>Job interview tomorrow >It's supposed to be a nice day >Work right afterward
Fuck. Should I ride, /dbt/? I kinda have to gear up to get to work thanks to freeways, but work attire is usually casual wear since I work in a lab.
The place I'm interviewing at is just down the street almost, so I set up the interview just before work... but now I'm wondering if I want to show up with all this gear on.
HNNNG want bad. Anybody know anything about that era XRs?
Jackson Morris
want to start out on a ZX6R. Literally zero riding experience.
Bad idea?
Zachary Nguyen
yes
William Sanchez
Are you a fucking faggot or do you enjoy riding and learning about true control and riding techniques?
Adam Carter
I went to a job interview yesterday in full leathers as that is how i would be coming there everyday. Shows them you own a motorcycle and use it as a Daylie. I had an interview for a job as a chef tho, so if you applied as a banker or so you may reconsider.
Tyler Howard
Pretty bad idea, not really a comfortable or easy bike to learn on but it is easy doable and many people do it. don't fall for the 250 meme though.
Xavier Taylor
No because a predatory employer will consider you an insurance risk. This only applies to career type jobs though.
Gabriel Bell
daily reminder that honda a shit
Adrian Sullivan
If we are talking dirt bikes which clearly we are then yes, Honda a fucking terrible.
Julian Baker
My original post was a bit of a troll, but I really don't want to start out on a 250.
The pricing just doesn't make sense.
I'd be spending $3000~ minimum on a decent condition Ninja 250 or Ninja 300 which I'll likely outgrow after a month. I'm not some retarded 18 year old who just got done watching Need For Speed so I feel confident I can handle something stronger than a 250.
Parker Ross
>250 meme You buy the 250 from Craigslist and ride around for a bit until you're comfortable then sell it to make your money back and get the bigger bike.
Camden Richardson
That's just a aluminum perimeter frames in general which do that. CRFs are known for short-lived engines though.
Ayden Cooper
>honda a good on everything else
The only worthwhile bike they brought out in the last 6 years is the african twin.
Caleb Clark
Silver Spring fag here, reminds me of the xl125 sitting in front of my garage
Ian Jenkins
holy fuck nigger I ride a XR650 around its such a beast and fun to drive hard
Matthew Scott
Fresh
Ryder Lee
yes, bad idea.
Elijah Turner
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Benjamin Moore
Any you fags ride a dual sport? I've been watching pic related and I wanna in the worst way. If you do, what do you ride, and do you like it? What would you recommend?
Isaac Gonzalez
Noice >Hello darkness my old friend
Jacob Turner
>Not just going through it
Pussy.
Jordan Collins
Replaced the fork seals on the DRZ yesterday. Surprised at how quick and easy it was. Once I did the first and knew what I was doing the second one only took around 15 or 20 minutes. Did a couple whoolies to make sure they're totally sealed up and it was a success. Can't ride anymore today cause of severe thunder storms :(
Jeremiah Clark
>mine haven't arrived yet
The Skid Demon will never claim me :(
Aiden Ramirez
just do it bro i started on an gsxr srad 600 with tons of torque and power. you just need to respect the throttle and progress at your own pace
Justin Richardson
Did he died? His stuff is real interesting to watch for those of us who don't have that kind of backyard
Zachary Powell
that would be much messier and more effort
Sebastian Long
>Silver Spring fag >xl125 Oh? Hello hello, got any pics? Yeah, I loved when I had an xr100.
Grayson Smith
Then why own a dirt bike if not for getting dirty?
Nicholas Fisher
Not OP but I enjoy trail riding, I don't enjoy being a nasty muddy bastard.
Dominic Butler
>dbt stickers >nobike >ants
i ride a dual sport, but not like that. I don't have miles of open desert right out my door, nor do I have the time or money for long travels. I just ride around on roads and occasionally veer off onto random trails I find along the way.
Aiden Edwards
you're one of the people I would roost on purpose
Jackson Green
who is that cute mupper
Josiah Ross
Because it's still fun to ride even without taking the worst line possible. I didn't want to ride through the mud rut. Why does that bother you?
Juan Ross
some cat had 3 kittens in my barn and they all stay down there now. The kittens are pretty fun and cute, but the mother cat is a total cunt. she hisses at me every time I go to get by bike out.
i think that was honda's cam-in-block era. running low on oil even once would mongle the cam journal, sending the engine into an incurable death spiral.
honda actually went back to lolpushrods for their third world models.
Tyler Turner
get a pupper
Tyler Bennett
no pics of the 125, but I do have pics of my xt350
Jordan Sanders
I kind of miss my SL125 a bit
Michael Ramirez
Wow, good to know. I'll probably get something more new and reliable in terms of parts.
Damn, those colors. Sooo good, that 90s vibe. >I swear I saw that on craigslist a while back.
Samuel Martin
>pls let me in
Isaiah Rogers
FUCK
Nicholas Barnes
What do you got for a bike
Josiah Taylor
>tfw still no peter tho
Grayson Rodriguez
dual sport is love.
Robert Cooper
Thata husqvarna?
Ryder Miller
Green DRZ400
Logan Gray
I'll take yer bike
Brayden Morgan
drz400s
Owen Cruz
that's a suzuki DR-Z400
Jackson Wilson
I take it is the go too dual sport? I was thinking about a dr650 but it looks too heavy.
Jackson Howard
regular bolts in countersunk holes? HERESY
Josiah Reed
its good for what it is. pros >cheap >reliable >easy to fix if shit goes bad >long service intervals >plenty of aftermarket support cons >carburated >only 5 gears (kinda sucks for prolonged highway use) >kinda slow from factory (there plenty of shit you can do to fix that)
would i recomend it? FUCK YEAH
Cameron Price
actual off road riding is best, riding a dirt bike on road just ruins the fun.
Daniel Johnson
please enlighten me.
not even dawg, you get to do a bunch of hooligan shit
Luis Price
So I brought a 1098 a week ago 10/10 fun
Joshua Moore
even riding down dirt roads to get to the good trails is fucking boring though uleh. willies and power slides can only keep you entertained for so long.
Carter Thompson
rip
Parker Thompson
noice
Christian Cooper
i enjoy both of them in different ways. popping curbs and just doing hoodrat shit is pretty cool. not to mention the looks you get from soccer moms on mini-vans and SUVs are priceless.
Oliver Watson
>DRZ >cheap That seems to be a big selling point but it's not really true. The used market is so inflated they go for ridiculous prices even if they're beat up. New, they're more expensive than the 650 and while they're still one of the cheaper ones on the market, it is still too much considering the technology is nearly 20 years old.
Thomas Wood
I thought about buying the supermoto version for the higher gear ratio for highway use to trails. Is that unnecessary? Can the drz carry camping gear like the dr?
Logan Brown
yeah but if you have a bike that can ride on road chances are its a pigfatshit once you take it off road, the compromises aren't worth it in my opinion. id rather have a road bike and a dirt bike.
Leo Allen
you are partially right. however if you are patient you can find one for cheap i got mine for 1800 freedom units
nah you can simply change your front and rear sprokets for that. you will be able to carry some gear on the DRZ but there are better bikes for that purpose.
i feel like we are both being very subjective in this discussion. but i understand what you are saying, i really want a yz250.
Christian Green
Loading your bike into a truck every time you want to go anywhere isn't fun. Being stuck without riding because the trails are flooded isn't fun. Being stuck without riding because there's no off-roading available near you is no fun.
A dual sport allows you to have your off road riding and still allows you to have some fun when that's not possible or practical.
Logan Hughes
true probably be best if you had a dirt bike, a dual sport and a road bike lets be honest. and yeah i had a ride on a 2014 yz250 last weekend they are fairly awesome >Loading your bike into a truck every time you want to go anywhere isn't fun. An excuse to own a v8 dirt bike trailer is never a bad thing. >Being stuck without riding because the trails are flooded isn't fun. Harden up sunshine, if it isnt up to your seat you can ride through it. >no off-roading available near you is no fun. No such thing where i live, there is offroad riding within 50km in every direction
but srsly, other dude was right we are being subjective.
Isaiah White
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Austin Morris
>tfw work
Matthew Peterson
Nuda
Blake Barnes
>tfw thunderstorm rain
Joseph Martinez
thats because it was on craigslist lol, it belongeed to a friend of mine, he had it for sale until I bought if from him
Justin Butler
That is a bike made to be very technical and responsive to the rider. I'd suggest the 650 instead.
Ryan Clark
how many of you guys would join the military if they had a dedicated motorcycle MOS(job)?
Nathan Powell
>new petcock >full tank >go for a big long ride >on reserve by accident >run dry
fml
Carter Gomez
Yup that sure looks like it haha. Know of any good places to ride here? I can't think of any besides the GW parkway, and I don't even have a bike anymore.
I would if it weren't for crybabies who want to be different and cry until they can wear a beard or some shit.
Leo Morales
i would never join the military
Connor Howard
not even for free housing, an M16, a dirt bike, some shitty pay, and free school?
Dominic Evans
>diesel KLR's
God I want one so badly
Asher Reed
because fuck your fancy bmw we want a real adventure bike.
Charles Perry
theres literally none that wont get you in jail, luckily I spend the school year in WV, trails a plenty. My folks also have a cabin in wv that I ride near sometimes. honestly the xt has been sitting since ive been back in the dmv area, i have a nighthawk that I ride here
Andrew Campbell
who are your favorite bike people and why?
mine is black dudes because they're always enthusiastic and non-pretentious
Easton Davis
whoever is not a faggot and wants to go riding.
Gabriel Thomas
/dbt/ posters
Gavin Foster
The ones that actually own and ride motorcycles.
Asher Watson
DRZ a shit
Christian Wood
shit bikes are best bikes
Chase Cruz
shitbikes are best bikes, but a drz is just a shit bike
Samuel Moore
you a shit
Owen Phillips
RACE ME IRL FAGGOT
Ian Allen
close, i'm just taking a shit
sure
Dominic Collins
cool but we have to race in such way in which your bike will be in a complete disadvantage. Mainly due to the fact of you being a faggot.
I think my demands are more than reasonable.
faggot.
Matthew Young
Nice scenic pic. Yeah, same here, the only other innawoods ones I know are illicit as can be. School year in IL, some decent trails out there but again, no bike lel. I also go to the water real often so beach riding would be fun.
Nighthawk 250? How're you liking that? They're somewhat affordable around here...
Matthew Parker
would you stick your dick in another dudes ass for 5 bucks?
payment is due upon insertion
Zachary Evans
>5 nah, have to be more than that
Jeremiah Carter
Speedway riders.
They can scrap incredibly aggressively but keep it civil and respectful, you can tell it's a motorsport held together out of genuine love and not commercial interests so there's no rampant egomania and media hooey.