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Slim Pickens posted:
Wait, I just saw where it says 'airbag' on the tank. 
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Taisa posted:Wait, I just saw where it says 'airbag' on the tank. yup, here's a crash test https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18zKUlxWW08 and here's the press release https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApYPzyPnFOs
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Man I was really expecting that guy to drive into a wall in the press release, very disappointed 
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Linedance posted:yup, here's a crash test
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Fantastipotamus posted:Wow, that's actually... fairly impressive. The effectiveness is obviously diminished by not having seatbelts to constrain the range of motion, but it looked like it did a fair job in decreasing the blow to the head from colliding with that driver-side window. Not just the head, the neck especially got saved with the airbag instead of simply folding in half backwards like it did without the bag.
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Oct 4, 2009 15:59
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You can already buy suits with airbags in that are going to be a lot more effective than any airbag system fitted to a bike. Lorenzo crashed with a prototype a while back, which showed how effective they could potentially be at stabilising your neck.
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ranathari posted:You can already buy suits with airbags in that are going to be a lot more effective than any airbag system fitted to a bike. Lorenzo crashed with a prototype a while back, which showed how effective they could potentially be at stabilising your neck. People won't even wear helmets, what makes you think they're going to wear airbag suits?
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Oct 4, 2009 16:48
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I live in a country where helmets are mandatory.
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here's a cool video of airbag jacket crash testing (Dainese I think, given the logo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpMHHH6UCdw Airbag jacket+airbag bike=ultimate protection? Invincible airborne Michelin Man bouncing down the road. In any case, it's nice that the option exists. edit- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcTv6N5ppEU whoa! That's hardcore testing! Finger Prince fucked around with this message at 19:24 on Oct 4, 2009 |
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Doctor Zero posted:People won't even wear helmets, what makes you think they're going to wear airbag suits? Most states do have helmet laws, and they've been developing the airbag systems that seamlessly integrate with jackets & leather suits. RS-Taichi actually has one that snaps essentially onto the collar of your jacket/suit and really prevents damage to your neck and collar bones.
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Showed someone new to ride today:
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I just came home from Italy and like 20% of riders were wearing jackets, I saw no-one with riding pants on. 60% of the big bikes were Ducs, much more Triumphs that here in Germany though. Oh and I saw a badass Priest with his black gown, a black helmet, riding a black enduro. It was sick as hell, but I forgot to take a picture.
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VTNewb posted:Showed someone new to ride today: Vid cam of track, not be though. I was told I get helmet cam privelages next week. http://www.vholdr.com/video/richmond-track-clip
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Slim Pickens posted:
Is that all rainproof?
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Oct 5, 2009 01:20
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I'm assuming so.
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I don't think there is anything the Wrenchmonkees have made that I don't want to own. Yamaha SR500  Kawasaki Z1000  HD Sportster 
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ok this video makes me laugh out loud every time I see it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hIvj84faQM lots of youtube clips have funny and crash in the title but this is the only one that I think truly fits the bill. basically it is the least dignified supermotard wipeout I have ever seen. Maybe someone else can shed some light on the physics that brought this poor bastard to a soft, humiliating halt
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ohwandernearer posted:ok this video makes me laugh out loud every time I see it. I'm pretty sure those are really lightweight bikes, and he essentially lowsided but kept the bike up on his knee. I know racers (like Colin Edwards last year in qualifying) have been able to save lowsides by digging their knee into the ground and pushing the bike back up.
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I think it might of been part keeping the bike up with his knee and too slow corner exit. The tire was angled in pretty hard but it just tracked him into the shoulder.
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haha, nice Click here for the full 1155x572 image.
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World record stoppie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVSn4FbQiTA&feature=player_embedded Warning: Video contains high levels of Discovery channel editing.
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Got my firestone tires mounted on my CB750 hard tail project.  
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The tires are nice, but something about the frame is bugging me. The lines just don't seem to flow right. Might be the tank, too.
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niethan posted:I just came home from Italy and like 20% of riders were wearing jackets, I saw no-one with riding pants on. 60% of the big bikes were Ducs, much more Triumphs that here in Germany though. Oh and I saw a badass Priest with his black gown, a black helmet, riding a black enduro. It was sick as hell, but I forgot to take a picture. I have literally never seen anyone wearing riding pants.
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Slim Pickens posted:The tires are nice, but something about the frame is bugging me. The lines just don't seem to flow right. Might be the tank, too. It's probably just that the motor isn't in it, it makes it look strange. 
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Bobber tanks are usually narrower I think.
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I wonder how that would look with a peanut tank or something smaller on it.
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Video links galore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcQzUfLNPAA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2-9hf2sIHQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JMZsTrQ-po and hold on to your clipons for this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjK9TPwJO9E
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Blinken posted:HD Sportster Harley husqvarna?
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Fantastipotamus posted:Wow, that's actually... fairly impressive. The effectiveness is obviously diminished by not having seatbelts to constrain the range of motion, but it looked like it did a fair job in decreasing the blow to the head from colliding with that driver-side window. Well gently caress, I just got thrown off my bike because of a loving deer, and I would have rather hit the airbag and been knocked back off the bike a few yards instead of literally bouncing down the road at 60 miles an hour. But then again, they'd have to implement an airbag on an EX250. Bah. I think the biggest advantage is absorbing the initial forward momentum of the crash.
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Revenant.Eagle posted:and hold on to your clipons for this one: Man, listen to that kawi sing. Have we posted this wierd looking fellow yet?  Click here for the full 1024x768 image.  Click here for the full 1024x768 image.
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 Ugliest wannabe rocketship of all time.
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Revenant.Eagle posted:and hold on to your clipons for this one: Sure seems lonely up front.
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Revenant.Eagle posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2-9hf2sIHQ Ha, it's hilarious to see bikes that I recognize in a video. And Cody's a friend of mine.  Content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy77H4NAe7s
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Rnr posted:Man, listen to that kawi sing. It looks likes a fat guy with a huge double-chin is eating the front wheel.
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you sport bikers with your prejudices...
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TheCosmicMuffet posted:you sport bikers with your prejudices... Now why didn't they just do that in the first place?
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TheCosmicMuffet posted:you sport bikers with your prejudices... I see that and raise you: http://www.id-performance.com/  Click here for the full 1534x820 image.  Click here for the full 1280x748 image.
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That's pretty wicked, the shock/springer fork(shocker?) is pretty interesting. Edit: how the hell do I use the rear brake though? These bikes remind me of that BMW lo-rider concept from a year ago.  BMW lo Rider Slim Pickens fucked around with this message at 21:34 on Oct 8, 2009 |
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Slim Pickens posted:That's pretty wicked, the shock/springer fork(shocker?) is pretty interesting. Wtf is with that wacky engine?
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