[Daily Bike Thread - /dbt/]

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>>17494221
BIKES

POST EM!

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>>17494248
MN bro?

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>>17494229
Postan for the Xth time :^)

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>>17494229
REPOSTAN

>>17494253
Aye, '82 Honda CM250C in Roseville.

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How much would it really cost suzuki to put a decent swingarm on this pos.

>>17494257
>tfw your ninja has never been the subject of a 40 man gang bang

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>>17494229
Moments before I spilled my spaghetti

>>17494269

They need to fix the fact that it's a pigfat gutless sack of shit. It's a 750 that falls short of the standard 600s.

>>17494221
>no map
>no a2 bikes
>no crashtest
>no helmets
Shitty op

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>>17494229

Was fitting bar end mirrors today but got no decent shots with them on, so here it is with the bar ends off waiting for them.

>>17494299

Huh, don't know why that's showing sideways, shows right way up everywhere else, oh well.

>>17494292
Fuck, I didn't even notice.

Thanks for pointing it out, famalam.

>>17494221
/dbt/ map (never updated):
>https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?msa=0&mid=1YwqbzbdRjMAItdOZPktcND3Nr98

Benchrace your buttocks:
>http://cycle-ergo.com

Benchrace your helmets:
>https://sharp.dft.gov.uk/

Benchrace in general:
>http://crash.net

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post storage space on your baiks
bags look ugly and make the bike look huge n bulky

>>17494323
There used to be a waterproof bag inside the left hand fairing for an insurance card or what not, but it is long gone.

>>17494302
4chan deletes the exif data that contains the orientation of the photo

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SAM REMINDER!
SuperAmeriMeet is happening from July 20th through 23rd at Cherohala Mountain Trails Campground. Anyone from the thread is welcome to show up, even if you didn't sign up, as there is a lot of open space at the site

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>>17494229

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>>17494372
I recently sat on one of those and I must say its a nice as fuck bike.
Color me jealous.

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>Literally the greatest thing ever written on a production bike
>not OBRUT

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Redpill me on the FZ10 bros

>>17494393
johnny five is alive! BRRAAAPP

>>17494393
Rework all the bodywork and it could be good.

>>17494393

It's as good a bike as it is ugly, i.e absolutely fucking hideous but a superb bike to ride.

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I want to buy a bike but it has this skull on the sides of it

It's not bad is it?

>>17494417

I saw the bike, I see you're in the UK, if you get a bike with that on, you're dead to all of your fellow countrymen.

>>17494417
Use a heat gun and peel off the stickers. Use that as an argument to lower the price.

>>17494393
looks better in reality, sounds superb.

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>>17494221
I see you and raise.

Thats "Pure 2 Stroke Spirit" on the tail..

beneath the track rash from my lowside on 10 year old jdm tires :)

>>17494421
Ah! I see he ended it and then put it back on

>>17494417
Spooky Skeleton

>>17494429
National Socialist Skeleton

>>17494421
>>17494422
>>17494435
Pussies, it's not like it's a swastika

>>17494417
SS Panzer Division Totenkopf
The emblem is mirrored for some reason.

>>17494442
I don't know the meaning, it just looks retarded.

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>>17494229

Got a new baiku, my first baiku.

On the fence about removing the those wheel striping stickers though. Looks cheap.

Any thoughts /dbt/ ?

>>17494463
Wheel stripes are neat

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>>17494463
Fucking noice m8.

I wish they would bring the Tiger Sport to the US.

Have a pic of my old 1050

>>17494481
Neat, i'll have that.

What's going on with that stovepipe by the way.

nobike noob here
why are the front tires usually thinner than the rears

>>17494517
easier to rotate

>>17494517
Google it you lazy shit.

hey boys, looking to get my first bike and I found a used CBR250 with 5k miles on it for $2.5k. only 19, so the insurance might be shit for a while, but should I go for it?

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>>17494516
Remus Powercone

Godly sound but if you have panniers it'll cook whatever's in the bottom of the right one kek.

>>17494517
Why are the rear tires larger than the front ones on a RWD high performance car?

Anyone else have the balls of feet/just the tip toes on the footpegs?

I find its more stable and easier to control like this.

What's the deal with why a dingy little cbr 250rr looks so good and all other new hondas so bad.

And airplane food, what about that

>>17494417
Buy it and ride it with pride

>>17494556
It looks alright, but I don't like how angular and edgy it is. The 600 is still their best looking baiku.

>>17494542
Nice,

she treat you right while you had her?

>>17494551
I was told that's how its supposed to be done with most of your weight on the balls of your feet to get your bikes suspension to work properly

>>17494540
guess so,

beats fiddling with carbs on the ninja, and those new 300's go for a bit more i reckon.

Maybe get a duke 390?

>tfw I only weigh 58kg so it doesn't take much power for the bike to move when I ride it

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>>17494577
Not quite, anon. Not quite.

>>17494621
>tfw 125kg
>bike pulls hard anyways
>>17494638
That looks great, but I have a thing for sport bikes. I never even looked twice at the stock cb1100, it's amazing how chrome ruins the looks of a bike.

>>17494638
>air cooled inline four
Does it melt in traffic?

>>17494650
>it's amazing how chrome ruins the looks of a bike
Literal shit tier opinion. The only reason not to have chrome on a bike is if it's a motorsport machine and will get scratched up anyway.

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>>17494600
The only issue I ever had with it was the front sprocket nut coming loose. On the old ones they didn't torque it right or something from the factory so you just have to torque it to spec and it's good. Happened to me on a trip, came loose but not off. It'e a huge nut so I had no tools to fix it and it was fine for the rest of the trip just made a little knocking noise occasionally.

Oh and the plastic brake reservoir eventually got brittle and cracked so I replaced it with the Triumph aluminum one.

I kinda miss the big triple desu

Where can i get a mechanic's onesie?

>>17494618
>duke 390
damn, those look pretty nice but is the insurance or maintenance better than the CBR? can't find anything lower than $3.4k used on cycletrader, and they're going for more on Craigslist.

>>17494573
>pride
You mean Ehre, you fucking casul.
>>17494442
>it's not like it's a swastika
No, it's just an SS Totenkopf.
Retard.

>>17494682
What you got now?

Big triple is lovely, pulls like a stabbed ape. And a nice big powerband.

>Brake reservoir

That's how they get you. Those triumph accessoires are hella expensive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3CJAlncJ98

Fuck, these were cool.

>>17494731
Probably not but they did ok in the 50.000 mile endurance test by Motorrad mag. Look it up.

Is it possible to remove an oil pressure switch without draining the oil?

>>17494723
It's called a speed suit. Or a romper if that's more your thing.

>>17494542
You forgot to add that it sounds fucking GLORIOUS m8.

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>>17494747
They truly are. I actually bought a Rizoma one to save a couple bucks but the plastic reacted with the brake fluid [on a brake fluid reservoir?] and cracked leaving me to improvise a reservoir during a trip. SO I decided to just shell out for the Triumph one.

I have this now. It fits my riding better but on the highway hauling ass I always miss the 1050.

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>>17494279
Kek.

Gonna have to tell the gf she she bought a bukkakebike.

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>>17494771
I thought I covered that with godly sound but I suppose it can be reiterated kek. I still want a hexacone for the 800 but man they are $$$$$

>>17494747
Here's my improvised brake fluid reservoir.

>>17494798
I didn't think there was quite enough explanation for the sound. kek

>>17494427
lol @ 10 year jdm's.
My old kr-1s had 11 year old Dunlop's on it when I bought it. I also rode them at the track...luckily I didn't crash. They still had plenty of grip tho.

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>>17494798
That's not even half bad.

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>>17494229

I have been waiting on an exhaust for a month now on this piece of shit.

>>17494253
>>17494267
duluth checking in

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Anyone here has experience with Yamaha TDM 900?
Sold my bike and thinking of buying TDM

>first sunny day in a month
>Going to hit canyons for a few hours
>Getting new music on Spotify
Life is good

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>>17494845
It worked out pretty well. I considered keeping it on there.

>>17494826
I wish I would have done an exhaust vid with a proper mic.

Damn I need an exhaust for the 800

>>17494765
For anybody wondering, it is possible, no oil leaked out.

>>17494923
Good job Anon.

>>17494903
I remember there was a huge safety issue with this bike, something along the lines of the front wheelrandomly losing traction, but they might have fixed it after the 850

>>17494932
I still have a low oil pressure light at idle though so I kinda wanna throw myself off the nearest bridge

>>17494950
What bike, year, mileage.

>>17494919
Yeah; my GoPro (RIP) couldn't catch enough of it when I was pulling chase one the way back up Sunspot Highway. I'll try to dig up those clips; I remember one of your filenames from that day was "defs_not_speeding.webm" or something similar. Lol

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>>17494956
Yep kek. Last time I rode up sunspot it was on the KDX after that hard crash and failed attempt to finish the Rim Trail.

>>17494972
Oh yeah I didn't have a GoPro yet. You had me in your mirrors on your cam.

>>17494903
yeah

amazingly comfortable and got plenty of power for everything you ever need. Quite heavy though.

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>>17494994
Yeah I have a couple webs from that day

>>17494954
Tuono, 2007, and 42 000km

Runs fine besides that though, might throw in a new oil filter and oil and see if that solves anything.

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this

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or this?

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>>17495029
>>17495032
This.

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>>17495040
>>17495029
>>17495032


no, this

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>>17495060
No this

>>17495029
>>17495032
Tuono, what the hell kind if question is that?

>>17495073

cute baiku

>>17495029
>>17495032
take them both for rides and see what you like more if you can

they make about the same power but tuono will have way more low torque and is lighter

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>>17495080
Thanks friend. My favorite purchase of the last 3 months

>>17495086
what was your favorite purchase ever?

>>17495092
My first cx500

;_;

>Cleaned out Brake Master Cylinder after brakes started to drag
>Won't get any lever pressure, only a small dribble comes out the bleeder for the MC when I bleed it
>Have already tried for the last hour mainly focusing on the bleeder at the MC, no issues with bleeder at front left and right caliper.

fuck, am i doing something wrong

>>17495145
Did you bench bleed the master? Also try holding your finger over the outlet for the bleeder until fluid squirts out

>>17495145
Maybe you fucked up when you had it apart for cleaning?

Should I even consider a duel-sport if I don't really plan to do much off roading?
I live in Texas and in my area I'm either in the city 85% of the time (Austin) and on country roads once a month or so.

>>17495216
>holding your finger over the outlet for the bleeder until fluid squirts out
LEWD

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>>17494229
Triple a good

>>17495080
No, this cute.

>>17495060
WE

>>17495386
WUUUUUUUZ

>>17495398
niggers

>>17495402
NNNNNNNNNN

>>17494266
is that dirt bike for a first timer?

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https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/can-a-wrecking-crew-rebuild-american-flat-track

>Indian returns to flat track after 60 years and humiliates Harley in their first year
>Indian understands what racing means for a motorcycle company and aren't going to whore their name out like Harley
>Indian will bring back performance to the USA
>Indian will hire Erik Buell and build American superbikes
>you will see Indian turn Harley into their bitch in your lifetime
Truly we live in the best timeline.

>>17495466
For a second I was in /pol/ mode and thought
>designated shitting tracks

i bought a ninja 300 (ABS model) for $7k usd 2day... howd i do

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>>17495466
>Inb4 Erik Buell figures out a way to bankrupt the entire Polaris company.

>>17495404

SHIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET

>>17495466
If indian makes a competitive fully faired bike that is reliable and looks nice I'd be happy to buy it

>>17495466
i'd buy an indian super

>buy old truck thinking I could do a little work and turn it into a good little bike hauler
>the more I take apart the worse I realize it is
>trying to do any work to fix all the dumb shit the previous owner did is a royal pain in the dick
Now I remember why I like working on bikes but hate working on cars

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>>17495487
>Company:"Eric, these bikes are great but we really need to scale down some parts because these are going to be far too expensive
>Eric:"Hold my beer"

>>17495477
Damn that seems a tad high.

I got a 2014 ninja 300 abs for a grand total of around 3500.

That included a year of insurance and taxes.

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>>17495538
Anything with a previous owner has the potential to be like that

>>17495477
awfully

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>>17494221
GPS didn't do a good job of logging the whole trip. 2 more days in bay and then off to nevada.

Who's out riding right now?

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>>17495477
>ninja 300
>7k usd
why

>>17495538
I am looking for a bike hauler rig, I decided on finding an old conversion van and gutting it.

It seems every truck under 3k around me is on the verge of some kind of truck death.

Has anyone ever seen a short school bus conversion work?

>>17495477
I was dumb and bought my ninja 300 new for 5600 OTD, 7k is redonk lad

>>17495477
seems like you misspelled fz-07

>>17495477
>7k for a used 300
fucking lel

>>17495477
>epicbro
I take it this will be the last time I see this trip

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This here's my piglet there are many. Others like it but this one is mine.

>Cruzing down a road that changes from an 80 to a 60
>Always just kindof ease off the throttle and slowly get down to like 65
>See a motorcycle cop on the side of the road like 50 meters after the 60 sign
>Look at him and give him a nod as I rise by, then look down at speedo
>Tfw doing 85 in a 60
Cop just nodded back and gave 0 fucks, but my ass puckered a little bit

>>17495833
tfw no sexbee 12

>tfw couldn't find any lightly used knobbies on craigslist for $15
>spent $50 on a new K760 front tire

>>17495833
>shop around for buells
>8k and above for all conditions
fucking sucks mane

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Baiku 1/2

>>17495881
the fuck?https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/search/dak/mcy?query=buell

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>>17495680
>Has anyone ever seen a short school bus conversion work?

Fuck that noise. You will be into that shit for thousands before you have what u want. Get pic related instead. Doesn't have to be a merc, any sprinter van will work and there are millions of used ones for sale the world over.

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Baiku 2/2

>>17495881
I picked up my little xb12r with factory installed race ecm + BUELL race exhaust + track stands + ecmspy and cables to tune her myself + fresh pilot tires + (500 bucks ish in spare parts) for exactly $3500.

>>17495885
>>17495899
vnice

>>17495901
And she's only got 18,000 miles on her and for a vtwin that's nothing to be scared of.

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>>17495885
>F4i
>not beat to shit
>in 2017
How unusual

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Fuck it Baku 3/2

>>17495899
holy mother of chicken strips

>>17495905
>>17495907
Thank you. 2002 with 18k now. Bought it with 15 in March. Clean down to the last nut and bolt and it gets ridden as it should, not locked away for weekends.

>>17495938
Lol no that's where it touches the dirty garage floor, but thanks for playing.

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>>17495939
>and it gets ridden as it should
I bet you don't even jump it u noob

>>17495944
post better photo of them you liar

>>17495948
No Webm on iPhone. Or I'm just too stupid to download different browser. YouTube?

>>17495939
how much did it cost tho?

>>17495950
New pilot powers now so no evidence one way or another. : P

>>17495959
I had a dream last night where I could open webbums with my iphone. I thought it was real until I tried to open a webbum while dicking around at work, imagine my disappointment

>>17495962
$2700. Probably a bit much for an 02 but with a full service history, flawless plastics, and only a couple tasteful mods like fender eliminator, mirrors, and screen I couldn't resist. Everyone keeps telling me to hold onto it because of the crazy amount of miles they can reach if taken care of. Some jack hole out there has 300k on original powertrain.

>>17495969
how convenient

>>17495987
Convenient as a rear tire blowout at triple digits on nyst.

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>>17495984
I don't think that's too bad of a deal. I never see them less than 2k unless they're missing a bunch of parts. I've ended up spending about $2500 on mine in total.

>>17496010
Yours still looks good though. Year and mileage? Also auto CCT or manual?

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>>17496030
01 - 34k miles. Bought it with 29k. It looks good from about 10 feet away or from camera shots so long as I don't emphasize the weird shit. Biggest annoyance is those gaps between the front fairing and the panel that goes under the bars. Most be chink fairings or really fucked up from crashes because they don't fit right.

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>>17496030
oh also mcct

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>>17496087
Yeeee

>>17496087
>>17496067
Probably still runs like new though. Is that an upgraded radial front master I see? I've been considering the same because of the sponginess of the front brake feel. All fluids flushed including brake fluid and although having clean high temp fluid helped a bit i have to have my lever set to its furthest setting or I feel like it's going to touch the grip from all the sponge

>>17495977
Fucking ios cucks lol

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Btw that panel seems to fit differently every time I put it on because of the ram air covers having multiple bolts, grommets, and a hook. My advice is leave front and side fairings loose and bolt the covers in first to draw them in making sure they hook under tank and the side hook slides forward and goes into the side fairing. That hook not going in the notch will leave a gap

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>>17496152
no, stock master. I have the opposite problem lol. The brake lever feels like squeezing a wooden block once I get past the huge deadzone at the beginning of the travel range.

I had swapped on a radial master from a ZX6R at one point and it worked great just after bleeding but I ended up going back to stock because somehow air kept finding its way into the master cylinder.

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Rate my Yamahammer

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>>17494257
This guy gets it

>>17496200
This shit is why i want a naked bike

>>17496267
Hardley a Davidson/10

>>17496224
Oh I saw the swapped master in that one picture

>>17494356
>super
>Maybe 3 people will show up
Hmmmmmmm

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>>17495466

>>17496267

You mean Yamamahot

>>17496353
You mean Yamahog

>>17496267
>engine and chassis design that compromises literally everything for looks and branding
>not the brand that makes the looks cool in the first place

it's like paying for a sportscar with a leaf spring suspension only it's a mazda instead of a chevy

>>17496267
Cruiser bro/10. <3

>$1 600 for an used engine for my bike
that's a rip, right? 10 year old 1000cc twin

>>17495661
Man did you pick the wront time to paas through here, it was 109 today in Sac-o-tomatoes.

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>>17496321
Funny because I actually work at a Harley place and financed it through harley.

Also it's a 250

>>17496383
What fucking bike?

How can you faggots not add this simple piece of information when you are looking for a price check.

>>17494463
I like the look of them. That single sided swing arm is neat.

What's with how much people seem to insist on how you absolutely need a dual sport or ADV bike as your first bike any time living on or near gravel roads get brought up, even if 99% of your driving is going to be on regular paved roads?

>>17496513
The real question is why do you care what the internet says

>>17496534
>why do you care that most people are giving out shit advice to people trying to research their first motorcycle purchase
Gee, I wonder.

>>17496547
>4chan
>actual advice
Nah son

>>17496569
>there can't be serious discussion on 4chan
And that's why this site is shit now days. Also, the problem isn't limited to 4chan.

>>17496583
I've been here a very very long time. It's always been shit.

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Are there any particularly good roads for riding in Georgia?

>>17496513
sport bikes literally can't leave pavement or you'll die

>>17496592
no

>>17496591
Haven't been on /o/ much, but /k/ used to have higher quality discussion with more knowledgeable posters than most gun forums sans the ones about niche subjects.

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>>17496594
its true

>>17496618
>>17496618
protip

ride through ruts, not alongside of them

>>17496647
Ruts were that gunky tidal/swamp mud shit. Learned the hard way earlier on that ride.

>>17496617
K was pretty great before Sandy hoaks

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How are you gonna change the spark plugs? Adjust the valves? What is your pillion going to hold on to? Where do you strap your bag down? How will you clean the chain on long trips? Are those tires gonna grip in the wet?

>toy bikes

>>17496670
lift the tank, like you do with every engine that doesn't stick out the side
lift the tank, again.
on the tail, bungee cords can wrap around stuff, and you can always bolt a rail on if you are dissatisfied and want something people can't cut off your bike...like everyone else who didn't buy a factory bagger.
you. there is no other acceptable anchor point for passengers. they hold on to you, they move with you, the bike remains stable.
by rolling it around, or just use the stand. wait, you seriously do that more than once a month?
yes, and that has a lot to do with compound. you're not gonna see motoGP-grade rain tires with hyperaggressive tread on showroom floors man. they wear out in like 5 miles.

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>>17496670
>pic related a real bike taking a gentle corner at mind boggling speeds approaching 40mph

just a take a car. you can pop the hood for all your 20,000 mile maintenance items and carry lots of passengers and bags.

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r tech plastics

a shit?

>>17496756
SUOMI :DDDD

>>17495466
I wish theyd whore out the FTR 750 to the masses. That thing cost 50k.

>>17496867
Part of me want a to buy one just to shitpost it on here

>>17496878
Its a bad ass bike, its just got to be a economy of scale thing that they command that price right?

>>17496867
I would love a heavy, lowered dirtbike with no front brakes.

Call it the indian scrambler and slap a 7" bucket with woeful night usefulness on it.

Riding to work Lane splitting
I've seen other bikers turn on hazards while splitting
Turn on hazards and high beams as I split
Bike dies
Wtf
Decide to turn on high beams as I Lane split again
Bike dies
Wtf
Holy shit is my bike turning off Everytime I hit my high beams?
Test it and turn on high beams
Bike dies.
WTF! It is a 1 year old bike.
...
Wait a second, I'm hitting the kill switch not the high beams...
...
I'm an idiot...

That is after 7 years of daily riding...

>>17496882
Sure. If people are willing to pay it they'll charge whatever price.
Im still wanting a fix fairing Indian and an i4

>>17496900
>hit kill switch while in motion

wat

>>17496900
Lesson learned: Don't use your kill switch to turn on your high beams.

>>17496900
These things happen.
>Get new bike
>Go on four hour ride
>Stop for gas
>Won't start
>Wtf
>Keep trying
>Convinced it's a dud
>Call old owner and complain
>Realize kick stand was down... Never been so dumb in 5 years of riding.
>Texted old owner and said it had overheated and was fine now

What's the best way to conceal a shotgun in your car?

>>17497019
Up your bum

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Would /dbt/ recommend a 2011 BMW G650GS w/9000 miles for $3600?

Pic related, no issues, clean title.

>>17497019
under-hood mount.

run a cable to the clutch pedal for the trigger mechanism. use a ratcheting mechanism for pulling the trigger that only works every several clutch presses so it doesn't out itself as a gun-car on startup.

and then loan the car to your favorite auto enthusiast

>>17497039
>not a boxer
>chain drive
>BMW

Don't do it

>>17497005
something similar
>Buy used bike, had carb issue but owner took care of it before selling.
>Ride all over fucking town.
>Bike dies on freeway, have to pull over on overpass.
>Electricals work, hm.
>put kickstand down.
>switch to reserve, kinda near guestimated milage.
>Bike won't crank.

Took me awhile of just sitting there in anger before I put 2 + 2 together.

are bmw bikes really that good or are they like the cars where ppl just buy it for the polish and brand recognition

>>17497059
BMW bikes came before BMW cars
BMW bikes came before all modern motorcycles and made american bikes of the day look like janky mopeds (they were)

>looking for bike recommendations
>"this bike is too small for a person of normal height (at least 6'2")"
>"this bike isn't properly sprung for an adult man (200+lbs), preload doesn't help"

Why do so many fat danes like motorcycles?

>>17497059
the boxers are mostly boring shit for old men.

but they are technologically outstanding.

>>17497065
Bmw started making cars in 1916
Bmw started making bikes in 1923

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>Buy this
>headlight is actually garbage at being a light
>see a new model with the ugly alien light
>it actually lights up the road

Maybe it's not all memes and you can't really get a good projector out of a bucket?

>>17497084
BMW bikes: 1921
BMW cars: 1928

asks if they are good
get told they are old and technologically advanced
wew
e
w

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>>17497090
My angry ant lights are amazing

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Is gud bike?

>>17497118
T U O N O

>>17497119
Can't get one used here. Maybe when I'm 25+ and won't get raped on bike insurance, as the speeding tickets will be gone by then.

>>17497118
I swear aprilia poured lead into the frame of that bike for some reason

>>17497131
What's the wet weight? 480lb?

That's not much when you're used to 520. A little weight helps in crosswinds.

Also it's probably because it's cheaper

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>>17497138
>Implying you could feel the difference between a tank and another tank

>>17497138
It's still a gud bike, just not as good as the
T U O N O

I'm currently on a restricted licence and ride an 11hp 125 motorbike

but Sunday week i'll be getting my full bike licence... hopefully...

now a 125cc bike is perfect for the city, i'm only getting a big bike so i can ride in the mountains with some friends.

Should i own two bikes? like a big bike for fun and a small bike for city riding? maybe even a scooter or honda cub for city riding? or would something like a cb400 be fine for city riding? or maybe some kind of 250 would give me a good balance?

>>17497154
If the difference between 520 and 450 feels like switching to a bicycle, then goigg from 520 to 480-490 should still be a huge upgrade

Italian bikes go for cheaper than I should where I live because there's no dealer network to speak of and people just don't trust italy. Jap bikes under 10 years old, however, sell for near their MSRP unless crashed or riced, especially typical "adult owner" bikes like nakeds.

>>17496882
It's that price because it is a ground up race bike, it's not a sport bike or "race bike with lights" It's a championship winning race bike right out of the box.

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>>17497118
I habe one
If you want light you can change the exhaust (10-15kg) and drop some trim for carbon
Pic related, the giant ass pan that lives under the tailother than that, really fun bike, make sure to switch to 15/44 or 16/46 gearing for max woolies

Oh and avoid pre-2008 models

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>>17496396

102 was highest it read in San Jose. Leaving for Nevada on Tuesday. Hoping Nevada and Utah are cooler but doubtful.

>>17497283
>avoid pre-2008
y

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>>17497118

Yes.

>>17497119

This guy knows.

>>17497340
Less retarded switchgear
New sensor manufacturer

All in all it's a cheapo tuono, let down by the soft Sachs suspension
A stiffer shock and RSV fork swap nets you a more powerful, way better handling SV

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>>17497108

I like my slightly evolved wasp maybe?

>>17497400
>a

>>17497400
I saw these bikes in the shop today when I was grabbing a part, they looked so damn small for a 175hp monster.

I imagine it's pretty nimble with its small size.

>>17497411
Aprilia employs some sort of voodoo black magic to compress their bikes
They are all super dense, weighing around 200 kg

>>17497411

I'm a manlet so it looks fairly regular to me. The seat pan is also really wide so it actually feels surprisingly tall for what is actually not a very tall bike.

>>17497427
It's really small
Looks like a 300

>>17494481
Is that a mirror on the back? What's it for?

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alright fellas today is the big day, ill add everyone who emailed me to the map.

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>>17497443
Yeee
Can you move me go the other side of Bologna?

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damn, I read the assembly plan upside down

What's with ducati and timing belts?

>>17497427
I can't flatfoot my 07 tuono but I could flatfoot the new ones fairly easily.

>>17497457
My Aprilia has timing chain + timing gears

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>>17497434

>>17497460

I'd say 5'9" and above would have no problem flat footing it, but I'm 5'6" lel.

>>17497457
So you can buy a $1000 tool to strum your belt like a guitar string and make beautiful ducati music.

>>17497461
Aprillia more like Apoorlia

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>>17497404

>>17497467
I'm 5'8

>>17497476
actually pretty gud

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>>17497464
confirmed for never seeing one ever

>>17497487

I own one you dipshit.

>>17497489
post bread on antbike

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>>17497489
Then what the fuck are you on about
It's the smallest peter you can get

>>17497496

Well it's parked next to a Fireblade and S1000RR in my garage and it looks exactly the same size, if not slightly chunkier next to them, so I don't really know what you're getting at. Height wise many bikes are about the same. Hell my friend's CBR500 looks taller than an S1000RR, doesn't mean it looks bigger.

>>17497492

Gibe a few minutes.

>>17496417
>250 V twin.

Hnnng.

That's a Virago, right?

What is the engine like? Can it pull at all?

To me she looks like a big, heavy bike.

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>>17497492

Not much bread left but it's bread. Also S1000RR for comparison. The front fairing is kinda small which does give the illusion of it looking kinda small, but as a whole it's not a particularly small bike.

>>17497514
>>17497514
>>17497514
>>17497514
>>17497514

NEW BREAD

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everyone who sent me an email is added now, if you wanna be added send me a mail but expect some waiting time.

>>17497448
alright

>>17497515
nice breadbox in your golf

>>17497521

>golf

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>>17497507
all the 250 v twins are actually surprisingly light bikes, pic weighs 170kg wet and makes 40hp

>>17494867
Nice baiku

>>17494356
I was planning on being there, but I'm stuck on my ship waiting for a relief. There's always next year, right?

>>17495225
Yes, duel sport is great for Texas.
Easy city riding but we have quite a few dirt roads here and if you wanted to day trip through the national forest or to big bend you could handle those roads easily.

>>17497507
This bike has some of the most roll on power I've seen out of a small displacement bike. I can roll in 5th from 25mph all the way to 75 and it's perfectly happy doing it.

Being a v twin, it has a lot more torque than say, a rebel

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>>17494229

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tfw no baiku

>>17494447
uhm anon...

>>17497516
you're a little premature

>>17495255
Hey Duluth Bro, I was up there last night!

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might be new baiku day
finally found a gsxr that was owned by a white man who did maintenance

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>>17494229

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>>17497090
>buy this
>spend a few bucks and make it stupid bright

shrug

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>>17496097
>Hit 100k Kilos on my V-Strom
>Helmet camera is fucked

>>17494221
Just back from 160 miles on my 125. Longest ride yet, longest time on the bike as well.

My balance is now all sorts of fucked up from balancing on two wheels for that long.

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anyone?

>>17497457

>with the desmo valve actuation (no valve springs) there is very little resistance in the valve train and so very little force required to turn the cams. Thus, you can use a belt where a chain would normally be required. As for any actual advantage of the belt vs a chain, less mass = less inertia = more power under acceleration

>>17498389
>owned by a white man who did maintenance
sounds like the one I just picked up

what year and engine size?

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000KRRARE/ref=mp_s_a_1_5/136-5056941-9204628?ie=UTF8&amp%3Bqid=1499540712&amp%3Bsr=8-5&amp%3Bpi=SL75_QL70&amp%3Bkeywords=duster%2Bcoat&th=1&psc=1
Would pic related be a decent piece of riding gear if I don't want to roast in long sleeves+long pants?

>>17499107
>/DCT/ - Daily Cowboy Thread

I've got one and I wouldn't want to ride in it (nobike scum). I mean yes they're a heavy denim/canvas but they're also soaked in oil and are about as impermeable as a PVC raincoat. Also I'd be concerned about the coattails getting caught on stuff.

>>17499107
Might as well save paramedics the trouble and ride in a bodybag.

Hey /dbt/
How many of your coworkers ride bikes to work?
I've got 8 people here, 9 once I get my bike

>>17497443
OH FUQ NIGGA
I put off mailing you two days ago cause I was thinking of hosting my image on my own server so the link would stay the same but I could swap out the image at will. But then I second-guessed myself looking at the other images; they don't look hardlinked. Do you just ask for a hosted image so you don't risk downloading infected pics as email attachments?

Is the FJR 1300 too much for someone just moving up from a 125? I need a comfortable slab eater.

are we back to this thread?

>>17500025
just practice good throttle control, and keep in mind its going to be a lot heavier than a 125, so some of the habits you developed with such a light bike wont be great for one that might be 2x as heavy.

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>>17494239
you fagtron again with that dumb iron cross
stop it
>>17494221
/dbt/ tell me which is the biggest meme manufacturer and which is the biggest meme bike

>>17500026
i guess i'm to blame
posted before i scrolled to where the new thread was posted because i could see limit hadn't been reached yet
who the fuck makes a new thread almost 100 posts early

>>17500050
did they died?

also who got >>>>17500000

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>>17500050
>Snoozuki
>DRZ 4 hunnit

>>17499621
Double digit numbers of guys ride to work when the weather permits (submariner in washington), all kinds of bikes too. Weapons department has 4 guys who ride groms and a couple liter bikes, navigation has like 6 dudes with enduros and bikes just ride whatever autists ride.

>>17499621
3 scooters
12 or so bicycles

really sad

>>17499621
Everyone I work with in my department has a motorcycle. One guy has 7.

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How we used to tour...

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I like how the CB1100 looks but I'm only 55kg.

>>17500120
and?

>>17500123
I will quite likey drop it and the thing will crush me like a fatty

>>17500136
put crash bars on it

don't let your dreams be dreams anon

>>17500120
Meh, I'm barely heavier than that and it has never stopped me from riding anything from 125s to moronic peoples fucked ass choppers.

>>17500120
If you want a cheap used version that you can not be afraid of breaking get a yamaha XS1100

https://houston.craigslist.org/mcy/6207909414.html

is this a bad buy

>>17500146
What would you say was the heaviest bike you've handled? I found the ER-6Ns I had to learn on to be tricky but manageable after getting used to them. (Wet weight ~196kg)

>>17500165
it looks nice enough, especially for $2k, check it out in person though real thoroughly since a lot of naked/cafe bikes start as crashed bikes.

>>17500165
>>17500183
hold up, no title

>>17500179
>Wet weight ~196kg
You are like a little baby. 210 kg here

>>17500179
Some choppers and touring bikes 270kg+

Look up vids of how to pick up a heavy bike if you are concerned. My second bike ever after a Bandit 400 was a VFR750 that I dummy dumped in an intersection. My brother had to help me pick it up and get it out of traffic. I felt like such an ass. It happens, don't hate yourself.
Get the bike you love. If you dont, you won't stick with the hobby.

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>>17494229
Rate my edgy scoot.

>>17500537
meh, thought it was bigger

The more I rev my engine the less my turn signals blink, they only blink normally at idle and just stay on anywhere past 3k rpm. What gives, I can only find people with the opposite problem.