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2nd last out of 48? Seriously how does that qualify "From beginner to racer" to me that only says "I have a lot of money and entered a race that I probably got lapped in, a bunch". Also the whole let's document everything is pretty pretentious as well. I dunno, just shows if you have enough cash, yes you too can race and make a video about it. Even if you're horrible at it. gently caress this imma go apply for 7 different credit cards and race ama this year. Anyone want to sponsor me?
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Gnaghi posted:It's a pretty cool story, but that guy seems a bit like a jerk too. "They were out-powering me. They were not out-cornering me." (3rd or so track day) If there is a typical ducati human being quote, this is it.
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Silver posted:2nd last out of 48? Seriously how does that qualify "From beginner to racer" to me that only says "I have a lot of money and entered a race that I probably got lapped in, a bunch". Also the whole let's document everything is pretty pretentious as well. In a few months ask the collection agency to sponsor you.
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Silver posted:2nd last out of 48? Seriously how does that qualify "From beginner to racer" to me that only says "I have a lot of money and entered a race that I probably got lapped in, a bunch". Also the whole let's document everything is pretty pretentious as well. Yeah, pretty much. The difference is, AMA has a cutoff, so his rear end would have never made it on the grid. I don't believe WERA does. What this guy is learning is that a fast single lap and doing well in a race are 2 very, very different things. I'm happiest when I can pull out for a session, do my warm up, and rip off 7 laps that are within a second or so of my best and feel perfectly in control and like I can drop time at will. If you look at his laptimes, he's running slow, slow, little faster, and then one lap where he's basically just praying he makes it through every corner from start to finish, and getting a better time as a result of that. If you can't ride consistantly, you'll never be a good racer. You may be a great track rider, but best lap time really doesn't matter in racing...
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:note the chrome steel rim and drum brake and splines for shaft drive          
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Boat posted:Just posted in the AI YouTube thread, but this really really needs to be in here. The scrolling yellow text in the second one is a bit annoying, but well worth it. The whine's pretty cool, but I love how it sounds like a V8 at low rpm.
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UK unmarked police bike follows squid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2PBMGmUjTE I don't get this, how long should the policeman follow the guy before he identifies himself and pull him over? When he reads the violations over the radio, he does exactly the same thing himself. Hanging on like that is just stoking the squid fire, making the retard think he's a rider and daring him to push harder. No excuse for his actions of course, you'd go straight to jail for that in Norway.
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Ola posted:UK unmarked police bike follows squid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2PBMGmUjTE Watched this a while ago, he did get some jail time i belive. Whats not shown in the video is the biker stopping and filling his tank, all the while the police officer waits for him across the road, the squid said he was scared out of his wits apparently. Still no excuse, I think both were in the wrong.
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fronkpies posted:
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Ola posted:UK unmarked police bike follows squid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2PBMGmUjTE I'd guess that the only excuse would be if the bike is completely unmarked, and the rider doesn't have any identifying blue lights or sirens (there's a lot less grill to hide lights in when it's a bike and not a car). I was expecting him to call in backup and nick the guy. The police biker does seem to get caught up in the chase a couple of times, makes passes after the other bloke when the gap's even smaller. Then again he does pay attention for a lot of it, and the field of view's a lot more restricted than what either of the riders could have be seeing.
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That guy needed a heavier throttle hand is all. Also I bet the cop chasing him was loving every minute of it. Honestly.
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The story I heard on that video is that they had a "Mystery commuter", who was hauling rear end, and they wanted to really take him down, so rather than just pulling him and getting him for a handful of violations, they decided to follow his entire commute, video it and throw the book at him.
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Here you go. Numerous complaints from neighbours, so I assumed they just tailed him one day as he left home. I thought he was done for when I saw those headlights coming round that blind bend on the overtake. He's so incredibly lucky it turned out to be a bike. Edit: Actually that's got me thinking. If he'd had a head on from the position he was in, he'd have gone straight into the driver's side of the car and it would be surprising if he didn't end up killing himself and the car driver. If he'd took the bike out I'd bet on a fatality. There would have been a massive public uproar that the officer should have stopped him immediately after he saw how he was riding. It's pretty obvious you don't turn into a rider like that overnight, and for a 2 year suspended license and some unpaid hours, it's a loving ridiculous risk he's taken. Didn't a guy who worked at a kcer fucked around with this message at 19:03 on Feb 9, 2009 |
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Thanks for that link. Fair enough on gathering evidence from a repeat offender, but calling the unmarked bike completely safe is bullshit. He was having a ball and just as dangerous to other vehicles as the guy he was following. No problem cap'n, he's slow in the corners, I can totally outride this newb. 
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A couple of traffic police on another forum I read said the chase would have been called off by any responsible officer because it had become excessively dangerous. I have no idea if the copper in the video was disciplined.
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ranathari posted:A couple of traffic police on another forum I read said the chase would have been called off by any responsible officer because it had become excessively dangerous. I have no idea if the copper in the video was disciplined. I think it should have been called off pretty soon after it began, I agree with gathering evidence, the rider was obviously putting his own and other people safety at risk, but there does become a point when it's to much. The officer was asked whether he would like to continue and he said yes, so if any action was taken i think it should have been against him. My girlfriends dad has been a police officer for 30+ years, so I wouldnt mind getting his point of view on it.
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I got nabbed by a police plane once for doing 114 on an empty segment of freeway and pulled over a couple miles later by a patrolling officer. The ticket was horrendous and my parents weren't too happy about my young squidly self spiking my insurance rate 500%. I can't imagine what the penalty would be for breaking 140 on surface streets, let alone an entire commute of traffic offenses. Following him the whole way like that was overkill, just booking him as soon as his speeding got out of hand would've been plenty of a deterrent. It's not like all motorcyclists are stick-it-to-the-man outlaws.
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Jack the Smack posted:I mean I guess it's funny by itself... but it just becomes so much better if I think it's a police funeral procession.
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Jack the Smack posted:The cop on the right is thinking "Purple guy on a unicycle. Again. *sigh*"
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Z3n posted:Yeah, pretty much. The difference is, AMA has a cutoff, so his rear end would have never made it on the grid. I don't believe WERA does. This guy was your typical trackday hero racing for times and nothing else. Must be nice to have a big piggy bank where you can buy a bike, decide it'll be too much to build it as a race bike, and then buy another bike of the same value  I don't understand how he was running white plates in that one WERA race... I know there was no way he went to expert in his first season. I love the way he was complaining the 748 was underpowered... its called momentum my friend. Unless the track has a ton of straights, you should be able to keep up with most bikes.
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Revenant.Eagle posted:This guy was your typical trackday hero racing for times and nothing else. Must be nice to have a big piggy bank where you can buy a bike, decide it'll be too much to build it as a race bike, and then buy another bike of the same value AFM you can go expert in your first season...complete 6 out of 7 races without crashing, in the normal grid (not clubman) and you can get your expert license. I wouldn't bother changing my plates unless they made me. Although if I was afraid that people would judge me for my yellow plates...  And yeah, I keep up just fine with everyone but the KFGs on my SV. It's got less power than the 748. I'm not sure how he justified the new bike, either, unless he was talking about getting the 748 "competitive", as in...podium capable. Which would be about 20k worth of work and completely not worth it. You'd have to build the engine, replace a shitload of parts with lightweight replacements, blah blah blah. It would have gotten 2nd to last without all of that work though!  Anyone who's racing a duc has money, those fuckers are expensive to run.
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Found this on thekneeslider.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIP2w9qevCc Inline 4 125cc monkey bike, sounds cool as hell.
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Ha, it needs a regearing thats for sure. I love that he goes through 4 gears and sounds like it should be doin 120, and its doing like 20mph. Thats cool as all hell though. How would someone even make something like that?
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I'm sure most of these are reposts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2UJUqq5MNQ 1:20 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ObMOSRMwNI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTEO8ka5e0M&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqTHs9BoKG0&feature=PlayList&p=619BBF9CA41BDE21&playnext=1&index=72 Holy poo poo Oh, and  
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That movie is BAD, but worth watching at least up to this part. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOyEm25IRb4
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Gnaghi posted:That movie is BAD, but worth watching at least up to this part. I never actually saw the movie. Just thought the poster was funny. What the hell is he launching off of? Pretty awesome either way. -edit - Does that bike have a turbo? Nostalgia4Dogges fucked around with this message at 19:06 on Feb 20, 2009 |
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Gnaghi posted:That movie is BAD, but worth watching at least up to this part. I...what the gently caress was that. I love me some Ice every now and again, but 
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Christoff posted:
I had to mute it, but I don't understand what happened at 1:44 How is Cool as Ice not on netflix? blugu64 fucked around with this message at 19:20 on Feb 20, 2009 |
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Sorry if this is a repeat, saw this series floating around, go pig     
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 Click here for the full 1024x576 image. That can't be a good way to secure a bike to a trailer, can it?
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 DRZ400SM Drag bike. Wha... http://cambridge-maryland.olx.com/2008-drz-400sm-drag-bike-suzuki-iid-18542437#pics
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blugu64 posted:I had to mute it, but I don't understand what happened at 1:44 If your talking about the guy on the yellow bike (maybe a Gixxer, I think they offered that paint a few years ago), it looks like he drops his hand on the left clip on, which made the bike start turning. Sharply. Then crashing. Also sharply.
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Gnaghi posted:That movie is BAD, but worth watching at least up to this part. How about a compilation of all the Gixxer scenes in that movie plus a really gay dance number at the end. God bless you youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGdMrnxPO3I Beve Stuscemi fucked around with this message at 00:52 on Feb 21, 2009 |
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The fact that someone hasn't replicated Vanilla Ice's jacket (and pants!) from that movie seems like such a missed opportunity to me. I would buy one in a second.
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pr0zac posted:The fact that someone hasn't replicated Vanilla Ice's jacket (and pants!) from that movie seems like such a missed opportunity to me. I would buy one in a second. The black leather one that says "danger" is so 
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Christoff posted:-edit - Does that bike have a turbo? I think it has the same mod that Michael Jackson's jumping car has in his movie. 
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Ola posted:Thanks for that link. Fair enough on gathering evidence from a repeat offender, but calling the unmarked bike completely safe is bullshit. He was having a ball and just as dangerous to other vehicles as the guy he was following. No problem cap'n, he's slow in the corners, I can totally outride this newb. If you watch the video again, the cop is bullshitting when he bags out the other rider's cornering over the radio. The other rider is pulling away through corners, and it's the cop that's squidding along the straights to catch up with him again.
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