[Daily Bike Thread - dbt]

what sport bike doesn't hit speed bumps when going over it?

>>17457717
a Ducati, because it doesn't go anywhere in the first place

>put some money down on an f800st
>now I kind of want to get the FJR 1300
>its cheaper, more reliable and more comfy

I am feeling conflicted desu. The insurance is a bit higher and it will drink more fuel and its heavy but everywhere I have read on google is saying it is the superior bike

>>17457696
GSXR: squid bike
Busa: nig bike
R6: weirdo bike
Ninja: normie bike
CBR: God bike

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwizjE3Cqds

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What's the best bike I can get for $1000?

>>17457731
what do you want to do with it?
fjr would be kind of a pig for a city bike but super comfy for long distance stuff

>>17457743
Dropped ninja 250
If you're lucky then a beat up CBR F1

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>>17457733
R6 is the best track bike out of the box.

>>17457741
POO

>>17457733
>digital display
really

>>17457772
digital>analog
Get over it old timer

>>17457733
But I wear all my gear minus pants all the time on my gixxer bro.

>>17457784
it's actually inferior because your brain subconsciously calculates the derivatives of the analog displays while it's impossible to do that with a bunch of digits

>>17457787
Then you're riding it wrong.

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>>17457790
>your brain subconsciously calculates the derivatives of the analog displays

>>17457795
i'm on my desktop or i'd make some quick charts in python. just google it bro

>>17457795
>>17457798
also which anime is this?

>>17457803
but however

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o am i tempted

https://abbotsford.craigslist.ca/mcy/6194220486.html

>>17457795
Not difficult to understand, is it?

You memorize the position of the numbers on the gauge and can tell how fast you're going by glancing at where the needle is.

>>17457823
but also you have a better idea of the rate of change of the needle. you'd have to look at the numbers for a very long time, but at a glance you can estimate the current rate of acceleration with a needle

>>17457823
I guess it makes sense but it's not something I use.

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>>17457807
I have found the solution.

>>17457823
A derivative is a rate of change, so I guess he's talking about how you can tell how fast you're accelerating or how fast revs are climbing by glancing at how fast the needles are moving. You can't really do that with digital displays since you can't follow movement of printed numbers.

>>17457836
That's useless though.

>>17457823
Or you could just look at the numbers on the digital display..

Besides, just look at the revs and what gear you're in you should be able to tell how fast you're going

>>17457822
>used it to commute
>selling it because he ran out of time to ride it
Did he lose his job or just turn into a bitch? Also, he failed to mention the fucked up fairings ("""streetfighter""" lol) and the fact that it has no mirrors. I would do $1500 at most.

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It's hard to tell him this picture, but my Forks or my wheel is misaligned. The forks and handlebars are line of the straightest possible with the frame and If you look at the fender, it's actually straight with the forks and you can see that the wheel is slightly off-kilter with it. When I'm riding straight the forks are a little cockeyed but there's no vibration or wobble. Is there any way to fix this or am I just going to have to replace it or live with it?

>>17457836
The rev counter on my SV650 is digital but its like a bar graph thing, you can tell how quickly it revs. It's the same thing.

>>17457849
you're interpreting a bar graph while you ride?

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Any thoughts about this 2012 FZ6R?

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/mcy/6194464842.html

I have experience riding a 500cc sport bike, but it's just too old and unreliable to deal with anymore.

Also been looking at this 2004 CBR600 F4i: https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/mcy/6169323575.html

I just need a reliable bike. I'm having a hard time finding an appropriate vehicle for me in or around my area (626).

You judge RPM by sound and vibrations. The only speed limit you need is how fast you can take the next corner.

I'm about to start college and I'm looking for a new backpack to commute with

of course since I'm gonna be on my bike I want something large/high capacity but everything I'm seeing on amazon is TACTICOOL as fuck

do any of you guys have a bag you'd recommend?

>>17457886
yea pick a bag and fuck you

>>17457696
Everybody in India and Thailand need this scooter

>>17457879
FZ6R a shit. Normal FZ6 is okay.

F4i is a good bike. That one looks nice, but overpriced.

>>17457892
hey,
thanks

>>17457886
I have an Ogio No Drag and I like it. It's got laptop pockets and such you could probably fit textbooks comfortably in there.

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>>17457875
I think I might have autism, I don't know why I called it a bar graph. It's the thing on top of the dash. I guess it kind of looks like a bar if the bar was flipped sideways? I'm honestly not sure why I called it that, I'm kind of a fucking mess right now but whatever

>>17457879
The f4i is like $800 overpriced
>>17457886
Eddie Bauer

>>17457905
i think it'd just be called a meter but it looks alright, at least it's not just a number

>>17457733
>getting ready to buy a CBR250
feels good :^)

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Digital tach=bad
Digital speedo=good

>>17457812
>but however
THAT'S A DOUBLE NEGATIVE, ANON

>>17457842
Yeah I'm going to show up with $1,700 and see what he says. Will use it for driveway stunts

>>17457938
>Digital tach=bad
When will this shitty meme die?

>>17457944
Sorry I'm not good at translation moon runes

>>17457952
As long as the planet is not populated by cuckold crackheads

>>17457952
personally i like analog gauges with sensible endpoints since i can see where im at in my peripheral without breaking focus on the road or trail, i cant read my digital dash worth shit without actually looking down

>>17457879
Fz6r < fz6. One is an economy bike and the other is an R6 based sport standard

>>17457964
Confirmed for never having a digital tach. Also:
>needing a fucking tach at all
cucke

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>>17457945
http://m.ebay.com/itm/142400889141
Id consider some like link related and try to get it back to its former glory. I thing CBR F1s and F2s look great in their normal fairings. I'm guessing the previous owner didn't like the retro looks or dropped it.

I'm getting a new bike as my first bike

fuck you all

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>>17457976
ive got a couple m8
i have TT digital tach on the 400r and the bar on the AT as well as the 650r and i really prefer a proper analog since i can see the needle position easier than the bar position when the contrast isnt the best

>>17457997
enjoy it anon

Source for cheap, good chains and sprockets in the US? ProCycle wants a bit much, and RevZilla don't carry sprockets except with their NEW Exclusive V whatever chain and sprocket combo that costs too damn much.

>>17458002
I have a Vapor on my DRZ and it's fine to read.
I don't have a tack on my 701 and I don't feel the need for one.

Bikes should just come with a phone mount and a USB port so that we can use our phones as gauge clusters.

>>17457997
What bike?

>>17457997
Which one?

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>>17457897
>>17457967
Yeah, those points are what I've gathered from my research. I'd be asking about $2850 for one of them, which would be easier for me to handle financially. In the end, I just want to ride without constant worry already.

>>17457906
I figured it was overpriced. It comes with gear, and is in seemingly great condition, but you're right.


My current bike has been a nightmare. It eats up gas and has an extensive history of constant bullshit that continues to harass and haunt me to this day. I just want to sell it to an enthusiast and never see it again.

There's not much I can find in my area that isn't garbage. Why doesn't God want me to ride?

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>>17458020
I'd go for an fz6 if I were you, which is what I did.

I got mine with 6.8k miles for 3k.

>>17458030
At a dealer? Does that include fees/registration/etc. ?

CCs? Year?

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>>17458012
its all preference really, i just like to know what im holding at on the road since i use it to adjust my cruising speed so i dont beat the piss out of my ancient tech.
>BRP is getting a complete teardown this winter since it practically rolls coal sometimes
also the vapor on the 650r is all spazzed out, speed is just a random number generator

>>17458020
Ask if he can do like $2300 on the F4i. The fact that it comes with gear doesn't matter if it doesn't fit you.

>>17458034
3k out the door. 2005 with 600cc. It's basically a detuned R6 motor

>>17457976
lol manlet aussie, too bad you can't fit anything bigger than a 250 :(

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It was another hot as fuck day today. Riding through a furnace sucks.

>>17458038
It all likely does fit me, assuming it's a large (maybe medium) helm and medium vest. That's a heavy lowball on the F4i though, considering his asking price. Even being posted 3 weeks ago, I doubt he'd bite. It's too far to offer that in person too, so I'd have to offer over text.

>>17458041
>2005

That makes more sense now. At least you get to ride without constant fear of internal fuckery, though.

I just don't want to pay dealer pricing/fees. I need to save money right now, but don't want an unreliable shitbike from another millennium either.

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Everyday

>>17458126
"A clean GS is a dirty shame."

>>17458135
not clean anymore i live in Washington damn rain cleans everything

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>>17458142
>wabro
where abouts in wa are you?

>>17458142
Up here in Iowa it goes one of two ways during summer: dry enough and everything gets dusty, or "damn why am I out here there have been fucking tornadoes two miles south of me goddamn mud trying to take my handlebars damn my boots are filthy etc."

>>17458157
Tacoma

you?

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What's the coolest and most efficient way to commit sudoku by motorcycle, /dbt/?

>>17458158
Washington is always the damn same rain 3/4 the year then maybe 2 months of sun then back to rain. but u learn to live with it at least everything is green on the west side lol

>>17458180
police chase with guns?

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>>17458175
renton.
you get into the trails at all on that thing or just a service road machine?
stuck on call for this weekend and im itching to get out on some more rides with the weather being so nice

>>17458157
love the look of the africa twin hows it ride ?

>>17458190
No, people would just demonize me after my death and fuck with the laws in my state, especially considering that I'm a white person in CA.

>>17458180
Put a signed title to your vehicle in your pocket and then shoot yourself through the brain

>>17458180
liter bike, 186 on the speedo and run into a concrete overpass support. They'll find bits of you on the next continent

>>17458197
its trail ready i ride it every day but would love to get out on an adventure on it

> feeling when all my friends ride street bikes...

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>>17458181
Iowa has distinct seasons. No mountains, but it has more hills than people think. The problem is that the people who "built" the state only thought of chopping everything into squares instead of having roads follow natural contours. There are still some really pretty places here, though.

>>17458180
Drive it really fast through the door of a homeless shelter

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So I had a particularly gnarly psychedelic trip the other day (LSD) and I really started to think about my motorcycle. I eventually came to the conclusion that a sport bike is the closest thing humans will ever get to a jetpack-like device. If you think about it objectively, you suddenly realize how futuristic and almost comic-book-like the notion is. You take this fucking rocket and stick it between your legs and you can go anywhere you want. Now add the bonus of being the fastest street legal production vehicle on the fucking planet..

Really makes you think.

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>>17458180
ride off a cliff

>>17458229
Stop

>>17458012
>>17458036
vapor on my bikes doesn't read random numbers but it's not very consistent either

>>17458219
>pineapple
>unbidden thoughts of Prequel
Dammit m8.

>go anywhere you want
Pretty much. I've done that in every vehicle I've owned, though. I've broken half the intercooler mount for my NB Miata while driving in the mountains north of Silver City, NM. Nearest paved road was 30 miles or so; that was a fucking adventure.

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>>17458198
i really like it, they made it feel like a big dirtbike and kept it super trackable in the low end for trails.

>>17458209
were planning an /o/k/out/ meet in august if you want to join in, if somoene else takes a bike ill take mine too.
im planning on the veterans WABDR rally on 9/11 if you would be up to a cahllenge
otherwise im down for meeting up for some riding on a weekend
>>17458237
battery is dead on mine and i think the program got dumped, just dont care enough to deal with it yet

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>>17458232
stop what?

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Will these alpine star riding shoes protect me in a crash?

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>>17458175
>>17458157
(Also Tacoma)
You guys don't mind tolerating a complete novice, I've been thinking of learning to ride trails. (On cruiser tires)
Or, have a laugh as my rear springs suffer at every bump.

>>17458254
Im down for some weekend riding.

Where do you go for small rids around here?

>>17458316
down there i have no idea, i usually stick to the i90 corridor or up near granite falls
for road running ive just be chasing the capital city guys around the streets

>>17458287
sure m8

either of you have kik or telegram?

>>17458320
Ive got kik

>>17458344
schizmoto
im heading outside to putter

>>17458320
Kyles_back i belive

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>>1745774 GSX600F Katana. Pretty damned fast for the money.

>>17457803
Dagashi kashi. You're welcomme.

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>>17458377
That's literally what I said

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Anyone have experience renting a motorcycle? For example flying somewhere you want to touring in and renting a bike instead of a car.
Pic unrelated.

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posr bikes

and pls no bully
>the wraps were there when i bought it

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Can any of you identify this rat bike?
It's a Honda with a fucking massive tank and there's no speedo.
I don't know how he even got it plated

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>>17458175
>>17458287

Oh hey TacoBros. I work at the local BMW/Duc dealership. Come spend your shekels on a new bike.

>>17458430
Ur service department blows

>>17458446
The staffing is well and truly fucked. The owners are going full Jew and don't want to hire anyone to replace all the managers and our main service writer who all quit. In the middle of summer at that.

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>>17458430
No. But if you're still sitting on that VFR1200, I may drop by next month.
>>17458320
What's a kik? Telegram like pipeepi?
I did download the weRide app, a few months back. There's a local group, and a dbt group.
I check it once every couple days, but the local looks dead. DBT is brand new.

>>17458472
You are a bmw dealership in fucking Seattle. How hard can it be?

>>17458240
I can't see a pineapple without thinking of katia

RIP prequel

>>17458472
Sounds about right. The damn jews charged me 1k to fix a stalling problem that imedietly resumed and i had to fix my damn self . Never goin back fuck that shits fucked

>>17458504
Kik is an instent messaging app u should download it and join us we are already planing alittle

>>17458066
just ride faster

>>17458504
do you have steam or anything?

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>>17458515
My absolute favorite thing was the whole sequence where the ghost dude was explaining the "mechanics" of the magic in Oblivion's setting; it made total sense to me presented that way.

>>17458504
>weRide
I should probably get that. My local social circle has been non-existent since I moved to Iowa.

>modorzikle

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>"anon how can you ride a motorcycle they're so dangerous"
>"they can't hit you if you're going fast enough"
>"hahaha anon you're funny"
>"wait you're serious"
>mfw

>>17458349
>>17458350
Downloaded. Handle: aud1o

>>17457733
Harley, dentist bike

Cb1100, oh god I just want to ride a bike and not be stereotyped

>>17458561
there's a grill at work who friendzoned me but keeps telling me motorcycles are dangerous and I should stop riding. Also told me I'm crazy for not spending $200 to fix the little crack in my car windshield.
>tfw no gf

>>17458530
Dealership guy here. Add me up homie. I know some good routes in the area.

Kik: Ampullae

>>17458531
I reached 190km/h on a naked bike, it didn't really help

>>17457733
scrambler : dumb hipster
XSR900: smart hipster

im the former

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>>17458384
Daga shikashi. Ok...

>>17457886
I rode with a Aqua Quest Mariner once, it lasted 2 years hauling around fat text books and beer. Survived hiking too, but one day it frayed around the shoulder straps and I had to turn it into a regular dry bag. Hard to beat for 30 bucks off amazon.

Ok guys got a problem her
I rode my ninja 500 to my tinder date, i hoped it would help me get laid
It worked! But we ended up get wasted
I have to bounce before she wakes up
Can i request a truck uber to get me and my bike hom?

>>17458852
No harm in trying. Why didn't you get the 600 though?

>>17458855
Mosly because im a irresponcible idiot and i would kill someone on a 600

>>17458852
Walk to the corner.

>>17458855
>>17458890
This. Walk to corner, get uber, retrieve bike when sober

>>17457696
>turn
>everything falls onto street

also
>engine

>>17458897
>>17458890
Whats the corner gona help me though

>>17458973
It either hides your bike, or lets you pull off quietly.
I now feel you should shoot for the former...

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>>17458175

Bremerton grom squad represent.

>>17459024
got a kik?
we have a wa dbt chat now

>>17459028

Ya. maverickib

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>>17459024
>grom squad

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>>17459043

dont hate

>>17459024
>>17459043
>>17459057
>tfw tfw no grom guy

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Best not be no filthy niggers in my dbt

I just rode my VF500 to the gas station then up the road about five minutes, the second time I've ever ridden it, the first time being maybe two minutes total. I didn't even have steering fully mentally integrated but I think I got that shit downloaded about halfway into this ride.

I like it.

>>17459169
This being the first time I've been on a motorcycle in ten years, the last time having been a 50cc dirtbike.

>>17459170
post boipucci fagboi

>>17459179
Did you just assume it's gender?

>>17459124
Just you anon ;^)

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>>17458905
looks like the whole thing is covered in tie-down hooks. It's also electric.

>>17459201
Post physique

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>>17458852
>Hurrr I got wasted and now I need to get my bike home too.
This is turning into a pretty expensive way to get laid.

You should have got a hooker.

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>riding fz09 to friends house 2 hours away
>fill up a bit over half way there, taking the secondary highways (less cops)
>phone dies, fuck it I know the route well enough
>get lost as fuck
>trip takes a lot longer, I think Im heading the right way?
>cant find a fucking gas station
>gas light blinking
>i am so fucked, where the fuck are the gas stations at
>get unlost right by his house
>maybe 5 km left in tank by the time I get there

I want a big tank bike now, the range anxiety is real.

>>17458852
No uber driver will risk loading a motorcycle. Just get it in the morning you sperg.

>>17459213
eww whats that thing on the bike

guys I bought a Lifan 110cc something for 50 bucks on ebay but I need an exhaust

how did I do? where do I get parts from?

>>17459319
Why didn't you just save up and get a motorcycle

>>17459213
is she like 4'1" or something. Are ninjas really that big?

>>17459336
I got one already but I wanted something smol to drive through the forest and stuff

>>17459359
No. Ninjas are small framed nips who are sneaky and live in the shadows

>>17459389
beat me to it.

>>17459392
;*

What manufacturers offer a new v4?

>>17459398
Honda and Aprilia

>>17459398
>>17459399
And motus and Yamaha

>>17459398
Ducati
Assuming you work on Wall Street

>>17459398
Harley

>>17459406
What current production Harley has a v4??

>>17459409
Whatever they liberate from Ducati after they buy it and shut it down

>>17459409
all of them you fucking retard dont you that harleys are the best motorcycles in the world period

>>17459417
<this

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>>17459417
Tru

>>17459415
>no wonder them italians aint winnin no races
>they aint comfy enough
>put some ape hangers on them puhniggles or whatever those pasta niggers call em

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>>17459405
>>17459398
Ducati will be, either next year or after that. Apparently they're replacing the 1299 with a v4 engine.

>scratched up paint
>random electronics hanging out the back

desu I like this look, but I know it's just a testing bike so it wont look like that

Anyone have an experience with riding boots?

I just want something comfortable to wear and tennis shoes don't feel very safe when riding.

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>>17459484
Get these senpai.
Hand stitched by Bavarian virgins

>>17459486
Wow I could buy 6 pairs of these are another motorcycle.

Tough choices.

>>17458578
>Also told me I'm crazy for not spending $200 to fix the little crack in my car windshield.
That's correct though, little cracks can become big cracks and shatter the windshield in a matter of seconds if you're unlucky. Cars with cracked windshields would be pulled over and towed where I live, and rightfully so.

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>tfw no girl will ever sit on your bike

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>>17459484
I daily my Dianese boots...mostly because I cannot afford soft shoes...

>>17459498
You get what you pay for.
They last longer than your run of the mill grain leather stuff. I've had a couple pairs of Alpinestars which have failed after a year of continuous usage

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'aving a ponder on the Honder, ladm8s.

>>17459281
just need to plan beforehand. it's not hard. if you know you're going somewhere far, google servos along the way and decide where to fill up. half of planning a ride is planning where to fill up. atleast thats what i do.

better than when i had a 7L tank on my wr450f motard. 100km and the light came on.

>>17459486
>Hand stitched by Bavarian virgins
Child workers are banned in Germany

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>tfw haz blonde with fz6

>>17459523
Germany is full of 40 year old virgins though

>>17459526
>>tfw haz blonde with fz6
>tfw no squid GF

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>>17459281
>tfw you can't find bigger tanks for your bike because it's not the kinda bike that people take on advenshures to the third world

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>>17459533
>tfw no squid duke qt

>>17459508
>started my zx10r at work to head home
>new hot girl leaving at same time comes past
>'hey anon i love your bike'
>'oh thanks, if you ever want a ride let me know'
>'really? i've never been on a bike, that would be cool!'
>'i didn't mean the bike'

made her laugh. we banged a couple times.

>>17458428

Looks like an early, perhaps mid to late 90s Fireblade.

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>>17458402

Neat bike anon, got any plans for it?

Took delivery of this yesterday.

>>17459540

Even if you had one anon, you wouldn't for long as she'd almost certainly end up as a smear down a road somewhere pretty quickly.

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>>17459551
>tfw no road rash gf

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>>17459538
>NC750X
>14 Liter fuel tank
>convert 22L storage area to fuel tank resulting in 36L fuel tank
>1L/27km fuel consumption (64mpg)
>972km or 604 mile range, but probably bit less due to added weight
The thought makes me hard. Would this work?

>>17459605
>getting erections from scooters
When did you tell your parents that you are gay?

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>>17459619
Scoots a gud.

>>17459619

>NC750X
>scoot

I mean it's not a particularly impressive bike sure but it's not a scoot.

>>17459628
It's got an automatic transmission and designed for commuting - it's a scooter

>>17459631

They come in manual too. By your logic the Africa Twin is also a scoot.

>>17459619
>>17459623
>>17459628
Damnit people I'm talking about having a huge range here by converting a storage area to another fuel tank. Pick any bike with a storage area and do the maths.

Also,
>not scooter configuration
>optional automatic shifting
>huge range
>reliable
>cheap
>endless low end torque
This makes me gay, but in the less used sense of the word.

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>>17459634
It isn't?

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>>17459644

No, that's not an NC750X, that's an X-ADV.

This is an NC.

>>17459636
The Suzuki across would probably do even better, given it's 250/400ccs

Honda a shit

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>>17459650
Just checked it out, the NC750X actually has lower fuel consumption, a bigger fuel tank and a bigger storage area.

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>>17459654
Rude!!

>ride a scooter
>nobody greets me while riding
>buy a motorcycle
>everyone riding a motorcycle greets me

Feels good.

Anyways, why exactly should I pull the lever of the carburetor down while starting the motorcycle?

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>>17459670
That's because anyone with a driver's license can ride a scooter. They're not part of the community. Truckers wouldn't greet anyone pulling a gardening trailer either.

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>mfw the first person comes on monday to look at my bike after having it for sale for 2 months

>>17459670
Its called the choke. My understanding is that its used to increase the amount of fuel compared to air. It is needed because fuel doesn't evaporate well in cold engines and it will stick to all the parts that are still dry.

>>17459670

How do you own a motorcycle and not know what a choke is?

>>17459673
Home of the brave, land of the free.

>>17459686
I've owned a motorcycle for less than 24 hours now.

>>17459700
I take it you don't live in the developed world? My instructor taught me what most of the parts on the bike are for.

>>17459700

I assume you have a license? If so you should know this kinda thing.

>>17459707
probably the US

>>17459707
>>17459708

I live in Switzerland.

In here you get a temporary license that lasts 4 months until you do a riding course that takes 3 days.

Until then I can just ride my motorcycle with a blue and white L near the license plate.

>>17459711
>schweizer
>schwer minderbemittelt

wundert mich kein bisschen

>>17459711
Would have thought the Swiss would be more strict on licensing, considering how bitchy they are about having an original exhaust/not producing too much noise.

>>17459714
How are you supposed to own a motorcycle then?

Go ride the instructors motorcycle every once in a while until you pass the exam? That's shit.

>>17459711
I'll never get the logic behind learner plates. What's the fucking point of sending learners onto the road by themselves before any courses or tests? Isn't the entire purpose of a license to teach and test learners before they get to drive by themselves?

>>17459718
What's the point of NOT being able to own a motorcycle and having to pass an exam with just a couple of hours riding some sort of riders school motorcycle that you have to rent for a couple of hours every week?

>>17459717
Here you can't ride a bike without a licensed instructor before you have your license.

>>17459720
So the guy just rides with you all the time?

That's shit.

>>17459725
Yeah.

It's a bit shit, but he does teach you a lot.

>>17459719
If the motorcycle is provided by the driving school it's guaranteed to be road safe. Also through mandatory lessons you'll also get schooling from a professional instead of having to teach yourself. With people teaching themselves you end up with god-awful drivers like the fucking burgers, canucks or aussies.

>>17459732
All the vehicles in Switzerland ARE road safe. There's something called the MFK which checks the vehicles for any problems before you are even allowed to drive or ride them.

>>17459737
no

>>17459656
Only because the across can rev to fuck and back, while the NC is limited to 6k
If you shortshift it the cc difference will be massive

>>17459737
So every time you get on your bike, you have to get the MFK involved?

>>17459732
and, of course, the swiss

>>17459737
But how are you going to get the bike to the inspections if you're not skilled enough or licensed to ride it yet? :^)

Also I'm pretty sure that driving school vehicles have a much shorter interval for inspections here in Germany, and having broken vehicles would hurt their business so it's in their interest to provide immaculate vehicles to their customers.

And the point about a qualified professional teaching you still stands.

>>17459746
That's the job of the garage or seller.

Of course nobody is going to take a brand new KTM Duke with 0 kms to the MFK, but for used vehicles it's pretty much the standard.

Basically you have 4 months until you do the course required to extend the license to 12 months.

>>17459719
Why make surgeons practice under expert supervision BEFORE starting surgery? How will they learn?

>tfw rode a cumulative year with no license, a couple of months even uninsured and the state is OK with it
But please hans, go ahead
Tell me how spending 2500€ for a license is acceptable

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Will I get laughed at if I get crash bars? Are crash bars are a suitable and comfortably place for mounting highway pegs? Will I get laughed at for mounting highway pegs on crash bars?

>>17459758
depends on the bike

>>17459758
Just do it. Why the hell not?

>>17459758
Yes, but only because you asked for permission.

>>17459755
Come back when a relative gets rekt because some untrained fucker was allowed to drive around.

>tfw first time changing oil on my own
It was fun doing it with dad but now I feel like a big boy.

What sort of bike do I want for a 60 mile round commute in all seasons/weather?

I've narrowed my choices down to VFR800, FJR1300, F800ST or R1100GS.

Comfort and reliability are the only things I care about, I don't mind if the bike is heavy.

>>17459773
>drive
Oh no, you can't do it with a car, only a bike

>>17459814
bmw, every day, all day

>>17459758
crash bars are sensible

>bike gets in a crash/falls over
>its totally fine, levers might be a little bent otherwise its still perfectly usable

Whereas:

>crash without bars
>its totalled

>>17459820
which bmw, the F800 or R1100?

>>17459814

FJR is probably best if you're a bit shorter and plan to stay on the road and don't want any off roading. Has the best wind protection etc, shortly followed by the GS, with which you get offroad ability, but you need to be a bit taller.

>>17459814
>>17459820
>BMW
>reliable
The comfiest will be the one better suited to your butt, you'll have to sit on them and see

>>17459825
I am 6'1, is that a bit too tall for an FJR?

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>>17459821
Yeah, but what about highway dildos?

>>17459824
honestly, both are pretty good bikes, but the Gs is probably better as an all around commuter. It has a lot of torque, endless configuration possibilities and it will actually get you anywhere

>>17459829
Unless you bought a sportbike i can't see why you're so autistic about it

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>>17459832
I'm autistic about everything, thanks for asking.

>>17459827

Nah you'll be fine, my gf's dad had one and he's in the 6ft range and he was fine on it.

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>>17459821
As long as you don't have a retarded engine format :^)

>>17459840
Clearly that's a badly designed crash bar then, or the guy was simply utterly unlucky and hit a rock exactly with the cylinder head.

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Yesterday 2 years ago.

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>>17459901

>>17459901
schwul

>>17459906
Nö du.

>>17459907
ne du

Oh shit I'm starting to fall for the adventure bike meme

>that road presence
>that comfort
>that rugged look and reliability
>that versatility

I always wanted a sport bike/sporty tourer but now its just starting to make more and more sense to get an adventure bike.

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>>17459933
if my mind wasn't set on a sportbike as a second bike, I'd immediately buy one of the mid-sized ADV bikes that are on the market right now, like the F800GS or the Africa Twin

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>>17457696
Would someone please give me, someone who thinks bikes look very pretty but has no measurable knowledge on them, a quick run down? Would be perfect if you could compare them to car brands. Racing bikes only, like Ducati and the Ninja I was told to love as a child.

Pic related. Love these

>>17459941
And I mean stuff like performance and handling for your buck. Cheers

>>17459941
piss off

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>>17459936
>blocks your path

>>17459941
lurk more faggot

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>>17459948
What a cool kid you are

>>17459933
>road presence
way to be a flaming faggot
did a BMW salesman suck your dick or why are you gobbling up his marketing bullshit?

how do I learn how to corner like a pro without risking to end up in the wrong lane and getting run over but also without paying a lot for courses on race tracks?

>>17459962
git gud

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>>17459950

>>17459953
Also very original. I hate bike cunts on the road and on /o/ now thanks to you 2 triggered sods

>>17459962
just take your time and if it feels unstable ease off the throttle and bring it back up again

Why do you feel the need to 'corner like a pro' you faggot

>>17459956

T. Scooter man

>>17459941
If you want a benchracing startkit
>s1k is the quickest (or at least was)
>h2r is the fastest
>busa is the niggest
>RSV4 handles the best
>r1M has the best gadgets

>>17459941
ninja 250 is best

>>17459941
wr125

>>17459933
Enjoy your garbage road handling just so you can go down a dirt road twice a year and pretend you're an adventuroous explorer.

>>17459992
have you ever actually ridden an adv bike?

>>17459992
>wide bars
>garbage handling

that's where you're wrong kiddo

the wider the bars, the easier it is to handle.

>>17459821
wrong
>crash without crash bars
>rashed up fairings. No problem because fairings are all cosmetic.

>crash with crash bars/frame sliders
>all the impact is focused onto one point, cracking the frame and possibly the engine as well

>>17459994
Anything with a 21 front will handle like shit on road

>>17459997
you've never crashed before have you?

>>17459996
This is the same retardation that banned sportbikes from pikes peak
If you we're right you'd see one piece bars in motoGP, cretin

>>17459966
Why don't you read some magazines or one of the countless articles on that precise subjects?
Why do you feel you are entitled to spoonfeeding?

>>17459998
good thing your experience with shitty dirt bikes reflects every bike's performance

>>17459974
What, not wanting a pigfat boat of a bike implies I ride a scooter?

meet me on the toge I'll rek you son

>>17460000
only off-road because i'm not a shitlord

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>>17460004

Think about what you said and what you are comparing pajeet

>>17460006
because americans think theyre hot shit and everything revolves around them

>>17460008
Oi, nigger
If a 145kg bike handles bad on tarmac why should a 300 one do better?

>>17460014
and there it is

>>17460014
More pressure on the contact patch.

Can I escape my feelies if I do enough wheelies?

>>17460014
because it is designed for road use. Weight is moot.

>>17460017
And more weight for that contact patch to be kept from sliding.

>>17460012
Shorter bikes CLEARLY give you better control, no doubt about it
Wide bars are run on dirtbikes and stuntbikes because they give you better leverage, which is needed when you're wading through mud or balancing 250kilos on your front wheel

>>17459970
because it is the very reason I bought a motorcycle in the first place

>>17459975
This is perfect. Cheers mate

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So, I could either get a CBR 600F4 without ABS or a Yamaha FZ6/Suzuki GSR600 with ABS

I want to spend around 3500€, and ABS is a really cool safety feature to have, but the CBR is such a sexy and fast bike

shit

>>17460006
I don't think I'm entitled to it but why the fuck not try? I would gladly answer if it was the other way around. Move on with your life you sad, sad fuck.

>>17460013
Call me American again and I will do everything within my power to track you down and jab you with a flathead screwdriver. In the eyeball.

>>17460029
ABS on a bike is a pain m8
It robs you of braking power and makes your rear a wobbly mess

>>17460032
Sure, why not try?
But you threw a tantrum when you didn't get the response you wanted, which sounds like self-entitlement to me.

>>17460034
that's not the impression I had when I rode my mate's ABS bike back to back to my non-ABS bike

I felt I could brake much more confidently into corners and the bike didn't skid around as much, especially in the rain

>>17460018
I'm hoping to find out too ;_;

>>17460037
Yeah I wasn't actually upset if you care to know. 2 of you were though. But I've got a bench now. Cheerio

>>17459695
I don't live in redneck land so I don't care. Everyone one of them sound inbred as fuck.

t. USofA

>>17460091
but they're still Americans

>>17459673
Cops in america are such shit lmao

>>17460143

>>17460143

>>17460143

>>17458066
just take off all that expensive gear

>>17459508
>grill sits on my bike
>we ride around the city
>do stuff
>doesn't lead to anything
>tfw still no gf
kill me

>>17459755
>Took two day MSF course
>Went to DMV
>They gave a me a license because I did the MSF without dying
>Bought bike

murica