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That's why I love my internal sun shade thing. I'll ocassionally pick up a bug or something on my face, but having a full face with the visor up and still being able to keep the wind out of my eyes is amazing when it's 100+ with 80% humidity like it has been the last couple of weeks here in Korea.
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Elviscat posted:To myself: "man, it sure is hot, riding with the visor up for a few minutes would sure be awesome!" Not mocking, but what about just cracking the visor so it isn't sealed anymore? I may have an advantage with this, since I wear glasses.
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Aug 2, 2018 01:41
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Flint Ironstag posted:Not mocking, but what about just cracking the visor so it isn't sealed anymore? I may have an advantage with this, since I wear glasses. Glasses wearer here, i only rarely close my RFSR visor all the way. 90% of the time when i 'close' it i keep it one detent away from closed. Just the right mix of fresh air and engine sound vs face protection for fair-weather riding. I do need to slam it shut when it rains, though.
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Aug 2, 2018 22:14
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Flint Ironstag posted:Not mocking, but what about just cracking the visor so it isn't sealed anymore? I may have an advantage with this, since I wear glasses. My helmet has a feature to allow me to do exactly that by flicking a little lever, but stopped/low speed traffic it's not enough.
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Aug 4, 2018 15:30
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Just use a Philips on that JIS. It’ll be fine 
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kloa posted:Just use a Philips on that JIS. It’ll be fine ive dealt with this bullshit in ham radio land for twenty seven years and oh god it drives me nuts. i bought a few JIS drivers a while back because all my old 80s rigs have brass JIS screws that will round out to gently caress and back with two turns of the wrong phillips
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Aug 4, 2018 21:19
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yeah i've just got a huge bag of assorted zinc-plated metric socket-head bolts and I replace JIS screws wherever possible.
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Aug 4, 2018 21:32
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Now that I have a shiny new bike, I'll definitely clean it regularly and not let it rust over winter! I only let the last one go because it was already hosed up, and definitely not because I'm habitually lazy... Azza Bamboo posted:When someone has just passed their (UK) test. And then I bought a 600 
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Nov 15, 2018 12:06
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Renaissance Robot posted:Now that I have a shiny new bike, I'll definitely clean it regularly and not let it rust over winter! I only let the last one go because it was already hosed up, and definitely not because I'm habitually lazy... I can easily stop if something gets in my way!
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Nov 15, 2018 18:18
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Azza Bamboo posted:When someone has just passed their (UK) test. Said all 3, broke all 3 in under 1000 miles. Don’t tell the wife.
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Nov 15, 2018 22:08
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Horse Clocks posted:Said all 3, broke all 3 in under 1000 miles. Took you a while.
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Nov 16, 2018 00:08
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EX250 Type R posted:drinking and motorcycles never mix!
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Nov 16, 2018 15:13
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"That one bike I'm looking at is the perfect all-around bike and once I have it I will be fulfilled because that one bike will cover all of my needs"
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Rubber_Funk posted:"That one bike I'm looking at is the perfect all-around bike and once I have it I will be fulfilled because that one bike will cover all of my needs" "Guilty as charged" When possible I've always ended up owner two motorcycles, one >700CC and one <600CC, though I did make it almost 2 years with just the 1250 Bandit.
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Nov 21, 2018 13:08
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Rubber_Funk posted:"That one bike I'm looking at is the perfect all-around bike and once I have it I will be fulfilled because that one bike will cover all of my needs" I just got done expaining to my old man why it is absolutly necessary to have 2 seemingly identical motorcycles. I mean come on, one is a 2 stroke motoctoss bike and the other is a 4 stroke enduro, how the gently caress are those even close to identical?
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"I'll ride it all winter long, rain or shine!" And I did, almost every day in the dreary, cold, rainy PNW grey. Then we had a few beautiful days this week and I drove to work.
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Mar 9, 2019 05:33
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Elviscat posted:To myself: "man, it sure is hot, riding with the visor up for a few minutes would sure be awesome!" wearing glasses helps with that
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Jun 29, 2019 23:29
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Or the good ol' flip-down sunshade
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Jun 30, 2019 00:30
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Dagen H posted:Or the good ol' flip-down sunshade Arai owners weep.
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Jun 30, 2019 05:59
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Dagen H posted:Or the good ol' flip-down sunshade My new helmet has one of those!
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Dagen H posted:Or the good ol' flip-down sunshade wouldn't have a helmet without this
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Jun 30, 2019 13:21
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Horse Clocks posted:Arai owners weep. Arai does these on the outside of the main visor so they can keep their SNELL ratings (and sell more visors to replace the ones the sunshade scratches)
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Jul 1, 2019 19:32
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I'm still flabbergasted that a $500+ helmet has no aerodynamic noise abatement. Just wear foam earplugs like the proles!
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Jul 1, 2019 20:01
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If you do it just right you can swap clear / tinted visors on Arai helmets in 5 seconds. Doesn't really bug me to have to switch them out.
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Jul 2, 2019 01:30
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Transition visor rules supreme.
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Jul 3, 2019 03:16
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It should be illegal to sell a visor that isn’t transitions
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Jul 3, 2019 19:05
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if you own transitions anything you should be put on the Sex Predator registry
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Jul 3, 2019 19:37
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IT'S TAPE
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Well... the weather has been sweltering hot in Switzerland. On Monday I decided to forego my armored gear and just ride in business clothes and helmet. It was glorious. Yes, I was in a terrible motorcycle accident 11 years ago. Yes I still have the scars, but holy gently caress it felt good. ATGATT is no longer the life I want. I don’t know how long it will be before I swap my work boots for crocs. Heaven help me.
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I moved the bike from the old house to the new house, about 4 blocks, in shorts and short sleeves (helmet and gloves though)and promptly caught a big rock to the knee. I don't think I can roll non agatt ever.
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Crayvex posted:Well... the weather has been sweltering hot in Switzerland. On Monday I decided to forego my armored gear and just ride in business clothes and helmet. It was glorious. Yes, I was in a terrible motorcycle accident 11 years ago. Yes I still have the scars, but holy gently caress it felt good. ATGATT is no longer the life I want. I don’t know how long it will be before I swap my work boots for crocs. Heaven help me. I rode through Switzerland about this time of year two years ago and if that is "sweltering" then I don't know what to tell you. I wear non mesh adv gear all summer in the deep south when it's brutal and it's not even that bad. Go full mesh gear if you like airflow.
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Coydog posted:I rode through Switzerland about this time of year two years ago and if that is "sweltering" then I don't know what to tell you. I wear non mesh adv gear all summer in the deep south when it's brutal and it's not even that bad. Back in the USA I had full mesh gear. Usually Switzerland is pretty mild but we’ve had some epic heat waves. 38-40 degrees Celsius (Above 104 degrees) I’m off the ATGATT bandwagon. I’m on and off my bike 3-5 times a day. I’m sick of messing around with gear when 90% of the time I’m doing 50 KMPH max around the city.
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Well, you live in Switzerland. I'm sure if you go down they will just give you an Android body for free.
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Coydog posted:Well, you live in Switzerland. I'm sure if you go down they will just give you an Android body for free. It’s Switzerland, I will probably have to pay for the damage I did to the asphalt. ;-)
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Jul 11, 2019 21:57
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That's only fair, bodies heal, asphalt doesnt
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Crayvex posted:Back in the USA I had full mesh gear. Usually Switzerland is pretty mild but we’ve had some epic heat waves. 38-40 degrees Celsius (Above 104 degrees) I’m off the ATGATT bandwagon. I’m on and off my bike 3-5 times a day. I’m sick of messing around with gear when 90% of the time I’m doing 50 KMPH max around the city. Yeah it was definitely Hot a couple of weeks ago, particularly down near Sion, I saw 39C. I ditched the gear for trundling to the shops and that. It was absolutely glorious (until the fan comes on at traffic lights and blows air at 102C at me)
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Coydog posted:Well, you live in Switzerland. I'm sure if you go down they will just give you an Android body for free. As long as the new bike has a charging port for it.
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