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McLarenF1 posted:Are there a lot of Inline 4 6-700cc bikes? Seems like a triple is the way to go. CBRs, R6's, ZX6's, GSXR6's and the various iterations of each come to mind.
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Shimrod posted:CBRs, R6's, ZX6's, GSXR6's and the various iterations of each come to mind. I think he's meaning budget/midlevel/learner bikes, not supersports. Like the sv650 or er-6 but with an I4. I can think of hornet 600, the yamaha equivalent thereof that I can't recall, the suzuki gsx-650f, and a couple of others that don't spring to mind.
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Yesterday I made a video of some of the riding in the area I am flying around in Kenya. http://youtu.be/GIZzNpr8Pe8 It starts just leaving the pilot housing in my camp. It's really shaky because I was attempting to use a suction cup mount over my speedometer, but it crapped out before I hit the end of the driveway. So I switched to helmetcam. It's pretty boring to most of you, I'm sure, so I sped up as many of the most boring parts as I could. Hopefully it's palatable. This isn't riding through the reserve though, as motorbikes aren't allowed in there. It's on the other side of the Talek river from there. Some manyattas and a school. Nothing fancy. A lot of it looks like desert, but it's actually just really short grass, due to the Masai cattle eating everything. Pretty much the entire area has been eaten to nothing, so the cattle are very thin. But they keep buying more cattle, despite the area not being able to support them. I don't go to far. I picked a road and kept riding. Then when it turned to loose gravel and stayed that way, I turned around. I apologize for the sound. I forgot to switch the door on the GoPro to the open-back, so it has the water and sound-proof back on it. And the sound cuts out when it's in FF. I'm sure you'll see plenty of bad riding; please keep in mind I've only been riding for 2 weeks.
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Slavvy posted:Yeah no, this is dumb. Having an actual superbike engine in a naked seems like an awesome idea on paper, but having superbike gearing on a naked is dumb and pointless. You can't realistically do 300km/h on a naked with flat bars and an upright riding position. So if you have short gearing and a peaky engine that revs to the moon, you get a not-very-fun bike. If you have an engine with a bulbous torque curve and short gearing, you get mad wheelies and low-speed acceleration. Speak for yourself. FuzzyWuzzyBear's 06 ZX10 with -1 tooth in the front is loving awesome on the street. It's still probably good for 90mph in first gear, but it has enough power that it just doesn't matter. Same is true of the S1000RR, that engine is great for street, the 2013 I rode didn't need any changing. It's loving dumb how they always neuter the engines on streetbikes. That's why I'd never buy a factory naked, just buy the supersport and put a bar on it, and get the real thing. -1/+2 will take care of any potential gearing issues you have. This is a great concept for a racebike, it's dumb as gently caress on a streetbike.
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Nov 6, 2013 18:39
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I like the rpm layout and actually got one of these to do the exact same thing. I configured mine to start at 5k and flash at the redline. It works nice as an easy read tach/shift light when you want to roll on, but doesn't stay lit up and in your face when cruising along at low rpms. Not that you really need a shift light for a street bike, but it's a nice bling factor with a side of function. :edit: slidebite posted:Really? I'm not liking the fairings on it, but I do hope to see a naked variety that doesn't look like a mini-wing. As far as normal cruisers, it's all about delivery. Twins with 3k powerbands designed for maximum power in top gear while keeping the rpm's as low as possible. They're all about comfortable highway passing, and relatively boring as a result. If you like ringing a bike out there are not many options for it outside of behemoths like the Rocket III and VMAX, or older bikes with bias ply tires, damping rod suspension, and carbs. A big part of the attraction to V4's for me is that they can sound like a big block engine. I'm pretty sure I'd be thrilled with an ST styled like a cruiser that I could put gently caress off pipes on, twist my wrist and blast off into the sunset.  Muscle bike honorable mention the M109R. With modern suspension, brakes, fuel injection... and is almost 800lbs, has a 3k powerband, and is 1800cc. 
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I've always liked the m109. Pity it isn't in the same league as VMAX, diavel etc on power. Has the coolest tail light I've ever seen on a factory bike.
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Nov 6, 2013 20:02
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 Me eat grom. http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/05/caterham-bikes-eicma/
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Nov 6, 2013 21:49
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A Rokon with power?
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St_Ides posted:Yesterday I made a video of some of the riding in the area I am flying around in Kenya. Just managing to ride on that and not bin it makes you about a 100% more hardcore than the rest of us. Looks like a beautiful place too!
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Nov 6, 2013 23:23
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St_Ides posted:Yesterday I made a video of some of the riding in the area I am flying around in Kenya. Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads! Seriously cool, I'd love to visit that part of the earth one of these days. Also, the video goes extremely well with this chillout ambient music I'm listening to right now (Deep Space One on Soma FM), even the sped up bits (especially the sped up bits?)
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Nov 6, 2013 23:37
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Halo_4am posted:I'm not liking the fairings on it, but I do hope to see a naked variety that doesn't look like a mini-wing. As far as normal cruisers, it's all about delivery. Twins with 3k powerbands designed for maximum power in top gear while keeping the rpm's as low as possible. They're all about comfortable highway passing, and relatively boring as a result. If you like ringing a bike out there are not many options for it outside of behemoths like the Rocket III and VMAX, or older bikes with bias ply tires, damping rod suspension, and carbs. Those ST V-4s aren't exactly rev happy. In practice they have a pretty straight powerband and are most comfortable in the midrange.. maybe higher than a twin but they noticeably run out of breath <6K.. you really don't really feel like you're going to get much more out of them past that and just might as well shift up. Can't say I really agree with you how one, especially a 1300cc, could sound like a big block, although that would be something.
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BlackMK4 posted:
I need one of those right now.
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wallaka posted:I need one of those right now. Me too, and I don't even own anything with three cylinders.
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KozmoNaut posted:Me too, and I don't even own anything with three cylinders. Place it on your dining table as art for a great conversation piece.
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Not exactly motorcycle related, but someone flew a jetpack around Mt. Fuji. I really hope these are available to buy before I kick the bucket  Has anyone heard of this dude or have specs on it?http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjkiebus/real-life-rocketeer-flies-his-jetpack-around-mount-fuji
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Nov 7, 2013 15:58
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Seen Breitling ads for him in car magazines. I think he was on Top Gear once. Any dude with a jet pack must be a p cool dude.
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Nov 7, 2013 20:18
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Jeeves and Woster IRL.
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Slavvy posted:Jeeves and Woster IRL. M.A.S.K had been sitting on the backburner for fifty years, until the toy-driven cartoons of the 80s finally made it marketable.
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Nov 7, 2013 21:49
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 While riding aimlessly around town today, I found a thing. I thought it was worth taking a photo of.
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Mushika posted:
Too bad they spelled it wrong.
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Nov 8, 2013 07:46
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What's an 's' between friends?
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Nov 8, 2013 09:40
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From my local facebook classifieds Ugh, tricked scooters, whatev-  
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At least it looks normal, unlike the goofiness of a stretched out Ruckus.
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thylacine posted:At least it looks normal, unlike the goofiness of a stretched out Ruckus.
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Goredema posted:Unlike the 'busas with stretched swing arms, there's actually a reason for it on the Ruckus. With its stock 50cc engine, the Honda Ruckus is a decent but very boring scooter. It's slow, can't handle hills, etc. But if you attach a GY6 engine, a very common engine type that usually runs between 125-170cc, the Ruckus suddenly becomes an amazingly fun scooter. It's fast, surprisingly fast, and the longer wheelbase makes it less twitchy at high speeds. Also stretched and customized Ruckuses own hard.
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Any "dream garage" statement that doesn't include the mention of some kind of tricked out Ruckus is just playing the wrong game.
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Anyone whose "dream garage" is anything other than Fabio's back yard is either a poser or an idiot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VSkY0MfOqk
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Nov 9, 2013 04:45
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All those Ducati belts, slowly becoming brittle and shaped to the cam gears. 
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Z3n posted:All those Ducati belts, slowly becoming brittle and shaped to the cam gears. If anyone knows the special combo of oils and unguents needed to keep them soft and supple it's that guy
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Nov 9, 2013 05:30
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Snowdens Secret posted:special combo of oils and unguents I can't believe it's not butter.
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The way he has them all shoved in it's impossible to ride most of those without spending an hour moving bikes around.
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I'm guessing he's got the time to wait for his maid to get out the bike he wants for the day.
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Dirt bike party at Fabio's house. I mean dirt bikes are awesome, and I understand collecting superbikes with race liveries... But why so many dirt bikes. He must ride them until their first maintenance interval and pack 'me up or he has 50 kids.
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thylacine posted:Dirt bike party at Fabio's house. He's just rich and that's his jam. Some people collect weird poo poo but collecting dirt bikes doesn't seem that weird.
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Yamaha does a direct comparison on the Street Triple. http://www.yamahamotorsports.com/sport/products/modelvideo/685/1767/0/video.aspx It's a *tiny* bit biased. (sorry if this was posted, I went back several pages and didn't see it)
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Since we're apparently on the "Post your favorite terrible motorcycle poo poo" page...have some forks raked ALL THE WAY TO STURGIS.
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That is hilarious. And also very Japanese. Our bike is superior and we can prove it HERE IS A CHECKLIST IT CAN'T BE WRONG. To the two (?) owners of those things on here: that instrument cluster is boss. But with no sunshade or anything whatsoever, is it actually visible in really sunny weather? Seems like glare would make it useless. edit: ^^^^^^^ has a front brake, is more legitimate than ~~custom choppers~~
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