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Post by jdmsoldier on Nov 21, 2013 23:43:04 GMT -5
I did invest in a proper decent helmet. It cost me $199.99 + free sh, and couldn't find it cheaper anywhere else even on ebay. The helmet i have is a modular flip, and while it does have good airflow while riding, but at stops no, and flipping my visor down when the lights red only for 2 seconds then flip back up the visor is just irritating and but when I turn it to modular, it has so much more weight on my head and i can feel it in my neck.
I run at 35mph max speed on flat, and mostly going 30 at most times, have had something, probably a bug hit my shoulder once and it felt like someone threw a small pebble at me. Had a bug, and might have been a bee not sure hit my face shield once and it just ricochet right off.
I was thinking of getting one of those helmets that only cover the skull/ half helmet, thats the size and shape of a skull cap or beanie would be better. I know its not as safe, but that's one of the main reasons why i made this post. I know a lot of people ride with those and have seen them wear it.
Mine also has a irritating magnetic strap instead of most helmets have a plastic clip click and lock. The effing fabric around the magnet was held together with some type of glue. effing bell I thought they suppose to make their crap good. i still got it if i wanted to repair/sew, but the damn strap is so much harder to put on then a snap lock.
Actually I should have made this thread about half helmets, but i also felt like venting about my helmet and how It sucks to wear it sometimes.
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Post by jdmsoldier on Nov 21, 2013 2:34:22 GMT -5
I love riding without a helmet. I feel the breeze, feel and breathe the cool fresh air. I have only ridden without a helmet a few times, mostly 3 blocks down to the mini-mart and back. I usually however feel naked and unsafe when I don't wear shoes, but i feel a lot more freedom without a helmet. The helmet I bought is a Bell Evo Revolver and is suppose to get decent air flow, but at a stop light It gets a little stuffy. its so big and bulky too, I thought it looked cool and was well made, but when I got it, it looked more round than most oval shaped helmets and looks too big on my head. The helmet is getting very irritating especially when a part of my head is itchy. When I put it on when im not on the bike yet I feel like im suffocating and feel very slightly that its cutting off blood circulation on my head. I know its for my safety and always wear it on long rides..ugh, just rather not wear it now. I think I know now why a lot of people wear half helmets, but i dont like the look.
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Post by jdmsoldier on Oct 31, 2013 5:47:52 GMT -5
llmao. why on earth would someone do that.  |
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Post by jdmsoldier on Oct 31, 2013 5:45:50 GMT -5
Reality check. When you buy a bike without a title from the person selling it to you something hinkey is going on. And, if the seller tells you it is easy to get a title, then, why did the seller not get one? Agree, first question i always ask is if it has the title. I had a long conversation with a guy once about an electric moped about half a year ago, and he told me blunt that he's not going to waste his time going through all the paperwork and whatever to get a title transferred over to him just to sell it legal, then when I didn't message him afterwards he asked if i still wanted it cause there was a lot of interested people in it. Told him no thanks and good luck. I saw his ad renewed for months. Thing was cheap, but filing papers and waiting up to a year or even more with the possibility of knowing that in the end you may not get the title in your name is in my opinion not worth it. Anyway I think I read that you got it for $75 in another post, which in my opinion is super cheap, and in the end I doubt youll come up short pocket whatever you decide to do. |
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Post by jdmsoldier on Oct 27, 2013 1:27:36 GMT -5
Caught this a few days ago streaming on another site. The first half of the show just made me feel bad about my scooter. They talked down so much about them, like they are little toys, and from looking at them on the scoots, I can kinda see why.
The second half was okay, made me want a motorcycle instead of my scoot though. Long way to go for me to get a ninja or a hayabusa even used.
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Post by jdmsoldier on Oct 24, 2013 22:26:39 GMT -5
Thanks for all the tips and contributions from all the members in this thread. It's because of all the tips I have found a simple work around for my fuel sensor problem until I find time to fix it. Although I didnt have the t-bar thing, I had something similar. Its been about 12 days since bent the extra funnel layer. I now just sway my bike and listen for gas, and since I bent the funnel I can now see inside the tank pretty clearly and see the gas inside. So I still had gas, but on the way home I finally tried out the gas station nozzle without the funnel that was blocking the way. It started with gas on my bike again BUT, only because of the last person's excess gas left. It must have been a little under an ounce. I only got a dollar of gas and shortly the gas flows slower like someone suggested. So it was a perfect fill today and am grateful, cause I don't think that I would have tried to alter something that was in the gas tank like that, and who knows how long that situation would have gone on.
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Post by jdmsoldier on Oct 21, 2013 4:48:46 GMT -5
the fold out cup holder is cool, cause it doesnt get in the way
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Post by jdmsoldier on Oct 21, 2013 4:31:46 GMT -5
in my state it is illegal to carry a passenger on a 50cc and both driver and passenger gets fined $50 each i believe. if u know ur state does not have this law then great, but if your not sure, find out.
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Post by jdmsoldier on Oct 17, 2013 4:05:08 GMT -5
cool idea
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Post by jdmsoldier on Oct 14, 2013 2:06:49 GMT -5
I was excited to watch this when I saw the trailer. First episode was just ok, but by the time episode 2 and 3 rolled around, I just could not sit through it and instead fast forwarded through it and just saw a bunch of talking. Wanted to like it, was just too boring. This is marvel's first series, and wish they had picked another show to do, but I doubt they will ever bring one of the big superheroes to tv cause their movie franchise on characters like spiderman, x-men, etc., are just doing too well. This show was just all hyped up, and I'll bet anyone it'll get canceled after season 1 or 2. The Blacklist had an amazing first episode too, but again bored me out in the second ep. I'll bet it'll get dropped too
Favorite shows right now that aren't reality shows:
Arrow
Tomorrow People
Walking Dead
Witches of East End
Vampire Diaries
Revolution
The Goldbergs
Sleepy Hollow
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Post by jdmsoldier on Oct 13, 2013 23:33:06 GMT -5
Why do they call it xbox 1 when its the second? Actually it;s the third, so it makes it even stupider lol, but I think their pr said its cause they wanted to start a whole new thing or whatever. GTA5 is on ps4 and 360. Soon for PC, no word for PS4 or X1 yet. I'm also an eBay seller and sell mostly games, but I don't pick up very many genesis games to sell. I do pick up a lot of ps1 and ps2 though. |
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Post by jdmsoldier on Oct 12, 2013 20:03:49 GMT -5
Yeah, I have to find a pair of good pliers, I know there is one somewhere lying around. Thanks for the link, and yes, I did not have that bar. It was kind of like this; thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mYUV0GW9W77VW0pgf6bK9og.jpg, but wasn't so firm in place like the one in this pic and had holes and spaces around it. It was like an extra funnel layer. I will get those pliers later and rip that sucker off. |
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Post by jdmsoldier on Oct 12, 2013 19:47:53 GMT -5
cool thanks, I think I seen that at walmart. |
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Post by jdmsoldier on Oct 12, 2013 19:38:32 GMT -5
I use imageshack.us, and then when i finish uploading i get the direct link for that pic, then when in the reply/post box on the forum I click the picture icon which is (insert image) then just paste the image url link from imageshack and click the insert image button afterwards and it shows in html or forum code or whatever in the post/reply box. If your trying to upload the
pics for your profile picture, it needs to be 100x100 resolution i think, and under a certain amount of mb (maybe 1-2mb) i believe, as for sigs, I have no clue cause I havent tried to upload a pic to my sig.
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Post by jdmsoldier on Oct 12, 2013 19:31:53 GMT -5
I never seen this bar that you guys were talking about. I can't really show a pic because I tried to break it off and bent it slightly inwards and now have the space to fit the gas nozzle in it, but it was like a mini funnel and initially the gas nozzle at the station could not fit into the hole. It is connected with one piece of metal or something, but hard to break/bend off with the amount of space inside there to move my pliers around in there. The hole was so small, I figure its to fit chinese gas station nozzles and not ours.
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