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[D A I L Y B I K E T H R E A D]
>Motorcycle Questions & Answers
>Motorcycle Routes & Meetups
>Motorcycle Gear & Accessories
>Motorcycle Adventures & Blog Posts
>Motorcycle Pictures & Fun Webms
>/dbt/ map
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?msa=0&mid=z7CKLSFiJH_M.kMZoQpBOKipI
>Motorcycle Ergonomics Simulator
http://cycle-ergo.com/
>Noob? Git gud:
>>10361928
>Boring webums with sounds
>>>/wsg/1135516
>Old thread
>>15436832
Good thread, Honda best
reminder that honda a shit
>>15439716
oooo, too slow, that's the yawneha way I guess
>>15439699
>Stupid gay retarded cuckold pic: the thread
>>15439721
is this a competition? lmao aspie
>>15439698
What?
Indian is owned by Polaris
Harley is owned by Mexico
>>15439727
>posts boosta
Lel
>>15439731
Is it victory I'm thinking of? I thought that was Yamaha. There's a cruise company owned by Harley other than Harley no?
>>15439727
Yeah that guys such a hipster actually riding his bike. Not like you
I was thinking of getting a 2009 CRF230L
Pls no bully i'm new
Lol
>>15439752
Do it. Don't let your dreams be dreams.
>>15439743
Victory and indian are both owned by Polaris
>>15439761
Guess I'm just delusional then. Huh.
>>15439757
I'm seriously considering it lol
Anything I should know before I one?
>>15439743
Nah, Harley doesn't own shit besides Buell. Both Victory and Indian are owned by Polaris though.
>>15439771
buell that's what I'm thinking of.
There's a Harley dealer right next to the Indian dealer here so i always think they're connected
>>15439769
How to ride
>>15439775
Indian/victory>harley
>>15439779
Well yeah they're a Minnesota company
>>15439784
Murica
>>15439775
Lol I'll learn by using it. I'll have to take a course though I ant to be able to drive it on the road
>>15439802
Well you can start on trails which is nice because road riding is obviously smoother so the transition won't be difficult once you get a license
>>15439799
Do we have any sport bike companies? Something other than cruisers, or is Harley the closest because the jap 4 are stationed here
>>15439809
I have a place right by my house I can goto. Can't wait
>>15439816
Nope. But the victory octane is pretty nice
>>15439837
We should start one
Daily bike tradition or something like that
>>15439856
Meh. I'm happy with my rolling couch though
>>15439816
EBR
B
R
![2016-ebr-1190rx-motorcycle[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Kt6DEnc.jpg "2016-ebr-1190rx-motorcycle[1].jpg")
>>15439816
There's EBR.
Truly the last great American hope
>>15439876
Murica as fuck
![kGT8t[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/uaE74iO.jpg "kGT8t[1].jpg")
>>15439883
truly great
*clapping intensifies*
>>15439876
Already went bankrupt once lel. Theres no place for new baiku manufacturers
>>15439876
I thought they went down the shitter [again] several months ago.
>>15439894
>>15439896
Correct, they had to file something similar to bankruptcy because they didn't get a large sum of money owed by an Indian company (Hero).
Basically EBR designed a ton of motorcycles for them, but Hero never paid them.
They were bought out by an American industrial machinery company, though, and have returned to production.
Zero is an American company.
>electric relevant
>spend nearly an hour timing this $70,000 overgrown bicycle
>everything in place
>spin the motor through a few times
>realize the gearsets that we thought were 2:1 are actually 47:22
>it doesn't matter where the gears are placed
INDIAN
N
D
I
A
N
>>15439896
Fisrt was buell and then ebr. Its been 2 times and a 3rd in few more months.
>>15439915
>>15439915
>Buying 100yo tech
>Expecting it will work flawlessly
Oh hey, I'm getting my bike tomorrow
>>15439935
Be sure to ride it like you stole it
>>15439935
Not the SV though, I'm getting my cbr back but frankly at this point I don't even care what bike I get to ride as long as it's got a motor. Fuck, I've even started enjoying cycling
>>15439922
Buell has been around for decades, Erik left because he was tired of Harley's shit. And now he's no longer CEO which is good because he's an engineer not a businessman so hopefully it'll work out.
>>15439953
>>15439923
>Dresses like a power ranger and rides something that sounds like an ostrich got it's dick stuck in a fan
>The guy that looks like The Terminator is gay.
>>15439969
>>15439953
>>15439972
This is bait
What happens if I go in the red line? Will I die?
>>15439981
You start memeing like you've never memed before
>>15439735
this kek
>>15439981
You transform into a super saiyan
Where can I get something like this for my CBR? Riding in the rain with a tail tidy results in gravel and shit all over my back and seat. Should I look for a shop and ask for a fabrication?
>>15440029
>>15439986
pls I don't have a rev limiter and I'm scared
>out front smoking a j
>scooterbro rides by
>go inside
>2 minutes later crazy fucking thunderstorm lets loose
RIP scooterbro
15 DAYS
>Buy a Bandit 400
>super hyped for my first bike, get it registered, insured, and get my new license within 24 hours of owning it.
>oh but wait i need to rebuild the front brake piston assembly
>oh but wait the parts aren't ready to be shipped til this Friday
life is suffering. At least I have a Miata..
>>15440085
how's the Miata meme treating you? debating miata or mustang for my first shitbox.
>>15440091
I love the shit out of it, but then again I don't give a shit about the gay jokes or it being a meme car. It drives well and is reliable. But slow. I won't deny it. But it hold like glue in the corners.
>hear loudass exhaust incoming
>its a fedora cuck on a straight-piped cafe racer
reminder not even other bikers are impressed by straight pipes.
>>15440077
> 2 weeks to sem
> not even 10 days until birthday
> TT still at the shop
>haven't bought new gloves yet
> never looked for a tent or something
> no clue how to transport the stuff
>no GPS or map
I'm gonna die
fugg :^DD
>>15440116
Neat wheels
>>15440116
Only reason I'm not leaning towards it is I live in the grid-road city where the best corners are highway roundabouts.
>>15440124
They're whatever; Rota Fighters. It's the Dunlop Drizzera Z2 R compound's that do the real work.
>>15440118
sounds perfect.
>>15440077
> 9 days until departure
Pretty excited desu.
>>15440042
Put your fender back on.
>>15440125
Is that really how you buy weed in NY? I am so sorry.
And in Colorado we have lots of curvy's. But if I lived somewhere like Florida or Texas where it's straight roads and cloverleafs, i'd probably get a moostang for highway pulling and burnouts.
>>15440118
get in the super secret chat you nigger
>>15440139
but the cameras will see my plate
>>15440148
I is on phone tho
>>15440135
we all gonna make it, right?
>>15440167
Ahahaha of course not.
>>15440162
>deranged SUV driver squeezed a pass on my right while I was about to turn
>was so close that he broke my turn signal
story of that pic
>>15440118
You can sleep in a tent with me if you know what i mean. Prep your boipucc
>>15440187
thanks for offer, but I sleep under stars the best
or innawoods, I'll build a bear grylls survival hut
>>15440172
that's exactly what I expected.
>inb4 every SEM someone dies until there's only one left and this one is depressed and suicides
>>15440130
I don't know anything about cars but they look good.
>>15440211
Just to let you know, my tent is always open for you
>>15440130
>Dunlop Drizzera Z2 R compound
Pump the brakes, kid. My DD has Direzza Z2 Star Specs like the ones I can clearly see on your miata, they are NOT R compound tires.
>>15440077
DELET
What's that site that shows you all the helmet specs?
>>15440251
thanks man
>>15440148
you mofos don't even have one set up atm or nah
>>15440077
>tfw not a yuropoor
Why is North America so big?
>>15440319
One on the discord bullsheizer
>>15440319
Czeck the emails you fuck
>>15439972
Nobody in that pic is dressed like a power Ranger. I am confuse
>>15440333
>>15440348
ayy
lmao
it ain't working
I will sleep now
good night-o
>>15440409
Fucking useless piece of shite
It's a wee bit warm outside today.
Figured I'd stop at the strip to rehydrate and check out all the eye candy.
Hopefully everyone else is having an eventful Thursday
who here /vape in their helmet/?
>have magnetic tank bag
>replace stock (steel) gas tank on DR650 with plastic Acerbis tank
>magnetic tank bag no longer usable so I decide to ride to Cycle Gear to look for a new one
>the Cycle Gear store near me only has 2 different tank bags in stock, both are magnetic
>buy a RAM X-Grip so I can mount my phone on my handlebars and leave
They have like 100 different tank bags on their website but only stock 2 of them in the store...
>>15440553
>They have like 100 different tank bags on their website but only stock 2 of them in the store...
Well duh most of their stores are the size of a 7/11, what did you expect, a warehouse?
>>15440551
what the fuck is the vaping shit?
is it code for smoking ice?
thats what use do with those e cigarettes isnt it?
little ice rock in the butt then party all day, fuck i hate your generation.
>>15440567
toplol
>>15440561
The one near me is pretty big actually. They had at least 15 different models of soft saddlebags but only 2 backpacks and 2 tank bags. I wasn't expecting their entire online catalog, just 5 or 6 different tank bags (at least 2 with straps instead of magnets) would've been great.
>>15440567
listen here, grandpa, simply because you don't understand something doesn't mean you have to shout and get the water hose out. go back inside and watch matlock
>>15440580
Fukken meth addicts, why don't you poofs use a proper crack pipe to twirl your shardie?
>>15440580
>watch matlock
>>15440603
Better than the shit you and uncle bob injected in between your toes, you old coot
>>15440567
you're literally retarded
>>15440551
I confess I've done it before when the vaping fad first hit. vape a shit.
>>15440647
better than cigs, senpai. I went from smoking all the time to not even needing to vape at all.
>>15440623
its ok bro i get it, its cool to be a meth addict, thats why all the kids be vaping
>>15440655
I went from vape to cigs to cigars.
>>15440664
Are you drunk? Try googling next time you decide to embarrass yourself.
>>15440439
nice bike, man.
>>15440673
Fuck off cruisercuck
>>15440144
ayyyyy what part of colorado you at? I'm in the denver area now
I absolutely cannot get these fuckers to go in. They keep folding over.
Do they expand over time or with heat?
Someone help
>>15440439
>went for an oil change
>nut is seized
>went to recharge battery
>pos duplicate key doesn't fit in the lock
>tried to install turn signal fork brackets
>cant turn the front without them clipping against the front fairing
>tried to replace rear turn signals
>cant open the rear seat lock
>notice paint everywhere is peeling
>find huge dent under the exhaust pipe
>plastidip on the wheels is peeling
>spiderwebs everywhere
I'm depressed. And I have no more vodka.
>>15440711
Sure it is the right size?
>>15440726
They were in there when I took them out
>>15440717
Is that you squid?
>>15440734
got any weed?
>>15440743
Yeah i got a few grams of og platinum a girl gave me, also why?
>>15440711
>>15440732
A lot of rubber O-rings / gaskets expand over time when they're in constant contact with petroleum products. They usually shrink back down some if you wipe them off and let them dry out for a few days.
>>15440699
i ride a gsxr 600.
>>15440750
I was excited to finally get back on the saddle but found myself cockblocked. Now I'm just disappointed.
>>15440756
I dont think ethinyl glycol is petrolium base but who knows. It could be.
>>15440672
google what?
how to vaporize my meth rocks in E cigarettes?
no thanks im not a failure at life anon
>>15440779
Try finding the rear lock wire and pulling it with some force. Ive opened seats like that when i lost my key
>>15440782
a lot of different solvents also cause rubber to swell, same principal
>>15440673
Thanks man
>>15440699
Aww. Such a Internet bully lol
>>15440116
Did you have to paint the big white spot on it as all the cum had dried on the door panel from you giving too many drive by blowings.
>>15440777
>>15440815
>Cruisercuck: the post
>>15440829
Post pic of your prince albert
>>15440885
Not a clue what ur talking about m8
>his bike manufactor also makes cars
>>15440932
hayabusa is actually a modified swift engine lol
>>15440910
I just expected a guy like you to have a peirced cock.
>>15440932
even KTM makes cars uleh
>>15440987
can you swap in a swift sport engine
What does /dbt/ think? I need a new bike
http://cosprings.craigslist.org/mcy/5659725110.html
So /dbt/ I bought my first bike today. How'd I do? 03 SV650s w 18k. I'm pretty fucking happy.
Did you willy
>>15441032
i never see them mate.
>>15441060
Because you live in a poor area/never go to race tracks
>>15441011
Hmm. Alrighty
>>15441041
Just buy a Harley. We already know you are a whiney faggot, so it will be perfect for you.
>>15441067
>going to race tracks
Fuck off saftey bear. Street rossi fo lyfe
>>15441067
I had one of those weird 3 wheeled cars almost run me over the other day. Had to steer right into the gutter to avoid him.
>>15441041
Looks kinda rough, but it's priced accordingly.
>>15441044
apparently they're GOAT; all I know is they're a slower version of my bike.
>>15441139
Do I know you?
>>15441154
Yeah, someone I know who's owned one recommended doing a few things to do if I got it.
>>15441172
I'd go for it if 1000cc's were had feasible insurance costs where I live.
As long as everything seems fine when you ride/look at it.
>>15441190
Yeah, that's just one idea. I'm considering a supermoto but I'd prefer fuel injected.
>>15441196
EFI is the way to go imo. There's already a lot of maintenance on motorcycles, carbs just add to it.
If you had to buy one, would you get a hayabusa or H2? Hayabusa is like 1/2 the price, but H2 is pretty badass.
>>15441219
There's only one answer to that question
>>15439981
according to some dumbass i rode with that raised the redline on his first gen r1, you do crazy wheelies cuz the power goes insane at that point, it's designated as the redline for your own safety
>>15441219
Ignoring the looks I'd rather have the H2 but it's ugly as fuck.
>>15441219
h2
apparently not even that much faster than a hayabusa, still neat though
>>15441219
The hayabusa will be annihilated in terms of outright performance by the H2, it's not really a competition once you unlock the throttle map of the H2 and get 240 hp out of it with no changes to anything other than the Fly by wire map (stock the bike is only at 33% throttle when pinned on the redline)
but.
The Hayabusa will be way comfier and easier to ride with a nice smooth engine and friendly fueling, great aero bubble keeping the wind off your and much cheaper / simpler to service. Ie. you could do it yourself while I wouldn't want to touch most stuff on the H2.
So it really comes down to what you're after, supersonic interstate or hypersonic weekend rides.
Personally, neither really fit my needs. Both are at least 40 kg overweight for what I'm after.
>>15441211
>carbs just add to it
Not really. Once they are set, leave them the fuck alone and always run an inline fuel filter from tank to carb inlet.
As long as you dont let it sit for months not running the carbs are fine. Even if you need too, you should fire it up once a month and move it so it isn't sitting on the same part of the tire.
How do I do a wheelie?
>>15441172
Yes. Now stop being an emotional whore and just deal with it.
>>15441250
must be tough being a manlet limited in his bike selection by weight his tiny legs can support
>>15441256
>so it isn't sitting on the same part of the tire.
is this bad?
>>15441262
Open the throttle
>>15441263
BB, don't be like that
>>15441256
Already more than you'll ever have to do for EFI
>>15441219
love me that supercharger chirp so h2
>>15441267
If it sits on one section for a long time while underinflated it will lead to violent delamination.
>>15441307
shit
>>15441279
I put an inline fuel filter on my efi bike. It picks up heaps of crap that the internal fuelpump/tank filters let through.
I only had to get one blocked injector to make me put that filter in.
Same shit happens to efi it is just more uncommon on efi. Some filters on efi bikes are built into the fuelpump, so it it gets blocked it just bypasses unfiltered fuel. Only way to clean it is to buy a new fuel pump.
>>15441319
Just keep them inflated to correct pressure, maybe a little over even.
Once a month roll bike forward or rotate wheel a foot or two.
Installed those Pyramid Parts fork seals. Test ride it for about 10km and one side is already showing signs of a slight leak.
You guys warned me.
OEM fork oil seals and dust seals are 75 dollarydoos per fork. The shitty pyramid parts only cost 40 for both.
FML.
>Maybe have a sale for KLR lined up
>local stealer ship has a yellow 06 SV650 naked that I may buy
>maybe new bike this weekend
Fucking excited chaps
>>15441402
I'll add that, the oilseal is $22 and the dust seal is like $43.
Should I get the OEM oil seals and aftermarket dust seals or just go aftermarket again but stayaway from pyramid parts.
Anyone got some brand recommendations?
How do you fags resist the urge to finance your dream bike? I'm poor as fuck and generally terrible with money, so the temptation is growing stronger.
>>15441458
Just learn to save money.
>>15441458
I would keep it in my garage and not ride it anyway because so precious and if something would happen to it it's my financial ruin.
I'd rather have a 3k affordable bike that I can shrug off but can ride hard in exchange.
>>15441458
Just stick to your ninja250. Poorfag.
>>15439816
Eric Buell Racing. Sportsbikes with Harley engines. Also a lot of small specialist manufacturers, all making huge displacement cruisers. There is one I forget the name off makes hipster 'classic' small displacement motorcycles and there is Rokon that makes solely a specialised off road motorcycle designed in the 60's and only survives through sales to foriegn militaries.
I wish Polaris would make real motorcycles.
>>15441511
>Eric Buell Racing. Sportsbikes with Harley engines
no that was buell, EBR use modified rotax engines made in house.
I don't know why /dbt/ always has this problem with buell/EBR bikes (such as believing buell still exist or whatever)
>at msf course
>fat nigress in Harley shirt
Lol
>>15441518
Buell a shit
>>15441445
I have All Balls brand seals and they're pretty good and not expensive
>>15441502
>if something would happen to it it's my financial ruin
That's actually a nice deterrent, I'll keep it in mind.
>>15441526
I wouldn't buy a buell because I'm not interested in harley engines but you bet your arse I'd be looking into an 1190RX if I was purchasing a new sportbike.
>>15441536
Buelll is not ebr. There different a company.
>>15441550
I know that's the entire point of my post here
>>15441518
and why I just now said that I wouldn't buy a buell but would buy an EBR.
Please tell me more things I know, what colour is the sky o, oracle?
>>15441559
I know mate.
my bike sat out all winter and now the battery is fucked, can i jump it with the car?
Motorcycle exhaust has a gold tinge to it, I'm guessing that means it's running rich (hah)
Anyway to fix it? Or clean it ?
>>15441624
yep
>>15441624
Yes. But don't have car running.
>>15441636
pics?
only thing that should be changing color based on AF ratio is the spark plug electrode.
Will take some when I get home
>>15441624
Why are you only starting your bike now?>>15441647
See
>>15441636
My bad
>leaking coolant errywhere
Quality german engineering my ass
>>15441669
Did it jizz itself?
>>15441661
i have other bikes
>>15441458
I hate being in debt so I don't finance anything if I can help it.
>>15441502
>if something would happen to it it's my financial ruin.
You're generally required to have full coverage insurance when you finance a vehicle so you'd only be out the deductible when/if you break it.
>>15441458
By saving up and not living in a debt culture.
Outside of a house, if you can't afford it outright then maybe it's not worth having.
Plus if you finance a bike then write it off you still have to pay the bike off, even though you can't ride it any more.
my 2001 kawasaki Ke100
>>15440667
I went from cigars to vape to pipe. It's gr8
any cruiserbros?
>>15441750
>not living in a debt culture
I blame my parents
>>15441669
Ze Germans have been absolutely terrible at cooling systems for the last 25 years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd8sfrVdHRM
CycleCruza NO!
>>15441850
He's right though I still want a cbr600rr
>riding down the highway
>pillion cover comes loose
>without thinking I grab it
>the moment it leaves the dead air behind me it takes off
>pretty sure it landed on the shoulder
>pull over and walk back to grab it
>turns out it's on the line between the two outside lanes
>state trooper pulls over and hits his lights
>think "great, people will slow down and move over so I can grab it"
>as I try to explain what happened he demands my license and shuts himself in the car windows up
>tells me not to move
>5 minutes later he finishes running my license
>at least 5 times I could have casually walked out and gotten it
>the moment he steps out of the car it gets kicked under a semi and shredded
>$200 for a new one
GEE THANKS FOR YOUR HELP OFFICER, I SURE AM GLAD YOU DETERMINED I WASNT A DANGEROUS BIKER GANG MEMBER.
So I went out and fucked around with the F3 675 today.
It feels like it weighs roughly 3lbs.
I get the feeling that a buell is the kind of bike that'd get you laughed out of town
is my intuition right
>>15441874
Nobody knows about buell, it would just look exotic.
>>15441865
You're lucky he didn't ticket you for littering.
>>15441850
Well he's right. I'd rather get a 636, h2, R1M or gixxer 750 instead of a cbr600 or fireblade. For advanced riders they have nothing to offer. They're just shitting out tons of beginner bikes and the ugly africa twin.
>>15441900
Dunno I think the Africa Twin is a cool bike even if it's ugly.
>>15441900
>the ugly africa twin.
FFS why couldn't they have just made the headlights round? It looks like a blast to ride, I might even buy one used in a few years but those ugly ass headlights almost ruin it for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_JlEet6MIs
>>15441951
They sould have sold and aniversary edition with round headlihgs and the ugly one.
>>15442003
HNNNNNNG
>>15442003
What's up with those brake covers? Do they actually protect anything?
![7256b_lg[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/0wzicp5.jpg "7256b_lg[1].jpg")
>>15441636
why would you want to fix it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D1nK7q2i8I
>>15442015
Yeah, the protect the rotor form impact and calipers form sand/mud
>>15442015
>protectors
BUT DO THEY PROTECT ANYTHING?q?q?q!!?@@
>>15442015
Only the outer side of the rotor gets some cover. The inside of them gets covered in shit.
>>15442041
Well that's what I was thinking. Can't the just cover both sides or would it get too hot?
>>15442015
They are a meme item
Thoughts on a CRF450X as a DS made ADV capable?
Thinking it would be a more capable platform than a XR/DRZ/KLR while being easier to maintain (parts/aftermarket) than a EXC or Husky.
>Big tank
>Wind screen/fairing
>Oil cooler (to increase oil capacity, to help take the edge off oil change intervals)
>lightweight lithium battery
>Subframe modifications to carry any cargo, if necessary depending on the ride (spares, fuel, tools, provisions, etc)
>suspension adjustment to handle increased weight
>tires of course, for the situation being rode into
>taller gearing, either in the form of a simple sprocket swap, or cracking open the gearbox and putting a taller 5th (and maybe 4th) in it.
Budget is about 8k. Am I wrong to think this would make a worse bike than 8k worth of XR? This bike will be used in Northern Cali, North Nevada, West Utah, and occasional trips towards the northeast.
>>15442146
*Northwest, not northeast
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>>15442164
Nice pig
>>15442146
450 enduros make shit ADV bikes, the most reliable of them (WR) still requires a lot of valve checking and head work very often.
>>15442168
You mean "pige."
>Knowyourmaymay
>>15442164
What type of cat is this?
>>15442146
I think a CRF would be absolutely the worst option. Those unicam heads are notoriously unreliable and have a tendancy to wear out the heads rather quickly.
The EXC would be a good option IMO. The 2007+ came in street legal form already, and the earlier models aren't exactly street legal but are super easy to register in most places because the title/mso doesn't have "OFF ROAD ONLY" written all over it.
On top of that they have an amazing 6 speed transmission which can be geared high enough to cruise down the highway at a low RPM and still hit trails without having to lug through 1st gear all the time.
They have a ton of parts/support/aftermarket and are known to be pretty reliable for a race enduro too.
If you're planning on doing super long trips or lots of road riding though one of the others you mentioned (XRL/DRZ/DR/KLR) might be a far easier and more comfortable option.
I had an awful lot of cruiser riders flat out ignore my existence when I tried to give them the "motorcycle wave" today. They just stared straight ahead and didn't even look in my direction as I passed by. Is it my helmet? If I wore a do-rag and sunglasses instead would they acknowledge me?
I did it.
>>15442189
Some of them have that attitude, some don't. Don't fret it, some people just don't wave at all.
>>15442174
The other option is to put a pig on a serious diet. I've rode 450s, pops has a 525 KTM. I know I can handle those bikes offroad. I don't know about 340lbs of top heavy though. Decisons, decisions. I wish my KX250 could do everything, I'd just ride it always forever.
>>15442194
>paying $150 just to meme
M8 you could have just gotten a WAT sticker for $5.
>>15442203
I mean, I had 2 cruiser riders out of 10 or so wave back at me but EVERY sport bike rider I saw either waved or nodded as I went by. I was on my DR650 which normally doesn't get as much hate from cruiser riders as "crotch rockets" do.
>>15442205
>implying I probably won't do that too
>>15442214
>be cruiser rider
>secret wave at everybike
>everybody waves back
if I'm at an intersection or busy not dying I don't wave, also sometimes I see oncoming riders too late but I still wave
>>15442188
I've read those problems have been sorted by honda, and that (while it does cost money) swapping valves will further idiot proof the head. The weight is the number one turn off for the 650 club.
>>15442214
>be on a 250
>a few blocks from SMU
>biker wave at white kid on a Ruckus
>he literally flinches
Some people are weird.
>>15442219
Why not at an intersection?
Serious question /dbt/
Is there anything special about slide in kneepads for kevlar jeans?
I've been meaning to pick some up since forever and today I was at Sports Authority and they had some youth thigh pads that seemed about perfect. They're just 1/3" thick dense foam padding, but I'm guess that's all slip in pads (at least the shit tier) are.
Thoughts?
>tfw never spent a dime at SA and have dropped nearly $500 since going out of business hit 40+% off
>>15442226
got to hold the clutch with something and my dick isn't that long
>>15442226
Not him but I'm usually holding my clutch in when stopped at an intersection so I can't really take my hand off to wave. I'll nod at other riders that wave at me instead in that situation.
>>15442220
you could get the XR650R. While it's not light like a 450, it's more reliable and distance capable, and not as heavy as the XRL/DR.
A couple people here have them and like them.
I have a dual sport 450. Hardly worth the hassle over the DRZ.
>>15442236
you want some CE approved armor, not just some random foam padding
>>15442252
this is for internal pockets on kevlar jeans that are already approved for 7s slide without armor
>>15442257
What about initial impact before the slide
>>15442257
Armor is more to protect your knee from hard impacts than sliding. Your jeans may keep your knee from getting road rash but it won't keep your kneecap from shattering into 1000 pieces when it collides with a curb.
>>15442251
BRP wouldn't be bad. The only downside to it is the potential registration problems. But, perhaps it's the lesser evil in this situation.
>>15441825
Yes
>bought a good helmet
>bought decent gloves
>passed MSF course
>added endorsement to license
>next paycheck will give me enough to comfortably afford a bike and jacket
It's happening, guys. I'm getting my very own meme machine. The Seattle used bike market sucks shit, though. Looking for a decently priced dual sport right now, but I don't want to give myself blueballs over something that could sell by Wednesday.
I'm wondering if I should rescue this poor thing from some retarded hipster or if it's too far gone.
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/mcy/5671787562.html
>>15442270
Registering an XRR would be the same as a CRFX. Both are off-road-only enduros.
>>15442269
right but I mean at some point you're fucked regardless, and right now I'm riding without pads.
serious question. I have CE jacket with back protection, and wear full gear, but I don't want to go stupid. I thought foam was a legitimate armor choice, even if it's not CE.
>>15442189
>ride a cruiser
>have a full face
Were not all elitists boomers
