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2 weeks or so ago there was also that yearly “every dipshit on a dual sport or pit bike riding around like assholes” ride that probably made the numbers look terrible. I can’t remember what it’s called. I never, ever want to discount the dangers of riding but … there’s a lot of dead dumbasses.
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Geekboy posted:2 weeks or so ago there was also that yearly “every dipshit on a dual sport or pit bike riding around like assholes” ride that probably made the numbers look terrible. I can’t remember what it’s called.
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Nothing like having to ride for 2 hours in the rain in city traffic at the start of your season to ramp up your defensive riding. Couldn't/didn't want to use the car (partner and baby need it) as I'm in a different city due to some ongoing personal injury lawsuit bullshit related to a car that hit me on my bicycle 6 years ago. Apparently there are no neurologist specialists in my city and the defense council wants me to see a guy. Last night's ride from Victoria to New Westminster was really pleasent though. Today getting around New West and Vancouver not so much, but not awful, just damp as hell. My rain gear is still pretty hodgepodge, but the Goretex jacket under my moto jacket works really well as do my waterproof thermal lined gloves. So does stuffing everying in garbage bags in my soft side bags.
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some kinda jackal posted:Without touching the poop, I'm wondering, outside of being visually impactful, how valid a test that is. I was also going to post about how that test doesn’t really mean anything. I guess it is applicable for a car slowly running over your head, but I’d wager there is a small percentage of that sort of collision.
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Invalido posted:In Sweden around 40% of people killed while riding motorcycles don't have a license to ride motorcycles. This number does not include passengers. I believe it's similar in the USA. An enormous proportion of the people involved in serious motorcycle crashes did not have a license (i.e. training), were not wearing a helmet, and/or were drunk. Avoid falling into any of those categories and you have mitigated a ton of the risk that people assume is just inherent to motorcycling. In other news, today I was nearly run over by two kids riding those electric dirt bike things that are somewhere between eMTBs and actual electric motorcycles. They were going probably 50 km/h through the campus and weaving through crowds of pedestrians, with people literally jumping out of their way. Absolute purestrain assholes who could have killed someone. Confiscate their vehicles and give them a five-figure fine. Sagebrush fucked around with this message at 21:00 on Apr 25, 2024 |
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Speed, drugs/alcohol, or lack of gear are usually the major causes of fatalities here. Mitigate those risks and the survival rate improves dramatically.
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But I have a need for one of those
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Sagebrush posted:. Goddamn kids with their scooters and hoola hoops 
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Russian Bear posted:I was also going to post about how that test doesn’t really mean anything. I guess it is applicable for a car slowly running over your head, but I’d wager there is a small percentage of that sort of collision. And since it's tiktok or whatever, there's a chance they faked it so that helmet fails in an interesting way.
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Good job IIHS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywyCTIsNYis
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But I mean, having said that, it is nice to know that if a car slowly drove over my face I'd have a better chance of surviving in my current lid, so.. not for nothing. My car has this front impact warning thing and I'm not going to lie, I've been morbidly curious on how inactive I'd need to be to get it to actually do something. But my car is from 2017 so I'm not sure if it's anything more than an alarm. My buddy got sideswiped on the highway a few days ago (he's fine, SUV just bumped off him and he didn't lose control) and I'd love for manufacturers to start applying this to side impacts as well. lol the mediocre ratings "still exceeded the requirements of the original test" as they play footage a car plowing into the back of the target stand-in. some kinda jackal fucked around with this message at 13:44 on Apr 26, 2024 |
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A Tesla creeped into my rear wheel at a stop light recently. The bump was surprising but mostly harmless, however I'm still wondering if the car was self driving at the time or the driver just wasn't paying attention. Either way, I got one of those airbag backpacks which should help in a situation like the video above.
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I’d start watching the No Prisoners videos again if it was just this dummy getting blasted into the sky over and over.
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some kinda jackal posted:My car has this front impact warning thing and I'm not going to lie, I've been morbidly curious on how inactive I'd need to be to get it to actually do something. But my car is from 2017 so I'm not sure if it's anything more than an alarm. 
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Whats the opinion on flying with your motorcycle helmet, carry on or stow away? The airline Im flying to Japan with allows motorcycle helmets as carry on, and ive got two carry ons included in the fare, one that fits in the overhead bins and one that fits under the seat. Current plan is to have the helmet as carry on, and use it also as extra storage space since you can stuff it with other stuff, just need to be mindful not to scratch the pinlock or anything. For anyone else planning to ride in Japan, here couple useful sites https://yuru-to.net/ Shows onsens, sentous etc on the map along with pricing and other stuff. Can check ahead on the route or at the end of day if you want to soak somewhere nicer than the hotel or whatever https://trip.kabudata-dll.com/ Lists popular touring spots, though I found their map is a bit bare. Might be worth just having the Touring Mapples instead.
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Patrocclesiastes posted:Whats the opinion on flying with your motorcycle helmet, carry on or stow away? Flown with my helmet a bunch of times. Never had an issue. Never checked it, always carried it on.
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Finger Prince posted:Flown with my helmet a bunch of times. Never had an issue. Never checked it, always carried it on. Just out of curiosity, whats the size of your helmet? Ive never flown with one so Im a bit neurotic whether it will fit into the ovearhead bin
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Carry on. Every time.
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Just wear it on your head and tell them you're being prepared
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I’ve worked my whole career in aviation and I do what I need to not check anything ever.
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Patrocclesiastes posted:Just out of curiosity, whats the size of your helmet? Ive never flown with one so Im a bit neurotic whether it will fit into the ovearhead bin Small moon size. Like an orange on a toothpick.
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Like Sputnik. Mostly round, but pointy in parts.
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Slavvy posted:Just wear it on your head and tell them you're being prepared This. "In case it's a Boeing"
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Rolo posted:I’ve worked my whole career in aviation and I do what I need to not check anything ever. this but the opposite because gently caress carrying all that crap through a crowded airport and to hell with people clogging the aisle with their overstuffed bags that are never going to fit and screw airlines that charge you to check poo poo thereby making forcing people into doing the above things. Anyway flying is terrible and should have never been invented thanks I'll drive to the second window edit: 2wheels>4wheels>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>any goddamn contraption with wings
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ought ten posted:I’d start watching the No Prisoners videos again if it was just this dummy getting blasted into the sky over and over.  Patrocclesiastes posted:Whats the opinion on flying with your motorcycle helmet, carry on or stow away? I've flown cross country twice with a helmet in a duffel bag in an overhead bin. I just put it in the original carrying bag to avoid scuffs. How difficult is it for a foreigner to rent a bike in Japan?
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T Zero posted:How difficult is it for a foreigner to rent a bike in Japan? If it works like cars the thing that will get you is not having an IDP with a motorcycle stamp.
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Finally went for a ride on a beautiful April day. It’s been probably like two months, I’m always amazed that my pirellis only lost 1 PSI in that time and my MT03 starts up with 0 hesitation.
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Arson Daily posted:this but the opposite because gently caress carrying all that crap through a crowded airport and to hell with people clogging the aisle with their overstuffed bags that are never going to fit and screw airlines that charge you to check poo poo thereby making forcing people into doing the above things. Anyway flying is terrible and should have never been invented thanks I'll drive to the second window High speed trains are objectively superior to planes but they have far too many wheels, it makes me conflicted
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Slavvy posted:High speed trains are objectively superior to planes but they have far too many wheels, it makes me conflicted Have you considered the mag lev train loophole. 0 wheels.
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Thanks all for the tips!T Zero posted:How difficult is it for a foreigner to rent a bike in Japan? Not at all, youve got quite a few options available, though its going to be expensive which ever option you choose. I rented the bike from Japan Bike Rentals, its an expat owned store so everything is available in English and they write out everything you need. They also have a mandatory 1hr orientation when you pick up the bike. Funnily enough, they also ask how experienced rider you are as part of the booking process lol. Then youve got Bike819 which is the local chain, only a few stores have english speaking staff and I wasnt confident enough in my Japanese to go through with them. Theres a few other rental companies, but they werent based in Tokyo so I skipped them. As mentioned before, the specific thing is that you need an International Driving Permit, with the motorcycle license shown in it.
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Arson Daily posted:this but the opposite because gently caress carrying all that crap through a crowded airport and to hell with people clogging the aisle with their overstuffed bags that are never going to fit and screw airlines that charge you to check poo poo thereby making forcing people into doing the above things. Anyway flying is terrible and should have never been invented thanks I'll drive to the second window You’re not fooling me you love airports and planes! I know you!!
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flying airplanes can be cool but flying in airplanes in 2024 is objectively terrible. divert all airport funds to high speed rail projects
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Arson Daily posted:flying airplanes can be cool but flying in airplanes in 2024 is objectively terrible. divert all airport funds to high speed rail projects Transoceanic high speed rail. Hell, I'm all for it.
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First time I rode a high speed rail under the English Channel I just kinda went “huh” and went to the bar car. Bring more of that poo poo on.
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some kinda jackal posted:My train ride from Toronto to Tokyo is going to be... tedious. I mean, how high speed are we talking? Maybe it cuts through the earth's mantle.
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I tried the rabaconda today.  All in all a good tool. I spent maybe 30 mins in total getting rubber on and off. That's with putting the machine together correctly, reading the manual, doing slightly wrong, then understanding the manual and the tool.   I've never used a duck bill style tyre changer before. 2 points that the manual could have highlighted better. Bead breaker handle socket position.  This matters, but it does not tell you why. You can use the wide tire hole on a narrow front rim, but the angle is not good, so its much harder to break the bead. Second thing, the importance of the tire iron at this step. It's the one that gets the dismounting going, the duck bill is not enough. I skipped the step with locking the tyre iron in place, and wondered why it wasnt popping it over properly.  A thing not mentioned here with the second bead is that the circular motion can easily push the tire around on the rim, lean on the tire or get a helper to hold it/lean on it so it does not spin.  Getting the new tire on was very easy and took no time at all. Reccomended.
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Welp, the writing may be on the wall for Ryvid, the start up I bought my electric bike from. Their first bike has been out for about half a year, and they are already cutting the price by $1k. Their upcoming model is even cheaper (and honestly looks kind of fun). I've seen reviews of their first bike that call out how much of a better value similarly priced gas bikes are. I wonder if that got under their skin or if sales have just cratered that much after their launch. Bright side is that the company is giving me 800 bucks of store credit. I figure I should spend it soon before they completely go under. I'll probably just go for the luggage rack and a black seat to replace my white one. But does anyone know anything about electric motor controllers? I'm curious about their upcoming upgraded one that has the vague description of "increasing performance by 30%." It absolutely seems like BS marketing. But it could be tempting if I can get it on the cheap. https://ryvid.com/collections/bike-accessories
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