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astrollinthepork posted:Am I the only one that can't stand the term street fighter for unfaired/wrecked bikes? Wtf is that even supposed to imply besides idiocy? I can't stand it.
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Pope Mobile posted:Do you braid it into a cute pony tail before you go riding? He does and it's hilarious. Someone post the pic. Sagebrush posted:I usually throw back "Yeah, for sure! As long as I ride fast enough that I get home before the water leaks into my ignition points and kills the engine, I'll be fine!" Got a new sparkplug boot seal thing for the DRZ. I don't have that problem anymore 
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Aug 30, 2016 01:37
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I remember riding through a particularly heavy storm one day after work and ending up with an sv325.
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Aug 30, 2016 03:13
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Man I missed all the fun
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Aug 30, 2016 05:09
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Maybe if you had a faster bike you'd have been able to keep up.
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Aug 30, 2016 06:18
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*wheelies in on 600cc* What's going on here? I missed the party? How did Space Whale keep up?
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Aug 30, 2016 06:46
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Renaissance Robot posted:I bought a 600cc i4 after 7 months on a 125 and nobody made this much fuss, guess nobody cares and you're all okay with me killing myself you probably should, not for your choice of bike, but your choice of reference, you mod ponce.
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goddamnedtwisto posted:you mod ponce. Says the guy riding an Italian bike
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nsaP is good people to me, I was in the people you share a road with thread or something, talking about scorching on-ramps in the Miata, and it was literally his post about taking the MSF that finally got me to do it. It was over a year before I actually stumbled into the circumstances that pushed me to buy a bike, but I'll not forget the person that helped me get into this nutso business of riding on two wheels. Which I haven't done in far too long because of work. Gonna ride in today though!
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Aug 30, 2016 08:08
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I'm a little disappointed. I put on a new set of Angel GTs this spring and I'm at a bit over 7k miles right now and the rear is getting close to where I start thinking about replacement. It looks like I'll be lucky to get 9k miles out of it safely  Front looks brand new still, of course.
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Aug 30, 2016 10:47
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Pcos, given the way you generate controversy you might as well go dark side on your bike.
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Aug 30, 2016 12:26
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Really? I'm at over 10,000+ on my angels and have plenty of tread left.
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Aug 30, 2016 16:14
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Sagebrush posted:I usually throw back "Yeah, for sure! As long as I ride fast enough that I get home before the water leaks into my ignition points and kills the engine, I'll be fine!" LOOK I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF Y'ALL RIPPING ON ME BECAUSE I LIKE BUELLS It hurts because it's too true clutchpuck fucked around with this message at 17:01 on Aug 30, 2016 |
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PCOS Bill posted:I'm a little disappointed. I put on a new set of Angel GTs this spring and I'm at a bit over 7k miles right now and the rear is getting close to where I start thinking about replacement. It looks like I'll be lucky to get 9k miles out of it safely How often do you check tire pressure and what bike is it on? I bought mine specifically because people claimed they were getting 10k+, even with large torquey bikes.
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Aug 30, 2016 17:37
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Those high mile tires like to be on the high side of pressure to last the longest. And they're made for a touring use pattern, so like long steady speed stretches where you're on the hard center compound a lot.
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Aug 30, 2016 17:44
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I put a set of Angel GTs on my bike and they have at least a hundred miles on them. I hope they last!
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Aug 30, 2016 17:55
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Chichevache posted:How often do you check tire pressure and what bike is it on? I bought mine specifically because people claimed they were getting 10k+, even with large torquey bikes. Every couple days, VFR800, they rarely drop below 42 psi even if I don't check for longer. Of course, I might just be a fussy baby with another 10k miles of life in it and just worrying too much PCOS Bill fucked around with this message at 19:01 on Aug 30, 2016 |
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captainOrbital posted:I put a set of Angel GTs on my bike and they have at least a hundred miles on them. What did you get out of your first set? PCOS Bill posted:Every couple days, VFR800, they rarely drop below 42 psi even if I don't check for longer. Mine run at 36, usually. How do you like the tire otherwise?
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Aug 30, 2016 19:40
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Chichevache posted:What did you get out of your first set? They're perfect in every way. Honestly, if I get 10k miles out of them I've gotten a steal. I ride in all weather, go from normal highway speed to "You sure you really want to keep that license?" regularly, they've never let me down, and they really aren't even at much of a premium, it was like $300 for the set from Revzilla if I remember right.
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Chichevache posted:What did you get out of your first set? They were the stock tars that came on the FZ09 from the factory; the bike had like 5200 miles on the clock when I bought it so not that long I guess. The old dude had a photo of himself riding a dirtbike doing a wheelie down a road, and it was mounted in his moto workshop so I'm sure he had his share of fun on those tars.
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captainOrbital posted:They were the stock tars that came on the FZ09 from the factory; the bike had like 5200 miles on the clock when I bought it so not that long I guess. Derp, I thought you said you had just put on your second set. My bad. PCOS Bill posted:They're perfect in every way. Honestly, if I get 10k miles out of them I've gotten a steal. I ride in all weather, go from normal highway speed to "You sure you really want to keep that license?" regularly, they've never let me down, and they really aren't even at much of a premium, it was like $300 for the set from Revzilla if I remember right. That's how I feel. I think I picked up a front and rear from my local brick and mortar for about $270. I think I will probably try PR4s next just so I've had more variety, but I'm pretty happy with Angels as long as I get them that cheap.
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I got a screamin' deal recently from Bike Bandit for a pair of Michelin Streets (the only ones that fit my teeny biek), so $240 for a pair. My previous set lasted me about 13k miles, so I feel pretty good about buying them again.
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Aug 30, 2016 21:46
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loving goddamn piece of poo poo drivers. It's night time, turn your goddamn headlights on.
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But they are on! (points to DRL's)
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Coydog posted:But they are on! (points to DRL's) Fuuuuucking people. I see at least 3 people like this on my commute home each day.
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I was followed the other day by some kind of Audi or Tesla (with the LED eyebrows) with one working headlight, horribly misaimed, and one that was burned out with only the eyebrow running. Looked really weird.
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Z3n posted:Fuuuuucking people. I see at least 3 people like this on my commute home each day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqe38zsZs00
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In Sydney the thing is fucktards driving around with no headlights on, because fog lights are perfectly capable of filling that role. Especially if they've fitted HID kits to them!
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In new zealand the thing is fucktards driving with their lights turned off completely because the dash lights are lit all the time.
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As cars with factory HID lights start to get cheap on the used market we're going to see this a lot, 'cause those tickets are insane money to replace, and DRLs are "good enough"
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Amateurs, in Seattle they drive with no lights at night in the rain ...uphill, both ways, with a cell phone in each hand
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I didn't realize anyone was doing it on purpose. I just assumed it was morons who don't know the lights are off.
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Day Man posted:I didn't realize anyone was doing it on purpose. I just assumed it was morons who don't know the lights are off.
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It was a total pea-souper this morning on my ride in. Thick fog, extremely low visibility. Did anyone have their headlights on? NOPE. Not even trucks.
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Trip report: still have a girlfriend, still getting a bike. Turns out conversations work, folks!
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You should sever anyway. My rant is related to selling on craigslist, and everything related to human beings who steal bikes by trying paypal scams. It's the same thing as showing up and boosting a bike. You are still taking something that belongs to someone else that they worked hard for. The worst part is that they have to audacity to contact you. At least a thief will wait til you aren't around. Also, the myriad of "is this still for sale" and "What's your lowest price" and just general jerking around. Maybe this is karma from my first time trying to buy a car on craigslist when I was younger and dumber. Still, I never jerked people around like that.
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Coydog. What's your lowest price? *ducks behind cover*
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A hunting stand, a sick custom glock, and an unpopular cruiser from the early 80s, FIRM. I NO WHAT I HAVE. Seriously, some jerk literally sent me a text that just said "take *lowball* for the wr". Like they could just order me to do it.
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Coydog posted:A hunting stand, a sick custom glock, and an unpopular cruiser from the early 80s, FIRM. I NO WHAT I HAVE. "Take *your lowball* and gently caress yourself with it, because I don't feel like being hosed by it". If he can boss you around, you can return the favour. astrollinthepork posted:Am I the only one that can't stand the term street fighter for unfaired/wrecked bikes? Wtf is that even supposed to imply besides idiocy? I literally ride a street fighter. Like as in I bought a wrecked bike that I removed the busted fairings from and converted to be naked. Come at me bro. Militant Lesbian fucked around with this message at 22:44 on Sep 1, 2016 |
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HotCanadianChick posted:"Take *your lowball* and gently caress yourself with it, because I don't feel like being hosed by it". That's called a salvage
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