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Holy crap, it's the real-life serious version of the ridiculous Americanized bike from the Vietnam Top Gear episode. Edit: And I can't upload a pic of it for the life of me. FuzzyWuzzyBear fucked around with this message at 13:49 on Jun 29, 2010 |
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tonelok posted:
No worries--I enjoy photo sleuthing, old bikes, and nice legs. You're right, it would take gold cajones to ride it anywhere in Vietnam back then. Shame they came so close to getting a shot of the license plate. Does ANYONE ever take 3/4 shots of a bike? He was resourceful and had access to more than that ratchet. I don't think there are any mail order bolt-ons here, so there's probably more sweat equity than cash sitting here. Having spent a year in Korea, I have a pretty good idea when it's safe to say Anyong Haseyo and when it isn't. I'm not getting a Korea vibe here. You could always go straight to the source or close to it and ask, but you never know if you're opening old wounds or revealing secrets.
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Jun 29, 2010 15:29
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aventari posted:that's me Well then my theory holds true!!! I was thinking what are the chances that a goon has a random neighbor who wears DIVX shirts, and ISNT already a goon?
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Jun 29, 2010 15:34
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tonelok posted:Thanks for the info (and thanks blugu64). That's a great start. I don't think that she or the Asian guy are Japanese, and that area doesn't look very Japanese. Then again, not everyone in Japan is Japanese, and I haven't seen every back-yard in Japan either. Echoing marv - if you can get even a partial of the place it might solve it. Actually, I'd just post the rest of the pics - maybe there's a clue in there somewhere.
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Jun 29, 2010 17:14
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Doctor Zero posted:Echoing marv - if you can get even a partial of the place it might solve it. Actually, I'd just post the rest of the pics - maybe there's a clue in there somewhere. Here's the one I posted showing he's a goon ancestor thanks to the gut  (but he's got a cutie with him so...) Click here for the full 1245x1015 image. This one actually had a lot of potential because you can see a little more architecture in the background, plus whatever he is reading, but the lighting was bad (or the camera). The magazine is hard to make out - bad lighting, plus it's kind of in the shadow and curved because of how he's holding it. I'm going to try to get a better scan, but I'm doubtful.  Click here for the full 1975x1698 image.
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Jun 29, 2010 19:50
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tonelok posted:I'll get the rest scanned tomorrow, and do a better job on the originals. Paraphrasing, but you get the idea: Marv: Marusho - great design, beautiful bikes, dunno why they kept going under... Crayvex: Look, they named a motorcycle after A FLOWER, OKAY???
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Jun 29, 2010 20:10
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$35,000 gets you a working, running, street-legal Tron Lightcycle. http://gizmodo.com/5575554/important-street%20legal-tron-lightcycles-are-now-up-for-auction Anyone want a kidney?
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Jun 29, 2010 22:10
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My money is on Okinawa for those old pics
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Jun 29, 2010 22:13
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tonelok posted:
Appears to be a copy of "Off Duty" magazine, which rings half a bell to me as an MWR (Morale, Welfare and Recreation) rag for promoting activities, facilities, tourism, etc. Things to do when you're, ahem, off duty. Which would place our boy in or around a military base, which is still not much help as he could have been in all of the above-mentioned countries. Oh, and the more I look at that Lilac, the more I want one.
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Jun 29, 2010 23:01
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Tsaven Nava posted:$35,000 gets you a working, running, street-legal Tron Lightcycle. I would ride the hell out of this(in my matching tron leathers, of course) http://www.udreplicas.com/news/tron-legacy/
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Jun 29, 2010 23:44
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:is that a bimota with lowered shocks It's clearly a Kawamotabusa Y23DK. *scoff*
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Jun 29, 2010 23:46
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Tsaven Nava posted:$35,000 gets you a working, running, street-legal Tron Lightcycle. Too bad it wouldn't match your batman suit.
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Jun 30, 2010 02:00
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Z3n posted:Too bad it wouldn't match your batman suit. You see that the same company also made a running, functional replica of the Bat-Pod? 
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Jun 30, 2010 02:59
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Tsaven Nava posted:You see that the same company also made a running, functional replica of the Bat-Pod? I knew you'd be talking about both of those...
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Jun 30, 2010 03:57
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Tsaven Nava posted:$35,000 gets you a working, running, street-legal Tron Lightcycle. that would be undeniably awesome if it works, but i'm totally unimpressed by that auction page. engineering a thing like that to actually work would be a real trick, and they give virtually 0 info on how it's designed. they don't even have a picture of a person sitting on it. i presume it's not bullshit because they've apparently made other real poo poo before, but it sure looks like a very poorly written scam.
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Jun 30, 2010 11:29
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Yeah, I like how they expect you to drop $35K and they dont even show the bike, just promo shots of a non-functional bike that Disney built for some Tron display. OH AND ALSO WE MADE THE BATPOD
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Jun 30, 2010 15:47
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  Sorry the pics so large,but a thumbnail wouldn't have done it justice! http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/08/25/allen-millyard-builds-a-viper-v10-motorcycle/
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Jun 30, 2010 19:01
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Every time I see that thing all I can think is how quickly my knees would simply melt into little puddles
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Jun 30, 2010 19:08
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I just think about how quickly I could loop it.
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Jun 30, 2010 19:13
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Spiffness posted:Every time I see that thing all I can think is how quickly my knees would simply melt into little puddles I see a heat guard. You'd be fine!
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Jun 30, 2010 19:56
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I just love how it nearly tilts over when he fires it up 
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Jun 30, 2010 20:45
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KozmoNaut posted:I just love how it nearly tilts over when he fires it up Ha yeah I missed that. I love the fact that someone was mad enough to do 207 mph on it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbUrIwA9jVE
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The two-calipers-on-one-disc brake setup doesn't seem like the most optimal choice for slowing a bike that big down from 200+ either.
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Jul 1, 2010 00:23
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Best place to hide a bike: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLTIowBF0kE
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Jul 1, 2010 02:00
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Jaz posted:Best place to hide a bike: Now I'm gay but I still like motorcycles. Do I buy a Harley?
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Jul 1, 2010 02:06
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This is how hot it was in the pits at Barber this weekend.
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LeftyChris posted:Ha yeah I missed that. If I had to do 207 on a bike, you can bet it would be something huge, fat and stable like that V10 bike instead of a normal 'busa or ZX14.
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Jul 1, 2010 04:43
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Jul 1, 2010 05:31
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Slim Pickens posted:
Wha...? Well I certainly hope he does better than Capi. I got kinda bored after a season and a half or so of the 800s, and haven't been watching as much, but I gotta see the Mugello race this season if thats true.
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Jul 1, 2010 05:52
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I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be until next season when his contract with yamaha runs out, and who knows how reliable the "inside source" is, but I'm still stoked as hell.
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Jul 1, 2010 06:00
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He should retire riding Italian, and this gives Lorenzo more spotlight at Yamaha which he has earned, and Spies... oh god. Let it be true.
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Yeah its def exciting news. So in 2011 the best italian rider on the best itallian manufacturer, then in 2012 gp goes back to 1000s right? Shaping up to be quite a spectacle. Wasn't spies a GP wildcard recently? I didn't really hear much about it, did he do well? Guess I gotta check that out too.
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Jul 1, 2010 06:23
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Marv Hushman posted:Appears to be a copy of "Off Duty" magazine, which rings half a bell to me as an MWR (Morale, Welfare and Recreation) rag for promoting activities, facilities, tourism, etc. Things to do when you're, ahem, off duty. Which would place our boy in or around a military base, which is still not much help as he could have been in all of the above-mentioned countries. There's a sign or placard on the gate behind him the first part of which reads "All". Alley? Not sure what languages besides English, German and French have "all" as a word component. Probably not helpful, but since no one else mentioned it.
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Xlyfindel posted:Yeah its def exciting news. So in 2011 the best italian rider on the best itallian manufacturer, then in 2012 gp goes back to 1000s right? Shaping up to be quite a spectacle. A wildcard? Spies is on a Yamaha satellite team this year in MotoGP. Edit: Are you actually living in 2009 right now? Slim Pickens fucked around with this message at 08:30 on Jul 1, 2010 |
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Jul 1, 2010 08:11
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MCN is a piece of poo poo that is notorious for making up stories when they can't find anything better to print that week and attributing quotes to non-existant people.
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Slim Pickens posted:A wildcard? Spies is on a Yamaha satellite team this year in MotoGP. Heh kind of, yeah. Like i said my interest in it kinda trailed off... I used to watch every race, but now I only occasionally check podium results, factory standings, and whatever sensationalist vids pop up. Though Spies is not doing bad at all now that I see the full race results, old news I guess, lol. I'll have to make some time and actually watch a couple.
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Insane 2500km Borneo expedition: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=585918
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Xlyfindel posted:Yeah its def exciting news. So in 2011 the best italian rider on the best itallian manufacturer, 
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Best Italian MotoGP manufacturer
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ranathari posted:MCN is a piece of poo poo that is notorious for making up stories when they can't find anything better to print that week and attributing quotes to non-existant people. This. But hey...it'd be neat none the less.
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