dbt [Daily Bike Thread]

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>>16998565
That looks eerily similar

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>>16998565
Xth for slightly used Daytona

will my GS sell? :/

it's stock, immediate issues are gone and not abused by the cancerracer meme.

pls, i just want to move on to a """bigger""" bike, as some faggots say

>>16998597
Anything will sell if you know how to sell and know how to price it right

>>16998583
you should try and compare the FZ07 to the Shiver
i gues plagiarism still is a form of flattery, but even then...

>>16998583
But unlike yours, it's not tweaked/bent/somehow unstraight

>>16998584
I hate to anthropomorphize a motorcycle, but it even looks sad/dead

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>>16998584
>Insurance Adjusters face when
How can afford to keep totaling bikes?

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It's easy to figure out that the garage space required for one mid sized car can just as well accommodate up to six motorcycles, and a single garage space is a rather easy goal in life. But what would be your personal dream half dozen to stuff into it?

>>16998602
instead it is because i cocked up the torque on one of the retaining bolts

>>16998565
Made a good noise. Shame it was a rust bucket and wouldn't start below 5C.

>>16998565
T H I C C

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>>16998565
1 cylinder > 2 exhaust ports > 1 pipe

>>16998610
i have 3 garages and only 2 bikes
if your question was a 6 bike roster i'd say
>Shiver 750/900/1200
>a bmw boxer
>ninja 636
>a dirtbike/shitbike with knobbies
>some scoot
>one of those DCT bikes to molest

On a scale of 1 to 10, how much like a leafblower does the FZ6 sound with the stock exhaust?

>>16998631
pffffbrtbrtbrtbrtbrtbrt/10

>>16998602
Cheeky you don't know what perspective is

>>16998601
I've set on a shiver and a fz09. The shiver is sexual feeling but I don't really want to go down in power at this point. I miss v twin torque though

And the fz09 felt super low. I'm not wild about it. I'm surprised they haven't made a faired version yet

>>16998631
brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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>>16998631
Extremely like a sewing machine until you get to 8k room

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>mfw third day on first bike and you accidently wheelie it

After the initial freakout my helmet could hardly contain the shit eating grin on my face.

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Finally paid off. Selling it to put money down on a 16 brutale 800rr dragster.

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>>16998647
I'm still too scared to do proper wheelies on the DL as I have no insurance.

>>16998647
How do you accidentally wheelie?

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>>16998657
1. turn the throttle when on first
2. keep turned up to 8krpm
3. ????
4. suddenly wheelie

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>>16998565
Does this count?

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>>16998657
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIfcvC3e3KY
How do you accidentally ride straight into a car?

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>>16998669
I love youtube.

>>16998669
I love that video so much

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>>16998610
1) My current MG Griso 2)MG Le Mans 3)MG California 1400 4) MG MGS01 5)Honda CR500 6)Ducati 750GT

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Are bikes a good substitute for friends?

>>16998701
Yes

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I need more ground clearance. I keep banging up the exhaust and bottom of the fairings when I'm popping over curbs and rocks and shit.

How much of a difference do the 20-30 hours of compulsory training that Yuropians have to do (compared to the US) realistically make?

>>16998701
I'd go as far and say women

>>16998706
Judging by how I learned, school of hard knocks, enough to teach you the basics and get you on the road. But you will still be a shit inexperienced rider.

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>>16998610
>Cb350f
>Husqvarna fe350
>Fz1
>Ducati s1000 sport classic
>Honda cx500 build
>Harley CVO Dyna

>>16998701
Bikes with friends is even better

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>>16998669
fucking hell

>>16998701
Bikes are a great way to meet friends.

>>16998706
Big difference if you don't take any courses, no difference if you do.

There are some basic techniques and ideas that I know for a fact some people manage to ride for years without knowing. This causes issues in panic situations, so not great riders.

But if you get some basic instruction and a safe place to understand the limits of a bike (such as a day course or weekend course), or if you just take it upon yourself to find a parking lot and a knowledgeable friend, then I'd say it makes almost no difference.

>>16998648
so you just pissed money away for nothing, for a bike you didn't want...

brb fellas, taking pics of my bike so i can put it up for sale

>>16998736
Nope I bought a bike that I wanted for a starter bike, put about 6k on it and want something faster. I got it for dirt cheap 4500 and I my buddy already offered 5500 for it. It's a great bike and would keep it if I could afford multiple bikes but alas I can't.

>>16998657
Open the throttle completely in low gear.

>>16998756
>6k on a pretty fast bike
>want something faster already

What for?

Also in what kind of shit place do you live where bikes cost any substantial amount?

>>16998756
What bike

>>16998584
Where is his corpse

>>16998784
I live in Rochester NY.
>>16998786
12 Monster 796

https://lexington.craigslist.org/mcy/6084273116.html
Oh my.

>>16998732
But the courses we get here in yurop are designed to not only understand the limits of a bike, but also knowing how to control it properly and how to react in emergency situations before we even go riding on the streets. And not the calm and empty roads, no, right into the hell where stalling means blocking an entire town. In my case, the most wealthy town in the country and you can bet your arse than they don't like being held up and those fancy cars don't have calming horns.

>>16998794
How much is owning a bike per year (in road legal state)?
I'm paying about €300/y, going down every year as my insurance goes down (about €10 every year)

>>16998792
Other side of the road, also not a corpse apparently.

Is the riding position on SlowVehicle650S as awful as it seems?

>>16998837
>never ridden one
>calls it slow

>>16998837
Not as nice as a Ninja 500. Still OK though.

>>16998837
how can you find out if you haven't rode one yet?

6"3, really want a sports bike for my first 600, am I being an idiot? I'm looking at the zx6r and cbr600, but also tempted by the bandit 650s for comfort. Suggestions?

https://lexington.craigslist.org/mcy/6083941636.html
dammit

>>16998842
>shitbike defense force can't handle -any- banter
As expected.
>>16998848
I sat on it, seems like it's back cramp waiting to happen compared to ER6 and FZ6, which are my other options.

>>16998584
How much for the rearsets?

>>16998864
>banter
It'd be banter if it was somewhat true though.

>>16998875
I just looked up the specs.
It's not a particularly quick bike. You could call it slow even.

>>16998890
>slow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dU7WZhTUX4

>>16998890
>slow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcwKN2rKfag

>>16998849
>First 600
First 600 or first bike?

>>16998947
First 600, i've done my time learning on my 125. I'm doing my direct access at the end of the month and want something I can enjoy and look after.

>>16998959
Fz6 is p comfy and decently quick. Not that fast but fast enough

>>16998911
>>16998935
What are your trying to prove? That it can accelerate on a straight line?

>>16998959
Get a litre faggot 600s are a dead market in the EU

>>16998804
You """learn""" stuff but that doesn't mean shit. Bad riders will be bad riders. As long as you get taught it, it doesn't matter how long you were taught it for.

I did a 2 day course (I think 16 hours total) and it was everything from learning how2clutch to emergency avoidance and loss of traction simulations. I feel like that could be cut down to 8 hours or so if you already know how to ride (the whole first day we basically only learned the basics, didn't even get into 2nd gear iirc).

So yeah, I think that 4-8 hours of course + knowing how to actually control a bike is sufficient. Knowing how to control a bike without knowing what it feels like to be in panic situations isn't enough. But 20-30+ hours? Seems excessive. Not sure what you could have possibly learned extra other than perhaps having lengthier in-class practice.

>>16998982
Why? I'm seeing plenty of 600's in local ads

>>16998597
>will my GS sell? :/

No. No more GS will ever be sold. Kek wills it.

>How can afford to keep totaling bikes?

Seek competing quotes! My bro who was into good old fashioned redneck insurance fraud knew that insurance companies don't really give a shit about wrecks, so when he totalled a vehicle he'd switch companies after the payout.

BTW if you need to total a car or truck, buckle the cab floor. Also for trucks, bend a front frame horn in the crush zone. For cars, smash either rear quarter sufficient to crumple the trunk and rear suspension mounts.

Bikes? Sneeze at them and they're done.

Modern bikers crash at least monthly so plan your fleet accordingly. Crashing is cool and you should treat the street like the track because they both have pavement.

>How do you accidentally ride straight into a car?

By deliberately avoiding all the other options.

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what is the Miata of the bike world

>>16998959
You on a restricted bitch license or fully unrestricted? If the latter get a fazer thou, or get an older R1 and take it steady if you are desperate for a sportsbike.

Where in the UK are you?

>>16998987
>Not sure what you could have possibly learned extra other than perhaps having lengthier in-class practice
How about KNOWING how to do that, not having done it a few times.
Yes, after the first few lessons I could ride that bike no problem. But I was still doing shit consciously, not automatically.
My instructor regularly let me do shit I didn't do for weeks and expected me to do it perfect the first try.

The amount of people here asking the most basic questions shows me proper riding lessons would help out a lot.
I wonder if it's even mandatory to know all parts of a bike and how to check if it's right or not.

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Noob rider needs new short boots without looking like a gaudy Italian power ranger or a hipster douche..

Any suggestions for the best looking motorcycle shoes? think of retro gentleman rider theme please

>>16999020
>modern bikers crash at least monthly
This is true. I go through bikes like bottles of lube

>>16999050
>need short boots
No you don't. You need proper boots.

>>16999057
Can I wear those with kevlar jeans?

I seeking a high end boot, any suggestions?

>>16999077
Get cheap leathers and some low end riding boots with ankle support, ya noob

>>16998850
what's your budget

>>16999026
a miata missing 2 wheels

>>16999050
>think of retro gentleman rider theme please
Just kill yourself, you'll look great.

>>16999082
I need suggestions for good looking yet safety minded gear; I don't want to end up looking like a fashion victim or a power ranger or worse end up with asphalt in my arse

>>16999097
No thanks, I look great already

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>>16999102
Here, this is the latest fashion for people like you

Has anyone else turned into a completely reckless faggot since starting riding?

I remember thinking to myself "Oh, I'll always just go the speed limit".

"Oh, I'll never speed. I don't want to die. Hell, I might even just avoid highways all together"

Fast forward to today, some ducati rolled up behind me (Gixxer) at a stop light and I tried to get him/her to race. Even gave the faggot a thumbs up and he/she didn't do so much as a nod. I took off, hit 120 in a 45, and then see this faggot slowly crawl up in my mirror doing the speed limit.

god

what a loser

>>16999108
very helpfull thanks ;0

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>>16999113
>Has anyone else turned into a completely reckless faggot since starting riding?

Yes.

>tfw torn between the economy of 600s but want the power and torque of 1000+

>>16999113
I'm looking at getting a cruiser for this reason

>>16999113
Only sometimes.
I notice that when I don't have a grill that cares for me I'm riding like a fucking maniac, like going 160-180 on 60 roads. Otherwise I'm not going 20km/h over.

>>16999122
Get a S1000R

>>16999113
As expected of a gixxer owner

Looking for a new exhaust for my bike. Too many options, don't know what I should get.

>FMF Powercore 4
>FMF Q4
>Pro Circuit T-4
>Yoshimura Street RS-2
>DG O-Series
>DG V2

Any suggestions? I've been running the factory exhaust for 6 years, but it's dented to shit now and any of the aftermarket options are 6-10lbs lighter.

I'd like to stay under 96db, 94 would be even better.

>>16999122
>Economy of 600s
It's a meme. Fuel economy is proper shit on these m8e

>>16999122
If you can afford a 1000 you don't need the economy of a 600.

Would you guys trust your bike to take you on a 1000 mile road trip?

>>16999026
There's no comparison really
In terms of bike style I'd say a 250 supersport
But there's so many options if you want one of those, where as Miata was usually the only player in that segment

>>16999142
Only 1600km?

Last holiday was 7000km.

>>16999122

I get 35-65mpg on my 650, depending on how I'm riding and temp/elevation.

>>16999142

Not at the moment. Needs new tires and new swing arm bearings. After that? Definitely.

>>16999142
Yes but I don't know shit about mechanics

>>16999026

DRZ400 supermoto.

>>16999138
>fuel economy
>shit
I get 35 on my Daytona riding like an assholes, I can get 50+ if I want to.

>>16999137
Stock exhaust will almost always be the quietest. Q4 is the only aftermarket one I know of that actually makes any attempt to stay quiet.

>>16999050
bump

>>16999138
I get up to 70 on my f800

>>16999113
Not really, I was a reckless faggot anyway.
It`s already in my blood.

>>16999163
35 is pretty bad considering how small the vehicles are. Also fuel isn't the only thing more economical about a 600
>tires
>insurance
>registration/taxes
>cost of the bike itself

https://norfolk.craigslist.org/mcy/6077384234.html

would you /dbt/? or talk him down a little more

opinions on honda cb or cg125? the c90 meme machine apparently doesnt exist in my area so it's all i've got, unless /dbt/ can reccomend some other bombproof bike

>>16999142
yeah definitely. bikes are so fucking simple that there is very little that can go wrong.

pack some extra oil in case your bike burns a little oil.

bring a back-up stator and alternator

done

you could travel the planet with that alone.

>>16999182
Looks like that tank bag is covering a nasty dent or scratch on the gas tank.

Maybe it's the lighting but that front tire looks literally bald

Looks like the bar end weights are missing for some reason

could be lighting but chain looks rusty

that thing is hot garbage man. i'd offer $1300

>>16999189
>bring a back-up stator and alternator

That's not really a thing I would be worried about.

>>16999174
How do you like the f800?
Post pics?

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>>16999182
HELL NO

>>16999197
This shows the worst already, it's been crashed and has a bald tyre

>>16999165

The Q4 state 96db, the Powercore 4 states 99db or ~94db with the quiet insert. The DG V2 says 96db with a quiet insert as well. I have no idea what the stock exhaust puts out to compare, though.

The Yoshis description says it's for street use and "quiet" but doesn't give a noise rating.

Why the fuck can't manufacturers just provide specs.

>>16999113
>Gixxer
Hi Gixxer brethren

>120 in a 45
Thats nothing, I've done 150 in a 30 police tried to catch me but I got away. All at 2am in the morning.

>>16999050
Get an all-black leather two-piece suit by a reputable manufacturer and black touring boots.
It will look entirely plain and non-gaudy and offer excellent protection.
Or you can go ahead and be a retro gentleman rider (aka hipster) and trade good looks now for skin grafts later.

>>16999113
yeah, I do some really reckless filtering sometimes. Had a lot of cars honk at me.

I watch too much RJ.

>>16999229
>RJ
>reckless filtering

He speeds, but his filtering is very thought out and careful.

>>16999113
>reckless
Not really. Somewhat aggressive, yes, but I'm not flying by people, cutting them off, etc. I will throttle on and jet in front of someone after I've put my blinker on and looked at directly at them if they're in that awkward over-the-shoulder blindspot. I swear women and people on phones specifically train to park there.

>speeding
I like to get away from people, so yeah. Also, certain roads around Des Moines are set artificially low (I-235 near the traffic camera, specifically).

>>16998584
Knock £50 off, the front wheel is clearly damaged.

Bee looking on ebay and auto trader recently at bikes and this is the sort of bike i'd see advertised as "Good condition for the age, usual scuffs from daily use, must be seen, 1st to view will buy!!!! no service history btw".

>>16999113
I go chill af at intersections and around traffic.

Go very hihg speed on the toegay when roads are free. Getting a bit worried tho as I'm costantly trying to go faster. Now scraping pegs consistently and starting to feel the limits of my bike's average tier suspension/brakes. Will probably crash badly due to exceeding those limits soon.

what happens if i get pulled over for expired registration no insurance and driving at night with only a permit?

>>16999113

Most days I'm very responsible. I'll launch on green lights and accelerate hard, but only up to the speed limit (40-50mph most places). I do like to wheelie a bit on green from time to time when there is another motorcycle next to me. Sometimes they go for it and shoot past me as I stop at 45mph, sometimes they don't bite. Occasionally someone is ready and smokes me, which is fun too.

Every now and then though I let my inner child get the best of me and speed 50% over the limit, or drive over medians / curbs / through places I shouldn't. One of the advantages of a dual sport.

>>16999142
100 percent.

Unless it's a 20s Harley, or some high strung supermoto, you'll be fine

>>16999113
I've been like this since I was a kid, but then again I've been riding since I was a kid so you may be on to something.

>>16999269
Wasn't there a woman or a pair of gals that rode across the country in the early 30s? Wish I could find that story again.

>>16999275
Not what you're talking about, but cannonball baker rode across country over 100 times starting in 1910, they named the cannonball race after him.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Baker

>>16999275
>>16999269
Correction: 1915.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avis_and_Effie_Hotchkiss

Time to buy a new dual-sport helmet.

Shoei vs. Arai vs. AGV vs. Schuberth?

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>>16998584
Yammie wrecked again? lol

>>16998565
Scooterguy here again. My 500cc Kymco is great, just really heavy. Do you recommend any 150cc scooters?

>>16999298
overpriced garbage.

>>16999308
>being poor

>>16999275
>>16999297
Not saying you can't, people do it regularly.

Id just use something other than those two, or anything from Britain before the 90s

>>16999302
Get a Burgman 650 and outrun cruisers. Alternatively, acquire a 2smoke Vespa and soup it up the wheelie past sportbikes.

>>16999158
I like the DRZ400
what about the SV650

>>16999298
What ever fits best

>>16999308
We're not talking about your mum

>>16999146
I was taking in general not at dual sports in dual sports

>>16999317
Good bike

>>16999316
>Burgman 650
650cc, that thing would be a beast. I want a smaller scooter since my 500cc is so heavy.

I will check out Vespa. What's the best place to buy, just searching for used private sellers?

>>16999302
Start lifting.
When I went from my old XT-350 to my KLR650 it felt like double the weight. Your Scooter is few kilos heavier than my KLR.

Remember you still aren`t used to riding it. Everything will get easier.

How fast did you get moving?

>>16999315
I linked that because I remembered a cool story, brah. That aside, I wouldn't mind taking my DR650 cross-country if I could get the time off work, that goofy rally fairing ProCycle sells, and a big Acerbis tank. As for now, I just need risers for my V-Strom's bars and then I'll be golden on that.

>>16999336
Honestly I'm just yanking your chain. I really don't know scooters at all.

>>16999308

That's horseshit anon.

I've bought three helmets, all in the $125-250 range, and I wish I had never bothered with poorfag shit and just bought a good helmet to begin with. I'm done with this cheap bullshit and ready to invest in a proper helmet.

>>16999317

What about it? It's a fine bike.

>>16999341
Would probably be a good time. I was thinking more like a wr450r across country. That would succ

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>>16999302
Not really but I won't get any other opportunities to post this

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What's the toyota of bikes?

>>16999182
You in the navy?

>>16999360
I'd treat it like taking one of my Miatas cross-country or any other road trip for that matter: take breaks, go at your own comfortable pace, enjoy the scenery, flirt with the floozies at small town diners, etc.

>>16999363
>tfw all the riding girls in Des Moines either have Harleys or are married to rich hipsters

>>16999380
Used to be boring and reliable but now only making ugly hybrids?
Not happening in the bike industry yet

>>16999383
>Implying you can't flirt with the uninterested waitresses on any bike
But yeah. Still, displacement and multi cylinders is the way to go when touring.

>>16999338
I got it up to 30. Turning was really hard, partly because I'm not used to it, but it was a balancing act between turning the handlebars and not falling over.

Dang you're right about lifting. I'm 6ft2 and 179, not muscular at all. However I want my girlfriend to be able to ride it also, and she's weaker than me. So I may need to get a lighter cycle. The Kymco I have weighs 473lbs

I started working out the day before I got my scooter, I will keep it up.

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>>16999363
>not posting best baiku

>>16999341

I took my XR650 on a 5k mile loop through the Western US. Good times, highly recommend. I had the stock 2.8gal tank though, which meant a lot of checking the map to make sure I didn't get stranded between two towns somewhere.

>>16999399

>6'2
>179
>A 500cc scooter is too heavy for you.

Really anon? That's pretty embarrassing. I'm 5'10 155 or so and I manhandle my 650cc motorcycle all the time.

>>16999399
I'm 5'8, 145lb and can control my 475lb liter just fine, don't be afraid to throw it around.

>>16999392
That's why I want a Gold Wing for a 4th bike. Still haven't decided on a 3rd; keep going between the lil bitty 250-300cc dual sports (like Hoonda's CRF250L Rally) to screw around on or trying to find a FJ1200 like CC had (or just go full retard and get a HAH UH BOOSUH MOFUGGAH). Got to ride his FJ once; was pretty nice.

>>16999408
I've also thought about getting a rotopax setup to haul a gallon or so of fuel and drinking water, but I also dented the shit out of my poor DR's tank last year. Good excuse as any to get an Acerbis.

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>>16999406
I shall now proceed to laugh at you

>>16999437
>the slightly chubby idiot on a 250 Fireblade
This can only end in one of two ways: a lewd doujin or broken everything.

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>need a better picture one day
>>16999399
The faster you go the heavier the handle bars get. You were still at a speed where you can turn the bars lock to lock.

Try keeping the bars straight and leaning from side to side to turn.

>>16999399
>>16999414
>>16999423
>1.87 Metres and 110 Kilos
>or in Bugerunits 6'1 and 240
Lanklets and Manlets when will they learn?

But honestly Scooter buddy go and do a course. They will equip you with decent bascily handling skills far better than the memes you will get from here.

>>16999350
This. I started off with a HJC CL-17 helmet which is pretty much the universal entry level cheapo helmet. I had no idea what a pile of shit this helmet was until I tried on the more expensive helmets. These new helmets are lighter than a feather meanwhile my HJC is basically an anvil.

Also, things like wind noise management and air flow are much more refined in the more expensive helmets. More sizes are available too for an exact fit.

The cheap helmets are good for letting the tinder sluts use when they sit on the back. Get the good helmet for yourself

>>16999435

I thought about adding an aftermarket tank, but I hate the way they look. My metal tank is still in good shape, so I just bought a couple of wolfman bottle holsters and Primus 1L fuel bottles.

>>16999414
His Chinc scooter is probably way heavier than your 650, they're 462lbs dry. Presumably much more of that is sprung weight too.

>>16999459
They do look dorky, I'll give ya that, but I certainly could've used 4.7 or so gallons of fuel when I was wandering New Mexico.

>>16999453

>Fat
>Ethnic slop
>Poorly groomed

I'm sure you just kill it with the ladies.

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>>16999453
Okay bro I will definitely take a course, thanks

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>>16999437
>>16999406
nope this is best grill

>>16999472
Lmao no raimu is best girl

>>16999472
See, I like frizzy the best but you can't argue with Suzukitits in them leathers.

>>16999480
>girl
Nah, she's more like Christmas Cake. Wouldn't mind eating that though.

>>16999298
All 4 have a slightly different shell, get the one that fits you the best. All 4 manufacturers offer the equivalent style of one another. I've got a Shoei as it fits me the best and I think the venting is the best on the market (or was when I bought mine 3 years ago). With the premium gear you can remove most if not all of the lining to wash it and keep it all fresh instead of having it smell like wet dog.

>>16999308
Poorfag detected


Helmet "life", how long do people keep them for before binning them and buying new? Some say 3-4 years before helmets degrade which I think is bullshit for the majority of people, but if using every day I could see someone replacing every 12-18 months.

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>>16999467
>100% that I am whiter than you
Why do you think I'm fat?
I haven`t shaved in two and a half weeks, I suppose you are right there.

>>16999489

You have a fat face and hands, and it's obvious by the way your clothes look that you have a pretty shapeless body.

The facial hair made you look like a turk or something.

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>day 25 of rain every day
>no longer checking the forecast
>more rain is surely on the way
>woke up, saw sun and thought it was nice out
>opened the door to rain
>little whisper of sun shining through the cloud taunting my morning eyes
>baiku looks at me and we share a tear

>i want to die

>>16999503
Just ride in the rain you fucking pussy

>>16999503
Just take it out for a whirl. Burnouts are easy in the rain :^)

>>16999512
My bike is my only mode of transport. I take it to work every day rain or not, it's just not as fun. I want to hit up the touge but it's probably still snowing up there.

I also have to work in the rain all day.

>>16999548
Pretty

>>16999497
Well, much like my farther, my hands are big.

As for shapeless body hard to say. I used to weigh 130 kilos before I started working, then I went down to 95 and I was think as a rake. Now I am 110 with very hard muscles but no size.

I do manual labor inside of a warehouse. It has given me hard stringy muscles like chicken meat.

It is the lighting in the picture making me look off. I have very pale skin and can`t tan.

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>>16999551
Thanks. The bike actually looks a bit better since I took that pic, I got rid of the ugly reflectors and got rid of the passenger pegs. I'll have to take a new sunset pic

Is there any sort of precursor work I can do to avoid a valve clearance check?

My old man (who's ridden and done his own mechanical work for 40-odd years) says to check timing first, and that'll indicate whether there's any problems with valve clearances, but that doesn't seem entirely right to me.

What timing is he talking about?

>>16998565
That ergo link is fun.

>>16999553
Stop defending yourself loser. You're defending yourself to a random anonymous person on the internet. It doesn't matter.

>>16999560
I used to be in love with them. Still gorgeous bikes

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Hey dbt I was looking for crash bars for my klr650 and found pic related. I can find the bars but I love the rally look, does anyone know of the tengai fairings can be mounted on a regular 07 klr650? Would the front end have to be modified heavily? Would I have to just buy a "new" bike?

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>>16999584
Are you upset that a fat turk is pretending to be a white South African on this Bulgarian Dog Spinning enthusiasts pictural forum?

What I do with me free time is my own, and if you continue to violate the NAP with your micro-aggressions I will be force to think negative thoughts about you anon.

>>16999566
Sounds like your old man has more experience than anybody on this board could have, you should probably listen to him.

>>16999610
Pls no bully. I just came here to have a good time

>>16999588
don't like them anymore?

Anyone got any experience with the BMW R1100S?

More curious about how a bike with the telelever suspension handles, never ridden a BMW at all and I understand they have their own "quirks".

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Am I the only person still collecting images?

>>16999599

Why add all that weight?

Is the FZ6r that much worse than the FZ6? Everyone tells me that it is.

>>16999638
yes. It's a knockoff of a knockoff of a sport bike.

>>16999621
Yeah I still do, my tastes have gone from super sport, to naked, to super moto, now onto cruisers. I appreciate all bikes and still take any chance to ride any type. My tastes have just gotten worse through the years I guess lol

>>16999624
>implying anyone on dbt has a bike

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>>16999566
My KLR650 has 115,000ks on the clock. I have never done anything more than put in oil and fuel. I have changed the spark plug once.

>>16999624
I've seen a few different ones

>>16999638
The FZ6r uses a detuned FZ6 engine.
Braindead Yamaha of America naming scheme.

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>>16999644
I have enough bikes for a few of us.

>>16999660
What uh.... what's going on with that orange one? Is the rear tire flat? It looks like it's sloping to the back a bit

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>>16999668
yeah the rear tire was flat

>>16999660
My KLR650 has no radiator
My X-350 has a blown conrod
My DL-1000 is at the bike hospital waiting for a chain and sprocket
My sisters 150cc scooter has no battery

Just end this pain, lads.

>>16999677
>own multiple bikes so I still have something to ride if one breaks down
>they all break down at once
ree

>>16999670
Looks as though the front is as well in that pic. Hopefully you can patch the tubes soon and get back out on the open road!

>>16999668
Why doesn`t he just put the chain on the front wheel.

It will look like he is doing a siik stoopie every where, mean time he is actually doing a forwards wheelie.

Yoshimura vs. DG vs. Pro Circuit vs. FMF???

>>16999638
It's a different bike. It's basically Yamahas bandit 600 with a worse motor. Whereas the fz6 has a detuned r6 motor, the fz6r has a economy 4 cylinder. The difference is 25hp. Fz6r looks a bit more slick with the fairing, but it's also a decent amount heavier

>>16999689
I work over nights and have been awake for 40 hours, I laughed hard at that. I need sleep

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>>16999657
Mfw

>>16999690
Yoshi for the sticker.

>>16999690
Buy for looks and sound. Because that's all the difference it's going to make to the average rider.

>>16999648
You should do some maintenance

>>16999698
>>16999699

The Vance & Hines that I really liked a couple years back has been discontinued, so looks like it's going to be either the DG or the Yosh. I just emailed Yoshimura asking for noise specs, if it's 96db or lower I'll buy it.

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>>16999686
dun did

>Quick post [Mountain Pass] music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeDxjnsrqh0

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The fuckin looks i got from people were priceless

>>16999868
I... like this a lot.

>>16999489
>Black hair
>Thinks your whiter than someone you can't even see.
You're the least white of whites, if you're even white.
Your complexion looks oily and dark like that of a southern european. or western asian. You could easily be majority a nonwhite ethnicity.

>>16999868
I could imagine lol did anybody that worked there say anything to you? Did anybody say anything?

>>16999635
For the aesthetic

Ohio has much less in the way of offroading than I thought when I bought my bike and this looks a lot more aerodynamic for the freeway, and those couple pounds wont hurt me much on the bumpy dirt roads I can find (really I only use the ground clearance while I'm driving like a cunt to hop curbs and fly over speedbumps and railroad tracks at 65 mph, or when a fishing hole is om the far end of a shitty dirt road)
Honestly in a few years I'm planning on getting a bigger adventure bike.
>>16999643
In the words of sonny barger, ride what you love, and love what you ride.

>>16999893
Yeah, within like 2 seconds I had some fat lady yelling "Sir, you can't have that in here."

I just looked at her, gave a thumbs up, took my picture, and pushed it out, waving goodbye before I got out the door.

>>16999907
>"Sir, you can't have that in here."
shoulda smashed

>>16999907
D-d-did you wheelie away?

>>16999928
>Honda
>500
>wheelie
kek

>>16999868
absolute madman

>>16999907
Lol like no shit lady

>>16999087
Not 2300 now, not for few months anyways. Probably gonna be gone by then.

>>16999690
FMF.

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>>16999868

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get for cb919 a best looking bike

>>16999868

Nice one. Ride it into the elevator at a parking garage next. That's always fun.

If you back it in, when you get to the top you can punch it right out as soon as the doors open.

>>16999997
Stop that

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Hey /dbt/, first year rider, just started riding a lot this week, put 120 miles on yesterday and my bony ass was killing me.

Any suggestions for some kind of strap-on cushion, or something that goes under the seat cover?

I don't want to drop tons of money on a new seat, and don't want to destroy my current seat either. Online reviews I've seen for these cushions have been mixed.

>>16999997
fuck

>>16999997
Lol nice try Honda shill

>>17000005
if it fits, i will

>>16999907
Reminds me of that scene from parks and recreation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyc1aMtnHJo

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>>17000018
There's no escape anon... just live with it... God help you if you want to ride more than 1 hour, god help you.

>>16999889
>tripfag
On my dads side; My grandmothers family came with Van Riebeeck, the records go back further but I can`t read Dutch.
My grandfathers side came about the same time as Rhodes, they came from England but we don`t know more.

On my moms side; My grandfather is a first generation South African his family was Scottish they records go back to the 1750s, but I have never personally seen them. My grandmother is a first generation South African. Her family comes from England those family records go back to the 1600s.

Then again, I might really be a fat turk shitposting on a Mexican Wall Building and Construction index.

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>>17000018
Look up motorcycle seat beads. They're the bomb and they cost like $15

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>>16999944

>>17000074
>be in gym shorts
>beads roll and pinch sack
>stand on pegs rest of my ride
>butt doesn't hurt anymore

>>17000093
literally how, I can do first gear but 2nd just doesnt happen

>>16999381
im just a guy who moved from california to VA so that i can see this bike my friend. because i really like bikes

>>17000056
how much of a puss are you? that seat looks far cushier than anything I own and I can easily ride for several hours

>>17000119
Neat. I've been in Norfolk for 5 years. Moving to Florida on Saturday. We're Eskimo brothers.

>>17000120
Thought you were talking about your back/hips. Not your ass, but then I read "bony ass" then said "welp, hope he doesn't notice me"

>>17000121
rip

>>17000056
well sheit. I'm going to be living 4 hours away from my house over the summer. Riding my bike there and back is gonna suck balls. At least I only have to do it once, and there's excellent roads in Potsdam NY I hear.

>>17000074
Thanks anon, worth a try. Probably good for airing out swamp ass too.

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>>17000093

>>17000167
Nice work

>>17000133
it's a yes since you asked m8, i stay at newport news.

i hate the drive to Norfolk-VAB with a passion, sucks that everything fun there is all there. i drive standard and my clutch foot is sore after a trip there.
as for riding you just can't relax for a second since everyone drives like a fucking asshole

>>17000098
>Wearing gym shorts
Stopped there

>>17000121
Will you be getting money from him?

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>>16999944
>he doesn't 12 o'clock a bike with 179 more ccs of displacement than my shitbike

>>16999026
Ninja 300/r3

Slow
Good handling
Cheap

>>17000177
Yeah they do. I think it's because there's driving styles from all over the US put in one spot, and they just collide. They're actually working on the roads though, so those are getting smoother at least. I almost moved to that side of the tunnel when I first got out here, I'm glad I didn't. You have PBR on that side at least

>>16995939

gib decal plz

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>>17000192
it's only 150. Furthermore you are like baby.

>>17000147
I feel you, my ass isn't bony, it's phat as fuck. But the SV fucking vibrates like no other.

>>17000182
It's hot in the dirty south

>>17000140
That anon wasn't me, but yeah I am 6'0 and 140, and my ass bones are perfectly wide enough to be on the sides of the seat so it causes a pressure point. It's strange because the seat foam is thick, but sorta hard. I dunno, every sport oriented bike is probably like this or worse I imagine? It's just gets uncomfortable when riding more than 45 minutes. I imagine beads will widen the seating area though.

>>17000223
Florida?

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>>17000207
Lurk /osg/

>>17000208
That looks pretty picturesque desu

Just bought a used CBR250R. I don't know how well the previous owner took care of it. Should I take it in for a service or just get the service manual do it myself?

>>17000018
you'll build up some muscles and get used to it after a few thousand miles.

>>17000240
Yep yep. I squid out pretty hard on short trips if I'm not getting on the highway. No helmet, flip flops, board shorts/gym shorts and a sleeveless tee. My funeral I know.

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>>16998565

>>17000300
Nice SV, it's a brand new one?
>>17000199
yup it's slow, but it's the good kind of slow, it's like every red light and every stop sign is the start of a motogp race

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>>16998584

>tfw someone compliments you on your bike

I walked up to a group of people standing near my bike. Ended up talking to someone for a while about it. Felt so awesome.

>>17000372
>not doing hektik launches from every redlight on a liter bike

>>17000399
Anybody know if there's a reliable source about his wellbeing? I know he's easy to make fun of but he's subjectively entertaining and he's still a human

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>>16998610
>and a single garage space is a rather easy goal in life
Git gud

>>17000478
I envy you.

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>>17000478
>life in the boonies
Isn't it the best.

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I'm having fun, but I feel like I should have gotten the 600.

>>17000525
What did you get?

>>17000525
rider harder then

>>17000541
The 300

>>17000525
I bet you don't even drag elbows

>>17000525
Should have got the liter

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>>17000525
I'm having fun, but I feel like I should have gotten the 1000

>>17000563
I bet you don't even drag helmet.

do you stick /osg/ stickers on helmet or on bike?


which is better of doing?

>>17000586
One day I'll have a sport bike and ride it in the woods.

>>17000586
It never ends? Will I always want more?

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>>17000601
Why not both? pls no bully the sticker placement

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>>17000508
It truly is

>>17000613
Embarrassing.

>>17000613
What's /osg/?

>>17000638
>>>/o/osg
baka

>>17000460
apparently only broken arm and bruises 1:40
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMhAyutCvnU

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>>17000611
I'll webm it next time. It rained today tho so I won't be able to go again until the mud dries up.

95 or 91 octane in a 2010 gs500?

>>17000652
Stop advertising your channel anon

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>>17000656
87

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>>17000611
no, that's why it's pointless to chase it.

Within less than a minute of jumping on a 1000 I was pretty used to it's acceleration, this isn't bragging or anything like that this is just the plight of our people, that's why you need to go to trackdays and get your turning on, because straight line thrills fade like sandcastles in the sand.

>>17000254
Buy a cheap metric socket set with an extender, breaker bar, needle nose vice grips, pb blaster, and a set of metric allen keys, a service manual, and you.can do 90% of all the work you'll have to. Add a harbor freight motorcycle jack, calipers, and tire spoons and you can do 99% of it. A few specialty tools and the only thing that can kill that can kill it is a lack of available replacement parts. Every other tool is a luxury

>>17000684
I could stop that wheel with my hands

https://longisland.craigslist.org/mcy/6084510539.html

y/n?

>>17000432
Its even better when you know how shit your bike is and they still compliment it

>>17000453
>wanting your tires to last apparently makes you a faggot

>>17000711
>like sandcastles in the sand.
Where the fuck else would sandcastles be?

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>>17000399

>>17000613
well it won't be anything faggoty like yours are.

some shit from nevercontent, their shit's pretty rad

>>16998669
He ignored the most important rule for n00bs.
If you don't know what's going on, just pull in the clutch and get your shit sorted out.

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>>17000802
up ur bum

>>17000802
HA! You got told sandcastles should be up your bum

>>16998669
painful to watch

glad i took a class

>>17000372
Yes

We still need the red one.

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>>17000716
>needle nose vice grips
I hate those so much. They always rack. This style always works way better for me.

>>16999046
Do you have graduated licences over there?

Here we have 3: written, 6 months later a practical, and 2 years after that an advanced practical.

>>17000711
>webm
muh fucking dick

>>17000862
Right? That dude was hauling ass on that old little thing

>>16998706
practically none

>>17000841
>>17000832
n-no bully

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>>17000872
that 2x WSBK champ and all around ledge Troy corser*

>>16999299
Why did you color my wife teal?

>>17000918
So he's pretty good?

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>>17000929
I've seen worse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T0jc_X1xj0

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>tfw no qt 3.14 biker cat gf

>>16999165
Q4 ain't that quiet imo

>>17000918
Getting the arse out can be fun or scary depending on extent
>be me
>speeding
>rear tire slips near the end of a turn
>full lock power slide
>traction catches, ass end snaps up and over
>I nearly fly off
>full lock powerslide, snaps again, 1/3 power slide
>fishtail in to a straight line
>pull over
>shaking for a half our, laughing because it was cool as fuck
>keep riding

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>>17000963
maybe I could be your gf tonight

>>17000963
Source. Now.

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new thread when

>>17001159
those are there to keep the popcorn from flying out the pipe while they pop it

>>17001159
Why the asymmetrical exhaust? I think it looks cool but I don't get the benefits.

>>17001177
It's a V engine. The pipes need to be the same length, so the pipes from the rear cylinders have to stick out farther, so they put them under the tail instead of by the wheel