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I went for a short 10 minute ride tonight to warm up the chain for lubing after cleaning it, no gear except the helmet (I was in a hurry because I could see lightning on the horizon), I can see the appeal but like they say, dress for the slide, not the ride.
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Tanbo posted:I went for a short 10 minute ride tonight to warm up the chain for lubing after cleaning it, no gear except the helmet (I was in a hurry because I could see lightning on the horizon), I can see the appeal but like they say, dress for the slide, not the ride. Considering how often I get pelted with bugs/rocks and poo poo I don't know how anyone rides more than about 40 without a full face. Yet, it seems like only 5% of the people in this city use them. 
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May 13, 2014 07:51
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M42 posted:I've never ridden without atgatt, but I've scooched the bike to different parking spots without some pieces of gear (pants, gloves). It felt so uncomfortable, akin to being partially naked. And that was just moving it 20 feet unpowered. Can't even imagine riding with shorts/flipflops/tank top. You put on a jacket and helmet to push your bike around in the parking lot?  That's some serious commitment to ATGATT alright.
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May 13, 2014 08:37
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Going to touch the bike? Helmet. Going to touch the controls? Jacket. ATGATT, no excuses.
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May 13, 2014 09:18
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I know when I crashed I was super thankful for wearing full gear. If it wasn't for my armored pants and jacket who knows what kind of injuries I could have sustained. Having my confidence completely shaken is bad enough, but to add injury on top of that? No thank you. I mean one second you are on top of the world and then the next second you are skipping across the pavement and gravel like a stone across a lake on a sunny summer afternoon. It isn't easy just to pick the bike up and ride off like nothing changed.
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May 13, 2014 12:20
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May 14, 2014 03:06
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Back wheel stayed on the ground. Not razzled accurate. I never go without all of my gear. Even WITH all of my gear I got pretty messed up when I went down at low speed.
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May 14, 2014 03:12
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Backov posted:Going to touch the bike? Helmet. Going to touch the controls? Jacket. ATGATT, no excuses. So would you consider me squidly for not wearing any gear while working on my bike, and even when sitting on it and starting it up to check the operation of the engine and lights and stuff? Last week I even rode down my street (1 block long, no cars) at 15mph wearing only a helmet, boots and gloves to ensure that I had the shifter at the right angle. e: unless this is a joke post or something cause I'm really bad at reading sarcasm over the internet Sagebrush fucked around with this message at 03:25 on May 14, 2014 |
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May 14, 2014 03:17
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Digital_Jesus posted:Razzled.gif ahaha I wish, the plastics on that bad boy look okay!
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May 14, 2014 03:20
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Best part of that gif is in the video version you can hear the Dad absolutely pissing himself laughing when the kid hits the tree.
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May 14, 2014 03:42
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Sagebrush posted:So would you consider me squidly for not wearing any gear while working on my bike, and even when sitting on it and starting it up to check the operation of the engine and lights and stuff? Last week I even rode down my street (1 block long, no cars) at 15mph wearing only a helmet, boots and gloves to ensure that I had the shifter at the right angle. You're a squid if you operate anything with an engine without putting your gear on  . I suited up to mow the lawn (with a push behind mower) last weekend because it was loving cold and all my warm clothes were in the wash...
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May 14, 2014 07:51
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Sagebrush posted:So would you consider me squidly for not wearing any gear while working on my bike, and even when sitting on it and starting it up to check the operation of the engine and lights and stuff? Last week I even rode down my street (1 block long, no cars) at 15mph wearing only a helmet, boots and gloves to ensure that I had the shifter at the right angle. Sorry, total joke post. I live in Vietnam. A cloth face mask on the two kids sandwiched between you and your wife on your scooter is considered adequate safety gear.
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May 14, 2014 08:17
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Doubleposting is bad.
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May 14, 2014 08:17
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Sagebrush posted:So would you consider me squidly for not wearing any gear while working on my bike, and even when sitting on it and starting it up to check the operation of the engine and lights and stuff? Last week I even rode down my street (1 block long, no cars) at 15mph wearing only a helmet, boots and gloves to ensure that I had the shifter at the right angle. He was joking, relax your sax. edfb: don't leave the window open for ten minutes, gents.
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May 14, 2014 08:23
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Digital_Jesus posted:Razzled.gif Target_Fixation.gif I've done similar but it was first time skiing and it was the rope tow shed. I wish someone had it on video.
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May 14, 2014 12:52
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The funny thing about it is the foot-dragging is absolutely identical to what people who can't ride for poo poo do on bikes when they have to slow to a stop or crawl across an intersection. Looks like the same footwear, too.
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May 15, 2014 06:40
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Slavvy posted:The funny thing about it is the foot-dragging is absolutely identical to what people who can't ride for poo poo do on bikes when they have to slow to a stop or crawl across an intersection. I don't drag my feet but I like leaving them off for a bit, makes me think of what I'd look like with an invisible bike, just floating with legs dangling etc.
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May 15, 2014 08:50
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Slavvy posted:The funny thing about it is the foot-dragging is absolutely identical to what people who can't ride for poo poo do on bikes when they have to slow to a stop or crawl across an intersection. Mental age is approximately equivalent as well 
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May 16, 2014 17:18
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Sometimes when I'm waiting in line to get on a roundabout and I have to keep pulling forward a car length then stopping over and over, I don't bother putting my left foot back on the peg. Am I a scrub? 
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May 16, 2014 17:36
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Have some anecdotal evidence as to why you should gear up even on quick post maintenance 'round the block type rides. http://youtu.be/TFD9az2eAv0
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May 16, 2014 20:01
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ArcticZombie posted:Sometimes when I'm waiting in line to get on a roundabout and I have to keep pulling forward a car length then stopping over and over, I don't bother putting my left foot back on the peg. Am I a scrub? I just spent 35 minutes to go one mile due to an accident. I had the skids down more often then not. There was no rhythm to how the car moved in front of me. I am a scrub.
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May 16, 2014 21:48
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I usually put both feet on the pegs and go the absolute slowest I possibly can which is usually a slower average speed than a car start-stopping. Plus it's fun to see how long you can balance, how slow you can go and is just generally more stimulating than dragging my foot (I never use both, but I'm tall).
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May 17, 2014 03:24
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I do the same at stop lights. I've almost dropped it once playing that game too long 
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May 17, 2014 03:50
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That's what I do at stops, practice for the slow drags at cycle gear so I can win that gift card!
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May 17, 2014 03:58
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Schroeder91 posted:slow drags at cycle gear so I can win that gift card! Excuse me what?!?! This sounds like something I need to get in on e. Sweet jesus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdPWE0zbLcM
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May 17, 2014 04:15
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My foot comes up and is on the peg pretty much simultaneously with the clutch lever coming out, I don't get the dragging thing at all and I (probably incorrectly) peg people I see doing it as people what don't ride good. I also like to see how slow I can go with feet up, and try to avoid putting feet down at all if the traffic situation allows for it.
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May 17, 2014 08:19
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I am normally the same way, but I have had my FZ1 for all of 48 hours. I am still learning how it handles at low speeds. Plus that traffic was an abomination due to some accident. I was literally creeping one car length every 30 seconds. I envy people who live in states where lane splitting is allowed.
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May 17, 2014 09:08
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Here4DaGangBang posted:My foot comes up and is on the peg pretty much simultaneously with the clutch lever coming out, I don't get the dragging thing at all and I (probably incorrectly) peg people I see doing it as people what don't ride good. A guy in front of me in stop and go traffic yesterday came to a complete stop and waved a dump truck waiting at a cross street across opposing traffic and into his lane ahead of him. This took probably the better part of a minute. His feet never came down once, and also never came down during that several-mile stretch of stop and go low speed lovely commuter traffic. He was on a Harley. Some people, man. I can only assume his other car is a unicycle or something.
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May 17, 2014 15:02
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Splizwarf posted:A guy in front of me in stop and go traffic yesterday came to a complete stop and waved a dump truck waiting at a cross street across opposing traffic and into his lane ahead of him. This took probably the better part of a minute. His feet never came down once, and also never came down during that several-mile stretch of stop and go low speed lovely commuter traffic. He was on a Harley. That's loving impressive. Once I'm stopped, my feet are on the ground within a second or so without fail, I'm sure.
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May 17, 2014 15:26
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Not me, but my buddy crashed on a group ride we were on today. Bike is totaled. He's road rashed up, gash in his arm, cactus in his back. I'm not sure what happened, I guess his rear tire kicked up and he was launched off the road in a corner. I didn't see what happened, I couldn't keep up. His bike was about 150 feet off the road, inbedded in a bush and cactus. We're at the hospital now getting him cleaned up and checked out.
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May 17, 2014 19:59
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drat, glad he's mostly ok. Too many stories of group ride crashes on here.
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May 17, 2014 20:16
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Bugdrvr posted:drat, glad he's mostly ok. Too many stories of group ride crashes on here. Clearly evidence that group rides are dumb.
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Schroeder91 posted:Not me, but my buddy crashed on a group ride we were on today. Bike is totaled. He's road rashed up, gash in his arm, cactus in his back. I'm not sure what happened, I guess his rear tire kicked up and he was launched off the road in a corner. I didn't see what happened, I couldn't keep up. His bike was about 150 feet off the road, inbedded in a bush and cactus. We're at the hospital now getting him cleaned up and checked out. Where was it this time? 
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May 17, 2014 22:17
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Beeline/87 up to Payson. Maybe 30-40 miles outside of Mesa. He'll be fine, but he's going to be hurting for awhile. this used to be a GSXR750. There was a barbed wire fence 5-10 feet away, flying into the bush saved him. No broken bones, a tear in his thumb, gash in his arm, road rash, and his head is bruised but I don't know if they've done a catscan yet. His visor was like 150 feet away and his face got a bit scratched up.
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May 17, 2014 22:36
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2011+ since it has gold BPFs and Brembos. That sucks... 25-30mi from my house, I know the area well. You guys flying through the sweepers? He's lucky it wasn't worse.
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Schroeder91 posted:Not me, but my buddy crashed on a group ride we were on today. Bike is totaled. He's road rashed up, gash in his arm, cactus in his back. I'm not sure what happened, I guess his rear tire kicked up and he was launched off the road in a corner. I didn't see what happened, I couldn't keep up. His bike was about 150 feet off the road, inbedded in a bush and cactus. We're at the hospital now getting him cleaned up and checked out. Hopefully your friend is ok. Did he have gear on besides his helmet?
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I'm on a cbr500r so I couldn't keep up, I'm not sure how fast he was going. The corner speed limit was 50 though. He had helmet, gloves, and a vest/back protector on.
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May 17, 2014 23:15
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Schroeder91 posted:a GSXR750. The squidliest bike, for some reason. Glad he's (mostly) okay. Schroeder91 posted:I'm on a cbr500r so I couldn't keep up, I'm not sure how fast he was going. The corner speed limit was 50 though. He had helmet, gloves, and a vest/back protector on. The helmet almost certainly saved his life. Too bad he didn't have anything on that would also save his skin.
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I still don't understand why you'd wear a chest/back protector and not a normal mesh jacket. Oh well. Glad he's alright. We all just need on of these, I think.
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Yep. I didn't get a picture, but his helmet was hosed up. Hopefully it will teach our friends to start using helmets, but I somehow doubt it.
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