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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:380 sounds high for any tire but there are some which are way up there over 300. I dunno what's with those shops continually upping prices on you for standard poo poo like that, that sounds like crap to me. We wouldn't do that. I still ain't paying $380 for a loving tire.
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My Angel GT rear was $183 or so and I'm going to be pretty annoyed if it doesn't last 10k miles
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Apr 28, 2016 07:21
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My PR4 was $270 and lasted about 5 months. 
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Collateral Damage posted:My PR4 was $270 and lasted about 5 months. That couldn't get fixed?
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:380 sounds high for any tire but there are some which are way up there over 300. I dunno what's with those shops continually upping prices on you for standard poo poo like that, that sounds like crap to me. We wouldn't do that. Is your shop allowed to buy stock from an online retailer of it's cheaper?
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Apr 28, 2016 13:10
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Barnsy posted:That couldn't get fixed?
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:380 sounds high for any tire but there are some which are way up there over 300. I dunno what's with those shops continually upping prices on you for standard poo poo like that, that sounds like crap to me. We wouldn't do that. u mad @ capitalism
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Registering with the AMA for an insurance discount and I haven't really decided what my affinity is. I mean my current Daily Driver is a Kawasaki, but I don't know that I really want to list that with the AMA. This might not be a popular opinion on CA, but I think I might actually prefer riding women to most bikes. What say you all? edit VVV That blows. I only agreed because I got roadside assistance as well. Otherwise the fee wouldn't be worth it. I doubt I will renew this. According to their website right now they're fighting for motorcycle rights, by making sure the governement doesn't give Indians land in case the tribe won't let dirt bikers use it.  Maybe work on lane-splitting in the other 49 before taking care of the whole Whites Vs. Natives problem.(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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If I didn't like the AMA's roadside assistance and didn't keep telling myself I'm going to run an AMA sponsored race sometime soon, I would drop my membership. I got nothing for an insurance discount from them.
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Chichevache posted:Registering with the AMA for an insurance discount and I haven't really decided what my affinity is. I mean my current Daily Driver is a Kawasaki, but I don't know that I really want to list that with the AMA. This might not be a popular opinion on CA, but I think I might actually prefer riding women to most bikes. What say you all? From what I can tell, in the US, stealing land off the natives is far simpler and easier than making splitting legal as far as legislation is concerned. Also 'woman rider' jesus christ.
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Chichevache posted:Registering with the AMA for an insurance discount and I haven't really decided what my affinity is. I mean my current Daily Driver is a Kawasaki, but I don't know that I really want to list that with the AMA. This might not be a popular opinion on CA, but I think I might actually prefer riding women to most bikes. What say you all? Quoting because nsap wont see this from either of you lmao
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gently caress the AMA right in their "no helmets" and "woman rider" bullshit. What I find funny is that yesterday I went to sit on some motorcycles to see what's comfortable when I buy a new bike next year. Of all the salesmen for vehicles I've met over the years, the motorcycle guys have been the least *look at my husband like he's making my choices for me* and actually talk to me about bikes. The AMA can suck it.
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Apr 29, 2016 00:56
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If I didn't have to be in the AMA for racing I wouldn't.
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Lynza posted:gently caress the AMA right in their "no helmets" and "woman rider" bullshit. I'm surprised none of them tried to sell you on how comfy the pillion is.
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Lynza posted:gently caress the AMA right in their "no helmets" and "woman rider" bullshit. They ruined our chances of passing lane splitting here in Texas. They stated they wouldn't support the bill unless we removed the helmet law portion from it. Once the helmet law portion was removed it was pretty much immediately shot down.
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Minkee posted:They ruined our chances of passing lane splitting here in Texas. They stated they wouldn't support the bill unless we removed the helmet law portion from it. Once the helmet law portion was removed it was pretty much immediately shot down. What in the gently caress?
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Minkee posted:They ruined our chances of passing lane splitting here in Texas. They stated they wouldn't support the bill unless we removed the helmet law portion from it. Once the helmet law portion was removed it was pretty much immediately shot down. What a bunch of cunts.
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Minkee posted:They ruined our chances of passing lane splitting here in Texas. They stated they wouldn't support the bill unless we removed the helmet law portion from it. Once the helmet law portion was removed it was pretty much immediately shot down. Gonna start a Japanese American Motorcycle Association so us metric fuckers can petition for lane-splitting and other cool benefits to riding a bike that isn't the size of a Tercel.
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Apr 29, 2016 19:43
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Chichevache posted:I'm surprised none of them tried to sell you on how comfy the pillion is. Oh man, if that ever happens, I don't even know what I'll do. I feel like I'll look like a deer in the headlights until it sinks in, and then I'm just gonna start laughing like a crazy person.
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"Ride...as...passenger?" *blinks* "Is that a thing?"
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What's that actually like? I've never been a pillion and the thought frightens.
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Apr 29, 2016 22:13
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Slavvy posted:What's that actually like? I've never been a pillion and the thought frightens. I've done it once! It's kinda fun, but my husband wasn't happy when I tried to help with the leaning, so... It's not too bad. I only did it for a 20-mile ride, though. I'd probably end up shanking someone if I had to do it for much longer. It's kind of nice in the sense that you can just sort of look around and enjoy the scenery.
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Its fun for a bit, you really have to trust the driver though. Also who would get annoyed with the passenger helping with leaning? When they go against you is the worst Its rare that I have a passenger but even I do the first thing I tell them is to lean with me
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I rode down Main in Sturgis on the back of a BMW GS last summer. It kind of sucked.
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:380 sounds high for any tire but there are some which are way up there over 300. I dunno what's with those shops continually upping prices on you for standard poo poo like that, that sounds like crap to me. We wouldn't do that. I've seen what my local shop pays for tires, and I've seen what they end up charging. Both were far higher than what I get online. $400+installation for a pair of DRZ sized BT S20s is a joke, but sadly I think their cost was around 300. Mine was just barely under $200.
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clutchpuck posted:I rode down Main in Sturgis on the back of a BMW GS last summer. Yeah, down that straight that smooth oil-out-of-frame design of a GS doesn't quite jiggle your tiny tits the way a Buell might do.
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Riding on the back of my dad's bike was pretty cool when I was like 8 and hadn't been given my own yet. I just looked at some old pictures from those times and my gear consisted of jeans, a sweatshirt, and a 3/4 helmet.
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Deeters posted:Riding on the back of my dad's bike was pretty cool when I was like 8 and hadn't been given my own yet. I just looked at some old pictures from those times and my gear consisted of jeans, a sweatshirt, and a 3/4 helmet. Your father was a monster and I reported this post to the moderators so they can track the IP and report it to law enforcement. In lighter news I saw this last week: 
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:Its fun for a bit, you really have to trust the driver though. It's because they're not totally in sync with you and so they can change the balance just when you don't want it to. I tell my pillions to act like a sack of potatoes and just try not to move, otherwise things can go to poo poo really quickly. Having said that, having been on the back of a few bikes, I really don't see why anyone would voluntarily get on the back of anything smaller than a Goldwing, that poo poo's just not fun.
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My instructor informed me that if you tell non-bike people to not move, they're more likely to attempt to remain vertical relative to the ground while you turn (ie leaning the wrong way) than they are to lean in overmuch if you say "lean with me". It's not something I've personally experienced from either side yet so 
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Yeah when they stay still they wind up pushing the bike down in corners. "Keep your head lined up with mine" works well for me.
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I've always told riders to look over my inside shoulder, seems to work pretty well, along with squeezing the seat during braking.
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The 4 rules of passenger riding that I tell all passengers: Don't get on and off the bike until I let you know it's ok. As we're turning, look over my shoulder in whatever direction we're going and you'll naturally lean with the bike. You can move around and adjust your weight to get more comfortable but please let me know and only do it on the straights. If something strange happens, you have to trust that I know what I'm doing - might do weird things that you're not used to as someone who doesn't ride, like lane split or go up the shoulder. Having a Sena for the guest helmets has made all of this significantly easier cause you can just talk to the person on the back.
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Z3n posted:Having a Sena for the guest helmets has made all of this significantly easier cause you can just talk to the person on the back. I might have to look into that. My wife and I don't ride together very often, it bothers her knees to be on the back for too long, but when we do it'd be nice to be able to communicate a little bit. Right now our only system is if I'm going somewhere where I don't know really where we are going but she does she'll tap either side of my helmet to inform me of an upcoming right or left turn. She's probably the best rider I've had on the back. Most girls just kind of hang on and use me like a big pillow but my wife knows to lean just right and when coming to a stop she even puts her hands on the bottom of the tank to hold herself up instead of just letting all her weight rest on me.
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bigbillystyle posted:I might have to look into that. My wife and I don't ride together very often, it bothers her knees to be on the back for too long, but when we do it'd be nice to be able to communicate a little bit. Right now our only system is if I'm going somewhere where I don't know really where we are going but she does she'll tap either side of my helmet to inform me of an upcoming right or left turn. She's probably the best rider I've had on the back. Most girls just kind of hang on and use me like a big pillow but my wife knows to lean just right and when coming to a stop she even puts her hands on the bottom of the tank to hold herself up instead of just letting all her weight rest on me. Having senas has made every ride I've done with other people, whether pillion or 2+ bikes, so much better. I cannot recommend it enough. Unless you don't like talking to your wife, in which case you are a moron for marrying someone you don't like talking to.  It's particularly good if you ever have kids and are teaching them to ride and if you get two you can swap the extra between your wife's helmet and your kid's.
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Chichevache posted:In lighter news I saw this last week: Look, a youth large was just too small for his head!
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Slavvy posted:What's that actually like? I've never been a pillion and the thought frightens.
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I've always wondered how people get crazy lean angles and scrape pegs and stuff with a passenger like it's no big deal because every time I've tried it felt utterly terrifying to lean the bike over really far with someone on the back. I'm not meaning because of the pillion moving around or anything, but because the bike feels like most of the weight is in totally the wrong place and the suspension just doesn't work properly. Even my ZRX felt like poo poo with a passenger.
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The first time in months the GF wants to go on a ride, and I can't get a glove on without crazy pain, let alone pull a lever. Don't crush your finger between cement blocks. No riding for a bit.
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Slavvy posted:I've always wondered how people get crazy lean angles and scrape pegs and stuff with a passenger like it's no big deal because every time I've tried it felt utterly terrifying to lean the bike over really far with someone on the back. I'm not meaning because of the pillion moving around or anything, but because the bike feels like most of the weight is in totally the wrong place and the suspension just doesn't work properly. Even my ZRX felt like poo poo with a passenger. If you adjust the suspension for the passenger, the bike will still feel pretty good. However, everyone is too lazy to do that. Unless, of course, you own a BMW S1000XR and all that setting it up for a passenger involves is mashing a little button and riding the tiniest elevator as it changes the preload for you. If you do that, then I had no problem running as fast as you'd want to run on the street with a passenger.
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