What is new in your little world?

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Wed Apr 13, 2016 8:58 pm

How tall are you?

Post by **scared?** » Wed Apr 13, 2016 9:01 pm

Only ppl who ride sports bikes in America are morons and dead ppl(beat to death)... Chump bikes...

Post by **Whiskey 7** » Wed Apr 13, 2016 9:54 pm

Whiskey 7 wrote:
Whiskey 7 wrote:Me, on the weight loss thing. 7kg lost in 5 weeks and maybe another 7 to go
Update
Current weight: 83.5 kg
Loss to date: 13.5 kg
Goal: Shed another 2 or 3 kilograms and maintain
Hurdle: That last kilo is probably the hardest to loose
Feeling: Fantastic

YourGrandpa wrote:How tall are you?

I haven't measured myself (height

) in a while so I just did to be sure - 172cm or 5 foot 8 inches.

Checking... some websites say I should be 74kg

but I did look sickly thin at 78kgs and yes, many years ago. I will be happy and content at 80kg (176lbs).

Post by **Flex Donkey** » Wed Apr 13, 2016 10:37 pm

YourGrandpa wrote:I didn't want a sport bike, I wanted a cruiser. The bike is a Honda VTX1300C. That picture is just a pic I linked from the internet. My bike looks like it, but without the reflectors.

Cruisers are fine if you're looking for the relaxed wind in the hair, bugs in the teeth kind of experience. I'm more into the brutal acceleration with slick cornering kind of thing. Each to their own. The VTX1300 actually has a pretty decent rep as far as Jap cruisers go.

Post by **scared?** » Wed Apr 13, 2016 11:03 pm

Says the guy whose not a cop but acts like one when it comes to ppl going 3 miles over the speed limit...

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Post by **Flex Donkey** » Wed Apr 13, 2016 11:27 pm

Just because I believe road rules should be obeyed doesn't mean there isn't a time and place for letting loose on a sports bike, such as twisty canyons on country roads with high speed limits or track days. Grow up dipshit who knows nothing of motorcycling.

Post by **scared?** » Thu Apr 14, 2016 12:03 am

Cops...

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Post by **ToxicBug** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 3:56 am

My 140mm rear exhaust case fan stopped spinning. I checked for prices online, they range from $15 to $30 CAD each, depending on the brand

I lubricated it as indicated here. Seems to be working now, I wonder how long it will last.

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 4:04 am

Why not buy a new one? You've got 3 monitors and a super PC. Seems like the risks are greater than the resolution.

Post by **ToxicBug** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 4:12 am

YourGrandpa wrote:Why not buy a new one? You've got 3 monitors and a super PC. Seems like the risks are greater than the resolution.

Just because I have a nice PC doesn't mean I have money. No reason to waste it if I can DIY for free

I'll probably replace the fan eventually. I just need to find more stuff to get free shipping (orders over $50 CAD). Maybe GP104 in June to hold me over till GP100

Post by **Captain** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 4:55 pm

Ignore Gwamps, his solution to everything is to just buy something like his consumerist overlords have trained him to do.

Got divorced? Buy a boat lamp.
Got upset on the internet? Buy accessories for a badass paper-killing shotgun.
Got an unnaturally large block head with nothing inside it? Buy a used motorcycle.

Post by **Κracus** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 6:40 pm

Flex Donkey wrote:Just because I believe road rules should be obeyed doesn't mean there isn't a time and place for letting loose on a sports bike, such as twisty canyons on country roads with high speed limits or track days. Grow up dipshit who knows nothing of motorcycling.

Honestly, going 80km's on a back country road is plenty quick for me. It's far more fun than going 200 on the highway anyway.

Post by **Whiskey 7** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 10:59 pm

ToxicBug wrote:My 140mm rear exhaust case fan stopped spinning. I checked for prices online, they range from $15 to $30 CAD each, depending on the brand

I lubricated it as indicated here. Seems to be working now, I wonder how long it will last.

Interesting. I didn't think you could 'maintain' case fans

Me, I couldn't connect to the internet so I called my ISP who advised it was an 'outage' over a large area affecting many Customers. I told them I had the internet icon and all the usual lights up on their wireless modem/router and I didn't think that was my problem (the outage).

I asked when should I call back (eta on outage restoration) and they advised close of business?? Close of business, it is a 24 hour industry

Just getting fobbed off I thought.

Next morning still no internet

so I called again to be advised that outage was fixed! Seems I was right. They suggested I recycle my modem! No, not dispose of thoughtfully but restore/restart and they'd call back. I did and they didn't

I called a third time. Staff suggested I try a wired/LAN connection. I explained I had to find a cable and that would take time. They said they'd hold on the line! What, 15 or 20 minutes! No I said, please call back in 30 minutes. They agreed. Again I did (connect via LAN) and they didn't call back

I called a fourth time and again explained the problem. They suggested changing the channel on the wi-fi network. I did and it's fixed.

Moral here; if you believe you're right you probably are. No doubt, you'll be told differently but persist and you will eventually be proved right but it doesn't help

Note to self - Investigate ISP options.

Post by **Flex Donkey** » Sat Apr 16, 2016 5:46 am

Κracus wrote:
Flex Donkey wrote:Just because I believe road rules should be obeyed doesn't mean there isn't a time and place for letting loose on a sports bike, such as twisty canyons on country roads with high speed limits or track days. Grow up dipshit who knows nothing of motorcycling.

Honestly, going 80km's on a back country road is plenty quick for me. It's far more fun than going 200 on the highway anyway.

All depends on the country road, if it's got lots of nice corners then yeah 80km an hour is plenty.

Post by **Whiskey 7** » Sat Apr 16, 2016 10:14 pm

Re: What is new in your little world?

My Mum is celebrating her 82nd birthday today.

Post by **Eraser** » Sun Apr 17, 2016 7:34 am

Congratulations Whiskey. I hope she is still in good health?

Post by **Whiskey 7** » Sun Apr 17, 2016 8:18 pm

Eraser wrote:Congratulations Whiskey. I hope she is still in good health?

Thanks Eraser. Yes, thankfully all is well on the health front. Good old English genes.

Me, off to the dentist today for a possible root canal or crown. An expensive day perhaps

EDIT: Hours later. Thankfully he repaired the old tooth and one of the back ones.

Post by **MKJ** » Mon Apr 18, 2016 12:02 pm

Whiskey 7 wrote: Me, off to the dentist today for a possible root canal or crown. An expensive day perhaps

Whiskey 7 wrote:Good old English genes.

Post by **seremtan** » Mon Apr 18, 2016 12:24 pm

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Post by **Scourge** » Mon Apr 18, 2016 2:37 pm

You know what they say about statistics...

Post by **xer0s** » Mon Apr 18, 2016 3:53 pm

My air plants at work have started to bloom. They'll live for several years, but only bloom once. Very exciting times!

[lvlshot]http://i.imgur.com/VdMrexQ.jpg[/lvlshot]

Post by **Ryoki** » Mon Apr 18, 2016 4:21 pm

Cool

My girl was chattering about having ordered a few airplants yesterday, wants to hang them somewhere with some kind of wire construction or something... seems like a good plan i said!

Post by **xer0s** » Mon Apr 18, 2016 4:30 pm

Yeah, they're kinda cool. Gives my office a little life. I've also got a nice cactus, but it has started to go through a corking stage. Not the prettiest thing at the moment...

Post by **Eraser** » Mon Apr 18, 2016 4:35 pm

What is an airplant?

Post by **Eraser** » Mon Apr 18, 2016 4:39 pm

nm

they normally grow without soil while attached to other plants. Some are aerophytes or air plants, which have no roots and grow on shifting desert soil.

Moisture and nutrients are gathered from the air (dust, decaying leaves and insect matter) through structures on the leaves called trichomes.

They look kind of alien.