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What mods have you done to your bike?
what's your favorite mod?

>>16418302
>do free mods
Done
But if you count non-power
>bark busters
>carbon fiber skid plate
Some other random small stuff

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>>16418285
>mfw neither of that
HAHA GET FUCKED
>>16418298
tfw no gf

N00b here.

Planning to get my license soon, but have no idea where to start looking in terms of bikes.
Anyone got suggestions? What were your first bikes?

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>>16418320
Thats sad have a fart machine to cheer you up. Removed the stickers already and looks gud.

>>16418322
DRZ400SM

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>>16418281

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>>16418322
restrictions?
>>16418337
I'm not sad, I'm living that lyfe since 21 years
I've come to terms with that

>>16418366
Just something that's easy to learn on, inexpensive (~$2500), easy to maintain, etc.

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>>16418366
I know but always good to have a laugh at farts bike.

>>16418337
>that giant HRC sticker on a 250
this makes me laugh for some reason.

>>16418423
Its a cute bike have to make you laugh.

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>>16418379
wr 250
>>16418383
dunno man, I had a 125 for two years

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>>16418302
Comfy seat best mod. Oversized brake rotor also good.

https://youtu.be/v0p1aTlSrC8

>tfw no crazy Polish buddies to through dirtbikes up hills with

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>>16418439
Im going from a 300 to a 250. You gotta just have fun on tiny bikeu.

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>>16418540
klx is gone?

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>>16418606
Nah its sitting on a stand right now. Going to sell it even though it pains me. But in the end its a harder bike for me to ride and I will probably get a different enduro or dirt bike next time. Xt 250 and even the KTMs are easier to ride for me haha.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_jBO9i7F74
>previously, crashed his bike while 2 up
>in vid, takes out another rider, harms him badly and wrecks his ride
>he later proceeds to still ride like a dick

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>>16418540
not being able to pop 110 km/h is never fun

>>16418673
Yee for a dirt bike id go 250cc. I mean the cbr goes around 145 km/h I would have thought the 125 could do a little better than that though.

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>>16418707
yeah don't think I'd ride a 125 for fun m8

>wanna masturbate
>can't get in the mood

Holy moley what now?

>>16418654
This guy is a total fag. Why does a noob like hiim feel the need to accelerate like that not even out of a corner is beyond me.

>>16418752
What are yah into, anon?

>>16418728
well I would if you want to fuck around on tiny light bike. But like a 500 or even 450s are dank.
>>16418752
Ill suck your dick

>>16418764
>tiny light bike
Funny thing is most 125s (referring to the ones euros can legally ride on road with their shit license) are chink tier and actually weigh more than a 450 dirt bike.

>own 04 husqvarna smr449
>thinking of going up 2 or 3 teeth in the rear sprocket
>mainly used for around town hooning

should i do it?

>>16418851
idk. I'm not you. Ask youself about the consequences tho.
>do you ever feel like first gear is too tall and you have to lug it to go slow?
If not then there's really no need to gear down.
>do you ever feel like top gear (5th or 6th whatever it is on this bike) is too short and the engine isn't at a calm rpm when you're cruising around?
If yes then it will only get worse by gearing down

>>16418864
i rarely need 6th, as i said its around town hooning.

i want easier/more mono's.

>>16418875
then do them in first gear instead of second or third.

So in my MSF course someone was on a dualsport and they ended up doing a huge wheelie and crashing badly. Like this video but all the way around: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iZOeLxaFco&feature=youtu.be

Is that common? What'd he do wrong?

>>16418888
he whiskied the throttle open and panicked and didnt let off.

>>16418888
I thought they taught you to check and make sure the bike is in neutral before turning it on?

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>>16418888
>quads

thanks for the kek anon

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Is the future here yet?

Holy shit this ad
http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/mcy/5937593008.html
>1,225 miles
yeah right that thing looks fuckin heavily used
>not in a rush, don't need the money, don't waste my time
ok buddy
>if you're looking to buy it with cash i can't actually do the transaction until spring because i still need to use the bike to get my license as i currently have a permit
AHAHAHAHA

>>16418839
chink tier what?
they have to weight at least 110 kilos by law, but they're not bad quality

reposting from qtddtot

electricians please respon

i got a bike im redoing and i took out a lot of tangles in the wires, and now ive got a shitton of slack that i cant stuff anywhere. can i just shorten them? or will it be too different and ill start burning out lights?

>>16418302
https://github.com/raimondi1337/DRZ400ModList
Prolly the custom dashboard I fabricated

I have an option of starting on a Ninja 300 or a KLR 650. Which would be better?

>>16418998
yes you can just shorten the wiring up, make sure you properly connect and seal any wires you tidy up to prevent overheating and corrosion though

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>>16419018
I'd like the klr more, but that's because I'm dualsport fan

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>>16418302
YFZ factory slipper into my WR.

>>16419031
I have like no trails around me, at least 1 hour+ by freeway away.

britbong here

Recently 'earned' the right to be on the road, looking to get a bike and gear. Question is, is it going to cost me a fortune to get the gear together here? Can you recommend anywhere that is a reputable seller online? Or places in the south that you have experience with where I can try a lot of stuff on and get a good feel for leathers etc? I'm happy to travel somewhere (within reason) to get gear so whatever you know is appreciated.

First off i'm thinking helmet (managed to convince my uncle to give me one of his spare Shark helmets, pretty much never used), leathers/textiles, boots and gloves. Would it be a huge catastrophe if I wore some armored jeans to begin with rather than leather bottoms?

>>16419024
thank you my friend

>>16419046
do you have corners or cities?
I don't know if klrs make good super moto

>>16419052
your list is good
armored jeans are fine as long as they really are made to handle some sliding
don't buy online, try things on to find correct fit

>>16419070
Yeah I think i'm leaning more towards a good pair of jeans, won't be skimping on them either as they're there to keep my legs in one piece.

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>>16418302
>custom skid demon limited edition paint job
>awfully done fiberglass fairing patches and stator guard
>-2t on the rear sprocket
>cooler sounding but not too outrageously loud race exhaust
>steel brake lines
>scapped pegs :3
>replaced nearly every single 4/5/6mm bolt on the bike

But the fave mod was going from 120/60 to 120/70 on the front. Maybe it made sense in the mid 90s but 120/60 is an absolute garbage of a tire size and the bike can't lean for shit. It's beyond me why any bike would use that.

And uh technically it makes the bike non-road legal.

>>16418302
>DR650
Working Vapor.

>V-Stronk
Comfy seat.

>>16419068
I'm a bit south of Los Angeles.

>>16419010
I see the battery box delete on there, got any pics of that? Where'd you put it?

>>16419089
don't you guys have mountains or some shit?
gta told me that

>>16419108
Everything is like an hour or two away.

>>16419117
WHAT THE FUCK

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>>16419089
Yeah we don't have much, but theres still that go-anywhere factor, I'd say the dual sport.

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>>16419089
yo wtf, lbc here

>>16419135
Oh nice, I used to live downtown/east village area there.

>>16418302
Highway bars. Next wanna put and hid light in it.

>slammed a mickey's 40oz
>have no beer left
>fuck it and get on bike and get some more alcoholic beverages or not risk it?


what do? dubs i go

>>16419189
>suzuki riders

>>16419189
>hey guys should I do this obviously stupid thing xD
Get some help.

>>16419192
>shitzuki

you wouldn't believe me if i posted a pic

>>16419199
the store is a block down the road

>>16419199
Beer will help

>>16419209
>>16419207

ha ha being an alcoholic
just for laughs hehe

>>16419214
Gotta spend money on something, friend

>>16419244
bikes

>>16419244
>>16419209
>>16419214
50% of all motorcycle fatalities involve alcohol in the rider's system.

>>16419284
nice source

>>16419292
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_findings_in_the_Hurt_Report

>>16419292
my MSF course taught me 52% but idk how accurate that is

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>mfw not replacing chain because I want to see what happens if I don't

>>16418823
But that isn't a Combat Wombat. This is:

http://midsonianmcmuseum.com/Hodaka%20Super%20Combat%20Wombat%201%20x.JPG

>>16419279
But. Have plenty of extra pocket cash to spend on booze.
>>16419284
Thanks after school psa!

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>>16418839
hmmm weird I was expecting better quality cause even the tw 200 is at least decent mechanically.

How old were you guys when you started riding?

>>16419337
25

>>16419315
really nothing happens. I run my chains for years and never clean or lube them.

>>16419284
And the other 50% involve shit riders who didn't start on 125cc standards

>>16419315
Eventually the rings wear so much that they begin to fail, and the nooks and crannies of the chain gunk up and/or rust and links start to seize. While that's happening, the chain will wear until putting the adjuster all the way out doesn't do shit.

While you're riding you can feel the slack when opening up the throttle, and the seized links probably sap a couple horsepower.

>>16418988
>>16419332
I don't mean they fall apart like chinkbikes but they aren't really made with any modern technology and are generally just produced as cheaply as possible. For example the current WR125R weighs 133kg, which is significantly heaver than my 118kg 450 from 15 years ago.

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>>16418998
Read wiring threads. There are some good ones in Chop Cult.

Some pasta but it's my pasta:

I replace my stock cables with light gauge welding cable and lugs from my local welding supply. Ensure your ground is good because that's as important as the positive side of the circuit.
....
I should mention motorcycle batteries take a quarter-inch lug. The linked example below is 6 gauge and fits 6 gauge welding cable.well. (Some lugs are too large and conflict with battery cases.)

I get these off Ebay. I'm not affiliated with the seller, just a cheap SOB (and former AF avionics weenie) who does a lot of wiring and hates paying too much per unit for simple parts and likes efficiency.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/28-COPPER-LU...BWJ6DV&vxp=mtr

I buy cheap Plano and other tackle storage boxes at Walmart then fill them with "bench stock" off Ebay including hardware.

There are lots of wiring threads but not many on how to set up your bench stock and be ready for most jobs. This is dirt cheap per connection. Numbers on bags are from another Ebay vendor. I left them for faster sorting.

Next post has more with some redundancy.

>>16419362
Practice crimp splicing and heat shrinking on scrap wire. I order naked splices off Ebay, not the nasty ones covered with plastic from the auto store.
100 feet of heatshrink tubing was about ten bucks. Lots of Ebayers get it in industrial rolls then sell cut lengths.

Stagger your splices so they are not all parallel in the bundle. (You don't want a "tumor" in the middle.)

Buy good strippers and crimpers. They make wiring pleasant. You can also solder, but properly crimped splices work fine on aircraft (I'm a former OV-10 Bronco and F-4 Phantom comm/nav troop) and most people don't do a lot of soldering. You can certainly make "Western Union" splices and solder them but it's a pain with no payoff on an installed harness, or you can tin your wire, insert into naked butt splices with some flux in them, crimp then solder or just solder. (Lots of choices. Do a sound job and the electrons won't care!). I'm generous with small heat shrink on motorcycles to exclude moisture, using about 3x the length of my exposed splice.

You'll spend a few dollars on your wiring kit, but doing it right the first time will let you kick ass in the future.

Here's what I just bought for butt splices to restock. I'm not affiliated with the seller but it's a good deal. I use clear Plano and other tackle storage boxes from Walmart (they are made in USA) to sort my parts:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/171195748808?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Example stripper and crimper pix. http://www.chopcult.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46676

continued next post

>>16419371
I use a similar stripper to the Greenlee pictured, but you can get by with more basic strippers if you are careful and PRACTICE a few cuts first. Too many wiring noobs practice on their work then wonder why they ran out of parent harness wire.

If you want to maintain the same color code, or at least a color code you can annotate on your service manual wiring diagram, you need a variety of wire of the right gauge.

I've not bought from this seller but it's inexpensive and has a variety of wire. I would use heat shrink over the whole bundle instead of split loom. I'd guesstimate 3/4" heat shrink would fit over your bundle.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-Foot-Motorcycle-Wiring-Harness-Kit-Cafe-Racer-Chopper-Bobber-Custom-/301965020127

When you are splicing a wire harness extension, you obviously cannot fit a single piece of heat shrink over the whole assembled harness. You can join one end of your extension to your existing wire bundle. cover that with heat shrink, slide more heat shrink over that bundle shrinking all but the last sections, slip heat shrink over the "shrunk" sections to slide it out of the way, connect the rest of your wire bundle, then slide the heat shrink over your bundle and shrink that. A heat gun is the way to go for that job. Need not be expensive.

Have fun. Once you've got it down no wiring harness on a motorcycle will intimidate you. STRONGLY resist the urge to to a ghetto job. With practice doing it right is faster than doing it wrong, beside yielding a much better result.

IF YOU ARE NEW TO WIRING, SAVE ALL THREE POSTS FOR REFERENCE.

Now go wire something.

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did I pick a shit bike or am I just garbage at this game

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>>16418302
On the first bike, did an aftermarket oil mod to the cam supply in the heads, and added in an oil pressure gauge to make sure everything was working right.

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>>16419328
but no one will sell a goddamn wombat of any kind for less than like 4k around here
and i feel a lot less bad about dropping this one

>>16419358
as I said they have to weight at least 110 kilos to get done to a1 legality. and they're forced to have ABS since 2016, and the gsxr 125 actually has a keyless go system

sure, there's no quick shift or something, but the MT 125 actually has a gear indicator and gear change light

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>>16419337
10 bb
>>16419358
wow would think they wouldn't cheap out on materials like that. But then again makes sense that the higher up models be using the better shit to make you want to buy it instead of a cheaper bike.

>>16419358
>I don't mean they fall apart like chinkbikes

so theyre brittle like your trailer home?

>>16419393
the wr 125 is made as a computer bike, of course it's cheaper than an actual race bike

>>16419337
5 or 6, I don't really remember. Grandfather told me we could go riding once I could kickstart the trail 70.

>>16419385
Yours is the better machine anyway, by a long shot.

>>16419348
>I started on a 125/250 because I don't know how a throttle works

My lungs tickle.

Fuck.

>>16419426
Rip in peace anon

>>16419415
>not starting on a 125/250 so you can take it to a kart track literally every day and actually learn to ride instead of fucking around on backroads on your 600

One week of kart track days costs about as much as one actual trackday and eats through tires and brakes much slower, and the expendables like tires/chains/brakes on smaller bikes are cheaper anyways. A small bike is literally the best thing if you want to really learn how to ride. If a kart track will even allow a bigger bike, you won't stand a chance in the corners.

But if you just want to cruise with style then by all means get a GSXR. Just don't whine when you get yourself into trouble (as you can on a bigger bike) and haven't practiced the skills necessary to deal with it.

>>16419379
Slow as hell, but sweet looking. Just play some time, the better ones starts flying to you.

>>16419091
I stuck the little Moty battery in the airbox and just unbolted the battery box.

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>tfw the previous owner fucked with the electrical system
>he soldered shit properly and used connectors and color codex wires
>i'll have to destroy his masterpiece

>>16419426
Stop sucking nigger dick

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>>16418302
>>16419383
Second bike, handlebar risers, ram mount, electrical outlet with voltimeter, gear indicator (kept trying to shift into 7th),

>>16419441
Or you could get a 600 and take it to a real track instead of a shitty gokart track.

someone should put ape hangers on their gixxer for shits and giggles

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>>16419375
r8 my wires. Ignore the part hanging down on the left side. I'm not done with that.

The hardest part for me is routing them. They are going so many different places it's hard to decide where to join them and split them apart and make it look clean where wires move from one bundle to another.

>>16419474
I ride cruisers and can't fkn stand ape hangers.

>>16419469
did you not read the post?

>One week of kart track days costs about as much as one actual trackday

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>>16419474

>>16419481
>a cart track is not an actual track
hurr durr

>>16419441
post some riding baitboy

>>16419450
Just stuffed it in the airx box? How'd you mount it in there?

>>16419450
How did you secure the battery inside the airbox?
How did you get the fuse holder inside the frame without cutting and soldering?

so I live in the one corner of florida without a racing track

I have a 250 cc bike. I admit, I'm a shit rider and only commute because I'm afraid to hoon/actually ride on these roads with all these tourists and retarded drivers. Not to mention, we have no twisties or anything, so I can't even practice or improve.

Can I just ask any go-kart place if/when I could use their track? How does that work?

>>16419496
I didn't.
I just moved it to over the airbox.
There's a huge mess of wires and shit under my seat now from my accessories and moving that shit. I'm going to clean it up when I rebuild the bike.

>>16419487
You can't reach high speeds or really race anything faster than a gokart. Less liability, low track wear, crashes are unlikely to seriously damage facilities. The one nearest me will let you take anything that looks like a supermoto around for a couple of hours for $20 though.

>>16419475
They look like wires.

One useful trick is tie them in place with string or zip ties to check fit and clearance when you steer.

Don't string them bowstring tight. Leave a bit of slack for ease of conforming to the motorcycle and for any potential future repairs.

I see what appears to be some exposed connector at the four o'clock axis of the horn next to that black square relay. If so, cover with heat shrink to exclude moisture but if not convenient you can smear some black sensor-safe RTV from the auto store over it. Black blends and RTV can be peeled off for maintenance. It won't melt anything.

If you tape any harness, use Scotch electrical tape. It's worth it.

>>16419506
BTW I avoid using many plastic zip ties for actually holding harness. I use stainless steel zip ties off Ebay and heatshrink over the part that will support the harness. Quality zip ties work well tho.

just told my mom I got a bike and I think she wants to disown me.

Have my own apartment though, feelsgodman

>>16419519
Good for you. What bike did you get?

>>16419519
>disown
Tbh if your inheritance is anything more than an afterthought you're doing it wrong

Fuck, you're clearly an adult, i don't see how she should have any say in the matter

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>>16419502
Can always do motogymkhana, find a carpark or nice big flat bit of tarmac and get doing some 8s.

My brother does it because he already lost his license once (got unlucky) and won't go ride any twisties on road. It can't teach you everything but I will say he was immediately fast on track after not riding on road twisties in probably like 7 months (initially faster than me actually)

The main thing is it's hard to learn body position doing that but a little secret is that body position isn't the be all and end all of riding fast, especially when you're a beginner to track riding.

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>>16419506
You mean like this stuff?

Also any advantage to using relay sockets over individual spade connectors on the relay? I found it much easier and more compact to just use individual spade connectors on the relay and then tape around them all.

>>16419502
>Can I just ask any go-kart place if/when I could use their track? How does that work?
Yeah pretty much. Just look some up and call them. Usually they will prioritize the actual kart events but will probably let you in on weekdays.

>>16418302
biggest mod I've done was change the Stock sheet metal handle bar on the SV650 to a Protaper Seven Eighths bar, replaced most of the hard ware on the bar and installed bark busters to keep the endweights in.

other than that I've changed to the turn signals to led, on both the SV and Triumph Daytona, and put tank sliders on the daytona, and frame sliders on both bikes, as well as putting in a tender plugin on both.

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cruisercucks getting btfo

>>16419578

fail >>16419322

>>16419578
WTF?

>>16419578
What?

>>16419578
gj

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>>16419578
Fuck you. Can't even chan properly...

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I want one.

>>16419617

Worse than a trailer'd Harley.

KYS

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speaking of mickeys, what you dudes drinking?

>>16418302
heated grips

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>>16419656

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>>16419315

There's this biker bar near me called Cook's Corner, really popular. I feel so intimidated to go in there. Beta as fuck.

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>>16419315
this

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>he owns a 500cc

>>16419348
what do i do with a chain that has a really tight spot? i set the slack to spec on that tight spot but the rest of the chain is ridiculously loose to the point where it's creating a surge

>>16419546
That works well too.

Spade connectors are fine for relays. Note what goes where in your manual for future troubleshooting.

Fun relay fact. If one isn't working you can usually pop off the cover and actuate it manually to send power for troubleshooting.

>>16419728
Those garbage tattoos.

No thanks

>>16419747
this 2bh
bitch ain't even hot

>>16419747
this. Tattoos in general are distasteful imo, and having a whole fucking paragraph written on your arm is retarded.

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>>16419693
nice chain

>>16419784
I'm cool with tattoos as long as they're well done. But hers tell me she's a mudshark

>>16419730
tight as in the links don't move right like they are seized?

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>>16418963
nuda

>>16419730
new chain

>>16419818
tight as in the part where you're supposed to measure for adjusting, compared the rest of the chain, is very different

>>16419821
ugly af

>>16419664
yum

>>16419837
It is pretty spectacular and it's 10%

>>16419836
Negative ghost rider. Sexy af

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>>16419852
Th-Thank you

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Rural Commuter here.
I got a question about the Icon Elsinore boot, I know it looks over the top but is it appropriate for street and trail use?
I have about 3 miles of unimproved roads I deal with daily. Anyone have experience?

>>16419865
probably somewhere near a regular road boot in terms of protection.
for gravel road commuting it'll be fine, for actual trail riding I'd be going for something a bit more serious

>>16419362
thanks m8 thisll really come in handy

>>16419865
I'm guessing your "unimproved roads" probably aren't covered in massive rocks and stumps so you probably don't need a real off road boot.

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>>16419865
>trail use
No.
The only boots that are are suitable for trail use are MX boots.

>>16419865
>icon
>korean tier gear

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New rider here, are boots like these any good? Or should I be looking at full-sized ones? Ideally I want to be able to walk around in them a bit as well.

I thought Movistar was a Yamaha thing but now I'm seeing CBRs with that livery?

>>16420059
Ideally you want a boot that allows no movement in your ankle.
The idea is they are supposed to stop your ankles from snapping when you crash, if you can walk normally in your bike boots you may as well be wearing sneakers.

>>16420059
no

>>16420074
This is true and false, you can walk in motorcycle boots, it's just not easy.

>>16420081
My boots you just can't move your ankles in any direction, can still walk its just like walking with full casts of plaster on your legs

>>16420098
So pretend you're a BattleMech or something.

>>16420098
Well are you wearing MX boots, or street boots? Two very different constructions

>>16420074
>>16420076
>>16420081
So if I'm commuting to class, just need to walk around for 5 minutes or so, full sized boot should be okay?

>>16420104
2/10 almost got me

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>First post of the year.
How are you /dbt/?

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any comfy light weight motorcycle shoes/boots for daily street use?

>>16420110
What a great lookin bike, is this the one that blew up? :c

>>16420113
No, there is none, that doesn't exist.

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>>16420130
It must

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>>16420081
Idk. My boots are pretty comfy and not bad to walk around in

>>16420142
>usable shoes
>not destroying your ankle in a crash

pick one.

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>>16420120
I thought it blew the trans for like 3 days, almost even sold it. I was fucking around with the drz, and realized the I just completely blew the belt off, felt like a retard, but at least it's not fucked.

>>16420110
Nice shotgun

>>16420074
Almost true. You want a boot that limits ankle movement to a normal range.
Since you almost never need to move your ankles side to side while on the bike, most boots stop that motion while leaving some up and down movement for changing gears and braking.
Cheap boots do this by either making the whole range of motion stiff which is good for protection but bad for mobility or giving motion but not adequately stopping movement so that ankle damage is possible.
Good boots (tech 10's and the sidi crossfire for example) will use a system which can flex easily for small movements but can't move enough to do any damage.

>>16420113
smx 5

>>16420169
tech 10's are so good at stopping ankle movement that you can walk around while waering them with 3rd degree sprains in your ankles without actually realise your ankles are hurt.

>>16420177
yep, but you can still walk and change gear ok because they don't limit small movements

my mate has these cheap oneal things that seemed ok when they were new but now they're broken in they move way to far way to easily.
he had a small stack on the weekend (<20km/h) and managed to twist his ankle enough that he couldn't walk

also for those whinging, spend a week walking round in ski or snowboard boots and even stiff mx boots will feel like tennis shoes

>>16420211
only faggots play around in snow.

>>16420074
>>16420104
Ideally, if you're going somewhere where you might want to walk, you take it easy so you're not likely to crash

You'll break a collarbone even with gear. Hit a pole and your guts will fly out your neck or you'll end up in the hospital with brain damage and a doctor saying "good thing you were wearing a helmet, kid!" (while looking like some sort of lovecraftian horror and phasing in and out of reality)

>>16420110
Im doing better than that bike at least. Im assuming its fixed though.

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>>16420151
>>16420169
>>16420130
so consensus is that I just change shoes when I get to where I'm going?

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>>16420156
Thanks don't know much about the gun, google didn't tell me much.
>>16420249
It's not fixed, taking a raincheck on fixing it, because most of the time something goes wrong every few hundred miles.

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>tfw no one else will ride in the snow and ice with you

>>16420280
i wonder why

>>16420280
MSF told me to never ride in the snow or ice

>>16420280
>mfw supermoto's are worse than that in sand

>>16420251
just maintain chicken strips of at least two inches, never go over 35mph, and always take the most deserted yet well paved routes possible, and don't ride on the street until you've had at least 9001 hours track practice in full racing gear

then you won't need gear at all

>>16420251
Pretty much m8.

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>>16420283
because theyre little bitches

>>16420284
they also say not to do wheelies

>>16420286
put a paddle on it and youll be set

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>>16420286
>mfw that is only because you go too slow
the faster you go in sand, the more control you have.

Got a question. I'm a fair weather faggot and I really only ride when I know it's going to decent weather.

I'm going to be getting new tires for the spring and I'm thinking of getting one that isn't as (relatively) good in the rain for ones that are better for cooler temperatures and mileage.

tr;dr; anyone got a good recommendation for a bi-compound meme tire?

>>16420338
Why don't you ask your local bike shop?
Or do you actually trust anonymous strangers on the internet more?

How do I stop death gripping in turns?

I get all hunched up and my arms and fingers tighten up like a mother fucker

>>16420351
Stop trying to ride past your abilities.

>>16420351
practice. don't just blast out of your comfort zone. Just start with a pace you know you can do comfortably and without tensing up. Then just gradually pick up the speed

>>16420338
sportec M3

comes with free chicken strip gauge

>>16420351
stop being a ninny

>>16420338
Bridgestone S10

>>16420351
Breathe. Seriously, remember to breathe and be smooth.

>>16420351
practise being loose. if you're on a sportsbike or a naked you'll want the balls of your feet on the footpegs, heels up gripping the bike and knees gripping the tank hard. You should be able to hold yourself in the riding position with no arms. The pressure should be through the footpegs and through the tank

When you're riding along, try and flap your arms like a chicken. If you can't, you're too tight on the bars.

But seriously it's something that happens with time. You get more confident and you relax and it all just falls into place. Ride moar

>>16420271
aww bummer man.
>>16420280
Cause crashing into each other is only so fun.

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>>16420397
thats why you stay far enough apart to watch your buddies fall over

>>16420405
Not being mean but who wants to subject themselves to falling all over in the snow? Besides you Mr bad ideas.

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>>16420397
There was a time I was bummed when the bike breaks, after owning it 2.5 years, you get happy, it just means a longer time until it breaks again

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>>16420438
people who enjoy a challenge Mr. safe space

>>16420469
That exhaust is adorable and I like that color

>>16420438
Not the person you are responding too, but riding in the snow isn't especially difficult on a lighter bike. It does offer a excellent way to challenge yourself though.

>>16420438

I used to do it last winter, but I am staying off bikes for now. I can still feel my last crash in every other step.

>>16420469
Does any company make bikes this style but 2-3x this size?

>>16420489
Harley

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>>16420479
One day I've got to match that color and put it on the new tank, throw those tins back on. but rn I'm sticking to being edgy.
>>16420489
Harley does

>>16420511
You gonna put some sweet racing stripes or pinstripes on it?

>>16420492
>>16420511
Thx anons.

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>>16420529

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>>16420469
Haha good point.
>>16420473
I just dont think I would ride in the snow unless I had shit to get to.
>>16420480
SO riding a r1 in the snow would be okay challenge?
>>16420483
That doesn't help your point there. I mean I ride in down pour rain but not like I want to do it. Just have to go do shit and cant be a pussy.

>>16420153
Belts are an easy swap on a Sportster. Visit xlforum and get FACTORY shop manual and parts book. You can find some online like Carl Salter site, Pirate Bay etc.

http://xlforum.net/vbportal/modules/Jig/index.php

>>16420561
>R1
>snow
If you got sliders/crash frame and tires for it, then that'd be fucking hilarious.

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>>16420561
yes

>>16420345
Many bike shops are far from tire experts. They are salesmen and mechanics but not necessarily deep into tires. I compare forums if I'm looking for current advice because tires change fairly often.

>>16419018
How tall are you

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I really only like dainese because the symbol looks satanic.
I wonder if there's much Satan hailing at their company

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>>16420521
I'd rejoin the rigidmeme before I did either.
>>16420529
I find the new breakouts the most aesthetic of those plain jane Harleys
>>16420602
I'm aware, part of me wants to bite the bullet and chain swap.

>>16420623
Most bike shops are run by someone who knows a lot about bikes in general.

>>16420689
>cyclegear

>>16420632
It's called the Demon logo or something like that, so maybe.

>>16420703
>not supporting your local bike shop
cycle gear doesnt even do better prices

>>16420603
>>16420609
Yee but im sure your not going to spend thousands on snow stuff you can only use in snow. Also that videos where they race in snow is dank.

>>16420720
>having a local bike shop

>>16420712
I am in full support of this

>>16420720
Every local bike shop I've ever been to has been shit, except for one and that's only because my dad grew up with the head of the service department so we got the employee discount

>only gear they sell is two mesh Icon jackets
>only helmets they sell are shit tier brands, and two Shoei's in XL from last year
>only tires they sell are IRC and Michelin but none of the good Michelin's
>only keep shit Motion Pro cables in stock
>only keep cheap shit brake pads in stock
>argue with you about what parts you're trying to order even though you looked up the fiche beforehand and know what you need
>order the wrong fucking parts anyways

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>>16420483
whatd you do in your last gravitational encounter?

Is the K760 tire gud?

>>16420816
great for the money.
had a set on my YZ and have a front on my XR

>>16419728
It's so weird seeing pictures of places I know on 4chan.

>>16420816
They're not bad. They don't last for shit but they're super cheap so whatever.

>tfw not ice racing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkK05NXLFhk

>>16420755
>ride to shop for advice
>mechanic's drz is parked outside
>stock carb
>ride home

>>16420839
What if there was a cute twink inside giving advice?

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>>16420755
Ive used cheap ebay brakepads and they lasted like 2-3 years on my gsxr.

>>16420839
>ride to shop for tires
>mechanics drz is on the showroom floor with redneck stickers and stock everything
>all the tires they have are shit
>ride home
This did happen, his bike was yellow.

>>16420864
If 'lasting 2-3 years' is literally the only metric you measure the quality of brake pads with you're retarded.

>>16420864
Dem leanz

>>16420877
this

>>16420881
that

>>16420873
Cheap break pads are good enought for commuting, dont wear the rottors and give sufficient stoping power. I know there not the best but there cheap and if they suck you can just replace them.

>>16420877
Do you even kool rides customs?

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Any one have experience with the Ducati Scrambler or Moto Guzzi V7?

I am looking for a bike that will be able to confidently pass on a highway, have a comfortable riding position, do a smidge of offroading (think back country double track style) and not be so fucking heavy like all the "adventure bikes" out there.

I narrowed it down to these two because they aren't street legal dirtbike looking, and my wife likes some metal on the bike.

My usage will be 80% commuting (8 mile highway, 3 mile street road with Cali filtering) 15% finding new hipster coffee shops on the weekend, and 5% me fucking around and finding forest trails.

What say ye?

>>16420911
Ur wife likes my metal rod, cuckboi

>>16420897
You hitting on me?

>>16420911
Post hipster boipucci

>>16420925
Maybe? Do you want me too?

>>16420911
>>16420911
Fuck off cuck

>>16420936
Only if you buy me a drink. That's the polite thing to do

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>>16420911
>do a smidge of offroading

lol you won't do shit

>>16420911
Hi /fa/

>>16420911
They both be shit cracka now tell me all bout that bitch wife

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which is better a 01 CBR929 or an 02 R1 for the same amount of money, close to same mileage

>>16420956
That is a fucking awesome picture.

>>16420956
neither, get the gsx-r1000. It has legitimately 20 hp more than either for those years.

>>16420947
Ill buy you enought to get you going bby ;)

>>16420960
Chances are it would have been owned by a squid though

>>16420963
I drink a lot. Good luck

>>16420922
>>16420930
>>16420944
>>16420950

I don't know what I expected.....

>>16420960
>get the gsx-r1000
ugliest bike ever, fuck, all suzuki's are ugly

>>16420960
there are only a few that are as cheap, and most have disgusting mods, or are in the gheto

>>16420968
Fuck off cuck

>>16420967
As long as i get that boipucci money is not a problem bby

>>16420469
>>16420511
get rid of the ham can, you fags!

>>16420982
Fuck science bitch

>>16420984
We'll cat argue with a man so polite

>>16420966
Squids usually own the 600s because they're too girly to handle a 1000.

If you want to get a GSXR that has definitely never been owned by a squid, get the 750. It's unpopular and it's engine displacement doesn't have a brand recognition effect. The only downside is it's down on power compared to the 1000. The upside is that it's also down on weight, so the 1/4 mile times between them aren't even a half second apart.

Why are there so few Honda CBR 250s compared to Ninja 250s? They seem like they're basically the same.

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>>16420980
ay your life, in that case just go test ride both and go with your heart.

I don't like either myself, FI R1s have always had gutless midranges and the 929 is just a smaller engine and makes much lower power than the 999 cc bikes that emerged at the same time.

This is a 2004 dyno but, look at how weak the R1s are down low for that era.

>>16421002
As long as it says gsxr squids buy it because "muh gixxer"

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>>16420959
glad you liked it

>>16421016
What is your source for them?

>>16420993
Thanks bby ;)

>>16421024
Plsfucktmyboipucci.com

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>>16421024
Puppeteer lee

Looking at getting a suzuki RGV250 for a first bike, what do you all think?

>>16421043
Thanks much. Dude's got fucking great art.

>>16421048
you won't do it so it doesn't matter what I think.

>>16421006
I've already seen that, I really want a 1st gen zx10r since I used to have an 05 zx6r but they go for a lot more
>except for one super sketchy bike that I'm almost sure has been down at some point
>>16421050
np dude

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>>16420911

I've got a pair of Scramblers that I picked up for some summer time shenanigans and promotion work over Christmas, they're decent bikes, but i'd probably go with the V7 if I were laying out my own cash on something long term simply because they'll hold their value better.

Take both for a spin, get some quotes on servicing costs either way, for the level of off road riding you're talking about literally any bike could handle that so I wouldn't even factor that in.

Also don't ever come to /dbt/ for advice, this place is nothing but poorfags, nobike parrots and faggots that can't wrench.

>>16421062
Post boipucci nobike

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>>16420989
Who doesn't like a good ol fashion fucked up phone camera?

Why do people buy hayabusas? They're honestly the ugliest bike ever.

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>>16421086
It is a mystery

>>16421086
What bike do you ride?

>>16421097
I don't.

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>>16421086
muh fastest bike ever
>its also comfy pseudo sports tourer

>>16421086
>fast
>sport touring
>tons of aftermarket

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>>16421086
Clean 'busas are sexy as fuck m8

>>16421086
HA-A-BOOSUH MOTHA FUKKA
That is why.

front brake drag toasted my HH pads after like 3k miles. how do i fix?
im going to take the caliper off tomorrow to see if they're any gunk on the pistons. thinking ther might be crap that's causing it to not retract all the way. but if i take out the piston all the way out am i going to need to replace seals?

>>16421008
>"this is a GSXR"
>sweet dude, gixxer brah, awesome, whoolies
>".....750"
>wtf is that like someone took 250 of a liter? is this where 250s come from? wtf i don't want no leftover bike after making a 250

>>16421190
>on a whim look up GSX on CL
>find these
http://waterloo.craigslist.org/mcy/5852856911.html
http://cedarrapids.craigslist.org/mcy/5918068138.html
God Damn those liveries.

>>16421196
WHY

>>16421086
because they're comfortable for a sportbike and also status symbols

i've personally never seen or known a hayabusa rider that wasn't a shy white guy in his early 30s or late 20s even though the memes say they're nigga bikes

>>16421180
no, you only need to replace the seals if they're in poor condition or if you damage them. it sounds like you'll probably need new ones anyways.

also make sure your brake lever isn't chinese

>>16418654
The guy ride like shit and the bike sounds like total ass.

>>16421206
I've never met anyone who rode a busa that a gay loud typical nigger. Where the fuck do you live?

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>>16421190

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>>16421196
>lowering links

>>16421212
How the literal fuck does he even crash so much?

Grabbing the brake and chopping the throttle off camera? Literally throwing the bike to the ground trying to countersteer? Parkinsons episodes?

>>16421214
Somewhere between cheney and spangle

>>16418998
Shortening the length of wire that amount will have absolutely no practical effect on the electrical system.

>>16421180
maybe

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>>16421190
There is literally nothing wrong with getting a middle weight sport-standard, and a 750 is a totally great choice for a long term bike. Especially in places where liters are too expensive due to insurance costs.

And unless you're tracking the bike often, you're probably going to be fine with the power of a 600-750 anyway. So unless you're one of the lucky few who can
>have low insurance due to your area
>nearby track
>have enough money to tow a bike to a track
Then you can probably get along fine with a 600-800cc standard of some kind for street riding.

>>16421206
anything else i should check out? replacing seals is not something i want to do right now, and i dont want to pop the pistons out too far and drain fluid.
what do you mean about the lever? it's not chink crap

So I don't have a car license yet (I've had two car permits over the years). Is it a dumb idea to get a bike? Already taken my MSF and I have a handful of hours in a car. Plan to get my full license in a bit but really my main motivation is that I need it for my bike license. I'm 21 if that matters.

>>16421223
Thinking about getting a lowering link for my second bike to teach my girlfriend on.

She's like 5'4" and the seat height is almost 36".

I figure an inch from the stock shock adjustment, another inch or so from backing out preload, an inch from a lowering link, and an inch from a low cut seat and I'll get it down to around 32" so she will probably be able to get the ball of her foot down enough to ride.

>>16421240
Do you want attention or something

NEW THRED

>>16421265
>>16421265
>>16421265
>>16421265

>>16421255
>"i barely know the rules of the road and haven't had any experience in emergency situations. should i turn the danger up to maximum and get something without airbags or a seatbelt? i heard motorcycles demand refined inputs, reflex-like reactions, and good situational awareness, and that new riders can crash and slide into oncoming traffic if they panic at a yellow light or come up to someone stopped in the middle of a curve, so starting on one sounds like a great idea"

>>16421269
>t. massive pussy.

>>16421255
I got my license then got a bike and bike license.
Just don'e ride like an idiot and take your time.

>>16421258

How fat is she, what bike?

She honestly might struggle even at 32"

>>16421320
She's like 5'4" 110lbs