Thread 28554923

D R Z edition!

>Motorcycle tips and tricks
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>Rattle Can’d Yamahas are based
>cb500 leg legion headquarters association
>Motorcycle pics, wembos, and streamies
>Twonosisters
>retarded retro racers, post em
>anime is irremediable gay
>except for Bak
>countersteering filters the nobike
>MAYBE buy/shill chinese motorcycles

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Mandatory viewing
>A Bíblia das Curvas de autoria (TOTW2) by Keith Code
https://youtu.be/ClmFaHuJUDU?si=FU6pnfI1fp4OtgJC

>Street Smarts leading edge (outdated) safety video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtG6MRIVtZg

>bak
https://9anime.to/watch/bakuon.z1nm/ep-1

MEET, FIGHT and FUCK!
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Previous thread: >>>28552899

Daily reminder

First for Yamaha

>>28554928
Go be a faggot somewhere else.

>>28554549
I am back from the test ride. Before handing me the keys the dealer said "I have a tenere, now I'm selling it".
Between this kove, 450mt, and t7, I think 450mt is the best product offer, but 800x is the best bike.
It is nimble, and it feels super light, you can comfortably grab it by the handlebar and luggage rack and tilt it 45 degrees and back upright without much effort. Only lowering it 60 degrees I realized that I'm actually still dealing with a 190kg machine and dropped it. The only thing that got scuffed was the bar end weight.
I found a slope to simulate the most miserable conditions for manhandling a bike. It was OK, still requires effort to push and pull it, but with t7 in the same situation I would be really uncomfy and much more sweaty.
Enough torque in any gear, I accidentally did slow speed manoeuvres in 5th, no issue.
Windshield sucks for me, owner (dealer) is taller and has no complaints.
I forgot to take note of the vibrations. I'm sensitive to them, even cp2 is unpleasantly vibey for me, and usually I pay attention to how buzzy a bike is, but spending half an hour on this bike I didn't sense any irritation, didn't even think about that.
Riding below 20km/h isn't smooth if you rely on throttle alone, but not really an issue as clutch is light enough.
Brakes suck. Not like really suck-suck, but they are tuned for offroading.

t7 has one advantage over 450mt: power. I see no advantage over this kove. CHYNA BAD, yeah, whatever.

>>28554932
Nah I'm gonna hang around here and wait for you to quit your job.

RED

First for Honda and Honda is best. Fuck you Yamahaha fags, somehow the R7 and R9 shills died out, they must have realized frame break is not cool.

>>28554935
Enjoy your fotm slop chinaman, hopefully it lasts until the next bandwagon chinese manufacturers dogpile

>>28554931
Lol, what the fuck is that? New Hilux model for poors?

>>28554945
This season chynaslop looks better than japoslop, of course it could be the opposite next season. Can't complain about bikes getting better.

>>28554946
Disc brakes, strategic armor for the engine, coming full speed (86kph) for the revolution!

>>28554952
And yamaha gives you free testosterone boost.

>>28554928
>burdenmaxxing

>>28554946
Yamaha TJFTSamurai YZF109HH

>>28554960
truth
>>28554958
also truth

>>28554951
It's true, I just like to make fun of people getting butt hurt about china hate

>>28554941
In case your forgot (it's not your fault and I'm not mad at you)

https://vocaroo.com/17gGKbpn61mY

>>28554935
You deliberately dropped a test ride bike?

>>28554935
I'm the kove 800 poster, glad you enjoyed it. I wish I could take a test ride. Kove is apparently 196kgs, V-Stronk is 230kgs? Why would Suzuki do this? Are they even trying? Atleast Honda and Yamaha are in the same ballpark, Suzuki is not even trying. I never realized F900GS and F850GS was such pig fat. Is BMW even trying?

>>28554972
I don't agree, but the voice is cute.

>kove
>manufactured by chingchong motor and toilet seat company

>>28554923 (OP)
Are you the reddit acceptance tranny or nah? It's hard to tell since the dude was an absolute chameleon and it's hard for me to enjoy the thread when in the back of my mind I know that I could be posting in a faggot tranny thread.

>>28554972
Are you r3????
https://streamable.com/nzlmx1

>>28554989
dbt has its version of this one

>>28554935
Why not try the 890 adventure R or even the rally version?
Those two aren't comparable.

>>28555010
I'm retarded, I thought this was about the coming 800.

>>28554907
Maybe don't be a nobike. Hope this helps

>>28554978
I was trying to lay it down gently to see where it touches the ground and to test how hard will it be to pick up, it just quickly went from "wow, it's so light" to "damn, I should've anticipated this weight but I didn't".
I was ready to pay for the repairs if anything went wrong, but the owner/dealer just replaced the bolt holding the bar end weight and that was it.
>>28554980
> V-Stronk is 230kgs? Why would Suzuki do this? Are they even trying?
They are making a bike for tarmac adventuring, nothing wrong with that.
I'm more upset about their DR-Z4SM specs. Why can't it be lighter? Why can't it have 6th gear? Why can't it come here sooner to see how bad it is in person?

>>28554935
>Brakes suck. Not like really suck-suck, but they are tuned for offroading.
Would sharper pads fix the issue or do they just genuinely properly suck?

>>28555016
>DR-Z4SM
I just want this anon. Aaaaaaaahhhhh! I just want the new one.

>>28555019
I think if you squeeze the lever hard it'll grab the brakes so hard it'll activate ABS, it has two disks after all. But I prefer to operate the brake lever softly for gradual slowdown — on 800x this slowdown is way too gradual for my taste.

>>28555016
Haddalayerdown

>>28555024
What tires were on it?
Have you ridden the 790/890 series from ktm?

>>28555031
No clue, whatever tires it had were fine.
> Front tire: Pirelli, 90/90-21
> Rear tire: Pirelli, 150/70-18
That's what their website says.
> Have you ridden the 790/890 series from ktm?
No and won't.

>>28555016
I did that with a test ride Ducati Multistrada and it cost me $2k USD to fix all the broken plastic.

Germany bought Yamaha bikes
Switzerland or whatever also bought Yamaha bikes. Basically two best armies in the world without faggotry.
Toyota (the most reliable car brand) is using Yamaha technologies
Onsa is the best girl, she's very smart and pretty
Rossi, Lorenzo, King Kenny - Yamaha always has the best and most charismatic riders
First bikes to ever win in Dakar - Yamaha
Some of the craziest concept bikes - Yamaha
Best triple, p-twin and inline-4 on the market - Yamaha
Best design and heritage - Yamaha
The most unusual bikes like Niken - Yamaha
The most popualr brand in US (rich) not in some shitholes like Phillypines - Yamaha

YAMAHA
Y
A
M
A
H
A

>>28555042
> 10% of the bike cost just to fix cosmetics
I didn't find ducati to be that impressive to justify that, but the only one I rode was their small hyper.

>IMZ is kill again
Why does everything I love die?

>>28555053
Try not to love russian junk

>>28554941
First for kando doesnt real
First for im going team kawaii starting this afternoon
I cant stand being a displacelet
I cant stand being a vifferlet
I cant stand being a flakelet
I cant stand being a wrenchlet
I cant stand being a nobikelet since the crf450rl ia in kill mode and i cant stand being a motorcycle healer with oil changer intervals every 1000kms
Might as well take the truck
And i cant stand that im also a trucklet

Thats enough
Time to stand up, on the bigboy bike
TEXAS ANONS, WE ARE HAVE THE SAME FUCKING BIKE NOW, WHERE THE CRASHCAGES AT- I WANT YOURS WITH YELLOW HQZARD STRIPES FOR THIS BIKE TOO ALSO MIGHT POP A FEW HUNDIES AT A YOSHI FULL SETUP BUT THEM BIG BOI GAINS GOING TO BE HARD TO TRANSPORT

AHHHHHHHHHHHH

>>28555047
It really put me off the brand in general. It's presented as a dual-sport / adventure bike, but it's a fragile flower. Modern Ducati and I disagree on what a motorcycle should be, it seems.

I thought the G310GS was going to be short for a manlet like me, but unfortunately it's just as tall as everything else. And it's way fuckin bigger than it looks in pictures too. It's basically as big and tall as the other GS's. In fact it's even taller than the African Twin. And I don't like that

>>28555058
Why would you want such a big bike, are fat? What's your weight in kilos? Be honest

>>28555059
Also I got in an argument with the fly-by-wire throttle going up a steep hill. It kept adjusting itself a moment after I adjusted it. This was with the "City" riding mode.

>>28555065
zx14 / blackbirb / Hayabusa are the hyperbike class. iykyk

>>28555064
Try the Himmy anon. Or wait for 450gs and a lowering kit.

>>2855507
Only fat people buy big bikes like Harleys and zx14.
Normal sized grown man with the weight of 65kg feels comfy on a 400 and doesn't need more.

>>28555083
>65kg
Fucking hell

>>28555038
Isn't kove 800 the same as 790 adv?

>>28555083
>normal sized
>65kg
Foreigners are all so tiny.

>>28555083
>weight of 65kg
Shoomers is a fucking twink.

Why isn't there a Grom buy ADV? Why does everyone wait for Honder to invent new class of motorcycles?

>>28555105
>monkey
>trail
>any small displacement dual sport
>papio cl

>>28555109
>trail
This one yes but make it look like mini dirt bike. RMX 50? Something that looks like it?

>>28555105
didn't Honda make an ADV160, which was like an attempt at an offroad scooter?
You could also just make it yourself.

>>28555064
Did ask about the low seat option they had?

>>28555105
>Why does everyone wait for a manufacturer to make something for them?
Because people have no creativity anymore and having fun is illegal.
There are people out there that have already made a T3 because they got sick of waiting.

>>28555136
MT03 with knobbies and skidplate?

>>28555138
Or sportster with klr650 front end.

>>28555138
Yes...

>>28555131
Forget about 800x, THIS will be my next adv/touring bike, I'll just have to avoid highways.

>>28555065
I am about 200-210lbs and 5'11 so pretty tanky i guess for the averagr manlet experience

Alao became a busrider, mIght as well kms

>>28554935
dare i say based?

>>28555100
Ive never been that light in any cut of my life
I couldnt realistically be happier lighter than 75kg ffs, just too much risk of injury when you have no fat leftover and lean out

>>28555082
>Himmy
I've always liked how those look. Do you mean the new one or the old one?

>>28555136
Buy a WR250R and put panniers and a big tank on it if you want a T3.

>>28554923 (OP)
luv me 'ha

>>28554939
do you need a loicense to pack bearings in canada

>>28555117
monkey is already a mini dirt bike IMO at least i treat it like one while i'm drinking

>>28555131
holy shit
now this, this is the future. this is what will be the next gen trail cub

>>28555157
do this
wr250r is based

There is a brand new, I mean 2022 Versys 300-X for sale near me for 4K. a bit steep but it has less than 200 on the odometer.

I've heard this is the bike that is tiny and revs super high, but is an ADV/touring beast. What are your thoughts?

>>28555138
Himmy or 310GS or 390 ADV instead.

You wake up and bam, its the year 2000! you got a pocket of cash, a passion for a V-Twin, and a deathwish.
>What will be your steel steed?

>>28555184
For 4k usd could get an alreqdy clapped put dual sport with all the neccessary mods probably

>>28555131
Anon, my peen is doing something. IDK what that means.

>>28555186
Unless they've considerably fucked with the duke chasis for the current 390adv, it is not for short people.
It's a 34+ seat height for some reason. It's a taller reach to the ground than my 850gs.

Clean 300

>>28555201
There is a stupid amount of money thrown at that bike.

>>28554997
I love these

>>28555083
>65kg

>>28555207
>advanced compost hull.
kek

>>28554990
yea its him, you can tell by how quickly he makes a thread, probably took all the strength he had not to bake before 310

>>28554923 (OP)
fag

>>28555150
what happened to the crf shooms

>>28554923 (OP)
>posting SI links in the OP again.
How have we managed to regress?

>>28555222
Crf ia in the diagnostics operating tabke and hospice care at the garage critical sneed Center for ShoomsControl™

I also have fockin work scheduleing me for the 10th and 11th thereabouts so im gonna be puttin the repairs of the crf off for a while yet by the looks of things unless i grind it out or find a miracle of abudance of tools and parts

>>28555156
I've only tried the old one, it was pretty cool. I'm not a fan of the looks of the new one, but both are good.

>>28555203
Yeah it's a pretty rich area

What are the slants at Suzuki thinking with these headlight designs. They all so fucking UGLY.

>>28555224
it is just op beeing gay

Here’s my new bike. It’s actually my first street going motorcycle.

>Love mini motos
>Be 6'1" @ 240lbs
You manlets take a lot of things for granite.

>>28555263
To be fair a not just manlets mistake schist and marble for granite.

>>28555258
b ased
this'll last you for life

Reminder that SUZUKI has the most Le Mans wins
I love SUZUKI

>>28555258
>stock emissions
>stock ecu
Oh no no no no no no
Inmediately replace those or suffer the consequences and doom your shoom anon

I am NOT JOKING, replace that dogshit ecu for emissions sake and get a full pipe combo, its mandatory anon
But welcome to the terror dome, mine is out of comission as of two days ago, best of luck Shoomer#2

>>28555275
Honestly the bike being completely stock was how I knew the PO didn’t even really ride the bike.
2022, 700 miles, $6,500.

The Chinks are making the best looking bikes rn.

>>28555280
Damn right, now that IMZ has stopped production.
Memes aside, I'm not sure if Chang Jiang is still a thing. I know the parent company exists, but dunno if they're being produced anymore.

>>28555280
It's funny that China is in the same position Japan used to be in during the 70s and this isn't a cause for alarm for either America or japan who continue to strangle their industry with bad regulation and bad business decisions.

>Make a low-bore adventure bike
"No"
>CFmoto does it

>Make affordable touring bikes
"No"
>CFMoto does it

>Make more naked bikes
"No"
>market is now flooded with cheap naked bikes

>>28555277
Dayum son, i basically found the same scenario of 300km and my 2023 had a full fmf with vortex, windscreen, airbox, peds, levers and shifters, and some other crap that woulsve been an extra 5k had i ordered it all, got it for 1000 less than mrsp
At least the modest pipes and vortex ecu and switxh usually run 1000-1500 depends but theyre easily the most best and necessary investment for this bike
Also please dont abuse yours like i did and overload 70lbs on its rear rack :(

>>28555280
Shut up gwuailo

I will be buying a 750SR and grinding off the winglets.

>>28555285
The lowest common denominator npc shithead is #1 poor and #2 clueless, so without a know for the uses market to properly navigate theyre easily scammed into chynesium and a 0km odometer
Watch all these first gen chynese bikes get absolutely raped on the secondhand market and flood repairshops within 2-3 years of modest ownership across all channels, that or its gonna end up being disposable trash filling up scrapyards

>my bike makes Op
Shiggity

>my bike makes Op
Shiggity

/adventure/

>>28555322
Who?

>>28555290
What are the big issues you see later on with chinese bikes? I've had a Chinese scooter and it was reasonably solid. When I did my oil changes the magnet would show very little iron filings, even for a filter-less engine. I didn't have it long before I sold it to my co worker but even he says it still runs great. Is it an age thing? I think most of it is user error.

>>28555325
BrapHog and Friends: the Adventure Shoom through the Misty Mountain edition, part 4: if a bear shat in the woods™


But theyre the newest meme of dbt

>>28555330
In China you have to scrap vehicles over 13 years, so that pervades their engineering decisions

>>28555341
That doesn't sound like a bad deal. I want one for a good time, not a long time.

>>28555370
Nite ride!

>>28555187
>its the year 2000
500 smoke for cheap

>>28555368
Stfu communist zoomer
You and your gay ass attitude are evwrything wrong with this corporate overlord planned oblescense shitshow
I bet you dont even know the trvth about incandescent lightbulbs ya prick
Get FUCKED COMMY, also STAY THE FUCK BACK from bikes

>>28555370
Kino

>>28555393
>Not having both a good bike AND a shit chink beater bike
What are you? Poor?

>>28555370
>Remember him when you look at the night sky
Also, T H I N N

BMW r1250rt a good? Is the only thing that competes with it a goldwang? Looking for a tourer or spurt tourer for comfy times.

>>28555285
Japan's economy took a shit in the late 80s then their demographics started collapsing then they lost their position as a mass manufacturing powerhouse to China.
Can China follow that same inevitable route and maintain social stability? While at the same time aspiring to project force as a military superpower head to head with the US, while saddled with propping up Russia and possibly starting WWIII over Taiwan?
We'll find out soon enough.

>>28555370
Wow, amazing. Never seen anyone ride a leader bike slowly with great music in the background.

>>28554972
The attention whore shtick is getting old.
>>28555275
>replace that dogshit ecu for emissions sake and get a full pipe combo
>mine is out of comission
Huh. Interesting! Wonder why.
>>28555370
Jefferson out here still making trash content.

Thread boring as usual, maybe next week will be better.

>>28555370
great night ride bro

>>28555427
>Jeffika
Ftfy

>>28555427
>The attention whore shtick is getting old
For the record it’s other anons posting it, I don’t care about brand wars I just wanted to make a silly vocaroo, they’re lost to time but I did two others like this for Suzuki and Harley Davidson

What year Sportster is the best for turning it into a Mad Max-esque post-apocalyptic all-terrain tourer/scrambler? I have some disposable income and knobby Rebel anon inspired me.

>>28555473
99-03

>>28555427
>iron cross with moon runes

>>28555290
>first gen
The problem, shoomers, is we're already on the 5th-6th gen. The first gens suck, sure, but that was close to 20 years ago. CFMoto is already in charge of making parts for Team Orange.

>>28555473
1969 xlch, or a carbed evo with a magneto and butterfly carb

>>28555410
All they have to do is not rely on the US because Japan's folly was thinking the US had their back until the Plaza Accords happened.

They're taking steps to try separating themselves from us, but ultimately there isn't exactly a huge market of rich ADV dads wanting to get into adventure biking in China and have tons of disposable cash to ride the country, so CFMoto would be SOL without us. AS would a lot of other companies.

Anyway LIfans are actuallly very nice Dual Sport thumpers, and Honder made a mistake discontinuing this dual sport when they had a perfect 250cc entry that was cheaper than the CRF. Because now 100% of the profits that could have been earned on a mid-level entry between the CRF300 and the XR150L that could have been the XR250 is now just going to a Chinese company that objectively ripped off their engine and counterbalancer.

>>28555402
Yes it's good, but it doesn't compete with the gold wing, that would be the K series bmw's

What's with all the chink shilling ITT?

>>28555510
Chinkshit is bad but it's becoming less bad. The hate around it is identical to the hate around jap bikes circa the 90s.

>>28555510
I don't do what I call 'shilling', it's just reality. These bikes are filling gaps in the market the other manufacturers have fucking ignored because they think they got it all figured out. CFmoto and Royal Enfield exist because the great American, European, and Japanese bike makers who used to own those markets and keep an iron grip on anyone entering it, simply abandoned them.

>>28555510
nobike retards who think they can get into biking by cutting corners

>>28555522
not at all lmfao
chinkshit is just copying the ideas of other companies without the reasoning behind it
its like a tranny - you can put as much makeup on it as you want, underneath its still just a fucking dude

>>28555510
No bike wrenchlets in denial to justify spending as little money as possible

>>28555456
very cute post

>>28555522
>hate around jap bikes circa the 90s.
I never saw any jap bike hate in the 90's

>>28555397
>what are you, poor
No im a hasbike again after 48hrs Shoomer Suspension™

>>28555543
>HE DID IT

>>28555524
A tale as old as time itself. Everyone got complacent and now their market share is now at risk.
I love healthy competition, so I hope all manufacturers pick up their game and give us the bikes we have been asking for years.

>>28555456
I've had zuki and harley. Very comfy

>>28555524
>filling gaps in the market
what gaps?
all the big japs make great 125s and bikes up to 400/600 class, as well as having good 1000cc+ bikes
KTM and BMW have their autistic CC niches
Harley and Indian make BIG BIKE BECAUSE BIGGER IS BETTER USA #1 HYB WATCH OUT FOR THEM CLIBBINS

the only "gap" in the market is poorfags who want something for nothing - instead of just buying an old bike thats actually worth its mettle, they'll cry and cope it doesnt have retarded electronics, and fall for chinkshit bait for 1/2 the price, then spend triple fixing it, if they can even get parts

just admit youre poor and/or scour fb marketplace for something reliable

>>28555584
I like milfs as much as the next guy, but you are really pushing sloppy seconds there mate.

>>28555597
if youre planning to only ever buy brand new bikes
why would you ever, EVER buy chinkshit brand new

motorbike

>>28555285
Japan in the 70s was a technology leader with a dominant racing record
China now sells heavy underpowered shitbikes for cheap

>>28555543
You'd have been hasbike the whole time if you had a spare chinkbike.

>>28555613
Euro gay 5+ ultra is coming for all of us.

>>28555577
Hotwing?

>>28555643
How do they manage to fuck it up for all of us?

>>28555649
Monkey see monkey do.
Oh why are people buy china bike.
Copy everything besides the price and make it better.

>>28555615
I CAN NEVWR SATISFY YOU GOD DAMN TROLLS
IMA NOBIKE BECAUSE YOU SAID SO
IM A CHYNESIUM ENTHUSIAST BECAUSE YOU SAID SO
NO
I AM A FLAKE
BECAUSE I AM
I AM SHOOMERS™
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

>>28555663
>and make it better

I can’t unplug this thing no matter how much I push the tab.

>soaked it with wd40/electrical clean
>tried pushing the tab and put a screwdriver in the wedge, plastic starts to bend

Any tips?

>>28555584
This is a good question
The only thing missing from the market is a mid displacement Harley styled and sized after the 1958 sportster, a complete return of original hydra glide style cruisers, and a repudiation of trikes in favor of bringing back sidecars
Hell yeah

>>28555725
Pic related…

>>28555725
>>28555730
its fucked bro, you fucked it

>>28555727
>1958 sportster
i think safety standards make it difficult to make bikes like that today
>trikes
they'll never give up that cash cow, those things cost more than a car or a normal harley, and old boomers lap that shit up

>>28555730
It’s over.

https://youtu.be/IdHTnpgpLDc?si=uq_yOupwfMvBKGeF

>>28555705
You're a busta.

im thinking of gettin my motorcycle license. would it be stupid to get a 30-40 year old v twin

>>28555773
if you think its cool, no
if its good quality, no
if its look after, no
if YOU can look after it, no
as a first bike? maybe, depends how confident you are

>>28555773
Harley? No, there’s parts for it. Jap? Yes, unless it’s ready to ride. Harleys will ALWAYS have parts to get it running. You should ideally get a something newish that runs as your first bike so you’re actually putting in riding time instead of wrenching time that comes with old bikes.

>>28555773
First bike: Get something pre-dropped and a bit shite.
Get a nice bike and don't ride it until you've had a stupid low speed crash or so.
You'll thank me.

>>28555779
>>28555786
i never rode on a bike at all, i want the license to learn if i even would like it desu. i do however love to wrench and im starting to like how stripped down bikes are compared to cars today

>>28555796
>Get a nice bike and don't ride it until you've had a stupid low speed crash or so.
what do you mean? like i should get into an accident in a car first lol?

>>28555800
>i want the license to learn if i even would like it
brotha if youre seeing out a daily bike thread on a chinese basket weaving forum in 2025, i think you might be interested
if youre gonna get such an old bike tho, prepare for electrical holocaust because apparently engineers back then didnt know how to properly wire ANYTHING apparently
>what do you mean
that anon means hes dumb and crashed a lot when he was a new rider because he had terrible training
only time I've ever dropped a bike was when I did my CBT, and it was more of a controlled laying it sideways because i hit my balls on the tank

OEM levers looks so nice and feel so good. Couldn't imagine running aftermarket levers.

I hate Florida. I wish I was still in the smokeys.

I hate florida. I wish I was still in the smokeys.

>>28555832
miami sucks unless you speak spanish

So I've been considering a bike for some time, and recently thought about buying a salvage bike. Nothing destroyed, but fallen over, scratched tank, fairings, etc. I can paint and fix a fair share of the stuff myself (Can't imagine it's more complex than my cars), and was curious what I should be wary of. I read death wobble comes from cheap forks/front struts. Should that be something I replace regardless of damage? Chain or belt replacement by default? I'd like to keep the price under 5k if possible. I've seen a lot of Aprilia Tuono 660's for sale, many just a couple years old. Anyone know the good and bad of modern Aprilias?

>>28555224
Wtf which one is real and who's the guy?

>>28555836
Unless you're rich*. 20 dollars + tip for a shot of fireball is just insanity. The skyline from the 195 at night is nice, though.

But you're right. I refuse to speak Spanish and it makes everything more difficult.
>Go to autozone
>Ask for valve grinding compound
>The guy walks me to buffing compound
Fuck this place.

Bought a roll on 10 mesh wire shielding. Going to finally make radiator guards for all of my bikes. Will post results. Hopefully it won't look like shit.

>>28555846
i live on the other coast of florida and cubans who got priced out of miami are moving here. I get asked if i "speaka espanish??" at fucking walmart all the time. I can speak basic but fuck if im going to do here

>>28555099
>Nicky Hayden's height was 1.73 meters (5 feet 8 inches) and his weight was 68-69 kilograms
>Kenny Roberts, the legendary motorcycle racer, was reportedly 5'8" (1.73m) tall and weighed around 150 lbs (68 kg)

>>28555838
Anon... even when it's a new Aprilia under warranty, you have to wait for parts from Italy, they don't have shit.
Even in Pajeetland where they build their 457s there are no spare parts for them. Aprilia is a shit brand for rebuilds

>>28555083
>Only fat people buy zx14
What's your definition of fat

>>28555875
>it's so dark you can't see anything

I've heard fat people like to wear black clothes to hide the fact that they're fat

>>28555730
have you tried PULLING the tab? you caveman ass nigga?

Do you guys bother with ECU flashes or dyno tunes of road bikes?

>>28555884
yeah. of course. a good dyno tune is essential after changing shit out

>>28555845
Nvm

>>28555877
Well I guess it's over

I’ve now convinced two new riders to buy SV650’s and one small ceecee rider to upgrade to the Vstrom
Suzuki needs to hire me

>>28555857
Good luck. Just give them the same attitude back when they get offended you dared not speak their language. It's hilarious.

>>28555187
TL1000R if they fixed the gimpy suspension from the S model.

>>28555867
5'8" is hilariously short for an American. Pro riders are tiny like horse jockeys, for the same reason.

>>28555854
Post pics

>>28556000
>jockey
Funny because Kenny wanted to become a jockey

>short
Funny because he's KING kenny

>>28555187
Oh, man. My eyes first went to the 996, but then there's the Aprilia. BUT then there's the RC51...

>>28555898
>YAAAAHA

>>28555288
>470lbs and 110hp

>>28555192
The new one? Its popular here in Jeetland, people are not tall at all.

>>28555263
You can still ride a grom faggit.

>>28555280
Lol no. Its the Shitalians.

>>28555301
It's a cool biak.

>>28555370
So cool.

>>28555584
There is something always missing, Kove 800 said that loud and clear, low weight (sub 200kg), low price adv making a 100hp.

Thoughts on Honda CB125F? (Especially the new edition)

>>28555773
Yes, get a 5 year old bike max. Make sure it has ABS.

>>28555824
>non adjustable
>good
YOu have suzuki brain virus like me.

>>28555877
Shooms is a twink

>>28555187
RC51 then RC51, push the rest into fire.

>>28555959
Anon, I need a Vstrom 650 too or a F850GS. I'm going to wait and see if F450GS is any good.

>>28555083
Lol I'm 64kg and ride an 1100cc vtwink, it doesn't even feel me riding it, I had a 450 a long time ago that didn't struggle carrying someone as light as me, even a 70s 125 doesn't struggle but the 1100 slaps so hard with someone as small as me

>>28556057
Does it come with ABS? If not no.

>>28555187
>deathwish
RC51 no questions easy pick

>>28556067
>64kg
You are a proper twink, how tall?

>>28556069
Man of excellent taste.

>>28555288
Get a used GSXR 750 instead.

>>28556068
No it doesn't, it has disk breaks at the front and drum breaks at the back.

A lot of YouTube is saying that it's a good learners bike.

I currently have a dying SYM Jet 14 50cc scooter and I'm thinking of replacing it with the Honda CB125F, mostly because of its fuel efficiency (1.4L/100km) and it's supposed to be one of the cheaper bikes, I'm guessing the price will be around 3k-4k€.

Are there some other bikes you would suggest over this one? I live in Portugal, if that's relevant.

>>28556070
You mean how short, I'm middle sized 5'6" and slender, peak motorcycle body

>>28556078
>slender, peak motorcycle body
Indeed, a proper twinkmaxxer, you must get lots of women.

>>28556084
>>28556084
>you must get lots of women
None at all, my bike attracts boomers and xoomers

>>28556077
The 125 is fine.
We have an Portuguese anon on a abused CBR125.

>>28556077
It's fine, for that price why don't you try one of the used 250, 300cc bikes? So many good bikes, CB300R, CB300F, CBR250R, TU250, GB350, Duke 125, 200, 250, 390. Meteor 350, Himmy 411, 450. BMW G310R / G310GS. Rebel 250, Rebel 300. You have too many options, search used, newer model years and pick a bike anon, its going to be more fun than CB125 for the same price.

Not a mechanic but could use some tips or help.

Riding my GSX8r and my front wheel/tire doesn't feel the same. I'm not sure how to describe it. It felt wobbly in a way that I haven't felt before on any of my previous rides with the same bike as well as never felt that way riding other bikes. Looking everything over everything seems tight and normal, it's a newer bike and I haven't done any sort of serious work on it besides an oil change. Air pressure is right. I was able to ride normally. I took it for a 'safety' ride near my house at lower speeds to see if something would go wrong, but it didn't.

Am I just tweakin' or what can I do?

>>28556096
Big bike and a cute twink, soon you will be surrounded by qts.

>>28556125
I only have a driver's licence for a car which in Portugal allows me to drive bikes up to 125cc. I thought that their law was the same as it's in my country where you can drive bikes only up to 50cc, which is why I have the scooter that I have right now and that I'm looking to replace because it keeps dying in the middle of the road and I legit have to shake it to get it to start the engine...

>>28556127
Buy Yamaha to be surrounded by big titty Yamaha gfs

>>28556126
Wheel might be unbalanced, forks might be misaligned or your steering nut needs tightening.
To make sure your wheel is not misaligned, find some straight slow road and stand up and see if your wheel matches your steering.

>>28556137
All the yamaha bitches are mad ugly. Buy Suzuki instead.

>>28556139
girls don't like Suzukies at all

The first crash in the video would be TERRIFYING to experience but the wet road would make the slide easier

https://youtu.be/yxBfo_W6Lxs?si=WfOKkN3-2-5vRDhO

>>28556133
Duke 125 should be more fun and should be available on the used market for cheap then. I'd recommend Suzuki 125 Scoots too. They are really fun. Considering its a 125, try to get used, why spend on new CB125R?

What is this honder CB1000R? I wants one.

>>28556156
Super naked never made sense to me when sports tourers exist. High speed needs fairings. Still comfy too

>>28556154
>why spend on new CB125R?
Fuel efficiency,
less important but still relevant, the new one has a USB port and a colour display which (supposedly) can show navigations.

I'll look into Duke 125
and Suzuki 125, though I do want to switch from automatic to manual transmission, because those tend to break less often so I'm not really looking for scooters.

I bought my current scooter in december and since then I've already had it in the shops around 4 times... I paid 1100€ for the scooter and spent 500€ on repairs that did nothing...

That's why I'm looking into something new and reliable, I also really like fuel efficiency.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/R9RiV24Oy5o

would

Stelvio is a dream in these colors. Need it.

>>28556215
>Stafrica Twin

>>28556218
But the cylinders stick out which makes it cool.

>>28556084
>middle-aged twink
>lots of women
haha.. yeah..

>>28556215
>let's make the most expensive and complicated part of the bikes more vulnerable

retards

>dropping your bike

ngmi

>>28556044
The one they sell in jeetland has shorter travel suspension if I recall correctly.

>not dropping your adv bike
ngmi

>>28556254
>not putting crashbars on your adv bike.

>>28556256
>crashbars without highway pegs

Yamaha girls, we're winning

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WbZ7QEqE9hI

>>28556256
>rely on a BMW in the desert

>>28556215
>transverse

How does that not cook your knees?

>>28556056
and the chinks aint doing that
theyre just copying whats popular in jap/euro/na market, and doing it worse and cheaper

>>28556275
Wind

Yamaha!

>>28556268
I rely on 隆鑫通用动力股份有限公司

>>28555735
There’s nothing unsafe about the ‘58 sportster inherently, you can give it ABS and whatever else you want, the Indians have this figured out at royal enfield.
The only thing stopping Harley from bringing back beautiful, mid sized bikes styles after the post wwii period is their own retardation

>>28556291
Is ABS really that important?

>>28556293
Wouldn't buy a new bike that didn't have it but have owned bikes that didn't. Too many variables on the road

>>28556296
Hmm... Honda Grom has ABS and same fuel efficiency as Honda CB125F, but only 6L fuel tank (CB125F has 11L).

Gosh, such difficult decisions!

>>28556275
Depends on how tall you are. Previous iterations of that engine did cook people's shins, but from what I'm told it's no different to an LC8 bike cooking it's seat, a guzziv7 II that left a dent in my shins, my beemer cooking my inner thigh, or some people complaining that the T7 engine casing knocks their foot off the pegs.

>>28556300
>CB125F
Isn't this the Hero? Honda took a hero and put a Honda badge on it?

>>28556303
>guzziv7 II

How much would you donate to see R3's tummy pics? She said it's possible, now we must cooperate for our common victory

Anybody got a scooter? I'm looking for something 50cc but don't know where to really start for my first.

>>28556293
ABS is the only meaningful safety feature I can think of that bikes didn’t have in the 50s and 60s. The modern suspension setup was in use, it just sucked, they had brakes (drum, which sucked, but you can copy the look easily if you think it’s important), etc. so when anon says “rant it unsafe” the answer is no. For instance, here’s an 07 sportster (if memory serves) that was modded to look like a ‘58. This is not beyond a factory.

>>28556319
Are there any options at all?
For 50cc I think there's only Honda Ruckus

>>28556256
>implying I have a fairing on mine to protect

>>28556319
>Honda
>Genuine
>Kymco
>Sym
>Chinese shameless rebrands (Best parts availability)

Pick one.

>Bike advertised as 500cc
>Actually 471
Why do they do this? And why such a specific number?

>>28556264
I never found the cruiser [ shape comfortable.
But i will set cruise control and use them to stretch every now and then. Though the tank's only 100 miles of range so I'm off the bike way long before any issues.

>>28556333
Soo... Grom or CB125F?

>>28556385
There are extremely few bikes that aren't named based off rounding up to the next 50cc step
>not the 451cc Ninja "500"
The only time I can think of anyone going down was the 919cc CBR900RRs

The 471cc is because the base engine design was 399cc for Japan where it needed to hit a displacement limit and that was how far they decided it was practical to stroke it out for overseas where it doesn't matter what the displacement is.

>>28556409
Navi

>>28556419
It's not sold here in Portugal :/

>>28555727
you can just do this yourself, the differences aren't major on inspection
you'd need new front and rear fenders (i would be shocked if these dont exist aftermarket), a rear seat delete, maybe some white walls for the look, and youre back in 50's and 60's styling cues
observe 40,000 hours in paint.net

>>28556409
Wr125x

>>28556452
White walls are wack.

>>28556438
how tall are you?
can you not find a cheap dual sport?
Delivery anon?

Why are the threads so slow even though it’s summer

>>28556317
Never
Because apparently IM THE NEW TWINK IN TOWN
Now start donating to my tummy fund, which is really turning into a crash cage fund and centerstand fund

I've been watching a lot of cycling videos lately because I'm teaching my 3 year old to ride a bicycle - step one on his journey to a motorcycle as far as im concerned - and just to /blog/, seems like cyclists are completely unaware motorcycles exist, in a way even cagers aren't.
Every advantage they say about bicycles over cars is true about motorcycles - smaller, cleaner, quieter, denser travelling etc, except we can go 100mph and none of us are bitching about needing protected lanes.

>>28556500
>none of us are bitching about needing protected lanes.
They bitch because someone interrupted their 120mph fly by instead.

>>28556500
Alot of bicyxles also
>no mirrors
>no signal lights
>no tailight or headlight
>alot of them dont helmet, those that do have shittiest scalp bucket with no chin protections- so basically useless outside of a light tumble
>their chains dont even last long
>my bicycle has unobtaniun tire tubes because of stupid tire size trends
>if you thought aluminun frames were WEAK and BRITTLE, welcome to the worls of carbon fiber frames splitting at high sneeds
>crush your ballzacj without proper seat: it literally pinches dick nerves and blood vessels in some instancea for induced erectile dysfunction
>no sheepskins for said benis
>less tolerances between different modea of riding; i.e. yoi need a gravel bike to be an adv dad, i might take sportbike offroad but a triathalon bicycle will immediately suffer like having slicks on gravel if the tire dont just poppes
>YOU GET YOUR OWN LANE SPECIAL SNOWFLAKE
>some of the best cardio and functional shortcuts because of laws and size, otherwise you couls just be a sumo hooligan and achieve the same
>ebikes, need i say more? Exploding superbats, lazy entitled and keeping up with joneses, defeats the cardio aspect and leaves you with deadweight if kill, also possibly the gayest subculture outside of EV car fags
>$5,000 bicycles just to be a trendy fag, cant get $1000 used superbike tuned and btfo that pricetag anyway
>literally every bicycle owner is a wrenchlet that needs le tuning for $180/hr +tip
Youre only cool on a bicycle if you also have a shoomer

>>28556510
Tldr

>>28556170
looks like an ant eater

give some better looking alternatives

>>28556170
That one looks like sex on wheels.

>>28556253
Yo, try it out, its a seriously good bike. Himmy is not just a name.

>>28556280
They just stole 790 ADV and they are selling it for cheaper.

>>28556485
People out riding or having Thursday morning sex.

>>28556548
You're 16 and don't have a motorcycle

>>28556550
>anon doesn't know about Thursday morning sex or riding motorcycles on a thursday.

Hes def an underage nobike

>>28556550
Unfortunately, 29 years old, a 125 Suzuki scoot and a G310R. Waiting on a F450GS, I just want one. I just want it!

Why won't Honda sell it to me?

>>28556556
Nice ftr

>>28556555
>G310R
So sorry, but, checked.

Good morning, busy sex havers, thank you for your attention. I think KTM is going to be the next Suzuki. Suzuki's TL1000R is KTM's 790/890 situation. Will KTM lost the spark? Just like Suzuki? Will they become conservative like Suzuki? KTM's new owners Bajaj is pretty conservative. Will KTM stop racing? Sad for team orange desu ne?

>>28556562
FTR wishes it could be as good as a CB1000R.

>>28556564
It's perfectly decent bike.
https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/the-appeal-of-a-rat-bike

>>28556570
Ftr wished it still existed. That this was trash from the start

>>28556566
Why would anyone think about KTM or Suzuki this much.

>>28555393
>trvth about incandescent lightbulbs
Ok Shooms let's hear the schizoTheory

>>28556577
I love Suzuki desu, Suzuki is best. KTM has that spark, I want to buy a KTM.

>>28556589
KTM = bad
Suzuki = not very good

>>28556545
I own one.
Don't care if it's good or not, I like it. I was just pointing out that in western markets it's equipped differently, the indian one came stock with lowered suspension and seat.

>>28555370
Is this what Yamaha-dream looks like?

>>28556485
Sturgis week

>>28556612
Ah, so everyone's driving their trucks and trailering their bikes to the faggot convention.

>>28556616
Those boomers munch more miles than you've traveled in your entire life on both 2 or 4 wheels.

>>28556623
They munch a lot of dick.

>>28556623
I know, I can see the air because of them

>>28556586
Its not schizo theory
Its basic maths

Incandescent lightbulba stimulate you with lower wavelength redlight tones and warmer colors, both fluorescent and mercury bulbs irradiate you with blue light and that shit causes a host of issues like headache and migraines to some
Also LEDs have a rapid cycle and that afaik is causing blindness let alone theyre bright as fuck lumen wize

Incandescents also have other benefits like warmth, i think only high pressure sodium lamps have anywheres close the wavelength and harmony associated with more natural light tones

I think there was another angle with regard to immunity, mental health, possibly vit d production but i cant confirm those off thr top of my head
They sold us the lie of muh environment and muh efficiency, but there are actual health benefits

>>28556623
Based boomer bagger confederacy and alliance against the zoomer jannoids

>>28556629
Look at ipho-N, dog git cancer.
Look no dogs git cancer

>>28556624
You must be an expert in identifying that.
>>28556625
Those are called heat mirages anon.
>>28556629
Boomers are as insufferable as zoomers but at least boomers aren't minmaxxing compensatory faggots with no taste.

>>28556616
Uh oh! Someone can't afford to take road trips and doesn't have friends.

>>28554935
>all this just to shill some chink trash
Kys

Suzuki = Sex

>>28554923 (OP)
NEW BREAD

>>28556646
>>28556646
>>28556646

>>28556062
The brake lever is adjustable. You can put some slack in the clutch cable if you need to, but it's not quite the same.
My zx14 and Ducati have hydraulic clutches, so those levers are actually adjustable. Would be nice if my cable clutch bikes had that, but putting just a little slack in the cable does the job. I like the look and feel of OEM levers so it's worth it.

>>28556062
I way prefer the OEM clutch lever to the adjustable ones that came with my 600, even the full length one for whatever reason.

It is also $15 to replace instead of $80 or whatever so there's that.

>>28556566
THEY SHOULD GET BACK TO DOING WHAT THEY DO BEST DOING TABLES OF COKE AND MAKING EPIC BIKES. It would be cool if they made a stock rally bike like every year instead of a 1 off special.

>>28556698
Have you tried any of the good ones? Instead of the chinky ones?

>>28556700
Production ready bare bones upgradable rally bike would be pretty cool.

>>28556720
The full length is CRG, I think I just don't like the lack of vertical taper for 4 finger clutch use and the way I release the lever.