Thread 28574221

"JUST FOLLOW THE LIGHT!!", edition!

>Motorcycle tips and tricks
>rip gn & gaymoo
>Rattle Can’d Yamahas are based
>cb500 leg legion headquarters association
>Motorcycle pics, wembos, and streamies
>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

>banned for your opinions/report the toxic t/o/urists
>https://www.4channel.org/feedback

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

>Street Smarts leading edge (outdated) safety video: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!
>(New map! Email dbtmap3@gmail.com with pic of bike (hosted) and location to be added):
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Previous thread: >>>28572174

Helmets dont expire

Luv me Ural
(Broken still)

first four inline four screamers
https://streamable.com/2yamuu

>>28574229
Don't love my Gucci, but it works.

>>28574235
I love my guzzi but it doesn't work (I need a new battery)

>>28574243
I'm just not feeling it really.
All around it's a quite nice bike, but it just doesn't really spark any emotion in me.
I'd trade it for an Ural or even a 750 OHV engine in a heartbeat.

youtube.com/watch?v=2no8rs8C_3Q


YAMAHA

are these things reliable? I love the looks and specs. Just enough weight to feel planted. Just enough power.

>>28574226
sorry but the padding DOES expire

In the airport waiting to fly to MN to buy a '78 GS1000E because Suzuki best bike.

Any anons between Blue Earth Minnesota and Elizabeth City NC available today through Wednesday? Would be cool to not eat tendies alone one of those days.

>>28574221 (OP)
Cute pic. I was just down there yesterday

>>28574342
They are strange among Italian machines. ie the complete opposite.

>>28574218
based

>>28574231
SHIFT UP, SHIFT UP!!! You're hurting it!

I've not been pulled over once in 10 years of daily riding. I think this means I have god watching over me and dont need to fear the cops. tonight i shall booze crooze

>>28574369
the limiter is there for a reason
>>28574395
godspeed, anon

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

Tennylife is calling me, although I'm afraid of bears

/adventure/

>>28574403
its not a gs, faggot

>riding back home Sunday afternoon
>pause at a gas station, not for fuel, but just to mentally prepare for horrors that await me on the interstate inside city limits
>Crossovers camped in middle 2 lanes of 4 lane road, 10mph under speed limit, right lane is only for people exiting
>When anyone tries to pass on the left, middle car immediately looks up from their phone and begins matching speed to not get passed
>Beat to shit Ford with 2 single axle trailers, oscilating across 3 lanes like a garden snake every 15 seconds
>Truck with shit unsecured in the back tossing crap onto the road every single bump
>Icing on the cake, an Indian Uber driver gets on, crosses 2 lanes of traffic to try and merge into me in lane #3
>Swerve into the far left lane but he is now crossing 4 lanes of traffic to get all the way over
>Fortunately I slowed down enough to swerve back into lane #3 as his brake lights come on, he slows down to 50 in a 70, and I see him messing with his phone as I pass on his right
I thought toll roads were just a money grab but I'm beginning to see the vision.

First time posting as a bongoid, I am going to be getting a 125cc in May next year to get in experience riding motorbikes for the first time. Aside from trying my hardest to any avoid chink shit when the time comes despite every local dealership stocking tons of the fucking things, I am hoping to get a full catergory A loicense a year after as I will be 25 by then with hopefully enough practical hands on experience to manage a larger bike on the road.

With all that in mind do I have shit taste for liking the Honda GL1500s and GL1200s and would I be in over my head to aim to have one as my first full catergory A bike in the future? What would I be in for? I do like more conventional naked style bikes but my father already has a Harley Fatboy and Nightster so I don't want to get something he can just chuckle at and say it looks like a Harley but with none of the grit or hear people joke about me following in his footsetps if that makes sense.

>>28574444
try to avoid dealerships, they overprice their stock, and lowball on tradeins
get yourself a honda cb125f as a starter bike if youre going to ride it for a while - absolutely bulletproof bikes, and hold their value really, REALLY well in this country
(i bought mine for 2k from a private seller, rode for 2 years on my CBT before doing full license, then another 6 months before I found my perfect dream bike - sold the honda for 1800)
just check fbmarket place or private sellers on autotrader

Theres absolutely nothing wrong with liking goldbergs, but as a first bigbike its probably not a great choice, since theyre fucking yuge. If you can get experience somewhere, somehow wheeling one around before you buy it, to get comfortable with how heavy they are, I'd highly recommend it
as for your dad laughing, or people joking about your bike - not a thing in the community as far as I've experienced here,
I go to a regular bike night and theres a young guy (probably about 25 himself) who rides a goldberg, all his mates ride in on their naked and sports bikes, but none turn heads like the goldberg


also, unless you *legally* cant, whats stopping you from getting the bike now? we've still got another 3 good months of weather, when the good weather starts to hit next march and you can get a few days riding in, you'll be kicking yourself for not starting sooner

>>28574444
>shit taste
>lists the most based bikes
broski you are a grown man and you do what you want to do and not listen to some faggots opinions that hold ZERO value in your life. Also you could look at it your way, or you could imagine buying a honda rebel and both be ZOMBIE BIKER BADASSES with your dad, why are you so neurotic?
with that in mind, know that goldwings weight a shitton and could not be that practical for uk commute

>>28574369
But peak torque is at 10k rpm? Thats how you ride these things, you need to absolutely ring it out for that power. Thats why its so fun

>>28574471
>10k
When you hit it you have to shift, you can't ding ding at higher RPM for too long

>>28574475
Well there’s also max horsepower at 12k rpm and the limiter doesn’t come around until 14k and this is an engine that’s detuned from one that reaches 16.5k but I reckon I’m gonna run into a lot more engine trouble trying to shift between first and second at high rpms between every corner than I will riding the race detuned race engine at its detuned limits for 20 minutes

>>28574465
Thanks anon, I am not too picky when it comes to 125s as I see it as more of a stepping stone. The only reason I have been looking at the dealerships is due to the security of having a warranty but I can certainly go down the marketplace route.
>whats stopping you from getting the bike now?
Trust me if I could I would but I am currently piling in funds for a major renovation for my house which should be done by the end of March. It's a big quote so once I have got that cleared I can then immediately get a bike.

>>28574470
Yeah I get what you mean. I am just still pretty raw when it comes to bikes so I am making sure I am not picking something that is secretly a shitbox if that makes sense. Weight is something though I haven't considered too much about so I am going to have a look at that further as I just assumed they would be just an average touring heftyness.

Shoom bros
Baiku bros
Nobike trannoids
I MIGHT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESET SOONER THAN LATER AND GET SOME BIKE TIME
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
PRAY FOR THIS TIMELINE AND ILL PROBABLY QUIT GO WORK SOMEPLQCE ELSE
AHHHHHHHHHHH

>riding 2up, stopped at red light
>*fart*
>do you smell gas? I think i’m running rich
never gets old

>>28574491
>>28574471
You're engaging with a retarded baby talking pedophile who only does figure 8s in a little Caesars parking lot. It is not worth your time.

>>28574444
>my father already has a Harley Fatboy and Nightster so I don't want to get something he can just chuckle at
Just call him a gay leather gimp or something if he does. Can't let it bother you enough to ruin riding what you like. Also check those quads! I think the orientals reckon four fours is supposed to be good luck or something so you must be in for a good time.

I have bought a fairly scabby 1995 suzuki gs500. It cost me 205 coins. I just happened to have a load of parts sitting around in my workshop that will fit it. Pretty happy to have a new project on the way.

>>28574551
Tldr

Dwal Spormt

What's your favorite fireblade.

From surprised to suspicious.

>>28574609
2012 > 92 > 95

>>28574343
Buy new padding then... you stank

>>28574226
>>28574343
>>28574632
DUUUH HUMANS DONT EXPIRE

>>28574226
HYB

Jacket pads expire.

>>28574651
>tfw walking around in expired sneakers

>>28574652
Same. My boots are expired. My bike has expired too according to the state and I am forced to pay interest of it.

My biological clock will expire ):

>>28574491
please post tummy

>>28574640
so you are inmortal then nigga?

>>28574673
MY BIOLOGICAL CLOCK IS
TICKIN
LIKE
THIS

>>28574694
$350

>>28574694
STAY THE FUCKKKK BACKK

>>28574609
>1992
>birth of me and firesneed
>"he looks so clueless"
>ffw to 2000, cool guy mode engage
>but wait the GWOT happens between years
>2002, ANGRY AS FUCK, lessa go kill sum taliban
>ffw 2020, plandemic, sardonic frown phase
>2024 now approaches end of the clownworld shitshow and the beginning of even faker and gayer type of tired sleep doesnt fix
Story if my life; projected into projecting headlights
Amazing

Eyes are the gateway i guess, even for a 'ku

>>28574806
Thank you for your cervix

>>28574811
Wdym?

>>28574817
Strap in or strap on anon, those are your choices tonight while you sleep

>>28574834
>Strap in or strap on anon

>>28574577
I really don't see how a 103 is getting passed by something with double digit CI unless it's had work done to it.

>>28574609
it's feeling sleepy

>>28574431
should i get a tenny or a klr

Just moved to a semi rural area from NYC (sorry, your state wasn’t full), and I want to get a dirt bike for local trails. It’s about half an hour on state routes to a variety of trail options. Is something like a KLX 300 perfectly reasonable?
I want to learn as much as possible before my kids are old enough to get on dirt bikes of their own.

>>28574620
>>28574811
For me it's 00' --> 92' --> 95' --> 06'
>>28574885
Eeepy blade hours

It's like the fireblade was surprised at first then slowly became angry then disillusioned over time

>>28574609
2004>>>>>

Sup /dbt/.

I have Yamaha XJ6 2012 and a throttle handle vibration problem:
>Oil change in July, I think they didn't have "hot" liquidy oil and changed it to more viscous "winter" one
>It's fucking +40° here
>vibration in right handle (throttle handle) became unbearable
>right hand gets numb in 15 minutes
>if you put your pinky on a brake lever it gets numb in less than a minute
>it's not warped brake disk vibration: let go of throttle at any speed and the vibration disappears, it's from engine
>manhandled the bike while cruising: the handlebar riser vibrates, the fork tri-clamp vibrates and the frame vibrates (I reached under the tank on the go)
>it SEEMS like the frame vibrates stronger from the right side

What could this shit be?
My current theories:

>the sticky winter oil makes bike vibrate more in hot weather, in general, and right handlebar simply vibrates more because it houses heavy brake cylinder
I'm going to clamp equal weight to the left side and test if vibration would appear on the left.
>the handlebar is just shit
I took off the middle brace thingy, shiny steel in the picture, and vibration lessened, to the point where I could take it for 40 minutes without much numbing, but it is still strong. That shit was tight too so it didn't rattle or anything. I don't know what to make of it. Less fucking weight means vibration is less violent?
>I'm just getting fucking old
Guess I need to do more planks to strengthen core and offload more weight from my hands.
>some obscure spark plug/cap fuckery
I've read 600riders thread about it and vibration seems uniform throughout the bike. Transmitting to pegs etc. My pegs are fine, not vibing much.

Any other suggestions? I had the same bike with 28mm nekken risers & straight handlebar and I did not notice such violent vibration. But it was a much colder country.

Before that, I had a Ninja 650 and the bitch vibrated entirely, both hands getting numb in 30 minutes, I sold it after a month.

Should I get a Yamaha Bolt if I'm 18 years old or are they too boomer coded? I'm kind of bored of my TW200 so I want a larger bike, my friend let me borrow his 600cc Ninja and I loved the extra power but the riding posture was annoying so a cruiser seems more comfy.

>>28574964
Xsr700

>>28574964
Xsr700/MT07 is what you seem to want. But the bolt is pretty cool I guess, it's a cruiser however which means it won't corner that well. I wish we got TW200s here.
>>28574949
Well did it vibrate like that before the oil change? I rode this bike years ago and found it very vibey as well. Put handlebar weights on.

>>28574986
>>28574964
>>28574983
Thirding XSR700, the Bolt and SCR950 are tractors that cannot go around corners very well. The XSR's suspension and brakes aren't superb, but they're more than adequate.

Does anybody in here NOT go full throttle everywhere they go? It's too alluring.

>>28574996
Injured myself doing that and nearly hit a dog last time.

>>28574986
>Well did it vibrate like that before the oil change?
It did vibrate, but It didn't feel so violent. Then again my front brake master cylinder died around the same time, I assume from the vibration. Maybe the steel dirtbike handlebar was not such a great idea.

It could be that bike vibration was already there and didn't change but I just got older and more sensitive to it. Or it did get worse with bike age. I've put some some 10k since I bought it 3 years ago.
>Put handlebar weights on.
They're on but I've jerry-rigged heavy bar weights that not fit entirely into the handlebar. They're tight now, but often come loose. I did try taking them off entirely and vibration got much worse.

For now, I have taken off the steel brace in the middle of handlebar, and the issue got a little better.

I think I will try trapping some fine lead shot mixed with sand at handlebar ends, and put better-fitting bar ends (weights) that I can find locally without ordering. This should give better vibration dampening.

Failing that, I would have to order new risers and 28mm aluminum handlebar, since I used to have it on same bike model before and it was fine.

Colder season is coming and I would use thicker winter gloves, somewhat helping the issue too. That should take me until next season, where I will order service with valve & throttle sync, spark plug/cap change etc.

Just checking if anons have any other ideas I can try in the meanwhile.

>>28574996
I saw an aftermath of chopper dude kissing cabin of truck that turned left abruptly (I presume), just the other day. Fucker caused me lose all the fresh from dipping into the sea. Chopper fork was inside its radiator and there was blood inside the dent cabin door. I was only ever going full throttle on roads without any crossroads, now I'm even more sure this is the right way. If anyone can merge from secondary or turn left - they can and will kill you if you speed there, eventually.

>>28574889
afriKKKa twin, black/gold edition

>>28574601
Love to see another meme bike here. Enjoy!

'ku

>>28574996
>pic
Literwlly the coolest baik movie ever made, fight me, they did sweet jumps on SPORTBIKES and the whole shebang was cringe kino extraordinaire

>>28574895
Buy my crf450rl
Also welcome to the Fun Zone®

Do you have another bike?

>>28574964
Maybe buy this guys tw200 so he can get a sport tourer

>>28575017
'Pu

>>28574884
I get passed by everything anyway, I almost always go 2 mph under the speed limit
In any case, I’m test riding a 114 Saturday after next, a heritage classic

>>28574996
Me, I get honked at especially a lot while crossing a bridge over the Delaware, the speed limit is much much lower than the usual speed of traffic

>>28575026
kind of an expensive bike, ill pass on the offer thanks
i have two other bikes right now
i have one other bike right now that runs

>>28575028
You should be going 5ish over, save for residential areas. Our mirrors suck. Only have to worry about what's in front of you is safer.

>>28574834
You're arms are so skinny

>>28575037
I don’t agree with you on that being safer, but even if it was, I’d continue to ride slowly because I like it better
Enjoying the view is why I started riding in the first place
If I wanted to maximize safety I’d buy an SUV, right?

>>28575033
Yeah but you can pay me in burger bucjs and thats a billion tinea better than maple syrup tokens
Trust me
Or we could arrange a trade for other nefarious items of interest
>>28575038
Why do you do dis to me

>>28574996
I don't want to ruin my engine..

>>28575006
can I even call it a based motorcycle with 'africa' in the name?

>>28575044
africa is the white mains domain, and we will reclaim her one day

>>28575049
*sips baguette*
yep good times
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Jaffa

>>28575041
You'll never be hotwing

>>28575049
Sure is. White people are like Chimps. White skin under dark body hair. Obvs share a lot of DNA.

>>28575064
Im happy I'm not hairy

>>28574606
Sumper momto

>>28574491
Just run it as close to redline for as long as possible
https://youtu.be/nbWQn52KeS4?

>>28574694
Wtf is wrong with you literal faggots holy shit

>>28574811
The great awakening of 2025 is upon. People are seeing on a worldwide scale how the Jews steal and deceive.

Help me with my dilemma.
I'm deciding between catching a flight or riding to my destination. It involves the autobahn and I would go at night for the empty roads. My chain is looking tired though.
Alternatively someone is offering me a busa for cheap and while it would be a blast to do, I'm not sure I'd want to daily a busa afterwards

>>28575117
nice thumbnail

>>28575117
is the busa ready to rock?
If so buy the busa then sell it when you’re done for the same price.
If it needs tires oil an engine rebuild whatever then don’t cos you wont get that money back.

>>28575125
I suspect the bus will want oil and tire change. Id also never get my money back from the insurance premium to cover it

>>28575132
How’s it work in Germany? Generally speaking in America it’s easy to add and drop vehicles from insurance pretty freely, you pay month to month. You can get a discount for paying a year at once usually, but if you’re into adding and dropping vehicles you just don’t do that

AHAHAHHAHAHA
that retard thats been shitting up the threads sent his video to a clipmonkey channel
https://youtu.be/9_WTNAohkfw?t=156

>>28575145
Skull_Emoji
bro is cooked

been watching some helmet reviews lately and quite a few of these niggers trying to sell you shit also parrot the 'new helmet every 5 years' crap lol

>>28575165
Based twink 9 in recent video saying he still uses a nine year old helmet

YEAH, BABY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBGzAr53AUc

>>28575168
https://youtu.be/6axCCvpzMKs?si=fSSJxJ409si_7E6r
>10 months ago
>recent video
What can I say, my memory is good. 36 seconds in he says he’s been wearing the same helmet for a decade
Although now that I’m thinking about it I think he did say in the smart helmets suck review video that the lids have an expiration date.
Do as they do, not as they say

>>28575165
youre right, you should be buying a new one far more often if youre actually putting miles into it, and dailying
your health, safety and security isnt worth shirking at the price of it
with the miles im doing between work and pleasure, im down to about 2 years between casual lids, and about 3-4 for my track-going one

>>28575172
>9/10th of a mile with a rolling start is the same as 1mile from standing
are americans fucking retarded?

>>28575174
if you quit falling over so much you wouldn't need to buy so many helmets

>>28575179
I ride more in 1 year and you do in a decade.
Eat shit, faggot.

>>28575172
>claim to take racing seriously
>>theyre racing on public roads
>>nobody has a suite
>>theyre using normal gas from the pumps
>>most of them are fat, or unnecessarily roided
no wonder these retards have shit times, and die

>>28575133
Im not in Germany but I pay annually so they'd ask for 500€ from me on the spot and if I changed again they'd maybe drop it by 100€ + a 70€ policy change fee each time I call them

>>28575145
oh fuck

>>28575186
>trip involves the autobahn
>not in Germany
>:€

>>28575178
>>28575181
I think bikes going fast are cool.

>>28575191
Yes bud. I'm taking about covering a distance that most people would fly. That obviously entails crossing several countries

>>28575192
killing yourself and taking out a minivan full of kids in the process isnt very cool

>>28574250
What are you missing though? Gearbox not clunky enough? Not enough shaking in low RPM? Not enough oil leaks?

>>28574342
They have some issues with QA but mostly easy fixes like hose clamps. Don't get the S / premium version though, those shocks don't add much and add another part that can kill it self in strange ways.

dbt help me
Would swapping my klx for a new drz4s be retarded? I figure they’ll have a flash for it soon and it will easily make 35hp
Or what about a 390 enduro?
I am wanting to reach trails that require more highway speed riding and the klx doesn’t do great.
Has to be capable of taking a hellacious beating and be ridden hard and wheelies of course

>>28575194
I don’t think that’s obviously the case at all
New York where I grew up to Charlotte where I went to college is a ten hour or so drive, and about the size of Germany. I would drive there and back, but my parents would fly out to visit. Just an example. My brother went to college in Boston which is a four hour drive in traffic or so, and my parents would fly there as well.

>>28575231
The choice is obvious. picrel
Just kidding. unless it's mint, you'll have to work on it a bit to get it to where you can trust it.

Alright D-Beeters, I've been looking at a pair of gloves for the BRC . I was thinking of getting a short pair first and gauntlets later since there's no classes in Winter and shorts are generally cheaper & I still need a jacket too. I've looked at dozens of glove reccomendations and gotten multiple different answers, what would you anons suggest? I've been eyeing the A* SMX Air v1 or v2 and the Dianese Steel Pro but I don't think those gauntlets will still be in stock by the time I get around to buying them. I don't really have any hard preferences aside from palm sliders which I think the SMX' lack?

>>28575231
No not at all. It's a good bike.
you'll get a huge build quality upgrade overall and a strong aftermarket.
I wouldn't ktm at all, the motor is a stressed member and it's gonna break with mild offroad use.
The move on the new drz4 is S but get sm wheels. the SM you can't fully disable abs and you dont have as much front fork adjustability and S.

>>28575249
oooo, I'm liking the way these look.

>>28575231
> I figure they’ll have a flash for it soon
Here's my suggestion:
Get a DRZ400 and do a carb swap, that way, you don't have to WORRY about a flash. And it's infinitely repairable unlike EFI junk that hopefully has a flash sometime in the next ten years.

>Has to be capable of taking a hellacious beating and be ridden hard and wheelies of course
Like I said, DRZ400, no one knows what the DR4S' failure points are, while the 400 is a tried and true beast people understand inside and out.

>>28575248
sedici chicane 2 or mugello 2 if you really don't want the wrist cuff

>>28575255
checked
Picking up a used DRZ would also allow you to find one already modified.
>3x3 mod
>full exhaust
>hotcams
>FCR39
bada bing bada boom
Though it still wouldn't be the best on the freeway, people make it work.

>>28575255
>buying used
ooof bro never!
The new drz4s's bottom end is the same as before. The chassis is bits taken from other bikes. it's as dependable as a new dualsport is gonna get.

>>28575145
That view at 2:45 of the sedan looking like it's about to plough him under the asphalt. Goodness.

>>28575248
Best gloves I’ve ever had are the elk skin ones from aerostitch
Everything that is their own design is top notch for actually getting on the bike every day

>>28574343
good thing they sell replacement comfort liners

>>28575276
I have these ones specifically
I wear them four seasons
In the summer they’re hot but it just doesn’t really bother me
In the winter they get a liner, and I stick them in hippo hands with heated grips
I don’t ride under 21 degrees (American) or over 101 degrees. That’s my safety rule.
https://www.aerostich.com/collections/elkskin/products/elkskin-gauntlet-gloves

>>28575061
I dont want to be hotwingmanguy
I am the Shoomer guy, 80s rock singer guy, CursedThubms guy, and simultabeously a nobike with two bikes so idk guy you pick your own main character syndrome; im happy with my multi-persobality schizophrenia manic episodes in which i post 'ku, bakuogons, and gattos

>>28575256
>>28575282
I'll check them out, thanks anons.

>>28575145
This is what happens when you bully people about their tendies.

>>28575323
Pisder

>>28575284
I'm not reading that.
He can def take you in a fight

>>28575284
>I am the Shoomer guy

HYB

>>28575267
>buying used
This isn't a sports car, it's a DRZ

>>28575267
>noooo you can't just buy a used bike that hasn't had any meaningful changes in 30 years!!

>>28575323
Did their bike even get repaired?

Does anyone listen to nog music while they ride? I love listening to this tune on my CBR, it feels very sports bike esque. Makes me want to go 140mph.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkrwZpNV2WA&list=RDNkrwZpNV2WA&start_radio=1

>>28575375
Depends on my mood. I listen to metal, rock, and sometimes synthwave.

>>28575375
Not while riding, but I used to have to only listen to this while deadlifting even though I would listen to metal for every other lift.
https://youtu.be/pmcZTJUOBUc

>>28575375
>Does anyone listen to nog music while they ride?
no I literally never listen to nog music.

>>28575249
I saw one of those on GMR yesterday! The color looks great out on the open road.
Wish I had the spare money for one of the new ones, it seems like the carb DRZSM has a way higher seat height than the FI one I rode at the demo.
No clue why that thing has ride modes and TCS tho lmfao

>>28575409
Oh shit I looked at the webm before reading and was about to ask if that was GMR. Man I haven't been there in years. Shame I never had a bike until after moving away but I've been up and down that hundreds, maybe thousands of times in cars.
>nearly 20 year old pic related

>>28574996
I’ve never gone full throttle, fastest i take my bike is 60mph
take it slow, enjoy the ride. I pull over to smell flowers.

>>28575145
Blows my mind how stupid you and the rest of these newfaggots are. Don't forget you can't ride for shit and this retard leaned further than your pussy ass ever will in your entire life. Thank your dad for being low-T

How do I cope with my life? I have an XR150L and got mogged by this group of people on sports bikes. I can't afford a more powerful bike.

>>28575421
Can you wheelie?? Sportbike trannies usually can't wheelie it's all just big dickin' to get some pussy.

>>28575375
>>28575398
>>28575398
fucking lel, id kms

>>28575409
It's very possible that the demo bike has the pro load cranked way down and/or the carb one has a tall seat mod.

バイクの日 in JP today

>>28575438
The carb one I sat on was also in a dealership so definitely not a mod but also I asked about the FI version at the demo and they said it was fully stock and not lowered at all.
>>28575414
GMR is insanely fun, although I can't imagine wanting to do it in a car, the lanes are so narrow and there's cyclists and motorcyclists everywhere. Maybe an after hours thing?

Retarded newfag here. I want a phone bike stem mount but my bike stem nut doesn't have a hole. Is this normal?

>>28575459
God I want to go back to Japan so fucking bad

>>28575484
don't put a phone on your fucking handlebars just remember the directions

>>28575484
Different bikes require different mounting methods. Just get one of the other mounts that will work with your bike

>>28575487
Having a minimap when riding is very useful. Stop being a faggot over normal shit.

test

>>28575487
Sure, but say hypothetically if I was going to mount one
>>28575488
I have a chinkbike with funny square handlebars, might just have to strap something down with cable ties

>>28575499
>I have a chinkbike
Why do you hate yourself? There's literally NEVER a single excuse to buy a chink bike. An older jap bike will shit on every new in box chinese piece of trash

>>28575503
>Why do you hate yourself?
It was bought for me, I will not be buying another one when I'm off my learner's license

>>28575482
After hours for sure, that's when all the car stuff happens. (Or at least used to, I've heard it's pretty dead these days.) It's a uniquely good road for it, especially the back side of the hills, because the layout and the big rock walls make it really easy to see oncoming traffic so you can pretty safely double lane it as long as you know the few corners to be careful on.

Which intro Sumo should I get?
I've been wanting one for a while, but no used ones have gone up for sale in my area. That's leaves me to just buy new, something I've never done before.
So which do I get?
>KTM 390 SMC R
OR
>Suzuki DRZ-4SM

>>28575507
DRZ is a nice enough toy.
CCM are quite good fun.
Pick a bike, there is no correct choice.

>>28574221 (OP)
I hit 50k on the dot in the parking lot at Hatteras

>>28575504
Sounds like it's time to nigger rig some shit. Use some home depot brackets to add round bar stock to mount a phone

>>28575492
NTA but it has fried your brain without you even realizing. Switch to memorizing directions and you will immediately notice an insane difference in your enjoyment of the road

>>28575323
>Bullied for tendies and literally everything for a year
>Hurr durr, see you later, future statistic
>Moisturized, unbothered, in my lane
>The sound of a thousand seething faggots
>Year 3, haven't crashed
>Seething faggots fucked off

Just a reminder: you were wrong, I was right. Started on a Ducati 999, worked up to zx14r. Over 30k miles in 3 years. Haven't crashed. You faggots were wrong. Eat shit.

>>28575519
noice

>>28575527
based
the seething never ends

>>28575525
Also NTA, and I agree you should remember important routes. How to get to work, home, a friend's house, etc., but having your phone or GPS on a trip does the exact opposite. If you're trying to get somewhere unfamiliar and you're trying to remember directions that will stress you out and not allow you to enjoy the ride. It may also just force you to take less interesting roads like the interstate because it has signs every mile to remind you where you're at and ensure you're on the right path.
When I'm planning out a fun route to go somewhere, I like having a piece of equipment that will make sure I don't miss an obscure turn, and if I do will reroute me and save me the hassle of having to pull over or back track. You don't even really need to see it. Sometimes I just have my phone in my pocket connected to my headset for audio only directions, keeping my bars and controls clean.

>>28575525
>dude just memorize the entire world's roads!
I don't just ride to and from Starbucks. Riding a canyon I've never been to and having a video game style road map to tell me how sharp every turn is has made riding exponentially more fun.

>>28575527
I got something for you on the 21st, wrenchlet

>>28575538
Absolutely cooked, you've been technologically lobotomised by your phone and cant even tell.

>>28575532
>If you're trying to get somewhere unfamiliar and you're trying to remember directions that will stress you out and not allow you to enjoy the ride.
Also also NTA, but all I do is write my turns, highways, and exits in sequence on a piece of paper that I keep in my pocket. I believe this frees up my mind to enjoy the experience. The map on the phone can be consulted before leaving in the morning, at food stops, and when I inevitably miss a turn and get lost. Part of the enjoyment for me is being disconnected from digital devices and out in the wide world alone. I study my routes while I'm planning my trip, and in the evening while I'm bedded down. I also turn my mini maps off on computer games so I can enjoy the scenery there, too.

>>28575527
Sounds like you're starting to get complacent, disaster is just around the corner....

>>28575558
Cool, I'll keep riding shit like this at 8/10ths my first time ever being there, you can keep crying like a pussy that people aren't whipping out an atlas and memorizing thousands of miles of roads. Not all technology is bad.

>>28575527
Did you ever build a house to go with that garage?
>>28575145
Bully hours Anon was the zx4r walrus? He sure loves that crash. It's all his SM... All of it.

>>28575527
>>28575563
RIDE RIDE RIDE
GET COMPLACENT GET COMPLACENT GET COMPLACENT

>>28575561
>all I do is write my turns, highways, and exits in sequence on a piece of paper that I keep in my pocket.
Nigga over here thinking MapQuest is the pure form of navigation

>>28575522
That's what I'm thinking.

>>28574226
Mine doesn't

>>28574226
Fucking hell, how about this time.
Mine doesn't.

>>28575486
You and me both.
I have a tall flat cosplayer friend there who needs some dick and has been liking all my bike posts and sending me some loaded DMs lately, dying to get over there so I can maybe hit that - and if not I'm dying to get over there since I haven't been since 2017 and at least I can fuck around in Japan for a week or two, eat some good food, maybe rent a bike, etc.

>>28575604
I don't think your helmet is doing anything in a crash but cool bike anyway
Real skibidi aura farming 37 as the yoots would say

>>28575605
My first time over there was march/April of last year and it was everything I hoped for
Asian pussy is a good bonus as well

>tried to wheelie past some tradies mirin my bike
>front barely popped an inch off the ground
every fucking time i try and do this shit in front of someone i fuck it up but if it was a dead road in the middle of nowhere it would be fine fuck me

>>28575459

THICK

>>28575459
MC22 my beloved

>>28575564
You really shouldn't be looking at your phone on 33, the sightlines are decent enough that you can predict most corners, and it's short enough that you can just run it back and forth and do laps. All of the socal canyons love to have random rocks in the road, shouldn't be looking at your phone when those are around.
>>28575532
>Take less interesting roads like the interstate
Dumbest shit I've ever heard. If the sun is up, that's your compass. I keep the notes either taped to the tank or in a clear tank bag pocket, but you can absolutely look around and navigate at the same time. How do you think people did this before GPS?
To not be a total luddite here, I will pull a .gpx file on a Garmin for all day or multi-day trail rides because that has a much higher chance of me getting stranded from either mechanical or biological failure.

>>28575609
It ensures I won't be left suffering.
It's mostly to 'mog', as the kids would say, Harley boomers in their plastic fantastic stahlhelm replicas.

>>28575548
Keep seething faggot

>>28575563
>>28575576
I always have a healthy amount of fear when I get on the bike.

>>28575570
I'm saving my shekels to build a house.

>>28575628
>You really shouldn't be looking at your phone on 33, the sightlines are decent enough that you can predict most corners
Mien negro I just picked a random canyon, I've never actually ridden 33.
My point is just
>on roads with bad sight lines I can know ahead of time how sharp a turn is

>>28575628
>I keep the notes either taped to the tank or in a clear tank bag pocket
so you do the same shit people with phones do but worse? lmfao

>>28575636
Not worth it. Just judge the road. If it was really fun, double back and do it a second time.
>>28575639
I just write shorthand like LEFT SNEEDFEED AVE 25mi. That + trip odometer and just pay attention to signage at intersections. I still will park and break out jewgle maps on occasion if I really think I missed a turn, but usually it's just 1-2 miles further ahead and I was being needlessly paranoid. Sometimes those little wrong turns bring you to interesting places when you're far from civilization. I rode something like 15,000 miles across the country like this.

>>28575646
>Not worth it.
It is to me. Why the fuck are you arguing with me about how I want to ride and what works for me? Holy fuck you're insufferable, pull the compass out of your asshole, boyscout.

>>28575649
Because you're actively splitting your attention between your surroundings and the demonic glowing rectangle.

>>28575659
And you're splitting your attention between your surroundings and the feint scribbles on your smudged college ruled a4.
Seriously just fuck off, no one's asking you to eat meat here, vegan.

>>28575663
I hold the next turn in my memory or just remind myself to check once every few miles. You're glancing down for every second corner while trying to go fast. There is a difference.

i like my motorcycle :)

>>28575667
>I hold the next turn in my memory or just remind myself to check once every few miles.
So do I.
>You're glancing down for every second corner while trying to go fast.
No I'm not.
>There is a difference
yeah, I'm not being a worthless cocksucker and trying to force my method down anyone else's throat like you are.

>>28575668
haha mem too :)

I put knobbies on my adv and now it's spoopy when I go hard on tarmac
Thinking of selling my starter bike and getting a super naked for Sunday, any suggestions?

>>28575669
NTA but the difference between written directions and live directions is your ability to rely on second to second informational updates instead of your own memory. So there’s far less vitality on noticing every little detail around you and your brain doesn’t feel the need to internalize it as much.
Not to say that it’s something that you’re experiencing personally but there’s actually been a major generational loss of navigational skills due to live GPS being so ubiquitous and unobjectionable.
Also just my opinion but you should probably be doing a scouting run before actually running through corners anyway just so you can get a good understanding of the pavement quality on that particular day

>>28575669
>yeah, I'm not being a worthless cocksucker and trying to force my method down anyone else's throat like you are.
Really seems like you are

>>28575669
But a road like 33 is literally just corner, another corner, another corner. You said you used it as a mini-map to see what's ahead, meaning that you would constantly be switching attention.

>>28575678
some guy asked how to mount his phone to his chink bike
some anon had a fit of rage over the mere thought of someone wanting to do something he didn't like
I told him to stop being a faggot and to let people do what they wanted to
rinse and repeat until now

never once did I tell anyone how they should ride. that was all you.

>>28575679
>You said you used it as a mini-map to see what's ahead, meaning that you would constantly be switching attention.
that's not what that means at all.

>>28575695
>I don't just ride to and from Starbucks. Riding a canyon I've never been to and having a video game style road map to tell me how sharp every turn is has made riding exponentially more fun.
>

>>28575702
Where did I tell anyone else that they should do the same?
I made statements about how I ride.
Stop embodying pic related you fucking dumb cunt.

>>28575702
Thought you replied to the other post, woops
But that's still not what that means. I can glance at my phone in my periphery and see several turns coming up. I can remember more than a single corner at a time and don't have to constantly switch back and forth. Maybe this is just a fundamental misunderstanding where you use a game's minimap for every single step so you think that's what everyone does?
I can glance see
>oh, there's 2 really tight hairpin turns after this series of gentle ones

>>28575692
> some guy asked how to mount his phone to his chink bike
some anon had a fit of rage over the mere thought of someone wanting to do something he didn't like
>>28575538
>>28575564
>>28575649
>>28575663
>>28575669
> some anon had a fit of rage

>>28575709
Were you trying to make a point?

>>28575708
Sorry for the spergout anon, I took it literally as
>Incoming right 80° hairpin, approximately 30 foot radius
Not just tight vs flowing.

>>28575519
Cute

>>28575705
If he likes pancakes thenI HATE THE ANTICHRIST
so whos gonna project their gaybess onto that statement
HMMM???
thought so nobike

>>28575564
If you have time to look at a screen to see how sharp the upcoming turns are you’re not riding them very fast
You’d have a more satisfying experience riding this thirty times without a map to learn the road naturally, you don’t even know what you’re missing

>>28575803
I like waffles

>>28575797
went to see a lighthouse a few weeks ago, this was as close as i could get
bad idea hiking up to it in my bike gear

>>28575813
Worth it. Lighthouses are neato

>>28575218
Were you being ironic? Because it does all of those, a lot.
I'm really not a fan of the transmission and the gearing, the bike lacks that low end grunt you're expecting from a cruiser and the engine shakes noticeably at lower rpm and it has some retarded external oil fittings prone to leak.

>>28575814
yeah, it was nice. going to have to go back sometime now that i'm not such a fat fuck, maybe i'll make it up there with enough energy to explore a bit

>>28575818
That is a cool looking lighthouse. Good shit bruh!

>>28575818
>>28575819
Amazing how stuff like that grabs you. Place i used to work had rail lines running close nearby, and one time a steam engine went past - every bloke in the room, we all rushed to the window watching it grinning like loons.

>>28575420
seethe drake

>>28575823
Some things are just cool my guy.

>>28575803
you scared away pink horny away, you're scaring r3 daily, you need to just stop

>>28575823
because steam trains are fricking cool

newbiker vs800anon here
when i start my bike cold, it doesnt run very well unless i pull the choke out a little and let it run for a while
If i pull the choke out a lot, then it revs very fast, sounds like too fast even
is that working as intended or an indication that i need to mess with something

also
>go fast
>BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
>:-D
>slow down
>BRRRRRRbrrrrrrrr BANG! brrrrr BANG!
>:-D
thanks noises

>>28575873
Popping exhausts are leaving power on the table, that’s unburnt gas
That’s how the choke works though, yes. It should say in your manual where you want it to idle

>>28575873
>cold start
What the choke is for. Sounds pretty normal to me.

>>28575880
Anon, making obnoxious noises in public IS power.
Using the minimum amount of gas you can to make your bike move, burning it very efficiently, being very quiet and unobtrusive, trying not to draw attention, these are prey behaviors.

>be riding to work
>go to pass double tractor trailer
>can clearly see the driver in the mirror
>they don’t even look, start merging in to me
>i get out of the way
>never once looks in the mirror, not sure they noticed at all
Mystery meat brown woman get these people off my fucking roads

>>28575906
High-T post

>>28575421
I want one since that are like what 5k out the door at a dealership?
Anyways it is a dual sport don't worry about it.

>>28575231
>I figure they’ll have a flash for it soon and it will easily make 35hp

Flash has already been done for the new DRZ, 42hp with a pipe and airbox mod

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0-v8ZeAoaU

>>28575910
have you considered an aftermarket noise maker to get their attention?

>>28575064
Don’t forget it poopskin. We come and save baby animools. Africa will not get the megaton strike for we will save every animal there. A huge game park. Our children never having heard of a dark poop skinned demon aberration they will think we lie as we talk of nigger criminals of the past. We are coming for your life.

>>28575963
Guns are scary!

>>28575974
No they aren't lol, they don't do anything if you don't pull their trigger. They're far more predictable than people are you silly Billy.
>Firearms are the only way a 4' woman can equalize force against a 7' man.
>We are all created equal in gods image, but it was Samuel colt who made man truly equal
>it's wildly anti-woman to ban or restrict guns

>>28575977
Sincerely I first got into guns many years ago as a young liberal in a deep blue city because my mother was 4’11” and I didn’t see what else could keep her safe

>>28575910
>double trailer
>can clearly see the driver

yeah no you cant retard, stop lying
youve never driven on the roads in your life

>>28575996
What the fuck are you talking about ?
Look at this diagram. I was at the back corner of the first trailer, at the left hand side of the lane, with a very clear view of the driver in her mirror, when she began to merge into me

>>28575977
I don't think anyone here has guns

>>28576010
Need a gun? Smith and Wesson
Need a ride? Harley and Davidson
Simple as

>>28576016
Why not get a nice gun?

>>28576019
Glock suckers not welcome, the M&P 2.0 series is the finest service handgun on the market today

>>28576023
Nobody mentioned glock.

>>28576016
Ural
Tt33
No further questions.

>>28575977
>they don't do anything if you don't pull their trigger
Unless you buy a sig p320...

>>28576029
>junk
D:<
>junk, ussr
:D

>>28576023
>M&P
Is that actually used by any military?

>>28576036
I've done qualls on sigs and Beretta. Both are on my I'm not buying list

>>28575850
Eat shit and destroy all homo big chasers

>>28576008
bullshit did you have a clear view
just stop lying
even if you were in a semi, 2 lanes over, youd not have a clear view of the driver

How bad would be engine and suspension on a used Honda commuter with 20-30k miles?

>>28576041
>hating berretta
You have poor choices lmao.
>>28576035
They just work and will outlive me like the many veitnamese, Romanians and Albanians the Tok has been handled by.
I miss my bike...

>>28576049
depends how late the previous owner was on a daily basis
and how fat he is

>>28576054
Central Europe, mandatory technical inspection every 2 years, probably not fat.

>>28576057
Air cooled Honda's are good for 60-90k miles. Maybe more. Liquid cooled will go 300k.
Change the oil and enjoy.

>>28576063
Thanks cutie

shmers is an objectively bad person. DNI

>>28576067
Im not gonna deny being bad
We are all sinners that need Jesus Christ

>>28576051
Beretta is ghey.

>>28576070
Eww. No thanks. Im not a christ cuck

>>28576070
What's this "we" bs? If you can't control yourself without religion or a parole officer or whatever that's on you. Personally. Don't try to project it on anyone else, You are responsible for your own actions.

>>28576047
A clear view of them in their mirror, smart guy, not directly through the window

>>28576103
He is kind of a bitch

>>28576103
>no but i didn’t think i needed Christ !!
>t. you eternally if you don’t repent

>>28576114
Ok boomer

installed some parts on my bike yesterday
also did an oilchange, pic rleated - got soma more shavings than i had on the super duke, but i asked a buddy he said its normal.

>grip donuts (heck yeah, why not)
>fork sliders
>new brake/clutch levers

help me out here now:
after installing the levers i went on a ride.
i adjusted the brake lever to have a very, very short free travel before on the pressure point of the brake.
i rode a bit, and at one point the brake didnt open anymore, was basically stuck after i braked.
had to stop the bike, brake lever has "hard" as if i was pressing it, and the brakes were not locked up but braking hard, couldnt push the bike around. i played around with the lever a bit, few minutas later it was normal again.

you think i might have adjusted it with too little free travel?
i am 100% cetrain that the brake was completely released when not touching the lever. but maybe the pressure point travels while riding and thats why it clamped shut.
i readjusted it to have a lot more free travel before the pressure point, no problems since then but didnt ride that much

>>28576103
>you are responsible for your own actions
Never denied saying this, in fact its emphasized with what Jesus Christ represents; i.e. you burn in hellfire because you earned your place there
If you dont abide in the Grace of God, you are a subject of cause and effect

And yes the royal "we" still applies: even if you had no understanding of what torah defines as sin etc. You are still liable for all that you did get raised in as per happenstance with regards to morality, that is how the bible describes judgement therein upon the gentiles etc.
Then once you exposed to the gospel of Jesus Christ, the burden is upon you to either recieve or reject that free Gift of Salvation- under the assumption you understood what was detailed in its simplicity of course- not talking about posers who just go full plebbit on anything not conforming to their fake and gay palette
I will say that the misrepresentation from poor examples will also have their falling out for the poor seeds they sowed in those who didnt know the Living God
We also get 1000 years to sort out differences and learn directly from Jesus in the Temple come that time, and im assured in my faith that there are going to be plenty of people there wondering how they did end up there, and we will show them the Way, the Truth, and the Life which was foretold
Its gonna be awesome, hope i see some deebeetee bros in the Kingdom, ill be there and im ao happy for it
Remember Christ-bros, nobody can rob you of your joy in the Lord, amen

I like motorbike

>>28576127
Tldr

im gonna jerk off and cum and then eat my cum

>>28576129
K how about pictures for the fool

>>28575609
Helmets don't
>do anything
at all.
Nice try though helmetjew.

>>28575195
depends on the kids I guess.

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/08/19/bird-creek-man-gifted-motorcycle-putin-without-explanation-why/

When with the japanese emperor fix my crf450rl guys?

How much of a waste of money are motorcycles?

>>28576188
i bought my bike about 3 months ago and already sunk ~3.5k into it

>>28576151
Doesn't really illustrate anything desu

>>28575986
Based and Real. I'm a 2A liberal as well because I know an armed society is a polite society. With an armed society we would all be truly equal and safer.
>>28576010
I do. I carry a .45 Jericho
>>28576031
SIG: Self inflicted gunshot
>>28576188
Not a waste, it's a very fulfilling hobby like firearms.

>>28576188
Just don't be poor

>>28576188
How much of a waste of money is anything? Really depends on what you would call a waste

>>28576212
>45
Ok gramps

>>28576213
But 99% of us are poor...

>>28576218
Nta but I shoot better with .45 than 9mm. Probably just a function of the recoil impulse or something I guess, but since the only real hard advantage of 9mm is capacity, .45 is fine

>>28576218
>another 9 end all be all-er
Ok limp wrist, I just like suppressors and the fact that round kicked kraut ass twice'

>>28576231
Cute meme gun. Maybe get some real life training kiddo :)

>>28576212
>2A liberal as well
Don’t get me wrong, I was a liberal when I was a young, dumb teenager
Then I learned to read

>>28576136
Average supermoto enthusiast

>>28576188
Checking those heil Hitler dubs, it’s not a waste, it’s good, fun, cheap, practical transportation if you treat it that way

>>28576120
How old is the bike? Sounds like a caliper seizing.

>>28576256
there was full pressure on the brake lever, so the problem must have been at the handlebar side
i also dont think its a coincidence that i changed the levers on the same day, and never had the problem before - i really think i just messed up the adjustment of the screw on the lever that adjusts free travel

what do you think about the metal shavings?
first i thought its fine but them more i read about it might have a bad cam chain tensioner

Looking for a cruiser. So far I have v star 1100 from 2006 and VTX 1800 from 2006 as well. Also had kawa Vulcan 2000 in the past. I like big massive beasts. For some reason I’m waiting on bmw to release their R20 concept. Not interested in going relativistic on crotch rockets. I also don’t feel I can handle it. Thinking about more nimble cruiser maybe. Anyone have any experiences they can share? Diavel is butt fucking ugly to me for some reason. Indian ftr doesn’t captivate me. BMW R18- engine felt anemic. Never been on a Harley but idk it just doesn’t seem like a good value to me. Honda rune is unobtainable. Honda Valkyrie out of production and I’m frankly over the whole idea of buying old bikes and fretting about parts and shit. I desperately need help. Thx for reading my blog. Tldr I’m a cheeseburger customer with a steak appetite

>>28576282
>Cruiser
Fag

>>28576282
The FTR is more of a naked sportbike than a cruiser. Ever tried a Bonneville? Still looks classic, just doesn't have a VTwin or a super slammed rear end. They go around corners a bit better. The Speed Twin has sportbike sized wheels/tires and dual disks, the regular one has more classic looking wheels and a single disk but is more commonly available.

>>28576301
Lol at Polaris

>>28576303
Polaris owns Indian, not Triumph. The FTR seemed like a nice bike, I just didn't fit it.

>>28576136
keep your leathers on while you do it

>>28576309
Im aware. Indian isn't worth the money

Harley's just do absolutely nothing for me. It's truly an oddity that so many are enamoured with them

>>28576314
Where did I fucking suggest the FTR for that anon you fucking troglodyte

>>28575629
I agree the metal helmet will put you out of your misery and thankfully so because your main reason for wearing it is you are a fashionista gaylord

>>28576319
You seem very unhappy over me making a statement

>>28576317
Harley's are for buying to impress your friends with your cool new 40k toy at the bar. You then have to drink off the $800/m payment and crash riding home because you thought you were "good"
Or
Based hooligans on sportsters or dyna's. no in-betweens.

>>28576343
Sorry you're poor

>>28576343
I cannot wait for the 13-17(?) regular Low Risers to hit 4 digits consistently on the used market.

>>28576377
Ok

make a new thread so I can tell you what doesn't expire

>>>>28576441
let me fucking guess, helmets?

>>28576443
(;

Heletmets don't even do anything. Just a made up industry scam to farm hundreds per rider every few years. They're like insurance.

>>28576441
gotchu senpai
>>28576450
>>28576450
>>28576450

Fuck my ass I’m gay
>t. Harley

>>28576343
I thought the Iron 883 or 48 looked kind of cool but the performance specs of any harley is simply laughable

>>28576299
Yea fuck tastes and preferences let’s all ride sport bikes to impress niggers

>>28576282
Buy a Harley, retard, the current generation of soft tails are the best they’ve ever made
Sounds like you’re looking for something muscle bound, maybe a used fat bob is up your alley

>>28576470
Current nightster 975 puts out 90 ponies
Its bench racing anyway, Harley’s have always been extremely fun on the road

Are these boots any good for riding? I'm looking for a good set of boots that will keep my ankle from crinkling up in an unfortunate scenario, but doesn't stick out visually too much and isn't super uncomfortable to walk in. I've been trying to find decent casual looking gear since I started commuting to work on my vfr. Also any good glove recommendations that work with a phone screen while I'm at it?

>>28575004
>>28574949
So I plugged by handlebar ~14cm deep with cork, stuffed 1/1 volume birdshot and sand, and sealed it with nicely fitting bar ends. Overall it should be ~200gr at the grips, same as original handlebar.

And it didn't do a fucking thing kek. The vibration still as strong as before. Right hand numb after 20 minutes of riding.

I've checked on the go today and gear/rear brake levers also vibrate like motherfuckers. It's the engine issue no doubt, the handlebar just cannot cope at all and if I was holding on to lower levers with my feet like a monkey, they'd go numb real fast too.

I'm going to wait for my paycheck and ask local mechanic to check spark plugs & caps, do a throttle body sync and tighten engine mounts if there are any.

I've went as far myself as replacing air filter, but I've watched a video and fuck removing that entire box and all the stupid hoses myself.

Bad part is that I doubt I can find spark plugs or caps locally. If they went bad, I'm going to wait a month or more for delivery.

>>28577546
I have similar ones. They seem to only have side armor pads. I have boots like those too that I started to wear over others like picrelated, because I started get back to back toenail issues and had to opt for less constrained shoes in general.

Those in your picture won't protect your ankle from being twisted. Or crushed from the side, really. You need that thick plastic brace that goes from sole to calf, you can see it in the picture and all of the armored motorcycle boots have it.

I crashed a bit while wearing those boot and entire bike fell on my foot. It was fine after a day of limping. Without that armor, I would probably get sprain or broken bone.

Those boots are comfy no doubt and more practical for everyday use. But they do not offer much protection.

>>28577546
>Also any good glove recommendations that work with a phone screen while I'm at it?
Check the fingerprint part on gloves, ones made to work with phones would have a distinctive fingerpads on at least thumbs and index fingers.

Also even for summer, get gloves with wrist velcro belts like picrel. They're bulkier and not as fast to take on and off, but they will stay on during the slide saving your hands the #1 thing you instinctively will put to the asphalt.