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

  1. 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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  2. He's having an old friend for dinner
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  3. The styling and layout is shockingly close to the Honda DCT, but much much more displacement
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  4. Point taken, good catch. I was picturing the NC700JD. The Bat Bike
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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. Not fans of the Bell Bullitt or Biltwell Gringo skid lids, eh?
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  10. oh, you're so cool
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  11. 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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  12. Surprisingly catchy.
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  13. 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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  14. He's an Ambi Turner
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  15. Lets see Lem Lem lay it down on the flat track :P
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  16. It's kinda sad that at 44, I still get my hoodies and caps from Indy and Santa Cruz
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  17. 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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  18. 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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  19.  @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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  20. Because it's eco friendly. It's made entirely from recycled beards and giant hairy balls.
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  21. 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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  22. 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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  23. Holy moses, memories of my childhood, and old Rotax motors
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  24. 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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