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

>>16467449
im looking at a cost perspective too since most of you guys are poor as fuck.
if you have the money to mod out the FX to your liking then go for it.
i believe the grey wire mod worked on all the carbed off road WRs, but i haven't looked into it in ages

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Webms

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>>16467475
yamaha makes the yz250x.
They are currently working on a 300cc 2t to compete with the euro bikes but it won't be out until either next year or 2019

>>16467475
>california
nah

>>16467481
well the yz would be slightly cheaper if the light doesn't require messing with the stator.
>carb wr
nah, the new one man.

>>16467487
>you can see the hours when you plug the computer in.
does this require some special yamaha connector?
>rego
yz is red sticker here, lights are just for luxury. i forgot that it was red, now im leaning toward wr

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>>16467502
>CC is anon now

>>16467508
Why no 2stroke?

>>16467508
Does it need to be plated? Because you didn't mention that initially.

>>16467506
I look forward to a new jap 2t woods weapon. 4t is fine for woods for most riders and better maintenance intervals, but if you don't need a legal bike 2t all the way. I thouht the YZ250X was supposed to be an MX style bike?

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>>16467508
Is it actually going to be ridden on the road?
If yes i highly recommend you start looking at a beta430rr otherwise why even bother with the lights or anything?
Off road that is just more weight and even 5kg is a big difference one you get into single tracks which is what i assume you want to be riding down.

And you get a computer when you buy the bike, even second hand they should have the computer and if they don't you say "well that is $500 off the price then"

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>>16467531
I am sure he has his reasons, 2t is not for everyone.

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>>16467531
california

>>16467532
>Does it need to be plated?
not talking about plates at all. red sticker is only rideable in riding season.

>>16467536
no road. i ride at night sometimes with my friends.
>430
>light trail bike

>>16467542
Whats with the warning lights?

>>16467546
This is why we buy steering dampers, kids.

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>>16467549
rear abs and TC turned off

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>>16467547
Are no 2ts green sticker? I don't know anything about cali laws regarding that

Also I thought cali riding season was all year

>>16467516
I m sad. May still try to recover my trip

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Does anyone else get mad when other bikers go faster than them on the highway?

>>16467564
pre 2003 smokers can be green. all 2t after that are forever red only. i can't be fucked to check a schedule if i want to ride.
http://ohv.parks.ca.gov/pages/1234/files/2007%20carb%20revised%20riding%20seasons.pdf

anyway, i guess that's my answer. 2016 wr250f. fuck the yz250fx for being red.

whats wrong with the trip?

>>16467567
no, i dont ride a croozer

>>16467547
Righto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXHX57u6LiA

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>>16467462
>>16467463

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>>16467580
I CAN'T AFFORD THAT SHIT, BITCH

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>>16467575
Left for a week on vacation, came back and it wasn't on any of my machines when I came back. I thought I had a notepad file with it saved somewhere but I can't find it.

Are you only interested in new bikes? A properly sorted KDX200 would do you nicely I think

>>16467558
Are we gonna trade bikes at some point in Moab?

>>16467547
I dont live in the states, california because of all the smog and cancer prevention bullshit?

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>>16467583
then why do you think you can afford a yz250fx?
they are about the same price.

>>16467590
Yeah, california is really anal about their rules. Also guns.

>>16467596
Like even for trail bikes?

>>16467587
yes, planning to buy a <5 year old bike. best case scenario a low hr recent wr off CL

>>16467590
yes

>>16467595
because i didnt bother to look up the price either. there are no dealers here anyway

>>16467602
like even for any vehicle in the whole state.

>>16467611
>>16467607
That is pretty fucking stupid

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>>16467607
why don't you just get an old kdx200 or something?

I highly doubt you could even ride one of those close to its full potential so getting a better bike than that really isnt going to accomplish much for you other than being more expensive than you can afford because i am sorry to say it but even 5 year old dirt bikes are probably out of your price range.

>>16467622
He said no 2strokes sadley

>>16467622
i do not want one. thank you anyway.

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>>16467630
klr300 then.
>>16467636
What you want and what you can afford are very different things in reality.

Why buy something with a high maintenance schedule that has been to hell and back over the past 5 years so you can spend a few thousand dollars rebuilding it within 50 hours?

Why not be smart, buy a shitbike, git gud first then start saving for the bike you really want.

It is almost like you people think money grows on trees while complaining about being poor.

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>>16467587
dont see why not, we never remembered to last time anyways

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>>16467652
i already have a shitbike. it's fat and slow and bad at trails. that's why i want a light trail bike. and how do you know what my budget is? i only said i couldn't afford a beta, but that was without checking their prices. i can afford a new wr250f but am looking for a lightly used recent one to save a bit of money if possible. fuck off with your shit, old bike recommendations, i'm not interested in any two strokes or any of your 15 year old bikes, and i'm not going to explain myself further to you.

thanks! :^)

>>16467652
Why are you so obsessed with this dude not getting the bike he wants? It's not like a 16 year old kid trying to buy a literbike, a WR250F is perfect for what he's said he wants, and why should he buy a shitbike when he can buy a nice one that'll retain its value and be a better bike? Also a few thousand for a WR250 top end rebuild? Are you high? That's maybe a grand.

Why the fuck is this thing so cheap? What's wrong with it? I know the kilometers are high but that doesn't matter too much to me since I'm quite diligent with preventative maintenance.


2011 Yamaha FZ6R,
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-sport-touring/winnipeg/2011-yamaha-fz6r/1220048996?utm_source=com.google.android.apps.docs&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialbuttonsVIP&utm_content=app_android

Price: $2,200

>>16467697
Whats your budget then?

Because first thing is first take it and halve it, half for buying your bike, half for maintenance that it will need within the first few months of ownership.

Honestly i am just assuming you are a complete gumby when it comes to the dirt bike side of lif.

>>16467702
>doing a top end rebuild on a bike that revs to 13,000rpm without doing the bottom end
ggnore

>>16467713
It's an FZ6, it was never worth much. KBB is only $4,200, for a bike with that many miles and owners $2,200 is really only a little on the cheap side.

>>16467755
Alright, I'm not super familiar with with that group of bikes so seeing a 2011 anything for $2200 just caught me off guard even with the mileage. Are they any good?

>>16467767
fz6's are pretty good. fz6r's are slower and have full fairing. the r is a good commuter, light cornering bike, nothing that special though.

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>>16467658
I know I was hoping to try out the 400 too, altitude power loss or not kek.

>>16467607
Well that's a bummer, I'd say move from CA but I know how you califags are

>>16467786
That's basically what I'm looking for, thanks for the info.

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>>16467794
you live in the desert and find dirt to ride in, and i live in the hills and find sand to get stuck in, what the hell?

>>16467807
poor africa twin

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>>16467807
I need to redo all my webms in HD, They all look like shit compared to the last few I did.

>>16467815
He's just using it like it should be.

>>16467896
you need to get your trip back so my filter works again

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>>16467915
You'll get over it

Is Rossicuck still mad Honda won MotoGP?

>>16467939
yamaha won mfgr
marquez won rider
duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

do i go get some tequila, dbt?

>yamahahaha
>Manufacturers

Hahahahahaha

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_MotoGP_season


Yamahahaha only won the team championships and that is over because Lorenzo is in ducati

Hahahahahha

>>16467980
yeah

>>16467980
What kind of question is that

Except get whiskey

>>16467982
Lorenzo is going to fail when he moves to Ducati just like Rossi did, Maverick is the new hotness and Marquez is a washed up manlet.

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>local craigslist
>"hayabusa"
post the most BAD-ASS
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/mcy/5941461686.html

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>>16468101
I live in australia here, busas are respected for what they really are.

>>16467547
>>16467564
If you have a plated dual sport do you even need to fuck with the green sticker red sticker bullshit?

I bought my bike plated and it has a expired 2010 green sticker on the steering head. Bike was sold as plated.

I don't want to be out riding offroad then get fucked over some green/red sticker bullshit i didn't even know about.

>>16468121
>plate
ride anywhere you want on or off road

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>looking at getting a smaller muffler for my 2016 gsxr750
>Don't want it to be loud, just want it slimmed down
>All the big brands (everyone goes for m4 on this model) want hundreds for a piece of metal
>I've had Yoshi pipes on bikes before and I've had Chinese knock offs. There was never a visual/quality/or sound difference

Problem. The pipe has a curve coming off the cat (check photo). I can't find anyone who sells an adapter so I can put a generic muffler on. Do I need to get one made up? Obviously can't slap a can straight on or it will stick out the side. Any ideas?

>>16468126
>Don't want it to be loud

they are all going to be loud af i hope you know

>>16468125
Any idea why it has a green sticker on it? Should I take it off?

>>16468101
I tried to buy a hayabusa in So Cal a few months ago. What a shit show. The only unmolested bike I could find was high-mileage, and title was in his "friend's" name.

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>>16468082
>Lorenzo is going to fail when he moves to Ducati just like Rossi did

this egg on your face is gonna be pretty funny. Lorenzo is gonna win qatar, at minimum a podium position.

He was very fast at the first test and he looked like he wasn't trying, he never once went out and tried to record a hot lap on fresh tyres.

Look at his face during the test, just look at it.

He knows something.

>>16468129
No...The cat converter on these dulls the noise before the muffler. But feel free to keep talking about bikes you haven't worked on before.

>>16468130
because it probably didnt' come with a plate from factory. they can technically still steal your plate back whenever they want. but if you have one, it supersedes a green sticker.

>>16468133
they're out there
http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/mcy/5950317740.html

>>16468139
It's a WR250R. It should have came from the factory with plate.

No chance of them taking my plate back, it's sold as street legal in CA.

>>16467567
YES! Those fucking rice burners ride like assholes! Fuck them, they need to grow up and respect the law!

>>16468129
Not really on the newer gixxers. Stock there's no exhaust sound, they really make 90% of the noise from induction. Loud gsxrs are the ones before they put the huge cat converters on, or they've been replaced with a straight mid pipe.

>>16468144
you're good man. ride anywhere you want.

>>16468137
lol, i had a gsxr750 for years bud, get fucked. it will be loud. cat doesn't reduce noise much at all.

Then again, you can't figure out how to put an exhaust on so you probably don't need to worry.

>>16467567
>Harley revs up at traffic lights
>Trys to race
>Embarrass him, get to 140ks then pull back to the speed limit of 100
>He races past and probably tells his friends about the time he bet a cbr1000rr

>>16468126
wear earplugs breh

>>16468152
Cool, thanks.

I'm wondering if I should take the green sticker off to avoid any confusion in case a LE says my sticker is expired or something.

>>16468163
>Posts gsxr without cat
Ok bud.
I've put plenty of exhausts on before but I can't find any adapters that don't remove the cat.. I don't want to pay an extra couple hundred to have a brand stuck on.

>>16468143
>had it since 2007
>have changed the oil twice already.
Also
>Power commander
>Hot Bodies under tail, custom rear lights,
>custom lighted mirrors and front headlight
> cover,
But you're right, as 'busa's go, this one is relatively un-fucked-with.

>>16468172
Had loud bikes before.. not that keen on waking up my neighbours at 6am when I go to work.

>>16468189
But you want to put on a tiny little exhaust? lolk

>>16468192
What would you recommend?

>>16468183
Why not just cut the pipe?

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>tfw gotten good enough at cornering that you can take a 25mph corner at 50.

Feels good man.

>>16468197
make bike noises in your helmet

>>16468207
>mfw you post gopro photos that are mostly complete blackness and you can't see anything

>>16468200
Brand new bike. I'll sell it in two years, revert everything to stock. Will sell higher stock, then I'll sell the extras online after.

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>>16468207
>tfw youve been """practicing""" horrible body positioning and think you're good

>>16468126
On fleabay they sell specific mount chinese knockoff slip ons. Even if you don't ffind one for your specific bike you can find one with a bend that's close and modify it yourself or have it modified to fit.

Alternately just chop your can off and use the angled pipe to mount a slipon of your choosing. Probably would need spring hooks welded on it.

>>16468214
find the stock pipe on ebay to cut up for like $50 or less.

probably can find one with tons of road rash on the can from a wreck for cheap, and then just use the portion you need.

>>16468211
Sorry mate, there's just a lot of traffic during the day so I can only every get practice in at night. ):

>>16468216
Get out of here, Rossi poster.

>>16468208
As I said, not for noise. It's a new bike and I'm sorting all the uglyness. Just like how a tailtidy makes a huge difference. Just vwant to slim the huge exhaust down to look better without paying for brand. It's like how all the big brands charge a fortune for tailtidy, I brought a universal one for $5, and LED plate lights for $2

>>16468231
>>16468207
have fun crashing because you're trying to get a high score on your speedometer instead of actually learning to ride and it's dark out and you can't see shit in the road

seriously dont be an idiot

>>16468231
get out of whatever city you're in and find some twisties, christ.

>>16468222
Thanks. There's a few that look close. I'll give it a go ordering a few from China.


Don't want to cut the can, reverting it all to stock when it's time to sell. Thanks though.

>>16468229
I've been keeping an eye out

>>16468207
Anon it's generally accepted that in order to start having fun in a corner you should take it at twice the speed limit, gud riders can take corners they know at 3x the speed limit, stop looking at your speedo and get gud.

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>>16468216
body position shouldn't be a big deal outside of the track unless you're going 50mph around 25mph corners or doing this

>>16468252
>riding bad all the time
>i can ride perfect if i want to

>>16468252
body position is a big deal pretty much all the time if you're going around a corner at any considerable speed

i mean if you're riding like a grandpa on a harley then not really, but can't you feel the difference?

>>16468252
also holy fuck dat foot positioning

#1 tipoff that someone is a shitty rider is if they have the arches of their feet on the pegs

>>16468252
Speaking of bad body positioning, does anyone else occasionally take turns with your torso vertical and the bike leaned over way more than it needs to be for funsies? It's kind of a weird feeling.

>>16468260
There's a pretty fucking big margin of error for BP. If you still have chicken strips you probably haven't left it.

But make an exception for slick roads and shitty tires/fucked up tire combos.

>>16468269
chicken strips are retarded and bad BP like
>>16468252
will get rid of your strips but you're still going to be slow as shit and crash prone

>>16468174
I would, it's not needed.

>>16468272
>unless you're....
>or doing this

>room for error
>getting rid of strips = no more room for error

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>>16468241
>>16468240
>>16468249

How does one get better body positioning? I've watched the Eastern Euro dubbed TOTW2 that's always linked here, a bunch of track tutorials, and tons of articles on how to git gud at corners. Is there anything I'm missing?

>>16468296
watch motoGP's top riders
copy that

when you go fast around corners for a living you should be doing something right

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>>16468296
we have no way of knowing without actually watching you ride, and most people here are probably shit riders anyway. but watching your speedometer while going around a corner at night is not the way to gauge it. do some track days or at least find some twisties.

make sure your hips are square with the centerline of the bike (knee out like you're trying to drag it will help with this even if you look like a fag), NOT putting all your weight on the inside peg, helps to have your hands positioned correctly on the bars (diagonally like pic related), balls of your feet on the pegs, one ass cheek on the seat/one off, and kiss the mirror.

also remember that you can vary your position based on lean and speed, you don't always have to go full rossi mode and try to drag knee, just try sitting off the seat a bit if you're not hanging a corner too hard

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>>16468299
>just imitate what guys on purpose built race machines do on your 300cc city bike with sport ergonomics!

I feel like that'll lead to a crash quicker.

>>16468305
I should get some day time photos for you then. A friend wants to try out her new DSLR camera so tomorrow might be a good shot.

>make sure your hips are square with the centerline of the bike (knee out like you're trying to drag it will help with this even if you look like a fag)

This comes naturally with familiar corners, I also point my inside foot towards the corner while still being on the ball of said foot.

>NOT putting all your weight on the inside peg

Definitely need work on this, I catch myself mid corner doing this at times. Should it be on the outside foot, or distributed evenly?

>balls of your feet on the pegs, one ass cheek on the seat/one off, and kiss the mirror.

>Doing
>Doing
>Not doing

Well there's room for improvement right there. If I find a corner during the day that isn't constantly hit with traffic, I'll start practicing there. And I do plan on coming back with images.

Need more practice.

>>16468331
you should be supporting yourself with your knees and feet as much as possible, especially while in a corner, so however you can keep weight off the bars (other than what effort you're using to steer the bike). Except while braking really, it's almost impossible not to use your arms to hold yourself up then, but at least be able to let the rear move around under really hard braking (mostly at the track only)

>>16468331
go to twisties not fucking freeway on ramps

>>16468350
So say mid corner I my weight should be supported by my outside knee hugging the tank and the rest of my weight on my feet evenly? Am I getting this correctly?

Weight on arms isn't much of a problem, I practically have noodle arms while riding.

Just went to check on my bike and battery and my Battery Tender somehow died in use. The fuck?
The light doesn't come on, what a piece of china shit.

>>16468372
The nearest respectable twisties are three to four hours away.

>>16468390
Post boipucci

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>tfw no anime bike
>tfw if you got one you'd magically crash it on the side with the cutest decals a day later

>>16468390
>>16468404
kys asap

>>16468435
Being secure in my weeabooism finally got me laid with a girl who weighed less than 130 pounds in my mid 20s after a decade of keeping it suppressed

>>16468435
u first fagit

>>16468442
What a cuck

>>16468460
actually her bf was the one who got cucked. willingly. it was a set up where i was kazuma, she was aqua, and he was kouya. made no sense. i wanted her to be megumin and for him to be gone but you get what you get and they gave me a starbucks gift card.

> be me
> be dreaming
> walk around Berlin
> why the fuck am I wearing riding gear
> dad comes up
> "You ready? The bike is over there."
> apparently I rented an R1000R to test ride it
> seat is extremely plush and comfy
> bike is heavy
> boxer engine is bulky
> start it up
> let out the clutch
> give a little bit of gas
> power wheelies for days
> can barely hang on to handlebars
> 120 km/h in 1st
Well that was fun.

>>16468442
>at work minding my own business
>qt3.14 asian chick comes in
>notices Anzu keytag with keys on my desk
>we start talking about Girls und Panzer, she's mega weaboo
>muster courage to ask her out
>start dating
>she's super frek, into sub/dom play
>all my boners
>dating a little over a year now.

being a weaboo saved my life. I was on the path to an hero before that.

hell, probably still will off myself eventually when she figures out I'm full of shit and really not going anywhere in life and leaves me.

>>16468509
>No starbucks gift card

2/10

Why do slowfags always get so defensive when you point out their slowness?

>>16468515
wat?

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>>16468507
>R1000R
Not sure if meant to say R1200R or S1000R

>>16468528
>S1000R
>seat is extremely plush and comfy
>bike is heavy
>boxer engine is bulky
>S1000R
>plush and comfy
>heavy
>boxer engine
>bulky
>S1000R

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>>16468528
Neither, I meant the R 1100 R.

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>>16468296
I sent you a video the last time you asked this question.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL54cMxILRU

The other piece of the puzzle (and the one I keep telling MV anon he needs to get out and do next summer) is to get some photos or videos of you riding, you might think you're totally hanging off the side and you're low as hell on the bike but the photos will tell the truth (you're usually never as far off as it feels in your minds eye).

>>16468252
is correct imo, it's not really the most important thing until that higher bracket. Body position is kind of like the icing on your basic skills, with that in mind though, there's no reason not to learn it ASAP and make it good from day one because then you're not trying to break habits later.

In fact I told you as much last time when I said this.

>I'd recommend you do the same thing I always recommend people do which is go slow enough that you can brake for the corners just by rolling off the throttle and get your lines and body position perfect, get yourself completely comfortable with the "course" so you know exactly what corner is next and where your line needs to go, body position isn't just about how much you lean off, but when, where and how smoothly you move your body on the bike, too often people try and learn this while going fast and they just tie their brain up into knots, do it slow, you might look retarded moving all about on the bike while barely leaning but when you decide to go fast it'll all be instinctual.

Also post location because usually when anons say there's "no twisties" around we find some like 30 minutes away on google maps...

>>16468509
Im a high school teacher and get pussy thrown at me all the time. Its pretty fucking great.

>>16468543
Thats ugly as fuck

>>16468558
See you on the Fox News special.

>>16468563
>Implying

Stay jelly virgin anon

>>16468558
>high school
Legitimate question: What do you think of Common Core's effect on students now that there's been basically a full generation of it?

>moutahboikes
It might be nice enough to ride my V-Stronk tomorrow if I wake up at a reasonable time. I also need to find my DR650's title and get that transferred.

>>16468553
I actually watched that a few times and tried to apply what it had said. I'm consciously putting most of my weight on the pegs now when the bike is in a straight, and trying to get inline with the bike. It's been an immensely helpful video thus far.

Like I told another anon, I'm meeting a friend tomorrow so she can play with her new camera. I'll post photos as soon as I get them from her.

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>>16468538
It's a dream man, you never know

>>16468518
they think they're good for some reason

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>>16468559
Have you seen the Rockster version of the 1150? Kek

>>16468571
>V-stronk
Hey there alamoanon

>>16468618
BMW makes some of the ugliest mainstream bikes.

KTM too. But at least some of the KTM's look decent.

>>16468618
Eyyy. CC? Or Indiananobikeyetanon?

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>>16468654
CC, back on night shift so being bored at 2am on my day off kek.

>>16468632
The K1300 speaks to me on some level, It's ugly but functional, which I can definitely appreciate

What KTM bikes do you think are ugly? Besides the gen1 Duke that is

>>16468671
That thing just looks wicked. I can't deal with the BMW asymmetric headlamps though.

You ever finish BF1's campaign? What did you think?

I'm chewing through a few hundred pages of professional reading for a test on Thursday. Fortunately, my supervisor let me off the hook to study. Still at work of course, but gave me basically the whole shift to read this mess.

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>>16468687
Yeah it's a machine built for purpose, but sometimes I feel like they make them intentionally ugly.

No I am still working on the campaign, got distracted playing online. We meant to buy you a copy of Worms for Xbone but the local Gamestop didn't have any, bastards not carrying a boutique game

>>16468707
the headlights are actually less functional than two large projectors.

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Whats a better starter bike /dbt/? R3 or FZ-07? Would I "grow out" of a 300 as quickly as the memes say? Can a responsible new rider handle the additional power or the FZ-07 without makeing a mistake and looping it?

>>16468707
Oh dude I appreciate the thought; thank you. Between the holidays and the PME crap, I completely forgot about looking for a copy myself. You guys have that appointment yet, by the way?

I learned of a guy out here who rides a big ol' GS all the time. He ended up getting clipped or cut off, the bike was totaled, and he went and bought another one because he loves the hell out of the platform. I think I showed you the picture on my phone with the sticker on his old bike that says, "A clean GS is a Dirty Shame."

>>16468716
just get a gs500 faggot

>>16468716
DRZ400SM

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>>16468716
Nuda is the only appropriate bike

>>16468716
I'm not saying it's a good idea, but I got to ride a FJ1200 after maybe three months of riding. I was generally easy on the throttle as I felt out the bike and did fine. We generally recommend a shitbike (like a used Ninjette, the GS500 memebike, and dual sports) because they're cheap, reliable, and really solid machines to learn fundamentals on. And when you fuck up, it's usually fixable.

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>>16468714
I can appreciate a proper set of halogens. My current Tiger has halogens and they are infinitely better than the projectors on my old Tiger.

>>16468723
Yep, set for 24 Jan, I'll let you know the outcome.

I really like the new GS, they lost a lot of the pigfat on it. I think the new one is 20lb or so lighter than the Tiger Explorer which is a shame. If they made a near 500lb Tiger Explorer I'd be all over it. I do want an old 1150GS to turn into a sidecar rig.

>>16468724
what's a gud bike to trade my GS500 for?

my handlebar's slightly bent from when i lowsided and theres a scrape on the crankcase cover

>>16468716
fz07 for sure, you wont loop it it isnt an r1

>>16468724
>>16468737

I included specific models for a reason, but thanks for replying with suggestions of bikes I've already decided I don't want anyway.

>>16468755
so i doubt that'll drop the price on a slightly newer bike if i decide to trade it.

ive paid 2700 for it, i dunno i'll just keep riding it i guess if the salesperson wants to lowball my trade. or prioritize and get a new truck instead since my ranger is waiting to explode on me

>>16468716
FZ07 is basically like a SV650, it's not hard if you aren't retarded. Every single bike is dangerous to ride if you're retarded, bigger bikes are more dangerous.

So the question is: are you retarded? Do you trust yourself with riding a machine that reaches 100kmh faster than most cars and doesn't give the rider any protection?

>>16468747
How much do these go used? I'd like me some stylish Swedish/Italian sumo someday.

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>>16468769
>So the question is: are you retarded?

lmao

>>16468755
Get a quote from a dealer

Sell it for more than that on craigslist after replacing the handlebar (account for that in your profits)

>>16468773
It basically all comes down to that.

Wanted to post another video but didn't save it, have this instead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nJjXuuvUkA&index=20

>>16468761
Fine, get the FZ07. It's just a big twin. It's your $8000 to crash doing a U-turn or something else dumb.

Tiny bikes like the ninja 300 are recommended exclusively to boyracers so they don't kill themselves being boyracers

>"i want to try out this motorcycling thing"
>SV650, FZ07, Ninja 650, ER6N, VFR800, BMW 800/1200GS, suzuki bandit, etc
>"gotta drag knee brah"
>a ninja 250/300 will totally make you the best at cornering you should get one if you start on any other bike you'll never know how to ride just look at europe they start on 125ccs and have motoGP
>"dank whoolies, i want to be a motovlogger"
>DRZ400SM without a doubt it's the best motorcycle ever made, or also the WR250R

>>16468771
ten billion $dollars

>>16468780
kek, i did that every day when i was new and pulled in the clutch on time every time

having experience in a manual car helps big time

>>16468785
Yeah but chances are that even if you did that you'd still fall down because you'd be anxious and use the front brake or something like that.

>>16468790
i fell once, but it was because i was in the middle of a very sharp 0.2mph turn and couldn't balance a turning bike under no power

Anyway, I wanna give you guys this little insight as a new rider.

I just got an SV650 because I wanted to get something that would last me sometime that I could travel with. I only got it because I'm a very defensive rider. I always keep everything that happens around me in check.

Even though I didn't crash (bike fell two times because I forgot the disk lock on but that's a different kind of retarded) sometimes I wish I started on a smaller bike so that I could be less anxious about leaning and opening the throttle and therefore understanding the limits of my bike easier and faster.

I don't know where you guys live but it shouldn't be too hard to sell a beginner's bike in a decent state once you've got some experience.

Take this as you will.

>>16468781
I'm not trying to be one of those faggots that ask about getting a bigger bike only because they've already decided and want others to justify their decision. If the majority opinion is that the FZ-07 is a retarded idea then I respect that.

I'm also semi-open to suggestions but recommending a dual sport/motard to someone who clearly wants a sport bike is not helpful. As for the GS500, I'm leaning towards something new-ish because I want something reliable and a lot of the older bikes I've seen (at least on CL) have been wrecked or fucked with so much I wouldn't trust them with my life.

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>>16468780
>>16468785
>>16468790
>>16468792
>Riding sportbikes for 10 years
>never dropped, crashed or scuffed the paint on one
>Get shitbike a month ago/
>Second time out on it, hit gravel patch and eat shit.
Why is life so hard?

>>16468817
An FZ07 is fine, just don't get it new.
Vtwins are easy to start on. Depending on many factors you might still wanna start on a 300 or something like that. >>16468813
It's up to you.

>>16468751
>500lb Tiger
That would be fucking awesome and I'd sell everything for one.

Good talking to you m8. Bed time for me; I've been let out and my eyes are bleeding from all that dry reading.

>>16468781
memms aside the drz is a great bike to start on. easy to ride and unbreakable.

>>16468817
Just buy what you want and if ya crash, fix it and keep riding. It's only a motorcycle. If you aren't a dumbass you'll crash less or not at all.

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>>16468818
>wr250r
shitbike is right!

>>16468771
You're looking at minimum $10,000 for a beat up one.
Well worth the money though, there's no bike quite like it, the instant torque etc.
>>16468784
not quite that much

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>>16468829
Best shitbike of all the shitbikes. Get that redguardbait suzuki shit out of here.

>>16468830
>minimum $10,000 for a beat up one
Fug.

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>>16468826
I know that dry reading feel mang, try reading spacecraft manuals written by engineers for engineers and software people.

Later bruv

>>16468831
>marshmallowgrandpa.jpg

>>16468834
Save your money, it's so worth it. I don't let anyone ride mine though, I'm too paranoid they'll damage my rare baby.

But I mean, the power delivery, it's instant at all revs, shit loads of instant torque, and sounds like sex in your ears.

>>16468843
>ptwin

>>16468845
>315-degrees crank angle

hating on ptwins is literally a meme, you should feel bad about yourself.

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>>16468848
I agree. Ptwins are best. Pic related.

>>16468848
Ptwins are pretty shit

>>16468849
vomit bike
>>16468851
Harley's are shit, miata's are shit, turboshaft bikes (y2k) are shit.

Do some research into engines, and learn ptwins have their advantages and disadvantages, also engines are entirely dependant on how they are engineered, compare the F800 engine to the Nuda 900 Engine, they look the same but are so much different.

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Package time?? What could possibly be inside?

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>>16468857
Oooh tasty

> local track still hasn't posted any dates for riding lessons
REEEEEE

>>16468854
The Ptwin is the V6 of the motorcycle world. It's only real advantage is packaging.

>>16468864
> It's

>>16468858
>he fell for memeboots

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broke off with the gf of 1 year after she out of the blue accused me of cheating and after a full week of telling her and showing i never cheated nor even spoke to another chick since ive met her and even sherlock holmes the fuckin girl she was paranoid about and had her note that she didnt even know who the fuck i was she was hellbent on that i cheated,

also got my new rims in today, so yea uh, will be fun to assemble

>>16469158
post nudes

>>16469158
She was cheating on you.

>>16469158
Why was she so paranoid?

>>16469158
this
>>16469191
she wants to find you guilty to justify something she already did. get out and stay out shes crazy and/or stupid

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>>16469195
yea probably, it broke my heart at first but then i realized that january 11th and there still isn't a peck of snow

>>16469191
This, she was clearly projecting

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>>16468857
>>16468858
PROBLEM with memeboots!!!
can't shift properly with them on... going down is fine obviously as is braking, shifting up is tricky though, it feel like the gear lever is too close to the peg and I cant properly get my boot underneath it to shift up. Suggestions?

>>16469219
You dodged a bullet. Crazy never gets better.

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>>16469248
Just keep riding until you get used to it and they loosen up a bit.

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>>16469305
posting more lowes because why not

>>16469278
But the sex is usually pretty freaky. That's always something to consider.

>>16469314
>>16469314
for real though the sex was something else.

ever had your dick sucked and cum twice without your dick having left the warm comfort of a mouth?

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>>16469330
no

>>16469330
>TFW you nutted but she still sucking
It's intense.

How to get rid of rust?

>>16469427
don't be poor

>>16469330
>ever had your dick sucked and cum twice without your dick having left the warm comfort of a mouth?

Do livestock count?

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>>16469330
>ever had your dick sucked
wanna guess?

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So, I recharged the battery for €5, fucking thieves, and it still didn't start. I read on the manual the procedure for when it's flooded (just floor it while you start it) and it didn't start. I was losing my mind. I called the guy who sold it to me...... "did you retract the kickstand?"
Swearing aside, what a noise!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpUkN5l6P54

>single idiot forgets how to turn
>turns an entire highway into a clusterfuck
Honestly BLM should try this new tactic instead of holding hands on the highway. They just have so send out 1 person to crash their bike.

>>16469876
If its flooded pull the plugs out, crank the motor over a bit, spray plugs with brake cleaner and dry them off then put it back together

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>>16469978

>>16469984
no, it wasn't flooded, it just had the kickstand on and aprilias don't like it when the kickstand is on

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>>16467462
wow you're right. Honda really is at the bottom of the dyno.

>>16469989
Ohh okay

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What's with all the little bitches in this thread?

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post ur license timestamped next ur bike kid

>>16469992
>australia

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>>16469999
checked

>>16467567
Hell no, I'm on a pigfat comfy bike getting paid by the hour, I'll see them on the otherside when I get there.

>>16470062
>Yamaha R3
>Akrapovic exhaust
>those cheap ass tires
>those chicken strips
>that fucking helmet
Jesus anon, you're going to meme yourself to death.

>>16468135
he looks like he just smelled a fart, but its probably just his chances of winning another championship

>>16470103
squid is already a living meme

>>16470103
He almost died last year

>>16469876
You can jump and discard the stupid sidestand switch.

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>>16469330
>ever had your dick sucked

>>16470103
he's a meme on wheel(s)

>>16470103
The tires have literally 100 miles on them turbonerd.
>NYC
>cornering
>below freezing
>not realizing its salt on the tires
>loud pipes save lives
>air assisted shoulder checks aerodynamic helmet mohawk
I bet u dont even have a bike squiddo

>>16469219
>then i realized that january 11th and there still isn't a peck of snow
Didn't you look out of your window last Saterday? Fucking white shit everywhere.

>>16470259
>>16470259
You make me Kek

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>>16470062
nice meme bike.

>>16470259
Nice excuses.

>>16470259
>>16470276
>so stupid even kkk laughs at him
You can't make this up.

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Want to ride

>>16470259
Nice excuses there squidboy, lemme know when you grow out of that toy.

>>16470293
>Implying all bikes are not toys

>>16470290
Me too

>6-10°C
>only showers
>wind not strong enough to count as a storm
but
>haven't had a single day off since December 23th (including weekends)
>150km away from baiku until Friday
>it might snow on Friday
>haven't ridden since November

FUCK THIS SHIT

>>16470338
My bike is my commuting vehicle.

>>16470361
mine too but snow won't let me

how can i get gud like maxwrist and ghostrider with only a shitbike?

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With a heavy heart I must infrom you that Jami the biker bunny passed away today at a venerable age of 9 and a half years.
Memento mortuis.

>>16470450
>a

>>16470450
Should have used Duracell.

>>16470450
F

>>16470469
Considering their lifespan is 7-10 years, 9.5 is pretty duracell

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>>16470450
ñ

>>16470450
F ;_;7

>>16470450
Thats ugly as fuck

>>16470503
just like you bitch nigga

>>16470503
so are you, but your parents still love you

>>16470402
go balls deep into oncoming traffic

>>16470511
Thats not what ur mum said last night, fagget!

>bike fixed, filled with gas and oil, inspected, and registered
>hair has been cut
>bank account has been drained


Can't wait to get back to work next week so I can continue to support this expensive hobby

>>16470567
Wait until a girl comes in the picture, then that expensive hobby is almost impossible to keep up.

>>16470567
>TFW negative money until Friday
Buying a bike was worth it

>>16470573
when I get back to work I'll have no shortage of money, but also no real time for girls so it balances itself out. I've been at this game a few years now

>>16470579
how does that even happen? I earn like $120 per week at best and still manage to keep buying more bikes and bike parts.

>no job
>no girls
>no money

Stop complaining people.

>>16470583
I also don't have time for anything, sleeping in a hotel 4 nights a week, working on average 6 days a week.
Still somehow I managed to get a girl. Which is just draining my energy, time and money, but I don't want to quit it.

>>16470593
I earn €650 a week, can't do any of that shit.

>>16470599
just end it wr

>>16470607
Where does it all go then?

Let me guess- you have a car payment and credit card to pay off?

>>16470593
Because I'm not on autismbux and I have bills and credit card debt.

That being said I only have 500 dollars in debt and 140 dollars in liquid money.

I will pay it off on Monday though, gotta build that credit so I can get a nice bike at some point.

>>16470623
Food, my girl, taxes, fuel and student debt.
I spend 200-300 a week on food alone, because I live in hotels for work.

>>16470623
2 $/h
$
/
h

>>16470636
>lives in hotels
>pays for """"his girl""""
>pays 300 for food
lmao fatty

>>16470614
>constantly mistaken for WR

Maybe I should.

>>16470649
> schizophrenic wr
OK.

>>16470649
It's okay, at least you don't make $2/hr while being a pastanigger living in germany

Then you'd be WR

>>16470644
You have no idea how expensive restaurants are here, a simple meal can go up to €30 here with ease.
And that's just dinner, I need lunch, drinks and fruit too.

Yes, I spend money on my girl. Every girl costs money.

>fatty
stop projecting

>>16470659
well instead he's a pole working in poland for 2 $/h

>>16470669
I'm pretty sure fatpoland makes like $5/hr or some shit

>>16470682
well he's still living in poland

My only motivation to get a car driver's license is so I could get a motrocycle license.

Feels millennial man.

>>16470711
why the fuck do you gave to do car for motorcycle?

>>16470717
It's required in my state.

>>16470723
> LAND OF THE FREE
L o l

>>16470725
At least we don't have tiered licensing systems :^)

>>16470729
Only for kids younger than 24

>>16470729
rather tiered and be allowed to ride than not being allowed to ride without doing two licenses lmao
because tiered only has to do one

>>16470765
>muh euro system is better lmao
In the US getting a license doesn't cost $1500.

In fact, to get a class D and M license it's ~$130

>>16470779
you're thinking of Germany
the EU has more countries you fag

>>16470765
Over here in Washington at least, car licensing testing/classes covers general rules of the road as well as vehicle operation

and since motorcycles operate so fundamentally differently the motorcycle endorsement on your license just involves a knowledge and skills test on how to operate a motorcycle.

depending on the state, neither is that expensive either

>>16470765
The M license is a joke, just a written test and passing the MSF course. The car test is a written test and driving around the block for a bit.

>>16470765
You really shouldn't be riding a motorcycle without experience in a car.

>>16467506
2t is banned on road in yurop

>>16470765
Too bad you can't really afford to go back to go up a tier because you make $2/hr

>>16470843
lol no

>>16470843
no?

>>16470843
>YZ250
>on road

>>16470924
it's an amurican thing

>>16470930
no.

>>16470125
sucks it didnt happen 2bh

As a very fuel conscious person that wants a motorcycle for commuting as well as being able to do any long distance (from one end of the UK to the other for example) should I go for a 250 or 600?

I am feeling like a kawasaki er6n but the fuel economy on it is so bad.

>>16471199
Get a bicycle.

>>16471199

Any of the new fully faired 300s should be fine. A lightly news R3 or Ninja 300. Probably the R3 since you don't need to do a valve adjustment until 20,000 km.

>>16470843
You sir, are 100% incorrect.

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>>16470450
Sorry, man, have a pic of my cat.

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>>16467896
Why bring a bike here when you could walk twice as fast over that?

NEW THREAD!
>>16471541
>>16471541
>>16471541
>>16471541
>>16471541

>>16470159
that way I could go study while I wait for it to warm up, maybe I can even graduate before it reaches 50°C