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 Underground in Seattle. Next challenge, push your boundaries...  your bike with a wicked Harley
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Jun 21, 2012 07:27
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Bucephalus posted:^ The Cincy Subway has been permanently sealed, hasn't it? As far as I know, yes. But there are other railroad tunnels around the city and in Covington, some still in use and some abandoned. I thought I might be able to get into an abandoned one, but when I went out today there was no chance. I found this youtube video after the fact: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4B-vbB3JOk The others are still in use and I'm not that ballsy, tho on the first page of the thread I parked in front of a cool couple tunnels south of Covington. Edit: forgot to include the link I used http://www.cincinnati-transit.net/ Scroll down to railroad and transit tunnels and you can see the subway and active/defunct tunnels. Here's the tunnel I visited earlier in the thread. My picture is from the south, at the link is pictures from the north side. http://www.cincinnati-transit.net/grantsbend.htm 
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Jun 21, 2012 09:00
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clutchpuck posted:
What if my bike IS a wicked Harley? Do I win?
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Jun 21, 2012 12:26
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Strife posted:What if my bike IS a wicked Harley? Do I win? You have to park next to one of the CA default bikes, a Ninja 250, an SV650 or a DRZ400sm
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Jun 21, 2012 12:28
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Strife posted:What if my bike IS a wicked Harley? Do I win? Find a wickeder one.
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Jun 21, 2012 15:53
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Hah, challenge accepted. If no one completes it before me, I'll either park up next to a CA default bike, or find the wickedest Harley around.
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Jun 21, 2012 15:57
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Jun 21, 2012 16:44
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I went hog huntin' this afternoon. During the week you can usually catch a couple where they gather during the workday, but on the weekends you sometimes have to head out of town to spot one. I cruised down to Lorton, VA (my hands are still a little numb from the buzzing) and cruised some country roads. After an hour of fruitless searching, I thought I'd take a rest by a lake -- and that's when I heard it. The unmistakable burble and crackle filtered through the woods behind me. I even caught a telltale glint of chrome. I hopped on the bike, but a one way street prevented a direct approach. A quick lap around the access roads and there it was, sunning itself in the dappled light. I left the DRZ running in case it got aggressive.  Maybe I shouldn't have given it away, and let you decide whether it was my DRZ next to a wicked HD or my wicked HD next to CA's most stereotypical bike. For the next challenge: Last weekend I was down by the Lincoln Memorial and all the tourists thought they were very clever posing at that end of the reflecting pool so it looked like they were leaning against the Washington Monument, like so:  Stupid tourists. On the other hand, it seems like people could come up with some clever poses in that vein, holding their bike in their palm or grasping it like a Doritos Locos taco. So: use perspective to grab hold of your bike.
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Jun 23, 2012 21:55
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Just going to stick this here because it's appropriate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BJ7mZfI3Xc Really looking forward to this one and I hope a bunch of people chime in because forced perspective rules.
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Jun 24, 2012 23:45
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ought ten posted:For the next challenge: Last weekend I was down by the Lincoln Memorial and all the tourists thought they were very clever posing at that end of the reflecting pool so it looked like they were leaning against the Washington Monument, like so: I was there last weekend too. What a god drat zoo. Edit: Not to nitpick too badly, that's the tidal basin and to top it off looks like a shop. Understand the challenge though. I hope someone does it although I certainly won't. slidebite fucked around with this message at 05:39 on Jun 27, 2012 |
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Jun 25, 2012 19:37
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Is anyone going to do this? Just wondering cause usually theres 5 people yakking about what they're going to do. That and I just want it to move on because i stopped for a car/bike show pic with a ton of harleys and when i checked the thread it had changed to the current challenge. I have no friends so no one can take my picture doing something stupid. nsaP fucked around with this message at 03:46 on Jun 27, 2012 |
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Jun 27, 2012 03:43
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ought ten? thoughts? I dont think anyone is going to get this, really.
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Jun 27, 2012 04:23
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Yeah I got nothing on this one. More than happy to do something else. Wanna declare a new one, Tip?
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Jun 27, 2012 15:14
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Challenge cancelled!Next up: Your bike at a playground  Bonus if you're riding some of the equipment
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Jun 27, 2012 16:21
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Couldn't get someone to photograph me going ATGATT down the slide.   Next up: Photograph your bike at EITHER a skate park OR in front of a sign that prohibits skateboarding.Hint: no skateboarding signs can often be found at high schools and libraries.
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Jun 28, 2012 00:35
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Strife posted:Couldn't get someone to photograph me going ATGATT down the slide. Bam.  Your next challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to strap a pizza to your bike and take it for a ride.Edit: Dammit, I picked up a pizza on the way home and took a picture, but my jerk phone didn't save it. Safety Dance fucked around with this message at 02:28 on Jun 28, 2012 |
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Jun 28, 2012 01:30
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Pizza and breadsticks. lovely photos, but what can you do?  I just found this thread and was pretty pumped to find the first available challenge something I could pull off. Does this work? Edit: Sweet. How about your bike with some sort of water feature? Like a man made water fall or one of those sweet city fountains?
Ironhead fucked around with this message at 06:16 on Jun 28, 2012 |
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Jun 28, 2012 06:04
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Course it does, you have next choice of challenge now.
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Jun 28, 2012 06:09
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You get my dinky scooter in front of a fountain. The statue depicts the norse god Tor fighting with Jörmungandr (the Midgard serpent).  
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Jun 29, 2012 11:26
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That's a hell of a fountain. What's the next challenge?
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Jun 29, 2012 13:32
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Since it's summer, Your bike at a beach, lake, hotspring or other natural bathing spot. A pool doesn't count.
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Jun 29, 2012 14:07
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Here is the beautiful Rio Grande. Irrigation season, so there's water. The river is matbe 3 feet deep here. The lady in the white van is doing her laundry.your bike next to the same model, half its age If you have an '02 bandit, that'd be next to an '07. If your bike was discontinued, its successor. If that's not possible, go for twice its age. babyeatingpsychopath fucked around with this message at 21:33 on Jul 1, 2012 |
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Jul 1, 2012 17:39
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Olde Weird Tip posted:ought ten? thoughts? Sorry! I've been out of town since Wednesday and couldn't check the thread. Glad you took the reins back and good to see this thread alive again.
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Jul 3, 2012 03:45
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:
Ugh, there's this previous-generation Monster perma-parked outside a veterinary office that I ride by daily, but it's covered. Wish I had an x-ray camera.
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Jul 3, 2012 18:32
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Fixed Gear Guy posted:Ugh, there's this previous-generation Monster perma-parked outside a veterinary office that I ride by daily, but it's covered. Wish I had an x-ray camera. A bike half the age of yours would be a later model. I've never seen another MTS on the road.
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Jul 3, 2012 19:17
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Hm. I'm not sure that Honda made any air-cooled scrambler or dual-sport twins in 1992. I guess a CB400 would be the closest to a CL350? But that doesn't look anything like a '71 CL350. If I were in the UK I could look for one of these, which is a few years too new but is definitely an updated CL350 in spirit. 
Sagebrush fucked around with this message at 00:18 on Jul 4, 2012 |
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Jul 4, 2012 00:14
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Either that or find an 80 year old bike Edit: I like that bike. What is it?
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Jul 4, 2012 01:05
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 My 2000 TT600 next to a Daytona 675, the bike Triumph replaced my TT with after their factory burned down and they revamped their line. Can't be certain the year, but I can tell you which one I'd rather have.  Especially as I think my bike just started pissing coolant on my floor. Anyway.... If this counts... Your bike next to a 'Welcome to ...' sign The bigger the border the better. If its a Welcome to (insert Country) you win. If its a state or province border, good enough too. If its welcome to some major city, eh. If the sign looks good sure. If its welcome to my small little burrough of 500, please try harder
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Jul 4, 2012 01:32
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CloFan posted:Either that or find an 80 year old bike It's a 1998-2008 CL400. Based on the XR400 or something -- it's actually a single with exhaust pipes from each valve, I guess. It appears to be Japan-only with very rare European imports. I really like the look of it, the pipe design especially, but I doubt I'll ever find one.
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Jul 4, 2012 03:17
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Mao posted:
I'm not so sure about this one. If it's a first model year, maybe. Could you look at the manufacture info on the headstock? I did want a kinda tricky challenge, but now that it's prime riding season, there should be bikes all over, and it should give a good reason to go out and find some.
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Jul 4, 2012 03:29
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:I'm not so sure about this one. If it's a first model year, maybe. Could you look at the manufacture info on the headstock? I did want a kinda tricky challenge, but now that it's prime riding season, there should be bikes all over, and it should give a good reason to go out and find some. Can't say. Its not someone I know, just in a parking lot at the apartment complex here, so I really couldn't say. Completely up to you if you want it to count or not, since I'm not going to go pawing over the guy's bike. Might get me shot around here
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Jul 4, 2012 04:06
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I think Mao did fine. I thought the point of the riding game was to give people a reason to go somewhere they'd never gone before. So you request landmarks, geographical features, industries, that sort of thing. Things you can locate and then ride out to. The "Welcome To..." challenge is great because it encourages you to ride out to the largest border you can get to. "Find [very specific motorcycle]" is a really hard challenge to accomplish because you have no idea where to go to find one, so you just have to sort of chance upon one parked on the street, and that's only if you have a bike that's reasonably common in the first place. I like the idea of finding "your bike's younger brother" or whatever, and it's your prerogative to pick the challenge you want, but just saying it's not really the most entertaining one in practice.
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Jul 4, 2012 04:11
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Well if were going to be picky that harley earlier was /not/ wicked. (don't be picky ffs... look at the headstock? seriously?) nsaP fucked around with this message at 04:20 on Jul 4, 2012 |
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Jul 4, 2012 04:16
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nsaP posted:Well if were going to be picky that harley earlier was /not/ wicked. Fine I won't be picky. But I can see the sticker on the headstock in his picture of the bike. Walk up to it, look at it, know. I'll go ride down to the international border again and get a huge "WELCOME TO THE USA" shot and post it again, more pedantically
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Jul 4, 2012 15:51
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:Fine I won't be picky. But I can see the sticker on the headstock in his picture of the bike. Walk up to it, look at it, know. If I get to ride with my father in law this weekend, I'll post a pic that should tickle your fancy. My '73 cb350f (out of production after '74) next to his '75 cb400f super sport (first model year of next gen).
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Jul 4, 2012 16:28
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Ah, but he wants half the age! a '73 is 39 years old so you have to find something that is 19.5 years old -- a 1992-3 model. (post the pic anyway)
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Jul 4, 2012 17:46
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Make sure you get a shot of the headstock
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Jul 4, 2012 18:08
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:If your bike was discontinued, its successor. If that's not possible, go for twice its age. I'm not sure what he intended to mean by first model year now that I'm reading over his posts.
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Jul 4, 2012 20:12
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Hey can we just skip this if there isn't another entry within a couple days?
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Jul 4, 2012 20:24
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Fixed Gear Guy posted:Hey can we just skip this if there isn't another entry within a couple days? The "welcome to" challenge? I think it's pretty reasonable, someone should get it
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Jul 5, 2012 01:45
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