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11 minutes ago, Wandering Soul said:

Not to sound silly but how's your hoses?  I've had a rubber brake line that would noticeably swell when you jammed on the brakes.  After installing a new one I immediately noticed the brakes were noticeably firmer.

Both brake and clutch lines are braided so any expansion caused by pressure should be minimal. 

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Was saving my 4wheeler to push snow and not mudding it the rest of the year because of a slight engine tick. Started it to make room in the garage and the tick decided to let go. Sounds like a snapped timing chain.

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9 hours ago, JustinNck1 said:

I've never tried skiing before. I need to find a winter hobby.

It's a lot of fun, but the older I get, the more conservative I ski.  Mostly, I just want to get the boys away from the damn video games during the winter and it's great fun watching them do all the silly crap I used to do on the mountain. 

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9 hours ago, Wojo72 said:

Same here but I need a cheap winter hobby. 

 

key word.

I'd still snowboard if my equipment wasnt so old that it is preventing me from progressing. I also dont want to drop the coin on a new board. 500+ doll hairs is a weekend at the track in the summa time.

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42 minutes ago, JustinNck1 said:

A local rider was killed a couple miles from my house yesterday afternoon. Got hit by a truck on the highway on the side of the road. I can't fathom how people don't see something stopped on the side of the road.

Cell phones/food/music/other person in cab/anything else more important than human life. 

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On October 24, 2016 at 8:21 AM, TimTheAzn said:

key word.

I'd still snowboard if my equipment wasnt so old that it is preventing me from progressing. I also dont want to drop the coin on a new board. 500+ doll hairs is a weekend at the track in the summa time.

You can get a decent board for pretty cheap now days, like $200.

 

The issue is that there's nowhere to go worth a damn that's within a 3 hour drive. Lift ticket prices have gotten out of hand in the last 15 years too. It used to be like $55/day back in the late 90's, now at any decent mountain it's going to be close to $100/day. 

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44 minutes ago, JustinNck1 said:

Well, more details have been released. The bike locked up in the lane. Two cars swerved, third couldn't miss him.

That sucks. 

 

Just saw a guy txting on the outerbelt with a smoke in the other hand. All the while his front wheel was so far out of balance I could see the shock going crazy

seems about right.

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Well, I tried Scorpion gloves over A* this time since the last 2 pair of A* that I had failed after 1 season of use. I'm happy to report that the Scorpion gloves have started to fail after 1 ride.

 

Do I just have shit luck with gloves or is it hard to find a pair that will stay together for around $100? Both offending pairs are below, I'd recommend avoiding them.

 

Scorpion: http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/scorpion-sgs-mk-ii-gloves 

 

Alpinestars: http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/alpinestars-smx-2-air-carbon-gloves 

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