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New BMW S 1000 R. Looks bretty cool, I think.  e: :BMW: snipe
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Mar 6, 2021 17:11
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not fair. all liter bikes look cool when wheelied or flown over hump on the isle of man
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Mar 6, 2021 17:41
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it's very... gunpla
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Mar 6, 2021 17:42
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That is a very anime biek.
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Mar 6, 2021 17:58
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Vestigial fairings
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Mar 6, 2021 18:20
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Naked means two things nowadays: 10% less fairing than a sportbike and reinventing the headlight, again.
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Mar 6, 2021 18:58
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Big time “every Japanese sport bike” energy
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Mar 6, 2021 19:46
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Slavvy posted:Again: what bike fell over from a strong wind? My Bonneville did one time. Obvious solution is to mount crash bars like this Indian 841, which oddly shared the same V-twin and driveshaft set up that Guzzi would later use.  PeterCat fucked around with this message at 01:31 on Mar 7, 2021 |
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Mar 7, 2021 01:14
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PeterCat posted:My Bonneville did one time. I had these crash bars on my vulcan, never dropped it to test how they'd hold up with the bike leaning on them but they make good footrest positions to stretch your legs (if you want to ride down the street like your feet are in hospital bed stirrups, which I did... a lot).
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Mar 7, 2021 03:25
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I dropped my cb1100 in the city street when my foot went into a gutter near the curb. Painfully annoying
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Mar 7, 2021 04:25
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I clipped a bollard at a gas pump with my knee, whiskey throttled, and dumped the clutch, somehow didn’t fall down, and fled the scene in shame because a whole bunch of people saw it.
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Mar 7, 2021 04:33
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I've seen bicycles with beefier forks than this what the heck
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Mar 7, 2021 09:23
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Renaissance Robot posted:I've seen bicycles with beefier forks than this what the heck It was the 1940s.
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Mar 7, 2021 13:17
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There was less gravity in the 40’s
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Mar 7, 2021 14:35
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:There was less gravity in the 40’s And trees were softer when that front drum doesn't do that much.
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Mar 7, 2021 17:19
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Renaissance Robot posted:I've seen bicycles with beefier forks than this what the heck The Indian forks were also made out of steel and not whatever lightweight material the bicycles made out of. Kinda funny that both Harley and Indian made copies of the BMW R71, though Harley's was more of a one to one copy.  
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Mar 7, 2021 17:21
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:There was less gravity in the 40’s There's so much lead in the air now it weighs everything down.
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Mar 7, 2021 18:24
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Gorson posted:There's so much lead in the air now it weighs everything down. Also uranium which is even heavier
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Mar 7, 2021 19:50
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No there’s actually less gravity now because of all the metals we’ve mined out of the earth. Which is why only Harley uses the locking kickstand, modern designs don’t need it since the falls hurt less
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Mar 7, 2021 20:03
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A modest proposal from Yamaha.
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Mar 7, 2021 21:32
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God I wish.
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Mar 7, 2021 22:00
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You meet the nicest car murderers on a Yamaha
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Mar 7, 2021 22:37
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PeterCat posted:The Indian forks were also made out of steel and not whatever lightweight material the bicycles made out of. Has the BMW got upside-down forks? Or is it just a springer with a really beefy surround?
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Mar 7, 2021 23:22
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Sagebrush posted:And taking a sharp left turn with the sidestand out and locked sounds like a guaranteed dump to me.
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Mar 7, 2021 23:25
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Has the BMW got upside-down forks? Or is it just a springer with a really beefy surround? The BMW had a telescopic front fork
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Mar 8, 2021 00:31
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PeterCat posted:The BMW had a telescopic front fork Right, but at first glance it looked like a USD one, which would be like 50 years early. Looking closer I can see it's a conventional one with a telescoping rigid cover over the slider that just makes it looks USD, but I was having my mind blown by the idea that BMW just blew straight past that on their never-ending quest for weird front ends.
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Mar 8, 2021 00:37
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Right, but at first glance it looked like a USD one, which would be like 50 years early. Looking closer I can see it's a conventional one with a telescoping rigid cover over the slider that just makes it looks USD, but I was having my mind blown by the idea that BMW just blew straight past that on their never-ending quest for weird front ends. USD forks existed in the 50's continental gp circus paddock, not that far after that bmw was built and almost certainly attempted by privateers before the war.
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Mar 8, 2021 04:19
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LodeRunner posted:Alice's really needs some sort of EV charging. Oh well. My old stomping grounds. Not Alice's, but across the street at Skywood Trading Post. Hurts my heart to see it.
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Mar 8, 2021 04:25
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Want to blend in? Hate people oogling at your bike every time you fill up? Can't stand getting a thumbs up from every person you pass on the road and constantly having pictures taken of your bike every place you park it? Keep scrolling, this bike isn't for you. This bike turns heads everywhere you ride it. It's a 2011 sportster 48 that has been extensively customized. Stretched swingarm, 26" front and rear wheel, Springer front end and massive amounts of copper plating. The bike is a real show piece but easy to ride as well. Price is 100% firm. $14,000 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpgN9EFBX-Q
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Mar 8, 2021 04:54
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That's a bad penny.
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Mar 8, 2021 06:06
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I wanted a board tracker but not like this. Not like this.
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Mar 8, 2021 06:24
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thank you for that ad. I love 70s cartoony poo poo--can you imagine a government policy document illustrated like that Yamaha ad? I've seen one. It ruled.
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Mar 8, 2021 16:29
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FBS posted:Want to blend in? Hate people oogling at your bike every time you fill up? Can't stand getting a thumbs up from every person you pass on the road and constantly having pictures taken of your bike every place you park it? Keep scrolling, this bike isn't for you. Worse in every single possible way than the simple honest bike it was built on.
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Mar 8, 2021 22:50
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I was planning on plastidipping my Scout copper in a month (Indian Head penny). I might reconsider that.
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Mar 9, 2021 02:10
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As Nero Danced posted:I was planning on plastidipping my Scout copper in a month (Indian Head penny). I might reconsider that. No, you should definitely do that.
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Mar 9, 2021 04:56
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FBS posted:Want to blend in? Hate people oogling at your bike every time you fill up? Can't stand getting a thumbs up from every person you pass on the road and constantly having pictures taken of your bike every place you park it? Keep scrolling, this bike isn't for you. Looks like a road bicycle would have more tire suspension than this.
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Mar 9, 2021 05:00
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Coydog posted:No, you should definitely do that. Been rethinking it and I still am, just not doing all the silly poo poo with the wheels and swingarm that that guy did.
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Mar 9, 2021 05:01
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That swingarm would fold like wet noodle if that motor could muster more than 55hp
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Mar 9, 2021 06:45
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FBS posted:Want to blend in? Hate people oogling at your bike every time you fill up? Can't stand getting a thumbs up from every person you pass on the road and constantly having pictures taken of your bike every place you park it? Keep scrolling, this bike isn't for you. Big fan of how the whole bike is visibly shaking
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Mar 9, 2021 09:29
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I'd rather ride that than an Orange County Chopper.
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