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this is basically just a simple bike thread
>>28856159what's the point in cleaning something that's only going to get dirty again?
>>28856159Fuck Honda, my blast is fast.
I might have found an M63 frame for my Ural, will go take a look at it this weekend
>>28856170Today, the objective was to get road salt off of the metal parts to prevent them from rusting.
Why does America make fast cars but slow bikes?
>>28856159>>28856159>Motorcycle Shitposting & Brand Shilling>Motorcycle Questions & Answers>Motorcycle Tips & Tricks>Motorcycle Anime Reviews>Motorcycle Gears & Accessories>Motorcycle Pics & Webms>Motorcycle Dating AdviceNo Bike? Read the sticky:>>16832630 (Dead)/dbt/ Meet 'n' Fuck >https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?msa=0&mid=1YwqbzbdRjMAItdOZPktcND3Nr98Manlet fitment simulator>http://cycle-ergo.comReport the jannies>https://www.4chan.org/feedbackA2 Licensing Bikes List>http://a2bikes.co.uk/Crash Helmet Safety Info:>https://www.crash.org.au/>https://sharp.dft.gov.uk/Mandatory viewing>A Bíblia das Curvas de autoria (TOTW2) by Keith CodeEnrolando o Cabo (Twist of the wrist) vol 2 - Legendado Previous Thread>>28853174
>>28856180>(Dead)>no actual link for TOTWThere was an attempt
>>28856175>road saltlel. sometimes i really love living in a sunburnt country where it almost never snows.
>>28856180Thank you
>>28856180desu I think all the links are whatevermaybe compress them into one single pastbin or somethingbut I would still like the link to previous thread on OP at least
post scoot
>>28856184I like having seasons (it's almost like JAPAN!!! Did you know they have FOUR seasons in Japan?!)This winter was the wintriest in like 15 years though, normally I get to ride through it. This year, the bikes will have been shacked up from Dec - Mar
>>28856192We have four seasons in Australia too>bushfire season>windy season>rain season>slightly chilly season
Mad to think that the first SEM was over a decade agoMental
>>28856179I miss buell...Harley wants heavy and lots of torque so they stick to pushrods. If they made a scrambler as light as possible with their smallest vtwin with different cams it would sell.
For someone who wants a dirt bike but something a little more tame, how would an old Honda XL be?
For someone who wants a girlfriend but something a little more sane, how would an old crossdresser be?
>>28856214Is this the next evolution of scooter posting?
>>28856179Doubling down on boomer mentality and our famous protectionist policies
heard someone say honda, what're we talking about.
>>28856285>what're we talking aboutHondaMore pics pls
>>28856170This dude doesn't wipe his ass after shitting.
>>28856192>I like having seasonsThere are only two seasons where I live: riding-is-fun season and riding-is-fucking-miserable season. That is one season too many.
>>28855910Don't we all brother, don't we all
>>28856311Would she approve of my Tracer that looks objectively better than the new one?
>>28856295Ok
>>28856352Absolute sex
>>28856357Futanari bikeFutanari bikeFuta-cycle
>>28856361I miss the liter v2 grunt...
>>28856363A clyinder for each gender
>>28856368Why does thinking about bikes trigger your obsession with sexuality? Is there anything you would like to share with the class?
>>28856159Thank you for your service opOn that noteBuddy still needa a fz6 2005 cluster odo replacementQUADLOCK will drain his battery without a POWERPACKI need suggestions that arent going to be 300+ wulong $$$$ of insanity for his budget, another ebay special is also in the realm of 400-500 wulong $$$What fux gives bros>>28856174I bet youre the most popular hustler in winter at the fingolian cafeAlso>dat menuHu tista, i need to learn fingolianI hear you can study and get the edumuhcations paid for by the government janniesWill they also let me import my zx14r and crf450rl, are they gonna paid for this?I need to know>>28856190>Stiggerpilled, corgipilled, scooter-schoomer waifuPls be real>>28856357>>28856363Vfr, but itallian vifferlet
>>28856380>Vfr, but itallian vifferletGuess what I replaced it with
>>28856181just copy/pasted what was at the end of last threadnot my monkeys not my circus>>28856187you have to pay for perma pastebins nowwe used to have an FAQ but it expired years ago because who the fuck pays for a pastebin would need to upload it somewhere that'll last forever and has 0 hosting fees, maybe the description of an unlisted youtube video or something, who knows>>28856189uh thanks?
>>28856385Sick ducatti anon>>28856389>he needs perma pastebinsJust have to ask and ill recite all words therein and we can have a hardcopy vocaroo for all our nobikesNot like nobikes even read anything nowadays; totw3 probably gonna become a porno because of the adhd zoomerlettes
>>28856363Me too pookie
>>28856385The wrong generation, many such cases.>>28856371Sorry I ride a yamaha, it comes with the territory for us.
>>28856434>YamahaIt all makes sense now
Sweet! A Honda thread
>tfw fz6 twink wont sell me his cluster gaugeWhy even shoom?
>>28856417Wake him up.
i want a dr650
>>28856505I want a fz6 cluater gauge for 2005 modelBut we cant just WAKE UP and be the bike we want to be, can we?
>last week 30-40f mornings>This week every day over 26F is raining>3 days are under 26fWhen does it end.
I am looking to see if you guys have recommendations and/or insight.I want a motorbike from the 1960s or 1970s in the. I have been looking at Norton, Triumph, BSA, Zundapp, NSU, Moto Guzzi and MV Agusta. Not interested in Jap bikes at all and I do not care about your Suzuki Ninja or Honda R1, regardless of how fast it goes or how big the engine is or whatever, this motorbike is for fun strictly.I have no budget, really.Currently I fancy a Zundapp KS125, but I also like a lot of the BSA and Norton motorbikes. BSA might be the most sensible since my father worked at the factory in the early 1960s.
>>28856514The fuck is a honda r1?>60/70s no cb or benley honda>60/70 no harley>No uralOkay... How much money do you have as a budget, do you have a workshop with a full line of tools, and how much time are you willing to spend working on the bike?
>>28856513>when does it endApril>>28856514Harley davidson ironhead?
>>28856526He's just an elitist that thinks all jap bikes are the same because he had like 2 90s i4s.
>>28856531Probably worth a shot, I have just heard horror stories about older HDs. Got any stories?>>28856526Just a joke, Yamaha R1, but changed the make to be deliberately nonsensical, like Suzuki Ninja. The only thing I am not super interested in are Jap bikes, Urals and HDs are fine, just a Got a full toolbox pretty much everything needed to work on small engines, but nothing quite this big (mostly RC engines both gas and nitro largest I ran was gas 75CC in a competition airplane, which I sold a while back). Worked on both 2 strokes and 4 strokes and even rebuilt several engines.>>28856533Not elitist, just do not care much for them out of personal preference. Not bad bikes in general, but not interested in any of them either.
>>28856538>got any storiesNot really asides from i encountered one half disassembled inside some.boomers super garageI wouldnt know where to begin with mr.harley davidsanOther than i am told the 5 speed and evo motor is the beat reliability combo you can ask forEspecially the 5 speed trannies, theyre overengineered apparently bulletproofed super tranny>suzuki ninjaDont tell anyone but i have one, zx14r, with a rin keychain attachedI thibk the main problem outside of harley as a restomod will be any parts availabilityAs mucj as you hate japanese, older goldwing/silverwing might be better choice since they have hydraulic valve lifters and stufd thats cool like cruise control ans boomer wood paintjobsOr get the elvis bike for 50,000 wulongs
rode down to the docks bc I remembered this area from gta lolpretty cool spot
Anyone falling out of love with bikes? I'm struggling to enjoy myself out there because of shitty traffic, bad drivers and cops trying to nail me all the time. Its hard to extract joy out of it, especially in summer here when its disgustingly hot all the time. By the time you get thru the traffic to the good roads, cops camp out there waiting to confiscate your licence. Plus there's that pervasive fear of dying or becoming a cripple due to retards merging into me or taking me out, hitting oil slicks or clibbins etc. Thinking of hanging up my leathers for awhile idk.
>>28856542>GoldwingYou know, that's a thought. When I was thinking of Jap bikes I was thinking of Monkeys and CBs/CLs. Nothing against any of them, I just am not a big fan of the styling.Same goes for anything that Suzuki made in the 1970s, just reminds me too much of SEA and certain parts of Africa.
>>28856552Mad max baikus mayhaps?Some cooler bmws out there from that era
>>28856502I tried anon
Anons, I was supposed to go on an early morning ride to watch flamingoes. I woke up at 2:30, 3:30 and then 5:20. I didn't even sleep properly. I missed 4:30 :(I got really excited and I didn't even go. AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!
I bought an Alta Redshift that had almost zero maintenance done in the 8 years it had been alive.I've changed almost every wear-able moving part in the bike except the forks, throttle and rear shock.I still need to change the steering stem bearings.>the 8 year old battery still has 90% its rated capacity
>>28856543>cool rebel senpaiHi Senpai. Do you get a lot of women?
>>28856570Alta deserved to live.
>>28856569>time machine pills>except they didnt worked>AAAAAAHHHH posting intensifiesPicrelAhemAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
>>28856172A blast anon! Is that your only bike?
>>28856538>I have just heard horror stories about older HDs. And you haven't for nortons??But seriously bsa, triumph, honda and Harley have the most dedicated restoration communities which either helps source parts or find a means to an end, norton has a community but thats about it. Guzzi idk any collectors but my understanding is some euros treat them like classic Harleys so maybe.>>28856548Smaller less capable bikes bring me more joy in traffic.>>28856552
>>28856572Bro even my rebel 300 gets women and men.Idk why rebels attract people now.
>>28856585>Smaller, less capable bikes>JoyThis is objectively correct, and the main reason the grom/minibike market is getting huge.
>>28856585Harley because boomerwaffen and american aftermarket and restomod community is second to noneAnd honda because they only up until the death of mr.honda, maintaines and kept all the oroginal tooling and parts for literally everythingThen the corporate jannies ruined everything, just like with harley, and things were never the sameI hate bike killersI hate the janniesI hate ceos Javascript jihad upon them all
>>28856205Buells sucked.Short wheelbase and high center of gravity.. Uncomfortable as fuck ergonomics.More R&D should have been put into the Vrod.NuBuell is a directionless brand thats just Erik Buell trying to stay relevant and attempt to throw one last hail-mary pass that will put him in the history books as something more than "this existed".
First step, new seat. 100000x better. Next stop for the pit bike is an engine cradle with peg mounts.
>>28856572I am a stone cold cybercel who doesn't trust womenin all seriousness though I don't really talk to girls I just go to work and ride my bike. not much point when I don't want to racemix and all the asian girls are the type to go to clubs and raves dressed in nothing
>>28856605>First step, new seat. 100000x better. Next stop for the pit bike is an engine cradle with peg mounts.Forgot pic.
>>28856590Groms are for people who want scooter performance and superbike comfort. They're probably popular because ghetto dwellers can keep them inside their apartments.
Cute small girl had a 900cc sport bike next to my pathetic 650cc naked on university campus parking. She started a brief conversation as we were both getting ready to mount our bikes, but I couldn't get over the shame. She then rode off into the sidewalk and forced some students on it to get out of her way like a chad while I went on the road like a fucking loser.
Thinking about getting an 80s Honda XL. I can’t really open up 450’s or 2 stroke 250’s where I’m at. Kinda just want something to putt around with.Thoughts?
>>28856609oh i thought it was the 130mpg for the autists and social group rides for the normies.
>>28856607>cybercel>true to himself>true to his work life bike balanceBased, what about the Jesus, take that one too, He Is Awesome
>>28856616That's what I said. Scooter performance and ghetto dwellers.
>>28856625I am baptized, but I've lapsed since then, unfortunately. I still believe, but the churches around LA are kind of terrible.
>>28856614As long as you get the mid 80s with the mono shock setup (pro-link).I wouldnt ride a dual shock if it was free.
>>28856192>This winter was the wintriest in like 15 yearsBecause global warming is cooling the planet.
>>28856538>Not bad bikes in general, but not interested in any of them either.That's the issue, there are many different jap bikes. Just because you find modern i4s boring (I get you) doesn't mean they are all the same.
>>28856345I'm sure she would.
how do you guys deal with helmet and gear luggage?do you just carry it around everywhere?
What brand of motocross helmet should I buy?My shoei street helmet is going to get wrecked with mud next time I go out. I keep seeing quite a few FLY brand helmets for sale on marketplace.Are they shit?
>>28856725I've seen backpacks that elastics and stuff to let you carry your helmet on them. You could just toss your gloves into the backpack and if its for work you could probably bring work shoes in the backpack and just put your boots under your desk.
>>28856725>helmetI leave it on the designated helmet holder
>>28856548Get a smaller slower bike and if will help you remember why you like bikes.I think that psycho on that R15m still rides mt glorious and claps R1 cheeks.Also if you live in fucking wonderful Queensland, this summer was fucking horrible. Hail doom storms, 9001% humidity, 35+ days. I can't fucking wait for winter!
>>28856585Funnily enough there is an autist in my area who has Norton parts, along with BSA, Triumph and Villiers (plus cars for just about every British make, excluding special snowflake stuff). I checked his place and I checked another guy who does German stuff, so BMWs >>28856562, NSUs and Zundapps have parts for them and he said he could order MV Agusta and Piaggio parts too.
>>28856548time to take 150cc pill
>>28856548Sometimes you just gotta take a little break. Doesn't mean you have to hang it up for good. I'll hop on my lower cc bike for a bit if I start feeling this way. >>28856625BasedIs it still wasteland hours in Canadian Siberia?
>>28856727i bought an ls2 x force on clearance and it was really nice but it squished my head so i returned it. revzilla still has em on closeout. the subverter evo is great apparently but lower safety rating (2205)
>>28856380>Will they also let me import my zx14r and crf450rlYes>are they gonna paid for this?That's the hard part, it's a gamble what VERO wants you to pay as tribute.The general rule is that they want was it like 30% of the vehicles value and (((((they))))) get to determine what it's worth.So that zx14r might be a 50k bike in their opinion, pay up goy.This can work the other way too as I was prepared for them to tax my Ural as a 1500 buck bike, it's an import anyway, only for them to value it for basically scrap value, about 130 bucks and the import tax was like 30 bucks.
>>28856754I don't want to spend over $150 but I also don't want to end up with brain damage when I inevitably loop trying to practice wheelies on a single cylinder engine.The mx helmets are generally cheaper than street helmets right? Haven't done a lot of searching yet, just kinda browsed marketplace for a used one.The throttle seems so much touchier on singles or am I just retarded? I was getting the front wheel up on my yz250f but damn was it scary how touchy the throttle was.
>>28856750>wasteland hoursEm-employment hours???Yes im currently working?-??
>>28856756>henlo; im importing zx14r "parts :DDDDDDsoYoure telling me, there's a chance?Fugggg:DDDDBinland time bros :DThat wouls be cool, imported baiku
>>28856727>>28856758I picked up a Bell MX9 for $150. It's the only MX helmet I've owned, so I don't know if it's any good. I like it, though.
Redpill me on gore-tex stuffs Are they worth it?
I want new scoot but I already have like 5
>>28856758The rockymountainatv house brand MSR has a $100 dirt helmet.
Thanks for the helmet suggestions bros.Is lubing an unsealed off-road chain complete and total cope? Does anybody actually bother with this shit? Seems pointless but I have trouble not doing it.>>28856763Slowly going insane?Stay strong shoomers.
>>28856785Waterproof but they don't breathe. Search for the fortnine vid.
>>28856758Look for kyt helmets. Quite cheap.
>>28856548Time for a himmy or a dirt bike. It won't kill you. Still lots of fun to be had.
Where are them BMV girls hiding? Will a GS work on them?
>>28856599It's really nice to have a consistent supply of parts. >Bro with a 2023 KTM >Can't get basic parts for love nor money>Meanwhile I roll up a half century old Honda>Ahh let's see, tachometer cable seal...>We don't have any in stock. But I can get one in by tomorrow or the day after if that's all ok.
>>28856820Over here KTM has the cheapest and consistent availability of spares. You can bitch about quality but not availability of KTM spares.
So my Goldwing has decided out of the blue that it will no longer leak coolant. Not sure why, I did put some more in it. Maybe when it was low it needed to pump the coolant loop pressure super high to do the same amount of work.Guess no himi for now.
>>28856758>browsed marketplace for a used one.i literally would never buy a helmet secondhand. i'll buy boots or a jacket or whatever but i just don't trust someone to not fuck a helmet up and i end up brain damaged. look at ebay, look at closeouts. this one is 70$. does it suck? idk probablyhttps://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/ls2-helmets-coz-hyde-helmet
>>28856852If it's not leaking, it ain't got anything in it>B-but I addedAir pocket, it's empty
>>28856604Idk the cyclones were pretty nice. Blast fucking blew though.>Top heavyThis isn't that uncommon for nakeds today either unfortunately.>>28856745Nortons have a bad history of needing realign/reweld chassis in the states, parts asside that ends people projects.
>>28856607>I don't really talk to girls I just go to work and ride my bike. not much point when I don't want to racemix and all the asian girls are the type to go to clubs and raves dressed in nothingUnfortunately other rebel bro, most of the women do want to race mix and go clubbing. Or at least that was the majority of my college experience. I am fairly certain the gays have better standards at this point.
>>28856723Sweet, praise Yamaha!
This leaking counter-shaft seal is amazing.Aside from the rear tyre spittle, who needs a Scott-oiler?3000 miles no cleaning, no lubricating.Next: 1/4 what the fuck
>>28856839Nice. One of the mechanics I know said they had a bike in for six months waiting for something. That was last year tho. I think they've put themselves back together somehow since then.
I bought my current bike (CBR 954RR) at auction about a year ago with ~13500 mi. After fixing a few issues, I did a check of my fuel mileage this week and found I am getting probably about half what I should be (19 mpg actual vs 35-40 mpg typical). I think the bike has a vacuum leak but what else should I check for potential causes?
>>28856941Carb balancing/clean.They will always get dirty and out of balance.Also, don't go by listen mileage, look for real-world posts on applicable forums.The carbs will be dirty/emulsion/plugs.Next will be ignition by carbs are the low hanging fruit.
>>28856955954 is fuel injected but it could be injectors. I did have to replace the fuel pump so the injectors could be clogged.
>>28856164>shit op post>look inside>Yamahateshit thread, does make sense
>>28856993>yamahate>probably the reason i cant find a 2006 fz6 cluster gaugeIts over, isnt it?
I want to buy my first bikeis maxi scooter a good start?
I like riding in the rainbut I hate dyingwhat do I do?
>>28856864Nah bro I rode the shit out of it and it was fine, stable temperature all the way. Coolant still in it when I stopped. I have no idea why it dribbled out some coolant in the first place and why it's fine now. Barely any ever came out and keep in mind this is a big cooling system with two radiators. So nfi what the go is. The leak was in the top of the overflow reservoir. I think perhaps because I hadn't changed the coolant in a while it was getting real hot and making its way to the extra reservoir. Hard to know.Btw as much as I love my Goldwing, unless you can afford a brand new one and it's expensive maintenance, imo don't do it. They're too fucking complicated and everything is buried deep.
so tomorrow is the technical inspection, I installed the limiter on the CVT and this bad bitch reaches 50km/h half grip, while the maximum permited is 45km/h, I'm cooked, what do I do?
>>28856764Doesn't matter if it's parts or the whole bike, importing happens when you're getting plates for it.I rode my bikes for a few years without plates because I was lazy as shit or used plates from other bikes.There's no inspection whatsoever for bikes here aside for registration, so you could ship the bike and use plates off some wrecked 500cc shit bike wikakasa bought off the marketplace for 300 bucks and take the plates off it, it's what I did with my Izh
i cant unlove my bike bros, MV is just the best bike a man can possibly experience
>>28857022Don't die
scootbrosGiorno or Grand Filano?
>>28857076Tula T-200
>>28857052>pay the insurqnce jannies the 125cc premium>blast past the police state surveillance systems on a zx14r>supercub reported travelling at 299km/hBased, ill have to look into this as i need the european extreme riding under my beltOne does this and would be able to cross the schengen, no issues eh?
>>28857102There's 3 classes of bikes here, technically 4, but only coping retards give a shit about A2.There's M which is mopeds, 50cc and was it 3.5hp max, 50kmh top speed. Anything beyond that is an A1 which is up to 125cc and 15hp. Above that is "full A" which is basically unlimited and you can do whatever the fuck you want with them.If you modify your 50cc moped to go 60kmh, it legally becomes an A1 and cops will fuck your parents if you get caught, plus you lose your plates.125cc bikes are a bit easier as while they are limited to 125cc and 15hp max, cops only really care about the displacement and even then they're not going to bust open the cylinder head to measure bore and whatnot, they can't measure the power anyway and top speed is technically unlimited on a 125cc.Anything above that is a real bike and they're all the same. You again technically aren't allowed to drop in a hayabusa engine into a gs500, but no one really gives a shit at that point unless you're dumb enough to go to the inspection office and announce that you've engine swapped your bike.Again, we have no vehicle inspections for bikes, so no one is going to be none the wiser anyway.Bike insurances are like whatever over here anyway. Road insurance is like 200 bucks per year and full comprehensive whatever is whatever.On my Triumph it was like uhhh 1500€ per year, but on the upside you don't keep your bike on the road 12 months here anyway so you only pay like half of that.Plus you get bonuses for being a good goy from your insurance which will lower your rates up to like 80% or some shit like that.There's no road tax for bikes here, only insurance.
>>28857102>>28857140Also bikes don't get fined by cameras whatsoever because they have no front plates, there's no rear firing cameras in Finland due to legal reasons.For a camera fine to be legal, the cops need to be able to prove the identity of the driver. A helmet kinda fucks that up now doesn't it?An easy to way to get out of camera tickets is to just wear a facemask, corona masks caused seething in the cops because their camera pics weren't legally eligible anymore and they couldn't rip people off with their bullshit anymore. Just a bandana is enough and when they ask you for questioning "I've got no idea who that is and it's your job to figure it out".Even if for example your mate borrows your car and hits a speed camera, you just go "no idea who that is, never seen the guy".
If I want a modern classic low cc bikedo I go honda or yamaha?
>>28857158I wish Yamaha sold that bike here. We just get overweight twins and triples.
>>28856932You're gonna need a new chain in another 30k miles. Replace it with a 530H no-seal chain to let all that motor oil goodness seep right to the pin.
>>28857171dont you have XSR125?tis the same
>>28857178Nope, us burgerfats only get the high-markup bikes because tariffs.So much for having an economy that's the envy of the world, we're burning this place to the ground.
First viff of the year completedNow excited to ride more
>>28857224Nice bloom!
>>28857229That pic is from 2023 btw, everything is still grey here atm
>>28857229>>288572312024*I should take more pictures
>>28857004ebay.com/itm/146819878771
>>28857158Am I forgotten?
>>28857158I like the way the Yamaha SCR950 looks. It's pretty low cc for an air cooled Vtwin.
>>28856852Flush your coolant system / check the thermostat. Chances are you have gunk in the line which causes pressure to develop in the system, forcing weepage/a leak. Alternatively the thermostat could've gotten hung up and stick which could also pressurize the system. If you added water to your coolant ever / previous owners did. Then there will be debris in the line somewhere. Flush it like crazy.
>>28856941Hello anon, I know a bit about those baba blades. I want you to first check the fuel pressure regulator. The diaphragm inside of the FPR tends to get cooked by Heat Soak (Hondas run a little hotter than the other brands intentionally) Prop your tank up or remove it, look down to spot the FPR, then there's a single vacuum line being fed into it. Put a rag underneath it and pop off the single vacuum line and prime your fuel pump (do NOT start the engine, just wirrrr the fuel pump up) If it drips fuel or more extreme cases dumps fuel, then there's your problem. You'll get better mpg with a fresh one and won't have mid range bogging in the powerband. Next check your spark plugs and make sure they're proper spec / gap / not fowled / torqued in to spec. If those are good, you can check 1 more system. The HTEV and Servo Flapper. Sometimes they get rattled out of adjustment and a simple tuning with a screw driver/twisting the adjustment knobs under the left side of the frame can go a long way. The HTEV in the exhaust in particular can go out and generate a rattling sound that mimicks a bad Cam Chain Tensioner. These flappers generate backpressure which gives the blade more low-mid torque. If they're out of spec the ecu will run a little rich because the computer senses more air due to a more open Flapper. Fpr ---> spark plugs ---> Flapper in exhaust ---> Flapper in the intake/airbox
>>28857283>350 american wulongsWay out of my fren budget, but thats impressive for the mileageThese stupid things are going upwards of 400-500usd ffs
>>28857338Besides for a local part-out, that's probably as good as it's going to get. I guess it's not all that necessary. I had been planning to put a nice aftermarket speedo/tach on my bike, but now I'm thinking I'm just going to pull the factory super basic speedo off. I never look at it, and the needle just bounces around throughout the whole sweep range.
Just finished a 350km ride. GN brehs.
>>28857023Coolant technically doesn't "go bad", have you ever tried pressure testing the system?Might simply be a case of being overfilled for the bikes liking, coolant does expand when hot.
>>28857380Coolant can go bad if filled with undistilled water ever during the lifespan of the bike. Now, if OP bought the bike originally and only ever filled proper fluids in it then yeah you're right however if PO's put a little water to "top it off" then that'd introduce contaminates.
>>28857358Well there has to be an aftermarket speedo shitshow for cheaper, right?Idk hia busget is cheapie aa fuckie
>>28857338Time to take the OBD2 dash pill
>>28857415Trick is finding an OBD2 dash that's waterproof, most of them expect to be in a car. So you get to figure out how to waterproof it.I want to give one of these a try, bounce it off the windscreen and have no cluster at all.
>>28857426>>28857428So where to find waterproof canadian dash that wont vibrate to shit either?
>>28856285Honder
Can H2R be fast around tracks? Or will it suffer from overheat by the end of first lap?
>>28856179Because they're not selling a motorcycle they're selling a brand. Brand has to have a certain look, not performance.You want a long range heavy touring motorcycle? If you're not buying a brand, how likely are you to buy a fully fared harley(whatever they call them, roadglide, isn't it?) of BMW K1600 or Goldwing.There's very few things Harley will do better than either the BMW or Honda and one of them is being a brand. Now BMW obviously has a certain brand appeal but it's appealing to completely different group.Had they tried to make a motorcycle that is good simply because it's good then they'd get the Pan American situation everywhere. Lots of R&D put into arguably good product, but most of the people interested in this kind of thing AND able to afford it will just get most likely a GS - we both know it's true.
>>28857604Is Goldwing really that much better than Road Glide?
>>28857415Trailtech vapor, maybe? Idk if it's worth hacking the wiring.>>28857428Ooh, neat.
>>28857598>Made for track only>???
I've been riding 3 years
Bros, I'm totally stuck. I have a pair of Garne SG12s and a pair of waterproof Alpinestars Tech 7s, and I need to return one of them that doesn't fit as well as the other.Tech 7 cons>super high arch>narrower - the sides sides start to curve up sooner that the SG12s>sole molded on>Left foot starts hurt after a while from the narrower mid foot soleSG12 cons>showed up damaged with the top velcro closure separated from the outside flap (this can be ignored because I can fix it myself)>buckles feel cheaper than the Tech 7s>the top of the toe protection that comes up to about mid foot digs into the top of my feet, causing pain>still slightly too narrow. Left foot starts to hurt after a while.Tech 7 pros>waterproof>I like the way they look besides for the molded on sole>better bike feel, slightly more flexible (can be a con)>$120 cheaperSG12 pros>slightly wider (but still not wide enough)>flatter sole>feels more protective >stitched on sole that can be replacedThese are both size 12s. I wear size 12 wides in regular street shoes, but 12 a little long. Which pair do I send back? Or maybe I should send both and size up to 13s. I didn't think I would need to as 12s are just slightly too long. The size 12 Tech 7s are plenty long. I'm just getting my thoughts out there and written down. Thank you for reading my blog.
>>28857158Xsr 700, scl500, v7 guzzi, or triumph 400For very low ccRebel300/250 with burly brand rear lift, xsr125, van van 200My soul also wants this but the rebel 300 vibrates too much on my hands and upgrading to an scl500 puts me at a new center of gravity.
>>28857788Return both, if they don't fit now they never will. Try different boot or size
>>28857158Ducati scrambler
>>28857788Anon you might have one bigger foot than the otherSize up the tech 7s and see what happensOr get a half size larger boot foe the foot that hurtsWorst case is you size up, double sock if the fit is too bigBig sweaty feet are a shoomer legacy, remember that, and wear big wooly socks inside them, for me, for (((you)))AlsoIf you have a longer leg you need custom deaign shoes like my cousinIts possible you need orthotica too bros, none of our organic boner structure is uniform, same with muscles and insertions of their aesthetics, all that shit is genetic bros
>>28857806>none of our organic boner structure is uniform
>>28857823Meaning you could have a long torso and short legs and be squatting legendOr a lanklet and women adore you but youll never biologically achieve greater than 4 pl8 because of lwver arm limitationsMidgets squat like 4x bodywright bros
>>28857798>>28857806Fuuck, that's probably the right course of action. Everything I read said these two are the widest. Thanks, bros. I appreciate it.
>>28857857Try a less mx twink oriented boot
Bike made a weird sound and now I'm anxious.
>>28857980Get worried when it stops making the sound, means whatever was ailing is now completely broken.I had noisy Conrod needle bearings, when they stopped ticking, I thought "huh, it fixed itself". Maybe 2 kilometres later the engine seized.
Where are the Gixxer bros at
>>28857654If you're looking for a motorcycle that is the closest to a car on long distance rides then yes, it just does that better.The best way to explain it is to think about one feature - the reverse gear, although we should call it a mechanism more so than a gear, because it just uses starter motor. Both bikes are big and heavy and there's no way around it but this one bit makes goldwing much more convenient when you're parking it. You can extrapolate it everywhere else. Both Harley and Goldwing will generally not vibrate that much(outside of idle for Harley), but you know there's no possibility of V2 vibrating less than a 6 cylinder boxer that often runs at 3500 RPM while cruising highway speed. Harley's used to be considered less reliable than Japanese bikes but honestly that's largely a legacy issue now, but still, which bike do you think will hold out better after 100k miles? And yes these are realistic mileages for this class of bike.Now for a normal motorcyclist a lot of it sounds like Harley is simply less of a car and more of a motorcycle, but the grand tourer buyers typically want more of a car.
>>28858008>it just uses starter motorWeak, but understandable from Japs.
>>28857604That's enough salt to keep the ice off the county roads all winter. Touring bikes are something Harley does right. HD gets up to a lot of silly marketing shenanigans but the bikes are comfy and crush the highway all day long. Parts and availability is abundant, and every two horse town in the US has a shop that can get you back on the road.
>>28857158I'll assume you're European.How low CC? A1 compliant(125cc)? Assuming you're talking about bikes produced in the last decade you're going to have to go Chinese if honda minimotos and yamaha xsr125 don't do it for you, that's the sad truth.A2 compliant that's another story but most of them will be Indian made. Royal Enfields are known quality, there's obviously Triumph 400 which did sell really well for a reason, you can get Kawasaki 650 RS cucked to comply with A2, but that may not be "low displacement" anymore there are some Chinese-Italian Brands like Benelli or Fantic that seem to not suck, finally there are the random brands Indians rebadge their bikes under, from that genre I think the more sensible option is Jawa because at least there you know they've design the trims of them uniquely so they look like old Czechoslovak bikes rather than British ones which is the standard in this category.
>>28858016Harley does that too, on trikes. The only bikes that have reverse gear proper are factory sidecar ones and that's solely because of some regulatory compliance.
>>28858020They're not bad, I haven't said so, it's just that comparatively Goldwing or K1600 is just better. They're all expensive, they all have features you don't need, they're all heavy, they are all mostly comfortable, it's not like parts availability for either is bad either. It's just that in reality you look at these 3 and the only arguments for harley are sort of irrational(not bad, irrational) and that's a sign that it's "the brand" speaking.
>>28858032>the only arguments for harley are sort of irrationalThat is definitely a claim that you are making, but I don't have to take your word on it.
See this anchor?
>>28858048I live here.
I want to ride a goldwing. Should I go to a used dealership and try to ride a used one or pick up a cheap old one and flip it?>>28858049Comfy
>>28858045Nobody who picks Harley as his big touring bike can provide a rational reason why it wasn't k1600 or goldwing, period. They'll say stuff like fit and finish(yes I trust you that BMW is going to be soooo much worse!), or le V2 rumble etc. but those are irrational things. I'm not saying they're wrong(ultimately it's recreational object, the irrational part of its enjoyment is important), I'm just saying they are feelings, not reasoning. A goldwing will vibrate less, have more practical amenities like reverse mechanism(real man handles his bike with his muscles, says the irrational, because that's part of the bike experience, but that's a fee fee not a reason), they are well known and understood in workshops across any country at all and given that it's largely made in the US parts availability isn't a problem.I'll repeat again, just because the reasons for a harley are irrational doesn't mean you should never buy a harley yarrr, it simply means that once you get into a market that is more specs than feels, like sportsbikes or adv(let alone dirtbikes), it will fall apart - see the post the conversation has started from(why doesn't Harley make crotch rockets).
>>28857329I did the FPR already actually. I haven't tested the new one though.I don't feel like the engine is bogging at all, but I've never ridden any other liter bikes to compare it to (only 600s). Generally I would say the engine runs fine except for a fairly pronounced uneven idle between 12-1500 rpm. I did plugs last summer but the old plugs that I pulled looked fine and the new ones didn't make any appreciable difference that I felt. The bike's fuel pump also failed over the summer and I also cleaned a ton of gunk out of the fuel tank breather, which was clogged so bad when I first bought it that the fuel tank would pressurize and spit gas out of the filler cap (I ended up also replacing the filler cap). I think the bike was neglected at one point so I suspect further fuel system issues.>Sometimes they get rattled out of adjustment and a simple tuning with a screw driver/twisting the adjustment knobs under the left side of the frame can go a long way. The HTEV in the exhaust in particular can go out and generate a rattling sound that mimicks a bad Cam Chain Tensioner.This however is new to me! I actually did the cam chain tensioner because I thought I heard it rattling but it didn't fix the noise, it might be this instead. I will take a look at this this weekend and also pull the injectors to see what they look like. Thanks anon
I love this bike so much
i wish i could like naked bikes. they look so fucking goofy without fairings. i don't get the appeal.
>>28858081Set your idle to 1200 rpm. The only normal flat spot in the baba blades powerband is 3000-3150~ rpm because the intake Flapper and the exhaust htev are switching their respective positions to a more free-flowing one. (It's hard to convey what I mean into text alone)This delay/flatspot is due to these two systems physically opening between 2 optimal positions, everything else is not normal. Here's a resource for the HTEV If you are hearing noises still then it's probably the basket springs (NOT the clutch springs for the plates) you can weld a shim to fix the noise but it's not needed.https://youtu.be/VFJTkY2XX-U?si=fw4OGBMMlaNLQJ3ZI believe it was injector 4 that's particularly noisy (far right side when sitting on the bike) One more thing, go to the right side of your bike. Look at the right sides primary frame bolt near the seat. There should be 2 punch mark dimples on the top left and right of the fastener face. These are ID marks for 2 important recalls from honda.The mark on the left>primaey Fuel line recallThe fuel line would expand under extreme heat conditions, the wrong rubber compound was used you can get a replacement from Honda for free from their recalls department.The mark on the right>Clutch assembly recallThis was only on a small handful of early 954s. In Hondas pursuit of weight savings they made the shift shaft hollow and I cant rememeber the other reasons for the clutch failure but There were instances where the rod would collapse and two clutch plates would misalign bricking the transmission. There are clutch assembly recall kits you can get but you can also just check your bikes VIN to see if it needs these things / inspect the frame for the 2 marks. They're very rugged machines once sorted, the issue is most of them were either neglected or abused so you gotta thug it out till the point of a healthy baseline and just service the fluids.
>>28858095
>>28858083>That mufflerMust be coldnover there.
My dad dropped my GS trying to ride it. He didn't get hurt but he was apologizing and I felt bad for him. He didn't hurt the bike or anything.
zx4rr is fuckin sick why are there not more small high-revving inline 4s like this i dont have $9999 MSRP kind of moneyhttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/mPji6j2HrbI
Which Hitler's friend makes better bikes?
>>28857783Challenger was made for flying only
>>28858157cool bike if you want to turn gas into noise
>>28858184America
>>28858157Because building a bike with a bigger engine costs just as much.
>>28858186And it sure did fly, into multiple directions even.
Thoughts on an 883 Sportster? A bone stock 2008 model is up for cheap in my area and its making me think about it
>>28858085Older classic naked and half fairing bikes looked a lot better.
>>28858200I'm more of GT 650 guy. But that's not a bad bike anon.
>>28858085I like SV 650, trellis frame, vtwin looks amazing. It's like vanilla ice cream.
>>28858083Leaky forks desu. But that looks awesome.
REALLY MAKES YOU THINKhttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/thSNda-ol-c
>>28858083Bluetooth rear calliper cable tied to rear foot pegs
All bikes should be 650 Urals except for 750 side valves>B-but they're slowNo they're not, you don't need to go any faster>B-but they're unreliable No they're not, learn to maintain and take care of your shit>B-but they're heavy Hit the gym>B-but I like menToo bad, time to fuck some prime wannabe commie and punk JKs, and you better like it
>>28858230Hmm I whould probably get rid out the touhou crossdressing cosplays I have in case I die
>>28858234>But i like menUral attracts them too.
>>28858239Purely out of appreciation for the machine , you don't have sex with them.
>>28858234What about not all bikes being the same?
>>28858244Well they aren't? There's 750 sidevalves too along with the 650 OHV Urals.
>>28858245It is okay an94 poster. They will learn the hard way.
I have 2 dirt bikes fo years and I still dont know how to ride them up a stair
>>28858070Um>easier access to anything in a harley>fully customizable because legendary aftermarket, especially when it comes to adjusting for foot and grip locations etc.>afaik, many turbo/supercharge kits for harley>REAL AMERICAN MC 1%er only let you ride harley>belt drive standardThese are all rational reasons
>>28857414I put distilled water in designed for coolant systems. I am sadly the second owner of this bike and the dealer I bought it off did a lot of work fixing it up. It's quite possible they've put something fucked in the old thing to sell it.Last second hand motorbike I ever buy I tell you what. Which sucks because I basically cannot afford a Goldwing otherwise. They're 55k new here.
>>28857654Goldwing blows a road glide out of the water man. By a bomb threat. They are to be ridden to be believed.That said Honda has fallen behind in one regard recently - the dash computer/instruments. Goldwing is way behind big touring Harleys in that regard.That said I'd take a Goldwing any day for pure riding pleasure. Get a road glide if you intend to maintain it yourself though. Goldwing maintenance is hell.
Viffed to work againIt feels so good bros
>>28858253Oh they'll learn
>you can't do the technical inspection in this ITV station you have to go to this other ITV stationfuck my YOU
I wanna get a shorter slip on for my bike because I like the look of the clean rear wheel. pic related exhaust site claims:>DB levels tested @ 5500 RPM>Stock = 97-98 DB's>GP-S1 = 105 + DB'sso a 7db increase, how annoying should I expect it to be? is it a bad idea? (noise restrictions are not really enforced in my shithole)
>>28858358>bike inspectionsThank god I am spared from that>>28858361Doesn't decibel levels go in uhhh what's the fancy word, like logarithmic scale or some shit, a 7db increase isn't 7% louder, but it's 7 times louder, so that pipe is going to be loud as all fuck
>>28858361Did this once. Way too loud even with gp shortie catalysts.
>>28858365+10 dB correspond to a 10x increase in (acoustic) power output-3 dB is a power output reduction by half (+3 dB is doubling)So +7 dB = +10-3 dB = 5x powerPower scales with the square of the amplitude, which is proportional to sound pressure, so the sound pressure goes up by a factor of the square root of 5, i.e. a bit more than 2.But that's a lot of mathematical babble. Yes, SPL is a logarithmic scale, but your ear also works in a similar way. All else being the same (ambient air pressure, frequency distribution of the noise, distance from the sound source), +7dB will indeed be roughly equal to a perceived increase of 7 "noticeable" steps in loudness.
>>28858401A very fancy way of saying "it's going to be unbearably loud", but that's what I remembered from school that was 2 decades ago, which I skipped most of anyway.
>>28858410105 dB is very loud, but not *that* much louder compared to the ~100 it's already putting out
>>28858187i turn food into both gas and noise
>family and friend did over 100k on their bikes doing road trip everywhere in one set of beat up gears>meanwhile I only do 1-2 hours long ride commute trip every other weeks>kinda want new pair of waterproof casual riding shoes (cause my other pair are ventilated one) but dont want to look like mall crawlerwhat do?
>>28858100kek>>28858228More worried about the rear one which I can't get a replacement for>>28858231And a rear tire old enough to drink but no point in changing it until I get a better rim with le factory paint, some idiot removed the paint and they lose air over the day
>>28858464>And a rear tire old enough to drinkI had tires that were old enough to be my parents.
>>28858411It is *that* much louder.>>28858234>>28858245It's not the power output of sidevalves that annoys me, it's the fuel use. I can't afford to run them.
>>28858467About 10 litres per 100km, it ain't that bad.Lose the tub and go solo for better mileage
>>28858464Did you confirm it's the rim with soapy water?usually it's a chip in the paint which causes air loss (my front has this problem right now) and leads peeps to remove all the paint. If you're still leaking at the rim just seal that spot with rubber cement down in between the bead and rim.
>>28858469>About 10 litres per 100km, it ain't that bad>235.215/(10 L/100km) = 23.521 US mpgTBF that's slightly better than my wife's car.
>>28858464>>28858466This isn't a flex, seriously. Get fresh rubbers, you'll appreciate your ride even more once done.>>28858264I mean as complex as a Goldwing is, a coolant flush shouldn't be that hard. Nothing wrong with 2nd hand at all, best deals come from there. Just gotta wrench like a man and take care of whatever problems pop up.
which maxi do I want?
>>28858469>a bike that can't even do highway speeds burns more fuel than Yamaha MT10LolYou know what is this:>burns 100 l of gas every hour>pollutes air in entire city>often breaks down>cuts apples into 3 piecesIt's a Soviet machine built to cut apples into 4 pieces
>>28858514Cheeky funny guy eh? Totally not the issue that it's designed in the 30s when the highway speeds were 60kmh at most and fuel cost a tenth of what it does today
>>28858518I looked it up, adjusted for inflation 1930's gas in much of Europe was USD $5-ish / US gallon in the 1930's, which is a bit more than prices in California today but comparable to EU prices atm. I would love a side-valve Indian or WL but they aren't practical for more than Sunday rides.
>>28858534Eh I'd rather disagree, they're practical as far as your patience with them runs.I've managed just fine with my Urals and Izh this far even for daily driving.
>>28858539Depends on how far your commute is, I suppose. Mine is short now but for seven years it was 35km each way.
Viffed home from work, took a detour, then cleaned her but took 0 pics.EVERYONE was out and about today and it felt like proper spring. Getting more hype for the season with every ride.
>>28858543About the same, 30km one way, 60km or so in total, used to be about 100km per day.Admittedly 30km is the very most you can do when it goes bellow -15°C, after that it becomes a hassle as you can't feel anything anymore.
>>28858466Finanon? This 125 got the same hp as your 750 kek>>28858472I changed the front tire and it still leaks like the old one. Rims used to be all white and some herectic stripped all the paint, front rim has a dent but rear doesn't and both leak :/>>28858490>Get fresh rubbers, you'll appreciate your ride even more once done.I know bro, new tires are better than sex but no point yet, I ride this bike less than 10 times a year and still got to fix a bunch of stuff. It's also not that bad for a 2004 tire, pic related was my daily bikes 5 yr old front tire
Moving to DC for my next job. I should get a smaller upright naked or retro, but my heart says Italian supersperg. RIP my wrists
>>28858509Maxi pad, extra absorbant
>>28858555>2004 tireAnon, I don't know how to tell you this but that tire is turbo-fucked even if there's depth in the tred You're riding on WOOD. Not rubber. As for grip, you have no grip. Even if you're only riding a handful of times, you are taking great risk every single time you throw a leg over it.2004 is VERY BAD, I can't understate this enough. Ik you love that bike so save yourself the future heartbreak and freshen up them wheels yo'
>>28858601>You're riding on WOOD. Not rubber.Excellent. Anon will never get a puncture.
>>28858607>Time to lean-ACK
>>28858612>skill issuethat sounds like a you problem. get good.
>>28858555Tyres thread?Tyres thread.
>>28858592Do you have secure parking? if not in will get stolen on your first day.
bros I'm getting my motorcycle license and my exam got booked today on 30 march, it's still so far away what do I do fuuuuuuck
>>28858664Get on a pedal bake and make vroom sounds while twisting the grip and using a cut mountain bike rear brake as a fake clutch.
>>28858664If America: Drink Bud Light and look forward to being handed the licence basically for showing up, then buy a turbo BusaIf developed world: Go to the lessons you've booked, practice your slow speed manoeuvres, evasion and emergency drills, and maybe use the learning app to brush up on the theory you've forgotten since you passed the written test.
>>28858615Knobbies in dirt are nothing even remotely close to a TWENTY+ year old street tire. Stop being a cunt, it's not a skill issue it's literally material science.>>28858664Put a playing card in the spokes if a bicycle to cope or play the new ride game.
>>28858555My 750 has about 22hp or so, the 650 has uhhh 32 I think, of which either 3 or 2 are left.I really don't care about big power bikes and cars anymore.I had a turbocharged CBR, I had a 485hp Ford Sierra, I had a 140hp triumph, that wass enough for me.I sold all that away and am much happier now with me Ural and me Izh.
>>28858686>Less ho than a honda rebel 250Jesus, how?
>>28858688Eh? The rebel has like what 16hp to 20 right, same engine as the nighthawk if memory serves.I thought 32 is more than 20
>>28858693I meant the 750. The 250 rebel had max 22hp. The 300 has 25-27hp
>>28858701Yeah okay, fair enough, the rebel 750 is more powerful.Now what's the compression ratio on those? I'm betting closer to 10:1.The Urals have like 5:1 maybe 6:1 with an aluminium head gasket and on a very good day.With such low compression, it'll run probably on shoddy bathtub wine and sewage.
>>28858716Now how do I reduce the compression ratio on a honder?
>>28858664Get used to riding a bike if you haven't already >>28858669Got my BRC in Florida, my instructors kicked out one woman because she couldn't handle the idea of being accountable for her own safety, failed another because she couldn't do the figure 8. They were good guys who made sure we got our money's worth by teaching some more advanced maneuvers.Are there places that won't fail people or make it very difficult to fail?
I helped carry a motorcyclist from middle of the road to the side along with a policeman. He wasn't wearing a helmet. I saw a puddle of blood, he was vomiting blood. he was also bleeding from his eyes. And one broken leg. I also helped lift his bike. Apparently he rear-ended. I'm tired and it's not registering how bad it is. I hope god saves him.Just wear your damn helmet bros. GN.
>>28858738Just shitposting, friend. We Euros just love to give you a hard time since your driver's ed is notoriously less rigorous. You can fire back by making fun of how much we have to pay for ours, we can take it :3
>>28858736Raise the deck or new pistons. The poorfag way is to just stack head gaskets, the proper way is to get pistons with a concave top.The expensive way is to get a machined copper head gasket and sandwich it between 2 head gaskets.
Road vs Rain mode on my GS is so different. It feels like a different bike. IDK how road mode fixes noodle front. But it feels nice and stiff. I like it. And the mirror came off and the keyless gas cap didn't work again. GS is just so cool.
>>28858744Then I can run it like your Ural?
>>28858669Netherlands, I'm taking some lessons which is nice but it still feels like really far away. At least the training is fun I guess
>>28858716>5:1At least the 650 has normal power.
>>28858741>too retarded to wear a helmetI hope god doesn't step in and lets Darwin do his thing
>>28858741he should have just not crashed
>>28858664If you dont already own a bike, youre dead to meSo are you a nobike?If you have a bike then why do you care?Go ride, you retard
>>28858555aw shoot i have been beaten, i was riding my sumo with these pilot power 2CT.you can get some new rubber for cheap, i was deeply amazed by mine when i got some new ones on it will be worth it and it's an investment that will last for a long time, beats laying down the bike in a ditch after you payed for the more expensive stuff to fix it and having to do that all again.>>28858545that's it i'm riding to work tomorrow>>28858664don't you have some kind of learner permit to keep riding while you wait for the exam? as the other anon said getting more hours on the saddle will help you relax a bit when the time comes. is the slow/fast slalom that is making you anxious or the putting around town after that?
>>28858796>that's it i'm riding to work tomorrowYessssssssss
>>28858788Can't buy a bike here without showing your license>>28858796No permit like that I'm afraid, the fast slalom, evasion and braking drills are all going well and I'm still gonna have about 10-15 hours worth of lessons between now and the exam. My biggest problem is that I'm impatient and a month from now feels like forever :s I guess at the end of it at least going out to buy a bike will feel like that much more of a reward>>28858742Tell me about it lol I paid 1600 eur for my lessons
>>28858827>he cant even buy a bike>mandated 1600 wulong lessonsI hate gommunism so much its unrealKill all globohomoDestroy all jannies
>>28858830Same tbf but at least they actually teach you useful stuff
>>28858601It's high priority on the list, just need a decent rim to put it on with muh factory color so I don't need to air it all the time :/>>28858617Very nice>>28858686>My 750 has about 22hp or so, the 650 has uhhh 32 I think,Wow, but this is a high performance italian sportsbike (ridden by 16 yr olds in the late 80s), it has about 27 with the stock Gilardoni. The Polini 160 gives it a bit more torque>I really don't care about big power bikesSame, I had a gixxer 600 and like this baby much more. My 400 i4 is almost too much but I NEED that sweet jet sound (tfw no australian MC22)>>28858796It's going to feel so good when it's ready I will busss so hard
>>28858827>1600 eurI mean, considering the inflation of the past few years, that's not much more than the ~1k I paid 10ish years ago (and then another 1k to upgrade to full A licence haha kill me)
>>28858834>rare hane postOkYoure excusedBut irl theyre actually teaching to submit to the gonmunismThatll never happen in freedomland; which is now finland according to my sourcesNo its still actually americaIm nietherFuckAHHHHHHHHHHHH
Gentlemen, I am here to confess. I am considering a v-strom 650 for my next bike despite being too young for a dad bike. I feel like it is an excellent machine if you use a motorcycle as a mode of transport with luggage and passenger accomodation. It is also made in japan instead of lady boys like the tiger 660 and versys 650. It can also fit a center stand. Thoughts?
>>28858827that is very weird, i tought you'd get a learner's license, how do they expect you to learn how to ride without a driving school? i guess italy is one of the few european places where they have common sense in reguards to motorcycle licenses, they even let you get full A immediately if you are of proper age and you can do everything as a privateer with your own bike and booking your own exams with the DMV and save a huge chunk of cash (and pay with your sanity by having to talk directly with them)>>28858837i paid like 700€ with like 6 hours of driving school included but where i live now i saw it's mandatory 10h of lessons, have to take theory test no matter what previous licenses you have and it's locked to A2 max as first license. it's bullshit!>>28858869ADV are in the rise for young people, i have two colleagues that are <25 that got their license and as first bike they got one a new LAMS transalp and the other a CBX500 but wanted a benelli trk500
>>28858900>full A immediately if you are of proper ageThis used to be the case in Germany, I don't know if they changed it??I was 22 when I got A2, then upgraded to A at 25 (a year late, but I wanted to get experience and also needed to save up because uni students are poor and I also crashed the GS 500)>with your own bike and booking your own exams with the DMV and save a huge chunk of cashInteresting. This sounds like it should be possible here too (e.g. you don't need to go through a bike shop for the inspection, you can go directly to TÜV/Dekra) but I never tried. There is a required number of lessons afaik though, so you'll have to talk to a riding school either way
>>28858900Theoretically there's nothing stopping you from riding a bike on your own terrain and then just booking an exam directly rather than through a driving school. But with the Netherlands being a small and dense country it's impossible to go anywhere that isn't a public road or a busy parking lot, so you're kinda expected to just dish out the money for driving lessons and then do the exam. The exams themselves are a big portion of the price, you pay about 300 eur to the DMV just for the theory and two practical tests, luckily that's included in most driving school packages here.After 24 you get the full A anyways, the A1/A2 stuff is just for younger people without any driving experience
>>28858907so in italy it works like this: you apply for a motorcycle license and pay for the papers, get a useless state doctor to sign a document where they say you don't use drugs, don't have weird diseases and are able bodied, pay the doctor and you are now "registered". Then you have to book the theory exam and pay for that unless you already own a driving license, in that case you already passed theory! and they just give you the pink-paper that is the learner's license, it works for 6months and you have 6months to book and prepare for the practical exam (you pay for that too). if you fail you have to wait a bit before trying again and pay a little fee but nowhere in this process are there required lessons or stuff like that so by going full privateer you can get a full A license for something around 250~300€ AFAIK. the only requirement for the exam is you have to have full gear, bike can also be not yours as long as you have a written document that the owner is lending it to you for the exam and has to be the same "category" as the license you want to get, so to get full A you must take the exam on a full A bikeAlso how did that work for you GSAnon? that bike has more than 47Hp so it shouldn't be A2 compliant and you said you had it before getting full A. i thought germans where very stricts about stuff like that
>>28858741You are never really safe from brain bleed dude. I got three different people that lived that when I was in a car club near the tail of the dragon, you have no idea how many miata guys crack their skulls on roll cages.>>28858900Aren't the benelli cheaper. Also I love the cb500x/nx but how tall adv bikes that aren't even capable off road annoys me.
>>28858937Sounds pretty nice, still a lot of bureaucracy but at least it's cheaper (just be good at riding despite not having any guidance lol)>more than 47HpA2 goes up to 48 PS and the GS is just below that, so it was perfectly fine.The CB 500 I got to replace it was restricted to 48 PS (and the restrictor plates in the intake were DEFINITELY in place until I got it officially derestricted to its full, glorious 58 PS after upgrading the licence.
I thought the three wheeler was modern, but Harley has been making a trike since the 30s, and this one was one of their longest running models
>>28858200Sportsters are neat. They have to fit your use case, though.
>>28858085gotta go further back
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>>28858939The cbx guy got It for very cheap It was a good buy, Transalp guy thinks he made a very nice deal on It but It was Just a very average discount, he seems to enjoy It>>28858942Well i mean, i started to learn how to ride before my lessons started and with Just 4 hours with the instructor i was ready for the exam but i kept practicing with my motorcycle every day until that.>GS Is 40hp Whaa i tought It was very similar to the Cb.>GSAnon Is also CBAnon and silverCBFAnonI kneel
>>28858960>>GSAnon Is also CBAnon and silverCBFAnonAlso the Futura (RIP) and the blue DENK vfr
>>28858738Mine made it difficult to fail and still failed anyone who dropped their bike(happened 3 times), that poor tu250 eliminator and klx, I still have no idea how I did a figure 8 on a grom with zero clutch management. I about dropped my rebel300 multiple times when I bought it relearning till I got a grasp of how a clutch works. Now I basically only stall at 1 uphill narrow turn at a stop on my commute occasionally.
>tfw I haven't ridden my bike in three weeks between work and a vacationI was going to ride it motocamping to Joshua Tree and Death Valley but some of the nights ended up with 50mph winds and freezing rain, so probably best that I didn't. I'm excited to go back their and ADV around on all those cool dirt roads and trails, though.
>>28858978The weather in the US has been nuts. I go from 1 good riding week to unrideable cold and wet conditions the next.
>>28858797Blackbird spotted
https://youtu.be/afEFw5dMMIY
I have ridden at least once a week now for 52 straight weeks. The highest temperature was 102, the lowest temperature was 4, the worst rain storm was the edges of Hurricane Erin. The worst weather I rode in was hail, it hurt really bad. I got fifteen minutes into my commute, turned around, and went home to switch to leathers. It still hurt. I had to take back roads instead of riding 70mph on the highway. The shortest trip I took that I’m counting was 10 minutes. I went to Home Depot for road salt. The longest trip I took was three hours, I rode down to the Jersey Shore. Please clap.
>>28859040Needs sticky road rubber. :)
>>28859162noice
>>28859162Good jobba anon. You don't have to do it when it hurts.
>>28859162How often did you wash your bike
>>28858509Burgman 650, 400. Else XAdv 750.
>>28858595Dumb broad.
>>28858267Cute lil honders.
I saw a klx 230 on road. It's a neat looking bike.
>>28859162>The worst weather I rode in was hailCome on, bro. It is 2026. Unless you were without internet signal, that one is on you.
bring bacc dsg
all the anime posters itt are based, id give you a (You) but the fucking shit keeps flagging it as spam man piece of shit AI BULLSHIT
>>28858834CUTE POST
>>28858673>dude science lmao
>>28859192>bakuons haterThats it, im leavingThis is the last shoompost from me
>>28859254Time literally ages you, rubber is no different. You are trying to compare apples to oranges.
>>28859326My tires might be 70 years old, but inside they're still young and in their prime
>>28859326>rubber compound doesn't change and return to normal after every heat cycledrive faster
>>28859326>Time literally ages you,>and humans are made of rubberconsider seeing a doctor about your erectile dysfunction.
>>28859326And it's a Shinko, the internettold me they are no good. Truth is, this 22 yr old Shinko handles better than a 5 yr old Bridgestone or a 3 yr old Pirelli Angel CT, IME.Are we being juiced on tires? Were old ones better? Did Rogan ever talk about this?
Thinking about starting my own lil Harley drag racing league… am I retarded?
