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Carth Dookie posted:The other then remarks that he just bought a Panigale and had resigned himself to losing his licence. To be fair, given the way speed limits are enforced in Victoria that's not exactly a sign of a particularly devil-may-care attitude.
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Slavvy posted:
Which town? Just so I don’t move there accidentally.
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HEY MATE I JUST PUSHED MY BIKE UP YOUR DRIVEWAY AT 8PM CANT GET IT GOING AYE IVE TRIED EEEEVERYTHING BUT IT JUST WONT START AYE?!?!?! *solemn* I think it might be the spark plug! Bike turns on won't crank. Remove seat. Inspect battery terminals. Remove security pass-card clip securing negative terminal, replace with 10mm screw. Bike starts ok. Smoke like a thousand bongs.
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Nov 2, 2019 09:51
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He's my neighbour  His other big achievement: 
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Is that oil or gas? Either way 
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Oil. He thought it needed oil for indeterminate reasons, bought a 4l can, put the whole thing in.
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I know you mean he overfilled the oil filler but I'm still picturing him removing the fuel tank and pouring out a gallon of 10W40 directly into the airbox
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K&N filter, bruh! Gotta keep it oiled!
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How many children does he have
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nsaP posted:How many children does he have Either three or zero I have a hard time keeping track of which urchin goes where.
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Slavvy posted:Oil. He thought it needed oil for indeterminate reasons, bought a 4l can, put the whole thing in. Pretend i just keyboard mashed for about 12000 characters here How do people like this survive past age 23
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Jonny 290 posted:Pretend i just keyboard mashed for about 12000 characters here Vaccines and a lack of predators. Plus, they usually have a shitload of kids so when something does kill them they've already pissed in the gene pool Jazzzzz fucked around with this message at 02:04 on Nov 3, 2019 |
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Nov 3, 2019 00:44
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Slavvy posted:He's my neighbour I would have looked him dead in the eye and said, "yeah I'm sorry but this is definitely going on the internet."
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EICMA is a little underwhelming this year. I guess there is a pirate-themed CBR, but it just shows that all liter bikes are approaching the R1 singularity where they look exactly like the R1.
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Mirconium posted:EICMA is a little underwhelming this year. I guess there is a pirate-themed CBR, but it just shows that all liter bikes are approaching the R1 singularity where they look exactly like the R1. Jensen Beeler was slobbering over the new Husky adv concept. It’s definitely nice looking and I wouldn’t kick it out if my garage but it’s hard to get all that excited about another nerdventure concept. And I’m someone who fully believes we need more adv-ish bikes from more mfgers.
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I can't get excited about concepts, maybe what, 5% of them actually make it into any kind of production? Lots of cool concepts, but we can never have them. =/
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HEY MATE I SEE YOU GOT MY BIKE GOING ALL GOOD AND-what? No I've never lubed the chain what do you mean it's completely hosed? And those fork seals weren't leaking before you rode it!!!
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Mirconium posted:EICMA is a little underwhelming this year. I guess there is a pirate-themed CBR, but it just shows that all liter bikes are approaching the R1 singularity where they look exactly like the R1. The Aprilia 660 twins, 890 Duke R, and Ninja 1000 (cruise control!) are all cool and exciting imo
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Yeah, the Aprilia I'm pretty happy about That Duke is just the 790 getting Euro 5'd though, I suspect they will be pretty much mirrors of each other other otherwise. Edit: 690->790 DearSirXNORMadam fucked around with this message at 00:51 on Nov 6, 2019 |
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Mirconium posted:I can't get excited about concepts, maybe what, 5% of them actually make it into any kind of production? Lots of cool concepts, but we can never have them. =/ Can’t really ding Husky in that department but in general, yeah. Honda CB4X concept looks amazing but it could never happen 
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Mirconium posted:That Duke is just the 690 getting Euro 5'd though, I suspect they will be pretty much mirrors of each other other otherwise. well what does that make the 790 Duke? 
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Slavvy posted:HEY MATE I SEE YOU GOT MY BIKE GOING ALL GOOD AND-what? No I've never lubed the chain what do you mean it's completely hosed? And those fork seals weren't leaking before you rode it!!!
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:... after I worked on it because after I fixed a brake issue ... Soft rear brake pedal?
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Aghhhhhhh came so close to dropping my bike for the first time ever, and it was the stupidest, me being my usual dipshit self, reason. Finally got motivated to do a full clean+oil of the chain as it's been a couple months of anything but just lubing it here and there. Had it up on the rear wheel stand, did my thing, then as I was rolling it off the stand and starting to lean it on over to it's usual resting position I looked down and had a moment of panic as my dumb rear end finally remembered I'd put the sidestand up while I was cleaning. Thankfully it wasn't leaning too much before the neurons finally fired, and I was able to yank it back in balance, but it was an inch or two away from inertia taking over and my scrawny rear end not being able to save it from going down for a nap. I would have been so pissed at myself to have made it through two bikes, the first one as a total beginner and never having dropped either, only to scrape it up with a bonehead move like that. I'm obsessive about not having any bike I own going sideways, and knowing how I am, I usually double and triple check stuff like this.
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So I'm ashamed of how few miles I could ride this bike in the Missouri mountains before having to stop and get some sleep. Only about 5 hours of riding. I'm sitting in a hotel I shouldn't be taking a rest in. This bike is amazing compared to the one I just laid to rest, but between the wind buffeting and the unfamiliar ride position, I'm working muscles I never knew I needed to. I'm supposed to be enjoying the beautiful scenery and the gorgeous weather, dammit, not white knuckling the grips because I've never ridden in windy mountain roads before on a bike that I actually have to pay attention to because the wind will flop me to and fro. I'm from the wide, flat land of the Mississippi delta valley. I can ride days of flat boring landscape. That's what's I'm used to. This land is tearjerkingly beautiful and I can't enjoy it because I'm just learning these basic skills that I've never had previously. gently caress lovely cruisers. I'm not going to make that mistake ever loving again. e: sorry if it wasn't clear, previous bike for years was a cruiser, present bike is not Mushika fucked around with this message at 08:40 on Nov 10, 2019 |
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Mushika posted:So I'm ashamed of how few miles I could ride this bike in the Missouri mountains before having to stop and get some sleep. Only about 5 hours of riding. I'm sitting in a hotel I shouldn't be taking a rest in. This bike is amazing compared to the one I just laid to rest, but between the wind buffeting and the unfamiliar ride position, I'm working muscles I never knew I needed to. I'm supposed to be enjoying the beautiful scenery and the gorgeous weather, dammit, not white knuckling the grips because I've never ridden in windy mountain roads before on a bike that I actually have to pay attention to because the wind will flop me to and fro. I'm from the wide, flat land of the Mississippi delta valley. I can ride days of flat boring landscape. That's what's I'm used to. This land is tearjerkingly beautiful and I can't enjoy it because I'm just learning these basic skills that I've never had previously. gently caress lovely cruisers. I'm not going to make that mistake ever loving again. Hey buddy, don’t be so hard on yourself. I remember the first time I tried to ride any serious distance I made it about three hours before I pulled off in a grocery store parking lot and cried because my body hurt and I was scared about what I’d gotten myself into. I napped in the grass, reset my expectations, and finished the trip at a slower pace. Take it easy on yourself and don’t push your body or your brain too hard. There will be a lot of good riding in the future.
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I too am taking small steps, just went out for my 2nd ride, felt way less nervous. I want to eventually be able to commute 35-ish miles to work, but I am definitely not ready yet.
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Cruisers are comfortable and let you ride for days is what I’m hearing.
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Mushika posted:So I'm ashamed of how few miles I could ride this bike in the Missouri mountains before having to stop and get some sleep. Only about 5 hours of riding. I'm sitting in a hotel I shouldn't be taking a rest in. This bike is amazing compared to the one I just laid to rest, but between the wind buffeting and the unfamiliar ride position, I'm working muscles I never knew I needed to. I'm supposed to be enjoying the beautiful scenery and the gorgeous weather, dammit, not white knuckling the grips because I've never ridden in windy mountain roads before on a bike that I actually have to pay attention to because the wind will flop me to and fro. I'm from the wide, flat land of the Mississippi delta valley. I can ride days of flat boring landscape. That's what's I'm used to. This land is tearjerkingly beautiful and I can't enjoy it because I'm just learning these basic skills that I've never had previously. gently caress lovely cruisers. I'm not going to make that mistake ever loving again. Maybe take some remedial classes to get more confident riding a bike designed to go around corners?
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Maybe man up, Nancy
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ought ten posted:Hey buddy, don’t be so hard on yourself. I remember the first time I tried to ride any serious distance I made it about three hours before I pulled off in a grocery store parking lot and cried because my body hurt and I was scared about what I’d gotten myself into. I napped in the grass, reset my expectations, and finished the trip at a slower pace. Take it easy on yourself and don’t push your body or your brain too hard. There will be a lot of good riding in the future. Thanks, but I am used to riding long distances. Straight, flat, easy distances. This ride is teaching me exactly how much I don't know, and I don't know if my lovely skills are the fault of my not pushing myself to learn them, or if riding a such a limited bike for so long prevented me from learning them. Or both. Today was actually really good. I'm exhausted and sore, but it feels good. I was able to pound out about 7 hours today of actual fun riding, comfortable enough now to actually push the bike a little and see what it (and I) can handle safely while finally being able to enjoy this beautiful area. nsaP posted:Maybe man up, Nancy Maybe I'm womaning up and actually learning something and doing something about it rather than being a dullard rear end in a top hat with nothing to contribute.
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Carth Dookie posted:Maybe take some remedial classes to get more confident riding a bike designed to go around corners? This is a great suggestion, and it has been a long, long time since I took the basic MSF course, but I don't think there is an MSF advanced course offered anywhere near me. It wouldn't hurt to take the basic one again and perhaps ask for some more specific pointers, though.
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Mushika posted:Maybe I'm womaning up and actually learning something and doing something about it rather than being a dullard rear end in a top hat with nothing to contribute. You have your CA nsap merit badge now, congrats and goonspeed!
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I shouldn’t even be here anymore tbh I’m probably trading my bike for a raft this spring. Anyone interested in starting a paddle asylum??
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Future Nsap: "if you can't do a J-stroke why are you even on the water. You should just give up and drown."
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