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_Dav posted:Riding far too quickly for the conditions (and his extra lovely reaction speed). Blind spot mirrors are total bullshit too, blocks half of his usual mirror vision. Is there more to the story with that pic?
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_Dav posted:Riding far too quickly for the conditions (and his extra lovely reaction speed). Blind spot mirrors are total bullshit too, blocks half of his usual mirror vision. That picture is strangely serene
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Mar 26, 2012 02:01
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_Dav posted:Riding far too quickly for the conditions (and his extra lovely reaction speed). Blind spot mirrors are total bullshit too, blocks half of his usual mirror vision. Is that a ducati? Poor italian didn't know how to swim 
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Mar 26, 2012 07:17
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Nope, Speed Triple.
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Mar 26, 2012 07:44
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front wing flexing posted:Is there more to the story with that pic? Guy on the RAT forums hit a vulture on a corner, he's grand apart from a tear in his gloves (Dainese?!) letting his hand get ripped open a bit. http://www.triumphrat.net/speed-triple-forum/201120-my-s3-is-dead-my-run-in-with-turkey-vulture.html
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Mar 26, 2012 13:24
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front wing flexing posted:Firestones - check. Tiny tank - check. Pipe wrap - check. At least they kept the front brake, not that it's going to do much with that Firestone  . That tank is not only too small and the wrong shape but they couldn't even mount it level?
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Mar 26, 2012 13:31
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ReelBigLizard posted:Firestones - check. Looks loving awesome - check
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Mar 26, 2012 13:37
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front wing flexing posted:Almost Looks loving awesome - check Fixed. The tank looks like an afterthought, like it was the only thing they had left on the shelf and they couldn't be bothered sourcing anything else. I can't believe they would have initially planned to use that tank, because they would have made their (already custom) seat to fit. The old R BMWs have such potential for resto-mod awesomeness, and they almost made it but apparently fell at the last hurdle with the tank. EDIT: quick and dirty Gimp job: 
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Mar 26, 2012 13:50
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ReelBigLizard posted:I love the ratiness of it, but I was under the assumption that it's a motorcycle fax-paux to do that sort of thing to a BMW (what the hell do I know?)  Speaking of ratiness, a buddy posted a pretty cool read on a different forum I'm on: http://www.ninja250blog.com/the-sunday-best/dirtbags/ It concerns a challenge of making a running motorcycle in a month with only $1000 to spend. It seems a bit hipster, but I thought the bikes were cool as hell: 
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Mar 26, 2012 14:27
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Boru posted:I was under the assumption that it's a motorcycle fax-paux to do that sort of thing to a BMW (what the hell do I know?) Depends who you talk to, to some BMW collectors it's utter sacrilege I'm sure but personally I think unless it's something rare, unique or with special historical significance then do what you like. I'm rebuilding and trail-ising my old BSA Bantam with extra clearance, high exhaust, etc. On the one hand it's a 'classic' 60s bike, on the other hand they made tons of the Bantam and there are plenty of them kept fully original for posterity.
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Mar 26, 2012 16:28
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ReelBigLizard posted:Depends who you talk to,
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:As a vintage BMW owner I can state that I don't care what anyone does to a /5 or newer BMW, but if you start messing with a /2 or earlier, you better be very clever and tasteful. Damnit Rev, don't you tempt me! I've wanted a BMW forever, and now I almost have a reason for a matte black rattlecan paintjob. Just to be contrary...
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:As a vintage BMW owner I can state that I don't care what anyone does to a /5 or newer BMW, but if you start messing with a /2 or earlier, you better be very clever and tasteful. You might not want to click this GIS-link then: https://www.google.com/search?q=bmw...iw=1280&bih=687
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Mar 26, 2012 17:37
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OUCH, drat. Hella dirtbike crash. oof. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrzW0IZ8L_8
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Silver posted:OUCH, drat. Hella dirtbike crash. oof. drat that was some serious air.
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Mar 26, 2012 18:10
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From one rock to another rock. Fuuuck that's some lovely luck. Why does the camera stop?
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Ziploc posted:From one rock to another rock. Fuuuck that's some lovely luck. because it got smashed on a rock?
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Mar 26, 2012 18:26
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:because it got smashed on a rock? they said it survived in the comments.
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Mar 26, 2012 18:41
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I hurt just watching that video. I've done something similar but my wreck ended when I hit a tree. I find riding in a group makes people ride faster than they may be comfortable with. If I'm with others I prefer to play sweeper and take my time.
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Mar 26, 2012 19:02
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJTXLuu7_0Y people need to chill the gently caress out.
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Mar 26, 2012 22:40
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Mar 26, 2012 23:02
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It's a bit long, but the funny parts are funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBcidw4iTa0
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Mar 27, 2012 01:07
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This looked fairly tidy as far as cafe-ish bikes are concerned.
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Mar 27, 2012 04:46
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KARMA! posted:It's a bit long, but the funny parts are funny. Yeah if you speak their moon language.
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KARMA! posted:It's a bit long, but the funny parts are funny.  That's a brilliant idea for teaching someone how to get their knee down.Covert Ops Wizard posted:Yeah if you speak their moon language. I don't. still found it funny.
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It was a little over a year ago when we were talking about this guy: Well I just saw on HFL the price... $37,000. Yeah gently caress that. I know there was a lot of back and forth over whether this bike was going to be any good but whoever said, (I think Z3n...) it was going to be way over priced called it. I still hope Motus can make it and they sell some of these things but there's no way I'd ever be able to own one.
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Coredump posted:It was a little over a year ago when we were talking about this guy: Yeah I don't think any of us will ever get to ride one Fingers crossed that I'm wrong but I doubt they'll be handing out the demo rides.
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Mar 27, 2012 16:44
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Is it just me or does that rear tire look stupid big?
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Mar 27, 2012 17:23
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KARMA! posted:It's a bit long, but the funny parts are funny. those Hondas remind me of some monster from a video game... I can't think of which one though, and it's driving me nuts. Something from Kid Icarus?
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Coredump posted:It was a little over a year ago when we were talking about this guy: For what it's worth, the $37,000 is the price for the R model. The base MST is around $30,000. Still, a hell of a lot of dough.
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That's what, 50% over the price of a BMW tourer? Or the price of a fully optioned Triumph Tiger 800XC over here. 
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For $30k I could get an R1, a Vstrom, a concours and another DRZ and still have money left over for insurance/mods. I can't figure out what their market segment is...
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Ponies ate my Bagel posted:For $30k I could get an R1, a Vstrom, a concours and another DRZ and still have money left over for insurance/mods. I can't figure out what their market segment is... Doctors, lawyers, accountants, the BMW crowd, rich people, people with money, lottery winners, cash settlement people.
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Their market segment is Jay Leno. That said, it does take plenty of time and volume to bring the unit cost down. You either start small, risk millions and sell to millionaires or you start big, sell to everyone but risk billions.
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Mar 27, 2012 19:39
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Some people mentioned that optioned out Harleys can hit $40k....
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Coredump posted:Some people mentioned that optioned out Harleys can hit $40k.... I'm pretty sure they get a lot more expensive than that once the owner gets a-hold of the JC Whitney catalog
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:I'm pretty sure they get a lot more expensive than that once the owner gets a-hold of the JC Whitney catalog GIMME DAT KURYAKYN CATALOG
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:I'm pretty sure they get a lot more expensive than that once the owner gets a-hold of the JC Whitney catalog A Real Harley Owner(tm) would never buy such plebeian unbranded aftermarket junk  Screamin' Eagle(tm) or nothing 
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clutchpuck posted:For what it's worth, the $37,000 is the price for the R model. The base MST is around $30,000. Still, a hell of a lot of dough. $37k for something with a ~$4k set of BSTs, ~$2.5ish k Ohlins forks, $1k Ohlins shock, and $2k Brembos isn't too shabby.
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2ndclasscitizen posted:$37k for something with a ~$4k set of BSTs, ~$2.5ish k Ohlins forks, $1k Ohlins shock, and $2k Brembos isn't too shabby. I've got a S1000RR with a bar kit and all of those things that I'll sell to you and you alone for a mere 30k! Pretty much the same bike plus abs, traction control, and all the sweet bits. And a decent profit for me too  And another 7k for a set of parts that only probably cost them half to 1/3rd that isn't a bonus at all. I desperately want to be excited about something like the Motus but I just can't when I could assemble a bike with only off the shelf, bolt on parts for half the price that'd perform just as well if not better. Z3n fucked around with this message at 01:02 on Mar 28, 2012 |
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