Thread 28469726

BRABUS GmbH Edition!

>Motorcycle tips & tricks
>Motorcycle pics, webms
>Motorcycle anime girls
>rip gn and gaymoo. never forgotten
>CB500 leg legion association guild clan
>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!^
>(New GROOMERS map! Email dbtmap3@gmail.com with pic of bike (hosted) and location to be added):
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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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>>28469726 (OP)
>leg legion guild member checking in
Comfy thread

>>28469702
tell em boo

anime and bikes

>>28469737
Thank you for your service

>>28469726 (OP)
First for

/adv/

>>28469749
shooms checked

>>28469755
italia checked

>>28469762
voldemort also checked lmao

>>28469766
Tennybros and bimmerautist missing

I AM BRANDED BY HJC NO LONGER, I AM FREE

why the FUCK do they do this

>>28469771
Cute!

Yamaha

>>28469771
u gonna grow a little gay horn out of that hole in the top?

Jap bros ... Not like this..

https://www.advpulse.com/adv-news/honda-recalls-certain-africa-twin-transalp-rebel-models/

>>28469783
>1,016 units from model years 2024-2025
nothingburger

>>28469766
>>28469770
And of course, how could I forget the real oldfags >>28469778
>>28469771
>would bang
leave the logo, looks better imo
>>28469774
blame the europeans quite unironically

>>28469792
>blame the europeans
well yeah its a euro website :^)
im just more annoyed that they've functionally split 2 bikes into 4 (sometimes 5 categories)

>>28469771
Like sponsored by them? If so coolio, if not lameo
>>28469774
You simply cannot handle these shooms. Displacelet


Also bros
Picrel
I thibk i go to the hotspring tomorrow and buy the bathing suit for rainy riding
I think too i shoom too fast in the rain and that contributed to freeze ass off
Who makes best raingear? I need best one bros

I want an American version of Bakuon.
The Hane-like character rides an 883 Sportster.
The Onsa-like character rides an Indian FTR.
The Rin-like character rides a Buell.
The Hijiri-like character would start off on a Coleman branded street modified ATV, then end up getting a ghetto stretched Hayabusa that she crashes all the time.
The Chisame-like character rides a CanAm Ryker
Raimu-like would probably still ride a Kawasaki, only it would have a hammered gas tank for stunting with the broken plastics held together by zip ties and bumper stickers.
Season 1 they visit the Dragon, and after nearly dying every time an old guy in a Corvette or some douche in a Jeep crosses the centerline in a corner they discover how nice the Cherohala Skyway and Blueridge Parkway are instead.

Rain ride playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzFnYcIqj6I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpBFOJ3R0M4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IJI6soiQhI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVeI5xcnsd8

>>28469792
> leave the logo, looks better imo
Too late now, bigger fan of this look anyway desu. Never been a fan of being branded by your helmet manufacturer

Couldn't even get me a good picture of my bike.

>>28469804
WHY IS EVERYONE RAINED MODE???
AHHHHHHHHHHHH
>>28469797
I want to also make this real
Can i be mr.harley davidsan in the anime?
Special appeqrances shoomer?
I can be the guy with a rickety chain

>doing figure 8's
>see cop crest hill on the historical colonial drive
>he sat there for a good 15 minutes while I continued to do some slow speed stuff

>>28469795
Klim?

>>28469816
>$5.5
Is that even a fine then? You're basically just paying the toll

Also, get a plate flipped

>>28469816
Go ride a few muddy trails and you'll never get a toll again (until you wash your bike)

>>28469826
>>28469828
>cop gives you a $100 fine for obscured plate

>>28469818
Why are his lights on?

>>28469830
I've never been fined for an obscured plate id it's dirty. If it's intentionally obscured like what a lot of bikes do then sure. If you're covered in mud they can hardly be upset with you about it

>>28469832
yes they can, its your legal duty to keep it clean
and cops will be niggers about it if they want to

>>28469770
of course tenny frens are always checked

>>28469771
lmao

>>28469778
kando!

>>28469834
Well, then they never have. Almost every weekend I'm coming back muddy, have cops behind me all the time, and they've never stopped me for it

>>28469817
>WHY IS EVERYONE RAINED MODE???

>>28469774
really rast rike

we are not the same

>>28469797
a car club vs bike club rivalry would be fun

>old supersports look really cool
>dont have any of the useful modcons

what do?

>>28469821
I had a set of those before but sadly they were used and did not hold up to the rainpill even with this icon suit obertop
Im mostly razzled by my drystar tech7 being wet after about 1.5hr in rain, no madder what i do bros

Maybe i should just accept the aerostich waxed one piece oversized super suit with rub on wax layer becquse its canvas waterproof
And then choose the clownshoes to match with infinite gaiter watwrproofing shroomtech™

>>28469848
Nice

>>28469852
what the fuck is a modcon

Throw back.
I've been here too long.
Was supposed to yeet myself by now but it didn't happen.

>>28469859
Klim with goretex didn't work?

>>28469864
That's because the moto girls are protecting you. Especially Hane Chan.

>>28469859
I have the drystar tech7's as well. If they aren't fastened well qnd tight you're going to get water dripping into them eventually

>>28469869
>Goretex

>>28469864
lol you are a /dbt/ senior

>>28469831
Apparently you can't go past road closed signs

>>28469870
I took them off the bike though...
Rin chan and Raimu senpai still on my keychains though.

>>28469883
Is the lifespan of a dbt'er really that short?

>>28469726 (OP)
kino

>>28469860
modern convenience

Buddy picked up the Shadow 600 donor bike.
As a bike it has issues.
As a donor it looks like everything he needs is gtg.
Next plan is to get it fired up while its complete (ran when parked!) then strip it down and start refurbishing all the components and transfer them over.

>>28469892
Thank God that officer was there to protect you

>>28469900
What do you want? Fucking cupholders?
Motorcycles don't need extra stuff.

Rode my new bike for the second time today!
Mostly just practicing in the parking lots of an empty office building.
This is fun. I waved at a guy on a bike going by and he made a gesture back at me (a good one).

Still having difficulty starting from a stop without stalling. I appreciate my car more and more after dealing with the bike, I can't imagine dealing with downtown traffic and weird intersections yet, while also trying not to stall. Throttledown-clutch-downshift-brake-throttleup-clutch-go still feels like a voodoo ritual or a fighting game combo, and I haven't touched the rear brake yet at all. I don't want to go into town in traffic yet and risk snarling everyone up or causing dangerous situations stalling, so I'll try to practice a little more, first.

In other news I was in downtown in my car and saw the most ripped ex-military guy imaginable putting around on a scooter, chewing gum helmetless and looking like Duke Nukem. Suddenly I have more respect for those things.

>>28469762
/adv/s have nothing to do with their beaks lmao

Schporty goes camping
(Schporty got left alone at the trailhead)

Any anons in the Lexington VA area want to ride tomorrow aka Saturday? Rt 60 out of Buena Vista was hella, would be fun to run these roads with someone else. You got until I get down off the mountain tomorrow and make my Walmart run to say something.

>>28469931
why are u so jelly of them faggy?

>>28469909
Post your ride, new guy.

>>28469933
>jelly

we protecting dbt anons my man

enough politcs, back to our beloved 2wheelers

I don't know where to ride tomorrow. I've seen everything there is to see in my county.

>>28469949
Ride to the beach or mall if you're an inland guy to see all the sweet honnies out in thwir summer best

>>28469949
>I've seen everything there is to see in my county
Go to another county.

>>28469826
It's a toll. It's $5.50 for an unlabeled 300ft "liberty" bridge in bay City, MI, and $4 for the Mackinac bridge which is 26,372 feet.
>Motorcycles still pay per axle.
Can I wheelie the entire bridge and save 50%?

What does cam chain slap sound like? What does an engine that's skipped a tooth sound like? had to change a starter, which requires removing and re-installing the cam chain tensioner. followed all the steps but can't shake the feeling I fucked it up. I adjusted the idle mixture, had to bring the idle RPM up etc. and it started, idled, ran pretty well - but I'm second guessing myself, thinking the noise was too loud or something

hold me bros

SV650X or XSR700, which one would you like more?

>>28469978
I'd say shit sounds like a dog on a chain

>>28469978
Sounds like a rattle or tapping sound. Sometimes when the tensioners go back it'll sound like a whine when you're accelerating.
If you just pulled it out and put it back in, followed the right procedures, you're fine. The chain won't skip if you just pull the tensioner out and put it right back in

>>28469979
XSR. Better suspensions, cheaper to run. Aesthetically they both appeal to me. The legroom is abysmal on the SV650X if your inseem is longer than 28".
They both lack a top end but the XSR has a flatter powerband that makes it more fun.

>>28469959
>bimmerautist in the house >>28469770
glad to have you around

>>28469949
maybe try a cafe? a pizzeria? a bar? beer and wings is always a blessed combo

>>28469954
>>28469955
>>28469998
okay guys, thanks for the checklist

>>28469972
checked

>>28470000
the majestic 0s my boys

>want to learn how to wheelie
>scared of looping bike and wrecking it

I need to buy a crash cage for my bike before I try learning wheelies.

>>28470009
unless you have the insurance, the money, or the knowledge to replace your steed i just wouldnt risk it to be honest

ktm anon talking from experience who lost a cbr500 to a taco bell run (LITERALLY) lol

>>28470009
>wheelies
Unless you have a dedicated stunt bike, a robust bank account or generational wealth this is ABSOLUTELY stupid. I've talked to technicians at dealerships and they've all agreed that this puts stress in the block that is not accounted for when engineering the whole bank.

TL;DR: whole block is going to be leaking oil after a couple of wheelies because the gaskets are not engineered for all-of-a-sudden-torque charges. Looks cool, but the machinery in your motorcycle won't like it. I treat my block like I'd treat the mother of my kids, I don't know about you.

>>28470019
>the whole bike**
auto-correct went haywire

>>28469978
Was the idle adjustment something you had planned on doing before replacing the starter or was it necessary afterwards because it wasn't running the same as before the starter swap?
As for noise from chain slack...its not a knocking or rattle but best way to describe it is like a maraca, like if you pu ta handful of rice in a jar and shook it (?)

>>28470009
Just do power wheelies so you learn what it feels like

>>28470019
listen to this anon bro, treat your bike like it was your baby lol

Anybody ever use this shit?
https://pcracingusa.com/product/plastic-renew-motorcycle/

>>28470032
first time i see this website ngl but ive been looking for some time now for a classy wrap

>>28470025
the idle speed was because I leaned out the idle mixture a little, I had it so pig rich I could smell it at stop signs.

that's tough because the suzuki GS engines are always tappy as hell from the valves

>>28469726 (OP)
>beauty

Any other sport bike enjoyers in here right now?
I haven't been ripping lately. Just riding kinda chill. Sometimes I just ain't feeling it, and sometimes I am.
https://youtu.be/GuqkWWg3cL0?

>>28469979
SV650X is out of production so XSR700 for new.

>>28470049
>gixxer

>>28469959
I forget they turned that into a toll bridge.
>I also forgot the Mighty Mac was $4

Is it still free or super cheap for residents? I haven't been across yet, I've gone all the way up and around.
>Managed to contact old friend, now lives in Rochester
>No thanks, tell her I'm not interested in catching up as that's to far out of the way
>She tells me she'll be at her mom's the same week I'll be rolling through Michigan
>Type in address and it has me doing a jog all the way around as I'm avoiding tolls

Veterans Memorial Park looks rough compared to what I remember it looking like 10 years ago.

>>28470049
This is why adjustable clipon risers exist. Raise them for comfy riding, drop them for the track.

>>28470049
for me, it's naked

>>28470060
Gsx750?

>its literally going to be snowing in the mountains tomorrow
I want to shoom innit bros, but also not died
What do?
Snow boy summer

>>28470061
uh huh

>>28470056
The best kind of gixxer....750.

>>28470057
R3 anon?

>>28470058
>Adjustable
Never seen adjustable risers. Got an example? I have fixed risers on my zx14.

>>28470060
Naked are not for me, but I'm happy you found your bike, anon. I bet it's still sporty though.

>>28470065
Should be fine on a dual sport, just don't shoom TOO hard.

>>28470065
Do not do this to cat

>>28470073
it's sporty enough for me. the engine is based on the 2005 gsxr750, tuned with a horizontal torque curve.

>>28470089
So like it just shoots up to max almost immediately?

>>28470096
it makes the power very responsive and consistent but the tradeoff is top speed.

>>28470089
Also, something about naked bikes just doesn't feel right to me, with there being no cockpit. Just a small cluster and then it dumps off to the wheel, no windscreen. The Aprilia Tuono feels nice because it has a cockpit. The ergos of naked bikes are too relaxed for me. I constantly find myself trying to get down lower when I ride one and I just can't. Bars are right there pushing me up. Can't imagine how cruisers feel. Lol. I need to ride one and see what it's like.

>>28469864
Nobody will tell you this but the best and safest way to be a bike is to become a COLLECTOR. absolutely cannot get rear ended or eat shit because of sand particles of the bike doesn't even have a battery to start it and no fuel because it gets the tank dirty and smells the house up.

>>28469755
How you liking the bike?
I want the previous V2 but I'm curious about this new one

>>28470100
yea I miss having a windscreen sometimes but it's not too bad at highway speed. I had a sporty 1200 and a gs650, both without screens. I rode the sporty from socal to Louisiana, without a helmet in the freedom states. I suppose I like the look of bikes without too much extra bodywork because I'm dumb like that.

>>28470101
Absolutely no way I could have a bike and not ride. I have to ride at least a couple days a week.
Do you even ride anymore? How many miles on that R6?

>>28469892
What kind of retarded road surface is that?
My god, do fly overs really?

>>28469932
The way to get anons to show up is to plan the event like 1 month out or more, and make an attention grabbing image that shows the route and some other relevant info, and a little bit of humor. Make a Google docs spreadsheet or something to keep track of attendance. Post it consistently but don't spam it.

>>28470073
https://impaktechusa.com/products/clip-on-s-suzuki-gsxr-600-750-2011-2023

>>28469726 (OP)
>adjusting clutch lever freeplay on the crf250 sumo
>2 tiny, clearly russian immigrant kids ride by on their bicycles getting very excited
>they stop and come back to gawk at it
>allow them to sit up and take pics of one another
>they beg for a ride
>I take each up and down the street once while the other records the flyby
>they leave teary eyed grinning over both ears
Remember to indoctrinate the next gen of riders today bros

>>28470198
based groomer

>>28470102
I love it, it’s got the right amount of power and it’s very smooth for a v2. Aftermarket is a bit dry right now tho. I get the first service done tomorrow where the rest of the bike unlocks. Only complaint I have is the risers kind of make it a bit weird and wish the true clip-ons weren’t a $700 option.

Ate shit while doing a u-turn. My 'ku is mostly unharmed, at least.

>>28469726 (OP)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8EM8UeJcMo

>>28470222
checked

>was going to go up and do a long mountain ride this weekend, so I could hit my break in mileage and do the first oil change
>this is what the mountains look like right now
WHAT THE FUCK PNW, IT'S THE GOODDAM SUMMER SOLSTICE

>>28470232
I had no idea the PNW was so blurry.

Just at the stealership getting MOT and tyres. Some dude is buying a Royal Enfield and optioning it out to the max, should I stop him?

>>28470264
If that's what he wants then that's what he wants.

>>28470268
Yeah he just spunked over £4.5k on a Meteor 350 covered in bags and panniers.

>>28470232
There's snow at the top of Snoqualmie Pass too. We're heading back into an ice age.

>>28470264
350, 650 or 450
350 & 650 Yes stop the man because he can spend way less online.
450 doesn't have much available yet.

>>28470286
I hope it makes him happy. I mean, it has two wheels and an engine, so how couldn't it? What I really mean is I hope he has no regrets.

>>28470309
He seemed chuffed to be fair. The dude who's financing a new 1100SX no money down who asked how to get out of PCP if he runs out of money is getting cold feet though.

>newfag learner
>7am riding to meet a friend an hour and a half away for a day trip
>one hour from home, engine cuts out in the middle lane of a motorway
>LCD dash cuts out too
>hit the hazard lights but nothing happens
>somehow waddle it through traffic to the side of the road
>pop off the seat, check the battery, one of the terminals has come loose
>the lug that secures the terminal to the battery is on the road somewhere a hundred metres back
I get the lights and screen dying on me but shouldn't the engine keep pumping away as long as I don't stall it?

>>28470325
Assuming your bike doesn’t have a capacitor (which usually just kickstart trial bikes have INSTEAD of a battery), the electricity from the alternator goes through the regulator/rectifier, then the battery and then the coil/sparkplug.
If the battery isn’t connected like in your case, the circuit is not complete.

>>28470325
Used to be that it could keep running without all the tricknology, but unfortunately manufacturers got smart. Back then the ipad ran off the engine, but now the engine runs of the ipad. Me personally? I would never buy a bike with a computer in it. Not worth the hassle.

>2000 VFR, great condition low miles for $3k in my area
This would be so cool to own, but terrible for my first bike. No ride aids, heavy, probably a lot of torque

>>28470131
Exposed aggregate concrete.

Rounded river gravel to give it that historical colonial appearance.

One of my favorite roads in the area. Shame they couldn't pour for shit, you feel every pour the entire length of the ride.

>>28470366
>No ride aids, heavy, probably a lot of torque

What is the issue here?
No aids to fuck with your riding, lots of torque to deal with the weight

Sounds like low test to me

Super hot and don't know where to ride to this weekend, i was hoping for another group ride since it's a long weekend but it seems everyone just went out for small vacations instead and i don't know the cool roads to plan one myself.
How do you decide where to ride to, anons? just go to places you know or you look at roads that look good? i really need to become a bit more adventurous and daring

>>28470399
Where is it a long weekend? Finland because of midsummer’s eve yesterday? Go ride in the hills in central Finland in the countryside around Jyväskylä. That was always my go to when I got bored of flat Pohjanmaa.

>>28470399
>How do you decide where to ride to, anons?
I spend a lot of time on google maps checking out the satellite footage and streetview shots to confirm road quality. Check out geologic maps to understand where the elevation changes are. Also I recently bought one of these maps and it's pretty good. I like to have paper maps because I don't get cell phone signal in the best riding areas.

>>28470232
Chinook pass is clear and also hella cool

>>28470009
Start slow and expect to loop a couple times if you’re serious about learning. I looped my klx a handful of times.
>>28470017
>>28470019
cope

>>28470393
The problem is I have no riding experience

>>28470427
you will be fine anon

Just remember, some of the gear, most of the time

>>28470131
>fly overs
There was an overpass from I15 to one of the smaller freeways in Vegas that had a hole in the road surface. Like I could actually look THROUGH the fucking road to the traffic underneath. It was about the size of a grapefruit. Ive seen collapsed roads in Houston thay would take out the oil pan of any car running factory height.
Next time you post tjat "flyover" shit you better post your zipcide so we can see your failing infrastructure.

>>28470439
>he thinks texas and nevada aren't flyover

>>28470131
>What kind of retarded road surface is that?
>My god, do fly overs really?
That's not even as bad as what I have to ride on- chip seal. Even worse the shoulder is limestone rocks about a half inch in diameter. Long wheelbase vehicles (like trucks in the country) cut the inside of tight corners and kick those rocks into the road. So tight corners all have gravel strewn across randomly. To survive you need to enter every corner assuming you'll encounter gravel midway through.

>>28470445
Also forgot to mention deer. They're fucking nightmare animals. They'll lie crouched in the grass at the side of the road and lunge directly into you as you ride by. They're suicidal.

>>28470131
>>28470445
>meanwhile in the UK

You are posting roads we could only dream of kek

>>28470445
I was so excited to take the road down through Cass, WV... before I knew that DOT policy appeared to be "make all the shoulders out of gravel precision-engineered to get stuck in the treads of mine trucks and strewn all over every single switchback an inch deep". I was Paris-Dakaring my back end all over the place at 15mph all the way down. single worst riding experience of my young life.

>riding to work on little 125 honder
>zipping along at break neck speeds (40mph)
>come round bend, traffic lights just changed to green
>brand new blacked out hayabusa in inside lane just moving off
>tempted to drop a gear and just scream the balls of the little 125 to assert dominance (lmao)
>decided that would be slightly disrespectful
>cruise along at 35mph
>get along side hayabusa
>the second he sees me he twists the throttle by 1mm and speeds up slightly so he is in front
>give him a nod and a thumbs up to say "nice ku"
>he looks over and looks straight back at road and continues riding

Next time im buzzing the tower in full areo tuck position giving her all shes got kek

>>28470445
We have some chip seal here it’s not that bad but the shit about gravel is terrible. Here we have a lot of country highways that wind around old property lines making them “twisty” but in every corner some farmer has a gravel road to his property and they kick gravel all over the road.
The riding culture here is also shit. Proles cranking hogs and getting in single-vehicle fatal accidents, and numbskulls going 150 on the interstate.
Oh and every prole is on meth or fentanyl

>>28470459
I want to snag a couple of those cheapo bicycle engines, amalgate them into some sort of horrific nasty twin or triple, and build a disgustingly ripply and loud two-stroke "race bike".

All I gotta learn is machining and welding and CNC and frame design and

>>28470464
>some sort of horrific nasty twin or triple, and build a disgustingly ripply and loud two-stroke "race bike".

>>28470222
Hate it!

>>28470399
>Google maps
>Enable terrain view and street view
>Look for spots of low or high elevation that don't have a blue line on them and aren't a private drive
>Also make mental note of any interesting FMs or CRs on the way so I can check where they go for teturn trips

why are jewtubers so gay lmao

>>28470399
if I need a place to go to I look at geoHASHES (not caches, tho those could be fun). or there's some "find a place that matches this set of criteria and take a picture of your bike there" games on forums etc. that are fun.

come to think of it we had a "bike picture bingo" on this thread a while back, anyone have a copy?

>>28470504
>(not caches, tho those could be fun)
I dabbled in that back when I was a bus riding teenager and to be fair while I did get bored of it, it was at least more interesting than I had expected it to be. Can't hurt to have it somewhere down the list of things to do to get you out and about, or things to do before you turn around and go home, right? Perhaps I should give it another go too.

Remember to clean your chain today.

>>28469908
riding street without ABS in the UK is a death sentence these days, with how bad the roads and drivers(pakis and africans with fake licenses) have gotten

>>28470046
>from the valves
And the horizontal cam play.
Most forum boomers replace their auto camchain tensioner with a manual one.

My GS always has me second guessing. Sometimes it makes weird noises, but it never fails. Make sure you don't have an exhaust leak, it's pretty common and easy to miss. Check your header bolts and check for holes by the crosspipe.

>>28469864
ninja with a shitepipe? what year is that?

>>28470499
If you want to make a living making videos, you either build up a real production company, or you crank out disposable dog shit as many times a week as you can to get them checking back in.

>>28470499
i dont care about this manlet faggot
or his gay chink craterfaced incel sidekick

dont EVER post them here again

>>28470210
>>28470198
kekd

>>28470521
ok chief

>>28470527
and you can keep that spic-flip fuck out of here too

>>28470120
>Do you even ride anymore? How many miles on that R6?
I'm really a casual rider, I only ride when the weather is fair, can't be too hot, can't be too cold, can't be during rush hour, all the planets have to align, I have to be in a good mood. I'm still sitting at 17k miles. It's a lot of you think about it because r6 revs so highy.

>>28470459
>>give him a nod and a thumbs up to say "nice ku"
>>he looks over and looks straight back at road and continues riding
Nobody knows what 'ku means except dbt people so you have to first inform them what a baiku is then you can shorter cuter version "'ku"

monsieur le ku'

>>28470009
Do whols
Ignore otger posters
Get right bije or mods for increased whol grabassery

>>28470232
I WARNED YOU ABOUT THAT SNOW BROS
DO I GO OUT THERE ALONE TO FIGHT IT?
AHHHHHHH

>hop innathread
>everyone stops having fun and leaves
not fair!

>>28470218
A E S T H E T I C

Been riding bicycles for 25 years, driven cars for 5, I want to combine both and go to places on a whim and enjoy myself without paying through the nose for gas. How well do the cycling skills transfer over to motorbikes? I've also haven't been suicidal for 10 years so I want to arrive wherever I go safely.

>>28470570
It's pretty easy to pick up. Just be gentle with the throttle

>>28470541
I don't think weeb speak was the problem there.

>>28470570
Bicycle skills ought to give you relevant traffic skills although by looking at most bicyclists online videos that is no longer a thing. This mode also gives you basic vehicle handling.
Being able to operate a manual car is the most useful you could transfer to your new form of transport. I went bike car (and thense bike car bike a lot) In a car all the processes are similar but the tools aren't.
I predict a ten minute practice session (call it an hour) should get you mobile.

My car bike was KH100 to Triumph Dolomite Sprint. Took five minutes plus parking practice.

>>28470586
I'm from Europe where we have bicycle lanes and we're one step removed from pedestrians so the only traffic experience I have is from my car. I wouldn't know how to handle a motorcycle in traffic. Do I weasel my way between everyone? What if someone makes a turn? etc etc.

>>28470594
>What if someone makes a turn?
id just turn too

>>28470594
Be defensive. Assume everyone is out to kill you and you won't be far wrong.
My Country was in Europe for a while.

>>28470596
It was a rhethorical question. I'm absorbing every word and thankful for all replies.
>>28470603
Thank you. This is exactly how I ride my bicycle, but it's much easier to evade things since a bicycle is 10 times lighter than a motorcycle.

>>28469979
Vtwims everytime.

>>28470607
i wanst trying to be a dick, everything on 2 wheels changes direction at the same rate, its a physics thing. so whatever you can do on your bike you can do on a motorcycle.

>>28470570
Get a 300, you'll be fine.

>>28470572
>>28470516
Why don't they make bikes like this anymore?

>>28470512
I remembered but I didn't do it.

>>28470570
not much help from cycling just you will be comfortable balancing on two wheels. It will be rough at the start but unless you're a retard it will click to you soon. My advice go to an empty parking lot and practice start stop, maneuvering slalom. I'm assuming you're American, if you were Europoor you'd have top go through the basics and wouldn't need to ask strangers on the internet for help.

>>28470617
Because the people that design bikes now
were taught by people raised on transformers.

>>28470617
Bikes are no longer seen as utilitarian and are now sold as "toys"
They killed off UJMs and bikes with bike tails.

>>28470617
Assuming you are a Yank, not enough cylinders or power for the American market, even back when they were first released.

>>28470623
I remember a euro friend (from uni) that could car and bicycle that couldn't ride for shit.
I've never seen someone fail the carpark test so badly.
He made eventually.

>>28470049
cinema

Tested mt-09 today.
E-Clutch is smoother than DCT is smoother than Y-AMT.
But mt-09 feels more fun than cb650r/nc750x.
But the riding position is meh.

>>28470623
I'm yuropoor and I'm asking these before I go through the basics since I don't have a buddy to ask anything about biking.
I suppose I should clarify the turn question from >>28470594 which should be about lane changes and sudden turns which can happen when blind idiots are on the road, so I want to know how a heavy bike handles sudden shit from bad drivers.

>>28470628
Thanks. What happened, couldn't he hold the bike or control the throttle?

>>28470624
and that's a good thing

>>28470640
>What happened
He went wide in every corner then had to re-find the circuit.
Every one present were in WTF mode before he got to the difficult bits.

>>28470650
I wouldn't take that if you paid me. That has to be some AI shite.

>>28470640
Oh sry then, you should try to be defensive when in traffic try not to have cars around you and when traffic is stopped you filter to the front. That's basically what I do. Idiots will merge in to you from time to time but with experience you'll learn to see before it happens. A heavy bike doesn't necessarily mean it doesn't change direction fast it's not exactly like that.
Good luck anon take it easy, but take it.

My KLR-650 is starting to get a little tired. The odometer and speedometer are broken (though the Tachometer still works fine) and I at this point have no idea how many kms are even on it since the odometer stopped a few months ago. I was wondering if it’s worth it to fix it or if I should trade up, but then I realized I love this stupid pig too much and will just fix it up and keep going.
Also the gas tank developed a nasty leak so I just JB welded it and it’s seemed to have held so far.

>>28470682
This read like someone who hasn't changed their oil.
Change your oil.
>fix it or if I should trade up
Do both. Both of those are stupid easy fixes.

>>28470686
I change my oil obsessively. I map my routes out and change the oil in normal intervals, I just don’t have any clue the total mileage of the bike now.
>these are stupid easy fixes
I hope so. So far i’ve replaced the jets, changed out the tires, changed the rear spring (busted my harbor freight spring tool in the process) changed out the tires and brakes and all fluids. Only thing I really want to do now other than the tach is the thermometer (there’s a great aftermarket one) and I’ll need to do a valve shim job soon I’m sure

>>28470682
Just get a new road bike and turn the klr into an offroader

>>28470695
Probably going to do this desu

>>28470551
>929 posting
Don't mind if I do, here's a new cf piece I got in the mail.
Right now I'm waiting for a real cf front and rear fender, my bikes rear was missing and I found better deals for cf than oem black

Does anybody have a source for 3rd party replacement visors? I have a Bell MX-9 Adventure

>>28470512
on it boss!

>>28470726
Why not just take the chain guard off?

I cleaned my chain 1 time in 2 years

>>28470743
Yeah fuck that. I never clean my daily's chain

>>28470726
If you have a 3d printer, it's a cinche to model some forms on that and do some cf parts yourself. Takes some practice if you've never done composites before, though

4 callouts to bike crashes today as an EMT (uk)
3 guys wearing gear got home to their families
1 chav who wasnt is probably spending the night in ER on 0 morphine getting wirebrush scrubbed

dont risk it bros

Why can’t we just have a 750cc straight-four two stroke supersport? Why can’t we have a legit Darwin Award machine like that with no rider aids?

>>28470754
As someone with a 3d printer who’s done CF molds, it’s a massive pain in the ass. Took me a whole 3 weeks and the final product still came out “acceptable if you don’t look at it for too long”. I blame my Parkinson’s and lack of patience.

>>28470769
>parkinsons
Just stop shaking you pussy

>>28470765
>straight-four two stroke supersport
are you retarded?

>>28470765
Absolutely based and 2smoke pilled.

>>28470776
>straight/inline 4cyl 2smoke
>supersport
>750cc
You say retarded I say absolutely based.

>>28470625
How else do I carry my chubby gf? All bikes are morphing into short wheelbase gsxrs. Look at int 650 even. Everything in the name of handling.

>>28470633
Check out one of the ktms anon. Nc750 is the farthest from fun. Try cb750, I'm sure thats a hoot.

>have northern metallic $100 giftcard
>need to wait to monday to use it to get axle lugnut wrench
So gay bros, i knew i shoulsve pqcked it
Day 1 shooms are kill
Maybe being neglect in this department like >>28470753
wouldve saved me thw stress

Also tenpted to just go aheqd, do oil chqnge, fuck it keep goin, or at least for today and see how it handles first 30 mins or so without excessive load

>>28470626
Unfortunately I'm a jeet, but I just want the styling back. I don't like how bikes have become angry but monsters.

>>28470765
jews
>>28470776
tranny

>>28470655
Here let me fix that

>>28470780
it would be impossible to ride… it would loop in 5th gear

>>28470794
I should import this bike to japan pilled
Go cruisin on the bakuons route bros

>>28470726
What is the 929 like? Autists here seem to love it?

>>28470765
RG500 Suzuki's race bike exists if you are rich enough.

>>28470798
>150hp
>timeless design
>75ft lbs of torkiworkis
>comfy
>made back before the Jew took control of the world
>honda
What’s not to love?

>>28470803
I4s and power at the top end? No low end torque? Idk just guessing.

>>28470797
I'm not into cruisers, but this one with a Nippon qt gf in the back? How cool would that be?

>>28470806
>No low end torque?
Might as well take the truck kek

I'm 29 and I thought butterflies in the stomach when meeting new women or potentially meeting new women was dead, but here I am. Does this happen to you guys?

>>28470807
The best of kind

>someone mentions the Zukachi Supersport has built in risers
>this is not obvious from the official pics
>go hunting around for more revealing angles
>turns out they do, multiple inches tall
Huh, I guess it is like the VFR for ergos.

>>28470816
That looks so fun. I've had women on my bikes, but they were friends. I wanna do this with my wife someday.

>>28470815
i like when you post this one. umm, why are you getting butterflies tough? is it when you see a good biak

>>28470810
I was surprised when I drove a diesel for the first time. I mean vtwims vs i4. I have a Honda jazz and it feels gutless in low rpms. No trucks yet.

>>28470787
Yeah I hate it. no room for cargo and fat (tfwno) gfs and such

>>28470822
Gib 6.7cum pls

>>28470822
so when you drive a diesel, do you complain of no top end power or does that not bother you at all?

>>28470738
When I have the rear fender you'll see it all tie into each other right now it just sticks out. I like chain guards for peace of mind.
>>28470754
I'd have to approach that as a total noob, sounds cool but sadly don't got friends with patience thatd teach me
>>28470798
Aside from rando jew shit this dude put it good >>28470803

Idk where to start so I'll just go on a rant.
Right off the bat the 929 is fucking comfy. Unbelievably comfortable for a true sport bike, im 6' flat at 180 and compared to gsxrs, ducs, r6/1, the blade is just COMFY bros. The pegs and bars are placed like goldilocks.
Compared to even the 954 which many paper staters would say is even better however that's not quite the case

954 has a more geometric tank, very uncomfortable compared to the soft flowing bulbous tank of the 929.
954 has 5 dogs in the gearbox compared to the 929 having 6, this was done as weight reduction but this change caused 2nd and 4th gear issues for the 954.
I have all the power on tap, unrestricted, untamed, every input that I ALONE feed will give a direct and immediate feedback from my actions. For better and for worse, a true testament to becoming one with your machine.

I have a fucking trunk that makes crusiers blush with the sheer capacity of it.
It's just a light weight weapon of a bike, I think the craziest thing about the 929 is it weighs ONLY 4 POUNDS MORE THAN A 600RR WITH NEAR-TWICE THE POWER
1/2

>>28470821
I mean when meeting or talking to women. I get butterflies in the stomach. I haven't ridden a bike that gave me butterflies. I'd get butterflies if I test rode a GS.

>>28470827
I took my fat friend on the back and it was something like this. He was 82kgs and the bike felt difficult to control. Then there was this girl, she was like 50kgs and it felt like no one was sitting in the back.

>>28470837
>the craziest thing about the 929 is it weighs ONLY 4 POUNDS MORE THAN A 600RR WITH NEAR-TWICE THE POWER
these things dyno at 140whp on a good day

>>28470842
Bros i think crf450rl cant handle any luggages, bike is kill with a few extra fatass pounds
How would (((you))) adjust your suspension to suit your bbw fetish anon?

>>28470842
did you adjust your suspension/preload at all?

had a 120kg guy on the back of my bike, and didnt feel anything
granted its a rocket ;)

>>28470837
As for riding experience as a whole, the 929 is very much playing into the Smooth Excellence model that Honda is known for. All of their bikes are smooth but the 929s I4 is a unique barrel of joy. Below 4k rpm, it's tame and friendly. Like a good friend that's a supportive listener, ready to go with you whenever you're ready.

But 4200 rpm? The moment you reach that point in the powerband it transforms like a Lycanthrope.

This is a cringe reference but it's the best way to get my point across. At 5000rpm in a corner, it feels like you're standing on Rick and Mortys "Perfectly Level Floor" it genuinely feels like you're a genie floating across the pavement.

Other bikes make you feel like you're swimming on land rushing against the current. The 929 makes you feel like you're flying with near 0 turbulence friction.

I admit I still haven't tapped into all of the 929s power. Currently I've only mastered 60% of this bikes capabilities but plan to never let it go.

>>28470844
its not good to sexualize kogumas

>>28470843
Stock 929s yes, Erions? Hah no. Erions are loaded with special Cams, full flow ti exhaust, and erion can. The fact something so powerful can be so light is why old blades can still play with modern sports

>>28470837
Yo the weight is crazy good. And comfy sport bike is a god sent. Im thinking of going adv route and never looking back.

>>28470846
Did not adjust preload, thats it. For some reason I get wrist pain with fatty on the back. Mine is no rocket, it pulled just fine.

>>28469726 (OP)
>>s1000rr 40k financing plan
i dont get this meem, base is 18k, fully loaded is 30 but its not even more powerful. this is a good time to point out the absolute value you get with race replicas. blows my mind that government allows the public to buy these. realistically they should be closer to 50-75k.

>>28470856
I'm a believer in sport tourers over advs personally but hey man go for it, new kus be cool

>>28469797
Someone say Blue Ridge Parkway? That shit was heaven this morning.

>>28470828
>20 bucks in diesel just to start her up

>>28470860
>>28470861
its the m1000 thats 40k
(£32k(UK) for base spec, +7k if you want it black lmfao)

buying these bikes brand new is a meme anyway, because you fuck the engine if you go above like 5k revs for the first 5k miles on them
may as well buy yourself a 2-3 year old broke in s1000rr for like £6000-8000

>>28470847
Damn anon, I need a Honda i4 'ku in my life, atleast for a while. Thanks senpai. I think you did justice to 929.

>>28470737
Delicious.

Normalize rockstar parking in the continental US.

>>28470607
>but it's much easier to evade things since a bicycle is 10 times lighter than a motorcycle.
Yes and no. You'll be surprised at how agile a motorcycle is once it's moving, and you've got much better tires and brakes than a bicycle. You'll also be going the same speed as cars, which means the risks are different from on a bike where you're way slower than them, and you have the ability to accelerate out of certain situations.

One underrated thing you probably get from bicycle riding is that you'll be past the point of caring so much about pissing off traffic behind you. One of the worst things for me as a new rider is having cars behind me that I know want to go faster but I can't because I need to keep a safe following distance, or the road conditions are sketchy on a bike, or I just physically can't go faster on my 300, or whatever, but cyclists are probably already used to holding traffic up way worse and not giving a fuck about it.

>>28470422
Way out of my range unfortunately, I'm in Central Oregon. I'm also ~120mi from the break-in oil change and just want to get that knocked off so I can start using all the RPMs, having to keep them down is really limiting where I can go because I can't do more than 55mph uphill or 70mph on flat ground and traffic moves way faster than that here, and there aren't really slow back road alternatives to the highways. (Even the non-highway roads are mostly straight for 15-20mi out of town and everybody wants to do 75-80 on them, or they're steep enough I can barely do 50-55 and people want to go 65-70.)

>>28470815
I'm 38 and still get it.

>>28470886
GS perks. Try that with a r3,people might not be so kind.

>>28470815
I was so tired I had a quick nap while waiting to be seated at a restaurant last night. I had a dream where I was at a bar with Michelle Mouton. She was talking to me in that smooth voice and accent of hers about weight transfer and left foot braking while having some drinks. She even invited me back to her hotel but I just wanted to continue to hear her talk.
Then I was woken up and brought back to a dreadful reality where our table was finally ready.

Rode my bike today, got to see a boat.

>>28470904
they'd think ur a girl, they wouldnt have a problem

>>28470788
> Check out one of the ktms anon.
I want this company to die.
> Try cb750, I'm sure thats a hoot.
It feels very honda, and its pegs so low I can barely lean without scraping my boots. The engine is OK, but I'd rather a tranny.
> Nc750 is the farthest from fun.
It's absolutely fun to see people making an "Impressive, very nice" face seeing me carry a box of floor tiles in my bike.

>Mounted mirrors on new vintage bike
>Cannot see anything at all in them because of vibration
Kek

based or cringe?

>>28470921
this is pretty much the only based new bike

>>28470921
Why can't modern naked bikes not be ugly?

>>28470860
Because zoomers cant afford shit, they band 4 inflooencers together for a timeshare financing scheme at 12.99%apr as they eqch lease a timeshare slot of riding days for their insta reel
Thats why they ride 40k bikes bro

>>28470906
Based boat enjoyer
Whats the 929r of boats?

>>28470921
We just wont know


>>28470849
>mfw
Koguna matata is also trans btw

>>28469942
It's that sick shadow 250 from a few threads ago, I think

>>28470931
There's no trannies in the kogumaverse, everything is just normal.

>>28470931
The motorcycles of boats are jetskis.

>>28470867
Fugg that's a cool bike

>>28470769
Ya I'm lucky enough to have a brother that does a lot of composite work and he has a vacuum table as well. Makes it a lot easier to do everything nicely

>>28470904
Do people really get pressed about shit like this?

>>28470921
Why it has to have all the gay plastic styling and batmobile shit is beyond me
Many bikes suffers from a similar “I’m an alien vehicle from the terminator theatrical universe insect hybrid future techno black tokyo” thing

>>28471021
Oh and the gigantic exhaust canister + mandatory vacuum note…give me a shitty yz125 or a clapped drz over this

>middle of winter
>Still great riding weather
Going winter moto camping soon, gonna be comfy as

>>28470405
not finald. it's a national holyday on monday so i have this 3 days weekend, that's all.

>>28470413
>>28470498
Looks like i need to get better at this, all i did so far was looking for when tourist attraction like castles or other POI pop up north from where i live and ride there selecting avoid highways.

>>28470504
the motorcycle photo bingo sounds super fun desu! will look at geohashes too but i live in a kinda forgotten europe land so might not be any near me.

>>28470512
'ku got cleaned and chain re-lubed

>>28470906
amazing!

>>28470904
I did this literally everywhere on my R3 lmfao

>>28471024
Fag

>>28471065
On an unrelated note I’m really happy with how my stickers came out, got a matching one for my gf’s helmet too. Looks so much nicer on the white helmet

>>28470921
>New 4 cylinder liter peter
>Actually affordable
>Honder cockroach reliability
I'm thinking based. The face is annoyingly buglike, but it's fucking named Hornet, so it gets a pass.

It's so hot out I had to go riding by 8AM, finish up by noon, and now I'm 4 beers deep at 2PM. Gonna be a good summer. Time to get some chat bans on COD, I wish all of /dbt/ happy riding and wrenching this weekend.

>>28470867
Where you at m8 I was hoggin on the brp this morning too

>>28471074
>Gonna be a good summer
brother summer is ending now

ahhhhh

>>28471089
90c? nigga u gotta get inside!

>>28471089
toasty

>>28470921
I like the 750, it has nicer proportions

>>28470921
Giga based

>>28471067
Twink kun, you have a GF? Not hjc?

>>28470682
That sounds like the perfect klr, I'd fix it and keep riding it.

>>28470961
Thanks m8. Just a solid mount 883 with progressive 15s in the back and a drag bar.

>>28471076
Section between route 60 and 56 mostly. I'm home now tho. Shit was cash.

>>28471143
>Section between route 60 and 56 mostly. I'm home now tho. Shit was cash
Ah I'm on the other end

>gid damn 8mm bolts for oil filter assembly are stripping
What the everloving fuck did i do to deaerve this bros

Wanna get Nighster 975...what the hell is harley even doing with this bike?
>They want it to die, they still keep it alive.
>It's an entry level bike...no its a sporster
>It's highly customizable...comes with leds on all lights, no aftermarket from Harley
>Panels/fenders don't match tank color
>Still no accessories for engine accents
I feel like the engineers are fighting with the designers.
Sporster S has a fugly exhaust and headlight that ruins the entire look.
Give me a bikini fender, straight seat, color matched fenders and options to raise the seat height so i can make MT fags regret not getting an XSR/Z900RS
Like part of the reason sporster sold so well is because it was barebones and you could change every piece.
>inb4 get a XR1200R
Something keeps drawing my eye to this bike, it has potential.
I might just wait for a liquid cooled moto guzzi.
>>28471089
based

Lovely day for a ride.

>>28471165
You can get an XR1200 but don't expect to be able to find parts forever. There's some overlap with the rest of the sporties on structural/frame components but there were enough one-off interal parts that other owners are reporting difficulty finding what they need. Only going to get worse from here.
Nightster 975 puts up outstanding performance for a factory Harley (still objectively mid at best, but getting better), but makes it painfully obvious that they haven't yet figured out how to completely modernize their lineup. Anybody else in the world could've built a better looking left side on that bike, it's actually vulgar in a bad way. I think they've totally committed to RevMax bike at this point and they really need to. I don't know how long it will take for the aftermarket to catch up, there's some guys like Kruesi out there pushing the scene forward and actually making Nightster look cool, but it's not enough. Meanwhile there's still so many Evo Sporties out there and still trading hands. If I can make 1000 toobs a month and my goal is to sell all of them, how many should I make for the Evo vs RevMax? I don't think anyone knows the magic number yet which puts the 3rd party guys in a tough spot.

>>28471188
Schizobabble

>>28471192
>Can't understand a basic economics hypothetical
>Oh, he's a schizo
Whoever paid for you education wasted a lot of money

>>28471067
whys there two helmets???

>>28471074
>chat bans on COD
A mere 10 minutes exposure to 2005 Xbox live would have melted the face off of these people like that weasely Nazi in Raider of the Lost Ark.

>>28471215
They had to know it was gonna be ugly, giving internet to the great unwashed the way they did. These are the people that just went nuts for the Hayabusa a few years ago, you think they're gonna be chill and demure online? I regret nothing, I hope they kept the logs. Never forget where you come from.

>>28471089
Kind of pisses me off when I've been out on a long ride in weather like this and I want to grab a cold drink indoors, but I know I smell like a barn animal from sweating.

>>28469909
Do some clutch drills. Sit with your bike in gear on a flat surface without any brakes engaged or you'll probably stall, sit at idle and ease the clutch out until you can feel the clutch engaging and the engine come under load. Pull the clutch back in and go again. Do that until you start to really get a feel for where in the lever's travel the clutch starts to bite. After that, just practice slow starts with just the clutch from stationary. I did this a lot when I was learning, and it helped me translate my clutch sense from manual cars to bikes a lot faster. Should help with your stalling issue. Just keep practicing. If you haven't driven manual cars much before getting the order down especially can be intimidating, but it'll be second nature with enough practice. Going from stationary to moving is the hardest bit. Shifting at speed is way easier.

Ok bros so left same filter and did the oil
Idk how fucked this is gonna be, where the fuck to get replacement 8mm oil filter cover bolt? Honda oem? Fuck man and theyre stripped and i got complteyl fucked day 1 here bros, is the trip over before it even began or what?

>>28471188
There are two accessory packages that include engine accents
I think only chrome getting painted fenders is gay but chrome is better than black anyway so it is what it is
I think it looks good and it’s definitely fun to ride
The old sportster sold well because it was cheap, everything else was cope

>>28471210
What do you want to know champ?

>>28470872
If you plan to track more: 954 (you're forced to spend money to resolve the 2nd n 4th gear issue btw)
If you plan to road more: 929 (gearbox is perfect)

The modern 1000rrs really took a step away from what the OG blades represent, good machines but not as playful as the Baba-era bikes.

>>28469726 (OP)
FRESH BREAD

>>28471275

>>28471275

>>28471275

>>28471273
>The modern 1000rrs really took a step away from what the OG blades represent, good machines but not as playful as the Baba-era bikes.
Explain.

>>28470057
Dude... where is this!? That's a helluva view! I'd like to look into traveling by bike. I think it might be more up my alley anyway. I "travel" for work in a semi, so I'm used to packing light. I could easily enough put everything I need for a week or just over that into a backpack, and then I'd just need to sort out my camera options.

>>28470089
FNG question here, but what do you mean by a "horizontal torque curve"?

>>28473091
You should probably copy and paste that (including the number of the post you are replying to) into one of the newer threads

>>28470499
Well, Yeah it was a mistake.. .his fucking purse is in the way.

>>28470775
kek

Ass... as if it's that simple! He'd be better off shaking MORE so that the vibrations appear smooth. Gotta elevate, not deviate.

>>28470815
Bro, I just turned 40 after finding myself "back on the hunt" after 14 years.

Yes, it still happens. It's part of the thrill man! Embrace that shit. Learn how attraction works in women (from a respectable, male, source, not the pickup artists [I'd point you in the direction of Dan Bacon on YT]). Learn how that shit works and re-fucking-lax... and enjoy them flutterbies.

>>28470886
I've never been bothered or anything by a rider parking up on the sidewalk like this. I don't know why anyone would.