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Russian Bear posted:And these are the riders who are suppose to set an example for others If the alternative was to run into the car, wasn't this the correct course of action?
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orthod0ks posted:If the alternative was to run into the car, wasn't this the correct course of action? That's what they always pretend it is, but in reality he probably panic braked, lost the front and arrived at the scene of the accident already crashed. A sliding bike and tumbling rider does not stop better than a modern bike (even a Harley) braking hard without losing traction. And in most situations like this you have the option to swerve. Not so when you "lay 'er down" you might even tumble under the crossing car's wheels. I'm tempted to send an email to the journalists and tip them about this, I'm sure they'd love to find out exactly how skilled the police is. edit: Article says "He was forced off the road and dumped his bike." I suppose if he swerved onto the grass to miss an accident, you can't blame him for falling over.
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Apr 27, 2011 16:11
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orthod0ks posted:If the alternative was to run into the car, wasn't this the correct course of action? You can lose WAY more speed through proper braking, and sliding is a complete loss of control. When you and the bike slide, you go in a straight line and don't slow down as much as if you would have kept it up. If the alternative was to run into the car, then he would have run into the car after layin' 'er down as well. If there was room for him to slide safely without hitting the car, then there was plenty of room for him to brake / swerve. Edit: Oh he swerved off-road. Ok. Rough situation all around.
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Apr 27, 2011 16:13
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You guys still don't understand Harley Davidsons. They stop quicker if you "lay er down" than if you use the brakes. You guys probably think harley.jpg is an amusing picture of middle aged male ego punctured -no, it's just what we in the HOG call an emergency stop. Could you people please stop disrespecting my motorcycle of choice and that of the fine upstanding police officers of our great nation (upper volta)!?
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Apr 27, 2011 17:03
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I'd lean more towards it being lovely reporting than lovely riding. Most motocops I've met are excellent riders. Hell, I've seen a motocop on the BMWs they used awhile back chase down a literbike up the twisties, sparking head cylinders and all.
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Apr 27, 2011 17:06
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... you saw it?  were you doing something you shouldn't have been?
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Z3n posted:I'd lean more towards it being lovely reporting than lovely riding. Most motocops I've met are excellent riders. Hell, I've seen a motocop on the BMWs they used awhile back chase down a literbike up the twisties, sparking head cylinders and all. Hey Z3n, could you explain what a head cylinder is, and what it does?  In haiku form if you don't mind.
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Apr 27, 2011 19:21
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Zool posted:Hey Z3n, could you explain what a head cylinder is, and what it does? Valve cover grinds down Magnesium sparks shower lawyer counts income Wait that didn't answer the question at all! TheCosmicMuffet posted:... you saw it? Just an innocent bystander. 
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Apr 27, 2011 19:33
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Oh my god this is possibly the best movie ever. http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/General-news/2011/April/apr2711-tt3d-spreads-to-more-cinemas-full-list/ Review by non-motorcycle person: http://everyfilmin2011.blogspot.com/2011/04/161-tt-3d-closer-to-edge.html Trailer here: http://www.tt3dmovie.com/ I work with digital cinema and we have a UK chain amongst our clients. I can see the film sitting on a server...so close but yet so far. edit: This has been discussed in the video thread I believe, I saw it but only now did I realize what an amazing movie it might be. Ola fucked around with this message at 22:01 on Apr 27, 2011 |
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Apr 27, 2011 21:55
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Ola posted:Oh my god this is possibly the best movie ever. I want to see this really badly but I don't think there will be a US release 
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Apr 27, 2011 22:03
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When a man can eat his own head I will say THAT'S unbelievable because I don't believe a man can eat his own head, but...like we say, never say never. http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2011/04/23/two-new-clips-from-tt3d-closer-to-the-edge/
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Apr 27, 2011 22:03
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Slim Pickens posted:Yeah, the website shows a lot of pretty cool bikes there. This Wednesday's probably gonna be crap for weather, and they seem to hold them almost monthly, so I'm about 50/50 on going. Yeeeaaah, it's pissing out, and it's gonna piss for the rest of the day. I think I'll sit this one out and catch the next one.
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Apr 28, 2011 01:25
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Ola posted:When a man can eat his own head I will say THAT'S unbelievable because I don't believe a man can eat his own head, but...like we say, never say never. God I love Guy Martin. Also, did he say that he doesn't mind/isn't into shagging? I think thats what he said. Or my Guy Martin Irish decoder is off.
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Apr 28, 2011 01:48
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MrZig posted:God I love Guy Martin. Also, did he say that he doesn't mind/isn't into shagging? I think thats what he said. Or my Guy Martin Irish decoder is off. If your Guy Martin decoder is set to Irish it won't receive properly, will it boss. But tell you what, set it to northern English and you can do no wrong. But he did say that. He does't mind though, he's just not into it. Someone should tell him getting into it is the most important bit.
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Apr 28, 2011 01:54
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Ola posted:If your Guy Martin decoder is set to Irish it won't receive properly, will it boss. But tell you what, set it to northern English and you can do no wrong. You just blew my mind. All these years I thought he was Irish. What the gently caress. Also I'd take racing the TT over being a man whore any day. But I would think that you could be both at the same time.
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Apr 28, 2011 01:56
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Swap TT for MotoGP and you have Randy de Puniet, basically.
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Apr 28, 2011 02:04
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Well, poo poo. 2 years ago, my ex got me a $100 gift card to Chicago Cycle. I never used it because my bike broke last year and I hadn't fixed it. I was talking with my godfather over Easter who lives near the place and it seems like they have closed. Guess I'm (well she's) out $100.
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MrZig posted:You just blew my mind. All these years I thought he was Irish. What the gently caress. He's from Lincolnshire, like the sausage.
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Apr 28, 2011 06:04
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Its a sad day. My Nelson Rigg bags according to the Fedex tracker were delivered to my apartment on Friday and signed for by someone who is not me. I called Fedex and they are going to set up a fraud ticket. I love shady people, seriously though who would really want some saddlebags, beside me of course.
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Apr 28, 2011 12:21
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I've been trying to find a way to see TT3D for a week... It was to show in the neighbouring island of Jersey, but they only put on one showing, last Wednesday night.. I was over on Friday. I'm in Crawley (Gatwick) on Saturday night... but it's only showing on Tuesday and Wednesday.  CSi-NA-EJ7 posted:Its a sad day. My Nelson Rigg bags according to the Fedex tracker were delivered to my apartment on Friday and signed for by someone who is not me. I called Fedex and they are going to set up a fraud ticket. I love shady people, seriously though who would really want some saddlebags, beside me of course. Don't lose all hope in humanity.. It may just be that the delivery guy couldn't be bothered to finish up his rounds, 'signed' for your parcel and dumped it in the loving trash... ReelBigLizard fucked around with this message at 12:36 on Apr 28, 2011 |
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Apr 28, 2011 12:31
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ReelBigLizard posted:I've been trying to find a way to see TT3D for a week... It was to show in the neighbouring island of Jersey, but they only put on one showing, last Wednesday night.. I was over on Friday. I'm in Crawley (Gatwick) on Saturday night... but it's only showing on Tuesday and Wednesday. Odeon Brighton: Saturday18:10 20:40 Assuming you are flying in from Guernsey (or Sark? God help you), if you don't have transport, just hop on the train at Gatwick. Odeon Brighton is down the hill near the water IIRC. About a 5 minute walk.
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Saga posted:Odeon Brighton: Hmm, I had forgotten how close Brighton is, thanks for the heads up. Still, it's probably too close. I don't get in 'til gone 1900, but we'll see how it goes. Should be a good week regardless: I'm off to Corfu and I have the address of a good MC rental place 
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ReelBigLizard posted:Hmm, I had forgotten how close Brighton is, thanks for the heads up. Still, it's probably too close. I don't get in 'til gone 1900, but we'll see how it goes. Should be a good week regardless: I'm off to Corfu and I have the address of a good MC rental place It's about half an hour on the train from the Gatwick station - don't know where in Crawley you might be. Allow for the usual 20 minutes of ads and you should be fine.
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CSi-NA-EJ7 posted:Its a sad day. My Nelson Rigg bags according to the Fedex tracker were delivered to my apartment on Friday and signed for by someone who is not me. I called Fedex and they are going to set up a fraud ticket. I love shady people, seriously though who would really want some saddlebags, beside me of course. Check craigslist I guess?
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Apr 28, 2011 22:48
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They were at the apartment clubhouse, Awesome, I suppose they couldn't be bothered to call me nearly a week later. Install pics soon to come!
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Apr 29, 2011 00:23
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Oohhhh man. Today I've gotten to test ride a '11 Bonneville T100, '10 Bonneville SE, '11 Scrambler, AND a '11 Thruxton between a few dealers. SO much fun. I'm glad I got to do some riding on this beautiful Chicago day. Yeah pretty sure I am getting a Bonneville haha. After test riding them the Shadow RS doesn't really compare. Also the Bonneville feels smaller and for me thats a huge plus.
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Apr 30, 2011 19:42
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Got together with 6 coworkers to head a hundred miles out to GermanFest today. That is until one guy crash within 20miles from departure : If he says it's OK to share the video, I'll post it in a few days when I see/hear from him again at work. We got him taken care of, and his brother is coming over to his place to look after him. EDIT: before you ask, Helmet, Jacket and Gloves. His shoulder was a bit red, and he had a huge fuckoff chunk of his knee out. Stitches, antibiotics and painkillers are the order of the day.
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Apr 30, 2011 22:43
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blugu64 posted:a huge fuckoff chunk of his knee out 
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Apr 30, 2011 22:57
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blugu64 posted:Got together with 6 coworkers to head a hundred miles out to GermanFest today. That is until one guy crash within 20miles from departure : I'll never understand why people don't protect their legs. I hope he feels better soon.
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A fairly large chunk of riders don't even wear helmets. Be thankful he was wearing most of his gear. Despite what SA and other forums would have you believe, the dudes that commute 2 miles in a full suit, race boots, gauntlets, back protector, condom, butt plug, etc... are in the very, very small minority.
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The GL500 Silverwing. What a poor bike, it doesn't have much of a chance in today's retro fashion does it? I wonder if there's a gently caress off cool naked bike underneath all that, like those amazing Virago street trackers.
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Ola posted:I wonder if there's a gently caress off cool naked bike underneath all that, like those amazing Virago street trackers. Yes. It's the CX500 I think   And more importantly, the CX500 Turbo, with awesome paint. 
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Ola posted:The GL500 Silverwing. What a poor bike, it doesn't have much of a chance in today's retro fashion does it? Yeah, there's a couple for the CX500.   (click for links) I kinda find a radiator on a cafe racer distracting, but that's just my bias towards Guzzis talking.
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May 1, 2011 00:36
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Slim Pickens posted:Bloody hell. Exactly what I was imagining.
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May 1, 2011 00:40
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Yeah, wrenchmonkees do an amazing job no matter what they're working on.
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When I was younger, I really really wanted a Silver Wing. Don't know why, but I always liked them. Probably because I thought it would have been great for 1 up touring.
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Ola posted:Bloody hell. Exactly what I was imagining. Buy it.. I had a CX500 and it was fun as hell (when I rode it).
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Ola posted:Bloody hell. Exactly what I was imagining. You should come to Copenhagen and visit the Wrenchmonkees, they always have a couple of neat bikes for sale  Some day, I'll own one.
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JP Money posted:A fairly large chunk of riders don't even wear helmets. Be thankful he was wearing most of his gear. I know this and it doesn't make it right... I get poo poo from coworkers for wearing all my safety gear but I know what happens first hand when you have to "lay 'er down."  It boggles my imagination that people would wear a $500 armored jacket and then cotton jeans with hiking boots. Heck even the kevlar lined jeans/cargo pants are suspect based on some of the experiences of goons. It pisses me off because in Michigan I'm already forced to pay $200 per motorcycle per year for a fund that covers all medical costs from motorcycle injuries. Now they are talking about repealing the helmet law. I can only imagine how much my insurance costs will increase despite me being fully armored on every loving ride.
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Crayvex posted:I know this and it doesn't make it right... I get poo poo from coworkers for wearing all my safety gear but I know what happens first hand when you have to "lay 'er down." If anything that will decrease the costs because people that survive with serious injuries will just be dead instead. Am I the only person in the world that doesn't think you should cafe out every motorcyle older than a 1985? The silverwing isn't the prettiest bike in stock form but at least it's functional. It's the modern equivalent of putting race plastics on a Honda NT700.
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