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ThatCguy posted:would look a hell of a lot better than a full face on a cafe/rat bike.  
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Replace the mask with a ball gag.
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Jan 15, 2013 18:35
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 Toecutter as gently caress! What a dorkus.
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Jan 15, 2013 18:35
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I'd have a really hard time not speaking in a heavily muffled british accent if I wore that helmet.
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ThatCguy posted:Eh, looks cooler than a full face on a cruiser and provides better protection than a 20 dollar brain bucket or no helmet, the other two primary options. That's the thing though. It doesn't provide any better protection than a brain bucket. It is a half helmet + built in mask. It provides better protection than a scarf on your face, and looks like a bane/shredder mask, but that's all your $150 over typical half helmet price buys you.
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Halo_4am posted:That's the thing though. It doesn't provide any better protection than a brain bucket. It is a half helmet + built in mask. It provides better protection than a scarf on your face, and looks like a bane/shredder mask, but that's all your $150 over typical half helmet price buys you. It's unclear to me how much protection it does or doesn't have. The "curtain" section of the helmet appears to be hard and part of the helmet rather than just floppy zip onpleather like on other brain buckets. The padded plastic face mask connectors also appear to be hard connections. (shrug) It has to provide some sort of protection otherwise why make it so... um... stupid looking. EDIT Never mind, it's just a "muzzle" that is held on by magnets. What's the point of this? http://www.bellhelmets.com/powersports/helmets/street/rogue Crayvex fucked around with this message at 19:42 on Jan 15, 2013 |
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Jan 15, 2013 19:39
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http://www.motorcyclecloseouts.com/combos/26651/bell-rs-1-panic-zone-with-transitions-shield Found a pretty sweet deal on the RS-1/Transition shield combo, woop!
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ThatCguy posted:I'd have a really hard time not speaking in a heavily muffled british accent if I wore that helmet. I thought it was supposed to be South African. Crayvex posted:Never mind, it's just a "muzzle" that is held on by magnets. What's the point of this? Ahahahahaa, so I was looking for a picture of some dumb wanker on a harley to reply to this post with, and I googled "stupid badass on motorcycle." Guess what the first result was, no joke? http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2013/01/bell-rogue-helmet/
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Jan 15, 2013 21:30
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quote:“For years, our sales reps and dealers have had cruiser riders lamenting about the need to lose their bandanas for an open face helmet that’s got the attitude and style that they seek, but also provides some facial coverage for wet, cold or other harsh riding conditions,” says Bell. “The Rogue is hands down the meanest-looking helmet we’ve ever made.” 
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I can't decide if that or first-person sexual intercourse in a popular video game I just played was the most embarrassing thing I've experienced this month.
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Jan 15, 2013 21:52
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Ooh, is that Far Cry 3? I've heard that is coming up and am looking forward to how terribly it is handled.
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Jan 15, 2013 21:59
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Low light underwater performance (and mouthbreathing), c/o myself and BotchedLobotomy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAXHE3IjhaM
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Jan 15, 2013 22:27
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I'm guessing you meant to post that in the GoPro thread.
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Collateral Damage posted:It doesn't look too bad when seen from the side like that, but when worn... Just needs an integrated visor . . . oh wait.
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Jan 15, 2013 23:29
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My brother just described brain buckets as "safety yarmulkes". I think I'll hafta steal that.
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At least that one is a bell, and probably dot approved. Whereas I feel most of them are novelty helmets with dot stickers on them.
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"the most badass motorcycle helmet out there" - Wes Siler
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SaNChEzZ posted:At least that one is a bell, and probably dot approved. Whereas I feel most of them are novelty helmets with dot stickers on them. It looks like a brain bucket but actually provides some protection to the sides and rear of the head. That's the gimmick. Calling your average brain bucket a 'half helmet' is a bit of a stretch, but c'est la vie. The thing on the face is purely to keep bugs out of your teeth. I think it looks OK for what it is, even if what it is is silly, and I can't even see it being as much protection as an actual 3/4 Custom 500 or something like that. But if it keeps some dummy from splitting their head open when they fall over in the bar parking lot and land on their ear it'll have done its job. infraboy posted:http://www.motorcyclecloseouts.com/combos/26651/bell-rs-1-panic-zone-with-transitions-shield I don't have the transitions shield but I have this exact same helmet (paintjob and all) and it's p sweet.
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Got a 10% off coupon at motorcyclegear.com if anyone wants it: http://www.motorcyclegear.com/cart/redeem_code/5E20F76AD9BC
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I had an Olympia jacket and pants for about 8 years and they held up perfectly and served me very well. Just ordered a new jacket and pants from them and they're still amazing. The new jacket has some nice features that the old one lacked, such as the removable liner working as either a thermal liner or just a windbreaker/rain liner. Quality still seems top notch and they've definitely got a customer for life. I got the now discontinued Airglide 3 jacket for only like $160 and that price it's a total steal. I doubt there exists a better textile at this price point.
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:
He sometimes says poo poo like this just to get people riled up, he was being incredibly sarcastic.
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http://slickdeals.net/f/5801996-Wil...p-More-Shipping
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Haha, you dick. This reminds me, my aunt gave me some of my (late) uncle's riding gear, and it is terrifying he rode with this stuff. Fashionweight leather jacket with no armor, soft leather gloves with no grippy material or armor, and something my brother termed a "safety yarmulke". I wouldn't trust any of it for any kind of slide past parking lot speed. Reminds me how my brother in law gave me his old jacket, which did have back armor...composed of a material with the rigidity of a wet sponge. I am so thankful I had this forum to pull information about proper gear from and not my family members.
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It remains bone-jarringly cold here in the desert southwest, and I'm still riding this motorcycle for some reason. I think that has something to do with my Moose Racing Gauntlets!. These things are great. I wear summer-weight racing gauntlets. Some gaudy red leather Joe Rocket things with armor all over, but these gauntlets keep my fingers from freezing even at temperatures approaching 0F at speeds near 75mph. I throw a chemical hand-warm pack inside, and my hands aren't numb after 71 minutes at highway speeds. Before, I'd be going 50mph and resting alternating hands on the cylinder head for 5 minutes at a time. Now, it's just business as normal. I have a '02 B1200, and these fit around the various reservoirs and whatnot. They could be better in that regard, but they're designed for ATVs. I have an old sock wedged inside that blocks the air from the center, but the fleece hand ends seal around the wrist pretty well. If you've got gear that will last down into the 50s, these gauntlets will take you into the 10s with no problems, and down into the -10s with some socks/rags and chemical hand warmers. I bet heated grips would make these positively comfortable.
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Those saved my hands from frostbite tons of times in the fall. I was chipping ice off my bike's gauges to read them and they kept my hands toasty, even with normal gloves on. I'd highly recommend getting some sort of gravel guard to puff them out because they tend to move around a little bit, but they were definitely worth the $20 or so it cost to not hate riding to class before the sun came up in December.
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Cross-posting from the questions thread: Can anybody recommend some handguards that fit by being clamped down by the bar end, like this?:  Wanna get a set but keep my bar end mirrors.
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Covert Ops Wizard posted:He sometimes says poo poo like this just to get people riled up, he was being incredibly sarcastic.
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2ndclasscitizen posted:Cross-posting from the questions thread: Assuming the bar end mirrors bolt in like the ones I've used (with a standard bolt into an expanding nut), it's just a case of putting the hand guards in between and tightening them up. At worst you might have to widen the holes in the handguards or add a washer or two.
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:Was he being incredibly sarcastic when he said how angry and frightened he was by that electric bike that ran out of electricity on the road after telling him it was about to run out of electricity for the previous 40 miles? Hey, I get it, he's an obnoxious jackhole, it's just sometimes he's doing it to amuse himself.
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:It remains bone-jarringly cold here in the desert southwest, and I'm still riding this motorcycle for some reason. I think that has something to do with my Moose Racing Gauntlets!. Anyone want to recommend some other good covers like that? I have a '01 B600 and my hands are always the first thing to get cold. These don't seem to be easily available in Canada.
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What's better, smoked visors or reflective visors?
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Smoked tend to be darker, reflective ones tend to scratch easier. I only use smoked ones because my goony eyes can't take the sun, and I always scratched the hell out of the reflective ones.
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How are smoked visors at night? I like the idea of them in the day, particularly when I'm having to ride west, but I don't particularly want to carry around a second visor just in case I get hung up somewhere.
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Sagebrush posted:How are smoked visors at night? I like the idea of them in the day, particularly when I'm having to ride west, but I don't particularly want to carry around a second visor just in case I get hung up somewhere. "light" smoke in a built up well lit area like a freeway or in a city is ok. Noticeable, but you can still see pretty well. I wouldn't use a dark smoke one at night though, and in some jurisdictions it may actually be illegal (even light smoke I think is illegal at night in the UK).
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Linedance posted:"light" smoke in a built up well lit area like a freeway or in a city is ok. Noticeable, but you can still see pretty well. I wouldn't use a dark smoke one at night though, and in some jurisdictions it may actually be illegal (even light smoke I think is illegal at night in the UK). In choosing between smoke and squinting into the wind blast at night, I've chosen squinting. Dark smoke is miserable at night. It's best to carry multiple visors if you anticipate nighttime riding.
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Yeah I carry 2 visors usually. Dark smoke at night is miserable.
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Hm. See, my bike has zero storage space, and with the high single-sided exhaust I can't figure out how to mount a saddlebag. CB350-specific luggage racks are like 200 dollars when they do show up on eBay and all the generic ones look like trash. I wear a little backpack for things like a reflective vest, wheel lock, etc but I don't think I could fit a visor in there too.
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Sagebrush posted:Hm. See, my bike has zero storage space, and with the high single-sided exhaust I can't figure out how to mount a saddlebag. CB350-specific luggage racks are like 200 dollars when they do show up on eBay and all the generic ones look like trash. I wear a little backpack for things like a reflective vest, wheel lock, etc but I don't think I could fit a visor in there too. Anyway the point is it takes up almost zero extra space and I love it.
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You can also tuck it around your side in your jacket, if you're not too goony.
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Just wear sunglasses IMO.
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