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Jun 28, 2012 19:28
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Wait, who killed someone street racing? We have the same rule here, where even if you manage to get a plea deal for a lesser charge, you still get hit with the full fine. It may be a deferred sentence type deal as well, I'm not sure. It's been at least 3-4 years since my last ticket, man I used to spend way too much time at the municipal courthouse.
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Jun 28, 2012 21:27
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zapateria posted:Doesn't Finland have some percentage of your income as fines? Would be fun to see some 1%'er from the US be fined a million dollars for speeding. Sweden uses it as well, and the value of the day fine is based on your income, dependants, children, saved fortune, etc. Our law also has a nice little clause which says if your standard of living noticeably exceeds your taxed income level the court will assume you're lying about your income and adjust the fine accordingly. (And probably sic a tax audit on you)
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Jun 28, 2012 22:03
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marauderthirty posted:Wait, who killed someone street racing? It was an old local news story. Some guy just drove like a maniac everywhere and kept getting tickets and suspensions and ignored them and eventually caused an accident with his riced out 1989 Accord and killed someone. I wasn't planning on following his footsteps or anything, but I have heard of getting away with ignoring tickets, though mostly red-light camera tickets because of legal bs and the yellows being shortened to catch more drivers.
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Jun 28, 2012 23:01
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Did 575 miles on the Speed Triple today. Pretty sore, taking breaks every hour or so helped a lot, though. Given the option I wouldn't do it again.
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Jun 29, 2012 02:23
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That's only like 5 hours of riding on a Speed Triple
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Jun 29, 2012 03:08
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Collateral Damage posted:Yep, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_fine No, sadly we don't. At least not for traffic violations.
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Jun 30, 2012 00:01
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MotoMind posted:Well I can just go ahead and shut the gently caress up. I opened up the KLR exhaust expecting a cloud of fiberglass, but instead I found a handful of what could be described as solidified "puddles" of carbon and glass. The can was otherwise empty. Repacked it and it sounds better. Aaaand I'm still screwed. Mostly my fault for neglecting the exhaust and not laying low around cops. Despite bulletins from the CHP itself indicating that officers should not cite people just for the gently caress of it, there are plenty of examples of officers issuing 27150(a) tickets for illegal exhaust due to it producing a "harsh or excessive noise." I wouldn't be giving a second thought, but today, right around the corner from my house, I saw the motor cop who pulled me over. Must be local. I have a feeling I'd get a binder full of tickets if I ran into him again with the old exhaust installed. Seems like I should dig up a stock KLR boat anchor after all. Too bad I threw mine out.
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Jun 30, 2012 06:29
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Didn't notice it until now, but around the 15th, the official service bulletin went out in the BMW dealer net about the S1000 con rod bolts. It's just a lack of loctite on them, as was rumored. Said there were some instances of them loosening up at high RPM, no more details than that. The repair job is listed as around 5 hours of paid warranty labor. Turns out you have to split the engine cases to get to those bolts. They wrote up a special 20 page repair manual addendum on it and made a special parts kit of everything needed. They don't give specifics on what range of bikes are affected, you have to check an individual bike by punching its VIN into their dealer net. Just says it's some 2012 bikes made before June 1 this year.
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Jun 30, 2012 07:04
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Nidhg00670000 posted:No, sadly we don't. At least not for traffic violations. https://lagen.nu/1951:649
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Jun 30, 2012 08:42
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Snowdens Secret posted:Did 575 miles on the Speed Triple today. Pretty sore, taking breaks every hour or so helped a lot, though. Given the option I wouldn't do it again. Eh? How tall are you? Fat? Mine's been the comfiest long distance bike I've ever had.
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Jun 30, 2012 10:47
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_Dav posted:Eh? How tall are you? Fat? Mine's been the comfiest long distance bike I've ever had. 5'11" or so, 185, not in the best shape and better core strength would've helped. But I had a Kreiga tank bag filled with clothes and I basically laid down on it and was pretty comfy. Where I had problems were with my knees feeling cramped / needing a good stretch after an hour or so and for some reason my right thumb hurt like holy hell, although I suspect both of those may be aggravated pre-existing conditions. Nevertheless I can see the appeal of a bike that puts your legs more out in front of you for long rides. Doing about 225 miles tomorrow, thankfully a lot more mountain roads than highway this time. E: I also inadvertently scheduled my riding vacation in a 100+ degree heatwave so that's not helping the comfort aspect. Wicking shirt/shorts and mesh jacket/pants are keeping it from being that bad as long as I stop and hydrate regularly. Snowdens Secret fucked around with this message at 04:19 on Jul 1, 2012 |
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Jul 1, 2012 04:05
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Per suggestions regarding my Multi having idling issues on start, I threw some seafoam in and rang it out pretty good, traumatizing some Amish folks in the process, I imagine. In addition I installed new plugs... are these old ones fouled? I got to upgrade to Iridiums. It seems to be starting much stronger now, but I won't know for sure until I can take it out for a while.
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Jul 3, 2012 12:19
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Those look absolutely ancient. And yes, carbon-fouled (but probably the two go together).
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Jul 3, 2012 15:21
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orthod0ks posted:Per suggestions regarding my Multi having idling issues on start, I threw some seafoam in and rang it out pretty good, traumatizing some Amish folks in the process, I imagine. In addition I installed new plugs... are these old ones fouled? I wouldn't "upgrade" your plugs, hope that works out OK. Lots of cars/bikes really only like the OEM designed plug.
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Jul 3, 2012 17:34
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n8r posted:I wouldn't "upgrade" your plugs, hope that works out OK. Lots of cars/bikes really only like the OEM designed plug. They're considered the goto plug on the mts forums. I checked first.
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Jul 3, 2012 17:46
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n8r posted:I wouldn't "upgrade" your plugs, hope that works out OK. Lots of cars/bikes really only like the OEM designed plug. The Iridium plugs are usually the same spec' just with better, harder wearing plating, no? My KTM has Iridium as the OEM, there isn't even a standard version available - I'm pretty sure KTM commissioned the plug purely for the LC4 and LC8 as the plug dimensions are used for no other vehicle.
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Jul 3, 2012 17:46
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I dunno - changes in resistance or spark quality? Apparently it matters in some situations.
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Jul 3, 2012 19:51
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ReelBigLizard posted:The Iridium plugs are usually the same spec' just with better, harder wearing plating, no? My KTM has Iridium as the OEM, there isn't even a standard version available - I'm pretty sure KTM commissioned the plug purely for the LC4 and LC8 as the plug dimensions are used for no other vehicle. So that's why its $17 a plug, drat. What about the rc8?
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Jul 3, 2012 20:18
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Snowdens Secret posted:5'11" or so, 185, not in the best shape and better core strength would've helped. But I had a Kreiga tank bag filled with clothes and I basically laid down on it and was pretty comfy. Where I had problems were with my knees feeling cramped / needing a good stretch after an hour or so and for some reason my right thumb hurt like holy hell, although I suspect both of those may be aggravated pre-existing conditions. Nevertheless I can see the appeal of a bike that puts your legs more out in front of you for long rides. Huh, strange.. Did you get the gel seat or the normal people seat? I might have broken in my touring arse better than I thought then, although I am a tad shorter..
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Jul 3, 2012 20:19
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I was under the impression the platinum/iridium plugs just had longer lasting electrodes.
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Jul 3, 2012 20:37
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They only really make sense if you have a car with spark plugs that are a bitch to replace.
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Jul 3, 2012 21:26
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n8r posted:They only really make sense if you have a car with spark plugs that are a bitch to replace. Or if you have a Buell with one spark plug that is a bitch to replace.
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Jul 3, 2012 21:50
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Or a Honda with a frame spar across the spark plug holes.
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Jul 3, 2012 22:13
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Z3n posted:Or a Honda with a frame spar across the spark plug holes. Wassup CBR600 bro?
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Jul 3, 2012 22:16
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Saga posted:Wassup CBR600 bro? 929 Krew
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Jul 3, 2012 22:18
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Z3n posted:929 Krew Oh poo poo, now we have to knife fight or something to the musical stylings of Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey.
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Jul 3, 2012 22:21
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Saga posted:Oh poo poo, now we have to knife fight or something to the musical stylings of Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. There's no replacement for displacement 
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Jul 3, 2012 22:30
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Z3n posted:There's no replacement for displacement See: Harley-Davidson
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Jul 3, 2012 22:46
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stevobob posted:See: Harley-Davidson Isn't Triumph the king of production displacement?
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Jul 3, 2012 22:59
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Yeah. The H-D 110in engine is pretty huge, but that's still only 1.8l...the Rocket III is 2.3 litres / 140in. Here's a 2000cc single. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygyk_eCMGzU
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Jul 4, 2012 00:01
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_Dav posted:Huh, strange.. Did you get the gel seat or the normal people seat? I might have broken in my touring arse better than I thought then, although I am a tad shorter.. Regular seat. My arse was fine, other than swampass from the heat - pretty impressive, my old Z1000 seat was a torture rack after an hour or so.
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Jul 4, 2012 03:03
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My friend was telling me about a community that complains about loud things. They have a subsection dedicated to motorcycles.Noise Off posted:Do not approach or attempt to reason with motorcycle riders. When possible, take down their license plate number and call the police. http://www.noiseoff.org/motorcycles.php Apparently ADVrider guys invaded them a while back. Their forum is pretty entertaining if you're bored.
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Jul 5, 2012 03:23
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That list seems pretty good to me.
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Jul 5, 2012 04:06
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We are a coalition of citizens, elected representatives, researchers, law enforcement professionals, and activists... Coalition: a group of idiots with excess free time who meet once a month at a Ramada Inn, debate for an hour, and conclude that we must all work together. Since no actual work takes place between meetings, each one ends with this same insight. Activist: a member of several coalitions. I agree with their list as well, but jeez, teach a kid to read ferchrissakes. Then they might grow up to be analytical thinkers invulnerable to received opinion such as loud pipes saving lives, cherry bombs making Nissan Sentras faster, etc. Marv Hushman fucked around with this message at 05:14 on Jul 5, 2012 |
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Jul 5, 2012 05:11
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If I could fabricate then each bike I owned would have the stock exhaust, and a bypass just after the header so at will I could unleash hell on earth all while passing visual inspection.
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Jul 5, 2012 20:06
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Marv Hushman posted:We are a coalition of citizens, elected representatives, researchers, law enforcement professionals, and activists... I feel like calling yourself an activist is a tricky thing. I mean is it like being a hipster: if you call yourself one than you aren't *really* one? That always confused me. I mean I met someone the other day, and after she introduced herself as "an activist," my brain kind of shut down and I immediatey got bored. On the topic of motorcycles, I would love to see a debate between these fine citizens and a gaggle of folks who "know for a fact" that loud pipes save lives. 
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Jul 5, 2012 21:47
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Pretty sure there's a regulation in our vehicle inspection code, required yearly for every registered vehicle, that says the exhaust has to be stock with no holes. Pretty much every shop I know of ignores that regulation, including ours. AS A BMW OWNER  who doesn't like loud things I'd like to fail those bikes for that stuff, but I'm pretty confident we'd lose a lot of customers over that. If loud pipes are banned in the inspection regimen, then a shop that inspects a bike with loud pipes is performing inspections wrong and subject to bigass fines, which the cops can easily call them on. But the cops ignore it too. So it's just widely accepted by riders, PTA members who hate riders, mechanics, and cops that bikes are obnoxiously loud and nothing really needs to be done about it. Kind of a self perpetuating problem.
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Jul 6, 2012 04:32
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Any thoughts on how long a bike should be allowed to sit before it's time to sell it or part it out? My KLR might see a few hours of riding every 2 weeks.
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Jul 6, 2012 07:08
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MotoMind posted:Any thoughts on how long a bike should be allowed to sit before it's time to sell it or part it out? My KLR might see a few hours of riding every 2 weeks. A few hours of riding every two weeks is well more than the average Harley. If you're running it enough that it cranks and the fuel stays good you're fine. Of course if you're at that point where you're tired of it and looking for a change, you'll know it.
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Jul 6, 2012 07:45
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