Thread 28690197

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

>Street Smarts leading edge (outdated) safety video:
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>bak
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Previous thread: >>28688446

Oh nononono

>>28690199
Was the rider 400lb?

>>28690208
He is german, not american

>>28690224
Was he 180kg?

>>28690199
>6 seconds

lol

How much additional performance on the top end can I expect from the current crop of 450 twins over the KLR/DR/xr650l? As in, how much more acceleration can I expect in 4th/5th over 80mph from the 450s?

Brehs, I went trekking 3 times this week, didn't take my bike out a single time.

>>28690278
I'd buy 450 twins desu, Just wait for the BMW one. KTM will take some time. Which others are you considering? Also, KLR is not in the same tier as dr and xr.

First for riding motorcycles!!

>>28689080
>>28689080
>>28689080


you fucking spastic animals
use the other threads up before making a new one

>>28689080
>>28689080
>>28689080

>>28690282
I'm less interested in the differences between the engines within the same class than I am between a smaller displacement twin compared to the thumpers. If dropping a gear at 80mph and wringing out the throttle doesn't let me get around a semi significantly quicker than the singles, then the extra weight for the small twins isn't worth it, and I'll have to suck it up and look at a mid-size twin instead.

>>28690301
Just get a t7 anon.

>>28690317
or better yet an r7

>>28690317
Makes me wonder if the kle500 is even worth it if the t7 is better by every metric.

>>28690397
$3k asking price is nothing to sneeze at, plus the t7 is not a2 compliant.

>>28689080
>>28689080
>>28689080

USE OTHER THREAD
RETURN HERE AFTER

>>28689080
>>28689080
>>28689080

>>28690197 (OP)
why would you create another thread retard, this one was already created yesterday and is far from bump limit

>>28689080
>>28689080
>>28689080

>>28690400
More than 3k asking, and a2 is only a eurocuck britbong thing.
>>28690429
>>28690437
Shut the fuck up already.

Tranny thread

>>28690397
Kle500 will be 48hp. There is only so much you can do with it. Also, it won't be light because of A2.

Ponch finally had a reason to go fast and his bike got speed wobbles at only 109

future organ donor even slowed for Ponch to catch up and play but Ponch backed off. The organ donation process began a few minutes later.

>>28690197 (OP)
>IMG_XXXX

THE OTHER THREAD ISN'T FINISHED YET

>>28692280
Is that a fucking DR800. Jesus H Christ, anon. Save some for the rest of us.

>>28692266
rip

>>28690437
cant let anyone else bake, reposting that stale bullshit is his life

>>28690290
kys

>rode an hour for a burger then two hours for a cider
good day honestly

>>28692258
>>28692266
Aren't cops juat waiting for you to crash instead of actually trying to catch you?

looking at dual sports. mostly offroad for trails. i don't want to do much street riding. maybe around town at most or on backroads.

there's a 2022 klx 230s 300 miles for $3000
a 2020 klx 300 with 2k miles for $3600

there's also a lot of DRZs for $3800-$4300 with like 7k-14k miles. none older than 10 years.

i think pulling the trigger on the klx 230s is probably not a bad call. i feel like if i'd go up to the klx 300, i might as well go a little further and do a DRZ. is it going to be annoying dealing with the carb? is it that big of a difference going from a 230 to a 400?

i don't have to pull the trigger on any of these but i don't really know how to tell when i see something good.

This clusterfuck of threads, idk stfb, even

>>28692280
HYB!

>>28692775
If you can fit on the DRZ (they are tall bikes) those are the gold standards for Dual Sports

Otherwise, that KLX-300 will serve you very well. The KLX230 is not a bad platform but trust me, you will feel the lack of those 70 ccs on the road.

>is it going to be annoying dealing with the carb? is it that big of a difference going from a 230 to a 400?
Depends on where you live and who you are. I like Carbed bikes. They're easy to service and depending on how cold t is in the morning where you live and how high above sea level you live, the difference is negligible. If you're going to be doing + or - 3000 ft a day, maybe a carbed bike isn't the best idea but if you're just going to be putting around in the woods, then you can't go wrong with one. They're dead simple to work on.

Better thing to consider rather than carbed is the fact DRZ is 5 speed and KLX, both of them, is 6 speed. Think about how much highway riding you'll be doing because you can really feel the lack of a sixth gear on the DRZ on the highway.

also this thread is a total loss should we consider just making another

>>28692856
Seems fine to me

>>28690301
https://bikeswiki.com/Kawasaki_Ninja_500
Probably will have the same gear ratios
Check some vids on people doing pulls with the ninja.
But probably go bigger if your doing 80+

Shop kitty is settling in. She's a little jumpy to movement, but she's adapted to loud noise. She'll be sleeping peacefully while I'm revving a bike or banging on shit with a hammer. Her favorite bike is still the Ducati. She's always rubbing up against it.

>CP2 will be used in Moto3
>more custom parts
>more data
>we all gonna have a real racing bike

Best news of the year.

If dubs I go for a night rip

>>28692875
>CP2 will be used in Moto3
So this really is the death of all other engine configs, huh
>>28692879
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WOESqlglkI

>>28692879
So close

all year he was like:
>reeeeee it's not a real R, it's not a racing bike etc

in reality:
>Female World Cup
>R7 Cup
>Supertwink cup
>Twins Cup
>Moto3

basically the most common engine in motosport and it can produce 110hp+ with just a tune and Yoshi cams

lol ktm canadian pajeet btfo

>>28692880
Wavves is for daytime scenic chill rides
https://youtu.be/9jDiAcqbO0c?si=z3ytUssk9xQAmyxW
DG/SBE for night time rips

>>28692871
can she flat foot it?

>>28692879
re-rollan for ya anon

>>28692875
we're all gonna make it

>>28692879
Rollin

>>28692854
i'm 28 and i haven't ridden a dirt bike since i was probably 14-15. i used to have 125 yamaha 2 stroke.

>If you can fit on the DRZ
i'm 5'10". i've not seen one in person but yeah that is a thing that i see people talking about.

>They're easy to service
yeah I figure that once you get over the learning curve, it's a simpler thing to comprehend compared to a FI.

>highway riding
hopefully none, honestly. i think i'd want a different bike if i was going to go that route. I've got a truck so it's not a huge deal to load the bike up and take it somewhere.

i guess what i'm really asking is how much weight should i put on the price of the thing? i wish i had someone in real life i could ask about this and go "should i buy this thing or that thing".

There's a 2017 DRZ400 SM with an extra set of offroad tires. 4000$. Looks great and the guy used it to commute. 15000 miles. Is that too much? i dunno.

it's hard for me to assess the value of this stuff.
is it a "good deal" to go for the 230 even though it's a weaker bike, but a thousand bucks cheaper? I mean i haven't been on a bike in nearly 15 years. in my mind, i could probably sell the 230s right back on facebook and probably lose nothing for what it costs. that's my mindset at least.

it also feels safer because it's brand new. it can't be fucked up. whereas i don't actually know if some guy who put 10k miles on a DRZ mistreated it nor really how i'd tell.

A carburetor is one of God's blessings to us all
A beautifully balanced, living, breathing instrument to meter our souls against.

>>28692903
>i'm 28 and i haven't ridden a dirt bike since i was probably 14-15. i used to have 125 yamaha 2 stroke.
You're getting a way stronger start with better fundamentals than I have. You're probably better than I am on a dirtbike.

>i'm 5'10". i've not seen one in person but yeah that is a thing that i see people talking about.
If you're 6' it's the perfect bike. If you're a couple inches short here or there it's still doable it's just don't expect to flat-foot it. I'm a few inches shorter and I can one-foot a DRZ on the ball of my foot.

>hopefully none, honestly. i think i'd want a different bike if i was going to go that route. I've got a truck so it's not a huge deal to load the bike up and take it somewhere.
Oh you'll probably love the DRZ. Honestly I would think you may like any of the bikes.

>i guess what i'm really asking is how much weight should i put on the price of the thing? i wish i had someone in real life i could ask about this and go "should i buy this thing or that thing".
Any Dual Sport around ~3K in this economy is a reasonable deal. You'll see people brag about getting them for 2K or 1K but it really depends on where you live. I live in the more temperate part of the US, so dual sportin' happens all year around. In the winter in some places north of here, you can easily snap up almost any Dual Sport you want in Winter when people are cleaning out their garages.

>is it a "good deal" to go for the 230 even though it's a weaker bike, but a thousand bucks cheaper?
If you don't expect to do much highway riding, then it may not matter too much. It's 17 hp vs 31 for the 400 and they're within 50 lbs curb weight of one another. So ask yourself, do you want to have twice the power? Do you trust yourself with twice the power and torque?

I can tell you that it doesn't matter too much if you're 15 years out of practice. You'll pick everything back up in a month or two of riding.
cont.

>>28692903
>is it a "good deal" to go for the 230 even though it's a weaker bike, but a thousand bucks cheaper? I mean i haven't been on a bike in nearly 15 years. in my mind, i could probably sell the 230s right back on facebook and probably lose nothing for what it costs. that's my mindset at least.
It depends on how long and how you intend to use it. If you're expecting something like the Dirt bikes of your youth, you're going to be disappointed. The 230 doesn't have the torque that you may be expecting.

>There's a 2017 DRZ400 SM with an extra set of offroad tires. 4000$. Looks great and the guy used it to commute. 15000 miles. Is that too much? i dunno.
>it also feels safer because it's brand new. it can't be fucked up. whereas i don't actually know if some guy who put 10k miles on a DRZ mistreated it nor really how i'd tell.

The great thing about the DRZ is that it never dies. It's pretty bulletproof so 10K miles on a DRZ and 2K miles are similar to the engine.

It seems like you need to actually call these people and visit them, ask to see the bike, and make a decision based on the condition of the bike instead of seeing pictures.
>15000 miles. Is that too much?
I've seen DRZ400SMs with 50K miles that still sound like new.

>>28692903
I guess my point to all of this being: if you're going to really stick around the idea of riding you may find the 230 lacking because I know what's going to happen: You're going to tell yourself that you're only doing off-road but then eventually you're going to realize that road riding is fun and you will want to do it between trails. I know because I went through the same thing when I got my XT250: I'm only getting this for trails. I'm not interested in the road. Eight years later and my XT has probably seen more road time than trail time because I just love riding it so much.

If you want an excellent compromise between the 230 and the 400, again, consider the KLX-300.

When does racing school accept bitcorns?
Will they befire ssbeoy becomes the norm?

>>28692969
picture being a racing instructor who accepts bitcoin and going through that market crash a week ago

>>28692969
Why are you up at 2am shooms?
>bitcorns
I've been scared to look at mine since I heard the market https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlLhdQ-hG0A

>>28692972
THAT'S MY GIRL

>>28692951
>>28692951
>>28692959
>It depends on how long and how you intend to use it. If you're expecting something like the Dirt bikes of your youth, you're going to be disappointed. The 230 doesn't have the torque that you may be expecting.
I think that's reasonable. i don't know if I'd actually go to tracks, but i do miss jumping bikes and it seems like there's no shot i'd be doing any of that with a 230. i mean, a drz isn't meant for that either, but there is some more meat to it.

>It seems like you need to actually call these people and visit them, ask to see the bike, and make a decision based on the condition of the bike instead of seeing pictures.
i think you're right.

>if you're going to really stick around the idea of riding you may find the 230 lacking
i think you might be right about this too. it's probably better to set myself up with something with some headroom rather than having to sell a bike when i reach the limits and buy the thing i should have gotten in the first place.

thanks for the input. i appreciate it. before this i was really discounting the "higher miles" of the drz as being totally clapped out and worthless, but yeah reading about it it does look like you can run these things forever.

i'll make some calls this week and see what happens.

>>28692981
>i don't know if I'd actually go to tracks, but i do miss jumping bikes and it seems like there's no shot i'd be doing any of that with a 230.
Oh you absolutely can but I don't think it'd be as enjoyable or easy as something with a bunch of instant torque
> mean, a drz isn't meant for that either, but there is some more meat to it.
You'd be surprised, it's capable of some absolute stunt bike shit

>i'll make some calls this week and see what happens.
Best of luck anon, let us know how your travels go

>>28692652
i posted that on sunday, you retard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p9PX_rm0-c

SEXOOOOOO

>nothing personal, kid
https://x.com/rawsalerts/status/1982913606523203707

p.s. he deserved it

>Buy OBD2 scanner for car
>Get an idea and check scooter
>It has a port too
>Mfw watching all the little parameters go

We're heading into winter, prime bike buying time. Can't ride so sales/interest is down, 2026 models are filtering in, and stock all the way from 2024 continues to fester. Instead of searching FB marketplace for a beat to shit bike to ride for one season, I'm in a place where I can actually buy something new.
What recommendations do you have for someone buying a bike at a stealership for the first time to maximize savings?
I have 6 powersport dealers in my area. All of them have one of the bikes I want, a mid-size ADV (Yamaha Tenere 700/Honda Transalp/Suzuki V-Strom 800). I'm not too picky, just want one of them to be an all rounder as my grandpa's 2003 Road Glide is giving me trouble and my old DR-650 needs a rest.

>>28693159
Add F850GS to the list, there's gotta be a lot of used GSes around.

>>28693055
So much hype for beluga whale face bike in ugly poop color. No one can fuck up like Yamaha. Atleast the frames don't break right?

>>28693174
Perhaps you're too young to remember old racing bikes

>>28692407
yeah i got them bacon scribbs, used them on my MT-07 for a nail from that same accursed parking lot (the only one in my town where there's decent room to practice whools and you don't get hassled)
unfortunately this was on my tubed klx tires and it breached the tube.
>>28693106
based matrix reader

>>28692775
fuck man don't get the 230 the 300 is already weak. 65mph cruising is probably the max mine does reasonably OK, but the engine even then is revved up pretty high.
get the klx 300 if you want to do off-road
get the drz400 if you will ride mostly street with very occasional off-road.

>>28693179
Frame breaks in old bikes were excusable because they were still early in metallurgy, a bit rough in engineering, Yamaha one of the big four having breaking frames is inexcusable.

>>28693169
I've been watching FB market place for a used dakar or setai near me, and I've just about given up. Fucking bullshit that BMW killed their singles in order to push a 310cc and 800cc.

>>28693185
>

>>28693186
All you can do is keep an eye out, try out the 800s for what they are, old 1200s and 1250 if you are lucky.

>>28693186
>>28693188
i've been watching this dudes channel for the last year on and off.
where the fuck does he get his bikes?
https://www.youtube.com/@2vintage
constantly getting these awesome old 2stroke dirtbikes and vintage bikes for super cheap

>>28693187
Is that a KTM?

>>28693169
Sure, I guess. I just don't see Motorrad Dealers having great deals.

>>28693200
No

Henlo frens, I'm looking to buy a new bike (2005 Transalp), currently I have a 2004 VFR 800 VTEC. I'm looking to change since I wanted to do some light off-roading and also because VFR is quite heavy (my garage is a bit uphill with a big step to get in, so pulling the bike out is a whole ordeal). My question is, won't I be too short? I'm 5'11 (179cm, 180 on a good day lol).

>>28693190
Carbs are an engineering marvel. Smol bikes getting a new life is pretty cool.

>>28692628
Himis are cool, its just the included tires are absolute shit if you go into muddy terrain
>>28693055
>XSR 900 GP comes back
ABSOLUTE KINO
>>28693218
Yeah you will do fine with that one, most ADV bikes aren't that tall for people 5' 10 and up imo, you just have to get used to be "tippy toeing" with 21' wheel bikes, also practice slow speed balance when you get it, helps a lot in offroad.

>>28693159
>I'm in a place where I can actually buy something new.
Based!
>What recommendations do you have for someone buying a bike at a stealership for the first time to maximize savings?
Go to Cycletrader and try to find dealerships that advertise "NO DEALER FEES".
do NOT give $1600 in tip to a dealer just for the privilege of existing. Even if you have to drive a little ways, it's worth it in the end because every single dealer tries to fuck you with hidden fees unless you live somewhere like Europe where that's illegal.

>>28693055
>"You can be like Kenny Roberts"

>adventure
>tank 12L
>range 250km with a bone dry tank
Kek

Just so you know BMW GSs are the only motorcycles that can be called "adventure" since they are the only bikes with stock tanks for 450-550km.

>>28693317
Vstrom 800, AT have decent range, T7, Transalp, 1050DE are not too bad either.

Now, where is the autistic retard that gave me shit last week when I spoiled there would be a trident 800 announcement this week
>nooo you retard it cant be called 800 since it's not divisible by 3
https://youtu.be/VZgRKyQqZgQ?si=jZVQyGbmMyCUut0n

>>28693331
>Triumph
What's their targed audience?

>>28693337
Its smart actually.
When you look at like powerful nakeds bellow 1k cc they are all japanease either insectoid looking bikes like the kawa or the street triple or fucking iron man looking things like the mt09.
So they made a bike in that power range that has a more classic appeal

>>28693337
People who think Japanese bikes are too mainstream. They are too poor for Ducati or any boutique bikes, but want something unique, but rich enough to afford British crap.

>>28693343
Brother, XSR900 exists for 15 years. Trident looks more futuristic than that.

>>28693353
Z900RS is infinitely more classy looking and unique

>>28692857
> uh uh uh uh uh uh goa zwerg, ja?

What a lad. He was handling that bike. I'm gonna put money on his books.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV5HBFu1yYw

>>28693359
That is one of the top selling bikes in Japan and is it one of the best sellers for Kawaii-suck. The typical Triumph buyer doesn't want a best seller, he wants an obscure bike just for being obscure.

>>28693375
>He was handling that bike
lol, is that what passes as handling in yankee land? He was going in a straight line, not even that fast, and with not much traffic about. And he still managed to hit a car because he's a dumbass. That was incredibly satisfying to see. Looked like the car may have even purposely gone into him.

>>28693403
anon is just baiting

>>28693055
holy sex

>>28693403
Let's see you split cars at 120 mph.
>And he still managed to hit a car because he's a dumbass.
The car swerved into him, stupid.

Lass, i will never watch your youtube video, and you should just buy an ad so i can block it
threadly reminder that everything in a URL after “?” is there to track you.

>>28693418
And if he was paying attention and had his hands on the bars he would have been able to avoid it.
>Let's see you split cars at 120 mph.
Barely splitting, there's shit load of room

>>28693418
he's not going 120mph, and he's not splitting, you giant retard.

>>28692903
the thing with carburetors is YES they are user serviceable BUT it’s finicky and you will end up taking your bike apart to deal with it all the time and your bike will still run like shit. EFI just werks

>>28693375
in the first minute or two I see him almost weave off the road for no reason.
race status?

>>28693442
This.
Carbs are bulletproof but carb fixing is a magic, not a science. I've had rusty pieces of shit carbs clean up just fine with some mineral spirits while brand-new ones basically die even with a trip through the parts cleaner and brand new jets installed.
It still beats trying to fix an EFI system.

>>28693317
Requiring yourself to be at least 200+ km out to call it an adventure is odd to me, especially given that I have been over bridges and down roads or trails within 50 miles of a gas station where, if you had engine trouble, you would have to make some hard decisions unless some good old boys with a lift and a truck bed come along. If you're requiring actual peril if the bike won't roll out of there though, I guess that is a different story.

I like it, its retarded that they detuned the engine for no reason though

2nd generation transalp XL650V
how are these bikes (aside from being really ugly)
can they handle offroad (nothing too extreme) with proper tires?
are they a sensible purchase? anything to look out for?
i'm pretty sure the engine is unkillable, what about the rest of the bike?

>>28690301
They'd be faster than a klr even a himi 450 is.

>>28693599
Sump hanging out down below. Big rock moto did a good series on it.

>>28693317
Himalayan easily gets 400+.

newfriend here, only been riding for half a year. i've been thinking about what i want to get when I've upgraded to my full license but really i feel quite happy with my little 300. what are the practical benefits of a larger engine? seems like they're more expensive to run, service, insure etc. but i don't know what i'd get out of a bigger engine except speed and my 300 will already get me 20km/h over the highest legal speed limit in australia

>>28693599
Yes, people did hard pack, gravel, and twin track just fine for years on those damn things. I still prefer the older 600 for looks though. Shit screams the 90s.

Bought an Italian shitbike while living in a third world cuntree. Feels like a new level of masochism.

>>28693714
nice

my 1992 honda africa twin i've been fixing up

I just saw this absolute work horse of a motorcycle. Concourse 14. He replaced the side fairings with a full custom exocage. Massive power inverter for who only knows what. Absolutely filthy. Dropped a billion times. Rear tire is a square block. I didn't get it in the picture but the tail light house was full blown home depot fiberglass made by hand.

>>28693680
>newfriend here, only been riding for half a year. i've been thinking about what i want to get when I've upgraded to my full license but really i feel quite happy with my little 300.
There are people here who have been riding 300s for years.
Do you really need anything more? that's the question to ask

>>28693790
>300ccs
LUXURY

>>28693778
Concours are some of the best motorcycles ever made and I doubt many will disagree.
Definitly looks like he's got his money out of it, and I love the way that looks compared to the normal fat concors

>>28693790
>Do you really need anything more?
i assumed i would but now I'm not so sure, which is why i'm asking

>>28693680
> what are the practical benefits of a larger engine?
torque, horsepower, higher-end performance
depending on the bike, riding comfort and pilot feel is a big one if you get say, a Gold Wing. not to mention carrying capacity if you equip it with all of its bags.
That may be just about it.
> seems like they're more expensive to run, service, insure etc. but i don't know what i'd get out of a bigger engine except speed and my 300 will already get me 20km/h over the highest legal speed limit in australia
>australia
oof
sorry to hear that anon

in seriousness, if you don't care about off-roading, and you don't care about doing any more than the speed limit. All it will do is get you to the max speed faster if all you're doing is road biking.

If you're looking to get into cruising in what is effectively a cockpit down the highway, that is where larger engines would accommodate you. We have harley guys in the states who have never been on anything less than 1000ccs for that reason alone

>>28693798
>i assumed i would but now I'm not so sure, which is why i'm asking
If you're on just a regular 300ccs dual sport or a Ninja then I wouldn't worry about it if you're happy. You may want something bigger for more carrying capacity but how much are you really trying to move around on a motorcycle?

>>28693680
I’ve been really kicking around getting a bigger dualsport, but besides the overpriced drz or the super intense maintenance on a crf450rl or exc-f, there aren’t many options.
Agricultural 650 single?
Enduro 390 r with dubious reliability?
Idk mang for now I’m keeping the klx I think
If you’re looking for a street bike though don’t hesitate there are a ton of good options depending what you want and for street I would want 50hp minimum

>>28693800
>>28693802
>>28693813
i am looking at doing more long-distance riding, maybe a little tiny bit of off-roading to camp sites so my sports bike won't cover it but maybe a 450 or something would be fine?

>>28690197 (OP)
I miss my xt550. Best bike I've ever owned.

>>28693828
>Didn't know there was an xt550
>Google it
>Learn about cool bike
>AI results mention a 2026 revival
>It's a bunch of damn Indian youtube channels posting AI videos that is torching Google's GEO
Cyberpunk novels never mention the dystopia as just one annoying God damn thing after another.

>comes with a TFT instead of dual clocks
what an absolute blunder

>>28693317
tiger and ktm1290 can both get like 400+ miles

>>28693440
>>28693434
Based retards

>>28693915
you could pass a pickup truck through that gap kek

>>28693824
>i am looking at doing more long-distance riding, maybe a little tiny bit of off-roading to camp sites so my sports bike won't cover it but maybe a 450 or something would be fine?
Sounds like you're in the market for a light adventure bike.
What is your budget? You could get a Himalayan 411-450 for cheap or get some real cash together for a KTM 390 or a BMW.

Or you could wait to see what this new KLE 500 prices at.

>>28693824
long distance is cruiser or ADV territory, but never let anyone tell you that you can't do long-distance ADVENTURE on a 300
Your butt may just hurt after you're done.

A lot

>>28693860
why are jeets like this?

We finally took abart the crf4000RL real rally trimmer edition

Needless to say b4 expanding this image:
>hold onto your butts

>>28693940
>>28693932
>>28693860
It gets worse before it gets worse

>>28693942
Also picrel is proof i have cursed thumbs, inagine having to type on a phone when you had thubms the suize of pistons
Get rekt jannoids
Also you transcordittors

>using my bike as the OP for a tranny thread
disgusting

also this captcha is laughably bad. Does anyone even post here anymore besides the most dedicated of trannys?

>>28693968
>ESL
yuck

>>28693185
Man I'd love a real British Norton that hasn't been in Indian hands.

>>28693767
The ONLY adv bike I like, godspeed spiderman.

>>28693091
>enters gay bar
>screams about how much he hates gays

>>28693860
Bro iktf
Just try to find any info about gta 6.
Unbelievable how much jeets shit and when you add ai it becomes a shit tsunami

>that time of the year
this is fucking bullshit as always
ROBBERY

>>28694096
>Portuguese
>100/90 rear tire
keyed 125 rider

>>28693977
>>28693767
The colorways and liveries on these things are fantastic.

>>28693813
have you looked into thousand dollar ratted klrs?

>new naked
>trident
>"800"

>looks like shit
>will sound like shit
>already slated to cost more than a hornet SP

what is this market bros?

I have a first gen KLR650 and my buddy wants to get a KLR to ride with me. his options are a first or second gen, but he has an inseam of 30" and has to stand on the balls of his feet to get them both on the dirt on my bike.

I keep hearing that the second gen has the same seat height as the first gen, but "feels taller"

Which option would be better for him?

(my bike looks like picrel, but sun bleached to fuck)

>>28694146
stop this inseam bullshit you lying faggots
just admit youre too chickenshit to ride a bike, or youre actually indian/chink tier manlet faggots

if a 28" inseam 5'3 woman can ride a 1300GSA you can ride a fucking KLR

>>28694152
fair point, but he's a new rider and I'm worried he'll dumpster the bike as soon as he gets on it

>>28693977
That's a big bike.

Where do you guys find your official vehicle service manuals online?
I'm looking for pic related, ENG/GER preferably but I am willing to pay 150 eurobucks for something that should actually come with the vehicle purchase...

Would appreciate if somebody could help me out here.

Looking for tyre recommendations for my ZR-7, I'm after something that has decent grip in all weather and suitable for a mix of daily commuting and hills runs. I'm in Australia, so no snow or ice to worry about.

This bike currently has Bridgestone Battleax BT023R tyres and I've had Michelin Pilot Street 2s on my old bike and was pretty happy with them.

>>28694146
I have a first gen with a 31 inseam and can comfortably ride it (mostly stock suspension, white topgun spring).

You could probably just throw on lowering links if he really needs the confidence.

However its a KLR, nobody will care if it drops especially the bike itself.

>>28693680
>what are the practical benefits of a larger engine?
Overtaking retarded drivers in the hills becomes a lot easier and safer to do once you get decent power. The only downside is that a bigger engine means a heavier bike, which means less nimble around the tighter twisties. At the end of the day it's entirely down to personal preference and what kind of riding you do.

>>28693317
I have learned through the crf450rl experience that if you want to have a real adventure you might as well bring the fucking truck
If you want to tour thats a different story but both highway plus trails is no mans land for any bike

You will always either be a 20/80 dual sport rider or a 80/20 adv dadlarper, there are no exceptions
And the 20 of thw dirtbike giy is highway mileage in his fucking TRUCK
That being said, i could violate the hypothesis by building the zx14r into the umtilmate madmax shooner bro

>>28693680
A larger engines main advantage is, depending on engine orientation and compression, a bigger shoom response
Aka do you want to get all you can do in first gear regardless of a sneed limit?
That, sounds bigger, and goes fasfer more often than not
Otherwise there are slightly larger engines bored out of your single cylinder youre currently used to and they are more torque and off roader

What kinda bike you gonna get if you upgrayde?
Id go dual sport or harley under your australian circunstances, both air cooled so you can break down and suffer the blistering sun of 45C and wither and eventually died
More things to consider, who and why is making your next bike
Also did the new bike choose you or not, most important of all

>>28693778
>replaced the side fairings with custom exocage
What the fuck thats literally me and what i can do with the zx14r, how did he do it? That wouls be perfect because FUCK these fairings


Also
>nobody (((you))) the piston thubms because everyone still doesnt knoe what clusterfuck thread was the real deal
Way to go you retarded bakerjannoids
Fucking jannoids
Fucjing bajers
Fucking fucks

>>28694142
>what is this market bros
The same one that caused all soccer moms ans karens to forcefeed us suv crossover slop for decades

Reject modernity, embrace the kitchen

>>28694211
why are you posting indian ai slop shroomy?
do you not notice the obvious cut in the video where the camera suddenly perfectly frames up before his manoeuvre and the sudden speeding up and blurring of the background?
i thought you guys were better than this

>>28693930
>>28693931
i'm still a while off until i need to think about this stuff. adventure bikes are looking like the way to go though. good thing if i stick with a smaller engine is that i don't need to wait til i get my unrestricted license so i can shop around a bit now
>>28694183
>>28694205
getting out in front of people quicker would be nice, if i gun my bike i take off at car speed and i don't think i'd feel comfortable squeezing in at the front of a queue if i can't take off quicker than the cagies behind me
my dad'll disown me if i get a harley
(i have that same hane pic here somewhere)
you've all given me a lot to think about, thanks fellas

>>28694158
Then tell him to not buy a 650cc and get a 400cc tops, jeet bikes like KTM 390 ADVs are cheap to get started if you buy them used, maintenance is a bit often but yet cheap to do and they will do more than fine on the highway, as well as offroad for a newbie level, which are unpaved roads.

>>28693942
Looks like a 50cc piston what the fuck

>>28694230
Yeah your overtake speed improves treendously after 100 ponies, but you can still gear and sprocket for whatever is comf and efficient too
My crf was doing 150kph cruisin overloaded too

>>28694243
Imagine the ogre hands
Imagine the sweaty palm and thubm smell

>>28693942
Either Shoomers has giant hands or that piston is tiny as fuck.

>>28694277
>that piston is tiny as fuck.
It's a 450, it can't be that small

>>28694211
How do I do that? That man must suffer from sex. I needs the sex.

>>28694117
it's a robbery and I might try some cheaper winter tires for now

>>28694285
>clamp front brake
>lean bike hard, counterlean hard and support yourself with left leg on ground
>twist throttle
>dump clutch
>don’t drop the bike
To get up
>pull clutch back
>don’t drop the bike
He probably had a bunch of men tell him it was way cool. One of them probably said he’d post it to his blog even.

>>28693680
I weally like big cwuisers :3 theyre not good for off road but 99% of riders who say they wanna go off road dont

>>28693794
I own a love my zx14, so by default I like the concourse but I will agree that it looks extremely pigfat in OEM decour. The zx14 is already pigfat, and the concours is much bigger. I do like the custom exocage but what in the absolute fuck is going on with all the zip ties and just fucking wires and cables and shit. I wanted to take a whole walk around video of it but I didn't want to make spectacle.

>>28693942
Oh no .... How did you manage that shoomers?

>>28694205
The idea of a madmax zx14 is so tempting.
I could never though. I bought mine new and it still looks new.

>>28693778
>>28694310
that exocage is fucken sick

>>28694314
I thought my exocage looked really cool. Nowhere near as cool as his.

>>28694146
Gen 2 KLR is a fuckhuge bike. I almost bought one, I still regret it. It even had my favorite color pattern and Gen 2.5 upgrades. Damn, I'm retarded. But it's a big ass bike, feels like riding a battleship. I felt like a manlet on it at 6'0".

BIG AMERICAN IRON HOURS

>>28694370
>harley
Sexual

>>28694380
brooooo
where u been

>>28694217
That video's been around long before ai slop

>>28694310
I got my relay part coming in but by the time i getter done might as well have snow now

Fucking stalled at the lights just as the engine caught up to the clutch so like 10mph.
Restarted it, flustered and accidentally semi-launched it, chirping the rear and lifting the front.
Christ I was so embarrassed, I haven't stalled a bike in YEARS, not even in goddamn trail rides.
I couldn't stop and talk to everyone to tell them 'No! This never happens, I'm not a noob! Please, look into this lens!".

>>28694422
"it's ok, it happens to a lot of guys"

>>28694422
Won't happen to me (buying a DCT bike from honda)

what is the gayest bike you can buy

>>28694465
Harleys by a large margin.

>>28693442
>BUT it’s finicky and you will end up taking your bike apart to deal with it all the time and your bike will still run like shit. EFI just werks
Isn't that what CV carbs are for?

>>28694464
I'd say some dumb shit about scooters, but then I enjoyed raping the shit out of my SJ125T until it blew the head. There was a hole in the header from scraping by the time I was finished with that.

That said, anything with a CVT isn't a bike.

>>28694485
CV's still need adjusting//syncing/cleaning like anything else.
It's a pick your poison deal. Slide carbs are peak finnicky

>>28694456
I guess it doesn't help having 1000cc of high compression, oversquare 90° twin.

Thoughts on a 2025 XT250?

>>28694508
>anything with a CVT isn't a bike.
I disagree.

>>28694465
KTM 390

>>28694140
My bud has a 1st gen. I rode it a couple times and hated it. Fat slow unresponsive bulky.
I’m curious how a Dr/xr compares, just haven’t had a chance to ride one.

>>28694465
Ducati anything

>>28694585
I think they are better but still are fat fuck dual sports.
If you dont need to go on the highway then just get a smaller bike.

>>28694409
its literal ai sloppa retard

>>28694611
just because (((you))) can't do it doesn't mean it's fake. it's easy on dirt, grass or wet pavement but I'm still a little scared to try it when it's grippy

>>28694285
>>28694639
It's not hard to do, I do it on dirt all the time.

>>28694140
Oh hell yeah we shitbiking out here

>>28694535
xts are based
great bikes

>>28693813
Yeah I'm going to say KLR all the way.

Even the Gen 3 ones are fantastic. I know they aren't as based as the Gen 1s which are just fat dual sports but the Gen 3s are great because you can transform them into whatever you want.

>EICMA is over
>people talking about 40 year old shitbikes and KLRs
is /dbt/ just poor?

>>28694639
indian sloppai

>>28694828
old good
new bad

>>28694828
>>EICMA is over
What? I thought it start in 4 days

>>28694611
You can literally go see it in the archives from years back retard.

>>28694096
some marketing nerd was paid tens of thousands of dollars to come up with the name “battlax” (sic)
that cost is included in the price of the tires
if you buy the tires, you support him and justify his paycheck, he will continue to make shitty retard names for things

>>28694849
how did you get my picture on the right?

>>28694828
New bikes are meh, time traveller.

>>28694096
These are bias ply tires? I would think you could get the superior Avons for that price. Or Shinko for less.

>>28694875
>video editing software didnt exist 2 years ago
okay retard

Picked up my new bike today, I am HYPED but also not so hyped because it's gonna rain for a 6 or 7 days so I'll just be staring at it until next week

>>28694920
How many days??

>>28694933
how many days what my dude?

>>28694877
these are the best tires possible for this bike, except for breaking down too fast (pic rel)
not many options because of the weird sizing unless I mix and match and use a front tire as a rear tire
pirelli angel ct fits, they came with the bike but I didn't like it. might go for some winter heidenaus
>>28694916
which avons do u suggest?

I ride a 50cc bike
it maxes out at a pretty low speed obviously
Is it bad to hold it that speed?
The RPM are max there, but going even slower is not great

>>28694965
Yes.

wellll I just parked my bike for the winter. theres lots of sweet things about living in norway but the climate isn't one of them.

>>28694965
Small cc bikes are designed to take the abuse. Specially so if it's a Honda.

>>28694982
But you scored the best looking girls in the world though. Winter is fuck time, summer is bike time. Zero suffering possible in Norge.

>>28694982
>norway
silly anon. we know youre trans and icelandic

big bike license is so expensive here...
>>28694979
I just realized she has a gun in the pic
Onsa chan is cute

>>28694946
Roadrider 2 but I'm now not sure they make your size.

>>28695003
living in a country with pretty girls just makes being a kissless hugless virgin even worse

>>28694982
>rides a yamaha
>is a complete pussy
Many such cases.

>>28695070
Stop bullying Yamaha riders.

>>28695070
Oh yes the weather in "norway"

>>28694982
But that's a Danish flag.

>>28695017
>>28695079
I knew she was a slut. Honda girl is modest and fair, good waifu.

>>28695084
>*burns toes*

>>28695070
kek, it was 0.5c (32.9f) when I parked it in my brothers garage a couple hours ago.
also it's not just the temperature that is the issue, its the salting of the roads

Saw the pizzeria tomboy again, I think it’s a guy. Even better, too bad he’s surrounded by other workers

/adventure/

>>28693813
bigger means heavier, but skill overcomes that. You can whip around an Africa Twin with practice

>>28695017
Onsa is the best and my personal lucky charm

>>28694270
I enjoyed this gif. Thank you

>>28695017
onsa is a WHORE she SELLS HERSELF to RANDOM BIKERS for whatever the five hand gesture means

riding my 50cc

>>28695203
Me when I have to test drive some jap bike

>>28695205
lol

How to get test rides at a dealership? Do I just ask for keys for every baiku I like?

>>28695215
pretty much. most of the times the stealerships have dedicated units of each model for test rides

>>28695215
>hello goodman, i’ve perused the comestibles on your organization’s, “web site”, ahaha, and found myself interested in giving this bike *point to bike* a, shall we say, test ride. For you see, I am interested in purhcasing a new motorcycle and would fain make it that one, but, as is always the case with vehicle sales, i can not know whether it suits my rather voluptuous frame, until i have sat on it and ridden it around a little. Might you be willing to lend me the key, gentlesir?
works for me

>>28695215
get an escooter and ride around your town looking for someone with the kind of bike you want to try
ride up to them at a stop light and knock them off, then ride away

>>28694828
What no soul does to a poster. Smh

>>28694465
Any Cafe racer with displacement less than 650.
It's the same type of dude every time.
>MUH THUMPIN OOOOOH MY 250 IS THUMPIN OOOOOOO

Runner up would most definitely be Ducati and their ducatistas'

/adventShoom/

>>28694803
Appreciate the suggestion I just really hated my buddy’s klr.
>>28695136
Yeah I’m not that good at enduro and in frustrating situations it’s nice to be able to wrangle the bike
Lotta slippery mud
Love the idea of a monster bike but it just doesn’t fit what we got around here
Think what I’m gonna do is slap some d606s or tusk dsports on and just chomp mud this winter and reevaluate next season

>>28695242
advent isnt for another month, silly

If you open youtube and look up enduro bikes videos it's mostly teens riding around and pissing people off. So anytime I see posts with dirt/enduro I automatically assume the poster is 14yo max and everything they write is then irrelevant.

>>28695269
Good lord, man. Google "enduro racing", "motocross racing", or if you're really masochistic, "trials bike competition" instead.

>>28695269
good

>>28695273
>Google "enduro racing", "motocross racing"
Yeah about that

Kasinsky mirage turned into chopper, it's a brasilian bike, the engine block is uglier then an iron 883, but it's way cheaper and doesn't leak oil.

>>28695301
Look man, if you are getting a webm that was shared here a few months ago as your first result in Youtube search, I can't help you. You gone and perfectly knackered your own search algorithm. May God take mercy on your soul.

>>28695312
That's a cool little chopper. Who the fuck cares if it's not a harley, honestly.

what colour is your visor anon?
I was thinking of getting either red or silver, but the red is out of stock for my helmet until mid december

>>28695322
It is very cool, and i agree 100%, only people who care about Harleys are Harley owners, oil leaking machines.

>>28695325
It's transparent, I think red looks sicker then silver.

>>28695245
Adventshoomers
Jesus was born in the spring as the passover lamb prophecy, i maintain it

>>28695312
Thats a nice baiku. One cylinder sooo kawaii

>>28695269
riiiight

ran into a scooter gang
https://litter.catbox.moe/7ext10gxwx2xi6ko.mp4
they were popping off

>>28695269
You clearly own a Harley, so indeed you are a colossal faggot.
>>28695325
Original transparent and a separate black when its too sunny.

Was this guy just insanely unlucky, or is this a critical/consistent problem with the commander and similar helmets?

>>28695390
idk arai has a pretty good point with their helmets in that circles and orbs deflect hits.

>>28695269
kek all those seething replies anyway I own a KLX sumo and do wheelies around town

>>28695400
The problem with pretending to be retarded is one day looking up and realizing your only friends left are actual 'tards who think you're fine company.

>>28695301
everyone there is brown
i rest my case

>>28695409
hah yeah i never meet any tards on any other motorcycles
especially not harleys

>>28695400
Anti wheelie guy and anti dirt bike guy is the same person.

>>28695409
This is why I avoid KTMs like the plague.

>>28695325
Silver iridium during day and i switch to clear for night

Where do I find spare visors for out of print helmets?

>>28695444
I wanna dash doors pretty baby
Doors and doors alone
They could tell right away
That I was bad to the bone

>sitting at red light
>left leg down, right on rear brake pedal
>wind is sustained 40mph, gusting up to 50
>notice me and the bike are slwoly starting to lean over like I'm entering into a right turn
>have to put my right leg down or I'll drop the bike
Pretty sure that shit could have stood me up and right out of a curve if I'd been on the highway

>>28695515
I had an appt to bring my klx in for tires this last spring and it was 40-50mph gusts that day blowing from the side the whole way.
I had to stop and let the blood flow back into my hands from death gripping the bars
Pretty sure it took a few months off my life. That little turd was like a sail in the gusts.

>>28695515
>>28695521
spooky

>>28694370
Yes.

>>28695312
This guy fucks

>>28693578
I like the looks, Its over for xsr900. I mean it never began for that butt ugly Yamahaha bike.

I'm looking for a naked bike that weighs less than 500lbs with at least a 32 inches seat height (or decent legroom) for less than 6k used. Am I fucked? I can only think of the Ducati desert sled and these have a ton of issues. They haven't sold dual sports since the 90s in my country so those are not an option unfortunately.
Those are my requirements because I have to park my bike being my car in my apartment's lot (tight space in length and width), despite being only 5'10 31in inseem my knees are destroyed on regular naked bikes.

>>28695515
>>28695521
The straight line winds in Kansas can make life absolutely miserable on two-wheels, even on a big tourer. Sometimes the wind blows so hard that riding perpendicular to it requires leaning into it, and there's a sudden drop in pressure that can send you into the next lane or the shoulder when the highway briefly dips down into a cut. This is considered normal out on the prairie for most of the year.

>>28695515
nah

>>28695572
I'm drawing a blank, but these are the first that came to mind.
>Buell Ulysses
>KTM 950 SM
>Yamaha FZ6/FZ1
>Suzuki Bandit (31.6" seat height)

>>28695579
I appreciate the input. I had a Bandit which fit me well but it's about the most unexciting bike I've ever ridden. Good thinking with the Buell, I'll look into it.

>>28695581
No problem

>>28695582
Oh, excellent.

>>28695515
Reminds me when I was riding one day and sudden cyclone wind and rain happen.
I could have been blow away along with my bike. But these two American trugs let me take shelter between them and asked if I was alright and gave me an escort out of the interchange area to a side street so I could wait out the wind and rain.
Nice guys and not all cagies are bad.

>>28695572
NOPE Get a DRZ and take the plastics off

>>28694422
When I first started riding, I did the exact same thing, except all the torque from this monster made me do a wheelie off the starting line from a stop and I somehow let it back down from life 30 degrees and just kept rolling like I meant to do that. Lmao. God it was terrifying.

>>28695598
nice dickrocket

>>28695572
They make ADVs for you anon. Or a Sumo bike, if I had this problem, I'd just get a sumo and be happy.

>>28695572
Try BMWs they are reliable while being made for full sized euros.

>>28695572
Vitpillen?

>>28695602
You like dicks, anon?

>>28695597
Not sold here since the early 00s, I'm not paying 5k for a 20yo clapped out thumper
>>28695603
ADVs won't fit in my tight parking space, otherwise I was thinking Tiger 800 or Vstrom 1000. Sumos not sold here except KTM (pieces of crap).
>>28695628
Too small in terms of rider triangle, I'm not paying 4 figures for an Indian-made bike.
>>28695621
F800gs is too long unfortunately

I like the Buell recommendation from earlier, there are a few for sale nearby within my budget.

>>28695649
S1000R, used older one. Idk about seat height of f900r, f850r? F750gs is shorter.

If dubs, go for a scooter rip

>>28695651
Wait I forgot my picture, got a new family member today

>>28695651
I'll reroll for you.

>>28695653
Cool bike
>>28695650
I can't afford those models unfortunately

>>28695649
>there are a few for sale nearby within my budget.
pleasant surprise
https://youtu.be/1Rryx-VLHP4

>>28695655
thanks anon, i gotta sodie pop ^_^
https://streamable.com/g9db4k

>>28695653
kinda looks like a suzuki or ducati

>>28690197 (OP)
threado

>>28695675
>>28695675

>>28695630
I like dick rockets

>>28695574
>Precession
>At a stop light

>>28695673
Looks comfy anon and you have a nice large thumb.

>>28695113
Go get some Anon I believe in you

>>28695325
Just transparent.