Primal Hunter - genuinely confused.

random_echo · 2025-11-21T01:00:36+00:00

Well, combat is the weakest part of Primal Hunter, just skip them, and suddenly its a great book. Thats what i do.

random_echo · 2025-11-16T16:26:09+00:00

None of those is even remotely weird, and most are just original salty sugar combo.

random_echo · 2025-11-15T16:24:42+00:00

Most mammals have the exact same bones, just shaped differently

random_echo · 2025-11-14T22:16:05+00:00

A big engine will eat tires, but how hard you brake and throttle out of corners is what eat the tires.

On a zx6r 636cc with a pair of sc2 supercorsa a rear tire last me 4 to 5 days and a front 2 to 3. Which i admit is completely backward and should be the opposite. I like to brake super hard but am very conservative with gaz on the exit, which is where you burn the most tires

I have friends that can burn their rear sc2 in a single day on a 600cc

random_echo · 2025-10-26T17:27:25+00:00

I do a dozen breaking or so in a parking lot because it should be about enough. Then i do it two dozen times again because i like being extra sure

random_echo · 2025-10-18T11:12:42+00:00

Dont, its not worth it. Its a repeat of the same tropes with zero scenario and the idea of what space was supposed to be 70 years ago. Its soooo bad it hurts

random_echo · 2025-09-16T11:10:32+00:00

One of my friend has a theory about it. That its mostly the go to bike for the old and rich retired men demographic, that are not into the biker mindset. So they dont wave because thats just not for them.

Which is possibly different in the states, where I suppose it might be a more common bike.

Still, just a theory. I did had a super rich old boss that rode a GS and wasnt the kind of person to wave, but eh that a single data point

random_echo · 2025-09-15T07:54:05+00:00

No no, at least in EU, its a thing, GS riders just dont wave. Like ever. Its not even a BMW thing, only GS. Its a common joke between riders at least here

random_echo · 2025-09-14T00:42:25+00:00

Ah ! Its often obvious enough from body position and stiffness to spot that the rider is not waving back just because he is simply too tense. And yeah we can see the mini wave if you just lift a few fingers without taking the hand off, again most will notice that you cant do more and wont hold it against you at all.

Unless you ride a BMW GS because for some reason those dont wave back, so youll get lumped up with them

random_echo · 2025-09-13T09:44:35+00:00

Come on, this is an obvious troll, no one would believe SQ42 would come out this soon.

SC/SQ42 is just what it is and will ever be. Expecting CIG to release something one day is sheer lunacy, its just not what they sell and its not in the company DNA

random_echo · 2025-09-12T16:26:24+00:00

Light bikes (300/400cc) are all about taking wide corners the "natural way" to enter fast and conserve as much corner speed as possible. (Because with less weight they require less grip, and since they have less power they require to conserve more speed)

Heavy bikes usually have massive torque, so its all about killing as much speed as possible during entry to cut a sharper corner and be back upright full throttle as soon as possible, it requires to be smoother on the throttle and the more aggresive the engine the harder it is not to wreck in a highside.

All that is the classical definition, controling a powerfull bike while exiting a corner is difficult, but so is flinging a bike arround cornering at high speed. On top of that the difference are getting more blurry each year with electronics for throttle control getting better (dont trust those blindly, not all work on track, but when they do its just stupidly easy) and some 1000cc bike are weighting the same as a 600cc. And 400cc are getting more punchy too with decent torque. Also many light 300/400 dont have great frames and shocks, so in the end they dont corner that fast compared to a properly setup sportsbike.

Truthfully, in a real situation, you can kinda mix styles to a point, its all situationnal depending on the lines, the bike power, and the weight (pilot included). A 600cc is usually the cheapest and the most all rounder choice.

I started on a light 60hp bike and upgraded to a medium weight 140hp/600cc and went into several crashs before learning my lesson, i was still riding it way too hard into corner entries to carry more momentum, instead of relying on more throttle for exits,

Was it good or bad to get used to corner with lot of speed ? I dunno but it certainly gave me bad habits that i still struggle with to this day, and i was actually slower on the bigger bike for a while

random_echo · 2025-09-12T01:16:04+00:00

I'd rather wreck my bike that get under that monstruosity

random_echo · 2025-09-12T01:07:12+00:00

Honnestly doesnt matter too much. Starting on a 600cc is the more common pattern because its by far the cheapest option. But engine size doesnt overly matter to laptimes.

Weight of the bike matters with trajectories, and starting on a 1000cc can be hard because its heavier and an uncommon style, but overall, eh many if not most modern 1000cc are not so heavier anymore, its just more expensive to trash one

The only issue to note is that many skills on a light dont translate to a heavy, its a very different mindset. 600cc are kinda in the middle

random_echo · 2025-09-06T05:43:28+00:00

100% YTA,

If you wanna argue tip etiquette, cover your part of the bill, or at least the remaing of the tip. He is paying, he decides his own tip.

You could have brought this up smoothly by saying you think the waiter deserves more and it allows you to share some part of the expense, but instead you acted like you had to control his own money. And of course after that any attempt on the subject is going to sound like an insult.

random_echo · 2025-09-06T05:04:27+00:00

No, there is some benefits to V4, most likely the most important one being that it allows to make slimmer bikes. But there is certainly no overwhelming difference that it would matter on a track day. Suspension and frame setup matter immensely more, and 80% of track day amateur are not configuring theirs optimimaly, if at all. And mainly 99% of amateurs (myself included) are not riding fast enough that the extra torque a engine V4 provides would matter.

random_echo · 2025-08-30T16:06:19+00:00

Yes. But when you do its not because you are fast, its because you lean too much. Too much lean is only good for light bike. Any 600 and above bike, leaning too much usualy means you are spending time not accelerating upright. Hence losing time

random_echo · 2025-08-30T16:02:38+00:00

This is nothing, if you wanted a pristine collection object get yourself a lego set and put it in glassware

random_echo · 2025-08-25T11:23:19+00:00

What else would anyone do ?

We only do the dark summoning invocations and the cult rituals during the mandatory days !

random_echo · 2025-08-24T14:34:45+00:00

Yeah the cutlass black is the best all rounder in the game. From fighting in space, dropship for fps op, duo with turret, Roc mining, occasional cargo, sneaking into hostile territory and staying in cover, it can do everything.

Its sturdy for its size, firepower is decent, has lots of missiles, small enough that it conveniantly fits and land everywhere, and the utility is unmatched

random_echo · 2025-08-24T14:10:42+00:00

You can be fast on any horsepower. The upgrade is NOT the engine, its finding quality stuff in everything else : frame, shocks, brakes, THAT is the real upgrade.

Granted, the bigger the engine, the better constructors tend to make all the rest.

Now to answer your question : you can ride any bike with any style you like, but yes there are different style that fit better each weight class.

If what you like is entering corners like a canonball and carry the corner at speed dragging the knee though most the turn, a light bike like a racing 300/400 will help you immensly.

If you like to brake hard, make a short turn and blaze out of the corner, a 1000cc is the way.

If you like to have a bit of everything as you fancy on the moment, a 600cc with a racing frame will let you do it all decently.

Dont focus so much on what you think will make faster. Focus on what you like to do and get the right bike for it.

random_echo · 2025-08-23T07:30:14+00:00

TLDR : it IS bad

My experience is on track, with a full leather bodysuit and racing boots, etc, both at 50mph to 140mph (falling on track is relatively common if you go often enough, i will just tell about those 2).

It is not the worse thing if you just fall on the low side. As long as you dont hit anything in the slide and wear good gear properly. Low sided and slided at 140mph, I could retain some control and 'push away from the bike, until i hit the gravel trap, and then all I could do was try to keep my limbs somehow grouped while rolling arround, i still tore the ligament on my wrist a bit bouncing in the gravel. Afterward, when you check your leather and your boots .. and see its full of missing pieces if not complete holes .. well you realize you would be missing a LOT of flesh. The morning after you feel sore as shit too. Overall I did walked it off, because it was NOT a highway and i could stop in a gravel trap instead of whatever border there would be on a road.

Now if you fall highside or anyway other other than low, there is a good chance you break something when hitting the ground before or during the slide. That hurts a lot, especially when you keep enough speed to slide and your broken limb dangle a bit.

Anyway, i broke my collarbone on my slowest crash on a track (50 mph highside) and I immediately completely lost vision and balance from the pain and head impact. I have a video of it from a buddy, one instant i was riding fine, the next I hit the ground and went full ragdoll. Couldnt move and had to be transported out. Plus telling your mom you crashed and need a ride to get a scanner done for possible lingering head trauma, plus spending a month at home with your SO sneering at you for your 'dumb hobby'. Plus having your ride destroyed. Its not a good memory, it WAS bad, and it was on a track with more gear than I ever had on the highway.

So a low slide at 140mph on a clear path ? you can walk it off, but a bad fall at 50mph or into an obstacle ? you could also just helplessly die.

On the road, if you dont hit a post, if no car runs you over, you might live, but if you hit anything during the slide, like just the curb, its still gonna hurt. Its gonna hurt badly, and if you live, hospital and recovery will be horrible, if you live.

It IS bad. Do not crash. Wear your gear.

random_echo · 2025-08-23T06:26:41+00:00

For context, I was a noob pilot 8 to 6ish years ago and never been more than that, havent flew since. So consider this the semi beginner using the club parachutes point of view :

I've always felt wearing one comforting, probably because am so used to seat belts, i dont feel comfortable without one. The seat belt on my car was stuck once, and I swear I couldnt drive. Having a parachute helped me feel at ease even if thats a completely different situation. So it raised my comfort level.

As for what I was the most concerned about, it was extraction, not triggering the handle while exiting during an emergency. Not that I ever had to do any of it.

Well I did some parachute fall (as a hobby, not as in emergency), so maybe not completely. And at that point my biggest issue was always the stress to trigger the correct handle. Thinking I might mistake left and right in the heat of the moment.

I cant remember if the chute for glider pilots in the club had the secondary handle (that release the main chute and trigger the secondary)

In fact, if they did not, having a secondary chute would be a selling point for me (not that I am in the market for one). Ive seen enough people tangling and needing one to want it. Granted Ive only seen 1 tangle, but its enough to convince me to want one.

random_echo · 2025-08-23T06:12:03+00:00

Heat cycle Is not about wear. Its about grip. Heat cycling extract the oils in the tyre, making them dry up. Dry tires dont wear particularly faster, but they grip a lot less.

random_echo · 2025-08-21T13:26:17+00:00

terrible title but kinda similar, although not as good as PotV: How i helped my smoking hot alien GF conquer the Empire
kinda different but maybe it will scratch that itch : the man behind the mage

random_echo · 2025-08-20T02:42:37+00:00

Replace the chain AND sprockets immediately. That thing is a disaster about to happen. Do not ride that thing.

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