Thread 28505305

Believe in yourself, aim for a flat concrete pad edition!

>Motorcycle tips and tricks
>RIP gn, gaymoo, indian, pink, connie crete
>cb500 leg legion
>tennyfren HQ
>personal attacks based on brand preferance
>benchracing
>Milkcrate mounting solutions
>tendy rating services
>Motorcycle anime girls
>never buy used, never buy new

MEET, FIGHT, rub noses together!
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https://cycle-ergo.com
https://superbikeschool.com
https://sharp.dft.gov.uk/helmets

Janny repellant
>https://www.4chang.org/feedback

>Twist of the Wrist II by Keith Code:
https://www.youtube.com/watchv=ClmFaHuJUDU&t=111s&ab_channel=JeffersonRossonVargas

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

>cub
https://hianime.to/watch/super-cub-15567?ep=57412

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>>28505305 (OP)
weeb thread

Well shit.

>>28505319
did you lose your finger?

>>28505319
Ya grab the chain with a rag?

>>28505319
RIP OLD TOP

>>28505322
>lose
No.
I found it.

>3 forever bikes
RC51
929/954
VFR800fi

new bike here

whats the minimum I gotta pack for a bike trip outside my city? I have CAA for towing but not sure what people normally bring

>>28505326
STORY

>>28505262
For me it's the Honda elite.

>>28505328
>minimum I gotta pack for a bike trip outside my city
Let me tell you this, clean, dry clothes to change into after a long day of riding is a little slice of heaven. Pretty much everything else is optional.

>>28505305 (OP)
Bikes are cool and all but if I have to listen to one more Harley Davidson pull into the gas station with the loudest exhaust I've ever heard in my entire life and then rev the engine repeatedly as if everyone within a mile doesn't already have permanent hearing damage then I will have no choice but to throw its owner into the nearest storm drain and then rip it apart one piece at a time with my bare hands

>>28505305 (OP)
REAL BREAD

>>28505334

>>28505334

>>28505334

>>28505329
i think he might have a hard time typing rn anon

>>28505346
Just do the voice to text thing shoomer does.

>>28505328
Toolkit, clean clothes, satellite communicator to call for help if you're way the fuck off the grid (this will be regular cell phones in a couple years once Starlink-to-cell escapes beta), toiletries, etc. for overnight, stuff to do while resting up (book, boardshorts, etc.).

>>28505341
What do you mean real? youre late!

>>28505352
Toolkit is my main thing, outside of the OEM what should I be carrying? Planning road riding starting with a day trip at most so I can figure out the logistics

>>28505341
>si link
No

GOOOOOD MORNING SAAARS


https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KhtT8bokpO4

>>28505365
i dont think this niggaz indian

>>28505327
3 honders, based AF

>>28505361
A day's road trip, you are fine, just take water. Snacks if you'll be hungry. You should not need anything for a day's ride.

>>28505346
>>28505350
>>28505329

I gotchu.

>>28505326
Use this: https://vocaroo.com/

>3 forever bikes

V-MAX
XSR900GP
R7

>>28505361
>outside of the OEM what should I be carrying?
Tape and zip ties.

I piled all kinds of shit on my bike the first time I over-nighted. Now I just make sure I have my tool roll, my bike cover, disc lock, backpack with clean clothes, Dopp kit, and charging cables.

I genuinely don't undertand. What's stopping them from selling more unique liveries? People love this.

>>28505384
Yamaha is DONE, finished.

>>28505389
>Put lipstick on a pig
You can try anon, but there is no lipstick for cracked frames and oil consumption.

>>28505388
Also along with clean clothes I bring an old pair of sneakers. Putting on worn in, comfy shoes after wearing moto-boots all day is nice.

>>28505337
>>28505320
>>28505316
>>28505313
>>28505090
bruh

Gotta change my oil on my Vitplien 401,
worth it to get good oil and filters vs the OEM oil change kit?


65 CAD + tax for OEM and ~85 + tax for Motul 7100 + filter kit

>>28505394
Or just buy TCX Street Ace and get comfy from the beginning.

>>28505393
cute vino girl

Which fucking thread are we using. God this shit is so annoying

What the FUCK does up to 4 business days even mean and why the FUCK is shipping so retarded??
Earliest is this week up to days 1 2 and 3?? Yeaj right
Or day 4 falls on NEXT MONDAY

Git a zeta chain guide
Works connection axle blocks
And a did 530 oring chain
HOPEFULLY ITS ALL WORTH IT FUCK

>>28505415
For me, it's the classic thread format. Rip kiwi.

>>28505341
>>28505305 (OP)
Niether of these bakers have the Shooms Suffering Saga in their op
Therefore both are abhorrently fake amd gay, can confirm™

>>28505415
>>28505422
we are on the other one bros

>>28505393
>he's still trying to be mean towards Yamaha (the best manufacturer)

Silly.

>>28505426
he posted a vino though, maybe he doesnt realize it.

>>28505428
I do, Yamaha scoots never broke. Replacing r6 and r1 with r7 and r9 is why I'm ass mad.

Reminder: Honda wasn't good enough to make piston rings for regular Toyota cars 70 years ago when standards were lower, while Yamaha is good enough today and makes the whole engines for top tier Lexus supercars

>>28505434
Hmm, maybe Yamaha is a good brand after all.

>>28505440
Yes!
It is a good brand!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnDu1HHOo78

>>28505340
>buy bike
>don't rev it
HNB (hell no brother), it's the opposite of hyb.

>>28505340
Cute animu, are you not wearing ear plugs animu kun?

>ride in the woods
>pack only minimal set of tools/parts
>carry only a 21" spare tube because technically it can work in the rear 18" tire also and the tube is the biggest/heaviest thing to pack
>tube only gets punctured when out in the woods
>only ever change tubes when in the middle of nowhere
>both tires only ever have 21" tube in them
>rear tire always has the wrong tube size
do i care about this? nothing bad has happened yet

fuckin hate inner tubes fuckin hate em

>>28505455
Time to do conversion or get tubeless rims?

>>28505472
>goes over a bump
>de-beads it

>>28505474
>>de-beads it
Does this happen? Sad.

>>28505472
i want new suspension too but i live in west chutney and its hard to get stuff
>>28505474
never heard of this happening. you want to ride with the correct tire pressure though
>>28505478
no

>>28505431
You meant replacing R6 with R9
and R1 with R1-V4?

>>28505431
Just aspire to having a flat, level, concrete pad on which to clean and maintain your motorcycle.

>>28505434
what if you put yamaha engine in honder frame?

>>28505305 (OP)
Hello. I'm looking for a beginner bike to use on a commute to work. Any recs? I got like 500 bucks to spend on it.

>pic unrelated

>>28505500
Honda scoots, kymco scoot, or basically any scoot that you can get that is Japanese or Taiwanese.

>>28505500
>500 bucks
Bicycle.

>>28505500
you might want to save up a bit more, $500 isn't going to a reliable bike. you could find a scoot in that price range. what type of bike you fit depends on how tall you are. if it's your first bike best stay under 500cc engine size.

>>28505361
Tire plug kit and a tiny air inflator like pic related. Unless you have an ancient bike, the only issue you're likely to encounter with enough frequency to justify carrying a tool for it is running over a nail and getting a flat tire. I've been riding for years for a few tens of thousands of miles per year and flats are the only issue I've encountered that needed to be dealt with immediately.

>>28505527
do they make little cans of fix a flat?

>>28505527
I've you 20k km over 6 years, not much. But having tubless tyres, I've never faced a complete flat once, I check pressure before the ride, if its too less, check for punctures, plug and fill and ride. Fortunately same for Car, never stranded in the middle of no-where with flats. Also, I've never carried a pump or plug kit, I probably should.

>>28505529
The CO2 Tube? That sounds like a good idea for bike.

>>28505490
It's not needed, Yamaha frames are perfectly fine.

>>28505532
I owned a Triumph Thunderbird that used to get flats constantly. I have no clue why that bike attracted nails and screws so much more than any other bike but it was definitely not a confidence. One time I hit a screw and lost air really fast, had to pull over at a gas station which was miraculously close by. Got the tire fixed. Next day the tire was a little low again and I thought the plug was leaking and shoved another plug in to double stuff the hole. Checked that it wasn't leaking, reinflate, and went for a ride. Then in 15 minutes the tire was low again and I realized I had hit a second screw on the way home the previous day and the tire had two holes.

>>28505529
You mean the green gunk? Don't use that, use the liquorice. It's way more effective.

>>28505361
make a list of screws and get wrenches/sockets that fit them. carry whatever you need to fix a flat. and then never use any of these things because if your bike breaks down you will probably call a tow truck.
>>28505527
electric pumps are ridiculous. i am using this

>>28505546
do you have to remove the tire to use those?

>>28505489
R1 V4 is not prod ready. Buy I hate Yamaha.

>>28505558
nope. you stab the hole and twist. cut off the excess plug material and inflate. its so much easier than changing or patching a tube

Did you know some people wanted an R7 so badly they had to build it by themselves?

>>28505570
Did YOU know that a Can Am spyder is better than that PoS

>>28505573
Better for you.

>>28505570
And the one of bike didn't have cracked frame? Lol, yamahahaahahaha.

>>28505547
Have you actually inflated a flat motorcycle tire with one of those little things? It would take 20 minutes

>>28505592
>Have you actually inflated a flat motorcycle tire with one of those little things? It would take 20 minutes
yea definitely. how much air do you think is in a motorcycle tire? a dirtbike tire inflates to around 1 bar, a road bike to what 2 bar or something? 5 minutes.

>>28505599
>1 bar
Come on anon, even in a country where we use metric for everything, we use PSI for tyre pressure. Its kinda retarded to use 1.8bar for front tyre and 2.1bar for back? WTF?

>>28505601
>Come on anon, even in a country where we use metric for everything, we use PSI for tyre pressure
not in my house

the tiny pump works a lot easier than you think. you're carrying it constantly, and only using it in the rare case that you are doing a repair and are going to be inconvenienced regardless.

>>28505601
>Come on anon, even in a country where we use metric for everything, we use PSI for tyre pressure.
So you don't use metric for everything

i found a socket adaptor that coincidentally fits into the end of my screwdriver, so i carry this instead of a socket handle. there's a hole in the screw driver handle that i can feed a hex key through for more leverage if it happens to be a difficult screw. im also carrying extra fuses, small bits of wire, duct tape, zip ties. the biggest items are the fucking tube (fuck), small tire irons, and a wrench for the axle nuts. tubeless would get rid of like 80% of my tools weight.

>>28505599
Yeah, can confirm you've definitely never done it. There's a reason that item is call "bicycle pump."

I think you've used that pump for your bicycle, and you're assuming that a motorcycle tire and a bicycle tire both at 1bar would contain the same amount of air. This is wrong because pressure is measured per square inch. So take your estimate and multiply it by 10 to get the actual duration.

>>28505617
well thank fuck for the thinking version of AI

i run dunlop mx53, and i pump them to roughly 1 bar with something exactly like the tiny hand pump pictured. it really doesn't take that long

>>28505619
Fine, but that's a very skinny tire and a very low pressure. A sportbike rear tire takes 42psi which is almost 3 bar and probably has 3x the volume, and also take into account the fact that those little hand pumps get harder to pump the higher the pressure gets. It could easily take 10x longer to pump up most road bike tires. I would not recommend a hand pump to someone going on a tour especially because the electric one is basically the same weight, size, and price

Do you know a biker girl IRL? What is she like?

>$3,000 Yamaha in my cunt

Do you know what DBT stands for? It stands for:
DON'T
BE
THIRDIE

>>28505659
she falls over a lot because her legs are too short

>>28505500
You only have $500 for a bike? Use it to open a savings account.
The only scooter you're going to find for $500 is going to be on FB, have no title, a destroyed ignition, be beat to hell, and require you to bring cash to a very bad part of town.
Either that or be a fly-by-night rebadged Chinese hunk of shit.
The hard truth is that a quality scooter is going to cost you so much money that buying a motorcycle is always going to be a better deal unless you have a really specific need for a scooter.

>>28505617
this is BS, I use a bicycle pump and it takes about 2 minutes to get a front tyre from flat to 30 psi, takes a bit longer on the rear but 5 tops.
moderately sized bike pump though, but no way a tiny one takes anywhere near that

>>28505659
A fat Mexican lesbian

>>28505692
Be the hero /dbt/ needs and make a video of yourself inflating a motorcycle tire with one of those little hand pumps.

>>28505674
:(

3000 for an R1? Mutts can't suffer.

>>28505708
>25yo clapped out carbed r1
>3k

In the US you can buy a mint RZV500 or YZF600 for less

Why live?

>>28505695
Not that anon, but I've inflated a car tire with a small bicycle hand pump. Took me like 30 minutes to get it to 15psi/1bar

How much would you pay for a 1992 XJ400S?

Anon? Please be honest.

>>28505305 (OP)
Cute!

>>28505738
1 buck per CC, that's generally what I pay for my bikes anyway.

>>28505738
I've never heard of that, so I assume the parts are somewhat rare. Given that it's old and slow, and not particularly collectible or classic, it can't be worth much more than 1500 bucks. That's about the ground floor for anything that runs.

>>28505742
Ok, sell me an R1 for $1000

>>28505319
What happened

My attempt at installing bar risers got blocked with this piece of rubber that's held in place with a clamp that's attached to the bracket.
I can't safely pull the cables through this grommet, and I see no obvious way to un-clamp it.

>>28505761
yank that bitch out

>>28505766
> just damage your bike bro!
I'm pretty sure there's a better way.

>>28505769
This is the problem with you new bike bitches. You gotta treat every bike like a shitbike.
If it don't budge, it's angle grinder time.

>>28505659
She’s very nice, sweet, rides decent, and is always respectful (she’s me :D)

>>28505770
Now this is based

>>28505774
Since you are a tranny, you should kys. When are girl rides its nice, when troons remove the helmet, only to be bamboozled to see a troon underneath brings disgust. Even if she ugly, there is no disgust, just indifference, when its a troon, it makes my skin crawl.

>>28505769
Bruh, your bike is meant to be dropped, lowsided and you are worried about a smol yank? Why are you worried? Is it chink bike or that part made out of plastic?

>>28505782
Oh? Is that the case? I didn’t realize, I’ll be looking into this. I haven’t experienced it firsthand yet but I’ll keep my head on a swivel and my eyes peeled for this reaction of “disgust”
Thanks for the tip anon! Hope you’re well <3

>>28505761
I'm pretty damn sure that grommet can slide on that cable. Squirt some WD-40 on it.

>>28505708
Post a 3k R1 from your country. The best R1 wins

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WF39b84_gYg

Remember: whenever you see a female tell her to ATGATT

>>28505327
Pan America
Street Bob
Solid mount evo sportster

>>28505831
PanAm ST is kinda cute. Would buy/10

https://youtu.be/3x04jNHWQ4k

motorrad

>>28505327
Sold my 929 in '09 after losing my job. Still regret it to this day.

>>28505327
Izh Jupiter
IMZ Ural
Actually don't have a 3rd forever bike yet, that slot is open.
I'm starting to like my Moto Guzzi Cali 3 now that it broke down, but dunno if it's up there with my Soviets just yet.

>>28505736
>>28505695
I’m also not that anon and I also keep my tires inflated with a bike pump, motorcycle tires just aren’t that big
Maybe if I had a giant cruiser with a big fat rear wheel that would be another story

>>28505333
Nice but make way for bestest moped.

>>28505894
Cute, but that's not the Yammerhammer Morphous

Viffer 800 2014 came with ABS? What in the hell? Honda rellay tried to give us something special and we all cheaped out. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

>>28505914
Those are magnificent ba5tards.

Have a 650.

>VFR800 was made until 2019
Firsties cannot suffer if they tried. Viffer, ABS. I graduated in 2018 and it was sold after that. We never got it, but firsties everywhere got 2019 Viffer. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

>>28505925
No joke, I'd buy this and get comfy. This looks like sofa on wheels. Probably has the typical scool rake angle and its going to be twitchy as fuck. This is the fuck you King of scoot anon. I want this. This even looks like a mini goldwing.

>>28505930
VFR lost it after this generation. I think someone on here owns this one.

>>28505738
Maybe $1500

BMW F450GS is coming with ASA (e-clutch from bimmer). I just want them to launch with tubeless spokes. ABS will be standard anyway. Possibly as less weight as possible. BMW please don't disappoint us. It should be out in couple months. First bike I buy new? IDK.

>>28505746
>Ok, sell me an R1 for $1000
I buy my bikes for a buck per CC, I sell them for way more.

Also, hopefully comfy back seats on the F450GS like the big ones. IDK how it was on the 310GS. Anyone tried riding bitch on the 310?

>>28505954
why do you want a 450?

>>28505974
As a jeet, its the cheapest good adv I can buy, Himmy is also good, but its too slow, single, vibey and pig fat. Bimmer is the only hope. I'd buy a Transalp today if they didn't rape me with import tax.

>>28505948
Would you pay two?

>>28506035
If I really wanted it, tires were under 5 years old, and it was clean and up to date on services I'd go up to as high as $2500. But as a casual shopper I wouldn't pay $2000.

>>28505954
I got bad news, anon. Have you seen the most recent photos they snapped of testing? If the lowered suspension, cast alloy wheels, and fairings are what will be in production, it will not launch in dual sport form. It will be a baby touring bike first, and then hopefully we'll get what we saw on the prototype bike later.

>>28505738
Just check your local state's craigslist or FBM. Copy the price a bit higher than median, tell negotiable. Be fair.

>>28506050
They make the bike ugly during testing, I really hope this is not how they release it. I'll most definitely not buy it new then.

I’ve come to challenge the moto gymkhana master

>>28505738
I'd go to 3k just because it isn't a 600.

>>28506065
I’ve been honing my skills to a razor’s edge…

>>28506064
My $.02, but just save up for the Transalp and eat the import taxes. It's a damn Honda. Boring, but I have not seen any reason to believe that you won't still be riding the damn thing a decade from now.

>they're trying to revive the VFR meme
>power to weight of a CP2
>less efficient
>heavier
>slower
>not even nearly as reliable

>>28505918
>>28505930
>>28506083
>others are also AAAAAAHHHHposting
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

>>28506050
I would think they'll probably have the base model GS and then a GS Adventure for more money.

>>28506065
>>28506067
Very based, wow everyone on Yamahas rides good and leans far.

I have a dream

>>28505954
should have bought an Enduro bike instead

Ride safe! Always assume cagers don't see you.

>>28505974
If the weight and chassis are right, why would you not? Eclutch is fucking aids, though

>>28506121
>Name the model Gelände/Straße
>It's Staße only, you have to pay more for the Gelände feature set
I see BMW is also embracing DLC as the future of motorcycling.

>>28505954
I don't understand the "adventure bike" thing at all. why wouldn't you just get a 450 or 700 enduro bike with a good aftermarket seat? these adventure things are awful off-road, they're not great on the road, so what are they? an autistic tennis shoe

>>28505761
That's a ziptie you retard. Just cut it with a knife and then put a new one back when you're done.

JONESIN FOR 2 WHOLS BROS
I DONT THINK IM GONNA MAKE IT
I THINK IMA HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER BIKE
AGHHHHHHHH
THEN IN GONNA BE FUCKED FOR HAULING NOT ONE BUT TWO BIKES BACK
AND THEN WHAT DO WITH EXTRA BIKE OMCE ALL IS SAID AND DONE
AHHHHH
THE NEVER ENDING AHHH CHRONICLES
A
H
H
H
H
G
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>>28505761
>>28505766
>>28505799
I went to a local mechanic and guess what — he squirted some WD-40 on it and yanked that bitch out.
The parking brake cable and the front brake line are a bit tense, but it's just good enough for these risers. Let's see if it fixes the ergo issues. If not, I'll be like one of those boomers who sells an almost new bike.
>>28505784
No, it's a jap bike that has factory rust. The East has fallen.
>>28506215
It's not just a zip tie, it's a special zip tie with a protruding part that keeps it firmly attached to the metal bracket underneath. I can't find this part in the oem parts catalog (it should be there though), so if I damage it I'll have a hard time replacing it.

>>28506181
I'd use it in traffic.

>>28506074
15k USD for transalp? That's just stupid. Although Honda makes up for it in cheap spares and service. Kawi, aprillia, Duc and BMW rape you in the ass with parts and service costs. Suzuki is no Honda but still fine.

Wouldn't you pay 5k for F450gs instead? 6k at max.

>>28506074
For context, RS 457 costs $5800 out the door, BMW won't price it more than that.

>>28506255
At least with the boxerbeemers the maintenance is pretty rare unless you crash. Oil, tires, shaft fluid every other year.

>>28506173
You can't really go on the road with them in most of the world, they require more maintenance and are not sold in most places. But why would you get one of those if you live in the US idk. I don't even know why some Americans get 'beginner bikes' since they don't have the legislation forcing this segment of the market.
In Europe you have to get one of these small bikes or a restricted version of some bigger bikes, in the US you can get whatever the fuck you want.

>>28506274
I'd own a bimmer though, thought about used f850s, but they all are too expensive.

>>28506255
You guys really run a fucking 50% import tax on Nippon bikes? That's outrageous dude.

>>28506181
>Eclutch is fucking aids
Honda e-clutch is not aids, it's just a quickshifter that also lets you forget about the clutch lever at traffic lights.
There's literally zero downsides to e-clutch, go try it.

>>28506188
They've done the base GS and GSA(dventure) thing for a long time now.

>>28506188
It's a DLC only if you can magically unlock the features, not if you have different hardware.

>>28505305 (OP)
Base pedo weeblet thread.

>>28505305 (OP)
Why'd you leave little bitch, had to take an emotional break?

>>28506381
can you turn it off? I test rode a motorcycle and either couldn’t (or couldn’t figure out how) to turn the quick shifter off. It’s a cool feature in dead stop traffic when there’s too many tractor trailers to split, but I like doing my own clutchless shifts and I don’t want a feature that takes that away from me.

>>28506280
>In Europe you have to get one of these small bikes or a restricted version of some bigger bikes
wrong

>>28505835
I think the CVO is pure sexo

>>28506495
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qytIFqtZiVw&t=512s
Probably like with ABS on most bikes it will turn on again the next time you ride, but if you really want to inconvenience yourself a bit of inconvenience shouldn't scare you away from trying it.

>>28506500
That anon clearly means A1/A2 licenses — and yes, you have to get a restricted version of a bike if the standard version is too powerful.

> 390 SMC R curb weight: 154 kg
> 690 SMC R kerb weight: 158 kg
Hmmmmmmmm

>>28506529
underageb&

>>28506546
Underage yurochads can't get even A1.

>>28505319
>deleted
erm, what the spruce!

>>28506243
Victory
>parking brake cable
What bike has a parking brake?

>>28506526
Thanks anon ill check out this video later
anything that keeps us away from the 100% paddle shift DCT future is a good thing as far as im concerned

>>28506545
Power to weight ratio needs to be low enough to fit A2 licensing requirements

>>28506567
Hilariously the Harley Nightster is A2 compliant by default.

>>28506573
Nope, more than 35kW and more than 0.2kW/kg.
Dunking on hd is only fun when it's factually correct.
>>28506567
I hate the antichrist.
I hope 390 at least vibrates less.

>>28506573
No it's not. It needs to be restricted to 35kW. And the A2 nightster, once derestricted, cannot make more than 95hp.
I don't understand this cuckery, I had never even touched a motorcycle before getting my A2 license and I rode 1000cc bikes (illegally) with no issues. Meanwhile if you do it properly you could find yourself riding for two years with a 40hp bike and then get a 150hp bike and kill yourself right away.
I wish I was American, living in Europe feels like playing with Bowling with the barriers your entire life.

>>28506551
you have to be 18 to post here, not 16

>>28506590
It's a shame, a 400cc platform like that would be a great budget dual sport/adv

>>28506680
inb4 Versys 400 based on the ZX4 engine

>>28505415
BIG GORL

>>28506658
Anon, I see you want to communicate some message, but you are terrible at that.

>>28506514
The day i was harleymogged
>>28506590
Based antichrist hater

>>28506682
That would clean up there model line up, you would have only the 400 or 1000 option and nothing else.

>>28506514
Ehh, its OK. But doesn't come in an ST model yet

>>28506428
you shouldn't address the chef directly

Any of you guys ridden or galloped a horse? How’s the vibe compare to riding?
Asking seriously actually

>>28506965
On a horse you'd sit like twice as high as even the biggest anti-manlet adv

>>28505940
>*Raughs*
You wouldn't know excellence if it walked up and Frenched you. Pre-tec is all kino.

>>28506179
>he posted the girls eating
I hope you always have access a nice flat concrete pad in your life so you can wash and maintain your motorcycle with ease.

>>28506972
>counter leaning at speed
Yea he has never watched totw2

>>28506545
Not to mention the 690/701s are one of the few KTMs with reasonable service intervals. How does the new 390 fare?

Make sure to have a great day /dbt/

Ktm's are the greatest off-road weapons in the world

>>28507020
It's the same sort of interval if not a little better.

>>28506965
I rode a dobkey and a 10 or 13 hand horsie when i was a kid, i dont remember, but my cousin was being a butthole and she slapp horsie ass causing me to hold onto dear horse qnd life
Was fun though, if i got a horse nowadays my hope eould be he is a tall roan named roach and i am at least 300 year old witcher with skills to match my fusrohdah shouting at schizobabble demons
That or guy quioxte, tough choice and hes literally me irl
Horse can also be cool ferns if your best buds
Need land though

Finally got luggage. Motocamping soon(tm)

>>28505305 (OP)
>flat concrete pad
>girl is the opposite of flat

>>28507156
>ai slop

>>28507073
Thanks!
>>28507182
Don't call Connie Crete slop.

I hope your day is brightened by a flat concrete pad and a spotless motorcycle

My day is brightened by Soviet owners manuals, love these

>>28506280
husqvarna 701

>>28506280
>In Europe you have to get one of these small bikes or a restricted version of some bigger bikes
Yet the Rocket 3 is a thing

>>28506280
Smaller bikes weigh less and you can't make use of much more than 40 horsepower on dirt anyway. The maintenance is also fine on all but the highly stressed ktm/husqy models and it's much easier to do the work in the first place

>>28506888
What did you mean by this

How stupid would it be to dress like this on a bike?

>>28507698
The pads won't really help much since they probably won't stay in place in a bike crash.
You need be careful about tucking in your laces if you're dumb enough to ride in vans, getting a lace shoelace wrapped around your shifter and falling over at a red light when you try to put your foot down and it get's snagged is pretty fucking embarassing, having a stiff sole or shank in the boots makes riding way more comfortable anyways.

Boots, jeans, gloves and helmet has always been my bare minimum.

>>28507601
That's not a cvo

>>28507779
Oh you meant CVO ST
That’s why I asked “what did you mean by this”
I wasn’t sure what you meant

If anyone's in Illinois like me can someone tell my what the process for getting your license was like? I'm working on getting my driver's license first and eventually the M Class permit.

I went for a ride on my old bike again and now I know why a new bike damages my thumb more despite being less buzzy:
- old bike's handlebar is thin, and the grips are thin, so the thumb barely touches the grip;
- new bike's handlebar is thick, and the grips are thick, and I tried to combat the vibrations by making it even thicker with a foam grip cover, so the entirety of my thumb rests on the grip, and whatever vibrations are there gets transferred to it more directly.

Obvious in hindsight.

>>28507077
Not with those tires.

>>28507077
>buys a KTM
>puts vatozone flood lights on it
mfw

>>28507982
So you're retarted. Gotcha

i like this tread better than the other ones, its cuter with crete

>>28508213
Yeah pretty much

I haven't ridden either of my motorcycles in 3 years since I moved...
I just have no where to go now that I work from home and the roads near me all suck

>>28508278
Get a smaller bike (think z500 or supermoto) and have fun in city/suburban areas.

>>28508290
>Yeah bro cope by downgrading, that'll make you feel better. Trust me bro, I ride a grom (and nothing else)

>>28508278
so go offroad. or get a bike with fat tires so you cant feel the shitty road anymore

>>28508302
roads all suck as in low speed limit straight hellscape
fastest road within 20 miles of me is a 55
they also suck as far as condition goes too though

>>28508305
you don't need speed for fun, you can get something with 20-50 HP and get sick at stunting it, see how long you can hold a wheelie down those straights

>>28508329
>get sick at stunting
I'm straight

>>28508305
>offroad
I'm not sure what this has to do with road conditions and speed limits. Do you not have trails near you?

>>28508278
>t. cantwheelie coper

>>28508433
did dbt become some faggot stunter shit in the past couple years?

>>28508305
Sell your car, guaranteed to ride more
Use the proceeds to buy winter gear and get anslas winter tires shipped from the Turks
Bet there’s someone here in eurolandia who would help you do that

>>28508455
>scared of speeding
>scared of doing wheelies
>scared of riding?

>>28508477
>scared of growing up

>>28508481
Why are you riding a bike if you think fun things are inherently childish?

>>28508455
all I hear is cope and seething
go pop a clutch or roast a tire and reclaim your nuts

>>28505305 (OP)
She could wash my bike, if you know what I mean

>>28508485
why do you think the only way to have fun on a motorcycle is going 150 mph and stunting?

>>28508496
Nta but if you want to have fun riding again despite your road situation, you should try hitting up some local trails

>>28508496
Who said anything about stunting and going 150mph. Popping a little wheelie when no one's around, a short highway pull, smooth clutchless shift and tigh u-turns, etc... Those are all fun things to do on a motorcycle.
But if your roads are boring then being a bit more spirited in town and suburban riding is a good way to have some fun, just don't endanger other people.

>tfw off road riding is illegal in my country
I wish I was American

>>28508521
>I wish I was American
everyone does

>>28508248
With a flat and level concrete pad, motorcycle maintenance becomes a breeze.

>>28508302
based Suzuki poster, check out all these Suzuki curries.

>>28508535
>no carry curry
Missed opportunity.

>>28508556
Maybe the Swift makes them more money, in my mind they used their most popular models

>live in mexifornia
>get hit by a tesla at 126 mph
>land 500 feet away
friendly reminder, riding a bike is only safe in japan.
https://youtu.be/Gc_wRJSVT7g?si=PBYeQc3SEr8ygZ-3

>>28508572
I don’t ride a motorcycle to be safe

>>28508572
This is why you need a bike that can go 130.

>>28506192
>I don't understand the "adventure bike" thing
>why wouldn't you just get a 450 or 700 enduro


Boomers who can't ride anything but street wanting to LARP as someone who rides dirt

>these adventure things are awful off-road

They're really not, even with abysmal factory suspension.

>>28508617
The Tenere is by far the most dirtbikey of the midweight ADVs.

>>28508628

True.

Most of the time they're more capable than the rider is, but put a good rider on one and it won't take long to break it

Put some real, actually good suspension on one and it'll do anything you ask of it

>>28508617
i ride with guys offroad and anyone on an adv gets stuck on rocks and digs holes with the rear tire and generally stops wanting to ride when the conditions are wet or the terrain gets interesting

>>28508635
>>28508617
these are trails, man. basically a road

>>28508659

sounds like wusses who can't ride

>>28508664

it's my own small private enduro loop, it's got a little bit of everything

>catch a warning for the old p.o.n.t.i.a.c. Acronym
Jannies are human garbage news at 11

>>28508635
I’m gonna post toni on a Africa twin again, it’s 100% the rider

>>28508711
>old p.o.n.t.i.a.c. Acronym
wtf is it?

>>28508739
Looking at a Pontiac, some poor old fellow thinks it’s a Cadillac

Ewan McGregor is a badass fr

>>28508783
this doesn't look very impressive sport bikes can do this.

>>28508699
getting stuck on rocks is due to the wide ass frame. digging holes is partially a skill issue but also because the tires are wide like road tires. the bikes above 450 are also heavy as fuck and you do not want to be picking them up all day. they are comfortable on dirt roads i guess but I wouldn't want to do any real enduro with one. no reason I wouldn't just get one of the enduro bikes with low maintenance intervals like the ktm/husqv/gasgas 700s

What's the consensus on the 01' TL1000?

>Is it a cope rc51 death trap or is it purtt gud

>>28509021
S models included in this question

>>28509021
It's super cool. You should get one. We had an anon with one a couple years ago.

>>28509044
The suspension seems kinda bootleg. Did that anon die or nah

>>28509083
dunno

>>28509083
>The suspension seems kinda bootleg
>extruded aluminium frame with bracing on the bottom like a modern moto GP bike but its 1996
which suspension parts are you tlaking about little wrecnhlet faggot?

>>28508572
if a person hits you like that in a car you aren't waliing away either but neither would he in that situation.

>>28509486
Listen here zoomer fag, if you actually LIVED during that Golden age of sports bikes you'd vividly remember the 'Widowmaker' moniker attached to the TL because of its geometry.

Suzuki literally had to outfit the damn thing with stabilizers from how fucking wonky it is you no-tool faggot.

And by the way you bumbling slack jawed retard, the TLs swing arm was based off F1 engineering NOT moto gp so check yourself before you open your stupid fucking mouth again

How the fuck are you supposed to change a tire with Tubeliss without damaging the tube? Even the official how to tells you to spoon if off then "...just pull on the rim while pushing down on the tire and it will come right out" which is not even remotely true

>>28509622
>, the TLs swing arm was based off F1 engineering NOT moto gp
wrenchlet

>>28509622
>if you actually LIVED during that Golden age of sports bikes
seems like you lived it and still ended up as a retarded buzzword spouting retard that has never turned a wrench in his life

Any sex havers ITT? If so which biek?

>>28505393
Is Yamaha having cracked frame problems again?

>>28510085
This never happened quit posting it.

>>28510080
You should me more focused on acquiring a flat concrete pad to take care of your bike.

>>28509999
>Comatose response with no substance of retort
Wasted digits, come back when you have something to say besides projecting YOUR lack of wrenching skills.

>>28510132
bitch during the initial reply you literally changed the subject to buzzwords when i asked you what the FUCK is wrong with the suspension kek. like what the fuck are you event alking about the fuckign swingarm? the forks? youre not talking about shit kek, fucking wrenchlet.

You are both wrong. And you are both assholes.
It was only the shock, the rotary shock absorber that was based on F1 technology and didn't really work out. There are several kits available to replace it with a traditional shock.
As far as the geometry, half the sport bike sold today come with the steering damper. The ones that don't probably should.

>>28510154
>You are both wrong.
wrong about what dumbass? you cant even see the rear shock this faggot said it looks "bootleg"
>As far as the geometry, half the sport bike sold today come with the steering damper.
whats rake of that tl and whats the rake of the average modern liter. go ahead, change the subject.

>>28510154
This is this shit I appreciate. Give this post the digits ffs.
I figured there was aftermarket remedies, cool to have confirmation about converting it.

>>28510320
>Give this post the digits ffs.
Kys redditor
>figured there was aftermarket remedies
For what, the rake? The rear swingarm? A damper? Fucking lel you know you're a wrenchlet trying to get your post count up to post in the classifieds.

>>28510324
>for what
For the handling you midwit
>heh you're just--
No I'm really not and I got nothin to prove to a baboon like you

>>28510340
>THE HANDLING ON THIS 90S RACE BIKE IS BAD OKAY
how about post your back tire before commenting on anything related to racing, wrenchlet
>I've got nothing to prove!!!!
what are you gonna not prove ROMFLAMAHAHAHAHAHA

>>28510353
>90s
>01 was mentioned
>Back tire posting like we're preteens on tiktok
>Retard downplays the negative significance of the zukis rotary shock
Riiiiiight

>>28510397
>>Retard downplays the negative significance of the zukis rotary shock
bro shut the fuck up you wrenchlet faggot

>>28510405
Every accusation is a confession

>>28510430
>BRO THE HECKIN SUSPENSION DOESNT LOOK GOOD OKAY!!!
post that back tire or just shut the fuck up, wrenchlet

>>28508739
Poor old nigger thinks it's a cadillac

>>28508530
>>28510095
cute posts

Pinched my tubliss bladder changing out my tire so now I can't ride trails until I get a new one in

Difference between supermoto and dual sport? They seem similar

Today I spent an hour on an R12. Even though it forces you into a hunched position this felt so ergonomically right that I was completely fresh after the ride. Handles perfectly, but something about it made me ride in a super relaxed manner. It's the first time I felt like I was CROOOOOOSING. Certainly a better cruiser than Nightster/Sportster S, but I'd take RevMax over this rumble machine. Its power delivery is just weird — it surely is powerful, but you need to rev it to squeeze the juice, but it is too slow to rev up, so you simply can't shoot from a stop light.

>>28511607
Dual sports have big wheels with knobbies to jump over logs and have traction on any terrain.
Sumos have small wheels with street/slick tyres to lean into turns at extreme angles without losing traction.
Slightly different geometry. And the riding technique is a bit different — e.g. offroading on a dual sport you'll ride standing quite often, but you'll tend to sit more on a sumo even if the terrain is the same.

The main difference is that sumos are superior and sexy.

>>28511630
The way to launch a shiftcam boxer is to go 1 2 3 as quick as you can without bogging the engine and then WOT it.

>>28505708
sorry turdie, but you need to pay more taxes!