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 Subscription paid, right here. Besides, if Peter Jackson has his way, the Nazgul would be riding all black Tuono V4R's.At risk of derailing into more gun chat, I had a humorous "argument" with my wife about buying a gun safe a few years ago. Her father is a hunter / sport shooter and just leaves his weapons lying around the house and my wife is very comfortable around firearms, having accompanied her dad while hunting as a kid. Since military drilled safe storage into my head, I was telling her that I was getting a gun safe because although my firearms are unloaded and cased, I wanted something more secure. The discussion devolved into her asking me what the big deal was and me arguing for more security. Finally after 20 minutes or so of going around, I asked her, "Wait a minute, shouldn't we be having this argument in reverse?" On somewhat sadder note, an ex-girlfriend, years after we broke up, had someone attempt to rape her in her house. (Neighbors intervened and thankfully stopped it). Before the incident, she was like the people mentioned in earlier posts, couldn't get her head around firearms ownership and therefore was against it entirely. After the incident, she did a 180 on firearms ownership and was looking to get her CCW, etc. etc. Z3n posted:Post moments from today's commute! There's no way my R bike could fit in that tight space. Wow. And ditto on the free GT750.
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OSU_Matthew posted:No, he quit when he became a father, blah blah blah because it's selfish to ride when you have kids, I don't have kids but have thought about whether I'd give up riding if I do end up having some. I understand you can't just stop living your life, but how do you rationalize the extra risk?
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Marxalot posted:It's one thing to blip the throttle. It's another thing entirely to blip the throttle when you have a 110+dB freedom hawg exhaust. I like to call it a Jardine, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THUNDER. Go big or go home, kids.
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Everything has a risk to it. Don't ride like a dumbass. Don't ride after drinking. Wear more protective gear. Don't let your kids play football.
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I started riding after I already had 4 kids. My wife never strongly objected, but my mom was a different story. She wanted me to teach her how to ride, and she did pretty well on her first lesson, actually.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:
I didn't know what a GT750 looked like, so I googled it. This was the first result.  http://i.imgur.com/J79Jp4L.jpgI'm sold. I'll take two please. captainOrbital posted:I started riding after I already had 4 kids. My wife never strongly objected, but my mom was a different story. Your mom owns.
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Chichevache posted:I didn't know what a GT750 looked like, so I googled it. This was the first result. I'll ask if she comes with it and if she's still ridable.
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Chichevache posted:Your mom owns. Yeah, she's pretty fun in her dotage.  My brother, who will officially graduate from medical school in a week or so, told me, "That is crazy! You're crazy." And then he went on to say, "That is so cool; you've wanted to do that since we were kids!" Foreigners.
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May 1, 2014 18:11
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Can't say no to a GT750.
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May 1, 2014 18:26
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OSU_Matthew posted:as the implication was that one, I had nothing to live for And you didn't show them your Live To Ride, Ride To Live tattoo?
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Free GT750 = wrong thread, holy poo poo. You need this like you need your organs.
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hot sauce posted:I don't have kids but have thought about whether I'd give up riding if I do end up having some. I understand you can't just stop living your life, but how do you rationalize the extra risk? By being a cool dad 
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Fuuuuck! Goddamn penndot! How big of a problem is this? It's still holding a bead, and it was probably a month ago that it happened. I haven't been riding much so I just noticed it now.  
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Safety Dance posted:How high did you bounce when that happened Riding on Eastern Pennsylvania roads is like sailing blind in a hurricane on the high seas so I didn't even notice during my usual trials course of a commute.
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hot sauce posted:I don't have kids but have thought about whether I'd give up riding if I do end up having some. I understand you can't just stop living your life, but how do you rationalize the extra risk? You could be killed by a drink driver on the same roads driving in a car.
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Covert Ops Wizard posted:Fuuuuck! Goddamn penndot! How big of a problem is this? It's still holding a bead, and it was probably a month ago that it happened. I haven't been riding much so I just noticed it now. Are you losing pressure? If not, probably fine, although it wouldn't hurt to get it hammered back flat by a wheel repair shop.
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Z3n posted:Are you losing pressure? If not, probably fine, although it wouldn't hurt to get it hammered back flat by a wheel repair shop. Thanks, that was what I was thinking too but my local mechanic said I should get a new rim. I'm sure he wants the work mounting it though. Hopefully the local rim guys can do a motorcycle wheel.
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Covert Ops Wizard posted:Riding on Eastern Pennsylvania roads is like sailing blind in a hurricane on the high seas so I didn't even notice during my usual trials course of a commute. As a Brit visiting PA as my first real taste of the USA, the state of the roads and infrastructure made me wonder if all America's posturing as the A Number One First-World Epitome of Civilisation had actually been an extremely elaborate and successful North-Korean-style propaganda exercise to lure foreign investment into the pockets of a despotic regime.
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ReelBigLizard posted:As a Brit visiting PA as my first real taste of the USA, the state of the roads and infrastructure made me wonder if all America's posturing as the A Number One First-World Epitome of Civilisation had actually been an extremely elaborate and successful North-Korean-style propaganda exercise to lure foreign investment into the pockets of a despotic regime. I'm pretty sure it is.
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Our only excuse is, we've got a lot of area to cover.
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We have a ton of area to cover, combined with the decline of our infrastructure perfectly lining up with the ~MY TAX DOLLARS~ crowd that currently dominates our politics.
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ReelBigLizard posted:As a Brit visiting PA as my first real taste of the USA, the state of the roads and infrastructure made me wonder if all America's posturing as the A Number One First-World Epitome of Civilisation had actually been an extremely elaborate and successful North-Korean-style propaganda exercise to lure foreign investment into the pockets of a despotic regime. Yes. Yes it is.
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To be fair, they are supporting the road salt industry of the world back there which decreases as you go west.
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Driving around downtown San Diego or LA in anything less than a pickup is just asking for destroyed suspension components. It's not so much the potholes, it's the earth moving all around under the roads along with about 40 years of deferred maintenance.
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That's an adventure bike's intended purpose.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:We have a ton of area to cover, combined with the decline of our infrastructure perfectly lining up with the ~MY TAX DOLLARS~ crowd that currently dominates our politics. Bugdrvr posted:Driving around downtown San Diego or LA in anything less than a pickup is just asking for destroyed suspension components. Yes, Pennsylvania and California, stalwart bastions of the ~MY TAX DOLLARS~ crowd Seriously Philly has the highest taxes of any non-bullshit city in the nation and you'd think the money goes to paying for field artillery to shell the major transportation arteries biweekly. Cali has the 4th highest of every state (LA adds plenty on top of that) and sure as gently caress not a red cent is being sent inland. And Cali doesn't even have the flimsy excuse of poo poo winter weather that NY/CT try to use to explain why their sky-high taxes can't keep the roads from resembling the surface of some distant, exotic planetoid.
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Road quality really varies by state and climate. Leave Penn and try Virginia or WV
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Snowdens Secret posted:Seriously Philly has the highest taxes of any non-bullshit city in the nation and you'd think the money goes to paying for field artillery to shell the major transportation arteries biweekly. "Having the highest tax rate in the US" is like being tallest midget.
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Snowdens Secret posted:And Cali doesn't even have the flimsy excuse of poo poo winter weather that NY/CT try to use to explain why their sky-high taxes can't keep the roads from resembling the surface of some distant, exotic planetoid. Hey now; the very earth rolls and shakes constantly beneath our roads as they broil under the gaze of an unrepentant, angry sun. God the roads suck. I regularly hit holes and bumps that would wipe me the gently caress out if I wasn't on a supermoto. I hit something in my E46 the other day that prompted me to get out and check my rim/control arms/etc.
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Hauled rear end to the DMV at noon, got plates and hauled rear end to my house. loving battery was dead. So much for the first ride in years.
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Ozmiander posted:Hauled rear end to the DMV at noon, got plates and hauled rear end to my house. loving battery was dead. Bump start the thing!
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Covert Ops Wizard posted:Bump start the thing! Charged the battery, pulled the melted LED lamp wiring off it and took a quickie out to the gas station.  Murderboner.
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The Missouri DMV is a nightmare and it makes me want to commit minor fraud to keep my Kansas plates.
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I was riding around Denver today. gently caress the stock HD suspension. I need a chiropractor.
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I don't know... Akion walked half the Appalachian Trail with a broken foot. If he says something is uncomfortable, I'm inclined to believe him.
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Outside Dawg posted:They are adjustable. Yeah, I'm gonna futz with them, but there is no way it'll be enough to make it liveable. Safety Dance posted:I don't know... Akion walked half the Appalachian Trail with a broken foot. If he says something is uncomfortable, I'm inclined to believe him. Ahhhh, memories. I was so tempted to go back this year and finish. Motorcycle Talk: Just finished this 105 mile sorta-loop as a short "Welcome back to Colorado" ride. Bike did well other than the aforementioned bumpiness. I had to keep reminding myself I wasn't on a bike that can handle a ton of lean angle a few times, and definitely managed to scrape the pegs/exhaust in a few turns. Got about 45 MPG, handled the highway at 70-75 pretty well, and was still fairly fun in the twisties for what it is.
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Akion posted:I was riding around Denver today. gently caress the stock HD suspension. I need a chiropractor. CRUISERS ARE SO COMFORTABLE
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