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Isn't adventure riding just going somewhere off the beaten path on your bike and having fun? Does it have to be filled with tragedy and hardship to qualify?
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8ender posted:Isn't adventure riding just going somewhere off the beaten path on your bike and having fun? Does it have to be filled with tragedy and hardship to qualify? Are you kidding? It even has a specific dress code.
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Nov 4, 2009 16:44
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More stuntin'. Starting to be halfway pleased with my night time results, here are a few from last night:  And the lady took this one of myself: 
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Nov 4, 2009 16:52
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8ender posted:Isn't adventure riding just going somewhere off the beaten path on your bike and having fun? Pretty much yeah quote:Does it have to be filled with tragedy and hardship to qualify? Tragedy? Certainly not, that's the last thing that should happen. Hardship? Not necessarily. inolen posted:stuntin' Out of curiosity, are you wearing any kind of shoulder armor under there?
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Nov 4, 2009 17:19
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"[working title posted:"] Group rides are just a clusterfuck in general. That goes double when a camera shows up. I don't know M13 beyond seeing a few of his videos, but he seems like a decent enough dude. You really can't control the other riders in a group ride and sometimes even the best riders will have a mental lapse. Get a bunch of dudes together for a nice ride through the hills and toss some cameras and famous dudes in there and you can pretty much promise that there will be crashing. Also, it's completely dick of them to show his face and his license plate, and while selling his bike seems like a bit of a cop out, it's still assholish of them. Man, that sprocket is just ludicrous huge.
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Nov 4, 2009 17:29
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I've never been on a group ride and I don't plan on ever going on one. The idea as a whole seems stupid and unnecessarily dangerous, especially when sport bikes are involved.
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Nov 4, 2009 17:41
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redscare posted:Out of curiosity, are you wearing any kind of shoulder armor under there? We both wear the Alpinestar Bionic jacket and Dainese 3x knee pads.
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Nov 4, 2009 17:49
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inolen posted:We both wear the Alpinestar Bionic jacket and Dainese 3x knee pads. Cool, seen a few stuntas gently caress themselves up royally binning it off a foot-in-the-seat circle or whatever cause they weren't wearing gear. And christ I just noticed that sprocket. What's the diameter on that thing?
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Nov 4, 2009 17:56
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redscare posted:I've never been on a group ride and I don't plan on ever going on one. The idea as a whole seems stupid and unnecessarily dangerous, especially when sport bikes are involved. Never riding with me again?  Group rides are fine as long as everyone understands their place and is comfortable there. There's no shame in going slow if that's what you're comfortable with, and a lot of people, especially sportbike riders, forget that when the guy in front of them ups the pace a bit. Group rides are fun but people have to remember that priority one is still getting home safe.
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Nov 4, 2009 18:01
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I have a core group of guys I'll ride in a group with, and thats it. I've been friends with these guys since middle school, and we've all been riding since at least that. Thats it though. I generally wont ride with other people I know, and I certainly wont just join up with strangers groups, or let them join up with me. Theres just wayyyyyyyyy too much risk there. Someone always winds up having to prove that they're faster than you, and then it all goes sideways.
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Nov 4, 2009 18:11
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Z3n posted:Never riding with me again? Its not really a group if its just a couple guys  .I'm ok with something like what we had on the Crest in August, where everyone went their own pace (I *think* I'd actually feel safer if I was mixed in with some cars because then the risk of ending up like that unfortunate Ducati rider is reduced), but I guess my image of a group ride is a bit skewed - when I hear "group ride brah," I assume a dozen squids getting retarded.
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Nov 4, 2009 18:16
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The only group rides (more than me + my dad) I've been on had 40-60+ bikes in them, and everyone was safe and sane. Scooter riders are the best riders 
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Nov 4, 2009 18:18
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Gay Nudist Dad posted:The only group rides (more than me + my dad) I've been on had 40-60+ bikes in them, and everyone was safe and sane. 40-60 scooters? So you rode around in Parisian traffic, big deal.
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Nov 4, 2009 18:21
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redscare posted:Its not really a group if its just a couple guys That was actually an interesting experience for me, because I'd never really gone on a ride with car guys before. It seemed, however, that everyone ran their own pace, the fast cars were up front hanging it out, I was hanging out in the middle group, and we had a good chase car looking out after everyone else. People waited (mostly  ) and we just figured things out from there. I was up on Mullholland recently on a weekend and it was a clusterfuck of epic proportions. gently caress that place...not to mention the g/f's incident with getting run off the road. loving squids. On the bright side, riding with good, trusted friends is a blast. Once I get a supermoto we'll head down and slum mildly offroad in the national forests. Content: I took the bags off the ZZR last night to adjust the suspension and clean the tail fairings:   Those exhausts just remind me of  
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Nov 4, 2009 18:29
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Z3n posted:I was up on Mullholland recently on a weekend and it was a clusterfuck of epic proportions. gently caress that place...not to mention the g/f's incident with getting run off the road. loving squids. I stay the gently caress away from Mulholland. If its not morons that'll gently caress you over, its gonna be the cops. And since the speed limit on there is so drat low, they'll gently caress you hard. To contribute to the topic, here's another picture from the Suzuki museum (I fear I'll never get around to making that effort post )
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Nov 4, 2009 18:37
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The bike in the middle has boostu! Its a 1982 XN85
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Nov 4, 2009 18:44
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redscare posted:The bike in the middle has boostu! Its a 1982 XN85 I like how the "TURBO" sticker on the front is backwards so it shows up correctly in peoples mirrors.
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Nov 4, 2009 19:16
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Z3n posted:I don't know M13 beyond seeing a few of his videos, but he seems like a decent enough dude. Yeah, in some video's he is a bit stupid, but overall he's just a charismatic guy that likes to ride alot, and the balaclava is just his "thing".
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Nov 4, 2009 21:47
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Someone with 7 grand get this and give us a report on it. 1982 Custom Built Motorcycles HONDA MAGNA BOEING T-50
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Nov 4, 2009 22:00
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Slim Pickens posted:That's just  But: quote:USE TO BE NEW Yeah, I used to be skinny, too, before I got fat  Somehow the ladies aren't impressed 
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Nov 4, 2009 22:07
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These are good videos. PSA mostly but awesome stuff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXCy6vw0dkI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvxzNuAQv40
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Nov 4, 2009 23:06
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Silver posted:These are good videos. PSA mostly but awesome stuff. Why don't we get good PSAs like that  Here's another good one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeQehckD8Es&feature=player_embedded
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Nov 5, 2009 00:19
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Silver posted:These are good videos. PSA mostly but awesome stuff. Those were great! Slim Pickens posted:Someone with 7 grand get this and give us a report on it. The bottom end is just weak, maybe there's a hint of oomph somewhere up this powerbaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.... BANG
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Nov 5, 2009 00:20
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Z3n posted:Why don't we get good PSAs like that These all three were pretty great. That last one was "oh this is a nice little adOHFUCK"
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Nov 5, 2009 02:00
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Z3n posted:Why don't we get good PSAs like that Amazing camera work and pacing. Fantastic PSA
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Nov 5, 2009 02:11
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How'd he lose it going in a straight line, though?
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Nov 5, 2009 03:15
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spun rear,step out, highside? I'm an Aussie and iv never seen any of those PSA's. Apparently NSW doesn't give a poo poo. It's currently bike awareness week here, but instead of bike awareness of which i have seen a single sign saying 'look for bikes' all i have seen is the 'stop speeding, stop splitting, etc etc. It's kinda depressing.
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Nov 5, 2009 03:27
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I'm surprised by the ammount of "Look Out for Motorcycles" signs I see around Central IL. I see it on lots of cars (including cop cars) and big banners here and there. I'd get a bumper sticker, but it's yellow and doesn't match my car.  Not a lof since I've moved up to Chicago, unfortunately.
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Nov 5, 2009 03:30
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Dubs posted:spun rear,step out, highside? I saw "CHECK YOUR BLINDSPOT TWICE FOR MOTORCYCLES" on the Warringah Freeway last week. Then on Sunday, my first proper ride since getting a bike, I had arseholes overtaking me all day without leaving any margin for error, or me braking, or swerving within my lane. A campaign is needed to make sure drivers at least pretend a bike is a full lane wide when overtaking..
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Nov 5, 2009 04:22
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Don't ride 10/10ths: http://bikerpunks.com/mediaviewer/2301/cool-motogp-road-safety-commercial.html
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Nov 5, 2009 04:24
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Revenant.Eagle posted:Don't ride 10/10ths: Also, see the first video Silver posted.
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Nov 5, 2009 05:13
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Revenant.Eagle posted:Don't ride 10/10ths: It literally took me until the second to last crash to realize that the obstacles at the edge of the track were not actually there. I was too busy marveling at how many riders fixated on the bus stop/phone booth/mailbox at the side of the track...
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Nov 5, 2009 06:21
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BRA-BRA-BRA-BRA-BRA-BRA-BRA
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Nov 5, 2009 07:33
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Slim Pickens posted:BRA-BRA-BRA-BRA-BRA-BRA-BRA I wish someone would use this at an MSF
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Nov 5, 2009 17:33
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Z3n posted:Why don't we get good PSAs like that Why don't we get ANY PSAs? sirbeefalot posted:It literally took me until the second to last crash to realize that the obstacles at the edge of the track were not actually there. I was too busy marveling at how many riders fixated on the bus stop/phone booth/mailbox at the side of the track... Hahaha me too. I was sitting here going "Why the hell would there be a phone booth in the middle of the track like that? ... oh."
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Nov 5, 2009 17:39
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Just making sure everyone saw the South Park episode from last night about bikers http://www.southparkstudios.com/episodes/251889 BRA-BRA-BRA-BRA-BRA-BRA-BRA
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Nov 5, 2009 19:16
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cmorrow001 posted:Just making sure everyone saw the South Park episode from last night about bikers Very funny.
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Nov 5, 2009 20:17
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cmorrow001 posted:Just making sure everyone saw the South Park episode from last night about bikers i not only agree with everything said in this show but i would say that i believe all of it with fundamentalist religious fervor.
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Nov 5, 2009 20:32
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hilarious, but now I'm paranoid that someone who doesn't know the difference between a cruiser and a harley is going to poo poo on my seat
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Nov 5, 2009 20:33
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:i not only agree with everything said in this show but i would say that i believe all of it with fundamentalist religious fervor. Amen. Those guys were fags.
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