"PelicanHazard" (pelicanhazard)
03/24/2014 at 12:23 • Filed to: two wheels bad, ducati, ducati multistrada, craigslist
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"PelicanHazard" (pelicanhazard)
03/24/2014 at 12:23 • Filed to: two wheels bad, ducati, ducati multistrada, craigslist | 3
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Ever have those people, be it talking about cars or whatever, who were so close to being right but bungled it in the end? This is my latest encounter with such a person, as s/he consistently demonstrates one crucial flaw in their craigslist ad: the front wheel is supposed to be turned towards the sidestand side.
HammerheadFistpunch
> PelicanHazard
03/24/2014 at 12:26 |
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is it still standing? then he did it right enough for a picture on a craiglist ad. Its the same thing I run into on mt. bikes. The QR skwer is suppose to point back, but no on does it, and I don't give them crap for it. I laugh a little when they try and remove their front wheel when they've put it up against the shock body....but I don't correct them.
Mattbob
> PelicanHazard
03/24/2014 at 12:28 |
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I don't bike, but why is the wheel supposed to be angles toward the side stand side?
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PelicanHazard
> HammerheadFistpunch
03/24/2014 at 12:29 |
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It is a minor thing, especially for the purposes of a craigslist ad. I just needed a chuckle to distract from workplace idiocy.
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PelicanHazard
> Mattbob
03/24/2014 at 12:31 |
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Makes the bike more stable. It obviously stands up no matter which way the wheel is turned, but it's harder to knock it down some ways if the wheel angles left.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> PelicanHazard
03/24/2014 at 12:31 |
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have this. I just found it for use on NPOCP
Pretty sure its a trans cooler fitting for a land cruiser.
Garrett Davis
> PelicanHazard
03/24/2014 at 12:36 |
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I'm no bike rider either, but it seems like having the wheel turned the way he has it would be more stable. Seems like it wouldn't roll out as easily if pushed away from the stand side.
I have no real experience here though, could be wrong.
Meatcoma
> PelicanHazard
03/24/2014 at 12:44 |
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Doesn't the steering only lock when it's turned left?
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PelicanHazard
> HammerheadFistpunch
03/24/2014 at 12:52 |
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...and you could tell that just from looking at it? Impressive.
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PelicanHazard
> Meatcoma
03/24/2014 at 12:54 |
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Not sure, my experience is limited to only a GZ250 and a couple of Bimmers, but all of those lock to the left.
jariten1781
> PelicanHazard
03/24/2014 at 12:56 |
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That's not even natural...You'd have to make a concerted effort to do it...weird.
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Meatcoma
> PelicanHazard
03/24/2014 at 13:09 |
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Found out why. It has to do with parking on a hill, if they were locked to the right and it were to get mobile it would go out into traffic, with them locked to the left they should hit the curb.
Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
> PelicanHazard
03/24/2014 at 13:44 |
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I got out of the impression upon riding a Ducati (both a Monster -the same model of the one I dropped!- and that) and I wished that, as much as I want to like it, I wish they had more linear power starting from the low end.