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The GS500 is objectively the best beginner bike.
> mileage
It's a mid-sized 4stroke twin cylinder bike, so it drinks less than 6 liters per 100 km.
> handling
It handles nothing like a supersport, spoiling you for when you get something else. But it can also corner much better than something like a cruiser, and actually uses its entire rear tire unlike a Ninja 250.
> brakes
They are complete shit and their only redeeming feature is that they're disc brakes. This is good because the longer braking distance forces new riders to plan ahead and start braking early. No ABS means they learn to brake properly I'd they don't want to get shrekt.
> power
It sits right at the power limit for A2 bikes which is great for euros. It's torquey enough to be faster off the line than most cars you'll encounter in the city. But it also feels relatively gutless so a) it's forgiving of mistakes and b) you can ride it at the limit without putting yourself into too much danger. It reaches up to 180 km/h which is fast enough for highway riding.
> carbs
It being carbed means that if you run into problems, you can learn to fix them yourself instead of heading to the mechanic every time.
> seating position
Upright, slightly forward means it's a neutral riding position so you can figure out what you want afterwards. The seat is relatively uncomfortable making literally every other bike after it will feel like heaven on your ass.
> price and availability
Parts and the bikes themselves are cheap and plentiful. If you crash and fuck up one of your fairings it's 40 euros to replace it with original parts. Engine needs little maintenance. Beginner riders are typically not financially independent, so this is a big plus for them.
> suspension
It's a budget suspension factoring into the overall low cost of getting a GS 500. If you want better suspension it's easy to swap. Therefore it gives beginners an opportunity to learn working on suspension while keeping the cost manageable.

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off to a good start

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I like my GS . I worked for it, payed it myself, repair it myself and learn about bike anatomy, learn how to and how not to ride.

I'm happy. And it only cost me 680 € .

>>16935237
Remember to shill it at every opportunity and act like it's the holy grail of beginner bikes for maximum butthurt points in /dbt/. I got quite a few good laffs out of it when I had one.

>it's a "This 40 year old technology is better than its replacement" episode

>>16935242
>Dubstep is popular now instead of rock music, therefore it is better

>>16935241
It might not be the perfect beginner bike, but here in Germany you can get one in working condition for 500€ . And if you get a pre 2000 model there is almost no electronics in it so maintainance is fairly easy. I'm no mechanic but I can do almost all the repairs myself.

I think its just the best you can get for that kind of money.

>>16935247
>comparing technology to subjective forms of entertainment

Stop embarrassing yourself even more, brainlet.

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Periodic reminder that the CertainlyeXcellent500 > GaySquid500Fagguette

>>16935219
>It's a mid-sized 4stroke twin cylinder bike, so it drinks less than 6 liters per 100 km.
My VW Golf has better mileage than that

>It handles nothing like a supersport, spoiling you for when you get something else.
so it handles like shit, great for beginners already nervous about riding

>They are complete shit and their only redeeming feature is that they're disc brakes
Bad brakes, exactly what nervous beginners need

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>>16935251
Sheeeeit where in Germany are you?
I was being serious btw, acting like it's the be-all-end-all bike is fun.
>I think its just the best you can get for that kind of money.
Probably correct. Then again, the CB500 and ER5 aren't that much more expensive and superior in terms of quality.

>>16935255
>brainlet
Back to /sci/ with you, egghead.

>>16935268
I'm in Hessen. You ?

That might be true, but the good thing about the GS500 is that there are so many of them out there, that cheap spare parts are not a problem.

>>16935279
Berlin.
Same with the other 500s 2bh.

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>>16935286
Dang. Would have been cool to ride with someone from /dbt/

Well I didn't know that. As long as I'm happy now I'll stick with it. What I'll get after that, I don't know.

>>16935304
Enjoy m8, it's honestly a solid beginner bike. Look on the map, I think there might be a few anons relatively close by. Also Super Euromeet at the end of July / start of August.

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>>16935304
Also
>GS500 offroading
oh god the memories

>>16935237
You should like it. It's one of the best general purpose motorcycles on the market. It's really no different from a Ninja 500 which is also a GOAT bike but harder to find. I still have the Ninja 250 I started on and ride it from time to time. I wish I had started on a Ninja 500 or a GS500 because the bike would be more practical on the highway so I could go long distance with it.

Also, inb4 some retard tells me hurr durr the 250 can handle highway speeds just fine

no it can't fuckface. i am not going to sit in 6th gear pinned at 13k rpm for 45 minutes just to barely keep up with traffic

>>16935327
Not the person you are responding to but I agree with the assessment on the Ninja 250 not keeping up with highway speeds.
The 250 is almost breathless at 85 MPH, which can be a problem when the interstate speed limit is 80 mph. They are great city commuters if you change the gearing up though.

>>16935264
>My VW Golf has better mileage than that

Motorcycle aerodynamics will always be terrible because they require a dustbin fairing for forward streamlining which is too dangerous in crosswinds for street use.

Bikes aren't for fuel mileage now modern aerodynamic autos exist.

>>16935402
Also aircooled and carbed.

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Is there much point in me getting a big trailie if I never plan to do any off road?

I think the tiger 955i looks so cool and I have heard good things about it but I am scared of looking like a poser if I get one.

>>16935399
please post with trip so i can filter you

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>>16935402
>my bike gets 97kph per 1L

125 master race!

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this is how 2pac died

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>>16935414
no

>>16935414
He has before but he changed it every fucking day, he's retarded. Just don't respond to any of his posts and he'll go back to fit where posting his dick gets him attention

>>16935415
interdasting
>97kph
>per 1L
>speed per volume

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who /unicycle/ here?

>>16935405
Both those are maintenance advantages unless you for some reason overheat the engine which isn't an issue on GS. Air cooling is ample for that HP output. Carbs are only a problem for the inept and hundreds of millions of carbs got the job done for more than a hundred years.

Motorcycles are also not typically designed for fuel economy because they are bought for fun where a good power-to-weight ratio matters more. You have to be Third World tier impoverished to care about gas mileage on anything larger than 125cc.

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Why is nobody using this parking space so close to the entrance? hmmmmm

>>16935422
if you filter off of tripcode and not name he can change it to anything and its still filtered

>>16935429
No one gives a shit about your gook country

>>16935203
Looking for:
>Cheap
>Reliable
>Less than 47 hp/35kW
>Most importantly: FUN
What baik is gud?

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>>16935424

>>16935431
Except he doesn't actually use a trip, just posts with a different name every post

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>>16935422
What the fuck are you talking about?

I'm doing it now as a joke, but i've never done this before now

>>16935441
I'm only doing it today, are you even newer than me?

>>16935407
No one else who matters gives a shit what you ride. Just buy what you like and ride the motherfucker.

The proper motorcyclist attitude is "fuck you, I do what I like!". If you lack that attitude, buy a minivan instead. There's room in back for your bottoming.

>>16935442
>>16935444
All those fucking names with "125cc korea" and shit? You changed it like 6 times

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>>16935445
>No one else who matters gives a shit what you ride.
hear hear!

>>16935438
But how will you meed average Korean women?

>>16935448
>But how will you meed average Korean women?

Be an American with a penis. They'd fellate their way through a leper colony for a shot at a green card. It's fun for a short tour but no way I'd bring the typical buckethead back to CONUS. If want gookpoosey there, troll the bars outside military bases.

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>rides in an exotic location
>handsome
>big dick
>cool bike

Rasputin is the best poster

>>16935424
>Hayabusa: 300kph per 1300cc or 231 kph per L
>Honda CBR1000RR: 286 kph per L
>Yamaha R6: 260kph per 600cc or 433 kph per L

>Average Euro moped: 45kph per 50cc or 900kph per L

Apparently, kph per L is the inverse measurement of power.

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Planning my longest ride yet for sunday, 11km round trip

>>16935471
Do my eyes deceive me? Did you finally clean your mirrors?

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>>16935464
>>16935424

If i rode at 97kph for 1 hour, it would take 1L of fuel theoretically, so what i said was technically correct...

and yes i know that's completely wrong

not as wrong as accidentally resting your foot on the shifter instead of the footrest and reving the hell out of your bike with no actual power being transferred...

>>16935475
I'll be giving the whole bike a really nice clean on Sunday morning, the toxic yellow dust makes everything filthy

>it's all china's fault we get all this pollution
>but Korea, you have increased your use of coal power plants by 33% a year for 5 years in a row!

>>16935448
Korean a shit, the best Asians I have banged where Chinese or Philippino

>>16935497
Yeah but those were all men

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If I get this will you guys make fun of me

>>16935501
Thankfully they only had masculine vaginas

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>>16935497
>Korean a shit,
I agree

but the money is quite good here, and it's a very convenient place to live, with shops and food and all that comfortable stuff.

but really it's a lot more china than Japan, and it's a horrible dystopian nightmare with 5 mega-corps battling it out in a country on the verge of rebellion against their rampant corruption

>>16935242
>it's an "old fart thinks the new technology is as unreliable as his 40 year old technology" episode
>it's an "old fart thinks because he can't fix it with a screwdriver it's unreliable" episode

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>when you realise you will not see your homeland again for many years

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what's the best way to clean a bike?

I'm thinking a microfibre damp cloth

>>16935327
>no it can't fuckface. i am not going to sit in 6th gear pinned at 13k rpm for 45 minutes just to barely keep up with traffic

I do that regularly on a 125 lel.

Frequent chain/oil maintenance and it will keep going forever.

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>>16935536
You gotta use your body.

Tell me about boxer engines.

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>>16935507
yes

>>16935517
>because he can't fix it with a screwdriver it's unreliable
where is the lie tho

>>16935402
>>16935402
>Bikes aren't for fuel mileage now modern aerodynamic autos exist

Nigga you smoking some dusted indica?

around 40-55 mpg is easy to get on a mid-displacement bike. The Toyota Prius just touches that. Some of the new 250s like Suzukis GW250 get 65 mpg.

>>16935546
Horizontally opposed, usually pretty well balanced. Sounds like shit.
>>16935551
The faulty assumption lies that it even ever needs to be fixed.

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>>16935507
It really suits your bike so well!

>>16935304
you have WR nearby
like, in the same city
look for the manlet on a TT

>>16935546
the only ones still making them are BMW, Ural and Honda
BMWs were better in the previous gen, this one has horrible rust and swingarm problems
Urals are shit, as always
Honda only makes them in the goldwing

all are shaft driven, so if you don't like shaft-jacking you're a
shit out of luck

>>16935546
Great engines though no motorcyclist will wave at you if you ride a BMW bike.

>>16935485
still not over that?

>>16935463
t. Rasputin

>>16935565
I'm just trying to imagine the packaging nightmare of a chain drive boxer.

>>16935576
look at the name, that's clearly not rasputin

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>>16935574
it was so stupid

I am a danger to myself and others

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>>16935558
>The faulty assumption lies that it even ever needs to be fixed.

>>16935562
I do have a 78 cb550 (not cafe'd) but my autismo prevents from knowing if helmets like that are actually cool or if people will snicker at me. Ty for honesty.

>>16935570
How could anyone even see the BMW symbol from across the highway?

>>16935603
It's not about the symbol.

>>16935578
there are belt drive w3 Harleys

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>>16935323
R I P
I
P

>>16935304
Hi

>>16935565
>like, in the same city
did he move?

>>16935425
pleb

>>16935546
they go horizontally

>>16935570
false

>>16935603
because you're as wide as the carriageway

is wr even still alive?
it's been ages since he showed up

>>16935644
Maybe he got a girlfriend
>I made my own sides just leave orbit

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>>16935646
O I am laffin

>>16935646
Savage

>>16935644
He is still around, but only on Discord

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>>16935546
They work
Sound great
Pretty balanced
Nice wind protection

>>16935635
Rude, you know she has feelings too, right?

why does nobody have a fucking luggage rack for a 20 year old bike

>>16935601

Bubble retro helmets are like cafe racers and black trench-coats in the early 00's. They look really cool in pictures or when an actor has one, and maybe you see one in the wild and think it'd be really cool

now remember the guy at school who actually wore a trench-coat, how cool did he actually look?

>just rode 400km down the autobahn
>at about 350km a transporter drives next to me, pointing at my back
>check mirror, backpack wide open
>stop on the emergency lane, everything still in place

wew I need a touring shield and a lock for my backpack

>>16935761
Really made me think

>>16935761
eBay Young blood. Or make your own. Or get a throwover bag and get crafty with bungee cords

>>16935402
Idk man. My big Vtwin gets about the same mpg as my golf. But I'm a pretty conservative rider, so that helps

>>16935824
My fz gets a little over twice the mileage of my Acura and 5 times the mileage of my ferd

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>>16935761
ORLY

>>16935829
but where do you sit?

>>16935858
It's a bike, not a couch. You're supposed to ride it, not sit on it.

Anyone here learn to drive a manual car after learning to ride a motorcycle? Did it feel easy or did it take awhile?

>>16935870
>not enjoying mobile couches
Why tho?

>>16935876
yea that's what I did
it made it much easier to learn

>>16935878
I do. That bike isn't one though.

>>16935894
How would you know if it was easier? Learning to drive manual is piss easy even if you didn't ride beforehand.

>>16935897
Obviously. But comfort above all m8. Comfy bikes best bikes

>>16935901
Learning to drive manual with a f150 with a 300 and towing gears is probably a lot easier than learning how to ride a Ducati 999, but starting to drive with a countach is a lot harder then riding a rebel for the first time

Still no torrent of the Qatar Moto2 race REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>16935934
Toyota > ford

>>16935973
If you enjoy other men providing sexual satisfaction for your significant other, or you tote an RPG and your name is Mohammed M. Mohammed then yeah that's true

so how often do you guys have to adjust your chain slack?

>>16935997
when I notice it in the throttle

>>16935989
Says the Harley goi ;)

>>16935997
Since a have a belt drive, never

>>16936008
I've only had my SV for around 8000km, and it went to service for 6k.

I never noticed anything wrong with the throttle,
how would it present? choppy throttle?

>>16935973
Shh don't give it (You)s. It feeds on them.

>>16936036
>It
Gender neutral is for queers

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Gonna test this out today I guess, not sure how this mount location is gonna turn out

My bike won't start in 1st anymore.

I have to put it in neutral, then it will start.

Yes I being up the kickstand.

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GS500 nostalgia time.
This was the day after I bought it.

>>16936102
Does it require clutch in

>>16936109
Im so sorry

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First actual ride on my own, ever: 200 km to pet some deer and a pig, and then go back. I was so fucking hyped.

>>16936117
yeah I have clutch held in.

The engine switches off when I put down the stand, so it must be something with the clutch.

a clutch switch somewhere inside the bike gone loose?

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I think this was a test ride after the first oil change and putting on the sliders.

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My first heated grips. God damn the Daytona ones were absolute shit.

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These rides were awesome, the weather was really nice really early that year and uni hadn't started yet, and I didn't have to work either so I had several weeks where I could just ride and ride and explore the east of Brandenburg.

>>16935501
Gender is only a social construct and men, as they do everything else, make the best women.

Steer into the boipucci. Blood and shit have one thing in common. They wash off.

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... However, I wasn't THAT rich.

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My first ever ride with someone else, from /dbt/ even. Haven't seen him in 2 years soon, since I test rode the CB 500 I ended up buying.

>>16936151
Social constructs allow us to have culture and society

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qt

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.

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Twin spotting is always fun.

>>16935601
People snicker at everything. If you wore that at an actual motorcycle event no one would give a shit and those who wore now-classic Bells before everything in motorcycling became a Jap cartoon might be curious to get one.

The world is not entirely made up of shitposters. 99.8% are shitposters, but that leaves some wiggle room.

I wear nothing but full face helmets and wore them to anti-helmet law rallies because I don't agree Uncle Sugar should own my head. I wear modern gear even when riding my Norton because I'm not riding to impress anyone else.

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This was probably in March 2015.

>>16936181
Post your norton

>>16935578
>I'm just trying to imagine the packaging nightmare of a chain drive boxer.

There wouldn't be one. A small 90-degree gearset would be easy to integrate with the existing separate transmission. It would have to be open though. Enclosed chains live a long time but the styling hasn't been popular and motorcyclists are total fashion whores. If racers don't use it, it must be wrong...

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This was during that period of no uni and no work I was talking about.

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Always wanted to do this since I saw some guy in a van do it in front of me during driving school.

>>16936229
christ you are easy to entertain

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Pro reflexes even back then. I'm the master of emergency stops, see my first riding exam (attempt).

>>16935973
>Toyota > ford

Compare load and towing capacities of the same year!

Early Yota sixes are close copies of the venerable Stovebolt Chevrolet, hence the popular practice of installing GM sixes and small blocks in FJs after expending the rather good Yota mill.

>>16936102
Your clutch is dragging slightly. Adjust per your factory service manual. Clutch drag means the starter motor is trying to move the motorcycle AND the engine. Not good for starter motor, let alone starting.

>>16936244
>emergency stop
>red light

wut

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This is the correct way to greet other motorcyclists in Europe.

>>16936253
"I wasn't paying attention to traffic so I had to brake hard"

Belt, chain or shaft?

>>16936258
Waving at them and then cutting them off?

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>>16936265

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>wanna buy new gloves for summer
>plan on spending under 100 bucks
>whats this here? Kangaroo leather? The fuck? Is straya in desperate need of money or something?
>lets see how this feels
>oh god its good
>SO GOOD
>feels like Im wearing nothing at all... nothing at all...

>>16936265
shaft for touring chain for fast
belt for obese americunts

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Classic. The birth of the autistic headshake.

>>16936265
shaft.

>>16936276
>held

lol, enjoy your mince meat hands.

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RIP

>>16936294
supposedly that shit is like the strongest dead animal skin known to man or something

>>16936295
how?

>>16935402
I get as low as 3L/100km or around 75mpg US/90mpg UK on average on my 300 faglord.

>>16936020
Baisically, you get on the gas and it feels like you dropped the clutch even though you haven't touched the clutch

Also your shifts might feel like trash

T. Has my chain adjusted twice and did it myself recently @2years and 6.6k km

>>16936301
no thats cowhide.

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>>16936202
Runs and rides nicely tho obviously needs cosmetic restoration. Previous owner had the engine rebuilt. All I had to do was dip the AmaIs, change the oil and fire it up.

I have ~3 1/2 Commandos total but the rest are disassembled. Plan is powdercoat the titled frames, mock up everything on non-titled frames (the best way to inventory and fix as you go) then swap it over.

>>16936327
>Kangaroo leather is lighter and stronger than the hide of a cow or goat. It has 10 times the tensile strength of cowhide and is 50% stronger than goatskin.

>>16936336
>falling for the Kangajew

nice one retard.

>>16936348
hey its thin at least

why does BMW keep insisting on making pig ugly bikes?

Why aren't kawasaki bikes green anymore?

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>>16936321
It's a 300. Miniature engines should get passable mileage.

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>>16936372
they are?

>>16936372
I cry evry tyme

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>>16936364
They are Germanically beautiful.

>Why aren't kawasaki bikes green anymore?

Faggots forgot their heritage.

>>16936364
Looks are subjective kiddo

>>16936374
Sure but it's miles better than any economy car at everything but carrying coolers and fat relatives.

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>>16936385
The one that matters aren't.

>>16936385
Not green enough.

>>16935632
You are from Marburg ?

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>>16936407
this is literally the stock color

>>16935565
Are you sure ? In Marburg?

>>16936417
But >>16936409 is right
They should look like this >>16936399

>>16936422
who the fuck makes bikes just one flat color without decals and shit these days?

>>16936407
For that you need to pay extra for the KRT$$ edition, goy.

>>16936428
I don't mind breaking up the colors but it need a bigger green patch somewhere

>>16936295
>>16936279
>>16936258
>>16936244
>>16936176
>>16936162
>>16936153
>>16936147
>>16936139
>>16936131
>>16936119
>>16936109

Thanks for sharing. Always nice to find someone who enjoys this bike like I do. Where are you from?

>>16936455
he's from Berlin

>>16936488
>>16936455
are there still any german anons around?

>>16936488
Ahh, so he is Muslim

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>>16936502
Pretty much

>>16936499
Yes, I am. Why?

>>16936506
what part? im burger going on vacation to frankfurt next month, renting a bike for a week

>>16936429
Its literally this

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>>16935644
No
I killed myself
>>16936499
no, only because Rasputin said i should look here

>>16936511
>Going to Germany for vacation
>Not Spain
Germany is alright, Spain is awesome though

>>16936516
Post meme bike. Also I bought a new bike

>>16936511
Well, I'm about a hour north from Frankfurt. What bike are you renting?

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>>16936525
FZ6 I know
what meme bike?
a Grom?
I don't post hondas. They're trash.

>>16936517
wtf how did kitkat get unfiltered

gotta fix that

>>16936530
KTM duke 690

was probably gonna ride down to lake como or something if the weather's good, or wherever idk. roads look pretty cool down there but they're narrow and i'm not sure if i'll get murdered by shitty italian drivers

>>16936531
Tt-memehundred

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>>16936542

>>16936541
Nice. If you want to visit Marburg (pretty old, small city) and take a cruise through the hills around then hit me up at [ [email protected] ]

FOR FUCKS SAKE FUCK THIS STUPID UK LAWS I JUST WANT TO BE 24 YEARS OLD RIGHT NOW THIS IS BULLSHIT I HAVE TO DO SO MANY FUCKING STUPID TESTS TO RIDE AND WAIT YEARS FOR IT

>>16936572
my brother lives in Marburg

what do you ride?

>>16936584
You must be at least 25 to post here

>>16936585
blue GS500 . Does he ride ? If so, what?

>>16936572
ok i'll send you an email

>>16936602
he got a beat up K1 750 Gixxer with ridiculously expensive aftermarket shit thrown into it and an old 600 Bandit.

I doubt he rides much right now though.

>>16936606
Ok.

>>16936616
What does he do? Student ? If he wants to go for a ride he can hit me (>>16936572) up as well. Always nice to meet new people.

>>16936584
Pay Brexit denbts

>>16936629
nah, he works for Viessmann.

planning to ride there myself in 2 weeks or so if the weather holds up.

maybe we can do a tour or something.

>>16936584
You can tell that the people who think of this bullshit have never ridden a bike in their lives.
>inexperience is the biggest killer of young motorcyclists, how do we solve this?
>I know! Raise the minimum age!
Super, now we have 24 year olds on the road with zero experience instead of 21 year olds with zero experience.
Top job lads.

>>16936666
Sure. Write me a mail to [ [email protected] ] if you want to go for a ride.

also nice quads

>>16936667
this

motorcycles are irresponsible enough as they are.

Dont need teenage stupidity on top of that.

>>16936511
You REALLY should get together with a localAnon. Germany is huge fun with someone who knows the area. I did two years at Sembach AB and loved it.

I stopped drinking so-called beer in the US after I came back.

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>>16936584
El oh El.

I just got insurance on my fz6 for a 21 year old with a shit record and I went over the minimum requirements with the coverages, as well as adding theft protection
>Yfw its 120 bucks a year
>Mfw extra money to yamalube up that bike

>>16936687
>I stopped drinking so-called beer in the US after I came back.
>He doesn't pound room temperature keystone's out the dude of the can
Well that's where I ended at least

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>>16936682
sent ;-)

>>16936723
>keystone's out the dude of the can
Side I mean

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@Europeans

>>16936773
>Sozengesocks

>>16936778
alter biste nazi?

>>16936805
klar

>>16935304
glad you're having fun man, i just wish this fucking rain would stop so i can ride my GS as well

>>16936667
>US motorcycle fatalities in 2014: ~4300
>EU motorcycle fatalities in 2014: ~3800
>US population in 2014: 320 million
>EU population in 2014: 510 million
US motorcycle accident rate per million: ~13.5
EU motorcycle accident rate per million: ~ 7.5

>>16936824
Verfassungsschutz ist informiert.

>>16936833
It's not the government's job to out your from your own stupidity

>>16936833
(2014 numbers used because most recent comprehensive dataset)

>>16935304
seriously dude your chain looks sad as fuck and i think theres a broken tooth on your sprocket.

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Welp I'm done cleaning it and charging the battery, putting the ad up tomorrow.

>s-s-so long small Honda ._.

>>16936846
will check that tomorrow.

>>16936929
it was shit anyways lmao

>>16936935
if its as rusty as it looks you should really change it soon.

If it breaks it can do a lot of damage.

also seems lose af

>>16936841
It's not like they'd ever succeed with you anyway.

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>see Chaz Davies buttcam from the last WSBK round
>hey that hip looks dark
>oh neat he really is riding in scuffed leathers
>suddenly notice a bunch of the seam is popped open

Is he secretly black?
>>16937032

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Had to go play cards with mom and grandma.
Last three webms

Haven't rode through here in ages.

>>16936455
Stay tuned for the last one, it's da bes.
I'm from Berlin.

>>16937084
>>>>>>>>>Berliner """"""kurven"""""""""""
lmao noch weniger als die kurven deiner mudda

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fukt dat pussay

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RIP me

>>16937098
Das sind >>>>>>>>>Brandenburger """"Kurven"""" bitteschön.

>>16937125
fick dich

>>16937110
ID on that windscreen, is it a universal part? got a GS too..

>>16937125
And that is why you do the fucking lifesavers.

>>16937177
??????????

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>>16936959
You're not wrong, but I had some good times on it.

Actually it was on this bike that I first got my knee down, ever. Lulz.

>>16937218
street rossi please take it to the track and stop giving us bikers a bad name with your behaviour

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>>16937175
That screen a shit, get a real screen

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we posting our GS500s now?
cool

>>16937195
Checking your blind spot by looking over your shoulder before any lane changes or junctions. So you have a chance of seeing the big-ass lorry that is too far forward to spot in your mirror but not yet far enough forward for you too see out of your helmet.

>>16936531
What. You don't have a TT anymore?

>>16937218
>Motocross gloves on the street
LOL who needs skin?

>>16937229
Cantturn please stay off the touge and stop giving us bikers a bad name.

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>>16937229
>stop
YOU CAN'T MAKE ME

>take it to the track
Meh been kinda bummed out about that lately after riding too many leader bikes I think. I always have a lot of post-exercise migraines after the track too. Also last time the bike died on the way back and I had to shit diarrhea right next to the freeway while waiting for a tow truck. While on full leathers. Oh boy the memories this bike is leaving me with...

>>16937285
>bitchin' about gloves

One of my best memories was getting a knee down on the way back to work after having lunch @ burgher king. I think I have the picture from the hole on those pants somewhere...

>>16937278
He didn't hit the truck because he didn't know it was there, he hit the truck because he can't turn you retard.

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>just got tickets to this
>Going to confirmed two other concerts
>One confirmed and planned ride. >Figuring out SAM
Summer is

H Y P E
Y
P
E


>>16936999
True

>>16937175
Yee.
https://www.louis.de/artikel/puig-mini-scheibe-mit-anbausatz-und-abe/10006508?list=154042656

>>16937278
Hurr durr.
I saw it alright, that was the problem. Overtired, therefore panic reaction: braking while cornering and target fixation instead of looking through the turn and leaning more. I wouldn't merge into a lane I didn't check, especially when I just entered the merging lane.

>>16937263
Saved for future use.

>>16936511
>frankfurt
I'm currently 30min away from frankfurt, lived there for a year or so
Your first stop would be the taunus mountains, right around the corner
Keep in mind that some biker/ accident heavy routes are closed for bikes on the weekends (in general, not specifically there)

>>16937461
J?

>>16935237
It fails to be a DRZ and you should feel bad for it failing to be a DRZ, or at least a WR. At least you aren't a cruisercuck so there may be hope.

Is this bike in this video(Final desination) a CBR900?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfDLkem6iEs

Tourance or Anakee 2?

>>16937507
Maybe

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>>16937507

No. No speed holes. I'd guess it's an early 90s 750 gixxer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2RTRk2shM4

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>>16937507

Possibly Yamaha FZR 600

>>16937567
>>16937585
ah! good eye. I only noticed the dual headlamps, not the speed holes. I think it's a ZX7, but I thought it was a honda at first.

>>16936833
>he didn't control for race

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Got me some new shoes
Also I'm super bored here, if you guys need a quote on a part for your shitbike feel free to ask, I got a dozen books at my disposal

>>16935279
wo aus hessen kommst du brudi

t.offebacher

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>carbs

>>16937679
What's a the price for a puig race windscreen for my fz6 in light smoke? And frame sliders?

Thanks mate

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>V-Twins

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If your gonna get a 500 why not get the best. Gs500 owners kys

>>16937736
Muh sound

>>16937679
>shoe wear marks on counter
kek

>>16937679
Are they comfy anon?

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>>16937757
>Not getting shaft drive
>Not having a v twin
>Not having air assisted shocks
>Not having A E S T H E T I C ujm styling
Kys

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>>16937757
Thats almost the best 500.

>>16936685
>>16936833
I started riding a ~100whp sportbike when I was 17.

umad statist cuck?

>>16937735
Puig race windscreen I can get for 86.35 shipped to your house, the sliders (Puig pros) I can get for 176, not sure if it would fit your year though.

>>16937839
Very, just gotta wear some high socks cause they conform to your leg. I bought em cause I wanted something I could wear in class and not look too autistic with some high ass boots

Canyou guys help?

I saw a kawasaki bike with a boxer engine at my local garage. I think it was a 750cc engine but not entirely sure.

No idea what bike it was, does anybody know/can hazard a guess?

It was an old looking bike.

>>16937890
are you sure you know whar a boxer is?

>>16937906
yeah its a fat wide engine you see often on BMWs.

>>16937313
>those dashed lines

so you are allowed to pass traffic?

>>16937878
Do you have generic sliders for an 05 fz6? And that's a better price than cuckzilla, I might hop on that

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>>16935262
Mah niggah

so someone tried to steal my bike. snapped the left clipon off trying to break the steering lock, ineptly attempted to jimmy the ignition and left something broke off in there. all in all including an expensive, mostly by-hand tow from the absolute bottom of a parking garage, $1102. i wish he'd just fucking stolen the thing at this point.

>get into baikus a year ago
>250cc shitbike honduh
>dad constantly says how shit 250s are
>sportbikes are for fairy boys, they break your back
>he gets on it one day to show his buddy and have a guffaw
>takes it for a spin around the block
>comes back with an actual fucking smile on his face for once
>starts looking at Bolts because once a cruiser cuck, always a cruiser cuck

hey, at least I might actually have someone to ride in this Amish wasteland.

>>16937940
>have someone to ride
make sure you ride your dad bareback. it's the only way to go

>>16937911
uh-huh
just to check, is this >>16937933 a boxer?

>>16937947
that's obviously a V

>>16937944

why else do you think I like sportsbikes

he turned me into a powerbottom

dbt what is the best lams bike with a budget of $7000?

>>16937960
a pre-rework ninja 250. don't buy expensive or nice for your first bike, you're going to drop it and you're probably going to crash it.

>>16937932
I can get you shoguns for $35.99, and damn right it's a better price, it's my best price guarantee

>>16937940
>>sportbikes are for fairy boys, they break your back
This statement seems contradictory.

My dad seems to really hate anything more aggressive than old school sport bike ergonomics (like anything starting from an F4i just about might as well be a Ducati to him even though a Blackbird is perfect) but at least he's positive about small bikes from starting on a tiny OG Honda and screwing around with minibikes and scooters.

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>>16937948
then you're dhit out of luck since there isn't a single boxer made by kawasaki outside of menswear

>>16937960
buy used, cucco
ninja 250/500/650
cb250/300/500/650
r3
SV650/TL650
SL750/SMV750
husky 701/KTM 690
.
.
.
the list is endless, you need to narrow down your likes

threadly remind to change your bearings every 25-30k miles

>>16937933
It was a fun bike. If I see another dirt cheap one on Craigslist I'm snagging it

>>16937998
...
what kind of bearings?

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>>16935507

Overpriced, quality is OK but showbike level. If you use it every day you'll be disappointed. Also the wind noise is complete horseshit if you don't have the bubble shield.

I have one, used it every day for two seasons.... already bought another helmet because fuck that noise.

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>>16937998
what bearings

>>16935507
looks faggy and under-functional

>>16937985
Do y'all have an email or a number I can call to place the order? I'll probably do it after my next payday

>>16937887
Should have bought IN boots like the Axial Pros :^)

.

>>16937507
>>16937567

it's a ZX7, look at the speed hole right in front of the mirror stalk

>>16937679
Can you get me a 120 link 520 chain for under $50?

>>16938009
>>16938014
wheel bearings

>>16938019
Where are you located? I'll get you the number of the nearest cycle gear. We can't do orders over phonebut if you check our website we'll probably have em in stock

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whats the verdict?

>>16936258
In the UK sportsbike riders greet each other with a leg shake.

>>16936276
>Held
Nigga you done goofed. You can get Dainese Carbon ST for <$100 right now. Mine have lasted 3 years and one accident before they've started to wear through.

>>16936327
>cowhide stronger than 'roo.
No, not only is kangaroo less dense its also more supple. 1.2mm supposedly gives you the same as 1.8mm of cowhide

>>16936584
The laws in this country have gone to shit now and it's cucking those who want the litre bikes. This results in a lack of people riding them and therefore buying them, reducing stock on the second hand market. I was looking at 2010 R1's and people want close to 10k for a good one. Dafuq?. I was fortunate that I could do my CBT on a 500cc (because I was doing the full test anyway) and then 6 lessons later pass the single bike test and ride a 'busa (not that I bought that but license was unrestricted)

>>16935304
Your chain shouldn't have that much slack in it with you sat on the bike and the suspension compressed a little. Looks pretty fucked anyway

>>16938010
Are you a member of Daft Punk?

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>>16938000
Yep, mine's going to keep me busy for the next season or two, might grab a cb900 or a goldwing after that, but damn it's tempting to just pick up another stock one.

>>16937947
90° transverse v-twin like a motoguzzi

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>>16935601
if you're going retro get one like this

>>16938080
If you can find a shop manual and know where to get parts for it, I'd say go for it

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>>16938032
Cheapest 120 link I got is RK takasago for $37

>>16938096
Is it sealed (o-ring or x-ring) or not?

>>16938080
>wont start because gas is old
>Doesn't have time to drain tank and kick it over

He blew it up and then parked it up. If you have somewhere to work on it buy it and use it as something to teach yourself mechanics. Will help when you get something later on in life and it fucks up on you when you are miles from anywhere.

>>16938085
>In the UK sportsbike riders greet each other with a leg shake.
I do this when cars pull over to let me pass.

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>>16938085
Guy-Manuel à votre service

>>16938093
Those are shit though

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>>16938102
Nope, cheapest x ring is 89.99 for the orbit brand chain

>>16938114
Buuuu... buut stiggy wears it, so it must be gud amiright?

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>>16938102
Are you the cg guy from the other thread who said he was going to sell in 3 months? If so no buyer is going to ask, just get the economy shit, it's a 125 anyway.

>>16938106
Do an appreciation wheelie instead

>>16938112
That setup looks pretty sweet, and I usually hate on that kind of look in favour of sportsbikes and motards

>>16938139
>Do an appreciation wheelie instead
I'm always afraid that they're going to get mad. I try to wheelie past nice cars though because I figure they appreciate it.

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>>16938139
No. This is going on a 450EXC. Not selling it.

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>>16938139
Going to sell what? Definitely not me

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>>16938139
Yeah, got it for the looks/ dirtbike size, but it's fun as shit to drive and gets compliments everywhere. All the other cafe's in my area are really just ratbikes.

>>16938096
>>16938139
<520 chain

Ignore my comment about 125cc

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>>16938147
This. I don't usually wheelie around other people or traffic because I assume they'll take it as a "fuck you" or just another reckless squid rather than a nice gesture or free entertainment.

>>16938133
I've heard the markup on chains is ridiculous. Do you have the information on what it costs the store vs what it sells for?