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'ku
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I was SCOOTIN'
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>>28914946
i spent an hour trying to get NFS 2015 working on my steam deck last night and was thinking its crazy that no one has made a need for speed-but-with-motorcycles type vidya game

run from the cops, mod your bike, just regular street races. every motorcycle video game is just track only. muy gayo
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>>28914938
just found out i can bore this out to 990 cc
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You’re revmatching your tendies, right anon?
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test
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>>28914952
that's pretty based
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Last thread died so posting again.
Anons, if I sell my 2012 883 Iron Harley, how much should I ask?
Mechanically speaking- it’s fine. Starts, runs, drives, shifts fine. I just never drive it. It’s got ape hangers, screaming eagle exhaust kit, needs a new front tire, and the rear breaks probably need replacing cause they just don’t work. It’s got about 10k miles.
Thinking about putting in the ad “will trade for chopper.”
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>>28914966
bout treefiddy
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>>28914951
The problem is the contols. Twin stick isn't too far off from simulating sttering wheel + throttle/brake, and shoulder buttons can do an automatic, or even a manual if you ditch the analog nature of a clutch.

But on a bike, you've got steering + lean, and a wet clutch needs to be fucking analog (maybe sports bikes only do dry clutches, not my lane). And then you've got throttle plus 2 sets of brakes with different effects on the bikes handling. There's not enough analog controls and you wouldn't have enough fingers anyway.

And then how do you satisfy the sim autists who want an actual real vontrol set?
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>>28914966
$2000. Don't trade for a fucking chopper. Just see how much its going for in your area on craigslist or something. See what IDV for your bike is, don't ever take less than that.
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>>28914952
Looks cool desu.
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>>28914950
Based scooty chad.
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>>No.28914934
For sure. ty anon
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>>28915033
>idv
oh no. hello sanjeet
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>>28915037
Hello SIrs.
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I love it so much
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>>28914950
Twist and go….
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ok sorry anons i have a stupid question:
hipotetically speaking i decide to do a multi day trip across the TET and i'm a really cool dude and i hit puddles and mud like a pro and get all my bags pants and boots caked in mud. once i reach the point i want to eat something hot or it's end of the day and i need to reach where to sleep wtf do i do? ask them to hose me down a bit in the middle of the road/parking lot?
And if i'm not a pro and i'm a bit of a disgrace for all the offroad riders out there and slip in said puddles and mud and like become a proper mess and i'm seriously caked in it?
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>>28914946
Based!!
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>>28915087
Road 6
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>>28915143
Fuckin said it in my head, you insidious cunt.
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>>28915136
Since you are a rich fag, stay at the closest Hilton. Carry a garbage bag with you, put your muddy gear in the garbage bag and take it to your hotel room. You can change right in their parking lot. The next day, you wear the same muddy gear.
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>>28914938
>Motorcycle Pics
I miss the old CR500AF. I made the tips of my fingers go numb sometimes from the vibration, but it was was experience to ride for sure.
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>>28914938
>>scooters aren't bikes
SHIT THREAD NOT POSTING MY BAIK
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>>28915164
Kek. I had a CR500 for about 2 months in 1998. Probably only hit WOT half a dozen times, would bring it with my XR400 just for posture and the odd 'If you can kickstart it, you can ride it' challenge. Sold it after I was called out, the angry bitch kicked so hard on my me it blew a fucking hole in my gumboot and sprained my ankle.
When man can chuck on a swann-dri, stubbies and gumboots to ride their bike, but it almost kills them on the sidestand, is it still a bike?
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>>28915147
>Since you are a rich fag
anon i'm poor as fuck i was gonna stay in the shittiest motels and just eat sandwiches and one hot meal at the end of the day, i just don't want to leave dirt behind me it would be rude to the owners and wagies working there.
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>>28915166
>'If you can kickstart it, you can ride it'
Sit on bike, turn on gas and choke, click tranny to second gear, push-pull bike forward and back about 4 times (moves cylinder up and down drawing in fresh air/fuel, shift to neutral, press kick starter down slowly to find TDC, bleed off a little pressure, kick quickly and it starts easily. No need to try and kick full compression. If it does not start on first cycle, just repeat. You can start it very easily and quickly with that routine. I learned to race MX on that bike. Once in a while I hit sharp bump and flicked the throttle accidently and the power would just explode.
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>>28915147
If don't want to add dirt to parkinglot, do it at the side of the road near the motel where there is dirt. Don't worry about dirt in hotel room as it will be inside a garbage bag. I would try to air my gear out, but I'm leaving that as a task for you to figure out.
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>>28915170
>>28915173 This reply was for you.
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>>28915171
That's the kicker. I've even had people try to kick-start my XR400 and just about launch themselves over the bars, "It's seized?!".
The throttle control is what got me. Having a small bomb at your beck and call is all well and good, but my muscle memory had been 4t for 20 years. A nice gentle, linear curve. Cresting a root system just as the band hits?
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>>28915143
Seriously why the fuck would you ruin a bike like that with touring tires?
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Hello frens. Looking forward to a nice comfy day of riding and going to a bike night this evening.
Also, obx starts its lame bike week this weekend. Might ride down and watch guys get their bikes scratched at the bikini binge wash
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>>28915087
Raspberry beret
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>got business meeting that is 2 hours away in car that go through mountain range
>consider taking my bike but its fucking smog season
man I just want to breath
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It’s supposed to snow tomorrow :(
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>>28915228
Its gonna be 80 and sunny here tomorrow.
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>>28915228
Become the Ural kun.
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Hey you guys, I've become a bus rider now. Taking a bus to the dealership. Things you do for a motorcycle!
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>>28915231
Someone called?
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>>28915177
They are the best wet weather tyres right? Also, good enough in summer for the streets. It lets you spend less and more time on road. I see goat6 as a win desu senpai.
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>>28915234
Hello Ural kun, is it summer there yet? I'm melting from the summer heat over hear.
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The state of DBT, I don't even get called a wrenchlet. Whats wrong with my front brakes brothers? It's gripping, releasing, gripping, releasing, looks like I'm headbanging when coming to a stop at an intersection? It's not ABS, it doesnt look like there's any crookedness on the brake discs and I haven't spilled oil on the discs. It's less noticeable at higher speed and there's no vibrating\pulsing in the brake lever. AAAaaaaaaaaa
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>>28915246
only a little warping of the disc causes large changes. how did you rule out the disc?
could also be your wheel, i once had badly installed bicycle front wheel which would wobble when loaded with brakes, this might be similar

>>28915228
riding in the snow is a pleasure as long as theyve salted the road. very serene.

>>28914659
very enlightened, all groups of people with any kind of shared interest are the same

>>28914928
i cannot believe people are telling you to get 2k for this bike, what a fundamentally ass market
a 15 year old machine with NO REAR BRAKES
you should be made to pay someone to take this off your hands
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>>28915236
>lowsides
>>28915246
>don't even get called a wrenchlet
You are now talking to the guy who invented that word. You can ask me anything.
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>>28915216
Whoa
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>>28915238
It's like +10°C here, I'm literally melting.
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>>28914951
there was Midnight Club Los Angeles but Rockstar killed the series because it's not a billion dollar moviegame or Shark Card cash cow
crazy to think the San Diego team has been around since Midtown Madness and now they're relegated to doing GTA vehicle physics
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Once you go Yamaha you never go back, haha.
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>>28914951
I remember bikes in TDU 2006
it only had 9 bikes and 124 cars
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>>28914986
indeed with the controls you normally use for racing games driving bikes doesn't feel that exciting while cars somehow does

bikes can be quite fun in something like gta since you get to fuck about and do things you'd be crazy to do irl on your bike

not that I've played gta in the past 15 years or so
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>>28915236
they're awesome tires, dont listen to that moron
nice bike
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>>28915246
you have patchy deposits of brake pad material on the rotors, that you wouldn't be able to see.

this causes low speed bike lurch (headbanging)
at higher speeds it smooths out
the brake lever isnt pulsing because the rotor isn’t physically warped

the pads could have got overheated at some point, or when they were new pads they weren’t bedded in properly or the bike sat for a while

to fix it you either need new pads and rotors and bed the new pads properly...
or you can try to lightly sand the rotors (scotch-brite or fine emery), then clean with brake cleaner
on a flat surface, lay some sand paper down flat and scrub each brake pad on top to get rid of the glaze
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>>28915263
90°F here today
about 32.2°C
way too early in the year to be this hot. this summer is gonna suck
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>>28915263
can I have some cold?
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>>28914938
im having trouble finding a cool fender eliminator kit for my 2024 GSX S1000

can you please find me something other than this
https://www.motodynamic.com/finder/1/suzuki-gsx-s1000-2024-71191
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>>28915318
https://j-techproducts.com/en-us/products/suzuki-gsx-s1000-2021-tail-tidy-plug-play-fender-eliminator-gsx-s1000f
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>>28914966
>Anons, if I sell my 2012 883 Iron Harley, how much should I ask?
well that depends anon
do you know what you got?
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>>28915271
once you go Suzuki
everything else is Dookie
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>>28915332
once you like dookie you buy a suzuki
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>>28915302
>>28915314
Fucked up, give winter back
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I feel like Yammie noob takes are getting extra retard everyday
dude is so out of touch
consider how he was shilling CFmoto so hard couple years ago and then become the anti the moment they stop giving him free bikes
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>>28915333
nah nigger
Suzuki is pretty good

coolest name too
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>>28915343
should've died when he head-on'd that Porsche desu
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>>28915343
almost every successful person in media just lies every day and repeats bullshit
that is everyone that is not a glownigger which he might actually be
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>>28915246
Put your front wheel in the air
Loosen the axle nut, pinch bolts, caliper mounting bolts, and the front fender bolts.

Bounce the front end on the ground a couple times to realign the components.
Spin the front tire then clasp the front brake over and over.
Torque pinch bolts to hold axle
Torque axle bolt
Torque calipers
Torque fender bolt.

If its still being weird, try grabbing the front brake lever and keep it held with a zip tie. Leave the zip tie on overnight and take it off in the morning. Your brakes should feel perfect, if they're significantly better then you have air in your brake system if it doesn't then you have a leak somewhere.

Lastly try some compressed air and blow out the brake pads and the floating bushings on your disc rotor (assuming they're floating disc's)

Could also just be a misaligned brake pad support bracket, the tiny metal thing that comes with brake pads.
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Has anyone ever seen a type of gague cluster where the circuit board (more like a flimsy green plastic sheet with copper lines from the clip to the gagues) clips directly into the wire harness clip? Now as I try to remove the clip it comes off of the post but the whole circuit board is stuck into the clip and I don't want to rip it. What do I do?
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>>28915368
Post pics, might be able to help you.
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>>28915343
What did you honestly expect. Also I find the honda rebel/cb 300 and r3/mt03 hate very forced
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>>28915345
>coolest name too

Nah that's Kawasaki
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Time to dust er off
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>>28915263
How do you drive in the winter? I did that for a winter in my teens with a scooter and it was insanity.
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>>28915263
32C at night and its truly a suffering in my country.
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>>28915232
My baiku is back home!
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>>28915228
>It’s supposed to snow tomorrow :(
just get snowed tires
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>>28915392
>>28915345
The fuck you niggas talking about? You all know that HOONDA is the superior one. Honda means love, Honda is peak. If you don't know, you know now.
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>>28915403
Dress properly and don't give a shit about the cold
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>>28915403
Heated grips, heated seats two or three layers for clothing. Appropriate tyres.
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I just wanna get out bros but I don't seem to be able to find the time to adventure, or I inexplicably get sick :(
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Got a beater Yamaha xv250 that suddenly doesn't want to shift well into first gear from 2nd and vice versa. Above that, it shifts fine. Revving to crank the engine and gently disengaging the clutch, the bike sometimes "clicks" into the gear with a delay.
How fucked is it?
What do?
Would an oil change help in case its sludge? Been only about 2k miles (less than service interval) but 2.5 years.
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>>28914966
Why would you trade for a chopper instead of making your bike a chopper? Like nigga it's a sporty. They make everything you could ever need for anything for those. Why not build your own? I get that it takes time and tools and effort but that's what makes choppers cool. Because if it were easy there'd be more of them.

Then again you said "rear breaks" so I guess it's just not in the cards for you.
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>>28915403
heated liners under an occunomix high vis winter suit, hippo hands over the bars
this keeps you warm and riding down to 0F in my experience
colder than that is very rare where i live, I think -4F was the absolute minimum this last winter
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>>28915374
No clue what to do and a new one is unobtanium. Honestly, the only gague I care about is the temp gague. Should I just slap in an aftermarket temp gague instead and not even worry about this?
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>>28915459
spray some "electrical contact cleaner" down each hole a wire goes into
is there a locking tab on the other side?
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>>28915466
The tab comes free. The clip wants to come off but the sheet itself is stuck in there. I have contact cleaner, would wd40 help or hurt?
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>>28915343
The more a jewtuber relies on monetization, the less reliable they become. Lastest fortnine vid is openly shilling chinkshit, while sponsored by what appears to be Honey 2: scamboogaloo. Contrasting this with the actual soul and clever artistic direction they had pre-covid(see: versys-x 300 review) and it's sad.

>>28915345
You're god damn right.
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>>28915471
>but the sheet itself is stuck in there.
but the pins* are stuck in there. the pins stay attached to the circuit board.
if you have the locking tab unlocked, gently move the connector side to side, back and forth, and try to wiggle it free

wd40 leaves an oil residue, which you dont want on something that needs to make electrical contact.
wd40, the brand, makes electrical contact cleaner though... so does crc, you can buy it from any car parts store
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>>28915474
that's a sweet bike
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its hot out there
only 200miles on this pig, but you can laugh at my at my parmesan garlic chicken tenders if you want, i'll lean it over one day.
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Its finally warm out but its raining all the time now, very annoying. Been trying to come up with cool ideas or things to do while riding such as cool destinations, meet ups, etc. instead of just racing down country roads. Any recommendations of what to do or how to find stuff?
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>>28915459
Is the bike new enough to have ODB2?
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>>28915474
The fortnine video was like whiplash because I distinctively remembered Ryan taking a firm stance against China in his Honda 4 S' video.

Authoritarian regimes will never reward or make insenstives to push out anything of quality because those systems only reward volume and turnaround times. You don't have autonomy to speak up out of line to correct a qualilty control error because in those societies you will face punishments that last long outside the workspace.

I was very disappointed in Ryan about the China bike video. It's like he threw his spine away entirely. Yammienoob is a nu-slop enjoyer so there's no suprise there that he's a sucker but to be so clueless about the malignant quality attached to chink bikes is just foolish if not outright nefarious.

Fuck the Chinese
Fuck the chinashills
Fuck the broke posers who buy chink shit
Fuck the waterholders who think if we just give em a chance-!
Engineering integrity is a product of the free world, not Authoritarianism.
>free world as in Europe, Japan, USA, Germany, etc
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>>28915438
Cute harley
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>>28915435
You mean the oil hasn't been changed in 2.5 years?
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>>28915474
>>28915526
Ever notice they shill chinese bikes that are slightly worse and cost slightly less than established brand beginner bikes but act like these are somehow cutting edge. I noticed that a LOT with the 450mt but I hardly see anyone who kept one nor anyone still shilling them.
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>>28915435
Def change the oil before you go looking for other problems.What you are describing could be caused by the clutch dragging, which could happen from old oil. Even though you don't have a lot of miles, it's been in there evaporating and collecting condensed water that hasn't had a chance to evaporate out because the bike doesn't spend a lot of time with the oil hot.
Also it would suck if you spent time chasing a problem that turned out to be oil.
Put some Rotella in it.
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>>28915526
>Engineering integrity is a product of the free world, not Authoritarianism.
You're angrily agreeing with him. He liked the bike, in so far as he appreciated what Kove had done in bringing a late 2000s dakar race bike to market, but he still called out the lying about the 800's weight, everything they left off the bike relative to other mid size offerings, the frame longevity issues, the cam problems (which are technically KTMs but Kove made their bed so now they get to sleep in it), and the unavoidable contradiction in selling a Dakar race bike as a travel bike. Shit man, he spends the last chunk of that video explaining how he thinks China is running out of runway regarding trying to undercut their competitors who are already using Chinese parts assembled in countries with cheaper labor costs than some CN factories.

What else do you want? Him mugging at the camera while "china bad" blinks in bold red text above him?
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>>28915474
I didn't think it was all that positive. Mostly about how Chang made some poorly thought out decisions (and lied about the weight.)
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>>28915498
I have the same problems, riding with other people is fun if you have the same "spirit" otherwise it just becomes racing down the streets with other people and at that point might as well do it alone at your own pace.

I like to try scout some scenic views or weird places but it's been a bit since i've been out sightseeking with the camera, i saw there is a sherman tank in a nearby town and i always tell myself i shoul go take a pic of 'ku in front of it (even if it's on a pedestrian pass in a not so scenic place) for starters since they are both green.

i remember a chain of posts some time ago where some anons where like posting their bike in front of a lighthouse or a boat and others anons where doing the same. that could be a fun thing to try do.

i also technically downloaded the geocache app thingy and i was thinking of trying that too just to go in unusual places but i never tried it
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>>28915561
Was it this?
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>>28915554
>>28915552
>Lied about weight
This is the 4th time I have seen this and people swept it with the 450ss, 450mt, and 675ss. The 675ss eventually corrected and stoped marketing as 400lb when it is 20lb heavier. These are all 20 to 50 lb heavier than they initially market.
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>>28915561
I will only ride with people I date.
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>>28915569
no it just happend organically, someone posted a picture writing lighthouse and other anons responded with similar pics,it wasn't organized like that. i remember the same happend again with boats, one of those anons was the guy with the zombie honda pcx!
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>>28915569
for someone to do all this would be an impressive wot
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>>28915579
>marked parking spaces in the runoff area
Urban planners truly hate motor vehicles.
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>>28915569
sorry anon
all i can do is
>my bike with a tranny on it
>my bike got stolen by a NNNNNN
>my bike being vandalized
>my bike with junky shit and blood on it

I live on Kenzington
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>>28915037
>>28915040
>IDV
>sanjeet
>Hello SIrs
Mango bros? Are we back??
>>28915327
>do you know what you got?
If knowing what I got means settling for $3,200- then yes, I do.
>>28915438
>instead of making your bike a chopper
>Why not build your own?
Yeah, no like I get that; but my thing is like if I can look on marketplace and find a sweet little chopper for say 5 or 6 grand- maybe even one with a kick starter (I’ve had dirt bikes, I love kickers). It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense if I can sell my bike for 3k, then turn around and buy one outright for say 5k. Plus at the end of the day, I simply don’t have the mechanical knowledge to do it on my own. I mean we’re talking-
>taking the engine out along with basically everything else
>chopping and welding the frame
>paint
>new tires and wheels
>new forks
>new seat
>new tank
>new fender
That’s at least everything I’d wanna do to mine. Even if I had someone to help me, you’re still talking more than it’d be to just sell mine and put a little more towards one already done.
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>>28915572
I can't speak to the others, but yeah, the 450mt was astroturfed fucking HARD. So many youtube people calling a fucking 450 twin a "forever" bike just to sell it 12 months later. Because I have to make content, you know? And who really ever would keep their favorite bike of all time?
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>>28915410
Cute!
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>>28915584
apparently it's some kind of "good boy trajectory marker" to make sure bikers don't ride too close to the center so that when they lean they don't risk getting hit by a car or bus coming the other way on narrow, some european countries starting placing them on some dangerous turns
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Rebel300 has the sloppiest front suspension and idk if it is warn out but now this just reminding me more that I should have gotted the cb300r I test road that had a similar feeling.
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>>28914952
great paintjob
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>>28915550
The condensation bit makes a lot of sense - after about 40 mins of street speeds yesterday I did notice the shifts got better (not ideal though). I chalked it up to the oil heating up and becoming less viscous.
Bike had to spend the winter in an unheated shed.
Before I get the new oil (and filter, depending on how dirty the oil looks), would taking it for a ride, and then, when parking, removing the oil cap and covering the hole with a cloth help boil off some of the condendsate out of the crank case, or is that just placebo?

>diesel oil
Unfortunately don't own the ex army diesel bike lol
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>>28915479
I got it! It was a lot sturdier than I thought it was. Now, I need to test the gagues to see if they work. I tried asking a couple shops even a computer shop but no one knows what to do. I assume I need to somehow hook up a power source to each pin?
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>>28915552
He played softball bro, if you think I'm irrational for finding his video cringe then maybe you're just a Chang glazer.

Matter of fact, why bother with the video at all if he was staunchly against the Chinese brands? Where was all his energy from the Honda Video?

I was disappointed in Ryan/F9. It wouldn't suprise me if he shills that chink V4 when it's out.

>Guys the cams may turn to cheese but if you just do a heckin oil change then it totally resolves this inherit design flaw
>Guys so, it seems the Chinese lied but I'm going to entertain all of the okay aspects anyway

Ryan's a smart dude, so it's bewildering to see his intellect in such a dormant if not timid state of chink shilling. Does he have no principles or just not courageous enough to G check the Chinese / Sucka ass consumers who push CFmoto/insert chink brand here.
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Gentlemen i am pleased to announce that we are so fucking back
My KLR sprang a hell of a leak from the gas tank, so I spent the downtime rebuilding the carb and getting the airbox all back to stock parts. Also got a new improved petcock and installed a fuel filter. Plastics kept on by zipties, gas tank welded and then JB welded. I love my shitbike so much
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>>28915671
>th-thanks for sideways uploading that image 4channel dot com
Rotated the image because it was bothering me
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>>28914966
You have the best base for a 1250 bored out chopper build, sounds retarded to just get someone elses work for whatall you can do to yours

>>28915228
It snowed here last 2 or 3 days, fucking blows dicks

>>28915569
That looks fun lmao

>>28915588
Mabgo anon is a jeeted?
Guess it makes ssense
Also
Cursed hand bros
Im slowly becomming aquainted with just how incompetent and filled to the brim eith endless bereaucratic faggotry the oblast healthcare and by extention worker compers really are
Bqsically about to have an aneurysm and fucking snap when all the faggot technicalities involving my knee compounding 3 falls into a 4th where hand got fucked gets ignored because
>oh my, cut finger: thats the be all end all
Kinda wondering if i need an injiry lqwyer at this point because this shit is becomming just beyond fucking retarded and unbearable
Its eother that or im going to take out a massive loan, fly to some third world shithole, get surgery, and just fuck off for the rest of my life before i get to the point of wanting to burn down a society


Trying to get the bikes solded and fix and all other suddenly life changes
Shoomers is about to go insane, again
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>>28915611
Honda gave you a damper-rod fork instead of cartridge forks because everyone (except KTM) shits on the newbies. Damper rods have fixed metering holes, and fixed holes are soft at slow speed but harsh at high speed. So they make it too soft to prevent dive and slop but at least it won't skate out from under you when there's bumps or ripples in a corner.
You can get a cartridge emulator, which adds a spring-loaded flat valve for compression. Which works better then you would think. Sometimes you can fit the cartridge or fork tubes or the entire front end from a different bike, but that tends to be pricey.
Super cheap option is thicker oil in the forks, and live with harsh suspension over bumps. But that kinda sucks.
I have emulators in my sv650, was worth it.
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>>28914938
Kek i know who this girl is
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I parked my bike (scooters are bikes) in a car parking space when spaces were limited.
Take that, Karen!
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>tfw weather app said it was supposed to rain around 8 so I planned a long ride from 3-5 before promptly getting caught in a surprise monsoon while I was still 50 minutes from my house
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>>28915343
You have to sell your soul to be a motorcycle content creator. You ether constantly break the law and sell merch while e-beging. Or you shill for brands and never say anything bad ever about them under threat of losing access to test rides and press events. All while being a whore to the YT algorithm.

I'm also convinced riding all those review bikes curses them to a life of never being fully satisfied with any bike they ride for life.
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>>28915343
That dudes fucking retarded, always has been. Honestly if you're watching motovloggers you may also be fucking retarded.
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>>28915759
that happened to me yesterday and i nearly got struck by lightning. but luckily for me i was only ten minutes from home. still got soaked tho.
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>>28915177
why would I not
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>>28915395
nice
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>>28915588
no. I hate jeets
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>got my big boy motorcycle license today
I don't even own a street bike. Should I buy an r6 or something?
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HURTING IT
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>>28915792
Tubo 'Busa
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>>28915808
the only real option
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>>28915395
hot :*
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>>28915805
First gen 390 best 390
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I saw these big booty Puerto Rican whores in crop tops and jean shorts in Walmart today (I'm Mexican) and tried to aura farm by taking my helmet off to reveal my face and then fix my hair but it failed. What do I do bros
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>>28915841
put the helmet back on to hide your face then rape
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>>28915820
It is very hot today :(
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>>28915713
Well I'm not keeping the rebel300 till next march when I finally replace it. Even though I technically would have only had two riding seasons due to work and some of the slowest part delivery after a lowside to replace the exhaust (2 months). I never noticed it dip so much till having to ride over tracks a lot. There is road work on my way to work now.
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>>28914938
i've been gone for a long time. is it still gay here or is it safe to come back?
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>>28915865
super gay.
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>>28915865
Depends how single I am.
Think fast, would you choose a ptwin that meets your wants or a single woth mods that meets your needs?
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>>28915882
single because never piss twin
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>>28915726
This angers the suburban utility vehicle.
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>>28915474
I don't mind if they want to shill chink shit
But I hate how obvious they do 180 the moment they stop getting paid
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>>28915887
>Depends how single I am
Turns out very. Not that thats a bad thing.
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Commuting is getting to be a bit tiring on her. Thinking of going to the new Hypermotard.
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>>28915902
Based Beyond Belief.
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>>28915935
>commuting on a track toy
Why did you think was a good idea?
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>>28915944
I wanted it. So I did it. I did not think.
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>>28915726
How nice to live somewhere where this isn't the only option. I am simply forced to accept people keying an already scratched fairing.
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>>28915950
Understandable.

Your bike looks like it would be amazing fun on a track.
I'm debating whether to get a track toy or a cruiser, but I'm in my 50s so I'll probably just get the cruiser and slow down in my old age.
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>>28915655
>He played softball bro, if you think I'm irrational for finding his video cringe then maybe you're just a Chang glazer.
So yes, then. Flashing red text it is.
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>>28915955
Why not both?
Take your cruiser to the track.
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>>28915958
So everyone can point and laugh at the old dude chasing lap times on a cruiser? Yea nah I'm good thanx.
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>>28915951
Are you not allowed to park on the sidewalk? Or is there simply no sidewalk to park on?

The only place we can't park on the sidewalk is in the CDB but they've given us allocated motorcycle parking spaces.
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>>28915955
It is amazingly fun, but then a lighter bike like the new Pani V2 or the Hyper would be more fun desu. The V4 is big and heavy and all about the engine especially when all the tracks near me a fairly tight and twisty.
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>>28915724
yeah plenty of people do, shes an instagram """model""" with 500k followers, retard
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>>28915967
>The V4 is big and heavy
You're a big guy so I'm sure you can handle it.
How many times have you nearly died while commuting on it?
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>>28915972
None, chucking it in street mode limits the power to 150 and it's quite sedate.
It can be a bit annoying to lane filter with it due to the limited steering.

My last bike was an MT09 so it was a bit of a change.
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>>28915975
How long did it take you to realise that swapping the MT09 for the Ducati (for commuting) was an error in judgement?
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>>28915689
>You have the best base for a 1250 bored out chopper build, sounds retarded to just get someone elses work for whatall you can do to yours
Really? Thanks anon. I appreciate that.
If you were me, what would you start with considering everything I wanna do?
How much do you think it’d run total?
>chopping the frame
>paint
>new tank/fender
>new forks
>new tires and wheels (the skinny kind. I don’t like big rear wheels)
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>>28915987
2 years, the fun of riding such a powerful bike on the street lasted for a long time.
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>>28916002
The MT09 is plenty powerful enough for commuting but ofc
>you need more™.

If I was you I'd find a way to keep the Ducati as a track toy and buy a Scooter for commuting. But I'm not you so I don't have a Ducati. :(
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>>28916005
If I had a track near me that I could get the bike higher than 3rd then I would.
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>>28915625
Sick bike, get a real helmet retard.
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>>28915493
No one is laughing, ride your ride anon.
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>>28916018
We only laugh at fags with ZX4s. Shit ass bike
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>>28915823
I hate the exhaust on it
But aftet you junk that exhoost, id imagine it shaves a bunch of weight and frees up space
Would be a good frame to modify upon with proper upgrades, just seems like a spacious frame

Also

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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>>28916031
you literally cant ride though
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>>28916043
>POV: you cant ride because youre about to do bad things with the wrong tools to the bike
I have became shoomers; destroyer of bikes


Hopefully ill have a top end rebuilt git on the way and just set aside what i dont need, thinking 2 or 3 extra piston rings
Buddy said itll be less than $500 maple syrup tokens
Anyways, had some fun, not enjoying the wiring or thougts of reassembly for that
At least i have access to the topend moreso and see if i can open er up or if i should just take it all out

Guys what scrapyard do i look for a bike for a donor rear shock absorber for my fatass?
I was reccommended to do that so i might scout out some donor bikes or parts if theyres any laying on the floor

Its that or rally aids from auSTEALia
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>>28916047
you dont have a bike
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>>28915950
perfectly valid reason
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>>28916049
> this timeline again
How many time machines pills antidepresso edition flavour
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>watching adv aus guy's wipeout
>25mph down a rough dirt road
>leaning right into a turn
>hear the skid as the front catches and the rear starts to swing around in front
>he's gonna eat shit, but at least it's a low side
>front catches a rock, bike pivots into a high side
>has to pick bike up with broken collar bone on one side, broken wrist on the other
>takes like 6 tries
>still has hour+ ride back to town
Yesh, maybe I don't do 60 down the FM roads out in the county anymore.
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>>28915639
>hook up a power source to each pin?
absolutely not.
you need a wiring diagram to tell you what each wire is for.
you would have almost been better off leaving it plugged in if thew goal was to test the thing. what exactly isn't working? the entire thing? does it light up?

these 2 wires in the red circle look like shit. with the key on, do you even have 12v on the other end of those wires?
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I bought chink eBay frame sliders.
I bought chink eBay bar ends.
I bought chink eBay shitpipe.

But I did NOT buy chink eBay brake pads. I bought genuine EBC HH brake pads....from eBay. Kek.

You can cheap out where you'll only get criticism, but don't cheap out where it's your ass on the line.
Tires, brakes, engine parts. OEM or genuine manufacturers only.
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>>28916070
>watching adv aus guy's wipeout
>>has to pick bike up
>takes like 6 tries

why would you not offer to help him pick his bike up?
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>>28916080
Wish I was rich like you :(
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>>28916080
i left dbt sometime after the zx14
whats the reason for the suzuki, do you still have the ninja?
im glad you decided to keep the ducati
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>>28916087
i guess the zx14 is technically a ninja also
i meant the zx6r
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Animu is real, if you disagree, you are a faggot.
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>>28916081
It was a video on Youtube. I'm not that big of cunt not to help in real life.
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The old guy I work with, the only other one that rides, didn't make it to work cause he got killed riding in.
Shit sucks, bros.
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>>28916100
RIP old guy. At least he didn't have to work today.
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guess my recent acquisition
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>>28916100
he went out doing something he loved, best possible way to go, in my opinion
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>>28916108
no idea, interesting boxy frame though
and very jelly of your s2k
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>>28916086
I'm not rich.
I'm just a goy like everyone else.

>>28916087
Yeah I still have the zx6r. It's now my dedicated track/twisty bike. I keep the sticky tires on it and I did the valve adjustment and every last bit of maintenance. Got it completely dialed in for doing that stuff. It's got a lot of miles now, 37K and it's almost 20 years old. I want to keep it dedicated for that purpose and not mile it out or have to do a shit ton more repairs to it, so it sits ready for track or twisties. I put the touring tires on my gixxer, and it's a lot more comfortable ergo wise, and more daily-able with low end torque being a 750.
The Gixxer could absolutely do all of that stuff too. It could be an all in one bike, but I'm spoiled. Kek. Plus...I realize it's a skill issue but I feel more confident ripping down twisty back roads on a 600 than a 750. More room for error getting back on the throttle. I do take the 750 to the twisties sometimes but if I'm fully sending it, I prefer the 600.
I really want to sell the Ducati back to my sister in the next couple of years, honestly. It's just too punishing for me to ride it with my back fusion and it handles awkwardly compared to the Japanese bikes. It's basically a garage ornament at this point. Would be nice to move it out and get some more space. I have 7 bikes in here now. Kek. In my old age, I've been wanting more and more to pick piano back up and learn it properly. My parents have a baby grand piano that they got from my grand father. Would be sick to set that up in my shop if I could actually play.
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>>28916080
This anon knows what's up.
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>>28916031
Fuck you. You scared the cute zx4r rider away.
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>>28916108
919
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>>28915345
Suzuki is the most popular surname among asian female porstars, some of them even have dicks.
I'm not kidding just google "porn" + *manufacturer name*


Yamaha is the most trad and wife
Kawasaki is gay as fuck
menwhile Honda and Suzuki are sluts
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>>28916090
>bakuons mural
Wow, so cool
If i had a cafe for cafe racer larps and adv dads that was very popular and had bike night every night, id make the bakuons mural for the meetup / muster area, in case of cafe evacuation, also free parking but only for the bikes

And since im becomming a nobike again, i pulled the /n/obike special out of storage and realized a rear chain sprocket asploded, and needs new cables, doing the tires right now but going to get the size 4 wrenchlet for the spokes
Probably need to replace the rearset sprokets entirely, pack grease into axles, im pretty much where i need to be for crf land, if i decide to take it out and play, thibk ima put it on the workbench after this bicycle is done being TLC'd bros

>>28916108
The wrenchlet 9000, but youre putting knobbies on it
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>>28916134
Irl, yamhawhores are whores. Honda waifs are waifs. Suzuki girls are the attractive girls. Kawi girls are not girls.
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>>28916108
I was JUST talking about those. Nice.
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>>28916108
+1 fpr 919

put the f4i front end on it. it's mo betta
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redpill me on DCT
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>>28916150
Japanese porn surnames are real bro, they're all Suzukies
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>>28916165
For scooters, not for bikes
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>>28916070
I saw that highsided 800mtx. Too much torque, too fat to pickup, wouldn't start again. Get a himi.
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Have any of you guys fucked with the RCS19 knock offs?
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>>28916165
dual crutch transmission
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>>28916187
>RCS19 knock off
why would you do that to yourself?
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>>28916168
That's because all the girls named Yamaha killed themselves out of shame.
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>>28916195
I'm just curious. I already have a Brembo master cylinder.
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>>28916200
link a fake for me so i can look at it?
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>>28916204
>bromrbo
ebay.com/itm/227116670177
ebay.com/itm/236504539240
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>>28915236
No, even in the wet proper sport tires perform better. Touring tires are just harder and meant to last longer at the expense of grip and cornering performance.

Get a pair of Dunlop Sportsmart 4s and see what your bike is actually capable of.
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>>28916209
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>>28916112
>I'm not rich
Says the rich guy in dbt.
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I've decided I'm going to save up for for, probably an 09, YZF-R1.
I just need it. I want the brum brum noise and the stupid angy face.
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>>28916227
Cool choice.
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>>28915238
should I read the bakuon manga for mora panels like this one?
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>>28916149
Shoomer right? What happened to your zx14r?
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>>28916235
You should, so you can post cool pics. I can't read moon runes yet.
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>>28916017
They always say
>Sick bike, retard
>get a real helmet, retard
but never ask
>are you OK, retard?
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I have failed to estimate how expensive getting into bikes is. How the hell am I gonna afford this hobby.
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>>28916252
Have a job
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>>28916212
You've gotta be really hauling ass to get to the limit of any street tire. I ride shinkos and I'll drag pegs b4 losing traction. You're right that a touring tire sacrifices grip for life, but it already had more than enough.
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>>28916252
Buy used jacket pants and new glives and helmet
Buy cruiser or scrambler
Immediately you are spending max 35 dollars a month on insurance and sub 500dollars on gear. With bikes under 10k
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I required motorcycle wisdom.
The 80 CB750 has an aftermarket harness going to the tail light unit. I am putting an original unit on it.
Running and brake lights are wired which leaves me with a yellow and blue wire(I assume the color code means something to someone) on the aftermarket harness.
When I turn on a turn signal both start pulsing.
What is the deal with this I was expecting to have sides.
If it matters I don't have front turn signals installed, but I'm not so sure that the rears are dependent on them.
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>>28916184
Or, hear me out, Honda or Suzuki can put EFI and rear ABS on a 600-700cc single and we can have a proper trail bike again.
>Oh no, it's suspension is softer than a exc 500
>Oh no, it's not got the top end like my Versys 650
I know. It's also not a misery going over every filled pothole or road seam in town and it weighs a full 100lbs less than a travel bike.

Bring back the God damn trail bike class, Japan. Stop lying in your adv/dual sport marketing. Most of us never rode motocross. We will never visit a race track. We will never jump 2m in the air over a tabletop. WE TAKE IT TO WORK, OUT IN THE HILLS, AND OCCASIONALLY TRESSPASS WHERE WE HAVE PLAUSIBLE DENIABLITY.
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>>28916236
Im working on solded it; but its there behins all tbese projects
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>>28916272
I hear cruiser life best life
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>>28914938
New rider. Signed up for a class and planning to buy a bike hopefully under 3k. My question is are the 80s hondas I see all over marketplace actually decent starter bikes or am i going to get eaten alive just keeping it going down the road?
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>>28916326
maybe you could find a more recent honda 500 or a cb300r?
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>>28916244
Ok retard, hope you are doing well. If you had any of those cool bikes irl and used a half face helmet, I'm breaking it on the spot and getting you a new helmet.
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Its Saturday tomorrow and my bike is back from the dealership. Where should I ride it to?
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>>28916326
Depends on the Honda, the Nighthawks with shaft drive are known to be pretty bullet proof and have long lifespans. I'd advise you to avoid any 80s build without EFI as I don't think you want to spend your starting time potentially having carb issues. If you're handy with a wrench and can tune them, then go nuts. Is there a CC size you're looking at? What is the environment like where you live
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>>28916327
Kind of pushing my budget but I could see a 500 next year after I'm more confident I'm not going to drop it within the first week of owning it
>>28916353
Thanks anon I'll keep that in mind. I am somewhat handy but if something needed a full rebuild I'd be lost. Trying to keep it small ~250ish CC to start. I live in indiana and just plan to do backroad with some highway riding for the summer
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>>28916356
pushing the budget? i tought the motorcycle market in america was quite cheap, you can find cb500f for 3k even here in europe
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>>28916294
But Honder did do this. Their midsize bikes are just fat girls. In fact most midsize bikes are. That's why I went with a KTM790, she's 50-70lbs lighter than the rest of her class. Check out the 500cc adv bike Honder has. It's 400lbs when wet
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>>28916356
>250 in Indiana
That sounds like you're looking at. 250 Rebel. Avoid them, they were great starter bikes 30 years ago, but they are too slow for the real world in America. Honder makes a new 500/300cc Rebel. If you're a normal size man the 50/ is probably what you want. If you are a smollboy then the 300 will do. They come with ABS and typically can be had for $3-4k. They're not the most comfortable bikes (Honda cheaperdout big time on the shocks). But they are light as hell, fairly fast (got into an accidental 100MPH chase in one), and they start right up and handle pretty well. If back roads are rougher you might want to check out the CB500x or whatever they call their adv 500cc, it's the same engine, better shocks and a bigger gas tank (the Rebels get about 120-150 miles to the tank).
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>>28916366
>KTM790
>500cc adv bike Honder
Those are street bikes that have been scramblerized. A trail bike is a dual sport with a large displacement single, wide ass gearing, larger gas tank, heavier frame, and softer suspension than you typically see on a 450. It's a more street-erized version of a dual sport.
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>>28916111
>>28916133
>>28916149
>>28916151
>>28916155
correct. here's what it looked like when i bought it. 12 year old tires, sticking throttle, rusty chain missing half of the rollers, etc and i rode it 60 miles home

currently replacing all wear items on it and plan on painting it yellow with white wheels. just got dunlop roadsmart 4's for it yesterday for ~600 bucks
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I changed my handlebar setup, and now I need a mounting solution for my brake fluid reservoir. I figured revzilla would have pages and pages of brackets to choose from, but they do not. I could probably cut and bend something up, but I know I'll make it ugly. Any recommendations for places to look? I might need to replace my reservoir as well with the tab and outlet nipple in the right place. There's got to be a ton of options and layouts for something like this.
Also, the reservoir needs to be above the master, correct?
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>>28916386
Was board track racing in Chicago back then safer than walking through Chicago nowadays?
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>>28916391
I've never been, but I've played Left4Dead. I assume it's something like that.
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Maybe I just need to go to the hardware store and grab a piece of stainless.
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>>28915962
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>>28915962
I know I'm dating myself here, but remember, it's the brave, not the bow.
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>>28916316
Well... It is with a ptwin or vtwin. With a single it feels immoral. Though rebel300 makes me really wish it was a cb250 from another era.
>>28916326
80s bikes are a pain in the ass to maintain and get running again. At least look at 90s and 2000s. There are starter bikes that go under 3k all day in the US. The older rebel and cb 250s are super cheap due to how slow they are. The cbr300r and cb300f and older cb500s if you really wanted honda, ninja 250 and 300 are still cheap, avoid the gsx250s it is the worst option period instead a tu250 is even better than that. Problem with a tu250 and rebel/cb 250 are that they have powerbands of a small dual sport which means you are limited to mainly urban and city areas with sub 65mph speeds. That said the newer Honda 300s don't feel comfortable past 70mph. Ride to work often to build confidence btw.
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>>28916412
>it's the brave, not the bow.
source on this please. I would like to know.
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>>28915087
Why are all modern bikes taking inspiration from wasps?
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>>28916383
Thats a sick chopper anon, sell it to 883 harley noob ans he can finally be happy
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>>28916434
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>>28916430
Uh... My shooting instructor, circa 2001? Sorry man, that was an old folk saying even when he told it to me.
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>>28916078
The whole harness is fucked up top so I am replacing it. I wanted to know if it worked before I reassemble things so I can know if I needed to start thinking of an aftermarket temp sensor. That temp gague is the only thing I care about right now.
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>>28915841
Talk to them like human beings (but be prepared to be cussed out)
t. my big-bootied Puerto Rican wife.
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>>28916441
Oh, is that the full saying?
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Shoomer bros, i have finally located the pistons, piston ringloids, gaskets freshly extruded from the garloid farms, and i think a zx14r striker plate for the seat- since its a very NAUGHTY bike

Also tearing abart my bicycle make me realize how much i have to fix on the fucker, so im doing a grand parts order soon, get all my ducks in a row, maybe this will be finished sooner than im expecting
Not looking forward to rigging the crf450rl back together again- fuck me, if i had known how many emissions jannoids were stuffed into the tight frame and the wiring harness of doom to make it street legal- probably woulsve just boughted a dirt bike and made it street legal rather than the dual sport editions
Probably annigilate like 80% of congestion issues from emissions jannids by just doing that
Apart from that, i dont really wana sell the zx14r, its grown on me the last few weeks ;_;

>>28916437
To be fair i saw a 90s 1100cc katana for like 1200 buck and was debating stealing its luggage system, but shes all the way out in buttfuck nowhere and apparently gunked carbs wont be able to drive away

Would be cool to modify the mounts and transplant it to the zx14r
Theres alot of nice used sales going on this early in the season locally for me, insane how many good dealios there is
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>>28916450
Well, I think the original was "It's the archer not the bow", but even further back you have "It's a poor craftsman that blames his tools".
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Heck yeah bwother
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>>28916455
Ooooooh, "brave" as in indian. lmao I get it.
Thanks for the lesson, anon.
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>>28916457
Its just one sidecar away from a LMG to blast jannies with
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>>28916383
>dunlop roadsmart IV's
Great choice anon, I run those on my blade and couldn't be happier.
The 919rr is a very special bike, definitely the best of the carburetor powered fireblades.
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>>28915474
I dont think the review was positive, with three cut ins of frame and other parts cracking, pointing out it would have the same issue as the KTM, and the summary of the review was "really not a lot of reasons to buy this over a dual sport, and if you wanted the pro version it actually doesn't compete on anything"
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>>28916165
super lame, not fun, literally the worst transmission technology of all time and we're stuck with it in cars and motorcycles because boomers dont want to operate a clutch anymore, arthritis in the knee and wrist
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>>28916482
>while you were busy complying with piss twins, i studied the blade
Based, dont you ever tell you what to emissions with, kill all jannids, supreme being
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>>28916482
but his 919 is not a blade and is fuel injected
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>>28916509
Oh, I thought his bike was the 919rr from 1999?
>looks up
Oh it used the same engine, but diff bike. Gotcha gotcha.
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>>28916513
Thought it was a SC33 which is gots carbs and it also goes by the 919 because it was slightly bored out 900rr
Confusion ensues

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