seeking Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 naw, rinehart. thing sounds real nice. loud and tough without sounding like a total small dick jerkoff. im thinking i might pull the heat shields and wrap them, then just leave it chrome from the exhaust back. either that or possibly just pull it and paint he entire thing black. cant decide. sucks about your staph dude. fucking lame. they hook you up with narcos? enjoy your ten days on the couch. pics of your new bike soon dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grove rat Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 i took my homie's street bob for a spin the other day, damn i fucked up by not getting one and settling for a nightster. i like my sportie but damn those street bobs is nice. only big thing i would change is mag wheels over the spokes, for a few reasons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleSuplex Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 hahaha......thx for the norco concern....hahahahaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 you know...niggas got priorities an shit. ;) man, i dont get mag wheels. ive never seen a set i liked more than spokes. definitely fucked up going nightster over sb. unless youre just riding around town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grove rat Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 i do a lot of city riding but also do a lot of highway riding. me and 2 other homies rode 690 miles in a day once. i mapped out the route and will post it when i find it i know looks is just an opinion so i don't count that(i like em both). when it comes to keeping them clean, not having to deal with tubes/maintaining spoke tightness, being able to plug a tire on the side of the road, i want some mags. i have been trying to find someone to trade but it's been a pain in the ass, will probably just by a set and put my tires on em one thing i have read but not 100% sure is that they are more stable(at least at high speeds). now i dont go around doing triple digit speeds all the time but sometimes i will open up the throttle up but around 105-110 it startes to get shaky/wobbly. like i said, i have not found solid evidence but i have read that having mag wheels would fix that problem i still like the look of them but since i do a good deal of highway riding i wish i had mags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 seems like theres a bunch of factors that would cause wobble before spoked wheels, unless they were all out of whack. im definitely no authority though. i didnt realize there were tubes in spoked wheels. makes sense, ive just never had to change one, so i didnt even think of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grove rat Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 yea a flat on a tubed wheel sucks. i was riding home and was about a mile away when i noticed the rear feeling very weird. by the time i got home it was almost unrideable. i had picked up a nail since i was living in an apt and didnt have the tools/jack to take off the wheel i had to have a friend with a truck come and take me to a shop. i tried hooking my air pump up to it to see if it would hold any air but it wouldnt inflate at all. me and some friends were riding and i noticed his rear was almost flat, we stopped and he pulled out a cheap $5 plug set, plugged it & aired it back up and we were back on the road in less than 10 minutes. he never did have to get it patched either, he rode on that tire for at least another 3 or 4 k miles. if it would have been me or someone with spokes the whole day would have been different. hell that reason alone makes me want mags over spokes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 shit, now that i hear that, makes me want them too. why cant they make a set of spokes that runs tubeless? we can fly to space but cant seal a wheel? im so sick of boston traffic. shit makes riding not fun at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Holy crap this guy's amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLn7hDJGzzc&feature=player_embedded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grove rat Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 seek they do make them now but i am not sure about the cost, i would imagine there would be a premium for not having to have tubes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOAGIES Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 http://iconicmysticism.blogspot.com 2 stroke bikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ink face Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 just visioned suplex bedridden wearing a red pendleton shaking a cane and yelling at seeks /nh looking forward to seeing the new bike. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightmareOnElmStreet Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 first timer over here. do any of you motorhead fucks happen to know anything about getting shitty old scooters from 1988 out of your driveway(for about 6-7 years) and onto the road. no tarp. no key. air in the tires and nothing broken(visibly). honda elite to be specific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleSuplex Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 donate to non profit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 weird, i thought it said mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmotorbikes at the top, not 'ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssuckdudesdicksonascooter'. strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RUSO Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 drool, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 got antsy and couldnt leave well enough alone. pulled all the wiring to move the signals and internally wire the bars. took fucking forever. these new bikes are not made to be disassembled. hopefully it'll all go back together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 When you think you've got problems, peep this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 unless dude was just walking down the street and all of a sudden pan/shovel washes up, in which case score! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleSuplex Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 He ended up riding it out of there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grove rat Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 i rarely take pics cause a. my shit is always dirty b. i forget to when it's clean i gave some chick a ride home the other day and she took this when i stopped for gas i scrubbed it clean for like an hour yesterday but when i thought about pics it was already dark derp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 been raining so i got some work in on the bike... lifted the tank internally wired the bars. new mirrors, flipped. moved the turn signals next to the foot controls. wasnt my original plan, but worked out good. originally i was gunna mount them under the controls, but jack ass who put em on stripped the bolt, so i couldnt take the controls off to mount the signals. realized i had some 39mm fork tube clamps from my sportster, and the downtubes on the bike are 39mm. bingo. mounted em to the downtube. fits perfect. -dont ask about the shifter peg. bars all cleaned up from the front. shit looks way better. ok, thats all i got for today. fuck rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
count chocula Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 sun is out bike is fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 its been raining for a week straight here. shit is balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbara walters Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 ive been thinking of getting a triumph thruxton, really into the whole cafe racer thing.....is it a comftorable bike to ride ? havent had the chance to hop on one, any feedback appreciated thanks.. -BW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 depends how far you plan to ride i imagine. im not too into the whole cafe racer thing, but i like triumphs. id own one if i had all the money in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 I'd say the thruxton is as comfortable as I would ever want a bike. You could definitely romp around all day on that without getting any sores. Bonneville's another great bike if thats what you're going for. You'll sacrifice an inch of ground clearance for a banana seat and risers, making the bike useful for every day commuting/barhopping/touring/etc. The scrambler is a great choice too. Actually out of the three it's my first choice. Just watch that fork shutter on heavy braking. Long squishy "dualsport" brakes like that are a fucking bitch. JUST keep in mind that both of these bikes are great fun HOWEVER they dont have the ground clearance, braking and supensions of sportbikes you could easily afford for the same money. When you buy a retro bike like this, you are sacrificing the opportunity to drag your knees and rip the shit out of canyons. And if you're into old triumphs, im guessing you're also into Ray Eames chairs so heed your hipster hero, "What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts." That said I have been riding a brilliant CB900C, which is fun for burnouts, skids, drag races, splitting lanes, getting airborn in san francisco, looking cool etc. But this bitch has zero ground clearance and fucking sucks in the corners, and I havent figured out what I'm going to do about it because the bike weighs 600 lbs and stiffening up the suspension would make that an unruly amount of weight. What I really want now is an R1 and a DRZ 400 SM. Best road bikes in the world if you ask me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 i wish there were more canyons in boston. its weird, im starting to appreciate sportbikes a little more. id almost even consider wanting one maybe in the future. soup, what ever happened to that shit you were rebuilding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Ive still got it. It needs some dumb parts like an exhaust hanger and foot pegs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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