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Steakandchips posted:Ride it back.
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Steakandchips posted:Ride it back.
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Jun 30, 2020 22:00
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Oh I would love to. I have absolutely no way of getting to it that's not either driving myself or an overnight public transport nightmare that'll leave me in no state to ride 600km.
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Jul 1, 2020 02:40
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Elector_Nerdlingen posted:Oh I would love to. You can get it in a van. The headlight cowl comes off pretty easy, and at worst, the handlebars are held on by 4 Allen key bolts. poo poo, take a bunch of towels or mover's blankets, and lay it sort of on its side if you have to.
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Jul 1, 2020 03:31
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Yeah, the bike's height is listed 119.5cm and I just measured the van and it's 127cm at the rear door, I just don't trust the listed measurement to be the actual tallest point. It felt like the intruder only just fit, but I can't remember if I took the mirrors off or not. Guess I'll just take tools and roll the handlebars back or forward if need be. Don't really wanna lay a bike down in there, it's my wife's van and is a nice carpeted passenger vehicle that I sometimes use for hauling stuff around, and dripping bike fluids onto it's not an option. But I guess I'll be taking tarps and mover's pads anyway so if I gotta I gotta, I'm sure I can keep any potential leaks from reaching the carpet.
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Jul 1, 2020 04:24
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Dont try to put a dr in the back of an odyssey please. Rent a uhaul van. I've done it twice for a 14 hour round trip (each time), and it was great.
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Jul 1, 2020 04:46
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Nah, it's a vw multivan. Passenger trim but all the same tie down points as a transporter. I've hauled a bunch of poo poo in it without any issues, including my intruder and a couple of ride-on mowers, so if it fits it's cool, I just can't be leaking oil onto the carpet. I put mover's pads and a tarp (not pictured) under that kind of thing, but nothing's leaked yet like I assume a bike lying down would do. e: Actually, just looking at that photo, the DR will fit for sure, and I might not even need to take the mirrors down. Elector_Nerdlingen fucked around with this message at 05:41 on Jul 1, 2020 |
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Jul 1, 2020 05:35
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Yeah, youre fine.
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Jul 1, 2020 05:43
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I've brought bikes home in my Odyssey, but it just barely fit a pregen Ninja 250 and I had to take the meres off the old Katana. I'm sure a dualsport is right out
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Jul 1, 2020 18:48
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captainOrbital posted:the meres don't
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Jul 1, 2020 18:53
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Hey man what’s wrong with Alabama
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Jul 1, 2020 19:22
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Why would you have horses on a motorbike in the first place??
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Jul 1, 2020 22:44
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He did that a few months ago and y’all got all bothered about it.
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Jul 1, 2020 22:53
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Did I really? poo poo I'm repeating myself, and what's worse, someone noticed it. Anyways, I just got new tars put on and
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Jul 1, 2020 23:02
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I wouldn't have recalled it if captainOrbital posted:
Sagebrush posted:this better be ironic Huh, in my memory it was more than one person. Oh well. Although it is funny that it was Sagebrush immediately both times. HenryJLittlefinger fucked around with this message at 04:06 on Jul 2, 2020 |
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Jul 2, 2020 04:03
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I'm a college professor and I don't put up with that kind of poo poo in my thread
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Jul 2, 2020 04:45
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Well, I promise to never do it again, if only for the sake of remaining unpredictable and vibrant.
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Jul 2, 2020 05:05
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Your gonna do it again
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Jul 2, 2020 05:14
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What's next, we can't say mirin?
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Jul 2, 2020 06:00
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:Your gonna do it again God drat it
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Jul 2, 2020 16:31
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My doctoral thesis: Swamp rear end, measurement and prevention thereof
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Jul 2, 2020 16:39
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Recent algae talk in the crash thread has me wondering: If you're going to have to take your bike through an impossibly slippery area, like say algae covered smooth stones with water too, what's the best way to have as little chance of dropping it? Waddle the bike forward while on it? Or walking alongside it? Something else? Does it depend on the height and weight of the bike?
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Jul 6, 2020 16:21
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shorter stretches (crossing an aqueduct/waterway) i've just straightened up and coasted through with momentum in neutral. longer stretches? i don't see how you get past without falling even walking the bike unless you have cleats or some poo poo
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Jul 6, 2020 16:26
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Jack B Nimble posted:Recent algae talk in the crash thread has me wondering: for my crossings out here in TN I usually turn my traction control alllllll the way up and just hit it as straight as possible while maintaining speed. highly doubt those dakar bikes had TC and they also all came into that crossing at an angle on knobbies, so really it was going to happen no matter what but if you're not going to just ride it I'd say just waddle it. walk the crossing first and see how slick it is with your boots, but I'd say waddling would probably be safest
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Jul 6, 2020 16:30
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Yeah, I think waddling might have more chance of staying upright than walking alongside, but if you're alongside you can avoid going over yourself, just let go and stand clear.
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Jul 6, 2020 16:41
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Jack B Nimble posted:Yeah, I think waddling might have more chance of staying upright than walking alongside, but if you're alongside you can avoid going over yourself, just let go and stand clear. agreedo. I just always recommend walking poo poo just so you know what a best case scenario is
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Jul 6, 2020 16:44
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Algae is mostly an issue on uniform smoothish surfaces, like concrete in a dedicated water crossing. A "normal" river crossing does not have the algae issue because the riverbed is not uniform. If you can flat foot the bike, it's not that heavy and your soles has traction i'd waddle over. if your soles has no traction, tossing on some sand/ small rocks/ earth is the only thing I can think of as a "fast" fix. The problem is though that usually you don't know that it's that drat slippery. Coast straight across with a little steering input as possible if you happen across one you are unsure of. The issue here is the front slipping, not the rear from too little traction vs power input. Wooden bridges, cattle grids especially when wet is the same method. go straight over with no lean, with as little input as possible. If it's an river/stream, you gun it more to keep momentum up vs rocks and to not sink into mud.
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Jul 6, 2020 16:47
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In both Texas and Iowa there were "submerged bridges" that were always covered in algae. Stay off the brakes... drag your feet if you need to, steady as you go, constant even steady power. I've actually had Kuffs' brother drop his FZ6 on one of these in front of me and just "flintstone braked" and hald the clutch in. That was safer that getting on the brakes at either end.
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Jul 6, 2020 20:46
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I just noticed the new thread title.  You can't just rely on shoulder checks all your life.
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Jul 6, 2020 21:04
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As a resident off roader, I've ridden over a lot of slick poo poo and sometimes there's just nothing you can do. Wet/damp wood bridges are usually a gamble on a good day and if they're slimy, you can do everything right and still end up on your rear end. Waddle/stabilize with both feet down if possible. If you do drop your bike you can either save it, or prevent yourself from falling with your bike. Speed is a gamble, go fast and glide right over it but if you slide the fall is going to be worse, or go slow and the fall is probably not going to hurt but more likely to happen. Keep your bike as perfectly straight and vertical as you can, coast over. Don't turn, don't brake and don't accelerate. I've had a fun experience on a slimy bridge while mountain biking. It had a 45º left hand angled turn. I went down the second I tried turning, slid under the hand rail and dropped three feet into the creek. You can do everything right and still go down. Sometimes the moto gods just want a blood sacrifice. God forbid its a wet/slimy wooden bridge that froze overnight and is just starting to thaw. Thats an impossible kind of hell. I lost my front tire on a wooden bridge and slammed pretty hard even at slow speed. These things ... we have a few of them here in washington as well. Luckily the few I've been on have been pretty good traction wise. There's one that I'll power wheelie through/over because its not really slimy. I was crossing a different one that was really slimy and lost my back tire traction halfway and started to fishtail thinking I was about to go swimming. It grabbed once I crossed and I was able to stay upright by grabbing some throttle. My buddy behind me was pretty soaked though. Verman fucked around with this message at 21:25 on Jul 6, 2020 |
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Jul 6, 2020 21:19
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Verman posted:As a resident off roader, I've ridden over a lot of slick poo poo and sometimes there's just nothing you can do. Wet/damp wood bridges are usually a gamble on a good day and if they're slimy, you can do everything right and still end up on your rear end. Waddle/stabilize with both feet down if possible. If you do drop your bike you can either save it, or prevent yourself from falling with your bike. Speed is a gamble, go fast and glide right over it but if you slide the fall is going to be worse, or go slow and the fall is probably not going to hurt but more likely to happen. Keep your bike as perfectly straight and vertical as you can, coast over. Don't turn, don't brake and don't accelerate. I've had a fun experience on a slimy bridge while mountain biking. It had a 45º left hand angled turn. I went down the second I tried turning, slid under the hand rail and dropped three feet into the creek. lol speaking of pedal bike crashes some dumbass city planner in portland decided to make part of the sidewalk out of wood for like a half block in the pearl. I've almost eaten poo poo on it walking after a solid week or so of rain, but anyways: riding on the sidewalk is HIGHLY ILLEGAL in portland, but I was doing it anyways cause it was during the last snowpocalypse we had and I had forgotten about that insanely slick wood sidewalk since it was covered in fresh snow. I wanted to stay out of the street because curbs will protect me from the morons in portland who can't drive in the snow. I remembered that lovely wood sidewalk as soon as I started falling I miss pedal biking in the city so very much
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Jul 6, 2020 21:36
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captainOrbital posted:I just noticed the new thread title. Should be 'You need you're clothes, you're boots, you're meres, and you're motorcycle:New Riders Thread' Though that might be too long.
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Jul 6, 2020 21:45
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captainOrbital posted:I just noticed the new thread title. <  >
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Jul 6, 2020 21:53
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It took some doing but I got it
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Jul 6, 2020 22:03
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:It took some doing but I got it Thank you for youre service 
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Jul 6, 2020 22:08
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Minnesota Mixup posted:Thank you for youre service o7
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Jul 6, 2020 22:39
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All this talk about water crossings and the inevitability of eating poo poo really highlights the importance of frame sliders/engine guards and armored boots.
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Jul 7, 2020 00:11
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I simply choose not to ride over water crossings
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What the gently caress is a water crossing doing on a road? Build a fucken bridge or maybe not build the road in the middle of a stream or gently caress I don't know anything else besides that.
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