Thread 28576450

They don't expire edition

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>A Bíblia das Curvas de autoria (TOTW2) by Keith Code
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>bak
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Previous thread: >>28574221

First for helmets expire.

DRZ

>>28576454
sorry pal, already got zeroth for they don't expire.

>>28576458
sounds like you crashed in a 5 year and 1 day old helmet recently

>>28576450 (OP)
This is a dumb thread

im getting more and more worried about those metal shavings.

Gonna infest this thread as well. What’s the deal with cruisers? Is that perceived as an old man’s bike? I’m not talking about fagley davidqueers, just cruisers in general. I’m not sure I would handle a rocket at the tender age of 40. Can I wear leather chaps on a sport bike?

>>28576490
nothing wrong with cruisers that aren't harleys or injuns. they're comfortable and good for, as the name implies, cruising.

>>28576494
Should I stick with japs? Cruiser market just feels dead. They are so uninspired compared to 20 years ago. I would cream my pants if something like Honda rune still existed

>>28576502
>Should I stick with japs
yes
>I would cream my pants if something like Honda rune still existed
so just buy a rune?

Personally I prefer standards to cruisers though

If you don’t like Harley’s you are sincerely retarded
I get get not wanting a Polaris product, but Harley hate is just stale Reddit bench racing

>>28576490
Cruiser life best life

>>28576541
Go on <3

What are some /fa/ jackets?

>>28576538
HYB

>>28576541
Homos ride Bonnie’s because Harley is associated with red neck republicans
Reminder that the pan America is the fastest two cylinder bike in production, absolute king of super hooligan

>>28576541
You're badass, dude.

>>28576546
HYB

>>28576548
Whatever lets you sleep at night, mate

Happy Baiku day everyone! Post your favorite pic of your baiku in this thread ^_^

>>28576574
You start

>>28576548
Does Super Hooligan let the 1290/1390 race?

>>28576490
You can just get a standard bike that isn't really a sport bike or a cruiser.

>>28576490
>Can I wear leather chaps on a sport bike?
Of course. You just have to only wear a jockstrap.

>>28576516
The M8 is turning their reputation around but they coasted on bad engineering for too long. The twin cams should have had oil coolers stock like the M8 does. The Dyna was a step backwards from the FXR, yet the FXR was the bike that was killed.

>>28576603
103 twin cam is very comfy

Got my new clutch lever in. still waiting on bars. :)
https://youtu.be/WG_VXou7mfs

>>28576489
SEND IT
jokes aside if it's the first time you check that screen, it'll have shavings. new bike?

>>28576603
can you put an oil cooler/pump on a twin cam?

/adventure/

>>28576669
CLIMB THOSE PEAKS

>>28576652
Yeah there's a dozen different kits obviously. I just maintain that it should have been included stock instead of the ridiculous jerry-rig that goes on the oil filter adapter.

>>28576686
Yeah, they were probably trying to maintain the non oil cooler look or being cheep. unfortunate
unrelated, but I like the way the radiator and oil cooler setup looks on the super cruiser. Actually, I think they changed it from this.

Nobody here has a harley

>50% tariffs on motorcycles
RIP
Now we have to decide between faggy zeros or faggy harleys

>>28576516
I think it's just people that haven't looked at them for longer than five seconds or actually considered riding them. I don't think there's a sect of bike or brand that I truly do not like except for maybe third worlder bikes, but I know they would still be fun to ride if that's what I had. I even like Royal Enfields. If you're into American pushrod V8s, you'll be right at home with Harleys. It's a no brainer if you're the kind to want to hotrod your bike.

>>28576718
I should have bought picrel.
https://youtu.be/Eoj26UlNMxQ

>>28576454
>>28576458
>>28576463
>>28576488
As usual, it's the *bicycle* helmet community that has come through with the engineering studies to prove that helmets don't expire. Bicycle helmets are made the same way with the same materials as motorcycle helmets, just to different standards.
The explain-it-like-you're-five-and-from /DBT/ is here:
https://helmets.org/up1505a.htm

>>28576718
thank god for that. I test rode one and it was the most miserable test ride I've ever done
>here's your planned route, it's about half a mile total
>you'll follow this 80 year old woman and never get above 25mph
>buy our bike or fuck off

went down the street to an italian dealership and they were just like
>here are the keys, we suggest this route, but do whatever you want
>just be back before closing

guess who got the sale?

>>28576735
If you've been wondering why your Azon packages have all been paper and not Styrofoam it's for the same reason your helmet doesn't expire. The Styrofoam inside *never* degrades. Not even in landfills, over centuries. Our local city trash agency has banned it from our trash cans (but suspended the ban because we have no where else to trash it) because they don't want it in their landfills. Stuff is permanent.

>>28576739
>guess who got the sale
The Italians got the sale.

>>28576744
I was gonna guess the same! Wow.

>>28576735
what's funny is bicycle helmets actually should "expire" faster because the eps foam is in direct contact with a lot more sweat and direct sunlight. yet somehow a 26 year old helmet showed barely any sign of deterioration in their test.
The 5 year rule came from snell testing motocop helmets and showed that the comfort liner has worn out after 5 years so they suggested replacing them. snell's official stance is that it's just a recommended age, and you should replace you helmet with your own judgement.

arai just decided to pull a number out of their ass so they could get people willing to spend $1000 on a helmet to keep doing so every couple years, because "how much is your life worth??"

>>28576746
:D

>>28576744
>>28576746
woah how did you guess

>>28576516
Fuck Hardley Ableson

overweight underpowered pieces of shit with garbage motor chassis brakes and suspension yesterdays tech at tomorrows prices with fucking faggot dentists in chaps thinking they are easyriders angels with their sons of anarchy jackets on boomer shitsticks

They deserve to die as a company

>>28576724
buy american

you can have; a cruiser, a cruiser, a cruiser, Harley Pan America, a cruiser, a cruiser or a cruiser!!!

>>28576743
you ever seen a decades old styrofoam cup that was either sitting outside or sitting in the dirt for its whole life?
it's still in tact, although a bit more.. dry? I wouldn't trust a helmet that was in someone's uninsulated garage or direct sunlight for 20 years, but a top of the line helmet sitting in my air conditioned house?

>>28576747
>how much is your life worth
"Buy a five dollar helmet for your five dollar head" was Bell, too. As if Styrofoam and polycarbonate is expensive.

>>28576754
isn't there a brand called beta that makes dirt bikes in the US?

>>28576736
>not radial mounted
lel

>>28576757
are you gonna buy a bike that say BETA on it?

>>28576739
Just say you're poor

>>28576755
>air conditioned house
you think moisture is good for your helmet?

>>28576736
>>28576758
The fender attached with a hose clamp is a special touch.
It is a good quality hose clamp though. More of an exhaust clamp, really.

>>28576763
You think sweat and sun is good for a 26 year old bicycle helmet? Seems ok though.

>>28576761
sorry harley rep, that advertising only works for hip brands like tesla or apple, not old fudd brands like yours

>>28576758
What does that mean again?

>>28576763
what the fuck are you saying? are you confusing an AC with a swimming pool?

>>28576761
>poor
The Italian bike probably cost more to buy and own.

>>28576773
He's being an ass for engagement.

>>28576603
Yes that’s true but it’s also why I said it was stale
Harley DID coast
Harley DID have questionable reliability
But it’s been a long time since they were outdated and almost a decade of very excellent machines who’s only troubles have been electrical greebles - if BMW teaches us anything, it’s that excellent machines excuse electrical greebles

>>28576751
Example of a man posting from 2015
Good news! Clinton loses the election!

>>28576776
interdasting, thanks. What are floating rotors? I didn't pick this thing up because I thought it would be better to find something as close to stock as possible, and I had too many projects. The speed parts look cool, though.

>>28576777
checked

>>28576777
checked

>>28576782
>Example of a man posting from 2015

Ok sell me on a harley. I'll wait

>>28576450 (OP)
I don't like this thread there's no motorcycle picture :c

>>28576582
No, actually the only reason the pan america can race is Harley provides parts that restrict air intake and reduce horsepower to parity. There’s a claimed 125hp maximum

>>28576788
>What are floating rotors?
non rigid mounted rotors that float on buttons on the carrier

>>28576803
FASCINATING. Thanks, anon. Racing stuff is too cool. Even if I don't completely understand it.

>>28576450 (OP)
Did the desperate tranny freak die or give up? Doesn't look like his dogshit copy paste chameleon signature. Motherfucker finally decided he needs some sleep LMAO, 24 hours a day holy shit

>>28576818
meds?

>>28576758
>>28576776
I don't know everything. Why does this matter?

My Minnesota to North Carolina *BoomerBuilt* GS1000 shitbike trip is currently on hold in a Ohio gas station as I expel the large quantity of taccy bel I ate for lunch. I can confirm that there is in fact a lot of corn in the midwest, with the addendum that there's a lot of semi truggs too.

>>28576824
galdang, look at those lines.

>>28576828
oh baby

>>28576821
>m-m-medication!!!!!
Kill yourself you pill sucking kike lmao
>>28576669
You're actually insane for watching this shit. I found them on YouTube and
>no wheelies
>no skids
>talking the entire video
>the bitch barely sticks her ass or tits out so you can't fap to it
I cannot believe the Internet has evolved to make this kind of dog shit media accessible. 4k 60fps it's beyond over.

>>28576807
>>28576814
low low cost of 30k

>>28576841
I was just looking at a low miles minty one for like 9995.00

>>28576839
nice

>>28576841
>>28576845
The big wheel base models are on cycle trader for around $8k. It's tempting.

>>28576845
then youre looking at the wrong model

>>28576849
No I was looking at the carbon not the wrong model I'll post it if you don't believe me

>>28576793
Well it’s just that everything you said was wrong. Let’s provide some illustrative examples.
We enter the Harley lineup at $10,000 for the Nightster 975, making 91 horses and 72 foot pounds of torque at 481 pounds, fully operational.
Let’s go up in price, $11,000 for the Triumph T100. That will get you 64 horsepower and 59 foot pounds of torque at 503 pounds running weight.
How about a discount option? The Honda Shadow Phantom comes in at $8,700, and its discounted price comes with discounted performance: 40 horses and 40 foot pounds of torque at a yet portlier 543 pounds.
Hmm, well what about its American competitor? The Indian Scout Sixty at the same price has 85 horses and 65 foot pounds of torque at 551 pounds.
On the other hand, the scout 101 claims 105 horses and 82 foot pounds of torque, finally outdoing the nightster, although weighing in at 555 pounds and upping the price 40% to $14,000. I could talk about the sportster here, but I’ll leave it to you.
So far things are looking very good for Harley, just on paper. Let’s cross the other ocean and check in on the Italians. You could hop on a V7 Stone for $9,700. That bike would have 67 horses and 58 foot pounds of torque pushing a weight of 480 pounds. Finally a comparable bike weight wise, but down 25 horses.
When you look at the market and consider bikes in their own segment, this is how it usually looks. Harley’s are priced competitively, they perform exceptionally, and they look and sound very good while doing it.

>>28576843
lol how the fuck is that soj you retarded tempfag

>>28576854
And I could do this all day btw
W800? 10.4k, 47hp, 44ftlb, 498lb
Boulevard C50? 9.2k, 45hp, 45ftlb, 542lb
BMW R12? 14.5K, 95hp, 81ftlb 500lb. 45% more cost to just barely outdo the nightster on performance.
Of course this is all spec sheet bench racing, but if you have some other evidence I could share with you on the internet that would possibly be convincing I’d be glad to. Otherwise, go ride one at your local dealer and you’ll see with your eyeballs and your ass that I’m right.

>>28576854
>Well it’s just that everything you said was wrong.
and then you reference a bike with garbage suspension and overwhelmed brake system. good job my guy

>>28576877
Literally brembo brakes and showa forks, get your head out of your ass

>>28576874
You think I wanted to hate Harley? Harley hated me first. I gotta feel bad that if I don't buy their product that I am not a real American. Movies told me i had to be a "biker" to ride their bike. I grew up just south of Milwaukee brev. I've ridden Harleys and Buells powered by their motors. I had a friend who tried to flex on me with his new 1200 sportster because I only had a 1000. He actually thought because he had 200 more cc's that he had a better bike. So we went out into the county and swapped bikes and I let him ride my literbike. I beat his sportster like it owed me money and it was slow with wooden brakes and shit suspension. He got off my bike and was legitimately terrified. I just laughed. I warned him. He didnt believe me until he felt it for himself.
At work there is a new kid who just started. Young guy who owns an 883 sportster...used to be his grandfathers. After plenty of motorcycle conversations I convinced him ride his other friends z500 if he got the opportunity. Well he did finally. Now he wants to sell the 883 and get a jap bike. And who could blame him?

>>28576895
The old sportsters sucked and the old sportsters are dead.

Every bike should have a tobacco livery option

>>28576894
>>28576877
I’ll go through the list again because you’re retarded. Keeping in mind all these bikes are heavier than the Harley, which has brembos on the front and rear, four pots in the front, one in the back
T100: 2 pot brembo in front, 2 pot nissin in back
Shadow: 2 pots in the front, 1 in the back. They don’t advertise who, so I can only assume nissin.
Scout 60: same exact story as the shadow
V7: same brake setup as the nightster
Etc etc
The same story will go for the suspension btw

>>28576902
>muh brands
Yup, you’re a harleyfag paypig. Now sign this loan form. If you squeal for me i’ll drop 15bps.

>>28576894
brakes=brembo which is good but:
>single disc
>small rotor
>480wet
yeah no

suspension=showa which is good but:
>duals in the rear what kind of adjustability?
yeah no
forks:
>not even usd'd nevermind balance free or big piston what kind of adjustability?
yeah no

And oh shit they keep telling me the wheels are cast wowie wow lul
cmon man stop just stop

>>28576911
How else do you want to compare bikes on paper you spazz lmfao
However you want to do it, I’ll pull the numbers for you.

>>28576914
It’s the same or better set up as all the comparable bikes. Is the v7 a shit bike? Is the t100 a shit bike? The w800? The shadow? If you think the Harley engine sucks, you are committed to saying those engines suck. If you think the Harley brake setup or suspension set up sucks, you are committed to saying those brakes and those setups suck.
But no one’s saying that. What they say is those are the bikes that you should get instead of a Harley. Why? Because they’re stuck in the past.

>>28576921
And I agree, for the record. When the entry level Harley was an 883 evo sporty it was not a good buy. But now the entry level Harley is a nightster with modern components across the board and a competitive price in segment, the most extensive dealer and aftermarket network in america, and an extremely sweet 975 engine.

>>28576854
You also forgot the best part
Most second hand harleys will also have dealer financing and parts availability fanywhere in america

>>28576927
>most expansive dealer network
yeah but i already have Nickelback on CD. I don’t need a fat dude in leather to play it for me.

i fuckin farted!!!

>>28576899
I would only chooms a cigar tobacco sponsor
No ciggys no vapes no snus no gay shit just manly natural 100% hand rolled CIGARS and preferably from a communist despot because hes my former prime ministers daddio, but his son was a faggot who sealed the destiny deal on ruining this gulag of a country
RIP canada, long live the 51st state

>>28576940
I would pay a substantial sum of American dollars for a modern production Marlboro leathers

This leads into a whole class of bike that Harley has lead the way on for a long time. Old tech or woefully underperforming bikes are actually virtuous...hell you'll pay more for them if they are made in Milwaukee. I never argued that other manufacturers haven't also made underwhelming bikes because of course they have.

Underperformance for inflated price is not now nor has it ever been a virtue. Harley used to make competitive bikes tech wise. granted it was a long long time ago but as all the other manufacturers passed them by they adopted the angle of, "classic" and virtue and exclusivity while looking down on others for riding other options. Marketing. Marketing. Marketing. They became an IMAGE company that happened to sell motorcycles not a motorcycle company. Better buy their overpriced gear too! And stop at every dealership and get a t-shirt so you can flex how cool you are! Shit you are cooler than that unamerican guy down the road riding his Honda...shit you are a real BIKER™

Harley desperately needs to reinvent themselves because they are a victim of their own propaganda. They have systematically alienated huge numbers of motorcycle riders and it is now dawning on them that might have been a mistake.

Gee ya think? Right right I forgot it's ME living in the past right? This is on ME not them or their actions. got it.

Harley needed to reinvent themselves
And when they did, you didn’t notice
Sad!

>50% tariff on motorcycles
can't wait to see what Gixxer Retard says about that

>>28576955
sounds like Gibson

>>28576970
Based, maybe they should make them here
Should be 100% desu

Isn't Harley releasing a cheap 350? Where is it?

And shall we even talk about what Harley did to Buell? Do you think Erik never had conversations about giving him a powerplant worthy of his chassis? And what happened when the Buell got a Rotax powerplant? Harley killed the brand! And the rotax bike was a good bike! Why harley why? He tried...he was your boy...and you did him like that? It's disgraceful

>>28576955
i aint readin all of that brotha

>>28576949
I just want his helmet, that lid is kino af
Either that or one of picrel with Fast Ears™

>>28576988
>>28576985
>>28576970
>>28576964
>>28576955
>>28576937
can you keep all of your retarded schizo ramblings in your own discord or something?
i honestly dont give a shit what you have to say
and quite frankly, youre shitting up the general

First for trauma kits expire

>>28576988
Literally sixteen years ago, if you were born then you could be getting your license now

>>28576985
Supposed to be a sub 6k bike unrelated to their current third world market offerings. I don’t believe we have details besides that

Back in the day Harley actually made a legit race bike. And it was cool. So they killed it. Why? because it wasn't competitive. Instead of building on it and learning from their mistakes...they killed it. Such is Harley.

>>28576998
Yeah too bad they never did anything with that engine…

But what about the XR1200? It was a cool bike that was a step in the right direction. Harley killed it. It didn't sell well. But why? Because Harley was so associated with the image they had themselves pushed that people didn't buy it. A victim of their own shenanigans. Such is Harley.

>>28576992
bro looks exhausted :skull:

>>28577004
This is a really good concept, I’m sure if a brand other than Harley tried it it would be a smashing sales success. Let’s check in on that

>>28577003
What about the whole concept of a bike that could legitimately compete with the likes of Ducati? Or the japs? Why did Honda make the RC-51 SP1-SP2? Or Suzuki make the tiller 1000?

EBR tried. I give him credit for that. What happened when BMW decided to make a literbike? The S1000RR is a beast that took huge marketshare in the class from the jap boys. Why? Because they came in with a game plan and evolved the bike. Their efforts have payed off. Harley take note. You could have done this. You maybe still can. Is your newer bikes a step in the right direction? Sure. But if you want euro and jap riders to take you serious you have a LOT of work to do. First and foremost would be an extended ad campaign apologizing to those you alienated.

>>28576782
IIRC the early M8s had oil pickup issues and their lifters(?) liked to turn into glitter. I am also butthurt that the Softail is still so cramped despite now being the second best bike they've ever made. And I still think every single one of them should have dual disks for how much they cost.

>>28577018
>I still think every single one of them should have dual disks for how much they cost.
for how much they weigh!

>>28576826
Godspeed anon, escape the Midwest at your leisure. Iowa cops are ASSHOLES about even minor speeding, hopefully you'll get through.
>>28576847
Hawt

Well, my grandfather left me an Electra-Glide.
>2017 Milwaukee Eight 107 (had the oil pump gasket replaced)
>71k miles (Pawpaw liked to ride)
>Full Tour Pack (aftermarket addition as it was a base model)
>Last serviced 8 months ago (when he decided to get a way lighter Maxi Scooter)
So now I have a touring bike and should do some touring. He only ever took this one to his winter house in Georgia and as his main form of transport when it was above 40°F, but I have no reason to go there.
Where go?

Hi /dbt/ I was preparing to do a boring "should I get my license" post like you probably see a couple here and there but I think I got my answer,
>built a motorised bike with those 2-stroke kit and been having fun for a couple of months
>today try to let a car pass in tight vineyard roads by getting on the grass
>didn't see the small gravel bank between the road and the grass, road tire immediatly kicked out from under me
>roll in the grass, break one of the bottles I was carrying, car stops to ask of everything is alright only some skin damage is felt in the moment
right now more than 12h later my toe is slightly swollen and my wrist hurts on the edge of the range but I'm mainly looking forward to start fixing/upgrading that vineyard racer and I don't feel scared to get on it again
so I am gonna go for the license when I can

So instead I want to ask : are actual bike better at handling this situation or is this something I need to look out for on every 2 wheel ride ?

>>28577016
Are you mad they don’t want to compete in the sports bike segment? I really don’t understand why this would bother you. Do you get mad when bmw doesn’t make a pickup truck? Do you look at all the cars bmw makes and think “man these all suck because none of them do what the f150 does”?

>>28577018
>im butthurt they’re cramped
Tactical manlets win again

>>28577027
Where are you starting? Middle of summer is prime for the rockies or PNW. Go to the Smokies if you're closer.

>>28577032
Not that anon but I think if the Sportster is going to be named as such it shouldn't be a bastardized midget bike with fucking forward controls, a rear tire on the front, and no ground clearance. Basically the Bronx should have been called the Sportster S and the current one should have died on the table.

>>28576490
Why do Americans think the only bikes are harleys or sport bikes?

>>28577027
>>28577030
these are AI posts
our thread is being botted

>>28577038
Those are/were the most commonly bought ones for many years. Only recently have ADVs and nakeds taken over sportbikes. Cruisers still sell the most because the grey hairs are the largest market with the cash to spend.

>>28577037
Sportster is definitely a misnomer I’ll give you that much.
I haven’t been really talking about the sportster even though on paper it’s a very competent cruiser because it’s ugly as sin. I have no idea how this bike ever made it into production looking the way it does. Simply awful

>>28577044
I mean clearly I’m a Harley fan, I’ve only ever owned Hondas and now my Harley, but come on, this may be the ugliest bike in production today. Just awful

>>28577039
can't say for >>28577027 but here's my shitty "bike"

>>28577035
That's a little far, and I doubt I'll have time before winter rolls around. At least, whenever winter starts in those places.
>>28577039
Faggot

Lots of love for Harley itt. Very comfy

samefag schizposting shitting his pants and making AI stories all because of some retarded harley video by yammienoob

you animals need to stop smoking crack

>>28577064
HYB

>>28577065
>all because of some retarded harley video by yammienoob
I don't give a shit what that faggot does on Harley, or any big company from Aprilia to Zero, but his attacks on Janus tells me everything I need to know about that queer. Lying constantly about a small company constantly, all well the owners try their best to civil, and invite him to at least try the bikes out for completely free. What a scumbag.

>>28577065
>all because of some retarded harley video by yammienoob
I'm not on top of influencer drama, what's the silly faggot done now?

>>28577073
>>28577075
samefag

Love this baby, just needs a few stuffs and it’s golden

>>28577077
gigatard

>>28577073
Texas sidecar has a Janus sidecar that’s the most beautiful rig I’ve ever seen

>>28576899
checked

Reminder the brackets holding your chin strap to the shell of your helmet will corrode with time and can fail without warning.

Anyone ever bent their handlebars or twisted their forks by dropping their bike? I'm afraid I did, the bike has this tiny barely noticeable pull to the right and the bars feel not quite straight when I'm going straight. I can't tell if it's in my head or not.

>>28577030
>So instead I want to ask : are actual bike better at handling this situation or is this something I need to look out for on every 2 wheel ride ?
I would say "Yes." because you wouldn't have had to pull into the gravel to let him pass. Also, while some bikes can handle offroad conditions better than others, getting into a rut can make the bike do all sorts of things that you don't want it to do.

>>28577137
>or twisted their forks by dropping their bike
Yeah, I just found the nearest sturdy fixture, in this case a chainlink fence post, and banged the front wheel until it was straightened out.

>>28577137
>MY HEKXIN LIGHT WEIGHT A LOOMINUM TIN CAN RACING FRAME BROS!!!!!!!!
harley

>>28577142
Thanks bro.
>>28577143
Your bike is fat and so are you.

>>28577143
Can you even lift your bike

This is why it's so important only I utilize risitas ITT.

>>28576489
Is that a triumph 400? If so you're actually fucked

>>28577157
What am I supposed to be noticing here buddy

Imagine LARPing as redditwing of all fucking people and srarting shit with actual bike owners kek
Fucking busrider faggot is on the running to become a bigger lolcow than Ethan

if you do the math those are sub 1 min replies.
>2 mins to check if you're banned
>2 mins to reset ip if you are banned
absolutely primo seethe generated, go ahead, fill out the form, solve the captcha

>>28577157
Huh
>>28577160
Yeah I don't got a clue.

There is no way to disprove the gangstalking, yall schizomaxxing rn

You're either AI, reddit, or schizo now

Proper leather race suit. I want one that's all black with no advertisements all over it. Where can I get this? I'd like to get one for my black bike and an all white suit for my white bike. But not some Etsy crap. I need something race ready.

>>28577137
Loosen the forks in the triple clamps and straighten them out by hand. Ideally, take the front wheel off and recenter that in the caliper too.
>>28577143
Harley forks generally are quite wimpy for the bikes' mass on average and would likely be prone to the same thing. This happens most often in dirt bikes just due to them falling over/crashing more when trying to go fast.

>>28576826
I made it out.

>>28577216
Sport Bike Track Gear is a really good source for that stuff. Have closeout deals often as well. There are some brands that have more subdued lettering than others, but I'm not sure if you're going to get away from that totally.

>>28577189
I am the supreme being the glowniggers fear
I am the Shoomer
Behead all satans
GAS THE BIKES
RACE CARS NOW

>>28577253
Based
In shooms we trust

I keep staring at a map but cant decide where to ride. Everything fun and local I've done but if I try and head out I'll be stuck in traffic.

>>28577256
Simply split the traffic.

>>28577256
Anon are you braindead?

>>28577275
>>28577277
No as in there will be major traffic by the time I get up in the hills. All the roads get flogged in the afternoon with people making the dash home from work and school. Its way too twisty in the area to have anywhere to overtake so you just end up stuck behind 5 cars with nowhere to blast past them safely.

>>28577256
Pick a direction and keep going until you find something.
What's stopping you?

>>28576490
>Is that perceived as an old man’s bike?
Yes and it's why they're relatively cheap, they're not exactly fast but the big engine ones can be quick too, is a lot of weight to handle for an old man which leads them to sell it for cheap. There's an appeal to low rpm torque delivery riding around stop and go traffic, my boomer croozer has peak torque at 2700rpm and a lowered gear ratio, it's not a highway bike but it's crazy at city speeds

>>28577282
I understand now. You have to wake up super early before dawn and/or go on a weekday.

>>28576757
Anon, Beta Is 100% italian
>>28576759
Yes because they are Amazing bikes

>>28577070
Comfy looking BROTHER

>>28577404
baby got back

>>28577381
I thought beta was from Spain, the more you know I guess

>>28577443
If youre worried about helnet expiry, remeber that stuff like webm rel still happens regardless of if you had the best kfc bucket in existence
What matters most with helmet selection is/are BOLD NEW COLORS and how much like boba fett you thibk you look like to impress your circlejerk on discord/plebbit

Also speaking of helmets whats the zx14r helmet approved? I was thinking white simpson so i can raimu-maxx and get rid of my pos ruroc

Look at the prices on these things. 100hp and 60 torkz with cruise and a slipper. No IMU or quickshift but who cares

>>28577443
HELL YEAH BROTHER

>>28577447
Wtf is with the quickshifter meme
You guys really suck that bad with shifting or sommen?

>>28577449
it helps with straight line road racing and merging on a fast highway there's no denying that but yeah largely unnecessary and a nuisance on the downshift

>>28577451
>merging on a fast highway
This is a bad take. A sequential shifts fast as fuck with some practice anyway. Not once have I even considered needing one outside of pure wank factor.

>>28577449
>>28577451
I had a quick shifter on my 636 and it was so flaky under hard acceleration I wouldn’t dare use it on track because of it’s tendency to not shift or shift briefly and drop back into the lower gear after a second. Total meme. Probably some are good and reliable but the factory kawi one sucked ass.

Hmm yes

>>28577446
>raimu-maxx
Short skirt and kneepads?

It has been 40 days since the shop ordered parts for my bike and they are still waiting on parts.
I still wonder if I should sell the rebel300 and buy an scl500 at the same place or drive to an actual Honda dealer that only sells Hondas and buy a xr150l to ride while I wait on my rebel. I have a 9k budget I planned to use and grow for a 750 hornet in 2 years though.

>>28577449
Well some people like it for speed, I just like it for slowing it down. Kicking it down for simpler engine braking makes for smoother stops.

>>28577447
yeah and parts take 6 months to arrive
its made of monkey metal and plastic
only fixable by approved garage (theres only like 10)
theres a hardwired hard drive that records everywhere you go
and every penny spent with china, goes directly to strengthening their army

stop chinkshilling

>>28577451
>and merging on a fast highway
are you dumb?
an s1krr can do 100 in 1st gear
if you need help merging, you shouldnt be riding

>>28577464
kwak are probably the worst
aftermarket ones are better than them, and aftermarket sucks cock
they only started optioning them to upcharge retards, and to keep up with the joneses

>>28577474
are you sure the mechanic isnt trying to just wait you out, in the hopes you'll just sell them the bike, so they can fix it and resell for a higher price?
seems its been gone on for far too long for an legitimate dealer to take this long to get a simple part, for a mass produced bike from a global giant brand

if youre dead set on the hornet, why not find a 2nd hand one now, and just jump? (bigger engine bikes are easier to ride, trust me anon (and it weighs about half your rebel, so will be even better))

>>28577472
Dont
Be
Trans

But also whats the reverse gender clothing setup for a raimu sempai larper such as myself? I just want to replicate the stacking wulong experience and buy all the bikes in all their BOLD NEW COLORS but ill probably diversify the bike portfolio and try a mr.harley davidson experience if that were the case

Would guts ride a kawqsaki? I dont think so, guts would ride a harley, so if i cant raimu larp im screwed guys
I was able to hane larp halfway decently, im fuckin retarded after all

>>28577482
cope. Half the guys in here ride indian-made bikes

Chinese bikes are quality

>>28577507
how is that cope, retard?
maybe stop being poor?

>>28577159
worse - its a KTM

>>28576644
not a new bike. i talked to a mechanic friend of mine who does a lot of enduro riding and he says its normal, but i dont agree
the shavings are aluminum (i think) because htey arent on the plug, the plug looks good.
so it might be some aluminum shavings from the camchain due to it not being tensioned correctly and it busting against the block.

i changed the oil and when im at home ill clean out the camchain tensioner, should fix it RIGHT UP

>>28577381
>Beta Is 100% italian
Not for long saar

>>28577449
You've never felt the joy of wide open throttle upshifts

>>28577495
I'm in the US, we do not have the hornet 750 yet. I got my bike from a multibrand dealer chain(ridenow) not knowing about the issues but they are the closest place to me and I only left it with them cause I lowsided on wet while trying to go there to get my tires replaced. In hindsight I never should have gotten insurance involved or left the bike there because only the exhaust, frame slider, brake levers, and mirror broke. It has been more than a month since they called me that they have ordered parts.

>>28577503
Simpson helmet, Motorcycle/snowski pads and shorts with hoodie probably.

>>28577551
have you never tried shifting off limiter? preload the shifter up and pin the throttle until spark cut. once you hit limiter power cuts and you click into next gear. no sure if it works on efi but did it all the time on ny first bike.

Can a 400 work for touring? Or would 6+ hours at highway speed kill me?

>>28577610
why would that be an issue?

>>28577256
>I keep staring at a map but cant decide where to ride. Everything fun and local I've done but if I try and head out I'll be stuck in traffic.
Buy a map anon.
https://butlermaps.com/collections/motorcycle-maps?gad_campaignid=22904795651

>>28577614
fuck you too nigger

>>28577632
?

>>28577610
I've done that on a 300 but I was a much younger man. 400 should be fine considering they top out at about 120mph

>>28577610
Too light, enjoy being pushed around by the wind as you desperately attempt to hold 60

>>28577551
How is that joy though? I find more joy in revmatching my chickenstrips, and to be fair its even more exhilirating when drifting on 4 whols, but i cant afford thwt experience rn
Sequential gearing feels alot different than in 4whols trannies, but they are preferable when i have more involvement and less driver/rider aids

>>28577558
I hate hoodies but sounds like a plan man
Which simpson helmet has the ultimate kino? I wouldnt mind the carbon fiber ones i guess but do they have a White Powder Edition™?

I guess might as well ask whats the best hoodie brand for armour meme,, but also how you came to the conclusion that raimu was a hoodie enjoyer?

I dont thibk i can squid on shorts though, i have a cold body temp enoygh as is and usually layer up for summer in shit that eould cause most normies to sweat their bag off
Im a cursed american inside a canadians body, the opposite of 10C sweating leaf meme; anything below 20C and im cold
>>28577610
My crf450rl did 3500km and had 12,000km on the clock before the piston jannoids exploded on me- i think, i have yet to confirm
But youll be way more happier on bigher 'ku unless youre in a SEAsia or japan smol road experience
Just because you can doesnt mean you should

>>28577449
IMO quickshifter can save your ass when you fucked up taking a curve and you need some more advanced trail braking, but otherwise yeah, its mostly for faggots who don't know how to shift, for me its much more fun hitting the clutch with some of the throttle open and rev matching.

>>28577658
>how did you come to the conclusion of hoodie
Kawasaki rider.
>>28577660
This.

These Chinese bikes really do look appealing tbf. Brembos front and rear. Cruise control.

>>28576541
High test, just likes bumming.

>>28576545
Kadoya, Vanson

>>28577678
Ok. Enjoy!

>>28576548
>in production
Tricksy Jew. A Multistrada 1200 absolutely dicks on it, as a stylistic match. But even that is irrelevant, because the following are all still in production:
>Panigale V2
>Diavel 1260
>KTM 1390 Super Duke R

Hell, even an Aprilia RS 660 probably matches it

>>28577599
I'll be honest with you anon, I've never heard of that but it sounds cool as shit.

>>28577658
>How is that joy though? I find more joy in revmatching
Yes, I agree. That's why I said upshift, not downshift.
Sometimes you wanna go maximum attack in the straight tuck in and just shift without letting off the throttle.

>but they are preferable when i have more involvement and less driver/rider aids
You can turn quickshifters on or off, but the hardware is still there.

>>28576872
What a looker. Never really digged the blue accents on the Kat but I'm starting to

Just rode 80 miles in the rain, mostly along the Delaware river, a beautiful ride, but to visit my grandmother who was just released to hospice care. I’m feeling down bros.

>>28576847
>Daeg
I wish we got that bike stateside, I'd trade my 675 for it in a heartbeat.

>>28577610
I did 10 hours of highway on my air cooled 350, a modern liquid cooled 400 Will have no problem doing that, it's Just boring (get some kind of Windshield if you can)
>>28577642
All new bikes are stupid heavy anyway, It won't be a problem

>>28577533
I don't care that indians got RE and they are actually doing some cool bikes,somehow they nail the english look and they look like you would expect an old brand like that to look but i seriously hope stuff like Benelli and Moto Morini doesn't happen again, they are fucking ugly bikes with and italian name Stapled on them, the only good looking chinese bikes are the One that take a lot of design elements from some other brand and you can Always see a couple of things they messed up because they couldn't Copy It 100% and had to put some of their work in
>>28577658
Yeah Sorry Shoom but raimu Is a squid, but i don't think you should go hoodie and shorts but you should actually go "male student uniform" so White shirt and pants, like a japanese school bully basically

>>28576814
>>28576807
I recently cross-shopped these, sportster s, scout 101, chief RT, and low rider s.

I ultimately went with the low rider s (absolutely love it, luv me hog, gobbless) but I think the problem w/ the FTR1200 is it's too far from what most people buy harley / indians for (simpler, more 'old school' cruiser) which is why they never sold that well and were ultimately discontinued. I kind of felt the same about the scout 101 and sportster S - the more balanced, higher-revving water cooled vtwin felt too much like my XSR900 across the board so why would I ever get that over an inline 3 or inline 4? I especially wouldn't get it in addition to one.

In turn, the sportster S felt different enough from my other motorcycles to be worth it for a little different experience and use case. The new 2025 low rider S also has some pretty decent performance straight from the factory.

Pic isn't my low rider but one I saved because I think I want to get the same memphis shades fairing and baja lights.

>>28577771
Shit, I meant the low rider S felt different enough*

>>28576541
literally me

Yamaha

>>28577678
Have fun with the resale prices

>>28577777
checked

>>28577771
Polaris just doesn't make a good product

>>28577765
I garentee you in the context of a longer distance commuter. A 400 fucking sucks.
New or old, doesn't matter. You get a 400 as a starter bike to learn on, not commence hourly commutes constantly.

>>28577760
>DAEG
I did not know that was a package. Now I'm looking at import companies. kek
https://www.ts-export.com/auction.php?tsp=https%3A%2F%2Fauctions.yahoo.co.jp%2Fjp%2Fauction%2Fs1194455594

This is frankly unusable as is.

>>28577801
So are these bushings
>Inb4 that nail
I know, I'm at work

>>28577777
Checkd and Yamaha pilled

>>28577777
checked
based yami

>>28577794
Anon talked about TOURING not commuting, and if you have 6+ hours of highway of COMMUTING you Need to revaluate your job.
You can do 6 hours of highway on a 400, it's not a 125cc It has enough Power to keep highway Speed all day, the limiting factor Is the rider.
If a scrawny Little manlet like me did 10h of highway on a 350cc sumo under the Rain i'm sure a big manly man can do It too if he needs It to reach a TOURING destination and like me do his full day of actual fun riding the day After
>You get a 400 as a starter bike to learn on, not commence hourly commutes constantly.
I only ride for fun, my rides are at least 3h long of nonstop riding on Mountain or Scenic roads, the big ones are 5-6 hours. You don't Need a big bike for long rides

>>28577794
>You get a 400 as a starter bike to learn on, not commence hourly commutes constantly.
Dual sport riders, even the big bore singles, reading this right now.

>>28577814
You can type all the mental gymnastics you want but it won't change that a tiny 400 will suck compared to literally anything bigger. There is a reason most sport tourers are 650's anon.
>Heh he said touring not commuting, therefore you're wrong
>Implying a long tour is any different than a long commute
>ngmi
>>28577825
Dual sport bros get a pass, but a 400cc single takes forever to get up to highway speed. Once again, everyone remembers and adores the KLR/DR 650 over all the others for a reason.

It's just plain ignorance or naivity to die on the 400 hill.

If u kno u kno
https://litter.catbox.moe/b9llr6g0asomz6li.mp4

>>28577836
based 2smoke chad

>>28577777
checked
Kando is real

>>28577835
Oh Sorry i guess i was in the wrong, only >650cc bikes can reach the ludicrous Speed of 80Mph.
By all means continue with your nonsense then.

>>28576874
Harley's just look like ass imo. I hate the cromed out new old ostentatious look at me aesthetic, though that's not exclusive to harley tbf it's a cruiser thing

>>28577777
Yessir

>>28577835
400cc is slow. 373cc is where it's at.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77sQIDOlZgE&t=290s

>>28577847
For someone claiming I'm nonsensical, you sure don't see the value in Torque.
>only ___ can get to ___ speed
Faggot don't understand why you'd want a heftier bike to stay planted and comfy.
Faggot don't understand why you'd want to have the pep to go 40 to 80 with ease.
>>28577875
We aren't talking about a dude racing or having fun, we are talking about an anon that is going to mile munch.

Nobodies dream bike is a 400. Not even a ninja rr diehard would choose it over [insert liter here]

>>28577951
>Nobodies dream bike is a 400. Not even a ninja rr diehard would choose it over [insert liter here]

Not exactly 400cc but some people are really into those 2 stroke sport bikes like the RG500 Gamma and CBR250RR MC22

>>28577951
>Nobodies dream bike is a 400. Not even a ninja rr diehard would choose it over [insert liter here]
bullshit, my dream bike is a street legal FS450

>>28577765
>he knows about the hidden rin timeline
Based and bakuon pilled
>>28577765
>raimu is a squid
She is also a Crash Enthusiast Enjoyer™ just like me
Has anyone here actually tried slider kneepads for motorbikes over their regular pants or whatevr? How are they? I probably wouldnt mind them over my kevlar pants and knee inserts, my knees have needs and because of the windchill that would be extra protections

I still have a hatred for the flappy hoodie shit thouhh, so maybe i need to research how to be a japanese schoolboy more and fz6/r3 twink will finally have competition

>>28577843
Kando doesnt real
Youll never convince me

>>28577980
Shoomers you might be Canadian but I will accept you for posting best cripple.
>Has anyone here actually tried slider kneepads for motorbikes over their regular pants
Yes. Also the snow ski type I suggested work better with my bike than knee sliders just because my legs get cold fast.

>>28577984
I know bruther (gobbless) the bike will do the talking

>>28577951
Dumb asf 12 yr old take

>>28577985
>you might be canadian
Just because i was born here, raised here, and suffer amidst the gulags of the alberta oblast doesnt mean SHIT, i hate canada, i hate my ancestors for immigrating here from switzerlandstan and germonies and noway norway, and scotialand, and prussia, and wherever else the bloody faggits thought was a good idea and then abandoned me to a repose of muttdom
Cursed be the day my thubms ever grew to learn the art of the pen and blessed be the twist of mine wrist, for therein i found my calling: Shoom, and the destroyer of societal jannoids with their reprehensible usury
GAS THE BIKES
RACE CARS NOW

Also maybe i should reconsider the raimu sliders for knee braces like a proper mx gentleman and japanese school bully
Theyd probably make great nutsack destroyer to all my enemies; the central banking cartel, and their testicles

>>28577993
The zx14r just showed up in my facebook marketsneed and i so happened to be jonesin for 2 wheels after exploding my crf just 2 or so days prior
I cant do it man, i just cant
I dont want to be a nobike
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Also im posting the best Rin ever edition, fight me, picrel: cope and seethe bakuon haters, you know shes best girl because the onsa was a whore and so forth

>>28577836
The frame on this thing looks really cool.

>>28577771
The fat bob fairing + dual lights look is starting to catch on, it's kinda cool.

Since I got my sleep schedule back in a little bit more order and haven't needed to SNEED my way to work on time everyday, I've not been in a mood to ride to work at all the past few weeks. It sucks, and I hope it goes away.
It's like the memory of playing COD online all night in 2004. God damn it was fun, but I can't recreate the magic of it now because paying video games is boring to me now.
My commute is pretty boring, honestly. So that's also gay.
This feeling should pass, though.

>>28577951
anon asked if he can tour with his 400cc, he can do It it's not hard and It doesn't require anything special, people tour with all kind of bikes, even mopeds if they want
>Big bike indipendent by model Is Better because planted and comfy
So by your Logic a dr800 Is Better than a versys-300 for big highway trips?
You can get good tourers on smaller CCs, you can get terribile tourers with High CCs, you can tour with terrible bikes or do It with bikes that are made to be comfortable for that indipendently of how big the engine is(within a reasonable limit since we are talking highway specifically)

>>28577980
>>28577985
Hidden rin Is best katawa 10/10 would strap her to my back and take her on Mountain passes to see flowers and the clouds

>>28577610
American highway or rest of the world highway?
I did a 10+ hour ride on my RE 350 and it was fine.

>>28577779
>resale prices
>;∆)
imagine buying a bike while already thinking of selling it

>>28578054
Sounds miserable

>>28578065
He's probably talking about parting it out when it completely shits the bed at 10k

>>28578066
Not really. Most of the roads are bombed out because the government is super corrupted and I had plenty of entertainment of people trying to drive fast and crashing.

>>28577793
>Still another 4 years till you can import it into the states
At least I can kill time and larp with those fairings on the gsx-8tt

What is the displacement of this new KTM adv? 690? Im excited for a cheap KTM twin made in India. If it's a 400 or 500, I'm committing arson on Bajaj Showroom.

>>28578134
I think it's the 690 rally which would be a single cylinder, I assume it's just a 690 / 701 enduro with a fairing.

>>28578134
Isn't that just the old 390ADV prototype?

Kando is fucking kill for Suzuki.

>>28578134
That looks like a development mule with how slapped together it looks.

>>28578190
Good morning sr, please redeem.

>>28578080
Yeah. Sounds even worse

>>28578190
>mfw AIslop

>>28576450 (OP)
thread is dead af. new CPR bake

>>28578398
>>28578398
>>28578398

>>28578400
I will not be posting in the next thread as a matter of principle.

Someone cut me off on the highway coming on and I low sided in the rain
Rode home 60miles
Engine guard took the worst of it
Leg hurts but I was able to mostly get on top of the bike
Praise be to God, I didn’t even tear my rain suit

>>28578190
Bleak

>>28578400
are you mentally retarded?
just fucking wait until we're at limit

>>28578426
lol

Where did you guys ride today

>>28579767
I didn't :(

>>28581555
the rat is the important passenger to take on long trips

>>28581560
based