[Daily Bike Thread - /dbt/]

File: drz.jpg (174KB, 500x472px) Image search: [Google]

174KB, 500x472px

>>17687109
>Bullet-proof baiku edition
ohai, i guess your looking for me, i'm just your friendly neighborhood Urban Assault Vehicle, but you can call me Doctor Z

Are 250cc dual sports fun?

why is this cruiser so expensive
https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/mcy/d/1973-moto-guzzi-el-dorado-11k/6245655475.html

File: Dirty.jpg (2MB, 1125x1500px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 1125x1500px

ADV Bike is Best Bike

File: wheelie2.jpg (71KB, 800x537px) Image search: [Google]

71KB, 800x537px

>>17687123
of course
lighter bikes are always fun

>>17687124
>rapidly escalating in value
ha ha ha only thing rapidly escalating is that idiots imagination

>Moto-Guzzi
>Cum-Guzzling hippie faggot

>>17687120
>engine rebuild for how often I check my valves
Yeah, indestructible for sure.

do you guys think a properly outfitted KLR650 could function as an "Adventure Bike"?
for a poorfag i mean

>>17687152
Pigfat. Dr650 is far superior and a competent dirtbike

>>17687152
Of course.

>>17687152
They're pretty much the poor mans adventure bike

File: p7040035.jpg (3MB, 3072x2304px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 3072x2304px

>>17687152
people do it on postie bikes in Australia.

File: Z0w6Sa7.jpg (3MB, 3840x2160px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 3840x2160px

>>17687123
>>17687140
Is it fair to say that the only <250cc bikes that really make a case for themselves and can be kept forever are dual sports?

File: CryMoreFgt.jpg (2MB, 2688x1512px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 2688x1512px

Anyone know what would cause a carbed bike to be unable to do keybangers? I'm using the exact same method that works for my other bike but i dont get any pop at all when i flip the killswitch back on.
Could it be the exhaust leaks making the mixture in my pipes too lean?

>>17687123
Probably pretty fun if you ride them off road like you should. When on road it's nicer to have a more powerful bike though.

>>17687151
???

>>17687152
Yep, folks travel the world on those fucking things.

File: Screenshot_2017-08-08-19-08-29-1.png (452KB, 1440x1539px) Image search: [Google]

452KB, 1440x1539px

Just got back from a nice 5hr ride with my dad, saw some natives, saw some drunk natives too. Was overall a comfy ride. Gonna look at doing a long weekend trip to the black Hills.

>>17687151
well if my valves are good, any other nit-picky things you could claim?

>>17687200
did you fuck after cuddling all day?

>>17687227
>cuddling?
eh, i think they were probably on separate bikes anon

>>17687236
his was riding pillion with his dad all day anon.
no one here actually has their own bike.

>>17687200
>saw some drunk natives too
Just say you saw Natives, it´s the same thing

>>17687120
You have too many Z in your name to be bulletproof.

>>17687200
Nice! It's always comfy going for rides with pops, these other losers are just jelly.
What are you two riding?

i put ethanol in my old 2 stroke and now it burns (more) oil wat do?

>>17687271
you are a fucking idiot you now need to replace the seals in the engine because all of them are fucked.
probably half of the gaskets also, possibly the piston and rings.

File: 1501423248812.jpg (5KB, 259x194px) Image search: [Google]

5KB, 259x194px

>>17687227
:^)

>>17687245
Like, these natives were passed out on the side of the road with a brown paper bag in hand. Normally they're still conscious enough to harass you for money, drugs or a lighter.

>>17687260
We're riding heavyweight sport touring bikes, he's got a 2003 ST1300 and I ride a 2006 FJR1300.

>>17687276
that's what i thought
FUCK
non ethanol is so hard to find

>>17687301
the fuel in a 2 stroke is the oil, it gets mixed around all inside the engine case and through all the bearings and ethanol eats away at rubber and thats what most of your seals are made of.

File: 1484270054647.jpg (201KB, 1280x960px) Image search: [Google]

201KB, 1280x960px

>>17687151
I sense the WRfag is back, seeking revenge for the superior machine

File: 1489457656016.jpg (1MB, 3771x1497px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 3771x1497px

Well it hasnt broken down yet.

>>17687319
well it's rattling anyway and leaking transmission oil so a rebuild probably is for the best anyway

>>17687321
WR is high maintenance too, all dual sports are compared to street bikes. Hard to call them bulletproof.

How long does it take to replace the head gaskets on a modern watercooled engine? I have a small leak, probably going to do it this winter

File: zukcircle.jpg (651KB, 1613x1210px) Image search: [Google]

651KB, 1613x1210px

>>17687123
Only if it's a WR250R, XT250, XR250L, or KLR250.
Or get a tree fiddy.

File: 1500784535257.png (447KB, 875x629px) Image search: [Google]

447KB, 875x629px

>tfw your bike has two piece idle speed screw
>but you don't know it
>your manual has schematic where it's just one screw
>so you rebuild carburetor and replace its mounting boot

>>17687377
Is a DR350 more fun than a WR250R?
I assume it has less power and more weight and
is just all around shittier because if it's age.

>>17687123

If you and your friends are out hooning around and actin a fool, I think they look like SO much fun. If you're just riding alone, eh probably not. Unless you're super into exploring off-road.

File: Screenshot_20170808-172507-01.jpg (529KB, 1440x1390px) Image search: [Google]

529KB, 1440x1390px

>“After all these years, it’s really validating to finally see movies where a guy launches his Kawasaki Ninja H2R off a bridge, lands it cleanly atop a train speeding toward Tokyo at 200 mph, and then disconnects the passenger cars right before the engine explodes,” said local man Jake Champney, 35, adding that he was grateful his children will be able to grow up watching films in which a person leaps from a train at the last possible second to escape the ball of flame erupting behind him. “Representation is so important. When I was a kid, it felt as if no one cared about the experiences of the guy who was clinging to the landing skids of an airborne helicopter or inching his way along the bottom of a moving semi truck and up toward the cab. Thankfully we’ve made a lot of progress since then.”

File: duc3.jpg (719KB, 1280x1091px) Image search: [Google]

719KB, 1280x1091px

I was snapping this picture right as a few dindus were approaching in a very suspicious manner.

File: s-l1600 (1).jpg (205KB, 1600x1123px) Image search: [Google]

205KB, 1600x1123px

>>17687401
I've never ridden a WR. Weight is about the same but DR350SE's have meh suspension. Power wise, the 350 will have more torque down low. Even with the stock street gearing, it'll still chug up hills.
It's not nearly as polished and modern as the WR but it's a hell of a lot cheaper and still a versatile bike. Throw it around in the woods, sumo it, or go touring. You can add a kicker to electric models if you want, too.
Really just a poor man's DRZ but still a great bike in its own way

>>17687463
Kodak... is this in Rochester?

>>17687529

Nah, Washington state.

>>17687109
A tw ayy

>>17687539
nice baiku regardless :)

>>17687401
The DR350 is the much better all rounder: can be loaded up for travel, has legs on the highway, and makes its power much lower down (so you can lug it off road). But of course it's much heavier.

The WR is the better fast trail bike.

>>17687495
The 350s with the adjustable cartridge forks (the dirt and later steet models) are pretty good. They're a wash with the DRZ, and worlds better than the 650 dual sports.

The DRZ was a step backwards in most respects. Can't wait for Suzuki to replace that with something hopefully more in the spirit of the 350 (I.e. 6-speed, tach, ditch the shim valves)

>>17687124
He's insane, moto guzzis old bikes aren't worth anymore than a jap bike of that era.
Should be up for 3k at best.

>>17687668
why are people retarded. it does look nice i think i would pay 3 grand no problem

>>17687684
chain maintenance? whats that?

>>17687152
DR650 is better in literally every respect once you put a safari tank on it.

But it depends where you're going. If you're adventuring in the first world than the DR650. If you're going to the third world then look for a DR350 for a poorfag bike (or a CRF250L for something new).

>>17687668
Nah they're worth more then old jap bikes but nowhere near that much more

File: sl382673.jpg (218KB, 1024x768px) Image search: [Google]

218KB, 1024x768px

>>17687713

File: IMG_20170808_142058_077.jpg (804KB, 1440x1440px) Image search: [Google]

804KB, 1440x1440px

>>17687109
I passed the test with 0 points lads

>>17687720
it isnt really that hard mate.

>>17687711
I mean if looking at scarcity then you are right, but you could get a lightly used moto guzzi california for around 9 grand.

>>17687698
dirt bike chains are meant to be really loose

Alright I've been becoming a bit more curious lately so I might as well go full blown gay. I sold my dirt bike and an looking for a street bike. I've never been interested owning anything I have to pay insurance for and ride on a road with you know... rules and shit. But I've been thinking lately it would be pretty nice to take a light night ride here and be able to ride all year long being that I'm in South Florida. But I honestly know fuck all about road bikes. Say I'm looking for a 2007 gsxr 600 or 750 I don't even know what is a good price how many miles are too many (miles? What are those) and most importantly what to look at when buying a used bike. Pretty much every road bike ad seems like a scam y all seem shiesty. And that's coming from someone who rides dirt bikes... which are stolen and ridden illegally by thug life wheelie boys all the time.

File: CLK_138A6.jpg (135KB, 800x532px) Image search: [Google]

135KB, 800x532px

>>17687739

>>17687752
why are you posting so many meme stroke meme wheel memebikes?

>>17687124
The early 70's loop frame guzzis have been skyrocketing in value recently, 5 years ago a restored one would barely break $10k but now they're approaching 20. That's still crazy overpriced though, $5k would probably be fair, in a few years he might get that kind of money.

File: IMG_20170804_143551_445.jpg (834KB, 1440x1440px) Image search: [Google]

834KB, 1440x1440px

>>17687724
All i know is Illinois is harder than Minnesota according to some stranger i met from Minnesota. Friend with the CBR failed his first time and technically failed his second one but the evaluator gave him another chance. Then again he's not the sharpest tool in the shed.

File: dipp-2l-5422.jpg (228KB, 1000x667px) Image search: [Google]

228KB, 1000x667px

>>17687757
because they are fun? isnt fun allowed?

>>17687783
yooooooo wya senpai

>>17687792
Objectively much less fun than a dirt bike with dirt wheels.

>>17687743
That's excessive.

File: xr70plastics.jpg (274KB, 1200x899px) Image search: [Google]

274KB, 1200x899px

XR100R is love
XR100R is life

>>17687720
I passed with 2 points
Went real wide on my U-turn but perfected everything else.

>>17687709
I don't know how DR650 became a meme.
I'm 5'7" so I got the DR, but if I had extra 4" of inseam, I would so XR650 instead.

File: 20161106_124609.jpg (2MB, 2976x1674px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 2976x1674px

>>17687743
That is looser than my ktm which has a pds rear shock so it needs to be looser than most other bikes.

>>17687792
Spamming/flooding is against the rules

File: 20170806_113035-3024x2268.jpg (1MB, 3024x2268px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 3024x2268px

>>17687846
Baby XR is cute!

File: IMG_20170729_214710_342.jpg (390KB, 1440x1440px) Image search: [Google]

390KB, 1440x1440px

>>17687818
Des Plaines. I think there's one dude in DP here too.

File: IMG_0312.jpg (197KB, 1200x800px) Image search: [Google]

197KB, 1200x800px

>>17687867
on topic posts are not spam mate
im sorry you feel that way. i happen to prefer 2 strokes because of that lovely smell

>>17687886
I was up in the Orland Park area. mite b up soon tho, if there's still riding weather I might hit you up.

>>17687853
The XR is neat in theory: being dry sump air cooled is like a big DR350. But the XR is STUPID tall - don't even try to ride one if you're not over 6 feet - plus it really needs an oil cooler like the DR650 because the XRs overheat (something which isn't an issue on the 350 for whatever reason).

I wonder if the XR couldn't be fixed by lowering it with longer links and sliding the tubes up (it's got plenty of clearance to spare) and adding an oil cooler, but then you've basically just made a DR650. Easier to just start with a DR and put decent forks on it.

>>17687891
You're flooding the board, people have gotten banned for the same thing you're doing on Dbt before.

>>17687907
Never heard of an XR650 over heating under normal use.
Also you can lower a bike with spacers in the forks and shock

>>17687865
i think your chain is too tight. Have you tried removing your shock and pivoting the swingarm up to set it at the tightest point?

>>17687839
probably. looks like he fucked with the lower chain guide too.

>>17687835
this

>>17687904
Yea message me on sc filipinocd
No the cd doesn't stand for cross dresser, it's my initials

File: phoca_thumb_l_236-Supermoto-IDM-Harsewinkel-28-29-04-2012-2248.jpg (80KB, 900x600px) Image search: [Google]

80KB, 900x600px

>>17687914
and you are shitposting. your posts have even less value than mine.


how do you justify this? have a nice drift photo while you ponder.

>>17687944
Pointing out you're breaking the rules is shitposting? Neck yourself please.

>>17687916
Preload for lowering is street bike tier adjustment.

>>17687974
No... spacer INSIDE the shock. Its a thing.

>>17687179
gotta love aussies. absolute madmen
sometimes i wish i had a postie bike

>>17687916
I met a guy touring on one in Colombia (he rode it down from Canada). Actually it was some weird adventure version of the XR they made for like one year that had a fixed front (had a cool Africa Twin look to it). He liked it, but said it would overheat driving in traffic.

Pretty sure I've heard the same thing from others but can't remember where.

File: 1501569988618.jpg (83KB, 853x480px) Image search: [Google]

83KB, 853x480px

>>17687944
>>17687966
We spent the first 30 minutes of a thread talking about coffee once. I was getting ready for a tour, said cafe instead of diner, and here we are.
>Kenyan coffee is best coffee.

>>17687986

I actually did this to my grom because the stock front suspension bottoms out incredibly easy. Added an inch or so of travel with spacers inside the forks, so much better now.

>>17687998
If it was bone stock, they run super lean.
Just jet it properly and it won't overheat

File: 20161009_101225.jpg (2MB, 3719x2092px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3719x2092px

>>17687928
it's not too tight.

>>17688002
You did no such thing. There is no way to space UP the forks. They are designed to have max travel and it cant be raised. You may have just compressed the springs keeping it from sagging

>>17687938
added

>>17688023

The spacer was added to the internal damper rod, allowing more travel before bottoming out.

https://sandusky.craigslist.org/mcy/d/ninja-300-special-edition-abs/6192861328.html

Good deal for a starter bike? The only issue is that I have no real way of getting it back home

>>17687886
Ayy I'm in edison park

>>17688074
Probably stolen at that price or a scam

File: huh.jpg (40KB, 500x708px) Image search: [Google]

40KB, 500x708px

>>17687720
>mfw have been riding since October 2016
>still haven't taken moto test

>>17688074

I would be vary wary of a $1k Ninja. Stolen, or fucked up and he's trying to pass it off as fine. If you want to chance it, only agree to meet in a neutral location, like a restaurant parking lot where you know people will be around. Bring a mechanically inclined friend to check it over.

Most likely just a fucking scam though. I wouldn't.

File: nd4-grom-fork-part.jpg (1MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 3264x2448px

>>17688043
Oh god, people still do this?
(googles...)
"ND4's fork mod" -- it's a grom thing. Add a spacer to the damper rod to make the fork extend farther and give it more travel.

This is really an OLD trick, goes back to the '70's at least. The downside is that at full top out there is less fork tume in the slider, so it is not as stiff/strong. But for a lot of bikes the tradeoff is worth it. In Pic, the longer bolt and spacer is upper left.

>>17688074
just send him your bank info right now anon. what could go wrong.

>>17688090
>>17688103
Yeah, thinking it over it definitely seems pretty sketch.

This seems more legit and is way closer though
https://sandusky.craigslist.org/mcy/d/yamaha-xt250/6223801753.html

>>17688074
> 2014 for 1/4 blue book value
> one pic, zoom size is the same as display size (because pic is lifted from another craigslist ad)
>poor sentence structure
>price is an even number thousands

So Scam. Wow.

y tho

File: 1484275120109.jpg (192KB, 1024x576px) Image search: [Google]

192KB, 1024x576px

i dindu nuffin

>>17688114

Yep, that's exactly what I did. It's definitely a lot cheaper than upgrading the springs, which are rated for a 55kg rider.

>>17688126
Basically new bike for $1300 less than new, $1900 less then new once you count destination charge, dealer doc fee, dealer bullshit fee, dealer boat-payment-needed fee...

Those are nifty bikes, too

>>17688043
Sonexactly what i said. You just took out the sag slack

>>17688184
>destination charge, dealer doc fee, dealer bullshit fee, dealer boat-payment-needed fee
I walk out of the dealership when they start this bs usually

>>17688074
idk anon, craigslist is full of bait scams anymore

File: 1976-damper-rod-mod.png (287KB, 608x659px) Image search: [Google]

287KB, 608x659px

>>17688179
You are part of a long and proud tradition of hinky damper rod mods going back to the 1960's. As seen on racetracks across the entire habitable world and Australia. I am proud of you, son.

>>17688186
nah, this mod makes the tamper rod longer, you really get more travel between top-out and bottom-out.

File: DSC_0040 copy.jpg (1MB, 2000x1125px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 2000x1125px

Has your bike been touched by God's holy light? Do you not fear the skid demons?

File: 20161006_173757.jpg (3MB, 3984x2988px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 3984x2988px

>>17688332
if pic counts will i get into heaven?

>>17688344
There's a special place for hondas

File: Snapchat-1825552003.jpg (738KB, 1440x2560px) Image search: [Google]

738KB, 1440x2560px

>>17688332
Cursed sticker says no skid demon fear.

>>17688357
>Italian bike with Japanese stickers
You have angered too many powers

File: lineup.jpg (1MB, 1940x1201px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 1940x1201px

>>17688332
weeb stickers are not God's holy light

File: IMG_20170711_161922.jpg (463KB, 768x1024px) Image search: [Google]

463KB, 768x1024px

>>17688375
Anime is the only answer

File: zea.jpg (404KB, 1148x1148px) Image search: [Google]

404KB, 1148x1148px

>>17688332
I plead with Neptune to keep the salt at bay.

>>17688349
Hondas are alright.
at least they aren't Suzuki.

>>17688433
I didn't say it was a bad place

>>17687109
Why was the 1980s so aesthetic?

>>17688431
Post more

>>17688431
what happens if you ride a bike on the beach and keep it?
I remember I rode my KTM 690 E on the beach a few times and sold it within 2 years (after a few engine rebuilds under warranty).
I was concerned amongst things that the sand got everywhere. Like even putting the side stand up and down or using the indicators was effected by the sand. I can't imagine they would age well.

>>17688433
I'm thinking about buying a dual sport or enduro specifically for riding in the winter since I dont have a car and cant afford one anyway, is this a bad idea? I'm in northern Ohio so the weather doesnt get really terrible but it can snow quite a bit.

Ive also heard that mopeds or scooters can handle the winter pretty easily.

>>17688456
Didnt mean to reply.

>>17688456
where I live in Australia it gets down to about 18 degrees in the winter.
Here you can ride year around. I had no car for about 2 years. I don't think i'd have a motorbike in a place I couldn't ride it all the time.

>>17688456
Don't, or at least if you do, only ride when sun is out. Consider that when white shit is in process of falling on you, it sticks to helmet face shield. Black ice matters. Also, don't highway.

I've mentioned few threads ago, combination of late night, urging freeway traffic and falling snow almost killed me once. Just over fucking up and opening face shield at 60 mph after I tired wiping snow from helmet with my wet glove and worried about my numb fingers.

>>17688357
>No dbt sticker
I sense your fear

File: blind idiot.jpg (9KB, 129x73px) Image search: [Google]

9KB, 129x73px

>>17688500

File: marthasvaginard.jpg (896KB, 2016x1512px) Image search: [Google]

896KB, 2016x1512px

Is it worth it or necessary to use new tubes when buying new tires? At that point I might as well buy new rim strips too... Then again I'm running the tires the PO had on so who knows if he reused the tubes or not but they don't have any leaks.

>>17688452
I'll try

>>17688561
If it isnt broken. Dont fix it

>>17688561
>MA anon

Just stop posting

>>17688561
new tubes if unknown, toss rim strip and wrap with super 33 electrical tape in 3-4 layers
keep the old tubes for spares or to make rubber bands, tool holders and such from.

>>17688601
I'll try
>>17688594
>>17688605
ty

File: 20767777_855165174638324_766905805544133454_n.jpg (101KB, 960x720px) Image search: [Google]

101KB, 960x720px

Now that the kids and ameritards are getting tucked in for bed I can go ahead and post this. I just got back from it anyway.

I didn't make it to the meetup and ride out location because of GPS problems so this is me and a random nigger's bike infront of the Verizon store where I was getting my shit fixed.

File: 20708464_855165141304994_6543675007643997552_n.jpg (87KB, 960x720px) Image search: [Google]

87KB, 960x720px

This plus 10~15 others turned out for the funeral for the guy who crashed his s1k. Guy was 28 and had a 1 1/2 year old kid.

>>17688759
Lol

File: suzeus.png (1MB, 2000x1250px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 2000x1250px

>>17688759
>cucked by gps
classic

File: 20664006_855165107971664_5807680833526994082_n.jpg (58KB, 960x720px) Image search: [Google]

58KB, 960x720px

Correction 10~15 other bikes. Literally 200 people showed up in total.

We fucking witnessed a car crash as we people were on line for the viewing. So the police were already on the scene cleaning that up when pic related happened.

File: 20664155_855165091304999_10597946359638601_n.jpg (91KB, 720x960px) Image search: [Google]

91KB, 720x960px

Last one. This got me harder than seeing the body. I've never seen a dead body before so I automatically felt a twinge of fear the second I saw it but it quickly went away when I realized it was a friend.

/blog
t. squidanon

>>17688782
My Condolences

I would have expected it was you in the box, to be honest.

File: horriblehayabusa.jpg (66KB, 531x395px) Image search: [Google]

66KB, 531x395px

Post an ugly version of your bike

>>17688782
Aw nice, free helmet

>>17687377
is that an old battery? where is that?

>>17688813
btw that's the tree they found him wrapped around 15 feet up the trunk.

skid demons be upon ye

File: consider-the-following.png (587KB, 774x720px) Image search: [Google]

587KB, 774x720px

>>17688827
Looks like it was the spot they tied you to a pole and let the nigger inmates gangrape your boypussy until it bleeds russian dressing.

Explain to me why dct is bad.

Failure to do so will lead me to believe hating on it is a meme.

>>17688782
>This got me harder than seeing the body
Why are you getting hard over dead bodies you fucking weirdo

>>17688853
GURO
U
R
O

>>17688759
Sweet cafe bike

>>17688827
north truro afs

File: tunaktunak.png (245KB, 663x680px) Image search: [Google]

245KB, 663x680px

>>17688925

File: interdimensional_grom.png (137KB, 495x681px) Image search: [Google]

137KB, 495x681px

>>17688928

File: KTM_Superduke1290-2.jpg (3MB, 2560x1707px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 2560x1707px

/dbt/ if you could have only one bike what would it be?

File: bnrL_CBR500R-CB500F-CB500X.jpg (77KB, 940x410px) Image search: [Google]

77KB, 940x410px

>>17688949

File: sweating_squid.png (35KB, 300x300px) Image search: [Google]

35KB, 300x300px

>>17688949
I don't know man a multistrada maybe? I don't off-road but I'd like so someday and the upright position might be more comfortable for touring and the engine is big enough for squidding? You're really killing me man its like you're asking me the same question about food. There's what I want and then there's what I need and now I'm having an identity crisis. Fuck you.

>>17688961
What did he mean by this?

File: 20170727_154348_HDR-01.jpg (3MB, 5312x2988px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 5312x2988px

>>17688961
I am simple creature. Good gas, Corbin, panniers, plentiful parts.

>>17687539
Tweakerville?

>>17688949
Probably a tuono
>>17688961
Fool

File: 20170808_161858-3024x2268.jpg (2MB, 3024x2268px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3024x2268px

>>17688949
X R
R

File: 20170102_162723.jpg (3MB, 3188x1793px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 3188x1793px

>>17688949
Pic i guess, i have a soft spot for it.

>>17688968
How many people have asked you about your bike being a shoei brand?

>>17688977
Post crash webm

>>17688979
Don't worry I don't think that dirt dust will stain.

File: Dirty girl.jpg (3MB, 2976x1674px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 2976x1674px

>>17688989
>being worried about a dirt bike getting dirty

What bike shall I fap to before bed tonight?

Consider I usually dream about what I fap to.

>>17688099
I rode for like 7 years straight without M designation before finally being arsed to get it since it's complete bullshit. The legal operating difference here between motorcycles and cars is motorcyclists must wear a helmet; the test may as well have been "survive the trip to the test location while wearing a helmet" for all the fucking relevance any of the exam procedures had on actually riding.


>>17688456
>can't afford an old Civic shitbox or a 4WD beater pickup

You can't afford a bike, either.


>>17688949
A literpeter that I can actually fit on and safely use the shifter and rear brake. Ideally I think I'd want to live the meme dream on either a Busa or its inbred naked brother (B-King). Motorcycles are the one aspect of my life in which I feel any regret whatsoever for being 191cm tall and mostly leg, all the best baikus are designed for manlets.

Anyone have issues with K&N filters?
I'm hearing horror stories about leaks.

>>17689028
Air filters or oil filters? I don't use their air filters because they let in more dust but never had a problem with oil.

Hey guys, incredibly noob and stupid question incoming.
How do I put my license plate on my baiku?
Its a 2004 Yamaha FZ6 if it means anything.
Thank you

>>17689038
Thanks, going to be doing an oil change and there's people complaining about leaks where the welded nut is.

>>17689041
Are you serious? Maybe you shouldn't be on pubic roads if you can't figure out how to attach a license plate

File: imlaughing.jpg (12KB, 154x167px) Image search: [Google]

12KB, 154x167px

>>17687227
someone has daddy issues.

>>17689055
You're right, I'm a huge dumbass.

brb selling my bike on CL

>>17689056
Do you fuck with your dad?

>>17689071
You'd be doing everybody a favor

File: 164945b22qvvv0bn3ylp1v.jpg (47KB, 450x570px) Image search: [Google]

47KB, 450x570px

>>17688992

>>17688961
i dont know why but new hondas look rly fucking souless

bet they have boring powerband too

File: DSC_0128.jpg (3MB, 3840x2160px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 3840x2160px

>>17687319
>>>17687301
>the fuel in a 2 stroke is the oil, it gets mixed around all inside the engine case and through all the bearings and ethanol eats away at rubber and thats what most of your seals are made of.


Do you just regurgitate any shit you hear or are you just trolling. Vaguely what you say is right but being vague is not fact is it now... Do a little research on basic two stroke principals and you will understand. Why would a manufacturer use rubber seals that are going to stop sealing if petrol comes in contact.. See how the 'intake' is separate from 'all the bearings and seal's in the trans...

>>17689141
They're designed to be predictable commuter/beginner bikes not something that blows your hair back

File: guro-baiku.jpg (61KB, 640x480px) Image search: [Google]

61KB, 640x480px

>>17689130
That's like fapping to loli man.

Which I usually do anyway. I think I'll just rub off to some guro.

File: 1496354705975.jpg (109KB, 810x564px) Image search: [Google]

109KB, 810x564px

>>17689141
Because Honda makes the prototypical motorcycle. Generic can also mean common, and there's more Hondas on the road than anything else.

File: 1501867084524.jpg (66KB, 661x505px) Image search: [Google]

66KB, 661x505px

>>17689171
What is the fbi gonna do? It's a drawing of a sub-250.

>>17689186
I actually loli guro in mind.

How do I get my thou onto the back of a ute whose bed height sits just under my nipples.

Hardmode: The steering head bearings are fucked and it has no clutch cable.

File: 27411.jpg (358KB, 1000x1337px) Image search: [Google]

358KB, 1000x1337px

>>17689193
Ayyo, don't dismantle the motocompo.
You sick fuck.

File: P400210400250.jpg (29KB, 650x311px) Image search: [Google]

29KB, 650x311px

>>17689163
Because ethanol is not petrol you stooge.
do the things in pic look like rubber to you?
because they are in most 2 stroke engines and come into contact with the fuel and if that fuel has ethanol in it then they will corrode pretty quick.

>>17689199
You wot?

File: 1501623576107.jpg (189KB, 1024x683px) Image search: [Google]

189KB, 1024x683px

>>17688849
Changes gear mid corner. Possibly in the wet.
Also more difficult to maneuver at low speed.

It's an option on everything but the NM4. Just try them side by side.

>>17688888
cool, thanks

File: 20170809_024108.jpg (3MB, 4032x3024px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 4032x3024px

>Want a new full face helmet.
>Pic related is current

What would /dbt/ suggest? I'd be down to toss a couple shekels at one I'd be comf tracking with

>>17689199
Honda's ranks as so
AT>NC series>VFR
With the upcomining hybrid, selfdriving goldwing likely to be the best yet

Many of its criticisms come from the NC series actually trying to kill you mid corner
The VFR on the other end had ridiculously aggressive gearchanges
As in you could actually wheelie the thing (250kg) by shifting

The Africa twin has had a couple of instances where it bucked off a rider by misshifting

TL;dr It's an honda, it will occasionally fuck up a shift, but when it will you won't have a manual clutch override to save your ass

File: 1491756163388.png (1MB, 1551x1533px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 1551x1533px

My bike started leaking oil from transmission, not from the bottom, but I think somewhere from the back.

Unfortunately I am abroad and cannot really disassemble it myself and change the sealing, and also have to drive about 1500km back home.

The leak is not that bad, the oil level barely changed, but I'd be happier if I could somehow seal it with something. Is it possible to put some engine sealing over there to prevent it, as a temporary fix anyway? If so, which is the best.

File: IMG_20170729_183229.jpg (463KB, 2611x1958px) Image search: [Google]

463KB, 2611x1958px

>>17688332
The various sticker curses plus the windshield from a crashed bike are in a precarious balance. No encounters with the skid demon in the past 2 years, at least none that he won.
I briefly upset the balance when I replaced my key chain tag but it was eventually assimilated.

>>17689212
>Do the things in pic look like rubber to you
No, they do not.

>get into bikes
>watch TotW
>"haha what the fuck I don't want to be Street Rossi or do track days"
>ride a couple of years
>watch it again
>literally everything they say is right
I mean, hanging off on public roads is kind of pointless and counter-leaning _can_ be helpful in certain conditions but apart from that they've got it spot on.
I also noticed how knowing things and actually incorporating them into your riding style are two different things. I _knew_ as a beginner that you should grip the tank and keep your arms relaxed especially mid-corner, but it took a year until I noticed that I was actually very tight on the bars. I started consciously gripping the tank in corners and supporting my torso with my core instead of the arms and lo and behold, suddenly those corners that were scary at 70 are a piece of cake at 90.

>>17687152
Why are you here instead of

http://advrider.com/index.php?

That's where to learn about adventure bikes, not here you mong. You clearly don't need an adventure bike if you can't even find the right place to discuss them.

>>17689353
>falling for keith codes bullshit

>>17689226
imagine that thing as a retro naked with a Cb1100 headlight.

>>17689371
>t. shit rider

>>17689387
Post tendies

My bike is whistling in the (I think) front. Only when I ride at 70kmh/45mph+.
I don't think it has to do with revving because when at stationnary and revving up it doesn't whistle.

I didn't recently drop it either.
I wonder what is it.

>>17689397
Wind noise on your helmet.

>>17689397
Sounds like you need a new bike

>>17689399
It might be this. I'll try this later on.
I don't have a second helmet, is there a way to suppress wind noise with my curret helmet?
I'll try to get a new helmet. Might be this yes.

File: ktm.jpg (33KB, 384x286px) Image search: [Google]

33KB, 384x286px

>>17688949
KTM 690 Enduro would be nice, but I couldn't afford to buy it and then fix it all the time

>>17688961
I kind of like that CB500X, but it has worse suspension than my CRF250M.

>>17689402
You could try tilting it a little down or up, depending on how you wear it. Open vents are a major source of noise. If your bike has a windshield, its position and height might affect wind noise.

>>17689402
Earplugs, lol. Maybe some fairing on the bike could whistle in the wind too?

>>17689406
>>17689408
Okay. Thanks.

File: IMG_20141126_200710.jpg (347KB, 1280x960px) Image search: [Google]

347KB, 1280x960px

>>17689447
ur welcum bby

>>17689451
It looks awesome. How did you do it?

just passed my theory exam boyzzz

pls send blessings so i don't fuck up the practical exam

File: cookie.png (186KB, 393x352px) Image search: [Google]

186KB, 393x352px

>>17689503
>boyzzz
>>>/out/

>>17689521
Rude

>>17689503
Come on drobe you can do it

>>17689465
I bought a sticker and stuck it on.

>>17689545
Last theory exam I ever had to take was 3 years ago when I got into bikes, try again.
I'll just stick a cursed DBT sticker on the school bike for the practical exam for A, that'll offset the bike-dropping curse laid upon me by /dbt/, r-right?

>>17689574
Tbh if you're not trying to get A with >aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa you're doing it wrong

>>17689591
Did you just have a seizure?

>>17689614
Hi newfriend

>>17689624
I've been here for 3 years but I don't get what you mean.

>>17689626
Sure you do, summer

>tfw no mix of Ninja 1000 and MAJESTIC porpoise
Is it too much to ask to get the handlebar from the GSX, the fairing from the GSX and the allegedly good brakes and suspension, with the rear (luggage options!) from the Ninja?

>>17689637
You can swap handlebars and risers with anything you fancy

>>17689640
But what about the fairings?
The GSX looks friendly and inviting, the Ninja is ugly as fuck. But the GSX lacks luggage options.

File: AAAAHHHHHHHH.jpg (470KB, 1944x1092px) Image search: [Google]

470KB, 1944x1092px

>>17687109
>Starter is dead
>Starting to overheat in traffic, wind the idle down a tad
>Forget that I've done this, go to start moving
>Stall it
>Go to press the button out of habit
>End up having to pull into the bike lane and bump it
>Just ride down in the bike lane until the end of the road where I can turn off and hide out of embarrassment
Why is riding so stressful? I cant handle this

>>17689656
>Go to press the button out of habit
??

>>17689670
Starter button

File: 1459898348803.png (6KB, 377x330px) Image search: [Google]

6KB, 377x330px

>>17689656
>Why is riding so stressful? I cant handle this

you're doing it wrong then, amigo

>>17689314
most anons can at least identify rubber seals m8
youre making an ass of yourself.
the last one is a viton seal

any scottish lads here?

File: 0YmmsuX.jpg (127KB, 1000x929px) Image search: [Google]

127KB, 1000x929px

>>17689503
>mgw er jetzt erst seinen A Führerschein macht

>>17687363
Dependent on the model assuming you have the engine on a bench not even 10 mins. Its all about access

>>17689810
>er spricht nazi

>>17689641
>luggage options

Aren't givi cases universal? Only the brackets are bike specific, and at $100+ a bracket you could just take a template for the mounting plate and your bike to a welder and get custom ones done cheaper. It's just a bent metal tube stamped flat in a few places where it bolts to the bike with the mounting plate on one side.

>Bike is cold
>twist throttle in neutral/with clutch out
>hesitates to revs, barely goes over 2k

>Bike is warm
>Everything is normal

what the fug? actual problem or EFI nanny magic?

File: 2012-bmw-hp2-sport-design.jpg (101KB, 1000x742px) Image search: [Google]

101KB, 1000x742px

I wish the japs made a paralever style bike.

It just makes sense.

>>17689891
Yamaha made a front swingarm bike in the 90's if you like odd shit. GTS1000 I think it was called.

File: TETSUOOOO.jpg (112KB, 1000x750px) Image search: [Google]

112KB, 1000x750px

>>17689891
Forkless in general just makes sense but it doesn't win races (yet), so it doesn't show up on anything except snowflake bikes.

>>17689870
>barely goes over 2k
this scares the rider

>>17689901
It does

>blip to downshift
>[gurgling noises from near crotch]

File: Vyrus_Alto_Performance_4.jpg (1MB, 2390x1958px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 2390x1958px

>>17689891
>falling for the memelever jew
A proper girder front or hub steering is better and lighter and all modern shaft drives have an anti jack
Which is asShame, because the whole jacking business was what i loved the most of shaft drives

Plus old BMW is plenty reliable, just avoid modern stuff

>>17689899
Cyrus raced moto3 with a 140kg double swingarm beast

>>17689908
Fucking auto correct

>>17689908
It's so ugly it almost becomes beautiful again.

Would kill to have a go on one though.

dear college students
What do you do with your gear at school
My college has lockers but you need to rent them for 25¢ a day

love,
a new college student

>>17689919
>ugly
You should see the naked carbon ones >http://vyrus.it

>>17689920

Just wear a helmet in and attach the d-ring to something under the seat and lock the seat in place.

>>17689920
Carry it around. I mean are you talking about full leathers or jacket, gloves and helmet?

>>17689920
ride a GSXR. now you only need a helmet, gloves, and flip flops, maybe a jacket. all of that can be carried with you 24/7.

or ride a bike with a giant locking trunk you can stuff a onesie in.

>>17689926
What about the jacket though? Without the helmet the jacket makes people think "wow look at that jackass in that edgy jacket" instead of "oh it's a motorcycle jacket"

>>17689931
JGH my guy

File: 870946_orig.jpg (78KB, 700x468px) Image search: [Google]

78KB, 700x468px

>>17689924
Still looks a bit of a mess of different style to me, but it's certainly better. Makes me wonder if I could modify a standard fork setup to HCS, but it's probably cost prohibitive until the big boys start doing it to mass production bikes.

>>17689870
>what the fug? actual problem or EFI nanny magic?

What make/model? I vaguely remember the 2016 S1000RRs had a retard failsafe that won't let you rev it out in neutral until you're above 70 degrees.

>>17689935
I put my gloves in my helmet and then carry my jacket in the same hand as my helmet. I usually take off my jacket as soon as I'm done riding because lol too sweaty.

>>17689935
>What about the jacket though?

Unless you commute on the freeway, how much road rash do you really think you're looking at?

Most jackets have shit for armor anyway, your soy boy wrist is going to snap like a twig whatever you do, might as well be comfortable.

>>17689939
07 FZ6

Haven't checked the TPS readings yet

File: 2017%20GSX-R1000R%20S1000RR%20R1%20Fireblade%20ZX-10R_2.jpg (303KB, 2000x1334px) Image search: [Google]

303KB, 2000x1334px

>>17689891
>Tfw BMW was/is too much of a chicken to try their fancy tech on the S1000RR.

>Tfw their superbike is essentially a carbon copy of the Japs.

>>17689948

That's not throttle by wire though, so might well be something else like a vacuum problem.

>>17689936
>until the big boys start doing it to mass production bikes.

>until

I doubt it will ever happen.

>>17689952
The S1000RR is the best GSXR money can buy.

>>17689862
I'll have to check the aftermarket when I eventually look into actually buying a liter sports tourer. The GSX's passenger seat looks very narrow and flimsy, I can't imagine strapping a big drybag on there or attaching a top case 2bh.

>>17689962

Let's be real here, the K5 engine was absolutely worth copying. People retrofit k motors into L frames.

>>17689964
the passenger seat is rated for carrying fat bitches. you'll be fine.

>>17689935
Carry it around, who gives a shit if people think you have an edgy jacket?
I can somewhat understand not wearing bike pants, they're too warm to wear all day and cumbersome to carry (though I still do that because I hate riding pants-less) but all other gear is easily carried.
Alternatively suck up to a professor or lab guy who'll lock your shit in his office, rent a locker (some places may let you rent for a longer time and charge you less for it) or squid.

>>17689970
doubt.png

File: Daytona 1200 SE.jpg (84KB, 800x600px) Image search: [Google]

84KB, 800x600px

My dad's quitting riding and is giving me his Daytona 1200, is it a decent bike?

>>17689982
Yes, very beginner friendly.

>>17689982
better than nobike

File: Bimota_Tesi_3D_factory.jpg (4MB, 3888x2592px) Image search: [Google]

4MB, 3888x2592px

>>17689936
>>17689908
I wonder if bimota will make a tesi with ducati's new v4

>>17689982
When offered a free motorcycle fucking take it

There is no such thing as a shit bike that does not say "harley davidson" on the side.

>>17689982
Muh benis

File: IMG_20141104_073310.jpg (508KB, 1280x960px) Image search: [Google]

508KB, 1280x960px

>>17690007
Hold my beer.

File: suzukigs500ex2-0533-01.jpg (89KB, 800x532px) Image search: [Google]

89KB, 800x532px

>>17690014
talking shit like i wouldn't find out

How do I find a motorcycle with EFI, but with a cable actuated throttle and without second throttle valve?

File: ss+(2017-02-27+at+08.36.10).jpg (100KB, 1019x837px) Image search: [Google]

100KB, 1019x837px

>valve noises are getting louder

>>17690093
Why don't you inspect them? lol

>>17690057
CBR250, CBR300, CRF250

I didn't think it was rare but these ones I know for sure.

>>17690057
wr125

>>17690093
How difficult is it too remove the valve cover on your bike?

>>17690132
depends on the bike, what do you ride?

>>17690093
What baiku?

File: Kawasaki Ninja H2 by Trick Star 15.jpg (63KB, 960x540px) Image search: [Google]

63KB, 960x540px

>>17688949

>>17690137
I ride a DR650 and it's very easy to do.

Now if the poster that complained about the valves (mine are in spec) rides something that makes you suffer when you try to remove valve cover, or worse, covers, that's a different case.

>>17690093
>wouldn't even notice valve noises because first bike
Nice, another thing to worry about

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mribU2PeChI&feature=youtu.be

this is why old ppl suck, why do they have to obstruct left lane

>>17690093
>>17690186
Loud valves = happy valves

>came home
>GF noticed my passenger pegs down

Sleeping on the couch tonight, boys.

>>17690256
cuck

should I keep knobbies on my DR650 or get street tires?
gonna be going to uni in norcal, mostly scooting around campus. it rains frequently, and I had a spill for the first time in my life after 4 years of riding a few months ago on knobbies after a rain whilst turning right

im super scared of cornering on my DR now. on my SV it's no problem, but I just about walk it through corners on the knobbies. even slight turns in the road I downshift so that I dont have to lean the bike over at all. just feeling the knobbies on the side makes me nervous, like one of the knobs is going to lose traction and throw me off at 45mph

>>17690194

Don't tailgate, be courteous, be patient. Like walking on the footpath. The people that bleed aggro on the road inevitably meet someone angrier and tougher than them. Doesn't end well.

>>17689935
I wear a hoodie with a kevlar lining, it has pouches to place padding in it but I usually ride without it so I can wear the hoodie as a regular one without looking like a tool. Basically I carry a duffel bagand stuff my hoodie and boots in it and carry my helmet and gloves in my hand. Looking to get some casual style riding boots that look a lot like all stars so I don't have to lug my boots around cos they're heavy as shit.

>>17690101
>>17690132
>>17690139
a 2001 gsxr600 I bought last week

I don't know if it's just me being paranoid or what. I'll probably take a look at valves and the tensioner this weekend when I do plugs.

>>17690194
why not just go through the middle?

>>>>>>>>>>>>>making videos doing all kinds of shit and whoolies all day
>crashes
>bike totaled
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu6O7q3p_CM
Fuck that bike was really really damn nice
and he fucked it up

>>17690428
ja mei

>>17690266
Knobbies are really bad in the rain. On dry pavement they're not too bad though. Once you get used to the knobs flexing you will see they aren't suddenly losing grip

>>17690238
This. If your valves are shim under bucket like most modern dohc bikes then you only have to worry about them getting tighter, which makes them quieter.

>>17690428
Is he Austrian or Swiss? His German goes a bit weird a few times or maybe I just haven't practiced in a while.

Tell me why I shouldn't get an FZ-07

>>17690642
I'd say he's austrian

>>17690655
because the Z650 exists

>>17690655
DR650

File: Dirt-Road.jpg (2MB, 1500x1125px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 1500x1125px

>>17690266
>whynotboth.jpg

Heidenau K60 Scout.
They work super well on tarmac, both wet and dry, and do well offroad too (not harcore staff).

>>17690057
WR450f 2012 and on.

Moto Guzzi V7

>>17690695
ugly display alone makes me not want to buy that thing.

>>17690655
>ugly
>shocking mpg
>uncomfortable

>>17690829
>uncomfortable
how so?

>>17690266
just turn left instead

>>17690920

>>17690920

>>17690920

NEW THREAD

File: 71H24UFG4AL._SL1000_[1].jpg (139KB, 1000x1000px) Image search: [Google]

139KB, 1000x1000px

Thinking of building something akin to pic related. A bike that I pull indoors when not in use. Estimated build cost at around 700 total with 60 hours build time (custom is cheaper).

Fat tire electric motor back wheel style with the new gear crank internal system.
>post 1 of 2 (images)

File: p4pb10022944[1].jpg (143KB, 800x413px) Image search: [Google]

143KB, 800x413px

>>17690942
>from gears to barely moving to hard to pedal downhill
Assisted motor boost from a standard 35mph could get up to 55mph. Still under moped insurance/liability etc. Cheap shit.

Not sure of this part but it will be the basis of the frame and part kit. I'm fairly certain I will need modified spoke wheels since the motor rear wheel doesn't come for the fit of a fat tire since they all put the motor on the frame. Build kits come with just the tire, wires and back mounts.

So bros, is it just better to get a cycle build and run with the (slightly) higher insurance and not bring it indoors? I rather do townie and off road with all of this and motorcycles around here are prohibited off road.

File: lander.jpg (85KB, 496x372px) Image search: [Google]

85KB, 496x372px

>>17687377
mine's a XTZ 250 Lander, is it really different from the XT250?

(pic related, my bike)

>>17690152
I feel you, anon =(