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According to some wonk on the Kojo show today, "there is a sea of asphalt just north of RFK stadium" that would be the perfect spot for new soccer fields. Sounds like we need to make as much use of that track as possible before it's dug up into a park.
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Oct 11, 2013 20:38
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Mr. Eric Praline posted:According to some wonk on the Kojo show today, "there is a sea of asphalt just north of RFK stadium" that would be the perfect spot for new soccer fields. or we could just switch to dirt bikes and supermotos 
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Oct 11, 2013 20:57
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Mr. Eric Praline posted:According to some wonk on the Kojo show today, "there is a sea of asphalt just north of RFK stadium" that would be the perfect spot for new soccer fields. I do a great Kodjo impression, also Diane Rheims but that's really just my crypt keeper impression.
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Oct 11, 2013 23:46
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Mr. Eric Praline posted:According to some wonk on the Kojo show today, "there is a sea of asphalt just north of RFK stadium" that would be the perfect spot for new soccer fields. Holy poo poo someone call VAstunt and inform them ASAP!
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Oct 13, 2013 01:21
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Ok, whose got any recent information on the following: 75-80 Dragway  Bing Maps Ariel View Google Maps Link This Moparts thread gives a grim picture of the drag strip from back in 2008, but the Bing Birds Eye doesn't make it seem to bad, not to mention a cool small kart track. *Burhans Memorial AIRPORT-3MD0 (9401 Ball Rd, Ijamsville, MD) is also only a few miles away, it says it's an open private airport, but Bing Maps doesn't show an fences, and a cracked runway, may be worth a drive by too. **Holy poo poo, there's another airstrip near by too! And only one building near by! Looks like someone's private runway. Marlboro Raceway Nevermind it's not worth a trip - click here for pics of track in shambles. McLarenF1 fucked around with this message at 04:56 on Oct 13, 2013 |
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Oct 13, 2013 03:11
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Some guys on supermoto junkie were talking in August about trying out the kart track. Doesn't sound like they ever did. The consensus was the cops would be all over them and the surface is in rough shape anyway.
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Oct 13, 2013 17:35
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My dad and I used to race karts at Monrovia (the track next to 75-80). Even when it was in regular use the track surface was utter crap. I don't think it's been used in the past decade so I imagine it's only gotten worse. I think every now and then there's talk about trying to reopen it but apparently there's some local regulations which only allow them to maintain the current track (that is 75-80) and aren't allowed to make any improvements such as reopening the kart track.
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This saturday 10% of rain (which means 100% for us) and 63, might be the last chance to ride before everything becomes cold and miserable. Lets do it!
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Oct 16, 2013 08:08
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh0s7j3lous VA 16 bitches...stick to your roads tho, it wasn't that great
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Oct 16, 2013 09:20
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I was going to say... that's like a five hour drive from DC, it'd better be amazing.
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HNasty posted:This saturday 10% of rain (which means 100% for us) and 63, might be the last chance to ride before everything becomes cold and miserable. Lets do it! Count me in for Saturday. Let's do a big ride.
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nsaP posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh0s7j3lous
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hot sauce posted:Count me in for Saturday. Let's do a big ride. I'm in too. What time are you guys looking on heading out?
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Oct 16, 2013 20:08
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If you all head west I'll hang with you for a bit on my way to Pittsburgh.
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Koruthaiolos posted:I'm in too. What time are you guys looking on heading out? Does 9 work for everyone ?
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Oct 16, 2013 22:23
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HNasty posted:Does 9 work for everyone ? That's a bet edit: where are we meeting up
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HNasty posted:Does 9 work for everyone ? I might try to make it but I might run 15 min late depending on the place of meetup.
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How does the Exxon at the end of M street sound? It's where we usually meet. It's a pain in the butt for me though.
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HNasty posted:How does the Exxon at the end of M street sound? It's where we usually meet. It's a pain in the butt for me though. That works for me, but if it's a pain in the butt for you is there somewhere else that works better? I'll be coming straight through the city regardless. Also, some more news on the future our favorite urban racetrack: http://dcist.com/2013/10/wells_introduces_resolution_to_conv.php Basically, eventually it's going away, but considering how much the councilmembers like to fight over things like this, it's probably at least a couple years away.
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Koruthaiolos posted:That works for me, but if it's a pain in the butt for you is there somewhere else that works better? I'll be coming straight through the city regardless. It's not going away. We just need to buy dirt bikes. Exxon works for me, but yeah, we can come out a little further your way too if you want.
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HNasty posted:How does the Exxon at the end of M street sound? It's where we usually meet. It's a pain in the butt for me though. I'm fine with anywhere, M st Exxon is good for me but if somewhere off 66 is better just give me the coordinates.
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Oct 18, 2013 21:50
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Nah it's cool we can hit the fun roads through great falls on our way out, avoid having to slab it out on 66. *EDIT: Just realized tomorrow is saturday morning, if anyone is interested in waking up stupid early we can do cars and coffee too! HNasty fucked around with this message at 22:17 on Oct 18, 2013 |
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Oct 18, 2013 22:08
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HNasty posted:Does 9 work for everyone ?  We had a good ride/lunch on Saturday despite some ducking delays getting on the road  Hopefully we have another warm weekend in the near future.Does anyone have any mechanic suggestions for around here? I was persuaded to get the valve adjustment done by a professional, as I am still learning basic maintenance myself and want this particular one done right the first time. Also, does anyone have any idea how much that would cost on a 08 ninja 250?
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Probably a lot of money. To replace a handlebar and turn signal on my pregen ninja was ~$650 @ MHKS. I don't care cause it's not my money this time... but there's a reason I do maintenance on my own (and I'm a maintenance newbie too). I did my first valve adjustment with Z3n's help earlier this year, it really wasn't that hard, just tedious. I could pay it forward and help you out if you'd like. e oh dang, newgens have shims, never mind 
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Oct 21, 2013 22:23
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Bring your little ninja over, we can do your valve check together. Otherwise take it to Crossroads Cycle at Bailey's Crossroads. Those guys are top notch.
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M42 posted:I did my first valve adjustment with Z3n's help earlier this year, it really wasn't that hard, just tedious. I could pay it forward and help you out if you'd like. Mr. Eric Praline posted:Bring your little ninja over, we can do your valve check together. Thanks that would be awesome, I'd love to learn how to do it. I've read through the maintenance manual but there is nothing like hands on. I'll probably want to do this before the next riding season so I'll be bringing it up right before Spring. If sitting through winter wouldn't affect it, I'd be down to do it in October or November as well. Let me know what time is good for you guys.
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I don't actually own a garage/chunk of pavement/whatever to do work on unfortunately. They don't allow me to do anything in my apt's parking lot  Speaking of which, I need to change my coolant before winter. I'm probably gonna do it in the parking structure of the landmark mall cause that place is almost abandoned, but if anyone knows a better place to work on poo poo without being bothered by mall cops, let me know.
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hot sauce posted:Thanks that would be awesome, I'd love to learn how to do it. I've read through the maintenance manual but there is nothing like hands on. I'll probably want to do this before the next riding season so I'll be bringing it up right before Spring. If sitting through winter wouldn't affect it, I'd be down to do it in October or November as well. Let me know what time is good for you guys. The only really annoying thing about valves is that if you need new shims it means a few days with the cover off while you wait for the right size ones. The other option is to get a kit ahead of time, but that's more expensive. I'm seeing ~$80 on ebay. Probably not a bad idea to have a new valve cover gasket ahead of time. You'll need it eventually. Mr. Eric Praline fucked around with this message at 01:47 on Oct 22, 2013 |
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Mr. Eric Praline posted:Valve check isn't affected by sitting, so if you're not riding it, it can wait. I'm free most weekends in November. I think you've got my email in the group ride list, so feel free to work timing out with me offline. I am looking and think it's probably wise to get that kit. I'll contact you via email to set something up, thanks dude. M42 posted:I don't actually own a garage/chunk of pavement/whatever to do work on unfortunately. They don't allow me to do anything in my apt's parking lot If you just need a place to do work, I have an area in the back of my apartment (where I keep my bike). It's not really covered, but is separated from the street. On Sunday's I usually have access to a garage as well. It's used for parking by the folks who own the liquor store attached to my building, but you are free to come use it sometime if you'd like.
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God drat auto correct.
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 for anyone who lives in DC proper, you will now be seeing much more colorful things doing wheelies down your street
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Looks like we're gonna get another nice weekend to go riding, I'm hitting up the mountains on Saturday. Hit me up if you wanna roll.
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hot sauce posted:
Wait wait. You can ride 4-wheelers on the street? 
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kedo posted:Wait wait. You can ride 4-wheelers on the street? Not legally, but that doesn't stop a lot of folks. I've been seeing it pretty frequently this year.
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Someone in another thread said you could plate them in some states but you can ride them everywhere illegally.
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Cops in NYC have a well-known policy not to chase illegal ORVs, cause when they run up on sidewalks and alleys and junk, it makes them more dangerous to bystanders. Which is why ATVs and dritbikes are all over NYC. My guess is that it's getting more widespread, and the police can't do anything in other places either.
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Most places have a no chase policy for motorcycles these days, unless you're running form a serious crime and they get approval from a supervising officers they can't really chase. It's really because the statistics are morbid, most of the people who decide to book it on a bike end up seriously hurting themselves or worse. The cops figure it's not worth it give someone a ticket for speeding or not having a license.
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My local shop, RnR cycles is having a even this saturday, you can come heat hot dogs and maybe get a free dyno pull of your bike. 45700 Woodland Rd, #160 Sterling, VA 20166 703-433-9195 parts@RnRCycles.com
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HNasty and I are doing a Skyline Drive run on Saturday, stopping by RnR Cycles too for their free dyno runs. Anyone else want to come? efb, kinda.
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