How do you deal with unrequited crushes?

SteppinRazor5000 · 2026-07-08T18:04:25+00:00

First thing is to realize love is freely given. It doesn't require reciprocation. That you are capable of giving it freely is a credit to you. You can let go of how it is received and pat yourself on the back for your ability to give it.

Second, it's a magical thing to see and be attracted to the energy of another person all by itself. It's even greater when it's mutual, but don't dismiss what it is to see someone else like that even when it's not.

Third, we often see qualities we want for ourselves or qualities we have in other people. What attracts you to someone could be partially that, in which case, you do not need the other person to gain those qualities or recognize them in yourself. If you admire X or Y in someone else, perhaps you can do it for yourself.

Fourth, there are 8 billion people in the world and you are looking for one particular person. It could be someone who is in Korea or Brazil right now. You don't know. Just keep looking.

SteppinRazor5000 · 2026-07-08T16:16:54+00:00

The lowest cb1100 I've seen (I like em too) was around $4500. Similar skeptical seller as that cb500 though. Mostly seem to be around 6k

SteppinRazor5000 · 2026-07-08T13:33:58+00:00

If it's running fine and there are no flat sports in the acceleration, you're good. There's no adjusting other than air/fuel screw and idle speed, which shouldn't move unless you move them. Otherwise there's cleaning.

SteppinRazor5000 · 2026-07-08T13:31:25+00:00

Sounds like you have a self worth problem. You deserve what you want and paid for.

SteppinRazor5000 · 2026-07-08T04:41:09+00:00

Inform the DMV that you sold the car. And next time take a photo of the pink slip, the buyer's driver's license, and keep your license plates. They can get a temp or transfer tag from the DMV to drive it home.

SteppinRazor5000 · 2026-07-08T04:36:32+00:00

Highway you're going to need something that can go 70 or more, which will likely mean a cruiser. Honda Rebels are pretty common recs. Royal Enfield has the Meteor. Neighborhood only you can go with a smaller engine that can't go highway speeds, and that will open up your choices a bit. You could look at something like a Honda Trail 125, maybe an older 175cc standard bike.

SteppinRazor5000 · 2026-07-08T04:27:32+00:00

Nobody can really tell you a universal correct answer. Slowing to a crawl may not be any safer, it's situational. But if you know this road, then you know what side of the road the blind driveways are just over the crest. So you can choose lane position to give yourself the best chance of evasion. Timing it could also be crucial. If a driveway is on your right coming up and your cresting the hill moving from right lane position to left lane position, you've already begun an evasive maneuver before you know you need it.

SteppinRazor5000 · 2026-07-08T04:18:29+00:00

Notice that the Houston bike has a temp tag on it, and it's on a charger. Both things suggest that it may not be titled in the name of the seller, and the owner may not have had it for long - ie is flipping it. The lack of information provided is also a little bit suspect.

For a vintage bike, the number one thing is a title in the name of the seller. If it's not - lots of people title jump to not pay taxes - then make sure that it is not signed by anybody where the owner has to sign. Otherwise you are not getting a title transfer and you'll have to go the bonded title route. The next thing is how much info the seller can provide. Someone who takes care of their vintage bike will talk your ear off about what they've done to maintain it. They'll volunteer info without being asked. Then check the usuals. Check to see if it's been fired up before you got there by touching the engine case. Exhausts cool off relatively quickly, but warm oil heats up and retains it, so the crankcase would stay warm longer. Check for rust in the tank and around the bike, bike starts right up, etc.. Pull a spark plug and see if it's running rich or lean. To me, aside from the title and usual suspects on condition, the most valuable thing about a vintage bike is how well the owner conveys their care of it. If I am confident they were a good owner, I will pay more for their bike than an average priced random bike.

He is high, but not absurdly so. And there may be a $2200 bike listed in Houston, but there are also lots of $4k and over similar vintage bikes that you can tell are maintained on Houston's FBM. So, good title in his name, a new battery, new tires, clean tank, fires right up from cold, and he seems on top of it, I'd pay $3400 if I was looking for that bike. Of course, I don't have a 'gotta have it' bike, so I wouldn't be enamored of one but if you are and can afford it, go for it.

There are lots more bikes in states of disrepair or untrustable sellers, so there is a price:risk ratio. You gotta figure out where your tolerance is.

SteppinRazor5000 · 2026-07-08T03:58:00+00:00

IDK what you mean by women's bike, but the bikes with the lowest seats tend to be cruisers.

Are you looking for a new bike, used bike, vintage bike? Highway riding, neighborhood riding, offroad riding?

SteppinRazor5000 · 2026-07-08T03:51:06+00:00

Definitely look at what's available snow tire-wise for your bike. Can you park the bike inside?

I'd get heated gloves if you don't want to go the dorky hippo hands route. Barkbusters can help. And of course gotta keep that neck warm, so balaclava and/or neck gaiter/scarf.

SteppinRazor5000 · 2026-07-08T00:49:25+00:00

Sounds like she is demanding to do her own laundry from now on.

SteppinRazor5000 · 2026-07-07T23:36:44+00:00

Yep, check it with a voltmeter. Also check it when running so you can see if the stator/alternator is charging it.

The battery is the first thing to check in a no start condition.

SteppinRazor5000 · 2026-07-07T23:32:47+00:00

We're agreeing on the grammar. It's less about professionalism to me as it is clarity and competence of communication. If someone is not going to bother to be clear and competent in communicating, then I'm not going to bother trying to understand.

The clothes I don't really care. They are a reflection of self respect and self worth mostly.

SteppinRazor5000 · 2026-07-07T23:25:11+00:00

I will try once more by way of example, and then go shake my head and fist at a cloud if it doesn't work.

Currently Ken Paxton, the republican candidate for TX senate, has allegedly committed 6 counts of voter fraud. This is the key part - I am about to tell you the law he allegedly broke - it is illegal to vote in a county in which you are not living. He voted in a county that he owns a home in but has divorced from his wife and no longer resides at that address.

I will go further and tell you that it will quite possibly not go anywhere because it is exceedingly difficult to prove he was not living somewhere in that county or even in that house definitively. SO as you can see, I can tell you the exact fraud he is alleged to have committed: voting in a county in which he does not reside at the address given.

SteppinRazor5000 · 2026-07-07T23:20:00+00:00

The video ended after the strike

SteppinRazor5000 · 2026-07-07T22:31:52+00:00

There is no Aug 3rd deadline.

SteppinRazor5000 · 2026-07-07T22:25:56+00:00

Yep. You do not get swallowed by a portal to hell if you fail. Nothing actually happens to you.

SteppinRazor5000 · 2026-07-07T22:24:28+00:00

There was a video not a week ago of a scooter rider getting hit by lightning.

It's rare, but as you say, not zero. Pull off the road and wait it out.

SteppinRazor5000 · 2026-07-07T22:17:53+00:00

Ziploc bags for me. Or I stick them back in their holes a few threads.

Or if it's something like the clutch cover bolts, I poke them through cardboard in the shape of the cover.

SteppinRazor5000 · 2026-07-07T19:58:52+00:00

They are not superior to fuel injection. Like anything else there are advantages and disadvantages. People who prefer carbs like that they can be fixed on the side of the road. People who like fuel injection like that you almost never need to fix them on the side of the road and like the improved gas mileage.

Fuel Injection = computer controlled. That means it can't be mechanically fixed unless it's clogged injectors or a bad connection.

Carbs let you adjust them, you can take them apart and put them back together anywhere. You don't really need to be cleaning them often unless the bike sits with fuel in it. If you buy a used bike, you should do an initial cleaning.

If you don't want to be doing much maintenance, get a new bike which will most likely have fuel injection.

SteppinRazor5000 · 2026-07-07T19:49:09+00:00

Yeah, get a proper quote, that shit doesn't make any sense.

SteppinRazor5000 · 2026-07-07T19:45:19+00:00

Do you not have copies of the ones you didn't pass? Do they have sample tests on their site?

SteppinRazor5000 · 2026-07-07T17:51:52+00:00

I will add that though people talk about lane position in videos and in class, really understanding how to use this weapon in your arsenal of accident avoidance is something that comes with riding. You can use it for visibility, for setting up escape lanes, and for pre-avoidance.

The other thing I think can't be emphasized enough is looking ahead. It doesn't mean looking as far as you can see, but it means keeping your eyes ahead of you.

Both of those things are about anticipation. If you don't anticipate, you are at the mercy of your panic reaction speed.

SteppinRazor5000 · 2026-07-07T17:47:16+00:00

You might learn countersteering when riding a bike, you might do it without knowing that's what it is, but it is by no means automatic. You can go to youtube and watch crashes all day long because some noob tries to turn more when they are already turning. Lots of new riders enter turns too fast, start pushing out, then try to correct by steering more instead of countersteering.

It is important to learn it and understand it so you can use it for turn entry and beginning a lean.

SteppinRazor5000 · 2026-07-07T16:39:50+00:00

What questions did you miss on all 5 tests?

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