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There is nothing worse than an organized factory demo truck ride day. Hey everyone, grab a chaperone and ride down the 35MPH road!
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Apr 18, 2012 19:42
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On a vastly lighter note, I walked into an Oakland barbershop and came out with this. I knew I should have left as soon as I saw the moustaches. Any suggestions what kind of hair product I can use to keep it perfectly coiffed inside my helmet without getting gunk all over the liner?
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Apr 18, 2012 19:48
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Only wash your hair once a week. It makes for healthy hair and you can style it sans products 
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Apr 18, 2012 19:51
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MotoMind posted:On a vastly lighter note, I walked into an Oakland barbershop and came out with this. I knew I should have left as soon as I saw the moustaches. Just get this helmet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVaDtjStBN0
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Apr 18, 2012 20:56
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Spiffness posted:There is nothing worse than an organized factory demo truck ride day. I wonder if the Harley ride will have us stopping in a mall parking lot or somewhere else people can look at how cool we all are on our Harley-Davidsons(tm).
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Apr 18, 2012 21:50
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Does the Harley-Davidson Salesperson's Manual list which specific locations are best to stop in front of? 
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Apr 18, 2012 21:55
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MotoMind posted:On a vastly lighter note, I walked into an Oakland barbershop and came out with this. I knew I should have left as soon as I saw the moustaches. 
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Apr 18, 2012 22:42
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Gay Nudist Dad posted:And I just found out that Kawasaki has a similar tour coming by Seattle in June which I'll try to go to. Has anyone done the Kawasaki demo before? I'd love to ride a ZX-6 or ZX-10, but i'm not getting up at 7AM on a Sunday to putter around a parking lot. Do you actually get to go for a decent ride?
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Apr 18, 2012 22:48
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What's the worst they can do if you wheelie and rip up the parking lot? Ask you to leave?
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Apr 18, 2012 22:52
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:
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Apr 19, 2012 00:42
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Not finding any premade stuff that'll mount a Dellorto PHF32 to a TS400(working with what I got), so I'm looking into DIY aluminum sand casting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYZOTt9zTv0 How dumb am I?
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Apr 19, 2012 05:36
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Marv Hushman posted:I don't want Fop, god dammit, I want Dapper Dan. I'm a Dapper Dan man!
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Apr 19, 2012 06:16
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the "nothing comes between me and my harley" guy wasn't a motorcycle accident. He bit a blasting cap and it exploded and did that to his face. Don't play with explosives in or around your face. e:or at least that's one of the theories. Either way, it looks more like an explosive or a shotgun to the chin than a guy without a lid. invision fucked around with this message at 06:44 on Apr 19, 2012 |
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Apr 19, 2012 06:39
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I remember seeing that picture from a really long time ago, at least in internet time. I always read it was a shotgun, but a blasting cap really wouldn't be surprising either.
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Apr 19, 2012 06:56
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Really? I thought it would have been something like giving Superman a blow job.  I ordered an oil filter a couple of weeks ago and it still hasn't arrived. Living on an isolated island far far away from everything is fun(!)
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Apr 19, 2012 11:32
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I decided to splash out and pick up the official Honda repair manual and owners manual for my CB400T. They arrived a couple of days ago, so I had a quick thumb through them on the way home on the subway. Turns out I've been using the wrong spark plugs! I'm sure it's because the Canadian model is slightly different than the US one. Won't hurt to pick up the "proper" ones to see if there's any difference.
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Apr 19, 2012 13:24
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It might just be that spark plug nomenclature has changed since the manual was written. That's the case with mine.
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Apr 19, 2012 14:11
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:I appreciate the sympathies, but more importantly I hope it serves as a reminder that even with protection, no amount of preparedness can save you from idiot drivers. RIP. BUT, I don't agree with your U-turn sentiment. U-turning cars aren't magically plonked into your path. If I wasn't on the ball with random u-turns I would have hit the deck hundreds of times in London in the last year.
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Apr 19, 2012 15:44
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Ola posted:It might just be that spark plug nomenclature has changed since the manual was written. That's the case with mine. Yeah same with me. 76 CB550 they don't actually make a plug under the original part # anymore. Original NGK D7ES, current NGK D7EA
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Apr 19, 2012 17:04
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_Dav posted:RIP. This road is very curvy and hilly, it's possible that he either didn't see the car until it was too late. Reports I've heard state that the kid just whipped right in front of him and stopped. There's nowhere to u-turn on that road so I'm assuming he pulled partially into driveway quickly and was planning on backing out to turn around. This is also a narrow road. You're shoulder to trees around corners. The article says he tried to avoid but I don't know how. There's not really any room to make much of an avoidance maneuver.
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Apr 19, 2012 17:21
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:This road is very curvy and hilly, it's possible that he either didn't see the car until it was too late. I just picked up Proficient Motorcycling this morning, and the point that was drilled into my head as I read at the gym is don't ride faster than you can see. I know I'm guilty of that.
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Apr 19, 2012 17:26
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Safety Dance posted:I just picked up Proficient Motorcycling this morning, and the point that was drilled into my head as I read at the gym is don't ride faster than you can see. I know I'm guilty of that. I'm actually guilty of that on this very same road. Every corner is a blind corner+hill and the speed limit is something stupidly high like 50 or 55mph. I usually take it at about 45 but even then, I don't think you could go 30 and stop in time on some of these corners.
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Apr 19, 2012 17:32
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Safety Dance posted:I just picked up Proficient Motorcycling this morning, and the point that was drilled into my head as I read at the gym is don't ride faster than you can see. I know I'm guilty of that. This. I'm guilty too.
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Apr 19, 2012 17:34
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I think you're gonna have a hard time finding anyone who isn't guilty of that, even scooter riders sometimes.
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Apr 19, 2012 18:54
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So one of the scooter shops in my area - Seattle Cycle/Scooter Center - just starting carrying Cleveland Cyclewerks. At Backfire Moto last night one of the guys brought out a "tha Misfit" to show off:  Initial impressions are good. It feels pretty well put-together for the price point ($3,200). The motor is by Lifan, though I'm not sure if they put the rest of the bike together or not (it is Chinese-made, though). It looks really nice up close, no real obvious signs of being cheap. Some nice finishing details, like steel braided brake lines. It's a 230cc 4t single, good for about 12hp. It weighs around 300lbs. 77mpg, he says. It certainly looks the part. It was getting a LOT of attention at Backfire, surrounded by countless cool and interesting bikes of all types and age. The guy from Cycle Center said CCW is working on building an aftermarket for their bikes. For "tha Misfit" he mentioned a cafe fairing, rearsets, and aftermarket exhaust (part of a package to get it to 16hp). I'm gonna try and pop in next week to see if they'll let me take it for a test ride ~
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Apr 19, 2012 19:21
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That's cool, I really like those underpowered and understandably cheap bikes. I'm guessing its pretty much in scooter territory and cant really do highway duty? Living in LA kind of implies you want a bike that can do freeway speeds to get anywhere within a reasonable amount of time, and it probably cant handle that kind of speed at 12HP haha.
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Apr 19, 2012 21:18
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clutchpuck posted:My go-to is Unless you're fully self-insured healthwise (and by that, I mean cash in the bank, not a health insurance policy), you're putting the cost of your decision onto others, in addition to filling up ICUs and ERs for longer, and keeping FDs and EMS engaged for longer. So yes, it's your decision, but society pays for it. You're welcome!
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Apr 19, 2012 22:41
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Well, no longer in the never dropped it on pavement club. Hit a pile of sand going 1 MPH. Broke the turn signal lens off. Engine guards did their job. Giant nerdventure r1100gs was surprisingly easy to lift.
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Apr 20, 2012 00:01
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Ola posted:It might just be that spark plug nomenclature has changed since the manual was written. That's the case with mine. Don't think so. Recommended US plug: D8EA (what I've been using) Canadian plug: DR8ES-L
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Safety Dance posted:I just picked up Proficient Motorcycling this morning, and the point that was drilled into my head as I read at the gym is don't ride faster than you can see. I know I'm guilty of that. I've had this problem driving through dark and twisty highways in Alabama. I'm not going to take a tight curve that I can't see through at speed, but then I risk getting run over by traffic plowing through behind me.
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Just got back from my first MSF class  , they had a bunch of suzuki cruisers but I ended up with a yamaha dirt/road bike with a loose clutch, probably only went up to 35 but im hooked now, I just need to find a good bike near me thats cheap but all the 10 year old ninja 250s are selling for nearly the same price as a new one  .
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Tenchrono posted:Just got back from my first MSF class Where are you located? That seems artificially high. Edit: Also, welcome to the motorbikle club!
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Tenchrono posted:Just got back from my first MSF class The way to handle that is message them and offer just a hair lower than you think it's worth. Worst they'll do is ignore it.
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Apr 22, 2012 00:48
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Motorcycles sure are great.
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Apr 22, 2012 00:53
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Covert Ops Wizard posted:The way to handle that is message them and offer just a hair lower than you think it's worth. Worst they'll do is ignore it. Northern Virginia, 30ish miles south of DC. I found this in the color I want: http://fredericksburg.craigslist.org/mcy/2929188889.html He wants 2k for it but kbb says $1000 for trade in value and $1,500 for retail from a dealer, should I offer 1200 and see where it goes?
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Apr 22, 2012 01:02
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Personally it annoys me when someone lowballs me over email having not seen the bike.
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Apr 22, 2012 01:35
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2 grand would be a fair price for that to be completely honest - maybe offer him 1800 and go from there? I'd laugh away anyone who offered me under 1500 for that bike.
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Apr 22, 2012 01:42
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Ideally I like to see it in person before talking price but if it's a drive might as well potentially save some time and gas by seeing where the seller really wants to be. Most sellers put up an optimistic asking price after all.
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Apr 22, 2012 01:43
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Yeah thats what I was thinking too that it was too low, He lives in the same town as me so it wouldnt be that far of a drive. I'll give him/her a call on monday about it to see If I can atleast ride it around his neighbourhood.
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nsaP posted:Personally it annoys me when someone lowballs me over email having not seen the bike. eh... being on the other side of that fence most of the time I can understand. Generally I'll just say "look all I've got to spend on a bike right now is $x. I know it's not what you want but it's all I can afford. If you can't get your price and want it gone, let me know." SO when It happens to me I just say thanks for the offer, I'll get back to you if I need to.
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