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You don't want to be last in all aspects of your life do you? You gotta have a 1 up on something.

does anyone else dislike maintenance? i want to ride not work. pic related.

why are Italian engines so much more aesthetic?

get something more reliable/ simpler to maintain

Maintenance can be fun sometimes.

I'm sure it's fun inside.

because they know you'll have to take it apart a lot, so it might as well look nice if you are going to be seeing it frequently

thats an LC4 innit? At least it's not a MX derived engine

maybe but not when i want to ride.
ride is always superior.

I have a friend who loves doing maintenance and restoring bikes. If I ever have problems I just let him go ham on it, I usually have to wait longer than if I took it to a pro but at least it´s free.

you mean like a yamaha yz450f? i think it looked like a bitch to shim the valves in those.

fuck hurricane season and fuck virginia up its rainy fucking ass

WITHOUT
FAIL

Tru but that's why you have multiple bikes. Even if one is down you still have bikes to ride.

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I mean like the engines in the XC and SX models. They will require the same kind of work but way more often.

That's a weird brake pedal.

That feel when afraid to ride in a RHD country because my right hand U-turns are terrible.

I feel like the rear brake on my bike is really stabby but I have nothing to compare it to but drum brake school bikes and it isn't going to undrop my bike.

for you

seattle.craigslist.org/sno/mcy/6134726955.html
Someone please buy my shitbaik. I've only gotten offers for like 100 bucks. Please lads I just wanna have space for new baiku.

What part of va?

Also, it's not hurricane season yet

it was pouring hard when i was driving in VA Beach man. everything involving fun or getting pussy is all in VA beach. i fucking hate it man

I've found a CB400 for sale with 8 months registration $2000 AUD. It looks to be in good condition, it has 35,000km on it and its the 1999 model. You guys think I should buy this or look for something else? All I've got currently is an old CT110

*Just to clarify its a CB400 Super Four

You live in that area?

Meh, lil rain is ok to ride in

>Love in the northeast
>Long shitty winter with lots of salted roads
>Rainy hurricane season summer

Why do you guys do it?

How much does your 100 weigh and would it be a good pit bike

They don't really salt the roads in the seven cities area. It don't snow often at all.
Hurricane parties are fun. Last time one hit I was out riding around since most people not from there are scared and free up the roads for hooning

I wish we had roads like that around here, that looks so fun to just cut loose on.

Thers not one straight stretch of road where you live?

LMAO!
NICKY HAYDEN IS JUST LIKE YOUR AVERAGE AMERICAN NOW

SEVERLY BRAIN DAMAGED

LMFAO!

Watch that edge!

160lb dry weight. I think it would make a great pit bike.

He's not fat tho

See

Not one that isn´t busy or half full of potholes.

I might buy one, anything to look for?

something with more than 100cc

I have something more than 100cc. I want something slow that I can romp on.

>something slow that I can romp on
Like your sister?

She's more than 100cc

Not really. I mean typical make sure the engine isn't knocking and stuff but afaik they don't have any "typical issues" like most bikes

What do you think?

cosprings.craigslist.org/mcy/6127645344.html

Fuckin Honda motor dude.

>mirror costs as much as the middle side fairing
>doesn't even have integrated turn signals
Apparently when doing parking lot maneuvers I should fold the mirrors up and let the turn signal take the fall, what the fuck

Can I get a decent street level.dirt bike for under 3k

If you want to go on the free way probably not. For putting around town under 50mph I'm sure you could.

I can fuck ur boipucci really good for 3k bby hell ill do it for free

>3k
You can get anything for that much

Oh man I love 100Rs. I have a 2004 crf100f (basically the 2002-03 XR100R with new graphic kit) with a 26mm carb swap, FMF powercore 4 mini and a BBR 120cc bore kit, that thing fuckin flies lol. Pretty far under 200lbs and you can smoke little kids with TTRs and KLXs that you see hanging out with their parents at the local OHV park
I kinda want to motard mine

Pic related isn't mine but mine is pretty similar, except the carby looks different and the head looks a little larger

As long as you're not planning to go out on the highway you can pick up a 250 thumper like a WR250R or an XR250R/L, or even an XR400R and street legalize it for 3 grand or under.

>that entire exhaust
Why did people have to start caring about emissions?

Idk man, it's kinda sad. I love dirt bike exhausts though, especially the older FMF systems just for how ridiculous they are. Mine i'm pretty sure needs to repack but it's so loud and I damn love it for that. Surprised I don't get stopped by cops almost constantly at the local offroad park because you can hear it from like a mile away

Fucking kymco; You already sell your scooters and sold your sport bikes here in the past. Why can't i get a fucking k-pipe. Groms and z125s can suck a dick with their 12in wheels.
Fucking australia. All the good shit is never sold here, Honda holds back cool shit, ducati holds back cool shit and even fucking harley holds back cool shit.
Fucking small competitive market BS

Fine. The ass was fat.

rode some bikes today

Fell in the parking lot.... I think I'm gonna cry from this embarrassment

Nigger you have JC50 CBR125s, what are you even bitching about

any of you br/o/s itt?

They stopped selling those in late 2013 early 2014 to my knowledge dude.
I can't get a new cbr125 from any honda dealer in town.
And brisbane is a big city for honda dealers from what i can see.

scratch that; they do sell them. But you must order them.

So get a used one, it's a fucking 125. Or an R125.

We get the R150 here.

it's not the 125 I want man; It's the frame.

I think it's too much personally, I've bought an xr600 for $500.
I mean, I get it's just a toy tho.
But I'll get it just so you can't have it. It is right next to me.

VTR250 though

In the last 35 years, I have fallen...

>In the parking lot
>left turn lane
>end of driveway going out
>end of driveway coming in (in front of peeps I had just met)
>in front of grills
>at a stop on the side of a hill
>with my wife on the back
>on a loaner ducati with my wife on the back

so, yah.

If you do let me ride it bb ;)

Only if there's ever actually a CO meet.
Motherfuckers can't decide anything.

Xr650r for next bike? Mostly off-road used dual sport, might commute a short distance every once in a while(5-10 miles round trip).
I ride a 200cc 2 stroke enduro right now, and I don't like mxbike seating. The xr felt like my enduro and I loved it. It's a bike I can ride around town, and then throw in a friends truck and ride in sand dunes because it has so much power.

True. Which user are you?

C/O/ meet when?

Any dirt fags out there? I have other bikes too, but I just got this and i'm about to go freeze my ass off tomorrow west of Boulder.

>C/O/ meet when
Probably never. If y'all want to to ride street though, I'm in

>treat all my bikes like royalty
>Constant checks, maintenance, replace anything that's even slightly worn, always warm them up before riding like an Asperger's child
>Consistently buying upgrades

>Haven't changed my cars oil in over a year
>Needs new brake pads and suspension needs replacing
>Got paid out for a guy that rear ended me, haven't got round to replacing the bumper and it's been 2 months
>Don't Care

Is this normal

Yeah if you need 4 wheels get 2 bikes

>Buy new cbr1000rr
>Park it on a hill
>Falls off it's stand straight away
>5 days after buying it
First time I'd cried in 10 years

Seems normal

You should find another hobby bud

>riding a motorcycle
>hobby

Jesus Christ.
I just had the first day at an 'advanced rider course' being taught by a police instructor of 24 years and he was saying you should counter balance the bike (literally keep body perpendicular with the ground) for all street riding, not just at low speed.

He claims that it improves visibility and better ability to emergency break without falling off mid corner.

He claims that hanging off or even just positioning your body towards the radius of the turn is purely a racing technique that isn't useful on the road because your bike is never pushed to the limits of traction there.

What the fuck is this all about.

Stickerfag.

What he said.
Not a CO native tho, which seems to be important here. Military reasons.
And in the short time I been here, I've learned that the drivers are worse than Cali somehow. And with snow it's downright deadly, seriously, for a place that get gets it often it's retarded.

I mean, he's right if you're commuting around.
Those courses are designed for redditors, dude.

If you need one of those courses you probably shouldn't even be on a bike in all honesty.
You would learn more after a weekend in the desert on a dirt bike.

He's completely right as far as notmal traffic is concerned.
Riding on some deserted back road in the middle of nowhere isn't street riding.

All those things are true assuming you ride your bike at the same speed a cautious person drives a Corolla (or even quite a bit faster than that actually), which in theory you should because your bike stops worse if anything.

Ok I'll try to keep an open mind then. I've never heard of this before outside of dirt riding.

You can get a TF125 2 stroke which is street legal from factory

I have considered those; Are they actually ADR compliant? I thought there were Ag bikes only.

That'd be pretty sweet if they are; I love two strokes and the TF is light as hell to begin with.

>have A2 license
>dad wants to get back into riding
>doesn't know shit about current bikes
>asks me to find him one
>should be FI, around 3k € (Germany)
>reliability is big priority
>intends to keep for at least 5, possibly 10 years if possible
Should I look for
a) an A2 legal bike and test ride it myself,
b) an A legal bike and have him test ride it (finding the time is an issue),
c) an A legal bike restricted to A2, test ride myself?
I'm veering towards option c) so he can derestrict it down the line if 48 PS gets too boring. Plus I'll probably upgrade my license later this year or next year. I'm planning on keeping my current A2 baiku indefinitely as a cheap commuter / city bike. There's a chance I'll get dad's bike as a hand-me-down later so it'd be nice if it had around 100 PS then.

What did he used to ride?
What kind of bikes does he like?
How old is he?
Pic of sister?

250cc 2stroke single cylinder standard from the early 80s. Around 20 PS. Used it until the late 90s.
Upright seating position, wind protection (can be aftermarket). Comfiness and reliability, mostly.
55.