Artmageddon

yea i hate the math part of the CSE major...

wish i didn't have to take so much math...it just seems to not really be necessary for programming courses...

I here ya. I am back in school for a second degree in web development. If I would have realized the math needed, I would have not even bothered. When I took the first math class, it had been 13 years since my last, which was high school calculus. Art degrees not prepare one for math courses.

Fucking Java may as well be Russian taught in Spanish to me. What I don't understand is that I have to take 2 Java classes to take the Intro to Programming Languages. wtf?

I just want to do the web layouts and design, I'm not a code jockey ,and never will be.

Tom- I love old 50's and 60's sci-fi. Most of the new stuff just can't compare.

I may have to borrow a Heinlen book or two. I can't ever seem to find Methuselah's Children or To Sail Beyond the Sunset.

The only people who are in the College of Engineering and shouldn't be are those damn Architects. Who decided those glorified art majors were good enough to hang with us highly trained Engineers anyways?

Hey, what's wrong with art majors?

I did start as a chemistry major, but found it much easier to go to an art class hung over.

Actually, after reading this thread, I must have an engineer personality. I'm an introverted, depressed bookworm that will rarely talk to anyone that doesn't speak to me first. I'll be fairly social around people I know a bit, but no hard feelings if you see me standing in the corner by myself. I leave all the socializing to my wife. I prefer being alone. Today was my birthday and you know how I treated myself? Dinner at Max and Erma's with only an Arthur C. Clarke book for company.

1st off, I should never be the one to organize anything, I suck at making plans. I usually try to make everyone happy, and that makes no one happy. I'm never happy so it makes no difference to me as long as things are planned and go fairly smooth.

But I'll throw this out:

I know the next Pig Iron Meet and Greet is August 9th so need to take that into consideration, but a while back the wife and I decided to have a party at our house on August 8th.

It won't be anything too fancy; burgers, dogs, beer(BYOB for now), corn hole, rock band. Family friendly, most of my friends are married with kids, but we'll be up late and most of the neighbors will be there so we shouldn't get complaints. This was going to start at 6 pm.

How do we feel about doing a group ride that afternoon, and then heading to my house for the party afterward? I live near Sawmill and 161, we could head NW. There are some decent roads out that way.

I don't really care where we ride, but truthfully I don't want to get too technical, I'm not a fan of big groups hitting twisties together, just seems like accidents waiting to happen.

I'm up for other ideas and dates, throw them out. Regardless of what we decide, the party at my house is an open invitation. I plan on inviting a few of the people on OR that I know, but there will be a fairly mixed group there.

I did some research on social group options--

http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/

It appears the tools are fairly limited.

I would like to see a few notification upgrades as well, but I don't think this in Ben's control unless it is possible to modify the forum code to to do this.

I would also like to see a PM option to send a message to all group members.

Maybe in a vBulletin revision.

Oh well, I've just gotten in the habit of trying to check the group.

BTW, the link above will probably be helpful for many tech questions people may have about the forum.

Great turnout today and lots of fun. Thanks to everyone behind the scenes(J, Bret, Ashley, Pig Iron staff, sponsors, & many others). Can't wait for the the next one in a month!!

How do you tell the difference between the medically/genetically obese person and the overstuffed slothful people shoving food in their fat holes when you're reaching up to grab the last bag of pork rinds for them?

You can tell most of the time, and if I can't, I give them the benefit of the doubt.

Oh, and if it's the last bag of pork rinds, I'm taking them myself.

I freakin' hate fat, lazy people that use scooters to enable their sedentary lifestyle.

Don't get me wrong; if people have health issues or handicaps and use a scooter for mobility, I'm all for that.

What I hate are the gluttonous trailer trash that manage to walk into Wal-mart, get the scooter with the cart, and roll up and down the aisles because walking is too much effort.

Then they have the gall to ask me to grab something from the top shelf because that would mean exerting themselves beyond lifting potato chips to their fat hole.

Fucking pigs.

It easy to to see that they are in no way handicapped except for the blubber hanging around their neck. It always seems to me that the people with true handicaps give it their best to be mobile, and generally would have their own scooter, not borrow the grocery stores.

Medical obesity doesn't bother me, I know people struggle with it and it can be genetic. Being a little heavy doesn't bother me at all, not everyone can be thin, and I'm sure I'll start getting a little heavy soon if I follow my family history.

More power to the handicapped, I wish them the best, and I am always there to lend a hand if they need it and want it.

Overstuffed and slothful people need stuck and roasted like the pigs they are.

Sorry, off on a rant.

If you leave late Friday(after 6) or Saturday AM I might be interested. Let me know.

I love Mustangs and miss my 00 GT like a mofo, and I think the 05 and later body is cool as cool can be. But even then, 41K seems a bit much.

The new Camaros are pretty sweet.......might be an option for you?

BTW, the Cobra is sweet, but not sure I would pay that much for it either, even with the low miles, considering there is what I consider a better body style to choose from.

Yeah...

So...

Dumped it.

They were getting on everyone abu ot going fast enough. To the pointthey were judging speed with stopwatches. So I goosed it to start for the swerve and by doing so got too much speed. Went to swerve and when I did accidentally grabbed my brake and dumped. Worst thing, my girl was there to watch so she saw me spill. The testers didnt even react until I had gotten up and walked over and picked up my bike. No "You OK?" Nothing. They need people who actually ride not just know what's on the test. Other than that I aced it. Oh well, I bought that cheap bike for a reason.

Bummer.

Hopefully nothing serious to you or the bike. At least next time you take it, you won't be nervous, it would be hard to have anything worse happen.

Try to get in an MSF course, you take your test at the end, and they actually help you through it, and if you fail one part, you get to take it again once right then and there( I think).

I usually like brunette, but I'm digging the blonde.

Go with whatever is the easiest to maintain if you're going to basic. You'll have enough to deal with, worrying about your hair shouldn't add to your stress.

Probably be pinned up with a hat on anyway for awhile.

Let's throw all of tech q&a in this thread, that way they are together and easily found by us and any newbs we get.

Not sure how the shaft drives are, but stock chain 750's run at high RPMs at highway speeds. Mine vibrates too.

Thoose of lucky enough to have a chain drive can just throw a new sprocket on there and it helps quite a bit. I don't know of a fix for the shaft drives.

I'm sure new pipes and jet kit would help a bit, but don't expect large hp gains, or at least enough to lower rpms enough to stop vibrations at higher speeds.

Chime in, tech-heads, I'm sure you guys are more informed than I am.

Good luck brother, ride safe and you'll do fine.

Remember there's a maximum points deducted on the figure 8, so don't stress out and drop it (instant fail) just put your feet down and walk it if you have to.

Good call. Much better to go outside the box or put a foot down than to dump the bike.

When I took mine last year, they deducted points because he said I wasn't looking ahead far enough. Not sure how they judge that, but don't forget to scan far enough ahead while doing the maneuverability.

I had someone run a stop sign in my neighborhood today going way faster than the posted 25 and about T-bone me.

I was pissed about that, and speeding and running signs where my dog and my neighbor's kids play. Her window was open, so I pulled up beside her and said

"hey, pay attention to what you're doing and slow the fuck down, you almost killed me." Hopefully scary biker guy(me? yeah, right.) put some sense into her.

I see her do it again in my neighborhood, she'll get a brick through her window(If she doesn't hit me or a kid next time).

Good questions, keep em coming.

I'm at work, I have time for this crap.

Your score indicates that you are a halfway decent rider and wise-ass who is way too narcissistic his or her own good.

Sure, why not?

No worries, it seems a lot of the newbs use OR as twitter.

I think it's okay, it's kinda hard to contain the excitement of doing things for the first time, and you just want to share.

Share all you want, Maybe keep it all in one thread and then no one can say anything.

Glad you're getting more comfortable on the bike!

well you guys all suck my sweaty balls.... I have a c-50 that I turned into a touring bike, I.E. added the windshield and bags and rack and backrest and all.... I like it alot, it is super comfortable, and is very easily maintained, it has a fuel gauge and a clock... so I'm almost never late!! I did however have to switch out the seat for a mustang, to get more hours on bike... with the stock seat I found after an hour and a half my butt started hurting... but I have a big ass... If you ever wanna check it out let me know...

I like your bike Moose. I'm sure most hate on mine as well.

For an 800, the C50 is a heavy bike. If your wife is small, she may not like it.

The Shadows are lighter, but no fuel gauge, but I don't see why that is an issue. Just set the trip meter every time you fill up every 120 miles. I've taken mine to 165 miles and still had a half gallon.

The Vulcan 500's are nice, light and low. Not sure about the gauges though.

I would get her on an sv650 or similar before she buys anything though.

It seems like there are lots of questions posted regarding motorcycle laws and regulations, and our rights as a motorcyclist in Ohio. It also seems that there are quite a few discrepancies in the answers we receive, whether they be personal opinion or a misinterpretation.

I like to know actual facts when it comes to my rights. Therefore, I am going to try to put together a question and answer article about laws and regulations. My plan is to have a state trooper, a small town policeman and a lawyer that handles motorcycle cases answer our questions with what the law is, and their interpretation of it.

I need questions from everyone on the forum. No question is too dumb or too small, but please keep them clean and professional. I want serious, motorcycle related questions so we can be better informed as riders.

Questions about permits, licenses, plates, lights, what happens if I run, etc., is the type of stuff I'm looking for.

What I don't need:

• I'm doing this for all of us, if I get bunch of crap and smartass comments, I'm not going to bother.

• Questions about LEO habits or personal beliefs, i.e. why do you like donuts? Don't waste my time with stupid put-downs.

• Answers. This thread is not a q & a, nor a place for your interpretation of laws. I only want questions you have about actual motorcycle laws in Ohio.

I know there are LEO's on the forum, if you want to answer questions, please contact me and you can be one of the guys that do. I would like to keep everything organized, and if the thread is littered with answers, it will make it hard to put it in article form.

So let's hear what questions you might have, and see if can't get some correct answers. I'll probably leave the thread open for a week or two and then start putting them together. It may take a few weeks afterward for me to have everything together if you are looking for the article.

Thanks!

Aerik, welcome. Come to a bike night or meet and greet, I'm sure someone can figure what the bizarre noise is.

By popular demand!!

Cypress trying to "find the peg"

That is some funny shit. The ride never bothered me until Cypress started sniffing my neck. After seeing this pic, I now know why.

I don't get the appeal. Can someone explain? It looks like an old lady car.

at least he had his feet on the pegs instead of your pipes:D

True, true.

Riding Tip #257: Random girls in parade crowds do not make good passengers.

^that was really nice to take cypress back to his car

aww MJ, put the other one up!!!

I finally get a decent picture of me on my bike and there is a freakin' dude on the back of it. Crap.

Good times at the parade and afterward though.