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eddiewalker posted:I stopped at Subway on my way to work. The place was empty except for the cute little white girl working the counter. She was super nice. I paid and walked to the door when she shouted, "How you gonna carry that sandwich on that little Jap bike? Slanty-eyed ching-chongs didn't even put a place for their chop sticks."  Where do you live, exactly? Rice-rocket or no, that's the kind of statement that in most places would get you instantly fired.(my little jap bike really doesn't have a spot for chopsticks. It's even a year before the model where they added a little flat plastic box for your registration documents under the seat. So I'm slowly working on a custom one-sided pannier so that I can stick my laptop bag on the side and at least carry something with me)
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Sagebrush posted:
Next time bring some chopsticks. Then realize there is no room for them on your bike, and ask her to bend over so you stash them for later.
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Aug 28, 2012 16:55
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eddiewalker posted:For real. I go there pretty often because it's across the street from work, and the girl had seemed kind of flirty up to that point, so I was too stunned to say anything but, "uh... I'm going to strap it to the seat thanks." She was negging you 
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Aug 30, 2012 09:18
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Pompous Rhombus posted:She was negging you Do you think ANY goon knows what that means? Wait...why the hell do I know what that means? It's a Mystery. 
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Aug 30, 2012 09:32
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Aug 30, 2012 15:54
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E/N is bad and you should not be posting there if you have a motorcycle. "Girls don't like me" Get a motorcycle. "I'm angry all the time" Get a motorcycle. "I have self-esteem issues!" Get a motorcycle. There, I have successfully eliminated the need for us to ever go to E/N 
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Aug 30, 2012 21:00
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But it's so entertaining when you have threads like this one! In other news, here's some stupid motorcycle poo poo: Cycleworld lists the new Honda NC700X as the 2012 Standard of the year. quote:We’ve picked everything from the Suzuki DR-Z400SM to the Triumph Tiger 1050 for this category in the last five years, so don’t even try to talk us down from this year’s winner, Honda’s new-world NC700X. Even if our highly experienced Eurospondent, Bruno dePrato, hadn’t given the NC a rave review, this interesting, original, approachable and affordable machine takes us back to a time when those qualities helped Honda take the world by storm. What’s not to like about scooter-style storage and great gas mileage in an adventurous-looking package that goes and handles, if not like a sportbike, at least like a sporty bike? For a starting price of $6999 or $8999 with auto-shift DCT and ABS? Maybe austerity won’t be so bad.
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Aug 30, 2012 21:16
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Pope Mobile posted:But it's so entertaining when you have threads like this one! Isn't the Mana a CVT system with fake "shifting" between pre-set ratios, while the Honda is an actual gearbox?
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Aug 30, 2012 21:39
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Yeah, it's a CVT system:Aprilia posted:Intelligent transmission As for the NC700X, it's got a DCT: Honda posted:...It’s even available in two versions: one model features a conventional six-speed, manual-clutch transmission, while a second version is available with the latest generation of Honda’s exclusive automatic Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT). Plus, the DCT version comes with Honda’s revolutionary Combined ABS!
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Aug 30, 2012 22:14
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Yeah, but with a DCT can you yank the clutch, stomp down hard, rip the throttle open as you dump the clutch back in and BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA? I don't think so 
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Aug 31, 2012 02:30
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I like being able to shift why take that away? Unless you're handicapped or something.
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Aug 31, 2012 02:31
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Covert Ops Wizard posted:I like being able to shift why take that away? That's the same justification for the Can-Am.
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Aug 31, 2012 02:37
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Because that Honda is aimed at commuters and scooter riders. That it won is pretty.... Something
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Aug 31, 2012 02:44
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Covert Ops Wizard posted:I like being able to shift why take that away? You can still shift, just not clutch. I could be okay without clutching, but then I do 90% of my riding in an urban environment. I'd have to ride it before I passed judgement. Automatic mode is very unappealing, but clutchless shifting could be quite nice. I already made my decision on CVTs, though - I sold my CVT scooter after I bought a manual scooter. The feeling of direct a throttle/engine/gearbox/wheel connection is amazing compared to the vagueness of CVT, but DCT wouldn't lose that.
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Aug 31, 2012 02:49
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Covert Ops Wizard posted:I like being able to shift why take that away? I've always preferred a manual to an automatic so I'm in the same boat. I've always viewed motorcycles as kind of the last bastion of the manual transmission so when I see or hear of an automatic bike I kind of lose a little respect for that rider. Unless they have some handicapped excuse or something.
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I'm sure they have some ridiculous definition of 'standard' (esp if it includes a DR-Z and a Tiger) but what other actually new standards came out in 2012? The Tuono V4R? E: I guess technically the Tuono came out in 2011 Snowdens Secret fucked around with this message at 03:48 on Aug 31, 2012 |
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Aug 31, 2012 03:35
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Automatic is where you go when you stop enjoying being able to really control your bike or car and just want to get to wherever you're going with a minimum of fuss. It's sad.
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Aug 31, 2012 04:35
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Covert Ops Wizard posted:I like being able to shift why take that away?
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Covert Ops Wizard posted:Automatic is where you go when you stop enjoying being able to really control your bike or car and just want to get to wherever you're going with a minimum of fuss. This is the problem with our world today. People either don't want to learn or are somehow incapable of enjoying things, like driving. I remember the first time I told someone I enjoyed driving - really enjoyed it - and they thought I was being stupid or sarcastic. What the hell? Cars/motorcycles aren't just for transportation, dumbass. Too bad people treat them like they are...
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I was in the local bike shop today buying tires and shooting the poo poo with the owner when a guy on a scooter rode into the parking lot, helmet unbuckled and no other gear. The owner immediately started giving him poo poo for riding around with his helmet unbuckled, and the guy waved it off. He then started asking for brake levers for a Buddy 50cc scooter. The owner probed a little deeper, and the guy said he wanted a brake lever for a "Genuine Buddy Roughhouse." The owner told the guy that Buddies and Roughhouses are different models, but the guy insisted that the Roughhouse was a Buddy much like the Trans Am is a Camaro. As I left, the owner was walking the guy over to where the in-repair bikes live to show him the difference between Buddies and Roughhouses. As an aside, the owner's cool, but a completely bonkers dude who tried to convince me that he coined the terms "hangry" (angry from being hungry, which was honestly new to me and for all I know he coined it) and "sorostitute" (sorority prostitute). Edit: the guy did not ride in on his Genuine Buddy Roughhouse, but some other cheap scooter.
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To the goons that are now bitching about the NC700X being DCT: The DCT is a $1000 option on a $7000 bike. It comes standard with a manual gearbox. Also, that site is kinda dumb since they list the Diavel as the best cruiser, but to me it looks like a standard. I think they're inventing categories so that everyone can win something.
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Wulframn posted:This is the problem with our world today. People either don't want to learn or are somehow incapable of enjoying things, like driving. I remember the first time I told someone I enjoyed driving - really enjoyed it - and they thought I was being stupid or sarcastic. What the hell? Cars/motorcycles aren't just for transportation, dumbass. Too bad people treat them like they are... I had a woman I worked with that was genuinely confused when I told her I bought a manual transmission car. "But why make it harder? I just put my foot on the pedal and off I go!" "because it's fun to learn? Maybe some day I'll need to know how to do it? You get more control over your vehicle this way too." "My car goes when I put my foot down and that's all I want." I guess it makes sense though. She was a lifer in a dead-end job whose only joy in life was church. Her life was (and still is, I'm assuming) spent avoiding any kind of experience that might challenge her philosophically or otherwise, despite the fact that she was actually pretty smart. Different strokes.
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Taco Box posted:To the goons that are now bitching about the NC700X being DCT: The DCT is a $1000 option on a $7000 bike. It comes standard with a manual gearbox. Honestly I don't really care beyond feeling superior to anyone who would invest in that kind of option.
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Xovaan posted:E/N is bad and you should not be posting there if you have a motorcycle. Get a COOL motorcycle. No one wants ride on my spaceship looking on my R1100GS or Ver-sys. My CX500 was way cooler looking. Saving up for a Bonneville or Scrambler. :/
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thylacine posted:Get a COOL motorcycle. No one wants ride on my spaceship looking on my R1100GS or Ver-sys. My CX500 was way cooler looking. Saving up for a Bonneville or Scrambler. :/ At least it's not a DN-01 
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Taco Box posted:At least it's not a DN-01 Had to look it up and drat, that's the right smiley. What a weird bike.
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Xovaan posted:E/N is bad and you should not be posting there if you have a motorcycle. Did you check them all off before getting one? 
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Covert Ops Wizard posted:I guess it makes sense though. She was a lifer in a dead-end job whose only joy in life was church. Her life was (and still is, I'm assuming) spent avoiding any kind of experience that might challenge her philosophically or otherwise, despite the fact that she was actually pretty smart. I think calling driving a standard a "philosophical challenge" is kind of pushing it. Some people have an interest in the mechanics and dynamics of their car, and like having that extra connection/control. Other people just want the box that gets them from A to B with the least possible effort and inconvenience.
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Aug 31, 2012 19:50
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Sagebrush posted:Other people just want the box that gets them from A to B with the least possible effort and inconvenience.
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Sagebrush posted:I think calling driving a standard a "philosophical challenge" is kind of pushing it. Some people have an interest in the mechanics and dynamics of their car, and like having that extra connection/control. Other people just want the box that gets them from A to B with the least possible effort and inconvenience. Oh no, I wasn't. I was describing her personally. She was just resistant to any kind of viewpoint that was different from her own.
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Nidhg00670000 posted:Did you check them all off before getting one? Actually, I'm probably the first person to admit that I got my bike so I would have an excuse not to talk to people. "Sorry, I was out riding. For eleven hours." "Sorry, I can't give you a ride home. I rode to class." "Sorry, I can't make it out. I don't like riding at night." Allows me to focus on studying. And I get to ride a motorcycle. 
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Xovaan posted:"Sorry, I can't make it out. I don't like riding at night." Riding at night was one of my greatest joys in college. To unwind after a bout of homework, I'd get very lost and try to find my way back to campus via landmarks (it helped that the 9th tallest building in the US was only a few blocks from campus).
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Splizwarf posted:Had to look it up and drat, that's the right smiley. What a weird bike. r1200cl
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Covert Ops Wizard posted:I had a woman I worked with that was genuinely confused when I told her I bought a manual transmission car. I'm always confused by the people who claim it is so much more difficult. Sure, for about the first hour, maybe - hell, let's be generous and say maybe your first day. But then you've got the basics down and you can start working on proper technique, etc. Learning to drive a car was difficult, at first, just was just about anything else you learned: swimming, bicycling, and so on, that you now perform like it's second nature. Same with a standard; after a short break-in period it comes as naturally as anything else in life probably does. But, I do understand. Some people are just happy inside their warm, safe little bubble and anything that might challenge them or push them into unfamiliar territory is to be feared and shunned. Too bad
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Safety Dance posted:Riding at night was one of my greatest joys in college. To unwind after a bout of homework, I'd get very lost and try to find my way back to campus via landmarks (it helped that the 9th tallest building in the US was only a few blocks from campus). Hey now! I never meant I didn't ride at night-- I just would tell them I didn't ride at night. 
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I think I would enjoy riding at night in the city, but out here unless you take the boring rear end highways you run too much of a chance of hitting a deer to enjoy yourself.
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City living is best living.
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Except for all the goddamn four-way stops every block. I'm really jealous of Europeans and their roundabouts 
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After moving closer to the city I realize how lucky I was to be out in the woods. I was a mile away from twisty roads; now I'm 20 miles. Oh well, they're chip sealing everything anyways.
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Yep I just ran high bridge road and it's almost entirely chip sealed.
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