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Collateral Damage posted:Honest question. Apart from not requiring a motorcycle license in some areas, what's the point of this kind of bike? Does it offer any actual benefit over a normal bike (suspension geometry, grip, etc?) or is it just trying to attract people who think that two wheels means you fall over at the slightest provocation? Double the front contact area, and with proper suspension setup theoretically considerably improved grip and feel under heavy braking.
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Collateral Damage posted:Honest question. Apart from not requiring a motorcycle license in some areas, what's the point of this kind of bike? Does it offer any actual benefit over a normal bike (suspension geometry, grip, etc?) or is it just trying to attract people who think that two wheels means you fall over at the slightest provocation? I don't think so. You have 2x the front grip, but you also have a lot more weight. The front, already a heavy part on any bike, is around twice as heavy, and that costs grip to haul around a curve. If they have been inspired by the sales of the Piaggio MP3, they're missing the point. The biggest benefit of that can be seen on a rainy Paris morning, commuters at red lights don't have to put their feet out from under the rain cover.
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The real benefit is that now people who otherwise would have bought a can-am can buy a niken instead, and not have us laugh at/pity them quite so hard.
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Collateral Damage posted:Honest question. Apart from not requiring a motorcycle license in some areas How do you figure?
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Chris Knight posted:How do you figure? American motorcycle licensing is a mishmash of random ideas with no rhyme or reason, and some states only require a regular driver's license for tricycles. Usually the same places that don't have helmet laws.
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Sagebrush posted:American motorcycle licensing is a mishmash of random ideas with no rhyme or reason, and some states only require a regular driver's license for tricycles. Usually the same places that don't have helmet laws. AKA the free states. 
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JB50 posted:AKA the free states. God bless my state. I ventured into Ohio and you aren't allowed to use a vaporizer outside. I quickly ran back to Kentucky and its Smokey Bars of Freedom, where you can get a temporary license by passing a short, written test, then legally hop on a S1000RR and renew your temps every 6 months indefinitely.
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Sagebrush posted:American motorcycle licensing is a mishmash of random ideas with no rhyme or reason, and some states only require a regular driver's license for tricycles. Usually the same places that don't have helmet laws.
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Sagebrush posted:American motorcycle licensing is a mishmash of random ideas with no rhyme or reason, and some states only require a regular driver's license for tricycles. Usually the same places that don't have helmet laws. Does it make sense anywhere? I learned to ride in rural Kenya. On a little CG125 clone. I live/lived so far away from civilization that I didn't bother trying to get a license. Or register my bike. The "police" out here know me, they know I'm not going far on the bike (the nearest city would be about a 5h ride away). So licensing here is a joke. When I went home, I got my motorcycle license in Ontario, Canada. It's graduated licencing. It actually mostly makes sense. It's 3 levels, m1, M2 and M. There's also restricted ones you can get for mopeds or 3-wheelers. M1 is just a written test and an "eye exam". There's no size restrictions, but it's daylight only, with no roads/highway with limits above 80kph, no passengers, and zero alcohol. M2 takes away all those restrictions except the 0 alcohol. But you can only have your M2 for up to 2 years. You need to upgrade before that or you start at 0 again. M is full lifetime with no restrictions. Anyway, I got my m1 did a Canadian MSF equivalent. That gave me my M2 after only 2 months. Except for the course, I didn't ride or own a motorcycle in this time. So basically, after 2 months of nothing, and a couple weekends of avoiding cones in a parking lot, I was fully qualified to ride anything anywhere. Then I moved to Florida (I married an American). They didn't have an equivalent to an M2, so they just gave me a full, unrestricted license. No helmet laws, nothing. I had intended to buy a cheap bike to commute in Florida, but the drivers there were terrible and terrifying, so I didn't. (I lived just outside Disney. On my 20 total minutes of driving to/from work each day, it was odd for me to not see 2 accidents. Seriously, get your poo poo together Florida.) Now I'm back in Kenya, and I've still never ridden on pavement besides the MSF, yet I'm qualified to ride any size of bike anywhere in North America (minimum, I don't know who has reciprocity agreements for bikes.) As a pilot, this weird the poo poo out of me. Every time I want to fly a different aircraft, it's a bunch of tests and people looking at my experience.
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St_Ides posted:M2 takes away all those restrictions except the 0 alcohol. But you can only have your M2 for up to 2 years. You need to upgrade before that or you start at 0 again. Plus you have to do an M2 within 90 days of the M1 or you start over again. Chris Knight fucked around with this message at 12:44 on Oct 27, 2017 |
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St_Ides posted:M is full lifetime with no restrictions. So as much alcohol as you want???
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nsaP posted:God bless my state. I ventured into Ohio and you aren't allowed to use a vaporizer outside. I quickly ran back to Kentucky and its Smokey Bars of Freedom, where you can get a temporary license by passing a short, written test, then legally hop on a S1000RR and renew your temps every 6 months indefinitely. You can vape outside and renew your temps every year to ride your sweet Busa in Ohio too. Half of my MSF class years ago was old dudes who had been riding their hogs on temps forever. Pretty sure the only reason they even wanted an actual M endorsement was so they could legally ride with the old lady on the back.
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Voltage posted:So as much alcohol as you want??? In Ontario: up to 0.049 you're legal. 0.05 to 0.079 the cops will take your car for the night and order you to walk home, but you don't get charged with anything. 0.08 and above you go to jail.
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"I ride better after a few beers anyway"
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Chris Knight posted:M2 lasts 5 years, with minimum of 22 months before doing your full M or 18 months with a certified course. Ah. I was getting things confused with the 22 month thing. It's been a while since I've thought about it. I stand corrected.
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Well, yeah, why would you?! 
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Chichevache posted:Yammien00b? that's pretty rude, please apologize to the cool guy in the wheelchair
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On the topic of bikes with too many wheels: https://www.instagram.com/p/BPSDDpbhdc1/ Most of their stuff reminds me of H. R. Giger art. It's weird as poo poo but I don't hate it. e: nvm most of it is terrible and bloated and ugly 60 Hertz Jig fucked around with this message at 03:47 on Oct 31, 2017 |
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60 Hertz Jig posted:On the topic of bikes with too many wheels: https://www.instagram.com/p/BPSDDpbhdc1/ The bike/quad/thing, in the video looks a lot like the Dodge Tomahawk.
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Are those frame sliders on that Supermoto for the engine casing/shifter?
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Nfcknblvbl posted:Are those frame sliders on that Supermoto for the engine casing/shifter? Looks like pegs from a BMX bike.
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Haha that owns.
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I thought this was pretty useful in terms of an explanation. 
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 I'm saving this, thank you. That makes carb troubleshooting and tuning so much easier.
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Also see this guide. It's the best and even has that graphic in it, or a slightly different one.
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current dashboard status: lookin pretty fuckin vaporwave
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Sagebrush posted:current dashboard status: lookin pretty fuckin vaporwave 
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Kickstarter projects never come through on time.
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More pics plz
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Sagebrush posted:current dashboard status: lookin pretty fuckin vaporwave You're a goddamn hero sage.
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Sagebrush posted:current dashboard status: lookin pretty fuckin vaporwave Hhhhnnnngggggg
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Ambihelical Hexnut posted:Kickstarter projects never come through on time. That's okay by me, the Vitpilen Aero is also looking to take forever to come out. It's the perfect donor bike for that dashboard and a bunch of EL wire/tape.
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Sagebrush posted:current dashboard status: lookin pretty fuckin vaporwave This is still very good and I want one.
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I was looking for pictures of nc30/vfrs and found an art on GIS. 
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Sagebrush posted:current dashboard status: lookin pretty fuckin vaporwave 
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Sagebrush put that on Kickstarter, become a bazillionnaire and make the vaporwave bike of our dreams.
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Sagebrush posted:current dashboard status: lookin pretty fuckin vaporwave Above all, that's a really good photo. I'm really impressed with you for bringing this to fruition. It looks really good, and I want to buy one.
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