"JUST A DAY AT THE SPA", edition! >Motorcycle tips and tricks>rip gn & gaymoo>cb500 leg legion headquarters association>Y A M A H A>Motorcycle pics, wembos, and streamies>anime is irremediable gay>except for Bak>countersteering filters the nobike>Motorcycle and Whiskey Pairing Advice>ATGATT>STICKY(UNDER CONSTRUCTION): >>23526953 #>FAQ(UNDER CONSTRUCTION): https://pastebin.com/xu560p4qlinks>https://msf-usa.org>https://cycle-ergo.com/>https://superbikeschool.com>https://sharp.dft.gov.uk/helmets>banned for your opinions/report the toxic t/o/urists>https://www.4channel.org/feedbackMandatory viewing>A Bíblia das Curvas de autoria (TOTW2) by Keith Codehttps://youtu.be/ClmFaHuJUDU>Street Smarts leading edge (outdated) safety video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtG6MRIVtZg>bakhttps://9anime.to/watch/bakuon.z1nm/ep-1MEET, FIGHT and FUCK!>(New map! Email dbtmap3@gmail.com with pic of bike (hosted) and location to be added):https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1oTvWWrLIUa0wWsds9QQdGmsYzFVYnyxsPrevious thread: >>28633891
first for hondley davidsa
Finally took this beauty out again.
This thread is now anti-racist against Indians.
>>28635247very nice bike >>28635248indians are just worse harleys
Thinking of Vstrom anon with his Nmax gf
>>28635263I am not dating Vstrom.
>>28635247feeling good?
>>28635267I’m talking about this anon
>>28635257>indians are just worse harleysHow's that clubhouse dick taste?
>>28635257Thanks bruv>>28635279Yeah, no issues with it. It sat for about a year. I put fuel stabilizer in it. No leaks, running well. It's still a really awkward feeling bike. You feel stretched out over the length of the bike. Has a weird tip in and doesn't like to lean very far or take hair pins too fast. It's a very raw visceral bike and is fun to ride though.
>>28635297manlet hands typed this post
>>28635297Extremely based bike you ever track it?
>>28635288It's true, their build quality is ass for the price.
>>28635248poo in loo
>>28635233That floor >Drops a washer >Can't find it
>>28635233>"JUST A DAY AT THE SPA", edition!I looked into this spa after I took the picture. Real fancy joint. Too expensive for me. Mud baths and hot rock massages and all that nonsense, but a very classy building. The only "spas" I've been to provided happy endings.
>>28635297>Has a weird tip in and doesn't like to lean very far or take hair pins too fast.So it's a Harley?
I test rode a tiger 900 gt pro I am working overtime now to get it. The bike is what I wanted all along
For the anon asking about my screen. MRA doesn't have a clear option for this sport screen, It doesn't really matter because its so short even at full tuck you're not really looking through it. It it was a taller screen I would want something closer to clear.
If I don't ride my bike for around 12 days I need to jumpstart it, is this normal? I don't know how long the battery should last. It's a 3 year old bike so I feel like it should last longer than this?
>>28635369It should, yes. Your battery is either fucked or you have a power draw from something that is running it down. But it's probably the battery.
>>28635242HOONDA
>>28635257>indian worse than HarleyCan confirm
>>28635341
I fucked up parking my fat bike pointed downhill (BMW RS, ~550lb). After a duckwalk/8-point-turn to escape, my knees still hurt a day later. I now understand why "urban riding" types prefer lighter bikes.
>>28635419Rear tire always downhill
>>28635297Doesn't the 999 have a lot of ergonomic adjustments? I swear I heard that thing can be tailored per rider from all the adjustments.
>>28635346>The only "spas" I've been to provided happy endings.Mfw sportbike tranny and I never get the happy ending, can't wait to turn into a KANG
>>28635419Do stretches and get shoes with wide toe boxes. If chinese grandpas can do gymnastics in the park so can you.
Been riding more with friends, going to try out a rugged radios bt2 so I can hook up my quansheng and talk to them in my helmet while listening to music from my phone where there's no signal
>shopping for crash bars>find Chinese options for half the price of known brands>look identicalAnybody gone this route? I can't really see a downside, worst case they start rusting or something and I have to spray paint them.
Paging 2 stroke gurus.Apparently for hest performance you should have your cylinder and pipe tuned for a certain rpm. Would a mismatched pipe cause overheating/seizure or will it just be a loss in power?
>>28635541>look identical>>>>>>>"look"I see you have never experienced Chinese quality control.
Found this on the side of the road. A DIY abomination for sure, but I would like to know what the frame is from.
>>28635545here's the serial number on that "dirt bike to atv conversion kit" piece in place of the rear forks.
>>28635541I put a Chinese/ebay crash bar on my old Sportster. It was fine. Crash bars are just for no to low speed drops anyway, so all they really need to do is not immediately rust off. Use new fasteners from a local hardware store and you should be fine.
>>28635550Pic related.
>>28635544I've been using Aliexpress for years and literally never been disappointed, everything is exactly the quality I expect for the price I'm paying. Buying name brands is actually worse nowadays because you can't tell if you're paying for Western quality or rebadged chinesium with a 1000% markup.
>>28635337No, unfortunately. There are many reasons why. I probably won't ever track it.>>28635355It takes mid to wide sweeping turns really well, but it's just not a hairpin bike.>>28635452The foot pegs, yes. They have a lot of adjustment, but the seat is awkward, the distance between the seat and the front of the tank is much larger than a Japanese sport bike, the tank is super narrow. So it's ends feeling like there's this empty chasm where your thighs should be able to grip the tank but there's nothing there, then basically what feels like a needle thin area for only your knees to grab. Bars are level with the seat so you're reeally far down, and more stretched out with the extra distance between the seat and the tank.Then couple that with my having had a spinal fusion, I don't quite have as much manipulation or strength in my hips to hang off. It's difficult for me to hang off on my zx6r or Gixxer, impossible on the 999.I'm sure a better rider with no spinal fusion would do fine, it was a wsbk champion bike. It's just not really a feasible bike for me to get down with in the twisties the way that I would like to. I do much better on my Japanese super sports.
>>28635233stale as fuck reddit tranny thread
>>28635586I want a girl to tease my prostate
Have y'all ever seen dogs riding on a flat bed trailer before? https://youtu.be/lRvBb7lpdgo
Oh yeahhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMUGMg4LQdk
>>28635608>Have y'all ever seen dogs riding on a flat bed trailer before?No, that's stupid. Dog even fall out of regular truck beds.
>>28635570Dang dude, I see what you mean by a narrow tank. Maybe aftermarket seat could resolve some of the funky ergos? You got the tank grips on which helps hella for the torque
>>28635603Why is it that the longer I look the worse it gets.
feelin better about my confidence on speed mid corner, really need to work myself into moving fast enough into corners to actually use my brakes for more than just a half second of entry https://streamable.com/ysaeka
Are the VFR and the FZ the only semi upright sport tourers in the non-liter category? I was really interested in the speed triple 765RS but no fairing is a huge dealbreaker for me and a Daytona is not great for longer rides
MUH DICK
Tinted windshields are utterly retarded on motorcycles and CANNOT be defendedIt's not like a car where you can argue it blocks out sun/UVIt literally does nothing but block your line of sight
I love my Ural, but what we could've had if it wasn't for BMW.To think that Russia could've produced big fat V twin "harleys" instead if BMW copies.
i just cleaned my wheels in the shower cabin with brake cleaner and now i feel like vomiting
>>28635867Get some air and call poison control for advice if that doesnt maje you feel better soon
>>28635867Actually I just looked up brake cleaner poisoning, and you should probably go ahead and call poison control ASAP
>>28635838I just use the small ones to block bugs from the tach/speedometer.>>28635867Why would you do that.
>>28635840Is that a WLA in a BMW frame?
>>28635786Nice shifting!
>>28635870>>28635871eh, ill be fine just finefeeling better already>>28635875>Why would you do that.i thought it cant be that bad
>>28635881Do you enjoy losing braincells?
>>28635881Rip
>>28635876That's an old Soviet ПMЗ-A-750.If anything, it's more akin to a WLA in a Zundapp frame, but Zundapps like BMWs were boxers and shaftdrive. I just think it's a very neat bike, if the Soviets made their bikes more "American" than German.Apparently it was a bit too costly and complicated to manufacture when compared to the boxer twins that became more popular.
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>>28635907Based!
Got absolutely gappelbee'd by an H2, wat do.They waved at me and then just took off right in my face immediately after.
>>28635914Cool
>>28635914>oh noes the insanely powerful superbike is faster than minewhy is this a conoundrum
>>28635921
>>28635923Some people have weak ego's. I barely won against a 50cc moped with my 350cc ptwin
>>28635923I was told by the lady in the stealership, as I sat on my soon-to-be-bike, that she thought the _bike_ was hot.Why does my insecurity not directly translate to mechanical performance?
>>28635929A twink on an r3 is kore manly than you but only because you lack self esteem.
>>28635938Yeah, okay but, at least my bike is hotter than theirs.
>>28635939Let's see it!
>>28635938Nigga, my 35 year old 250 is lighter and has more power than an R3, I don't care how small that twinks cock is, mine's smaller - fact.>>28635942No bully?
>>28635836This looks kinda sweet, but honda has a lot of naked bikes already in this segment. Interesting
>>28635945My brother in Christ. In this day and age, the age of shitty P2's, someone other than kwikasfucki dares to bring out another I4 and you criticize it?
>>28635948No, don't get me wrong I much prefer this over their 2's, its just interesting as it has about the same power as the CB650R and 750 Hornet, makes me curious about the prizing etc
>>28635950Actually, no, my turn to apologize.The output claim is exciting, but>Clutch works with the throttle-by-wire system for automatic downshiftsWhat is this nancy quickshifter thing. Clutch by wire?
>>28635543Loss of power. The pipe helps to scavenge which helps induction. A straight tube will ruin your day.
>>28635951Ew Honda is going down a dark path with all the eclutch dct etc stuff. I need my throttle analog and don’t touch the clutch or give me gayBS.
/adventure/
>>28635962Literally me looking for the apex on a straight
>>28635955I've always thought of bikes as the 'last bastion' of purity, though biased and fat-headed though I may be.What's next, lane-assist steering dampers? Average-speed assisted ABS? GPS-assisted throttle-by-wire? Radio-proximity controlled ECU-mapping?90% of a bike is the damn clutch.
>>28635962Reminds me of my non-biological aunt.Christ that lady could get on the sauce, bless her s'oul.
>>28635972It's funny because all of the gay shit in cars to rob you of your freedom stemmed entirely from user features that were pretty nifty at the time of their release. That's why everyone is scrambling to buy used 00's/10's cars while modern cars rot.
>>28635943My bike has less power than both so I work out instead to cope.>>28635948Personally I always wanted a super four.>>28635951Its eclutch not dct. Tbf the eclutch feels worlds better than the dct. The system doesn't prevent you from shifting and doesn't stop you from
>>28635972I agree. TCS abs anything that fucks with clutch throttle by wire…I want analog.I don’t mind efi, though, and I like modern suspension.I just want the operation of me to engine to wheel to be unjewedWhen time comes to get new bike it’ll be a drag.
>>28635972I'/m glad we're talking about this, because the DR-Z4S is the stupidest fucking decision I have seen in a bike manufacturer, ever. A bike that was supposed to be the entry level dual sport that was customizable as a supermoto now becoming the asking price of a base Tenere for EFI, throttle-by-wire, and riding modes is peak tiny hat.Fuck Suzuki. They could have done anything and they did that instead.
>>28635985>>28635972I still feel like you guys over inflate eclutch since it is just a glorified quick shifter without a physical cable. Most people owning them complain about the thing still requiring the clutch to be worked up and downshifting at higher speeds.
>>28635985Sorry for any confusing, I copy/pasted that from the spec/motorcycle.com release.Both models are equipped with a second-generation E-Clutch system. Like the first-generation system that debuted on the CBR650R and CB650R, the system uses small electric motors to automatically control the clutch. With the 650 models, riders controlled when to change gears, but the second-generation E-Clutch works with the throttle-by-wire system for automatic downshifts. With the original E-Clutch, the electric motors are positioned on the right side of the engine, but on the CB500SF and CBR500R Four, Honda moved the components to the left side, citing improved weight distribution.https://www.motorcycle.com/bikes/new-model-preview/honda-reveals-cb500-super-four-and-cbr500r-four-44649628I'm not flash on the fancy abbreviations.
>>28635994Thing at most should have been price competitive to an xr650l or something. 7k for a 400cc bike looks significantly better on paper than 9k
>>28635985>>28635997It's all part of the ploy to make bikes more expensive, bringing them into the price range of small cars back in the day. Sure, these feature aren't bad, almost every person could benefit from some subset of them. They still add $60 worth of electronic parts to replace $40 worth of mechanical parts and up the price by $4000 to compensate. They're effectively trying to price people out of having any kind of economical transportation at all unless you live in the actual third world where they still sell new carbed bikes on showroom floors, that you aren't allowed to have in your country of course.
>>28635996never used a quickshifter, but with constant-mesh boxes it could be an issue with the load-cells not able to be calibrated as precisely for load/RPM/temp/preload variables.Seen it often enough with 'prosumer' manual cars and flatshifting on standalone ECU's. Though again, I have no real world experience.
>>28635997>second-generation E-Clutch works with the throttle-by-wire system for automatic downshifts.This is probably because of people complaining of the chance a down shift without worked clutch could money shift. The e clutch isn't really a full dct equivalent since it basically only works correctly at low speeds for automatic clutch control.>E-Clutch, the electric motors are positioned on the right side of the engine, but on the CB500SF and CBR500R Four, Honda moved the components to the left side, citing improved weight distribution.Biggest complaint I had with first gen. The motor is bulky as shit, anyone who complains about the cb500 engines jutting out on 1 end too far has no idea how bad it could be.
>>28636004I get it, I truly do. The tin-hat part of me, though, sees it as the move to obfuscate ease of repair (or rather the inflated cost to repair) extremely simple electronics protected by proprietary code.A steel braided cable and ferrule costs like $5, or $30 for the consumer and provides exactly what the user needs. Serviceable, adjustable, readily available by literally any outfit willing to sell you a sleeved cabled cut to length. Now there's a clutch wire and sensors linked to the ECU through load cells in the tyre pressure sensors...Yeah going a bit out there but these days it seems the exception is the rule. Try replacing the subscription-enabled seat warmers on a Merc these days.God I sound like a fucking boomer.
>>28636005You know you can easily rent these things right? Again, it just feels like an over complicated quickshifter with extra weight added on the bike. I'm not entirely against it since it fixes low speed issues with quick shifters but it gives you high speed issues according to some others. Trade off isn't great and it feels like something that should be on beginner bikes.
>>28636001It's positively goofy. I get why they did it; they are probably not making money on the DRZ line anymore because everyone already has one. This felt intensely counterproductive since the purpose of these bikes was to be lightweight off-road beater bikes and cheap on-road sumos. So let's just rob both markets to meet euro5? A market Suzuki hasn't had a DRZ foothold in over 20 years? hope their gambit fails overwise everyone will follow suit
>>28635994>DR-Z4SBad enough already that weighs 50lbs more than an XR400 with the same power.
>>28636005I had a quick shifter oem (up only) on my 636 and it fucking sucked. At WOT and high in revs it would sometimes jump up then back down inexplicably, other times it would jump up 1 then down 2! It was only usable cruising under moderate power and revs. Which is like…what’s the point? You can just as easily bump shift like that
>>28636024That sounds terrifying.
>>28636014Me too, bro. I get the feeling that caring about right to repair will be a generational thing and all the zoomers who grew up with ipads simply won't care that they live in a world when their $10,000 piece of equipment breaks down from a previously $40 fix they simply scrap it and buy a new one.
>>28636024Yeah the e-clutch doesn't fully fix that either. A seemingly large number of people expect quick shifters on everything now though.
>>28636030I'm the oldest end of gen z and right to repair is like the only thing I care for other than 2A. But thats mostly from sony royally fucking me over multiple times as well as Nintendo. Car companies being against it is just another new headache I hate.
>>28636033based, console manufacturers fucking me over is what started my journey into learning how to repair literally every single thing I own. Except back in the day it was putting my console in an oven to cure the RROD
>>28636027It was awful the display had a gear indicator and when this happened the indicator would display “- -“ instead of a gear. I’m glad I got rid of it but the power and handling were amazing
>>28636030I haven't been around long, But I've been around long enough for 90% of people to go 'What the fuck is this shit' while the 10% is like 'hell yes, gadgets and shit'. 10 years later it's basically an expected minimum.30 years ago PC gamers scoffed at day-one DLC. 20 years ago PC gamers scoffed at subscription 'season passes. 10 years ago PC gamers scoffed at pre-order AAA titles.Here we are. It's all digital, man, illegal 1's and 0's. ECU's rejecting replacement parts after updates... On the plus side, engines still currently go brrr.
>>28636039I get it./ After going FI, I kinda hated carbs too, to a degree. Never had this happen to any carbed bike I owned. Especially on a fucking 1000cc v-twin. Ended up being a TPS sensor failure, throttle held the butterflies open but the TPS told the ECU porkies about where my wrist was at and blasted the intake with gasoline accordingly.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVdUM-CYdB8
>>28636043I refuse to pay for Internet twice and hatted the idea of subscription mmos back in wow peak. Born in 97 and blame my parents hating aol and growing up with psoBB showing me mmo subscriptions are fucking bullshit.Anyways on the topic of the cb500 super four, the US only gets 900-1200cc super fours so we also probably won't see it.
>>28636051Fair enough. In NZ I guess I'm a little spoiled in that regard, but for the longest time we had a crazy pricing monopoly on 250cc i4's and 250cc v2s because our licensing laws (learners) restrcited us to 250ccs before introducing LAMS that peddled kw:kg ratios. The 'RR' 250's were easily 4-6k depending on model/nick while you could pick up a TL1000s for 5k.
>>28636051I think the WoW subscription was the first instance of a game being subscription-based that I can remember. I remember a few friends buying into it and being livid for the first few months before settling in and just living with it. Hurt to watch, bro.
I think getting a computer to tell “fuck this retard is definitely going to crash” has become a pretty trivial problem, and then having it do what it needs to do to stop you from crashing is also pretty easy. DCT is abominable, anything other than a 1-1 ride by wire is abominable, any electronics that tell the motorcycle to do anything other than in a definitely gonna crash scenario is abominable I ride old bikes with carbs and have removed more than one starter motor, so ultimately my preference is as analog as possible, but I those are my thoughts on electronics
>>28636056The 250s and 300s the US get are the lostest spec and true beginner bikes. Everything is cheap as can be so i4 250s aren't a thing, v and ptwin aren't as rare but singles are by far the mist common.
>>28636059The bro's I lost to that and ff14 are trans now or areested on drug charges so Idk what the fuck was going on in there.
>>28636064Same thing here. The batshit 250's died in the 90's everywhere FZR250, CBR250, ZXR250, GSXR250, all i4's that revved to the moon and made three (3) thimbles of torque. Only very recently did Kawasaki bring out the FI 250/400(?) ZXR I4 with FI.I don't know what the geography is like where you live, but cruising along at 60mph doing 9-10krpm in top gear does get old sometimes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce1H_5nPLjw
>>28636075My rebel 300 barely handles NC roads. My body is more of the struggle. Not made for a thumper.
>>28636080Rode a CB125 the other day on the highway. Your rebel could be far worse, godspeed.
>>28636064Lowest spec*. I shouldn't go on here in the morning. I know my wires are crossed writing.
>>28636091My 1am brain gotcha senpai.
>>28635786>look at me and my perfectly smooth Californian twisties and perfect endless blue skyWatching this is my own humiliation ritual for being born in the wrong country.Also what camera do you use? I have a DJI action coming in to replace my awful chinese amazon one, chose it over gopro because they are better at night, but your footage always looks nice.
>>28635362I like my PUIG one, basically anything is better than the stock one. These T9s are really sexy and a simple windscreen change really brings out all her sporty features.
>>28636204I just like ur bike
>>28636213I would say the same about yours anon but I really don’t like KTM. But I’m sure you enjoy it and you ride motorcycles so you’re cool in my books :)
>>28635618I was scared for their safety>>28635721Perhaps it could, but there's still other drawbacks about it as well. A different seat is something I could pursue at some point, but I'm just kind of over it for now. The bike is basically a weird awkward piece of art that I take out to rip on occasionally. A different seat might be the ticket though.
>>28636222It's okay I like my bike too
>>28636227Even those who own the top 1% of art tailor themselves a frame of their choosing. You might as well try a new seat.
>>28635721Looks like Corbin makes one for the exact problem I described, but sheesh, damn near $500.https://www.corbin.com/ducati/d999m.shtml
Gapplebee'd some faggot on his ancient thou today, then saluted him before shitting in his face once again for a second time. 10/10 would defecate again.
>>28636257I have 2 sargent seats and 1 corbin.Corbin is great, the best part is you give them your specfic dimensions and they'll make the seat around them. High quality, cool accents. The 1 downside to corbin is the foam is a little hard at first, but as you ride the materials break in and it becomes softer. The heat from your V twin will speed up the break in process. If you love your duc, and want to make it fit you specfically, then I'd say that 500 is worth buying once to cry once.
Do they make aftermarket "elephant ear" seats like these? I see a lot of springer seats and such, but nothing more solid like old Ural seats
What bike would I need to gap everybody? Would a bmw s1000 do it?
Anyone here ride minibikes? I'm thinking of building a little predator 212 minibaik, they can go 60 on some builds and they can weigh like 150 pounds to easily fit them in my minivan. I'm going homeless soon and will be living in the van so can't carry both my TW200 and the van easily.
>>28635840Why do Eastern Europeans ride around on Harley clones while other European countries sports bikes are much more popular? Shouldn't it be the opposite given they were rivals to the West 30 years ago? Why copy American motorcycles?
>>2863631499%.
>>28636314Any liter bike with a turbo, doubly so if you stretch the swing arm.
>>28636326Saw this at ride now
>>28635914My only motorcycle is a Honda Grom I know the feeling I get mogged by 250ccs, but at least I pay like $4 for gas and it lasts 200+ miles and the bike is so light the tires last forever too
But the engine in this one is so sex
>>28636330Would get gapped hard by a clapped out gixxer thou with a turbo for 1/3rd the price.
>>28636235Stop posting this gay shit boomer this is a glorified Harley bagger for geriatrics. I couldnt imagine anyone under 45 riding this
>>28636335Probably sounds like ass, but I want that bike. I want either R12 G/S or Urban GS. Its the only bike that is even close to the original R80 G/S. I'm such a poor, they probably wont even let me test ride it.
>>28636337How many clapped out gixxer thous with turbo slapped on are there on the streets, globally.>>28635942
>>28635836Based bike, xsr900 has to commit seppuku for being gay now.
>>28636333Nice trips, grom is a blessed baik. I love my 125 too.
I'm a NEET and have nothing to do all day, should I just go on a random trip on my motorcycle? How do I find interesting spots? Any possibility of finding a gf along the way? I have a dual sport so can go anywhere even off road which is nice.
>>28636333I pay the same in gas on my rebel. The 286 is actually pretty good on gas though for a 300cc.
>>28636349Not many, anything over 230hp is going to be really rare on the streets, like maybe a couple guys in your large metropolitan city even have something like that, let alone are actually street riding it. Basically unless you go to a meet for turbo drag bikes, you will never ever get gapped while riding one. Far more likely to kill yourself on one than ever meet another one of the streets.
>>28635550I did the same thing on my ADV but painted them with that rubberized spray-on bedliner for trucks. Looks good and is really thick.>>28635786perfect your technique at lower speeds first
>>28636075>>28636064On top of this, they also cost two to three times as much as similar specced motorcycles in other countries. To protect the environment of course.
>>28636304Tank slappers come with them by default but then you gotta ride one of these
>>28636227poor puppersone hard brake and they're gone
>>28636384Cb300r is such a nice baik. My g310 is good on fuel too desu.
>here's your new WR250R replacement bro
Anyone use five gloves? I have a pair of waterproof ones coming in tomorrow (hopefully), one of the few WP gloves with proper palm sliders and finger bridge I could find. Had to order it from an Italian site, so can't wait to get raped by duties.
>>28635233what phone holder do you guys recommend? i fear that with a regular stiff one the vibrations will destroy or throw off my phone at the slightest bump
>>28636431yamaha you niggers what are you doing make a 350 version and I'll trade my XT250 in for it.
>>28636437Five is good
I swear shit to fuck if this bitch still leaks after this I'm going to do despicable things
should i install a windshield in my naked? seems like a no brainer
>>28636431let's fucking go!!!!!!!!
>>28636444>install a windshield in my nakedThe most retarded ridiculous rancid reddit statement I've ever heard of in my life, end yourself immediately.>should I put slicks on my cruiser? >should I galvanize my stainsteel?>should I waterproof my bikini?>should I cage my cock?
>>28636442>redditdivers
>>28636455You must be having one of those dang ol' Tylenol indused psychotic episodes anon. A windscreen? Really? You're trippin this hard over a windscreen?
>>28636439I got this RAM mount off amazon. It's bulky and has to be adjusted for your specific phone, but it's solid.
>>28636456It's a fun game, what's wrong with that?
>>28636458>buys a NAKED>erm, should I put a windscreen on?!?!?!?
>gets wind and bugs in face and has a less enjoyable ride >for the aestheticw*man behavior
What do you think of this bike/dbt/
>>28636462Naked literally just means less fairings >>28636478
>>28636461reddit
>>28636445too bad bikes are banned from nuremburg now
>>28636479buddy has a scrambler 900 and it feels like a decent bike, though I haven't actually ridden it for more than 5 minutes
>>28636478>>28636481>hides behind a cuckscreen because hes scared of some bugs>muscles too weak, can't even hold on to the bars because of the wind>can't enjoy the experience of facing the elements, prefers to turn his bike into a pseudo-cagiemobileWoman moment.
>>28636460Sounds good
>bike requires you to have the kickstand up and the the clutch pulled in to start, even in neutralwhat's the point?the kickstand safety could just wait until your dumb ass puts it in gear to shut off the engine, and you shouldn't need to pull the clutch until you're ready to put it in first
>>28635832Bringing this back up, I hate naked bikes, I hate facing the wind, every experience I’ve had on one sucks pretty badly but the power to weight and seating position of the 765RS is very appealingIs there anything with a comparable pwr with some actual wind protection?
>>28636330Why does it look like a dressed up Gixxer.I know why, but still.
>>28636513Engine doesn't turn but power comes on when the kickstand is down and clutch isn't in.
>>28636495Save your arm chair prognosis for someone who has a naked bike. It's sportbikes for me buddy and all them bitches got screens. If your manhood is this fragile to the point of crashing out over a piece of fucking plastic then I can't even begin to imagine how you act in person.>You WILL eat the 80mph bug breakfast and you WILL enjoy it or you're not a man!
>>28636484I've heard that there are exceptions
>>28636532my question is, why design it this waymaking you pull the clutch in to start the bike when it's already in neutral seems excessive
>>28636513If you ride off with your kickstand down and you go into a turn you will have a bad time. Honda used to put rubber boots on their kickstands in the 80s so they'd flip up when you ride off. It's a real deal safety thing, not a pointless gimmick. Trust.
>>28636534>its homosxuality for me buddyHey man, if you want to suck cocks all day, thats cool, but buying a naked bike and then installing a cuckscreen if like being a woman with a strap on.
>>28636567>If you ride off with your kickstand down and you go into a turn you will have a bad timeoh, trust me, I know about thisI have a bike without the safety and rode off with the stand down once, luckily I caught it at a low speed rather than eating shit. but I'm not sure why certain bikes won't let you start them in neutral with the kickstand down, seems like it should wait for you to drop it into first to cut the engine
>>28636541yeah the exception is if youre a professional racer, going on a ticketed day with manufacturers too many retards being shit at racing, causing endless crashes on mixed days, or just killing themselves on bike days, got it shut for all bikes now
what do you guys use to clean your bikes? this one looks super pristine for instance >>28636516and most importantly, what should you NEVER use to clean your bike?
Is this based or cringe? >Classic looks notwithstanding, the CB500SF does include five ride modes and an innovation Honda has been rolling out on more and more bikes: E-Clutch.>Now in its second generation, this system eases the shifting process by essentially automating the clutch.>The moment your foot touches the gear level, the system electronically pulls in the clutch, shifts and releases.
>>28636576Another squid L ruining things for everyone.
>>28636576wrong, there are still tourist events
>>28636585no, thats literally what they banned this year, retard>training sessions and courses supervised by guides these being brand days, or polizei days where youre not allowed to go full throttle
>>28636577Bleach. Bleach and bearings are not best friends.
>>28636581DCT and eclutch are cringe and dogshitpilledin 10 years time the 2nd hand market will be filled with these boomerniggerababyfaggot bikes and you'll be paying 2-5k more for a bike where you can pick your own gearsthey only serve to slow riders down and make things more "safe"but govt. regulations dont realise that bikers being safe also inherently relies on them being able to speed out of situations
>>28636590I quite like the anime.>>28636581If they replaced the cb500f and cbr500 with this...
>>28636577you should only ever clean mechanic parts with warm watersoap can sometimes be used if manufacturer approvesbut most-all cleaning products are corrosive and will damage anything you clean, your pads that once rubbed together to make you stop now have a 5mm gap and do nothing, grats
>>28636513Not mine, if my bike is in neutral I can start with the clutch out and stand down, in gear the stand needs to be up and the clutch in
>>28636596You can pick your own gears with eclutch, why can't you read. It just activates the clutch off the shifter and rev matches for you. You can still use the clutch normally too.
>>28636577Thanks bruv, I put in a lot of effort to always keep my bikes clean. Every now and then, they get a have buff and wax, but typically I use the Suds Labs detail sprays to clean them. I use the green "waterless car wash" on my gloss finish bikes and the orange "ceramic detail spray" on my matte finish bikes. I almost always clean the bugs off after every ride.
>>28636600>Not mine, if my bike is in neutral I can start with the clutch out and stand down, in gear the stand needs to be up and the clutch inyeah, I assumed every bike is like this until I got a vstrom. love everything else about it but its just a bit weird that startup is so strict
>>28636605so whats the process for a normal clean without the wax? powerwash then apply car shampoo then powerwash again?
>>28636601>automating the clutchsorry sir, your bike decided you dont actually want to go down a gear while at 8k revs, now you get crushed by a truck
>>28636596You can at least still use the clutch on an eclutch, DCTs are garbage because no clutch makes low speed maneuvers a bitch. Still, eclutch is ecrutch
>>28636599>your pads that once rubbed together to make you stop now have a 5mm gap and do nothing, grats...man shut the fuck up you wrenchlet faggot jfc dude
>>28636572Your vivid imagination is telling.>>28636574Some do, I know one of my bikes will only cut the engine if I shift into 1st from a kick stand down. Most just cut it from a start. I think all bikes will NOT start if your kick stand is down and in neutral
>>28636613Works fone on first gen.
>>28636609I think it's just easier (cheaper) for Suzuki to manufacture by not needing a separate logic circuit for it, just run a startup clutch safety without a logic circuit to check for neutral
>>28636599>5mm gap and do nothing>apply brakes once>they again brake
>>28636628Mine starts, kickstand down, in neutral, and clutch out, stock electronics
>>28636613Actually wait now that I think about it more it's retarded to make that statement since on held in clutch with hard deceleration it just drops to neutral.
>>28636635>it's cheaperthat would definitely explain it, especially since it's a suzuki kek
>wash bike>brake pads disintegrateIs this the power of CF moto?
>>28636589>>training sessions and courses supervised by guides >these being brand days, or polizei days where youre not allowed to go full throttlethe all knowing google ai said so ... or where do they specify it is illegal to go full throttle....and if you want to go full semantics you could also argue that they're still allowed on the Nürburgring but simply on the GP track- while the Nordschleife is the part without bikes...
I can't even start my bike with the clutch in.Clutch disengages the transmission, how else am I going to start the bike?
I can start my bike in second on the kickstand with the clutch out
>>28636653>>28636661>reversed understanding of clutch in vs out
>>28636612My bikes normally didn't get dirty enough to do a full wash, but if they do, I don't use a pressure washer. >Spray water>Microfiber soaked with carwash soap to clean bike>Rinse, blow dry with compressed air from a distance, or dry with chamois>Apply anti static showroom spray (non cleaning spray) that we have at work with microfiber I only wash my bikes at workIf I'm just cleaning bugs or spot detailing>Spray affected area with detail spray>Spray microfiber >Clean area gently >Pass over area once more with wet rag>Use dry microfiber to go over area immediately so no streaks are left
>>28636675thank you anon, ill try to find some spray bottle i could use for just water
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMeY3oyBd0UThis place looks amazingWhat were the most beautiful trips/routes you took on your bike?
>>28636483I'm banned from reddit, you need to elaborate
>>28636691No problem You can use just a hose with a regular spray nozzle or just the hose. I just don't like using pressure washers on bikes because they're more delicate. I also avoid getting the cluster or key hole wet.
>>28636694>What were the most beautiful trips/routes you took on your bike?Blue Ridge Parkway through the Appalachian mountains. 10/10 would ride again.
is there anything that comes close in comfort than a cruiser while not being a cruiser?
>>28636642>hard deceleration
>>28636718Scrambler.
>>28636650the next bike day is a supervised boomer tour in april, followed by nothing until september where its being used for "International German Motorcycle Championship" 4-6, then there are no more bike events scheduled though to December 2028 thats all there isfor the next 3 yearsa boomer day of riding slowlyand a competition track weekendkill. yourself.
>>28636718embrace the ADV dad meme
>>28636718the mighty 1200GS, 1250GS or 1300GS
>>28636694is that your video anon?been considering a move to galicia, but need to take a bike down to see the roads before i make the leap
>>28636738Not my vídeo, i was looking for routes on thebareaIts 90-150 days of rain per yearIt has very nice windy roads, valleys, etc to drive on and you can find tons of cool random spots and nice views due to the hills and lush forests everywhere expect potholes tho, the weather is tough on the roads and maintenance can be subpar or non existant in some roads, much worse maintenance than in France or Germany afaikIts not every road but you will find either potholes, or badly applied patches of asphalt to cover them which are almost as bad
>>28636749>90-150 days of rain per year>very nice windy roads, valleys>expect potholes>maintenance can be subpar or non existentsounds just like home
At the mechanic now and is $300 to install pads and rotors front and back and bleed the system fair? Labor only, I brought the parts.
>>28636757raped.
>>28636757if you can't do these basic ass jobs yourself you're NGMI
>>28636757$300 labour for a twenty minute job? That's $900 per hour.
im putting slicks on my GS and knobblies on the viffer
>>28636770all tyres become slicks eventually
>>28636780thats not what slick means, retard
>>28636718Sport tourer easily.
>>28636780>untouched edge>down to the bone in the centerChicken strips in their final form kek
>>28636780do you turn with your front wheel?fucking goober what is that wear pattern
>>28636794>what is that wear pattern
I am not a smart man but I ride my liter down to the beach in slides. I swear im going to be atleast missing toes or some shit with my shoe habit. Im retarded but I feel free.
>>28636718take the scooter pill
>>28636810Literally nothing wrong with that, don't let the plebbitdads suggest otherwise.
>>28636805no because it would be more bare the whole way around
>>28636479Good baik. My friend just bought a speed t4.
>>28636581Did they just shrink their 650 engine?If has the 17 litre tank from their 500 range and an optional centre stand this would be a perfect bike even with the eclutch.
>>28636581Based. Honda is based this bike is based. Doesn't Yamaha have a gay xsr700? This one rapes the xsr.
>>28636718Goldwing, BMW k bikes, ADVs.
>>28636811Xadv 750 desu.
>>28636830chinkshill. fuck off.
>>28636836If your left hand lever operates a clutch then lower your tone when you speak to me
>>28636581Honda is selling Jane chan's baik. They want us to experience animu IRL. Based Honda is based.
>>28636840shut your mouth nigger
>>28636836Bro, that's a Honder.
did someone say anime and honda in the same sentence?
when i grow up i want to have sex with a cartoon
For me, it’s Harley
>>28636842>>28636848Oh shit it's bakus time?>>28636581Damn if they didn't do the tablet and did twin analog like the kawi z650rs it would have been PERFECT
>>28636846the only market buying those bikes is chinathey claim to be the best selling "adventure bike" in europebecause china bought like 3k of them and shipped them back to china without putting a single mile on thembecause it was a tax dodge
The new CB500 Super Four looks gorgeous and is perfect for my new dense urban living situation but it better have an option to permanently and forever completely disable that gay as fuck e-clutch cancer, assuming it even comes to the US in the first place. Maybe it's all just a scheme to get you to spend more on the 1000F.
>>28636858I can' imagine using a physical key to operate my bike because the last three bikes that I've owned have all had key fobs.Post keys.
>>28636864You can disable it on cb650r. It's just an up and down quickshifter anon.
>>28636848Yessu, Honda girls are best.
>>28636872
>>28636868As far as I know it will turn back on the next time you start the bike. And no it's not a quickshifter, quickshifters are a based race bike technology that takes advantage of having a constant-mesh sequential gearbox and the e-clutch is a cope for wristlets. I decide when the clutch operates not some retarded machine.
>>28636881the machines are taking over. you can't fight it.
>>28636881>quickshifters are a based>e-clutch is a cope for wristletsCognitive dissonance.
We already have self-driving cars so when are we going to see self-riding motorcycles?
I love my bike so much
>>28636891>self-riding motorcyclesAlready have that, its called the S1k.
>>28636864We both know they will give us only the liter bike version again like they did with the 1100 super four.
>>28636864>looks gorgeousI refuse to believe this is a real opinon.
>>28636864>perfect for my new dense urban living situation
>>28636867nothing personal, chuck
HYB
>>28636895>BMWB oomersM ogW ho?
>>28636926Nice bike. tfw hawgs are way too expensive for me here
>>28636304I think it’s mother jones or something similar who makes aftermarket springer tractor seats for softtail Harley’s
>>2863631470cc 2 stroke
>>28636926does your right ankle burn from the exhaust pipe whilst operating the rear brake pedal?
>>28636314a 155cc scooter can leave chuds behind when you fit through tite gapz whilst filtering
>>28635369Charge it off the bike then load test it or bring to any auto parts store since nearly all have load testers. Load testers are so inexpensive I advise owning one along with a multimeter and incandescent test light. A weak motorcycle battery after three years is normal. Anon who mentioned static drains is wise so I'd do that too since what's untested is unknown.I store all my batteries on Yuasa tenders (they make a vast amount of batteries so it's reasonable to expect their tender not to cause warranty claims).
>>28636904True, maybe Yamaha will stuff their 400cc I4 into a naked bike but I'm not holding my breath.>>28636906Enjoy your monster energy insectoid anime alien motorcycles I guess but some of us managed to mature past the age of 14 and don't care for that shit anymore.>>28636908This job market has reduced me to an economic migrant who has been forced into the DC area and my current baik is shit in dense traffic.
>>28636888Cursed digits, fuck clankers >quickshifters just take advantage of the motorcycles transmission My HANDS can do that, thanks >>28636894Hell yeah brother
>>28635541Vertical twins are sufficiently narrow I'd not inflict the extra weight in the first place. That style bar won't save an exhaust since it's so high up. Just buy a black one and spray bomb it if you must, but I'd not waste the money and effort.
>>28636960I prefer to leave my hands free to operate my audio controls and send texts while riding my motorcycle.
>>28636965You leave your cock free while a machine fucks your wife too
>>28635726That method works fine. I hang complete bikes (Harley big twins included) in midair between my shipping container bike garage shelves using pairs of straps (when one needs unbunching the second captures lift progress) to comfortably access the bottom. They can't tip over and no space-wasting, shit-accumulating lift table required. I've done it for many years and should have before then. I use soft slings where useful but straps can be fine on their own. Not everything conventional is optimal. That scooter is not overloading the straps or the joists.
>>28636515Does anyone here have experience with test riding from a dealership? Local triumph dealer offers test rides and I’m confident I wouldn’t drop the bike or anything like that but I don’t actually intend to buy their specific stock but I would love to test ride a street triple RS. Is there a money down situation typically? What should I be expecting?
>>28636227Seat swap options include having your local auto upholstery shop build what you want on an existing seat pan. You can source gel packs etc if desired.
>>28636958>some of us managed to mature past the age of 14Yeah, you matured right into elderly bald age JEJ
>>28636957>>28636983reddit spacingnot reading
>>28636304Harley police bike seats are easy to find including their suspension. Some owners use urethane dog toys (which greatly resemble Timbren urethane truck booster springs) on theirs.If you want custom find or cut a similar seat pan and have it upholstered.
>>28636304>solid like old Ural seatsgood joke, ivan
Studying questions for my drivers license, what would you do in this case?
>>28637007slam on the brakes, fuck that nigger(the correct answer is probably just to pull in when its safe to do so, and let the driver get on their way) but I'd much rather get a 30k payout and a new car :3
>>28636442That may last a bit but internal corrosion will continue. A lasting repair is torch soldering, brazing or welding but that may buy enough time to find a good tank. I'd do it in a pinch since there's nothing to lose.
>>28637007>xhe lets a cagie catch up to xerNGMI.
>>28636444They work fine. Not everyone needs a full fairing. >>28636455I notice you fail to post coldly logical reasons because there are none.
>>28637014One of the three answers was to slam the break to teach them a lesson. >>28637017Well that's an autobahn, there's always someone going much faster than you and in a lot of cases it's some regular looking car
>>28637022>there's always someone going much faster than you4u
>>28637007I pull my choppa with 75 round drum clip out of the glove box and clap back at that negro flashing at me
>>28636567The rubber tip was fine because it was not at all intrusive.Extra relays and wiring and switches not so much since they're not particularly robust. I delete all that shit on personal bikes since if I forget to raise the stand I deserve to get Darwined. I fixed enough such shite on customer bikes to dislike it thoroughly. >>28636555It's annoying when wrenching too but easy to delete by bypassing the switch circuit. Minimalist wiring done correctly is best wiring.
>>28636596>and you'll be paying 2-5k more for a bike where you can pick your own gearsI won't but I'm not a wrenchlet and prefer to indulge in multiple motorbikes vs. burning money at a dealer.
>>28637018>coldly logical reasonsThere aren't even any "coldly logical reasons" to own a motorcycle at all, brainlet.
>>28637040absolute bbw
>>28636987Pls answer me bros…
>>28636609You can easily bypass those switches. Strom fora cover that because failures are so annoying. I'd bypass picrel by cutting the leads off closer to the switch plug (easily done off the bike) then using a bare crimp splice and heat shrink tubing (to exclude moisture). Then if want you can reverse the mod by installing another switch or splicing that switches pigtail back together. I do NOT fucking use Scotchlock connectors though because they easily corrode and are trash by design so ignore those suggestions. Stromtrooper have several threads on the subject but those issues are common to many makes. If you want to save your switch you can buy a used one to harvest the pigtail. You can also bypass the clutch switch which is worth knowing how to do before it breaks on the road (which it may not but fewer components means fewer problems).These problems are so common I expected a video and was not mistaken.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_JzFLYlFtA
>>28635233Hell/o/ friends. I am new to riding and after learning on a '86 honda, I went out and got this 2025 cmx500. Im happy to finally be able to share a pic of my bike here after lurking for years. Please be nice, I know she's small but she's taken good care of me for the first 500 miles!
>>28635233bake-o>>28637063>>28637063
>>28637062Grab a copy (used early editions are fine) of Proficient Motorcycling and continue practicing emergency braking and maneuvers because mere riding does not teach that (as was obvious when I taught MSF courses).
>>28637007This has happened to me. First the nigger going fast should have had his headlights on so you would see him in the distance and not do your overtake. He didn't so he is stuck with you. Just pull over in front of the white van. Not ideal autobahn driving but life isn't ideal.If you see a headlights in the distance make sure to have a good look at them before you take your life into you hands and go in the fast lane at pedestrian speeds. You want a clear run at it and 130kms isn't really a safe speed.
>>28635997>502ccAlso I was waiting for this bike to appear and somehow just saw nothing about it last week, but anyways that will make it especially fucking impossible to get the CBR to fit in any goddamn club racing class. If they had just stuck with the 400 everywhere it wouldn't be so bad, although being so big it hopefully wouldn't be expensive to make keep up with an RS660.Man does it look like a CBR500R though. Kind of sounds like this thing was just made to take a fat shit on the Chinc knockoffs rather than compete with anything else necessarily though, when I was thinking because there's a full fairing version it might be the World Sportbike competitor the 750 twin isn't being turned into.
>>28636757I never did brakes until a week or two ago. Pads are easy. Removing wheel and replacing rotor is slightly more involved but still easy. Did not need to bleed brakes at all.
>>28636987If you are worried about dropping, go buy a speed 400 faggot.
>>28637059>>28636987Nope not at all, they usually have demo bikes that are covered by insurance if the prospective buyer stuffs it. Enjoy playing with their toys for free!
>>28636596>he will buy a new bike in ten yearstell me you don’t have a Honda, without telling me that you don’t have a Honda…
