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DEUCE SLUICE posted:Yup. Own a DRZ400SM, test ridden a CB500X twice. So the first kind of nicer. All that poo poo that makes biking a less cunty experience all-around. Which for a lot of people is perfectly good and makes it a stellar bike. Honda quality, economy, much much more refinement and carefully thought-through cleverness But I think that if you're interested in getting a real feel and understanding of bike dynamics like verge seems to be, less weight and better suspension are the most important things. The dizzer is 50-odd kg lighter and has better suspension. Dirtybike geometry gives it that wonderful SM character so it's somehow both incredibly satisfying to thrash dramatically and learn skills on, whilst also being very hard to crash. I suppose if you have a motorway commute reconsider getting a sumo, although a mate rode to the other end of NZ and back in a few days on a DRZ-S. He's in his 50's. So I dunno. Test ride some bikes I guess. Chichevache posted:You said it better than I could. Amidst a sea of black or *PRIMARY COLORS* Husky stands apart. That white is clean as hell.  One day 
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I don't know why, but sumos look so much better with slicks IMO. Someday this will get me injured.
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I already got my 701's fenders undersides full of Georgia red clay, it feels great going from street to dirt like it's nothing.
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Nfcknblvbl posted:I already got my 701's fenders undersides full of Georgia red clay, it feels great going from street to dirt like it's nothing. Gonna need some pictures of this dirty girl.
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Coydog posted:Whoa whoa. I agree the mostly-white looks nice and clean; my issue is the accompanying colors. If you're going to use white, you're already resigned to/decided on high-contrast stylings. The dark blue contrasts so sharply with the white, it looks desaturated by comparison. The blue also makes the yellow look almost sickly green. They would have been much better off going with another neutral color (the only real choice in this case is a dark gray) and then going with a yolky yellow or orange as the middle color. Electric blue would also work. White/dark gray/[bright warm hue] is a classic color combination. *shrug* my opinionz. I haven't been looking at bikes for decades though so I'm sure I'm missing necessary historical design cues etc. And I wish my Honda looked that sharp.
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Tactical Lesbian posted:Gonna need some pictures of this dirty girl.  I hosed her off real good afterwards
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I think the color scheme is pretty rad
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Nfcknblvbl posted:I already got my 701's fenders undersides full of Georgia red clay, it feels great going from street to dirt like it's nothing. Nfcknblvbl posted:
You are doing the lords work. This is fantastic.
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carcinofuck posted:I agree the mostly-white looks nice and clean; my issue is the accompanying colors. Wait... Don't you know that navy blue + polar white + washed-out yellow is the official color combo of Husqvarna? It would be like critiquing Kawasaki's lime green at this point.
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carcinofuck posted:If you're going to use white, you're already resigned to/decided on high-contrast stylings. The dark blue contrasts so sharply with the white, it looks desaturated by comparison. The blue also makes the yellow look almost sickly green. No, I'm pretty sure it actually is marker pen yellow and faded navy blue, not just the pairing with the white making them look that way. Personally I really like it. White/blue/yellow is a solid palette, but using versions of the latter two colours that were warmer or closer to primary would make the bike look painfully dated, like a 90s windbreaker. Using colder colours makes the whole thing seem more 21st century, which is to say, futuristic without being tryhard or cheesy. See also the use of the exact same yellow as a highlight colour on the vitpilen 401. (and I don't just mean that they used it, I mean the way it's applied sparingly and in a coherent shape that accentuates the lines of the bike) Renaissance Robot fucked around with this message at 07:47 on Dec 23, 2016 |
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Dec 23, 2016 07:44
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White motorcycles are an abomination unto God.
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Kickin rad in your face coolness was the style of the 80's and 90's. Now we're into ironic post-grimdark-cool so that poo poo isn't cool anymore. I think. Kids these days with their motorbike design jobs 
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Slavvy posted:Kids these days with their motorbike design jobs FTFY
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goddamnedtwisto posted:White motorcycles are an abomination unto God. Agreed, and I think the 690 SMC is a much better looking bike, but it's objectively worse so the Husky gets a pass.
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What bike should I buy
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All of them.
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A MIRACLE posted:What bike should I buy yes
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A MIRACLE posted:What bike should I buy Not a white one.
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A white one with desaturated blue and sickly green accents.
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A bright yellow inline four. 
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Not a white one. How does this make you feel? Be honest. 
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It would look cool if all the white parts were the same dark grey as the seat.
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It would look cool if the lower half of the bike didn't exist/was off another bike. Body colour has very little to do with it one way or another IMO.
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Still too many dark colors, like every other bike since 1976.
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http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0109/2532/products/IMG_1536.JPG?v=1435938836 It looks a little less try-hard in person, it seems like.
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I don't usually like naked bikes, particularly the modern ones with that recessed headlight that makes them look hunch backed, but I think the Monster is rather attractive 
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So I've been trying to get a sumo/gravel basher together for a while and for various reasons it looks like I'll end up with a Ktm. I've been predominantly looking at mid-00's 450 and 525 exc's, but just today a 400exc has turned up. I notice that they're only five speed and presumably have less power. My question is: how much less power than a 450 with the same engine (old style lc4 with the screw tappet adjusters) would this thing have, and how badly would on-road performance suffer with only five gears? Would it be capable of highway speeds without blowing up?
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Slavvy posted:So I've been trying to get a sumo/gravel basher together for a while and for various reasons it looks like I'll end up with a Ktm. I've been predominantly looking at mid-00's 450 and 525 exc's, but just today a 400exc has turned up. I notice that they're only five speed and presumably have less power. Not much help but that bike doesn't have an LC4 engine; it's got an RFS.
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Cross posting from the sumo thread. How do these wr250 r/x look? Looking to get more into sumo and off roading and want something light to play with. Primary bike is a r1200r which I use for commuting/touring/fun. https://portland.craigslist.org/grg/mcy/5907772441.html https://corvallis.craigslist.org/mcy/5897110884.html https://portland.craigslist.org/clc/mcy/5932270175.html Are any glaring issues or things to consider with any of these? FI is nice so I have been looking at the yahmahas over the DRZs.
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AuxiliaryPatroller posted:Cross posting from the sumo thread. How do these wr250 r/x look? Looking to get more into sumo and off roading and want something light to play with. Primary bike is a r1200r which I use for commuting/touring/fun. Uh, they look expensive. But really cool.
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builds character posted:How does this make you feel? Be honest. "Okay you've got the primer on, when are you going to paint it red?" However mostly what I feel is annoyed they never did the new Monsters in gloss black with a red frame because that was always the best-looking colour scheme, the Dark looks loving terrible in the flesh because of the matt black paint and black frame.
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AuxiliaryPatroller posted:Cross posting from the sumo thread. How do these wr250 r/x look? Looking to get more into sumo and off roading and want something light to play with. Primary bike is a r1200r which I use for commuting/touring/fun. The WRx is worth it over the DRZ, hands down. Of those listed, this is the one you want: https://portland.craigslist.org/grg/mcy/5907772441.html It has everything you will progressively want anyway, and is intelligently modified. I can see why they WANT $4900, and with all that it's certainly worth it. That said, none of the other craigslist idiots want to pay that, so neither should you. Try $4200. With the tubliss dirt wheels included, you'd steal it at $4000. edit: Also go into it with the realization that he has been getting $2900 low balls for the past 21 days. Be nice, show that you actually know what a WR250x is and why it's not a WR250F, and they will likely be very willing to give you a good price. Coydog fucked around with this message at 20:42 on Dec 27, 2016 |
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Someone tell me why I shouldn't buy a low mileage blast from a dealer for 1200.
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Mr. Wiggles posted:Someone tell me why I shouldn't buy a low mileage blast from a dealer for 1200. There's a reason it's $1200, even if it isn't readily apparent.
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Oh boy do i know
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If you're buying it to do something dumb that will probably end it, go for it. If you want a bike to ride, they kind of suck.
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PCOS Bill posted:There's a reason it's $1200, even if it isn't readily apparent. I'm guessing the reason it is $1200 is possibly "it's a Blast".
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