Thread 28472669

KLX edition!

>Motorcycle tips & tricks
>Motorcycle pics, webms
>Motorcycle anime girls
>rip gn and gaymoo. never forgotten
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>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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>>28472669 (OP)
>RYAN F9

went out to the coastal cliffs to watch the sunset last night, had a good time
also tested out this new jacket I picked up off ebay, some old guy was selling his basically brand new fox creek leather jacket for like $300 or so, talked him down to $250
considering the original price is over $600 I figure I got a good deal, especially when I skipped the ridiculous $35 shipping fee by picking it up from him in person
very excellent jacket, heavy as fuck 1.6mm thick leather and has armor pockets too

>>28472692
>another legendary shot

>>28472644
Dude. There’s whites everywhere. Hardly any browns at all. Even most Uber drivers are white. The women are beautiful. As an American who’s heard Warsaw is the most Globohomo part of Poland and the most boring city this place is blowing my mind compared to back home in the US. Tons of Hoooonders here

>>28472669 (OP)
Klxpostin

First for red 'Ku.

>>28472692
That is quite beautiful. You do realise your bike will be slower with that hanging off it.

Put 250 or so miles on the DR yesterday tooling around central NH and Vermont
Ideal weather, bike ran like a sewing machine, barely any traffic despite the Laconia rally
Vermont back roads truly are a gift from God directly to bikers, you won't regret any random turn you make
Love the DR, but I found myself wishing at times I was on an Africa Twin or something like that

Buy these gloves extremely nice gloves, chink prices.

>>28472876
Class a or aa?

>>28472877
How much do you need functioning hands?
I tippety tap as a job.

>>28472877
AA

>>28472669 (OP)
Nice klx

>>28472896
AA for chink prices is wild.

KLX chads stay winning

TWO VRODS in my area went up for sale at the same time both priced just a little north of $2k for completely stock, garage kept, low mileage, examples.
I was stuck in New England for 2 days before I flew home. The night before I flew home one of them sold. Had plans to meet the other guy an hour after I landed. Got the text he sold it when I got service again well getting off the plane.

>>28474017
fug, vrods are cool.

>>28473627
Does a low side during parking lot practice trying to drag knee count? I went into it knowing it was a possibility and it happened. Only time I fucked up. I was able to fix the fairing pretty good, though, and PO had put it down before, so it wasn't a big deal.

>1099cc Big Dick VTwin
>Looks like a Harley
>Sounds like an Italian Linguine-Twin
>Slow AF
I like my shitpost the bike: boozer cruiser edition™

>>28474085
Randolph?

Its literally over for the blue team. Yammers are going to get ass raped. Fuck you Yamaha for diluting the brand with R9 and R7. You deserve whatever happens to you.

Its Suzuki poasting time. Post your favourite V-Stronks.

>>28474071
Cool to fags. I wnat a GS or AT. AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!! Why am I such a poor fag?

All bikes sold in Jeetland from 1st Jan 2026 will have ABS. Yay! So, now I can be even more retarded on my 125 scoots.

>>28474071
I've been waiting over a year to find a good one in my area. I thought I'd be shit out of luck during peak season and I'd just wait for winter, but sure enough when I'm away from home two fall out of the sky. Just pisses me off. They're all either beat to shit or have the worst customizations.

>>28474017
A guy at my work is supposed to be picking one up soon, apparently he's going clear across the country for it too. Gotta be one of the more polarizing bikes Harley's ever made which kinda makes it cool by default. Other than that I don't know shit about them, what makes you want a V-Rod specifically?

>>28474179
NTA, is was designed by Posche and first liquid cooled bike from HD.

>can pull front brake lever all the way to the handlebar
I flushed the system with 17 floz and bubbles still appear, idk what to do

>>28474179
>Gotta be one of the more polarizing bikes Harley's ever made
I really don't understand why it was at the time. Maybe because it was the first real "modern" bike they ever made. I was a kid when they were new, so I never heard any of the stuff surrounding it. I often hear people say Harley guys didn't like it, but I also hear they call softails and Sportsters girl bikes and Dynas poser bikes, but those were Harleys best selling bikes over anything else for decades, so that would mean the majority of Harley guys are on bikes that Harley guys don't like? Just makes no sense. It had a good run and died with Dyna, so I feel like that's all manufacturered drama.
>what makes you want a V-Rod specifically?
My dad's friend had one when I was growing up. Got it when the model was still fresh and I thought it was cool. Now, I just sort of want a cruiser with some more oomph, and that has plenty. It's also one of those things where I can now get the things I wanted as a kid, and that's on the list. I've never been one for bombing down the highway too much, but I'd like the option. I've already got my daily rider, KLR, for taking to work or on trips and want something different and to get back to cruisers like I started on. I also think they look cool.

I have a question for anons, I have my first pair of leather motorcycle boots and I'm wondering how you clean the inside of the boots?
I already have tallow and leather soap for the outside, but the stink is on the inside.

>>28474200
sneaker balls

>>28473706
>what is that crest, are you like japaneese hells angles yakuza or like what?
>>28473711
>>28473717
you'll hear about us soon enough, no doubt

Tips for healthy eating while on an extending touring trip?

>>28474224
Don't eat unhealthy food.

>>28474224
I do omad and it works for me.

>>28474224
You'll probably never see me buying groceries at Whole Foods but their salad bar is top tier. Sprouts will have them too sometimes, it'll be more affordable but not as good.
>>28474230
Fuck, I need to start doing this again. It's good for so many reasons.

>>28474224
GOMAD and espresso.

>>28474243
Anons are so based and I'm proud to be here.

>>28474200
Bicarb lots of Bicarb

>>28472692
Very cute

>>28474085
>looks like a harley
But it doesn't

Still saving up for my first bike, I just see something and I want it except naked bikes

henlo

>>28474375
Naked bikes are a good starting point, they don't cost a couple of hundred every time it decides to have a lie down.

>>28474387
Have you tried not dropping your bike

>>28474389
I don't need to drop mine to know how many learner bikes spend time on their side.

>>28474393
Ok. So you're making things up.
Post your bike now

>>28474389
Every learner drops his bike.

>>28474398
Fb boomer humor

>>28474408
Happened to me.

>>28474375
What are you planning on buying? Might as well get a cheap cbr250r or ninja 250. Meteor 350 / classic 350s are quite cheap and are good bikes, much better than scoots.

>>28474387
Something about the aesthetics is off putting

>>28474422
Ok nobike

>>28474190
Need help from brake experts, my front brake system is supposed to take one fourth of that when dry

>>28472669 (OP)
What's the consensus on these things? Do we wave at them or not?

>>28473898
The EU is one of the evilest organizations to ever exist for the concerns of motorists, and what’s incredible is that giant thirdie countries like India and China are trying to be EVEN WORSE
Can’t wait till 80% of cars and bikes are Chinese imports, designed by law to be scrapped after 13 years

>>28474492
I see why they’re desirable, especially if you live somewhere without reliable road salt and snowy winters.
For me my local municipality is competent, and if they weren’t then I’d still rather have a sidecar rig
It’s EXTREMELY gay that these are CVT only, so for that alone I wouldn’t get one, and the other ones, the slingshot I think they’re called, I’d rather just buy a used Miata or other small sports car - and that’s what I did when I owned a sports car.
I would like to see the canyon do a jeep trail, I wonder if it’s really any good off road

>>28474451
Got a 50cc scoot right now but I'm looking at an ADV, sport touring, and even something like a UJM standard I just don't have a specific one I'm looking at

>>28474492
>we
Are you not able to make your own choice?

>go motocamp last night
>extreme thundershower
>drenched on day one, attempt 1
>got tarp over thankfully in time to wait out and try again
>storming subsides for 1hour to retry
>after 2nd try and draining out water from last time, i am awqkened by 2am showers and liquid pouring in from multiple sides of the mesh
>watfux.exe
>ragequit at 4am, pqck up, get morr shoomer footages on instasneed60
Mx boots= drenched
Goretex lowa = drenched
JUST ONE GLOVE= also wetted
Worst way to start out bros
Legit need ultimste raingear tentgear ultimate might as well have taken the trugg experienve, or else im writing off motogp: the camping entourage
Picrel was all the time i had while setting up first time before absolute shitstorm shidded all over me with cool lightningbolts

Whats the best tutorial to learn how to do this? I wanna do it but also don't wanna drop my bike (even if it has frame sliders)

>>28474492
Wave or wave not, those guys will hit EVERY hole in the road.

>>28474552
https://youtu.be/gCH_l-U0NP8?t=75

So I have an armor jacket (that is not good for summer).
An armor vest
Armor jeans
armor over pants (not good for summer)
and a helmet

And I'm about to get armor gloves.
But I'm thinking of adding more layers.
Like armor shorts, or armor shirt.
I feel like I'm one step away from adding a medieval shield. (or one of those airbag vests.)

How much protection is enough?

>>28474587
Its time to get summer / mesh gear. Also, don't tell me you ride a 300cc bike.

>>28474552
Step 1: Be chad.

>>28474492
I cant still get over the fact that harley fags NEVER wave back... like who do they think they are lmao

>>28474645
Maybe it's just you? They wave back at me all the time.

>>28474587
>>28474590
At what point does the protection become too much?

>>28474647
same, they smile even

All these lights, switches, buttons and whatnot on my fancy italiana, yet none of them work.

Suzuki is the greatest motorcycle manufacturer because they correctly noticed 15 years ago that the bikes didnt need any more updating so they stopped updating them

>>28474678
Watch them fall behind when the windscreen wiper initiate launches.

>>28474552
Watch the video and copy what the guy is doing

>>28474492
I nod (superior to waving) at every single person I pass who isn't in a car, and even then I'll nod at cars if they wave at me. Don't care what anybody thinks about it either.

>>28474695
Noding makes me nervous senpai. What if they don't see me nod? Like in Kill Bill? What if anon-kun is kill?

>>28474179
not that anon, but I went down the rabbit hole because I was looking at cruiser. The amount of performance you get for how cheap they are makes them kinda neat especially because no one wants them.

>>28474017
The market crash is great for buyers. The riding season ends soon and their owners will be even older so keep looking.

>>28474084
Never give up. A scuff now and then early on is normal.

>>28474579
Thank you
>>28474615
Fear not, I am one of those people who has found their balls.
>>28474691
I cant see what he's doing on the right side/the specfic inputs he's doin on brake(s)

>>28474707
Last time I went down the cruiser hole what I found was that most guys are out there on croozers making about the same horsepower as a duke 390.
I went out to lunch today and saw an 883 ride past rattle the windows of the qdoba, weird to think all that fanfare for just 50hp.

>>28474541
kino shot shooms

>>28474737
NTA but thats why I choose modifying a rebel 300. Benefits of a naked sport in weight, cruiser handling, near equal power to weight as a shadow potentially if I finish the BBK.

>>28474552
You can do this in GTA III. Easy peasy.
I think I first did it IRL on a YB100.

>>28474737
Yeah, it's kinda crazy. I thought the evo 1200 in the sportster was making close to 100hp like the Buells were, but no. The twin cams can get peppy with a little work. I'd like to build a TC88 into a "fast" revving 95ci.

>>28474084
can
>anyone
tell me what tires those are?

>>28474690
>windscreen

What's the most fun, efficient, and reliable mid-range ($12-8k new or sub-$5k used) bike on the market in the ADV or Cruiser Category?
I know we never talk about motorcycles in the 3rd world sense, as an extremely cheap form of transportation, but I'm sick of being more efficient riding to work in my cage, 07 Prius, than my bike, 99 Shadow Ace. I want to ride to work on bike can get more out of it than getting to ride. It's not like the commute is particularly fun anyway.
I just want a bike that beats (even just barely) my Prius's 53mpg avg for my 70 city/30 highway commute. I'm obviously not interested in a Grom or something like that, but a proper bike at least above 500cc that's comfortable to ride and fun for my days off.

>>28474768
Do you plant to actually ride the thing?

>>28474768
Nx500.

>>28474738
Bro i took like 3 just now, descended the mountain, then photo deleted itself ffs
Have video at least, but talk aout gay

>>28474768
>tfw 3 gal tank
>40mpg.
This is killing me. How difficult/unsafe is adding a fuel reserve tank?

>>28474786
This is how you do it.

>>28474455
Decide if you want a vehicle to stare at when parked or to ride. Would you turn down pussy because it's wrinkly?

>>28474487
Year, make and model? ALWAYS use that to refer to machinery when troubleshooting because not every brake system is the same any more.

You can bleed at any fitting including banjo bolts so I place a plastic trash bag on the bike to protect it then an absorbent towel (terrycloth bath towels work well being cotton) to catch the drool. Then I bleed as normal.

Air rises when parked so brake often firm up overnight.

>>28474753
It's easy to get Buell HP from a Sportster, or even drop in the early Buell engines when they still used Sportster cases.

They can go much bigger than 1200cc. I snagged a 89" S&S stroker 1997 for $1700 needing cosmetic cleanup but mechanically fine. Hammer bore kits are less expensive and often go 88".

>>28474791
Stopping to refuel is basically the same as stopping at a gas station.
i guess I should ask the iron ass association.

>>28474791
Nah, those require large, heavy metal mounts.

Modern aux fuel cans like Rotopax for ADV use can be mounted to anybike and being plastic don't rust.

>>28474799
You do have your own gas station with you.
Long range enduro style bikes have larger tanks than normal, saddle style but that would involve designing and making a one-off tank.

>>28474804
What I'm thinking is fucking with the breather and dipping the breather hose into the aux tank, then having the bike basically sip new fuel as the oem tank empties.
Might work, might result in picrel.

>>28474587
>so much armour you need squires to put it on and take it off
based

>>28474792
Yeah but naked bikes look stupid

>>28474796
>I snagged a 89" S&S stroker 1997 for $1700 needing cosmetic cleanup but mechanically fine
that's so sick

>>28474796
the big benefit of sporties for me is the aftermarket support and simplicity. like you said you can get big power for cheap, DIY it into anything and get gud at working on bikes all in one

>>28474737
Stop pretending you're a street racer

>>28474768
What you need is a Honda New Concept 700 or 750. I routinely get 80mpg highway

>>28474827
>street racer.
>duke 390.
wat.

>>28474832
Bet your strips are thick af.

>>28474837
Explains why ktm is going out of business

>>28474843
>ktm
yes, guess.
though to be honest, on neither of my bikes are tendies a thing of pride, the imu does all the work.

>>28474847
I'm not reading all that. You're brown

>>28474849
>Not reading less than a fucking paragraph
Harleyfags, everyone

>>28474541
Damn bro very crazy! How’s that beast doing on longer rides?

>>28474651
50cc moped I think. I'm on G310 and I wear all the gear, heavy as fuck 600D with all the padding when touring. But, only helmet, gloves and boots on short rides, if its even shorter, only helmet.

>>28474849
British English is such a mutt of a language it is understood globally.
There are places you've never heard of that can make sense of English.

Posting two stroke supremacy.

Not sure if it’s just my area but since summer seen a ton of tweakers and blacks riding around on those Coleman camp bikes.

>>28474866
I want the 2 smokes desu. I want to atleast test ride it.

>>28474164
>Implying it was anything BUT over for yamhahahaha
>ngmi
>This Post Was Sponsored by Big H which stands for Honor

Yamasisters what do we do?

>>28474873
They have VTec Yo without VTEC. You will laugh your ass off and leave smelling of two stroke.
About 20 mpg and 50 mile range is pretty much the thing for a 250.

>>28474856
Wrong.
Try again, Jamal.
>>28474865
Ok esl nobike

>>28474849
I'm two tone.

>>28474866
that's contraband in the first world

>>28474880
I got the lil mittens too lol

>>28474879
You must be not a celeb fag. Go play in traffic.

>>28474877
buy a suzuki

>>28474884
"Mickey mouse tan" is perhaps the best descriptor to it I've ever heard.

>>28474878
My uncle had a yamaha rx135, in 90s, as a thirdie that was "the bike" to have. He had it for a long time and then just gave it away around somewhere when I was in college. I never learnt to ride a bike by then although I could ride scoots, I have a bigger and more powerful bike, but still salty about not being able to experience the 2 smoke. Those bikes have shot up in value like anything and as usual, its modded and riced up by the typical "youth" and yamaha enthusiasts, the boi racers. I'm saltyyyyyyy about not having ridden it.

>>28474880
anon kun, are you anon san? Do you not have hair on your hands? Your hand seems like a slightly chubby gal's.

>>28474897
Im just covered in peachfuzz. I go blurry if I wander off into the sun.

>>28474877
Abandon ship and you know where to go, look at the pic related. If you want to stay, there is mandatory clown costume and optional castration available for free. Or MAID program if you are a unfortunate to be born in Maple syrup kingdom. Its over for Shooms, he just got a Yamaha.

>>28474880
Is that a woman's arm? Why is there no muscle?

>>28474889
kek I got that this summer

>>28474492
As a HD rider I only wave at non-HD riders

>>28474889
I'm brown so I don't tan. Hahahaha :(

>>28474905
it's just a femboy anon, be nice

>>28474888
Checked.

>>28474911
As a brown human, where do the white bits come from. I don't mean Vitiligo just the feet and palms bit.
Colour me intrigued, and freckly red.

>>28474768
ADV, you can't go wrong with v-stronk 650. Economical and lots of fun. It has vtwims and it makes the right noise and vibrations. Consider sv650, its pretty great too, if commuting for long get a windshielf.

>>28474875
Imagine, not buying a Honder, couldn't be me.

>>28474880
>Go to walmart wearing shorts.
>Old lady walks up to me
>Your arms look like they belong on a different person than your legs.
>slowly shuffles away.

>>28474923
sun bathe nude, easy fix

>>28474917
Q: why are the palms of niggers white?
A: because there's a bit of good in everybody

>>28472669 (OP)
Just had my motorcycle stolen yesterday bros, feels bad.

>>28474498
Go test ride them. Himmy has to be a good option anon for a cheap adv.

>>28474935
sorry anon, thats a beautiful bike. do you have insurance, or a tracker?

>>28474923
Shouldve shown your whale tail anon.

>>28474940
just got off the phone with insurance, no tracker though. I knew I should get one and kept putting it off. lesson learned there I guess. gonna go around to dealerships and see if they can't put up signs or something

>>28474942
roughly what mileage?

>>28474935
F 'ku

>>28474935
Yo a Katana? Sexy bike ne?

>>28474934
As a brown fag, my palms are pink.

>>28474877
Jap reliability fags are delusional

Forgive the mud, I didn't look at google maps close enough to see the fire service road.
>>28474946
Man, still under 7k
>>28474963
Loved it man

>>28474935
Feels bad anon, unfortunately file something with police and check marketplaces if they try and sell if off.

I hope your bike's machine spirit is a vengeful one and make the thieves lives hell, like the side stand retracting on its own while they are under it crushing them.

>>28472818
Damn, you're convincing me

>>28474976
aluminum frames are sus

>>28474935
Damn, sorry bro. Was it taken when it was parked at home or were you out somewhere else? Something about knowing that I might have been followed and somebody planned the theft would shake me up more than a crime of opportunity. Hopefully you don't get shafted by insurance too bad and you can get a new ride soon.

>>28474976
Yamahaha should stick to making guitars. Now even that might be hard, they should make ukelele.

>>28474935
Aren't you German? I thought this shit doesn't happen in eurabia?

>>28474935
Don't you people have insurance?

>>28474976
Theres 1 outlier amongst the jap brands.

Simple Google search as to which manufacturer had the most motorcycle recalls in history will shine a very revealing spotlight that most don't like to see (like cracked frames)

>>28474998
I hope it is too
>>28475008
at home but not too concerned about that. I was already working on moving since it is a shit neighborhood, gonna check some apartments out after stopping by some local shops.
>>28475023
PNW so shit is all fucked, hoping to get away from the city

>>28475027
Cope

>>28475029
>PNW so shit is all fucked, hoping to get away from the city
Well I hope you had full coverage insurance. Not even trying to be a cunt but unless you have full coverage you must adhere to the one main rule of bike ownership, never leave it out of your sight, once you do it's free. dont ever relax either.

>>28475027
If anything Japanese made breaks during your ownership it says something about you and nothing about the Japanese brand.

>>28475039
Sad but true. If someone knows where your bike lives and wants it then it will go away one day.
Locks and alarms just put the kids off.

>>28474780
>then photo deleted itself ffs
Riiiiighhht, you sure you have a bike?

>>28475051
nah, nobody has a bike.

>>28475046
I'm also PNW but I have a tracker and a gun. I still don't leave it outside, though. It's wither in the garage or within ear shot of me at all times. These things are easy to steal in the best of times

>>28475053
>shoomer getting death wobble without a bike
He would be the one

>>28475054
Yeah gonna try and make sure my next place has a garage. Got any recommendations for rides?
I do, they said in a couple of days they'll start processing it as a full loss.

>bought my first bike on tuesday
>totalled my econobox on Friday
couldbeworse.jpg.bat
If /dbt/ worked from home, lived in a city that gets snow, owned a motorcycle, had no family or friends, made OK money and didn’t drive much, what car did I buy and what did i think of it??
I’m between an awd hatchback like a subaru, a used pickup truck like a 2015 tacoma or 2011 ranger, or a little fun sports car like a miata. Budget is $25k but i’m thinking i could find something at $15k or less

Small pickup if you ever plan on having a dirtbike.

>>28475078
I'll wait for the inevitable update on wednesday.

>>28474702
They'll see.

I fucked up guys, my armadillo bag hit my exhaust and burned a hole into it, also fucking up my turn signal somehow :( I just bought the fuckin thing too. Should i be a shitbag and amazon return it?

Based thread

>>28475125
Claim it burned up into nothing but a strip of material, send them back a random burnt strip of some t-shirt or something, then get the actual one fixed by a seamstress while you get a refund for it.

>>28475029
Pnw is trash

>>28475142
What's the weather like where you live?

>>28475029
>>28475039
>>28475054
>>28475150
>pnw is trash
It wasn't always like that, it begun once big tech moved in and wiped all culture from the local scene and priced everyone out. It used to be purple states not raw blue states.

>>28475159
Beautiful it’s 70 degrees

>>28475165
PNW all the way down to SF was cozy before tech and opiates hit.

>>28475051
You know what habben today?
I hit rwinybas fuck twisties and the instasneed60 also wqs fogged in protector lense ffs
Cant get anything right when its 8hrs boots soggymode
Idk maybe some footage is salvagble
Fuck so gay between that and the photo delet themself

>>28475150
Can confirm on my bealf to be ded from all the rqinstorm bros

>>28474873
One ride on that beautiful song, one whiff of that castor oil and you'll never want anything else. The sheer beauty of it is enough to make a grown man shed tears of joy.

Some threads ago we where talking about girls on 'ku pics with some anon intrested in my commission and i'm happy to announce the italian boy delivered! There is now at least one anime girl on a Beta M4 (full res will be only mine tho, sorry dbt).

Also registering my 'ku here where i moved is being a real hassle, i hope everything goes smoothly in this final stretch and i can swap plates and stop paying the stupid high italian insurance

>>28474822
Especially since old HDs are so easy to get running. The frame stretch to clear what's basically a big twin stroke using S&S big twin jugs was properly done. Between that and the internal case machining that Sporty was a labor of lust and shall live on.

All it needed was most of a starter (quickly pillaged from my starter collection, most Evo big twin and Evo Sporty starter parts swap so I collect removed starters for free or cheap then replace the usual contacts with new, generic is fine) and an overnight Pine-Sol (not generic pine oil) carb soak. (I also change intake manifold seals when disturbing old installed HD carbs).

>>28474823
Visit xlforum and Sportsterpedia for the most comprehensive quad cam tech info online and a shitload of inspirational owner-built customs.

Fecesbook group Harley PDF Manual Trade & Share is outstanding for all the factory service manuals and parts catalogs (wise owners build large tech libraries which is mostly free).

If customizing goto Chop Cult and Jockey Journal. Many of those guys were building bikes when the only Sportsters were 900cc Ironheads.

>>28474843
A wheel truing stand and a flap disc (~60 grit) on an angle grinder makes lovely tendies. You could even wrap them around the carcass to totally confuse noobs.

I found that out when shaving a few mm from the outside edge of a slightly wide tire to clear my drive belt. Secure bike, jack rear wheel free of ground, idle in second after warming up then enjoy your nice tidy ghetto tire lathe.

>>28474942
Have the VIN in any wanted posters because bikes only take hours to part out.

>>28475003
Gravity cast? They say that like it's a good thing.

>>28475223
>Their consumer base will still unironically defend objectively worse manufacturering practices just because that manufacturer sculpted a cool shape from dog poo

>>28474935
>im not longer alone
Wqs is also within 1st year ownership?
Was it crqckheqds anon?
Sry i have rainy thubms curse niw

>>28475223
they used to bend and form aluminum extrusions the weld them up. aluminum is a bad frame material, too brittle.

>>28475181
Hang tough shoomer bro

>>28475274
is Texas anon the same one from gaygen?

>>28472669 (OP)
Guess I'm obligated to post for this one.

I feel bad, haven't been on the bike since last Friday, was busy all week and then the weather went crazy and dumped snow on the mountains this weekend. I've got like 120mi until the break-in oil change and really need to get that knocked out. On a cooler note though, Overland Expo PNW is this weekend and seems like it's gonna have a lot of bike stuff, I'm going Friday and will probably take the bike. I'll take pics and be /dbt/'s correspondent for any cool bike stuff that I see there too.

>>28475279
What is gaygen

>Knock off work an hour early.
>Take the long-ish and twisty-ish way home.
>Spot in the distance, in between curves, glimpses of some weird brightly coloured things by the side of the road.
>Those mailboxes look odd, they must be new.
>oh shit, it's... children on bikes?
>Eventually catch up to them.
>Four midgets all with different neon coloured helmets wearing spandex, riding on bicycles drafting off each other in formation.

>>28474084
It doesn’t really matter, the only reason I’ve never slid is I never try anything hardcore. The only reason I’ve never dropped my bike is that I’m tall (5’3”). I just like posting about never dropping or crashing to BTFO all of the stupid redditors who say
>crashing is inevitable bro, its just a matter of when
>its part of learning to drop your bike
>its an easy mistake everyone does it

Inevitabilityfags can get fucked, I will never crash or drop my bike

>>28475290
>>40152406

>>28474492
>be out riding
>on my vfr in leathers
>undeniably a motorcyclist on a motorcycle
>see can-am coming the other way
>rider(driver?) and pillion (passenger?)
>both in matching gear
>both helmets turn in unison to stare at me as I approach
>I can sense the anticipation
>the air is so tense
>sigh
>give them the slightest most barely perceptable nod
>the tension evaporates explosively as both the can-am riders nod back in unison
>the dude was probably telling his wife over comms
>see that there - thats a motorcycle man
>if he nods at us, that makes us motorcyclists too
>see! I told you we were motorcyclists!

>>28475305
The dead faggot?

>>28475238
slightly over 1 year, and probably

Why are there two threads from the same day?

Any other anons restore old bikes?

>>28475304
I'm guessing the joke about your height at this point is that you are actually not 5'3" and you just say you are.

>>28475142
>DUCATI

also crazy ahh day bros

>>28474541
based shoomerino

>>28475328
>Any other anons restore old bikes?
yeah I changed my medium bulb today, now I had a maximum and medium

Do you think ZX15R will really enter the production? Hope it will become the GOAT bike and not just exciting vaporware

>>28475378
That looks pretty sick but at 1500cc just give it a damn shaft drive so people can tour with it.

>>28475297
>young people are enjoying things
It's a pretty normal thing to do, Anon.

>>28475304
you're never going to convince me a naked bike looks better than this

>>28475381
No, they were genuine midgets.
One of them was female and incredibly bodacious.

Anybody here ride a transalp? I'm looking to get a larger bike for 80% high speed freeway, 20% washed out county dirt roads. Dual sport doesn't cut it for the distances and speeds here, and I don't have space for a trailer.

Will a skid plate, low and high crash bars, and bark busters keep me from breaking the front fairing to pieces if and when I skid out on dirt? I don't care if I have to replace turn signals or scratch up the windshield/fairings, but I'd like to avoid outright snapping shit in 2.

How top heavy is the bike? Occasionally I'll have to hop off and push a bike between very narrow shit like a fence post and a concrete barrier, sometimes up or down hill, and 450lbs if it's high up sounds like a nightmare.

>>28475388
LOL Good for them

>>28475068
What sort of trails do you like to do? If you're into double track then naches isn't too far from seattle and has a ton of really awesome trails. Walker valley up in mt. Vernon is great for single, but not for the faint of heart. Capitol state forest has a ton of trails as well, ranging in skill level from piss easy dirt roads to some decent cliff rides with obstacles.

I feel like KTM must have rhe same designers as Lambo
>angular
>overkill
>ugly
>childish
>orange
>still cool

>>28475238
I had a CB500X stolen by crackheads a couple years ago.

>>28475396
I just realized you posted a street bike so you were probably not asking about traila lol
>>28474935
If you haven't done chinook pass, I cannot recommend it enough. One of the coolest street rides I've found around here. Whistlin' jacks is a pretty well known stop for bikers, dirt and street alike

>>28475406
Was this in the UK? I feel like UK police are more interested in thought crimes than actual crime. Like you misgender a trans person and you get more prison time than some refugee that raped a minor.

>>28475366
checked king

>>28475399
>orange

>>28474935
Damn, that sucks man. Seems to be going around in the PNW, a local guy just had his pretty cool DR-Z stolen a couple of days ago too. My bike is insured, garaged and in a pretty safe neighborhood but I'm still paranoid about it and it's my parents' house that I'm only in temporarily, not sure what I'm gonna do once I get my own place again. (Hopefully I can get a townhouse or something with a garage but I can't really count on that.)

>>28475407
(different anon)
How's Chinook Pass compared to White and Snoqualmie? I've done both of those.

>>28475451
No this was also in the PNW. Our local governments need to be gitmo'd.

>>28475378
Is it 150cc or 1500cc? No abs? (Lol)

Please talk me out of buying a twin cam that allegedly "needs a new top end" as my first real project bike. Watching a playlist from How 2 Wrench right now trying to decide how deep I wanna go. Have a running bike already so my biggest risk besides writing the whole thing off is that I'll just let it sit in a million pieces and never finish it.

MY AUTISM GOING NUTS RN

>>28475487
I rebuilt a Honda dohc, it's not that bad.

>>28475328
I have done it once or twice. V65 SP? They're nice little bikes, not fast but very smooth and comfortable at normal speeds. You will put far more money into it than it will ever be worth.

>>28474935
>>28475472
You guys OR or WA? Portland retards fucked OR with those few years of legal drugs, there's still a huge homeless population where I am that pretty much all showed up because of that policy and they're responsible for pretty much all of the crime in an otherwise extremely safe, quiet area.

moot still lurks /dbt/

Surely tomorrow I will hear my bike is repaired right... It's been two months and twice the dealer said they ordered the parts but that was two different weeks.
>>28475166
You got the gundam GM 79 aesthetic going.
>>28475279
Yes, as a bigener you can trust me...

>>28475469
>snoqualmie
Chinook is more of a scenic byway, snoqualmie is for getting places. It can get you where you need to go faster if you're south of seattle sometimes, but snoqualmie being a much wider and faster freeway means it's much less fun of a ride. Chinook is just a really windy trip up basalt cliffs and some truly awesome views
>White
White is a lot more gradual and doesn't go as high. It's more of a "get you where you need to go" kind of ride but is still a lot more scenic than snoqualmie. Chinook is just the coolest of the three IMO. You can take another really cool highway, the 123, between white pass and chinook

>>28475390
Its good on commuting and a decent tenny competitor but god damn change off the stock tires and stock rear shock.

>>28475304
>I’m tall (5’3”).
Yea I'm tall too, feels good!

>>28475506
Could you imagine? If moot rode I feel like he'd ride a super cub

>>28475490
>IM LE HECKIN AUTISTIC!

>>28475490
What am I looking at

>>28475487
Visit a forum focusing on Twin Cams (and learn to post the year and model because they matter.)

Learn ALL the common project bike fuckups by asking (also in a forum since /dbt/ threads vanish in days at best) what to look for on that specific bike before choosing to buy.

Download and read factory service manuals and factory parts catalogs because spcific tech data is you friend. I suggest beginning with a carbed Twin Cam for easy tuning and if desired a simpler wiring harness.

Never go shopping hungry and never buy anything without a clear title.

>>28475297
God just gave you the setup for an amazing joke, you just need to figure out the punchline.

>>28475526
some sort of mantis appendage

>>28475540
Mantis blades from cyberpunk. My bro send them to me. Absolutely based.

>>28475528
Thanks. It's an 01 FXD so yeah the bike is carbed. All I know right now is that it has 65k miles, he took it to a shop where they did some work on the cam chest, oil pump and pushrods. At which point he bailed out after they said he needed a new top end and the bike doesn't run.
So I'll probably swing by and see what else I can find out and need to decide what I'm comfortable offering. But you are right I need to start browsing some other boards and get my resources straight.

>>28475536
I'll call them midgets but I have no intention of making fun of them. I just found it unusual.

>>28474909
>As a HD rider I only wave at non-HD riders
I don't wave at anyone who isn't wearing a helmet, and those stupid little beanies don't count.

Why do sellers think I give a shit what they paid for things?

>>28475399
>naked bike
>cool
nah

>>28475571
we were all born naked anon

>>28475558
Tour de minute

>>28475592
not me, I was born fully faired

>>28475597
there's nothing to be ashamed of

>>28475337
This image is from 2021, anons can verify I’m actually 5’3”. Gay anon (rip) scaled my height in photoshop quite accurately

>>28475386
Right on brother

>>28475520
Post yourself with 17” wheels in view for scale as proof

>>28475599
>they gave the goldwing a nervous system just so that it could suffer.

>>28475281
Nice bike, anon. Get out there and enjoy it. Dual sports are too much fun.

>>28475503
WA

>>28475476
1500cc and a supercharger. Something like a factory TURBO BUSA.

>>28475613
Thanks. Yeah, I've been trying to, just makes me nervous getting too deep without crash protection and repair stuff, so I'm trying to scrape some cash together for those things (adds up because I gotta get bags for the repair stuff, bars to put handguards on because the stock ones are retarded, etc.) before I can really start having fun with it.

>>28475618
Ah damn, I knew there was stuff fucked up about WA (holy fuck the gun laws) but I didn't know the crime was getting out of control the way it is in PDX and the Valley here in OR.

>>28475304
>I will never crash or drop my bike
thats not your choice to make, retard

>>28475633
Both states have so much mail ballot fraud that the Democrats can just do whatever.

left or right

>>28474541
Brother that is the most rushed motorcamping setup I've seen.

Protip: try a hammock

>>28474541
should have just taken the truck

>>28475407
Ironically I was actually in the market for an adventure or dirt bike when I saw the listing for the Katana. I'll definitely check out Chinook pass. Thankfully my Ninja 250 wasn't touched (probably because it is partially disassembled) but I got it running today once again proving it will outlast every other vehicle I own lol
>>28475503
WA

>>28475676
Ask on Guzzi forums how reliable that model is.

That Silver Wing is nice too and those basically run forever.

>>28475686
Adv's around here are great unless you really like to rode the edge of grip on the highways. Too many awesome forest service roads not to have the option. You can take a 4x4 road from greenwater up to stampede pass and beyond without ever hitting pavement. Lots of routes in every part of the state

>>28474541
Sounds like your tent wasn't properly setup

>>28475693
I know man, I just love the design of the Katana

>>28475676
Honder is a classic and will run forever, just don't expect to get anywhere quickly.
Guzzi will have more power but you'll have to deal with spaghetti wiring issues at some point.
Of those two listings, it sounds like the Honder owner knows a thing or two, so that will probably be in better shape despite the age difference.

>>28475660
Nope still not crashing. I’ve had a thousand brain dead cage niggers try and crash into me, I have dodged them all. I will dodge a thousand more. I have the awareness. The visibility. The acceleration. The ability to change direction instantly. I have the initiative in any potential confrontation. I will never crash a motorcycle

>>28475454
my bro

>>28475653
why u so jelly faggy?

>>28475715
now I know youre just lying lmfao

>>28475670
CA too, along with the never-ending flood of every single person from a red state who goes to college and comes out a libtard

>>28475676
Left.

>>28475693
Actually, what do you think of think of the RE Himalayan for WA?

>$43 petcock rebuild kit for DR350 arrives
>SWEET let's slap this bitch together
>wtf...
>none of these parts fit
>look it up
>WTFFFF THIS ISN'T A DR350 PETCOCK
Turns out a previous owner put an old ~late 70s Yamaha petcock on the tank.

I actually like the design of this petcock, but I'm not blowing $23 on each O-Ring I need for it.

Anyone know what I should do for O-Rings? Do motorcycle shops makes custom O-rings? Or should I try making some out of black permatex?

>>28475740
NTA, which one? 411 or 450?

>>28475749
450

>>28475390
I wants a trasalp. Why I poor?

>>28475743
>easily removable filter on the petcock without having to remove the petcock
Why is EVERY petcock like that?

>>28475755
*isnt
I hate having to remove the petcock to clean the mesh

>>28475752
Quite good apparently. Stock seats push you forward, get the touring seats. And it a heavy tractor. Go test ride.

I've got $5k burning a hole in my pocket.
I require spending it on more motorcycle. There are far more productive things I could be doing but left middle or right.

>>28475743
You can just measure the old ones and buy it off ebay for pennies, anon

>>28475770
hmm

>>28475772
There was nothing left of the old ones
Also buying things cheap on ebay hasn't existed in Canada for awhile. Shipping to Canada is like 10x as expensive as the US for no reason.
I'm really just making excuses for my impatience though, I don't want to wait 4 weeks for an O-ring

>>28475770
left, unless you already have something for offroad.

little faggy jelly asf kek

>>28475783
I've currently got an 850gs and a 390 adventure in the garage. Trying to get rid of the 390. But also kinda wanting to keep it. I do genuinely like it, even if it feels like it struggles at freeway speeds.

>>28475780
Find/buy something close enough in your o-ring drawer/amazon and cut and superglue to length - works in a pinch. Not even joking, look it up

>>28475780
you can get an entire new petcock assembly for under $20, all you need to do is measure the threads and get an adapter if necessary.

>>28475743
>Turns out a previous owner put an old ~late 70s Yamaha petcock on the tank.
then at most, there might be a bushing(adapter) in the tank that you have to remove to return it to having an original petcock. Becareful, tank threads might be fucked up.

>>28475770
CB350 produces roughly 15-20 HP. And has a semi-manual cam chain tensioner which is %100 reliable if adjusted but your PO will have never adjusted it. And the brakes aren't very good.
My father had one. He updated the front end with a CB360 disk brake and it was a good bike.

>>28475790
like, just standard superglue? Not rtv or anything?
>>28475792
If I can't seal this one (I like it) then that'll be the next step
>>28475800
From what I can tell it's all standard hardware. The original Suzuki bolts and like, plate thing are still there. I think it was just a direct swap. Some of the Yamaha quad petcocks are confirmed to be a direct fit from the forum guys, so this likely is too.

>>28475760
starting to like it when you post this couple

>>28472669 (OP)
use rubber plugs since i stripped the threads on my bike. aluminum threads are very unforgiving, just hand-tighten with a 3/8" wrench. no torque wrench.

So what, orc-maxx to get T H I C C adv gf?

>>28475815
>like, just standard superglue? Not rtv or anything?
yup. You'll want to avoid the gels, but pretty much that's how a lot of round profile gaskets are made.
https://youtu.be/RKnC2yHyuyI?t=110
fair warning, mute it.

>>28475815
You can always wrap the threads with teflon tape.

>>28475824
also, some people (like myself) argue against the square cut. but it seems to work fine so whatever.

>>28475827
theyre so fucking stupid oh my god

>>28475824
Might work well for the O-ring in the lever control area.
>>28475825
That'd work for the filter bowl o-ring that's missing, but not for the other two.

If I combine both those strategies I can just use permatex on the petcock/tank mating surface

>>28475740
They're pretty heavy for what they are but if you're just doing forestry roads with them they're pretty good bikes for that. Personally I'd rather try to make a dual sport into an adv than make an adv into a dual sport, but really depends on what you want to do

>>28475827
link?

>>28475788
I've taken my 390 on double track. I wouldn't recommend it, but it can happen. The new model years are really the ones to be looking at, though. The 390 adventure R would be better in the dirt than the 850 and better touring than the older 390

>>28475770
Left, the Triumph wins this round. CB350, too old, no FE, no ABS, no Disc? Nein danke. The CTX700? The fuck is this? Forward footpegs on a goldwing looking bike? This is retarded.

>>28475788
How do you like the GS anon?

>>28472669 (OP)
FRESH BREAD

>>28475853

>>28475853

>>28475853

>>28475728
The time has come for you to post your bike

Thanks to anon for the tip about pressing the rear brake to trigger the brake light. It's a lot easier than trying to squeeze the front brake, which only links to the light when it's pressed with a good amount of force.
Only issue is I'm sure a distracted driver won't notice the back light getting brighter, so uh, there's that.

Also, I have a rear drum brake and now I'm looking up how long they last. That'll be fun trying to find a replacement for one day.

>>28475935
>Only issue is I'm sure a distracted driver won't notice the back light getting brighter, so uh, there's that.
You can tap your foot so the brake light is blinking at least. Still no guarantees stay safe bruther.

>>28475676
fortnig did a good Silver Wing video. It won't get you there super fast or 2up but it's still a solid tourer.

>>28474935
F
ind the thieves and kill them in a self defence situation