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Finger Prince posted:In the case of Honda though, they started out with motorcycles then added cars and lawnmowers and eventually a jet. Harley are a lifestyle company that happens to make motorcycles as a side-hustle, although I'm delighted to discover when checking Wiki because I thought they'd started as something else first that they were literally founded as two blokes in a shed.
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I prefer bikes from manufacturers that has a <Company> Heavy Industries division.
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Supradog posted:I prefer bikes from manufacturers that has a <Company> Heavy Industries division. I'd buy a Weyland-Yutani bike
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mulligan posted:The Benelli is 270 crank... In this case it means that the MTBF is 270 revolutions
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Supradog posted:I prefer bikes from manufacturers that has a <Company> Heavy Industries division. If you can't buy a piano from the same company that made your motorcycle what are you even doing
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I want Roland to start making motorcycles
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I have a matching motorcycle and piano tyvm
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As a Harley owner, I can go days without not seeing the HD logo.
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Tyro posted:I'd buy a Weyland-Yutani bike Strife posted:As a Weyland-Yutani owner, I can go days without not seeing the WY logo.  Presenting the all-new WY Chestburst 1300. Race your heart!
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moxieman posted:I have a matching motorcycle and piano tyvm I didn't even think about this when I bought the bike but I have a matching motorcycle and drum set 
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A few more model ideas: Bishop - 1st gen prone to nasty headshake and random highsides; 2nd gen performs well and incredibly reliable even if you treat it like total poo poo Mother - electronic EVERYTHING, built-in GPS randomly gives you directions to very bad parts of town Nostromo - a loving huge trike that holds a hidden Motocompo in the luggage
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Jazzzzz posted:A few more model ideas: 
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MomJeans420 posted:I want Roland to start making motorcycles 400 switches you have to fiddle with for an hour before every ride? Or a fuel filler that only works at certain gas stations?
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MomJeans420 posted:I want Roland to start making motorcycles Roland decides to build the world's most innovative electric motorbike, then a bunch of dudes from detroit realize if you chop it up and change a few of bits, you can use it to power your house, and the rest is history.
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Strife posted:As a Harley owner, I can go days without not seeing the HD logo. As a Harley owner you can buy a bowling ball manufactured by the same company. (Admittedly it would have to be used)
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Mirconium posted:As a Harley owner you can buy a bowling ball manufactured by the same company. (Admittedly it would have to be used) Bowling balls, beer, dog bowls. I even saw a ceiling fan once. Though to be fair they don't manufacture them, it's just a part of their ~*~*Lifestyle Brand*~*~ Slavvy posted:
I've been thinking of replacing the tank badge on my bike, maybe I'll use this.
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Finger Prince posted:Roland decides to build the world's most innovative electric motorbike, then a bunch of dudes from detroit realize if you chop it up and change a few of bits, you can use it to power your house, and the rest is history.  although Chicago was really the House mecca
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Elector_Nerdlingen posted:400 switches you have to fiddle with for an hour before every ride? Or a fuel filler that only works at certain gas stations? Finger Prince posted:Roland decides to build the world's most innovative electric motorbike, then a bunch of dudes from detroit realize if you chop it up and change a few of bits, you can use it to power your house, and the rest is history. Is there any bike manufacturer who could claim a similar influence on an industry as Roland releasing the TB-303, TR-808, and TR-909? Maybe Honda with the Super Cub?
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Strife posted:Bowling balls, beer, dog bowls. I even saw a ceiling fan once. Though to be fair they don't manufacture them, it's just a part of their ~*~*Lifestyle Brand*~*~ No, no, they were definitely part of a bowling ball manufacturer once. (it is an AMF joke)
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Mirconium posted:No, no, they were definitely part of a bowling ball manufacturer once. (it is an AMF joke) Oh right. They just needed something at the time that could roll 60 feet without breaking down.
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MomJeans420 posted:Is there any bike manufacturer who could claim a similar influence on an industry as Roland releasing the TB-303, TR-808, and TR-909? Maybe Honda with the Super Cub?
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MomJeans420 posted:Is there any bike manufacturer who could claim a similar influence on an industry as Roland releasing the TB-303, TR-808, and TR-909? Maybe Honda with the Super Cub? While the Cub was innovative in its own way, the main things it bought to the table were just stuff that existing bikes/scooters did but better/more reliably. The innovations on it like the semi-auto gearbox and the weird front end weren't really taken up by other manufacturers (or even by Honda on their other models) - scooters mostly stuck with manual boxes until the CVT became reliable enough to be viable, and weird front ends remain the preserve of German perverts. The equivalent of those early Roland boxes is probably BSA in the UK at least, in that with the Bantam and particularly the Gold Star they bought a thing previously very much the plaything of the rich to a pricepoint accessible to the working classes, and an entire culture suddenly sprung up around them as a result. I'd say the most influential individual bike is whichever one had the current standard control layout - I know most manufacturers had their own weird special snowflake control layouts right up to the sixties - whatever bike finally banished foot-operated clutches, inverted throttles, and timing advance levers definitely deserves a place in the hall of fame.
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I don't know anything about electric noise boxes but I nominate the cb77. It was the first bike that: - Worked properly all the time, was easy and logical to repair - Had controls that were useable for everyone - Was built to an acceptable standard - Had the right matrix of size, power and capacity to be an everyman's bike and not just a tiny moped/giant beast - All at a reasonable price But most importantly: it planted the expectation in the minds of the buying public that the above qualities were basic requirements, not expensive luxuries.
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Slavvy posted:I don't know anything about electric noise boxes but I nominate the cb77. It was the first bike that: The way the Japanese manufacturers pissed on the chips of the collected non-Japanese manufacturers in the 70s should be the first lesson in every single business and engineering school - ideas like "oil should stay in the engine" and "most of the bolts should be in most of the right holes" weren't some exotic engineering silkworm known only to the mysterious Orient, they were easily within the capabilities of everyone from Harley to Triumph, but they just... didn't bother. Only BMW mostly escaped but that's because their bikes have always been poo poo, and people only buy them because of some deeply-repressed humiliation fetish. Obviously this was a pattern repeated across the economy, but I think bikes show it most clearly because they didn't have the confounding factors of the 70s oil crisis or 80s semiconductor crash that opened up new market sectors that a new entrant could more easily exploit than an existing one, and the Japanese manufacturers still completely dominated the incumbents.
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goddamnedtwisto posted:German perverts.
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Thanks to someone for linking this thread in the other moto threads, now I have a more appropriate outlet for anecdotal experiences with dipshit cagers. Here's a fun one: A few weeks ago I knocked on the window of some Tesla to tell its driver to get off her phone. Her response? "It's on autopilot." Here's another one: The other day someone tried to race me from a stoplight. On foot.
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Mister Speaker posted:Thanks to someone for linking this thread in the other moto threads, now I have a more appropriate outlet for anecdotal experiences with dipshit cagers. Here's a fun one: Like did they make revving noises with their mouth and look over at you?
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Mister Speaker posted:A few weeks ago I knocked on the window of some Tesla to tell its driver to get off her phone. Her response? in america, especially with the current social mood, this is probably a real good way to get shot. that said i have done it before and it's real satisfying. last time i knocked on someone's window it was because they were laying on their horn behind a guy who was trying to turn left at a no-left-turn sign...except the sign had active hours and it was not during those hours. please learn to read thank
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I tend not to gently caress directly with cars because, as mentioned, in the current American hellscape, touching someone else’s property is likely to get you hosed up by a giant metal box because “standin muh ground” I will do the “hang up the phone” hand motion at you all fuckin day though
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Deeters posted:Really hoping you took this with your phone for maximum irony I've gotten really good at filming with my mouth.
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Deeters posted:Harleys have cruise control I'm on autopilot
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I called a local BMW dealer, curious what it would cost for a couple "just purchased a used bike" things - an oil change and new tires. I don't have a garage right now, so I'm theoretically willing to pay a little bit to avoid changing my oil on the street. They quoted me $180 loving DOLLARS (US) for an oil change. Oh, and they don't mount tires purchased elsewhere for "liability reasons". I know I'm a cheap bastard, but is this normal (for BMWs)?
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It's normal for dealerships. It's still a ripoff. An oil change will cost you less than 30 dollars to do yourself and it's a lot easier to do than on a car so I'd just do it in the street. Tire mounting is a huge pain to do yourself, but any garage can do it, so just shop around. Some places will mount tires you bring in yourself, or give you a discount on the labor if you buy from them.
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Martytoof posted:Is it Jesus? Jesus is really more of a Honda guy.     
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