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/o/, I just got a loan for a Honda cb300f. I have never driven a motorcycle before however, and was wondering if you guys had any tips for a first timer? I'm looking for a good helmet and leather jacket for protection, is there anything else I need to look for?
>>15202053
Watch the movie twist of the wrist two on YouTube, and take an mSF course
>>15202053
protip: throttle has only two positions - close and fully open
Don't buy a new bike as your first.
my sister was in an accident similar to this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukA57DwcOJw
she was at an intersection.
turned left and saw the motorcyclist.
stopped.
motorcyclist was in the middle of the road (out in the countryside)
the motorcyclist slammed his breaks and turned left (into my sisters car) and clipped her right front bumper.
speed limit down that road was 35. he was going so fast that a witness noticed.
my sister has to be at fault but by how much?
>stopped in an intersection
>women
She shouldn't be allowed to drive if she's that fucking stupid.
>at fault but by how much?
I don't get this. Do Americans count fault in percentages or something. It's just either at fault or not where I live.
>>15202071
Americans count fault in fathoms, actually. Lrn2read
>be me
>install new reflectors and bulbs
>wash/wax car
>go for hour long drive on favourite roads to test new headlights
>finish driving
>go through HJ's drive through to buy a bottle of water
>grill at window compliments my "cute car"
>tell her she should come for a drive some time
>get...
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Not as great as yours, I bet. Back from college for the weekend though, which means I get to drive for while. Feels good after walking/biking around campus for ten weeks
another Miatafag making up stories to curb their buyers remorse
nice nigger wheels too
>>15201358
>those wheels
15+ on an NA, time to kill yourself OP
Is the grand tour going to be all about 500 thousand dollar super cars or is it going to be about good friends enjoying affordable cars on road trips and having fun and drifting and being car guys. Or is it going to be about cars for rich people.
I hope it's the latter that shows how much fun you can have in cars that aren't 500 thousand and you need to be the ceo of a company that makes a billion dollars a year. Cuz I am not a ceo of a company that makes billions and I do no plan on buying a billion dollar CEO car.
Someone please tweet this to the...
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>>15201192
Fuck me, I didn't realise this place resembles reddit so much.
>>15201192
Both
>>15201192
They were caught filming a McLaren, a Porsche, and a Ferrari so make of that what you will.
How much does fuel cost where you live?
$2.43/gallon Regular
$2.48/gallon Diesel
1.46 chf/l 95 RON
1.51 chf/l 98 RON
1.46 chf/l diesel
1 Swiss franc =
1.024805 U.S. dollars
>>15201174
$2.58/gal Regular
$2.12/gal Diesel
2.14-2.19 for regular here
>>15201186
But isn't yours measured in liters as opposed to gallons?
So I purchased a 2001 Chrysler 300M from a sketchy mechanic, and it made it about a mile before a hose came undone, the car refused to go over 30MPH, and it started smoking so I pulled it over to the shoulder of the highway. The guy said the motor was shot and the car was essentially totaled.
However, the title is signed over to me, so I'm pretty sure I still technically own the vehicle. I know replacing an entire engine is pretty costly and not worth it, but is it worth my time to tow the car to somewhere I might be able to work on it if the engine isn't completely...
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>>15200978
How much did you pay for the car?
>>15200993
$1100. Apparently the guy put in a new battery, and then a hose wasn't connect all the way and came undone, so some liquid flushed out of it. I'm not sure the extent of the damages myself.
>>15201009
Why the hell would you do this? Even if everything seemed to be working fine, it's still a chyrsler product from a terrible era and the transmission will grenade sooner rather than later.
Should've shut up and bought a civic.
>you will never be the real life initial D
I drive an oldish toyota and everything
>>15200938
Costco pizza tastes good.
Shame about the switch to Pepsi. But at least you can still get Coke from the vending machines.
Because it's physically impossible. It's anime, son, don't take it serious.
>>15200964
I just want to be an autistic famous street racer
Why are rear quarters built in to the body of the car?
>>15200763
They really aren't. Its just a skin that covers the structural body, that's it crumples like a soda can seen in your pic.
>>15200781
*why it
and that's a civic, but w/e same idea.
they should be just bolted on
Why are American cars so popular with the Mafia /o/?
>>15200538
It's an Italian-American thing. I can tell you from experience that if you grow up in an Italian-American family, you're raised to worship Cadillac and Lincoln. It's ingrained in Italian-American culture. Owning a Cadillac or a Lincoln means you've made it and you're successful. You have to remember this was ingrained in the culture back when Cadillacs were so expensive that the only time most people even rode in one was in the back of a Cadillac hearse.
Even through the 1980's, there...
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>>15200598
Holy shit an actual reason that makes sense.
Expected thread to 404 with no answer or fill up with memes, thanks.
>>15200598
What are these Cadillacs that are more expensive than literal hand-made British cars? I'm not being a dick, I'm actually curious.
Would you call this feathering, or cupping, /o/?
2004 mazda 3. It clunks and dives into potholes, so I'm thinking ball joints, shocks seem to be fine.
I would say take the wheel off and look at the ball joints if you think that's what it is. That's what I would do and I'm a certified car master.
>>15200395
>mazda 3
I'd call it shit suspension design, and excess tire wear from your shitty driving.
>>15200395
What mileage? I'm guessing it's due for a suspension rebuild. Use OEM parts if you ever want it to ride like new.
i'm 18 and learning how to drive for the first time.
What advice and tips can you give me /o/?
Avoid trees,or any other stationary objects.
>>15200330
Does that mean I can run over pedestrians? I mean, they're not stationary...
>>15200315
>What advice and tips can you give me /o/?
Just be yourself
I've given up on a few jobs now because I didn't have the tools to do it properly but the longer I work on my cars the more i realize that buying your own tools will have greater benefits in the long term if you plan to continue to work on cars.
How do you accumulate your tools? Do you buy them from a store or second hand? any recommendations for the best brand tools for working on vehicles or the essential tools to purchase? Anyone got a good recommendation on a electric impact wrench?
>>15199935
buy them then keep them
Milwaukee makes one that's nearly fucking indestructible, just don't throw it around like a cheap harbor freight impact.
Get yourself a torque wrench, socket set, impact, electric ratchet, some drain pans, a lift and you're almost in business.
>>15199935
I work at a dealership I buy stuff from harbor freight craftsman husky matco mac tools and snap on.
The best tool brands are snap on Matco and mac tools
>taking intake manifold off my d16 to put one on from a y8
>Get all the bullshit off finally and go to yank it off
>Won't come off
>Find bracket bolted to the mani from the underside
>Bolt is torqued to a gorillion foot pounds
What the fuck?
>>15199924
I can't really tell what's going on there but can you get wrench/ratchet with a cheater pipe on it?
>>15199943
That's the wrench on the bolt
>>15199968
Ok more light this time
>do ya wanna know how a wankel works?
>>15199851
>"it's an automatic"
baby are you from tennessee? get the fuck in the car now
>>15199851
I wanna ride you like a Miata. Top off, playing with your stick.
Is this 2013 Infiniti G37x a good first car? It has 22k miles, price is $25k including taxes and fees.
Bump
>>15199833
>"it's an automatic"
http://www.driverside.com/service-schedule/detailview/infiniti-g37_sedan-2013-192109-481133-1303867&mileage=30000
Okay now move forwards on the schedule and see if you can swing the labor prices.
Failure to maintain your vehicle will drastically drop its value if it still even functions. Gotta treat it like chess against the wear parts.
