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The part where the mirror just goes  is just the saddest thing.That little pile on the flatbed at the end was hilarious.
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M4rg4r1ne posted:Crocs on a scooter? Were you that dude who nailed the guardrail on Mulholland?  I think he's trying to make a funny.Jokes on him, we ain't the ones wearing crocs.
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Mar 24, 2011 07:02
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They look like they don't fit, so maybe they're his boyfriend's?
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Mar 24, 2011 16:08
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SlightlyMadman posted:They look like they don't fit, so maybe they're his boyfriend's? No that's just crocs being crocs.
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Mar 24, 2011 19:35
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redscare posted:No that's just crocs being crocs. And how exactly would you know that? Hmmm?
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Mar 24, 2011 19:44
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SlightlyMadman posted:And how exactly would you know that? Hmmm? Living in SoCal, I've seen far too many dudes in crocs and their female counterparts, chicks in Uggs. I can't talk too much poo poo since I like wearing FiveFingers but those look way less stupid than Crocs or Uggs in 80 degree weather.
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Mar 24, 2011 23:54
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redscare posted:Living in SoCal, I've seen far too many dudes in crocs and their female counterparts, chicks in Uggs. are those the funky individual toed rubber shoe things?
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Mar 24, 2011 23:56
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SaNChEzZ posted:are those the funky individual toed rubber shoe things? Yessir. They freakin rule. Don't recommend riding in them though!
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Mar 25, 2011 00:16
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redscare posted:Yessir. They freakin rule. Don't recommend riding in them though! I feel you have more control over shifting when you use 2 toes and dont ham foot it.
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Mar 25, 2011 02:42
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Big toe on top, 4 tucked under.
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Mar 25, 2011 07:55
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I like to wear brass knuckles across my toes with my FiveFinger shoes, to get a little more mass behind my shifting and avoid callouses. I have to take my wedding ring off my ring toe to put them on though.
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Mar 25, 2011 14:50
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Same here. I like to kick a leg out when hard cornering on the hermaphrobike and make mAdD sparx.
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Well I was splitting lanes through some city traffic and was coming up on an intersection when a light blue Lexus RX330 in the right lane decided to try to change lanes into the left lane right in front of me without any turn signal on, in my surprised I grabbed a bit too much front brake, felt the front end start to shake, then slide out under me and to the left, ended up swiping a yellow taxi and then the bike ended up on it's left side. Fortunately i'm ok with no injuries, was wearing gear and boots, didn't hit my head. Wasn't going particularly fast when it happened, maybe about 20 mph when the Lexus made it's move. The Lexus that cut me off apparently didn't stay, so I exchanged information with the Taxi cab driver, I gave him a decent dent and some scratches on his rear right side door from my handlebar. Besides having a broken windshield and the mirror snapping off, my GS500 was ok and I rode it home. Already filed a claim with Progressive which was pretty easy, i'll likely end up with fault but it was pretty minor overall, could have been worse as they say. Some pesky little scooter that was following me pretty close didn't even stop after it happened, just kept going ! Jerks. What sucks is that I was on my way to class.... when I got to class... found out the class was canceled because the instructor was sick        broken mirror and windshield   little scuff on my boots, thank god for shin protection! small tear in my Cortech armored jeans, theres still material underneath and my knee pads.
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infraboy posted:found out the class was canceled because the instructor was sick Man. Isn't that always the way? Glad you didn't get hurt.
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Apr 7, 2011 05:10
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infraboy posted:Frame sliders would've saved you a lot of cosmetic damage. Glad you're ok.
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Apr 7, 2011 05:21
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I'm getting my first big boy bike this week and was going to buy cheap gear, but this thread has prompted me to get some big boy gear for my big boy bike and to go ATGATT. Thanks for saving my fleshy bits. 
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Apr 7, 2011 08:30
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You should have big boy gear on any bike.
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Apr 7, 2011 08:32
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BIG BOY GEAR YAYYYY
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Here4DaGangBang posted:BIG BOY GEAR YAYYYY I think I just got a little wet, and I'm a dude.
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Bondematt posted:I think I just got a little wet, and I'm a dude. Diarrhea?
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Apr 7, 2011 18:12
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I have attachments for knee pucks but I've never bought any. Do people really use them on the street? (Mind you I'm a pussy on my sport bike)
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Crayvex posted:I have attachments for knee pucks but I've never bought any. Do people really use them on the street? (Mind you I'm a pussy on my sport bike) When you want to play around, absolutely. For real fast riding? Nah, I tend to sit more upright for better sight lines when I'm riding hard on the street. The track is where you learn to drag knee, you can whip it out on the street for giggles, but it doesn't have a functional purpose on the street unless you're riding too quick or hanging off like a monkey to get a knee down.
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I don't even know how people get a knee down on the street, but I ride a standard and I'm tall so that might have something to do with it. I probably have a half inch of chicken strip on my rear tire and I'm fine with that, I'm already zipping thru some fun tight turns too fast, and if I lowside into most of them there's plenty of hard stuff to run into. Honestly though, you'd have to have some big balls or just be dumb at some parts, because tight turns that are high visibility and a recommended 25mph I've hit at 55 and not been close to a knee on the ground, and I still have the aforementioned .5 in of chicken strip in the back.
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nsaP posted:Honestly though, you'd have to have some big balls or just be dumb at some parts, because tight turns that are high visibility and a recommended 25mph I've hit at 55 and not been close to a knee on the ground, and I still have the aforementioned .5 in of chicken strip in the back. See avatar, but getting a knee doesn't have poo poo to do with cornerspeed, it's 95% body positioning and 5% cornerspeed. Being taller makes it easier because your knees stick out father. 
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Interesting, perhaps next time I go out I'll try to hang off more monkey like. I tend to just slide over and keep one cheek on or so, except sometimes on a corner exit when I'm giving it gas and doing "The Pedrosa" so to speak.
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Welp I couldn't be more pleased with my first submission to this thread. I'm riding away from a Rizoma Distributors company after purchasing some brand new mirrors for my Street Triple R, and this van decides he's going to pull out in front of me. "Well shi...oh wait"...the van decides oh never mind I'm gunna pull all the way over into the turn la....oh wait...just kidding, I need to make a right hand turn up here so I'll pull back into this motorcyclists lane without checking. I didn't take a clue at first and was comin up too fast, so I locked up the rear brake. Well thank you very much motor safety course, I instinctively kept that bitch locked up to avoid high siding. Back end starts to wash out, and as I come to a stop I kinda fall / stumble off the bike to right side. Thankfully I think adrenaline allowed me to catch the bike, and somehow turn the engine off? Literally no damage at all to the bike or my gear. If I didn't have bendy turn signals I might be replacing one of those, but otherwise still 100%. Somehow I hurt the poo poo out of my right ring finger though...oh well, I'll take it.
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Space Pornography posted:Thankfully I think adrenaline allowed me to catch the bike, and somehow turn the engine off? Maybe you stalled the motor when you locked up the rear? Unless, in your panicked state, you turned the key for some reason (it happens).
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Safety Dance posted:Maybe you stalled the motor when you locked up the rear? Unless, in your panicked state, you turned the key for some reason (it happens). I've hit the kill switch trying to catch the bike as it goes down before. Glad you're alright.
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Here4DaGangBang posted:BIG BOY GEAR YAYYYY It's not really big boy gear since you have the physique of a particularly scrawny 12yr old.
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Crayvex posted:I have attachments for knee pucks but I've never bought any. Do people really use them on the street? (Mind you I'm a pussy on my sport bike) I actually intended to take mine off and replace them with a piece of fabric to cover the velcro up, but I ran in to a little problem in that these things seem loving IMPOSSIBLE to remove. The velcro is ridiculously strong. That said, they have come in very handy for me actually, when I kneel down to check my tyre pressures. :P 2ndclasscitizen posted:It's not really big boy gear since you have the physique of a particularly scrawny 12yr old. It's true, I have been known as "the praying mantis" in the past. I'm slightly flabbier now than I was back then though, which is pretty ridiculous. Bondematt posted:I think I just got a little wet, and I'm a dude. You might wanna get that checked out!
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Theres no aftermarket frame sliders for the GS500F, at least without doing some considerable modifications, apparently a brand new fairing would be about 200$ with the stickers and all, not cheap but not hugely expensive either. I'm scouting ebay regularly for a matching one that may pop up eventually. I finished reporting the incident to Progressive, they were pretty nice and cool and straight forward about it on the phone, The agent said it's unfortunate the Lexus that cut me off didn't stop and I never got the info like at least the license plate # off it. I'm pretty much at fault for the taxi...bad place at a bad time, hopefully my rates wont go up too much when I renew my policy. I'm glad i'm ok too! Too bad I didn't crash the bike horribly enough to replace it with a GSX-R 1000..yet. Actually the fairing isn't horribly bad looking, and a new oem windscreen is about 25$, and i've reglued the broken mirror and reattached it, looks and works fine! I'm going to do a slightly more thorough inspection before I start riding it daily again. It's one of the few times i've really locked up the front and had the forks bottom out as hard as they did in the accident.
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Here4DaGangBang posted:I actually intended to take mine off and replace them with a piece of fabric to cover the velcro up, but I ran in to a little problem in that these things seem loving IMPOSSIBLE to remove. The velcro is ridiculously strong. Shove a screwdriver in the middle of it and work it from side to side and they'll break loose.
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Space Pornography posted:Welp I couldn't be more pleased with my first submission to this thread. I'm riding away from a Rizoma Distributors company after purchasing some brand new mirrors for my Street Triple R, and this van decides he's going to pull out in front of me. Sounds like you came out of that pretty well! When you said you caught the bike, do you mean you stopped it tipping over, or you caught it on the way down? I just couldn't quite work out if you meant that you managed to save it or if it went all the way over (hence the turn signals).
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Space Pornography posted:I didn't take a clue at first and was comin up too fast, so I locked up the rear brake. Well thank you very much motor safety course, I instinctively kept that bitch locked up to avoid high siding. Back end starts to wash out, and as I come to a stop I kinda fall / stumble off the bike to right side. Thankfully I think adrenaline allowed me to catch the bike, and somehow turn the engine off? Wait a minute, they teach you to lock up the rear brake in a panic situation? That's terrible, I thought you were about to say "had ta layer down" after reading that. I've said it before but I rarely use the back brake, and in that situation, even touching it is a terrible idea. What you should have done is squeezed a handful of front brake and threshold braked as quick as you could while being ready to ease off if an opportunity to swerve was there.
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aventari posted:Wait a minute, they teach you to lock up the rear brake in a panic situation? That's terrible, I thought you were about to say "had ta layer down" after reading that. It's not that you're specifically supposed to use the back brake, but if you do and you lock it up you're better off keeping the fucker locked till you're stopped. Lessens chances of the rear suddenly regaining traction when you release it... when the rear end end of the bike may not be in line with the front.
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needknees posted:It's not that you're specifically supposed to use the back brake, but if you do and you lock it up you're better off keeping the fucker locked till you're stopped. Lessens chances of the rear suddenly regaining traction when you release it... when the rear end end of the bike may not be in line with the front. I was told during rider training to release the rear brake immediately if it locks up to stop the bike going sideways.
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KozmoNaut posted:I was told during rider training to release the rear brake immediately if it locks up to stop the bike going sideways. Here's what the MSF handbook says quote:Rear-tire skids can occur in quick stops or rapid speed reductions because the weight of the motorcycle and rider is transferred away from the rear wheel and to the front. This reduces the traction available to the rear tire and, consequently, the amount of brake pressure required to lock the wheel. When a rear tire skids, the ability to turn is lost.
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They told us to focus as beginners on just keeping the rear locked, even though once we become skilled enough that won't always be the case. For now though, we're more likely to gently caress it up and cause a high-side so it's not worth the risk.
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nsaP posted:Interesting, perhaps next time I go out I'll try to hang off more monkey like. I tend to just slide over and keep one cheek on or so, except sometimes on a corner exit when I'm giving it gas and doing "The Pedrosa" so to speak. 
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I gotta try that, as hanging off like a monkey I just drag my pegs before I get a knee down. I'm not really trying to though, as I'm already going about as fast as I want to anyways. I kinda use my foot as an angle gauge though, even though my pegs are foldable I know I'll somehow lift my rear doing this.
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