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Couple pics from 2011 oyster run   Was sunny there but cold and rainy going and coming.
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quote:Was sunny there but cold and rainy going and coming. That'd be the north sound convergence zone trying to ruin your day! From a trip down the Oregon Coast - as soon as we entered Lincoln City (our destination), the air cleaner decided to escape from my friend's Road King. That was its second air cleaner, out of three that were ultimately lost. The last one came off coming home from Sturgis in 2010; we were abut 3 miles from home when it did. So at least its semiconvenient with its mount failures.  Now we pack "Harley wire" for every trip.
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Mar 23, 2012 23:44
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I'm a pretty new poster to Cycle Asylum but I made these here videos with my new GoPro HD Hero 2. I'm awaiting a mount for the handlebars so I mounted the camera to my helmet. My first foray into youtubing so please go easy on me: Here's me driving to buy some Bawls... ...and here I am driving home to enjoy my Bawls. Sorry for all the wind and road noise, I'm a noob at this poo poo.
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Mar 24, 2012 01:11
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clutchpuck posted:That'd be the north sound convergence zone trying to ruin your day! God drat  . Was that a custom air filter or OEM? If you're designing a motorcycle around an aesthetic that negatively impacts performance, you should at least compensate for it. I bought a shifter and it came with a poster:  A bra made of shifters and brake pedals  Its pretty nice though, definitely an upgrade:  Random sumo pic just 'cause 
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Mar 24, 2012 01:42
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Gullous posted:God drat Ooh pretty, where does one get some orange shifters?
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Mar 24, 2012 01:52
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Thats so much prettier than silver aluminum.
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Mar 24, 2012 01:52
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Mar 24, 2012 03:09
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clownskull posted:I'm a pretty new poster to Cycle Asylum but I made these here videos with my new GoPro HD Hero 2. I'm awaiting a mount for the handlebars so I mounted the camera to my helmet. My first foray into youtubing so please go easy on me: Going easy. 1. Trim that poo poo down. 9 minute videos of you idling in traffic will never be watched. Also I don't need you to mumble at me while you put on your gloves. 2. Get gear. Was that shorts and armored knee pads? 3. Quit trying to talk unless you have a mic in your helmet, with a go pro unless you voice over it later you ain't hearing poo poo. 4. Also if you're trying to talk, don't. Unless you can add some funny stuff to it of which I've only seen 1 moto "vlogger" that even came close. All the others just suck. 5. Trim your videos the gently caress down. Average youtube attention span is max 1:30. If it's somewhat funny 3:00. It has to be pretty much amazing to get a lot of views on anything over 5:00. Just sayin.
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Mar 24, 2012 03:52
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Silver posted:4. Also if you're trying to talk, don't. Unless you can add some funny stuff to it of which I've only seen 1 moto "vlogger" that even came close. All the others just suck. Was it this guy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ksKNy9vZ6U
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Mar 24, 2012 04:05
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 This was at the shop today - amazing bike.
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Mar 24, 2012 04:39
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clownskull posted:I'm a pretty new poster to Cycle Asylum but I made these here videos with my new GoPro HD Hero 2. I'm awaiting a mount for the handlebars so I mounted the camera to my helmet. My first foray into youtubing so please go easy on me: Fix your aspect ratio. It's giving me a headache. And yea, get gear.
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Mar 24, 2012 04:51
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Deeters posted:Was it this guy? No. Fkin posted:
Just a Q, why is it an amazing bike? Content:
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Mar 24, 2012 04:55
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Silver posted:No. For a number of reasons (IMHO of course) in no particular order: 1) It is a non-standard stretched bike - most of these like Big dog and what not are too low to the ground and have big ride issues as a result. The two bikes on the last page are good examples. Pretty bikes but not real fun to ride and a pain to maintain. 2) Despite having goood ground clearance it has a 16 ish inch seat height, which is pretty darn cool if you are into that. I like softails and low bikes so I like it. 3) Custom built, well cared for and fast. 4) Unlike a lot of posers with choppers, he rides it year round like I ride mine that thing has over 20k miles and it is pretty new. That is pretty unheard of with this kind of bike. There ya go if it matters. Edit - random bike pic from a few weeks back: 
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Mar 24, 2012 05:01
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Deeters posted:Was it this guy? Hulk almost mootmoot. 
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Mar 24, 2012 05:07
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That's a really bad place for planking.
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Mar 24, 2012 05:23
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I want to see the screen capture from about 500 milliseconds later.
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Mar 24, 2012 05:29
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Run over by a chinese scooter. What a sad way to go.
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Mar 24, 2012 05:33
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Here is another amazing bike. One the surface you might think this is a pretty ordinary bike with a nice paintjob: It a early 70s shovelhead complete with kicker.   Although the paint job is a little over the top every single thing on the bike is retouched, braided cables and the works. Every piece is chromed and hand engraved (more or less). This thing is 40+ ish years old and has 2k miles on it. It was sitting in a barn (so to speak). The engine is being rebuilt completely now like my springer. Fkin fucked around with this message at 05:57 on Mar 24, 2012 |
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Mar 24, 2012 05:48
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That eagle is kind of a 
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invision posted:Yeah I think it cuts out right before the launch, and I crashed at the turn-in to keyhole. thats BS. you didn't 'almost die'. i was tailing you, and while unexpected, it wasn't like 'omg bad'. want me to call your folks and tell them how well you were doing, and how you're gonna come back and do more trackdays? i'll do it dude, just for you. 
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Mar 24, 2012 06:26
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Fkin posted:Here is another amazing bike. No offense intended, but amazing is just not a word to describe Harley Davidsons.. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Mar 24, 2012 07:23
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ReggieCelsius posted:No offense intended, but amazing is just not a word to describe Harley Davidsons.. We have such a variety of bike lovers here. Goons ride everything from ape-hanger Harleys to hooligan motards to scooters to sportsbikes to sport-tourers to trials bikes. Why you gotta be such a hater?
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Mar 24, 2012 08:00
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Gay Nudist Dad posted:We have such a variety of bike lovers here. Goons ride everything from ape-hanger Harleys to hooligan motards to scooters to sportsbikes to sport-tourers to trials bikes. Why you gotta be such a hater? motards, scooters, sportsbikes, sport tourers, trial bikes.. they all are practical for their specific uses. Harleys just seem to be all about the noise and image, reliability and performance seem to be unimportant.
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Mar 24, 2012 08:35
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The supersport I ride is anything but practical. It's got bad ergos, it's loud, flashy, has no storage, and is always 2 inches of throttle away from becoming a 120 mph wheelie death machine, but I love riding it all the time for things it wasn't built for. All cool bieks should be loved, regardless of how reliable, ugly, posturing, or stupid they are. Even Harleys.
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Mar 24, 2012 08:51
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ReggieCelsius posted:motards, scooters, sportsbikes, sport tourers, trial bikes.. they all are practical for their specific uses. Harleys just seem to be all about the noise and image, reliability and performance seem to be unimportant. So what? Different strokes and all that. Don't be cruisist, cruisers are bikes with feelings too.
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ReggieCelsius posted:motards, scooters, sportsbikes, sport tourers, trial bikes.. they all are practical for their specific uses. Harleys just seem to be all about the noise and image, reliability and performance seem to be unimportant. Harley-Davidsons are practical for cruising long distances on American interstates. Some are only about the noise or the image, but you can say that about literally any sub-type of motorcycle. Do you wave at cruiser riders?
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Sagebrush posted:Harley-Davidsons are practical for cruising long distances on American interstates. Some are only about the noise or the image, but you can say that about literally any sub-type of motorcycle. Do you wave at cruiser riders? no, it seems that everyone else nods/waves at eachother, but the harley riders seem to only nod at harley riders. yeah all bikes deserve to be loved, but for me personally an overpriced, technologically inferior, unreliable and heavy show pony is at the bottom of the list. Oh I suppose they look nice and get a lot of attention if that is what you are chasing in a motorcycle. In any case, Japanese and Italian bikes are better.
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Fkin posted:It a early 70s shovelhead complete with kicker. So why did he ruin it? I think it could be on the cover of bad motorcycle art.  This is the proper way to customize an old bike. Many pieces were ignored and allowed to corrode while others were hand picked from the side of the road. 
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Mar 24, 2012 12:33
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Fkin posted:For a number of reasons (IMHO of course) in no particular order: OK, now that makes it kinda cool.  ReggieCelsius posted:no, it seems that everyone else nods/waves at eachother, but the harley riders seem to only nod at harley riders. Not true. At least for me. It depends though, if you're out in the countryside or whatever riding twisty good roads it seems everyone waves at everyone regardless of bike type. Now in the city with the bar hopping harley crowd, yeah you won't get waved at that much by Harleys. It's all in the enjoyment of the ride, 2 wheels is 2 wheels, enjoy the gently caress out of it. Even goes for scooters, even if it's a girls thing. Content: This fits my post well I think.
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Fkin posted:Hahaha that eagle is such a mix of  and 
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Crayvex posted:Whoa, wait a minute Fkin posted:Is that actually a drawing of this bike? Or is that "custom" somehow less unique than it seems? 
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Sagebrush posted:Whoa, wait a minute There are some bikes with similar styling - compare another one from last page : 
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Cruisers (Big ones) look like they weigh a zillion pounds. As a puny, girly-man rider of a scooter I can't help but wonder how they even keep it upright! Don't hate on cruisers. Everything owns in its own way. Consider that Japan, birthplace of practical motorcycles, adores the cruiser/harley style. Variety is good for everybody in the end. Deep down there is a little chrome-o-sexual in all of us. 
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ReggieCelsius posted:motards, scooters, sportsbikes, sport tourers, trial bikes.. they all are practical for their specific uses. Harleys just seem to be all about the noise and image, reliability and performance seem to be unimportant. Harleys are definitely practical for their purpose, which is cruising. They're actually quite reliable, and performance is completely adequate for what they do. They perform comparably to comparable Japanese bikes. Don't let the Harley Branding Machine and it's devotees tarnish your view of the bikes themselves. If you start to dislike bikes because of their riders, you'll have to hate everything, and the next on the list after HD is Ducati. Every type of bike gets ridden for image purposes, even when the bike is impractical for that use.
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Purgey posted:Cruisers (Big ones) look like they weigh a zillion pounds. As a puny, girly-man rider of a scooter I can't help but wonder how they even keep it upright! Since cruisers have so much more weight than small bikes (or scooters) your mass and its movements matter much less to it. For all bikes, once it gets going it will always want to keep going until factors slow it down or push it off course. Since you are less of a factor it keeps going more easily. This post is a candidate for overheard stupid motorcycle poo poo.
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Center of mass is also a big concern. Cruisers are generally really low and manageable.
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Took the drz up a hill today Pilot Powers + boggy ground = no fun, this is as far as I went offroad    http://imgur.com/a/FSbxl Found a few gravel forestry roads that were fun though.
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ReggieCelsius posted:no, it seems that everyone else nods/waves at eachother, but the harley riders seem to only nod at harley riders. I understand what you're trying to say, but like the previous umpteen billion times it's been raised, the logic crumbles when you try to equate branding with form factor. If your performance and technology arguments had any merit, then the four largely redundant and interchangeable cruiser product lines offered by the Japanese would be vastly superior and would have succeeded in killing off HD by now (yes, they got a secret bailout during the recession, but it was to cover deadbeats who stopped paying for bikes they should have never purchased in the first place). The reality is that this style of motorcycle, and its accompanying riding position, is not a place where gobs of horsepower are particularly useful. Cranking through the gears with your feet splayed out in front of you is frightening. Your rear end gets knocked backwards, your knees are out of the picture completely, and your hands are about the only thing securing you to the bike--not good when they're supposed to be operating controls. Fkin, these posts may be more appropriate and welcome in the CAHOG thread. And yes, that is just about the most hideous eagle I've ever seen in my life.
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Purgey posted:Deep down there is a little chrome-o-sexual in all of us. The truth. I polished my dinged, scratched, and discolored chrome muffler the other day. It looked so much happier  Here's me getting spooked by my peg feeler hitting the ground at Jennings. It was the second session of the day when my body positioning was still way off. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3aSoENOQeg First experience with dirt biking
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Marv Hushman posted:I understand what you're trying to say, but like the previous umpteen billion times it's been raised, the logic crumbles when you try to equate branding with form factor. If your performance and technology arguments had any merit, then the four largely redundant and interchangeable cruiser product lines offered by the Japanese would be vastly superior and would have succeeded in killing off HD by now (yes, they got a secret bailout during the recession, but it was to cover deadbeats who stopped paying for bikes they should have never purchased in the first place).
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