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Miskatonic U. posted:I got this a week ago. It's the first thing with a motor and two wheels I've ever owned, unless you count one half of a camry. It's a 2009. What a beauty. If they weren't so ridiculously overpriced I'd love to have one as a little in-city bike.
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KozmoNaut posted:It's not a replica, it's a real proper Royal Enfield Bullet, which has been in continuous production for like 60 or 70 years or something. Only difference is that it's made in India now. Same basic everything, same frame as ~50 years ago, although the engine is EFI now. The frame on the unit-construction engines is completely different from the older ones, apparently. I don't know if that translates to "better", but it's possibly notable that the new Continental GT outsourced the frame design to Harris.
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Miskatonic U. posted:I got this a week ago. It's the first thing with a motor and two wheels I've ever owned, unless you count one half of a camry. It's a 2009. What is that big "crank handle" looking thing? Some kinda peg?
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Oct 7, 2013 03:03
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That's a kickstart 
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Z3n posted:Handlebar, -1/+2 gearing, enjoy the experience until the police or the wheelies kill you. 5 minutes on a supermoto was enough to convince me that every bike with clip-ons should have proper handlebars, at least until you get sick of wheelies every 20 seconds. you never get sick of them
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notZaar posted:What is that big "crank handle" looking thing? Some kinda peg? oh god 
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Oct 7, 2013 06:22
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notZaar posted:What is that big "crank handle" looking thing? Some kinda peg? That's the only way to start a real motorcycle, kid.
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Oct 7, 2013 06:30
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slidebite posted:oh god Cheer up slide, you're only as old as you feel. And you don't feel Goldwing old. Yet.
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Oct 7, 2013 06:37
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How have you not seen a kickstarter before? I don't mean that in a rude way, I'm genuinly surprised - they're on pretty much every bike made pre-2000ish, even now some bikes still have them, and I can't actually think of a dirtbike that doesn't have one.
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Shimrod posted:they're on pretty much every bike made pre-2000ish What? Disregarding offroaders, dual sports and some retro models, I don't think you'll find many bikes after 1980 with kickstarters. Nidhg00670000 fucked around with this message at 12:56 on Oct 7, 2013 |
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Oct 7, 2013 12:54
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Yeah, true, I was a little enthusiastic with the 2000 thing, to be fair, most the pre-2000 bikes I see are Harleys, UJMs and Triumphs. Regardless, they're fairly common to see around.
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Shimrod posted:Yeah, true, I was a little enthusiastic with the 2000 thing, to be fair, most the pre-2000 bikes I see are Harleys, UJMs and Triumphs. Regardless, they're fairly common to see around. I've never actually seen a bike being kickstarted in the wild. I know what one is, but they're not super common.
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Kick starter was actually my first instinct on that thing but it looks like its on a small hinge that's only for holding the handle. The only ks I've seen before was on my scooter and it didn't look like that.
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Oct 7, 2013 14:04
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This is what my dad must have felt like when I was younger.
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Oct 7, 2013 14:12
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Shimrod posted:How have you not seen a kickstarter before? Why would you put a crowd funding website on the side of your motorcycle? They paying you to advertise? 
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Oct 7, 2013 14:17
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Sold my 919, bought a thing, and took a terrible cell phone picture.
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Safety Dance posted:I've never actually seen a bike being kickstarted in the wild. I know what one is, but they're not super common. HNasty or RevDrMoses: please make a "hipsters trying to kickstart their bikes" compilation video.
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notZaar posted:Kick starter was actually my first instinct on that thing but it looks like its on a small hinge that's only for holding the handle. The only ks I've seen before was on my scooter and it didn't look like that. That hinge lets you fold the lever out to, you know, kick it. Is it the Enfield that has an electronic decompresser that negates the only possible use for a kickstarter on a bike that already has a starter motor? Although I'm guessing EFI also makes the whole thing a bit pointless, other than the visceral feeling of power you get when you use it.
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Although I'm guessing EFI also makes the whole thing a bit pointless, other than the visceral feeling of power you get when you use it. I assume you mean that EFI won't work with a dead battery? There are a few dirt bikes that are kick start, efi, and no battery, so it's at least possible to make it work.
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Kickstart doesn't have a decomp mechanism of any kind on the new Enfields far as I know. It's easy to use. It won't start if the battery is completely dead, but it takes a lot of amps to run a starter and not nearly as much to run a fuel pump and a computer, so it is kind of useful if the battery is slightly dead.
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Deeters posted:HNasty or RevDrMoses: please make a "hipsters trying to kickstart their bikes" compilation video. Ask and ye shall receive, we're too lazy to make compilation videos. However hipsters are vain enough to make them for us. http://hipsterbikevideos.tumblr.com/post/54470268535/when-you-leave-the-bar#disqus_thread
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Arctic Cat introduced snowmobiles with batteryless EFI in 1999, so it's not exactly new stuff. First pull pressurizes the fuel rail and the second pull fires it up. Each and every time. And since Suzuki makes the engines for AC, I don't see why it should be so hard to put one of those in a bike. The 800 HO puts out a respectable 163 crank hp from a two cylinder two-stroke.
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My favorite is when a hipster is *jumping* on an old two stroke bike which you can pretty much start with your hand if the engine is warm.
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HNasty posted:Ask and ye shall receive, we're too lazy to make compilation videos. However hipsters are vain enough to make them for us. Good, I thought I imagined this video existing.
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Nidhg00670000 posted:Arctic Cat introduced snowmobiles with batteryless EFI in 1999, so it's not exactly new stuff. First pull pressurizes the fuel rail and the second pull fires it up. Each and every time. And since Suzuki makes the engines for AC, I don't see why it should be so hard to put one of those in a bike. The 800 HO puts out a respectable 163 crank hp from a two cylinder two-stroke. I've seen a video of this on Youtube, but I just can't find it now. It was definitely an 800cc pull-start two-stroke and it made one hell of a noise.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upAwsYTiyuk This is a beautiful kick starting video.
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KozmoNaut posted:I've seen a video of this on Youtube, but I just can't find it now. Well, the Tul-Aris fits minus the pulling part http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xlrwbf_tul-aris-2-stroke-racer_auto
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BlackMK4 posted:Well, the Tul-Aris fits minus the pulling part Yeah, the Tularis is similar, but the one I remember was a home-built project, and I believe it was actually for sale.
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I think I know what you're talking about, but I can't find it. I found this (complete with loving atrocious rock music); http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/videos/2007/November/nov0907laverdapolarishybridvideo/ And then there's always this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDTPHw6T864
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HNasty posted:Ask and ye shall receive, we're too lazy to make compilation videos. However hipsters are vain enough to make them for us. This is really the best tumblr.
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Yerok posted:This is really the best tumblr. Thanks but we're running out of poo poo to ridicule, send us videos.
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Maybe you should do pictures too. I'm not really a tumblr person but my girlfriend shows me the moto stuff that pops up on hers occasionally. Thankfully she thinks it's cute when I start getting pissy about firestones and 3/4 helmets.
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Took the bike up some abandoned mining roads on the weekend, was a great way to spend the day and keep my offroad balance from getting rusty. Dude on an enduro being followed by his wife in an SUV came across me, jaw visibly dropped as he asked "How the gently caress did you get back here on THAT?"  
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Rime posted:Took the bike up some abandoned mining roads on the weekend, was a great way to spend the day and keep my offroad balance from getting rusty. Dude on an enduro being followed by his wife in an SUV came across me, jaw visibly dropped as he asked "How the gently caress did you get back here on THAT?" Nice. Love the GS (400? 500?) a lot, indestructible and the pretty kind of ugly. I had a (badly faded) red (ok, pink) one with white stripes and black hardware some years ago. Four people close to me used it as a first bike - just had to straighten the levers a few times.
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It's a 1980 CB400 with the engine from an '82 CM450. Buying a frankenbike and rattle-can painting it as my first was a fantastic choice though, I ride the snot out of this thing into the most absurd locations without a care in the world. Knobby tires? Who needs knobby tires!
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Rime posted:Took the bike up some abandoned mining roads on the weekend, was a great way to spend the day and keep my offroad balance from getting rusty. Dude on an enduro being followed by his wife in an SUV came across me, jaw visibly dropped as he asked "How the gently caress did you get back here on THAT?" Same here, I love riding my 43 year old R75/5 on the same trails with my friends and their spanking new BMW R1200 GSAa and KTM 990s.  Edit: ^^^ Yeah with Metzeler Lasertec street tires as well
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Rime posted:Took the bike up some abandoned mining roads on the weekend, was a great way to spend the day and keep my offroad balance from getting rusty. Dude on an enduro being followed by his wife in an SUV came across me, jaw visibly dropped as he asked "How the gently caress did you get back here on THAT?" Reminds me of the time me, Spiff, and Zool were tearing up some fire road on supermotos, only to discover what looked to be a new rider slowly scooting his Sportster up the road. Shine on, you crazy diamond!
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Rime posted:Took the bike up some abandoned mining roads on the weekend, was a great way to spend the day and keep my offroad balance from getting rusty. Dude on an enduro being followed by his wife in an SUV came across me, jaw visibly dropped as he asked "How the gently caress did you get back here on THAT?" It's almost like you don't need a farkled up adventure bike to ride down dirt roads. Tires are really all you need if it's not too rough.
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thylacine posted:It's almost like you don't need a farkled up adventure bike to ride down dirt roads. Tires are really all you need if it's not too rough. Yeah but I find most bikes work better when you have tires on them. 
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Rime posted:Took the bike up some abandoned mining roads on the weekend, was a great way to spend the day and keep my offroad balance from getting rusty. Dude on an enduro being followed by his wife in an SUV came across me, jaw visibly dropped as he asked "How the gently caress did you get back here on THAT?" Nice scenery, nice color. thylacine posted:It's almost like you don't need a farkled up adventure bike to ride down dirt roads. Tires are really all you need if it's not too rough. I run my farkled up adventure bike on fire roads... with street tires! clutchpuck fucked around with this message at 00:26 on Oct 10, 2013 |
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