Thread 28580388

"HOP ON FRODO!!!", edition!

>Motorcycle tips and tricks
>rip gn & gaymoo
>Y A M A H A
>cb500 leg legion headquarters association
>Motorcycle pics, wembos, and streamies
>anime is irremediable gay
>except for Bak
>countersteering filters the nobike
>Motorcycle and Whiskey Pairing Advice

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

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

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

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

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Street Smarts leading edge (outdated) safety video: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

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

MEET, FIGHT and FUCK!
>(New map! Email dbtmap3@gmail.com with pic of bike (hosted) and location to be added):
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1oTvWWrLIUa0wWsds9QQdGmsYzFVYnyxs

Previous thread: >>>28578398

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>>28580393
>dint

>>28580393
sorry to burst your bubble but they do expire

>>28580402
nope

>>28580405
shoei? jap kikes are lying

I'm not even in the thread and you randomly start losing your shit over me.
Mind broken, buck broken, eternally seething faggot virgin. The free rent has been great.

>>28580452
Who the fuck are you?

>>28580405
>haha UV light go brrrr

>>28580455
if bicycle helmets with exposed eps foam tested fine after almost 30 years, your completely enclosed eps isn't getting baked
Helmet jews are all liars that just need to keep selling helmets

>>28580452
dare i say based

>>28580388 (OP)
hitting the twisties hard tomorrow

>>28580473
I'm hitting your mom's twisties while you're out tomorrow

>>28580478
thats a good one lol, ill give you that faggot

>>28580465
>>28580469
>>28580486
>those filenames

>>28580454
Who the fuck are you? Were you here five fucking minutes ago? No, because you're asking this question.

>>28580464
But those helmets aren't fine tho

>>28580405
It matters the conditions in which they were stored, though, and how much UV light they've seen.

>>28580500
They were impact tested and weren't meaningfully different than newer helmets.

>>28580496
i also use the same file names by default. fuck yall with your technicalities

He's right you know
>Le impact rated foam magically goes bad in 5 years
>No don't ask me why

>>28580546
Yes but shaft drive, liquid cooling, lanklet approved ergonomics. Ideally a C equipped with bags and a windshield.

>be me, attached a lightbar to mi Ford Focus bc am gaytarded
>started reading about their use as rally cars, and began taking it on dirt roads
>want to mount a motorcycle securely over the cab so I can road trip and travel with both
>maybe remove the passenger and back seats and add a bed for sleeping. Make a spot to attach the ramp for easy loading and unloading. Tint windows for privacy. Maybe add more lamps for driving in dusty conditions

Am I smokin’ crack, or is this actually doable? I checked the GVWR, and the car can carry the motorcycle without exceeding it.

Would have to add hooks so I can tie down the motorcycle using ratchet straps.

>>28580556
Looks like it worked for this guy

>>28580565
Jesus Christ

>>28580556
I think you're retarded and should consider buying a van instead.

>>28580600
Me? Retarded? How did you know?

Did I say something that gave it away?

>>28580556
https://www.harborfreight.com/400-lb-capacity-receiver-mount-aluminum-motorcycle-carrier-62837.html

>>28580603
Would this not put too much weight on the rear/front, though? I reckon you’d want it distributed more evenly throughout.

How do you guys find people to meet up with for cruising? I rode 20 mins into town tonight and all I ended up seeing were some kids in sheisties with clapped out stretched 600s and a pair of vstars. I saw one dude on a hayabusa going the other way on the interstate but that was it. Do you just have to meet people organically as time goes on, or is there a good place online to find and coordinate stuff?

>>28580600
brutal

>>28580605
I'm not sure. You'd have to check if anyone else is using your specific car to do something similar. If it's a lightweight 250 dirt bike, I would bet you can do it.

>>28580608
Grindr is pretty good.

>>28306289
>CERTIFIED MASTER TECH WRENCH KING SEX HAVER BROS MY BIKE WONT START BECAUSE MY freaking POWER IS BACKING UP INSIDE THE CAPACITOR!!!!!
1 fucking wire LMAOAAAAZZK

>>28579013
surprisingly good and not moldy, still i used helmet cleaner foam and leather cream on it
>>28579019
It's nothing to me but I'm thinking of getting into more hooligan shit in twisties. I have the curse of big muscular quads so shopping for trousers is a pain. New trousers are like 400-500 is the repair that expensive?

Also just ate a nail on my freshly mounted Rosso

>>28303396
>bikes been production for 2 decades
>Every mod from turbocharging to EMS has been beaten to death
>Service manual is free
>YouTube
>Artificial intelligence exists
>BROS HOW DO YOU GET THIS freaking AIR FILTER IN?!?!

>>28459887
>Buddy's K7 has a power commander 5 with "we have no idea" tune loaded on it
>Hook his PC5 up to my laptop, run the PC5 software on it and look at the tables
>Only has a fuel table, no ignition mapping changed
>Seeing lots of negative in high rpms and other weird areas
>I'm no professional tuner, but it doesn't look good
>Look at power commander's website
>They have a loadable fuel map for his exact setup, full two bros system, aftermarket air filter
>Load up tune
>Lots of positives and not much negatives, looks safer but not necessarily better for power gains
>However there's a massive 80% fuel dump at 8k rpms
>Again, I'm not a tuner, but I know a thing or two, and looks really weird
>Second guess myself
>We decide to try it
>After all, it's from the power commander website, right? It can't be dangerous, right? Right?
>Save his old map
>Load the new map
>Go ride
>Shooting massive fire balls everywhere, and bogs and won't rev past 8k where the huge fuel dump is
>Sounds kinda like a rev limiter but fucked up and dangerous for the motor
>Dumping so much god damn fuel the engine physically cannot rev past 8k
>>28560986
>Buddy's 750 broke down just as he was leaving my shop.
>I just told him to take my zx6r home.

>>28580694
>>28580706
>>28580710
Wait, what did I miss?

>>28580608
I've met most of my IRL bike friends just naturally, if someone knows you ride and you start speaking bikeanese to each other you got a riding buddy.
Or there are local riding groups online. Mostly boomer with GSs and nothing to do.
There is this one tyre shop and bar that have group rides every Friday night they ride down the main road and grap coffees at another place.

>>28580710
>but I know a thing or two
man why do people say to have a tune for your altitude and temp? Stock map can already compensate for that with IAT and MAP sensors in closed loop (do most motorcycles even have wideband?).
Afaik the percentage of compensation for temp can be carried over to tuned map. Yet I've heard stories of tuned bikes runnin ultra lean at altitude.

>>28580503
>yall

>>28580719
R6 chomo is just being retarded and cancerous as usual

riding isnt fun anymore and whenever i try to have fun up on the twisties i just find myself pushed harder and harder without the enjoyment now. this is fucked.

>>28580722
>Yet I've heard stories of tuned bikes runnin ultra lean at altitude.
You're assuming the stock map can juggle both passing emissions and being good at edge cases like high altitude.

When do carby bikes run into issues with altitude? Took a serow/xt225 up to 1600m and even after a cool night she started first kick. I was expecting a bit of a nightmare.

>>28580551
>windshield
Ghey

Im about to coom
https://litter.catbox.moe/v3wdu6ztokrfe111.mp4

>>28580779
man that looks so intense hes shaking so much

Vtx1800 for $4k, 30k miles. From the Indian dealer. Thoughts?

>>28580784
It is, this baby is fun fun fun. They took this from us

>>28580779
saw a nice 2smoke in the back of a iapanese taxi I dont remember riding in.

>>28580608
(((Facebook))) has a lot of local rider groups. Pretty much any time I log in there's 3-4 people saying they are going for a ride in X town at Y time and would anyone like to come with.

/adventuring/

>>28580608
go to a bike night or a bike meet (not a ghost meet or a stunt meet) and just talk to people

>>28580608
>cruising
In the sense of riding?

>>28580814
Cruising in the sense of I just wanna group ride along the highway at 2am, not pop wheelies with dudes in sheisties on drz's and provoke the cops

>>28580846
get a load of this retard
psyoped by biketokers

>>28580809
fat ass

>>28580393
If anyone else has a used bell helmet that’s over five years old you can do this and see what they say (pic related)
I would just tell a sob story like “hey this was my fathers helmet, he didn’t ride a lot in it but he passed away and I’d like to keep using it”

>>28580794
I want a 2 stroke woods bike but they cost an arm and a leg now
Unless you get old and beat up, but then you have to trailer it

>JAH KNOWS ME WAIT FOR YOUU

beautiful friday fags

>>28580846
>ride along the highway at 2am
Join HP then if all you wanna do is boring faggot shit and you’re not interested in having fun

>>28580791
i require 4chan's opinions URGENTLY as I may swing by to get the bike TONIGHT

>>28580925
This isn't because of some intrinsic material property that degrades, it's because the assumption is that in that 3-5 year span the helmet will have become slowly damaged from use, e.g. being dropped etc. This is the same reason hard hats are recommended to be replaced every 5 years. It's a best practice, they don't truly 'expire'.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Z5jz-X_mbW0

can your bike do this?

>>28580964
now try it in your neighborhood

>>28580473
i think that left tire was ridden with too low tire pressure

>>28580961
get a harley

non-riders will say to you "nice harley" and if you have the vtx you'll have to constantly go "oh well hmm actually it's not a harley it's a honda" and they'll reply "oh.. okay" and you'll feel bad.

>>28580849
>psyoped by biketokers
kekd

>>28580968
she was losing a lot of pressure when the pic was taken, mf was plugged like 3 times and still held up

>>28580794
what are you doing in japan? wow it looks so safe unlike everywhere else

>>28580983
the only people that think riding a highway at 2am is cool are aesthetics obsessed (failed) movie studies students with tiktok accounts they need to "grind" (they dont actually ride, or know how to, thats why they feel safest at night), and degenerate jobless freaks

>>28580980
VTX are cute

>>28580963
Okay so someone who is in the “helmets expire due to use” camp should send in a five or six year old helmet to Bell and see what they think.

>>28580980
I agree with this guy, getting a metric cruiser is cope, and they’ve been worse than competitively priced Harley’s at least since the m8 engine came out, but I would say metric cruisers completely fell behind in the last half decade of the dyna platform.

>>28580995
Dynas are gay and the fanboys are all try hard faggots

>>28580999
Seethe that the japs lost their edge

>>28581003
Its cute you think I'm choosing one side over the other.
Sorry you're so emotionally attached to a brand you're not sponsored by

>>28580995
I disagree but only because the value for trainers and entry level metric cruisers with star, rebel and shadow do make a very approachable stepping stone for Harley. Rebel 1100 has its place as the lightest liter cruiser and the gold wing is kind of its own thing, but largely outside of sub 600cc metric cruisers are pointless to consider.

WHY THE FUCK WONT ANYONE BUY MY BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKE!!!!

>>28581010
Honda is cute

>>28581003
lmao

>>28581014
where and what bike?

>>28580995
>Okay so someone who is in the “helmets expire due to use” camp should send in a five or six year old helmet to Bell and see what they think.

What do you mean? There's no world that they, as the manufacturer, would tell you it's okay. It's a liability for them, even if it is 100% okay. Who the fuck is sending in their old helmets to the OEMs?

>>28581025
Sorry you can afford another helmet

>>28580980
I've had Harley riders know what Honda I'm riding consistently.

>>28581033
Because ppl only parrot memes here

>>28581025
Well they offer a service to tell you if an old helmet is serviceable. You can suppose “they will 100% tell you the helmet isn’t serviceable” but you could always test for this by sending in an almost new helmet and seeing what they say.

>>28581010
Yeah the little cruisers have their place but then why not just buy a nice standard from them ?

>>28581033
The other guy said “non Harley riders” and ime to non motorcycle people every cruiser is a Harley and every non cruiser is a crotch rocket and that’s the only distinction they make.

>>28581021
Cant tell you what bike because then you'll be able to find out exactly where I live.
It's a pristine low mileage 2014 Kawasaki 250cc. I've lowered the price to £3k now with still no interest after almost three months. I don't get it.

>>28581044
250 ninja?
depends how low the mileage is, but i'd say you might be expecting a little too much

i got mine (650) for £3k, with 7k miles on it and only a slight scuff on the right bar

>>28580795
Looks sweet and expensive
>>28580934
Do it and fix it bro, u’ll make a connectinon with it

>>28581039
Standards have a completely different lean angle and you really need to rely on lower speed turning to make up for that with cruisers. But I only suggest that to new people that absolutely want cruisers.

Cruiser life best life

>>28580959
I don't live near any mountain or canyon roads, the only fun stuff near me is 25mph heavily settled areas with 2 police stations within 5 miles. I used to go quadding with friends but there's been too many alcohol related incidents for me to want to go again, so I got a bike. Enlighten me as to whats wrong with going for night rides on my 2 days off while I work night shift.

>>28581044
have you tried going to bikenights and just putting a sign on it saying "for sale £3000, OBO"

Looking for some validation bros. I have a '21 T7 and have loved owning it for the last 3 years or so. But I barely spend any time off road with my dual sport pals and I took my friends MT-09 for a spin and loved the power and stability. Long story short, I'm looking at a '22 Tracer 9 GT tonight and I'm really obsessed with the idea of upgrading and much prefer that style of bike over a naked. I could always buy a cheap dual sport some other time if I wanted to do trails still. Pic rel is the exact model and color I'm looking at tonight.

>>28581075
i dont understand the problem?
you have a bike
but you dont bike
so you want to get a bike
that you also wont bike?

>>28581075
Go for it

>>28581098
For all the riding I do, I just don't spend enough of that time off road to justify having the road limitations of the T7 compared to something more spirited like the Tracer.
>>28581101
Deal

>>28581104
Yeah the tracer is probably way better on road

>>28580706
:"D
>>28580710
Letting your buddy borrow a bike when his is down is peak bro.>>28580791
>>28580980
I met a guy with a VTX IRL, he liked to mention it was a Harley Killer & that he didn't like Harleys.
>>28580388 (OP)
Ooo my lil' baby is on the cover of DBT Magazine!
Y A M A H A M A H A

>>28581075
Go for it, tracers are great bikes

>>28581014
>asks 2k over true value
>OVER 4K IN MODS ALONE I KNOW WHAT I GOT IT'S A STEAL AT THIS PRICE
Without fail

>>28581033
I said non-riders as in people who don't ride motorcycles won't know what you're riding, they tend to see any cruiser style and assume harley. Happens to indian riders a lot.

>>28581107
Vtx is not a harkey killer

>>28581121
Who cares about non riders

>>28581129
Other non riders lol

Anons the day has come: had what Is 99.9% the last ride with the Beta and as what was now a recurring theme i got in the middle of some Rain After i finished climbing to the usual Mountain range and returned home completely wet.

What was your First bike anons? Do you have fond Memories of It? It sounds stupid but i'm legit kinda sad now

>>28581129

They will often come up to you and this will be the interaction, just warning you. I didn't say you had to care.

>>28581120
Completely standard other than a heavier spring in the rear (standard spring included, even offer to fit it if buyer wants).
Exact same models for sale with 5 times as much mileage and 1k higher price. I still dont get it. I guess people just don't want a bike older than 10 years old, even if it a is pristine example.
I'll try lowering the price again.

>>28581075
Im in a simmilar position. For the riding that I do my T7 is not the best choice. I would be better served by a more comfy sport tourer because most of what I do is 95% on road for 2-300 mile days plus some longer trips. But its the bike I have and I think it looks cool so Ive just ran it.

>>28581138
That's fine, it's just not co.plete non issue and has nothing to do with what bike you get. If someone get's a different bike because of how people they don't care about would react to it, that person is vain and gay

>>28581141
What is the bike? Older cruisers - sometimes people will specifically search out a specific older year or model. Older sportbikes? Not so much... people consider them ragged-out and a potential problem to inherit. I'd say ADV / offroad falls somewhere in between.

>>28581138
Not at all

>>28581144
>>28581075
This is honestly like 80% of the people that buy adv and especially the t7, and tbf there is nothing wrong with that. You really can't know how much and what kind of riding you'll be doing until you do it. For me it was the opposite, I got an adv expecting to do mostly road and some forest service roads and such only to find I really didn't care about road performance at all and wanted to ride single track.

>>28581145
Yeah, completely fair. I don't know the guy so I was just warning them.

>>28581144
Yeah if you're 95% on-road then the T7 probably isn't the best choice. Is multiple bikes a choice?

>>28581126
Yeah, dunno what would be considered a "Harley Killer". Closest thing would be all the indian counterparts to the harley models, I guess.

>>28581150
Nah, Indians are very low quality

>>28581136
First proper bike was one of these, same colour and everything. Funnest bike ive ever had, i miss 2strokes so much.

What are you getting now?

>>28581148
When i bought it I knew i would likely never use it to its potential based on the fact there really is nowhere you can ride real off road anywhere close to me. Really was impulse buy, saw it on Craigslist for a good price and got it that weekend. That being said i did not expext to put highway pegs on tje crash bars because ive been touring on it so much.
>>28581150
Ive been considering some type of a comfy sport bike to go along with it.

>>28580500
STILL not buying your overpriced bullshit loser.

>>28581017
yes they are

>>28580710
>Posting a wall of text that's supposed to prove something
>Proves nothing

Please keep raging and crashing out bro, this is hilarious.

>>28581154
I really don't know yet, what i have in mind so far are guerrilla 450, Triumph Speed 400,Caballero 500 and Kawasaki z650rs, if i had to buy new i think it's go for the silver guerrilla (the tripper Dash looks cool but but i'm worried about long term support).
Older bikes are cool but i don't have space and Money to get something that would Need more care, i blew a chance for an imported cb400sf from 1999 because It would have been hell to maintain where i live, and less old bikes all look kinda bad desu.
i'd get a cbr as those are Easy to find and very reliable but apart from the First series i think they look very bad, Yamaha MTs are especially bad and i'm not into the whole hooligan and aggressive look of a KTM Duke.

Singles are fun and i really don't Need a big bike, but i'm also a manlet so most enduro/SM are actually a problem for me: the Beta was on the low side and i could cope with It but only because it's very light since It's as barebones as a bike can be

>>28581141
Post the listing

Tfw riding the bus

>>28581208
Imagine lowsiding, your shorts come off, and youre sliding down the road on your bare arse cheeks

>>28581195
Where are you from again?

>>28581195
You type like a schizo FB boomer.

>>28580963
Dropping your helmet isn't using it.
The 5 year shit came from snell looking at motocop helmets and seeing that the comfort liner compressed and didn't fit snugly after 5 years of use.

>>28581183
Okay lil bro, it's your noggin not mine I could care less but don't flap them gums lying to people just so they join you in your stupidity.

Clearly your melon isn't worth much. If you're too cheap to justify protecting it.
>I'm not teaching a literally 4th grade science class lecture on the deteriorative properties that the fucking sun passively has

Why motorcyclists so fucking huge? I can’t find secondhand gauntlets in a size small/extra small anywhere

>>28581029
I just bought another $800 helmet last weekend friend.

>>28581233
The line can be replaced, and should be at some interval if only for hygiene purposes. Just like the webbing in a hardhat.

>>28581221
What if i am?
>>28581219
I'd prefer not to say anon, sorry

>>28581208
lol stay strong bro we all been there

>>28581245
probably something to do with the average person being fat, so the average motorcyclist is also fat

>>28581245
Maybe try womens size gloves? Underwear too.

>>28581262
No worries. Was just wondering where makes like beta and fantic were easy to get hold of but other makes arent. Dont think ive ever seen fantic here in the UK except for their dirt bikes.

>>28581266
HYB

>>28581246
No you didn't

>>28581266
>>28581271
HELL YEAH BROTHER

>>28581266
America problems fr but also everyone out here is like insanely tall
>>28581269
I did actually buy my old 2 piece leathers from a lady who bought them for a track day and I have a few offers on some used Dainese Seca’s because apparently women are the only people my size who want white leather instead of cooking in black leathers
But it seems like everyone’s out riding now cause I can’t find any used women’s gloves near me

>>28581269
The Beta i got It in Italy and yeah they are super hard to find outside of pastaland, it's one of the reason why i can't keep It (i'm not living in Italy, i'm up North in Europe now)
It's not that Is hard to find any make but the used market Is especially dry and there Is not much choice, so a specific used bike might be very hard to find

my second baiku is an austrian market fzr which has been reduced to 500cc because of legal fuckery, the engine runs on three cylinders and leaks so much fuel/oil mix out the exhaust its practically a two stroke, could i drop in a regular 600 top end with the pistons on the original block?

>>28580995
VTX1800 considerer here
I talked them down to $1500
show me the $1500 harley thats beats it and i will buy it today
Looking for reliable fun, this is my only vehicle but everything i need is walkable (i work from home)

>>28581332
I would ride a boot for 1500 dollars, I’m not gonna tell you to not take home a free bike if you got a sweetheart deal. As long as it runs you will be happier with a free bike like that than any bike that costs money, bc you can always turn around and save for a nice bike and ride at the same time

>mfw i put a hole in the drywall at the gulag
Welp, skidded myself and banned from that camp now bros, im a fuckin retard
At least i get my shoomer saddle in about 2 more hours driving
Fuck what a night

At least im never working those jobs again thank God, might as well quit entirely at this point

My brother and I are looking at getting motorcycles. I've never ridden a motorcycle before, he has. What's caught my eye is either a used BMW R1250GS or a Honda Africa Twin. I'm reading mixed thoughts on those bikes being good for beginners and that you should go for something smaller. Opinions? Thank you.

ITS FINALLY BEACH DAY

>>28581368
Very tall, expensive, will be dropped, probably not for you as a beginner

>>28581368
Those are big for your very first bike. Get the cheapest working used bike you can find, ride it for a month and you’ll have a much better idea of what kind of bike you really want.

>>28581368
Alittle big, alittle heavy. Ideally something light for your first bike

>>28581300
Bad larp is bad

>>28581367
Get a better job. Scrub

>>28581368
Very big, very powerful, very heavy, very expensive.

Get something smaller and lighter to learn on, that wont cost you a fortune if you do this.

>>28581368
The BMW R1250GS has the same BHP per tone as a Lamborghini Gallardo 5.0 V10.
Do you think a Lamborghini Gallardo 5.0 V10 is a good first car???

>>28581280

Got a Shoei RF-1400 to replace my expired Arai. Also got a new vest while there.

>>28581436
Wow! Lol at all that no proof

Why do bikers have the innate desire to vandalize other vehicle mirrors the moment they think they've been wronged (regardless if they were or not) Like you don't see car drivers go around smashing mirrors because someone cut them off, but god forbid a biker thinks he got wronged.

>>28581451
Cagers are subhuman

>>28581455
And sport bikers are all criminals with the mindset of child?

>>28581457
It’s not a crime to knock over an ant hill because ants aren’t human

>>28581458
I can't tell if you're just a busrider trolling for lulz or a legitimate child right now.

>>28581459
A bus is a cage

>>28581451
Sorry you got your mirrors smashed

>>28581451
I've never seen this anywhere, only heard that it was a thing. If you hear about something happening but have never witnessed or know anyone that has witnessed it, that thing isn't real and you shouldn't buy into the manufactered outrage surrounding it

>>28581442
Why would someone lie about buying a helmet

>>28581451
i am pretty sure there’s strong overlap between bipolar disorder and motorcyclists

>>28581421
Why would I lie about that

>>28581491
>his pants have a built in piss absorption area
where do i get a pair

>>28581245
Jauce and croooober if you're up for waiting and paying for shipping. You'll see stuff listed as medium or large but that's in japan terms

>>28581485
>shoei
Unimpressed

>>28581500
It's just a helmet. Why would anyone be impressed by any helmet? Do you get impressed by shoes or pants too? Being impressed by material objects that are simply a means to an end is a sad state of being, brother.

>>28581506
Sorry I hurt your feefees

>>28581523
I'm not sorry that I hurt yours, maybe you'll learn from it.

>D...don't talk bad about my mediocre helmet brooooo
Lol at this kid sperging. Dont @ me kiddo

>>28580791
I wouldn't spend $4k on a bike with 30k mileage myself desu. Stealerships at it again.

>>28581374
Feet pics when?
And enjoy the surf.

Ok KLR bros I have a question

I can get an old 2008 KLR for about 3 grand with about 14K miles, or a newer 2013 KLR with 2K miles for 4 grand.
I would think 'go with the newer one' but it's a KLR, 14K miles is nothing on one, and it would be way easier to go get it because it's far closer. What would you do? They're both gen 2s in excellent condition, no oil leaks, etc.

>>28581546
feet reveal soon

>>28581563
5 years is a long time

Hello, /DeBeTe/, it's been a while. The bike is back on the road after almost three weeks. It felt like a lifetime, fug. My headlight hardware rattled out, and it dies when coming to a hard stop sometimes which is very inconvenient with the kickstart. I think I need to clean/replace the pilot jet.

shiiiet it seems the germans have invaded us again. Operation Weserübung 2.0 electric boogaloooo

>>28581563
2008 would be the very beginning of gen 2, 2013 just about the end of gen 2. Were there any gen 2 bugs they worked out by the end of gen 2?

>>28581563
It's $1000 for 12k less miles and 5 years less sitting, plus any incremental manufacturing changes over that time. Imo the 2013 is objectively the better deal, assuming neither has been abused or has some existing issue.

>>28581583
nice ku what year is it?

>>28581246
>The line can be replaced, and should be at some interval if only for hygiene purposes. Just like the webbing in a hardhat
Yes, which is why I still have a helmet from 2011.

>>28581606
thanks, '25

>>28581613
I thought so congrats on the bike, I chose a 24 as it’s still mostly analog but I’ve heard good things about the 25s and my worries about electronics were likely unfounded.
You think you’ll do a pipe/tune/any other kind of stuff? I’ve been debating exhaust/ecu flash but I like the quiet stock exhaust, attracts way less negative attention.

>>28581498
Kino ku' and nobody can convince otherwise

>>28581583
BOAT

>>28581632
You wheelie that bad boy?

>>28581634
I need a lot of practice. The last time that bike's front wheel came off the ground, I was trying to do a burnout, and it got traction. Took me for a ride through an empty parking lot with muh legs dangling off. kek

BEACH LIFE

>>28581639
lol I hear that I tried to do that whip it around turn on my klx and it caught grip and did the wildest side wheelie. About shid myself. Whenever I see a sumo like that I always assume it’s for stunts and stuff, just curious

>>28581641
>wildest side wheelie. About shid myself
HYB
one day I will be able to wheelie like you. BANK ON IT

>>28581640
BEACH

>>28581640
Id be embarrassed to post my bike with a bald tyre like that.
You would have never lasted on old dbt

Wheelies are just an attention seeking party trick.
They arent really anything besides that, so what's the appeal?

>>28581645
Hyb it took me a lot of practice, but I’m not super coordinated

>>28581657
No argument for wheelies on the road. It’s just fun. I prefer wheelies when I’m alone on a empty road. The feeling is awesome

>>28581657
FUN
And it seems like a solid milestone for control of your bike. Do you think there are any truly decent riders that do NOT know how to wheelie?

and like >>28581660 said. The sensation is crazy.

>>28581660
Fair enough, but is the fun worth the added wear of components / risk of failure

Is the juice really worth such a squeeze

>>28581665
>All decent riders can wheelie
>Somehow a milestone for control when all you're mastering is controlling the bike in a very niche instance that has no value for racing or cornering.

If you had 2 near identical pro riders (top tier rider, none of us plebs) and one does wheelies and the other doesn't, it would have 0 impact on their lap times.

Nobody needs to learn one wheeling to be good at riding two wheels.
>inb4 anti fun
Nah I'm just genuinely curious what the point is

Anyone own a GB350S yet? Thoughts?

>ku
I hope anyone that says this either kills themselves or gets flattened by Stacy in an ev hummer

>at intersection
>about to get a green light to go straight
>delivery scooter across the intersection tries to make the right on red anyways
>he’s givin her all she’s got
>full throttle directly towards this guy as he looks back at me desperately trying to make it in time
>hit the brakes hard to show I’m visibly braking as I smile and motion I wasn’t gonna actually hit him
>he’s visibly smiling and laughing
>he motions for me to do a wheelie
>this is it, can’t fuck it up now
>pull the best wheelie of my life
>set it down and I can already see him smiling and laughing
Feels so fuckin good bros

>>28581689
How about you ku' yourself instead then the world would be a little bit better.

>>28581655
and you havent seen me riding on literal metal wires lol

Did that leaf honda elite faggot kill himself or what

Vtx1800 considerer here
considered
decided in favor
purchased
$1500 plus my suzuki vs800 that ran like crap
just rode this baby home
what did i think of it?

>>28581704
that’s what it’s about anon

>see my reflection at a red light
>look cool af
Hell yeah

>>28581686
Cute

>>28581665
It’s not a milestone for control
Good riders know how to wheelie. But why?
Because people who are into thrills ride a lot. Riding a lot is how you get good at something.
Because they’re into thrills, they also like wheelies, so they learn how to do them.

>>28581686
More displacement please.
>>28581739
Hell yeah.

>>28581640
fuck the hurricane, we still casting

mfw someone says 'ku

>>28581744
>honda ducky anon and rc anon are frens irl
neat

>>28581368
Not sure if you’re still here, but look for a NX500 or V-Strom 650. They’re similar styles of bike to the ones you’re looking at, but have approachable power levels for newer riders.

>>28581737
Boomer af outta 10

>>28581666
checked
>Is the juice really worth such a squeeze
That's a question we all have to decide for ourselves.

>>28581675
>it would have 0 impact on their lap times.
I don't doubt that at all. But do you think any rider in any racing discipline can't do a wheelie? That would actually be interesting to know.

>Nobody needs to learn one wheeling to be good at riding two wheels.
I don't know. Maybe we have different criteria for what is good. I suppose a bus driver can be an excellent bus driver and not know how to drift. A rider that is good at piloting his machine and maybe never did wheelies is still a good rider. I think we can agree at that.

>>28581742
>It’s not a milestone for control
Why not?
I agree with the rest of what you said. It's just a goal that I have set. like arpeggios for someone learning to play guitar.

>>28581765
Oh, and it's also useful for what I want to do. I'd like to get into enduro and spend some time at an MX track.

>>28581768
I chickened out on aome single track I wanted to ride yesterday because it involved some decent hops along a steep incline. I really need to practice my pop ups but I don't really have a convenient place to do it

>>28581771
That stuff sketches me out too. It doesn't help that the closest trail are an hour and a half away. There's a dirt parking lot near me I might set something up to start practicing on. Maybe drag a log down there. That might be something you could do.

>>28581776
Ya I went to the local college because their dorm lot is all gravel and has a section in the back no one uses with log stop blocks, exactly what I need to practice. I need to go there a few times to see if they'll kick me out or not, first time I went was just for 5 minutes to sus it out

>>28581753
we love fishing

>>28581787
very nice

>>28581765
>>28581742
>>28581657
Knowing how to ride a wheelie safely is important for laptimes depending on the bike/track. A guy who instantly drops one and potentially puts himself into a tank slapper is both slower and less safe than a rider who doesn't mind the front lifting up coming out of a u-turn.
>>28581747
Kill yourself chomo

>>28581792
this one is for you anon

>>28581787
I love fisting, yes

>>28581800
checked

>>28581075
It's a really good bike for what it is and It's looks have grown on me. I think the red is the best color it comes in too. Its pretty unassuming to most people but its really quick up to 120mph and pulls the whole way. For you the power would be a nice step up from T7. Quick shifter is awesome. I want to flash the ECU but haven't gotten around to it. Especially before I take it to the track next year.

>>28581666
Checked. Yeah I’m on clutch #3 on my klx and about 11,500mi. Then I’ve looped it a handful of times and had to learm2wrench so all good. Parts are stupid cheap, maintenance is easy, and it’s so fun.
Idk how many times kids have asked me to pop one up and it’s fun to be able to of course
>>28581704
Baste

>>28581623
I might get a road legal exhaust for it for next season (norwegian gubment is kinda strict about sound\emissions)
Have OEM comfort seat, little windscreen and saddle bags on order, not really performance stuff but yeah.
I'm in my 40s and its my first bike and I'm loving it so far, only the seat its a bit hard on my tail bone

>>28581795
It’s the opposite though isn’t it? if you wheelie while accelerating, aren’t you accelerating more slowly than you otherwise could?

After letting the bike sit overnight, my front brake would start rock solid, but would get softer after riding. This started happening after removing and reinstalling the wheel to change tires. Should I be concerned?

>>28581973
highly
>>28581957
>if you wheelie while accelerating, aren’t you accelerating more slowly than you otherwise could?
you accelerate slower when you decrease throttle to keep from wheeling too much, a little wool is okay

>>28581957
Lifting the front wheel is OK, but that's as fast as you can possibly go.

>>28581976
>highly
welp, i'll bleed the brake tomorrow and see if it gets better

>>28581998
rip just in case it doesnt work!

>>28581686
>>28581743
>More displacement please
This, GB750 with the Hornet engine to compete with the XSR700 and a GB1100 with the AT1100 motor to compete against Triumph twins

>>28581807
Fresh as fuck anon! I really love the red too. Are those frame sliders? What other mods do you have?

doodle got hurted, she got deathwobble. could she have survived if she just like overpowered the wiggligng motion of the bars? basically acting as a hydraulic damper aka steering damper? obviously shes weak because shes a girl but could a man of sufficient strength just flex real hard and power through it?

https://youtu.be/caOgVIqQQS8?si=gqYgbb8Q6szV6IH6&t=148

>>28582096
You don't power through a death wobble, the scariest part about death wobble is trusting the machine to stabilize on it's own because any input will worsen the wobble

>>28582045
Bagster seat, fender eliminator, wind screen, and top case. Still on the fence about exhaust system.

>>28582144
>You don't power through a death wobble
Speak for yourself, dyel

>>28580565
>the sheet metal buckling from the twist
kek

>>28582146
Which fender eliminator did you get that clears the side bags? What exhaust are you considering?

>>28582158
CP3 pipes are all the same outside of catted or catless (get catless). Get the one you like the looks of.

>>28582158
Pic related off aliexpress or ebay, also order a plug for the tail light so you dont need to cut into the harness.

>exhaust
Probably Leo Vince. Then I'll get the vcyclenut tune.

>>28582177
Forgot image. Also I ment plate light.

>>28582177
Is that where you send off your ECU? I've never done something like that before

>>28582184
Yeah. There are other options too.

>>28582184
2 wheel dynp works is the goat for mail in ECU tunes.

>>28582199
Looks like hwm

>>28582191
>>28581807
>>28581640
>road6
>>28581639
>>28581136
>2ct

>>28582229
Your dedication is admirable.
Road 6 is a really good tire.

>>28581136
You're getting rid of it?

>>28582096
Why do you type like such a faggot?

>>28581602
>>28581576
You know what, I'm not 100% sure, AFAIK the cylinder rounding problems occurred mostly in the start of Gen.2 and what caused the creation of the Thermo-bob "Fix" (it's really just a cooling way to make sure the cylinder doesn't warm unevenly).

But idk, this is my first KLR and I may end up thrashing it by being a retard anyway. I'm pretty stupid.

I was hoping any KLR Anons may know more about it than I do since I'm learning from the university of klrforums.

>>28581604
I'll try to aim for this one. It'll be a bitch to retrieve but it may be worth it in the end. Curious if the end of the Gen2's life had any size changes because I can flat foot the current Gen 2 that I can visit.

>>28582364
>KLR Anons
There are two or three here, but I guess they aren't on tonight.

>>28582364
The thermobob is literally just a thermostat. Kawasaki was retarded and didn't include one.

How bad it's? Can I still get 4000km of it?

>>28582096
Tankslappers are a fucker. For the first time in my life i agree with scammie pube, that it was the bikes fault, anus or whatever tf theyre called.

>>28582440
Here with the tyre clean, I'm supposed to go across the Spanish Pirineu with it

>>28582459
Couple of those tread wear indicators are worn. Whats the spanish perineum?

>>28582463
I mean the Pyrenees, it's about 1400km. The Honda dealer told me I will be fine, but it doesn't looks fine to me

>>28581973
You've twisted a hose on a caliper.

>>28581657

The basic wheelie is the foundation for most Enduro and off-road techniques. To do it well one must be practiced with controlling their balance, bike, body, positioning, brakes, clutch and technique.

forgot to put my helmet in the fridge when I got home now it's gone a bit soft and is starting to brown, reckon it's still good to use?

>>28582475

If it's less than 5 years old you'll be just fine.

>>28582475
Put it in the salad crisper, itll perk right up

>>28581675
>Nobody needs to learn one wheeling to be good at riding two wheels.

Even your every day jerkoff can benefit from learning the basic wh00l

Dustbin fairing: will it kill me if I tried it and would it actually improve perfomance?

>>28582482
What I want to learn is the hop that I see motocross people do where they wheelie and then immediately launch the back wheel up afterwards but idk where to even start

>>28582096
I don't like recommending Yammie but he has a breakdown on it which is basically "Janus motorcycles are dangerous novelties that lack basic features that were commonplace even when they came out for the benefit of retro value, and anybody else would have had the same wobble and subsequent crash because of design choices like straight-groove tires and lack of proper front suspension to dampen the motion"

>>28582458
>anus or whatever tf theyre called.
yup
the anus motorcycle.
popularized by tom of finland

Why do women like sports bikes and not harleys???

Why doesnt my breakout get the attention it deserves?

>>28582511
Women do not care about motorcycles as a piece of mechanical equipment, they care about it as a lifestyle choice. Harley riders lifestyles are typically not something a woman finds attractive
vs squid on a bike popping wheelies on his way to the vape shop

>>28582515
Fuck those vaping faggots when are v-twins going to be cool again
????

>>28582511
Women know the type of person that rides them is all

>>28582471
Looks like 1000ish miles till steel cords show, then you can ride on the steel for 500 more safely imo generally
>Pyrenees
I'm jelly

>>28582478
omg furry brainrot tenny

>>28582511
In my area / at my my frequented bar, Harleys are the bike of choice, and they have da bitches too. Been a long time since I had a good 2-up ride.

>>28582501
You start by learning how to do a rolling wheely while standing. Once you get xonsistent with that, start using an obstacle to practice popping up over. Once you're just passed the obstacle (I mean you physically) unweight the suspension and dive forward a bit to being the back up. Don't worry if you never get any lift, you need a light bike with a precisely tuned suspension to really get it like an olly, but it will help a lot on trails
>t. Practicing this technique myself

>>28582516
Harley sticks to air cooled for an aesthetic

>>28582471
Next time I visit family in switzerland, I want to rent a bike and ride through roncevaux pass. I don't know what all is involved with licensing requirements and elegibility, though. EU regularions are not clear cut on that exactly

>>28582471
Yeah you dont want a tyre letting go half way up some mountain pass, end up sliding towards a 1000ft drop..

>>28582543
That explains their liquid cooled bikes they've been making

>>28582540
Klx anon here. I just started practicing doing wheelies while standing (and rolling, not just obstacle pops). It feels so strange, do you grip the seat with your leg or keep your feet against the case?

>>28582540
>You start by learning how to do a rolling wheely while standing.
Wow i'm SOL aren't I? I can barely do one sitting.

>>28581383
>>28581401
>>28581408
>>28581427
>>28581429
>>28581757
Appreciate all the answers. It does make sense logically, thank you.

>>28582475
>refrigerate helmet to make it last longer

>>28582550
I didn't say they don't make liquid cooled bikes. They stuck with air cooled (and still do, just not exclusively) for the aesthetic. But it's too competetive of a market not to have at least some water cooled options

>>28582552
I personally keep my feet against the case. It makes it easier to grip with ny knees if I need to, but it seems like desthgripping the bike with your thunder thighs just upsets your balance so I try to keep it loose. I haven't really gotten it down yet, though. It's enough for me to get over obstacles now, but not confidently

>>28582653
Lol

Good morning /dbt/
What better job do i get?

>>28582458
>>28582506
Imagine watching reddit noob. Kill yourselves.

>>28582177
>>28582182
Aliniggers get the rope first chance we get

>>28582506
>Janus motorcycles are dangerous novelties that lack basic features that were commonplace even when they came out for the benefit of retro value
nothing screams retro value like front disc brakes and standard modern controls, can you retards at least pretend to understand what you're talking about before spouting off nonsense?

>>28582771
They had to get it licensed, didn't they?

>>28582554
I started sitting and am trying to learn standing. I don’t think it matters much

>>28582719
commercial diving

soggy ride lads

>>28582771
>nothing screams retro value like front disc brakes and standard modern controls,
Neither of which matter if your front shock is a spring that's not even properly supporting the cylinder. She didn't wobble because of the controls or the disc brake you retard.

>>28582719
Honder spokesman

>>28582474
>>28582478
>>28582482
>Dirt, Dirt, Dirt
>Enduro off road
Ok so I came from 2 stroke dirt bikes and can wheelie, however I'm talking street.

Nobody gets anything from wheelies in the context of street riding, besides maybe hopping a tall curb.

Dirt obviously has its uses, but for street riding wheelies are attention seeking behavior that does nothing besides cost you more money for future repairs.
>>28581957
Exactly, you go faster with two wheels not one.
>>28581993
A little lift from giving it the beans' isn't a wheelie though, that's just keeping the front end down not balancing one wheel into the air.

So again, I'm really not seeing ANY value from wheelies for the street. Dirt for sure its useful but I already knew that.

>>28582791
Bro i remember a fren from st. Lawrence whos dad was a diver for the french legion, stories for days
Ive never been diving that deep, kinda spooky looking an abyss of 3000m deep no light below you, also opogogos swim down there and tou dont want to become a snak, also the Salt Water Depths Fun Zone® have Expansion Pack sized opogogos
Do not get eaten

>>28582800
Ch-checked

>>28582796
checked

>>28582719
you lost your job?

>>28582856
Shoom would be so much cooler if she was actually raimu for real

>>28582856
lol

>>28581737
Looks comfy af anon. Take those stupid speakers off ASAP, get a service manual, give it a full checkup (oil change, fluids, tire pressure etc). I've been tempted by boomer cruisers for some time now and I do love my honders.

piss twin 55whp runner bros who can actually turn, we put up a good fight. had this piglet flying out of his lane and everything.

https://youtu.be/xwIL_aWBXKU?si=z2kjG8mVhAfSIT-o

>>28580388 (OP)
new thread

>>28582882
>>28582882
>>28582882

>>28581563
I'd get the 2013. Unironically the only year ever of KLR I'd avoid would be 2008, as they had oil burning issues.
BUT LOOK FOR A FIRST GENERATION ONE. They made them from 1987 to 2007 without changing a single thing other than the plastics. Parts for them cost pennies, and I know several people who have offered to trade me their gen 2/3 KLR for my gen 1 KLR. They're really really the best ones.
Any bike will be good though, btw. Even the oil burning on the 2008s is massively overstated, and is fixed with a $50 part from MCP I think.
>t. KLR appreciator.
Also someone bake a new bread

>>28581807
I think the ECU flash is definitely worth it on that motor. I sent mine off and I'm not gonna say I got crazy power gains or anything but it starts easier, is smoother at all RPMs, has much nicer off-on throttle transitions now, and the adjusted throttle curves for each mode made it overall much easier to ride which is most noticeable on the track where you're really trying to finesse the throttle through corners.

>>28582524

I wish I knew who drew that and if they'd ever finished it.

>>28581368
Get a used Himmy 411 or 450, KTM ADV 390, NX500.

>>28582096
No a man cannot overpower it. There are some techniques, that we can learn from people who recover, but its not fool proof.