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Gnaghi posted:The Can Am is such an American bike.
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TheCosmicMuffet posted:did you know that fondue was originally developed out of necessity? True story.
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May 4, 2010 18:54
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Endless Mike posted:And yet it's Canadian. God I hope they snap up Erik Buell when his no-compete clause expires
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May 4, 2010 21:08
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I saw what must have been the DC Can-Am Owners Association one day. There was like five or six of them riding together.
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May 4, 2010 21:10
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Phy posted:God I hope they snap up Erik Buell when his no-compete clause expires This would actually be really cool
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May 4, 2010 21:33
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PadreScout posted:Eurotrip Don't know if you feel like dipping into Germany, but Bike, a UK mag, did an article about a road called the B500, or Schwarzwaldhochstrasse. It's just east of the French border, is 36 miles long, has over 100 corners, and is apparently the best road in Germany. The article says it's best on a summer weekday evening, as there's almost no police. Don't speed in 50 or 70 kph zones or you'll lose your bike.
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May 4, 2010 22:01
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Slim Pickens posted:Don't know if you feel like dipping into Germany, but Bike, a UK mag, did an article about a road called the B500, or Schwarzwaldhochstrasse. It's just east of the French border, is 36 miles long, has over 100 corners, and is apparently the best road in Germany. The article says it's best on a summer weekday evening, as there's almost no police. Don't speed in 50 or 70 kph zones or you'll lose your bike. "Schwarzwaldhochstrasse" haha, freaking Germans and their long words. I assume it's got something to do with the Black Forest, by the name of it. I appreciate the tip though, I will be sure and try to add it to my itinerary. I'm actually really strongly thinking I may spend some time in Germany because I forgot all about that motorbike factory they have in Berlin that's supposed to be like.. super state of the art and fancy as gently caress. Plus I hear there are castles and all sort of neat poo poo through that place courtesy of that loving batty king they had Mad King Lut-whoever. So again, thanks for the tip. I appreciate you taking the time.
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May 4, 2010 22:44
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Slim Pickens posted:Don't know if you feel like dipping into Germany, but Bike, a UK mag, did an article about a road called the B500, or Schwarzwaldhochstrasse. It's just east of the French border, is 36 miles long, has over 100 corners, and is apparently the best road in Germany. The article says it's best on a summer weekday evening, as there's almost no police. Don't speed in 50 or 70 kph zones or you'll lose your bike. At that point, he might as well keep going southeast and hit Stelvio Pass And yes the B500 runs square through the Black Forest. Quick google hit says that it translates as Black Forest High Street.
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May 4, 2010 22:46
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black forest highway would be the americanized version. these guys probably know some great roads.
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May 4, 2010 23:10
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TheCosmicMuffet posted:black forest highway would be the americanized version. A Russian mudfield is hardly a road
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May 4, 2010 23:18
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redscare posted:A Russian mudfield is hardly a road I think they're looking for Steve McQueen.
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May 5, 2010 00:00
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The best roads in the south of Germany are the ones heading to Switzerland.
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redscare posted:A Russian mudfield is hardly a road Sounds like a good time if he brings the KLR.
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May 5, 2010 00:24
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Got all the dirtbikes sorted today! The WR's steering head bearings are new, a long with an oil change and greased linkage. I do need to bend the kickstand bracket back. KDX has a new full exhaust as my girlfriend got put on the noise watch list at the last hare scramble KTM I dialied in the suspension! blam
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May 5, 2010 01:10
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Phy posted:God I hope they snap up Erik Buell when his no-compete clause expires He might be too busy with his band. Apparently if you pre-order their CD, he will personally call your house and thank you.
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redscare posted:A Russian mudfield is hardly a road did you hear that? The entire supermotard thread just called you a pussy. 
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Deeters posted:He might be too busy with his band. Apparently if you pre-order their CD, he will personally call your house and thank you. EDIT 2: The phone call requires paying $50 total for a CD, t-shirt, and the call. I am listening on MySpace. They're not bad. Not great, but not bad. EDIT: Holy poo poo, that album cover is amazing.  Endless Mike fucked around with this message at 02:45 on May 5, 2010 |
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TheCosmicMuffet posted:did you hear that? The entire supermotard thread just called you a pussy. I'd totally take a Russian mudfield on on the KLR but that doesn't make it any more of a road
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May 5, 2010 04:23
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Ola posted:The best roads in the south of Germany are the ones heading to Switzerland. Switzerland? Why? Is it some kind of trap so that the Swiss can arrest you at the border for driving 1 mile over the speed limit or I dunno.. enjoying driving or something? For all I know they've established national maximum decibel rating for all cars at 30 Db or something. I swear man, the Swiss hate people that like cars.. and cars.
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May 5, 2010 04:40
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Schwarzwaldhochstraße owns, it has these long sweeping corners, hell there's a couple of alps like passes with serpentines hidden around there. The "Hochstraße" doesn't mean highway as such, but more like high road, as in it is mostly on the top ridge of the black forest.
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May 5, 2010 04:50
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PadreScout posted:Switzerland? Why? Click for big!     You'll be breaking the lean angle limits before you break the speed limit in those corners.  Pics are from my Euro trip report which includes a bit of Italy and France, available here:http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=495660
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May 5, 2010 11:09
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What, no boot?
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Of course there's boot! Plenty of boot and even some naked leg  on page 2 of the advrider thread.
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I couldn't do it. I'd be drug off and shot when they found out I own a sportscar and a motorbike. Those roads are obviously there to lure the unsuspecting so the Swiss police can have their way with them. Precident: 
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I was heading out to do a grocery run Monday afternoon (NOTE TO SELF: stop going out after 3:30 when schools get let out!) and some random dude came up to me just before I started 'er up, so we chatted for a bit about bikes and how he loves the look of 70s/80s Honda standards. He's trying to track down a CB750 and apparently found one nice looking one in Wisconsin that he's seriously looking at!
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Chris Knight posted:I was heading out to do a grocery run Monday afternoon (NOTE TO SELF: stop going out after 3:30 when schools get let out!) and some random dude came up to me just before I started 'er up, so we chatted for a bit about bikes and how he loves the look of 70s/80s Honda standards. He's trying to track down a CB750 and apparently found one nice looking one in Wisconsin that he's seriously looking at! You're not in Peoria, are you? My friend's been scouring Craigslist for a few weeks now looking for a 70/80's Honda CB750 to replace his 400. I wouldn't put it beyond him to go to WI for one. EDIT, I see you're in Canada.
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I'm having bike regrets. I guess I just know my bike too well by now. It's like picking the better girl but then thinking about if you made right choice some way down the line. I checked out a GS1100EZ before finding the GSX750ES  Click here for the full 1600x1200 image. I had sat in a barn and only started occasionally the past decade, it ran so rich my sweater smelled like gas for hours afterwards, needed to get registered, lacked mirror, turn signal and other stuff. But it was way cheaper than the -ES (and could have talked the guy down more) and while there are tons of similar -ESes on the used market, I can't remember seeing another 1100E. Oh yeah, it wasn't red like the mint one in the pic, but grey with a very gay rainbow suzuki logo probably added by some previous owner. It would probably have been a pain to get to run right, many spares needed, it's heavier with older style suspension in both ends. But knowing what I know now, bikes are easy to fix. I just....I just have a thirst for torque. What if? WHAT IIIIIIF....
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Thoughts like this are why I've owned 16? 17? bikes in 5 years. It's a good way to be but god does it take a toll on your bank account. Well, that and racing.
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 Click here for the full 1280x853 image. So Ducati enters a Hypermotard 1100 in flat track Grand National. Result? Beat the snot out of Harley. Next up is the Springfield Mile.  http://www.ducati.com/news/ducati_powered_flat_tracker_makes_history/2010/05/07/1504/index.do
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68, I used to use a lot of duct tape in my early days...
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Ola posted:
Countdown until they add more rules that govern the performance of everything but the Harleys.
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May 7, 2010 17:09
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Deeters posted:Countdown until they add more rules that govern the performance of everything but the Harleys. Was gonna say exactly this. They did it to the Yamahas and anything else that was competitive, so they'll probably make a rule that says engines can only use springed valves or have a v-angle of no greater than 50 degrees or something.
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If they did that and I was the head of Ducati, I'd make sure to keep that little team supplied constantly updated hardware as the rules kept changing. I'd even go so far, if required for homologation, as to relaunch the Ducati Indiana with a 45 degree V with two springed valves on each end.
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Ducati's too busy trying to bend the rules of WSB to worry about some rednecks going in circles in the US. But yeah, that would be cool.
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Slim Pickens posted:Ducati's too busy trying to bend the rules of WSB to worry about some rednecks going in circles in the US. But yeah, that would be cool. I can see Ducati doing that just to troll people
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May 7, 2010 22:44
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Then Harley enters the WSB...
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Ola posted:Then Harley enters the WSB... The only thing Harley is entering anytime soon is Chapter 11
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Ola posted:Then Harley enters the WSB... I think they learned their lesson on that one.
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There's nothing that will make you feel as slow as riding a 250 in a group ride where the other riders consist almost solely of control riders on 600 super sports. The next slowest rider was a 70 something year old man on a ZX14 that was absolutely manhandling that beast. I saw dude drag pipe a few times while riding the guys on 600s' rear end through some hairpins. I did feel good about being able to keep the group in sight going through the corners while still riding my own ride. However, I was just getting left once the road straightened or we were going uphill. A 250 with a bigger front sprocket isn't really a mountain rocket going uphill. What point did the rest of you know you were ready to move up to something bigger? I'm by no means an expert, probably just borderline decent, but I think I'm about ready for something bigger.
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I just sold the FZR. Selling your first bike feels a lot like losing your first love. But someone that'll enjoy it more than me has it now, so...time to save up money for a CHP BMW 1150.
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