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Do not watch while eating, or at all really.
http://www.miscopy.com/2415/traffic/aftermath-fatal-speed-motorcycle-accident-turkey/
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I wonder how the camera guy ended
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Not dead, apparently. He prolly didnt slide quite as long as his bike. Hope he was wearing leather.
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Is leather really still considered the gold stardard in protection for motorcyclists?
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Yup, even the guys racing in MotoGP are still wrapped in leather. There are space-age materials used for the knee/shoulder/elbow protectors, and now airbags around the neck. But to protect your own skin when sliding down the road, nothing beats a dead cow/kangaroo.
https://www.redbull.com/ca-en/alpinestars-explain-how-their-motogp-leathers-are-made
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Fascinating.
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Yeah baby!
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Point being, today in history:
1936 - British racer Eric Fernihough set 2 new speed records. 164.778 miles per hour without a sidecar, and 80.946 mph with sidecar.
1936 - British racer Eric Fernihough set 2 new speed records. 164.778 miles per hour without a sidecar, and 80.946 mph with sidecar.
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Matty what happened to your motorcycle?
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The ol' FJ600 is still very much alive and kicking. I ride my bike like Europeans ride scooters. It's my around-town vehicle 8 months of the year.
Tried a top speed run recently - engine runs out of breath around ~115mph with my 230lbs on it. It's supposed to be able to do 130.
Tried a top speed run recently - engine runs out of breath around ~115mph with my 230lbs on it. It's supposed to be able to do 130.
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Holy shit, that chick is nuts.
Those legs too. 😍
Those legs too. 😍
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are you still making the gloves with the pakistani?
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Nah, I started the guitar thing and shut down the site once I ran out of gloves.
The glove thing was me dipping my toes into the Shopify solopreneur lifestyle. Good learning experience.
The glove thing was me dipping my toes into the Shopify solopreneur lifestyle. Good learning experience.
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Matty now that you're rural are you going to riding more?
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My bike is still in storage, I gotta go get it. But no, I don't expect to be riding as much since we have a car now. I used the bike as an actual vehicle in Toronto and only went on aimless joyrides once or twice a month.
Plus my main riding buddy used to be just 2.5 hours away in Kingston, now it's a 5-hour ride. Most of the good twisty roads are in his area - here they're scenic but boringly straight.
Plus my main riding buddy used to be just 2.5 hours away in Kingston, now it's a 5-hour ride. Most of the good twisty roads are in his area - here they're scenic but boringly straight.
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Been having some fun on a neighbour's 2007 Yamaha R6 this week. Guy has back issues and he feels bad for not riding his sportbike so he asked me to give his old some a workout. 
Forks of the Credit
Redline run (fucked up the launch, I thought I was in gear)
Forks of the Credit
Redline run (fucked up the launch, I thought I was in gear)
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I'd given my old Yamaha to my BIL in the fall, he had planned to fix it up and sell it (and keep whatever he could make above 500 bucks) but he never got around to it.
He recently started taking an SSRI and is intensely manic and he convinced me to pull it out of the shed and get her going again. I spent a few hours yesterday draining the old fuel and taking the carbs apart. We ordered some parts off Amazon which have already arrived. She should back into mint running condition by the end of next weekend.
Manic depression is cool and useful sometimes.
He recently started taking an SSRI and is intensely manic and he convinced me to pull it out of the shed and get her going again. I spent a few hours yesterday draining the old fuel and taking the carbs apart. We ordered some parts off Amazon which have already arrived. She should back into mint running condition by the end of next weekend.
Manic depression is cool and useful sometimes.