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Toe Rag posted:CBRRRR
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RightClickSaveAs posted:(and chicken strips are smaller I swear Only assholes and squids will poo poo on you for chicken strips on a street bike. If they concern you that much you can scrub them off by doing circles in a parking lot
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Feb 19, 2022 22:49
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RightClickSaveAs posted:drat how many Rs are they up to at this point, did they hit their limit yet?? They're grrrrrrreat! 
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Feb 19, 2022 23:03
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The version we get in the US doesn't appear to be a wild as the European one. The one we get is claimed ~180bhp whereas the EU is claimed 210+. Obviously 180bhp is still a lot, and power isn't everything, but I don't understand the massive difference? RSV4 and Panigale V4 are both putting down like 190-200 at the wheel. I would assume Euro5 is more restrictive than whatever we have.
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Feb 19, 2022 23:18
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Jazzzzz posted:Only assholes and squids will poo poo on you for chicken strips on a street bike. If they concern you that much you can scrub them off by doing circles in a parking lot You bought the whole tire, why don’t you use the whole thing??
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Feb 20, 2022 00:09
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On the street, “chicken strips” are your safety margin for reacting to things. Riding 10/10 is for the track.
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Feb 20, 2022 05:26
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Chicken strips are one thing, those are like, whole chickens
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Feb 20, 2022 05:58
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Toe Rag posted:The version we get in the US doesn't appear to be a wild as the European one. The one we get is claimed ~180bhp whereas the EU is claimed 210+. Obviously 180bhp is still a lot, and power isn't everything, but I don't understand the massive difference? RSV4 and Panigale V4 are both putting down like 190-200 at the wheel. I would assume Euro5 is more restrictive than whatever we have. Idk about the current version but the US previous model had a restrictor on the throttle settings so it wouldn't ever be wide open at high revs.
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Feb 20, 2022 10:57
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Toe Rag posted:The version we get in the US doesn't appear to be a wild as the European one. The one we get is claimed ~180bhp whereas the EU is claimed 210+. Obviously 180bhp is still a lot, and power isn't everything, but I don't understand the massive difference? RSV4 and Panigale V4 are both putting down like 190-200 at the wheel. I would assume Euro5 is more restrictive than whatever we have. Might be a fuel blend thing, most US pump fuel is slightly lower-octane than it is in the EU. It's not a *huge* amount but when you're trying to squeeze 200hp out of a litre(ish) of capacity *and* stick to emissions regulations it might be enough to make them just cool things down a little. ISTR that Australia and New Zealand use US fuel standards too, do they have the lower power versions there as well?
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Feb 20, 2022 11:42
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These things are so pretty, but the dumb bullshit my Scrambler puts me through makes me afraid to own another Ducati.
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Feb 20, 2022 16:31
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I thought Scramblers were relatively free of Italian bike bullshit
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Feb 20, 2022 20:38
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:I thought Scramblers were relatively free of Italian bike bullshit Scramblers are a fundamentally just a monster, but with a healthy dollop of modern computerized bullshit thrown in, they are unfortunately more Italian than the older bikes. Almost all modern ducatis will be in appalling shape in twenty years because they're virtually unserviceable if you haven't got the dealer tool room. My ideal air cooled Ducati that isn't a hyper: older 900SS engine, with carbs, in the scrambler chassis.
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Feb 20, 2022 20:52
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Rode up to the last few bits of snow
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Feb 20, 2022 23:41
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Got up to  65 here in Boulder today so I decided to change the oil and take it out for a short jaunt around town. Really need to give it a good wash next time its nice out.
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Feb 21, 2022 01:13
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^ god drat the MT-10 is so cool It was up into the 50s here but the roads were just too nasty, I wasn't willing to put my bike through that. Looking at the forecast I don't see much hope for a few more weeks 
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Feb 21, 2022 02:26
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A few weeks ago I rode to Mt. Hood. Today I rode into the Tillamook forest and got rained on a bit.  Apparently I need to be sure I take a picture from a different angle next time I go out.
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Feb 21, 2022 07:56
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Might be a fuel blend thing, most US pump fuel is slightly lower-octane than it is in the EU. It's not, the US just use another octane calculation. EU uses Research Octane Number (RON) while the US uses Anti Knock Index (AKI).
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Feb 21, 2022 11:12
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Euro standard unleaded is 95 RON, equivalent to 91 Premium in US units, and we don't have similar grades to the US 87 or 89. Shell V-power is somewhere between 99-102 RON. As far as I know, the CBR1000 US models are restricted in that they won't allow the throttle to open 100% at high RPM, nothing to do with the fuel, though. People get aftermarket ECUs to use the Euro throttle maps.
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Feb 21, 2022 11:29
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The no WOT at certain rpm/gears on literbikes is a noise thing afaik.
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Feb 21, 2022 18:40
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Slavvy posted:My ideal air cooled Ducati that isn't a hyper: older 900SS engine, with carbs, in the scrambler chassis. IDK if they're any good, but I've always loved the way the Monster S2R 800 looks. I'll buy one at some point. From the other day: 
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Feb 21, 2022 19:52
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Oh hey my Scrambler works again. Had a minor confusion when I realized I'd forgotten to reconnect the rear speed sensor to the battery, because it apparently has its own cables and they got squished while trying to jam the battery into the compartment and out of sight=out of mind. But now everything works and the whole motorcycle is functional. Y'know. For now.
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Feb 21, 2022 21:27
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That scramb is very pretty.
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Feb 21, 2022 21:47
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Strife posted:Oh hey my Scrambler works again. That seat rules. I'm probably going to cave and get a custom seat made because everything is either "oh, you're 4' tall?" or "you're tall so this seat is going to look like an orthopedic device that's too ugly for nursing homes."
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Feb 21, 2022 23:00
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Good riding weather
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Also decent riding weather, though it was a bit chilly in the morning on the way there  
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Feb 26, 2022 21:29
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Sick bike dude, I don't think I've seen a Ninja that nice before.
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Feb 27, 2022 05:51
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Thanks! Got fairly lucky with the used market last year, a mostly new bike that went through two owners fast enough they didn't ding it up or dick around with it mechanically. That's all up to me now!
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Feb 27, 2022 20:55
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Had a great ride today with my Vanvan 200 and a friend on his XT250, my first time in over a decade back in the foothill switchbacks behind Santa Barbara / Los Padres forest. Vanvan got wet for the first time riding through 6" of water, and then I found the contents of my topcase were experiencing the same from a poorly closed water bottle.
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Feb 28, 2022 02:08
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Busy season onslaught continues but I managed to sneak away right at 5 to run up Mt Lemmon on a weekday when snowbirds aren’t making GBS threads up the road
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Mar 1, 2022 03:37
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I LOVED that drive and I’m envious you got to do it on a bike. Pictures don’t even remotely do the sunsets out there justice. Thanks for the memreeez.
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Best sunsets in the biz! Let me know if you find yourself back this way.
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Mar 1, 2022 05:46
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Beautiful! That's on my list to hit up someday, the ride down from Phoenix is just a couple hours. That road looks really fun:
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Those gold wheels are 
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Mar 5, 2022 16:04
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How loud is that M4? I've been eyeing one.
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ImplicitAssembler posted:How loud is that M4? I've been eyeing one. Without baffle it's very loud, easily over 100db. With it in it's loud but not ear splitting, I think ~8 db less with the baffle in? Granted, the one I had was on a GSXR 750 but probably very similar.
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Mar 5, 2022 19:06
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Right. This would be for my GSXR 600 and yeah, definitely with baffle. They have a 'stage 3' baffle, (or something like that) which is even more quiet.
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Mar 5, 2022 21:22
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 65 degrees out today, I wish I could start every riding season with weather like that.
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ImplicitAssembler posted:Right. This would be for my GSXR 600 and yeah, definitely with baffle. They have a 'stage 3' baffle, (or something like that) which is even more quiet. Sans baffle it's.. obnoxious. Not quite FLYIN EAGLE loud, but I feel guilty if I run it straight. As you've said, you can buy different baffles. This system came with 'stage 1', but I was commuting a lot at the time and bought the most restrictive baffle also (pointless, didn't use as it royally kills responsiveness+makes bike silent). M4 system though, no complaints. Anecdotally, have seen some of the welds on the exh get cracks (this bike also had like 60k km).
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