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Dellikose posted:I'm not a scooter guy, but: Luc Besson is so drat awesome  If you haven't seen Taxi, watch it. In the original French please, with subtitles. It's stupid but it's entertaining as hell. (Plus Marion Cotillard is in it when she was younger and she's a babe) Sagebrush fucked around with this message at 15:00 on Apr 6, 2012 |
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Scooter is not a bike, it's a state of mind. It's why you enter a roundabout and don't leave it until you've done a few laps. Higher quality of the scooter vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDXL2TzbyZw
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Apr 6, 2012 18:11
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This popped on Cobert Report last night. http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/411884/april-05-2012/dirt-bike-badass-in-the-lincoln-tunnel?xrs=share_copy
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Apr 6, 2012 20:00
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The only good part of the show. I haven't watched him recently but they have 0 material last night.
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Apr 6, 2012 20:09
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Here's another concept for a super-futuristic ebike.   I don't know enough about bikes yet to say anything about the functionality, but it looks Tron as all hell and I'd own the crap out of one.
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Apr 7, 2012 02:36
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A young man's arm was torn from its socket today when he was involved in an accident on his motorcycle that has a gaping hole seemingly designed just for that purpose.
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Apr 7, 2012 03:18
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NitroSpazzz posted:Hillclimbs...always a good show Why would anyone do this? The bikes get absolutely destroyed.
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Apr 7, 2012 03:39
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AncientTV posted:A young man's arm was torn from its socket today when he was involved in an accident on his motorcycle that has a gaping hole seemingly designed just for that purpose. Yeah, to me it seems like wasted space at best. Primo spot for storage or a tankbag or something
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Apr 7, 2012 03:45
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It's to show off the lack of engine. That hubless rear wheel on the other hand is pure sex
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My boss was fawning over that bike the other day. As a designer I tried explaining to him how absurd it is, even with realistic electric powertrain expectations, but the ooh-ah factor was too much. I swear our company will make better poo poo, even if investors will only look at hubless futuristic poo poo like that.
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Apr 7, 2012 08:22
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Went for a bit of a ride today and got some pictures! I only got a few as there weren't really that many good stopping areas, but when I go out that way next time I'll try to get some more as well as a camera recording (if I can get a GoPro or something like it/rig something up). Roads were fun but extremely horrible quality in some parts. This is the route I took (I actually started in Laidley which is a bit to the right on the map). Beautiful scenery, but not somewhere you want to pelt around otherwise you're going to go into a cliff/off a cliff because of the road quality. This was at a camping place I came across that I stopped at to have a quick break;   (yay!)  I'm guessing this is some old fishing shed or something, you can't see it but there is a creek/river thing that flows through there.  As you can see in this one though:  These two are the corner before and the other side of it which is a bridge to cross said river (most of the road was of that sort of quality but there were some fairly large patches of just plain poo poo road - I had to slow down to about 40km/h suddenly in one part to avoid doing a massive jump just before a corner because of how lovely the road repair was):   This is a fair bit steeper than it looks in that picture (the mountain in the back that is) it was basically top of cliff, sheer drop, ledge, sheer drop, etc. etc.  And a non-sarcastic yay!  A nice mountain cut-out so the road can get through - I wanted to get a closer picture but a lot of trucks go through this road as it lets them avoid Toowoomba (small city) to get to Brisbane. 
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Apr 7, 2012 15:43
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Spent the day randomly riding about on the bike. Rode up to Montgomery and back, bought a t-shirt at the HD dealership. Got to hear the lady at the Bama nut shop's life story. 
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Apr 8, 2012 03:48
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A good youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff3Etpube2E
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some Poe's Law poo poo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc9VoddEVjk
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Apr 8, 2012 06:23
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darkhand posted:some Poe's Law poo poo What the hell did I just watch.
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darkhand posted:some Poe's Law poo poo Whelp he sure showed himself getting wrecked by a Bmw over and over.
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Apr 8, 2012 06:37
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The ending was pretty badass, you must admit.
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Apr 8, 2012 09:09
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It looks like he was doing a burnout at that BMW around the 1:50 mark.
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Apr 8, 2012 10:21
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I like the idea of doing a burnout at someone.
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Apr 8, 2012 11:03
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Eat pieces of my decently expensive tire and also some poo poo from the road!!
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Apr 8, 2012 11:04
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"It's NOT a race!!! I love bmw and i really like the 535. Just letting him know he cant pass me on the right!!!" Haha, somehow I don't think a cop would buy the educational angle he's trying to sell.
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Apr 8, 2012 11:05
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Left Side = Passing Side-----------Right Side = Suicide! Applies to 18 wheelers and tiny motorcycles.
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Apr 8, 2012 11:27
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Went out along that same road today but went a bit further and a bit faster. Got heaps of pictures and made 2 videos of the area if anyone is interested but I'll just put up the ones with bikes in them for now  Met a guy who owned this on my way back home - it's for sale if any aussie goons are interested - 2008 Hayabusa, very clean bike, sounds magical. $12,000.    Stopped to get a picture of part of my trip and saw these guys exiting where I was heading:  The pub I stopped at in Allora.   Nice place - if anyone passes through there (it's between Toowoomba and Warwick) it'd be a good spot to stop and rest, very friendly staff. Some interesting old buildings in the town as well. Shimrod fucked around with this message at 12:25 on Apr 8, 2012 |
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Apr 8, 2012 11:29
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<-- Toilet I'd like to imagine that Chemist store sells vials and beakers of old-timey McBrady's HairGrow-Turbo Tonic Water and such. darkhand fucked around with this message at 12:00 on Apr 8, 2012 |
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Apr 8, 2012 11:52
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I didn't realise but that toilet sign is really unfortunately placed in relation to my head 
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Apr 8, 2012 12:27
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http://youtu.be/3S9QzhTTHNw Finally finally, driving back down the mountain on my way home.
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Apr 8, 2012 16:07
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clownskull posted:http://youtu.be/3S9QzhTTHNw Are you trying to get killed? I will murder your face if you don't get off my mountain.
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Apr 8, 2012 16:53
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Shimrod, it's pretty much a point of honor to never park your bike pointing into the parking space. It makes leaving the parking space undignified, seeing as bikes lack reverse gear. You can duck-walk your bike back into a spot, or if you're pro you can do a full lock turn across an adjacent parking space.
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MotoMind posted:Shimrod, it's pretty much a point of honor to never park your bike pointing into the parking space. It makes leaving the parking space undignified, seeing as bikes lack reverse gear. You can duck-walk your bike back into a spot, or if you're pro you can do a full lock turn across an adjacent parking space. I usually back my bike into parking spaces if the rectangle is going along the same direction as the road (forget the word for that .. its 2:30am) but if its like that I always just head in - it's just as easy, only a small bike - I can push back and roll out of the square with the one kick. Of course, I should have backed into that one - its on a downhill angle towards the pub which I didn't notice until I was in the space -_-
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MotoMind posted:Shimrod, it's pretty much a point of honor to never park your bike pointing into the parking space. It makes leaving the parking space undignified, seeing as bikes lack reverse gear. You can duck-walk your bike back into a spot, or if you're pro you can do a full lock turn across an adjacent parking space. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWWnf0niufk I couldn't find a video of a gangsta doing it but they spin the bike like that while the motors still going and they're on the bike, as soon as they pull in. I see it all the time.
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Nitramster posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWWnf0niufk I had never thought of spinning my bike on its sidestand.
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It's not something they teach at the schools, is it?
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Nope, it's pretty easy though. Just make sure that you pick it up the right way, else your sidestand can collapse. Craigslist hilarity: guy posted:READ FIRST. 1. This bike is not titled, it is a customization of 6 different bikes and i will title it as custom. 2. It is built for a rider from 140 to 180lbs. MAX!!!. It started as a frame from a 1980 Honda CB400, the motor is a 1978 CB400 Hondamatic 2-speed, runs better than new and shifts like a dream!!! The tank is from a 76' CB550, the exhaust is custom built, pipes from a harley sportster and the muffler from a ducati 996, the suspension is also from a ducati and is fully adjustable but due to the placement thats why there is a weight limit, the bike will bottom out from over weight. I custom built everything and weigh 160 flat and it is 100% perfectly fit around me. The bike is unfinished as sits, i have the headlight color matched and i need to fab the rear seat/cowl and finish wiring. i've run into financial problems and need the cash. if you'd like it as it sits shoot me an offer, otherwise i will finish it and i'm going to ask right around 3500 for it. Email me with any questions, Thanks Mike. 
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So he got over it, lol. How does he intend on finishing it if he can't finish it at the moment because he's out of cash? O.O
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Nitramster posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWWnf0niufk I do not trust my sidestand that much.
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AncientTV posted:Craigslist hilarity: What does "title it as a custom" mean? Doesn't it have to be an actual recognized make and model, even if the only piece you use from that bike is the frame? Or is there some other class for "homebuilt" or something?
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Sagebrush posted:What does "title it as a custom" mean? Doesn't it have to be an actual recognized make and model, even if the only piece you use from that bike is the frame? Or is there some other class for "homebuilt" or something? Florida is pretty lax when it comes to custom motorcycles. You can do it, but I want to say it's a huge hassle.
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Shimrod posted:I had never thought of spinning my bike on its sidestand. Quick word of warning, not all side stands are meant for this, lots of times you will end up with a bent side stand. Make sure yours is sturdy.
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HNasty posted:Quick word of warning, not all side stands are meant for this, lots of times you will end up with a bent side stand. Make sure yours is sturdy. I can pretty much guarantee you that I'll never do that - I'd probably lose my balance and end up with a crushed leg
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