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Verge posted:as a Harley rider, Suddenly it all makes sense.
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Oct 26, 2015 17:38
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As if anything below 1200ccs is a Real Harley.
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Oct 26, 2015 18:08
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Well you see there are Harleys and Women's Harleys.
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Oct 26, 2015 18:17
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Verge posted:What is this seeking approval accusation poo poo? I admitted it showed ignorance, though I didn't focus on it. Is that a crime? "Hey guys, I almost got hit because I was unprepared for douchebags," is hardly seeking approval. If this was about approval, I would've made sure to bring my leathers so that I could've just put the motorcycle into a controlled slide to avoid the confrontation altogether. /s It IS about approval because you still seem to think the driver is the one at fault. Get it into your thick skull, this was entirely your fault or hey don't, have fun getting run over because you pass like a downie
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Oct 26, 2015 20:20
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Razzled posted:or hey don't, have fun getting run over because you pass like a downie Insulting to downs people; I've seen them operate scooters, bicycles and horses just fine.
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Oct 26, 2015 21:18
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Razzled posted:or hey don't, have fun getting run over because you pass like a downie Oh man I'm going to use that term to irritate my wife. What happens next will shock you!
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Oct 26, 2015 21:25
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Razzled posted:you pass like a downie That's hilarious, and I normally hate that sort of insult. I am ashamed and bemused. Verge, It was a scary and bad pass. It's ok (it's not ok), these things happen. I did a Pass Of Poor Decisions in a mountain curve the other week. Sure, I could see through the trees that there was no oncoming car, but it was still stupid and idiotic given my power to weight and the tight spaces. Admonishing yourself for lovely bike moves keeps the blood on the inside longer. You need blood on the inside to ride. Riding is the goal. All hail he ride.
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Oct 26, 2015 21:40
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Gay Nudist Dad posted:Sub-250cc bikes may not be practical for 100% of commuters but there are still many millions that could get by just fine on one. Yup. I think I hit 60+ mph once or twice a week on either bike or car. Between interstate traffic and city streets I'd really never need more than 250cc's. There are tons of people commuting on small scooters here - middle aged women, even! A small motorcycle here or scooter makes a shitload of sense, especially since you can split. Even in the last place I lived, Madison WI, I would have been just fine on a scooter - and plenty of people commute on them there, too!
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Oct 26, 2015 22:08
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:Yup. I think I hit 60+ mph once or twice a week on either bike or car. Between interstate traffic and city streets I'd really never need more than 250cc's. This is almost universally the case in not-America AFAIK.
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Oct 26, 2015 22:36
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It's weird that the rest of the world's places are so close together. Our poo poo is all over the goddamn place.
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Oct 26, 2015 22:40
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RadioPassive posted:It's weird that the rest of the world's places are so close together. Our poo poo is all over the goddamn place. Look at the border expansion between 1800 and 1900 and you'll have your answer as to why.
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Oct 26, 2015 22:42
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RadioPassive posted:It's weird that the rest of the world's places are so close together. Our poo poo is all over the goddamn place. Well, the argument was about commuting. It's relatively uncommon to be commuting thousands of kilometres, and sitting at 60mph on a 250 for an hour won't kill you. There's no actual reason to go above that speed unless, as mentioned, you live somewhere where it's common for people to drastically exceed the limit on the motorway on the way to work and this seems to be a mostly American phenomenon; most other countries are gridlocked during rush-hour anyway and in that situation 250's are ideal.
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Oct 26, 2015 22:44
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RadioPassive posted:It's weird that the rest of the world's places are so close together. Our poo poo is all over the goddamn place. Shove the population into a series of conurbations with European population density up and down the east coast, give the rest back to first nations. Two birds one stone 
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Oct 26, 2015 22:48
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:Yup. I think I hit 60+ mph once or twice a week on either bike or car. Between interstate traffic and city streets I'd really never need more than 250cc's. There are tons of people commuting on small scooters here - middle aged women, even! A small motorcycle here or scooter makes a shitload of sense, especially since you can split. Sheeeit. I've done multiple-hour rides on a Ninjette many times. 250s are no problem on the highway, at least decent ones. I had no problems cruising at 70 or 75 for extended periods. Now a Grom or a Metro is a whole other thing, but I wouldn't necessarily throw all the 250s into the surface-streets-only bucket.
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Oct 26, 2015 23:45
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No, you're right, I've done it too and on the right bike with the right expectations it's fine. My point, though, is that even if you take it as a fact that you need more than 250cc for extended highway commuting there are plenty of people who don't see those speeds on their commute either due to traffic or ability to use other streets to get to work. edit: Although the benefit of having a motorcycle to cut through traffic is only really realized in The Glorious Motorcycle Republic of California. DEUCE SLUICE fucked around with this message at 00:12 on Oct 27, 2015 |
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Oct 27, 2015 00:08
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I love owning a 16-year old used bike. Everytime I need to fix one thing, I get to fix two things! For example, this happened this morning: Thankfully, in Taiwan you're never too far away from a scooter shop! (Which, collectively, are 3rd in ubiquity only to 7-Eleven and FamilyMart). Take to a Suzuki-branded shop, replaced the tube, but also had to fix one of the spokes, which had somehow lost it's anchoring stud. Then, go to my normal shop for an oil change, brake adjustment, and also asked the mechanic to tighten the chain. Turns out one of the adjustment bolts had a section of thread stripped out. New bolt! Regarding low displacement chat: if your daily commute involves the interstate, then yes, low displacement won't work. One time I lived in Fargo and commuted 60 miles one way - my SR150 would probably be horrible for that. I lived in OKC, and at the time was living in the South/Central area and commuting to the North side for work, which required using the interstates. Again, the SR150 would be bad, but I was looking at moving to the North end anyways, and a low displacement motorbike would work. My hometown in Florida, a low displacement bike would be perfect for. I lived in the Canton, OH, area, and a low displacement bike would have suited all of my needs there, and even for the one job where I did use the Interstate, it was arguably just as fast to not use it depending on which direction I took. I get that low displacement doesn't fit everyone's needs, but there are a lot of people who go big even though they don't need to, lacking any reason including the simplest of "I want a big bike for fun." I had a coworker buy a 1800cc cruiser as his first bike, despite my efforts to talk him out, because he didn't think the smaller 1200cc version would be suitable on the Interstate. A lot of riders buy a big bike because they're afraid of poo poo like: HenryJLittlefinger posted:Well you see there are Harleys and Women's Harleys. High Protein posted:As if anything below 1200ccs is a Real Harley. captainOrbital posted:Psht. Chiayi is for scrubs. Kaohsiung is where the party at. How's the dengue fever thing going?
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Oct 27, 2015 06:10
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How much slack is too much? I've seen this bike at work a few times now.   Was thinking it might be good to leave a friendly note to the owner about proper chain maintenance. No. 6 fucked around with this message at 14:01 on Oct 27, 2015 |
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Oct 27, 2015 13:50
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How much table breakage is too much? That chain looks rather slack, jesus.
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Oct 27, 2015 13:55
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Here4DaGangBang posted:How much table breakage is too much? Sorry was posting from my phone and couldn't tell. Is it better now?
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Oct 27, 2015 14:02
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No. 6 posted:How much slack is too much? I've seen this bike at work a few times now. If you can reach down and pull the chain off, it's a bit too slack.
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Oct 27, 2015 14:05
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Isn't the recommended chain flex on most bikes about an inch or so?
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Oct 27, 2015 14:06
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Yup that's hilariously loose. Dangerously hilariously loose.
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Oct 27, 2015 14:47
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I found this online and will tape it to his bike. Unless someone tells me this is not an F4 Brutale 910s.  
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Oct 27, 2015 15:08
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No. 6 posted:I found this online and will tape it to his bike. Unless someone tells me this is not an F4 Brutale 910s. Wow, they just have it as a measurement of "Your chain should hang this low at this point"? I like that.
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Oct 27, 2015 15:11
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Collateral Damage posted:Isn't the recommended chain flex on most bikes about an inch or so? Ask me about the time I thought this was the case for my TDM too.
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Edit: poo poo, meant this for the picture thread. Coredump fucked around with this message at 17:11 on Oct 27, 2015 |
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Oct 27, 2015 16:28
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KARMA! posted:Ask me about the time I thought this was the case for my TDM too. What happened the time you thought that was the case for your TDM?
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Oct 27, 2015 18:05
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Collateral Damage posted:Isn't the recommended chain flex on most bikes about an inch or so? My old DT is like a half inch. I don't go by that though. I compress the rear suspension so the axle is at its furthest position from the front sprocket and then make sure there's a little play there all the way through a chain revolution.
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Oct 27, 2015 19:06
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Marxalot posted:Wow, they just have it as a measurement of "Your chain should hang this low at this point"? I like that. My KTM has 'at this specific point on the swing arm, the distance to the chain should be 5mm if you push it up' which is great.
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Oct 27, 2015 19:57
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I'm 99% certain those SSAs don't have anything like enough adjustment range to take up that much slack, and if he's been running with it that slack for a while the chain is likely to be hosed anyway. Printing out that manual page is passive-aggressive as gently caress though, just put a postit on his clocks or something.
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Oct 27, 2015 20:53
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goddamnedtwisto posted:I'm 99% certain those SSAs don't have anything like enough adjustment range to take up that much slack, and if he's been running with it that slack for a while the chain is likely to be hosed anyway. It's fine with something nice "hey man, I ride too and didn't want you wrecking because your chain comes off. Here's the adjustment guide I found. Shiny side up brah. #YOLO, #bieklyf"
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Oct 27, 2015 21:01
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builds character posted:It's fine with something nice "hey man, I ride too and didn't want you wrecking because your chain comes off. Here's the adjustment guide I found. Shiny side up brah. #YOLO, #bieklyf" That's pretty much what I did. I didn't want to be an rear end, just genuinely concerned about another rider's safety.
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Oct 27, 2015 21:11
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Razzled posted:It IS about approval because you still seem to think the driver is the one at fault. Get it into your thick skull, this was entirely your fault I never said that or tried to imply that. I said he was a dick, nothing more. You're just angry for the sake of being angry. Coydog posted:Verge, It was a scary and bad pass. It's ok (it's not ok), these things happen. I did a Pass Of Poor Decisions in a mountain curve the other week. Sure, I could see through the trees that there was no oncoming car, but it was still stupid and idiotic given my power to weight and the tight spaces. Admonishing yourself for lovely bike moves keeps the blood on the inside longer. You need blood on the inside to ride. Riding is the goal. All hail he ride. A thousand times I can say that I did run over what just happened and corrected the error mentally. I appreciate your support but frankly, and this is not directly toward you, but I didn't post this for advice on how to ride. I knew what I did wrong before I uploaded it. I'm just sharing content here. A "Look at this rear end in a top hat being an rear end in a top hat," post. I now pass at much faster speeds than before to prevent this from happening. It comes down to that I didn't expect him (I should've been ready for it) to speed up and then gun it when I got close. I should've. I know that. No one needed to tell me and I can't see the logic in the rudeness. Renaissance Robot posted:Suddenly it all makes sense. I prefer the cruiser crowd because they don't get all elitist about gear and they don't brake mid-corner. Maybe it's just my area, though. I do enjoy mocking the stereotype, though. This is my third bike, the other 2 were a Ninja 250 and a CM400T. No, they weren't crashed. Anyway, enough of this poo poo. I need some technical help, guys. I almost accidentally touched the front brake during a stop, causing a head-over-bars scenario. Can anyone tell me how to remove this death switch Harley attached to my bike?
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Oct 27, 2015 23:39
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Verge posted:A "Look at this rear end in a top hat being an rear end in a top hat," post. Look at this rear end in a top hat indeed.
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Oct 28, 2015 00:08
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Verge posted:I never said that or tried to imply that. I said he was a dick, nothing more. You're just angry for the sake of being angry. Just stop and let it go. Pursuing this won't improve your situation.
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Oct 28, 2015 00:31
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Verge posted:I never said that or tried to imply that. I said he was a dick, nothing more. You're just angry for the sake of being angry. Your video shows no evidence of a "cager" doing anything wrong. It shows an "rear end in a top hat being an rear end in a top hat," but it's not the driver of the car. You made two oncoming drivers swerve on to the shoulder with your behavior. Also, if you don't want advice on how to ride, don't post in this forum at all ever. Especially if you're posting videos of yourself riding. It's what happens here, and it's usually good advice. HenryJLittlefinger fucked around with this message at 00:45 on Oct 28, 2015 |
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Oct 28, 2015 00:39
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Verge. Stop. We can all be friends
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Oct 28, 2015 00:55
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:Verge. Stop. We can all be friends The hell we're all friends here.
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Oct 28, 2015 02:03
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Pope Mobile posted:The hell we're all friends here. Screw you, buddy
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He's not your buddy, guy.
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