[D a i l y Bh o o n e r c y c l e T h r e a d] - /dbt/

>an honda

Has anyone gone to other /o/ meets with their baiku?

>live in a city where everyone and their mom likes jap-o-neez rice rockets (style; regardless of displacement)
>wanted to just buy a bike cash in hand in a private sale
>looking more and more like that won't happen
Is buying a used bike from a stealership ok?

>>17238465
You can buy a baiku from wherever you want if you're comfortable with the price, friend. I find bikes to be bargains anyway, they don't hold their value well.

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>>17238435
The Chicago guys go all the time
Maybe ur one of them, idk

Also I think the Houston meets?

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>"Best bike to start on is a dual sport dude."
>"Just get a cheap dirt bike you can drop it and its good man."
>"Dual sports, best of both worlds my bro"
>"Dude, just get a dual sport, they're great"

>tfw 5'5"
>can't even get my leg over the seat
help

>>17238509
If n1gOctopie can ride a klx300, so can you
He is literally a homo that posts himself in panties all the time

>>17238465
Yes.
Just remember you can haggle the price at dealerships, the same as you can in a private sale.
If it's a bike they've had for a while and really want it gone, you can get some great deals.

>>17238517
Not true
You can get a discount if you know someone, but you'll still pay thousands more than for a used bike

wait

has this always been daily botorcycle thread? /dbt/?
wtf

>>17238531
Daily bike thread you sperg

>>17238531
holy shit I'm retarded, goodness me

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>>17238509

>>17238509
>help
?
bike will sag when you sit on it as long as you weigh more than a manila whore.
if thats not enough, then there's not much to do but to throw money at the problem
custom seat, rear suspension adjustment, lowering set.

alternatively hunt for a ladyridden klx, as it likely already have the modifications for a tiny person.

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>>17238509
Just get it lowered

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>>17238509
Classic-style bikes are good then if you're deathly afraid of the hours/hundreds it takes to spiff plastics back up (painting a metal tank is easier).

Dual sports are actually shit on road (slower than a fucking geo metro) and susceptible to all the same damage as nakeds.

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Reposting because posted in old thread
Newfag here
Trying to learn how to ride will probably enroll in a course later on
What's a good beginner bike?
Budget is around 1-4k USD. Want something light so it won't give me trouble at DMV. Is the Suzuki Intruder good for this?

This is my town craiglist if you want to send me any good bikes
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/

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Why is the bank so fucking slow
I just want to go ride
I'm gonna do it on my meme scooter anyways, but I pass by this power line trail every time I leave my house and I just want to go explore
Fuk u bank

>>17238509
where your feet touch the ground doesn't matter as if you are tall enough to sit in a comfortable way and easily reach and use the handlebars.

Dual Sports are oft recommended because the bars/forks/wheels feel the most bicycle like, which is great for new riders to gain familiarity.

>>17238553
Imagine how nice the TW would look with a slightly longer swingarm and a rear wheel the same size as the front wheel.

>>17238617
>>17238594
The videos I've been watching about good first bikes have almost all said dual sports are great firsts because you can trash them without as much concern, they are a good trial by fire for bike handling (not the exact wording, but its what I'm guessing they're trying to say), and they let you go offroading if you decide thats a good idea.

Granted, the videos I've mostly seen about that was from guys who ride dual sports and streetbikes almost exclusively. I'm sure /dbt/ probably has lots of gripes about the youtube motovlog eceleb types.

>>17238596
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/mcy/6132677642.html

I would unironically start on this bike.

>inb4 too much power

if you take a BRC you'll know whether or not you're prone to accidentally giving too much throttle or cutting the throttle when disturbed. personally, i only ever cranked the throttle open when nearly dropping the bike at a stop, with the clutch in.

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>>17238553
>>17238628
By the power of Photoshop.

>>17238641
i'd venture to say that the most vocal segment of dbt ride ride street bikes and dual sports. the others exist but they usually come in twos and threes for protection.

>>17238509
I learned to ride on an 80s Husqvarna 500 2 stroke when I was 10, my feet were a foot off the ground, I could barely reach the pegs. I had to find a treestump, deep rut, or hillside everytime I wanted to stop. It's good, will teach you to plan in advance and not go stopping willy nilly. If you commute just have a milkcrate bungied to the back, whenever you need to stop throw the milk crate on the ground and put your foot on that. Kids today are spoiled with all these babby sized bikes with usable power bands.

Is starting out on a CBR250 a bad idea for a beginner who's never ridden before?
Y/Y

>>17238669
Take the msc so you know how to ride then worry about what bike

>>17238681
Its a better idea to buy the gear for the msc before I buy the bike then?

>>17238651
Would that be reliable? The sticky said to look for something not older than 10yrs old.

>>17238641
A DS can really make you hate street riding though

>shit tank range
>plank seats
>the single cyllinder engine is ONLY a good thing for hardcore dirt riders, on the street it just shakes the bike to fucking death so you can't use your mirrors.
>top end power dies off fast, $3k civics will overtake you
>knobby/stiff DS tires aren't the best thing to corner hard with, and you will have to corner pretty hard or run wide and crash as a new rider. everyone takes that one corner too fast, at least once. grip and clearance are nice things to have when it happens. can you handle the skids? no.

Slightly bigger dedicated street bikes have things like mirrors with rubber dampers mounted to fairing stays and engines with more constant power delivery and smaller vibrations, top end power that works on the highway, bigger gas tanks, grippier tires stock, flatter, wider, softer seats, oh, and the possibility of actually carrying cargo with beefier subframes and luggage racks or bungee net hooks most of the time.

And did I mention headlights? You want to test ride a bike at night. Some have brilliant headlights, others leave you so blind that 50mph isn't a safe speed without lots of streetlights around.

>>17238684
MSC loans you a helmet and expects you to show up in over the ankle boots, a reasonably thick long sleeve shirt, and durable looking gloves. All can be had at walmart for $70 total and will protect you decently given the low speeds and lightweight bikes the course involves.

>>17238697
This sounds kind of bad, but are work boots and work gloves (maybe mechanic's gloves) permissible?

>>17238696
Some of the rubber might be degrading and I'd shine a flashlight into the gas tank, but if you're on this board it shouldn't be an issue to fix anything on an old bike. If it's not a fuel injected fully faired V4 nightmare all crammed into a twin spar stressed member frame

It's like working on a fucking lawmower.

If the forks aren't leaking oil, the steering is free, and the shock isn't squeaking go for it.

>>17238641
Those are crashers that think they are outcornering superbikes with their barely leaned over trail bike on road tires. Dual Sports are good for tall fucks that don't fit on small standards though.

>>17238435
I have with the chicag/o/ group, we got to sit behind an autist in his monte carlo while he crawled through some nice twisties that we road nearly an hour to get to. Wasn't great.

>>17238684
Buy gear because you will "need" it whether you take the course or not, then take the course and learn how to ride. That way if you are comfortable with your ability to ride or if you are scared/not great at it then you will be sure of wheter you want to buy a bigger or smaller bike

>>17238705
i saw someone crash during the msf basic rider course during the oval section

their walmart gear held up. total injuries amounted to a bloody knee. you buy motorcycle specific geaar under the assumption that you're going to crash above 30mph and probably slide into something or tumble down the road.

if you can't ride you don't want to be out hundreds on damaged gear

>>17238508
Where I live in Cali, yes. My neighbours voted for him. While I don't like the man he is president and that's that. I sincerely hope he can get shit done, but I doubt it.

>>17238579
This I kinda get. But I've lived everywhere, I'm a native to no state. Are there really that many Califags saying that shit. I love the state, but I realise it's problems. And honestly WA is my favourite state.

>>17238722
>>17238726
Interesting

>>17238705
At mine a dot certified helmet, heavy jacket, denim jeans, leather palmed gloves that cover the wrist bone, eye protection (goggles or visor), and footwear that goes above the ankle was pretty much the miminum/cheapest protection you could have.

>>17238705
For the MSF course you'll be fine with jeans, work/hiking boots, and basic work gloves, you'll rarely go above bicycle speed.

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>>17238738
>>17238743
Stop giving me conflicting answers

How do I make motorcycle friends?

>taking the MSF course first
>not having a friend with a loaner shitbike he doesn't mind crashing to teach you the basics

>>17238752
Join a gang.
But you might have to kill someone first.

>>17238752
>/dbt/
>normiebook
>track days
>just ride around popular spots and talk to people

>>17238752
autism makes it difficult

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>>17238756
I only have three (3) friends and each one of them are just as poor as me. I'd like to take the MSF course first so I can at least get my M-class and know how to somewhat ride then save up for a bike through wageslavery

>>17238743
>hiking boots
>work gloves

you'll get denied, but most of them sell cheapo leather gloves for 20 bucks.

>>17238756
taking the course saved me the cost of the course ($200) in insurance over the first year of bike ownership.

>>17238761
You're right I'll give up

>>17238771
So if I were to take the course, I show up with
>thicc jacket
>thicc jeans
>proper gloves
>ankle-high boots (not hiking boots)

and das it? Can I squeak by with work boots?

I know I'm an asshole, but there's something about riding through traffic like your running from the cops.
There was someone who changed lanes last second, had to make quick decision and swerved to the other side. Shit is exhilarating.
I know I shouldn't do this but I love the thrill.

>>17238771
>implying friend and course are mutually exclusive

>>17238782
i showed up in work boots, jeans, and normal motorcycle gear

everyone else showed up in work boots, denim jackets from goodwill, old jeans, and leather work gloves.

i still don't wear bike pants because it's top tier inconvenient and none of the riding jeans fit me

>>17238771
>>17238782
Idk, in Dallas I wore leather work gloves & hiking boots & I was fine.

>>17238782
Why don't you just read the fucking rules

>>17238771
Course I took someone wore hiking boots and mechanix gloves and they didn't care.

>>17238790
So I can piss you off instead

>>17238786
>i still don't wear bike pants because it's top tier inconvenient
I hope you never crash, because not having skin on your legs is pretty fucking inconvenient, anon

>>17238789
dallasfag here as well (not who you're replying to though)
You think they'd be ok if I wore a pair of Justins for my boots? I've got some side zip boots for work but I dont want to risk scuffing them up too badly.

>>17238809
Where the fuck do you work where you need boots, but are also worried about scuffing them.

>>17238800
Well have fun when they send you home because you decided what to wear based on what some dude on the internet on the other side of the country said they required in his course run by totally different people.

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>>17238801
Also inconvenient is only joyriding around the twisties and taking your car everywhere else because it's too hot to walk around your destination wearing two pairs of pants.

Those $1500 slip on touring pajamas are starting to look pretty nice, but you need a dedicated locking top box just to store it at your destination, and then two pigfat panniers to hold the stuff that would have gone in the top box

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>>17238413

>>17238815
So don't walk around your destination wearing two pairs of pants you autist.

>>17238824
>yeah hold on let me take off my pants
>and maybe my shoes too

>time to go
>hold on let me put on my pants

>>17238819
I like the irony of it.
Considering people had their fun with a gallon of gasoline while carrying a barrel of booze.

>>17238834
Can you explain to me why it should matter if it takes you 30 seconds longer to get on your bike than for other people not getting on your bike to not get on your bike
>shit better not wear a helmet I don't want to have it on all day

>>17238835
>Indian
>booze
>gasoline
I like all of these things

>>17238834
Why are you wearing your riding pants over regular pants? Just wear your riding pants you fucking autist.

>>17238839
helmets are small and slip right on top of your head

pants, you are lucky to stuff halfway into a helmet rolled up and might not go over your boots even with the ankle zippers

riding jeans are really the best thing if you can find ones that aren't too long because "(sportbike) riding position bro" or don't have a baggy higschool autist fit. it's harder than finding armored pants that let you walk and still hold the knee armor in about the right place.

>>17238812
LEO, I have to keep them shined.

So the MSF-BRC is putting us on brand new Harley Street 500's. Anything I know know about these bikes?

Also need a comment to say to my instructor so he has a reason to hate me

>>17238859
Ok, I can understand that then.
Thank got the army went away from the black leather kind. I have not cleaned a pair since I been in.
But I feel like you shouldn't really scuff them much during brc anyway.

>>17238848
Indian is probably the only cruiser brand I actually like.
I mean to this day anyway. Cause I do like 40's-50's harleys.

>>17238941
They are pretty ok. So far everyone I've met with one is pretty laid back and not as judgmental as hardcore Harley owners.
I'm wanting them to come out with a standard and something with a fix fairing. That would make my weewee stiff

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So this is my scooty puff junior...

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>>17238962
...and this is my scooty puff senior

>>17238933
Yeah I wasn't excited when I had to start that shit either.
I'm actually not as worried about fucking them up as much as my Justins are new and I think they're c o m f y -er than my workboots.
I'll just ask when I sigh up I guess.

>>17238966
my (new) scooty puff senior

I don't get the hate for the cb500f, it feels like I'm flying on it compared to my nighthawk and it's so much nicer to ride

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rate tendies, plz no bully since I have yet to do a track day :(

>>17239004
What bike is that

>>17239007
R6

>>17239004
I keep meaning to check my tendies, but whenever I go out I totally forget. Probably cause it doesn't really matter, but I am curious, wonder if I'll ever remember.

I´m pretty new, what are tendies?

>>17239134
Staple food for autistic kids

>>17239140
>>17239134
Look for that webm of the guy putting his tendie sauce wrappers in his auto shifter, it'll rustle your jimmies.

>watching shitty TV show
>bad guys on KLX450Rs
>two stroke sounds
EVERY FUCKING TIME REEEEEEEEEE

>>17238782
dallasfag #3 reporting in, my course was fine with me wearing cowboy boots, gardening gloves, jeans and a cotton long-sleeve shirt.

>>17238809
>>17238789
reeeeeeee i need to get a bike and meet dallasfags 1 and 2

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>>17239004
No u rate mine

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Should front tendies be smaller or bigger than rear tendies? :Thinking:

>>17238966
Is that u Calvin?

>>17239178
Bigger, unless you're actually Rossi on full slicks you won't be using the entire front tire.

>>17239174
>>17239178
Your rear tendies look to be about the same as mine, yet my front tendies can feed an african village for months

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>>17239178
>:Thinking:

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I did it guys, and it was $400 lol

>>17239206
are you towing that in the back of an el camino?

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>>17239196
Okay good thanks:)
>>17239201
Change pressure up front?
>>17239203
Pic related
>>17239206
You seem to missing some fairings

>>17239206
Time to build me a street fighter

>>17239209
lol yea
>>17239212
lol yea

>>17239212
I've been running my front pressure a little high, 31. Maybe that's it, also make sure you're putting weight forward, try to smooch your mirrors x*
>>17239231
lol yaa

>>17239234
>>17239201

Thinking of getting a leather jacket only problem is its almost summer down here in Texas. Any one recommend a good ventilating one?

>>17239234
just in the back of the Elco, missing the rear ones tho...Gonna just box the frame in with some sheet metal and get a led bar head light

>>17239206
el camino+bike
Fuck you, I´m jealous

>>17239240
Mine is nice, it's a Yamaha brand one
It was like $600 or something though...

>>17239246
Stop posting

>>17239231
Sick cunt

Will I get laughed at if I go to an /o/ meet up on a CBR500R?

>>17239255
/o/ rides shitbikes

>>17239249
:*

>>17239249
Shit lol. In college don't have that kind of cash. Can spend like 200-300 at most right now.

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Can a Busa 1300 really do 189mph completely stock?

Like most no-taste faggots, I'm not a fan of the body on busas, but is the performance worth it? Who here rides hayabusas?

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hey guys, wtf is up with these hoover looking hoses?

>>17239282
Frontal exhausts

>>17239287
On a 400? What's the point?

>>17239192
Hell yeah you know it baby

>>17239282
Ram air intake, most bikes have it lower in the fairing and routed under the gas tank, but Kawasaki decided to be uncontrollably 90's and put them right in your face.

>>17239260
In a general sense or just me?

>>17239282
That looks heinous

>>17239299
General sense. Also there's nothing wrong with a cbr500 if you're a girl.

Tell me /o/, when I trade in my starter bike, do I get a ZX6R, or a ZX636?

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>>17239304
i thought it looked kind of cute
in a S Y N T H W A V E kind of way

>>17239292
>On a 400? What's the point?
Do they make frontal exhausts on higher displacement bikes?

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>>17239304
Do NOT insult the best looking baiku of all time

>>17239309
I have no idea. It just sounded funny for it to be on a small bike.

Though I guess it'd be weird in anything, really.

>>17239158
I'd be down, there's a lot of us on /o/ for some reason. I dont have a baiku yet though.
>tfw DFW /k/ meet never

>>17238962
So, what is this? I looks a lot like my '82 CM250C, but not quite... The seat and the ass end are different.

Any Atlanta fags here at all?

There's so many people that race around 285, surely one of them are on here, right?

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>>17239315
>Kawasaki fags actually believe this
Check my shit homie

>>17239338
Das some gud shit hombre

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>>17239280
>189mph
yeah probably if you have a good straight smooth section to wind it out, one magazine even pegged it at 194, but most were a hair or to under 190

keep in mind that aero is a big factor in that, and the 1st gen busas only made ~170hp which 1000cc bikes have been making as much or more since around 2005.

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>>17234051
>does anyone else dislike maintenance? i want to ride not work

>>17238973
I've got a cbr500, and yeah I agree.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not denying that it's a starter bike, but it really is a pretty nice bike for what it is. I just wish Honda engines weren't so boring.

>>17239356
ah yes fresh tire oil

>>17239350
I haven´t rode many bikes but this one literally feels better than sex

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>local motorcycle stealership is selling a 2017 TU250 for $3900
>am this close to selling my MKV Golf to a mexican on craigslist for as much $$$ as I can
>never ridden before, still know it'd be incredibly shortsighted to sell car for a bike having no riding experience

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What did they mean by this? Could have been Kawa, Kawi, or really anything but that

>>17239371
Buy used you moron

>>17239280
>189mph
yes
>performance worth it
it depends what you want
a gsxr-1000 has a better power:weight and is around 70kg lighter, but the busa has a bit more outright power/torque, is comfier, and arguably better set up for top speed riding

>>17239375
It's "preowned"...even though it's a 2017. Maybe I could talk them down to $3700 if I had cash in hand though

>>17239282
ram air intakes, most new bikes have made them out of rigid plastic or built them into the steering head

>>17239372
>red
Serves you right. Green or die

>>17239371
Bikes are fun but cars are more practical. You should also take a course or something before you buy a bike to even see if it´s for you. I took a training class and had someone drop out and another almost drop out.

What's the biggest ticket you've gotten?

Paid $145 for going 15 over the limit a while ago because GA traffic laws suck cock.

Ever got your baiku impounded? Ever spent time in jail?

>>17239384
You can get bikes in good running condition for like $1k

>>17239366
If I didn't enjoy being a squid so much I would sell my fz for one of those.

>>17239392
I'm a prissy little bitch who doesn't want to buy a sportbike so I'm looking for something that looks more like a TU250 (or a "naked" street bike). Guess I'll have to be patient

>>17239390
Had a lovely BRC day in the 43° rain. Got to watch one little tiny lady drop an MSF bike, and some poor fella on the next lot (advanced course) drop his Goldwing.

>>17239400
I feel like MSF instructors are used to people dropping bikes.

Hell, it's probably harder to fail an MSF basic course than it is to pass. I had a woman in my class that couldn't properly u-turn and she still passed.

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>put together list of basics to start riding, price them, get a total
>put biking out of mind for a a few months while I save that amount
>now ready to buy
>now keep thinking of more things I want to get
>phone mount (muh gps)
>sena (muh music)
>gopro (muh evidence)
>dbt sticker(s)
>mfw
it doesn't get any better, does it

>>17239416
Definitely yeah on the dropping. Out of the ten bikes, I don't remember see any of them that didn't have at least one of the handlebar sliders at a fooked up angle.

It kinda seemed that way today, pissed me off a bit. People were going really slow and taking corners super wide because of the rain, you couldn't even do the exercises properly. Hopefully they will be a bit more strict tomorrow on test day. I suppose I should keep in mind that some of these folks have probably never been on a bike before. I've only got about 20 hours, but that is huge compared to them.

>>17239425
Riding's expensive. I don't see how people do it while working part time.

>>17239425
You don't need a go pro
Waste of energy, they never fucking work properly and they're a pita generally
Do get a sena and phone mount tho, relocate the funds from riding pants and just wear jeans

>>17239437
Stickers are more important

>>17239393
It´s not that bad, I´m half tempted to squid on it because why the fuck not.

>>17239400
The two who dropped out/almost dropped out in my class were women too, also who the fuck spends money on a goldwing if they still drop their fucking bikes?

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>>17239445
Definitely get the stickers
Prepare to skid, though

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>>17239437
on the topic of phone mount, i'm about to pull the trigger on buying a used LG V20 cause my current S4 is on its last legs re: battery and heating. i've never had a phone that big though. anyone have preferences on a small phone / large phone while biking? I'm intending to get touch-capable gloves.

>>17239447
The crowd on that lot was interesting. It was mostly big Goldwing-ish touring bikes, some choppers, one guy on a dual-sport and one guy who looked way too young to be on a Ducati naked bike (Monster?).

>>17239461
I have an S7 (not the edge) and its plenty big enough to use as a GPS, but navigiating the touch screen with gloves on is a little clunky at best...
Usually I just take my glove off because it's such a pain
I also have my phone running with minimum ppi set to like 450, so shit is smaller but I can see more
Just get whatever you want, the v20 is a good phone my friend has one and loves it

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>>17239453
I have this, but not really sure where to go from there. something like http://www.stickeryou.com? i'm assuming no one is selling them; /osg/ doesn't seem to have much /dbt/ stuff.

>>17239496
Backyard tuners had them, but he's getting gender reassignment surgery at the moment.

>>17239504
i-i hope his dad enjoys the new penis and recovers well

>>17238697
>everyone takes that one corner too fast, at least once. grip and clearance are nice things to have when it happens
Mfw it's never too fast for the bike. Every time I've seen this it has been such a pathetic speed that it could have been taken on a lowered cruiser with hard plastic tires. The problem with new riders crashing is that they don't know how to corner, not that their tires aren't grippy enough.

>>17239525
Leaning is scary

Are there any advantages to having more than one muffler? Seems like it's a waste of money and weight.

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Post glove tans because slow
>>17239496
Give me your address and I'll send you one.

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>>17239004
bout the same as mine.

>>17239545
Yes. You need multiple pipes anyways and separate mufflers are each smaller. In some layouts you save weight by not needing to get all the pipes to meet in one place.

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What did he mean by this?

>>17239525
Always felt like my tire was sliding around when taking sharp turns. Just added a little throttle through the turn and never had that problem again.

>>17239548
how2gib address?

I need a sticker.

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>>17239562
>tire sliding in a turn
>increases throttle
what did he mean by this

>>17239638
it was most likely just the feeling of instability and not actually sliding

>>17239548
oh no if i don't get around to finding my spooky email this anon >>17239628 will get muh sticker
uhhh brb

>>17239548
ok my email is [email protected], i'm the guy you originally responded to if you want to hit me up

>>17239327
Not him but it's a Nighthawk 250.

Is the Suzuki DRS200 street legal at purchase?

>>17239699
No you have to steal it

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>>17239673
I only have a yellow one, hope it's okay

>>17239714
rip.

>>17239726
I was also gonna send Bakuon, eurobeat, yatsuba, etc... stickers
If you don't want em that's cool

>>17239496
I was thinking about making dbt stickers, or even just bike-sized stickers. 8x3 seems way too big. Maybe 6.5x2? Thoughts?

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I'm going to try and make a Harley WLA clone. I am decent at doing custom work and have done similar builds with cars (think movie car clones). What do you guys think would be a good base bike for cheap. My brother restores bikes so he is going to help me out but he refused to have anything to do with my initial planning (he thinks clones are heresy) . So I came here for ideas before going on unfamiliar bike forms.

>>17239739
We need a standard for motorcycle-sized slaps. 6.5x2 sounds good.

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>>17239714
got your email! yellow's good. red is the superior one ofc, but it would feel comfy knowing another dbt is wearing mine's mate.
i'll probably stick to email reply now to avoid confusion

>>17239525
if you can't corner and have 0 sliding in the dirt experience, tires grippier and more stable than hockey puck DS tires or knobbies can save your life. otherwise you could panic from the squirrley bike feeling and fall over like a scrub, or actually skid

you could just get better tires for your dual sport, but what kind of a new rider buys a bike, and then buys and installs new tires that don't even fit the bike's original purpose even though the old ones have life left in them?

>>17239736
Oh, no I'm the other anon that wanted one. Not the guy who gave out the email.

>>17239747
K. I'll check after I get home from riding tomorrow, probably late afternoon.

>>17239643
Some thing like that
>>17239638
I thought a very tiny amount of throttle through the turn would compress the back tire. Making more of a contact patch. Thats my mom science lesson for the day.

>>17239768
Yes but it also decreases pressure on your front tire, which could be much more disastrous

>>17239782
I could see how that could end up bad. I honestly think its my head positioning. Body is off the side for sure, but head feels like its in the middleish still.

>>17239797
As long as you're forwards and leaning off the bike inside you're good

>>17239812
Wrong thread?

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>>17239559
Android smileys look like peeps

>>17239742
Hondasuzki intruder. Cheap harley Vtwin clone that nobody would care about if it were ruined.

>>17239638
That is how it works if you don't have wheelspin.

>>17239797
Do not take advice from people that high side bikes with 40hp while trying to widen their line.

How do I get rid of front tire chicken strips?

>>17239905
IMO fronts should look new always cuz pullin whoolies 24/7 saves that rubber

>>17239905
ride hard backwards

>>17239807
Forward lean and fz lol looks and feels goofy. My bike isn't really meant to corner hard. I have like half like an inch before the tire ends. For my chicken strips.

>>17239905
Tire flex mostly. Apparently aggressive trail braking tends to take them off because it pushes the edge into the ground, and it's obviously easier with lower tire pressure.

Not worth worrying about if you aren't racing though.

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>>17238720

>>17239760
I ride the cheapest dual sport tires imaginable. They're not that bad. You have to be doing some serious street rossi shit before they start sliding. Even after they start sliding they give plenty of warning before they completely break free.

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>cheap tools

Holy fuck I've wasted two weekends fucking around with the ebay gauge set I bought

Send help

>>17240196
Cheap tools are only a problem in the hands of a fool.

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>come to Funland they said
>the roads are fine they said

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I thought people were joking about the
>HAYABOOSA MUTHAFUCKA
but during a break at work I had a chat about bikes with the head of our custodial staff, and he said he wanted two bikes: a Harley soft tail and a Hayabusa
and sure enough was a huge black dude
I didn't know this was real, dbt
I didn't know
He even pronounced it like he was supposed to

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hey guys

just been kicking around other colors for the /dbt/ sticker

The top 2 are the originals - I'm reprinting the very top one in a couple weeks because that's the one you guys liked the most.

Do you like any of the other ones?

>>17240681
The cursed ones

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Guys, i've noticed that my fork is leaking oil around the seal on the right leg. Recently i've changed handlebars to clip ons and i think it might have something to do with that leak because as far as i remember there was no leak before but i doubt the seal got damaged. Left leg is perfectly fine. How do i fix that?

Pic related. As you can see, the oil messed up plastidip coat.

>>17238509
get an SV650

>>17239178
you should be on the throttle in corners so there will be considerably less weight on the front which means giant chicken strips come naturally .

>>17240681
second from the bottom looks great, as does the very bottom. But I like the blue more.

>>17240686
unless you installed them with a hammer its just coincidence.

anyways for seals fucked, replace ASAP.

Been riding my SV650 for a year now, got down 10.000km and I'd love to move up to an XSR900 maybe but I am not entirely sure I'm ready yet.

I browse bikes every day, looking for my next one but then I sit on my SV and am actually quite content with what I got.


How do you guys knew when to graduate?

>>17240734
When you've wrecked your current one from pushing it too far

>>17240742
In what world does crashing your bike mean you need a bigger one?

>>17240746
Bigger bike = bigger tires == more grip == safer

>>17240686
Clip ons on shitty ninja. Pls kys

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MUH ADV, got stuck in mud with my completely bald rear tyre so many times, I thought I was gonna get stranded. Had to yank the bike out backwards, 10cm at a time for 30 meters. Also no phone signal and the closest village was 20km away.

>>17240916
>Village

Ayy lmao!

>>17240734
when you want something faster and you are actually getting all the power from your sv on your corner exits
the sv offers fairly good performance so unless you're actually going to make use of a faster bike just stick with it

>>17240916
If I had to ride that through there I would have tried my luck on the grassy slope along the road

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Hey /dbt/, new rider here,passed my test and bought a bike second hand. The guy I bought it from said the tires were good for another 6 months but they look bald to me. Are they safe to ride on (pic related)?

>>17241045
on what shitty tracks do you have to ride to get so much debris stuck in your tires?

>>17241045
BS post right? they're slicks, if the dimples on the tire are gone they're done
what bike
>>17241061
pretty sure thats just shit picked up by walking it into a garage

>>17241061

I only rode it twice down to the local shopping center, maybe that's from the driveway, which is gravel. Worried about them being too bald so cautious to ride further without advice.

>>17241075
>what bike

2004 (I think) gs500f.

>>17241077
they are TO SOFT for shitty roads

get some street tires ffs.

>>17241024
Maybe, but I remember some creeks on the grassy parts and I didn't have the ground clearance for that. Also parts of the grassy area were submerged/swampy.

>>17241085
You stupid nigger, he knows what he has.
>TO SOFT

Stupid.

>>17241099

I don't, that's why I'm asking for advice. They say pirelli on the side but i'm not sure if they are sport demons or another type. Are they still okay or should I get them replaced?

>>17241109
seriously?

>>17241109
if you're serious you should change them to a normal all-weather street tire so you don't get caught out in the rain or dirty surface and don't need to warm them up like those there

they might have a bit of life left but you won't make proper use of them if you're actually a new rider
but i don't believe you
post lap footage

>>17241123
>post lap footage

I don't have a gopro yet, but my last trip would be pretty boring footage. I don't think i went faster than 15mph lol.

>>17239425
Just get the Sena, since that can feed the directions to you even while playing music.

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S E X
E
X

Should I get a Suzuki DR200S?

I have no experience riding bikes, no one I know has one and I think it would be a good starting point, since it's street legal and I can take it off road.

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>>17239282
>>17239296
>>17239304
>>17239315
kawasaki a best
Kinda wish i bought one in the vaporwave meme colourscheme with green and purple bits but oh well.
such a lovely little baiku

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Why do modern bikes not have fairing in front of the wheel anymore? What happened to dustbins? Are the front wheel and fork this unimportant to aerodynamics?

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>>17241230

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>>17241218
rate my leathers lads

>>17241230
>Why do modern bikes not have fairing in front of the wheel anymore?

Because disc brakes need to cool.

>>17241230
Side wind is a bitch

>>17241238
Does a matching bike for those exist in the world?

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So DBT, there's a guy selling a Cagiva Mito 125, 2000 model 3 streets from me for $500. The engine is fucked and it needs new instruments and top 1/4 fairing.
He apparently bought it from a guy 4 years back who seized the engine from using the wrong two stroke oil like a chump.

Would it be worthwhile buying it to swap a different engine in? I have the tools and skills to do as such; And buying an original motor is out of the question as they costs thousands.

I love the look of it; i just wonder if anyone has done something similar before and would have tips. I've never worked on a faired bike before and swamping an engine into it seems space dependent.

JACK MILLER IS DEAD

>>17239391
On motorcycle?
700 kangaroobux

iirc, 92 kph in a 50 zone. literally skipped the country to avoid paying. was a few years ago, haven't been back yet.

>>17239391
>Paid $145 for going 15 over the limit a while ago because GA traffic laws suck cock.

Cheap as chips.

$3600 odd for drive manner dangerous, speed 30 over, fail to maintain proper control (wheelie) and offensive conduct (gave highway patrol the bird while performing wheelie).

And I would have gotten away with it too if it wasn't for that damned vlogger who gave police unobstructed footage of my number plate. I thumbs down all of his videos religiously now when he posts them online. Take that!

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>>17241407
one of my favourite bieks, if I had the mony and oportunity I'd do it without even thinking about it

>>17241407
It's because you're asking
>Would it be worthwhile
that we know
>I have the tools and skills
is a lie.

>>17241443
Kek

>>17241458
I've got a full set of metric and imperial sockets, a full welding and tooling kits, taps, dyes, grinder, drill, lathe, press, shifters spanners etc etc.
i'm a boilermaker and welder my dude.
I've restored a cb100, rebel 250, crf250 and a ct110.
I'm feeling pretty confident about my basic skills for motorbike engines now.

Hence why i'm looking into a faired low cc bike.
I'm seeing if there are things that are beyond what i would already know besides; pull out the fucked engine, make any brackets or attachments to fit a new engine in and find suitable speedos/tacho for the frame/engine.

IDk what itallian bikes are like; i've only done jap stuff. They might have those crazy triangle screw heads for all i know.
Impart knowledge my friend.

>>17241456
i was thinking that; It's bloody gorgeous and is in yellow.

>>17241238
Retro af. I love old school leathers. Too bad I'm a fatty and cant fit in dainese

>>17241470
>They might have those crazy triangle screw heads for all i know.

You restored old japanese bikes but you wouldn't be able to deal with triangle screws?

>>17241694
More like something I would need to buy the tools for.

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>>17241407
the engine is a stressed member in an aluminum twin spar frame

any hack you fabricate will probably compromise the ability of the motorcycle to motorcycle.

consider just fixing the engine (hundreds) instead of swapping one (hundreds and a ruined bike) unless you can find one that actually bolts right up.

>>17241176
don't these get like 30mpg on a 3 gallon tank, weigh as much as a loaded down sport tourer, and perform like a 650cc parallel twin?

>>17241757
also

>check german ebay
>used motor for 600 cuckbucks that isn't seized

>>17241407
You can easily swap in a 450 to 700cc 4 stroke single into that chassis, if you have rudimentary skills.

>>17241757
you are a moron who knows sweet fuck-all about engine swaps and should refrain from commenting.

>>17241787
>implying he won't cram in a new engine with some flimsy stainless steel homemade brackets and turn the engine into less of a stressed member and more of a tumor bouncing around on the bottom of the motorcycle

>>17241773
I noticed that; it's cost me near on $980 aud to purchase and ship; going on the trust that that motor is in alright condition and of which i would need to have a compliance plate added.

>>17241787
I was thinking that; There's a few 250 and 450 singles around the area that might fit if i measure it up before i spend anything proper.

>>17241795
My goal is to avoid that if i bought the frame.

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What's your ultimate all-weather motorcycle?
>go to leave work
>it's dark out
>currently drizzling
>35f and foggy

What's your rig of choice?

>>17241795
While that is possible, the methodology for sticking a 4st single into a 125 2st frame is well documented. It's eay to do, and easy to find someone to do FOR you if you lack the skills.

Here in burgerland, I know I could get that shit done for a case of beer if I provide the frame and engine to my buddy.

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>>17238815
aerostich are great i highly advise buying one if you commute or roadtrip.

>>17241823
sportbike

full tuck. go as fast as you can. don't stop.

arrive dry and cozy

>>17241830
When a guy says "i restored a CT90 and can make some brackets, can I engine swap this 2 stroke sportbike?" or something I assume he's not going to do it entirely right.

It's like someone saying "I put a new muffler on my civic and swapped a carb out of a lawnmower once, do you think I could LS swap and twin turbo it in my garage? i have the skills."

>>17241823
s1000xr with pilot road 4s

>>17241838
Or wanna go rob a bank and make a getaway via cycle.
But yea I'll bet them pants really block the wind. do they have a removable liner?

>>17241823
Gs800 with heated and waterproof gear.

Or a car.

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>>17241823
The best I've ever had is a sport bike which is infinitely better than an upright naked in the cold/rain if you tuck behind the fairings. The touring bikes with big tall windshields and fairings to keep the weather off you no matter how you sit look pretty nice.

>>17241823
Rig of choice for shit conditions?

Whatever bike I am most comfortable on. I don't care about getting wet nearly as much as I care about how I can feel the bike and what it is telling me about the road surface.

This from a guy who has ridden sportbikes with ice on the roads, and ridden naked bikes in the rain on touring rides.

>>17241839
Oh you'd be right there dude. I'm no motorcycle mechanic by any means.
I've been doing this for fun; That's why I'm asking about the cagiva. It's a currently cheap body to work with so if i do fuck it up and bastardize it; i'm only down a little bit of money.

I'm seeing if it is an impossibility, downright pointless more money then worthwhile or if it can be done.

>>17241844
its an oversuit so no, as you'd wear whatever you want to be in after reaching your destination underneath. the entire thing is machine washable should you desire.

>>17241867
If you just want to have fun and learn you should get a simpler design to work on or rebuild the original engine.

A restored cagiva would be worth several times your investment if you did fix it properly.

>>17241877
Looks like a recipe for ball soup then. Fuck that. Where I ride its 70 when I wake up and can be in the 90's+ in the afternoon.

Ventilated pants would be fucking awesome. Extra pants on top of pants is just... ball soup.

>>17241882
A restored mito, which is a beater learner bike?

Nah. You slam a KTM 650+ single in that and it would be worth WAY more. Better bike in every single way.

>>17241899
If you bring it over to the states, yes, it is.

>>17241761
that sounds more like the 1100

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>>17241905
You have a point, but I'm not trying to be a 2stroke hater. They are, in fact, my jam.

>>17241895
i wore that in 90F+ heat in Austin during the COTA race weekend, it's fine desu.

>>17240681
Orange, I need the orange one
>>17239192
>>17239294
Not even the real Calvin

>>17240681
I just wanted to say that #4 (top to bottom) is hot AF, would buy. I also do like the top one, but hot damn do I like 4. 5 is also nice, might get.

In order:
>1
>4
>5
>2
>3

>>17241895
Wear shorts under it

Problem solved

>get off your FJR1200
>take off your big scary black bodysuit
>wearing stylish summer clothes
>keep helmet on
>get on your gixxer
>go do wheelies

best of both worlds

now all we need is motorcycle boots you can put on over flip flops

>>17242019
>now all we need is motorcycle boots you can put on over flip flops
You sir are an innovator way ahead of your time.

>>17238749
Ask wherever gives the course near you. autist.

>>17241988
What this anon said, i agree with
+1 all counts

>>17241985
Only the real, original Calvin would buy a cb500f and love it to bits

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>>17242214
Nighthawk Anon (real Calvin) is a bro
Hes been saving up for the cb500 for a while now, he was talking about it over the winter iirc.
Good for him

>get dbt sticker
>a wild normie appears
>ohshitwaddup.jpg
>"dbt? dick and ball torture? lol fag, it's even a rainbow. fucken homos."
>fedora droops down in sadness
>lemonkey face

such is the life of a memer

>>17242245
>Implying everyone on dbt isn't already into that kind of shit.

>>17242245
>Dialectical behavior therapy

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>>17242245
He should be the one ashamed for automatically thinking about cuckshit when seeing an acronym.

Get a sticker of this instead.

>>17242261
>no swingarm

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>>17242261
Do wheelies
Forget feelies

>>17239496
WTF do not put /dbt/ stickers on your bikes

Have you guys seriously not been around to know they are bad luck? Don't do it

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Post scenic bikes
>pic from 12 hour ride yesterday
>who needs touring bikes when fz09's exist

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>>17242469

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>it's the end of the thread where no one wants to post anything worth discussing because the thread's gonna die so it actually prolongs the death of the thread and the start of new conversations

Time to shitposting

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>>17242469

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>>17242469

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>>17242520
Shit posting you say? I almost leaned deep once

why isn't motorbike rally a thing? obviously there is the dakar and shit but why is there no wrc style stages through Finnish back roads?

>>17242660
Enduro exists. Hillclimb exists. SCORE exists. There's a bunch of Dakar/SCORE style rally events.

>>17242631
>when you try to sand away your chicken strips but give up because it's too much work

>>17242520
Shitposting eh?
>>17242545
Im surprised that bridge can hold the weight of that.

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>>17242631
DID I HEAR SHITPOSTING

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rate my roasted chicken strips /dbt/

>>17241133
a hope you have some dosh left after buying that moto, if i were you i'd change them asap. i drive a cruiser and my front wheel still has about 2000kms left on it. but i'm already planning to replace that one. i don't want to make the silly mistake of slipping when it suddenly starts to rain.

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>>17242631

>>17242703
>>17242703
>>17242703
>>17242703

HOP ON IN FUGBOYS

>>17242738
>300
>new
!(yes||!no)

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>>17242688
Shit post aside. I don't know why it looks like that I did not take sandpaper to it.
>>17242728
Pic 4u

>>17242898
You have some bad body positioning then and you should feel bad

>>17242608
>>17242625
Moffman??