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-A n i m 8- posted:First biek Good choice. It looks great in grey.
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-A n i m 8- posted:First biek You have chosen... wisely. You in the PNW?
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Oct 29, 2016 20:47
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HandlingByJebus posted:You have chosen... wisely. East Seattle.
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Oct 29, 2016 21:10
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-A n i m 8- posted:First biek Are those two tires the same model? I ask, because it looks like the front tire is facing the wrong direction. Am I totally wrong here? edit and nevermind. I guess the Pilot Streets grooves run the opposite direction on the front and rear tire.  
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Oct 29, 2016 22:02
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PR4s are the same, looks weird!
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Oct 29, 2016 22:16
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I've never owned a tyre set that doesn't look like that  I mean I thought it was weird too when I was putting the contiGo!s on my cbf, but that's how they are. Presumably there's some science reason, I'm sure no tyre expert.
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Oct 29, 2016 22:23
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-A n i m 8- posted:East Seattle. What the gently caress is east Seattle
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Oct 29, 2016 22:33
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Bellevue? Redmond? Bike looks sharp dude, enjoy
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Oct 29, 2016 22:37
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Renaissance Robot posted:I've never owned a tyre set that doesn't look like that I was going to say that my Pirelli Angels don't, but apparently I've been wrong the whole time! 
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Oct 29, 2016 22:55
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if i had to make an uneducated guess i would say it is so the front tire diverts water instead of throwing it straight back at the rear
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Oct 29, 2016 22:59
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Maybe it's because you want as much braking friction as possible on the front wheel but as much acceleration friction as possible on the rear, and the pattern directions influence that?
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Oct 30, 2016 02:05
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EX250 Type R posted:if i had to make an uneducated guess i would say it is so the front tire diverts water instead of throwing it straight back at the rear I assumed it would divert water better facing the other direction. Z3n, we need you.
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Oct 30, 2016 02:34
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I believe with the front tread 'backwards' it would push the rain out laterally rather than funnel it directly to the rear , while the rear tire is going to be scooping the water up and sending it straight back but like i said that is just uneducated opinion
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Oct 30, 2016 02:50
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The rear is siped to push water out during acceleration and the front is designed to push water out during deceleration.
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Oct 30, 2016 02:50
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-A n i m 8- posted:First biek Unf. If I could find an R3 on this island in those colors, I'd be all over it. I like muted, I like subtle (and Yammies are cheaper than the other Japanese bikes). Unfortunately, as far as I can tell, every R3 on this island looks like this:
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Oct 30, 2016 03:26
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BlackMK4 posted:The rear is siped to push water out during acceleration and the front is designed to push water out during deceleration. Thanks for clearing that up!
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Oct 30, 2016 03:28
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Idle thought, other than the position of the sprocket on the rear wheel, are wheels themselves directional? Would it matter if you put your front wheel on backwards if the tyre was the right way round?
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Oct 30, 2016 04:46
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Depends on the bike, some have left/right offset or are cast differently with respect to directional strength.
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Oct 30, 2016 06:09
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Well, if I put mine on backwards, the brake rotor would be on the wrong side.
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Oct 30, 2016 06:10
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Renaissance Robot posted:I've never owned a tyre set that doesn't look like that Hey how did you find those btw? On my cbr they feel average in the dry but predictable but UTTERLY LETHAL at the slightest hint of moisture.
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Oct 30, 2016 06:42
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I did unstick the back quite a lot in the time I had them, but I can't comment how much of that was the tyres and how much was me being a new rider on a light 125 with an improperly adjusted (too high) brake pedal, since I don't have anything to compare them to on a similar bike. But yeah I'd say my experience was largely the same, fine in the dry but definitely not confidence inspiring in the wet.
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Oct 30, 2016 10:12
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There was a halloween party at work today so I bailed out at lunch and went riding instead
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Nov 1, 2016 02:54
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meanwhile I'm at work like (is your lunch during sunset, drat dogg)
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Nov 1, 2016 02:56
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BlackMK4 posted:There was a halloween party at work today so I bailed out at lunch and went riding instead the cactus makes it look like your bike is giving us the finger
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Nov 1, 2016 03:02
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It's giving me the finger over thinking about selling it 
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Nov 1, 2016 03:08
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BlackMK4 posted:There was a halloween party at work today so I bailed out at lunch and went riding instead What a good picture.
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Nov 1, 2016 03:10
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BlackMK4 posted:There was a halloween party at work today so I bailed out at lunch and went riding instead That's a really good picture.
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Nov 1, 2016 04:50
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Goodbye CRF250L. Awesome dealer drove 300 miles round trip to go pickup one of 3 remaining red non-DCT models in FL and gave me a good deal. They delivered it after work last night. I didn't take any other pictures. I was too excited to jump on and ride. 
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Nov 1, 2016 13:57
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If you're in central FL, can we be friends? Seriously that's a cool bike. How do you like it?
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Nov 1, 2016 15:08
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No. 6 posted:If you're in central FL, can we be friends? So far it's great, but I don't even have 100 miles on it. It's more comfortable than my Concours 14 was. Foot pegs are way too small for standing on. Engine sounds pretty good for a ptwin. The power seems more than enough to go get some Starbucks. Other than that I'm taking it easy for break in.
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Nov 1, 2016 15:25
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BlackLaser posted:Goodbye CRF250L. Awesome dealer drove 300 miles round trip to go pickup one of 3 remaining red non-DCT models in FL and gave me a good deal. They delivered it after work last night. Congrats, man! I would love to hear your thoughts after you put some more miles on it.
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Nov 1, 2016 16:30
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Congratulations! The new AT looks like a sweet ride, pretty capable for off-road stuff too. What led you to it vs. the other bikes in the segment?
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Nov 1, 2016 17:46
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M42 posted:meanwhile I'm at work like Noice. I found that riding with Agent Skelly on the back made my forearms ache because I had to bend way forward in order to keep her skull from bumping the back of my helmet all the time.
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Nov 1, 2016 18:19
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 I ended up strapping its arms to the seat after a few days. Setting up a skeleton to cuddle me and my bulky backpack every morning got old quick.
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Nov 1, 2016 18:53
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Jazzzzz posted:Congratulations! The new AT looks like a sweet ride, pretty capable for off-road stuff too. What led you to it vs. the other bikes in the segment? What segment is it in? All the reviewers are comparing it against the $20K+ KTM, Multistrada and 1200GS. I don't have the balls to take a $20K bike and drop it in the woods. The alternatives at $13K are BMW F800, Tiger 800, Vstrom 1000. None of those are great off road. I am not a fan of the Supere Tenere looks wise. I think the AT hits a price point and feature set that is perfect for what I want to do. Also I just think it looks rad.
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Nov 1, 2016 18:57
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BlackLaser posted:
I have a 2008 990 adventure and I'm jealous. I hoped to be on a Africa Twin by now (or add a 690 enduro) by now but finances didn't go that way. Looks great man and I too will be watching to see your thoughts on it after you get more time with it. Are you planning on changing the tires out anytime soon to something more dirt oriented?
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Nov 1, 2016 19:39
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kenny powerzzz posted:I have a 2008 990 adventure and I'm jealous. I hoped to be on a Africa Twin by now (or add a 690 enduro) by now but finances didn't go that way. Looks great man and I too will be watching to see your thoughts on it after you get more time with it. Are you planning on changing the tires out anytime soon to something more dirt oriented? I will probably wait until after the first service to mess with tires, but yes. No idea what yet.
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Nov 1, 2016 20:01
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BlackLaser posted:What segment is it in? All the reviewers are comparing it against the $20K+ KTM, Multistrada and 1200GS. I don't have the balls to take a $20K bike and drop it in the woods. I'd put it in the "Adventure Touring" segment, firmly on the adventure end since it's actually capable offroad. The KTM 1190 and 1190R are probably the closest things to it IMO, and yeah they might be a couple grand more at retail, but you can still find new 2015s going for mid-$13k. At that point it comes down to which bike you like better, and Honda reliability vs KTM ready to race/possibly have something stupid break at a bad time. Either way I think it would be hard to go wrong. If I had any aspirations of doing real adventure riding I would've given it a hard look, but since I know I'll be on asphalt 99.999% of the time I went with a used Multi. We'll see how much I regret that decision when I hit my 7500 mile service.
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Nov 1, 2016 21:11
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Jazzzzz posted:Honda reliability vs KTM ready to race/possibly have something stupid break at a bad time. That pretty much nails it. I'm not ready to race I sure don't need a bike that is. Also the Honda dealer is 4 miles from my house.
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Jazzzzz posted:I went with a used Multi. We'll see how much I regret that decision when I hit my 7500 mile service. My brother has a thing for those like I have a thing for the Uly. I will say the new one with the active suspension, DVT and reasonable partial-throttle manners is a nice bike. Putting any of them in sport mode feels like lighting up a solid rocket booster strapped to a la-z-boy.
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