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I had the same engine in a custom frame (shadow), quite fun to use.
One of my mates had one, travelled through the whole country, bike was fully packed whith his gf and camping gear, never had any problems.

Ialiabros wy@?

Post meme bikes

In the shop

>inb4 thumpers are parallel-twins but one got removed due to cancer
Morning was good, had a nice talk with a superior about his bmw r50

t. CB
A friend of mine inherited a crashed r90gs/6 (his exact specification)
I'm egging him on to rebuild it since it only has fairing and fork damage
Would it be an ok first bike?
And if it isn't would he be able to resell it to some hipster?

>r90gs/6

What?

Reposting because it actually got some discussion last time:

What is the best (Yuro-)city commuter bike (not a scooter)?
>Low weight
>Flickable
>Good MPG
>Decent power, for those stoplight drags
>Reliable & easy to maintain
>No fairings to get broken
Bonus points if it's cheap.

Striple or shiver/dorsoduro

cb 500 f, its so much fun in cities

striple

hit all those criteria on the mark. Except maybe mpg. I get 15 k/ml out of a 1050 triple. That's about 35 mpg.

I have no idea
It's a bimmer, it's shaft drive and I assume it has 900cc
The /6 I think is about trims
Don't actually get a shivvy or a spipple

>R
Means it's a longitudinal boxer twin with shaft drive.
>90
Means it's about 900cc.
>GS
Means ''GeländeSport'', basically BMW's ADV lineup.
>/6
Means it's the sixth generation of R series bikes.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_/6_motorcycles

>tfw waiting on qt to fix her fucking bike so we can ride + coffee
REEE

Seems like shiver is the closest one.
It is a bit heavy but most of the weight is low so you don't feel it.

Striple is a better bike to ride but a lot more expensive and not as reliable.

Why does dbt prefer shitty bikes

CB 500 fits all those points.
EFI might be helpful with reliability but honestly if you're too much of a pussy to work on 2 carbs you might as well kys your self

One thing I'm doubtful
It doesn't have the memelever front spring
Is it by design or has it lost it in the crash?

CB 500 F a fat.
CBF 500 barely a tolerable
CB 500 a most flickable and a lightest. Also cheapest.

>falling for the 250/300 meme
Enjoy having no torque, no highway ability, no passing power, no passenger carrying ability, not being able to travel long distances, shitty budget components, not learning throttle control, less reliability from constantly stressing the engine, and getting bored of the bike within 2 months

650cc twins are the ideal starter bikes, prove me wrong

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Do it yourself and buy a dzus kit bolt and install it while you're at it

It's actually pretty easy to cut weight from the shiver
The stock frying pan alone weighs in excess of 10kgs

Why naked bikes and not a sumo? Because of the high centre of gravity? I guess a 250 sumo can braaaap up to city speeds fairly quick

Real talk

Anything is possible with enough money

Except yuro, decent power, and low weight. Not to mention it has the most boring engine known to man in it.

they don't fit reliable or fuel efficient

>frame sliders already ground down. not scuffed, ground.
>has the good ol' "i broke the stock ones" ebay flush mount turn signals

Something tells me either you already crashed or the last guy to own it did, that's a chinese fairing kit, and there's a hairline crack somewhere in the frame from those dumb sliders.

Even buying a prope bike right off the bat instead of a "dude gotta buy a used 600 or I'll die and not afford it" meme

Tons of restricted CB500s around if you're worried about EU licence restrictions. Weight like I said is the best out of the three naked 500s from Honda.
Engine is the same as in the CBF. I haven't ridden a CB 500 F yet but I can't imagine its engine being much more interesting. It, too, is a 500cc 180° ptwin.

>buying a proper bike right off the bat

I wouldn't recommend buying an S1000RR, speed triple, or ducati 1199 right off the bat but whatever. You do you. Just don't make an insurance claim so my rates won't go up.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_GS

Go read.

>Your dad's bike
>Lifetime loan for your memerig
GOD BLESS THE USA AMIRITE?

>don't like sports bikes
>they look like edgy teenage racers copying their favorite motoGP rider
>love cruisers
>want to buy a cruiser
>see that sports bikes are twice as fast
>annoyed but jelly

When you see a sports bike on the road it's a bit like seeing an adult emo.

Why can't they make cruisers as fast as sports bikes?

kys drobe

>he doesn't know I've been an undead Skeleton since SEM3000
Welcome to /dbt/, enjoy your stay.
Don't mention ABS or going into a corner too hot.

Look up muscle cruisers like the VMax.

Sportbikes are designed like that for function, not sure why you think its like seeing an adult emo.

If anything, cruisers fit that description better.

Read it all, don't know what you mean

Cruisers aren't meant to handle as good
They have retarded geometry and a rear biased weight distribution which makes them unstable at high speed and unpredictable mid corner

Cruisers are pretty practical transport though...once you switch to mid controls. Forward controls are cancer and make bikes less ridable.

Nah ADV bikes are better at that

not nip cruisers. nip cruisers are just standards with lower seats.

how can i downvote this

I filter him
It works just fine

nah sportbikes with ape hangers, highway bars, comfort seats, and touring luggage are the ultimate bikes

lighweight, superior speed, stability, handling, and brakes, cargo capacity of a goldwing, comfort of a lazyboy

they're called "couch rockets"

What bikes are you talking about?

Just browsing honda at the minute, found this Honda CMX500 Rebel, looks good. Except I'd want a pillion seat too and luggage racks.

>ape hangers
What's actually the point of these? They both look and feel like trash.

>I'm a bitch and can't handle difficult to ride bikes

Customized bikes.

Bike companies don't know what you want.

>unstable
>difficult to ride
They crash themselves without warning or they don't. That's about it.

Nope
If anything they're standards with wider rake and trail
Which guess what makes them worse for handling

>ape hangers
:^)

I don't like the sports bike look, though. Even if you put cruiser seats and handle bars on them.

I get it you need the Easiest cheapest scooter

Dude it's ur life
Have fun in easy mode

How 'bout a nekkid?
Comfy seat, handles great, wide bars and boatloads of torks

WHY

Daily reminder
This is what /dbt/ would look like in the 80's

>says he likes difficult bikes
>doesn't have 24" apes, a jockey shifter, an extra foot of rake, and suicide foot clutch (dry)

No because I had a vespa in the 80 and I didn't look like I sucked cock for a hobby

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We'd look like literal power rangers on VF750s. And then we'd look like grease monkeys trying to fix our VF750s.

vintage /dbt/

>textile? might as well be naked, m8
>you're a cunt, your bars aren't even below the yokes
>the law can go fuck a pumpkin right
>you cant go very fast like that you dumb bloke

>coworker's cow wife didn't show up to harrass me
>hour ahead of schedule
>all I have to do now is keep up coffee and fire up the grill at 4

I'm operating my 600 hp 18 speed rig atm
Have fun with ur well done pork chops my ECA stack is in full swing

youtube.com/watch?v=PUz4u7gU1oo

>All these japanese guys

Country makes the best sportbikes = wtf i love choppers now
Country makes nothing but cruisers = sportbikes are the best abr none

>shitposting AND driving 44-ish tons at the same time

Truly a master of the craft

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Yes I know how BMW names their bikes.
Thing is, I've never heard about a R90GS, only the R80G/S, R100GS, R1100 and so on.

Also, by the time BMW introduced the G/S, the '/*' was (mostly) dropped.

This piece of shit does not work. Is the V3 a better option?

What's your favorite place to ride?

MT-07
Top speed: 133mph

Sport cucks btfo

i use this type of method all the time and it works fine just careful not to spill the bag

basically its just a durable plastic bag with a hole poked in and the cable secured and sealed by rubber band or something. i spray wd40 in it first to clean the gunk then when it's finished flowing out, blast a little compressed air, then fill the bag again with some kind of wire cable lube from a spray can or whatever and work the cable to draw some lube through then leave it for a while hanged up. the lube makes its way to the other end of the cable and yer done

Yeah, I'll probably try this. I just hope no one else buys that motion pro luber. All the lube just ended up spraying out the wrong end.

Laugh at this man.

Blacks were a mistake.

my bike can do 180

>slower than any old 600
What's there to brag about?

Dank whoolies bruh

i4 600s are the best, either ride reduced to 48 first and then open or get one with less than 100hp, you need to learn the rev life

r1200r.

>reasonably low weight for a litre bike
>flickable
>55-60mpg
>massive torque, leave 99% of other vehicles around town in the dust
>reliable and easy to maintain (inb4 hurrr bmw)
>no fairings
>older models are cheap

Suggestions for a first bike 2k aus or under? bikesales doesn't seem to have a whole lot, anywhere else I can look?

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testa di cazzo

lol

So what did she say? You haven't shown us or I didn't see

>that feel when no sidecar to take doggo on road trips

for 2k you're not going to find much unless it's not running
try gumtree as well
dont forget about used bike shops, local FB buy/sell pages, newspaper classifieds and bike magazine sales sections
what general region are you looking in and i'll take a gander

I kissed her butthole

I paid 800 for a running and registered gpz900 that needed some basic maintenance.
Just got a zx12r for 3k
On gumtree all things are possible

This is it.
Kawasaki Armageddon in my garage

ah ok, I'm actually surprised it's easier to find a working car cheaper than a bike. Also I'd have assumed used bike shops would generally cost more?
Anyway I'm looking around Melbourne

Hai aggiustato la RS, coglioncino? :^)