[Daily Bike Thread - /dbt/]

this is sad. you should feel bad.

I get that it's hipster, but I do like the way that bike looks.

Also, fuck you
t. sportcuck

i feel great nobike

Forest ride or coastal ride for my day off m8s?

You should put knobbies on it

Mountain ride

im thinking about it for winter

What do you ride?
More street oriented, go coastal.
If you can go off road, definitely forest.

coastal

Fuckin do it.

I hate you all I have is straight desert ride or straight suburban ride

move

Which desert

...

nah

mojave

Post speedos. Can you recommend me a good one?

>shiny metal
>analogue
>reaches at least 180mph
Most of the ones I see only go up to 160.

You're only a couple to a few hours from some mountains.
There's a good spot in mexico, but you prolly don't want that.

can someone recommend me some rides in seattle? not sure where i can go since i moved in the city for school. would love to ride through a forest or along the water but have no idea where to go.

I have that exact speedo on a chinese 125 is this speedo some sort of universal speedo on cheap bikes? ive seen it on several models

Kinda far but I have to check it out some day. I've been to Mexico and worse central American countries as a gringo.

On ebay it's just called "Motorcycle Speedometer Tachometer Speedo Meter 12V For Honda Suzuki Cafe Racer"

It's probably some cheap generic speedo the Chinese used. I like it.

Here's my speedo, but I like analogue ones.

Used to live up in Oak Harbor, and Deception Pass is pretty.
I was younger then and I was all off road then, so can't really recommend anything specific.

Only did it once when I was babby rider. Was still fun.

Mine only goes to 170
I honestly prefer digital tho, even in cars.

if yamaha didn't exist, what would be the best maker?

honda

what sort of octane should i run in my bike?

plain old 87?

additionally, what does it mean if there's smoke coming from my cylinder head, but not my tailpipe?

i'm trying to find an o-ring where this stuff might be coming from but it looks like the whole cylinder head on the side where the spark plug is is smoking.

bike is an '82 XL500R. the forums say that this is pretty common and doesn't burn at a rate that makes the bike undrivable. i just don't like seeing smoke.

>if kawasaki didn't exist, what would be the best maker?
fixed it for you
answer is yamaha

Personally I run highest I can in any bike. But that's just me.
I've run regular in an 86 xr600 for a couple months when I was low on cash, and it was fine.

whatever the manual says

digital speedo>analogue speedo
analogue tach>digital tach

for usability anyways, aesthetic preference is whatever.

Okay, I'm about to pull the trigger on a gopro for helmet mount and webbums. Anyone got one and like it? Especially one of the recent 5s or 6s?

overpriced

>break bike doing sick wheelies
>take it to local Yamaha dealership
>they literally fix everything for free
>tell me "they were young once"

Wtf I love Yamaha now

...

I feel like I've had this thought a few times.

grab a panavision instead

Its true pls buy from Yamaha

This
Fucking $500, they're fucking crazy.

Listen to this guy:
I have one and kinda regret it, pic related. Bought it with the intention of having neato vids, weatherproof camera etc for any random trips. End up just pulling over and using my phone for most stuff. Look for advice on the Chinese knockoffs if it's just for webms and recording your commute or whatever

I disagree. Analog speedos are easy af to read.

You don't need to look at numbers at all, just glance at where the needle is and you'll know your speed.

buy dbpower or something else cheap
everything is good enough for shitposting and webbums

300 or so used on craigslist in my area. Still too much?

What 600cc should I get?
Give me suggestions.

Current bike is a commuter, while its comfy, I think I'd be happy with a sports bike.

Any sports bike suggestions?

Just do max speed runs.

Yamaha FZR

Yes.
If the 5 and 6 are that much, I'd look for a 3 then. $50-100

Buying a new bike sucks

New as in new, or as in new to you.
Cause the former is yes, I don't see a reason to.
The latter has it's pros, I enjoy looking for one. The hunt is fun.

just get a chink camera like an sj4000

At only an 8.6:1 CR you should be fine on 87, however I always run premium since bikes get good enough gas mileage the price doesn't bother me, and if you're somewhere with ethanol free premium you 100% should run it and never put ethanol in it.

Fuck.
Why do remind me of those places user.
I was content sitting here pretending their wasn't ethanol in my fuel, seeing as I don't have an ethanol free option.

If you have any thoughts on mounting it to the bike, you want something with anti-shake, like a git2

>tfw I am almost exactly one tank of gas away from the border of a state with ethanol free premium so I can never store the bike with no ethanol
Literally the worst feeling in the world, I hate my state and gay laws.

>mojave
Angeles Forest road, Bouquet Canyon, San Francisquito... All within an hour. What's wrong?

yeah that's a good point but what's the purpose for mounting it on your bike instead of your helmet? just seems worse overall.

I asked someone one time, and they said the only place I could possibly get some is the local international raceway.
Still a ways away to get some, and the price is probably outrageous.

I have mine in dash-cam mode, powered off the accessory port. It's always on.

Also, when I had one on my helmet, I learned what a figity rubberneck I am. Vids made me seasick

some gas stations have ethanol free 110 octane leaded racing gas, but you have to find one, I think a lot of Sunocos do but I don't have any around here. and yes, it's $5-10 per gallon, you can also try and find a VP fuel dealer and buy it by the 5 gallon barrel if you've got something you really don't want to put ethanol in, most vintage bike collectors I know do this.

>Mount jerry can to bike, drive out, fill can, refuel bike from can when home
>Bike now stored with ethanol free fuel

Shit, I'd buy a barrel if I had a place to store it.
Of course I could just carry in the back of my truck...
$5 a gallon is fine with me on the bike.
Maybe I'll do another search for ethanol free in my area.

New to me, upgrading. It's just a pain to find exactly what you want. I also don't have room for a second bike so if I go for a private sale it's going to be a pain.

>mount jerry can to bike
uhhh... that might be hard

So you're doing a trade in?
And I like trying to find just the right one, I mean I also look at the shit I can't have anyways.
I still go on craigslist and look at shit even though I'm not buying anything.

>put can on pillion
>bungee or tie it down
>???
>profit

fuck tell me about it, I have to buy some guys bike with foreign plates and reregister it with local. If he has the paperwork otherwise I would have to settle for and extra +3 grand. God knows how big of a hassle registering that thing will be.

F4i

>underseat exhaust catches bungie cord aflame
>Has a jerry can on the pillion.

FZ6

Trying to. There are some bikes out there I wouldn't mind that I can afford but I'm trying to stay at a sane price. Dealer markup is not bad right now.

they're all the same

>Glorious viking funeral at 153mph
You say that like its a bad thing

Well don't wrap the fucker round the exhaust.
You can do it user, I believe in you.

What's this 153mph meme.
Could someone fill me in

why is ethanol demonized so much? i've never had any problems with it

Because if your engine isn't made with it in mind is can actually do harm.
Also possible decrease in mileage

I recognize that dash, but why is it blue?

literally doesn't matter, they're all notork uncomfortable jap scrap

>Ethanol - ethyl alcohol - is a potent solvent. This can be a good thing, keeping "varnish" and other deposits from accumulating on engine parts exposed to fuel. But, in marine engine systems - even those designed to run on E10 - those solvent qualities can prove problematic. In some boats and motor systems, material used to construct fuel tanks, fuel lines, gaskets and other components is susceptible to deteriorating - dissolving, sloughing, flaking - under ethanol's influence. That material clogs filters, fuel pumps and damage carburetor parts. Even some fuel system components designed to resist ethanol's corrosive properties can fall victim if the fuel pools or otherwise collects in bends, dips and kinks in lines and sits for long periods, a common occurrence because it is not unusual for boat motors to sit weeks or even months without being run.

expressnews.com/sports/outdoors/article/Ethanol-fueled-nightmares-could-be-over-6405626.php

I looked it up because I was curious too.

>decrease in mileage
Even if that's true, is it worth it to pay twice as much for fuel to get a practically imperceptible increase in mileage?

They changed the leds.
Looks pretty cool imo, but you're soldering in the leds, so too much work to do to mine.

You forgot one of the key words, "possible"
That's also why I put it second, it's a much lesser issue regarding ethanol.

>americans wake up
>thread goes to shit
pottery

You mean get off work
We're working hard building murrica great again.

when?

>6-10 PM in burgerland
>americans wake up

Here in burger land we all just got off work and went to grab a snack at McD's before dinner.

it's a meme my friendos chill

>wake up
>6pm on the west coast
kys my dude

3% lower for E10, the horror

Other than that, nothing wrong with it

3% quite a bit over time tho.