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Smudgie Buggler posted:Are there any modern bikes out there with similar, classic, straight-along-the-top styling to the Triumph retro trio or the W800 with similar or larger engine apart from Honda's CB1100, Harley's XR1200, or the Ducati Sport? ZRX / Hornet 919 / CB1300 / GSX 1400 / XJR 1300 but they all aren't that retro. Edit: I forgot about the BMW Nine-T which is probably the closest to what you're looking for? High Protein fucked around with this message at 18:42 on Nov 22, 2013 |
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Spiffness posted:I check it about twice a week. Every time I open it, I glance at the articles, groan, close it and wonder why I can't break the habit of opening it. It's quite possible some of the articles are written by people with little to no first hand experience on a content mill type site. I've written tons of blogs, including a few motorcycle ones: http://harleyinsider.com/how-to-dry-out-a-rainy-camping-trip-with-american-iron-and-gasoline/ In which I included a kinda stupid/dangerous but awesome tip on how to start a fire I discovered last time I went camping.
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Nov 22, 2013 18:45
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High Protein posted:ZRX / Hornet 919 / CB1300 / GSX 1400 / XJR 1300 but they all aren't that retro. Moto Guzzi V7 series. They're underpowered but foine.
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Nov 22, 2013 19:14
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:Or this one, which has an alarmingly simple explanation for trail braking and a bunch of stuff everyone already knows: https://rideapart.com/2013/08/10-motorcycle-riding-tricks-you-dont-know-yet/ RideAShit posted:Up Next: Steer Left To Go Right – Page 2 >> 
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So is RideApart just trying to be a motorcycle Buzzfeed? All they need is a "15 Gifs of how you feel when riding a bike".
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:Can we keep making GBS threads on RideApart?
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Snowdens Secret posted:They're multiplying I thought shark were dedicated to only making helmets that actually work and are really safe? How does this factor into that?
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Deeters posted:So is RideApart just trying to be a motorcycle Buzzfeed? All they need is a "15 Gifs of how you feel when riding a bike". I found rideapart as a youtube channel, and I actually thought it was pretty cool, then they stopped making new videos, and started the blog page and now it is just useless. at least before there was some decent cinematography.
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Nov 22, 2013 21:43
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Hey how did the Hell-for-leather pay model experiment work out *google Hell-for-leather, an actual tumbleweed rolls across my desk*
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Slavvy posted:I thought shark were dedicated to only making helmets that actually work and are really safe? How does this factor into that? Making money off dumb people.
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I could've posted the Shark half-helmet with weird splines molded into the visor to I think make you look like you have shark teeth
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Phy posted:Hey how did the Hell-for-leather pay model experiment work out Poor Wes Siler, no one wants to pay him for his unique brand of humor and snark. 
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Sagebrush posted:What's your reasoning here? Do you hate something about all seven bikes you mentioned? Or do you think that the 1000+ cc displacement isn't enough? Oh, absolutely nothing. I mean, I've ridden a Bonneville and dug it, but it had fairly uninspiring performance. I'm not so much looking for a particular bike as I am curious about what kind of relatively large retro-styled bikes built on modern tech are out there. I've been riding for five months and own a Ninja 300. I don't know from poo poo about motorcycles generally, I was just curious. High Protein, that BMW looks insane.
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ZRX1200. It's pretty retro styled and has a ridiculous engine and equally ridiculously floppy chassis. I have one and it is good and gets more attention than both big shiny chrome bikes and swoopy pointy sportsbikes.
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If you're in EU or an Asian market all the Japanese brands still have twin-shock retro muscebikes. That being said, there's a reason these things have been replaced, the monoshocks and aluminum perimeter frames of more modern rides really do give much better handling for lower weight. If you're concerned with performance it's easier to start from a modern naked and slap a retro light / redo the goofy modern plastics than it is to take a twin-shock retro muscler and make it turn well.
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Smudgie Buggler posted:Oh, absolutely nothing. I mean, I've ridden a Bonneville and dug it, but it had fairly uninspiring performance. I'm not so much looking for a particular bike as I am curious about what kind of relatively large retro-styled bikes built on modern tech are out there. Gen 1 naked bandit 1200 
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Is anyone going to the MCN show at Excel (London) next Feb? All of my non-internet friends don't want to go because they don't want to be tempted by the shiny...
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Is anyone going to the MCN show at Excel (London) next Feb? All of my non-internet friends don't want to go because they don't want to be tempted by the shiny... I'd probably be up for it if I'm not working. I might even be able to drag out some non-internet friends too.
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Sagebrush posted:I see a ton of people on Ducatis and GIXXARS doing that, too. Some of them hover their feet all the way through the intersection, and I even saw one guy who just didn't put his feet on the pegs at all from stoplight to stoplight. Seems kind of weak. Me, I like to see just how slow I can go before I need to put my feet down. When I'm making a right turn (equivalent of a US left) it's always a game of "how slow can I putter out into the intersection feathering the clutch/brakes without having to put a foot down". I am easily amused.
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Linedance posted:I'd probably be up for it if I'm not working. I might even be able to drag out some non-internet friends too. Cool. A friend reckons he can get a discount so I'll let you know if he gets back to me.
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http://youtu.be/BBAtAM7vtgc?t=1m45s So what bike is that? I think something is wrong with the suspension.
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epalm posted:http://youtu.be/BBAtAM7vtgc?t=1m45s Ok. I know that I too old to "get" Kanye, and my appreciation for hip hop ended with the 20th century, but that is without a doubt the worst piece of "music" I have ever heard in my life. "Disjointed" doesn't even begin to describe it.
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Gweenz posted:Ok. I know that I too old to "get" Kanye, and my appreciation for hip hop ended with the 20th century, but that is without a doubt the worst piece of "music" I have ever heard in my life. "Disjointed" doesn't even begin to describe it. It's seriously the most awkward and clumsy song I've heard yet from a guy that basically pays his bills these days talking over already established EDM tunes. Bizarrely enough it's apparently a big hit.
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I'm not nearly middle class suburbanite enough to "get" Kanye
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I wasn't sure if it was the actual song or a lovely mash up video the first time I saw it.
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Snowdens Secret posted:It's seriously the most awkward and clumsy song I've heard yet from a guy that basically pays his bills these days talking over already established EDM tunes. Bizarrely enough it's apparently a big hit. I am reminded of the episode of the Sopranos where Hesh says something to the effect of "You know a hit when you hear it". Well I know a hit whether I like the style of music or not, and THAT AIN'T IT. At this point he could record himself reading the back of a box of Kix, set it to the sound of moose humping, and the media would declare it "bold". "I wanna gently caress you hard in a sink - and after that get you somethin to drink" I have nothing to say. To get back on topic, a KLR maybe?
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I'm pretty sure it's a WR of some sort, but not 100% on that. Also, maybe Kanye just really found meaning in youtube poop and wanted to bring that magic to the masses.
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I don't think it's a KLR -- it doesn't seem to have a headlight. WR or another dirt bike looks about right. I think it's a bold choice to make Kim Kardashian's hair blow towards the front of the motorcycle instead of the back. They must have one heck of a tailwind.
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In a semi-related vein: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNYJNI7HSsA Is it a ducati?
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Looks like a 2007-2012 Ninja 250.
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Pretty sure that's a Ninja 650.
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Yep, it's a Ninja 650. I have one.
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Anyone going to the IoM TT this year? Booked ferries and lookinga at camping at the minute, exciting stuff 
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I need to do it one of these years. My dad will probably be retired by the time I can, so it should be an awesome father-son thing.
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What's the best GSXR forum... especially for track setup / parts for sale? I think I bought a 2006 GSXR750 w/ 18k miles for $4000. Has a Yoshimura CF TRC slipon (the one with the weird second muffler thing), braided lines f/r, Woodcraft rearsets, Woodcraft case savers, X-TRE, PC3 USB, and a few other little things. Needs a chain, front master replaced under recall, and a Yoshimura exhaust bracket. And probably an Elka/Penske/Ohlins out back, AK20/Ohlins/K-Tech/whatever up front, Brembo master, cam swap, etc etc etc etc because I know myself so well. Shiny toys. BlackMK4 fucked around with this message at 07:23 on Nov 27, 2013 |
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Wera classifieds.
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I drove to work for the first time in about 3 months today, and the first time driving at all in about a month. A couple notes from my morning commute: -Driving a car is super claustrophobic now. I felt super cramped and kept freaking out about the lower visibility. The car is so slow in comparison to the bike I felt totally maneuverable. The car also felt extraordinarily huge, even though it's a Honda Fit. -Why the hell do so many drivers not use turn signals? It's so easy, again especially in comparison to a bike. You just hit it and forget about it. It's so effortless and imparts such an important amount of information to other drivers/riders. -My hands were less comfortable holding a cold steering wheel than wearing gloves on the motorcycle until about the last couple minutes of my 20 minute commute. It was actually really annoying me that I was as uncomfortable as I was in the car. -I was in a much worse mood when I got to work. There's just something rejuvenating about riding a bike. I'm sleepier, crankier, and just generally feel so much worse right now than I normally do in the morning. Whenever I look out the window to where I usually park the bike I wish I had weathered whatever bullshit that's on the road today and ridden in. In conclusion, gently caress driving. Thankfully this current storm that kept me off the bike should be gone before my next commute.
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That's probably because you were driving a Honda Fit.
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Fifty Three posted:That's probably because you were driving a Honda Fit. 6 months ago I might have gotten mad at the implication that the Fit is anything other than the perfect vehicle (for my uses). But now, ehh. Though honestly, I don't think most of my problems with driving would be solved by a different car.
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Koruthaiolos posted:-Why the hell do so many drivers not use turn signals? Because gently caress you I'm the center of the universe!
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