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I hear you there. Every time I've even come close to using my policy I've always tried to figure out how badly I'm going to get fucked with future rate increases, just for making a company pay out on a policy I've purchased.

Yes. Could also be they are trying to ride a bike outside of their normal class, like you have to lean on a sportbike harder than you would lean on a cruiser, for instance. But I agree, 3 riders down for a single test day does strike me as a little excessive. But what are you going to do? You either offer test rides, and in doing so turn someone who was on the fence into a real buyer, or you let them sit in a showroom all day.

I've taken the UP stance on gear: I don't give a fuck what you wear or don't wear. If someone wants advice, I'll give it. If I see someone rolling with shorts, flip flops, and a Hulkamania tank top, I don't have an overarching desire to run him down and say "Lemme tell you something, brudder!" and start lecturing him about gear, punctuating my arguments with flying suplexes. If you want to not wear gear, that's on you. If you want to have passengers that don't wear gear, that's also on you as the pilot. However, that doesn't mean that when you crash without gear on, I won't be standing over you and your overturned bike saying "YOU SEE WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU MESS WITH THE WARRIOR!"

Bingo. Grab the model number and see if you can snag the manual online. Find a compatible opener, blank out all the existing remotes, and enjoy your garage again.

Even better are the deals at AmazonWireless. Yes, you have to wait, but think of all the ragefaces you can buy with the extra cash...

Ah, this thread delivers all the movie references. I especially like Tyler's reference to Speed, just go to the airport and you're home free! Not only would they coordinate with ATC, but do you have any idea how many police are at airports nowadays, and how many CCTV cams they have set up there? It'll be easy as pie to watch him go right into the nearest parking garage, seal it off, and then play the waiting game. Sure, if the guy is willing to ditch his motorcycle he could, conceivably, get a cab out of there, but must airports I've been to usually have one way in or out, so setting up a roadblock or some sort of screening mechanism wouldn't be totally out of the question. Of course, this is a WAY overkill for just some squid who decided to play "race the pig" that day. I'd wager that not only would the cops need to know who you are, but you'd need to have some serious outstanding warrants or be a suspect in a capital crime to merit that kind of reaction. As for the "fuck it, use stop sticks", give me a fucking break. It's one thing to POSSIBLY subject yourself to harm in riding at unsafe speeds, it's another to have that harm purposefully inflicted on you by a third party. That's the thing that personal injury lawyers DREAM of. Instead of using stop sticks, why don't they just pull the cruiser next to the guy and put out a pole like in Indiana Jones, stick it in their wheel and watch them highside and faceplant into the pavement? They were going to do it eventually, right? That net is an interesting idea. It solves the issues of sudden deceleration (I imagine it would have some stretchy qualities to it), and it could prevent injury (road rash, mainly)

These right here. You're going to love it when you first put it on because it's going to look baller, but once the discoloration from the heat cycles sets in and you accidentally get caught in a rainstorm or two getting road crap all up in there and not able to easily clean it out, it's going to look like shit. I don't know anything about the Swaintech's, but I'm going off what I've seen on other's bikes.

so no one went all Columbo on the police records to find out exactly what happened? OP isn't delivering, where the fuck are my lulz?

Nope. Sounds to me like if you are moving from a 3G unlimited data (the grandfathered plan) to a 4G LTE data plan, the fact that you are grandfathered into a unlimited plan means nothing anymore, where earlier it meant something. You always have the option of not changing phones (and therefore not moving to the different network and rate plan), waiting until your contract is over and bailing to Sprint (who has unlimited, non-throttled data), or jumping ship early and paying the early term fee of $350 (if you got a smartphone). It doesn't appear to me like they are automatically forcing everyone off the unlimited data plan, it just sounds like this is a move of attrition where all the people who want the ZOMG 4G LTE! phones that are coming off-contract and eligible for the upgrade will have a choice to make: pay more and re-up for 2 more years, or leave.

You can have a copy of the ORC that pertains to motorcycles on you, but while you are officially being detained by law enforcement it's not the time to start a legal debate over the letter and spirit of the ORC to the cop that's detaining you. In my opinion, you listen to what Officer Know-Everything has to say, ask if you are free to go, then once he says yes or asks if you have any questions, you get contact info. If he does write you a ticket, you'll have your day in court AND the complaint to go along with it. I just can't see what trying to politely argue with the cop about the law (that he doesn't understand) would accomplish on the side of the road.

You might have a point there.

Westerville. Powell is further northeast. If you get someone like that again, you need a department (Westerville, Columbus, County sheriff, so on), and name and badge number so you can file a formal complaint.

This is the first time I'm hearing Westerville PD harassing parked bikes at a gas station, but I've clearly seen WPD popping sportbikes up and down Cleveland Ave and Polaris for all kinds of stuff, muffler/noise violations, you name it. All the while, people are boozing it up at QSL and walking RIGHT PAST A GODDAMNED COUNTY SHERIFF who works security every week, getting on their straight-piped Harley's, and riding home. I personally GUARANTEE that a significant number of people riding out of that bar on any given Wednesday wouldn't blow under the legal limit, yet the sportbikers are the assholes.

Or, at that speed, they would have at least jammed the brakes. If the Gallardo's don't have ceramic brakes, they at least have some pretty beefy brakes that would have stopped his ass way short of those cars. Better to look like an idiot on the wrong side of the street than to be that idiot responsible for damage to 2 other cars and your 250,000 supercar.

Well placed troll, sir.

I've got dumbass on ignore, so I didn't bother to read half the shit he's posted. As for the rest, you can take your faux-pious shit and go fuck yourself. I wish I could say I was done with you, however it seems like you post in every goddamned thread on here. /edited for truf and jizzbot's troll. Cerebral Palsy's fucked up and I wish it on no one.

This man knows how to party. I got intubed last time he was at my house, he then started a continuous pour of Bud Light. Fastest chug I've ever done. The next morning (after we were done spooning of course) he hooked me up with a IV and my hangover was gone in less than an hour. It was an adventure for the ages.

There's perforations on the top by the shoulders. I've never had a problem in hot weather at speed, and even in a little traffic. I might even be up in Ridgeville soon...

Simple, really. Idiot driver buys WAY more car that they can handle, and doesn't bother to even begin to educate himself on how to properly control all the extra torque and horsepower. Hey, it's got seats and a steering wheel, it must be just like my old Fiesta, right? As for this crash, the Lamborghini driver hit the gas coming into the turn, let it off while in, then hit it harder before they should 3/4 of the way through the turn. This caused the rear end to break loose (not all Gallardo's are AWD, and even if this was, traction control's an option you can turn off) and caused the hilariousness you see above. I'm honestly surprised he couldn't recover at the slow speeds he was going, but I'm going with the idiot excuse above.

ATL Jacket, size 2XL. Worn for about 2 years, great condition. Caberg Solo helmet, size L. Purchased at IP back in 2007, been sitting in my cabinet in the garage for the last 3 years. I got about a year is light riding in this before I picked up a Scorpion 1000. One of the first with the internal flip-down visor, excellent condition. Looking for a pistol trade. I'm willing to throw in cash, but not a lot. I don't really need the money, but as I'm sitting this year out for motorcycling I figured I'd get something out of this and get some gear when I'm ready to get back on the horse again, and 600juice's Ruger thread got me thinking. I'm after a 9/.40 ideally, however if you have a .22 that's interesting I'd consider it. M&P is preferred for .40/9, for .22 a P22 is preferred.

That might be worth it, thanks Rob!

Excellent trigger discipline. Well done.

I haven't, was hoping that someone had something local that I could borrow.