Thread 28578398

TELL ME YOU BROUGHT WATER!!!, 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Street Smarts leading edge (outdated) safety video: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!
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Previous thread: >>>28576450

>>28578398 (OP)
first for harley

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

>>28578406
First for larp as your favorite bakuons

>>28578398 (OP)
You hit the gym today, right /dbt/?
>>28578427
Glad you're ok

>>28578427
glad to see you didnt die today

>>28578427
Damn glad you are ok bro that is bad luck about the car but great that the damage was minimal

>>28578441
BAK

>>28578427
I lost my bike like that. Not necessarily from damages though.

>>28578444
>You hit the gym today, right /dbt/?
Of course pookie. The gym of life.

>>28578444
Getting back into the gym today after about year of not doing anything.

did you guys know that helmets DON'T expire?

>>28578461
How does it feel and did you ride there

>>28578441
I have onsas hair but I am a Honda zoomer.

>>28578468
Haven't gone yet still at work. But should be fine since I was trying to get routine and discipline going with my home gym and max out what I could do with them.
Back and biceps today and dreading legs this weekend.

/adventure/

>>28578469
I would have sex with you

>>28578476
PPL? Post-legs was alright while riding but I was shaking at stop lights.

>>28578444
>>28578447
>>28578452
>>28578454
Thank you for your kind sympathies. Complete and total deluge here on the east coast from this hurricane, im soaked to the absolute bone through my rain suit.
Gonna hit the clinic and the mechanic tomorrow to make sure me and my bike are only as damaged as things seem. Looks like all I need is a new handguard and to bend the gear shifter all the way back into place. Here’s a gif of my gloves

>>28578490
Forgot gif

>>28578492
how old's the helmet?

Trauma kits expire

>>28578480
STAY THE FUCK BACK
fuggin homo

>>28578495
Some people would call it expired

Will summer never end

>>28578492
God those are nice forearms.
>>28578488
What does PPL mean? I'm dreading mostly because my work is physical and the thought of bending down post legs brings me terror.

>>28578519
>What does PPL mean?
It's a push, pull, legs split. Back + biceps is a pull day.

>>28578519
Push-pull-legs. One day of rest in between. I do legs on Monday so guess my routine is LPP. I also work blue collar, Monday and Tuesday suck but it's way better than having my Saturday be leg recovery day. Because I am a mature, grown ass man, somewhere between a half and a quarter gallon of chocolate milk gets consumed immediately after my leg workout and that seems to aid my recovery.

First for big H

>>28578528
>milk
hyb

>>28578526
Oh ok. God I used to know this shit.
Yeah PPL then. Sunday is a free day for whatever I'm missing or core with calisthenics.
>>28578528
Monday is my works busiest day and by Friday I would rather relax and do bike maintenance, then crippled myself Saturday. Chocolate milk is a god send.

Also motorcycles are cool.
Be free of the cage.

>>28578519
>>28578526
>>28578528
>doing PPL
>not doing smolov for several months
Took my sqoot from 455 to 545 and then i got 565 at my best in my 20s
So groovy
Miss those days when id sqoot 5pl8 for reps no gear, damn that was fun as 185-190lbs

>>28578519
Thanks king

>>28578480
LMAO

Has anybody ever tried using the downshift function of their quickshifter without an autoblipper? How fucking violent would that be? My quickshifter works up and down. No auto blipper but it does have a slipper clutch.

>>28578548
post ass

>>28578563
>using the downshift function of their quickshifter without an autoblipper? How fucking violent would that be?
>he can't clutchless downshift

>>28578563
I have no slipper or auto-anything and can just clutchless downshift by blipping the throttle. I don't see the point outside of a track bike, which I guess actually is relevant to your use case.

>>28578479
>riding peaks
>clapping cheeks

>>28578563
>Has anybody ever tried using the downshift function of their quickshifter without an autoblipper?
how are you such a wrenchlet holy fuck you have absolutely no clue what the hell is going on when you press those buttons huh. 21 first I'm roasting your ass so badly I'm willing to sacrifice my personal IP for this and may god help you if I'm able to dig up the zx14 air filter replacement debacle. bikes been in production for a decade + and your stupid ass can't figure out the air filter. 1 wire. Boosting he negative numbers. Buddies bike blew up.

Why do retards yell at bikers when they can't hear them?
I'm at the point now where I just ignore anybody trying to talk to me out of their car windows.
I remember someone in a /dbt/ years ago said "never stop for people" and he was 100% right.

>>28578644
Holy fuck lmao, keep seething you retarded virgin lmao.
Got this motherfucker so mad he's digging through the archive.
By the way, you're a stupid faggot, 3 years haven't crashed, you were wrong, you don't shit kill yourself.

>>28578606
I have done a very light clutch less downshift a few times when the rpms were very low by blipping the throttle and then letting off. I just looked up a video. Guy was doing it without letting off. Seems like you would need to let off the throttle for the gears to unload, like on a clutchless upshift, but with a quickshifter it would be killing the ignition signal momentarily so that wouldn't be necessary. I was moreso nervous about doing the downshift in high rpms, but it didn't seem to be an issue for that guy. It could still lock up the wheel if you don't blip it high enough and you're way up in the rev range, but I have a slipper clutch.

>>28578687
I struggle to think of a scenario where an on-throttle clutchless downshift would be warranted.

>>28578427
God bless

>>28578427
>Someone cut me off on the highway coming on and I low sided in the rain
So you tried to merge onto the highway from an on-ramp and someone sped up to block you? Or what? What exactly led to you low siding?

>>28578707
Quick downshift to take off away from danger?

>>28578735
I was riding on the highway
Guy was in the entrance ramp coming on, you know, where you’re meant to yield to traffic
He did not see me or did not care, end attempted to merge into me pretty quick
I hit the brakes to avoid getting side swiped, but locked up in the wet, and then fell down

>>28578687
It’s not clutchless but if you’re accelerating and want to downshift at the same time you can just grab and release the clutch while putting pressure on the gear shifter. So it’s not clutch less but it is fast.

>>28578748
That sucks, glad you're not hurt. From now on remember to add head checks at on-ramps to your riding habits, and try to gauge the timing of the vehicle most likely to meet you at the merge. That way you can either bump your speed or let off the throttle to create room for them to get on so they don't do what that guy did. I even do this in my truck, because motherfuckers are crazy and I don't have time for their drama.

>>28578765
I saw him and everything, I may be confabulating but I remember very clearly thinking “surely this guy sees me”
Never assume cagers see you, I know it, it’s been drilled into me, but I don’t act on it once and I get burned

>>28578398 (OP)
Having a scooter and a bike is so comfy

>>28578782
All the faggots are going to simp hard over this in the morning.

Just so you queers know, he's straight.

>>28578793
There's no sense in caring about it, ignore trolls, live life, ride motorcycle
https://streamable.com/v1cxpg

soaking my waifu baiku

>>28578793
And?

Sup /dbt/, I have two 28mm pwk carbs fully cleaned and set up to go back in my RZ350. The replacement air filters (bottom) are a fair bit smaller than the ones it had when I got it (top), it ran fine with the old ones for the record. Will these be too restrictive? Should I just open the air/fuel screw a bit more and send it?

Are there any bikes that look as pure sex as a GSX1300R or ZX-12R 2000 but won't kill you if you approach anywhere near redline?

>>28578922
It'll be fine. tuning screws are only for idle, it'll struggle past half throttle if it does, where the tuning screws don't matter anymore

Talk me out of a VTX1800. I know they need a water pump at some point and the rear shocks kind of suck. General age-related issues aside, yay or nay? I'm tall enough that the bike's size is not an issue.

>>28578947
Fuck

TIL Surron comes with a charger under the seat.
I always thought it has absolutely zero storage space and you have to carry the charger in your backpack.
Now I seriously consider getting an Ultra Bee for a long masochistic road trip. I just need a Type2-Schuko adapter and some way to charge my macbook from Surron so that I don't waste 2 hours doing nothing while the bike is charging.
I also wonder if German autism has some rules against using these adapters at EV charging stations.

when is the retro dual headlight style gonna start picking up for sport bikes? I really miss the look of my dad's 93 zx7 and bikes like the rc45. I really hope companies will give it a try at some point on some sportbikes. Its not like they're super non aerodynamic or anything, And they wouldn't even need to change most of the fairings on the bikes anyway

>>28578999
Sportbike ergonomics are a hard sell. Wait for 90s nostalgia pandering to kick in a little harder.

got a 20-30 year old 2 piece from a neighbour house cleaning (giveaway) sale. Jacket and waist fit perfectly but tight above the knee because i have tree trunks for thighs, and calves are way too loose and bunch up behind the knee. Also zipper that runs along inside ankle who tf designed this.
Would it be worth it to have the pants cut up and add stretch panels, cut and pinch the calves, and reduce inseam to add a stretch cuff. Or just bin it and find a better fit and replace zipper to connect upper and lower. I got the suit for basically free

>>28579005
What does it smell like?

>>28579005
If it means something to you then get it tailored. Check out other suits before you commit because they can be seriously pricey.

>>28578922
Most RDs I see slip, mine has been bored because it seized and slips, needs new clutch. If ur tunning it u defo need a stronger clutch.
I’m keeping mine mostly stock, maybe a lighter clutch basket. 10 years ago you could buy billet engine cases and centrifugal lockout clutches and trick it out
Are you the anon with the yellow one?

>>28578406
Good choice

>>28578444
>gym
I did a push-up once

>>28579041
then your boyfriend blew his load, so you laid back down?

>>28579045
He was nice enough to throw bus fair at me while I wiped off my lower back at least. Very kind of him

>>28579050
And let me guess you still walked home

>>28579037
Yes, original owner spent $7k on the top end and it's scary enough. I'm just trying to make what's there nice again. Idk if it has an FZ clutch basket swap or not but it doesn't slip until approaching 120, faster than I care to go on it anyway. Picrel is the last thing left to fix. All the dents in the tank are gone and I'm using paint matched to a brand new set of fairings. The original livery will be painted back on. I ordered a whole bunch of shit to finish this bike. Will report back.

do seatpads expire?

>>28579061
Walking is hard and I'm lazy. :(

What steering damper should I get? Is it worth shelling out five hundred dollary doos for a Scotts Performance or GPR or should I just get a shitty ebay special

>>28579102
big business don't want you to know this but they are free. you just need to find a parked bike and byo tools.

>>28578782
I'm tempted to buy a scooter or glorified scooter while my bike gets repaired. Idk if I can justify my 70k income for another bike though

>>28579121
>70k
Lol

>>28579102
are you planning on doing wheelies on a 20 year old bike?
if the answer is no, you probably dont actually need a dampener

>>28579127
I know it is nothing these days but for Gen z I'm just happy enough to still be employed where I live.

>>28579132
My bike is 23 years and I do wheelies to forget my feelies. Is this not /dbt/?

Your resident jeet kun is back from a racism ban lol. Its F850GS time. Why shouldn't I get one? Apparently you mutts can just go out and buy old boxers and k-series bikes. I'm so mad.

>jeet kun
into the filter

>>28579140
Just make more money bro

>>28578929
Katana 400, Honda Bros, VFR 400. The Nihons got it right, there were tons of glorious 400cc sports biaks, but not anymore.

>>28579150
Gross and boring. Go a 650.

>>28578427
Thank you engine guard

>>28578479
>Born too late to retake the holy Land

>>28579188
>650

>>28578479
i want to be a bead of sweat from the nape of her neck, and ride her twisties all the way down.

>>28578949
I'd recommend the Yamaha road star series instead, particularly the 1700's being the best mix of power, economy and reliability. In my area the Honda is about 10-20% cheaper but if you can get a good deal on one that doesn't need tires and all fluids immediately then it might not be bad to just try one out for a year before considering other options.

Do the Gooks do bikes as well as cars or do they just leave that to the honorary Aryan and the yellow Jew?

Is it kind of autistic to measure your shims with a micrometer?

>>28579275
Only if theyre made in nippon with thousand fold samurai aluminum
>>28579150
You werent racism enough then, you can do better

>>28579121
>70k
Is that usd? You can live like a king with that xonverted maple syrup redemption token salary
Thats like almost 2 billion wulongs here
>>28579162
I need to do this
But i also want to be texas anons bubblegum boy in the wrenchlet kawaiisaki texas compound of bunkbed buddies for life; the supreme inclusive invite only garage happy house

>>28579286
How else are you gonna measure them?

>>28579121
I just picked it up because my friend sold it to me on a deal and my gf wanted something to ride until she could afford herself a proper big girl bike
I will say it fucking rocks to have a second motorcycle to ride when you don’t have access to your currrent one so if you can find a deal on a second motorcycle you can treat more like a toy and you have the space for it then go for it. N+1 forever

>>28579302
>fz6/r3 twink has a gf
OH NO NO NO NO NO
BIGCHASE HOMO CHOMOS BTFO
BACK THE FUCK UP
STAY THE FUCK BACK


AHHHHHHHHHH

We knew this already Shoom

>>28579307
Dudes a fucking scrub

>>28579290
>You werent racism enough then, you can do better
It's a badge of honor, it has been happening for a while now, will happen again, only a matter of time.

>>28579307
I knew it too, but I'm curious, but why do you want that dude? Or the dude's tummy pics?

>>28579290
N. C. USD burger money. After taxes and rent I have net maybe like... 24k but that's swapped by insurance, property taxes, food utilities and other down to about 10k net a year.

>>28579302
More and more you anons make me want to pickup a trail or xr150l to keep but I basically wouldn't ride as soon as my bike is fixed.

>>28579290
Shooms, I might get banned again. Good knowing you, my bike is fixed and might ride this weekend. Bye anons, I'll be back.

>>28579290
>texas
Eww

>>28579377
Anything is better than being a Canadian am I right or am I right?

>>28579383
Idk. Not a snow Mexican

>>28578748
oh so you failed to switch to the left lane because that wagie on her smartphone was just SUPPOSED to yield on a merge? It's ok now, your naivete will get you later.

>>28579363
I'm just having a bit of fun really, not super invested. He looks like he could be cute enough for them to be decent pics if we do get them, but on the other hand if we get them and he turns out to be a turbo uggoid I'll have had a laugh either way. I can only speak for myself, of course, and I have seen other posts about him that weren't mine.

Close enough

>>28578037
>>28577838
Starting this baby in underground parking: priceless

>>28579409
I couldn’t change lanes, but I should have assumed they hadn’t seen me and slowed down to make ample space.
Please kill yourself though, cock sucker

>>28579415
>>28579409
>they were just SUPPOSED to yield
Yeah that’s what the yield sign means btw
Pic unrelated

>>28579416
Tell us about YOUR highway low-side, huh?

>>28579372
Salute my negro, happy fun times ahead
>>28579383
Yes, anything is better than here- othwr than the PNW parts of the rockies, but you can find those with freedumbs south of here
>>28579385
The correct term is frostback
>>28579365
Dang bros, thats still half a billion wulongs
>>28579410
Youll never get my tummy pics

>tfw "modernizing" a vintage bike
>change out all my incandescent bulbs for LEDs
>voltage regulator goes bad
>turns out less load on the charging system means the regulator has to work harder dumping excess watts into heat
reeeeeeeeee LEDs bad
genZgaze.jpg

>>28579368
You’d be surprised how much you find yourself wanting to ride it even though you own something more capable, variety is the spice of life.
>>28579410
$350, I will spend it on nice brakes

>>28579434
Correct term is you're scrawny as fuck

>>28579442
How'd you get this pic of me?

>>28579445
NO FUCK YOU BENCHOD

>>28579448
You can't stop me. You're too weak

>>28579442
Thats an alpha right there

>>28578999
>mfw I can't buy this one due of emissions regulations
Fuck the EU and my shithole for copying whatever bullshit they pull off.
>>28579286
No, it only means you really care about your baiku :3

also
>V-strom recalls are due of lights being "too bright"
>ShitTrucks and SUVs are still legally allowed to blind you
Don't turn em V-Stroms for shit, fuck cagie SUV faggots, lazerbeam them so they crash and die

>>28579439
But my broken bike is already a thumper. I kinda just wanna larp like I'm actually gonna ride on dirt but there's no trails near Charlotte.

>>28579460
Then get yourself a street bike alternative, you can find running SV650’s for $2000. Or get a more clapped out bike you can try learning new stuff on and not worry about it breaking

we adventure posting today?

See? Look how soft his skin is. Wow.
>>28579439
I have my own brakes and shit to look after at the moment :(

>>28578947
The vtx1800 is a sick ride but it's flawed, it has linked brakes, it doesn't use hydraulic lifters (or rather, their ohc version of it known as hydraulic lash adjuster), and last, it's a 5 speed. All of those aren't that big of a problem but compared to bikes like it, makes the vtx seem primitive

>>28579302
Whahappen to the fz6

>>28579491
Wdym? It’s right there

is there some sort of bank angle sensor i can jam onto my bike

>>28579502
Your phone

>>28579502
Xgps150A

>>28579448
>BENCHOD
Shooms kun, I love you. No homo.

>>28579502
>>28579507
I've not tried it but I've heard others say it doesn't work, or at least isn't accurate, because you've got the centrifugal force of taking a corner acting on the accelerometer inside the phone. I'm not really sure how you'd get around that, how phones do it, you'd need a sensor that could differentiate between gravity from the earth and centrifugal force.

>>28579472
I wish

that is a lot of money for a 60 year old lawnmower
however, I could go anywhere I want to if i had a Cub™

>>28579520
It's a vibro-gyro in the phone, doesn't read gravity at all.

>>28579552
I had a 1960 Cub in college, and I went *everywhere* and quite cheaply at 110 miles/gallon

Stupid Jew Zuckerberg killing Craigslist, I can’t find used accessories at all anymore

>>28579562
Give temu a chance

>>28579552
buy a new one, retard

I think aerostitch or klim have a really clear opportunity with their full body riding suits to include an airbag system that has more and better coverage than any existing system, and I’m kind of surprised they haven’t done so already given the already premium price point of those products.

>>28579591
>given the already premium price point of those products.
they want to charge you a premium for their shit, not cost themselves a premium in r&d.

>>28579598
How much r&d needs to be done? Klim already makes and sells airbags, it’s a membrane and a cartridge of co2, it doesn’t occur to me as spectacularly difficult technology

>>28579449
Say that to my face and or crotch fucker and see what happens
>>28579513
Copy roger rubber ducky over

>>28579626
Cute wide hips, very grippable shoomie, thanks for the easy access hole too

>>28579602
The only R&D you need is in a puncture system for the co2. Better yet multiple co2 small cans could probably make up for the issues the Chinese clones have. Systems aren't complex for the actual product with tethered except for the engagement with the canisters. The major cost in vests are to pay the R&D for how much testing they go through. It is more complex than helmet tests.

>>28579591
>>28579602

Fuck Klim

>>28579569
Especially at that price. Then you've got 75cc more displacement, modern equipment, and there's probably a 2024 holdover somewhere nearby that's only a couple hundred more bucks out the door.

>>28579527
what's stopping you anon?

>>28579591
Did i dream it or were airbag helmets going to be the next big thing a couple of year back? On impact it inflates a popdown collar round your neck. Or alternately blows your head clear of your body like a cranial ejection seat

>>28579673
You're not crazy, I thought the same thing.

>>28579655
Love me klim gloves, how did they wrong you?

>>28579673
I don’t think you dreamt it, I think you’re remembering this though, pic related, it was a bicycle application
I think bermpeak has an episode about why the company failed

>>28579602
Klim doesn't make airbags, they integrate a product from in&motion. Same for most of the others where you have to pay a monthly fee to use it.
>>28579638
The issue the Chinese clones have is that they use inflators meant for floatation devices like life vests. Those don't have to be fast, and use a smaller needle and thread size.

>>28579670
Mr shekelberg

>>28579704
My mistake, but still I don’t think it’s a ton of development, especially, if like aerostitch with their armor, you don’t care about getting a certification and rely on your own credibility instead

>>28579704
Exactly they lack flow volume, don't compensate for it, and use an ancient design for an airbag vest. Half the thing with vests is the need for it to be very strong fabric and re usable but no matter what fabric or inflatable device it will need serviced which is another thing that drives costs up of the one and done purchase types that the Chinese clones do not do to keep price down.

I rode up the river the other day. Some of the roads are windy single-lanes (each direction) that follow the nape of the hills along the shore of a lake, then it transitions to a river. I'm not leaning the bike quite as much because I've caught the bottom of it once on a corner, but it does like body lean in addition to tilting it over. I've also started running air in the rear suspension (15-17) and the front end at about 11-12 psi. I'm coming up on my first oil change since I started riding.

Also, I still need to get the horns to run reliably. Does anyone have a recommendation or a parts list for a relay kit that isn't completely useless chinesium? A boomer tried to run me over on I-90 a few days ago and I grabbed some brakes when I saw the dotted line start to disappear in my peripheral vision. I was riding in the left-most lane in the left track behind a Texas-plated lane camper and the guy decided he didn't want to be behind an RV/travel trailer anymore, so he blind merged. After I dropped back out of the way I noticed in my mirrors that even this bro-dozer giant white Dodge that was behind me went "WTF?!" and dropped back like 3-4 car lengths and stayed there. After everyone got around the RV I came alongside the driver's side window of the pickup and just stared at him to see if he would just look over, dude just stared into the distance like an old workhorse with blinders on. They really do live in their own little world.

>>28579196
Tell it how good of a job it did while cleaning it up & repainting it?
>>28579302
I have too many for my space, I need to sell some (1-2) so I can then buy different one.
>>28579304
>>28579307
Someone said something about Yamahahas have a high ratio of GFs or something

>>28579368
>>28579439
My Fazer outruns this GZ250's top gear, in 1st gear, but I have more fun on it sometimes. They aren't fun in the same way. You can do things with the GZ I wouldn't dare on the Fazer.

>>28579502
Make a ghetto analog one with a protractor, string, and weight lol

going to city hall next week to speak at a traffic board meeting about their lights not changing for bikes. Anyone done this b4, any tips for what points to make? Theyre all cagies and a couple cops

Bros....I really want a z900rs.

I have too many bikes though.

>>28579798
The keywords are "induction loop sensor". Ask them to bump the sensitivity up.

>>28579758
You should be able to just run a horn directly through a switch. Do they work when you wire them directly to 12v?

>>28579769
A bike for everything and everything on a bike

>>28579808
Horn works with 12v. Actually that is an instant test fail if it can't beep.

>>28579472
Actually just tried some plastic restore on this klr. Worked okay!

>>28579808
>>28579816
The old chrome-ringed horns weren't working, so I got some black Hella S92s for it. For the sound they match up quite nicely with the bike. People keep saying it might be a bad ground but I just don't think it has quite enough power to push a tone through. When stationary I'll hit the button and the horns will make a "plink" noise trying to sound. When I've got the throttle at cruise power (3k rpm+) then they want to sound.

I can't remember where I heard it, but I also think the OG horns were like 3A and on the box here obviously they say 12V 5A.

>>28579839
KLR. Good memories. Not so much an off road bike as a get anywhere one.

>>28579846
It’s not really great at anything you’d want a motorcycle for, but definitely passable at everything you’d want a motorcycle for lol

>>28579849
Nta but I like how they look with the beak. I wish they could lose some weight though and we're easier for short riders to ride since it already sucks off road.

>>28579626
Nothing will happen. You're a fucking loser

>>28579858
Once you have your ass on a bike like that it settles by a couple of inches. Don't be initimdated, they're designed for humans.

>>28579839
Thin layer of motor oil works great for making plastic shine, at least as good in my experience as all the plastic restore products, and if you’re using jt automotive (eg for weather tech floor mats or something), then it’s actually surprisingly less slippery than most plastic restore products

>riding home
>car sitting behind me for maybe 10 minutes
>I wave at 4 bikes (Harleys), none wave back
>car behind me probably thinks I'm a loser
:(

>>28579881
Never ever wave at Harley fags they're far too up they're own bum to be in your reality.

>>28579887
*their

>>28579881
Harley riders can only ride in a straight line, don't even know where their front brake is, and are too scared of the minivans around them to notice.

>>28579887
>>28579904
I'm not upset that the Harley fags didn't wave back, /we/ know they're cocksuckers

but do normie cagers know that, or do they just assume I'm getting big timed?

>>28579881
9/10 harleyriders are fags and only wave at other harleys

>>28579887
>>28579904
>>28579908
It's funny, I don't have that experience at all here. Probably 8/10 Harley guys wave at me when I'm on my dualsport, especially the ones who aren't on huge baggers/tourers. The guys who NEVER wave are boomers on big sport tourers or GSes.

>>28579881
>mfw guys try to wave while I’m holding the clutch at a light
Sorry I just hate neutral

>>28579910
its like 50/50 with people in the UK (we dont wave because we drive on the RIGHT (CORRECT) side of the road) and Harley or GS riders are either cunts that only wave at their own, or they're just happy to see other riders

the stuffy cunts who wont wave at you are also the same ones that'd turn your nose up and not talk to you at a cafe if you wanted to talk bikes, so nothing lost honestly

>>28579869
Post address

Bros I'm looking for a brappy sport tourer. I want a fruity exhaust sound that's happy to ROOAARRPP out of every bend.
So far in my budget I found
>Vfr800
>Rs660
>Supersport 937
I'll do 16k km a year, my last bike reached 100k km before I sold. The supersport is €1700 a year to insure, followed by the Aprilia and vfr around €900 a year.
The Ducati supersport has my heart. The aprilia is a nice 2nd place for cruise control and lightweight but reliability is a concern especially with a 13.5:1 compression ratio I know that motor is tweaked. The vfr is cheap to buy and easy to find but I feel like it's overweight. Some people call the vfr boring and honda-like. Though I feel it'll be the last man standing after a few winters of riding
>They're not sport tourers
If it's sporty and comfy I'll tour on it
>i4 bike or boxer
No thanks, tried, didn't like any of them.
Whaddaya reckon? Pay more now and enjoy the bike I want? Insurance will get cheaper when I hit the magic age number soon

Where did you guys go riding today

>>28579475
>See? Look how soft his skin is. Wow.
Wow indeed it does look niec and soft , just remember to keep staying back though okay?

>>28579921
The last generation of VFR is the best handling and really not that pudgy.

>>28579840
Take one of them off. You're drawing more than the bike can supply.

>>28579926
1st gen is an absolute classic vehicle, if you can then has one.

Any Yamaha r6 appreciators itt?

>>28579932
Go away, Lawrenceville chomo. Buy a 1000 and maybe you'll become less of a weird fag.

>>28579935
>Buy a 1000
It's too much power and turning into a 1000 corrupts people

>>28579921
>>Vfr800
dont fall for the meme
theyre shit
its literally just 1 retard spamming it

>>28579935
just remembered THEY SHOULD HAVE MADE A R6M VERSION with TV screen cluster and silver frame BEFORE THEY CANCELLED R6 OMG

>>28579938
Leqderbaiks dont even have enough power nowadays
Need to proceed into the fighterjet timeline bros, i want to become an skyking and 9/11 my way into a final fronteir of the Fun Zone®

>>28579939
Tell me more, why?
I see some people who swear by it as the perfect everyday bike and others who say it's a boring bland honda

>>28579921
s1kxr

>>28579944
Its just a glorified 2 whol honda civic
Unless you get the gear driven cams meme, then its a glorified 2 whol honda civic type r

>>28579945
Not a sportsbike. i4. Expensive asf

>>28579944
its literally just some reddit meme spouted by retards that dont know shit about bikes
if you want a vfr, look at a BMW F800GT instead and realise how much better of a bike in the exact same category it is

why aren't there any high quality no talking pov ride videos on jewtube outside of some european twink waddling around his medieval village in bumper to bumper traffic in 3rd gear for 30 minutes

>>28579943
>Leqderbaiks dont even have enough power nowadays
600cc is the best cc

>>28579939
I remember a chap with a VFR1000.That was just before the CBR1000 supersonic moped.

>>28579948
>Not a sportsbike
??
>Expensive asf
theyre literally giving them away

>>28579949
>Buy the most boring fucking engine in existence instead
>>28579944
This guy is either trolling or has the worst taste imaginable. It rides the line between sportbike and sport tourer. It's essentially a sport bike that doesn't completely suck to ride for a longer time. The seat is wider and comfier. The engine is incredible, enough power to be fun but not a caged beast that will instantly light the rear tire up. It's also a halo bike/technology showcase, with weird shit like the linked brakes system, VTEC, etc over the years. Huge gas tank. Stable at all speeds. Godly exhaust note.
https://youtu.be/PCm4gWmrmXc

>>28579949
Yeah I heard it was outgunned by the sprint 1050 and other models by the time 2010 rolled around

>>28579942
>>28579938
You must be absolutely awful to be around IRL. Like, it would be physically painful to be in the presence of someone as cringe as you.

>>28579956
>i want a sports bike that isnt a sports bike
then you dont want a sportsbike, shithead

>>28579881
I don't wave first at anybody unless they're wearing a full-faced helmet. It selects out the wanna-be biker tough guys by design. The only exception is the occasional farm kid ripping wheelies across his dad's back 40 on a beat-to-shit dirt bike.

>>28579959
You can have something fast without it being awful to ride at sane speeds.

>>28579956
>sportbike
>well north of 500lbs
I think not

>>28579959
Pay it forward.

>>28579954
Behold, a sportsbike

>>28579959
>>28579964
So he wants the sport touring capable of conquering both land and sea

>>28579967
>ooga booga me handle bars not right shape for me to suck cocks
fucking americoon

>>28579966
guy will probably shit his pants because the engine is too small and he cant have his friends making fun of him at the bimonthly midlife crisis boomers coffee morning

>>28579964
yeah quite literally any mid-large sized engine bike, but this guy wants it to be a sports bike but not a sports bike (i.e. not possible)
sports bike are built for speed, not comfort, he wants an impossible compromise

>>28579970
...yes?
How broad is your definition for sportbike? Anything fast at all? Does that mean a ninja 4rr isn't a sportsbike by that definition? What's going on dude is everything okay at home?

>>28579966
that has way more sovl than the viffer

>>28579972
Different strokes.

>>28579975
>Anything fast at all? Does that mean a ninja 4rr isn't a sportsbike by that definition?
are you retarded?
how is a 150mph bike not fast?

have you ever ridden a bike before?

>>28579976
Mine.

>>28579989
the zizzer 600 was the first bike I ever sat on in a motorcycle dealership but alas I was a young unlicensed poorfag

>>28579915
People don’t wave me because I ride a 125 with a green bag on my back

>>28579966
>>28579989
I almost scored one of these before the f4i and vifferlet experience
Theyre aesthetic and coolio

>>28579858
I’m only 5 foot 9 or so and it suits me great! They’re really nimble for their size all things considered. Amazing for my 60% rural 40% normal paved road commute

>>28579980
Need this but with a KLR far away from the triangle at large

>>28579968
Nice landski.
I just got a skipper license and only after that I learned that I don't have any waterways nearby where I can use a jetski. Having fun is not allowed anymore.

>>28579980
Those hard bags look like great levers for a tree to bend the subframe with.

>>28579958
>You must be absolutely awful to be around IRL. Like, it would be physically painful to be in the presence of someone as cringe as you.
bully

Massive buyers remorse regarding my simpson journey bandit helmet

shit just sucks. dont buy simpson. its crazy how much they charge for a piece of shit chinese helmet that rattles, is loud as fuck, but somehow at the same time its fucking heavy and unbalanced

I really hope simpson goes under from trumps tariffs

>>28579989
Good looking bake

>>28580085
But Raimu-senpai had a Simpson....

>>28580085
you bought chinkshit and your surprised it sucks cock?

>>28580085
There are reasons those vintage designs were left in the past for the most part.

>>28580100
Yeah. I know, this is on me, and I can't get a refund at this point. But actually yeah I am genuinely surprised at how shitty it is for a 600 dollar helmet. Actually blown the fuck away.

>>28579410
R3 is a girl with a girl and they do scissors. Asking R3 for her tummy pics isn’t gay

>>28579976
Put the Crackpipe down anon, cool bike but get real.

>>28580105
Replying to myself here, just looked it up and saw it's modular. That old bandit design + modular is definitely a bad combo.

>>28580123
yeah. pretty much. wish i knew it was just the bandit with a shitty face lid. Should have seen the red flags when the simpson logos are just crooked placed cheap stickers

>>28580108
generally when I'm buying new gear, I'll compare it against what PRO SPORTS STARS are wearing/using
obviously their shit is specially tailored to them, but like with pic rel, if arai is good enough for motogp, its good enough for me

>>28579956
https://youtu.be/PHiqTRrVBW0?si=I2aGWTBBUDHajw64
5th gens are baller, imo vtec was not a good addition.
498lbs wet, only the rear brake is linked on 5/6th gens. Front brake is isolated.
https://youtu.be/5eCMh13Vv20?si=XS3-O9KcZxPaygvZ

https://youtu.be/bMWXwsGUGM8?si=gADK0TkGugfNA4PS

>>28580128
I actually have an arai. it is night and day difference with the simpson.

I'm only sticking to arai from now on, everything else seems to be made just to pass the tests and nothing more. they will cut costs where they can.

>>28580133
The original VFR is Elsie tier. I will appreciate those as I appreciate our grandfathers.

>>28580134
if the brand is serious about being in competition sports, they'll go above and beyond to make their stuff not shit
its like alpinestar, everyone wears their gear because its just good, it just work

>>28580134
If a lid fits you go with it. I'm AGV shaped.
Fortunately AGV comes in primary colours.

>>28580133
average reddit dad midlife crisis vfr owner

>>28580144
yeah I bet you do too, homo

>>28580145
It’s definitely a type yeesh

>>28580138
I'm sorry anon but I'm unc-ing the fuck out.
What do mean?

>>28580147
That was useful content. Have fun trying those butt plugs.

>>28580126
>>28580085
Why did you not just buy the biltwell lane splitter or similar. Simpson upcharges a $200 lid for $300 and a $300 lid for $600 because boomers will pay for it.
>>28580108
This is why people say to buy the lowest end ece one if someone is set on buying a legit Simpson. The copies of the design are all better priced and about as quiet as the design gets.

>>28580145
I only linked that vid because of the actual racer riding it. That dude is the only bald viffer sniffer I've seen it is funny he looks like a jak'

>>28580158
literally watch your own fucking posted video you stupid dog
theres another basedjak midlife crisis boomer

its a boomerbike for boomerfags that want to look cool, but know nothing about bikes, and think other people know less than them after 2 hours on reddit dot cum flash midlifecrisisbikes

just get an mt07 and learn to do dank nooners

>>28580134
>everything else seems to be made just to pass the tests and nothing more.
Last I checked Bell is the only one that still has a helmet that meets and three DOT, SNELL, and ECE in one shell. All the others including Arai have different shells for different regions requirements.

But that's splitting hairs if you ask me. I would trust my life to Arai, Shoei, AGV, and certain helmets for other brands. Even Scorpion.

>>28580039
If my bike isn't back come October I will probably give up on it being fixed and just trade it for a klr or honda NC at this point cause both of those are in my price range and I just wanted something simple and commutable. Hell anything sub 7k at this rate.

>>28580151
RD350LC.
If you don't understand Elsie then you really ought to talk to a grownup. ;)

>>28580060
>having fun is not allowed anymore
You must join me in slaying all of societies jannoids fren

>>28580085
FUCK now all my deaires and wonders are shattered by this ONE SIMPLE TRICK: chynesium

How am i gonna raimu larp now bros, ita so fucking over before it even began, and i thought i had a shitty helmet when i ruroc'd

So bros do i get the aerodynamic $1400 helmrt now? What the fuck do i even do

>>28580168
I just meant that the safety tests probably dont have any requirement that the padding shouldnt be cheap shit nor should the helmet fucking bend and creak with a modest amount of pressure. That's all shit they priced in, and my point was that my arai dont do that. But yeah, I'm sure the simpson will protect me. is it pleasant to wear? no.

>>28580163
I don't notice men like you do anon, im focused on the machine rockin a V4 and gear driven cams.
>a bike for someone who knows nothing about bikes
Imma just assume you're ignorant rather than being this stupid tarnishing a vfr of all the bikes to pick.
>Older riders ride sport tourers
Whoda thunk
>Just get the bug bike
I'd rather choose sovl

>>28580178
Case Closed.
You lose. You get nothing. Good day, sir.

>>28580182
Heaven forbid we post nice photos of motorcycles here.

>>28580189
Fekin NC50 in the room.

>>28579974
You're fucking retarded. Kill yourself.
>NOOOO IT HAS TO BE UNCOMFORTABLE TO CORNER EVEN SLIGHTLY WELL

>>28580168
Bell helmets are pretty great
Very and comfortable , very safe, pioneered some of the anti rotational tech they call MIPS of FLEX that the Chinese have stolen, good looking as well imo

>>28580194
do you think motogp or wsbk are designed for comfort, retard?

>>28580194
lol

>>28580196
Yeah, I've been wanting to try out a Race Star. Its neat you can order custom colors.

>social media feeds full of new Fire Blades.
Well I guess the S1000RR is out of style.

>>28579260
The fucks wrong with a 650?

>>28580199
>>28580197
DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THE TWO WORD CATEGORIZATION "SPORT TOURER" MEANS YES OR NO?

>>28580196
is bell actually good or are you just a shill? i thought they were the budget brand.

>>28580215
Woah there, if those people could read they'd be very upset with you anon maybe even tar n feather reddit on you

>>28580215
(You)

>>28580221
Don't breed with that 75IQ of yours.

>>28579966
zizzer

>>28580222
74 points higher than you, spacker

>>28580216
Bell owns the brain bucket market and they also make (quite good) bicycle helmets, so in some sense they are budget, but their full faced helmets are quality. Don’t think to yourself because they’ll sell you a brain bucket that something like the bullit isn’t a really nice piece of gear. Even the simple bell 500 is quite nice

>>28580227
Nah that anon is right you double digit af, I mean you'd have to be to get an MT-07

>>28579953
Old VF appreciation

>>28580215
>sport tourer

you mean fake adv bikes?

>>28580230
>>that anon
>samefagging
>claims to have an IQ

>>28580236
Hahahaha you're schizoposting now, No wonder you can't comprehend why a bike with a V4 is cool. Let alone the idea more than 1 person is into viffers
>>28580235
Advs came into existence after sport tourers.

>>28580213
im one of the ktm anons but ive smoked many gs650 on a cbr500. the 650 doesnt really make sense considering theyre charging like 8 or 9k for one

>>28580242
>v4 is cool!!!
t. too poor for a real v4

>>28580244
>YEW AINT GOT A REEL BYKE V4
Clearly you're the boomer here, funny how you didn't even explain what a "real" v4 even is.

>>28580212
not everyone is willing to spend 20k in this economy bud

>>28580170
Well klrs are dirt cheap. They will fall apart but can be put back together again by monkeys. Whatever stupid shit you need to do to keep it going is absolutely viable. Mine has like 4 layers of normal followed by marine JB weld keeping the gas in the tank since it sprung a leak after a bad fall in the woods

>>28580228
Well shit. Definitely slept on Bell, I will check them out. How are their other moto helmets? Do they make a modular?

>>28579938
1000 isn't enough power but yes, it corrupted me, I need moar powa bb

>Come to /dbt/ for the first time in forever
>See MUH BIKE
I am sorry I have strayed from /o/'s light

>>28580292
welcome back bro

Racing dirt bikes

>it's the 21st
Texas tranny right now

>Zx14rr-r with temu rice pipe bros, how do I change this HECKING air filter!!!!!
bikes been in production for 20 years

>>28580289
>bell modular
They have two but one is modular in the other sense. Broozer and art are the only new bell ones with modular features.

>>28580306
Looking good Matt, haven't seen you in a while.

>>28580282
fireblad is 28k

>>28580314
>>28580317
good use of risitas

>>28580332
That picture is from 23 I race a KTM now. Got a concussion, then twisted my knee the next race and considered hanging it up since getting hurt as a C class old fag is no fun but I've been working out might run a few more races once I'm in shape

>>28580289
They make one but I have no experience with it
If you want to try out bell I’d just pick up a 500 and see how you feel about the quality

>>28580342
yea I know, don't post risitas in here without my permission

>>28580334
nigga you are probably talking about the sp edition no way a fireblade is 30k

>>28580252
>funny how you didn't even explain what a "real" v4 even is
please enlighten me

>>28580372
probably a sportbike tranny that thinks his jeetshit 2027 panigale AI render is the only v4 that exists

>>28578398 (OP)
fresh thread

>>28580388
>>28580388
>>28580388

>>28578947
It looks like something a man who knows nothing about bikes would like. Like a shitty GTA clone bike. Flavortown boomer scooter. Gay fat faggot hauler.