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Sagebrush posted:uh if you know anything about motorcycles you know there are only two kinds: harley davidsons and honda dirt bikes Don't forget the other kind, crotch rockets!
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Finger Prince posted:Don't forget the other kind, crotch rockets! Ahem I think you mean Ninjas
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Aug 1, 2021 04:40
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Reminds me of Sunny where Mac steals a Busa to get to a Thundergun screening quicker, drops it, and calls it a poo poo bike because he can’t ride for poo poo.
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Aug 1, 2021 06:58
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:Ahem I think you mean Ninjas Crotch Rocket is the make.
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Aug 1, 2021 10:05
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I know the answer to this complaint is obvious -- namely, don't read reddit -- but it still after years surprises me the depth of misinformation and intensity of dunning-krugering going on there. I'm referring to the motorcycle reddits of course. Maybe I'm experiencing confirmation bias and I'm just seeing the obnoxious posts and comments. But it feels to me like the majority of questions asked make huge false assumptions, and misrepresent situations, and the majority of responses recommend completely unrealistic actions. Currently there's a question about a fuse blowing on an "82 CB750" which includes a video of a subframe which is clearly not remotely close to being an 82 CB750, and shows entirely homemade electrics and electronics. Nothing in the video frame is Honda. Also it is unclear whether it shows a fuse blowing to me. None of this is explained in the post. It's always poo poo like "how do I replace this jet that's stuck in the carb with a bigger jet" and only after multiple people asking follow up questions does it come out that there's a fuel leak from the gas tank or it's hard to start because the battery is half dead so spark is intermittent and none of it has anything to do with the carburetor. Or, bike isn't running quite right, and it's an 85 Magna, and someone recommends completely disassembling the carbs, removing them from the racks, replacing the air box with pod filters, all on some of the most difficult carbs to work on ever made on a production bike. I routinely see posts that I have the knowledge to respond to but it's instantly clear that it would take me pages and pages of typing to explain how completely wrong everything already posted was. I feel like a lazy dick just ignoring requests for help, but goddamn.
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Aug 9, 2021 02:27
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:It's always poo poo like "how do I replace this jet that's stuck in the carb with a bigger jet" and only after multiple people asking follow up questions does it come out that there's a fuel leak from the gas tank or it's hard to start because the battery is half dead so spark is intermittent and none of it has anything to do with the carburetor. This is also called the XY Problem. You have problem X, and you think the solution is Y. However, Y doesn't seem to be working, so instead of asking for help with X, you ask for help with Y. 
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Aug 9, 2021 02:55
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My wife mods a few subreddits, and it seems like that across the board. The majority of her interactions with users are them getting upset because they're told they have to follow rules or deleting dick pics.
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Aug 9, 2021 03:16
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You know how some people post online, “hey my cat has these symptoms, what should I do?” And the correct response is always “you should take him to a vet?” Same principle with those folk.
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Aug 9, 2021 09:09
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Guys I know we all sort of agreed that me reposting all of crazy Florida Man's life meltdowns was going too far. I just thought I'd post a happy update that he's decided to run for mayor of Cape Canaveral. Make sure you get out and vote!
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Aug 9, 2021 19:26
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Oh, I see he's back in a manic phase.
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Aug 9, 2021 23:51
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Today I hit a seagull with my face at 80km/h.
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Aug 10, 2021 01:47
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Please tell us you have a helmet camera
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Aug 10, 2021 02:01
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How is your modeling career these days? Tell us, here in roller coaster asylum I hope you’re ok, jokes aside
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FBS posted:Please tell us you have a helmet camera No  Probably wouldn't have been a great shot anyway, tried to simultaneously dodge it, and headbutt it out of the way.I am fine. Hope the guy behind me has a webcam and uploads it to youtube.
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Aug 10, 2021 02:26
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The Iannone Method
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Aug 10, 2021 02:33
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If you can't do it on the track, you can always try out for the Blue Jays!
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LodeRunner posted:Guys I know we all sort of agreed that me reposting all of crazy Florida Man's life meltdowns was going too far. I just thought I'd post a happy update that he's decided to run for mayor of Cape Canaveral. Make sure you get out and vote! Oh god. Seperate topic: Energica Eva Ribelle 21.5kwh: I didn't like the ergos for my neck/head, too much staring up to see ahead. How much better ergo-wise is the SS9? I'm pretty much sold on getting the LiveWire, but I'd love to hear the thoughts on the topic from our electric motorcycle man on these here forums!
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Steakandchips posted:Oh god. The SS9 is noticeably more comfortable. Lower pegs, higher bars, plushier seat. There's really no "staring up". I do know of one owner who just added risers to his SS9+ bars. I don't really feel the need for that; I feel the bike is more or less ideal for me at 6'2". I really dig the new pricing on LiveWires, and it is a well-made bike. My two main issues with it, as always, are the anemic on-board charger that gives the same power from a wall socket than it does from a level 2 station, and the oddly high peg position. The upper half of your body is upright and relaxed, but the lower half is sport bike ergos. I could not, for the life of me, find a comfortable position for my legs. Another interesting thing is that the bikes more or less weigh the same, now. Energica shaved off a ton of weight with the motor/inverter change. The LiveWire clocks in at 569 lbs, and the new Energicas are listed at just 4 lbs more at 573.
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Good to know, I hope to test an EsseEsse later in September once they have a demo machine available. Re LiveWire comfort: I found my leg position to be fine, but neck hurt a little (but not nearly as much as the Ribelle which was immediate agony). I spoke to the Harley Dealer, getting risers for it or getting the handlebars changed to more upright ones shouldn't be an issue... The wallcharger speed of Level 2 on the LW is not something I am concerned about!
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Then hopefully it's the right choice for you! I was at IMS Sonoma a couple weeks back and they had 15 LiveWires and like 30 Zeroes. Half of the demo rides were electric. I was thoroughly entertained, and the LW guys let me use their charging stations after hours.
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Aug 10, 2021 21:00
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BBV: Friend had a Honda Metropolitan she let sit for years, and having had my bike stolen recently, I finally got it together and went to pick it up, handing her a pittance because she'd managed to even lose the title. I figure, hey, maybe I fix it up and hand it back to her for a bit more, worst case scenario I tear it down and I have some parts to use for other dumb projects. (rubber CVT clutch on a lathe? lol) As soon as I get home, I lock it to the apartment building with a nice beefy chain and a kryptonite, and go to buy ice cream for a friend who helped me transport and unload. Literally 20 minutes later. LITERALLY 20 MINUTES LATER. I realize I've lost the only set of keys to the ignition AND the kryptonite. The kryptonite is probably worth about as much as the drat scooter. My brain is such a consolation prize. I've got spare keys of everything, EVERYTHING I own, and I would have cut spares of this thing too. But nope. Lost em in the 1 day I had no spares to fall back on. FML.
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LodeRunner posted:Then hopefully it's the right choice for you! I was at IMS Sonoma a couple weeks back and they had 15 LiveWires and like 30 Zeroes. Half of the demo rides were electric. I was thoroughly entertained, and the LW guys let me use their charging stations after hours. Did you get to ride any cool bikes? I went on Sunday but apparently showed up too late as basically everything was booked up for the day 
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Toe Rag posted:Did you get to ride any cool bikes? I went on Sunday but apparently showed up too late as basically everything was booked up for the day Actually I was helping man the Energica booth. If you look very closely at this photo published by motorcycle.com you can see my arm if you know where to look. Not really meaning to brag but I'm kind of a Big Deal now.  
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A hundred years ago Swedish farmers were poor and tractors were rare and expensive. Someone figured out that you could convert certain cars into a somewhat useful farming implements and rules were written to formalise this practice. Time passed and the laws changed a bit but even though the farm cars haven't been used in farming since the 1950's they are more popular than ever since it's now super easy to convert a car into a farming implement by messing with the ECU. According to the Swedish DOT this is a tractor. It is driven (poorly) by a 16 year-old male with large speakers and a poor taste in music who's not allowed to drive a car until he turns 18 but he can drive a tractor capable of a maximum speed of 30 km/h. Behind the dumb thing is usually a long line of frustrated drivers who also have to go 30 km/h because there's a tractor in the way, except they can't see it because there's a couple of semi trucks moving very slowly blocking the view of the tractor. I hate the incredible stupidity that allows these things to exist. /rant
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lmao. there is no way that driving a slammed station wagon electronically limited to 30 km/h is cooler than just not driving at all. if you're 16 and can't get a car license, just get a moped, jesus
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Oh, if you're 16 you can even get a moped shaped like a car that goes 45 km/h just like a real class 1 moped should. They're small, light and fuel efficient. But a slammed station wagon 30 km/h tractor is safer in a collision obviously. I just read that they need to weigh at least 2 tonnes too, so they usually have a few hundred kg's of concrete in them, just to be extra safe.
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Invalido posted:A hundred years ago Swedish farmers were poor and tractors were rare and expensive. Someone figured out that you could convert certain cars into a somewhat useful farming implements and rules were written to formalise this practice. Time passed and the laws changed a bit but even though the farm cars haven't been used in farming since the 1950's they are more popular than ever since it's now super easy to convert a car into a farming implement by messing with the ECU. There is no  big enough, what in the actual gently caress
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30 km/h is 18mph. I'd ride a pushbike before that , anything below 30mph is painful.
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Not sure which is stupider, Sweden's COVID response or their tractor cars.
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Cosplaying a "cool adult" at 18 mph
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Aug 11, 2021 21:46
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Never getting out of first gear just like a big boy!
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Pretty sure I never left 2nd or 3rd for the first few days of owning my 125... But no, tractor car is way stupider.
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Aug 11, 2021 21:53
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The struggle is real for everyone. My friend is trying to sell one of his two RV125’s
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Gorson posted:30 km/h is 18mph. I'd ride a pushbike before that , anything below 30mph is painful.
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Counterpoint: it's kinda hard to hotbox a moped in the highschool parking lot.
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Countering my own counterpoint:
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Where is my GOD DAMNED TIRE, Amazon?????? It has been stuck in Grand Rapids for six days without moving and it's the last part I need to finish putting the bike back together. ughghghghghghgh
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Part of my usual commute to work is an elevated 2-lane on-ramp to the city's main freeway. (Going down in elevation because the freeway runs through an ancient river valley.) This morning I found out that some jackwagon approved a chipseal repair to the cracked pavement down the lane divider in the middle of the road. There's a "LOOSE CHIPS" sign, then nothing for a bit, then the chipseal is the exact same color as the road surface. I didn't know it was there until my bike got squirrelly when I changed lanes, and I was looking for the chipseal. Loose chips in the middle of the road, on a curving, downhill, elevated on-ramp, where people are accelerating when there's little traffic, has got to be a fatal highside risk and I'm actually kind of incensed about it. Someone could legit get killed by this and I'm gonna phone the city's 311 line later this morning. Phy fucked around with this message at 16:20 on Aug 12, 2021 |
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Had a very iffy loose front tire experience back in May going from the Gardiner off ramp to the DVP. I'll occasionally have the rear get loose on some tight turns but never the front before.
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