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I've got a 2-piece Olympia setup. I've had both liners in the jacket for the last couple weeks, and use the pants without the rain liner. Some nice waterproof/insulated Teknic gloves, and a balaclava under the helmet to cover up my neck. I used to try riding with just a heavier winter jacket over my leather jacket, but the lack of windproofing is really the problem. With just this setup, I'm comfortable for my 10 minute ride to work down to the low 20s. I'll start wearing thermal bottoms once the highs are in the low 40's, but that's because I work mostly in a warehouse, and when we take deliveries it can get a bit chilly even inside.
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I might've said this before but in CT it's not the cold that stops the riding season, it's when the DOT starts hosing down the streets with sand.
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Snowdens Secret posted:I might've said this before but in CT it's not the cold that stops the riding season, it's when the DOT starts hosing down the streets with sand. Texas Motorcycle Supremacy.
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Nov 9, 2011 05:48
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At least sand is better than salt.
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Snowdens Secret posted:I might've said this before but in CT it's not the cold that stops the riding season, it's when the DOT starts hosing down the streets with sand. It wouldn't be so bad if they cleaned it up as soon as it gets warm out. My spring riding was along the lines of "It's been a month since it snowed last, why is there still so much sand HOLY poo poo POTHOLE"
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invision posted:
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the walkin dude posted:I've been insanely craving for 1000cc vtwin action. My naked SV650 has been my focus for the past month, thanks to its supreme handling and roadability. But I want more than 70 horsepower. http://www.rotrex.com/ has what you need.
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the walkin dude posted:At least sand is better than salt. At least you can buy a jalopy for the winter/coat your bike in some anti-salt crap.
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Fangs404 posted:40s is fine as long as you have the right gear. I only have 2 jackets - a mesh jacket and a perforated leather jacket. It's drat cold without something to block the wind even with an Under Armour shirt and hoodie under the leather jacket. The wind just eats right through it. I don't have the money to buy new gear now which is why I retired the bike. Next year, though, I plan on buying a non-perforated leather jacket so that I can ride right up until it starts snowing. Armyman25 posted:Polk County here. Polk as well. Pretty sure there's someone else in the Waterloo area or somewhere over there. Once the weather straightens up a bit we'll have to get a ride going.
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I want to get a Diavel and put ape hangers on the mother. That is all.
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needknees posted:Polk as well. Pretty sure there's someone else in the Waterloo area or somewhere over there. Once the weather straightens up a bit we'll have to get a ride going. Count me in. That'd be a lot of fun.
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Z3n posted:In other news... I know this is way back in the thread but....I tip my mp3 over all the time. I'm usually washing it in the driveway. It goes a little something like this: Pop bike on center stand Disengage front suspension to clean wheel wells Clean other stuff Pop shiny clean bike off center stand Watch it slowly tip over.
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its like lava posted:I know this is way back in the thread but....I tip my mp3 over all the time. I'm usually washing it in the driveway. It goes a little something like this: Perhaps a nice Miata?
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How is that even legal? It has 4 wheels.
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nsaP posted:How is that even legal? It has 4 wheels. It has five. And probably because nobody would loving know what it was.
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nsaP posted:How is that even legal? It has 4 wheels. Did any of you even try to figure out what happened here? It's owned by a severely handicapped person of rather low hight. No, it's not owned by me or anybody I know, but it's all in the crazy-cat-person-midget-website link Z3n provided. It's simply not polite to laugh.
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What the gently caress are you on about?Gay Nudist Dad posted:It has five. And probably because nobody would loving know what it was. I didn't click the link, but regardless...I thought the rules changed with respect to safety and registration laws when you went above 3 wheels. Hah, I just thought too, about all the engineering that went into the front end of that scooter that was pretty much negated.
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nsaP posted:What the gently caress are you on about? Just made me simultaneous sad and very happy actually digging into that site.
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Sir Cornelius posted:Just made me simultaneous sad and very happy actually digging into that site. I'd have a little more respect if she wasn't batshit insane, and the abuse that's been heaped on people I know as a result of that.
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Z3n posted:I'd have a little more respect if she wasn't batshit insane, and the abuse that's been heaped on people I know as a result of that. I just don't know, man. Can't read that solely from a website. I was just happy that the insane midget rode a bike. Well, some kind of bike 
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Well, I was questioning how it was legal, not mocking the owner. Then, since you said something, I went to the website. Now I'm going to mock the owner.quote:KLM Innovations Spin-Caps® Chromies Locking Valve Stem Caps "Chromies Tri-Cut (B-Stock)" installed by mio on 10/15/08 from http://spin-caps.com $14.95 And every mod on there has a price with it...who does that? It's just showing people how much they overpaid for a lot of that stuff. I'm sure a lot of it is useful but jesus, the person has put more than the cost of the scoot into it. A quick guess is over 5k into it, not counting any gear that they had as well (at least 2500 bucks worth of that too it looks like). People gotta do what makes them happy, but I'll still think it's dumb. 90 dollars on reflective decals? wth
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nsaP posted:Well, I was questioning how it was legal, not mocking the owner. Then, since you said something, I went to the website. Now I'm going to mock the owner. Hehehe. That's pretty much what made some of us sad.
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Sir Cornelius posted:I just don't know, man. Can't read that solely from a website. I was just happy that the insane midget rode a bike. Well, some kind of bike http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2032191&pagenumber=205&perpage=40#post380063987
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PitViper posted:I'm in Minnesota, and thinking about parking the bike tomorrow. They're forecasting rain/show showers tomorrow, but then the weather clears up for another week. Maybe I'll drive the car for just one day... Saturday is my planned winterizing day. Ever since I lost a ton of weight, cold is a lot more noticeable and I can no longer tough it out in high 30s low 40s anymore.
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BradleyJamers posted:Saturday is my planned winterizing day. Ever since I lost a ton of weight, cold is a lot more noticeable and I can no longer tough it out in high 30s low 40s anymore. I think I've come up with a new cold weather strategy! Something I've noticed watching movies about older motorcycles is it seems like the older bikes were more versatile than the bikes of today. Here's a clip of a 1942 HD on dirt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUAM6o4L5t4#t=3m10s I can't see someone taking their 2011 Harley Davidson chrome and leather cycle anywhere near dirt or gravel. Might chip the paint! Is it just that bikes have become more specialized or am I just not thinking of the right machines? Armyman25 fucked around with this message at 05:10 on Nov 11, 2011 |
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Armyman25 posted:Is it just that bikes have become more specialized or am I just not thinking of the right machines? Standard bikes can still do pretty much anything you ask of them. Hell, people have gone offroad on sports bikes with clipons with only mild discomfort. People these days are just pussies, I have no problems taking my Bandit down dirt roads.
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Armyman25 posted:Is it just that bikes have become more specialized or am I just not thinking of the right machines? Nope, a modern Harley could still do that. Could probably do it better than the old one. As mentioned above, people are just pussies. To a certain extent, any bike can do any kind of riding, its just a matter of how far you're willing to go outside of the comfort zone.
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Armyman25 posted:Is it just that bikes have become more specialized or am I just not thinking of the right machines? Depends on what your comfort zone is and sometimes ground clearance. My SV has seen a lot of fire roads, some very mild single track, water crossings and lots of mild off-road. Sure it might not be the best tool for the job but it was fun and I would do it again. edit: true tires can put a limit on how difficult of terrain you can tackle but most people would be amazed just how well pilot roads or similar do as long as it isn't deep sand or slick mud. NitroSpazzz fucked around with this message at 23:32 on Nov 11, 2011 |
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I'd argue that tires have become more specialized and what tires you have on play a big part in what your bike can/can't do, especially when you're talking going off-road
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Agree. I started riding in August. It's a standard cx500C, we put dual-sport tires on it and my dad fabricated a rock guard. Voila, it's kind of a dual sport. Tires made all the difference, I went from feeling like I was plowing through sand/gravel on street tires to having enough traction to ride confidently on it.  Or you can do this:  http://www.twtex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46633 I think I'll just buy a real dual-sport when the time comes. The part of Kansas I live in is poo poo for twisty roads. Riding out on the range and on other dirt/sand/gravel roads is a lot more fun.
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thylacine posted:Or you can do this: That is unbelievably awesome
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Where are you in Kansas? My dad is near Dodge City and every time I go out there we ride his dirt bikes around all of the dirt access roads. You just can't do that poo poo in southern California.
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thylacine posted:Your dad is awesome. I seem to remember that a Yamaha XT600 fork will pretty much be a bolt-on. Demand that he investigates this.
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NitroSpazzz posted:Depends on what your comfort zone is and sometimes ground clearance. My SV has seen a lot of fire roads, some very mild single track, water crossings and lots of mild off-road. Sure it might not be the best tool for the job but it was fun and I would do it again. This afternoon I discovered that my SV is perfectly capable of handling curbs, sidewalks, grass, and mounds of gravel. Detouring for road work is for schmucks. The road crew seemed amused. Now I want a dirtbike and/or a supermoto. Loucks fucked around with this message at 06:36 on Nov 13, 2011 |
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Turning a bike into a "streetfighter" is just removing the fairings?
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epswing posted:Turning a bike into a "streetfighter" is just removing the fairings? It can be, in the same sense that making a cafe racer involves only flipping the handlebars upside down.
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My local plod are finally meant to be running a crackdown on stupid-loud pipes. The legislation has technically been there for years but because we don't have an MOT vehicles rarely get measured. Everyone just sticks on the loudest pipe that the Two Screaming Yoshimurapovic Brothers have to offer in the assumption that no-one is going to do anything about it.  JOKES ON YOU DICKWADSA Biker Friend on Facebook posted:"Police target noise pollution" Initial trolling has had no takers yet, but I think that's down to mid week club meetings; My Reply posted:Loud pipes:
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I like my loud pipes so much so that I took the baffles out after 3 days and regretted ever installing them. Come at me bros
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GanjamonII posted:I like my loud pipes so much so that I took the baffles out after 3 days and regretted ever installing them. im this guy http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e23_1278608899
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Olde Weird Tip posted:im this guy http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e23_1278608899 Whenever I see your new username I sing the chorus to Rocky Top in my head. "Good old weird tip, weird tip Tennessee"
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