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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