My New Toy - Page 2

uBeR · 10-23-2007, 09:37 PM

You can only drive a motorcycle for like half the year in Canada.

Credge · 10-23-2007, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by KubeDawg

lol so you sometimes work 5 days a week? try working 6 days a week doing 12 hr shifts at a job you hate just to make ends meat.

Meat? No wonder you're working crazy hours just trying to make ends meet.

Iggy · 10-23-2007, 11:28 PM

I don't have a motorcycle, per se..... but a scooter that goes 50 mph on flat ground presents similar hazards. I do wear a helmet(not required)...and I highly recommend you wear one FT! Young guy up the street became roadkill on a crotch rocket like what you just got. Listen to the advice...it will save you lots of pain later.

Deadly Furby · 10-24-2007, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Iggy

I don't have a motorcycle, per se..... but a scooter that goes 50 mph on flat ground presents similar hazards. I do wear a helmet(not required)...and I highly recommend you wear one FT! Young guy up the street became roadkill on a crotch rocket like what you just got. Listen to the advice...it will save you lots of pain later.

QUESTION:
Gay or Not Gay?

Iggy · 10-24-2007, 12:34 AM

Not Gay.

I went for the fuel economy. Being a 1-year widower, with a relatively low paying job....and I used to drive mainly an SUX....I mean, SUV that got 17 miles to a gallon. The scooter gets 96 MPG. It goes almost 50 mph, and looks somewhat sporty. I also don't give a rats ass if I look like a dork, because I am saving mad-money on the product that is killing this country.

Bubbles · 10-24-2007, 12:36 AM

What's with the mongoloid expression? Looks like the bike has a built-in blowjob hole-apparatus.

FrenchToast · 10-24-2007, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by uBeR

You can only drive a motorcycle for like half the year in Canada.

Goooooooo global warming!

Bike was 1800, and I've already bought a nice Shoei helmet, never gonna ride without it. Before I take it out on the street I'm going to have a full safety inspection, get gloves/armored jacket (probably nylon) boots and do a rider training course. I also plan to never take it out in the rain...

GeoKill-----> · 10-24-2007, 04:44 AM

Good For you FT

Ihmhi · 10-24-2007, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by FrenchToast

Goooooooo global warming!

Bike was 1800, and I've already bought a nice Shoei helmet, never gonna ride without it. Before I take it out on the street I'm going to have a full safety inspection, get gloves/armored jacket (probably nylon) boots and do a rider training course. I also plan to never take it out in the rain...

Get two helmets, what if you have a passenger?

Make sure you read this article on Motorcycle Safety Clothing.

Also, I wonder if Motorcycle Airbag Jackets are on the market yet? They basically work under a similar principle to jetskis (with the cord attached to your wrist so if you fall off it cuts the power of the jetski so it does not drive away on its own). If you go flying off of your bike, it inflates to cushion your fall.

Coronius · 10-24-2007, 06:23 AM

Gon pik up sum hot bitches wid'it?

FrenchToast · 10-24-2007, 11:13 AM

...my girlfriend....if her parents let her on...........

Coronius · 10-24-2007, 11:14 AM

gon stash weed in it?

GambiT · 10-24-2007, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Ihmhi

Get two helmets, what if you have a passenger?

^^^^

one of my friends that got killed on his only had one helmet and gave it to his friend to wear. just so happens somebody ran a red light and he flew way up in the air and landed on his head. his friend only had a few scratches.

i'll be honest dude i love they way those bikes look/sound but i'll never get on one. more so because i dont trust myself than everybody else on the road.

zSilver_Fox · 10-24-2007, 05:08 PM

First off, no to used helmets, yes to basic and cheap Snell approved full face helmets

. If you did get a brand new Shoei, good on you, they're great.

Remember one thing: No matter how good you are, YOU WILL FALL. Do not prepare for the ride, but for the crash. Get good, authentic leather (go to your local thrift store and you can get a full outfit for around $100-150, which is the cost of entry level riding gear, per piece), and some wrist braces to protect your carpal tunnel during riding (bending your wrist too much isn't good for it).

And of course, no matter how safe you try to ride, some high horse dumbass is going to cut you off, run a light and slam into you, not see you because they're 30 feet in the air with their SUV, et cetera. Get some good kevlar reinforced gloves with steel tips on the knuckles for when someone does cut you off or something. If they don't appologize, they obviously care more about their car than you. Make them pay

. And by the time they get the pencil and paper out to write down your LP, you'll be doing 200+ Kph the other way.

Otherwise ride safe and make sure everything's in good condition. Blowing a tire out while doing 100+ is extremely scary and dangerous. Congrats on your bike, and have tons of fun

.

FrenchToast · 10-24-2007, 11:30 PM

Ay, I've heard that you'll fall for sure at some point. I'm getting quality armored jacket and gloves. And coronius: You're brilliant and original.

Nuk3m · 10-25-2007, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by FrenchToast

Ay, I've heard that you'll fall for sure at some point. I'm getting quality armored jacket and gloves. And coronius: You're brilliant and original.

as much as most new motorists do, they go fast, please dont. As i got to enjoy watching a kid pop a wheelie on Rt 35, over by aberdeen last week fall off his bike at night. he wasnt wearing anything but a helmet he was all scratched up and shit.

Demasu · 10-25-2007, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by FrenchToast

Ay, I've heard that you'll fall for sure at some point. I'm getting quality armored jacket and gloves. And coronius: You're brilliant and original.

I've helped treat a motorcycle accident victim, it really isn't pretty and doesn't feel good at all. We have to pick rocks out of your skin, which isn't pleasant for either party. So be careful, and wear full protective gear.

**mervaka** · 10-25-2007, 01:52 PM

should have got an ariel atom

supercharged version's power to weight ratio is 650BHP/ton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaWoo82zNUA

BinaryLife · 10-25-2007, 02:16 PM

^
I want one.

Someone buy it for me.

Innoc · 10-25-2007, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by mervaka

should have got an ariel atom

supercharged version's power to weight ratio is 650BHP/ton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaWoo82zNUA

I have loved that vehicle from the time I first saw it on Top Gear.

10-23-2007, 09:37 PM	#21
uBeR Not ****** Yet D&A Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	You can only drive a motorcycle for like half the year in Canada. __________________ OCCUPATION 101. *One would think a simple task would be, well, simple. Maybe not for simpletons.*

10-24-2007, 04:44 AM	#28
GeoKill-----> Community Member Server Owner Beta Tester Forum Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hawthorne, California Class/Position: Soldier/Spy/Scout Gametype: AvD Affiliations: :e0:Eternal Order Leader Posts Rated Helpful 12 Times	Good For you FT __________________ Fortress-Forever Guides All Your Mapping Needs :e0: Will live on Forever Support FF:

10-24-2007, 11:13 AM	#31
FrenchToast The 1337est D&A Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Omagosh Canada. Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	...my girlfriend....if her parents let her on........... __________________ James, while John had had 'had', had had 'had had' ; 'had had' had had a better effect on the teacher.

10-24-2007, 05:08 PM	#34
zSilver_Fox IRL Combat Medic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ethanol Land Class/Position: D Medic Gametype: Conca Jumping Affiliations: ^iv Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	First off, no to used helmets, yes to basic and cheap Snell approved full face helmets . If you did get a brand new Shoei, good on you, they're great. Remember one thing: No matter how good you are, YOU WILL FALL. Do not prepare for the ride, but for the crash. Get good, authentic leather (go to your local thrift store and you can get a full outfit for around $100-150, which is the cost of entry level riding gear, per piece), and some wrist braces to protect your carpal tunnel during riding (bending your wrist too much isn't good for it). And of course, no matter how safe you try to ride, some high horse dumbass is going to cut you off, run a light and slam into you, not see you because they're 30 feet in the air with their SUV, et cetera. Get some good kevlar reinforced gloves with steel tips on the knuckles for when someone does cut you off or something. If they don't appologize, they obviously care more about their car than you. Make them pay . And by the time they get the pencil and paper out to write down your LP, you'll be doing 200+ Kph the other way. Otherwise ride safe and make sure everything's in good condition. Blowing a tire out while doing 100+ is extremely scary and dangerous. Congrats on your bike, and have tons of fun . __________________ I have a nasopharyngeal and webcam... First infraction! Flaming!

10-24-2007, 11:30 PM	#35
FrenchToast The 1337est D&A Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Omagosh Canada. Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	Ay, I've heard that you'll fall for sure at some point. I'm getting quality armored jacket and gloves. And coronius: You're brilliant and original. __________________ James, while John had had 'had', had had 'had had' ; 'had had' had had a better effect on the teacher.

10-24-2007, 12:36 AM	#26
Bubbles Bueno Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Winland Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	What's with the mongoloid expression? Looks like the bike has a built-in blowjob hole-apparatus.

10-24-2007, 06:23 AM	#30
Coronius Alcoholic Artist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sweden Posts Rated Helpful 2 Times	Gon pik up sum hot bitches wid'it?

10-24-2007, 11:14 AM	#32
Coronius Alcoholic Artist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sweden Posts Rated Helpful 2 Times	gon stash weed in it?

10-25-2007, 01:52 PM	#38
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	should have got an ariel atom supercharged version's power to weight ratio is 650BHP/ton http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaWoo82zNUA __________________ Support FF:

10-25-2007, 02:16 PM	#39
BinaryLife Posts: 1 bajillion D&A Member Wiki Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Gametype: CTF Posts Rated Helpful 5 Times	^ I want one. Someone buy it for me.

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