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That's the smell of freedom for ya.
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Some of the “your first motorcycle” advice is like “who will you be riding with?” and I watch things like this and think, “No one. Ever. Under any circumstances.”
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On dry asphalt, my rear wheel lifts long before the front wheel even thinks about locking up. I can imagine that in corners, it's easier to lock it up because there are also sideways forces at play. I've intentionally tried locking up my front on a straight section of freshly laid (so not yet grippy) asphalt, and in that condition it is pretty easy to do and things go sideways very quickly. Still, you gotta be very deliberate about achieving 100 percent brake force before the weight of the bike has transferred to the front wheel. The lighter the bike, the less inertia and the easier it should be to brake on it. In any case, my instructor was quite harsh when doing the brake drills. On one terrain, he set us up for doing the brake drills looking out onto the river bank. So if you'd fail really badly, you'd end up in the river. Of course, there was a decent amount of space between the end of the brake drill and the river, so even if you'd just mash only the rear brake in a full on panic, you'd stop in time. On another terrain, we'd look out onto a plot of unbuild terrain. Both had a pretty effective psychological effect. No one of my group dropped their bike or ended up in the river. I think one overshot into the building lot, but in that case there was not much margin because oh well, you gotta drag your bike out of the sand and that's it. One of the examinated tests is to brake from 50 to 0km/h in exactly 17m, while shifting down to first, without triggering ABS or heavily modulating brake force. You get about 50cm of leeway in each direction. The other is a full on emergency brake, ABS triggering allowed, no shifting needed but you gotta stop sooner, idk if there are hard distance requirements but somehow i'm thinking of 12m. LimaBiker fucked around with this message at 12:20 on Nov 20, 2021 |
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LimaBiker posted:On dry asphalt, my rear wheel lifts long before the front wheel even thinks about locking up. On the other hand, on wet asphalt or road paint or leaves or sand or tar snakes, the front wheel locks up far before you can apply enough force to lift the rear. This is why it's so critical to always use both brakes 
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Nov 20, 2021 18:12
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:You eventually learn that no matter what is happening around you or how your lizard brain is panicking, you don't just SLAM on the brakes immediately to 100% force. You roll it on, quickly and firmly, and maybe to 95%. Just wanted to reply to this that my crash on the Harley in Poland was by just grabbing a fistful of the front break in panic  Kinda sad I didnt get it on video
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Nov 25, 2021 10:39
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Lol the guy I sold my 2013 Yamaha FZ8 to in 2019 for $3900 just put it up for sale and is asking $5500, this market is stupid
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Nov 27, 2021 14:28
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The new Honda Navi 's pricing is looking really sensible right now...
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Nov 29, 2021 05:43
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They're selling an actual doctor big at Blackfoot in Calgary if anyone's interested. https://www.blackfootonline.com/pre-owned_productdetail.php?id=8603
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Nov 29, 2021 17:36
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I'm not gonna buy it but I might go down later this week to ogle
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Doctor Big, with degrees in thumpanomics and torquometry
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Jazzzzz posted:I can't make out what caused the front to slam down; doesn't look like he hit the rear brake and I wouldn't expect chopping the throttle from the balance point to be that abrupt. Seems like every time I can’t easily figure out what causes a crash, the answer is suspension. Dude drops on the seat, loading the rear suspension and then… Razzled posted:might have a handbrake that he accidentally grabbed a fist ful of, kind of hard to see anything tho Sure looks like this. But maybe the bounce was just too much and he wasn’t ready to come down from the balance point and as he started to come down unprepared he came down more and faster.
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Nov 30, 2021 14:56
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Something needs to be done about these people 
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It needs more lights imo, stepping all the way down to the wheel.
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Is it just me or are both of the wheels completely out of round? The front tire looks like it has two huge flat spots on it
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I would say it’s a perspective trick, but it’s also a used, modified grom, so anything is possible
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Jazzzzz posted:Is it just me or are both of the wheels completely out of round? The front tire looks like it has two huge flat spots on it There's something really fucky going on with that while front end. The wheel looks dented to poo poo, but also like it was warped with a Photoshop smudge tool, and the forks look curved too. Might be light and shadow weirdness, might actually be bent.
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i have unfortunate first hand knowledge of whats going on in that pic. bro put his new iphone in a phone holder on the handlebars and destroyed the image stabilizer with vibrations but keeps using the phone cause they’re a broke mf
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yummycheese posted:i have unfortunate first hand knowledge of whats going on in that pic. Gee, I wonder what caused him to be a broke mf? Oh hold up, I know the answer.
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Dec 4, 2021 04:51
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Perfection.
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I guess that explains the fork tubes but those wheels as posted really do look messed up
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Dec 4, 2021 09:30
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Phone cameras distort images because of lens aperture. There's a reason new flagship phones come equipped with multiple lenses.
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All I can think of when I see those pictures HaMmOnd yOu IdIoOot! yOu'vE CoMpleTeLy rUiNeD tHe GrOmMmM!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSiHATZPYlo
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This is not a bike I would ever be interested in owning, but it sounds and looks pretty loving sweet and clearly a lot of care and work went into making it. https://www.kijiji.ca/v-sport-bikes/vancouver/rd-400-daytona-special/1601002645  Bored 2nd wiseco pro pistons Yamaha HP rods DG high compression heads Ported 77 heat treated Trued welded Lightened crank Every seal and bearing replaced including the centre Labyrinth seal All new HP clutches HP springs Intakes opened up to accept larger RZ reed cages Boysen 2 stage reeds with 10mm spacers RZ intakes Micron HP chamber’s from the UK Engine completely painted, polished and clear coated Ignition system upgraded from points to condenser RD Dreams digital processor CDI Complete RD DREAMS KIT New wiring harness, coils and charging system Frame and wheels glass beaded and powder coated Complete RZ 350 front end conversion with Micron fork brace Front forks completely reconditioned with new seals, bushings, springs Brake clippers rebuilt Braided stainless steel brake lines Front end installed with ALL BALLS RACING tapered steel roller bearings Water cooled speedo, and tach assembly with heat gauge RZ 350 rear wheel with new bearings, seals, brake pads, callipers rebuilt with all new seals Custom RD 359 LC11 UK edition rear swingers with brand new needle bearings Foot peg, rear brake and shifter lever relocated using RAASK rear set from Sweden
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As a one time owner of an RD350 with the works, they’re extremely fun bikes. Like, there really isn’t much that is more exciting to actually ride, but man are they hard to live with. The poweband wobbles up and down on the tachometer based on the temperature of the air that the bike currently resides in The electrics are 70’s Yamaha, which is to say garbage They are deceptively tiny. I’m 6’3” and I felt like a circus bear on a tricycle. They are designed for Japanese GP riders. The power though is extremely addicting, and when it all comes together and works as it should, they are like nothing else.
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The air cooled rd experience just sucks way too much in relation to the fun factor. It's only when you get to the LC that they become worth having at all.
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Slavvy posted:The air cooled rd experience just sucks way too much in relation to the fun factor. It's only when you get to the LC that they become worth having at all. Before most tracks banned 2-strokes in the naughties you could still see Elsies racing and even occasionally winning in club races. They got grandfathered in to the Juniors class (bike formula, not age range) and with some suspension and chassis mods - and a sufficiently insane rider - they could hold their own against 90s 250 2-strokes and 400 4-strokes, especially at tracks like Cadwell where even the start-finish straight is an off-camber corner.
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Before most tracks banned 2-strokes in the naughties you could still see Elsies racing and even occasionally winning in club races. They got grandfathered in to the Juniors class (bike formula, not age range) and with some suspension and chassis mods - and a sufficiently insane rider - they could hold their own against 90s 250 2-strokes and 400 4-strokes, especially at tracks like Cadwell where even the start-finish straight is an off-camber corner. Yes, and on every single lap of every single race, every single RD rider would traverse every single straight with their hand covering the clutch in preparation for the engine seizing.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:The electrics are 70’s Yamaha, which is to say garbage
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Slavvy posted:Yes, and on every single lap of every single race, every single RD rider would traverse every single straight with their hand covering the clutch in preparation for the engine seizing. I'm told by one of those sufficiently insane riders that straights are actually pretty safe for engine detonation - it's corner entrance that's going to kill you, because with premix closed throttle = no oil getting to the engine. Not *normally* a problem for the fairly short amount of time you're braking, but if the engine's going to seize that's the point it's going to do it, and of course that's the most entertaining time for your back wheel to lock up solid.
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Browsing bikes just for fun and these sure are some pretty pipes. https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/mcy/d/portland-1959-matchless-scrambler/7433347340.html
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Cheap ZRXs are proof that god loves us:
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baby Duke sellers are even worse than Grom sellers I swear to god
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had to look it up and they are 6k MSRP
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yummycheese posted:had to look it up and they are 6k MSRP I can't tell who is dumber the guys paying $4500 or $6k for a scooter with a 5 speed. It's like trying to figure out if a potato is smarter than a rutabega
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So rare that my local dealer has 4 on the floor.
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Russian Bear posted:So rare that my local dealer has 4 on the floor. As opposed to three on the tree? 
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