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Those sumo race guys are running slicks unless there is some rule in their class system.
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DefaultPeanut posted:It looks to be an R5 - older and bit rarer. Definitely an R5 Your bike has stock shocks and stock pipes, what's the matter dude you poor or something?
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apatite posted:also 3wheelers aren't as dangerous as you guys make them out to be, you just have to be not-a-complete-idiot. We've had them my whole life (honda big reds, mostly) and were riding them around since age 10 or so. None of us died! My cousin did roll one down a steep embankment sideways once but that was his own fault Problem with your theory is this: All quad/trike owners are completely loving retarded.
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Aug 15, 2014 15:13
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Snowdens Secret posted:Once you get used to Google Maps or one of the better competitors, with turn-by-turn directions and rapid route recalculation, piped straight to your ear via headphones or bluetooth, you'll never want to bother with a paper direction list again. Paper maps are fine. Phone stuff can be fine but I have never bothered to learn how to lay in a specific route onto my phone instead of whatever the phone thinks is the most efficient route. I find I learn an area much better if I'm following a paper map instead of listening to directions on a GPS. I find a GPS is best for finding a specific address but paper maps are great for planning/getting from town to town or landmark to landmark.
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Sep 3, 2014 23:42
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HNasty posted:Or you know looked at the temp gauge, either one. You're talking about a Ducati owner that willingly rides with a Buell owner and who during the first time riding a dirt road, launched himself off the bike totaling it and breaking his shoulder.
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Sep 18, 2014 00:04
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At least he knows how to pick up a bike. It's funny how many GP racer types dump their bike and have a hell of a time picking it up. Doesn't help most of them are 'little person sized' (I think this is the PC term now).
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Sep 23, 2014 05:00
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Hnasty: You should post those pics on HBV just to piss people off. Go reverse troll by posting hipster poo poo on it.
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Sep 26, 2014 07:30
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captainOrbital posted:Apparently 31.1" (and 375 lb.) Well done Ducati
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Sep 30, 2014 20:11
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Those Yams look good to me. You guys sure are hard to please.
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Oct 2, 2014 20:08
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Throwback bikes seem lazy from a design perspective.
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Oct 2, 2014 21:39
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Ola posted:No bike mfg makes their own shocks, including Yamaha. Honda = Showa. Yamaha apparently just bought KYB recently, and used to own Ohlins. Suzuki is using the same shocks/forks it made from 1977. Kawasaki just doesn't give a gently caress.
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Oct 3, 2014 01:45
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I've not ridden any flavors of the 650 Kawi but goddamn the motor sounds like dogshit.
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Oct 12, 2014 15:27
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Slim Pickens posted:You stick a foot out in dirt to kinda catch yourself if things get squirrely in a corner. You're also leaning the bike over more and sitting on the outside edge of the seat so the bike rails through the berm better, so a foot on the peg isn't very helpful. If you're a decently fast rider and you stick your foot down on a corner you gently caress yourself up. You put your foot out front to help load the front tire for more traction and in some circumstances it does help to get it out of the way.
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Oct 27, 2014 08:07
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I think it looks pretty nice and stuff.
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Nov 4, 2014 00:14
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I bet you need a brake light too.
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Nov 6, 2014 17:53
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ReelBigLizard posted:Have to cross post this from the main AI Mechanical Failures thread: The inside of Becktastic's DRZ probably looks like this now...
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Nov 14, 2014 16:31
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If I had to guess in the 'worst rider ever' video that guy would probably smoke 98% of the people here on a dirtbike. He's clearly got some/a bit of experience on the dirt. He's pushing the bike below him and sitting mostly upright, probably influenced by the upright riding position of the bike. He looks pretty relaxed on the bike and while his lines aren't tight he's not weaving all over the track.
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Nov 22, 2014 21:02
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Lean forward once you've got the front up to 9:45.
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Nov 26, 2014 21:34
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El Jebus posted:I met her just recently at The Thermal Club in Thermal, CA, she seemed to be doing well and had a lot of fun driving a mid-2000's F1 car. Cool lady, hope she buys real boots in the future. So... She's loaded?
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Dec 17, 2014 03:49
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BlackMK4 posted:The tire deformation and lack of weight on the front are beautiful. Looks to me like he's already on the throttle.
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Feb 6, 2015 19:53
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:I own a versys 650 and also don't get the appeal of the 1000. The good points of the 650 (light weight, narrow twin, handling) are lost with the 1000. Not slow, doesn't sound like poo poo.
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Feb 16, 2015 15:57
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nsaP posted:That's what I'm saying, he doesn't think he's blowing the corner. He's early apexing like it's his job.
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May 20, 2015 15:00
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Does the Scrambler have any sort of a linkage? Did they just decide that anyone that buys one really doesn't care about the handling?
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Jun 28, 2015 01:17
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Here are some words why linkages are still useful: https://books.google.com/books?id=G...everage&f=false The explanation for the Ducati is most likely package/appearances. They're definitely not 'fads'.
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Jun 29, 2015 04:31
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Ok if you don't need linkages, please explain why there aren't all sorts of 'workarounds' and why linkages still exist on bikes?
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Jun 29, 2015 05:35
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Pretty sure tumbling like he did is more than enough to break stuff.
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Aug 8, 2015 19:54
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Goose it hard enough to take all the weight off the front tire + kung fu grip on the bars. Maybe was a streetfighter sportbike? Bars on sportbikes can make for pretty twitchy / sensitive steering? My guess would be the previous 5 seconds of the gif that were conveniently cut out, dudebro was doing something stupid.
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Mar 1, 2018 08:32
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That's probably an R5 judging by the airbox covers. I owned one for a few years. 
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MrSaturn posted:
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:Let’s not forget that the SV was released as an answer to the Ducati Monster and, whoops, was actually like 1000x better than it. It’s a bike that’s so good it has its own race series. The second gen frame is so good that multiple aftermarket frame companies tried to make and sell race frames and couldn’t come up with something better than factory. As a person who has owned two SVs, gonna go ahead and call total bullshit. Say what you want about Ducati cost or reliability, the riding experience is amazing. Suzukis appeal to track riders because of the cheap parts available due to how much stuff interchanges between models. I think from a design perspective the HDAdv does a good job with keeping up with the Harley design language on their cruiser bikes. You look at that bike and even without seeing the badge on it, you know it's a Harley. I've been paying attention to bikes for about 17 years now, and people have been predicting the death of Harley since then. The biggest problem I see with Harley going into the ADV market is the buyers are really going to be cross shopping other models. If they don't produce a bike that stacks up well in testing and the #s they are going to have a tough time selling it. There is no reason Harley can't produce a competitive bike, whether or not they are willing to invest the R&D into doing it is another matter.
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Years ago there were Dakar specific forums where you could sign up to have your gear hauled for you. It seemed like back then you were looking at 50k when you factor in bike and travel time. Aren't the privateers still allow to run larger than 450 motors?
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