Thread 28619231

"HAWG!!", edition!

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

>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Street Smarts leading edge (outdated) safety video: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: >>28617476

Bmw

>>28619228

entered a corner too fast

>>28619242
your mind probably tricked you. Did you grab the front brake and tuck the front or target fixate and run wide?
Hope it’s just a sprain bro and you’re back to normal soon

Hawg - helmets always will (be) good
They don't expire

/adventure/

You will never be a real R series. You have no I4, you have no V4, you have no revs. You are a commuting roleplayer twisted by tiktok and youtube into a crude mockery of Yamaha's perfection.

All the validation you get is twofaced and halfhearted. Behind your back people mock you. Your parents are disgusted and ashamed of you, your friends laugh at your paralLEL twin performance behind closed doors.

Eventually it'll be too much to bear, you'll buy a rope, tie a noose, put it around your neck, and plunge into the cold abyss. Your parents will find you, heartbroken but relieved that they no longer have to live with the unbearable shame and disappointment. They'll bury you with a headstone marked with your engine name, and every passerby for the rest of eternity will know an MT-07 is buried there.

This is your fate. This is what you chose. There is no turning back.

>>28619255
does she keep getting subtly thiccer each thread or am I just starting to succumb to the /adv/ lure
totally would btw those thighs
extremely comfy

>>28619245
lol

>>28619247
thx bro

>>28619241
>racing boots are really not that restrictive bud
from personal experience, yes they are

>do you even stunt yourself
no of course I dont, I just come to /dbt/ to shit on people who do, and pull all my answers and excuses out of my ass, not from any seat of knowledge, i just spout random shit and hope it stick and people will believe me - obviously

>>28619256
lol based
if they buried me with my ugly assbike and maybe a war club or two…well valhalla, all I can say is, watch out

>>28619266
>from personal experience
Mine says otherwise, if you want restrictive I suggest wearing ski boots lmao. They aren't even as restrictive as mx boots, and there are endless videos of mx guys doing crazy nooners in those. Heres a guy doing a one hander in MX boots. Why not just admit you're just making bullshit up?

>of course I dont
Judging by your "personal experience" above, yeah I can't say I'm surprised by the answer, lols.

>>28619266
racing boots are only restrictive if not broken in. i dont know anon, it takes one bad bike fall to crush your ankle and maybe never have it function the same again.
i wear full boots all the time for this fear. i need to walk around 9 hours a day for work and losing that ability (with complete comfort) would completely fuck my life over.

>>28619279
>ATGATT spastic jumps in unprompted
No one is talking about if boots are protective, or if you should wear them. You fags are worse than Jehovah's Witness.

>>28619278
learn to detect sarcasm


>>28619279
im not saying boots are bad
but wearing stiff white race boots is not conducive for good wheelie control
half boots are far better, and my experience, actually better
ive had a bike land on me 2 times, both times in half boots, both times, a full boot would've held firm, causing a clean snap on my leg, instead the halfboot allowed by leg to bend a little bit more under the bike and walk away with a strain - DOCTORS OPINION

Dear /dbt/, today I wiped my chicken strips clean and got those little rubber dots on the side of the tire.
That's all, thanks for reading.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIinqG0mjvQ
>only way to move through the course is launching your bike or dismounting and pushing it
As a roadfag, I just can't understand the appeal.

>>28619293
young man adrenaline chasing
they really shouldnt be doing it that close together tho

>>28619290
>learn to detect sarcasm
Ironic post, learn to detecting mockery.

Have you given up the boot argument, or let me see what you replied to the other poster... Oh now its that full boots are less protective than half boots, about as stellar as the restrictive boot argument.

>>28619299
>completely different bike
>completely different surface
you are a retard, neck yourself
or maybe loop, and tie a brick to your skull

>>28619298
>young man adrenaline chasing
But what is adrenaline pumping about walking your bike around and spending most of your time launching your bike? Like going through traffic at 200+kmh, that I get, its spooky, but this... yeah idk about this...

>>28619303
>its le totally different
How much cope can one LARPer come up with?

https://www.tiktok.com/@anthonypanza_/video/7254268743541460266
>tiktok link
Yeah yeah, I'm not making a webm, fuck you.

>>28619307
"That explains half of it, but you don't need a hand brake to wheelie unless you are doing them in a position besides sit down"
-(You)

What is the gayest motorcycle type?

I hate fat people
I hate the niggerfication of America that keeps trying to shove obese baboons to the forefront and act as if it's beautiful

>>28619347
Harleys followed by scooters followed by stunters

>>28619346
Yeah in a position besides sit down because you still have your foot to the rear brake, which knee knockers still do.

If you can whoolie in mx boots, then racing boots are more than fine enough. Why not just take the L about boots already lass, all you wanted to do originally was just hate on the guy and was looking for any excuses. Drop the hating attitude and you wouldn't be sitting here neck deep in cope trying to salvage an unwinnable position.

>>28619359
youre a retard
im done even considering reading our posts after seeing this image

>>28619366
I'm sure every image proving you wrong makes you feel "done" lmao. All you had to do was either not be a hate filled bittercunt, or drop your ego to admit you were wrong. Instead you picked schizophrenia, damage control, and asshurt.

>>28619348
I love fatties on kawasaki 400, they look funny.

>>28619378
NTA but
>nigger
>sit down wheelie
>wheelie control
>stock fender

youre the one that said sitdowns are fine in boots without hand brakes, not him
when youre standing up or doing a knee knocker, your legs are are more of a straight angle than then youre sat like your last 2 picrels (from promoitional material on closed courses with PROFESSIONAL riders)

>>28619389
Its stock fenders because these are directly from KTM photoshoots, what would it even matter regardless? Does it need to be literally 1 o clock position to count as a wheelie? How many more unrelated excuses can you make? Oh a lot apparently, if its closed course it doesn't count I guess, LMAO!

>when youre standing up or doing a knee knocker, your legs are are more of a straight angle than then youre sat like your last 2 picrel
>your legs are are more of a straight angle than then youre sat like your last 2 picrel
>youre sat like your last 2 picrel
Dat dere schizophrenia.

>>28619398
i just told you NTA
i think you might be the schizo

>>28619403
No one said or even implied otherwise.

I got to 500 subs!!! Wooo
https://youtu.be/7IZMU9ROqXc?feature=shared

>>28619429
EAST MIDLANDS MENTIONED
YAHOOOOOO

1k goal /dbt/ camping trip?

>>28619291
>caring about chicken strips on street tires that have more grip on the inner lean angles
NGMI

>>28619433
That would be fukken sweet

>>28619429
Based good job anon

Familiar lol

when youve got a christening at 1 and your something something idk memes

howd you manage it boi?

>>28619515
he thinn
he small
stay bacc

>>28619515
I wear thin dress shirts because it’s hot outside and they keep me cool while still having an undershirt for when I wanna take off my jacket

>>28619523
have you tried wicking shirts?

Today I have been on my bike for 11 hours
>my wrists hurt
>my coccyx hurts
>my right hip hurts

Is this what getting old feels like?

>>28619255
I find these people really annoying but it's good to see how these retards handle foreign countries because I am retarded myself.

Is Gixxer brah alive

>>28619544
Yea, but the brah went through 6 gorillion surgeries. Probably won't be on a bike for months if everything goes well. If it doesn't, then who knows. Will miss the squidlord if he is gone for gud.

Speaking of jewtubers, anyone know any good ultra-squid / illegal activity channels?

>>28619538
just happens sometimes brother
probably sat wrong on your bike and didnt realise at the time

last month I had a 1hour ride, got off the bike, couldnt move my left shoulder for 3 days

>>28619538
I can’t even lay in bed for 11 hours without hurting
One day you’ll be over forty too

>>28619544
couple people posted (on stories) that he'd died on the op table during his 3rd surgery, but they revived him
that faggot mathew woods, with a tranny girlfriend, went to visit him in hospital and said hes back to eating solids, and theyve got him on heavy morphine and moving to rehab

>>28619551
he'll be back on a bike doing 100 and splitting traffic before hes fully healed, i can guarantee you
as for squid channels, there arent many because youtube demotes them in the algo
youre uniornically better off looking @ insta, but its all shortform content -

Just needs oil and she should start.
What's the best way to degunk the cooling system?

>>28619231 (OP)
HAWG

>>28619564
>he'll be back on a bike doing 100 and splitting traffic before hes fully healed, i can guarantee you
Yeah, but his leg is shattered in a zillion pieces, even a bonehead goon like him (or me tbqh) will still have to wait months before squidding the streets after that. He might get on a bike and do really slow speeds just for a quick vid to keep the channel alive, but trust me, the least enjoyable thing imaginable with broken bones is any sort of vibration, and hes got a whole lot of them.

>there arent many because youtube demotes them in the algo
True, but you can also train your algo to pick up squid channels. Recently I found these dudes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wt0M_7Gdg8, no idea why they are in Mexico or what they do for cash, but this is the quality content I like.

The clutch on the CBR600 makes my hands hurt so freaking bad. I can barely reach it (it is always on the very end of my fingers because I have tiny hands) even at the lowest number on the adjustable levers. After a few hours, I can barely hold on since my hands are being stretched at full width and having to pull so hard. I wish I had big man hands.
Does anyone have any advice... about aftermarket levers?

>>28619478
Thanks bro!

>>28619586
>Does anyone have any advice
get an ADV

basically everything this guy says about leaderbikes applies to a cbr600, because its the closest thing to a leaderbike without being one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCUwODMd1Ks
theyre not designed for comfort, and youre probably riding/sitting wrong on it

>>28619586
Sorry all I'm imagining right now are two tiny hands give me throttle.

>>28619347
Super sports
Face down ass up for hours

>>28619607
I keep thinking I want a full on sports bike before I get too old, but there's nowhere near me that would actually be fun to ride one. Supernaked is the goat.

>>28619607
>>28619347
similar vein, cafe racers
basically spend all your time lying down, begging to get pounded in the ass

>>28619347
Bobbers
No suspension, so you ass feels like it has been pounded for hours on end.

no broken bones at the end bros, 2 weeks and ill be back on 2 wheels

>>28619624
If you can get Hirudoid cream that stuff is magic and remember the mantra of "old blood out, new blood in"

>>28619634
>remember the mantra of "old blood out, new blood in"
calm down, iatros, his humors are in balance

>>28619631
ffs now thats a rash

>>28619639
>still seething about patroclus
ngmi
Unrelated but I saw a b’eagle at my riding spot
It augurs well it flew on my right hand side
Nestor told me (eventually)

>>28619515
Just stop being gay

>>28619643
Aye, and that pic was after like two days of healing, it was straight up gore when it was fresh. If you see that real dark sport on the top of my knee, it was like 3/4 of an inch deep kek.

The worst part of the rash was just going from waking up to standing up, all the blood flows down to your knees and it throbs so bad I would have to stand leaning on a wall for 5 minutes in agony before I could move. In the end however, twas only a flesh wound!

>ATGATT sissies pressing report
Top kek, they can't even bare to see it, let alone feel it!

Dbt I’m about to pull the trigger so

Give me your best reason not to buy a 701 enduro. The only reason I can think of is

> muh ktm quality
but my 1st gen 390adv has 33k miles and never failed to start once. have literally replaced 2 bolts apart from normal maintenance

>>28619639
No it's for his muscles so they don't decay and die.

>>28619649
Sudden need for American indian feather headdress styled batwing fairing

>>28619654
>Give me your best reason not to buy a 701 enduro
The 690 from KTM looks way better. Husq has an ugly color for those style of bikes, would work a lot better on sportbikes.

>>28619658
Okay you have a point. But I’m tired of orange

>>28619656
yeah yeah, and make sure to purge your melancholia, goober-aaa

>>28619661
Well they are basically the exact same bike, and I've heard Husq comes with 2 year warranty instead of 1 year with KTM. They aren't known to be reliable, so maybe go Husq and then wrap it with literally anything besides what it is stock, cus that shit is mad ugly.

>>28619658
The ktm is much uglier than the husqy, you’re smoking crack
Orange is one of my favorite colors too, it’s just garish on a dirt bike

>>28619671
Nah, Husq colors signify clean lines in a urban manner, anything neon does that, doubly so when paired with white, a color that is traditionally only left white if it was to never see anything but clean interiors. Its the sort of color scheme you would use for a futuristic eco city. Incredibly contradictory when paired with the striped down dirt bike, that contradiction results in ugliness.

KTM's orange is a loud color that asks to be looked at, but paired with the black settles things down a notch from looking too racecar-like. H don't think any dirt bike is a pleasure to look at besides the custom stunt sumos, but KTM's is better than Husq.

>>28619680
Orange and black is uncommon in nature
Husqys colors are a forested lake scene, a snow capped mountain on the backdrop of sky

>>28619147
Sorry for missing you last night anon. Fuel pump seems fine, it wakes up normally when I turn the key and I'm not noticing any weird sounds while I ride
>>28619575
I've checked the voltage a few times in the last couple of months for other reasons and it's been around the 12.5v mark. Not sure what it's at now but I've got it on a charger to make sure it's topped up

>>28619664
Am euro, here both are 2 years warranty and 2 additional years if you have the bike dealer serviced (but only the interval service not chain or tires or whatever). Im planning to do that, nearest shop is a dealer for both anyway and their prices have been very reasonable.

>>28619681
Dirt bikes are not natural, in fact they are very industrial in appearance, so too with the noises they make, which are basically the opposite of serene. Nice attempt, but falls flat on its face upon remembering what the actual machine itself is.

>>28619653
>ATGATT sissies pressing report

>>28619687
Ah, then KTM it is.

>>28619697
Pic looks like what the webcam would pic up as the ATGATT sissy's face contorts in estrogized rage seeing a lil blood.

>>28619291
>still jerks off while crying before bed
great

>>28619690
>so too with the noises they make
I will say that I have seen more dogs (all of them on leads, the free roamers always stop short) lose their absolute fucking minds and lunge at me on a dual sport than any other bike. Like, yank their owners into the street lunge. It's alarming when you see it.

>>28619654
I was going to say the peculiarities of the 690/701 gearing, but if you're already used to the 390, you'll be fine.

>>28619710
>BRAAAAAAAAAP BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP
I mean just hearing these things is usually fucking annoying even for humans, imagine having dog tier hearing, I would probably go berserk as well.

>>28619690
When you make something to go somewhere it should aesthetically fit with that place, not clash with it
Engine can be likened to thunder or roaring animal
As you travel you move forward powerfully like a bear
I’m only getting more sure I’m correct

>>28619720
>not clash with it
So then you would be riding literally anything besides a dirtbike, there is literally nothing more disturbing to nature than ripping up in a dirtbike going BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP, besides maybe rolling in a bulldozer. Idk, you're just shitposting now and I'm bored.

>>28619724
are you gay?

>>28619727
Only for Tim Henson.

>>28619720
>>28619690
blah blah blah blah blah blah

>>28619734
lol hes literally a femboy at this point

>>28619654
godspeed let us know how it is
That’s pretty heavy for a dualsport same with the enduro 690. Kinda a cross between a tenere and a dirtbike? Idk I heard from an old guy that his 690 is an absolute blast on trails.
Weird bike honestly but it’s probably a lot of fun

>>28619750
Oh wait it only is 350lbs. That’s surprisingly light for what it is. I don’t think you can do super hard stuff or jumps but for adventures it’s probably sick

>>28619748
>femboy
A femboy I would utterly ravage in an instant if given the chance tbqh.

>now
Lol.

>>28619526
I try avoid anything that requires me making another bike only related purchase, I like my stuff to be as universal as possible if I can help it but I imagine they are super cooling
But also dress shirts just look nice

>>28619128
I lived, bitch.

>>28619756
Can you even call it being alive with that ugly ass crash bar brah? Seriously wut da hell am I looking at, you use an old basket ball hoop for it or what?

>>28619758
Mmm, yes, I would expect a melanin enriched import to recognize a basketball hoop.

>>28619755
>bike only related
i have like 10~ I use for bike, gym and casual
i prefer them to regular tshirts, they last longer, and theyre way nicer
only problem is they suck for winter

>>28619762
Its gotta go man, cruisers don't look right with crash bars. Plus what the hell you need crash bars for anyways, you doing circle whoolies on that thing? Never sacrifice aesthetics for practicality.

>>28619754
hes ALWAYS being zesty even before the tattoos. he cant be saved lol

>>28619756
based

How do I deliberately get better at riding without track and courses? What are the ways to improve my skills so I don't end up a boomer riding for 20+ years and sucking ass

>>28619767
It’s too late for me anon. The bars, screen, and bags are from the PO, and I honestly find them handy. I cut the screen lower so I’d be buffeted less and I swapped the 3.4gal tank for a 5gal. The sissy bar is there so I can strap stuff to it. About the only thing I’d really change is to pull off the highway pegs, it already has forward controls so I don’t get their existence. The seat I added because the old factory one had a plastic seat pan that was cracking. Kinda tempted to put mid-controls back on it at times, but only if I can find a set cheap.

>>28619776
get a good insurance and start going to your local touge

>>28619768
>saved
Considering the end result makes me hard as hell, I wouldn't have saved him anyways.

>>28619776
Buy ChampU (its like 100$), find a set of switchbacks up a local mountain, grind those same corners every day. Tbh if you just actively think about learning to ride better and push yourself, you'll be better than the lazy boomies who think cruising around for hundreds of hours learning nothing new made them any better than before. Time spent with an empty head is empty time, active practice is totally different than autopilot cruising.

>touge
Went to look up what that is and saw car vids, anyone else just thinking how fucking boring cars are compared to bikes? totally separated and isolated from the wind and world around you, just spinning a wheel in front. Carfagging is just sad.

>>28619657
I know that feel
>>28619754
Faggit, stop being buttworm infested homosex

>>28619796
hard disagree

>>28619819
lol based take

It got even better. My coworker lost his stator so he rigged up a car battery that he charges every night, says it has plenty of juice to keep the bike going for as far as he rides

>>28619842
lmao nice

>>28619842
Getting ork tier tech there.

>>28619796
Racing go karts on a track is fun, i bet it would be fun to home build a street legal go kart and drive that on twisty roads
What always amazes me about motorcycling is how you forget the motorcycle is there
You never forget you’re in a car
But when I’m on a motorcycle, even a motorcycle with a big windshield that’s right there, even while wearing a full face helmet, I get the distinct sensation that I’m flying
It’s just me, hurtling down the road, skimming just above the pavement
Glorious

>>28619846
Love gokarting because it's really the only kind of track racing that's accesible to me. Homebulds can be pretty budget friendly, but a street legal kart is basically going to be a budget open wheel. Caterham has some pretty affordable kits

>>28619846
I've been go kart racing, but it still sucks in comparison to bikes. The main reason I think is just the fact that bikes you are moving around and every bit of your body is used to direct it, its also always like taming a beast that wants to charge its front wheel to the sky.

Also if you didn't catch it when I posted it before, check this out lmao:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz_dYmxpXyE

>What always amazes me about motorcycling is how you forget the motorcycle is there
Its kind of the opposite for me, since cars I never have to think about the consequences of too much throttle or braking, or really much of anything. Four wheels gives you so much room for error that its really just braindead in comparison, and the fact you are in a safety box only adds to the lack of consequeses.

But I think I know what you mean by forgetting the cycle is there, because you use all your body to direct and move a bike, it starts to feel like an extension of yourself, rather than a cuckbox you sit in while spinning a wheel around.

>>28619819
Wanting to fuck Tim Henson is straight though?

>>28619851
I think it’s a little bit ridiculous that they sell these kits as two seat vehicles
Who am I putting in the other seat ?
I’m not bringing some roastie with me to enjoy my favorite twisties

>>28619856
Yeah, that’s what I mean
You ARE the bike

>>28619857
It's for picking up cougars

I test rode a tiger 900 gt pro and I am def getting it next. I am outgrowing My upgraded 23 cb500x with 30,000 miles. All I like to do is ride all day until I'm tired. This seems it.

/dbt/, I come to you for advice. I love my dr650. I love the torque in 1st gear going up and down steep gravel roads. I love how 5th gear covers 55-90mph no problem. I really love how easy it is to get the tires off or do work on the engine.

What I don't love is how easily a 350lbs bike gets constantly blown around by crosswinds or semi drafts at 80mph here on the highway, along with the constant vibration of a single cylinder engine, which usually makes up 60 minutes of every ride to get to the good stuff. So if Inwanted to trade up for a more highway oriented bike, what options are as relatively easy to keep running myself?

For new production, I'm pretty sure I know the answer is a 2024-2025 Transalp. But is there another dark horse used option that I should look for with relatively low mileage that would be easier for a wrenchlet? Or do I just admit defeat and buy the boring practical Honda?

>>28619873
The wind doesn’t blow your bike around, it blows you around and you stabilize yourself with the bars and move the bike
Bit of a skill issue
A different engine will certainly solve the vibes

>>28619873
Those RE 650's are an option.
If you want to upgrade your bike.
Get a stabiliser, go to gym and if that fails lower your bike.
Different sprocket combos and more rubber and lead can reduce vibes.

>>28619290
>wearing stiff white race boots is not conducive for good wheelie control
nigga what
have you never seen offroad boots?

>bought a brand new R3 on Friday (technically i had been working on it during the week but i finally got all my docs and money in line and signed on Friday)
>woke up this morning
>bike missing
>look all around my apartment
>no sign of it
>nothing
>head over to the security office for my apartment complex
>deal with them for a few hours
>they finally get footage brought up
>we watch it sped up to see what happened
>4am two guys in a truck straight up just lifted my bike and put it in the back of their bed
>none of the cameras got a good look at the guys faces
>their plate was tinted or some shit
>they tell me to call the cops and report it
>cops tell me i'm probably shit out of luck but they'll let me know
>reported it to my insurance as well
>went around in circles with them over it
>entire day ruined
I just can't fucking win

>>28619932
Didn't have his bike rigged to explode if stolen. ngmi
All serious that sucks anon.
Death to all bike thieves.
Smash there hands and legs with sledgehammers and chop off a random finger with a d10 roll.
Ban them from accessing medical attention, if god wants them to live they will survive.

>>28619932
not even 24 hours and it got stolen?? lmao

>>28619932
dealership likely set you up

>>28619932
you 100% got setup

>>28619932
unless you live in japan, theres no reason to leave your bike out of your sight. if you do, its a free bike. sorry

>>28619932
Sorry man, that sucks. IKTF. Pouring one out for your kidnapped bike.

>>28619932
gonna sound real harsh and probably not improve your mood; but its your own fault for leaving it outside
I know you probably cant bring it in your apartment, but if you live anywhere with blacks, spics, gypsy or even poor whites, theyre gonna steal your shit

cops probably cant/wont do shit, unless you had datatag or a tracker on the bike
and the insurance will just say "boohoo nigga, L bozo" if you didnt have theft coverage, and if you did they'll drag their heels for 3 months doing nothing to get it sorted hoping you'll give up

If youre living in an area with them, maybe reach of to your biker groups to see if they can help look for it and offer advice and aid, then start prepping and planning on how to keep your next bike safe

unfortunate reality of owning a bike in 2025 sadly

>>28619948
>unless you live in japan
these subhumans put and end to that actually
kurd are worse for japan than the american soldier (black) have been

>>28619932
And what?
You thought you could get sympathy from me? From us?
Foolish displacelet, youre a NOBIKE now/again/always have been

>>28619932
Unfortunately you cant own a motorcycle without a pace to lock it up.

honder

honder 2

>>28619987
The punishment for attempting to evade traffic control devices is as swift and effective as it is cruel and hilarious

someone convince me not to buy a used 2021 africa twin for 10k

>>28620010
No. Do it.

>>28619994
God, now I'm imagining an nx500 with a 21" front wheel, the Sahara's boxy varient fairing plus high fender, and the Rally Raid level 1 suspension.

>>28619932
When I lived in an apartment, I just put a concrete anchor in the corner of the parking lot and anchored my bike to the ground through the wheel, they never bitched and I had it like that for like 3 years.

>>28620010
Its not my 2023 crf450rl
Its also not my 2019 zx14r
Those are your options, buy my bikes knly, thank you for your service
So you have a bike?
Why do you want the ultimate baggerdagger adv /ADVENTURE/ meme bike, you hidin sone brapper lady somewhere anon? Are tou the infamous architect i hear live inside this website?
WHO ARE YOU???

>>28619932
Everybody like R3

>>28619932
Why would anyone steal your bike when you can get a free bike in America?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovl515j7yKw

I haven't pooped in 2 days...

>>28619255
Every time I see this picture it pisses me off. that dude acting all smug like he has the hottest bitch in the world. It’s some 2/10 yesterday’s donut. Bikes are basic bitch. Just post a pic of what you saw nobody needs your 2 carcasses obstructing 40% of the scenery

>>28620124
If that guy's into ass then he's winning at life.

>>28620075
Drink some milk and smoke a ciggy, that always gets my shit moving

>>28620075
That's wild, supposedly gay men can't keep their shit in

>>28620075
I like to hold my poop in for a couple of days then ride my Harley. The massive vibration makes my penis feel good and makes the turd shake against my prostate. 10/10 would recommend.

>>28620010
Good price.

>>28619873
Himalayan 750 might be a good option when it's out.

>>28619654
buying it now? Do you at least get a decent discount with the new one coming out soon?

Today I walked into a Target with my motorcycle jacket and this girl walked up to ask what bike I ride and when I told her she didn't know what it was so I offered to show her in the parking lot and she said "you ride that?" and clearly lost uninterested when seeing my TW200 fuck you bitch

What does /dbt/ think about the ZR7?
Bought it today to replace my old Ninja 250.

>>28620283
>expected a gixxer and got a TW instead
Kekaroni

>>28620283
i'm sure it's only because it's a very compact motorcycle, grills used to say my beta was really cool when they saw pics of it they don't know or care about engine sizes or brands they mostly judge on appearance.
Post cool pics of the little thumper, TWAnon!

People hate on Suzuki for not updating their model lineup every 3 years but forget that Suzuki's spare parts catalogue supports 20 year old bikes. Very pro-customer

>>28620331
its not pro-customer to offer shit, and then refuse to make the shit good tho
especially when people loved your old stuff, and you just refuse to match or beat its previous build and quality

kike behaviour

>>28620348
>its not pro-customer to offer shit
Suzuki didn't offer the LAR7P though, that was Yamaha.

>>28620350
gixxer hasnt been updated since 2017
the new gixxer is objectively worse than the 2017 model
and thats before they reveal its going to cost 2x the 2017 model

Why do so many people say triples sound good? Is something broken with me? Am I missing a frequency range? i4, v4, p-twin, v-twin, all sound better than any triple, triples just sound incredibly bland

>>28620331
IMZ supported 80 year old bikes, they technically still do.

>>28620124
I know nothing about these people, but I know one thing: if you got what you want, you are a winner, and it's ok to be as smug as you want about it.

>>28620351
The bike is basically literally the same with upgraded electronics, every bike company puts in ecu restrictions and huge exhausts to hit the new emissions, knowing full well that everyone just flashes the ecu and replaces the exhaust to get the real power of the machine.

The gixxer 750 is still by far the best bang for your buck bike that exists, being a 750 priced at the 600 price.

Compare that to Yamaha who just straight up dropped the R6 altogether, then put fairings on the MT-07, marketed it as an R series using the legendary reputation of the R6, and now has most of their fleet as CP2 with different dresses. Yeah, I'd say Suzuki won by doing nothing.

>>28620360
>The bike is basically literally the same with upgraded electronics
yeah nah its not, youre retarded
not reading the rest, not bothering to give you a real response

>>28620363
>I give up
Concession accepted.

God I would like to buy this bike so much, but the
>12L tank (seriously?)
>old LCD display
are really what's stopping me from ever seriously considering it

I'd even pay 20% extra just to have a fucking ~19-20L tank and a basic TFT display on this thing.

Did they even consider that people have to actually DRIVE this thing and not just park it in their garage to look at it?

Now I'm torn between the GSXS1000 and Honda CB1000 Hornet, even though I don't like their looks nearly half as much.

>>28620360
>knowing full well that everyone just flashes the ecu and replaces the exhaust to get the real power of the machine

>Very pro-customer

>>28620366
>GSXS1000
not sure why, but ever Superbike Factory has endless rows of them on cut prices
doesnt seem to be a very good bike

>>28620356
> triples just sound incredibly bland
Then what do you hear in i4?
To me they sound like a sawtooth synth.

>>28620368
There is literally no other way to sell 200+hp bikes to customers while still hitting the emission regulations. You should be happy they even bother to do that, the alternative is 150hp "liter" bikes.

>>28620370
Nips as a whole are losing to BMW S1000RR and Aprillia RSV4 atm, same price, but better rider AIDS and speed.

>>28620375
>There is literally no other way to sell 200+hp bikes to customers while still hitting the emission regulations

>Nips as a whole are losing to BMW S1000RR and Aprillia RSV4 atm

anon, are you fucking retarded?
youre replying to me saying they dont sell 200hp bikes
while replying to him and saying they sell 200hp bikes

do you have schizoprenia?
are the 150hp leaderbikes in the room with us?

>>28620376
The GSXR1000r is also roughly around 200hp (equal to the RSV4 when the extra 100cc the Aprillia has is taken into account), ALL liter bikes need ecu flash,muffler change, remove cat, etc. None of these bikes are running at their proper performance because of the emissions regulations.

>>28619932
Bike thieves get the rope

>>28620381
But they cut it :(

>>28620378
so close, yet so far.
You're WRONG!
Just admit youre retarded

>>28620385
Thank you shitpost sister.

>>28620366
Bruh, fill more often take a few more breaks. Not the end of the world. Also, if triumph can sell it with analog gauges, so can Suzuki with LCD. It's 80s charm. That said, cb1000r is a screaming deal.

Are all Honda simps secretly BMW owners?

>>28620387
NTA, but 12L on a bike that size is pathetic
its like 120 miles range, and heavy as fuck
hornet 1000's are doing near 270

>>28620366
What would anyone want a tft display, shit taste
The tank certainly ought to be bigger

>>28620368
It is pro consumer to make it easy to get around government over regulation
Bitch and moan, but Suzukis “10 year old bikes” are still routinely best in class, and when they’re not they’re easily the best value

>>28620366
Katana is going to be suzukis answer to Harleys Pan America
fucking nobody is buying them, they'll go on mega discount, then disappear forever

>>28620066
nice advertising craig, i see through your bearded tricks

>>28619756
Nice harley bro

>>28620392
Will be sad when either bikes leave the stores. Both good baiks.

>>28619952
Comfy night pic

>>28620391
>make it easy to get around government over regulation
paying full sticker price, plus 2k for a mediocre exhaust, and probably another 500-1000 for a flash on a new bike, is not "easy"

2017 gixxer just about only outperforms low-spec CBR-RR, and even then an RRRSP shits on it

>>28620395
if not for the tank the katana would probably be a market dominating force
if not for harley clientele the pan america would probably be a class dominating force
many such cases. sad!

>>28620399
Street glides are wack

>>28620397
>an RRRSP
Do you even know how expensive these are? Also you don't nee to pay 2k for an exhaust, the ideal exhaust on any vehicle is... no exhaust. Drag vehicles are straight pipe for a reason.

You seem like a nobike.

>>28620397
In 2017 the gsxr was 14.6
Today that would be 19.5 after government devaluation of currency
The 2025 gsxr msrps at 18.6
Prices in the flash desu, and most of the suck is in the breadbox which costs 0 dollars to remove

>>28620403
shut up, nigger.

>>28620399
I think it's wrong product at the wrong time. Look at iphones, there is a base, pro, pro Max. BMW has 900 and 1300, one for poors and one for rich. Even with tenere, vstrom, vulcan, rebel this exists. Harley has this with cruisers. IMO they had to sell sheds and convince people before they sold mansions.

>>28620405
>wrenchlet retard calling anyone else a nigger while pushing some titanium shitpipe for 2k euros that is objectively slower than pic related
Ok wigga.

>>28620409
yeah but harley riders dont do adv things
even if you can treat an pan america like a tall cruiser, they dont think of it that way
you can actually fit so much more in the boxes on a pan america, and you can have soft bags on the front etc.
>BUT IT DOESNT MAKE THE BRAP BRAP BLUB BLUB LIKE MY OL' GIRL, AND IT CAN DO DOUBLE THE DISTANCE ON 1 TANK, SO I DONT GET TO STOP AS OFTEN FOR COFFEE
and theyre not seen as much of a status symbol compared to owning a 20 year old bike that used to cost 40k that modern buyers wouldnt even piss on to put the fires out

its part of why harley as a brand is dying - high prices, low volume, because people want to keep their old shit

@28620410
Kill yourself.
Filtered.

>>28620411
Henlo, Reddit

>>28620411
I don't think retro and modern products are for the same customer. Think of Triumph 675, Tiger and Street twin. I think they appeal to different people. A person shopping for a gs, vstrom, multi, AT might buy a Harley for made in USA's sake or if service network or price or something that they like. Existing cruiser owners are not the market.

>>28620417
>Existing cruiser owners are not the market
and thats the problem
harleys customerbase is 75% harley owners/15% new owners/10% [other]
if you want an adv youre not looking at harley
and if harley want to sell advs, theyre only advertising to harley buyers, who dont buy advs

i hope this is not really dumb question, but would having bycicle experience help with learning to ride a motorbike? i assume it at least helps with being comfortable with being on two wheels and balacing on that type of platform.

also, would driving manual cars help figure out the clutch and gears of a motorbike? i know the layout is completelly different but at least the idea behind the clutch is pretty much the same afaik

>>28620420
>>28620420
>t would having bicycle experience help with learning to ride a motorbike?
No, but at least you won't be out of shape like most motorcycle riders are.

>driving manual cars
Yes and no, motorcycle clutches are wet, cars are dry. A lot of things that are bad for cars are perfectly fine on motorcycles for that reason, like riding the clutch.

>>28620366
i don't usually like sportier looking bikes but the katana is such a good re-design! that and the new v-strom that looks like the DR-big are such nice homages to the past and they both have really cool headlight design

>JAV captcha
sexzuki indeed

>>28620423
>motorcycle clutches are wet, cars are dry.
what does this mean?

>>28620420
bicycle will help a little with the balance, and 2 wheel sorta stuff yeah, but some of the fundamentals of turning a motorbike are different from turning a bicycle, due to the weights and wheel sizes etc

cars? not really, with a manual car youre doing clutch with foot and gears are up in different directions, on a bike its clutch with your hand gear with your feet, 1 down, 4-5 up (or flipped with a race shifter)
maybe the car speeds would prepare you for riding in traffic, but in a car youre 3-4x the size of what a bike takes up on the road so you probably wont learn much about road position

>>28620427
>what does this mean?
As it sounds, the clutches are wet with oil, or dry. Basically it allows the clutch to slip, meaning you can ride the clutch out without anywhere near as much wear on it. Until you learn a manual you won't really get what I'm saying, but just know that if you learn manual on a car, you'll have to adjust your habits on a motorcycle.

>>28620420
Yes to both questions.

keep the dual sport or swap it for an older 600 supersport? can't afford both unfortunately, very conflicted

>>28620446
Holigan or squid?

thoughts on electric bikes? i saw this used "Super Toco" naked style bike that can do up to 55mph, can run for 45 miles when fully charged, and takes about 4 hours to charge in a regular outlet
no shifter, no clutch
>>28620438
im european, my driving instruction and all cars ive owned have been manual and thats all ive ever driven
>>28620429
>with a manual car youre doing clutch with foot and gears are up in different directions, on a bike its clutch with your hand gear with your feet, 1 down, 4-5 up
yeah i know that much, im just saying it follows the same logic of pressing teh clutch down completelly and then slowly letting it go to change gear so its not an abrupt thing

>>28620450
>pressing teh clutch down completelly and then slowly letting it go to change gear so its not an abrupt thing
lul.

>>28620450
>yeah i know that much, im just saying it follows the same logic of pressing teh clutch down completelly and then slowly letting it go to change gear so its not an abrupt thing
well, hehe https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NRV20lLRMOA

>>28620017
everything's possible, its just a matter of time and money investment, idk how much the 500 weights but I would find a way to make it even lighter

so my current plan is to learn on the small motorcycles i can legally ride so i can later go for the "real" motorcycle license (up to 47 bhp) and save costs in classes and hopefully get it on one go without spending much
>>28620455
This seems hard and dangerous for a beginner....
slow and steady wins the race

>>28620446
Get an adv. T7, transalp or vstrom 800.

>>28620463
>hard and dangerous
nah its easy and fun

are you underageb& or cucked by EU laws, if you wanna start so small?

>>28620467
im an eurocuck, my car license allows to drive a tiny 125cc engine up to 15bhp, which from what i heard suck at accelerating and can only do around 50-60 mph in most cases
Then, once i get a "normal" motorbike license im still limited to 47bhp
Then, once i have had my "normal" motorbike license i can go up to an unlimited motorbike license with no restrictions on horsepower

I knew this day would come, I was eyeing a used 850gs and it was a nice deal, I was putting it off for a month or two and now it's sold. I'm mad at myself for not taking action. It was a good deal.

>>28620471
why were you putting it off?

>>28620477
My client has not paid the bills for a few months. He's delaying it.

>>28620477
So the bike money is for emergency uses until I get paid again.

>>28620419
Im looking to get the panam st :)

>>28620489
same, but theres fucking none in the UK

>>28620491
That's rough buddy

>>28620308
>grills used to say my beta was really cool when they saw pics of it
anon they were just being polite. like when you hand a page of crayon scribbles to your mom and she says "wow, really cool!"

>>28620463
>slow and steady wins the race
Shifting with the clutch is actually a lot easier, and probably smoother, the faster you do it. A shift should only take a fraction of a second. You more time you take and the more thought you put into it the more likely you are the fuck up the order of things, they should all be happening almost simultaneously. A clutchless shift and one using the clutch should follow the same motions and take the same amount of time, so once you get the hang of it a clutchless shift is actually easier because you don't even need to bother with the clutch (obviously). The same goes for rev matched downshifts although those take a little more practice to nail.

>>28620450
Super Socos are pretty decent, just note that with electric bikes you won't get the advertised range while also doing the max speed, the faster you go (among other things) the less distance you'll be able to cover. If they don't mention it then you can generally assume the advertised range is at speeds 30mph and below, think riding around a city centre with a lot of traffic. Also for charging speeds that's going to be from 0 to 100% which you will rarely do in reality (if you do then you got the wrong bike) so most of the time it will be a lot less than that.

>>28620411
>>BUT IT DOESNT MAKE THE BRAP BRAP BLUB BLUB LIKE MY OL' GIRL,
they already tried that any nobody wanted it then either

>>28620502
>Shifting with the clutch is actually a lot easier, and probably smoother, the faster you do it.
well but i will probably do it wrong and have the rear wheel throttle up abruptly i mean i dont want it to throw me off
i will look into learning these techniques anyway thanks

>the faster you go (among other things) the less distance you'll be able to cover. I
fair enough, but how do i find the optimal speed for range then?

>>28620498
they seemed so genuine about it

>>28620511
>well but i will probably do it wrong and have the rear wheel throttle up abruptly i mean i dont want it to throw me off
Well if you're starting off on a 125 that's never going to happen, you can bounce those things off the rev limiter and drop the clutch in first and you might get the front wheel to come up a couple inches, or get a little squeak from the rear tyre. With a 125 you'll be shifting a lot more too so you'll get plenty of practice in, and shit like pulling away will be more punishing as they're easier to stall and if you're in the wrong gear as you approach a hill you'll slow down a lot more.

>but how do i find the optimal speed for range then?
That is a very difficult question, there's no simple math like if you go twice as fast you'll do half the distance. If you were to graph it out it wouldn't be a straight line because the faster you go the more impact air resistance has. Because of that you can also significantly increase your range by fitting a windscreen and tucking behind it, although perhaps less beneficial for the sort of speed a Super Soco can reach (I'll typically do it for 70+). Your best bet would just be to have a google around and see what range people are getting from ones that have actually ridden that exact bike.

>>28620014
>>28620197
The council has spoken. It will be done.

>>28620448
don't know the main distinction between these but I wear gear and like the feeling of pulling away mostly, don't care about long stints of 120+ I just like the vibes

>>28620010
how many miles?
what colour?
does it come with bags?
if yes, hard or soft?
does it have an aftermarket bash plate?

>Diavel RS costs £35k ($48k)
Ah shit.

>>28620581
RS is a waste of money
youre never going to push the base model to its limits if youre price is in sterling lol

>>28620576
Hooligan = riding on sidewalks, whoolies, stunts, using curbs as jumps, riding into random parks, exploring abandoned areas. Favorite class of bikes are sumos or stunted sports.
Squid = highway pulls, canyon riding, whoolies (almost always power ones), and usually not wearing gear. Gear is acceptable if speeds are high enough. Favorite bikes are the obvious supersports.

Basically its stunts/fuckery vs speed/idiocy. Although some people call hooligans squids, and there is some overlap between groups sometimes, such as Gixxerbrah.

>>28620446
what dual sport?
>>28620576
>like the feeling of pulling away mostly
most dual sports are pretty slow by bike standards, a 600 super sport will be much faster.

>>28620585
I don't care I want NEW SHINY THING
plus stop believing the 4chan propaganda, I haven't ever been on a ride that hasn't seen triple figures.

>>28620591
>triple figures
kmh or mph tho

>>28620591
yeah i dont doubt that
but youre still not getting everything out of a base diavel on UK roads
and most tracks wont even let you in

>>28620592
Stop being stupid and Google it if you are.

>>28620591
>that hasn't seen triple figures.
Anything that has to mention "three figures" as if thats not still in a four door sedan range is a straight up slowfag.

>>28620597
Back to the containment threads Tesloid.

>>28620595
wat

>>28620366
I think it's one of the nicest LCDs ever put on a bike. The bottom right corner has a higher resolution screen that can display other things.
I feel like TFTs are incredibly lazy and will look so dated in years to come. I just hate the wasted potential of TFTs. They could work as diagnostic menus, you could even update the fuelling map from a TFT (not these dumbass modes and TCs settings, I mean playing with AF ratios and ignition timing) but instead their 10yo android lite hardware stumbles and lags trying to display a grainy animation on startup.
The worst examples are the ones that have a TFT display only to show an animated round clock in a square screen. Just why??? Might as well have had a physical needle. The XSR900 is the worst offender for this.
Meanwhile the hayabusa with it's round needles and screen in-between them probably wins for the nicest execution
>Small tank
Yeah. No idea what they were thinking. It's a shame there's no aftermarket solution

>>28620601
My mid 90's literal shitbox dodge shadow can make "three figures", a ninja 250 can make "triple figures". Stop the LARP, you aren't fast enough to justify a Ducati lmao.

>>28620376
All engineering is a tradeoff and Aprilia chose to sacrifice reliability to hit that HP number while still passing emissions.
But you can't feel the difference between 180hp and 210hp on the street unless you have a death wish

>>28620331
Best manufacturer after Honda.

>>28620610
>erm you actually won't notice 16% more power
just say you've never ridden anything fast

>>28620426
I like both of these bikes too. V-Stronk 1050 and Katana are sex on wheels.

>>28620608
>Imagine Suzuki selling Katana for the same price as a CB750. I'd be ok with a Katana 800 too. IDK why Suzuki doesn't love us enough to give those baiks.

>>28620610
No, its just that Aprillia has an extra 100cc, take 10% hp from the Aprilla and you end up at 200, which is right around where the GSXR 1k sits. Aprillia and BMW have the best liter bikes on the market atm, Ducati is overpriced, same with the CBRRRRRRRRSP.

GSXR is still gud for nip standards though, and the best part about them is just that the parts for them are so cheap and abundant. Aprillia is niche in NA, and BMW parts are expensive, especially if you mess up the electronics. So while you get a better deal up front with Aprillia/BMW, over time the Gixxer will be a lot easier to maintain.

>>28620619
Yeah and it was too much.
Peak power comes in at near the redline which in 1st gear is like 90mph on a litrebike? You won't notice that difference in the exceptionally rare case of wot at 90 in 1st gear

>>28620623
>GSXR is still gud for nip standards though
K5 GSXR won against a V4R though. Its a really good baik.

>>28620505
Coping and seething that some Jew tricked my wife when she was 18 into college debt and now I cant afford a pan America because the loans are more than my mortgage

>>28620608
>>28620615
Very nice, tft is so overrated when you can have a well designed lcd and your phone on a mount

>>28620618
Third place after Harley, HYB

>>28620623
benchracer

>>28620628
>I cant afford a pan America
Keep looking anon, they can't sell them, you might get a really good deal on one.

>>28620625
You can't notice the difference between 90mph and 105 mph in first gear?
Maybe fast bikes just aren't for you

>>28620626
>K5 GSXR won against a V4R though.
In what? WSBK? Those bikes aren't stock. In terms of street riding, I mean no one on the street is capable of using these things effectively, skill would matter way more than specs, even on track.

Waiting on a manufacturer to realise that TFTs don't even have to be square shaped. These things are $50 on AliExpress

>>28620634
>>28620619
>>28620630
Post yourself doing literally any form of fast riding.
>Actually its not about me
>I don't care enough to do so
>I have no camera
>I have to go, my pool is on fire
>etc
LARPer.

>>28620634
i don't think you've ever ridden a 1000 before

>kinda slow
>unreliable
>a motherfucker to source parts for
>surprisingly little information about them online
>not that fun to ride in general
The other bike is an Izh Jupiter.

When I was doing my sidewalk tire change at cyclegear yesterday I saw some guy in brand new Sedici everything walking out to get on his also brand new Vulcan 650
As he’s getting ready to take off I hear plasticy metally clunk and I look up to see he dropped the bike. He looks at me and I immediately motion “I didn’t see anything”
Hope you have many long adventures ahead of you Vulcanbro, you’ll get the hang of it

>>28620632
It’s proof that all the retards who were saying “ehrm I would have bought the bronx” are lying
Strip it down, that’s how street fighters were invented in the first place
I really really hope HD doesn’t give up on them before I can get around to buying one

I'm wondering what bike people settle on after trying everything. Thinking a Striple or SV650. I don't want mega speed or power. Something that doesnt chew through it's consumables every month or need silly maintenance.

>>28620638
>>28620639
why are you so mad about be a slow and steady rider? there's nothing wrong with that

>>28620649
Why are you talking about yourself, lass?

>>28620650
I'm not the one who can't tell the difference 30 extra hp makes big dawg

>>28620655
Post yourself doing literally any form of fast riding.
>Actually its not about me
>I don't care enough to do so
>I have no camera
>I have to go, my pool is on fire
>etc
LARPer.

>>28620656
What is your point? I do le triple digits every time I merge onto the highway. I am not a gay moto vlogger

>>28620664
Thank you LARPsister. Any other fantasies to share with the class?

>>28620665
nigger so you ride a 250 cause it's literally the same as a liter bike right? HP numbers are just made up they don't actually effect anything

>>28620669
Post yourself doing literally any form of fast riding.
>Actually its not about me
>I don't care enough to do so
>I have no camera
>I have to go, my pool is on fire
>etc
LARPer.

>>28620670
uh no you

>see local police with lights on me
>pretend I didn't see them
>I took off and left while speeding

it's that easy

>>28620637
ironically RE pajeets that don't ever inovate made ONE tft display and they did it right the first time, even navigation is just google maps mirroring and if it wasn't for the fact you have to keep the phone unlocked (but that's how mirroring works unfortunatelly) it's probably the nicest TFT so far

>>28620615
fucking hell, and i was complaining that the only thing i don't like about the husqvy is the fact i have to ride with a tablet now. at least it's not something retarded like this

>>28620529
what does that even mean? it's an italian 'ku!

>>28620636
Not wsbk, on a revzilla video if that counts for anything. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0O8Q0x38mI

>>28620673
Cute!

>>28620647
>what bike people settle on after trying everything
Easy question, its a BMW GS or AT. Every single time.

>>28620677
I'd agree the RE has the most tasteful tft ive seen. It'll age well.

>>28620687
The r1250rs calls to me as the most logical answer to everything. I did a test ride but the engine was so uninspiring to me. I didn't even like how it sounded when another boxer rolled in with an expensive pipe

Welp. I'm buying an RC51 today.
It's gonna be weird not having anything to chase no more.

>>28620698
On a Honda you'll have Yamaha to chase

>>28620698
>spending 10 grand on a two decade old bike with 130hp

>>28620703
Benchracer

>>28620708
>t. keyboardracer

>>28620698
Congrats. Send pics when you bought. Let us know if the hedonistic treadmill really stops

>>28620684
>on a revzilla video if that counts for anything
Not really, mostly because they don't swap bikes or do multiple days.Entire video could and probably is just down to skill issue.

Motogp guy vs motogp guy would be more fair, since they would be able to for sure push these bikes to their limit pretty evenly.

>>28620701
Not interested in those, so I'm not chasing after one.
>>28620703
Ten grand? Hahahahahahah no. It's not that expensive.
>>28620710
Will do, idk if the treadmill stops persay but rather I aquired all the shit I wanted to get as a kid so now it's time to meet my hero bike.

>>28620724
>t's not that expensive.
How many zillions of miles it have then? I thought RC51 were collector items hunted for now.

>>28620728
Miles don't matter when you're a competent wrench but the one I'm after is 10k miles. Barely anything for those gear driven cams.

>>28620716
>>28620729
>Miles don't matter when you're a competent wrench
Parts aren't free is the problem.
>10k miles
So how much are you paying?

>>28620351
wrnechlet

>>28620716
>they don't swap bikes
They swap bikes, they swap tyres, they get the suspension setup checked with Ducat, still no win. Breh, they are decently fast guys and they have trouble winning a 20 year old bike is not a good look, when the bike is what, like 2x the price?

>>28620697
>engine was so uninspiring to me
Well the boxer is a different flavor. Its like a 360 p-twin? Like a Ninja 650, whereas a 270 ptwin makes the right noises like a vtwin. If you strictly want the sounds, its AT vs V-Strom 1050. The 1050 is an actual v-twin.

>>28620625
>Peak power comes in at near the redline
thats the mark of a good engine, you're used to riding cuckbikes and singles, things that make peak power off idle and have 0 top end.

>>28620732
Under 5.
>parts aren't free
Theres not many parts to go wrong on an RC.
Not tryin jinx anything until I'm on the bike title in hand.

>>28620623
>BMW parts are expensive, especially if you mess up the electronics
Lol, wrenchlet, LMAO

>>28619231 (OP)
sunday thread

>>28620761
>>28620761

>>28620748
V-Strom 1050 is the secret final boss dad bike

>>28620763
And it looks so good. I just like the design a lot.

Looking at getting a 2016 KTM Superduke
The price is decent but I'm concerned about the quantity of posts online from Indians riding them
Will post my new exhausts next to the ones the previous owner mutilated later

>>28620677
You can lock the screen if you just use turn-by-turn, which works ok.

>>28620647
Himalayan.