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Of course it's Florida
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Dec 12, 2015 19:13
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Tire is flat, too.
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Dec 12, 2015 19:15
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BlackMK4 posted:Tire is flat, too. Ｉ ｗａｓ ｌｉｋｅ， ｗｅｌｌ ａｔ ｌｅａｓｔ ｈｅ’ｓ ｇｏｔ ｗｅａｒ ｏｎ ｍｏｓｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｔｉｒｅ ｂｕｔ ｉｔ’ｓ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｏｎｌｙ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｔｈｅ ｔｉｒｅ ｉｓ ｆｌａｔｔｅｒ ｔｈａｎ ｔｈｅ ｍｉｄｗｅｓｔ
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Dec 12, 2015 19:21
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Is that not a car plate down his pants? Man, if I had a nickel...
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Dec 12, 2015 19:35
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no dude it's a tactical lower back protector
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Dec 12, 2015 19:57
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Nitrox posted:Something I always wondered, the reason brake fluid reservoir is next to the lever is to increase response time? Almost every bike has it in that exact spot.
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Dec 12, 2015 20:26
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I went to the progressive International Motorcycle Show today. It was OK. The new Africa Twin is a fat gently caress. D- would not ride off-road. The 500 EXC rally that ktm brought, on the other hand...  I took pictures of some things. This was absolutely ridiculous and magnificent in person. Also, plated.  I took this picture and the guy said "it's not for sale." I don't blame you, buddy. I don't blame you.    But this one is still faster. I was not allowed to sit on it. I would not have fit anyway.  
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Dec 13, 2015 00:24
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Dec 13, 2015 02:48
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They did not have any demo toasters.
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Dec 13, 2015 04:02
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builds character posted:But this one is still faster. I was not allowed to sit on it. I would not have fit anyway. They let us touch them at AIMExpo, those things are so small
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Dec 13, 2015 18:14
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captainOrbital posted:Is that not a car plate down his pants? It is. It's also a dealer plate.
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Dec 14, 2015 03:11
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Ooooooh, yeah, I'll test ride the one with the flat tire brah!
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Dec 14, 2015 03:42
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goddamnedtwisto posted:I suppose the real question is "What will idiots with too much disposable income and the kind of dead-eyed rootlessness that the last 30 years has impressed on humanity go for next?", closely followed by "And how can I make money off it? Stupid overpriced Italian scooters with roll-bars and too many mirrors will get popular again soon, I think. Men's fashion is already all about the short trousers and skinny lapels. All it'll take is for a few venal 'creative professionals' with too many Instagram followers to slap an RAF roundel on their open-face helmet and mention the word 'Quadrophenia' and everybody selling a thing with 10" wheels for twice what they're worth or more will have hoards of fuckwits in cheap plaid suits beating down their doors. There must be an absolute dickload of money to be made for someone willing to revive the Lambretta marque and slap idiotic Vespa-level price-tags on whatever garbage they actually produce.
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Dec 14, 2015 06:27
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Lambretta has already been revived. They went the cheap Chinese piece of poo poo route.
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Dec 14, 2015 06:54
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Smudgie Buggler posted:Stupid overpriced Italian scooters with roll-bars and too many mirrors will get popular again soon, I think. Men's fashion is already all about the short trousers and skinny lapels. All it'll take is for a few venal 'creative professionals' with too many Instagram followers to slap an RAF roundel on their open-face helmet and mention the word 'Quadrophenia' and everybody selling a thing with 10" wheels for twice what they're worth or more will have hoards of fuckwits in cheap plaid suits beating down their doors. It's not as big as the cafe racer poo poo but this is already a trend. The difference is that we have 40+ years of emasculating scooters so a lot of image-conscious 18-35 year old men won't be caught dead on one. That's not to say any scooter event isn't full of guys in their best Quadrophenia cosplay complete with Docs and vintage parkas. You need only look up all the "Mods vs. Rockers" or "Distinguished Gentlemen" events to see them. And Vespa seems to be doing fine banking on either "Quadrophenia" or "Roman Holiday," depending on gender, to push both bikes and merch. So much merch. open24hours posted:Lambretta has already been revived. They went the cheap Chinese piece of poo poo route. Came and went, I think, at least in the States. The Lambretta name is apparently claimed by several groups so it shows up on generic Chinese scooters, watches, etc. but nobody really does much with it. It doesn't help that nobody knows the Lambretta name ("is that a kind of Vespa?") - and the few that do know them to be unreliable monsters. (Scomadi is a neat idea, though, taking series-III Lambretta style but with modern Piaggio running gear) Gay Nudist Dad fucked around with this message at 07:38 on Dec 14, 2015 |
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Dec 14, 2015 07:36
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zxxM9EYQzY
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Gay Nudist Dad posted:The difference is that we have 40+ years of emasculating scooters so a lot of image-conscious 18-35 year old men won't be caught dead on one. Living in a big college town now, it's interesting to see how this trend is almost nonexistent That 18-35 group is the majority of the scooter crowd here. It isn't even uncommon to see 3 or 4 pairs of guys riding two up a day.
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Dec 14, 2015 19:03
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Picked up a 2008 KTM 690 SMC the other day;    e: oops, tables Shimrod fucked around with this message at 21:16 on Dec 14, 2015 |
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Dec 14, 2015 21:09
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I wish Awful would default to timg when phoneposting.
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Dec 14, 2015 21:11
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Gonna need to pick up a pretty fuckin big tablecloth.
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Dec 14, 2015 21:14
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Shimrod posted:A Unicorn That thing is beautiful. I'm so envious. Did you find it through forums or luck out on one through craigslist?
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Dec 15, 2015 00:20
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Friend of mine is a manager at a bike store and called me to let me know it was at one of their other stores. They had it up in Brisbane from the Gold Coast the next morning for a ride.
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Dec 15, 2015 01:53
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I have just discovered the dumbness that are Masei helmets  They are not DOT but I still want that Macross helmet though...
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Dec 15, 2015 15:19
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You could probably make foam pieces to tack onto a regular helmet to make it look like that.
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Dec 15, 2015 15:23
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Dec 15, 2015 15:28
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Vets and bikes...
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Dec 15, 2015 16:20
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I do the tank drumming at red lights too.
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Dec 15, 2015 16:31
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Yeah I do it to the rhythm to the idling evo.
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Dec 15, 2015 16:36
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You shift to neutral at traffic lights?
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Dec 15, 2015 16:39
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I turn my bike off at lights.
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Dec 15, 2015 16:46
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I usually shift to neutral at traffic lights.
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Dec 15, 2015 16:56
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Renaissance Robot posted:You shift to neutral at traffic lights? usually, especially if another car has stopped behind me.
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Dec 15, 2015 17:04
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Yeah once traffic settles in behind me and it's gonna be a while I put a foot on the brake and give my hands a stretch.
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Dec 15, 2015 17:28
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Shimrod posted:Friend of mine is a manager at a bike store and called me to let me know it was at one of their other stores. They had it up in Brisbane from the Gold Coast the next morning for a ride. Aww poo poo another Brisgoon rider. We should chill. And by chill I mean do ill-advisedly fast things on bikes.
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Dec 15, 2015 18:53
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Renaissance Robot posted:You shift to neutral at traffic lights?
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Dec 15, 2015 19:48
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Renaissance Robot posted:You shift to neutral at traffic lights? I shift to neutral whilst I'm rolling towards the light 
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Dec 15, 2015 23:02
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Oglogoth posted:I shift to neutral whilst I'm rolling towards the light You're probably just joking but isn't that a violation in most states? Although I've always wondered how'd they'd catch you doing it.
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Dec 15, 2015 23:17
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Dutymode posted:You're probably just joking but isn't that a violation in most states? Although I've always wondered how'd they'd catch you doing it. I've definitely never heard of it if it is. And yeah I'm mostly joking, though I do pop into neutral once I've stopped. (Thanks Kawasaki)
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Dutymode posted:You're probably just joking but isn't that a violation in most states? Although I've always wondered how'd they'd catch you doing it. Some states have a no coasting on a downgrade law somewhere but not all and nothing about neutral at or before stop lights. I put both feet down.
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