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Somebody stole my motherfucking seat. What the gently caress? Who the hell does that? On a related note, does anybody know how to lock down a seat on a Bonneville?
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SlightlyMadman posted:Somebody stole my motherfucking seat. What the gently caress? Who the hell does that? On a related note, does anybody know how to lock down a seat on a Bonneville? Obviously someone that needed a seat, which is probably more offensive that another biker would do that over some random jerk.
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Mar 11, 2011 17:34
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SlightlyMadman posted:Somebody stole my motherfucking seat. What the gently caress? Who the hell does that? On a related note, does anybody know how to lock down a seat on a Bonneville?  There's a guy over at the Triumph RAT forums who has a flip-up seat from a modified Scrambler solo seat. You may be able to see how that was done and add a lock to it.
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Mar 11, 2011 17:35
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Skier posted:
Link? I figure I can at least run a cable over top of the seat or something to make it difficult to remove. With any luck I can even run it through the seat somehow. I'll have to take a look at the bottom of the seat itself when I get a replacement to see. It's really a shame there's not some sort of locking bolts I can get for it or something. I'm amazed that I seem to be the only person who's even had this problem.
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Mar 11, 2011 17:42
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I was mistaken, it wasn't on that site. But I did find the kit.
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Mar 11, 2011 18:17
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Oh wow, that's tempting (if expensive). I wish there were some better photos of the finished product though. Oh, and Doctor Zero, I sadly think it's far more likely that the seat was stolen by one of the dozens of crackheads that wander the Baltimore city streets looking for anything not bolted down that can be taken to a pawn shop and sold for $10.
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Mar 11, 2011 18:33
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Wow my neighbors are awesome. I drove into work today instead of riding. So far I've received one email and two text messages asking if I was alright because the car isn't in the driveway and it isn't snowing.
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Mar 11, 2011 18:57
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http://gpone.com/index.php/en/slider/3089-rossi-lorenzo-e-solo-furbo.html Rossi: quote:“I would consider Stoner the favorite, but I also say that in the hope it will jinx him a little bit. On pure speed and talent he is a 10, but in terms of tactics and race craft, a little bit less. He is a crazy rider that often repeats the same mistakes. " quote:Lorenzo? He is great because he managed to get everyone to agree... in the sense that everyone dislikes him. He is strong, and deserves a nine and a half. I won't say that he is intelligent, because intelligent is a big word, but let's say that he is more clever than intelligent." quote:Superbike - "I'm thinking about WSBK for retirement, which is like the second division." 
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Mar 11, 2011 19:28
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Is that presenter even shorter than valentino? Jesus...
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Mar 12, 2011 01:49
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Rossi is actually one of the taller riders in the MotoGP
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Mar 12, 2011 08:58
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I've had an epiphany, thanks to a pack of crafty Danes. My $200 CB750F sits mouldering under a tarpaulin in the backyard. My plan was to solidify it mechanically, maybe a set of Gixxer carbs and 900F cams, and update the looks with fresh paint and decals. But that all changed yesterday. I was browsing the BikeExif archives and came across the Wrenchmonkees CB750. And it speaks to me. The monochrome look, punctuated by a stark white tank. The lack of plastic sidecovers and tailpiece. Stock wheels, stock tank, stock forks, swingarm, and brakes. Junkyard fenders with a simple bob and de-chrome. It's all so simple, so straightforward...and yet so exotic. Off to the boneyard.
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Mar 12, 2011 11:47
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I'm going to an open house demo day at a Triumph/Ducati/Aprilia/Moto Guzzi/Bimota dealership in a few hours. What are some of the bikes you guys suggest I test ride? On my list already: Bonneville (I just really like the way these look) Speed or Street Triple Sprint ST Ducati Multistrada / one of the hypermotards Possibly the Aprilia Dorsoduro
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hayden. posted:I'm going to an open house demo day at a Triumph/Ducati/Aprilia/Moto Guzzi/Bimota dealership in a few hours. What are some of the bikes you guys suggest I test ride? Test drive a tiger 800 and compare it to the street triple for me! Also if there is a ducati streetfighter there, you'd be cheating yourself if you didn't at least sit on it.
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Turns out it's mostly just the Triumphs they're demoing. The Ducatis and street triples were all booked before the first ride went out. Just got off the Sprint GT and was tremendously underwhelmed. Got the T100 next then I'm done.
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try out a Guzzi V7 Racer if they have one and tell me it's godly.
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Only got a chance to do the Sprint GT and T100 unfortunately. I think they do open houses somewhat often though so I'm going to be sure to sign up early next time. They had all the Bonneville varieties, the RSV4 R, Speed Triple, Tiger, a bunch of triumph cruisers, the Multistrada, Monster, some other naked Ducati (possibly the streetfighter, but I don't think so?), and some other sporty naked (I think from Aprilia, but I didn't see any that looked familiar on the website. It was orange/white). Sprint GT felt terribly slow for what I think is supposed to be 130HP. It doesn't feel like it at all, even when redlining it in first. It was pretty comfy, but had me leaning farther forward than I like and it had some annoying buffeting (I'm 5'11"). Smooth acceleration. I found myself wishing I was done riding it within 10 minutes because it's terribly generic feeling, if that makes sense. The Bonneville T100 was a lot of fun, but not on the highway (which is unfortunately where I'd be riding it most). Anything over 60MPH sucked since you're sitting bolt upright and feel like you're being pulled off. It does absolutely amazing things with what little power it has and was a lot more eventful than the GT. The seat wasn't all that bad, which is a common complaint I hear about them. The engine was pretty on or off in the upper 25% of the rev range, which wasn't great. I sat the Speed Triple and I could tell it would be a lot of fun. Next time! edit: after comparing the dyno charts from a Z1000 and the Sprint GT they're very similar. I wonder why I thought the Z was so much fun and the GT not so much. I guess gearing and weight? hayden. fucked around with this message at 08:21 on Mar 13, 2011 |
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This is going to be awesome...
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2ndclasscitizen posted:This is going to be awesome... Completely loving retarded.
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Holy poo poo. They better actually flat-track it once they're done 
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AncientTV posted:Holy poo poo. They better actually flat-track it once they're done Well he gave that V5-powered boardtrack racer a good flogging (despite it not having a front brake for a while), can't see why he wouldn't.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/automobiles/24KAWASAKI.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1300100754-dTM0DTPtkuRS/6WXKckTgA (Diesel KLR650) Ok, where the hell can I get one of these? 96MPG + 6gal tank on a motorcycle? Sign me up now.
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BlackMK4 posted:http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/automobiles/24KAWASAKI.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1300100754-dTM0DTPtkuRS/6WXKckTgA Join the Marines, obviously. They've been talking about a civilian version for years and years but it still hasn't surfaced.
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quote:In contrast to a gasoline engine, which responds instantly to the throttle, a blip of the twist grip resulted in — well, not much. It took a good three seconds for anything significant to happen. It sounds like an amazing bike for covering long distances in harsh terrain, but I don't think I'd ever make it out of the city alive with a three second throttle response delay. These will probably never be commercially available for that reason.
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SlightlyMadman posted:It sounds like an amazing bike for covering long distances in harsh terrain, but I don't think I'd ever make it out of the city alive with a three second throttle response delay. These will probably never be commercially available for that reason. Well, or change your approach. I think I overestimate how 'nimble' I have to be when I'm on my triumph, because I'm having too much fun. Whereas, on my boulevard, I realize that I need to be looking out way ahead to react in time, since it's such a boat, and I just ride like I'm a bear on a tricycle unless I have alot of room ahead of me and no potential bullshit. I could picture a bike like that being great for a regular solo commute somewhere outlandish. Like someone living in seattle working in olympia (a friend of mine actually did this poo poo).
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Yeah, I guess it would also be fantastic for highway riding.
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TheCosmicMuffet posted:I could picture a bike like that being great for a regular solo commute somewhere outlandish. Like someone living in seattle working in olympia (a friend of mine actually did this poo poo). I don't blame him for not wanting to live in Olympia, but gently caress that's brutal.
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SlightlyMadman posted:It sounds like an amazing bike for covering long distances in harsh terrain, but I don't think I'd ever make it out of the city alive with a three second throttle response delay. These will probably never be commercially available for that reason. Slap a turbo on it. Turbo-diesel KLR, the ultimate riding tractor
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redscare posted:Slap a turbo on it. Turbo-diesel KLR, the ultimate riding tractor Would that really change responsiveness initially, or just in the mid range?
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TheCosmicMuffet posted:Would that really change responsiveness initially, or just in the mid range? Midrange only, you still need to build boost to gain any sort of benefit from the turbo. For instance in my turbodiesel car, if you let it idle along at 800rpm in first gear (manual) and plant the go pedal you basically get this: wrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-1750RPM-RAAAAR4500RPM!CHANGEGEARNOW! It's hilariously gutless below 1750RPM and then all the power comes in one big lump.
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remember that "crash-proof motorcycle" video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTg7PUSVidI turns out it wasn't real, it was done as a safety awareness thing by Thames Valley Police. http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/General-news/2011/March/mar1611-crashproof-bikes-hoax/
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Linedance posted:remember that "crash-proof motorcycle" video? Wasn't this obviously a joke the second it came out, or am I missing something?
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FuzzyWuzzyBear posted:Wasn't this obviously a joke the second it came out, or am I missing something? Just the fact that being 'subversive' and 'counterculture' when committed by authority seems a lot creepier, and that their intended goal made no sense whatsoever in light of the commercial. Uncrashable motorcycle is wiped out by a jerk in a truck... What 'extra training' other than 'look both ways before pulling into the street' did they assume people would seek? I think LD didn't mean 'turns out it wasn't real', I think he meant 'turns out it wasn't supposed to be funny--it's a poorly conceived waste of marketing budget put together by morons who accidentally looked like they were making a joke and only admitted to being responsible when they realized it didn't have anything close to its intended effect'.
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yeah looking at my quote, I have no idea why I posted it that way. I mean it obviously wasn't a real crash and nobody thought it was. I don't know why I said that  ?Turns out it wasn't a real hoax like the grandma kicking the baby, it was part of some sort of deliberate message?
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From the stream-of-consciousness department: H1-powered GPz550 LS650 Savage/Boulevard S40 scrambler V45 Sabre street tracker Am I the only one who daydreams up goofy poo poo like this?
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Bucephalus posted:From the stream-of-consciousness department: Nah, I'd add a boosted ZRX1100 to that list. 200hp in a street cruiser? Hell yeah.
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Nidhg00670000 posted:I'm not talking about breaking into new markets, I'm talking about completely new brands. When you don't have a lot of money to back up your effort, you have to reach the break even point faster. One way to do that is by increasing your products price. Dragging this over here to stop the rampant derailing in the Vids thread. I'd say that Hyosung was effectively a new brand in the market as they had never moved into the US motorcycle market before the GT250/650R. The other way to do it is to increase your product output, which hyosung did with VM and a decent dealer network, as well as copious amounts of advertising. If their bikes hadn't been huge piles of poo poo, I think they could have done what triumph did and come from basically nothing but a name and turn it into a supersport competitive bike in 10-15 years.
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Z3n posted:I'd say that Hyosung was effectively a new brand in the market as they had never moved into the US motorcycle market before the GT250/650R. The difference here being that Motus literally did not exist before. Hoysung/S&T Motors had a market share somewhere else, they had a product before entering the US market. Z3n posted:The other way to do it is to increase your product output No, it is not. The other way would be to reduce costs. As a company that probably wants to capitalize on MADE IN AMERICA, and use that as a selling point, reducing costs probably isn't the easiest option. Granted, more produced units could theoretically decrease variable cost per unit, but an increase in production will most likely cause a rise in your fixed costs. Z3n posted:which hyosung did with VM and a decent dealer network, as well as copious amounts of advertising. If their bikes hadn't been huge piles of poo poo, I think they could have done what triumph did and come from basically nothing but a name and turn it into a supersport competitive bike in 10-15 years. I've tried one. Calling them “huge piles of poo poo” seems a bit hyperbolic, but sure, they are not what I would call “good” motorcycles. Jincheng and Zongchen, now there's poo poo.
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Bucephalus posted:From the stream-of-consciousness department: I got the GPz550. If you want to bring the BRRRRRR would could make some magic 
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Z3n posted:Dragging this over here to stop the rampant derailing in the Vids thread. I think you're too quick to dismiss Hyosung. Hyundai was synonymous with poo poo when they came to North America, but enough people bought them because they were cheap that they could slowly improve brand image and quality to the point where they're direct competition with Japanese brands. Hyosung is like the motorcycling equivalent of Hyundai. Nobody remembers the Pony, nobody is going to remember the GT/GV650.
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While I disagree that it is a poo poo bike, I think Z3n has a point when he calls it a boutique bike. Until we see the price tag we won't know just how boutique. It's tough to say it makes a great sport tourer when almost all bikes between 500 and 1200cc can do sport touring in the eyes of their buyers and you can choose between low price or massive option lists with all kinds of cool gizmos. So if it doesn't (but it might) measure up to the competition it needs to have the exotic desirability of things like Bimota, Norton or maybe TVR (not a bike, I know). To me it seems like the best way to build a new brand is to be a wealthy, idle prince and go racing for a about a decade without care for profit.
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