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nsaP posted:They're a bunch of sportbike riders and they've not taken too kindly to me so far, but whatever. They roll out in huge groups and frequently post about people crashing so I'm not sure I want to know them that well anyway. I joined TX Sportbike Assoc a few years ago and found the same thing. I went to one of the local meetings but didn't really like the vibe. Reading the forum after one of their SMRs (Sunday Morning Rides) would reveal talk of crashes almost every weekend. There were also a few fatalities and severe injuries. I prefer to ride alone or with no more than four others. bung fucked around with this message at 19:09 on May 24, 2011 |
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Revenant.Eagle posted:Saw this on the facebook group for Sportbikes, guy was asking for recommendations for a first bike: Patrick is an idiot, not just because he recommended a I4 600 for a first bike but, because Ducati has a ton of WSBK championships(16 or something?) with their inferior vtwins(Ltwins).
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May 24, 2011 19:21
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Well the other thing is, unless I'm misremembering, people posted some graph of typical v performance versus I4, I don't remember if it was also a 1000 cc thing, or not, but the idea was I4 has an exponential torque curve, and Vs have a linear one, which means you can do the poo poo I accidentally did with my triumph a couple times where you're like '4k rpm is too little, so I'll do 6k' and then discover how fast the rear end can switch places with the front end on dry pavement when the tires are cold. Plus, and I don't know if this a quirk of my bike, or what, but when it's cold, the triumph will literally idle at 2.5k when I give it a little gas, then appropos of nothing, within 8 seconds, jump to 6k all on its own, and then settle around 4. Which for a while made turning into traffic really loving interesting before I found out I had to let it go through this ritual in neutral before going anywhere with it. Whereas my suzuki, which is a bear at low rpms admittedly, is the *same* bear the whole time.
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May 24, 2011 19:33
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TheCosmicMuffet posted:Funny Triumph behavior Mine never does that?
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TheCosmicMuffet posted:Hmm. I kind of want to do this, just for the fun of it. I kind of did. Well not me personally but I had some lithuim polymer bats made for my cb750. They're 4 cell packs. I was going to use both packs (all 8 cells) on one bike but I'm thinking of removing the starter motor and just running kick instead now. So, since I plan on running sans starter, I'm hiding the battery pack IN the motor where the starter went. GnarlyCharlie4u fucked around with this message at 19:55 on May 24, 2011 |
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SaNChEzZ posted:Mine never does that? 02 daytona thing? I don't know. It's got a computer, so who knows what it's doing (not me). \/\/\/ Drool!  I'm thinking of selling my m109 and getting a sprint or a ktm. I have a girlfriend who wants rides, though, so I keep doing mental math about like '600 bucks for gear for her, bare minimum, plus like 3-4k loss on the m109 plus whatever I trade to during the summer'. So am I confused, or did they switch to 600 cc sport bikes only from the liter ones? Yours is like the last year? TheCosmicMuffet fucked around with this message at 19:46 on May 24, 2011 |
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May 24, 2011 19:41
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TheCosmicMuffet posted:02 daytona thing? I don't know. It's got a computer, so who knows what it's doing (not me). 08 here, probably a bit different, but yeah..
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TheCosmicMuffet posted:idle at 2.5k when I give it a little gas, then appropos of nothing, within 8 seconds, jump to 6k all on its own It has a fast idle system that works like an automatic choke, it could be acting up. If you know a good dealer, I'd give them a call (or post on a good forum) and see if they know what's what. Probably something loose, dry or dirty. Came across this pic on HFLs twitter:  A moment frozen, when poo poo got real.
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Russian Bear posted:Patrick is an idiot, not just because he recommended a I4 600 for a first bike but, because Ducati has a ton of WSBK championships(16 or something?) with their inferior vtwins(Ltwins). Yeah, bad advice. Everyone know that noobs need the extra torque a literbike provides.
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You need the extra torque of a literbike, then you need a big turbo kit installed for that high end rush. Pretty simple physics, really.
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kylej posted:You need the extra torque of a literbike, then you need a big turbo kit installed for that high end rush. Pretty simple physics, really. Don't forget the NAWZ brah. You're gonna get bored fast with a turbo 1k.
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Ola posted:It has a fast idle system that works like an automatic choke, it could be acting up. If you know a good dealer, I'd give them a call (or post on a good forum) and see if they know what's what. Probably something loose, dry or dirty. Ok, this needs to be made into a movie.
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kylej posted:You need the extra torque of a literbike, then you need a big turbo kit installed for that high end rush. Pretty simple physics, really. Now that you mention it, lookit this awesome first bike option I found today: http://stlouis.craigslist.org/mcy/2401113959.html
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I've had my Ninja 650R as my first bike for the past 4 years and I still love the hell out of it, I can't understand that concept of go big or go home for a first bike - the only thing I would really want an inline 4 is so I can wring it out over 15k RPM's, that must feel so awesome 
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Sepist posted:the only thing I would really want an inline 4 is so I can wring it out over 15k RPM's, that must feel so awesome Mine only goes to 12k RPM, but yeah, it's still pretty sweet 
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Sepist posted:I've had my Ninja 650R as my first bike for the past 4 years and I still love the hell out of it, I can't understand that concept of go big or go home for a first bike - the only thing I would really want an inline 4 is so I can wring it out over 15k RPM's, that must feel so awesome Seriously, if you're confident in your ability and self-control, you owe it to yourself to try one out. Even a liter standard like an FZ1. Its such a mind boggling eye opener. It really does redefine what you think about acceleration. Those gifs that were posted (by Spiff maybe?) of the Grinch for liter inline 4s, and the guy from Italian Spiderman for liter twins are perfect descriptors.
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sirbeefalot posted:Seriously, if you're confident in your ability and self-control, you owe it to yourself to try one out. Even a liter standard like an FZ1. Its such a mind boggling eye opener. It really does redefine what you think about acceleration. Those gifs that were posted (by Spiff maybe?) of the Grinch for liter inline 4s, and the guy from Italian Spiderman for liter twins are perfect descriptors. Spiffness posted:I4's build slowly to massive amounts of power and kind of do this to you:
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I enjoy the hell out of my 500 but when I rode a friends R6 it was awesome as gently caress. But it's not something I could use in streetriding that's why I'm getting a sumo to hoon on.
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May 25, 2011 17:01
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What about low displacement I4s? I have my heart set on a 400cc 4cyl sportbike.
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If you're gonna get an I4 for your first bike, it should probably be a UJM.
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Russian Bear posted:Now that you mention it, lookit this awesome first bike option I found today: What's the deal with military and R1s? Anytime it's military it is always that bike.
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Gnaghi posted:What's the deal with military and R1s? Anytime it's military it is always that bike. Marketing savvy I think? http://www.hookit.com/members/atvrideronline/blog/?resourceId=7445a277-bb3c-459a-81f0-4007b35fb9b3 Not sure though.
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SNAKE! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B935iZOSokM
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Retarded Pimp posted:SNAKE! Holy loving poo poo. Dude handled that pretty well all things considered...
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Boat posted:Holy loving poo poo. Yet *another* good argument in favor of ATGATT. Cobra venom; it's a real risk. TheCosmicMuffet fucked around with this message at 07:23 on May 26, 2011 |
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Retarded Pimp posted:SNAKE! gently caress, I didn't even notice that until he pulled over. Also, pretty sure the scooter rider @ 0:20 had a loving heart attack from that pass.
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2ndclasscitizen posted:Also, pretty sure the scooter rider @ 0:20 had a loving heart attack from that pass. Haha holy poo poo, I reckon! I didn't even see the snake on my first watch.
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Slim Pickens posted:Look at the deflection on the rear tire. Holy smokes.
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Retarded Pimp posted:SNAKE! What kind of snake is that? I cant imagine hauling rear end like that and then OH SHITSNAKE.
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sw0cb posted:What kind of snake is that? I cant imagine hauling rear end like that and then OH SHITSNAKE. I'm really not a pet person at all but if I was that guy I would totally want to keep it as a pet as long as it isn't some venomous killer snake. Then when someone asks about it I could tell em "No didn't buy it, it jumped out of my bike at 100mph".
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niethan posted:I would pay good money to ride this on the Tail of the Dragon, just so I could get a souvenir picture from Killboy. In full leathers, of course and trying to get a knee down.... (The contraption, not the girl.... though, come to think of it, maybe the girl too.)
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DILLIGAF posted:I would pay good money to ride this on the Tail of the Dragon, just so I could get a souvenir picture from Killboy. In full leathers, of course and trying to get a knee down.... (The contraption, not the girl.... though, come to think of it, maybe the girl too.) You'd be run over and killed by the Dodge Viper owners club. (The girl, not the Dragon.)
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Gnaghi posted:I'm really not a pet person at all but if I was that guy I would totally want to keep it as a pet as long as it isn't some venomous killer snake. Then when someone asks about it I could tell em "No didn't buy it, it jumped out of my bike at 160mph". That retard buzzed multiple riders at 160mph without crossing to the other side of the road.
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Zool posted:That retard buzzed multiple riders at 160mph without crossing to the other side of the road. Divide that by about 1.6 to get the actual mph speed...
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The_Fur posted:Divide that by about 1.6 to get the actual mph speed... Watch the video again. He's doing 270km/h at his fastest. That's 168mph.
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That is very nice
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Passing other motorcyclists in the same lane, even if it's doable, is a very very dick move.
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eggyolk posted:Passing other motorcyclists in the same lane, even if it's doable, is a very very dick move. What about passing them in the same lane on the right on a two lane road while a truck is passing in the other direction on the left? Most dickish thing that I've ever experienced. At least they waved thank you once they were gone, fuckers.
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