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blackmanjew posted:New FZ-09. That is a drat good looking bike. 
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SaNChEzZ posted:You forgot the $154 price tag, which is surprisingly cheap for hipster gear of that caliber. At that price you'd be better off wearing whatever you want over something like this: 
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Icon sells an armored hoodie. PU SYNTHETIC LEATHER ELBOW PATCHES Whoa: http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/icon-1000-hoodlux-hoody?utm_source=product&kwd=&gclid=COWHxPHcrLkCFSgS7AodBmUAiQ
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HNasty posted:Not a joke Would wear the poo poo out of that snowboarding but gently caress that for on a motorcycle
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thylacine posted:Icon sells an armored hoodie. The Go Go Gear hoodie is better. CE armor in the elbows, shoulders, back and Kevlar-lined at impact points. They are nice.
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Sep 2, 2013 17:11
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Gullous posted:At that price you'd be better off wearing whatever you want over something like this: That looks like a great jacket to wear when you want to go to Comicon and cosplay as a videogame spacemarine.
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notZaar posted:That looks like a great jacket to wear when you want to go to Comicon and cosplay as a videogame spacemarine. Or ride dirt bikes really fast next to big trees, also it's not a jacket it's supposed to go under you Jersey. It's amazing how many of the people who are all "hurrr your gear looks like power rangers hurrr" have never had a serious crash or just putt around on their motorcycles in town.
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Friday night I went on a ride to Times Square with a shop I used to work for. The shop specializes in putting LED kits on bikes (mostly wheels), so I knew the ride would be entertaining. It had a good spread of different bikes too: This guy claimed that he didn't like Star Wars that much, but his painter really wanted to do more than flames.  This guy liked Assasin's Creed and the Steelers.  This was Wonder Woman themed, but also had some Superman logos on it.  Surprisingly only one extended swingarm.  I was expecting a similarly done Monster themed bike.  Then a group called the "Phat Boyz" showed up who all rode M109s. After riding through Times Square, we parked and took up pretty much an entire block:   I had my GoPro going on the actual ride. Everything you can think of that's terrible about group rides, short of anyone crashing, happened. Plus more since it's NYC on a Friday night before a long weekend.
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Deeters posted:
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HNasty posted:Words of a man who has never actually been hit by anything. Worst thing I've been hit by in the face was like 5 locusts all at once. I stand by my previous statement on how that feels. 
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Sep 2, 2013 19:53
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I hope the FZ09 takes off like the SV650 has... I'd love to race one.
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Pope Mobile posted:Hey guys what's going on in this thr- Are those blinkers at the bottom of the first image? I thought it was dual exhaust at first, but the second image shows a shorty exhaust. E: whoa new page that answers that question Beve Stuscemi fucked around with this message at 23:15 on Sep 2, 2013 |
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Saw my first Honda Valkyrie today. Holy crap. I liked it. For those who haven't seen them: Vanilla:  With sprinkles:  IDKWTF:  The one I actually saw: 
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Stugazi posted:IDKWTF: Needs a twin turbo setup.
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Stugazi posted:
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Stugazi posted:
That's a Rune, not a Valkyrie. Not sure how much they have in common - check the front fork out, they were works of art.
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Sep 3, 2013 02:40
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Much like rim tape on most motorcycles, anodised orange parts will add around 5HP to any KTM.
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Its nice that they sent you a kettle with it as well
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Sep 3, 2013 14:33
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Made in Italy 
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Sep 3, 2013 15:09
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:Made in Italy CZ is Czech Republic
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Linedance posted:CZ is Czech Republic The chain is Italian, made for KTM by Regina (who are perfectly competent chain manufacturers). It is also orange.
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ReelBigLizard posted:Much like rim tape on most motorcycles, anodised orange parts will add around 5HP to any KTM. I've been thinkin' about plastidipping my swingarm orange. It's not a KTM, just an orange Suzuki. Has anyone done this? I'm guessing it'll just get shredded and covered with goop, but it might be fun for a minute.
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Snowdens Secret posted:That's a Rune, not a Valkyrie. Not sure how much they have in common - check the front fork out, they were works of art. They are actually called the Valkyrie Rune. They are to the 1800 Goldwing what the plain old Valkyrie is to the 1500 Goldwing. They were very expensive compared to the beloved 1500 model, and combined with a global economic downturn didn't sell worth a gently caress. They're a pretty rare sight as a result.
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thylacine posted:I've been thinkin' about plastidipping my swingarm orange. It's not a KTM, just an orange Suzuki. Has anyone done this? I'm guessing it'll just get shredded and covered with goop, but it might be fun for a minute. People in AI plastidip their rims and it lasts a looong time (I think one goon had em be virtually unmarred after a year?). Needs a good 5 coats though.
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thylacine posted:I've been thinkin' about plastidipping my swingarm orange. It's not a KTM, just an orange Suzuki. Has anyone done this? I'm guessing it'll just get shredded and covered with goop, but it might be fun for a minute. Huh, I've been thinking about getting my swing arm powder coated as it happens. I'm thinking a mid grey though. Related: Does anyone know of a good bedliner type coating that will bond to ABS panels? I'm thinking about swapping out to all black panels on the KTM, but the black looks poo poo when it starts to get scratched up, I reckon that rough/matte bedliner look would look pretty sweet.
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You can dye most plastics by boiling them with a water soluble dye/ink. I can't remember what it's called but a quick google search should turn it up.
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Oh I know, that's not the issue. Gloss black ABS just looks like poo poo in really short order. I'm talking about getting a full set of black replacement panels (yay cheap dirt bike panels) then spraying them in matte bedliner so they stay looking better for longer, like this guy I just found on ADV:
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ReelBigLizard posted:Huh, I've been thinking about getting my swing arm powder coated as it happens. I'm thinking a mid grey though. Krylon makes a hammered version of their fusion plastic spray paint, that might work.
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ReelBigLizard posted:Oh I know, that's not the issue. Gloss black ABS just looks like poo poo in really short order. I'm talking about getting a full set of black replacement panels (yay cheap dirt bike panels) then spraying them in matte bedliner so they stay looking better for longer, like this guy I just found on ADV: It would probably fail on plastics, but I painted my DRZ tank with Rustoleum bedliner and it turned out pretty drat good. It's actually holding up to my knees rubbing on the tank pretty well.
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Plastidip will do the same thing. Not just for wheels!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7HWGgNZ_nA harleyrider.flv
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Yerok posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7HWGgNZ_nA not pictured: countersteering
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mootmoot gets a harley.flv
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Yerok posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7HWGgNZ_nA Had to laugh at the one comment where they were wondering what went wrong. "Was your entry speed too fast or could you not get the bike down any farther?" As if he wasn't going 25 miles an hour and had any lean at all.
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Why in the hell do people post their own videos of that kind of behavior? Nice Seca. 
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Don't know why but all of a sudden I really, really want a 990 Super Duke.
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Yerok posted:It would probably fail on plastics, but I painted my DRZ tank with Rustoleum bedliner and it turned out pretty drat good. It's actually holding up to my knees rubbing on the tank pretty well. It holds up pretty well on plastics. My friend did his Ulysses up in Rustoleum bedliner. To wash it he just pressure sprays it and it's been good for like 3 years or so. The trick with doing plastics is to scuff them with some coarse sandpaper.
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:Why in the hell do people post their own videos of that kind of behavior? Because they are so clueless about the skills or general knowledge needed to ride proficiently they don't realize how terrible they actually are.
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Did someone actually make the ZTL brakes for Buell, or was it something they made in-house? I know most manufacturers shy away from doing their own brakes these days.
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