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I think this is true of any hobby that involves more than a handful of your closest friends. I see tons of riders flying through traffic, wobbling through turns, filtering through traffic at 80+, trying to set off car alarms at 2am with their loud exhausts. I target shoot which means I get muzzle swept by mouth breathing idiots every time I go to a gun store or range as well as getting to hear all about zombies and the end of the world or whatever loving retarded 'wanna shoot people' scenario they've invented in their heads. I work with cars so get to hear story after story of how their car (with a CAI and exhaust giving it hundreds upon hundreds of HP) beats up on Corvettes or sport bikes or whatever or how they are going to lower it all the way until the oil pan scrapes but it will still be good for racing in the canyons! I guess it takes the fun out of the thread but people are loving assholes and I kinda hate them.
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I've heard of people getting ticketed for crossing the double yellows between the HOV lanes and the passing lane but other than that I don't think the CHP really cares. I did have one officer call me a dumbass when I got clipped by a BMW when lane splitting between the two rightmost lanes in the dark and in the rain. To be fair, he was correct. He also convinced the lady who was trying to share the same place in space/time not to file a report so I didn't have to deal with insurance crap. EDIT: I got away with a broken turn signal, slightly rashed up clothes and a bit of a sore shoulder. My GS decided to absolutely destroy the fender and door on her Z4 however. No idea how so little damage happened to me and my bike but her car looked like it was t-boned by something moving at a good clip. Bugdrvr fucked around with this message at 20:23 on Aug 9, 2013 |
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Aug 9, 2013 20:19
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On the few occasions that I've wanted to hit the horn I've poked around with my thumb, gotten frustrated and actually looked down to see where the hell the stupid button is. Unfortunately after 30 years of sitting right on top of the engine my horns make a barely audible beep and more vibrate the bike a little. I'd get new ones but I poke at them twice a year at most so whatever.
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Oct 8, 2013 02:29
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Coredump posted:Yeah people who merge onto the interstate at 20 mph less than the flow of traffic can get blown the gently caress up. These fuckers who merge at 55 mph in a 70 or 65 mph zone almost get me killed from traffic on the freeway running up our collective asses. I'll leave these people in the dust when I merge AT the speed limit on the interstate, which is usually BELOW the speed of flow of traffic. Sure enough, 10 minutes later here comes Fuckwad McGee trundling past me at 20 mph over the limit. Why the gently caress can't you do that on the on-ramp and not dry gently caress the flow of traffic on the interstate? I think most drivers need to taxi from the on ramp to runway 1R, transition to runway 2R (without signaling) still at taxi speed and then slowly proceed to V1 (flow of traffic). To hit the freeway at the speed everyone else is going? Preposterous!
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Oct 16, 2013 05:56
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I've never been much for group rides. Big ones are just scary and if it's only going to be two or three friends you may as well just take a car so you can talk while you go cruise around or whatever. I dunno, I've always thought it was kind of silly and wasteful to have a bunch of guys on separate machines going to the same place. Then again, I like road trips with friends and also would much rather go on spirited (not on a track in other words) rides in a sports car than on a bike.
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Oct 18, 2013 04:57
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The other day I was in my garage doing my ritual Sunday maintenance when a family walked by. Their little boy (about 8 or so) started yelling "WOW, he's got motorcycles in there! Nice bikes! Wow!" which quickly led to him just standing at the door staring in with awe. I let him go in and poke at the bikes while I chatted with his parents. It was pretty cool and reminded me of when I was a kid and loved everything mechanical. I hope to think I inspired a future motorcyclist (or a future hoarder of broken motorcycles).
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Nov 5, 2013 03:36
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I just find it funny that people think "custom choppers" are still worth anything. You paid $35,000 for that chrome, billet, stretched, abortion that was all the pre-crash rage with the white trash (i.e. now broke as gently caress and unable to secure credit) crowd and somehow think it's still worth that much? Really? Keep dreaming. And yes, it's still ugly.
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Nov 6, 2013 21:58
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I think a lot of the people going to pawn shops to sell their guitars and grandmas pearls can't use eBay because they pawned their laptop last week. Most are probably taking whatever they get and going directly to a casino or to their dealer. I'm sure there are a few that aren't hard up and just unaware of the 300 billion other ways there are to sell your poo poo. Actually, laziness is probably a big factor. To get ready to list my mother just emptied my grandmothers house which was absolutely full of antiques (she lived there since the mid fifties and had good taste). She didn't get a dime. She actually paid someone to come in and "clean up". I would have gone but dealing with that particular subject is bound to cause a massive embolism in my brain to rupture. I'm so very glad I live on the other side of the country and only have to hear updates on the hundreds of thousands of dollars she's mismanaged. Sigh, anyway, yeah. People are dumb and will get rid of expensive poo poo for cheap for all sorts of stupid reasons.
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Nov 8, 2013 04:10
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I thought my eyes were sensitive and got blinded as poo poo from oncoming lights but it turns out I have astigmatism and with corrective lenses night driving is no problem now.
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Nov 14, 2013 21:58
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nsaP posted:Yeah sure that must be it. I was kinda curious what happened too.
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Nov 29, 2013 05:23
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I've picked up several bikes for cheap that way. The last one I call the seller up and ask if the bike is still for sale. He says yes, it's at so and so address and then hangs up without another word. I show up an hour later and he's surprised as hell that there is someone at his house. I then get to hear how he's wasted his entire weekend waiting for people "who were on their way right now to buy it". People are assholes.
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Nov 29, 2013 20:53
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Australia seems to be trying to bubble wrap everything just like England.
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Dec 26, 2013 06:01
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A friend of mine had a Z1000 that he kept nice care of but never lubed or cleaned the chain because "it's got O-rings, it's lubed for life!". I only noticed that something was weird when I heard all the squeaking and squealing of his chain as he rode down my driveway.
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Jan 15, 2014 21:32
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Chichevache posted:I basically meant "don't move to Socal because it sucks balls and I miss NorCal so much it hurts." Plus there isn't much North of the Bay besides Humboldt County. SoCal is awesome and if you don't think so you're just not lazy enough to realize it yet.
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Jan 23, 2014 02:42
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Xovaan posted:Speaking from experience, unless you live in a metropolitan area, most places are pretty mediocre to live in. CA supremacy etc. I can't find fault with your choice. I lasted 6 months in WA and gave up an easy 80k/yr job to come back to San Diego. I took a ~15k a year pay cut but left behind a 6 month depressive stupor that i still haven't fully recovered from. Now I can ride all year long, lane split and even see the sun on more than a bimonthly basis all while complaining how cold it is when it drops below 60f. To me being miserable where you live just isn't worth the cash. Unless it's like Z3N mentioned where you can suck it up for a few years and walk away with half a million squirreled away. I would probably do that. EDIT: this is by no means a dig on the PNW. It's a very pretty place that just happens to be the polar opposite of the climate I like. Bugdrvr fucked around with this message at 21:50 on Jan 24, 2014 |
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Jan 24, 2014 21:45
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Xovaan posted:Bugdrvr, we should hang out sometime when you're not super busy. Maybe one day I'll drop by the Porsche dealer and say hi since I perpetually stock up on parts from the adjacent Volvo dealership. Yeah, we need to meet up soon. We are finally hiring another tech next month so I can cut out this working late and on Saturdays nonsense.
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Jan 25, 2014 19:42
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Coredump posted:How many of us went for engineering at first and fell back to IT? I started with cars, went to school for engineering (ahem, for a year and a half), went into IT then fell back into cars. I've done the CA tour of duty and have both the physical and mental scars to prove it.
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Jan 31, 2014 06:56
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I've always said people don't merge on to the freeway here they taxi. Go down on ramp at around 35mph. Shove your way into the right lane, maintain speed, change into next lane over, maintain speed, check to make sure you have no new texts, put foot to floor and bring it up to 90.
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Feb 3, 2014 20:26
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infraboy posted:It finally started raining a bit in California so I took the Car to work today. I rode home in the rain on Thursday and lane split for at least 15 miles. I was glad to not be sitting in traffic but I was afraid of crashing because I really don't remember how to ride in the rain. My brakes also work for poo poo when they get wet (I found out as a truck closed the gap while I was splitting).
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Feb 9, 2014 10:14
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BlackMK4 posted:Here is this for ranting: made out with a coworker last night while we were both hosed up. She initiated it. I don't know how to proceed. Awkward, painfully embarrassed looks and/or conversation if you can't avoid the department she works in entirely. Or just forget about it. Making out is fun. Dating someone at a job you plan to stay at is rarely any sort of good idea.
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Feb 25, 2014 15:56
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Z3n posted:Flee to California, its the only valid choice. While continuing to do the same things that made you flee to start with. And then you'd be me.
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Feb 26, 2014 18:13
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^^^Where are you finding Supercorsas in our skinny front tire size? Seems like the only 110 tires I can find are in the UK. Between the rain last week and being in the horrid Inland Empire for work this week it's been like, I don't know, 6 days since I've ridden. I am getting cranky. Really cranky. Bugdrvr fucked around with this message at 04:24 on Mar 5, 2014 |
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Mar 5, 2014 04:19
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Yeah, saw a few on there. Guess I may as well order one. I'm doing that wheel swap so I can have a pair of radials in late 90's tire sizes which in itself is kind of dumb seeing as it's already starting to be a pain to find those tires. Oh well, guess it will be good for another year or two until every decent tire in a 110 is NLA. Sigh, I swear this is my last project bike (or at least trying to make an old bike act/handle/ride like it's not a piece of poo poo). Too much effort and you still end up with a bike that is still old and lovely. I curse my friend who threatened to send the FZR to the junk yard if I didn't buy it (only half way, aside from lack of tire choices it's been a fun project). Hey look, I added a rant of my own. EDIT: Here, have a pic of the FZR of woe 
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Mar 5, 2014 07:19
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Every few months I get the idea to go ride my bike the last time was with a friend for a quick 6 miles. In that time I had at least three people swerve by close enough to hit me with their mirror. I also go honked at twice. All of this despite the fact I was in a clearly marked bike lane for the whole ride. As much as I like riding it's not worth being uncomfortable, extremely nervous and almost run over the entire time. EDIT: vvv No! Actually, yes. I am pretty jealous. Bugdrvr fucked around with this message at 05:14 on Mar 8, 2014 |
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Mar 7, 2014 19:38
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That section of the 5 is pretty much hell. It's stinky and boring and long and there's only two lanes so you're going to get stuck behind a group of people going 63. The only decent part is the grapevine, and only to see how many peoples cars will catch fire crawling up the grades.
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Apr 4, 2014 03:00
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I did a good chunk of the 101 from Eureka down to Paso Robles (going back and forth from the 5 and whatever road looked fun) last summer and had a super good time. I think I almost overloaded on scenery a few times and had to pull over so I didn't crash while staring at vistas/ocean bluffs/giant trees/etc.
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Apr 4, 2014 05:57
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I've been rocking heated gloves for the last few years and absolutely love them. I've ridden through near zero temps and have never been more than chilly. I waited way to long to get heated gear. Big mistake.
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Apr 15, 2014 21:15
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Driving around downtown San Diego or LA in anything less than a pickup is just asking for destroyed suspension components. It's not so much the potholes, it's the earth moving all around under the roads along with about 40 years of deferred maintenance.
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May 2, 2014 18:48
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Z3n posted:CRUISERS ARE SO COMFORTABLE Maybe the handlebars weren't long enough? Nothing like having your feet on the OBGYN highway stirrups with your hands in the "about to do a pullup" position for comfortable cruising mile after mile. Your tailbone is an excellent shock absorber didn't you know?
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May 4, 2014 23:28
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Collateral Damage posted:I wish I had a reason to ride more. I live too close to work for it to be worthwhile to commute on the bike, so I don't ride during weekdays unless I have to be somewhere after work (that doesn't involve alcohol). That's where a small displacement standard Collateral Damage posted:I wish I had a reason to ride more. I live too close to work for it to be worthwhile to commute on the bike, so I don't ride during weekdays unless I have to be somewhere after work (that doesn't involve alcohol). I have the opposite problem. I ride a lot but it's only back and forth to work. During the weekend I just walk to the bar or the market or the liquor store or the bar or whatever. I put that FZR together so I could maybe go on fun rides or track days but I just don't feel like going anywhere on the weekends.
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May 14, 2014 20:38
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People always try to speed up when they see a bike coming up. I have no idea why but the idea of getting passed on two wheels really pisses people off subconsciously which causes them to stomp the gas regardless of the situation. I even have people who drat near rear end the person in front of them because they automatically smash on the gas when they see me coming by. Problem is sometimes I'm lane splitting and you aren't so you're not going to be able to keep pace because, you know, there is a car three feet in front of you.
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May 15, 2014 04:28
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I hate when people 'try to be nice' and do something that is outside the norm for what you or other drivers would expect someone to do. That lady that was waving you on was trying to be nice I'm sure but she could have caused an accident hanging off the roadway trying to let you pass or gotten you a ticket for lane sharing/illegal passing/reckless driving. Dumb. The only wreck I've been in on my bike was due to someone being nice. I was splitting lanes and the person to my right saw me coming so they jacked their brakes and cut hard to the right. The person about to be on my immediate left thought 'Hey, space over there. I want to be there!' and cut her wheel hard right which is where I happened to be at that exact moment. When I picked myself and bike off the pavement the first thing she said was "I thought that guy was letting me in! (insert about a billion sorries here)" If everyone had maintained their lane position and just goddamn drove I wouldn't have ended up on my rear end. Driving/riding is dangerous enough as it is. No need to purposely add another variable into the mix.
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May 17, 2014 03:13
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My parents used to call them singing bridges when I was a kid because of the noise car tires make when going over them. There seems to be fewer around than back in the 70's so that is good but the few dilapidated, rusting hulks that are left are horrible to ride over.
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May 19, 2014 04:56
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Seriously, gently caress not making a claim. Even if it's only a few hundred dollars she deserves to have the rate hike. Take it to the dealer and have them do a full inspection just in case you missed anything. She pretty much ran you over as well. If I felt a twinge of pain from having my bike dumped on top of me and then having to hoist it off I'd be at the ER right now. You just know she wouldn't have noticed (or stopped if she had) if you hadn't been right there. Instead you would have come outside and your bike would be laying in a pool of gas with bent levers and turn signal plastic bits all over the ground. I'm usually a settle things without dealing with insurance companies, but in this case I would be all about it.
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May 23, 2014 00:48
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I would definitely take a free MRAP. Then again I would take a free C47 if someone offered even though I don't have a place to store it, know how to fly it or know how to fix it. Free is free, can't pass it up or you're a oval office.
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May 23, 2014 06:50
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That thing needs arm tethers or something. It's making me nervous just to look at that lady riding strapped in with no gear.
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May 31, 2014 06:09
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I have a co-worker that says the same thing. I kind of believe him because he can lose me in traffic when I'm on my bike and he's driving his dually pickup. I told him that I'd help him find a bike if he'd take the MSF and get something like an SV, Ninja twin or GS twin. We will see I guess.
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May 31, 2014 23:50
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I don't mind not having many riding friends but I do mind not having any track day friends. The only friends I used to go with got the racing bug and spend ALL of their time and money on racing these days which is not my bag. I'm not a big self motivator but if someone else showed interest I'd likely go more especially considering Auto Club Speedway is only two hours away.
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Jun 1, 2014 04:36
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Why so much? Import tax? Couldn't one of us buy it here and send it to you as a gift?
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Jun 1, 2014 23:24
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After a ride up the 5 to San Francisco last spring I am pretty sure my bike was 25% organic matter by weight when I got there. The entire front of my bike, jacket, helmet and gloves were basically just splatters with tiny wings sticking out of them. Doing a ride through cow country not covered head to toe in gear would be disgusting. Unsafe AND disgusting.
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