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Chris Knight posted:Helmet off, gloves off, on the centre stand, check the oil, fill up, write down the mileage, suit up and head off. I got into the habit of checking the oil on the CB whenever I filled up, so the centre stand was really the only way to go. This is the way. I need the leg stretch and the side-stand tilts the tank too much. So center-stand supremacy.
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front wing flexing posted:I like to stand and stretch any chance I get on a ride. In unrelated news, my bike today rewarded me with a punch in the nuts as a reminder to clutch in before kicking it into first. 
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Aug 21, 2012 15:30
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at the one station near me with pay-at-the-pump, the hoses are too far from the keypad to do it all without getting off the bike, so I use the sidestand (even though I had a center stand). Makes getting your wallet out of your pocket that much easier too.
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Aug 21, 2012 15:31
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Unless I am on "a ride" and need a stretch when I gas up, I seldom even take off the helmet or gloves. Gloves on helps catch gas drips from the nozzle without having to wash my hands, helmet on saves time.
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Aug 21, 2012 15:55
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Doing the last of the pics from the Eurotrip, have pics of us at the service station with pantsoff.
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Aug 21, 2012 16:24
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The only time I've spilled gas was filling up my car. Should I be sitting on it?
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Aug 21, 2012 17:13
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Snowdens Secret posted:The only time I've spilled gas was filling up my car. Should I be sitting on it? One armed handstand on the radio aerial without breaking is the only acceptable way. Any other way and you will be shunned and cast out from CA. 
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Aug 21, 2012 19:45
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I had a laugh when Ewan McGregor got fuel in his eyes not once, but twice somehow while filling up.
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Aug 21, 2012 19:55
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Oh yeah...as I recall he was off the bike. Hazardous. I do flip my visor down before I start filling.
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Aug 21, 2012 20:04
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I wasn't aware anybody on this site ever flipped the visor up in the first place!
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Aug 21, 2012 20:15
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clutchpuck posted:I wasn't aware anybody on this site ever flipped the visor up in the first place! Who still has a visor? It's just extra weight with no purpose.
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Aug 21, 2012 20:19
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You'll be singing a different tune when a bee hits you in the eye at 60 mph
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Aug 21, 2012 20:22
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An observer posted:You'll be singing a different tune when a bee hits you in the eye at 60 mph  I think they know
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Aug 21, 2012 20:24
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That reminds me. How durable is that chrome/iridium/etc visor coating? I think it looks pretty awesome, but if it's anything like my trippy shades, it probably scratches off easily.
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An observer posted:That reminds me. How durable is that chrome/iridium/etc visor coating? I think it looks pretty awesome, but if it's anything like my trippy shades, it probably scratches off easily. Not very on my 707 vendetta (budget helmet though. decent, but still budget.) Still awesome.
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An observer posted:That reminds me. How durable is that chrome/iridium/etc visor coating? I think it looks pretty awesome, but if it's anything like my trippy shades, it probably scratches off easily. The coating's normally on the inside (or, if it's a high quality one, below the anti-scratch coating). The one concern is the cheaper ones can be quite bad, optically, and cause distortion which can be pretty jarring at speed. Oh, just to reignite (heh) the fuelling debate, I just double-checked my bike's manual and it specifically says to fill it on the sidestand to ensure that there's an airgap above the fuel, to prevent fuel flowing out the vent pipe. It also says i should avoid putting the catalytic converter anywhere near dry brush, which - given it's in the centre of the swingarm - is probably extremely good advice.
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Aug 21, 2012 21:53
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An observer posted:You'll be singing a different tune when a bee hits you in the eye at 60 mph With my visor down, a bee hit me in the chest, zoomed up into my helmet, hit the inside of my visor, and dropped in front of the mouth guard. Needless to say, I was making GBS threads my pants as I frantically pulled over and ripped off my helmet. Jesus Christ. 
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Aug 21, 2012 21:53
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I got stung 3 times in the temple a few weeks back by a wasp or something that got in my helmet. gently caress bees.
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epalm posted:With my visor down, a bee hit me in the chest, zoomed up into my helmet, hit the inside of my visor, and dropped in front of the mouth guard. Jesus Christ is right. Congratulations are in order for not driving the gently caress off the road.
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Aug 21, 2012 23:09
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It took everything I had not to fling open the visor while still moving. It was still alive, I could hear it buzzing as it ricocheted back and forth against the inside of the visor and the mouth guard. Edit: 
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Aug 21, 2012 23:21
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Stopped in traffic at a long light, I encountered the loving biggest wasp ever. Seriously, I have never seen a hornet/wasp this size in my life, its body was a big as my index finger. The fucker was circling my bars, as I frantically tried to wave him off until I could pull away. Even in jacket, gloves, helmet, etc., I was convinced that bitch was going to settle on my arm or neck and try to crawl inside. gently caress all insects forever.
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Aug 22, 2012 00:19
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epalm posted:With my visor down, a bee hit me in the chest, zoomed up into my helmet, hit the inside of my visor, and dropped in front of the mouth guard. Great, now I have something else to be paranoid about when I'm riding.
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TheScott2K posted:Great, now I have something else to be paranoid about when I'm riding. Just pay really close attention so you can dodge them!
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Chris Knight posted:Helmet off, gloves off, on the centre stand, check the oil, fill up, write down the mileage, suit up and head off.
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Aug 22, 2012 03:29
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He didn't say anything about polishing his emblem with a special rag.
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nsaP posted:He didn't say anything about polishing his emblem with a special rag. That kind of quality time is reserved for the privacy of a
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nsaP posted:He didn't say anything about polishing his emblem with a special rag.
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An observer posted:You'll be singing a different tune when a bee hits you in the eye at 60 mph What are you doing fighting Muhammad Ali anyway? That's extreme, a motorcycle fight at 60mph.
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kenny powerzzz posted:Roundel not emblem. He's not riding a BMW yet. Believe me I thought it out.
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Beads. Bees? BEES?! BEES!! Only have tiny critters flying in to my jacket that like to crawl around and be itchy. A few swift punches to the general region is the correct prescription. Ola posted:Doing the last of the pics from the Eurotrip, have pics of us at the service station with pantsoff. 
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:You sir should own a BMW.  Dunno about the modular helmet and Aerostich though.
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epalm posted:It took everything I had not to fling open the visor while still moving. That would have been the first thing I did.
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clutchpuck posted:That would have been the first thing I did. I got a wasp stuck in the strap that goes under my chin as I was riding, fucker stung me in the neck like 3 times before i could get my gloves in there to squish the life out of him. drat stinging insects.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:The only time I've gotten gas on my crotch is doing wheelies on an old 70's XL250, and the gas leaked out of the cap. Hello fellow gas-covered-balls-because-of-a-wheelie bro. I've never felt fire like that in my life.
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I parked next to the nest of about a million grasshoppers this week and left my jacket and pants on the bike for about an hour. It was disturbing to put those garments back on.
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velocross posted:Got a harbor freight nearby? I bought this set for $25 and it loving rocks. Ripped out a shitton of engine transmission bearings (3 CB750's worth) without issue.
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Uncool bike news from the UK: http://www.capitalfm.com/southcoast/on-air/news-travel/local-news/help-find-biker-who-killed-dog/ "THE RSPCA is trying to find a man who deliberately hit and killed a dog with his motorbike in Hampshire."
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As uncool as that is, I have to wonder what kind of balls that guy has to deliberately hit a dog on a bike - even a dirt bike. Are they sure he didn't just tunnel vision on the dog or something?
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Shimrod posted:As uncool as that is, I have to wonder what kind of balls that guy has to deliberately hit a dog on a bike - even a dirt bike. Are they sure he didn't just tunnel vision on the dog or something? So far so Aldershot. Nevertheless, I'm more than slightly sceptical. This dude's an exc riding Top Gun who can accurately skewer a dog at 60mph, but is dumb enough to ride into a 3 foot high 40ish kilo full grown Alsatian. And somehow he manages it without crashing and is able to calmly ride away? Equally plausible would seem to be that the dog wasn't on the lead or under control, and the owner is a mental. e: mootmoot hasn't been posting recently and now this. Coincidence?? Saga fucked around with this message at 20:32 on Aug 23, 2012 |
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Saga posted:So far so Aldershot. Nevertheless, I'm more than slightly sceptical. This dude's an exc riding Top Gun who can accurately skewer a dog at 60mph, but is dumb enough to ride into a 3 foot high 40ish kilo full grown Alsatian. And somehow he manages it without crashing and is able to calmly ride away? A dirt bike hit the guy's dog at 60 mph, the dog was on a lead (leash), the impact sent the dog flying 25 feet, and it then died. The biker circled around the scene, and when the owner pulled a camera, took off. How did the owner steady the camera with his wrist and/or shoulder injuries?
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