Thread 28464723

8r edition!

>Motorcycle tips & tricks
>Motorcycle pics, webms
>Motorcycle anime girls
>rip gn and gaymoo. never forgotten
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>Tennyfren HQ & CP2/3 sanctuary
>WhitePower™ suspension, proud /DBT/ sponsor
>DUCATI
>scooters are frens
>quad and enduro chads are welcome
>Kando
>the hand-the wrench
>s1000rr 40k financing plan

^MEET, FUCK, AND RIDE!^
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Links
>https://msf-usa.org
>https://cycle-ergo.com/
>https://superbikeschool.com
>https://ridelikeachampion.com
>https://sharp.dft.gov.uk/helmets
>https://www.bmwmotorcycles.com

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

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Asg bermizhun to bass :DDDD

Just like prom night

>>28464687

wasnt there an anon who recently got one of these? i think theyre cute lol am i weird

>>28464729
>>28464731

Dammit.
I came second.
Oh wait-
That was still just like prom night....

>>28464733
You can also slam them into the back of a Cadillac and then drive away.

>>28464735
>still just like prom night....

There are so many bikes I want but I can only ride one at a time.

Buddy found a donor Shadow 600 for the bobber build.
300 bucks. Complete bike that "ran when parked".
On one hand I think the money would be better spent on new parts.
On the other hand its a complete fucking bike for 300 bucks (and hes missing a tone of random shit).
He sent me some pics.
Going to check it out this weekend and I guarantee hes going to buy it.

>>28464753
This is how people end up with 4.5 bikes that don't work, isn't it.

how do I get over my hang ups over Adventures and Naked bikes not looking cool because they lack the plastics

>MY BACK PAIN
>MUH SPINE
>MUH LEGS

while on the other hand you see these chads lol

>>28464753
>its a complete fucking bike for 300 bucks (and hes missing a tone of random shit)

Well, which is it? A complete bike or a stripped own pile of parts?

The truth of it is the money is better spent on parts than some pile of junk someone is passing off as [insert your desired outcome]. Why not just go get what you actually want.

>>28464759
It's pretty simple, naked bikes do look cool and ADVs don't. So the plastics aren't the problem.

>>28464759
just open your eyes

>>28464760
Dualsports are actually pretty old man friendly. It's ass-in-the-air supersports that aren't.

>>28464759
You don't, most nakeds and ADVs are actually ugly. It takes class and chrome to make a naked look good.

I wonder what happened to him, the last post I remember was him strapping up to go on a short tour

>>28464766
>>28464771
Modern nakeds that have aggressive styling are ugly, like the Suzuki GSX that ugly bastard is the first thing to come to mind when anyone says naked bike

>>28464778
He saw a ZX4RR in the wild and couldn't help himself. Assaulted the owner on the spot and went to prison (my headcanon)

>>28464759
Plastics cover the ugliness beneath, also they're pricey and you'll need a lot at first.

>>28464778
Miss those days

>>28464763
The one he found for sale is complete.

His father gave him "a frame" years ago but he was like "ok, what do I do with a frame?"
Dad just passed away and we went through his shop and found all the other parts for the bike (pic).
So now he wants to build what his dad left him.

>>28464785
[16krpm screeching]

>>28464759
Nekkid bike. Oh look Kawasaki still exist.

>>28464790
That's a muscle bike though, not for everyone.

>>28464786
And just to clarify...
His dad restored vintage bikes and there was only 1 shadow. Im pretty his mentality was that it wasn't a complete bike but a "frame build" and buddy just didn't understand- the rest of the parts weren't for another bike and its all a set.

>>28464790
Wtf, is this AI?

>>28464792
They come in toddler size if you have access to JDM.

Are there any genuinely light motorcycle jackets for summertime I can wear?
Even the "light summer" stuff from major brands that I'm looking at, like Klim Induction Pro, weighs like 20 pounds and feels like it's meant for northern Canada. I have an Alpinestars Andes Air but it's still a lot of very heavy plastic.

I look outside to get inspiration from real bikers but everyone is wearing t-shirts, lmao. Today I saw a guy wearing shorts and suede loafers, sockless.

>>28464793
I see now. Well it sounds like this is more deeply rooted in his dads memory than the bike, so I get it.

It's going to be an expensive crap shoot but maybe it's what he needs to do. Hope it works out.

Doing a test paint on the extra fairing I found on marketplace. Haven't clear coated it yet.
This piece that I painted is just taped and hung off the lever right now.
My plan is to find spare pieces that are the white ones and paint them blue myself. Keep the original fairings and not fuck with them because duh.

I think it looks okay and will be passable once I clear coat and buff it, but I know dbt will be brutally honest with me.

>>28464802
I wear a Joe Rocket mesh jacket. It's breathable enough to be almost like wearing just a shirt. It probably won't hold up as well as a normal jacket sliding down the pavement but it does hold the foam armor in place.

>>28464804
Looks OK so far.

>>28464802
You'll sweat like a pig whatever you buy. Head hands and feet then whatever motorcross armour you can fit under a tee.

>>28464802
Pando Moto Skin UH03 armored shirt. Has the fancy high tech cooling fabric as well. Pando Moto makes all kinds of cool gear.

>>28464809
Yeah.... something looks off though. I don't know if it's the lack of badging, lack of clear coat, or color blending with the lines of the bike or what.

>>28464802
Any mesh jacket that lets air through will work up to about 95 or so in my experience, as long as you have something under it that wicks the sweat out to where the wind can reach it. Field shirt, workout shit, fucking rash guard, all work about the same for me, but I sweat like an Italian.

Just stay hydrated and realize you can never drink water as fast as you lose it.

>>28464813
>something looks off
Probably the flat color. Clearcoat and buff should fix that.

>tornado touched down in town
>rode home in torrential downpour
>bike covered in pollen
Was a good day

>>28464814
>Any mesh jacket that lets air through will work up to about 95 or so in my experience
I wear perforated leather and that's basically my takeaway as well. On hot summer tours I wear an athletic shirt that helps airflow too, sometimes soaking it in water during rest stops.

>>28464815
Yeah I think so, the more I look at it. Then with the gsxr badge, it'll look fine.
Learning experiment here. I'll just have to go through the whole process and see how it turns out.

>>28464802
how about a vest?

>>28464817
>DU

>>28464817
CA

>>28464828
EE

Pando Moto Skin UH03 armored shirt. Slide protection, skin tight, cooling fabric technology.
It's literally the best you're going to get and it's fucking expensive for what it is, but that's because it really works and really does protect you.

>>28464817
>quietly partners with a defense contractor
How based can Ducati get this year?

>>28464837
NTA. Everything is too hot in my case

aren't ADVs supposed to be affordable? Same with naked bikes?

>>28464856
Cooling jacket. F1 dudes use them. Pumps cold water around you and uses a vehicle mounted heat exchanger.
Sounds gay to me.

>>28464723 (OP)
>bike thread
clean

when I get a fully equipped garage first thing I'm gonna do is get a ducati

Have you ever had an objectively superior bike but decided to downgrade?

I have a better bike but dammit I want an RVT1000R but I also don't want to meet my hero because I hear they're terrible in the real world roads.

>>28464864
I get on and off the bike many times. I can’t be tethered :/ And it needs to last a few hours. It’’s hard

>>28464804
those negative numbers though ROMFLMAHAHAHAHAHA

>>28464873
Went from a 600 i4 to a 125

>>28464838
Axis powers are back

>>28464886
The yammi jew fears the Italian

>>28464888
checked and when I found out everything else about him made a lot more sense

>>28464888
Is yammi a mossad agent?

>>28464888
Checked. I’m pretty sure he was joking about being Israeli though, he also lurks /dbt/

>>28464803
The "donor" (pic) is also a bobber.
$300.
Kind of sems like a slam dunk. Like, why not buy it?
Oh ya....
>>28464757

>>28464905
>he lurks /dbt/
He’s been here longer than most anyone has one of the OG boys

>>28464912
>inb4 front tire is backwards
BTW.
Front tire is backwards.

>>28464912
I also just realized they painted the fork tubes.
My god....

>>28464858
ADVs suffer from feature-bloat. A VStrom 650 used is dirt cheap. An R1250GSA TRIPLE BLACK PREMIUM TOURING + is expensive.

>>28464883
Why?

>>28464913
I remember he was exiled after he fired Spite. He also lurks here. Gixxer brah used to be here too along with Arson and BXD

>>28464924
He wasn’t exiled he just got butthurt and ragequit because we all kept posting pictures of his yellow Porsche accident

You mean this masterpiece of an image?

>>28464921
>VStrom 650
that's all you need

>>28464924
arsons videos got me through some tough times sad he’s no longer on YouTube

>>28464938
They're alright, bro had one. More sensible than his VTR1000.

>>28464924
Gixxer brah used to be here? Huh. Doesn't really seem like 4chan type to me.

>>28464913
Ive been here all day, newfag.

>>28464946
not on the spectrum?

>>28464948
Well, now that you mention it...yeah, he's pretty spergy. I guess maybe he just doesn't seem cynical enough to be here.

>>28464946
Hes mostly on /pol/ now

>>28464951
How do you figure that?

This shit was insane to witness

>>28464963
So he blew around people at triple digits on the on ramp and then target fixated into a truck?

>>28464729
I really like this image.

>>28464937
We all have days like that.
I walked away from mine. Crossed fingers for all.

>>28464924
I don belee it

finally got the forks fixed on my honder
only been leaking oil for 2 years
>may have partially stripped pinchbolt because I left it loose when i took the forks to the mechanic, stuck a slightly-short replacement bolt in and overtightened it
>still can't go for a good ride because it's rainy

>>28465027
Put the wetsuit on and the sun will come out.
You know how it works.

>>28464723 (OP)
Newbie gf bought a Gsx8R in Yellow. Now it will be forever a girl beginner bike in my eyes and every dude will look gay on it

>>28465030
Who am I kidding, I need to make a prayer to the machine spirit because this hondre is a rain-summoning witch

>>28464617
the stuff is unironically like wool.
you can touch it with your bare hands absolutely no problem, its not like the shit they use in houses

>>28464939
whos arson?

>>28465072
It's also pussy shit that can't withstand heat worth shit.
Had to source proper asbestos rope for my exhaust seals as that shit burned up immediately

>>28465079
it aint a seal its just dampening wool

>>28464938
The downside is you get like 20mpg in hilly cities since you're in first gear a lot, and you're struggling uphill at 90mph. If those aren't constraints for you then yeah.

Is the 2020s Royal Enfield Continental REALLY the same model as the OG 60s model?
>the imprecise nature of the four-speed gear box which was renowned for containing as many neutrals as gears.
nothing has changed lol, i thought it was just jeet manufacturing

ever since my friend bought one i began to hate these faggots
they are most insecure people you can encounter
they have so many compelxes that they will feel offended if you look at them wrong way
it is just a bunch of sissies trying way too hard
like brother, nobody cares to hear you rev your shitty engine in sweatshirt
nobody gives a fuck about how fast you go on the road
thankfully most of these faggots die in masses

Managed to find stock bars for sale so ofcourse i bought em. Turns out they are really narrow. Do they make my bike look fat?

in sydney new riders have 3-12 months on their L plates and 1-2(?) years on their Ps, depending on age
so why are there so many more L platers on the road? is the Ps test difficult?

>>28465116
I you can re-apply for a learner licence, if you have a P then you're a grown-up.

Yamaha build quality

Pic goes hard af

>>28464822
Literally me <3

>>28465116
Washouts? Riding with l plates in Sydney is terrifying.

>>28464913
Being here a long time isn't impressive

Time for new tires, these Road 6s lasted for 20,000km on the Fireblade.
I'm going to get S23s this time.

>>28465121
This hits harder if you post a zoomed in pic then a pic of the whole bike, that way people can determine if the bike was wrecked. Wrenchlet.

>>28465134
>fireblade
>all seasons
Might as well take the truck

>>28465043
>full gear
>cuckbike
no point really

>>28465134
Pirelli mostly on things I've owned, I've never used a tyre for 100km. (I didn't miss a zero)

>>28465137
I like trucks

>>28465142
https://youtu.be/w9lmCpIzhFo

>>28465145
I'm not gonna open that. :)

>>28465146
based, pilled

>>28465146
Is safe, it's Rowan Atkinson and co from the Beeb.
"I like trucking and I like to truck"

>>28465149
Ghey

Do I have a reason to pay 70 EUR for bar risers when I can get some crap from AliExpress for 20?

>>28465156
theres also risers that dont move the bar backwards

>>28465157
I need risers specifically to bring the bar closer.

>>28464723 (OP)
HELLO /dbt/
HOW DO I MAKE MY BIKE QUIET FOR AN INPECTION AND THEN LOUD AGAIN AFTERWARD?

>>28465162
Bad troll is bad

>>28465162
TURN IT OFF DURING INSPECTION

>>28465156
If it was just the height risers then I would say no, it's just a lump of metal with some holes in it that only has to take a compressive force. However with offset ones like that there would be a twisting force and you also want the holes to be threaded well. Not saying the cheaper stuff wouldn't be adequate, just don't go for the absolute cheapest. Maybe something in the $40-50 range.

>>28465162
Your basic thing , as in the thing you have to do is mostly to un-loud it and then re-loud it again.
It's probably best to un-loud it before inspection.
You could try welding metal rings into the outy bit.

>>28465162
I had a friend that would submit the same bike, and the same bike again and the same bike again.Color age and details may vary.
Andy ran a fleet on the back of that dog.

With all the happenings happening (or not) right now should I buy another bike or stock up on food?

>>28465184
Ammo and TP

>>28465188
TP is for singlies, your women are on clean up duty.

>>28465190
But it can double as soundproofing, barricade material, and a spare bed. Don't get caught lackin' on the tp my guy

>>28465188
Tok ammo stored up and 22lr, I need to restock 9mm and on MRE. Remember to always keep 1 med kit and multiple mre tp/napkins in your tool kit.

>>28464922
More practical and in my case more fun too.

>>28465209
NTA but thats why I kinda stick to 300~500cc bikes. Sub 400lb is fun.

>>28465113
>the love handles
Why do they do it? They are just churning out pigfat bikes for shits and giggles at this point

>>28465215
They add those because people complain about legs getting cold and then list it as aero, it is negligible aero.

>>28465188
>TP
I shit in rivers like a champ.

>>28465222
And you don't wipe?
You let your bike get your shitty ass on it?

>>28465223
No you dip your ass in the river and it cleans your ass for you. Nature's bidet.

"Hey Boss, what's the design thesis for this new inline 4?"
>Steel girder
"Pardon?"
>I said, make it look like a steel girder that grew wheels.
>And the front needs to look like a largemouth bass has stolen a scuba mask and perpetually screaming as it runs down the road

>>28465228
Paint it purple/white and name it Leela.

>>28465208
>22lr
HELL YEAH BROTHER

>>28465227
Thats how the kappa get you. Your soul will be sucked out of your ass like going to a cheap love hotel with an older woman pretending to be a jk gyaru.
But in honesty sometimes theres no nearby streams deep enough for that.

>>28465231
I am a baretta, ruger and cugir/norinko person.
Tokarev need more ammo always I spend enough to build another cb300 engine with bbk on that gun. Its practical, unsafe, and looks like something it isn't but manages to be pretty good. Ruger 22lrs are almost all good btw, sr22 and mk are great. Oh also my rebel300 finally is fixed and I once again need a ride from a coworker on a weekend. Gonna be extremely careful going back and stop at every hard turn with or without signs or lights.

>>28465228
>Also, make sure the ads are overty homoerotic. Like yeah, sure, you can play to the viewer's insecurities at their masculinity like usual, but do it in a way where everyone else knows it's just fruity as hell.

I want a v7 for some reason that I can't justify, rationalize, or explain.
Every part of me tell me to just get an SV650, roughly the same thing, cheaper, and won't break just sitting in the garage if I don't ride it for some time. But I've gone ahead and lowballed this fella.

>>28465238
I like your style big guy

>>28465242
All this time without the rebel300 has made me go back to the range after ages.

>>28465243
I feel that. I shoot a lot for work. So sadly I don't get to slack on it :(

>>28465227
Absolutely disgusting

Why is everyone in my life trying to talk me into getting a wage cage instead of being OK with a motorcycle?

>>28465250
They want you miserable.

>>28464802
You should take the inspiration and just dress in regular clothes.
Put on a helmet so you don’t die of brain trauma, if you’re a huge pussy get an airbag vest, and just realize that road rash is an acceptable risk of riding

>>28465253
Do they also hate freedom?

>>28465241
It's not supposed to be a rational decision.
Though if you wanted rational here are some reasons
>Fuck huge fuel range
>Very easy to adjust valves
>Low stress engine
>Shaft drive
>Huge aftermarket

>>28465136
Post your hand

>>28464905
>he also lurks /dbt/
So that's why his takes are so dogshit

>>28465289
And I would add for the anon considering it, pride of ownership is rational. If you think you’ll have more fun owning one thing over another, that’s a good enough reason to choose it. We don’t live in an ultra competitive MMORPG, you don’t need to minmax stats on everything you do so you can win. Just have fun. Enjoy things.

>>28465088
I use mine as a daily commuter through the hills and the city and I average over 50mpg

>>28465299
That kinda settles it for me.
I've already got two bikes and my biggest issue with them isn't service, rideability, or practicality. It's how they look. I make a point to park the beemer and not look back at it. KTM's no better.

>>28465302
>>28465241
What is this style of bike called?

>>28464858
They're affordable due to volume, but the ADV craze has owners putting $5k worth of thingamabobs on them and thinking that their sub break-in service bike is worth MSRP five years later.
>>28465310
Beautiful.

>>28465043
Thank you for telling me, I was between this and a 4rr

>>28465310
Standard

>>28465121
Reddit is saying it’s normal build character!

>>28465228
Now that is Fugly, I didn't know you could make a GS look bad until now.

>>28465241
GET THE GUZZI

>>28465241
somebody give the word that this needs to happen, merge 3 of the moto guzzy style engines, with another 3 of the bmw boxer engiens, and we have a motorbike V12, just imagine the sound of it, and the powah of it

>>28465357
I'd have a weird garage.
Right angle V engine with shaft drivestandard bike, Ptwin chain drive adventure bike, and single cylinder naked bike.

What's the deal with trucks in the modern era?
They're running over parked bikes now as well.

The Blackbird from yesterday. Looks kinda cooked desu senpai. Untouched since 2022.

https://imgur.com/a/GHR6Zrc

Tired of current bikes looking like gaming pc cases from the late 00s early 10s.

>>28465360
I don't understand, you have a bicycle with a v engine and an adventure motorbike? I'm confuse

I wish it would stop raining

Okay lads, yamaha just pushed my R9 order back another month after it was supposed to arrive next week.
Help me find something else reasonably available to buy, in the same power and price range.
I'm in italy if that helps.

>>28465398
>squelchy feet bro has undisturbed hair.

>>28465378
GAS THE BIKES
RACE WARS NOW

>>28465353
I wonder if s1000rr timeshare financing is limited to what an influencer can and cannot show on their influencer patented pending footages bros (see subsection 12.3.115 b, there are 4+ influencer timeshares)

I wonder which model bike the bakuons would timeshare finance for their own benefit, or would the rich lady pull the raimu card and buy everyone the bikes in all their BOLD NEW COLORS

>>28465353
I'm scared to ask what speed unit is marking on that speedometer

>>28465411
We'd see one or two of the bakuons turn to paste, like those portuguese riders from a decade ago.

>>28465248
>I enjoy fingering my shitty ass

>>28464858
They are affordable
For instance, transalp is only ten grand.

>>28465429
Kmh is feasable. Fags per foot is more likeley.

>>28465215
its 100% for the looks and it does look really weird

>>28465431
Based
My vote is onsa, and chisame
Both them died, onsas lil bros become vengeqnce arc and lonely rider club arc: two most powrrful tropes
Chisame chased the choom too far bros, not like this bros
Pushed it to the limit and raced crashed fireball
The bakuons get ptsd: Particular Top Speed Disorder

This universe would involve many new plot twists: uncanny vallry because it feels like bakuons but it isnt
Time moved on for them
For us
Forever

I don't want a pickle

>>28465455
Onsa knows how to ride. She also wouldn't finance shit, she's too jewish for that.
It would be Chisame looking for validation, and Hijiri trying to keep up with Raimu that meet the sausage monster.
Rin would make a lot of noise about going fast but still take it slow, and Hane would drop the bike at a stop light/crash at 40mph on a very slight bend.

>>28465431
>like those portuguese riders from a decade ago.
Tf you talking about?

Update on fixing my cracked sidecase.
Plastic welding using a Weller soldering gun, with window screen and steel wool as reinforcement is going okay so far, though I'm only picking away at it here and there.
Kind of ugly, but not too bad, and it feels really solid.

If I really wanted to smooth it out I might be able to use some adhesion promoter primer and then a fairing compound or some bondo, but at long as there isn't any mesh or steel wool poking out to snag or scratch whatever I put in, and the repair holds, then I'm happy.

/blog

>>28465491
The one with the bus. I'm sure someone has the webm, and there's also one of the aftermath but it's not blueboard compatible for obvious reasons.

>>28465478
>shes too jewish to implore all the fees and whatnot from HER DADS STEALERSHIP and also be the first cause to blame for the death of the character
>the speed too hard into a crash chismamae was also dad had money: go pro time; short leg edition, fireball of ded
>hane crashing at 40mph
No way, hane took the shoom to the extreme on day 1 of her bike ownership and went FAST and it went HARD, you just wouldnt understand bros

I took the antennae pill this morning so that the security proof anticrackhead complex will work proper this time
Mechanic bro was thinking a separate battery pack added to the bike
^speaking of
>nikken poster from other thread
Bigger engine+ hybrid battery power train on the front two mounted whols= best hybrid platform for BIKES to date
Front whol drive on a bike with light hybrid motors makes sense to me bros; just slapper the tail end around shit and probably slide around

>>28465494
Never heard of that one before

>>28465493
Nice

>>28465503
fuck I'm getting old.
One of them was a zx14r or 12r.
One rider takes a left path around a bus on the freeway, then on the other end of the bus we just see the cameraman get taken out by the debris. Both died scattering gore for a quarter mile.

>>28465495
>HER DADS STEALERSHIP
>implying it could even afford a single 20k bike.
You know he's getting all his bikes from auction/thieves/wrecks and fixing them to be barely running.

Norway anon... When will he return?!

>>28465520
Sounds brutal RIP

/adv/

Is there any mid-size, off-road capable twin cylinder bike that approaches the Tenere if my 1st priority is parts availability and simplicity of servicing it myself, with performance being a distant 2nd?

>>28465257
>road rash is an acceptable risk of riding
wanna know how I know youre a NEET?

>>28465531
Nah, they were being retards. At most one should congratulate them on their darwin award.

>>28465529
not for another couple weeks, maybe months
he went home to iran for summer, was expecting to be there for just 3 weeks to see his family, now hes stuck its noflight hell near shiraz

>>28465543
Shit I'll might end up like that too. There's some highway groups here like the 299+ club, GRG and others. Wonder if they belonged to one of them

>>28465537
why u so jelly?

>>28465541
your mom rides better than your pic.

>Weighs only 4 more pounds than a 600
>with damn near twice the power
>blesses you with a whole ass trunk
>175 capable
Oh yeah, it's real fireblade hours.

DBT sisters, I'm really considering buying a 390 smc for comutting in the city, I was wondering if it would be easy to swap wheels with the enduro. I'm considering a new drz 400sm too, but 10k is too much for my europoor ass fuck.

>>28465588
get a grim
lift it
stretch it

>>28465562
Was that from the movie on The Great Escape, where the Brits had their intricate POW eacape based on real life events, but McQueen somehow just steals a motorcycle and jumps a fence to freedom?

>>28465588
>swap wheels with the enduro
Why not just get the enduro then?

>>28465588
DRZ moto sounds good to me. Save your pennies and get a used or Grey one.

hi DBT,
I'm new to motorcycles and I'm looking at a 1999 BMW R1100R for $2.5k.
I have the VIN but I'm not sure which site is best for motorcycles. Should I just use Carfax or are they only good for cars?

Any tips on what to look for in 25+ yr old bikes or finding a good mechanic for a pre-purchase inspection are appreciated

>>28465605
boomer or poser, call it

>>28465614
>Dare to be Different
Isn't that underwear or something?

>>28465614
how am I a poser if I say I'm new to bikes...
I'm just a zoomer that wants to buy something fun, please help

>>28465630
>im a zoomer that wants a 26 year old german bike
>how am i a poser

>>28465605
I'd buy one for interest only.
Now point me at a 400cc four stroke that'll go a lot faster and I'd have a ladies momeent.

>>28465588
>Euro
>not getting one of the gajillion euro brands
retard

>>28465588
Buy my crf250 sumo instead

>>28465648
KTM is/was Euro.
If I was in the market then CCM is where I'd put my money beause I'm a bit daft.

>>28465605
don't buy a 25 year old liter bike as your first bike

>>28465675
That's the first correct answer in the history of what bike.

>>28465594
He doesn't get away

>>28465696
*spoilers*
Some politician did and eventually got blown up by Irish independants.

>>28465668
the 390 is indian

>>28465542
My wife’s been pregnant in every calendar year since 2021, stay mad

>>28465605
I don’t recommend this course of action
Your first bike should be new and cheap bc you want to ride not wrench. You will be worried about things on an old bike and it will make you ride less

>>28465710
>im a welfare leech

>>28465709
All of ktm is indian.

>>28465712
I wish I were

>>28465710
>bc you want to ride not wrench.
I crashed my first bike almost monthly. My main dealer often stocked a part not because I wanted it but because I would need it.
Sometimes Kawasaki dealers are god tier.

>>28465718
>I crashed my first bike almost monthly
are you retarded?

>>28465718
>I crashed my bike almost monthly
Are you retarded? Don’t do that

>>28465718
>crashed my first bike almost monthly
Based if dirt bike
Cringe if street bike

>>28465724
Are you American?
Go straight, stop, go straight etc.

>>28465241
get the Guzzi, it has italian heritage and soul!

>>28465777
V7 dude replied to my offer of $5k.
Told me to text him again at the end of the season and I can have it for that price.
Joke's on him, I was already planning on harassing him throughout the season anyways.
The 390 might have to go up for sale though.

>>28465777
30 or so hp in that ought to be fun.

>>28465777
How are you liking/feeling the new suspension?

>>28465790
>$5k
fleeced, kid

Wish sport tourer weren't so hea99ntevy

>>28465790
Nice.
Call him out, turn up with a trailer and cash.
Counting out cash does tingly things to sellers.

>>28465790
>soon

>>28465596
>Why not just get the enduro then?
because dual sport tyres who are good on the road are complete shit offroad

>>28465667
>Buy my crf250 sumo instead
do you happen to live in Spain?

>>28465824
Do you?

>>28465824
Nah, I’m in Hamburg, Germany ;_;

i just got the 701 sumo, but im thinking about unironically buying a 390 adventure R when it comes out (the new one) additionally, just because i want to ride offroad trails in eurpe with a friend.

i know i could convert the 701 sumo to the enduro with new wheels, but i feel like the 701 is "too good" to have it messed up with suitcase sets and different wheels and whatnot. also i dont wanna fuck it up in offroad settings.

what should i do?

>>28465799
Free weight training. Imagine the gains brothur

>>28465799
walking lunges 10x3 twice a week

>>28465799
Unless you're a Jap and have to be able to pick it up then it is only heavy if you've already f* up.
Rowena Hoseason has a guide to picking up a bike for girls.

>>28465790
truly a "DIAVOLO SI FRATELLO!" moment.

>>28465793
Very fun indeed! it's not quite 30 but with some carb work and a new muffler it might get close

>>28465795
I was a bit scared the first time out after that stupid slip i had but after an hour on the second ride it feels much more agile and "right"!
i can totally see how it was kept back by the lowered asset: last group ride i was going kinda hard on turns but the old tires felt a bit sketchy at that point and i felt the back start to slip on a particular tight bend once, new tires are still very new and tried them on dirty after-storm roads but already feel better than those.

>>28465832
how offroad are we talking? you might just need to put adv tires on it and you can put on a soft saddlebag set on it and call it done. otherwise i wouldn't personally buy a new motorcycle just for a one off thing, you could get some older dual sport or enduro for cheap?

>>28465854
Weight may not just be about picking the bike up. An extra 50-100lbs sucks when you just have to live with the bike day in and day out, or when the dirt isn't level or as hard as you would like, or especially for my me, when I fuck up and become airborne.

>>28465712
Same bro, same. Feels good

>>28465717
based king

>>28465832
Just get second set of tires for 1/7th the amount of a gayboi bike
>too much bike
Id rather try the ducatista 698mono and see

Bike road trip to go fishing
https://youtu.be/e9lv1w91R4U?feature=shared

>>28465880
unbelievably based

>>28465919
im not saying "too much bike" im saying i dont wanna fuck it up with shitty ass baggage kits and whatnot

>>28465925
>going the nc500 on a suzuki GS
where has peoples FUN and IMAGINATION gone
where are the c90adventures of today... I miss ed...

>>28465941
Dont worry bout it
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>>28464838
When did this happen? Tf? I saw the ad today theres almost no information on it tho.

>>28465562
>Look up McQueen's biography
>Mention of his original desert sled
>Dig into history of the Triumph TR6 Trophy
>That shit was a 650cc v-twin and still had a wet weight of 350lbs
Man, what the fuck are we even doing where we cannot keep a twin 450 made with modern metallurgy under 400lbs?

>>28465835
>>28465839
>>28465854
I was told a sport tourer was not a beginner friendly bike

>>28465955
A squat rack, a fully developed frontal lobe, and a winner's attitude make a lot of things possible.

>>28465941
you know you can take baggage off when you don't need it?

>>28465964
yeah
yeah i know
but i would have to drill holes in the fairings and shit, ah i dont know man

>>28465972
Just buy soft luggage racks. They're generally cheaper than full paniers, they protect your rear fairings, and they give you more tiedown spots.

>>28465987
You guys keep shitting on this guy, but this phenotype somehow bungled their way into seizing a good swath of the Levant in the 1st crusade.

>>28465987
quit posting this nigga you retarded little troon

>>28465955
just don't fuck up and you won't be a beginner anymore

>>28466008
Kando(?)

>>28466014
Kando

>>28466008
But my entire riding experience is putting 1k miles on a 50cc scooter

>>28466028
chads have done more with less

I've made up my mind
I will buy a YSF R125
Should I buy it new or used (what gen)?

>>28465955
It's not

>>28465955
>>28465958
Control of the wrist, leave the ego at the door, and just don't fall off as you ride your own ride.
Key to starting on a bigger bike is knowing your limits and incrementally improving them slowly. Crawl before you run.

>>28465955
They're heavy and maintenance usually sucks. You've been posting this same shit for like a month. An SV650 is a much better bike to learn on compared to a Vstrom 650 despite having the exact same engine. Why? The VStrom is fucking huge with worse brakes, and much more top-heavy.

>>28465951
It’s just a sponsorship for motogp. Lot of the Leonardo guys also ride Ducati bikes, Ducati R&D has retired Leonardo aero engineers, too.

>>28466086
this. I had a sv650 and an sv1000, the 650 is a much better ride.

>>28465605
BMW boxers will rip your arms off with torque as a newbie. Do not get it as your first bike. You want something more forgiving at low RPMs until you learn throttle control.

Source: I ride a newer RS.

Something inside me wants a Harley.

>>28466111
the dick in your ass?

>>28466111
I wanna be an outlaw in my next life too, carry bricks of cocaine, handguns, extorting, human traffic, super cool stuff

>>28466113
Are you saying Harleys are gay?

>>28466111
I'll never be a "harley or nothing" guy but I've had a couple in the past and want another, I just can't decide between another sporty or trying something new like a dyna or bagger.

>>28466120
Isn't a Street Bob a Dyna? I really like the look of those.

>>28465797
How much is a low mileage 2020+ V7 worth in your mind?

>>28466122
Street Bob, Low Rider (S), and Fat Bob all used to be a Dyna and are now Softails. There's a couple others like the Switchback and Sport Glide that might also get revived later or something for a quick sales boost, who knows. Street Bob was always the one I kind of considered the "blank slate" or base model though.

>>28464802
I just took an adventurespec supershirt for its first ride. All I'm gonna say is that it's a game changer

Any ferns itt or should I come back when there's more anime?

>>28466122
Street Bob is a soft tail which is good because it gives you more options since the apparent hard tail is really a swingarm - so the fender and wheel move together. Better for fitment
There aren’t any dynas left in production, has to be over five years now, maybe closing on ten

>>28465137
I fitted them 2 years ago and at the time I was commuting on it, so it made sense.
Great tyres, never had an issue with grip.
I have two road registered bikes now so I want to try out proper sport tyres.

>>28466144
>1000cc RR
>all seasons
>never had an issue with grip
wild

>break tiny plastic lever that protrudes into the area where it would collide with the key.
>Even the used cradles are nearly $200
lol. lmao. motorrad can eat a dick.

>>28466115
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kGdW2peMmI

>>28466157
I could 3d print a replacement for u babe

>>28466163
I plan to print it as well, but I want to design it better and shorter. Which takes time and me impetus to actually get around to it.
https://files.catbox.moe/bxoebo.mp4

>>28465936
Isn't that unicorn anon?

>>28466163
>>28466170
hey 3d print FAGGOTS, i just want to tell you that you will NEVER print anything useful. EVER. not in a million years not ever. useless trash, every single bit of it.

>>28466111
HELL YEAH BROTHER

>>28466175
>implying the mounts of my topcase aren't 3d printed.
>implying I haven't printed chain guides.
>implying I haven't printed exhaust shrouds out of pps-cf.
You need to understand that a printer with a heated chamber and 350+C hotend can print shit in material better than the original.
You should get one, they're getting to be really cheap.

>>28466175
You've never said anything useful yet you still have your hands and tongue, what's the difference?

>>28466175
NTA, but I've printed some pretty cool cosplay stuff.
Checkmate atheist

>>28466177
>implying I haven't printed chain guides.
no chance in hell, i like how youre proud of top box mounting but not somethign substantial like a chain guide. now i know you sure as FUCK diddnt print an engine timing chain guide, so you tried to print something easier to reach because youre a wrenchlet. so you went for the easily replacable chain guide, you did 0 durability testing, your shit chain guide is only marginally cheaper to acquire than a oem replacement delivered by amazon. go ahead, log off.
>>28466178
kek
>>28466180
>cosplay

>>28466183
Love doing my cosplay nerd stuff :)

>>28466187
everything you do is based lol

>>28466175
I made this backlit dodgers sign

>>28466177
I also recently printed replacement casters for my motorcycle dolly. I needed them to be larger to make it past a mislevel in the garage. That's 500+lbs sitting on that thing and rolling smoothly on 72d tpu.
You just need to get gud.

>>28466189
Ehhh, debatable bruh lol.
I did have a guy in my recent dnd campaign ask me if I do commissions on cosplay stuff. That was a bit odd. The chick who's doing healz also asked me to go out for drinks after a con next weekend.
Nerds are strange bruh

>>28466127
MSRP is under $10k so knock half off for being used, subtract a bit for depreciation, and that's about $4000-$4500.

>schizo hours
not posting my ku', I'm gonna wait till there's more anime people

>>28466195
I do anime cosplay as well! Does that count fren?

>>28465640
only 50-something Germans are allowed to buy this bike?
>>28465675
>>28465710
>>28466103
I'm also looking at an SFV650 which is the obvious choice
>1999 BMW R1100R - 65k miles - $2.5k
>2013 Suzuki SFV650 Gladius - 16k miles - $3.2k
but I'm still leaning towards the beemer because it looks much cooler and costs less.
Everybody telling me it's more dangerous and reckless kind of makes me want it more.

>>28466201
>>only 50-something Germans are allowed to buy this bike?
You do not want a bike with a dry clutch as a first bike. You also don't a 500+lb bike as your first bike. Let alone with as terrible front end feedback as that one.
Learner bikes exist for a reason.

>>28466201
i like neither but if you like it then follow the rule of cool.

>>28464723 (OP)
FRESHLY BAKED

>>28466220

>>28466220

>>28466220

>>28466201
An air-cooled boxer isn't that scary of a motor, the problem is that it's just old as fuck and German. The driveshaft will likely need extensive work, possible electrical gremlins, etc. The SV650 is much simpler mechanically. Start with the SV, if you get bored of it in a year or three then jump on an R1250R. The water cooled boxer with Bimmer VTEC is supposed to be an excellent motor, one anon here has the RS and loves it.

>>28465310
Standard or UJM, depending on your exact flavor of hipster