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  1. Live to ride...Ride to eat

    in Daily Ride

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    2 minutes ago, Pauly said:

    The more I slept on the Yamaha, the less in love with the idea I was. I already have a very nice touring bike. I needed to replace the FZ6 with something more suited for hooliganism. The Hyper was priced right, so I took it for a spin. I decided I had to have it. So..  no, it is not a Yamaha. 

    I thought you had already bought it.  @JustinNck1 and @Howabusa are now disappointed in you

  5. Not new, but haven’t been around in a while

    in Introductions

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    I go to maybe one QS&L bike night a year. And that one time a year serves as a reminder as to...Why I don't go to bike nights. Love looking at the bikes but I usually leave pissed off at all the drinking and riding and the persona that it's better to "look bad ass" than have any kind of common sense on a motorcycle when it comes to  equipment and gear. 

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  6. Braking while leaned over.

    in Daily Ride

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    4 minutes ago, TimTheAzn said:

    Everything you do puts a load on your tire. Modulating the brake is more controllable/predictable than moving your body.

    You coming into a corner vs. lets say whats his face Jonathan Weaver trail braking into a corner are two different things. You do it for comfort/ thats just how you ride most any corner. Jonathan does it because he aint making the corner if he doesnt bleed speed and get direction. But hey, look at what happened to him.

    That comment was for all the Weavers in the world.

    I guess I didn't think about this either. It takes a little more effort to get a 750lb ST bike to turn in than it does a 400lb sporty. I did notice I didn't trail brake on the Z as much as I do the connie.  

  7. Braking while leaned over.

    in Daily Ride

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    1 hour ago, TimTheAzn said:

    I don't know if I'm getting old or what, but if you need to trail brake on the streets, you're riding too fast on the streets. 

     

    You were on a roll then fucked it up with that statement :nono:

    Can't say I "need" to do it but it's how I roll. 

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  11. Braking while leaned over.

    in Daily Ride

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    20 minutes ago, TimTheAzn said:

    If anything if the brakes are applied correctly mid-corner, it should turn the bike. 

    Speed = Radius, the slower you go the tighter the radius.

    Using the brakes past turn in isn't bad. It's how the bike is designed to be ridden.

    The Azn kid is right. Just don't ask him to do math. 

    I trail brake all the time right up to the apex. Not saying abrupt braking in addition to that wont stand the bike up a little, but usually human instinct and or combined with target fixation will stand it up more. 

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  15. For sale: Nerf® Rival XVIII-500

    in Tech and Tips

    Posted · Edited by 2talltim

    15 minutes ago, Gixxus Christ! said:

    Struggling with how an exhaust component can have any bearing on oil performance. 

    The story was "If" your gas engine burns an excessive amount of oil. The additives they put in the old T6 formula could clog your Cat and or leave deposits on your O2 sensors. They have since then changed the formula and is now API SM rated. I even read where they are working on changing it again to make it API SN rated. But most fear that would make them increase the price due to needing extra refinement. 

  17. For sale: Nerf® Rival XVIII-500

    in Tech and Tips

    Posted

    5 minutes ago, max power said:

     Shit, I must be a fucking caveman. Still changing oil at 3000 miles on the bike and the Toyotas.

    xr650 Gets an oil change every 1500 miles

    Your sig line says it all. "Creature of habit"

    I can't even tell you when I change it in my cars. I go by the % meter on the dash when it gets below 10% I buy oil when I goes below 5% I change it. 

  18. Random Thoughts thread

    in Dumpster

    Posted · Edited by 2talltim

    24 minutes ago, SpecialEd said:

    Patching/paving roads in the middle of August comes to mind.

    Nothing but respect for those guys. That's usually a entry level crew in the Construction world too. Those guys aren't even making the big bucks yet. 

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  19. Random Thoughts thread

    in Dumpster

    Posted · Edited by 2talltim

    Two of the worst jobs I ever had were.

    #1 worst: Dead Chicken Picker: Walk around the nasty chicken houses in Croton picking up dead birds all day. That was it that all the job was. I did it for one week and said "fuck this place".

    #2 Material Handler for the pottery. Spend all day long in a shop that is already 120 plus degrees wearing a heat resistant apron and sleeves. Walk into a kiln(that still way too hot to stand) pick up a 60lb-80lb piece  still in the mold carry it 50 ft and set it on a pallet or conveyor. Did that for a month (4 weeks and 1 day)

    Cleaning pig barns and stacking bales on a wagon in 90 deg heat was fun too but I did those for several summer when a young teen. 

  20. Random Thoughts thread

    in Dumpster

    Posted

    I'll agree there MANY MANY worse jobs than that.  Growing up a in  farming community and doing various industrial job through the years. Pushing carts in a parking lot really isn't that big of a deal. I could make a list but yea there are many.

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  24. Which GPS should I get?

    in Tech and Tips

    Posted · Edited by 2talltim

    I think any of the newer name brand ones are about on the same level playing field. With that being said keep an eye out on sites like ADV rider. Sometime you can find them cheap. I picked up my Garmin zumo 590 for less than half price of a new one on there. A guy bought it and used it on one trip then sold it. I do like my Garmin because it has the smart link to my phone and bluetooth and also has a remote app for my garmin VIRB action cam. 

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