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 New toy  Ktm 690 Enduro. It's amazing on and off road. I'll post a more detailed ride report later.
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May 23, 2010 04:43
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Congrats! (Buy a sumo setup for it)
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May 23, 2010 05:42
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My brain registered "Michael Jordan" when I clicked on this, and was quite surprised when I figured out my folly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpxLPhYvUXY
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May 23, 2010 07:31
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open24hours posted:What kinda irresponsible parent lets their kid ride a Chinese bike? That's dangerous!
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May 23, 2010 07:37
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Gullous posted:
I hate you so much, I wish I could hate you to death
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May 23, 2010 07:45
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Source data is European so most likely won't reflect injury trends in the US because helmet wearing is mandatory across all EU countries (dunno about Eastern Europe but I've never seen someone on a public road without a helmet myself)
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May 23, 2010 07:54
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt4_lNw_708 Another video of my 89 GSXR 750 on a twisty road. The bike's now complete and looking through the tinted windshield is much better than I thought it'd be. I also used the open back-plate to the GoPro HD, and it's a tad windier at higher speeds but the sound quality is better. I should have washed the windshield before doing this, but o well. Enjoy.
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May 24, 2010 01:38
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MrZig posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt4_lNw_708 I enjoyed the part where you almost ran off the road at the end of the video. You really should consider reserving that sort of pace for the track.
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May 24, 2010 07:30
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forums.xtremebikerz.com : Check out my kickass vidz where I speed and cross the centerline on public roads
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May 24, 2010 09:54
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 I never crossed the centerline. I thought it was a good video of a local road. Also I had a lot more room on the last corner than it looks, the fisheye effect is misleading. I will however admit that it was a toolish thing to do and I respect and like that this forum reminds me of that.
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May 24, 2010 10:05
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MrZig posted:
Late apex, learn it, use it, love it when it comes to street and track riding. You have a tendency to turn in early and aggressively, and that's going to always have you spitting wide on corner exit. It also spares you poo poo like what happened at the end, because you're already clear of any car that's coming around the corner. Also, be smooth with the throttle. Especially early in the video, it looks kinda like you're just grabbing handfuls of throttle on corner exit, I could be wrong, but it's one thing that stood out to me. I didn't see you cross the centerline...You maybe got close or up on it sometimes, but I really don't see anything wrong with that when you've got good visibility through a corner. I do recommend breaking yourself of the habit of hugging the centerline in left handed corners though, it only takes one close encounter with a mirror to make you really regret that choice. Or going face first into a bumper. Z3n fucked around with this message at 17:12 on May 24, 2010 |
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May 24, 2010 17:07
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Z3n posted:Late apex, learn it, use it, love it when it comes to street and track riding. You have a tendency to turn in early and aggressively, and that's going to always have you spitting wide on corner exit. It also spares you poo poo like what happened at the end, because you're already clear of any car that's coming around the corner. Thanks for the riding tips. The only time I grabbed a handfull of throttle was the first corner, which I knew right away was stupid and dont even ask me why I did it. I'll work on everything else you've said though. I've never had anyone follow me and critique my riding so this is all great advice
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May 24, 2010 18:04
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That's sped up, right?
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May 24, 2010 22:59
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While in NYC yesterday I took a picture of a nice black Bonneville I saw parked on the sidewalk.  Not that it's a super fantastic picture but I do have super huge version if anybody is interested.
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May 24, 2010 23:35
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MrZig posted:Thanks for the riding tips. The only time I grabbed a handfull of throttle was the first corner, which I knew right away was stupid and dont even ask me why I did it. Check out Sport Riding Techniques, and Twist of the Wrist 2...they'll cover all of the basics. You'll learn a lot from reading them. Well worth the 30$ or so it'll cost you on amazon or whatever.
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May 24, 2010 23:50
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Sloppy posted:That's sped up, right? The fish-eye lens makes it look faster.
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I call it "Why didn't I buy a supermoto?" (Video quality really took a hit by the finished upload) http://vimeo.com/12006993 My favorite part was coming out of that dirt road behind the Harley riders, who I had followed for a short time about 10 minutes earlier while downtown.
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May 25, 2010 04:37
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 35mph surprise ditch. I had to ride 15 miles out with a broken throttle wrist. Bike is fine thankfully and an amazing ride otherwise.
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May 25, 2010 08:22
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Gullous posted:
That sucks, if you need someone to keep fresh gas in it I'll come by and pick it up and run it at the DOONZ for you.
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May 25, 2010 09:07
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Is that a disjointed wrist? Had the same type of injury riding a bike (pedals, yo). Fell, popped the bone out of its socket, weeped like a little bitch. Here's for a quick and nice recovery, that sucks man 
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May 25, 2010 09:15
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Gullous posted:
This is why CA recommends everyone starts on crf130 and works their way up.
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May 25, 2010 14:34
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Gullous posted:
Holy poo poo, 15 miles with a broken throttle wrist, impressive. Heal up fast!
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May 25, 2010 16:51
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Z3n posted:Twist of the Wrist 2 +1 - Keith Code may be a crazy Scientologist whack job (the back cover of TOTW used to have a "Dianetics" paint scheme CA Superbike School bike pictured IIRC) and not everything in TOTW 1 and 2 is gospel, but it's very sound on how to approach track (and everyday "sport") riding in a systematic fashion, and without constantly crashing/being scared shitless/not knowing what you're doing. Sigtrap - with groveling felicitations and the greatest of respect...do you really never exceed the speed limit on a public road?
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May 25, 2010 17:40
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Saga posted:Sigtrap - with groveling felicitations and the greatest of respect...do you really never exceed the speed limit on a public road? OOOOOOH! Sigtrap, you gonna let him talk to you like that?!
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May 25, 2010 18:05
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This is perhaps a change of pace from the usual stuff, but it definitely is worth watching. A documentary on Scraper Bikes. It's good to see anyone doing something to work with the kids in Oakland. http://californiaisaplace.com/cali/scrapertown/#scrapertown The other california is a place videos are worth watching too.
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May 25, 2010 19:29
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Saga posted:Sigtrap - with groveling felicitations and the greatest of respect...do you really never exceed the speed limit on a public road? I exceed it regularly. It's a mark of lovely forums to capture said hooligainy and post it for kudoz & cred. It's right up there with kill stories. Someday I might strap a camera on my bike to share what I think are some awesome local roads, and I'll sure as hell clean up my act while the camera is running.
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May 25, 2010 19:33
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Z3n posted:This is perhaps a change of pace from the usual stuff, but it definitely is worth watching. Oakland is the best city. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geIsWq5xOSE
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May 25, 2010 19:33
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sigtrap posted:I exceed it regularly. That seems a little silly to me. We all ride like that, we do our best to keep it out of the public eye, but it seems like on a forum of like minded individuals, why not share us actually having fun rather than a video that may as well be shot hanging the camera out of the window of a car? Just run your pace, whatever it may be, share what your roads are like for you. Z3n fucked around with this message at 19:50 on May 25, 2010 |
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May 25, 2010 19:39
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Z3n posted:Isn't there some inherent dishonesty in that though? We all ride like that sometimes, we do our best to keep it out of the public eye, but it seems like on a forum of like minded individuals, why not share us actually having fun rather than a video that may as well be shot hanging the camera out of the window of a car? Just run your pace, whatever it may be, share what it's actually like. It's still "a mark of lovely forums to capture said hooligainy and post it for kudoz & cred". And people commonly do NOT "run their pace" when they're recording for public consumption. This has been demonstrated many times and you know it. I'm not talking 10-15 over on a deserted dead road. I'm talking about when that slowly turns into this poo poo where people are doubling the limit against oncoming traffic, running wide, etc. Mr.Zig's video gets close to that. I honestly don't care if you think I'm being dishonest, and it's not under discussion. Do not post street racing videos here.
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This seems like a dumb conversation to even be having. If you want to shoot video of yourself tearing rear end and running your bike at 10/10ths do it on a track where you'll be safe(r) running that hard. If you want to show a cool road don't post video evidence of yourself driving recklessly on the internet.
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May 25, 2010 20:12
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People have been convicted on the basis of videos posted on the internet, either from the video itself or from the police finding out about it and then putting a patrol on that road. It's not worth it - the satisfaction of a good, fast ride is better than your worthless ePeen.
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ranathari posted:People have been convicted on the basis of videos posted on the internet, either from the video itself or from the police finding out about it and then putting a patrol on that road. It's not worth it - the satisfaction of a good, fast ride is better than your worthless ePeen. This is what makes me laugh. We're all out there doing it, so I find it funny that there's such a negative reaction to actually being honest about how we ride. I figure you'll drive yourself nuts trying to save the stupid from themselves, so why bother, but either way, sigtrap says no street racing videos, that's cool...he's the mod, his forum, his rules, easy enough to respect that.
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Z3n posted:This is what makes me laugh. We're all out there doing it, so I find it funny that there's such a negative reaction to actually being honest about how we ride. I figure you'll drive yourself nuts trying to save the stupid from themselves, so why bother, but either way, sigtrap says no street racing videos, that's cool...he's the mod, his forum, his rules, easy enough to respect that. Of course we all speed sometimes, of course we all wheelie sometimes. Picture a forum full of Jack the Smacks all circlejerking endlessly over videos of them stuntin on the boulevard. That is not my idea of a good cycle asylum. I'd rather have people discouraging that stuff rather than a forum of bros hifivin over it. There are plenty of REP++ forums for that.
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Phat_Albert posted:Of course we all speed sometimes, of course we all wheelie sometimes. It's a totally fair point. I'd just like to think that us as a group are capable of not turning into a group of hi fivin' bros just because we post some videos where we wheelie or ride a little quicker down a road than we honestly/legally should.
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Z3n posted:It's a totally fair point. I'd just like to think that us as a group are capable of not turning into a group of hi fivin' bros just because we post some videos where we wheelie or ride a little quicker down a road than we honestly/legally should. Have you *met* us? :hifive: *wheelies away on 17HP '80's 250cc UJM at twice the legal speed limit...for a residential zone*
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Z3n posted:It's a totally fair point. I'd just like to think that us as a group are capable of not turning into a group of hi fivin' bros just because we post some videos where we wheelie or ride a little quicker down a road than we honestly/legally should. We're safe, I can't wheelie.
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mAlfunkti0n posted:We're safe, I can't wheelie. Yeah, some of us CANT double the speed limit on the highway, either!
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Back to pictures in the picture thread I love my new bike
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