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

You link like shit faggot

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>>17266233
would be better with a different paint job, desu

fo shizzle how do I put my lil aprilia thingy on the dbt map?

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My monkey

>>17266244
wow beautiful.
More

>>17266237
>>17266237
>>17266237
What will it be then, lad? Ban fats or try and prove that 51% of heart attackes are cause by bad air?

So I have a cheap helmet (HJC CL-17) that's godawful with road/wind noise and the OEM chin skirt does fuck all to help

I was thinking I could sew on a sleeve to the bottom of the helmet that would go down my neck and into my shirt to help reduce wind noise
would this have any appreciable effect?
Do any of you guys have experience with something like this?

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>have ducati monster
>want to buy exhaust
>Leo Vince evo gp style
>its not even made/sold anymore
fucking sucks m8

they do still sell it for scramblers though. is it possible to somehow make it fit a monster?

>>17266244
I've never been in love with such a small bike before.
It's so fucking clean, and gorgeous.

>>17266244
I wont lie, that much gold makes me think you are of a darker persuasion. How you considered upgrading to a Busa? Maybe stretched and Turbo'd?

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>>17266244
I fucking love that thing. 10/10 would ride

>>17266273
Buy used, you can usually get a great discount for one that's essentially new.

>>17266256
knowing the current state of humanity; waste millions on an arbitrary study about the quality of materials in toilet paper

>>17266300
I can't even find any used.
I did see a monster in Craigslist that has the exhaust I want. I doubt he'll just want to sell the exhaust though. I'm thinking about trying that trick they used in Django. Go see the bike, test ride it, pretend that I love it. call him later saying that I bought another bike but would like to buy his exhaust. Profit

are there any good sportbikes for a learner in the 6'5" range?
a-asking for a friend

>>17266331
turbobusa

>>17266317
>Many such cases! Sad!
But honestly one ply is the same as using sandpaper after eating to much spicy foods.

Gonna buy a used street triple R, 09-12

what's the best bang/buck? planning on keeping as longtime vehicle. I don't have more than 4-5k usd

>>17266330
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=Ducati+Monster+leo+vince+evo+gp&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.XDucati+Monster+leo+vince+evo.TRS0&_nkw=Ducati+Monster+leo+vince+evo&_sacat=0

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>>17266233
No bosozoku mods for the grom

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>>17266354
These are the ones I want but they seem to only make them for scramblers and some other bikes now

guys...
I'm serious
how can I show up on the dbt map?

>>17266410
a better question.
Where can I get me one of those dbt stickers?

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>factory bellypan and seat cover accessories for the new 650F
Well that covers up that uglier new exhaust collector anyways

>>17266418
Yes, is there a way I can have them made locally?

>>17266418
they were discontinued because everyone who got one got their shit smeared on the road

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Plus this thing just looks way more like a proper sport bike when the tail isn't 100% seat.

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>>17266252

>>17266418
no, no better question answer how I can get on the dbt map ffs

>>17266418
Backyard tuners had them. I think he's re-opening soon.

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>>17266233
Anybody know what's the deal with this shit? I've never even seen this sign until today.

The other day, a couple friends and I went out for a ride. Toward the end of the trip on our way home, we got stuck behind some old dude in a pickup truck, going 10 under at the least. The road has a 45mph limit. We definitely obey the speed limit whenever we travel the road because of the fact that cops like to sit around the area as well as an EMS station that lets out onto the road. It's just a single lane road with a double yellow line. Anyways, long story short, we decided to pass the guy when we saw it was clear and he didn't seem too happy about it. I just noticed the same sign as pic related at the side of the road today, wasn't there yesterday and I'm just wondering if we're the ones that caused this. I mean, if the guy beeped at us and whatever, I'd imagine he probably went home and called the cops.

am i dumb for not wearing my jacket? it's so fucking hot right now and it feels great riding without it

it also feels great having my polo collar drill a hole in my neck flapping around at highway speeds

>>17266410

You can't. The two guys that administer it are completely useless, but any time someone tries to set up a new map they get autistically shouted down by either the original map creators throwing a fit even though they refuse to maintain it or by other /dbt/ posters mad for no reason.

I've emailed both the contacts to get added to the map, and more than two weeks later my marker isn't up.

Might as well give up until we get a new map that actually works and people accept it.

>>17266533
I've done it once. Feels good but risky

>>17266533
Yea you are but you decided that your skin feeling the air is better than making sure it stays on you if you eat it. Nothing wrong with squiding as long as you know you are fucked if you crash

I miss Amerifag and Jay Leno :(

>>17266594
dbt bantz too heavy

>>17266594
what ever happened to amerifag? I forgot about that guy

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>>17266233
Bosozoku bikes never fail to give me a hard on.
Truly a guilty pleasure.

https://harrisburg.craigslist
org/mcy/6138378382.html

Looking to get a bike to wrench on and ride a little bit. Anyone have any experience with them? I have never owned a motorcycle.

>>17266624
low sided and a Jeep ran him over

>>17266704
did he die?

>>17266533
No

>>17266533
It's cool.
I ride around with short sleeves and shorts all the time in the spring and summer.

is it feasible to commute on a motorcycle in alaska

>>17266233
>Motorcycle Vulva Rating
Wat

>>17266792
I imagine being goat in the summer
Seems pretty /out/
Long days

However it would probably suck in the winter

>>17266792
thumper brah

>>17266792
try it and let us know how it goes

srs

webms please

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>>17266806

>>17266815
I'm extremely tempted but I'm stuck in Florida for now

so if you guys had to choose between living in Anchorage, AK or Seattle WA, which would it be

>>17266853
I'd say it'd depend on the job market first and foremost.

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how much does a ninja 250 cost in running costs (gas, insurance, maintenance), If I have it insured.. say 6 months a year?

Thinkin of gettin one, but not sure if I can afford it. I dont wanna run out of money and go "lol I guess I just wont do my chain/plugs/forks/etc" and ruin the thing

>>17266853

Seattle, Anchorage is just too remote from the rest of the mainland US. At least from Seattle you're hours away from different climates. In Anchorage, you're days away from a change in climate.

>>17266874

Depends where you live, how you ride, how often you ride, how well you maintain your bike, and how much of the work you do yourself.

Insurance can be $90/year or $2000/year. Everything else is all over the place.

>>17266244

you fucking racist

>>17266265
why didnt you get the fg-17?
that helmet is actually half decent.

>>17266922
I got it when I got my first bike. I had no idea what I was doing when it came to gear.
"Hey dealer I need a helmet but I can't spend too much"
"here you go kid"
"hey thanks senpai"

>>17266882
i'd live in anchorage if the job paid the same. that's dependent on how bad snow ins really get there. if i literally can't leave my house for a month i'm out.

>>17266853
Va

>>17267000
There's an anon here that lives in alaska, not sure where. He just posts pictures of snow until July and complains about how he can't ride.

>>17267032
At that point why not just buy a snowmobile

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>>17267042
If you have a decent amount of snow for even 1 month you should buy one, pretty much the most fun you can have ever.

>>17267070
Would think a dirt bike would be more fun.

>>17266265
Foam ear plugs are wonderful things.

>>17266533
Meat crayons are cool and bitches dig scars.

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>>17267076
Honestly I do both and like snowmobiling more, but most people think of snowmobiling as fat hicks riding across a lake so the think its gay. Backcountry riding is where it is at

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>>17267109
is this true?

what's the campground for SAM? I forgot.

>>17267116
Don't matter. Not gonna happen

>>17267089
but then I won't be able to hear my music

>>17266681
bump

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>>17266922
I have the fg17, and honestly prefer my 200$ icon helmet to it.

Both are loud af, earplugs are needed on the highway either way.

>>17267129
If riding is so boring you need musical distraction that sounds like a good reason to upgrade your motorcycle.

>>17267141
I click da linky and got nothing.

>>17266265
I have a very simple solution, wear some fucking earplugs.

I have a helmet that is nearly 10 times the cost of yours and still wear earplugs. They are necessary. Before you spout that shit about "muh music on muh bluetoof i cant hear it" I have the shittiest Sena on the market and still hear it just fine with foam plugs in my ears.

>>17267144
T.hanks, never done a road trip

>>17267153
>>17267144
if I'm going to be wearing ear plugs why not just wear earbuds at that point

>>17267144
You sound like a H U G E fag

>>17267164
Typical biker desu

>>17267157
I mean you can do that if you want. Bluetooth is just a lot cleaner to use IMO, no cords hanging out of your helmet, earbuds getting ripped out while shoulder checking.

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>>17266631
this thread needs more bosozoku

>>17266349
>triple
Get a cbr or japanese bike. I can't even push start my street triple when the battery dies, shit's embarassing. Never had problems push starting the cbr at a gas station or getting home from work.

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Why can't I have a qt bosozoku biker chick? Why?

>>17267297
because catgirls soon senpai

>>17267287
>>17267297
uhg it's like motorcycle stance

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FZ Anon here.

I had never ridden a cruiser before and I've always been curious about how they feel to ride. I've always been turned off by cruisers since they're outdated, expensive, and have shit performance for their size. However, before today I had never actually ridden one so whenever I talked shit about them I felt a bit guilty for not actually trying it firsthand.

Well today I went on a test ride with a used 2006 Harley Davidson Sportster 1200 Custom just so I could experience it. The result kinda shocked me. When I dismounted the bike back at the dealership I realized I actually really enjoyed the ride. Sure the controls weren't comfortable for me because I wasn't used to them, there was quite a bit of frame vibration, and it cornered like a tank, but it was actually really enjoyable for riding on the highway (where most of the ride took place) and the sound with screaming eagle muffled exhaust was fucking tremendous.

I'm now considering getting a cruiser for a second bike to go along with my FZ-07. Am I crazy? I feel crazy for saying that.

>>17267560
Not all cruisers handle and perform the same silly goose

>>17266233
>>17266631
>>17267287
>>17267297

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azlNF1Ih0Eo

>>17267560
Just don't get a Harley.
Get a Vmax or an Indian Scout imo

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>>17267615
>scout
Yeeee

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>>17267653
yeah but

>>17267678
Those are ugly though.
I'd rather have a rocket 3 over a vmax and a scout over both.

>>17267615
There was a VROD at the dealership I rode the Sportster at. The salesman said I could test ride any bike I wanted, but I didn't have the time to ride the VROD after the Sportster. I'll probably go back and try that out. It was listed for I think $10,900 or something which surprised me, I thought VRODs were more expensive. My god, the rear tire was FAT AS FUCK.

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>>17267690
>vmax
>ugly
nigga hwhat

>>17267704
my dad has a Nightrod. Harley guys don't like them because they weren't designed in the 50s, the heads were engineered by Porsche, and they actually go fast.

>>17267713
>mfw I realize that exhaust appears to be a 4-2-1-2

>>17267713
Looks are subjective negro. Rocket three is ok looking but top heavy as fuck at low speeds.
But to me scout is way sexier

>>17267726
Nudes of gf on 701 when

>>17267737
I do agree that the Scout is exceptionally well designed.

>>17267750
Probably never.

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>>17266244
wtf is up with those mirror caps tho

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Post your PPE

>>17266244

How did you get that in the states?

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Where'd you ride today /dbt/?

>>17267852
to work and back!

>>17267852
Nowhere because I'm at work until the 3rd. But have a few road trips when I get off.

>>17267852
Nowhere because it was pouring rain all day

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>>17267859
military?

>>17267856
So exciting!

>>17267865
so?

>>17267852
I don´t like to ride when I´m tired

>>17267852
Around the block, up a twisty road and back

>riding places

I just can't figure out how to do it conveniently and safely. Either gear gets in the way because it's too hot out or you squid with a helmet/gloves/jacket combo and hope you don't crash. Also the on-bike storage situation is kind of garbage, living in a city with meth addicts that will steal an empty bungee net.

>>17267869
>military
Nope! Merchant sailor/military contractor

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>>17267852
>>17267856

>>17266418
Backyard Tuners is reprinting the most popular original plus 2 with new color schemes, according to what he's posted here and in /osg/. Google should find you his store and he'll probably announce here whenever that happens if you stay lurked.

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>>17267894
get better gear and deal with being too hot some times.

>>17267902
we all know that wasnt today nigga

>>17267911
No really, I know how. Goldwing grandpas do it all the time.

I don't know how to do it without blowing two months pay on gear and swapping a used $3k sportbike for $15k bimmer loaded down with locking cargo boxes.

CM250C noob checking in... Another 75 miles and still alive. Really need to work on my hill starts.

>>17267902
F to that klx

>>17267945
hill starts are easy as fuck what are you struggling with
just hold the bike still with the rear brake, slip the clutch more and add more throttle while letting off the rear brake you're not going to burn the clutch by doing hill starts so don't be afraid of slipping it

>>17267869
>so?
So I didnt have to work today or leave the house today or anything, and i didnt really want to ride around in the rain for a big dick contest on an ethiopian mud farming forum

>>17267928
in europe where people actually commute on smaller bikes, they wear minimal gear and a backpack, but it's not like the US where the speed limit is 40mph everywhere even when it's 30mph.

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>>17267928
you ought to be able to get a topcase for your bike or wear a backpack

>>17267979
you sound boring

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>>17267852
S-same bike senpai~

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>>17268059
similar situations too
i see you ganked the tail off and got a proper light on the back too

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>>17267955
That dude just picked this up last week.
2006 R1200GS with 39k for $6500

>>17268072
What GPS is that?
Do you recommend it?

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>>17268087
Garmin montana 600
yes, its been a fantastic unit for anything not requiring turn by turn on streets

>>17268059
fuck off keeno

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>>17268022
>you sound boring
Its nice to just relax at home after working 10-13 hour days for a week

>>17268076
Glad that he at least got a job desu but he fell for the
>Adv bike
Meme

Recently updated list of beginner cruisers for tall guys? most articles are at least several years old and I'm drunk enough to risk shame by asking.

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>>17268107
eh, i spose if 10 hours is the short end of the days ill give you a pass.
im in the same boat now that summer is ramping up

>>17268107
This. 60 hour weeks are rough. I can't imagine more than 75 in a week though

>>17268141
HVAC?

tfw havent done this yet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhy_8tbt3bU&feature=youtu.be

>>17267560
That enjoyment you felt is just the novelty of having never ridden a cruiser. I went down the same path as you desu.

Had a CBR600 but wanted max comfy. Luckily a local Harley dealer had a demo day coming up so I tried out the Sportster 1200. Really like it so I sold my CBR and bought a Shadow 1100. Sold that in a month and got a CBR929rr.

The comfy and the sound get old when you hit a twisty road and want to have some fun. Also, there's no warp speed for easy over taking. Oh and braking took more planning since the shit is heavy and already has inferior to brakes to a sports bike.

>>17268269
You sound like an upset teenage girl lol

>>17268279
And like an upset teenage girl I just woke up from a 2.5 hour nap after a long day of doing nothing

>>17268306
typical
"Bikers" that dont ride cruisers exclusively are homosexual faggots

>>17268314
>tfw dont ride a cruiser and have been dating a trap for nearly 2 years

haha fag

>>17268318
John wick?

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Best dirt bike for $1500 or under?
My only experience in the dirt is on a ttr125 as a wee little boy. I want to get back into dirt but I'm a poorfag. Been eyeing XR250Rs and CRF230Fs mostly, anyone else have other recommendations?

>>17268380
To add: I'd prefer a 4 stroke because I live near a lot of tight single track forest type stuff and don't want it to be limp dick until the powerband hits. Although there is a lot of high desert country not far from where I live

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hey dbt, have you ever had something shipped using uShip? From a quick glance over, it looks like a shipping for the "sharing economy" (like uber for taxis or airbnb for rentals) - you post listings that say "i want x picked up here and delivered there for $xxx" and then someone decides to pick up your contract (sooner or later depending on how much you offer).

Anyone have an experience with this at all, good or bad? Looking for options to buy bikes that are futher away (would still go to inspect before ofc). Chevy Sparks don't have hitches so uHaul trailer is out.

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>>17268387
>i'd prefer 4 stroke
Shame, your best bet would be something like a kdx200, anything else in that price range is probably fucked.
also most 2 stroke enduros can be lugged around in lower gears, not like they are 125cc mx bikes without a power valve.

>>17268411
Does the kdx200 have good low end to midrange? I don't want it to be gutless until the powerband hits.

>>17268416

fuck you

fuck off

>>17268421
lol what the fuck

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>>17268416
does if you put an fmf gnarly on it.

>>17268387
2strokes arent that bad if you throw a flywheel weight on, and it helps teach tou throttle control anyways. Ide get a 250 older 2stroke mx bike or a 200 trail bike (kdx,wr)and take it easy on it till you get used to it. 125s are pretty peaky, but hearing 125s make my dick hard, one of my favourite sounding bikes fore sure

>>17268422
wrong thread my bad

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>>17268403

fuck uship and other 3rd party 'carriers'. Search 'your city' LTL trucking company. They'll give you the best rate and you'll be dealing with the freight company and not some 3rd party company located in india.

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>>17268433
interesting, didn't know these kinds of things existed. thanks for the tip, time to do more research - my favorite thing!

>>17268427
damn that's another $250 alone, maybe $100 to $150 if i can find one used.
>>17268429
is a 250 2t going to be too much? even if it's an 80s to 90s bike that seems like quite a bit. i would love a yz125 or the like but they're pretty hard to use as woods bikes it seems

>>17268445
most of them already have one, one of the first things people change when they want more bottom end power and i am fairly sure you can't get factory pipes for them anymore anyway.

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>>17268427
I only know the very basics of how and whiy internal combustion engines work, and all I know about the difference between 2-strokes and 4-strokes is that 2-strokes are so small it looks like part of the engine is missing and are also loud as fuck (I think).

Can you explain, using short words, why using a funny shaped exhaust pipe widens your powerband compared to using a straight exhaust pipe?

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>>17268461
it changes the RPM where the engine is supercharged making the power band in the lower RPM giving more bottom end and mid range but less top end.

>>17268461
A 2 stroke engine has the gnarly looking exhaust pipe (called expansion chamber) shaped a certain way to give the engine a certain power curve, it's all about back pressure. The diagram >>17268477 posted is pretty good.

>>17268461
Two strokes have the intake and exhaust open at the same time, allowing some unburnt air and fuel to pass straight through into the exhaust, the funny shaped exhaust directs sound waves in such a way that they push the unburnt fuel back into the combustion chamber. Changing the shape of the exhaust can change how it does this and at which RPMs, effecting the powerband, FMF gnarly in particular boosts low and mid range.

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>>17268477
>>17268484
>>17268489
whoa, fuckin engineers, how do they work
thanks anons, that's pretty cool
>how do the sound waves push the air/gas mix back into the chamber but still vent the exhaust, instead of doing, say, the opposite?

>>17268517
Because of the shape of the expansion chamber, it is a large opening then a big air chamber followed by a very small exit as shown in >>17268477
sound waves bounce the gasses off the sides of the chamber pushing unburnt gasses back into the explodey bits all like "bro you aint done being blown up yet"

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Doing this in the morning. Going to be the longest continuous ride I've ever done

Pray for me bois

>>17268538
yeah looking at the gif more closely it looks like the key is that the exaust (naturally) enters the pipe first and the mixture enters it later (because of the offset between the two valves and also because the mixture has to travel all the way across the chamber but the exhaust doesn't)
so the backpressure is timed so that it starts applying after the exhaust is pretty much out but before much of the mixture has gotten out.

>>17268555
Checkd

What do you guys know about powder coating?

Ive decided to strip the paint off my magna frame to get rid of the little patches of rust in a few places but idk whay kind of coating or paint to use.

>>17268604
You may as well powdercoat it, it's just better, make sure you find a good powder coater though.

>>17268610
What are ghe advantages of powder coating over, i guess paint?

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Are there any aesthetic mods i can do to this to make it look less gay?

>>17268629
Longevity, it's nearly impossible to scratch, it doesn't fade, and it protects against rust much better than paint. My dad has a bike with a powder coated frame and 20 years and 40,000 miles later it still looks brand new. Powder coating is cool as fuck, aside from a few abrasives specifically meant for it or deforming the metal underneath it's almost impossible to damage it.

>>17268649
Small displacement scooters will always be gay

>>17268649
Maybe some leather handlebar tassles like cruisers have

>>17268550
Good luck m80

I've heard some people talk about it being bad to stay in the same rpm range for long periods of time and that it's better to upshift and downshift some when you're cruising at the same speed for a while. Is there any legitimacy to this?

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Enjoy this fine image that I'm most certain is memeworthy
(gibe (you)s)

>>17268649
Embrace the gay, or else the gay will consume you.

>>17268757
I only heard that claimed for a new, not yet broken-in bike

>>17268668
>it's almost impossible to damage it.
Not really. There's different grades of powder coating, and commercial aesthetic ones aren't that crazy. Better than any paint still, but if you do say a dirt bike frame, it's going to get scratched by rocks and shit.

Also, it's way heavier than paint, you could add a dozen pounds to your bike if you start coating everything.

>>17268757
During the break in period it matters for seating the rings.
Maybe if you're riding balls out on a bike that gets really hot it would make a difference to let off and cool the cylinder with overrun every once and a while but basically no, never.

>>17268779
>701
hey baird, i have been asking questions about hte 701 some number of threads ago and everyone mentioned to ask you. My main question and concern is my height (5'7) on the husqarna 701. Will I be able to comfortable flat floot one foot or am I gunna have to shift my ass over everytime i come to a complete stop to flat foot? thanks

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>>17268789
I'm not quite 5'10" in my work boots and have a 32" inseam.
With the stock seat I can flat foot it.
With my Seat Concepts which is slightly wider, I can't unless I really squeeze the bike.
If you're spending $14,000 OTD on a dirt bike you can drop the extra grand to get it lowered by a suspension shop if it's a problem for you, but I think it'd be manageable. You could also get a Kouba link, but you can't get a lower seat or even shave it, it's only about an inch or two thick stock.
The kick stand would be annoying though, it's very long and swings out far, I'm going to cut an inch off mine.
With my Enduro wheels on I basically can only touch and one side and have to kick through the footpeg to put the stand up.

The bike is wonderful stock, totally nutty with intake/exhaust/tune. Can't imagine getting rid of it for anything else available today. I might change my mind when KTM comes out with the 790 platform next year if it's 100hp and 400lbs.

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>>17268789
Also if you're considering used, the pre 2012 690 SMC is an inch lower I think. I know the Enduro is.

>>17268779
I powder coated my YZ frame and it was the only dirtbike I've ever seen that didn't have the paint scraped off above the foot pegs (if you've ever owned a steel framed dirtbike you know the spot I mean.) Maybe it's not that strong but it's still miles above paint.

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I don't like the general look a lot, but the paintjob is absolutely ace.

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>>17266242
>>17266410
are you blind?
it eight there on the map

>>17268836
I powder coated my rear master cylinder guard and dropped it like 4 inches onto concrete and it chipped. You can see the white spot in this picture.
My swingarm and 'that spot' are both showing signs of abrasion after two years.
Yes way better than paint, not magic.

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>>17268846
RIP

>no Suzuki GSX-R1000R at Superbike WC
>no Norton V4 RR at Superbike WC
>no Bimota BB3 at Superbike WC
>no EBR 1190RX at Superbike WC
What a shame. I mean, seven brands as of now is a nice sight, but the more, the merrier.

Holy hell why would anyone pay like 1k just to upgrade the rear suspension on a CB 500?

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>>17268916

>>17266341
this is shitposting on a whole new level

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What's the reasonable speed of R3?

>>17268946
320 memes/s

>>17266244
Where can I find those mirrors?

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evens ride
odds suffer at home

>>17266547
I emailed them, and didnt make it on the map until i had sold my bike for a different one and had to update my thing

>>17268916
Dont people race them in the uk?

>>17268972
Guess so.
What should I spend? Rear suspension upgrades can be had for 200, 380, 650 or 1000 €, the bike was about 1500 €. I'll keep it at least for another year or two, possibly longer.
New front springs will be around 120 €.

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>>17268965
I hate riding but I have to get home somehow

a coworker was found dead, beaten to a pulp and with wierd shit in his veins
hold me dbt

>>17269054
how is this motorcycles
Be sure to get rid of the evidence.

Give me ideas for stickers for my helmet. I spray painted an old HJC CL-XS black, I have a friend you can print stickers if I have some images to work off of.

>>17269054
I'm pretty sure someone was shot on my street yesterday, and I live in Poland. This shouldn't be happening

can't wait 'till k1300 or 1600s get cheap enough, they are the perfect hipster mobile
>sss
>girder front
>meme engine
>bmw

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>>17269126
For me, the STR is still my dream bike.
>yesterday saw a Daytona 600
Such a happy baiku

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evens ride to new place with remains of a medieval castle, trenches and bunkers of the civil war

odds usual road ride

[spoiler]I think I'm gonna go to the castle and trenches anyway[/spoiler]

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>>17268789
You do not need to flat foot a dirt bike.
idk why people get it in their heads that you do, my disabled 5ft2 brother can ride my ktm 300 without to many problems so i do not really see why anyone taller than him would have issues riding a bike that tall.

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>>17268649
Do as the Indonesians do.

Play with the brakes, install clip-ons, custom exhaust, seat, headlights, suspension, remove the side covers or paint them. etc.

Lot's you can do beyond a tailtidy and mirrors my man. 125's are super fun to screw around with.

>>17269335
>I don't ride offroad: the post

>>17267817
I have that exact same glass vase in my house.

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>>17267817

>mfw single cylinder bike with two spark plugs and two carbs

who tf designs that shit?

>>17269475
Someone who clearly has better knowledge of engine design than you do.

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>>17269490
why? there's countless single cylinder bikes with one carb and one spark plug that make just as much power as this italian piece of poon

Someone just stole my flushmounted turn signals
Like straight up cut the wires off and took em.
>wtf

>>17269505
Power isn't everything.

>>17269546
sorry m8, post pics

>>17269555
are you talking about emissions?

>>17269556
It's raining so I took the cage to work, bike is at home.
But at least they were just EBay special shit.
Just going to be a pain in the dick to run all the new wires
>unless I get lazy and solder them from the cuts

>>17269560
For example.
Depending on the shape of the ignition chamber combustion might be more efficient with two plugs. Has an effect on engine characteristics as well. As for the carbs, maybe one is for low load operation and the other for heavy load, I dunno.

>>17269505
>one cylinder, two carbs
Sounds like a bad porno

>>17269584
>watch these two bad boys squirt gas into this hot cylinder at 6000 revs per minute until Vtec kicks in

>>17269584
doesn't feel like one though

>>17269565
>stealing Ebay lights
holy shit how stupid can people be

>>17269565
Just cap the connection with one of those waterproof caps. Twist the wires together don't waste time on soldering

>>17269584
>choke me daddy

>>17269597
>don't waste time on soldering
If I'm gonna half ass it anyway, you're probably right.
>>17269595
Someone with the same bike maybe? Or he thought they were expensive

>tfw you've been riding for less then a week and you're starting to look at renting a garage so you can get another bike off of craigslist

>tfw you've been riding for 2 1/2 years and you still consider yourself a noob while everyone else is getting literbikes

>tfw you've been riding for six years, but are still shit

>>17269505
Isnt that the one with the Rotax engine?

>tfw you've been riding for two years and still keep up in the twisties on a cruiser
Plebs

>tfw you've been riding for ten years and you smoke almost anyone on local touge with your V-strom.

Gen Z and most of millennials are all shitty riders., 28 btw.

>>17269827
>millennial are shit riders
>28 btw
Sit down child, you're part of that generation.

>tfw you're nobike but you still post in /dbt/

>TFW been riding two years and can corner decently
Just b urself and ride more

>>17269842
Yeah i know.

>>17269850
>tfw you've been riding longer than kitkat
>>17269844
>tfw hasbike and usually just browses

>>17269459
Redpill me on the tiger 800, I'm thinking of buying one used from 2012/13.

>>17269853
>Yeah i know.
Have you found a seat yet?

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>>17269842
As a millennial, my generation sucks.

>>17269860
>TFW still miss my first bike
That cx was fun. Nothing since then has been as good in my head.

>tfw you've been riding for 4 years, think you suck, but still going to get a vtwin liter bike to hoon on

>>17269867
I was already sitting grandpa.

>>17269872
Given any good advice on drain plugs recently?

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>>17269827
>tfw someone else has a good bike

>>17269885
Yeah, that crush washers are for numales :^)

>>17269882
Great can you pass me my denture cream?
>starts mumbling about the war again

>>17269892
Some dude leaked oil all over because he listened to you, good job.

>>17269886
51k on odometer and counting, I usually ride it for urban commuting and traveling, i've got an sTriple for weekend touging.

>>17269904
You say that like 51k is a lot.

>>17269904
Noice, I got mine with 91k now it`s 98k. Great bike, very different to my KLR. Only thing that bothers me is it gets far less kms per litre.

>>17269897
>Listening to kit Kat's advice
You should have warned him

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We posting milage?

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>>17269948
>Czech'd em
My KLR has 115k, but the odometre stopped working at 84k. I only know what I rode because I autisticaly tracked myself with GPS everyday.

>>17269960
Kek that's sweet, has your bike been showing any problems? Mine has been fine except for the usual BMW electrical problem

>>17269948
I have 55555 km coming up, hope I don't miss it.

>>17269990
Oh yeah, it`s completely fucked in everyday. Zero maintenance of any real kind ever done. I have never completely changed the oil ever on it. Valves have never been looked at, engine never taken down. The electrics are all fine, expect the back indicators which sometimes get lose. Mechanically I guess it is ok, the engine seems fine enough. It is low on power, probably due to the clearances among other things. It was a shit bike to start with, but I have never taken care of it. Shows how strong it is to just keep on going under such conditions.

I got it as a secound bike to replace my good one after I was hit by a car. My first KLR 650 had 87k when I was hit, it was basically brand new. I am still sad about losing that one, maybe thats why I treat this KLR so badly. I took care of the first one properly.

>>17269948
Nice get. But why does the speedometer go up to 150?

Kawasaki Eliminator 125 good for an around town bike?
I know it's slow because lollawnmowerengine, but My CB1100 is too heavy for downtown errands/sidewalk parking and is not great on gas. Gonna try to talk him down to like 1600-1700.
Also it'd be good for my GF to learn on since she's literally 5 feet tall lol

Any experience with these?

https://boston.craigslist.org/nwb/mcy/6111227966.html

>>17270100
Wishful thinking maybe, I've only ever gotten it up to 115 because I'm a scared cunt.

Could also be the spedo used on the 800 or 1200.

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>>17269303
Ended up going to see the trenches and castle remains, any interest in pics of those things?

>>17270116
I was actually trying to setup for a joke about my 250, but obviously I fumbled it. Just like my clutch handling.

>>17270154
Ba dum tis

>>17270149
Interested in when you're going to get a motorcycle

>>17269005
ayy Breslau

>>17269005
Do they really let you just park your bike anywhere it's not in the way there?

I'm jealous

>tfw burger
>tfw get yelled at if bike is parked anywhere but a car space or optional private-property only "motorcycle space" (for which there is no established standard)
>"IT'S A FUCKING MOTOR VEHICLE PARK WHERE THE MOTOR VEHICLES GO YOU FUCKING ENTITLED BIKER SHIT"
>some hipster faggot rides in on his bicycle that is made as wide as a motorcycle with all the fucking baskets bolted to it
>"Oh but that guy can lean against the building we're encouraging going green :D"

>>17269827
>tfw you've been riding for ten years and you smoke almost anyone on local touge with your V-strom.

Just to rain on your parade a bit, a lot of people don't speed on the road because they're worried about getting booked. You're not necessarily faster, just less scared of getting a ticket.

I've seen guys that were slow on the street pump out very decent laps on a track. It's hard to tell who is fast without taking police out of the equation.

>>17270334
Also you can't discount the guys who just don't want to push it and crash because jose spilled some lawn clippings right after you did your sighting run

>>17270334
No man, that's not how it works. If you start on a slow bike and get the confidence to go full throttle, it makes you a better rider. I know because after three years of learning to corner on a ninja 250 i got on a ZX12 and went WOT everywhere out of habit and fucking smoked everyone.

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>>17270286
>live in Germany
>park bike with 3 others perpendicular to road to take up minimal space
>get ticketed
>now take up 4 spaces in area with shortage of parking spaces
Suck it cunts.
In the inner city I just park out of the way on sidewalks, nobody complains. Just gotta make sure the pavement isn't loose.

>>17270363
People get literally autistic over parking

Like the kind of autist who doesn't know why, just that it has to be done that way, no argument, they're right. You know, hand him a sandwich cut horizontally and he can't explain why it's supposed to be diagonal but fuck you anyways, you're taking him out of his comfort zone.

>>17267560
No anon FZ8 is my first bike had it for ever and I also got a small cruiser after riding my dads. I ended up with a honda magna vf750. Frame wise its small, but it has a nice engine pulls me along the roads just fine

>>17268814
>>17268821
its so nice... Thank you man.

>>17270371
>sandwich cut horizontally
Now that is just crazy talk.

>>17270356
>I know because after three years of learning to corner on a ninja 250 i got on a ZX12 and went WOT everywhere out of habit and fucking smoked everyone.

keked a bit. Not a lot, but a bit.

Most naked bike headlight assemblies are held on to the forks and don't include the gauges, right?

>>17270346
>jose spilled some lawn clippings
Oh no it was gravel esse, josé can see grass clippings from a block away

>>17270363
Thats idiotic
How is that a law?

>>17270398
Usually, but there's a few with the instruments mounted to the light too.
>>17270425
Kek

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>>17269948

>>17270431
>Thats idiotic
>Germany

Getting the message?

>>17270431
It isn't. It's a grey area but not worth the effort of protesting. If they ticket me now for wasting parking space (which they could, given that traffic law mandates to park saving space), I will raise a shitstorm.

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>>17270437
Hopefully it's not too hard to find one that's just a headlight with a small bikini fairing and windshield on it that can be clamped to the forks. I was hoping to dig something out of a junkyard and attach it to the front of one of these to cover the instrument cluster and wiring clusterfuck. The stock headlight mounts to the fairing which looks out of place without side cowls, but the instrument cluster looks fine without the trim meant to blend it in with the front fairing.

>riding to work
>see other bike coming up behind me in my lane
>I'm already to the right side of my lane
>he pulls up right next to me
>with some kind of novelty fake helmet on
>it's as wide as his fucking shoulders
>completely proportional, just huge
Were do i get this?
I was laughing at him and he gave me a thumbs up. And sped off

I just bought a new helmet, I'm thinking of stickerbombing my old one. Where do I get a lot of stickers?
Also
>is the /dbt/ sticker still cursed?

>>17270473
Only the original ones.
I have some left over.

>>17270473
Take a child into journeys or zumies, train the kid to grab a handful. The employees won't say anything.

>>17270483
I don't know what either of those are
>>17270480
Can I have a cursed one?

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thoughts on the xl125v, I need a 125 for commuting but I'm a lanky cunt so it has to be something that won't look like I'm I riding a toddlers push bike with farings strapped to it

>>17270480
Where can I get one

>>17270513
Go for it.

>>17270536
No

>>17270536
>>17270573
would either of you care to elaborate your position

>>17269401

I dunno CC, I have no problems riding my XR650L off road, which is well known for being obnoxiously tall. I only have a 30" inseam and I have to choose between tip-toeing and putting one foot flat with the other on the peg.

Maybe on a turbo-pigfat ADV bike or something it would be a bigger disadvantage.

>>17270513
You're asking about a 125cc during murrican hours, most of us start on at least 500s, if not bigger.

None of us know shit about scooters, but it seems like for that segment no matter what its going to be slow so just get whatever fits you.

>>17270594
>You're asking about a thing during ignorant hours, [ignorant ramblings] [ignorant ramblings] get whatever fits you.

>>17270577
It's a 125 that's the size of a 300. It's going to be useless and shitty.

>>17270600
>Booty blasted because he is forced to ride a 125cc baby bike

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quick question. do you twist out or pull out a H3 bulb

>>17270600

>200, 650, 750, 1100 baikus in my garage.
>Getting mad at Americans because you're cucked even worse than us by your government.

C'mon anon, at least try to be less mad.

Anyway, it'll probably be fun. I've never ridden a two stroke that was smaller than 200cc, but it was old and gutless so that will probably be comparable. You'll be able to pin the throttle pretty much any time you want without shitting your pants.

>>17270600
>ignorant hours
Why would we know anything about baby motorcycles when we have
>freedom hours
24/7?

>>17270620

smash out, rip out remaining bits with needle nose

>>17270617
>claiming certain hours for yourself, calling light motorcycles scooters and labeling them as slow regardless of model, all in a desperate effort to look cool
>not as ignorant as humanly possible

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>>17270629
fuk u lad

thats not helpful when im already trying to figure out how tf to access the bulb

>>17266244
That a Hilux in back? I'll take the Hilux.
>havebike
>nocar
>wish I could tow stuff

>>17270600
Ignorant about small bikes maybe

Nanny states use their citizens to pay for their other citizens, so anyone who is likely to die or come to harm is a loss for others if they eat it and a burden for others if they sruvive. The US isn't a nanny state so we're not so adamant about taking away freedom for safety.

>europe: you must start on a 125! you might be a good rider, you might not, we don't know, so everyone must start on a 125 so fewer idiots die! idiots pay taxes too! you pay taxes for idiot's hospital bills!
>buy a turbobusa idgaf you have private insurance, just wear a helmet to reduce the likelihood of the state having to pay to scrape your corpse off the road due to a minor accident

inb4 "lol american healthcare". the problem with healthcare is the actual cost, not how we pay for it, and that can be traced all the way back to the growing cost of tertiary education that doctors are trying to pay off for the first decades of their career.

>>17270637
Not him but you seem slightly perturbed, mayhaps you should come back when it's not real nigger hours?

Are there any good way of taking doggos on the bike?? I have an fz-07 and I would love to take the bike up to see the gf on weekends (about an hour and a half away) but I'm stuck with the car to take my buddy with me. He's a 35 lb dachshind mix. I was thinking of getting one of those chest toddler carriers to strap him on to me and get some eye/ear pro so he doesn't hate it. Any other easier ways?? Or should I just not do it because I'd be devastated if I ever crashed with him on board..

>>17270651
>The US isn't a nanny state so we're not so adamant about taking away freedom for safety.
Go out and buy a new car without 18 airbags and a backup camera then. Just try. Also
>shifting the blame from your blatant corporatism onto doctors taking "too long" to finish their education
Appearently obesity doesn't just appear on your hips, it also grows into your brain, because you cunts are absolutely fucking THICK.

>>17270658
Don't risk doggo. He can make more people happy than you'll ever make.

>>17270658
The dog will make you crash
>but then you don't have to worry about bringing the fucking thing with you
Or maybe leave it at home? It's not a toddler.

>>17270667

You know the same blatant corporatism is just as rampant in the EU, right?

The only difference is how the expense is distributed among the population.

>>17266533
At least find a jacket with some vents. I ride a dual sport around a coastal town, it's really fucking tempting to just wear regular summer clothes when I ride but I don't trust the out of state drivers enough to not kill me.
I get more comfort out of knowing I won't turn into pulled pork if I crash than feeling a cool breeze.

>>17270667
I can take all 18 airbags and the backup camera out. And also the cat, because my county doesn't enforce emissions.

>THICK
It's not that they take too long, it's that they spend too much money. That piles on top of fallacious entitlement (i worked hard! i deserve more money!), so they have to earn more than they already wanted to do cover their debts for a few years. And then you throw insurance in, effectively increasing what you can sanely charge for a service or medicine without losing customers, because your customers are constantly mindlessly paying into their premium and the insurance company can now cover a $1200 stitch that would have been $200 in a patient-paying world and even less if tuition and therefore student debt were not sky high.

Economies are complex interactions and it's sad when people try to solve them by just redistributing money instead of considering how culture and current business relations affect it

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>>17270499
>>17270521
Meet me IRL

God damn, someone is BBQing and I'm not invited.

>>17270706
Where you at? I'm down for stickers and bbq

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>>17270719
Berlin

>>17270729
Well I can't leave the US so that won't work at all.

>>17266233
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>>17270744
Your mothers new. Hah