Thread 28453839

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STICKY(WE NEED NEW STICKY): >>23526953

Mandatory viewing
>A Bíblia das Curvas de autoria (TOTW2) by Keith Code
https://youtu.be/ClmFaHuJUDU?si=FU6pnfI1fp4OtgJC[Open] [Open]


>Bakuon!
https://hianime.to/watch/bakuon-5834?ep=42715

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Ducati

Clibbins

Im not lookimg forward to this part of the rebuild.

layerdown

My dream bike is Super Duke 1390 but I can't decide whether I should I buy it and save the KTM or buy Hayabusa which is a bit cheaper and parts are more likely to be avaliable in the future

>>28453853
KTM got jeeted
steer clear, unless you can find a 10~ year old one with low miles

Cheap sports car and buy an r6?
Or more expensive sports car and keep my 300cc

>>28453857
pickup or muscle car and a busa or h2

croozer

>>28453857
keep 300cc and buy an r6.
Keep whatever cage you've currently got. Enroll in a 300cc class race series.

>>28453862
how can you be so bent, on such a straight road?

>>28453853
Hayabusa is cucked

>>28453839 (OP)
lol comfy

>>28453845
>DUCATI

why are so many adv bikers dysgenic freaks?

Bike is finally getting repaired next week most likely.

>>28453892
>dysgenic
post body and bike now. don't deflect with "you first".

>>28453897
ugly nigga is mad

>>28453892
I won't deny the accusation, but words cannot describe the thing's id do to the maypig.

>>28453903
And thus perpetuate the dysgenic lineage of adv riders.

Kawasaki!

>Top box
or
>Top bag?

Pick one.

>>28453922
a different bike

Almost every day on my way to and from work I see some guy on an adv bike. If you're here, I like your bike.

>>28453826
Both of which are just about everywhere for a third of the price that they were new, you can easily go buy one at low mileage and just fix it up to make it nice again
Hell mine was basically brand new aside from being dropped at a stand still and the aftermarket stuff.

>>28453845
Man they fucked up with that double bubble swingarm. Might as well buy a Suzuki.

So I was poking around and realized the baby ninjas aren't perimeter frames.
The 300 has a very similar shape to the CBX and fuel tanks are cheap and a more aggressive style that im looking for.

>>28453853
>orange

FUCK YEAH. And 1390 engines are pretty reliable ngl

>>28453922
topbox if city/commuting, topbag if touring.

>>28453934
Single sided swingarms are overrated.

>>28453873
I'm just laying back, sitting on the pillion area and using the top box as a back rest.
Bit of stretching that standing doesn't get.

>>28453930
Cry
>>28453939
I mean someone can still take a screwdriver to your box

>>28453845
Yo post more.
I'm curious about insurance prices. What's it like relative to a 600 sportsbike?

>>28453947
why would you buy an adv bike from a company that specialises in sport
its just wrong

>>28453947
But at least you retain the top box.
A crackhead cut a friend's top bag straps and stole the entire thing, containing nothing more than a frozen burrito, some 3d printed things I made for him, and dirty gym clothes.

>>28453951
because he's heterosexual?

>>28453892
My mom says I'm handsome

>>28453948
Progressive is charging me $425 a month, but I’m gonna leave them because that’s too much and I’ve never had an accident. Reason for the massive prices is because Colorado Springs has so many uninsured drivers according to my agent.

>>28453951
mention an adv brand that doesnt manufacture sport bikes too. maybe hd?

>>28453962
>progressive
leave those Jews

>>28453839 (OP)
I sold my car private last year and cucked myself out of buying a low mileage late model Ural off a friend of mine who lost vision and couldn’t drive anymore (old man from Church, bilateral corneal detachment). Got another cage instead. One day I’ll dive in and my winter vehicle will be a sidecar rig

>>28453862
Cruiser life best life

>>28453962
Thats wild, State Farm charges me $125 for a 2016 NC700x for full coverage (no gap insurance).

>>28453969
its not about them also making sports bike, its about the time/effort/r&d/thought that actually goes into the bikes

for example, i'd say BMW despite spending so much effort on the S1000/M1000, are still making a "better" purpose-made bike with the GS
Or honda - they make alright sports bikes, but their bread and butter, where they really accel is with the goldbergstein
KTM, dukes+superdukes are good for what theyre making, but their dualsports are second to none and completely dominate the dakar

getting a kwakker for adv would be like getting a halrey panamerican, its just doesnt feel right

My 23 ktm 890 is like $50 a month with progressive. Perks of over 40

maybe a helmet without a face shield wasn't a smart choice today.

>>28453962
>silver swingarm
>big screen tv
Based

>>28453969
>doesn’t manufacture sports bikes
>has a model called the SPORTSter
This post wasn’t very hell yeah of you, brother

>>28453951
because i sat on it and it was comfy.
The Vstrom g310gs are both comfy as well.
>>28453954
True, i've seen soft tops (covertibles)cut in half.
But you can always unstrap the soft bag and take it with you.

It's pretty crazy.
You can go to a dealership in the United States and purchase a sport bike produced in the mid 2000s that's still being produced today.

motel to motel or campsite to campsite? i cant decide for my next roadtrip.

>>28454032
HELL YEAH BROTHER

>>28454033
wild camp and loiter around mcdonalds' at 5am

>>28454033
I plan for campsites, but try to find hotels/motels just in case. Especially if going in the off season to parts of the country where everything tends to just close down.
https://files.catbox.moe/qwkvus.mp4

>>28454046
bike like that? i bet youre hopping marriott to marriott

>>28454052
I do make a point to visit one cafe every time I head north.
The marriots and the like close down oct-may. As do some gas stations and most restaurants.

>>28454033
Motel for hookers, campsite for drugs

Serious question to EU anons, do any here have experience with Zontes are they reliable?
the new 703f is right in my price range but I want a bike for long trips and don't want a chink bike to leave me stranded

>>28454098
Does Guang Dong Motor company have dealers across europe? If so I might only fear the minor setback at least during the warranty period.
>dong rider

>>28454097
Cozy!!!

>>28453951
The X300 is pretty unique, I think it's the only sub-650 ADV that isn't a single and it's quite light even compared to a lot of singles. Saying Kawi specializes in sportbikes feels pretty wrong too considering dirtbikes and dual sports have been a huge part of their business for decades and the KLR is an icon.

I have a Kawi dualsport myself and I'm really interested in the KLE/Versys 450/500 that they teased last fall, seems like it could be a goldilocks bike for me.

If riding faster than traffic is safer then how come most of the crash videos I see were of people speeding?

>>28454151
klx is so great but personally I’d love to see it with about 35hp and no adventure stuff. klr first gen are pretty cool but now they’re so damn big. seems like there’s a niche for a better (cheaper!) drz. ktms 390s really seem like a sweet spot.

This should probably take no more than an hour, but I get the feeling I'm about to spend three hours searching for my chain breaker and the rivet musher.

I bought one of these without riding it first. 2020 model, single owner, pretty much spotless outside, great service history, but 50k miles on it already, so it has been ridden a lot. Should I be worried? I've seen older models go past 100k miles.

I pulled the trigger hastily because the price was great. I saw a video of a cold start and it was flawless.

>>28454166
you'll be fine.
Check brake pad wear and chain lenght/tension.
At the risk of speaking too much, modern engines in my experience either fail catastrophically or go on forever if electronics don't go first. I wonders if anyone else has had this experiences with newer motorcycle/car engines.

Need a little help for a friend.
This is where I scored the CBX and theres another project inbound...

>buddy's dad restored bikes
>says "hey son, I scored this rebel 600 frame, want it?
>sure dad. Uhhh, what do I do with just a frame?
VIN says 1999 rebel 600.
So it just sat in his shop for a few years.
Then dad died.
Now he wants to build it.

I went with him and rumaged through dad's shop.
Its more than "a frame".
Frame, tank and forks look brand new.
Weird clamp on handlebars on the forks.
Went though parts pile and found a brand new seat.
I found 2 swingarms in a parts pile behind the shop. I dont see any issues with either, not even rust. One has tell-tale yellow writing from a junkyard.
More than likely theres other miscellaneous parts.

So......
No wheels or engine or electrical (yet found).
Engine appears to be easy to source.
Electrical will suck to source all those individual components. This is one of those times where a crashed donor bike makes sense.

Now my question.
What about wheels?
I'll be honest, after 30+ years of riding, I've never changed wheels.
Are they relatively standard for axle shaft diameters, sprocket offset and so forth?
This seems like basic shit I should know but I guess I've jist never gone down that path.

>>28454155
Excessive speeding is different. Being a dumbass trying to show off to women is bound to get one killed. Ride fast but not retard fast.

>>28453951
The whole Versys lineup are very much "engineer's bikes". Under appreciated, ugly as fuck, but let's run down the list
>X-300
Babby ADV for the rider aging out of the huge monsters and doesn't mind being slow
>650
Supermoto ergonomics, huge seat, hard bags, sensible but boring engine, cheap. This is basically the closest we get to the Tracer 7 in BurgerLand.
>Versys 1000/1100
Slightly more boring, probably more comfy and reliable Multistrada V4 and S1000XR competitor. This is the direction Yamaha SHOULD have taken the FZ-1, or if they had the balls to ever make a Tracer 1000, yet they don't. Kawi does.
>>28454033
Camping is the only way to go. Treat yourself to a KOA if you need a shower and easily accessible food or booze.

>>28453971
This, especially with sport bikes and naked, the cb300r was $90 and cbr500r was $90 a month meanwhile a vmax is $64 a month all full coverage cost without custom coverage. They hate sport bikes and naked.
>>28453978
Ironically, I checked and put in all my info into their quote thing including my accident a few months ago and its cheaper than my rebel to insure... I should move to a nc700x they are like $21 a month compared to my $35.

>>28454046
>>28454187
Guess its time to stop being a bitch and drag the tent out.

>>28454164
>I'm about to spend three hours searching for my chain breaker and the rivet musher.
Wrenchlet

>>28454193
i got fucked over by statefarm. At first it would seem they thought I wasn't going to put any serious mileage on my bikes, then all of a sudden after a visit to a dealership my rates nearly doubled.

>>28454181
My bad.
Shadow not Rebel.

>>28454207
Also a fat fuck

>Go to Moto Guzzi Demo Event
It's over 50% asian
>Go to Yamaha Demo Event
All white guys except 1 asian and 2 blacks (dad and daughter, which is kinda nice to see)
>Go to Triumph Demo Event
It's over 50% asian again
>Go to Honda Demo Event
It's 100% white

What in tarnation is going on?

>>28454222
chinks know not to buy chinkshit

>>28454179
Well the engine is not exactly modern. It's essentially the same that has been used in all 650 V-Stroms and SV650s for over 20 years, just tuned for euro 4 emissions.

>>28453977
HYB

>>28454222
what kind of asian, bobs vagene?

>>28454279
Do Indians ride motorcycles (in the west)? I ever never seen one outside of a dashcam video from Mumbai.

>>28454164
>those toes
are you the 390lb anon?

Paging the guy with the knobbies on the Rebel 1100 and any other s/o/cal anons for this weekend: I + possibly one more will be riding Highway 243/74 sometime on Saturday, exact time dependent on anons' schedules. Reply to this post with a burner email, discord, or mailing pigeon that you can be reached at to organize. Aiming to be starting before noon. Don't make me drag your ass from a wrecked bike or I will help myself to a kidney.

Do you rock the incel cowl or the Chad passenger seat?

>>28454305
A king needs his throne

>>28454315
who, your boyfriend?

>>28454322
your dad actually

>>28454323
lol u have sex with africans

>>28454325
Actually he just fucks my wife, who is also my sister.

>>28454288
unless americanized i doubt it. cars are a status symbol there and bikes are for poors

I need a favor, /dbt/. I saw a weird bike at a red light last weekend while sketching at a coffee shop. I thought it was just a customized gs500 at the time, but I realized afterwards that the frame was off, it had clip on handle bars, and the tail was different than a gs500. I wish I'd snapped a photo, but I just had only tried to sketch the thing like a dumbass.

Does anyone know what make and model this was?

>>28454381
Frame screams Suzuki
Thats what I see

>>28454356
I also fuck your sisterwife
And your mom.
And you when you drink too much.

Im going for a featherlite build.
How stupid is it to split this rocker shifter and use it for pegs (?)

>>28454381
looks like a harley

>>28454381
honda nt650

>>28453969
Does it have to be a major brand?
AJP only makes rally bikes and dirt bikes.
Reiju Mostly two stroke dirt bike and two ADVs small capacity.
Royal Enfield unless you count the continental as a sport bike.
Benelli but they in theory have access to the entire QJ library and could make a sport bike.

>>28453839 (OP)
my new “bike”

>>28454405
thanks doc

I was working on some shit tonight thats a little rusty.
But its good rust.
Surface rust.
And I recognize that color.
>chro-moly
Fuck ya!

>>28453962
Are you 17?
I pay $95 a month to insure two bikes an MT10 and a Harley

>>28454405
Thats a "boatercycle" my fren

>>28454033
Motel to motel if you have a laptop job since it means you can halfass a day of work from the hotel or a nearby starbucks without burning PTO. I'm going to go coast to coast on zero PTO burned eastbound because "the office" is in Chicago so I can work there for a few days before continuing on.

>>28454443
I pay $2500 a year in insurance for two bikes but that's because I owe $loadsamoney on one of them. My paid off bike cost like $70/yr to add to the policy.

>>28454443
I’m 26, perfect driving record. Colorado Springs just has high rates unfortunately because of the uninsured motorists and young drivers. My R7 was like 294 a month.

>>28453839 (OP)
engine was running only on choke, so i remove & clean the carb & idle jet. Now engine revs on throttle, but still needs a bit of choke or else it dies. just need to adjust idle screw?

>>28454458
>Colorado Springs
problem is you live in that army rat infested shithole

>>28454454
I'm actually quitting my job to get the fuck away from the grind and spend a couple months on 2 wheels without a worry.

>>28454457
>>28454458
I live in Northern CO and owe 10k or something stupid on the Harley.
I even had an SR22 for riding with no insurance and expired registration it was about 170 a month.
Idk talk to your people or something that's some terrible shit

Should it remain a showpiece forever dbt?
>Almost 12k miles
>Handles awkwardly
>Needs $1k aftermarket steering head to correct the wonky handling this bike is known for
>Awkward seating position
>Way too aggressive
>Seat to tank length is really weird
>Can't get good purchase for hanging off
>Wreaks havoc on my lower back

It's pretty though.

>>28454487
Ride it or sell it for something useful
"Showpiece" it will rot in a garge lmao.

>>28454488
>it will rot in a garge lmao.
From everything I've seen of this anon, he certainly has the no how to store it properly. However, if he really doesn't like it he should just sell it. Just taking up space, time, and money that could be used for a bike he likes.

>>28454487
Have you ever done a track day

>>28454490
>no how

>>28454496
Oops I'm tarded

>>28453892
Humans are just weird looking creatures. That one just happens to ride an ADV.

>>28453892
That guy looks fine.
Wait to you look at people who fish as a hobby

Gn /dbt/

Just gave the KLX its first bath. Maybe sacrilegious for a dual sport but it was covered in bugs after yesterday.

>>28454162
Yeah, I really like mine but I'd be all over a KLX450, especially if they did a rally version.
It's weird how there's this goldilocks zone for a light ADV/big dual sport but nobody really quite gets it right, KTM comes the closest but they're let down by quality and reliability issues. That's why I'm really excited to see the KLE450, it might finally be that ideal bike that straddles the dual sport/ADV line perfectly.

>>28454490
>>28454488
It's not rotting by any means. I'm doing everything that needs to be done for storage. It's not costing me any money.
I'm really just waiting for it to appreciate in value right now. In the meantime, it's a nice show piece. I'll probably sell it when I need the money for building a house or whatever.

>>28454494
I've done two track days on my zx6r. Don't really want to track the 999.

>>28454515
Goodnight
You gotta make some riding videos. I really want to see this thing in action.

>>28454381
I agree that it looks like an NT650
However the GS500 DID come in two different genreations. The original generation had a boxier, thinner tail and fake clip-ons.

>>28453962
Holy fuck I have full coverage Progressive and it's $199.00 A YEAR. I guess being 38 with a clean record and a low-risk bike will do that.

>>28454517
Bro think about all of the money, space and effort you're wasting on a gay ass motorcycle that only you care about.
It sounds like it rides like shit and you don't want to pony up the cash to fix that shit.
Sell that shit and buy BTC or something
"Showpiece"
What you and all of the other(~5) dudes in your city that care about some eclectic gay as fuck motorcycle

>>28454381
>>28454519
And an NT650

>>28453962
Ontario tier.

My insurance rates just got cut in half.

>>28454517
If you have all this money to Buy a duc
If you have all this money to have a big garage
Then why must you resist dropping the dosh on customizing your 999 to fit your ergos / resolve its Achilles heel?

You obviously give a fuck about it so why half ass your passion?

>>28453892
Lot of people here coping, but it's kind of true. However, I think it's more bikes attract some weirdos, but what hobby doesn't? I've been to meetups with some real odd individuals. It's gotten to the point I just don't like them because of some of the people that go to them.
I want to be clear I'm not talking about stereotypes. I expect to see and want to see the gsxrbros, dynabros, Harley boomers, etc. I'm talking about people that are genuinely disgusting and weird.
There was one guy who'd show up on his busted up rebel 250. He was a turbo manlet that looked like a kid until he took off his helmet and he looked 65, although he claimed to be only 30. He smelled horrible and would get uncomfortably close to people, especially the few thots there, and speak low with an MJ like high voice. Then there was another young guy who had a face like Rocky Dennis on a Ninja 400. One time he tried to pop a wheelie, failed, and dropped his bike. Haha, everyone laughs, good attempt, whatever. Then he tried and kept trying, everytime dropping his bike and a few people had to ask him to stop because they were worried he was going to get them kicked out of the Sonic the meetup was at. Those are just the most memorable ones, but there were plenty more weirdos that ruined the whole thing. And tons of guys that didn't know how to ride and genuinely made the place dangerous.
Now outside of some HD Dealership bike nights that are more family events than anything, I just don't go to anything like that.

>>28454517
>I'm really just waiting for it to appreciate in value right now
Ok, so it's an investment. Should've just said that from the beginning, dumbass. Sounds like you've already made the decision.

>>28454523
>that only you care about
Do cruiser riders do it for other people or something? Because I promise you, everyone else wishes you would stop.
>What you and all of the other(~5) dudes in your city that care about some eclectic gay as fuck motorcycle
Wow dude. You got me. Fully over.
We all look gay as fuck riding. The difference is, I know I look gay as fuck and I'm okay with that. You think you look cool, but you look just as gay.

I'll probably just wait until the bike appreciates enough that I can make a little profit. I can't just keep it as a showpiece forever. Would be a bit silly.

>>28453892
ugly people-->ugly bike. simple ass.

Goddamn this bike photographs so well, I wasn’t really into the style until I started to live with it. It’s so smooth and everything about it seems to follow the beautiful flowing lines

>>28454550
It's so pretty. I can't believe they killed the fazers for bugeyed nakeds.

>>28454381
Frame says gs500, but tail says SRAD or TL1000

>>28454385
this

>>28454571
I mean these are also fairly bug eyed and edgy looking, but man, it still looks like it wants to be a bike.
Somebody pointed out in one of my pics once that my bike looked beautifully full of life in comparison to the many many drab and dull crossovers and trucks all around it. It feels like an amount of modern bike aesthetic design has gone that way too. Designed to blend in and look plain.
I love sportbikes for how loud their visual design is, bright vibrant colors, big beautiful plastics, artistic flair from the shape of the headlights to the point of the tail. Something that anyone can look at and atleast feel something.
Somehow even old UJMs and British standards could still achieve a level of beauty with such a utilitarian focus, but a lot of modern nakeds seem totally confused what they want to be and ultimately look like nothing. Maybe I’m just overlooking what the modern generation has to offer and idolizing classics, but it’s hard too look at an MT07/09/10 and feel anything. It just looks like sci fi greeble applied as a full visual direction

>>28454594
That's dragon eye
New is angry insect eye

>>28454594
They really lost the plot when they went to the itty bitty LED design. Even the first FZ07 had some semblance of SOVL and it just had a big diamond shaped H4 incandescent.

Oh damn, they just announced the '26 Kawis and the KLX comes in tacticool camo now, I totally would've bought that if it were out a couple of months ago. I wonder what it'd cost to buy the plastics and swap them, I think they're pretty cheap for the KLX. I think it'd look good with my gold forks too.

>>28454625
I've said this a lot but I think LEDs really fucked up bike design across the board, seems like a lot of designers went crazy with power once they didn't have to design around big headlight reflectors and we've ended up with a lot of hideous stuff. Pretty much the only bikes that look good these days are the "retro" ones.

>>28454288
In west? Some yes. In india, it's big, cross country, lots of cool places to ride to. Lots of twisties.

I do not need an r6. It is simply not worth the asking price. My life is fine without one. I do not need an r6.

>>28454625
>>28454635
I think LEDs could have been a huge boost for design and I still like how the final gen R6’s headlights came out with the tactical brights below the DRL eyes. But yeah it seems they only get utilized in mimicking the classics or making just making one or two tiny bulbs while lending now character to the bike itself. The 2021+ MT07 is particularly guilty of this, the R7 also does, to a degree

>>28454647
> or making just making one or two tiny bulbs while lending now character
Good lord I’m sleepy, not making any sense, goodnight DBT

>>28454474
ZASED FUCKING DO IT
>>28454647
Yeah the R1/R6 immediately come to mind. What's worse is that Suzuki has fucking proved twice over that smallish rectangles can still look great, but no, we get the awful double stack bitty eyes as their new design language. VFR800F was also just a LITTLE over the top but still pretty good.

>>28453864
I worded it wrong but I’m not selling my 300cc either way.
It’s just a klx300 so it’s not really going to be competitive in any kind of racing. I don’t currently own a cage.

>>28454659
I'm the other KLX anon. I did sports/sporty cars for almost 20 years, after getting into bikes I've kinda lost interest though. Personally I'd get the R6 and a more practical daily, maybe a truck or a real SUV with a hitch that can handle a bike on a carrier or trailer instead. I'm pretty happy with my bike/truck combo and plan on adding a midsize ADV down the line, maybe a sportier one like a Transalp.

>>28453839 (OP)
>Z900
Just spliced some cables and installed my own USB charger instead of their overpriced OEM version.

>>28454671
Turned out quite well, barely noticeable

THANK YOU CHINA
FUCKING FINALLY
SOMEBODY MAKES FUCKING HIGHWAY PEGS FOR MY BIKE

>>28454635
IIRC there's some stupid rule against variable headlights in the US preventing us from getting turn/lean aware "look around the corner" headlights, which would be a major boon for riding at night, and much easier to implement with banks of LEDs than mechanically moving bulbs/mirrors.

>>28454726
What? Cornering lights are production on several bikes. Tracer 9 comes to mind.

>>28454726
I know we have that rule with cars, I was working at a BMW shop when the F80/82 Ms came out and they had the hardware for adaptive headlights but it was disabled because of that regulation. We had the software to turn it back on and pretty much everybody who owned one went for it.

>>28454740
He's talking about the "adaptive" ones that use an LED matrix that's basically always on high beam but tracks oncoming traffic and dims only the LED segments in its direction. Cornering lights are legal but they have to either be a swiveling headlight or a fixed secondary thing that only lights up when you're turning into a corner.

>>28454587
chat is this real

>>28454748
kando

>>28454483
Cute hog(motorcycle) BROTHER

Thinking about getting e-scooter but garage in my apartment complex does not have electric outlet. Honda does these removable battery packs which is ideal. Can I assume that in the future, if better battery technology comes these could be backward compatible and upgraded? Or can I expect Honda to jew the consumers with something proprietary?

>>28454799
Do you even have to ask?

>>28454799
aftermarket might supply, honda would supply replacement batteries if the whole shtick is the removable battery and they sell enough of them.

>>28454799
There is a joint standard between a bunch of manufacturers, the battery swapping stations are only in China I think but the bikes themselves could be available in other countries. The only upgrade you would get with future packs would be increased energy density, and even that's not a guarantee if the chemistry changes. You won't get any increase in performance from the bike or faster charging rates. Most likely it will just stagnate for a decade or two until most of the batteries on the market are dead and they make a new standard.

>>28454803
The reason I'm asking is because I know they have these public swap stations in asia and this may be a reason they may stick with form factor and just upgrade the technology. I don't expect to have the scooter for that long probably, just something to think about. Maybe it will hold resale value better if the most fearful aspect of EVs is mitigated by easy swap.

>>28454865
At some point all those sold scooters will require a battery refresh. They may start offering it with different tech if it would make sense for their subscription business model. AFAIK the battery is owned by Honda, scooter is owned by you and you pay a subscription for certain amount of energy.

>>28454877
I think they have swap stations in India and other asian countries too. Energy density and/or weight are specifically reason why I asked because there are some technologies on the horizon. Of course the power train would remain the same. Would love to see wider industry standardisation, after all we agreed on AAs, USB, etc.

Today, in weeb thumper bikes I will never get to own as a Burger...

>>28454550
Anyone care to tell that tires are those?

>>28454550
HYB

>>28454954
BHY

>>28454487
Sell for a cr500 pill, or just dual sport in general. GO GET THAT PAYDIRT BROTHER
>>28454521
Ok boomer, i just got mine all done in for the crf450rl, 1/3 as much as the last year when i went through the insurer of last resort
The lady there told me there are alot of companies that offer moto moto insurance, but those hypochondriac insurance jannoids dont actually want to insure motorcyclists
Behead all jannoids
Throw an insurance into a wood chipper
Blood eagle all the tow truggs
GAS THE BIKES
RACE WAR NOW

>>28454968
He really likes it, so its his now
As for me? One time on a yamaha was enough, kando doesnt real, never again, only hondo

>>28454968
HELL YEAH BROTHER

I just got an ‘05 636 that’s fairly clapped out and my right side fairing seems like it can’t completely attach, looks like I’m missing a whole thread, any 636 anons able to look at their bike and let me know if I’m missing something?

>>28454381
Yamaha SexRX

>>28455028
First rule: NBK
never buy kawasaki

>>28454921
>Energy density and/or weight are specifically reason why I asked because there are some technologies on the horizon
I wouldn't hold your breath because a different chemistry will generally mean a different charging profile, which means a lot of money upgrading those public swap stations and having to split the capacity. More likely they will hold off on adopting anything ground breaking until the next standard comes along.
>Would love to see wider industry standardisation, after all we agreed on AAs, USB, etc.
The trouble is with motorcycles you're looking at things like a voltage range from 72v to like 300v, all the different chemistries, bikes having built in chargers, all the different form factors because the battery has to fit into a very limited space and around other components. Most don't even bother removable batteries of any type because it just adds to the size, weight, and cost.

>>28455041
That's it. I completely missed the triangle in my sketch, and the seat was raised up more so it completed the arc from the gas tank, but I recognize the frame, gold club gas tank, and weird tire rims.

Received file with pictures of my motor from police. I hope it gets fixed asap bros I miss my motorcycle so bad

>>28455061
stolen and crashed? Or just touching grass?

It's raining all fucking week aaaAAAAAA

>>28455061
she got stolen?

>>28455061
I know it's not an enlightened view, but people that steal people's methods of transportation should get a public caning if caught. Hell, they used to hang people who stole horses.

>>28455085
>caning
that's a weird way of spelling quartering.
You could even use the stolen and recovered vehicles.

>>28455078
>>28455084
Why you think it’s stolen? I crashed it and right now it’s at the garage. I hope it gets fixed soon

>>28455081
Turn off all rider auto immune diseases and go for a ride. and maybe a slide or two.

>>28455089
Some of you fucker should be spending the $600 for an akra exhaust on a rider course. jesus christ.

>>28455085
>>28455088
^fully bread and circusitized

>>28455092
I bought it second hand for 4,5k euros. Reason I crashed was because I didn’t look infront of me for literally 2 seconds

>>28455088
I once heard it's not the severity of the punishment that deters a criminal. It's the inevitability.

>>28453892
maybe its something about stinky people, who enjoy riding a bike for 40 days straight in the same 2 pairs of underwear
this couple are riding the whole of india, it must fucking reek, but they seem to fit in well

>>28455095
I'm not looking forward to attending someone getting whipped. But public shame can be one hell of a motivator to further develop your frontal lobe.

>>28455096
never would've thought I'd hear an excuse worse than "clibbins"

>>28455096
maybe you shouldnt be on a 4.5k euro bike if 2 seconds of mental inactivity causes you to lose control and total your bike

consider learning how to control a bicycle first

>>28455108
There’s no excuse. I was gonna take a turn driving around 100kmph then I looked to my left because I was convinced a black haired woman was waving me in her car. ( i didn’t see a woman)

>>28454939
G O O S E

>>28455129
>cant corner at 52knots
N G M I

>>28453839 (OP)
hey, does anyone know where I can get a list of all Royal Enfield bikes ever made.

Like i was taking a look at a few of them and I found out accidentally that they had some bikes like the thunderbird 500 and the bullet trails but it has been a little hard to find a list with them all

>>28455041
>>28455059
EPIC WIN

>>28455133
https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=list+of+all+Royal+Enfield+bikes+ever+made

>>28455124
>>28455132
You had railings to my right. I wasn’t gonna risk trying to take the turn.Braking and going into grass seemed best option. It’s my first accident ever. I have only ridden for less than 10 months

>>28455145
too much bike for you to handle, clearly
get something smaller and learn to ride

if you cant take a motorway exit at 60mph, youre a danger to yourself any everyone around you

>>28455145
It's how it goes, I crash plenty. It's a learning experience.

>>28455145
so youre either lying about your speed, or your lack of experience

if you didnt have any time to slow down on a motorway slip road, youre far in excess of the speed limit, maybe closer to 100mph rather than kph
or youre a genuine idiot who doesnt know that releasing the throttle will slow you down
your call

either way, gigantic user error and an accident that should never happen, I hope your insurance premiums triple at a minimum

>>28455092
LMAO

>>28455131
THE GOOSE IS LOOSE

>>28455096
Youll never be a hasbike
Youll never be a nobike
Only ever a crashbike

>>28455152
>lack of xp
>speed liar
>CALL IT
Certified certified retard, once his kawaiisucky get fix his engine will grenade because he forgot the recall notice
Then he will step his game up and get a grom for whols

Anyone play gps games like pokemon go to generate rides? I'm going to cruise around claiming land in Orna for a bit

>>28455177
No.

>>28455177
Very lame

>>28455177
The only gps game im forced to play is RECCEE with the antichrist, because i hate him and i will not drink gorn syru
You gotta set aside these childish things and become a real american MC 1%er someday anon

>>28455186
>>28455185
>>28455187
gayyyyyyy
gps games are cool

>>28455152
I joined lane to exit, saw the sign of 90 so I slowed down from 120 to 100. Purple line is where I looked front. I have taken turns at speeds going much faster than 100kmph. This was dumb mistake of my own that’s all. My insurance is fine u monkeyfag. I didn’t hit anyone or cause any damage so my rate is still the same. >>28455149
Before my crash I was thinking of getting 600cc but no way I got too luck getting no injuries lol

on the topic of GPS, imagine a series like pedo hunters, but for bike theives.

>>28455194
I will not give the jews location data. Or the antichrist.
>yes goy, go take picture at this location to receive a pokeyman

>>28455196
Now THAT I can get behind

>roadtripping out west
>wide open fucking roads for miles and miles and miles
>barely any motorcycles
>few I do see are biker gangs on their Indian or Harley's
>never a sports bike
>enter a big city limits
>suddenly see sport bikes, hardly any cruisers or such (unless it's a small town)
>leave the big city limits again
>sport bikes disappear
I don't get it. Wouldn't someone on a sports bike want to go far away from the cities to the wide open highways?

>>28455194
They're really not, those games are some of the most mid pieces of slopertainment out there.
>>28455199
>wah wahhh da jooz dew errythang n shid, dem random Doon koons run da wurld we waz Aryian n shiiid

>>28455214
Shutup, antichrist. I hate you.

>>28455199
Why? Just leave it home when youre running dope and guns

>>28455208
You are approaching the realization that sporty riders are the actual larpers and the leather clad hairballs on harleys are legit enthusiasts who live to ride

>>28455204
Lmao. Japan has the same problem as us, except it's chinks instead of niggers and indians.
Same comment suppression too.

>>28455214
Oh jeeeez we got a jrpg fan over here

>>28455194
Normies GTFO
REEEEEEEEE

>>28455208
Bro, you forgot the part where majority of supersport riders are also timeshare financing their leaderbikes with 4 other inflooencers, half of them cant even revmatch their chicken tenders my guy, like this idiot >>28455195

>>28455208
It’s like this pretty bad in California, I pretty much only see sportbikes on the freeway and in the city but as soon as I get to any twisty roads it’s just ADV, dualsports, and cruisers.
Makes me sad because I love the sport segment but it seems the only people who ride them are people who just like the aesthetic and don’t care for doing anything other than highway pulls

>>28455238
based shoomers.
Meanwhile, sport tourers:
https://youtu.be/Dc6IVgmRMCg?t=24

>>28455246
got quite the cannon on er

naked bikes are supposed to be great beginner bikes, but they're not very sexy looking especially modern ones

>>28455256
they look better than plastic akira shit

>>28455246
That's fucking hideous

>>28455260
do they though?

>>28455248
>>28455238
>>28455223
They aren't really practical for long distance travel.

>>28455264
So is a GM A body from 73-77, but it doesn't matter if it has a nasty engine.

>>28455248
I see a lot of sport bikes on the twisty roads out in the country.

There are fat too many larping S1k faggots though.
I'm at the point where I hate the S1k and R7 just because of the demographic that rides them.
I hate the R7 for it's core being as well.

>>28455278
based

Been enjoying my new used bike for few weeks now and i have to just wonder what the fuck was suzuki smoking when they made nearly 200hp naked bike with no traction control, no wheelie control and not even abs.

People say that leader bikes have no place on the streets but at least those let you somewhat use the power. Put that same shit in naked bike and its utterly useless.

>>28455274
Okay then they bought sportbike with the sole purpose of riding strictly in the city and on highways which is also gay
Besides I’m talking about Southern California anon, the twisty roads are only 30 minutes to an hour away from the city. What the fuck else are you doing with your bike if you can’t ride it for atleast an hour to a rest stop?

>>28455277
Doesn't matter. You're slow

>>28454643
Kekd

>>28455289
You shut the fuck up and dont ever insult the BKING ever AGAIN
Last warning
>>28455297
>needs hourly rest stops
What in the fuck kinda pencil neck twink COPIUM are you smokin bud?
If you cant sustain a 5hour prolonged shoom with only gas n go 5min max pitstop; you fucking suuuuck

it's just this one guy who says shoom, right?

>>28455319
there's dozens of us.

>>28455319
>he didnt watch the anime
Pay attention to EVERYTHING hane says next time

>>28455327
I actually watched a couple episodes, gave it multiple chances too. It's not satisfying on an autistic bike level and it's not horny in a male way. Just a dull cheaply animated cartoon for actual faggots. I wish I had just stuck to pics posted itt, at least then I could believe it was a coomer thing.
Please tell me most of you haven't seen every episode

>>28455248
I used to see tons of sportbikes up the LA area twisties but I stopped going to the canyons regularly quite a few years ago and don't even live in CA anymore. Kinda sad if they're not there anymore.

Saw two 9 year olds on the back of one of those Chinese electric dirt bikes riding down the sidewalk alone today. Based or cringe?

>>28455338
tfw no moto gf

>>28455338
in what world would that be cringe?

>>28455338
I had a dude on a sur-ron keeping up with me going nearly 60mph in town yesterday, only he's on the sidewalk where people were pushing rams around and kids were out on their bicycles.
I'm not normally a violent person but good grief.

>>28455351
>rams
prams.

>>28455332
We have watched all the episoded, multiple times, youre trying too hard anon
Idk, that was then, this is now
I took all the stiggers off the crf
Gonna retire the stiggerpilled ruroc helnet once all the real estate is filled
Kando is kill- it never once was, doesnt real even
And bakuons doesnt real either, cant even cope eith the 2d coomer fantasy because im not enough of a truecel, ive had sex before
>its over

>>28455357
>trying to hard
That's rich. I get it, that's the bit, but why do you do it? Do you imagine maybe some anon giving a smirk to one of your heckin wholesome 'chon speak posts?

>>28455359
You do know that if you go r/motorcycles you can block users?

>>28455336
Angeles Crest is still brimming with sportbikes, but FZ6 anon is a bit far from there.
>>28455332
Based take, fuck Bakuon.

>>28455351
Seems they’re really popular. There were like 3 middle schoolers on them with dirt bike helmets at a stop light earlier. Hope more youth become ‘kupilled from this

>>28455312
>disrespecting the bking isnt allowed

>>28455131
Bring back the Goose or the TU250 around the DRZ4S engine! I'll buy THREE of them for my family!

>>28455421
Hell no
Keep it carbed

>>28455395
They're popular at beach towns. I can see why. You can stack 'em in a pickup bed like bicycles and they have belt drive so the salt and sand don't eat chains.

>>28455332
Fag
>>28455393
Tranny

>>28455393
>FZ6 anon is a bit far from there.
stay the FUCK BACK CUNT

Been away for about a week any new trannies?

>>28455457
just you.

>>28455458
I'm an oldfag and I was only away for about a week so you can't take my oldfag status.
Where's the new trannies?

>>28455332

>bakuon isn't lewed enough for him
gay

>>28455463
Faggot cartoons out

>>28455332
There's another Bakuon for real men like you and I

>>28455332
not only that but i also read all the scans, anon
And i bought the rubber keychain for the main girls, just missing Rin unfortunately while Onsa is currently my lucky charm on the beta.

>>28455477
I like you but knowing that you watch and spam that crap makes me want to bitch slap you

Are we going to have to nuke Spain again?

>>28455477
>checked

is this the holy grail of enduro?

>>28455514
That would be a terrible enduro bike, that's a motocross bike.

>>28455485
Oh come on, majority of the posts are still bike pics and people insulting eachother, it's not a big deal if sometimes someone posts the girls eating or some cute onsa making weird faces

In other news today my old man bought himself a pristine looking 2003 klr, gonna borrow it when i'm in Italy this summer. a bit worried about the size of that since it's supposedly same seat height as my beta but heavier and i assume wider

>>28455536
Nice throw a pumper carb in there.

>>28455131
>Be Yamaha
>Let Atsushi Ichijo off his leash
>Get the graceful contradiction of a cafe racer 70s UJM but with the arcs, steel tubing frame, and trim design a decade ahead of it's time
>Be Osamu Suzuki
>Sees competiror willing to risk the reputation of the sr series and achieving something greater for it
>"We must also chase this vision, this hakucho Yamaha has created."
>Suzuki designers shitting themselves
>Artistic vision is not their forte. They create stripped down machines powered by a single directive, speed or simplicity or flickability
>End up ditching all the futuristic styling, put 2 dents in the gas tank, and drop 150cc off the JP srx model just because
>"Great job guys, I think we've done it."
>Osamu Suzuki stirs in his chair
>"Ga-"
>Everyone leans in to listen to his voice, long withered by cigarette smoke
>"Gacho", Suzuki-san says, a single tear running down his cheek
>Boardroom erupts in cheers

>>28455514
Mx bikes are really stiff compared to proper enduro bikes. They don't trail so well

>>28455131
Thump life
>>28455544
Checked, and then they outsourced it (pic related)

>>28455560
>super single

>go in for inspection
>ask a million questions about the guys bike
>he never even does the inspection, just puts the sticker
Thanks king

>>28455577
confirmed by digits too lol, bless his heart

>>28455050
I thought even if chemistry changes the electronisc control the charging profile, just like you can have different chemistries for smaller household batteries, yet we charge them with same devices from the same grid. But maybe this is more complex than AAs.

>>28455568
It's true though

Thinking about buying a Nighster 975 for next bike. But my knee always hits the intake on cruisers and i dont know if i can go to a bike that doesnt have a slipper clutch.
They make good power and i want to customize it after the XLCR/1200XR.
Only thing i don't like is the fugly exhaust on the new gens. Harley shouldve given us the option for a true dual.
>>28455577
>77
Blessed

>>28455597
It depends on if the charging circuitry is in the battery pack and it's just being few mains voltage (unlikely) or if it's in the charging station. For those cylindrical battery chargers that will charge multiple chemistry types they have some fancy technique for determining what type the battery is and then it adjust its charging profile. That could potentially be done with a charging station too, so you don't have to divide up its capacity, but as you go higher in voltage and current ratings all the components required in the circuitry become more expensive.

>>28455393
I was actually at Angeles Crest last weekend lol but you are right that I’m kinda far from there, however I’d consider LA twisties to be the exception to the rule since Angeles Crest and Malibu are pretty much in the city
Maybe it’s just a San Diego thing but I never see other sportbikes at places like Campo Road, Lyons Valley Road, Sunrise Highway, and I didn’t see any when I last went to 243. But I guess all that wasn’t during the summer

>>28455351
Yeah those are getting really popular with teenagers. They'll either grow up to be dirt/supermoto pros, or get pancaked by a truck and die young.

FJ1200s are dirt cheap right now.
Gonna pull the trigger if I can free the funds for one.
Been three years since I had my ass on a bike, fuck me I miss it, especially with the good weather coming in.

>>28455628
cute

>>28455628
243 is pretty quiet, I think most other IE riders go to Ortega, 39/GMR, or all the way to ACH.

>>28453851
You are a monster
Fack you

>>28453962
>425
Shieeet that's 7 years of insurance for me

>>28454515
Ganbatte to you too.

>>28454162
>ktms 390s really seem like a sweet spot.
I wish they were reliable, they look pretty good and it's exactly the type of dual sport bike I was looking for. The CRF 300L don't have enough power and the suspension is bland af, the gs 310 is jeeted, and the new drz 400 is ridicously expensive for what it is. I wish there were more japanese dual sports.

>>28454405
damn, is that a flying bike?

>>28455659
the 390 engine is unironically reliable af

>been abusing the same block since 2016

just change the oil

is yellow an acceptable color for a sports bike?

>>28455705
Only if it's a killer bee colorway, if not then fuck no

>>28455705
si

>>28455733
Pair of banana slugs

>>28455741
>first thing that comes to your mind is a banana

im not into guys bro

is going japanese the only wait to avoid indian made bikes?

>>28455608
hell yeah.

>>28455759
konichiwa saar.

>>28455768
almost thought that was a ktm from the thumbnail lmao is honda exporting from indian factories now? i thought they built their shit in thailand and the philippines

>>28455771
nevermind, my honda was a ladyboy.
Still is, but he's being ridden by some other hary, fat, thick cocked, and curious american now.

>>28455774
sounds kinda sexual, no?

>>28453839 (OP)
FRESHLY BAKED

>>28455777

>>28455777

>>28455777

>>28455640
I’ve done Ortega 4 times since February and I saw maybe one sportbike, granted, I wasn’t going on Sundays
https://streamable.com/q18e6l
>39/GMR
I haven’t seen this one, looks cool!!! Think I will try to get out there and ride it soon thank you for the tip friend

>>28455611
The Nightster is really, really small. It's like the size of an R7.

>>28455683
>the 390 engine is unironically reliable af
I don't doubt that, but the new gen just released and it's full of electrical problems. Will probably end up buying a 390 enduro anyways.