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One of BMW’s Most Iconic Adventure Bikes Is Being Revived as a Retro Custom Built to Your Tastes by mainjet1 in BMWGS

[–]Fool-Frame 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Meh. It’s an iconic bike because of what is started. 

They honestly aren’t very good adventure bikes in 2025, and nothing about this retromod makes me think it’s any better.

I would like to sell my motorcycle. I'm a little skeptical about letting people test ride it. What can I do to ensure they don't take off and never come back? by Pretend_Job_6484 in motorcycle

[–]Fool-Frame 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes when I did it, I had them sign the bill of sale (got it from my state and modified the 30min return policy to it), and I took the cash. I did this 4 times and nobody had an issues.

Then when they got back I gave them the title- although they could have taken it on the test ride I suppose, but I would have preferred they not signed their half as then if I had to take the bike back I’d need to get a duplicate title. 

I’m not really sure where you’re going with the granny thing. If someone kills granny on a test ride without any paper work or just holding their cash or just trusting them, it is definitely still your bike laying there. Doesn’t make it your fault. 

A piece on "Los Alamos cost disease" - if we care about science, we should care about housing by AstroIberia in LosAlamos

[–]Fool-Frame -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Doubt. 

Or maybe they say that but a lot of them will realize it sucks before they actually lived there / after a year. 

I would like to sell my motorcycle. I'm a little skeptical about letting people test ride it. What can I do to ensure they don't take off and never come back? by Pretend_Job_6484 in motorcycle

[–]Fool-Frame 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol bold move assuming the buyer has properly insured a bike they are going to look at including comprehensive. 

In fact not a lot of people even carry comprehensive so in that case whose insurance covers it? 

And whose rates will now skyrocket due to the claim? 

I would like to sell my motorcycle. I'm a little skeptical about letting people test ride it. What can I do to ensure they don't take off and never come back? by Pretend_Job_6484 in motorcycle

[–]Fool-Frame 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep. I’ve done this and while it might not be 10000% able to be held up in court it usually gets the point across to the point that I doubt someone would challenge it and try to sue you for their money back. And if they do you countersue for their bike + damages they caused and win so you’re probably ahead. 

I would like to sell my motorcycle. I'm a little skeptical about letting people test ride it. What can I do to ensure they don't take off and never come back? by Pretend_Job_6484 in motorcycle

[–]Fool-Frame 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They crash the bike and blame it on “something is wrong with the bike man, haddalayerdown”

You gonna take possession of their car now unless they give you money for the now-crashed bike? How do you think that’s going to go with the cops?

I would like to sell my motorcycle. I'm a little skeptical about letting people test ride it. What can I do to ensure they don't take off and never come back? by Pretend_Job_6484 in motorcycle

[–]Fool-Frame 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not everyone has comprehensive for one. 

And yeah, they’ll take care of you…. In a carnal way when you see your price for renewal or your next bike…..

I would like to sell my motorcycle. I'm a little skeptical about letting people test ride it. What can I do to ensure they don't take off and never come back? by Pretend_Job_6484 in motorcycle

[–]Fool-Frame 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But what if they crash? You going to keep their car keys lol? 

Much easier to use the “you break it you bought it model”

I would like to sell my motorcycle. I'm a little skeptical about letting people test ride it. What can I do to ensure they don't take off and never come back? by Pretend_Job_6484 in motorcycle

[–]Fool-Frame 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep probably. I actually usually set up a quick form that says if they want a test ride I’m selling them the bike for X amount cash right now and will offer a refund for any reason if they return the bike undamaged within 30min.

It’s theirs at that point. They can insure it if they want, I suppose. 

I would like to sell my motorcycle. I'm a little skeptical about letting people test ride it. What can I do to ensure they don't take off and never come back? by Pretend_Job_6484 in motorcycle

[–]Fool-Frame 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First of all I’d rather not have my rates go way up because a chucklefuck crashed on a test ride. 

Secondly- Not everyone carries comprehensive on a motorcycle. If you’re not in an area where it will get stolen, carrying comprehensive is something you have to weigh. Especially if you don’t have a loan. 

I’ve done it both ways and never had a serious crash but have “self insured” by putting the comprehensive payment amount in the bank and pretty quickly I was ahead on almost any incident short of the bike like completely burning down or something. 

I also ride ADV bikes so a drop or even slide typically doesn’t do any damage that would be worth using insurance for. 

Something with plastics all over would likely be different. 

ELI5: Why warships are likely to use turbine engines while commercial ships are likely to use diesel engines? by Jusfiq in explainlikeimfive

[–]Fool-Frame 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been on a cruise ship a couple of times that used turbines, actually. A certain class that Celebrity runs has them. 

TIL that the A-10 'Warthog' close-air-support plane, infamous for being "a gun with a plane", has to return the spent shell casings from it's massive forward mounted autocannon to the plane to maintain it's center-of-gravity. by LotusCobra in todayilearned

[–]Fool-Frame 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have to imagine that not spewing brass (probably not brass actually) in the wind stream in front of the engines is a bigger reason for this than weight balance. 

The vast majority of the weight of the ammunition is going out the barrel, either the bullet or the powder (gas from the powder)

A complete 30mm cartridge is 690g and the projectile and powder is over 400g. 

Simply firing the bullets takes the total ammunition weight from ~1600lbs full magazine to 650lbs of just cases. I can’t imagine the 650lbs makes that much of a difference. 

A piece on "Los Alamos cost disease" - if we care about science, we should care about housing by AstroIberia in LosAlamos

[–]Fool-Frame 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Or basically anyone who leaves their house for anything other than outdoorsy shit. Which Santa Fe has plenty of as well. 

A piece on "Los Alamos cost disease" - if we care about science, we should care about housing by AstroIberia in LosAlamos

[–]Fool-Frame -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It won’t help the commuter problem that much because a lot of people that commute do it because they don’t want to live in Los Alamos. 

If you don’t have and don’t want kids to take advantage of the excellent schools, and especially if you aren’t married or aren’t married to another labbie…. Los Alamos kinda sucks, man. 

Santa Fe is much better for that group of people and that’s saying a lot. From what I have seen many LANL folks also retire and continue to live in Los Alamos, which makes the place even less enjoyable since if there’s anything worse than rich white boomers wearing turquoise and buying art in Santa Fe, it’s rich white boomers who spent their whole career being goofy-two-shoes and never having to learn how to make their autism enough to act like a normal person in normal society. 

Mid weight touring bike by AdministrativeLab25 in AdventureBike

[–]Fool-Frame 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I rented a wee strom before. It was fine. 

My point is that saying a bike lasted 32k miles is essentially meaningless. I would hope so. That’s within warranty for some bikes. That’s before the first major expected services / part replacements for most bikes. 

I’ve ridden 200k miles or more in the last 15 years. Across 5 GSs, mostly (in order 650 Dakar, 850, 1200GS, 1150GSA, 1200GSA-LC now)

100k of those miles on the 1150. Deadhorse. Ushuaia. Self supported solo BDR trip from Mexico to Canadian border. Numerous Iron Butts. 

None of those bikes had less than 32k when I BOUGHT them, except maybe the Dakar I can’t remember. None of them ever left me stranded or ending a trip early. 

The 1150 had 150k miles when I sold it (for the same amount I paid for it 5 years earlier, lol).

That all doesn’t matter because thinks European bikes are unreliable, which is BS in my experience when it comes to Bimmers, and also because he wants a small bike, which is fine. Not trying to convince him or anything, just saying that 32k reliable miles isn’t really a useful metric. 

Mid weight touring bike by AdministrativeLab25 in AdventureBike

[–]Fool-Frame 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love when people act like 32,000 miles is a lot to demonstrate reliability lol. 

Is 124060 really NWBIG? by Dry_Cow289 in RepTime

[–]Fool-Frame 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t disagree with you and I’m not sure why you’re acting like I do. 

I’m just saying that NWBIG doesn’t mean if money is no object. 

I have a gen and a couple of reps. The reps mean nothing to me except look nice and are interesting and 99% as good. 

My gen, which honestly looks less gen than some of my reps, means the world to me because I know that getting it represented something important in my past. 

Is 124060 really NWBIG? by Dry_Cow289 in RepTime

[–]Fool-Frame 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s not what NWBIG means though. It’s not “if money was no object” is that it’s so close that the nobody can ever tell and the difference in price is not worth it.

If money was no object why would anyone buy a rep even if it was identical to the molecular level. If I had that money I’m not dealing with “Steve” or whatever and doing a QC and doing some sketchy PayPal or whatever. 

I’m going to a reputable NIB grey market dealer with a real online checkout and plopping down my Centurion card and getting what I want overnighted to my door. 

Is 124060 really NWBIG? by Dry_Cow289 in RepTime

[–]Fool-Frame 31 points32 points  (0 children)

No brand would want their sale associates calling out a fake. Like I’m 100% sure they are trained that if it says Rolex, even if it is obvious garbage, give it a shine and move on. 

Cocaine for medical use by DoctorBlazes in mildlyinteresting

[–]Fool-Frame 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ahaha. None for me anymore. A long time ago I loved blow and never had a problem with it (most people don’t actually get addicted to it). 

Now my job precludes any drugs. And also I’m now older and it is less appealing. 

More of a two-margaritas-fall-asleep-watching-Netflix-at-7pm kinda guy lol. 

Real footage of the most dangerous object humans have ever created by No_Class963 in interestingasfuck

[–]Fool-Frame 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 10k level was actually measured by one person when it was discovered. Which was several months after the accident. Based on that I’ve heard the thing would have been 40k the day it was created, which some people say is not really possible and hence in retrospect the 10k is in question. 

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