Pssssst. I want to tell you about a perversion of mine. Got your attention?
It's a weird kink for really good music by really bad bands. Mostly this involves bands that had been bar bands making good rock and roll music and even recording some records until they got swept up by the golden age of FM radio did a ton of coke, bought a...
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It's a weird kink for really good music by really bad bands. Mostly this involves bands that had been bar bands making good rock and roll music and even recording some records until they got swept up by the golden age of FM radio did a ton of coke, bought a...
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If I have an ace of clubs in my ass I will fucking sue you David Blaine!
Get out of his childhood you time traveling demon!
Get out of his childhood you time traveling demon!
devilsreject:
i've seen both those before, they are hilarious!
guitargeek:
You ready for Spring?
Hey, I have a internet question and I'm not sure where to ask it. Despite looking at boobs all day, I'm not actually that computer savvy. I need to make my business a website, and I'm totally in the dark. You know of any online resources that might point me to what I need? It doesn't need to be real complex, no online sales or...
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afterbirth:
Man, Priest used to look like Lynrd Skynrd!
And I can't believe Rob wasn't in leather yet for Diamonds And Rust...
And let's hear it for taking 13 yo girls to Priest concerts!!!!!
And I can't believe Rob wasn't in leather yet for Diamonds And Rust...
And let's hear it for taking 13 yo girls to Priest concerts!!!!!
assh0le:
Nice to be back!
My legs are flat killing me, the knees mostly. My last three jogs I did on pavement instead of dirt, and a bit longer also. Not sure if that's the issue or just not taking a break. I figured that alternating biking would help the soreness that I knew would be coming, but not really. I'm going to stick to the bike only until my...
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charger990:
rio bravo was on amc yesterday. but they play thing more than once.
viva:
my grandmother used to force me to watch lawrence welk, i feeel like you are making us watch welk so we feel your pain.
its not right man
its not right man
rode my ass off today! (the pedal bike) how many miles I don't know, almost 3 hours total, stopping for a break only a few times on the steepest uphill parts. It's easier to push myself longer on the bike than jogging, it's more fun and every uphill pays off with a downhill. But at the same time it's tough to really get the hearbeat...
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devilsreject:
its -15F here with the windchill.
anything to do with outside, is not happening.
My poor motorcycle is shivering.
anything to do with outside, is not happening.
My poor motorcycle is shivering.
About a week ago I wanted to weigh Norvin, so after dinner at the folks' one night I picked him up and got on the scale. Holy shiit that dog is growing! Then of course I weighed myself so I could see exactly how much Norvin has gained, and you can guess the rest. I've been hating the belly for a while, so it's not...
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viva:
YaY!!!
Hope things have been goin well. Any ideas for as meet up sometime?
Hope things have been goin well. Any ideas for as meet up sometime?
dickiev:
DUDE!! your running, don't tell your sponsor or he may try to drag you to one of his 100 milers or something!! Hey, We aren't exactly spring chickens so be cautious of not overdoing it at first. It is a good idea to have rest days so your body has time to heal between runs it helps prevent overuse injuries. I have some trail shoes that I haven't really used yet and if I'm planning to be in BC I'll call you and have you take me on your trails. Good job!!
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guitargeek:
That's pretty funny - though not at all surprising - that Yamaha would go to the parts bin for that same servo.
Hell, look at Kawasaki! The new ZR-7S uses the same engine as my 28 year old KZ! I guess go with what works, eh?
I looked around a little online but haven't found any servo eliminators for under $100...
Hell, look at Kawasaki! The new ZR-7S uses the same engine as my 28 year old KZ! I guess go with what works, eh?
I looked around a little online but haven't found any servo eliminators for under $100...
guitargeek:
I axed Lou D about this:
Know anything about Yamaha's EXUP system, specifically servo eliminators for people who've switched to a full aftermarket exhaust?
He says:
Don't know much about it unless it's like their other crazy exhaust schemes like the YPVS servos. Yamaha tries too many Rube-Goldberg inventions in my opinion. 
Yeah, what you got there is a Devil's Light Switch. My Seca Turbo was like that after I bumped it up to 750cc and 14psi boost. It made a lot of power, but that power could be tricky to apply:
boring boring boring INSANE INSANE INSANE
Now consider how much the RZ350 weighs compared to the Seca Turbo, and what a spindly frame the Seca Turbo had (it used the stock Maxim 650 frame).
I wish I were a little feller so I could ride bikes like that. Hell, I'd accept being six inches shorter if it meant I could weigh 60 pounds less. Just to be... normal sized.
So are you going to put those stink wheels together ala Allen Millyard and make an RZ700? How hard is it to find an actual RZ500?
PS You do know that the Yamaha Banshee used the same engine as the RZ350, right? Lots of go fast parts floating around for those...
Off to Glamis for a week (not quite) of fun. I know I'm forgetting something that I'll need, but I'm sure I'll get by. El Burrito the dune buggy has zero brakes, the fluid leaked out while in storage I guess. I picked up a new m/c and wheel cylinders, I'll change them out there if necessary. Probably filling and bleeding will get me through...
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guitargeek:
So how was it?
guitargeek:
So the guy in flip flops... would he be a sand squid?
I had a long drive up to Fort Collins yesterday with Norvin in the tiny back seat area of the ranger. He did better than I expected, slept 90% of the time and sat up and looked around the other 10%. A few stops to stretch his legs is all he needed. I get to relax a few days until Christmas, then get home and...
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jackmd:
Merry Christmas !!
guitargeek:
Norvin sounds like an A#1 pooch, I hope to shake his paw some day.
I've been on the lookout for Johnny Moped's Cycledelic LP for years. Mostly because the band and album names are both so awesome, but I also know that Billy Childish holds them in high regard and Billy is a man of impeccable sensibility. I could easily get the cd, but I usually hold out for vinyl and so have never heard it. I just...
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guitargeek:
Damn, talk about staying power! I think Fogerty's gonna live forever and just get better and better...
(John, not Carl. Carl is just an asshole.)
(John, not Carl. Carl is just an asshole.)
guitargeek:
I just ordered Revival to give to my dad for xmas. He's always been a big CCR/Fogerty fan, but hasn't heard any of the new material...
Thanks for the tip!
Thanks for the tip!
Wanna hear about the best day of my life? Without the experience of the previous day the variables should have added up to the worst day of my life. The variables: two tires, wet roads, high speeds, sharp turns, heavy braking, heavy throttle (should note SMOOTH heavy, not abrupt heavy). So first a recap of Day one of the FSHPRS, understand it's very very...
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guitargeek:
googlegooglegoogle et voila: Riding Technique: Four Ways to Steer the Motorcycle by Freddie Spencer It's good stuff, and I agree with every word of it, but I have to say that none of it would happen without countersteering. It's not only one of the methods by which you exercise control, it's also the necessary mechanism by which it the actual steering happens. Ever ride a bike with bad steering head bearings, like have them seize up? The reason you crap your pants is because the bike won't steer, and you might really need it to do so at the time, but no matter how you lean or stand on the peg or whatever, the bike won't do what you want it to do. Given enough space (like when I'm elected and we turn Kansas into a parking lot) you could get the bike to lean into a turn, but then what do you do? You will eventually get it to fall into the turn, but then you have to catch it from falling, sorta like a Laurie Anderson song. (There's no way you'll get that last reference.)
No way, man, you're not giving me a headache. I've got one anyway, but that's not your fault, I've got the hepazooty bug that's going around. But I'll talk about this shit allllll day long...
I think it might be a matter of semantics. Surely nobody's dumb enough to completely discount body steering. Surely nobody's dumb enough to think you can turn a bike without countersteering.
This diagram isn't entirely correct. Sometimes it's correct, proper, and important to push the bike under you, to lean opposite the turn. Racers do it when they're warming up their tires. It means a greater lean angle, but at lower speeds it's often the most efficient means of turning the bike because of the forces involved. Say you're doing 30 or so, and there's a big ol' dead armadillo in the road and you have to kinda zip around it. This is when opposite lean comes in handy, since you don't really have time to get your body mass into the leeward side of the arrangement. Your upper body stays more or less level while your ass and your motorcycle detour around the bloated carcass, hopefully avoiding any stray maggots. It's not something you want to do in an actual curve, mind you, but it works well for avoiding hazards.
It's funny how hot a topic this turns out to be. I'm actually surprised that people are still arguing about this, years after I thought I cleared it all up for everybody: Countersteering works, unless you're on a shaft drive bike (and that's only if you're in the southern hemisphere, but wheelies are easier down there so it evens out).
I thought everybody knew this by now...
No way, man, you're not giving me a headache. I've got one anyway, but that's not your fault, I've got the hepazooty bug that's going around. But I'll talk about this shit allllll day long...
I think it might be a matter of semantics. Surely nobody's dumb enough to completely discount body steering. Surely nobody's dumb enough to think you can turn a bike without countersteering.
This diagram isn't entirely correct. Sometimes it's correct, proper, and important to push the bike under you, to lean opposite the turn. Racers do it when they're warming up their tires. It means a greater lean angle, but at lower speeds it's often the most efficient means of turning the bike because of the forces involved. Say you're doing 30 or so, and there's a big ol' dead armadillo in the road and you have to kinda zip around it. This is when opposite lean comes in handy, since you don't really have time to get your body mass into the leeward side of the arrangement. Your upper body stays more or less level while your ass and your motorcycle detour around the bloated carcass, hopefully avoiding any stray maggots. It's not something you want to do in an actual curve, mind you, but it works well for avoiding hazards.
It's funny how hot a topic this turns out to be. I'm actually surprised that people are still arguing about this, years after I thought I cleared it all up for everybody: Countersteering works, unless you're on a shaft drive bike (and that's only if you're in the southern hemisphere, but wheelies are easier down there so it evens out).
I thought everybody knew this by now...
guitargeek:
A lot of what we do is counter-intuitive, and it's a real trick to defeat our survival instincts. I think it makes us more evolved.
This was interesting: http://home.clara.net/survivalskills/riding_skills_51.htm
This was interesting: http://home.clara.net/survivalskills/riding_skills_51.htm
I'm excited and have the jitters. tomorrow: no traffic, no blind corners, no big trees or rocks to hit. wheeee!
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guitargeek:
BTW, the Supersuckers are playing at the Beauty Bar in Vague Ass on 12/15. You should go check 'em out!
jtemperance:
^^^
I like the Supersuckers.
But yeah, I think it was on the Xians board, but I don't give a fuck how you roll religiously, that box set is one of the greatest out there. (Disc 5, which is mostly sermons, may be the exception for non-Xians). I've picked up some great stuff from that. "Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down" by Rev Claude Ely is about my favorite song on there, and I picked up his entire CD. Washington Phillips is a solid disc, too.
So glad you enjoyed that; old school gospel is punk-before-punk.
I like the Supersuckers.
But yeah, I think it was on the Xians board, but I don't give a fuck how you roll religiously, that box set is one of the greatest out there. (Disc 5, which is mostly sermons, may be the exception for non-Xians). I've picked up some great stuff from that. "Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down" by Rev Claude Ely is about my favorite song on there, and I picked up his entire CD. Washington Phillips is a solid disc, too.
So glad you enjoyed that; old school gospel is punk-before-punk.
They even got the music right.