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Now, there are a couple of helmets that are changing poo poo around. The new Bell Something has 2 different liners: one of them is a regular EPS styrofoam liner, and the other one is a proprietary whatever thing that is supposed to minimize brain movement within the skull somehow. The idea being that most helmets protect your skull, but this one also protects your brain, and it performs better in low-speed impacts as well as high-speed ones. The other thing is...is it 6D? Something like that. I think that maybe the EPS liner is replaced with tiny rubber cushions shaped like hourglasses that are supposed to be an improvement on head-banging? People in magazines seem to be jazzed about these new things. I like the fit of the Bell plus it has some other fun features. I'll get one maybe this summer or at some point.
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hatbadger posted:I'm also shopping for boots and it's almost broken me because I'm shallow and want them to look a certain way but also want shin protection. How do these compare to each other? I can't tell anymore but they're the ones I least object to and I really just need to buy some now I have the shorty version of the Icons (El Bajo) in brown, and I've had them for a couple of years now. The interior material in the heel wore away eventually, but I put gorilla tape back there and now it's good again. They're not the coolest (in terms of temperature), but they fit well and all I have to do is hit them up with mink oil every once in a while and they're good. The soles hold up really well, but I don't really drag my feet when I ride. I crashed in them once but I have no idea if my feet/ankles were involved in the crash. No injuries to feet or ankles, and the boots survived without a scratch.
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Apr 18, 2017 17:52
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What about a Versys or a Wee-Strom? People around here like those. Or you can look at an FJ-09. And then there's the ever-popular SXV 550.
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Apr 25, 2017 21:57
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Keket posted:Along with this, never target fixate. Seriously. I was railing some turns pretty hard on my third Daytona 675, when I target-fixated pretty good on this yellow Porsche. What a disaster. Also there was gravel?
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Apr 26, 2017 19:13
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Hawg11 posted:Not trying to discourage anyone looking to start riding. Just hope that you'll learn from my story. I was careless and made one mistake, and in motorcycling, that's all it takes. It hasn't discouraged me completely from riding but I look at it all in a whole different light. I made a few mistakes when I was learning on my little ninjer, some scarier than others. That's why it's best to learn on something without hairtrigger brakes and throttle that can forgive your clumsiness. If you stick with it, you'll be as comfortable on a motorcycle as you may be in a car or on a bicycle. Sooner or later it will all click, and the safety stuff should come along with the rest.
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Jun 6, 2017 18:44
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Also I just read this article on Jalopnik or somewhere about never riding (driving) next to a semi truck (18-wheeler, Road Train, whatever you people around this flat earth call them) because of tire blowouts and sudden swerves, etc. Also tire blowout Youtubes are terrifying.
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Jun 6, 2017 20:40
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To me it seems a bit pricey for a 300 with 27k miles, but IDK the San Diego market.
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Jun 15, 2017 22:34
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Every once in a while I see a cheap pregen Ninja 250 for sale and I'm tempted: that bike was so much fun. It'd be a great bike to have as a second mess-around bike and also for my son to learn.
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Jun 21, 2017 20:14
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:As if being white, male, middle class, and American wasn't enough, there's nothing quite like the privilege of being 5'10", 32x32, and 165 lbs with a perfectly average torso. I'm pretty close to your size (except where it really counts) and I can't find any used race suits that aren't for...well, average midwesterners, I guess. Never mind. Maybe I should eat more cheese.
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Jun 28, 2017 18:56
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ijzer posted:how do i get a bike from the current owner to my house? i can't get insurance until i have the bike, right? plus i don't know that i'd trust myself on the street to ride it home. do i have to rent a truck? If you know someone with a minivan/pick-em-up truck, they may be able to help you. I have brought 2 bikes home in my Odyssey. Where do you live? There may be a friendly goon that will be willing to help you in exchange for a ride on a different bike.
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My wife wasn't happy about it either. A friend of mine at work said, "I can't believe Julie is letting you get a motorcycle" and I was like dude, she's my friend and my partner. We don't forbid each other from doing things. We're adults.
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Nov 20, 2017 18:36
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:you're like a broken clock of head up the rear end opinions It's like those comedians who insist all guys are like [my specific situation]. If a guy tells you he's not, he's lying! HAHA. All relationships are horrible! Whoever claims they're not is deluding either us or themselves!
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Slavvy posted:I never said any of that stuff but ok. Don't they have analogies in South Pacific Correctional?
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Keket posted:Just take a sharpie to the logo. I was going to say exactly this. Then again: these are the boots that I want. 
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I had a Slime thing I got from Amazon that broke in like 3 days. I ended up replacing it with a Viair(?) which is still going strong. E: for the bike tho I do use an old Nashbar floor pump for bicycles that is older than any of my kids and probably some of y'all. captainOrbital fucked around with this message at 21:35 on Jan 16, 2018 |
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If you're filling up the tar completely, yeah it sucks. But if you're going from track pressure to street pressure, or just fine-tuning once a week or whatever it's so much more convenient to just use a regular bicycle floor pump. It works well.
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Jan 17, 2018 21:08
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What about bead blasting? Can you blast beads onto rims?
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Jan 18, 2018 19:03
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Yeah I was being dumb and referring to seating a bead on a rim, as opposed to whatever method they used to make my GT Pantera shiny.
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Jan 19, 2018 17:37
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:That is hot as gently caress This is very true.
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Also the FZ-07 fits in there nicely.
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Yeah, errbody rides one-handed; you just have to get used to it. I seen a dude riding down the street no-handed once, which was a bit surprising.
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https://sanantonio.craigslist.org/mcy/d/2015-kawasaki-ninja-300-runs/6544473657.html There's a couple of cheapish Ninja 300s, which might be a slightly better bet on the highway. This one seems to be in Houston tho; not sure how far away that is from San Antone
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Jack B Nimble posted:Thanks all, I'll look into these [assless chaps] and get through [the assless chaps the] next few months.
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Alpha Phoenix posted:I'm going to cycle world and asking where I can find the Assed Chaps. rear endèd Chaps
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Minnesota Mixup posted:I happen to be in IL, and will be signing up for a $20 course! Looking to take it mid July and it looks like there's plenty of spots left near me. I'm in India and get back Sunday so I'll be signing up then. Looking at gear right now and figure I will budget ~$1500 for it. I'm pretty much picking online right now (will go to a store to try stuff on) the highest quality most cyberpunk stuff I can find. When I took it in Chicago, it was free. You had to pay, but if you actually showed up they refunded the $20 or whatever it was. It was a fun experience. Riding in Chicago sucks, but there's some fun stuff around the actual city.
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I've heard it's cooler in the lake. But seriously, folks. Sometimes I will take Sheridan road up north as far as I can figure it out. It's also nice up by Zion where they have like farms and such. And also Wisconsin has some nice roads. And Road America is up there.
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Minnesota Mixup posted:Got a new bike: Pretty sweet. I would love to get a Ninja 400 and make it into a track bike but poo poo nowadays I can't even be bothered to replace my turn signals. Also I would have to pay for things. It will be raining for the rest of the week in Chicago too and I am tempted to ride anyway just so I don't have to pay the meter for the whole work day.
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Tomorrow I am taking my daughter to Great America for her birthday, then Friday seeing Sleigh Bells at the Metro then Saturday seeing Pearl Jam at Wrigley so no riding for me. Sunday will be all sleeping. But I think I will take my oldest son to a Harley demo the next weekend. See how he likes armrests and a loud stereo.
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I've been really into Chvrches lately. But Kero Kero Bonito is a good standby, or Anita Ward. Who doesn't love Ring my Bell?
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Keegers posted:So I took some 3M foam ear plugs from work to try out on my commute home and holy crap was there a big difference between those and my etymotic silicon ones. Just get the regular size! Huge earplugs do not reduce more noise, and may in fact not fit in your ear at all!
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Slavvy posted:They use a spark plug that costs thirty dollars Wait is this an exaggeration? Because even in Prisonisland dollars this is hilarious. I'm glad my minivan doesn't require those things.
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:Make sure they're a little beyond flush with the rim of your rathole, though. I can see them leaving residue on your helmet pads. How often do you type rathole? Which reminds me I should check if there's a new season of Futureman on the way
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:cools tuff That's what they used to call me.
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:you're in the Geneva, IL area. Twisties don't exist in your area. I could have told you that, Cools. Ain't nothing around here but city and suburbs and lake. Some good roads up in southern WI. This is why I want to buy an R6. Some of the only good roads around here are goddamn tracks.
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No, that's just something that happens to KTMs every once in a while whether they're registered or not.
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Ducati had a Diesel Monster for a while.
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Hello, I own a fashion company called Wankel Rotary Jeans, and I would love to partner with your motorcycle firm
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right arm posted:small bikes suck That is the saddest thing I've ever seen
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Slavvy posted:Small light bikes are objectively better than big heavy ones and insisting otherwise is a 'poo poo rider' red flag similar to dragging your feet through the intersection or locked straight arms on a sportbike, sorry. I mean obviously the answer is to have a small bike for having fun on the street and a mid-to-big-displacement bike for when you want to go on a "dual carriageway" if I'm using that term correctly
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