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Crayvex posted:How does he work the throttle when he grabs that other rider? Oh right... It was a motorcycle video game and it was destined to suck. http://throttlemeister.com/ MetaJew posted:Today's your lucky day! Am I missing something? I can get this cheaper from the Honda dealer (after my 20% discount) Edit: GODDAMNHIPSTERS!!!!     
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:
No everyone has access to that? Hero motor packages are usually around 200 or so online. I just bought one, cheers for that. I had recently got excited when I saw that 960s were supposed to retail around 150 and was sad to find there aren't any in stock, anywhere. To get a Hero HD for 160 is pretty sweet. Even if I decide this was a mistake I should be able to sell it for a case of beer more than I paid for it. More likely tho is that it becomes the "group gopro" for myself and my friends until it breaks. Thanks for the link MetaJew. nsaP fucked around with this message at 17:59 on Mar 1, 2012 |
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Mar 1, 2012 17:56
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I think that bike looks kinda cool, what am I missing?
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Mar 1, 2012 17:59
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Crayvex posted:How does he work the throttle when he grabs that other rider? Oh right... It was a motorcycle video game and it was destined to suck. Just curious because I have thought about it myself before, and would like to try to include motorcycles in some future video game project. Have you seen any motorcycle games that do it right or had game mechanics that you thought were well done? What do you think are the most important parts of the motorcycle experience for a video game to focus on or get right?
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Mar 1, 2012 18:00
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nsaP posted:No everyone has access to that? Hero motor packages are usually around 200 or so online. I just bought one, cheers for that. I had recently got excited when I saw that 960s were supposed to retail around 150 and was sad to find there aren't any in stock, anywhere. To get a Hero HD for 160 is pretty sweet. Even if I decide this was a mistake I should be able to sell it for a case of beer more than I paid for it. ahhh gotcha. Yeah my local dealer retails them for $150 (iirc) then I get another 20% off that.
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Mar 1, 2012 18:06
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Edit: GODDAMNHIPSTERS!!!! Not really to my taste but it's not that bad; classy colours, proper brakes, nice lines, proper tyres (not firestones), wont set your trousers on fire.
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Mar 1, 2012 18:23
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Resource posted:Just curious because I have thought about it myself before, and would like to try to include motorcycles in some future video game project. I've always thought motorcycle combat in games should work like this: Pull up beside guy on his right side Reach over Squeeze enemies front brake as hard as you can Enemy endo's. Pull up beside rider on his left Reach for clutch Kick at shifter Enemy's engine blows up There's lot of "no-no's" on bikes, I would love to see those used in games. Aiming for his chain, grabbing his bars and causing him to wreck etc.
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Mar 1, 2012 18:42
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Olde Weird Tip posted:If I walked up to someone parked on my bikes like this you can bet your rear end my first move is to help the car the rest of the way over
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Mar 1, 2012 18:47
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Resource posted:Just curious because I have thought about it myself before, and would like to try to include motorcycles in some future video game project. Tourist Trophy for PS2 has the best rider movement and pretty good feel. You can even get anal and adjust little details about the body position. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esRrqHGdtd8 There's also GP-Bikes for the PC which has better physics but still has some wonky behavior. http://gp-bikes.com/ IMO Tourist Trophy has a pretty fun feel and is about as good as it gets with a gamepad. Some nice touches are wind blasts at high speed if you don't tuck in, the flow of the rider's body through transitions, all the correct control manipuliations (shifting, clutch, etc), and headshake. An accurate motorcycle simulation would probably be frustrating as hell for most people, something to keep in mind.
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Mar 1, 2012 19:45
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Ponies ate my Bagel posted:I've always thought motorcycle combat in games should work like this: We used to play games in traffic like this (less extreme) Filter up to the front of the queue, watch the other lights, when they turn amber reach over and turn off your buddys ignition and pull out the keys and drop them on the ground, that or try to nail their killswitch. lights go green and you speed off laughing like a maniac.
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Olde Weird Tip posted:http://www.supermotojunkie.com/showthread.php?122776-Bringing-my-DRZ-back-from-the-dead! Posts says an older woman got her "foot stuck on the pedal."
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An observer posted:I think that bike looks kinda cool, what am I missing? I think the usual complaint is that once a bike like that has had that amount of time/money spent on it, is that clean and shiny, and has had a rather unforgiving seat installed, it probably never sees the road again. It makes you wish Honda would bring over the CB1100F, people could modify it to their heart's content.  (Pic stolen from Visordown)
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Snowdens Secret posted:I think the usual complaint is that once a bike like that has had that amount of time/money spent on it, is that clean and shiny, and has had a rather unforgiving seat installed, it probably never sees the road again. the psychadelic one definitely has an unforgiving seat, but the red one doesn't look too bad all things considered... people here daily ride DRZ400's and that's a pretty unforgiving seat imo, the red bike's seat isn't much worse than that. Certainly better than the 1cm bit of foam you get on an Italian supersport. If anything I'd say the bars are what's going to get in the way of most daily riding.
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Mar 1, 2012 21:37
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What's the consensus on how many pairs of gloves to have? A summer pair, a waterproof air, and a cold weather pair?
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Mar 1, 2012 21:45
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Armyman25 posted:What's the consensus on how many pairs of gloves to have? I've never thought "Gee, I just have too much variety in my gloves!" I have like 5 pairs for the street and 7 or 8 pairs for dirt, multiples summer, track, winter, waterproof gloves. The 'pop out to the shop' on a hot day riding supermoto gloves VS weekend of 70-120mph track duty protect the skin at all cost gloves. Gloves are relatively cheap and I generally pick up any nice set I find if they are on sale, because you can never have too many.
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Mar 1, 2012 22:19
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Linedance posted:people here daily ride DRZ400's and that's a pretty unforgiving seat imo Amen there brotha!
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Mar 1, 2012 22:22
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Armyman25 posted:What's the consensus on how many pairs of gloves to have? That's sort of what I've got, a most of the year pair, a cold and miserable weather pair, and a pair of snowboarding gloves which I don't really use anymore since I got the cold and miserable set. The snowboarding gloves were still warmer.
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Armyman25 posted:What's the consensus on how many pairs of gloves to have? I have one pair of vented summer gloves and one pair cold weather gloves that are also "waterproof". The "waterproof" ones not only leak but they soak up a lot of cold water that will get your hands cold even if they stay reasonably dry. I suggest one pair for warm weather, one pair for cold weather and a pair of waterproof rain gloves to put over the regular ones. Rain gloves also often have a "three-finger" design that makes you look like Spock.
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Snowdens Secret posted:I think the usual complaint is that once a bike like that has had that amount of time/money spent on it, is that clean and shiny, and has had a rather unforgiving seat installed, it probably never sees the road again. OH GOD I want one so bad. Or even better, the ever elusive CB1000 An observer posted:I think that bike looks kinda cool, what am I missing? "Get off my drat lawn!" I love all three of those bikes to death. I'd require some shocks though, but yeah, they're awesome. http://garagecompany.com/bikes/custom/CB750R/index.html http://garagecompany.com/bikes/custom/cb750racers/index.html                   Those kimtabs are just sexy.    
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Bikes like that never made much sense to me because they seem to be designed for different and opposing purposes. They have a blower installed, but run poo poo tires. They have what look to be decent brakes, but hardtails The overall design appears to be for speed and performance, but they're raked to poo poo Its like the worst of the chopper world mixed with the worst of the performance cafe world. A CB750 designed for performance is actually a sight to behold.
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Mar 1, 2012 22:55
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Armyman25 posted:What's the consensus on how many pairs of gloves to have? edit: though I will admit to having 2 pairs of gauntlet gloves and 2 waterproof/cold weather gloves 
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If you have sweaty hands like myself and Lowtax, its good to have as many pairs as you can so they dont get nasty.
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I realize I posted the gloves question in the wrong thread, moving to the Gear Thread. Thanks for the responses!
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Olde Weird Tip posted:Bikes like that never made much sense to me because they seem to be designed for different and opposing purposes. They look cool, though.
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Mar 1, 2012 23:31
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Mcqueen posted:They look cool, though. If only they had DAYTONA on their sides..
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They can't see the 'Daytona' if I'm leaned over in a turn.
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Mcqueen posted:They look cool, though. The hardtail conversion (it is a conversion right?) just looks out of place on that, and unnecessary, even if looks are the main consideration. There are plenty of shocks / swingarm options that looks really cool and add even more of a "mechanical" look to a bike, all while increasing functionality, safety, and overall comfort
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Olde Weird Tip posted:http://www.supermotojunkie.com/showthread.php?122776-Bringing-my-DRZ-back-from-the-dead! So that's why they run two exhausts on a single cylinder - as a spare! Edit: refresh page, derrr
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Olde Weird Tip posted:Bikes like that never made much sense to me because they seem to be designed for different and opposing purposes. You seem to be missing the point. Bikes like those are to trailer to shows and look shiny. Anything that makes them go faster or ride lovely is completely inconsequential to the purpose of those machines. Also what does the blower blow? It looks like it isn't even hooked up to the carbs or am I not seeing it right?
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Olde Weird Tip posted:Bikes like that never made much sense to me because they seem to be designed for different and opposing purposes. The weirdest part is the one with a tach but no speedo. Who does that?
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I could live without a speedo. I always considered the tach to be more important. When I traded my '83 RX-7 GSL for a '84 GSL-SE, I was bummed to see Mazda had changed the gauge layout from big tach in the middle, speedo off to the side to same-sized tach and speedo side by side competing for my attention. Not that I ever really look down at gauges when I ride...
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hayden. posted:The weirdest part is the one with a tach but no speedo. Who does that? Racers. The sort of racers who run hardtail, blown bikes on bias ply tires.
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I think the "blower" is a belt driven magneto. Neat but expensive. I'd probably sell it and buy another bike. Google Ard Mag and in the images those bikes are right near the top.
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PeaceFrog posted:I think the "blower" is a belt driven magneto. Neat but expensive. I'd probably sell it and buy another bike. Google Ard Mag and in the images those bikes are right near the top. Yes both of those bikes are running mags which for cb750s are nearly impossible to find. Also at least one of the bikes is running a rare carb setup which again is nearly impossible to find. Neither of those bikes are hardtails, they both have struts in place of shocks. But other then that they still have the swingarm and all the normal 750 stuff. I love the hell out of both of those bikes, they are both really nicely done.
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Mcqueen posted:They can't see the 'Daytona' if I'm leaned over There, much better.
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:I like the bikes, I think they look pretty. Yeah they're showpieces, but I don't doubt they get ridden around the boulevard occasionally. By guys like the above. On his way to the set of a movie shoot. To chat with his buddy who is key grip. And buy drugs from him. Because he's got to feel the creative flow, for the screenplay he's writing. He was an extra in that Tarantino flick. He is a living stereotype.
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Linedance posted:I like the bikes, I think they look pretty. Yeah they're showpieces, but I don't doubt they get ridden around the boulevard occasionally. By guys like the above. On his way to the set of a movie shoot. To chat with his buddy who is key grip. And buy drugs from him. Because he's got to feel the creative flow, for the screenplay he's writing. He was an extra in that Tarantino flick. He is a living stereotype. Some stereo types are cool though v  v
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KozmoNaut posted:There, much better. What's with the Daytona hate? What have you got against British bikes? (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
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Nothing against the bikes, we're making fun of mootmoot.
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