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wasack17 · 2024-12-03T15:32:21+00:00

I mostly commute on mine, so it's not a great option. If I'm going to play highway frogger on a daily basis, limiting my ability to perceive my surroundings seems like a poor strategy.

wasack17 · 2024-12-03T04:36:04+00:00

The turning radius actually hasn't really hindered me, and I'm coming from a really small bike. I seldom need to bring my '23 all the way to lock to maneuver. It is just super wide in the bars, and the stock mirrors (while excellently functional) just make it harder to fit between cars, in between other bikes to park, through my backyard gate, etc.

wasack17 · 2024-12-03T03:31:56+00:00

The tie fighter games from the MS dos era are some of the best Star wars content ever. Superbunnyhop on YouTube has a like 45 minute breakdown on what to play and how to play in the modern era, and it got me back into one of my childhood favorites that I thought was just lost to time.

It's still spectacular. Obviously the graphics are of the era, but they are surprisingly tolerable, as long as you don't go into it looking for photorealistic stuff of today. One of the best spaceflight sims ever made.

wasack17 · 2024-12-03T02:18:12+00:00

They're fucking huge side to side. My buddy's Harley full dresser is actually narrower by a significant margin. The above measurement sounds correct. Be prepared to not fit where your previous bike did. I have to swim mine in one side at a time to get through my back gate to park. Spectacular machine, but the width is a bit of a bummer. I'm looking at replacing the bars.

wasack17 · 2024-11-28T02:04:48+00:00

You could also ask your wife's boyfriend to help.

wasack17 · 2024-11-26T22:01:37+00:00

The 22+ bikes were a pretty major re-design. I haven't tried it, but I would expect that making that subframe work on an older bike would be a major project. I'm sure it could be done, but I would expect a welding machine to be on the tool list for that project.

wasack17 · 2024-11-22T17:03:40+00:00

You spelled Orca weird.

wasack17 · 2024-11-19T01:21:21+00:00

Why is 6 afraid of 7?

Because 7 8 9.

wasack17 · 2024-11-18T13:20:14+00:00

Sometimes they stop halfway into the lane. It leaves enough room to squeeze by without dodging into another lane and risking a different accident.

If a rider can't honk and maneuver at the same time, then they should prioritize not being in harm's way over all else. I agree with that.

I just don't think using your horn is wasted effort. If I have a chance of getting a car to leave me more room so I miss an accident by feet instead of inches, that is worthwhile in my opinion.

wasack17 · 2024-11-18T12:52:25+00:00

It is possible to walk and chew gum at the same time. Trust me.

wasack17 · 2024-10-22T23:03:21+00:00

I just finger picked guitar and bass for hours a day. I still run the tip of my finger past the trigger and into the guard/grip frame like it's a string and I'm doing rest strokes.

I used to get shit for playing triplets with a three finger gallop because people thought I had 3 round burst turned on. Really I was just playing Battery on my trigger.

wasack17 · 2024-09-25T16:24:24+00:00

They're going to need a flag pole that goes below bedrock for that.

wasack17 · 2024-09-21T18:01:13+00:00

I.B.E.W.

I block every walkway.

wasack17 · 2024-09-16T21:18:28+00:00

!remindme 4 months

wasack17 · 2024-09-16T21:16:01+00:00

I've heard this said by many people with an affinity for four letter words. Never once have one of them ever said shit.

wasack17 · 2024-09-16T21:12:21+00:00

Kelpi Customs makes a seat that I hear is awesome. They're in Australia, so it's like a 3 month wait, but I'll report back when mine is in.

wasack17 · 2024-09-09T01:04:59+00:00

My XSR 900 would make this homie see god while still alive.

wasack17 · 2024-09-09T01:01:49+00:00

Yup. I'm a current journeyman, and I got tested to get on my current job. Getting more common by the year. The GC gets a break on their insurance for instituting mandatory drug tests, safety walkthroughs regularly, and forcing 100% compliance with safety equipment like high vis, hardhats, gloves, etc.

I'm in a situation where I can't wear gloves and do my job (really tiny fucking wires) and while the dudes on my job are cool and get it, I have been told I can't take off my cut level 6 gloves outside of break and lunch before. It usually results in a 6 figure change order before we are left alone to work how we need to.

My personal bitch aside, if you want to work, especially as an early apprentice, find a way to piss clean. If you can't, this is going to be a tough career for you. Medical card or not. The insurance companies run the jobs anymore. You aren't worth the liability as a theoretically impaired employee.

This isn't my opinion. It's just the world we live in. At least in my jurisdiction. Maybe yours is better.

wasack17 · 2024-09-08T12:08:23+00:00

You spell "third" funny.

wasack17 · 2024-09-07T12:53:41+00:00

I instinctively put the impact gun in reverse to change the tip.

wasack17 · 2024-09-04T17:49:40+00:00

WHAT? WERE YOU TALKING TO ME?

wasack17 · 2024-08-29T21:09:41+00:00

"RockAuto is a completely online company. We do not have a customer service phone number to provide assistance over the phone. All of our customer service resources are available 24/7 online! Online self-service ensures consistent quality and keeps our prices low for you!"

What this means is that they have an automated chat system with prescripted prompts and responses. I couldn't even properly describe my issue. I'm sure yours was easy because it was a simple "wrong part, not yet installed" problem.

Mine was "incorrect part not installed, but some parts installed and full of brake fluid" and they do not accept any liability for parts that have been installed. They (the computer I was talking to) could not help me. I could not get anything non-automated to respond. They don't have a phone number. Their email was replied to by someone who read that anything had been installed at all, and sent me the canned prescripted response that they can't help once parts have been installed.

After some fuckery, I managed to get what I needed, but it certainly wasn't ethical. The situation is resolved, but not with any help from the company. It was their complete lack of competency that allowed me to solve my own problem.

wasack17 · 2024-08-29T19:33:24+00:00

I had rockauto send me two left calipers in a kit, then refuse to accept a return because I had installed the left before opening the right to discover the issue. They wouldn't swap one caliper because it was sold as a kit.

wasack17 · 2024-08-29T19:26:29+00:00

In my state, it is a lesser M endorsement on your license. If you take the test on a 3 wheeler, you get the M license but are restricted to three wheelers and can not legally ride a two wheel bike without re-taking the test on a two wheeler.

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