Thread 28556646

HAWG edition!

>Motorcycle tips and tricks
>rip gn & gaymoo
>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
>Motorcycle and Whiskey Pairing Advice

>STICKY(UNDER CONSTRUCTION): >>23526953 #
>FAQ(UNDER CONSTRUCTION): https://pastebin.com/xu560p4q

links
>https://msf-usa.org
>https://cycle-ergo.com/
>https://superbikeschool.com
>https://sharp.dft.gov.uk/helmets

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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Street Smarts leading edge (outdated) safety video: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: >>>28554923

first for laverda

Posting my hawg

>>28556629
> think only high pressure sodium lamps have anywheres close the wavelength and harmony associated with more natural light tones
>monochromatic lights are the same as pretty decent full spectrum.
Shooms. Please. I don't disagree that LPS was better, but it was not for the quality of the light output. Unfortunately current LEDs installations are both wider spectrum and higher luminous output. Even worse when they're poorly installed and they illuminate more than just the road with absurd amounts of spillover. They're beginning to fuck with the wildlife and enable retards that don't know how to turn on their lights and drive around with no tail lights and just drl's to exist.

>>28556646 (OP)
>>28556659
Kys you retarded faggots, your existence is a mistake

I don’t think there’s a single class of bikes that I can’t point to a model I love
The very worst I can think of is econobikes dedicated for commuting like the NC700X but even then I think if the electric bikes weren’t so expensive they’d probably be super fun econo commuters

Imagine choosing any other interceptor other than the king.

>>28556668
cute, I like when you post the blocky foot motorcycle girls

>>28556646 (OP)
>anime
Neato. I was at an anime con last weekend

Wake up babe, new Adam Reimann vid dropped.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIRB6paGZ3I

>>28556646 (OP)
>Si links in the Op.
fucking retard

>>28556677
I will not watch that on the shitty monitor I have at work or risk interruption.

>>28556677
>40mins
>unstamped
>cuckbikes only
>90% tranny chat
Yea I'm thinking fuck off.

>>28556681
Somehow, it feels like he is my dad when he talks. Just watch it on mute. I really like how he rides and where he rides, this one is not as cool as the previous one, but still very cool.

>>28556681
Zoomers and their ADD riddled brains

hey anon, count the boats

>>28556681
Both of them are excellent.
Reimann's reconstruction of the ironhorse

>>28556673
Atelier66604645 on xitter, would be nice if I had the money to commission them one day but apparently their prices are in the hundreds

TEXAS ANON BROS I SAW YOUR LAST POST LAST THREAD
WHERE DO I GET YOUR CRASH BAR
WILL IT FIT 2019 ZX14R? WE ARE KAWAII BROS NOW BROS

YOSHIMURA 4 INTO 1? IM WAITING FOR GUY SO I CAN PENIS INSPECTION THOSE PIPUS
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

>>28556689
Where do you find these cute animus?

>>28556677
who?

Today I rode Grom for the first time. It made me giggle.
How does this shitbike manage to feel like a toy and like a real bike at the same time? What I saw in a window reflection looked better than what I saw riding CB650R. It is more nimble than any other bike.
I like that it is almost silent at low revs. Some retard installed arrow exhaust on it and it still was quiet. Crooooosing at 50km/h on it is comfy, no earplugs needed.
But dunno, WOT to just get going and 90km/h limit is not cool, minarelli 125cc bikes like aprilia sx125 are not as anemic.
Having it as an only bike would suck, I occasionally need to go onto highways, sometimes there's just no other way without longer detour.

>>28556644
I care more about bikes than about their country of origin. I'll happily test ride any bike that is potentially good and available nearby.

>>28556696
Australian rider, racer, journo now youtuber. He a cool fag. I liked his himmy series, and the one in Austria, Switzerland etc. Very talented IMO. He is also a Honda Africa Twin entusiast.

>>28556699
Check out a lifan kp mini. I hear they are a little less anemic than a Grom. Probably not as reliable, though.

>>28556685
0 once I get done with them.

>>28556699
Lil biaks are cool, I have a 125 Suzuki scoot and its so cool. I've put more km on my scoot than my bike.

>>28556704
> lifan kp mini
Not available here.
I could check out Benelli TNT 125 (maybe it's the same rebadged lifan, looks similar), but it's not nearly as cute. It must have a significantly better ride quality to make up for it.

>>28556695
>he doesn't know
are you unfamiliar with boorus?

With 50% tarrifs on India, BMW F450 GS, Royal Enfields, smaller KTMs, and upcoming Nortons? It's over for us, I think. Haha, it never began and now it's over.

>>28556716
Who bought Norton in the end? TVS or bajaj?

>>28556673
I like the horse game.

>>28556711
It didn't strike me at first, but have heard of gelbooru.

>KTM
>>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.

>>28556717
TVS bought Norton. They are cooking something based on 450cc BMW motor. I think they are also making a 650cc big bore motor based on F450 GS. I have a friend in TVS R&D. He is pretty cool.

>>28556716
Boy have i got a deal for ypu, 2019 kawaiisucky zx14r for only 420,692,470,000 rupees plus tip

Or i can ship you the piecemeal crf450rl for only 69000 easy payments of $14.99+ provincial gulag tax
COMPLETE EITH BOLD NEW STIGGERPILLS

also speaking of which, i added 3 to the stickerbomb helmet but sadly my pitsburg pengu started peeling

>>28556731
Can someone give me the qrd of years and models of ktms that are amazing and ones that are melon lemon and mulligan deny their existence chynesium tier?
With this most recent reboot are they still gonna camshaft us or start making White Power Suspension™ great again?

>>28556735
I'm waiting for the F450GS, but the CRF450RL is pretty enticing.
>>28556711
More boorus incoming, danke senpai.

>>28556741
What a kino drawing
Boorus is cool
Feed me they/them artwork(s)™

tfw no garage space.

>>28556735
just avoid 2019 adventure 790s. everything else is fine especially their 2 strokers

>>28556671
Right?

>>28556772
I love these, but man I hate that the cams gotta get swapped. Killer machine though
>this is brilliant, but I like this
>98-01 vfr

>suddenly people start braking on the freeway on my way out of the office.
>behave for a bit, then start lane splitting because fuck cages that can't decide between one of two pedals or zipper merge.
>Turns out there was a biker that ate shit. Think about stopping, but I saw a fuzzy helmet so I decided to move on with my day.
Funny how certain things immediately settle matters in my mind. It genuinely could have not been his fault but I found empathy hard based on a fuzzy thing.

I'm tired of pretending only Nihonas are sex . How do I sex them Deutchettes?

Brehs, has anyone tried BMW G450X? What is it like?

There have been dakar bikes sold as road bikes, R80GS, XRV750 etc. Why not these days?

>>28556784
Attention seeking fags deserve what they get

How tf do you even find weeb art of your bike? Or am I just lookin at swathes of AI slop

>Be riding
>Fart
>It was shit

'CAUSE I GOT TO RAMBLE (RAMBLIN' MAN)
OH I GOT TO GAMBLE (GAMBLIN' MAN)
I GOT TO RAMBLE (RAMBLIN' MAN)
KNOW I'M A RAMBLIN' GAMBLIN' MAN

>>28556793
What's going on with that front sprocket? I can't quite tell why it looks weird.

>>28556800
Modern Dakar bikes are all capped at 450cc. There really isn't a market to sell an enduro wide-ratio 450 with 10 gorillion gallons of fuel and a larger oil sump. The KTM LC8 950/990 were the last real "we only built this to win Dakar" bikes.

>>28556707
See thats why boats are so neat, lowering kits are really cheap

>>28556800
>R80GS
only after going through the HPN shop.

>>28556807
based frog

>>28556812
I think Dakar messed up the rules. We need wsbk of Dakar. Something in t7 class.

>>28556864
Yeah, atleast it has the bones, that's what I want. Potentially Dakar winning bikes.

>>28556810
This bike is BMW autism cranked to the max.

>>28556784
I love how our hobby filters out the undesirables.

>>28556659
Clean.
Always wondered how those are to wheelie, can you keep it up in 3rd?

back from my one-night trip, did a little over 950 kilometers with the SuMo 701, apart from 60 kilometers autobahn all of it mountain roads, mountain passes, valleys etc.
only nearly crashed 2 times, one dude who took over oncoming traffic with me in the opposing lane, and that thing which i posted, where i skidded along both tires which was completely ignored by everyone here.

the distance was too much, could have done with 150km a day less.
for me, on the 701, 300km a day on it is perfect, everything above 400 sucks.

>beeline moto 2
is great, but you need either a powerbank or a possibility to charge your phone.
the device itselfs has more than enough battery, but my phone got close to being empty first day (about 10 hours ride)
device had about 50% left after that. worked in really bright sun and was easy to navigate with once you got used to it.
pushbuttons work great with gloves etc.
the app itself works alright for planning, but google maps is better.
BUT the "fun route" function works great, it actually gives you nice fun roads that i would have never found myself.

>enduristan blizzard bags
also great stuff, really like them, you can also shoulder them to walk
easy to put on and remove, putting them on takes mabye 2-3 mins.
they did stratch up my side panels a little though, but that was to be expected.
also i think they look really cool.

i even got a gaudy basecap that i strapped to my luggage like a real piece of shit

>>28556875
Something where the Multistrada V4, M1000XR and 1390 Super Adventure can battle it out. 150mph on the dunes, baby!

Why the fuck is that e-clutch cope standard on the CB650?
>be Honda
>too cheap to make your 650cc I4 ride-by-wire
>can’t have a bidirectional quickshifter with a cable throttle
>invent e-cringe device that slips the clutch on downshifts like how redditors shift
>force it on every bike for beancounter marketing purposes
>dont let riders permanently disable it
Absolute fucking aids

>>28556892
Forgot to say, must keep it truly production based and superstock-esque in the rulebook. Bikes must be off the production line and only modified to ensure they can go the distance across the desert. Otherwise BMW would turn up with an XR with a WSBK motor, people would die and then things would get gay like Pikes Peak and the Nurburgring.

>>28556894
> can operate the clutch as usual if you care
> can relax if you don't
I think perma-disabling should be an option, but I don't see a problem with e-clutch in general. I don't care about autoblippers, it just works.

Radiator guard looking good so far.

>>28556691
No way, did you become a zx14? Hell yeah.
Trex crash bars. They were only like 200 Burger bucks or something.
I did M4 slipons then gutted my cat because I didn't want to buy headers. If I had to do it again, I might just buy headers and go 4 into 1. The other pipe makes chain maintenance a little more difficult.
Definitely get a 2wdw mail in ECU tune if you're getting rid of the cat.

>>28556884
It's the reason motorcycling is still one of the last true hobbies left

>>28556699
I want a Grom. But I live in the country and don't have any low-speed roads to enjoy it on.

>>28556894
Ride by wire is trash and so is eclutch and quickshifters

>>28556937
You can shut it off in the settings menu. Ive been considering a comfy midsize sport bike and the CBR650R is an option im considering.

>>28556962
ride by wire is unironically pretty good
lets you adjust a lot of stuff like engine brake etc.
ride by wire is, unironically, a great thing when its not used to castrate you

>plastic threads on speedometer drive
>metal threads on speedometer cable
Is this the extent of western engineering prowess? Fucking hell.

adventuring

>>28556962
>t. doesn’t know how butterfly valves work

>>28556735
i have no idea what happened to /osg/. what world is this if we can't cover our shit in gay anime cringe (ironically)

>>28556784
If he lives he'll post about how he got cut off while going 110 and "reee cagies need to use their mirrors".

>>28556784
QRD on fuzzy helmets? Don't think we have those in my area. Never seen one, at least.

>>28556967
It feels like shit. Idc what manufacturers say, there's definitely a delay.
Also let me tune it on my phone or something

Radiator guard finished. Came out pretty good.

>>28556886
I don't do wheelies. I want to, but I never got back to practicing them. It's just so terrifying to me when the wheel comes up. Lol. I also don't want to blow my bike up from the clutch dumps, and I don't want to go through the pain crashing. Just a level of risk that I don't want to deal with but I really want to do wheelies.

>>28557001
maybe you just have a shitty ride by wire system

>>28556987
You will never be a real Throttle.
YWNBART
Its cable or bust, you soulless bugman slop guzzling tasteless consumer

>>28556951
Rn im looking to buy a yoshi 4 into 1 come when i go off to work ill leave neighbour cash
But yeah thats good to know, ill probably end up doing the mail out like you said then for that yoshi, but what a beast as it is, i frqduated into superleaderbike school bros, viffer to zx14r

>>28556889
Good to know you are the beeline Is going strong so far, i Guess you are ok with the price too now?
Also yeah did two >500km on my trip to italy and the last couple of hours my knees and ass where as king for Mercy, i assume on a proper sumo like yours It would be even worse

Well got some new Gear thanks to some really nice discount (Dainese boots and a Summer jacket!) and Will test them tomorrow with a nice loop!
Adv-dad told me i can reach an old abandoned NATO radio system thing if i take certain local passes and if they didn't fix the gate you can go right under the radio Array that has been left there to rot on the mountain, worst case i'll take some pics from the road

Pic Is the morning After the big Rain ride in switzerland btw, got water in the phone's camera so quality Is shit

>>28556991
>gay anime cringe
BROTHER

its weird that somebody doesnt just make a 6 speed 500cc dualsport with a windscreen and big tank and call it an adv

Yep, this is the life

>>28557013
>Guess you are ok with the price too now?
it feels high quality, at least the metal version. im glad i didnt get the plastic one.

>Well got some new Gear thanks to some really nice discount
BASADO!
i also got a AGV helmet recently for 50% off, and im very happy with it

>>28557052
cute stove
was thinking about getting one of those grills for charcoal bbqing

On the boat, bound for Sturgis and the East.

>>28557068
Honestly, its a bit shit. I only got it so I'm forced to limit how much wood I put in else I'd be heading to the closest town every night for more wood.

>>28557072
ur hella late brotha
we've been here for like 3 days now

>>28557075
If I could have left earlier I would have. I lost a day because some faggot smokey gave me a ticket in my truck and I had to spend yesterday evening dealing with it.

>>28557074
seems silly to use it as a firepit. my friend has one and it worked great for bbqing porkchops on charcoal

>>28556646 (OP)
hyb!

Fren or bully hours, need to know ASAP

>>28557094
Woof mountain

>>28557099
Fren detected. Rip hektik cbr anon, here's a pic of us at the woof pen gas station and his 3 second 0-60 acceleration streamy, he sacrificed a clutch for us.

https://streamable.com/kjks7l

>>28557106
>2ct

>>28556951
>2wdw
Rip your fuel economy

>>28557106
o7 he was a real hard r

>>28557119
2 wheels are 2 wheels

>>28557119
Never buying a honda bro

>>28557106
Man Yamaher looks smol and cute Honder is big and ugly like a Harley

>>28557032
Those already exist, they are called rally bikes.

>>28557052
That looks so comfy.

>>28557119
lmao based

I feel manic and I wanna go ride my bike on twisty roads fast without my gear because it’s hot but after saying it back to myself I realize it’s a bad idea

>>28557175
He's learning. Wow, good job.

https://www.mcnews.com.au/recall-round-up-kawasaki-zx-6r-suzuki-gixxer-sf-250/
If anyone has one these.

>>28557175
Do it. Only noobs fall. You're not a noob, are you?

>>28557052
Reminds me of those little folding stoves for sterno we used in the boy scouts.

>see video about a royal enfield bike
>click it
>thousands of comments from people with randomly generated names like mathewbroderick3857

Serious question here, would it be work to buy a RE and motovlog for the mass of indian viewers?

>>28557203
When you see many thirdies on some particular bike model you just know it's only because honored Japanese aryans found it to be shit and decided to flip it for cheap. CBR650 and ZX6 are both in the list

>>28556967
That makes me think of something...
Balancing 2 carbs isnt bad. 4 can be a little daunting on an older bike. And let's just skip over this 6-pack that im dreading...

Does full-on drive by wire compensate perfectly (on paper) to the point tjat cylinder balance is still on point after 100k miles (?)

>>28557242
>made a typo when talking about Indians
meant to say would it be worth it

>>28557032
ktm 500exc

Hell yeah br/o/thers, I'm picking up a new (to me) bike this Sunday.
Pic absolutely related

>>28557001
If there’s slack in your throttle line and it’s hasn’t been lubed that’s delay too
Poor system tuning or maintenance can be excused, it’s when systems are inherently bad that I take issue
For instance, quickshifters (unlike e-clutch) prevent me from doing something I could otherwise do, which is clutchless shift the old fashioned way.
ABS that isn’t switchable prevents me from locking my rear wheel for sick skids

>checking cycle trader for the same saved search for another week
>knowing full well I still can’t afford another bike
Driveway feels so empty with only one bike in it, there’s so much space…

>>28557297
great choice anon, be sure to send a pic when you get it

>find bike on cycletrader
>dealer has cfmoto 450ss for 4198
>tell them ill be in town and I need their otd price
>tell them im a motivated buyer
>also tell them im shopping used bikes
>they come back with 6700

Are dealers literally retarded?
I found a 2025 450ss with 1k miles for 4700, and its in the back of my trugg rn.

I wish I had money for a one piece tracksuit, all my kevlar stuff feels just as hot as leather, I feel like I might as well get a tracksuit at this point

>>28557311
Taxes and registration?

>>28557314
I cant remember the brand but their are some ones under $600.

>>28557316
Sales tax is 7%, registration wil be ~$100.
Bike I found is private party and not subject to sales tax, but I will need a VIN inspection.
Thatll cost around $100 depending on the county.

Dudes really offered a 50% markup on a beginner bike.

>>28557311
Cfmoto may not be rolling the cost of the new tariffs into the msrp. I think Aprilia is doing the same.

>>28557323
I figure if I'm gonna get a race suit I might as well go whole hog and get something nice, I'm sure I can find used stuff on marketplace easy peasy

>>28557325
Not him, I don't think its a new bike for 1.5k under MSRP before fees.

>>28557327
Guy I just bought this used one from said he paid 5k, and its a 2025 model.
I guess whats got my jorts in a knot is why waste time with a bullshit sticker price?

>>28557338
Are cfmotos not selling? I don't think I've seen any on the road at all.

Too bad you didn't get them to list the fees they tacked on.

>>28557314
two piece is the better choice unless you are heavy into trackdays, trust me.

>>28557299
>Keeping a bike in the driveway
Any bike left unattended is a free bike. You have to keep them inside.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/d8pfE2XeGlc

Do Americans really?

>>28557347
Not sure, people seem to be raving about the ibex 450, the 450ss competition is much more stiff.

are there any gauntlets that provide a more dynamic range of motion? I've been riding with deer leather gloves for some time now but I'd really like some more protection. Just difficult to make the sacrifice of versatility with deer leather that I can continue wearing into stores and more vs most gauntlets I've tried on that are designed to keep your hands in 3 positions ever

>>28557354
It is what it is man, I have a driveway and stairs leading to my house

>It’s a 2006 Honda xr650r expired tags, I’m willing to trade for a lower Cc bike bc a 650 is too much to start with so I want something like a 300 or 400 or less lmk wat you got and will make a deal
>listed for $3k
I wonder if I should try to trade my DRZ400 for it; then I could have two XRRs. BUT then I don't have money from selling the DRZ or space from getting rid of a bike. DRZs actually sell on marketplace. XR650Rs will sit on marketplace for months-years.

you guys can reply to him but remember to STFB and only talk about gloves

Is this an attractive bike?

>>28557378
>Continue wearing into stores
What? I always take my gloves off.
I like the Noru gloves. I also have the furo gloves but Ivl recently got these gauntlets and really like them. They have a pretty good range of motion but I didn't know that I'd be doing grocery shopping with them on. Kek

https://motorcyclecloseouts.com/noru-sokudo-gloves/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20937478798

>tfw you will never be this cool
Why did i buy a kawasucky, FUCK

>>28556951
I hate that r6 chomo's language has been adopted, but I like you, Texas anon, so I guess I have to just let it go.

>>28556967
Cruise alone is a godsend.
>>28557001
If there's a delay that's the factory tune's fault. RBW perfected can actually be BETTER than cable as you're going from % throttle valve(s) opened to %power commanded, and it can work the valve(s) as needed to get you the best intake air velocity possible.
>>28557244
That would likely be a mechanical adjustment or a "learn" on the throttle body actuators.

>>28557412
>I'd be doing grocery shopping with them on. Kek
I hate having to carry around gloves in my pocket, I don't even take my helmet off when I grocery shop. It's definitely something that matters to me desu. That and setting up tunes on my phone while my bike warms up
Maybe I'll just go full ADVmode and get the ugly ass deerskin gauntlets aerostitch sells
Captcha KX420

>>28557383
Do you at least chain it up or something?

>>28557432
You're living on a different plane of existence. Lmao. I could not imagine grocery shopping with gloves on.
Just stuff them behind the steering head, that's what I do on all my bikes. They'll stay there. I doubt anyone would steal gloves

>>28557244
It's not exactly required for EFI because they run a single throttle body while multi carb setups have individual throttle bodies. An EFI setup with ITBs would be synchronized the same way as carbs because they're synced via intake vacuum.

>>28557434
Yeah i jackhammered out a few square feet and dug a big hole to fill with concrete, and set a steel loop in the concrete to chain the rear wheel to. Disc lock on the front

>>28557314
Check used, might be able to snag dianese for cheap.

>>28557298
Just pull one abs fuse.

>>28557001
>Also let me tune it on my phone or something
>>28557427
>If there's a delay that's the factory tune's fault
>meanwhile on my carbureted bike
>turn pilot screw half turn
>ride
>turn pilot screw again
>bike feels even more responsive than factory tune now

>>28557311
Why chink bikes?

>>28557441
>just disable the system at the hardware level to get the behavior you want
Yeah that’s what I call a flawed system

>>28557440
that's how I got my pants, but my dumb ass sold the matching jacket because I didn't like how tight it felt
>>28557434
the grocery shopping thing is a bit of an exaggeration, while I definitely do that it's more for the things like stopping for gas/snacks, pulling up directions quick, and having the comfort of not having to take them off when I forgot to buckle my helmet or something of the like

>>28556790
WTF, why is no one interested in German dommy mommy biker gf? Imagine a germ gal in full black leathers on s1000rr. Why don't you want her anons?

If a piece of technology is good enough for super bike racers, it's probably good enough for me.

What's up with Voge DS900X? Chink bikes are getting good. This one and kove 800, 450, cfmotos. Is it the era of chinks.

>>28557411
checked
I think it's decently attractive. Some might not like that swingarm setup.

>>28557453
Which one we talking about?

>>28557456
Ride by wire.

>>28557453
That's how I feel about my CV carb as opposed to a pumper carb. for now...

>>28557413
Someday you'll find your Yamaha. Maybe it will be an FZ8, or XSR900, someday. Someday you will be happy.

>>28557443
And your carbureted bike has a range of "close enough" AFRs instead of the (possibility) of exactly tuned AFR, not to mention altitude correction. This is actually not really relevant to throttle by cable vs throttle by wire, though, you could in theory have TBW attached to a carb for some unholy reason.

>>28557444
Cross shopped ninja 400 abs, theyre holding thier value lile crazy in the current market.
450ss has a very competitive list of features for its price.
Chinks purportedly "observed" KTMs designs while producing/developing their bikes ar cf motos factory.
Idk if thats true though.

>>28557449
Which is why we're now seeing customizable ABS becoming standard on higher-trim bikes.

>>28557454
Could be. Has the 1980s Japanese invasion vibe to it.

This looks super nice if you've got good roads near you. Alas, all highways

>>28557485
My basic theory is that if you could have done it electro-mechanically, it’s okay to do digitally, but because I like mechanical things I would prefer it be done mechanically
So ride modes, abs, various traction control systems, those are mostly out
But brakes, throttle, fuel vaporization, that can all be done electro mechanically, so it’s okay if it’s done digitally with brake or ride by wire, electronic fuel injection, etc
But I don’t want those other things on a bike, which is too bad because I do like shiny new things

>>28557487
Yeah, that’s why I specified “non-switchable abs” as a flawed system
Switchable abs doesn’t have that flaw

>>28557490
I like riding on the highway, it’s so peaceful

>>28557472
Yeah but Keihin CV to Keihin CR conversion is such a spicy idea

>>28557485
Your fuel map is flawed. It was created for a wide set of parameters that would enable a range of engines within a set tolerance to operate based on a limited amount of testing configurations, then detuned for safety. Then to optimize this map, you need a dyno, wideband, and ecm programmer
>meanwhile
>learn a carburetor enough to perfectly "close enough" tune a bike for a specific operating area and load specific conditions for a unique and optimized tune that justwerks™

>>28557493
>I like riding on the highway, it’s so peaceful
I ride a naked, so highway is like running through a gauntlet of kids slapping their hands on my helmet. I endure it to get to the fun roads.

Recommend me comfy pants for riding. Are textile the most comfy? I have kevlar jeans but they are really stiff and not fun.

>>28557479
>someday youll be happy
>suggesting trannyha
Kando
Doesnt
Real

Honder is kill
I am the bike
Kill the honder
The honders dead
Long live the kawaii
I am the bike
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

>>28557521
Short skirt and panties

Me:
>>Soo... Grom or CB125F?

You:
>>Navi

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

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

I'm ~158cm, I guess 5′ 2″, short.

I'm looking for a daily compute to work and back bike, that's why I find fuel efficiency important, hence looking at Honda CB125F.

With my license I can only drive bikes up to 125cc.

I work for minimum wage, so I'm looking to spend as little as possible while still getting something reliable that won't require me to give a bunch of money for repairs and such.

(sorry, I don't know how to link to posts from a different thread)

>>28557521
You cant handle these Shooms, foolish displacelet
Let alone, you could never handle my pants, silly twinklet

>>28557534
Learn to cruise

>>28557537
I've driven with high heels before, but this girl can't ride the bike with them, unless if she'll have her legs apart like she's giving birth.

Was this a real bike or just a concept? It seems so low and wide that it might not be able to do corners.

>>28557539
>why isn't AIslop making sense?

>>28557539
Crusiers are low and wide anon.
>But that riding position will still force you to chill

>>28557534
CB125f is being abused by ubereats riders around the world.
Plus it should have a centre stand as standard and I think you can get a chain house for it. So it's easy to do repairs (It's a Honda you will die first).

>>28557539
ai slop of the akira bike

>>28557539
>>28557540
>>28557540
>>28557539
My negroids, that's a real motorcycle (well scooter actually)
Some japanese dude made a neat homage to the akira bike but in scooter form, called it the M2Z-01
Also don't look up pics of the bike where that woman's face is visible, she is NOT a looker by anyone's standards.

>>28557551
Here's a photo of the earlier version, much weirder looking.

>>28557554
Apparently it was made from a Honda lead 90, so somewhere underneath all of that fabrication work, the guts of this thing are in there.

>>28557548
My perception was that delivery drivers use scooters.

But I have heard that the Bri'ish often get this one as a learner's bike before they get the licence.

I do like the centre stand, on my scooter I never use the side stand. I think the new edition does have a chain guard thingy.

The only reason I'm considering between CB125F and Grom is because an anon said that they would never buy a bike that doesn't have ABS.

CB125F doesn't have ABS but it does have 11L fuel tank.
Grom has ABS but it only has 6L fuel tank.

>new timing gears for the Ural finally arrived
I don't feel like going to work at all today, finally I can get back on the saddle of a real bike again.

>>28557557
I bet it rides like absolute shit with that head angle and the suspension seemingly being unchanged, but it sure looks neat.

>>28557559
I had to search it
"The Honda CB125F does not come with ABS; instead, it features a linked braking system that engages some front brake when the rear brake is applied. This design is typical for bikes under 250cc, which are not required to have ABS."

That being said not having ABS is not a deal breaker as long as your not on highways (Which I hope your not, because the little thing is not happy at 100kph) and it's not raining you should be fine.
Also are you in southern or northern Portugal? Because I know for a fact the south does not know what rain is.

I am retarded and always forget this one. When adding luggage/a passenger to the bike do you increase or decrease the rear preload? The bike even had a sticker for it but its long gone now.

>>28557578
I don't want to go on highways, I always found them scary even when I was driving a car. Not to mention that this way I avoid paying the tolls.

I live in Lisbon, so south PT, I guess (company provided apartment, I'm too broke to afford rent myself, lol).

My other worries are that I might not be able to reach the ground - bike being too high.

And since this is the first time CB125F will have a colour display and auto-start/stop, that the computer might be the weak point of the bike.

Now I'm cross-shopping between a grom and a cb650r.
I wonder if constantly arching my back will fuck me up.

>>28557580
More preload = more stiff = less bottoming out with extra weight.

>>28557562
Yeah, but comf

>>28557580
Increase.
>>28557584
Go to a dealer and sit on one, you will never know unless you try.
The auto stop start is annoying, you can ask the dealer if they disable it for you. The evil of EuroGay5+UltraRewardsPlus is coming for us all.
https://www.suzukimoto.pt/pt/models/address-125.html
See if this Suzuki is better.
Also get the fuck out of Lisboa it's a horrible place.

>>28557597
I'm guess it'll have the option of turning it off and on in the settings.
I did want to take one of the bikes for a test drive to see how difficult it is to drive a manual, but they said that they only allow scooters for test drives... When I drove a car (Citroen Saxo 1.0 year 2000) it did become automatic so that I didn't even need to think about it.

>tps://www.suzukimoto.pt/pt/models/address-125.html
This is a scooter though...


>>Also get the fuck out of Lisboa it's a horrible place.
What do you mean?

I did buy 7200m^2 of farm land around 70km outside of Lisboa, but it'll be many years before I'll be able to live there, I am planning on camping though - this is also one of the reasons why I'm looking into getting a bike.

Can any bike actually beat CB125F/Grom fuel efficiency?

>>28557427
>Cruise alone is a godsend.
for me, its the engine braking.
my single coasts and has load changes like a non-single, because of engine braking pretty much deleted by some ride by wire adjustments.

>>28557578
>linked braking system
Disgusting

>>28557601
https://rieju.com/pt/street/75/360/tango-125i-scrambler
The Spanish might be right for once.

>Lisboa horrible
Min senpaiília de Setúbal haha.
I haven't spoken Portuguese in years. Brazilians are nice but hard to understand sometimes.

>>28557602
That's moreso the fuel injection tuning than RBW. Your ECU is just spitting some gas in off-throttle.

>>28557516
So in stock trim, they both are flawed, but EFI works well at every altitude. When both are optimized, EFI is superior and works at every altitude. BUT MUH FLATHEAD SCREWDRIVER

>people used to buy supersport to ride in a city
>they were disappointed because no torque and a lot of heat
>Yamaha stepped in and solved the problem

Thank you Yamaha. Easily the best bike of the decade. Retards from Suzuki couldn't figure it out in 25 years, Yamaha did it in 7 years. (MT - 2015, R7 - 2022)

>>28557587
>>28557597
thank you!

>>28557613
Is there a handlebar conversion kit for it? Was interested in the r9 because of aesthetics plus triple but can't deal with the rider triangle of a supersport

>>28557521
Unironically leathers, but only ones that suit the actual riding position you'll be in

I thought these were dumb but holy shit they make a difference on the highway. Only issue is I somehow had it in a spot when I was putting pressure on it while braking and scared the shit out of me when I wasn't stopping how I expected. As long as I remember to move it back over to the bar end when I reach civilisation I'm back to not lusting over bikes with cruise control again.

>>28557613
I park next to one most days of the week and it is a beautiful bike but it also looks kind of gay and I can't put my finger on why.

>>28557625
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kWVvd7UtdM

You mean like this?

>>28557611
>Your ECU is just spitting some gas in off-throttle.
yeah thats it

>>28557651
Maybe the piano black?

>>28557651
Is it white?

>>28557608
>https://rieju.com/pt/street/75/360/tango-125i-scrambler
>The Spanish might be right for once.

It does look nice, though the fuel efficiency is like double of Honda. :/

>>28557613
>>28557651
>>28557663
It's the eyes and the whale tail. They tried something with the faux lights but it doesn't work here like it works for the R1.

Who was in the wrong here?
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RHA1Tn6tXuo

>>28557665
The Honda cheats with the auto stop start to get better fuel economy.
Most 125s will have a similar fuel economy and fuel usage depends how you ride, if you a reving it every stop light and keep it in the wrong gear you will burn fuel faster.

>>28557678
>auto stop on a bike
>save some emissions but buy a new starter and battery every 2000 miles

The world is so dumb these days.

>>28557685
EU is literally forcing diesel engines to re-ingest the dirty, carbon filled gasses, just so the engines die quicker and youre forced to buy a new car earlier.
its all a scam, the government wants you raped & dead.

they arent dumb, they know exactly what they are doing. its all about destroying your life, unironically.

>>28557672
The car

>>28557678
The models from previous years had similarly 1.4L/100km and they didn't have the auto-start/stop.

Even Honda Grom has 1.5L/100km. -

Where as the Tango 125i Scrambler is solidly above 2L/100km. :S

I wish there was an EU standard for this, like how they implemented one for phone batteries now

>>28557672
I think the car's lane did flow to the right, so maybe the biker?

>>28557687
The EU looked at Koalas and thought "let's apply this to our motor vehicles and people".
I'm happy that the place is burning to the ground, even though it pains me to see it.

>>28557654
Kek no I mean something aesthetically pleasing and quality looking like this. 5 inches raised and 2.5 inches rearward

>>28557695
its all about fucking the common man. everything they do is about fucking the common man, while feeling good about themselves.
its literally a theater for some assholes to walk on stage and show the whole world how good and forward thinking they are.
just a place for them to makes themselves feel superior to others.

what happens to you and me is completely 100% irrelevant.
if they could they would put every male on test blockers to make them easier to control.
they want you POOR, ENSLAVED, RAPED and DEAD and they are doing everything in their power to make it happen.

two fucking lambda sensors.
exhaust gas reintrocudtion.
2 mufflers to adhere to the ridiculous noice regulations (a muezzin shouting 10x a day in the middle of german towns is perfectly fine, though)
no guns, just bleed out quietly when achmed stabs you to not wake his 30 children

>>28557692
Who the fuck even cares about this shit?

>>28557706
Autistic hypermilers and people who are very low income

>>28557672
The biker.
No overtaking on the right, simple as. Left lane car slows down = you slow down.
Go slower than cars to the left of you and this specific scenario becomes impossible. This guy accelerated instead.

>>28557706
Me

>>28557708
I've been called that before, yeah...
True about the low income, I'm on the legal minimum, though my company does rent me a room for 202€ per month, so I do get to keep most of my salary.

>>28557713
>>28557711
Do these give you a sport tourer type reach to the bars?

>>28557719
Should be close to MT07

>>28557717
Wasn't an insult fwiw

>>28557720
Brand name?

>>28557702
I give your work an A+.

>>28557717
The choice is yours, the Crackers of this domain have given you all the information you need.
Go now and choose your destiny.

>>28557724
thanks you, thank you.

Kando

i've been riding my mt07 for two years now. am i ready for a s1000r?

>>28557746
Post back tire

I'm tempted, tell me why I shouldn't.
Use-case: go far and slow with my backpack strapped to the back and spare clothes in the panniers.
Used groms on the local marketplace are either old 4-speed models, or have some dumb mods, and price-wise make no sense.

harsh blackpill: a 125cc honda monkey with knobbies is better on most offroad trails than your pigfat africa twin or tenere.

>>28557763
100%
But grom has a better tank shape, so I'm not into monkey.

>>28557753
Why would you want this kid's bike for the price of a full sized Yamaha XSR125? Genuinely asking.
Are you small, female, gay, or stupid?

>>28557763
>harsh
anyone that has ridden an adventure bike can tell you this. they are for highways and backroads. they just get world class riders to do some epic off road photoshoots to sell the bikes to fools that think they can do the same (I am one of them).

>>28557763
You're not wrong.
I just wanted a bike that could carry stuff and go distances while doing so.

>Yamaha
15hp
5099 €
140 kg
>Honda
9hp
4 199 €
103kg

SAR IT'S 900 DOLLARS MORE

>>28557806
> full sized
That's the reason to pick it, it's small and light and cute and made me giggle.
I can go for a 125cc rieju sumo for better handling and suspension at the similar price&weight, or I can just go with any 50-100hp bike if I wanted speed, but I don't want speed, and its handling felt just right with the benefit of compactness.

>>28557823
HEHEHE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXYPPjoI-qo

>>28557820
How the fuck.
>5k euro
Can't you just get a duke 250/390 in your region? That should be about the same.

>>28557539
Morning r3

>>28557825
>>28557820
provided you have the license for a 47hp bike.

>>28557825
2025 KTM 390 Duke
6749,00 EUR
2025 KTM 125 Duke
5749,00 EUR

I want a midsized tourer, I dont care about offroading beyond a dirt road to a campsite. It cant be a yamaha as I own 2 and if I get another I'll be "that yamaha guy" around friends. What should I look at?

>>28557833
What country are you in that is in the UE and still has import tariffs on KTM?
I saw a duke250 brand new for like 4k eur in Spain. Granted, this was almost two years ago.

HYB

>>28557836
NT1100?

>>28557837
All the prices are from manufacturer's official websites for France

btw if I had to pick a new 5k bike it would be pic rel

>>28557844
>France
Just buy a stolen R1250GS.

>>28557844
Yarr~maha

>>28557840
>1100
that is fucking massive. wikipedia did show the predecessor being a 700 though which is more my style, I'll have a hunt on the used market.

>>28557860
It's just an Africa twin turned into a sports tourer with the appropriate price cut.
It'll probably be a failure.
Zack Courts has a daily rider video on it.

Uk motorcycle deaths per 100,000 = 2.4

US motorcycle deaths per 100,000 = 60.03

Why are yanks such noobs?

>>28557874
Is that adjusted per mile ridden rather than just registered motorcycles?

>>28557874
1 Highways are more dangerous than country roads and city streets
2 Any fucking idiot can buy a car at 16
3 ME GOING STRAIGHT FAST - I'M ROSSI (he can't turn or brake)

>>28557874
>weather only sunny two days a year
>if you don't wear a helmet you get raped by the constable
>68 million people in a rat warren of 20kph limits
vs
>sunny skies and wide open spaces
>most states do not have helmet laws
>340 million people enjoying highway speed limits up to 130kph
Why do brits try to compare their state against an actual country

>>28557881
>130kph
Wtf happened there? Since when do yanks use them filthy euro units?

>>28557880
And here in EU 125cc is a beginner bike, there the they think that 300cc or 400c is a beginner bike.

>>28557881
Population size doesn’t matter since it’s per 100,000

https://www.youtube.com/@itzeddyr7/shorts
>10k subs
>4 shorts

WHAT THE FUCK IS THE R7 SO COOL YOU INSTANTLY GET SUBSCRIBERS? IS HE FAMOUS OR SOMETHING? ARE THOSE BOTS?

>>28557901
youtube is full of botted subscription counts
also as many people agreed earlier the r7 is gay

>>28557909
Bullshit, no one agreed with that!

>>28557874
>US learner bike is an r6
>UK learner bike is a 125cc "motorcycle" cucked by emissions restrictions

Yeah mom, I bought gsxr1000 to ride within the speed limits

>>28557551
based fact checker

>>28557540
That image predates AI. It's like late 2000's.

>>28557811
>>28557816
im thinking about getting a tenere unironically
as soon as my 7 series is sold, i think i will buy one
the 701 is gonna be deep cleaned and then only used for short sumo rides for fun, no touring anymore with it its way too precious for that

>>28557874
just my two cents but i think a lot of that is no helmets
ive seen a statistic in the US about driver deaths and like a shitton of those are people not wearing seatbelts
impact on the head can really fuck you up, sprinkle a few thousand harley riders with now helmets into the UK stats and they will shoot up as well

>>28557013
Guess Who had to do a Uturn in a tight small Town Mountain Road before reaching the Mountain passes and ste shit dropping the bike,bending the clutch lever and later found out that whoever swapped them before me used gorilla strenght and stripped the whole Bolt and nut?

I think NATO doesn't want me near that radar. I'll try again After i fix it

>>28557921
>I bought a sportsbike for the handling!

>>28557915
>American *dies*
LMAO

>>28557874
HELL YEAH BROTHER

>>28557839
Looks boring af

>>28557874
Theres more freedom here im 1st world america vs the 3rd world across the pong so many dudes ride dirty with 0 training or experience.
We have more people than you with much more roads in existence than you, pair that with a lower road maintence budget vs Europe and you will naturally have all these factors contribute to a higher toll.

But all things considered, we just need endorsement and GG. You gotta jump through more hoops than a circus seal.

>>28557990
>a lower road maintence budget vs Europe
Lmao ask me how i know youve never been to the uk. My local roads have potholes big enough for a family of hobbits to live in. There was a campaign a bit back where people were spray painting dicks or swearwords on them cos it was the only way the council would come out to fix them.

Are there reasons other than looks to ride a naked bike?
>sucks to get to twisties or the track
>slower once you get there
>if you’re just commuting it has worse weather protection
I’ve phrased this in a provocative way but this is a genuine question
I think they look great too but for me it’s not enough to buy one

>>28558017
They're cheaper than a fully faired bike and are built to ride more comfortably than a sport bike. Stuff like upright seating position and a bar instead of clip ons are typical

They make great commuters.

>>28557535
That's a stick color scheme shooms

>>28558017
>>slower once you get there
What?

>>28558017
>>28558052

Oh and about the weather protection. If we actually cared about that we would drive scooters instead of motorcycles. Its shit no matter what on a bike.

>>28558017
Feels like you're going faster than you are
Easier maintenance
Looks better to some

>>28558054
naked bikes have their performance paywalled, if you don't pay for the more expensive motorcycle with full fairings the power and handling gets restricted the moment you arrive at the canyons :(

>>28558077
retardation like I've never seen before.

>>28557589
you should look into the custom yamaha maxam scene.

>>28558080
>he doesn't know about the GPS systems they put in the bike to detect when you're anywhere that could be fun that drops your horsepower by 25%
I'm pretty sure its an EU mandate

>>28558080
I know, it's infuriating that they do this to us. we should start a change.org petition to get them to stop doing this or something idk.

>>28558053
Im actually not a big fan
I do not like black for the scratch reason
Also i need to get those thigh grippers , but whoever put my tank pad on that thing is S-tier, best tank slapper ive evwr encountered; its thick solid and tight, never lose your balls to handlebar herpes with this one
Also
I did say to myself fuck the 2 side pipes, even with smaller muffler for that exact reason as you, the chain accessibility

Picrel was the setup i wanted to grab,met the guy and he assured me it fits, im just panick if it doesnt
Cant find anything on yoshimura website for compatability years etc but im guessing there isnt much to worry about and as long as the header pipes bolt in and align perfect i can always commission a alteration welding to make it work

>>28558054
More drag = less speed

Just learned americans are not allowed test rides at the dealership
crazy to think, i go to dealers to try out every bike

>>28558102
Demo days are a thing.
But yeah, you don't always get a test ride on a bike, and it largely depends on the bike itself and what you arrived in.

>>28557052
How do you pack for moto camping and not look like pic rel

>>28557921
A2 bikes are more than capable of breaking speed limits on public roads

>>28558102
Thats because in Freedom Land™, even though Kando™ doesnt real, the machine spirit is given enough time sitting on a stealership floor to realize - like a cat adoption, that it must CHOOSE its owner by being a cute and cuddly UwU
>please Shoom me Sempai :3
>PULL ME HARDER
>i want YOUR crotch on MY tank
>youre not a displacelet are you?
>thibk of how cool youll be, squidding on the streets and smeared on the asphalt
>I DONT WANT YOU RIDING ME <--(the 'ku is playing hard to get)
>IM A VFR, SAVE ME SHOOMERS

many things like that, bikes have said to me also

>>28556656
Jota and the Ducati Desmo are two bikes I should have bought when they were cheap, but being single in the Air Force transport was an issue. The third is RD350LC when they were available in West Germany.

>>28558117
That would explain the feeling I get every time I go by the dealership. It's not that I want all the bikes, I'm just irresistible to all of them.

>>28556680
yt-dlp lets you save it to watch in the shithouse which all good workers spend most of the day in.

>>28558113
that guy from the pic is an austrian

>>28558113
I tried, i really did tried to get to that level of baggerdaddy
Idk how you even get to that point and still have a suspension
>yeah lets spring this for me, 200lbs, and all my gear of another 200lbs
Like shit bros, who anticipates pack mule things like that? I only got so far before cause and effect

>>28556716
So buy used. Not hard.

>>28557860
There's a Transalp 750 that sounds like it would fit your criterion.
I head the US version sorta sucks though because they ruined the engine management to meet noise regulations.

>>28557004
It did indeed and may save you an expensive exasperating holed radiator. Tidy job.

>>28558113
>>28558128
If only bikes had like a separate carriage for extra equipment on long roadtrips or passengers.

>>28557535
>You cant handle these Shooms, foolish displacelet
1077cc V4 is enough for me for now.

>>28557990
Counter lean
for the win.

>>28557244
If you have the rack off after cleaning etc you can hold the set up to (BRIGHT) light then just barely open the throttles and you will see tiny differences you can easily correct.

Then install the carbs and while Bourdon tube vacuum gauges work I recommend an old style manometer. (Mercury was idea and standard in comfier times, and can still be had but other liquids will do.)

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/sprockets/switching-to-cable-slide-carbs/44923/page1/

https://obairlann.net/reaper/motorcycle/manometer.html

Fancy expensive Motion Pro version:

https://www.motionpro.com/product/08-0411

>>28557874
I wish I could see this broken down more. Like another anon pointed out adjusted by mile but also
>helmets
>type of bike
>rider age
>adjusted for if they're actually endorsed

>>28558147
viffer?

>>28556646 (OP)
new bake

>>28558160
>>28558160
>>28558160

>>28557887
It is.
You cant safely ride on throughfares on a 125cc scooter.

>>28558005
>anecdote from a retard
Listen here you faggot, if you compare the % of gdp invested in road budget you'll notice you bongers have a 2% higher budget than ours for roads.

Go on though, make up more lies.

>>28558159
Ape

>>28557883
I was translating it to his incorrect language
>>28557891
There's 1.3 million motorcycles in the UK and over 9 million in the US

>>28557432
My gloves go in my jacket and helmet in my shopping cart though it would be super easy to hang it off a light rifle sling for hands-free transport, or make yourself a simple belt loop with a quick-release snap to clip it on and off.

I've been riding many decades and never found reason to wear an helmet indoors.

>>28557440
Ebay and Fecebook Marketplace are decent sources for all kinds of gear, with Ebay having detailed pics from all angles.

I save mad money on boots (which I buy years in advance of need to get the best deals then ignore inflation) and jackets that way.

>>28557485
Autism is fine but my carbs will still work a century from now with reasonable care like early 1900s car carbs.

I enjoy appropriate technology and have no issues with EFI on my trucks (especially the easily reflashable early LS 4.8/5.3/6.0 computers I can do at home after making a simple harness and buying an OBDX USB adapter) but user control of motorcycle ECUs is not cheap though inserted plug-in modules exist.

OTOH I can reverse lean EPA jetting easily with a set of #60 thru #80 drill bits for the low-speed jets (clamp bit in visegrips then spin jet between fingers, then when it breaks through stop turning and stroke a few times to debur) for less than ten bucks for the bits which I keep. We did many customer bikes that way since the 1980s, all successful because my formula is going one # size larger bit OD than the largest clean SHANK (never measure with the fluted end) which fits the stock low-speed jets.

You can just buy larger main jets or drill with larger bits if want. Needle swaps should follow whatever is proven (Dynojet, a different factory needle or whatever) on someone else's dime).

For a new hyperbike that needs complete electronic everything to be usable, EFI is fine since everything integrates and high performance bike owners replace their rides often enough they don't wear out on the first owner. Computers do eventually die like PC motherboards but I keep spares for my trucks and would if I wanted an EFI motorcycle. My CX 500 Turbobro can no longer get ECUs and he's been a factory Honda mechanic nigh on 50 years.

I've never been stranded by (any) carb because they degrade gracefully. I have been parked by dying truck fuel pumps but they're easy to replace (I anti-seize all my bed and bumper bolts on every truck I own because fuck dropping fuel tanks).

>>28557587
>I wonder if constantly arching my back will fuck me up.

You can change handlebars or bar height using aftermarket risers so find out what's popular on both.

>>28557685
The battery won't mind. If the starters are not evidencing issues that may not either.

>>28557717
>Me

Could an ebike fill your niche at least until your income improves? With all the shit they hang on new ICE bikes (which is more shit to break expensively even if you do your own wrenching) that may be the smart choice for commuting. Swappable batteries offer as much range as you care to carry.

>>28558052
Aftermarket clear windscreens are the best of both worlds and detachable as desired.

>>28558102
Some are. I chose to be a competent Caucasian (choose your parents wisely) upstanding G.I. so my HD dealer let me do my first warranty servicing since his mechanic was busy. I used his lift and tools which was cool since I prefer to do all my own wrenching. That worked a second time when my (early, they're much stronger now and made with Kevlar) final drive belt spit teeth at 60,000 miles at another dealer.

>>28558616
Years in advance is a bit of waste, opportunity cost and the gear does expire in effectiveness 5 to 7 years?

>>28558956
That's supposedly helmets, although if one is stored out of the sun/heat/humiditiy etc you'll probably get longer.

I can't see any issue with boots and jackets. I have a 25 year old Frank Thomas cordura shitter than I swapped D3O armour into and it's golden. Leathers are fine if they're not brittle/dried out. Don't leave stuff in the sun long-term (i.e. by a window) and it'll be fine. That goes (especially) for cordura/textile too