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 Jonny 290 posted:They are ridable in the rain but i rrrrrreally prefer not to. hell i don't even like driving in the rain. that stuff is slick
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Oct 13, 2021 17:59
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well there's also the fact that anybody riding a two-wheeled vehicle on us highways has to ride as if everybody around them were actively trying to murder them the moment a shred of plausible deniability presents itself because a handful of those other people are in fact trying to do this
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Oct 13, 2021 18:00
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riding on highways sucks huge rear end and i try to avoid it as much as possible. also riding in the city. anywhere you're likely to interact with cars is bad, because car drivers are broadly clueless even when they aren't actively trying to kill you. the best place for a motorcycle is a two lane winding country road. that is lovely
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Oct 13, 2021 18:02
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akadajet posted:people who ride motorcycles are as dumb as people who shoot guns a gun's primary purpose is to kill other people a motorcycle's primary purpose is to kill its operator they're still both cool tho, doesn't mean everyone should own one.
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Oct 13, 2021 18:03
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Sagebrush posted:where the nature of the person's work means that nearly all the motorcyclists they interact with are the ones that are badly injured or dead. my grandmother told me that her father, town doctor in the 1950s, forbade any of his family members from getting a motorcycle because "he'd had to put too many young kids back together." which like yeah, absolutely true, but also in 1955 you're riding a 600 pound ww2 surplus harley davidson with spoon brakes and a suicide shifter on dirt roads and the only protective gear available is a leather football helmet and if you wear one people will call you a fairy. Also because I am nice I am not going to tell her you said this
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Oct 13, 2021 18:07
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polyester concept posted:a gun's primary purpose is to kill other people they both fulfill libertarian power fantasies
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Oct 13, 2021 18:10
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akadajet posted:people who ride motorcycles are as dumb as people who shoot guns  
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Oct 13, 2021 18:13
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i can understand people being nervous about the safety of motorcycling. but on the other hand, there is nothing quite like the feeling of stomping a kick starter while cranking the throttle and feeling an engine explode to life between your legs.
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Oct 13, 2021 18:14
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its probably pretty fun to shoot a gun from a motorcycle. anyone tried it?
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Oct 13, 2021 18:14
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Sagebrush posted:i can understand people being nervous about the safety of motorcycling. but on the other hand, there is nothing quite like the feeling of stomping a kick starter while cranking the throttle and feeling an engine explode to life between your legs. maybe you should buy a sybian
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Oct 13, 2021 18:15
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Okay to be perfectly clear I think she was significantly motivated by the fact that I am a clumsy bitch because my old roommate had a motorcycle and she never got the lecture 🤷🏻♀️
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Oct 13, 2021 18:15
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 akadajet posted:maybe you should buy a sybian redundant!! i already have two motorcycles!!
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Oct 13, 2021 18:15
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akadajet posted:people who ride motorcycles are as dumb as people who shoot guns lmao i do both, come get me 
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Oct 13, 2021 18:15
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Sagebrush posted:i can understand people being nervous about the safety of motorcycling. but on the other hand, there is nothing quite like the feeling of stomping a kick starter while cranking the throttle and feeling an engine explode to life between your legs.
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Oct 13, 2021 18:16
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Midjack posted:lmao i do both, come get me i don't need to come get you, you're probably going to hurt yourself on your own
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Oct 13, 2021 18:18
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Sagebrush posted:i can understand people being nervous about the safety of motorcycling. but on the other hand, there is nothing quite like the feeling of stomping a kick starter while cranking the throttle and feeling an engine explode to life between your legs. Why do you have to zip up your pants every time you get off that hog?
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Oct 13, 2021 18:19
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akadajet posted:i don't need to come get you, you're probably going to hurt yourself on your own hilarious gimmick
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Oct 13, 2021 18:28
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 >:( Gifs are so stupid
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Oct 13, 2021 18:44
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Midjack posted:lmao i do both, come get me shoei is good helmets i have a blue RF-SR and will proably get this one for my next 
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Oct 13, 2021 18:51
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the Icon Airframe Statistic is one of the most clever and harley-rider (and half helmet wearer) trolling helmets 
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Oct 13, 2021 18:54
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Ocean of Milk posted:
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Oct 13, 2021 18:57
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if I were dictator I would unironically ban motorcycles
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Oct 13, 2021 19:01
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If I were just a regular president, I would ironically ban them
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Oct 13, 2021 19:01
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No ring:  (Couldn't justify keeping an unproductive asset at the expense of my retirement account / horsefucking nest egg)
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Oct 13, 2021 19:03
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Sagebrush posted:where the nature of the person's work means that nearly all the motorcyclists they interact with are the ones that are badly injured or dead. my grandmother told me that her father, town doctor in the 1950s, forbade any of his family members from getting a motorcycle because "he'd had to put too many young kids back together."
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Oct 13, 2021 19:14
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I rode for a few years, and probably will ride again at some point when my life has slowed down some, but the thing about motorcycles is that even low-speed crashes have the potential for expensive damage and painful injury. I agree that if they had never existed before and somebody invented motorcycles in the 1980s or later, they would have been immediately and permanently banned from public roads. That said they are absolutely cool as hell and there's no experience like it, the only thing that I do that recaptures that same feeling is descending hills on a bicycle at 35mph+, which has exactly the same potential for injury or death, and also I'm wearing nothing but lycra and a bicycle helmet, and riding on 28mm tubed tires with cable operated brakes.
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Oct 13, 2021 19:22
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Best Bi Geek Squid posted:if I were dictator I would unironically ban motorcycles just make them all get painted with "this machine kills enthusiasts" filthy regex posted:No ring: wait is this a type of vibrator?
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Oct 13, 2021 19:25
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Sapozhnik posted:well there's also the fact that anybody riding a two-wheeled vehicle on us highways has to ride as if everybody around them were actively trying to murder them the moment a shred of plausible deniability presents itself when i was 18 i wanted to get a bike but i found myself in daytona beach watching on a daily basis people on bikes nearly (and sometimes actually  ) get obliterated by some lunatic crossing 10 lanes of traffic.and that was before smartphones. riding around any populated area in the US now seems like a matter of when, not if. now, out west or in super rural areas where it's all backroads with no traffic? sounds like a great time, but the risk is still there. minato posted:My ma was an ER nurse and said the same thing as that town doctor, except it was the 90s not the 50s. And while I agree ER staff have a sampling bias, it's also true that motorcyclists are likely to come off a lot worse in multi-vehicle crashes. Cagers have airbags and crumple zones and sheer mass to protect them, motorcyclists have (hopefully) a helmet and protective gear, and that's it. i have a family member who's a neurologist in a small country where bikes and motor scooters are super popular, and something like 40% of his case load is MRIs of 18-25yr old men post bike accident.
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Oct 13, 2021 19:27
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Best Bi Geek Squid posted:if I were dictator I would unironically ban motorcycles
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Oct 13, 2021 19:29
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everyone talks about how you can die so easily on motorcycles but don't underestimate the effects of lifetime chronic pain from non life threatening injuries
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Oct 13, 2021 19:34
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Kenny Logins posted:sure, why on earth wouldn't you ban automobiles first tho. cars are cool
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Oct 13, 2021 19:41
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akadajet posted:cars are cool
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Oct 13, 2021 19:44
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akadajet posted:cars are cool
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Oct 13, 2021 19:47
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there's the world's cleanest CRX on autotrader for 9k right now. that's a cool car.
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Oct 13, 2021 19:56
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Jonny 290 posted:like 90% of "motorcycles are dangerous, i knew a guy who...." stories involve somebody who was either riding drunk/pilled up or not wearing a helmet. Possibly in the rain. They are ridable in the rain but i rrrrrreally prefer not to. my motorbike story is some rear end in a top hat didn’t see me and didn’t give way, smashed into me. I was in hospital for ages and if it weren’t for a very talented surgeon I would have lost my right arm at the shoulder. I had my protective gear and it was a sunny morning. I must be the 10%. I only ride motorbikes on the farm now (which statistically is far more dangerous…). I have no need or desire to ride on the road anymore. that’s my motorbike story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3yyndHL8k
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Oct 13, 2021 20:20
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Here's a cool cruiser, nerds
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Oct 13, 2021 20:26
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that looks cool
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Oct 13, 2021 20:33
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our cabling contractor is also in that 10%. he was going through a 50km/h street when someone pulled out from their driveway and t-boned him, almost severing his foot.
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Oct 13, 2021 20:36
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Oct 13, 2021 20:37
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bobmarleysghost posted:our cabling contractor is also in that 10%. he was going through a 50km/h street when someone pulled out from their driveway and t-boned him, almost severing his foot. from networking to notwalking Johnny what can you tell me about relational databases I don't know anythin'... NoneMoreNegative fucked around with this message at 20:46 on Oct 13, 2021 |
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