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Bikes are for fags

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just got back from my first night ride

>>17580500
it is all fun and games until you hit an animal

>>17580505
animals dont exist

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>>17580500
My first night ride I went out for 30 minutes and came back with a face shield full of dead bugs.

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>>17580508
bugs are nice.

How does turning a bike into a cafe racer ruin it's performance?

>>17580531
because you need to ruin a bike to make it into a cafe racer, watch video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbu6nXV3xZ4

>>17580508
man I need a clear visor. Mine is chrome tinted and I have to flip it up when I ride home at night. If you squint really hard they don't go in your eyes

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>tfw finally weekend and wake up sick as a dog
>can't ride with a nose full of snot
>raining tomorrow and need to do laundry
Guess I'm just sitting around and shitposting today but at least I got out last week.

>>17580550
I find if you ride fast with your visor open the snot gets forced back into your throat and its gone.

>>17580535
So the problem is turning MODERN bikes into cafe racers?

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>>17580563
Hehe

someone dox this guy already

>>17580555
Goddamnit, that made me laugh enough to cough it all back up again. I've got a post nasal drip already so it'd be kind of redundant.

At least I can ride to work in the week, filtering past row upon row of traffic during the school rush is almost as fun as running up the road to Kinglake. I've had her for six months and I'm gonna be real torn up when I have to sell.

>2018 wr450f is still a 5 speed

Yamaha, you know I love you, but what the fuck?

>>17580599
Semi-related, guy at my work has a Gen-1 S model. I like the look of the bikini but I'd probably hate commuting with the bars lowered and the pegs even further back.

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>>17580610
>>17580555

Forgot pic, fug.

>>17580563
>>17580571

Are there any dirt bike-cafe racer hybrids? A redneck-racer?

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Invest in good knee pads for trail riding my friends.

>>17580618
That IS a dirtbike cafe racer. Roland Sands made some slick ones. The best(only acceptable) cafes are dirt bike based imo. In the end, you just get a less functional motard. Speaking of, look at motards. Great handling, but lacking in the speed department, which seems to be what you're asking for, aside from the looks. Mine leans down scary far, but tops out at 103ish.

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Post bikes you sometimes ride

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Honest opinion on my bike?
2003 Ninja 250

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scottoilers are based

>pic related after ~1600km of winter riding
>haven't needed to clean or oil the chain once
>1L of chain and bar lube is roughly $10 and has lasted over a year

Even on cafe racer forums people are saying they hate cafe racer hipsters for building crappy bikes.

Explain this?

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I love the engine, chassis, and touring functionality of the tracer 900.

But I just can't get over how fucking UGLY this bike is. That fiddly bionicle styling is going to age in two seconds. I hate it. Look at the triumph sprint vs the aprilia futura - the futura has edgy thematic styling and guess what, 10 years later it looks horrendously dated and tacky. Whereas the sprint is still in production today, more or less unchanged. I think the tracer will go the same way as the futura and countless other meme bikes. Appealing to shor term styling trends instead of focussing on making something elegant and timeless is always a mistake.

>>17580675
who cares

>>17580676
get an XSR900 and put a windscreen, some soft luggage on it and go to town

>>17580652
What did you pay for it?

>>17580683
I do and that's why I am talking about it.

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>>17580675
Just stop posting. You're fucking done.
>>17580647
Stickerbombs are tacky, but I like itabaiku, so meh.
Blackjack on red was a nice choice, though. Gives a nice finished look.
>>17580652
I do crazy distance, so should probably look into one, but like the ritual of putting my bike on the stand, being reminded to check oil, tires, everything.
(I need to check my everything tomorrow morning...)

>>17580571
Not a fan.

>>17580571
>Deleting a monoshock in favor of some shitty dual setup

>>17580699
First time I posted it.

>>17580722
How is dual set up bad?

Anybody for an afternoon ride this Sunday, in WA?
I'm trying to learn some new hard-tack twisties, aside from just linking one pass to another.

>>17580632
Only old sport bikes should be cafe racerised.

>>17580750
Western Australia?

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>>17580757
US post abbreviation for Washington state. Western AU sounds beast, on an adv, though.

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>>17580500
>>17580505
Heed this man's caution. I went right by an armadillo on my way home just now, I've had multiple close calls with them and opposums and deer. Such is life in Georgia.

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Not a cafe racer.

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>>17580647
Tacky, but whatever floats your boat.
>>17580676
>10 years later it looks horrendously dated

The fj09 isnt as bad as the fz09, but I get what you're saying. Honestly though, who owns the same bike for 10 years? Worrying about how well a bike will age is kind of pointless in my opinion when most people seem to cycle through bikes every few years anyways.

>tfw on 5th bike, riding 8 years

>>17580794
i didnt even know armadillos existed in georgia

>>17580769
I love my africa twin but it's gorgeous, heavy and gigantic. I can't imagine taking it off road let alone cutting sick like this. I dropped it once and struggled to lift it up and I goto the gym every day/second day.

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>>17580884
You did remember to squat it up, not push like a retard?
Just checking. I don't even own a liter.

>>17580794
I saw someone hit an armadillo while riding a xr400. Got some good(unwanted) air. The little fuck didn't even stop after being pounded by that brick of a bike.

>>17580906
yeh I dunno i was full of adrenaline and just trying to get it straight up.
It is 240+ kilos.

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I really like the looks of the early 90's cbr250rr.

Are they worth getting over a new one?

>>17580951
you mean the econobox made in india/thailand?
No mate,
Get the CB400. It's the closest you're gonna get.

>>17580951
If you can find one in good condition they are much better than a new cbr250rr

>>17580955
>>17580951
oh sorry I thought you were asking if it's worth getting the old one over the new one.
Well yeh, but the old ones are shagged.
You can get a new CB400 in Australia which is about a million times better.

>>17580955
>implying anyone other than Australians and Japanese people can get a cb400

>>17580957
Needs to be lams approved.

>>17580958
Well fuck get a DRZ400SM or WR250X or CB1100 or something made in japan at least. Never buy into these cheap bikes like the Ninja250 or any KTM or whatever. The chrome rusts off after a year and they go shit.

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>>17580951
I wouldnt spend a lot for one. But yeah. They're buckets of fun. If you can get a 400 though. I'd recommend that.

A...any SAM pics yet? I'm sitting in a hotel room on my route to Florida dejected that work is a bitch and I couldn't make it to SAM.
t.Alamonon

>>17580962
I am in Australia.

>>17580962
Everyone in Australia gets cbr250s or 250 ninjas as their first bike.

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>>17580961
not him but the cb400sf is lams approved.

>>17580961
CB400 is Lams approved.

>>17580970
>>17580971
and fuck it makes a glorious sounds, that inline at 14,000rpm at 60km/h as you're flooring it out of a roundabout. I can only imagine my neighbours love it.

>>17580964
How cool do the twin headlights look?

>>17580974
I love it so much I start throwing presents in your face

>>17580500
Know that feel

>>17580974
obligatory cb400 vs vfr400 video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdmPcZ6rxSs&t=301s

>>17580797
well that's fucking gorgeous isn't it.
That huge brass coloured drum brake is just hnggg
gggg

>>17580884
I don't know how it compares to the Africa Twin, but I'v got some experience with picking up BMW R1200 GSAs and it's really not that hard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFLrqF2uo4g

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>>17580994
>having to use that technique
I just pick it up normally, even when fully packed. It's not that heavy.

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R/R saga dumbshit here,

there was about 20 seconds between sunrise and full on heatwave here, so I decided to fuck with the wiring before doing anything drastic like cutting the wires. Pic related is new setup, old one went with wires going directly between heatsink and plastic, probably contributing to heat felt through plastic. Now the cable fits nicely just around the whole thing, no connectors are squished in any way not seen on the original setup before, and the wire (undamaged from the two test rides btw, perhaps it's made to last) connects only at the rear edges of the R/R. I'm optimistic, but I'll need to test it before I allow myself even a moment of happiness. That won't be until tomorrow at the earliest.

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Who has the worst mpg here?

>19.5mpg
>mfw I have a filthy machine

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>>17580676
modern bikes in general look very ugly. I don't know what manufacturers are trying to accomplish.

How do you deal with riding a bike in the city?

Do you think you will die?

>>17581031
It looks like a retarded transformer.

>>17581027
How do you burn that much fuel?
My bike is burns a lot already, with 38mpg.

>>17581032
>How do you deal with riding a bike in the city?
By doing it

>Do you think you will die?
No, but in congested cities where filtering is illegal my bike will.

>>17581032
Lane filtering is legal where I live, so it's a whole lot easier on a bike than on any other form of transport

>>17581027
my 400cc gets 36mpg.
my 250cc gets ~40mpg riding like a dickhead.

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>>17581032
>How do you deal with riding a bike in the city?
with great pleasure
>Do you think you will die?
yes, but probably not riding in the city
freeway seems more probable, other hobbies even moreso

>captcha designing new bike names

>>17581037
its 1200cc and I don't ride it very well.

>>17581027
30~ on my thou.
24 on my 250. Yes, the carbs are tuned and balanced.
?? on my XR400. Full tank lasts 6 hours of riding around the forest.

>>17581051
Is it actually a tractor?

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>>17581055
sounds like one

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>>17580516
especially during night-rides

>>17581051
Yeah, you're fucking up severely.

Are you sure that bike actually works like it's supposed to? Because even blasting it at maximum speed will it not go more than 23mpg.

>>17581053
>>17581051
>>17581042
>>17581027
>mpg
>miles per gallon
fuck
I haven't had a laugh this good in ages

you americans and your silly units, it's hilarious
>yeah how many miles can I drive per gallon
why don't you measure it in Narnias you can watch while driving a clown figure

please don't get assblasted now, I love you, keep the silly units coming, you made my day

>>17581065
It's a Brit.

I use 16km/L normally, but I don't know how many people know that.

>>17581064
yeah should probably get it checked out

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>>17581065
>Talks about getting assblasted
>Writes half a novel

I converted from km/L to mpg as a matter of courtesy to that anon and kept the unit of measure the same as the above poster.

If he measured his consumption over distance in Narnias per clown figure, that would be the unit of measure.

>>17581083
At least you're not one of those retards that does l/100km

how much does an MOT usually cost?

>>17581095
That's German autism

>drive a German car
>see 6L/100KM
>still don't have a single clue about what my actual fuel consumption is

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why is the zx9r so sexy bros?

>>17581083
>333 characters
>novel
american education right there
>replies with 288 characters
fagtron

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Going out with the girl tomorrow morning.
Who else prefers early morning rides?

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>>17581120
>Neglected to notice that I converted from km/L
(You)

>>17581118
Its 6L/100km - a perfect measurement
Anyway, that's a good consumption.

>>17581119
best of older 90s styling with elements of modern styling with good aesthetic dimensions

>>17581118
But L/100km is actually a unit of consumption. You consume x liters per 100 km.

km/L or MPG are units of range, not consumption.

>How much fuel are you using, bro? 20 miles per gallon. WRONG FUCKING ANSWER.

>>17581134
While technically correct, one gallon per 20 miles sounds fucking retarded

>>17581130
I have no idea what I'm using.
I then have to convert it back and see that it's about 16,5km/L

>>17581134
Go suck a bradwurst, you German autist.

>>17581135
50gal/k sounds alright though.

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>>17581001
That's not an Adventure and it's an old model AND it's partially propped up by the cases - not quite the same as picking up [image].

>>17581131
thats what i think as well, its that blend of 90s and 2000s that makes it work.

Lots of visible metal too.

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>>17581136
Then I suppose it's a matter of familiarity.

>>17581140
>That's not an Adventure and it's an old model
I know. It's heavier than any 1200GS though and it's not really lower.

>it's partially propped up by the cases
Only a little, it's resting on the crash bars.
And that doesn't compensate the 50kg+ of shit in the cases, making it still harder to lift than when it's empty.

I have lifted a R1200GSA (2008 model), same way, no problems.

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What the hell was indian thinking?

>>17581160
>Jimmy you know about all those busted fenders?
>Yeah, Bob. What about them?
>I know how to use them, we just cut them off and nobody will notice it
>Great idea, call it a Bobber and paint it with some left over paint!

>>17581160
'We need to make it minimalist but cluttered without drawing attention, then slap huge amounts of unsprung mass on it'

Why are cb500 fours and cb550 fours such popular bikes?

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>>17581160
those things are just vulcans with more outdated tech.

>modern look
>MURRICAN production quality

>>17581167
Cheap to buy, cheap to run, doesn't look too bad.

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Is this one considered an ugly abortion?

>>17581177
>that shitty flat black straight pipe
>fucking flat plank seat
>sideways license plate
Yes, but it may not be beyond fixing yet.

>>17581031
That looks like the nuclear monster from the newest Godzilla movie.

>>17581179
What's a safe and appropriate way to transport a dog on a bike? I'm thinking sidecar but I also want to lean.

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>>17580969
I had an SR250 as my first bike. A hateful piece of shit. Now I have a CB400. Get a fukken CB400.

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>>17581219

>>17581220
What year?

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>>17581220
Why not get the real one?

>>17581222
>SR250
1980
>CB400
2015

>>17581219
there isn't one. don't risk your pets life like that.

>>17581231
To me it seems like a bad idea to get an older 70's 250 due to modern traffic.

I'm unsure about the early 90's 250 cbrs because they have carbies and small engines.

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>>17581229
I'm gonna look into whether it's possible to import one of these here once I'm off restrictions. They stopped bringing them in in 2006.

Is it possible to bring in bikes from south east Asia?

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Cb400 cute!

Cute!

>>17581245
Everything is possible
you buy one there and ship it over on your own
costs a lot of dash though

or what do you mean?

>>17581229
which is better, a CB1000 or a 1200 Bandit?

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>>17581245
Into what country?

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>>17581236
Yeah it was like a bloody bicycle.
The MC22 is a pretty good bike, I considered it. Probably the coolest way to start off...But the CB400 was better in every conceivable way. It's still a great bike to pull apart and mess with, even though it's quite modern.

>>17581249
Could you legally register it though?

>>17581233
Risk can be minimized, and is well worth the shared experience and enjoyment (if the dog appears to enjoy riding in the first place of course).

>>17581248
It's like a cute 16y/o.
Look almost like a woman, pretty cute and will bring a smile on your face.
But in the back in your mind you're wishing she was just a little bit older so you wouldn't be ashamed of showing her and going hard on her.

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>>17581256
Why be ashamed at all?

>>17581254
yes of course

>>17581252
Australia.

There are so many cool bikes in the south east asia and the owners often only see them as cheap transport,

>>17581251
I prefer the look of the (92) cb1000, more classy, looking more slim. The Bandit looks angry and bulky.

>>17581256
>being ashamed of going hard on a 16yo
cannot compute

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>>17581261
I dont know then, Im a fucking leaf

Is this a /dbt/ approved mod?

>>17581259
Because it looks normal sized compared to that turbomanlet.

>>17581264
I meant you dared to go hard on her. 16y/o look so fragile. I prefer a woman that can handle it without looking like she's about to break in half.

>>17581266
>having your genitals pressed again a preteen anime girl
degenerate

>>17581261
thought you were talking about murica

go to the registration and ask
and hope not to die on your way there

So I am starting to think it's the people who butcher up modern bikes and make them worse and the people who bolt on cheap parts and never finish their builds that give cafe racers a bad name.

Some mild cafe mods on an old bike aren't isn't so bad.

Butchering up a modern sport bike or standard and making it worse for a fake vintage cafe look is retarded.

>>17581266
>showing your power level

Be glad you're a fucking leaf, you fucking pedo.

>>17581255
>well worth the shared experience and enjoyment

to you

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>>17581273
shit like pic related is just dumb

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>>17581273
>a proper café racer isn't bad
>shit people ruining people is bad

No shit Sherlock.
I don't really like café racers, but I can't say I don't like this one.

>>17581279
And in most cases the dog.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyLw7iYVlo8

>>17581281
See even I think this is ugly.

>>17581289
This is the kind of cafe racer I like.

>>17581279
Dogs like fresh air. Look at dogs in a car, they'll put their heads outside when they have the chance. Getting "fresh" air, smelling all the smells.

If they don't mind the noise of a bike, they'll enjoy being in a side car.

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>>17581303
And concerning noise and watery eyes there's protection available.

>>17581177
those flat seats are just dumb, they arent even really a typical cafe-racer element but every retard feels the need to slap them on vintage UJMs.

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>>17581301
>This is the kind of cafe racer I like.
That one is made by a BMW dealer that does custom bikes all the time. They're pretty good at it.

>>17581303
but is it safe? as safe as being in a passenger seat of a car?

>>17581221
really wondering how that thing handles.

must be a constant pull towards the outside of a corner.

>>17581220
how much do pipes like these cost?

>>17581134
>How much fuel are you using, bro?
> i'm using one gallon every 20 miles, bro

>>17581311
You mean as save as in a car where they're just free to move around?
I'm pretty sure you use a leash in a side car. Would say it's as save if the sidecar has a little roll bar, maybe even safer. Except from sideways impacts, but it's not like a car offers much protection for dogs for that scenario either.

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>>17581309
I like this one too.


I think when people imagine a cafe racer they often think of some really fucked up bike not a tastefully done one.

>>17581314
more than they're worth

>>17581320
Oh I also think people hate the "all modern bikes look the same and I'd never ride one" people they are associated with.

>>17581314
I imported them lightly used off Yahoo Japan auctions for $900. They're JPY170,000 new, all titanium.
http://shop.yoshimura-jp.com/en/product/syousai.php?id=372

>>17581320
I've always kind of wanted an FT500 single cafe racer

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>craigslist posting
>"bike has some minor issues, email for more details"
>email him
>"engine is seized"

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>>17580951
Great little bikes. I miss mine. Amazing on tight roads, pretty bad on the highway though. 11,000 RPM @ 120kmh.

>>17581318
>You mean as save as in a car where they're just free to move around?
That's actually illegal where I live. Dogs are considered cargo and have to be secured in a way that prevents them from interfering with the driver or becoming a projectile hazard in a crash. Most people will simply get pet barriers for the trunk of a wagon or hatchback, but harnesses with seatbelt inserts for the rear seats also exist.

>>17580676
Is that a Photoshop?

>>17581371
How do they compare to the newer ones?

>>17581389
they're better than the new poo in loo bikes

>>17581391
Why?

>>17581398
One has a little race bike engine in it and the other has a lawnmower engine in it

Is there anything like a Honda ntv/revere in the market?

Naked , v-twin, shaft driver, just enough Power to do pretty Much anything ?

What are good alternatives ?

>>17581411
Moto Guzzi V7, but you have to pay the Italian tax.

>>17581441
They're actually pretty cheap

>>17581443
Second hand in europe yeah, they are cheap.

>>17581441
Hoje the hell do they make less power than a 20yr old bike D:

>>17581459
Heritage, italian tradition, unchanged design and other stupid buzz phrases LOL.

>>17581459
if you're looking for a bike with shaft drive power shouldn't be a major concern

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>>17581369
>just a quick fix I have the parts just not the time

>>17581027
>1800cc
>45mpg
>220 miles to a tank
Feels good man

How to racing start from gear 1 at stand still (as in how many revs)

Does this wear the clutch?

>>17580573
This. Get the mods to ban him already ffs;

>>17581160
I support them making money so they can put it into future models.
They've already said they will be making bikes other then cruisers in the future. So might as well suck some money from hipsters and the remaining boomers.

>>17581488
>it's just a $7 part bro

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>>17581160
>complain when someone only makes boomer nostalgia cruisers full of fringes
>complain when they start making something else

>>17581308
Because they look a e s t h e t i c.

If they didn't ugly pillow seats with comfort being the number one priority you wouldn't need to change them.

>>17581529
Not a fan of the fringe. But to each their own. The chief is such as sexual binge

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>2017
>not riding a bike your passenger can feel safe on

>>17581539
Fringes actually make sense on leather parts like the seat to help with dissipating moisture, but on footrests and handlebars they're just completely stupid.

>>17581508
Shift up at 19,500 revs and no your clutch will never wear as long as you ride directly north or south (no magnetic friction)

>>17581548
Sure. I just don't want it on my bike.

Honestly I hate stock UJM bikes from the 70's.

They look like something some old 60 yr old guy who lives rural uses as transport just because it's cheap and more efficient than a car.

They look like the bikes people ride around in Manilla Philippines just because they can't afford a car.

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>>17581563
Fuck off.

>>17581563
Then don't buy one. Its not complicated.

>>17580619
>tfw just removed the kneepads from my pants

Oh lord Jesus

>>17581571
I won't.

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>>17581569
See what I mean?

>>17581563
Guess you're a Harley kinda girl eh?

Mad that Lorenzo never uses his front brake

>>17580619
Someone at a nearby trail had a log go straight through his leg and out the back. I saw a pic of it.

>>17580735
shock imbalance, less suspension tavel, no variable linkages, etc

those look like some cheap dual shocks so it's even worse than normal

reminder that the dr650 is the GOAT bike

>>17581583
Looks like the kind of market I wish the US had, so we could get real bikes instead of posermobiles (sportbikes, cruiers, and angry ant nakeds)

>>17581637
I like my posermobile tyvm

>>17581637
yeah, who'd ever want a bike with actual performance amirite?

>>17581637
That's why I want to know if you could bring them to Australia.

Kinda sad to see all those nice bikes just being used for transport when they could be enjoyed and customised.

>>17581645
Imagine a sportbike's engine and chassis with the riding position of a bicycle and no fucking plastics except for a flyscreen.

Now imagine that, but kept very, very, very, very far away from Yamaha's design department.

How to racing accelerate bike from first gear stationary? How many revs do you want it when you start to let go of the clutch?

>>17581650
So what bike do you ride anyway?

>>17581650
nobody cares how a bike looks once they've been riding enough. if they did, BMWs and street triples wouldn't sell as well as they do.

>>17581680
But looks are important.

>>17581680
BMWs and street triples have top tier styling though

>>17581676
Totaled ninja 250

>>17581119
NINE HUNDRED CUBIC CENTIMETERS OF RAW WHINING POWER
NO OUTSTANDING WARRANTS FOR MY ARREST

>>17581680
Not true.

My grandfather has been riding harleys since the 60's and still likes them even after owning sport bikes.

>>17581682
only to some degree. I'd ride the shit out of a pink r6

>>17581695
This. I'd DD a CBR600 with animes on it, and I don't even like animes. It's just a joke bro. Yeah.

[spoiler]i like anime.

>>17581701
you're just a dumb faggot

>itt
"I don't understand why different people like different things"
Kek

If cafe racers look like old racing bikes
and
old racing bikes look like cafe racers

Does that mean old racing bikes look bad?

>>17581707
too many levels of irony for you?

>>17581710
Old race bikes aren't for gay posers.

>>17581723
But if you scoot around on a GSXR750 from the 80s you are actually a gay poser

>superior chassis design passes you in a corner
>wobble your front end in anger

>>17581027

Depends on how I ride, if going flat out probably about 15mpg.

>>17581723
Who rides it objectively has nothing to do with the bike itself.

There could be a gay porn star that does bukake scenes for a living somewhere in the world riding your favourite bike.

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>>17581650
They dont look THAT bad desu

You dont really look at the bike when you're riding it anyways

>>17581725
Not everyone wants the fastest bike possible.

That's like saying anyone with an old restored car is a gay poser.

>>17581739
Simple rule: If you weren't old enough to put a poster on your wall when it came out, you are a poser for owning it.

>>17581738
Looks quite nice.

>>17581744
actually a good rule of thumb tbf

>>17581744
or too poor for a new one

>>17581744
>>17581750
Now I realise that dbt is just as retarded as the rest of /o/ and their corvette vs gtr shit

>>17581762
poser detected

R/R saga failclown here, saga is over. Moving wires to position seen in >>17581021
has fixed all my troubles, heat is barely noticeable now, bike was hotter on other side from half-standing in the sun for a few hours. Just got home, music was still in my ears, success was confirmed and I felt pretty good for a while.

Folks I've managed to do my first bit of successful, real wrenching.

Rain started precisely 4 minutes after I got home and covered the bike.

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>>17581725
>>17581732
Fine, I'll take the bait.

Old race bikes (not idea why you included the GSXR here as it's at least 15 years ahead of the bikes cafe racer try to emulate, but whatever) look the way they do for a reason. Every single thing you find there is the way it is to serve a function. The people who designed it never cared about what tight leather pants faggots with trimmed beards would think about it when they saw it passing by the window of their favorite Starbucks.

Café racers are style without any (or at the expense of) substance. The end.

>>17581766
You honestly believe that shit?

I was born in 1990 and I would still own a 70's car...
You'd have to be dumb to think that makes someone a poser...
Like a completely retarded kinda stupid.

I've started squidding. It started off small, I went to sneakers instead of boots, because the ankles got hotter than hell. Now I went out without a jacket. I'm worried next I'll be smoking the devil's cabbage and riding completely naked

>>17581771
So in other words people should ride 70's bikes because... um

they are fast and up to date?

Waaait... hmmmm

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>>17581772
This anon gets it.

>>17581780
(you)

Do you guys know of any upcoming motorcycle racing Prix'?

>>17581799
August 6th Brno i think

>>17581801
Alright, thanks.

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Where were you today, dbt?

Is there any point in buying a Ninja 300 over a Ninja 650?

>>17581816
I'd assume they'd be on their bikes.

>>17581816
Is that Spišské Podhradie? I saw it off the highway once.

Also shooting competition, no pix

>>17581818
harder to break the law on a 300.

the 650 will get you into ticket speeds in second gear

also cheaper rubber

>>17581281
>that was once a dr650

Wow...

>>17581744
You guys are seriously not seeing how retarded this is?????

>>17581829
So fucking ugly.

It's shit like this that gives cafe racers a bad name.

Why are you guys such fags?

>>17581834
traps aren't gay

>>17581830
no, young people are not allowed to like old stuff
reeeeeee

[spoiler]I just dislike "most" cafe racers because they look retarded and it feels like shit sitting on most of them[/spoiler]

>>17581834
too many nobikes

>>17581836
I can respect that opinion.

>>17581834
honda isn't shit

>>17581744

Is this b8?

>>17581835
Not this shit again.

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>2017
>not riding a tree to work

Stay green brah

>>17581857
talk about no lean

>>17581861
well
there are no chicken trips on the rear "tires"
I think he wins

>>17581818
Insurance

Gas

Ummm tires?

Just get the 650

>>17581847
I genuinely think he is that retarded.

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>>17581281
What the fuck is that subframe/fender

If he didnt go full retard on the back end it would'nt be completelly awful, I think it would actually look ok with a flat-track style seat and custom subframe.

>>17581027
My Fz8 after doing a -1F +1R sprocket change went to complete shit, but I am saving tons rubber on the front tire now.

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>>17581901

Serious question /dbt/

Why are pictures of motorcycles almost always taken with the front tire on the right side?

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>Americans complain about not getting this but 400cc

>>17581923
Left side is always crashed up

>>17581901
I think he made the short fender for looks then realized he needed the longer one to actually keep dirt off his back so he threw it back on as an afterthought.

>>17581773
I ride in jeans, T shirt, normal wear shoes and my helmet. I also ride a naked bike and let me tell you it's comfy

>>17581923
Kickstand is on the left side as is the steering lock
I know only of a few BMWs and hondas who have the lock on the right side

>>17581914
I like this one desu, the riding position doesn't look royally fucked up too

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>>17581773
Go without jacket if you must, but at least wear gloves and some decent boots, buy new ones if you must.

You can probably still go to work at least with arm or leg road rash, feet or hands? Probably not so much.

>>17581962
desu squidding is a meme anyways
when I go for a serious ride I wear my gear
in the city? no way fuck off
I also don't speed in the city

scooter riders don't wear any gear either, no one complains
the logic is flawed to shit and back

>>17581986

Scooter riders go all of 25mph

>>17582010
28, my friend
and in the city I go like 37 TOPS on my bike

>>17582052
Every biker I've talked to that had a major accident had it happen at one of 2 places.
Highway merge and city intersection.
Why wouldn't you want your gear that supposed to protect you frail human body when you riding where statistically most motorcycle accidents happen?

>>17582052

C R U I S I N
R
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>>17582080
Statistics are for nerds and fags

>>17582080
statistically my ass

>>17581281
Fender sucks. If it had some kinda tire hugger instead, I'd be into it.

>>17581963
old yamaha designs lock to the right

>>17581823
Yep, its the parking lot for the Spiš castle visitors.

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Dear blog,

Today I bought a fan.

It was interesting.

How to accelerate for racing from 1st gear standstill? How many revs?

Does this wear the clutch?

>>17582154
Fans are AC's for poor people.

>>17582154
>he has a fan

Are you like a celebrity now? Are we too low for you?

>>17582160
Stop asking this stupid question every thread. You should have found out by now. Go ride your bike and try until it's fast!

>>17582201
Yeah I try but Im also concerned with my clutch

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>>17582172
According to www.globalrichlist.com I am on the top 1.10% of the worlds earners, meaning that 98.90% of the world is poorer than me.

Take that, anonymous poster!

>>17582192
Under no circumstance, sir. How's the day going?

>>17582213
Usually slightly above idle without lugging the engine is fine. But if you're taking off two up on a 125cc uphill, you might need to bring them revs up a bit.

Watch people riding on YouTube and don't overthink it too much, you'll be fine.

>>17582213
Then stop until next time you get pole position?

>>17582275
>top 1.10%
That's not even the 1%, you poor shit.

>Under no circumstance, sir. How's the day going?
Mighty fine I must say. Got paid for tearing up some dykes and I've got a chef preparing my food right now.
How was your day?

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>>17581160
Look at it from their perspective, they upgraded the front suspension, and steering lock angle and thats about it. Theve basically made a "new model" with next to no money for developing a new chassis or rake and trail geometry.

Basically a super conservative move to bide them more time for releasing a truely different model.

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>>17582308
Day's going pretty alroite.

The fan in question was a birthday present to a grill I'm seeing. Not very romantic, but she needed one and it'll come in handy during them fuck sessions in summer.

She was happy, so all good. Now I'm reading on back injures.

What are the circumstances regarding the dykes?

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>>17582394
>fan as a birthday present
Next year a clothes iron, you romantic boy?

>What are the circumstances regarding the dykes?
Shitty tarmac, lots of cyclist and pedestrians. But it's as close as a toogay we get.

>>17580849
they used to be all over the southern part but are now in the metro areas i was shocked wen i saw one years back but now they are all over- conyers

>>17582275
>Usually slightly above idle without lugging the engine is fine
No I meant for rapid acceleration, like racing.

>>17582343
How come people here like this but hate other bikes that aren't 100 percent performance oriented?

>>17582275
>You’re in the top 0.03% richest people in the world by income
and still depressed
welp

>>17582423
Because we're not one person.

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>>17582413
That's a big if. No idea fampai.

I always take wide lines on the toogay due to cyclists.

>>17582422
For rapid acceleration, as high as you can go without wheeling yourself into a crash is what you want. For other upshifts, shift without the clutch. For downshifts, learn rev matching.

On a race however, you would only do this once. On a track day you would do it never, as you usually exit the pitlane already rolling. On a toogay run, about never too.

Yes, it puts stress on the clutch. Why you would do this often enough to worry about it is a bit beyond me.

>>17582426
Think about Chester Bennington, successful, rich and a loving family. Still killed himself.

>>17582423
>>17582432
Exactly this. The >>17582423 thing is said on every website with comments. Very autistic to assume every user (except you) has identical views.

>>17582452
>For rapid acceleration, as high as you can go without wheeling yourself into a crash
So the revs are as high as possible before I start to let go of the clutch, slowly engaging the clutch more and more as I pick up speed, all the while keeping those revs at max?

>>17582453
I really can't understand that shit desu.

I am scared to say it in public because people would call me a judgemental asshole but, I really don't understand.

>>17582463
Are we talking about a specific bike here anon?

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>>17582452
>That's a big if. No idea fampai.
So I don't need to order a new suit for the wedding just yet?

>I always take wide lines on the toogay due to cyclists.
Not an option, better stick in the middle here, best way to avoid either cyclist on your side, or oncoming traffic.

>>17582473
Be glad, means you don't have depression. Depression isn't rational, it isn't normal.
You can be as perfect, amazing and successfully as possible, but still you wouldn't be able to truly enjoy it with depression.

>>17582477
Any kind of bike

>>17582489
This. Tis a hormonal imbalance in the noggin', and all emotions are hormones.

>>17582423
Because some faggits are either stupid ir trying to rustle your jimmies when they bench race.

Some bikes can be good without being "good" at anything. KLR is an ok example, its only real redeeming factor is its dirt cheap, other bikes are better in every metric but the KLR is still a good bike.

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>>17582494
I'm gonna assume you have no bike, which is why you keep asking this question and have difficulties understanding it.

Get a bike first.

>>17582522
I have a 125 yamaha, dude. Just passed the test a couple months ago and already have tiny chicken strips B-)

>>17582544
Sure you do, nobie

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>>17582554
omg..

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>>17581816
saw this absolutely mint condition RD 500 today.

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Hey newbike fag here.

I did what you guys recommended and got a bike stand and chain oil.

What other maintenance should I add into the routine?

>>17582632
>tfw will never get to ride a sporty 2smoke

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>get some muc-off bike cleaner spray
>follow directions
>soak bike with water then spray the stuff on
>leave for 5 mins
>come back and just spray again
>bike dries
>theres splotchiness everywhere

How do I clean bike?

>>17582654
if you haven't already get a chain brush, either the three sided or circular one

>>17582654
>>17582672
>having a chain

cucks

>>17582661
Use distilled water to rinse.

Whats wrong with a chain? There are chains in car engines and they run just fine for what they do.

Horizontal transfer of distance from gear to gear is perfect what chains do.

I don't know of any belt driven bikes but I'm new at this.

>>17582676
>exploding shaft.jpg
sounds pretty gay senpai

>>17582680
Bikes can have belts, chains and shafts.
Chains is most common, needs most maintenance and replacements. Cheapest and efficient.
Belts only need replacements, more expensive
Shafts only need maintenance, but robs a lot of power and heaviest.

>>17582685
I'll explode your shaft!

>>17582680
>comes loose
>requires constant adjustment and checking
>doesn't last very long
>need to clean/reapply lube every time it rains
>dirty slinging muc and lube everywhere

For sportsbikes I can understand as every bit of hp is needed but for real world use it is outdated tech. There's a reason why all the best commuters/tourers have a belt or shaft.

>>17581692
WOOAH WOAH
WOAH WOAH
THE PIRATE 'S LIFE FOR ME

>>17582699
post boipussi

Speaking of chains, is it possible to convert a chain driven bike to a belt?