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

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GROWL AND SHAKE

first for starting on a literbike is an okay idea

Who /rideinrain/ regularly? Lessons learned? Dos and don'ts? It's literally the worst weather I have to deal with. Everyone I know is horrified I ride in tge wet but it doesn't seem so bad.

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>>16291312
What is /dbt/'s opinion on KTM bikes? Not the motocross ones.

>>16291326
just go slower, it's that simple.

Riding in the rain is easy it's just fucking boring. I don't like it at all.

>>16291326
Don't lean.
Brake earlier.
Get a pinlock visor, and don't open it while it's raining.

>>16291330
super duke looks gr8, regular duke is meh, and the rest I've seen are sumo's which are good for city riding and hooning.

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>>16291330
I'm not interested in sporty nakeds so I don't really care for them. I'm sure they're probably alright.

Everyone I know who had an RC8 had mega big issues and I'd just rather an EBR 1190RX in the sportbike realm.

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>>16291326

Anybody want to go to vietnam with me in january-february and ride shitbikes? All my friends are jobless and poor or already have vacations planned

>>16291343
Post bike before I answer

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>>16291345
no bully

>>16291330
they are cool

>>16291343
Would love to tear some chink boipucci but i have to work. Cant vacation until july.

>>16291366
That's monsoon season. I want to go soon otherwise I'll have to wait until like october again.

>sketch custom bike
>realise I will never build it
>sigh wistfully
>repeat

>>16291369
>Monsoon

Like those crazy ass storms?

>>16291370
Show sketch!

>>16291330
>single sided swingarm

literally what is the point

it's heavier and less rigid

>>16291380
to tuck the muffler closer to the body

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>>16291376
yeah, it rains a bunch during the summer but not much during the winter. Looks like optimum time is february-march

>>16291380
Easy rear wheel access for track use becausr "gotta change the rear fast for the 24hr race"

>>16291389
Thats a pretty shit country if you have that shit.

>>16291400
yeah, that's the idea

>>16291380

easy rear wheel removal/adjusting the chain is also a breeze

>>16291377
I didn't say it was a good sketch.

>>16291401
They should bomb the shit out of them again because its pretty shit and whipe that shithole out of the earth.

>>16291410
so I take it you don't want to go

>>16291349
Yeah no i definitely would not want to ride with you

>0-4 go out and be social
>5-9 stay in play vidya and watch animu

>>16291416
I'd be into it

>>16291422
fuck off normie

>>16291424
the flights there are actually pretty cheap, probably because the planes have sub-par maintenance and you're taking your life into your own hands, but meh

>>16291431
Planes are fine

>>16291421
ok how come?

0 don't shitpost
1-9 shitpost

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DRZ > WR450

>>16291433
well you can get flights from the west coast of canada for !$700 round trip which is like $500 USD

Usually people fly into the north or south city and buy a motorcycle, drive it the the opposite city, and sell it.

>>16291445
Why dont you spam gs500 anymore?

>>16291448
>drive it
ride it*

before some autist corrects me

>>16291448
What bike?

>>16291326
Ive pushed through really fucking heavy rainfall on a vepsa once, would not reccomend. Especially considering i didnt have a jacket and an open face helmet. It started raining halfway and i didnt have anywhere to stop.
I still do it if it rains just a little .

>>16291448
Fucking nobikd cukold detected. Just kys rasputin

>>16291460
They're like little 125's and shit. I think most people ride scooters but I don't want a scoot.

>>16291448

>edge lord teen just finished watching a top gear episode

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>>16291462
>Vespa
>Open face
>No jacket

Hows it like being a sissy trap hipster beta fagget cuckboi?

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>>16291460
You should get a Honda Cub

>>16291469
Yeah fucking rasputin

>>16291472
THERES ONLY ONE WAY TO LIVE AND THATS THE SCOOTERLIFE

but nowadays i have a raincoat in the cargo hold just incase. CAN YOU SAY THE SAME FUCKBOY

>>16291448
Hell yeah dude sounds fun

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>>16291480
>owns/tolerates scootsies
>calling other ppl names

>>16291482
Dont you judge me :'c

I owm a ninja tho but i use the scooter for city commuting considering the shit traffic

>>16291480
Sounds like youre really soar after tyrones visit.

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>>16291482

>>16291487
which one are you?

>>16291438
Because you care what some random faggot on the internet things kys

>>16291489
none of them. nobody in that webm is from here.

also it looks more like track practice in a kart park than an actual race, so the tiny wheelbase scooters are at an advantage that does not excuse how closely the bike is following them

>>16291497
not really, I just wanted to hear your lame excuse so thanks for that.

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>>16291489
none of them, I just like reminding people that a bike does nothing without a rider and there are people on scooters having more fun than you. I don't even own a scooter.

/dbt/ cares entirely too much about bikes and not enough about riding.

>>16291510
Funnily enough every time somebody brings up riding they get shit on for their bike, where they live, what they wear, etc.

DBT is strictly for benchracing shitbikes because that's all these poor niggers can afford.

>>16291481
Yeah I've been slowly researching it for about 6 months now and working out my route. Was going to go with a friend but he broke his leg riding, had to put his europe trip on hold, and can only take so many days off from work a year. He has to use the europe tickets in the next 6 months or so before they expire.

>>16291510
Nice saying, but it's not true.

Some bikes can't do much even with a good rider.
Some bikes perform the same as others but get uncomfortable fast, or aren't practical even for beer runs
Some bikes might not even be worth riding outside of a kart track that's 90% turns, or riding outside their "class"

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>>16291524
>Some bikes might not even be worth riding outside of a kart track that's 90% turns, or riding outside their "class"

not seeing the problem that sounds like a blast.

>>16291513
>Nobike: the post

>>16291529
Thanks for proving my point, faggot.

>>16291528
It's a problem here because we're all so poor we can only afford one bike at a time plus a dirtbike

>>16291330
They look hideous, don't understand how people can like the design.

>>16291534
>doesn't know beauty is subjective
wew lad

>>16291531
Fuck off cuckboi i bet you want to suck my dick right now fagget

>>16291534
>autism the post

>>16291534
Looks way better than a ninja 250 or a cruiser senpai

>>16291534
dumb nigger faggot kys

>>16291536
>he thinks beauty is subjective
Should have studied the Classics m8.
>>16291541
>>16291545
>KTM fanboys on the rampage
>>16291542
So they're better than complete trash, uh? Good to know.

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>>16291534
Ever looked at a bike and thought "goddamn, this looks like shit, there's a big crouched-over human shaped void in the contours"?

That's because they're designed to be ridden. If you put a rider on the bike all the ugly melts away and it's just a regular bike, only with a bigger tank and more "cradling" seat than it would have if it were a little more 'aesthetic' and car-like in appearance.

>>16291547
I don't and would never own a ktm because I think they're shit but just hating on the design is autistic.

post your bike

>>16291547
>KTM fanboys on the rampage
No, but not understanding why people have different opinions is autistic.

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>>16291549
See?

the bike is literally designed to be ridden

nekkid bike headlight assemblies do look like shit though

Kucktm a shit

reminder that honda a shit

>>16291549
>excuses: the post
Who said you can't have both?
>>16291550
>post your bike
Yeah, right, how about you post yours first? I'm not that retarded.
The design of the duke is horrid. It looks like an abort of a bike.
>>16291553
But I understand that just fine: they have shit taste.

>>16291566
I'm not the one shitting on other bikes. Post yours so we know what the god himself thinks a good bike is.

>inb4 sv650

>>16291569
Are you aware of the fact people don't just go and buy the bike they like the most, right?

>>16291573
Nobody buys a bike the hate though

>>16291575
Not usually.

>>16291575
I would buy (and have) a bike I find visually ugly though.

I'm not a fan of the 1290 visually at all but I'd consider it if I was after a sport naked and if it rode the best it would be what I bought.

>>16291582
Fuck off you fat mexican piece of shit

>>16291580
Unless they're retarded which wouldn't surprise me at this point.

>>16291575
people buy bikes they end up hating

do you think people really "outgrow" a ninja 250, even though it has a 0-60 time on par with entry level sportscars and handling that equals or exceeds bigger bikes?

i don't. i think they already outgrew the bike when they reached their adult height and didn't start noticing it until that one long trip where they spent a little more time planted firmly on the seat than usual.

>>16291589
When you start riding you might consider getting a bike you don't like because it's better than the others you can afford.

>>16291590
Of course, that's not what I said though you dumb nigger.

>>16291592
or because the internet told you it was a good bike to start on

>>16291575
My dad really doesn't like his 1200GSA, still he bought it.

>>16291590
You cant outgrow being a cuck

>>16291596
Sorry to break it to you anon, your dad is retarded

>>16291596
Just look at your dad.

>>16291598
meant for >>16291595

>>16291598
He wasnt born a retard tho, idiot. Go prep some bulls

>>16291596
Just get it all out anon, let that pent up homosexuality fly out

Do it with me. And a one, and a two

"Cuck twink tyrone cuckboi fuccboi hipster beta numale bear sissy hipster faget cuck holy fuck i love dicks"

>>16291602
Runs in the family evidently.

>>16291598
>>16291600
He bought it because it's perfect for how he uses it. But otherwise it's too boring and isn't unique, like his rockster was.

>>16291604
Wow stop insulting my family, achmed.

>>16291603
You forgot the ninja rider one

first for i don't know how to wheelie, im'm too scared.

i've lowsided for the first time in octopber tho

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HONDA DIO DA

>>16291624
it's ok anon the r3 is very easily to willie

>>16291625
Honda made the worst two wheeler in its class

AGAIN

>>16291626
you're confued with some1 else anon

>>16291633
sorry about your gsxr, also don't wheelie it or it'll die

>>16291635
i'll ask youtube how to wheelie :)

>>16291638
okay fine. here's how you wheelie.

>go fast
>lean forward. this makes the front wheel uncomfortable
>grab the front brake. now the front wheel will skip off the ground because you triggered its safe space.
>lean back right as that happens to get the bike to come up
>you're doing a wheelie!

>>16291642
but the guy in the webem was going slow tho

>>16291349
Tendies tendies big and wide, tell me man why can't you ride? Are you afraid that you'll lowside? Or are you scared to lean to the side? Learn to corner, fast and hard, because you're still riding like a tard.

>>16291658
>autism, the post

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What oil does /dbt/ use and what will be best for my bike?
I recently bought a small commuter that has been sittig for a couple of years. I have had it running but not I want to carry out all the maintainence shit and I dont know what oil to use.
The mechanic whom I bought a new battery reccommended pic related but I wanted to get /dbt/'s opinion too. Has anyone had any experience with this oil? What do you use?

>>16291677
sorry about the pic I didnt notice

>>16291677
hard to screw up oil, it will be fine.

>>16291674
t. cantlean

>>16291694
if you're leaning with the bike, you should have a 1/2 inch on each side that's not used. Tires aren't made to be ridden right on the walls, that gives you less traction.

It's people that are crossed up that have small strips because they need to lean the bike more to make the corner to make up for their shitty positioning.

>>16291677
Any 10w-40. Currently using car oil.

>>16291703
You can't lean properly with shit body position.

>>16291703
You can scrape peg whether you're inline with the bike or leaning off.

The only time leaning wrong will EVER force you to lean the bike more to corner the same as sitting in-line is if you scoot off to the RIGHT side of the bike while turning LEFT. If you're doing that then you probably shouldn't be alive anyway.

l2corner

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>>16291718
look at the riders and then look at the lean angle of the bike. Having a worse body position increases the lean angle.

Comparing chicken strips without looking at riders is really, really dumb.

>>16291722
The fact that they lean "too much" explains jack shit why you have a fat chicken strip. You can lean without the bike, the bike can't lean without you.

>>16291727
They not leaning too much you idiot. You have shitty reading comprehension if that's what you got out of what I said.

The fact this needs to be explained is terrifying. Please do everybody a favour and get back in the car.

>>16291722
That means nothing though? Even though the guy on the right is crossed up the bike is still leaning less than if he were to be riding in-line with the bike.

That said, actually leaning off doesn't decrease your maximum lean angle, so having chicken strips burned off is technically proven to be EASIER in the twisties.

So congratulations, you've made yourself seem like an even shittier rider than I already implied you were.

>>16291734
>Even though the guy on the right is crossed up the bike is still leaning less than if he were to be riding in-line with the bike.
That's not how physics and fulcrums work.

Leaning off of or with the bike lowers your center of gravity so you don't need to lean the bike as much. Being crossed up and just leaning the bike is a good way to lowside when you run out of grip.

And you haven't even seen my 'chicken strips' which you put so much of an emphasis on.

>>16291333
>don't lean
Idiot. Lean more so you have to lean the bike less

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>>16291703
strips can vary from tyre to tyre but my dude, having no strips does not mean it can't lean any further, under high pressure tyres deform and squash. Hell I'm a scrub and I can make them do it, zoom in and check the back wheel.

Tyres tend to bend over at their edge, wider tyres in particular do this a lot more so on 180,190, 200 tyres grinding off the strips really doesn't mean you're at like MAX lean angle, with that being said I still have maybe 5mm or so of strips left on these tyres so once again this is a tyre to tyre thing.

>>16291756
>its sv650 anon taking any excuse he can to post his photos again

What's likely to be the best 600 to start my nephew off on? He's wanting a bike that's 4 cylinder, loud and DOHC (and working for it). I think he said water cooled as well.

>>16291756
Bikes will start scraping pegs before they ride off their tires.

>>16291768
suzuki hayabusa

or

kawasaki H2R

>>16291741
Post strips.

>>16291756
Aw shit new webms when?

The /dbt/ magazine predicted it

>>16291768
Streched turbo busa

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>>16291763
ahh if I didn't post the pic you'd call me a "nobike or a "can't lean" though because I said I have chicken strips no? I just wanna talk about riding fellas.

>>16291773
in my case yes but that depends on the pegs and tyres anyway, not all tyres are designed to meet the same lean angles, the Q3s I have now just objectively will support more lean than the angel GTs I had before.

>>16291786
cops are clamping down on my favourite roads, went out with the camera a while ago getting used to the new rearsets but didn't get much good footage. Once I'm not sick anymore I'm gonna put a swingarm mount on and really fix my foot position though.

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>>16291807
>New rearsets
Ayyyy. What kind? Got pics?

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>>16291821
piece of shit chinese danmoto tiny slippery gypsy bastard should have bought vortex 9000s

Shifting feels NICE though.

>>16291807
Bikes are literally designed to scrape pegs before running out of tires just so you don't do that.

If the bike you're riding doesn't do that then it's a shitbike not made for cornering

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>>16291824
You could probably just swap the actual peg out. Shilling for Sato pegs. Fuckers are absurdly grippy. They make the stock rearsets feel like polished metal covered in oil.

>Shifting feels NICE though
iktfb. My fucking shifter throw was cut down to about 1/4 of what it used to be, and it's so crisp and direct feeling now.

Plus all I have to do is move a linkage and I can un-reverse the shifter.

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>>16291826
peg feelers are there so they touch down before something nastier like a pipe or a kickstand touches down. I took my peg feelers off and bang, hit the kickstand down on bump through a big left hander.

>If the bike you're riding doesn't do that then it's a shitbike not made for cornering


I would say the opposite, peg feelers designed to limit lean angle for your tyres (even though they have no idea what tyres you are running) would be a fixture on bikes that are not designed with track work and lean angles in mind rather than the other way around.

The CBR500R for example has truly ridiculous peg feelers that jut in way before any offending hard parts could.

>>16291843
Yeah that's what I'm looking at doing, I want some that kind of bend off but stay knurled around the edge like tom sykes, I have reasonably big feet so it's hard to keep them all internal on the pegs with the smaller racier rearsets.

>>16291868
The feelers just screw off

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>>16291741
A lower CG means more lean necessary you twerp.

>dream my tripmeter is at 1048km
>impossible because I use it as fuel gauge and I always fill up before 250km
>wake up

really made me think

Is anyone else constantly overcome with a sensation of superiority and joy when thinking about the carbon footprint of your motorcycle?

Anyone here well informed about the ninja 650? What's the difference between the pre 2012 and 2012+? I've heard the newer ones are significantly faster but I've also heard they're near identical.

>>16291534
Not everyone spends their life looking at their bike when it's parked, not that there's anything wrong with that.

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>>16292109
yes

>>16291677
YEAR, MAKE, MODEL is apparently secret, but if you, holy fuck, used a search engine you could find out what weight the manufacturer (the people who built the fucking thing) recommends and use that. Weight may also be on oil cap etc.

Engines are pretty tolerant so if you are too retarded to locate an owner's manual or a service manual, the mechanic's recommendation is as good as any and ten forty isn't likely to hurt anything.

PSA:
Factory service manual, get one even if you aren't a mechanic. You can often find them for download. Carl Salter site is free and has a variety. Clymer/Chilton/Haynes a second choice.

should my next bike be FI or CARB'd

what are the trade offs among the two?

>>16292252
Carbs are carbs, a bit more finicky than FI. FI gives you that reliability* with more fuel efficiency.

But this is what I've heard from dbt so maybe someone else can do better.

>>16292252
Carb pros:
>adjustable with screwdrivers

Carb cons:
>need regular maintenance
>finicky in less-than-ideal conditions
>less fuel efficient

FI pros:
>can be adjusted with software
>if it works, it just werks in most conditions
>largely maintenance-free

FI cons:
>shit throttle response in stock tune on many bikes
>bitch to fix if broken

>>16291826
Supermoto, shiggy diggy.

>>16292265
If you don't let your ride turn into a yard ornament I call it a wash. Carbs are nearly free to tune, EFI less so but has better low end and idle fuel management. You can stick injectors if you leave a vehicle sitting long enough, but that's dumb for many reasons. Clean carbs are highly reliable but dumbasses let them varnish when storing their bike then sadness ensues. EFI cold start is much less fiddly than carbs.

If buying new you may as well get EFI since bike will get sold before wiring and component age becomes an issue. Exceptions would be trail bikes or other very low end rides where simplicity and low cost trumps everything else.

EFI done right compensates for altitude changes automatically. Carbs require manual adjustment.

EFI parts do wear out but most newbike owners will not keep their ride long enough to wear out a fuel pump.

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Any good educational driving videos out there?

>>16292313
Twist of the wrist 2.

>>16292319
is there like another dank series of videos like maxwrist?

>>16292310
How does humidity play into carbs? I heard something float around about water accumulating in them can be a problem, but is that really something to worry about?

>>16292351
Fuck off, ginger, we know it's you.

Anyone else get such an adrenaline rush when they filter?

>>16292360
Humidity makes ethanol shit fuel deteriorate no matter what you run, but carb fuel bowls leave fuel a place to stagnate with the jets immersed in the fuel while EFI injectors are pressurized and blown clean by fuel pump pressure.

If storing, drain carbs. If riding, you solve the stagnation problem by not stagnating for long.

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>>16292109
No carbon on my bike sir

>>16292458
not really.

I get an adrenaline rush at the track day but not filtering.

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> found corner that I go sideways now the second time
feels super moto, man.
dat 600cc thumper torque too much for this road

Got my mod 2 test next week. There's a roundabout right next to the test centre. Could I in theory just go around the roundabout in circles for the entire test until the examiner gets tired and calls it off.

Technically as long as I didn't make any mistakes I should pass right?

>>16292551
I don't know about you but I'd feel a whole lot better getting my license without resorting to tricks. To me, passing it first time on actual riding ability would prove to me that I'm ready to start riding motorcycles seriously.

>>16292562
already been riding on CBT for 6 months, and have a car driving license though.

>>16292564
Then you should be fine. I mean *technically* you're not doing anything wrong, but at the same time the guy is gonna feel like you're taking the piss and probably find some way to fail you.

>>16292551
They tell you where to ride so they can assess your ability with all the road rules and changing situations.

>>16291742
Have fun not having traction on slippery asphalt!

>>16292363
Whos ginger

>>16292551
Going around a roundabout more than 3 times is considered dangerous, according to my instructor. Wouldn't advise it.

>>16292310
>tfw 240k km and still on original fuel pump

But the high pressure side filter is starting to get clogged and you cant just replace it , you have to replace the whole pump as it is internal.

>>16292640
You are, maxwrist.

>>16292614
yeah but they can;t mark you down for not following the instructions.

>>16291742
Do you mean lean your body more. Like go full street rossi body position so you can have the bike more upright.

>>16292655
Oh maxwrist is a ginger. I didnt know.

>>16292656
I'm pretty sure they can stop the test and you basically fail then

>>16292668
He's also a one trick pony shitter jew.

>>16292685
but his videos are cool tho, what have you contributed to the bikefag world

>>16292733
Not being a fag for once,

>>16292742
you're always a faggot anon

>>16292753
But I'm masturbating to jav right now, surely that can't be the case.

today I learned I have a very bad habit of following too close behind people

I also learned cars are much closer than they seem and how to lane split (even though I didn't want to)

at least I didn't target fixate

>>16292769
Fun trick to stay safe in traffic: Holding the front wheel in the air means that if a car brake checks you you just ride over it. Much safer.

>>16292776
record it for us and see what happens

>>16292788
well it works in GTA so I see no reason why it shouldn't work in real life

>>16292649
Lol why would it suddenly be more dangerous after the third round?

>>16291524
The GS500 can use it's whole rest tire unlike a Ninja 250

>>16291501
Kys

what should I start on?

Should I start on a CBR 250/300 or a CBR 500/600?

>>16293106
cbr300

>>16293106
CB500

>>16293106
Not a shitty honda

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>>16293006

>>16293106
start on a 125.

>>16293187
Same.

Been riding 5 months, still stalling quite a bit.

Am I shit or is my bike too easy to stall?

>>16293106
Why are those your only options?

>>16293257
I haven't been riding that long and I haven't stalled at all in the past week or two... Could be you just haven't figured it out. Try riding the clutch out a little longer

>>16293257
probably a bit of both

>>16293273
I just keep forgetting throttle >>> clutch out

I try to do both at the same time like I do with a car and I stall.

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Picked up my new gsx-r. Taking it easy while it breaks in. Only 60km so far

>>16293287
It's a wet clutch so you can feather it and not really worry about burning it out.

>>16293292
nice m8, got any mods planned?

Do you guys know any private tracker I can download tv shows from?

>>16293297
Need a few basics
>Tail tidy
>Tank pads
>Need to sort better mirrors, can only see my shoulders
>Maybe a better looking exhaust but I like the sound stock

As for the motor it's already pretty good being the 750. Can't wait for the first 1000ks to be our the way so it can go above 7,000rpm

>>16293300
Go to /g/. They have a /ptg/, they all have autism but they could probably help you out.

>>16293308
Is it a 600 or a 750? Tail tidy and levers are usually the first thing I go for.

Heated grips once it starts getting cool too but it might not be an issue depending on where you live.

You can't just adjust the mirrors properly? Seems like it would be a pain to swap mirrors with the integrated turn signals.

>>16293271

because everything that isn't honda is basically like playing russian roulette when it comes to sport bikes

shit has a huge probability of breaking down on you

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>>16293318
Don't let the memes get to you. Almost every bike is reliable these days with some odd ones being shit. Just research them before buying.

>>16293331
>Harley, Triumph, and Ducati more reliable than BMW
I thought BMW's were renowned for their reliability?

>>16292313
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_1GxcM95go
Old, but still applies,,, also BMW goodness.

>>16293106
CBR 250/300 is shit tier you'll outgrow it in 2 months
CB 500 has the mos boring engine known to man
CBR 600 will be your death

If you're mature enough to ride the CBR like a noob for the first year or so, get that, if not get the 500 or look into literally ANY other bike than a honda because theirs are boring.

>>16293354

>500 is boring
>600 is deadly

...you realize you're only talking about a 100 cc difference, right?

>>16293363
You realize one has 2x the pistons and almost 3x the horsepower, right?

>>16293317
It's a 750.

Tried mirrors in all angles but no good. Could get flush mounted turn signals on the front.

Levers on the 2017 are pretty good. Brake is adjustable.

I could hardly sleep I just wanted to ride it and now it's raining.

>>16293363
Implying displacement is the only factor
Implying the cbr500 and cbr600rr are remotely similar power wise

>>16293372
Nice job on the 750, I would have got the same.

Make sure to ride it with shorts and a t-shirt and do some dank whoolies becauses you're a gixxer squid now.

>>16293395
Despite never crashing in 5 years riding I still wear all the gear all the time. Got funny looks when I use to own a cruiser.

>Squid last night in a hoodie asked to race me to the next set of lights
>Told him it had 20ks on it and was breaking it in so no
>Told me best way to break a bike in is to redline it

Guess everyone will think I'm a squid now

>>16293413
give her the ol' Italian tuneup

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rgv for the best

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'93 XR600R I turned around. More pics on vitalmx.com. How's everybody doing today?

>>16293419
Kind of enjoying riding limited and in B mode for now. Then after first service when it's limited to 10,000rpm keep it in B. Service after put it in A mode and it will feel like a new bike

>>16293466
damn, that would kill me to get a new bike and have to limp it for a couple thousand km

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>>16293457
What I started out with... took some elbow grease

>>16293492
looks good, is it for sale?

>>16293293
yeah even if I feather it it just stalls.

Not the kind where it sort of nudges forwards a tiny bit either, its this weird creaky sound and the engine just cuts out entirely.

>>16293500
give it more gas

>>16293498
Probably won't be for a while. It's a blast on trail or for rides to and from the farm store.

>>16293505
where did the plastics come from? they look brand new

>>16293487
It's not really limping it on the 750. I test rode the 600 and had to change gears every 2 seconds. 750 has enough low down power to make pulling away fun even down low

>>16293509
>tfw ill never be rich/in debt enough to break in a bike

>>16293500
GAS
GAS
GAS
Think of the song every time you start moving

>>16293106
The 250/300 is a fucking single. Don't bother.

The 500 is a twin, like the kawasaki ninja 500. It's like a single except the vibrations are of a higher frequency and it has a little more go and a larger rev range.

The 600 will not be your death. It will be your death if you never look at your speedo or try to keep a cap on your speed and never go practice in a parking lot, but if you're not an idiot, you will not only do fine, but learn to git gud. You don't need a 250 to learn to corner if you actually want to learn to corner. The internet is like a lawyer and gives generic advice to an imaginary lowest common denonimator like they're going to be sued when someone kills themselves.

All motorcycles are dangerous. All sportbikes, regardless of displacement, are also dangerous, and the CBR250 can break most city speed limits with a quick twist of the throttle in second gear. Add that kind of speed to a winding road or track day and you might be kept out of trouble, but add it to stop lights, traffic calming corners and tight roundabouts meant to be taken slowly, and unpredictable traffic and you won't. Upgrade to the 600 and you'll just gain the ability to get even a skilled rider in trouble on a track.

>>16293533

but I was told that inexperienced riders will get rekt on the twisties if they are on a 600

>>16293518
Well in NZD seconds hand gsxr750 goes for around 11k with 30,000ks. New ones are usually 18, but was on special for 15k. Mechanical warranty is 2 years plus knowing its never been trashed made it seem worth it. Plus if I brought a second hand one I'd most likely replace tyres, oil, chain, sprockets etc which would be 1000$. Mechanical warranty for 2 years would cost 2k for 2 years. So 2,000 difference made it seem worth it to me.

>>16293292
WHat year?

>>16293545
Brand new 2017 model

>>16293542
that's because they all do this

>slow in
>fast out
>slow in
>fast out
>(confidence activates)
>fast in
>faster out
>fast in
>wipe out

>>16293543
I get bikes that are like 8 years old are so because they're 1/3 of the price they were when bought and still decent condition

>>16293542
People with 250's like to fantasize about this but 2 riders of equal skill level with get absolutely dumped on by a 600.

>>16293553
My last bike was a 2004. Bike before that was 1995, previous was 03, and a 02. The jump in technology, lightness, the looks and everything made it worth it to me. I sat in the garage staring at it for half and hour just before.

>>16293542
>inexperienced riders will get rekt on the twisties


>buy a 600 they said
>you'll be ok they said
>hit up twisties and take corners at 1mph while guy on 250 is rippin it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgty66Sim7I

>>16293413
>Told me best way to break a bike in is to redline it

http://www.superstreetbike.com/scenes/best-way-break-bike

there is truth in htere.

>>16293578
I'd prefer to stick to what the Suzuki manual says. Considering you know, they've made great long last bikes for 1,000 years

>>16293575
lol everyone in that video rides like a spaz

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>>16293582
>for 1,000 years
????????

>>16293527
>>16293502

fucking 125s, need a stupid amount of gas on a hill.

>>16293587
WRONG

will girls talk to me if I get a motorcycle?

>>16293585

where are you videos at? Nice picture of your bike btw. It must be the 2017 new invisible model.

>>16293575
>buy a 250
>think you can go WFO no problems
>run wide and crash

rear brake or front brake?

>>16293575
This is just comparing riders, not bikes. Obviously a faster rider is going to be faster in a corner, nobody in disputing that.

>>16293599
>Implying the rear brake is for anything but hill starts

>>16293606
>and a way to brake at a light while being able to play fuel tank drums

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>>16293595
Here's a pic of my bike.

https://youtu.be/vuSQ4a5ma-w?t=47

here's a vid.

Enjoy <3

>>16293594
Riding a motorcycle has never explicitly gotten me a girl, but it's sealed the deal a couple times.

Usually when a girl comes by my place and sees I have one/expresses some interest in them I offer to take them for a ride.

Not like you're riding a motorcycle down the street and women are throwing themselves at you.. Unless it's at night and you cruise by the bars, then they literally will try to jump on the back.

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>>16293457
post more

>>16293594
no, but a lot of men will.

>>16293611
>Taking any excuse he can get to post his photos again

>starting on big bikes again

before getting the bike do:
take a basic rider course
buy some leather and a full face helmet. no modulars.

don't:
wing it

do get:
gsxr750
vfr800 pre-vtec
vfr1200 (non-dct)
suzuki bandit
honda cb1000/1100
every 650 ever

don't get:
every 600 ever
honda cbr1000
hayabusa

after getting the bike do:
accept the fact that you will drop that really nice motorcycle you just bought
make room in the budget for repairs
sign up for a track day, advanced rider course, etc

don't:
hit the twisties because you'll fucking die

how likely am I to fail my Mod 2 without an instructor?

Been teaching myself how to ride on my CBT license.

Passed my car driving test, so long shitty scooter.

>>16293649
Pay the money and do the course. I've ridden for 5 years and still did a cheap 1 on 1 tips course which I still found useful. We have a dangerous hobby there's no point in skimping out in anything to do with it

>>16293682
Yeah I tried but the two bike schools near me tried to Jew me into renting their bike to do the course on, they didn't want to teach me, while I was riding on my bike.

>>16293692
What bike you got mate?

>>16293692
Don't bother, the won't teach you how to ride, they will babysit you while you ride and tell you a couple of things on the practical test.

At least in my country.

>>16293696
yamaha ybr 125.

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>>16291326
Avoid painted lines. Keep all your braking/throttle movement smooth.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
R 6 5
6
5

whats the best way to break in my leather jacket?

It feels like a strait jacket.

Its alright in the riding position but when standing up/walking around in it might as well be fallout 4 power armour.

>>16293700
That should be fine. Just say no.
>>16293697
I've had 3 courses over 5 years riding. First teaching me basics, second course was before my next stage licence. Last was a cheap experienced course which was a good refresher. It's good to have an expert rider watch you and give you tips. I can't see any downsides. If you think your the best rider in the world and a guy who can watch out for mistakes for a living can't teach you anything your getting ready to have a crash cause by your cockiness sooner or later

How to get the iron butt award?
Their website is tldr

>>16293720

Wear it and quit your bitching about it. It'll break-in in time, that's how leather can be

i'll get fully geared as protectively as possible, but i'm not going to wear ugly fucking boots.

If I properly gear every other part of my body, can I get away with riding in sneakers?

>>16293732

In a bad wreck? Fuck no, most sneakers would shred right up and there's no protection for you just snapping your ankle. There's sneakers/boot hybrids with good ankle armor support out there like a model (can't think of it right now) from TCX and Dainese makes something very similar as well, although I think it's one of the CycleGear exclusive ones. IIRC it was roughly $220 for the Dainese one and 100ish for the TCX

>>16293732
Sure, if you hate walking or having feet.

>>16293732
Fuck off moron.

>ill get fully geared but i wont do that part XD

Seriously man, good boots are a must.

>>16293762
>>16293754
>>16293750

find one pair of motorcycle boots that don't look ugly

protip: you literally can't

>>16293732
rule of thumb: if you can comfortably walk around you can snap your ankles.

Or don't ride like the road is a racetrack and cut your chances of being in a really bad crash if comfortably walking at your destination is a concern

>>16291312
954 or 929? 2000 for a decent 929 and 2500 bucks for a 954? Upgrading from sv650. I like good handling sporty looks and torque

What do you guys think?

>>16293721
>I can't see any downsides
Except for the two most important things one has, time and money.

My intructor has to follow three people at a time and he will simply make you repeat the shit you have to do during the practical test, like the eight figure. Only thing he says is "look in the distance". I only went to the driving school because I had to avoid hopping on a motorcycle for the first time and ride 200km to get back home.

Total waste of time and money. Make sure they'll actually teach you something first.

>>16293768
All motorcycle boots look fine except gay cruiser cuck boots and dudebro riding shoes. Significantly less ugly than a wheelchair and stumps, don't you think?

>>16293768
>motorcycle gear
>not looking ugly

alpinestars logos and edgy styling have been proven to reduce injuries in accidents by 420%

why do you think MX has the aesthetic it has? good juju.

>>16293773
another SV650

>>16293782
Why? I'm looking for good track days and something a bit faster. I'm too heavy for stock sv suspension and any aftermarket is a waste of money

>>16293725
provide gas reciepts signed by verifiable witnesses to prove you rode your bike a long way.
also you can't ride in circles (like laps of a city ring road) to make up the distance.

>>16293786
turbocharged GS500

>>16293782

Don't be talking shit about my boots-waifu. SMX-5s are some comfy as fuck boots.

...Although I do occasionally think of at least painting/dyeing the big ass white star

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>>16293780
>find a shit school
>blame tutoring and not this particular school

>tfw calflet
>feet too big for wimmins boots
>calves too skinny for man boots

>>16293732
if you get in an accident you will never walk again. But go ahead.

>>16293796
Can't you fucking read? All the schools are the same in Italy.
I'm gonna take a safety riding course in spring, let's hope that one is worth it.

>>16293813
>He lives in Italy!

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>>16293813
>he lives in Italy
>he can't find a good school in his WHOLE country

>>16293811
i got into an accident wearing shitty $100 bilt boots

the toe sliders on them ground halfway down.

>>16293820
>>16293824
I don't think you understand how it works here. Driving schools won't teach you how to drive a car or ride a bike. They just tell you how to pass the exam.
For that you have to take a specialized course. I guess, I don't know.

>>16293813
>>16293780
>My intructor has to follow three people at a time and he will simply make you repeat the shit you have to do during the practical test, like the eight figure.

You're an idiot, the eight figure is not even in the practical exham anymore.
And they actually give you good tips, hot to properly use the brakes, when not to use them, body positioning for low speed manouvers etc etc.

>Total waste of time and money.
Did a total of three hours lessons for 60€, if it took you more you're kind of inept.

Shouldn't threads about bikes belong on /n/ rather than /o/, since this board is about cars?

Forgive my ignorance.

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>>16293839

>>16293839
No, because that is transportation. Bikes are not appliances to transport yourself with. Little scooters should go to /n/ though.

>>16293845
Thanks. As I said, I'm pretty ignorant. But why does /n/ seem to have threads about motorbikes then? Seems like a topic that can fit on both boards.

>>16293852
So bikes are for sport?
Why should bikes belong on /o/ and small scooters on /n/?

>>16293839
shouldn't manual-transmission vehicles be on /n/ since this board is called "auto" ?

>>16293732
You're an idiot that has never ridden offroad or had a bike fall on your foot/leg. Good luck with a bike laying on your feet as you slide along the ground in sneakers.

Plus boots are awesome and look cool.

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>>16293859
>Plus boots are awesome and look cool
>look cool

lol

>>16293858
lol

>>16293857
because people buying little shitty scooters are doing it because they're poor and want to save gas. they ride them from A to B for the purpose of transportation only.
You're getting a little obvious with the trolling, so chill.

>>16293861
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_picking

>>16293838
>Did a total of three hours lessons for 60€, if it took you more you're kind of inept.
>can't even read

>And they actually give you good tips, hot to properly use the brakes, when not to use them, body positioning for low speed manouvers etc etc.
Lolno. He never said anything about that stuff. He actually wants me to have a neutral position while doing the eight figure and to keep my knees on the tank.

I learned here how to use the front and rear brake, he never mentioned it.

>>16293870

like I said earlier, you literally can't find a boot that looks fashionable

>>16293864
I'm not trolling. I'm honestly a guy who only took a first look at these two boards this week. I don't even own a bike, scooter or anything.

So is /dbt/ more about sport and show, rather than transportation?

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>>16293873

>>16293768
Sorry buddy but thats subjective. Not my fuckin problem if you wanna ride in sneakers. Get fucked.

>>16293873
http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/sidi-cobra-boots

wow that was hard.


Fashionable? Are you going to a dinner party for millionaires?

Lots of boots look really cool.

>>16293876
Yes. Obviously we use them as transportation under the literal sense of the word but here we do it for fun and actually have an interest in bikes because we like bikes and not just because its a tool we can use to get around.

>>16293876
>show
???

Are triumph tiger 800s good? looking at buying one with full mods and everything you'd ever want and bags and stuff for 6k.

>>16293832
Then I'm sorry. In Brazil we also have a official test and you're obliged to go to "school". Results: We have more death in traffic than any other country in the world.

I thought you were talking about specialized school from the start, not obligatory of some sorts schools.

>>16293880
Okay, thanks. In that case I don't assume this board is for me if I ever get a (small) bike.

>>16293883
I meant, just because they're cool. To show them off to your friends who have similar bikes.

I always wonder why non-americans/canadians are allowed in these threads

they literally make it so much worse

>>16293890
why would you buy a bike because you "look cool" with it?
are you Elliot Rodger?
nigga bikes are as much of a transportation as cars, or even less, so if anything cars should go to /n/ since bikes don't have that much "practical use" according to normies.

damn I always wonder why americans/australians are allowed in these threads

they literally make it so much worse

>>16293907
No, you misunderstood me. I was asking about the board culture. Read the rest of my post. If I ever get a bike it would only be as a use of transportation. I wouldn't care how it looks.

I'm a European, if it matters.

>>16293890
you should come here if you have a bike just stop being a newfag

>>16293907
Europeans are the worst people in this thread. Please fuck off. /o/ should be american/australian only. and /k/ should be US IPS only

>>16293918
you should get a little eurobox car

>>16293919
>if you have a bike
I don't.

>just stop being a newfag
Sorry, I made my very first post on this board a few moments ago. Last week I didn't even know what /o/ stood for.

>>16293924
I was thinking a vespa 300 or something.

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>>16293922
no

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>>16293932
We luv u bby <3

>>16293901
>>16293922
The german guys are pretty cool tho

>>16293932
just ignore everyone whose country's main language is english
> americans
> Australians
> England people
and you will have a great time, especially if you speak German.

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>>16293945
yes

>>16293946
Forgive me for not wanting a bike as cool as yours.

>>16293958
Sounds reasonable. I speak Dutch.

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>>16293901
Canadians cant post cause it snows too much.

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>>16293962
well no

>>16293967
Hawaiians can't post because there are too many volcanoes erupting around them all the time
Also hi :)

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>>16293977
>why didn't hillary win?


kek'd

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>>16293975
Yes

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>>16293978
Lava rocks cant stop me from running from my feels.

>>16293985
>>16293985
>>16293985
>>16293985

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>>16293932
>scooter

don't do it.

they're actually harder to ride if you already can into manual transmissions. no tank to grip, no pegs to stand on, straight upright seat putting you in wind blast city, shitty boot that's less practical than panniers.

scooters are the budget option. if you can afford to buy and own a touring bike there is no reason to get a scooter.
unless your #1 hobby is fucking around on go-kart tracks (and getting smoked by 125cc shitbikes)

Only motorcycles murricunts make are cuckmachines.
Really makes you think.