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I've been clutchless shifting my Fireblade for 40,000km. It now has 70,000km and it still shifts perfectly.
How do you guys think a quick shifter works?

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>>29016665
>people cry no quickshifter
>people need quickshifter
>people retrofit quickshifter
>people hate on honda eclutch
saves on stop and go 1st gear clutch annoyance
superior to quickshifters
people are morons

>tractor pic

>>29016665
>How do you guys think a quick shifter works?
My bike has an automatic clutch, so I just kick the gears and that's it.

>>29016671
quick shifter is whatever for me
I can take it or leave it
but if the bike model have e-clutch
I would want it on my bike
while 2026 transalp have eclutch now
I bet the 2027 one will also have cruise control because honda finally put adaptive cruise control on goldwing/africa
which mean there is no longer any reason to gate keep features on middleweight model

>>29016653
can jew really take out 0% cash loan to buy biak?
wtf this isnt fair

I have been riding in the rain no issue for years but recently someone mentioned it looks like I've pissed myself when my pants are damp and its got me fucked up. I would think the jacket and boots give away that I just got off a motorbike but people are fucking stupid.

>>29016653
>loan
Just pay cash. Its pretty easy

>>29016665
>I've been clutchless shifting my Fireblade for 40,000km
Never buying used, GLWS

>>29016665
>>29016671
>>29016775
>Bla, bla, bla
>People think clutches should last forever.
The clutch is a wear item.

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I think it is time for me to become an absolute heretic.
I'm looking at this thing and I see no reason not to accept an offer to buy it for cheap.
Is it the most fun bike? No. Is it the most practical scoot? No. But it does what I want.
It's a weird feeling that if I pass on this offer I'm missing a good deal, and if I accept this offer I will crave for something different while still enjoying the ride.

>>29016825
There's nothing complicated about it. If it's cheap, you buy it. It's an amazing scooter that always will be wanted on the market, you'll probably sell it for more.

>>29016825
I hate the scooterposting in /dbt/ sometimes, but this thing is cool as hell.

>>29016815
>he thinks it's about the clutch
Again, I will NEVER buy used, wrenchlet.

>>29016830
>corrupt wrenchlet hates the priest form of transportation
Yea makes sense, dumb fuck

>>29016815
>The clutch is a wear item.
Ah so like your mother then. At least oflne of them is free of charge.

I'm wondering if you are going to mention to the next owner how you ride it.

>>29016835
>I'm wondering if you are going to mention to the next owner how you ride it.
Hell nah just ask for msrp + tip even though it's nothing but false noots and it pops out of gear all the time kek

Had to sell my moped, sad day

Guys should I get a goldwing? I've noticed that I don't really go beyond 110mph on long rides, and I've ordered a set of crash bars and highway pegs to mount on them, but I've been thinking to myself, would it just be better to get a goldwing in the end? I really like the 1500s and the later 1800s. Is it worth it or should I just do more stuff to my concours? Its a nice bike and it only costed me $2k, but I'm starting to appreciate ergonomics more, especially for rides over 3 hours. My only gripe is the limiter at 99mph for goldwings. How hard is it to remove the limiter? Is it mechanical on the 1500s or is it like a gearing thing?

>>29016841
Bad larp is bad

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>tfw still no shoomerwife to damce with and make epic cool tiktok cringe reels just to satisfy her sadistic urge to constantly embarass you in public rather than the stark vanity of updoots

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shes home

>>29016846
Gay

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>>29016869
>t. cant dance
Are you also a nobike? Lotta those lately, not like they got the moves either

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>Lightfighter turns into a mini-sun on stream at Laguna Seca
>all the inevitable "uhh ICE bikes catch on fire too chud" posts
>turns out of the probably still single digit number of bikes Lightfighter has built they have melted down at least 2 of them
jej

>>29016850
Nice.

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>>29016879
Did he crash or just spontaneously overheats and combust?
Supreme victory over /n/obikes

>>29016884
Pretty sure he didn't crash it.

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I figured out clutchless on a BMW K100.
That gear box was so silky smooth you could just pop through the gears like you strum a guitar.

Now I ride an old KLR. You really gotta slam on the shifter and mash the gears together.
Sometiems it makes some clanking sounds but from what I've read it's normal.

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>Sometiems it makes some clanking sounds but from what I've read it's normal.

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Would setting rev limiter at 10k rpm make CBR600 ok as the first bike?

>>29016897
Theyre gutless on low end and 10k is beginning of powerband mostly for thst i4
Just dont be a retard or practice fundamentals on something else prior to hopping onto one

>>29016840
hate it!

>>29016897
the real /dbt/ strat is pay msrp + tip for someones used learner bike with a smoked tranny THEN get the bike you really want.

>>29016879
Lightfighter sounds suspiciously similar to firelighter.
>air-cooled battery in a race bike
They engineered it to combust.

Fellas, I took my first fall as a rider.
Terrible news.
My foot slid on the floor and I just went down gently with the bike.
The damage to my ego might be irrepairable

>>29016966
are you over 125cc?

>>29016966
I know someone that did that, took a footpeg to the calf and lost most of the muscle mass there to various infections.
ATG boys and girls, you never know when your day will go t1ts up.

>>29016966
this is why I always put 2 feet down
fuck MSF le pro left foot down shit

>>29016966
Happened to me a few times when I took my bike for a ride on an icy day.
Happens to everyone really, dropping your bike is a part of biking experience, your ego should be able to endure it.

>>29017012
It depends on how it happened really. If he dropped it waiting a street light in good weather conditions around other cars and girls giggling behind his back then his ego took a massive hit and might not recover.

>>29016986
Practice static balance and footless stops more.
You can put your foot down and feel for traction without putting weight on it.

>>29016966
Just become a crashing enthusiast; ego-havers BTFO

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What are your thought on TFT?

>>29017061
Gizmos.

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>>29016725

I just watched terminator 2
now I kinda want harley

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>>29017061
BMW makes by far the best TFTs on the market

>>29016986
I had two feet down, I just had no traction (it was on tile).
>>29017012
yeah it will, the fall was pretty funny the way it basically happened in slow mo.

>>29017012
I still have not drop my bike yet
only other people bikes

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>>29017083
>two feet down
i'm sorry to hear it. did you grab an ass full of front break?

should I buy Gen1 busa?

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>>29017124
Nah, M61 Ural

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oil change

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Goddamn what is this weather. They say 85f my bike says 91f. My right leg gets cooked by the exhaust, at a light the fan turns on and my left leg gets cooked.
Revmax more like MaxBBQ.
>>29016897
>Noooooo
I know someone who ran up a pole on a cbr300r from a stoplight.
Its not about power, its about discipline. Lots of people start on ZX6R and R6's but its better to learn on a base 300 that's lightweight.
What I want to say, is you pick what feels natural and stop reading specs. Feel is very important on a bike, being uncomfy leads to overcorrection and a wipeout. Nobody even uses the full potential of their bike on the street for the most part.
>>29016966
You'll be OK, everyone dumps, anyone who says they haven't either will or is lying.

Being intelligent enough to not do 150mph into the back of a minivan aside the engine is the easy part of a supersport, even if you can get yourself in trouble when you hit the powerband right before you need to slow down, it's the seat height, low bars and resulting lack of steering lock, and relatively strong front brake that are most likely to make you dump it like a retard.

>>29017186
>it's the seat height, low bars and resulting lack of steering lock
can you expand on this?

>>29017208
Because the handlebars are at the height of the fuel tank and in their stock layout pretty pulled back they have to limit the steering angle to keep them from hitting the fuel tank and even then the tank is sort of in the way of your arm at maximum lock which makes low speed maneuvering awkward. Seat height on its own is just a simple matter of longer ground reach and higher center of gravity making low speed balancing (and stopping somewhere you have a good foothold) more critical, but when you have a more learned forward riding position it does mean either bending your neck or having arms straighter and learning on the bars more which creates more of a tendency for jerky or unintended inputs and front end load.

>>29016846
She's perfect but there is no way she doesn't have a 3 digit bodycount.

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Yay Piglet has new tires. Pay no mind to the oil stains. Parts on the way.

>>29017283
What oil stains? Also that's a nice bag.

>>29017288
>says pay no mind
>pays mind
Crank case is leaking. New gasket on the way.

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>>29017290
I legit don't see any leaks, but okay.
You meant the marks next to the wheel?


See that dark patch on the floorboards? That's all oil the bike has leaked during the span of a week.
Now that's an oil leak.

>>29017068
Whatever you do. No matter the impulsive thoughts. Don't fucking jump it. That hawg will bottom out and bop you off faster than you can say T-1000

>>29017295
Howdy Ural bro.
They are older stains and the bike moves. It has been leaking a while I have just been putting it off until.the next oil change. It's nothing dire but oil stains are oil stains.

>>29017295
Cute!

>>29017227
thx

>>29017304
If it ain't leaking, it ain't got anything left to leak, time to top it off.
That being said, my transmission is leaking from the clutch shaft and I've been putting off fixing it. I have a new thrust bearing, I have all the gaskets and seals, I need to undo one bolt and pull the clutch shaft out.
Haven't done it.

If its leaking oil then there's oil in it, shrimple as.

>>29017318
It isn't leaky. It is a traditional total loss oil system.

>>29017283
Brother, why did you get bt46s? I got Michelin road classic on my pig. I had bt46s on my CB300R and those gave me bowl movement everytime I went over a rail line or manhole in the wet.
Since you live in the desert they should be fine.
>>29017295
The oil leaks from your bike will preserve that wood for generations.

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This thing is extremely fun despite the pudge

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>>29017314
That's the good thing about an oil glass. It's low but not out.

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>>29017356
I'm confused.

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>>29017391
Comfy

>>29017407
I'm just saying they are not the best tyres but they are cheap.

Also where is that oil leak? I would like to know so I can buy a gasket for mine when it happens.

>letting motorcycle crash compilations autoplay in background while working on other stuff
>notice videos with technical analysis commentary of the crashes are full of comments from riders describing similar experiences or what they would do differently
>videos with minimal or no commentary are full of cagies doing generalizations and mental gymnastics

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>>29016850
I put on a hideous exhaust on the tiger immediately. Was a huge mistake cus it is beyond loud and sorta ugly.
Oem is back on now and peace has returned.
Ordered a proper black widow now, cant wait

>>29017465
Better than some faggot vtx

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Chat, boomer down the street pulled me over in my moozda turrbah in his moozda b2000 to ask about my XB9S. He’s got rat rods and beige pussy magnet AWD vans and saw one listed on FB. I can’t ride to work at this new job because sometimes I need to move 30k+ at the drop of a hat. Should I try and trade for his tiny moozda?

>>29017519
You talk like a faggot

>>29017521
Projecting again I see. Post bike.

>again
This fucking qweer has paid from 4chan

>>29017528
It’s not my fault you can’t afford a bike

Shes mad af.
Nice!

>>29017519
You sound all gay and shit

>>29017528
>>29017577
Low tier Indian (the bad kind) bait

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Went for a ride (at night)

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>>29017582
Indian u say

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>first bike is CBR300R
>fun but slow
>replace it with my dream bike (based on looks alone), a Bonneville
>everything about it is less fun than the CBR
>even with double the power it feels slower
>can't sell it for at least a few years since my parents helped me buy it and I feel bad
I'm an idiot...

>>29017627
So I have a CB300R (2019) and I'm about to upgrade to the bigger version myself (thinkin the CB650R E-Clutch) and that's my big worry is that going from the weaker 2 cyl to the bigger 4 cyl is gonna be less fun. I mean, I want and need the extra power for better highway riding but I fuckin' love zippin around town on regular streets.

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after a whole fucking week of non stop rain.
and three weekends of rain.
good fucking lord.

>>29017627
I had a CB300R and was thinking of getting a Bonne or Indian from watching Great escape and World's fastest indian growing up. But, I realised no one can drive and most of my riding is commuting Monday to Friday. The highest speed limit I have to get home is 80kph and it is only 1km long, the rest is 60kph if there isn't a half dead geriatric on the road.
I sold my CB and got an RE as a compromise, I would like something more powerful but for now it is good enough.

>>29017584
Spooky

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they say you brade runnah

>>29017681
Whoa

>>29017681
man I dont know how you are brave enough to post your own faces here out of all sites
do you post these anywhere else?

>>29016846
this is her brother

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>>29016890
This you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KE-D37SfwU

>>29017627
>>replace it with my dream bike (based on looks alone), a Bonneville
What is the problem then? You didn't plan to ride it anyways, just stare at it. Put it into the garage and let it stay there like you intended, it never loses its looks.

>>29017631
get an R9 or R7

650R is vibrating like shit on low rpms and it was designed for poor hellholes like Indonesia which means it's bad

>>29017687
Look at him, he's a cowboy, he's got nothing to lose.

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>>29017686
thanks
>>29017687
I simply do not care
it's not like I'm doing anything illegal
>>29017702
you are correct

/dbt/ - Daily 'Ku Thread

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Behold a touring riding position kek

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I have never dropped my scooter. Other ones, yes. But not this one.

>>29017714
>never dropper
Based and highly skilled pilled!

>>29017687
All is fair in the quest for kinivm. Look at this motherfucker.

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Heading off across the channel to Europe on Friday boys, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, all the Alps and then over to Annecy to chill for a bit. Never driven on the right, wish me luck!

>>29017786
I wish I could as well.

I never understood exhaust sound enjoyers. Engine noises are fun for the first 10 minutes, but how can anyone enjoy subjecting himself to this for an hour?
I thought it's just the suck that you accept, similarly to how you accept cold and rain.

Today I finally got it: it's like listening to Bolero playing in a loop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh9bUD-hC0A
>Boléro was given its first performance at the Paris Opéra on November 20, 1928. The premiere was acclaimed by a shouting, stamping, cheering audience in the midst of which a woman was heard screaming: “Au fou, au fou!” (“The madman! The madman!”). When Ravel was told of this, he reportedly replied: “That lady… she understood.”

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>>29016653
Would a Moto Guzzi v7 be too big for a beginner? It's 850cc, but makes power figures more similar to a ninja 650. Love the bike just don't wanna kill myself and get in over my head when I finish msf

>>29017834
It is a calm bike.

>>29017834
It'll be fine, but they're heavy bikes and they tend to lean when you twist the throttle

>>29017704
But think of all the catfisher using your pic on Grindr

>>29017852
I appreciate that you think I'm attractive enough to be used to catfish anyone

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>>29017704
>while you were at home, wanking to bakuons
>i studied the "ku
ABSOLUTE DEADSET LEGEND

>>29017701
>get completely different style of bike
No. lol

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>>29017687
Its not that serious

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>incredible looks
>just the right amount of power and very usable torque
>extremely reliable
>ride-by-wire with the worst throttle mapping of all time
thanks yamaha, thanks for making what could be the best naked of all time unusable
there's no reason why bikes should have ride-by-wire unless for touring machines that need cruise control

>>29017984
someone whos happy about "usable torque" really qualified to comment on throttle mapping of anything.

>>29017070
>BMW imports by far the best TFTs on the market
ftfy, BMW does not actually make the screens, they get them from an OEM

>>29016825
>electric scooter
Not a biek, mods kill this man please

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>got my license last week
>bought a bike 4 days ago
>dropped it today because I forgot the break lock
>mirror, clutch broke
>fairings scratched
>something leaked out of the bike
I feel like shit and absolutely retarded

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>>29018061
Also I had full insurance so I am going to get full gibs. Sorry for making the insurance so expensive

>>29018065
what baik did you drop?

>>29016890
>>29016889
kawasaki gearboxes are LOUD and clanky. My KLR also has the clankiest fucking gears known to man. That said using proper oil helps a lot, and don't feel bad about spraying some chain lube on your shift linkage.

>>29018077
Ninja ER-6F

>>29018080
>ninja
rip fairing
good choices btw
little spicy but all gud

>>29018082
It was original green too :(

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>>29018082
It’s not that bad, you really have to inspect it up close to see but the problem is that I will always see it. Can shops fix this kind of scratches or I have to get new fairings?

Also I am really a noob when it comes to bikes. Something dark leaked from circled area near gear shifter, when I rode home there were few drops on the ground but it’s not leaking anymore. Still wet in there. It definitely means something is damaged or could something have leaked because bike was on its side?

>>29018088
Cute!

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>>29018088
desu check the leak first see if its from overflow from being on its side or did something actually break
depend on your deductible too. i think you can easily cope with some scruff fairings and not even worth calling the insurance for such minor damages because they might not even pay for it
in that case maybe get some paint and paint over it yourself

>>29017704
You need to gel on how fucking derange some of these frogs can get dude. Wouldn't catch me dead posting faces.

Why are some gas station's 91 octane better than others? In the Midwest, I fill up at a Kwik Trip, one of the nicer gas stations with a full seating area for... gas station food dine-in, etc., and my engine sounds off. Not BAD, just chunky. I go to the niggest ghetto ass BP norf of Chicago and not only was I deceived since everyone was nice as fuck and the cashier called me 'honey chil'~' but my engine purrs like a fuckin' kitten now. This something I need to look out for? Is it just a midwest gas station thing? Or a fuckin' additives thing?

>>29018088
This>>29018095
>check the leak first see if its from overflow
That's right around where the fuel tank vent/overflow hose outlet is located. That's also sometimes where the crank case vent or airbox drain hose is too.

>>29018118
I don't know but I've been noticing bad gas being a thing again, I have my bike tuned at the limit for 87

>>29018118
gas expensive so some places are really cranking the ethanol content or outright watering it down

>>29018088
its dead just sell it and get a real biek instead of that learner

>>29018131
> instead of that learner
B-but it's my 4th day.

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Imagine: an electric bike, but with a battery-carrying sidecar.
Attach the sidecar when you want to go on a longer adventure, put your stuff into it, take a passenger in it, whatever, 200-300km range is achievable.
Where's that junk collector? I want to persuade him to convert one of his urals into an electric monstrosity.

>>29018136
a can am pulse already gets 100mi (supposedly)

it would probably be easier/better to have extra batteries in pannier boxes anyway rather than a sidecar

>>29018134
Perfect, you're ready for a Busa

>>29018141
>a can am pulse already gets 100mi (supposedly)
More like 75 with some highway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCva7FPkUT4
>it would probably be easier/better to have extra batteries in pannier boxes anyway rather than a sidecar
Yes, at the cost of CoG and ability to carry any stuff.
I mean, if you don't see the appeal of Ural GearUp you won't be interested in this either, but it is a potential niche still.

>>29018124
Fuckin' hell. I'll keep an eye out, but it seems like Shell and BP have some proprietary additive so they might be the way to go.

>>29018127
Shouldn't shock me that the midwest chain consuming every other gas station waters their shit down.

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>>29018136
It's been done

>>29018136
Gay

>>29018118
They may have water in the tank at the nice place. Or the owner or manager of the station has the delivery truck throw leftover low octane in the premium tank. They pay for the truck load whether the station takes everything in the tanker truck or not.

There's also the fact that a few gallons of fuel left in the hose from the previous customer so maybe the other place had pumps for each octant level.

You can also look out for stations the have ethanol free 91 octant.

>>29017821
Ear plugs.

>>29018148
>Yes, at the cost of CoG and ability to carry any stuff.
and an inoperable sidecar (because it is full of a(1) Tesla battery) wouldn't ??

>>29018150
wypipo, with their higher iq, know how to adulterate their gas. some niglet-owned chain place in da hood ain't got time fo dat and thus is ironically more trustworthy

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>no friends
>ride to my usual chill spot
>see bike already parked there
>do a 360 and ride away
Why am I like this?

>no friends
>ride to my usual chill spot
>see bike already parked there
>do a 360 and ride away
Why am I like this?

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>>29018181
Make yourself uncomfortable and overcome it.

>>29018088
Whenever there is a leak, follow the line if you have drainage ports or hozes
Prob what other anons said already, from airbox or the gas tank overfill

Superficial damage, dont worry about it, but getting a color match for that green is probably easy too
Dont get addicted to crashing, its fun and expensive hobby

>>29018095
Ooooh, airbrush paints, i wonder if theyre water based like regular automotive paints can be or if you need a primer and other dumb gay shit

Reminder painter anons, study color theory and layers beneath matter for color above

>>29018136
So what your saying is take a tesla battery that normally lays flat and tilt it upright for maximum gains and explosions potentials

>>29018175
>inoperable sidecar
Wut? A sidecar can be designed to carry a battery and have plenty of space for a passenger and luggage.

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How do electric scooters with batteries that you can take into apartment and with standard wheel engines have same or higher range, than purposely built electric motorcycles?

>>29018196
Because those stated ranges are at much lower speeds and if they're Chinese they use a different rating system, that's if they're not just flat out lies.

>small displacement motorcycles can have <2 quart oil capacity
>honda 125cc has 1 quart oil capacity
Kinda amazing wrenchlets aren't continuously seizing engines

>>29018202
Well they claim 200km. If the real tested range would turn out to be 160km it will still be more, so can't explain it on lies.

>much lower speeds
So an electric motorcycle going as fast as those scooters will end up having a range of 200km too?

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I bought the mystery meat front fork, time to see if japshit tin can hold up a real bike.

>>29018208
>So an electric motorcycle going as fast as those scooters will end up having a range of 200km too?
Yes.
Gas bikes don't care much for the speed, you're burning gas with each revolution.
EVs only spend energy that you put into riding. Air drag (which wastes most of this energy) is proportional to velocity squared, so at low speed they get much-much higher range.

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Got these fancy new shock absorbers too, tomorrow I'll cut and weld them to fit my bike.

>>29018248
You didn't buy something designed for your bike?

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>>29018250
Of course not, these are Harley Davidson shocks.
I'll either hack and weld the shocks or the swingarm, we'll see which way I'll seing tomorrow.

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Met a cutie on my ride today. Unfortunately, she did not want to go on a ride with me, so I left alone. Lonely riders for life
(The cutie was the cow)

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Why are sport bike riders so cringe?

>>29018259
because sportbikes are cringe

>>29018259
>>29018262
jeez, at least wait for someone else to post something before replying to yourself.

>>29018248
>Got these fancy new shock absorbers too, tomor
Rip GN 125 nonner

>>29018208
One of the highest capacity Zeros has a "highway commuting" range of 188km which is a 50:50 mix of 70mph riding and riding in stop and go traffic (which is assumed to be up to say 30-40mph). The "city" range which is only stop and go traffic is given as 283km.

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Motersykle!

>>29018304
Well an electric scooter weighs around 120kg, how much does that Zero motorcycle weigh?

>>29018136
>Attach the sidecar
see, that's the thing most people don't get about sidecars. you're not attaching and detaching them willy-nilly, setting one up and aligning it so that it's safe to ride is a long and difficutl task. it's easier to own a separate bike without a sidecar for when you want to lane split. in many places you are not even allowed to without re-registering your shit, your bike either has a sidecar in the documents or does not.

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Do you ride circumcised or uncircumcised?
I got tinnitus from my circumcised ls2 dragon helmet after just one ride on the freeway, my hearing is damaged for life.
I highly recommend getting a foreskin restoration for your helmet or at the very least use urethral plugs.

>>29016966
As long as insurance doesn't know there's no harm done.

>>29017061
I really really really like them
However, I wish I could custom edit them to display gooner anime girls especially when it's powered on but engine not running.
Also I'm schizo so I'm worried they are secretly able to be controlled by the Globo homo government to kill me
I mysteriously crashed on a long curving street to my work one day doing 70kph
So I went and did the same corner again after healing without my cellphone so it didn't have tracking and 5g connection and this time did it at 80kph with no hands
Must have been the government trying to kill me the first time and in my schizo brain this proved it

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>>29017142
I want a sidecar motorcycle to take my dog with me so bad but can't justify paying the price
It's a shit bike probably worth 5k at most and then a metal canoe with a wheel on it and they expect me to pay 20-30k usd
I would pay 15k at the most

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>>29018180
Say hello to them next time, worst case its awkward or they are brown but you might make a fren for life

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New Pirelli Angel GT on the rear, first roundabout, nearly full throttle and let TC smear the fresh surface over the road whilst I drift with zero skill. I love graduated TC

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it was a good sunny sunday for a ride
did /dbt/ ride today or spent it sperging indoors

>>29017469
I love watching accidents being explained to know what to avoid and then doing it myself and crashing anyways.
Really takes my ego down when I realize how fucking stupid I am sometimes.
Was having a fun cool ride one day on a road I didn't know, car passed me on a one lane solid yellow line and revved his engine after passing.
Made me mad, heart started racing, chased him a few blocks until we made it to a corner that had gravel that I hit, the bike immediately fell down, and it sent me flying head first over the handlebars.
The car didn't stop to see if I was alright, I don't blame him I'd probably laugh and drive away too in his position
I was fine, bike mirror and fairings were busted but I drove it home and repaired it $20 to replace the mirror and just ignore the cracked fairings they don't really matter
This isn't the only crash but man this one really made me feel stupid
I remembered this video of a biker get passed by another biker, chased him, went into gravel and almost crashed, then the other biker ahead stopped to yell at the guy for trying to chase him saying he was going to record his own death and said solid advice "ride your own ride"
Wise words wish I had listened

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how does someone get the nickname Hoss? What does Hoss do?

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>>29018370
The worst case is anon says he's looking for a riding buddy and the stranger rides his ass.

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I love my fuel injected scooter so much
I hope I can sucessfully swap tranny oil when the time for that comes
Old carb scooter died on me far away from home, got a bit further by screwing in the spark plug tighter and then constantly choking it but I still fully got stranded outside the city and I pushed it home for about 10 hours, fuck carbed engines

>>29018338
Nearly 230kg, but that's beside the point. You said electric motorcycles don't have more range than electric scooters when they do, you were just cherry picking your comparisons. They have more space for more battery capacity but of course that's going to make them heavier.

>>29018391
<<Good End>>

>>29018370
plot twist: anon is brown.

>>29018382
>I remembered this video of a biker get passed by another biker, chased him, went into gravel and almost crashed, then the other biker ahead stopped to yell at the guy for trying to chase him saying he was going to record his own death and said solid advice "ride your own ride"
this is a big recent meme and was 100% staged

>>29018259
What is the displacement of your bike? Max lean angle? What's that? It's not even a real bike!? Why are you posting in this thread then!?!?

>>29017469
Fuck. Had a bad habit of watching Ruskie car crash videos and now this'll be a fascination. I appreciate those ones with the crash commentary, but have quickly realized that 90% of things can be reduced to not being a fucking idiot and expecting everyone to kill you.

>>29017631
The cb650r is not the cbr600r, so get the 600 if you want a hard R shoomer sweepstakes special dealio

But whatever you do do not get the r9, nulitres are gay aids

>>29018362
Globohomo is just going to maintenance lock you out of using your bike however the fuck abused and used you use it
But if they nuke your nuts in a speedy fireball of doom that would be quite the override of failsafe systems one would think
Harder to steer a baik with direct rider input to the chassis rather than power steering electronic gay faggotry modern auto cagers have

>>29018446
>649cc
Learner bike. Stay away.

>>29018435
>What is the displacement of your bike?
Two big jugs just like ya mudda.
>Max lean angle?
Depends if ya mudda is on the back or not.
>What is that
Take a wild guess.

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>>29018380
Hai, I went for a ride today too. Weather was beautiful, and I spent an hour or so riding around farm country. However, I am now sperging indoors

>>29018449
>>29018380
>weakshit 0 displacement scoots
Why are these nobiek faggots on our thread, bros?

>>29018180
I just tried to convince my friend ive been trying to get licensed to go to a place bikers meet up and see if we can find a quick group ride starting, main reqson was for him to observe and watch revmatching and especially downshifting

I adjusted his clutch recently and its a night and day differencd between the friction zone feedback he was getting, but now it feels like when i was going over some fundamentals and stuff with him, its like i started with brand new clueless rider
So take the downshifting i just mentioned
He just stonewalls me and says hed been clanking throuhh gears and riding through intersection stops etc. Via the brakes and clutch all the way in
I asked him, when in the fuck did i ever say to do that?
>oh ive always been doing that
Which makes zero sense to me bevause of note ive asked him to observe and we had instances where he was passemger and i specifically told him to pay attention to the sound of the motor and what my hands and legs are doing relative to rider inputs

Fucking between this and a few other things he is now entirely clueless about and had nothing to do with the recent adjustment of clutch, im starting to wonder if the instructor failed him and i gave him the benefit of tbe doubt instead of the instructor ffs
He also showed me the route he took for a road exam

What kind of stupid fucking bitch twkes a guy, middle of a shit downpour btw, on a Road exam and instantly not even 2 minites out brings you to a newly milled road construction section of residentials, hozes with wooden step up ramps, and gigantic gutter potholes youd obviously gret stuck in
And the whole route was less than like 2 or 3km before she failed him and looped back into the dmv, total test was like 15 mins not even around the block before she failed his ass
Who the fuck does that, a construction site, really? Remember, thia is the same stupis fucking cunt expecting a fz6 to be cruising inside 40kph but also CONSTRUCTION in 4th and 5th gear
Retarded

>>29018449
Beautiful scrambler.

>>29018450
Where's your bike?

>>29018451
What bike he is on ? Not scooter ?

>>29017707
Bring it bacc

>>29018457
You are nobiek bicycle rider kill yourself furfaggot.

>>29018460
Yeah that's what I thought

>>29018463
Post your bicycle furfaggot

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>>29018451
Oh and then another discussion we got into while talking about downshifting landed us on the topic of examples of shifting in cages relative to sequential transmission
Now granted, i dont have class 3 or 1 and have no bigrig experience and do not know the fundamentals within big diesel blocks hauling loads relative to rev ranges and all that
But for some reason the idea of a self adjusting clutch came up, that they changed the dynamic of manual transmission cages etc. and he tried arguing that it fundamentally changes the need for revmatching during a downshift
I said the fuck are you talking about, because even with the minor differences of sequential gearbox, you still fucking revmatch the exact same way give or take less aggressively in cages as with bikes save maybe the high rev i4 supersports or clutchless shifting in general

So then it became a whole, what the fuck is this guy talking about; finally get back and he tried showing me the part from a 2006 f150
And i dont understand how one confuses this for its actual applicability; i.e. its fore wear and tear longevity and livespan and had nothing to do with what he was trying to argue
Like these components do not excuse shitty driving habits or training when fundamentals are invovled, nor do they rescue you out of anything other than you were a shit driver to begin with and oem parts will break under you kind of thing, heres something more robust
Idk
Teaching this guy to ride has been frustrating, as i said with the instructor im starting to question both accountsa, but now more his with all that keeps persisting as just either mistakes or complacency
Anyone know off hand if TOTW2 had a section for revmatching and downshifting or like a timestamp whereabouts thatd be? Or like a better youtube tutorial i can forward him?
Theres obviously a disconnect / miscommunication and if i cant fix it, im beginning to wonder if he just cant fundamentally retain and actually ride safely without persisting issues

>>29018458
2005 fz6, its a bit higher mileage like 59,000km or whatever, but ive ridden it before, toured it back down, i hardly think an oil change would make all that much a difference for the clutch at this point, but asides from that and or new cables, there are zero excuses for that mechanical comppnent influencing his riding

I think honestly he cannot disconnext between cagerisms and the poor habits established there or just general, when learning back in the day, dunning kruiger which stayed retained all these years until i show up and ask wtf is the logic behind xyz and investigate things

>>29018467
For the record ive driven several manual transmission vehicles, rav4, eclipse, and i think a couple other trucks, and a jeep rubicon during a test drive
They all responded the exact same universal way to my drivong inputs; never once have i done any of the shit he brings up

Im curious to find a mutual friend with a manual cage and see if a test drive around the block doesnt flesh this discrepancy out more, i keep having to repeat myself on bikes but i think with the clutch adjusted he rrally should have an easier time rsther than attempting to unlearn bad and relearn what i guess didnt retain

Again, very frustrating up until this poibt and him failing the exam with the shittiest conditions and instructor imaginable - all this and more forced me to review my methods of shoomergymkhana within the oblast

>>29018467
>>29018471
>I made my friend watch a video about racing to learn how to ride when he doesn't even know how to use the clutch, why is he bad in start-stop traffic???

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>don't want to read a fucking wall of text
>remember people use AI to think these days
>ask AI for keypoints
>get another wall of text

>>29018478
As i stated before, he has driven manual transmissions before, this is also his second bike riding experience as he did dirtbike 1-3rd gear as an adolescent, and a 2smoke mind you, and he has driven class 3 giant axle bigrigs in manual transmissions
To say the least of back in his day manual autos were more prevalent than they are now also, and he owned a few of those obviously


Your green text commentsry is thoroughly retarded, reading comprehension isnt your strongsuit, make the insults more tangible and flake approved please

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>>29018481
Even your copegpt cant get the gist of what im actually asking within its poorly constructed summary

What bike do you even ride

>>29018482
Your A nigger and A faggot on A learner bike telling others to ride learner bikes. KYS youself.

>>29018484
protip: you don't fail a license test because you aren't le ebinly revmaxxing constantly. forcing your "friend" to watch more 80s racing tutorial videos won't help him not blow stop signs or stall out at long lights.

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>>29018485
Damn son, youre one dumbfuck if you think i am a learnerbike retard like yourself lol

>>29018486
2hat even is this shitpost. An attempt at bait and troling? If so, you failed miserably lmao

Wheres that bike?

>>29018488
You literally failed your license twice LMAO

If you had a real bike with at least 900cc maybe you would be able to past your driving test's? Just a thought....

What are these faggot babbling about? If you can't pass your road test, take the basic rider's course at Harley Davidson? It's damn near impossible to fail unless you're a fucking moron and are piss scared of motorcycles.

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>>29018484
>What bike do you even ride
While i am not the guy you prepared that wall of text for I am glad you asked for pics of my bike!
Got back from a 2700 mile road trip monday! Did an oil change yesterday! My Kenda KM1 has no flat spots! Life is peachy!

>>29018494
well you see they instantly fail you if you can't do nanosecond drag racer shifts

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Running into problem where hitting bumps mid corner will grind my footpeg into the pavement and throw off my line badly.
Do I just need a stiffer suspension or do I need to fully raise my footpegs?

>>29018491
The fuck are you talking about?
I passed my second exam and ive been riding for years?

Are you genuinely fucking retarded? Pla post bike, youre not a good troll, nobody is laughin

>>29018494
His exam day had pretty heavy rain, and like i said before he brought me through their initial course and i saw the recent road construction, so he elaborated on how bad that construction was
Mainly his instructor wanted:
>4th and 5th gear in a 40kph regular residential, now with construction thats like max 30kph legally
So how tf you supposed to do thst on a 600c i4, stupid cunt instructor, literally only possible on a single cylinder or learner baik
Asides from that she said he was too shaky and felt scared, ended the exam in 5 minutes
She also showed up late etc and kept demoralozing him over the comms with unneccesary foid commentsry, typical of a older bitch karen supreme
I think she had things to do and failed him early to pocket her hour or two hours contract work, go back to the cats and sip more wine

But yeah, now that his clutch is fixed for those issues, im feeling out whether or not she had actual feedback on his riding capability and ive been more diligent and nitpicky to observe any issues previously mentioned by the examiner, i think its a bit early since only an alley test, some parkinglot drills, and todays real ride, but im beginning to have reservations on whether or not he can adapt or is going to stubbornly maintain dunning kruiger tier useless knowledge from completely irrelevant areas of supposed/presumed expertise
As far as stop / start clutch control goes we made some progress today, but youd think these former days of rides with success would translate to more auccess when the clutch isnt completely cooked anymore ffs

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>>29018506
Look look, its the same bike im trying to teach him on ;_;

Also why u no get rear sets for that?

>>29018510
>my second exam
KEKW

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piece of tubing for a rear reservour, sneed it or feed it
seems like flushing the brakes using two syringes would be handy with this setup

>>29018532
i dont understand your question

>>29018535
unc

>>29018519
Yeah, first exam way back when i got flaged for not being inside lane enough and too far on the right side
He tells me
>you can ride
>but heres why youre not going to ride
So i fucked off and did it agsin later thst week, passed flying colors
I rode unlicensed for like 1.5 month also

Oddly enough buddy's instructor said the exact opposite, she wanted him to favour the curb side- which is retarded espwcially in her construction zone with various potholes near the curb; some stretched out for days bruv

I thi k they have an audit in review for that instructor or waiting for a callback to file a complaint, it was pure unprofessional bullshit for what all she failed him for i think, but the nitpick ahit im trying to weed out if its really there or not
And yeah, imagine complqining about how you feel as in the rider is shakey or whatever; on a cold ass rainy day when it was, she shows up late, ends it early, total exam time probs 15 mins, she failed to have her paperwork in order, and the overall disorganization led to pls sign the exam after the fact not before with confirmation of all the fine print BEFORE you even exit the parking lot of the dmv

But she mainly failed him because, again in a retarded construction zone, she did not observe him in the appropriate gearing for the section
Which equates to
>i want to see you in 4th gear on a fz6, going from a 40kph residential now into residential construction which is legally 30kph
So that makes alot of sense, especially when all she does see in these environmrnts ia probs stock exhausts and learner bikes: shes an absolute moron by the test write up i reviewed

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Is it true that people who like to hoon buy 600 cc bikes and people who have small pp buy 1000 cc bikes?

>>29018542
people who like to hoon get a car and cover it in Travis Pastrana branded stickers despite his never actually having entered the timestream properly

>>29018542
No, people that like to hoon go into the dirt with a dual sport
People with smol pp buy your bike, and only your bike

Every time I see a harley rider, they're swerving all over the damn road. They never go in a straight line. Is there a reason for this?

>>29018532
2 1/2 minute job with the right tools >>29017158
>vacuum extract reservoir
>top off fluid
>attach vacuum extractor to caliper bleed nipple
>displace fluid in lines continuing to top off reservoir

>>29018540
>>i want to see you in 4th gear on a fz6, going from a 40kph residential now into residential construction which is legally 30kph
im betting you (this "friend" does not exist) was banging redline in a residential area and you understood "don't make so much noise for no reason" as "le crooze in 7th"

>>29018532
>>29018581
>two syringes
>Vacuum
Why do so many people overthink bleeding motorcycle brakes?

>>29018427
I got psyop'd
Thanks

>>29018599
it's still a good lesson that applies to nearly all drivers but yeah

don't chase people, getting passed is not a slight. let the faster man pass

>>29018597
>thinks a vacuum extractor is overthinking
grim.

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>>29018590
He exiats and the instructor failed him not even 15 minutes into the exam majorly for those exact reasons
This is the transcript of the results and the footnotes she left him elaborating upon this exact issue, never in my entire time riding alongside him have i seen 4 stalls within the span of 15 minutes in start stop traffic or in residentials or in constructions
She notes on the side here 3000-4000k rpm, but was requeating on the chat he be in 3rd and 4th within these 40kph zones

Idk maybe the exhaust is too loud and shes a retard who follows groms every other exam, but she flunked him for callous nitpicky bullshit regardless and took him down the stupidest route, she couldve called the exam off due to weather but probably doesnt get paid if she did

>>29018619
I think what's more damming is the anon wanted to be snarky about a critical piece of safety equipment. You don't want air in brakes.

>>29018635
Who knows, maybe im wrong and he had turbo anxiety and the weather alongside being a first in the rain and it was a fuckin downpour wqs the straw that broke the camela back
But now like i said, his clutch friction zone is adjusted and tensioned better, not perfect but a night and day difference from before, but who knows, after todays shit thats why im beginning to reanalyze maybe i turned a blind eye to the shit she is seeing or maybe he is exaggerating nonissues to cover the actual ones?

If its indeed a situation that cant be rectified and he fails his next exam, im not expecting him to get another bike but how to talk a guy into early retirement- if indeed hes too dangerous to ride, right?

>>29018554
https://litter.catbox.moe/h8wjglao7u0rrjf9.webm

>>29018532
There is literally no reason to do this unless you can't fit the reservoir anywhere anymore or think saving 5 grams is going to accomplish something. The long tl;dr is that how much fluid volume you need in the system depends on how much brake pad wear you want to account for without adding or removing fluid and the answer for 99.9% of street riders will be "all of it".

Running that shit on a club racing bike where the rear brake gets used somewhere between never and practically never, you see the rear pads on a regular basis during wheel changes, and your aftermarket rearsets or subframe are in the way is a much different calculation.

>>29018637
It's the rear brake, they have like twice as much power as you could ever conceivably use unless you are riding steep uphill with a fat bitch on the back so unless there is literally nothing in there but air you're good.

im becoming totally obsessed
i was never that interested in motorcycles, especially cruisers until lately, and did a ton of research on them and the honda rebel 1100 just seems insanely good for the price even brand new- as a vehicle in general
convince me not to finance this at an insane rate if needed because im broke and have a shitty work history but i can stay employed now and pay it off no problem im sure but i need this in my life now or im gonna lose it
>just meet some random person and buy a used bike for cash you dont have and have it give you problems for years and not be THE bike
no
the electronics on this can make the throttle less sensitive, automatically prevent a wheelie, multiple levels of traction control, etc so the fact that its powerful doesnt seem like that big of an issue for a beginner especially considering i already know how to drive manual and drive cars extremely well and am very coordinated when it comes to body weight based balance type things like riding boards, but i know the dangers of hitting pavement even at much lower speeds so i will be fucking patient and not retarded, im not interested in meeting with random people and trying to show off
im going through some shit, my car has a ton of miles on it so im always anxious its just going to die any moment, im so sick of car insurance and feeling reliant on driving a huge overpriced hunk of shit just to get myself around, i feel like i have a million reasons to invest in a good bike that will last and be able to take me long distances but also be good for commuting
and a new vehicle that does 0 to 60 in 3 seconds for $10,000 is just insane. And a honda, known for reliability. how can you argue with this?
Some really cute girl was just trying to talk to me at the grocery and I shut her down and dont care about that at all, meanwhile while this keeps me up at night

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>>29018657
If budget is your main issie just get something used
Bothing bad or wrong with starting on a litre when its cruiser style, thats usually how it works, starting on sporty 1200 etc. Or old evos

Bit also, its a piss twin crooser, kinda defeats the image and style altogether, i like the motor myself but its more utilized in the afrocan twin

>>29018540
The first driving test i ever had my instructor was a hideous morbidly obese woman who gave me unclear instructions for the first turn out of the parking lot (she said go out of the lot and turn right, when that "right" was so close to perfectly lining up with the exit of the lot it was practically a straight through the road), so I drove passed it and she instantly told me I failed and the test was over. Money stolen and time wasted, confidence destroyed. Fast forward I have now driven over 100,000 miles and never been in an accident besides a couple women literally t-boning me like idiots two times, one was an asian in a clear wide open parking lot who decided to pull out of it and just drive straight into me as i drove straight on the road adjacent to the lot

>>29018647
>It's just air in the rear brake don't be serious
There are no words on earth that can be said to convince you of just how stupid you truly are.

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>Club racers never use their rear brake
Wrong. Only lazy ones.

>>29018668
>woman
Ah yes, the lowest common denominator among both his and your problems
I am also aware of these problematic womens, albeit in differing circumstances

Howd you survive getting mogged by cages like that, was it gear or just low sneeds fender benders?

>>29018664
I dont really care about the aesthetic mismatching the engine, if anything actually i think thats kind of cool. I always thought chromed out Harleys were fucking lame old boomer shit. This thing looks fucking cyberpunk and not in a cheap way, as much as saying that makes me cringe. I do like the africa twin of course but I also dont think its very practical for me unless I decide to seriously change my life and start doing scenic road trips all the time somehow, which would be sweet, but thats technically possible with this anyway.
Plus the rebels seat is 5 or 6 inches lower and has a lower center of gravity which seems like a pretty big deal for new and or short riders, im a little short but Im pretty sure the shortness is mainly in my legs so that could be a big deal
Also apparently the tires are cheaper and easier to come by and the engine is actually retuned to fit better with roads "20-32% heavier flywheel for stronger low-end pulse and torque character, and for 2025+, an even higher compression ratio and stronger low/mid-range punch specifically for street riding."

The 2025 version also has a nice electronics suite that seems to not be a thing for cruisers at anywhere even close to this price range.

This bike just seems massively underrated but maybe i just never noticed seeing them being driven around before

>>29018675
>Howd you survive getting mogged by cages like that
I was alao in a cage

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>>29018673
Yes tell reddit more about how you use the rear brake to turn while getting blasted by 30s a lap by a dude with this on his bike. Some of the guys with pre-wheelie control 1000s will do it and the supermoto riders still trying to ride it like a dirt bike, but they probably aren't the ones running a tube for a reservoir.

>>29018671
You are the one who thinks gravity bleeding a dead upright brake circuit that's like 6" long is somehow going to be a problem retard.

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>>29018676
It wqsnt neccesarily mismatching, triumph makes piss twin croozers, bht their displacements are also larger
If you wanted a lowering link, those also exist
Speaking of flywheels, i ordered one for my crf450rl, maybe here next week or the week after idk
Idk what cheaper tires means, you never go cheap on that shit dude, thats youre mainway to either comf or snapcity
The rebel is massively underrated because of its engine though mostly

Like i said, used is fine, all those electronic gizmos are just gay zoomershit, if it has traction control cool, but riding fundamentals take precedent before rider aids

Idk, going all in on a new one is kinda insane, just go find a used rebel 1000 or 1100 without the DCT faggotry, and DO NOT get the gay ass batwing front fairing if you do get it
Youll also need the following:
>swank jaggit
>sunglasses DOT approved aviator style
>big bad boots
>knobulars
>sissybar with stuffed animals barbwired to it
Only if you do those things can you possibly outmog this deadset legend

Everyone else is too pussy and afraid, this guy doesnt afraid of anything, hence why that fearful lot copes with something something leg legion something cb500x bros

>>29018542
If you mix bleach + water + dish soap into a spray bottle you can easily kill wasps without worrying about getting any swarm response.
>dish soap reduces surface tension of water letting it 'stick' to their wings
>bleach is an oxidizer and destructive to organics
>monochloramine byproduct is toxic , kills pupates and makes nest uninhabitable
>bleach has the added benefit of disrupting scent receptors
>wasps' tracheae allows the bleach to have direct contact to their cells
Just make sure you dump out the mix after you're done because dish soap + bleach technically makes chlorine gas

>>29018380
i only have motorcycles
so I ride everyday

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i want my next baik to looks like the bad guys in gundam

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>>29018516
>Also why u no get rear sets for that?
It's got like semi-rearsets or something, I've left it entirely stock except for parts, mostly just curious if this would be more of a suspension probably or bike design problem. I've got the preload set to be as stiff as possible right now.
>>29018506
bumping for more opinions please

>>29018756
thinn

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>>29018738
based and same

P.S 99cent frosty’s at wendys
get em while they’re cold

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Can I start saying everypuppy in here? Hello everypuppy!!!! *wags tail* :3

>>29018756
>should I move footpegs?
You can but it's treating a symptom not the root of the problem.
>Suspension
Better Suspension will always be better, but chances are your Suspension isn't setup right with your specfic weight with gear on. Maybe its the compression dampening. Idk if it has adjustability tho.

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>Think about going to storage unit all week to work on bike
>Day off comes around
>Can't even get out of bed
Fug.

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>>29018848
>Take week off work because of significantly elevated blood pressure from stress
>End up doing like a days work during time off
>Literally sit in bed all day instead of getting out
I did end up getting the sprocket shaft seal done, so not a complete loss I guess.

Was slightly miffed that of all the posts I read on the forums that this was the best way, only found one that mentioned the seal covers the spacer, and the spacer has an internal o-ring to replace, also, so I could have just taken out the fucking spacer with a soft-jawed channel lock and used a regular fucking seal pick.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAaIxdXYuW8
would you a superfour

>>29018868
Maybe. But I know someone who has one, has dropped it, still insists the engine turns off 2 cylinders at low RPM for economy.
>You mean like vtec, with the valves?
>>No, it turns off two cylinders - that's why the sound changes

Well alrighty then.

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>>29016653
Vibey Yamaha XJ6 anon here.
TL;DR: should exhaust side of cam chain has some slack or none at all?

I went to the shop asking for valve sync, they told me to get new valve cover gasket first, the rubber one that seals spark plug wells.
So I am waiting on this now.

I found this video:
https://youtu.be/_C6uTxJ7WDs
My situation is a bit different: my exhaust side of cam chain is not THAT loose and I am not black. However it is true for my bike that my cam chain tensioner works properly, but even so - it tensions intake side of CT normally, but exhaust side is loose, I can move the chain by hand and stick a screwdriver under it.

Does that mean I need new cam chain & cam chain sprockets?
I can't well open valve cover myself to look before damn rubber arrives, no guarantee I could close it without a leak and as of right now bike still SOMEWHAT runs so I use it occasionally.

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>>29018824
OOOWOOO
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO ON THE BED (S)HO(O)MER
>MARGE

https://voca.ro/1a2i1OdXLZM2

>Piaggio is the Fiat of bikes
>Aprilia --> Abarth
>Ducati --> Alfa Romeo
>Moto Guzzi --> Lancia
>MV Agusta --> Maserati
No, I will not elaborate.

>>29018895
All shit.
Yes, I will elaborate

>>29018657
Why not a Rebel 500?
Starting on a bike with the same power to weight ratio as a Ferrari 458 is not a smart idea. They are not the same as cars. I bet you don't even know that bikes steer in the opposite direction to cars. You're going to kill yourself on the first corner, especially since you obviously haven't budgeted for safety gear.

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>>29018872
>Should exhaust side of cam chain has some slack or none at all?
>Does that mean I need new cam chain & cam chain sprockets?
Intake side cam-chain tight. Left one where tensioner is isntalled.
Right side cam-chain loose. Can move and pick it up with my fingers. Play is around 4-5mm.

>>29018755
>titans colors
Sickening.

>>29018899
Because he's not interested in bikes. He's interested in being a guy with a bike.

>>29018938
>t. GAYEUG

>>29018457
Cheers, anon. I've only had the bike for 2ish months, but I'm still really happy with it. It might be nice to put some knobbies on it so I could be a little bit more adventurous on the dirt/gravel roads by me, but I'm sure it'll get easier with experience as well

>>29018953
I've taken mine on dirt and gravel roads and the stock tires handle it pretty well. It's a lot more stable on them after 15 mph.

>>29018936
Chains always have slack on the off side, it's normal.