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Check it out I rigged up a 64 pattern ruck frame as my new luggage rack.
>>29130735Lots of crashes at Phillip Island today
>>29130740Dope
I just put a down payment on a 2015 Streetfighter 848 only to realize it comes with traction control, but not ABS. Should I try to get my deposit back and get a Streetfighter V2 with all the modern electronics instead? I'm not a Boy Scout, but ABS seems pretty important for a modern bike, I don't know why Ducati didn't even have it as an option in 2015.It was a dream to ride though.
>>29130766you don't need ABS unless you are a fucking retardSo yeah you better get it
>>29130766Buying anything except the latest and previous generations V2 and V4 from Ducati is a big mistake no matter the ABS.
>>29130787this place is full of retards
>>29130785>>29130789It's literally impossible to ride a bike without traction control and abs
>>29130766you never think you need ABS until you REALLY NEED TO STOP OH GOD and you're smashing your rear brake like that's going to do anything while desperately trying to keep yourself from grabbing all the front brake in the world and going over the handlebars
>>29130766that said anon you'll be fine unless you just gave money to a dealer to charge you new bike prices for a used bike which it sounds like you did
>did my engine always rattle so much?
>>29130792>It's literally impossible to ride a bike without traction control and absYeah and imu and throttle by wire and eight different maps and quickshifter and launch control and wheelie control and lbs and tft display and blah blah fucking blahpoofters
>>29130800I like ABS.
>>29130800Unironically. Also a good gear indicator display is a must on modern bikes
>>29130816
>>29130811Of course you do
>>29130813why
>>29130820You'll understand someday when you get a bike, little wrenchlet cagie
>>29130822what a noob
>>29130813can you not count to 6?
>>29130818fucking incredible headlight. doesn't illuminate anything in front of you but blinds everyone to the sides. i hope you get doored by a karen off a cliff into freezing water and get cumflated to death by an orca
>>29130858On that topic, I put a LED bulb into my bike as a headlight.It doesn't have a low and high beam, just dim and bright with both illuminating about the same distance, jack shit.Can't see shit during the night and have to slow down because the headlight barely illuminates like 10 feet in front of me
>>29130735Where's the link to the jihadi vocaroo? Lil bitch
Nvm I figured it out
>>29130787High IQ >>29130789Low IQ
Gear test round Wales starts tomorrow, it's a few days like pic related. Arctic circle epic next year so it needs a good run through bad weather, wish me luck! Vstrom will be fine :)
>>29130880>just ride slow as fuck in freezing rain broBut why?
>>29130880based as fuck anon
>>29130880Oh neat :^)What cc is your bike?
>>29130903Its not all bad, Sunday will be drier>>29130904>>29130913Yeah, Its gonna be fun, bike is 1000cc, gonna leave the TC and ABS on...
>>29130921>1000ccNeat, you wouldn't want to ride all around England on a learner bike.
>>29130766Having no abs is annoying, moreso for choosing pads though. It makes brake fluid cuanges faster not having it.
I'm convinced any 1000cc bike even i4 is a better beginner bike than i4 600cc. Two reasons:- low end 1000cc torque allows beginner to stay away from dangerous high rev zone- beginner is going to be scared of opening throttle more than on 600cc = better throttle control
>>29130880Looks like the scar on my arm
>>29130931Less weight and lower to the ground and upright position would be best.
>>29130930>Having no abs is annoying, moreso for choosing pads thoughexplain
>>29130934Why weight?
>>29130931just learn to ride for a few months on small bike then sell it. unless you are retarded you wont lose money on it then you can get the bike you want.
>>29130766in the year of Our Lord 2026 I would no longer purchase a motorcycle without ABS for the same reason I would no longer purchase a car without seatbelts If youre gonna put real time in it, not just very gently ride it on backroads in perfect weather, its critical safety equipmentSome of the electronics, even common ones, give you very little - wheelie control, gear indicators, ride modes, radar cruise, quickshiftersBut others are extremely valuable - ABS, cornering lights, traction control, IMUsAfter experiencing cornering lights even my car feels ridiculous when I'm merging onto the highway at night. It never occurred to me "wow I really can't see well around this bend" because it was just the way it had always been. >>29130931this is retarded, if you want a 1000cc you dont need to fool yourself into thinking its objectively better, you can get something because you like ityou want to know objectively the best beginner bike, it's a sportster 883. dog slow, close to the ground, parts everywhere for very little money
>>29130952ai reply
>>29130960Im gonna kill you with a gun niggerI've been posting on the internet since you werent even cum in your daddy's balls, the AI is trained on ME. Your betters are going to be making decisions for you based on robots that are pretending to be ME.
>>29130872Its in there
>>29130735OP, got any side angles of your scooterbike? Looks like a hamster bike
>>29130931The best 1000cc learner bike is an older honda shadow.>only 40ish horsepower>Gud tork
>>29130934This is my first own bike, it's 30kg heavier and has 2x the power and displacement of SV650 from my school but it flicks much easier than SV650 because of low center of mass. Maneuvering it on parking lot is complicated though, and making tight turns in the city on low speed as well but that's because of long wheel base, not engine capacity I think.
Imagine owning a zx4r what a piece of shit with that new Honda logging it.
>>29130988>Your betters are going to be making decisions for you based on robots that are pretending to be ME.And that's why bikes suck nowadays
>Mom knocked over scooter>Plastic broke>New piece is 300 dollars>Not willing to let her pay for itFug.
>>29130998The owner of this bike is a Japanese fellow who posts tons of pictures on Twitter https://x.com/hz7j3j4jgs4174?s=11
>>29131071Try plastic cement. Works really well. Easy fix most likely if you dont mind it looking a little ratty Post a pic of the damage
>>29130766UPDATE: They gave me my deposit back. My first two bikes didn't have ABS and I didn't die, but my last one did and I'm not really looking to regress on safety. It's like >>29130952 said, I wouldn't buy a Ferrari without seatbelts just because it's half the price of a new Ferrari and it's more "raw." I'm just gonna finance a V2 instead of paying cash for an 848.
Right now I only own a couple of things + my bike, if I were to move out I would probably rent a van and load it inside, how do I do that safely?
>>29130872I put it in near the bottom>>29131105I fixed cracked handguards with jb weld and tape, the tape makes a channel for the jb weld to sit in while it cures. >>29131125You get a ramp, like 100 bucks at harbor freight
>Pleb modes>Crutchion assist>Slopomatic shitter >SneedBeeSMeanwhile there's a plethora of Chad bikes that are just simply good without all the gimmicky tech bloat slop. Made by chads for chads.>Fuck Nu-slop!>Fuck Nu-slop enjoyers!>Fuck you!
>>29131141>You get a rampWhat am I going to use it after? Also, how do you secure the bike inside a van on a budget
>>29130792You should stop buying bullshit and go buy some riding classes that cover braking if you cannot operate a motorcycle without ABS. Dumb Pussy. Just wait till you find out you stop sooner without abs.
>>29131163Ratchet straps
I Sneed traction cuntrol Otherwise I just die because I'm a dumb bitch! How on earth did all those motorcyclists do it all those decades without it? Must've been staged and fake! That's it! All motorcycle racing is an elaborate ruse. Uh huh, just like the moon landing.
>>29131166It's literally impossible to ride without traction controls and abs.
>>29131163>what am i going to use it [for] after[wards]?probably very little, sell it on facebook marketplaceif this is a rented van, not a van you own, i'd instead recommend that when you rent the van you also rent a motorcycle trailer. The have them at uhaul >also, how do you secure the bike inside a van on a budget ratchet straps, also available at harbor freight >>29131164>you stop sooner without absmaybe in perfect conditions of perfect calm, dry pavement, hot day. I don't think YOU are actually better than ABS, maybe you're better than twenty year old ABS. But maybe you are under optimal conditionsYou're certainly not better than ABS in the wet, when you have to react to a sudden change, when you're on hour ten of a long days ride, on cold tires. >>29131166you could say this about modern tire compounds, disc brakes, or the hydraulic fork. things got better.
>>29131166Bikers used to be a lot more likely to die and ABS being standard is a big reason fatalities are down so much.Every argument you make against ABS is also an argument against radial tires and disc brakes.
>>29131198>absGay>radial tiresGay>disc brakesGaywow you’re right
>>29131202Unironically based. You don't NEED any of those, albeit radial tires are a bit of a toss up solely because bias ply tires are hard to come by, it's just cheaper to get whatever radials off the shelf.
>>29131194>if this is a rented van, not a van you own, i'd instead recommend that when you rent the van you also rent a motorcycle trailerIf that's the case I can rent a normal car then, and the motorcycle trailer if I can find i, that's a better idea.
>>29131202Also no hydraulics of any kind, fuel injection or alternators. Those are all gay too. No short stroke engines either. Enjoy your 8 horsepower.
>>29131105Its easier to see with the naked eye.
>>29131221As someone who has a lot of experience working with plastic, I can help. Get some tamiya extra thin plastic cement. It'll seep into the crack and fuse the plastic back together. The stuff is meant for models but it's incredibly strong because of the fusions of plastic. It's ideal for stuff like this since it penetrates cracks so well.
>>29131170Wrong. Your kinds skis never had abs yet held their ground against a russian invasion. Git gud.>>29131194All ABS does is let you do turning inputs under heavy braking / prevents rear wheel locking up under extreme and sudden stabbing of the brakes (which is what scrubs do)>These invasive tech crutches are totally the same as component advancements!Wrong. New tires, disc brakes, fork assemblies. All of those DO NOT interfere with a riders input. All those items merely improve existing dumb systems (as in dormant, not stupid) Meanwhile you got TC faggoty and all the other various tech nannies trying to square a circle solving problems that are only there if you really fucking suck at riding. Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of making shit better. That's why I refuse to give any credit to tech bloat slop that removes agency from the rider / distorts feedback to specfic inputs. IF YOU STAB THE BRAKES AS A PANIC RESPONSE. THATS NOT ON THE MACHINE. THATS ON YOU>>29131198Bikers back then hardly ever got proper training and helmet laws were optional. Gear wasn't as advanced then either so fatality correlation is hardly related to ABS alone.ABS is different than tires and disc brakes because it overwrites your shitty input. Tires and discs do NOT do this nor have any resemblance of this dynamic. You are bad faith or stupid to conflate these components and how said components interact with the rider in question. You goofballs just love gimmicks and the concept of buying skill instead of doing the hard work refining your own riding. OP doesn't need a new bike, OP needs braking and handling classes/coaching. >picrel it's YOU dumb bitch!
If rasheesh can do this without ABS then you can commute to work without ABS.
>>29131231Bikes have been constantly evolving to be safer and more powerful. All of those things are changes made to the end of making bikes safer to ride. Hydraulic disc brakes are a perfect comparison since you could have a set of mechanical drums and be perfectly fine. You could live without all of those things. You just chose to freak out about ABS for some reason and not them.Please post your bike.
>>29131220Even more based.Generators or dynamos are all you need anyway.
>>29131236You do not own a bike.
>>29131231ABS was optional until recently and european and american studies have both shown that abs equipped motorcycles of the same model had significantly fewer fatal crashes per mile than their non-abs counterparts>if you stab the brakes thats on youi'd rather it not be on me, thanks, i'd rather avoid crashing in a worst case scenario than have to have top .001% braking ability if you want an even more direct comparison, ABS is more like an electronically controlled red line than anything else.
>>29131235>You just chose to freak out about ABS for some reason and not them.I don't see it that way. I see noob riders convinced that they HAVE TO HAVE this shit. And you don't. In many ways it makes you a worse rider. fag> I was gonna buy a biek but I must cancel because no absderp
>>29131231On hour ten of a long day in the saddle, when there's a situation that requires emergency braking, yeah, the rider probably is going to stab at the brakes, they're tired. ABS will keep them upright. You can still threshold brake normally on any decent ABS system.
>>29131241>Nobike freaking out because he doesn't want ABSYeah you're such a good rider. Anyone with ABS is just a worse rider than you, who has never touched a motorcycle.
>>29131238Oh but I do.With 6 volt electrics, 65W generator, battery fired points ignition with a distributor.
>>29131233Commuting home or to work in drizzling rain, when it's a bit foggy and even your pinlock is getting a bit misty, lane splitting through a miles long traffic jam, is exactly when I WANT ABS, the paint on the stripes is slippery. >>29130766If you liked riding it and you have a lot of miles on it I'd keep it. 848s are cool.
Holy fuck brehs. Just picked up an actually good and expensive helmet to replace my shitty HJC I30 and... wow what a difference. Feels like I'm not even wearing anything. Can ride up to ~120KPH without earplugs now.So to any poorfags... save up for a good helmet, it is an incredible difference.
>>29131265Just buy Arai.
>>29131265Glad that worked for you, I bought an RPHA years ago and earplugs are still mandatory.
>>29131012>road6
>>29131277I was wondering when you were going to post this
>>29131235You're retarded>post bikeSure, which one? You'll post yours before me too right? OK here's 1 with none of the bullshit. Now your turn dipshit.>>29131239>Erm, actually this technology that interferes with your braking inputs are exactly the same as a static caliper that bites a spinning discGtf outta here, comically disingenuous and not even remotely comparable by principle.>must be top .001% to brake without ABSDo you people even hear yourselves? Those stats are skewed because ABS only saves the stupid riders that ham fit a full lever when scared. Sure, you can fix stupidity but that doesn't make you a better rider. >>29131241Many such cases unfortunately. These suckers fell for marketing and fear mongering >>29131243If you can't brake properly due to exhaustion then you should pull over and recover dumbass. >10 hour rideThat ain't no commute and that ain't anywhere you need to be immediately if it's ten fucking hours. ABS will not save your sleepy ass >>29131246ABS perpetuates bad habits because you will never learn the correct inputs without it. It's no different than TC, Wheelie control, rider modes, etc. All of that shit is shit you can do with your right wrist. >>29131255>I sneed it for da rayn>Those heckin paint lines manIf I was a betting man I'd wager you're going way too fast or leaning way too much in rainy conditions if it makes you SNEED ABS
>>29131282Mine is the purple one to the right btw, I fitted it with sick as fuck tassels and raised the handle bars 6 feet. Yes feet.
>>29131282Your reading comprehension must really, really suck dude. My post was only a couple sentences and somehow you think I'm riding aggressively in the rain carving corners instead of literally just plodding through a traffic jam.
>>29131282I don't think you understand how ABS works. ABS compares instantaneous wheel speed readings to what they were X units of time ago, and if it sees you locking a wheel up, it softens that caliper with pulsing brake pressure. You can brake totally normally and learn correct braking habits just as easily. Having the lever pulse on you sounds and feels very weird and is its own form of negative reinforcement.
>>29131285My reading comprehension is perfectly adequate. You pathologizing pernicious faggot. My aggression stems from hating technology reliant millennial coded people like you. >inb4 ok boomer >I'm probably younger than you
>>29131288In that exact same post I told anon to buy the 848 if he likes it, despite it not having ABS. You are definitely one of the Americans who has a less than sixth grade level of reading comprehension.
>>29131282lmao you don't know how ABS even works. You're retarded.>ABS perpetuates bad habitsI have never had my ABS activate.
>>29131282>that doesn't make you a better rider.Abs made me better, instead of eating shit and dying it gently pulsates the rear brake to let me know to chill out. Feels good. YAMAHA is a good company.
>>29131287If I stab my rear brake without ABS. My wheel locks up.If I stab my rear brake with ABS. My wheel does not lock up. Therefore. ABS rewards bad inputs and the rider will never learn what not to do. I'm fully aware of how the system functions, I reject its necessity and the infinite fear based shilling you tards perpetuate thinking you NEED it and incapable without it.
>>29131292What part of "the lever pulsing back at you feels like shit and shows that you fucked up" didn't you read? Don't reproduce, we don't need more double digit IQ faggots like you.
>>29131292>Sub optimal brake technique during a life or death situation should result in deathThis is an argument he's making against ABS
>>29131282Why do you have the gay steering dampener? Shouldn't you be a real man and just be able to keep the front wheel steady with good throttle/bar inputs?
>>29131298>Shouldn't you be a real man and just be able to keep the front wheel steady with good throttle/bar inputs?A real man would just deadlift the bars and stop it from shaking', pussy
>>29131282you are literally retardedits clear you don't know how abs work its clear you've never engaged with any of the data surrounding the safety consequences, since you (retard) seem to think researchers have never heard of "controlling for variables"it's clear your objection isn't principled in any way since you your motorcycle already does many things electronically that could and were done manually The dumbest thing of all is >it perpetuates bad habitsthe bad habit not falling down when a deer jumps out or a cager cuts you off with no warning idiot, stupid fucking moronkill yourself immediately >>29131296but if you dont die you'll never learn what not to do
>>29131289>The abs dweeb clings to illiteracy as a retort to defend his techs honorDon't pull your back while you do all that reaching >>29131290Cope>>29131291ABS won't prevent you from eating shit anon.>>29131295I just feel what the bike does and act accordingly. You rely on tech to save you from yourself, I go with my senses. Save the IQ Projection, it's corny.>>29131296Not my argument at all, nice strawman tho very cute >>29131298>bbbbbut you have a steering damper! It's like, the same thing as all my tech nannies!came with it, my 96 blade didn't have it and it's a period correct frame mounted one so why remove it and let 2 holes show. I just turn the settings all the way down 99% of the time anyway because I love how flickable and response it is, it's a true 1:1 input-to-feedback experience. Something you'll never get riding on that rolling computa'Where's all yalls bikes at? I see a whole lotta shit talkin yet no bikes to back it up
What are some good gloves? I had some alpine stars baby gloves for a while they were okay, then I got some cheap as fuck cycle gear ones but now they developed a hole. Should I just get another pair of cheapies and save this kind of talk for the learner thread?
>>29131309Tcs helped me before too, one time I full throttled it in the grass and it didn't do anything it just gently accelerated, I could have died
>>29131309Maybe when everyone is calling you a retard and explaining why you're wrong you should pull your head out of your ass and consider that it might be true. Just saying "nuh uh I'm right" makes you look even stupider.Hopefully you end up a red smear on the pavement sooner rather than later.
>>29131307Kill me yourself you cerebral poindexter pussy oh wait you need chat gpt and a bus ticket to even pull up on me. Still no photo of a bike You obsess over data like it's end all be all when most stats are skewed or heavily context dependant.
>>29131317It's crazy that you post a chart of logical fallacies after failing to make a single valid argument over the course of your temper tantrum.
>>29131316A lot of people were convinced a hemlock sip would take them on that comet for heavens gate. Doesn't mean those masses were right or correct, those very members would call a dude pouring out those punch bowls trying to leave retarded too.Now. Post bike. Chop chop. I'm waiting for all of you.>Hope yer a red shmeerI hope if that happens to me I stain your driveway just to continue to live rent free in your silly ass head
>>29131320I think the retards who insist ABS is bad (for some reason) are a lot more like a suicide cult than people who appreciate the most non-invasive safety feature of all time.I'll forget about you the moment I get off the computer. You'll be freaking out about the people here for hours.
>>29131319Just because you didn't listen to my argument doesn't mean I didn't make a sound one. You just can't fathom life without invasive technology. Post bike bus rider, none of you even engaged with the notion that ABS sweeps your bad inputs aka bad habits only making a false equivalence between ABS/TC/WC/etc with tires and disc brakes
>>29131309I learned on dirtbikes since I was like 8, don't fucking preach to me from a high horse that's lower than mine. And you are definitely still an illiterate fucking chode.
>>29131324You have failed to articulate a single argument other than that you think people should die for suboptimal brake technique during a life or death scenario. You're just doing all of this because you're incredibly insecure and this is a way of trying to prop yourself up as a man.
>>29131323>No bike>implies ABS is non-invasive (it is by default) Yet you call me the retard kekHey, with people like you around it makes the actual good shit cheaper so thanks for contributing to my collection
>>29131327Why are you slamming your brakes hard enough to activate the ABS if you're so talented? If you knew how to use your brakes correctly you'd never notice.
The last man to work in my office on Friday evening. And how was your day?
>>29131334I haven't even left for work yet. Fuck night shift but ESPECIALLY fuck second shift.
>>29131334Beautiful topbox.
>>29131326My argument is riders who depend on tech nannies are objectively worse riders than those who don't. >more arm chair psychology from the basket weaving websitePathology? YawnMy security is irrelevant, I don't give a fuck what you're on at the end of the day. However there's far more respect to the riders without the tech bloat than the ones that cling to it.>>29131325All that dirt bike experience just to throw it all away to a machine doing all that work for you. Sad. Maybe you should've done something else growing up instead
>>29131342You LITERALLY can't fucking interpret a sentence correctly. There is no saving you.
>>29131334Get a life. Work is unimportant.
>>29131342You give so few fucks that you decided to throw a temper tantrum that will almost certainly last a few more hours before you burn out. If you brake correctly you'll never activate your ABS. It being there is invisible to the rider until they need it. You do not know what you are talking about.
>>29131338I absolutely love it. As a nobike I thought it looks retarded but now I refuse to ride without it.
>>29131125Some anons have done that with tiny dual sports and let me tell you: it's a notoriously bad idea. I mean that as if the Van is your only shelter and you're about to hobomax
people are so angry no one will see that I am thinking of spending 2.5K on a Silverwing scooter that just came up
>>29131348I never thought they looked too bad but I could never ride without one now. It's so nice to be able to do everything on my bike. I don't need to worry about how I'm getting stuff home when I buy it and I can keep some tools on me at all times.
>>29131344Damn that's crazy, I'm glad you got a PHD to tell me that doc. Whew, no idea what I'd do without you.>>29131347>Having fun shit talking dweebs that operate off a false premise is just a heckin temper tantrum nowDamn, do all of you rely on pathologizing as much as you do tech nannies? KekBy the way theres not a single bike post from any of you. Funny how that works.
>>29131357Autistic people like you hold grudges so people probably don't want some lifelong autistic vendetta post from you any time they post their bike. You still do not know how ABS works and you're clearly upset that literally every post directed at you has been to let you know that you're wrong.
>>29131359>More armchair shrinks pathologizing >STILL no bike postedMust be a plebbitor. Not autistic by the way, but go on an continue to pontificate about how everyone needs hand holding to be safe from themselves.
>>29131367My bike is in the thread. Do not worry. You still do not know how ABS works and everyone here knows you're a moron.
>>29131368Uh huh, I'm sure it is anon. Right next to that purple heart you got serving in call of duty
>>29131369Yeah. I keep it right next to yours. You still do not know how ABS works and you're still a moron.
>>29131373I'm fully aware of how ABS works, thats why I buy good bikes that don't have it. Id rather be called a moron than to be a feckless pussy like you that simply cannot deal in the real without a computa'
>>29131374If you're braking correctly you'd never know your bike has ABS. You would know this if you knew how ABS worked.
>>29131375>If you're braking correctly you don't need ABSCurious
>>29131377Yes. It's an emergency safety feature which is completely invisible until you need it. Not having it is stupid because the fringe case where it's needed is one that will kill you if you don't have it.You do not understand how ABS works,
>>29131317>data? when i have vibes? its incredible that someone as stupid as you can even remember to breathe >>29131377and if you're driving correctly you dont need a seatbelt or airbagsstupid motherfucker
do any of you grind on your balls on the seat, it feels good
>>29131379Good point, why don't bikes have seatbelts or airbags?
>>29131380Sat on them the other day. It was incredibly painful. Getting old sucks.
Are little 125cc bikes more likely to be stolen than big bikes?
>>29131382Airbags are mandatory for motoGP.
>>29131377GOT EM>>29131378>>29131379>The data is never wrong and is empirical within every context ever and if you refute this you're a moronSounds like this retard has never heard of the McNamara fallacy.>watch me weaponize this data to force a conclusion as a means to terminate critical thought!Many such cases from the tech obsessed bugmen.
>>29131385So why aren't they mandatory for normal traffic bikes too then?They should be, you don't even notice them being there until you need them, you will die otherwise
>>29131385 Ah yes the dude's hitting 62° at a 180 miles per hour have it therefore I must have it or I will die going to work
>>29131386>The data is wrong because I sad soPeople prove data is wrong by finding new data that does that. It's not a matter of some retard saying nuh uh and everyone believing him.You keep moving the goalposts. At least now you're admitting that there's no negatives to ABS. There is literally no reason to not have ABS on a bike.>>29131387Bikers are notorious for lobbying against anything that costs money. It also does very little for the kind of accidents normal bikers get into.>>29131389I was under the impression that you were the best rider in the world and accomplished something. My bad.
>>29131390I did not admit anything remotely close to that you disingenuous chud. If you rely on abs, you're a worse rider than one who does not. It's shrimple as that.>Advocating for non-invasive systems must mean I have a superiority/old bike complex Another "brilliant" take from /o/'s clinical armchair psychologist everybody! You can't go 5 posts without trying to larp as a mind reader. Cars are not bikes, you do not need half the shit a car absolutely needs.
Guh! Bbbbut the data!
>>29131394My ABS has never been set off but the day it does get set off I'll be grateful. ABS is a non-invasive safety feature. I don't know why you've got your head so far up your ass about it.You're not advocating for non-invasive safety features. You're advocating for having none.
>>29131397I'm Advocating against tc, wc, abs, etc incase your shitty reading comprehension didn't pick that up. It is invasive because it overwrites a riders lever inputs.No abs stops sooner, so yes I'd rather have none if it means I brake quicker. https://youtu.be/sDbWZiaUeDY
>>29131397>My ABS has never been set offOkay>but the day it does get set off I'll be gratefulSensor failure, ABS doesn't engage
>>29131401>blows fuse>can't ride now! >random soldering joint failure causing an intermittent issue>need abs>acts fucky and sporadic in the moment>dies from relying on a tech crutch
>>29131400It overrides lever inputs when you're doing something stupid that will make you crash the bike. Are you throwing this tantrum because you want to crash the bike?>>29131401My bike has a thing on the dash to let me know if that's the case. The worst case scenario for having ABS is that it doesn't work. You think the solution for a fringe case ABS failure is to not have it at all.>>29131403Clearly the alternative is to have never had it in the first place and have the same outcome.
>>29131095Ooooh, i know that bike then, nighttime and angle threw me off
>>29131405>it only overrides lever on put when you're doing something stupid>I need this to not crashThere it is. My point exactly. You are objectively worse than any other rider (throw a dart at this board for all the other anons with non-abs bikes and I garentee you that they have better habits than you who relies so heavily on it)
>>29131405You look at a dashboard to function, I just look at the road and act. We are not the same.
I am getting it this spring (need to save up money) to brap around.
>>29131411No, just when I start the bike. I also have a check engine light. That's really gonna set you off isn't it?>>29131409It's never went off, by the way. It's an emergency thing. Anyone who rides regularly should be happy there's a non-invasive emergency safety feature to keep you from dying in the fringe scenario that kills bikers. Why are you like this? Did you make sure to buy a car without airbags too?
>>29131413what do you think about the gb350c?
>>29131231>he wears a helmetGet a load of this scrub, how about you just learn to ride properly.
Wow, finally home from work, time to see what /dbt/ is up to>it's an old good new bad episode>>29131389I do wear an airbag whenever I ride because they become unobtrusive and affordable. this is one of the stupidest series of posts ive ever read >>29131409>you rely so heavily on itI'm gonna buy an ABS bike next, and i'm gonna make every stop SLAMMING on the brakes just to set abs off. Yeah. Since itll give me something to rely on.
>>29131454great bike anon, i wish they made a version with spoked wheels
>>29131454Beautiful topbox
>all thesw traction aids babies>althought i like ABS as a redundancy, picrel comes up for listingBros, pristine stock BABA bike is up for saleFfs this is a tempting baik, spare parts probably a nightmare, but what a beaut, entirrly stock and like 9000kmsFucking brand new baba bike basicallyHnnnnnnngDo i grit my teeth and compete in the isle of SHOOM???I also saw a couple camper vans with ball hitch for my honder, maybe i get one and continue the homelessness timelineMan just look at this thingI wanted a vtwin cruiser but this is just too fucking beautifulFuuuuuug bros, the zx14r and need for speed was a mistakeSOMEONE PLEASE MAKE ME A NOBIKE; THE KNOWLEDGE OF BIKES IS TOO MUCH FOR ONE MAN
>>29130858>bright headlights are.... LE BAD!!!Why are you anti-safety? Can you post a picture of your nose?
>>29131472grab it idiot i am against homelessness timeline though
Saw another nigger faggot on one of those bikes with a lawnmower engine strapped to it. When do we get to cull these """people"""?
Front brakes are sinful. They throw you right over the bars. NEVER use them.
>>29131488I think he's mad that the fender makes the headlight light up everything but where you want lightThe headlight isn't even that bright anyways.
>>29131512At least he is a hasbike, unlike you.
>>29130818But why he mad tho?
>>29130765https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIe-E4cCMnU
>>29131513Only true on Hardlys. They work fine on other makes.>>29131409video relatedAlso, it's cool being able to quickly learn the absolute limits of braking effort without bending up the bike.
>>29130818
>>29131526>dual headlight YamadogHnnnnnng>>29131413Unexpectedly thicc, unless this is an AI hallucination.>>29131375>>29131377>>29131379You don't need a helmet either. Not you, YOU. Just you, the jerky one. >>29131454>airbagWhich one you have?
my last bike didn't have ABS and I used to practice braking as hard as I could pretty frequently and more than a couple times I locked the front but I never actually had it jerk totally left or right on me, I would hear the screeching and feel the tire skipping then let off the front a little bit and it would track straight again. Obviously that never happened when I actually had to emergency brake because I knew better than to overbrake.I appreciate my new bike having ABS, the week before I bought it I had a close call going from 60 - 0 when an elderly driver pulled out in front of me within about 100ish ft of me. My front brake was solid and I was able to brake in time but my rear lifted enough that the tire started kicking off track and I had to let off the front a little to avoid going down.I imagine ABS probably would have corrected my braking technique there
>>29131532It's nice when you meet oil or some other unexpected thing
>>29131532>my last bike didn't have ABS and I used to practice braking as hard as I could pretty frequently and more than a couple times I locked the front but I never actually had it jerk totally left or right on me, I would hear the screeching and feel the tire skipping then let off the front a little bit and it would track straight again. Obviously that never happened when I actually had to emergency brake because I knew better than to overbrake.>I appreciate my new bike having ABS, the week before I bought it I had a close call going from 60 - 0 when an elderly driver pulled out in front of me within about 100ish ft of me.>My front brake was solid and I was able to brake in time but my rear lifted enough that the tire started kicking off track and I had to let off the front a little to avoid going down.>I imagine ABS probably would have corrected my braking technique thereAll that on some all seasons
>>29131537Bro his MSF course???
>>29131521Those are not biek they are not even shoom
Are cows naturally inquisitive or is my bike just really interesting to them? every time i go past a farm they all stop and watch me.
>>29131568yeah to bothyou should have sex with them btw
>>29131532>The absolute noggin to body ratio on this ladHe's so thinn too!
Just imagine
>>29131571I want him
>>29131575stfb
>>29131568Cows love bikes
>>29131501Man it is so temptingBut on a homerless update, i possibly found a place, it only lacks a garage but its close to buddy's place where the crf is currentlyMan that 929 is really something else, i guess tuning a slip on would be easier with carbs- im assuming its a carbes i4 eh?Thwt would be another entry level learning experienceFug mang, i dont need another sportbike, ill be fined all my remaining dollars probablyWonder if it gets antique plates though, might make it worthwhileOn an unrelated note: f9s most recent shittinf on the bmw k1600 really opened my eyes to that shitters problemsFuck i disnt realize the thing had so many balance issues inherent in the designLooks like goldwing is still king of the i6 motorcycles, fucking speed limiter on a powerplant like that, what the hell bmw, youre supposes to be autism germans, not euroKEKs
>>29131472>>29131501>shooms homelessI’d allow you to shoom on my couch except i’m also homeless >tfw cardbord box buddiesthey fold down real easy and can strap on the back of my busa
>>29131596>>29131600>implying beemer isnt kingNevermind shnigger hope you freeze
>>29131601Nta but bmw has 1 non cuckbike worth buying.
>>29131601Anon go watch the f9 break down of why the k1600 sucks, thats what i was referring toThe reason it sucks for me is they have to put a governor on such an awesome powerplant and your cornering is a dewth sentence on that thingHere i thought it was a good contendor for a judge dredd tier futurismo, but i guess notI like other bmws also yknow, im not discounting any of their other bikes, sace the 310 shitter and their piss twins but thats also just because theyre full of pisa and vinegarI liked the boxer 4 from some batman movie, but i never found the actual model bike, does it exist?
>>29131608This mfer, took me a minute to find the file, i scrolles past it woops
>no sportster in the harley leaksFUUUUUCK HARLEY WHAT ARE YOU DOIIING GET THE NEW SPORTSTER AT EICMA YOU FUCKIN IDIOTS
>>29131608>boxer 4 from some batman movieIt's just a boxer with movies shit sitting on top of the cylinders.
>>29131524GET OUT OF MY HEAD, FEDSThis song was stuck in my head today. I am the anon you replied to.
>>29131642It's been apart of my playlist ever since that one anon posted the fast n furious video with it.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NFebA3sTcg
>>29131657And I thought the way I got my first bike home was bad.It was me, in the back of a van holding onto it while it was on the kickstand for 50 miles while my buddy drove like a psycho.
>>29131659if you had a friend to drive back the van, why didn't you just ride the bike home?
>>29131660It was pissing rain and 40 degrees out. I also did not have a license at the time. I had a permit but unfortunately pennsylvania does not recognize ohio motorcycle permits as a valid license.
Anons, in the age where every car manufacturer wants to add surveillance technology; talk me into getting a ural. I live on a dirt road btw.
>>29131688Motorcycles do not have any trackers in them yet. You're safe.
>>29131688This only makes sense if you can get them for cheap like Finland anon and have a bunch of them.
>>29130864I put leds in two of my bikes and they are fucking awesome
>>29131691based>>29131697I had a Harley, but honestly just got to the point where I didn’t ride it anymore. Kind of thinking about getting another bike.
>>29131700Whats an ural going to do for you that the harley couldn't?
>>29131688Silence ,brookie. If you could afford it you'd have already bought one.
>>29131700>Kind of thinking about getting another bike.Nothing wrong with that. I don't have anything against urals, but they're so dang expensive in my region.
>>29131702>brookieBrownie cookie mmmmmm
>>29131704i know a guy named brooke who always talks grandshit about what he'll be buying with his paycheck. Too bad his child support payments disagree
I missed most of the shit talking earlier but just wanted to say that abs is the gey
>>29131540Bro commutes on Pirellis
>>29131712Bro doesn't commute on Pirellis
>>29131702>Silence ,brookie.Just so you know, your comma should be right after “Silence” so like->Silence,Also, you appear to have misspelled “brokie”.
>>29131164>You stop sooner without ABSyou are retarded and dont know how abs works
>>29131703Yeah, the prices vary in my area. Used ones can be found for around 5k at the cheapest, but a newer one jumps to like over 3x more.>>29131701>Whats an ural going to do for you that the harley couldn't?A sidecar with 2 wheel drive.
>>29131688Good idea, grab yourself an M72 or K750 if possible, the sidevalves are much easier to live with than the OHV 650 are.650s are okay, might last you a million miles or might twist the crankshaft to a pretzel in 15 minutes.Latter 750 OHV engines, especially the ones made after '07 are very sturdy and easy to live with machines.They have Keihin CVK carbs, contactless ignition, disk brakes all around, Nippon denso electrics, electric starters and whatnot.But they will never look as good as an M72 or M61 does.
>>29131739Sidecars really suck to ride. If you want a truly old school bike, the DR650 has been unchanged since the 90s.
>>29131749But does it have ABS, traction control and a gear indicator?
>>29131749how much does that beast weigh?
>>29131749Based. Thank you anon. I’ll try to keep that in mind. Also I love carbs.
>>29131762It has a gear lever>>29131766380kg according to a maintenance book for an M72, albeit I think that's maximum weight with a sidecar, solo weight is probably closer to 300kg>>29131768Same, carburettors are good too
i want a sidecar just so i can cruise with my dog
>>29131803You ever thought about having sex with your dog?
Anyone know some good heated gloves that aren't crazy expensive or massive?
>>29131659Lmao, should've just got on the bike, unless there wasn't enough head room.
>>29131810Honestly heated shit always seems to crap out.My oxford grips didn't even make a season before blowing both a grip AND the control unit.My cheapo chinese heated gloves from Amazon probably won't last much longer, but they do keep my hands warmer than my grips ever did.Brands don't seem to matter anymore.Everything is cheap chinese shit.abuse the return policy.
abs and traction control is for fags and it pisses me off every time i ride a bike that has it>cant skid>doing a willy will cause the bike to have a woman moment and kill you>i-i-is that... TIRE SPIN???? REMOVE ALL POWER IMMEDIATELYabs and traction control are for cagers that should never have gotten on a bike to begin with
>>29131829>>i-i-is that... TIRE SPIN???? REMOVE ALL POWER IMMEDIATELYi was full throttling it in a tunnel the other day and my tcs kicked on and it kept sounding like a misfire. all the cagies thought i was a fag but if it wasnt for the tcs kicking in and ruining the sound they would have thought i was cool.
>>29131829Just pull a fuse and ride without ABS idiot. I'll take all the ABS that I can get. I almost never trigger it, but its nice to know it exists.
>>29131529I have the klim electronic one that Ryan twink9 trashed, I think he misunderstood the product. >>29131466>>29131459Thanks kings >>29131810I use gerbing glove liners they sell battery operated gloves also It was 31 degrees this morning on the way to the cardiologist, with liners in my hippo hands I stay toasty warm >>29131631Did we get leaks of the full x440 redesign for the west? I wish my kids were older, it screams “first bike at 16” to me.
>>29131870 >Did we get leaks of the full x440 redesign for the west? nope. the leaks were just unfinished listings on their website with no pictures. it confirmed that the x440 and a bunch of "ST" versions of older bikes are coming though
I just visited a local helmet shop and tried all their helmets that I managed to put on my head. Not a single one felt comfortable. What the fuck anon? It goes like this with every single one of them: my head circumference is of size M, yet my head can barely fit in size L helmets but they are too tight either on chin or temples, and the helmets of size XL are way too lose and wobble around my head.I tried literally every manufacturer available in Europe except Arai which was not available. What am I missing? And no, I don't have head deformities.
>>29131952You probably need a large and just measured your head wrong
>>29131952What you're missing is that helmets aren't made for every size head. Heads can be round or oval, and some brands only make round, some only make oval, and some only make round and oval in certain roundness or ovalness. You can't know which just by looking at them since it's an internal measurement. Do what I did, I have a fat long oval head that REQUIRES XL helmets that are longer rather than wider. Send for a kit for this company, costs 20 buxhttps://www.lidpicker.com/They send you a report with your exact head dimensions and which brands stock helmets in your size and shape. You get a report back that looks like this, from my report. It will tell you which brands to look for which make helmets that are Ideal by shape and Ideal by length and width. Never buy a helmet that falls outside these categories. Most of their selection is older but the sizes and shapes apply to the newer models from the same manufacturers, too.
>>29131952you may also be feeling racial characteristics as well. Asians have rounder heads. Africans have more round circular heads, white people have almost oblong oval heads. That's why some markets you only see round helmets being sold or oval helmets being sold. in North America you mostly see Oval helmets. in South America you see a mix of round and oval helmets. In Asia, most of their brands are round.
>>29131959>>29131960When you say round it means in what projection? Like round from above or round looking staring into your face?Thanks for the link btw I gotta try the measuring kit
Lmao, it's fukkin wet
>>29131952>I don't have head deformities.If you measured M but L doesn't fit it means your head is shaped like a disk. Good luck disk head lmoa.
>>29131986But there are advantages to staying at hostels out of season...like having the place to yourself for £65
>>29131972Round from above, oval from above. Refer to this chart
>>29131472Not carbbed. It's closed loop Efi (the best kind)
>>29131829>Tech nannies are for cagers who should've never been on 2 wheels Truke of all trukes. This anon knows ball. It's a shame the cagies are making motorcycles objectively worse.
>>29131972>When you say round it means in what projection?Think of a giant coin, my ears are on the edges of the coin, that's my head. They call me disk head sometimes.
>>29132105How is this shape called?
>>29131952Helmet manufacturers change the shape of the helmet based on where it's being sold.Either you're brown, or Europe has been so dominated by Pakis that they have decided to sell helmets based on middle-eastern skull shapes instead of Euros.
>>29132248Somalian
>>29132248Bulbasaur
>>29131866>pull a fuseya that's what I do on my new bikes
>>29132278Why half ass it? Get braided brake lines and replumb the whole system for better feel.
>>29132282that is a good idea, but I'm trying to get a job in japan right now so idk if I'm going to have this bike very long
Wales!
>>29131837I liked the zx14r for having buttons to disable those traction thingsI think the abs stayed on regardless unless you overrode it with electrical mods, probably simple stuff to do on any bike is install a byapss switch
>>29131952I found SHOEI to be the best helmet fit for my white person skullmodeAlso everyone cool here rides with one, theyre all gundamn bakuons basicallyIs /dbt/ a bakuon or gundam board sub general? Im going with gundam now because im ignorant of it and everyone here rejects the superior spraytan rin; dont worry, ill find a pink spraytan mobile gundam suit to piss you all off in that universe :)
>>29132327Most bikes with TCS either have a toggle switch on/off with too many settings to tweak if they have a TFT. Not as elegant or anywhere near as attractive as twin clocks and a simple switch but at the same time, having options is nice.
>>29132330Please don't associate bakuon-posters with my favorite toy commerical franchise.
>>29132125Oh sheeeeeeeeitWhat about spare parts availability? Am i going to be gigafucked on certain things?Do they need the stator and cam chain tensioner upgraded/replaced or did baba avoid those with based things and manufacturing?Idk if they were gear driven cams too?Im pretty ignorant to this bike other than the one autismo anon saying they handle like the coolest bike youll ever ride, so after the zx14r my expectations are pretty high but time machine pills back to the 2000s era means i need a whole new outfit: full leathers, kino ear helmets with googly eye designId probably get berrik leather pants and rock an astars hoodie like a classic REAL JAPANESE 1%er MC bozosokuWhere tf you find a modern picrel helmet bros???And NO i dont want amazon glue on cope, they need to be integrated in the design
>>29132248Jigglypuff seen from above
>>29132337Jesus I am tweaked the fuck out todayToggle switch OR A LITTLE D-PAD MENU with too many options
>>29132330But all Shoei helmets look like shit. It's 2027 and it feels like they are still stuck in 1998 with their outer shell designs. They need to start losing money so they finally evolve, if it takes me not buying their helmets then I'll do it happily.
>>29132337Zx14r wqs absent the TFT aids, thank God, it was such an awesome bike brosHmm i remember beekin the k1600 earlier because its inherent design flaws cucking such an awesome powerplant, wonder if the concourse is basically round tripping back to that- man time is a flat circleInline 6 engines are so dang cool. Kawasaki can you add two more cylinders to the zx14r and concourse14 and just mog bmw for us? Please? >>29132344K i wont, unless i find a spraytan gundam then i will have yo ask you to cope and seethe once i find and post it>>29132271LmfaoAlso i found another angle of the batman bike in my reaction gifs folderYou guys are telling me this is just a movie prop and a regular twin boxer? Its not a quad boxer abomination like i was led to believe? What the fuck bmw, make a boxer 4 and mog yourself fuck sakesAll of moto gp went v4, if you guys go boxer4 youll stsrt winning races again. Just imagine these things bmw, JUST
imagine owning a zx4. what am embarassing bike, just get a zx6 you faggot.>>29132360It's shoei or noway
>>29132360So thats why you buy a blank canvas and take the stiggerpillOr pay someone worth their weight in salt and have them do you a custom airbrush design, tis the off season for such shit anyways broAlso how can you say theyre stuck in the pqst when they make gundam and miku buckets, what the fuck?Although i agree im tired of one single motogp star and all his copy cat designs- majority of them dont mix and match bike color palettes unless youre rocking blue or red it feels likeWe need BOLD NEW COLORS mr.shoei, i agree
>>29132364I didn't talk only about colors. I was talking about the shell design, mostly about the shape.
>>29132367Outer shell design mostly depends on riding styleNot much more you can do when you deaign areodynamics etc. And airflow inside the helmetThe rf1400 is claimed to be quietest helmet on the market iirc, i kinda want one for my next bucket, but i cant do another stiggerpill- id basically have to collect all the stiggers between now and then and have all the real estate planned out because im laquering this sonnabitch finish so i dont have fading and shit scratches peeling the good onesIdk maybe theres vinyl wraps that can transfer a custom design, maybe this is the way to go for thingsNothing wrong with a blnk helmet and some checkers/pinstripes for simplicityR3/fz6/triumph twinklette has a funny emoji face saluting all the soccer moms he revbombs on the top of his visor, sometimes less is more in design and artistryBut the stiggerpill is inherently schizo-overdrive so avoid this timeline if youre not predisposed to the dankest redpills imaginable and especially if youre not already engaged in european extreme mode spiritual warfare against the antichrist, be advised there's no turning back from the stiggerpill, if you peel them off youll crash your bike in the parking lot, just ask texasbros what happened when he removed them feom his 636Listen and learn, a Shoomers is speakingI guess also if safety isnt a comcern, you could just use whatever prop helmet you want like viking horns or a crusader helm
>>29132385>Outer shell design mostly depends on riding styleAnd apparently for Shoei that means in each riding style a round blob that also looks like a noname plastic chink helmet from around 2000 that you would wear in eastern europe to ride your scooter to a kiosk for cigarettes.
Reminder that when you see ebike it is your duty to run them off the road 1 less ebike nigger on the road = 1 more spot for real shoomers
>>29132337What kind of poorfag dash is this? Did you stick your phone to the bars with a Kraft Single? Does this even have Apple CarPlay?
I got my tires mounted. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, but the first bead was much harder than it appeared to be in the videos. Thank you to the anon who gave me all those golden tidbits and PRO TIPS. It went much faster after I gave up on not scratching the wheels.
>>29132423This is KTM's TFT dash on the 890 ADV series bikes. Definitely looks like shit but they at least make use of it being a TFT and do things like make the tach huge and have a shift light flash when you're in race/sport settings, or make the speedometer bigger and have a fuel range estimate in regular street mode, etc. The 990RC dash is even more garish but at least that has a huge bar tach going all the way across.
>>29131909Oh this was a little while ago, I thought there were more leaks >>29131952Some people just find helmets uncomfortable. I can wear earplugs for 16 hours straight and not notice, but some people put in foamies for an hour and get a headache. Helmets are like that >>29132401Please don’t do this I like riding with my kids on the back of my ebike
>>29132495>Please don’t do this I like riding with my kids on the back of my ebikeLooks like you're going to forever jail (the afterlife) for tainting the youth! Don't worry you might go to heaven if you weren't gay. Very unlikely that you aren't a homo with stolen children if you ride an ebike but it is in theory possible that maybe your not gay and going to hell for your crimes?
>>29132496Religious psychosis really has done a number on this country. In what fucking way is the powertrain on a toy any indicator of someone's sexuality?
>>29132527All of the problems the west are facing are ultimately a consequence of apostasy That includes DCT motorcycles
>>29132527>toyHmm a toy you sit on? ass toy? gay faggot.
>>29132550Motorcycles are toys for most of the west. They're grown man's toys, but toys nonetheless.
>>29132527>Religious psychosis really has done a number on this country. Tell them sister! It's ce 2026 and still these trolls act as if a gay man like you or i might prefer the environmentally conscious option, total bs. I'm sure if you polled 2 smoke enthusiasts and ebikers there would be no correlation between their choice and their sexuality. To even jokingly suggest otherwise is offensive and has no place here and you were right to get pissy about it.
>>29132574Don't forget race! There is certainly NO correlation between skin color and being a two stroke chump ebiker!
>>29132574If you genuinely picked a two stroke over any other engine purely because it's the "straight" choice and not because of the riding characteristics, you are a fucking basket case.
>>29132553Enjoy your destroyed prostate.
>>29132596Enjoy your complete fucking wack job reality, I will purge this bullshit from my mind while I cum inside my girl tonight.
>>29132603>ebiker>cum inside my girlOk homo zoophile but cumming inside of dead raccoons is illegal just so you knowbut if you ride an ebike youre already probably an illegal so whatever i guess you may as well have all the ""fun"" you can before your deported
>>29132609Where did I say I even owned one?
>>29131595that's a weird looking top box, anon
>>29132645HA top sirloin box
>>29132654Based beef enjoyer and moo appreciator
i got a new license plate frame
>>29132797NOICE
Zx4r is dogshit
>>29132797Looks like shit. Get a real bike also
>>29132797Huehue-EEEEEEE loicense plates?Sheeeeit, on my dbt?Can you even go fast in a place like that?
>>29132808ty>>29132815>no bike???>>29132816you can late at night but there is ridiculous traffic most of the day because there are only two roads that go anywhere
Kawasaki is a dogshit manufacturer and makes dogshit bikes. The only good thing about them is their gearbox, that's it.
>>29132819Don't get mad that your finance application got declined, just go to Suzuki.
>>29132797>rainbowlol hawaii gay
>>29132824it's actually pretty common for locals to hate fags, a lot of them are still seething that gay marriage was legalized here
>Phillip Island MotoGP race cancelledlmao what a shitty ending when they're leaving the course after this year
>>29132836(((They))) just want us to suffer by taking away everything beautiful from us.
amogus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ5Ovg6ADpIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ5Ovg6ADpIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ5Ovg6ADpI
Finally saved up enough to get a new motorcycle chain for my GSXR engraved.
>>29132990
>>29132819>retarded statement>deebeeteechecks out
>>29133022Enjoy your shitty false neutrals and clunks kawashitter
can someone give me an actual reason why having no ABS is good besides how its dangerous for riding off road?like maybe you need to induce a lowside crash when its your best option to avoid hitting something as hard as you otherwise would, or somrthing?
>>29133170It was just some retard who doesn't know how ABS works throwing a fit. You shouldn't give him too much thought.
>>29132349>parts availability The 900rr all the way from 1992 up to 2002 uses essentially the same engine just bored out / efi updated / different transmissions so parts wise, they're abundant and surprisingly cheap. CCT will need to be updated if it has the original one, no gear driven cams. Only the 250cc japan Only baby-blades had those (sadly) The catch is some blades got dogged hard back in the day, terrible maintenance, no warm ups on cold starts, etc. Caused many of them to have bad piston rings and funny enough hella cbr guys are retarded and just say "it's normal" or "the bike just does that"Which isn't true. Pistons don't fuckin slap from factory. One strange problem they sometimes have is their HTEV system which is in the exhaust and intake box. Essentially it's 2 flappers that actuate in a way that generates more "backpressure" in order to generate noticably more torque. The gears that these flappers ride on are made of plastic and the teeth can sheer off. Causing issues / leaving it stuck open which makes it sound different but ultimately get nerfed (until you're in the high-mid to top end of the powerband) All of the Cbr 900s are goated, only thing that sucks finding oem fairings, replacement HTEV shit, and installing the CCT (It be tight n shit, you'll prob need to shave down 1 hand wrench to clear the inside of the frame)
>>29133170>like maybe you need to induce a lowside crash when its your best option to avoid hitting something as hard as you otherwise wouldThere is literally not a single situation where a motorcycle rider should intentionally crash their bike, regardless of what Boomers will tell you. Life is not a Bollywood movie.
Is there life past BMW ownership? Like how I'm supposed to switch to another bike if it does not have a shaft drive, all the bells and whistles like electronic suspension, heated grips, seats and heated jacket, keyless side bags etc?
>>29133221Only critical/total brake failure is when that option should be considered.
>>29133231Buy a car>shaft driven>all the gimmicks you eat up>all the tech nannies you could dream of>safe! Oh yeah so safe!>heated seats>automatically balances you upright, unlike those shitty 2 wheel things
>>29133231>how I'm supposed to switch to another bike if it does not have a shaft drive, all the bells and whistles like electronic suspension, heated grips, seats and heated jacket, keyless side bags etc?2026 Ford F150, long bed, signgle cab with the v8.
>>29133237kek based and truck pilled>>29133236bmw has 1 bike worth getting and i know you dont have it
>>29133239Of course I don't have a BMW product because I don't buy turds rolled around in powered sugar made by a kraut that had too much booger sugar and not enough sense
>>29133241my bad, replied to the wrong cunt
>>29133207I rode a 954 once. Nice ride. Noisy cam chain. The owner had to break it out as parts 6 months later. Became uneconomical to fix and that's after he went over the efi and ignition himself. They're lovely bikes, but they're extremely highly strung and now more than a quarter century old and fragile.
>>29133306Sounds like your friend isn't knowledgeable on those bikes if that's the conclusion you've came to. >uneconomical to fixNonsense. Utter nonsense. >FragileIt's a honda, not a ducati. Cam chain made the sound you describe because your buddy was too lazy to thrown in an updated CCT.
If gear cams are so good why do manufacturers never use them on bikes and cars?
>>29133170If you leave out offroad, it's just weight and cost, and I don't think the street guys give much of a shit about either most of the time, since a lot of bike's ABS units aren't that bad (BMW can fuck right off though.)
>>29133377Noise emission regulations changed after 2000 which forced all manufacturers to not use them. It's the same reason straight cut gearbox transmissions/dog boxes aren't allowed to be manufactured. They are objectively better than cam chain tensioner setups for not only reliability reasons, but also for pinpoint accurate timing (which is why this little 250cc fucker can redline to twenty fucking thousand rpms for millions and millions of rotations without issue)The change was how the throttle input was done for the test. God driven cams scream, so they're too cool for nimby motherfuckers
>>29133170The more simple a motorcycle is, the more pure it is.
>>29133444The most pure motorcycle is a bicycle with a weed eater engine
>>29133444Truke and checked
>>29133465That's true.
>>29133444Checked and yes, fuck them two wheeled cars>>29133467Wondering why it's specifically the Bandit engine I quite often see turbo'd or in some unholy death karts if not for availability, not like it's the only simple I4. Tho my current bike is also a smol carbed Bandit and the thing sounds mean and awesome.
my first bike was a virago 250, which made 20hp new (probably 12hp by the time I had it), but weighed like 300lbs so it was kinda fun to toss aroundare there any ~40hp bikes that weigh 300lbs? my daily is a versys 1000 so i don't need touring ability. just want a fun light bike to screw around with
>>2913351680s CB650
>>29133516DRZ is close, KTM 390 has a bit more power but also a bit more weight. Only bike I know off the top of my head that has that sort of power under 300 pounds and isn't a race SM is the Zero FX/FXS/FXE and Stark Varg, electric bikes despite common misconceptions can be very power dense if you're willing to give up some range.
>>29133516any of the ktm 390's. the rc390 is closer to 400lbs but it makes like 45hp and is legitimately a great bike.
Are there any particular tank pad brands to look out for? I'm finding I really struggle to not have my grip slip on this matte paintjobI see lot of techspec but I've felt it with my hand and the pattern itself doesn't feel particularly grippy
>>29133377They do? Urals are gear driven
>>29133444This is true
>>29133207>cam chain tensioner accessibility issuesI knew it was too good to be trueI wonder if buying that thing for around 6k CAD and partinf it out would net me a profitLike 8000 or less km on odometer and fairings look showroom mint I already had the nightmare CCT experience with the cbr600f4i, aint gonna repeat thatIm already pushing it with speculating on another fully faired bike too, told myself i wasnt doing this ever againWell i appreciate your input, but it was probably more of a tickled fancy than actual impulse buy (also never again) plus its gonna snow tomorrow, looks like winter is here earlyCrf's forks still gotta get resealed too, fuckWere all the baba bikes cct? One thing in my researching of the sporty1200 were its key evo motor differences and pushrod design and other neat little perks, im more inclined to try and find a unicorn with one of those or build around that motor and make a easy rider choppa but with suspensions and just cruise
>>29133221Yes there is, its better to ride your bike in a crash like a surfboard than it is to eat asphalt or God Forbid go under the thing and have its weight amplify that onto your slide
>>29133423If i was anon doing his japan 1 year layover id get myself one of these to yeet on
>>29132836I was sat a grandstand for hours before they officially announced a "delay". I knew it was over when the marshals were collected in a bus though.
>>29133688What do you suppose is better at slowing your bike: brake pads clenching a brake disc, or the side of your bike sliding across asphalt?
>>29133688>its better to ride your bike in a crash like a surfboardYou would never actually do this. The momentum of you being on top of a skidding bike and not falling off literally doesn't work. Once it lays down, your forward momentum doesn't stop, and you're going to be laying next to it. It's best to just practice good braking.
>>29133022Nobody here actually hates Kawasaki. The guy you responded to said their gearboxes were good and then said enjoy the false neutrals. Goobers, man.
>>29132991Two of them?
>>29133657KINOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>formely R3anon/FZAnon now 765RS anon riding Pirellis???I can't wait until my saddlebags come in, my back hurts so much carrying this bag around while riding lol
>>29133804I have that bike
>>29133833Holee sexx machine
>>29133349The dude knows his shit.The 954rr had 2years of production? Parts are scarce and expensive. When he went shopping for spare parts and realised what they cost, he decided to sell his bike for parts instead and turned a significant profit. These are 25 yo sportsbikes that people thrashed tf out of. Most have been crashed or totalled now. >Fragile Yes. This was the model year where they shaved off every mm of unnecessary metal and highly stressed. The whirring of the engine is so loud because of how thin the cases are. These were race bikes first. Sorry bud but machines don't live forever. When you cut every engineering margin as thin as this you sacrifice it's longevity. This dog has had it's day.
>>29131829Lol why out yourself as a summertime rider like this? >Wintertime>Dark, cold and raining >Can't see shit>Diesel fuel slicks on the road >Worn out tyres >Tired and sleepy >Some fuck pulls out in front of you >Emergency brake hard I appreciate abs in times like these.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-fHJIw6Lh4orhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQndo6QXva8Choose your weapon
>>29133875>Wintertime>raining
>>29133877I live in an area that gets between 6 and 10 feet of snow every winter and we still get occasional rain in the winter.It's actually so much worse than just getting snow.
>>29133870>race bikes firstWrong. They were open class sport bikes built for the real world. There was no 900 ran in a professional race setting. The development of the fireblade did not begin on the track. (Test race tracks sure, but it was never built to contend in wsbk/ama) The 954, was much more stressed due to the minmaxxing tado baba did to the 929 but they're by no means fragile. Thin engine cases only make valve train noise. Nothing more nothing less unless you loop the thing and crack the case. 25 year old sport bikes are long in the tooth but the fact plenty of those cbrs are alive and riding around today is a testament to their engineering integrity. The 954 was a 2 year bike, but the 929 was also 2 years. They are very similar, biggest change is the swing arm. 954 is shorter in wheelbase. Parts are not expensive. At all. Again. Only body parts and proprietary things like the HTEV/flapper system are difficult to source. The 954 sacrificed 5% reliability in exchange for 5% more performance. The 929 has sacrificed nothing yet still puts down an incredible amount of power for its featherweight build. If you wanted the best of both worlds, drop a 954 motor into a 929 gearbox. >machines don't last foreverNot by their own they don't, that earnest falls on you but there's plenty of machines that stood the test of time with proper caretakers so I beg to differ assuming 'old = dead in the water'They're good bikes mate. I want 929 for its beefer build quality and imho its design looks far more timeless than the hyper angular 954 (which is still sexoooo for the record)If you don't believe me on any of this, then just read more tado baba interviews. It's crystal clear that these are not race bikes with lights. They're open class real world weapons.
>>29134015>between 6 and 10 feet of snow a winter>and rainvery little of the country produces these conditions im guessing maine
>>29134107Northeast ohio, right on lake erie. County data doesn't show it well since the southern 3/4ths of the county get so much less snow. In 2024 we got 5 feet of snow in one day. That was abnormal but not unheard of. We also get random warm spots in the winter and occasional freezing cold rain.
>>29134128nice
Damn bros ww went another 310+ without the need for javascript jihadI hate the antichrist so much its unrealGood job bros
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