this worth it? Would fix the turn signals, windshield, fuel tank, and mirrors as long as the frame/forks are in good shape and the engine is good. fairings and scuffs I don't really care about.
Caleb Russell
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Aaron Cook
Yeah its a good deal, idk why people think bikes are completely totaled once they have been dropped once, put a new side cover on it, fix the other little things and its instantly worth more than twice what you paid for it. just say its never been dropped for the whole time you owned it.
Aaron Lopez
See
Lincoln Brooks
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Josiah Ortiz
benis haha :DDD
Christian Brown
thankyou for this edition, finally the shitposting might stop for a few, brief, beautiful hours
Jaxson Gonzalez
honda a shit
Ryan Cooper
truuu
Kevin Evans
or it slid over, caught grip and flipped to the other side. you ever watch the youtubes? some 20mph crashes are violent for no reason, if he was going hektik that damage would be 10 times worse
Nolan Walker
Do you want to trust that though?
Cheap bikes are usually cheap for a reason.
Michael Bennett
About time Honda took charge again.
Evan Edwards
why not include rossi on his honda?
Oliver Clark
Honduh.
Elijah Rivera
what's to trust? inspect the frame and forks and make sure it runs fine before you trust it.. It's cheap because it's not rideable in its current condition.
Asher Davis
In my experience cheap bikes generally have fuck all wrong with them, you spend a couple hundred dollars fixing the thing then can sell it for double its value
Joseph Torres
>No americans allowed
WHERE ELSE AM I SUPPOSED TO GO
Hunter Bailey
>polentone
Cameron Jackson
I liked his Yamahaha pic more (see top right hand corner)
Daniel Sanders
You do realise that any community turns to fucking garbage when it's a general right?
Circlejerking, blogging, irrelevant shit
James Moore
was honestly referencing the bike seen as not sold in the Americas
Angel Morales
why do cruisercucks and fag baggers never wave back
Jackson Fisher
Doesn't fit the image they've bought into.
Juan Myers
>not manchild edition
dissapoint
Brayden Ross
Letting go of the handlebars causes violent death wobbles so they nod back instead.
Bentley Russell
Fuck off, we're full m8
Brandon Martinez
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Hunter Cooper
I mean I understand not waving back to a moped or something, but not waving back to street bikes is just rude. I've seen them wave to jap cruisers but not litre bikes. Why do you cruiser cucks have to be so mean to me, I am also a motorcyclist. Whenever they don't wave back I flip them off and hope they follow me for a one on one fisticuffs
Mason King
More manchild actions, two wrongs make a right. right?
Thomas Jones
Just carry a sack of bricks and if they don't wave toss them one
Adrian Peterson
no dude, they don't acknowledge you unless you are also on a gay murica freedom bike and have an american flag mounted and a half helmet
Tyler Hill
Nice webm of nothing happening
Dominic Roberts
why do you care? see
Mason Collins
Best webm is boring webm
Noah Foster
You need to classify the secondary wrong based on the weight of the first. I'd say that was 1 wrong and about 1.8 wrongs.
Jace Campbell
I would have done the same desu, or pulled a brick out of my sack of bricks and threw it at him
John Hughes
because it is very rude, everyone in the motorcycle community is very nice except 1/3rd of anyone on a harley/triumph/indian
William Watson
welcome to /dbt/
Aiden Parker
lol he wasn't even stronk enough to break the fucking thing
Gabriel Williams
yeah wasn't a full manchild, he didn't damage it enough
Colton Sanders
don't reply
Carter Martin
reply just for the autist
Julian Morgan
You wait until US evening hours, especially on the West Coast and /dbt/ turns to absolute garbage. /dbt/ should be about refined Euros, some commonwealth fun with and a dash of Asian minus Indonesia and China. Anything East of the Adriatic is hit and miss desu
James Edwards
i didnt realise what i had done until it was too late
Jace Adams
fugg
Christian Hughes
we posting boring webm?
Gabriel Green
Royal National Park outside Sydney?
Grayson Young
>enough at all ftfy
Nolan Sanchez
>TL;DR help me find a beginner bike that won't depreciate like crap and will fit a big guy
>long version
I'm in a strange situation, and I want y'alls advice (I'd make my own thread but you guys will see it easier here)
I'm 20, and working full time making a decent living. I'm looking to build credit so I can look to buy a house in 5-6 years, and one of the best ways to do so is a vehicle loan, and paying off credit cards on time.
That said, I own two cars outright, and I am not looking to buy another. However, I love bikes and miss the old XR75 my grandparents let me use on their property back when I was a kid.
That got me thinking of getting a motorcycle to quench that proverbial thirst and paying it off to build credit, then riding it for awhile longer and eventually selling.
But I'm just not sure if that's exactly a financially smart decision, since I don't know the market for beginner bikes, or what their depreciation is.
Regardless, I was looking at getting a YZF-R3 since I'm a larger bloke (6'2" and 200lbs) and they seem to have the best response with my fat ass.
Is buying a bike a good way to build credit and learn, and which sub $6,000 beginner bike would you choose if that was your goal?
>TL;DR help me find a beginner bike that won't depreciate like crap and will fit a big guy
Nathan Wood
what happens in this webm
Grayson Green
Walhalla road in Victoria
Charles Lee
KLR650 Done.
Jack Young
Spend a bit more for an SV650/FZ07. Especially if there's a lack of used ones in your area, their prices stay fucking high.
Alternatively used striples hold their prices fairly well
Hunter Price
if you drop 5kg's you're in the perfect range for 99% of bikes. Anything between 6-6'3" is fine for most bikes
Are you looking for something with a wider wheelbase? or something just to not look goofy on?
Brayden Rivera
One of pic related.
Dominic Edwards
r3, but you will lose a lot of money no matter what bike, so just buy what you like best, and fits best sub 500cc and
Samuel Cooper
wr 125 xdd
klr 650 dr 650 doctor big
Kevin Carter
Buy an older classic, that way you get an appreciating asset, fun to ride, and you will learn a bit about bikes on the way.
Logan Wilson
>KLR650 >$6,600 >Dual sport
Not a bad bike at all, but I live in the city and would love to keep the price lower than $6k. Also it's a 650, so.... yeah. Not super comfortable with that much displacement as my skill level (which is shit), but who knows.
Jason James
just learn on something shitty and used for like 6 months and sell it and then buy something nice
Cooper Rivera
I didn't open it, but I predict that it's absolutely nothing.
Elijah Parker
but the title is diesel spill
Brody Sullivan
he rides past spilled diesel while entering the on ramp of a highway.
Alexander Ramirez
650cc thumpers are easy it's not a displacement thing but a how the bike delivers the power thing if it's beginner friendly or not.
Easton Gonzalez
>klr >not comfortable
m8, the displacement means shit. Most bikes are faster than the average commuter car, but klrs are definitely on the slow end
Anthony Wood
650cc thumpers are more beginner friendly than 450's.
Jaxson Nguyen
I've considered it, but I'd wonder how I'd get a loan for it. I will only purchase a vehicle or large ticket item if I already have the cash, but this is for the purpose of building credit. So, more research in the loan department me thinks.
>doctor big wat
damn, how much do you think? I'm okay losing about a grand in depreciation, but that's probably it. Hence the R3, they seem to be holding their value.
do you really think I can handle a 650? Seems like a lot of power for someone who last rode a 75cc bike when he was 13
>Are you looking for something with a wider wheelbase? or something just to not look goofy on? something with a fairly wide wheelbase, the looks don't matter so much (the looks with me on it, I should add: I'd love the bike to look nice, hence R3)
Sebastian Nguyen
that's what I said thanks for support me, user.
Xavier Morgan
they can all be restricted then de restricted when you are confident in your ability rather than having to buy a new bike, a restricted ninja 650 makes 45 horsepower for an example. being not a manlet the bike will be more comfortable for you too, 650's all have less aggressive ergonomics.
Lincoln Wilson
>Finally get old motorbike running >Can't take it riding because rain and flooding everywhere. Fucking hell, I'll be back at uni by the time the water is gone.
Evan Taylor
D O C T O R B I G R
B I G
Nathan Martin
reminder that honda a shit
Jason Cox
>not riding your new (old) dualaport through the flood tp build a bond well fuck
Nicholas Miller
650s are beginner bikes
GO SHIT UP YOUR DATSUN THREAD
Christopher Nguyen
Victoria has great roads, Came down from Canberra to Melbourne last year and it was a mix of amazing and terrifying, especially the jindabyne stretch
I find in general WA has the best roads to ride, and all in all the best quality. Victoria is basically the same and NSW is appalling, it's like another country where people have no idea about courtesy.
Ian Murphy
>tfw proud polentone
Benjamin Martinez
That's the point you dingus
If he last rode a 75cc when he was 13, putting him on a fucking 1000cc machine is a quick way the breed a dead squid
Evan Brown
so basically what you guys are saying is that this is a better investment than an R3?
Why are floods stopping ya? Floods mean i don't have to work so hopefully going to run the 300 in this weekend, if all goes well should get 3 days straight of riding in by Tuesday
Isaac Wright
yeah about 1k usd, maybe more maybe less
Adam Perry
honestly 650 is a good beginner bike, anything more is too much power for a learner, but a 650 is perfect. Still gives you power and speed, and depending on the weight of the frame good stability.
250's are dumb to learn on, as once you have had enough you go right to the 1000cc and the power difference is too much, especially on rural roads
The only 250 I would ever recommend is a VTR250, because they are fucking dope to commute on
Levi Sullivan
He said a 650 is alot of power for a beginner. Go fuck yourself and read the what I replied to you faggot
Juan Peterson
I'm gonna steal your jacket
Jose Wright
But the flood water scares me :( I think it needs a good service though, it would make me feel better if a mechanic check it over. Plus all the plastic/rubber that holds up the indicators has disintegrated.
I live on the great Alpine road, there are a lot of places that have water over the road, also fallen trees plus land and rock slides. I'd rather practice when the weather stops being so wild.
Hudson Bennett
you slute BORN AND RAISED IN THE EAST BAY just do it
and remember to get an action cam so we can see you dieing in the floods der
Christopher Fisher
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Gabriel Campbell
If you have to question whether you can handle a 650 or not, you may want to stay away from streetbikes in general
Most of the 650cc/lowend middleweight bikes are renown for their smooth power delivery and beginner/commuter friendly suspensions/brakes/ergonomics. What you really need to keep in mind is the engine layout and the type of bike it's on rather than displacement. An fz07 has more displacement than an r6(600cc), but the r6 is the faster bike. They're also completely different with how they deliver power. The fz07 will be smooth through the rev range as they make their torque fairly early on, whereas an r6 or other sportbike makes all their torque and power near the end of the rev range like a car with a fatass turbo
Also keep in mind that a bike will only go as fast as you twist your wrist and make it. Don't be a dumbass and you won't have any problems
Lucas Brown
one of the best/scariest roads in Victoria has to be the Tarra valley road, doing 80-100km/h there is near insane levels of street rossi dedication (its not a 1 way road)
Andrew Flores
DRZ400
Gabriel Howard
>doesn't want depreciation >wants to finance a $6000 learner bike he'll probably crash or drop a couple times and/or get bored of in six months >financing a toy, period
You couldn't be more retarded if you tried.
Nathaniel Ramirez
whiiiich is why I wanted to start with a 300, so I can learn how to safely ride, THEN learn how to ride well, then jump to a 650, and use the power to a much higher potential than if I'd just jumped to a 650 off the bat.
....at least that's what I was thinking. I also never plan to purchase a liter bike, death just doesn't appeal to me yet.
Dominic Reed
as in b500? Purepunkah? your not actually that far away from me. well a little bit but in dbt terms.
Blake Harris
oh porepunkah, i always thought it was a u.
Adrian Torres
>financing for the purpose of building credit >would love to purchase a cheaper, last-years-model beginner bike for around $4k >imblygin I'm truly financing, as I only purchase items if I have the cash on hand already
not really seeing the problem.
James Gomez
>won wron ?jumbuk >carrajung >budgeree what fucking country is this
Jace Miller
650 IS A BEGINNER BIKE THAT IS WHAT WE ARE BOTH SAYING.
Christian Phillips
>Floods dont drown ;-)
Robert Ross
it gets better when you zoom out and see all of them (they are Aboriginal words)
Wyatt Wilson
>building credit >not financing
You're still going to lose money on the bike, whether it's last years sloppy seconds or a "new new" one.
>"building credit" with a purchase that runs a high risk of being written off