Thread 28674108

"LET ME POP A WHEELIE!!", 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Street Smarts leading edge (outdated) safety video: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: >>28672690

Suzuki

Suzuki scoots are the best.

>In February 2006, Yamaha admitted the bike's true engine redline was more than 1,000 rpm lower than what was indicated on the tachometer and had been advertised,[12] and offered to buy back any R6 if the customer was unhappy
Lol, Yamajew strikes again.

Suzuki girls are the hottest.

>>28674100
Yes it’s also true that Harley was at its nadir, which is exactly why this is when Japan struck the industry
If I recall this is all in friedmans “the coming war with Japan” but I may be misremembering
Of course he was incorrect that there would be war with Japan, the bubble bursting just as the book was released

>>28674121
>yamaha admitted a mistake twenty years ago
>two full decades

/adventure/

Why is this general so fucking obsessed with dirt and dual sports I see those shitbikes once a year IRL but you faggots love spamming them here as every OP pic.

>>28674130
its literally just 1 guy whos coping 24/7

>>28674130
Thank you nobike.

>>28674132
Nope I ride a Ninja 500 which isn't much for a sports bike but I still hit 120 on it easily. Dual sports can be like 650cc and only reach 90 which is like 10mph faster than a R125 lol fuck them.

>>28674134
Low IQ.

>>28674136
Is this one of those forum signatures?

>>28674137
>no u
NGMI Iass.

Anyone who had a faired bike move to a naked one? Did it make the wind unbearable or decrease stability significantly at highway speeds?

I am just tired of dealing with fairings every time I want to do maintenance or even wash the bike.

>>28674139
Are you the poor boy who rides a budget 390cc dirt bike in here or whatever and because it's your only bike and you can't afford a new one you have to gaslight yourself into thinking actual motorcycles are shit? Is your scooter 60mph or something? How slow is that little piece of shit?

>>28674142
Chopper motorcycles have no fairings or plastic whatsoever and I see huge groups of boomers going 80 on them on the interstate all the time. I'm sure fairings aren't needed.

>>28674142
I only very briefly owned a naked bike because the riding experience is significantly worse than having fairings
Nakeds are just boulevard cruisers for young guys who think cruisers are dad coded. They’re fun to ride downtown and rev

>>28674144
Post a video of yourself doing anything remotely interesting on a bike. Let me guess? Another dodge, like always?

>>28674142
More about the windscreens. I wish half fairings were still a thing because they ere better for this but the closest left are adv and aftermarket sv fairings.

>>28674148
Lol so you are the autistic loser who's literally here all day so I hear. I come here like twice a week and I still know all about your feminine drama because you fucking take up half the thread with it you virgin loser. You don't even have a car do you? Riding a bike out of necessity is lame.

Hello boards "4chan daily bike thread", I am here conducting, on behalf of Suzuki Motor Corporation, a survery for motorcyclists:

Would you willing to pay $5000 USD MSRP for a 180cc sized mini bike like a Honda Grom, made in Japan? Fuel injected, DOHC with air cooling and small auxiliary radiator for oil cooling, 5 speed transmission.

>Suzuki
Overpriced and underdelivers. No wonder SV are being that cheap, nobody wants them. Vstrom is decent but costs too much for what it gives.

>>28674159
I would rather buy a navi or an xr150L
If I’m gonna have a tiny bike I’d want it to be carbed with a kick start
In fact, I DID buy the xr and have a kick start coming from Brazil

>>28674159
Vanvan with normal sized engine and full fairings. Actually fuck it if suzuki made a full fairing grom clone it would be funny and cool

>>28674153
>*dodges*
Everytime.

Got pic related for a test drive tomorrow.
I haven't ridden a motorcycle for over 16 years now but took some refresher classes (5x 45mins) on an SV650 over the last 2 weeks.

On the one hand I'm really excited because I'm looking to buy a bike after so long, on the other hand I have this vague fear in the back of my head, about crashing the bike during my test drive.
I'm no adrenaline junkie by any means and have driven cars daily for almost exactly 20 years now, but still...

A 4 cylinder engine is supposed to be more gentle and controlled than a 2 cylinder, right?

>>28674142
Windscreens are cagie-lite cope for fake riders.

>>28674118
That looks so comfy anon

How much over MSRP did you pay for your new
bike purchased on credit?

Lust-provoking image related.

>>28674174
that's a 50cc or something? whys the engine so small? Does the Grom really look like that?

>>28674175
It's a 125 air cooled SOHC

>>28674174
I never try to pay more than MSRP. I'll wait for dealers to mark off to pay at MSRP if I'm desperate.

Why zoomers suddenly started liking Honda Grom? Did their favorite streamer started riding it or what?

>>28674175
fun fact, it and the Trail 125 scooter have the same engine
>>28674179
It's a hoot+its fun

>>28674169
Not for liter bikes no. People say that when it comes to 750cc and less.

>>28674179
>why [boogieman buzzword] suddenly [does headcanon fantasy]
Thank you bald retard.

>>28674179
>Cheap
>Reliable
>Not bug shapped
>Handles really well
>Cheap to work on
Gee I wonder

>>28674179
>Why zoomers suddenly started liking Honda Grom?
>suddenly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swXmqzZLJpI

>>28674179
I always see the riff raff around town zooming around on Honda Groms and Chinese Grom clones in groups of 20 popping wheelies. I don't like blacks but I bet those kids have way more skill than your average literbike troony.

>>28674112
Time to start suspecting something got on your disc. It doesn't take much, anything greasy and your braking potential is cut down by a bunch. Worse: if it gets on the brake pads then it can work its way in

Windscreen? ATTACHED.
Two Piece synthetic fabrics plus armor? WORN.
Stock Fender? CHECK.
Pillion box? NATURALLY.
Gear? ATGATT YALL.
Speed limits? OBEYED.
Car spaces ahead? TWENTY.
Sitting in traffic like a comatose cagie? EVERYDAY BRO.

how did koguma's cub kill 3 people?

Bought this zx6r and also had it checked by a shop but not till after I bought it did the shop discover the hairline fracture as I guess they missed it the first time because it is so small and hard to see. Should I be worried?

>>28674194
Just another average Nipshit moment, Kawasucki and Yamajew frames are complete garbo.

>>28674194
I wouldn't worry about it. That doesn't look too bad. I'm sure nothing will happen.

>>28674193
They fought the police.

>>28674194
Take it the fuck back

>I'm sure it's no-
Don't take that for an answer, you bought a bike and the bike is defective.

>>28674193
Same way I did.

>>28674199
Again, can't see this image. I associate japanese cop women with a north Carolina accent now because of the your under arrest dub.

If you can collect smoke residue and use it for cooking, I should be able to collect 2 stroke exhaust and make a cologne, right? Ovbiously I will be using castor 927 because it smells the best and is environmentally friendly.

I used to wheelie my 125 all of the time but i don't wanna with my 250 because i don't want to break anything
I'm old

>>28674121
>rpm
It was still bigger than the other SS had

Is it true what they say? That unironic Communism is ironically winning in the motorcycle market, and the unironic cope is flowing?

I am seeing more and more of these things every year.

>>28674215
>ironically
That's one way to put it.

Born to Strom, forced to Vee.

>>28674201
Could be just a paint scratch.

>>28674173
It is, you can seat fat bitches on the back and underseat storage is comfy as fuck. I just wish it had ABS.

>>28674215
China is winning because China has historically always held massive power and dominance, it was only because of British brilliance that this changed, unfortunately Europeans have committed suicide so now China (and India with it) will become what it once was.

>>28674199
kinda hard to imagine a serious bike gang riding super cubs, but i'll take it.

>>28674219
Ok yeah this could be just seam along the mold, I would still have someone look at it

>>28674224
>>28674215
why is chang trying to hard to convince us that his motorbike that has a service life 5 times worse than a Honda is now supposedly le good? if I'm buying lifans from crates, then I care about how cheap your bikes are and how big China is for getting it to me. If I'm buying something good, I want something good.

>>28674229
thank you /pol/nigger.

>>28674226
I can absolutely picture bike gangs being hooligans riding thrown-together supercubs, pit bikes, and groms because that's the modern bike gang

>>28674230
You're welcome, chang.

Rate the new honda

>>28674235
I want the new Super 4s but I don't want to spend the money they're asking for what used to be one of their cheapest, simplest bikes outside of thumpers.

>>28674234
>Help me, I'm being told to do things you ought to do for every single bike you own!
Just another nobike moment.

>>28674234
>replace plugs every 10k

>>28673822
i think that having brake lights, indicators, and instrument panel on the same fuse is poor design.

>>28674235
Looks great, specs are great, if it's anything like the Hornet it'll be a killer price. But I already have a Z900RS so it offers me nothing.

>>28674235
If it is real and available I will replace my rebel 300 with it so long as it is under 10k out the door.

>>28674241
10 whole dollars.

>>28674239
> for every single bike you own!
Not if you own a Honda.
It must be hurt being a retard who can't read a simple maintenance chart.

>>28674241
It's the funniest shit: Africa Twin is thrice that, and the Transalp is almost four times that number lmfao but Chang says his bike's better.

>>28674247
>my bike could explode because it's made of newspapers but that's ok because I'll just buy new parts every 10k miles and do total overhaul maintenance
cope chang

how often should i replace™ the air filter on my motorcycle?
i'm currently doing it every 20,000km (approx 3 months).
could i extend that to 40,000km (6 months)?

>>28674253
Just buy an oil filled one

>>28674255
an oil filled air filter? what's that?

>>28674253
buy a Honda and then you basically never have to do it at all.

>>28674249
>spark plug 10k vs 16k
And this is only what the manufacturer recommends, its highly possible either vehicle could be over or under this amount.

>>28674252
10 whole dollars.

>>28674253
Open it up and look at it, bud. Don't listen to the retard who just replied to you, paper is much better and the price for filters is so low and replacement is so easy that its irrelevant.

>>28674252
It's 10k km, not miles btw

>>28674246
>under 10k OTD
Did I accidentally walk into a time machine?

>>28674257
One of these gigabased gigachads

>>28674259
>buy a Honda and then you basically never have to do it at all.
Explains all the blown up hondas on craiglists, dumb fucking mutt.

>>28674260
>>spark plug 10k vs 16k
Retard it's 10k km vs 25.5k km

>>28674262
Oh right, my mistake.

>>28674259
my last bike was a honda and i replaced™ the air filter routinely too. i just can't remember how often that was. this bike is a yamaha.

>>28674260
>Open it up and look at it
will do and hopefully i can get away with blowing it clean with an air gun because a new filter is pretty expensive

>>28674229
I have a Lifan with like 23k miles I haven't even checked the odometer, just the trip meter to track my range per tank which is usually around 200 miles. I haven't done any service to it or whatever other than tire changes, I get the OEM tires and swap them every 9k miles which is better than my friend's DR650 which needs new Jap tires every 3000 while im running 50 dollar chink tires and they last multiple trips cross the USA. Like 70mph top speed which is enough for any highways around here. Idk why ignorant retards hate on Chinese bikes so much lol you want to feel apart of something I guess.

>>28674260
>And this is only what the manufacturer recommends,
So it's even less.

>16K
That's miles you illiterate troon. You don't even have to touch a spark plug for 51K kilometers. It's 10K kilometers if your ChineseFartMoto

>muh $10
why not spend $2000 extra and get a bike that's worth owning instead of questioning if it'll explode before the next maintenance interval? Honda puts them so high because they're made to exceed specification.

>>28674260
>spark plug 10k vs 16k
Are you blind? Spark plug replacement 10k for chink shit VS 51K for japanese god machines.

>>28674269
>Explains all the blown up hondas on craiglists
simple: there aren't any. any honda can be restored in an afternoon and aren't because of some dumb shit like an air filter, lmfao. why you having your period, lass?

>>28674277
>i just can't remember how often that was.
Because you barely have to do it. I just remember mine exists and open it up to check it like once a year. Always clean.
Just do the same thing, it's not like you're riding chinese junk that's going to fall apart if it doesn't get 100% pure bejing spring smog, you're riding a Yamaha.

>>28674266
You can on the cb650r though

>>28674281
>>28674270
>>28674262
xe has difficulty reading english, that's why xer shits all in this thread for hours at a time all day.

>>28674268
Pos if you can't easily change air filters cause you need to oil it within every regular oil change.

>>28674287
yea, fair point.

>>28674289
Nevermind sonehow post eclutch these went up 1k fron last I checked. Now it is probably 12k otd.
I hope the cb500sf isn't over 12k otd cause its less hp than the 650

>>28674278
Listen gonna be real since you seem like a real one: I think Lifans are great bikes. ABS, inverted forks, good suspension, counterbalancing, under 4K? Yes, please!

I even think CFMotos are good bikes, in the context of they're extremely economical and are loaded with features for what they are. I just wouldn't say they're a Japanese bike in terms of quality, but then again almost nothing is, anymore.

>>28674270
Fair, still irrelevant when you are comparing a machine that costs 6500 USD vs 15000USD.

>>28674279
>why not spend $2000 extra
You mean $8500 for the Nipshit, thats literally 850 spark plugs lol

imagine being arrested and fingerprinted because some woman didn't like the way you were looking at her when she was speaking to you.

>>28674300
I don't know if CFMOTOs are worth it given you can just get a UsEd JapAnEsE bIkE for the price of one but Lifans are pretty great they're like 3k max brand new.

The only argument there is for nipshit over a CFmoto is that you are too much of a wrenchlet to replace a 10 dollar sparkplug every 10,000 km lmao, instead you spent $8500 extra + weeb tip for the thousand folded slop.

>>28674216 >>28674224 >>28674229
stop replying to the leaffaggots reddit tier bait posts
the thread is already over 100 posts, we didnt do that in an entire day yesterday

>>28674320
i failed big time and am a homosexual.
mainly due to my schizophrenia
honestly I spent the entire of the last thread replying to him despite telling others not to
probably the hardest the Canadian has laughed in weeks
100% of my posts are useless trash

good fucking job, I'm an idiot

/Dumb noBike Thwarted/

>>28674303
>6500 USD vs 15000USD
The difference is 2.5k euro, but japanese bike has 1.5x bigger motor and proper service stations. In addition to the service intervals.

>>28674330
>in addition to service intervals
>spark plugs every 6000km
>pay the weeb tax to have worse service intervals
Lol. Just another average nipshit moment.

>>28674317
Since we're posting our chink bikes

>>28674330
This is the thing, the price difference is not that much
Chang bike LITERALLY built to last only thirteen years and then be scrapped

>chink bikes
Two Kymco bikes.

One of these bikes was bulletproof while the other one kept dying on me.

>>28674348
Yet Suzuki has worse intervals plus extra weeb tax >>28674337

>>28674350
You think if you smear the license plate nobody can tell it's a south asian shithole?

>Be epic weeaboo tranime warrior
>Pay extra for worse intervals
>Cry into your hentai body pillow every night because some other non-European country in Asia is beating your favorite non-European country in Asia

>>28674169
That nigger will rip your arms off

>>28674358
>Pay extra for worse intervals
You said it three times already. Nobody is commenting on it because we love to see you being either blind or retarded.

>>28674353
>worst intervals
>will last more than thirteen years
Fine trade general tso

>>28674355
>t. no bike nigger

>>28674350
>>28674374
>garage
>theyre outside

>>28674378
the world is my garage

>>28674383
>scooter in a sewer pipe
looks about right

>>28674365
>you being either blind or retarded.
Meanwhile: reality >>28674353

>>28674369
Has anyone ever ridden a motorcycle for 13 years without totaling it?

>>28674121
Did anyone actually sell their bike back to Yamaha? Didn't think so.

>planning a advdad trip for weeks
>just 3 guys being dudes
>tomorrow 6am setoff
>>bro B got hit by a fucking bus this morning
>>he cant ride for at least a month

>>28674400
Sure.

>>28674413
thats life bro, shit happens when you least expect it

>>28674417
Recently upgraded the brake cylinder, even. Been riding it since my father passed, he bought it new in 1982. It was parked a few years but I've been riding it pretty steady for the last 20 years or so.

Online prices of MT450 from CFMOTO are as fake as their motorcycles. You can't buy this bike for that price, there's always small print at the bottom.

>>28674421
correction, it's an 82. He bought it in 84 as a remainder.
also
>>28674400
checked

>>28674424
>ITS NOT REEEEEAAAAAAAAL
Just another schizo meltdown from your average weaboo warrior.

Today I will ride my bike.

>>28674424
uh that's all bikes. Here in California (Über Alles) the law requires the stealership to give a true "out the door" price. Always disconnected from the marketing.

>>28674192
Underrated post.

>>28674437
Hurry up, it's getting late

>>28674130
>>28674134
You're just being mean for fun, right, anon? There's a pretty wide range of bikes in here. We even have a soviet jank-mobile enjoyer.

>>28674477
Unfortunately xhe really means it, talk shit about dirt bikes but too scared to even post xerself doing anything of any interest to anyone. Many such cases for /dbt/.

>>28674408
Yamaha simps are the blizzard fans of motorcycles, eat up any shit shat onto their plate, then ask for a extra large heaping spoon of lies. Top kek.

>>28674484
>Unfortunately xhe really means it
That's truly unfortunate.

>>28674130
If you can't understand why dual-sporps are superior it's a "you" problem.

why the fuck would this guy think his Cat N bike is worth more than 6k

>>28674449
I the EU we have final price of a bike written on the website, excluding the dealership costs. The price in the contract will be the same as on the website. For cfmoto it isn't, because I was at their dealership and the price didn't match the one on official EU portal.

Will VFR800 kill a beginner?

>>28674539
define a beginner
if you mean an american who buys a bike with 0 experience and just rides off, then yes
if you mean a european who has to do X hours lessons before being allowed out, then maybe

>>28674540
>if you mean an american who buys a bike with 0 experience and just rides off, then yes
They hate us for our F R E E D O M

The captcha keeps telling me to type the letters with the circle above them, but there's only a couple circles and mostly diamonds.

>>28674539
Nah, but a lighter bike would be easier to learn on.

>>28674540
>t. bootlicker
Rode my bike off the lot with 0 (zero) training, you will never be a man.

28674547
buzzword
canadian
kys

>>28674350
>Like 150
Based.

Still trying to regain confidence on my bike after 4 months, got to thinking. Should I shelf my bilt nomad for something with ece rating that breathes?

>>28674550
>t. female

>>28674547
Haha. Me too, from the repair shop. Got back to my father's house somehow. Worked out the gears. Set off, rode 60 miles home. Was ok.

>>28674108 (OP)
>let me pop a wüllie
hey that’s me hyb

>>28674503
>dr650 is known as one of the best dual sport
>650cc
>top speed 90mph
>ninja 650
>650cc
>top speed 138mph
>same exact msrp

>>28674604
I had personally never ridden a manual before when I got my bike, but had at least looked up online how to avoid stalling and how to change gears. Had you ridden manual before? Not knowing how manuals work would be the only thing I would say will absolutely fuck you if you want to ride out of the lot lol.

>>28674621
Thank you retard.

>>28674621
a mx bike like a 450 tops out at 80-90 and costs even more
but benchracers are braindead non-riders so whatever

>>28674108 (OP)

I need to replace the clutch on my 2013yzf250 should I get an aftermarket part or go Yamaha oem? I will be using the bike to fuck around in the desert almost exclusively if that factors into anything

>>28674627
probably doesn’t matter as long as you use a decent brand

My speedo reads about 10% fast
How to fix?????????????

>>28674634
Put a 10% bigger tire on it lol

Guess the country from the headline. This is motorcycle related.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/influencer-gang-raped-seven-men-36078307

>>28674637
Thank you /pol/nigger.

>>28674634
phone speedo

>>28674237
They released the super 4 500cc in China 2 months ago.

>>28674337
What the fuck my RE has better intervals than that.
And my Honda was 12k kms or year.

>>28674636
this is wat i was thinking
>>28674639
>carrying his gobernment mandated GPS tracker with him
ngmi

>>28674631
I don't know what brands are good or bad

>>28674621
Big thumpers are made more for torque at very low rpm. Same for cruisers.

Fun ride.

Imagine riding a 390 and trying this hard

Took my street bike into the dirt recently and realized how badly I need a dirtbike in my life
I’m missing out on a whole other world of riding

>>28674690
Legend.

>>28674698
Back when I had a scooter I took it onto hiking trails a few times. Last time I did I got high centered on a dirt berm blocking the trail exit. Was fun, would definitely like a dirt bike.

Why don't bikes do cool things like this anymore?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuIi9bTYWvk

>>28674710
The same reason credit cards started using RFID. Why bother when you can just have a radio fob?

Does ILM just exist to white label other companies products or something?

>>28674689
Sex bike

>>28674754
have any of you actually done the fingering your girlfriend while riding a bike thing
always seemed just extremely unsanitary to me

>>28674698
Nothing like having both

>>28674768
No but when I was 19 and I had just met my now wife I did finger blast her while driving us to the beach in her family minivan (neither of us had our own car at that point)

This new captcha sucks dick bros

Nothing quite beats the first season of riding.
https://youtu.be/Ww7GMKstOxc

>>28674770
Exquisite taste anon.

>>28674792
Works on my machine (Mobilefags win again).

>>28674520
Something about it being a BMW I'm sure.

>>28674698
put dirt tires and a crash cage on your street bike

>>28674884
this
scramblers are base d

>>28674799
I love both of them, but one day I might retire the Fireblade and get a brand new litre bike. My mate has a 2019 GSXR600 and the newer bike feels so smooth and refined.
The WR isn't going anywhere unless Yamaha make a new version that has more power for the same weight. I love everything about the WR except it'd be nice to have a bit more power when I'm crusing at 110km/h.

I talked someone down to $3500 for a '19 ninja 400 with ABS. It only has 2500 miles but looks like it's been sitting for a while and the chain might need to be replaced.

Would this be a good deal for my first bike bros?

>>28674655
>NOT carrying his goberment mandated GPS tracker with him
are you kidding. do you have any idea how much this narrows you down. 99.98% of people who can afford one, does. if you dont, you might as well tattoo right onto your forehead "DISSENTER: HIGHLY DANGEROUS, AUTHORIZED TO BE SHOT ON SIGHT BY ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY". like for real, bruh. if i was a cop and i pulled over someone and they told me they DIDNT have a phone id be cavity searching that motherfucker before you could blink, the dudes DEFINITELY got contraband, because im planting that shit, hes CLEARLY wanted for...something, somehow

man i cant stand this faggot, 24 fucking 7 holy shit

>>28674905
Use this kind of effort to be a better person instead of shitposting.

>>28674903
2500 miles is nothing go for it

>>28674658
barnett

>>28674916
i sorta was trying, its genuine. not having a phone or carrying one seriously throws up red flags. who actually goes around without a phone?

>>28674226
You should visit Brazil and India.

>>28674219
Take it back, swap for a different one. Didn't they have recalls for this bike?

>>28674235
9/10. 1 point deducted because not aircooled.

>>28674355
Stfu nig.

>>28674374
>>28674350
So many scoots, are you hosting your scoot frens?

>>28674424
Get a himmy, gotta be cheaper.

>>28674413
>bro B got hit by a fucking bus this morning
holy shit

>>28674243
how so? any of those go out, the bikes no longer safe to ride. if they were on separate fuses, you might not notice a brake light or turn signal going out until its too late, but youll sure a shit notice your instrument panel going out. if anything, its built in safety to put all critical functions onto one fuse. its double safe because even if you check your tail lights and turn signals pre-ride, your isntrument panel failing will notify you the second it happens, mid ride

>>28674977
>how so? any of those go out, the bikes no longer safe to ride.
I M H O as a N T A, there is a huge difference in the criticality of the brake lights, indicators, and instrument panel.

one goes out and I can at least limp it home, instrument panel goes out and I may not be able to limp it home depending on what goes out with it. Please, just put everything on its own fuse, make the fuse box bigger.

>>28674235
>uglier 900RS with less style

>>28675012
>there is a huge difference in the criticality of the brake lights, indicators, and instrument panel.
sure. if thats not a safety feature you want, thats fine, but to call it a flaw? not really. of course id personally want fuses for each thing, but from a safety and liability point of view, its a feature, not a flaw. from an engineering perspective as well. safer, WITH less components, with the bonus of being cheaper.

>>28674977
>>28675020
I agree with this. Just carry a spare set of fuses

I want a VMAX
https://youtu.be/n-Zky0QdNdg

>JAPANESE BIKES ARE SO GOOD! NO ONE MAKES THEM LIKE JAPAN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcJtYvJdcxY
good luck removing your fuel tank and every faring on the bike just to change an air filter, a 20 minute job on any other bike

>>28674235
If gives me weird feelings when I look at it.
It's an old uninspiring bike but they wanted it to look new and futuristic. Like if an old hag had experienced some skin lifing, you can still see how she's old and boring.

Meanwhile a z900RS on the other hand looks fresh and classic, like seeing Merlin Monroe alive and young again in 2025.

XSR900 is diffirent again, like Lana Del Rey of motorcycles, she's really special

>>28675028
Here's a picture I took of the original Z900 next to the new one.

>>28675027
>good luck
huh?

>>28674905
Man just KYS, you fucking faggot. You're not funny or cool, you ride a 390 and think you're hot shit, and you're brown.

>>28675027
The air filter on my CBR1000RR is pretty easy to change and it's also under the tank
>Removed two trim pieces and the fuel tank cover
>Remove front fuel tank bolts and loosen rear
>Pivot fuel tank up and hold in place with a block of wood
>Unbolt ECU and move out of the way
>Open the top of the airbox
>Change filters
Takes me 10 minutes or so every 20,000km

>>28674977
>you might not notice a brake light or turn signal going out until its too late
you'd notice the warning light in the instrument panel alerting you to the fact that a brake or indicator globe has malfunctioned. but with the instrument panel out too you're riding completely blind and without critical safety features like brake lights and indicators.

Are ducatis super expensive to maintain? I'm debating between one of these and the hypermotard 950 since it's one of the last trellis frame ducatis. There's about a $5k price delta, the ducati being 15.9k msrp vs 20 and some for the bmw. But I've heard servicing on a ducati is an arm and a leg. BMW gives you the first service free and one extra year of warranty.

>>28675020
>>28675012
honestly i'd just put inline fuses at that point. $7.99 each sans fuse at Jew'Reilly

>>28675072
forgot pic

>>28675070
The 2025+ Ducatis are no longer desmo drive, so the maintenance interval on the valves is like a normal bike now.
It's going to be more expensive than a Japanese bike for sure.

>bike's sitting at 33k miles
>have never checked or adjusted valve clearance
Yamaha XSR900, never tuned, stock exhaust, daily commuter to work. How bad have I fucked up?

>>28675069
My bike doesn't even have a fucking fuel gauge, you think it has a warning like for the brake lights?
The dash not working is the warning light.

>>28675082
Not at all. Valve clearances get tighter as they wear, so you'll notice negatives effects like harder starting long before any damage can occur. And if it's not an interference engine then the bike will stop running before you damage something.

>>28675070
>15.9k msrp
For $14,799 you can buy an MT-10

>>28675082
Does it clack or have trouble starting? If not you are good. Stick a stethoscope to it if you want.

>>28675082
It's a yamaha, it doesn't care

>>28675082
Most Japanese bikes are actually due for the adjustment at 25k miles. They are probably out of spec and due, but it's not going to blow up immediately. Don't just say fuck it though, it needs to be done.

>>28675083
has science gone to far?

>>28675097
It's just an inspection that's due, most of the time they don't need adjusting

>>28675090
Mt10 has too much for the street imo. You're gonna be putting around everywhere. I own a 2021 mt09 and it's already almost too much to use outside of the highway

>>28675110
Pussy.

>>28675028
Z900rs looks like a British bike, no heritage. Cb1000f looks like Honda's own Sabre. XSR looks butt ugly, yamahaha can't into design. They should stick to mt07 insect design.

>>28675070
R12G/S is an amazing bike, if I had the money, I'd pick this.

>>28675028
Gsx-8t and TT are amazing looking but no heritage again. Fresh though.

>>28674460
The Toe-cutter, he knows who I am. I am the night rider. I am the chosen one.

Also immediately after I took this picture a drunk chick appeared and wanted to sit on my bike. There were two couples, and the chicks were sloppy drunk and being shepherded home by the less drunk dudes. The dude whose girl wanted to sit on my bike really did not want her to sit on my bike, and to be honest I didn't want that either. He had his hand up like "we're not doing anything, please don't be mad" which was weird because why would I be mad at someone who asked and then didn't freak out when I said "maybe some other time"? His girl was also not my type in about a dozen different ways. My standards are so specific as to be comfortably unrealistic, and I just cannot be bothered with 3D women anymore.

>>28675069
true, but without your instrument panel, you might notice the indicator globe, because its not working in the first place. see? from a liability standpoint, the entire instrument panel going out, and saying "its no longer safe to ride" is still safer.

gayer. but safer.

>>28675152
*might not notice the indicator globe

>>28675070
>buy a BMW because i want something that’s cheap and easy to service
very good idea anon you should do it and poast results.

>>28675028
Super 4 is a 90s design not the same retro. It came out where the US got the hawk.

Should i get rid of the dot helmet I started on for anything with ece that are also sub $200?

>>28674770
>>28674799
damn are you both literally me?

>>28674975
it was a slow speed collision, but falling from the lofty heights of a GS onto solid ground has its downsides
he was only riding to work because he was doing a half day, and was going to get the bike properly cleaned by the valeting guys at his company's lorry wash
the universe works in mysterious ways

>>28675027
>a 20 minute job on any other bike
On my 390 it takes like 60 seconds lol, literally just open pillion, slide off seat, unscrew 6 bolts, and you're there. Just another average nipshit L.

28675308
nobody cares
nobody asked

28675308
everyone cares
everyone asked

>>28675312
Checked.

>>28675319
Who ya quotin, Iass?

Was wondering why a sportbike rider was sitting in traffic like a plebbitdad, but upon inspecting the footage I realized it was a woman. Further proof that plebbitdads are actually not men.

https://litter.catbox.moe/gem4mhkbhg0h6uja.mp4

Also what bike is this, CBR125?

>>28675254
I got the scorp exo, literally best helmet I own.

>>28675329
>says reddit users

>>28675325
I just want a cheap commuting helmet with dropping shades and breathes. The bilt nomad I have for that fogs and lets in no air, the exact opposite of my lane splitter.

>>28675333
I have bad news about AI, pure human data sets, and the future of the internet for you, anon.

>>28675339
Pick up a model 129 ILM helmet, Iass. Its what I use, comes with pinlock (greatest anti fog gimmick I've ever seen), ece rated, inner shades, and giga ultra omega cheap. Held up so far through my low sides.

>>28674897
Here’s me, wish I had a WR. Previously to the MT I had a 636 but wanted something to mob around on since the track shut down. Great bikes anon

Need a modular helmet under 150€ with EC rating obviously. HJC too narrow for my jaw.

>>28675323
How do you have the time to whine about how everyone else rides

>>28675379
based jawmaxxer

>>28675404
This, but in regards to plebbitdads screeching about street racers and gear, you have to wonder why the crypto-cager feminized losers are so obsessed with men with higher T levels. Noting the before mentioned further connection with women, perhaps they also are also looking for BSC (Big Squid Cock). Closet homosexuality, raised E levels from obesity, bootlicking fetishism, many such cases on /dbt/!

>>28674897
If you can live with the shit service intervals, a CRF450R or KTM/Husq 500 would be the upgrade from the WR.

>>28675404
Easy, you just ride a desk instead of a motorcycle.

I can no longer cope, I have to admit to myself that my 650cc twin cylinder "adventure" bike is too much for me, it is too top heavy, hard to move around, it excels at nothing in particular, and as someone with money and garage space there is no reason to limit myself to one bike.

>>28675421
Sounds like schizosister, the poor nobike. Shes been riding that office chair and twisting that mousing throttle like no other.

>>28675419
I hate emission regulations on bikes so much. That shit is why we can't have anyone making a water cooled (relatively) destressed big bore single. They could bring back the xr650r with a starter, but nope, too many hydro carbons on a fucking dirt bike.

>>28675423
As an advDad, you are 100% correct. Look into an honest to God dirt bike and a trailer, git gud at enduro, and ride whatever sparks joy for a daily rider.

>>28674169
>>28674182
>>28674363

I have returned and surprise, I didn't die, crash or even fall over. So even as a 172cm/5"6@78kg beginner-ish driver, the bike feels fine and very manageable. Don't be afraid of big numbers, 1000cc doesnt neccesarily mean it's an uncontrollable jet engine.
I rode a fairly new one too, only 29km on the clock.

Biggest difference to the 2cyl I've noticed, as expected, was how calm it runs. You can smooth cruise through town in 1st or 2nd gear if you like but also go far higher and ride on low rpm without ever having to be afraid of stalling.
Also liked how reactive and for lack of a better word "easy going" the steering is, super reactive and almost no force required at all. Feels very stable still, especially at lower speeds. Was a bit afraid of dropping it once when I stop-started into a right turn, but that's only because the bike is somewhat heavy (~210kg according to google).
The turn radius isn't wider than on other bikes either.
Still, I've dropped heavier bikes and was able to easily pop them back up in 3 seconds so if you're not a total lardass you should be too.

I tested rain mode first, everything is super throttled down, so your chances of accidentally accelerating into a tree in 1st gear because you slipped/whiskey throttled the gas are basically zero.
Then normal, which is... super normal.
On a stretch of unregulated yuro highway I tested the sports mode and was amazed at how much power the bike has available for you if you explictly try to make use of it. By that, I mean that you go into normal/sports mode and actively seek out the ~7500+ rpm range. From there on, you can just outright fucking to and overtake anything and everything. I went from 110 to 160km/h in the blink of an eye and wouldn't have noticed how fast I was actually going if I didn't have to literally clamp onto the bike.
Amazing, but I shat my pants a little so I left at the next exit.

>>28675487
(cont.)

What I did NOT like was how midly uncomfortable the seat is. The seat cushion, if you can even call it that, is super hard. Paired with the fact that the suspension is very tight and hard as well, going over bumpy stretches of road is no fun at all.
On my way back to the honda dealership I rode on a ~200m long cobblestone road and felt like the vibrations were trying to push my spine together by constantly having the bike transfer every bump unfiltered into my ass. Not a very fun experience, but I'm not going over miles of cobblestone every day so who cares.

Since I'm more on the short side the seating position felt very wide for me because the tank is extremely bulky. The entire bike is actually far far bigger and heaver when you see it in real life and sit on it, compared to the images and videos on youtube. With boots on I can reach the ground quite comfortably, somewhere in the middle between tiptoe and flat footed. There are options avaiable for even smaller seat cushions, but as I said before, the seat is hard enough as it is in my opinion.
Last thing I'd like to mention. yes, the exhaust is fucking ugly, but it doesn't sound half bad.
When I brought it back I caught 2 mechanics on cigarette break and asked them what it would cost to just fit an OEM honda quickshifter on the non-SP standard bike: 230€ + 30 mins, so under 300€.

I think if I can convince myself of buying the white non-SP standard hornet instead of the black SP, the hornet 1000 might be it. Sales guy told me it would be 9500€ with 6yr warrany, so I'll try to get him to throw the QS in there and go for it I guess.

Thanks for reading my blog.

>>28675515
>Warranty
Why?
I only do the theft one because the first 3 years when it is new i worry the most and my dealer gave otd price not the msrp or tax.

>>28675487
>>28675515
It is bretty retarded to start off on a 1k, but at least ya got the rain mode, I would keep that on for a long time, Iass. Not because its too much to handle in sport, but because you'll be fighting the machine trying to learn shit. If you dwell in a parking lot and try to learn some drills or something, you're going to have to focus a lot more on just not having the throttle twist by accident and shoot inself into the nearest wall. Sometimes when I push myself to my limits I fuck up my body position and my wrist twists a bit extra, but that isn't enough to cause it to gain 20kmh instantly because its low CC. When it happens on your 1k, its going to scare the fuck out of you if you don't outright crash, and then you'll ride more scared, instead of pushing your limits again like you should be doing. Eventually you'll be like the other 1k riders who only open the throttle on the highways and straights.

But its all up to each man to live according to himself, lots of guys started on a 1k, few died/crashed hard, many live and still ride. Don't let the redditdads turn you off of it if you want to do it.

Also don't get a quickshifter, you never know if you want to get into dirt bikes and such, and you don't even change gears enough on a 1k to justify it. I mean what is your machine going to in first? 120kmh lol?

>>28675550
>It is bretty retarded to start off on a 1k

Not trying to be argumentative, but: why?
Honest answer please.

It's got the same weight and wheelbase as most other 600cc nakeds.
It just runs smoother on lower speeds and in order to make use of the 150bhp you'd have to rip the throttle like a fucking retard to get to the rpm required first.

>>28675566
Nta, but the reason most wouldn't would be the over all power, worries over dropping it, and cost to keep riding it since the liter bikes are all more premium.

>>28675550
>120kph in 1st
This is what never appealed to me about big cars and bikes
I’m driving the thing with a manual because changing gears is fun and enjoyable
If I rarely have to change gears - and I have ridden these bikes on rental I’m not just talking out of my ass - then most of the time I might as well be on an automatic.
If I had the time or inclination to track these vehicles that would be one thing, but even ignoring the speed limit I don’t think I ever left third the last time I rode a liter bike, and the last fast car I rented was 911 which was pulling plenty at 90 in third. Three whole gears unused

>>28675566
I literally just told ya why, Iass.

Yes assuming in a magical world where you never get too cocky and start opening the throttle more and more, and you don't make a single mistake, then there is nothing wrong about starting on a 1k. I'm not even trying to convince you not to do it, I'm just saying, you'll learn slower on a bike like this, and you might even choose not to learn some things because the consequences for a mistake are way higher.

Theres a reason to get into an F1 car you have to grind your way through the lower models first, same with MotoGP. Unlike cars however, anyone can afford and hop on a 0-60mph 3 second monster with half the grip/tires and an inherently unstable platform. 99% of people on a 1k don't have the skill for one.

That's just me though, most people I've met that talk alot about riding high CC bikes are slowfags that don't even realize how much their bike is carrying them on its back, especially now with autoblipper+quickshift+slipper combo babby mode.

>>28675571
Yeah, if you like working gears, then 1k is a sorry ass bike to own. Isn't really much reason to swap gears anyways, "low revs" on a 1k is still a fucking rocket ship unless you are cruising at 60kmh in 4th gear like most of their riders do.

It would be neat to see a 1k with like 12 gears lol.

>>28675581
390 beginner bike cope

>>28675569
Not entirely discounting the power argument, but as I wrote earlier: I didn't even really feel the power.
People always make it out as something that just pounces on you while you're trying to ride your bike. One moment of distraction, one slightly mistimed downshift or pull of the throttle and BAM! you're at 8k and rocket into the nearest wall.
It just didn't feel like that and I'm anything but an experienced driver.
The worries over dropping it is legit the only thing that still nags at the back if my mind everytime I think about it. I've been looking at crash bars for that reason, because I'm not arrogant enough to think that I WOULDN'T drop it at one point.
Cost of riding... yeah well, it's a hobby and since I don't really spend my money on anything else... meh. It's an argument against the 1000cc and I can't discount it. I must arrange myself with it I guess.

>>28675571
Agreed, at least gears 5 and 6 will mostly go unused on my bike. I'm not insane enough to try how fast any bike can go on a highway, that's not appealing to me.
But as somebody who has privately driven manual cars for the last ~20 years and drives only automatics at work, I really do not fucking miss the constant shifting. Especially within city limits, it's just boring and tiring to me.
Experiences vary, of course.

>>28675585
So why the 1000 over the 650? Was it aesthetics? The 650 is made more with begginers and city traffic in mind thus the e clutch but it is a 4cyl.

>>28675583
Post a video of yourself doing anything remotely interesting on a bike. Let me guess? Another dodge, like always?

Where do you park your bike if you live in a rental apartment? I don't have a garage and have no parents to buy me a house, but I have bit of money for a used bike and a dream of riding. What do I do? Located in europe if it's important

>>28675592
Outside. So long as it isn't a sport, naked or dualsport people basically won't bither with it if you live in any semi decent area. I get asked and complemented on this frequently but everyone seems more interested to know how expensive getting in is and what sport or dual sports are affordable.

>>28675596
I heard that bike parked outside especially over winter is a free bike for everyone. That's why I asked. But from the style it will be F800R/GS/GT depending on a price.

>>28675604
Depends also why I got shitbike because no one will steal something uncool

dudes...
Norway

>>28675604
Those are all the locks i use but i park on the side of the building. Also this is america so bike theft mentality is different.

>>28675323
>0:12
wew my butthole tightened

Yamaha

>nooooo I don't want to look like a MotoGP star from the 80s

Imagine unironically being like this

>>28675632
It is half faired and looks cool.

>>28675632
Why do you keep posting this uggo shitbike hipster slop?

>>28675630
Half fairings my beloved.

Is this one gonna be stolen?

>>28675640
>paraLEL twin
No, you're perfectly safe.

>>28675642
>t. rides a bottom-tier ktm single widely marketed as beginner bike

>>28675640
More classic looking bikes tend not to be in america, not sure about euros though.

>ride 100 new bikes in a year
>XSR900GP is the best of them
Really makes you think

https://youtu.be/qm8m-D7Gyps?t=586
>"definitely my favorite ride of the year"
Based

>>28675636
You wouldn't get it.

>>28675640
Don't customize it or it will be stolen for sure (by me)

>>28675645
I am in fact actually a 90 degree v-twin chad.

>>28675651
>plebbitdad reviewer with sleeves too short to even reach fekin gauntlets
>dat dere zero body position
>twisting the throttle before apex
Yeah, definitely seems like the type of ride for someone like that, lol.

>>28675651
>le probably untuned and backfiring aftermarket race exhaust on public roads
Very nonwhite, his opinion could not be valued very highly.
This is also the guy who said the eclutch was bad because it doesn't autoblip, even though autoblip is entirely unnecessary on a bike with a wet slipper clutch with additional electronic assist.

I think the best engine is flat / opposite. And the best drive train is a shaft. That's why BMW > piss > poop >>>>>> any other motorcycle manufacturer.

>>28675662
I remember in another video he was scratching the pegs on an Xsr700

>>28675673
I can grind my pegs into dust at 20kmh in a hairpin by counterleaning, Iass. All it says is three things: 1) you're body position is a joke 2) you're a retard who thinks peg grinding is anything but a mistake and 3) your rearsets are placed too low.

The only people qualified to review a bike are not reviewers. Just like with vidya.

>>28675673
every single bike I have seen him do he scrapes the pegs
I admire him for actually riding the bikes hard unlike most reviewers but it's inevitable a deer is going to ruin his life at some point

>>28675682
You ride a Suzuki scooter

>>28675684
>every single bike I have seen him do he scrapes the pegs
Because he has no body position, classic /dbt/ has no idea what good riding is.

>>28675688
Show us your whole ass technique

>>28674108 (OP)
threado

>>28675711
>>28675711

>>28675686
>>28675692
I'm not the FZ femboy, sorry Iass.

>>28675692
he thinks he’s hot shit because he can scrape pegs on his naked bike in a parking lot lul

>>28675419
Nope, i daily the WR so a high maintenance 450 wouldn't work for me.
>>28675427
Isn't that the 690 though?

>>28675737
>Isn't that the 690 though?
Hell nah. I won't claim to be smart enough to understand why, but KTM somehow made their single deliver it's power like a street bike, but the torque at 2k rpm isn't where it should be. Plus, while the 690 has better service intervals compares to their 500, I don't think anyone would call it a low maintenance, destressed engine since it puts out what, 70hp?

Also, unrelated, but that's a 12k bike, which is pretty damn rough for a dual sport.

>>28675756
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0w_DIo4ADk