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MoraleHazard posted:As crashes go, it could've been much worse, but I don't get how someone who not only goes over the double yellow multiple times, almost all the way to the white line on the opposite road doesn't just slow way the gently caress down and reassess.
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:Something I've learned from working at a bike shop is that some people can only learn the hard way. Something I've learned from riding a bike and having eyes is that most people don't learn at all and are basically really smart chimps who know which button does what on a motorcycle.
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May 21, 2015 01:45
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May 21, 2015 03:09
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That man looks very uncomfortable. Maybe it's his wallet in his back pocket?
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May 21, 2015 12:57
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Slavvy posted:Diesel power is so in keeping with the spirit of the KLR that I'd look upon it much more favourably if that's what the road bike came with. agreed. http://www.dieselmotorcycles.com/technology.html These fuckers retain some of the original parts.
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May 21, 2015 13:56
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M42 posted:I've been feeling lovely about my riding skills lately, but then I watched this. When I took the MSF course an instructor asked someone why they hit the brakes while turning and they said because they weren't going to make the corner. He told them "so turn harder" and that's what I thought of watching this video.
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May 21, 2015 16:09
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KARMA! posted:That man looks very uncomfortable. Maybe it's his wallet in his back pocket? He's riding a large, heavy motorcycle slowly in loafers. It's guaranteed to be uncomfortable. Last year I saw a guy really struggling with a HD or HD clone at slow speed. It looked like his crocs or flip-flops, I can't remember were contributing quite a bit to his poor control of the bike at slow speeds and even stopped. No foot support has to make it difficult to steady a 700+ lb motorcycle.
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May 21, 2015 16:48
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It's not that bad. For the most part physics is doing the work.
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May 21, 2015 17:18
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Do you really imagine that the sort of person dumb enough to wear sandals on a cruiser is going to have the wherewithal to put their foot in the right place to minimise work/lateral forces going through their ankle?
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May 21, 2015 17:31
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When I ride big cruisers, I can't recall a situation where I needed to put any work or lateral forces through my ankles or boots or sandals or whatever. What do you think happens on one of those things, it tips all over the place and you have to wrestle it upright? Newsflash: that doesn't happen.
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May 21, 2015 17:41
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KARMA! posted:That man looks very uncomfortable. Maybe it's his wallet in his back pocket? Mini tribute to David Letterman, who signed off last night. There's a clip of him actually riding this thing from a few years ago, which effectively places him closer to a chopper than Brian Williams ever was.
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May 21, 2015 17:48
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clutchpuck posted:When I ride big cruisers, I can't recall a situation where I needed to put any work or lateral forces through my ankles or boots or sandals or whatever. Because you're not a dumbass, was the point I was trying to make.
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May 21, 2015 18:17
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Your bigger problem will be burning your ankle.
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May 21, 2015 18:38
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Physics helps when one is moving, of course, but at walking speeds and stopped a heavy bike is still a heavy bike. Maybe it's just me, but if I have to move a bunch of heavy stuff, like heavy boxes or furniture or whatever, choice of footwear seems to matter. It's not a deal-breaker, but it's noticeable. 
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May 21, 2015 18:41
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You just gotta dig them toes deep into your flipflops to get traction.
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May 21, 2015 18:58
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What I'm saying is that it doesn't really matter how heavy a bike is with regard to steadying it. Heavier might even be easier to a point - more mass up high away from the lean axis reduces angular acceleration, sort of like a balance pole for a tightrope walker. When I idle a 800lb bike, I just sit there being lazy, it's no different than how I handle my 450lb bike or my 215lb bike. If it's up, it's weightless. The thing an 800lb bike likely has, which would be beneficial for sandals, is a heel shifter 
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May 21, 2015 19:10
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clutchpuck posted:What I'm saying is that it doesn't really matter how heavy a bike is with regard to steadying it. Heavier might even be easier to a point - more mass up high away from the lean axis reduces angular acceleration, sort of like a balance pole for a tightrope walker. When I idle a 800lb bike, I just sit there being lazy, it's no different than how I handle my 450lb bike or my 215lb bike. If it's up, it's weightless. What about tight turns at walking speeds, like parking lot turns etc? The guy I saw who struggling was doing that. Also if you're wearing motor sandals, you don't need a heel shifter.
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Marv Hushman posted:Mini tribute to David Letterman, who signed off last night. There's a clip of him actually riding this thing from a few years ago, which effectively places him closer to a chopper than Brian Williams ever was. 
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May 21, 2015 20:46
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cursedshitbox posted:agreed. The fact that it set a higher top speed than the factory KLR tells me everything I need to know.
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May 21, 2015 20:47
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CA True Confessions: I was wearing loafers exactly like that when I got crossed up on a pair of oil slicks in a perfect shitstorm of a Michigan u-turn. That bit of stupidity took me out of the game and from these pages for at least a couple seasons. My left foot still acts up occasionally. You can keep a bike balanced in ballerina slippers if you care to--but they're not very useful when you're trying to pirouette off of an out of control bike and away from the traffic on your six.
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May 21, 2015 20:58
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"heat resistant" They've never tried it on a Buell.
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May 21, 2015 22:14
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MoraleHazard posted:What about tight turns at walking speeds, like parking lot turns etc? The guy I saw who struggling was doing that. Unrelated but any mention of Bata (who are now based in India which is probably why someone made that artifacted horror) reminds me that when they were based in south London they used an old WWI air raid siren as their factory whistle, which caused lots of fun from 1939 onwards (they refused to change it until 1942).
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May 21, 2015 22:20
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Sumos gonna Sumo.  https://www.google.com/maps/@32.803946,-116.936319,3a,75y,119.85h,67.14t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1seASr0el-fHUvijHNZUwsYw!2e0
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This is my girlfriend's first biek. She has a little bit of dirt experience so we got her a dual sport. The SP125 has one of the lowest seat heights I've ever seen for what it is. When she outgrows it I'm gonna throw a LT230 cam, cylinder, and a Carillo piston in it. We bought it in pretty rough shape for next to nothing so I threw a bunch of parts at it and converted it to 12 volts for LED signals. 
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Yerok posted:This is my girlfriend's first biek. She has a little bit of dirt experience 
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Slim Pickens posted:Sumos gonna Sumo. I did that when I saw a Google streetview car a few years ago but I guess it wasn't active at the time as I never showed up on Google maps 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7gV197u_F0 This year she finally "got" bieks and she is kicking rear end. We rode for a long time yesterday. My only instructions were don't go too fast but don't go too slow and stay in our yard. She could go anywhere she wanted and do anything she wanted as long as she was having fun. So she decided she wanted to ride around and hit jumps and just do her thing.
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EX250 Type R posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7gV197u_F0 That's awesome; it's cool that she's getting into riding. I need to get out of the Big City for the sake of the Children.
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May 22, 2015 17:11
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If only you lived in Baltimore!
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EX250 Type R posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7gV197u_F0 I can't wait until my kids are old enough to get on some motorized 2 wheelers. Probably going to one of those electric Osets in a year or two. http://osetbikes.com/us/oset-bikes-en-US/oset-12-5-racing-en-US/
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Watsabi posted:I can't wait until my kids are old enough to get on some motorized 2 wheelers. Probably going to one of those electric Osets in a year or two. Start them out when they're really little on balance bikes. That way by the time you're ready for motorcycles they'll already have the basics of riding on two wheels down.
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EX250 Type R posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7gV197u_F0 This is great! Kids are one of those things that I never, ever want but can totally understand other people wanting. Too close to the ramp for a decent run-up. Solution: pin the throttle. Tells dog to move. Dog doesn't move. Solution: pin the throttle  A good child.
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Her confidence in herself builds exponentially faster than my nerves can handle. The other day she was ripping through mud and puddles, passed her 7 year old uncle on his Kawasaki 3spd, and was hauling rear end meanwhile I am on my bike doing all I can not to have a heart attack. Yesterday, I started the bike, she got on and the first thing she did was go straight for the plywood ramp. She is def an Animal 
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Yup, She's my hero.
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Remind her to wear her gloves. 
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builds character posted:Start them out when they're really little on balance bikes. That way by the time you're ready for motorcycles they'll already have the basics of riding on two wheels down. +1. I built one for my son, he fooled around on it for a couple of months then we got him the two wheeler with training wheels, which he only used for a week or so. Not a brag, but he can ride circles around his friends (who didn't have balance bikes). He had to learn pedal positioning way early because he kept dragging the inside pedal gettin' his lean on. Pic, because that's this thread: 
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EX250 Type R- I've been catching up on this thread and keep seeing your kid owning bones. Gotta commend you on being an awesome parent, and your small rider just absolutely killing it. Today I had a 2015 r1 pull up behind me and was struck by the headlight, running light, and directional profile. I don't normally go in for their styling, but I love what they did with it. It's really great to see manufacturers taking advantage of the design freedoms compact LED's can afford. I'm sure this exact thing has been discussed many times already, but this is what I'm talking about, though in person the main lights seemed round; 
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I appreciate going away from norms but the R1 is hideous TO ME. I just really can't get over the side view, and all the empty space on the "forehead." Actually after looking at it again, the whole drat thing is ugly. Just so much going on everywhere, way too many lines, and to much paint/stickers.
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