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

first for suzuki

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XR100R best bike

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B___ B_______ B___

>>17719877
*a shit

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>bridge is closed

6th for my manufacturer is so small nobody bashes it

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It took one whole year, but I am finally able to present you with the next step in bike memery.
Behold:
The Zealous Ant Bike.
>tfw no Z1000SX aka Ninja 1000

>>17719894
Dunno wot ur tokin bout m8 ur mum had no issue bashin my small dik last nite lmao
fuk my lif

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>>17719894
9th for my manufacturer is small but people still bash it.

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>>17719899
Those look quite good IMO.

>>17719913
I'm not as keen on the "face" as I am on the GSX-S1000F's but I'm noticing it growing on me, plus from the reviews it seems to be the better bike for actual sport touring rather than twistie riding for older guys. Plus Ninja 1000 is easier to say than the MAJESTIC Porpoise's name.

>>17719909
but abrilia a good why would ppl bash it

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>>17719932
>abrilia

>>17719940
oh nvm

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I just looked at the 2018 model and they made the front even more pinched. Not that cool, 2017 is easier on the eyes.
Why oh why did they make larger areas of the fairings grey instead of green? Looks like shit 2bh, I want my bikes either colourful with black or white to emphasize lines, or completely greyscale.

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>>17719946
it could be worse

>>17719950
I thought that maybe this would look better irl but then I saw one and it was still hideous

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>>17719950
Urgh, the naked Z's have been getting uglier ever since they were introduced. First gen was pure sex, especially the exhausts.

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>bro let me just tie this rope to my bike and I'll tow you right out of there

Nothing more pitiful than a motorcycle in a truck bed.

>>17719983
Clear case of notorks. Should have bought a Harley.

>>17719983
lmao for future reference, don't tie the tow rope to the sub frame you will bend it, tie the rope to the foot peg, you also get more leverage.

>>17719993
should of*

>>17719996
triggered

>>17719983
Never tie a rope.
One wrap around center of bars. Then to your left hand. If shit goes wrong, let go.

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>>17719877
me too

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>>17719995
yeah there was a lot going wrong there
>rope tied up high
>not alligned so the rope is pulling sideways on the bike instead of straight back
>didn't gently pull the slack out of the rope before trying to pull the bike
>125cc
>2 stroke

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>>17719877
Suzuki you say

Finally replacing the front tire.

>>17719983
Is that front fork bent?

>>17720032
T H I C C

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>so many sport (cafe) bike fags
Good lord

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>>17720041
Don't think I had much longer left on this tire.

>>17720045
Where?

>>17720041
>>17720032
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>>17719946
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>>17719913
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>>17719862
Oh i dunno
>>17720051

>>17720054
None of those are Cafe bikes retard

>>17720054
what are you even talking about

>>17720054
So uhh, what type of bikes do you prefer? Should we only post one type of bike here now?

>>17720054
Sport bike, some of those.
Cafe, especially like you posted, none of those.
You may need to seek help.

>>17720060
>he doesnt know what a cafe bike is

>>17720060
The GS 500 is, due to its circular headlight.

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>>17720066

>>17720064
A street legal bike made to resemble a race bike so you can look "cool"
How much more cafe can you get?
Sport bikes are just modern cafe racers. Right down to clip ons and seat bumps

>>17720073
Nah it's just a shitbike

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>>17720042
I don't think so. The fisheye lens tends to make straight things look curved.

>>17720078
Still, good bit of those don't fit your definition.
Mine included, no clip ons, seat bumps, not even fairings

>>17720088
Ok so i may have lumped in a few.
My apologies

>>17720078
You just have a lack of understanding as to what differentiates a sport bike from a standard bike.

>>17720041
Anon why did you jack the bike up by its header?

>>17720097
Stay in denial fag

>>17720091
I can live with that.
Still, I wouldn't really classify the ones as cafe. It's more of a trend of style. Even not sport bikes looks a bit edgy and racey.
Cafe was more of a sense of taking something that wasn't sport or race like and making it so.
These sport bikes are meant to go on the track, whether the owners do that or not.

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>>17720045
>not having a Starbucks cruiser

>replying to cafefag

when will you people learn?

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>>17720078
Or maybe they look the way they do because that is what's necessary to achieve the desired performance. Café racers were for posers.

A Fireblade looks like it does because it is an actual road legal race bike.

Or do you also think that dual sport bikes are café racers?

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>>17719983
pfft what were you thinking?

>>17720098
Because that was the best point to raise the front wheel off while keeping the bike stable. It's not bending anything so I'm ok with it.

I want a Harley Davidson motorcycle.
Which one is the most kosher?

>>17720112
Anything under the EBR name

Think my wallet fell out of my back pocket while riding.. been retracing my tracks to no avail. Any other anons have this happen to them?

>>17720112
I get the feeling HD people are antisemitic, so maybe none of them are kosher.

>>17720108
>cafe racers were for posers
And pretend race bikes in the street arent?
Loser

>>17720117
No, but I wear skin tight jeans because I'm a smoll-nu-male-trap-cuck-beta-sissy.

>>17720117
My dad had his phone fall out one night.
Only found it cause a car ran it over.
Otterbox be the best, phone was fine.

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>>17720117
No I have 10 waterproof zipped pockets on my $1000 jacket

>>17720117
No, because I wear gear with zipper pockets and my wallet is either in the inner jacket pocket, under the seat or in my backpack.

>>17720114
>EBR
EBR is a seperate entity, Buell™ was part of harley, but not EBR

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>>17720124
Correct, they are not.

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>>17720108
They look the way they do because of the technological progression.
What do you think they learned from and evolved from?
The CBRs started as CBs
>>17720139
Stay in denial

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>>17720098
it's a good jacking point and there's no reason not to

>>17720148
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caf%C3%A9_racer

Eat shit.

>>17719899
>aggressive-ish handlebars
>sport touring

How does one tour with these?

>>17720153
>wiki
If anything you've proved me right.
Stay rustled

>>17720163
Do we need to explain to you how to ride a motorcycle too?

>>17720168
That's right, anon, cover your ears and shout as loud as you can.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNNUYHhoDiU&

>>17720176
No u
You're blatantly ignoring the progression of motorcycles

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>>17720163
>aggressive-ish
I am 5'10", 31" inseam.

>>17720184
You are the retarded that classed Superbikes and Sport Tourers as café racers.

>>17720195
There is no difference except the modern styling and technology.
Used for the same purpose.
Even share the same styling
You cant ignore it

>>17720201
Café racers, like a anon pointed out a few minutes ago, were average bikes that were customized to LOOK like race bikes. All style and no substance.

The Ninja 1000 from the beginning of the thread that you stupidly called a café racer was designed by engineers, not attention whores. The fairings, handlebars, suspension, etc all are there for function and not form.

Now give me another (you), faggot.

>>17720216
And why did manufacturers start producing bikes like that?
Because people were modding their bikes like that. The demand was there. So the supply was built.

They literally evolved because of cafe racers. You can see the changes in them through the years. Go follow the honda CBs and watch them turn into CBRs.
Its blatant

Anyone got that manga picture of a guy riding head on with a shoei helmet and he's on a vtr250 or a sv650

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>>17720231
What other reason could there be?

>>17720231
Cafe racers copied the race bikes styling of their time. As the race bikes evolved we began to get race replicas aka sportbikes. Why are you being such a pedantic asshole? In modern usage sport bikes and cafe racers are now two different things even if they started out the same.

cafe bikes THEN were about performance. cafe bikes NOW are about emulating that style. thats all there is to it; no need to overthink it, guys.

>>17720099
I don't even own a sport bike you dingus

>>17720240
Guess what were race bikes back then?
The same bikes being made into cafe bikes.
Are you retarded? You would have to be to not know that.
>>17720244
Exactly
Modern sport bikes are made to look like the race version.
Same exact thing as cafe.
Call it a different name if you want.
>>17720249
Its all about style today too
>look at me!!!! Im a racer!!!!

>>17719862
>Got my licence
>Don't have a bike
Feels bad man. I have a KLR back at home, but I'm living in Melbourne and am worried it'd get stolen.

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>post in a dead thread
>new thread :DDDDDDD gets posted right after
>fuck it I'll post later
>week later
Well you guys may have a gripe but I'm making an electric bike out of a Gear Bike(mountain bike). Pic related of the stuff, will cost upwards of 700 if I'm lucky. I know a beater bike gas would cost me that but it's higher insurance and won't legally allow me to use any of the 40 Mountainbike trails around here. Will be capable of 60mph flat if I use pedal assist with the highest gear ratio bike version.

Bike ends up about 35-45 pounds depending on battery size I go with.

So my questions.
Does this make me an idiot or fit me in with an idiot genre with bike folks?

Should I just buy a stupid moped and build a stupid bike? (Convince me)

Bear in mind, this is to and from work vehicle, uphill after a 9 hour day is stupid and fuel here is 3 dollars at best/gallon. I want this vehicle to be fun if I'm ditching 200+ I may as well make it a project.

>>17720274
If youre doing an electric bicycle. Dont do hub drive. Its ultra dumb and limiting.

>>17720257
Not quite, anon.

I linked you to that BBC video >>17720176 to show just that.

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>>17720281
Hub drive is bad then, frame mounted kit is better then? That bumps the cost/weight up a bit. Think the Hub would get beat up more?

>>17720298
Hub throws off the balance of the bike and limits power/speed

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>>17719893
let's make this another dual sport thread.

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>>17720307

Western MA craigslist is a treasure trove of dualsports and dirtbikes. Someone please tell me how to stop being stupid with my money so I can save up and buy one

>>17720326
Stop drinking. Problem solved

>>17720257
>Its all about style today too
i guess to an extent. but with modern sport bikes, you have the performance/tech to back up that style. at that point it really comes down to whether or not the rider wants to become skilled.

>>17720306
I do have the option of doing Hub-Gears and mounting it on a normal bike chassis. Primary config you think? Would open up other bike frames to me with different suspensions.

>>17720307
I bought a DRZ a few weeks ago as a second bike. Needs a bit more love but it runs good and I've been riding it on private forest trails on my friend's land. He's got a DR650 with the dank 90s colors so we've been trading back and forth. I like the lightness of the DRZ better but both are fun. Kinda sad I waited this long to get a DS, they're fucking awesome to rip on.

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>>17720339
Thats the way to go

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>>17720326
>>17720307

Christ this guy ony wants $1000 for his WR400

>>17720376
Scam or stolen I'm sure

>>17720363
I'll be poking at the prices and I see no sub-800 option for primary motor yet.

>>17720358

how much did you pay for it? New/used? I've seen prices ALL over the place for drz400's, anywhere from 2200 to 4 grand used.

>>17720376
Thats the going rate in my area.
I had one brand new back in the day

>>17720379
Nah, name recognition, WR400s and 426s aren't worth a dogs dick, most people see them and think "that's the old one" or "450>400/426" It's stupid but that's how it works.

>>17720379
The listing seems pretty legit. 1000 is still a nutty price even for a '98 but I'm going to go take a look if he still has it next week.

>>17720401
give me a quick rundown on the bike please. This is the first enduro I've seen on CL that's actually in my price range and seems decent

>>17720388
3k in Canadian dollars. It's a 2006. It was one of the cheapest ones that wasn't an E model, which you can't street plate where I live. SM models usually go for a bit more used but yeah pricing is crazy variable.

>>17720426
Never any major issues. I raced it and rode it off road only. A bit heavy. But i have a WR450 now and its heavy too.
Hard to start when hot. The compresion release lever breaks easy (cuz its old).
If you dont find top dead center, prepare your foot for pain.

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>>17720358
Pic related

>>17720454
sexy bikes - how is it on/off road with those tires? looks like you have full offroad on back with a 50/50 or 30/70 dualsport tire on front

>>17720444

how's the height? compared to most dualsports this thing is tall as fuck

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Is this too much to pay for wheel bearings?

>>17720487
It is normal dirtbike height (tall as fuck)
I lowered mine 2 inches with spacers. Its well documented. Aftermarket also has links

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>>17720454
Welcome to the meme family

>>17720520
>redoing wheel bearings costs $54
I MISS MY BIKE SO FUCKING MUCH FUCK

FUCK

FUCK THIS BULLSHIT

I would like to deliver to you a statement that sums up my second weekend in a row.

Fuck carburetors.

>>17720570
>he fell for the shitbike meme

>>17720520
Is that oem?

>>17720472
Yeah the PO had a weird choice of tires on there. Rear is a D606 can't remember front. It grips ok for my level of off road riding and the terrain I've been doing. Street seems fine too, just loud AF.

>>17720579
No idea, but I trust that seller. I bought a full set of gaskets off him a few months ago and they were great.
Anything I should know about buying and replacing wheel bearings?

>>17720591
If you can get it, look for FAG brand, they come with stickers that will allow you to tell the world about your sexual orientation.

>>17720541
Nice, what headlight is that?

>>17720112
Sportsters, and any bike made before 1999.

The street series should be renamed the Shitting Street 500,they are absolute shit.

>>17720114
I've missed a chance at lightly used $9k 1190SX last year. Still kind of sad about it.

>>17720659
they're really cool bikes for the money, but there isn't enough aftermarket backing or knowledge of how long they'll last that it'd be worth it over a used panigale or similar bike.

>>17720591
Don't buy All Balls bearings, they are crap. Go OEM.

You can pound the old ones out carefully with a punch and a hammer, switch sides on the same bearing often so you don't get them cocked in there sideways as they are coming out.

Put the new bearings in the freezer for a few hours and before you go to drop them in heat up the hub with a heat gun or propane torch ( just enough for a drop of water splashed at it to sizzle ) and then drop the bearings in, they should damn near fall in. Get a big socket almost the size of the outside diameter of the bearing put it on top and give it a good whack or two with a hammer. It'll sound solid when the bearing is fully seated rather than a kind of " tink tink " sound.

>>17720707
>punch and a hammer
>not just using a piece of PVC, a block of wood, and a hammer

>>17720376
>>17720379

Just got a reply from the guy saying he doesn't have a title. lol oh well

every single person at the gas station within 15 feet wants to talk to me about my grom

how do i make these people go away

>>17720771
By not riding a ridiculous meme bike

>>17720759
Also leave them in the freezer overnight. It'll make them fit in easier.

>>17720771
sell the grom

>>17720771
Dont own a grom

>>17720776
>>17720775
no

>>17720773
pussy

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>>17720611
I have no idea, not gonna lie it's ugly as fuck. Planning on doing the Buell headlights or something similar soon hopefully

>>17720784
>pussy
lol says the faggot riding a literal toy. Take your clown bike and go fuccboi

>>17720796
Good night sweet prince.

It's a pretty fun bike. Rode it yesterday after it rained all Saturday so the leaves and dirt on the forest floor were super wet and slick, had a great time sliding the ass out. Almost ended up in that position a few times but managed to save it

>>17720808
find me a better commuter bike around town to not get out of 50 you beta

>>17720816
Hayabusa
Just idle everywhere all day

Just bought a Kawasaki z125 as my first bike and it's fun as fuck. I needa go bigger, I reckon.

>>17720822
i cant think of anything more embarrassing to ride

>>17720826
I can [spoiler]a grom[/spoiler]

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>>17720815
Yeah its super fun sliding around, but its really easy to go down if you are not careful, especially on street tires

>>17720859
Yeah - I have a half worn rear dirt tire and a 1/4 worn street-biased front. Over the winter I'll put some real dirt tires on there to prevent as much of your webm as possible.

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Post em

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>>17720859
even 3/4 worn knobbies are better than brand new 70/30 tires

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>>17720886
too lazy to make pic but
>1190 Adventure R
>GL1800 Goldwing
>350 EXC-F. (maybe 500EXC here. not sure)
>RSV4

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I got bike today :3

>>17720816
not get out of 50, why would you want that?
my bike hits 100 so fast I can do it at almost any straight stretch of road, and slow back down before a grom is at the speed limit.

>>17720951
ok

>>17720914

from the amount of tape on it I'm assuming you got a good deal

>>17720759
You do know you have to drive them out from the inside right......

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>>17720914
It's broken, anon
you have to fix it

(one of us, one of us)

>>17721111
Everyones bike is always broken.
There is always something that can be improved.

>>17720914
W-what is it?

>>17720216
So it was a bunch of commander decks that wanted to pretend like they were tournament players and only played with themselves. Interesting.

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>>17720886
I have 2 out of 4, don't really want/need the other 2, my legs are too damn long for sports bikes and I am already dragging the sides of my boots off on both of these anyway.

>>17720333
Drinking is cheap as fuck.

>>17721121
Early gen KLR650

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I just came up on a chance to sell my Ninja 300 to a friend's friend.
I was excited at first since she said she had riding experience in the past.
Questioned her for a bit and found out she only got a permit and has no fucking idea what she's doing.
I told her to take the MSF class and then come back, I'm hoping she fails because she seems kind of dumb. I'm worried if she passes and I sell her the bike she fucking kills herself on the freeway or something.

>>17721117
But anon, I don't know if you noticed, but his bike is [spoiler]black[/spoiler]

>>17721135
>dragging the sides of my boots
you should probably scoot your feet in then

>>17721145
Money Over Bitches

>>17721135
That's a 1090 in my picture, but I'd take either really. And how tall are you? The Daytona fits my 6'3" ass pretty well, and general consensus is it's the best option for 6'+

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>>17721145
Nigga if people want to end it let them end it.
As someone that just has his msf license I'm trying to figure out how i can hop on a zx-14r. I know I need an in between bike but the 300 ain't it.

>>17721145
riches before bitches
or maybe you could teach her
is she cute?

>>17721150
So is mine, what's wrong with black.

>>17721145
Also wait... you don't want to sell her a 300? I hope she buys a 600 and you have blood on your hands.

>>17721158
I really want to get a CBR600RR anyway so I guess you're right.

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>>17721167
Now you're being silly. His is a Kawasaki!

>>17721153
I'm on the balls of them and they are in as far as they will go.

> thinks I'm dragging $400 boots on the ground because I have them sticking out like a clown.

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>>17721165
She looks and talks like a stoner.
>>17721168
She wants to sell her car before buying my bike, she said she got a trade offer for a ZX14 and my friend talked her out of it thank god.

>>17721186
Kawi makes good dirt bikes tho.
And they're my number 3 bike manufacturer

>>17721135
>doesn't want to get hektik through the touge, race track, or hit 300kmh
Yeesh

>>17721199
Nigga you for real? You are going to randomly going to mention the bike I mentioned in my post?
The odds of her wanted the same bike is way worse than the odds of me biting because "oh boy she wants the same bike I do."

>>17721160
6'4" 38" inseam.

I have a 2" higher seat concepts seat on the 1190r, still flatfoot with a slight bend in the knee while stopped.

>>17721135
>street tires on his dirt bike
>dirt tires on his street bike
What did he mean by this?

>>17721214
wanting*

why do burgers even go to the motorcycle safety course or w.e if its so shit you learn nothing?

are there no driving schools in there?

>>17721232
saves on insurance and gives you some sort of notion if you enjoy riding if you have never been on a motorcycle before.

>>17721214
ZX14 is a desirable motorcycle.
I even wanted to buy one that looked like it was a good deal but turned out to be crashed and re-fit with chinese fairing. The tale of how I almost got a green busa.

>>17721232
Course is decent, if you're willing to learn.
The real problem, the more classes you want to take the more money you have to spend.

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>>17721232
Insurance/gear discounts and having a general idea on how to ride a motorcycle.
>driving schools

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>>17721207
>doesn't want to get hektik through the touge,

Yeah backin it in on the WR is just so fucking pedestrian. I love my slipper clutch soooo much.

>>17721222
Fun

>>17719862
>filtering recently went from a legal gray area to being legal
>every honk I get just makes my dick harder
Feels fucking good, still get fucknuts sitting on the line to block me though

>>17721232
I went because you have to in order to get your M class when you're 16, it's free so I probably would have gone for the insurance discount anyway.

>>17721232
Because it's either MSF, or learner's permit.
This guy sums it up nicely.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucc6UaWR3HI&t=458s

>>17721247
in Cali you are were required to take the test if you were under 21 iirc(might have been 24)
It had one of the most "impactful" surveys that basically said, how often do you think people fuck up and those fuck ups cause you to make emergency lane changes etc.
I thought the answer was "a lot."
As I've gotten older and driven more defensively I can say, I can now read most "body language" of cars and I am very aggressive with controlling my space. I don't believe I have had a single well I didn't expect that in 3+ years. As such I think maybe I can do it now.

>>17721199
Well, I feel like I might have come across similarly to the guy I bought my sv from, he said he was a little worried about me cause I looked like I was scared to sit on it (and later, when I bought it, to ride it up a 20 deg driveway into garage). And my hair looks very hippy. But I'm still alive 300 miles later and loving it.
Then again I did
>Mention I passed MSF
>Mention have licence
>Autistically inspect bike with checklist in hand
>Do a lot of research about paperwork beforehand so I anticipated every single thing that needed to happen including details of county laws on emission inspections
I should really text him up with a pic of bike once I get her all cleaned up and tuned so he knows she's doing all right; he said he didn't expect to sell it he liked it so much while he had it, but upgraded to an FZ9 and with his brother's bikes the garage musical chairs got to be too much.

>>17721275
Where you live at nibba

>>17721254
i paid 700 euros for driving school to get license

that included bout 25 hours on closed track to learn all the stuff then 4 hours of group riding practice

they taught everything from high speed cornering to emergency swerving

just seems like pure insanity that a lot of people here have no idea about basic things

>>17721314
>700 euros to take a safety course
They're free in Murika. Y'all are cucked hard.

>>17721329
I paid $180 for mine in Murika.

>>17721314
>paid $0
>learned that shit on the go, trial by fire

>>17721340
$20 for mine

>>17721329
Like $200ish for me.

>>17720886
No picture but here's my perfect 4
>Triumph Tiger 800 XCA
>Honda GL1800 Goldwing
>KTM 1290 Superduke R
>Aprilia RS-V4 RF

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>>17721314
MSF course in US is $120 if you're 21 and under, over it's $250.
Closed track, written test, 10 hours of riding and riding test including everything you've listed.
After you pass you just take the certificate of completion and you get your license.

The alternative route is to take the DMV written test for $25 permit and ride around the streets til you're confident enough and pass the DMV riding test.

>>17720148
The CBs evolved into CBs.

Which Honda does not sell to Americans

But I dont see how a sportbike is for posers unless you're a narrow minded nu motorcyclist that thinks a bike needs 80 gallons of hard panniers and adventure styling to be useful, like sportbike sub frames can't hold more than 20lbs of shit and magically reject all bungee cords, racks don't exist unless pre-fabbed by givi for the same cost a welder would charge, and that you need an MX suspension to go over a somewhat slightly rough road. Or worse, a bitter yuropeon who thinks nobody "needs" horsepower.

>>17720194
The hayabusa has surprisingly comfy ergos. 10/10 would recommend touring on it

>>17721367
>>17721353
>>17721340
Y'all got cucked hard. I payed a $20 security deposit and got the option of either donating it to the MSF or getting it back at the end of the course.

Also exempted me from taking the written and riding exams at the DMV.

>>17721111
it actually was blue until someone painted it black
>>17720990
I think so. It runs and rides fine but the previous owner stripped the oil drain bolt so it leaks oil pretty bad. Have to drill and tap it.

>>17721378
That was the going price in my state.

>>17721295
I agree with you. I've been cut off a few times but none of them were totally unexpected so I was prepared. Car drivers aren't as bad as bikers make them out to be. The times I feel most at risk is when I'm on group rides, because other riders tend to do stupid stuff.

>>17721401
>The times I feel most at risk is when I'm on group rides, because other riders tend to do stupid stuff.
This, ALL OF THIS.

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>>17721443
Are you a sportbike or a harley rider?

>>17721401
>going on group rides
I've never felt endangered by somebody doing a wheelie but I've had cars merge into me and cut me off with no signal countless times.

>>17721487
grom

>>17721487
Wr125

>>17721443
Drz400

>>17721508
This, if you feel endangered on a group ride you're riding with the wrong people.

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can anyone explain these fucking can am 3 wheeler junk pieces of shit to me

this one
>$29,000
>fwd
>need a motorcycle license
>you're not protected from the elements
why not just buy a brand new miata for that price + a cheap sport bike


the only thing the can am has going for them is that they're manual but they seem boring as fuck to drive... i see at least 3 of them a month around philly so there has to be something to them

>>17721567
blame boomers

>>17721618
every douche i see driving a can am is a 29 something POS

>>17721627
I've seen dozens of them and literally 100% have been fat old white men, about half accompanied by their fat old white wife.

>>17720194
Everyone flips out over ergos, but the ones that matter the most don't show up on cycle ergo and even though they're actually what affects how you naturally weight your body

>seat width
>seat softness
>seat incline (really big deal)
>frame width (how splayed you are)

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hey guys i got into a little accident a few months ago on my cb750k, basically i was at an intersection turning left when someone pulled out to make a right. the bike and i were upright and i hit them at a slight angle but not fast enough to do any damage to anything...

but now my wheel is off-center like shown in this pick. i've removed the forks and they seem straight so far. everything seems straight but when you stand back and look at the bike it's like related pic.

what is the issue? can anyone help?

>>17721740
You bent the forks.

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>>17720117
Having your wallet in your back pocket will misalign your spine and cause you troubles. Don't do it.

>>17721740
If the forks are straight ( take them out completely to inspect ) I'd suspect your front axle. They are pretty fucking weak. Try rotating the axle 1/2 a turn and see if the tire is leaning the other way then.

>>17721767
Planning on joining the Nazi bike club?

>Everyone who rides bikes without trying hard to be street rossi around every blind, public, gravel covered corner says you can start on most anything with low end torque as long as you can put a foot down and afford to keep it in good shape, and to do track days/take classes if you want to be an extreme rider, or at least just take it slow
>/dbt/ and sportbike forums insist that the only way to be a good rider is to get a 250/300 and treat that somewhat curvy residential street three miles down from your house like a racetrack by taking its otherwise gentle corners and turning them mean and lean by going your shitbike's top speed of 80mph through them and trying not to lose the slightest bit of momentum

Who's right?

>>17721740
Nothing is straight because you think it looks straight

Use/borrow a runout gauge for the forks and axle. There are factory manufacturing tolerances in your service manual. Anything outside of that was caused in a crash and is outside the working tolerance, so will affect the usefulness of the part.
Use common sense to measure from various points on the frame to the headstock. I don't think there are any official tolerances but it shouldn't be insanely off. The tolerances for the forks and shit are already pretty small so assume the worst.

>>17721808
not for $3000 on a 30k engine

>>17721818
$3000 for that bike is actually a pretty normal price

>30k miles
>inline two cyllinder
>a big deal
it's not a v4. even if he missed a valve check it's like one hour to do it yourself. you could even do it with him standing right there. just show up in a fake mechanic's uniform and say "yeah i work for a motorcycle garage downtown".

>>17721818
>30k
>high mileage
What?

>>17721767
Are these any good? My stepdad might get one given to him.

>>17721824
That gen of f650gs were singles not ptwins

>>17721838
Even better. You could rebuild the top end in a parking lot.

>>17720117
I picked up a wallet of a guy who had this happen to him. He passed me on a double ellow when I was in my car, I lold when his wallet went out and cards went flying everywhere.

Returned them because ima decent human bean

>>17721824
Could only get to $2500, but the repairs would be assrape tier.

It's also not a 1200, so not meme enough.

>>17721874
What repairs?

A new chain, brakes, and tires like you have to do for all used bikes within a year of owning them?

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H3 100w bulbs in the OE fairing.

Y/N?

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LED light bar.

Y/N?

I have had to replace the MAP sensor on my Sportster twice. It had a horrible hesitation and sputtering while under heavy acceleration. The sensor was made by Bosch, so I'm not surprised it failed. The last one I put in has yet to fail me, so I'm thinking it's finally fixed. Runs great.

What's different about this last MAP sensor? It still says Bosch, but this one says "Made in Japan".

>>17721939
3000K LED lightbar for maximum comfy and vision.

>>17721935
>>17721939
How about both

friend claimed that

>riding with worn down chain can break bearings in engine because some parts of the chain are tighter than others causing unwanted stress to engine/shaft

true?

Anyone from germany wanna buy a black '16 SV650?

>>17722000
>buying a new sv650
You know suzuki doesn't update their motorcycles anymore, right?

>>17721952
Riding with a tight chain can cause wear in the countershaft but nothing in the engine will feel it

Shit has to go through the gears first

>>17722027
>updating perfection

eventually they'd be unusable on public roads because the draft from a passing car would knock them over and the power:weight ratio would be so good that not having motoGP-tier throttle control would loop a power wheelie in 3rd

>>17722048
Big if true

>>17721813
>Who's right?
Neither, really. Arguably, if you absolutely spank a small capacity bike and push it to the limits, you'll learn more in a shorter time than someone on a big bike who's still nervous of the power and lacks the confidence to push on. But there's no reason you can't learn the same on a track which is much safer and more responsible.

What makes me laugh though, Is Burgers make fun of Eurocucks for starting on a 125 then recommend people start on a 250. WOOOOOW so much more power. It's still a why even bother tier bike.

>>17722099
But the ninja 250 looks like a sportbike instead of a cafe racer poobike so it's cooler

>>17722099
someone who's nervous with a big bike's power will probably try to take a hard corner with the engine lugging in high gear and wonder why they have almost no control

>bike lacks sufficient power to overcome cornering forces and push itself in the direction it should travel
>slides

Thankfully it's nearly impossible to do that with liters

>>17722099
Eurocucks start on 650 mostly.

>>17722146
most 650s go past their 47hp limit

>bikelets
When will they learn?

>>17722099
Meh you're only really 'scared' of the throttle for the first few weeks

>>17722222

>>17722202
Most big bike starter crashes happen in the first few weeks

if you live, great, now you can get better. don't do it again.

if you don't, uh

>>17722215
Do you have a source on that or are you just gish galloping?

https://youtu.be/8rGbln3J4Sg

>>17721939

Both.

>>17722219
Crash likelihood goes down as the amount of time you have owned a particular motorcycle goes up. It's pretty common knowledge. It applies to small bikes too, but those crashes are usually really simple parking lot drops and front brake locking because there's not a lot you can do to crash a bike with very little power, and not a lot associated with the bike psychologically there for you to think of trying. Logically, you'd be more likely to crash the big bike because there are more ways to can easily cause it to crash. Accidental wheelies, highsides, nerves impairing rider ability, running wide from giving the bike too much power, etc.

Sadly you can't get a source because motorcycle crash statistics are shit and separate bikes into cruisers of 1001+cc and japscrap of 1000cc or less

>>17721371
Ehhhh, way too forward for touring IMO. Seat is nice though.

>>17721711
Those are all perfect on the GSX. Haven't sat on a Ninja 1000 yet.

>>17722246
how about being plain fucking stupid

>own fast bike
>suddenly have open road
>TIME TO SEE WHAT THIS BABY CAN D-
>car pulls out

>>17722261
Can happen on both types of bikes and therefore can be ignored when comparing them.

>>17722269
>implying you can rear end someone gunning it on a 125 when it takes 10 seconds of going WOT and shifting perfectly to reach oh shit i can't brake speeds

>>17722271
What's even your point? If anything you're illustrating how >>17722246 is correct because it's way easier to go too fast on a liter peter, making you more likely to crash than on a small bike.

250s don't have cornering abs though

Australian here, currently living in Melbourne.
Where do you guys buy your gear? I want to go try on some helmets.

>>17722354
Just throw anotha shrimp on the barbie ya Bogan cunt

>>17722360
>shrimp
PRAWN MY FRIEND

>>17722354
Hmm I would try a Motorcycle dealership or maybe a motorcycle accessory shop
Just spit balling here

>>17722354
Oi m8 have a gday alri cunt? Roos 'n abbos!

>>17722360
>Melbourne
>Bogan
That is a funny way of spelling hipster.

>>17722422
Don't get me fuckin started on roos and abos mate. They're both Skippy cunts

Post more shitbike races.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwjxFv9nCQY

>>17722246

>source: mom.

>>17722495
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdmPcZ6rxSs

>>17722237
I like it how they advertise the road in the video:
>power lines
>guardrail
>picnic tables

I've just beaten map trip time prediction almost two times: navigator said it's 24 minutes of driving, I got there in 15. Feels goodman.

>>17722523
>28 minutes
fix

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>>17722511
>all that over revving

>>17722237
why don't they just close it for an annual road race already?

nobody is willing to open an affordable road course of appreciable quality so it's essential to give risk takers a means to scratch their itch instead of going full mom and saying "grow up and stop endangering yourself i don't want you to die ;_;". ameriburgers love their cheap ovals and drag strips and running them at $20 a pop....and also paying $200+ for several total hours of actual track time.

>>17722536
>he can't quick shift the post

>>17722552
Over-revving stresses your clutch and gears beyond what's necessary while you gain no time -- in fact, you lose time as the revs have to go DOWN to match the wheel speed once the clutch is let out again. Ideally you want to do clutchless shifts, i.e. roll of the throttle just slightly so there is no force being transmitted between chain and rear sprocket, get into gear, roll throttle on again.

Ive got a Derbi terra 125cc and after my holiday which lasted 2months the ignition button (electric start button) made no Solund. It got no reaction and now i have to run start it everytime. Anyone know WhatsApp wrong? Im an idiot btw

>>17722576
He is just holding it pinned and doesnt give a fuck about the clutch plates because it's a race bike.
care less uleh.

>>17722584
But it's inefficient and slower.

>>17722588
It's also a lot harder to fuck up than clutchless shifting and it is hardly slower.
You sound like the nobike commenters in the video.

>>17720117

Yup. Friend dropped his on a ride with us and I rode back at least 2km looking for it. On the way back I found it on the side of a pedestrian crossing not 100m away from where we stopped.

>>17722589
>fucking up clutchless shifting
Okay, you just confirmed your shit rider status.

>>17722618
I bet you ride an r3 with an aftermarket exhaust.

>>17720125
post feet

>>17720125
Post boipucci

>>17722665
You sound pretty gay, why do gay people not use condoms and willingly transfer STD's?

>>17722699
I'm a grrrl, not gay

>>17722704
why would a girl want pics of boipucci?
that doesn't even make sense you can't do anything with that.
stop trying to steal our thing fucking home wrecker.

>>17722712
I like guy's asses. Especially in skin tight pants. What's wrong?

>>17722699
>not wanting to penetrate a cute boipucci
faggot

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What's the comfiest (but still fast) bike for putting stickers of my waifu on? All the comfy (but still fast) bikes are too ugly for her or devoid of sticker realestate.

>>17722719
jealousy, spite, envy, one of the three.

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>>17722633
Guess again.

>>17722725
Try a peewee 80, now i know its a bit more power than the peewee 50 but i think you are ready for it.

>>17722725
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder anon, get what you think looks good.

>>17722732
Anything with less than 90WHP is useless for first world roads.

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>>17722729
Oh i see you are too poor to afford the anime girls learner biek, i guess the gs500 is a good option if you lack money/a well paying job

>>17722729
Somehow worse.

>>17722737
I guess the CB 400 is a good option if you lack common knowledge and basic reasoning skills.

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>>17722725
>>17722725
Shit Wafiu m80. Put it on your helmet like me so you don`t ruin the bike for the next guy when you die.

>>17722742
What's wrong with CB400? I ride one.

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>>17722742
Or you have too much dignity to ride something that looks like this

>tfw honda discontinued the 400SF and is making a shitty budget twin
thanks yurop

>>17722748
It's not a GS 500.
Also Honda a shit

>>17722750
Is there any non-meme reason?

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>>17722742
>his bike only has 1 front brake caliper

>>17722751
i am incapable of any serious, genuine social contact

>>17722751
Can you think of something you don't like about it?

>>17722751
The GS 500 is all meme, so no.

>>17722752
All you'll ever need.

>>17722763
he was talking about the cb400, fuck you are useless drobe.
get your shit together.
Gather all of your shit, put it in a pile and keep it together.

>>17722754
No, not really. I would only switch the engine to something more powerful and a gas tank to a bigger one. But saying that 400ccm engine is bad because it lacks power is kinda weird, why did I buy it in the first place.

>>17722766
He was talking about comparing the CB 400 to the GS 500. The GS 500 wins by being the memest bike and nothing else can even compare.

Euro hours are such shit

>>17722773
It's Aussie hours right now.

>>17722775
It's Americans who work night shift hours.

There are no nonamericans on 4chan.

>>17722775
Then why is drobe shitting it up

>>17722783
He's Australian at heart.

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>>17722770
>memest bike
>Americans can buy one
>not even part of an anime

>>17722785
Drobe wishes he was an Australian, he posts like an Australian /int/ poster.

>>17722785
Germans are the Americans of Europe

>>17722786
>caring about Korean toddler drawings
>thinking exclusivity means a high meme level
The point of a meme is that it becomes ubiquitous because it's used by everyone.

>>17722789
fk u cunt ill rek u on the touge like i rekt ur mums pussay last nite!!!!!!!

>>17722793
You are like one of the only people to post on dbt that actually ever had a gs500 drobe, we have had more cb400 anons than gs500 anons.
there are like 10 anime girls learner bike riders, i can think of 5 off the top of my head, the white and red one, that victorian, the other victorian with a red/white one, the blue/white one and the black one.

>>17722799
Hey newbie, literally 50% of the Euros on /dbt/ 3 years ago had GS 500s, there's a reason it became the biggest meme bike. It still hasn't been eclipsed by anything except maybe the SV 650, except that one is actually a good bike and wasn't memed to hell and back.
There is only one Aussie poster pretending to be different people.

>>17722802
Do you still think that victorian is ninja drop anon lol?

>>17722808
I know it.

>>17722809
havent we had this discussion before?
i know both of them, not the same guy.
ones an up himself poof from melbourne the others a total fucking bogan potato farmer

>>17722811
Stop pretending to be several people, shitcunt.

>>17721567
People who are scared of riding (/r/motorcycles) buy shit like this and pretend they aren't nobikes

>>17722813
stop being autistic drobe, i mean you entertain me but im sure a lot of people think you are a special unit.

>>17722817
I have a special unit for you're moms pusi
lmao

>>17722820
Good, she is fat, lonely and i suspect the bad smell that is omitted from her comes from her beef flaps.
about time someone dusted the cobwebs off those things.

>>17722826
Anon, how old are you?

>>17722828
idk but ima make a new bread.

>>17722831
Make it mem pls

>>17719862
N
>>17722833
E
>>17722833
W
>>17722833

>>17722799
We have more ninja 500 riders than GS500 riders too

it's the better bike but not eligible for euros because it has like 5 too many horsepowers for the nazis