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

didn't DSFARGEG used to autoban anyone who psted it

>inb4 i get b&

Previously
>>16527109

>>16530344
i think so, way back in the day

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To clarify.

First world countries: USA
Second world countries: All other first world countries.
Third world countries: Everywhere else.

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>>16530353

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And now back to bikes.

>reddit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwRn7yWHGFM

>>16530397
Holy fuck what a moron.

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>watching latest No Prisoners
>all those tank slappers

>>16530421
link pls

>>16530427
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHUmevSHFJk

>>16530433
>americans

>>16530433
that one at 30 seconds lmao... he watches the guy in front of him on the brakes for like 10 seconds and still crashes into him

>>16530460
I think it's pretty even between Yurop (particularly Eastern Europe), Asia and America. Actually, I hardly see any English in those.

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So these two came out of muh bike. Should I be worried that the dirty one looks the way it does. Almost looks like the ceramic has a burn too

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>>16530433
>haha what an idiot
>haha unlucky bro
>haha shit that looked rough
someone clearly gets killed through no fault of their own
>this ain't funny no mo

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POST BIKE.

BONUS POINTS WITH YOU ON IT.

my niggas are 'bout this #bikelife

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL_3AOSFJH0

>>16530516
how i do that if no dedicated cameram8 to take action shots of on bike

>>16530421
>the Goldwing tank slapper
kek

>>16530309
>No, but if you have pure grain alcohol and tune for it you can run that. Makes OK starting fluid too. Screw pump spray bottle head on vodka bottle and have at it. I've done that and it works.

Is this bad for the engine at all, or only if you let it sit for a while? What about if it's carbed?

>>16530332
(USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)

who here even has a superior carb'd bike?

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>>16530516

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>>16530604
I do.

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>>16530604
yee
>>16530619
>meme dream anon has italian file names
gets me every time
you handsome fella ;))
no homo

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>>16530634
>no homo

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>>16530433
>crash
>crash
>crash
>crash
>alright ive had en
>FUCKING TORNADO

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>>16530642

>>16530433
Why did he put in the nude ladies?

>>16530264
>no one told him the US are third world
Nigger in what first world country breaking into a car is acceptable?

>>16530604
Me. I have a bike with no carbs at all, can't get more superior than that.

>>16530672
I have several of those. The entire shed is filled with them.

>>16530604
My honda is carbed

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>>16530433
w-why would you watch this

>>16530433
that fucking guy just spontaneously combusted, what the fuck?

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>>16530604
yo

>>16530685
To laugh at stupid mistakes, then contemplate my own mortality.

>>16530502
>tfw

>>16530604
Ye

>>16530704
This

I used to be not scared by death at all though, fucking females fucking up your brain.

>>16530685
Good to remind yourself of the mistakes that can be made and the dangers outside your control when riding. Helps keep you sharp.

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>>16530433
this is the best shit i've seen in a while

>>16530433
The guy at 1134 taking the selfie.

>>16530752
ayy i saw that too

kekd heartily

>that chick at 17:15
>AHHHH!
>UGHHH!
>UHHHH!
I am erect.

>>16530800
do not sexualize the DeathBunny

>>16530433
>that crazy trucker before 22nd minute

>>16530752
Someone should hit him in the face

I think the cops would let it slide

So I bought a universal windscreen for my dual sport, where do I want the wind to hit? How high should the screen be?

>>16530824
You don't want it to hit you at all if possible. But if it's a short screen that's not going to happen. You should hope to get it to go over your shoulders or close to that.

>>16530834
Gotcha, thank you!

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>>16530481
I'm gonna humor you here and assume you're not trolling.

Only part that matters is the bottom end thats actually inside your engine, you can check the electrode and insulator to kind of guess how your engine is running.

http://cx500forum.com/forum/attachments/technical-help-forum/5306d1381684717-spark-plug-second-opinion-kerzengesicht.jpg

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>>16530604
hornet (honda 599 for burgers) 2006 fag here

>>16530904
What brand is the monkey bike? Top speed and price?

So with my drz, the wiring harness sits right behind the headlamp, all the wires look fine, everything is wrapped an stuff.

Should I be worried about water? Like a simple wash and some rain? Obviously I wouldn't be drowning it, but I know absolutely nothing about wiring/electronic work.

>>16530957
Motorcycles are built for all kinds of weather. You don;t have to worry when washing it too. As long as you don't do anything retarded like shoving the nozzle of a power washer behind your headlight or into your battery compartment you will be fine.

>>16530957
the wires are sealed, it's a dualsport youre fine. just dont have any exposed wire.

>>16530972
>>16530977

Alrighty, my only experience with bikes is a cbr250, where all the wires are tucked nicely under fairings an quite dusty.

Just odd to have a clusterfuck of wires there.

Thank you though!

>>16530915
its skyteam monkey 50cc

>choke on carb removed
>exhaust changed to non choked
>rear and front sprocket changed

it goes to 60kph, slow enough for not police to care

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Who here uses their whole body to wash their bike for maximum efficiency?

>>16530994
l-lewd

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Guys. I just want a soda run bike

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>>16530994

>>16531006
grom

>>16531022
hes going to make animes illegal right? hes already trying to ban nip bikes.

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>>16531028
Anime

Israel

>bike has 13 litre tank
>drain it to near empty according to gauge
>fill it up to full
>only put 6 litres in

uhhh

is it an inaccurate fuel gauge?

Whats a good bike for a tall guy?

Rode about 250 miles yesterday and my back fucking hurts.

>>16530994

So I now now I am washing my bike wrong...

KLR or XR650L

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>>16530604
>tfw two carbs because why can't suzuki just put one in between.
And they hide them both. Not easy to get em out.

So it is unanimous, carbs are leagues above fuel injection

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>>16531062
yes

>>16531090
no

>>16531076
KLR is a fat pig. XR every time

>>16531090
>carbs
>good
top kek

>>16531070
FOR YOU

>>16531070
ADVs, get a KTM for mad power.

>>16531102
but the guy said carbs are gud, now you're saying they are not?

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>>16531070
what bike do you have now

>>16531121
a little 125. I think it was made with asian manlets in mind.

I am looking for a new one soon.

I'm 6'3 so it looks quite funny with me on it.

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>>16531144
http://cycle-ergo.com/
you can check'em here to see how a bike will fit you

a 125 does seem pretty small though

>>16531144
Most bikes besides tall dual sports and adv bikes will look small on you.

>>16531171
i fuckt ur mom with my 125 inch cock
she didn't say it seemed small lmaoooooooooooooooooooo

>KLE500
>9k miles
>2006
>decent price
hnnnnggggg so tempted

>>16531177
would the f800gs be a good choice then for me?

I'd get a 1200 but they are unbelievably expensive.

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>>16531179
wr please keep your shitposting contained

thanks

>>16531190
Get a 1150GS

>>16531024
I would if they werent so over priced.

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>>16531195
>tfw peopel recognize ur shitposting

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>radianfag
>bought the Radian
>Battery's dead
Can I swap out the Ninja 250's battery to the Radian?
And will a trickle charger work to bring the battery back to life?

>>16531270
>Can I swap out the Ninja 250's battery to the Radian?
Well, is it the right kind of battery?

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>>16531270
Dumping the other pics

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>>16531274
I have no idea. That's why I'm asking /dbt/, because you guys know everything.

>>16531285
Well put it in see if it works
Trickle charger might work on the other one, but sometimes it doesn't.

>>16531285
>look at the battery
>are the terminals in the right place
>is it the right size/amperage

they're batteries, not magic

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That's all for now. Could go down and take more. But I'm pretty excited. I know the guy I bought it from. Should be able to get it running with just a trickle charger, or a battery swap or replacement. I'm gonna borrow a trickle charger tomorrow from my friend.

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>tfw you realise the bike you were considering buying has carbs

>>16531292
Both are 12v, so I probably can't nuke my bike with it, right?
Right?
>>16531293
Both terminals are on the top, and both are 12v.

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mem to drem anon pls respond

>>16531324
You could also bumpstart it.

Did you hear it running before you bought it?

>>16531336
nigga if u just want it to run any 12V is fine

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>>16531334
I went from two carbs to four carbs.
>250cc twin with two carbs
>600cc four with four carbs

>>16531336
It's about amperage (A), not volts.

Volts doesn't mean shit.

>>16531336
Make sure you hook it up right because + and - could be switched. It might not be the right amperage but it will just make it start weak (or blow some fuses)

>>16531336
As long as the volts are right, the wattage and amperage pull depends on the bike, as long as it can output enough amps it should be fine.

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>>16531334
>tfw own both carbed and efi bikes

>>16531344
...about how fast do I need to run to bump start it?

>>16531346
well hooking up a 6v battery wouldn't really help, but yeah pretty much every bike is 12v anyway

Why aren't you riding RIGHT NOW? Let's hear those feeble excuses

>>16531353
Fast enough for second gear. Just give it a good run, make sure the ignition is on and let out the clutch. Don't just dump it though.
>>16531361
Because family reunion and drinking.

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>>16531341
yes wr?

>>16531353
just roll down a hill 10 mph or so, or get a friend to push you, jump on and drop the clutch while you jump on the seat for traction

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>>16531369
are you in the discord

>>16531361
Because of black ice, it's night and I have to work tomorrow

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>>16531346
Fuck off

Unless he's using a scoot battery almost all moto batteries should work

>>16531353
Second gear, put it in gearand roll backwards until you hit compression. Pull in clutch and start pushing (or roll down a hill) and release the clutch when you reach 10kmph-ish (jump on it if you're pushing)

it should fire up

or just switcharoo the battery, get it started and put in the old battery then go for a drive

should charge it enough to start it up again

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>>16531361
no TÜV
ice on the roads
-9 celsius
dark and no clear visor
can't be assed to put on my stuff for riding

>>16531361
The motorcycle I just purchased one hour ago has no working battery.
The motorcycle I own is not plated because the sticker expired two weeks ago and it's january. So a cop's definitely gonna look at me.
>>16531373
That's good to know.
>>16531368
I'll give that a shot tomorrow if the battery trickle charger doesn't fix it.
>>16531347
I blew fuses last time I did that. First time putting stuff back together.
>>16531351
I'll quickly check the amperage between the two batteries. They should match up.
>>16531344
No, I haven't heard it running yet.

>>16531361
Need to stud a set of tires and replace crank seal still

>>16531379
the previous SEM one yes but there is nothing happening there

>>16531405
are you there right now

>>16531399
>buying a vehicle without starting it and going for a ride/drive
Ishygddt

>have to borrow friend's helmet one day
>its a tinted visor
>suddenly every single member of public is staring at me and eyeballing the fuck out of me
>turn my head look at the young qts eye fucking me on my bike
>they look away embarrassed

top wew this is quite funny, definitely going to ge a tinted visor when the sun finally comes out again here.

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>tfw you bike a carb'd baiku

>>16531394
I honestly never thought I could swap out the batteries after starting it. Isn't swapping the batteries while it's running dangerous?
>>16531412
I know the guy I bought it from. I know he wouldn't sell me a shit deal.

What brand oil and filter are you using?

>>16531442
The cheapest that works or the one that is available.

Currently running on car oil from the fuel station.

>>16531442
Oil as in filter oil?
Anyways
Klotz synthetic premix oil
Atf for transmission
Notoil filter oil
Uni air filter

>>16531442
Only filters for my bike is fram, which ends up breaking at the nut and spilling oil on a driveway. And some cheaper one Carson or Carlson I think. I use the Carson filter and mobile 1 motorcycle oil.

>>16531442
Silkolene

No removable filters in my bike.

>>16531467
Nevermind i am an autist and forgot about 4strokes, ignore this post pls

>asshole tries to block my filtering
>get in front of him anyway
>honks at me

wow what a cunt

>>16531505
>coming up on a red light in a series of timed lights, nobody in my lane ahead
>douchenozzle in lexus next to me has someone at the red light in front of him
>speeds up, pulls in front of me
>has to stop at red light
>mfw i filter past him, stop at light in front of him, and make him wait 5 seconds after it turns before going for being a cunt

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>>16531361
Because pic. related my rear bearing. Also salt, lot's of salt.

>>16531525
>salt
Just give the bike a wash after.
As for the bearing, fix it.

>>16529271
>carbs are 'easier' than fueI injection so they say

You got trolled hard.

>>16531558
>wash after
Yeah, i'll just bring it up to my apartment to heat it above freezing temperatures :D.
>fix it
On it senpai ;). What scares me though is valve adjustment. What are the chances of causing Stalingrad?
I'm thinking of pulling the covers open, measuring clearances and then seeing how well can i access it and how confident I feel.

Anyone done valves on LC4?

>>16531617
>Living in apartment instead of a house that has a large garage.

>>16531442
K&N oil filter
brand store motorcycle oil from motorcycle shop

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>>16531442
I have a Kawasaki oil filter on my Honda.
if you zoom right in you can kinda see it.

>>16531692
Y no monoshock conversion?

>>16531708
>wanting a single shock
>not knowing that more is better

MORE IS MORE
MORE IS BETTER
LIVE BIG

my textile jacket is way more comfortable but flaps about in the wind.

>>16531719
More is hoovy
Weight is bad
2 is unbalanced

>>16531708
Because believe it or not the suspension it has works fine and spending a few thousand dollars to save a kilogram or so of weight seems kinda pointless

>>16531725
Buy one that fits properly next time.

>>16531730
i think its just poorly made too, it was cheap.

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>>16530516

>>16531739
you do generally get what you pay for, very rarely do you get a good deal when buying cheap things.

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>>16530516
me and my dad.

>>16531725
>take it to a tailor/seamstress
>get it fitted for you
>>16531739
Then you just saved money.

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Did my CBT on a shitarse chinese bike today, fucking hell it was bad. Left mirror kept moving by itself, sometimes it just wouldn't shift to first and had to throttle the shit out of it to get the thing started. Road section I was behind another learner and he stopped still in the middle of a roundabout because he didn't hear the instruction for which exit...had to swerve to not die. Smashed it though, i'm not in the market for a 125.

>>16531794
what are you in the market for?

>>16531794
>sometimes it just wouldn't shift to first and had to throttle the shit out of it to get the thing started.

no you just need to learn how to useit.

Ridden a 125 for nearly a year now, trust me it will do everything you want it to, except go above 70mph.

>>16531803
It is possible he was riding a cheap and nasty chinese bike that would skip out of gear back into first and was incapable of starting without throttle due to being jetted poorly.

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>>16531800

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>>16530516

>>16531825
So a 125 with rear disk brakes?

>>16531770
>those wheels

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>>16530516

>>16531852
yeah the rear wheel has slipped plenty of times underneath me when I braked hard.

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>>16530516

>>16531865
>motorbike jacket
>with shorts

>rebuilding carbs on ninja 2fiddy
>can't figure out where the fuck the hoses for the coasting enricher go
>3 hoses, only 2 places to stick em
>googling furiously
>can't find fucking ANYTHING on hose routing for it
>every single picture of hose routing for these carbs is from the wrong angle and doesn't show where they go, and doesn't explain
>fucking finally find a thread where someone is asking the same question
>person replies, "They go to ports between the two carbs. Can't you just look at the carbs and see where they go?"
>no more answers

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUSLDKFHSDLFHSDKHDSFLKSDHFLDSKJDSFKJD I FUCKING HATE CARBURETORS


anyone who says carbs are better, easier to maintain, or more reliable than fuel injection is a fucking idiot

>>16531877
>can't even rebuild his carbs
Your wrenching license has been revoked.

>>16531865
This needs Super Euro Beat.

>>16531877
People who say carbs are better generally grew up with them.
Carbs are not better in any way.
But some bikes still have carbs. Deal with it.

>>16531901
>But some bikes still have carbs. Deal with it.
I am currently dealing with it by selling every old carbureted POS motorcycle I own

>>16531893
The carbs are clean and assembled. I can't figure out the hose routing because the PO fucked with it and removed some of the smog shit and there is no documentation on it in the manual or online

>>16531913
>put the hoses somewhere
If it works great! If not
>see above

>>16531918
>spend several hours taking apart, routing and rerouting hoses crammed in between two carburetors, and reassembling the bike several times

yeah no thanks

>>16531935
Fine don't fix it.

>>16531990
I'm going to fix it, I'm just not going to put it back together and take it apart again 5 times first

>>16531877
I don't think this is a problem of carbs but more a problem of shitty PO and undocumented maintenance.
I've had fucked up airboxes, wiring harnesses and other stuff I didn't even know you can fuck up.

>>16531901
only two reasons I like them for a sidebike
>cheap
>easy to work on and fix, everything is mechanical
bonus is very direct throttle response but you get used to the very small FI lag rather quickly.

>>16531895
>>>/wsg/1505990

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>>16532016
>FI lag

Is it a right of passage to pay the Tire Jew™? It's time to swap on new rubber on my own bike for the first time (rather than borrowing my older brother's bikes) and I don't have the equipment to do it myself of know a guy that I can pay with booze.

>>16532016
Yes...

>>16532016
It's a problem I wouldn't have with fuel injection because EFI doesnt need vacuum diaphragms and a million rubber hoses to work

>>16532026
http://injector-rehab.com/shop/lag.html
today you learned

>>16532029
Just pay someone

It's like $200

>>16532042
>implying you're noticing ~1ms
LOL ok sure

>>16532055
nigga I wouldn't know FI lag existed if I didn't immediately googled what's wrong with the throttle response on my FI bike, coming from carbs.

>>16532061
It's more than likely shitty factory tuning due to emissions regulations.

>>16532061
Your bike probably has shit throttle reponse for a number of reasons (secondary butterflies, bad accel enrichment, etc) not involving the literally less-than-one-thousandth-of-a-second time between the ECU telling your injector to open and the injector actually opening. Humans cannot even perceive anything shorter than around 8 ms.

>>16532074
Humans can not perceive something that happens in less than 0.041 of a second, anything over that is fair game though.

>>16532084
>0.041 of a second
i.e., more than 8 ms, or 0.008 seconds

>>16532070
>>16532074
idc eitherway what the internet says, I know it was noticeable. Also experienced this on a bunch of other bikes I testrode, I don't think they're all faulty.

>>16532089
exactly. i was agreeing with you.

>>16532091
As I said, they're not faulty.
Most recent bikes are intentionally tuned to run lean for lower fuel consumption and emissions.

>>16532053

The fuck it is.

>>16532112
I'm in the UK but I just brought my bike and a new set a tyres to the shop and they put them on for like £120 over lunch

>>16532120
Wait... the £120 isn't including the price of the tires?

You paid all that to have them pop a couple of tires on?

Please be joking.

>>16532134
no

>>16532138
You got stroked, m8. Massively stroked.

>>16532153
I can't be fucked to take wheels completely off and struggle squeezing tyres onto the rims

>>16532029
Do you have the equipment to demount the old tyre and mount the new one?
if the answer is no then yes you get tyre jews to do it for you.

>>16532161
Just take the wheels off. Carry them into the tire shop and tell them what you want put on. Pay for the price of the new tires plus maybe £15 for installing them.

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>>16532175
>£15 for installing them

>>16532175
Fuck that, if you buy the tyres there, any decent garage or dealer should be chucking the fitting in free.

>>16532177
>paying £120 for five minutes labour
I wouldn't be paying that much even if the shop guys had to remove my wheels from the bike.

>>16532188
>5 minutes

You should join a pit crew

>>16532194
Do the tire shops you visit still use spoons or something?

>>16532196
You can take the wheels on a sports bike, take the tyres off the rims, put new ones on, put the wheels back onto the bike and align them in 5 minutes?

>>16532221
bike shop i go to does.
they also only charge $40 labour though.

>>16532221
>put the wheels back on the bike
I take my wheels off and put them back on myself. Only thing the shop does is pop the rubber off and on.

Why are people so afraid to change their own tires?

>>16532244
Because I don't have access to a car, and I'm not putting my dirty ass wheels in some innocent uber drivers car

>>16532244
I value my time

>>16532250
>he says while posting on 4chan

>>16532262
This is better than changing my tires

>>16532244
Because most people do not have the tools to do it themselves.
Do you have a tyre mounting machine at your house?
Or are you asking why we don't all do it with two flat head screw drivers and some elbow grease?

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>>16532249
>put them in the trunk
>ask for a truck
>call a cab and ask for a van
>ride a bus with two motorcycle tires
>walk home
>put the tires over your shoulder and ride home
>>16532275
>couple hours of changing your tires will lead to many more hours of riding your motorcycle
>you will acquire skills or build ones you currently have
>posting on 4chan gets you nothing

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>>16532287
>paying to change my tires gets me out in 25/30 min
>more time to shitpost

>>16532249
>order tires online
>change tires at your house
>throw away old tires
Why would you need to transport dirty tires?

>>16532299
>not shitposting while you wrench
christ we have some amateurs in here

>>16532299
>doing it yourself results in fucked tyres and damaged rims because you do not have the proper tools
Well worth that few dollars saved haha showed them right?
Or are you going to buy the tools for a few thousand dollars?
show them wrench monkies how it is done right?

Fuck people on dbt are dumb.

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>>16532250
>irony


>>16532244
some tires can be a bitch to do on your own. i do my own since getting the time to get them there and back is a hassle and its just not that hard
except this one, it was a bitch to do in sub freezing temps

i know a couple shops around me do it free with tire purchase and they match online pricing too.

>>16532281
A good set of tire irons and rim protectors costs less than half the price of having a single set done professionally. Why not just buy the tools?
I've done it with flat head screwdrivers too.

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>>16532317
>three tire irons and some soap
>few thousand dollars

>>16532324
And i bet your rims are missing paint all the way around the edges, i am sure getting that fixed is much cheaper than getting a professional to do it with a tyre mounting machine that causes no damage at all.

Or do you want rust lines around your rim?

I have also changed tyres with two screw drivers, it does not mean it is the best way to do shit though.

>>16530525
Accept the fact that you get no bonus points

>>16532317
>couple of shims or a tire iron
>soap
>lighter fluid and a bbq lighter
>something to put the wheel on
I may be forgetting a couple things, but there are no specialty tools for tire changing.

>>16532317
nigga, a tire changing stand is $150
if you go basic, tire spoons are $16 for a nice set and soap you probably already have.

>>16532317
Sorry I can afford to not work on my bike

>>16532335
>rust lines around your rim
who the fuck has steel motorcycle rims?

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>>16532341

>>16532281
>>16532335
a mechanical tire changer is like 50 bucks.
that's like all you need, dunno why people use spoons or zipties or other faggotry shit

>>16532359
Completely unnecessary.
https://youtu.be/dAKIuSjPXxA

>>16532359
>buying this massive assfucker to change your own tire every now and then

>>16532361
>a cheap chinese mechanical tyre changer that damages your rims only cost $50*

>>16532361
Because you can carry a set of spoons on your bike.

>>16532366
so your take your tire off somewhere
and THEN
do you also carry a spare tire all the time HUH?

>mfw work in a Harley Davidson shop and just ask a tech to do it for me for free lunch.

>>16532365
Nope.
actually here is a list ranging from the chinese ones (20$) to affordable ones (250$)
Ranked for performance and price/performance ratio and you can get some really decent stuff for 50$
http://i.imgur.com/R390EId.jpg

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>>16530604
>>16531361
waiting for fcr carb parts
have this for days like today

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Hey guys

>>16532384
Maybe if I was touring and knew I would need to replace the rear before getting home.

Or just for puncture repair if you have tubes.

>>16532406
What is this thing?

>>16532406
Cuckbiek anon?

>>16532406
I feel like you could throw the tiny ass rotor from a pushbike on the front of that and it would work better then that fucking drum on there.

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After having a shop gouge one (Not a MC specific shop, just a tire place, my bad...)I just got the stuff to do it myself. Only takes me about two hours, getting the fucking rear back on the bike is the most difficult part.

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>>16530604
Godly machine

>>16532335
>and rim protectors
The ones I did with screwdrivers were on a dirt bike with unpainted aluminum rims.

>>16532335
>rust lines around your rim?
>rust lines
>around your rim
>rust on aluminum

Anon confirmed for fucking retard, everybody stop replying to this guy now please

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>>16532349
Anything with spokes, dripdick.

>>16532567
No.

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>>16532567
the spokes are the steel part lmao

>>16532576
>>16532584
Some dumb motherfuckers on here....

>>16532595
My dirtbike has aluminum spoked wheels.
Youre a retard.

>>16532595
>>16532567
>steel rims
jesus christ they would weigh like 50 lbs lol what the fuck

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Pics from my ride a few weeks a go that i never posted 1/4

>>16532645
XR400 > DRZ400

>>16532653
>air cooled
laughingwhores.jpg

>>16532657
Aircooled is great.
Also lighter and less maintenance.

>>16532335
>Or do you want rust lines around your rim?
Just use the ol' aluminum foil trick if it's a shitbike

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vooHwOOc6Hk

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>>16532567
you a dense motherfucker.
spokes are steel, rims are aluminum, steel may have been a thing 50+ years ago

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>>16532645
ayy

>>16532666
>less maintenance
Yeah until your engine blows up

My maintenance schedule is telling me it's nearly time to replace the brake hoses, I haven't even priced anything out yet, but should I go for steel lines? I rarely ride/brake hard, what are the advantages to braided lines?

>>16532739
>DRZ known for blowing up
>honda known for running forever
Ill take the lighter, more reliable honda.

>>16532763
What maintenance interval are you at that suggests you replace hoses?

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>>16532645
2/4

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Look what rolled up at the shop today

>>16532776
Replace every four years, bike is a drz400

>>16532793
Just replace the bike. They are shit anyway

>>16532767
>>16532739
some guy posted up his xr400 that had been running for an unknown number of years with half the piston missing without issue, drz just explodes without reason

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>>16532786
3/4

>>16532789
>overengineered trash

Looks fucking wicked though, my god.

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>>16532802
4/4

>>16532763
steel lines are marginally better but you don't need to replace the hoses every time the manual says to

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>>16532803
While I'm not a particular fan of Italian, I too can appreciate how it looks

Here's an hp4

>>16532803
>overengineered

How so?

>>16532708
XR400 or BRP

>>16532793
i dont think anyone actually replaces brake lines every 4 years

>>16532820
>>16532810
Ahh alrighty, I'll just inspect them every once in a while.

>>16532793
Waste of time and money. Unless they're physically damaged, flush and bleed the fluid and keep riding.

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>>16532818
BRP is watercooled bruh
650l is just a two wheeled tractor

>>16532880
i meant which would you rather have brp or 400

>>16532899
oh, BRP because fatty.
that being said i havent ridden one yet, i love the 400 for its go anywhere engine but i always want a little more oomph.
i may be trading my 400 for a brp in a month or two though so i can give a solid review then

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>>16530516

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>>16532920
should have gotten the better 400

>>16532957
rode one for a while, dont like it. its got more power but its worse in every other aspect. handles like ass too

>>16532967
no u

>>16532967
I am this anon >>16532808
My dad says he likes my drz over his xr. He says it has better power and better suspension. My bike being a 2008 and his a 2002 may have something to do with it though

>take carbs off
>put everything in pinesol
>24 hours later..
>take everything out and scrub with brush
>tfw can't find idle jet
Fuck my life
Its not in the bucket I dont even remember putting it in
>don't drink and clean carbs folks

>>16533114
>dont be retarded and clean carbs folks
pinesol wtf haha

>>16533036
to each their own, i also prefer airheads for backwoods trail bashing since you dont have rads to smash or puncture.

i smashed a water pump on a klx a while back when a stick flipped up and jammed between it and the ground. ended the day real fast

>>16533132
>pinesol wtf haha
Yeah works 10x better than lemon juice and you don't have to boil it
>being retarded
Got me there. Wasn't paying enough attention to what I was doing and misplaced it.

>>16533143
The only time liquid cooling really helps is in traffic, no splitting or filtering here. And emissions but idgaf about that really.

>>16533150
nigga use diesel like a real man and then pour it down the drain cuz who gives a fuck

>>16533171
or, you know, actually making power

Small dilemma here
>looking at a 2007 fz6
>gut wants $3000
>taken care of low miles etc.
But then
>2008 cbr600rr shows up for same price
>slightly higher mileage
>looks perfect though
How uncomfortable are these Hondas anyway? I ride a lot without a car and id hate to find out i cant do a 100 mile round trip daily on it.
>ive never ridden a ss so is it doable?

>>16533177
>diesel to clean carbs
Almost anything works better in m experience
>air cooled can't make power
Plenty of air cooled bikes have no problem making the same power as lc bikes. As long as you're not sitting in traffic.

>>16533207
>Plenty of air cooled bikes have no problem making the same power as lc bikes.
nowhere close to true but ok

>>16533207
Find me an air-cooled 180+ HP 1000cc i4, protip, they can't make that kinda power.

>>16533225
Thing is, all the powerful bikes have moved to liquid because it wont sell without it.
It would be possible, but i cant give a example if no one will make it

>>16533230
so remind me why track only and offroad bikes are still water cooled

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>>16530516

>>16533246
>no mirrors
>what looks like balding front tire in winter
make sure to post the crash webm here

PS don't put your helmet on the gas tank, fumes venting from the cap will degrade the EPS liner

>>16533236
Because it's pretty much the standard.
Hard to sell a bike if everyone turns the nose up at aircooling.
An old coworker had a 750cc 2 stroke, air cooled, putting out around 150hp. I know it obviously wasn't from the factory, but he didn't have a problem with cooling.

>>16533281
well you should get your neighbor and revolutionize the motorcycle industry by bringing back air cooling

>>16533192
Get the cbr m8
Unless you have weak wrists it's not really a big deal
Plus you can lay on the tank on the highway comfy

>>16533262
It's just squared off cause I moved to Flarda where there isn't a single curve for 300 miles, makes me want to kill myself... or sell out for a Miata

>>16533281
>2 stroke
Gee I wonder why?

>>16533285
If i worked with Vynl records it could work with air cooling
>>16533289
I think he should ride one first, it's not for everyone

>>16533298
IIRC 2 strokes put out more heat anyway

>>16533192
I've had both an FZ1 and a CBR, honestly I think the supersports are comfier cause you can lay on the tank. There's also aftermarket seats if you're a pussy

Hey /dbt/ just had my first serious accident after riding for 3 years. I was merging lanes on the 405 South to get on the 101 North. While merging I fell into a pothole and got flung off of my 2016 R6. Frame, bar, and swing arm sliders saved my bike but my clutch lever is bent and the plastic around the seat is shattered. Can I make a claim of this to the city since it's their fuckup?

>>16533312
Thanks ill take that into consideration.
>>16533302
Yeah ill see if i can ride it for like 20+ minutes or so. Problem is its a private seller and I think he'd get suspicious if i was gone that long.

>>16533325
yeah but youll probably need witnesses/video/evidence of some kind

>>16533325
Call the city and tell them about it, depending where you are they have a month after the first report to fix it.
Otherwise they are liable for damage it caused.
This is very dependent on location s ymmv.
But I had my city pay me almost $500 worth of damage to my truck because of this.

>>16533333
You forgot to say quints get

>>16533333
>>16533332
I got no evidence other than the damage to my bike, there was quite a bit of traffic and I didnt want to cause a hold up so I picked up my bike and got out of there as fast as possible

>>16533192
>>16533327

Depends on the bike and how well you fit. I can barely ride 2-3 hours on my RVF400 without getting numb wrists, sore back etc. But I've done 5 hours on a CBR1000RR and it didnt hurt a bit. Wider and taller handlebars, a steering dampener, less forward lean angle and a nicer shaped tank helped so much.

>>16533354
In my case I didnt need any more proof than the phone call. They paid for my tire, wheel, and control arm.
I didnt even need a lawyer, but my city is pretty cucked cause it's like 2 square miles.

>>16533381
I'm in Los Angeles, I wonder if that's gonna make it better or worse. I dont even know who to contact

>>16533395
I think you can call 311 as long a you have an LA area code, report it and ask for a reimbursement form.
I haven't lived there in about 5 years now so things may have changed

>tfw ordered the wrong oil filter
>Its the same size different part number
>it fits and put it on anyway
What could go wrong?
It's on
Oil changed
But im scared to ride it
What if it's missing a bypass valve or something?
>go to the shop tomorrow and buy the right one
Cause I don't wanna fuck it up

What bike is best for a subaru wrx driving, vaping, playa?
Loves clubbin, house music, and mary jane?
Oh and I can speak Japanese

>>16533480
a noose

>>16533480
Whatever comes with a fedora

>>16533460
If it screwed on properly it should separate the good oil from bad and as long as the flow rate is same or better it wont hurt the engine
I'd just ride I until the next oil change

>>16533480
Ur mum

>>16533310
wrong. 2 strokes run a lot cooler because they have a lot less moving parts to generate heat

>>16533551
No u

>>16533327
Try to find friends with various classes of bikes and try to swap bikes for a day to see which ones fit you better.

>>16533192
>100 mile round trip
That's nothing. When I first got my CBR600 I was already doing 150 miles on it.

>>16533460
>he already put it in
ur fucked m8 there's no going back now

>>16533564
The 100 mile trip is for work, I usually do more after.
But that's my daily minimum for riding cause I literally don't have a car.
It sounds like the supersports aren't as bad as I thought.

>>16533574
I certainly wouldn't call it the ideal bike for commuting and my bike even has rather mellow positioning for a supersport. Definitely test ride one before you buy it if you depend on this bike.

If the trip is 50 miles each way I wouldn't consider it an issue personally. However I only rode mine for like 2 weeks before putting it up for winter and maintenance and shit (not going to pay to insure 3 bikes through winter when I don't get the opportunity to enjoy a ride often).

>>16533601
Southern TX here, so I don't put my bike away. I'll be sure to get a ride on one first, thanks for the info bro.

>>16533631
What are you riding now?
What's the need for a new bike?
A bike for commuting doesn't need to be fast

Would I be retarded to be a supermoto as a first bike? I want something for eventual track use when I think I'm ready for it, but also want something for light offroad and if I can get away with one bike for both I'd prefer that. I was looking at a Suzuki DRZ400 to be specific.

>>16533652
Only niggers ride suzuki

>>16533649
I have an 04 ninja 500
It was great for a few years but now I'm fixing it like once a week.. theres always something wrong with it and I can't afford more time off of work when I cant get there in the morning.
Plus it's pretty boring to be honest.

>>16533666
I'm one goddamn white nigger then