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Phy posted:*Aside from her occasional tendency to nod off back there, what the gently caress sweetie  what the gently caress do you do with a sleeping pillion? How do you even know it happened if not for her falling off the back?“IF YOU CAN READ THIS THE BITCH FELL ASLEEP”
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It's really only happened twice, I think. First time, we were renting a Harley Electraglide, so she was pretty securely contained. Second time was on my Wee, which I also had a backrest installed on it. Both times, she told me she nodded off afterwards, and I gave her grief for it. Now I give her knee a shake every once in a while just to make sure.
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Phy posted:It's really only happened twice, I think. First time, we were renting a Harley Electraglide, so she was pretty securely contained. Second time was on my Wee, which I also had a backrest installed on it. Both times, she told me she nodded off afterwards, and I gave her grief for it. Now I pop a wheelie every once in a while just to make sure. Fixed for how you should be doing things. pokie posted:Can you buy tires with insurance in UK? Might be worth it while you live next to a site like this. Don't think I've ever heard of tyre insurance, can't think of any way that wouldn't end up getting abused to gently caress.
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Jan 26, 2018 20:16
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MomJeans420 posted:Started up no problem this morning in what counts as cold for LA weather (48 degrees), but I brought the charger with me in case it won't start when I go to leave work. Since yesterday there was a deal on Amazon to get £10 off your order I bought a CTEK MXS 3.8 charger, I've been fretting about replacing the battery but this thing says I'm good to go with no conditioning so I guess it's just the cold doing its job.
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Jan 26, 2018 23:17
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Got the headphones talk from a coworker while I was gearing up to go home today. Yes, please non-rider, tell me more about how music is dangerously distracting to me, more so than trying to put up with incessant white noise and stop my thoughts from wandering through sheer force of will, while continuing to think that your car radio is fine somehow  Doubly annoying because quite a lot of people in this office have ridden at some point but they'd all gone home already.
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Renaissance Robot posted:while continuing to think that your car radio is fine somehow I have seen so many riders themselves make this argument about things like the Sena 
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Jan 27, 2018 03:22
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Ethics_Gradient posted:I have seen so many riders themselves make this argument about things like the Sena I've tried riding with music and can't get into it. I even commute a lot, and I'd still rather hear the sound of the bike than music. Sena-like headsets are awesome for GPS though.
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Jan 27, 2018 06:12
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If I listen to music I like it makes me ride like twice as fast and much more aggressively so I don't do that.
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Jan 27, 2018 06:37
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It does the same for me, my riding theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeG89FKJEq4
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Jan 27, 2018 06:41
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60 Hertz Jig posted:Sena-like headsets are awesome for GPS though. I feel like Master Chief getting directions right into my ear like that. Sagebrush posted:If I listen to music I like it makes me ride like twice as fast and much more aggressively so I don't do that. I banned myself from listening to drum & bass while riding (and driving) for that reason. Speaking of drums, taiko drumming is my jam for riding trails.
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Jan 27, 2018 07:19
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Ethics_Gradient posted:I banned myself from listening to drum & bass while riding (and driving) for that reason. Well yeah, that's a thing with me too, which is why I tend to restrict my listening to electronica on the road since its steady beat keeps me doing head checks and most importantly stops me from thinking. If there's no interesting noise I tend to zone out and start talking to myself about random bullshit, and that's dangerous because when I start thinking I stop paying attention to what's around me and oh hey when did I get inside the back of this car?  I appreciate that it's different for everybody! I would like if other people could also appreciate that and realise that I know me better than they do.
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Jan 27, 2018 10:21
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I honestly like the sounds of riding (after earplugs block a good 33db or so). The engine, the intake, the transmission, road noise, I like all of it.
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Jan 27, 2018 14:44
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I like to play hip hop or r&b, loudly sing along with it, and dance the whole time. Bobbing my head, tapping my feet, etc.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:I honestly like the sounds of riding (after earplugs block a good 33db or so). The engine, the intake, the transmission, road noise, I like all of it. Same. Music is really distracting, the best sound is blipping down through the gears into a corner or getting a roll-on just right. But I don't ride motorways or traffic.
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Jan 27, 2018 21:17
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Coredump posted:Mostly footbridges right? nah, he lives under those
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Jan 28, 2018 04:32
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nsaP posted:It does the same for me, my riding theme I loving love Griz. https://soundcloud.com/griz/smash-the-funk-forthcoming
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Jan 29, 2018 17:20
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I did not know about Griz but now I do and the world is a little bit brighter
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Jan 31, 2018 00:56
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Only one interested party in my drz that is for sale and I already hate dealing with it.
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Jan 31, 2018 04:55
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Griz is the broest poo poo and I love him. Also try Pretty Lights, Gramatik, and sometimes Big Gigantic, but especially Pretty Lights.
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:Griz is the broest poo poo and I love him. Comedy option: moon hooch.
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Fuckin busybody neighbours bitching about me running my bike for 30 drat seconds No, I'm not leaving for work right now, at 5 in the loving evening. Yes, I'll be done soon. Yes I know it's right behind your perfect little privet hedge and you can hear it through your window, this is the closest piece of usable flat road that nobody's trying to drive or park or walk on. No, I can't afford to get it towed away where you don't need to see it and have someone else work on it. Yes, I will take it back to my usual parking spot 12 feet away down the hill when I'm done. 
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Renaissance Robot posted:Fuckin busybody neighbours bitching about me running my bike for 30 drat seconds
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Renaissance Robot posted:Fuckin busybody neighbours bitching about me running my bike for 30 drat seconds Wait, you're working on your bike at 5 in the morning? I'd be pissed if I was your neighbor too. E: sorry, merged this and razzled's posts in my head. Yeah, 5 in the evening means I'm bouncing it off the rev limiter if they're complaining. Koruthaiolos fucked around with this message at 15:44 on Jan 31, 2018 |
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I had a neighbor get all pissy with me for idling my bike at 8pm to warm it up. It's a stock CB750, not a loving straight-pipe Harley. He walked right up to me very aggressively and started the conversation with "you're gonna turn that off right now!" I apologized and explained that I was just warming the bike up while I put my gear on. He didn't like that very much and started ordering me to turn the bike off, bossing me around, telling me how to live my life, calling me names, telling me how inconsiderate I was, and so on. So naturally, I bought like 12 more bikes and started working on them at all hours of the night.
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Jan 31, 2018 17:52
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Take the header off.
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Jan 31, 2018 18:33
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Someone needs to make a small device that hooks your battery tender leads up to the electric car charging stations, so you can get a quick charge at work or places that have it if you think you need it. (I know the voltage is way too high etc, but someone make this happen)
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Jan 31, 2018 20:37
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Alternatively, buy an alternator for your bike. It's like a tiny EV charging station that lives inside your bike.
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Jan 31, 2018 21:22
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Doesn't charge my bike well on my short ride to work (in terms of battery life, not starting day to day)
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Option 1: leave earlier and go the fun long way to work Option 2: buy a scooter and stop torturing your bike, if the battery isn't getting enough charge then your spark plugs and oil aren't coming up to temp either Option 3: convert to a total loss electrical system, go everywhere with a battery tender and 50m extension lead
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Definitely #3. The bike gets plenty warm, but someone said a 15 min ride each way is probably why my battery only made it a year. My recent tender purchase will probably help with that.
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What bike? Most bikes don't charge the battery unless you're above a given RPM so you might only be charging for a few minutes out of that fifteen.
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Daytona 675, and unless I'm on the freeway I'm usually cruising around 5k RPM out of a 14k redline. Word on the daytona forums is that the battery is definitely not charging at idle, especially since I always have my brights on and the fan is usually running, and my usual route to work involves a shitload of stop signs and speed bumps. I've been changing it up and taking a way that keeps me moving more, if only because constant stop signs get old really fast with my bike's seating position. The answer is I need to get out and ride the canyons more.
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Slavvy posted:What bike? Most bikes don't charge the battery unless you're above a given RPM so you might only be charging for a few minutes out of that fifteen. I think that was true for like, bikes in the 80s
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nsaP posted:I think that was true for like, bikes in the 80s If you have a zenner diode based R/R yes. When the battery is charged those R/R's shunt all voltage to ground, and basically cook themselves, the wires, connectors and stator. Most newer bikes have a solid state one that is much more reliable and isnt as prone to cooking off. If you decide to upgrade, be sure you don't get a chinese knock off.
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Uhh no, it's a well established thing that's true for a bunch of fairly modern bikes. Even if you're seeing a good charging voltage at idle, what charges the battery is actually current and a lot of stator/RR combos punch out loving negligible amperage at idle. I get the feeling it might be an intentional decision for the lesser of two evils cause if you have a really grunty stator that can run lights and charge the battery etc at idle you end up working the RR too hard at higher revs. I know of one greybeard engine builder who deliberately disconnects one of the three stator wires on VFR800's so as to prolong RR life, the battery still charges fine if you're actually riding the bike. E: beaten. I'll add that the overwhelming majority of brand new bikes still have zener diode RR's for what I assume are monetary reasons
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imo you should just get one of those little bicycle wheel friction dynamos and hook it into your electrical system for a little extra charging boost. No need to mess with the engine internals at all
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Well the Daytonas did have a problem with their R/R (already fixed on mine), and it's British electronics, so nothing really surprises me, even if it's fixed on modern bikes.
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All these are reasons I put a Honda CBR solid state R/R on my Suzuki. Other than the fact the old one literally caught on fire in traffic.
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