[ D a i l y B i k e T h r e a d ] - /dbt

>>17657273
that looks a million times better though

Kawi a good

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He hasn't heard about counter steering before, got some work to do teaching him riding again. Thankfully he's open to learning new shit and rides carefully in the meantime.

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Does it matter if you rev match before or after downshifting?
Also post bikes

>>17657340
Yeah no

>>17657369
lolwat
you can't revmatch after you downshift, that would just make the bike jerk

>>17657369
I dunno in my mind it basically happens at the same time

>>17657374
I think he means
pull clutch > rev > push pedal > release clutch
vs
pull clutch > push pedal > rev > release clutch

if so, no

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I think I just found my bikefu

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>>17657369

So the past few refills at the pump, I've calculated ~73mpg on my DR350. Normally it's 67. This is fine.
What a lovely baiku. It sips compared to 650's.

>Buy a Honda it'll be reliable!
>bought a cb500
>it's reliable
And hella boring
Could I realistically buy a leader bike now? I've been riding for almost 5 months and I've got it down.

>>17657438
join the 90mpg, 125 master race brother. Girls don't want excitement and flashy toys, financial conservatism gets them weak at the knees.

>>17657462
webm related is the kind of shit that happens to people who've been riding a 500 for 5 months and think they've got it down.
Don't be an idiot, learn to ride properly. If you haven't spanked the CB around a track at least 3 times and got rid of the chicken strips with proper cornering technique, you haven't got shit down. Shit I've been riding one for 2 years now and I still make progress.
If you find most of your riding is touring and you really _need_ that extra power because you can't lug around 100 kg of luggage comfortably, go ahead and upgrade.

>>17657410
You may have just found out you are mentally ill too

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>>17657369
>Very ugly fazer moving at incredible low speed

Get a new headlight

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>>17657492

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>>17657490
>>17657462
hurr
The point is, if you think there's nothing more you can learn on any given bike, in 99% of all cases you're wrong.

>>17657501
Also wrong is the idea that you need to ride a bike to the absolute limits of traction before getting a new one

The best bike is the one you actually want to ride.

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>>17657410
Get the big brother.

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>>17657321
Cool edition. I ride with Pap often.

>>17657501
that has literally nothing to do with scrubbing chicken strips and riding track

he just didn't look over his shoulder

>>17657517
Would be my first bike.
Also, I'm living in eastern Europe, money is tight. ;_;

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>>17657346
Seconded

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>>17657521
We're heading down to either Arizona or Nevada come winter to rent a couple of Indian Scouts and roam aimlessly.

>>17657522
Wrong
Got cocky, reacted wrong, panicked, ran into truck I saw way in advance.
Literally just a matter of overestimating your abilities, coupled with lowered inhibitions due to lack of sleep that day.

>>17657513
What if you want to ride a turbo busa and you're a hotheaded 19 year old?

>>17657410
>ABS
into the crusher it goes
real men dont use ABS or drink cocktails

>>17657521
>>17657533
Sounds like a blast, have fun.
I'll take him to some secluded parking lot or something to teach him counter steering and slow speed control, then we're planning on going moto camping. Maybe I'll finally explore Poland after all, too.

>>17657542
You're just retarded, you shouldn't be riding any motorcycle regardless of engine size.

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>>17657410
Bbbut it`s mine.

>>17657522
He just didn't lean enough. Fuck, a faster bike might have saved him if he turned hard enough to stay in that lane and throttled his way in front of the truck. Some people will wreck on literally anything capable of going faster than 30mph.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Um6b4EV6k4&t=47

>>17657555
But I can ride well now.
See, that accident taught me humility and made me strive to become a better rider.

>>17657566
Nah you're still a dumb nigger that shouldn't even have a drivers license.

>>17657568
Say that to my face on the togue, see what happens.

Thinking of putting a dashcam on my next bike for insurance. Don't like putting a camera on my helmet very much. Y/N

>>17657556
Nope, I'd like mine in blue.
Yours is pretty though.
8/10, would steal.

Is the extra windshield necessary? How tall are you? I'm 6'4"

>>17657573
Check back with your insurance and country / state laws whether the recorded footage will be admissible, or even legal to record. Apart from that, why not.

>>17657542
>What if you want to ride a turbo busa and you're a hotheaded 19 year old?

Then nature will take its course and there will be one less retard (hothead = angry trash) on the planet.

The beauty of motorcycles is they kill and maim stupid people.

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>>17657527
Then the 650 is a good choice. Don`t drop it, the plastics are expensive. I think they come with crash bars but don`t count of them to save anything.

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Pap's chop. Mondo jealous. 85 cu.

>>17657585
All teenagers are stupid hotheads. Should we therefore exterminate all people before they hit puberty?

>>17657527
Anybike is better than nobike. Here is not the place to ask for advice unless you want to die poor.

>>17657595
There are lots of teenagers who start on liters and live because they respect and fear the machine instead of just diving in like a typical "fuck it, bro, let's lean" 250fag.

>>17657611
Yeah great, they managed to not kill themselves because they were too dumb to figure out how to wheelie and only ever rode in a straight line on warm and dry summer nights. That doesn't mean they aren't stupid, aren't hotheads or that they can actually ride.

>>17657611
Respecting and fearing the machine are two different things.
If you fear your ride, you'll never fully get to know them, because out of fear of dying.

>>17657572
Not much, you'll crash on the way there.

>>17657572
Wouldn't want you to panic and crash your bike.

>>17657595
>All teenagers are stupid hotheads.

Negative. That's a wigger excuse (and they crash often). I wasn't and learned to ride on the way home in north Jersey traffic with firstbike (MT 250 Honda Elsinore) which had a blown second gear.

Got it fixed, rode the shit out of it and manybikes afterwards. Nothing but two slow lowsides (wet leaves and ice are not your friends) in ~40 years riding.

Those who are passionately stupid really should buy a turbonitrousboredstrokedportedmultiliterpeter. Bike salvagers gotta eat too.

>>17657625
>>17657626
What's the matter, too scared you'll get shown up by someone on a 20 years old carbed shitbike? Meet me on the togue in 5, for real, I will rek your shit.

>>17657622
If you respect AND fear your ride you don't ride hard outside of track days like a non-idiot. Out of fear of dying.

As a result, you actually get better than street rossi hotheads.

>>17657636
kys

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>>17657494
That looks like garbage. Not that I'm a hug fan of the "angry bug" styling, but if I were to change headlights, I wouldn't get that repulsive transformers shit.

>>17657637
Fear makes you afraid of explore you and your machine's boundaries and capabilities.
If you're scare of your bike, you'll settle for "I can ride this while not dropping him at a red light", and will never have the ambition of trying out something new, or puching the envelope (within reasonable limit, of course).

If one really wants get good, they'll have to befriend the metal between their legs, and go to some bike ed after getting their licence and/or first bike.

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>>17657649
when i owned an FZ6 I wanted to put dual headlights on it like this

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Presenting: THE Best Beginner Bike®.

>>17657649
You already ride repulsive transformers shit

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>>17657653
I dig it.

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it's taken a lot of money, sweat and love but i finally finished my custom dual sport bike, it has the rugged off-road capabilities of a dirtbike combined with the sleek aerodynamic design of a road bike, with a powerful two-stroke powerplant to boot, what do you guys think?

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REEEEEEEE NOW MY CLUTCH IS SLIPPING ALONG WITH THE SPROCKET I HAVE TO REPLACE, I JUST WANT TO RIDE

>>17657636
I'm 99,99% sure you'll be left behind at the first corner.

single round headlight > dual stacked headlights > single square headlight >>>>> single angular headlight > other side-by-side dual headlights >>>>>> asymmetric headlights

So good it doesn't even belong on the list tier:
No headlights.

>>17657668
Top notch work m8. Well done

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>>17657662
Post your bike

>>17657676
Asymmetric headlights are the best though

>>17657668
>Reverse image search
>nothing comes up

Well uh.. It's different.

>>17657668
a fuggin masterpiece :DDDDDDDDD

>>17657668
Magnificent. A Somali aircraft mechanic would look upon this and weep at its sheer majesty.

>>17657676
wrong

>>17657595
>All teenagers are stupid hotheads
fuck no

Generally speaking, how hard is it to replace my clutch plates & springs etc? The biting point is like way at the end of the lever even though the cable is adjusted fine. I've only done relatively basic maintenance so far on my own (oil changes and the like).

>>17657575
I am 198 cm. This windshield(MRA VarioTouringScreen) works well for me until 120 km/h. I can`t say about its advantage/disadvantage over the stock screen, because prewious owner destroyed it. But that little wing really affect the direction of air flow.

>>17657694
A raghead with a hang glider isn't a mechanic

also
>posting on a somali aircraft mechanic's forum

>>17657671
also replacing chain and other sprocket?

>>17657650
It depends on what you're afraid of.

The power flipping you over on corner exit?
Not being able to hold on or focus during ahrd acceleration?
The weight making the bike hard to lean and unlean?
Retarded honda linked brakes making it impossible to ride dirt?

>>17657702
>t. teenager

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>>17657668

>>17657714
30 soon. I was a risk averse respectable teenager that didn't do stupid shit, but still did fun stuff.

>>17657721
the only things that are fun to me are things that risk my life

>>17657721
>t. midlife crisis boomer in denial about his stupidity as a teenager

Why is dbt so shit in US tz?

>>17657748
I wouldn't call this US time really, only the east coast is likely to be off work.

>>17657748
>US tz
>people advocating starting on tiny shitbikes
>that one german guy

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>>17657668

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>>17657761
You rang?
Reminder that there have been 0 casualties at 3 SEMs, and 0 casualties at all 0 (zero) SAMs that actually happened.

>>17657780
wrong twice in a single sentence, euro intelligence right there.

>>17657522

Slight decreasing radius just before the merge. He didn't even bother to change his line to compensate.
>Just fixate my ass right into the side of a semi

>>17657783
Proofs?

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>>17657814

>4chan is giving 502 errors on new windows and i closed all my other tabs
looks like you're my lifeboat now, boys

>>17657707
>The biting point is like way at the end of the lever even though the cable is adjusted fine

That's where it is supposed to be.

>>17657825
press ctrl-w for a 4chan easteregg

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Can anyone look at these

http://www.britishdealernews.co.uk/product-news/spada-pilgrim-grande-boot

and give me a reason why I SHOULDN'T buy them? I need a casual pair that I can go from bike to walking about like a normal person and they look perfect.

>>17657676

>not having a single round headlight surrounded by an asymmetrical matrix of assorted lights crudely hacked on just in case you need them

>>17657898
>not attaching a lamp to your helmet
>not having a literal head light

How much is too much to spend on your first bike /dbt/? 3k? 4k? 5k? Or should I just say fuck it and get what I want?

>>17657913
That depends on how much money you have, how much you earn and how much you are willing to spend. IMO 2.5k is the cutoff for a first bike.

>>17657898

>not using night vision goggles and running EL wire around all the features of your bike for visibility so you look like you're from TRON

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> have a bad conscience when my bike stands in the rain and is not properly driven dry befor night
> bought gpz 305 for commuting
> bike is a lot more fun then expected
> now thinking of turning it into a rat bike

should i?

>>17657913

I spent £150 on mine on gumtree

>>17657850
who made you like this anon
who hurt you

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>>17657913
You can spend whatever you want. It's not like you were going to collect retirement anyways, right?

The following bikes are gr8 for beginners
GSXR750
FZ1
VFR800
Bandit 1200
CB900F, CB1000R
ZX12R
Ninja 1000

>>17657963
>ZX12r

but the ZX14 is unironically good for a beginner

>>17657676
Is this list intentionally backwards?

>>17657963
I think you forgot
>literally any bike that isn't a 700lb+ cruiser

Anyone here tried one of those H7 LED replacements

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Do you ever ride stoned /dbt/?

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>>17658111
Most of the time

>>17658111
>smoking the herbal jew

>>17657871
Not bad imo.
But try them on before buying.

>>17658069
As long as it has fewer than two Rs in the name and isn't a 600 it's probably alright

>>17658111
Of course.

>>17658111
Weed is for niggers. have a little self-respect.

>>17658132
w-what are they going to do with that little scooter

Just booked a rental for a 2017 Tracer 900 for a 4 day road trip around Hokkaido, covering some of the extreme points as well as Shiretoko + Sounkyo Gorge.

Anyone else ever ridden out there? I had a mate who told me you can be on a road in the middle of no-where, with no humanity as far as the eye can see, yet the second you go >10kph over the (low) speed limit, a copper will jump out from behind a fucking rock or something and smash you with a big fine.

I'm not really going in peak biking season, but is that still a risk?

>>17658161
Not sure, but I hope he brought lube.

I don't really like big bikes, I run around on a dinky little 175 right now, I'm thinking about maybe getting a 300 but probably not much bigger, am I gay?

>>17658192
You'll probably grow out of it a bit as you try bigger bikes. I started out on a 250 and was looking at a 300, then I put my leg over a 500 and plan on a 900 next season. And it not, it's ok to be gay, just don't be a faggot.

>>17658141
>fewer than two Rs in the name and isn't a 600
gsxr 1000 and hayabusa confirmed for beginner bikes

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>>17658155
>meanwhile in every city ever

>>17658188
fuck you doing in japan lad? also you went to fucking japan and you got a bike? why not some jdm godmachine like an r32 or rx7

>>17658203

Something to consider is that capacity isn't everything. A Triumph Bonnie or Ducati Scrambler can be over 800cc, but still a much more gentle and forgiving ride than an inline 4 600.

>>17658229
Where are you supposed to rent a 30 year old sports car?

>>17658203
>going from a 250 to a 500

Oh boy

>>17658237
i4 600s are tame as all fuck, race tuned as in an R6 or detuned as in an FZ6. People really overestimate how far you have to pull the throttle/downshift to start shitting yourself, and even then, it's really not that bad unless you are a complete idiot and do it smack dab in the middle of a corner or through city streets full of uncontrolled intersections and people not expecting 80mph traffic.

The riding position and steering lock of a 600cc sportbike are not conducive to developing low-speed skills though, and the best bike to start on is the one you can just ride without focusing hard on supporting your body with your core lest you lose all control of your hands and wrists after 30 minutes.

>>17658239
im sure if you look it up you can do it, dunno man. I personally would feel a lot better in a car going through japan.

>>17658277
the japanese put more soul and passion into motorcycles, bicycles, and public transit than cars. their cars are mostly appliances and cheap knock offs for overseas customers who can't afford the car they actually want.

know why? because their tiny, cramped roads aren't good for anything with four wheels.

Is this a good price for a 2013 WR250R with all the FMF stuff?

https://fortwayne.craigslist.org/mcy/d/2013-yamaha-wr250r-dual-sport/6239712922.html

>>17658244
Laugh all you like, 17HP to 46HP feels like a night and day difference.

>Tfw all the businesses that made cool aftermarket for your bike are ded

>>17658299
>17HP to 46HP
are you from one of those places where you aren't allowed to buy whatever you like?

>>17658299
46HP to 98HP didn't feel like anything to me. Then again, I keep the revs down and stick to flying around green lit intersections at 30-40mph.

>>17658285
This. Tracer Rental fag here, I'm an all round petrol head, but I've been to Japan plenty of times and seen nothing but incredibly generic, civilian cars on the road. Nissan Cubes and copies/derivatives are pretty much all there is.

Years ago I looked at renting a car for a similar Hokkaido road trip, and could find nothing but painfully generic saloons with automatic transmissions at the top end of what the rental companies were offering

>>17658334
>46HP to 98HP didn't feel like anything to me
Why upgrade then?

>>17658314
Nope, just wanted to start small. Got the 250 for $800 and it does well (put 6k miles on it since May). Was going to get one of the new BMW G310R, but that obviously fell through. Found a Silverwing GL500 for $250 bucks, grabbed it up.

>>17658353
Because carbs a shit.

>>17658334
Going from 100 to 140 didn't feel too crazy, but then going back down felt like I was riding a snail.

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Are you ready?

https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/891919774531407872

>>17658432
Damn Rossi is looking old. I mean he's like double the age of some of the other racers and still doing well, it's impressive.

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>>17658376
Going from 160 to 165 made a massive difference though

>>17658469
post crash video

Wore out the tire on my 390, and I'm amazed how bad the mileage on on sport tires are compared to my old roadster. Any recommendations for a sport touring tire in 150/60 R17 or 140/70 R17? Looking at the S20 EVO (S21 not available in the size in the US) and the Pilot Road Radials. Mileage figures are all over the place so I have no idea how the two compare.

Are BMW boxer twins anything special?

I find them charming.

There are a lot for sale in my country for around $4000-$5000, ranging from 600cc to 800cc and manufacturing dates in the early 70's

>>17658500
Metzler M7 RR's are great compromise between longevity and sticky, but you probably don't need ones that sticky for a notork bike.

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Post em.
>one down 3 to go

NC700x good bike?

>>17658500
>using hyper sport tires on the street
>being surprised they get little milage

>>17658523
Define good. It's practical but boring to ride - commuter bike

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>>17658522
Blank if anyone wants to make one.

>>17658523
it's one of the most practical bikes on the market but also one of the most boring (second to the cb500)

>>17658543

You misspelled Bandit

>>17658557
some boomer on a bandit 1200 got all mad at me once when I recommended a good road that had no cops on it.

started getting all salty and saying you don't need to break speed limits to have fun, fuck that guy

>>17658514
Came stock with Metzeler M5s which wore to the cords in ~5000 miles.

>>17658531
>using hyper sport tires on the street
>being surprised they get little milage
Those were the stock tires. Most of those miles were from the PO.

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Took my Harley for a fucking rip today

>>17658570
>child is mad that adult is acting mature
You're a piece of shit

>>17658577
M5's really suck compared to M7's, I didn't even know they were making those anymore.

>>17658582
Or just take the advice about the good road you don't have to worry about on and go there instead of being a grumpy turd

>>17658511
They're special in that they're just about the most boring bike to ride, even moreso than Japanese bikes. They're good if you want a bike that's literally just a bike. Smooth, mild mannered and well rounded, completely unremarkable in every way and unexciting but no deficiencies either.

>>17658583
What's the mileage you can expect out of them on a 200-500cc class bike?

>>17658595
Oh look it's one of those guys who thinks shitty bikes are better

You could get what you want by taking a random carbed jap bike apart, putting it back together without a service manual, and then synching and tuning the carbs with nothing but your innate senses.

A really shitty motorcycle prone to random failures due to improper assembly with some really funky riding characteristics

>>17658579
did you take your gf along

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>>17658579
>nice gear
>who was phone?

>>17658620
his right hand is right there in the picture

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>>17658522

>>17658646
The CT is the best bike there

>>17658297
...maybe?

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>>17658522

>>17658582
>being a whiny fuckhead is acting mature
boomer detected

>>17658616
>Oh look it's one of those guys who thinks shitty bikes are better
How did you get that? Since when are either Japanese bikes or BMWs shitty bikes? Boxers are very unremarkable except for their aforementioned lack of flaws, which is the opposite of a shitty bike.

>>17658729
Anything that isn't BMW or Japanese is a shitty bike, duh.

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>>17658522

>>17658579
Did you stop in the road just so somebody could take this cringe photo?

Nice lights though

>>17658698
Doesn't sound like the guy was being whiney.
Sounds like he understands and obeys laws like an adult should.

>>17658579

w2c boots desu senpai

>>17658620
No I didnt. She couldn't handle the rip today..she was at home shooting the 50 cal through engine blocks of passing hondas and suzukis

>>17658857
>hondas and suzukis
>no yamahas
doing the lord's work
carry on

>>17658882
yamaha is unironically the only jap crap i'd own again

>>17658807
Nope, that's not how it works.

A child views authority figures as supreme and their rules as unquestionable and right.
An adolescent views authority figures as peers with more guns and friends than them and their laws highly questionable.
An adult's views are largely similar to an adolescent's, but they've more or less given up on complaining about it because it can't be changed. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes, but, if there are no cops around, why not?

>>17658579
Harley Guy!
You're alive!
I was worried that you were still getting buttfucked to death in that gay nightclub that your bike keeps taking you to.

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Sup /dbt/

Just threw some kuryakyn memes on the road star. Should I use the skull emblem or the iron cross emblem in them?

Pic related
1/2

>>17658956
Anime stickers.

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>>17658956
2/2

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>>17658967
Yeah, this needs more anime stickers.

>>17658965
Kek find me some anime emblems that fit in the kuryakyn transformer grip and I'll fucking do it

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>>17659012
Does this count? I'm sticking this on my helmet today.

>>17659019
Measure them and have someone from /osg/ cut some.

Bondo over the low spots on some spare inserts so it's a smooth surface for the sticker.

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>>17659030
Kek I guess I could use these and put weebshit on them for the keks

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>>17659030
>>17659058
This should give you an idea of how deep they sit. I'd have plenty of room.

Asufag back here, thinking about the royal en. Himalayan but you anon said it was overpriced (reviews said that this is the best re but im still unsure)
What are some good adv tourer for around 5000 vegemite bucks? Bmw g310 gs?
Also i never rode a bike in my life. Ta

>>17658956
post assless chaps homo

>>17658933
Don't forget that he's cafefag too

>>17658956
Definitely iron cross.

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Selling my Ninja 300 to my friend's girlfriend, what baiku should I get next?
Friend suggests I should get a Triumph Daytona 675R like him but after YammieNoob memes I don't think so.

>>17659170
You'll be fine just remember to disable the Porsche-seeking mode

>>17659170
It depends.
What did you not like about the Ninja?

what's the poor man's gopro?

>>17659207
the fact that it's a girl's bike

>>17659207
No power.

>>17659221
ELE Explorer S

>>17659136
Plz help

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>need boots
>street riding
>guys selling a bunch of old used mx boots
>alpinestars
>my size
>$25
should I buy them just so I don't have too keep wearing work boots while I ride?

>>17659170
Daytona is a pretty tame bike that's really easy to ride, as well as being fast as fuck. Unless you're a retard like Yammienoob and plan on running into oncoming traffic you'll be fine.

>>17659281
so it's a woman's bike then

>>17659170
>Triumph Daytona 675R
It makes people think they're some sort of racer for having a HARDCORE RACE BIKE that feels racey and edgy, and then they crash because it's racey and edgy

>>17659291
Sure anon

>>17659221
Drift Stealth 2

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Looking into getting a poor man's track bike. Should I get a newer fuel injected bike or go with carbs? I plan on beating the shit out of this thing

So my poor dr650 is still idling at 3k+ rpm. I've sprayed almost an entire can of carb cleaner on the boot and vacuum lines, but it didn't do shit.

Now I'm out of carb cleaner. Should I take it back to the shop or remove carburetor myself to see how many just screws I can strip in one day? I've found a manual online and it doesn't look very complex.

Your opinion is very important for me, /dbt/.

>>17659245
Then you should seek a motorcycle with lots of power.
How about fz09?

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>>17659345
I've heard fucked chokes can do this. I still have no idea about anything, considering I can barely change fluids though.

>>17659436
Mine is actually functional.
In the morning when cold bike has two modes: without choke will not start, with full choke will immediately start and spin up to insane speeds.

I'm already used to riding it without ever using neutral gear. You can't get out of it.

I want a whistle tip for my exhaust

Evenin' ladies

>>17659466
*laddies thank you

>>17659462
That sounds like a great idea.
I've seen a video few years ago about some shop that does an exhaust modification for cars to make them whistle.

>>17659462
Ok Bubb Rubb

>>17659424
I'll test ride it this weekend since there's an event at a local Yamaha dealer.
I've been thinkin of an FZ07 since I'm a faggot, I think an FZ09 might be over the top for the streets but I'll see.

>>17659474
how are you, anon? do anything fun lately? what bike do you have?

>>17659319
Any running sportbike with around 100WHP for $2k or less

>>17659319
sv650, cbr's are alright, or go mini moto :^)

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>>17658188
Hokkaido is v. nice in the summer. Shiretoko was great. You must visit Moerenuma Park in Sapporo. Recommend you go in early morning when no ones around. Stay at "rider house"s and talk to people. Go to the Starbucks in Hakodate it has a cool interior. Watch out for foxes they can carry some nasty disease.

>>17657410
>>17657517

I rode the 1000 and it just felt like absolute garbage. Throttle response was shit, I would blip the throttle for downshifts and had the wheel skip on a few because it couldn't rev match from a split second throttle blip.

Maybe that type of bike is just meant to be ridden differently, but consistently locking up the wheel and being forced to downshift with slow eases of the clutch made it the most miserable test ride of that day.

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>>17659500
>over the top for the street

Anything over an sv650/fz07 is "over the top" for the street. Doesnt mean its not a whole lot more fun though.

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>>17657410
>>17659635
How suzuki has fallen

Do they actually give a shit about anything but the GSXR###Rs anymore?

>>17659634
Nice watch grandpa

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>>17659012
Need to know where you got those Nekopara stickers comrade.

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I did a lot of research before I bought this thing, so it hasn't revealed many surprises, but today I learned how holy fucking hot they get. Swapped out the 15t front sprocket for a 14t after riding to a buddy's house and holy jesus christ the entire bike was scorching hot. Most difficult part was removing bolts without getting 3rd degree burns accidentally touching something. Took a look through the manual and the "normal" operating temp when the bike is warm is like 220 degrees. Fans and shit have already kicked on for most other bikes at that point.

Now it cooking my balls idling at stoplights makes complete sense, I'm literally sitting on the surface of the sun.

>>17659668
Friend's dad has an 1199 panigale and the seat is literally over the rear cylinder. it just cooks your nuts

>>17657462
>leader

>>17659680
Is it all ducati sport bikes that do that?
RCR made a review about an older one (999?) and mentioned something about cylinder directed right at his genitalia.

>>17659701
Not exactly sure. My friend has an 848 streetfighter and doesn't mention anything about the heat

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>>17659634
Nice shirt kiddie fiddler.

>>17659701
They all have the rear cylinder pointed straight at your dick, it's just the supersports that run hot enough and have undertail exhausts to burn the fuck out of you.

>>17657591

Fuck thats nice, underrated post, I really want a s&s panhead bar hopper with a springer front end, this sort of style.

>>17657467
Is a 125 still fast enough for traffic? Is 80kmh/50mph too much for the bike? I have a 1100cc bike and I think I want to buy a used Honda CB125.

>>17657369
How the fuck does anyone ride without knowing this? Ffs

>>17657438
>tfw your bike normally gets 40-50mpgs but when you ride it, it gets 20mpg

If you really loved your bike it would get shit mileage

>>17659141
Post 125 cuck

>>17659889
>Hit the highway on the busa and get around 40mpg.
>Stick around town and get 30-32mpg

WEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>17659906
>hit the highway on the busa
>get 1mpg

>>17659908
I get upset with myself if I don't do at least 140 on the highway at night

How bad is it to repair a puncture? I've done it for my front and am planning to get my rear done but my boss and workmates freaked out when I mentioned it.

>>17659916
das it mane. All about muh fast memes.

>>17659918
Depends on how close it is to sidewall. Mite b unrepairable.

>>17659908
Did you puncture the block

>>17659923
It's an inch away, they are convinced they don't hold and I'll die. Fuckers are trying to convince me to buy a whole new set of tyres

>>17659932
Yes

Too much turbo for the busa

>>17657939
Most rat bikes which didn't come by their rattiness naturally just make the rider look like a nigger.

See how much excess shit you can remove from it, and play with removing the baffles and rejetting to make it faster.

>>17657548
>this nigga dont like old fashioneds

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Has anyone ever had the urge to pin the throttle while on a road with your eyes closed for as long as you can?

kinda feel like doing it

>>17659934
The adventure and touring guys plug tires all the time. High-speed guys don't, probably because fast.

>>17659918
Just plug it. It'll be fine.

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>>17660026
He's worried about his manhood

>>17659934
Depends on how it's pointing, but an inch can be too close.
Also, that shop does not want to risk anything, they might get sued if something goes wrong.

>>17660063
i do something like that in my car. at night, going full blackout and fully down on the pedal.

>>17660063
Yeah

>>17658297
Anyone?

>>17660171
They were like $6k MSRP new, so I'd say no

>>17658297
No

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nearly fucking fell off my bike for dodging a dog in the middle the road

It was a fucking labrador and when I looked back it was just sitting on the sidewalk with its smiling face and wagging its tail

I never have my cam when shit happens

>>17660186
>>17660201
Hmm, okay. I thought the added mods might make it worth that, especially since there are people who are asking as much or more for a stock wrr in the area. Might have to reconsider now.

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>>17660209
Did you go back and kick that dog?

>>17660216
Mods add nothing to resale value

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>>17660221
labs are just so innocent looking, literally untouchable

>>17660216
The big thing to keep in mind now is the WRR is discontinued and kinda has a cult following. If it's something you really want then it may be worth that but IMO that isn't a $5k bike

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Why do all the good sounding slipons sound like total shit in YT videos?

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>>17660223
Plus, are they mods you would want? 90% of the time no. Because PO is a faggot

>>17660308
Shitty built in microphones and YouTube compression I'm guessing

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>>17660228
Thin dogs are dangerous.

>>17660186
They're $8k MSRP so it's lost nearly half its value despite having expensive ass, objectively good (well maybe not the lower) mods AND the stock parts so you can undo the ones you don't like

That is a great fucking price. 2013 bikes can't be early 90s KLR650s and sell for one and a half grand all day long, man. They're actually worth money.

>>17660379
Blue book says $4555 so you could probably talk him down a bit

>>17660400
It's a discontinued memebike/"future classic". If it's selling with $1000 of bluebook it's a small miracle.

>>17660379
I don't think msrp is quite that high, even for the stock 2017 models. I get what you are saying about the price compared to older bikes though.

>>17660400
I tried, but he isn't willing to budge.

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>>17658522

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>>17658522
Thinking is too hard for me right now but this is what I got.
I'd probably switch out the XL600R for an XR650R motard.

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>>17660379
>They're $8k MSRP
Uhhh, wut?

>>17660426
The seat on that scout looks horrendous.

>>17660450
It is style over substance bike though

>>17660462
The stock seat is comfy enough to actually wanna do a few hours on. Not that garbage

>>17658522
RSV4 factory
Plated RS125
Restomodded, but faithful GSX 1100 S for a daily
Current year Yamaha ("yazawa") R6 with a Nico themed itasha wrap for trolling around town. Matching leathers and helmet pigtails obligatory. If a compact horn that played "nico nico nii" at 110+db were feasible, I'd take twenty. Or just put a fucking loudspeaker on my back.

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>>17658522

Other than not letting your bike sit in the sun, what's the best way of making sure your plastics don't get faded?
Particularly blacks look like shit after a short period of time

>>17660514
>Dat 1090
>Dat 6days
My nigga

>>17660558
The best way is keeping your bike in your garage. This is the most popular method.

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>>17657369
Clutch and blip/match revs as shifting down release clutch, please stop asking stupid questions and just ride the bloody thing. You will learn jack shit asking forums. Motorcycles are a learn by tactical feedback kinda thing. PS clean your blood air filters!! Fucking hate customers like this!!!

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>not just having a slipper clutch

remove povertybikes

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>>17660558
Keep it waxed and buy a cover.

Who here does whoolies? Best way to get pictures of whoolies?

>>17660685
Nothing wrong with being poor, m8

>>17660688
Check your oil pan for clutch bits, whooligan.

>>17660685

>not having an auto downshift blipper

remove japscrap bikes

>>17660706
>not having an automatic transmission

remove non-hondas

>>17660706
This 2bh
yurobike master race

>>17660712
Austrian bikes > German bikes = Japan bikes = Aprilia > Ducati > Britbikes > Scooters > American bikes

>>17660706
>not having a dickie doo and taking it in the ass every night
remove non-harleys

>>17660721
Murican bikes #1
Italian are ok as well

>>17660722
>not roasting your balls to speed up your sex change

italy master race

>>17660721
>super duke gt doesn't have a down blipper or center stand
Why KTM?? I wanted to buy your bike but this shit and a service light flaring up (despite being a dealer demo) on a test ride has prevented me.

>>17660712

>auto downshift blippers

>and next year nip engineers will copy this idea and use it on their sportbikes

>>17660739
Suzuki already is
The japs don't really know how to innovate.
Everything comes down to what they can put on a spec sheet at cost

>>17660746
They're so bad at innovating that they're solely responsible for shaping the bike market as it is and drove ducati to draw inspiration from their designs.

Damn soulless zipperheads. Why are white people so much better than everyone else? We have the most soul, the most passion, and the most smartness.

>>17660739
it's actually an idea taken from sportscars that was first used by nissan

>>17660751
You're thinking of Harley you dipshit

>>17660758
All innovation has been more or less back and forth between japan and germany, with the odd contribution from italy and americans and brits only ever selling fashion accessories that shape the market in their home countries and nowhere else. However, japanese and german dominance seeps through everywhere. You see more yamahas and F800s than harleys out there.

>>17660765
You see more scooters than anything. See how dumb you sound now

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I dropped my bros bike (white) lads kill me now

>>17660772
>You see more scooters

Only in the third world where people ride two wheelers out of necessity instead of because they actually want one.

>>17660765
>yfw little country shop Aprilia sells half as many superbikes as the giant that is yamaha
>>17660772
Also this, if you gonna talk supremacy then the c110 and C-Max have the market in their grasp

>>17660776
Soooo literally most of the world

>>17660780
Markets of monkeys don't really count when speaking of the relative popularity of bananas and beef jerky

>>17660773
>rides a very fast bicycle
>gets on a motorcycle
>drops it

errytime

>>17660783
Fuck off beef jerky a godly

>tfw your country doesn't force people to ride scooters

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>>17660785
Both of them are his.

>>17659668
lol bro 220 is cool compared to my 695

When fully hot after a days ride im hitting 250
Been riding it forever and its all good so fret not.

>>17660429
My nigger

>>17660803
how the fuck do ducati engines last more than 50k miles

>>17658334
Riding a 44hp bike after being used to a 110 one feels like barely moving desu.

>>17660851
mine is going that hot due to euro 4 emissions fucking cunt EU fucked with errything. I must get my ECU remapped and it stays around 100 celsius with no probs.

and mine currently is 47k km and is all good

>>17660886
Fuck I've got to do this too although bikes haven't a tendency of being tuned lean even prior to Euro 4.
Pain in the ass to do for me though, since there's no one even remotely nearby who can do the Dyno and ECU flash

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>planned out a road trip in next couple weeks
>tell mum
>shes happy for me which surprises me because both her and my dad hate bikes
>mum says I need to find a girlfriend to share it with instead of going on my own

I wanted to tell her to shut the fuck up and tell her how the average western woman is now a complete fucking slut whore beyond redemption and that deserves all the rapefugees coming for them but instead I just remained silent as the pang in my heart coursed through my body.

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>>17660974
>it's a 'no petite pillion gf' episode

>>17660974
Tips fedora*

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>>17660974

>>17660974
Kek, out played by your mum.

>>17659458
did you try adjusting the idle screw?

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Great fucking luck today, on the way home from work I got a puncture. Looks like some kind of nail, but I left it in for half my commute, to save what air I could.
Anybody have tubed tyres here? Do you know if I need to buy an entirely new outer tire, or just a fresh innertube?
Is 90/100-18 a common enough size to just call Cycle Gear tomorrow morning? I'd like to have this done before tomorrow's shift, so I'm not struggling in the dark or wasting Saturday's valuable riding time.

>>17661033
What's up sons of anarchy anon

>>17661034
New job making air conditioner filters. It's better than janitor, but swing shift is for deadbeats and 50 y/o bachelors.

And a major pain in the ass, not being able to get the tire today for my commute tomorrow. I may have to get up around 9:30 to do this.

>>17661033
You just have to replace the inner tube

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>tfw can't stop buying farkles
send help

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>>17661079
No.
Your wallet will suffer.

>>17661094
Bikes are toys. It's ok to waste money on toys

can't tell if my 2 cylinder twofiddy is a p-twin or inline 2
looked it up both have shown up as results

>>17661101
Post bike

>>17661101
Ptwin is an i2 didiot

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>>17661104
bad boy 1995 ZZR 250

NEED a motocompo lads...

>>17661119
same...
Already have a ruckus and a spree

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>>17661106
Not him, but is pic related not the case?

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>>17661119
What kind of engine does it have? I'd never expect anything major, but where will you get parts if something DOES break?

>>17661130
No they're just synonyms
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight-twin_engine

>>17659271
Buy them, next is the supermoto

>>17658956
so how is the abortion doing?