Soup Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 http://ttxgp.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some1 Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 I was here 2:00 the right of Spies BurnOut over the "N" in the dark grey shirt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y41sgu04ggA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClueTwo Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 http://ttxgp.com/ This is one of the bikes from that race, awesome stuff. I've been in the battery business going on 10 years, and they've definitely come along way.. http://gizmodo.com/5282946/electric-superbike-uses-iphone-as-its-dashboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 NICE PSALM! I can't really make out where you are but even still im jealous. That motoczysz bike is awesome looking but unfortunately it never qualified. Still the tech gone into that thing is astonishing. Best front forks in the world are on that bike bar none. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClueTwo Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Do you know it didn't qualify? I didn't see anything on the website, maybe I'm looking in the wrong place???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2009/06/motoczysz-may-not-qualify-for.html Pictures just in from the Isle of Man appear to indicate that the MotoCzysz E1pc has again failed to complete a full lap of the mountain course in practice. If the team fails to complete a successful lap in under 50 minutes during an official practice session, it will not qualify to participate in the TTXGP. There are no more official practice sessions scheduled between now and Friday's race. Oh looks like it did on day two, but there were some serious concerns earlier because it didnt qualify the first time and there were no more scheduled qualifying laps: http://www.plugbike.com/2009/06/10/ttxgp-practice-day-2/ "Just recieved this from the MotoCzysz team: Concerning the second practice …. “This time we passed every other team and were blazing in for the fastest lap of the field when the controllers went into current limitation with sagging batteries just one mile from the finish line. Our rider, Mark Miller, stopped the bike and tried to figure out what was wrong as the rest of the teams passed, then decided to get back on and give it another go. By then the batteries had rebounded sufficiently to give him his last mile, ……and he crept in at only 13.8 mph! On the other hand, he qualified us for the race on Friday, and the bike absolutely ripped most of the way round. ……..we’re looking very good.” MotoCzysz qualified…." http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2009/06/motoczysz-e1pc-puts-11th-batte.html Experiencing trouble in completing a full 37.7-mile lap, Michael Czysz has jerry rigged an 11th battery to fit under the MotoCzysz E1pc's seat, giving it an extra 1kWh of capacity. Could this give the team the edge they need to win?But then this happened http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2009/06/motoczysz-breaks-down-retires.html Sad news at the TTXGP today, the MotoCzysz E1pc has broken down early into the single lap. By our reckoning, that leaves only seven bikes to complete the world's first zero emissions road race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 clue, not yet. been having some serious resitance from the girl. think im about past it though. also, my MSF class isnt till this coming weekend. i dont wanna buy a bike i cant ride off the lot. pretty sure im going with an 04 vulcan. 4400 miles, $3500, perfect condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pissdrunkwhat?! Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 sorry i know the sportster talk is at the top of this page but i jumped down to reply lol $2,600 bucks and a sportster makes a pretty nice bike and sportsters cost nothing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Instead of blowing up this page with a lot of photos (because I dont know if everyone thinks they're amazing or just me) Im gonna pull my own card here and post the bibliography of Blogs I stole them from. Enjoy. 4q conditioning 650motorcycles 8negro ace cafe racers aceracer72 ben part bikeexif born loser mc boylecomm brand new cafe bratstyle caferacersreturn chabott engineering chicomoto church of choppers deus dutch-brothers flailings flyin' dutchman framotors gravel-crew halogre heiwa hell for leather japbobbers jockey journal loudlightnings m&m's motorcycle matsumaru-store motorklassiek mulligan machine nfkffnfk.blog nice!motorcycle.com nostalgia on wheels otto nero potsdesign presto psychowheels redz rocket garage rouserworks sideburn magazine so-sos south siders mc sp@retime speedjunkies streetracker the kneeslider the new cafe racer society vise22 wrenchmonkees xs650 nl ze last chance garage du 78 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 so tonight the girl told me it's her or the motorcycle. then she left the house and told me to have my shit packed and gone by the time she gets back. awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dowmagik Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 WTF dude, you serious? just tell her wait until she sees you in the leather pants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Hahaha sucks for her. Er to seeks' girl pulling one of the dumbest and most cliche bitchmoves of all time; Not to her seeing you in leather pants. Im sure you'll pull the look off just fine. Nohomo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 shes got reason...she's been through some serious, serious shit as a result of bike accidents, but dude.... her comprimise was for me to ride a moped for a couple months, then maybe to grduate to a bike. seriously?! a moped. naw, brah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 That's rough dude. I would at least push for like a Vespa or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 DUDE MOPEDS ARE AWESOME. No lie. They may seem like the new fixed gear but seriously you can tune the shit out of them with race springs and gokart engines with fullon race radiators/airintake and get them shits going 65mph.. 80-120mpg too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 its a bullshit 'compromise'. a moped is no safer than a motorcycle, unles i plan to drive 80 miles an hour and act like a jackass, which i do not. mopeds are gay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dowmagik Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 65 MPH HOLY FUCK :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dowmagik Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 mopeds are probably LESS safe since you won't have the power to get out of the way of idiots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 besides, this is my girlfriend, not my wife. i cant be the dude who says 'sorry guys, i cant get a bike, my girlfriend wont let me.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 mopeds are probably LESS safe since you won't have the power to get out of the way of idiots thats what i said. im taking the MSF class. i promised that i wouldnt ride long distances, or on the highway. that id only ride during the day.. basically, i want a fucking bike to ride out to the beach or go get lunch with my boy who rides. she's gonna throw everything away to stop me from doing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Yeah fuck her. Just sayin tho, I love mopeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dowmagik Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 is she notorious for pulling whack shit like this, or did this catch you by surprise? shit is really weak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 ive been telling her for weeks i wanted one. emailing her pics of them that id been looking at. she always just said 'im not telling you you cant have one, you can do whatever you want'. she said it in that shitty way that i knew wasnt really the truth, but still... i tried to have 3 different conversations about it this week, she never really said shit. its whatever. arguing is gay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dowmagik Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 hire DAO as your lawyer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 http://www.vimeo.com/3567917 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Yeah, I had the same conversation with my wife for the better part of a year. She wasn't having it at first but she eventually came around... although I think that was due to her being sick of riding the bus and wanting the car to get to work. It certainly didn't help things when watching races on TV they would show crazy fucking crashes or guys would talk about this crash and that crash. I finally learned to watch them when she wasn't home. There's no saying nothing will happen to you when out riding but there's no saying nothing will happen to you when you're out driving... or riding your bike... or crossing the street... or that you won't fall in the shower and die (happened to my brother's wife). It comes down to faith in the person riding the motorcycle and whether or not she trusts that you'll ride as responsibly as you can. You're not getting a rocket, it's cruiser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 oh, i know all this dude... its all just dumb shit... she has never once tried to stop me from driving us home from the bar, even when i told her i absolutely should not be driving. but all of a sudden riding a motorcycle in the middle of the day around the block is tantamount to diving head first into a volcano. shit is gay. she needs to get over it or get gone, this nigga got riding to do. first day of MSF was today. boring as shit. tomorrow its riding, small circles in a parking lot, under 20mph, from 8am, tll 5pm. 102 degree forcast. this is going to SUCK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Yeah, the long days in the MSF classes are tough to deal with, but when I took mine it was raining all day both Saturday and Sunday. I think I would rather have the 102° heat. I still have issues with turning. I need to take the class they have that focuses on turns... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Got all my parts in and have started to put the bike back together. I only had about 1300 and the cost of everything was so much that there was no margin for error. Unfortately i got a little gung ho about ordering everything and now Im about $120 short for a stator and a battery. Two things I didnt realize i fried somehow while the bike's been resting since the accident. Pics soon. Also, be weary of adjustable rearsets from ebay. I had to customize the shifter linkage and mounting bracket for the rear brake master cylinder. Shit was gay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Awwww shit... just in time for summer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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