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opengl
Sep 16, 2010

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmmdzHY4cXE

I laughed at a few of them

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opengl
Sep 16, 2010

GanjamonII posted:

Maybe, but everyone loves boobs.

Especially lopsided poorly-Photoshopped boobs

opengl
Sep 16, 2010

titanium posted:

Ugh, I thought I liked my bug eyes more than any other option now....I'm not so sure.



What levers are those? Been looking for something similar for my black Striple.

opengl
Sep 16, 2010

ADINSX posted:

seconded, what brand of mirrors are those, are you happy with them? I'm looking to replace my stock ones and don't wanna get the cheapo convex circle ones again

Those look like the Triumph bar end mirrors that came on mine.

e: https://shop.triumphmotorcycles.com/mirrors/id-A9638060/Bar_End_Mirror these guys. Didn't realize how expensive they are. Thanks PO!

They're really nice though. Very solidly built and actually usable.

opengl fucked around with this message at 04:10 on May 7, 2016

opengl
Sep 16, 2010

High beam during the day, always. Anything at all that gives me a better chance of being visible to people driving around on autopilot who don't register something smaller than a car as an actual object.

opengl
Sep 16, 2010

Renaissance Robot posted:

Is that guy using his frame sliders as highway pegs? :psyduck:

I've definitely done this on long rides to stretch out.

opengl
Sep 16, 2010

We're having a streak of perfect weather and I am taking full advantage



opengl
Sep 16, 2010

LimaBiker posted:

The FZR600 might go if another 4 cylinder shows up to replace it. Thinking of the rumored ninja 400, after it's been on the 2nd hand market for a year or two.

The ZX-4? That's gonna be mighty tempting.

opengl
Sep 16, 2010

T Zero posted:

Anyway, as long as I'm here, anyone know the bike that was used in Nope?



It's an Energica, not sure which one.

opengl
Sep 16, 2010

Phy posted:

You think that's weird, remember the time Kawasaki put orange plastics on a Vstrom?



What in the fresh hell

opengl
Sep 16, 2010

Rear tire is spanked so if you ever wanted to see your washing machine do a burnout it's your lucky day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VESI1KBdqZM

opengl
Sep 16, 2010

moxieman posted:

Oh also the toolkit which is:

-Philips head screwdriver
-4mm hex key
-5mm hex key
-Cloth bag to keep the above in

Why even bother…

I'm guessing just enough to get to the battery?

Post your impressions once tuned. Sucks they are nerfed out of the box.

opengl
Sep 16, 2010

Would you?

https://i.imgur.com/aIAcoyg.mp4

opengl
Sep 16, 2010

They are the bike version of car bras. Absolutely hideous and boomers eat them up.

e: I was talking about the covers but the giant tank bags are p. doofy looking too.

opengl
Sep 16, 2010

This tail bag is my go-to if I'm not on the FJR. Plenty of room for everything I need for a day on the bike. Easy to move between bikes.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KZCLGXS

opengl
Sep 16, 2010



This stupid little thing is so obnoxiously fun. It just begs you to do hooligan poo poo. Legit had more fun bombing around for a couple hours this afternoon than I have recently on my bikes with 10x + the hp.

opengl
Sep 16, 2010

A rare family photo while I worked on packing everything away for the winter. Managed to squeeze all five (though the Z125 barely counts, I could probably fit it under the bed) plus my car into my one car garage which I wasn't expecting to be able to do.

I really need to accelerate my timeline for a new garage so I can actually park everything in there and still be able to use it.

opengl
Sep 16, 2010

Buying a new bike for the track just doesn't make sense to me unless you're made of money. Even a used newer street bike is going to cost a lot once you get the suspension upgraded and other parts swapped. And who wants to be the first one to low side an expensive bike?

You can easily easily find an already set up track bike for under $5k, less if you want something smaller like a Ninja 400. Join a few of the facebook groups/regional track groups, they pop up constantly. I just picked up an SV650 for this season that is fully sorted; Traxxion cartridges, Penske shock, rearsets, steering damper, full exhaust, PC5, brake lines, safety wired, new race fairings, case covers etc etc for $3400. No way you can build that bike for that money if you're buying all the parts.

opengl
Sep 16, 2010

RightClickSaveAs posted:

The Honda VFR400R NC30 (I think I got all the letters in there) restoration that someone posted a while ago is done now. That was a very thorough teardown and rebuild drat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aatFcVsmC0Y

Playlist with all of them here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLsfVFsOgU7vikyBi0j_HrOSqOEsPPwvc

Yup, greatly enjoyed this series.

opengl
Sep 16, 2010

I adore the riding experience of my SR/F and if I had a commute I would be keeping it. But I have too many other bikes and it's depreciating like a rock (and I really don't want to own it once the battery warranty is up) so it's getting sold, whenever I can actually find a buyer. It's been a fun few years with it though.

opengl
Sep 16, 2010

Oops, pic tax

opengl
Sep 16, 2010

Nitrox posted:

There is one for sale in Philadelphia near me, in that exact color combination. It's very tempting

That’s probably mine haha. If you’re seriously interested message me on FB!

opengl
Sep 16, 2010

TotalLossBrain posted:

And the original tires lol

Yikes I hope you're planning on remedying that.

Can't count the number of times I've gone to look at a bike with "great tires" and it turns out sure they have tread left but are also rock hard and 10-15 years old.

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opengl
Sep 16, 2010

Today was the annual "Gathering of the Nortons", which generally turns into a pretty wild assortment of bikes. Huge turnout because the weather was just perfect. Some of my favorites:















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