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

First for now none of you fuckers can be first.

>>17309713

This thread sucks

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>cars move your body
>bikes move your soul

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KTM a shit
No KTM can carry this much luggage and not break into two.
Honda >>>> KTM

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>>17309707
shills get out

thoughts on the CB650F? thinking it would be a good bike to do my direct access on.

>>17309745
Sure

Yesterday I posted about how my motorcycle wouldn't start. Basically, I'd press the start button and all I'd get was a single click from the starter relay and nothing would get it going

Today, I went out to take the bike apart and test the starter and solenoid and battery etc but I tried turning the bike on first and it fired up immediately

What the fuck is going on?

>>17309762
Forgot your sacrifice to the carb god?

>>17309762
connection problems.

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>>17309707
First for Er6N

>>17309767
Maybe.

Also it was kind of hot out yesterday and I was riding a lot before it stopped working. Could it be that it overheated and was preventing itself from turning on? Is that something that bikes do?

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Applying for a dealership job today.
What goes into an employment letter? Special considerations for Old Man Honda?

Without help, I tend to get into 20 page screeds about the lack of effective marketing, specifically to people under 30. They're leaving so much money on the table...

>>17309787
fist how are you applying for this, randomly posting a letter, responding to a job posting, something else?

second what do you mean by employment letter? just your cv, you've got one and you need a cover letter or both.

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>>17309731

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>>17309721
>>17309733
>>17309731
>damage control

>>17309739
Can you list some of these issues or are you just talking out of your arse?

And what about racing motorcycles lasting 30,000-50,000km is a bad thing?
go back even 10 years and 20,000km for a racing dirt bike was awesome.

If you want a reliable dirt bike buy one that was designed to be reliable not one that was designed to be lightweight and powerful...

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>>17309816
Posting on dealer website. It doesn't specify "cv here," but I was going to use the "additional comments" section for that.
I have a scattered resume, with every job I've ever gotten derived from some manner of bullshit. Cover letter, undercover visit ("you know, I actually applied yesterday"), plant an employee, etcetera.
I just have no idea what a bike sales(woman) wants to hear.
The manager also rides a vfr, is white, and is an army veteran. Makes me one for four from the jump.(vet)

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>>17309772
Hello brother!

(old pic, tidied it up a lot since buying it)

How you finding it? Had mine for about 9 months now and can't decide on how I feel about it myself, easy to work on I will say that much, everything is so easy to get to with minimal work, maintainance is a breeze.

You can only post in this thread if your bike is fuel injected.

>>17309963
>he's not white
>he doesn't ride a VFR (retro pigfat 90s sportbike still made in the 2000s for some reason even though the only touring thing about it is a reinforced subframe seriously honda why)

>>17310002
what if you have both a fuel injected bike and a bike with a carby?

>>17310013
You can post as long as the FI bike is your primary ride.

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>>17310008
Hey! I'm sufficiently mixed to pass as a Jew.
...until excited.

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>>17310024
Better get your VFR then

remember, fifth gen best gen, silver best color

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>>17310002
What you gonna do

>>17310058
reeeeeeeeee get out

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>>17310008
If the hipsters can have their 70s UJMs middle age men can have their heavyweight sport bikes.

Remember there's ADV style versions of the new VFRs anyways.

>>17310122
Good, the only thing worse than being pointlessly heavy is being pointlessly top heavy and having poor on-road handling just because you live on a graded road

I hate the adventure bike meme.

>want honda NC700S
>only get honda NC700X because americans sure love their beaks and overly tall pavement queens

honda why do you hate us

>>17309723
More of this peen latrine

>>17309963
hmm ok, this actually benefits you. Your CV should be short anyway (2 sides of a single sheet of a4 exactly) but you'll want to condense it even further for this.
Since its online it is even easier to not read so don't wast their time if they do happen to give you their time.

I don't know you exact situation but I would go for this sort of formula.

>personal statement
four or five sentences that highlight what you say in the later sections. Don't say anything here if it isn't mentioned later on.

>list of specific skills
should have one per line, and this isn't "good with people", you are puting things like "drivers licence", "xyz certification", "first aid" etc. you say you were in the army so you should have a few and lets you remind him of the connection.

>employment history
two ways to do this first is a list of jobs followed by a paragraph that describes what you got from them all. this is good if they are all quite similar as you can get all the key points without repeating your self
second way is a short paragraph for the three most recent/relevant if they are all quite different. good if you are old and have had hundreds of random jobs over the years

>education
depends how much education you have and how long ago it was but keep it brief unless you are doing something right now or have a recent and relevent qualification from uni/college. again if you got any qualifications from the army put it here

>optional extras
only put this in if it is directly relevant. eg I work in IT and put the STEM volunteering I do here because it gets employers harder than diamond.

as far as the actually content for each section and what they want to here it is actually very simple.

cont.

>>17310154
since it is vehicle sales they want to know three things.
>are you interested in motorbikes
yes you are
>are you a retard
no you are not
>can you talk to people
yes you can

every single sentence should emphasise one of these and should follow the template
>"I'm the fucking best and this is an explicit reason why"

every time you mention something you should question "who gives a fuck" and if the answer isn't on the page write it eg
>"in my last job I helped people buy draggon dildos"
who gives a fuck
>"my last job gave me a strong foundation in sales as I was responsible for recomending the best dragon dildo's for each of our customers individual needs"
>"I'm the fucking best and this is an explicit reason why"
oh ok there's a point here

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protip for Germanfags: Ordering Motorvision on amazon video gives you a 14 days free trial which allows you to watch the TT this weekend.

You can instantly cancel it and make sure you never pay a thing.

It also shows a documentary about the TT right now.

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>>17310135
Crossrunner and Crosstourer don't even pretend to be able to offroad anyways, they have an extra inch of ride height, upright bars, and a taller screen and that's about it. They only look sort of tall because they move the front bodywork away from the front tire.

It's the same thing with the NC700X, when I see one coming at me until I see the beak I actually think of dorky 80s sport bikes.

>>17310201
>crash cage
Okay maybe the 800 slightly pretends now

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>>17309707
What's up /dbt/?

Bought some attire today, new kevlar jeans and a proper driving jacket with kevlar linings and a Nolan N87 to replace my old AGV.

AND BOIII, can I tell you, some of the best purchases I've made. Went on a small ride at 10:30pm while it was 6 degrees celcius outside, felt like a warm summer evening AND I could hardly feel any wind at all, noticed I was doing 160kmh all of a sudden and wasn't being ripped apart on my naked.

Best suggestion I can make to all of you
>Buy proper gear and a nice helmet
It will make driving so much more enjoyable.

BTW fuck Nolan for not providing the N87 remote install plate with the N-Com B5.

>>17310176
also as a side note you seem to have done your research but look at the posing again and look at what it is actually asking for and answer any specifications word for word. Assume who ever is reading it is a retard in HR and needs every thing spelled out for them, they cannot infer anything.

if it says "must have/be x,y,z", coppy that into your bit and replace "must" with "I" and slap an example on the end

>>17310211
buying a proper leather suit is even better

>tfw cutting through wind instead of getting it caught up in your textile clothes.

>>17310219
>looking like a rossi-larping faggot on a non-supersport
Unless you mean assless chaps, ofcourse...

>>17310230
This to be honest, power ranger suits can only be worn on supersports.

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Mind you the NC-X is almost literally a half fairing NC where the half fairing happens to have a beak.

>>17310230
you wanna go faster than 140 KPH you want leather.

Its a lot smoother riding and even cruising on the Autobahn is a lot less stressful.

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>>17310247
Nah.

>>17310247
>frequently go above 240kph in tshirt and shorts

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>>17310259

>>17310259
>always commute going 320kph naked with sandals

>>17310211

I'm planning on buying an Arai and a Rev'it perforated leather jacket here soon to replace my aging cheapshit helmet and textile jacket that is too big now.

Can't wait, just waiting for the spending cycle to come back around so I can actually drop $1000 on gear without putting something more important off.

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>>17310269

>>17310269
>sandals
don't you find that a bit restricting?

>>17310269

>regularly ride 200mph butt ass naked on the interstate at night

>have spent far too many hours (according to my lower back) on bike these last few weeks
>about 700 miles just around town
>Minnesota, so many, many other motorcycles
>have seen a grand total of maybe 3 other guys in ATGATT like me

Did get to chat with a very cute Asian girl in a little summer dress on a Ruckus. But then the light finally changed and she didn't follow me home.

>>17310278
700 miles in a few weeks is a lot?
i have done that in a day...

It's 35°C (~95°F) outside, I have to commute home through city traffic. I'm gonna fucking die. This heat has no place in Canada, I want my comfy 22° days back.

>>17310285
You call that riding a motorcycle?

I do thousands of miles every day on a sportbike. Maybe you should stick to cars.

>>17310294
>not doing the kessel run in fourteen parsecs just for fun on weekdays

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>>17310292
>doesn't own fully perforated textile gear for >30 celcius

>>17310294
What a fucking plebeian. I'm doing at least 250 light years everyday on an grizzly bear wearing nothing but the hides of it's children.

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>>17310294
I have to buy a new bike once a week due to the excessive kilometers i will put on them.

>>17310302
I own fully perforated gear, I'll be wearing it. 35°C is still too fucking warm for me, with or without gear.

>>17310322
do you at least get to filter to the front at traffic lights so you can go WOT and cool down when it goes green?

>>17310302
>tfw used to have a completely mesh jacket that was practically see through mesh holding a few areas of armor and denier nylon
It probably would've shredded in a real crash but goddamn, it was fucking comfy.

>>17310302
>he needs textiles for >30C
Actually hilariously the hottest part of any of my gear is the kevlar arm panels on one of my jackets because they're black and right against my skin.

>>17310336
The black does not make you warmer in this case.

>>17310277
No headlights for weight reduction

>>17310326
NOPE, it's illegal and is heavily enforced.

Motorcycles have ruined cycling for me. It was my only way of staying in shape too besides bodyweight exercises. Not road cycling but leisurely riding dirt/paved trails on a mtn bike. It's just so uncomfortable and slow and I've rode all the trails around me multiple times.
I used to ride my bicycle to work for many years but I feel much safer taking the motorcycle, I can ride away from traffic rather than have it blow past me two feet away because my town is semi-rural so there's jack shit for non-car infrastructure. It's funny; a year of riding a motorcycle to work and down highways, in heavy traffic, and I become confident. But years of riding a bicycle on the side of the road and I still get that scared, anxious feeling. It's suicide.

>>17310354
>Motorcycles have ruined cycling for me.
You say that like it is a bad thing.

Push bikes are for children.

>>17310354
eh I don't know where you live but bicycles are still p chill where I live, people are quite respectful if you are to them

>>17310351
How uncivilized of your country then

>we see that you are fully exposed to the elements and have a hot-running engine with a lackluster cooling system
>we could let you ride between stopped cars, which aryan motorcyclists do worldwide every single day without issue
>but we won't, because then we would regret not having motorcycles
>so shut up and buy a goldwing with AC faggot

>>17310354
at least you aren't molesting little boys anymore

>>17310375
The biggest reason for filtering being legal is because motorcycles get rear ended in stop start traffic.

>>17310375
It's canada, we're like the US except less bikes and worse drivers in cities. Drivers also tend to be dicks toward bikes and aren't comfortable with us going up in between them. There's also the matter of me not wanting to be run over by a city bus.

>>17310285
If I was on the interstate it would be different, but I'm just a noob on a 250 doing city streets. I think that being eligible for BRC 2 after less than a month on the saddle isn't bad.

>>17310399
There are many reasons for it to be legal

but "us car folk are jealous" trumps all of them

>>17310446
Trap anon?

>>17310446
why no more aesthetic bikes like this

>>17310455
that looks like shit

>>17310455
Post boipucci

>>17310363
Cycling is how I got big quads
>but squats
Doesn't help for endurance
>>17310395
Who said I stopped?

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>>17310062
Make me
Also is it just me or is my carb basically held in by hopes and dreams and is about 3 seconds from falling out

>>17310455
It looks like a crashed Ninja 250

>>17310490
But without all the usual crashed sportbike shit like exposed coolant tanks, harness plugs, and ignition coils (stuff you don't want to be wet, or available for fucking with in shady parking lots)

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>>17310002

>1 garage
>4 bikes
>10 carbs

fite me

>>17309995
>Buying a bike because it's easier to wrench on
99% of your bike time will be spent riding. Excluding Ducati and Harley's expensive parts you should base buying on how it suits your riding

>>17310539
Removing and replacing fairings for common shit like oil changes and coolant flushes is not fun and just gives you more opportunities to accidentally fuck the bodywork

>>17310523
To bad that the fastest one is pigfat.

My bike gear gets stuck sometimes, espeacially when shifting down from 2 to 1, it doesnt shift.

What could it be?

>>17310569
Changed the oil recently?

>>17310554

Three of the four are pigfat.

Never fear, though. One of the pigs is getting put up for sale after some brake work this weekend, pending replacement with something smaller and lighter.

A fifth that will reign as the fastest of the bunch by far is slated to be squeezed in fourth quarter of this year.

>>17310549
>Oil changes
Unless you do them weekly, your literally worried about 30 extra minutes of your time every 4-6 months and ruling out some of nicest bikes. You probably shitpost an hour a day

Also
>Not buying a new
>Not just throwing a couple hundred on services at dealership every 6 months and test riding other bikes while the service is being done


>Being worried about half an hour or chump change every six months

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motorcycle failed inspection, needs tires front+rear and a rear brake pad

What tires would you all recommend, what do you use yourself?

>K6 GSXR 1000 btw

>>17310577
No. Oil levels are good.

I just brought it and the oil was good level so wasnt changed.

How hard is it to get your license in the US? I've never ridden a bike with gears, but I can drive manual in a car so I understand the clutch/throttle dynamic. I want to get my license first before I buy a starter bike because I have to drive it home.

>>17310598
PR4s. Durable, good in the rain, more than sticky enough.

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is it bad that I really want one of these boomer cycles? I mean its a Honda after all

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>>17310598
>TFW everyone hates the stock battalax yet I've never felt the slightest slip

>>17310612
What model? I use to have an American built shadow 1100, was fun to ride but spent 90% of it's life in pieces

>>17310604
Brand new or used? If used i would change the oil, as oil gets worn and thinner it makes shifting harder

Should I buy GoPro hero 5?
>TFW black 4 no longer for sale
>Would need to buy an ugly microphone adapter

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I made one of those windscreens for a trashcan for the DR a few days ago, at first it looked like it was wearing a pope hat but the look is growing on me. Could maybe stand to be a little shorter.

I also realized I haven't been here for a couple months has anyone else died yet?
1/2

>>17310606

Every state I've lived in, there are two ways to get it.

Option 1:
>Take written test at local department of motor vehicles.
>Receive motorcycle permit on passing.
>Permit allows you to ride anything legally, but no passengers and only during daylight.
>You have 6-12 months to learn and prepare for the riding test.
>At any point within that time, you take a simple test that demonstrates basic riding skills.
>Weaving cones, starting, stopping normally, fast stops, u-turn, signalling, etc.
>Pass riding test, receive 'M' endorsement on your license.
>You're done.

Option 2:
>Take a Motorcycle Safety Foundation class.
>Total class time is generally 16-20 hours over two days.
>You only need to wear decent footwear and jeans.
>You're provided a loaner bike, AND gear if you don't have your own.
>Receive a couple of days of hands on riding and classroom instruction.
>They administer a written and riding test.
>You take the certificate to the DMV and they issue you a license.
>You're done.


Either way works, but the class is highly recommended by anybody that takes it. You also get to actually ride a bike before you pick one to buy, giving you a little experience in what you might want. Plus, most insurance companies will offer a discount on your premium if you provide them with your certificate from the class.

So, easy either way.

>>17310638
This. Plus some idiots don't use correct oil
>Had a roommate who put car oil he had lying around in his bike

hey /dbt/ so i am removing my gsxr engine to sell and I really don't want to drain the oil since I just put a fresh batch of expensive ass motul 300v in it.

is there any way to do this? I see that the engine is connected to the oil cooler by those two hoses so I imagine I would have to leave the oil cooler attached if I want to keep the oil all inside, right?

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>>17310642
Looks better from the back. I also need to find out how to get the pencil lines for making it off the plastic

>>17310612
No. I have a Honda cruiser. It's nice

>>17310592
>30 extra minutes just to remove and remount bodywork
I don't even think that's right unless you have some super fiddly plastic tabs or your bodywork is 15 interlocking pieces

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>>17310154
>>17310176
I'm saving this shit for general use. Thank you.
Wish me luck. If I land this one, will report back location and whatever utility discount they allow me to pass on.

>>17310652
Why are you removing it to sell? Did you get rekt?
Drain the oil bud. Anyone doing a engine swap will change the oil. No one will care or see it as a better deal if you say "yeah fresh oil in it"

>>17310658
I was exaggerating, most faired bikes you don't even need to remove anything to change the oil. Point still in place, if your ruling out all faired bikes due to a fraction of time saved on maintenance your an idiot

>>17310667
you wouldn't believe me if i told you. i hammered a race backwards into the steering head when i was trying to replace the bearings and in an autistic fit of rage i chopped up the entire bike to part out and sell

>>17310646

Thanks. Is night riding really that much different/harder?

>>17310612
I test rode one of those a little while ago, I actually quite liked it. Go for it.

>>17310677
>Hammered a race backwards
Wut?

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Bikes done safety at the dealership so I can get it insured and plated. Insurance place doesn't get back to me until thirty minutes before registry place closes.

No plate this weekend, feels bad man.

>>17310700
What bike?

>>17310700

How do you get it inspected if you didn't buy the bike at a dealership and there isn't one in your town?

>>17310709
You mean like how can he get it inspected? Just drop it off at a shop

>>17310700
Can you not borrow dealership plate? I did that when I brought my bike new and the system for plates was down

>>17310489
FI master race

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>>17310709

The bike was in a different province, to register it in my province I had to have an out-of-province inspection performed.

How did I get it inspected? "Hey my bikes out here at this address, heres my keys" and they send out a trailer and truck to pick it up.

>>17310705
The guy with the 2007 FXDB that's been bumming around on gravel, dirty and side roads because of the no insurance.

>>17310682
Not him but not at all. I used to do it all the time on my permit and just hope I didn't get pulled over. I would reccomend if it's not just flat, straight highway you should know the road before hand though. There's certain places that build up gravel or unexpected turns and it's good to know those before night riding. And use your brights way more than in a car, they really do help.

>>17310612
Buy a Magna. Get those swept back 70s bars.

>>17310664
Also solved the vfr problem
https://offerup.com/item/detail/284528141/

Alright, I've got 1200 miles on my rear brakes and now I'm getting squeaking at higher speed braking, I've already cleaned the rotor so what else can I do short of taking it all apart?

>>17310761
Delete this post please or put a trigger warning

>Old 750 magna advertised cheap
>One owner, low ks
>Looked like new
>Listing was months old
>Realize guy had missed a digit from his number
>Hoped it was the last digit
>Finally got right number, his wife said he had just been put in hospital that day and he would call when better
>Brought another bike
>Moved on with my life
>He called back a month after saying his son was sick of it sitting around and sold it to a junkyard for 100
>TFW if I'd called a day earlier

>>17309733
how the fuck

What are my chances of selling two shitty bikes, one with more engine problems than the bike is worth, and getting one half-decent one?

>bike doesn't start
>clean carbs
>start bike
>KNOCKKNOCKKNOCKKNOCK

>>17310761

I almost bought a Magna, but horror stories about getting the carbs out and back in stopped me.

I don't mind carbs, but they at least need to be easy to access.

Well, was doing general maintenance on my bike today and after tightening my chain I realized that it's binding like a motherfucker. It was a cheap chain that I got last year for $25 because I wanted to limp my way through some early riding that year, and never changed it out.

Gonna do sprockets and chain, +1 in the rear. Riding a 2001 SV650

>>17310861
Sell them as parts

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How the fuck do I ride properly on shitty soft gravel?

Speaking of chains, how long do you reckon the chain on a 48 PS bike will last? I've ridden 17k km on this bike so far and only had to adjust the tension once. Getting slightly paranoid.

>>17309777
Is it carbed, though?

But then again even if you have enough vapor to have a steam horn you'd still have the engine spinning with the starter.

I think.

Maybe.

>>17310598
I've got S21s and I liked them a lot, plenty aggressive enough but good wet performance and they seem to be wearing well. switched from rossa corsas, they were a little too high maintenance for street riding and way stickier then you'll need.

>>17310970

Fast.

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>>17310970

Forget what brakes are. You no longer have a front brake at all. Remain at a somewhat constant speed.

Done.

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>Motorcycle Dating Advice
Hey /dbt/. How do I convince my bf to get a dog? Our roommate has a cat and he can't handle two animals in the house. :(

>>17311073
Move out or kick out roommate then get the dog

>>17311073
Don't buy a dog until you own a home

>>17311073

>Failing to take into account all the perfectly logical reasons to postpone getting a dog.

Good cognitive bias, m8.

This is why women shouldn't be allowed to make decisions.

>>17311116
>women
It's a man, baby.

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>>17310629
Honda Fury. Its a vtx1300 engine in a boomerbait frame. Apparently they are super nice though, and secondhand they are pretty cheap. Most in my area have 5k miles and are asking 5k.

>>17311165
>VTX1300
Sexual bikes mate

>>17311163

>Hair
>Legs
>Midget size based on how they look on that bike

I guessed femanon based on that, but now that you mention it you're probably right. I don't know what I was thinking.


This is why manlet twinks shouldn't be allowed to make decisions.

>>17311165
Ahhh of course it is, thanks for reminding me. Might test one soon
>Buy new gsxr
>Now want a drz
>And a cruiser
I can't be satisfied

>>17311165
I'm 23 and ride strictly cruiser/bobber bikes. The fury was perfect and by far my favorite bike to ride.

>>17310539
Didn't buy it because it was easier to wrench on, just said it's a bonus.

No, I bought my ER6N because i'm poor after getting financially screwed by my Triumph Speed Four, a bike that had spent 90% of its life being stripped and repaired again because everything went wrong all the time.

>>17310664
If I didn't meet my gf abroad I would have ran to my mom too.

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>>17311201
yeah im 24 and this would be my first bike above 250cc. I had a 08 Ninja 250, and then a klx250sf supermoto. I want to try out the cruiser life, seeing as i mostly ride on backroad highways.

>>17311116
>Live in a house with plenty of room and a back yard
>Software engineer, decent salary, lots of free time
>Owned and cared for dogs all my life
>Cognitive bias

But its my own fault for assuming a faggot would be able to briefly overcome his hatred of women to offer a leveled response instead of assuming I hadn't already thought about all the responsibilities of owning an animal. I'll show myself out.

>>17311239
Don't let the door hit you on the way out, klossy!

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*blocks your path*

>>17311239
>t. Kode with Karlie
You type like a women.

>>17311237
>white and black
Best color scheme

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>>17311239
cd
cd
cd code
cd
cd code
...
cd

>>17311273
no u, splat on my visor

>>17311293
Have you ever hit a swarm of bees / wasps while going under 60? It isn't fun. They get in your sleeves and helmet

>>17311215
What do you do for a living?
Could you look at saving a few thousand more and buying a gsxr750? Or a CBR or something?

>>17311300
Not on a bike, fortunately. I did go through a swarm of bees in a truck once and I felt like I was committing murder over and over again.

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>>17311273
>ride 180kph visor open
This is totally not good,

>>17311300
>Have visor open half an inch
>Wasp flies in and stings me
>On freeway
>Convinced I will die
>Pull over a throw helmet off
>Scratched visor

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>>17311318
It's not a good feel bro
Worse is when a spider shows up inside your visor

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>>17311073
>>17311116
>>17311239
>>17311265

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>>17311330
>Worse is when a spider shows up inside your visor

>>17311278
>>17311265
I got an award in college for "Advancing the Status of Women" and all I did was graduate two years late.

Oh, and a scholarship for writing a paragraph about how my experience as a girl in a male-dominated field affects my career decisions.

And, it is true, I have no idea how to code. :)

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Where did you ride today /dbt/?

>up HWY 9
>take HWY 236 thru Big Basin Redwoods State Park (beautiful af) and road looked like it was just paved
>back into HWY 9
>into HWY 35 aka skyline
>go down La Honda
>into HWY 1
>go down the coast and reach home.

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>>17311336
>No responses to any accusations
Its actually klossy :0

>>17311338
If it ever happens to you, flip up your visor immediately while at speed as fast as u can and the spider guy will fly over your helmet. If u do it slow he will hit u in the face

>>17311357
Not the same poster, obvious bait and not typed like a female. The other posts were formatted differently as well

>>17311357
Can you take a picture on your hand, I honestly think you may be a women. Your typing, is highly effeminate. Else I'm been baited again.
>10/10

>>17311357
>>17311073
>>17311382

>Mite actually be a woman.

Highly possible, considering their first post included a photo of them, and every subsequent post is just them talking about themselves instead of bikes.

Fits the profile.

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>>17311382
Here u go anon c:

>>17311302
Until recently was lad off, company went bust, just landed myself a new job as a chef.

It's a shame as I loved the speed four, but you name it/think it, it went wrong...anything that could break on it DID break, easily spent five times more than I paid for the bike over the course of a year and sold it ultimately when shit just kept going wrong and I figured the bike was too much of a money pit and had already fucked me cash wise. Traded it in with a bit of cash and got the ER6N just before we all lost our jobs.

Slowly saving up again but not sure what to get, the ER6N doesn't "do it" for me like the Triumph did, though if I'm honest, I think my ideal bike would be a stripped down/naked ST1100.

Always been tempted to try it as a project.

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>>17311380
You guys are so fucking easy.

Anyway. I went into an auto parts store today to get cable lube. The guy behind the counter recommended white lithium grease. My small girl brain makes me unable to make decisions on my own, so I bought it. Will it serve my purpose, anons?

>>17311430
Nice bulge, Thomas

>>17311420
We've all been there. Worst part I've found with bikes that constantly breakdown and you end up spending a fortune, is when you sell it you pray it won't break on the new owner. Then a few months later you wonder if the new owner has a perfectly functional bike since you've replaced everything for him, but it's forever tainted in your mind

>>17311330
>Have huge fear of spiders
>Riding with gf
>Pull over to relax
>She calmy tells me to take off my helmet
>There's a huge spider chilling just out of site inside my visit
>If it had crawled into my vision when we were riding I probably would have just committed sodoku

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>>17311506
>gf
Might as well commit soupokue desu

>>17311430

every auto parts store I've ever been in has had at least 2-3 types of specialized cable lube, which should have been pretty easy to find.

but lithium should be fine, even though the retard employees at auto parts store will tell you to use lithium for literally fucking anything.

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>>17311440
>>17311395
anon asked two questions and y'all shit up this thread discussing their fucking gender. no wonder this thread is always full of with "how do I get a gf" shitposts, you autistic faggots.

This 1979 Honda CX 500 is for sale in my area for $1500. Seems perfect. Recent work: carb rebuild, new fork seals, spark plug wires, air filter, oil change. 20k miles. Good deal?

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>nipnongistan track day
>you can sell your afternoon session to another guy if you crash in the morning

>canuckistan track day
>can't even fill spots if someone cancels ahead of time because insurancelol

>>17311330
That's not really so bad. Just open up the throttle and find something nice and solid to faceplant into, ending your pain and horror forever.

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>>17311506
>gf
>biker gf
>wewewewewewewewew
Since I lost my job I have more time to try and find out how to get gf, but I have no confidence because I feel like a loser.

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>>17311559
Except Anon was asking about an animal in their original post?
And mentioned Boyfriend, it's just looking for attention or else it wouldnt even care to prove its gender

>>17311575
Pretty accurate desu fampai

>>17311549
It was my local Parts Authority, only went because it's so close. There were six dudes just standing behind the counter and they asked what I was looking for. Figured I was asking a pretty simple question and trusted the guy, but noted. Thanks.

>>17311586
What kind of ride would an 1800cc Dirt bike be like?

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>>17311602
Precisely, I understand its ways
I wouldn't say anything except I don't like women

>>17311607
Somehow worse than the 650 I would imagine
Nightmare fuel

>>17311607

Like a big ADV bike.

>>17311489
Aye it's horrible, poured my blood and sweat into getting that machine into near new condition but I had to say enough was enough, whats worse is that the bike shop sold it to a guy that lives locally so I'll probably see it riding around one day.

That is when I shall steal it back!

Have had lots of bikes over the years, all with varying degree's of problems, meanwhile my stepdads ST1100 from 1993 has covered 120k miles without a single issue other than a recent oil leak. I've taken it for a spin a few times and I do love it, everything about it...but I really love naked style bikes.

I think I might have to just dive in and go for it, try and make an ST1100 naked and look nice afterwards.

>>17311616
Seems like it would be a good start off roader. Try to do a wheelie dig into ground. Want to stop? Fuck the kick stand just hold in the front brake and spin your self a hole. Tree in the way? Rope that bitch and rip it out. Just imagine all the shitty Fords you could rescue when they get stuck in the mud. Down side would be that you would have to tow a trailer, of petrol, to keep the bike fueled up.

>>17311576
Well, seeing as finding a gf that will put up with your jobless, shapeless ass is so high on priority list, you are probably a loser. Just fake the confidence and focus on your life and motorcycle. A female pillion comes second.

>>17311653
It was high on the list when I had a job but no time. Now I have time but don`t want to even look because being jobless in South Africa sucks ass. Also I am not shapeless, round is a shape.

>>17311675
Fuck, you hit me in the feels.
I'm worried I won't find a gf cause of my job. Then when I don't have one I'll be in your shoes.
Best of luck brother. For your sake, and mine, I hope you find someone.

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Today I'm going to teach you guys how to make 2-5 extra horsepower on your motorbikes.

>>17311719
As the proud owner of a 17HP bike, this intrigues me.

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>>17310446

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>>17311719
Take your bikes factory filter element.

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>>17311719
>>17311735

Remove massive EPA noise and power killing flow restriction.

Install filter in bike along with tuned ECU, AIS block off plates, straight through header and slip on.

Congratulations. You just made more power.

>2-5 horsepower is just from the filter modification, the rest of that shit adds like 10-15hp

Now it's time to tune the suspension.

Big news soon, /dbt/. Details Sunday.


>not that any of you cared

>>17311756
we sure didn't

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>>17311751
Nope, don't think that's something I can do.

>>17311751
The only thing I got from this post is that god damn it I want some King Taco right now.

>>17311777
>steel frame
gross

>>17311756
Don't worry anon. I care about you.
I care about all my /dbt/ brethren, even the shitty ones.

>>17311777
Aye, same here. Good luck finding an new oil soaked element for a '82 Honda

>>17311790
do i fall into the shitty category? i rarely post here as per not having a bike for 6 months but i tried to be (somewhat) nice when I was here

>>17311756
BUSA???
SUICIDE???
BOTH?!?!?!?

>>17311790
Love you too

>>17311803
Cucktus i tought you were gang raped by a pack of wild nigger and left for dead at the mojave desert.

>>17311820
negative, ghostrider, been kicking it in denver with shitkat.

>>17311803
You good in my books.
Rarely see you post and don't associate your trip with shitposting.
But to be fair I've only been back like ~8mo. Had huge 2 year break from /dbt/ before that, life stuffs.

>>17311795
>>17311777
This dosent work for piece of shit carbed nigger lover cuckboi bikes m8.

>>17311820
Is shitkat as shitty irl or does he do all that gay stuff he used to blog?

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>>17311833
I took a break because I just wanted to not have to deal with 4chan for a while :^)
>>17311850
he's actually pretty tolerable when I don't have to convince him to stop wearing a leather cap as a fucking helmet.

>>17310489
can't you just unclamp it, adjust it, and reclamp it? Why is it so far from proper allignment anyway? Bad FCR conversion?

>>17311863
Is shitkat sister there? You should bang her if shes there

>>17311839
Fuck you, I like my bike.

>>17311863
I understand that. I didn't have time to deal with 4chan per life stuffs.
Also, I'm out in the Springs. Yet to ever make it up to Denver though.

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>>17311887
I dont....know if she is...will look into that.
>>17311892
come to performance cycle tomorrow. well worth the ride

>>17311892
>Budget brakes
>Budget suspension
>30yo engine desing
>Carbs
>Sucucky

Enjoy your piece of shit nigger cuckboi bike homo

>>17311906
I want to, but I'm getting ready for a big trip on monday. Might squeeze it in.
Really trying not to spend money either. And I know if I go I'll get something I don't need.
But I do need some chain wax, and maybe some new grips.

>daytrade shitcoins
>dump profits into ETH
>hold ETH until next spring
>take MSF course and buy beginner bike suited for my 6'2 tall ass with nothing but crypto profits
>Get Tboned because Columbus drivers are shit

rate my plan please

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>>17311906
You should. Be sure to do it on his bed and take lots of pics.

>>17311939
are you on the map?

>>17311929
I am enjoying it very much.
Also it's a fucking 20yo bike. So it would only be a 10yo engine design when it came out.
And I honestly have no issues with the brakes or suspension.

>>17311756
>still is a numale without a bike
el oh el

>>17311955
Nah.
Only got here last year and my bike a little after that.
Sold my 954 just after I stopped coming here, so I'm working my way back up the bike chain.

>>17311960
hey shitkat, is your sister ever gonna make an appearance in denver? :^)

>>17311967
eventually, she used to live here but she lives on the west coast now with her
>boyfriend

also I got an RF1200 valkyrie

>>17311976
>boyfriend

NOT OFFICIALLY OFF THE MENU

>>17311976
>boyfriend
Just because there's a goalie doesn't mean you can't score.

>>17311983
kek

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If the road is clear and someone is doing the speed limit, I have the god given right to follow them closely in as low a gear as possible to maintain that speed.

>>17311976
Where on the west coast?

>>17311976

Getting rid of the fz already?

>>17311959
That engine was introduced in 1984 so its pretty fucking old, young lady.

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>>17312000
no that's a helmet famalam

>>17311943
CERU my niggah

>>17312008
I'm not saying it isn't old. But it's an old bike.
It runs well and doesn't give me issues, the bike was well taken care of. And I can still get up to around 140-150. It wasn't bad for the price I paid. Also super comfy. Tempted to take cactus up on offer just to see how comfy.

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>>17311993
>>17311983
>>17311976
>Boyfriend

I think you might me refering to Tyrone

>>17311944
>>17312027
Damn it guys, I was about to go for a ride downtown, but now I need to fap. Cut it out.

>>17312027
Probably. I don't really dwell in her afairs, I don't give a shit about what she does.

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>putting the rear tire on in this heat

>>17312046
Is she any where near San Diego.

>>17312046
You will when she makes you take care of jamal cohen while she goes out with tyrone and dashaw

>>17311751
before and after dyno runs or it didn't happen

>>17312069
I live 1500 miles away from her. good luck with that

>>17312078
Niggers ship babbies on usps m8

>>17312078
So she's near Seattle.
Harder than San Diego, but I still have a chance.

>>17312088
noice. fully hektik

>>17312024

Its still the shitties sucucky i4 you can get. Also stop buying garbage

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>>17312069
-Buy kid's small kufi and kente.
-Teach child to read
-??? (Nigga shit. You wouldn't understand.)
-Never be asked to babysit again, but be strangely respected by the senpai


Source: I was biggums Jr, once.
Though I'm stumped, since my own sister is dating a Mexican...

>>17312096
Meh, I'm still enjoying it.
Also how I can I not buy garbage when the ultimate equation is bikes needed = n+1

Should I use craigslist or go to the dealership in my town? Is it like car dealerships where they charge more money?

>>17312097
>Sister getting tacoed
Ayy lamo!

>>17312096
Found the nobike

>>17312115
I bet you also buy i shitty used food and used condoms and fuck fat chicks

>>17312120
Hello newfriend

>>17312130
Fuck does that have to do with anything.
I just want all the bikes. Obviously the shitbikes are included.
I'm working my way up the bike tree. I like my bandit and it's enough the quell the need to ride for now.

Fixed the wicked high idle (4-5k RPM) on my '83 GS550E tonight. New intake o-rings, setting the float height back to spec and cleaning the pilot jets seemed to do it. Has a bit of an issue with hanging idle but it does eventually settle back down.

Did /o/ do anything to their bikes today?

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>>17312164
Descriptive sticker.
But I've got a lot planned next week, when I finally have the space and tools.

>>17312140
spoken like a true cuckold

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>>17312074
I'll be sure to get right on that solely for your benefit anon.

>>17312223
Fuckit, then cuck I am, I don't even care anymore.

Slow thread is slow, post bikes.

>>17312211

I know those shitbox feels.

>Fix one thing, something else breaks immediately

WHY

>34 year old japanese bike

Oh yeah, that's why.

>>17312239
Oh, nothings actually broken.
Just wanna work on it, get it to run a little better.
Couple things I been meaning to do for a while.
Absolutely surprised about the condition I got it in.
My truck is having bigger issues than my bike atm. Also planning to fix that next week.

>>17311358
back and forth to work

>used to be on dbt all day erryday
>havent been on for months because i realized its a bunch of faggots circlejerking about memes

My life has improved.

>>17312271
same. i'm still going to SAM though

>>17312279
What bike is yours

>>17312281
that blue vstrom with ohio plates, also i forgot which campground it is

>>17312271
>he comes back to post about memes
Don`t forget, you are here forever.

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>>17312281

>oil analysis came back
>somewhat high copper and aluminum ppm compared to universal avg

We shall see what happens next time I get it analyzed.

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>>17312119
He's pretty upstanding. I just don't want to babysit eveyday.
We each own our own business, but everybody seems to think a software dev is somehow less busy than a barber.
Imma buy this kid a Grom, just to get blacklisted from ages 8-13

>>17312295
how much does that cost?

>>17312295
>now you have this information
>you don't do anything to change anything
this is why analyses are meme

>>>/wsg/1719435
Pig fat KLR going everywhere.

Buying my first bike in a month or so.

Getting a Ninja 300. Plan on paying 2.5-3k.

This a good option for a beginner street bike?

>>17312297
Also, /mc/ parenting tips?
http://www.soundrider.com/current/1702/neXt_Gen.aspx

>>17312318

I started on a 600 but then again I'm not a pussy...

Do you guys think this bike is worth it?

https://portland.craigslist.org/clk/mcy/6157593441.html

>>17312326
Well I don't know shit about them. I've just read that one should start on 300s. Is 600 really that much more powerful? There's also a significant cost difference.

>>17312337
Only 4 times nothing big

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>>17312332
Imma say no, then snipe that shit.
(suspicious low miles. I know hobbyist bikers treat their shit like throwaway, but damn.)

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>>17312302
28 dollars. It's a nice gauge to see what's potentially causing issues in certain areas of the engine. Company is Blackstone Labs

>>17312337
35hp or 100hp, Hmm which could be more powerful?

>>17312337

You can get a 600 for like $2500 dude

>>17312293
have you leanred how to turn yet?

>>17312285
Cherohala Mountain Trails Campground

Also they serve breakfast and dinner there, so we won't have to eat out as much as I thought

>>17312337
Take the course first.
- Unconfident? 300
- Fat and unconfident? Careful? Not retarded? 500.
-Street Rossi? 80's sportbike. f4i
-Darwin award? Modern 600. Turbo Hayabusa.

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>>17312293
Love me sum Strom but, dammit, why do you have a riot shield for a wind screen?

>>17312314
>changing anything
>just checking to see how the engine is wearing

>>17312211
i always like seeing your bike posted, mattefriend

>>17312236
Fuck off cuckoldanon

>>17312374
is breakfast/dinner complimentary or do I have to pay?

>>17312381
a leakdown test would tell you more.


>>17312377
Modern 600s have electronics to make them easier to not die on than old ones. They barely have more power either.

>>17312377

>Modern 600s
>dangerous

Bitch what. An R6 is fucking safe as long as you stay off the throttle. But then again that's a big if.

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>>17312359
kinda, though i probably shouldn't take this bike to its limit. i put on an extra large footpad for the kickstand that scrapes a lot sooner on the left, so i can't lean over that much compared to the right.
>>17312356
neat. i'm about to do an oil change, i might try that out

>>17312374
awesome, good to know.

>>17312379
it came with the bike when i bought it, it's a Givi shield with an extra attachment, i bought a shorter shield, but i have to pick between airflow or MAXIMUM BUFFETING.

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where did you guys go today?

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>>17312431
Rode to work, lunch, and home. Went to go tension my chain a little and got a lot of binds in it, and looked at my sprockets and decided to replace them. Good idea?

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>>17312431
[spoiler]i drove to work in a cage and i drove home in a cage and it rained all day and i forgot a doctors appointment and everything seems terrible[/spoiler]

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>>17312456
Rear

>>17312461
>>17312456
Couldn't hurt. Get steel sprockets

>>17312461
look ok to me, but it's hard to tell when the camera isn't damn near perfectly perpendicular to the sprocket

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>>17312456
>>17312461
As long as you don`t let it get this bad,

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>>17312468
>>17312473
>>17312474
Thinking this, +1 in the rear

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>>17312408
>>17312421
Dangerous what? If someone really wants to learn correctly, they should start with analog everything.
The moderns are Darwin because the community doesn't need more people acting reckless because they think traction control actually works.

I started on a drum-brake 250, learned to ride that too fast, then upgraded. People with money to buy new seem to have choice fatigue.
2+2=cbr300r
Related: What I would have gotten if it was available,; would have babied me into extinction early on.

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>>17312324
https://www.striderbikes.com/balance-bikes/12/sport-custom/honda-stridertm-sport
Of course the shit's sold out.
Guess kiddo's waiting for Christmas.

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>>17312456
Your sprockets look ok. If you are getting binds, it's because you are not lubing that non-o-ring chain correctly. Unlike O-ring chains, the stuff you apply needs to get all the way inside and lube the pin, roller, and bush.

Any lube you use will need to go on liquid enough to get in there, but then evaporate / gell / thicken enough to stay there. Gunk makes a good product for this. If it's not messy as hell, you aren't using enough.

>>17312485
When I was your age, I had to ride up hill to school, both ways. And push the bike in the rain

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>>17311265
>>17311286
>>17311278

>striple
does this mean "speed triple" or "street triple"?
i've seen "spiple" used exactly once, ever, about one or two threads ago.

>>17312388
Thanks anon.
It's not exactly matte tho. It's got this weird kind of grit to it. I've never seen it before but I like it.
Need to get a good pic of it to show it.

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>1991 Yamaha FJ1200
>30,000 miles.
>Great condition.
>$2,600

What do you guys think?

>>17312009
>faggy graphic to clash with his conservative looking touring bike
yeah that sounds about right

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>>17312563

And is it bad that I'm actually considering the possibility of selling my Gold Wing and buying the FJ1200?

>>17312563
Knock him down to 23.
Looks really clean tho.

>>17312563
Noice looking bike.

>>17312563
I always assume air-cooled motors are good for 60-90k miles before needing a complete top-end rebuild. So this one is only half way through it's life.

Try to talk him down, sure, but that's a hella sweet bike

>>17310642
>windscreens for a trashcan
what does that mean?

>>17312431
This
>>17311358

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>>17312567
>>17312582

It's pretty clean in all the photos.

Then again, so is my GL1100. I bought it like a month ago because I wanted a touring bike for weekend trips this summer, and I've taken it on one so far plus a lot of scooting around town. I like it, but it's also tempting to try a bunch of different bikes in succession. The FJ1200 would fit my touring needs too.

>>17312584

>Air cooled.

You know, I didn't even consider that. The GL1100 is water cooled and so are most of the other bikes I've been looking at recently. That does kind of change what the 30,000 miles mean.