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>Noob? Read this:
>>10361928 (Cross-thread)
>Webms with sound
>>>/wsg/970922
>Previously on /dbt/
http://boards.4chan.org/o/thread/14876360#bottom
>>14878291
That is the most XTREME shit I have ever seen. Did you see the way that motherfucker POWER-ROLLS out of the way of that speeding transport truck?
God DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN.
>>14878291
Should I take an MSF course before I turn 21 and get a license, or would it be easier to get the license after I turn 21?
>cought a accident on cam today
>told the guy not-at-fault I got it on cam for em
>I didn't actually
>the camera froze up
>the one time I needed it not the do that, it does
>I now need to call this guy and tell him I don't have it
Never buy a drift camera guys.
>>14878305
You get a discount if you do it before you're 21, at least in California. The only restrictions is no freeway riding and no night riding.
>>14878291
Fucking dogs. Scum of the earth.
>>14878313
will those restrictions be lifted automatically after I turn 21?
Or do I have to do some extra stuff down the line?
>>14878322
They're automatically lifted when you're 21.
>>14878322
dude def take the course. Its actually pretty fun
I was asking about cornering and braking during a turn last night, and someone linked a 90 minute video about it last night. I watched the whole thing.
Tonight I rode on the edge of my tire for the first time.
Felt so good. I know a crapton of you do that like it's nothing, but I don't care. Thanks /dbt/.
>>14878299
Dude holy fuck I know! Fucking skillz!
>the year of some people's Lord being 2016
>not having a bike
Prove you aren't nobike
>>14878326
Fantastic!
I'd only have to deal with restrictions for 1 month then!
>>14878328
Congrats anon. Is that a Ninja 300?
>>14878322
take the course for sure. i had mad anxiety about it for sure, but it was really fun!! very practical knowledge everyone should have as well.
>>14878328
link
>>14878334
come to rizon kit
>>14878291
Should I buy it bros?
>>14878334
Nice yard, crackhead
>>14878334
I don't have to prove anything to you, jew
>>14878305
There's seriously no reason not to take an MSF course. You learn a lot.
>but it's expensive!
So are motorcycles.
>>14878322
Course is pretty good. Took one myself, you don't have to do the DMV riding test if you pass the course on top of it. If you've never ridden before, it'll also really help you get the basics down so you're not stalling out at stop signs and shit. Overall, I'd recommend it for sure. Also helps on insurance rates a bit, and if you buy from a dealership, they may give a discount as well.
>>14878348
You should absolutely trust yourself to a twig of a rear axle.
test
>>14878356
I know Cycle Gear gives you 15% off if you show your MSF completion card.
>>14878365
You passed, _701cuck. Congratulations!
>>14878341
CBR300R. Super glad I didn't start on a 600.
>>14878343
https://youtu.be/5ZwyOCdUup8
>>14878328
was it Twist 2?
>>14878291
youtube source on that webm?
>>14878377
Sure was. It was a bunch of stuff that I was kind of already doing without thinking about it. Being aware of it changes everything though.
When I hit it just right, it felt surprisingly natural.
>>14878360
Ey essey, I have you know that this is a /high-stregnth/ axle made from the finest 1/4 1018 round rod available.
>>14878372
Okay yeah that color scheme is pretty rad, guess I'll have to get a sportbike now.
>>14878328
Watched half of twist2 myself yesterday. Good stuff.
>>14878353
I was asking if I should take it before or after I turn 21, silly.
I'm gonna take the course either way.
>>14878426
Take it asap
Requesting ATGATT wish I was at home.
Pic related. My baiku and all the gear I own.
sufour anon what up?
>In terms of pure work-manship, personally I don't like Harleys. I ride them because I'm in the club, and that's the image, but if I could I would seriously consider riding a Honda ST1100 or a BMW. We really missed the boat not switching over to the Japanese models when they began building bigger bikes. I'll usually say "Fuck Harley-Davidson."
>-Sonny Barger
how you doing?
>>14878444
ayyyyyy
>>14878426
see >>14878443
it's worth it
Bought a 1982 Yamaha XR250 For $500
>>14878501
>>14878501
>>14878511
well done
>>14878511
mmm, love bikes from back before they invented color
do you rike your bike to be covered in repsol stickers
I've now been to Alice's with two different baikus
Was 1$ pizza slices at the strip tonight. Always a good night when pizza involved i say
>>14878334
>*tips half-helmet*
>>14878546
>fzr
nice, want bad.
>>14878555
how did you get cuter, holy shit
>>14878557
proper gear obviously.
>>14878547
>gsxr
>s1000rr
>cbr
>pani
>rc8
>r6
>r1
>gsxr
>s1000rr
>boat
did i get them all right?
>>14878459
Hane and honda confirmed for purest waifu and baiku
>work at auto shop
>one of my fellow managers used to race bikes on the track, and hit twisties like he had a death wish on the road
>very skilled rider
>almost died in 2 major accidents, airlifted both times. his ankles are fucked up from them.
>always down to talk bikes, tires, shifting, rolling the throttle with me at work.
>talked me out of getting a shitty rebel as my first bike, and now saved me from getting terrible shinko tires
>as we are walking out from work today he says "oh hey btw, i adjusted your clutch cable for you"
>those feels when its crisp and firmer, snaps back open after use. total night and day difference
i dont even know how/when he found the time to dip off to the parking lot and do that for me. really starting to admire him.
>not gay tho
Anyone here ride dirty?
Like no insurance or any of that shit?
>>14878571
Ok
>>14878299
Someone has been playing too much Dark Souls.
>>14878593
lolno
motorcycle insurance is like the cheapest shit.
>>14878372
>Stock exhaust
How does stock sound on it? Mine came modified.
![4914609600224b91[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/2RbYnj3.jpg "4914609600224b91[1].png")
>broken scaphoid
>still can't ride
>>14878392
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12Kyd2htJLc
>>14878588
Shinko tires are bad? Someone please confirm for me. I have one as my rear right now and it seems okay.
>>14878598
I really want to like the look of this bike, but the headlight bucket just looks so hamfisted and stupid I can't deal with it.
>>14878334
mow your lawn you slob
>>14878599
>tfw haven't gotten the chance to play dark souls with wranton yet
>>14878618
I don't mind it at all
>>14878604
It doesn't sound like a 250. I really like the sound. My only complaint is the fact that it's fucking huge. How is the Yoshi can?
I was just about to gear up and go back out if you want me to record it a little.
>>14878291
Does anyone notice he has a gun in a holster?
>>14878334
just got back from a supercool night ride on my dad's Harley Davidson™ Iron 883 sportster™
>>14878614
Fucking people, when will they learn to leash the damn mutt or keep it in a fenced zone? I have hit 2 dogs in the 6 years I've been riding, one crash landed me in the hospital and the fucking stupid dog got up and tried to bite me as I lay dazed on the ground.
>>14878649
Well what else would you put in a holster? A sandwich?
>>14878642
Personally, i like it. Sounds pretty nice all in all. But again, I don't have much to compare it to unless I wanna compare it to my cousins straight pipes on his Harley. Fuck I hate the way that thing sounds.
And sure man, I could go for a ride in a bit to give you a bit of the sound if you don't mind hearing it through a shitty phone mic.
>>14878655
MSF taught me something about that, though there is the implicit assumption that you notice the dog first. Slow down, wait until the dog is close enough and ready to bite, then accelerate. Catches them off guard and keeps you from spilling out like that. Though in that case, I think it was just a stupid dog who panicked and tried to run home.
>>14878663
>a sandwich
>>14878649
You some kinda liberal nancy?
>>14878649
yeah we all did but its no big deal so we didnt mention it.
>>14878615
They're good for basic riding, but the profile is shit if you're gonna be going fast.
A buddy of mine drag races and loves them because they're cheap and have plenty of grip in a straight line, but they're absolute trash if you're taking turns.
took 7 hour ride today to really get started on breaking in my girl. 250 miles, most of them curves. here we are around mile 15
>>14878663
i feel a cripsy chicken wrap would be a better option to a sandwich.
also be nice to eat on long rides.
>>14878615
They're just okay. Okay for around town, maybe some highway usage. They might be okay for riding a bit harder in the mountains, but I like the profile of my Q3s.
>>14878663
I keep chicken strips in mine.
>>14878658
>>14878665
sell that shit m9
>>14878706
about three hours of riding up the coast later (which i regret not getting any pictures of), i was getting pretty tired and was looking for a way to cut over to the slab for the long journey home. i spied a town called "plantation" which was 4 miles away and figured i could stop for a smoke and a bottle of water. come up on this and turn right the fuck around and keep going. not about to take a 4 mile dirt trail to a town called plantation.
>>14878679
For me, those tips wouldn't have helped. I've had dogs chase me before, but it's different when they bolt out in front of you.
Dog one
>riding through town
>come to a roundabout with a hedge
>as I clear the hedge a dog runs out of it
>can't swerve because to swerve behind the dog I would have to run straight into the curb
>brake but still hit the dog, though only going about 10mph
>drop the bike, dog gets up and runs away
Dog two
>riding down a twisty country road at a 6/10 pace
>come around an S and there's a dog standing there in the road, not moving
>swerve left to go around it
>it runs right in front of me
>begin to swerve right
>it runs right at me
>hit it at 35mph or so while hard on the front brake
>bike flips over dog
>flings me off
>slides onto my arm
>slide off the road and into a ditch
>lay there just saying what the fuck
>shoulder dislocated
>clavicle broken
>dog limps over to me and tries to fucking bite me
>swat it away with my good arm
>a second motorcyclist rides up to the curve, sees my crashed bike, stops and renders aid
>chases the aggressive injured dog away by hitting it with his helmet
>>14878718
>smoking
Eww
>>14878573
What about zucchinis?
>>14878719
Why the fuck didn't he help the dog?
Fucking heartless monster.
>>14878718
i ride another 50 miles or so and on a hunch (no cell reception or way to tell where the fuck i am going) head towards a road i have heard of on the internet, of all places. it's 47 miles with no service, but i'm still sitting on a couple gallons so i power through it. road feels like it hasnt been maintained in about 40 years. gravel in every corner, passing through trailer parks, nearly getting run off the road by cars. no fun was had, until i break through to this clearing in the picture.
after this the road opens up into the most amazing 50+mph sweepers for what seems like forever.
i left home sitting upright and going the speed limit and blasted back into the city doing 30 over, hanging off the side of the bike with one hand on the controls in rush hour traffic. fun ride, friends. i'm tired af
https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ank/mcy/5545812744.html
i know how you autists feel about non-running bikes, but
>>14878291
If I was on my pc I'd post my webm of me giving that coyote the finger
>>14878658
Tune your carb properly and adjust your mixture ratio.
>>14878751
>it ran when I parked it!
>>14878751
>seat is perfect
>>14878444
>>14878467
>blue vstroms
Ayyy
>>14878739
Because it was biting him?
http://humboldt.craigslist.org/mcy/5545440079.html
>buy grom
>sell it a week later at a loss
Probably a drug grower laundering his money, or somebody who got disappointed really fast.
![491461036510bf03[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/LmSMJKU.jpg "491461036510bf03[1].png")
>>14878372
I always thought the CBR300R looked weird, but it looks great in that picture.
>>14878719
>chases the aggressive injured dog away by hitting it with his helmet
what a bro. that's like everything you could ever ask from a stranger. i like to think i would do that for any rider except in the case that rider is a cruisersexual, because those fuckers never wave back to me.
>>14878780
>comes with new helmet
I bet he got spooked and swore off riding.
>>14878776
It was just scared and confused.
>>14878546
did you get anything you want?
>>14878787
don't people generally need to bin the bike before they get spooked enough? that thing hasn't been down.
>>14878780
Probably realize its a cuck meme bike.
>>14878783
That's because the stock exhaust doesn't look like shit like the aftermarket ones do.
>Big, gigantic mufflers on a tiny dinky little pipe
Why people think that shit looks good is beyond me.
>>14878372
>3 months riding experience
>R6 and CBR1000
>>14878797
Then maybe he missed the luxuries of the cage. I sure did today when I stopped at a street light in the hot sun.
>>14878797
Could have had a close call and it inverted his dick into a pussy. So hes selling it
>>14878741
Cool shit, man. Friday I rode 200 miles through the mountains of eastern and central Kentucky, then Sunday my dad and I rode 100, then he spilt off for home and I did another 200
>>14878815
Or tried taking it onto the freeway.
>>14878820
I dont know who you are, but i like you
>>14878810
This stock doesn't look very big to me.
>>14878604
>>14878788
You're just scared and confused faggot.
>>14878822
I was going to ride today but it wouldnt start. Battery was good so i pulled out the spark llugs and theyre black amd sludgey. Like theres actual sludge on them. Its been sitting since november. I think my bike is ded.
>>14878822
That rock hill looks a lot smaller on camera then in person
Post your failure on it now
>>14878858
>>14878858
Just gotta clean the air filter then she's ready.
>>14878867
>>14878874
i havent trimmed that bit out yet, its pretty long and drawn out for a webm
>near miss
>gathers himself up
>resumes pace
>>14878863
Time to clean out the engine and get some new plugs and oil m8. Clean her good. No idea wtf you did to that oil though
>>14878838
It's not. It has a cover that leads into it. It cleans up the lines. Instead the aftermarket mufflers have a tiny little 300cc engine exhaust pipe running into a muffler just as big as the stock one, which ruins the lines and looks worse.
>>14878887
Nothing is damaged though? I thought sludge destroys engines?
>>14878858
Also, prepping for Moab I see
>rocks, rocks errywhere
>>14878886
I would need some new underwear after that shit
Going to buy a 2015 CB300F as my first bike. What do you guys think?
>>14878876
i should be all ready once my spare parts show up. just a matter of figuring out how to load up.
>>14878897
gotta be ready for the rocks man
was actually hoping reiters was less rocky now that its further along, but no.
>>14878893
It shouldn't have done much if it wasnt ran that way for long. If youre mechanically inclined you can disassemble and clean it yourself if not be prepared to spend a bit on it.
>what bike m8?
>>14878915
I got my levers and jets. Waiting on plugs and those knee/elbow pads that still haven't shipped.
>Want to do Top of the World trail
>Dem rocks tho
>>14878919
I can afford to fix it. I just wanna ride soon. Its a 2007 ninja 250
>>14878908
sounds solid
>first bike
Most would say try to get used, and it occurred to me why. Owning a new ~300cc bike is going to get pretty boring for you once you learn more about riding. Not saying it's bad, but for a new bike I'd like at least the power of a 600~750cc bike.
Again, heavily biased toward standard/naked/sport touring. SuperSport rockets aren't really my thing.
>>14878960
How long have you had it and when was the oil changed last?
>>14878983
Bought it in 08. Changed the oil before i lut it away in november.
>>14878946
looks like a good challenge to at least try
I thought I got lucky today because the weather held out and I was able to go pick up a bike I wanted (Magna V65). But then right as I pull into the parking lot after picking it up my brake lines on my truck blew. Could have been worse I guess
Anyways who /allabouttheV/ here?
>>14878886
seriously, fuck that
>some fuck kicked my bike over in a mall parking lot today.
>talked to security, camera doesn't reach that spot of the lot.
>ive been seething since.
>at least i have full coverage.
>>14879024
>>14879024
I couldn't find the pic I wanted, I was looking earlier and found one that was similar rocks with 1000ft+ drop off of of one side
>>14879035
>i dropped my bike and i want my insurance to fix it for me
>>14879046
They would fix it anyway faggot, i just pay my deductable, why the fuck would i drop my bike
>>14878886
>>14878291
I would like to start riding, but what you guys are posting isn't encouraging. This is some scary shit famalam.
>>14878334
Mow your fuckin lawn
>>14878946
>Top of the World trail
why is utah such a mecca for literally all outdoor sports? if there's something you can do outdoors, utah provides for it as well as any place in the world -- except extreme-altitude mountaineering. but unless you're dead set on trying to haul around an oxygen tank, utah has you covered for that too, only minus the extreme altitudes.
only catch is it's infested by mormons.
>>14879044
yeah, im cool with not trying to negotiate large cliffs.
>>14879044
Look up videos of Flying Monkey in Virgin UT. I've ridden it and it puts everything in Moab to shame.
>>14879054
Becajse you suck at riding bitch.
>>14879063
Utah, Colorado, Montana, maybe western Wyoming. The rockies da best
>>14879064
Does that mean we're not gonna hike chicken corners?
>>14879070
>shitposting this hard
Hello friends :3
>>14879081
Hello baird
>>14879059
Riding is dangerous, if you don't think it's worth the risk then don't even bother buying a bike.
>>14879044
Is there any specific event you guys go to Moab for, or are you just going?
>>14878774
Are V-Stroms good? I'm thinking about getting one but I want some more info on them aside from what I can gather from reviews.
>>14879069
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvT6xRlL9r8
what are your chances of dying if you fall off that one spot you probably know i'm talking about if you watch the video?
i'm torn between "seriously fucked up" and "dead as shit"
>>14879076
hiking might be another story.
>>14879081
Sup Baird. Ride anywhere neat today?
>>14878444
>>14878467
>>14878774
review your vstroms pls. I want to buy one in a month or two when my next payslip comes in
>>14879059
if you ain't ready to embrace da danger you should stick with four wheels, fren
>>14879101
Nah, yesterday I went to the local reservoir which I've never been to, but today I just rode to campus, and then the nearest bar.
I took the bike path home becuase I'd had a few if that counts.
>>14879093
Hey it's me
>>14879103
buy a V E R S Y S
v-strom is more capable and sturdy off-road, but the versys is more planted for street shit and substantially lighter as well.
v-stroms are great bikes though.
>>14879094
Just going. Always wanted to ride in Moab as any offroad rider does. Finally have some freedom so Wombatanon and I set up a date to meet there and ride around.
>>14879099
If you're talking about when you are riding on the finger part I didn't think that was as bad as the very beginning when you drop in, there's another trail called Grafton Mesa near there that's similar, you sit at the top then drop in and there's a crazy sheer drop, but after you get moving you stop thinking about it and just focus on riding. You would get worked anywhere on either trail if you went off.
>>14879114
Boring day, weak. Any pics of the reservoir? I should go out towards the one near here sometime. I never go that way to ride.
Katana 600 or 750 as beginner bikes?
>>14879064
Who's the fag on the cr I bet he drives a miata
>>14879099
Reminds me of Rampage, I love watching the gopro footage from that shit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x76VEPXYaI0&ab_channel=GoPro
>>14879119
why versys?
Any idea if it can be derestricted from LAMS? I've heard that the 2016 vstrom can't be derestricted
>>14879138
Katana 1100
>>14879138
katana 400
>>14879069
I couldn't even fit my bike on there I don't think.
Plus, I'm no daredevil. I just like riding with beautiful scenery around me.
>>14879151
I wish my bike has a kickstand so I could take pictures like this
>>14878350
>>14878622
>>14879062
>implying I'm going to do unpaid yard work on a house I don't own
>>14879170
You can get aftermarket kickstands, I put one on my YZ and it's awesome, no need for that triangle bullshit.
>>14879141
Flying Monkey is about a quarter mile from the Rampage site. Rampage is ridiculous, the biggest jump I've done on a mountain bike is one of the smallest ones at Rampage at the bottom of the course where they are just jibbing around finishing their run.
>>14879139
nah, i bet he hoons a geo
>>14879187
Maybe a beat up POS 80s pickup truck that he hot wires
>>14879170
Just carry your triangle with you anon.
>>14878541
>do you rike your bike to be covered in repsol stickers
Yes
when did you realize that Raimu was based on wr anon?
>always helmet
>no one knows real name
>rides a green bike
>wears meme shoes
>possibly autistic (doesn't talk)
>>14879147
>>14879144
Those aren't options here.
Would one of the two Katanas I mentioned a good choice for a new rider?
>>14878353
I literally learned nothing during my MSF and I had been riding for barely 6 months
You can get way better info doing research online and watching TOTW
>>14879216
>What is the stig
Are you even trying?
>>14879224
Katana 250.
>>14878593
I rode without a license for a couple years
>>14879224
Yeah, but it m8.
>>14879179
>Millenials
>>14879229
the stig wears white clothing and doesn't ride a bike
>>14879179
>being this much of a deadbeat
>>14879244
>your point being
I don't care in the slightest about this property, and I don't get enjoyment out of mowing lawns.
Just finished Twist of the Wrist II. Awesome video but needs less corny acting.
>>14879252
Its based on top gear m8.
>>14879179
Lazy narcissist detected
Jap bike
>>14879263
literally can't see a connection between the hosts and the grills
>>14879262
There's a full factual edit with no corn
>>14879259
>being a deadbeat for not wanting to do manual labor on a rental property in a college town when I could be doing other things
>>14879266
Lazy, sure. Narcissist? Maybe. Giving a fuck about that lawn? I care even less than I cared about the oil leak on the sl125
>>14879260
>your point being
Is that your a lazy millenial that dosent care about his sorroundings and the wellbeing of the community or others, thats why you enjoyed spiling oil allover the road, i bet you dont even pic up the litter on your side walk.
>>14879274
>be doing other things
Like shitposting and being an addict like the deabeat fuck up you are.
>>14879281
>your a lazy millenial that dosent care about his sorroundings and the wellbeing of the community
Have you ever been to college?
>>14879293
Shitposting is always better, but so is working, working out, cleaning your baiku, and hanging out with friends and family
>>14879274
>Lazy, sure. Narcissist? Maybe. Giving a fuck about that lawn? I care even less than I cared about the oil leak on the sl125
God i wish i lived in oregon so could theach you a life lesson.
>>14879307
>>14879103
Only had my strom for a week and love it so far. It's my first road bike though and totally different to my klx250. I was looking at klr650 but the strom was close, cheap and had great reviews.
tl;dr: just buy one faggot.
>>14879307
>potentially getting a murder wrap/assault charge/attempted murder just because some dude on a Mongolian tapestry weaving forum doesn't mow his lawn
You realize this is why yurop laughs at us right?
>>14879272
there is none.
they just ripped off the stig, that's it.
May is best girl in top gear though.
>>14879031
Mmmmm that quarter mile cruiser though.
Do want.
>>14879142
versys because it is just an amazingly capable platform for anything you would ever ask of it on the street. more than enough power without being overbearing, eminently flickable even at highway speeds, and unflinchingly composed in the corners. rides like a bike 200 pounds less than it is. due disclosure, i own a versys and shill for it unrelentingly -- but only because it is an amazing bike. i don't know anything about derestriction because i come from the land of the free.
>>14879307
>no trigger discipline
i hope you embarrass yourself
>>14878650
what is the crash video this comes from?
>>14879043
>get dirtbike over the winter
>try to ride the first day there it's warm
>~a foot of heavy wet snow everywhere
>Find out i cant ride in wet snow, just the light fluffy stuff
>still try, fail miserably
>god i cant wait until the snow melts
>>14879307
>red dot on a pistol
>>14878334
prove you aren't a faggot first
>>14879351
Riding in snow is shit unless you are used to sliding your bike around on purpose.
>>14879330
BECAUSE THEY MOW THEIR FUCKING LAWNS
>>14878334
i'm not sure if that thing qualifies
My shitbag landlord changed the parking rules at my apartment so I can't double park my car and bike in what used to be a dedicated space. How do the rest of you who live in apartments store your bikes?
>>14879372
>yurops
>having yards in the first place
I audibly kekd
>>14879375
It's bike AF ;)
>>14879365
>hairy_girl_ass_with_blow.jpg
>>14879396
It's like you've never been to europe or even left north america... Oh wait, you haven't.
Posting.
>>14879390
i pay $285 per month to not park in a car parking spot. it's bullshit but the cheapest rate i can get in my area. the silver lining is that i only own a bike, so i don't have to deal with any of that bullshit.
>>14878673
>2 1/2 hours later
I went out to get exhaust sounds and accidentally rode 60 miles.
Here's a little of it. I think it sounds pretty nice.
https://youtu.be/D5WSIbNkS0Y
>>14879416
That's fucking insane. I would never live in a complex that charged that much.
>>14879421
>I went out to get exhaust sounds and accidentally rode 60 miles
Motorcycles can be a slippery slope
Hey guys, I've been wanting to get a dual sport so bad. More specifically the klr650.
However, I am only 5'7 with 30 inch inseam. The highest I've ridden was a 32.6 inch seam on an r6 and I learned how to tippietoe just fine or lean and flat foot with one foot.
I could probably ride the klr650 and just avoid stopping or flatfoot if I basically hanged my ass off it at stops. However there is always those sketchy situations where the slope causes your feet to not touch the ground.
Thoughts?
>>14879424
i live in an area with one of the highest costs of living in the world. everything i pay is more or less par for the course and ironically $285/mo is extremely competitive. my next cheapest alternative which is two blocks away is $400/mo for a motorcycle parking spot. no cameras, no gate, no parking attendant. my garage at least has a gate and one solitary camera watching the entrance.
>>14878312
eye witness testimony aint too bad either
>>14879442
>$400/mo for a motorcycle parking spot. no cameras, no gate, no parking attendant
I don't care if you're in Manhattan; that's horse shit.
>>14879442
Do you live in NYC or somewhere stupid?
>>14879134
Where's here?
>>14879453
>>14879451
san francisco. almost as, or maybe more stupid. and yeah, it's horse shit. they gouge the prices just because they can. there's no way in fucking hell the upkeep of a parking garage costs $400 per person per month. just pure profiteering on a captive market
Halp /dbt/!
I need good, waterproof ADVBoots that don't fucking leak. I just got my Sedicis all comfy and broken-in, went for a ride in DSM tonight, and my right foot was wet as fuck by the time I got home.
On a side note, a mostly-empty city on a drizzly Monday night is comfymode to ride through. If you can trigger the lights, anyway.
>>14879475
I was going to ask if it was SF, but SF has enough sprawl to generally make parking bikes less of an issue.
I can't fucking imagine living there, and I lived in Seoul where a 120sq ft apartment costs $950 a month.
I'm new to biking, is this a good deal?
https://nanaimo.craigslist.ca/mcy/5516624276.html
I'm pretty mechanically inclined, but i have never worked on a motorcycle before, any tips?
>>14879483
>american lights don't get triggered by lights
is this real?
What you fags doin?
>work
Eeh
>>14879429
Get some platform shoes?
>>14879403
>once again, implying
>>14879488
There are different kinds, some of them do but most won't.
>>14879488
bikes* fuck my life
>>14879506
that's bizarre
>>14879488
Real as your dubs m8. Some are triggered by changes in a magnetic field by some wizardrywires in the pavement. Some are triggered by little optical sensors of varying types. About a third of the ones here in Des Moines won't pop for my DR650.
>>14878291
I like that he began to post about it immediately on facebook. This is a guy you want in a situation like this, keeps calm and cool headed.
>>14879312
>leddit maymay
Kill yourself.
>>14879497
Drinking.
>>14879403
He was raped in some store in rome when he was 13.
>>14879497
don't cry, cyclops
>>14879497
Trying to get recommendations for waterproof ADVBoots after riding around the city and suburbs and my right foot getting soaked. Also trying to figure out what vidya I want to play.
>>14879483
>On a side note, a mostly-empty city on a drizzly Monday night is comfymode to ride through.
Post your drizzly Monday midnight riding soundtrack. I'll start.
https://youtu.be/5JJMAhK5GWg
>>14879421
Sounds pretty nice actually. Give me a second, can't really do a lot of revving here, it being so late and what not. Let me see about going to a parking lot or something.
>>14879464
San Diego. There's one in Spring Valley, not too far from me.
>>14879559
these are what i wear rain or shine, on and off the bike. my feet stay dry. you don't need to get clunkers to get the proofing.
>tumblr
google search
What should I fap to /dbt/
>>14879569
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9L4q-0Pi4E
>>14879584
pic any picture in this thread and jizz on it
>>14879584
Euphoria
>>14878372
Sup CBR bro
>>14879569
Damn, that's nice. My soundtrack was the unlabeled, probably FMF somethingorother muffler on my DR650, the shhhhhh of the 50/50 tires on wet pavement, and air on/through my helmet.
>>14879579
I'm not that dapper m8. Also, I want some good protection for when I rekt.
>>14879594
>Euphoria
You're one twisted son of a bitch you've been in /d/ haven't you?
>>14879585
This is starting off nice, but I have no idea what it's from/what's being said.
