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Deeters posted:Speaking of off-brand 650s, Hero released a concept version of theirs. Technically Hero is the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer by volume.
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M42 posted:Man, what is even up with this trend of drooping headlight fairings.
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Feb 6, 2014 16:06
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Collateral Damage posted:
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Deeters posted:Speaking of off-brand 650s, Hero released a concept version of theirs. I know Hero isn't exactly upmarket, but that plastic. It would look better without it.
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The BMW R NINE T This hipsterbike has an MSRP of $15k.
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MetaJew posted:The BMW R NINE T Thing is, it's not a bad looking bike. Bit of a reboot of the R850R. And it's a BMW so of course it'll be expensive. But the marketing... I'd almost be more inclined to look at a Sportster 883 iron if I were in the market for that type of bike.
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MetaJew posted:The BMW R NINE T I don't think anything about the bike itself is particularly hipster, ok maybe the easy to remove subframe so you can make it a sweet stubby seated looking this is kinda hipster. However it's miles ahead of the bikes they usually rides. The marketing it laughably calculated, I hope the Germans fleece those bearded fucks out of every dime. HNasty fucked around with this message at 12:31 on Feb 7, 2014 |
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I wonder if there isn't a certain irony in the fact that the typical r-bike buyer is already a beardy, just more santa and less grizzly Adams.
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Linedance posted:I wonder if there isn't a certain irony in the fact that the typical r-bike buyer is already a beardy, just more santa and less grizzly Adams. I can't wait for Aerostich to release some hipstery retro hi-viz options
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I've been meaning to post this up here for a while and I'm not quite sure what CA thread I should post this in but I figured Cycle Pictures and videos is as good a place as any. Anyways, A few months ago my father and a good friend of his did the Tour of Idaho which is a 1400 mile ride from the southern border of Idaho to the Canadian border all through the back country of Idaho. Once they were finished my dads friend did a write up about the whole adventure on his blog: http://mikebilltid.blogspot.com/ complete with photos and videos of some of the ride. I figured you goons would get a kick out of reading this like I did so I'm throwing it up here for all to enjoy.   
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Faving this for when I have some time to read it later. The trip looks awesome, thank you for sharing.
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MetaJew posted:The BMW R NINE T I think this looks really sweet and would happily own one. It's like a 919 without the boring. Or like a ducati monster without the bullshit.
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Or a Griso 8V without the...hmm, limited dealer network?
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Slavvy posted:I think this looks really sweet and would happily own one. It's like a 919 without the boring. Or like a ducati monster without the bullshit.
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Slavvy posted:I think this looks really sweet and would happily own one. It's like a 919 without the boring. Or like a ducati monster without the bullshit. There is nothing more boring than a BMW motorcycle E: ^^^^See?
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Slavvy posted:I think this looks really sweet and would happily own one. It's like a 919 without the boring. Or like a ducati monster without the bullshit. This is the first time I've heard a 919 described as boring. What makes it so? I've never ridden anything with more than 60hp, though.
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The comparison isn't whether it's more boring than a 919, it's whether it's more boring than a '73 CB350. No hipster is going to go within twenty yards of a 919 or Monster. Henry, the 919 is an I4 (the least interesting engine config) and has a fairly flat torque curve and predictable handling, both of which are routinely considered dull by people who want their bikes to constantly try to kill them
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And/or leave them stranded, which is the type of stockholm syndrome that drives people to italian bikes.
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I2 is clearly the worst engine and anyone who says otherwise is wrong.
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nsaP posted:I2 is clearly the worst engine and anyone who says otherwise is wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzx8Y--UNto&t=23s
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Played around with some footage from a few months ago. Figured it ain't no fun unless the goonies can't have none. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtI63Cq9zbw edit: please ignore the part where my friend almost kills a black kid
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:This is the first time I've heard a 919 described as boring. What makes it so? I owned one. It's a bike that is good at everything, brilliant at nothing, and seems to have no charm whatsoever. The engine is good but not brilliant, the handling is adequate but not phenomenal, the styling is nice but not eye-catching and there's just nothing particularly charming about it at all. I liked it, but noone in the history of the world ever loved a 919. I've always only owned japanese bikes, the overwhelming majority inline fours, but the 919 is still the most boring bike I've had. edit: as for BMW, I've never ridden a flat twin BMW so maybe I'm a little deluded about how interesting they are 
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nsaP posted:I2 is clearly the worst engine and anyone who says otherwise is wrong. Counterpoint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb2Cl03E3t4&t=49s
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Touche, that is pretty cool. But it's a different kind of motor. Imagine that bike but with 4 cylinders...or 1 huge one? Way cooler.
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Slavvy posted:I owned one. It's a bike that is good at everything, brilliant at nothing, and seems to have no charm whatsoever. The engine is good but not brilliant, the handling is adequate but not phenomenal, the styling is nice but not eye-catching and there's just nothing particularly charming about it at all. I liked it, but noone in the history of the world ever loved a 919. The thing is, there's boring transparent like the 919, and there's boring "it's simply not capable of any more" like a Royal Enfield or (arguably) '70s Honda. With a boring transparent bike you can always go faster. If you're not Slavvy with the bobbies ringing you on speed dial.
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Snowdens Secret posted:The comparison isn't whether it's more boring than a 919, it's whether it's more boring than a '73 CB350. These aren't boring, goddamnit. Ask the Reverend Doctor.
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They're not bad for small vintage bikes. If you want awesome you need an RD or something though.
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Took this photo on a hot day. Metric cruiser. Shorts/tank top. Dog. AustralianCruiserOwner.jpg 
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Jaz posted:Took this photo on a hot day. Metric cruiser. Shorts/tank top. Dog. No flip-flops. Partial credit.
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How do you ride around like that in an aussie summer and still not have any kind of tan to speak of?
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Full faced helmet as well, he's doing it so wrong. Not sure Slavvy, maybe he's actually darker skinned than the photo shows.
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Do consider that Australia is all descended from people the English didn't like, and the English really, really didn't used to like the Irish.
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Jaz posted:Took this photo on a hot day. Metric cruiser. Shorts/tank top. Dog. So that's one of those boat people the Australians hate so much? 
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Slavvy posted:Keep those classless, uneducated, half-naked inbreeds out of the country That works, though I was referring to the vessel he is captaining.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvXa2PGdAoI New no prisoners. Edit: Also some people die and you don't get a warning about it. Just goes from minor crash to dude run over by a truck, so watch with caution if that kind of thing upsets you greatly. nsaP fucked around with this message at 02:19 on Feb 10, 2014 |
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