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

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>>17359021
any chicago happenings?

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First for post you are bike.

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GS 500 2bh

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Harley Baja 100 or Honda with sportster tank?

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>>17359033
thats definitely a sporty tank. cant comment on the model of the bike though

>>17359030
Blech

>>17359045
Kein Blech; Plastik und rostfreier Edelstahl. Duhm?

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>>17359041
Maybe the Baja 100 with a sport tank? I dunno, it's 400 dollars. If it's a Honda I'd take it, harley dirt bike? Meh

>>17359063
someone just plopped a sporty tank on it. is it a craigslist ad? can you link it

>>17359065
Facebook ad, the text just says "honda or harley, I don't know! 400." Those are the only pictures though.

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>>17359071
kek. its a honda. seems to be an xl250 like this one. i just searched vintage honda dirt bike and the engine case and exhaust match

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>>17359027
Right b4 I left work tonight

>>17359077
Talking to the dude and he says it runs well, work looking at for 400 bones? I think I might have lights that would fit, and I have some wheel acid I could use to clean it up

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>went on a tour alone yesterday after bike group bailed
>ride an hour to hit twisties
>have a break at generic water reservoir (Oker Talsperre, pic related)
>lost mouthpiece of water bladder, water spilled all over bike and pants
>roads are full of slow cars going 70 in a 100 zone
>ride home going WOT, fz6 reached 244kph
>red oil pressure warning light comes on

How was your weekend /dbt/?

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>>17359033
I can not find a harley dirt bike that has the exhaust on that side of the bike.
Not a 4 stroke anyways.

>>17359085
Id pay $50 for it personally.

>>17359085
its pretty beat. offer 300 and go from there. if its more than a half hour away its probably not worth it

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>>17359087
p good, had a qt on the fz today and went hot tubbing. also brought the ferd to car cruise

https://fresno.craigslist.org/mcy/6172910449.html

Hey /o/ I'm really wanting to get into riding and was wondering what y'all would think of this bike?
YouTube and my mechanically inclined brother would help with the carb. As for riding I'd take a course and I have a coworker who said she wouldn't mind showing me how to ride.
What kind of questions should I ask or should I consider something else as a beginner?
I've heard that as a new rider it's better to start off on smaller bikes

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>>17359087
Fun, hit the twisties with my dad and some other local guys.

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>>17359087
Bretty good, went up to a bike show and vintage bike races at Road America, borrowed my dads sidecar, saw this Britten run a parade lap.

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>>17359129
I stopped to help a suzuki of that era today.
It was pissing oil, and had overheated from the mildest corners leading up to the canyon.

So there's that.

ded thred

>>17359087
Pretty good,

Friday night I rode to the top of a local mountain, avoided getting ticketed by 2 cops in unmarked cars when my spidey senses started tingling. Met some dude on a TL1000 practicing Japanese u turns up at the top, chatted to him for a bit and raced him down as soon as we passed the cops.

Saturday rode to the beach for a friend's party, then took off and went for a 2.5 hour ride to the next city and back on a curvy cliffside road

Today I had to work but left my heated grips on last night so the battery was dead. Took my brothers 80s sport bike to work which was fun hammering on with all the fairings rattling around.

>>17359087
Almost died because a cruiserfag swerved into my lane coming out of a corner.

>>17359252
>left my heated grips on last night
very nearly did that at work yesterday, had to run out in the pissing rain to turn them off.

>>17359146
>the engine is the entire frame
>seat bolted to head
Thing must shake like a giant Chihuahua.

thoughts on the Harley Street 750?
seems like it would be a decent wee bike if it wasn't crippled by being poo in the loo

>>17359278
toom uch money for not enough go. get an old jap 4 cyl 500cc+ if you want to be cheap and not excessively fast

>>17359129
>What kind of questions should I ask or should I consider something else as a beginner?

You'll tear your hair out trying to make it run right and you'll end up not getting much joy out of it. I've been there, done that and yeah you'll learn plenty about bikes in general pouring money down that pit, but you won't learn to ride till you buy something that works.

You'd be better off with something that's been dropped a few times to the point where it's ugly and cheap.

>>17359129
>>17359292
Agree totally. Shit idea, brother, no offense. Buying a broke down bike to learn to ride on is like buying a project car to learn to drive. It will likely end up a garage queen and I know exactly how frustrating that is. Anon's idea to buy an ugly but functional beater for cheap is spot on. You'll probably drop it, too, so you'll never notice. If you want to tinker, fix the beater up.

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>>17359027

>>17359304

>We tried so hard, and spent so much
>But in the end, Pedrosa doesn't really matter

>>17359303
>>17359292
>>17359150

Thanks for he input. I'll look for a beater then. It may be a bit more but I'll ride more than I'll be working on it.

>>17359296

>>17359309
Didn't he just beat Marquez yesterday?

Why don`t motorcycles fall while moving? How do they work?

>>17359347
underage b8 detected.
The same reason your pushbike doesnt fall over?
Now go back to school.

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Post your bike

>>17359359
>>17359304

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>>17359366
Post another one jimjam

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>>17359359
Did they have to stop to help you pick it up?

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>>17359380
They were already stopped
>Riding along, Katooms ahead of me
>They stop at intersection so the group can decide on a route
>Stop, turn around waiting for last guy
>Pressure on left leg, ah shit it's going
>Move out of way and let it fall
>Easy to pick up because the wheels pushed the sand out of the way when it fell.

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>>17359384
lies it is a beast of burden, it took them and the rest of their group to help get it off the ground.

you can not see it in that webm but there are 6-8 mexicans off camera with a rope helping you pull that bike up.

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>>17359390
Tru tru

>>17359327
No

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new bike dbt. did i fuck up?

>>17359415
If thats the only picture you have of it then yes you did.

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>>17359359
I need new pictures

>>17359415
From what I hear, these are generally reliable and as good as the KTMs, except cheaper. The problems might be getting parts and resale value

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Post some pretty pics of your bike /o/. Show and tell, wanna know how you like yours and tell me what you want to tell about your bike.

This is mine, bought it with 93kkm on the odo, it was all original aside from turn signals and hugger. I put in a projector HID into the original light housing, swapped the rear light housing into a clear one with integrated turn signals and got turn signals with integrated tail and brake lights. Getting new rear tire today. Gonna put on a louder exhaust, bar end mirrors and new grips soon.

>>17359434
>re sell value on a 2006 bike
they are all worth about 3k if in good condition.
at that age it becomes what has been replaced in the engine and how much do the parts to rebuild it cost.

>>17359327
That was Dovi

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>>17359324
Try a rebel/nighthawk or magna/saber depending on size preference. The 250's hover between 9-1200. The 750's around 1500.
Both are tough as nails, 100,000 mile engines. Only problem with a Honda is weak electricals, but the four come old enough for two-wire operation. (In an emergency, run straight to ignition and back)

And, parts will always be plentiful.
In an pinch, only acceptable suzuki is the Katana. Don't let these douchebags tell you differently.

I don't ride, but I want to, a friend is selling a kawasaki kz400, for 500 dollars, I've seen it run and know it's in working order looks decent but I didn't take pictures.

Can I go fast on it though? I don't know much about bikes yet, but I'd guess that 400cc won't take a grown man very far very fast.

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>>17359359

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>put ducati on ebay an hour ago
>already have 2 messages about it

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>>17359436
That's a nice picture and a snazzy bike. The only thing ny has had is a set of tyres and chain/sprockets.

>>17359459
400 will be fine, dont expect to blast down the freeway at 120mph but it will still be able to handle a grown man at highway speeds just fine.

>>17359459
Fast enough to easily kill you but not very fast at all. Good beginner bike though.

>>17359347
Gyroscopic effect and human sense of balance

now that i'm done checking all bikes somebody help me with the helmet
>LS2 Helmets FF397 VECTOR C SOLID Matt Carbon
its the one i saw and looked too good for its price , but i dont know about helmets
advices? specially for research

>>17359576
Go to a shop and try them on.

There are lots of subtle differences that can make or break a helmet for you.

>>17359591
well but i want something more "directly" than just try every helmet on the store

>>17359591
This, I bought a helmet online and it's shit

>>17359324
A beater is a beater. You want something that has been crashed, but also owned and used long enough to necessitate being FIXED.

Hearing things like "new tapered roller steering head bearings" and "resprung forks" from the seller is good shit, even if it's a naked ninja 250 with a dirtbike headlight and no working tachometer.

>>17359459
kawasaki kzs renowned for oil leaks

also drum brakes will probably get you killed

Where's sem again?

hey!
how's it going fags?

question: now that i've got my permit, how can i avoid ending up on the organ donor list?
i've had a car since i was seventeen, got into 2 minor and one major accident until now, one that would tear me up if i was riding the baiku. being the huge metalhead that i am, i tend to listen to music whilst driving and i usually end up going very fast. there are no speed limits here in ethiopia, nor are there speeding tickets so i'm fairly certain that i'll end up mangled at this point if i don't take precautions. what are some often neglected but necessary rules that you find hard to follow despite knowing that you should? think the equivalent of not wearing seat-belt whilst driving.
baiku is yamaha dt175 btw

>>17359626
if you are turning, never let off the throttle. if the throttle opening must change it must get bigger.

this simple rule is the difference between lowsiding when the front tucks/getting "lucky" and highsiding when the lightened rear skids at 25% lean and making it through a basic corner.

>>17359635
>if you are turning, never let off the throttle. if the throttle opening must change it must get bigger.

this is simply not true.

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Hold me bros. I'm about to drop my first engine. I'm so nervous

>>17359640
It's good advice for a beginner. If you don't do it right, the front might wobble a bit. If you really don't do it right you'll die, especially in hard corners.

The nuances shouldn't be given as advice. You figure them out yourself.

>>17359644
don't get me wrong if you are going wide round a corner the best advice is generally just lean in harder but you should not be afraid to gently let the throttle out if need be. Going too hot into a corner that you didn't know tightens can be just as bad as dropping the throttle if you are too afraid to slow down to an appropriate speed mid turn.

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Do you guys know if there is anything special I have to do with this rear mount bolt passage? It isn't budging even though I removed the bolt already. I wonder if it's seized

>>17359670
Generally, people crash when they lean more and then start to cut the throttle to slow down because that's what they'd do in an FWD car to eliminate that imminent understeer feeling. You can't add lean and cut throttle. I mean, sometimes you can, but sometimes you can't. You kind of feel it before it's too late.

But you can always add lean and maintain throttle (maybe add a a little, you won't speed up if you needed it), and add throttle and lean, but not too much throttle or you'll flip.

>>17359677
we are in agreement friend.

>>17359603
Dude you will regret buying a helmet for 300 bucks only to notice some small feature you absolutely hate.

Dont just go for looks, try them on.

>>17359718
what if the only place selling helmets within 100 miles is cyclegear

>bilt x10000
>a few bell half "helmets"
>$600 AGV

>ride a bunch
>shit red
>twice
>completely convinced i somehow ruined my asshole
>no more red

>>17359718
not going for looks, thats the problem i need some help to know which helmets i should check/try
dont want to try every helmet on the store
the one i posted isn't about looks is because the dude at the store told me "fabric carbon for a really good price" , and i have problems trusting stores..or people in general

>>17359021
>want new gsxr1000
>insurance maybe high 23 years old
>No accidents, clean no tickets
>quote from progressive
>8000$/yr full coverage if financed


There goes that dream

>>17359721
Just go try a few helmets on there, get a feel for what you like as far as shape goes, and then order online. You can always return stuff you don't like.

>>17359756
What?
insurance is more than the bike?
just get bomb insurance...?
you know the one that covers 3rd party.

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>>17359756
>be young and relatively well set up
>large disposable income
>looking at litrebikes and the like for when i get my unrestricted licence
>insurance quotes
People must die on/wreck these things all the time

>>17359775
new riders that ride them write them off within a year something like 7 time out of 10.

>>17359763
can give me a few things look for on helmets?
>fabric
>things it should have
>things it shouldn't have
>things that make it better but aren't really needed
thats pretty much what i'm asking so i dont need to try every helmet and expect the store seller to not play me

>>17359779
Here's some things to look for
>Fit
>Price
>Online impact tests
>Reviews of how loud / quiet it is
>Ventilation

I have an HJC FG17 and it works well enough for being under $200 and very safe

>>17359784
i remember dude at the store showed me one (looked like a racing helmet directly)
but it was 700€
with small wheels for ventilation and Aleron too

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>>17359027
The dorsoduro in the front.

It used to have black panels around the tank. I bought these red ones which were sitting on a shelf at a dealer for ~100 eurobuck. I think they look great and might leave them on instead of swapping back to the black ones

>>17359796
So look for something cheaper? Or are you okay with spending the price of a bike on your helmet?

>>17359778
That's a real shame. How big of an adjustment would it be to go from a Ninja 650 (limited at the moment) to something like an R1? Or an R6?

I want to upgrade without being meat

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Selling my monster for a cheaper bike

Is this worth 1800 dollars?

it's 1995 gpx600r with 10k miles

>>17359756
>fz6 feels slow on the autobahn
>look up insurance for hayabusa
>27 y/o, license less than a year
>starting from: 452,91€/ year

Well I'm okay with that

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Almost done

>>17359817
A 600 would be a reasonable upgrade.

1000s are for track anyways, you will be having more fun on the twisties on a 600.

>>17359811
no,just commenting on it
my idea for a helmet is 200-300€ , not more not less, will try to get the best i can for that price that fits me clearly

>>17359674
It looks like something is still threaded in on the left

>>17359828
Go to a shop and get their advice on fit/ finish.
For that price I'd recommend my hjc rpha st if you're fine with helmets being loud. Otherwise you kinda missed the "sale" time.

>>17359822
Selling spare parts?

>>17359488
dope

I just got my first bike.
How can I find new friends to drive around with? Also I'm a terrible driver.

>>17359892
It's called riding, not driving.
You join some forums (you're in one right now), introduce yourself, ask if someone's from your area and meet up. Alternatively, go to a cafe / restaurant / scenc spot near the touge and chat up people at random.
git gud by practicing, don't get cocky. Stay away from trucks when merging.

>>17359903
Do people enjoy riding with beginners? Or do you need to practice a lot before riding with normal riders?

>>17359910
It depends on what kind of riding you're doing but where I live people are pretty nice to beginners. If you're too slow for them just let them ride ahead and don't push beyond your limits; they'll likely wait for you at the end of the stretch of road.
Me, I like riding through the city with any type of rider; nobody really gets left behind regardless of skill and you still get to dick around on bikes.
In general, it can be refreshing for "old dogs" to watch newbies flail around trying to do something correctly and having fun doing it.

>>17359779
It needs to fit your head shape. Cheekpads can be replaced if they're too tight/loose, but a pressure point on your forehead because you blindly bought a helmet online can't be fixed. Ignore brand (within reason - you don't NEED a Shoei/Arai, but check safety ratings online) because fit is 100% the most important thing. Some points to consider:

- Internal sun visor
- Type of strap: I won't go back to a double D ring after the ease of use of a ratchet system
- Older model variants: you can generally buy a 2015 or 2016 helmet that's functionally identical to a modern one, but with lower prices. Only difference will be the graphics.
- A properly fitting helmet should feel snug. Don't confuse that with "painfully snug", but don't get a size up because it's slightly looser and more comfortable.

Go to a store, tell them you're keen on buying, but you want to try stuff on. Find something that fits you well, ask them to leave it on for 20-30 minutes. Talk bikes with them, dick around on your phone, but get the thing on your head for a while to check for pressure points.

>>17359903
>calls 4chan a forum
reeee.exe
>>17359910
just drive some trips alone
get a few thousand km, riding alone is not so bad, I even prefer it most of the time
there's even a good chance you find some nice people on the way

>>17359922
>uses a nonfree operating system
anon@shitpostan-machine $ echo REEEEEEEE

>>17359932
easier distribution of my reeee.exe :^)

>>17359943
what did he mean by this

You can't redistribute nonfree proprietary software, that's the point.

>>17359087
>went dirt riding with friends
>lost the key to my bike when loading it into his trailer. didnt realize until we got to the trails
>unplugged the key switch so I could still run it using kick start
>lights wont work without the key
>battery wont charge without the key
>radiator fan wont work without the key
>was sometimes really hard to start for some reason
>bike was overheating (boiling coolant) literally the whole 7 hours we were riding
>had to get my mom to pick me up from my friend's house because I can't ride home at night without lights
Overall it was a pretty fun day. I'm a bit worried about the bike though. Not sure why it was running so hot
>KTM a shit

>4 years minimum until I can ride any bike
>It'll cost me a fortune to ride a sport litre, as if they don't cost enough already
Why Yurop, why

>>17359988
>litre bike
LOL

>>17359988
have you considered a truck of peace?

>>17359988
>>17359994
>litre
commies

accidently posted in the old thread, fuck

noob here, what is a tail bar for? i see people call them "12 bars". Seen one on a Grom the other day

>>17360031
For gay stunts and shit

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Finished pulling it :D

>>17360035

oh ok i thought it was for in case you get rear ended and it would act as protection or something

>>17360047
Lmao no if you get rear ended on a bike you are fucked. That's why you should stop between lanes or on the shoulder

>>17360059
do people do this?

>>17360077

yes, also car oil usually spills in the middle of the road so thats more reason not to always be dead center

>>17360042
555 come on now

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is it true wymyns will want to fuck you just for the fact that you ride a motorcycle?

>>17360107
yes, provided you don't have a shit personality or are ugly.

>>17360077
99% of the time I stop behind a vehicle I pull either to the left or the right depending on spacing, stopping as if I was going to lane split. Basically if a hit comes from the rear I won't get pancakes between two vehicles.

Also always keep it in gear at stops. Sometime if three cars are stopped behind me I'll relax in neutral because it would take a full speed semi to overcome the inertia.

But yeah, even atgatt doesn't keep you from getting crushed.

>>17359765
Can't do that if you finance through a normie bank. I hear Honda or suzuki credit unions don't require full coverage. Believe me id like to have only liability since it's less than 700 a year

>>17359826
I don't agree man my 929 is way fun on the twisties I don't have to give a shit what gear I'm in ever and if I wanna make someone in a car angry I just twist the throttle and off I go

>>17360107
No but it does give you a good opener. If you can't talk to grills then the buke won't help you much.

>new job
>new bike

What do you think bros?
SV vs. 600rr vs F4i vs maybe kawa somethign

https://madison.craigslist.org/mcy/6166830114.html

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/mcy/6145075954.html

https://appleton.craigslist.org/mcy/6132559047.html

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>>17359892
Facebook groups senpai

>>17359920
>pressure point on your forehead because you blindly bought a helmet online can't be fixed
pressure point on my nose was the problem with a helmet during practices so i understand the importance of "not being annoying" (tho my ears were red as fuck and it hurt me .
not paying attention for brand , i'm leaning towards shoie for price/quality (from what little i know)
i wont pay for "brand new helmet 2017 helmet" if i can get the exact same helmet with a different color from 2016 for 10€ less or 100€ less
practice helmet pressure point was ears , maybe because i have 2 piercings at top of each
>internal sun visor
ok thats something i didn't pay attention

>>17360164
600rr is way too much money for how scraped up it is.

I would personally go for the f4i, but SV650's are good bikes too - I had one for 3 years with no issues. Just depends if you want the vtwin grunt or i4 power.

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>>17360195
Pressure points will sometimes go away though with time as well. I had horrible, horrible pressure points on my ears with an fg17, eventually the foam in the helmet wore enough there that it was still a bit uncomfortable after a few hours but not painfull. Wore the helmet for 2 years.

Had some mild pressure points on icon alliance GT hat replaced it, but I only really noticed them after wearing the helmet for 14 hours straight. The return trip had no pressure points at all. Honestly I like the alliance GT a lot more than the FG17, its not a bad helmet considering the price of it... Flip down is awsome for touring and earplugs are cheap.

Post yfw you just rode a friend's Brand new bike and now you don't like your ein bike anymore

>>17360277
I went to a dealer to test ride a used biku and wound up spending 2x on a brand new one instead, does that count?

>>17360277
*own

>>17360286
Yes
What did you buy?

>>17360286
christ everytime I go pick up my oil and filter I nearly buy a new bike. There are soooo fucking many good bikes out there.

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>>17359359
Should have taken pics before taking off the saddlebags. She was covered in dust from the gravel roads that Mistress Google took us down the last few miles.

>>17359576

Is that a cm400?

>>17359920
this. i wore my helmet in store for a good 20 minutes, but when i started riding, i get a pressure point on my forehead after about an hour and a half that's unbearable

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Meanwhile in Russia. Woman, mother of two kids, chose to flout the laws of physics. Cameraman is a tourist from China, he suffered minor injuries. People in car weren`t injured.

>>17360523
what caused her rear tire to go out like that?

>>17360523
why would you post that here?

>>17360523
>eurobeat meme incoming

>>17360543
bad throttle control

>>17360523
>ride like a cunt
>wonder why you die

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What should I get my dad for Father's Day?
Last year I got him a RAM mount for his VRod.

I was thinking a Sena but don't wanna shell out the $160 right now, or tools, but he's getting older and is starting to own less rusty shit to fix. He's got all the tools he needs to maintain his shiny Harley.

>>17360563
My brother is getting him beer, probably a rack of Labatt Blue Light or two, and a some cheap shit from Gander Mountain. I was thinking Whiskey but can't really order that online I don't think.

>>17360254
Pressure points can also be caused by having the wrong shape of helmet. The FG17 is an intermediate oval, the Icon Alliance is a much more narrow fit.

>>17360563
>>17360572
This, alcohol is the manliest dad gift ever. Just don't ride afterwards OK?

Unrelated, I saw a 990 SMT today, was neat, don't think I've seen that trim before.

>432lbs dry
The 790 will be sub 400 no doubts anymore.

>>17360578
He fancies himself a whiskey connoisseur...
>Hey look at this Scotch I just got, it's imported from Scotland!
>that is the definition of Scotch whiskey
I hesitate to reward such antics.

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>>17360586
Forgot pic

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>>17360586
>The 790 will be sub 400 no doubts anymore.


uuuh it would be a major disappointment if not, i mean the 690 is under 150kg dry so one extra cylinder and a lot less frame shouldnt result in much more than that.

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>>17360597
KTM is the king of ugly street bikes.

>>17360523
did she died?

>>17360543
hitting the truck probably didn't help

>>17360594
get him craft bourbon or rye from the USA BROTHER

>doesn't taste like dirt (aka peat)
>lots cheaper
>still good backstory etc to be snobby about

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Awesome weekend up in the mountains with the KLX and Big Red. Thinkin' it's almost time for some new tires, really leaning towards Dunlop 606s, the Shinko 805 on the rear right now is pretty slippery off-road (although fantastic for the commute).

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>>17360652

>tfw the BMW Motorrad web site now shows US availability on the G310R as 'Winter 2017'

Da fuq

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>>17360602
Then why was the 990 so pigfat in comparison? It's just one extra cylinder.
Also, that's confirmed to not be the final design, untertail exhaust would never pass emissions.

I'm interested in the 790 Adventure version anyways, might trade my 701 in for one if it's GDM TYTE enough.

So today i brought a 1199 Panigale S.

How did you waste your money lately /dbt/?

>>17360661
Recalls

>>17360543
speed + wet road + turned front wheel
>>17360547
Why wouldn`t I? This is bike thread, isn`t it?
>>17360624
Yes, she died. She had a pulse, but an injuries were critical.

>>17360673
Hooker

>>17360673
pics requried

I'll be getting a new ride soon, likely some new leathers too. Lost fifty pounds and I'm showing that shit off

>>17360634
My brother wants to get him a 10th of Eagle Rare Japanese whiskey.

>>17360673
Debating on getting a slip-on exhuast since I have no Dynojet tuners nearby to setup a full setup.

>>17360673
I bought two shelving units of Amazon for $150.
They're fucking shit and I'm probably going to give them away for free on CL so that I don't have to carry the 100lbs each down the stairs.

Also pics.

>>17359994
>>17360009
London is not my first lingo mates, sorry

>>17360006
If thats your metaphor for suicide then yes

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>>17360720
>>17360750
To be honest,it's just an order,tomorrow im going with the big bucks,and insurance kicks in wednesday.

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>>17360720
Me too,whit the panigale i, going all out

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is royaljordanian actually a royal jordanian?
im looking into the jordanian royals and all the men are obsessed with bikes.
pic is prince hussein.
note he is wearing the same rukka jacket that RJ wears.
i can't figure out which member of the jordanian royal family he is though, i guess one of the kings brothers or some shit.
they seem like a pretty based royal family (they have their own motorcycle museum).

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>>17360176
How is the insurance so fucking expensive, that's more than the bike is worth by about double assuming it's ameribucks. I just got the quote for my K6 and it's only 227 for the whole year with OK coverage.

Bought a bike I hate because I rushed into things. What should I do about buyer's remorse? Sell it privately? Trade it in at a dealership for something else? Try and wait it out and see if I change my mind? I've never had buyers remorse like this before, has anyone else had this happen?

>>17360913
>caring what royals do
confirmed for yank

seriously though who cares what people with unlimited money, who can't even pretend they earned it, do with it.

>>17360927
well i think it's pretty cool if one of them is doing motovlogs

>>17360915

Most people are poor retards that don't realize the vast majority of insurance rates are comprised of the collision/comprehensive coverage (which is optional). If you finance a bike, the lender will require you to have full coverage. If you buy a very expensive bike, it's typically in your best interest to have full coverage. The issue is that no one is going to insure your new BMW HP4 or Panigale 1299 at a fair rate considering how much more accident prone motorcycles are.

So you end up with what you see in pic related.

The best thing to do is just to buy older used bikes that you don't care about so you don't waste money on comprehensive/collision. A ninja 250, GSXR 1000, and GSXR 600 all cost me around $500/year to insure

>>17360913
Rj would never get a modular though
He seems more the type who values safety
Lookif you can find stuff about him in morocco on a harley

>>17360667
>Then why was the 990 so pigfat in comparison?

lot more frame, V-twin setup means extra cam and timing chain, larger wheels, giantass exhaust system etc...

>untertail exhaust would never pass emissions.

why the fuck wouldnt it? You can fit the cat wherever you feel like and under the seat seems like a smart idea.

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>>17360667
>undertail exhaust would never pass emissions
Baird... Come on

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>>17359027

>>17360989
>those hero blob
The soul of schaaf will slay you with great vengeance

>>17360972
>>17360969
>what is Euro 4
You could make it work, but not like that.

>used to be law-abiding citizen and polite driver
>bought a gixxer
>filtered for the first time today
It felt so right though.

>>17361022
The new euro 6 shiver 9hundo still has undertail tho

>>17360989
Is this Ethiopian Kang? Did you fix the gear lever?

>>17361031
Yeah. I'm in the US atm so no riding for me for the time being. Gonna pick up a full system, bash plate, hand guards and a fly screen.

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>have drivers license
>have license to ride motorcycles up to 125cc
>already own a scooter but want a real motorcycle

I'm thinking of getting the WR125X or the KTM Duke 125.

What should I get?

>inb4 get something more powerful

125cc is enough.

>>17361022
give a reason

Was the moto2 race good yesterday?

>>17361041
Maybe also check for touring stuff like a top box and paniers.

>>17361045
Got any areas around you where you could ride offroad? A small dual sport is probably going to be more fun for you than a small road bike.

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>>17361062

>>17361062
I thought that since the WR is made for off road that it would have a better suspension and be more agile on the road.

Is this not the case? I don't intend in going off road though.

Is the Duke really a good choice?

>>17361058
Yeah i need something lockable to store my jerry can in. The fz is a blast but that FUCKING fuel tank, man. So tiny.

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>>17361071
>I thought that since the WR is made for off road that it would have a better suspension and be more agile on the road.


what leap of logic is that? Softass off-road suspension is shit for the road, it makes the bike unstable and bouncy.


git a sumo.

>>17361047
Marquez checked out early it was ok

>>17361083
>Softass off-road suspension is shit for the road, it makes the bike unstable and bouncy.
>get the same bike but with different wheels
What leap of logic is that?

>>17361092
>get the same bike but with different wheels

because sumos got stiffer suspension and better brakes?

>>17361025
how long have you owned a motorcycle before filtering?

>>17361097
Not true at all, it just has small wheels
Get a naked

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>>17361025
>living in a country where filtering is illegal

why even ride

>>17361103
yes its true, you are a moron

>tfw you waste your entire lunch break taking baiku up to the carwash and giving her a good scrub, and you're totally ok with it

>>17361106
Nope
Sumos are just road conversions, and have their hoon reputation because the soft ass springs make them piss easy to wheelie

>>17361045
>125cc is enough.
it's enough if you plan to never go on the highway without sitting in the slow lane whilst 18 wheelers and grandmothers towing caravans overtake you, never overtake any vehicles on the open road, never carry any passengers, never go above 60mph.

I put oil for the first time in my bike. I had her level on a stand and filled her up until just below the fill line on the oil window. But now when I check, the oil is above the window, but just ever so slightly. Should I take some of the oil out or is this little bit above the full line still be okay?

>>17361045
>125cc is enough.
250cc should be your minimum, dude.

>>17361127
I'm surprised your bike hasn't caught fire and exploded all ready. That line is not a suggestion you fucking animal.

>>17361124
>and grandmothers towing caravans overtake you

My sides.

>>17361045
If you own a scooter, a 125cc isn't going to be much different. I'd get at least a 250. I ride a 350 XT and she tops at about 90km/hr with her knobbies. Gas tank on a 125cc is going to be really restricting as well.

>>17361127
You didn't change the filter, did you?
You probably overfilled by not having her empty in the first place
And it's not a line, it's 2

>>17361121
you know they sell Sumos like

>>17361083

right? You can even see the bigger brake-disk compared to

>>17361045

and all single-cylinders are easy to wheelie

>>17361127
If you have a dry sump you have to warm it up first, run it for 3+ minutes, then turn it off and let it sit for 1 minute or so.
I didn't know this for the longest time.

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>>17361100
It's my third year but I didn't ride much the first two
>>17361105
>mfw illegally filtering
>some fag in a truck honk at me
>next red light decide not to do it
>there's a cop coming the other way

>>17361135
;_; pls forgive me


>>17361140
The shop did her once over at the start of the season and I went for a big ride and one of her tubes came off and she lost all her oil. Because she had a tune up recently, I didn't change the oil filter. I put in a little bit of oil at a time and let it settle, so I thought I wouldn't overfill her. Yes, two lines and I put it closer to the top one, but now it's slightly over.

>>17361127
it's fine.
The oil level in the viewing window of my bike changes a lot through the riding cycle as the oil heats up and flows through the engine after running, then flows back down to the sump after being shut off, then cooling off

>>17361177
it should never be ABOVE max though

>>17361149
Thanks. She's an '98 XT 350 so I'm not sure if she has a dry sump. I have lots of mechanical minded friends and random people give me advice and I'm too new to understand which advice is proper and which is memed.

>>17361177
Thanks. I was really annoyed when I found out as I thought by taking my time to put the oil in and having her level would have been sufficient.

>>17361127
you should remove

and keep a watch on the level, if it rises again it might point to some serious problems.

>>17361132
>250 baiku and I are doing great, why would I ever think about other bikes
>he says as he stares at her 450 cousin over by the pool

>>17361215
my bike doesn't have a max or a min line. it just has a plain circle and the manual says you should be able to see the oil level in the top half of the circle.
If I fill it to the point where the oil level is halfway up when warmed up, it will fill past the top of the sight glass when the bike has been turned off for a couple hours and the oil flows back down from all the passageways into the sump.

>>17361230
not turned on and having stood for a while is when you should check (on a wet sump).

If its to high you should drain some out.

What is hooning ?

>>17361284
if I overfill it then it just burns away the rest.

>>17361297
>What is hooning ?
The tarmac version of shitposting.

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>>17361297

>>17361310
>>17361314
So weak ass wheelies ?

https://cleveland.craigslist.org/mcy/6168015333.html

stolen or no?

>>17361309
not really.

oil might get foamy or some shit, all depends on the engine.

on mine the clutch started slipping.

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>>17361314

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>>17361320
I didn`t say I was as good at woolies as I am at getting Banned from this shitty site. You can cause truble in other ways too.

>>17361322
818 miles on a 5 year old bike, how is that even possible?

>>17361314
>>17361343
Fuck that other guy that willy was sick

>>17361349
I think it's a "I'm gonna Motorcycle and be a Bad Boy" impulse buy and then they wound up never riding it

weird because usually they do that with cruisers but I've seen weirder

>>17361349
My brother bought a 2012 CB1000R last year with 640 miles on it.
Dude bought it brand new as his wife's second bike.

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>>17361358
I can do longer ones but I am too scared to drop the bike.

>>17361363
Nice. I like the grocery bag and the lack of gloves.

>have a bike listed on craigslist saying it is for parts and clearly showing it's not going to run any time soon
>some guy says he wants to come check it out
>assuming he's coming with the intention of buying it
>he shows up and looks at it for a few minutes, then says he's going to go home and research what it would take to get it back on the road and probably come back and buy it on friday
>he actually wants to try to fix up a crashed sport bike that's missing half its parts, has rust visible on the flywheel, and has no title
he's either brave or stupid

>>17361401
don't look a gift horse in the mouse

>>17361349
met this guy on saturday who had an FZ1.

Told me he rode it for the first time this year, it stood around like 2 years before that and he owned it since 2009.

>>17359922
>>17359918
Thanks

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I don`t have much besides shitty memes, brother.

>>17361225
Exactly! Then you work your way up to her mother.

>>17361451
But her mom is an oldwing

So I'm a bit concerned... About 600 miles ago, I lubed up Baiku's chain and tightened it up a bit as it was just over 1" of slack. Now that I'm back from a longer (400+ mile) trip I just gave her an oil change (yuck) and cleaned the chain. Her chain is super loose again. I can tighten it up, but should needing two turns after around 600 miles concern me? The rear sprocket doesn't look like the diagrams in the 'worn sprocket' page of the service manual.

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>>17361464

But anon, Oldwings are sexy.

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sigh

>>17361544
its probably unevenly lengthened

if its to much of a difference between the tightest and loosest part its time for a new one.

>>17361349
I bought my bike when it was 8 years old. It had 2,000 miles on it and had been turned in on trade for a porche.
>>17361359 is right

>>17361411
similar situation here. went to pick my son up at his apartment complex and when I pulled in there was a Ninja on its side. We picked it up and my son found the owned.

The owner had bought the bike right after a divorce, put 20 miles on it from the dealer to the apartment and realized he had made a mistake and was trying to sell it. It had been sitting there so long the kickstand had sunk into the asphalt causing the bike to tip over.

>>17361349

This weekend my wife bought a 2013 CB500F with just under 800 miles on it. Some dude bought it as a first bike "just to have a bike", and only rode it a handful of times. It's effectively brand new.

Some people just can't be helped.

>>17361384
>Nice. I like the grocery bag and the lack of gloves.
Just curious... how many of you always ride with gloves?

>>17361604
Me

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ayo dbt why am I seeing a bunch of non-o-ring chains for sale for my old ass xr?

>>17361604
Me

>>17361604
Gloves and helmet, 100% of the time.
Jacket - 99% of the time (only skip it when going around the camp grounds at 15mph)
Motorcycle pants with kevlar panels and armor - 50% (any time I'll be on the highway)

>>17361604
Gloves helmet always. Getting bad road rash on the inside of your hands can be really serious.

>>17361604
me

>>17361603
how much that costed?

>>17361604
Almost all the time, but i just wear shitty mechanix glove to work so i dont ruin my good ones.

I've been looking at the free online quotes for some 250 street bikes and they seem pretty low. Like 300 for 12 months. Are they trying to draw me in, or is that legit? I have two accidents and a speeding ticket on my record so I'm doubting it's legit. Even if it were 300 for six months I wouldn't mind it.

How to check oil level and fill oil on wet sump? I am confused now
How long should I wait after having it run for some minutes to get it to temperature?
If I understand correctly, waiting this amount of time is needed so all the oil flows back into the oil pan. Why not check it when it has stood for some hours then? Is it because of the expansion of the oil when warm?

>>17361664
I have a 300, am younger than 21, and my insurance is $350/year for full coverage.
Seems about right if youre a bit older

>>17361672
Because you want oil to be lubricating your stuff
Also cold oil is less viscous and yes, hot stuff tends to swell

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Tell me why I shouldn't buy a 2013 Ducati Monster 796

>>17361683
It's a cuckati.

>>17361683
Because there are many other bikes on the market that are better

>>17361677
I'm 19. Insurance on street bikes is what's scared me from them the most.
That and my parents are probably going to kick me out, but oh well.

>>17361679
>Because you want oil to be lubricating your stuff
yes, but what does that have to do with checking oil level? What's the problem with checking the level when it is cold?

>>17361683
maintenance schedule, poor initial brake bite, it runs hot, throttle is twitchy, expensive.

>>17361683
get it if it gets your peepee hard
I like it too

>>17361604

I always wear gloves, the only exception being the times between when I somehow destroy a pair and buy a new pair.

>>17361659

$3700. Breddy gud deal if you ask me, considering they're like $6k new.

>>17361683
Snowcat said Ducatis are shit so you shouldn't get one. Totally get a Super duke brah

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>tfw no kwack police bike

>>17361615
So you wear your gear according to the opposite of injury statistics?

>>17361709
Well, gravity pulls it down and would give you a false reading
Check on your manual the proper procedure

>>17361683
Are you a girl?

>>17361746
Isn't the point of waiting some minutes after turning the engine off when it's hot that the oil gets down again?

>>17361742
not that guy, but i wear atgatt except for pants, i wear those for longer rides.

>>17361771
>fall
>scrape elbow a little, so it stings when you take a shower
>grind through half your kneecap/buttocks, so you can barely walk
>"thank god i wore a jacket but not those goofy looking pants"

>>17361742
>kwack police bike
If you're in CA, Alameda County sheriffs dept has a riding course where they rent you ancient police KZ1000s with crash bars so you don't have to worry about dropping your own bike. Kinda fun!

>injury statistics
pls explain

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Courier bike coming through! My mate's camera quality is unreal.

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>>17361604
If you dont ride with gloves you're a retard.

I go without gear sometimes, but at least wear a pair of shorty leather gloves and a helmet.

>>17361780
>grind through half your kneecap/buttocks, so you can barely walk
lol wut

have you ever even had road rash?

It's not fun or anything, and I guess it would be a problem if you need to look good in a bikini or summat, but I can't say it's ever stopped me from walking around.

>>17360946
but that quote was for a 2006 ducati thats an eleven year old bike same as my suzuki

>>17361789
>if you're in CA
I'm in WA, the closest one for sale right now is in south oregon. Our police use ST1300s up here and honda a shit.

>explain
hurt report

you're slightly more likely to hurt your legs than anything else on your torso

>>17361805
Clearly you have never had road rash on your ass. Ever crash a bicycle on chipseal? Wearing swimshorts?

>>17361795
I hate riding without gloves because it feels bad, but they're really the least important piece of gear besides maybe pants.

>>17361812
>Ever crash a bicycle on chipseal? Wearing swimshorts?
yes, actually! That was what I was thinking of--also bicycle crashes on dirt and pavement and tripping on chipseal at the start of a 5k in high school.

stung a bit, but I kept it dressed and was g2g.

>>17361822
Okay retard, you go live without any hands.

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>>17361604
Gloves + Jacket + Helmet + Motorcycle shoes If comuting or moving around town.
Gloves + Jacket + Helmet + Full boots + Pants If trip

>>17361824
Now imagine that, but twice as deep so it still stings like a bitch even when it's dressed.

But I got it pretty bad, going fast as I could downhill. Also got my forearms and palms pretty good.

>>17361822
>"Half of the injuries to the somatic regions were to the ankle-foot, lower leg, knee, and thigh-upper leg."
>logic: gee i should wear boots and pants
>fashionista: but they look soooo stupid, darling, why not wear a leather jacket and new denim jeans instead?

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>>17361812
>hurt report
Looks like a lot of that is ankle and lower leg, so boots. See table 8.5.12, pp 169 or so
https://web.archive.org/web/20140823225106/http://isddc.dot.gov/OLPFiles/NHTSA/013695.pdf

Also pic related

>>17361409
yeah i know. i wanted to say something to him when he mentioned fixing it up but I figured it's best if I don'

>>17361795
Thank you all knowing riding god

>>17361830
>if you hurt your hands in a crash they fall off
Broken fingers and wrists are less life altering than broken ankles. No one's going to notice you can't hold a coffee mug the same way, they might notice you can't walk a mile anymore because you have a club foot.

>>17361838
Who cares about road rash on your legs? Again, severity matters. Kevlar jeans with little pads aren't going to be the deciding factor in a broken leg very often.

>>17361900
I'd rather lose my legs than my hands 2bh, you can't do shit if you don't have hands, at least there are alternative ways of getting around with fucked up legs/feet.

>>17361900
>they might notice you can't walk a mile anymore because you have a club foot
I know someone who got really fucked up in a bad wreck and broke practically everything in his body. He seemed to heal up fine everywhere except his left leg. It pains me to see him walk.

>>17361604
I do most of the time, but I lost my gloves somewhere when I went off-roading yesterday. My hands are really fucking rashed up from the rough grips and my fingers were sliding all over the place because they were muddy.


>>17361822
>riding pants
>not important
They're more helpful than a jacket in my opinion. In most crashes the first thing to hit the ground will be your hips and they will take most of the road rash.
Still, I don't wear riding pants 99% of the time because they're a hassle compared to a jacket which I can just throw on top of a shirt.

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>>17361900
Gloves are pretty important bairdo.
Your hands are one of the most likely thing to hit the asphalt in a crash
My dad crashed once on a back highway and tore up his hands, he couldn't work for a month even though he wasn't hurt anywhere besides his palms and fingers

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>>17361900
Idk I feel like gloves and helmet are most important, I crashed wearing just them and was fine except where my leg hit the curb, even that was good after a few days
If I hadn't worn gloves tho im sure my hands would have been fucked up pretty good

Tbh even if my right leg is slightly shorter than the other and i limp i'm still more grateful my shoulder is still attatched
A leg is easy to do without, an arm not so much

When I shift down on my ninja 300, sometimes I hear a bit of a grinding noise on one of the gears, is this something to be worried about?

A while ago I dropped my bike and bent the handlebar closer to the clutch. The "Fully engaged" position is probably not achieved when I pull in the clutch as hard as I can. Ive been riding my bike like this for the better part of 6 months. Have I been ruining my bike?

>>17362016
1 you can tighten your cable to achieve full disengagement
2 you're just murdering your clutch

>>17362003
So if you don´t wear gloves you get a cool smiley face on you palm?

What's the best way to get people interested in my used ninja 300?

It's got low kms but it's been dropped before, and thus there are a few knicks here and there. I feel I can't compete with guys who have flawless bikes.

Already added some rim tape and colorful aftermarket levers, as well as some shiny bar ends to get people interested

>>17362050
How much you selling it for? You may need a price drop

>>17362050
I hope you're not trying to sell it for the same price as a bike that hasn't been dropped.

>>17361604
I won't lie to you the main reason I ride a motorcycle is so I have an excuse to wear the gloves.

>>17362055
>>17362056
I'm trying to get about 2700 freedombucks for it. People are selling these things for piss fucking cheap now and I don't want to take a loss

>>17362063
just wear them anyway, people do weirder shit

should I buy some knox handroid gloves?

local dude selling for $150 used

>>17362079
Yes they get praised here a couple anons
I have not heard anything bad, and $150 is cheep

selling my bike, repainted left fairing and not willing to pay out my ass for oem stickers

should I strip all the stickers off the right side fairing and just say I took em off?

>>17362075
Don't get me wrong I like riding too. A sick pair of mits though, it's the icing on the cake and you've got to eat the sponge too, so you can fully appreciate it.

>>17362099
>take sticker off
>price goes down even more because you're missing more stickers

>>17362103
It's a special edition so it's not suppose to normally come with stickers.

>>17362050
>I crashed my bike and blinged it out with $20 chink crap to let people know they shouldn't buy it

$1500

>The nip/euro bike market as of now:
>Good looking bike is a "heritage" model despite being a modern bike, just with a round headlight
>ugly transformers bike is the standard model
>or you can buy a sportbike/dirtbike, arr rook same

>>17362140
>not buying Harley
Stop being poor

>>17362140
>nip/euro market
There's another market?

Holy fuck

https://raleigh.craigslist.org/mcy/6170253768.html

>>17362154
Rad paint job though

>>17362146
>Harley/indian:
>every model is the heritage model
>2 gallons of displacement, 50HP, 300RPM redline, 2000ftlbs torque
>800lbs dry weight
>will kill you if you corner half as hard as a fucking adventure bike is capable of

>>17362074
I live in mapleland and I see them going for about 2000 monopoly dollars

>>17362167
Should I buy it? Probably faster than my r3

>>17362171
>all these maymays
Poor people are so mad

>>17362171
adventure bikes are really capable. You don't have the skillz to corner half as hard as a fucking adventure bike is capable of.

>>17362179
>Calls other people poor
>finances a $30k factory custom hurley davison softail FSGDS ultra electra road glide instead of paying cash for a new africa twin

inb4 "i am actually very poor and can't make large purchases and alrge investments at the same time"

>>17362187
>adventure bikes
>capable
...son

>>17362171
>>17362171
This is really true. I scrap my foot peg on my old KLR650. Even if a Harley fell over it still couldn`t get as much lean angle.