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What is a killboy and why is it famous/important?
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Jun 15, 2012 15:29
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Saga posted:What is a killboy and why is it famous/important? Self proclaimed pro-photographer I believe: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=killboy. 
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Jun 15, 2012 15:50
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Boru posted:Self proclaimed pro-photographer I believe: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=killboy. Well he makes more than any "professional" photographer I ever met.
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Jun 15, 2012 16:17
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Flipping through one of the local track day organizer's facebook pics I saw these from last year:  "The welds did not penetrate the parent material" http://www.themotorcyclelawyer.com/76.html quote:out of T-2 on the gas, see profile pic, having fun,, then Brakes, Gear, Gas , bike goes clunk I go flying, aired out the pavement landed off course balled up rolled about 80' stood up, fell down, stood up, ran to bike 50' away it is in two pieces. I got a ride back to the pits thinking the bike just broke when I finished breaking but after speaking with my Pal Chris, just wasn't 100% sure,, until we went out to pick up the bike and there on the the track was a blue and green divet, that said it all. What a crazy experience. When everyone gathered around this bike sitting by the coach it was amazing to hear this is a common occurrence for the 1000 of a couple different model years. I am totally fine I hate to give Silver suckzuki fodder, but  Apparently suzuki had issues with 2005-2006 gsxr1000 frames
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Jun 16, 2012 03:53
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http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=3694967928005 These guys are loving nutjobs. They're ripping the 1199 apart on their facebook calling it slow.
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Jun 16, 2012 08:37
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KidDynamite posted:http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=3694967928005 More like insufferable douchebags, judging by their comments. 160+mph on public roads? Yeah, that's real cool, dudes 
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Jun 16, 2012 09:41
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KozmoNaut posted:More like insufferable douchebags, judging by their comments. 160+mph on public roads? Yeah, that's real cool, dudes Hellforleather spent a few articles fellating those guys, which should tell you everything you need to know about them.
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Jun 16, 2012 10:07
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Wow, those guys are loving twats, and I could tell that just from their comments without even watching the video. Having watched the video as well, what a bunch of morons.
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Jun 16, 2012 10:35
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KozmoNaut posted:More like insufferable douchebags, judging by their comments. 160+mph on public roads? Yeah, that's real cool, dudes Not sure what the point of risking jail or having an MPV pull out on you when you're doing 180mph is. Anyone can open a throttle. Mostly just a dumb thing to do that gives people an excuse to bitch about bikes, despite being not particularly dangerous to anyone else: my idiot's primary school physics says the kinetic energy of 169kg of 1198 being caned by NYC's thug lyfe afficionados at 160 mph is ~432,000 joules while the kinetic energy of an 1790kg 5 series diesel being driven incompetently at 60mph would be ~644,000 joules. To me, this suggests you'd probably be better off if your Toyota Previa was rear-ended by the dude on the 1198 than someone texting frantically in their 530d - only 2/3 of the energy should be needed to stop an 1198 as against a 530d. However, needless to say, incompetent or illegal driving at 60mph is basically tolerated (at least based on my daily commute...) whereas riding your bike at highly illegal speeds, aside from being liable to get you killed if there's traffic around, is apt to both cause a moral panic and get you slung in jail. The risk reward balance doesn't seem particularly attractive to me.
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Jun 16, 2012 11:10
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Your calculations look sound, but they don't take into account the much smaller cross section of the bike. That kinetic energy will be distributed across a much smaller area. Cars are designed to resist impact mostly from other cars, so a bike can sort of "slip through", especially if it hits a door. I've seen plenty of pictures of wrecks were they had to basically remove the bike from all the way inside the car, a lot of them from rear collisions. Anyone with even the slighest bit of riding under their belt can go fast on a bike. I've gone 180kph on 80kph a couple of times (but not anymore, officer!) and it was easy as piss, even on my decidedly porky and non-supersport Bandit. Sure, it's kinda novel to watch the landscape pass by much faster than usual, but that's all it is. I don't understand the fascination.
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Jun 16, 2012 11:38
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Three flaws: One, I assume you're calculating energy required to bring the object to a complete stop. Generally there's going to be ~some~ relative speed, i.e in a pullout scenario maybe you got up to 15 MPH before the other dude smacked you, so your relative velocity is only 45 MPH. During normal driving your relative velocity drops way lower. Both cases cut away a significant percentage of the energy the 530d will impart, the bike still has a massive percentage of its relative velocity and energy. Two, that 530d has crumple zones designed to consume and dissipate that energy, transmitting less of it to its own passengers and the vehicle it hits.. A bike is a spear, like Kozmo said. Three, the theoretical 60MPH 530d is well within most people's visual and spatial capabilities to see, identify, and probably dodge, reducing the chance of any energy transfer at all. A 180mph sportbike is, again, a spear, and even if someone sees the headlight and groks the relative motion, it's doubtful they'll be able to get out of the way. I happen to like how bikes ~~tighten the OODA loop~~ like this, but it means you can't count on cars and their drivers to do anything productive for crash avoidance.
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Jun 16, 2012 14:05
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Gullous posted:I hate to give Silver suckzuki fodder, but Dont worry, it happens to the best of em, even Hondas. IIRC, some recent Ninjas had the same issues.     
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Jun 16, 2012 14:20
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Man, look at the rake on that KTM chopper!
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Jun 16, 2012 14:28
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Boru posted:I saw this weird Sportster (?) thing at my favorite pizzeria the other night: It's an FXR. That's a club style bike. One percent clubs have been blacking out their bikes, most often FXRs, and putting fairings and t bars on them since the late 70s. That's why the bikes on SOA look like that, it's how most white clubs, namely the Angels, build their bikes. This bike is lacking a few major styling cues of most club bikes, most importantly the t bars.
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Jun 16, 2012 14:31
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KozmoNaut posted:I've seen plenty of pictures of wrecks were they had to basically remove the bike from all the way inside the car, a lot of them from rear collisions. I once saw someone texting in a minivan slam into the back of a car that was waiting to turn, yielding to traffic on the main road. The minivan's front end was dented and damaged, but kept its basic shape...but the trunk of the car that got rear-ended was just flattened into nothing. The car looked like it ended right behind the rear wheels. I wouldn't be at all surprised that a motorcycle smashing into a big hollow sheetmetal box like that would cut right through it.
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Jun 16, 2012 17:07
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KidDynamite posted:http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=3694967928005 Any post where one of the first comments is asking for a "link to the video" is always going to be a good time.
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Jun 16, 2012 17:57
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMW_wLrDSRE
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Jun 16, 2012 21:22
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTRYm_peqGA
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Jun 17, 2012 06:32
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Somebody go mount this on a bike, right now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MasocIBqaE quote:This recording was done at Angeles Crest Hwy called "Echo Point" in Southern California about 400 feet away from the horn KozmoNaut fucked around with this message at 09:40 on Jun 17, 2012 |
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Jun 17, 2012 09:37
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If I have a bad crash at least I know I have some cool options. This chick likes hers so much she's aiming to have two.  More here.
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Jun 17, 2012 11:13
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Safety skirt!
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Jun 17, 2012 19:08
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Covert Ops Wizard posted:Safety skirt!
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Jun 17, 2012 19:51
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:Also Ducati. I approve. Do you get to call yourself a Ducati rider if you don't own a Pannegale, 1198 or 898? Riding one of thier shittier bikes seems like a lowbrow way to be in the 'club'.
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Jun 17, 2012 20:40
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So in your opinion, riding a Ducati doesn't count as being a Ducati rider?
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Jun 17, 2012 21:52
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bladesamurai posted:So in your opinion, riding a Ducati doesn't count as being a Ducati rider? No, I'm saying buying and riding a poo poo Ducati (i.e. anything other than an 1198, 848 or Pannigale) is a lame way to buy into the Ducati image of superfast devil-may-care handsome supersports racebikes. Because let's face it. Monster riders don't say "Hey I ride a Monster and I regret buying it", they say "... as a Ducati rider [some insipid comment]  "(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Jun 17, 2012 21:55
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You don't even try with your trolls anymore. At least put your back into it
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Jun 17, 2012 22:15
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On the other hand,
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Jun 17, 2012 22:21
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Z3n posted:On the other hand, I dont ride the Bandit by choice. In fact, I have been commuting by bicycle and train so I don't have to put my legs astride that reluctant docile pig.
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Jun 17, 2012 22:50
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Z3n posted:On the other hand, No, we're just poor 
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Jun 17, 2012 23:06
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Z3n posted:On the other hand, Do not play with the poo.
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Jun 18, 2012 00:03
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mootmoot posted:"... as a Ducati rider [some insipid comment]
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Jun 18, 2012 00:09
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As a Ducati rider, my Monster is basically an SV650 that looks pretty.
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Jun 18, 2012 02:21
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So today we had the annual east side classic here in Austin. I took a bunch of pics, but I tend to trend towards the chopper type stuff as thats what I'm into.                   
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Jun 18, 2012 02:56
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Turbo silliness aside, I really like how the exhaust wraps around the side of the engine on the first bike.
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Jun 18, 2012 10:18
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Are you a bad enough dude?
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Jun 18, 2012 16:05
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Collateral Damage posted:This was among the related videos. And this among the related videos of your related video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzFzcWe6pH8
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Jun 18, 2012 16:07
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mootmoot posted:No, I'm saying buying and riding a poo poo Ducati (i.e. anything other than an 1198, 848 or Pannigale) is a lame way to buy into the Ducati image of superfast devil-may-care handsome supersports racebikes. Please don't attempt to troll, you're really bad at it, like you are at riding motorcycles. You're right the only way to be something is to buy your way into it. Can I be a Daytona rider if I'm not a scared girl who panics at the hint of bend in the road?
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Jun 18, 2012 22:44
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HNasty posted:Please don't attempt to troll, you're really bad at it, like you are at riding motorcycles. I wish it was OK to emptyquote in here
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Jun 18, 2012 23:05
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Why didn't I own a gopro when I crashed my daytona 
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Jun 18, 2012 23:08
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SaNChEzZ posted:Why didn't I own a gopro when I crashed my daytona Yeah, mootmoot would have pointed out the exact appropiate times you could have done a wheelie before you crashed.
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