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Safety Dance posted:As long as I can reach the bars over my beer gut, I can point my Harley at the nearest bar. And that is the story of how ape hangers were born.
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Ambihelical Hexnut posted:And that is the story of how ape hangers were born. What about the tassles? The only things I see with them are bicycles marketed toward little girls and cruisers.
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Slavvy posted:I told her that you don't need to be particularly fit to ride Riding a dirt bike is like wrestling a bear. My wife started going to the gym like crazy only after we got our dirt bikes and we both sort of realized "this is hard work." The first couple times we went out, it was pretty embarrassing. Street riding, different story. I'd estimate that any tiny twig of a person could put a tipped-over 800lb bike onto its wheels. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5k4Uj3YTnY
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clutchpuck posted:Riding a dirt bike is like wrestling a bear. My wife started going to the gym like crazy only after we got our dirt bikes and we both sort of realized "this is hard work." The first couple times we went out, it was pretty embarrassing. No, I've never ridden dirt before. I realise that it involves a lot of physical fitness. I'm hoping that when I eventually get a dirt bike and the means to transport it, it'll encourage me to get fitter. Pope Mobile posted:What about the tassles? The only things I see with them are bicycles marketed toward little girls and cruisers. Much like the bright colour of a poisonous frog, they are an immediate warning sign that the rider is a moron and should be avoided.
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Slavvy posted:No, I've never ridden dirt before. I realise that it involves a lot of physical fitness. I'm hoping that when I eventually get a dirt bike and the means to transport it, it'll encourage me to get fitter. I think "encourage" is a weak word for it. First few times out, I literally could not walk the next day.
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Slavvy posted:No, I've never ridden dirt before. I realise that it involves a lot of physical fitness. I'm hoping that when I eventually get a dirt bike and the means to transport it, it'll encourage me to get fitter. Are you familiar with the term "arm pump"? If not, buckle up, its gonna be fun!!
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:Are you familiar with the term "arm pump"? If not, buckle up, its gonna be fun!! Rock climber here. Not sure if I've experienced that or not but it sure sounds fun! Also, I feel like rock climbing would be good cross training, as it's forearms, hand and core strength, and teaches balance and body positioning skills that would probably make you more sure when shifting weight on a bike. Only thing I can really think of that doesn't get used climbing that you might riding dirt is legs. Throw some squats in and you're set!
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Yeah, dirt riding works the heck out of your thighs. See:
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Covert Ops Wizard posted:Only thing I can really think of that doesn't get used climbing that you might riding dirt is legs. If you're not using your legs rock climbing you've realllllly got to work on your technique. Your legs are the biggest and strongest muscles in your body, and the quickest way to get pumped out way too fast is climbing with your upper body rather than your legs. The easiest way to tell a beginner from an experienced climber is how well they utilize their legs, hips and core. There is not nearly as much upper body strength required to climb really hard as most people think. Some of the hardest sport climbers in the world are teenage girls (like Sasha DiGiulian) and guys that any gym-goer has bigger arms than (like Adam Ondra). Edit: To not totally derail, have some knee dragging: 
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Guinness posted:If you're not using your legs rock climbing you've realllllly got to work on your technique. Your legs are the biggest and strongest muscles in your body, and the quickest way to get pumped out way too fast is climbing with your upper body rather than your legs. The easiest way to tell a beginner from an experienced climber is how well they utilize their legs, hips and core. There is not nearly as much upper body strength required to climb really hard as most people think. Some of the hardest sport climbers in the world are teenage girls (like Sasha DiGiulian) and guys that any gym-goer has bigger arms than (like Adam Ondra). I'm an instructor and setter so I I would hope I would know this haha. Though our strongest climbing setter's advice to climb hard is cut feet as much as possible, and dyno ( to jump to a hold for those who don't know the lingo) everything so maybe... No, you're exactly right, though the reason one is able to conserve energy through good footwork is because unless they're totally out of shape most people's legs are strong enough to climb at a higher level than their arms and core are ready for. At higher levels you'll do more awkward high steps, heel hooks and bicycles (pinching a hold with your feet) but that's way beyond your average climber, and still the strength you gain doing that aren't anywhere near what you'll need or get from MX. And while they're small and skinny Ondra and Digiulan have incredible strength to weight ratios that allow them to climb like they do. If they were bigger they would need to be more muscular like Chris Sharma, for instance. Pro level I don't think you could do both (leg muscle like Tara Geiger would be just excess weight on the wall), but I still think rock climbing would be a good off season training routine with some lower body resistance training for MX. Here enjoy some idiots doing idiot things that make me want to go ride immediately. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg1Wv-tdwkA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fER2hlIODzg Covert Ops Wizard fucked around with this message at 04:40 on Jul 12, 2013 |
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The trike chat in the discussion thread reminded me of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwNJ-DIt1J0 Doug Henry is paralyzed from the waist down.
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http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=073_1373825691 I'm not exactly sure what was going on here, but brake checking a car while on a motorcycle takes a special type of stupid.
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I lost it when the dude got out and looked at the front of his car, hands on his hips. In his position I'm not sure I'd be primarily concerned with the rider either. Who knows what happened before hand, but the rider's response to it was monumentally stupid.
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nsaP posted:I lost it when the dude got out and looked at the front of his car, hands on his hips. In his position I'm not sure I'd be primarily concerned with the rider either. Location: Russia. Hilariously stupid.
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Before: After:  Put in a stock fender, got all the blinkers on and wired, stock swing arm, new tires, oil change, etc. I still need to raise the triples/clip ons though.
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EX250 Type R posted:Before: It still boggles me that anyone would go to the trouble of stretching a thundercat. To contain all that monumental power?
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hayden. posted:beats me Hahahahahahaaaa. How to turn a perfectly nimble learner bike into a paperweight.
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hayden. posted:beats me Nothin' beats a sure thing, and if you gotta keep that front down...
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I went on a kickass weekend trip to yosemite and came upon this amazing thing in a parking lot        Also saw lots of rad adventure bikers and went on the longest twisty I've ever been on (unfortunately in a car though). Would recommend A++
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Dumb question: Do they make extra long chains for extended swingarms or do you have to buy 2 and combine them?
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velocross posted:Dumb question: Do they make extra long chains for extended swingarms or do you have to buy 2 and combine them? Chains usually come much, much longer than you need for most bikes; I've fitted chains where I had to cut 14 links off so that ninja at least could have a very long standard chain. I imagine in extreme cases you would have to lace two together though.
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STS-107*, the motorcycle. I wish you got a better picture of the front fender, I can't tell who those people are. *Columbia disaster
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That first picture I posted is the only shot I have that (sort of) shows the left side, but yeah I'm pretty sure it was the challenger crew.
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M42 posted:That first picture I posted is the only shot I have that (sort of) shows the left side, but yeah I'm pretty sure it was the challenger crew. That's so tacky it wraps back around to hilarious.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe9OnXpGqMc&feature=c4-overview&list=UUAJIlizAGBLPg8Uy8oJcXyw My favorite is the at ~4:20, my guess is he is trying to pull up a wheelie and losses his grip. Hilarious.
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4/20 NEVER FORGET posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe9OnXpGqMc&feature=c4-overview&list=UUAJIlizAGBLPg8Uy8oJcXyw These videos have driven home to me that Kia cars are bizarrely popular in Russia.
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Slavvy posted:These videos have driven home to me that Kia cars are bizarrely popular in Russia. These videos have driven home to me that I should never, EVER drive in Russia. Bikers over there must be absolutely insane with a massive deathwish.
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KozmoNaut posted:These videos have driven home to me that I should never, EVER drive in Russia. This will blow you away: the way you think of bikers in Russia is the way the average person in the street thinks of you. Murdercycle.
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Slavvy posted:This will blow you away: the way you think of bikers in Russia is the way the average person in the street thinks of you.  But isn't that dangerous? Yeah, but I always keep my donor card with me.
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4/20 NEVER FORGET posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe9OnXpGqMc&feature=c4-overview&list=UUAJIlizAGBLPg8Uy8oJcXyw So many "How the gently caress?" moments. I absolutely love the full-dress bicycle at 6:20. Isn't it Russia where everyone has a camera on their car/bike due to police corruption?
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Gweenz posted:So many "How the gently caress?" moments. I absolutely love the full-dress bicycle at 6:20. Isn't it Russia where everyone has a camera on their car/bike due to police corruption? It's mostly because of insurance scams. They'll swoop in front you and jam the brakes, causing you to hit them. Then 3-4 big burly guys get out and demand compensation or else. A dash cam is a deterrent. Even if they don't make you pay up on the spot with threats of violence, without the camera it's your word against theirs. Insurance companies in Russia are notoriously lovely and will just assign in the laziest manner possible, which means the car in back will always be found at fault, no matter the situation. Having dash cam footage forces the insurance company to assign the blame correctly.
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Am I bad because I laughed at the fireball and the guy running away on fire into the distance?
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slidebite posted:Am I bad because I laughed at the fireball and the guy running away on fire into the distance? You're not alone is all I'll say. I burst out then immediately felt bad.
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Slavvy posted:Chains usually come much, much longer than you need for most bikes; I've fitted chains where I had to cut 14 links off so that ninja at least could have a very long standard chain. I imagine in extreme cases you would have to lace two together though. You can buy motorcycle chain in huge spools. A lot of the places on ebay that you can buy chain from just have like a 100' spool that they cut some off of. Sorry for the interruption, have a pic of a thing 
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