Cycle Pics: Hatsune Mikuni

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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

the bike i would love to own more than any other, i think.
a mid 1930s BMW R12. or maybe an R16 would be nice too.

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# ¿ Oct 15, 2006 03:22

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# ¿ Apr 30, 2024 01:23

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

war: good
tits: bad

# ¿ Oct 30, 2006 08:10

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

high rpm, low weight, fewer moving parts, i'd say rotaries would be great for bikes. awesome.

# ¿ Nov 9, 2006 02:56

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

rocco tuna posted:

cooling problems

yeah i think all mazda's rotaries had problems with that. all rx7s have huge fans on them that go nuts when you first start them up, to deal with it.
if only in the interests of variety, i wish there were a lot more unusual engines out there like rotaries. pistons are so 1895.

# ¿ Nov 15, 2006 02:35

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

i wish i was as cool as that guy

# ¿ Dec 10, 2006 02:52

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

Sound Mr. Brown posted:

Someone skipped the MSF course...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4543794775092093202&q=sv650

"ohh poo poo"

lolling. sv650 has a pretty cool sound, though. that's one thing i don't like about my old boxer, it has a very un-motorbike-like sound, just a mild rrrrr thing. it actually sounds far cooler if one cylinder stops firing so you get a more punchy ptptptptptpt tune. except then it can't really go uphill.

# ¿ Dec 16, 2006 13:19

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

Valfar posted:

Well this sure looks like a great idea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDQV085PXHw

i'm gonna be laughing at "left leg ow" for a while

# ¿ Feb 20, 2007 22:38

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

DILLIGAF posted:

Does anyone make reinforced forks for those jackasses? They might be cool to have on an adventure bike to up[ the "rugged" factor a bit.

my bike has special heavy duty forks for stoppies in all conditions

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# ¿ May 7, 2007 17:13

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

BoBtheImpaler posted:

PS - Speaking of, whatever happened to the HP2 "Megamoto"? Did it ever come out? I don't see it on BMW's site. Did the US just not get it?

i recall hearing a fair bit of press about it, but i can't recall where. dunno how retail sales are doing. there's an article about it in the latest bmw club magazine. they say it's awesome, but they say that about all bmw bikes. i sure like the look of it though.

# ¿ May 14, 2007 04:22

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

i SO want one of those diesel marine bikes from milsurp.

# ¿ May 18, 2007 11:45

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

campaign posters for yulia tymoshenko, either current or former prime minister of ukraine. i forget which, there's all kinds of complicated poo poo going on over there.

she doesn't restrict herself with a puny 600cc sport bike like all you weenies here.

# ¿ Aug 27, 2007 13:05

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

i heard the other poster had a phrase that made reference to charlie's angels: full throttle or something.

# ¿ Aug 28, 2007 21:37

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

Jazzzzz posted:

HOLY BALLS

i'm not sure megadeth is hardcore enough for those guys. those guys are hardcore. holy balls.

# ¿ Aug 31, 2007 07:18

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

open24hours posted:

These things look so weird with their lights sticking out like that, but I think it looks really cool.
http://www.whouse.jp/cb750cafe_image/cafe_slideshow/frameset.html

weird as gently caress. i like them.

# ¿ Oct 3, 2007 05:41

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

R-Type posted:

Never, ever get caught in the sonic boom wash of a ZX-14.

zx14 guy looks like his feet are dragging on the ground. is this "take a newbie racing" day?

# ¿ Oct 12, 2007 05:10

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

Jolci posted:

This is a parody of something, right? Right?!

this one isn't

http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/Riders/Creed_Video.jsp?locale=en_US&bmLocale=en_US&camp_id=13&source_cd=DrivePM_expcreed

# ¿ Oct 25, 2007 12:42

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

bung posted:

Motorcyclist tries to avoid construction by riding on the sidewalk.

is that a v-strom? good, i hate those ugly things.

# ¿ Dec 30, 2007 02:47

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

the on-bike camera is awesome. it looks like he just floated up like he was on wires, and it doesn't even look like a hard landing.

# ¿ Jan 2, 2008 04:15

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

inolen posted:

clutch cable snapped.

how in the hell does that happen

they are like braided steel cable

# ¿ Jan 3, 2008 13:56

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

Z3n posted:

and the YZF-600's are called "Thundercats".

does it actually say thundercat on it? can i buy one and pretend i'm lion-o?

# ¿ Jan 14, 2008 12:22

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

ireland and scotland are some of the highest places on my list that i'd like to ride around the world

# ¿ Jan 28, 2008 03:33

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

well it's just a cruisered goldwing isnt it? 1800cc right? 300 more than my car.

# ¿ Mar 16, 2008 01:30

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

monkey should have gotten a gs500 instead of a busa
he's not welcome in #bieks

# ¿ Mar 29, 2008 11:57

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

Pweller posted:

Welcome to the internet, where petty, judgmental opinions come to light and offer insight as to how people think in real life.

You're an easy target for people to vent their frustrations, roll with it.

thanks for contributing to the cycle pictures thread

# ¿ May 20, 2008 06:26

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

cordura tu-tu

# ¿ May 24, 2008 00:32

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

not a beemer. an older ural or changjiang. beyond that i have no idea.
both of those are copies of a bmw, though.

# ¿ Jun 10, 2008 19:59

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

new urals have an earles fork and disc brakes.

# ¿ Jun 11, 2008 11:28

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

Bob Morales posted:

Yes, that's a girl riding it.

no wonder it crashed!

# ¿ Jun 11, 2008 17:47

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

bung posted:

French moto officer training

i can't believe they regard it as a likely or viable action to fire a gun from a moving motorcycle. that's nuts.

WTFBEES posted:

i want.

# ¿ Jun 12, 2008 11:58

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

Ripoff posted:

Oh and something awesome: 1941 BMW R-bike with 4-speed shifter. That thing was loving cool.

R12, made from 1936 or so until the end of ww2. 750cc side-valve, 18hp. first production bike to have telescopic front forks i think. for the longest time, this was BMW's best selling model of all time. like 150,000 of them. the R1200GS may or may not have beaten that by now, i don't remember.

# ¿ Jun 16, 2008 01:43

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`Nemesis posted:

Can that video be our standard response every time someone comes into AI thinking a supersport is a perfectly fine first bike?

no because all it takes is a steady wrist, i won't do that on my new R1

your argument falls flat

i think it's also clear from where his "instructor" friend is standing (right in front of a goddamn liter bike with someone riding it who's never squeezed a clutch before) that he doesn't know what the hell is up with bikes either

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# ¿ Jun 27, 2008 00:31

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

Trintintin posted:

What the hell did he even do, I've watched it three times and what caused him to just rev the piss out of it then drop the clutch for no reason. Also I can only assume that was his brand new bike, since both of the other guys are laughing hysterically and not beating the poo poo out of him for destroying the bike.

my guess is he had no sense of appropriate motion on his throttle wrist, so revved it more than necessary, and had never used a hand lever clutch before, so forgot that when you grab it the bike stops and when you let go the bike goes fast. put the two together and you get funny youtube videos.

that's why the msf teaches clutch use first without using the throttle.

# ¿ Jun 27, 2008 11:28

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# ¿ Jun 29, 2008 08:32

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

rimtape rimtape rimtape

# ¿ Jun 30, 2008 06:46

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

mine has a front swingarm! but not a single sided one...

# ¿ Jul 4, 2008 11:04

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

looks like it's mad and it's trying to punch someone but it can't because of its itty bitty tyrannosaur arms

# ¿ Jul 13, 2008 12:22

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

all of a sudden i like mopeds and rap

# ¿ Jul 19, 2008 17:04

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

bung posted:

British Military safety ad

front cartwheel on a straight road with no impact? that guy has skills.
although i don't see what's so bad about it considering he was wearing gear and he didnt run into anything. just needs a new (more powerful so he can pass trucks faster) bike.

# ¿ Jul 26, 2008 11:50

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

and look at how gentle he lands the front end, i dont even see the shocks move.

# ¿ Jul 31, 2008 06:17

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# ¿ Apr 30, 2024 01:23

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

yeah that looks like the problem. he saw that he went into the turn too hot, but instead of holding throttle and leaning more, he hit the brakes, leading to a yet wider turn.

# ¿ Aug 8, 2008 22:33

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