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Pham Nuwen posted:People with vehicular hobbies: what have you done in the past when moving cross-country? Last time I moved, I had a car and an old motorcycle, which got strapped into the mover's truck. Next fall, I may be moving somewhere out of state when my girlfriend starts grad school. At that time I'll most likely have my car and two bikes, and she'll have her car. I'd also like to get an old beater car (looked at a 69 Plymouth yesterday) to gently caress around with, but goddamn I'm imagining a hellish move with 3 cars and 2 bikes. Con your friends into having the raddest road trip.
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Pham Nuwen posted:People with vehicular hobbies: what have you done in the past when moving cross-country? Last time I moved, I had a car and an old motorcycle, which got strapped into the mover's truck. Next fall, I may be moving somewhere out of state when my girlfriend starts grad school. At that time I'll most likely have my car and two bikes, and she'll have her car. I'd also like to get an old beater car (looked at a 69 Plymouth yesterday) to gently caress around with, but goddamn I'm imagining a hellish move with 3 cars and 2 bikes. I had a 32' Uhaul with a car trailer towing my blown Trans-AM and my wife drove my race prepped Mini Cooper. It was a brutal trip.
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Jun 24, 2013 22:13
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Snowdens Secret posted:If I was riding through Texas / Nevada in June I wouldn't be wearing what that guy is wearing. I hope in addition to gas he's carting around some Gatorade or something. Reposting this article might be informative http://www.ironbutt.com/ibmagazine/ironbutt_1002_62-66_Hot.pdf
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Jun 24, 2013 22:49
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clutchpuck posted:Reposting this article might be informative http://www.ironbutt.com/ibmagazine/ironbutt_1002_62-66_Hot.pdf I think the evaporation / convection argument has been done to death here, but I'd still wear something lighter colored than a black jacket
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Jun 24, 2013 22:53
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I don't think color makes that much of a difference; radiation is a much smaller piece of the equation than convection. Might feel different sitting in traffic with the sun out, but at 70mph in 100 degree heat the wind feels so much like a furnace I forget about the sun... except to make sure I'm lubed up with SPF-55. We brought water in the pannier, but lesson learned about hydration: bring a collapsible cooler and ice it up to keep the extra water cool. 100 miles through 100 degree heat brings a cold bottle of water up to undrinkably hot.
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Jun 24, 2013 23:37
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Xovaan posted:For their training course they're not allowed to use brakes to build proper judgment of speed for planning purposes on entry and exits of maneuvers. It was extremely impressive watching him rely on engine braking alone while not stalling the bike nor experiencing any wobble in inched increments in between crazy swoops. I am serious when I say I've never seen anything like it before. It was absolutely mesmerizing. After 3 years?! I'm 10 months in and today I forgot that it has to be in neutral to let off the clutch at idle  Given other folk have been posting about their experiences, where does one go to learn that sort of stuff, is there a book on it, or is it just a case of experience and normal advanced riding schools?
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Jun 25, 2013 00:19
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Wootcannon posted:After 3 years?! I'm 10 months in and today I forgot that it has to be in neutral to let off the clutch at idle I wonder if we need a stickied thread with learning resources stuff like MSF links, Twist Of The Wrist, etc
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Jun 25, 2013 00:55
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Having a sticky with educational stuff is probably not a bad idea. Lee Parks has classes that kinda touches up on stuff (I'm taking one in 2 weeks) but aside from some local PD's that may have a civilian training course (Alameda County I think used to have one) I honestly don't know if there are anything else in the US.
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Jun 25, 2013 00:59
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Wootcannon posted:After 3 years?! I'm 10 months in and today I forgot that it has to be in neutral to let off the clutch at idle there's no substitute for experience. He may have learned how to ride like that in training, but he uses those skills every single day at work on the bike. Riding and commuting in a busy city is a good way to learn low speed bike control, and the kind of people who do gymkhana for a hobby practice, practice, practice.
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Jun 25, 2013 11:09
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Bike died on the way into work this morning. 2 weeks before the shop can get to it. Fuel system. Sounds like the dude before me didn't jet the carbs right.
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Jun 25, 2013 16:11
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What bike? You can probably tackle it yourself.
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Jun 25, 2013 16:13
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Z3n posted:Con your friends into having the raddest road trip. This is the correct answer.
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Jun 25, 2013 16:35
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Bruiser posted:Bike died on the way into work this morning. 2 weeks before the shop can get to it. Fuel system. Sounds like the dude before me didn't jet the carbs right. Carb problems are not to hard to work out without a shop. What kind of bike and/or carbs?
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Jun 25, 2013 17:08
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Snowdens Secret posted:I was reading some of the Lee Parks stuff where it talks about falling into turns, and specifically about determining the degree of lean to make the turn, and falling right to it, instead of gradually tilting in. It's specifically emphasized at letting you take a much later apex, and letting you straighten out and get back on the throttle faster. If you look at the policebike gymkhana stuff, that seems to be what they seem to be doing, only with speed and distance at the smallest viable scale. I've gotten better at that at speed on twisty roads (though I don't always accomplish it smoothly), but I still suck at slow-speed maneuvers, having to put my feet down for full lock turns.  quote:I wonder if we need a stickied thread with learning resources stuff like MSF links, Twist Of The Wrist, etc I second that.
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Jun 25, 2013 17:12
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MoraleHazard posted:I've gotten better at that at speed on twisty roads (though I don't always accomplish it smoothly), but I still suck at slow-speed maneuvers, having to put my feet down for full lock turns. Every time I put my feet down for a slow maneuver, a little rider training instructor pops up on my shoulder and tuts "poor form". I usually tell him to get stuffed. Slow speed is all about clutch control. Instead of using the throttle to adjust your speed, you use the clutch. You need to learn where the bite area is, and how to modulate within that area, but it's not much different than learning how to hold a car on the clutch on a hill without rolling back.
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Jun 25, 2013 18:05
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Linedance posted:Every time I put my feet down for a slow maneuver, a little rider training instructor pops up on my shoulder and tuts "poor form". I usually tell him to get stuffed. Slow speed is all about clutch control. Instead of using the throttle to adjust your speed, you use the clutch. You need to learn where the bite area is, and how to modulate within that area, but it's not much different than learning how to hold a car on the clutch on a hill without rolling back. Do you do anything with balance? I try to keep my torso upright, as opposed to leaning with the bike on a "at-speed" curve. Is this right or wrong?
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Jun 25, 2013 18:28
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MoraleHazard posted:
I third it. Smooth Riding with Reg Pridmoore is my go-to book on keeping myself safe on the street. 
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Jun 25, 2013 18:31
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Tamir Lenk posted:Carb problems are not to hard to work out without a shop. What kind of bike and/or carbs? It's a Yamaha V-Star 1100 classic; so pretty easy to work on normally. The only issue is that I got it used a few months ago, and I wanted them to look at everything anyway to make sure there's not something else that's going to bite me in the rear end. Also, the previous owner installed a kuryakyn hypercharger and jet kit, and I don't have any experience with that. If I had a garage, I might be up for it, but I live in an apartment. I know I should be turning my own wrench, but I'm afraid I might miss something this time. I'd rather get a clean bill of health before I tackle something like that.
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Jun 25, 2013 19:42
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MoraleHazard posted:Do you do anything with balance? I try to keep my torso upright, as opposed to leaning with the bike on a "at-speed" curve. Is this right or wrong? Low speed, counterbalancing is the way to go, push the bike under you. At speed, that sort of movement requires far too much lean angle.
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Jun 25, 2013 20:02
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Well I took your guys advice and sighed up for a MSF course at a local Harley Davidson dealership. 275$ for a 3day course come with a 90 day waiver, so I am pretty stoked. And before anyone asks there is no way I am buying a Harley for my first bike, I am however looking at a ninja500 street fighter in the near future 
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I hate to ask at this point, but what state are you in? In PA the MSF is free if you have a learner's permit.
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Wokrider posted:Well I took your guys advice and sighed up for a MSF course at a local Harley Davidson dealership. I've taken the Riders Edge course twice in my life. Once several years ago, and then again after I moved to another state and didn't notice they didn't transfer my M endorsement to my new license.  I went back to it, rather than a generic MSF class, because I was impressed with the quality the first time around. Typically the instructors are Harley guys, so they may not devote much effort into convincing you to ATGATT, but if you're reading CA you probably don't need to hear all that anyway. Both times though they've been super friendly and otherwise knowledgeable, and the facilities were state of the art, the materials were well-produced, and the bikes (Buell Blasts) were in decent shape. The class sizes were small, like 10-12 people, so I liked the personalized attention. In my classes, probably 70% planned to get a Harley, with the remainder being into sport bikes or standards, so there was some diversity.
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Bruiser posted:It's a Yamaha V-Star 1100 classic; so pretty easy to work on normally. The only issue is that I got it used a few months ago, and I wanted them to look at everything anyway to make sure there's not something else that's going to bite me in the rear end. Where do you live? There might be goons in the area who will look at it and show you how to work on it in the future.
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Fifty Three posted:I hate to ask at this point, but what state are you in? In PA the MSF is free if you have a learner's permit. Lagrange G.A., I looked up classes in the area and the Harley dealership is the only one close to me. Every place I checked in GA required a fee.
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You know the one thing that's not cool about California? Probably because of the lack of winter, the road crews don't know poo poo about how to repave/patch/do anything to a road. I just rode across the worst ground-off road in the history of anything ever. And don't get me started on the 880. 
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You've never been to Montana then. I hit a "highway" that was literally, the asphalt and base ripped off so it was a dirt trail. For 100 miles. After a rainstorm. gently caress. That. I will never bitch about Canadian highways again after that horseshit.
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Jun 26, 2013 05:18
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Oh, please, you Americans have it easy when it comes to road quality. Welcome to Australia, where you can literally do jumps off the put holes and bumps on the highway! Woo!
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Jun 26, 2013 05:27
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Shimrod posted:Oh, please, you Americans have it easy when it comes to road quality. Sounds like somebody's never been to Montreal.
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Jun 26, 2013 05:42
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LA roads are feast and famine. You're either riding on glass or standing up on both pegs and praying the laws of gyroscopic motion keep you upright as you zoom over the crevasse created by the meteor that killed the dinosaurs. It's the penalty you pay for 355 sunny days a year.
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Angryboot posted:Having a sticky with educational stuff is probably not a bad idea. There's a place near Seattle that claims to teach the first week of the King County Sheriff's motorcycle training course. 40 hours on a KZ1000P. When I get a big bike it's the first place I want to go.
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Hmm, 4 days at 1100 bucks per person with their bikes, that's not bad. Finding the time to go outta town for 4 days though, that's the hard part 
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Shimrod posted:Oh, please, you Americans have it easy when it comes to road quality. I just got back from a trip to India; I will never again complain about the roads in a first world country. Saw a Land Cruiser high-centered in a pothole; Innova wagon with front suspension shattered by a random speedbump on the "highway", trucks with "Horn Please" on the back (telling you to honk because they sure as gently caress don't know what their mirrors are for), etc etc. At least this trip didn't involve seeing 10+ road fatalities on the drive to the jobsite. Did rent a pretty cool bike there, Royal Enfield Bullet 350; $10/day including a couple liters of fuel.
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Jun 26, 2013 12:53
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Learned to ride in Uganda, it was much the same. Folks in developed nations don't know poo poo about "bad roads".
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ReelBigLizard posted:Learned to ride in Uganda, it was much the same. Sounds like somebody's never been to Montreal. 
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I've told myself if I ever burn out of my profession, I'll move to Montreal, open a car suspension shop, and never, ever go hungry.
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Gay Nudist Dad posted:There's a place near Seattle that claims to teach the first week of the King County Sheriff's motorcycle training course. 40 hours on a KZ1000P. When I get a big bike it's the first place I want to go. This kind of thing really interests me.
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Gay Nudist Dad posted:There's a place near Seattle that claims to teach the first week of the King County Sheriff's motorcycle training course. 40 hours on a KZ1000P. When I get a big bike it's the first place I want to go. I'd love to do something like this. In fact, if there aren't any equivalent programs in my neck of the woods (Toronto), I'd go so far as to say that would be an amazing trip to take. Visit my west coast people, and ride big police bikes, sounds perfect.
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High Protein posted:Looking forward to hearing how you like the new disc, I picked one up the other week during my stay in the states as it's so cheap, but my original disc's still got some life left in it. Got the EBR mounting bolts too. Looked into the EBR mounting kit vs. the OEM kit. The EBR setup doesn't have the coil springs - instead it has "spring washers". Supposed to limit the amount of float allowed for the rotor. Ordered Erik's kit. I get the feeling this new disc is going to last half as long as the old one did but whatever, it looks excellent.
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I tried that new Gold Bond spray that Charles Barkley has been slingin' on the TV. It's awesome. Give it a try next time you need to manage your butt sweat on the motorcycle. And why the hell do people post power wheelchairs in the motorcycle and bicycle sections of craigslist. Is that common everywhere? unbuttonedclone fucked around with this message at 01:22 on Jun 27, 2013 |
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