"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
07/22/2015 at 16:56 • Filed to: None
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HammerheadFistpunch
> bob and john
07/22/2015 at 16:59 |
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The harbor says your boat just sank, They said that they will call your bank...don’t worry, be happy?
macanamera
> bob and john
07/22/2015 at 17:00 |
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u be ok bruh
x87172
> bob and john
07/22/2015 at 17:01 |
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Just say you planned it all along.
BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
> bob and john
07/22/2015 at 17:02 |
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I am sorry to hear that it is so bad.
Sounds like it is time for some two wheeled therapy.
Goggles Pizzano
> bob and john
07/22/2015 at 17:06 |
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Father-in-law used to say, “No panic on the Titanic”.
Snuze: Needs another Swede
> bob and john
07/22/2015 at 17:06 |
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But on the bright side, think of all that sweet, sweet insurance money you’ll collect. That you’ll have to give to the EPA for all the gasoline leaking out into the river...
Seriously though, hope everything is ok. You’ll weather the storm.
Svend
> bob and john
07/22/2015 at 17:08 |
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Don’t worry.
My new motto from the Wipers Times.
If things are getting risky;
forget the water,
and have a whiskey.
G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
> bob and john
07/22/2015 at 17:10 |
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I can't tell if this has to do with you getting dumped, or with you having to work on a German car.
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BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
> bob and john
07/22/2015 at 17:21 |
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As a distraction, and to get your mind off more troubling topics....
What do you think the chances of Suzuki using V-Strom 1000’s engine and spar frame, to create a new SV1000S/TL1000S?
nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
> bob and john
07/22/2015 at 17:57 |
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MultiplaOrgasms
> bob and john
07/22/2015 at 17:57 |
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There is only one option left at this point:
Mercedes Streeter
> bob and john
07/22/2015 at 18:15 |
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*hugs* If you ever need someone to talk to, no matter what time of day, shoot me an email at neonspinnazz30@gmail.com (no, I don’t care about doxxing). I check it frequently and always listen. :)
Frank Grimes
> bob and john
07/22/2015 at 21:00 |
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this explains my life.
The Compromiser
> bob and john
07/22/2015 at 22:25 |
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Could be worse. YOU could’ve dumped your bike too.
I always say:
No matter how bad it is remember, it can't get any worse.
Then when it gets worse, remember, it can’t get any worse.
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bob and john
> G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
07/23/2015 at 01:56 |
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actually, neither.
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bob and john
> BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
07/23/2015 at 10:35 |
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none, sadly. they havent updated the 650 in almost a decade (and i heard they are about to stop production anyways) so....
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BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
> bob and john
07/23/2015 at 10:50 |
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That is unfortunate, especially for such a well received bike.
I don’t know why V-twin sport-standards are such an afterthought... Honda did absolutely nothing with the Hawk GT and Superhawk. VTR-1000, even before Suzuki TL/SV’s heyday, and Ducati Monster’s prime time, also.
I know BMW F-series, and Yamaha’s new FZ series are really on board with parallel twins, as well as Yamaha and Triumph’s inline triples, as well as kawasaki being in there with an option or two also, and I can somewhat see the advantages of packaging... but still.
I guess I’ll just have to add an SV/TL custom, from the guts of a new 2014+ VStrom 1000 to my mental garage of modified bikes. It would be so relatively easy for Suzuki to do, though, especially if they made it look half as cool as the Stratosphere or Recursion concept bikes.
I guess Suzuki is going to a unified cylinder block engine, also, if they do build the Parallel-twin Turbocharged Recursion as a production bike... and they probably will fit it into the hole left by SV650 and to a lesser extent, Gladius.
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bob and john
> BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
07/24/2015 at 12:17 |
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rule #1 about SV650 guys. we dont talk about the gladius. That is a bastard child that they made even softer (both in engine and suspension) when they should have made it harder.
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BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
> bob and john
07/24/2015 at 13:17 |
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Ah, ‘the bike which shall not be named, mentioned, or acknowledged.’
Understood.
But, since I am not an SV650 guy, strictly speaking... it is unfortunate that they softened it so much, but I kinda think it has some aftermarket potential, with a complete front and rear suspension swap (And maybe a re-tune and exhaust upgrade, to address the engine), and a cool paint job, rather a “friendly” stock paint scheme. Being unloved, just means lower resale on a donor to start with.
The steel trellis frame, and the more curvaceous bodywork gives it a bit more of a Ducati-esque aesthetic... (as does the first-gen tubular-look SV and TLS aluminum frames) I imagine it would look great with a Monster S4R/S2R steel trellis single-sided swingarm, and a Brembo 3-spoke wheel, along with a matching GSX-R front end swap with a 3-hollow-spoke wheel. Some sort of front half-fairing like the Recursion concept bike, or some sort of custom fairing like a mix of Ducati 900SS-CR and the original Suzuki Katana, would be great finishing touch.
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bob and john
> BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
07/24/2015 at 13:22 |
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Problem is the gsxr stuff doesnt drop in the thing as well as they did in the sv. You need more fab work, and suddenly that bike is 15k of project. Which.is simply isnt worth
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BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
> bob and john
07/24/2015 at 13:25 |
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That is unfortunate to hear. What did they change? the headstock, or something, that it doesn’t accept steering head bearings and triple clamps from other bikes?
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bob and john
> BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
07/24/2015 at 13:35 |
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head stock, and the length of the forks is kind of a funny one too.