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When exactly has Suzuki fallen from grace? edition.

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Previously on Daily Bike Thread:
>>17514937
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mt07 a best
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FZ09 gauge cluster a fucking garbage
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I want to get a dualsport that I can take touring. I love going on 10 hour rides, and want to be able to hit the trails or bike through industrial areas that I find.

All my life, my dad talked constant shit about Jap vehicles, saying that they stop supplying replacement parts after a few years, so it's hard to do any maintenance on them cheaply. Obviously this isn't true, but is there any truth to this?

What bike would you suggest for light adventuring? 650l? Something KTM?
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I love Harley's they're the best.
Here's my 20,000$ 85hp 700lb beast
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>>17517820
V-STRONK
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>>17517820
Dis

>>17517835
>Luggage strapped to forks

That can't be a good idea.
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>>17517841
>>17517847

The A-Twin is a pussy magnet, but I just bought a Duke 6 months ago and can't justify the cost.
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>>17517835

Dude get some saddlebags or panniers, that looks absolutely ridiculous and can't be doing much for the already terrible handling.
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who /200mph/ here?
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I'll stand by my point on the OP.
Don't you guys think Suzuki had a lot more courage/ambition back then?
Or am I just looking at the past with nostalgia glasses?
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>>17517862
>You chose poorly.

For AT anon touring the west coast. This is where I was today.
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>>17517900
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So I got a sportbike but after riding for like a half hour my body starts feeling uncomfortable. Is there an optimal position to sit where your back and neck don´t feel like breaking and your wrists want to fall off?
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>>17517915
For comfiest back, rub your balls on the tank and hold the handlebars with your fingertips. For your wrist hold yourself up with your abs and legs by squeezing the tank. Otherwise no, you're on a sport bike, they're not made to be comfortable.
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Any of you metalfags know how frames are made? Just kinda curious if these are all hand welded or how it works. Kinda cool to see
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>cunts stole my bike (again)
>try to claim on insurance
>excess is more than the bike is worth
>find another
>call insurance to swap
>they don't cover it
>£35 cancellation fee
fuckers
I'm buying third party only with no voluntary from now on
it's just a con
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>>17517970
God that looks horrible
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>>17517900
>>17517909

V nice. I love the 390 though, man. It corners like a dream, and I can embarrass squids on the highway.
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>>17517970
>italian
Highly likely handmade
>british
The most expensive ones are handmade
>german
Robots did it
>Suzuki
Welds will crack
>Honda
Shitty, ugly welds
>Kawasaki
It ain't pretty, but it works
>Yamaha
Frame tuned to 432
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>>17517970

I'm an electrician, and I've only dabbled in welding, but that looks like someone didn't have the right amperage set. As for factory, a person might spot weld this or that, but it's largely done by machines. That may have been a human. What bike?
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>>17518009
Shape is japanese
The offset in the middle makes me say Honda, VFR or CBR both had that
Suzuki though has a reputation for shitty front-end welds, so it light be that
How off was i?
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>>17518024
>>17518009
my money is on gxsr
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>>17518009
Gsxr 1000 2003. I have an 02 600 and the frame welds look identical
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>>17518032
>>17518034

OHOOOO

Your eye might just be untrained. Post the other frame at the same joint.
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>>17518007
honda welds are gorgeous
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>Hyosung avitar
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>>17518042
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>>17517970
The welds around the intake slot look good, others are pretty trash tbqh. Definitely hand welded.

This here is machine welded and smooth af
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its sad what have dbt became...
No one is posting, there is no good discussions...
no more faggots...
Its a sad sad place...
>it feels like dad having an alzheimer
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>>17517752
Why does Honda make fat expensive bikes compared to the competition? I've been 'mirin the new CB650F coming out as my second bike someday, but then I see the weight compared to the competition and the overall expense and seems much more expensive. Yes I get that it's a 4cl vs a twin, but is that it? Will I regret getting a pigfat baiku??
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>>17518424
Also I wish BMW made an exciting naked middleweight. The F800R seems pretty boring, ugly and expensive. Surely with the G310R they are looking to add more fun middleweights in their range too?

I don't want a z650 or fz07, please send help.
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>>17518424
>Will I regret getting a pigfat baiku??
Yes and because modern Honda is dogshit
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Had to push start my buddies FZ09 last night. Holy shit that throttle was sensitive did not expect that. Not the best first impression. I do like the position though.
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>>17518024
Probably suzuki. The VIN doesn't start with JH.

The welds on my VFR's frame look gorgeous by the way.

>>17518424
Honda doesn't care about performance outside of their repliracers
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>>17518532
>>17518584
hmm great, thanks anons.

Not so much about performance for me, as I just like a light bike.
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>>17517900
>>17517909
That luggage box looks familiar, did you pass through Hope and/or the Fraser Canyon in BC a few weeks ago?
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>>17518561
Wait til you try to push start a 650 thumper
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>>17518593

What baiku?
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>>17518385
Stop being a nobike and get out like everyone else
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I want this soo bad.

https://newlondon.craigslist.org/mcy/6197412769.html
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>>17518621
better buy it b4 i do
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>that picking up a new bike feeling
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What do u think of the yamaha tw200? I used one for my MSF course and liked it. should buy 1?
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>>17518597
'09 KLX250S.
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>>17517958
So true
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>>17518617
Well fuck you sir,
i would get a bike but i am working in Croatia.
Next month i am getting this >https://www.polovniautomobili.com/motori/10385588/yamaha-szr-660
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>>17518628
>that dropping it right when you roll in to your driveway for the first time feeling
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>>17518632
I think they look like a load of fun but I have a feeling they'd be pretty brutal for any highway riding, and that's coming from a guy who happily rides 2 or 3 hours straight on a 250 on a weekly basis. However, I haven't ridden a TW yet so fuck if I know.
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>>17518593
Ayy fellow BC rider, where you at?

I went through the canyon last year and got snowed on by cache creek in May.
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>>17518635

How is it on the highway?
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Hey dbt i need a bike that autistically screams "cyberpunk"
Perferable one with hub steering or whatever makes the wheel jut straight out from the front. Price is no issue
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>>17518437
The G310R is just an affirmation of BMW's commitment of selling motor vehicles to horrible fucking brown people
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>>17518594
Wait til you try to push start a liter vtwin, only time I've been able to do it was rolling from the top of a steep hill with warm tires
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>>17518671
I can't do it on the 650 single. I have tried on more than 25 occasions and it just won't happen. Tried in every gear 1-4
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>>17518590
Heavy bikes with shit handling are a little more stable on windy highway commutes, so I guess there's that.

The world, dissatisfied with attempts to pass off two cyllinders as "middleweights", was begging for a return of the F4i and something torquey and moderately comfy like a VFR but a little lighter (which couldn't be the VFR without chopping the displaement in half because the engine configuration alone adds like 50lbs). The world got both.

It's only 460lbs anyways and I'm pretty sure most of that weight is just from cost cutting on materials to keep the bike costing less than the 600RR.
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>>17518424
460lbs is not pigfat, especially for a steel frame I4 non-race bike. The steel frame CBR600s and first CBR1000RR weighed that much. The ER6n is 450lbs and that's a P-twin. The FZ07 is just really fucking light but they compromised on other things to do that.
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>>17518651
The canyon is a bizarre world, not surprised one bit. I live near Chilliwack River Valley in the Lower Mainland but spend a ton of time riding around Merritt and throughout the Fraser Canyon.

>>17518655
Not ideal but it doesn't stop me from riding long distance with it. The rider will give up long before the bike does. Low comfortable top riding speed of 110 kmh, thin uncomfortable seat, but on the bright side it's very light, maneuverable, and an absolute blast off road. It's the only bike I've got right now so I've got no problem shrugging off a sore ass if the destination is nice.
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>>17518696
The ER6N is replaced by the Z650 which is about 400lbs, and somewhere thereabouts is the FZ07 and FZ09.
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What honda is selling:
The CBR600RR, probably the most stylish bike on the market that looks like a callback to the NR750, the bike that ended up defining ducati's trademark styling
The VFR800 with extra vtec
An I4 that looks like it spawned from a ninja 650

What people actually want:
A CB400SF with an extra 250cc and styling cues from the grom
The CBR600RR's design with bar risers and the 650F's engine
A vtec-free V4 supersport
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DR650 vs KLR650?
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>>17518748
>73 pound difference
Your choice nigga
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>>17518747
>The CBR600RR's design with bar risers and the 650F's engine
This is what I want from all sport bikes. I don't get why sport-touring bikes always look like shit.
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>>17518754
Because your grandpa wouldn't buy one if it looked like a motorcycle instead of a spaceship and your brother's friend's douchebag cousin wouldn't buy one because it looekd like a sportbike but didn't have the stats to back it up

>wtf 480lbs? who the fuck needs a reinforced subframe!?
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>>17518628
>that feeling when your old shitbike is starting to need a lot more work
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>>17518747
>A CB400SF with an extra 250cc and styling cues from the grom

anon pls I can only be so erect
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>>17518680
protip: jump on the pegs when you pop the clutch to get a bit more traction for that moment
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>>17518712
I just had my summer gear with me too so I had to pull over every 10 minutes and warm my hands up on the engine for the whole morning. Pretty sure I got mild hypothermia or something.

I'm in the lower mainland too, riding to tofino in 2 weeks. I'd like to go to penticton some time this summer if it doesn't burn to the ground.
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>>17518747
>A CB400SF with an extra 250cc and styling cues from the grom
This is what memers tell themselves they want but would never actually buy because it would cost three times as much as a pre-crashed Ninja 300.

New 650F looks a gud
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I passed my MSF course :D

Can't buy a bike for a couple of months since I'll be away on work, though.
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would like to remove the rust from my exhaust but I'm afraid that the rust is the only thing holding it together
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>>17518829
Scrub lightly with SOS pad
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>>17518593
Wasn't me.
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Hello I'm one of the fabled cagers, what do you people do when your naked get rusty? Or do you not let them get rusty?
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>>17518828
congrats, make sure to either pick up a gs500 or a liter bike
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>>17518851
Mine is all aluminum, magnesium, or stainless steel so nothing really rusts on it.
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>>17518748

DR, it isn't even close.
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Where did you go today?
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>>17518871
Planned to go to southport but some cunts nicked me soddin bike didn't they?

No problem. Going to pick up the new hog tomorrow. Looks to be a nice day, and a pleasant ride home.

>RIP Speed Demon (pic)
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>>17518877
Who the fuck would steal that lmao.
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>>17518880
Niggers, theyre clueless
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>>17518880
chavs looking to joyride

kudos to them for breaking the lock and hotwiring it
a lot of effort for a rust bucket with no petrol
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>>17518877
Well that blows, what will be its replacement?
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>>17518890
Nothing special. The first bike I found with an MOT
I'll post a pic tomorrow.

Coincidentally, that's how I got Speed Demon too.
Fucking chavs eh?
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>>17517752
When did Suzuki lose their shit? The head stock weld failures in the TL1000 was pretty embarrassing, but were they shit before that?
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>>17518897
You know what to do anon.
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>some chain links are getting stiff
>countershaft oil seal seeping again
>needs new tires
>shock doesn't feel as firm as it used to
>tfw no mone
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>>17518822
p i g f a t
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Anyone going to be passing through KY early thursday morning on their way to SAM?
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>>17518930
KYStrom? I don't see ur bike in that pic
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>>17518918
not as fat as ur mum
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>>17518939
KYCBR
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>>17518955
I believe there's a guy with a vstrom coming from KY as well
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>>17518963
he's way out east, probably not going the same way as me. I've seen a few anons post screenshots of their route going down I75 through central KY which would be convenient for me.
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>>17517820
>saying that they stop supplying replacement parts after a few years, so it's hard to do any maintenance on them cheaply
It is true. Buying direct OEM is expensive enough as it is. Unless you have a local junkyard, you'll have to rely on third party catalogs of OEM parts and pay ridiculous amounts of money for the dumbest proprietary shit. Strip a 30 cent screw? That'll be $3 because the local hardware store doesn't carry them. Crack your taillight lens? Get out your wallet, that red chunk of plastic is $30+. Now imagine the price for actual engine components.
The alternative is ebay but the prices are only slightly lower than new oem but for a beat up used part.
OEM prices increase even higher as supply drops and you end up competing with people who hoard bike parts so they can ride and repair their bike as long as possible.

Jap bikes aren't worth fixing half the time. That's why junkyards are filled with mountains of them.
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>F4i stunt bike for sale
>not only do they value it as high as an unmolested F4i, but they expect to get paid a premium for a bike that has been thrashed to the ground
craigslist...
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>>17519065
But all that money spent on mods, man. Looks sick, man.
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What bikes out there have single sided swingarms besides the VFR and the Hawk? I like the way they look
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>>17518656
>autistically screams "cyberpunk"
>Price is no issue

say no more
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>>17517752
Suzuki went broke during the 2008 Great Recession. No money for R&D, new bikes, nothing.

t. worked for US Suzuki for 13 years. Laid off 2010
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>>17519090
Lots of Euro bikes. Check out MV Agusta and BMWs
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>>17519090
Pretty much any ducati since the mid-90s
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>>17518642
Another sweet bike that will never make it to the USA. Jelly
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>>17518656
>Price is no issue
Bimota Tesi

Good luck
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>tfw no future bike
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>>17519115
See >>17519113
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>>17518871
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Why do I never see any old harleys on CL? Its always less than 5 years old and 5% under msrp

Are they really such garbage that they dont last that long?
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I think I'm going to try to sell my 2003 DRZ for $2500 and buy a Tuono.
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>>17518656
Supermotos can be ~~shway. Alternatively, your choice of supersport. I'm thinking along the lines of what bike a lawless hacker cyber pagan dude would ride.
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Putting the U in UJM. Pretty steep hill all the way up on shitty old cracked tires. Was easy, even getting down was fine and didn't skid once, babying that rear brake. Block started smoking a bit before I turned back, obviously can't off-road this bike too long because it's air-cooled.
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>>17519115
>read snow crash
>Hiro has futuristic super bike with smart wheels
>want this bike
>bike and smart wheels will probably exist in my life time
Feels good eventually, man.
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>>17519136
People tend to either trade them in for a new one after a year or two, or hold onto them forever.
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>>17519145
>can't off-road this bike too long because it's air-cooled
boii, my DR is air cooled as are a lot of other offroad bikes
it can handle it
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>>17519145
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>>17519139
J O I N U S
What kind of tuono?
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>>17519156
maybe there was oil burning off the headers or something
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>>17519133
Does it have 700 馬力 though
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>>17518656
http://confederate.com/combat

muh dick
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>>17519173
I don't know what that means. Are you coming on to me?
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what bike ~ 1:45 ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG3VcCAlUgE
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>>17519177
horse power
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>>17519183
Looks like a customized BMW R100T
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Someone help me make a list of cheap, fun, fast, non-supersport bikes to look for. Most likely going to have to be in the 2000-2006 range as my budget is around $3500. Not looking for an I4 600 as I'm tired of revving to the moon to go anywhere.
>CB900F / Hornet 919
>ZRX1100/1200
>FZ1?
>SV1000
>TL1000S?

>>17519165
I'll try to snag the 2003 RSV1000 that's up for sale nearby if my bike sells soon enough.
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>>17519156
Your DR has a big fat oil cooler on it too.

Most air cooled bikes only need to be moving about 10mph to be effectively cooled.
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>>17519196
so go faster, cunt

By the way so do most dirt bikes, even water cooled ones.
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>>17519195
get a 70s 2 stroke enduro for maximum fun:cost ratio
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>>17519176
This is the kind of rider that would buy that abomination.
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>>17519210
That's not what I want, nor can I imagine the running costs being cheap.
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>>17519195
>2003 RSV1000
Do sick cunt wheelies at 160kph with me
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>>17519176
"Muh dick" indeed, but for $100K+ I may as well buy a Nissan GT-R.
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>>17519213
it needs fuel, oil, spark plugs, a toolkit and a brick
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>>17518748
DR Is lighter, aircooled, better offroader
KLR is heavier, liquid cooled, better highwayer
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>>17519223
r u in the US?

>>17519232
I don't care for 2 strokes or classic dirt bikes. I asked for fast street bikes, not old enduros.
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>>17519251
>>17519223
stupid question. I should have known by the commie units
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>>17519246
>tfw too short for klr baiku
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>>17519261
too short or too much of a bitch?
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>>17519183
1981 Honda CM400 Hondamatic.
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>>17519251
rd 350 :^)
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>>17519115
>Almost 3 times what a Motogp prototype makes.

Sure thing, anime kiddo.
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>>17519261
Lol, I just sold mine a couple weeks ago to a shorter guy who told me over the phone he had some KLRs in the past, but he freaked a little when he realised my bike was not lowered. He took it anyway, I guess he'll soften the suspension or properly lower it
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>>17519268
i'm very short and my legs are midget sized

i can get on it but stopping normally without a curb is an issue. the new ones are ok, i can one foot but the old ones are significantly taller and fatter
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>>17519100
>tfw alternate dimension has good suzuki with modern katanas
We're truly in the worst timeline.
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>>17519279
was it the same colours as pic related??
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>>17519260
I'm one hour from the border tho
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>>17519100
i live in canada and i saw a """"new"""" suzuki parked at the grocery store and it looked third world

and i'm the autist spamming 70s-90s bikes rn
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>>17519281
you shouldnt expect to 2 foot a dualsport or adv bike.
treat it like a dirtbike, one foot down and a slight slip of the asscheek off the seat to reach comfortably
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>>17519283
Restomodded katanas are cool as fuck.
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>>17519294
I'm a long way south of the border, but if you come to SAM and I'll do willies with you on my 600 tho
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>>17519297
yes i know. i can asscheek tippy toe a newer klr

the older ones fall over
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>>17519304
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>>17519286
nope, mine was a 2002 so grey tank, green plastic and brownish seat
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Hey /dbt/, how can I get faster in corners?

I wanna get as fast as these guys.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lKWqvI7zYw
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>>17519301
Already have plans when SAM is happening, I'd have went if it were west coast.
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>>17519315
oh,
then i don't care
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>>17519336
You truly prefer barbiebike?
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>>17519324
Where is SAM at?
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>>17519342
yes
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>>17519336
R-rude
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>>17519345
tail of the dragon
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>>17519345
Camping at cherohala mountain trails campground, riding cherohala skyway and the tail of the dragon and any other interesting roads in the area
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>>17519134
Neato looks pretty.
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>>17519346
>too short
>barbie bike
r u gril?
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>>17519297
>Tfw over 6'5
>Tfw can flatfoot literally anything
>Tfw will never be able to ride anything but adventure bikes and dual sports without looking absolutely retarded
Feels kinda bad
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>>17519297
>Manlets detected

I put a tall seat on my 1190R and can still flatfoot it in bare feet.

On a cold day I can move my WR450 under me and not drag my ball sack on the seat.
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>>17519387
im 6'2 i just try to put some hope in the minds of manlets m8

>>17519385
CC81 is about your height, he doesnt look doofy on his tiger, tiny people on giant bikes look way weirder
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>>17519319
Speed is a byproduct, focus on good lines and being smooth.
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>>17519385
>dad has a duel sport
>he has short legs
>I can flat foot his bike
>he's jelly
>I prefer my 950 bolt even though it's a little short for me.
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>>17519373
It's hard to not stop and just stare at the new scenery around every fucking corner.
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>>17519196
>Your DR has a big fat oil cooler on it too.
What are you talking about?
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>>17519385
Don't, they are fun as hell, especially after you meme wheel that dirtbike.
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>>17519414
Damn son look at that thicc oil cooler
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>>17519425
None there friendo.
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>>17519414
Oh you have baby DR

sixfiddys have oil cooling.
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>>17519435
Liar
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>>17519394
Yeah, I just feel like I am retardedly tall for a sport bike or anything like that.
>>17519423
I've got a real dirtbike and a meme bike with meme wheels, probably going to look at an older Atwin or something like that as a next bike.
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HD used to make beautiful bikes and I heard they had a crazy level of customizing at the factory. This was before they got BLACKED.
>>17519281
Lowering links and preload adjustments do wonders. I bought a dual sport that was lowered and gained like 4 inches back when I reversed it.
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>>17519408
I know what you mean man.
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>>17519537
Nice, I feel for the fucks that live in Flatlandistan.
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>>17519269
thanks! i have one (not mine) in my garage right now.. it's a 79 i think tho
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>>17519091
fuck i think i might be autistic now
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best bike
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>>17519597
Well that's just a bold faced lie
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>>17519520
>custom Harley
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>>17519597
Maybe if it had 900 more cc's
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>tfw already dropped the road star
>tfw windshield exploded
>tfw new windshield I had on order showed up today

I mean I guess things could be worse. Outside of the other windshield exploding only damage I can find are these scrapes on the mounting plate.
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>Helmet shipped out
> tracking hasn't been updated
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>>17519665
Pic is where it happened

Was turning right on to 7th street and there was a bunch of sand and gravel where the yellow highlight is, X is where the bike ended up smacking the windshield against the curb. Pretty fucking salty about it
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>>17519613
>>17519664
tell me why you would need more than 900cc let alone more than 600cc for riding in the USA. the duke is just a bigger grom anyways. this bike is like sport and dualsport put together.
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>>17519722
>tfw 1600cc
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>>17519722
>need
fuck off faggot
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>>17519702
OH jeez I never noticed the ifunny watermark on that pic before
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>>17519730
>not 1800
Y tho
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>>17519722
Who said anything about needing it?
Calm your sperg outbursts
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>>17519722
>need
>USA
get out
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Is there any good reason other than the >KTM meme why I shouldn't get a Super Duke GT?
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>>17519722
>need
Tell me why you NEED a motorcycle
Tell me why we need any vehicles
Tell me why we shouldn't all use public transport


Yeah no one needs a bike powered by a 8.1L Viper v10, it may even be a very stupid thing to do, but someone wanted it and now they exist
It's because we can, and people like it
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>>17519746
Because the VTX1800 sounds funny desu. Plus the only reason I bought the road star was because a guy was looking to put it on consignment at work and he was wanting to sell it for a really good price. Just bought it from him on the spot. $2750 for a 2001 road star with 12k miles, full set of cobra pipes, a few performance mods (y tho), and it's not a California model which makes things even better. He gave me the service records on it too and dumped $1100 in to it getting it running like new after sitting for 8 months three days before I bought it. Thing runs so good I don't even need to use the choke to cold start it.
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>>17519791
There's more then just vtx that has 1800cc.
You can also get a different exhaust ou'd the sound triggers you that much.
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>>17519805
Yeah true but most people are referring to the vtx or GL1800 when they refer to 1800's in my experience. That being said this is still by far the biggest bike I've ever owned.
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Why haven't you bought a Z900 yet?
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>>17519828
I like the vtx1300 over the 1800 anyway. But to each their own.

How many torques do it have
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>>17519834
because I genuinely enjoy my FZ6
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>>17519851

I bet there's a ton of good riding in Colorado. I moved back to N. Texas 6 months ago from Kentucky. Fuck I miss having twisties to ride.
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>>17519791
I just read the other day that the actual Easy Rider bikes were LAPD bikes bought at auction. Ironic.
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>>17519865
there is. in denver you have to ride about 30 minutes to get to the mountains, but along the entire front range there's nothing but the most hektik tooj.

that being said, I miss the hills of oregon. The redwoods where epic for bombing through in those steep hills.
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>>17519870
>>17519791
The best part of Easy Rider is when those Harleyfags got slattered on the road pavement by the police.
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>>17519890
>Harleyfags got slattered on the road pavement by the police.
>by the police
they weren't police
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>>17519890
Damn! Thats edgy
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>>17519836
With the mods done to the bike it's putting out 109 lb-ft torque. Relatively low HP at 77 which the VTX1800 definitely wins out on given that with a few mods they can crank out over 100hp.

Either way having that much torque is so fucking dank.
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>>17519890
They weren't killed by police, they were killed by Proud American® Rednecks
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>>17519870
I was so disappoint when I went to the Harley museum in Milwaukee to see that the easy rider bike they had on display was actually a replica because the original had been stolen. If you guys ever get a chance to go out there though I highly recommend checking it out. Tons of cool shit there.

Pic is THE first Harley ever made.
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>>17519902
I prefer torque over hp. But I guess thats just preference really.
As long as you domt put those garbage ape hangers on it I think you'll be fine
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>>17517900
AT anon is in Nevada and is deciding whether or not to go directly to moab tomorrow and go around the Salt flats or go through the Salt flats.
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>>17519704

Why did you ride into the sand and gravel?
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>>17519916
can you tell me anything about this harley at the local dealership I bought the bike at?
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>>17519921
Yeah I like it the way it is. Only thing that has changed since this pic is I put a wider windshield on it to replaced the old weather damaged windshield on here in the pic.
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>>17519948
>icon helmets
kill you are self

I switched from an alliance to a shoei and I will never go back
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>>17519942
I didn't see it until I was going for a ride on the slip n slide
>>17519947
Looks like an early 1900's model. Other than that no.
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>>17519948
It's the window quick release? I like having the versatility to be able to choose naked or more touring oriented
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>>17519951
Shoei
My nukka
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>>17517820

Choose wisely son. There are many options but only one answer.
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>>17519951
Kek just about all my gear is icon desu. I like their shit.
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>>17519967
I have icon shoes, gloves and a few other things, but god damn their helmets suck. I love my icon gloves though.

>>17519962
v comfy and I absolutely love the paint job
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>>17519966
The answer is deff not that spaghetti framed bike though
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>>17519958
No but it's just a matter of removing 4 12mm bolts to take it off.
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>>17519966
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>>17519947
That's early as fuck, I think they got rid of the belt drive around '10 or '11, I can't tell if that's an atmospheric intake or valves, because that could also help you tell, I think they put intake valves on in '07.
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>>17519977
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>>17519978
it's a beautiful bike, and interesting when you consider the tire choice and the front suspension. That crank case is ancient harley though that is for sure.
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>>17519974
Heh, the variant I have is comfy and feels well made. Pic related is the same way and those Ti Max gloves while insanely expensive are super comfy and no doubt offer some serious protection with all that titanium and thicc goat leather.
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>>17519975
Do explain. This is literally the first time I have ever heard of the AT frame being an issue. There are "internet" complaints of the suspension (literally anyone over 170 or if carrying gear you will have to adjust the suspension, it comes set for a 160lbs rider), the lack or protection from the factory, the lack of aux plug, ease of getting to the battery and the fact that Honda chose tubed tires. First I've heard of spaghetti frame.
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>>17519937
Moab is cool as hell. Salt flats are kinda meh, it's just a lake bed that's white.

Tons of good geology in the Moab area.
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>>17519985
Yea, Indians of the period actually had rear suspension, which is kind of weird considering everyone went to hardtails in the 20's, I don't know why they went backwards.

And those tires are horrible garbage, no grip and the clincher design would just fall off if you hit a bump too hard.
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>>17519974
>>17519992
But... dainese!!!
>>17519976
Yea. I'm just lame and enjoy my quick release. I'm basic like that
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>>17519997
Doing my mapping and planning right now. I only expect to spend a day in Moab and my tires and brakes are worse for wear plus besides basic tools I don't have spair tubes or anything to work on wheel issues. This was going to be a road trip only and scouting for next month when I return with a riding buddy and am prepared for a "moab" trip.

Is it worth even going for a day and sticking to roads and very light offroad keeping in mind I am having one hell of a time finding the tires I want on the way home so am hoping to make it home on the ones I've got?
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>>17520003
that is because early indian springer suspension was shit with a half leaf spring and a trailing arm. Still, that period is absolutely fascinating to study. No one really had it figured out.
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>Tfw you strip the last screw to open the carb bowl

What do now boys?
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>>17520004
dainese doesn't make helmets my nyugga.

their jackets are sexual, but I don't have enough cash for those. I love my AGV sport jacket though.
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>>17519953
>I didn't see it until I was going for a ride on the slip n slide


Why didn't you see it?

http://www.soundrider.com/archive/safety-skills/RS-cc2.aspx
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>>17520017
use dikes to grab it or slot it and use a flatblade screwdriver
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>>17519996
>>17519996
Sorry, I thought you were referring to the 250l not the at. At's are sweet, looking to get one in the future
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>>17520017
use a hand impact or an electric. or if you are absolutely fucked, file a valley to put a flathead in. Vice grips also work if you can grip it
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>>17520011
If Indian came out with a new i4 standard of go to the dealership with a bag of money tomorrow
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>>17520017
Dremel with a cutting disk or hacksaw to cut a slot in it, then use a flat screwdriver
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>>17520031
I agree. They've got the heritage.
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>>17520031
Indian could do so much cool shit instead of just being another Harley, but it doesn't look like they will any time soon.
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>>17520024
>>17520027
>>17520032
No power tools. Probably gonna end up using a hacksaw but can't seem to get the angle right. Will try again tomorrow. Any low tech tips greatly appreciated.
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>>17520046
do you have a file and a screwdriver?

or do you have vice grips?
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>>17520046
use some dikes or vise grips to bite the head of the screw and break it loose
and order new screws and a JIS phillips screwdriver
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>>17520023
Mostly because I take that turn every day leaving work and I'm not expecting there to be sand and gravel there 3/4 of the way through the turn where I'd start getting on the gas. Still my fault for not being more alert I guess.
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Do it honda... fucking do it already.

>cbr600rr
>Africa Twin
>250l rally

Make the fucking 450 rally available to the public

Make a new Transalp before you go fucking with a crf1000l AT update

Phew (wipes brow) Honda like woke up from a coma and is actually making good shit again.
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>>17520056
was the original africa twin/transalp powered by a shadow motor or was it proprietary?
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>>17520045
I like how they're handling it so far.
Better quality product them Harley by far, biding time, not being to big for their own good, and so on.
I have no doubt they're putting a lot of money into more R&D.
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I'm the anon who dropped an SV650 last week.

Finally got parts in from Suzuki and just finished putting the bike back together. Turns out one of the brackets that holds up the right side mirror is tweaked in a little bit. Gonna try riding around without attempting to bend it back.

I'm just worried if I take the fairing off, it wont want to go back on, due to a bunch of tabs being bent and shit.

Also, this may sound like a stupid question, but are helmets really one-time-use? I've got a back-up MX helmet I can use, but I've only got the one motorcycle helmet currently that I fell in.

not my specific bike, but same year/model
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>>17517900
is buying a used vstrom a safe bet? planning on getting one but a new one for 12k and as a first bike is unsettling
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>>17520056
But the cbr600rr isn't actually good
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>>17520074
a vstrom for 12k?
they arent that much new.
what strom and what country?
>>
R1 or CBR1000RR?
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>>17520082
>>17520074
fuck, misread that.
yes used stroms are safe to get used, try to stay under 30k miles for a 650 and 60k miles on a 1000 and youll have plenty of life left in the bike.
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>>17520060
It was the NTV family of motors, 600, 650, 700 and 750. Used in the Hawk and Shadow.
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>>17520072
Did you hit your head hard? If so, get a new one. Also, get pics of your bike
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>>17520074
>12k
>V-Strom
more like V-Haram amirite
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>>17520005
>Is it worth even going for a day and sticking to roads and very light offroad keeping in mind I am having one hell of a time finding the tires I want on the way home so am hoping to make it home on the ones I've got?


Yes the sandstone formations are legit. Great colors.

You have Canyon Lands, Moab and Arches all right in that local area.
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>>17520086
RSV4
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>>17520091
that makes so much more sense to me.
>52 degree V twin with hydraulic valves and 3v/cylinder

it couldn't have been anything else
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>>17520048
>>17520051

No file. No vise grips either. Buddy might have some though. Hopefully I can get to him in time. My final motorcycle exam is booked for Thursday and bike is being a pain in the ass.
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>>17520086
What year?
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>>17520111
harbor freight my nigger. literally what you need in the am
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>>17520095
Didn't really hit my head hard, but theres a bit of a graze on the right side of the helmet.

picture is pre-fall of course.
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>>17520046
>Probably gonna end up using a hacksaw


Snap a piece of blade off about 8" long and make a tape handle on half of it, make sure you have the teeth going the right way so when you draw it towards you they cut the slot, not push to cut. Take your time and you'll still have a perfect slot in less than ten minutes.
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>>17520113
Buying used, also fishing for guidance on what years I should be angling for
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>>17520082
>>17520089
thanks mate im in canada where the base 650 model will cost at least 10.5k and upwards to 13k on other models with tax, plus whatever fees a province can apply. just using the average.
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>>17520089
to add on to previously said, i could find used for 6-7k flat which is slightly better but still pretty pricey
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>>17520052
>I'm not expecting

There ya go, congratulations. Now remember that. Roads don't stay the same and the bonus statement, other people do stupid shit that will kill you. Don't trust them either.
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>>17520052

If you watched twisty of the wristy more, you woulda had a late entry into the turn with a nice flick and be nearly vertical already by the time you hit the sand.
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>>17520056
They are going to be behind the curve again.

KTM has a 790 adv coming
Yamaha has the T7 coming
BMW is redoing the GS 800
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>>17520089
Being honest and not shitting on stroms. What is the appeal? Compared to KTM, BMW, Honda, Yamaha in both north American market offerings (which is limited) and international, the bikes are ancient, not class leading and have a ridiculously high sticker price. I look at a strom and think of it as if a KLR650 was the same if not more than a husky 701.
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>>17520117
Broke ass cancuck out here senpai. Gonna have to hit up Cambodian tire in the am but most of their tools are shit.

>>17520124
That's not too much of a problem. Its just that I am trying to slot it so that it falls into the Phillips groove. The screw is turned slightly so hard to get an angle.
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>>17520154
Oh yeah by all means. What you need is a file, a pair of pliers and a pair of vice grips. They see a necessity
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>>17520144
>>17520146
Been riding over 10 years famalam. Was taking the turn from a stop because red light. No denying it was rider error in the end but it was more or less me being too comfortable with the route and not paying as much attention as I should. It's one of those rides where you just kinda go on autopilot because you have done it every single day for the last 2 years
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>>17520074
They are pretty fucking bulletproof. One of the guys I ride with has a complete POS that he doesn't take care of at all, starts and rides just fine.

If it looks good it's probably OK especially if it has lower miles.
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>>17520152
Yea because the AT caught them pants down.

>KTM went full retard and got rid of their best bike the 990 or a bike in that class should have never been dropped.

>Yamaha has had time to bring the 660 tenere to the USA. They never did, I will believe the T7 coming to the US market when it happens.

>BMW 800? Same thing I will believe it when I see it. BMW still thinks they can sell a 10 year old bike at a premium. Even if they do a good job updating it, how is it going to compete with KTM and Honda who are already providing more overall bike for thousands less.

The T7, BMW update and 800 KTM were leaked over a year ago and there has been no press releases for anything 2018. It'll be 2019 or 20 before they com3 out. In the mean time we are stuck with the AT for good or for bad.
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>>17520154
>Its just that I am trying to slot it so that it falls into the Phillips groove
You don't care, cut it across the slots if it makes it easier.
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>>17519768
Anyone?
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Hello, /Daily Blog Talk/

I just found out I may have autism and I am finding it hard to cope. Yesterday, on the way to night shift, I stopped next to a school-age girl and her father. She looked to be 16, which is the legal age here, so I reved my bike and nodded to her. She smiled and looked to her dad then back to me so I waved. She smiled again, but did look away. Being the responsible biker I am I popped a wheelie when the robot turn green. I came down to hard and at an angle, I just about lost it but recovered by twisting hard to get back in the air. I know she must have seen me fuck it up, so I sped away at 190kph.

>tl;dr >tfw no gf almost scraped my bike
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Who here custom vstrom?
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>>17520192
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>>17520152
Also the most promising thing anyone has even spied or has been discussed as concept is a 400-500 single cylinder adventure style rally bike. Let's be honest it seriously would be the dream bike. Under 400lbs, able to maintain 65mph, 200 mile range.

Someone has to do it.
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>>17520192
Why don`t you just rest your legs on the crash bars when they get tired. Thats what I do.
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>>17520192
Wtf?

Big crash bars but no skid plate. That fucking exhaust man!
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>>17520202
Cuz ur not 1337.
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>>17520169
>Been riding over 10 years famalam

Well it's a good thing that helped you.

I have 40 years of riding under my belt and broke my collarbone last year in a parking lot at 3 mph when my front tire tucked on a pile of gravel the size of a quarter.

It's a good thing those rocks that are millions of years old recognized my superiority.
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>>17520212
Why does this not surprise me that this is what a strom owner looks like.
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>>17520216
Thats not the owner actually.

Pic related is
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>>17520189
If you insist.

Yes, because KTM makes a 1290 ADV touring.
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>>17520212
>Black Bike
>Black Gear
>Black Helmet
>Black Beard
>Black Steel-Toes
Not leek. 1v1 me de_dust2
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>>17520226
Is that a man or woman. That is even worse but typical of Suzuki. Suzuki owners are either meth thin, ham beast large and minority or white trash.
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>>17520230
Why are all vstrom owners fat? Looking like typical Harley fags
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>>17520210
Who cares about the fucking exhaust

> oil filter sticking out like a stumpy dick
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>>17520153
vstrom has 65hp, efi, comfy has good cargo handling and can put up with quite a bit of abuse. its not very good at anything but like the klr it can do most of it.
its a poor mans adv bike when yo udont want a klr or want to do more road than trail
>>17520142
thats still a lot of money you dont need to spend, find one someone got and never did much with and save 4k or more over new.
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>>17520189
Whatever that touring model is looks real dumb
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>>17520056
Transalp dash is sex.
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>>17520233
It's a guy. May or may not be in his 30's and lives at home with his parents
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>>17519562
>roads flat and straight
>no mountains to avoid or climb
>2 days riding to the Alps

It's perfect
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>>17520214
Ain't that some shit? It's always the low speed crashes that get you. I've gone down in the past as much higher speeds and not a scratch, other times I go down at 5mph in a parking lot and I'm laid up in the hospital with various injures.
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>>17519967
get some real armor m8
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>>17520239
That's my point. The 650 is over $10,000 new!

Wtf?

ATs are $13,000+
BMW 800s are $14,000+
KTM 1190s can be found in the $14,000 range.

I get it if that is literally all you can afford but for just a cunt hair more you can get a bike substantially better, not just $3-4000 better.
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>>17520255
>KTM 1190s can be found in the $14,000 range.
Holdover 1190s can be had for 11.5 right now.
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>>17520255
canadian 10k
8700 usd
still a far cry cheaper than most any other interstate capable(sustained 80+) "adv" bike
what else would you get for under 9k?

>>17520268
but then you have a ktm...
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>>17520251
If I was at home rn I'd take a pic of my two literal suits of armor I use as ultra tacky decoration in my house
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>>17520274
Can you wear them?
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>>17519788
no there are people who legitimatly need a motorcycle to get to work and a car is way to expensive. like in cambodia or vietnam
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>>17520272
>but then you have a ktm...


Why yes I do.
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>>17520281
I don't think they made suits of armor for walmartians
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>>17520283
But nobody cares about shitskins.
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>>17520281
If I wasn't extra thicc, yeah.
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>>17520300
8/10 would ride
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>>17519722
Repeating digits man, and listen well.
>SHALL
>NOT
>BE
>INFRINGED
Euros get fucked.
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>>17520300
Panniers too small, won't fit a fridge or microwave
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Literally naked woman I suspect is a hooker ran past my seedy motel room. Dudes in the stairwell still playing craps and are onto their 2nd or 3rd malt liquor beverage.

/dbt/ hope I don't need to ask you for advise on what to get next as my bike has gone missing.

Such is life in Nevada... Literally feels like I am in a fiend haven and deathclaws are just a few hills over.
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>>17520349
Have you considered not living in a shady motel?
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>>17520349
What bike are you gonna get next since yours won't be there in the am?
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Help /dbt/ I have been wanting an MV Agusta F3. What's more my area has 0 dealer support.

That counter rotating crankshaft though....
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>>17520349
Sounds not that bad.
They're only 3 drinks in.

Also, the place where criminals are is pretty safe. They won't dare stealing some competitor or gang.
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>>17520355
Dealer in seattle importing Japanese africa twin 750s. Most all mid 90s.

Otherwise a KTM 950.
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>>17520349
Mind your business, cracka. You're lucky if the bike's the only thing stolen, thinking like that.
Just say hello as you pass, and keep your head down. It's not your problem until you make it.
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>>17520373
Www. Sorry I asked
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>>17520379
Eww*
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>>17520373
Ahh, so when the steal the KTM they get burnt to death not long after. Seems like a decent plan.
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Just did a 3 day motocamping trip on my ER6N. Great fucking riding and scenery

but holy shit my body hurts now. 50% from riding on the pegs for a good portion of the trip and 50% from sleeping in a tent on a shitty ass roll mat

Seriously want a dual sport bike now so I can be a hoon on dirt roads
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>>17520393

It's great fun man.
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>>17520405
Thinking something like a WR250R or a DRZ or even a KTM 690 if I can swing for it. Basically want something I can thrash but not have to be balls deep in the engine every 15 hours
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>>17520413
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>>17520415
this is the worst thing I've ever seen but I also want it really bad
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>>17520418
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>>17520425
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>>17520428
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>>17520235
I...I'm not. I'm 170 lbs. Not going to take a picture though because I have no friends locally and I despise selfies. CC81PT can testify that I'm a reasonably trim if weak little bastard.
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>>17520438
This is exactly what the cylons want you to believe
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>>17520449
M8 if I was a cylon then I'd be a 10/10 hottie and eat puss for days. I am most certainly not that, so being a generic_white_guy suffices.
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>>17520431
Max tremo stop shilling your shitty integra
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>>17520458
Sure thing, hal9000. I bet you wouldn't open the pod bay doors either
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>>17520465
I was too dumb to pass engineering school so I wouldn't be in that position. ;_;
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>>17520471
Nigga wut... I know engineers that can't change a light bulb.
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>>17520473
Well you gotta be at least somewhat smrt to go to SPESS. I gave up on that dream more than a decade ago.
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>>17520476
Should of just been an engineer in a boat. Easy and good money
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>>17520473
The electrical engineers at my company would end up with a screwdriver through their dick and the building on fire while trying to replace a lightbulb
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How much height can you add to an adv bike?
I kinda wanna try to make an off-road NC, but stock they're just so heavy and low
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>>17520501
My GS doesn't mind carrying 200kg. It might just be a bit wheelie happy if you stuff too much in the topcase.
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>>17520506
Height, anon
Ground clearance
I cringe whenever i see GS riders try to hop a curb or skip a rock and they slam their engine on something
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Hey fellows I'm learning how to ride here. So far I have been working on my clutch and braking, playing with throttle sometimes too. (Just enough to go a bit fast.)
However, I have a problem: when I stop sometimes or slow down the handlebars sort of turn and I end up dropping the poor bike, even pinned my ankle today.
Can I have some tips to keep this from happening? I have dropped it three times...
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>>17520542
Hold them still. You're the one in charge of the bike, don't let it take you for a ride.

There should really be no reason for them to turn unless you're stopping while cornering or something though.
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>>17520542
Front wheel is out of alignment
If it's a dirtbike try tweaking it by hand, if not ask someone more knoweledgeable to help you out
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>>17520552
I just get a bit nervous especially since its a heavy bike.
They turn cause I accidentally sort of wobble when I slow down to s smoothly stop.
>>17520555
I'll ask my friend tomorrow, he's the one teaching me.
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>>17520561
Grip the tank tight with your knees to get a better feel of what the bike is doing.

Is it falling the same way every time?
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>>17520527
That's why you have a bash plate.

But if you're carrying 200kg (and that's including the rider) you're of course not going to do much off roading.

But you can always install harder suspension, mine already drops a cm or two after filling up.
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>>17520567
It fell left the first time and then right the other two times.
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>>17517752
NEW BREAD
>>17520576
>>17520576
>>17520576
>>17520576
>>17520576
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>>17520561
What bike is it?
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>>17520582
I'll say i in new thread
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>>17518194
I concur, and I own a yamaha.
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>>17520272
japanese bike owners get butt mad because their bikes aren't "Ready to Race"
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