Motorcycles
If you've ever seen pictures or video of the Isle of Man TT Races you know how tough it is with narrow streets, tight turns, and bumps that become launch ramps at speed. That's why this made my jaw drop...
That right there, that's racing.
How did that bike haul those yuuuge fucking balls around the IoM???
135 and change?!?! Lap average? Damn.
37.75 miles...in a little over 16.5 minutes. On the deadliest race course in the world.
The world's first 3D-printed motorcycle.
AP Works, a German Airbus subsidiary, has come out with the first 3D-printed, small, electric motorcycle. The name of the model is the Light Rider. The hollow exoskeleton frame is based on natural structures and growth patterns. The frame is made Scalmalloy, which is a corrosion-resistant aluminum alloy and is touted as stronger than titanium. These two items make the frame very light at around 13 pounds. The motorcycle’s total weight is 77 pounds.AP Works used a six kilowatt electric motor. With the motorcycle being so light, this engine enables the motorcycle to run at a top speed of 50 mph.
That's easy, he just doesn't let his front tire hit the ground.
To beat him first you gotta pass him...
To beat him first you gotta pass him...
Thems not Harleys' thems BMWs'.
That explains how he has four of them, and they're all running at the same time.
:stickpoke
Indians! Circle the wagons, run for your lives!
Watching or re-watching "The World's Fastest Indian" is highly recommended.
Agree, he was a dedicate sumbitch.
Watching or re-watching "The World's Fastest Indian" is highly recommended.
Agreed.
What's a motorcycle thread without a little extra eye candy?
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Aaand one of my bucket list items, the 2017 Moto Guzzi MGX-21 Flying Fortress, whew, that's a mouthful.
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Lot of genuine skill, enginuity, and creativity...But, ultimately useless.
The purple and gold works, though.
Enginutiy - didja see what I did there?
You're right, it's art rather than machine.
Double your pleasure, double your fun...
Quadruple your turning radius.
I watched a guy low speed dump a cruiser yesterday. He went into an awkward intersection turning left uphill when an ambulance passed everybody in the uphill line taking away his lane. He went down and the ambulance went on its merry way. He looked okay but fucking shook up, stalling the bike twice before rolling it up on the sidewalk to think about life for a while.
I think qualifies as a motorcycle.
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Cool video, but most won't like it cuz no more wheelies for sure.
What?! It's wheelies all the way down!
It's a constant wheelie.
I think that is very well done whatever it is, but it must cost more for shoes than gas.
This has been a good thread I have enjoyed it. Thanks.
We do it all for you, Captain. ;)
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Sweet ^^^. Try this one.
Had a semi-chopped 73 Honda 750 4 w/apehangers and extended forks. It would stand straight up in third gear.
It was like riding an wild, un-broken stallion. You had to work at staying on it, all the time.
As it turned out, my neighbor had built the bike and engine from the ground up years before when he did that sort of thing. It still had the paint job he put on it, and that's how he recognized the bike. He said he had had reservations about the bike, when the guy came to pick it up, it was so wild. He dug his shit out and helped me sync the carbs and tune it up real good.
This was before he turned into a cat stealing, scumbag sumbitch.
Here's some posers going to Myrtle Beach from Virginia. I thought here are some real hoods if there ever was , but one is a dentist and the other a school principal.
and the men are just arm candy?
"and the men are just arm candy?"
LOL
I guess we have nationalized trash. That logo is what we gots in Mendocino County, 3000 miles away.
"and the men are just arm candy?"
LOL
I guess we have nationalized trash. That logo is what we gots in Mendocino County, 3000 miles away.
We just started with this outfit. Better service cheaper price. Modern trucks with an arm in the front to pick up cans. The trucks don't leave a spot of hydraulic fluid everywhere they stop. Yup much better.
Waste Management, national mob controlled trash service...
Not bad.
I kinda like that fatter tire look. And the fake carb.
It looks fun to ride, but dosen't have a spot for a rainsuit. Honestly you would think all bikes would have a driveshaft by now.
Kind of looks like my BSA Gold Star, but over twice the engine.
is a fake carb like fake news?
Motorcycles just aren't appropriate for some dates...
Powered by a 99cc 2-stroke...
Motorcycles just aren't appropriate for some dates...
What?
No hawg jokes?
A biker was going out with an accountants wife on the sly, but were soon found out. After the divorce the accountant saw the biker at a store. He said, how do you like that used pussy? Whereupon the biker said its not to bad once I get past the used part.
A Fatboy owned by my son in laws son.
Well it does have a Harley frame, Capt, at least it started out that way. :haha:
As Richard Pryor said, the reason people do drugs is because they make too much money. The same could be applied here.
I have been hoping somebody would explain "fake carb."
As Richard Pryor said, the reason people do drugs is because they make too much money. The same could be applied here.
Evidently you don't know
his story.
I have been hoping somebody would explain "fake carb."
Fake carb? It's a fuel injected Chevy 350, and hanging off the front is the fuel pump, maybe oil pump,and a mounting plate for the starter.
I think the "fake carb" is on the Triumph in post 39. It's a fuel injected system, therefore fake carb.
I have been hoping somebody would explain "fake carb."
The Triumph (and almost all bikes) are fuel injected, but some of them use a throttle body disguised as an old style carburetor. It's a neat retro touch.
Right digr, called the "carb-styled twin throttle bodies" by Triumph.
Here is a '58 pan owned by a buddy in Maine.
I forgot to add this bike has aftermarket 5 gal tanks and they didn't have those until '65.
7 seconds, 7 fucking seconds...
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I forgot to add this bike has aftermarket 5 gal tanks and they didn't have those until '65.
Cool rig.
7 seconds, 7 fucking seconds...
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What an idiot.
What an idiot.
Quoted for truth.
Seemed like a good idea at the time.
Waste Management, national mob controlled trash service...
Eh. WM takes two cans a week from me for $20 a month. Seems like a reasonable deal to me.
I will say, however, that they ROB you on recyclables. They wanted $8 a month to take my plastic/glass, and then they recycle it and make more money off of it. I cancelled that shit after the first month.
7 seconds, 7 fucking seconds...
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You have to wonder what the guy was thinking. I mean, I don't ride, but even
I know that water + motorized speed = bad shit.
I will say, however, that they ROB you on recyclables. They wanted $8 a month to take my plastic/glass, and then they recycle it and make more money off of it. I cancelled that shit after the first month.
Margins are thin on recycling. They wouldn't be making much from it, unless you're in a state with bottle deposits.
And even then, they'd have to pay someone to pull out the stuff that can't be redeemed.
Margins are thin on recycling. They wouldn't be making much from it, unless you're in a state with bottle deposits.
And even then, they'd have to pay someone to pull out the stuff that can't be redeemed.
As it is, I take my recyclebles to a local place and get way more than $8 a month for them. :) Saving the planet and NOT paying anyone else to take whatever little profit they might make. I feel good about my choice! :thumb:
Eh. WM takes two cans a week from me for $20 a month. Seems like a reasonable deal to me.
I will say, however, that they ROB you on recyclables. They wanted $8 a month to take my plastic/glass, and then they recycle it and make more money off of it. I cancelled that shit after the first month.
Get a trash compactor put your bottles and glass in there with the slimy stuff. No one is going to open that bundle of joy. You could always save $20 if you gift wrapped the compacted trash and leave it on your front step.lol.
Seemed like a good idea at the time.
Vodka:
You can do it!!This picture has been all over the net showing two mailboxes in Taiwan that were hit by a flying sign during a typhoon.
What caught my eye is the motorcycle parking spaces painted on the street. Never seen that before.
The boxes look like 2 guys sitting at a bar.
Maybe they're compensating for bad brakes...
Maybe they're just ijits.
Now you don't have to stop at the river...
Where do you guys get these cool photos?
Why the internet of course.
Boy, there's some stuff on that internet.
Sure, nets catch more than fish.
Not exactly macho, but it is a Harley...
It's an Aermacchi made in Italy. One of my Dads friends had one.
What a waste of an iron head.
I'm sorry ^^^ its a shovel.
If you forget your tent poles, use the bikes...
If you forget your tent poles, use the bikes...
That will work if it doesn't rain and the ground gets soggy so that the bike(s) fall on you. Still I have tied a tent rope to my bike. Just had to make sure it was untied when leaving.
What a waste of an iron head.
I wonder if the tiny wheels limit speed, or if the resistance is low enough and grip high enough that they are just like a low-to-large gearing.
Yup probably what you said. I saw a vid of a modern one being tested. The pilot wore t shirt and jeans when he crashed. Next photo is the new prototype and he is wearing full body protection with full helmet.lol.
Chariot racing.
That's, like, way more than two horses.
Prolly close to a hundred?
Here's a cow glide.
Rednecks....
i sit on the back seat sometimes. but I keep my hands on the bars and feet on my platforms.
Shit hits the fan sooooooo fast.
i sit on the back seat sometimes. but I keep my hands on the bars and feet on my platforms.
What kind of floorboards do you have? Ha ha.
The fellow in that picture had an accident at work and both his shoulders were crushed. He sold his bike and an Alumina trailer went with the bike.[emoji22]
There are accidents and then there are unplanned tragic events that happen when you aren't placing safety first.
I don't know this guy. I don't know anything about his work accident, but look at that picture. Does he put safety first?
There are accidents and then there are unplanned tragic events that happen when you aren't placing safety first.
I don't know this guy. I don't know anything about his work accident, but look at that picture. Does he put safety first?
I do the same when riding. Maybe shoot the bird only a couple times.lol. It is like riding your bicycle. Once under speed the bike will stand up by itself. The neck bearings are the key. If loose you will definitely hold the bars. Notice the rider is looking straight ahead and not at the person taking the pic.
I was to leave Thursday for a weekend of reverie with bikers from another forum. It seems hurricane Florence is going to change my plans. At 5am today NOAA predicted she is coming straight to Myrtle Beach. This will be me riding in the coming days.
...but look at that picture.?
He
looks like a jerk.
Having a little fun with a camera.
The guy with the Honda has the Dog in the Sopwith-Camel on his tail...
When you have so much money you're looking for something new to buy...
The guy with the Honda has the Dog in the Sopwith-Camel on his tail...
Smile worthy.
BMW bikes are at the high end of motorcycling.
...and of motorcycle pricing.
Happening as we speak, Portland, ME to Portland, OR,
Motorcycle Cannonball.
Coast to coast on motorcycles built in 1916 or earlier.
September 6th, 2018.
Portland, Maine
Registration
September 7th, 2018
Portland, Maine Registration, Practice Run, Tech Inspection and Banquet
September 8th, 2018
Motorcycle Cannonball Official Start
September 8th 2018
Stage #1
Portland, Maine to Keene, NH
September 9th 2018
Stage #2
Keene, NH to Binghamton, NY
September 10th 2018
Stage #3
Binghamton, NY to Jamestown, NY
September 11th 2018
Stage #4
Jamestown, NY to Bowling Green, OH
September 12th 2018
Stage #5
Bowling Green, OH to Bourbonnais, IL
September 13th 2018
Stage #6
Bourbonnais, IL to Anamosa, IA (National Motorcycle Museum)
September 14th 2018
Stage #7
Anamosa, IA to Spirit Lake, IA
September 15th 2018
Stage #8
Spirit Lake, IA to Pierre, SD
September 16th 2018
Stage #9
Pierre, SD to Sturgis, SD
September 17th 2018
Day Off
Sturgis, SD
September 18th 2018
Stage #10
Sturgis, SD to Billings, MT
September 19th 2018
Stage #11
Billings, MT to Great Falls, MT
September 20th 2018
Stage #12
Great Falls, MT to Kalispell, MT
September 21st 2018
Stage #13
Kalispell, MT to Spokane Valley, WA
September 22nd 2018
Stage #14
Spokane Valley, WA to The Dalles, OR
September 23rd 2018
Stage #15 Grand Finale
The Dalles, OR to Portland, OR
Now those guys got some iron asses.
I saw Bowling Green, and thought 'Oh, shit, I might try to catch those guys in Bowling Green (thinking KY).
Then I saw OH (meaning Ohio), and thought, 'Oh.'
They're riding by dental floss ranches today.
♪ ♫Into the great wide open♪ ♫
♪ ♫Under them skies of blue♪ ♫
On iron that old, I hope their skies are blue.
In the list of cool things this ranks quite high.
They have loosened the rules this year to include those cushy modern bikes built from 1917 way up to 1929. But they did limit the field to 123 riders/bikes unleashed on American roads. :haha:
I see they are going from Billings MT to Great Falls MT tomorrow. Those are some unfriendly roads to be on with a slow bike.
For the entire trip, I had been following the other dad who had an identical minivan as me, and he kept needing to stop for gas when I still had a quarter tank left. He also liked to pass slow moving horse trailers and such on the long straight roads out west. The speed limit would be 80, and the trailer would be going 75, and when I would try to do the same maneuver, my van just didn't have any oompf. I had a few white knuckle passing incidents where I was going 90 and the car coming the other direction was going 85 or so, and that half mile of open road between us was shrinking very fast as I tried to get past the trailer. It was all the EcoBoost button. I was amazed at how much gas it saved me, but those passing maneuvers were not fun.
Wish I had noticed that button sooner. What was it doing under the radio way out of the way?
Keeping tabs on the Cannonball run is like watching a professional sports team. A bunch of millionaires with some free time.
On a side note I always wanted a Harley until I got one. I have spent more money on this bike than all the metrics I've ever had. That said as soon as the flood waters recede I will pick up a 99 Kawasaki Nomad with 14k miles for 2k. Pictures will be posted when I get it. Don't tell Jim.
Wouldn't that add to the un sprung weight?
Yup, and shake the hell out of anything in the bag. That's the price of cool.
I have one made by ' American Rider ' out of vinyl. Nothing rolls around inside as it is so small I have to cram stuff in.,
I wouldn't have thought that would be a great idea.
Ain't there a lot of 'movement' around them there parts?:eyebrow:
Damn cool flap, though!
Future biker.
Windshields are for cars.
~That kid
This is a '79 AMF Harley that a friend in FL is looking to buy.
What, does he own oil company stock, or something?
Those engines were built like sieves.
This is the type of bike Lawrence of Arabia died on...
What, does he own oil company stock, or something?
Those engines were built like sieves.
He decided not to buy it after thinking of one he had when younger. He said he worked on it more than he rode it.
It might be nice as a curiosity, but not as a main scoot.
Baby apes!
Nope the dope adjusted the OEM bars like that. He didn't care for the windshield as he only tooled around town and didn't get on the open road. Changing the bars on a Harley is a pia, because of internal wiring. The clutch cable and brake lines are in the wind, but have to hide the electrics.
Cool.
I thought they looked a little tall.
Sweet! What are your plans for her?
First I will put a Burly clutch kit which fits on the clutch spring. Idk why it is called a kit as it is one piece of steel. I have had a few bikes and Harley is the only one to need a gorilla grip to pull the clutch.
The seat is a Drag Specialities which fits my butt Ok, but my wife nixed it because the passenger seat is 5" wide. I will see what Mustang has to offer.
I would like some saddlebag crash bars. I saw some on Fukbook last month, but I didn't have a King then.
The windshield is there, but brown. I have a spare recurve shield for the Heritage I will see if it fits.
Last, but not least is the jiffy stand. Some think it is cool for a bike to lean way over when parked. Too bad it is chrome too. Well I don't have legs like Popeye cuz a Harley is a heavy bitch.
Thats all I have to do until I do something else. At least a bike is not like owning a boat.
At least a bike is not like owning a boat.
You get more Pussy with a Boat.
First I will put a Burly clutch kit which fits on the clutch spring. Idk why it is called a kit as it is one piece of steel. I have had a few bikes and Harley is the only one to need a gorilla grip to pull the clutch.
The seat is a Drag Specialities which fits my butt Ok, but my wife nixed it because the passenger seat is 5" wide. I will see what Mustang has to offer.
I would like some saddlebag crash bars. I saw some on Fukbook last month, but I didn't have a King then.
The windshield is there, but brown. I have a spare recurve shield for the Heritage I will see if it fits.
Last, but not least is the jiffy stand. Some think it is cool for a bike to lean way over when parked. Too bad it is chrome too. Well I don't have legs like Popeye cuz a Harley is a heavy bitch.
Thats all I have to do until I do something else. At least a bike is not like owning a boat.
Enjoy it brother.
You get more Pussy with a Boat.
I have had a few boats. All I got was a squid and a minnow stuck to the gunnel.
All I got was a squid and a minnow stuck to the gunnel.
Izzat some kind of sekshal thing? Whaddya take a shot for it, a pill?
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Even thought boat stands for
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Out
Another
Thousand, boats are cheaper than Harleys.
Izzat some kind of sekshal thing? Whaddya take a shot for it, a pill?
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Even thought boat stands for Bust Out Another Thousand, boats are cheaper than Harleys.
Not really. I paid 5500 for this harley in 18 and 6000 for a used Grady White in 87. The bike is used frequently while the boat once a week. The bike has no slip fees, no green heads stuck in the bilge pump plus I don't have to wait for low tide to wash the bike.
Check out this nifty thing!
Qooder
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QUADRO4 is the first compact S.U.V. (Safe Utility Vehicle) in the world, with four tilting wheels and two-wheel drive, targeted toward modern users looking for a unique and superior level of safety, comfort and fun on all road and weather conditions. Only $13,000 (free shipping). :rolleyes:
How many cc does it have? I would rather have that than a trike.
Looks like 350cc tp 400cc, depending.
No thanks, too much to go wrong.
Cool looking though.
Looks like 350cc tp 400cc, depending.
I will have to wait until they build a larger displacement motorcycle.
Here is a 70 yr old acquaintance from Texas.
Motorcycle symphony... I'm amazed.
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Motorcycle symphony... I'm amazed.
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After watching those frogs you'd think someone here speaks French.
Motorcycle symphony... I'm amazed.
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Man, that was awesome!
Not a very practical replacement for a kickstand.
Won't fall over anytime soon.
Spend a lot win a little.
Not a very practical replacement for a kickstand.
Put there on purpose. No tracks.
Here is a friend from southern Indiana on the Tail of the Dragon in NC. He is a nut so I told him to come over here and check the Cellar out. Hope y'all don't mind.
We can always use more victims.
He may be too badass for us though.
Might be rich, those bikers will fool you...
See, I told ya boats were cheaper.
One correction, that's Francis' FLSTC Softail Classic labeled as Benedict's FXDC Dyna Super Glide. The price is right though, the softail only brought $52,000.
Of course if you really want to spend money, go vincent...
My god, those are just rolling engines with a tiny seat attached. Wow.
Beautiful, amazing. Completely utilitarian, but SO aesthetically pleasing.
Got something against quality machines?
Rather see Indians?
Or Crocker and Cyclone...
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Still just $7500, w/ABS!?!
They changed them since I looked last, but, still want.
They don't say what the cc is maybe a 650.
There's always BMW and Guzzi...
149 mph Land Speed Record tanning bed...
Seems like it would have been much harder to balance that way.
His airfoil is upside down (and probably clenched).
Seems like it would have been much harder to balance that way.
It's a technique he developed riding for Indian in the 1920's. On high speed straight runs balance isn't a big problem, wind resistance and keeping it straight is the focus.
After Indian scaled back, Harley said they would sponsor him but then reneged, which pissed him off. He talked the bikes owner(son of Vincent) to loan him that bike to break Harley's streamliner speed record of eleven years.
Taking off his leathers gained him one more mph.
Now you can go Tronish...
Vincent Black Lightning 1952
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Not the performance I was looking for, but, it'll do.
"I see angels on Ariels
In leather and chrome
Swooping from Heaven
To carry me home"
:devil:
Is this the version you were looking for?
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Aware of Thompson's, but, I was looking for a different performance by The Del McCoury Band. It's a big tune for them.
Thanks, though!
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Not the performance I was looking for, but, it'll do.
"I see angels on Ariels
In leather and chrome
Swooping from Heaven
To carry me home"
:devil:
I saw them do this live. Brilliant stuff.
Kind of a bicycle jet plane hybrid...
:3_eyes:
what a particular strain of weirdos did before the term "steampunk" was coined.
Frank being a Beard if not bearded.
Fender, strong like Russian woman...
Not pretty, but, that makes an embarrassing amount of sense.
I woulda used a big, fat yellow letter Goodyear Eagle, though.
But, I get the use-what-ya-got thang, too.
It would be cooler if it was a pie crust slick.
yo dawg i herd u like tires
It would be cooler if it was a pie crust slick.
We calls 'em onion skins. Or an old bias ply Firestone Wide O Oval, the white letter section of the sidewall, would look cool, too.:yesnod:
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yo dawg i herd u like tires
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I'd like to see the rest of that scooter. Exposed battery, some kind of strap for a seat/ass sling, car tire for a fender...
That slot where the... axle... attaches to the frame looks really dangerous, too. A loose nut results in a wildly off-axis wheel.
Unless that nut and bolt sticking out of hte back of the frame does something to hold it in place.
Stay right away from motorcycles....you won't like motorcycles.
That slot where the... axle... attaches to the frame looks really dangerous, too. A loose nut results in a wildly off-axis wheel. [COLOR="Blue"]It's an axle, and that's how it's done.[/COLOR]
Unless that nut and bolt sticking out of hte back of the frame does something to hold it in place.
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Didja not have a bicycle when ya was a kid?:eyebrow:
I may trust that nut to resist my foot's power, but not a motor's... Is that how real scooters/motorcycles attach their wheels?
Again, unless the nut and bolt sticking out the back is what really is holding it in place, rather than the nut on the side.
I may trust that nut to resist my foot's power, but not a motor's... Is that how real scooters/motorcycles attach their wheels? [COLOR="Blue"]That's how it's done.[/COLOR]
Again, unless the nut and bolt sticking out the back is what really is holding it in place, rather than the nut on the side. [COLOR="Blue"]That adjusts/determines chain tension.[/COLOR]
I'm starting to look forward to the sweet embrace of death.
that's going to be even boringer. you're bored. get into the present moment and stop dwelling in misery, ya prick.
No, not bored, sick and fucking tired of going in useless fucking circles...
Don't get comfortable with the status quo 'cause it'll change, it always does.
Til some asshat draws another circle.
No, not bored, sick and fucking tired of going in useless fucking circles...
Oh, sorry, I didn't know you were sick. You talking about that on here?
Well you've been saying cryptic suicidal things for months. So if this sickness is momentary, I revert to my original comment. Rub some dirt on it.
Don't let depression lead you down the dark path of shitposting..
..or you could end up like me!
that's going to be even boringer. you're bored. get into the present moment and stop dwelling in misery, ya prick.
I want to take this moment to thank Jim Bob for helping out a friend. My old phone died so off to an improved version. Damn phone is too smart for me. So I am back to bother yall.lol.
If you are going to ride a trike then get one that is different.
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Glad to see it's got built in tow hooks. :haha:
Non-driver. Son-of-aGun on the tread of all three tires.
Interesting exercise though.
I'd be worried about the center of gravity, and whether that front wheel is always touching the ground, let alone controlling the direction.
And whether that bolt is gonna hold the axle in place.
:angel:
It's some random bug.
I don't think he saw what I did there. Or, he didn't see what I did over there.
I get shitty when I'm pissed off. It's worse when I'm truly angry.
Sorry.
I was being shitty with Flint, somewhere. Shit, I forgot where.
Over 'random'. I asked him to explain what he meant 8 times, and got nothing.
And then my jaws locked and I couldn't let go.
And then my jaws locked and I couldn't let go.
I like this. Never heard it described that way, but it's exactly what happens with people sometimes.
I've obviously heard "let it go" before, never the "jaws locked" bit.
Thank you!
I was being shitty with Flint, somewhere. Shit, I forgot where.
Over 'random'. I asked him to explain what he meant 8 times, and got nothing.
And then my jaws locked and I couldn't let go.
I saw it over there.
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Well I just unsubscribed from this topic so I scribe it back. I hate updates its like starting over. Ok here is the type of 3 wheeler that I would try if it came to that.
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I saw it over there.
Where was it the last time you saw it?
Where was it the last time you saw it?
Not where I thought it was.
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Back to the bike...
I'm liking that
dark light look.
Just because I thought of it when I read the thread title:
The Motorcycle Song - The Significance of the Pickle
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But, y'know, the most amazing thing was that I didn't die. I landed on top of a police car. And it died.
I come into town at a screamin' 175 miles an hour singin' my new motorsikkel song...
:lol2:
I can see the wheel treatment being useful, it's somewhat attractive also. The rest I don't particularly care for. It's too much.
Not appropriate for robbing a liquor store. :headshake
Appropriate for Ghost Rider.
Not appropriate for robbing a liquor store. :headshake
...or hiding.
Evolution of Harley riders...
Shit, I'm going bassackward.
I guess they encountered chain-slap...hence the middle cog?
Hope whoever rides in that spot doesn't have fat ankles.
They won't for long, anyway.
Two extremes...
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...and the electric, self balancing, move either [strike]wheel[/strike] ball in any direction.
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Dude, you're doing it wrong...
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I see pain in his future.
this is like the "before" picture of a Radiology customer
wonder if we should put those in the chart...
That's gonna leave a mark. Ouch.
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Howdy all here is my new to the stable Suzuki 1500 trike. I have a Road King that I was getting ready for spring and the damn bike attacked me. My wino buddy was going to help me clean the garage and all I had to do was move it, but nooo. I rode to the other street to come in the dirt drive which had a hole that I forgot about next to the pavement and the front tire caught the edge and I went into a front yard that was soft from rain. After I hit the ground I thought the ground didn't feel that soft. No helmet of course, but I have a hard head. The left saddlebag lid caught my ankle and cracked it against the SOFT ground. I have a plate and 7 screws.
So here it is my wife loves it. It is not clean in these pics as it was on the curb.
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Good move, man, that no helmet dump must have knocked some sense into you. :haha:
Looks pretty nice bro.
Did you ride it first?
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Heh, you thought the two-wheeler was hard to pick up...
Wait'll that trike falls over!
I'm glad ya didn't hurt ya self there Capt. One of the Unclesdigr decided, at about 80 yrs old, to get a Harley so he could ride with his son. He did ok, until the first time it got away from him walking it around the driveway. He did pretty good I'm told, til it started falling away from him. He tried to hold on to it too long, and it flung him into the asphalt pretty hard, skint him up a little, but no real harm done. He gave the bike to the boy after that. Uncledigr's about 92 now. Doing well.
British Biker Babes are smokin'...
Smoking an wearing britches...Them girls put out.
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Motorcycle builder extraordinaire Arlen Ness died on Mar 22 at the age of 79. He was a pioneer and icon in the custom motorcycle world.
“Motorcycling has been a great ride. My whole life since I’ve been motorcycling has been wonderful. I’ve met so many nice people. Friends all over the world. We can go almost anyplace and stay with friends. It’s been great.”
~Arlen Ness
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British Biker Babes are smokin'...
Great picture, thanks xoB.
I wonder... would you consider them proto-Mods, or proto-Rockers?
...sounds like a flag blowing down the road.
I'd have loved to have one of these...
Just make sure you're going faster than traffic so it all approaches from the front. Being passed by some schmuck in a fast car is unnerving of you don't see him coming.
This nuts, I've never seen indoor trials before. Your feet aren't allowed to touch the ground through the entire run.
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Very cool. One of my cousins used to do outdoor trials, I suspect it wasn't this x- gamey.
I rode Trials when I was stationed in Kodiak. We thought logs and rocks were pretty gnarly.
Trials are an old motorcycle sport.
The indoor variety has grown so fast that two year old videos look out dated.
The abilities of the bikes and the riders are nearly unbelievable.
The course designers and builders are amazing.
I was always amazed at outdoor trials with the logs, slippery leaves, and rocks. I suspect the tires they are using here would be good for about two miles on the highway. :lol:
Pro trials bikes are light, like less than 200lbs light.
When I read 'indoor' I was half-expecting electric bikes.
You moving ok Capt?
Still a slight limp which is good for handicap parking. I can't get out the truck like I used to. All has healed fine except the top stitch. Luckily my dog cleaned it out. I been riding this trike and I like it for now. I learned to lean my body opposite the curve and to keep my feet off the ground. It is nice when parking on soft ground as I don't need a rock to put my jiffy stand.
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I wouldn't mind riding this...
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Think you could handle it Capt?
When you want to look down your nose at the common rabble...
Think you could handle it Capt?
Handle it?
He's got to catch it first.
Some motorcycle art, by David Uhl,
here.
Some good. Some not so good. Some ridiculous.
BMW built to show off their new motor and carbon fiber suspension pieces...
These are new to me, although I've seen similar in other makes.
JFC, what an absolute idiot.
He's adding weight over the back tires. Don't know why he's pushing other than sympathy
He's not a rocket scientist. :headshake
I wish I had a picture on the bike I saw for just a few seconds today. Olive drab road bike pulling a trailer loaded up with camping gear. There was a kayak on the side car and a bicycle on the trailer. This is as close as I can come to describing it.
Don't even need a trailer. :haha:
You could get a pontoon trailer, big enough to hold the motorcycle with sidecar and bicycle on top, and tow it with the kayak over water.
Better eat your Wheaties.
Bicycling, kayaking, and motorsikkling, oh my!
That's just too much recreatin'!
Or planning to escape no matter what they throw at you, even the dogs.
What? he rides in the rain sometimes and hasn't had a problem.
I don't see a problem. Air intake is above the water line.
Supposed to break a record, not his ankle...
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He said he hit the ramp at about 105, 106 mph. Article says he landed at 60. I wouldn't have thought you'd have scrubbed off 45 mph in the air. He
did cover over a football field
in the air, though.
Trying to break a Robbie Maddison record.
I just threw up a little in my mouth.
Shaft drive too, I like it...
I've never seen one of these and I like it.
With "just two spanners," it would be a good idea for matching bolt heads and nuts to be of different sizes.
Also, from years of personal observations, totally disassembling a bike and subsequently re-assembling it is sadly a rare thing.
There's many a bike disassembled in garages, sheds, and barns across the land. So many headstones that should read, Hey, I was gonna put that back together someday. :lol:
I get the impression they're still looking for money to build this thing...
This guy has way more patience than I could muster on my best day.
I bet The Borrowers would like to borrow those.
This guy has way more patience than I could muster on my best day.
He must have a lot of patience, I bet it takes forever to get anyplace riding one of those.
Sort of a motorcycle, motor unicycle...
This is a friend of a grandsons Road King. Notice he really likes the color blue.
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I own a copy of that bike.
With camera mounts and steering dampener?
Pfffffft.
Of course not. Who do you think I am, John Wayne or something?
After going to the doctor as shown in the 3rd picture I had a ride in the country which is literally 1 mile out of town. Mostly I wanted to show the rack I bought on eBay for $35. I mounted it for my wife's walker.
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I gotta picture mixup there.oops.
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I removed the last pic there Cap.
After going to the doctor as shown in the 3rd picture...
I gotta picture mixup there.
I removed the last pic there Cap.
Was he bent over the table?:stickpoke:p:
something something senior pron
Oh you wanted the second pic removed?
I thought the third was just a mistaken upload sorry
Actually I stop there a lot either coming or going or both from town to hit a bowl of the finest. It is a quiet road between 2 major highways that only the people that live there drive on. So I park on the shoulder with the trike and partake of some herbal essence. Today was the first day that I saw the van run. I thought the house was condemned what with 2' high grass. I been peeing there for years. Apparently they don't look out the window. Not much to see sometimes I can't find it.
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Not much to see sometimes I can't find it.
Sometimes I have to stick my finger in my ass and holler snake...:urinal:
I've thought of putting a mirror next to the commode so I could catch a glimpse of it.
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Shorten the path as much as possible, the monkey will come along. :eek:
Here is a German fellow who is on another forum who thinks differently than others. Instead of the rotor around the axle he makes his following the rim.
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I have a really novel idea. Instead of having a rotor at all, why not just grab the rim directly with the calipers?
like on pedally bikes? brakes on the road get really hot and it would mess up the tire, I expect
How fast you going?:eyebrow:
No they do! Car brakes get to 400 degrees F.
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Sure, because they are so small, diameter wise. If you increase the size to be the rim of the wheel, the diameter is so large, that heat is spread out over an area 4 times larger, and the temperature is only 100 degrees. Not to mention the actual mass of the wheel rim. Oh, wait, I guess I just mentioned it.
To be fair, I was just joking. And I was visualizing a pedal powered bike, where we have gone from backpedaling to brake, to grabbing the rims, to grabbing a disk, and now here with the motorcycle, they are heading back in the direction of the rim again. And I hear mom jeans are back in style.
It would have great heat dissipation but the thing would be heavy, maybe heavy enough to act like gyroscope and resist turning.
Forgive me, I spoke out of my ass.
Again.
For some reason, I was thinking that was a bicycle rim. I think it was Glatt's comment (#319) what helped get me sideways.
I've even seen murdersikkel rims set up like that one, and I still thought bicycle rim.
There isn't a tire installed yet and he has another bike with the same setup he has been riding for awhile. I had a pic of the other bike somewhere, but lets just say the Germans have an odd definition of what is beautiful. It is like they go out of their way to create ugly motorcycles.
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People talk about German engineering like it's a good thing. I have my doubts.
The beauty of German Engineering is they are willing to try ideas like this and determine for sure whether it will work or not. Just don't buy any unfinished experiments. :haha:
And the wife is going too...
Life is better with warm pie...
The world's most reliable Ducati.
Backcountry Discovery Routes seek out low volume back roads to travel. This year their 12th was the first time on the east coast.
They laid out a nine stage ride of 1,080 miles from Damascus VA, on the TN border to Lawrenceville, PA, on the NY border.
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That kinda thing is why I still want a KLR.
Russians are creatively weird...
It's good to see the younger fellas coming up building safe practical bikes.
A speed bump would disable some of those.
I like the one at lower right. I'll look for it if you don't have a link.
I don't have a link, these came from a variety of sources.
I wouldn't mind a pic of the one in the upper right of the first picture as I know some northerners on another forum.
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I wouldn't mind a pic of the one in the upper right of the first picture as I know some northerners on another forum.
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https://www.topspeed.com/motorcycles/motorcycle-news/meet-the-harley-davidson-roadster-snow-drag-ar177845.htmlLots of bikey/ridey games at that link. (click games at the top of the page)
Can't look at those without thinking of the great "The World's Fastest Indian."
Hadn't seen this Honda V-5...
Just watched On Any Sunday again.
I always forget how positively hideous the music in that film is.
I may be bleeding from the ears.
Some vintage pics of some nice ladies on/around motorsikkels. Mostly SFW, bikinis and such.
[COLOR="DarkRed"]***FYI***[/COLOR]My ancient FireFox does
not like that website (Design You Trust). I have to wait for my browser to freeze and then tell it to 'stop script', then the site works fine.
Noice
There's a copy of the Easy Rider bike at the top of the article listed for sale in the local craigslist.
The first shaft drive. In '05 the came out with a 4 cylinder.
I think your ??? might be part of rare and mostly bygone form of bicycle/motorcycle racing;
http://www.delaunecc.org/classic%20bike%20article.htmYes, looks very similar to this one.
Portable communications center...
The commo center is on the left, the package box on the right.
The Communications bike is probably British.
More sidecars or Who says Russians don't have fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUZOzT4F0DI
I think you are right: sidecar goes on curb side.
I happen to come across this bike today and it may be the the one. Mostyn, made in Australia, looks pretty close.
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Looking again I don't think so, the the forks and headstock are different and the drive pulley is on the other side. nevermind
Oh, and here's a Sears from the same era...
That rear tire is being abused...
I guess those long Finland winters will make you nuts...
Clever, but now committed to that style tire...
Clever?
The fender is involved, but the tire... The tire is committed.
Yeah, that's not survivable.
Something to do in your spare time...
100 hours to etch, 300 to patch.
This guy put a lot of work into these two customs...
Zef Eisenburg, 234 MPH on this bike, now That's impressive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J51piuinMQcI thought he meant the Zenith.
The next video up after Bebops the bike went 400 mph.
Even though all speed record vehicles are fragile at best, motorcyclists seem especially vulnerable.
Yes, but a jetcycle is not a motorcycle and that seems to zip right over the public's head.
Tell that to Leno.
Here he is lighting it off:
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That's just evil.
ETA: Something wonky with the embed,
here's a link.
Even a big shot like Leno can't break motorcycle records with a streamliner.
Tell that to Leno.
Here he is lighting it off:
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That's just evil.
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Not long ago that happened to someone else here too. There's a hyphen after the equal sign (v=-BjtvJe_PjY) that didn't get transcribed into the YouTube tags. You'd think YouTube would realize it's easy to miss the hyphen there and not put it in their codes that way.
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Yup, no airplane looking streamlined fairings, and appears to be wheel driven which is another records splitting point.
That doesn't even have to move I want to make love to it right there. :love:
You guys...
I thought I'd been isolated for too long...
Somebody paid a ton of money to have this imitation? tribute? similar? bike built, but it's not safe to ride with that itty bitty tail/brake light.
They even put a Bimmer-ish grille on it.
Shhhh, they're sleeping...
Link to a you tube video I cant remember how to embed the video
Anyway check out the Harley rider
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFzhc3i0PRYThat was sick.
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[QUOTE=Griff;1058533]That was sick.
What he said.
Smile on you lucky bastard...
Yeah. They used the words, Wife and Hummer in the same sentence. As if. Funny.
Ya gotta have a good lock...
No, no, not a truck.
Ya use a van.
A champion on grasstracks in the UK which sounds like a bunch of kids racing around a farm field on dirt bikes.
Combination fairing and gas tank?
I guess he prefers the world end in fire.
He set out to beat the heavy favorite who had a supercharged Vincent. He succeeded by wringing that JAP engine to the max (but still making less power), and making the bike as light as possible. He said why worry about comfort when the ride lasts 10 seconds. Sticking the fuel in that pod makes the mechanicals easy to service.
JAP John Alfred Prestwich
Darn, with all he did, one would think he would have more Wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Alfred_Prestwich
This is fun:
https://theoldmotor.com/?p=136808Don't forget the pencils. ;)
