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At idle: a bumbling, not running well, cam'd GSXr At speed: Kinda sounds like a BMW M5 mixed with an air raid siren.. gotta love those straight cut cam gears. Daytona 675 Triple
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At idle: Kind of a more throaty air compressor? I dunno. Lots of cam gear whine, hardly any exhaust noise. At speed, under harder acceleration (above 6k or so): twin engine turboprop.  (SV1000)
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Jun 23, 2011 18:17
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At idle: A bumbling bassy fart. At speed: (Bandit 600 w/ carbon Arrow slipon) Edited for correctness. KozmoNaut fucked around with this message at 22:06 on Jun 23, 2011 |
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Jun 23, 2011 18:44
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At idle: The burble of a happy lawnmower. Full throttle: Biplane strafing run. (DRZ400SM with stock exhaust)
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Jun 23, 2011 19:26
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All the time: badly in need of a proper tune up.
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Jun 24, 2011 03:04
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So normally I always ride while listening to my ipod with some good sound cancelling headphones. But today I road the Superduke without such nonsense and let me tell you about the fabulous noise the gear driven cams make that I basically had no idea about 
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Jun 24, 2011 03:11
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At idle: Two ninjas engaging in muttered conversation On the honk: Two ninjas speaking a little louder while one of them whirls around a crank-style party favor and the other one inhales through a straw (Weestrom)
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Jun 24, 2011 06:09
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My bike just sounds like dubstep all the time. 
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Jun 24, 2011 11:36
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Idle: an old dog managing half a woof on the down stroke of someone playing the snare drum of a kid drumset. Throttle: The dog growls a bit and the drumming livens up. A baby down the street starts crying softly.
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Jun 24, 2011 12:46
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KARMA! posted:Idle: an old dog managing half a woof on the down stroke of someone playing the snare drum of a kid drumset. I imagined this guy  as the drummer. (edit: and also the woofer, like Phil Collins)
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Jun 24, 2011 13:04
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 I lost 2lbs on the ride home. crunchytacosupreme fucked around with this message at 13:51 on Jun 24, 2011 |
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Jun 24, 2011 13:49
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its like lava posted:I lost 2lbs on the ride home. So... its like lava?
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Jun 24, 2011 15:29
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its like lava posted:I lost 2lbs on the ride home. poo poo... I got weird burns on my thighs cause the tank was so damned hot on the ride home yesterday. Still only got to 105 in El Paso though.
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Jun 24, 2011 15:53
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For our 3-year anniversary this weekend, the wife and I are riding slab to Missoula and back and documenting our Iron Butt Saddle Sore 1000. Both bikes are running great, we've got a collapsible cooler to bring in the wife's city bag which should keep all the road food we'll need, un-melted. Not going to need a whole lot else. I'll bring a change of clothes just in case, but aside from food, oil, and emergency toolkit, we're packing really light. I wanted to get new handlebars and grips before we leave but they only just arrived yesterday and I don't want to use a timed distance attempt as a shakedown run.
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Jun 24, 2011 16:36
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Frances B Cat posted:poo poo... I got weird burns on my thighs cause the tank was so damned hot on the ride home yesterday. Still only got to 105 in El Paso though. Same, burned my thighs and cawk through riding pants. It was 110*, or so.
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Jun 24, 2011 18:37
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BlackMK4 posted:Same, burned my thighs and cawk through riding pants. It was 110*, or so. The last few days have been hot as poo poo. The metal zipper in my jeans heats up enough that its hot to the touch. One hour commutes are awesome in the Phoenix summer. Edit: Jeans are under mesh overpants.
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Jun 24, 2011 18:40
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I ran a stop light last year taking a left onto a highway after baking in 105 degree sun on the Ducati in non-perf all black leather. I needed to get moving or I was going to pass out. gently caress that noise. Now, have perf-leather will travel.
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Jun 24, 2011 19:04
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sirbeefalot posted:So... its like lava? You know, I saw all the hazard lights first and assumed something catastrophic happened to the engine, and assumed it was 2 lbs of poo poo. So I didn't get this at first. But now I understand. It's because it's hot out. Not because he ate something spicy. Somehow. Before.
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Jun 24, 2011 19:05
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TheCosmicMuffet posted:You know, I saw all the hazard lights first and assumed something catastrophic happened to the engine, and assumed it was 2 lbs of poo poo. So I didn't get this at first. But now I understand. It's because it's hot out. I thought all the warning lights meant some parts fell off.
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Jun 24, 2011 19:16
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jdonz posted:The last few days have been hot as poo poo. The metal zipper in my jeans heats up enough that its hot to the touch. One hour commutes are awesome in the Phoenix summer. The humidity is coming, I can feel it today. 
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Jun 24, 2011 19:19
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BlackMK4 posted:The humidity is coming, I can feel it today. In your balls?!
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Jun 24, 2011 19:32
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TheCosmicMuffet posted:In your balls?! Yes, it feels exactly like that time I picked up a wheelie without noticing the gas cap wasn't shut completely. A burning feeling in my loins. 
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Jun 24, 2011 19:34
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BlackMK4 posted:Yes, it feels exactly like that time I picked up a wheelie without noticing the gas cap wasn't shut completely. A burning feeling in my loins. Upshot of that experience: Balls clean of months of caked on oil, grime, and
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Jun 24, 2011 19:36
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Webbikeworld has a page on cooling vests: http://www.webbikeworld.com/cooling-vests/ A vest would probably be enough for your entire body, since blood would get cooled and circulate. This seems pretty good: http://www.coolvest.com/RPCM_Cooling_Vest/Default.aspx If you need to recharge it on the road, go inside a supermarket, hide it under the frozen peas and whistle innocently for a while.
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Jun 24, 2011 19:39
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Ola posted:Webbikeworld has a page on cooling vests: http://www.webbikeworld.com/cooling-vests/ Toss it into the cooler where they keep the bags of ice, go to magazine section and peruse Maxim mag's 100 hottest babes of east jersey, collect ice cold jacket, be on your way.
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Jun 24, 2011 20:03
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Or just buy an all mesh jacket and ride more carefully.
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Jun 24, 2011 20:13
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Frances B Cat posted:poo poo... I got weird burns on my thighs cause the tank was so damned hot on the ride home yesterday. Still only got to 105 in El Paso though. Same city. Radiant heat made it hotter. TheCosmicMuffet posted:You know, I saw all the hazard lights first and assumed something catastrophic happened to the engine, and assumed it was 2 lbs of poo poo. So I didn't get this at first. But now I understand. It's because it's hot out. One time I had some really spicy wings and after a road bump I wished over pants had an emergency zipper.
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Jun 24, 2011 20:45
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its like lava posted:One time I had some really spicy wings and after a road bump I wished over pants had an emergency zipper. There's mornings after fooling around with my gf where I ride in on my triumph and show up to work with the most incredible pain due to vibration and certain facts of life that conflict with sportbike riding position.
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Jun 24, 2011 21:41
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TheCosmicMuffet posted:There's mornings after fooling around with my gf where I ride in on my triumph and show up to work with the most incredible pain due to vibration and certain facts of life that conflict with sportbike riding position. Ask her to use more lube so your day after ride is more comfortable?
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Jun 24, 2011 23:28
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its like lava posted:Ask her to use more lube so your day after ride is more comfortable? Pssh. Lube is for chicks and chains. I've got a shaft drive. not on the daytona. gently caress nevermind
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Jun 24, 2011 23:43
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TheCosmicMuffet posted:Pssh. Lube is for chicks and chains. He means that she should use more lube on the strap-on next time. Real men don't complain about saddle soreness 
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Jun 24, 2011 23:53
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JP Money posted:Or just buy an all mesh jacket and ride more carefully.
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Endless Mike posted:This doesn't help when it's over 98 degrees out. Your body can't cool itself in those conditions and you need additional cooling. Actually evaporative cooling from sweat will still keep you cool well above 98, but the hotter it gets the more you have to sweat, and the more you sweat the more quickly you'll dehydrate, at which point you'll stop sweating and boil. It's absolutely a smart move to give your body a little assistance with a wet towel around your neck or even by soaking a t-shirt and wearing it under your jacket.
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I really don't "get" cruisers. I'm doing the Kawasaki test rides today and this is the third cruiser I've been on and I've never liked them. Any aggressive turning makes the floor boards scrape which is unnerving, they're big and slow, the slightly reclined position kills my back, the huge fairings make you amazingly hot because of little wind flow and the engines themselves make a TON of heat. Gear boxes have always been clunky. Even if I got one for free I don't think I'd ever ride it.
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hayden. posted:I really don't "get" cruisers. I'm doing the Kawasaki test rides today and this is the third cruiser I've been on and I've never liked them. Any aggressive turning makes the floor boards scrape which is unnerving, they're big and slow, the slightly reclined position kills my back, the huge fairings make you amazingly hot because of little wind flow and the engines themselves make a TON of heat. Gear boxes have always been clunky. Even if I got one for free I don't think I'd ever ride it. For what it's worth, I don't really "get" sportbikes. I have the same problem as you with my back in the sportbike position. You break the speed limit on the highway in 1st gear. As someone with a naked cruiser I levy the same comments on heat you do on my old GSX-R 750. I get all my go fast jollys from my dirtbike. Where a crash at a track day doesn't bankrupt and kill me. Yes, my streetbike is a harley.
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Jun 25, 2011 21:36
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I guess I don't "get" cruisers either, you can't soak up bumps with your legs, you've got all four limbs pointing forward, scrunching your up, which makes it even harder to hang off the side a bit to make up for the lack of lean angle due to floor boards etc. I don't "get" supersport bikes for street use either, you can go everywhere in 1st gear and still break just about any speed limit, you need to slip the clutch for basically all city driving, the riding position murders your arms unless you're going fast, they're just made for the track, not the street. I like standard bikes, they make the most sense for street riding, I just can't see anything that a cruiser would do better than a standard, honestly. Supermotos are pretty cool too, I'll be looking at those for my next bike as well as standards.
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Bikes aren't very rational vehicles. While I love standards and adventure-ish types, the fact is the right bike for any given person is the bike that makes said person drool and swoon. They'll adapt to its peculiarities and discomforts or fall out of love. Buy the way, I can't call adventure bikes "adventure bikes" anymore. It's a retarded marketing concept. What's a good name? Dual sport reminds me of "multi purpose vehicle" which is also a retarded marketing concept. But dual sport hints at "G/S, Gelände/Straße, offroad/road" which does make some sense. What say you hivemind?
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KozmoNaut posted:I guess I don't "get" cruisers either, you can't soak up bumps with your legs, you've got all four limbs pointing forward, scrunching your up, which makes it even harder to hang off the side a bit to make up for the lack of lean angle due to floor boards etc. I can understand this. I have rearsets on mine teehee
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KozmoNaut posted:I don't "get" supersport bikes for street use either, you can go everywhere in 1st gear and still break just about any speed limit, you need to slip the clutch for basically all city driving, the riding position murders your arms unless you're going fast, they're just made for the track, not the street. Putting around the city at the speed limit is a pain in the rear end, but more from a throttle control area. Jerky when on and off the throttle at low revs and just not fun - solution - spirited riding everywhere. 
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Ola posted:Bikes aren't very rational vehicles. While I love standards and adventure-ish types, the fact is the right bike for any given person is the bike that makes said person drool and swoon. They'll adapt to its peculiarities and discomforts or fall out of love. Allroad. Gives just enough of a nod to enduro's without trying to oversell it. Mostly because these things are 80% touring anyway.
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