Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
04-28-2010, 04:15 PM
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Replies: 7,237
Views: 2,194,738
That's a pretty nice stable of motorcycles,...
That's a pretty nice stable of motorcycles, fastredbike.
The Ugly
http://smalld.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Easter-2010-overnight-ride/4040083/833905595_RXjgc-M.jpg
Looks like the Ugly's the one...
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Forum: Ride reports
08-07-2007, 09:50 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,702
Sliver the Nimble
Wow! This must be the first time in the history of BMW that someone refers to a GS as skinny and nimble. Could only come from a guy who'd been riding an 1150 Adventure. :freaky
So this is your...
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Forum: Beasts
10-08-2006, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 173
Views: 12,564
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Forum: Beasts
10-05-2006, 11:46 PM
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Replies: 372
Views: 103,250
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Forum: Ride reports
10-03-2006, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 1,049
Views: 370,181
try using iMovie
Rogue,
If you have a Mac, you should be able to import the .avi file into iMovie and export to mpeg 4.
Should be fairly straight forward.
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Forum: Beasts
09-28-2006, 11:54 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 872
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Forum: Beasts
09-27-2006, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 253
Views: 19,442
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Forum: Beasts
09-25-2006, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 6,557
It looks like they made it more paved road...
It looks like they made it more paved road friendly and gave it a more comforable seat, maybe made the engine smoother. 7" of travel is still pretty good in the front.
Major complaint of the KLR...
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Forum: Beasts
09-25-2006, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 6,557
You mean you haven't come across any of the...
You mean you haven't come across any of the threads of BMW riders trading in their GSs for Stroms or Ulys? :huh
BMWs share of the motorcycle market has been steadily eroding the last three years....
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Forum: Beasts
09-25-2006, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 6,557
Kawasaki coming on Strong
Kawasaki seemed to be coasting for a few years.
Great seeing them return to their performance roots with the ZX-14 this year.
Looks like they've been investing serious R&D $$$. Check out the new...
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Forum: Road warriors
09-25-2006, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 4,205
Kawasaki coming on Strong!
Check out what they've got in mind for 2007...
http://www.bikeland.org/board/viewthread.php?FID=27&TID=26564&set_time=1159028343
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2006/Sep/060923-kawasaki2.htm
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Forum: Beasts
09-20-2006, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 243
Views: 35,376
The specs are up on Triumph's USA site now.
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The specs are up on Triumph's USA site now.
http://www.triumph.co.uk/usa/4506.aspx
First thing that caught my eye was the 5.2 gallon tank. That alone will get me to look at it before a 'Strada...
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Forum: Beasts
09-18-2006, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 173
Views: 12,564
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Forum: Beasts
09-16-2006, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 253
Views: 19,442
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Forum: Beasts
09-16-2006, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 173
Views: 12,564
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Forum: Beasts
08-25-2006, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 3,962
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Forum: Equipment
01-15-2006, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 464
H.264
you need to export to mpeg4 using the H.264 codec. it's easy to do from QuickTime Pro (not free).
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/technologies/h264/
http://www.apple.com/ipod/specs.html
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Forum: Equipment
09-19-2005, 07:25 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 2,359
your CAMINO
There´s a link to Camino on Mozilla´s project page (http://www.mozilla.org/products/) ...
... and here is the direct URL for Camino:
http://www.caminobrowser.org/
Camino is OS X only. It...
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Forum: Equipment
09-11-2005, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 2,359
Firefox is good. Full-featured, reasonably...
Firefox is good. Full-featured, reasonably common interface across platforms, but kind of slow.
If you want a decent browser with basic features MOZILLIA.ORG offers Camino. Very stable, and fast.
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Forum: Equipment
09-08-2005, 12:46 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 2,359
Are you using software update to keep your...
Are you using software update to keep your machine up to date?
It´s on the Apple sub-menu that pulls down from the upper left corner next to the active application name.
Did you try using Force...
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Forum: Equipment
09-07-2005, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 2,359
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Forum: Beasts
07-30-2005, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 404
Views: 47,832
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Forum: Beasts
07-30-2005, 07:42 AM
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Replies: 404
Views: 47,832
Been there, Done that
That´s a nice ride, Rashomon. I´d rather go right on Hwy 198 after going over Parkfield Grade, and ride east to Colinga and fuel up. Then I´d head north on Los Gatos Road, which eventually...
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Forum: Beasts
07-26-2005, 10:23 PM
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Replies: 404
Views: 47,832
Where is Victory?
I agree with those who say this bike is more Multistrada than GS/Tiger/VStrom. It is a multi-pavement (not multisurface) supermotard. I was hoping for something a little more dirt oriented, dual...
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Forum: Orange Crush
02-02-2005, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 68
Views: 5,638
sorry to hear about the get off, greg. i...
sorry to hear about the get off, greg. i appreicate the candor in your report with regards to riding safety, trying to pass the truck before the dirt, fault, etc.
...still, the driver yelling at...
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Forum: Equipment
12-16-2004, 12:31 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 2,359
iBook vs Powerbook
Hi,
I work at the Apple Store in Corte Madera, CA, just north of San Francisco.
In a nutshell, unless you need to do heavy duty audio or video work on the road, the iBook will do just fine. ...
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Forum: Beasts
09-23-2004, 10:54 AM
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Replies: 96
Views: 16,651
looking good!
Thanks for the update. Yeah, that SW Motech gear is kind of $$$. I don't know of any alternative bashplates.
So you downsized to a mini-strom and sold the GS, eh?
I wonder if you could have...
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Forum: Road warriors
09-13-2004, 09:46 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,504
It was Guzzi all along.
Ducati has wanted Moto Guzzi all along. Had they won the bidding war they would have parcelled out the rest of the company. All this crap about uniting the Italian motorcycle producers under one...
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Forum: Road warriors
08-24-2004, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,974
Tiger as Adventurer
I understand the Tiger holds up very well against the GS as a long-distance adventure tourer. Both are somewhat limited off-pavement, but I've heard the Tiger has longer travel in the forks and a...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
08-20-2004, 12:31 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 5,542
good vibrations
I wonder what the vibration would be like on a diesel thumper? Don't remember seeing anything about it on the site. Maybe I missed it...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
08-20-2004, 12:29 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 5,542
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
08-17-2004, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 5,542
Xb9 Dp
That Lightning SuperMotard has been mentioned before. I agree with most of what you say. Beef up the suspension, more fuel capacity, wider bars, chain. However, I rather like what Buell has done...
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Forum: Ride reports
08-13-2004, 11:44 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 3,497
Ouch!
Man, that looks painful Rapid Twin. It hurts just reading your post.
Beams to you for thorough and quick recovery.
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
08-11-2004, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 5,542
Rotax is Austraian
Rotax is Austrian. I was thinking about the early BMW F650's, the carbed ones. BMW used an Austrian Rotax engine and were largley assembled by Aprilia in Italy until the major redesign of the...
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Forum: Beasts
08-10-2004, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 96
Views: 16,651
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
08-10-2004, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,137
Total Bummer about the SongDog. I've been to...
Total Bummer about the SongDog. I've been to several Twaddlefests, which always signaled the start of a new mc season.
The last time I was there, Twaddle '03, I remember looking west and seeing a...
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Forum: Beasts
08-07-2004, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 96
Views: 16,651
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Forum: Beasts
08-04-2004, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 962
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Forum: Road warriors
08-02-2004, 03:54 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 5,587
don't like the mirrors
I don't know if anyone else has mentioned this yet, but I'm not crazy about the mirrors. They remind me of the small mirrors with the integrated turn signals on the Ducati Multistrada, which are too...
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Forum: Road warriors
07-30-2004, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,504
they want Guzzi
I talked to someone at the local Duc dealer. According to him, the plan is for Ducati is to get control of Moto Guzzi, which is unprofitable under Aprilia, and then sell off Aprilia, which is...
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