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Mouzer posted:
Wear actual earplugs when riding. Your future self without tinnitus will thank you.
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Slavvy posted:They're about the same as an sv, not great not terrible. I think owning jabba's hover barge has skewed your highway expectations I prefer the term pleasure barge. I'm kidding, I don't have that. Jesus Christ why does that exist.
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Jul 11, 2022 01:37
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Mouzer posted:
Hell yeah Rebel buddy  Also, what the goon above me said about earplugs is very true. They are your friend.
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Jul 11, 2022 01:52
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The longest stretch of highway I’ve done on my Scrambler was about 10 hours, but that was fine and I was just hungry after. Very comfortable bike and very capable of gobbling up highway kilometres.
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Jul 11, 2022 01:56
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Yeah wind noise overpowers your motor after like 70mph anyway, and it’s at a level that can cause permanent damage.
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Jul 11, 2022 04:36
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If you're doing lots of interstate 65mph+ (jesus why), then you're gonna want something like these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DKX79T2 Earphones are not PPE and are not tested as such, so we don't really know if something like the airpods pros will protect your hearing even if "in theory" it should work.
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Jul 11, 2022 06:22
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I have these and they're fantastic: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075SJ3Y8M Don't gently caress around with your hearing
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Jul 11, 2022 06:31
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It was lovely and sunny yesterday morning, so went out to get some peaches from the local farmers vending machine, and took the long way there and back:
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Jul 11, 2022 10:37
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Gonna call an audible in that technically my Magna is in the background of one of these pics, but check it out! An original Moke!  
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Jul 11, 2022 16:00
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opengl128 posted:Wear actual earplugs when riding. Your future self without tinnitus will thank you. drat, I misstyped that. I did in fact wear foam earplugs, and they were significantly better on the highway. The Cardo speakers still worked well too!
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Jul 11, 2022 16:28
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Went on a short trip to central/eastern Washington this weekend. The speed twin really is a great bike. Just a shot from the driveway at where I stayed in Peshastin.  Wenatchee River along WA-97.  WA-2 just outside Cle Elum.  All images here.
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Jul 11, 2022 23:57
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That's an excellent colour scheme.
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Jul 12, 2022 00:56
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I think my neighbour got issues: (He found a mint 749R and is selling the equally mint 749S..luckily I don't have the cash for it)
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Jul 12, 2022 02:57
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Is that an original hypermotard with the bar end mirrors/indicators? More pics of that if you can please.
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Jul 12, 2022 03:53
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Mouzer posted:drat, I misstyped that. I did in fact wear foam earplugs, and they were significantly better on the highway. The Cardo speakers still worked well too! Ah good good. Stash a handful somewhere on the bike too. its all nice on rice posted:Went on a short trip to central/eastern Washington this weekend. The speed twin really is a great bike. Love it.
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Jul 12, 2022 04:00
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ImplicitAssembler posted:I think my neighbour got issues: I got 99 problems and none of them run
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Jul 12, 2022 15:08
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Jcam posted:The longest stretch of highway I’ve done on my Scrambler was about 10 hours, but that was fine and I was just hungry after. Very comfortable bike and very capable of gobbling up highway kilometres. I recently did two 9-hour days back-to-back on mine. It really does do highways surprisingly well. It was all great except the last few hours of day two had my legs feeling a little cramped.
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Redvenom posted:Is that an original hypermotard with the bar end mirrors/indicators? I believe so. It was out today, but I'll try to grab some pics next time. Also just installed a pair of Pazzo shorty levers on my GXSR. Brake lever is *so* much better. Why isn't this standard? The geometry is so much better.
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Jul 13, 2022 04:32
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Because your hands aren't the only hands, probably.
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Slavvy posted:Because your hands aren't the only hands, probably. PPhhttttTt!
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gileadexile posted:Gonna call an audible in that technically my Magna is in the background of one of these pics, but check it out! An original Moke! Mokes are pretty much all a car needs to be and it annoys me we armour the gently caress out of cars and insulate them from the outside and how fast they're going. Car design all round has fell off and I guess that's the reason why I now have a bike to go with all my old analogue cars 
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Jul 13, 2022 13:12
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Professor Wayne posted:I recently did two 9-hour days back-to-back on mine. It really does do highways surprisingly well. It was all great except the last few hours of day two had my legs feeling a little cramped. Yeah! I'd rather ride 10 hours on the Scrambler than two hours on my friend's Scout Bobber - I rode it for about four to five hours straight one day and I'll never do it again.
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Jul 13, 2022 17:06
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I'm going to take the Scrambler to work tomorrow, 70km each way. Autoroute on the way there, twisties on the way home. Hot and sunny tomorrow. 
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Jul 13, 2022 21:37
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I took the Blade instead. So good. 
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Jul 14, 2022 19:20
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Sportsbikes doubleplusgood. (Went on the usual ride today, no time for pictures, as I was supposed to be working). The GSXR keeps surprising me with just how much it can do, with relative ease. I'm curious if newer models are even easier to ride.
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ImplicitAssembler posted:Sportsbikes doubleplusgood. They are exactly the same but with electronic aids. Literally, the fundamental frame and engine architecture have not changed since 2008.
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My favorite gixxxah thing is it beat a new Ducati around a track in this revzilla episode: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q0O8Q0x38mI Not exactly apples and apples but still cool to see an old bike win this one.
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Jul 16, 2022 06:54
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Aaand on that note, I'll have to sell mine. A unique job opportunity has turned up, which means moving to Northern Alberta, where corners are forbidden (and snow 7 months a year anyway). I'm looking at at least 3 years before I can move to some real roads again. (And yes, it will entirely be worth it). I considered just parking it, but sportsbikes are selling for silly prices right now and the spare cash will come in handy anyway. Sucks as I love this bike, but I'm sure I'll love the next one too. Meanwhile, I'll probably get a dual sport/dirt bike..
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Jul 16, 2022 07:26
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Road legal dirt bike + studded tires + perhaps an uprated generator to run heated gear.
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LimaBiker posted:Road legal dirt bike + studded tires + perhaps an uprated generator to run heated gear. It's Northern Alberta. You'll need full-on snowmobiling gear. Might as well just get a snowmobile.
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Jul 16, 2022 13:55
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NA/NB Miata with a Paco Motorsports lift kit is the ticket for motorcycle levels of enjoyment in Northern Alberta.
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ImplicitAssembler posted:Aaand on that note, I'll have to sell mine. SNOWTERCYCLE!!! ktm 500 with a snow bike kit.  A mere twenty five thousand dollars total.
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Doing my usual route through BC 
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Phy posted:Doing my usual route through BC
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I rode past a guy who takes pictures of bikers the other day. Quite happy with this. I should wash my bike though.
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Phy posted:Doing my usual route through BC Nice! I'm in Golden getting lunch, then hotel in Kamloops tonight, then taking the 99 down to Vancouver. It was supposed to be a longer, more scenic trip this time, but fate and fuckery conspired to make it a direct shot. Still get to take the 99 from Kamloops at least, I've been wanting to do that.
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Awesome, I've never done the 99! Hope it's a good time! This kid at the Petrocan in Golden wanted to take pictures of my bike yesterday. I wish it'd been a little cleaner, but of course I was like yeah go ahead dude... Wonder where those are gonna end up!
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There’s really something great about riding all day then rolling into your spot for the night stiff and tired and peeling off all that gear. I bet it’s even more amazing with camping instead of a hotel or something
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A MIRACLE posted:There’s really something great about riding all day then rolling into your spot for the night stiff and tired and peeling off all that gear. I bet it’s even more amazing with camping instead of a hotel or something It's the most amazing possible if there's a hot tub at the end of that day. A jump in a lake is a close runner up.
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I don't have either of those handy but I do have a shower I should go do that before my wife gets home Also, ow (Lol I was talking to a Harley guy on the ferry today who was wearing a safety yellow textile jacket and basketball shorts - he was like, "Hey, if you ever think about selling your bike..." and I literally went "Hahaha ha no")
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