Motorcycling Thread for MrX, Matty, and I

[Archie]

almost bought a mo ped at a garage sale yesterday

had an awesome one in college

 

[Matty]

Get yourself that thing Arch, it's the most badass glorified-scooter ever.

 

[roguejuror]

check this out matty

 

[Matty]

Yeah I've seen that. It's neat and a little ridiculous. A helmet is for when you crash - you're supposed to discard it after one impact. It would suck to destroy a $1,500 gadget after a light tumble.

 

[Saulty]

Need to change my front tire, but I got nothing to support the front of the bike and I don't wanna buy a stand.

Could bring the bike and tire to a shop but it's too late for today and all the shops are closed tomorrow.

#motorcycleproblems

You may want to keep these handy with your bike. I used them on a flat tire to ride the bike to the shop to fix a flat tire.

 

[Blitty]

Yeah I've seen that. It's neat and a little ridiculous. A helmet is for when you crash - you're supposed to discard it after one impact. It would suck to destroy a $1,500 gadget after a light tumble.

If you have a crash where your helmet makes any kind of impact with the asphalt - I think it's time to stop riding.

 

[AMBy]

There are two types of riders Blitty. Those that have crashed and those that will crash. I crashed, albeit on the track but still. It happens.

 

[Matty]

If you have a crash where your helmet makes any kind of impact with the asphalt - I think it's time to stop riding.

I high-sided during the course, emergency braking at 25mph on wet pavement. (Now that I think of it my helmet didn't hit the pavement.)

Anyhoo, Amby's right. Like one of the instructors said - a bike's natural position is on its side.

Riding in NYC you're quite likely to hit a left-turner at some point.

 

[Matty]

Saulty I don't have a flat, just an old tire that needs replacing. The sidewall is cracked and there are some raised areas along the tread. I'm afraid it's going to blow up.

 

[Blitty]

My point was the helmet making impact with asphalt part..

 

[Blitty]

Amby, I just sold my bike. Put a few hundred miles on it. I'm also a certified badass these days.

 

[Matty]

I'm not sure what point you're trying to make. That's what the helmet is designed for - making contact with pavement.

 

[Matty]

Amby, I just sold my bike. Put a few hundred miles on it.

Gay.

 

[Saulty]

Saulty I don't have a flat, just an old tire that needs replacing. The sidewall is cracked and there are some raised areas along the tread. I'm afraid it's going to blow up.

Yes you need to replace the tire if it's cracked. If you do it yourself how are you going to balance the tire?

When you get the new tire keep those CO2 refills with the bike. You never know when you are going to need them.

 

[Matty]

how are you going to balance the tire?

I'm told that lining up the mark on the tire with the valve stem is sufficient. But yeah, I'm prolly just gonna bring the bike to the shop, last time I tried to change the rear tire I couldn't even break the bead on both sides.

 

[AMBy]

My point was the helmet making impact with asphalt part..

When I crashed my helmet made contact with the ground. Put some good sized gouges in it. When you fly off a motorcycle at 80+ mph. You never know where your head goes....

Amby, I just sold my bike. Put a few hundred miles on it. I'm also a certified badass these days.

Completely lame.

 

[Blitty]

Damn that's intense.

You told me you quit too. Lame-o.

If it was practical I would have a track bike that I only rode on tracks.

 

[AMBy]

I quit riding on the road because people are crazy. Not on the track...