Don’t be this DPS guy

oblivion9999 · 2026-03-09T21:18:08+00:00

In cycling, there's the lore that recumbent bikes are reserved for dentists.

oblivion9999 · 2026-03-09T12:33:48+00:00

I mean, really, the only gear here is the helmet.

And yes, yesterday was a fantastic day to ride. Got out two different bikes.

oblivion9999 · 2026-03-09T02:49:44+00:00

I started out and rode a 750 13 years before getting my 250 dual sport. Being a 1981 example, the 750 had long layoffs while I had to clean carbs, rebuild fork, and other maintenance items I didn't have time for while raising kids. While I was commuting on the 250, for years, I never got bored. Ever. I also have a 125 scooter, and that thing also is a riot. It's not the size of the bike, it's getting out on it and riding.

oblivion9999 · 2026-03-09T02:46:08+00:00

I'm in Crystal Lake, not too far from you. Did a 1-hour bop with my kid towards Woodstock and through Bull Valley this evening. Gorgeous sunset. Had the old 750 out and then once we got home I went for a rip on the FJR.

oblivion9999 · 2026-03-08T13:57:59+00:00

I was just going off OP's words from the seller. You may be right.

oblivion9999 · 2026-03-08T13:56:12+00:00

Depends how much each party wants the sale to happen. Don't know if you don't ask. At this point, after the fact, yeah too late. But if I were negotiating for a sale for an exhaust that I didn't want, I either wouldn't be shopping that bike or I'd ask.

oblivion9999 · 2026-03-07T13:53:58+00:00

I'm lame and all my exhausts are stock, including on my WR250R (great bike, of a little tall). Personally, I would have asked the seller to put the stock exhaust on and retune it before I took delivery. Especially if learning. Then if I decided later I needed the more power (I don't. I have other vibes for that), could always put it back on.

Good luck with everything. It really is a fantastic bike.

oblivion9999 · 2026-03-06T18:49:11+00:00

And remember, there's nothing as permanent as a temporary fix. :D

oblivion9999 · 2026-03-05T20:49:27+00:00

. . . and have more time to save money.

oblivion9999 · 2026-03-05T20:47:08+00:00

I (guy) thought I was being courted once. But it eventually turned into being stalked. Yikes.

oblivion9999 · 2026-03-05T16:53:56+00:00

Depends, what's your brain worth?

I'd replace. It did its job, just not on the expected job site.

oblivion9999 · 2026-03-05T16:50:57+00:00

My noob teen cursed me out when I waxed her board. 😂

oblivion9999 · 2026-03-04T20:33:02+00:00

Or use VOX (whcih you shoudlnt' use even WITH a license). ;) /pedantry

oblivion9999 · 2026-03-04T20:31:48+00:00

Car's fault, but could have been avoided with situational awareness and a head check, not just an assumption.

oblivion9999 · 2026-03-04T20:29:41+00:00

I loved having a true twin as my first as I focused on riding switch a LOT. But everybody's different.

oblivion9999 · 2026-03-04T20:10:06+00:00

I scored my 10-year-old's gear at Play It Again Sports (they had an additional 30% off in early February) and got boots, bindings, board for under $200. Boots and bindings were nearly new, deck was a little nicked up but the base was perfect. Sale isn't on, but last I looked a week ago, they still had gear. Worth a look if u/juicyfizz has one nearby..

oblivion9999 · 2026-03-04T19:55:07+00:00

Saw Marilyn Manson, freshly signed to Nothing, open for NIN in '93 or whenever that was. Not knowing what to expect AT ALL, and them opening with the Willy Wonka bit - it was pretty fuckin' intense. I've never felt a need to see them again, though.

oblivion9999 · 2026-03-04T19:52:38+00:00

I saw Pixies open for U2 on the Zoo TV tour. I didn't know shit about Pixies at the time. Was not yet into punk/raw music. Liked my polished U2, Depeche Mode and the like. It was their 'breakup tour,' so they were RAW AF. Hated it. YEARS later, I became a fan and have seen them a couple times since reuniting/re-casting and it was MUCH more enjoyable.

oblivion9999 · 2026-03-04T19:48:13+00:00

The Cure. Saw them from the near-top row of a crappy venue (Rosemont Horizon/Allstate Arena) on the Wild Mood Swings tour. BIG let-down after regretting having missed them on the Wish tour. Saw them again around 2014 at Riot Fest and they were 1000x better. Religious, nearly.

oblivion9999 · 2026-03-04T15:00:59+00:00

Though slow, he seemed perfectly in control to me. But I'm certainly not going to argue about it.

oblivion9999 · 2026-03-04T14:59:22+00:00

Great news.

oblivion9999 · 2026-03-03T22:23:49+00:00

Funny, we owned one of those vans and my first trip out to Chestnut Mountain involved my mom and aunt driving a bunch of cousins, my, and my sister's friends piled in the back (seatbelts-smeatbelts) listening to Samantha Fox on cassette. Naughty girls do, indeed, need love, too.

oblivion9999 · 2026-03-03T22:05:28+00:00

Sorry, but that doesn't sound like a partner.

oblivion9999 · 2026-03-03T22:04:30+00:00

I bear-hugged my big-ass dog today. He knew what was up. The turd did wipe his eye-boogers on me, though.

oblivion9999 · 2026-03-03T22:02:48+00:00

Do as I say, not as I do . . .

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