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Xovaan posted:Listening to music and dancing while riding is basically the most amazing thing ever. Yeah I don't DFA1979 on the bike. I find it much safer to reggae and the like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rb13ksYO0s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h3ocCmOZ18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZea7P9MwcM Some calypso is nice. But then I wind up wishing that my gas tank was a steel drum. I beat on it anyway. Also, being a rather skinny white guy, I'm sure it's absolutely hilarious for other people to watch me bob my helmet adorned head around like a dead chicken in a paint shaker, while rocking out to the sounds of Trinidad & Tobago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQdG4Q-t4SI
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I enjoy Meat Loaf any time I'm on the road. You must avoid Bat Out of Hell, though, because no matter how good the song is, it is ultimately about dying after crashing a bike going wide on a curve. But the lyrics are just...great "I'm gonna hit the highway like a battering ram On a silver-black phantom bike [choppy guitar motorcycle engine arpeggio] Oh and the metal is hot! And the engine is hungry And we're all about to see the light Nothing ever grows in this rotten old hole And everything is stunted and lost And nothing really rocks, and nothing really rolls And nothing's ever worth the cost..." So since I'm superstitious, when I run out of appropriate Meat Loaf, I tend to listen mostly to symphonic electronic stuff. Makes you feel like you're riding the crest of a wave. Sagebrush fucked around with this message at 16:33 on Apr 5, 2012 |
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Apr 5, 2012 16:28
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Apr 5, 2012 17:23
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Another one - new tyres. Just had new front and back on, rubbish for the first 20 miles or so (especially in the snow round here right now) but this afternoon at lunch time the sun came out and stayed out. Just had one of the best rides home from work in my life.
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Apr 5, 2012 20:18
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Yeah I don't DFA1979 on the bike. If you're into quasi-ethnic music, check out Budos Band. If you like them, I have tons more where that came from.  I can literally lanesplit for miles of traffic in urban sprawl to this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6-R75uGl8E
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Apr 5, 2012 21:10
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Budos is some pretty fantastic sweepy backroad music.
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Apr 5, 2012 21:13
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clutchpuck posted:Budos is some pretty fantastic sweepy backroad music. Sweepy road music is definitely Buckethead territory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCudXpXrIA8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCudXpXrIA8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzvTJ_D1JNI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzvTJ_D1JNI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbBzINY32So http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbBzINY32So Budos Band rocks.
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Apr 5, 2012 21:56
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Tell you what I love, What I absolutley love, What I ADORE When there's some douche in a convertable or supercar (there's quite a few where I live in london), overtaking slowly and when the end of my exhaust is about 2 feet in front of them, slipping the clutch in and BLASTING the throttle to about 14000 revs. My comp werkes is redic loud. Also works with an open window. Love it. Such a dick.
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Apr 6, 2012 08:21
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Some modded S2000 today tried racing me at a stoplight and was chirping tires in his first two or three gears as I casually accelerated next to him. He was about 50 feet in front of me before I realized what he was trying to do.  Basically I love riding normally and going faster than most cars can accelerate (although this guy was terrible at launches but still)
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Apr 6, 2012 10:17
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Xovaan posted:Some modded S2000 today tried racing me at a stoplight and was chirping tires in his first two or three gears as I casually accelerated next to him. He was about 50 feet in front of me before I realized what he was trying to do. Someone riding so distracted that they didn't notice a modded S2k racing to redline for 2-3 gears right next to them should probably pay more attention to their surroundings. Also, I race bikes all the time in my cars. Not that I have any delusions of winning or think I'm some badass, but because it's fun to see/hear a bike open it up. Depending on their skill and what car I'm in, sometimes it's even close. Then I laugh and give them a thumbs up
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Apr 6, 2012 22:05
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I listen to music when I ride. I can't hear anything. All I noticed was smoke from his tires in my mirror and his exhaust finally when he passed me. That, and I was lane sharing with another bike so I thought it was him at first. 
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Apr 6, 2012 23:07
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Xovaan posted:I listen to music when I ride. I can't hear anything. All I noticed was smoke from his tires in my mirror and his exhaust finally when he passed me. That, and I was lane sharing with another bike so I thought it was him at first. I know what you mean. I try to accelerate just a mite faster than the car next to me. Every once in a while, I notice I'm about to wind out 2nd gear. That's pretty fast on my bike. I'll still shift into 2nd at 4k, then just let it pull until I'm close to the speed limit. That's about 4k in 2nd, so if I'm close to redline, someone decided to race me. I admit, I should pay more attention to speed limits and less attention to traffic, but this is one of the things I LOVE about motorycles. I'm gonna pull the "1200" badges off soon to be a little more stealthy about how going to redline in 1st is nearly 75mph.
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Apr 7, 2012 02:02
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I had been driving all day, but I took the bike down to the store to get an ingredient for a cake. I had to stop myself from closing my eyes enjoying the feeling of the wind on my skin through my mesh jacket. It was the perfect feeling.
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Apr 8, 2012 03:18
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I just got the 1976 RD400 I picked up a couple weeks ago more or less road-ready. It goes without saying that I love the sounds and smells of engines, but I think two-stroke exhaust is the best thing I've ever smelled. And the noise is just glorious with the stock pipes. I can't imagine how great it would sound with a set of DG expansion chambers.
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Apr 8, 2012 05:42
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number something-or-other: zipping down curvy roads to the Junction roadhouse, grabbing a beer, riding back, and having a delicious ribeye sandwich when I get back home. Almost got murdered by a squirrel that kept running toward the left side of the road as I tried to avoid it; I finally got around the bastard when I was about 5 inches from the edge of the road.
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Apr 8, 2012 05:43
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Rule is, if you can eat it in a single sitting, don't swerve. You might think it's an odd measure, but it works on so many levels.
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Apr 8, 2012 05:55
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MotoMind posted:Rule is, if you can eat it in a single sitting, don't swerve. You might think it's an odd measure, but it works on so many levels. Nice rule of thumb. I've never hit any animal on a bike. Next time I'll just run the bastard down instead of almost going into the ditch.
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Pham Nuwen posted:Nice rule of thumb. I've never hit any animal on a bike. Next time I'll just run the bastard down instead of almost going into the ditch. Squirrels just make a little thump, not much to em. I also love that single sitting rule, and am stealing that for later use.
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Apr 8, 2012 21:51
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Stay hungry my friends.
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Apr 8, 2012 22:02
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Something I love: The fact that I'm not even from the pacific northwest, but have been riding every day in the cold and wet, seeing maybe one or two other bikes. But once the sun came out yesterday, they're everywhere. Pussies.
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Apr 9, 2012 01:21
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iwentdoodie posted:Something I love: The fact that I'm not even from the pacific northwest, but have been riding every day in the cold and wet, seeing maybe one or two other bikes. But once the sun came out yesterday, they're everywhere. Exactly this. My Hawk has been my only means of transport in Seattle as long as there's not ice on the ground. Kind of funny to see how many more bikes are on the road now after it's gotten just a little nicer.
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Apr 9, 2012 04:14
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Related thing I love: When you do ride in that less perfect weather, and come across another rider, there's a strong feeling of being part of a small, yet possibly crazy, set of enthusiasts for being out in those conditions. Also, I like to imagine what the fair-weather riders driving past in their cars are thinking as I go by in the cold. Are there a few that are jealous, wishing they were out too?
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Apr 9, 2012 05:07
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I love riding in the rain. I split up to a motorcycle cop and pointed to the sky then gave a thumbs-down and he laughed.
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Apr 9, 2012 05:22
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SimplyCosmic posted:Related thing I love: When you do ride in that less perfect weather, and come across another rider, there's a strong feeling of being part of a small, yet possibly crazy, set of enthusiasts for being out in those conditions. It is kind of a good feeling. Like "well, at least he understands." Think I'm going to enjoy this nice weather myself, though, and head down to Hwy 14 later and see the Columbia river gorge.
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Nur_Neerg posted:Exactly this. My Hawk has been my only means of transport in Seattle as long as there's not ice on the ground. Kind of funny to see how many more bikes are on the road now after it's gotten just a little nicer. The feeling of smug satisfaction of being a year-round PNW commuter almost makes it worth it, but mostly I do it because it's cheaper than the bus. Here are 2 related things I love the poo poo out of about riding: 1) not paying $5/day round-trip for the bus, which takes twice as long as riding, and 2) not paying $10/day to park a car. I'm lucky, since there are a few unrestricted parking areas I can put my scooter near work. Like right outside the office door. Also related: after being used to riding in the rain and babying the controls, realizing that it's dry and I can actually get some lean angle again.
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iwentdoodie posted:Something I love: The fact that I'm not even from the pacific northwest, but have been riding every day in the cold and wet, seeing maybe one or two other bikes. But once the sun came out yesterday, they're everywhere. Amen brotha! There's one or two guys that ride year round here and we all know each others bikes. It's pretty terrible to know that 90% of the guys I see out and about won't ride if it's below 70. Especially when someone ask if I want to ride with them and their bike hasn't even been fully broken in despite them having owned it for 6 years... 
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Gay Nudist Dad posted:The feeling of smug satisfaction of being a year-round PNW commuter almost makes it worth it, but mostly I do it because it's cheaper than the bus. That's just it, I'm not commuting on it. I ride for the fun of it, even when the weather is lovely. Or maybe to go to the store and gym. It's just fun to ride. I live in Guam, but I'm stuck in Portland/Vancouver for the next few months, so I figure I might as well enjoy riding while I'm here. Had a guy on a V-Star 650 pull up next to me at a light earlier, and say how nice it was to go for his first ride of the year. I almost felt sad for him that he's missing out on how awesome it is EVERY day, not just the nice ones.
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Apr 9, 2012 21:32
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I'll take riding in the rain over spring any day. Bumble bees feel like loving paintballs when they hit you at speed. 
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Xovaan posted:I'll take riding in the rain over spring any day. Bumble bees feel like loving paintballs when they hit you at speed. Better than at low speed, they get all uppity and start stabbing away.
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Apr 9, 2012 23:40
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Thanks guys, you're giving me horror flashbacks of a hornet flying up the sleeve of my leather on I-84. Low speed nothing, and it was PISSED.
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clutchpuck posted:Thanks guys, you're giving me horror flashbacks of a hornet flying up the sleeve of my leather on I-84. Low speed nothing, and it was PISSED. I speak from experience, but on a bicycle, and I was like 10. gently caress anything that stings. Oh, don't kill the nice honey-bee! No gently caress that it dies.
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Bondematt posted:I speak from experience, but on a bicycle, and I was like 10. gently caress anything that stings. Oh, don't kill the nice honey-bee! No gently caress that it dies. Someone should change your name to Colony collapse disorder.
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A mixed bag, something I love & hate: Today I went WOT in second in my GTI on an onramp for the first time since I got it. Three years ago if you gave me the keys to a ~200hp car I'd had have assumed it was a rocket ship and been worried about internal organ failure if I ever had the gall to floor it. But today, I found myself disappointed by the mediocre acceleration and frustrated by the fact that I had to shift at a measly 5700 rpm. Bikes are goddamn nuts.
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Niven posted:A mixed bag, something I love & hate: Don't I know it. I was getting on the highway today as someone got in the turn-off lane. I got on the throttle a little bit, then looked back and saw that they had changed their mind. I just gave it some throttle and wrung out 1st. I signaled and merged (still in 1st) at 65, after having accelerated from a stop in just over three car lengths. Part of my brain said "what would you have done if they hadn't tried to let you over" to which another part replied "I guess maybe shift into second or something." Thing I love: putting on all the gear. It's a relaxing way to say "you're done with work, now you get to ride your motorcycle!" The other guys on the job just grab their lunch and zoom as it takes me a couple of minutes to gear up. I'm pretty sure I'm already relaxed and gone from work by the time I'm back on the pavement; I know a couple of guys take their frustration out on the dirt and then the highway.
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:Thing I love: putting on all the gear. It's a relaxing way to say "you're done with work, now you get to ride your motorcycle!" The other guys on the job just grab their lunch and zoom as it takes me a couple of minutes to gear up. I'm pretty sure I'm already relaxed and gone from work by the time I'm back on the pavement; I know a couple of guys take their frustration out on the dirt and then the highway. Yes, this. The guys I work with don't understand when I say it's alright if they head on home while I get my gear on. But it's so nice to drink a red bull and gear up at my own pace.
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Ghost Cactus posted:Yes, this. The guys I work with don't understand when I say it's alright if they head on home while I get my gear on. But it's so nice to drink a red bull and gear up at my own pace. It's even better when you then split past them at the first set of lights they've been waiting at for 5 minutes.
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2ndclasscitizen posted:It's even better when you then split past them at the first set of lights they've been waiting at for 5 minutes. This is great. Depending on what time I leave there can be a mile or longer backup on the way out. I just hop on the shoulder and slowly cruise by everyone. Last time I did it my co-worker called me (bluetooth headset) and started complaining.
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2ndclasscitizen posted:It's even better when you then split past them at the first set of lights they've been waiting at for 5 minutes. I do this and all my coworkers wave at me and smile. 90% of my workplace is middle aged women, apparently mature babes dig bikes.
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Niven posted:But today, I found myself disappointed by the mediocre acceleration and frustrated by the fact that I had to shift at a measly 5700 rpm. 5700 is impound territory on the Uly. I put distance between me and traffic by shifting at 4k.
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Not me, but I just love this Mike DeStefano quote about his wife Fran:Mike posted:She's holding the pole [of the IV drip]! Marc, it was a pole with four wheels on the bottom, and we're riding around this hospice, and you could hear the goddamn wheels jangling and banging; it was insane. You gotta make the best of what you've got, while you've still got it.
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