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I went to the Laconia flat track races yesterday and spotted this extremely reliable duo in the parking lot:
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It’s a drat shame about the sxv because it really is one of the best looking bikes around and the best looking super moto by far.
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Jun 13, 2022 02:01
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:It’s a drat shame about the sxv because it really is one of the best looking bikes around and the best looking super moto by far. Babe, what's wrong? You haven't finished your 50 mile rebuild.
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I say this every time I see one, but the SXV with the Akrapovic exhaust is to this day one of the best sounding* bikes I've ever heard. Just raw screaming hooligan e: spellin Jazzzzz fucked around with this message at 03:56 on Jun 13, 2022 |
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Jun 13, 2022 02:23
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Yeah. I love v-twins and I love supermotos. If I had a bigger garage, I'd love to have one parked in it.
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Jun 13, 2022 03:07
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Trying out the new Sena 10C Evo Daytime lanesplitting over the bridge. (Volume warning) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPOSmE6dUvA Nightime "Oh poo poo, wait that isn't for me lol" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNAeTYmhlv0
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Jun 14, 2022 06:21
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At a local dealer trying on a jacket, and look what's still there Bonus shot of the 80sest motorcycle detail I've ever seen, never mind when it was actually made 
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Jun 16, 2022 21:11
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Big Boobs come on
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Jun 16, 2022 21:52
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GriszledMelkaba posted:Big Boobs come on Big Boos come on
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Jun 16, 2022 23:10
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tired: bold new graphics wired: old boo graphics
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Jun 17, 2022 00:05
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Phy posted:At a local dealer trying on a jacket, and look what's still there does the price tag include replacing every piece of rubber on the bike? (only half kidding) I've seen the disc guard thing on old interceptors and goldwings, but do they serve any purpose at all on a dirt/adv bike or is it just extra weight there for looks
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Jun 17, 2022 01:59
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Keeps sticks out of the disc
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Jun 17, 2022 02:17
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Am I crazy or does that price seem... not that bad, for a dealership? Or have I misjudged the Cycle Asylum Cool Factor to Actual Value ratio
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Jun 17, 2022 02:47
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Well, it's not too crazy NOW. Here near NYC, people are trying to hawk Ruckuses for $2,500, the Honda Navi apparently is going for $1000 over MSRP, 30-year-old bikes on Craigslist being advertised for $3K, etc.
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Jun 17, 2022 03:32
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That’s not terrible for a dealer price. The rarity combined with the fact that it looks like it just rolled off the assembly line means they could probably ask a lot more. A lot of dealerships don’t want to deal with vintage bikes though and just want them out.
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Jun 17, 2022 03:36
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The price is better than you're thinking, that's Canadian dollars E: there were a few untreated rust spots up close, it ain't assembly-line fresh by any means. Also requires a furtive glance around the dealership before you pilfer the mirrors off the KLR to the left Phy fucked around with this message at 05:18 on Jun 17, 2022 |
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Jun 17, 2022 05:13
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Last month we were driving in a ritzy part of Phoenix, when this pulled up along side. My partner pointed it out what a good looking "chopper" it was; then we discussed what classifies bikes into different name categories and how there's lots of in between. Her sense was the more space there is between the fork and the frame (more rake), the more it looks like a chopper. In any case, can anyone identify this? It looked absolutely CLEAN
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Jun 20, 2022 04:12
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Russian Bear posted:In any case, can anyone identify this? It looked absolutely CLEAN It’s a Suzuki.
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Jun 20, 2022 04:51
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Oh wow really?!?!?!
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It clearly says it’s a Suzuki Yoshimura  GS750 maybe? I don’t know their whole line but that engine looks very much like a clone of a DOHC CB. It’s got a cafe racer seat and the airbox is removed and replaced with pod intakes that don’t work. These two things usually come as a set. Edit: oh, laff, the forks say “Yoshimura” too. I was proud of myself for being able to read the katakana 
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Jun 20, 2022 05:18
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Poorly cafe'd gsx750 yeah. There is zero travel in that rear suspension one way or another.
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Jun 20, 2022 06:21
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He picked a good road to ride with no rear suspension on I suppose.
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Jun 20, 2022 07:05
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Yeah, Suzuki GS### of some sort, dropped with a seat and some clipons. ~slowmo Vimeo footage of an angle grinder shooting sparks plays~
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Jun 20, 2022 13:06
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Decided to go up to Cat & Fiddle pass this evening for a change, it's about an hour there so I don't go that way all that often. It used to be one of Britains most dangerous roads, but now it has 50mph average speed cameras all over it.  As a special fun dampener for the summer they appear to have recently 'resurfaced' it with just tons of loose gravel across the whole road, so that was a treat. 
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Jun 23, 2022 22:48
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My fiancee started looking through her pictures from our recent trip to IOM and Scotland. Pretty pleased with that. 
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Jun 26, 2022 22:33
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Fifty Three posted:My fiancee started looking through her pictures from our recent trip to IOM and Scotland. Great picture. Did you get any video too or just stills?
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Jun 27, 2022 12:37
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Just a few stationary flybys with spectators (including me) hooting and hollering in the background, I'll see if I can get them uploaded in a sane format.
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Jun 27, 2022 13:41
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builds character posted:Great picture. Did you get any video too or just stills? https://i.imgur.com/jiYFmOK.mp4 https://i.imgur.com/ay7YWef.mp4 Right-click for sound. Fifty Three fucked around with this message at 22:01 on Jun 27, 2022 |
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Jun 27, 2022 21:53
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Brilliant. I love how far away you can hear the sound of the approaching bike. Brings back happy memories!
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Man I can't get over the layout of everything there. Having raced on several purpose built road courses it looks absolutely suicidal to me to allow dozens of people to stand around on the outside of a high high speed turn like that with no barriers. I'm sure it looks like no big deal if you see hundreds of bikes zoom past with no incident for a week, but all you need is one rabbit running across the street at the wrong time (which has happened) and that bike is cartwheeling into the crowd.
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Jun 29, 2022 02:55
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That crowd knew what it was getting into when it dressed like that and furthermore, the TT is one of the last true blood sports of the Roman variety and it would cheapen it if you took spectator death off the menu 
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Jun 29, 2022 05:04
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:Man I can't get over the layout of everything there. Having raced on several purpose built road courses it looks absolutely suicidal to me to allow dozens of people to stand around on the outside of a high high speed turn like that with no barriers. I'm sure it looks like no big deal if you see hundreds of bikes zoom past with no incident for a week, but all you need is one rabbit running across the street at the wrong time (which has happened) and that bike is cartwheeling into the crowd.  Also worth mentioning- those were the slow bikes. The Senior bikes are apparently ~30mph faster at that spot and that race was delayed until the next day due to a sidecar tragedy and weather, we missed it due to our flight out.
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Jun 29, 2022 15:57
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North West 200 is kinda the next notch up from the TT in danger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfL4D5BdXRw
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One of the things that impresses me most is how these guys even know where they're going, especially at the speeds they're doing. Navigating a purpose-built short-circuit is fairly easy. You have good sight lines, there's plenty of time to see the corner coming, the track is short and you can memorize direction changes after a few laps. The TT circuit is 60km long. That's over 4x as long as the 24 Hours Le Mans circuit, which is mostly straight lines. And that's just memorizing direction changes. Add in the "track knowledge" like where there's bumps, wet patches, bad pavement, or whatever, and it's truly wild.
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Fifty Three posted:Intentional double post to update: Here's one I took with my phone, once she pulls the rest off of her camera I'll see if there's anything good but I'm pretty sure she just did bursts. Caught their new paid streaming coverage this year, did a decent job of coverage considering it's such a long, race against the timer, course that spans such wild geography. Senior race had some really intense battles for podium in the last couple laps.
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Toe Rag posted:One of the things that impresses me most is how these guys even know where they're going, especially at the speeds they're doing. Navigating a purpose-built short-circuit is fairly easy. You have good sight lines, there's plenty of time to see the corner coming, the track is short and you can memorize direction changes after a few laps. The TT circuit is 60km long. That's over 4x as long as the 24 Hours Le Mans circuit, which is mostly straight lines. And that's just memorizing direction changes. Add in the "track knowledge" like where there's bumps, wet patches, bad pavement, or whatever, and it's truly wild. You can remember every bump and turn of a 60km commute after a few days, you have to do x amount of slow practice runs before you're allowed to participate at even the lowest level afaik.
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Slavvy posted:You can remember every bump and turn of a 60km commute after a few days. Completely true. I still remember where all the potholes and seams at bridges and tarsnakes are in Stirling, despite having moved almost a year ago.
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RightClickSaveAs posted:Hell yeah! Fantastic spot. How was the process of booking travel and stay (assuming you don't live nearby?) I'd love to go one of these years but it will take some logistics and $$. The last day of racing, as Redvenom mentioned in another thread, is a national holiday in IOM so everyone was partying and in a great mood except for one geezer who mocked us and tried to start a debate with us because we were wearing masks and there were concerts and fireworks over the water in Douglas at the end and oh my god it was just overwhelmingly cool. Like a Forza Horizon festival brought to life. We flew out of IOM to Edinburgh to continue our trip. Lodging we got very lucky and found an AirBnB right downtown as well. It was expensive, but I expected that with how late I was booking. The first few AirBnBs I contacted tried the "we can book offline and promise you a room!"  nope. Would highly recommend booking as far in advance as a hotel or campsite will let you. Campsites can be reserved directly through IOMTT's website, I believe, and most hotels don't list their rooms on Expedia etc. Gotta book those directly. If there's any other specific questions you have I'm happy to answer, hope you can make it work and go, it's seriously an incredible experience and I'll remember it forever. Fifty Three fucked around with this message at 20:02 on Jun 29, 2022 |
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Slavvy posted:You can remember every bump and turn of a 60km commute after a few days, you have to do x amount of slow practice runs before you're allowed to participate at even the lowest level afaik. I mean, maybe? I think these guys are riding so fast they need to react to things before they can necessarily see them, eg in the NW200 clip the guy starts braking at 0:55 for a corner he doesn't even tip into until 1:02 (granted there is traffic), and at least in the video I can't even see the corner until 1:00. I routinely ride a 70km loop, and while I'm not surprised by anything on it, I think that's because I've developed my road-reading abilities (and have adequate bike control) that it may feel like riding by rote. I personally ride based on what I can see not on what I think may be next. I don't think that's what those guys are doing.
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They are thinking 2-3 corners ahead, it's what you do when you're riding fast on a road you know, it isn't that hard but it's only possible when you have literally none of your conscious thought devoted to operating the bike itself. It took me years to get to that point. You basically go out of your body and visualize the corner you can't see yet but know is there, the corner you're actually riding through right now is already in the past and irrelevant.
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