Kawasaki simply makes the best cruisers. They "get it" in a way that the other Japanese brands don't. Even back in the '90s, when they were desperately copying Harley, they accidentally created the best midsize cruiser of all time.>be Kawasaki in the mid 90s>Baby Boomers are going through their midlife crises>the American middle class is doing fantastic, plenty of disposable income>Harley is selling every single bike it can produce, to the point where everything that isn't an 883 puts you on a waitlist, and sometimes even then>"well shit, we'd better grab some of that market">look at Vulcan 750>mags, proper gauges, shaft drive, it sells ok I guess>but the fickle American Boomer doesn't like the vibe>"Ok gajin, you want pay more for less?">Shamelessly copy the Softail>punch the 750 motor to 800, simplify the head, chain drive, spoke wheels, chrome, no tach>perfection.>big bike stability without the weightComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Poast in /dbt/ not on its own
>>29108184Cruisers suck so none of this really matters. UJM/Standard > cruiser in all ways.
>>29108206I haven't seen anything of substance one way or the other on that. Would be interested if you have anything. But until I see something bordering on proof, "neglected old bike looks old and neglected" just isn't enough to convince me.>>29108216This is about a specific type of bike from a specific manufacturer, it's not suited for the bike general.>>29108224Mostly agree! My schporty has mids, 15s on the rear and a drag bar. IMO standards are just more fun and still comfy enough, and the large number of guys who tour on ADV bikes are proof that I'm not alone. But let's acknowledge that some folks just want to cruuuuuze and that not all cruisers are created equal.
I ride 2 bikes a Vulcan 500 and a 1500 Vulcan Nomad. They are pretty good bikes anyway. Kawi is pretty based.
>>29108184>Harley without the vibrationbut the vibration is important
Tired of breaking these piece of absolute fucking garbage jew screw shits. What torx sockets can I buy that will never ever break ever and instead break the bolt? If a torx bit breaks that's my financial burden but if the bolt breaks that's the customer's problem. I don't want to have to buy shitty replacement torx sockets anymore because the design is retarded.
>>29109111you can get metric hex bolts though
>>29108937>What torx sockets can I buy that will never ever break ever and instead break the bolt?This was a problem 35 years ago when I was still working on shitboxes for a living which suggests there is no solution.>>29109115But that wouldn't be diabolical
>>29109220I was working on shitboxes and motorcycles 25 years ago and the solution to busted torx bits was the snap-on truck. The bits still break you just get a new one.
>>29108937You should be using a straight hex bit for a T30 or smaller. t. works with torx for a living
>>29109220o rite. look to the bongs for diabolical. for a time in the early-mid 20th century they used metric threads with bong standard whitworth heads because they took over a hotchkiss factory and being baguettes, their tooling was all metric.
These "people" are the reason affordable used cars don't exist anymore btw
>I want all the benefit without doing any of the worktale as old as time
>>29105292Did you miss the part where the guy bought a car for $3k and sold it for $13k? Did he buy the car in 1966 and sell it this year?
Can people please think for a moment about what OP is talking about before they press their fat fucking fingers against their keyboard?
>>29108732no
>>29108070>and im sure 2+2=4 right?
>/CCG/, posting your own classics edition. participation mandatory>For Classics made from 1979 or older, with few exceptions.>Everybody has their own taste, but some tastes are wrong. If you aren't sure if your car is classic or not, it's not.>Your Honda Miata doesn't belong here.>US, Euro, Jap, or whatever.>Post your classic, your work on it, your hackery, and get advice.>Any and all discussion about classics welcome, but may not necessarily generate responses; don't get butthurt.>Period correct performance > cosmetics.>Metal > plastic.>Classic shitbox > modern shitbox.>JBweld and RTV can fix anything>If you see rust there is more.>Rust and bodywork are the most difficult thing to repair.>Electrical work is difficult until you stop reading forum posts and buy a multi-meter.>Low oil pressure? Worn mains and rod bearings. Use Lucas and 15W40 until you afford a rebuild.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>29108942FIXOTRGAINDONY
>>29106387Post your daily.I fucking dare you.
>>29109046The ultimate secretary car
>>29109069
>>29107870>>29107872lel the jb weld started coming a teeny bit apart at the side with minimal contact but it's still holding up.Additionally the car doesn't get as hot now, part throttle cruise and acceleration were definitely getting fucked by lack of timing advance. Unfortunately the jb welded vac can doesn't seem to be able to be adjusted to start advancing timing at anything lower than 8 inches so the hunt is on for a different unit.Mind you, the real test will be tomorrow during the day when it's hotter, need to see how it'll cope then.
When I think of an overrated car brand, Mazda is always the first brand that comes to my mind. What is yours?
prolly Mazda
>>29107829anything german
Mercedes Benz
>>29107829Porsche. Mazda gives the same driving experience for 1/10th the price.
>>29107829My gut instinct is to say Beemers but some of the older models do perform well enough for the reputation, although I'd take a Jag over one anyday.I'd say Aston or modern MINI. Both are painfully mediocre compared to other brand offerings.
In the UK a couple high mileage examples of these come up every year at auctions for £40k to £60k. What do you think of them?
I would am dubious that is true or maybe that it happened 10-15 years ago since people are asking 40k-60k for the CS/ZCP
never understood why people buy old cars, it's heavy and weak why would you want it
>>29107907You could probably make a DIY CSL for less and it would be better
>>29107907this is the final form
>>29107907I heard they're great when they are working correctly but suffer from cracking rear subframe mounts. When those crack you're in for structural unibody repair. There's strengthening kits but those aren't cheap and I'd expect the cheap ones to not have it.Vanos can also be a dick on them.
besides subaru front overhang monster system there is nothing better. like what the fuck is all this uneven axle shit, or axle through oil pan with the engine jacked the fuck up man get the fuck out of here. its all a mistake.
>>29107825I had a 81 Tercel 3A 5 speed fwd was pretty good. Got great gas mileage.
>>29108893Based CoG optimizer.
>>29108067I wish I knew how to improve the ride quality without reducing unsprung weight which is impossible in my case. Stronger shocks? Softer springs? harder springs? It's all a trade off one for the other bullshit. Seriously wondering how I can retrofit a citroen style hydro-pneumatic system to my car.
>>29109260With semi trailing IRS just as god intended
>>29109265Yeah but then your engine makes 100kw and there's nothing you can do to upgrade it
>He's not using GPT6 or OPUS5.5 to vibe engineer his supercar designGEGAll you need is a welder and a bridgeport mill and a lathe anon.
>>29109248I wonder if the "creators" of the Devel Sixteen were just as optimistic?
>>29109248can these models do gcode? delegate an agent to cad, then an agent to gcode
>>29109248who are you talking to
>>29109251It was always a scam.
>slop retard talking about shit slop retards are incapable of doingthanks for the thread super chief
>i only buy used cars
>>29108884I tried to hold back. They were new cars.
>>29107793the styling isn't super compelling to me. the 90s-00s look is pretty hot and cold to me. what's appealing about this car to you, or in general?
>>29108864but.....why'd you do it?
>>29109122You tell me
>>29109063It's a slim coupe and it has pop ups
Zbyszek's edition Old >>29031082
>>29108637i got paid like 1.4k last week as a company slave. maybe consider driving more
>>29108642Yeah 18 bucks an hour might seem like a lot to a make-a-wish kid, but most grown-ups have been making more than that for a long time.
>>291086521400 / 40 = 35
>>291088781400 / 80 = $17.50That's less than they pay McDonald's fry cooks where I live. But it gets even funnier when you realize that a McDonald's employee gets overtime.$17.50 x 40 = $700$26.25 for overtime x 40 = $1050Total = $1750 for the McWagie for the same work week.
>>29109039If you're going to be an extreme edgelord cynic then just divide the pay by 168 hours because technically you live in the truck full time while OTR. In reality you actually work about 40-50 hours a week doing OTR because there's at minimum 20-30 hours of straight up just holding the wheel and keeping it between the lines while you listen to music or podcasts or, in your case, mein kampf as read by hulk hogan. Personally I hope they fuck you around until you can't take it anymore and abandon the truck and get blackballed from the industry and not because of the antisemitism but mostly because you're a faggot ass bitchmade crybaby that needs to go back to the unwheeled wage cage and understand why you're being a cuck.
>best looking superbike everdo you agree or disagree?
>>29109061998 looks like it is from the 90s. It is, but it also looks like it. 999 is genuinely timeless.
>>29109061I like the 1098 more
>>29109177generic yamaha-ass looking duc
>>29109061
>>29109061If the 996 is the most beautiful sport bike then the RC51 is the most handsome sport bike.
Why are they like this ?
>>29107094>Hits a stationary object>LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO!Lycrafags are so retardedt. regular clothed dude bicycle enjoyer
>>29107094hopefully the Delorean owner beat his faggot ass afterwards
>>29107925advance wars lookin mf
>>29106346They're asking for it.
Keep out of the motorcycle lane you cagecuck fuck!
>Miata is always the answerOk but what if the question is "what's better than Miata?"
>>29108023you won’t be so smug when mazda announces the new rx-7 next year. >based on the sp iconic>300hp NA rotary>MT>no hybrid bullshit
>>29108068Parts availability is actually pretty good. Only thing I sorta have issues with are the front lower control arms (non-serviceable balljoint, so as some point you have to install a new arm). Even those are available but cost about $700/each.Prices are pretty crazy now but mostly everything is available.
>>29108762The interior isn’t bad honestly, things just wear out after 30 years. You can refresh everything for like $2-3k:>center console>center console cover + shift boot>gauge hood>ac control cover>door pockets, switches, interior and exterior triangle garnishes>misc buttons>center console ashtray or money holderPretty much all of it is available new, parts are just expensive. But once you replace everything in the center console it’s all much more solid and nice feeling. For the door panels, the 1992 spec had reinforcement beams to reduce flex, so I recommend replicating that for a higher quality feel (door panels are not really interchangeable due to different mounting methods).
>>29109006Yes, the only paper who trash the FD are the ignorant and the poor.
>>29108830I'm only replying to your initial retarded post, not your stupid attempt at a backpedal you shitgobbling nigger.
Is he gonna save $32,000 now that diesel prices are double?
>>29108101That's the 98kwh version and not the 131kwh one.
>>29108036Round trip to arrive back home with 50% charge is about 40 minutes of total charging. This is Winter calculations.https://www.tesla.com/trips
>>29107957After 5 years it's 80k saved.
>>29109207>(((calculations)))
>>29099316>installation labor>permits out in the booniesit baffles me that a board that prouds itself on wrenching is too retarded to install a solar array.like it is not exactly rocked science, this shit comes together like lego>and company sales or overhead coststthere is no overhead, the chinks are agressively undermining the market
My brand new car consistently gets hard water spots on its white paint. My old car never did this. Is this a sign of bad clear coat? Some of the water spots can be wiped off while the others are not going away with nail scratching. And when I wipe it with my nails shallow scratches appear.Is my clear coat gone?
>>29108615Yeah your brand new car doesn't have clear coat that is wet sanded and polished to a show car finish, it's just sprayed on and sent on its way. Under a microscope it's very rough and that's why it's so prone to spotting unless you wax it up real good.
>>29108540>My brand new car consistently gets hard water spots on its white paint.Use a wax or other type of clear coat protectant that sits on the surface. Then any hard water spots will be easy to remove after one car wash and the application of either detailer (as you dry the car) or spray wax. I keep my clear coat protected with Turtle Wax ICE but the brand had evolved to Hybrid Solutions Ceramic Spray Wax which is still turtle wax. I generally get away with dusting the car first and then applying detailer spray with a microfiber cloth to pull everything off. No hard water spots stay for long.Project Farm's review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZsOdRHv_uQEase of application AND removal means you'll use it more often. That means if you detail the car once per week, then durability is not a big factor since you're not going to insist that it keeps working one month later. It's why I still keep using Hybrid Solutions Spray Ceramic Wax as my "detailer". Of course, I can also wash the car and then spray it on as if I waxing, but it is liquid enough to be a detailer.
>>29108540dry your car after washing it you sperg
>>29108615You bought a Honda didn't you?
M U R I A T I C A C I DURIATICACIDCitric acid diluted in water as final rinse before drying gets rid of water spots
