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Previous /DBT/: >>28548038

Road King

>>28550390
kang

took the rebel up to tehachapi to check out the wind farm
half them shits weren't even spinning despite there being plenty of wind, california moment

How do you guys manage the helmet with long hair? It feels like it completely just ruins my hair everytime (curly btw, which seems to be ultra curse for this)

>>28550395
Looking very cyberpunk there anon.
Fucking good photo.

Modern problems require modern solutions

>>28550400
I just wear a balaclava under the helmet, works pretty well for me

>>28550400
Thin balaclava under the helmet. Although I bet there's a femanon who has an even better solution

>>28550400
Same as the other anons, I wear an Under Armour one

>>28550395
bro always with the epic shots

just did my first """""""""trip"""""" of 13 blocks, first time going out on the street with the motorcycle.
im proud of myself. i never imagined i could have done that in my life.

>>28550417
>>28550402
thanks
have another
this one felt crazy bc it really made it clear how big the rusting metal poles were

How fucked am I? I just got caught doing 103mph by a cop and I panicked and just ran. I was fucking gone I don't even know how long he tried for but I was way fucking ahead by the time we he was able to pull out from his spot. It was pretty dark, my bike is blue and a pretty common model around where I live. Holy fuck, what are the odds he got my plate somehow? I am so fucking panicked right now. I got the bike in my garbage, in the corner covered up. I'm straight up debating trying to get a friend to spray paint it yellow or some shit.

>>28550444
checked trips of paranoia

If you
>Have your endorsement
>Wear gear other than a helmet
>Have insurance
Then you don't truly have the rebellious motorcycle spirit in you, and you ain't my nigga.

>>28550395
Depending on the wind farm, some of them might be behind on maintenance, or they don't have enough battery capacity and/or grid demand to necessitate running all of them.

I hear you're not supposed to jump off a motorcycle with a running car because of the circuit differences between an alternator and a stator, but aren't they basically the same thing? Alternating current, except regulator and rectifier on the motorcycle is external, though that shouldn't make a difference, or so I would think.

You could jump it off with a non running car, though, right?

>>28550472
I don't jump off my motorcycle because that would hurt

>>28550488
>battery died, haddalayerdown

It's time to make the Moto-Diaperpill, /dbt/.
Had one gifted to me recently and it's changed my riding habits. Now,
>all pants are on the table when riding
>no fear of my cheeks being claimed by the pavement because I decided to wear something more breathable on a hot day
>makes longer rides more comfortable
A little annoying if you wear tight pants, but I don't. The hard plastic parts also require perfect position to ensure nothing is digging into your rearend, but once you positioned it all falls into place.

>>28550495
You still would want pants that hold up against pavement and I'd rather just wear something I can change in and out of at that point.

>>28550488
How else am I supposed to get into the Harley's back when he tried to take me for passing? I need to let him know who's crazier and has better health insurance.

>>28549843
I've never riden a harley period.
Everyone just keeps telling me how shit they are and to buy a yamaha virago instead.

I've always wanted a WL/WLA, but they're ridiculously expensive now and getting parts for them might be nigh impossible nowadays.

>>28550420
Hell yeah anon

>>28550199
Anon, I’m very sorry. R7 is a powerful baek. Its power and torque curves are identical to those of a gixxer 750. It’s just as fast as 1100 Katana or NSR400 - some of the most iconic bikes out there. Some of the best riders in the world also crash sometimes.
I’m glad you’re ok, you can always buy a new R7 or upgrade to R9.

>>28550551
Most of the people giving you advice, if not all of them, have never ridden a Harley either.
>buy a Yamaha Virago instead
Fucking gay.

Yamaha general thread

>>28550444
Literally shut the fuck up and stop self snitchin
You don't need to paint SHIT.
1st off. Get your buddy go have an alibi for you, you two were drinking watching the game of course.
2nd. You were never riding, your bike got jacked remember? Some dipshit thief had a joyride and dumped it back near your neighborhood.
3rd. You're so relieved your bike is back, it needed some mirrors and a new kickstand and unbent levers but it wasn't totalled.

Peel from this and gg, admit shit and gg, pretending to think owning up your hooning will get you less punishment and gg. Get your story straight.

>>28550385
The Road Ween Special is actually one of the last Harleys not to get the recent refresh with the 117 motor and the Actually Good Dash. It's still got the 114, and the LCD under the analog speedo is the same dumb useless one from previous gen cruisers. The whole cruiser lineup got it in 2025 but I guess the Kang is on Touring Frame upgrade cycles.

>>28550444
>blue and pretty common
Hmm, I think it was a Suzuki! Your honour, this man here isn’t guilty.

>>28550576
>married to a Honda
>dream of Suzuki

>>28550580
>the LCD under the analog speedo is the same dumb useless one
It does what it needs to do, I don't know what your problem with it would be. How whizbang does your mileage counter need to be?

>>28550607
Without knowing a thing about 2020s Harley, he might just be referring to information font size and/or LCD brightness. They really should have moved the clocks to the bars years ago and kept the tank dash for auxiliary information.

>>28550577
also make sure your friend's story matches yours

>>28550607
Fuel gauge is the big one.

>>28550625
>They really should have moved the clocks to the bars years ago and kept the tank dash for auxiliary information.
I like that the bars don't have clusters on them.
>>28550628
>Fuel gauge is the big one
There is a seperate fuel gauge to the left of the main instrument cluster. It has a ohysical needle and a light to see it. The fuel tank is 5.5 gallons, so you don't need to look at it often anyway, and if you forget a bright yellow light pops up on the main cluster when you have aprox 50 miles of gas left. If you need a range estimation you can cycle the LCD with a trigger button on the left handlebar control, which I almost never do. I mostly use my LCD for its clock, which is really low priority.

>>28550606
if Honda is team red, and Yamaha is team blue, then what team is Suzuki?

>>28550671
goldenrod

>>28550676
then where are all the Suzuki fans?

SEXO

SEXOOOOUUUOOOOAAAAA

is coffee good for you?

At least coffe is better for your health than cigarettes

>>28550472
12V DC is 12V DC, a car uses a 12V battery and so does a motorcycle. It'll be fine.
Maybe the Charing circuit for a car could damage a motorcycle battery, so I'd just do it with the car off. If a car battery can crank a car then it's more than capable of cranking a bike.

>>28550694
It doesn't matter because you're taking the power off the battery, not straight from the alternator.
The battery works as a rectifier, both of them.

>>28550718
No, you're not isolated from the charging system. The charge system, the cars battery and the motorcycle battery would all be connected at the same point.

>>28550720
The charging a cars alternator does at idle is negligible at best in the grand scheme of things, it's not going to do anything to a bike that is being jump started.

>>28550720
Cars don't use batteries

>>28550729
>implying owls are birds

>>28550729
Electric cars do

>>28550729
>cars dont use batteries

Rather be implementing just go around technique rn, pic real, streamie rel

https://streamable.com/r0sp19

>>28550390
Knag

thumpers

adventure is good for the soul

>>28550400
ski mask or balaclava
i tend to also try and keep my hair under my jacket, so it doesnt end up endlessly tangled

if not available, just a loose low pony, assuming you dont have curly hair

>>28550606
I hate Europe
these euro5 bikes (in the UK (EVEN MORE FUCK EUROPE)) are worse than the 2017 gixxers
why the fuck wouldnt I just buy a K5/6 or the 2017 model when this new model is no doubt going to cost more, and need like 2-5k aftermarket work to be on par with the 2017 bikes

>>28550390
Cute hog brother!

luv me slampigs
luv me advs
simple as

>>28549765
>this nigga thought it was padding
>the very next day she proves them wrong

adv-daddying on a budget.
How bad could this be? isn't it just the chinese version of the ktm890 adventure?

>>28550853
theres a reason hes selling a 2023 with 1200 miles on it brotha

>>28550864
It's a motorcycle in Michigan?
Everyone around here puts sub 200 miles on their bikes in a year it would seem.

>>28550852
Hey this ain’t no porn board, did you verify your age before posting this perfectly bodied lady?

>>28549927
28 psi, 1.9 bars, at front and rear
because the guys who tested the tire rode it at 2 bars, 2 bars are also recommended in the manual, and i thought 0.1 less might be nice
Husqvarna 701 Supermoto

>>28550852
>clearly fat and out of shape
>fat shaping stretch pants pulled up to her belly button
>piercing through the bridge of her nose
>hooked nose
why are people obsessed with this lady here?

why did globe homo have to kill off this masterpiece

>>28550911
with Trump cancelling all eco-shit on cars recently, the R6 might come back, at least to the states
just add a normal exhaust and some lights to the race variant and yamaha is good to sell it again

>>28550913
nah yamaha already made the switch with the R7 and R9. i think the R6 and R1 are gone in terms of street driving

>>28550853
The price and year should be a dead give away.
How many places do you know with cf moto bits in stock? If anything breaks you're fucked.

>>28550914
the new R6 is still available as a track bike.
if yamaha could make it road legal with just a few updates, im sure they would

>R1 gone
the R1 is still available?

>>28550853
Anon, the chinese version of the KTM890 adventure is the KTM 890 adventure.

>>28550917
whats wrong with the price? new cfmotos go for like 6/7k

>>28550920
It's not a stock bike, the owner installed a new can on the thing.
So assuming 6k out the door, not taxes or dealer fees.
The guy is okay with starting price of 5k ( even with money invested in mods ) before you negotiate it down when time comes to buy.

Something smells and I don't trust it.

>>28550395
Wake the fuck up, Samurai

>>28550852
I mean, that's because it literally is in several of the shots. She's got a fat ass but it's noticeably different in those pictures.
>>28550909
Either autism or the receding hairline manlet trying to generate interest in his youtube channel. Option 3, as ever, is both.

Ended up caught out, rode through rain and hail in the Black Hills, kinda sketch

>>28550919
>790 are manufactured in china/thailand
>890s are still made in austria

>>28550918
No 2025 model. gonna get phased out just like the R6.

>>28550966
the R6 was phased out because of euro emmissions regulations, no other reason

Looking for sidebags or panniers that wouldn’t look out of place on a beat to shit first gen KLR…

>>28550966
https://yamahamotorsports.com/models/yzf-r1

>>28550942
Nobody in dbt likes harleys. Faggot larper

>>28550970
a used set of drypecs, usgi NBC suit bags+rockstraps, usgi buttpacks+rockstraps, or waxed canvas panniers.

>>28550970
Also 20mm ammo cases poorly spray painted black.

>>28551019
provided you don't mind adding 40lbs with the panniers alone.

>>28550932
I knew someone was going to post that lmao

>>28550967
Exactly they found a workaround. stop making the bike.

>>28550972
im talking about street

>>28551039
>im talking about street
It has turn signal you dummy

>>28551054
confirmed dumbo and fake news spreader

>>28551054
lmao, rekt

>>28550495
please tell me you wear those over your pants

>>28550828
Why does the exhaust go under the bash plate?

>>28551078
it doesnt, there just isnt one because its a sumo and will therefore not be hitting logs (one hopes)

>>28550970
milk crate secured with a thousand zip ties

Do you have motorcycle brand merch? I want me a Yamaha jacket or t-shirt

>>28550895
soft front leads to more upright momentum, i find it better to give it more at the front and less on the rear for street/twisties.

>>28551093
I've an Ural towel.

>>28550942
You got it, soldier!

>>28551100
i might try it with 2.0 instead 1.9 at the front, but not more.
if the boys at bikereifen24 ride it with 2.0 then thats good enough for me

>>28551104
Show it

>>28550979
Rode, not trailered.
Post odometer or fuck off.

>>28551109
You can try what you want dude, its not like it will explode if you just go 2.2 at the front just to check out how it feels.
Because thats the main difference it makes.

>>28551093
its a pretty well designed simplistic high-quality t-shirt.
Would recommend.

>>28551019
I actually used these for a time but even with a ton of foam-sheets glued to the luggage rack side the rattling was very very loud. It definitely gets some looks but I’m looking for something a bit more efficient for day-to-day (i.e holding shit for work and a lunch and maybe some extra tools)
I still use the ammo cans for hunting and camping though because they can hold a ton of kit and a little badger folds up nicely in them

>>28551133
checked
It seems like everything motorcycle related is so expensive.
A couple of these mounted as saddle bags
https://wolfmanluggage.com/products/copy-of-rolie-5-5-tw

>>28551121
not bad

>>28550917
>How many places do you know with cf moto bits in stock? If anything breaks you're fucked.
you can get any parts you need online, boomer

>>28551133
Well, if you're looking for the correct motorcycle pannier for a KLR, tusk is really the only option. As the box wears it'll start to look at home, or you could find a used one.

>a particular bike I've been after pops up on marketplace finally
>reach for back pocket, pull out my wallet
>MothballWallet.exe
>Ok time to sell trucc
>trucc don't sell, some tire kickers but nothing serious
>Try to offer as trade for bike
>Nada
>slapped a for sale sign on the back glass and parked in front.
Here's hoping it gets sold in time to bag the bike. It's an RC51 sp2 so you already know I'd accept a lowball to aquire it lmao

You're thoughts

>>28551121
You're lying and we all know it. Fucking poser

>>28550909
adventure

>>28550909
she can ride my adventurer anytime she wants, if you know what I mean.

>>28551146
from china
at china rates
and at china timescale

my buddys commuter bike is chinkshit and its been in the shop for 2 months waiting for forks, because they batch make them, and theyre not making a batch of his right now, and wont until the end of this month

>>28550919
isnt it a jeet company that owns them now?

>>28551181
Don't we have an anon with a ladyboy honda that's been in the shop for a month+ now?

>>28551163
old colour scheme doesnt fit new bike look
colour on the rims looks gaudy

>>28551188
anon, are you sure?

>>28551188
works on some bikes.

>tfw rear tire near the wear bars already.
I installed it less than a year ago. This is getting unpleasant.

>>28551186
That's the exception, not the rule...

>>28551229
>I installed it less than a year ago.
my tires last 2000 km and thats it heh

>>28551202
yes im sure your 95kb paint jpg looks horrible

>>28551163
Looks good.

Brehs, this nigga Adam Reimann is cool, I love all of his vids. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcPM6s_WiHw

>>28551328
Ya he does great videos

>>28551328
bit dramatic innit?

I was about to say Honda should release production ready dakar baiks, but I think they already do. CRF450RL or the great RMZ450. But not the kinda bikes I want to be on, I want a bit more comfy wide seat, twins, because less vibes and stuff and a motor that doesn't need to be serviced for 10k km.

F450GS is looking better by the day. If EU didn't handicap them with A2, we would've had replacement for, IMO the mighty T7.

>>28551339
Yeah, his talking is a bit cringe, but he rides really good and is very knowledgeable about bikes. He is the real deal. He needs a bit more rizz.

>>28551349
T7, you mean the tenere? but you can still buy it
i am a big fan of the rally factory bikes like KTM makes them etc, but the problem with thos eis that on road is absolute shit, and travelling around on them on anything thats not offroad is shit.
i recently saw a video of a guy who had a husqvarna 450 enduro and changed it for a honda crf300 because he says riding on roads with the 450 is such a pain in the ass.

i personally am looking more and more into the tenere 700, even though i just bought a bike recently.

Im busy shoomin to post
But rn is lunchbreak before the cbr600f4i owner retrieves my spare key of his that ive held onto since trading day

>>28551354
Yeah, by T7 I mean the tenere 700. I think its one of the best bikes around, but the yamaha troons are fixated on selling R7 and R9s. I'd like something a bit lighter weight. I think 450cc ADVs are going to be like the modern day super cub.

>>28551188
>colour on the rims looks gaudy
I'd take gold rims on all bikes. They look awesome.

>>28550909
There is one guy who hates them but keeps posting them here. IDK, why but it must be the 'tism.

>>28551364
>I think 450cc ADVs are going to be like the modern day super cub.
serious 450cc ADVs are dead because of the european union regulations.
i agree, the tenere is pigfat, but i still love it in a way. id love to own one some day.

the wind noise on my bike seem normal but i developed a slight tinnitus which is only noticeable in a quiet room at night. so obviously somethign is not right. am i just a pussy or can i prevent my tinnitus from getting worse?

Im driving a naked bike, F71 helmet, always use 30 db dampening earplugs (waiting for custom earplugs to come in). i have a neck gaiter. what more can i do ... ?

>>28550681
Yamaha girls always be mad ugly bruv.

>>28551378
if youre already using earplugs i would be surprised if the tinnitus is actually from riding
only thing you can do is get a more quiet helmet

>>28550495
You can wear it over the pants like super man.

>>28551163
Fucking need it

>>28551378
Taller windscreen, the small plastic piece that goes on windscreen to reduce turbulence.

>>28551349
I was kind of hype for the 450gs too, but I don't think I'll be getting another adv when I trade my 390 in. I did see one at the stealership when I went to test ride a striple, though, and I was pleasently surprised to see the size and ergos of it compared to the other GS's

>>28551383
it has to be, my ears are ringing after riding sometimes... The only time i can prevent this is when i use double ear protection (+all of the things i mentioned). Regular plugs + moldable plugs on top of it. its nuts
It might be turbulence as >>28551400
mentioned. I will pickup thicker cheekpads tomorrow which i forgot to mention. And im looking into a tall windscreen.
thanks gents.

>>28551422
i got a good tipp for you unironically
take a scarf and tra to wear it very close to the helmet, so it shuts the open parts under the helmet completely, then try riding a bit
if it helps you can get one of those donut scarfs

>>28551427
Thanks. I'll try a thicker scarf.

>>28551188
>old colour scheme doesnt fit new bike
I agree

>>28551353
I agree. good stuff

>>28551364
>pic
ebin

>>28551378
This one

>>28551435
Show me an old Kawasaki with the white line going over the top of the headlight.
That bike very, very nearly, became a half transformed transformer but a grownup snapped all the crayons.

>>28551462
not that anon. I just looked through all of my kawasaki photos, and I don't think I can find any with the white line over the headlight.

>>28551468
Yum.
My era.

>>28551364
>Yeah, by T7 I mean the tenere 700. I think its one of the best bikes around,
It is, it sells itself, I see them all the time in europe I see one in my garage every day, they're perfect for our poorly maintained curved mountain roads. Not too small where you're reving the shit out of it on the motorway, not too big so you can use the whole engine just getting around, big front wheel to go over ruts in the road and the suspension travel to have it not kick your spine.
>but the yamaha troons are fixated on selling R7 and R9s.
They axed the R6 and R1, they have to make up the money those bikes brought in somehow, it's just business.
>I'd like something a bit lighter weight. I think 450cc ADVs are going to be like the modern day super cub.
I don't think so, they weigh as much as traditional middleweight at about 200kg fully fueled, but with half the horsepower so they can squeeze into that A2 market. The supercub was light, cheap and simple, current day A2 adventure bikes are really pushing the definition of cheap and that was that was their bike selling point.

>>28551461
do you happen to know how high it is in total ? and how tall are you?

>>28551462
>Show me an old Kawasaki with the white line going over the top of the headlight.
No

Why is there no carvana for bikes?

Driumph

1. false
2. true

>>28551512
>>28551188

>>28551508
yellow sexo

>>28551508
>be american
>get a bike with a british flag on it

lol

>>28551468
I'll allow it.

>>28551505
Motorcycles are buy online by default though.

>>28551561
I would never buy a bike I didn't touch first.
I have an independant dealer nearby that will get you pretty much anything that exists to order.
Don't FFS buy unseen.

>>28551461
I don’t even know what country the money is from when you Google this piece of equipment
Why are the ones sold here from puig etc so bleeding expensive? It’s two clamps on a piece of plastic

youtube.com/watch?v=4CDoHzGLXVU
>19:30-20:30
>that visceral suffering when they try to push the pigfat africa twin through the mud
oh god

>>28550395
See any birds?

thoughts on this?

>>28551660
cybergook/10

>>28551660
https://youtu.be/i5vn--U7_Y4
What is it even supposed to be?

>Something happens.
>Not recording.
Every time.

>order a new helmet
>coming through upss
>my boy "jamal" (what the website says the driver is) has been doing circles around my neighborhood for the past 3 hours on their live map app
I just want to ride with my new helmet, Jamal

>>28551667
it's a motorcycle radio, you can play the stations with the buttons and it has a big speaker
looks cool in chrome too

>>28551660
Moto tamagotchi?

>>28550853
>>28550917
>>28550864

to add to what the other anons said - my 30+ year old Honda Transalp still has half of its parts in stock as new, another 25% as aftermarket 3rd party replacement parts and whatever is not available you can find used online, all over Europe. Mind you the bike doesn't try to fall apart in the first place.

Was in a garage the other week to get a new tyre and overhead the mechanic refusing service on some dudes broken down chinese hardware store scooter, saying there is not a single shop in the city ( >1 million people) that has parts or does work on the thing.

Might change in the future, but think about it man.

Just outside Tokyo on a twisty mountain road is a rider who was photographed dragging a peg by Google street view on their brand new xsr900gp

Wassup

>>28551748
Look at these gorgeous things, ready and eager to ruin your ride.

>>28551633
not really. I assume they all got chewed up by the windmills lol

>>28551686
>ordering a helmet online
enjoy your cracked skull

>>28551772
wdym? I live pretty far out so there's not much near me

>>28551729
thats me :)

Getting air in a lean, have you done it on purpose?
https://youtu.be/_ezf-NO7QhA?t=36

>>28551729
I hate him ;_;
I HATE HIM

>>28551349
EU doesn't handicap anyone with A2, nothing stops manufacturers from making good bikes instead of shoehorning them into A2-compliant specs.

>>28550472
Only use non-running cars because the feeble wittle bike regulator may attempt to regulate the current supplied by the cars charging system. There is no reason to run the car since if the bike doesn't promptly crank further troubleshooting is required.

12 volts is the nominal voltage but any battery sitting at 12volts is discharged. Resting voltage is determined by the battery not the motorcycle and given the variety of modern batteries it is unwise to assume anything so I don't.

>>28550718
>The battery works as a rectifier, both of them.

No, hence the discrete rectifier/regulators in both charging systems. Never make a technical assertion you could not prove in a court of law.

>>28550728
Depends on the car or truck, but reasons do not exist to run the charging vehicle in the first place

>>28551880
Having to buy little shit to buy big boy toys IS a handicap. Why do you defend stupidity? Absent the punishment of babby bikes owners can save money to buy what they really want.

>>28551349
>RMZ450
dats suzuki

>>28551381
Where can we see some real Suzuki girls from Japan, not paid models?

>>28551905
I do not defend your post.

Finally killed the Michelin man on the left side of my tire yesterday, buddy who’s fast as fuck told me to chase him and I got some good scrubbing in

>>28551932
Then I defy your to support Eurofaggotry with cold pragmatic logic, facts and reason.

Euros are actually much better riders because of their tiered licensing system

>>28551162
I'll give you $1500 for the truck

>riding to work on the WR
>Off-road area that's on the way
>I go here to practice drills for ~10 minutes before work
>Following along an abandoned dirt path, over grown, that has a steep drop off on the right side
>Come up to a small tree that has fallen across the path
>Maybe half the height of the front tyre, thought it would be easy to hop
>Didn't consider that it wasn't perpendicular to the road, and was instead angled towards to the drop off
>As soon as the rear wheel hits the logs the bike turns and I end up binning it down the hill
>No damage to me or the bike
>No way out except the way I went down
>Eventually get the bike positioned to attempt getting out
>Fail the first time and fall back down the hill. Wasn't much room for a run up and it didn't get up on the pegs, front wheel came up and it was over
>Spent some time clearing the bushes so I could get a better run up
>Second time made it up easily
Won't be doing that again

>>28551938
tryhard
you can tell it’s fake because there is no rippling from the heat
keep at it lol

>>28551957
Honestly bro i know this feel so hard. I think some guys like the challenge of situations like this but it just stresses me out and I hate getting ticks
Trails and shit hell yeah but I’m not trying to do enduro like logs and boulders

>>28551172
2/10, made me reply
So what would it take to make you happy? Or is being mad what makes you happy?

>>28551970
I had a lot of fun, got a great sense of accomplishment and felt like a learned a lot. However two things made it not so great
1. I was by myself
2. I was on the way to work
If I had of seriously injured myself or damaged the bike then I would have had a really bad day.
But if it was a planned day with my mates and on a bike I don't daily (I have a few other off-road only bikes) then there would have been zero stress. I've gone up harder things than that

>>28551964
Could be because I run a higher tire pressure than normal but yeah I’m definitely not hitting the throttle from a full lean, not that confident and the last thing I need right now is an accident lol

>>28551880
Back in the good old days, you could get a 250cc with close to 50hp and it weigh only 140kgs.
In unrelated news I am now radicalized.

>>28551946

>eurocucks

>>28551957
>did the thing
>mistakes were made
>won't do the thing again

You don't get better if you don't practice

>>28551970
>challenge of situations like this
>enduro like logs and boulders


bruh

Bumping a small log ain't enduro

Understand the technique, practice it a few times and it's nearly effortless

What percentage of motorcyclists are actually just a bunch of fuckin nerds?
https://youtube.com/shorts/MP2SkxdOICw

>>28552005

Granted that's only a DRZ and the downed tree is maybe 10" at best, but it's just as easy to do on a much bigger bike on way bigger stuff

>>28552005
I really need to get better at log hopping. I can hop gutters like it's nothing, but everytime I go over one that's bigger than 15cm or so I feel like I'm going to get thrown over the bars when the rear wheel hits it. No issues lifting the front over.
I went over one that was large enough to have the front and rear wheels well off the ground when I was sitting on it, but it felt like I was stuck half way. Rear wheel couldn't pull itself over

>>28552010
and theres a difference between nerds with skill and these goobers

>>28552005
No i know I just mean I don’t enjoy challenging off-road situations with obstacles and shit. I like riding easy trails and blasting berms and jumps just not the technical stuff. It’s a different kind of ride not knocking it.
>>28551983
Yeah I mostly ride trails solo and ride to/from as well so it’s definitely more anxiety than if you have a buddy or a trailer. Respect for hitting the log though I’d have noped right out

>>28552013

You don't loft and carry the front wheel OVER the obstacle ; that's what sends you ass over kettle. Lift the front wheel and ram it into the thing you're going over about 2/3s of the way up, put your weight into the pegs and throttle up.

>>28552020

Not knowing how to react when coming across a washout or small tree at speed you didn't see until you're right up on it isn't fun

>buy my first bike
>really like riding it
>it's a lemon, unreliable POS
>lots of problems, becomes unfun and unsafe to ride
>total my car, bike is my only wheels
>lose my job

>>28551494
Height doesn't matter, it works differently.

>>28552068
maybe youll find the answer on the bike

>>28552068
Should've got a Honda.

Well bros
Crf450rl is officially kill at 11,500~ km total
Just fueled up, went about 5 mins, engine flame out nd exhaust smokey might smell or be oil idk didnt really have time
Tried to reboot, cranks but struggles to pop and start
Tried the choke/clean out flooded engine and nothin
Shes right fucked buds
And i was like 15 mins to leduc for fuck sakes

>>28552110
check the spork plug

>>28551691
Why is there a call and disconnect buttons? Does it also pair to a phone as Bluetooth speaker?

>>28552110
The 450RL never made sense to me. It should have been a proper dual sport with 5000-8000km oil change intervals, but instead it just seems like a worse off enduro for no gain. I always hear about fueling issues

>>28552110
Have you checked the valves?

Some ragie cagie got pissed at me today for weaving through slow moving traffic near an intersection and got way up on my ass at the left have turn lane to make a point. I just cut more traffic and went into the opposing traffic to make the turn while everyone else was deciding to turn.

Don't smash mirrors guys, just keep moving. Don't even acknowledge their presence. Just be on your way.

>>28552172
how dare you alleviate traffic.

>>28552175
i've always been confused by the seething. the bike is not inconveniencing me in any way, i get more annoyed if they don't filter because they could get in front of at least ten cars

>>28552175
It was worth it so I'm exporting the video right now. She even honked at me. Kek. Didn't even hear it. Stupid ragie cagie bitch.

>>28552172
Good havens, how dare you help with traffic and improve productivity of the nation.
And I think cagies just hate seeing people enjoying life and having fun by finding a way out of the rat race. Think crab bucket theory.

>>28550390
I had never actually ridden an HD before, but just rode a borrowed Road King around for the last couple days. I wouldn’t want one as my only bike, but it was honestly really enjoyable and I can understand the appeal.

>>28552210
I'm sure it was the noise that scared her but whatever. Not my problem.
https://youtu.be/bKStkiTxPd4?

>>28552180
>I have to wait in traffic so YOU do too! I'm running late to Mr. Goystein's meeting!! It's not FAAIR!

Unironically the root of cagie rage when it comes to filtering. I can understand being pissed at lane splitting at like crazy speeds, but generally people get mad at bikers filtering because they are perceived as "cutting in line"

>>28552227
Exactly. Except it's only cutting in line if you hold someone up. Imagine getting mad at someone skipping the line at Chipotle for an online order they placed. That's literally the cagie mentality.
I've argued at work in a friendly way with the used cars sales manager about it. He even used to ride but he hates seeing bikes filter because they're "cheating and breaking the rules". He's said he would never block or intervene, but he still hates it. Kek

>>28552227
Why don't they just get a bike too then

>>28552230
Cuz they're bitch made NPC's

>>28552231
Then they should know their place

>>28552235
One of the hallmarks of the NPC is getting outraged for no logical reason.
They'll sit there and complain about a bike going around them, but also complain that they have a bike sitting around them in traffic.

>>28552230
Because they need a GMC Yukon XL to commute to their job's underground parking lot and to take their one child named brayden to soccer practice once a week, duh

>>28552110
>no kando
>no reliability
>made in Thai
>gets stolen
The absolute state of Honda cucks

>>28552254
Meanwhile the new DRZ
>Made in Japan like a real Japanese bike
>God like fueling, no flame puts
>Invincible, will go forever
>Lots of old accessories still fit the new model
It's the unicorn everyone wanted

Motorcyclez, amiriteguise?

>>28552127
Sparkies are new
>>28552142
I agree
>>28552144
---REDACTED BY SOCIETAL JANNOIDS---
i am thinking its piston / piston ring related, but ill do that likewise while im in there fuckin around
>>28552254
Kando doesnt real we already knew this
Yet the deniers need a living example, i am he, im cursed thubms; evrrything i have put the thubm towards has been in vain- and also ends up exploding, see exhibit MY FUCKING BIKE

>>28552289
fug

>>28552279
2 tru

>>28552289
Do a compression test before you pull it apart, no sense in chasing issues before you diagnose.
If it has good compression it could be fuel or spark related.

>>28552175
BUT IT WASNT HIS TURN!? AAAAAA HE CUT ME OFF AND SKIPPED THE LINE I HATE BIKERS !!!!!!!

I'm going moto camping this weekend and because I'm a cheap bastard I'm going to be using my old sleeping bag I've had for nearly 15 years. Current forecast says it will only get down to 2°C over night so I should be okay, but to be safe I'm bringing a really warm fleece blanket and I'll put some bottles of hot water in my bag before I sleep.

>>28552289
>Kando doesnt real
cope

>>28552300
Pro tip, put the hot water bottles by your thighs and core, not near your extremities.

>>28552300
Watch out for mountain lions, bears, and meth fueled rapists.

>>28552306
I'm in Australia, so just meth and ice fuelled Muslims with machetes

>>28552307
Good luck. Maybe the cold weather will make them sluggish and uninterested in prey.

>>28552289
Jesus dude look at how you store it. It's mad at you. Feed it some hay and give a trailer with some legroom.

>>28552294
Thats a good idea

>>28552313
You should treat your bike like you treat your mother!

what were they thinking?


https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lnNys5Jo974

>>28552339
>what were they thinking?
ooga booga

>>28552339
The homo couple on the 125 or the chads on the Yamahas?

reminder that this exists

>>28552339
I'VE GOT NINE HUNDREND IN THIS O-NINE
OH YEAH OH YEAH

>>28552344
THe Intimidator exists too. I want one.
700cc 2 smoke thumper making almost 100hp must be absolutely awful to ride

>>28552339
Why is the sub title assoulto migrantes? Was expecting some road rash tier shit.

>>28552366
checked

>>28552368
It was sold as the ATK Intimidator to you yanks for some time, the original Maico 700 is still a thing in Europe, but they cost a ridiculous amount of money and aren't road legal in any shape or form as they don't even try to conform to emissions regulations.
I'd ride one on 125cc plates just as a fuck you, uninsured.

>>28552110
excuse me?
i thought honda was reliable?
guess KTM wins again haha

>>28552435
A retard who can't type tried to roadtrip on basically a CRF450R race motor. No surprises here.

>>28552439
well if he adheres to the service intervals it shouldnt be a problem
how far out was he?

>>28552441
It's an 800 mile OCI engine. Valves are frequent too. He seems retarded enough to ignore these. You technically are correct that the new 390 KTMs would be much better long distance bikes. The EXC500 would basically be in the same boat.

>>28552445
Kek Shoomer is cooked

>>28552445
>800 mile OCI
lmao jesus christ
how long was he on his trip?
is he known here for doing that trip?

Looking at pics of a brand new 2026 suzuki at a dealer and it seems it already has surface rust.

>>28551922
Yamaha girls are where it's at.

>>28552466
Yamaha girls are the best girls in general, I'm so happy we've got one here with us. (R3)

>fill bike with amount specified in book
>not on the dipstick
I'm not sure what to do now

>>28552510
Did you run the engine and measure after it's gotten to temp?

>>28552110
It was pretty hot yesterday. Maybe a valve got stuck.

Is this a good first bike for my brother

>>28552538
Never rode an aprilia but they do say theyre a perfect first time sports bike

>Actually cool guy selling the bike I want
>Negotiated really good price
>Good excuse for a long weekend drive to pick it up
Life is good boys OR I will be murdered by a catfish this weekend

>>28552548
Great, thank you

fuck denmark

>>28552445
I remember some another retard here was also mad because his YZ shat itself 1k miles after another rebuild. I swear to god they're just dumb and have no idea how to maintain those bikes

>3 hours of wrenching
>30 minutes of progress
yep, this is the life

Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

>>28551381
I can confirm. Im my city there’s an absolute fucking SEXPOT bike bunny, incredible figure, tattood everywhere, wears no bra and rides in a white tight tank top. Pierced nips - the whole attention seeking deal. She rides a honda.
There’s another girl, peak cute blonde mechanic pixie dream girl who wears (likely performative) death metal tees and baggy camo pants while riding, she rides a suzu.

>>28552642
without any pics those are you fantasies

>>28552551
That’s how i got my $1300 KLR. Dude was a sick ass south african, maybe a mercenary or private security or something, offloading the bike cheap because he was moving to argentina for reasons unknown. Cool dude though! We talked for a while

>>28552646
Fax

>>28552646
Bro i’m not going to take pictures of random girls on baiks from my town, I don’t ride with them I just give them the two finger salute when I ride past them.

>>28552614
Sorry but the position of a sport bike riders looks like they enjoy a bit of pegging

>>28552649
Hell yeah that sounds like an incredible deal and meeting someone interesting is just a bonus

>>28552344
Was it these that had a weird brake system on the chain sprocket, or on the swingarm pivot?

>>28552685
Why would anyone want it

>>28552476
Stfb

rather be a bike rn
https://streamable.com/u8tj3e

>>28552640
That nigga gay

>>28552682
Low test behavior

>>28552445
Well, oem says 1000km for oil and filter
Ive also done this trip before last year and the only casualty then was a rear tire being flattened out in the middle and needing to replace sprockets and chain
This time around, i did probably double the grand total distance; about 10 days bush riding - and with like 60-70lbs overloaded rear suspension with gear n shit
Im honestly suprized in retrospect that the crf450rl survived this long abusing it the way that i did, this trip yesterday was around 800km highway, but grand total mileage for this trip has to be upwards of 3500km
I shoulsve died 4 times during picrel, those roada were brutal- let alone my bike kept chuckin even after that
Its all good though, at this point ive realized the crf450rl cant do ehat i want it to do without a support package like a truck or van or trailer with tools
Treat it how it was designed, not absurd stress tests to the moment of failure
Either that or daily it as a sumo and respect the intervals can work, that way not far from home base

>>28552768
Also calculates the grand total for the shoomer extravaganza, and that plus detours and adventure roads probably puts me at or around 3,300-3500km grand total for this trip
And majority of those being highways, when i was highway sustained at 120-150kph and overloaded bloated baggages

So i mean if you take away all that, use it for what it was purpose built for fuck sakes, and stop tryna make it into a bagger daddy; this whole situations pretty exacerbated for what its worth- crf did a good job tolerating my burdensome ass, and the mountain passes and grades let alone the steep unforgiving trails were aloooot to put this fucker through

All my other inconveniences ans problems are minor compared to the current issue, save the crackhead incident which was potential for a write off before i fuckin found it
But anyways, i rode an enduro for almost 12,000km trouble free in essence, so im still quite happy as far as reliability factors into muh neglect and bad luck riders club evidently
Lesson learned / if i could go back in time what differently: i wouldve just bought a pigfat adventure bike like tennyfren or even pan america/super tenny if more highway and just accepted the lack of enduro dirt riding experiences and accepted its more highways
And also disregarding that scenario is also not learn the hardway and just compliment q dedicated travel package like truck or van with the crf as thats much more comf without the weight baggage and packing limitations on tiny baik

>>28552768
>abusing it the way that i did
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NK3EvNsariY

>>28552768
Gods of Kando took if from you so you couldn't harm it anymore. It could've live a happy life elsewhere

I rode my motorcycle for so long I’m still tired

>>28552756
Is this R9? I've heard it's very fast, even faster than the old bike, what was it called?

>>28552833
cute post

>>28552824
Kando doesnt real just like polytheistic larps
Only Jesus Christ real

This is going to look good.

>>28552839
Then Jesus Christ took your bike from you.

>>28552839
>polytheistic larps
>holy trinity is totally monotheistic guys, it's just these _really_ important 3 aspects of one God that we focus on

How can you buy a bike and not read the manual?
I have many manuals on my PC for the bikes I don’t even have

>>28552850
How many pages are required to say I "read" it?

>>28552836
Long touring miles are exhausting

>>28552852
now that just gay

>>28551660
Bop it

>>28552685
You need to have that much weight over the front end for riding them fast and cornering well. The pegs need to be that high for ground clearance.

>>28552843
Probably just let me be subject to cause and effect of neglecting and abusing a machine prone to entropy
Luckily the Kingdom of God is a place without rust or moths
>>28552844
There are many facets, aspects, character, and attributes yes
Theyre also pretty self explainatory
>>28552852
Negative, i was hoping i could keep riding after i returned and was planning on a ride with my neighbour too, but now im a nobike again ;_;

>>28552852
Riding around boomers is exhausting.
2 mile tailback just to get through a tunnel.

>>28552850
depends on the bike.
XR650? Take a look at the maintenance intervals page and do your best to vaguely remember it.
R1300GS?
You're going to have to take notes, possibly organize it all into a spreadsheet.

I found a CB650F close to my island and I'm planning to go this saturday to test it. The owner sent me a video today but is it just me or it does a weird sound when he starts the engine?
https://streamable.com/feqrx5
He told me he didn't use the bike for 3 weeks and before the video he took it for a ride.

>>28552860
>Theyre also pretty self explainatory
My man, we wouldn't have the Nicean Creed if that were the case. A hell of a lot of people died over this dogmatic minefield.

>>28552866
Just sounds like a cold start.

>>28552862
>group rides that aren’t with your own personal friends
ShiggyDiggy!!!!!!

>>28552870
I thought the same but then he told that he just ride for a while before the video. I thought a cold start would be after some time without using it

>mfw mfs haven’t baked
>inb4 somebody had to
Just doing the Lord’s work
>>28552899
>>>28552899
>>28552899

>>28552538
Only if you have dealer support where you live.