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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,900
    King Jeffers wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    There's no reason for Mr Harley Davidson to be so loud.

    But they sound awesome, personally I think HDs should be the only bike permitted to go loud.
    My Ducati sounded wonderful. It did cause complaints from the neighbours. After I sold it a couple complained they were leaving late for work as they didn't hear my bike start to remind them of the time. Several commented how good it sounded, not one complained it was too noisy.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    I might have to invest in a PA system on my bike to amplify the noise of my chain and breathing to around 150-200 decibels.

    Y'know, so people hear me.

    I love the noise of it.

    :roll:
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  • msmancunia
    msmancunia Posts: 1,415
    If I heard the amplified sound of a chain and heavy breathing coming up behind me I'd assume you were some sort of gimp/pervert/S&M afficionado...
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    msmancunia wrote:
    If I heard the amplified sound of a chain and heavy breathing coming up behind me I'd assume you were some sort of gimp/pervert/S&M afficionado...

    If I saw a man in full leather astride a big noisy piece of metal, flexing his wrist......

    Oh.. Wait.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    In more recent rants - turns out the hard drive on my work PC has broken, so I'm sitting on my boss' computer while he's on holiday.

    Unfortunately, he's a giant man, so everything is f*cking high and uncomfortable, and he's got seriously 'special' settings on his PC...

    One letter is roughly the size of my fist on my screen. It's ridiculous.
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  • mattsaw
    mattsaw Posts: 907
    Rick Chasey wrote:

    One letter is roughly the size of my fist on my screen. It's ridiculous.

    Ctrl and - at the same time.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Mattsaw wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:

    One letter is roughly the size of my fist on my screen. It's ridiculous.

    Ctrl and - at the same time.

    'Tis the resolution.

    We got new screens and he's not adjusted the resolution - he says he prefers it this way (well, has done in the past)

    So everything is massive, not just the letter, and since he hasn't adjusted to the wider screen everything is also wide and stretched.
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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    In more recent rants - turns out the hard drive on my work PC has broken, so I'm sitting on my boss' computer while he's on holiday.

    Unfortunately, he's a giant man, so everything is f*cking high and uncomfortable.
    This image popped into my mind when I read that:

    LittleBritain_1a_6_07.jpg

    Did you offer to write and sing the theme tune?...
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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,900
    It's not Rick's fault he's tiny. On the upside he still thinks Wagon Wheels and Curly Wurlys are huge, the rest of us think they're smaller than they were when we were kids.
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  • twist83
    twist83 Posts: 761
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    twist83 wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Motorbikes.

    Why are you so loud?

    Why?

    Several reasons. Firstly they Rev incredibly high compared to a car, they have a very short exhaust run with usually one silencer. Lastly most people make them louder so people hear you coming.

    You missed out the key reason: they're massive tw@ts.

    There's no reason for Mr Harley Davidson to be so loud. There's loud so you can hear (most motorbikes are not) and loud so that people can hear you 5 streets down. There's also absolutely no reason for the 'popping' either.

    I come across two or three like him every day. It's just idiotic.

    Anyway, are they even allowed to make them louder / remove the muffler?

    The popping is over run. There is nothing they can do about that. As you can hear on idle they run incredibly lumpy. The reason for this is that the engine design is essentially garbage and no engineer in their right mind would use it now either. But they have a cult following. It basically has a weird firing order hence the offbeat sound and the pops/bangs.

    The cans on the bikes (Harleys) are mostly stock. They are that loud out of the factory and most Harleys do not even seem to run silencers. I agree they are ear splittingly loud. I thought you were referencing sports bikes, sit up and begs i.e Normal bikes.

    I ride (not a Harley!!!) and a louder can has saved me a few times. Yes you can change the can as long as it is E-Marked and not stamped for Not for road use.
  • twist83
    twist83 Posts: 761
    Veronese68 wrote:
    King Jeffers wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    There's no reason for Mr Harley Davidson to be so loud.

    But they sound awesome, personally I think HDs should be the only bike permitted to go loud.
    My Ducati sounded wonderful. It did cause complaints from the neighbours. After I sold it a couple complained they were leaving late for work as they didn't hear my bike start to remind them of the time. Several commented how good it sounded, not one complained it was too noisy.

    I am not a HD fan at all. I do love Dukes and until last year had an 1198 with Termi's on. You cannot beat the sound of a V4 and Dry clutch rattle. Awesome :)
  • DrLex
    DrLex Posts: 2,142
    King Jeffers wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    There's no reason for Mr Harley Davidson to be so loud.

    But they sound awesome, personally I think HDs should be the only bike permitted to go loud.

    And any remaining Indians.
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  • pastryboy
    pastryboy Posts: 1,385
    25mph:

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    Second time that's happened to me.
  • Libraio
    Libraio Posts: 181
    pastryboy wrote:
    25mph:

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    Second time that's happened to me.

    Good thing the screw comes with a warning label... :)
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  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    Libraio wrote:
    pastryboy wrote:
    25mph:

    DSC_4256.jpg

    Second time that's happened to me.

    Good thing the screw comes with a warning label... :)
    I don't understand how he got his fingers caught in the tyre at 25mph. Twice.
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  • msmancunia
    msmancunia Posts: 1,415
    Veronese68 wrote:
    New bed and matress delivered on Saturday. Got the old bed out, cleaned the carpet and then waited for it to dry before putting the new bed up. Put the thing together, chuck the matress on the top to find the bed's too short.
    They sent me Kingsize ends, but standard double sides. So the new matress is overhanging the end. Go in to try and remedy it and they can't get me the right bits. I will have to get a completely different bed. Waiting for them to call me today and see what they can offer me.
    I should have held the driver hostage for Asprilla. What a kerfuffle.

    Total bummer. Bet Saturday night was a bit of a let down. In related news, I bought a pair of Saucony running shoes on Friday without trying both on as I was in a rush. I've got one foot bigger than the other so just tried the big one on. Got home and they've given me two right shoes. Took them back today and they said they couldn't find the other. So someone somewhere is running around in a pair of Saucony Trigon shoes with two left feet :?:
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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,900
    Thanks MSM.
    My wife often tells me I have two left feet. I can't be the only one.
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  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Veronese68 wrote:
    My Ducati sounded wonderful. It did cause complaints from the neighbours. After I sold it a couple complained they were leaving late for work as they didn't hear my bike start to remind them of the time. Several commented how good it sounded, not one complained it was too noisy.

    A neighbour where I used to live had a TR7 with a Rover SD1 V8 lump under the bonnet. On a summer night with the windows open you would know he was on his way home a good 2-3 minutes before you saw him. The last I saw, the engine is now powering his Countach replica.
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  • davis
    davis Posts: 2,506
    Threw up on the way in. Stomach still not playing fair...
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  • SickAsAParrot
    SickAsAParrot Posts: 212
    davis wrote:
    Threw up on the way in. Stomach still not playing fair...

    Into an open-topped BMW I hope!
  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    White Lycra shorts, roadie. On porthsmouth Road Esher-Kingston filter and RlJ like that every day and can't help feeling you'll end up on the Tarmac sooner than later.
  • Paul_iow
    Paul_iow Posts: 110
    Shared house, 2 sinks and they are both full of dirty washing. Put it on the side not in the f******g sink as I have to move it all and clean the sink BEFORE I clean my stuff!!!!!!!!!
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Puncture.

    Ridiculous traffic - like there was a traffic god there set to p!ss me off at every turn. Just when you'd think you'd clear it, another set of road works, another car parked bizarrely in the middle of the road. Over-friendly chap in face-mask on single speed. Probably quicker than me to. I appreciate your friendliness, and on another day I may say hello, but I was angry and your chirpiness didn't help.

    Also, if you ever pick up the phone to a cold caller, don't shout f*ck off down the phone as your second and third words.
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  • Mr Sworld
    Mr Sworld Posts: 703
    I hate cold callers. They can fuck off and die as far as I'm concerned.

    If you want to disturb me during Man Vs Food you do it at your own risk..

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  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    An entire rubbery lug from the bottom of a brand new pair of SPD-sl cleats fell off this morning. Now I need to buy glue :(
    What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?
  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    Whilst riding in primary up Green Lanes towards Manor House, a twat overtook me so close his wing mirror went under my right elbow. I gave the driver the WTF hand signal and was greeted with repeated beeping. Due to heavy traffic I easily overtook the idiot again but this seemed to wind them up and they were determined to get past me again.

    They then moved onto the wrong side of the road, overtook an oncoming car and cut back in front of me. This highly stupid, dangerous, futile and illegal manoeuvre gained them about 5 metres. Somehow their wing mirror seemed to fall off as I went past again.

    Why do people do such pointless things?
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  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    EKE_38BPM wrote:
    Why do people do such pointless things?

    You mean drive cars with wing mirrors held on with chewing gum?
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  • jonny_trousers
    jonny_trousers Posts: 3,588
    A rant in retrospect:

    Last Saturday, when I was cycling up to Regent's Park from the West End, I was pulled up at the lights along side a black cab. I guess we must have been travelling at a similar pace as he wound down his window and said, "You must be the only cyclist in London who stops at lights. You must be a copper!"

    I smiled and said, "We're not all bad," when what I should have said is, "You must be the only cabbie in London who doesn't think he owns the f*cking road and therefore thinks it's fine to overtake too closely to, cut across the path of, and generally show a complete lack of respect for, cyclists. You must ride a bike too!"
  • flimflam_machine
    flimflam_machine Posts: 263
    Jonny_Trousers wrote:
    A rant in retrospect:I smiled and said, "We're not all bad," when what I should have said is, "You must be the only cabbie in London who doesn't think he owns the f*cking road and therefore thinks it's fine to overtake too closely to, cut across the path of, and generally show a complete lack of respect for, cyclists. You must ride a bike too!"

    Ah l'esprit de l'escalier! I'm sure someone will save that up for the future.
  • jonny_trousers
    jonny_trousers Posts: 3,588
    flimflam_machine wrote:
    Jonny_Trousers wrote:
    A rant in retrospect:I smiled and said, "We're not all bad," when what I should have said is, "You must be the only cabbie in London who doesn't think he owns the f*cking road and therefore thinks it's fine to overtake too closely to, cut across the path of, and generally show a complete lack of respect for, cyclists. You must ride a bike too!"

    Ah l'esprit de l'escalier! I'm sure someone will save that up for the future.

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