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Rime posted:God I wish someone other than Enfield would release a 400-500cc bike in North America again. It's just such a perfect displacement. Harley-Davidson has you covered!
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Rime posted:God I wish someone other than Enfield would release a 400-500cc bike in North America again. It's just such a perfect displacement. Honda CB500X: http://powersports.honda.com/2013/cb500x.aspx Honda is funny how they do very wrong and very right. This is the latter in my opinion. I've ridden the NC700X with the automatic gearbox. Not slushy in the least, very fun to ride. I suppose to the 500 is even milder than the 700s already tempered output, but if that's par for the capacity. Don't think the 500 has the auto, but it does have ABS.
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Jan 9, 2014 20:11
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I should have put the goalposts at a 400-500cc "Standard", like the SR400. I really just want the 2014 SR400 to show up in Canada. I'd do anything. 
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Jan 9, 2014 20:27
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Ola posted:That would change the compression, and hence detune the engine, a lot. Probably too big a concession to make. Shorter stroke, longer conrod.
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Jan 9, 2014 21:24
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Z3n posted:Shorter stroke, longer conrod. Do you mean change both crank and conrod? Seems the most expensive way to deal with the government-heavy motorcycling nation of America.
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Jan 9, 2014 21:34
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The BeadRider folks are doing their earn-a-seat promotion again. http://www.beadrider.com/earn-a-seat/ These things are totally worth buying anyway if you do any sort of distance riding. Ola posted:Do you mean change both crank and conrod? Seems the most expensive way to deal with the government-heavy motorcycling nation of America. I am pretty sure this is really common. For example, the XB9 and XB12 models have the same bore but something like a 2cm difference in stroke from different crank/rod assemblies that will swap over without any other modification to the engine. clutchpuck fucked around with this message at 21:44 on Jan 9, 2014 |
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Jan 9, 2014 21:34
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Ola posted:Do you mean change both crank and conrod? Seems the most expensive way to deal with the government-heavy motorcycling nation of America. Yes except a LAMS striple isn't intended for America and will never be sold there. Stroke is definitely the easiest way to go. Also, I can 100% guarantee a development-poor company like triumph won't be designing an entirely new engine for just one or two models; it'll be mostly identical to their existing triple. They aren't like Honda or Suzuki, who can afford to dump development money on a brand new motor for just one bike.
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Jan 9, 2014 22:57
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Ola posted:Do you mean change both crank and conrod? Seems the most expensive way to deal with the government-heavy motorcycling nation of America. It's actually quite cheap - when you assemble the engine, nothing changes, when you service the engine, nothing changes. You do need to change fueling, obviously, but from an assembly perspective, it's an easy solution. Suzuki did it with the SV400, although they changed the crank, the conrods, and the bores to get the normal 650 down to a 400 for some japanese market bullshit. If you ran an SV400 crank and conrods on a stock SV650 top end you ended up with an SV500 that was pretty much the best cheater bike in the 500 twins class, as you were competing against GS500s and Ninja 500s. It's sort of an elegant solution, although you end up with an oversized bike vs. the size of the engine.
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Some people run XB9 pistons in the XB12 as they're domed and give you higher compression. Also, the 9 engine is oversquare, has a higher rev limit and feels sportier; but people complained they wanted a 1200cc engine so they got it.
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clutchpuck posted:Harley-Davidson has you covered! I may finally have found a Harley I like.
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Z3n posted:It's actually quite cheap - when you assemble the engine, nothing changes, when you service the engine, nothing changes. You do need to change fueling, obviously, but from an assembly perspective, it's an easy solution. The SV400 is the world's saddest and ugliest bike. I rode one and wanted to euthanize it, like it was some five legged Chernobyl mutant. In other news, I just had a company who sell riding gear tell me that I would have to pay double the normal price to get a suit custom made in my size because apparently no one makes suits for really tall, really skinny guys. Fucksakes.
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Jan 10, 2014 01:17
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So who is the Chernobyl mutant now? 
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Slavvy, they probably would've cut you a discount if you hadn't wheelied through their front door on that red dirtbike that is definitely yours
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Jan 10, 2014 01:37
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poo poo. I'm even Russian  182cm yet my chest and waist measurements put me in line with the smallest sized suit they make. edit: ^^^^^ I just want a bright coloured suit so black gear isn't my description anymore!
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Snowdens Secret posted:Slavvy, they probably would've cut you a discount if you hadn't wheelied through their front door on that red dirtbike that is definitely yours A man said it on the internet, ARREST HIM!
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Jan 10, 2014 01:39
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When I said riding gear I meant horse riding gear I don't know anything about motorbikes I'm meant to be in P.I. and lost my way 
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Jan 10, 2014 01:49
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I can only imagine custom Pakistani eBay suits are as cheap shipped to NZ as they are to the US.
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Jan 10, 2014 02:04
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Yeah but if I crash I want to not lose all my skin.
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Jan 10, 2014 02:12
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I'm sure they could get you some of that too if you knew the right people to talk to.
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Jan 10, 2014 03:59
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Rime posted:God I wish someone other than Enfield would release a 400-500cc bike in North America again. It's just such a perfect displacement. The KTM Duke 390 is supposed to be coming here, last I knew.
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Jan 10, 2014 04:10
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Slavvy posted:Yeah but if I crash I want to not lose all my skin. lol at your new avy. Also, I have a buddy crash in one of those, came out just fine. They're one shot suits but they protect just fine.
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Jan 10, 2014 04:44
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Goddamn zipper slide on my Alpinestars GP Pro jacket broke.  Is this going to be a massive pain in the rear end? The thing says YKK 5CN.
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Jan 10, 2014 05:35
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Gay Nudist Dad posted:The KTM Duke 390 is supposed to be coming here, last I knew.  I'd say 2016 if at all. The rumors have been flying forever.
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Jan 10, 2014 05:37
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Rime posted:I should have put the goalposts at a 400-500cc "Standard", like the SR400. If you move the goalposts to allow used bikes your life will be so much happier. My old Honda CM400T may be the best $800 I ever spent. Practice bike for girlfriend, loan it to interns, I don't give a gently caress it was cheap 
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<<<<<<<<  what the tittyfucking christ, whoever bought that: I love you.Z3n posted:lol at your new avy. There is a crowd that will do a generic, un-branded suit for around $500 tailor fit right here in NZ. They don't look flash, but they look like they'll do the job. I'll hit them up.
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Finally Slavvy has a custom title. The absence of one was driving me nuts. Good one too 
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BlackMK4 posted:Goddamn zipper slide on my Alpinestars GP Pro jacket broke. A* is apparently awesome about repairs. Give customer service a ring. Otherwise a local tailor who can deal with leather should be able to fix it.
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Xovaan posted:Finally Slavvy has a custom title. The absence of one was driving me nuts. My girlfriend thought it was Mrs Doubtfire on crack. BlackMK4 posted:Goddamn zipper slide on my Alpinestars GP Pro jacket broke. I got a zip fixed on my ixon jacket at a race meeting by a couple of nice leather repair ladies, cost me around  and it's better than the factory YKK zip.
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Pham Nuwen posted:If you move the goalposts to allow used bikes your life will be so much happier. My old Honda CM400T may be the best $800 I ever spent. Practice bike for girlfriend, loan it to interns, I don't give a gently caress it was cheap My bikes an '80 CB400, there's a thread in here detailing its horrors. The downside to old Hondas is that the parts are impossible to find, Valves? gently caress no, there's none left on earth. Bringing something like the SR400 over would do wonders for reviving the market.
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BlackMK4 posted:Goddamn zipper slide on my Alpinestars GP Pro jacket broke. If you need to, this guy gets solid reviews on the track forums I frequent: http://www.racingleather.com/repairs.html
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Am I bad person for desperately wanting one of those new BMW S1000Rs? It's so beautiful!
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A guy on an R1 was blitzing at every stoplight with me on the way home from work today. It was a good day riding home. 
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PadreScout posted:Am I bad person for desperately wanting one of those new BMW S1000Rs?
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Rev might be getting the R and RR confused. The naked-ish R loses most of the odd asymmetric design elements of the RR and is a nice looking bike. Doesn't do anything for me but I look at Italian bikes too much.
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It's slow at work so we put on Why We Ride. I lost interest in about ten minutes. It starts with a montage of people talking about how great riding is and then goes into an extremely brief segment on motorcycle history. The meat of it is the same six people talking about different types of riding/racing with various, slo-mo shots of motorcycles. This movie is loving boring.
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Snowdens Secret posted:Rev might be getting the R and RR confused. The naked-ish R loses most of the odd asymmetric design elements of the RR and is a nice looking bike. Doesn't do anything for me but I look at Italian bikes too much. Really? I like the RR more. The R is too swoopy for a naked bike, it's got none of the brutishness of a speed triple or most other nakeds. The RR is sexy, I feel like it pulls off the asymmetric headlights pretty well.
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Covert Ops Wizard posted:Really? I like the RR more. The R is too swoopy for a naked bike, it's got none of the brutishness of a speed triple or most other nakeds. The RR is sexy, I feel like it pulls off the asymmetric headlights pretty well. Yeah, I've grown to like the look of the RR; it has this demented look, like it's a little bit crazy and manic and you're not really sure what it's going to bust out and do.
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Covert Ops Wizard posted:e brutishness of a speed triple or most other nakeds. See, I used to want the Speed Triple but they've switched it and the Street to those gently caress UGLY molded plastic headlights. I loving hate how those look and it has just completely deflated my Triple boner. That KTM a few posts up is pretty , but I'm not into straight racing/clips-on/rear set machines. A RC8 with bars would be something interesting.
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Pope Mobile posted:It's slow at work so we put on Why We Ride. I lost interest in about ten minutes. So the movie is just an extended version of the trailer? Good job guys!
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PadreScout posted:See, I used to want the Speed Triple but they've switched it and the Street to those gently caress UGLY molded plastic headlights. I loving hate how those look and it has just completely deflated my Triple boner. I'm the exact opposite, I loved the Triples (Street and Speed) apart from those twin round lights, which just looked like they'd run out of money and chucked some random bits left over from the 70s (Yes I know modern-day Triumph are related in name only to the old company, shut up). I really like the new lights but feel like I can't buy a Striple now because every other fucker has one and I have to be a Beautiful and Unique Snowflake.
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