[- Daily Bike Thread - /dbt/ -]

first for hyosung

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Yamaha makes the best bikes.

Honda makes surprisingly good cruisers.

Suzuki is washed up

Kawasaki is a meme brand.

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>>17825345
DELET THIS

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>>17825345
>Honda makes good cruisers
Yes

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>>17825164
4th for Hyosung

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>>17825351
No.

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>>17825383
touche my dude

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>>17825401
>Sold his meme bike for an R6

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I may have a problem

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>>17825413
and the maymays keep on flowin to this day

how do i empty my 50cc moped from gasoline?

>close fuel valve
>start bike
>let it run till it stalls out
>disconnect fuel line from tank
>open fuel valve and let tank run empty
>disconnect carb from engine
>open the cup thingy from carb and let it dry

anything else or is that it?

>>17825418
Yea, you need more bikes

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>>17825423
>he thinks his memes are good

Faggot, I bet you daily your bike too.

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>>17825438
I should probably get a bike without knobbies at some point.

>>17825439
What's wrong when daily riding a bike?

I just failed the NJ MVC Motorcycle permit written test FOR THE THIRD FUCKING TIME!!! HOW THE FUCK DO I PASS THIS SHIT WHY DO THEY HAVE SUCH OBSCURE FUCKING QUESTIONS??? I'm seriously fucking going to kill myself. I get so fucking anxious riding my bike illegally. How the fuck can I pass it next week???

>>17825458
With*

>>17825459
Study the handbook. It's not hard, dude.

>>17825469
Wow I didn't think of that thanks you dumb nigger

>>17825458
>that's the joke

efbwueufyuwef

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>>17825345
>Yamaha makes the best bikes.
Sure OK boss.

>>17825459
>NJ MVC Motorcycle permit written test
Are they giving you questions NOT answered by the handbook?

>>17825449
You're not wrong, as much fun as dirtbikes are the street isn't bad either.

>>17825426
don't forget to suck whatever is left in the cylinder through the exhaust

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How long does /dbt/ take between 'routine' airfilter maintenance?

>>17825418
Those all your bikes?

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Maybe I should do my airfilter more often. Once a year, here. This is just the crap I didn't already blow off and then wash off.

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does the KLR really deserve the reputation it gets as a cheap reliable do everything bike?

Seems a little too good to be true for such a dirt cheap vehicle. I see them everywhere on craigslist though and I need to hear some real reasons why I shouldn't buy one. I hear people say "DR650 is better in every way" but you look at the used market and you can get a klr with the same year and miles as a dr650 for like $2000 cheaper. Any klr owners in this thread?

>>17825459
I'm not in new jersey but I passed the MA test the first try and only got 1 answer wrong. I didn't look at the book once. All I did was take all the practice tests I could find on google. I probably took variations of my state's test like 25 times before I pretty much knew all the answers.

>>17825763
The Dr and xr are both better bikes in every regard besides wind protection and stock tank, which can be fixed for under $600 for both issues

>>17825804
In what ways are they marginally better? Is it really worth it when you factor in price and availability? XR and DR are both more dirt oriented from what I've seen, and they're both harder to find and generally much more expensive than the handful of used KLR's out there.

>>17825819
They are like 70 lbs lighter and much easier to maneuver, and they make more power.

>>17825841
That's what I figured, my budget is like 2300 so I'll probably end up getting a klr. Cheapest DR I could find is a 2005 for $3k. A little much for me but the seller claims only 1082 miles.

The weight of the KLR seems a little much to deal with but I won't be loading it up with much so it should be managable. Looking at a 2001 with 6k miles on it right now for $ 2200

>>17825864
I just sold a '99 DR650 with 21k miles for $2k flat. You aren't looking hard enough

why two /dbt/'s?

>>17825877

Well I am really looking only in my own state. If I wanted to cross border there is a '99 DR650 for $2225 with 17500. I'm looking for something with low miles in really good condition though. The KLR I'm looking at seems like it barely saw any offroad use at all. All original with almost no wear at all.

That's the difference in price I mean though.
A near mint KLR with 6k vs a DR with 17k thats seen some shit and had a ton of offroad use. I don't see the value with the DR

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>>17825966
If the Dr is less than 400 miles away I would 100% go with that

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What do you thing the MPG of a 550cc 4cyl from the 80s is?

>>17826124
Probably 40-50

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What motorcycle would /dbt/ use for the Mongol Rally?
>London to Ulaanbaatar.
>Must be less than 125cc.
Postie bike is the obvious choice for me.

Hi. I'm completely clueless when it comes to bikes. I don't know anything besides a few names like Harley and Davidson. But I'm interested. So I have two questions.
1- Is maintaining a motorcycle easier and less time demanding than owning a car? Y/N? And if yes, how much less time would you spend maintaining a bike as a fraction of what you would spend on a car?
2- Call you give me an example of a motorcycle that is necessarily Japanese and the most comfortable money can possibly buy? A bike with a full seat, back support, that is easy and comfortable to take on a ~100km trip or just to the other corner of the city, regardless of price but necessarily JDM.
I promise to not post again here, I'm sorry if these questions are retarded and thank you for the attention.

>>17827831

Kinda yes, kinda no. Motorcycles are easier to work on IMO, but they require more periodic maintenance. Oil should probably be changed a little more frequently than in a car, chain has to be cleaned/lubed, valves checked, etc. Cars are a lot simpler since you just gotta keep up on oil changes and you're solid for a hundred thousand miles.

I dunno anything about that shit because it sounds like you want a cruiser and I know nothing about cruisers.

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>>17824520
i figured this might be the place to ask this

i want to build a custom motorcycle one of these days, but im contemplating transmissions, so I want some input:

>what brand/model/type of transmission do you prefer? why?
>which do you think is the most easily available motorcycle transmission out there?
>cheapest?
>which is the easiest to maintain/repair?


>pic unrelated

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>>17827616
ktm 125 xc-w

>>17827926
Motorcycles have the gearbox on a bike is built into the engine, they do not work like car transmission at all.
It's a dog selection box which is why they can do the clutchless shifts without doing damage.

>>17827937
am i crazy for wanting to try and cut and weld things to work?
be honest

the engine i had in mind won't be from a motorcycle, so there would be work to be done to get things together

im just in the idea and planning stages right now, though

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>>17827975
Yes thats retarded. they are so god damned complicated that i managed to get my gearbox to always be in 2nd gear while also selecting another gear by having 2 washers in the wrong spot, one was about half a millimeter wider than the other washer and they needed to swap places, that was it.

pic related is what most motorcycle gear boxes look like.

>>17825438
N+1

>>17825473
You make think Wiley is the dumb nigger but I bet he already has his permit/license.

>>17825686
On my WR450 if it looks like it has any dirt on it at all it get's cleaned.

Throw that K&N into the garbage where it belongs and get a proper foam filter.

>>17827831
Get a Bergman 650

>>17825697
Dirty air filters are why top ends need to be rebuilt.

>>17827975
Yes, you're going to spend a shit load more time and money for a worse end result.

>>17827831
>Japanese and the most comfortable money can possibly buy? A bike with a full seat, back support, that is easy and comfortable to take on a ~100km trip or just to the other corner of the city, regardless of price
Sounds like you want a car

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>Found a '96 gs500e for $1000USD in the next town over
>wouldn't have been able to check it out until my days off on the weekend
>already been sold today
Why the FUCK is it so easy for everyone else to buy their first bike but I have to wade through a sea of Harleys and "wul it used to start but idk why it doesnt now lol"/"it only needs a new battery and alternator and starter and brakes lol"/"it was only dropped once and I don't have the title brah" crapbikes just to rarely find something that gets scooped up quickly

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What does dee-bee-tee think of Marc-ey Marq?

>>17828173
Maybe up your budget, $1000 will hardly get you anything that runs. GS500's are that cheap for good reason.

>>17828173
Well the nigger that bought it went right after work when he saw the ad for a good deal. What was your excuse.

>>17828188
Fast as hell but a giant faggot.

>>17828192
I have a not-part-time job? I can't go to the next town over and buy the bike then come over with my work schedule until I have a day off

>>17828190
$1000 isn't my budget, but you're right

>>17825345
>R3

Sad!

>>17828197
>the next town over

How far is it to the next fucking town?

Work is 8 hours, you have 16 extra in a day to get other shit done.

>>17828221
Far enough. Plus not all of us forgo sleeping 8h a night (and possibly going to the gym...) like you do.

>>17828238
You spend 8 hours at the gym.

SWOLE
W
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>>17828238

I dunno mang, I swept up my bike because it was a crazy good deal and I drove with a buddy for quite a few hours to get it on a work day. Got back late as fuck, had duty the next day too. Needed tons of caffeine to stay awake on watch and the day took forever to be over, but it was worth a great deal.

Opportunity is more often made than presented. If you're just waiting for a great deal to fall into your lap without inconveniencing you in any way, you're gonna be waiting for a while.

>>17828197
>work 8 hours
>drive 2 hours to buy bike and 2 hours home
>sleep another 8 hours before work tomorrow
And you still have 4 hours to spare

>>17828347
>>17828366


He'd rather get his participation trophy.

>Here I am world alive and everything, good shit should happen to me with no effort on my part or I'll bitch about it.
REEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeee

>>17828238
>literally cannot skip a gym day or miss an hour of sleep
You're not going to get any sympathy here, bud. The good deals sell quickly, the sooner you realize that the better.

>>17828193
Why is he a faggot?

>>17828402
The whole brake lever incident was just ridiculous. Not a Rossi fan either but it was painfully obvious what happened.

>>17828418
Oh, I just read about that. I haven't heard about any drama from him recently. He's very young. Maybe he just needs to mature a bit. I would hate for him to continue being an asshole, because I absolutely enjoy watching him race.

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Do they make bikes that look anything like this anymore

>>17828401
>sympathy
Growing up my dad always told me it was right between Shit and Syphilis in the dictionary if I was looking for it.

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>>17824520
>Nobike? Start here:
>>>>/m/
Damn right

>>17828471
ZRX 1200 is the most recent

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Took my ktm for a god blessed rip today.
Was ripping all over the mountain side
Hopped onto a highway and walked a gixxer
When I passed him shit came out of my ass and landed on his face shield.
Pretty good fucking day.
Rode all the way to pussy lake where I waded in the pussy for the rest of the evening

>>17828608
I love this meme, makes your shitposting worth it desu

>>17828521
Nice

>>17828608
Post more tacoma

>>17825418
yeah you keep buying shit bikes

>>17828766
>that tiger
>that ktm
>shit bikes

Reminder for everybody living in the smoky PNW to clean their air filters at the end of the season, the ash will clog it right up.

rec me a beginner bike that can ride on highways with classic aesthetics, but that's not a harley and doesn't have a harley look. pics desired

>>17828827
Sv650, look at the pics yourself

>>17828827
Indian or triumph

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>>17828805
>tfw gonna go ride by 4 of them this weekend and hope my property isnt on fire when i get there

been snowing ash all day too

>>17828829
i like the way it looks, but i hear bad things about suzuki

>>17828797
>KTM
>not a shit
Uwotm8

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How do you guys feel about coverage for roadside assistance, theft, or vandalism? I once crashed on mountain twisties where there was no reception. Ask if want story. I also live in NYC where theft is a real threat. A friend of mine had two bikes stolen this year, one in New Jersey the other in Pennsylvania. Doubt vandalism is worth it, dont know what itd cover and deductible issues.

I have a garage and live in a white suburb but I'm always out and about. I also have a crappy motion sensitive barn lock. Have cover but usually only use for weather not as a deterrent.

>>17828885
Consider in investing in moving to a place with less niggers

>>17828873
They're race ready bikes, not the most reliable but have premium components.

>>17828892
Im saving up for a bike and car first.

>>17828901
3.14/10 bait

>>17828892
Also both of the stolen bikes were gixxers. Must be because of the hot demand and massive market for squiddies favorite bike

>>17828909
Keep telling yourself whatever you need to feel better about your jap scrap

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>>17828842
>>17828805
the lack of direct sunlight is nice though

>>17828924
Lmao you were being serious? KTM does make bikes fast enough to compete with japs but their reliability is more than a meme. I'd take japan folded steel over indian curry crap anyday. I personally have considered a KTM for their styling so meme harder on me kiddo.

>>17828938
The fuck is this? A wildfire? Or an organized terrorist group driving down the roads chucking cigarettes into the brush?

>>17828938
>hurricanes, flooding, and now massive fires
THE END IS NIGH

https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/mcy/d/bmw-k100/6292579651.html

Talk to me about these, I've been offered this in a trade for a baja bug. Would be my first bike, I'm a 30s fag that just wants to cruise.

Ive also been offered a 2003 yamaha 1100 vstar.

>>17828885
get a bike so heavy it can't be picked up. simple as

Is Ethiopia anon here???

>>17828976
Smokers need to be exterminated

>>17829031
Starting with the marijuana ones first

>>17828238

Early bird gets the worm you insufferable cunt.

>>17829031
You're just jealous I get to die before you.

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>>17828976
if you open the map it says the cause, most are lightning strikes
Here is what moses lake looked like with the BC fires blowing down

>>17828996
>runs and shifts perfect
>needs nothing
>"smoothe" and bulletproof
Top speed of that thing on paper is 220 kmh so what the fuck is wrong with it that it does 150 kmh and he needs to butter it up?

>1985
Oh right. Everything.

>>17829002
Like this one? >>17828996
>540lb

>>17829055
He said it does 150.000 miles no problem

Is there an anime version of rossie (preferably female)?

>>17828996
They're pretty boring
But it is fuel injected, which is a good thing.
Also pretty reliable, you still see them all the time here.

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>>17829074
Yes

How is the xr600 on the freeway/interstate (70mph continuously)?

Might get it instead of an xr650l since its so much cheaper and has better low end torque

650r shills need not apply

>>17829096
It'll be shit

I accidentally a little bit of brake fluid taking off a caliper. Do I have to bleed the entire system now?

I only have cheap shit oreillys DOT4 instead of the nice expensive high temp stuff that was in there

>>17829095
Why is love live meme girl riding a scooter?

>>17829099
How shit?
And what about 60mph then?

What if i mod it and get higher gear sprockets

Please watch my videos.

>>17829117
Ok but is a 250 fast enough??

>>17829104
Still shit, dual sports are the worst kind of bikes to ride on the highway

>>17829131
even a 650l?

present your argument please

>>17829130
No, you should start on a 600cc sportbike at the bare minimum. Beginner bikes are crappy poorfag scooters. Just ride responsibly and you'll be fine!

*overtakes in opposing lane*

>>17829136
I'm at work on my phone. Speaking from experience here, Google it if you want to see exactly why but mostly because of the suspension, wind, engine, and weight. Basically everything about them makes them poor highway bikes.

That's not to say they can't do it, they can, but they're miserable at it.

>>17829136
Vibey, slow to accelerate and overtake at speed, lack of decent wind protection, uncomfortable stock seat

>>17829095
>professional racer
>loli
>removeable konata mole
Best girl, worst bike.

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why don't you have a grom yet?

>>17829153
not an argument
doesn't matter
wind screen
New seat

>>17829152
I can at least make it a little less miserable, right?

I only want a dual sport

>>17829170
i'd rather a bored out 2 stroke motor on a mountain bike

Cheaper, lighter, and probably faster.

>>17829173
>I only want a dual sport
Why? They're bad at both street and off-road.

>>17829170

Because im not an attention seeking manchild

>>17829189
Depends on your skill level and what kind of off-road terrain you're going at

99% of people can totally tear it up with a KLR650 on 50/50 tires, but they won't be keeping up with anyone on a plated MX bike running purely offroad tires, especially on technical, muddy, hilly single track shit.

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>>17829139
A car did this to me except he was heading towards me and skipping a 3 block traffic jam to the highway by jumping a double yellow into oncoming traffic. If I had a helmet cam I sure as fuck would've taken the video to the precinct.

In the moment I only swerved out of the way and got on the horn and gave him the finger but the edgy in me wishes I had blocked him with my bike, gotten off, dragged him out of his car, and killed him with my steel toes.

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>>17829136
xr650l is fine on the freeway, itll be windy and tiring due to lack of fairing

>>17829204
>Implying your slim twink frame could drag another person

>>17829189
I wamt people to call me a dumb nigger for riding a dirt bike on the interstate.

Also i just like them more than street bikes amd cruisers. I want what i want nigger

>>17829205
What bikes? Sexy.

Wimd screen helps right?

And any opinion on the 600r? It's so much cheaper brah

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>>17829217
xr650r, xr400r and dr650
havent had any time on a 600r but iirc its gonna be more potent than the 650L by a reasonable amount as it was the big race bike before the 650R

any wind screen is better than none on the freeway, procycle.us has some stuff for just about all the shitbikes out there.

>>17829246
Sounds like a fantastic trio of bikes.

i just dont wamt to blow the engine out by having it at 70-80mph for an extended amount of time

Although seeing as it used to be a baja beast it should be fine when modded correctly

Dunno what that dual sport hating cuck was going on about. Probably a harley rider

>>17829217
This is autism of the highest level

>>17829254
just gear it right for sustained speeds and keep the jetting slightly rich and run good oil and the damn thing will last just about forever

>>17829258
the gas tank won't though

>>17829268
we have bikes with 30 year old plastic tanks and theyre holding up just fine
steel has more issues with the corn gas since it attracts moisture

>>17829103
Leaked some? Just top up the resivoir with brake fluid and youll be good, as long as the was still suff in it

>>17829274
That was a comment about tank range. Which, on dual sports, is notoriously terrible just with stock jetting until you get a milk jug.

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>>17829257

>being so reserved
>no fun allowed

I'll suck you up my ass faggot

>>17829258
Thank you

>>17829282
>keeping stock anything

ill stock your ass with my dick fag

>>17829312
>I'll suck you up my ass faggot
L-lewd
Post boipussy

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>go for long ride on Labor Day
>active fires all over the state
> <1 mile visibility everywhere from smoke
>ride past smoldering forests
>leathers now smell like campfire
>throat is scratchy
>ash is falling from the sky in town today
>mfw

>>17825418
Only problems I see is are a missing KLX and FJ.

>>17829362
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRbhLtjOiRc

>>17828969
>over indian curry crap
I believe the only poo in the loo KTM is the 390. I take you'll be riding that Ninja 250 for a while longer then.

>>17828221
>work is 8 hours
Hahahahahahahaha
...
Hahahahahahahaha
11-12 hours per workday here. Not manual labor but still takes a while. Also, rotating shifts.

>>17829065

Bullshit, it'll have ring problems long before that.

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>>17825688
For the time being. I've been instructed not to sell you the XRR

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took my gixxer out for a fucking bong rip today. took out 2 cager mirrors on my way there, fuckers slowed me down on my streets what were they thinking? anyways i went home and ordered some tranny hookers. life is good

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>>17829366
I'll agree with that. I still have the KLX in spirit
>and parts

>>17829421
>dismantled
Why? Also, how are things at the new place?

Sometimes I wish I still lived in Alamo. It has been hard staying motivated to do bike and car stuff without you and my other enthusiast friends.

>>17829401
The early K-series are known to reach 500.000km

>>17829170
Because fuck paying 3-4K for a tiny 125

>>17829500
This

Used 125cc UJMs are better anyways

>$1000 or less
>same weight or less
>no FI
>not ugly

>>17829525
Italian liter peters are better anyways

>>17826124
Gpz gets 35 but I'm riding it as intended on mountain roads so results may vary.

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>>17826124
This thing gets mid 30s, it's pretty bad fuel economy.

>>17826124
With the rev range on most jap bikes, you can get anywhere from 20-30 to the mid 40s.

Harleys are locked firmly in the 40+mpg range because they don't rev and have nothing to gain from revving if you do rev them

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>>17829596
Japanese middleweights are the best anyways.

>>17826124
Who gives a fuck about MPG?

>>17829684
better MPGees = you need less gas to finish your set number of laps/complete your canyon run

one gallon of gas is like seven pounds.

>>17829681
>middleweights
Is that the PC term for cuck baiklets now?

>>17829696
it's the literal term for faster than your liter on the togue, scrub.

>>17829699
Meet me at the top, last one has to give the other a blowie, fag.

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>>17829703
>uphill

>>17829708
Nobody races down a toogay

>>17829708
>spot the nobike
Uphill is so much fucking better, dude
You can just gas it out and have the traction to get away with ridiculous shit

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>>17825803
This is exactly what is wrong with the modern education system. Rather than learning about riding, to include or disregard legal regulation, this strategy teaches you to pass a test.

You disgust me.
>>17827831
1. It's cheaper if you do it yourself. There's less to do in this order:
Kawasaki>Post warranty Yamaha>Suzuki>in warranty Yamaha>Any Honda, with the arguable exclusion of a carbureted V4

- "Most comfortable" depends on three factors. Height, muscular endurance, and windshield preference.
I'm a 2nd generation Honda fan, so from their lineup I'd recommend a Valkyrie, CTX, or Rebel if you're cruiser inclined, or don't like a windshield. Africa Twin or CB500X if you want a bubble to sit in.
CB1100 or NM4 if you're nasty.
Used, buy any CB that hasn't been vandalized. All the way down to the CB250 and CB600 nighthawks, you'll open a whole world of junkyard farkles that people don't know the value of. (Google windjammer, to start)
Just like the previous, each category descends. This time by weight. A light bike is easy to maneuver, in small spaces. Heavier ones require less core endurance to compensate for vibration at long distances or high speed.

Come back and post anytime. Getting a new community is a part of motorcycling, and anonymous posting is a great place for dumb questions.

>>17829714
Downhill is what separates the men from the little anime girls.

>>17829745
No, downhill is what separates good brakes from the plasticky shit Honda uses

5' 6" with 29" inseam here. am I too short for a drz 400?

>>17829755
>honda riders
>little anime girls (at heart)
Same thing really

>>17829759
Nah, just use the lowering link that is available.

>>17827926
Most bike transmissions are integral to the engine, with the exception of Harleys afaik. Looks like you can get a used one of those for around $400. If you went that route, it'd probably be easier to copy them from the transmission to the rear wheel. Then you've got a clutch to worry about. Honestly it'd be easier and cheaper to find an existing bike engine/transmission that ticks all the boxes for what you want, and just use it.

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>>17829738
You might as well generalize about test in general though at that point. For me I found it fun and fed my interest of learning about riding myself. Total Control and Proficient Motorcycling are my favorite books. I've also read some library books about drag bikes, bike repair and modding, and the so-called biker lifestyle and community.

If you want to get fucked and fuck yourself at the end of the day nobody can stop you. But I do agree American license standards are disgustingly low. The MSF let loose niggers who couldnt even keep the bike upright with with clutchwork much less grasp countersteering. A 300lb niggress and 4"2 manlet nigger actually failed the road test part. And the manlet nigger had been riding dirty for a few months. A guy highsided his cb200x at 10mph somehow as well. Good times.

>>17829766
Kawasaki does casette gearboxes so you can choose your own ratios

>>17829738
Honda linked brakes are fucked.

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>>17829759
Post loli legs first then we talk.

>>17829773
Average japanese girls are like 5'2" and lolis are closer to 4 feet.

He's just mexican.

>/dbt/ always fitein about numbers on supersports
>literally seen 0 videos posted by /dbt/ on track

really electrifies my neurons

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>>17829771
Cry me a river, in the shape of a bike literally designed to be abused.

>>17829790
Must not come here too often then

>>17829790
Its like $350 for a track day here and the only track layout looks boring.

Love riding the mountain and beach roads though, perfect curves.

Guy who got excited and accidentally a banjo bolt here

I got excited and accidentally the brake lever with one caliper still off.

How fucked am I?

>>17825345
>Yamaha makes the best bikes.
5 valve gimmick / crossplane gimmick...finally competitive liter after older crossplane was WAY down on power and way up on weight but it was o-ok because muh brand loyalty. Bout time they made some changes geeeezz
>Honda makes surprisingly good cruisers.
Dey alright / Goofy line-ups and typically overweight overpriced and underpowered
>Suzuki is washed up
Too little too late everyone's been shitting on them for a while now...still hard to hate because muh K5 and dat 750 love
>Kawasaki is a meme brand.
More rounded line-ups. Very competitive hp/wt ratios at good prices. Rarely gets the respect it's due but people who pay attention know of the big four which is a winner. Yamaha will minor tweak their R6 and call it all new again, or maybe lie about their redlines again too...while the 6R did not stay stagnant and offers a cheater motor. And nothing oem can compare to the H2/R...truly raised the bar in performance. Who else is running oem forced induction? No one.

What does honda even do for the consumer market besides make yesterday's bike, but worse, uglier, more gimmicky and still more expensive than an equally heavy, slow, and reliable suzuki?

>>17829809
Approximately 0 fucked, just put a clamp on it and push the piston back

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>>17829839
Which consumer market

>>17829852
the one that's rich enough to have roads

>>17829853
Do people think dirt bikes are cheap or something?
because they really aren't, where i live you could buy a new cb500f and a grom for the same price as a crf450x

>>17829839
They're the Harley of Japan. Just sell bikes marketed to boomers because they used to be good.

>>17829872
Cb500 is a poo-in-loo tier bike, crf450f is their top of the line dirt squirter

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>>17829880
>crf450f
You mean CRF450X?
Or CRF450R?

>>17829809
Done it many times. What I did was slide a knife between the pads and wiggle them apart and pull at them with my fingers. Haven't died.

Im curious just how bad what I did it though.

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>>17829880
crf450x and crf450f are different bikes.

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>>17829885
maybe he means rx?

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>>17829809
>>17829888
https://motofaction.org/motorcycles/honda-cx-gl/honda-cx500-how-to-separate-brake-pads-after-the-brake-lever-was-pressed-in-when-removed-from-rotor/

Google it dumbasses. nice trips tho.

>>17829897
That's actually pretty concerning. I'll check my brake fluid and bleed them out regardless.

>>17829885
>>17829891
Yeah my bad phoneposting in a rush. Meant the X

>>17829904
still kinda right but not really they havent updated the crf450x for years

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https://youtu.be/RpdZgypOPdA

1:28:40

holy FUCK

>>17829905
Well yeah, it's a Honda dirt bike.

>>17829907
>when you walk away in the same direction as the danger is going

That's just stupid

>>17829912
He panicked but look at the way his wife tried to get off and fell dragging him down with her and the way they push against the bumper. Maybe even then he might've been able to grab the bumper and let the truck drug him back with it but it just keeps rolling back over them slowly long after they disappear under. The rear axle was way away from the rear itself so they must have been screaming for quite a while until the truck bumps up on its left side where their bodies went under.

I watched it like 10 times man and it's 4:36 am I'm spooked.

>>17829907
Why don't bikes have an actual reverse gear again?

>>17829928
Because extra weight.
People are already complaining their bike is slightly over 150kg

>>17829928
for comedic purposes

>>17829928
You can start older 2 stroke bikes in reverse and then you have 6 gears backwards.

>>17825763
I have a 1989 KLR250, 20,000km. It was bought brand new by my step dad, abused as a farm bike and was never serviced. It sat in a shed for 10 years, then last year I got it out and it fucking started. All I had to do was change the oil and fuel.
Later I did the valve clearances and it was just a little tight on the exhaust valves.

It rides okay, but the breaks are shit.

>>17829946
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r3Pfx0WCkI

Looks like it would be handy for parking.

>>17829759

Are you me?

>>17829984
Are you a child, just like him?

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>>17829986

No, just a manlet

https://youtu.be/RpdZgypOPdA

2:05:12

Harley strong

>>17830003
>TOOK MY HARLEY FOR A FUCKIN RIP TODAY

When should I be using my rear break? I pretty much exclusively use my front unless I'm trying to go as slow as possible.

>>17830016
Everytime you brake except in turns and never trailing unless you ride motocross. Practice and git gud.

>>17830003
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpdZgypOPdA&t=65m30s

The fuck happened there? The rear just kind of slid out, but without a highside.

>>17830009
>ended up ripping out his jaw instead

>>17830024
It's called a lowside? Loss of traction. Happens when you rear brake in a turn but roundabouts are infamous for that due to slick roads, low speed, and being too curved for the guys who cant lean. Looks like he wasnt looking far enough ahead in the turn and probably his body position had bad form.

>>17830024
>>17830034
Also giving it too much throttle and possibly his downshifting may have had to do with it. I lowsided once from excessive throttle and when I brought it up two other guys here said they had as well.

If he was going faster and the rear slid out he wouldve entered a highside from the tires snapping back into alignment, which is what a highside is. He was going slow enough and with low throttle that he just slid out and gravity took over and completed his lean for him.

Though you can drift like that if you know how.

>>17830016
When braking
Also useful for keeping control at low speeds

>>17830057
I use it alot to flash my rear light to warn people.

One time I flashed it along to a song some nigger was playing on his can am kek

10 year old tires
thoughts?

>>17830062
I do that in the rain usually

Forgot to do it today, suddenly saw a van approaching me at a very high speed in the mirrors
He had to swerve to avoid me

>>17830023
What do you mean by trailing?

>>17830063
Don't

>>17830057
Don't do the second one without throttle and clutch slip or you'll stall with the bike mid turn, which is a fun way to drop it, probably right on top of the foot you instinctively begin to put down

Twisted an ankle that way when I was learning to ride on a >500lb suzuki bandit.

>>17830070
I except people to have a proper training before riding a bike. Which includes how to do low speed manoeuvrers.

>>17830076
Why bother when you can just go fast everywhere and avoid parking lots like the plague?

>>17830070
>Don't do the second one without throttle and clutch slip or you'll stall with the bike mid turn, which is a fun way to drop it, probably right on top of the foot you instinctively begin to put down


I was taught to use the rear brake for U turns and figure of eights. Without clutchslip .Teeny bit of throttle to keep the bike pulling.

Anyway, I use the rear brake very gently to do some minor corrections mid turn before hitting the apex. Upright the bike a little. Not at high speed. Don't know if it's a wrong habit or not.

>>17830016
I use the rear brake when I don't have to decelerate hard, mainly because the rear rotor and pads are way cheaper than the front (^:
And in combination with clutching for low speed stability

Should I be worried that I am getting better kilometres per litre than what Suzuki says I should be getting?

>>17830097
probably not
how much less? is your gearing stock? does the bike feel normal?

>>17830099
Everything is stock as far as I know, I bought it brand new from the dealer just a few months ago. I'm getting about 100 more kilometres than I should be getting.

>>17830108
You're granny shifting instead of double clutching like you should

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>>17830108
Are you using the proper rev ranges?
I see a lot of people in this thread telling new riders to, essentially, lug the engine everywhere. In which case it is bad. Providing you're planning on seeing the entire life of the bike.
Which you're not.

Hobbyist fuckstick.

>>17830143
There's nothing wrong with lugging an engine if you're not whacking the throttle open at a point where it hesitates to build power

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>bike revs to 16k

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>>17830189
apparently kwackasacker is going to bring back a 4 cyl 250 that still stays smugly under the LAMS HP limit (thanks to emissions crap, probably), so it'll be saleable in third world markets

get hyped

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been watching son of anarchy

main thing that distracted me was how the main character wore these. don't get me wrong, I think they are some of the best sneakers of all time. but I just found it weird how a bikie was wearing them

I can picture them in The Wire but I thought they were weird in this.

do bikies really wear nigger shoes these days? or sneakers in general?

I thought that they would be more about heavy leather boots

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>>17830207
AMA is opening small displacement to all manufacturers next year. Hopefully we see the 350rr too.

>>17830214
I regularly see people wearing cargo shorts, a wife beater and sneakers/slippers

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>>17830207
>>17830217

>>17830214
A lot of young sportbikers do so because they spent all their money on a used supersport and the assosciated premiums for insurance and maintenance and can't afford gear. The ones that do wear all the gear look goofy as hell because they couldn't get the more expensive cool looking stuff and didn't settle for the less expensive, but less safe cool looking stuff.

And, so it's the same thing for harley riders. Their bikes are expensive and break all the time so they barely wear anything. Most around here just have a helmet.

>>17830224
the rumored ZXR-25 only revs to 12k and probably won't be released outside of japan. it'll also definitely be too expensive for the SEA market.

Hold me guyz. Im leaving this job for a better one in a month, only thing im sad about, there is this cute grill i sometimes have launch together with. I would ask her out, but she has a boyfriend. That wouldnt have mattered few years ago when i was more of a douchebag, i was together with a girl for 5 years who also had a boyfriend when i met her. But now i guess im a grown up and will just move on. Still kinda sux tho. Also ktm is the best dirtbike.

For highway, Install an oil cooler, if there is not already there.
And do not worry about stock tank range, your butt will need a rest before the tank is empty.
I... know

>>17830187
Why is that bad? Because it'll run too rich and wash off the oil from the cylinder wall or what?

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>>17830255
>ktm is the best dirt bike
someone try to disprove this with facts, pro tip you won't.

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I-I CAN'T!!!

>>17830340
You can't what?

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>>17830342
he can't prove that ktm, the winner of Dakar 2016, and 2017, Romaniacs bronze, silver and gold class 2016 and 2017, finke rally 2016 and 2017 is not the best dirt bike brand around

>>17830318
It puts more load on the engine than should be handling. It's kind of the same thing as stalling your engine for every rev. Because the engine is under so much load despite not producing enough power to cope, the timing could be off a little bit and cause some nasty unintended explosions. You're more or less hammering the engine and putting extra wear on every single part of it while risking a piston moving at just the wrong speed due to the excessive load and an explosion happening at the wrong time during its travel, blowing shit up if the engine happens to try and compress the explosion.

Hit the car in front of me today on the morning commute. Took out its rear left brake light, and motorcycle GOT OFF WITHOUT A SCRATCH, AGAIN. Similar thing happened last year on evening commute.

The SV650S might just be built like a nokia cellphone. It's got plastic all over it, but it's in the truest sense of the word a street fighter

>>17829946
I don't think you can because the spinning of the crank is used to help with the induction. Have you done this?

>>17830480
https://youtu.be/m8StmcJNirw

>>17830480
yeah on an old cr250 elsinore, by accident rolling back down a hill.

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This is what motorbikes are about.

Motorcycling is about maximum smiles per gallon. Chasing outright speed or comfort is a fools errand, benchracing at best and a fatal personality flaw at worst. I have ridden all the bikes, anything from scooters up to the latest supersports, touring bikes, cruisers, adventure bikes, maybe not all, but I think I have gleaned a reasonably broad idea of what motorcycles have to offer. I have learned that people bring a lot of different attitudes and ideas to motorcycling, but the most important thing is that you always keep an open mind, strive to improve, and get out and RIDE. Why am I posting up a cheap, midweight ujm? Coz that's what actually gets ridden. The guys with really nice bikes keep them sheltered at home on trickle charge and tyre warmers. The classic bikes and projects are the same but the engine is also in pieces. Cruiser riders invariably carry terrible attitudes and habits towards riding and are frankly more interested in chrome and leather chaps than motorcycling. The touring guys can be alright but lots of them get lost in the doodads and end up with two wheeled cars. That's the magic of these suzukis. They will actually start when you put the key in them. Their flexible nature doesn't pigeonhole your riding into one purpose or single use. They don't demand extreme maintenance, constant remapping, or recalls. You can throw any rider on them and they will have a good time without the bike cramping their riding style. Even if it gets dropped, or ridden through the winter, nobody will cry about it too hard, and it can probably be repaired easily enough. Motorcycling started with attainable naked bikes for the layman and that is where it needs to return to. I can honestly say that my next bike will be a newish one of these so I can just get out and RIDE everyday instead of forever frilling around on the edges, getting bogged down in distractions and repairs, special tools, and weird communities. Aight peace.

>>17830324
Beta would like to have a word with you....

>>17830618
>tl;dr
How do I up my smiles per gallon? I'm only getting very few smiles out of it since I picked up riding earlier this year.

>>17830677
Riding more

>>17830677
When you get over the OMG I GONNA DIE phase. Which may well be never.
Maybe your baiku is too powerful and scary?

>>17830618
suzuki has 1 shekel deposited into your bank account

>>17830618
Jesus fuck.
I hate suzuki even more now.

>>17830677
Learn how to do wheelies.

>tfw was too scared to learn how for my first three years of riding
>now Im looking for a cheap caged stuntbike so I dont inevitably wreck my "nice" bike
>slowly becoming less of an ATGATT faggot

I have become the squid

>>17830661
Oh did beta win dakar, finke rally and romaniacs the last 2 years?

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>>17830729

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>>17830729
.

>>17830063

Rip

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Took a rip on my fucking Harley today
True American iron #freedommachine
Layed my big balls into a corner at three times the posted limit and had an epiphany. A vision. I saw Abraham Lincoln as a child when he first saw Harley's ripping past his log cabin. And how it molded him. I snapped back into reality and realized that the thunder between my legs is the true essence of freedom and the American way.

>>17830769
you have a peanut shaped head. Where the bottom half of the peanut is bigger than the upper.

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>>17830744
>>17830750
funneh maymays

>>17830400

It's actually the opposite, the greatest loads a motor will see is at high RPM. A power pulse from the combustion has the same force on the piston regardless of RPM, The piston changing directions is where the real issues arise. At high RPM the piston is really going fast and has a lot of stored energy, the faster the piston moves, the more energy it has. The rod bearings/crank/piston really take a beating when you rev the shit out of it.

You can look this up, there are some nice articles done by F1 engineers about it on the web.

>>17830769
Not even an American bike. Sad

Just filter him out, summerfags
It's just this season's attention whore

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>>17830744
>>17830750
I want to buy a 690 duke, but even KTM says I will die in a fire and they have no fix available

>>17830875
Just dont fill it to the brim

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>>17830686
I should probably force myself to, yes, but it feels like I've explored every road nearby already and there are no twisties around

>>17830690
I never was in that phase, my bike isn't "fast" as it tops out at 244kph, which is slower than most cars I've driven. It's fast enough for the city and country roads when I punch it over 10krpm - well manageable power.

>>17830718
Probably the way to go, I see my neighbor squidding around on his 48hp ktm rc all the time. Would like to wheelie but I can't even do it on a pushbike properly - and I'm sure I'll wreck it.
I experienced my first tire-slip while accelerating out of a intersection-corner, that was fun but I guess it's risky.

>>17830887
Leaks flammable vapor at all fill levels, like a '70's Harley.

>>17830875
the fix is don't fill it up to the point that you are spilling a litre per fill up out of the over flow hose.

>>17830889
Its almost easier on a street bike, not really much balance required if you're at speed, just throttle control.

Just find an empty road and try, the hardest part is the mental block for the first couple times.

>>17830896
It says seep or leak.
Doesnt mention vapor

>>17830905
he is trying really hard to make KTM look bad to no avail.

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>>17830887
>>17830899
>>17830905
>>17830911
Damn, did I insult your religon? I *own* a KTM now, want to get a 690 duke, don't want to burn

>>17830905
>Doesnt mention vapor
You're a birther, aren't you? Litigating a recall report. SMFH. See https://www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle/2016/KTM/690%252520DUKE#complaints

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>>17830924
Pic is one of the reviews, he did what >>17830899
said only he went one step further and pulled the overflow hose off the frame so it could leak all over his pants like a fucking moron.

i swear all these people that complain about KTM's are literal reddit posters

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>>17830937
see how its designed?
its like a dirt bike... which is ya know kinda what it is, doesnt have an in tank overflow like most road bikes do. pull that hose off and yeah its going to leak not only fuel vapor but fuel as well.

>>17830924
690 dukes are fine. I've got a 2008, have had it since new.
Just like every bike made with a fucking shit ass Acerbis tank, it will have issues with ethanol....so don't overfill it and slop shit up high.

>>17830945
>wheelie, accelerate, brake, do anything
>suddenly fuel on exhaust
And the worst part is that BMW has been doing rear tanks for ages with little to no problems
KTM has a bad reputation for cutting corners and assembling in india

>>17830924
Lol.
Pussy ass street riders
All my dirt bikes ive ever had leak fuel when full and always smell like vapors.

>>17830956
Ye, but then again, you didn't pay 10k for your shitty dizzer

>>17830977
I paid 10k for my ktm 530

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anyone know if Merlin Aragon boots are good?

Need some affordable waterproof boots.

Red pill me on Harley Davidson bikes.
No meme responses please.

>>17830994
underpowered, overpriced, unreliable.

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>>17830945
This is a 2016 duke cas cap. see how its designed? It's like a street bike. Because it's a street bike.

>>17830946
>I've got a 2008
Ayyy problem is with 2016-present, Thanks for the report on your ten year old bike>>17830937

>pulled the overflow hose off the frame
Nice assumption there bud. Is that what he said he did?

KTM riders are worse than harleyfags.

>>17830994
Tomorrow's prices for yeasteryears tech.
I'd own one if it the price matched the design

>>17831002
Can you expound a little more? Old tech how?

>>17831001
>implying i own a ktm
top kek

>>17830994
HD has resisted innovation for 30+ years, so you were buying a new-made 70's or 80's bike. Which is bretty cool if that's what you want. 80's bikes made in the 60's are now old and most have been fucked with over the years.

Starting this year, HD is just now trying to leapfrog those lost years and get with the times. So they are offering some 4-valve heads, water cooled heads, and some updated mid-size cruisers. This is overall a good thing, but I expect it to take a year or three to shake the bugs out. If that's ok with you, great. Just be aware.

>>17831017
What are some comparable companies with better quality?
How does Triumph and Victory as examples compare?

>>17831007
Nothing really innovating anything for a long time. Only now are they attempting to push forward because Indian has been buttfucking them.

All they have going for them is "murican heritage" which is bs because very little of a Harley is made in the actual u.s.
But off course the biggest problem, to me anyway, is the typical "Harley guy" who thinks anything different from his bike choice is wrong.

>>17831024
victory has been shut down so Polaris can focus more on cutie Indian projects.
More performance oriented engines and things outside of cruisers.

>>17831026
>But off course the biggest problem, to me anyway, is the typical "Harley guy" who thinks anything different from his bike choice is wrong.
That's my friend. To him it's Harley or nothing and it's hard to get real info about bikes from him despite him being a rider for a long time

>>17831032
>cutie
Lol what...i meant future

>>17831007
Sportster 1200
>almost 600lbs
>11 000 dollars
>36mpg
>0-60 in 4.2 seconds

An entry level kawasaki cruiser is
>100lbs lighter
>same 0-60
>45 mpg
>4000$ !!! less
and all with half the displacement.

>>17831035
There's fan boys lime that for every brand obviously.
It's just more prevalent here in murica since until recently hatkey alone was over 50% of domestic sales.

>>17831024
Both are as modern as you could want. Victory's parent company has killed in favor of their other brand, Indian. There's one or more indianfags here, and the Indian owners I know in real life all love love love the bikes. Quality and reliability seem top notch.

where I like is thick with Triumph owners, they also seem pretty satisfied. However, I've only seen the Triumph standards, I've never seen one of their big cruisers IRL.

If a big American cruiser is what you're interested in, and you want to buy new, I think you should take a good look at Indian.

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>>17831039
For real though.
At my university parking lot in the motorcycle section I'd say the vast majority of bikes are HD. It's like they don't know they can have other brands

>>17831042
>like
*live fuck you phone

>>17830998
You forgot heavy