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I feel the urge to wave to “powersport” or otherwise “recreational” vehicles, which I guess include Jeeps, Can Am’s, etc. Not scooters though, don’t know why, but they just don’t cross that threshold. Maybe because I’ve tried a bunch of times and usually get ignored.
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Jazzzzz posted:It's the peace sign without letting go of the steering wheel. I’m actually guilty of the moto version of this. If I’m riding all day, in the morning I’ll really lean into The Wave, but by the end of the day I’ll just be rolling my left hand barely off the grip instead of giving a proper The Wave.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:My son (pictured above in all his glory) ponied up for a new chain, so now the TW is a $216 bike. Looks like ya done good  My kids are not useful, yet(?). epswing fucked around with this message at 12:08 on Apr 25, 2022 |
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Apr 25, 2022 12:01
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Gorson posted:You get an extra And drinking a Mountain Dew
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May 9, 2022 16:41
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Bar Patron posted:That is a good looking machine. I've always thought those Ducs looked especially pretty, so I just assumed they were lovely and uncomfortable. Are the Scramblers actually good bikes?
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May 16, 2022 04:28
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My Honda has Adaptive Cruise Control which matches the speed of the vehicle ahead, and it just barely works. It’s OK for traffic jams where you’re just crawling, but it sucks for everything else. It brakes too late and too heavily. It brakes for phantom cars that have already turned away or changed lanes. When changing from uphill to downhill (or vice versa) it sometimes loses the car ahead and accelerates. It basically tries to kill you, most of the time. Sounds insane to me to put this on 2 wheels. Maybe it can detect a bad situation and auto-honk or something, but I wouldn’t trust it to touch my brakes. Feels like they're solving a problem I just don't have. epswing fucked around with this message at 17:00 on May 16, 2022 |
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May 16, 2022 13:50
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Long weekend, motorcycle, ice cream… hard to go wrong. 
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May 21, 2022 22:36
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Steakandchips posted:(e.g. at a drive through) What?
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May 22, 2022 17:27
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Strife posted:Christ I wish my Road Glide had a reverse. And a backup camera. If that thing had reverse I’d expect it to beep loudly when backing up.
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May 23, 2022 17:22
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The PO of my bike had the stock mirrors mounted upside down (below the bars), which looked cool and did clean up the front a bit, but I just don't want to have to look that far down to see my mirrors. Out of habit I actually kept looking at where my mirrors should be and kept seeing pavement, which was disorienting. I returned them to stock pretty quickly.
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Jun 22, 2022 13:45
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Maybe this is too heavy for a simple Show Your Bike thread but, while I do like the style, and like the modern aspects even more, and actually kind of want one, does it bother anyone else that they're called Indian Motorcycle?
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Jun 27, 2022 19:03
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knox_harrington posted:I got a new (to me) bike. 2020 Scrambler Icon Dark with 2000km on it. Nice! Russian Bear posted:Gosh Scramblers look so nice They really do.
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Jul 1, 2022 17:50
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What? All bikes? That can’t be right, I’ve owned a raft of mostly Suzukis and Harleys and never kept them on a tender other than over the winter. Haven’t had a problem with a battery that wasn’t already on its way out.
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Jul 1, 2022 19:37
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Slavvy posted:Twins and singles can be hard to crank because if you think about it, the starting system only has to overcome one compression event at a time. In an fzr600 that translates to cranking over four 150cc singles in sequence, whereas the sv is a pair of 325 thumpers. Ha, yeah I’ve thought about this, when I start my sporty I need this poor battery to overcome almost 200 psi on a 600 cc cylinder 
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Jul 2, 2022 11:38
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Slavvy posted:Honestly if they all worked like that I wouldn't hate them so much. I don't like it when I'm trying to drag the rear while turning at low speed and the front suddenly grabs, it's especially bad on scooters. Wtf which bikes do this??
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Jul 21, 2022 23:01
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Tyro posted:2017 SV650 ABS, just over 10K miles. Nice, always loved the look of the round-headlight SVs, old and new. Tyro posted:Now to make room in the garage, it's a real tight fit right now between Fixed for me 
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Aug 24, 2022 01:59
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Oibignose posted:
Why? Just don't want to inflict salt on your main bike? Also is that a couch in your garage? 
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Sep 26, 2022 13:34
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Getting some fall riding in before the snow and salt hits in a month or two. 
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Oct 9, 2022 21:07
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Slavvy posted:Do you have working brakes now? Rear brakes are good, front brakes still suck, but they’re good enough for now. Will tackle the fronts over the winter, and after rebuilding the rear (where I gained knowledge and tools), should take a day or two rather than 3 weeks lol. Especially now that they’ve stopped selling the EVO Sportster, the more I know about maintaining this bike the better off I’ll be.
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Oct 10, 2022 02:57
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ImplicitAssembler posted:Who cares about rear brakes? Fixing the front brakes should be an absolute priority. Heh, after posting I figured that was coming. The front brakes relatively suck, compared to brakes on other bikes I’ve ridden. And this is the first dual disc I’ve owned, so my expectation was high, I was expecting a lot of stopping power with minimal effort. But they’re ‘just ok’, which I’m attributing to the bike just being 17 years old and needing some love. The rear was dragging and needed attention. Also, rebuilding the rear MC and caliper was a good dry run for servicing the front, which, I agree, actually matters, and didn’t want to muck up on munchkin’s first brake job. epswing fucked around with this message at 03:47 on Oct 10, 2022 |
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Oct 10, 2022 03:40
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Where does the funding actually come from for development of that… that thing?
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Oct 12, 2022 14:03
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I do love it, but I have to ask, are the wheel colors intended to be mismatched?
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Oct 26, 2022 00:35
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opengl posted:100 miles of backroads brapping on the new to me Duke today. Which Duke is it? Russian Bear posted:Dang that almost makes me want to live in a place with seasons. Don’t do it! Ok it’s pretty for a couple weeks, but then you park your precious for months (while still paying for insurance year round  ).
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Oct 31, 2022 00:10
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Strife posted:I'll be 37 on Thanksgiving. But I have an illness that comes with arthritis as a sort of weird package deal. I've had pretty bad joint pain since my early 20s, and it's only gotten worse as I've gotten older (and had bones filled with Ti). Not trying to be insensitive but... what's the connection between joint pain and Harleys? Or am I dense and that was a joke I didn't understand?
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Nov 4, 2022 14:07
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Ah, yeah, they’re comfy. I rented a Heritage Softail Classic while on a trip to LA, and I could hardly believe that after 6+ hours in the saddle I felt mostly fine. On any bike I’d previously owned my body would have been totally broken, and had naively and ignorantly settled into a “motorcycles are somewhat painful to ride, just part of the package” mentality.
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Nov 4, 2022 14:54
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Toronto skyline
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Nov 6, 2022 22:33
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Strife posted:There's something very peaceful about this picture. Also the lighting almost makes your Scrambler look like a cell shaded drawing which is pretty rad. Yeah, looks like a video game, something about it. Nice photo.
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Now that’s a motorcycle.
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Remy Marathe posted:Nice, good effort composition That nondescript warehouse really livens things up, otherwise it’d be just another boring motorcycle photograph.
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IronDoge posted:
Nice! More than a decade ago I owned an ‘06 DL650 for a couple years and have fond memories. When the V-Strom nose design (maybe 2010+?) turned into the pointy “beak” I thought it was so ugly. What’s the odo reading?
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That is such a handsome motorcycle. Which Honda is that again? Every time you post it I drool a bit.
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