Comments by "Jack B" (@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing) on "RevZilla" channel.

  1. I transitioned to naked bikes because it cut my insurance in half...
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  2. For the guy who always wanted a legal Pocket Bike, or couldn't get his 1982 Z50 w/88cc top end kit through DMV after zip tying signals on.
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  3. It had no business hauling two grown ass men on 1 cylinder to begin with
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  4. I can handle lower mileage tires, what I always need most is the safety of sure grip in unexpected rain, gravel scatter, leaves, and traffic "paint" that is actually melted plastic. If that's the ME888, then I'm thankful for the tip. I'd rather replace shoes more often than replace my bike from a lay down.
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  5. My trusty 2x4 is now unemployed. Have you no shame? He had little shims to feed.
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  6.  @johndavidwolf4239  One cylinder had no compression. DOA.
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  7. Man, we used to mob down to the beach on long road trips 2-up with old freakin' KZ440's and XL250's. If those old 80's turds could do it, then this 300 liquid twin from 2017 can :) Of course...being young and poor meant we were maybe 150 lbs back then. On second thought I should look at at a CB1100A.
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  8. Without a doubt, the ugliest, yet funnest and easiest to knee drag bike I ever had was a '03 Honda Silverwing 600, dubbed Ron Burgundy for it's hideous color and style. I replaced tires (and drive belts) regularly due to how often it wore chicken strips deep into rear shoe. It dives into melodramatically steep angles on easy curves.
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  9. Considering how many helmets are north of $500, I can't really say this is that expensive.
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  10. Pretty sure that's also the motto of CS:GO
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  11. You never go full motard.
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  12. Sissy bar. A small mountain of bungies. An old ruck sack and/or duffel. And Ye Old Milk Crate loaded with road sodas. edit Surprised Lem didn't call his flip flops Shower Shoes
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  13. Who this bike is targeting: My dad. A dyed in the wool, 60 year old TT500 (580 with Wiseco piston & top end, thanyousoverymuch) flat tracker guy who wouldn't ride anything newer than 1989 even if you gave it to him for free. Good suspension? He's not having it. Good ergonomics? Fuck no, son. Good performance on the stock motor? Naw, I'll put the power into the plant myself.
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  14. This is possibly the most useful video ever posted for prospective riders...EVER. Thank you, Lemmy. I take some things for granted though...new tires are a must. A tire that looked good, but is just waiting to fail because it's ancient could be a death sentence. Flush the fluids and do the brakes. Period. You'll have the money from a used bike versus buying from the dealership. Just about any bike is worth 2/3rds on the used market the moment it's been driven off the dealership lot. Don't pay for people's addons. Less tinkered with bikes are worth more for a reason. Sellers like to think that bikes are worth more as soon as the sun comes out after spring, but oddly, the reverse tends to be true. For those of us who hang around Craigslist like vultures adding to our bike collections, we know that fewer people are selling in late fall/winter, and the competition isn't there. Wait til about April/May, and the market will be bursting and prices start to drop fast as sellers realize they've listed their bike in a swamped market.
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  15. When your target audience isn't Americans, but Bangladeshi and Vietnamese kids who weigh half as much, 125cc IS 250cc
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  16. Breakin' the Law! Breakin' the Law! With my Power Commander III
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  17. The incredible numbers in sales of the Yammy Bolt, Triumphs, and the anticipation for starter bikes like the Rebel 500 would disagree with you Jrock. MSF rider courses from Seattle to Portland are filled to bursting even when it's rainy season, and prebooked out many months in advance even if you're willing to drive to the boondocks. New riders are popping up in the Northwest at breakneck speed. Literally. Lane splitting and shoulder riding just became legal again up here. Harley has a problem with younger riders because of three things: 1. Price. Price, price, and price. If the only Harleys you can score for under 10 grand are the 883 and the Streets, plus the insane dealer markups that are common, well, that $7k starter/intermediate rice rocket that won't require $1200 in dealer services shortly down the road suddenly looks pretty good. 2. Arrogant community (Yeah, that includes me as well, I've been that guy on my Dyna). The younger crowd understand the brand just fine, and don't like what they see. I can't tell you how many old crotchety farts suddenly decided they were Harley guys after Sons of Anarchy aired, and these midlife crisis new riders started running their mouths at experienced guys who have kept old 80's Magna V45's going for 60,000 miles, 30 years, and coast to coast road trips through the power of duct tape, spit, and wisdom. 3. Expensive, constant repairs. And everyone knows it, even people who don't ride. I don't even want to talk about cam chain tensioner fiascos. Two old sayings: Harley only made one good thing...experienced mechanics. And Hogs don't leak...they mark their territory. EVERYWHERE. ALL DAY.
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  18. What...exactly, do people think $13K USD is? What wierd Willy Wonka economy does anyone live in to think that's "young rider" money? I can kind of get it for motorrad bikes made in Germany, but it's not just BMW. More big name companies are making their bikes in India and Malaysia, but are charging more and more for bikes that cost them less and less to assemble. You know what young rider money is? It's either a $1500 craigslist beater with $250 in parts and some trial-and-error wrenching, or it's an R3 because that's all they can afford, unless Mommy & Daddy are paying for it out of the trust fund.
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  19. Hey, Spurge: You and Lem should lay out a tutorial video on some things they don't cover in MSF classes: How to handle freeway speeds (and wind), safe group riding etiquette, and most importantly how to properly carry and instruct a passenger (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU1h23g25ZQ) on the pillion. And maybe a Grom review :)
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  20. Demonstrator, POST! 1.....1.....1.....1......1.....fail.
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  21.  @yesicanu  that's a fact. What we pay ain't what THEY would pay. Like last time I was in the middle east, everybody and their mother had a white BMW. I figured everyone was rich. Nope, they're just about 35% cheaper than what we pay for them here
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  22. I see the editing team got drunk and had "ideas". We should send them a few cases of Islay Scotch, because I like.
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  23. Huh. I always wondered what Burt Reynolds was up to now. Guess he's doing Bike Reviews.
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  24. Wisdom. An oft overlooked simple question with a sometimes less-than-obvious answer.
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  25. It's KTM. They do brave, angular, unorthodox style. It's their thing every bit as much as burnt orange and black, and WP suspension. It's like peaty scotch, you either love it or hate it, but either way it would be right at home in TRON. And that has an appeal to guys like me who like something different to get out of the rut of the same-old, same-old bike evolution creep. Edit: PS - Would love to hear Lem and Spurge's take on the electric Freeride E-XC. Is it an electro bike done right? I've seen some crazy footage of the thing smashing the hell out of traditional ICE bikes in scrambles. I could make peace with taking some daisy-chained Goal Zero Boulder Panels and a spare battery or two on dirt bike camp outs.
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  26. How much for the Google Waymo auto-pilot option? I would love to see people panic as I pass and they see me reading a book in the saddle.
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  27. I'm not so sure the suspension on my Triumph can tackle the lego-block roads in Louisiana before Mardi Gras, so maybe it's time to check out some New Ohlins ...... I'll see myself out now..............
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  28. I've been torn between tweaking/bobbing either a Yammy Bolt or a Harley Street 500 for an in-town lightweight scoot/pub-hopper when I'm not in the mood for any of my heavyweights, but I'm a Honda and Triumph guy. This might just be my thing, and it looks like it's ready to bolt on forward controls with no major hassle.
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  29. Fuck. Yes. With lemmy ridin' beeeeeeotch!
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  30. Of course it would be a hit, Lem. That bike would appeal to three categories: The salty older rider who wants to zip but not zoom, the bike for the experienced girlfriend who ain't gonna make due with an R3, and the young hotrod who knows that R6 is probably *just a bit too much*. But the issue may always be: price. I paid over 9K for my street twin, and that's painful for what's essentially a starter bike, no matter how much I love the thing. But then again, our rice rides aren't really cheap anymore either. You remember those glory days when a Honda anything (street bike, dirt bike, even a freakin' Civic) was affordable compared to a European or domestic ride? Yeah, me too.
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  31. Not nearly as much at the dealership as it used to, buddy
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  32. Sounds like they are going to answer that question, because neither of them are small dudes. Hell, my old air cooled '83 XL250 used to haul me and my girlfriend, as well as a jumbo loaded backpack, sleeping bag, and the mountain of bungee cords to keep it tied down the hour and a half drive to the beach at freeway speeds. Of course, 19 year old me was probably half the weight of 44 year old me.
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  33. I used to think my '81 Z50 with an 88cc head was dope. Now it seems inadequate. Just kidding. It's still dope AF
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  34. I got a feeling, man. Next year is our year. 2021 will be complete aster. And we shall all be gruntled.
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  35. He's at 1:38, but he's so juiced right now the human eye couldn't see him zipping by
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  36. I woulda been more thrilled with a commuter form factor in either standard or maxi-scooter format. But I'm down for a hybrid as the solution to the poor implementation of purely electric bikes we've seen so far, which really only make sense to the Mini Moto and Scooter community who aren't leaving town to go cruise the Interstate or carve canyon
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  37. Basic principle of economics when designing your product: It can be Good, it can be Fast, and it can be Cheap. Pick Two.
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  38. Thank you, thank you. Two shows nightly. Don't forget to tip your server, and try the Etouffee.
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  39.  @jeremyclarkson-69  For real.
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  40. Dem' GI Winter Issue Belleville 795 Boots....without laces speed tied & tucked, and a'danglin' by the bike chain
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  41. There are some bikes and brands you just can't put faith in when buying second hand. BMWs top my list in that regard. There are some brands where you're getting a far better deal because during the break in years, so much crap is gonna need to be fixed or the cost of services is insane (I'm looking at you, MoneyPit Harley...). Ye Olde Suzuki SV however is a timeless ride-it-forever cheap ride. These are the legendary starter bikes. Honda Shadows for the cruiser guys, CBR 600s and R6's for the speed demons, Rebels, etc. You found one of these for $2400-4000, you knew you had a runner. You found one for $1500, you knew something was pretty wrong.
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  42. I wonder if anyone has loaded a CBR500R profile into the Rebel 500 yet after opening up the bottom and top to see how it ramps.
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  43. Out of all my bikes, Hogs, Triumphs, Crotchrockets, etc., my damn dorky Silverwing Scooter from 2003 is still going, and still my favorite bike. But I couldn't imagine dropping the cash for a Goldwing. They cost as much as my pickup.
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  44. I'm thinkin of slapping some short 8" mini apes on the new CMX500 just for kicks, and for my tallness (fat guy on a little bike, oh-a-oh!). Not sure if that's going to require modding the cables though. Seems conservative enough, but you never know. Have you guys reviewed either of the CB1100's yet?
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  45. Played at .75, sounded like a normal conversation speed with a Mister Microphone reverb voice.
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  46. Miss my '13 Thruxton so much. Definitely remember to pull that California emissions o2 sensor plug, y'all. Stops that downshift spitting and pipe discoloration. Cheap fix at the dealership.
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  47. I beat an SR-22 for riding dirty when I was young and dumb by buying a $400 Honda Elite 80 scooter, and paying for the insurance all up front, in cash, then showing that to the court. It cost me a total of $90. For three years. If you ever lapsed for even a month, your license was instantly suspended and the clock reset to all 3 years insured again, whether you owned a vehicle or not. I didn't even want to ride the scooter (did anyway..), but it was a creative way to beat the system versus paying $140 a month on car insurance to satisfy the court. Sticking it to The Man.
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  48. Mmmmhmmm. Gettin' sideways and slidin' a heel. Miss the old Clark County indoor flattrack races. That contained stink of premix burning and watching the old hogs and triumphs drooling oil in the dirt on each lap. Being half deaf as they hammer by. One of the last venues for classic bikes to still be competitive. "He's a tough old rolly' polly" "Alright he's on his feet boys and girls, give it up for..uh....yeah..." And now these people have tasted that Lemmy magic.
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  49. I dunno whats on your bike, but I don't ride on wheels. I ride on TIRES One of man's first inventions. The bias ply tire.
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  50. They really missed the chance to make Kaneda's bike from Akira. Minus the ceramic double rotor two wheel disk drive producing 200hp, of course.
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  51. Man, am I glad it was way easier to just buy $265 125cc Lifan crate motors and just slap them into my old CT70's. It was like 3 lines and 2 bolts. THIS turned into a real project.
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  52. He's having an old friend for dinner
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  53. The styling and layout is shockingly close to the Honda DCT, but much much more displacement
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  54. Point taken, good catch. I was picturing the NC700JD. The Bat Bike
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  55. I don't think I'm ever going to worry about the image of HD until I see them produce an economical 50cc scooter. Pretty sure my beard will be safe until that day comes.
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  56. Don't get panicky about what other people think of your riding. People do stupid things when they're worried about impressing others and not screwing up in front of them, which just exacerbates the problem. Take your ego out of the pack. Ask for a regular to be your wingman if you don't know how they ride. Not all packs ride alike. I would say most don't, even when on the same classes of bike. Been on Hog rides where the leaders were constantly trying to get everyone pushed to the limits on curves, and Ricer rides that were stately and chill, not wound out.
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  57. Yeah, in my retired age, I too stepped back down in bike sizes. Tired of wrestling an unwieldy beast just to appease my displacement ego. Rediscovering the joy of toys rather than pricey hunks of headache. Edit: Electric bikes will be the future when instead of sitting around for hours waiting for a bespoke battery module to charge back up, you just swap industry standardized modules like a 5 gl Propane Tank at Home Depot at roadside fuel stations. Pull in, swap out your expended, deposit-paid cell packs out of your 6-large stack for 3 fresh charged ones, and off you go in minutes. The big turd in the Tesla/eWhatever punchbowl is that everyone is trying to profit from proprietary fixed battery designs, no one is steering that ship, and touring travel isn't feasible until they get standards ironed out. In comparison, the eBicycle world is on FIRE this year, and is displacing mogas scooters & mopeds right and left in the urban commute scene. Especially when you don't have to endorse, license, insure, register, plate, or follow helmet laws. I scored a Juiced Scrambler, and that thing does everything a Ruckus does and more at 28 mph. I get to take it on community bike paths and chain it to bike racks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=941yT_1r_3I
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  58. Does the DCT behave with the same kind of "centrifugally disengaged clutch" dead spot when at low RPM wind down as most maxi scoots? This has been an issue of varying magnitude on automatics like the Silverwing (not so bad, engages at a very low RPM that can be managed by keeping a smidge of roll-on before pitching into slow corners) and The Big Berger (not consistently predictable, disengages at unexpected times in slow corners and puts you at risk of a false neutral dive, and re-engages the drive train harshly).
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  59. Not fans of the Bell Bullitt or Biltwell Gringo skid lids, eh?
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  60. oh, you're so cool
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  61. Handlebars, grips, and sometimes peg and saddle adjustments can turn a bike that didn't fit you into "Your Baby" quicker than shit
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  62. Surprisingly catchy.
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  63. You gotta wonder how many tickets Lem and Spurge get while test riding a steed, if that opening statement is anything to go by. I need to grow up when it comes to wet weather gear. I'm still rocking issue GoreTex parka and trousers. Looks like I'm invading the Middle East all over again.
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  64. He's an Ambi Turner
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  65. Lets see Lem Lem lay it down on the flat track :P
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  66. It's kinda sad that at 44, I still get my hoodies and caps from Indy and Santa Cruz
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  67. Drink water, powder your feet, change your socks, slam a couple Ranger Candies, then suck it up and charlie mike, Lem No shammers.
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  68. I think in a decade, and as charging infrastructure (or battery swapping like BBQ propane tanks) takes hold in gas stations, we will see about 25% market share electric bikes with that doubling every 10 years from there
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  69.  @pauld.b7129  <--- that's why the EV industry need to meet at the table and establish a common standard of battery modules rather than build bespoke, bolted in batteries like Tesla. Ones which can be swapped out cell for cell at stations just like filling up your tank. You pay for the juice and some nominal fee for battery maintenance and recycling overhead, but no reason it can't be handled like swapping your 5 gallon propane tanks at Home Depot. When you initially buy your vehicle, you should be paying a DEPOSIT on the standard pattern batteries, rather than intending to own those specific serial numbered ones. Mile for mile, electric is almost always less than 1/4 the cost of gas. Beats it hands down economically. If that rose to 1/3rd to cover battery maintenance for your local Shell gas station to charge & keep them servicable, that's still a huge economic win. Especially if you can offset your local Chevron's electric bill paid to the grid by converting that ubiquitous, giant ass cover found at every station to an array of solar panels. It makes particular sense for Commerical applications. Picture a big ol' Peterbilt electric rig (with assloads of torque for that full load) pulling in at the truck stop, but instead of loading up 120 gallons of diesel, quickly hot swaps out the half dozen commercial-spec universal battery packs that were expended out of his stack of a dozen, and his company paying for the juice used and some upkeep percentage. FedEx, the Postal Service, and UPS would particularly love this for local routes, since they could festoon their entire rooftops in panels to defray grid costs to charge their fleet of delivery rigs bringing your Amazon chinese knockoff trash to your doorstep. From a nationalist standpoint, this is a double win because it helps cut the cord with foreign oil. EV's may offend some people's traditionalist gas engine sensibilities and comfort zone, but when they realize there's a patriotic element to making the switch, then you have one more weapon in the arsenal to convince people it's a good move for their country that takes the polarized, hot button feel-good environmental and/or "roll coal to stick it to the hippies" element out of the argument. It's not the auto manufacturers you need to convince. It's the Oil Companies and gas station owners that it's time to get with the times. But to do that, they need a product. Hot swap standard battery service at your local station.
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  70. Because it's eco friendly. It's made entirely from recycled beards and giant hairy balls.
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  71. 3:02 The ritual "Damn this jacket is tight" post-ride belly drop. And women say we can't relate to the relief of taking off a bra.
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  72. This is why I buy half and half instead of milk. It lasts 3-4 weeks. Which is handy when you've got bachelor grocery shopping habits
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  73. Holy moses, memories of my childhood, and old Rotax motors
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  74. First item on the list: A sticker that says "There's only two kinds of Riders: Those that have been down, and those that are going down. Dress appropriately"
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