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The only music I need is the sound of my engine and the wind. I can listen to music in my cage. You people with music blaring through the headphones while riding sully your experience. /purist
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Apr 10, 2011 15:42
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KozmoNaut posted:
What knee armor is that? Anyone know?
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Z3n posted:What knee armor is that? Anyone know? looks like an alpinestars logo, but other than that, no.
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Apr 10, 2011 18:09
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQMBz6HvSoM Thank you officer, allow me to sign this ticket.
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Apr 10, 2011 18:35
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You guys, this is easy... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlyYC3KRqfQ Greatest riding song ever posted:Movin' down the back streets Complete lyrics: http://www.lyricsmania.com/street_lethal_lyrics_racer_x.html Street... Street lethal! Hounding down the back roads, higher than a steeple
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Apr 10, 2011 19:21
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Z3n posted:What knee armor is that? Anyone know? What axe is that? I've been looking for a good riding axe.
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Apr 10, 2011 22:55
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^gently caress that guy. I'm the tightwaddest white-trash SOB you'll ever find, and even I know better than that. You can afford a Blackbird, but you're too cheap to maintain it properly?!?
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Apr 10, 2011 23:38
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Z3n posted:What knee armor is that? Anyone know? It's the Alpinestars Bionic http://www.motorcyclegear.com/street/armor/elbow_shoulder_knee:_worn_on_the_body/alpinestars/bionic_motorcycle_knee_guards.html
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Apr 10, 2011 23:42
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Whoa. Those are exactly what I need.
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Bucephalus posted:^gently caress that guy. I'm the tightwaddest white-trash SOB you'll ever find, and even I know better than that. You can afford a Blackbird, but you're too cheap to maintain it properly?!? Well, he sort of is. Those are really short oil change intervals for a Blackbird, and as long as it doesn't have friction modifiers there's no issue with using car oil (particularly if you change it that often). But apart from that he's not really skimping on anything. You can't really argue with results either.
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Apr 10, 2011 23:56
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Well, I was referring more to the used/damaged tires more than anything else. I don't use OEM filters or cycle-specific oil either (NAPA Gold/Shell Rotella), but digging someone else's throwaways out of the tire pile, plugging them, and putting them on a big, heavy sport-tourer is where I draw the line.
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Apr 11, 2011 00:06
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For those about to rock: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNhHcA5TEo8&feature=related
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gm3-szkL2I Correction. Nothing Beats the Reverend. blugu64 fucked around with this message at 00:36 on Apr 11, 2011 |
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Apr 11, 2011 00:33
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A59GX3NY3YI 420 masturbate on a bike all day urryday
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Apr 11, 2011 00:51
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Bucephalus posted:^gently caress that guy. I'm the tightwaddest white-trash SOB you'll ever find, and even I know better than that. You can afford a Blackbird, but you're too cheap to maintain it properly?!? The dude is a motorcycle courier, I believe. His profit margin is likely razor-thin and he's found ways to help it while staying in his acceptable risk threshold.
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Bucephalus posted:Well, I was referring more to the used/damaged tires more than anything else. I don't use OEM filters or cycle-specific oil either (NAPA Gold/Shell Rotella), but digging someone else's throwaways out of the tire pile, plugging them, and putting them on a big, heavy sport-tourer is where I draw the line. I race on takeoffs when I can't afford a new set. People do really dumb poo poo like replace tires every other trackday at C pace. Or will toss tires because they don't like the profile. If you're in good with a dealership and running that kinda mileage, it can be totally safe to run takeoffs/used tires. I haven't bought a new tire since I had the ZZR1200.
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Yeah, those are the A/s Bionic kneeguards. They give a ton of protection but are bulky (won't fit under jeans), they squeak, and if you wear them over your pants you will scratch the everliving gently caress out of your bike.
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Apr 11, 2011 02:43
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Points taken...just seems a bit sketchy to me to be hypermiling and pinching pennies with a Blackbird. Keeping your creaky old Nighthawk alive, maybe. I dunno.
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Bucephalus posted:Points taken...just seems a bit sketchy to me to be hypermiling and pinching pennies with a Blackbird. Keeping your creaky old Nighthawk alive, maybe. I dunno. Whats the difference? It's not like it's more dangerous if a tire blows on a Blackbird or something. Anyway he said he properly patches them, not just temporary plugs or something so in my opinion it's totally safe and a good idea. I like that guy
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There should be a 'Mileage High' club for bikers. I can't imagine that there are many people in the world who have put 850k on a single bike (even if it was across two engines).
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Bucephalus posted:Points taken...just seems a bit sketchy to me to be hypermiling and pinching pennies with a Blackbird. Keeping your creaky old Nighthawk alive, maybe. I dunno. you can get late '90s/early '00 superblackbirds for under £3500 all day long, '97's and '98's don't really break £3000, so it's not like they're crazy expensive or even that rare.
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It's big, heavy, and powerful. Agree to disagree, I guess. I just imagine that if I came in here bragging about my dumpster Michelin that I pulled the drywall screw out of so I can get another 5K out of 'er, I'd be roasted alive for being too cheap to just buy a new tire. Guess I'm wrong. v v
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Bucephalus posted:I'd be roasted alive for being too cheap to just buy a new tire. gently caress that, if your bike is more than just a weekend toy you bet your arse punctures get repaired and the tyres get ridden till they're trapezoidal. Tyres are ridiculously expensive to throw them away over a simple puncture. I run ultraseal (http://www.ultraseal.com/) in my rear tyres, i've taken them in to be replaced and found more than one nail/screw/foreign object still in the tyre, though usually if i spot them i pull them out and let the hole close up fully. there was no loss of pressure or problems with any of them, even ones worn to the cords. edit, didnt realise this was the videos thread, here's an old classic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CGaOUxLX44 echomadman fucked around with this message at 17:22 on Apr 11, 2011 |
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Big picture: I just don't understand buying a gas-hog literbike with big, expensive tires, and then trying to operate it on a shoestring budget. My brain can't process it. </derail>
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Bucephalus posted:Big picture: I just don't understand buying a gas-hog literbike with big, expensive tires, and then trying to operate it on a shoestring budget. My brain can't process it. What you fail to realize, sir, is that this bike is made of centimeters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqXWhSuotXs
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TheCosmicMuffet posted:What you fail to realize, sir, is that this bike is made of centimeters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqXWhSuotXs Sorry to be an ignorant American, but what loving language is that? It sounds like German with a Cockney accent.
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Apr 12, 2011 04:02
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German, but with a kinda weird accent.
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Bondematt posted:German, but with a kinda weird accent. Uhm, it's Danish.
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That makes more sense.
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Chinese, but with a kinda weird accent.
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Pretty Cool Name posted:Uhm, it's Danish. Correct. He later became an editor of a bike mag. Some years ago he was killed during a photo shoot, on public roads, where he used the oncoming lane of the road around a corner and was run over, leaving two daughters of 2 and 6.
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Danish sounds awesome then. I've got a Danish name, even though I'm an unclean mutt of a European mix, but that makes me want to learn "the native tongue."
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That supermileage guy is my new hero. 80k miles from a chain is amazing! Danish lanugage is extremely difficult and confusing, even for Danes. This documentary should give an impression: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-mOy8VUEBk
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Ola posted:That supermileage guy is my new hero. 80k miles from a chain is amazing! Danish lanugage is extremely difficult and confusing, even for Danes. This documentary should give an impression: Excellent. Is this also the work of your people? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB-iJ7FQ4LQ
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TheCosmicMuffet posted:Excellent. It says "India" pretty much everywhere in that video and on the user profile. And Ola is a filthy Norwegian mountain troll  EDIT: However, this video is extremely Danish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_95542&v=SWdVGfnD4Uw&feature=iv KozmoNaut fucked around with this message at 18:01 on Apr 12, 2011 |
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Rnr posted:Correct. He later became an editor of a bike mag. Some years ago he was killed during a photo shoot, on public roads, where he used the oncoming lane of the road around a corner and was run over, leaving two daughters of 2 and 6. Wat? I don't see any real news stories that say he crossed the dy, just the repeated comments in videos. quote:Bike Europe Correspondent Dies in Bike Accident BlackMK4 fucked around with this message at 18:58 on Apr 12, 2011 |
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To be fair what you quoted there doesn't seem to know anything other than 'he's dead' and it sounds like it came from the people he worked for, which probably wont be the first to say 'he was riding like a knob and got smashed while crossing a double yellow'.
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Ah, poo poo, good call.
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