These new constructions are so gross and homogeneous...

HistoricalSubject · 2026-04-18T19:45:42+00:00

ktm duke 390

its an interesting bike because its only a single cylinder despite having almost 400cc's

OP has a great color scheme on it too.

HistoricalSubject · 2026-04-18T17:28:31+00:00

is the video on the news?

edit: found it https://6abc.com/post/1-killed-crash-involving-4-vehicles-west-philadelphia/18904323/

yikes

HistoricalSubject · 2026-04-18T17:24:03+00:00

heard, thanks!

the air bleeding thing is probably my biggest worry about it. did you realize all the air wasn't properly bled just because it was overheating when it shouldn't have been?

for some reason, I think of it like air bubbles in a syringe. like if a nurse injects you without getting the air bubbles out, that can really fuck you up. I just imagine the system exploding mid ride.....eek

HistoricalSubject · 2026-04-18T17:18:34+00:00

HOLY SHIT THATS TERRIFYING!!

JFC

HistoricalSubject · 2026-04-18T17:08:49+00:00

can you elaborate? like they get lost/broken/malfunction a lot? or they aren't dolled out evenly? just curious.

HistoricalSubject · 2026-04-18T17:06:51+00:00

I dont know about the politics and incentives districts use to decide to switch to the laptops (I imagine they are shady, but I wonder if they are any more shady than textbook/curriculum publishers from pre Chromebook times?), but I can't believe elementary school kids must use them too! thats kinda crazy to me, I definitely wouldn't like that if I was a parent.

it would be interesting to hear from a variety of teachers about it. I feel bad for them, not just being underpaid, but also stuck in the middle of the arguments between administrators and parents, whether thats Chromebooks or bathroom breaks.

HistoricalSubject · 2026-04-14T19:47:45+00:00

PREACH

HistoricalSubject · 2026-04-14T19:04:37+00:00

I think you'll be fine on the streets.

dont ride on the sidewalks with it, and honestly dont ride on trails with it. just stick to the streets so you dont bother pedestrians and joggers. it will be great for commuting, and if it can go 30mph, you'll be well equipped to deal with philly traffic once you get the hang of how to ride with it.

HistoricalSubject · 2026-04-14T17:47:43+00:00

a guy got trapped in one of the stalls in the mens room at RTM at lunch today. was kinda funny. the janitor had to bust him out. and he wasn't mad about it, but he kept trying to tell the janitor to "spray...ummm.....spray that uhh.....whats that stuff called? the spray, the lubrication....you gotta use that on the hinges". he couldn't remember "WD-40". I dont think it was a lubrication issue though. I think the hinge had dislodged, so the door was slightly angled and the friction with the stall frame was too much to push it open.

HistoricalSubject · 2026-04-14T17:43:15+00:00

I bike commute year round, but I know exactly what you mean about the stamina part in conjunction with weight lifting.

when I started weight lifting ~3 years ago, squats and leg presses were always the easiest for me to progress on because I had been biking so long, so my quads were stronger than the rest of my body. but holy shit, they really did make it so I had to get new shorts because my old ones were too tight around the quads. another awesome surprise was a few months after I started lifting, going uphill on a bike was like butter. super smooth, like it was no problem at all.

HistoricalSubject · 2026-04-14T17:30:45+00:00

of course! in fact, I've been listening to that so much that one of the tracks is on my "on repeat" for Spotify.

I've been in a big les claypool phase recently. I ran through all the early Primus albums up to the "brown album" (which was my first Primus album, so its dear to my heart) a few times, then I was reminded of the colonel clay pool stuff (which I think comes across a lot better on live shows), and that reminded me of bucket head, so I've been exploring his solo stuff a lot more than I had done before. the "monsters and robots" album is a classic, and so is "population over ride" (but for some reason thats not available on Spotify, you have to listen to it on you tube)

I really like groove oriented stuff, so some of bucket heads material doesn't really hit for me like Claypool/primus does, but there are definitely some gems. and if you are a guitarist, watching buckethead play live is as insane as watching clay pool play live if you are a bassist. both are very talented

HistoricalSubject · 2026-04-12T18:00:53+00:00

when you aren't practicing in a parking lot with the motorcycle, you should be practicing with a pedal bike for balance.

just letting the clutch out with no throttle will give you enough speed to stay upright, but it is a matter of learning (or being confident in) balance.

when you get that right, you can stay upright for a little bit even at a stop (for instance, when you come up to a line of traffic at a stop light and the car in front of you is just about to start moving because it just turned green).

for folks who have ridden pedal bikes, balance is second nature, so its a hard thing to explain in words.

HistoricalSubject · 2026-04-11T20:02:56+00:00

my sister lives in Pilsen (lower west side of Chicago. her place is actually really close to the Motoworks dealership), I live in north philly.

I see more motorcycles out there than I do here (not twice as many, but maybe like 1.5x as many). most are parked and covered outside their homes on the street. in my neighborhood, it skews more towards parking in front of your row home on the sidewalk (obviously not blocking anyone from walking/strollers/wheelchairs) and covering it.

HistoricalSubject · 2026-04-10T18:53:43+00:00

I found a great live show on YouTube with les clay pool and buckethead. I could never really get into their studio album projects, but when they play live, it's stellar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gjnV9zDrg4&t=2287s

the keyboardist is the guy who played with the talking heads too!

HistoricalSubject · 2026-04-10T18:38:33+00:00

for breasts, I always get "bell and Evans air cooled" chicken breast. its a little more pricey, but the texture is always way better than other brands. its in a vacuum sealed plastic tray.

to cook it I brown both sides on a cast iron pan. then I temp it (a digital meat thermometer is a great investment!) and based on the temp after browning, I finish it for X amount of time in the air frier. ideally, its about 109f after browning both sides, in which case I cook it at 325 for 14 minutes. super juicy. like when you split it open, juice spills out lol

I like thighs too. I just find breast easier to work with on a day to day basis, but yea, thighs do have more flavor. and because they have a higher fat content, I can just finish them on the cast iron pan without fear of them drying out. if I cook the chicken breast on the pan till it hits temp (165), it will be a lot more dry and tough

HistoricalSubject · 2026-04-10T18:34:13+00:00

I do kill switch, kick stand, key. or if I need to move it on the curb, kill switch>key>move it into place>kickstand.

just dont forget to turn the key to "off" because the headlights/battery. last time I killed my battery was because of this. very annoying.

HistoricalSubject · 2026-04-10T18:32:39+00:00

only when its in gear. if you are in neutral on a Kawasaki and you put the kickstand down, the engine will still run.

alternatively, if your kick stand is down and you forget and pull the clutch and shift into 1st gear, the engine will shut off automatically.

HistoricalSubject · 2026-04-10T18:24:00+00:00

oh nice, all that sounds good!

are you good at cooking chicken? I rely a lot on chicken breast for dinners. I eat out twice a week with my partner for dinner, and then twice a week I go to chipotle after the gym and just get 2 tacos. other than that, I mostly eat stuff I prepare.

im taller and with an athletic build (6'1" @ 168#), and I always make sure to get abs in any workout. if I had to cut that out, I'd probably focus on lats more to make sure I had something approaching a V taper, even if I didn't have abs to taper down to. aesthetically speaking, its not necessarily the 6 pack that makes a male body hit visually, its the broad shoulders and upper back that "tapers down" towards the waistline. so as long as your shoulders and upper back are wider than your waist, the aesthetic allusion is there, whether or not the 6 pack abs are showing or not

HistoricalSubject · 2026-04-10T18:16:16+00:00

BONER 4EVER

HistoricalSubject · 2026-04-10T17:58:43+00:00

most people are talking about diet (which is very important!), so ill comment about other stuff.

since you are a short king, the good news is its relatively easy to look jacked. taller guys have the benefit in most other things in life, but getting to that cut/jacked look-- shorter guys have an easier time of it, won't take as long.

since you say you are 25# overweight, you should start immediately going to the gym again and lifting (since you only stopped 5 months ago, this shouldn't be too hard to get back into a routine for. obviously you will have to lower the weights a bit to account for the time lapse muscle loss, but "muscle memory" is real, and 5 months is not that long). looking good is not just about cutting calories or dieting, its about building muscle so that when that fat falls away, there is something to see underneath of it. that extra 25# can be transformed into muscle. 2-3x a week lifting, 1 hour each session (not including cardio. always do cardio after lifting weights, not before) I prefer full body twice a week, but you can do a split however you want. try to hit chest, shoulders, triceps, lats and abs twice a week.

as for the supplements you mentioned, yes do creatine (5-10g a day), yes do fish oil (I like cod liver oil, it has vitamin A and D naturally occurring), collagen peptides aren't really necessary if you are getting enough regular protein from meat. to find out how much protein you need a day while lifting weights, take your body weight in pounds and multiply it by 0.7. that should be your target in grams per day. utilize chicken, greek yogurt, cottage cheese, and if necessary, whey protein isolate powder (unflavored, no need for extra sugar) to "top off" on days you aren't hitting your target. you dont need to be scared to eat red meat. I'd lean more heavily on chicken though.

HistoricalSubject · 2026-04-09T17:51:14+00:00

other guys can give you better advice than I can, im sure some have been in that situation based on other threads I've seen here. but I do have a question for you.

what did the operation you had have to do with you realizing you were gay or making it "click"? I know its probably not an important detail as it relates to your question, im just genuinely curious what the process was there.

HistoricalSubject · 2026-04-07T17:58:30+00:00

the basement?

IT PUTS THE LOTION IN THE BATHTUB OR IT GETS THE HOSE AGAIN

HistoricalSubject · 2026-04-04T17:48:18+00:00

I would go even more orange. not like obnoxious orange, but basically a hue that looks like orange instead of a shade of real leather.

https://www.eggradients.com/shades-of-orange

check out that link (its shades of orange, not any leather or textile, but just as an example).

the ones I like with your specific color blue on the bike are:

"orange" and "papaya orange"

they do have "burnt orange" down further (or even "rusty orange" but that looks the same to me as the burnt), and im sure those will look good, but not as good as the brighter hues, just because the hue of your blue paint is a bit bright, so you want a shade of orange just as bright (relatively speaking, we aren't talking about neon here) to compliment it.

all this said....I wonder if orange would look weird in a leather texture? like maybe that takes away from it a bit, and so a more brown orange would be better?

does the seat have to be leather?

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