|
Bike covers are kind of expensive for what they are so… I could see it? I mean someone once stole the side view mirror plastic cover from the front on my car lol. So I could see it being a thing. Start putting a lock on it.
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2021 05:26
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 8, 2024 01:23 |
|
|
Mine was a ratty cheap cover that already had a few holes in it, one of the last things I thought would be stolen. Although someone did steal my mom's plastic wheel covers on her 2012 Honda once so... Replaced it with a similar cheap one today, although now that it looks newer hopefully it doesn't just get stolen again. I put a disc lock on the front brake that has a really annoying and sensitive alarm, then a chain that also has an alarm attached to it through the front fork, and wrapped the cover strap around both, so anyone taking it again is at least going to have to put more effort and to it and also have to put up with two really obnoxious alarms blaring.  Oh and good idea, didn't even think of locking the actual cover, I just added a cheap padlock to the whole contraption so it's not going anywhere without something being cut or smashed.
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2021 06:00
|
|
|
RightClickSaveAs posted:Anyone ever have their motorcycle COVER stolen before? Went out this morning to find my bike sitting there without a cover (someone had also rifled through the box I had sitting under it with my oil drain pan and half-empty oil cans). Nothing else missing or hosed with that I can tell, but now I'm worried. Yeah. In London. Also had the cover ripped off but left attached to the lock. Supposedly they’ll nick the cover to see if the bike is “watched”.
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2021 10:39
|
|
|
I've had 3 covers nicked, it's a pretty irritating crime. None resulted in bike theft, probably because of the chain (and me not owning bikes worth the hassle)
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2021 10:59
|
|
|
On the subject of cheap bike covers, I use an outdoor grill cover for my EX250 and it fits really well. It even has the fancy vents. It's at least half the price of an actual motorcycle cover. Just make sure that they're large enough for your bike by checking the cover size. If you have mirrors that can't fold in, that might be a problem.
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2021 13:08
|
|
|
Slide Hammer posted:On the subject of cheap bike covers, I use an outdoor grill cover for my EX250 and it fits really well. It even has the fancy vents. It's at least half the price of an actual motorcycle cover. Just make sure that they're large enough for your bike by checking the cover size. If you have mirrors that can't fold in, that might be a problem. Hey thanks, that’s honestly pretty cool. I’ve been shopping for one because I’m tired of taking it to my friends house to put in the garage every time there’s a 10% chance to rain.
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2021 15:10
|
|
|
Everytime you guys go on about how poo poo it is to bike in London I keep not-looking-forward-to ever being back in the office down there.
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2021 17:02
|
|
|
Steakandchips posted:Everytime you guys go on about how poo poo it is to bike in London I keep not-looking-forward-to ever being back in the office down there. London is fantastic fun to bike in and people saying otherwise are cowards. (The not-fun bit is of course being *forced* to do so in order to get to work)
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2021 18:41
|
|
|
Yeah I love riding in London. Also people know to expect bikes so it isn't too bad safety wise, unlike when I went to Birmingham which was mayhem
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2021 18:54
|
|
|
Someone pulled a Ural with sidecar up to the bike coffee shop I go to, and now it’s all I want to try riding  Looked so utilitarian but so awesome.
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2021 19:30
|
|
|
I guess the secret is to ride in London but not park in it.
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2021 20:18
|
|
|
Horse Clocks posted:Yeah. In London. Also had the cover ripped off but left attached to the lock. Supposedly they’ll nick the cover to see if the bike is “watched”. Slide Hammer posted:On the subject of cheap bike covers, I use an outdoor grill cover for my EX250 and it fits really well. It even has the fancy vents. It's at least half the price of an actual motorcycle cover. Just make sure that they're large enough for your bike by checking the cover size. If you have mirrors that can't fold in, that might be a problem.
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2021 22:06
|
|
|
Martytoof posted:Someone pulled a Ural with sidecar up to the bike coffee shop I go to, and now it’s all I want to try riding There’s a dude in my neighborhood with one. They’re very cool looking IMO.
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2021 22:30
|
|
|
Martytoof posted:Someone pulled a Ural with sidecar up to the bike coffee shop I go to, and now it’s all I want to try riding They are as close to a literal three wheeled tractor as it's possible to get, for better and worse. I've worked on a couple and they are exactly like the various ladas - they get constantly criticized for being "poo poo" but when you actually examine the hardware and put aside your biases you find they're a very good machine built to requirements nobody in western countries has. You just have to put aside what marketing has taught you is cool and good. I enjoyed the reverse gear and every screw being flathead. I really want to work on an actual soviet built bike, like a dnepr for example, just to see what pre-capitalist manufacturing looks like on a nitty gritty scale.
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2021 22:45
|
|
|
ought ten posted:I’ve also been stung by a inside my face mask. Lifted it at low speed in town and a wasp got sucked right up into the upper right corner. I feel like there’s another member of this club around here, maybe JSB? Yuuuuuup. Let’s see, when I was a kid riding my 50cc mini bike I took a bee to the eye, it stung me mere millimeters from my actual eyeball I had a bee go down my shirt while I was riding with my then girlfriend, now ~waaiiife~ on the back. It was amazingly calm until my girlfriend saw a lump under my shirt after I took my jacket off and decided to gently squeeze it  Most recently I took a wasp to the neck, it stung me twice in a row on the neck, I swatted it off, it fell down between the tank and my thigh and got me a third time I have bad luck with stinging insects Beve Stuscemi fucked around with this message at 00:14 on Aug 23, 2021 |
|
#
?
Aug 23, 2021 00:07
|
|
|
Maybe stolen by a homeless person needing a little shelter?
|
|
#
?
Aug 23, 2021 02:21
|
|
|
Looking at an '01 DRZ400 this afternoon. It's pretty beat up w/r/t plastics but that's fine as long as it's not rotting, ticking, or leaking. Only thing that gave me some pause was that in the photos the entire lower clutch side case seems to be a dark grey vs the light grey of the engine. Wondering if it's painted or covering up 100 layers of jb-weld or something. Wouldn't be out of character if the bike is beat up but I guess I'll figure that out soon. I gather it's pretty common for the pedals to punch holes in these magnesium cases so I'm not really worried about it actually being cracked in the past and can replace the case if necessary, but would suck if there was 20 years of magnesium chunks floating around the clutch basket all this time  Lord give me the strength to say no if it's poo poo.
|
|
#
?
Aug 23, 2021 13:31
|
|
|
If there's any doubt there is no doubt.
|
|
#
?
Aug 23, 2021 19:18
|
|
|
Guess who's back Back again Erik's back Tell nobody because buells don't come with friends Surely now that it's been ten years, people will wake up and realize this is still the best bike in the world:  People just needed time to absorb the genius energy.
|
|
#
?
Aug 23, 2021 20:14
|
|
|
Slavvy posted:Back again For the very fourth time
|
|
#
?
Aug 23, 2021 20:18
|
|
|
is this a good beginner crotch rocket I'm thinkin of upgrading from my ninja
|
|
#
?
Aug 23, 2021 20:32
|
|
|
HenryJLittlefinger posted:For the very fourth time 
|
|
#
?
Aug 23, 2021 21:34
|
|
|
Is there anything on it that's newer than 2013? The only difference I noticed was the fairings being slightly different. The funniest thing to it to me is Buell himself not being involved at all.
|
|
#
?
Aug 23, 2021 22:17
|
|
|
No the funniest part is trying to sell a boutique hand built literbike in tyool 2021 that is comprehensively outperformed by the panigale 1199, an obsolete mass produced bike that debuted in 2011 and is no longer in production, to a spec that isn't eligible to race anywhere, with a look approximately 20 years out of date, and a badge the motorbike world has been trained to distrust.
|
|
#
?
Aug 23, 2021 22:27
|
|
|
The weird part is that Erik has nothing to do with this. The people who bought the assets up in the bankruptcy (both times) have decided to start production again all on their own while Erik is working on weird electric scooters with a company called 'Fuell' :|
|
|
#
?
Aug 23, 2021 22:55
|
|
|
PolishHero posted:Erik is working on weird electric scooters with a company called 'Fuell' :| I love everything going on in this sentence. It's just breathtaking.
|
|
#
?
Aug 23, 2021 22:58
|
|
|
PolishHero posted:Erik is working on weird electric scooters Cool! I wondered for a second why he wasn't doing electric instead. PolishHero posted:with a company called 'Fuell' :| Ehh...ok. This too might not go so well.
|
|
#
?
Aug 23, 2021 22:59
|
|
|
Very happy that the only design components carried over are the rim brakes.
|
|
#
?
Aug 23, 2021 23:00
|
|
|
knox_harrington posted:Very happy that the only design components carried over are the rim brakes. He's putting the motor in the wheel, of course.
|
|
#
?
Aug 23, 2021 23:14
|
|
|
Ola posted:Cool! I wondered for a second why he wasn't doing electric instead. A friend of mine worked for a place that was doing the marketing work for Fuell, I wish I could find the docs he sent me. Apparently the idea is to build a magnesium monocoque battery unit that functions as a stressed member, with a hub motor and a few other Erik-isms.
|
|
#
?
Aug 23, 2021 23:22
|
|
|
PolishHero posted:magnesium monocoque battery unit because lithium fires weren't difficult enough already 
|
|
#
?
Aug 23, 2021 23:46
|
|
|
PolishHero posted:magnesium monocoque battery unit that functions as a stressed member, 
|
|
#
?
Aug 23, 2021 23:55
|
|
|
PolishHero posted:A friend of mine worked for a place that was doing the marketing work for Fuell, I wish I could find the docs he sent me. Lmao loving incredible, Leonard de quirm strikes again!
|
|
#
?
Aug 24, 2021 00:33
|
|
|
I think the slides/pics he sent me are lost now, unfortunately. I was informed that he was didn't want anything to do with the electric bicycles and that was forced on him, and that he was already at some odds with the rest of the design team/management over his absolute insistence on purple and green color schemes, among other things.
|
|
#
?
Aug 24, 2021 01:10
|
|
|
That's some load-bearing hubris right there.
|
|
#
?
Aug 24, 2021 02:09
|
|
|
PolishHero posted:I think the slides/pics he sent me are lost now, unfortunately. I was informed that he was didn't want anything to do with the electric bicycles and that was forced on him, and that he was already at some odds with the rest of the design team/management over his absolute insistence on purple and green color schemes, among other things. Most companies have some cool origin story about a prototype drawing on a napkin. I don't know if Erik is difficult about splitting the bill or something, but this is the stage he usually comes up with an internal conflict. Ola fucked around with this message at 12:28 on Aug 24, 2021 |
|
#
?
Aug 24, 2021 04:24
|
|
|
Funny how every place he's at, there is some internal force keeping him from achieving his preordained greatness 
|
|
#
?
Aug 24, 2021 04:54
|
|
|
Erik is just Bender, starting his own motorcycle company, with v-twins and floating discs.
|
|
#
?
Aug 24, 2021 12:18
|
|
|
Slavvy posted:I enjoyed [...] every screw being flathead. Is this the kind of enjoyment where you throw back your head and laugh at how stupid the world is, or are you some kind of sicko (ok, yes, flatheads can be made using hand tools, but they're still hateful little devils)
|
|
#
?
Aug 24, 2021 22:07
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 8, 2024 01:23 |
|
|
No I genuinely liked it. The whole bike was designed in a way that you could basically do a roadside engine rebuild with a handful of tools. I like vehicles that are just completely utilitarian and don't give any fucks about looking cool or being marketable or whatever the gently caress. Just a tool for a job, the job being drunkenly weaving across the steppe for decades on end.
|
|
#
?
Aug 24, 2021 22:24
|
|