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Raven457 posted:15 motorcycle crashes
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The fees for speeding are relatively low in Sweden, but you can easily lose your license. In your case you were going more than 40kph over on a 50kph road, which means you'd lose your license for at least a year and get served with a reckless driving charge which carries a penalty of up to 30 day fines and up to 2 years in prison. Prison time is rarely given for first time offenders though. Suspending your license is at the discretion of our DMV equivalent, between 1 month and 3 years, although if you're charged with reckless driving it's a minimum of 1 year. If it's 1 year or longer you won't get it back automatically after the suspension either, you need to take new theory+driving tests.
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Jun 28, 2012 11:34
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zapateria posted:Doesn't Finland have some percentage of your income as fines? Would be fun to see some 1%'er from the US be fined a million dollars for speeding. Sweden uses it as well, and the value of the day fine is based on your income, dependants, children, saved fortune, etc. Our law also has a nice little clause which says if your standard of living noticeably exceeds your taxed income level the court will assume you're lying about your income and adjust the fine accordingly. (And probably sic a tax audit on you)
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Jun 28, 2012 22:03
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Nidhg00670000 posted:No, sadly we don't. At least not for traffic violations. https://lagen.nu/1951:649
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Jun 30, 2012 08:42
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Sagebrush posted:I kind of want to ride that just to feel how it handles.
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Jul 15, 2012 13:18
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Obviously you should spy on him and see when he goes to bed, wait an hour or two, then go park your bike under his window and rev the engine for a while. Fight fire with fire. (Don't do this, go talk to him.)
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Aug 9, 2012 09:24
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front wing flexing posted:I like to stand and stretch any chance I get on a ride. In unrelated news, my bike today rewarded me with a punch in the nuts as a reminder to clutch in before kicking it into first. 
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Aug 21, 2012 15:30
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I'm assuming they won't have all the models on the same markets. Having the 250 and a 300 on the same market seems pretty redundant. Didn't Japan have a license limit at 400cc? If so that would explain that one at least.
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Aug 29, 2012 23:38
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For a bright, visible keychain go to a boating supply store and get a cell foam key chain. As an added bonus it floats if you should ever drop it in the water.
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Oct 19, 2012 00:17
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Snowdens Secret posted:According to the gibbis thread awfulapp is retired and betamax is now the official android app, fyi
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Jan 2, 2013 08:21
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I'm simultaneously relieved and sad that my bike has a fuel gauge. Relieved because I'm always aware of when I need to refuel, and sad because I'll never have a good "That time I ran out of gas on the on-ramp.." story.
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Jan 4, 2013 16:09
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Does robertson screws have any significant advantage over hex or torx screws, except ease of manufacture? I'm personally a big fan of torx, largely because it neatly sidesteps the whole ISO/ANSI issue by disconnecting torx sizes from real world measurements.
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Jan 8, 2013 14:28
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Pompous Rhombus posted:From what I can tell, motorcycles have a 0-5% import duty (depends if it's over 30 years old or not), plus 10% GST of the original country purchase price, plus a $50 application fee. Put it together, register it as a custom build (if that's possible in .au) and dodge all the vehicle import BS.
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Jan 17, 2013 14:06
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ThatCguy posted:If he's looking more "street" the F800s/ST is also really not that imposing for a newbie rider.
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Jan 18, 2013 19:37
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ThatCguy posted:Looking at sales numbers, in 2010 HD reported the average age of their buyers for a new bike is 59. Yea, 60 years old. Other marques aren't far off, mostly late 40's to early 50's. Kids aren't buying bikes, old people are. Old people want big cruisers.
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Jan 19, 2013 17:21
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-16C (3F) and snowing here today, and the forecast calls for -10C or lower all next week. No riding here unless you have studded tires.
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Jan 19, 2013 22:34
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I would love to see a DN01 made into a proper bike instead of a glorified scooter. For some reason both the general design and that color appeals to me.  Wootcannon posted:My mate's dildo looks *exactly* like that. 
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Feb 27, 2013 01:20
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Looking good!
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Feb 27, 2013 17:32
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"The bike goes where you look" is even more important at low speed. Keep your head up and look far ahead in the direction you want to go. When making a slow U-turn, turn your head around as far as you can. Steady throttle and just modulate your speed with the clutch and rear brake. Ideally you shouldn't have to use the brake at all.
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Mar 6, 2013 01:01
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Pretty much yes. Park your bandit around the corner, stuff your gear in a backpack and walk in wearing normal clothes.
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Mar 12, 2013 10:23
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Snowdens Secret posted:quick-swappable batteries for electric drive. If the industry could agree on a standard for quick swap batteries that could work too, but I don't really think that will take off. Besides the batteries in most plug-in electric cars aren't really mounted in easily accessible places.
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Mar 19, 2013 21:00
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Pokey Araya posted:So they were going on the highway when he slowly started feeling like he was becoming part of the bike. 
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Mar 21, 2013 00:35
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They're just weeding out the stupid.
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Mar 21, 2013 09:40
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   The forecast here threatens sub-zero temperatures well into april.
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Mar 23, 2013 12:52
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KARMA! posted:I love that one day when it was sunny. Walking around without a coat? Heavenly.
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Mar 23, 2013 16:26
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Barfolemew posted:One minute im browsing sensible 500cc bikes with good miles and yadda yadda. Fast forward 5 minutes im almost buying a sv 650, and the budget is allready shot to hell.
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Mar 28, 2013 12:47
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Yesterday's fillup: 9.87L, 22 USD
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Apr 13, 2013 15:54
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In all fairness the biker should have seen the skylift parked ahead and not started to pass when the car was obviously going to turn left to avoid it. Still funny though.
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Apr 24, 2013 09:28
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Pompous Rhombus posted:Maybe toss some extras in (or if it's getting near the point of needing it, change the oil/clean & lube the chain for her), or tell her if she has any questions to give you a call? I bought my bike from a friend and he gives me tech support/advice every now and then.
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May 4, 2013 11:01
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But then where would you put the blaring full side advertisments?
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May 10, 2013 10:03
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I have a white helmet. 
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May 13, 2013 09:06
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I'd get a pair, then I'd have to make a t-shirt with this on to comply with local laws.
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May 16, 2013 14:05
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The reviews don't sound too promising though. http://www.bikeland.org/story.php?storyID=24656
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May 16, 2013 14:36
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snail posted:If you're driving on an International Driving Permit, depending on the laws of the host country, you need to also carry your national drivers license with you as supporting information. The IDP itself is a pretty limited document. At least in Australia, when your license is suspended, you're usually required to hand in the actual license card to a police station or a transport department.
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May 18, 2013 09:49
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This should be in a sticky in the forum.
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May 26, 2013 21:56
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Back protectors look cool, that's why. Summer is finally starting to give Sweden a few cautious looks, so I'm seeing more people on gixxers and CBRRRRRs riding in shorts/slacks, t-shirt and sneakers. They'll wear a helmet because they have to, and usually a back protector with flashy styling.
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Jun 4, 2013 12:54
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Most people wear sensible gear, but we have our share of squids too. Squids mostly only come out on really sunny days though.
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Jun 4, 2013 14:34
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Deeters posted:Every year they try to do some combined ride where everyone submits how many miles they rode that day. It used to be called "Million Mile Monday", and they aimed for some large number.
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Jun 22, 2013 18:09
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I actually don't know if splitting is legal in Sweden or not, but that doesn't stop me from splitting and using every advantage I can to get in front of queues. I've never had anyone be a dick, it's more common than people move out of the way.
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Jul 5, 2013 19:47
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BlackMK4 posted:Well, maybe another time in life. Wow, that sucks. It doesn't work on a bike with a different seating position (like a cruiser) either?
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Jul 11, 2013 09:21
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Unfortunately, no other transportation means I need to get rid of it yesterday. 
Angry? Doesn't even come close to how I feel.