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I finally did it godammit..... I finally preformed my very first oil change.....
>>13998702
Look at how black the oil was. Reminded me of Coke Cola.
Anyways, I feel accomplished bitch.
>>13998676
This is where i went on my first night ride, my little town. It'd be so fucking scary riding in the actual dark outside of cities/towns
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>>13998718
reported for being a tripfag jerkoff, go away impact
my little sr has developed an irritating fault
when it's warmed up there's a tapping noise coming from either the cylinder or the transmission, I think its the transmission.
I can live with that, but the ride isn't smooth any more. From cold it's fine, but when it's warm when it's pulling it feels like the drive chain is skipping teeth. I can feel the knocks in the footpegs.
It sounds expensive to fix.
>>13998722
kek im not her
>>13998689
>posting in a scooterfag thread
serves impact right for tripping in the OP!
I'm looking at getting a scooter for a city ride, i spend so much time at low speeds in start stop traffic. Would a 300cc scooter like this be absurdly over the top for a little scooter?
>>13998726
does it have enough oil? that could be lifter clatter. does it happen all the time or only when moving?
>>13998740
Uhm, impact got dubs scuterfgt
>>13998688
>>13998745
oil is bang on the marker, changed less than 100 miles ago, according to the dealer
the noise is persistent once it starts, I noticed it coming home from work the other day
>>13998689
>that scooter
>full leathers
>safety vest over a brando jacket
why?
>>13998751
is it a loud noise? also does it sound like small amounts of metal on metal colliding? start up your bike and try to listen to where it is coming from.
usually I would assume your valves could use an adjustment
>>13998702
Congraturations SV anon. Also your SV is sexy as fug, I'd love to own one, though they're not very common around here.
I started by downloading the service manual and doing an oil and filter change. Then I started doing all sorts of small things and before I knew I was checking my own valves and changing steering bearings. The things described on the service manual are fairly straighforward if you have patience and disposition. I would probably have spent a fortune in shop fees by now if I wasn't doing my own stuff.
>>13998759
I noticed the same thing about scooter riders
>level 9 armored hi-viz jacket
>hi-viz vest with reflector tape
>full face helmet
>12 layers of pants
Regular Harley rider
>white tee
>leather vest over it
>half helmet
>blue jeans
>can't forget the black sunglasses
Sports bikers
>white tee
>blue jeans
>full face helmet
>protective leather gloves
How does /o/ feel about Naked bikes?
I think they look cool, but nobody here seems to have one so i'm not sure if there is a reason they aren't popular
fork seals are btfo
how difficult of a time will I have doing it myself ?
>>13998766
it does, but only when it's been ridden for a few minutes
first thought was exhaust gasket but there's no blows
I think the cam chain was replaced when I got it, which was only in November
the noise just appeared from nowhere, it wasn't gradual
I should call the dealer, he'll probably want money just to look at it, but I don't like engine noises
>>13998791
I've seen a lot of people on scooters with the bare minimum of gear, like a helmet and a summer dress with thongs.
Scooterfags who wear gear give me the impression that they drive auto cars and want to get into motorbiking, and really should have just gotten a cheap 250 bike instead.
>>13998796
they look cool, but if you spend a lot of time on the highway you miss having a windshield or a fairing. I am trying to get a faired bike next.
>>13998816
aside from looking cool, are there any advantages over a sports bike?
>>13998828
of a standard? naked bikes are just that, naked. A standard has a much more neutral seating position, which is comfier. also typically a bit more ground clearance, can be cheaper and still have good suspension geometry for decent handling.
>>13998828
No fairings to break. Easier maintenance.
>>13998842
If i got a naked bike and added a small windshild like this>>13998840
would that kind of give me the best of both worlds? I'm not looking at doing that much highway riding but i will need to ride on highways for a little bit.
>>13998855
they help a bit. honestly not having a windshield is only annoying if you are riding on the highway for like an hour or more at 70. otherwise it is fine.
>>13998855
That windshield is purely cosmetic.
>>13998867
>>13998858
thanks guys, Naked Bike for me in a few months, thinking Honda CB250.
>>13998768
Yeah, good on ya m8. Self maintenance is the best thing since making your own sandwiches. I spent $289 awhile back just to get an oil change for my scooter and felt stupid as fuck afterwards. Got me a sports bike and now I wanna do all my own stuff (with the help of Youtube, of course).
It felt exhilarating when I finally changed my oil. Like putting on a fresh pair of socks or something. Next I wanna clean and oil my chain. I gotta buy one of those things that lifts the back of the bike up though.
>>13998921
300$ for a fucking oil change
how is that even possible
Got a manual for mah new zixxer.. feels good man
>tfw snowy for at least 4 more months
The only reason I'm even in uni is so I can still get a high paying job in a sunny overpopulated place instead of this barren winter hell.
>>13998959
iktf mang.
>yfw 7 inches of rain in the last 24 hours
>>13998959
Where do you live brah?
>>13998959
>tfw 10°c today
fühlt sich gut an mann
>>13998791
Regular Harley rider
>Baby boomer who yells at anybody on a non Harley that they should get a real bike some day
>spent $25,000 on his 1.2L chopper bike
>can't get an erection without viagra
>calls police officers "sir"
>sold his son's old video games for $200 while his kid was at college, told his kid to grow up when he was mad about it
>has three houses, and is trying to sell them at 3 times the value and yells about how lazy kids these days aren't buying houses and it's ruining the economy
>puts his Camaro with a Small Block Chevy conversion on craigslist for 120,0000 PRICE IS SET IN STONE
>>13998796
Naked bikes are easily my favorite. Showing off that sexy engine at stops, but that feeling of wind at 80+ MPH....
NOW IF ONLY MY GODDAMN TIRES WOULD GET IN. I WOULD BE RIDING.
>>13998983
>eats "FAT FREE!" everything and can't understand when he's so fat
Toasting in the superior bread.
Vintage ads go
How many times did you guys come way too close to death for comfort?
Alternatively if you don't wanna talk about it, what's the most #+**ABSOLUTELY EBIN**+# thing you guys ever did on a bike?
>>13999011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqUXOPn5sDA&feature=iv&src_vid=f1C3Ivfs5g8&annotation_id=annotation_1448524783
Remeber when this stuff was simple and somewhat artistic?
>>13999026
>dat intro
this guy needs to be on heavy medication.
>>13998939
I think cause I got the second tier service
>>13998975
Edmonton.
The gravely roads make spring riding a bit sketchy too.
>tfw started riding as soon as possible last year, around late March/ early April - pic related
>Always would see a ducati hypermotard bro and a few other sports bikes out when riding
>harleys start showing up a over a full month later
>>13999023
>How many times did you guys come way too close to death for comfort?
>Riding my bike past 110km/h for the first time
>It's night
>Suddenly no more road, hard right corner with guard rails
>"OMG; I'm gonna DIE right here"
>Avoided the rail by inches and ended up into a dirt road or ditch or something that was behind the rail. I don't know, it was dark.
>Limp my bike back to the road.
>Hop and ride back home at 20km/h thinking about what just happened.
>>13999101
Average GROM rider
>>13999129
Shit bro, I'm always planning moving to Canada. I had that dream since I was little but I'm conflicted since you guys ride in "seasons" which in my opinion is bullshit.
Can't live in a place where I can't ride all year.
I can't imagine riding in snow and shit.
>>13999023
Just yesterday.
>coming up to a right hand corner
>be a bit uneasy about the speed
>decide to follow through with the original idea of 110 km/h
>the road is not as smooth as expected
>bike wobbles slightly and I start running wide due to my idiocy.
>end up in the opposing lane.
Can't stop thinking about it. Second time it has happened, last time was back in June. I told myself I'd never take a corner like an idiot again but here I am. I've been given a third chance apparently, so I suppose I can stop being an idiot now.
:(
Naked baby ninja looks like ass.
>>13999108
well at least your idle speed is good now
I'd pay 200 dollars for that alone
>>13999023
I've had a few close calls on Dirtbikes but only mildly close ones on the street bike.
>Be driving in the left lane
>Someone right beside me on their phone lane shifts beside me, right towards me
>See him in the peripheral vision and move over
>Lane splitting the center line on a highway between fucktard celly and oncoming traffic
I flipped him off, and rode off into the horizon.
Time #2
>Be riding for 6 hours or so that day, looking at something beside me not paying attention like an idiot
>Guy in front of me slams his brakes
>I don't notice until it's almost too late
>A bit of gravel on the road too
>Slid a bit when stopping (front locked up) and almost lost control
That one was my fault completely, I practised emergency stops in a parking lot for a bit after that.
>>13999023
>2015
>meet up with dbt people
>go home safely
that was some hektik shit mane
>>13999205
>sem
>literally more dangerous than IOMTT
>>13999166
Kelowna and Vancouver only have a few months a year you can't ride. Expensive to live there though.
If you do move here, BC has some great riding roads. Avoid flat Alberta/Saskatchewan/Manitoba at all costs, and Ontario has some shit driving laws so don't go there either if you like fun.
Pic somewhat related, my GOAT sv650 in ghetto touring mode. The bike will hopefully naked by next season.
>>13999178
>end up in the opposing lane.
That reminds me
>Riding back home after the races.
>Road is one of the most boring strips of concrete ever. 2 slight corners in like 100 klicks.
>Speeding between 130~140km/h
>It's a cold night
>Doze off for a millisecond, lost in my thoughts looking anywhere but the road
>Feel the bike running over something
>It was the center line of the road, I'm now in the opposing lane
>Come back to my senses trying not to over-correct anything
>Push the handlebars really hard to get back to my lane
>The bike feels super heavy because of the speed
>Manage to get back into my lane
I was like 6-8 seconds in the incorrect lane. I was lucky nobody was going the other direction.
Also, on the same road, a while later.
>My full attention on the road after that call
>Riding with high beams, speeding, I see something weird, like there's a vehicle in front but can't see lights or reflective strips or anything.
>Get closer
>OH FUCKING FUCK IT'S A TRUCK!!
>Chop the throttle
>The tank basically digs into my crotch from the engine braking
>See if there is incoming traffic
>Nobody is coming
>Indicators on, roll on the throttle and overtake
I also had that same fucking close call when driving my dad's car. With my dad in the passenger seat. We were going back home from a family meeting, he drank that night so I had to drive. I only had a glass of beer. Suddenly an old as fuck car driving slow on the highway with no lights. That shit scared me.
>>13999223
god damn I have been wanting an SV lately. such pretty bikes.
>>13999223
>Ontario has some shit driving laws
So does BC. You can ride year round in the lower mainland, probably not a sportbike though.
>guy I work with rides his KLR year round, even when it's 10 below in the morning
absolute madman
>>13999247
I'll buy you one if you never tripfag again
>tfw slept all day again
Fuck.
Hopefully it's not icy out so I can go on a night ride
>>13999253
I would take that deal.
>>13999247
Okay I'm usually the first to whiteknight you but that's an objectively wrong opinion right there.
>>13999255
I don't even have the will to make dead girl jokes anymore.
gl hf
>>13999166
Victoria BC gets practically no snow or sub 0 temps, you can ride there most of the year if you can deal with rain
>>13999271
that would be subjectively wrong sir.
>>13999246
>I was like 6-8 seconds in the incorrect lane.
That is what it felt like. It was way, way less. Count to 8 and you'll realize that.
>at work
>"fuck this too windy"
>go home
love working for myself =))
>>13999286
The hideousness of faired SVs is objective.
Trust me I got 90% on my last physics test
>>13999285
>>13999223
It seems like the best cities in the world with climate to ride all year round have retarded laws or are third world shitholes like the one I live in.
How good is Portugal?
post angry bikers
>>13999279
But why
Thinking about getting a Ninja 650 to replace my KLX400SM (DRZ) for highway commutes. LAMS limited to 650cc. Any other suggestions?
>>13999303
ZX6, er6, CBR600RR, r6
You know, the basics.
>Cruisin on my vulcan s
>Get to a stop
>Split lanes to the front
>Look at the lane over
>Some dude on a Harley
>Just looks at me
>Light turns green he takes off
>Trying way to hard to lean and look good
>Just making a left turn a few hundred feet up ahead
Why are Harley riders such a shit?
>>13999303
turbo grom
>>13999294
I'm the guy who posted/owns the silver one and I agree. The fairings are from the worst part of the late 90s, and didn't age well at all. If I didn't get it for dirt cheap ($2200 with under 20k km) I would have held off for a naked one.
Naked sv's are simply orgasmic.
>>13999333
>gets clubman bars
>doesn't replace the rearsets
That's got to be uncomfortable to ride.
Hell I had to replace the stock bars on mine becuase they were too low.
>want to get another bike
>decide its a better investment to fix up my truck
> contemplating burbocharging it
>>13999374
Strictly financially it makes more sense to spend 3k on a bike and have some resale value when you want to sell it.
Turboing a truck is just sinking in money you will never see again. And motorcycles are something a truck, no matter how cool it is, will never be -
>fun
>>13999395
Yeah. But I like my truck. And it's hurting me to see it rust away, so I'm going to pull everything, line the underside. And try to squeak another 100 hp out of it. For shits and giggles
>>13999374
Wat truck?
>>13999395
>a truck will never be fun
mang you have been driving the wrong trucks.
>>13999419
My shitty Silverado, I suddenly want to pull it apart (since I have to do some work on it anyways). And line everything, replace anything rusty, and if I have some spare cash shoot for 400-450 hp
I don't have any picture
>>13999023
>just today
>riding through on this little canyon rode
>going maybe 10 over, two people wave at me giving me shit, kind of annoys me
>end up going to fast over this little bridge in annoyance forgetting I don't know the road
>just a lil jump m8 at like 30-40mph, felt huge though, definitely had both wheels off the ground
>landed, locked up rear tire trying to brake hard since i about shit myself on landing and had no more road
>didn't fall
sometimes I wonder fellas. I needa check myself before I rekt myself and have more patience. every time I try to act like king squid something like this happens. am not proud even though it was hella crazy.
>>13999023
Probably when I highsided on my 749
>>13999303
Ninjas are great. Got this one for my wife to upgrade from her ninja 250.
Pros
Tons of bottom end/mid range power and not insanely peaky. Affordable to run and maintain. Great driving position.
Cons
Buzzy panels. Stiffish ride. Irritating oil changes
>not owning a V-Strom
>Having riding seasons
>>13999556
>tfw I miss living in cali
fug
>>13999303
I would go with an inline 4 over the 2 cylinder. The 650 is a little more tame than you're used to with the DRZ. I would pick up a 636 if you can find one.
>>13998454
Yeah just a random guy, probably on his way to college, also this >>13998543
This one was a buddy
>>13999621
Not him but 600cc supersports aren't LAMS approved.
>>13999482
Oil changes are easy, just take the clips out of the bottom of the fairing, stick a paint stir stick to push the panels apart and you can reach everything
>>13999023
Turned around to look at an R1 that passed. Old cunt pulled out of a parking space when I was turned around. Put too much pressure on the rear brake and skidded for 20 feet before my knee collided with his back left indicator at about 25. The only thing that happened to my 450 was the handlebars bending. Adrenaline was so high that I jumped up and was frantically trying to start it without realizing I was in 3rd. A crowd started gathering and I didn't want to draw attention, so I realized I was in 3rd and started the bike. The old cunt started coming at me to see if I was okay and I was still in adrenaline defense mode that I pushed him with one hand and blasted off. I went a few blocks and stopped to check my injuries. I had plastic in my knee and I bruised up good for a few weeks, but my dad taught me to be a sick cunt so I laid in bed and played vidya for a while.
Hey /dbt/, just got an idea
What if we put a smartwatch on the handlebar with a GPS app, instead of buying a GPS deigned for bikes ?
>>13999292
>go to work
>realize I'm giving away the most valuable time of my life for chump change
I hate working as an expendable employee for a major corporation
>>13999563
We don't miss you, fagget!
>>13999732
Seems like a bad idea.
>>13999303
get a wee-strom DL650
>>13999246
Fucking trashy retards thinking vehicle lighting isn't important.
>>13999023
There's only two serious close calls I can think of.
>slowfag on my togay
>get impatient
>pass them when I get good visibility and no cars are coming my way, even though it is during a turn
>keep going into next corner
>see a big metal repair patch thing and some gravel in the middle of the corner
>tried to be as upright as possible
>managed to not lowside
>decide to pop a quick wheelie
>I see a car in the distance but I figure it's no problem
>almost looped it. Didn't have brake control at the time.
>car approaching quickly
>swerve a little when coming back down. This scared me because the road was narrow
I don't do wheelies with traffic around anymore.
ive been looking for over 2 hours to find what year sportster wheels will fit my dyna with no clear answer. why cant i just get a straight answer?
>>13999303
>KLX400SM (DRZ)
ayy
Didn't know there's another one in dbt.
>>13999841
Why not?
>>13999924
GPS equipped watches like the Suuntos aren't really made for navigation and turn by turn directions. They're more for recording your jogging distance and plotting it out on a map for novelty. Not to mention how absurdly small and hard to see the screens are.
Wrapping that around your bars would just be worthless.
>>13999732
A smartwatch would probably be too small for you to reference quickly while riding.
If you already have a phone with GPS functionality, you can get mounts to attach that to your handlebars.
A real motorcycle gps would resist vibration and weather better, as well as being easier to see in direct sunlight, and probably would have better battery life.
>>13999944
>>13999951
Didn't think that way ...
Thanks m8
>>13999909
i haven't even seen a KLX400 in person.
i sometimes miss my 440
>>13999621
>The 650 is a little more tame than you're used to with the DRZ
hilariously incorrect, dr-z's are slow dude, especially stock, they're not like proper motards which blow your dick off with instant power they're super relaxed.
and the answer is SV650, every time.
Here in AU they come restricted, just pick up an ECU off a crashed USA bike (17GC0 is the code) and you're good to go.
>>13999732
Or just use your phone like a normal person.
>>14000073
That may be. I thought the DRZs were like my 450.
![2012-dual-sport-shootout-hp-dyno-1[1].jpg_g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/ZN5BkSz.jpg "2012-dual-sport-shootout-hp-dyno-1[1].jpg_g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT.jpg")
>>14000096
no they're pretty similar to the power to weight of like a ninja 250 or 300
>>14000107
OH and the SM models make even less power than that because they have a shitter carb and less aggressive cam
>>14000107
>>14000115
Lol I don't feel bad now. I thought all those newer DRZs were faster then me because they were newer.
>>14000073
What's the power's difference between the two ecu
>>14000279
35 - > 70 hp IIRC.
>>14000288
What the fuck? Why do you people allow this shit to exist?
>>13999303
Ninja 650 or er6
They're pretty fun bike amd nice to commute
>>14000288
We got the same in EU for 2 years after the license
>>14000296
I think the map they use that's restricted comes from the UK where they had the 33 hp limit, either way it doesn't matter, derestrict and lmao at the limits, only cost me 90 dollarydoos to get an ECU From the USA.
>>14000078
>Having your phone on the handlebars
>Easily accessible to nignogs who steal shit.
No way.
Ignore this, just curious.
>>14000000
>>14000343
Uhh what? Put it in your pocket. Also where do you live that people drive up next to you while moving and steal things off your handlebars?
>>14000296
Because MegaSquirt.
>>14000279
49hp or 51hp to 70hp.
>>14000279
You will only really notice the difference over 7k rpm, even then it doesnt seem like much either.
>>13998879
Is your license restricted or are you choosing such a low displacement for tax reasons?
>>14000385
I think it's around 6.5k (idk been over a year since I swapped it) but yeah the bottom end is identical
>>13999023
I got sideswiped by a car which nearly broke my foot. Also managed to ditch my bike in a dam.
>>14000362
In a third world shithole.
>Be chilling on my bike riding wherever
>4 Nignogs come close and corner me with 2 bikes, one on each side, pillions point at me with guns on both sides
>I stop, they steal my bike
>I have to pray G-d for being alive.
>Late night at a redlight
>Nig comes from the side on a shitty scooter
>Turns of my bike and steals my key
>Another comes from behind
>Steals my bike at gunpoint
>I have to pray for being alive
>Be riding back home from work
>Nignogs want my bike
>They come on a shitty no-plates stolen bike and they open fire at me with their stolen guns
>For some fucking reason they miss vital parts
>I have enough blood in my body to safely get home and throw my bike inside
>Get in the car and into an hospital
>Be driving my truck at night
>Nignogs want to steal my truck
>They approach me on the side with a shit ass stolen bike
>They open fire
>I swerve, they fall to the ground and escape
>Limp my ass to the hospital
>Pay out of the wazoo to get the truck clean from all the blood inside.
>Driving my car to get home
>Niggs want to steal it
>Approach with a bike from the side
>They manage to break the drivers side glass
>Swerve and WOT the fuck out of there
>Call insurance and get an appointment to replace the broken glass
It's like you don't watch the news?
After all that shit I don't even want to get out of the house. No fucking way I'm riding anymore in this shithole.
>on gsxr750
>about to get off freeway
>get in exit lane, about to take ramp
>look behind me for a sec
>going 80mph
>suddenly realize exit is super tight turn that I'm not going to make at this speed
>hammer on brakes as much as possible
>fully lean that bitch harder than I ever have on a bike before or since
>survived somehow
dat adrenaline
Also that wasn't even my exit.
>>14000440
Stop living in brazil.
>>14000440
One time I left my key in the ignition on a busy road tor 2 hours while I watched a movie and it didn't get stolen, also the movie was awesome (HTTYD2)
Damn I love being White.
>>14000440
Huehuehuehuehue
>>14000440
Sut Afrika?
>>13999990
are you not >>13999303 ?
Also did a carb and bore give it the pull and throttle response to make it feel like a fofiddy?
>>13998791
You literally couldn't have been more accurate on scooter riders. passed a guy wearing fucking reflective everything and a full faced helmet going 10 under the speed limit.
>>14000115
>dual sport shootout
I'm pretty sure that is the S on the dyno graph. It has the exact same engine, carb, and power as the SM.
>>14000453
>Stop living in brazil.
It's actually a little bit south from Brazil.
Take me with you bro.
I'll live wherever the fuck you want me to live.
Just send me a plane ticket.
Don't think I'm cool living like this. I just want to leave ASAP.
>Paying super mega overfucking priced motorcycles just because the government needs to weed out more cash.
>Most bikes you see on the street are chinese 90cc/110cc scooters or 125cc dualsports
>Sometimes you get to awesome roads and have no proper bike to ride them.
>Bikes you can get brand new are shit ass Brazilian models (Like the XRE300) and they cost stupid prices like u$s10.000 for a literal turd of a bike that has a million reliability problems.
>Buy a Suzuki, pray you don't break anything because you won't get any spares, dealers don't stock spares, they won't even import parts.
>>14000534
good thing suzuki don't break
>>14000534
Oh, and about prices.
Would you ever buy a Ninja 300 priced at
$18000??
Exactly.
>>14000571
Unless you crash it. Or drop it. Or for some random reason you need to get a spare, anything.
>>14000571
Get real. Mine breaks all the time.
Do brits really prounounce Z (zee) as zed? Are there any other letters you say wrong?
>>14000658
>/dvt/ Daily Vocabulary Thread
>>14000651
user error I'm sure.
>>14000571
>>14000571
>5km wheelie
>>13999312
>>13999621
Good idea but I've got an 87 VFR750 waiting for me once I get off my LAMS, so I'm thinking a parallel twin will fill the niche.
>>13999850
Muh dick but I want something a bit more sportier, I get enough off the dizzer for upright riding.
>>13999909
Cute we should bang. I lurk incessantly so it's no suprise. Probably more of us out there.
>>14000500
No I'm a lurkfaggot.
>>14000073
I'm probably going to piss a bunch of people off but I find SV's ugly.
I'll get a pic up of the KLX shortly. Got a set of new excel rims with Mich Pilot's for half price off some nice lebo from broady.
Strongly leaning towards the Ninj650 now. Doesn't seem to be much of an alternative for an up to date faired twin/triple sports commuter.
>>14000725
yes, gsx-r really is that stronk
>>14000740
>I'm probably going to piss a bunch of people off but I find SV's ugly.
I find it ugly too, but what the bike looked like had very little to do with the reason I purchased it, I purchased it because in my opinion it's the best value LAMS bike you can possibly get for your money, you have to spend like 14k to get something like a street triple 660 then get the ECU flashed to get something better.
If you want a twin/triple sport commuter MT-07 is your best option but they're still new so not cheap.
>>14000698
>user error made my water pump leak
The DRZs are made out to be sooo reliable, but nobody seems to accept that they have their own problems just like any other bike.
>>13998689
Dashing through the heat
on 150cc bike
Leathers are getting sweaty
how do i clean it?
Also, bets on how long these last?
>>14000772
Idiots say the same thing about wr450's here, people think they're super bulletproof compared to other 450's for literally no reason and it's not true whatsoever.
>>14000774
Just when i thought scooters couldn't look any sadder
>>14000780
anon, we agreed not to make fun of him after finding out his dad wouldn't let him have a bicycle as a kid.
>>14000774
wait
>>13998689
Holy shit, that fucking dork in the OP posts here?
fuck me, why are scooterfaggots allowed here?
>>14000794
Come on, don't be so cunty.
>>14000803
no, there are fucking bicycles with 80cc moters strapped on them, scooters can fuck off with their 50cc bullshit
>>14000590
>unless you drop it
11 drops, 6 dirt, 3 mud, 2 tarmac, and my DR650 is fine. Broke the ends off the clutch and brake levers, bent the shift lever in to where it made contact with the case (bent out with a flat rock I found, no fucks given), fell over in mud and a hillside and rev'd to the moon (pipe glowed), and this bike has given no fucks.
Why don't you have a scrambler Grom, /o/?
Got the top case on! Had to drill and modify the mounting bracket a little but it's on
How do you feel about scooters?
http://strawpoll.me/6209241
Going to go check out a 1996 suzuki across this weekend, any common issues I should look for?
>>14000835
These need to be a thing that are available to me.
>>14000835
because I've ridden a grom like 3 times and it's not the type of motorcycle I like
>>14000834
I'm talking about sportbikes. Not dual/sumo/dirt.
>>14000534
Holy Shit man, save your money and get the fuck out of there. I'd get put on a dozen watch lists if I bought you a ticket (job shit), but man, that's no way to live. Especially getting shot so often. Goddamn.
Me too, the instructions and the parts didn't match up. How legit does my ghetto solution look?
>>14000780
>>14000794
>>14000827
>>14000840
I'm ignoring you, and I plan on getting a Honda CB250 next year
![DSC00140[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/qAqvWlJ.jpg "DSC00140[1].jpg")
This scoot belonged to a girl, who's ex boyfriend tried to destroy it when they split up.
What can i do about the rust, and what should i do about repainting this bit of plastic?
>>14000883
That is so goddamn terrible I fucking love it!
>>14000870
Knowing myself, I'd end up on some crazy shit like what I've taken my DR on if I had a sport bike. I've had my Miata on roads where there are signs that state, "HIGH CLEARANCE VEHICLES ADVISED," and on RE-71R 200 treadwear tires. That should tell you something. I just go places because why the fuck not. All said, I'm gonna grab a V-Strom next year because 'zuki.
>>14000924
Why thank you, it is stable, the outside one does nothing though.
Are topboxes worse than backpacks stability wise?
>>14000906
>rust
Take a wire brush and/or wire wheel attached to a dremel or other drill and clean it up, then paint whatever it is. As for the plastic, try and sand the chewed up bits then paint with a good outdoor or automotive paint.
>>14000924
>V-Strom
why a scooter? why not a real bike?
>>14000774
>Leathers are getting sweaty
>how do i clean it?
Remove armor. Turn inside-out.
Wash in the washing machine, cold water, gentle cycle. Tumble dry cool or "delicate" cycle. If you would rather air-dry, lay flat on the drying rack, do not hang to dry, as that causes the leather to stretch in strange ways.
>>14000934
I'm the crazy DR/Miata guy that just posted. I've run an hour and a half with a proper hiking backpack (an Osprey something or other) and 20-25lbs of stuff at 80 MPH across the highway between Las Cruces and Alamogordo, New Mexico. That highway gets windy. And goddamn it sucks with a pack. Enjoy the topcase.
>>14000945
Because ADVENTURE! I want something more long-range and road-oriented than the DR650 (in addition to, not replacing).
>>14000945
DL1000 stronk
>>14000959
Thanks man! was a hell of a muggy day in glorious Lakes Entrance, sweating like a pig. not actually hot when i'm actually moving though, and the Brando style jacket i wear lets air in the top which feels really nice Might have to get some lighter weight gear.
>>14000769
alright well yours is pretty cute. What advantages does an SV have over a ninja 650? What's the deal with SV's in AU? Model choice? Year? Are they all LAMS? What's an acceptable amount of KMs/asking price?
>>14000987
Yah, this isn't something to do too often, like your jeans. Mostly just air it out daily (hang your stuff up, don't fold it and put away). I only do this once a year, desu.
>>14000873
>save your money
That is the problem man, I cannot save any money. This shithole has been in permanent recession since the 70's or so. My money is worth shit.
Let's say I save every cent I earn for a year, I cannot even then buy a motorcycle. Not even a 250. The worst part is, money loses value with time. It's like you save then after each year the amount you have is cut in half. Because it loses face value and everything in the market is more expensive.
I put all my hope in getting my degree and flying the shit out of here and never coming back. I just want to live in a place where I could get out of my house for a walk and not risk being shot because someone tried to steal my crappy ass cellphone or shoes or for really no fucking reason.
>>14000840
>No turnip
I am disappointed.
>>14001023
Don't go to any part of the US filled with niggers then
>>14000906
You may try electrolytic means of removing rust if the part is not too big but if you don't protect the bits, rust will come back again. Specially if the bike is rained on. Rain is like the worst shit because it corrodes metal that otherwise is ok being washed.
>>14000959
Wait, leathers are not supposed to be machine washed. Or put on a dryer.
Just hand wash it with cold water and neutral soap. Let it dry and use a proper hanger.
Or, you know, read the fucking label.
>>14001003
lighter, bit better handling, more sporty less tourey (might be a positive or a negative depending on what you want it for) and they sound pretty good too.
>>>/wsg/856847
Ride both and make your choice.
I bought mine for 4800 with 20,000 km's in good nick.
My brother bought his with 6,000 km's and a ventura rack for like 7,000 in flawless nick
>>14001081
such scenik
where at?
>>14001038
I apologize in advance if anyone gets offended but I don't consider the US as a good place to live.
It is great in the way that you can find cheap motorcycles, cars and parts with little to no restrictions on what you can do but I don't like the society there in general.
It is multiple orders of magnitude better than this shithole but I won't consider moving there.
>>14001094
Southern CA, right near my house, I think that was my first ride when I got her registered
>>14001061
>Or, you know, read the fucking label.
Mine say something along the lines of
>do not wet wash
>do not dry wash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lej-KopK1tc
>Dat sound
It's like something that came out of "The Jetsons".
>>14001095
bolivia? paraguay? didnt think crime was that bad there 2bh thought it was just scamming foreigners
Why would you have children in your country? do you worry for your parents safety when they go out at night/ travel in country roads?
Imagine having a daughter in that place, you would never stop worrying 2bh some wog is going to do something
>>14001116
My leather/mesh jacket says:
Hand wash cold
Remove Padding before washing
Hang dry only
Do not bleach
Do not iron
Do not dry clean
Suzuki bandit 600, 25k miles, needs carbs cleaned and throttle pin/clutch lever.
Looking to move up from a 250cc and I like that naked bike look.
Is it a good deal for $1000 or should I talk him down?
Can anyone appreciate the attractive lines of this scooter or does the "EWW SCOOTER" shit just go to your head?
italian design desu
>>14001073
I like that tank cover quite a bit! Who makes it?
Afternoon dbt, how is everyone?
>>14001116
Yah mine says the same thing, like I suppose they expect you to never ride in the rain. Or sweat.
Mind you, I don't wash it often, but I've yet to have any problems.
>>14001147
I'm alri
had a dream my dad pulled a CBR600 out of his shed that he'd "forgot" he had and I sat on it and it just embraced me... felt so locked in.. it was nice
was giving it joocy revs and was so happy then I woke up nobike :'( I have a shitty chinese 125 bike but it's off the road atm and my vespa is off the road too
>>14001139
I like scooters. I even own a classic vespa, which may one day run, if I can gather enough patience to route the fuel hose from the tank...
>>14001095
Out of curiosity, what turns you off about the society? There's pretty significant cultural differences in different areas and even within states. Colorado is a good example. A lot of CO is super "white." A lot of Colorado has a lot of hispanic folk. Some of Colorado has "melanin enriched" folk, but they seem to be limited to the Springs, parts of Denver, and Grand Junction. But Colorado is goddamn beautiful.
>>14001135
small bump then going to let it die
(like my big bikku dreams)
>>14001147
Late night here. I have a final tomorrow and didn't study shit. I'm gonna get anally raped probably because I don't know a thing.
>>14001163
That sucks anon :(
>>14001200
Why didn't you study? shit posting on dbt can't be that important.
>>13999108
Holy shit, people actually pay that much for basic service? I need to look into being a bike mechanic
>>14001135
>>14001190
It's a good deal IF you don't have to pay too much for the work AND that's all that is wrong with it. I'm assuming the lever needs replacing because he crashed, and the carbs need cleaning because it was put up wet.
If you can do the work yourself, great. Otherwise check with your shop first to estimate what your total cost is.
The engine is good for 100K miles plus as long as it wasn't willied to oil starvation. If your total cost isn't too bad, it's a good deal/
>>14001175
What vespa have you got? what's the problem with the fuel hose?
the old vespas are worth quite a lot of money if you're not really interested in it, and if it's rough original paint it is only going to be worth more
depending on your country obviously
>>14000845
help me not buy a lemon bois
>>14001218
I especially like the "tune up", which is an oil change PLUS a new spark plug!
>>14001234
Idk why some people are incapable of undoing a 14mm and a few 8mm bolts :/
sooo hard, must pay $600 for someone to do it for me.
>>14000883
this guy here >>14000836
if it doesn't move around on you, it should be fine. I had to drill holes through the stock aluminum rack to get the 3rd and 4th bracket on
>>14001220
My dad worked on race boats and shit, he's pretty mechanically inclined and I can wrench on basic shit. I'm just worried about carb syncing but I can teach myself, I've cleaned solo carbs before. Repairs would be around $200 so I'll see if I can get him to $900.
>>14001103
my condolences m8
shame what happened to the coast line of that state, its so fucking nice everywhere else
you should move ot wa and we can try not to die in the mountains on the trails
>>14001221
If you've ever changed the hose on a vespa, you know the problem... With the tank off, the hose is too short to feed in to the engine bay. With the tank on, you cannot reach the hose because the tank seals the compartment where the hose is. The only way to do it that I have found is to start with six feet of hose, then cut it. Well, I did that, but the shitty Harbor Freight hose clamps leaked, so now I have to buy another six feet of hose... I'll get to it, but first I need to get the carbs back on my SV.
It's a 78 P200E, I'm not interested in selling it, as it belonged to my mother, who has since passed.
>>14001260
WA pretty based desu
Wish it wasn't so expensive to live there and the job market weren't so saturated
>>14001126
>Why would you have children in your country
I won't. I don't want to have anything that ties me to this place.
>>14001176
I don't like US immigration laws and the discrimination some folks from here got when they were living or working in the US. Everything is great but the people in most places has some race superiority bullshit ingrained so bad that they'll do whatever to make your stay the worst.
I get it, there is people who won't like me being there, I won't try. Life is too short to fight for a place you don't want to be in.
I'm also against thinking of the US as the best place to live in the world. When I say here I want to leave the country, that's what most people think, I'll go to Fl or something like that. The world is huge to think so high of a single country.
I'll be happier to get past another language barrier and mix myself with another kind of society.
If anything that I wrote makes sense. It's hard to define in a few words the way I feel about an entire country.
>>14001292
Just don't live in the south.
>>14001216
>Why didn't you study? shit posting on dbt can't be that important.
I don't know mate. I got past the first final then skipped the one I had last week and couldn't focus myself on studying.
I'm 99% sure it's self-defeating behavior. I took this course way too many times and failed.
>>14001274
There should be enough length in the fuel hose to lift the tank just above the frame and still have the hose connected,then you turn the tank 90 degrees put your hand down into it and feed the hose through
Is your tank the one with a seperate reservoir for oil? I've never used one of those tanks but perhaps the fuel hose is different length for premix and autolube tanks?
>>14001274
do pic and feed the hose through, if its too short from there it must be the wrong hose dude
>>13999223
who vancouver /dbt/ here?
>>14001292
Where you gonna go then fag?
Europe: Not white, they hate you, good luck getting a job or not getting killed by Muslim immigrants
Africa: White, they hate you or you get shot
Asia: Not asian, they hate you
Australia: >motorcycles >Australia
US: cheap bikes, cheap women, people in the south will hate you, people in the north wont
WEW SO HARD LAD WEW
>>14001307
>Is your tank the one with a seperate reservoir for oil?
Yep, which may be the problem, or perhaps I just don't know what I am doing. from what you describe, I cut the damn hose way too short.
So it sounds like what I need to do is leave enough slack to do what you describe. After that there is a little bodywork to take care of (the coot got hit from behind by another bike, left a wheel-print in the sheet metal) and I'll be riding around in style!
Pic related, scooter for ants (only pic from when my mother owned it)
>>14001260
It's not bad everywhere, just alot of shit in some places. Idk man I'm not ready to freeze my sack off.
>>14001304
Ever consider maybe you are studying the wrong thing if you are taking no interest in it?
You are making a decision that you will have to live with for the rest of your life... don't make the wrong one...
>>13999321
How's the vulcan I'm interested, in getting one.
>>14001315
Ok I need more scooter friends. Thanks.
>>14001357
It doesn't get that cold in WA
Just wet
>>14001375
it's been raining like a motherfucker here right now. non stop for the past week or so. portland actually flooded.
>>14001359
>Ever consider maybe you are studying the wrong thing if you are taking no interest in it?
>You are making a decision that you will have to live with for the rest of your life... don't make the wrong one...
In fact, I am studying something I don't give a fuck about. I just want the shit piece of paper from the university that certifies I paid my ass off through 5 years of tuition and that I'm an engineer and "know things".
I have no other choice. The world is retarded and you can't know things without being "certified" in a way or another. I already tried doing "freelance" stuff and didn't work out, also tried getting jobs everywhere with no luck because no certification.
The only shit I can get as I am now is a low-pay job with no chances of it getting any better.
>>13998983
Unironic Harley fan reporting.
>implying baby boomers buy the Sportster
Nah, they go for the big-inch touring bikes. Better on their old, aging spines to be on a lazyboy, so they buy the next best thing and spend 45k on a lazyboy with a motor strapped to it.
Harley dealerships like to upsell by claiming the Sportster is a 'woman's bike', so all the viagra warriors buy them for their wives, and load them down with saddlebags and windshields and shit so it 'looks' like the husbands Road King, just in a smaller package because the wife doesn't actually want a bike, and wants to be 'cash conscientious.' Fuck 'em, the Sportster is great.
>calling OEM harleys a 'chopper'
autism triggered
>>14001349
weww that US spec windshield, bit of an acquired taste
Has it got the ugly US round back light?
You probably want to keep it the way it was when bought but the square tail lights look better and will probably cover that damage you talked about, and then with the licence plate on can you even see the damage?
>>14001384
No shit it's the Pacific North Wet
The first year I lived there it started raining in November and literally did not stop until February. And I really mean there was not a single time while I was awake that it wasn't raining for 4 months
>>14001375
If theres snow, I dont know if I'd go lmao. At least not without a bigger bike
>>14001401
it's insane too me. Also I think I will manage to be able to get a Bronco 2 or an XJ without having to sell the baiku. anything else I should be looking at? I just want an SUV that size with a bit of offroad capability that I could camp with and has a manual trans.
>>14001399
>>14001349
Forgot to mention my lambretta has a huge hole in the metal it looks like a 20mm round went through it behind the licence plate, but I havn't bothered fixing it because the licence plate covers it and it's not structural
picture the scooter in the pic only in red oxide primer and looking SHIT
>>14001329
A couple friends my age went to the UK last year and they had good luck finding a place to live and a paid job in their fields. They already got a car and shit.
I'm white so I won't have any problems with that.
>>14001424
The fuck is that? A spare wheel on a motorcycle?
>>14001419
Blazer maybe? The 90s Subarus aren't too pricey but all of them up there have well over 200k
>>14001416
It rarely snows. Just rains. The summers are absolutely beautiful and mild but it rains a LOT in the winter.
![20151115_153354[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/7DbajeB.jpg "20151115_153354[1].jpg")
>>14001396
This to be honest my dad sole his ducati, bought a soft tailed harley, said that fucking sucked, bought an 850 triumph, said that was not comfortable enough and then decided to buy one of them road master indians.
Getting old sounds terrible yet comfortable to be honest.
>>14001416
theres some if you go lookin for it
>>14001432
>just got a job at a london based company
>getting paid to live their over next summer
is their a thing like in the US where you can ride a 49cc scooter or moped without a specific motorcycle endorsement?
>tfw rode my bike to get my haircut
>tfw it took two hours to get it cut
>came outside and saw kids sitting on it.
Who thinks it's okay to do that
>>14001452
I would have lost it at their parents to be honest.
>>14001432
>south america
>i'm white
is this like the white brazillians I keep hearing about? kek
>>14001433
Yeah most old vespas and lambrettas carry a spare, really easy to swap over too.
And you have a glovebox to keep tools and cables in :-)
On vespas the spare is carrier under the left panel, it kind of helps balance the weight from the engine being under the right panel
>>14001436
yeah that is what I though. I actually wouldn't mind an S15 blazer, they are cool little rigs. And yeah subaru tax is deep up here.
>>14001454
They were like 14 or 15, no parents in sight
>>14001454
Get over yourself, sitting on a bike for a picture is like standing beside a ferrari for a picture, I know the act is not the same but the mentality is the same, you should always put your bike on centre stand 2bh so kids cant push it over
>>14001471
I wouldn't have minded if they asked. Also my bike has no center stand
>>14001399
>weww that US spec windshield, bit of an acquired taste
It's long gone.
>Has it got the ugly US round back light?
You mean pic related? Yes, but the plastic mount is broken, so the whole thing will be replaced with... something else. Euro spec, or maybe something from the Emgo catalog.
rich fags are gone
post shitbikes
>>14001447
Yeah, the Softails as they come from the factory are basically ass compared to the Dyna line. Dyna's have the weight advantage, overall better suspension, cheaper price tags, identical powerplants, more models to choose from - and you really want the hardtail look, you can have one hell of a Harley-powered-custom build for 25k, which actually has the chopper look a lot of Softail buyers crave, but with better aftermarket suspension anyway. And yet they still go for the Softies. Go figure.
The Roadmaster is a absolutely kickass choice though. That 111ci/1811cc is nothing to scoff at for going quick in a straight line, or just for off the line power. Plus, they have a wicked sense of style to them.
>>14001471
>sitting on a bike for a picture is like standing beside a ferrari for a picture,
if they are sitting on the hood it's be the same thing
>>14001511
