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helno posted:Ari quietly overhauled it and posted the video today. I was surprised how many screws he had to drill out. I guess I thought Japanese engineering magic would protect it.  Bet he loved cutting off the spark plug cable.
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:Part of the appeal of the Indians to me is how good those liquid cooled v blocks look. Yeah, they put so much thought into details like that, and it should be a valuable object lesson to all other manufacturers that "put the poo poo that looks like that old Windows screensaver on the left so it doesn't show up in publicity shots" is not, in fact, how design should work.
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Polaris followed Harley-Davidson design philosophy step by step, because HD got it down to a science. Even shot themselves in the foot with a fixed fairing design, just like Harley. Challenger is fantastic to ride, but awful to look at in my opinion
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Nitrox posted:Polaris followed Harley-Davidson design philosophy step by step, because HD got it down to a science. Even shot themselves in the foot with a fixed fairing design, just like Harley. Challenger is fantastic to ride, but awful to look at in my opinion that fairing looks like someone cut a hole in a Rubbermaid storage bin and bolted it up 
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I need to replace the rim tape on my bicycle wheel because it's misaligned with the valve hole and keeps cutting the stem. So I rode one of those ride share scooters to work today instead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4LMFZ1HU9w These have always been terrible but this was by far the worst. I want to ride a properly maintained scooter some day. Toe Rag fucked around with this message at 00:42 on Dec 2, 2021 |
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Toe Rag posted:I need to replace the rim tape on my bicycle wheel because it's misaligned with the valve hole and keeps cutting the stem. So I rode one of those ride share scooters to work today instead. Are you keeping your tires inflated properly high? And check if there's a metal burr on the inside of the valve stem hole (might need to file it with a round file). Those two are the most common causes of the tube failing at the base. The rim tape is usually not sharp enough by itself, but maybe if it's a lovely plastic one that's all dried out then could be. Also electric scooters you can rent are pretty scary in my experience. I'm surprised not more people are injured on them all the time.
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Toe Rag posted:I need to replace the rim tape on my bicycle wheel because it's misaligned with the valve hole and keeps cutting the stem. So I rode one of those ride share scooters to work today instead.  bent fork but also every scooter I've ever owned
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Russian Bear posted:Are you keeping your tires inflated properly high? And check if there's a metal burr on the inside of the valve stem hole (might need to file it with a round file). Those two are the most common causes of the tube failing at the base. The rim tape is usually not sharp enough by itself, but maybe if it's a lovely plastic one that's all dried out then could be. Yeah, I pump up like very other day, keep them around 100psi. I never let it drop below 80 because it rides like rear end if I do. I think it's the metal of the wheel, actually, not the tape itself. It's a presta valve and I have the little retaining nut on there as well.   That tube is old but new-out-of-the-box and lasted only 2 miles. It's hard to get a good picture but there's clearly a cut where the wheel is digging into the stem, I assume under braking. I had a shop true my wheels a couple months ago. I'm gonna take it over to them once I get a chance and see if they can just fix it really quickly, or give me some to do it myself.
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I had some issues with tubes leaking near the valve stem on my bicycle and I fixed it by getting tubes with shorter presta valves. My guess is the longer stem made it too easy to put stress around the base. Possibly a dumb idea, but you could try taking a patch from one of those tube repair kits and preemptively apply it around the stem, which would act as reinforcement and as a spacer away from the hole.
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Go ahead and throw that retaining nut in the trash, if you're cranking that on super tight, it can be pulling the stem down into the hole and contributing to ripping it.
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Finger Prince posted:Better idea: never use presta valves. 
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I was excited to see the Cycle Pics thread moving, hoping a couple folks got some cool new bikes, but no, it's pedal bike chat smdh
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Hey I started out with scooter content. My friend bought an R1M. What happens next?? 
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 Got a new luggage bag! Didn't really want saddle bags, so I think I like it as a compromise. Pic was snapped just before a final wash as it goes away for the winter. It's started snowing here and I'm too new to push it any further into the season.
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Is that a Viking bag that goes over the seat?
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Nitrox posted:Is that a Viking bag that goes over the seat? It's a Saddlemen, but ya, it sits on the pillion seat and straps down
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Mouzer posted:It's a Saddlemen, but ya, it sits on the pillion seat and straps down I like that style of bag as a nice compromise of usability, security[1] and capacity, but also because they look a bit like space invaders when they're off the bike. [1] As in staying on the bike, not as in theft-proofness.
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Mouzer posted:It's a Saddlemen, but ya, it sits on the pillion seat and straps down is there a general name for this type of bag? that's really cool.
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busalover posted:is there a general name for this type of bag? that's really cool. Generically they're throw-overs or saddle bags, but that also includes ones without the central part.
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We've got a new Niu in the shop right now which didn't do that for me as far as I remember when test riding. Different model though. But I have to say, a lot of scooters are prone to that, they're not designed with the expectation that you're riding with your hands off the bars. I was riding a Vespa GT250 the other day which did exactly that with hands off bars. Went away as soon as I grabbed the bars very lightly.
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yeah I imagine scooters just have very little weight on the front, so even minor damage will result in that sort of thing. I swear someone recently said their Vespa will shake above a certain speed unless they have something in the front luggage rack but I can't find it. Those Revel scooters are pretty bad, though. I'm sure if you bought one from Niu it may be fine, but they (understandably) have them set up to be anemic. I wish if you have a motorcycle license they would let you ride one in a "normal" mode.
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Just caught this 1916 wheelie from a WW1 feature on Youtube
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Sagebrush posted:pizza, you say? I felt this way more than once riding my first 50cc scooter around Portland a few years ago.
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busalover posted:Just caught this 1916 wheelie from a WW1 feature on Youtube Who said trikes were uncool?
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Sagebrush posted:pizza, you say? Not gonna lie, even seeing that, if I lived in an area that was always warm I’d be a motorcycle courier as a side gig
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A transparent 2 stroke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebw0DNesA-o
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Sagebrush posted:pizza, you say? Took me until now to realize that is hail and not rain
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This was pretty cute. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD-f45TbvEw
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I've had my missus type out this post because I've been permanently blinded by that link, gently caress you buddy
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Is that one of those neural nets generating images out of random noise?
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I would like to launch a contest with counting the tiger faces( face defined as at least both eyes + nose). But I really don't want to dwell on this long enough to verify.
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I don’t think I could make something this tacky if I tried. And that’s not me saying I’m not capable of making something really tacky.
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