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Mao posted:There is a story behind this that I would be fascinated to hear. The deportation part anyway. Basically this: the people that sent me here didn't pay for an international driver license. The "international driver license" you can get in the states is shady. They only send people here for a month, two tops. Therefore, we cannot really get a license to drive anything, at all, in any legal manner. So if we're caught with something, we're on (literally) the next flight back. It's not governmental deportation by the Japanese, but there's no practical difference. It's bad enough that if we're suspected of not obeying these rules, they'll call the local PD and have us back-tracked from the apartment for a few hours to see if we dropped a bike/scooter off at the rental place before walking home. It's that serious. A mild traffic ding nearly turned into an international incident because the stupid gaijin didn't understand "gomen-nasai money" and my supervisor ended up having to bail someone out of Japanese jail after the visit from the embassy. So there's way, way, way less than zero tolerance for the next few months.
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:Basically this: the people that sent me here didn't pay for an international driver license. The "international driver license" you can get in the states is shady. They only send people here for a month, two tops. Therefore, we cannot really get a license to drive anything, at all, in any legal manner. So if we're caught with something, we're on (literally) the next flight back. It's not governmental deportation by the Japanese, but there's no practical difference. What are you doing in japan?
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Sagebrush posted:No one is posting this so here you go: something that was recently an animal on top of my bike.  Here's my bike yesterday at approximately 3500 feet - 3300' above Los Angeles (which can be seen faintly over the right ridgeline), and 2300' above where it usually roams. I pity the fool that does not live near mountains. I also pity the 6'3" fool who tries to accelerate rapidly up a steep grade with an 883 (she does nicely in the curves though!)   Your Bike And You Being Hipsters In the interests of keeping the game rolling, this is kinda open ended. Pose outside of your favorite non-Starbucks coffee shop (bonus points for flannel). Load your pannier with Pabst Blue Ribbon. Cuff your jeans and sit on your bike looking bored outside of a thrift store. The catch is that you must be in the photo!
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Mar 2, 2013 17:06
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Double bonus points if you grow ironic facial hair just for the photo
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:Basically this: the people that sent me here didn't pay for an international driver license. The "international driver license" you can get in the states is shady. They only send people here for a month, two tops. Therefore, we cannot really get a license to drive anything, at all, in any legal manner. So if we're caught with something, we're on (literally) the next flight back. It's not governmental deportation by the Japanese, but there's no practical difference. What the hell are you talking about? The IDP you get issued by AAA for $15 in America is fine for your first year in Japan  Unless you're SOFA and there's some specific dickery with that, but I don't see why it'd be the case that you get even fewer benefits than non-SOFA folks living here. It's "shady" in that shady companies will advertise them as valid licenses in the US for people who have DUI's or whatever when that's not true (it's simply a translation of your local license and not a stand-alone license in of itself), but most countries have signed on to the IDP treaty and recognize each other's licenses. In Japan's case only for a year (apparently Japanese people going overseas and getting licenses hosed it up for all of the foreigners) before you have to convert to a local license, but still, you and your coworkers should be fine. You can do them by mail while already overseas.
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Will one of you hipsters do this challenge? Or a new one even. These challenges are p. lame imo and stall the game. I thought about this thread today and checked it while I was out riding, thinking that even if it was a lame challenge I'd do it to start the game rolling again. I couldn't do this challenge while I was out and I'm not going to dress up, ride to starbucks or w/e, and ask someone to take my picture for this.
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Mar 16, 2013 23:07
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Dammit and I just shaved my mustache.
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Mar 16, 2013 23:19
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nsaP posted:Will one of you hipsters do this challenge? Or a new one even. These challenges are p. lame imo and stall the game. I thought about this thread today and checked it while I was out riding, thinking that even if it was a lame challenge I'd do it to start the game rolling again. I couldn't do this challenge while I was out and I'm not going to dress up, ride to starbucks or w/e, and ask someone to take my picture for this. I'll do it tomorrow if nobody has done one by then.
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Mar 17, 2013 00:45
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This is why I'm anal about the challenges being about riding, and going to find things that are easy to locate, not just random-occurrence motorcycle stuff. 
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Mar 17, 2013 02:36
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nsaP posted:These challenges are p. lame imo and stall the game. I thought about this thread today and checked it while I was out riding, thinking that even if it was a lame challenge I'd do it to start the game rolling again. I couldn't do this challenge while I was out and I'm not going to dress up, ride to starbucks or w/e, and ask someone to take my picture for this. Sagebrush posted:This is why I'm anal about the challenges being about riding, and going to find things that are easy to locate, not just random-occurrence motorcycle stuff. Sorry, I thought I left the challenge open-ended enough that someone would either come up with something funny while out riding anyway, or just grab a photo in front of Small Local Coffeeshop. If Silly-Balls approves, how about a new challenge: a photo of your bike at your favorite scenic overlook, with panties in a bunch on the seat? 
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The Royal Nonesuch posted:If Silly-Balls approves, how about a new challenge: a photo of your bike at your favorite scenic overlook, with panties in a bunch on the seat? Challenge accepted:  NEW CHALLENGE: Get a picture with some of this season's crop of new riders!This should be simple enough. Get out and ride, find some newbies, offer them your sage advice, and exploit the photo opportunity for internet fame!
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Mar 17, 2013 17:05
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TO be honest, this one also pretty much works for the hipster challenge. Good show.
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Mar 17, 2013 17:07
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A photo I took on a ride with some new riders 2 days ago doesn't count does it? Regardless,  
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Mar 18, 2013 01:17
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Let's count it and move on because the weather is crap here. I've only seen one other rider out.
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Mar 21, 2013 20:23
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Hmm, ok. You and your bike with as many other bikes / bikers as you can manage at your local bike stop (Pub/cafe/wherever bikers hang out around where you live). If this one isn't done by the end of the weekend; Alternative: You and your bike with a plane in the background
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Mar 22, 2013 02:11
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On spring break finally, maybe we'll get some sun and I can rejoin the game  It's too bad backfire already happened, they attract 100+ bikes on a good day once a month.
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Mar 22, 2013 07:35
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I'll be heading up to Alice's Restaurant tomorrow morning. Crossing my fingers that there will be a bunch of bikes!
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Mar 23, 2013 07:52
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Please. I whined about there not being any new riders out, but there aren't many old riders either!
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Mar 23, 2013 07:55
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It's not winter for everyone! Plus, it only lasts until Monday, then the alt. can be used.
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It's almost all cars.  I'll get a photo with what's here after breakfast.
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I'm going to a scooter event today, I should be able to get a good picture, if Day Man doesn't beat me to it. I'll have to see if I can upload a picture and post from my phone.
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There's usually a ton more bikes at Alice's Restaurant, but I took photos of what I could. My bike is the red Honda facing forward:  Here are some other shots of the scattering of bikes:   It was really nice out this morning, so I'm not sure why more people weren't out on the road! Anyway, as long as this counts, I'll set the next challenge: If you live in a city or town, your bike in front of a farm! If you live in the country, your bike in front of a tall building!
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Nice!
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Mar 24, 2013 01:52
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Dang. Was about to go for a ride in the country today but now my bike's making unsettling spluttering noises because I'm 3,000 k's overdue for a service.
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Figured I might as well join in. I forgot to bring a proper camera so all I got is this overexposed cellphone picture.  Next to the shed was another rather ugly farmhouse and farm machinery so I guess this might as well count. Yes, there's ice in the ditch. Way too cold. Next challenge: since my offroad shortcut ended abruptly and I had to wrestle it back around for a bit your bike in front of an obstacle you'd really love to get across/around/over but can't Alternative: your bike next to a large antenna
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Mr. Halfabee posted:Figured I might as well join in. I forgot to bring a proper camera so all I got is this overexposed cellphone picture. 
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 Challenge accepted: Cascade mountains. I'll cross them when it gets warmer and the dot stops advising traction tires, but for now it's as legit an obstacle as any for me. Next: vapor.I don't know, use imagination! clutchpuck fucked around with this message at 23:00 on Mar 25, 2013 |
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clutchpuck posted:
Oh great, you're encouraging people all bonged up on reefer madness to get out on their bikes with their volcanic smoking paraphenalia. I hope you're proud of yourself.
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Too late, I already covered that one when the challenge was "get high". It was snowing yesterday night but the roads were fine so I took the bike out. I was hoping to find something steaming in downtown but no such luck, and using my own bike's exhaust seemed cheap.
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Today I bandsawed off the set of ancient dry-rotted tires from my spare wheels, and when I popped them off the rim they filled the whole shop with clouds of burning rubber smoke. But That's not really a riding thing.
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clutchpuck posted:
Someone get a picture of their bike with a box of Duke Nukem Forever on the seat
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Mar 27, 2013 00:47
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I should go take a picture of my bike in front of the Solyndra building.
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Air cooled engine + rain. I'd do it, but for once this year it isn't raining.
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  Bike + Ecigarette censored face = vapor I didn't ride anywhere, so if anyone comes up with something better by all means take the next challenge.
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Mar 27, 2013 06:30
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At first glance it looked like you had a cape flowing out behind you which made me stop being ADD for two seconds and actually look at my monitor.
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nsaP posted:Petition started to ban the next person to complete a challenge then ask if they completed the challenge.
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I didn't ride anywhere or even get on my bike for that matter, that's a buddy of mine. Either way its a shitpost, but if you insist. your bike in action Gopro footage stills from a buddys bike, any thing of the sort. Has to be from a third person perspective. Bonus points if you rig up a backpack boom mount of some kind.
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 Boom. Your bike with a pasenger. Seriously, any picture of your bike with someone on the back. Edit: I'm retarded. Third person. Sorry. I'll work on it tomorrow. Ironhead fucked around with this message at 06:34 on Mar 28, 2013 |
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Mar 28, 2013 06:32
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Almost been 7 days, anyone going to do this poo poo?
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Oh man I just realized I can do this, and it's current - this is from Sunday afternoon. From this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSEgCcAEOr4 (black bike, tan jacket, candycane stripe helmet, I'm visible a few times). your challenge: a train in motion (have we done that yet?)
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