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I do love it, but I have to ask, are the wheel colors intended to be mismatched?
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That is a great bike, needs a white back wheel though
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Oct 26, 2022 04:05
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I'm guessing "yes" and "you're wrong" (it's the right amount of orange).
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Oct 26, 2022 04:08
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it's close enough to the color of the orange stripe on the body that i'm not entirely sure it isn't stock. i agree that it would look better with a white rear though. still pretty rad
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Oct 26, 2022 04:21
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iirc the stock wheel color with that paint scheme was purple - white wheels and the white / orange combo both look better
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Thank you all for your kind words  Jazzzzz posted:Which year is that, '95? The paint is in amazing shape Yes, 1995 epswing posted:I do love it, but I have to ask, are the wheel colors intended to be mismatched? Jazzzzz posted:iirc the stock wheel color with that paint scheme was purple - white wheels and the white / orange combo both look better Yes, stock is a pretty muted purple color. PO did the orange and white combo, and I like it. Remy Marathe posted:I'm guessing "yes" and "you're wrong" (it's the right amount of orange). 
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Oct 26, 2022 07:00
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Mine has mismatched wheels too. A relative from a coworker occasionally shows up on an almost identical fzr, i'll pay attention and see if that one has mismatched wheels too.
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Xakura posted:Last week was the end of the season for me. Found a new bit of road that was really nice! (Not pictured) I love you
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Oct 26, 2022 15:24
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Incredible fzr, goddamn
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Me and some guys I know went on an evening ride last night Left - bmw f800s Middle - zontes zt125-u (my learner bike) Right -mt09 It was a good night for it, but the Scottish roads are starting to flood whenever it looks like it's going to rain so I think we're getting to "put it away" time.
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Oct 29, 2022 09:48
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100 miles of backroads brapping on the new to me Duke today. Got drat this thing is so much fun. Just wide open throttle everywhere, redlining every gear, easy mode cornering. Exactly what I wanted out of a little bike. 
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Oct 30, 2022 21:16
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Oct 30, 2022 21:31
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Dang that almost makes me want to live in a place with seasons.
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opengl posted:100 miles of backroads brapping on the new to me Duke today. Got drat this thing is so much fun. Just wide open throttle everywhere, redlining every gear, easy mode cornering. Exactly what I wanted out of a little bike. Nice! Getting exactly what you want out of a bike is 
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opengl posted:100 miles of backroads brapping on the new to me Duke today. Got drat this thing is so much fun. Just wide open throttle everywhere, redlining every gear, easy mode cornering. Exactly what I wanted out of a little bike. Cool bike, great photos
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opengl posted:100 miles of backroads brapping on the new to me Duke today. Which Duke is it? Russian Bear posted:Dang that almost makes me want to live in a place with seasons. Don’t do it! Ok it’s pretty for a couple weeks, but then you park your precious for months (while still paying for insurance year round  ).
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epswing posted:Which Duke is it? 390 It's not so bad here in PA, I can usually sneak a few rides in through New Years on random warmish days. Jan-March tends to suck though.
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Took the Monster out for a little weekend meditation before the Halloween drunks hit the streets last night. Frickin' love this thing.
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Awesome. Is that a 1st or 2nd gen 1200? I have to go to the office today, it's forecast to be nice so I might take the Scrambler.
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Russian Bear posted:Dang that almost makes me want to live in a place with seasons. In Massachusetts it's fall for about two weeks before everything gets covered in road salt. At about that time, if you have any titanium in your body, you'll experience a pain like you're being crushed in a vice until the pressure finishes dropping. The winter is spent bitterly staring out the window at what feels like perpetual darkness, contemplating whether eating poo poo wiping out on black ice is worth it to try and go for a ride until you can't feel your forehead or testicles. Eventually, "Spring" comes, which is just cold weather with mud everywhere but the mud is mixed with salt. Same lovely crushing bones feeling until it's summertime, when the whole region sends the DOT out to rip up and repair every single road. Don't.
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knox_harrington posted:Awesome. Is that a 1st or 2nd gen 1200? 2016, so a 1st gen. I would have loved the quick shifter and extras from the 2nd but this was the right price and was available the day after I sold my VFR so it was meant to be. Easily the most bonkers bike I’ve owned. Working from home has many benefits but sometimes I miss going full squid and just doin dank whoolies away from work so the bike is always a good choice imo. And Strife, I didn’t ride (street) when I lived in VT but that basically sums up why I don’t live in the NE anymore. Winter sucks. There’s the first big snowfall and it’s beautiful and serene and then it’s just month after month of hell and I’ll never go back if I can help it. I hated AZ for many reasons while I lived there too but I 100% with no irony would say “you can’t shovel sunshine”. Quite A Tool fucked around with this message at 01:19 on Nov 1, 2022 |
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Strife posted:In Massachusetts it's fall for about two weeks before everything gets covered in road salt. At about that time, if you have any titanium in your body, you'll experience a pain like you're being crushed in a vice until the pressure finishes dropping. The winter is spent bitterly staring out the window at what feels like perpetual darkness, contemplating whether eating poo poo wiping out on black ice is worth it to try and go for a ride until you can't feel your forehead or testicles. Eventually, "Spring" comes, which is just cold weather with mud everywhere but the mud is mixed with salt. Same lovely crushing bones feeling until it's summertime, when the whole region sends the DOT out to rip up and repair every single road. I didn’t realize this about ti hardware (have a plate on my collarbone). Has never bothered me but I did live with it mostly in a hot place.
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Russian Bear posted:I didn’t realize this about ti hardware (have a plate on my collarbone). Has never bothered me but I did live with it mostly in a hot place. Yeah can I get more details about the Ti thing? Is it a temperature thing? Something to do with atmospheric pressure?
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MetaJew posted:Yeah can I get more details about the Ti thing? Is it a temperature thing? Something to do with atmospheric pressure? It's not really "science" because there isn't a definitive reason for it, but the prevailing assumption seems to be that as the atmospheric pressure changes, your body is able to compress or expand because you're just meat and water, and because your whole body is doing it you don't really notice. When your bones are filled with a rigid material and screwed together, the rest of you wants to flex with the pressure but the metal can't, which causes pain. That doesn't really explain why people with arthritis also experience joint pain as the seasons change, but it's certainly to do with the atmospheric pressure.
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Not only pressure, but humidity. I have no idea what the mechanism is, but I can put a pot on the stove to make pasta, and go hang out on the other side of the house with my wife, and she can reliably tell me when it's started to boil just from the sudden joint pain
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Nov 3, 2022 21:09
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Hmm, you'll get more humidity variance in a regular day than you would from boiling a pot of water.
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how old are you people lol
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Phy posted:Not only pressure, but humidity. I have no idea what the mechanism is, but I can put a pot on the stove to make pasta, and go hang out on the other side of the house with my wife, and she can reliably tell me when it's started to boil just from the sudden joint pain That's probably psychosomatic and based on decades of knowing how long it takes for a pot to boil, or perhaps subconsciously hearing it. Water vapor doesn't travel through a house instantly. Need to do some blind testing imo.
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Sagebrush posted:That's probably psychosomatic and based on decades of knowing how long it takes for a pot to boil, or perhaps subconsciously hearing it. Water vapor doesn't travel through a house instantly. E: gonna cut all that down to say, I understand why you might say that considering I'm not providing the specifics, but I do have reasons to believe her. Like, she does have some arthritis. And I'm not going to do methodical testing on her - she's had a few instances of that from other family members that have been plainly insulting (like, checking to see if she's actually allergic to shrimp), and I'm not gonna be that guy to her. right arm posted:how old are you people lol A lot younger than we should be for this kind of horseshit to happen to a body! Phy fucked around with this message at 08:04 on Nov 4, 2022 |
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right arm posted:how old are you people lol I'll be 37 on Thanksgiving. But I have an illness that comes with arthritis as a sort of weird package deal. I've had pretty bad joint pain since my early 20s, and it's only gotten worse as I've gotten older (and had bones filled with Ti). It's actually one of the biggest reasons I ride a Harley.
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Strife posted:I'll be 37 on Thanksgiving. But I have an illness that comes with arthritis as a sort of weird package deal. I've had pretty bad joint pain since my early 20s, and it's only gotten worse as I've gotten older (and had bones filled with Ti). Not trying to be insensitive but... what's the connection between joint pain and Harleys? Or am I dense and that was a joke I didn't understand?
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epswing posted:Not trying to be insensitive but... what's the connection between joint pain and Harleys? Or am I dense and that was a joke I didn't understand? Nah the riding position and ergonomics are gentle enough that it doesn't cause pain or fatigue, and there's an absolute gently caress ton of vibration mitigation. That's probably why so many fossils ride them, but I just can't tolerate the riding position of a sport bike. Not to say that there aren't bikes with setups that would also be comfortable, as I also have no problem with my Ducati Scrambler, but my last three HDs have been extremely comfortable compared to most of the bikes I've ridden.
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Ah, yeah, they’re comfy. I rented a Heritage Softail Classic while on a trip to LA, and I could hardly believe that after 6+ hours in the saddle I felt mostly fine. On any bike I’d previously owned my body would have been totally broken, and had naively and ignorantly settled into a “motorcycles are somewhat painful to ride, just part of the package” mentality.
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right arm posted:how old are you people lol Old enough for dad bikes. Next question.
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cursedshitbox posted:Old enough for dad bikes. Next question. 
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cursedshitbox posted:Old enough for dad bikes. Next question.
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This dude thinking his bike isn't also a dad bike is hilarious
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I read that as he understands it’s a dad bike.
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Quite A Tool posted:I read that as he understands it’s a dad bike.
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Toronto skyline
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