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first for cute duck helmet
Why didn't anyone tell me the vespa was the superior bike
>>29060145Yeah like i said no shade to the twisty enthusiasts just the way i think of the phrase "a motorcycle guy">>29060156less of the yearly ATV shit going on since ebikes took off in my experience>t. canarsie
>>29060150Just checkedThey are the WP ones, they have the T-Dry membrane on them.Well no fucking wonder. I guess I need more boots. Or riding shoes.
>>29060156Why are you focusing on the biker part and not the obvious other part that is the actual cause of his behavior? This is part and parcel of living in New York. If he wasn't popping wheelies past stop signs, he would be busy doing the fent fold in the middle of a crosswalk
>>29060152Don't Vinos have like a 2L tank? I never got how she was trekking out to the mountains on 2L unless her bags were stuffed with fuel bottles
>>29060195Vespas are great as long as you're not in traffic. Little stout thing looks like a mosquito to your average trugg driver and weaves around the road like one, too
>>290602392L gets you like 100 km probably
>>29060241Vespas are not great, students and women buy them for looks.
>Crating fees on a used bikeWhat did the fucking stealership mean by this?
>>29060173Onsa got turned into a cat
>>29060192What are you up to? What bike are you upgrading to pumpers?
>>29060323My Ural. Fabricated some adapter plates for the BSR33 CV clones and their intake boots, the PWK32 were supposed to be for the 750 OHV engine, but I might end up using the CV carbs instead, will see what I'll come up for the PWKs. Might have to buy another Ural.
>>29060292>Getting a fee because the dealership had to do their jobHow is jewery like this legal? But you can't opt to just take the crate home and do it yourself.
>>29060328Lmao, you're doing what I SHOULD be doing to my DR.Going from a BST33 to a PWK32-33 or TM33.>what I'll come up for the PWKsThey sell these things on aliexpresshttps://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006591231183.htmlhttps://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004157999981.htmlCouple of different options for boots there.>Might have to buy another Ural.The ownership formula is always n+1
>>29060195they are always the coolest scoot, the vintage one basically will not depreciate anymore and can only go up in price as long as you can keep it working and have legal title.modern one are still nice but overpriced and depreciate just as fast as Chinese bikes
>>29060334Image goes hard.
Third day of chatting up my moto waifu, sounds like she is very interested. She said she saw her college a married woman close with a different guy and the guy had a cool baik, my moto waifu said she was upset and she didn't even find out what bike he had. She said she walked away from there fast.Brehs, she looks like Onsa chan with lots of curly hair, but I'm more of a Hane chan guy, but I guess Onsa is cool too.
>>29060195We keep telling that and we get made fun of for it.
My bike? The best. Your bike? Nobody cares.
>>29060378My dick? bigger than a bridge.Your dick? look like a little kids.
>>29060378Post your baiku
>>29060334Why are you "upgrading" from a CV to a flat slide? For the low end grunt?And I have a couple of those rubber couplers along with bolt down boots. Been experimenting with carb adapters for a bit with the Urals.The issue is that OG Ural carbs are mounted with nuts, with just a gasket between the head and the carb. Even worse is that the studs have a 52mm spacing which makes things more difficult as absolutely no one makes a boot that fits that spacing.Optimal route would be a slightly longer intake pipe between the carb and head, would both insulate the carb from heat and allow you to make all kinds of wacky adapters. The issue is space constraints, even with stock carbs your leg is rubbing against the carb and filter hosing, space is a premium and with the PWKs I ended up kicking them by accident a lot.
>>29060380Bro, looking at kid's dicks is illegal.
>>29060380Why do you know what little kids dicks look like?
>>29060397Did you not have a dick when you were a kid? Did it only pop out once you turned 18? What the fuck is this performative shit?
>>29060399I saw mine. I haven't seen enough to have a general idea of what they look like on my mind like you do.
Moto waifu!!!
>>29060388>>29060404You stupid nigs brains have rotted.
>>29060267They do look good, I like Suzuki scoots more than other brands.
>>29060408I noticed you've posting about kid dicks but have failed to post your bike.
>>29060412Mein baiku
>>29060421Beautiful bike. That is much nicer than posting about peen.
>>29060424Peen posting is awful indeed.
>>29060429cute
>>29060380deep cut throwback unc
just finished my first riding lesson. first day of sitting on a motorcycle too. we were all on 500-600 pound harleys. heat index is 107 fuck it was hot. one guy who brought in his own helmet with skull graphics on it pussied out and quit at noon. mid exercise i just see his bike stopped and he's off it and an instructor tells us all to stop and talks to him for a sec and he goes and walks inside, then he was gone. dude gave up i guess, said he doesnt think this is for him. he was all scared after the first exercise with his voice shaking badly. maybe could have made it if he wasnt sleep deprived, running on a monster energy drink and trying to learn this in this heatmy bike was sportier than the others and 1st gear would bring it down to 5mph quick so when going in big ovals and switching between 2nd and 1st i quickly started smoothly rev matching to use engine braking instead of slowing down with the clutch because it felt a lot more natural. thats ok right? they didnt tell me to do that but we were supposed to go down to 1st gear every lap and that felt way too slow on that bike (they told me the 1st gear ratio was kinda way too short on it). didnt seem to say anything or didnt notice even though it should have been obvious with the sound. maybe they thought i was just being retarded
>>29060421>3rd worlder is a pedofigures
Oh hi, /int/ here, I'm looking for images of Kawasakis and similar sportsbikes in this angle.
>>29060387The guys on the DR forums claim the pumper carb upgrade totally changes the bikes and makes it feel way faster.The bike has an aftarmarket piston and cam so I'm thinking the pumper might be more suited to it. Sounds like you're dealing with some insane specifics. If you ever get it figured out you should sell a kit lmao.Boxer engines seem like a paint to work on
>>29060465>Boxer engines seem like a paint to work onAbsolutely not, they're a god damn treat to work on, jap i4 bikes in comparison are a nightmare to work on. The beauty of boxers is that there's absolutely nothing under the tank, everything is out in the open.
>>29060332I don't fucking get it, bro. Is it legal to just add "Fuck you fee" to something and just have every dealer also agree to add fuck you fee to something? At what point does it become price fixing? I just don't understand
>>29060470>everything is out in the open.I've kicked my rear signal lights off like 5 times now. I can't imagine dealing with the same possibility for my carbs.Do the valve covers just take the brunt when the bike falls?
>>29060474Unless you have crash bars, yeah.I've ate shit with the bike once and dropped it twice, aside for some scratches, no major damage really.
Livewire ONE is all the way down to 14k MSRP. They sold this thing at over 30 when it came out. Adjusted for inflation, it's selling for 34% of what it originally sold for.
Anons how is summer treating you? i'm fucking dead from the heat of europia>>29060173lovely Onsa but why she is riding a ducati monster?>>29060471when i was looking at buying a RE i was looking up the demo model of the guerrilla from the local dealership and they wanted "transport fees" like it was a new bike and not a plated one used for test rides, most absurd thing i ever heard
>>29060483It'll drop more. Even if it does, don't buy it.
>>29060488Thanks for the advice Hitler, it doesnt work in my locale for the riding I like anyway, but if for city slickers thats a mighty tempting proposition
>>29060490
>>29060510furher had good tastes
Anyone try the "cod lobby" update for 2nd gen cardos. I'm wondering if it actually works.
>>29060516the wut
>>29060516>>29060523>Cardo’s "Mesh Boost" firmware update introduces Public Mesh—jokingly dubbed the real-life "Call of Duty lobby"—which brings proximity chat to second-generation devices like the Packtalk Edge, Neo, and Pro, allowing riders to automatically connect and chat with nearby compatible riders without manual pairingi cant wait to N bomb every boomer on a harley
>>29060525>>29060516TURN BACK TIME TO THE GOOD OLD DAYS
>>29060525Yo that's great I need to start using it. I want proximity chat because I ride solo most of hte time
So I've tried three motorcycles by now, two naked and one picrel Versys. The two naked were providing almost zero wind protection obviously, but then the Versys feels surprisingly very similar. Except for the hands which are fully protected, the helmet is being blasted by the wind turbulence in both windshield positions.Now my question is, will it be better on Vstrom or Tracer which look very similar? Or it's the same for all motorcycles except full touring options like Goldwing, Harleys etc?
>>29060532Question everyone asks: How tall are you? A $40 fly windscreen may solve your problems.
>>29060554178cm (6'5)So the wind protection issue can be generally solved, with either those deflectors or bigger screens?
>>29060557That's 5'8 dude
>>29060557Also changing your riding position. You may just need another helmet as well. They make aftermarket deflectors for people around 6' tall since most bikes are made for people 5'6" (average human man height)
>>29060562Bro why snitch
>>29060566Because I am also 5'8
Do you guys name bikes when you take ownership of them? or do they become named after a while.>>29060532Had the same issue with my bike. I swapped the stock windscreen for one that reaches neck height. >>29060484>Anons how is summer treating you?I'm thriving. Best "worst" year of my life
I cannot be the only one who smells burning oil but only around the oil filter cover.Also pretty sure my rebel 300 has become air cooled, the fan is dead.
>>29060618Get that fixed before you kill that bike
>>29060619Rode a month like this. Never seen coolant light. But i also have never seen the fan move or heard it with cardstock and tape to it.Btw hair spray wont hold my grip on my left side.
>>29060623>Never seen coolant light.Modern ECUs trigger the light around 250*F
>>29060626Would an obd reader tell me if the fan is dead?
>>29060637Just slap it a few times with a ball peen hammer, good to go
>>29060637Check engine light should be on since there are standardized codes >p0483this one specifically relates to the fan's logic: Fan is on, but measured temp is stable or increasing.
This thing looks sick, I bet it would make a great second bike. Shame the yellow doesn't seem to be coming here.
>>29060406>>29060374>>29060371>>29060239>>29060178OMG SO CUTE WTF
>>29060640AI was a mistake
>>29060483Wholesale battery prices have dropped >50% since the illegal tariff ended.
EFI inline 4. Why does it negrify outer cylinders like this?
Night time is pretty chill>>29060421Nice baiku>>29060532Get an extended flyscreen they're like $20 on amazon and it clips to the top of the windshield.I used to tuck my head to get under the wind on the X300. Kawa does a one size fits all screen, you could also swap it with a larger one.>>29060649The only Chinese Moto I'll trust
>>29060474 i do like how dinky and misshapen the 80s era of dirtbikes were they look too much like transformers nowadays
well, enduro rather
>>29060662No u
>>29060374>>29060195your so /n/obike its insanenever post here again
>>29060732Here is another picture of mein GS, I have a scoot also. I have 3 bikes.
>>29060732I noticed that you forgot to post yours
>>29060476I guess headstuds are pretty strong>>29060717very kino
>>29060704That's one good looking baiku anon.
>>29060352stop posting non bikes in the bike thread you stupid fuck
>>29060568>>29060562>>29060557That's 5'10" you idiots.
>>29060757Scoots are wecome, but not you nobikes and non-animu posters.
>>29060758How much is that in football fields? I will also dicks as measurement.
>>29060759>>29060758KYS /n/obike scooterfaggot troon
>>29060761Third picture of mein baiku, lets see yours now.
>>29060766>learner bikeleave
>>29060717>EFFHow did they sponsor a bike before they even existed
>>29060525Yeah. That's what I was talking aboutI was thinking that in reality you probably won't encounter it often in the wild. A new cardo is like 4 hundo, it has to be the 2nd gen, and you have to know how to turn on the mesh setting on in your app. It's kind of a PITA as it stands now - Cardo should really just sell the packtalks with mesh on by default.
>>29060784They are based like that.
>>29060525lmao just like the good ol days of people buying FRS radios at walmart back when they only had like 12 channels
>>29060755Thank You! press photos don't do them justice, i'm surprised the color goes well. The other colors are ehhh.I fell into the hate until I saw one in person, it grew on me.I honestly feel like people talk trash about them so they make a new special edition low rider again, because they cant contemplate something other than the Hurley status quo.Rin was always best girl.
>>29060732nuh uh
>>29060525>real-life "Call of Duty lobby"holy fuck yesgotta install one in my cartalk shit then end up being friends afterwards lmao
>>29060813>>29060525radio is already sorta like this, just get a baofeng radio and call boomers niggers over ham frequenciesor a CB radio if you want to be called nigger repeatedly by truckers and off duty police
I kinda want new super four with e-clutchbut I wish its at least 650cccause as cool as it isI will seethe internally if some random pisstwin 650s pull off at stoplight no i dont like the looks of cb650rwell I guess there is cb1000f and Super bol
>>29059840Do you have to keep a taser with you to ward off the bi-curious faggots irl?Buells are pretty sick. I would support American manufacturers and buy American if the bikes they made weren't just complete boomer slop. Imagine how great Buell could be if Harley just let them cook. We could have a real competitor for Japanese sport bikes.Anyway, probably gonna take this ancient old thing to work tomorrow. Hard to believe, it's turning 20 next year. I remember having the image of a green one of these burned into my memory as a 14 year old. My mom was driving me home from school and some black guy in full squid attire whipped between us in traffic and the cop next to us took off after him about as fast as he could considering the conditions. I remember thinking, God speed my dude, git gone.
>>29060184well what bike is it?4000 shoulnt need valve clearing for most bikessmooth as in like it can idle from cold start without janky or hiccupyou know when it idle and sound like normal engine instead of hey something wrong with this bike I mean if you are really that worry just take it in for service and ask them
>>29060817i thought radio (particularly cb) was dead
>>29060857it is but it will stop being dead if you start using it
>>29060532Tiger. Stock screen is all you need for wind protection
since the deadzone on my scooter is big on the brakes and throttle I hope the previous owner simply just made it like that my stopping distance seemed fine making a hard stop going 30-40 and it didn't feel weird otherwise
>>29060841bike version of that crown vic guy driving on rock trails
>>29060841https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXUKH0SRnt0Jay did that on a Piaggio Ciao
>>29060784no idea i got the image from here but i didn't really read as much as i looked at the pictures https://www.odd-bike.com/2014/04/moto-guzzi-v-twin-off-roaders.html
>>29060883not a biek
>>29060691Synch the throttles
>>29060465Yup, do the mikuni tm40 or whatever its called. Best money ive ever spent on a bike, night and day.Blessed dr650
just rode in a raindamn I need a shower after also my bwo is picking up his new chink scoot today
>>29060173>slide in>it's a lot of anime and scootsHIGH QUALITY THREAD, WILL BE POSTING MY 'KU
>>29060832>Buell could be if Harley just let them cook. We could have a real competitor for Japanese sport bikes.Lol
>>29060649Whos mans?
>>29061015>tfw my expensive gear keeps me completely dry after an hour in torrential rain
>>29060832can indian please develop a division for sports bikes and touring/adv, or at least a chassis that they can work with for either? Indian clearly cares about performance more than harley does, and they have the capability to be what buell couldn't. Even now with the newer separate ebr, the bikes have terrible build quality. Indian could really make american ducatis if they wanted to, and they could already segway their marketing through their performance at the AMA stuff and flat track racing. Think of how good a lighter and fully faired ftr would look
baiku
>wear a modular helmet>basically never ever want the front downthinking my “just one helmet for all purposes” idea was stupid and i should get an open face one plus goggles. Reccs? Idw spend more than is necessary
>le dont buy chink biak they come in box>meanwhile
>>29060677No tariffs are illegal on stolen land
>>29061079Wait until a rock gets kicked up at 70mph in front of you and it would have hit you square in the mouth except for your helmet. I have a big chip in the chin guard of my modular from just this. Even taking a bee to the face at 40 hurts pretty bad
>>29061079I only have the front up when I drive in slow traffic. out of town I can't imagine having it up. the wind is too distracting for me. yeah, having the sunscreen down helps with wind, but I feel safer with it down at higher speedsand you have it up all the time?
>>29061093That's a dealer. Getting a bike in a crate isn't a bad thing. If I could, I absolutely would order bikes from Suzuki or Honda direct instead of giving stealerships a cent.
>>29061079This is why you shouldn't wear a modular helmet. You want a chin bar to project your chin.
On the topic, are there any dealers who I can bribe to just get the bike directly instead of dealing with (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((crating fees))))))))))))))))))))))))))))? Last quote I got for it quoted me $500 to uncrate a fucking bike. They're just bolting the handlebars on.
>>29061123Lmao@this glass jaw chinlet.When I crash my bike, they'll think some farmer accidentally dropped their cultivator on the asphalt when looking at the damages
>>29061079you already have a modular helmetdont CONSOOM for the sake of new shiny thingkeep that thinking for new bikes instead
>>29061135It's not about crashing your bike. It's about catching a rock in your teeth going 70 mph. Unless you already go through life looking like a toothless methhead
>>29061140hey nice seat cushions
>>29061144Stop eating rocks what are you five?
>>29061167they are coke rocks
>>29061171I take it back, keep eating those rocks, king
So what's the deal with these throttle cable elbows?They have an M5 thread with a 0.8mm pitch on it instead of having a regular inside thread for an adjustment screw.With a quick google search, I couldn't really find any adjustment nuts off the shelf either.I figured the cable for these things has 2 covers and an adjuster piece in the middle like on some dirt bikes.Is this some jap only thing? Because I'll just rip them out of the "Mikunis" and stick in regular cable elbows with adjustment nuts instead.
>>29061135>wow, look at this huge gash in the asphalt, it looks like a farmer dropped their cultivator>yep, that's what a motorcycle can do to the road >anyway, the victim's over here, his whole jaw got torn off>>29061189i think the elbow screws into the carb and then the adjustment happens in line up the cable. I did some googling, and I can find this similar elbow, which has an adjuster that goes up the camblehttps://www.venhill.co.uk/ven-328.html
I only wear head cage because pigs keep bothering me without one Just don't crash lol
>>29061233Yeah, what I said. That's how it's usually done, but this elbow is press fit into the carb then something screws onto the pipe itself, not into the pipe like normal.Anyway, problem solved, I just ripped them out and brute forced some spare soviet elbows into place instead.
>>29061237>>>/wsg/6217658
>>29061256skill issue
>>29061011I've got a DR350 so it's the 33-34 for me.I guess next I'll figure if I should get a legit Mikuni TM33 or a Chinese PWK equivilent
>>29061121https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxxxuiSTjGQ&t=83sThis is what you're buying when you buy anything but a crate bike.I want a virgin crate bike.No ran-through pussyfooted bullshit.No hymen, no diamondNo bike on pallet, no pinkslip in wallet
>>29061273based
>>29061267hello, this is your bike speakingplease spend the extra on the mikunii don't want metal shavings in my cylinder head
>>29061277Okay, Miguni it is.
>>29061273imagine buying some numbered super limited edition say something like marc marquez/rossi race bike replica with only 93 existthen some jackass manager took it out for a "test ride" and the odometer say 1 instead of 0I guess that is also why that busa owner was standing there literally staring at the wagies unboxing his bike
>>29061284Why buy something yourself for MSRP when you can go to a dealerships, get lied to, and pay 1.25% instead?
>>29061277Memes aside, chink machining isn't half bad nowadays for the 50 buck carbs. They work well enough, to the point that there ain't no real difference between a genuine and a chink one.That being said the repair kit and parts commonality might be a bit iffy.
Convert a CRF300L into a supermoto, or just buy the KLX300 supermoto. Which one would you do anonymous?
just test rode a Royal Enfield Guerilla 450first time riding a single cylinder with 40hp, but I gotta say it's actually pretty fun and plenty enough power for normal riding.the only thing I noticed is that it really doesn't do well in the lower refs and it starts hammering hard if I'm a little too low and it wants to be in a lower gear. and I felt like it's just a tiny bit lazy getting back up again after a turnother than that, it was a fun ride. so for a beginner like me, that much power should be enough for the time being. maybe not this bike, but that power range
>>29061303Get the DRZ400SM or the KTM sumo. 300s are weak desu senpai. If I wanted smol, I'd do it to a WR125 or WR250.
>>29061306It's a good baik anon and its very good on fuel economy.
>>29061329My 350 2 stroke is faster than my 650 4, explain that
>>29061244Sorry, I misunderstood your question then.
>>29061341All good, apparently the outer thread elbows are designed for cables that thread onto the elbow and have an adjuster extension in the middle.Yamaha apparently uses cables like these on some of their bikes.
>just sold my dirt bikeshould I drop a 8-10k on a current gen gsxr 600 or save it for a cage?or maybe I buy a beta dual sport from a demo day...
My contribution for most underrated sport bike: The zx9r. The E models particularly Its the first production to hit 9.99 seconds on a quarter mile. Very impressive. I don't even remember the last time I've seen one that isn't a unfinished project. You ever seen one irl?
>>29061306RE is honestly good, now. I wouldn't buy one new but it's good for a shoom if you can fine one usedKTM has had more manufacturing scandals recently than RE
>>29061349sadly you should save for a cage if you don't have one already. I love baiku, you can't live in merica without a cage. picture if you really do drop it on a gsxr 600 and someone throws your bike in the back of a truck and drives off
>>29061368Also nobody gives a shit about a baiku being kidnapped in merica, but every single cop on planet earth will use the full brunt of the surveillance state to find your cage if it's taken because that's a 'normie' crime that they could see happening to them. they see your bike being hauled off in a van and think "good, fucking biker scum deserves it" because pigs only care about something if it affects them personally
>>29061368>Can't live with only ku'Yeah you can, all those patchers proved it. Unless you're a builder hauling materials or have a family to haul you don't really need a car. Is it as comfortable? No. Does that stop a man? Also no.
>>29061368I'm a manchild living with my parents and work remote so I don't really need a car right now
>>29061382>living at homeJust keep stacking money man, then there's no shame in it. Unless you're actually a bum. Also, get the 750.
>>29061378No, you can't, those patchers lived in an era where anyone caught thieving bikes would have biker gangs burning funny signs on their lawns. Current era is "Let's rob this tiktoker with his fancy baiku because bikers are all cucks who just run to the cops that we bribe, now">>29061382Oh, well in that case, get a Super Cub. I kid, sorta, but weigh whether you may want to not work remote in the future and what hte chances are that you will need to get a new job or be in a position where you need to drive people. Also I wouldn't buy bikes new, but that's just me.
>>29061387Yes, you can.>caliper locks exist>a gun exists (burglars forfeit their lives by law)>trackers exist>cheap ass fuck cameras with optional motion detectors existYou're just a pussy looking for an excuse
>>29061393>I'm going to shoot someone if they steal my bikeNo you won't, even if you knew who was going to do it, and when they were going to do it, which is more than the best tracker could ever tell you and more security than the best caliper locks could provide: what would you do? Go to jail over a $9000 bike?
>>29061396>>29061393actually nvm, don't tell me the answerTell me instead if our anon should buy a super cub or not
>>29061349>>29061368Dont listen to this guy, there's several of us ITT who don't own cars. The only reason you need a car is habitually ferrying around your children. No children, no need for a car. You can rent a pickup a few days a year to haul whatever crap you need. I do agree with him as far as theft goes, cops genuinely do not care at all about motorcycle theft. Do not go motorcycle only unless you have a locking garage and an immobilizer bolted to the floor. You can get those absolutely massive chains that tear up angle grinders, although usually people are looking to steal motorcycles with big bolt cutters, since most people choose thin chains. >>29061362One thing I especially love about Kawasaki is the KRT color scheme. My first bike was a ninja, if I had a three bike garage, a ninja would definitely earn the third spot. >>29061406Yes, super cub is super based
>>29061412https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/reviews/products/security/motorcycle-chains-and-locks/how-to-choose-the-best-motorcycle-securityAccording to Bennetts, and my bike has survived an obvious theft attempt with some of the products listed in this article (formerly he recommended this giant chain from kryptonite), if you put a chain on your bike (in the UK) it's statistically less likely to be stolen than a car. So you can do a lot with very little effort to protect yourself.
>>29061362Learned to ride on one, my dad still owns the thing. It felt so stable at speed but it was way too easy to stall from standstill. Though everything about it felt very unforgiving and raw, however I haven't had a taste of a pure sportbike since then.
>>29061306their new 450 engines are all pretty goodif you have to pick jeet bikes anything 450 or 650 are all great
get maxi
>>29061432Okay now what?
>>29061431I don't *have* to, but I'm not discarding them either. I'm currently deciding between the Guerilla, the Bear (testing tomorrow), the Triumph Scrambler 400X (saturday) and the Moto Guzzi V7 (Monday)
>>29061435CL500
>>29061435ive ridden all of these except the scrambler 400x. if your money was my money, id go v7
>>29061434based and Maxipilledit's a shame they don't make them anymore. I drive by the Puch factory relatively regularely and I'm always reminded of what we've lost. my gf has a Puch e-bike, but those are made in Italy. shame
>>29061436hardly any availability. the guy from the honda dealership I went to this week said they don't order them anymore because no one bought them>>29061437it's high on my list, a used one, 2022, 9800km, 6900€
cranked my hog first thing this morning. Took a shower then took the harley out for a spin. Is there any better way to start a day?
>>29061443Imagine if you had a good motorcycle.
>>29061442is the high exhaust scrambler a must?or do you just want any retro styling roadster that can do little off road?
>>29061445the scrambler 400x doesn't have the high exhaust, that's the 900 and 1200doesn't have to, but I just find them aesthetically appealing and I don't really like sports bikes or naked bikes like the MT-07. I just like round or square headlights and instruments.I also looked at the Yamaha XSR700, a Bonnie T100 and Kawa Z650RS, but haven't had the chance to test ride them, because I didn't have my license yet when I looked at them
>>29061422you don't need your bike to be impossible to steal, you just need to maker it harder to grab than the next guy's bikeunless you've got some expensive 30k+ bike but then you can probably figure it out
>>29061451u know u want w800
>>29061454it's a beautiful bike, but the only ones on the market are from 2010-2013 and I don't know how reliable they are
>>29061412>The only reason you need a car is habitually ferrying around your children. No children, no need for a car. Unless you live with family, if you live with family you may be expected to ferry them around because your living arrangements are shared. And yes, it IS their business what you own if you don't own your own roof.
>>29061303Kawi as it has more displacement
>>29061406I would tell him to get trail instead of super
>>29061458>live in your moms basement>but cant use your moms car your moms a bitch >>29061443better than a Harley... a vintage Harley?
not even prince can make a harley look cool
Pic1: Spark plugs on Monday after riding extensively on high-RPM.Pic2: Same spark plugs today on Thursday, after 3 days of stationary idle RPM tests.I didn't clean them or anything.Is it fair to assume that some shit is wrong with my ignition timing so on high RPM when O2 sensor stops compensating - two outer 1&4 cylinders start to get rich af mixture? Should I be blaming Camshaft Position Sensor or CU? CPS measures on-spec in resistance, but It needs oscilloscope to properly measure while running. I ain't have one.Them 1&4 cyl exhaust header pipes are also 40% colder than inner cylinders 2&3, consistent since lean runs hot and rich runs cool.>TBSI already did TBS at idle and ~5KRPM https://imgur.com/Kpk4d0X
>>29061480thats a honda he's sitting on my man
>>29061483>CU*ECU
>>29061483that left one is extra crispy, bottom row looks normal. It may be running a bit rich but I'm not sure it's THAT big of a deal. Oxygen sensors are a bitch to replace, CPS is literally just a magnet, it's one of those things that if it fails it's usually a broke wire or something obvious. If you're going to feel paranoid about it, replace all the sensors as much of a PITA it is.
>>29061489Also you're sure this has never been flashed or anything, right?
>>29061483Those look largely okay to me
>>29061494I have new O2 sensor but it ain't doing shit on high RPM.>>29061494>CPS is literally just a magnet, it's one of those things that if it fails it's usually a broke wire or something obviousSomething is making cul1-4 richer than cyl 2-3 by a lot. It can't be fuel since fuel rail is common for all 4 injectors, it can't be injectors since I swapped them around and replaced them, it can't be the coils or caps since I switched them around too.In my mind, it could only be fucky ignition timing from ECU or CPS. I can't think of anything else.>>29061497Previous owner had it for 11 years and NEVER changed spark plugs and air filter. I really doubt he flashed anything.>>29061499Top photo is taken in shit lighting the #1 and #4 are pitch fucking black and crispy with soot.
>>29061502They look fine, the leftmost is maybe a tad dark, but they're largely okay. I'd go take a pic of my plugs, but it's pitch black outside and I just came out of the sauna, so I can't be bothered to go pull plugs right now.If your ignition timing was fucked, all plugs would look like shit and the bike would run like crap too.If the EFI is fed from a single rail to boot, I'd suspect injectors first. Aren't the injectors fired in pairs anyway?
>>29061505>the bike would run like crap tooIt does, bitch vibrates like a tweaker past 4K RPM.> I'd suspect injectors first. Aren't the injectors fired in pairs anyway?Yeah 1-4 and 2-3 are injected, sparked, exhausted together, in pairs.I did run a diag test on injectors, they do in fact, inject fuel. I have two sets of working injectors now: original that came with bike and cheaper chinese. There's power on all of their connectors and they all pass the diag spray test in pairs.I don't know how well it can be seen in this scrunched up webm, but they do spray fuel in pairs from diag test. Spark plugs spark too, from nearby test.
>>29061513Have you bench tested the injectors? They might spray, but do they spray enough and how fucked up is the spray, you can't really tell that by eye.You can nigrig a homemade injector test bench and shoot fuel into cups to measure the flow.
>>29061516I kind of did that when I cleaned old injectors that came with the bike. I've used piece of hose with welded bicycle nipple to put good carb cleaner pressure into each and tapped contacts to battery. They were spraying fine. I don't know if it was ENOUGH, but at least it was even for all 4.
>>29060465Is that my boy Terry?
>>29061226 god i would kill for g350 distribution in the US holy shit
>>290615204 glass jars, connect the injectors to a rail and pump fuel through them for 10 seconds, measure the flow rate
>>29061412Agree and disagree. It's totally location dependent. If you live somewhere with no snow, it's very doable. I was bike only for years when I lived in SoCal. I have since moved somewhere where we get pretty frequent snowfall in the winter. Is it doable on a motorcycle, yes, and I have. It's a whole lot nicer to have a car in the winter though, especially when the roads aren't really plowed yet and you're trying to get to work. Sliding a little when you don't want to isn't super fun in a car. It's less fun when it's the front wheel of your bike. There WILL be ice in those conditions. It's just a matter of where and when.
>>29061526AFAIK you're not supposed to power injectors solenoids for whole-ass 10 seconds, only to pulse them. They can fry. But seems superficial considering swapping them around or even replacing them with new ones, changes nothing.
>>29061532Of course I didn't mean to shoot them full blast for 10 seconds, that's not how injectors work anyway.There should be youtube tutorials how to make an el cheapo injector test bench.That being said, you got something really fucked up going if swapping coils and injectors around does nothing.Have you checked valve adjustment?
>>29061522Not worth the effort. People don't like small bikes here, and they don't like scooters. Heck the Vespa GTS is available here, and I don't know that I've seen one. You do see some 50ish cc scooters like the Primavera in bigger cities for people who just stay in the city, but that's mostly it.
>>29061436Why would I want a V8 Mercedes Cruiser?
>>29061531I live in a snow region, I certainly don't fault anyone who thinks its not for them. I just refute the idea that it's impossible or totally unpleasant. I quite like the surprised look on cagers faces at 10°FBeing honest, if I came into a windfall of a few thousand dollars, I would probably buy a beater. I'm really tired not of snow in winter, but of hail in summer, and waiting out lightning storms. Hail at on the highway hurts so bad.
>>29061537>you got something really fucked up going To put it mildly. I've sunk entire bike worth into tools, replacement parts, deliveries & work. It kinda feels bad to give up and sell the bike now.>Have you checked valve adjustment?Yeah, had a shop do it 2 weeks ago. They removed intake camshaft and changed some shims. I opened up valve cover today and they did make some marks and aligned sprockets on TDC properly.Cam chain is nearing its end, but CCT is keeping it tight for now. Webmrelated is CCT after turning crank over a bit, tight.
>>29061396You don't go to jail shooting a burgler.>Yew rly wood hurt a hooman 4 jackin?Absolutely. They knew the risk when they premeditated the lick.>Bbbbut da jail!Lawyers exist for a reason just like the protections in place for protecting yourself against robberies. Ask my smith how we know.
>>29061429Very cool lore anon, to start on one of those is pretty legit. Must've gained some skills for sure. The stalling issue sounds like the carbs need some tuning, your dad shouldn't give it up. 900cc super sports are rare, let alone a fully carbbed one with 144hp out of the box.
>>29061562Depends on where they are and what jurisdiction you're in. If they're in your garage and you have castle doctrine on your side, you're probably good. Any other situation and decent odds you're getting convicted of something, goes double in a duty to retreat state.
>>29061569>duty to retreat stateNTA but sounds like a (you) problem to live in a shithole like that.
>>29061564I think what it taught me well is how to have proper restraint while not being afraid of power and weight. Also it really required of me to be properly relaxed while riding, otherwise the positioning tires you out and fucks you up quite quickly unlike with other more street-oritented bikes I was trying out at the same time. But I guess I didn't really learn enough kek, it was until quite a bit later with my own bike when I was able to properly countersteer. I had accumulated too many habits and muscle memory with bicycles over the years and barely any of that carried over to motorcycles.
>>29061574>it was until quite a bit later with my own bike when I was able to properly countersteer.
Is Suzuki the most premium Japanese brand? Kawasaki is the cheapest, but I don't understand the difference between brands really.
Oh great it's another>American who had never had an altercation ever say he will shoot and kill someone who looks at him the wrong way because it's his constitutional right thread.Had enough of these. You won't do shit.
>>29061591Japanese brands are already head and shoulders above their competition. the only other countries which generally makes really good, dependable machinery is Germany and Austria. We could also get into a fist fight about which one is the best.But between the four brands, you're basically splitting hairs. Get the model you want, but always remember: Hondas are built the strongest and are the classiest!
>>29061597Oh great it's another>yuropoor who had never had an altercation ever says you have to let feral humans break into your home and steal your shitHad enough of these. You won't do shit.
>>29061591Honda is generally seen as the premium brand.Suzuki is "The bikes of 15 years ago, today", for better or worse. But they all have more and less expensive options.
>>29061603Eh, I feel like Honda's starting to do a decent bit of that too. They're doing new things with their more expensive bikes, even if the e clutch is an abomination in my mind, but all of the mini moto stuff and the XR 150, especially the Navi and XR are kinda ancient technology. As an example of this, compare the XR150 to the WR125R. Prices aren't that far apart, but the engine tech and suspension are miles apart.
>>29061591I thought it was yamaha and honda until both started shitting out CP2 and CP3 slop in all their frames and cancelling things like the r1 and r6After i had the zx14r experience, both kawi and suzuki seem like the bike from 15 years ago, bold new colors, and good stuff modernized and worked into themI feel like honda is still too experimental and avant guarde with weird shit. Yammy just lose their stones to the emissions jannidsKawi is the only one making the h2 supercharger tier superbikeIf it aint broke dont fix it k5 block suzu
>>29061601>good, dependable machinery is Germany and AustriaJapanese make dependable machinery with sane assumption that people are retards and wouldn't maintain their vehicle properly.Germans make dependable machinery that remains dependable only as long as it is maintained exactly according to manufacturer instructions. If not - fuck you, you're on your own.>>29061591Honda is the most reliable and most expensive.
>>29061591That's a wild take. Kawasaki is probably the most premium, although I could accept an argument for Honda based off of the Goldwing alone, even if the rest of their bikes aren't particularly premium. Suzuki is far and away the cheapest.
>>29061621Parallel twin is the worst engine configuration.
Yesterday up at Toyono Family Mart I saw a short blonde hair Japanese early 20s chick riding a NSR250R... She was reverse sitting on it texting with her helmet on the tank. I was roping buckets
cagie herehad my first encounter with a retarded biker a few days ago>1 lane road that enters a 2 lane roundabout>see bikefag long before I reach the roundabout>I enter the roundabout into the inner lane as I want to leave at the 2nd exit, a single lane>see him enter same time as I do from my right, as he is lane splitting, he goes outside lane, think he will take 1st exit>he doesnt>I almost reach my exit, indicate>he is still on the outside>I have to "cut" him off, as he doesnt indicate or slow down or whatever and I dont know what the fuck he wants to do>slow down a bit, he still doesnt really do anything>he suddenly speeds up past me and exits the same way I indicated towhat the fuck was trying to do? if I was some boomer I would have side swiped him into the ditch, fucking retardwho the fuck lane splits going into a roundabout then stays in the blindspot of the car he just "cut" off? god damn if I didnt notice him beforehand I wouldnt have even noticed him enter the roundabout with me, as he went in from my right, and I was looking at the oncoming traffic (left)
>>29061628Piss twin is only a good engine configutstion if the total displacement exceeds 1400cc Anything below that is emissions slopAnd really, why have one of those EnGLisG CrOoZeRs, when you can buy american and have vtwin heritage>>29061630Stay away from my ShoomerWaif™, you dirty stinky gross sexpat
>>29061631>the fuck was he trying to doBe an absolute sick cunt and make you seetheBut in all honesty, we need more information like where this is and the approximate age and race of the supposed rider in questionWhat color was his helmet?Did he have stiggers on his helmet and or bike?What kind of bike was it?Was it even a fast i4 screamer or some lame learner bike?Why does a roundabout even go from 1 lane into two; make it make senseLet me guess, you saw a canadian on a kym duke 390 doing hooligan shit for the insta updoots?
>>2906163690 degree v twin is just better as far as balance if you specifically want a twin. Primary balance can be corrected perfectly instead of just redistributing part of the vibration. Secondary forces are already distributed along perpendicular axes.
>>29061631I see people use the outer lane to take the second exit commonly in Portugal. Cars and motorcycles alike. Often people who are nicer will indicate left if they are not taking the first exit, and right if they are which helps.
>>29061093The fact the guy in black is shorter than the bike, and the rest aren't much taller, is astonishing
nobike tourist here to remind you to wear your gear, saw a squid eat shit while trying to split through a highway speed (not highway, we're all just speeding) traffic blob at nightjust saw his bike fall and get rekt, I assume he's going to need skin from his butt put on his face
>>29061648A grown man made a wager, he lost.
Hi, me again.I decided on a VTR1000F.I got two options and I want to hear your opinion what you'd go for:Option 1 >Local private seller>9000km very clean>€2300>Year 2000>Gen 1, Carburettor and smaller 160km fuel tank.Option 2>Dealer seller but very far away. Would buy it sight unseen online >11000km very clean>€3500>Year 2005>Gen 2, fuel injection and bigger 200km fuel tankNot necessarily buying to keep forever, just want a taste of a VTR and have it as a fair weather 2nd bike. I'd be spending €400 on an exhaust system for either option.
>>29061650I should add, option 1 needs a pair of new tires while option 2 is good to go
>>29061650>buy it sight unseen onlineThis is the only thing that would worry me about bike 2. Fuel injection is nice.
>>29061642As much as i agree and dont care all that much about traditional cruiser design decisions; we're hard pressed to find anyone making proper vtwins like you said other than ducatti- who doesnt make any cruisers anyway (diavel? Lmao even) and suzuki v stronkMoto guzzi made like one cruiser and nobody buys their bikes, everyone harley has zero issues with aftermarket and parts availabilityWhich is a shame because i really like soVL twinsI had high hopes for the buell super cruiserSomeone should make a cruiser with the perfect engine balance like you just described
>>290616502nd one sounds better, but why are you getting this baik?
>>29061554>I've sunk entire bike worth into tools, replacement parts, deliveries & workWelcome to wrenching hellNo you cannot leave
>>29061656True, narrower angles are at least better than the abomination that is 270 degree ptwins which seem to be replacing everything.
>>29061654Yes, had a bad experience doing that B4 so I'm anxious about that. + Delivery fee. I feel like I wouldn't make a bad loss when it's time to sell the private one again >>29061657I like sporty, half faired Vtwin. There are no SV1000s, SL1000s, Tuono 1000, TL1000s near me in clean enough condition
>>29061670Yeah but you being in eurostan gives you access to ducatti's biscotti
helmet shopping sucks why cant i fucking test ride a helmet
>>29061675>why cant i fucking test ride a helmetNot sure what this even means. You know you can go to a store and try them on, right anon?
>>29061675>my FREAKING helmet!!!!Kys
>>29061683Probably cause cheaper helmet's padding doesn't feel as tight after a couple weeks of wearing
>>29061690You want them to let you test it out for a few weeks before you pay?
>>29061692NTA so I don't care
>>29061683I want to feel it on my head in the wind see how noisy it is and all that. Only so much you can tell while standing in a store.
you're gonna die doing what you love right anon?
>>29061705Cycle gear would probably let you do a return if you had it all packaged up like it came, especially if you wear a headsock and just take it for a short ride on the highway.I feel like pretty much all helmets don't have the sound isolation I want for higher speeds though, and just wear foam ear plugs when I ride.Technically illegal, but I'll eat the ticket rather than make my hearing damage worse.
good news! using a flamethrower to heat up my exhaust and burn out all the carbon cleared it up! Also let it soak in parts cleaner for a day and then gasoline for a day. Bike feels much faster than when I got it and doesn’t seem to struggle on hills anymore (50cc two stroke moped).
>>29061712What kind of third-world shithole do you live where earplugs are illegal?
>Cashed in my stagnant eth to buy a 2013 ktm adv 990 baja and the next day it spikes 20%At least I'm getting a bike that's a huge pain in the ass to maintain
>>29061720People on 4chan still hold crypto other than LINK?
>>29061716>What kind of third-world shithole do you live where earplugs are illegal?A lot of US statesHad a buddy who actually got a ticket for it. Sometimes they limit it to just making headphones or earbuds in both ears illegal, but many don't.
>>29061721>he doesnt knowThe zx14r was basically free
>>29061720I rwread youe post and canceled replying like 3 timesThen i just now realized "used"Dang bros thats an older one too
>>29061722I want peltor comtac V integrated surround sound enhanced audio drivers, self insulated for the decibels and crafted for my earslope to cortex ratio, it basically plugs into the cawadooty cardo system and away i go shitposting- qlbeit shoominAnd then when im at a standstill, my doppler effect angular sneed reduction phase-link will enable my spidey senses to be fully activeCombined with TexasAnonLabs™ Limited™ rearward ass-cameras and integrated OLEC LCD supercurve™ viewing proximity: ill just say the quiet part out loud, i see them and hear them before theyre comingTo be fair, thats like the ultimate helmet technology: and now theyre trying to shill modular buckets that- instead of chin splitting, they split from the lower neck and upper crown of your cranium: what the heck even is that, why cant they make my tacticool catear ultimate Arai™ custom order helmet, just for guys like me?
>>29061267So are we all just going to ignore the crack pipe?
>>29061723cute
>>29061742K, just for the record; time machine pills dont real, i made them up, dont do drugs
>>29061742I've seen worse.
Whatever happened to that pajeet in Melbourne with the PCX and the NMAX? He got a speeding ticket that he couldn't afford and said he was going to kill himself, and I don't think I've seen anything from him since.
bicycles with two stroke kits
>>29061705opening a motorcycle accessory store with a small wind tunnel and a rocking horse in the back
Singles and the first bike I test drive is a gromDubs and its a honda rebel 1100
>>29061796Groms are a meme, get a CB125F if you want a 125.
>>29061796>honda rebel 1100Are you still going on about this shit?
>>29061591Imo kawi is the most premium Followed by Honda Yamaha Suzuki is just hipster brand run by bunch of lazy and always high billionaires While Kaw just doesn't care because they made all their money from building submarine, bikes just hobby to them
>>29061796>honda rebel 1100learner bike, kys
>>29061603>The bikes of 15 years ago, todaytbf that's also the state of the older model CBR600R in the US
>>29061650Super chickens never got efi, so....
>>29061796Rolling to see a squid firewall it into the back of a truck.
>>29061727>TexasAnonLabs™ Limited™ rearward ass-camerasSay no more, new video featuring rearward ass cameras. https://youtu.be/Udx8txmwtCY I've been riding the zx14 almost exclusively this summer. It's just so fucking comfy it's unreal. I've gotten really comfortable lane splitting with it too, so it's not like heavy traffic is even a factor for it anymore.
>>29061864I have only one bike that I don't love splitting on and it's the wide handlebars plus barkbusters that make it feel a bit sketchy, especially since they feel like they're at the right height to hit someone's mirror, but that's ADVs for you.
>>29061796Trips and it's a CB750.
>>29061591Suzuki is not premium, its Honda but cheaper, they are the best moto brand.
sv650 :)
>>29060164>Why are niggers doing stupid shit?You answered yourself right there anon, niggy being on the bike is just an insult to injury for us /dbt/ frens. Big shoutout to Shoomer, biggest niggi hater here! RIP>>29060532Just get a taller aftermarket windscreen, they go from 40 to 100usd depending on the model. KTM ADV windshields are pretty from stock, yet not the same can be said for their bikes as a whole, or better said, customer service since it depends of your dealership, and 99% of them are fucking kikes.>>29061306>>29061435RE are very torque-ish bikes, yet past 5K RPM they barely do any pull, KTM are the complete 180, they dont pick it up until you reach 5K onwards, at 7K RPM they take up quite the speed.Guerilla 450 is the perfect starter bike imo if you will use it mostly on road, just make sure to change the CEAT tires soon since they are total shit, Michellin ROAD 5 or similars will do wonders for that bike for street.For a street bike I would go with either this one or a CB750 Hornet, rest simply doesn't make sense mostly due to pricing. Cruisers aren't bikes I would suggest as a first, its either a naked or a dual sport, or at most a light ADV bike if you have the money and want a mix of 50/50 of those two. 400X will feel pretty meh since you already tried the Guerilla, Bear should be fun, yet you will indeed notice the weight difference. V7 is a high contender though, also best looking one of this list.Suggest you give a dual sport a try anyways, if you have a place to practice offroad, then you should highly consider one of these since it will help you hone your riding skill by a milestone and make asphalt a joke.>>29061531>Location dependentThis, also bring a fucking bike cover with a cheap bicycle lock to keep it in so people don't remove it, best concealment is keeping the identity of it hidden. Temptation is the biggest draw for thieves, if they see shit covered they avoid cuz its another step for something now unkown.
>>29061986Kys
>>29061986Psst, Buddy! 4chan is the new reddit; wrong answers only!
>>29061986Thanks for the luck, fren
>>29061993>I just read againdamn, thought it was about baiku anti theft and concealment, sleep is taking over and my laptop shitty screen doesn't help one.fuck it, imma sleep then instead of posting at 4am kek.
Fuck these piece of shit Kawasaki bikes, never again. Should have trusted my intuition about this brand.
>>29062104You're really stupid, you know that?
>>29062115No, I like Honda!
>>29062132I like honda too!
>>29062104what did the baikus do to make anon angry?
>>29060865idk why there isn't a setup that does what cardo does but you just hook up a radio so there's no app bullshit.
>>29061964i think i prefer vstrom
Why are Suzuki girls more attractive than Yamaha girls?
I'm install a android auto/car play screen to my bikeA lot of people say to wire it into my ignition wires instead of tapping off something like the parker bulb? Why? They both give the same results but tapping off the parker seems like a lot less hassle for the same result.
>>29062291yamaha girls are frumpy and only care about functionality, not fashion.
>>29062314My little pajeet it might work but also might not and cause issues: perhaps your parking light is an LED driven by 5V and has an current regulator associated with it thus supplying only enough current for it.
>>29062330its all 12v. i just want to know why people advise cutting into something important on the bike than auxiliary.
>finish riding class and get endorsement>realize I have to ride on roads with other cars now for the first time>if I buy a bike I will have to drive it through dense traffic to avoid paying hundreds to have it delivered Uhhh soo can I like arrange to pick it up from a dealership at like 6am or something or...If i get it home I only have to drive a hundred feet before I can turn into a neighborhood and practice more... but traffic around here's kinda bad on all the regular roads
>>29062336>buying a new bike for your firstanon... buy something you arent afraid to drop multiple times.
>>29062314>I'm install a android auto/car play screen to my bikeSo here's the thing about that: Those usually communicate with the car somehow with a standard that is not found on bikes. So unless this is just a head unit for carplay with no interoperability, then who cares? The reason they're telling you to tap off ignition instead of a bulb is because of the fuse sizes. The bulb fuze sizes are precise and usually small because how many parker bulbs you have is a known quantity. Your starting current isn't, and thus it's certain your starting circuit is fused to support that + a little more while also having a wire harness that's beefy enough to run the starter. >can't I upsize the fuzes?If you want water inside of a bad bulb to potentially melt wires, sure.
>>29062339Listen to this anon, I did not listen to him and I bought a brand new dual sport for way too much money. I now baby it so much that I feel like I have drained some of the fun out of it when the point of these things is to ride them hard in the dirt until they explode
>>29062345ok mr reddit spacing the bike is not that precise. it has 4 fuses total. wrong place to ask I guess. fucking retard.
>>29062339Or not a dealership but a used bike. My point still stands.
>>29062346Yeah i didn't mean to make it sound like I was even thinking of buying new from a dealership, or even old from a dealership
>>29062351>OldI mean usedFuck i was falling asleep and saw replies and woke up i should have just gone to sleep
>>29062347>ok mr reddit spacing the bike is not that precise.You didn't even tell us what bike you had you stupid knuckle-dragging nigger. Having LESS fuses means you have LESS overhead on each fuse. You fucking idiot. If you want to melt every wire on your harness, be my guest, but there isn't a place that isn't full of shit-fer-brains morons like you who will tell you it's OK to put a 20W entertainment system off a 5W bulb. Please, go melt your bike. You'll do the world a favor.
>>29062362G650GS
and its 5 fucking watts for the screen nigger same as a globe
>>29062365>G650GS>Only has four fuses>https://www.scribd.com/document/1056269217/F650gs-Fuse-Info>eight fuses on G650GS>Four on F650GSYou are an illiterate wrenchlet who should not be touching your bike's electronics if you can't even identify what bike you have. Take it to a professional if you know what is good for you.
>>29062367>5W + 5W = 5WPlease take your bike to a professional.
>>29062371Its almost like there are 2 types of G650GS (spoiler mines a single cylinder) you fucking dumb cunt. I'm fucking done in here. You are all retarded and not once gave me an answer. Suck my chode.
>>29062378You already got your answer, nigger. The installation guide for your unit says to put it on the ignition circuit. The posts online say to put it on the ignition circuit. The diagram for your bike's fuses tell you that the fuse for the accessory lights are small compared to the ignition circuit, and when asked to provide your bike's model; you give the wrong model because you're a stupid cunt. It's not the service manual, the posts online, and the instruction manual for your head unit that's wrong. Why did you even ask us? You clearly made your mind up that you were going to do it the wrong way.>I'm fucking done in hereSo long, retard. Good luck melting your $15K BMW's wire harness and getting someone with a brain to fix it for you.
>>29062314The other guy is harping on fuses but there's a much bigger reason: Light bulbs in series in a DC circuit act as a big resistor that only output the wattage of the bulb. So your circuit only has the wattage of the bulbs in series, but if you wire it in parallel - this happens:https://web.physics.ucsb.edu/~lecturedemonstrations/Composer/Pages/64.36.htmltl;dr lighting circuits are limited not by their fuses but by the bulbs themselves. That's why they're saying use another circuit.
>>29062398>>29062398>>29062398
>>29062393No the fuses are a much bigger issue, who cares about the head unit? Fuses are to protect the wires. The stupid nig is about to grenade his entire electrical system and the worst part is he's retarded enough to think that's our fault, too. LMAO
>>29062331>its all 12v. i just want to know why people advise cutting into something important on the bike than auxiliary.Anyone who says it's "Too Important" to "Cut" into the starter system shouldn't be doing electronics for their bike. Your starter system is a series of wire blocks that connect to either a switch or a start system. It's not a precise piece of engineering and if you aren't comfortable with that, don't do the job.
>>29062336Yes you can, my first bike I had them leave the key taped under the fender and I came and picked it up at like 8pm.
>>29062420This was a dealership?I wonder if its worth trusting a person you're buying from online
>>29062328Suzuki girls are blessed anon.
>>29062445Yes this was from a dealership, Cross Country Power Sports in Metuchen, NJ. Took an uber down, then rode home to South Orange. Dealers don't care about the theft risk, they already have your money.
>>29062400Electrical engineer here. I don't really know how electricity works, but I guess my main concern would be the size of the wire going to the bulb. It would probably be sized for the load, and if you add another load on the same wire then you could draw more than it can handle. I don't know how much current a head unit draws, but I'm imagining a tiny little gaming PC so it would surely use a reasonable amount of power, even if it isn't wired up to any speakers. Just run a new wire, don't be lazy.
>>29062716I'd say 40W is a reasonable expectation for a smallish head unit. 20W if you get something that doesn't even have a screen. But the thing to also remember is the fuse is sized to protect the wires, not the components. So in theory, if no other modifications are done, the fuse would go before the wires. Again, this is assuming the person in question doesn't have the fuse pop, and then upsizes the fuse to keep the load. The danger of that being the same as anyone who upsizes a breaker in their house to fit a new entertainment system: It looks like it's working at first, and then over time, you start to smell something burning.
>>29062716>Electrical engineer here. I don't really know how electricity worksthe west is so over, bros
>>29062474Why didnt you have the key, you didnt buy it in person?
>>29061747I found and ate some though?
>>29061986Very based post Thank you for the luck
