# go through the damn pyrenees, sure it's out of the way and into France, but fucking do it, it's summer there.
also, go to mandello and check out the guzzi factory plus the amazing mountain roads.
also, go to lecco and see the beautiful lake.
as an italifag, hmu for any info you need. I go there nearly once a year.
Eli Murphy
I don't bike often, but when I do I make sure it's a trikeception.
Austin Moore
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Carson Taylor
dbt-map.herokuapp.com/
Dominic Peterson
What was /dbt/'s first Motorcycle experience. Mine was my dad showing some 20-somethings's how to do a burnout in front of our house when I was 3-5 years old.
Camden Turner
7th for all Japanese bikes after the 90s look shit
Bentley Jones
How do these things not wheelie everywhere? There's like no weight on the front.
Carter Ward
TFW no qt catsuit moto gf
Gavin Moore
3 years old, springtime. Dad is taking his late 70s 2smoke 250 road bike out of winter storage, cleaning carbs etc Sits me on the tank, goes on test ride through town with me. Repeat annually. Good times.
Christian Thompson
Hey nerd, I'm heading out to scare some kids. Wanna come?
Brody Jones
sitting on dad's guzzi in the garage and finally getting to pillion before he sold and went for a vespa.
so fucking amazing, that bike was beautiful.
Evan Wood
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Nicholas Watson
You forgot the spiel
Wyatt White
How do I keep from getting a runny nose from highway riding when it's chilly
Xavier Martinez
Had some piece of shit canadian tire dirtbike my parents bought for me when I was like 11. Pretty sure it was $700 brand new.
Had no clutch and struggled to go up hills but I loved it anyways.
Austin Wood
Always nice to meet fellow skellingtons, m'lady. Good luck trying to keep up on the tooj using that fat piece of cruiser shit though.
Julian Sullivan
no, because I want to take roads that aren't straight over 2mph
Caleb Stewart
cocaine
Benjamin Rivera
earplugs up your nostrils
Justin Rogers
balaclavas are really useful, also wear a scarf and jacket. I usually find my nose runs all watery when I'm getting a lot of airflow through the gap in front of my chin on my helmet, so just try and close that up with clothing or those special products for it.
Grayson Perez
Trying out a school friend's East German shifter moped on a dirt road and planting it in a bush. No one in my family has ever been involved in motorcycling so that's the earliest thing I have that involves more than just seeing bikes from a distance.
Jacob Clark
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William Taylor
>supports my argument
Justin Lopez
So basically the first bike to get is an older UJM that's been manufactured for decades?
Gabriel Richardson
No, get a GS 500.
Julian Hall
Get whatever you like and is a good deal with not too much power. Most people end up selling their first bike within 6 months anywyas.
Caleb Evans
>selling my rs 125 >6 months
lolno I owned 2
get a great first bike itll last you a bit
James Gomez
Yeah, but isn't the entire point of a first bike to find out what you actually like? I mean, you can tell yourself that you like bobbers long before you ever sit on a bike for the first time, but it doesn't mean that you'll like bobbers once you actually ride one.
Jason Collins
The entire point of a first bike is to be something that anyone regardless of preference can learn the basics of riding and motorcycle ergonomics on so that you have a baseline to compare any other bikes to in order to find out what you like.
Jack Lee
yes, obviously if you can tell yourself you don't like bobbers than that's not what you like so don't get one.
Jackson Taylor
>something that anyone regardless of preference can learn the basics of riding and motorcycle ergonomics on so that you have a baseline to compare any other bikes to in order to find out what you like So a UJM?
Bentley Gutierrez
No, like a Hayabusa.
Nathan Jackson
While a UJM would fulfill your needs in that regard, most of them are pretty old and as such tend to require more work than, say a 10-15 (or even 20) year old standard like the GS 500, or better, the ER-5 or CB 500. As a result you would end up having to wrench more on the bike than actually riding it, which really isn't what your first bike should be about.
Jayden Rogers
Yeah, but didn't they manufacture some of them until recently? And aren't some of them actually being revived these days?
Matthew Sanchez
Probably yeah.
I got a KLR650 as a first bike now I'm more confused as to what I want even more. Do I want a faster bike? A bike better off road? Do I want an upgraded KLR? Do I want a KLR competitor? Am I sexually attracted to men or women more? Do I own one general purpose bike or multiple bikes?
Jace Lewis
Did I do good Veeky Forums?
Joseph Johnson
What bars do you use and do you like them? I have a dr650 an am looking to get new bars but there are just so many options its annoying
William Myers
Honestly, if it's already had the usual shit taken care of it should be as reliable as most modern bikes unless there were serious design flaws.
I wouldn't have a problem buying a restored 70s bike.
Isaiah Cruz
There are bikes even better offroad than a KLR? Or are the others just as good offroad and simply more powerful?
John Gutierrez
>actually buying a memecycle
lol
Nathan Torres
>not getting a memigale
pleb
Grayson King
>aren't straight
/dbt/ in a nutshell
Carson Gray
>not a meme-tier rice rocket yeah. How many shekels was that anyways?
Dylan Williams
Enjoy your dealer bills :^)
Michael Green
10 grand total. 2013 with 2300 miles.
Oh silly you, why take an out of warranty vehicle to there stealership when you can do it yourself?
Eli Rogers
>literally only buys gs500s and sv650s
How does it feel to be a poor Fag cuck that gets btfo by 18 year olds with eBay special civics?
Ian Walker
inb4 pics of this bike with a post like
"Fuck it broke again, already in $500 on fixing this piece of shit. i could have bought ten hondasakis for that money"
Noah Martin
Guess I'll get one of those neck and face mask/half balaclava things then, I wasn't sure if it would help.
Christopher Clark
A shitton of bikes are better off-road than the KLR from marginally better (DR650) to moderately better (WR250).
Choice paralysis, I don't know what I want I just know the KLR is lacking somehow in what I want.
Also I cannot stand for unreliable or maintence intensive bikes so I'm strictly a Jap bike guy.
A powerful KLR would be ideal but even with expensive mods, its still not enough. Would an African Twin satisfy? Or is it too big and should I set my expectations lower to a smaller bore dual sport?
Yeah besides the innuendo I'm not real sure since every bike is a compromise.
I just know I don't want a cruiser because e I'm not hard gay and don't want a sportbike because its uncomfortable to ride and they are high strung and unreliable.
Jordan Harris
sounds like you want a scrambler. Light offroad capability with power for the street. Okayish seat position, still fairly nimble.
Charles Cruz
Why would he want a crippled adventure bike from 1950 instead of a double nigger or a wee strom?
Luis Reed
get a scrambler desert sled. it honestly sounds like this is the bike you want.
if more adventure-y, get a 90s 650cc Africa Twin. the v-strom sounds too heavy for what you want to do
Matthew Foster
>able to save $500/month more after uninsuring my car wew lad, i love bikes
Jason Myers
cause there are more than 4 major manufactures producing these bikes with modern technology and performance.
Adrian Powell
Actually like scrambler style bikes. Only type I know are actual hipster mods or Ducatis but Ill look around.
Charles Rogers
Looks like a fun bike.
Camden Parker
>$500 per month car insurance bill
You're gonna die.
Bentley Clark
Car insurance bill is like 200 a month, then I'd have to get new tires, fix my rim, extra gas, parking, etc.
Decided it's not worth it, I'd just use it for the winter and DD my bike for the rest of the year.
Justin Myers
>200 a month
jesus fuck where do you live?
I have liability on 1 car, my bike, and full on my 2016 car and mine is only $1100 a year
Zachary Phillips
The fuck? my motorcycle insurance is 12$ a year for a klr650. Auto insurance is $280 a year. You may need to shop around.
Gabriel Rogers
Canada, BC. Our insurance here is a racket.
Blake Anderson
$22/month here in Saskatchewan if nobody is really paying attention.
Isaiah Rogers
Yeah insurance here is just another way to tax you. All ran by the government so there's only 1 company.
Was supposed to be high rates for a period of time to build up a disaster relief fund, but the disaster relief fund got raided by the provincial government for billions so they could balance their budget.
Noah Ramirez
Are poorfag aprilias any good?
Josiah Wilson
>>Saskatchewan
Hey fuck you dude, I invested in a Potash company headquartered there and your shithole friends in the local government somehow taxed me out of $1440 from my dividends that rightfully belonged to me, even though I am not even Canadian.
You fucking enable that shit, by your inaction coward. Fuck you I hope they spend that money to build a speed bump on your commute you immoral mother fucker.
Cunt.
Jaxon Fisher
They are made out of solid lead and weigh about 100lbs more than they need to for what they are. How they made a naked bike weigh so much I'll never know...
Isaac Allen
Fuck Colorado. Fuck this ever changing weather. I leave, it's sunny out. I go hang with a friend, we decide to get some food. Fucking snowing. I can't feel my nuts...
>not horrendously slow for one practice session >bike immediately breaks Can't something go right just once
Benjamin Moore
there is no way in America full coverage is $280 a year for a brand new vehicle
Gavin Roberts
Experienced the wonders of that a few years back while visiting my little brother in Fountain CO. Swung something like 90 degrees over the course of the day, from the low 80s to the 20s with blowing snow and then back up to the 50s. Oh yeah, and four people got struck by lighting, in the snow. Fuck mountains.
Logan Robinson
Insurance is the same in Saskatchewan, theres only 1 agency and it's SGI, run by the Sask government.
Downside, motorcycle license costs $1500 to get ($500 every year for 3 years)
Upside, if somethings older than 30 years old its exempt from inspection, ever and only costs $22/m in insurance.
I now collect neck tubes off pre-1987 bikes for their delicious, delicious $22 vins.
Hunter Mitchell
Go for it. But your hands have to at least be warm.
Asher Bailey
Just spend another $300 for a used Tuono from the same year tbqh
Cameron Adams
Fucks up your ass? I don't deal with potash, or local government, or most of Saskatchewan, I run for the Alberta border to buy shit/ride etc because theres no PST.
Alexander Hernandez
Hey, right where I am. Sorta. I thought I knew changing weather from other states, but this changes the games.
Blake Nguyen
Just sack up and get a big V-Twin V-Strom.
Owen Parker
We don't have inspections here, but my insurance is about $140/month for my liter.
Ayden Torres
Brand new? Its a 20 year old shitbox I insure at state minimum so you mite b rite.
Thomas Cox
>2007 Tuono weighs 40lb less than the 2007 Shiver >has 45 hp more, shitload more torque, and a bigger engine what did they mean by this????
Dylan Brooks
You're the only asshole from Saskatchewan I ever met so you gotta make this right, pal.
Landon Parker
That's neato I wish I didn't have to fabricate one myself and could just buy one off Craigslist.
Juan Roberts
I live in the Springs and feel your feels.
You never know if it will snow or hail or have a 120mph gusting wind storm here.
James Cooper
Iktf
Ryder Hernandez
forward controls + two big hams
Christopher Hall
where at? denverfag here, spent most of the morning getting my bike back together cause it seemed nice out, then as soon as i helmet up for a quick ride it starts wet snowing. fugg.
Leo Thompson
tru
Gavin Gutierrez
arvada here.
you new here? this happens every year man.
Benjamin Rodriguez
Brother brought home some kind of sport bikenwhen I was 8.
Took me for a ride, never caught the motobug untill a year ago.
Now im looking for KLR or a DR to add tot he stable.
Jack Foster
my dad had them before i was born. so i have been around them my whole life.
this was his YZF1000R.
Thomas Hernandez
Yeah. Only since last november.
Springs. Sorta the same for me. Rode to work, a tiny bit chilly, but nice. Get off work, bored, and I just got everything legal. Seems like it might not be great but fuckit, I need to ride. Turns to absolute shit. But it did help me realise I need to work on my bike. The acceleration is a little off.
David Collins
>Yeah. >Only since last november.
well get use to it. we have another month of maybe random snow storms.
Adam Kelly
I still see cars from last summer's hail every now and then. That's really my biggest worry. I just need to keep some cold weather gear on me. Waffle top and bottom don't take too much room, prolly gonna throw that in the backpack.
Sebastian Moore
Ugh you're not an armyfag are you?
Gavin Murphy
And. Not like I'm doing anything to you. Hell, I don't even do anything for the Army, they got me on Peterson.
Bentley Nguyen
>6' 220lbs >want fz-07 I should kill myself on a busa instead