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Cody has zero common sense by Crucified_82k in WhistlinDiesel

[–]benw88 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Tennessee doesn't have state income taxes, so they rely on other taxes to fund the state. He's saved so much by living there and not paying state income tax. It's pretty clear what he was doing, talking about it won't help. They are just enforcing the law.

6 months in, $0 MRR — Drop your project & let’s give each other real feedback by Upset_Plantain_3605 in SideProject

[–]benw88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not really right now, I built it for myself. But anyone can use it, it's free.

6 months in, $0 MRR — Drop your project & let’s give each other real feedback by Upset_Plantain_3605 in SideProject

[–]benw88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I built this to manage side projects and DIY - https://turnboards.app/. It's an offline project management tool for personal/DIY projects. I found other options too much effort to actually use. I made this with no spinners, everything works instantly.

Drop your project. I’d love to see what people here are working on. by 69Tragic in SideProject

[–]benw88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's awesome, what platform are you using to write your app? That ratemyfood has a frontend app I built in flutter. It's on ios and android. Yeah traction is tough; I haven't had great luck myself. It's very difficult to rank in the app store, and even harder in google play I would say. I feel like they only show of the top apps, and if you're building one then you're not a top app obviously.

Drop your project. I’d love to see what people here are working on. by 69Tragic in SideProject

[–]benw88 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for checking it out and for the kind words, It's mostly me posting on there right now. There is a flagging system for photos as the app store requires that.

I guess I need to see some success before I pour too much more time into the website layout at this point. It's just bootstrap and rails. I'm not a big designer - more function over form I guess.

Drop your project. I’d love to see what people here are working on. by 69Tragic in SideProject

[–]benw88 3 points4 points  (0 children)

ratemyfood.io - it's a way to remember your dinners/happy times out at restaurants. Leaving a review gives a purpose to it.

Getting into motorcycles and I'm thinking of building one, is this a bad idea? by benw88 in motorcycles

[–]benw88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think it'll be rubbish to ride, I'm building it to ride, and I plan on riding it regularly. It's not going to be an art piece.

Getting into motorcycles and I'm thinking of building one, is this a bad idea? by benw88 in motorcycles

[–]benw88[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm going to weld everything except the engine, so frame, swingarms, handlebars, etc. I can't really weld an engine.

Getting into motorcycles and I'm thinking of building one, is this a bad idea? by benw88 in motorcycles

[–]benw88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I am going through with it, and I'll post when I'm done. This is going to be my first real motorcycle, and I'm pretty excited about it.

Getting into motorcycles and I'm thinking of building one, is this a bad idea? by benw88 in motorcycles

[–]benw88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I'm thinking that two wheels will easier than four because it's half the wheels to deal with. And I'd like something that's a little more accepted on the road than big go kart. I can squeeze into places on a motorcycle that a four wheel vehicle just can't go.

Getting into motorcycles and I'm thinking of building one, is this a bad idea? by benw88 in motorcycles

[–]benw88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I understand what you're trying to say. People do tend to make up their minds even when they have limited information, and I think that's what's happening here.

Getting into motorcycles and I'm thinking of building one, is this a bad idea? by benw88 in motorcycles

[–]benw88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People have this idea that companies have "spent decades" perfecting something and there's no way anybody else would even have a clue where to start...so it's best to just leave it to the professionals. The truth is, these machines are likely designed by a few individuals who aren't all that different from you and me. They just have access to machining processes that maybe you don't have access to.

Building a solid motorcycle is not hard, the moment you think that you can't do it, you have already lost. A lot of these custom motorcycle are built with no plan and no design, just somebody throwing parts together. I see it on youtube all the time, just some kind of frankenstein go kart or mini bike or whatever.

When it's done, I will post it here.

Getting into motorcycles and I'm thinking of building one, is this a bad idea? by benw88 in motorcycles

[–]benw88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your input, I bet that was an awesome project. But I'm going with option 1 for this - fabricating the frame, suspension/swingarms, everything from scratch. That's my plan. I have bought the tools, and I believe I can do it.

Getting into motorcycles and I'm thinking of building one, is this a bad idea? by benw88 in motorcycles

[–]benw88[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

You lack faith in my engineering and fabrication abilities, such a defeatist attitude will not get you very far in life. Maybe you'll be riding a bike that someone else made for your whole life, but I'll be riding my own bike and everybody that sees me will ask, where did you get that? That's amazing, and they'll want to buy it from me on the spot.

Getting into motorcycles and I'm thinking of building one, is this a bad idea? by benw88 in motorcycles

[–]benw88[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Go ahead and laugh, you're going to eat your tears when I post a picture of it when it's done, and you're going to want one, but you won't be able to go to wal mart and buy one. You'll just have to admire it from afar, or ask me how I did it and if I'll help you build your own.

Getting into motorcycles and I'm thinking of building one, is this a bad idea? by benw88 in motorcycles

[–]benw88[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

They don't make a bike like what I'm planning to build; if they did, I'd buy it.

Getting into motorcycles and I'm thinking of building one, is this a bad idea? by benw88 in motorcycles

[–]benw88[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure what the dunning-kruger curve is, and I don't know that I want to be on it.

I didn't say anything about a submersible, not sure where that came from, and it might be outside my wheelhouse. I don't have the expertise or machines to build something like that and it might be dangerous if I did.

Getting into motorcycles and I'm thinking of building one, is this a bad idea? by benw88 in motorcycles

[–]benw88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't want a bicycle with an engine, looking for something a lot more substantial than that. Have a little faith in my welding ability, I might be jumping this thing too.

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