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Finding a 'busa or really anything without vintage styling in Portland must be like seeing a polar bear in the desert.
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Pfft it's just an Aprilia Mana with all the character removed. Man, the MGS-01 gives me a bit of a chubby, I wonder if they still make a few of them that are road registerable? I wonder how much they cost too, last time I checked the australian prices were nowhere to be found.
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theperminator posted:Man, the MGS-01 gives me a bit of a chubby, I wonder if they still make a few of them that are road registerable? You can get them on special order in the UK, and they're £18,000, which cooled my ardour somewhat.
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Mar 26, 2013 08:57
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Haha, Alright that's way out of my affordability. There is one for sale second hand over here, $45,495... Might get a V7 one day though, I should've gotten it instead of the GS.
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Mar 26, 2013 09:11
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is the name 'alley rally' registered already or did they just miss an opportunity for a way better name? edit: just searched it, first two videos are trashy girls in bikinis shaking their asses in a town I used to live in 
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Mar 26, 2013 09:26
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hayden. posted:Very tempting to do the Portland Alley Sweeper Urban Enduro this year. God drat it, fun poo poo like this always seems to land on my work schedule. Sundays are loving impossible for me. And my WR is way too nice for this, I don't think it's ever seen a dirt road in it's life, I'd probably end up taking my girlfriend's Buddy 50 and beat the poo poo out of it.
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Mar 26, 2013 09:28
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 Moto Guzzi 1000SP My old man used to have one of those, I wish he'd kept it and given it to me.
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4/20 NEVER FORGET posted:God drat it, fun poo poo like this always seems to land on my work schedule. Sundays are loving impossible for me. And my WR is way too nice for this, I don't think it's ever seen a dirt road in it's life, I'd probably end up taking my girlfriend's Buddy 50 and beat the poo poo out of it. There's apparently a pretty big scooter presence that goes as well, though they stick to the back so they aren't slowing down the dual sports. I'll look around and see if I can find a place that rents dual sports. edit: looks like I can get a KLR 650 for $100/day hayden. fucked around with this message at 15:54 on Mar 26, 2013 |
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Mar 26, 2013 15:52
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This is a pretty awesome tach/speedo from http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/mcy/3703820120.html
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Mar 26, 2013 17:05
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A lot of old Hondas and Yamahas did that. I dont know why no one resurrected it, because it is awesome
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Mar 26, 2013 17:24
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jesus that bike is gorgeous, I wish I was still in the Oregon area I would buy it.
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Mar 26, 2013 18:59
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Also someone, cant remember who, did two stationary horizontal needles, and the numbers rotated underneath them. Very cool.
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Ford did that with some cars (I think T-Bird, cougar and Lincoln) didn't know bikes did that too.
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Mar 26, 2013 19:45
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Maybe I'm thinking of that and misremembering it as something on a bike. 
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Mar 26, 2013 21:13
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That sounds like it would make it extra difficult to tell your speed / RPM at a glance. I'm usually checking with my peripheral vision and trying to vaguely remember where the needle points for the speed limit.
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Mar 27, 2013 01:03
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hayden. posted:Very tempting to do the Portland Alley Sweeper Urban Enduro this year. Looks like my Ruckus just made itself worthwhile again.
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I hate all you people who have bikes and scooters that are appropriate for this. This is perfect for a ruckus. Just saw this on Craigslist. Always wanted one, and they're seemingly pretty rare.  Not sure it's the best idea to get a second bike though. Also it has 26k which means it's pretty worn. hayden. fucked around with this message at 04:15 on Mar 27, 2013 |
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Mar 27, 2013 04:08
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hayden. posted:I hate all you people who have bikes and scooters that are appropriate for this. This is perfect for a ruckus. I understand the Big Ruckus takes everything good about the regular-sized Ruckus and tosses it out the window.
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Safety Dance posted:I understand the Big Ruckus takes everything good about the regular-sized Ruckus and tosses it out the window.
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You yanks get red, and us northerners get white - snow white. Get it? Good one, Honda. Black for both. Honest to god, this is a hell of a bike. For the 4 km I was able to put on it, with slippery tires, it was an absolute blast. Th engine is quieter than a sewing machine, but does lack anywhere close to the amount of power that a 1100 should make. It has a sight glass wiper for when it gets cloudy. I'm sure I'll get to hoon around on it more in the future, but for now it has to go to it's owner. Poor sap, payed out the rear end for it. - $13299 msrp + PDI and tax. In other news; I'll be the poor owner of an RG500 next week.
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Mar 27, 2013 07:18
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That Honda is cool. RG is cooler.
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It's about 87 horsepower isn't it? Hard to find more than one source for this in Google.
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DefaultPeanut posted:In other news; I'll be the poor owner of an RG500 next week. gently caress all this watered down Honda talk, lets talk about that RG!
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DefaultPeanut posted:It has a sight glass wiper for when it gets cloudy. Pics?
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Terrible synth music just start playing in my head.
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The only music that plays when an RG500 is around is the engine note.
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Pope Mobile posted:Terrible synth music just start playing in my head. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2cAJynZyiA
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Mar 27, 2013 19:08
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Those guys from Northern Ireland finally finished their web series about some goony IT types starting their own outlaw motorcycle gang. Its pretty cheesy but funny in places. part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQSiJ_tY_Dk part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gzr0YdP3G4 part 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNYwioOj3q8 cant be arsed linking the rest, if you like these the rest are on http://www.youtube.com/user/VideoHackerTV/videos
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Not a bike but bike related... Finally got someplace to store my motorcycles at the new house... and brought by a really ugly stork too!    10x24 with a 6ft wide roll-up door on one end, a 46" door on the other. I can't wait to start fitting it out as a bike barn!
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Wow, that's so much more convenient than actually building a shed. And you could take it with you when you move!
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So my brothers friend just finished an 18 month journey from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego on a Honda C90. There's a bunch of pictures and stuff here , far too much for one post, but I really liked this picture
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cormac posted:So my brothers friend just finished an 18 month journey from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego on a Honda C90. There's a bunch of pictures and stuff here , far too much for one post, but I really liked this picture Now THAT is touring!
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What does that scooter max out at, 30? It definitely makes you take in your surroundings when you have to have to take sideroads the entire way instead of superslabbing 95% of North America.
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Slim Pickens posted:What does that scooter max out at, 30? It definitely makes you take in your surroundings when you have to have to take sideroads the entire way instead of superslabbing 95% of North America. The C90 is capapble of speeds approaching one hundred miles per hour according to the Purple Helmets. Actually they can do about 50-60 on the flat, maybe more if they've been looked after. e2a: these are the Purple Helmets, for those who don't know the reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTEE76vLPv8 goddamnedtwisto fucked around with this message at 18:03 on Mar 28, 2013 |
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Mar 28, 2013 17:49
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Low and slow is the way to tour. Blasting down the interstate doing 80 seems pointless to me
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I always use the kill switch, also because that's what the MSF taught. I can't think of any specific reason to do it other than it doesn't take a hand off the bars.
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Mar 28, 2013 18:08
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqBDpfMC7zo This dude popped up on my feed. Talk about over reacting to a perceived slight. He also says he "never rides like this" but has two other videos that are just as dumb. I might subscribe to him lol. I can relate tho, I'm sure I've reacted like this some time in my past before I became a chill rider.
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That driver made a dick move, but the biker had plenty of time to react. I would've just shook my head and shrugged my shoulders like "The gently caress, man?" Limited eiditon GSX-R1000 to commemorate 28 years and one million made. Only 1,985 will be built worldwide.
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nsaP posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqBDpfMC7zo What am I missing here? The SUV overtook him and apparently this is a problem? Pope Mobile posted:That driver made a dick move, but the biker had plenty of time to react. I would've just shook my head and shrugged my shoulders like "The gently caress, man?" gently caress me that's pretty.
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You're not missing anything, the truck pulled in front of him with plenty of room and the biker overreacted. "Fallowing" somebody is pretty dumb though, especially if the only reason you're mad is they flipped you off. Babies.
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