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

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>not going full weeb

repost but

>roads near me are 100kmh/60mph max, mostly 80kmh/50mph though
>first bike (but tiny bit of experience with others on a friend's mt-07 and dad's old guzzi sportbike), but have to stay on restrictions for 2 years before non-shit bike (LAMS)
>want trackday

is a 250 viable for this long and going to the track without getting bored? the ninja 250 aesthetic of old actually appeals to me, and i kinda prefer a light, twisty-shredding bike over a fast one (having ridden both 'styles') - more fun to ride a slow bike fast and all that.

>>16222067
SV650
Over here there are even track competitions purely for stock ones

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>>16222067
by 'this long' i mean can you actually get bored of a motorcycle in 2 years

>>16222067
DRZ400SM

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>>16222064
I'm not done yet

>>16222071
i hate sounding like such a feels-based rider, but sv650 just doesn't appeal to me at all, and is hard to come by cheap around me because every man and his donkey buys them for a learner bike

>>16222079
What about a CBR250RR then?

>>16222087
actually, i was looking at the suzuki gsx250f across, it's like a more comfy version of the 250rr that a bunch of anons mentioned recently. but even the bog-standard gpx250/zzr250 appeals to me, i was just wondering if the 45HP (across) or 30ishHP(35? GPX and ZZR) will be entertaining for 2 years, because they genuinely seem really fun due to being so lightweight and revvy - will the novelty of having a lightweight bike wear off and will i lust for power and not be able to take them to the track though?

>>16222087
all shitposting aside, why not a DRZSM?
What's the big appeal of the starter sport bikes?

https://youtu.be/S64IOFZD9MU

>>16222102
again, expensive as shit around me (seriously, nearly $8k AUD i last saw) and the sumo thing is kinda cool but i'm not really that much of a hooligan rider (even if it does look fun). offroading isnt my thing so most of the sumo versatility appeal is lost on me. cool bike maybe in the future once i'm not so poor

>>16222102
vanity.

pretending to be a moto2/3 racer.

>>16222109
>sumos are only for being a hooligan

see? vanity.

>>16222110
isn't that the appeal of sportsbikes in general though?
really though, loudly and quickly pulling away from the lights isn't what appeals to me about the mini sports bikes, it's more the opportunity to hone my skills and learn to operate a bike with the utmost precision possible that is facilitated by a light weight and not crazy power

>>16222106
>motovlogger
>shit line and couldn't work out how to lean while on a leader bike
Why am I not surprised

>>16222117
>pretending to be a moto2 racer
so why are you buying pigfat 400lb 250s instead of 2 stroke 125s?

>>16222117
>ninja 250: 374lb
>DRZ400SM aka the most pigfat of sms: 319lb
>official fuck-around/skill-honing bikes of actual racers: supermotos

hmm.

>>16222114
i'm not quite sure you know the difference between vanity and opinion/preference.

but no, the i'm not really drawn to the main riding appeals of a sumo (riding up staircases and doing adventurous and stunty stuff), and the other main draws (lightweight, good cornering, etc.) are just as easily obtained on a beginner sports bike.

>>16222126
because 2strokes make no sense as a commuter due to the narrow power band and are difficult to learn on for the same reason?

>>16222130
>Supermotos are lighter
>Supermotos corner better
>"No man I can't ride that, it's for lazy 13 year olds who can't pedal their BMX bikes"

>>16222129
dude, i'm not doubting the logic there, i'm just saying that subjectivity and opinion in a hobby and logic don't necessarily mix, especially when starter sports bikes are still really easy to learn on even if they are more portly than a supermoto.

>>16222136
i'm gonna bow out of this, but i never said that supermotos aren't better at certain things, just that beginner sports bikes also provide those opportunities even if it is to a lesser degree.
also, never said that i view sumos as some shitty teenager bike, more that they just don't make me as excited to ride as a sports bike does - nothing to do with vanity or how i want to be seen, but more just what appeals to my senses.
you do you, man.

>>16222138
Actually dude anything with linear power delivery, or anything that can stay in the speed limit while in the powerband, is easy to learn on for street riders

But what you want is a supermoto, and what you are too vain for because of motovlogger stereotypes is a supermoto

>>16222106
kek

time to lube my chain if you know what i mean lmao

>>16222152
i jerked off on my chain to lube it and got 25,000 miles out of it

>>16222152
>not having shaft
Lmao my man

>>16222093
the across was my first bike and i've had two bikes since
i love all of them

>>16222163
yeah, i think i'm kinda set on the whole 250 thing. did you ever take the across to the track? i'm trying to convince a mate to get a 250 as well so we can go together - the more i think about it, the more i realise theres too much shit to do on a bike to get bored just because its not as high powered.

>>16222166
never took it to a track. Small bikes are fun as long as you aren't stupid about it. It all depends on what you want to get out of motorcycling

A supermoto should be one of your spare bikes. You'll no doubt end up trying to balance point wheelies or drift it and doing that to your only bike is just silly unless you're ready to stop riding until you fix it. Yes they can take a fair bit of abuse, but they will break just like anything else.

Just get a nice road bike and treat it well until you afford something you can trash on the side. You're meant to crash your supermoto/dirtbike so you learn to avoid crashing your sportsbike.

>>16222177
this is nonsense

>>16222181
Horses for courses lad.

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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

>>16222211
>quads and dubs

Pretty based.

>>16222221
Almost septs tho

What's the best place to get weeb stickers?
How cheap are custom ones?

>>16222177
this is 200% truth

motard is for occasional use.

>>16222106
>Learning on a 1000cc is fine they said

>>16222272
Right here on /o/
Go to /osg/, auto sticker general
Some guys'll send em free if you're nice enough :)

>>16222282
there are plenty of videos of 250 riders do the same thing

it's less of a literbike thing and more of an amiercan thing

>How do you turn a motorcycle?
>if you lean over you slide and die, right?

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>>16222106
>best handling liter of all time
>can't lean it by more than 5 degrees

>>16222282
my first bike was a 06' R1, never had any problem, it's just a matter of personality, if you're kind of crazy and love risks : don't ride a powerfull bike, if you're the opposite then, ride what you want.

>>16222289
Been there.
I don't suck dick, though.

>>16222305
are you a shit rider now though?

>>16222310
in the sense of i don't ride fast or lean like Rossi ? Well yeah, i'm shit, but at least i enjoy riding what i ride and i'm careful, the important is to be happy with what you're doing, right ?

>>16222305
I don't know man, for some people, anything with a sporty looking fairing can be too much

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBGEr0432yE

>>16222311
>>>> american'ts

>>16222311
sportbike, no lean, no trackday, no fast?

what's the point lol.

Like literally why even own it.

>>16222311
>not being a master race european and treating public roads like racetracks
>not using shitty body position to increase lean angle for minimum strips
>not running into trucks

kek

>>16222316
well, i'm obviously better at riding now than 5 years ago, but still, i wouldnt consider myself as risky or "excellent" at riding.

>>16222314
i'm from Europe

>>16222316
the point is : buy whatever make you happy, i don't care if i use 20% of the potential of my bike, the most important is to have that smile when you ride it.

>>16222313
i think, no matter the bike, if you're scared of leaning on a R1, you'll still be on a R3 or whatever, some people need just more time to learn to ride properly.

>>16222320
>first bike r6
>europe
haha nice try faggot

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>>16222326
it was in 2011, i was 21, so elligible to ride whatever the fuck i want :)

>pic related

What the fuck does wat mean?

>>16222334
what a tool

>>16222335
No seriously is it an /o/ meme or something? It's full of wat stickers.

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> Honda riders

>>16222334
WAT stands for WAT Automotive Technologies

>>16222305
post chicken strips

>>16222364
but what does WAT stand for

>>16222368
WAT racing development.

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why can't it be spring yet, I just wan't to get a new bike and ride again

>>16222106
That guy literally sounds like he is stoned out of his mind. Do Americans even know consonants exist? Also
> dat line
> dat nolean
> straight pipe
> faggy stickers
LOL
At least he was wearing gear. I bet his right leg and torso would be way more fucked up afterwards.

It's funny how after a crash all you can do is just repeat one phrase again and again. "ow fuck... ow fuck, ow fuck... ow fuck". Literally me after my crash.

>>16222211
GET FUCKING HYPE

>>16222378
>crashing
git gud haha faglord

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>>16222384
If you don't crash you can't know your limits.

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why are motorcyclists so uncool now a days?

>>16222378
I raged at myself. The adrenaline blocked an incredible amount of pain at first
>>16222384
you are either a nobike or ride like a giant pussy
>>16222392
post the ending so we can laugh at you

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>>16222429

>>16222371
WAT Automotive Technologies

>>16222392
OR you can find your limits by almost crashing, but then saving it.

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Took my dads bike out for a spin, bitch keep bitching about that it was freezing.

>tfw low tyre pressure warning light comes on suddenly on the highway
Fuck electronics

>>16222414
because they're either 50 year olds on an ugly fucking BMW 1200 dualsport they never take off the road, fuccbois on a plastic ninja killing themselves on the highway, or bike mafia on a harley

>>16222476
But you can't know how close you are to crashing unless you go over that threshold. Look at MotoGP riders, they crash all the time trying to find the limit. Do you want to tell me they are bad riders?

>>16222498
They find their limits at high speeds, I find my limits on low speeds, where I have the time to react and safe it.

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>mfw my bike has been at a mechanic for over 2 weeks because of a faulty front brake switch

I should have just done it myself

>>16222500
> that delusion
Protip: You're nowhere near the limit.

>>16222500
hey retard, if you are riding at "low speeds", you are by definition far from the limit.
even cage racers say that if they had more than one life, they'd be better drivers.

>>16222520
I'm near MY limit, not the bikes.

>>16222508
>letting someone else wrench on your bike

>>16222143
>But what you want is a supermoto, and what you are too vain for because of motovlogger stereotypes is a supermoto

Insightful comment. Stereotypes can be ignored. I could give a shit if every motovlogger explosively prolapsed and died because they don't interest or concern me. If I didn't have too many bikes I'd add a sumo to the fleet. Narrow and agile is good, and fairings are just more shit to break/mmaintenance obstacles when not on the highway.

Sample all the bikes you can. Fuck image. Nobody else gives a shit what you do.

>>16222527
So you must be a shittier rider than everyone who has crashed, since their limit was high enough to cause a crash when passed

>>16222528
usually, I do all my own stunts, but right no I have absolutely no time and tools to fix it and just thought fuck it, but I was right in not trusting professional mechanics

>>16222533
I've crashed before.

But I prefer to stay well within my limits.

>>16222373
You no buy off-season for bargains?

>>16222537
I don't have my A license yet, so I can't test ride any of the bikes I want

This internet bench mark racing is making me crazy though

>>16222530
>Fuck image
this. so many faggot riders out there looking for attention.

>>16222535
go in there and tell them to fix your fucking bike then.

>>16222541
>This internet bench mark racing is making me crazy though

Learn not to give a shit about that and consider the whole motorcycle, because you don't ride stats unless you are a real racer. You ride the whole machine which includes ergonomics and I don't mean how you appear on the motherfucker. Most common mistake newbs (and some oldbs) make is buying by the numbers. Test rides will show you what you will actually like using.

>>16222535
learned that lesson from boating...I've seen some shit you wouldn't believe from yacht club mechanics.
the bikes see the mechanic a total of once a year for inspection

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any recommendations for a good digital caliper?

>>16222568
https://www.hoffmann-group.com/DE/de/hom/Messtechnik/Messschieber/Digitaler-Messschieber/p/412601

>>16222565
>mfw my bike's club does free yearly inspection

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>>16222561
Exactly. I'm just looking for a ~100 hp sporty bike that can handle a bit of touring, but there are so many possibilities, it's astonishing. But I'm just the type of person that wants to know EVERYTHING about my possibilities beforehand.

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>>16222578
I too am an indecisive insecure beta male.

>>16222582
listen here u lil shit

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>>16222535
>right no I have absolutely no time and tools to fix it

Everybody can find time if they want to and you can buy tools cheap in minutes online while shitposting here. Harbor Freight exists. Fess up, you got lazy and hoped it would work out. Everyone does that sooner or later with something. :) A brakelight switch ain't shit. Order part online, and if extremely pressed for time split the job into parts.

I've broken down projects into very small task sets because I wasn't getting enough shit done. You can get a scary amount of shit done in half-hour increments or even less. I do something every day, no matter how minor, and bike/truck/home task loads fade away quickly.

Brake job example: Remove stock lines and calipers after work, takes a half hour on mostbikes. If longer, split task. Next day, partial or full install. Next day, bleeding. Bang, done, no reason to procrastinate.

Time management is a thing many hobby mechanics forget but it doesn't cost a dime. They also forget efficient parts storage as wrenching effectiveness multiplier. I use cheap Plano etc clear fishing tackle boxes with movable dividers from Walmart to sort removed hardware and store new small parts. If notes are useful, I toss paper under the lid. Beats the fuck out of digging in a coffee can full of bolts.

>>16222595
I have a shit load of tools at my old home, I have worked at a motorcycle mechanic shop for half a year, and I have done a lot of repairs on my own bike. It is not the skill that I'm lacking, it's just totally the time (started going to uni and I have to work) and that I don't have the means to store my tools here.

>>16222568
Mitutoyo is the go-to for US professional machinists. I get mine off Ebay. Tesa are excellent too.

I suggest a cheap 20-dollar Pittsburgh from Harbor Freight for general shop use. Doesn't "feel" like my Mitutoyo or Tesa which stay in the machine shop but is fine for general measurement and surprisingly accurate. It does fractions too (a feature every caliper should have) which is handy doing Americuck things.

>>16222578
I study too but owning a machine isn't marriage. Unlike women, you can sell them off or take them apart or set them on fire if they annoy you and you won't go to jail.

Buy something Japanese, reliable, Japanese, and reliable, with a long production run because aftermarket support, and reliably Japanese, then go beat the fuck out of it learning. Used and clean is fine. Modern bikes last many years and very, very few people actually wear engines out.

If you fear to drop it because money, that will subconsciously stress you.

>>16222535
>I have absolutely no time
>browses /dbt/

ayy lmao

>>16222599
When I don't have the time I simply don't ride. I'd rather have to drive my car than give my bike to a guy who doesn't give a fuck about it

>>16222599
Needs moar determination. I brought a hundred lbs of tools to Korea in two ammo cans. Bolted a Panavise base to one lid and stored the vise inside. Fixed other G.I.s cars and had rides anywhere.. Fit fine in my dorm wall locker. (My CONUS wall locker record is 1 1/2 Sportsters in parts and a stick welder in two lockers) No need for a rollaround.

We both know enough shit to skin out most motorcycles will fit in two large mechanics tool bags. It's fine not to want to, but there is rarely "can't". There is no life without tools and making shit fit is an entertaining challenge.

>>16222606
I've been riding for 2 years, there's no more real "learning I have to do".

To be frank, it will probably all come down to for how much money I'll sell my current bike and how much money I'll have in the spring.

2500€-3000€: Yamaha FZ6, SUzuki GSR600, Honda Hornet PC36
3000€-4500€: Kawasaki Z750, Hornet 900, Hornet 600 PC41, Triumph Street Triple

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>>16222621
>I've been riding for 2 years, there's no more real "learning I have to do".

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Anyone else notice how the Americans shit post pretending to be Australians?
Terrorist looking captcha is pic related

>>16222064
>Euro bike
>weebshit
Why not keep that to the jap bikes?

>>16222508
>taking your bike to a mechanic because of a faulty front brake switch

I am guessing you have never worked on your own shit before? A front brake switch is literally a plug and play component. You could order a replacement on eBay for $5 and do it yourself in minutes

>>16222631
> it's a Mick can't handle his shitposting heritage so he pretends to be American episode

>>16222630
here in germany, we actually learn how to ride before we get a bike

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>>16222674
> Ich hatte schon 30 Übungsstunden, ich bin bereit für die MotoGP.

>>16222679
sagt der der sich 2 jahre lang ne 125er angetan hatte

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>>16222687
???

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>>16222687
junge 125er zeit geilste zeit

>>16222691
achso, ich dachte du wärst der memende wr anton

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>>16222654
American world power.

>>16222701
Nein, ich bin der lustige fallenlass anon.

>>16222728
na denne

>>16222634
>Why not keep that to the jap bikes?

If you like childish retarded pedo cartoons why would you care about where they go?

>>16222674
post chickenstrips
>he won't and find some bullshit excuse

>>16222587
I like you

>>16222750
post road death numbers
>he won't and find some bullshit excuse

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>>16222764
fucking called it

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>mfw americans will never experience such riding

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF9mmnslgec

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>>16222769
>tfw the few twisty roads I have are residential streets

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>>16222373
>New bike

>>16222769
Is this what retard yuropoors actually think? Just because nobody cares about your irrelevant country doesn't mean blatantly lying works

homosexuals

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>>16222851
present

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

>>16222855
oh god why is that exhaust so ugly?

>>16222863
Who cares? Most people get an aftermarket exhaust.

>>16222886
lol yeah, buying a brand new bike and then having to spend another 700 bucks, just so it doesn't look like shit

are you retarded?

>>16222893
>look like shit
Sound like shit.

>>16222895
that too

>>16222697
what helmet is this?

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>>16222855
White>black to be perfectly honest

>>16222895
This. If your neighbors don't hate you, you're doing it wrong.

>>16222895
actually sounds very nice, albeit a tad too quiet.

>>16222893
>mot jiust str8 piping it

are you retarded?

>>16222898
shark vancore
sucks at highway speeds

>>16222925
>what is emissions and noise testing?

>>16222933
>living in a nannystate

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>>16222933
Maybe you should try some freedom, eurocuck.

putting a loudass exhaust on anything less than a leaderbike is like putting AMG exhausts onto a VW Polo.

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>reddit

>>16222933
Thats a good question, ive never had to deal with this.
>staight piped truck
>catless exhaust on the car
>one bike straight piped
>the other one has no headers at all
But that one barely runs anyway

>>16222953
>>16222947
>>16222939
>americans in charge of lessening climate change, the post

>>16222893
Large goofy exhausts are a noise emissions tax.

What's a few hundred buck when you are wallowing in enough loot for a newbike?

Alternate response, why are you looking at your silencers instead of riding?

>>16222967
Climate change doesn't threaten anything in CONUS that matters, and helps our Canadian corporate colony become habitable. Open Northwest Passage FTW!

>>16222967
>trying to stop a natural occurrence

>>16222928
Thanks man. Hmm that's a pity looks nice though

>>16222967
>motorcycles make a measurable difference in global emissions
ok bud

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>>16222977
yeah that looks very natural

>>16222985
Ban cow meat. Problem solved.

>>16222982
this can be applied to everything, and if everyone thinks their means of transportation isn't the cause for this, we'll never get anywhere

>>16222769
He's really not going fast tho. He just has a filter to give lots of motion blur.

>>16222985
>posting Michael Mann

I actually agree that climate change is likely a Very Big Deal, but this has got to be bait.

>>16222985
>200 years
Lel
It's like measuring your chicken strips with centimeters
>>16222991
Start with coal plants then
Or oil freighters
Or cows

>>16222978
I guess it would be alright with some earplugs

>>16222991
>>16222990
>>16222977
Privileged American race

>>16223012
Is that supposed to be a bad thing? Work harder and get on our level scum. kek

ALSO, by way of a general caution to everyone involved in this conversation, bike emissions have fuck all to do with climate change regardless of what you do with the exhaust and the catalytic converter. Particulates, CO, and NOX are a much bigger issue.

>>16223025
Sure.
Had a RM 250 that fumigated my neighborhood. I didn't brake at intersections to prevent the oil cloud behind me to catch up.
Smelled like "french" fries for days.

>>16223039
Yeah. You're smelling various kinds of unburned (and partially-burned) hydrocarbons, not CO2.

>>16222985
>supposed data from times when it could not possibly have been measured

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>>16223048
Nevertheless, I'm pretty sure, that cloud is harmful to everything, even mosquitos and shit.
I breathe pic related for hours a day.

>>16223059
They drill ice in the hemispheres and trace the amount of water that froze vs the time it took.
Although it's complete bullshit, but there's a small "scientific" proof of that.

>>16223059
>what is arctic ice?

Stephen Hotking said if we don't solve the emission problem immediately this planet will be death by 2100.

So do whatever you can

>>16223063
>that cloud is harmful to everything
oh yeah, absolutely. quite a bit more acutely harmful than CO2, actually. Just not a huge contributor to global warming.

>worrying about climate awareness
We're all gonna die before the ice caps melt, who gives a fuck?

>>16223089
oh good, ill already be dead by then.
not having kids so i dont have any guilt about handing this mess to anyone else personally

>>16223098
what if you get reborn

>>16223106
ill become madmax

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ayy

>>16223089
If ded by 2100 that leaves billions of years to reset. Undersea organisms etc will remain.

Planet has no purpose. Purpose is a human construct.

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>>16223118

>>16223118
hehe you said orgasm

I've got a set of a Alpinestars SM-X5 boots, size 42, and I'm looking to get a set of Dainese TRQ-Tour boots, anyone know if the width is similar? I haven't been able to find a size chart to compare the two.

>>16222371
Wide Ass Tank

>>16223022
This is the reason Ahmed dead.

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>>16223201
can confirm

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>>16222568
Buy a vernier you fucking scrub.

>>16222601
>Mitutoyo is the go-to for US professional machinists

>Not Starret or Brown and Sharpe

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>>16222064
Well now

what mods can I do to my 97 ninja 250? Any performance mods?

>>16223319
Chuck it in the ocean

>>16223220
>>Not Starret or Brown and Sharpe

Plenty of those around, but Starrett is usually overpriced, not superior to Mitutoyo, and B&S are mostly legacy tools because the accumulation of millions of units doesn't really wear out. Doesn't stop me from buying good used units at auction though.

You'll find all of them in pro shops but the old brands have modern competition. Brown and Sharpe has been "Brown and Sharpe TESA" for a while and what little remains of the brand is (very nicely) manufactured in Switzerland.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_%26_Sharpe#Post-World_War_II_era

Starrett have many components mfd in Japan but assembled in CONUS.

PM always has worthwhile threads on the subject. Their metrology forum is outstanding.

http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/metrology/starrett-vs-mitutoyo-digital-calipers-262368/

>>16222977
>natural occurrence
[citation needed]

>>16223360
>he thinks climate change isn't a natural cycle that the earth goes through
W E W

>>16222950
>small person wants a small bike but is worried about being judged
>lets judge her

Classic /o/.

>>16223371
nice citation. So far the scientific consensus is that it's man made. The only opposition are totally not biased conservative think tanks and industry studies.
http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science_and_impacts/science/scientific-consensus-on.html#

>>16222991
It can be applied to "everything" because consumer auto is maube 20% of our meaningful emissions, and since we use gas instead of shit tier diesel, most of it is fairly easy to sequester with the appropriate investment (problem: america is ran by jews and they say they won't get anything from that investment)

What does make money? Constantly making new cars with slightly better emissions ratings while leaving big business (land and sea freight, power generation, manufacturing) relatively free to pollute as long as they pay the taxes, which are carbon-only, like marine diesel engines are cars and primarily emit carbon dioxide

Live in the UK and I'm 18.
Law requires people to ride a 125cc between the ages of 17-19.

I want a bike to commute to college which is 26 miles away. Has to be cheap and unattractive so it doesn't get nicked.

But not too ugly that I'd rather get hit by a car while riding it.

Was thinking a CG 125 (pre 2005) or a Suzuki GS125. Looking to pay no more than £400. I'd fix it up actually. If i could I'd pay £100 for a motor cycle that barely runs and just fix it up. Is that a good idea?

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>>16223397
TW125, don't know the price for them over there though

>>16223089
do you ever think that the alarmist statements like that are made to scare people into solving a minor issue? they come up with a new catastrophic prediction every couple of years.

what if climate change won't mean shit for most people and will mostly cause equatorial nations to become infertile shitholes.

if the tagline was "if we don't do something most of india, mexico, and central america will starve by 2100" then a lot of people wouldn't care.

>>16223397
move to the US

https://youtu.be/RSE73I4LXe4
HORY SHET KUNTS, GET IN THERE CAUSE HE'S BACK

>>16223419
>move to the US

>wanting to get shot

>>16223397
They'll nick just about anything that isn't bolted to the floor mate but just make sure it isn't a two stroke/enduro styled bike
If you're looking for something that'll always go and won't get much attention I'd be looking at CZ's but they might be awkward to find. Second best is the CG or an Innova if you're willing to ride one.

If you don't have much experience with bikes don't buy one to fix up
Make sure you take someone with you to look at a bike too

When I was 17 I had a DT125R that I used for ragging around on that I worked on a lot but it dealt with a lot of theft attempts so I had a Vivacity scooter for getting to and from college.

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>>16223428
>not shooting back

Euros.

>>16223397
YZF-R125

Literally made to sate sad sacks who get parented by their government even after becoming legal adults

>no child, that one is too dangerous, wait until you're older

>>16222211
that would be the 3rd SEM then right?

>>16223578
yep

>>16223419
good that average fatmeridumbs like you are smarter than top-notch scientists that are concerned as early as the 50s but hurdur they come up with everything new every few years

>americans
>wants me to move to his 3rd world country
kek

>>16223419
American privileged citizenship.

>>16223611
if you look into the top-notch scientist's actual peer reviewed publicans they say "portions of the surface world will be difficult to inhabit by 2100 and we will loose deep-sea biodiversity" instead of "the world will be uninhabitable by 2100 and all the fish will die"

so yeah it's media hype with good intentions

"global warming isn't real", coming out of the mouths of otherwise intelligent people, might also be an intentional falsehood. they probably mean "i don't care about niggers and coastal cities" but don't want to be roasted alive for that kind of statement.

i'll run my catless 90s baiku until i die anyways

>>16223450
cant find a cz for sale but I do love the look of it.
I'm spending 1130 pounds on motorcycle gear including a camera. Right now the motorcycle is just to get me from A to B so I don't have to catch the bus.

The CG 125 is hella cheap. I can find one for less than 400 quid and if I'm lucky and patient I could for 200. I won't be buying one for 6 months anyway.

Insurance I hear is cheap as fuck too, and the petrol cost. I'll get an Oxford Hardcore Chain & Padlock.


Or I might as well get a comfy bike idk.

>>16223708
What the fuck kind of gear are you buying to rack up 1130 quid?
Camera is a good idea for insurance tho

Also Oxford chains are shit if you can afford it get a Kryptonite New York Fahgettaboudit chain and padlock man, never too much security

>>16223723
Portable angle grinders will cut thru any chain or lock tho brake locks etc are hard to get a good angle of attack on for the cutting disc.

>>16223756
Yeah, it's got the highest time rating for angle grinding tho and it can't be done w/ bolt cutter

>>16223756
If you whap a cable lock on it too they can snag on grinders

>>16223723
>What the fuck kind of gear are you buying to rack up 1130 quid?

Buying branded expensive shit cause my body is worth it. Lmao at people suggesting I buy £30 used gloves and think their knuckle aint gonna get fucked.

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>got caught in the rain and cold twice this week
>got home freezing
>getting sick for the 29348th time

I am not a smart man. At least I haven't been to the ER in... oh wait I was there 2 weeks ago.

>>16223756
Assuming you go for the lock, if you grind out the section of the brake disc where the lock is anchored it takes even less than cutting a chain probably.

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WHEEL SWAP TONIGHT

>>16223756
If only there were a device that weighs a ton when switched on, making the bike immovable almost; and then it being able to be switched off when you want to ride the motorcycle.

>>16222994
Disclaimer: I don't agree with the guy you linked, america has a lot of fantastic roads and scenery.
That said, the guy is riding a fairly appropriate public road speed. Definitely not a slowfag, but also not dangerously fast.

>>16223777
I'd buy a good lid and get second hand leathers if I were you but it's your choice hey

I used my motocross boots, mx pants and a 60's motorcycle jacket with my dads old gloves and a shoei clearance helmet but it protected me well enough

>>16223812
Think Thors hammer

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>>16223202
Tfw 50 people or more will report me.

>>16223810
Literally how

>>16223816
Just seems pretty lame that motorcycle theft is common. It's as if it's a hobby for the rich.

>>16223821
Potholes
Hit bump with low tyre pressure

>>16223828
It's more a hobby for bald men with vans, smackheads and chav kids unless they're high end modern bikes

>>16223473
Yeah, dumb yuros can't start on a ZX14 like I did

>>16223922
>Yeah, dumb yuros can't start on a ZX14 like I did
But you can. If you older (24+ here) when you get your license.

>>16223930
Not him but that's not much of an argument. In the US I could've bought a brand new ZX14 at 16 and rode it legally provided I could afford it.

Comprehensive insurance on one at that age would be roughly $1200/mo though lmao

>>16223836
User error strikes again!

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Happy Birthday KKK

I think I'm going to sell my street bike and one of my track bikes and then buy a 2017 R1.

>>16223810

Is that a chinese wheel copy?

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Anyone else got an office full of bikes?

I-is 31 too old to learn to ride? ;_;

>>16224191
nope
just ride something slow for 3-9 months and youre good to go

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>>16223419
We have the best, the finest climate change denial in the world. They'll do a great job!

>>16224191
No. It's never too late for anything.

>>16223812
A fat, loyal gf?

>>16224191
No, Maxwrist started well in his 30s

>>16223812
Electromagnet?

>>16224191
No. Take MSF course.

>>16222106
fucking HOW?

did he just get comfortable and lost situational awareness?

>>16222414
because of city dwelling faggots like in pic related

>>16224191
fuck no, 30s is still young as fuck. get out there and take those lessons

>>16224228
target fixation man. it looks absolutely ridiculous in hindsight but I can tell you something unexpected happened as he was riding which caused him to panic and fixate. the pros are able to deal with something unexpected. the rookies can't.

>>16224191
my dad started riding last year at 63.

Bought a NC750S DCT lul

>>16224250
at least it aint some heavy ass harley

>>16224262
I'm from germany, people who ride harleys here mostly just get funny looks.

He actually hates cruisers, which is gonna bum him out when I'll finally scrape together the cash for a Victory Octane

>>16224148
Nah, it's an oem part I scored off a totaled R3.

should i just trade my gs500 now or after the cold season is over?

>>16224274
I wish I could ride a Harley in Germany and get funny looks. I mostly just want to be a hipster and ride rare and interesting shit. Now whenever anyone sees a cruiser rider they think "poser."

I want people to think ASSHOLE.

>>16224298
>I want people to think ASSHOLE.

Fucking poser.

>>16224298
>I want people to think ASSHOLE.
Ride a R90S café racer

>>16224298
then ride a scooter with an oversized exhaust.

>>16224305
Current asshole build is going to be RD400 2 smokin' and jokin'

Gotta wait until pops gets his glide off the table lift to install.

Next year asshole bike will be hardware store Africa Twin.

>>16222064
Is there a company that will cover my fairings with full weeb?

>>16224324
If there is, I will gladly cover the fairings of my 1198SP with complete weeb if someone buys them for me.

>>16224324
>>16217710

>>16224337
They don't cover with full weeb, they only sell little weeb pieces.

How to trailbrake?

Do I brake later into the corner and modulate front lever and throttle until i hit the apex?? I tried it a bit today and it didnt feel right.

>>16224351
I'm also new to this and can confirm if it feels weird, you're probably doing right.
Basically, you apply brake pressure and continue braking past the point where you begin to lean into your turn.
Once you've started to lean, the more you lean, the more you ease off the brakes (trailing off, hence trailbrake). Once no brakes are left, apply throttle. Overlapping throttle and brake is difficult to begin with, so do them separately.

Basically: lean into turn, begin brake, lean more/ease off brake, throttle on, exit turn.

It feels weird because your braking compresses your front end your steering may feel heavier as a result.

>>16224351
Go faster.

Is it sensible to use my daily driver on the track? If so, should I buy spare fairings, levers, and rearsets, or will i probably be okay if I'm tracking mostly as educational rather than needforspeed?

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>>16224339
Keep looking...

>>16224384
That's how I got my streetfighter

>>16224191
I started 2 years ago (29) and now can ride pretty fast.

>>16222152
>>16222154
Get a good sealed o-ring chain and you won't have to jack shit to maintain it other than tightening, look online
Lube is good for preventing surface rust but spending time on a chain is really just for looks.

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Who here still has riding weather?

>>16224394
Bikeskinz seem to print custom wraps for some bikes, but then I would have to actually install it.

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>>16224413
Do your sprockets look like this? Nice little waves for teeth?

The O-ring seals in lube for the chain itself, but you still need lube for the sprockets.

>>16224425
This sprocket still good for another season or two.

>>16224415
except for rainy today, yes.

>>16224430
I feel sorry for the sucker you sell your used heaps to.

>>16224305
>Ride a R90S café racer

It was one when it came out, you'd be riding a valued classic as the maker intended.

>>16224394
Man if I had a shit bike that I would need to resell I would totally slam as much waifu as possible on it.

>>16224274
I should join the us army and buy a Mustang to have it shipped overseas
Then I'll be the cool dude for once

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New bike friend here
Ive got a 200 dual sport right now which is fun on the weekends but I want something I can commute on the highway with instead of my ancient accord. How do ~400cc dirt bike engines handle on the highway? I feel like it would be screaming all the time.
Would something like a drz 400 be fine for a half hour commute five days a week?
Any suggestions for my dead ass?

>>16224491
This is a horrible plan. Nothing can make you cool. Also once they found out you're a capitalist pig army grunt, you're fucked.

>>16224497
A half hour commute at 70mph on a DRZ twice a day, five days a week is no beuno.

Just get an actual motorcycle. DRZ's suck balls.

>>16224497
Sounds like you need a busa 2bh

>>16224491
No, you should join the US Air Force and ship something interesting back from overseas. Being stationed in NATO, Korea or Japan is fun. Just don't act like a dumbfuck and forget all your preconceptions.

Your ride only makes you cool to guys. Your US passport makes you cool to sloots, but marrying them is unwise. As Sgt Cody told me long ago, "Airman Anon, PACAF is like Disneyland. Enjoy the rides. Don't try to bring one home."

>>16224415
Still an ideal 45 degrees in based New Jersey. ;^)

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>>16224539
You sound like the old harley twin dude I was talking to yesterday. Were you and your wife in the Airforce? How'd that work out.

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>>16224497
I put a bigger front sprocket and a smaller back sprocket on my crf450x and it cruises highway speeds without a problem and still gets it in the woods pretty good. The bike will do 100 mph if I put it to the pins on the road.

>>16224413
Sprockets mostly wear because of chain wear and stretch. Lube helps the pins and bushings in the chain thus system longevity. Excess collects sand and dirt and is to be avoided.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_chain#Wear

You can find even more on the Diamond and Renold sites if you are curious.

>>16224571
I gear most of my rides taller than stock. Anon is wise.

Shoei or Arai?

>>16224614
Schuberth :^)

>>16224539
ahhh the military, i love reading these stories
i joined the coast guard at one time but got disqualified in boot
i was so bummed out so i bought my motorcycle
maybe if there's ever a war i can join a different branch

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>>16224415
aww yiss, was like insanely warm for a november day here.

>>16224497
DR650
DR650
#DR650
>DR650
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>>16224571
is there sucha thing as a CRF500 or 600

>>16222363
what a cuck

>>16224647
You joined the fuckin Coast Guard? AND YOU GOT KICKED OUT.....

IN INITIAL TRAINING!? (don't call it boot you pussy, you ain't no fucking grunt)

AAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

No, it there is a big war you sure as hell aren't getting into any branches if you failed to make it past summer camp for wannabe sailors.

Jesus, how did you fail? Was your fee fees hurt. Did the DI make you drop your precious tendies? Did they take your coloring books and manga away?

>>16224687
there's a thread for this sort of discussion on /k/ fuck off

>>16224693
Suck my dick, faggot. I'm not sorry your feelings are hurt because you're worthless.

I hope the motorcycle DADDY bought you because makes you feel better about being a MANGINA. Then again, he probably bought you a fucking DRZ400 to go with your TOOLBAG lifestyle.

how do i street legal a MX dirt bike

can't be too demanding right?

>>16224687
they said i wasn't egotistical enough
oh and its a dr350 get fukt
uncle sam is calling, he wants to fuk ur boipussi tonight

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>>16224415
>riding seasons

>>16224752
>gif
>doesn't move

fail

>>16224778
showing your underage

>>16224778
Australian trolling at its finest

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>>16224497
A DR-Z does just fine at 70mph if you gear it up for it. Even with stock gearing the bike will be fine. Above 70 they start to go out of their comfortable cruising range though.

>>16224514
False. DR-Zs could spend hours on a highway no problem.

>>16224497
get a road bike for the road and leave dirt bikes for the dirt

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>>16224806
Yeah, but notice how I didn't say whether or not the bike was up to the task.

Most people aren't up to the task of sitting on a fuckin' DRZ at 70-80mph. Great town commuter, piss poor highway commuter.

>>16224666
This