Electric bikes seem pretty pointless and dumb, and I say this as someone who has an electric car (electric mercedes B class).
Connor Evans
have you even ridden one?
Isaac Long
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Gavin Ramirez
Nah, I'll just get rid of this fucking thing and be done with it.
Fuck the dealer extra hard though. Wouldn't buy the bike but said 'If you find someone interested in it, we'll finance it for you!' like the greedy jews are doing me a solid by making money off my product without actually selling it in any way.
"Now, user, we know you are offering us a helluva deal on that ride and we stand nothing but profit for selling it on the cheap because it is new enough to still qualify for financing for over a year, but we just don't want to have to actually pay for anything despite easily making double or at the bare minimum 1.5 times our money back in less than a months time. But hey, we will gladly fuck some other son-of-bitch out of extra cash for a dirty cheap purchase and put a hugely unnecessary middle man in between you and them for extra cash at no risk to us but more money for us for fuck all reason. We will do this as a favor to you!'
Kevin Richardson
when did the drz meme emerge?
Anthony Gray
>Grow up hearing the future of cars is electric. >Grow up hearing the future of cars is biofuels. >Grow up hearing the future of cars is hybrid. >Grow up hearing the future of cars is hydrogen. >we are now back to electric. Yeah sorry, am just a weeee bit jaded with anything claiming to be the future. Especially when whatever it is claims it will topple big oil yet drilling and fracking are ramping up in my area of the country.
I'll start giving a damn when electric motorcycles have at least a 150mi range at 75mph, cost no more than 125% than a comparable gasoline bike, and their charging stations are about a 1/3 as common as gas stations in areas that aren't hippy containment zones.
tl:dr : when they become fucking relevant.
Nolan Nguyen
About a month ago.
Jose Nelson
I'm the turn of the 20th century, no one was certain what the future fuel was going to be and everyone was vying for market share.
It's going to be a bit like that now
Carson Young
The problem with electric bikes is that battery technology is old and dated. Look at electric cars like Tesla, they are big, bulky, and heavy as fuck. Reasonable ranges on bikes just aren't possible because of battery size and weight.
If battery technology actually goes anywhere in the next few decades then electric bikes will be much more viable, until that happens, forget about it.
Jackson Wood
the "drz meme" meme doesn't exist. just some people acting like it's a bad bike, it's pretty funny
Jayden Sanchez
Feel the same way about electric cars.
Jaxon Lopez
cool...i guess...
Hunter Lopez
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Isaac Campbell
about a month and a half ago.
it's not as good as the "haven't got a busa yet" meme though.
Jose Allen
To be fair, you don't need as much battery to get a comparable ride out of a bike because it is lighter, has a smaller engine, and doesn't require as much power. Which is why the limited range they are getting out of them is so damning really.
John Gray
>tfw no busa
Eli King
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James Walker
Which is why I am confused as fuck when I stated my desire for a factory HD tracker/scrambler or a DS and some autist posts shit to an electric dirtbike that costs $15000 and has 50mi range.
Justin Ortiz
honestly don't get the hate for the drz, looks like any other dirt bike.
Landon Cook
M8 I own a bike ya fagguette
Evan Perry
forced meme vs antimeme shitposting user
Joseph Brooks
pic
well considering i dont talk to you even though i live in the same city as you speaks volumes
John Gutierrez
save the planet one person at a time. Bikes might get more mpg than cars but they pollute a lot more.
Nicholas Morris
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Hudson Walker
Kek
Charles Gutierrez
I know man, I know
Jaxon Hughes
its looks are a little old school now, but the price+performance surpasses modern dirt bikes and i think it gets people butt frustrated.
Isaiah Perez
square headlights are so 90s
Caleb Edwards
what do you have now?
Logan Phillips
No one gives a fuck. The number of bikes on the road vs the number of cars means that any money/time/resources spend making bikes cleaner is wasted in the view that it would be much better spent regulating cars. Then, looking at cars, the amount of pollution from oceanic shipping shits all over any attempts to cut global pollution via regulating road traffic.
You want to save the earth? Generate cleaner electricity for the national grids and clean up cargo ships.
Now get fucked greeny.
Robert James
The worst gasoline powered bike still pollutes less than the cleanest gasoline powered car.
They have terrible emissions FOR THEIR SIZE, but still beat the brains out of cars for their cleanliness. They also have less physical space, use less rubber for tires, use less oil for routine engine running and oil changes, and just all around a greener option in general for 1 person transport.
Sebastian Moore
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Carson Wilson
This is the cutest MotoGP team
Dominic Evans
>use less oil for routine engine running and oil changes
Also require more frequent oil changes.
Samuel Thompson
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Luis White
That headlight is hideous. Why can't manufacturers just fab up a plastic plate that looks like a number plate for a motocross bike with some super low profile LEDs
Jaxon Smith
nice bike. mods?
Owen Davis
A piece of shit 85 shadow 700. Got it for 480, I'll flip it and get myself either a Harley, or an sv650/1000 or something.
Dylan Hill
What?
My bike requires an oil change every 5k miles. Same as my car.
Jacob Rogers
shitty bike
Dylan Taylor
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Jackson Reyes
Why do you say that?
Brandon Jenkins
Lets see, that bike had....
a muzzy exhaust. and thats probably it. maybe the 3x3 airbox mod, and I think it had 41mm fcr carbs too
Christopher Lopez
>just fucking snowed again. Fuck New England
Easton Bennett
post snow boipucci
Daniel Jackson
How sketchy is this dbt? Particularly the comment about the "lost key". Please and thanks.
"1994 suzuki katana runs great and can be ridden straight home. The engine is really stong and never let me down and the body is clean too. Only thing it needs is a headlight from amazon for $19 and i can order it for u if the cash is paid upfront.
Bought a new gsxr 1000 and so planned to let it got. Just spent $400 for the service and changed tires.
Less price because i lost the key but my mechanic hotwired the bike to start it up. U can probably get a key made for like $30- $60.
My loss ur gain. I would prefer someone who can come down and test ride the bike instead of asking a bunch of questions through email. If the ad is up then the bike is still available."
Joseph Edwards
bruh, this storm wasn't even that bad.
Jonathan Butler
sounds pretty legit. Would buy.
Charles Morris
About a year or so ago 6 or so of us used to tell newfriends to get the drz400 as a maymay because of how shit of a bike it is, now it is a year later and look how many of you fell for the meme and even continue spreading it.
Isaiah Cox
That's a pretty awesome shot. I gotta find a crossing now
Camden Sullivan
>not wanting an electric dual sport to quietly explore nature with
I got mine in 2012.
Nathaniel Sullivan
no better to spend the extra money for a different bike so you don't have the possible looming threat of the police or a PO claiming the bike
Owen Roberts
This is my current shortlist >MV Agusta Brutale 1090 >Yamaha MT-10 >Ducati XDiavel >Indian/victory cruiser (the Vic's are heavily discounted) >XV1900 or Boulevarde (probably not because no ABS)
Mine: >KTM Super Duke 1290 (Husky 1301 when?) >Husky 701 SM (check) >Husky TE300 or Beta 300 >Yamaha VMAX 60th Anniversary Edition >MV Agusta F3 800 maybe
I do a little.
David Hill
>not wanting an electric dual sport to quietly escape crime scenes
Isaiah Cook
also that
Austin Moore
Why the 800 instead?
If it isn't obvious from the list I'm after more low end power than a high revving screamer
Brody Robinson
Threadly reminder thatt Hondas are fucking shit and I can't sleep.
Joseph Cook
Almost as light as a 600 and has plenty of low end. Also the Dragster RR is sexy. I have never looked into the 1090 but the 800 has gotten absolutely stellar reviews.
Luis Flores
ITT: No talent hacks
Nathan Bell
Oh ok. Is this just like your dream about the GS500?
Or is it the fact that those bikes are the best bang for buck in that category when you consider reliability, longevity and efficiency? Horses for courses.
Eli Jones
bakerxderek has a drz 400. Why wouldn't you want one?
Zachary Miller
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Michael Jenkins
I test rode a 2016 Zero S last year and it was fucking amazing going 60-70mph and not hearing an engine brapping.
When I looked at their 2013-14 bikes I said these are garbage, now their 2017 models actually have respectable performance, the problem is they are TOO EXPENSIVE.
Lucas Peterson
Don't talk shit about that fucking awesome looking headlight.
That shit is god damn futuristic as fuck, HOLY SHIT.
Christopher Taylor
Id get an FXS if it were a few grand cheaper
Bentley Morris
>hotwired bike >runs great and can be ridden straight home >engine never let me down
Well, even if he stole it knowing suzuki stronk motor would plough straight through the boomgate (at cost of headlight), at least he's not lying in the advertisement.
Luis Wilson
Wait fuck, they're broadcasting this test too? Why am I wasting my time watching Youtube videos?
Jacob Russell
2 strokes are better than 4 strokes. Prove me wrong.
Henry Morales
4>2 QED
Luis Ramirez
>t. short fuse
Jeremiah Sanchez
The future is hydrogen. It's just a not so immediate future.
Colton Long
I guess you are right, but you should see a cardiologist anyways
Christopher Lee
Their electric duals ports are actually the worse thing you can get cost to performance wise.
They only come with 1 battery pack instead of the 2 but for the same price you can just get a Zero S
Brandon Hall
two stroke is a bit noisy smoky and fragile to see any use
Dominic Roberts
Noisy and smoky, definitely, but thats arguably not bad things. two strokes arent fragile either. They require slightly more maintenence than four strokes, but as long as that maintenence is done, they can have a pretty long life span.
Josiah Allen
At least the Grom doesn't have fairings that stick in to your knees if you're taller than 5'10".
Henry Taylor
>arguably not bad things the water cooled ones are a bit better and admittedly they are easy to recondition when they break down
as for fragile it's just that most I have encountered have poor balance for the rpm they run at and the way they breathe makes carbon build up and consequent overheating a bit more of an issue
Christian Sanders
I like the way the rpms work though. its like its giving you a boost into the next gear. .
Angel Rogers
Underrated
John Turner
The fuck you on about nigga, no he doesnt
Jonathan Lopez
>clymer manual is 40€
No.
Justin Johnson
balancing an engine does give the crank more inertia making it slower to speed up or slow down and an unbalanced engine is only bad within a given range .eg it can smooth out if you go above or below also something about the gas flow of two stroke means the torque comes in up high (I'm not sure of the reason for this)
>giving you a boost into the next gear >tfw back flip off a tiny mini bike when the auto clutch kicks too hard
Nathaniel Morris
How's a Yamaha Virago 250 cc for a starter bike? It's got a drive shaft, so my hope is that it'll be pretty light on the maintenance. I'm a broke ass college student, so my hope is that it'll be a good commuter bike (which I would hopefully be able to use for longer road trips also). Anyone got experience with them?
Caleb Robinson
>virago Check out the meaning of the word, m8.
Blake Hill
are there any people not on the map yet who sent me a request?
Jaxon Campbell
You're alive!?
Christopher Wright
how do i host image??
why can't i just attach it?
Xavier Wright
>how do i host image?? Use an image hosting service lazy dumbass >why can't i just attach it? Because sawath and ktmguy don't want to have to host it for you
James Morales
Is it even worthy?
Lincoln Jones
Could say the same about you. Welcome back faggot, I've missed you. no homo
James Ross
Oh, it's a girly bike. Shit.
Kawasaki LTD 450 from 1985 then?
Julian Jenkins
>cruiser's name is literally "masculine female" Can't make this shit up.