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>tfw finally weekend and wake up sick as a dog
>can't ride with a nose full of snot
>raining tomorrow and need to do laundry
Guess I'm just sitting around and shitposting today but at least I got out last week.

I find if you ride fast with your visor open the snot gets forced back into your throat and its gone.

So the problem is turning MODERN bikes into cafe racers?

Hehe

someone dox this guy already

Goddamnit, that made me laugh enough to cough it all back up again. I've got a post nasal drip already so it'd be kind of redundant.

At least I can ride to work in the week, filtering past row upon row of traffic during the school rush is almost as fun as running up the road to Kinglake. I've had her for six months and I'm gonna be real torn up when I have to sell.

>2018 wr450f is still a 5 speed

Yamaha, you know I love you, but what the fuck?

Semi-related, guy at my work has a Gen-1 S model. I like the look of the bikini but I'd probably hate commuting with the bars lowered and the pegs even further back.

Forgot pic, fug.

Are there any dirt bike-cafe racer hybrids? A redneck-racer?

Invest in good knee pads for trail riding my friends.

That IS a dirtbike cafe racer. Roland Sands made some slick ones. The best(only acceptable) cafes are dirt bike based imo. In the end, you just get a less functional motard. Speaking of, look at motards. Great handling, but lacking in the speed department, which seems to be what you're asking for, aside from the looks. Mine leans down scary far, but tops out at 103ish.

Post bikes you sometimes ride

Honest opinion on my bike?
2003 Ninja 250

scottoilers are based

>pic related after ~1600km of winter riding
>haven't needed to clean or oil the chain once
>1L of chain and bar lube is roughly $10 and has lasted over a year

Even on cafe racer forums people are saying they hate cafe racer hipsters for building crappy bikes.

Explain this?

I love the engine, chassis, and touring functionality of the tracer 900.

But I just can't get over how fucking UGLY this bike is. That fiddly bionicle styling is going to age in two seconds. I hate it. Look at the triumph sprint vs the aprilia futura - the futura has edgy thematic styling and guess what, 10 years later it looks horrendously dated and tacky. Whereas the sprint is still in production today, more or less unchanged. I think the tracer will go the same way as the futura and countless other meme bikes. Appealing to shor term styling trends instead of focussing on making something elegant and timeless is always a mistake.

who cares

get an XSR900 and put a windscreen, some soft luggage on it and go to town

What did you pay for it?

I do and that's why I am talking about it.

Just stop posting. You're fucking done.
Stickerbombs are tacky, but I like itabaiku, so meh.
Blackjack on red was a nice choice, though. Gives a nice finished look.
I do crazy distance, so should probably look into one, but like the ritual of putting my bike on the stand, being reminded to check oil, tires, everything.
(I need to check my everything tomorrow morning...)

Not a fan.

>Deleting a monoshock in favor of some shitty dual setup

First time I posted it.

How is dual set up bad?

Anybody for an afternoon ride this Sunday, in WA?
I'm trying to learn some new hard-tack twisties, aside from just linking one pass to another.

Only old sport bikes should be cafe racerised.

Western Australia?

US post abbreviation for Washington state. Western AU sounds beast, on an adv, though.

Heed this man's caution. I went right by an armadillo on my way home just now, I've had multiple close calls with them and opposums and deer. Such is life in Georgia.

Not a cafe racer.

Tacky, but whatever floats your boat.
>10 years later it looks horrendously dated

The fj09 isnt as bad as the fz09, but I get what you're saying. Honestly though, who owns the same bike for 10 years? Worrying about how well a bike will age is kind of pointless in my opinion when most people seem to cycle through bikes every few years anyways.

>tfw on 5th bike, riding 8 years

i didnt even know armadillos existed in georgia

I love my africa twin but it's gorgeous, heavy and gigantic. I can't imagine taking it off road let alone cutting sick like this. I dropped it once and struggled to lift it up and I goto the gym every day/second day.

You did remember to squat it up, not push like a retard?
Just checking. I don't even own a liter.

I saw someone hit an armadillo while riding a xr400. Got some good(unwanted) air. The little fuck didn't even stop after being pounded by that brick of a bike.

yeh I dunno i was full of adrenaline and just trying to get it straight up.
It is 240+ kilos.

I really like the looks of the early 90's cbr250rr.

Are they worth getting over a new one?

you mean the econobox made in india/thailand?
No mate,
Get the CB400. It's the closest you're gonna get.

If you can find one in good condition they are much better than a new cbr250rr

oh sorry I thought you were asking if it's worth getting the old one over the new one.
Well yeh, but the old ones are shagged.
You can get a new CB400 in Australia which is about a million times better.

>implying anyone other than Australians and Japanese people can get a cb400

Needs to be lams approved.

Well fuck get a DRZ400SM or WR250X or CB1100 or something made in japan at least. Never buy into these cheap bikes like the Ninja250 or any KTM or whatever. The chrome rusts off after a year and they go shit.

I wouldnt spend a lot for one. But yeah. They're buckets of fun. If you can get a 400 though. I'd recommend that.

A...any SAM pics yet? I'm sitting in a hotel room on my route to Florida dejected that work is a bitch and I couldn't make it to SAM.
t.Alamonon

I am in Australia.

Everyone in Australia gets cbr250s or 250 ninjas as their first bike.

not him but the cb400sf is lams approved.

CB400 is Lams approved.

and fuck it makes a glorious sounds, that inline at 14,000rpm at 60km/h as you're flooring it out of a roundabout. I can only imagine my neighbours love it.

How cool do the twin headlights look?

I love it so much I start throwing presents in your face

Know that feel

obligatory cb400 vs vfr400 video
youtube.com/watch?v=zdmPcZ6rxSs&t=301s

well that's fucking gorgeous isn't it.
That huge brass coloured drum brake is just hnggg
gggg

I don't know how it compares to the Africa Twin, but I'v got some experience with picking up BMW R1200 GSAs and it's really not that hard.

youtube.com/watch?v=vFLrqF2uo4g

>having to use that technique
I just pick it up normally, even when fully packed. It's not that heavy.

R/R saga dumbshit here,

there was about 20 seconds between sunrise and full on heatwave here, so I decided to fuck with the wiring before doing anything drastic like cutting the wires. Pic related is new setup, old one went with wires going directly between heatsink and plastic, probably contributing to heat felt through plastic. Now the cable fits nicely just around the whole thing, no connectors are squished in any way not seen on the original setup before, and the wire (undamaged from the two test rides btw, perhaps it's made to last) connects only at the rear edges of the R/R. I'm optimistic, but I'll need to test it before I allow myself even a moment of happiness. That won't be until tomorrow at the earliest.

Who has the worst mpg here?

>19.5mpg
>mfw I have a filthy machine

modern bikes in general look very ugly. I don't know what manufacturers are trying to accomplish.

How do you deal with riding a bike in the city?

Do you think you will die?

It looks like a retarded transformer.

How do you burn that much fuel?
My bike is burns a lot already, with 38mpg.

>How do you deal with riding a bike in the city?
By doing it

>Do you think you will die?
No, but in congested cities where filtering is illegal my bike will.

Lane filtering is legal where I live, so it's a whole lot easier on a bike than on any other form of transport

my 400cc gets 36mpg.
my 250cc gets ~40mpg riding like a dickhead.

>How do you deal with riding a bike in the city?
with great pleasure
>Do you think you will die?
yes, but probably not riding in the city
freeway seems more probable, other hobbies even moreso

>captcha designing new bike names

its 1200cc and I don't ride it very well.

30~ on my thou.
24 on my 250. Yes, the carbs are tuned and balanced.
?? on my XR400. Full tank lasts 6 hours of riding around the forest.

Is it actually a tractor?

sounds like one

especially during night-rides

Yeah, you're fucking up severely.

Are you sure that bike actually works like it's supposed to? Because even blasting it at maximum speed will it not go more than 23mpg.

>mpg
>miles per gallon
fuck
I haven't had a laugh this good in ages

you americans and your silly units, it's hilarious
>yeah how many miles can I drive per gallon
why don't you measure it in Narnias you can watch while driving a clown figure

please don't get assblasted now, I love you, keep the silly units coming, you made my day

It's a Brit.

I use 16km/L normally, but I don't know how many people know that.

yeah should probably get it checked out

>Talks about getting assblasted
>Writes half a novel

I converted from km/L to mpg as a matter of courtesy to that user and kept the unit of measure the same as the above poster.

If he measured his consumption over distance in Narnias per clown figure, that would be the unit of measure.

At least you're not one of those retards that does l/100km

how much does an MOT usually cost?

That's German autism

>drive a German car
>see 6L/100KM
>still don't have a single clue about what my actual fuel consumption is

why is the zx9r so sexy bros?

>333 characters
>novel
american education right there
>replies with 288 characters
fagtron

Going out with the girl tomorrow morning.
Who else prefers early morning rides?

>Neglected to notice that I converted from km/L
(You)

Its 6L/100km - a perfect measurement
Anyway, that's a good consumption.

best of older 90s styling with elements of modern styling with good aesthetic dimensions

...

But L/100km is actually a unit of consumption. You consume x liters per 100 km.

km/L or MPG are units of range, not consumption.

>How much fuel are you using, bro? 20 miles per gallon. WRONG FUCKING ANSWER.

While technically correct, one gallon per 20 miles sounds fucking retarded