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Fuzzy Pipe Wrench posted:Did you take that today? If so I think I saw him this afternoon as well. I live in Florida and wear full gear (mesh when its balls hot) and other bikers look at me like I'm nuts. I see a TON of super-squids everyday, like no shirt, sandals and boardshorts only. I also see girls on the back wearing bikinis (which is baller, we can all admit, but stupid). I saw a guy yesterday with no shirt, no helmet, shorts and gauntlet gloves. When he eats it at the 90 MPH he was going, he will only be a pair of unscratched hands on the side of the road. I get it, it's hot, but that doesn't make the risk of a crash go down and when it does happen I'm sure sweating a little in gear for a few hours is better than sweating in a full body cast for 4 months.
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spittinglettuce posted:I live in Florida and wear full gear (mesh when its balls hot) and other bikers look at me like I'm nuts. I see a TON of super-squids everyday, like no shirt, sandals and boardshorts only. I also see girls on the back wearing bikinis (which is baller, we can all admit, but stupid). I saw a guy yesterday with no shirt, no helmet, shorts and gauntlet gloves. When he eats it at the 90 MPH he was going, he will only be a pair of unscratched hands on the side of the road. I get it, it's hot, but that doesn't make the risk of a crash go down and when it does happen I'm sure sweating a little in gear for a few hours is better than sweating in a full body cast for 4 months. Yeah, I'm aware it is common to see. I live just outside of Clearwater Beach and I've only seen one guy in full gear and I see him in it almost daily. Plenty of chicks that at least have jacket+full face+ boots + gloves though.
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When I was in Florida in March my wife and I were looking for helmetless morons (we love going to no helmet law states since you can see the retardation so much easier) and we only saw a few. We actually saw just as many people in proper gear as we did going helmetless. I guess the cold weather helps people make rational decisions.
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Anybody know of a good place around Des Moines, IA to get riding leathers? I need to get a lighter pair of gloves, and maybe some chaps. P.S. I don't want it to have "OMG HARLEY DAVIDSON" all over it. That poo poo is retarded. It's the motorcycling equivalent of  MY GIRLFRIEND
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I was out on a patio in Stillwater, MN, which is a little touristy old-timey town by the river, and I saw about 50 bikers go by over the course of an hour or so. 30-40 of them had leather jackets. Maybe 1 or 2 of them had helmets. What the gently caress is the point of wearing a leather jacket but not a helmet?
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Apr 12, 2010 19:24
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eviljelly posted:I was out on a patio in Stillwater, MN, which is a little touristy old-timey town by the river, and I saw about 50 bikers go by over the course of an hour or so. 30-40 of them had leather jackets. Maybe 1 or 2 of them had helmets. It's a lot easier to try to not fall on your head than not fall on your torso? v  v
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Speaking of gear, anyone know any good shops for gear around the Clearwater/Tampa/St. Pete area? Most places around here have only dirt gear if anything beyond helmets.
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Apr 12, 2010 19:42
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Bad Munki posted:Anybody know of a good place around Des Moines, IA to get riding leathers? I need to get a lighter pair of gloves, and maybe some chaps. Do you like road trips? The reason I ask is Anamosa Ia Is probably a few hours away but it's totally worth the trip because J&P Cycles has a store there that has a huge selection of gear and there is the National Motorcycle Museum which was the coolest museum ever. If you can think of a make and model of bike they have at least 1 on display.
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Doctor Zero posted:It's a lot easier to try to not fall on your head than not fall on your torso? v Unfortunately that drat neck thing makes it so that if your torso hits the ground the head isn't far behind. Not a problem if you have no neck.
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Pubic Lair posted:Do you like road trips? Sweet, Google claims 3 hours driving, so probably 2.5 by car, 2 by bike.  I'd also like a new pair of boots, so I'd almost certainly be spending enough to make up for the drive. Bad Munki fucked around with this message at 20:28 on Apr 12, 2010 |
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frozenphil posted:When I was in Florida in March my wife and I were looking for helmetless morons (we love going to no helmet law states since you can see the retardation so much easier) and we only saw a few. We actually saw just as many people in proper gear as we did going helmetless. I guess the cold weather helps people make rational decisions. W-what part of Florida was this? 
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Bad Munki posted:Sweet, Google claims 3 hours driving, so probably 2.5 by car, 2 by bike. Make sure you hit the museum 1st as you will spend a good while looking at everything and they close at 4:30 or 5. Also call J&P and see if they are doing any events as they have big bike shows ect.. in their parking lot which might be worth seeing.
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Apr 13, 2010 03:10
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My goal of making the SV unsellable is almost completed. 
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dietcokefiend posted:My goal of making the SV unsellable is almost completed. OMG, that is both awesome and terrifying! I wonder how it will handle at superslab speeds?
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Pompous Rhombus posted:W-what part of Florida was this? The Sarasota/Bradenton area. I did get to see a guy in a leather one piece suit, full gauntlet gloves, Sidi boots, and no helmet. The wife and I both did a  to each other.
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Crayvex posted:OMG, that is both awesome and terrifying! I wonder how it will handle at superslab speeds? Probably pretty well  When my bike was mounted on my bike (funny to say that for some reason) it was stable well up to 90+ on the highway. dietcokefiend fucked around with this message at 16:39 on Apr 13, 2010 |
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Apr 13, 2010 16:32
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Well I have been working on a mounting solution and got something worked out. Seems pretty stable so far.  
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dietcokefiend posted:What is happening with your headlight here?
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dietcokefiend posted:Well I have been working on a mounting solution and got something worked out. Seems pretty stable so far. Fastest landscaping truck ever built. You just need to figure out a way to strap a weed wacker to the side.
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Apr 14, 2010 16:00
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With a set of large garden shears in a shotgun holster on the other side.
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Phat_Albert posted:What is happening with your headlight here? HIDZZZZZZZZ Jack the smack wouldn't be proud though, they don't blind oncoming drivers because it's a real HID unit with a proper cutoff and stuff.
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Z3n posted:HIDZZZZZZZZ Looks like a boob.
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dietcokefiend posted:Probably pretty well That homemade rack is all kinds of awesome. Like any huge rack should be.
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dietcokefiend posted:Probably pretty well You are my hero and must post details on how you set this up. I need to immediately replicate it on my CBR929.
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dietcokefiend posted:Probably pretty well use this to carry a trials bike
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Apr 15, 2010 01:41
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Sweet wheelie bar, bro.   
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Bad Munki posted:Sweet wheelie bar, bro. Is it really a wheelie if you are just turning your rear wheel to a front wheel? FWD biek with no steering what?!
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Need to mount a unicycle on a rack on that bicycle.
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Bad Munki posted:Need to mount a unicycle on a rack on that bicycle. Hang a pair of rollerskates off the unicycle.
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Fill the rollerskates with Matchbox cars. Seriously, though, do they not sell power mowers in WI?
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YAY! The local Honda dealer has a demo day on Saturday. The following bikes are available: VFR1200FA VT1300CX VFR800FA CBF1000SA XL1000VA VT750S CBF600SAA If you could pick two, which ones would you try? Definitely the VFR1200, but otherwise I just don't know. XL1000 maybe?
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I'd ride the CB1000, but thats just because I'm in the US, where we dont get those.
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Seconding the CB1000.
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Gonna head up to the shop after work to throw a leg over a used CBR1100XX, will also ask when they open on Saturday. Weather report isn't looking good so it's likely all the couch potato riders will stay at home.
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Phat_Albert posted:I'd ride the CB1000, but thats just because I'm in the US, where we dont get those. It's the CBF1000:  not the CB1000R:  Not exactly that exciting.
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Do you Yanks get this Honda? Possibly the best looking bike in their current range. CB1300S in case you're wondering.
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Saw several of those in the Alps. It looks just as good in real life.
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2ndclasscitizen posted:It's the CBF1000: oops... thanks for the information, I was thinking of the CB1100 and got the numbers mixed up (http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2009/09/2010-honda-cb1100-the-ujm-retu.html)
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ranathari posted:Do you Yanks get this Honda? If it's something other than a cruiser or a 600cc+ sport bike, no, we don't get it.
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