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Slavvy posted:You clearly aren't familiar with the most freedom-loving, liberty-packed licensing system in existence. I'd be astounded if that person has ever ridden something smaller than 600cc. You can ride that snark right back to Mordor! 
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Renaissance Robot posted:I used to do it on foot all the time, walking faster than someone drifting across the pavement I'd always try to pass them on the side they were moving towards. There's probably a psychology paper in there somewhere. Yeah, you're part bird.
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I swear that squirrels in the road are playing some kind of daredevil thrill game. You never see a squirrel run across the road off in the distance, but if you see one on the side of the road, you know that it will ALWAYS dart out to where you're about to be, freeze, and dodge back the way it came at the last second before you hit it. I mean maybe it's an evolutionary anti-predator thing -- freeze, wait until the cat is in mid-pounce and can't change its trajectory, and then leap in another direction when it's just about to hit. But I prefer to believe they're all a bunch of rear end in a top hat thrill-seekers out to build up their Squirrel Cred.
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I noticed most animals don't seem to know wtf to make of bikes. In cars they will usually always try to clear the road but whenever I'm on a bike they tend to just sit there and ponder if I'm real or something.
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I almost hit a squirrel when getting on the freeway today. I thought the little guy was a piece of garbage and then it started coming into my path so I swerve, into its path. I was shocked I didn't smear it.
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Schroeder91 posted:I almost hit a squirrel when getting on the freeway today. I thought the little guy was a piece of garbage and then it started coming into my path so I swerve, into its path. I was shocked I didn't smear it. You were correct in your initial assessment
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Why are guys on pedal bikes completely oblivious? Riding through a crosswalk and basically cutting off an entire intersection - especially the car that was mid turn and had right of way. Ughhhhh
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Sagebrush posted:I swear that squirrels in the road are playing some kind of daredevil thrill game. You never see a squirrel run across the road off in the distance, but if you see one on the side of the road, you know that it will ALWAYS dart out to where you're about to be, freeze, and dodge back the way it came at the last second before you hit it. We call them Suicide Squirrels for exactly that reason. We have rabbits, too, and they're just about as dumb. They tend to stay to the side more often than the squirrels, though.
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Sep 20, 2016 16:19
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The deer just lurk in the shadows until it's too late to avoid them. Fuckers.
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Sep 20, 2016 16:20
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Deer are the dumbest, most suicide prone animals in existence
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I love going up north in the winter. You're driving along around midnight, come around a turn, and whaddyaknow there's 4 deer just standing in the middle of the road, lick the salt off it or something.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:Deer are the dumbest, most suicide prone animals in existence Yeah, but then: Renaissance Robot posted:Also not his bike.
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Sep 20, 2016 22:32
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i know exactly what he's talking about. still amazed i haven't tried to pass someone on the shoulder. IT'S SO loving TEMPTING
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Sep 20, 2016 22:47
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"If you ride your bike so much how come you put a cover over it?"  
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Sep 21, 2016 00:24
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Cockatoos, galahs, parakeets/lorikeets and parrots swoop across the tree-lined roads in the rural areas in Australia. I nailed a 28 during a group ride at about 140km/h on a GPX250. A flock of them swooped across the road before the main pack, and then a couple of stragglers made a dash for it. Unlucky bastard smashed into my fork stanchion/fairing and got thrown back off the road and didn't get back up according to the tail end Charlies.
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Whichever engineer designed the TC for the VFR800 needs to be shot. It came on yesterday and it literally shut the throttle when I was trying to overtake. That crap is dangerous!
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Sep 24, 2016 22:28
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Being a modern Honda, it detected that you may be enjoying yourself and took steps to remedy that situation.
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Bell "re-released" the Moto 3? What the gently caress is going on?
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Sometimes when I ride I get a brief flash of a thought: that I'm forgetting to buckle my seat belt. I know it's senseless.
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You're not the only one. Most days I get the buckled in feeling from flipping down the chin bar on my helmet, but occasionally it doesn't quite take 
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Sep 29, 2016 07:37
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Chichevache posted:Sometimes when I ride I get a brief flash of a thought: that I'm forgetting to buckle my seat belt. I know it's senseless. I get that feeling when I'm not wearing a backpack while riding. Since my motorcycle is my only form of transport, probably 90-95% of the time I'm riding with a backpack; so it feels weird not to, almost like I'm missing something. Which is funny, because I hate wearing a backpack while riding.
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http://tasteofjoy.scramblerducati.c...ign=NL_20160928 Oh just gently caress completely off Ducati.
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goddamnedtwisto posted:http://tasteofjoy.scramblerducati.c...ign=NL_20160928 Oh just gently caress completely off Ducati. "Download on the Google Play" What a load of wank.
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goddamnedtwisto posted:http://tasteofjoy.scramblerducati.c...ign=NL_20160928 Oh just gently caress completely off Ducati. It's funny because on the one hand,  But on the other hand you bought a Ducati because of subjective measures that spoke to your soul in a way other bikes did not.
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You guys know that Ducati is simply "Italian Harley" at this point, right? -Will only use V-twins even when it's not advantageous? Check -Hung on to air cooling for way too long? Check -Did stupid things like "dry clutch because aesthetics". Check -Sells an image first and bikes second? Check -Fan base is blind to any other options? Bases decisions on intangibles like "soul" and "heritage". Check Beve Stuscemi fucked around with this message at 14:25 on Sep 30, 2016 |
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:You guys know that Ducati is simply "Italian Harley" at this point, right? -Still better than the competition despite all this? Check. Mate.
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Loooooool! Perfect! Somebody make this twisto's av. or mine
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I don't see their support truck or any packs on those bikes, so who carries Longhair's ceramic cup? Other Guy brings a trucker's hat with him everywhere he goes so he can hang it on his belt when he reaches his destination? There are also a bunch of grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors on that page. "EnJoy a moment of Joy". Is this for real?
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Finger Prince posted:-Still
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To be fair, it's not a bad idea. Encouraging destination trips to those who might just only go to the same coffee shop. As others have said, aesthetic and percieved lifestyle is a major selling feature for ducatis, and I wouldn't say that the bikes don't deliver on style and character as machines. Plus, ducati wants that sweet, sweet, hipster money.
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The Multi 1200 is a fantastic spaceship of a motorcycle that tingles your nethers in a very, uhh, spicy way. I get it. When I wad up the Buell (which is even more chock full of intangibles  ) it's probably a Hyperstrada or Multi 1000 for me. So Coydog please shut up about your KTM because that siren song is also strong.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:You guys know that Ducati is simply "Italian Harley" at this point, right? I'm not disagreeing with any of this, but with the possible exception of owners of Honda NCs and Piaggio MP3s, every single rider bases their bike-buying decisions on intangibles and every single manufacturer does stupid poo poo for aesthetics and sells an image. In a strange way though Ducati are way more annoying than Harley. Ducati can actually make good bikes - stupid valvegear aside the Scrambler makes a loving amazing city bike, the Monster is the best naked bike on the market (IMO, of course) and I suppose the Hyperstrada has it's points but that style of bike has never done it for me. They could drop all this PREMIUM BRAND bullshit (including the desmo valves) and they could probably sell them for the same price as the Japanese competition. (Also v-twins are always advantageous unless you're building a race bike in which case I'll grudgingly cede a V4 is a better idea )
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Coydog posted:To be fair, it's not a bad idea. Encouraging destination trips to those who might just only go to the same coffee shop. As others have said, aesthetic and percieved lifestyle is a major selling feature for ducatis, and I wouldn't say that the bikes don't deliver on style and character as machines. I too want sweet, sweet hipster money.
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Mods, change Twisto's name to Douchecati. Ty.
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Chichevache posted:Mods, change Twisto's name to Douchecati. Ty. I will accept this if you change everyone else's to "Rider of INFERIOR MACHINERY". I mean that's how I read all of your names and posts anyway.
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Also v-twins are always advantageous unless you're building a race bike in which case I'll grudgingly cede a V4 is a better idea
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ducats are good and nice please do not disparage their good name just because you ride japcrap
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Chichevache posted:Mods, change Twisto's name to Douchecati. Ty. Minage a cati
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Razzled posted:ducats are good and nice Dukats, on the other hand... 
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