I fucking love my bicycle but need to get a driver's license

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>>17448716
I daily an enduro and it's been great. easy to learn on cause its lightweight and you don't have to worry about it if you do something dumb and fall over.

>>17448716
Literally any Harley if you're not a poorfag. Anything else is just subpar third world garbage like >>17448758

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>>17448765
wow mean

>>17448758
>>17448774
Looks good, easy to make wheelies etc with it I imagine

>>17448765
Not Einfeld? :^(

>>17448774
Welcome to the internet

>>17448783
Einfeld Is garbage

>>17448786
Japanese or Italian it is then I guess

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>>17448783
It's great for hooning around, and the service intervals aren't as short as similar enduros. What kind of bikes you looking at?

>>17448821
Italian is the most garbage.

>>17448765
Yeah or OP could get a Honda Shadow which is like a Sportster but without breaking or rattling apart all the time.

Since you're a cyclist I'm just gonna assume you're a hipster so get a Yamaha Bolt. Yamaha and Honda have quality bikes, most nip bikes are good desu.

Honda Supercub and any of it's iterations.

>>17448864
>shadow
>like a sportster
Weebs actually believe this

>>17448880
I don't think sport has anything to do with the shadow nor any offering from Hardley.

>>17448716

Take a local motorcycle driver's course. I don't know how it is in your state, but if you already have a class C, if you pass the class they pretty much just stamp the "M" onto the license you already have. No test at the DMV, and the training course should have some 250cc bikes for you to use during the course. It cost me about 200 dollars but the instructor was a 15+ years veteran motorcycle cop. Awesome guy, he knew his shit.

>>17448886
Thanks nobike :D

>>17448864
>hipster
Fuck no, but I live most of my life in a project, at night you're always roaming around, usually for 6-8 hours. So I'd do it by foot or bicycle. Plus I live in a small country so a bike is enough to get around the capital

>>17448845
Probably something sporty + used so I don't break the bank, but if I can keep common sense in mind I'll probably look for something not too powerful and asian. Either looking like the one you have or like the big ones (Repsol, Ducati etc come to mind, basically big sporty bikes)

>>17448890
Ye I live in a French country, we need what's like a driver's license to ride bikes, about 500$ I think it is ? Or yeah I can just get it for much lower once I have a car license.

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>>17448893
Whatever keeps you feeling superior on an anonymous messageboard.

>>17448912
Cool pic from the internet!

>>17448880
>muh American quality
My Harleyfag friends have to fix their shit constantly because the damn things vibrate bolts loose. My Shadow has been dropped and put through some really stupid use and just keeps chugging. I'll give the Japs credit where due.

>>17448765
Harleys are garbage 90 year old engine design. If you want to look like you're old go with this.

>>17448936
>this is literally what poor people think

>>17448765
Shitty pushrod and leak oil like a corvette.

>>17448942
Same could be said about garbage bmw. But most likely you know what you're talking about as you post from the bus

>>17448924
Are you willing to bet an apology on that?

>>17448953
OP here show me the whole thing pl0x

>>17448947
BMW's are garbage nippon master race.

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>>17448957
Goddamnit I already walked to the garage and took pics.

>>17448953
No. Because we're not impressed by you posting pics of your dad's bf bike
>>17448962
>poorfags

>>17448965
>poor
>H2R costs 50,000
>most expensive harley costs 40,000

>>17448965
I see, so everybody is wrong and you never are.

>>17448971
>h2r
Not street legal weebo. Why are you poorniggers so dumb?
>>17448973
Seems that way. You kids are just like a board full of short bus riders

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>>17448983
Well maybe stop driving the bus for us and you wont have to deal with it while you sit there with poor quality bait all day.

>>17448983
Whats stopping you from taking it on the street you can actually run from the police.

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>>17448898
I've heard bad things about Ducati electrical gremlins, never owned one myself though.

If you fancy starting on a supersport you might like something with selectable ecu maps like the S-DMS on the GSXR's last few years. Regardless you'll be okay if you take it easy, I know a couple guys who started on 600 supersports without anything like that.

>>17448890
Seconding this, take MSF or your country's equivalent before buying a bike.

bare bantz itt

>>17448998
Im not 16 years old like you for one

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>>17448716
I commute daily on a Honda, and its a fantastic experience. The bike is flawlessly reliable, comfortable for rides up to about three hours, gives me a dose of excitement every day - I get to the office awake and invigorated.

Honda.

>>17449017
>On a honda
>The brand makes such a huge difference, it's all I need to mention to anyone
>A honda

>>17448945
>not buying used bikes
>not hacking up quick fixes that end up in use for thousands of miles
>blows money on fancy gear and factory new bikes
>not buying more old bikes
>not slowly turning old bikes into labors of love that are daily drivers
It isn't about the money. I'll be picking up your bike at your next baby shower when the new wife says it's time for you to quit your hobby.

>>17448716
If you live in a state that is low rain, or have an extra ride/car then you can do it. Here in Cali I took a motorcycle training course for around 100 or 200. After that I didn't have to take a driving test at the dmv.
I also learned a lot and knew I wanted to get into motorcycles after that.
I would look at for a first bike something under 450lbs and 650> in displacement. I like to wring out my 500cc moto guzzi and my 150cc scooter. On a bigger bike you don't row through the gears as much, and there is plenty of room to grow into a slower bike.
I would go used and japan first. If you have more money bmw's are solid, and italian isn't bad if you do the maintenance yourself, or have lots of money.

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>>17449017

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>>17449038
And?

Honda's are designed to do the dumbest shit, for the most possible miles.

OP, get a cbr500r. It's cheap. Reliable. Cheap. Parts are plentiful. Cheap. And its engine is a perfect balance between useable power and fuel efficiency.(89MPG)


...cheap.

>>17448716
Honda cruisers are pretty sexual man. Love mine.

>>17449002
>current harley 1870cc 92 hp
>2006 GSXR 1000 176 hp

>>17448716
SV650 or fz6r if you want a sport bike. You can get a 600cc if you feel competent and have experence riding dirt bikes and know how a motorcycle gearbox works.

>>17448964
What model / brand is that ?

>>17448999
GSXR ! Fucking love these, I think they're out of my league money wise but an all black GSXR is definitely a dream bike of mine, thanks anon

>>17449017
Looks flawless

>>17449048
I'm pretty convinced honestly I think I'll look into doing a training course ye

>>17449070
Honda is the name that keeps getting brought up so I'll probably look into a used one as you said, cheers m8

>>17449095
Suzuki TL1000s w RS3 boltons
>>17449070
>And?
Manufacturers have many different models in many different trims in many different countries.
Not all Hondas are designed to do what you claim they do, just like not all Kwakkas, Yamahas etc are.

Don't be a brandwhore, only the brand benefits from that, not you.

>>17448765
>literally an outdated piece of shit that's outhandled, outpriced and outrelied by the entire competition and sells on nostalgia alone

>>17449112
And you crying on 4chan changes....?

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>>17449118
It's a statement, not a plea of education.

Why defend your post so quickly?

>>17449122
Not my post. Just find it funny how triggered people get over a motorcycle brand

>>17449126
Then we're in the same boat. Brand loyalty means nothing to a consumer but a false sense of security and comradery.

>>17449130
Never understood why people get so buttblasted that different people lime different things. If they're happy, awesome!

>>17449132
I have no issues with people liking something, only the complete lack of rational thinking that leads to a blanket statement such as "Honda is better" when their ignorance of other models/brands has lead them to said conclusion.

Indian > victory > .................
Harley

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>>17449142
The only thing that comes close is a Yamaha. And that's assuming you want to eventually dump your bike.
If it's to last 100,000 miles, it's got to be a Honda.

>>17448765
Harleys are for fags who want to pick up 40-50 old dudes. I mean are you really serious about this?

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>>17449168
>A Honda
Jesus christ.

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Sup fellow Harley brothers

>>17449168
I didn't realize Honda makes only one motorcycle

>>17448716
Had a 06' Ninja for a year.
Dick hit me on the freeway, totaled my bike and drove off, classic hit and run.
Fixed the stupid thing and sold it.
Just know there are two types of riders: those who've been in an accident and those who will.

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>>17449168
>honda
>lasting

>>17449265
Yeah that's my main concern desu.
That + a car is just so much more convenient for transporting friends and riding to music so idk yet

>>17448716
No, they're nothing like bicycles.

Get a Suzuki SV650.

>>17448765
Harleys are great when your looking for 50+ men to slam your boi pussy.

>>17449265
and why is that a fault of the bike?
it sounds more like the drivers there are a problem

>>17449354
Honestly yes, sadly those drivers are a reality and will keep on presenting a danger to bikers

Whatever you do DO NOT get a Fireblade. Unless you like to go into neutral for no reason whatsoever when you least expect it.

>>17449630
Sounds like you bought a shitty bike.

Don't hate the game, hate the player.

>>17449214
nice sandals bro

>>17448716
>SO: are motorbikes like big bicycles?
No. Bicycle is lighter than you. On motorcycle it's the opposite. Different dynamics.

But bicycle experience helps.

Get a honda, or anything reliable and low maintenance. You need to learn riding on your first bike, the wrenching will come later.

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>>17448886
>nor any offering from Hardley.

V-Rod?

>>17448912
Nice, I used to have an S. They have more torque than the R, I could pull the front wheel up on at 2500rpm without clutching it.

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>>17448716
>I fucking love my bicycle

>>17448765
This is bait right?

>>17450902
V-rod a shit. Slow, handles like shit, heavy, already outdated.

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>>17449095
>tfw own all black GSXR

>>17451065
Fucking beautiful, how much did it set you back originally cost-wise ?

>>17448765
>t. nobike summerfag

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My 2002 Ninja 250 has 145,000 miles on it

mfw when riding expecting something to finally break

>>17448716
Looking for my first motorcycle
Thinking about a:
Honda rebel or shadow
Triumph bonneville
Yamaha bolt
Or an Indian scout
Any pros or cons for each?
Any advice? Saw lots of love for the Honda shadow here and some other places.

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>>17452328
mfw that bike is beautiful and looks like something straight out of an anime

>>17452562
Rebels are shit and slow, Bonneville's are nice but expensive, everything else is shit

Cruisers are the worst kind of motorcycle desu, the least capable and not as comfortable as you'd think.