Might make the new thread and if I do I'm gonna include the greentext and links edition>motorcycle tips and tricks and secrets>motorcycle pics and webms>motorcycle dating advice, forever alone HQ>personal attacks based on brand preferences>reincarnate me in Japan next time please>ADV bike adventures>motorcycle girls>mango acquisition>Dont buy a Chinese motorcycle>https://www.4chan.org/feedback>http://cycle-ergo.com>http://a2bikes.co.uk/>https://www.crash.org.au/>https://sharp.dft.gov.uk/Mandatory viewing (>Twist of the Wrist 2https://youtu.be/ClmFaHuJUDU?si=2gQ6F36exziW7hjV >bakhttps://www.miruro.tv/watch/21197/bakuon?ep=1Previous: >>>28953018
>>28954138this is the best dash ever put on a motorcycleeverything you need nothing you dontfuck the gay tft tablets
Why are Yamaha girls so ugly.
>>28954166I can show you about 10 others that are better, but I do agree that's pretty good for a modern bike. TFT's suck.
>>28953198fugg I think you guys are right that I would melt if I did this in Summer...
>>28954172Used to be men.
>>28954176>you find out fuel level when reserve bulb goes onAh, the memories
>>28954172Slavic women for some reason love going full bogdanoff
>>28954160>driving instructorAre you trying to do rally racing or some shit? Obviously just buy whatever he has.
>>28954166>>28954176Dash thread? Dash thread.Yes, Dash thread.
>>28954181What's better, a fuel light? Or relying on your trip?
>>28954185
>>28954188A fuel gauge.
>>28954180Kek/
>>28954193>>28954172I've never had a Suzuki. What's it like?
>>28954191No that's cheating and gay
>>28954194Mine is just a humble suzuki scoot. Its light, has good brakes. Has this playful character that other scoots that I tried lack. It just works really well and wants to go. It feels so robust and it can take being ridden hard, I feel like it likes being ridden hard.
>>28954181what? you dont just shake your bike to see if you have any fuel left?or flick on the reserved fuel value?
>>28954208>or flick on the reserved fuel valveThe trick is to do it on the move without stalling.
>kinda want a holo merch to use as my bike keychain>but my friend and family always borrow my bike and they will know my power levelman I need to come out of my closet one day
>>28954213>simping for married whores
>>28954188A see through clear ims/acerbis gastank
>>28954213I have two anime girls on my keychain, personally.
>>28954212Once you learn the signs that it's time, it's easy.
we scooting?
I recently came across a big herd of French people on rental Harley’s in the middle of nowhere in the Mojave. I was able to work out that they stayed in LA and are going to Utah? Apparently this is a thing a lot of Europeans do on Route 66
With the nature of the Ural patrol model, is leaking oil normal? I’m in conversation with a guy regarding a 2000 model, and he says it’s leaking oil. I posted a pic the other day, but it’s pic rel. For what it is it looks pretty solid. What do you think it’s worth?He says and I quote “It seeps oil but not enough to need topping off between oil changes”.Is it worth 3k? Should I just say screw it and offer 3k cash?
>>28954213vtumors are just 3dpd whores, kys
>>28954237Looks like the average age was about 60 or more
>>28954248Yeah they were a bunch of older people. They also had like 3 chase cars. That photo is only about a 3rd of them. They were taking pics of my hog
>>28954241Where it is leaking oil from?And yes, Urals are known to weep a drop or two of oil every now and then. Very large drops.The valve covers are held by a single nut against boxer crank pressure, that nut is doing gods work in keeping the covers on, the gaskets are basically doing fuck all.Transmissions tend to leak from the cardan gasket and clutch shaft gasket.Final drive tends to leak from the "disk gasket" and prop shaft gasket.If there isn't a puddle of oil underneath the bike, it ain't got no oil in it.This ain't no fancy show bike, you need to drop all notions of normalcy with them, you will have gasoline on your balls, your boots will get soaked by oil, your hands will be greasy as shit all the time with these things.You just have to accept it, it is basically a 30s bike after all, you're lucky to even get modern gaskets instead of old school felt seals and gaskets.
Short ride today. Kinda cold out.
>>28954194>What's it like?They have V-twin engines, where the back cylinder head points directly into your anus, so it performs a nice and cozy prostate massage during the ride. But it's for gay people so you decide.
First time taking the bike out now that I am licensed and it is clean. Hell yeah, brother. It is storming now, so it looks like I made a good decision only doing a short trip around town.>>28954225There is only one anime girl allowed on my keys (my waifu)
>>28954185Dash thread
>>28954273Actually crazy that we ride the same bike. Who is the waifu in question though?
>>28954273You just got the one monster? I always get the deal.
>>28954287Maybe he threw the others in the bag.
>>28954281Neato
>>28954290Thats why I asked. Next time speak when spoken to.
>>28954261The guy said “It looks like it comes from the bottom of the jugs, but you know how oil goes, it starts to look like it comes from everywhere.”>you will have gasoline on your balls, your boots will get soaked by oil, your hands will be greasy as shit all the time with these things.You just have to accept it, it is basically a 30s bike after all, you're lucky to even get modern gaskets instead of old school felt seals and gaskets.This kind of concerns me admittedly. I think a Ural would be loads of fun, but the dirtiest I get in terms of wrenching is changing my oil.
>>28954294Settle down, okay?
>>28954231Southeast Asians are always doing the craziest shit.
>>28954285Big ups. It is my first bike, so I don't have a whole lot to compare it to, but I like it so far. At the very least, I really like how it looks.>waifupicrel. Getting plates with her on them too.Cute keychains, though. I'm more of a Chaos Head guy, but SG is up there too>>28954287Affirm, other two already in the bag. Kinda bullshit how it is 3 for 8 these days, since I feel like it was 3 for 5.50 just a couple years ago, but it can't be helped
>>28954303Like pimping out their 6yo daughters to 50yo westerners
>>28954267Same, but still worth getting out
>>28954311I only drank regular monster zero for years so I would just buy cases at costco or smart n final. But then I found out about the beast vault app so now I like trying all the different flavors and keeping track. So I've been hitting up 7-11 often. Yesterday I got strawberry dream, red white and blue razz, and blue hawaiian.
>>28954285>tfw no one will ever be crf450rl bros with youWHAT FUX THE POINT OF BEING FIXXED??!?
>>28954312not exclusive to SEAniggers
>>28954297Only thing on the bottom that could leak is the base gasket itself, but those rarely if ever go bad unless you pull the cylinder.Meanwhile on top you have the pushrod tubes, their gaskets tend to get brittle with time and start leaking, which will then travel along the base to the underside.To replace them you'll have to pull the cylinders out, which means you'll also have to replace the base gaskets.At that point might as well get new piston rings too, albeit at 7k km the ones in there should still be quite fine.>the dirtiest I get in terms of wrenching is changing my oil.You're in for a rough time buddy
>>28954285>>28954311Aw yeah we waifu on 'ku posting
>>28954364Based
Do I want sport tourer or adventure tourer?
>>28954373Adventure bikes are for boomers, larpers and larping boomers.
>>28954373Are you going to take it off road?
>>28954339Ah man I feel conflicted. They look crazy fun, but I have no problem admitting I dont care to wrench on crap. Idk man..
>>28954382I might hit a patch of dirt when i go out of my garage before hitting the street everyday and maybe the roadbump before i merge into the main road
>>28954376I'm okay with that, I'll have fun larping.
>>28954387Get the sport cruiser then. The adventure bike is just gonna be worse at everything aside from getting to the road and cost more for it.
>>28954373Maxi scoot
>>28954373Well, are you fit or fat?
>>28954373>Do I want sport tourer or adventure tourer?Sport if you want to meet a girl and get married.Adventure if you're already married and want to escape the ball and chain.
>>28954373adventure bikes are a marketing meme
>>28954373You want loud clean pipes that save lives
>>28954443>pipes that save liveswhat
>>28954315Nice bike anon. What bags?
>>28954459LOUD PIPESSAVE LIVES
>>28954384>I dont care to wrench on crapDefinitely not the bike for you. You want some throwaway japshit in that case, that's turnkey and ride. With Urals, working on them is a part of the experience and a very major one to boot. On some japshit pulling the engine is a big operation that you might do as a last resort, on Urals it's just another weekend activity.It's a process to even get them started, aside for that one you've been linking having an electric starter that you can abuse for a while.Personally I wouldn't have it any other way, I'm dead set that my Ural is the best bike I've ever owned, I'm not letting this one go, ever.
>>28954194They're bikes for riders, not posers. Not much else to say.
>>28954465>cringe gamer decals
>>28954384If i had texas anons garage house, id life the wrenchlet life and my bikes would continue riding me while i sleepAs it atanda in fuckarounditis no peoperty of your own, kinda suxTake a long time to grt the tools you want acquired over experience too i findNobody just ups and oh ill buy a complete set of impacts, drivers, jis screwdrive, sproket wrenches, odds and ends weird ass shitsUnless you come from those professional worlds where its good to hacve those things too
>>28954162bring back dsg
>>28954509dsg = daily scooter thread btw
>>28954465Sweet 2-valve 750 Anon
>>28954465>$2.99 9/10Making me nostalgic for old times that will never come again.
>>28954509Nothing to stop you baking your own, anon
>>28954465whats this particular style of motorcycle called?
>>28954543UJM
Just want to say hey to motorcycle anime anons and just regular anime anons.
>>28954545Why hello there
>>28951548https://youtu.be/e6E0jxYndbwFound what I'm going to be doing on weekends: checking ignition system.>spark plug leads just THREAD into the caps>rubber lead isolation onto plastic thread on the capWho designed this shit?
Got a new radiator to replace the old busted one
Cops drove past me as I took this pic, looking at me like "wtf you doing?"
I dare /dbt/ to proclaim the best dual sport out there.
>>28954582tw200
>>28954194She is temperamental and high maintenance but she's cheap and likes to have a good time at a dive bar over an upper class restaurant. She might be old style but she can still keep up
>>28954582Knobby grom
Is a DR650 or KLR good for a 30 mile commute?
>>28954194Suzuki bikes are pure soul.
>>28954376Adventure riders are dorks, but most of them actually ride their bikes a lot which puts them above you.
>>28954604DR650 = better offroadKLR650 = better onroadEither would be fine with doing a 30 minute commute. If you're going to be on the highway, I'd recommend KLR because the extra size and weight will help avoid you being bullied by trucks and wind.
Its time to stiggerpill the exhoost
>Thinking of selling car for another bike>Guy in my apartment building just got his stolenWell shidd.
>>28954582There can never be only one, but there can be astronomical giants about which all other dual sports rotate. Also, I don't know enough about 2 strokes, so sorry 2 smoke blokes.>small displacementMy head says wr250, but my heart knows it was the cr250 walked so Yamaha could run>350-400ccDr-z. It was here when many of us were born. It will still be here when we are dead. Which is crazy because Suzuki also made the dr350, and it deserved better>450sGood God, here we go. KTM 450. 11 Dakar wins. "Fuck you, anon. crf450 won Baja 18 times". Sorry, the Baja 1000/500 is not the Dakar. If you disagree, argue with Ricky Barbec. He's won both, and I've never raced either.>Big bore single, babyIt hurts me to admit it's the KLR650, because it's the most boring of the big bores, but it's a living fucking meme and the 690 enduro isn't.> Biggest, baddest, motherfucker in the room950 enduro. So fast it set a stage record in the Dakar that survives to this day. So fucking fast it killed on the greatest desert racers who ever lived and they banned anything bigger than a 450.
>>28954614HELL YEAH BROTHER
>>28954579
>>2895461730 miles, not sure the time.>KLRThanks for that, anon. I appreciate that advice. Hypothetically speaking- and I mean purely hypothetical; what about a YZ250 dirt bike? Would that just absolutely be retarded?I have a weird fantasy of owning a street legal dirt bike.
>>28954631If you want to suffer with maintenance intervals on a "race ready" bike, go buy a crf450 and hate life in easy mode first.
>>28954630thats a big girl
>>28954639for you
>>28952055Beautiful bike, anon. I used to have one just like it.
>>28954633I’ve had both a YZ and KX250 2 stroke; along with a CRF450r.I want another 2 stroke dirt bike. I just wanna know how bad of an idea it would be to even attempt to get one and do a street legal thing for it.Like if it’s really that bad, I wanna know why that needs to stay in my fantasy.
>>28954608 #All my givi stuff says made in Italy on itMaybe their low end stuff is made in China or elsewhere but then, whose isn’tIn either case, this post is sort of like saying “KTM is alright, but Kove makes the same bike”True in one sense, not in another>>28954237Huge pack of Germans on rented k1600s at a Wawa in eastern PA a few months ago. They were riding from New York to Florida. I was very confused, and asked why they had come so far out this direction. They seemed, in turn, perplexed by the question, and said “this is the route of course.” I didn’t push it >>28954373Sports tourer east of the Mississippi, adv west of the Mississippi >>28954627Critical to have a garage with a lock where you can put a strong anchor with a lock on your bike
>>28954373Sport tourer, 100%, but from the era where the “sport touring” bikes were just the previous generations supersports with small comfort upgrades like a plusher seats. I love my 100hp couch
>>28954213Go to ace hardware and have them make another key for $3
>>28954281Wish I had a more traditional set up but whatever. The bare minimalism is kind of nice in its way
>Japanese book store has an entire shelf of their magazines dedicated just to motorcyclesI know a lot of the big names are Japanese but I'm surprised that the tent is big enough over there for this many people talking about them.
Are there any r3 br/o/s who can tell me if poor throttle response at low input is normal?
Rode my buddy's vstrom from San Diego to Oregon this week up 395, about 900ish miles in total. Lots of fun and super easy on such a couch of a bike.
>>28954812Not a r3 person but check your throttle cable and adjust it accordingly. Its a simple thing to check for a starting point.
>did my first attempt at a top speed run today>couldnt get past 99fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck I shouldve got an R7. I wonder how much I can sell a 2026 R3 for with like 1000 miles on it lmao>>28954812my throttle response seems good but I dont really have any kind of reference
People buy adventure bikes when thirdworld bikes like the GS500 do worse conditions on the daily.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD083VItdoQ
>>28954849True, I havent really dug into the bike yet I thought it might just be the stock ecu map as its my first efi bike
>>28954853>I shouldve got an R7>more R7 brosHell yea, its a super fun bike. I'm learning to do wheelies on it, my main problem is finding a good practice area.
>>28954872Honestly right now my plan is to just sell the R3 or trade it in towards either an R9 or a ZX6R. R7 is really fucking cool and I wish I got that instead, but now that I feel comfortable riding I definitely want something I can keep for a few years. I feel like the R7 wouldn't be a big enough upgrade. idk maybe I'll have to test drive a few bikes and then decide.
>>28954874actually after doing some consideration I think I might replace the R3 with a GSXR600. I just love the analog tach, wish yamaha still made the R6 with the analog tach as like a retro option
>>28954162What happened to the map?
>helmet smelling a little funky>pull out the padding and give it a wash>can't quite reinsert them right>now the helmet doesn't fit righti've been looking for an excuse to buy a new lid anyway...
>>28954916Tranny thread
>>28954874Get a zx6, also cute r3 are you skinny?
>>28954935>he doesnt freeze his helmetIt probably expired way before it started stinking. Be careful anon
>>28954241I would not pay 3000 for a leaky bike, ural or not. Urals get hipster tax, realistically they should be 1500 dollar shitbikes, but hipsters like them so they're half that.
>>28954617I would absolutely not recommend the KLR, it's fucking dogshit on the highway. I did that shit for years before upgrading to an i4. massive edifference. The KLR is one of the best bikes in the world so long as you don't have to go faster than 70mph lol
>>28954957Did kawasaki fix their shit with the zx6r?
>>28955001Just get a used older model, its only the recent gen that has the recall issues
Are UJM actually comfortable to ride?
>>28955004Pre 2023 right?
>>28954874Go with the Kawasaki. They hold their value well and are probably the most reliable of your options if you want to keep it for a few years. Also the high redline is pure fun. >>28955004this. older zx6s are still fucking awesome bikes. >>28955006yeah anything from before 2023 is safe from the recall.
>>28955010Are they g2g post recall.
>>28955013post recall they're fine, too. Starting this year they realized where they fucked up with the number 5 crankshaft bushing. Even if you get one that's had the recall work done it'll be fine - it was literally one overtorqued nut from the factory and they figured it out pretty quick. Huge fuck up on 'saki's part, but they fixed it pretty quick. Also don't rule out the 10+ year old models of zx6, the engine is pretty much unchanged.
>>28954946What, why?
I was inna mountains today
>>28955018>it was literally one overtorqued nut from the factory and they figured it out pretty quickthere were two recalls because the first one didn't actually fix the problem
>>28955035Oh yeah, I forgot about that! They tried to just loosen them to spec first or something, right?
>>28955018Kickass, thanks for the heads up.
>super cub was discontinued in the USFug, I wanted to get one as my first bike...
>>28955045Of course anon, happy to help. I ride a 20 year old zx6 and it still rides incredible. They're good machines, easy to work on, and the character of a kawasaki i4 is just so distinct, especially with modern ram air systems. It's almost like a turbo once you get to a certain speed, where there's nice exponential acceleration thanks to the forced induction.
>>28955052that's kinda like saying you wanted to get a gokart as your first car.
i think my chain is fuckedwanna get a new one but its hard to get one here and its the weekend soon fucking hellthis is so frustrating. i want to change it NOW NOW NOW and i CANT
>>28954281
>>28954825Cool Vstrom you have there anon.
I rode without a jacket today. It was 35c out. How the fuck do you guys do it?
>>28955090We don't, this isn't reddit. I mostly just wear a sweater. Some people get armoured vests for overtop and kneepads if they're really worried. I personally mostly just ride around town and don't do a lot of highway riding, so I rarely gear up
>>28954991Should've upgrade to a T7 desu.
>>28955095I'm sure I'll get a tenere eventualy, and if not an africa twin or a transalp or something, but my commute changed from 30% gravel road 70% backroads to basically 100% normal city/highway roads, so switching it up was a necessity. I need to be able to consistently pass transport trucks which was not much fun on the KLR. Love that thing it's just not a highway bike.
>>28955094I wore moto jeans with d3O ghost, full height boots, gloves and helmet, just skipped the jacket and I rode on highways, was on a relatively fast baik too.
Alright, they are done and on watracing.comAnd come with a DBT sticker
Riding a big ADV in twisties feels unreal desu.
>>28955099I don't even own moto jeans or full height boots so you're already doing better than my squid ass
>>28955033Did you have CBR650R? Anyways, fedt baik mand.
>>28955090Mesh jacket, 35c, 60% humidity, and a pathologic avoidance of red lights. Sweating was going to happen if I was outdoors anyway.
>>28955090How do we do what? I don’t understand the thrust of the question.On Tuesday, the last time I rode before today, it was 97 degrees F, 36.11 degrees C Today it is raining, 54 degrees (12.22C) when I left my house. are we just reporting the local weather ?
>>2895512135C is way too hot and I feel like a melted ice cream cone desu.
>>28955120I need to get one of those. Like Adam Reimann, I should get ones with removable sleeves.
>>28955131Yet when I wear my nylon cargo pants that have removable legs, I'm the nerd. I see how it is.
>>28955137
>>28955130That's just the way it is, anon. If you really had to be out there for hours in stop and go, you could look at a cooling vest, but I've never fucked with those.
The drive kit of my CB500X is falling apart, the local workshop told me to get a generic one instead of the official Honda because is the same quality and cheeper. Is that a good idea or should I pay for the Honda one?
>>28955145generic is usually fine. This is 4chan, not reddit. Half of our cars and bikes are kept together with chinkshit and hopium
>>28954661based. the slippery seats kinda suck but you can always change that
I'm looking to get a commuter as a backup and a something for fun when not working, what's the max amount of miles when looking at used bikes, and what's some non-Grom options?
>Computer>Two thousand dollar suspension
>>28955191bout tree fiddy
test
>>28955145>drive kitYou mean the sprocket and chain? Name brand but not Honda.
>>28955130>I feel like a melted ice cream cone desu.Very cute post
>>28955191Not really a mile limit for Japanese water-cooled engines. Air cooled engines wear their pistons out anywhere from 30-60k depending on how much they overheated in traffic.More importantly, is it due for valve adjustment and was it ever done when due, was the oil changed, etc.
>>28955191BMWs and Nihon baikus could be 100k and still run fine. I wouldn't say the same for KTMs.I'd suggest DRZ400SM for a fun commuter.
>>28955102>Those weldsYou'd never see something so ugly on a Yamaha!
Bikehoes started appearing on my timeline...
>>28955299>Ugly and functionalHonda>R9 broken frames'Yamahaha. You niggas are not cultured enough to appreciate 400cc Honda vtwins with a single sided swingarm. This is peak Honda, look how cool that bike looks.
>>28955325
>>28955219YEEEEAÖÖÖÖÖHHHHH
>>28955130oh, i dont get hot easily i guessmy jacket is leather, my gloves are leather, i wear an airbag vest underneath my jacket, i wear the same forma adventure boots all year...
Hello brehs, took some cool pics today. inb4 I'm brown. Yes, I know.
>>28955324Yamahoes?
>>28955338>>28955352yeah
>>28955336And your temps don't cross 25C?
>>28955325Honda welds are mint dimes, what are you talking about.>>28955299Yamaha has frame crack recalls because of their welds. Mainly their dirt bikes and the R9
>>28955354Hello Senpai. That a doggo?
>>28955191How long is a piece of string?
>indians absolutely neeed to invade /dbt/>there are no indian motorcycle spaces saaar
>>28955360well technically it's a red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
What's the point of these insanely powerful naked bikes when the aerodynamics make it so you're having a boxing match with the wind every time you get up to highway speeds?
This kid has a girl on his Chinese scooter and you don't have a girl on your bike
>>28955368That's a part of the experience. The brutality is apart of the charm.
>>28955338>>28955352That road looks better than 90% of the roads in my country.
>>28955376>my countryLatvia?
>>28955368You know when you are speeding when it becomes difficult to breathe in an open face helmet.What's not to like.
>>28955117No, not the same fjeldabe. Think he lost his license towards the end of last season?Takk
>>28955033post more
>>28955382sure, ignore the birdpoop on the mirror, cba'd turning around after I noticed it :p
>>28955380If all nakeds looked like this I wouldn't be so adverse to them
>>28955338HELL YEAH BROTHER
>>28955369Big bunda of joy
>>28955369Nice curly girlie.
I tried filling the motorcycle-sized hole in my heart with a fast car but it's not working :(. I don't even care that having a nice car gets you laid more than having a motorcycle, I miss riding.
>>28955442Get a shaggin wagon and tuck a bike away for when you NEED it.It works for me.
Browsing over the premium offerings in the middleweight category, we have:>ktm 890/901>bmw 900>Ducati 890/930>Triumph 900Looking forward to when the cool new middleweight in 2028 is a fucking liter bike.
Would I be able to use this style of battery safely in my bike? (with adapters for the terminals) I’m unable to find a more traditional automotive battery that will fit
>>28955462those terminals aren't great for high amp draw (like a starter)What size battery does the bike need?
>>28955459Triumph's middleweight option is the Street Triple, and it's the only middleweight that matters. It's been the king of the middleweights for the past 15 years.
Chat I need to know something RIGHT NOW- is this a steal? Guy has a new top end with like 7 hours on it. Apparently no issues. It’s pretty clean.
>>289554735-3/4ths length 2-3/4ths width and 3 and some change height, but it’s got some room at the top
>>28955482>2007-2016: 675cc>2016-2026: 765ccGuess it's due for another 90cc upgrade next year.
>>28955462It's not just the terminals, the plates in those are thin. So the electric start will warp them.OTOH if you have a kick-start only bike, sure. Or better yet, get a battery eliminator.
>>28955355i just said in the post before that that it was 36C on Tuesday. The hottest weather I've ever ridden in was 102F, last summer in early June. This is equal to 39C. On that day I was also wearing the same leather jacket, airbag vest, etc. In my personal experience, with a little thought - i sometimes wrap a wet scarf around my neck and chest when it's very hot, and I have a very comprehensive set of winter gear - riding can be comfortable from 3F to 102F. That's -16C to 39C>>28955368I never really understood the appeal of this either. And if you wear anything that flap the cloth beats the shit out of you.
>>28955494>5-3/4ths length 2-3/4ths width and 3You can't find any of these around? Not even Amazon / whatever in your country?
>>28955510>102F>comfortable
how do i notice my engine needs a bottom end rebuild?idk man it sounds kinda loud sometimes
>>28955518If it's a 4-stroke, change the oil. If it's a 2-smoke, don't they always need rebuilding?
>>28955522KLR owners be like
Speaking of oil, I suppose you all saw this picrel? The war pigs are taking away our motor oil. Buy your next two or three oil changes now, friends.
>>28955515yeah i mean idk what to tell you, once youre moving its pretty nice. evaporating sweat does a good jobi do sweat like a hog, but i never minded sweating like a hog
>>28954194S U Z U K Y is a good brand
>>28955514I’ll be honest I was just clicking on battery listings on Amazon to read their dimensions and the ones with the f2 terminals seemed to be the only ones small enough, what tool did you use to narrow down battery sizes and thanks so much for posting that image
>>28955522i already dididk man maybe its normal. its a 701 (RIP in pieces) with over 18kkm now.its so stressful to ride a bike and constantly think about if the noise is normal or not.
>>28955537Unless you've got something that takes a high end distillery product like one of the 0 weight oils, you won't notice it. Probably. No promises if this shit is still going on by fall.
>>28955547Wrenchlet here, but wouldn't the air intake or exhaust be a bigger culprit? Hell, even the exhaust valaves being out of tolerances could make the engine loud.
>>28955545Pick your Suzuki.Pic is a wankel rotary.
>>28955562yeah youre rightidk man i just feel like ive been cruisin for a bruisin for so long, its time something shit happens
>>28955546That was Scorpion's web site, those are industry standard sizes. If you put the model name of your bike into Google it will tell you what size you need. The first letter is usually just the manufacturer, like Y for Yuasa, so don't worry about it. You get the idea from the listings.>>28955547>701The LC4 is loud normally. When it goes you will feel a heavy vibe, not just hear it. 18k is nothing.>>28955550nah, fleets are gonna get their shipments of mainstream oil because they have contracts, the rest of us are going to be seeing some empty shelves.
>>28955570>brand new bike>18k on the clock>worried it'll break downBruh
>>28955572I know, right? 11,000 miles. Still on his second oil change.
>>28955571> 18k is nothing.dein wort in gottes ohr, bruder>>28955572ive had 5 different bikes before man, but the sound this engine makes is unholybut yeah i mean it runs fine for now ill try to not think too much about it
>>28955568A GT750 maybe.
>>28955574Yeah, even on my soviet shitbikes I wouldn't be worried about 18k behind the bike
>>28955571The conventional 5w/10w oils can be sourced domestically. I actually don't know what weights most modern bikes use though, so maybe that doesn't do most people any good.
>>28955579soviet shitbikes arent rebranded KTMsmy XL600 with 40k on the clock sounded 10x healthier than my 701
>>28955575>the sound this engine makes is unholyYou bought a fucking 690/701. You wanted rocks in a washing machine, you got it.
>>28955571My issue is I’m swapping a 6v to 12v so it’s been a little tricky trying to find analogues for everything, that being said you wouldn’t happen to know how to find “x bulb but 12v instead” would you
>>28955574What's an oil change?
>>28955586So you're saying that Soviet bikes are better than western made brand new ones? I mean yeah, I do agree with that.That being said my mate also has a 701 that he beats on daily and it hasn't skipped a beat yet, probably 50k on the thing and it does make a lot of sussy noises when running.On the plus side, KTM/Husqvarna won't honour their warranty if something does break on it, so why bother worrying?
>>28955593Do you really still have one of these?
>>28955590Bayonet size and manufacturer maybe be a good start.Honda bulb this size eg sounds good to me.
>>28955584Yes, and that supply will go to fleet / corporate / government consumers first, quick-change and repair chains next, all to fill the hole made by the missing Saudi stuff.All of Shell's synthetic stock comes from natural gas conversion plants in Saudi Arabia and comes through the straits. Shit is fucked.>>28955593You piss in the gearbox?
>>28955598I was never a Teezer owner.
>>28955596>than western made brand new ones?the 690/701 is a special breed, thats just what it is.building a 700cc single that somehow adheres to the dogshit EU-regulations and still puts out close to 80 hp is something else, and apart from the new ducati no manufacturer was able to pull it off.obviously it comes with some tradeoffs, eh>probably 50k on the thing nice
>>28955586If it's always sounded that way, from new or almost new, then that's how it's supposed to sound.Relax. My 390 sounds like there's a little silver hammer banging away in the cases. Super light cases with solid mounts is just a noisy fucker.
What are the baby steps to finding an electrical problem in a pretty much new bike?> 390 adventure r 3k miles> hit a deep puddle last sunday, washed the bike after (maybe relevant, don’t know)> this morning ride to work no problems> end of day turn on bike, screen comes on, fuel pump primes as usual> hit ignition, power cuts, bike loses all power (clock reset etc)> hear some relays go click clack for a bit whenever turning key off and on> whenever I push ignition, displayed voltage display drops to 8V, then power cuts and comes back. Starter motor doesn’t even attempt to move> same problem when using starter cables and a different batteryI have warranty but it will take the dealership days to arrange a transport and the bike is in a parking lot so I’d rather give it a try and fix it on the spot tomorrow, any ideas? Pull some fuses? Could it be bad ground?
>>28955616time for a new battery this bike has been sitting for too long, wrenchlet
On my way to pick up my R3 and a bunch of shit has been going wrong. I didn't get my new helmet because the delivery requires signature and the delivery driver got there before the scheduled time yesterday. They rescheduled to today.... and then missed the delivery time and moved the delivery window to the evening, after I cleared my schedule to accept the delivery. I only got the cardo pro on my old helmet about 2.5 hours before making it to the dealership, so hopefully it has enough time to set(manual says 4 hours). Wanted to put the second helmet kit in the old helmet instead of the new one because it has the smaller speakers, but oh well. And I forgot to bring my camera to record the ride home. And then the dealership told me the frame sliders that were supposed to arrive yesterday are only gonna get here tomorrow, so they'll send them to me to install. It's gonna be a miserable 2.5 hour ride home in the rain. Thanks for reading my blog.
>>28955618It has never sat for more than 7 days since I bought and changing battery didnt help
>>28955623>It has never sat for more than 7 days since I bought and changing battery didnt helplet me remind you that you bought a open box item (bikes come in boxes like phones) so the bike has been sitting for a long time with a battery in it, the shop fags ride it around to lunch and stuff every now and then they just disconnect the wheel speed sensors so the mileage doesnt increase. i hope you diddnt pay NIB (new in box) pricing for a used bike. good luck with the new battery.
>>28955626you're a cunt and dealers disconnect the battery while a bike is in storage. they wouldn't risk damaging floor stock by using it to run errends.
>>28955629>dealers disconnect the battery while a bike is in storage.yea....they dont wheelie your shit or peg it off the limiter when you bring it in for service either. Good luck.
>>28955626unironically kill yourself lmao
>>28955619Sounds like if you weren't such a consoomer social media bughead you'd only be dealing with actual problemsAnyway>be me>done with cutting grass>rain coming>"I should take the sporty for a rip, dry some sweat off, bad weather for almost a week in the forecast">ripping schporty on muh Carolina backroads>hell yeah brother>go through a fast right>hear faint metallic scraping under the wind and exhaust >"sounds like the pipe, huh, I didn't even scrape the peg">get home>pipe intact>footpeg no more scraped than before>wutJust a casual hallucination ig
>>28955629>>28955635seethe
>>28955626>just disconnect the wheel speed sensors so the mileage doesnt increaseif it was that easy then everyone would do it. like how everyone has done your easy mum.
>>28955640>if it was that easy then everyone would do itsome bikes just measure the speed of the output shaft and determine vehicle speed that way but most modern bikes have 2 wheel speed sensors, you just disconnect them
>>28955616Get the voltometer out, test the battery, make sure it's 12.5. Then hit the starter and see if it's dropping below 10v. If it isn't, you probably have a shit connection somewhere.
>>28955636when i lean on my XMAX it's the centre stand that scrapes on the ground.
>>28955648wow, based!
Post affordable ripstop motorcycle pants for summer. I've bought two pair, both too warm
>>28955650
>>28955650I don't think I would want any polyester fabric on a highway slide, because that shilt melts at pretty low temps, and the resulting burns are HORRIFIC.
>>28955649just sayin' that Anon should probably check his centre stand if he can't identify the part that was scraping. but, yea, i'm pretty awesome too.
Bigbong
>>28955401averse
>>28955656you meet the fattest pipes on a honda
>>28955636What does anything I mentioned have anything to do with social media lmao
>>28955658Im trying my bess
>>28955652I'm not riding an american cruiser though.
>>28955616> same problem when using starter cables and a different batteryDid you take the battery out and put a different one in or just jump it? Shorted plates in a battery will keep it from going even with a jump.Also, check volts from the battery terminals NOT the cables clamped to the terminals. Corrosion there causes symptoms like you describe.
Saw a girl rider on an sv650 on my way home. She had a FOXHOUND patch and a Hack the Planet patch on her backpack. She didnt seem like talking though so I didnt try and talk to her.
>>28955752>Hack the PlanetHackers was '95, bro. Unless shit from the late 90s is just somehow really cool with the 18-29 crowd, she's probably nearly 40.
>>28955755>Unless shit from the late 90s is just somehow really cool with the 18-29 crowdThey love the 90's kid larp
>>28955756I guess you'll stick to your gs450 then.
>replaced my Quadlock with a Chinese Carplay unit>want to put my Quadlock back onto bike but can't find itreeeeeeeeeeeeee
>>28955752neat
>>28955756Synthwave was in love with a decade that never really existed. They condensed the 80s into a monsteous but amazong caricature of it's most appealing parts. What the fuck does look like for the 90s? Where's the neo-grunge? Who's trying to out-industrial NiN and KMFDM?
do you actually put your helmet in the bag every time? I just kept the box around because I'm worried the bag would get dirty and scratch my shit up.the helmet is always a bit dirty after a ride. dust and bugs and shit and I don't want to clean it every single time. but if I put it in the bag, it's going to put grit in the bag and the grit is going to scratch the visor. am I missing something?
>one day later and still the same threaddamn, what happened to dbt? is this the end for motorcycling?
>>28955752>girl
>>28955801no why would you do that if you're regularly using your bike? storage/winter yeah it goes in the bag
>>28955824Good lookin girl
My self preservation instinct has been kicking my ass recently. I’m too careful now I feel, not as fast or skilled as I used to be. Is this just what getting older does? Maybe I should do a track day this year, been wanting to do one on this bike since I got it.
>>28955773Zoomers are fascinated with a time when people owned physical media, kids could just go off to places like malls without parental supervision, (some)kids had parties, and kids lives were not dominated by social media.
>>28955846track is the only way nowadays to go fast anymore because nanny state super troopers + zoomers in cars ruined the twisties for us, not just you anon everyone is feeling it
>>28955848>kids lives were not dominated by social mediaThe sooner Instagram and Twitter die, the better. I genuinely wish Tumblr hadn't been drug out behind the woodshed and euthanized. Most of that site was people sharing shit they were interested in, obsessively so, and way less clout farming and outrage bait.
Do you need a car that can tow if you're going to do track days? I hate trucks and SUVs, but I want to ride on a track and keep hearing you really shouldn't ride to the track. The closest tracks near me are all two hours away in any given direction.
>>28955856Can confirm, i felt it after getting rhe pink slip court date 2.0: revenge of the janniesIts soonI dont like thisIm getting on my bike now
Yesterday i tried to do the experiement but failedI have all these displaces bits of cutouts fron beer cans, and i failedBut this one was really cool
>>28955658my honda got a fat pipe
>>28955900Keep your fetish in private like a civilized person, furfag.
>>28955918My fursona is earthworm jim
>>28955893You don't need a truck, I tow my bike with a damn Nissan Altima and a rented uhaul trailer.You could bike there, pack some water and food but after hours sending it, the ride home gets distorted between being tired and losing your sense of speed
>>28955893It dosint matter how you get it there. If you dont want to rent a trailer there are lightweight motorcycle trailers.
>>28955893I put a tow hitch on my gf's prius. you can tow a bike with basically anything
I'm looking at getting a bigger dual sport. ktm 500 probably. Ive got a drz that came with a set of knobbies and sumo wheels and it's actually really sick to have the option. I don't see many sumo wheels for ktm 500s though. I probably ride 3/4 of the time off-road. single track stuff or gravel roads. street stuff is just around town, usually no highway. is it fine just to run knobbies all the time? I just want you to tell me I don't have to buy a set of warp 9s for the hypothetical ktm 500 I'm looking at, and I'll be ok with what I'm using it for.
>>28955893
>>28955924I think I have seen you posting in /trash/ lol
>>28955846Too black and white. Anon, you see self preservation as a met negative when in actuality its a positive. Your riding style is just changing, you're probably still as fast as you used to be but now your frontal lobe realizes the streets don't give you trophies or cash. All they give is consequences. If it makes you feel any better there's a saying.>"The fastest person just didn't show up today"It's ride for life, not ride to die.
>>28956001*if there was actual stakes (ego dont count) you'd probably be just as fast as you used to be
>>28955153Very based
>>28955153>road6
>>28955959His car probably cant carry one of those. I have one and I only feel comfortable using it on a class IV hitch receiver.
>>28955893I have a truck and I've been debating getting pic related. I dont like loading/unloading sport bikes into the back of trucks, plus I need the pickup bed to lock up all the track day stuff. I dont have room to store a enclosed trailer. But I'll probably keep renting u haul trailers.
>>28956045>every once in a while one of these pops up on marketplace near me>only have a 1 car garage and cant make space for it, the car and the bikeI wish i could afford a place with more space
>>28956049The only real problem i have is a small enclosed trailer is the same price as one of those bike haulers.
>>28955893It depends. The "wHAt iF YOu LAYERDOWN" FUD makes no fucking sense like dude a race track surrounded by other people with trucks and trailers is the best place to have to get a broken bike home from unless you live on the fucking moon instead of in the general direction anyone else is going but fast bikes can be super tiring to ride hard especially on tight tracks. Novice group is generally slow as shit including (You) so it's more doable.
>>28956049cant you just put it up on its side and hook it to the wall?
>>28955229nighthawk 750s have hydraulic valves starting in 1984, no valve adjustments needed
The 160 mile ride back home(in the dark while it was storming) with this brand new R3 was successful. It's a pretty sweet lil bike, but I wasn't expecting it to be so tiny, it almost feels like a kids' size lmao. Gotta figure out how to adjust the shift lever tomorrow because it's too close to the footrest for my liking.
>>28956113Cute!
>>28955773>Who's trying to out-industrial NiN and KMFDM?3teethhttps://youtu.be/EbOKU3j23k0
>>28956120>that seatBro, a boat shop can fix that for you on the cheap.
>>28955959>I hate trucks and SUVsJust get a truck you like instead. You can buy a small/mini truck from the 90s or a g-body el camino for $8k or less.These 90s Dakota's are smaller than most cars and much less bloated.I'd just lower it and make it easier to put bikes on.
>>28955959>tfw jeep wrangler only has a class 2 receiver
>>28956121I stole that image from facebook, by my DR350's seat is fine and my sedan is better than his.
>>28956125I want one of these.
>>28956120Loading a 4xx lb sport bike with tires like twice as wide and awkward to push with handlebars on to one of these things is from everything I have seen a fucking event compared to a dirt bike.
>>28956132These late 80s/90s dodges are the only trucks I've considered buying.A guy in my town has one with cool 5 star wheels and that's probably the only truck I've ever wanted.Would be perfect for loading bikes into.>>28956135okaybuyatruckthenor van
>>28956045>>28956049i bought a folding trailer for like 400$ off marketplace. shit rocks. i mean, the build quality kind of sucks. its rickety and janky and the suspension sucks and it shakes like crazy when pulling it. but it folds up flat and i just push it against the wall of my garage and it takes up basically zero space. it's awesome i use it all the time. maybe some day when i have more space i'll get an enclosed trailer (that i could also use as storage!) but for now the folding trailer gets the job done.
Guys my local facebook page needs a motorcycle joke to let me post but I don't know any, help me out!
>>28956191Little girls.
>>>/gif/30675441 (Dead)>2 Wheel RektThread on /gif/ that might interest some of you.I don't know about you but I like to watch vids like these so I can learn from other people's mistakes.Don't bother reading the comments because it's all just cagers expressing their irrational hatred towards bikers, mostly fuelled by jealous rage.
>>28956203Is that really what google told you? I can't believe that.
>>28956207swear on me mum. >tell me a motorcycle jokei just asked the same question a few times and got a different joke every time but that little girl joke was the first one. maybe google is on to me.
>>28956210The future sure is looking bright!
>>28956213:P
>>28956216This is the true 4chan experience
>>28955378Australia.
>>28956113What can I do to be able to see behind me? I tried adjusting the mirrors a bunch but basically I have to twist my body out of the way to see directly behind me. Also, how should I position my body on it? I noticed that the more upright I am, the more I feel like a sail. So I've been leaning in as far as I can(chest touching the gas tank) when accelerating and going back to upright when decelerating.>>28956116Thanks fren
>>28954812check tps in diag menu on dashboard, should be d1if there's dead unresponsive zone in it - service/replace sensor
>>28954935My bike used to smell for two years. I found mice mummy under fuel rail recently.
>>28955324My insta feed is 90% bike pulls/crashes.
>>28955354In Autumn, the roads are full of fox pup corpses. To the point there's a red skid mark every kilometer.
>>28955462Is this gel bat? They go dead very fast when you don't use the bike.>>28955616>hear some relays go click clackCould be corrosion on battery terminals. Take it out and give both bike & bat terminals a good fine sandpaper rub until they contact surfaces are nice and shiny. If you want, rub it with two teaspoons of baking soda in water and dry.I've had this problem before, it was not relays clicking, it was poor contact sc on battery lmao.
>>28955846It's called your hormone level falling below the dumb threshold. Not a bad thing.A dude stopped me this year and told me he's on a racing team and cat A driving instructor, asked why would I counter-lean on turns? I told him it's for safety but I wish I punched his face for implying it's my first bike ride.
>>28956001They actually wrecked a prime 90s Era Ducati when making this game
>>28955324do they all wear agv?
>>28956386
>>28956389i think no bra is hot
>>28956281Chat, I've cut leads to have fresh wire go into cap boot, but now coil to cap doesn't measure resistance. Am I cooked? I've pressed that motherfucker in as tight as I could.
>>28956416Nvm it's just over the multimeter measurement
>>28956229>underfolder AK>PKM(?)>XM16E1>China Lake>scootone of the most based images I've seen in my life. White boy summer..
>>28956359based
>>28955324cute moog post
make a new bread niggers
>>28956587when long clock hand meet 12 then I might
Shoomer brosWill my air filter arrive today ;_;?
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