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Fantastipotamus: Nov 19, 2002; Nothing's wrong. Nothing is wrong. Everything is on track.

2ndclasscitizen posted:

Buy it.

Step 1: buy too fast bike
Step 2: increase life insurance
Step 3: internet staaaardom!
Step 4: firey death
Step 5: internet staaaardom v2.0

# ? Aug 30, 2009 15:35

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# ? May 17, 2024 02:00

Blaster of Justice: Jan 6, 2007; by angerbot

Fantastipotamus posted:

Step 1: buy too fast bike
Step 2: increase life insurance
Step 3: internet staaaardom!
Step 4: firey death
Step 5: internet staaaardom v2.0

Don't buy the Agusta. Just don't. European bikes are way too delicate for your taste. Just hang on while I research every opportunity to reimport and save that bike.

# ? Aug 30, 2009 15:43

Z3n: Jul 21, 2007; I think the point is Z3n is a space cowboy on the edge of a frontier unknown to man, he's out there pushing the limits, trail braking into the abyss. Finding out where the edge of the razor is, turning to face the darkness and revving his 690 into it's vast gaze. You gotta live this to learn it bro.

2ndclasscitizen posted:

From here:

http://forums.bikeme.tv/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=101

Arg, I can't get them to send me an activation email. :argh:

Maybe it'll show up later.

Blaster: :wotwot:

# ? Aug 30, 2009 15:48

Fantastipotamus: Nov 19, 2002; Nothing's wrong. Nothing is wrong. Everything is on track.

Blaster of Justice posted:

Don't buy the Agusta. Just don't. European bikes are way too delicate for your taste. Just hang on while I research every opportunity to reimport and save that bike.

I'm not buying the Agusta, retard. Thanks for the insult though. How have you not been banned yet for all your horrible advice?

# ? Aug 30, 2009 15:50

Gnomad: Aug 12, 2008

Fantastipotamus posted:

Hmm.. this is odd. My local used bike distributor has this bike just received. It's a 2008 MV Agusta F4-R 312 with 3800 miles, and it's... $13,995? KBB says the retail on this bike should be in excess of $19,000. Oh, and just for kicks I ran my insurance on it.. if I bought this 180hp, 195mph bike, my insurance is actually still $100 cheaper than a 2008 Ducati 848. Oh well, maybe I'll go sit on it (on the more realistic side, they do have a GSX-R 750 that I'm considering, which I could sit on as well).

Have you kids ever heard an Augusta at full redline wail? It's the sound an orgasming valkyrie would make right as you tore her in half right at that moment. It's the sound of Vulcan's fingernails across an iron chalkboard. OTOH, the speeding tickets the guy collected over those 3800 miles likely kept at least 1 or 2 Kali state employees on the payroll. You pays your money, you takes your chances.

# ? Aug 30, 2009 18:26

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

Christoff posted:

What's the most ridiculous thing you guys have transported/done on your bike?

not really that weird but it looks kinda weird.

bmw /2 (1955-69) transmission on a 1984 moto-guzzi.

# ? Aug 30, 2009 18:40

Beve Stuscemi: Jun 6, 2001

Who has 12K they can lend me? http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/mcy/1350445556.html

# ? Aug 31, 2009 00:13

blugu64: Jul 17, 2006; Do you realize that fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous communist plot we have ever had to face?

Phat_Albert posted:

Who has 12K they can lend me? http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/mcy/1350445556.html

Dibs on the back seat.

# ? Aug 31, 2009 01:04

RichBomb: Nov 16, 2004; a strange and terrible saga

Nate Falls posted:

I carried my mountain bike strapped to my rack once. Hell of a thing.

Is there any mounting system (or could one be fabricated on the cheap) to allow this in some sane way? I want to go car free but I'd need to be able to huff my bicycles around.

Also, that moped adv rider is a loving looney. God bless though.

# ? Aug 31, 2009 02:59

Z3n: Jul 21, 2007; I think the point is Z3n is a space cowboy on the edge of a frontier unknown to man, he's out there pushing the limits, trail braking into the abyss. Finding out where the edge of the razor is, turning to face the darkness and revving his 690 into it's vast gaze. You gotta live this to learn it bro.

RichBomb posted:

Is there any mounting system (or could one be fabricated on the cheap) to allow this in some sane way? I want to go car free but I'd need to be able to huff my bicycles around.

Also, that moped adv rider is a loving looney. God bless though.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=215797

I met him up at Alice's once, really nice guy with a pretty cool solution for mounting a bike on a motorcycle.

# ? Aug 31, 2009 04:43

2ndclasscitizen: Jan 2, 2009; by Y Kant Ozma Post

Z3n posted:

Arg, I can't get them to send me an activation email.

Maybe it'll show up later.

Blaster:

It'll show, the server's been a bit flaky of late.

# ? Aug 31, 2009 06:24

dietcokefiend: Apr 28, 2004; HEY ILL HAV 2 TXT U L8TR I JUST DROVE IN 2 A DAYCARE AND SCRATCHED MY RAZR

Finally decided to list my ZX for sale. Was a decent starter bike, put about 2500 miles on it and now my SV is just a hell of a less hassle. So far first and only response in the past day since listing it is a scammer. whoop

Thinking that now since I have another spot in my garage that will soon be open to make that step up to a liter bike. My commute to work seems overly boring and I just need something to get me there quicker (kidding). Another bike would be nice though.

The supermoto bikes look great and ever since my MSF course I have wanted to get back on a bike that is super nimble. Wheelies and other crazy shenanigans are also required to tame the inner beast, and I figure one of these might be able to help.

# ? Aug 31, 2009 07:25

FlerpNerpin: Apr 17, 2006

It's impossible to have fun on a supermoto. SMs are for pussies who can't handle one hunnert horse power.

# ? Aug 31, 2009 07:53

Beve Stuscemi: Jun 6, 2001

Spiffness posted:

It's impossible to have fun on a supermoto. SMs are for pussies who can't handle one hunnert horse power.

I regularly fell asleep on my DRZ

# ? Aug 31, 2009 14:30

Ola: Jul 19, 2004

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:

not really that weird but it looks kinda weird.

bmw /2 (1955-69) transmission on a 1984 moto-guzzi.

It looks like a sphincter stimulator for those long highway rides.

# ? Aug 31, 2009 15:04

dietcokefiend: Apr 28, 2004; HEY ILL HAV 2 TXT U L8TR I JUST DROVE IN 2 A DAYCARE AND SCRATCHED MY RAZR

Spiffness posted:

It's impossible to have fun on a supermoto. SMs are for pussies who can't handle one hunnert horse power.

Awww

say it aint so

# ? Aug 31, 2009 18:55

Z3n: Jul 21, 2007; I think the point is Z3n is a space cowboy on the edge of a frontier unknown to man, he's out there pushing the limits, trail braking into the abyss. Finding out where the edge of the razor is, turning to face the darkness and revving his 690 into it's vast gaze. You gotta live this to learn it bro.

dietcokefiend posted:

Awww say it aint so

S'alright, you've already got an SV so you're pretty deep in the girl bike/pussy camp anyways.

# ? Aug 31, 2009 19:29

Nostalgia4Dogges: Jun 18, 2004; Only emojis can express my pure, simple stupidity.

So if you're at a stop light at a big intersection and it's the middle of the night or there's just no one around can you, uh, legally run it or anything? I got stuck for a while last night because knowing my luck there was a cop at one of the gas stations.

God forbid you have to get out of a gated community

# ? Aug 31, 2009 20:02

redscare: Aug 14, 2003

Christoff posted:

So if you're at a stop light at a big intersection and it's the middle of the night or there's just no one around can you, uh, legally run it or anything? I got stuck for a while last night because knowing my luck there was a cop at one of the gas stations.

God forbid you have to get out of a gated community

Were you waiting to turn left or go straight? If straight, push the crosswalk button. If you have to go left, what I've done is turn right and then flip a bitch. Beats sitting at the red light.

# ? Aug 31, 2009 20:08

sirbeefalot: Aug 24, 2004; Fast Learner.; Fun Shoe

Also virtually no cop will pull you over for safely making a left on a red arrow on a bike.

# ? Aug 31, 2009 20:16

8ender: Sep 24, 2003; clown is watching you sleep

Z3n posted:

S'alright, you've already got an SV so you're pretty deep in the girl bike/pussy camp anyways.

Only two cylinders? :smug:

# ? Aug 31, 2009 22:04

Z3n: Jul 21, 2007; I think the point is Z3n is a space cowboy on the edge of a frontier unknown to man, he's out there pushing the limits, trail braking into the abyss. Finding out where the edge of the razor is, turning to face the darkness and revving his 690 into it's vast gaze. You gotta live this to learn it bro.

8ender posted:

Only two cylinders?

2 big jugs are better than 4 small ones :smugbert:

# ? Aug 31, 2009 23:53

Nostalgia4Dogges: Jun 18, 2004; Only emojis can express my pure, simple stupidity.

redscare posted:

Were you waiting to turn left or go straight? If straight, push the crosswalk button. If you have to go left, what I've done is turn right and then flip a bitch. Beats sitting at the red light.

Yeah, it was a left at a big intersection with an individual light for left. It's happened many times, though. Sometimes I roll back and forth and that seems to work.

I could have turned right but I would have been crossing about 4 lanes anyways. Then I could have gotten stuck at the light where I had to make a u-turn. I ended up just making a u-turn right there and coming back around. Going into the left lane to turn left triggered it.

# ? Sep 1, 2009 00:02

Z3n: Jul 21, 2007; I think the point is Z3n is a space cowboy on the edge of a frontier unknown to man, he's out there pushing the limits, trail braking into the abyss. Finding out where the edge of the razor is, turning to face the darkness and revving his 690 into it's vast gaze. You gotta live this to learn it bro.

Christoff posted:

Yeah, it was a left at a big intersection with an individual light for left. It's happened many times, though. Sometimes I roll back and forth and that seems to work.

I could have turned right but I would have been crossing about 4 lanes anyways. Then I could have gotten stuck at the light where I had to make a u-turn. I ended up just making a u-turn right there and coming back around. Going into the left lane to turn left triggered it.

If you put it in neutral, kickstand down, and lean the bike on it, sometimes that'll get enough interference for the induction loop to trigger.

Or you could be like me and go buy a 600 pound tourer to set them off. :xd:

# ? Sep 1, 2009 00:21

redscare: Aug 14, 2003

Z3n posted:

If you put it in neutral, kickstand down, and lean the bike on it, sometimes that'll get enough interference for the induction loop to trigger.

Or you could be like me and go buy a 600 pound tourer to set them off.

Your bike is so fat it has cellulite :haw:

# ? Sep 1, 2009 00:36

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Z3n posted:

If you put it in neutral, kickstand down, and lean the bike on it, sometimes that'll get enough interference for the induction loop to trigger.

Or you could be like me and go buy a 600 pound tourer to set them off.

I've been told, and haven't confirmed since I don't often run into those things, that if you shut the bike off and start it back up, the started puts out a big enough field to trip the loop.

# ? Sep 1, 2009 01:02

Z3n: Jul 21, 2007; I think the point is Z3n is a space cowboy on the edge of a frontier unknown to man, he's out there pushing the limits, trail braking into the abyss. Finding out where the edge of the razor is, turning to face the darkness and revving his 690 into it's vast gaze. You gotta live this to learn it bro.

redscare posted:

Your bike is so fat it has cellulite

Gotta love them curvy :pervert:

Endless Mike posted:

I've been told, and haven't confirmed since I don't often run into those things, that if you shut the bike off and start it back up, the started puts out a big enough field to trip the loop.

Some people claim that hitting the starter (with the bike running) will do the same. I just do my best to stop the bike directly over the sensor and haven't had a problem.

# ? Sep 1, 2009 01:10

philkop: Oct 19, 2008; Chomp chomp chomp...We have the legendary ~~Magic Beans~~
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I used to do this with my scooter. Made it go POP

# ? Sep 1, 2009 01:17

Nostalgia4Dogges: Jun 18, 2004; Only emojis can express my pure, simple stupidity.

Didn't some company sell some magnets or something you attached to the bottom of your bike? Or was that just a scheme? Not that I'll go that far.

Also, from another forum.

quote:

California Motorcycle Smog Test Proposal Modified By State Senate

Senator Fran Pavley backs off idea to require bi-annual testing for motorcycles

Thanks to the efforts of thousands of AMA members and other concerned motorcyclists, the sponsor of a proposed California law to require motorcycles to undergo periodic exhaust emissions testing has backed away from the idea, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) reports.

Nostalgia4Dogges fucked around with this message at 01:32 on Sep 1, 2009

# ? Sep 1, 2009 01:29

`Nemesis: Dec 30, 2000; railroad graffiti

Christoff posted:

So if you're at a stop light at a big intersection and it's the middle of the night or there's just no one around can you, uh, legally run it or anything? I got stuck for a while last night because knowing my luck there was a cop at one of the gas stations.

God forbid you have to get out of a gated community

Depends on where you live.

In Wisconsin, if you wait 45 seconds, there are no other vehicles that will trip the light, and it is safe to do so, you can run the red light going straight or turning left. Almost no one seems to know this however.

# ? Sep 1, 2009 03:40

blugu64: Jul 17, 2006; Do you realize that fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous communist plot we have ever had to face?

I think folks on the road think I'm a cop when riding the TransAlp. I had easily half a dozen people pull over and let me by when riding though traffic today. White bike + White Helmet maybe? or is it my awesome $12 aviator sunglasses?

# ? Sep 1, 2009 04:40

Chris Knight: Jun 5, 2002; me @ ur posts; Fun Shoe

blugu64 posted:

I think folks on the road think I'm a cop when riding the TransAlp. I had easily half a dozen people pull over and let me by when riding though traffic today. White bike + White Helmet maybe? or is it my awesome $12 aviator sunglasses?

The TransAlp is just that awesome!

# ? Sep 1, 2009 06:17

The NonBornKing: Jun 25, 2007; Early one mornin' while makin' the rounds, I took a shot o' cocaine and I shot my woman down.

`Nemesis posted:

Depends on where you live.

In Wisconsin, if you wait 45 seconds, there are no other vehicles that will trip the light, and it is safe to do so, you can run the red light going straight or turning left. Almost no one seems to know this however.

My dad used to be a traffic cop in DC and he says that it is legal to go through a red light if it appears that the light is broken/malfunctioning. This includes your motorcycle not tripping the sensor. I usually wait two cycles if it is on a timer and then go for it if no one is around.

# ? Sep 1, 2009 17:02

Beve Stuscemi: Jun 6, 2001

I just run all red lights all the time.

# ? Sep 1, 2009 18:11

echomadman: Aug 24, 2004; Nap Ghost

redscare posted:

Were you waiting to turn left or go straight? If straight, push the crosswalk button. If you have to go left, what I've done is turn right and then flip a bitch. Beats sitting at the red light.

i fit those loops a lot in work, try stopping over one of the side cuts, the loops seem more sensitive along the sides than across.

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# ? Sep 1, 2009 18:31

CSi-NA-EJ7: Feb 21, 2007

I put my kickstand on the sensors and that usually works. The one coming out my neighborhood NEVER changed for my bike and I've had to lots of times press the crosswalk button or just run it.

# ? Sep 2, 2009 04:17

Methusulah: Aug 2, 2007; Son of a Bitch!

My MSF instructors mentioned that you could call the city planners office and ask them to re-calibrate the sensors. It may take a while, but if it's a light that you regularly go to for work, or around your house, it's probably worth a shot. That being said, I haven't had any problems at lights. I never even noticed the lines for the sensors in the road until I was on my bike. Then again, we have a lot of riders in my town, and they've all probably spoken up about the major intersections by now. Except 18th st apparently, but I never go that way so...

# ? Sep 2, 2009 05:48

sirbeefalot: Aug 24, 2004; Fast Learner.; Fun Shoe

All that business they drill into your head about not riding when you're distracted, or not focused, or what have you is pretty important. I rode about 7 miles to talk to my old boss about some possible new work today, and on the way back home my brain was churning about work ideas. I locked up the rear tire when I caught a bicyclist out of the corner of my eye and panicked a little, I zoned out at a really long light and almost wasn't ready for the arrow (I shut the bike off once a few cars had stopped behind me, it was hot as hell out again today), and I almost rolled through a right turn on red without even stopping or glancing to check for cars. :doh:

I parked the bike for the rest of the day, of course.

# ? Sep 2, 2009 06:22

Saga: Aug 17, 2009

RichBomb posted:

Is there any mounting system (or could one be fabricated on the cheap) to allow this in some sane way? I want to go car free but I'd need to be able to huff my bicycles around.

Sure, you just need one of these and an old Velosolex...

http://www.surlybikes.com/bd_comp.html

# ? Sep 2, 2009 08:41

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Retarted Pimple: Jun 2, 2002

ATGATT thread link, guy and rider got rashed pretty bad.

>>Don't click if you're squeamish.<<
http://www.ex-500.com/index.php/topic,19460.0.html

# ? Sep 2, 2009 15:45

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