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Re: Yamaha MOTOROiD

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Post by reader_mode »

uglycoyote wrote: post #182
reader_mode wrote: post #164

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I don't have aftermarket pipes - but your post is clearly from perspective of someone who doesn't ride. Sound is an essential part of the riding thrill, riding my bike past 10k RPM gives me F1 sound and insane rush. I suspect riding an electric motorcycle would be much less thrilling that way and make me more aware that I'm on a suicide machine. I regularly get small children approach me on motorcycle and want to pul…

Sure.. I get a kick out of twisting the throttle on my Yamaha a couple times but I totally disagree that it is an essential part of the experience. If you could sell me a completely silent but very powerful motorcycle I would buy it. And even if you are thrilled by the sound, there comes a point (when you put straight pipes on) where it clearly becomes less about whether the rider can hear their own bike and more abo…

IDK - I had a few biker friends (before I moved last time, pretty much stopped riding since my son was born, going to sell the bike any day now), they would use DB-killer but if we went off riding twisties they would pull it out and just enjoy the insanity. There was one guy who would ride without dbkiller all the time, he was a dick in general, so there's that.

Re: Yamaha MOTOROiD

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Post by [deleted] »

mikestew wrote: post #160
snarfy wrote: post #99

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We make it illegal to eat or use cell phones while driving because distracted driving is dangerous, yet it's ok to rattle everyone's windows with your Harley. Even if somehow it is 'safer' for the biker it's definitely not for everyone else.

It’s not “ok”, we have the same laws against loud exhausts. They’re just not enforced. Why? I have no idea. Should be easier to enforce than cellphones.

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Re: Yamaha MOTOROiD

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Post by fatboy93 »

balfirevic wrote: post #218
Abishek_Muthian wrote: post #192

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>After putting over 40k+ miles on various bikes, I never once wished there was a self balancing feature to make it stand up on its own. At a stop light; I put my foot down; at a really long stop light, I put the kickstand down. As someone with 138cm height, All I ever wanted on a normal sized motor-bike is self-balancing. So far my options to ride a normal size bike is to convert it to three-wheeler with after-market…

What do you think of Yamaha Niken? Looks like it would be more similar to a normal motorcycle than a 3-wheel scooter. https://www.yamahamotorsports.com/sport-touring/models/niken

Not really sure about Abhishek, but based on thr name he's an Indian and I'm fairly sure that Niken is

A. NA in india B. Too expensive C. We get conversion kits which can add two side wheels as a rear wheel/chassis attachment which many handicapped people use here in India.

Re: Yamaha MOTOROiD

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Post by balfirevic »

fatboy93 wrote: post #223
balfirevic wrote: post #218

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What do you think of Yamaha Niken? Looks like it would be more similar to a normal motorcycle than a 3-wheel scooter. https://www.yamahamotorsports.com/sport-touring/models/niken

Not really sure about Abhishek, but based on thr name he's an Indian and I'm fairly sure that Niken is A. NA in india B. Too expensive C. We get conversion kits which can add two side wheels as a rear wheel/chassis attachment which many handicapped people use here in India.

Yeah, it's expensive (and I wasn't aware that there might be availability limitations in India).

Although a self balancing bike would probably not be cheap either, at least until they become much more common.

Re: Yamaha MOTOROiD

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Post by Abishek_Muthian »

balfirevic wrote: post #218
Abishek_Muthian wrote: post #192

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>After putting over 40k+ miles on various bikes, I never once wished there was a self balancing feature to make it stand up on its own. At a stop light; I put my foot down; at a really long stop light, I put the kickstand down. As someone with 138cm height, All I ever wanted on a normal sized motor-bike is self-balancing. So far my options to ride a normal size bike is to convert it to three-wheeler with after-market…

What do you think of Yamaha Niken? Looks like it would be more similar to a normal motorcycle than a 3-wheel scooter. https://www.yamahamotorsports.com/sport-touring/models/niken

I had explored it sometime back it seems like a better option to Metropolis/MP3 for those who prefer bikes, need assistance with balancing and don't mind the premium. But it isn't available where I live(importing vehicles is huge pain & cost-prohibitive).

Re: Yamaha MOTOROiD

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Post by LargoLasskhyfv »

Hmm. Self-balancing, image recognition...

That bike looks like straight out of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(novel_series)#Daemon

Or the right tool for some 'Hiro Protagonist' to deliver Pizza through the snow of nuclear winter without crashing.

Anyways, I APPROVE!

Edit: What are the 2 banks of 3 cylinders where the ICE-motorblock would be? Supercapacitors?

Re: Yamaha MOTOROiD

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Post by russellendicott »

83457 wrote: post #139
NikolaNovak wrote: post #67

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I owned ride 6-7 different motorcycles, and I believe there's a special place in hell for those who put on loud aftermarket exhausts. Sure, it sounds nice to them . It shows an astonishing disregard to thousands of other people they impact daily. Let alone your next 10 neighbour houses who put up with it on consistent basis. ... :O There's no increased safety factor - there's no real location or distance clue such lo…

I always assumed that the point of loud vehicles was to assert dominance by being an asshole. If people are annoyed and upset then it is working exactly as intended. You have provoked an emotion that fuels your ego and image of yourself as a bad ass that doesn't care about other people.

I have this same theory with road cyclists. I have no problem with someone bicycling to get to work but there are many other types of exercise that don't involve blocking traffic by making other drivers terrified to hit you. It's like doing jumping jacks at a gun range. There must be a dominance factor at play.

Re: Yamaha MOTOROiD

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Post by VBprogrammer »

berkes wrote: post #200
VBprogrammer wrote: post #52

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I don't know what to tell you, I'm normally a pretty sensible type. Stick to the speed limits, have a small sensible car etc. But on a motorbike the noise of the exhaust while riding a motorcycle is intoxicating!

I live in a nature area, on a curvy road (a dike). On sunny days, the amount of motorcycles passing is insane: several hundreds. Of those, under 1% is like you: rediculously loud, shifting gears too late, etc. Me and my neighbors are so fed up with those 20-something noise pollutors per week, that we're working with our regional govt to ban all motorcycles on these roads, or re-arrange our road so motorcycling is no…

You seem to be projecting. My motorbike always had a street legal exhaust on it and it wasn't particularly loud.

Perhaps you should spend less time worrying about a little bit of noise, especially during daylight hours, presumably on mostly sunny days.

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