo shit off your Italian stallion. You know how I know it's not your neighbors bike? That weeb shit.

>>16214375
What do you have planned for it? Is there any way to make it more reliable? I don't think you can change much in the way of looks other than little tiny bar end bits and carbon fiber stuff. Basically stuff that you have to sit on the bike to see.

>>16214402
The Japanese stickers make it 10% more reliable.

>>16214402
The japanese stickers signify that it's broken and currently in a state of heavy damage.

I've also used enough japanese and chinese parts on it that I think they're justified.

>>16214414
> Is there any way to make it more reliable?
All the reliability stuff is out of the way at this point. Oil pan gasket went and was replaced and should be good for another decade, rear hub has been swapped with upgraded unit, radiator fan replaced with aluminum, EBS relay that sends fuel to #2 cyl on overrun has been moved to cooler location, and radiator has bracket to prevent broken upper radiator.

After that it's just minor maintenance and whatever I manage to break doing stupid shit.

>What do you have planned for it?
Sato Racing rearsets with a reverse shift pattern, catless midpipe and a bodis full titanium system in the far off future (lol$3000), replacing 16-bit ECU with 32-bit fully programmable ECU, AIM MXD dash, maybe with datalogger depending, 44t rear sprocket so I can get a bit more acceleration, and some S21s once my current Q3s die off, and maybe a 1078 fork swap so I can fit some Brembo M50s and upgrade my rotors to 320mm instead of the stock 310s

>I don't think you can change much in the way of looks
Well I could put on frame sliders and stuff. Realistically I'll probably end up adding a few more meme stickers and throw on some 6" amber LED strips under the ram air ducts to serve as front signals.

As far as handling goes it's great and I love the bike. No plans to get rid of it.

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JUST RELEASE THE M1030 ALREADY
DIESEL FUCKING KLR650
JUST
DO
IT
Surplus when? Release when? Hayes was gonna do it in 2009 but now they're just developing their engine.
I want my fucking diesel bike that runs off anything with carbon and hydrogen.

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>>16214458
Oh, and maybe a plexiglass/CF headlight lens since the stock one is a fuckheavy 3lb chunk of glass.

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My ride for the weekend. Up in Bakersfield overnight, I'll hit the canyons tomorrow

>>16214517
rip daytona ;_;7

>>16212773
lolBilt

>>16214517
>idolshit
Get some fucking taste, weeb.

>>16214482
Military motorcycles are fucking useless compared to Gators and quads because motorcycles can't carry worthwhile payload, rescue wounded, tow anything, and they occupy both hands while moving. You can buy a surplus diesel on the collector market and then to have a nice slow expensive turd. Petrol engines are more versatile and can burn hydrogen, LP, gasoline, methane etc. Hayes hasn't released what no one will fucking buy.

Do you really want a diesel? Build it yourself. Have a variety of examples. If you won't build one, you don't want one.

If Americuck, Harley parts are plentiful, the frames are roomy, and the transmission and primary drive arrangement are the easiest to use with a transverse diesel conversion. If you like inlines, check the BMW conversions. Kubota diesel engines are plentiful use in the US.

http://dieselbike.net/

>>16214482
I saw one for sale in Europe, seller wanted 25K.
It's too bad that Hayes wont sell the engines to private parties, I want to get 300 miles off of a tank.

>>16214564
Harley with Kubota:

http://www.chopcult.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38509

>>16214566
>I want to get 300 miles off of a tank.

Fit a larger tank or removable saddle tanks. You don't really want a rare diesel for offroading because once it breaks you are fucked.

The US military didn't choose diesel bikes for any reason besides the common fuel policy which got rid of mogas to simplify combat logistics. After diesel bikes were fielded, quads and Gators were found to be better in every way so the market died and Hayes was left dick in hand.

Remember diesel bike engines are feeble HP producers. You could get long range with a common babby four stroke and have better performance.

>>16214566
I was also interested in a diesel bike but wrote off the idea as useless for how I ride, but slow, heavy Ural platforms are a logical fit for diesel repowers:

http://www.dieselbike.net/ural/ural.htm

Most diesel bike action is in Europe so you could attend a rally or several. That kind of work is best done with experienced bros.

>want 1199R
>sat on a RSV4 APRC
>no led, no digital cluster, fuck it rsv4 looks like a tiny 250
>having second thoughts about the duc

>>16214652
Both are retarded good bikes anon, but if you are dropping that much cash for something you won't be able to ride to the limit, y u kno Kwaker H2?

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>>16214683
>y u kno h2

because its fucking ugly. No thanks

>all of these guys with nicer bikes
>me with little cutesie gutless GS500
>already want to upgrade
>no point right now coz it's almost time to tuck it away inna storage unit

why are boosas so fucking pigfat

>>16214724
>why are boosas so fucking pigfat

Guess. Think about it. Hard.

>>16214724
for stability at high speeds

>>16214738
Guess for me

is fine to get another helmet even if there is nothing wrong with my current helmet?

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>>16214762
sure why not?

If it's lighter, better made, comfier, better features, "safer" etc. then why not?

>>16214762
some helmets are better for certain things than others.

>>16214652
Congrats, you found out why people buy aprilias
>more dependable than other italians
>no frills, you get what you see

>>16214803
If I'm paying top dollar for a name like Aprilia I want it to not look like Japanese liter bike. They're fugly.

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>>16214777
oh jesus

>>16214890
I will never understand you people

>>16214904
Tfw you will never understand people that have opinions about subjective things because youre on the spectrum.

>>16214517
a fucking anime bike?
gas yourself

>>16214939
you first

>>16214899
what the fuck am i looking at?

why do you have something like that on your HD

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>>16214928
Nah I'm fine with that.

I just think it's weird the decision between diametrically opposed bikes like an aluminium framed V4 bike and a V2 bike with no frame could come down to looks and not anything like engine characteristics, handling, general ergonomic compatibility etc.

I have no problems with your selection but the methodology you came to it from utterly confuses me.

Do y'all ride bikes or do you look at them?

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>>16214939
Fite me

recommend me a tank pad

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>>16214517
Would ride and look like a tool in public. Bonus points if you have matching gear.

>>16214949
>not knowing about Chris chan
>>16214956
Not him, but looks are like 80% of how i choose bikes

>>16214949
ADF is a true revolutionary of our time

>>16214281
that's how it goes

>Buy 250
>"i can push it, i can grab the brakes, i can go WOT, it's a 250, no biggie, forums are always right"
>crash
>ride super cautiously for the next few months
>buy gixxer because you've been riding for a wile
>continue to ride cautiously and slowly work your way up to going fast
>realzie that's what you should have done in the first place
>realize the beginner bike meme is that: a meme
>try to ignore the fact that you might have pushed the 600+cc bike with worse results

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>>16214964
techspec gripster

>>16214777
I don't understand how the helmet can cause that. It sounds like they didn't have a proper fit or didn't have it properly strapped on if anything.

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>>16214995
>"i can push it, i can grab the brakes, i can go WOT, it's a 250, no biggie, forums are always right"

wait did you people actually think you could ride it like a retard because it was a 250? like the bike itself would save you?

>>16214997
will tank pads ruin my paint if I ever have to remove them?

>>16215007
That's what 250 riders do and what 250 riders are told they can do

"The bike tolerates mistakes, have a blast"

>>16214995
Bought a 600 i4 as my first bike. Ride it kinda aggressive. Remember that 9k is when it hits don't ham fist throttle or brakes. Haven't crashed yet. 250 is the meme

>>16215019
how long have you been riding?

>>16215019
>ride it kinda aggressive

newbie speak for 20 degree leans

>>16215014
gasoline to remove the adhesive

>>16215019
>>16214995
The thing is if you do crash it tends to be a lot more expensive to fix

>>16215023
Bout 2 months 80ish miles. The day I go down is coming. Have run a tad wide a few times tunnel vision.

Realise im fucking up stop staring off road and lean make turn.

The day will come when I go down eventually.

>>16215034
yeah you're fucked

>ride it kinda aggressive

triple fucked

>>16215034
800 miles *

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>>16215025
I want to make my own take pads/grips from this. What is a good adhesive? The same 3m stuff used on gopro mounts?

>>16215031
You know, fixing the fairings is optional

You can always take them off (god forbid you have side mounted radiators)

>>16215024
At work but I can post the strips later when I get off. Only strip left makes me nervous leaning that low on our chip and seal roads

>>16215057
jb weld?

>>16215064
>Only strip left
>having any strip
not really aggressive

>>16215019
>i has a bike

pic with timestamp, busrider

>>16214939
Fag.
>>16215034
>2 months
>800 miles
Pfffh, I've ridden 500 is 4 days with continuous stops.

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whelp I sold my C50T today.

Looks like I'm gonna be riding dat ninja 650 from now on...

>>16215064
>ra ra strips ra ra

yeah you're doomed

>>16215073
I guess that's true. I just like to go fast.

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>>16215075
No timestamp at work sorry. Only pic on my phone and it is upsidedown

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>>16215095
Here's me squid ing like a fucktards cause my gear hadn't been delivered yet.

Finger in pipe cause that's what gets me going

>>16215081
500km.

>>16215095
how's Australia this time of year?

>>16215066
I don't want it to be permanent

>>16215084
The first and last time I crashed, I was thinking about chicken strips

Forget the meme exists and if you're good you'll wake up one day and wonder why your tires are so evenly worn

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>watching 1994 suzuka race on videopass
>hearing the american national anthem following a motorcycle race

feels weird.

>>16215106
I'm in burgerland but I imaging it prolly nice.

>>16215095
>Only pic on my phone

>>16215100
>mysteriously another pic gets posted

busriding faggot

>patrician as fuck
white, yellow, red
>urban camo aka "please pull out in front of me i want my insurance to buy me a new sportbike"
multicolor
>what the fuck are you doing
purple, black, orange, blue, more garish yellows and reds

>>16215128
>phone camera filename
>facebook filename

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>>16215128
2nd pic from friends facebook.

Weeb key included

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>>16215129
am i patrish

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>>16215122
dat pic tells me otherwise m9

>>16215148
Oh god, the pleb, it burns

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>>16215129
>what the fuck are you doing

no u

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>>16215270
what's up chicago senpai

>>16215287
Not much, at my mom's for thanksgiving. hbu mane?

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>>16215129
thanks

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Been thinking long and hard about getting this. Mainly want because can't afford Duc or KTM or Bimmer and I think this is the best value/pound of ADV bike. Honda always does this thing where they make good unremarkable bikes, or turn remarkable ones into shitters and kill the line (VFR, VTR rip).

This is one of those remarkable ones. I'm feelin' it. What does anon think?

>>16215313
visiting relatives in Indiana for ditto. Cold ride, good times. Might head up Sheridan on Sunday, down to meet up if you're around.

>>16215341
Nice. Sure depends what time on sunday though

>>16215334
>tfw people still like the new VFRs

>>16215376
I dunno, like 2:00? Looks like it's gonna start raining around eight.

>>16215287
>look these up on cycle ergo
>require 20deg lean on the older model
>35 on the post 04 650s
>not even manlet, 6'0 with 32" inseam
how is that not uncomfortable? wouldn't you put a heap of load on your wrists riding forward like that?

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is this kkk or his sister?

>>16215392
>load on your wrists
>ever

git gud

>>16215392
20deg angle is nothing
35 deg angle is still comfy. Look at where the footpegs are.

Stop being a nobike. The old VFR800 has a 38deg angle for my manlet ass and its one of the most comfy bikes I've ever been on. Same for the CBR1000F Hurricane.

>>16215287
those off center gauges look disgusting

>>16215420
At least its yellow. It has that going for it.

>>16215412
Maybe he's hasbike but cantride

You guys know a good site to find parts? I cannot for the life of me find parts for my 2011 huqvarna 250te. I can understand why, but I don't like to.

I live in america and its a bit of an odd bike to own her considering the year and ownership at the time of production. Really just want to get it taken care of an sold, which is a shame because it's a beautiful/unique bike with not many miles on it.

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>>16215392
It's more comfortable when riding fast.

>>16215433
>husqvarna
>america

yeah

japscrap and KTMs only in the land of the free

>>16215334
>best value/pound of ADV bike
ADV bikes are a meme. Most small dual sports are just as reliable over long distances.
DR650 is the best budget ADV bike if you must have the highway comfort.

>>16215442
except dual sports have the highway comfort of a harley sportster

>>16215392
Same height, same inseam, no problems. Feels comfortably upright. I dunno m80.

>>16215420
I like the rider's eye view though.

>>16215441
We'll ktm and husqy are one in the same nowadays.... but yea, im sorta fucked.

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>>16215392
u wot

>>16215428
>>16215448
Can't say I've had a forward leaning bike, it just looks uncomfortable. Had about 2,000hrs riding on a CT110 and sitting upright was the most comfortable thing about it because I had to sit with my knees pointing all the way out so I didn't hit the handlebars on them in corners.

>>16215390
Sure if I'm up

>>16215453
Go to a Ducuckti dealershit, sit on any 1x98 that they have with their used bikes. Feel an actual true uncomfortable bike.

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>>16215451
I got the 650 and 650S mixed up. Not sure how you've got the same rider info but different hip and knee angle values.

>>16215442
>dr650
>highway comfort
lel
i've read klr650's are better on the highway but apparently even those are pretty buzzy at 70+ mph

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>>16215461
Aw shit senpai lemme get in on this meme

>>16215461
>>16215468
Hell ya

>>16215477
Wait did you mean 2PM or 2AM? Because I have work at 2PM.

>>16215442
kek.

ADV bikes the new do everything machine. Its a different flavor of Super Standard, Sport/Hyper Tourer. Uncomprimised bikes are the new thing and I want one.

I do not however want some shitty 650 Enduro with no saddlebags that will wallow on the highway with saddlebags and a passenger.

Basically what I'm hearing is I should get an Africa Twin.

>>16215466
different generations of the bike, use the 2004-2008 SV650 and the knee angles are almost the same. The hip angles are more acute for the SV650S because of the steeper forward lean.

>>16215487
lel I was thinking pm

could do earlier though

Is it worth trading my sv650 for a dr650

>>16215506
No. Stop buying Sucucki. Get a yamaha or kwaker if you want a jap bike.

>>16215510
Dr650 >> klr

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>>16215503
>earlier

>>16215496
There is no such thing as a good dirt machine that doesn't wallow on the highway.
You asked for best value ADV bike. The jap 650s are by far the cheapest bikes per mile
I guess if all you want is a shitty street bike capable of going down gravel roads, go for the nigger twin

>>16215503
>earlier

>>16215537
>>16215555
lol

all right, when then?

Shitpost to limit

>>16215510
LMAO

>buy these shitty brands with flawed engines

>>16215510
Kawasaki should stick to making industrial machines and yamaha should stick to sewing machines. They are the only things they make that are good.

>>16215541
Uhhh.
>street bike capable of going down gravel roads, go for the nigger twin.

Yeah that's kinda what an ADV is numbnuts. Except everyone but you agrees that ADVs are to the point where they are good at pretty much everything. NO GREAT. But good.

Actually you sound like a fuckin' nobike dork that has never ridden. Bitch I've taken CBR1000s up rougher shit than can you walk on. If you think the nigger twin is only good at fire roads than you're retarded and have no idea how to ride.

LMAO SO MANY TEMPORARY EARTH DWELLERS ITT

>>16215515
>>16215570
>>16215574
>all these delusional Sucucki fanbois triggered by the truth. Enjoy the death of your shitty fucking brand that contributes nothing by death by natural selection to the motorcycle lifestyle.

>>16215563
I vote midnight

>>16215590
this works best

>>16215589
LMAO

so mad his shitty brand is shit

>>16215590
>>16215593
Saturday or Sunday?

>>16215600
Sunday. Got plans saturday night

>>16215589
Keep overpaying for inferior product

>>16215605
aw fuk bye

gotta work monday morning yo

>>16215619
I have class monday morning tho. Ain't shit mane

Fill the other thread ya retards
>>16212077

>>16215612
>>16215598
Talking shit about "muh brand" when there hasn't been a su sucki win in World SBK for 11 years, and hasn't been relevant in MXWC since the fuckin' 90s.

Can you get anymore BTFO defending your poor choice of fanboism?

Suzuki blows just like their rider's blow their bull's dicks everynight before beddie bye.

>>16215579
kek. I've been riding since 6 years old.
>good at pretty much everything. NO GREAT. But good
You're making my point. the nigger twin isn't great at anything, and that gets boring.
yeah, it will do single track, but you'd have a lot more fun on something actually built for it.

>>16215624
o-ok

I am legit slightly worried about the rain tho

>>16215641
LMAO
>he thinks that means anything
Keep grasping at straws

>>16215641
>so BTFO that suzki sells more as it is a better producr

>>16215644
BITCH.

I want a fucking bike that isn't comprimised in any singular area. Holy shit. I want something to commute in, fuck around offroad on, and to cross country on. Holy fucking smoking shitballs I know what tools are for what jobs. I want a fucking swiss army knife you idiot. The entire time we've been talking how have you not understood that.

The 650s are better for offroad, suck balls at 80mph, and buffet your face with wind constantly. I get it. I'm not saying that 650s are bad... Jesus.

>>16215641
dude. They have triggered the fuck outta you. Suzuki wins.

>>16215647
>20% chance

Ain't shit

>>16215661
Non equivalent comparison. Honda sells a fuck ton of cars, but when has it been a relevant performance manufacturer.

Still BTFO.

>>16215666
Grasp at some more straws

>>16215665
https://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=60645

but what the hell

>>16215677
I dunno, I think you took em all when you decided that sales numbers is equal to how good a bike is.

I can't believe anons are such cucks. Weow I thought yall would like bikes that weren't decently priced piles of dog shit.

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>>16215662
>BITCH.
put the dildo/pacifier back in your mouth and calm down
>I want a fucking bike that isn't comprimised in any singular area.
IT DOESNT EXIST. Even the tires you choose will compromise the bike for certain conditions.
> I want a fucking swiss army knife
Anything from a CRF230L to a nigger twin IS a swiss army knife.
>650s suck balls at 80mph
what is gearing
>650s buffet your face with wind constantly
what is a windscreen

>>16215691
Looks like you are retarded and do not understand how things work.

>>16215727
Alright, nice bro. I think we have somehow agreed on literally everything, somehow, someway. If a 650 lands on my lap for the right price I won't push it away. But Ima be hunting for that vanilla flavored nigger twin til then.

Wanting a bike that handles decently, can go off pavement, and can be ridden for 800 miles a day shouldn't be this hard.

Thanks for input brosef.

>>16215746
I know my how my thing works when you suck it hard and take my fat load in your sweet boipucci.

>>16215775
glad to help.
800 miles is a long day on any bike.

it is this hard because emissions regs, and for some stupid reason the jap companies refuse to release an an uncorked, lightweight ~500cc dualsport with a tall 6th gear.

Guys. Go to the other thread.

>>16212077

>>16215844
That would be the tits if that came out. My pops has an electraglide and I can't hang with him for 600-1000 miles days on my Ducati. So highway-ability is SUPER important. But I also don't want a fuckin' bagger to do it.

Other choices I had were sport tourers... but naaaaaaah.

>>16215852
Have you thought about just buying two bikes?
You won't need dirt capabilities when you're with your dad and his harley.

>>16215876
Yeah, I have my sportbike soooo. I don't want two MORE bikes. I know n+1 but like, shit. between my RD400, the Duc, and maybe that ADV I ran outta space, anon.

Still tho. Thanks for inputs again.