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TotalLossBrain posted:All this gear/neutral talk and no mention of electric bikes? EVs are kind of always in neutral which sucks if you need to park on any kind of incline. I keep a velcro strap on board to clamp the front brake.
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opengl posted:EVs are kind of always in neutral which sucks if you need to park on any kind of incline. I keep a velcro strap on board to clamp the front brake. I'm surprised they haven't got a simple brake lock catch like quads often do Or I guess a parking brake like a big scooter if you're being fancy
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I PASSED
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Vino posted:I PASSED 
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Congrats, welcome to the club.
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Thank youuu Yay I’m a thread title
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Congrats!
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Vino posted:I PASSED
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Vino posted:I PASSED rid bik
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CONGRATS~
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Get a go pro
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i feel like a go amateur is even a little ambitious for me. do they have a go hobbyist
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Late to dog chat, but the thought is always on my mind cause there is a long anecdote of how to deal with dogs in the Proficient Motorcycling books by David Hough. Like quicksand, though, I've never dealt with a dog chase in real life even when passing dogs on a dirtbike. This post is just a reminder that Proficient Motorcycling and More Proficient Motorcycling are solid books when new to motorcycling.
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I poo poo you not, our MSF teacher was an old Harley retiree. He had us sit in a circle while he told a bunch of embellished stories about his experiences riding and as a prison guard, including confusing ol' yeller by slowing down and speeding up.
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War stories, I like to call them
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Preparing for my first multi-day, 2000 mile-ish road trip on the Bonneville by covering it in ugly, utilitarian luggage and trying to plan out how to make sure I have my coffee poop before I leave on the first day.
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GriszledMelkaba posted:Late to dog chat, but the thought is always on my mind cause there is a long anecdote of how to deal with dogs in the Proficient Motorcycling books by David Hough. Like quicksand, though, I've never dealt with a dog chase in real life even when passing dogs on a dirtbike. My real life experience is that proficient motorcycling has good advice on this and also just don't panic.
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stupid question - how do yall shop for insurance without getting inundated with spam? i've had my cars with AAA for 15 years, so it's been a while, but back when i was making that initial decision i just submitted a bunch of those online quote forms and, while they did what they said on the tin, those companies immediately sold me out; i saw a noticeable uptick in spam. so, now i'm looking to insure my first bike, what's the smart move? call agents on the phone and hope they'll act in good faith? obviously i can't avoid giving my info to whichever company i start a policy with, but i am trying to keep my email and phone number off of everyone else's lists.
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Raluek posted:stupid question - how do yall shop for insurance without getting inundated with spam? i've had my cars with AAA for 15 years, so it's been a while, but back when i was making that initial decision i just submitted a bunch of those online quote forms and, while they did what they said on the tin, those companies immediately sold me out; i saw a noticeable uptick in spam. google phone number and spam email account.
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My year two of riding: Covered around 6k miles in year one Greatly increased confidence and sense of control Gained ability to do tight, low speed turns First two-up rides Two-up rides turned into her wanting her own bike Gave brief lessons to her on my bike, replicated the same starting lessons that I remembered from taking the BRC First long-distance rides across the state Said long-distance rides now make me want to get a bigger sport-tourer from my current naked/kinda ST Taking intermediate course this summer Likely advanced course in fall Self-promise to not buy more gear until I lose more weight to justify it
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i need some sort of shade to cover the gauges and various lights on my xr150l but i have no idea what words to search for. i don't need a windshield, just some kinda stubby bit of opaque or tinted plastic to shade the instruments so i can see them when it's really sunny. what am i looking for? i have to reach down to shade them so i can see if i left my blinker on or what my speed is, etc sometimes.
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Sounds like you need an ice cream container and a craft knife tbh What you're talking about is usually called a cowl fwiw
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If you think your blinker might be on, you can either find out by taking your eyes off the road for the full duration of a blinky cycle, or just hit cancel :justpoke:
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Yeah just mash that cancel button compulsively, the repeater light is a waste of electricity that nobody looks at I mean so is the speedo but I guess you might have cops to deal with
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thanks for the info. i figured i could bubba something up pretty easily. i do compulsively mash the blinker button but then i'm never really SURE MAN!? YOU KNOW!? DID I TURN IT OFF FUUUUCK I DON'T KNOW AHHHHH! and so forth.
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Check mirrors, mash cancel, shift up needlessly, repeat
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Slavvy posted:Check mirrors, mash cancel, shift up needlessly, repeat
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knuthgrush posted:thanks for the info. i figured i could bubba something up pretty easily. i do compulsively mash the blinker button but then i'm never really SURE MAN!? YOU KNOW!? DID I TURN IT OFF FUUUUCK I DON'T KNOW AHHHHH! and so forth. This is the true commonality between all motorcyclists. That and trying to upshift into a seventh that doesn't exist
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If I try hard enough I'm going to hit seventh eventually.
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Phy posted:This is the true commonality between all motorcyclists. That and trying to upshift into a seventh that doesn't exist 6th for me but why you gotta call me out like that?  but i also feel seen...
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Spiggy posted:If I try hard enough I'm going to hit seventh eventually. Me finding nothing but emptiness past 4th
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Just don’t throw a Harley with auto-cancelling blinkers into your mix. It’s downright satanic.
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TotalLossBrain posted:Me finding nothing but emptiness past 4th Do not, repeat DO NOT ride a SEA shitbike where fourth/fifth loops back around to first
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Slavvy posted:Do not, repeat DO NOT ride a SEA shitbike where fourth/fifth loops back around to first Someone actually makes that? Geez.
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The nature of a rotary gear selector drum is such that it kinda takes more effort not to make a bike like that Not being able to go all the way around back into first is a feature lmao
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for when you absolutely, positively need a rod to break the karman line
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Slavvy posted:Check mirrors, mash cancel, shift up needlessly, repeat add "poke at choke lever" and it me
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Slavvy posted:The nature of a rotary gear selector drum is such that it kinda takes more effort not to make a bike like that I literally met a board track bike (well, a very good replica of one) with no transmission or brakes whatsoever this weekend, and somehow I'd still rather ride that than the guaranteed money shifter (Also, they should call it a ringgit shift because that's both the currency you pay for a new one and the sound the bike makes for its last fraction of a second of life)
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I'd love a board tracker. I like to think about the finesse you would need to set up things like carb sizing, crank flywheels etc to make it respond perfectly even when the track is slick with oil and the rider is having to control it the whole way around.
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My insurance took forever to come in and I got bored of riding around the neighborhood so I didn't ride for a week. But it came in yesterday and I went riding two big circles around the city streets. I did some lane splitting for the first time and it is super scary. For some reason I'm worried that every car I pass will veer into me for no reason. Also it has happened more than once that I'm going like 5 under the speed limit like the responsible driver I am and some LA Tesla dude will pass me in the oncoming lane. Academically that seems fine but in the moment it feels like something that shouldn't be happening.
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