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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]


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

Previous: >>>>>>28453839

ducati's for cucks

>>28455771

ktm anon here. does that make my thailand made honder 500 less japanese?

>>28455789
it makes you want to ride ladyboy cokc

>>28455779
purely platonic. I've never, under any circumstances, even when left unsupervised with my bike or other people's bikes stuck my flacid penis in an exhaust pipe.

>>28455777 (OP)
CHECK EM

>>28455777 (OP)
Looking for my next bike. Currently own a first gen SV650s. Looking for something similar but with more power
>lightweight
>sporty
>comfortable for tall riders
I was thinking about the Honda Firestorm (VTR 1000). Seems fairly similar but a bit more serious overall. Like 30 more hp and not much heavier. Thoughts, recommendations?

>>28455796
Forgot to mention, but I'm not interested in nakeds. Supersports are cool as fuck but usually too uncomfortable. Hence the SV650s and VTR1000. Still sporty but actually comfortable

>>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

>>28455796
You know what must be done

>>28455796
They're both fucking ancient.
No problem if you ride on the weekend sometimes in the summer and log 1000miles a year but I'd never trust them for anything more than that without constant niggling (but not catastrophic) failures.

>park next to a guy at harbor freight.
>watch him from behind the shelves take multiple pictures of both our bikes.
Dude had gorgeous hair and one of the most pristine first gen versys650's I've ever seen.

>>28455810
>dude had gorgeous hair
Happy poopy buttsecks month to (((YOU))) too

>>28455782
: (

>>28455810
did you shake his hand?

>>28455817
nah, I'm too much of a sperg. Also had like three things to buy that under no circumstance was I willing to forget.

>>28455814

I hate the antichrist.
I hate torque to yield bolts.
They are the antichrist.

One of my original riding friends from 2 years ago "lost interest in street riding" and only does track now and doesn't talk to us anymore. He used to talk so much about how great friends we are and how glad he was that he met us.
Meanwhile, my other riding friend never said such things. He's just always there being a good friend, making time to ride with me when he can, even after he got a busier job. Still talks with me even if we go a month without riding together.

Beware the ones who run their mouth a lot.

>>28455798
Are you looking for "new new" or "new to you" ?

>>28455819
>three things to buy
Ahh those were entertaining threads.
My best was
>deep fryer
>turkey
>jug of motor oil

>>28455831
>lost interest in street riding

bro thinks he is valentino lol

>>28455803
why do cats like going fast?

>>28455842
Yeah
>Sorry, I'm just too good to talk to street riders anymore
What a fag

>>28455816
DU DU DU

>>28455814
Remember, every hand you have ever shaken has held a cock

>>28455840
It was the 20V high-ish pressure washer, some feeler gauges, and did forget what the third item was so I just bought some microfiber towels.
Turns out I wanted a pair of right angle circlip pliers and to use a cupon for a tree parts tray, but I forgot the last two things. I'll stop some other time when I have more than two things to buy.

good morning sirs
royal enfield is number 1
great bikes, good riding
build like bullet

>>28455865
>build like bullet
Designed to be used once?

>>28455867
made out of soft expanding and toxic lead.

>>28455829
based

>>28455837
new to me. Budget upto like 6k eurodollars, though it's not burning a hole in my pocket so I'm not set on spending it all if I don't have to. For example, I found a mint VTR1000 for €3.3k.
Wouldn't mind something more recent per se, but I generally find the old bikes more aesthetic.
>>28455803
kek yeah would be cool. Good luck finding one though
>>28455809
Can't really relate to that. Good and preventative maintenance + ethanol free gas have gone a long way for me. If you get a nice example ofcourse. If you buy a ratty bike, yes you'll own a ratty bike.

>>28455865
but i thought China was numba one

>>28455874
good morning
no, china bike are bad, real bad
buy royal enfield, it build like bullet
the ladies love it

>want to ride bike for the first time
>nope, battery dead
>okay, jump start and let it idle while I manage to get the seat bolted back on
>turn off after 20 minutes to not annoy people with noise
>okay, idling is not enough to charge a motorcycle battery at all in 20 minutes
>okay, unbolt seat again
>go get battery connectors and bolt them on because this is going to be a common thing i bet
>now the jumpstarter is discharged
>probably takes 10-20 hours to recharge
Okay, guess I'm riding tomorrow, kek.

Also I'm disappointed the kick starter doesn't let me just start the bike without electricity mad max style like its the post-apocalypse. I guess that would be too easy, electricity still needed. I'm learning more about engines at least with this new hobby.

>>28455882
Time to push and run.

>>28455882
>now the jumpstarter is discharged

lmao

>>28455882
>>okay, idling is not enough to charge a motorcycle battery at all in 20 minutes
do motorcycle alternators not work at idle rpm?

is the sv650 really better than the monster?

>Wanted to trade my freego to something else
>everything is either expensive or too sought out by criminals, even shit like bajaj motorbikes

guess I'll keep my little freego for a little while longer

>>28455884
It's probably light enough to try that (325 lbs and the battery says 120 amps) but I'm not brave enough to, not yet. I'm still worried about dropping it, only passed the MSF so far. Adventurous maneuvers, maybe later.

>>28455891
I assumed it would be enough but google say nope.

>>28455777 (OP)
>Holy digits
Post bikes worthy of the heavens
>>28455882
get LifePO4 (lithium) and full coverage and dont look back.
>>28455891
When my yuasa was dead couple min idle and it couldnt turn back on.
Bad batterys have their max capacity cut, and dont have adequate power even if charged.

did you ride today?

>>28455891
nah his battery and/or regulator is just cooked

>>28455907
your battery's cooked my dude

>>28455907
Drop the bike and get it over with.
Play with your bike, if it falls it falls and you pick it back up.
it's the only way you'll improve. The point you're no longer afraid of dropping it you'll improve your low speed maneuvering.
inb4 boomers that can't ride at 3 mph saying a low speed drop completely fucks up a bike.

>>28455960
>nah his battery and/or regulator is just cooked
a battery that's completely dead will not get enough charge in 20 mins of just idling.
hell, it might be properly toast if there's a parasitic on it for too long.

>>28455894
All things considered they're about the same, but the monster uses timing belts. the belts are easy to change, but they can really fuck up the engine if not taken care of properly.
Also, I like wet clutches better. but the 900cc engine is supposedly just plain fantastic.

>>28455960
>ride
No. But got another tattoo like the savage i am

Idk if I wanna get rid of my 929 fireblade to chase an RC51 SP2, everyone I've ever told this of various skill levels says it's a huge downgrade and objectively retarded.

What does /o/ think? I know there's sovl appreciators round' these parts
>never rode an RC51, don't care chasing the dragon go brrrr

>>28455981
Keep the fireblade.

>>28455925
TT

>>28455884
ha I did that with my r6 for a month before I finally bought a battery
Had to use discretion when I parked

>>28455985
Break it down for me fren

>>28455981
>don't care chasing the dragon go brrrr
I have never seen anyone but a tranny talk like this, kys

>>28455802
Get off of 39 before the sun goes down, the car guys get stupid at night.

>>28455796
How tall are you? An FZ1 would be manageable enough, and Knight Design pegs can help with legroom.

>>28456004
>It's literally a boomer saying
>somehow interprets as tranny?
Somebody self snitchin, who tf raised you

Rode to work, clocked in, then proceeded to throw up and clocked a 101 degree fever. Don’t care, still riding.

>>28456030
Happened to me. Every time I felt sick at work, I would feel completely fine while out riding and then immediately drop to the floor from my aching muscles as soon as I got home.

>>28456030
are you pregnant?

>>28455977
post the ink BRöTHER

Ordered a 2015 EX300 tank. I like the body lines on it and think it will blend well.
Its a little smaller than the CBX tank so should be a little lighter and also pull back from the headset a little so I have frame clearance for the new extension needed to house the front diff and a-arms.

>>28456038
gayest shit ive ever seen lmao

>>28456049
You ain't seen nothing yet

>>28456052
I wish that were me.

Rode around all day yesterday. It was a good day.

>>28456052
The artist did that by memory

Just realized that I like bobbers.
Redpill me on bobbers.
They're just aesthetic, right?
Are they uncomfortable?

What is your opinion on cyclop vs diclops vs triclop bikes?
I prefer diclops like pic related, but some people like cyclop bikes (yikes)
Have yet to see a triclops

>>28456096
$600 worth of tires on a $3k bike
why

>>28456001
The 929 is special. They aren't making any more of them. You will regret it forever if you sell before you have a son who rides or you get too old. The RC51 is a meme bike yeah, but not so expensive or rare you can't save up to buy it as well.

>>28456017
kek I was one of those car guys for years. GMR and not 39 itself most of the time though, other than the occasional run up the technical top section to Crystal Lake once that opened back up.

>>28456135
I've actually never been very far up the crystal lake road. /dbt/ Azusa meet in July?

>>28456096
>Redpill me on bobbers.
I remember them getting really popular in the 00s-10s. Hipsters moved on from cafe racers and started chopping up cheap sportsters and hard tailing them emulating the old styles from 60s and 70s. Bobbers are just super stripped down bikes. usually hard tail. I remember people getting pissy if you called their chop a bobber kek. Chop cult is a good site if you want to see some cool shit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxgz7p6a_BE

>>28456146
Thats an awesome idea.
You guys should come up tomorrow.

Is it true that the R6 is for cute girls? Should I get one if I’m a cute girl?

>>28456121
When you put it like that, that does make sense. 2 year bike vs 7ish year run bike.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6dyqPqIwDw

>>28456152
despite being named booba they have no passenger seats

>>28456163
Mentally ill gay men ride the R6, so you are close enough, feel free to get one.

>>28456096
Yes, they are uncomfortable. Meteor has decent suspension and is not as low, so I approve the bobber of this bike, just know that its slow as fuck and you can probably run faster than the bike, its a fucking mule.

Himmy 750 is here, finally a Transalp for half price. Its going to be fat as fuck and weight like 250kg, but this might be the first new bike that I buy.

>>28456182
Senpai, how do I obtain your wisdom?

>>28455899
>sought out by criminals, even shit like bajaj motorbikes
Where the fuck do you live anon? Bajaj is the poor man's work horse, where do you live where its for the criminals lol?

>>28455981
RC51 is one of the cutest monsters ever. Who the hell wouldn't own a vtwin sport bike from Honda? They are uncomfortable, but I'd own a RC51 over anything, maybe cati v-twins. But that's it.

>>28455829
Im just gonna go ahead and say i torqued my axle lugnut to spec when chain tenaion tightening earlier tonight
By that i mean my boomer wisdom of working with wrenches for a living. I dont have a torque wrench
And i didnt died tonights ride to church, so theres that
Also the chain response was so much better after that, really pulls now
I used the kando technique as according to the Hane™ service manuals, aka something that doesnt real needs not ought to be pretended to be real
Case in point: torque wrenches and not having the manboy strongarm to whipcheck that NUT to just right tight
As a man

Kind of off topic, but I figured you guys would appreciate this. Parents dug this up from the attic or wherever. Looks straight out of some synthwave art. 1995 telephone directory for Tulsa, OK.
I think I'm going to keep the cover page and hang it up.

Makes me think of how kino it would have been blasting around on sport bikes back in the early 90s.

>>28455891
That's too general a question. First of all a lot of bikes, especially older ones use magnetos and not alternators.
It also depends on the bike

>>28455858
To think, if that were the case; you would only ever shake the hands of other MEN, and never a womans, based on principle
Couldnt even hold your own firstborn son after being born, its over, better to not have vowed this

>>28455874
Everyone is and was and will be number one, but only if you remember how you felt if you didnt have breakfast this morning

>>28456212
Aesthetic ass phonebook

>>28456096
>redpill me on ricky bobby
Droog motorsports bros, their older builds set the standard

>>28456121
>929 posting hours
Its back again
>>28456163
>you will never be a woman
So, yes

>>28456194
Is that true? Post yours anon!!

>>28456119
Cause BIKES ROCK

>>28456224
ah fuck

>>28456096
that's not a bobber at all, that's a scrambler.
Picrel's a bobber.

I love sport bikes.

>>28456212
>how kino it would have been blasting around on sport bikes back in the early 90s.
Wasn't a big deal.

choose

>>28456267
What is the bike on the left?

>>28456269
1st Gen ZX-10R

>>28456258
Sell the dugatti 999 and get rhe dugatti 698 MOMO

>>28456278
>Hypermotard
>698cc
>77 HP
>Thumper
Jesus
Maybe that's not crazy but it sounds kinda crazy. Kek

>>28456291
Does it vibrate your teeth out?

>>28456322
It vibrates your p-spot till you blow your load uncontrollably.

>>28456208
It's definitely something I'd want in the stable. I just wasn't sure if I should rush for one or simply kick back
>>28456121 said
>Not so expensive or rare you can't save
The fireblade is quite good, somebody told me the 929 is a scalpel and a rc51 I'd a sledge hammer. Which made me want one more rather than not.

>>28456325
929 has 16" front, good luck finding good tyres. RC51 is better.

>>28456324
Sounds gay anon. Gayer than the r6 faggot.

>>28456327
The 929 is the first to replace the 16 in wheel. They're on 17's anon.

>>28456343
Sorry senpai, I'm a retard. I still like the v-twims and eyes of RC51.

>>28455195
>writes off a bike
>My insurance is fine

lol, lmao even.

so on top of lying about your speed, and having not enough experience to take a motorway exit, youre also mentally retarded and dont understand insurance

I bet youre also brown, and riding a bike way higher CC than youre qualified to

Harleys get that distinctive idle from their shared crank pin, right?
How come my bike that also has a shared crank pin sounds nothing like that, it's smooth as butter.

>>28456391
Because Harleys are terribly engineered and have all sorts of additional mechanical vibrations for that easy rider boomer soundtrack.

>>28456397
Nein, they are engineered well for a particular sound and feel.

>>28456397
I can appreciate a harley, even if I've never owned one nor I'd want to own any made after the 60s.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WgVNMufVe7A

Thoughts? I think I want an XSR125 now

It looks cool and fun as fuck, also 130% less gayer than the Grom

>>28456445
It's a fullsize frame bike, the Grom isn't. I live in BurgerLand so the 700 would generally be the superior option (and the 125 isn't even sold), but if your license or prohibitive registration expenses limit you to a 125, it's going to be the same 125 Yamaha puts in all of their other bikes to compete in SE Asia and will probably be a nice ride.

>>28456451
>It's a fullsize frame bike, the Grom isn't.
Yes, that's why. Why would anyone want a kid's bike?

>>28456454
Lower weight, easier wheelies, some guys just are that small, excellent maneuverability, etc.

>>28456445
https://www.bikewale.com/yamaha-bikes/xsr-155/
Got a slightly bigger version with VVT if you can import from Philippines

Happy pride month

>know I can barely fit on a nx500 or scl
>Still want one when I'm ready to move from my starter shit bike.

>>28456383
Tire shine anon or this. Which is worse?

>>28456038
Nah. I'm lazy. But it is another nerdy tattoo. Past couple ones I've gotten have been.

>>28456397
HELL YEAH BROTHER

What's better as everyday street bike: CBR600RR or Yamaha R7?

>>28456471
HYB

Snapped the camchain for replacement. One link fell right in the motor. How fucked am i bros?

https://youtu.be/hLfSY-fkL88?t=1483

>you'll never be just a regular Japanese dude who's fixing classic Yamaha bikes at home in Japan for his Youtube channel

why live?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7vXJjFjowg

What's stopping them from bringing it back?

>>28456471
KYS

>>28456528
400cc i4 is not happening anymore, it's over. ZX4RR might be the last one.

>>28456445
Why would I want one? Grom is smol and fun, this is big and slow.

>>28456528
There's more utilitarian option with better performance.

>>28456018
hmm specs certainly look appealing. Visually the bike itself doesn't though IMO. Thanks for the rec though, might test ride one. If it's nice enough I might forgive the looks

>>28456527
You can fix up old Harleys and Indians and do gay cosplay because 'merica

>>28456517
>P2 thats gassed up or an actual i4 sport bike
Get the cbr650r it is the best between the two without the r6 being sold still and it Is a way better city and street daily. E clutch just rev matches shifts If you forget to grab the clutch, it isn't actually DCT.

>>28456525
How many miles on that motor that you're replacing a chain?

>>28456542
>Indian
Trash

>>28456527
I did that, then I got banned off youtube

imma become a nomad. thats my calling in life now

>>28456578
What will you do when the bike breaks down now that mechanics cost a billion dollars?

>>28456581
I will fix it myself. I have chosen a bike that became a cult classic. Every common issue (there are lots) is detailed. I can fix it!

>>28455777 (OP)
testu

>>28456582
Hmmm and where do you expect to keep all the necessary tools? Are you prepared to do do a cylinder swap and ring job on the side of the road. You can't just get away with just a basic socket and wrench set these days.

Good morning, /dbt/. What are angry about today?

>>28456607
going to work

>>28456544
>the bike with no top end or torque is better than the one with torque or top end

Elaborate

>>28456607
Not owning a Transalp and being a thirdie. Its coming though and I'll fix this.

>tfw smelling other car's brakes/clutches/oil burning in traffic
>panic and think it's my bike.

>>28456611
Didn't you want a daily driver? CB650R will take you there comfortably, in style, with i4 noises. CBR600RR will try to kill you, also uncomfy. R7 is gay and too commited for a shitbike.

>>28456198
Why the fuck is no one excited for Himmy 750? Huh?

>>28456618
Country of origin.

>>28456620
Jeetland ofc.

>>28456618
adv fatigue.

>>28456616
>be CBR650R
>be slower than 600
>be less agile than R7
>be heavier than both
>overheat at stoplight
>die

>>28456597
Why does he need to buy a 2024 model?

>>28456623
What?? I thought ADV dads are the coolest, I thought ADVs had the most sales.

Now, imagine a transalp, but weighs more, goes slower, air-cooled, basically a mule and will take you anywhere. But half the price. I can't wait anon. I'm excited for this bike. As a poor thirdie, this will be the best option for touring for me. If the tarrifs weren't fucked, I'd own a transalp.

>>28456525
Something like this is going to require a full engine teardown and inspection. You're going to need to retime the engine too.

>>28456614
lmao i feel you bro

>>28456625
Take that back anon, you can shit talk honders.

YALL KNOW WHAT DAY IS TODAY

>>28456643
Transalp day? Lol, tomorrow morning is biaku-turday.

>>28456618
Too slow for American roads

>>28456648
I suspect it'll be around 55hp, I don't think it's slow.

>>28456646

>>28456607
It's going to continue raining through the whole fucking weekend.

>>28456643
The day I get off my ass and work on my bike?

>>28456625
>Overheat
Did this gen even ever have that issue?
Either way the 600rr and t7 are shit as dailies, you need mid range torque and power, ergo and tank size above all else with dailies.

Can we have a coolest 250cc bike moment.

Week into ownership of my new bike and it just doesn't do it for me.
It's big, comfortable, reliable, gets good em pee gees and is very good to ride, it looks and sounds good too, put a couple of thousand KM on it, but it has yet to put a smile on my face. It just gives me no emotions at all.
Should I just sell the damn thong instead?

>>28456618
What, we don't have enough heavy ass touring bikes that larp as dirt bikes? Manufacters don't seem to understand that when we're chasing a <400lbs twin in the 400-650cc range, we're not doing it because a Vsttom 650 costs too much. We want it because the fucker weighs too much and the fairings are going to bust to shit the first time the bike slide out from under you in sand.

We just want our (slightly) detuned rally bike with a nicer seat, ABS that you can turn off, and a 6th gear.

>>28456664
Sure, I'll start

>>28456666
Pics or it didn't happen.
Did you just buy a Honda Benly?

>>28456675

>>28456666
I'd like to see you in a thong instead.

>>28456680
not enough power?

>>28456669
We will never get that, 400 to 450, they will make it so that it is A2 compliant. So its fucked to be pig fat and low power. It will never make good torque and in the right RPM being under 650 because emission norms (rally bikes are not limited by this), it will have to be larger than 650, lot of pig fat and still underwhelming. To make the pig appealing, they give us 9" nigger screen, TC, all the other features. If they could do it, Honda / BMW would've already done this and they would be making bank. Its a shit world with shit rules.

Anyway, RE is entirely out of this and they are in their own lane, trying to appeal to the retro, simple crowd and the cheap as shit because poor crowd, IDK until when they can keep doing this because RE is increasing quality and it has to eat into their profits and they have started rolling our water cooled engines, so let's see how long they can keep pretending.

>>28456664
No nsr250

>>28456680
Sensible Moto Guzzis are sensible.
What you've done there is buy a sensible, practical, Italian tourer.

Moto Guzzi.

>>28456696
It's got "65hp" and is plenty fast.
Today I hopped on my Izh, put on some earbuds and took the longest route possible to work.
Enjoyed every second of it, every ride with it feels like your first time on a bike ever.
The Izh has maybe 15hp

>>28456705
It's a very good bike, it's just nice all around, but it doesn't do it for me for some reason.

>>28456690
zesty

>>28456707
I'd ride that shitbike if it had good brakes. Not even having a disk a a bit of problem for me? Any plans to swap a better frontend?

>>28456703
If you must.

How do you tell your wife to lose weight without living in the dog house for awhile? She doesn't fit in her alpinstars anymore...

>>28456707
Damn i remember this pic lol, so you are that anon. The guzzi is definitely a nice bike but you are right not everything is about the horses

Bought a bike
What now?
(I dont have many friends to tell this to so I'm posting here. My AI girlfriend said she's proud of me and liked the bike.)

>>28456716
Point out the maximum weight the pillion will take.
All bikes have to specify this.
OK American bikes may omit this.

>>28456725
Take it outside and try not to die.

>>28456725
>Find random interesting place near you on the map application of your choosing.
>Pack beverage of choice
>Go there

>>28456711
Yes and no. The drums are fine for it as it's a fairly small and lightweight bike for a Soviet.
This thing will get disks first as it's like 350 kilos dry.
>>28456720
Yeah, nowadays I buy cars and bikes based on feelings alone and the Guzzi just doesn't evoke anything in me. Maybe it requires a bit more time, but the Soviet bikes got me the moment they fired up.
Barely manage to get moving without thinking "this shit is fucking peak, god damn".

>>28456725
>My AI girlfriend said she's proud of me and liked the bike

leave that jewish lie and start posting here instead bro

>>28456736
Sounds like you have a bike as an appliance moment.
Ditch that thing.

>>28456716
Can't help you there, been trying to get mine to bulk up.

>>28456716
>"LOSE WEIGHT YOU OLD HAG"

type shit

>>28456739
This is my first post since the hack
>>28456734
Kek thanks. This isn't my first bike, I used to ride a 100cc daily.
I was going to go riding with a friend this weekend, but I don't have full insurance yet, so that's postponed.
>>28456731
Will try

>>28456746
Never ever suggest to a GF that they eat more. That 1000lb thirty year old thing that wants to divorce you and take most of what you own is not worth another sammich.

>>28456744
Probably I have. I've wanted a Moto Guzzi for a long time because they look so good.

>>28456760
It's like buying a Harley, they are fundamentally flawed but that is why people buy one.
Don't get a two stroke Harley.

>>28456758
I like a big meaty bitch, what can I say?

Anyone else think life is completely boring and gay besides motorcycles?

>>28456780
No
Life is boring and gay.

>>28456768
If I ever bought a harley then it has to be a WL/WLA, so that's a no go.
The 2 strojes are just DKW RT clones, like the Izh 56 is

>>28456716
I'm a khhv, so I don't understand, why don't you just tell her to stop stuffing her face? What is she going to do? Also, I remember one anon manipulating his woman into losing weight by telling her that it was his kink to watch women being pushed to her physical limit and mental limit, it apparently worked because women are stupid. Good luck.

>>28456664
Sure. As Yamaha shill I have to say it's NSR250

>>28456794
shit, I meant NSF

>>28456794
Didn't Yamaha have a 2 smoke race bike in this class?

>>28456781
Go outside and find someone sexually interesting.
Remember it has to be consentual.
You could always buy another bike.

>>28456607
Well
>its raining today
>Just buy the fuel motorcycle jaggit; feels good man
>dont want to shrink leather in the excessive moisture and have to dry it
But yeah, issa very noicd jaggit bros
Also feel like a mototrip with moto camping, idk where to go
Kinda chilly summer rn which also sucks, on top of endless smoke giving me worst sniffle sneeze endless combo
>>28456653
Looks like the whole week for me, idk maybe if my rain gear fits over the super jaggit ill be okay

>>28456800
Elsie is God tier. Finding a 250 four stroke Yamaha... That isn't a cruiser.

I broke the little plastic lever on the GPS mount.
So now I spend either a couple of hours modelling this stupid thing, printing&iterating something that works, disassembling the entire thing that's not meant to be disassembled and might be ultrasonically welded, and then have a slightly shittier gps mount than I started with this morning.
Or, I take it to the dealership and blow $600. Does BMW/garmin not know that bikes are ridden outside, where there's sunlight and UV rays?

>>28456812
Duct tape?

I can no longer endure travel on my sportbike. I need to trade it for an ADV.

>>28456818
Why do no e of you even attempt sport tourers?

>>28456823
I don't like paralel twins and 4 cylinders are too expensive

>>28456818
Human spines suck.
GL15500 six.

>>28456815
no, but I'm going to have to dremel the pin cover off, take the mounting base off, and figure out what to do. Probably redesign the thing little lever alltogether and sell replacements on etsy. Because there's no way I'm the only that's had or is going to have this issue.
A sleeve. A fucking sleeve hit it and the front fell off.

>>28456832
Friends I know have a phone in your pocket talking in your ear, works for me.
Good luck.

I thought Suzukis were the rattiest of bikes. And then this Goldwing is doing some insane shit. Honders like the abuse. Honda is a Honda is a Honda. Goldwing is goated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpd7sD0AyKw

>>28456818
My thoughts exactly, I want a transalp, but might buy 450gs or himmy 750.

It’s a beautiful day but I have to wage

>>28456818
basado

>>28456841
>DUCATI

>>28456818
ADV is the superior form factor for long distance travel, and I'm tired of pretending it's not.

>>28456841
Tell me Ducatis are not all wall hangers.
Karl Fogarty was the last guy that could actually ride a Ducati.

>>28456837
i always say it honders are as reliable as a fucking tank

>honder bikes=toyota trucks


simple as

>>28456664
I've thought about getting a TZR 250 but I'd have to trade my LC2 and I would lose power and overall crazyness of the RD. Also I'm also afraid it would be boring for the street like the RGV

>>28456872
*Michael Dunlop gets first road win in 30 years*

>>28456879
RGV was a track thing for the road. Elsie is a road thing for the track. TZR is a newer Elsie but on the road it didn't offer much more.

>>28456823
This so much this.
>>28456826
Bro theres literally V4 sport tour bikes you're really missing out. Unless you're a divorced dad then by all means hop on that ADV.

>>28456890
>RGV was a track thing for the road. Elsie is a road thing for the track. TZR is a newer Elsie but on the road it didn't offer much more.
Yep, it's practically a race machine. The only thing that bothers me about the RD is I can't reach the ground, but tbdes I don't use it as a daily rider anymore so it's kind of a moot point.
I did see an R1-Z for sale a few weeks ago and I came in my pants. The TZR is smaller than the RD and the R1 is even smaller than the TZR. There was an SDR 200 next to it but I think that's just too small and light even for me.

>>28456872
>mario and luigi marquez
>pecco
>bautista

>>28456818
are you very old or just out of shape?

>>28456899
SDR is just motorcycle art, if you need one then you know need one. Pretty little things.

>>28456909
It's good for women. Probably the smallest bike I've ever seen with an engine over 50cc that's not a grom/monke
My 125 is about 250 lbs and I think it's kind of pushing it, the SDR is even lighter.
It should be a perfect bike for filtering though, that tiny tank can pass everywhere a smartphone can

>all this ducati hate

Watch it. You low lifes are just mad you can't afford a fine, Italian motorcycle made with class and taste. Whattayou ride, a Honda? A Yamerha? Do the words 'Pearl Harbor' not mean anyting to yous? As for me, I'll be on this Duga'. I said my piece.

*rides away*

Today I went out and bought textile motorcycle clothing. The bad news is, I wore it out the store because it was better and safer than my current pants, so now the xenoestrogens are gonna get me.
The good news is, it was a nice.

>>28456812
Doesn't ram make something compatible for your device?

What the fuck, since when did bikes have brake lights on the handle?
I was looking where to get piwer for a phone charger and noticed those wires, cut them ti power the usb charger

>>28456938
The release mechanism is keyed to the bike. That way when my GPS gets stolen, I'm left with a mangled cradle until I purchase a replacement from BMW.
>inb4 image spins randomly.

>>28456936
The Italians are only good at cooking and cages you stupid ducatista

>>28456938
Some people on here stress way too damn much about what their riding gear looks like. If other riders really give that much of a shit, it makes me want to wear a alpenflange poncho with a chest rig made from recycled Ikea bags to give them all a stroke.

>>28456666
>super Satan doesnt like to ride.
I always knew people who didn't like bikes were evil...

>>28456936
Maybe they are better because Vag is running it now. Look at this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GAUo8eUXeU

They are almost as bad chink bikes, also worse than Indian bikes in quality, which is something.

>>28456963
My dirt bike chest protector is literally from the 80s. Its probably come full circle and would be considered cool in a crowd out at Glamis (haven't been there in over 20 years). I cant imagine wearing anything else and I've never given a rats ass about what other people thought of me when I wore it.

>>28456666
Did you take in on twisties? Light trails? Do you ride with someone? Frens? Try that and come back.

>>28456972
But I love bikes and riding them.

>>28456982
It's a "fuck off" big cruiser yet the engine begs to be revved like it was a jap crotch rocket.
I've been to twisties with it, I've done trails, highways and what not. It performed admirably on all of them, but I'm just not feeling it with this one.

>>28456963
Huh? What makes you think I care that much what others think of my outfit.
Ah, I meant to say, it was a nice ride, to the store and back.
>alpenflange poncho
Just promise me you'll wear an armored, and AA rated baselayer under it anon.

>>28456983
You already found your bike.

>>28456983
This is all I see in that pic.

>>28456669
Suzuki at least tried to fill this gap with the DrZ4s. I mean, it's a 5 speed thumper but everything else is there. Then they decided to charge 9k for it...

>>28456904
both

>>28457024
>Then they decided to charge 9k for it...
Didn't believe it. Turns out it's listed for 9699 euros in Germany.

>>28456957
It's for the clutch lever sensor and brake light sensor

>>28457012
>>28457022
Hell yeah I did. I'm boomermaxxxing as the kuds say.

>>28456485
idk driving in a straight line off a motorway exit at 60mph and claiming your insurance is fine with that it top tier retarded

>>28456618
saaaar

Ok speaking of people driving straight at exits and people putting soap on it's own tyres:
Gonna have my mutants fitted tomorrow, how to make sure i don't become another dbt joke? is the sandpaper trick real or i just need to do some circles in the first parking lot i find after they get my 'ku fitted with the new shoes?

Ordered the ninja donor tank.
Will be here middle of next week.

>>28456998
It might be the bike. Try something else, grom, drz400, sv650, vstrom or transalp. If the bike brings no joy, switch it.

>>28457024
That's a dedicated enduro though. Narrow seat, 9L fuel tank, 300lbs, that's a real dual sport.

I'm going to blaspheme for a moment, but if Suzuki really wanted to fill that gap, the dr650 is coming up on 30 years of the SE. They could release it with EFI (because emission laws), gel seat with tail rack, skid plate, rally tower, maybe include some aluminum hand guards for a change, and bring back the RSE. Let's be honest, that's what 80% of people are using their 650 for anyway, because who wants a 350lbs dirt bike?

>>28457082
None of those things do anything for me, tried all of them except the grom which I Don't want to even try, I have a Z50J Monkey for pitbike bullshit

>>28456998
Actually try something with more power, something like a R6, gsxr750 or something along those lines, you might like it better. Mt07, sv650 might be too take for you.

>>28457102
That unusual, I thought transalp or vstronk 650 might do the trick. I think you are broken anon. Ask your mom if she dropped you on your head, or else we might be the ones who got dropped lol.

Have you tried challenging yourself? Trackday or a GS training day? Or learn whoolies, stoppies etc.

If you don't like it, you just don't. Ry something else. Good luck anon.

>>28457104
Nah, power doesn't do it for me.
I dropped bikes like 15 years ago before picking up Soviet shit, back then I had a turbo Hurricane, a Thunderace and a gsxr 1300, so I've had my fair share of high power bikes. My current main bike is 15hp and barely does 80kmh without falling apart.

>>28457061
Few highway runs, twisties slowly. After you put 100km you good.

PEAK GERMAN ENGINEERING

>>28457101
I feel like a DR refresh is pretty likely now that the DR-Z finally got one. Be ready for it to cost $12k and still be basically the same bike but with EFI and an LED headlight though.

I've said this a few times lately but I think the best hope is the KLE (Versys) 450/500 that Kawi teased last year. That stands a decent chance of being a relatively light (under 400) and powerful enough twin that still manages to have some off road cred.

>>28457114
have you considered taking a bike somewhere rather than just riding around?

xsrfag reporting in
are piss-twins just insanely vibrational when compared to a v4 or is there something wrong with my biek
still in the break in period and feels like I'm lugging the engine even at 3500 rpm
am I senses fucked since I started on a vfr or should I ask for an compression check on the first maintenance at 1000 km

>>28457110
>Or learn whoolies, stoppies etc.
Fuck, can't find the pic of my Derbi DRD Pro I had like 2 decades ago, dropped in a bidalot 98cc big bore kit with a stroker crank, 36mm carb and a massive 72 tooth rear sprocket, affectionately called the pizza plate. Can't remember for the life of me the exhaust I was running, but it was ear piercingly loud.
Thing did like 120kmh on the straights and would pop the frontend towards the sky at 80kmh if you twisted it a bit harder.
We dynoed 32hp from the rear wheel at my school.

>>28457120
The 90s version of the kle500 was 425lbs, so unless Kawa really put the screws to the engineers, I wouldn't hold out hope for that one.

Always put on the centerstand to assert dominance

?

>>28457126
Senpai, me telling you to try things is an insult to you. I'm just a noob. Teach us your ways.

Like how you found joy in lil Soviet bike, I found it in a lil 125 scoot. Its fun for short rides. Its breaks are good, twitchy lil wheels, lots of fun. Similarly, I tested vstrom 250 and himmy, I liked the standing up to ride, the bikes suspension just eating bad roads. It's great. I'm waiting to buy an adv.

>>28457116
What is that tiny arm ever for? It's not used for retention right? It looks way too flimsy for that.

Just got my carbureted bike running with a smooth low idle. This is the second classic bike I bought not running that I got running again. Feels good man.

>>28457146
It's used for releasing the navigator.
Thankfully I never use it so I just keep it off. In the last 8months of ownership of the bike my only interaction with the GPS has been removing it and sending it out to Garmin for a recall/warranty program and I haven't installed the new unit on because I haven't even opened the package. It's in the garage somewhere. If I were to install it I would not be able to take it off.
But the design of the cradle still annoys me. It's nice that the key is matched to the bike, but that's about it. They put all these sticky-out bits in between the rider and the power button. Not the first time something catches a sleeve or a glove cuff, but the first time I've managed to break something.
I plan to email garmin and ask for step files if I can't the cradle taken apart this weekend. Fuck this shit.

I enjoy 4 cyl motorbikes. Any less and I do NOT get hard.

>>28457151
Nice
Post pics

>>28457146
so the mount can throw up a roman and HH

>>28457133
next weekend, birmingham england
be there, or be acid attacked

>>28457124
I hope your XSR is ok

Anybody have a handy recommendation for a way to pack up all wrenches, spoons, foot pump, front and rear tubes so they can just be dropped all together in saddle bags?

>>28457184
tool roll.

>>28457175
lewd, no pantsu.
>>28457184
Put all the stuff in a slightly smaller bag or two and put those bags in your saddle bag.

Honda CRF 350 Rally

Any chance this ever happens?

>>28457193
Buy Ari Hennings’ big bore kit
Pic unrelated, I just think it’s neat

>>28457202
>goon classic

>racing bike under 10k
Based

>>28457128
Yeah, maybe more like 420-430 given that the Versys 300 is 380. That'd still put it at the lighter end of ADVs though and possibly the lightest twin, and being a Kawasaki instead of an Indian bike or a CFMoto would count for a lot even if it were equal on paper to something like the Ibex.

>>28457208
The taureg 427 will save us.
[spoiler]It won't, it's Italian, and fucking Aprilia to boot.[/spoiler]

>>28457218
I'd actually be really tempted by the 660, people seem to love them and it's about in the range I'm looking for in my next bike (T7 is the leading contender) but I'm about 3 hours from the nearest Aprilia dealer and that feels way too iffy with an Italian bike.

>>28457129
Cute. Fiesty

>>28457133
I propose the Iberian Meat Meet. Where are the iberian anons at? I know there was a valencia one

>>28457184
I've got all my kit in a cheap toiletry bag that I found on Amazon. Lots of little inner pockets, and fits snugly in my saddle cans.

>25c(77f) basically the sahara for the UK
>3 retards on 125 sports-styled bikes on their way to get petrol
>tshirts and jeans
>retard #2 falls off at about 10mph pulling in
>entire arm fucked up

bros, wear your gear
even if its hot

>>28457237
I know theres like a couple anons around brittany who'd ride out for that

>>28457253
>25c(77f) basically the sahara for the UK
I'd make fun of you but that honestly sounds like a lovely climate compared to the sub-tropical bullshit we endure here.

>>28457263
its hard to actually explain it, but 25c in the UK feels hotter than 35-40 in spain/greece

Iberian life

>>28457266
What's the humidity % and wind like in Spain?

>>28457263
If you move somewhere with different weather, at first, you will be laughing at the locals for complaining. But then a year or two later you'll develop their sense of weather and start bitching about the """sweltering""" 25c heat yourself.

>>28457129

>>28457266
Probably being acclimatized to a cooler climate, more than anything else. I recently moved from a place where it hits the 110s in the summer sometimes and 90 is a "cool" day to one summers are mostly 70-80 and 90 is rare, and when we did have a couple of 90 days recently it felt way hotter to me than it would have in my old city. Humidity could be a factor for the UK too but it isn't where I am. Some people also claim that the same temperature feels hotter further north because of sun angle and that could definitely be a factor for both where I live (800mi north of where I was before) and the UK.

>>28457284
yeah but hes got his sidestand down as well as the centre, so it looks like that thing gay guys do where they have their hand flat out to the side

>>28457278
It doesn't even take that long, somebody did a study and it only takes about 2 weeks to acclimatize. I moved to my current city in January, after living somewhere that averages 30+ degrees warmer, and at first I was freezing my balls off while layered to all hell in thermals, a sweater, a puffer, and an outer shell, but by the end of the month I was comfortably going out in a flannel and a medium jacket.

>>28457289
Good point, -1000 aura.

>>28457124
>Do V Twin vibrate more than V4
Yes, significantly different.
>Started on a VFR
Based but unfortunately you're now spoiled and will be left with disappointment as you realize how great those machines are.

V4s are naturally buttery smooth
V2s have half the clyinders so they have to do twice the work so to speak for firing order which gives more vibrations

holy fuck bros what a day

>>28457274
BASADO HONDER

>>28457124
3500 is kind of the bottom range of that engine, it likes to be between 3,000-8,000. The 700 also comes with rather small bar end weights, buying 900 weights will damp the vibration in the bars more.

>>28457202
The ari hening bbk is 305cc the grom tunners have done a 401cc bbk for the 250/300 crank though. I don't recommend going above the 301~305cc kits.

>>28455777 (OP)
FRESH BREAD

>>28457306

>>28457306

>>28457306

>>28457266
Try those temps in the us south east coast. We have stupid hogh humidity that makes everything above 70 have felt temps in 90-100 range. Its 65% humidity and up from March to November down here in western NC.