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It's not my brain that's getting fried here!
« Reply #5055 on: May 08, 2012, 11:55:06 PM »
Regardless of the cause/effect that is some beautiful footage.

"Riding shouldn't be about electronics".  I agree.  My fear is electronics could take me down faster than a deer when things go wrong.
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« Reply #5056 on: May 09, 2012, 01:08:23 AM »
Quote from: Carbon 14 on May 08, 2012, 11:55:06 PM
My fear is electronics could take me down faster than a deer when things go wrong.

SKYNET is your friend.
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And the sugar fountain fairy swore so hard when she came to super-size that stale hope soybean; liiiike a homeless German woman. Who is this super-sizing spirit-crushing femme? And tell her I'll break a tree root up in her shrimp.

Being faster than you thought possible…it feels good. No, screw that—it feels like shotgunning a gallon of adrenaline and chasing it with an all-night orgy aboard a burning Viking boat.
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« Reply #5057 on: May 09, 2012, 07:51:51 AM »
Quote from: DRKWNG on May 09, 2012, 01:08:23 AM
SKYNET is your friend.

I for one welcome our binary overlords
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It's not my brain that's getting fried here!
« Reply #5058 on: May 09, 2012, 08:19:03 AM »
Co-worker with a BMW has an occasionally malfunctioning ABS module.  $2,600 replacement cost.  Dealer (we all know) "you can ride without it but it could prevent the brakes from working at any given moment".

No thanks, I'll take a pass.

When the government puts out terminator deer to cull the biker population I, for one, am going to vote libertarian.  Just sayin'.
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« Reply #5059 on: May 09, 2012, 08:47:48 AM »
Quote from: Carbon 14 on May 09, 2012, 08:19:03 AM
Co-worker with a BMW has an occasionally malfunctioning ABS module.  $2,600 replacement cost.  Dealer (we all know) "you can ride without it but it could prevent the brakes from working at any given moment".


Never, ever saw it stop the brakes from working, except where the ABS was activating when it wasn't supposed to and you had to apply more pressure to stop.  Have seen many instances where the brakes apply all by themselves, even to the point of locking the wheel and not letting go.  Shocked  Customer quote "It's like a ghost is in the car applying the brakes and turning the steering wheel" ---- good fun.   Roll Eyes
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No modification goes unpunished. Memento mori.  Good people drink good beer.  Things happen pretty fast at high speeds.

It's all up to your will level, your thrill level and your skill level.  Everything else is just fluff.
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« Reply #5060 on: May 09, 2012, 08:48:43 AM »
Quote from: teddy037.3 on May 09, 2012, 07:51:51 AM
I for one welcome our binary overlords

John Connor, where are you so I can sign up?
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No modification goes unpunished. Memento mori.  Good people drink good beer.  Things happen pretty fast at high speeds.

It's all up to your will level, your thrill level and your skill level.  Everything else is just fluff.
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« Reply #5061 on: May 09, 2012, 09:00:14 PM »
Okay maybe the brakes just lock up without warning.  Probably worse that way.

Getting back into the message Suzuki is saying "Our electronics suck.  We can't make them stable enough to be relied on so we've decided to leave them off".  I choose not to argue with that position.
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« Reply #5062 on: May 09, 2012, 10:18:01 PM »
Plus, as a corollary to your earlier statement, the fact that electronics aren't there means you don't have to pay to fix them when they go out.  And go out they will.
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No modification goes unpunished. Memento mori.  Good people drink good beer.  Things happen pretty fast at high speeds.

It's all up to your will level, your thrill level and your skill level.  Everything else is just fluff.
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« Reply #5063 on: May 09, 2012, 11:08:11 PM »
Quote from: MacDuck on May 09, 2012, 10:18:01 PM
  And go out they will.

That sums my opinion in a nutshell.  Hopefully not while you're overextended in corner and counting on electronics to allow you to ride beyond your skill level.

And yeah, a $2600 replacement module would turn either of my rides into scrap metal.
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« Reply #5064 on: May 10, 2012, 12:56:37 AM »
Quote from: Carbon 14 on May 09, 2012, 11:08:11 PM
And yeah, a $2600 replacement module would turn either of my rides into scrap metal.

Rick understands that sentiment quite well.   boo
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And the sugar fountain fairy swore so hard when she came to super-size that stale hope soybean; liiiike a homeless German woman. Who is this super-sizing spirit-crushing femme? And tell her I'll break a tree root up in her shrimp.

Being faster than you thought possible…it feels good. No, screw that—it feels like shotgunning a gallon of adrenaline and chasing it with an all-night orgy aboard a burning Viking boat.
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« Reply #5065 on: May 11, 2012, 12:53:00 AM »
turned in my resignation today Grin. this time next week i will no longer be a professional safe cracker  Cry 
I be working at H-power and might even have me a 1199 before christmas  waytogo that is if i can refrain from buying 848 corse  till then
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it is so much easier to get forgiveness then it will ever be to get permission.
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« Reply #5066 on: May 11, 2012, 06:30:23 AM »
Good for you on all counts!
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No modification goes unpunished. Memento mori.  Good people drink good beer.  Things happen pretty fast at high speeds.

It's all up to your will level, your thrill level and your skill level.  Everything else is just fluff.
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« Reply #5067 on: May 11, 2012, 07:15:14 AM »
Congrats!...maybe we'll see you out on Sundays once in awhile... Dolph*

*it won't be on the 848 though, it's been sold...
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Life is tough, it's tougher if you're stupid...

Gettin' old ain't for wimps...

You only live once and I feel like I'm running out of time...
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« Reply #5068 on: May 11, 2012, 06:17:45 PM »
Did an abbreviated Sunday ride today and then stopped by SSD...on the showroom floor, an SFS and a 848 SF, both in slate gray...the Ducatic Corse 848 EVO SE has a sold sign on the seat...
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Life is tough, it's tougher if you're stupid...

Gettin' old ain't for wimps...

You only live once and I feel like I'm running out of time...
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« Reply #5069 on: May 12, 2012, 08:13:27 PM »
Yeah, it had a "sold" sign on it last Tuesday.  I do wonder what Ducati has in store for the 849!  Dolph

On a separate note...a friend emailed me this amusing graphic...   chug
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