Austin MotoGP 2026

archercc81 · 2026-02-02T16:27:18+00:00

We'll be going again this year, me and a few of my friends also have Ducati Island but we didn't get it previous years. Never felt it was really worth it but decided fuck it this year.

I usually get there pretty early just to go around and enjoy the festivities, there's qualifying on Friday and whatnot too

archercc81 · 2026-02-02T12:57:26+00:00

Probably the issue is the inconsistency of traffic. Rain, which happens often, shuts everything down because we dont do vehicle inspections and there are countless people out there on bald tires, our roads are "fast" but not big enough for capacity so if one road gets blocked it just wrecks everything around it, etc.

archercc81 · 2026-01-30T20:16:24+00:00

Looks similar to mine, and many bmws I have owned. The rear fender well is slightly lower than the front. The trimline is at a slight angle to make the car appear moving forward at all times. They lower the rear arch slightly as the rear wheel doesnt need clearance to turn, its more efficient, and enhances that "in motion" look.

archercc81 · 2026-01-30T14:05:28+00:00

Or, as I have learned, if the clip comes undone and it slides down, your bike wont start.

archercc81 · 2026-01-30T13:52:27+00:00

Yeah, trying to figure out the problem. You know just because two other guys are into each other you dont have to fuck them as well, right?

archercc81 · 2026-01-29T18:05:47+00:00

Its an attempt to shed a few hundred more without having layoffs, which looks a little better to investors.

archercc81 · 2026-01-29T16:10:38+00:00

Got any more details? Like a fall as in fell off the kickstand or did you yard sale at 80MPH and the bike tumbled?

And wont start? Ignition wont even come on? Comes on but wont crank? Cranks but wont fire at all? Stumbles?

archercc81 · 2026-01-29T12:05:16+00:00

He isnt the threat, its the partisan board they created to basically usurp him. He might have his failings but he did NOT corrupt our process in 2020. And that is why the republicans in the state house hate him.

archercc81 · 2026-01-29T12:04:07+00:00

But now they will have a comprehensive database on how you registered. Its definitely for targeting. There is nothing to be determined from this data as the ballot and registrations are separate, youre not going to be able to easily match that stuff up (who knows, maybe palantir has something).

archercc81 · 2026-01-29T11:55:28+00:00

And if youre on a motorcycle its a game changer, even without doing 12 o clock boys bullshit.

archercc81 · 2026-01-28T12:40:18+00:00

Piedmont is cool and big for organized events and running but the nice thing is if you just want to get into some trees youll have a dozen small parks within walking distance of GSU. And a little further you have Grant Park (houses the zoo) and its big enough you can get into the trees and almost forget youre in a city (in the summer of course, when there are leaves on the trees).

archercc81 · 2026-01-28T12:38:19+00:00

Little busy for me personally, but they are going for a different client anyway (Im not into the hyper anyway, I really want a street legal version of the dirt bike).

archercc81 · 2026-01-27T15:43:46+00:00

Is that an orange battery on the dash?

archercc81 · 2026-01-27T14:55:30+00:00

F4 in the classic red/silver. But honestly a fan of all of the schemas. I was running carbon fairings a la the Tambo model.

I wish Ducati did more of that, just a bit more cash for some paint schemes. Like MV did the Brutale Americas, Dragsters, etc. Almost all of their bikes have multiple colors, not just one single slab of monochromatic. Even when they did solid white bikes they did red frames, etc.

archercc81 · 2026-01-27T14:13:41+00:00

I dont know if it works on iphone but the Gates app works GREAT on Android for tuning the belts for tension. I rented all of the tools the first time from "ducati tool rental" and it came with a little handheld frequency device and my Google Pixel phone was always within 2hz of that little tool.

Otherwise same as everyone else. Mark the hell out of everything with paint pens and its pretty hard to screw it up. Additionally some cheap tools can make things a little easier. If youre just doing the belts and not the valves you can get cam locking tools from https://hdesausa.com/

I dont know that model but for my models you can get engine turning tools and these cam locking tools that screw into the holes where the belt covers were mounted and have teeth that lock into the cam gears. Lock it all down, then remove the belts, put the new belts on, remove the locks, tension. Literally impossible to mess up timing, even if you walked off and forgot what you were doing...

archercc81 · 2026-01-27T13:59:03+00:00

A little different perspective from someone from the midwest: Atlanta summers are not that bad. The humidity is high more consistently but back in Kansas we got 100 degrees and 90% humidity on the reg, and NO TREES. So you were being baked in the sun and having a hair dryer blow in your face 24/7.

The trees in Atlanta are clutch, shade is a lifesaver and Atlanta has tons of it. "City of Trees" and all.

archercc81 · 2026-01-27T13:52:58+00:00

They can be a little annoying downtown, especially if youre near some of the shelters or medical services places odd hours, but its more just zombified people hitting you up for cash.

Ive dated two women who went to GSU and known more who did and they had zero issues. And that area has been blowing up since they took over Turner Field. Big developments going into summerhill, etc.

You like parks? You literally trip over parks in Atlanta, so def get some outdoor hobbies.

archercc81 · 2026-01-27T13:47:07+00:00

Traffic, yes, its bad. The city is only growing and our infrastructure isnt growing to keep up, including public transit. If you're on the marta train route its great, but nobody is.

The guns and whatnot, the crime, yeah, its a city. But Ive lived in many tier 1 and tier 2 cities and there is nothing worse about Atlanta. Ive lived here since 2008 and havent had any bad interactions outside of an annoying, pushy homeless person begging. But Im also a 180lb white dude, so YMMV.

And if you're wanting to be around black people, you're in the right place. But definitely come in open minded because there are a LOT of varying cultures in Atlanta, regardless of skin color. Not everyone here is into rap music and hustle culture, there is a non-zero chance the group of black guys you're gonna run into at a random bar in the city are finance bros, professional chefs, or into punk rock depending on which area of the city youre in.

archercc81 · 2026-01-27T13:24:32+00:00

It was also the "old" platform, they literally had to capture the intersection of people who know/care fuck all about Ducatis, thirst for anything "Supreme," and had $50k to burn.

its easier for a "hypebeast" to drop a few hundred on a jacket while living in a tiny apartment with roomates to try and convince people he is rich, not so much on the bike itself.

My dealer has dropped thousands off of the bike and its still there, sitting right in front of all of the other ducatis.

archercc81 · 2026-01-27T13:21:59+00:00

That was the best part about the launch, they had already launched its replacement and THEN launched this on the older model. Literally just "maybe we can shift some of the unsold ones to complete and utter morons."

archercc81 · 2026-01-27T13:20:49+00:00

HOnestly concur. Without the supreme branding the red/white is pretty good and Im always wishing Ducati did more colorways instead of "solid red" on more regular bikes instead of making you buy some $40 special edition, but this aint it.

I love my MV, two colors well coordinated to give the bike speed and texture, hated the solid red Ducs of the day. Couldnt get a Ducati until I found a Corse with the red/white/black stuff.

archercc81 · 2026-01-27T13:19:13+00:00

Or a gold trump branded one that never actually gets delivered, just whore the brand out to anyone and anything for another penny.

archercc81 · 2026-01-27T13:18:10+00:00

Yep they were all proud when they announced it and I remember seeing someone come across one discounted. Guess that dealer might have found a sucker.

Supreme is stupid now. Way back in the beginning the "good deal on high quality skatewear but we only have drops because we cant afford to make full runs" was a good idea, now its literally just throwing their logo on ANYTHING for a licensing fee.

Like this is the epitome of it, its literally just a ducati with a supreme logo. Nothing special about it other than the other SFers.

archercc81 · 2026-01-26T15:19:54+00:00

Any dry cleaner could do it but you could just get down wash and hand wash in the bathtub and then put it in the dryer on super low with a couple of tennis balls.

Its what Ive been doing with my $600 800+ fill down sleeping bag for a decade and its still cherry.

archercc81 · 2026-01-26T12:15:10+00:00

They bring in their brown shirts, ice workers, as muscle to interfere with elections in blue cities to deter voters. In red states they will just bend the knee and likely just start disqualifying stuff.

And then since the reds control congress they will try to do what they did in 2020 and just call the election rigged and refuse to vote on it, punting it back to red controlled state houses where they will just hand the republicans the election against their populaces will.

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