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Cabledude posted:Looks like a dummy on the back, ziptied feet. And I don't know anyone who would rest their head like that on the riders shoulder... I think she's supposed to be eating a hole into his shoulder, perhaps to lay eggs.
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Z3n posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWY67PRLGSA I didn't know I had an italian kid. Awesome!
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I think it's strategy. Got him a pretty good start from what I could see. Also, this is how riding a SuperMoto makes you feel at every stop.
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Only in front of a military barracks
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Christoff posted:Only in front of a military barracks Sweet rear seat exhaust....
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lancemantis posted:It's this, this is the worst thing Noway, Torque is the best movie ever if viewed as a comedy. It's awesome. Content.
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Z3n posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWY67PRLGSA I was just OH GOD PUT IT IN GEAR REMEMBER TO PUT IT IN GEAR. He launched real hard thank goodness.
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Christoff posted:Only in front of a military barracks Don't ask, don't tell. 
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I finally got the VFR's exhaust sorted out. This thing's loud, but the video doesn't really show that since it seems to have lost some volume with the YouTube upload. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMM6e1lcRgM
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Phy posted:see: Everything in this that isn't bad early-2000s cgi OHMIGAWD I HAVE TO SEE THIS MOVIE
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Was this youtube clip of torque linked? I know it has been before. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPWoz7WTmjU I don't know what's better. Dueling with motorcycle kung fu or the 500 mph chase through the city. -edit It's all awesome. I need a jet bike that can blow people away Nostalgia4Dogges fucked around with this message at 22:17 on Jun 26, 2010 |
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Christoff posted:I need a jet bike that can blow people away That's an actual production jet-bike he's riding, the Y2K. Top speed of 250mph :O
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AncientTV posted:That's an actual production jet-bike he's riding, the Y2K. Top speed of 250mph :O So, can it knock people over with it's exhaust? ...and break windows and move cars when it goes by? Is it supposed to be a joke movie or is it just so bad it's good?
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Christoff posted:So, can it knock people over with it's exhaust? ...and break windows and move cars when it goes by? Unfortunately not. I think it's supposed to be  of the bike world, so it's probably in the so bad it's good category.
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AncientTV posted:That's an actual production jet-bike he's riding, the Y2K. Top speed of 250mph :O A guy I did some work for has one of these. He started it up on my sidewalk and killed grass on both sides with the exhaust  It's hilariously huge, but for its size it's relatively light. The reach to the bars is ridiculous. It's not as loud as you might expect either.
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needknees posted:A guy I did some work for has one of these. It's not as loud as you might expect either. That's too bad. I think 9/10ths of the reason of owning a jet-powered anything is to be roaring down the street making all the appropriate jet-engine sounds. (Also, I wonder what the maintenance intervals are on it? I love to do some cross-country touring on one)
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Tsaven Nava posted:That's too bad. I think 9/10ths of the reason of owning a jet-powered anything is to be roaring down the street making all the appropriate jet-engine sounds. I guess that wasn't worded very well. It's still loud as hell, don't get me wrong. It's just not as loud as you'd think a freakin TURBINE POWERED MOTORCYCLE would be  He's got one of the earlier ones that had overheating issues due to too little oil capacity. It's been down to MTT a couple of times for updates. They increased the oil capacity considerably and upped the fuel capacity as well. He had some clutch or transmission issues at some point too, but that's not overly surprising considering what kind of power it has to handle. Other than reliability, it's hamstrung by the fact you're riding a freakin TURBINE POWERED MOTORCYCLE and burn a shitload of fuel. I want to say he was getting approximately 60 miles out of a full tank. Of course, because it's a turbine the faster you're going the more efficient it is...
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The obvious solution to the efficiency problems is to ride everywhere at 150mph. Hell, I'd gladly super-slab all of that.
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I watched Knight and Day today, pretty much just to spot the Ducprilia
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Hi CA, my dad started on a 3-day vintage bike ride today throughout northern California, so I went to their meeting place and took some pictures for y'all to enjoy  Even though I have more than enough projectness to go around with my 2002, this makes me itch to get our '65 Ducati 250 Desmo scrambler running!   About 70 bikes showed up, from I believe '76 and earlier  BSA acting very British by spewing oil all over the ground. That's a British vehicle joke and a BP joke at the same time by the way   MV Augusta 350S Elettronica and Ducati 900SS   Velocette  Love this color, roundcase Ducati 750  Lambretta scooter  CZ  Big huge BMW   Moto Fuzzi!  BSA  Baloney-slicer Moto Guzzi Falcone  Falcone's shifter  Norton engine in a Triumph frame I believe  More Ducs  Cream colored BMW  My dad leaving on his '70 Triumph Bonneville... Wearing a Ducati jacket but he's got a few at home so it's alright
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Whenever I see classic bikes I always thing 'wow, I want to grab some old classic to mess around with'. I think I would end up just playing with it and polishing a lot because most of them look terrifying to ride if you've only been on modern bikes.
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Contraband posted:
If it is, it's backwards - I always thought the Triton combined the Triumph twin with the Norton Featherbed frame.
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Phy posted:If it is, it's backwards - I always thought the Triton combined the Triumph twin with the Norton Featherbed frame. Yeah, this. A Triton is typically a Triumph engine in a Norton frame.
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A Norton Featherbed frame. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Featherbed_frame
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Contraband posted:old bikes Lookit all the fresh oil on the parking lot.
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Hey, thats because they're vintage EUROPEAN bikes. SOUL PASSION ETC
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I've been going through a lot of negatives for a relative, and I came across a batch of 12 negatives (120/220 format) that consist of the guy below, his hottie Vietnamese girlfriend (we're arguing over whether she's Vietnamese or Thai), the motorcycle, and an Asian male (who looks Vietnamese as well). The majority of the photos focus on the girl, or the girl and her boyfriend, with only a few focused completely on the motorcycle. Unfortunately the lighting was poo poo it would seem (the best photo of the motorcycle itself, it appears to be dark/raining since the guy is dressed for it). Unfortunately there is nothing in the background that says "this is Vietnam" or "this is Thailand" or even "This is the Philippines"(apparently quite a few girls from SE Asia ended up in the Philippines during and after the Vietnam War). As for the guy, he's got a bit of a gut and longish hair and just doesn't fit the military profile, but there were places where people were allowed to really slack off. It's a complete mystery to everybody directly involved as to who the people are, where they were taken, and when they were taken. We're starting to branch out to other relatives whose film might have gotten mixed in with the batch I'm going through, but first we were trying to get an earliest possible date on them, so we could at least eliminate some suspects. We were going to start out with a starting date based on when the film was manufactured - unfortunately the film only has "Fuji Safety Neopan SS" on it, and nothing else, and nothing is turning up since there are no actual datable codes on there. The clothing - could be '60s, could be early '70s, which leaves us with the motorcycle. Anybody recognize the motorcycle? That could give us a starting year at least. (e: I full understand that it's probably been customized heavily).  Click here for the full 1980x1876 image.  Click here for the full 1968x1674 image. And another image:  Click here for the full 1280x1184 image. I don't know if it deserves its own thread. These were quick scans so I apologize for the low quality (although the lighting really was poo poo on them). tonelok fucked around with this message at 04:37 on Jun 29, 2010 |
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my neighbor buddy just got a bike and I rode it up and down the street a bit ago. Not my style at all but it was pretty fun just to cruise on 71? CB750 
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tonelok posted:The clothing - could be '60s, could be early '70s, which leaves us with the motorcycle. Anybody recognize the motorcycle? That could give us a starting year at least. (e: I full understand that it's probably been customized heavily). Been customized a bit, but shaft driven horizontal V-Twin makes me think moto guzzi.
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aventari posted:my neighbor buddy just got a bike and I rode it up and down the street a bit ago. Not my style at all but it was pretty fun just to cruise on With that shirt I'm surprised he isn't already a member here.
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Your mystery man is riding a Marusho Lilac of Japanese origin from the early to mid 60s. I'll leave it to you to match it up with year/model if you care to, but the small displacement transverse v-twin + shaft are an exact match. http://www.marusholilac.com/ml4.htm http://www.vintagemotorcyclesonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=93:the-lilac-v-twins&catid=52:stories&Itemid=77 They were exported everywhere I believe, including the US, so that doesn't help narrow the location. However, I think you should consider the possibility that these were taken in Japan. I doubt anyone could gain that hair and weight on a one-week R&R, but maybe there were other circumstances. Marv Hushman fucked around with this message at 06:22 on Jun 29, 2010 |
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AncientTV posted:He's also dressed like an awkward gunslinger. Clearly a goon ancestor.
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Marv Hushman posted:They were exported everywhere I believe, including the US, so that doesn't help narrow the location. However, I think you should consider the possibility that these were taken in Japan. I doubt anyone could gain that hair and weight on a one-week R&R, but maybe there were other circumstances. Another pic - the windows are all taped up:  Click here for the full 1264x1176 image. That could be due to worries over nearby bombings (Vietnam/Thailand), earthquake, upcoming storms, etc., so it wasn't much help. Unfortunately the photographer didn't believe in taking a nice photo of the surrounding area or anything that could really pinpoint things (or they weren't with this batch), they were interested in the girl and the motorcycle it seems. I'll look through that info and see if I can narrow it down to within a year or two. In thinking about it though, that motorcycle is clearly modeled on the Easy Rider "Captain America" motorcycle and Easy Rider came out in 1969. This would have been after the Tet Offensive (which if we stretch things could explain the taped up windows, since just about every major city in Vietnam got hit), however chances are an American wouldn't be driving a motorcycle done up with an American flag motif around South Vietnam, because there were plenty of people that would take it out in a heartbeat. That probably rules out Vietnam. So Japan, Thailand, Philippines would probably be more logical. Maybe not Thailand as much, but you could ride an motorcycle like that around in Japan or the Philippines and not have to worry about it. Throw Korea in the mix as well. The problem is you had plenty of Vietnamese, Thais, Philippinos, and Koreans moving around Asia around that time since jobs supporting American forces were incredibly plentiful thanks to the war. Plenty of American civilian contractors, and the American dollar went pretty far back then. From the links you sent, that's a pretty customized motorcycle, which I wouldn't think somebody would do unless they were planning on taking it back with them. If you were just going to buy a motorcycle too use on the weekends or to get around while you were stationed or working there, it doesn't seem logical to sink a lot of money into customizing it, unless you thought you could easily get it back to the states.
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benwards posted:Clearly a goon ancestor.  Click here for the full 1249x1176 image. But he's also got a cute girlfriend it would seem, which might rule out the goon ancestor. Waffle maybe acting flaky.
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Phat_Albert posted:With that shirt I'm surprised he isn't already a member here. that's me 
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eggyolk posted:
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