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UserNotFound posted:South Park, how you amuse me!!! "The F Word"....loving hilarious! That episode was quite amusing. Fag.
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shaitan posted:That episode was quite amusing. Fag. I don't even own a harley, but I now want to ride around with a marching tuba!!!!
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Nov 5, 2009 05:54
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It's funny how much heat a cat will hold. Not too long after I get back from a ride the header pipes will have cooled down but the cat will still be pretty warm.
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Nov 7, 2009 19:35
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So here's a tip: before you start buying replacement electrical components in a futile attempt to fix a long-standing problem with your bike's charging system, check ALL of the wiring first. As it turns out, the reason my FZR wouldn't charge the battery is because some assclown PO did one of the most hack wire extension jobs ever on the wires going from the alternator to the rectifier, and not a buster stator/rectifier. So now I have a working charging system, a spare rectifier and stator, and am out $100. loving POs.
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Nov 9, 2009 05:47
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Ever want to read about some moron that put NOS energy drink into his gas? Well now you can! http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=226570
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Nov 10, 2009 00:39
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That was brought up back in May or so, whenever someone crossposted it. Still, it's a great read if you're going to kill an hour.
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redscare posted:Ever want to read about some moron that put NOS energy drink into his gas? Well now you can! http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=226570 I've read this before, but its always good for a laugh. And it makes me feel really good about the dumb things I've done with my bike
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Wandering Idiot posted:That was brought up back in May or so, whenever someone crossposted it. Still, it's a great read if you're going to kill an hour. That's what I get for not checking timestamps.
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Oh no worries. I never read it all the way through before and it's genuinely funny. It is clogged with "hi from X forum" but the OP just keeps coming back for the abuse. It's insane at just how fast that thread made it around to all the other boards.
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Nov 12, 2009 02:28
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So i'm taking out my clutch to see whats wrong with it(Clutch plates are warped!) and when I get the crankcase cover off and suddenly the garage smells exactly like Barbecue sauce. The KC masterpiece stuff. I even brought the rest of the family in to smell! Makes me wonder if the tranny will smell different.
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Nov 12, 2009 06:25
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http://stlouis.craigslist.org/mcy/1464692112.htmlquote:Free: This bike was running fine until last year. I have not ridden it as I have a suspended license. Tried to start it to move it but it wouldn't turnover. Am moving need to get rid of it. Was last registered 2008 with a Maine registration. I can't legally drive and my brother doesn't know how to ride one -- so this can't be delivered. Would suggest bringing a trailer.  Dammit it's just over a hundred miles away. Think it's worth trying to get a hold of? Or will it all end in tears?
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Nov 14, 2009 01:22
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Methusulah posted:http://stlouis.craigslist.org/mcy/1464692112.html Price is right, paint job is hilarious. Go for it, worst case you dump a free bike. 
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Nov 14, 2009 01:42
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Email sent. Gonna try and wrangle my buddy and his truck to go get it tomorrow if it's available. My only concern is if it's stolen or something hosed up like that.
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Nov 14, 2009 01:56
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Methusulah posted:Email sent. Gonna try and wrangle my buddy and his truck to go get it tomorrow if it's available. My only concern is if it's stolen or something hosed up like that. Oh yeah. If there are title issues, run.
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Nov 14, 2009 02:56
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After reading the "Faster street riding" thread and having a free bike dangled tantalizingly close to my face, it's really making me reconsider my options. The ex250 made me feel a bit too much like a hooligan. I was cautious as hell, but I always had that nagging fear I would get too wild one day. That dream was cut short, but thinking about it, an old standard would be pretty sweet. Definitely feeling a KZ-...something. I don't really have much preference for displacement, just enough power to get on the highway with enough luggage for a week-long trip/extended stay. But then the reliability of a 20-something year old bike comes to mind. And cost of tools and parts.
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Nov 14, 2009 03:07
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I took a 23 year old bike around Europe. You'll be fine, you just need to go through the Three Trials of CA. Clean carbs, replace/charge battery, replace chain/tires.
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Nov 14, 2009 12:44
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Sounds like a path to true enlightenment. 
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Nov 14, 2009 18:07
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And a heck of a lot easier than the eightfold path.
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Oh what the gently caress http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091123/NEWS01/311230013/Biker+doing++wheelies++before+crash+ quote:WHITEWATER TWP. – The motorcyclist who hit and killed a woman as she pulled her 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier into her driveway Sunday night was doing “wheelies” just before the crash, according to a 911 phone call released this morning. So many things wrong with this, bolded the main ones.
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Nov 23, 2009 20:27
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You missed the big one...Alcohol is a factor.
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quote:He also was not wearing a safety restraint or a helmet. I can see not wearing a helmet, but why didn't he have his seatbelt on? 
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Z3n posted:You missed the big one...Alcohol is a factor. Hmmm, for him or her, I'm wondering?
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Speaking of helmets, I was at this weekend's 24 Hours of Lemons and there were plenty of people using bikes as pit/paddock runabouts. Not one was wearing a lid. Saw a dude come within inches of bashing his dome open on the asphalt after he stalled and dropped the Husky he was riding (I don't think it was his or that he knew how to ride).
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redscare posted:Speaking of helmets, I was at this weekend's 24 Hours of Lemons and there were plenty of people using bikes as pit/paddock runabouts. Not one was wearing a lid. Saw a dude come within inches of bashing his dome open on the asphalt after he stalled and dropped the Husky he was riding (I don't think it was his or that he knew how to ride). This is extremely common in any pit area all over the country. Since you're usually not going more than 15mph people just assume that any wreck they have won't hurt them. The NMRA has actually banned any motorized vehicle in the pits unless it has the team's number on it, and only one support vehicle per team is allowed. It only took one drunk falling off of a golf cart during a rousing 3am golf cart jousting match in the pits and paralyzing himself for their insurance to freak out and demand the change. Now, with the team number scheme, teams get penalized for dumb things like driving in the pits drunk, speeding in the pits, driving recklessly in the pits, or operating a motorcycle without a helmet in the pits. Almost no one uses motorcycles in the pits anymore since each team is only allowed one support vehicle and golf carts/four wheelers/side-by-side utility vehicles make much more sense. It's an awesome rule that I'd love to see adopted by other series if for no other reason than to curb the number of times I'm almost mowed down by some 14 year old bombing through the pits on a golf cart.
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frozenphil posted:This is extremely common in any pit area all over the country. Since you're usually not going more than 15mph people just assume that any wreck they have won't hurt them. The NMRA has actually banned any motorized vehicle in the pits unless it has the team's number on it, and only one support vehicle per team is allowed. It only took one drunk falling off of a golf cart during a rousing 3am golf cart jousting match in the pits and paralyzing himself for their insurance to freak out and demand the change. There was a guy at Buttonwillow shortly after I started riding the track who killed himself when he highsided his bike in the pits at roughly 10mph somehow, and caught his footpeg through his head. They didn't even call the helicopter, he was cold before the ambulance got to him.
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Z3n posted:There was a guy at Buttonwillow shortly after I started riding the track who killed himself when he highsided his bike in the pits at roughly 10mph somehow, and caught his footpeg through his head. They didn't even call the helicopter, he was cold before the ambulance got to him. That's... that's.... holy poo poo, how the gently caress do you do that?
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Nov 23, 2009 23:39
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Z3n posted:caught his footpeg through his head  holy loving poo poo
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Doctor Zero posted:That's... that's.... holy poo poo, how the gently caress do you do that? I don't know. I'd imagine that it was something like his throttle stuck and he dropped the clutch or he was trying to show off, the bike went sort of sideways and backwards and he ended up under it and very unlucky. I had another friend who got stabbed in the inner thigh through his leathers in a crash. It was pretty bad. Footpegs (and hollow bars) will gently caress you up, getting hit by one can be like getting a core sample taken on your leg. 
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I've never been to a real racetrack in person before, but in all the coverage of F1 I've watched, the only motorized transport I can think of is the odd scooter at the odd track being used by the marshals and I haven't even seen that recently. I guess it might be a bit different if you don't have a gigantic motorhome filled with everything nearby.
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Not sure where to post this so this is good as any: A guy I know on SVR is selling his 06 naked SV for $3400 in the DC area. I'm not sure of the miles on it. It's been well taken care of minus a minor drop at the end of his driveway by his girlfriend (which ended in him dropping his VFR to run over and help her out).
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Endless Mike posted:Not sure where to post this so this is good as any: Looks like a good deal. I'd go for it if you're looking for an SV.
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Z3n posted:Looks like a good deal. I'd go for it if you're looking for an SV.
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I'm officially a bike whore. I sold off my TW200 vowing to keep the herd down to one bike (off a maximum of 4), and had plans to replace my KLR with a WR250R. I knew I'd lose a lot of money on the KLR in engine work and farkles and need to spend at least 5K on a WR. Well here I am, the proud owner of a plated KLX300 that cost $1500. KLR still where I left it. Ah gently caress. I give up. This is going to kick so much rear end. Now with more content:  Transmission: 6-speed Weight: 231 pounds Power: 33HP MotoMind fucked around with this message at 05:23 on Nov 24, 2009 |
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Endless Mike posted:So would I if I wanted another one.  Now I get it. I really want a plated 300 for street and offroad use. KLX is at the top of that list. 
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Endless Mike posted:Not sure where to post this so this is good as any: Aren't the rules that you start with "are you ok" and if they don't scream, you leisurely park your bike, take out a camera, and take pictures for posterity? Well I suppose with a girlfriend those pictures would definitely be for posterity because they'd be the last you'd see of her...but just sayin', girls heal, bikes don't.
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MotoMind posted:Aren't the rules that you start with "are you ok" and if they don't scream, you leisurely park your bike, take out a camera, and take pictures for posterity? I think that rule only applies to your dumbass buddies and not your girlfriend for fairly obvious reasons
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MotoMind posted:Aren't the rules that you start with "are you ok" and if they don't scream, you leisurely park your bike, take out a camera, and take pictures for posterity? In all seriousness, it takes like .25 seconds to put the side stand down. Unless he just dropped the bike in a blind panic, I don't see why this happened, and if he panics like that, I'd hate to see his reaction to an emergency on the road.
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I think today is the day I finally "park" the bike for the year. The next week is forecasting for highs in the mid-upper 30's, snow/rain mix, and cold nights. I guess a March-November riding season for Minnesota isn't ALL bad, right?
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MotoMind posted:Now with more content: My dad just bought one of those a few weeks ago, and it seems like it's a solid off-road bike. I rode it the other day, and having not ridden a modern four stroke in a few years, got a nice reminder of what torque and engine braking feel like.
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PitViper posted:I think today is the day I finally "park" the bike for the year. The next week is forecasting for highs in the mid-upper 30's, snow/rain mix, and cold nights. I guess a March-November riding season for Minnesota isn't ALL bad, right? It's getting to the point here where I only really ride on the weekends now and then and I'm thinking I should just put it away, but I know there are probably a few more nice days left I don't know
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