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That joke is waaaay too true to be funny.

I'm glad he didn't! That post is one of the best I've seen in a while.

So what you're saying is that if a pit bull attacks a motorcycle and causes it to wreck, every paper in the country will stop presses and run the story to the printers? ;)

Accident statistics I've read before also seem to indicate that actual accident rates for motorcycles, while admittedly higher than for cars, are in absolute terms still very low. The local paper in my home town prints seemingly every motorcycle fatality they can. What I wonder is, even though...

It's all fun and games until someone gets shot by a guy and he uses the "I thought it was a zombie" defense.

Red Bull has done this at least once Urban MTB POV in Chile - Red Bull Valparaíso Cerro Abajo 2013 - YouTube

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Man he beat the hell out of it, huh?

Russian Roulette is safe as long as you don't get shot, right?

Based on his reaction I get the feeling you aren't the only person who asked what the problem with the "papers" is.

I never have understood why people do this (this = not wearing a helmet). My only theory is that they think it's macho in some sense. I figured out a while ago that "manhood" wasn't about choosing trouble for yourself to handle, it was about handling well the trouble that was chosen for you...

This happens to me, too. I find if I just sit in the right lane going slightly slower than the guy in front of me, people will eventually pass me but they maintain the faster guy's speed, so it works. This just made me want to quantify the value of speeding. If you are traveling a distance of...

Very nice looking bike. Those inverted forks... You may miss the 6 but I'm sure that thing has a ride quality all it's own. :thumbup:

Not to get too off-topic but we actually have pretty broad freedom of speech (and everything else) compared to much of Europe, from what I can tell. As to the actual topic...who you gonna listen to OP, an experienced cop, or some random folks on the web?

Motorcycle racing was never that popular in the US, as compared to Europe. Edit: That article seems more like a criticism of the current management of racing in the US, not a statement about the actual popularity of motorcycle racing, so the title seems misleading.

Welcome aboard! You picked a good bike and a good group of folks. :thumbup:

Honda Vultus. Do want.

Yea, you were right, it's not backwards. The force balance is 2Tsin(y)=W. I am in fact a dope. The one thing to correct in what you said is the following. sin^(-1)(1/2) is 30 degrees. This is "optimal" because for lower angles y, the tension force on the bike is greater than the weight...

That is awesome. Also your dog is great. That seems backwards. I assume you got your result from a free body diagram where the tension in each cable is assumed to be the same and the angle assumed to be the same. (Seems like an OK model). The maximum tension force happens when the angle is...

About that...your guess is as good as mine. Good luck! :thumbup: