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>>15143515 →
Faggot hipster cafe 'racer' edition
daily reminder that honda a shit
>>15146155
fuckn owned
That`s how I roll
Can anyone identify this bike and give me an estimated value? I know it's a Kawasaki from 1982 but I do not know the model
Honda a best
I need my first form of personal transport. I've looked into cars but even for the shittiest car I would wind up paying ~$300 a month in insurance when I make about $400 a month to begin with. I wouldn't even be able to fill up the tank and it'd break down in two months anyway with what I could afford
I don't need to go fast, I just need to get around town. So I thought a scooter would do. The thing is I have absolutely no experience with them.
I'm not the kind of person to do absolutely stupid shit,I also don't take unnecessary risks, I'm just not the kind of person who wants to be put in harm's way
all that being said, buying a scooter is pretty much 100% contrary to all that.
I've been reading the beginner guide for a while and I saw that you can (and should) sign up for an MSF course. I absolutely want to enroll, but I'm not sure that even after taking it I would be prepared to start on the moped. I'm not even that good at driving a car (don't even have my license yet, just a permit. Yeah I'm over 18. Go on, laugh.)
Of course I don't expect to be driving on actual roads right out of the gate, I'd take lots of time to just ride around my neighborhood before trying anything remotely risky.
is this essentially a suicidal pipe dream or is it feasible ride a moped as my first form of personal transport, granted I ease myself into it?
>>15146215
looks like a KZ440. Probably in the realm of $1000 if you're in US or Eur, give or take depending on conditon. If you're in Australia it's probably closer 2 - 3k assuming it runs
>>15146224
wow you are fucked lmao
get a real bike not a scooter
scooters suck dicks
>>15146245
Don't be afraid of it or you're gonna fuck up.
You have to own the bike. Start on a 250 and start on the roads as everybody else did.
I've only been riding for like 6 months and I've put 12,000km down and now ride motorcycles on footpaths for a living
don't get a scoot
>>15146255
>>15146245
Why not get a scooter? I know they're not cool but I'm not really getting one for looks
Post your bike edition
>>15146258
They're dangerous as shit. Tiny little wheels, no power, shit brakes, shit everything. Any crap motorcycle is better than a scooter.
Get a ninja 250 or 500 or 650.
>>15146264
k
dbt,
what do you guys think about buying this bike?
http://greenville.craigslist.org/mcy/5579645618.html
he says it runs flawlessly, but just needs a healight. Obviously a headlight isnt very expensive or difficult to replace - could there be some larger electrical issue to be worried about?
>>15146264
Forgot my hashtags #freshsportbikeoc #dropped #builtnotbought #oc
>>15146258
they're not fun, slow as shit with even less cornering capability than cruisers
they promote a half-face no gloves attitude
>>15146265
>>15146272
bridge the connection lost by the headlight and then check all the electrics. You won't be able to inspect the electrics if it's not all connected
Any tips on budging anti bike parents? 19 and I pay all my bills (insurance, 90% of my food, bought my own car) and they won't budge on a motorcycle, solely because it's dangerous. I've got the cash In hand and a job to support it, only reeason I can't move out is because Tuition payments
>>15146272
GS500's are shit, get something with actual redeeming features.
>>15146280
>>15146265
is a sport bike really going to be safer than a slow as shit scooter? I just don't want to die out the gate
>>15146289
People die in car crashes, in their sleep, while walking, while working out, all kinds of things. Wear gear and ride safe and you'll be fine.
Basically just buy a bike and make them get over it.
>>15146295
None of those are sportbikes.
>>15146289
Kill yourself that will show them!
>>15146295
the smaller bikes are more sportbike style than actual sportbikes
you have similar lean angles to the sportier 600, 750, 1000cc etc bikes, but they have nowhere near the power. They're literally made for learning
>>15146289
yeah you have to just take the plunge mate, I did it and my ex did it too. At first they'll panic, then they'll offer to buy the bike back from you, then they'll get over it.
>>15146298
Thinking about threatening to move in with my uncle a few miles away who is huge into bikes, or just keeping it there and having it be a secret. Think they would actually go fucking ballistic if I did that. Also thought about finding a better job and just making jokes possible to move out. Also thought about buying a cheap handgun and telling them I'll hobby gun collecting instead
>>15146319
>>15146295
by similar lean angles i meant similar seating positions* oops
>>15146319
>>15146298
alright I've been dissuaded from the scooter. Now I just need to find one of these starter bikes and learn how to ride.
I legit don't even know how to turn a bike on so that MSF course is first on my list.
does the "don't buy from dealers" adage apply to bikes too?
>>15146321
Don't know why my phone put jokes but I meant to say make enough. Also gun collecting would drive them up a fucking wall (liberal fags)
>>15146331
stealerships in my town are doing an alright job and finance interest rates are at an all time low (like 1 - 3% locally), but in America I assume it's as fucked as it has always been. Buy used so you aren't scared of dropping it, as most people will drop their first bike.
I dropped mine going at a walking pace because I didn't head check properly and panicked when a car appeared. I'm sure someone has my webm
>>15146289
Do you live with your parents?
Yes: Move out
No: Grow some balls
>>15146339
oh I didn't mean I wanted to buy one new, but if they pulled some shady shit on used bikes
I'm mainly asking because I'm browsing used on craigslist
>>15146342
It's nothing to do with growing balls it's trying not to destroy an otherwise good relationship with my parents. But I have on many occasions thought about saving up buying the bike taking 7k just say fuck it and become a motorcycle drifter
>>15146349
there isn't a great deal of shady shit you can pull on a bike. Off the top of my head would be Odo switches, consumables or other parts replaced, oil replaced with shit, chain cleaned with wd40. If you know or want to learn how to wrench then you shouldn't have a problem. It also helps if you can find a local expert on whatever bike you pick up.
>>15146351
You have to separate yourself m8. If you want to ride a bike ride a bike.
>>15146361
>>15146349
I can do better than that I think
check the:
Mirrors
Throttle freeplay
Brake lever freeplay
electricals
brake pad wear
oil level/condition
tyre tread
tyre pressure (not a huge deal unless they've been run with low pressure for an extended period)
look at the mirror and brake/clutch levers for signs of droppage
foot peg scrapes are not a huge deal
make sure it starts first try
let it run for ten minutes, take it for a test ride or whatever. Afterwards make sure that all of the exhaust valves are hot. Touch them if you can't figure out a better way
check for smoke coming out of the exhaust on the first start. Black smoke is fine and common with bikes that run exceptionally rich.
if the wheels are spoked then make sure they're all straight
I've probably left out a bunch of shit but yeah, if you have a mate who knows about it then bring him along.
stop thinking about it and just do it though
real nigga alert
Trafficlight dragged a turbo'd Harley today on the Big-Strom. I got BTFO once it spooled up. Just dumped heaps of unburt fuel once on boost, but holy fuck did it move.
I wish I had my gopro.
when I get my bike should I use hand signals with my motorcycle's turn signals? Because I know when I drive a car I can barely see those tiny ass things
>>15146498
No, just ride offensively
>>15146361
I'm jelly.
>>15146498
>should I use hand signals
>>15146518
>>15146502
point taken
>>15146361
>tfw snackboxes were discontinued
hold me anon
>>15146361
>Odo switches
Anyone want to by a low milage V-Strom, lady owner etc.
>>15146498
Just use the handle signals and nothing else. You'll look like a nazi every time you turn right.
Night ride a best
>>15146536
You killed her.
>>15146536
>>15146536
I just now realized I never emailed you back kek
>>15146539
It's cool mang
>>15146527
>female owner
usually a reason not to purchase a car, but with bikes it means the bike has never been thrashed and has only seen sunny days
>>15146397
Yeah I think I'm just going to buy it and if they don't want to support it fuck em'. If my uncle can ride for 30+ years without crashing I'm sure I have faith in myself as a rider. The funny thing is my dad is so scared of motorcycles because he crashed his, it wasn't until recently that my uncle told me he tried taking a 70s Kawasaki down a gravel road at 45 mph. So he basically crashed because he's an idiot
I want a starter bike with at least some cargo area, and don't want to ride around looking like a flaming gay flamingo on a sport bike called a "ninja".
I don't trust sources that are not 4chan because I'm autistic.
>>15146564
GS 500
>>15146564
what country?
>>15146564
>>15146571
GS500 or the Kawasaki similar. Albeit parts may be harder to find/more expensive.
GS is the quintessential bike for starters. Cheap. Plenty of parts available. Easy to ride and easy to work on.
>>15146569
Brilliant. Now I'll only look bisexual instead of gay. Thanks guys, I'll see in in a few months.
>>15146564
Nc700
Suzuki across
The only bikes with a frunk
>>15146551
>down a gravel road at 45 mph
gravel + speed = stability
>>15146583
nah I mean what country are you in lmao
>>15146264
happily
>>15146264
>>15146587
Across anon i summon thee
>>15146587
>>15146612
Best honda commuter over here
>>15146602
CTA plz
>>15146622
What's CTA?
>>15146625
post pic of gf/mom and you will see.
>>15146625
Cup tribute anon
>>15146633
this, he prints out coffee cups with your image on them and drinks tea from them, TEA. WHO THE FUCK DRINKS TEA. WHAT A FUICKING FAGGOT
>>15146625
We have a regular poster that makes cum tributes to people's pictures.
Welcome to /dbt/, please enjoy your stay.
>>15146625
Some faggot who works in pottery
>>15146641
>tfw going for MSF tomorrow
>nervous as fuck even though I've ridden for about 5 hours or so
How to not be nervous?
>>15146641
Hey don't you like sucking cock?
>>15146664
Stop listening to people telling you how you'll die a gruesome death
>caricanza
>>15146664
dude weed lmao
>>15146664
Nervous is normal. Nervous is good. Just breathe deeply and try clearing your mind. In the end you're just there to learn so don't be afraid to ask questions.
>>15146665
Probably not, haven't tried it tho
>>15146641
You deserve a fate worse than crashing
>>15146676
You forgot your trip.
>>15146641
He wouldn't even tribute you, as he knew you would love for that to happen and it creeped him out even.
>>15146682
Yeah for some reason it isn't saved in the name field in the quick reply box anymore.
>>15146612
what's up brotha
>>15146686
>jelly that I am immune to CTA
>>15146688
>RHD
>heresy
>>15146696
its literally the only way to tell us from australia
>>15146691
I just don't cum on anybody and you are bottom of the barrel.
>>15146688
she hot tho
>>15146688
je suis le biker
you just crave for unwarranted attention don't you?
>>15146714
If you like bucktoothed bitches, she could eat an apple through a tennis racquet.
>>15146688
>850X478
WTF??
>>15146688
> Dickson kfc
Worst kfc in canberra right behind the phillip one
>>15146719
>>15146738
gunners is worse desu
where you from?
>yuropeens wehrking
>ded tred
Drew my grom waifu lads
>>15146792
no
>>15146806
>damaging the tank
ftfy
>>15146806
>truuuuuu
>even if you don't crash
Gb2fb
why am I such a sucker for the 80's/90's aesthetic
>>15146846
Because those decades were obviously the best in every objective sense you could possibly think of.
How di i find a bike shop? I need handlebars quick
>>15146850
Yellow pages
>>15146792
>friday night in straya
http://sarasota.craigslist.org/mcy/5606052195.html
this seems a bit too good to be true
>>15146600
Very nice desu
>>15146857
Fetch it
>>15146854
>11:26
>>15146264
Pulled over edition
>>15146264
hey goys. ausfag here. I'm looking for a LAMs bike and I've gravitated towards the CBR250RR, and I see some with 'fire blade' written on them and some without. Is there any difference? This is the model with the MC22 I'm talking about. cheers cunce
>>15146864
>>11:26
Yeah but its prime shitposting time. They are all out drinking and being non-autistic.
>here i am being a hermit
>>15146867
I think some of them have a Fireblade sticker of some kind on, Anon. You'll look like Rin-chan on her Katana if you get a Fireblade sticker on a girl's bike desu.
>>15146867
Don't m8. they are all flogged out and fucked by now.
Where you at? Got links to the bikes you are looking at?
>>15146864
so nothing strikes you as strange?
Do you think a guy who loves his bike would sell it to someone who can't even ride it
>>15146881
>ninja
>love
Jej
>>15146857
>EX500
m8, just buy a GS500. Same shit but way more reliable. Only thing going for the EX500 is that it has better acceleration, but then you also have a water cooling system to deal with.
>>15146874
edgy and ugly, but good on you anon for getting it.
>>15146892
>hurr water cooling is hard
Get out of here.
How does this work?
>>15146916
Magnets.
>>15146914
>radiator gets rocked
>small hole
>leaks
>overheats
>stranded
>air cooled head gets rocked
>chips a fin
>keep riding
>no fucks givin
>don't even notice until next oil change
>>15146289
Buy it and tell them to get fucked
>>15146916
like a car
looks like a dick waving exercise
>>15146706
fucken rekt
>>15146659
>hyosung
Great leader personally cursed this guy from the heavens
>>15146523
they're go buckets now you cheeky kunt
>>15146659
Too hot
>>15146940
No, too hot is when you recover. He was clearly too fast.
>parking bike
>dudebro approaches
>friend of a friend
>tells me i'm gonna kill myself on "that beast"
>rides a 50 scooter
>in shorts and vans
>with neon orange decals all over
>stopped working again
Fucking hell, i thought it was the contact breaker condenser but it's not apparently.
>>15146958
we're gonna be seeing a lot more of this picture aren't we
>>15146850
ride in the pattern of a visual representation of the fibonacci sequence
>>15146920
>buy $20 mesh shield for radiator
>????
>profit
>be riding GS500 through stopped traffic
>it overheats because that's what oil/air cooled bikes do when there's no airflow
>????
>cracked head for days
>>15146877
I'm in vic. just the ones around melbourne on gumtree mate.
What's your view on chinkshit?
>>15146958
>having points
>2010 +6
Burn it, you pasta nigger.
>>15146996
Kek. I commuted on a GS500F in australian summers for 4 years. It still hasn't overheated.
>>15146996
>be riding GS500 through stopped traffic
>it overheats
>things that don't happen for $500
>>15147008
Oh and this was before filtering was legal. I didn't filter then. Just sat in traffic as dumb cunts here would door you.
>>15146937
the go buckets literally contain less
>>15147001
I do not look at chinks shitting. It is easy as they dont shit in the streets like indians do.
>>15146958
None of the wires look damaged, there is no current.
>>15146958
Have you gapped the breakers with a rolling paper?
>45 minutes of work
>>15146987
Ye
>>15147025
They're not.
The only one that has no current is the bottom one, but i swapped them around and they both started working again.
The bottom one stopped again today.
Has to be a shoddy connector somewhere.
>>15147053
No need to, they're fine.
>>15147109
Expose wiresnek and stab it with multimeters
>>15147109
>No need to, they're fine.
So you haven't gapped them at all?
>>15146819
underrated post I like you
>>15147109
last year sem looks more like a miracle by the minute
>>15147114
Nay.
I should, but i'm pretty sure that's not the problem right now.
Once i figure out why the condeser stops working i'll do it.
>>15147111
Snek broke multimeter, i need a new one.
>>15147130
Ikr?
How crazy would it be if I did it again
>>15147144
>Once i figure out why the condeser stops working i'll do it.
It's old and fucked out. Just like your bike.
>>15146272
>gs500
i owned one and they are the absolute worst lmao
>>15147190
>never owned a Hyosung
>never owned a EX500
>never owned a Harley Davidson
>never owned a Ural
>never owned a Bike
>>15147271
>side mount
>batman ears
Why? do you enjoy semen?
What country has the dankest willies?
>>15147286
amsterdam
>>15147286
Finland
>>15147278
Why you so jelly anon?
>>15147316
jelly of a side mount cam? no, I have based chin mount.
jelly of neck ache producing fins? no, i'm not stupid.
Just keep riding in the summer anon.
>>15147286
Antarctica.
Hey dbt. I live in a city so I have no need for a car. I want to get my first Baiku, so I'm planning to get my motorcycle licence. Do I need to get my full car license before I take an msf course, or will I be ok withh just a car permit and motorcycle permit?
>>15147298
>>15147302
>europe
>having fast motorcycles
>making fast motorcycles
>>15147344
>amsterdam
>dank
do you even know what dank is?
>>15147325
>jelly of neck ache producing fins?
>implying the amount of drag would even be noticeable nevermind cause strain
Maybe if you've got a ten year old girls neck, faggot.
>>15147325
>being this buttblasted
Stay pleb nigger
>>15147346
Do u no Wat a willy is
Sorry that no one laughed at ur joke
>>15147348
>>15147350
>summer riders who never get out of the city.
>>15147348
You sure are retarded, go do a shoulder check at real mans speed and find out.
>>15147350
yeah ok m8. Why don't you suck your m8's cock some more, samefag.
>>15147393
>projection
>>15147394
>damage control intensifies
>>15147370
>Do u no Wat a willy is
Yeah, it fukts you're mum everynight.
Sorry your dad laughed at your pitiful life while I cucked him.
>>15147401
Gets BTFO by the truth
>DAMAGE CONTROL
>PROJECTION
It's clear to see in your pic. Now go ride to your starbucks, just go really fast in a straight line and waddle around those corners.
my oil injector is leaking all over
can i just let it run dry and premix or will that fuck my shit up?
>>15147403
>oddly specific child abuse related reply
Anon, is there something you want to tell us?
From Jorge Lorenzo father twitter acount (@chicho48). 2 years old, future champions
>>15147419
Yeah, your dad said you are a failure and hadn't done anything worthwhile of note by the time you were 20.
>>15147413
All this butthurt for no reason.
Makes me happy to know my riding upsets you anon :)
>>15147421
>2 years old
>still has pacifier
WHY
>furure /dbt/ cry baby
see here >>15147438
>>15147438
>riding
If you can call it that
>>15147401
>doesn't over the shoulder check
>squids in 2016
m8 when i find parts of you on the highway ill laugh and keep riding.
>>15147453
Post pics of your dad's bike and move along try hard
>>15147438
>my riding upsets you anon
It does if you are a slow shitcunt, post your chicken strips fagget
>>15147460
you already did that
>>15147456
Watch out with all that edge m8
>>15147461
>le meme
>>15147460
>>15146361
What bike is this?
>>15147478
>has 2 inch wide chicken strips and square tyres
>talks about how chicken strips are a meme
Just admit that you have an immense fear of leaning your bike over.
Sure is a bunch of fags on this morning.
>>15147497
You are not a knob jockey?
>>15147483
Summer /dbt/ sucks. I Wish the Australians were still here. They loved my art.
>>15147483
>>15147492
All these new fags who don't know how commuting in the city works.
You all are so adorable having no idea what you're talking about
>>15147497
i agree, posted an actual question but i'll have to try again later when the know nothing no bikes go away
>>15147511
all these slow cityfags that only use their bikes for commuting
>>15147437
Does it make it easier to talk about your issues like this?
>>15147336
I have no idea, i know where i live they are separate licenses, you can't drive a car if you only have a motorcycle license and you can't ride a bike with just a car license yada yada, id assume it is somewhat the same.
>>15147523
Enjoy having no idea what you're talking about :)
>>15146143
How has your baiku helped get girls /dbt/?
>>15147551
>things slow city riding faggets say to defend their chicken strips
You guys are priceless, i bet you think a ride down a freeway is fun.
>>15147491
Suzuki GSX250F Across.
>>15147559
you mum says it is the vibrations that get her wet
>>15147561
>implying riding at 90mph isn't fun
you guys need to stop acting like turbofaggots.
i live in phoenix, large crowded city. for fun i like to hit the US 60 until I get to this small airport i know of cuz it has tons of exciting twistiez and zero traffic.
>>15147561
>still more senseless arguing
Man, you really have confidence issues worth yourself m8.
You should talk to someone about that
>>15147561
Not that anon, but it's as fun as you want to make it.
>even if you saftey queens disagree
>>15146600
I'm really new to bikes but that looks pretty nice what is it?
>>15147578
Sure riding at 90mph is fun, around corners.
>>15147585
Funnily enough dbt is more likely to yell at people for going hektik in the touge than riding hektik down a highway weaving through cars.
>>15147596
Probably because going hektik on the touge requires more skill than cutting through traffic at 90 miles an hour.
>>15147596
ikr
>>15147444
I always found it funny that that thing is called PACIFIER in English. Sounds like a revolver brand name.
Meanwhile in German it's Schnuller ([shnoo-lah], sounds like a child would call its penis) or Nucki [nooky].
>>15147190
They're not. Kill yourself
>>15147590
Lets play spot the 14 yr old
>>15147611
Skill that most of dbt lacks im guessing?
"i couldnt do that so neither should you" type stuff
>>15147615
>PACIFIER
>Sounds like a revolver brand name.
Well it does shut a little cunt up.
>>15147622
Pretty fucking much.
Tall poppy syndrome at its finest.
>>15147615
its called a pacifier because it shuts the little cunts up when they are crying.
>>15147622
I'm only a commuter pleb. I wish anons would post more hektik tooj webms.
I can live vicariously through them.
>tfw too old and have too many responsibilities to go full cb400anon and cross into oncoming lanes to take a corner.
>>15147631
would make sense to why most of the people that are good riders cop so much shit when they post on dbt.
>>15147559
Why don't they all just filter past?
>>15147641
>good riders
That is subjective, I have ridden with great fast twisty riders that just couldn't handle commute city traffic. They freak out and just stay in lane.
>>15147658
same goes the other way, i have ridden with people that say "im a really fast rider" which means they do 200+ km/h down highways/freeways, they generally go so slow through corners that they don't even need to brake though.
>>15147615
It's called a dummy in ENGLISH jerrycunt
>>15147664
that's why I did say it was subjective.
>tfw know you're not a fast rider
>tfw don't try to ride fast, just well
>tfw faster than anyone you know, purely by accident
Plus I'm the only one not on a 125 :^)
>>15147664
On the other hands being a manic shitcunt filtering through traffic WOT every single day has definitely made me a faster rider through twisties than my two friends I ride with who've been riding as long as me, but don't commute
Probably just down to being a daily rider vs weekend warriors in general though
>>15147689
>filtering through traffic WOT
50cc scooter things
>>15146264
Needs more bmw
Muh 250, before I went drifting in the grass
>>15147692
125 I'll readily admit
That's still 70mph at times, nearly always above sixty
whats /dbt/ even doing up at 9:20? I thought neets didnt roll out of bed until 12:30-1:00 PM
>>15147697
When the android don't upload the photo
>>15147695
>girls bike
>>15147702
euro prime time m80
>>15147702
SCHLAND
>>15147695
is that your girlsfriends s1000rr or something?
I'm gonna take a shit and then I'll try to figure out wtf is up ith the bike
>>15147708
my friends in japan and hes not answering my texts, I know its like 9 at night there on a friday, he needs to quit taking his long time gf on a date so we can play overwatch.
>>15147713
Just burn that blue hunk of shit.
>>15147713
did you use the orange key?
dont use the orange key
>>15147639
cb400 anon is one of those rare cases of a person that has been riding since they were like 4 years old, i imagine he has a few screws loose in his head from that.
>>15147713
hope everything comes out ok
>>15147639
here a clip of a 110lbs deaf girl with more balls than 99.99% of 4chan community combined
>>15147733
>implying more balls down her throat equates to more courage
my 85$ full exhaust system came in the mail today, time to figure out if "uncorking" your bike to really "open her up brother" is a meme or is the extra 2 hp you're getting is worth the 500$ you're paying for what is essentially a pipe with baffles in it.
>>15147733
>dirt bike
>deaf and dumb
>may as well be a kid m8
DIRT BIKES ARE FOR KIDS
>>15147742
You will have to put a high compression piston in the engine before you notice any difference.
>>15147747
>doing anything fun is for kids
you're just saying that because you're a pussy
>>15147747
the adult thing is to lane split at 100 mph while screaming at cagers and putting your hands up in the "what the hell you clipped me bro" position.
>>15147756
Now you understand, you don't see kids learning on supersports bikes do you.
>>15146215
>>15146237
its a kz440 but someone fucked the rear fender and exhaust.
i just sold mine for 1200 with a rough idle issue(carbs needed to be rebuilt but couldnt bother)
its a pretty good bike though if youre considering buying one
any webms of sketti being dropped by motorcycle racing mechancis?
>>15147766
>keeps my filename
you're my bitch now
