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Not sure about other countries, but the Police can, and I've seen them do it before, enforce in parking lots, etc. It's classed as public road as long as it connects to the roads somehow, which, every parking lot ever does. Unless there is literally no connection between the parking lot and the road it's free reign for them. e: Boomgates, etc. don't count as separating it either. Has to be lockable, etc.
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adary posted:Rant of the day: What goes through someones mind to even do this poo poo, gently caress me. What a dipshit.
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While I'm none of those, I'm going to put this thought there for you Radbot, because it's why I'll be taking an extended trip in the next few years. Would you prefer to save your money so you can travel and have fun in 40 years, or just use the money and do it now? Personally I would prefer to do all the fun poo poo I want to do while I'm young enough to enjoy it. I'll get bored with retirement anyway. Only live once dude.
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Aug 25, 2014 14:53
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Radbot posted:I'd prefer to not eat catfood when I'm old, which is pretty much what's going to happen to you if you don't take advantage of investing when you're young. Australian, 25 and very good with money.
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Aug 25, 2014 22:55
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Slavvy posted:I've never gotten pissy about it, I'm glad I don't live in a corporate-owned dystopia like the US. The more I hear from you guys, the more I realise the land of the free has the least free people of any first world country. Ya, I'd never move to the US unless I was offered a ridiculous wage, even then it'd be a case of "Can I do it from here?" We've got it good here.
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Aug 26, 2014 23:42
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Well, that blows.
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Aug 28, 2014 10:16
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Sagebrush posted:Well, see, you just put it on when you're planning to crash. If you're not gonna crash then you can leave it off. Simple. This cracks me up when people say why do you wear gear all the time if you only need it when you're going to crash. Because, um, I don't know when I'm going to crash, not like it's gonna be planned.
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Aug 31, 2014 04:49
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Not to mention that bikes that come with fairings generally look like complete dogshit with them removed.
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Sep 17, 2014 04:20
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13k miles? poo poo, I do that in 6 months :/
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Jan 31, 2015 04:14
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Because they're still driving/in control of the car? And if they're doing it while stopped, you can bet that they probably check/talk on the phone while moving. e: Is that the Australian bike cop from Perth vid? If so, you can get done for DUI if you're asleep in your backseat of your car with keys in your possession or in the ignition. They're super harsh on a bunch of odd driving rules over here.
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Feb 13, 2015 23:10
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Haha, best (kinda surprising/not surprising) ending ever. I went past a DeLorean done up as Back to the Future time machine (twice) on my commute home today. Today was a good day.
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Apr 2, 2015 08:48
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Ephphatha posted:'Straya mate Queensland being the exception. It's specifically legal here now. Added it in when they legalized splitting.
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Apr 7, 2015 04:41
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I know a bloke that hit a swan on his bike. :/ He crashed.
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May 30, 2015 12:36
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Dellikose posted:That would be hard to swallow. Looolllllllllll
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May 31, 2015 03:58
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You cunts need to chill the gently caress out. It's a word - it can have multiple meanings and depending how you use it, can be insulting or a praise. For Australians/NZers it's not overly offensive to most nowadays, but occasionally you come across someone who can't stand the word - so you don't use it around them. Same with Americans, I know it's offensive to them so don't say it around my American friends because it upsets them, however, around my usual Aussie friends, females included, the word oval office gets bantered around just as much as poo poo, gently caress, fag, bitch, etc.
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Jun 6, 2015 09:10
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There was a case in QLD before the laws came in to make it legal like that, person opened their door on a motorcycle, they got charged with attempted manslaughter, among the other driving offences. Motorcyclist got hit with a few minor fines (and a door). e: I believe it was a motorcycle cop that was at the scene first, that probably influenced things some.
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Jun 7, 2015 03:43
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Kickstarting will come with practice. Make weight doesn't really matter, it's all in technique. I can kickstart my little brothers 150cc Honda with my hand, and I'm skinny as all hell. Push backwards, then down, if that makes sense.
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Jun 13, 2015 01:24
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Collateral Damage posted:Well, gently caress.  Got one last week too.
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Jul 14, 2015 08:33
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Ones that race/have a race history are the only ones worth your time.
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Jul 23, 2015 23:36
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Wtf is 1 foot stopping?
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Aug 17, 2015 21:47
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When you squish them, yeah. And termites taste like carrot.
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Sep 11, 2015 05:20
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Yeah dude, that was entirely on you.
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Oct 24, 2015 17:04
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Verge posted:Maybe you guys can't see how his front end picked up but he accelerated, at first pretty calmly but when he gunned it, that's when I caught on. Yeah, this was a skill/experience issue, I'll admit, I rarely pass over yellow - I should've been more ready to pass with authority. I was in 6th gear accelerating mildly thinking cage wasn't a oval office. Think what you want, that dude blocked my pass and the police said it's not the first report of him doing that poo poo on this road. No, sorry, you pulled out far too early, didn't overtake quick enough and didn't give the oncoming traffic enough time. If he'd "gunned it," you would have had to give it at least some more throttle. From the sounds of it you barely increased your speed from what you were approaching him at. I ride a ZX10R, I wouldn't have made that overtake, you had nowhere near enough room to do it safely/comfortably. I've watched that a few times now and I can't see the front of his car lift up as if he'd gunned it, can you give us a timestamp? I think you've just freaked out because you thought you had more time before the oncoming traffic.
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Oct 25, 2015 07:04
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I don't know what I just watched but that was fantastic.
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Oct 28, 2015 23:28
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I also work with doctors every day. They're great at what they do ... and that's it.
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Nov 24, 2015 21:54
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They're actually quite good looking in person, the newer ones at least.
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Nov 27, 2015 09:06
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There's like 10 of them at work, maybe I'm just growing immune to them :/
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Nov 28, 2015 03:53
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I keep it the same on my ZX10R (PR4s), but my 690 has a Metzler front and a Conti rear. Haven't had the 690 long enough to tell if it makes it feel funny or not :/
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Dec 18, 2015 14:35
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Mister Duck posted:For me bar end mirrors are essential for any road bike. A nice pair of convex ones give you really easy views almost completely 180 behind you. Easy to check at stop lights, very easy for lane changes and quick cop spotting on longer trips. Obviously no replacement for a head check, but I can't ride with normal mirrors anymore, they just don't impart the same confidence in my situational awareness. See, I'm the opposite. I absolutely loathe bar end mirrors because they're (for me) completely useless pieces of crap. I have to move my entire head completely to even quickly glance at them, with normal mirrors I can just flick my eyes quickly. Plus Bar ends are annoying when filtering.
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I don't think that's how it works hey.
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Lynza posted:On the other hand, the Harleys almost all park in handicapped stripes Seems fitting.
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Sep 8, 2016 05:39
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You can get one for any disability - mental included.
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Sep 8, 2016 14:51
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Yeah, mine doesn't melt any plastics or anything, just the indicator (which the police kindly pointed out last time I got pulled over).
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Oct 5, 2016 01:15
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:I have a buddy who target fixated his way off the road on an Sv650, and the resulting wreck caused his balls to hit the tank so hard that one of them literally cracked Thanks for sharing that ...
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Coydog posted:I love my 690 to death but it may be the death of me. The EFI is poo poo so god help you if you live in a climate that changes temps drastically week to week or day to day. Do the idle reset procedure when it's cold? Random stalls if you get warm weather. Idle reset when warm? You are hosed if a cold front comes in. Dude, get it retuned. I have 0 issues - my bike has the modded airbox and gutted exhaust with a PC5 and 0 issues. e: that white connector is NOT standard, both of mine and all the other 690s I've ever seen are all black. Shimrod fucked around with this message at 07:50 on Jan 15, 2017 |
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Coydog posted:
A tune will solve all of your problems. You've brought one of the most finnicky bikes around, change literally ANYTHING and it'll be a shithead. Also make sure you're in the correct power mode setting it's mapped to on the adjuster under the seat. I had the PCV out when I originally got mine which had the map for it on there, and it ran like poo poo, was hard to ride, studdery, etc. Put the PCV back on and it was running on the correct map and was perfect.
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Slavvy posted:People will probably poo poo on me for this but IMO the 690 and other SM-themed bikes are far too heavy and soft to be proper motards; this becomes apparent the minute you ride a big bore MX bike with motard wheels on it. The DRZ is closer to the mark but ancient and heavy as poo poo, the WR250 is closer still but the engine is way too weaksauce thanks to being a road bike with sane service intervals and poo poo. 100% correct. You don't go the 690 route for hardcore SuMo performance though - you buy it because it's the reliable, easy to live with motard that you can throw around the track, ride to work and then go around the country on.
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I'm surprised there is 4 SMCs. For about 6 months after I got mine there was 0.
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Isolationist posted:Car driver stopped due to the incoming motorcyclist impacting his car. He parked and came back to the accident scene, where he started a conversation with the rider that shot me down by saying "you crossed the line and hit my car, so you need to be comprehensively insured". No concern or consideration, no situational awareness. Cops won't do anything, as the Australian system is kinda broken in that regard; you can have go-pro footage (I don't) of a car taking all kinds of incoming lane/road rage etc , and it police force do not action the. All of these incidents in QLD would have been chased up and prosecuted.
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Coydog posted:Some guy called my WR250x a "clown bike" once. People hate I had someone ask me why I'm still riding that "lovely little orange dirtbike" the other day. That's my 690smc. -_-
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