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Chichevache posted:So am I out of line when I start freaking out on these people in traffic? I can't even be bothered any more. All the laws against it have done is make people hold their phones right down in their lap so nobody can see it, also so they're looking even further away from the road. I'm beginning to think the only solution is for phones to instantly disable themselves the second they're moving faster than 5mph. And no I don't give a poo poo about passengers or people on trains either. While we're at it let's make car airbags deploy every time someone makes a turn within two seconds of turning on their indicator. Obviously making a turn without an indicator or in the opposite direction of the indicator should result in a special groin-level airbag deploying. Also airbags should be inflated with farts, they're getting off far too lightly otherwise.
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Deeters posted:Make cars safer to the point where we can push someone off the road for texting and they won't be injured. I want them injured. I say deputize every rider with special extra judicial powers. Everyone is equipped with a large knife and ceramic from a spark plug. We get bounties by bringing back hands still clutching phones. 
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Apr 18, 2015 17:09
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Chichevache posted:I want them injured. Have you done a run down Ortega? Cause I did it a couple weeks back. Came upon a Prius doing ~20 in a straight flat passing zone, and swerving lightly. So I start to go past, and then I see why. IPad attached to his steering wheel, and he's trading loving stock. Like literally has a stock trading app open and never even loving looked up when I went by.
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Anyone ever hit an animal on their bike? Late last night I was going full speed on my scoot (about 45 tucked in lol) and a giant possum came out in front of me. Thought I was hosed, but at the last minute he turned around, was a good pucker moment, and I imagine if I hit it I would have been off the scoot for sure.
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I've run over a squirrel before. Felt the back tire squish and slide around a little, but it wasn't that big of a deal really. I imagine it gets worse as the animal gets bigger.
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leica posted:Anyone ever hit an animal on their bike? Late last night I was going full speed on my scoot (about 45 tucked in lol) and a giant possum came out in front of me. Thought I was hosed, but at the last minute he turned around, was a good pucker moment, and I imagine if I hit it I would have been off the scoot for sure. The rule I read on here was something like "if you can eat it in one sitting, don't swerve." But that's on a real bike. That said, two rabbits in the last six months. Prior to that? A turkey, a bobcat, numerous squirrels and snakes.
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leica posted:Anyone ever hit an animal on their bike? Late last night I was going full speed on my scoot (about 45 tucked in lol) and a giant possum came out in front of me. Thought I was hosed, but at the last minute he turned around, was a good pucker moment, and I imagine if I hit it I would have been off the scoot for sure. I had to do "bullet time" like Neo in the Matrix to dodge a few wrens last week. Closest I've gotten ever. To the best of my knowledge I've never hit an animal before, even in my car.  iwentdoodie posted:The rule I read on here was something like "if you can eat it in one sitting, don't swerve." But that's on a real bike. How the gently caress do you hit a bobcat?
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Chichevache posted:How the gently caress do you hit a bobcat? Generally hard enough that it can't maul you back.
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leica posted:Anyone ever hit an animal on their bike? Late last night I was going full speed on my scoot (about 45 tucked in lol) and a giant possum came out in front of me. Thought I was hosed, but at the last minute he turned around, was a good pucker moment, and I imagine if I hit it I would have been off the scoot for sure. I hit a folding metal chair that had fallen onto a steel deck bridge. I was positive I was going to die being munged on the cheese grater surface, but gyroscopic rigidity is a hell of a thing, and except for every part of the bike getting out of sorts for a few seconds, I escaped unscathed. My heart rate went down some hours later. I honestly think that if I had been on pavement then I would have been flung off the bike when a tire going sideways grabbed. After that Incident, I don't swerve for anything, because if I can ride over it, I'll stay upright and not die. I'll brake hard in a straight line for deer, though. Unless I'm driving a car. Screw deer forever.
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On my first solo ride after getting my license, I hit a woodchuck square-on. I just stood up a little and the GS500E took it all in stride. It was kind of cool, not sure how the woodchuck fared. I ran over a squirrel's tail on my road bicycle, too. The tail sort of popped off and the squirrel ran away. I kept the tail.
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leica posted:Anyone ever hit an animal on their bike? Late last night I was going full speed on my scoot (about 45 tucked in lol) and a giant possum came out in front of me. Thought I was hosed, but at the last minute he turned around, was a good pucker moment, and I imagine if I hit it I would have been off the scoot for sure.  I've also hit a possum at around 140km/h in the middle of the night on a really poor-handling sv650. I was travelling in a straight line and he sort of pinged comically off to the side from a glancing blow from the front wheel. At least that's what I assume happened based on where I found him later; I was too busy trying not to poo poo my pants and crash.
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iwentdoodie posted:The rule I read on here was something like "if you can eat it in one sitting, don't swerve." But that's on a real bike. Yeah I was thinking on a real bike with bigger wheels I would have probably been fine, but my scoot has little 10" wheels so I think I would have been on the pavement.
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I hit a large, dead, porcupine (or at least most of him) at about 75mph just beyond the crest of a hill on the way to work one morning. Aside from the pants making GBS threads terror in the brief moment of time after realizing the situation but before impact, it was rather uneventful. I got a little air and took a few old-and-senile years off my life.
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Chichevache posted:I had to do "bullet time" like Neo in the Matrix to dodge a few wrens last week. Closest I've gotten ever. To the best of my knowledge I've never hit an animal before, even in my car. I lived in the country in Texas. loving around on oiltop roads, came around a bend and splat. Nailed it crossing the road. Was on a YZ250 and it got stuck on my footpeg.
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Chichevache posted:I had to do "bullet time" like Neo in the Matrix to dodge a few wrens last week. Closest I've gotten ever. To the best of my knowledge I've never hit an animal before, even in my car. Come up north, you can take far bigger game; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfzeu4YyGEQ
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Outside Dawg posted:Come up north, you can take far bigger game;  Good thing he was on a big rear end heavy Harley.
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Outside Dawg posted:Come up north, you can take far bigger game;  He got off easy--I've seen deer wreck full size pickup trucks to the point where it looks like a head on collision
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Or explode the deer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u5H4K3CTgE
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Seriously, I hit a deer last winter in my car to the tune of $10k in damage and making the car technically undriveable. I can't believe the Harley escaped with at least a small enough amount of damage that he could drive it to the shoulder rather than drag/push. Maybe it was a small deer, but still.
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Had a dream that my motorcycle was stolen last night. Woke up cranky and am still unreasonably angry. It was still there when I left my place this morning.
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I know we've done the "all movie bikes sound like a straight pipe harley or sportbike" thing but this is a whole new level of special. From "13 Sins" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_6uPvKX2dk
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Hahaha holy poo poo.
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KozmoNaut posted:Hahaha holy poo poo.
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It's missing the dirt bike that switches between 2 and 4 stroke.
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Retarded Pimp posted:Or explode the deer. I feel bad for laughing but holy poo poo.
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What happened to half-faired bikes, anyway? is this yet another thing I can blame on Ewan McGregor for causing the explosion in nerdventure-style bikes, which seem to completely fill the "Upright but with a bit of protection" market segment now?
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SV, Bandit, XJ6, FZ1, FZ6, etc? I feel like the naked bike explosion killed them off, seeing as most of the half-faired bikes I can think of (see above) are now available sans fairing and seem to be a little more popular.
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goddamnedtwisto posted:What happened to half-faired bikes, anyway? is this yet another thing I can blame on Ewan McGregor for causing the explosion in nerdventure-style bikes, which seem to completely fill the "Upright but with a bit of protection" market segment now? Pretty much. KTM 1290 SuperDuke Touring might come to save you though.
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:SV, Bandit, XJ6, FZ1, FZ6, etc? Huh. Didn't know they were even still making the SV-S (or the Bandit, for that matter) - for some reason I had it in mind they'd stopped making them a few years ago. (Of course now I think about it I didn't actually want a half-faired bike because looks-wise they're the worst of both worlds, and what I actually wanted was just a Gen 1 V2 Tuono but new, and I was annoyed that Aprilia only make the Caponord, which is ugly even by nerdventure standards, in that sector now)
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I just started riding for the first time on a bought and barely used '87 Honda XL250R that had sub-1000mi when I put it on the road. Anyways, are increased bowel movements a side effect of frequently riding a high revving thumper? Because I've lost like 20+ lbs. from my peak weight during winter and I really haven't made any changes in diet or exercise...I'm at a loss otherwise. If this is normal would that imply that the naming of the KTM Duke could be an inside joke?
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Mariana Horchata posted:I just started riding for the first time on a bought and barely used '87 Honda XL250R that had sub-1000mi when I put it on the road. Anyways, are increased bowel movements a side effect of frequently riding a high revving thumper? Because I've lost like 20+ lbs. from my peak weight during winter and I really haven't made any changes in diet or exercise...I'm at a loss otherwise. If this is normal would that imply that the naming of the KTM Duke could be an inside joke? I just read that post after finishing a 120mi run on a DRZ400 (at 80mph the whole way) half an hour ago. My normal reply would be "I haven't ridden an XL250R, but lolno.", but the damndest thing is that I actually -do- need to take a poo poo right now. I'm starting to question things.
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Mariana Horchata posted:I just started riding for the first time on a bought and barely used '87 Honda XL250R that had sub-1000mi when I put it on the road. Anyways, are increased bowel movements a side effect of frequently riding a high revving thumper? Because I've lost like 20+ lbs. from my peak weight during winter and I really haven't made any changes in diet or exercise...I'm at a loss otherwise. If this is normal would that imply that the naming of the KTM Duke could be an inside joke? That's weird and you're weird.
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Mariana Horchata posted:I just started riding for the first time on a bought and barely used '87 Honda XL250R that had sub-1000mi when I put it on the road. Anyways, are increased bowel movements a side effect of frequently riding a high revving thumper? Because I've lost like 20+ lbs. from my peak weight during winter and I really haven't made any changes in diet or exercise...I'm at a loss otherwise. If this is normal would that imply that the naming of the KTM Duke could be an inside joke? If you have (had) a particularly sedentary lifestyle then yes, vibrations will increase bowel movements.
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Does that mean this thread has peaked? Don't all threads reach "I CAN'T STOP making GBS threads" at their peak?
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I need recommendations for a motorbike that will make me stop making GBS threads so much.
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