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   Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem: (tk@bbs.kawa-kun.com)'s status on Wednesday, 22-May-2024 00:57:31 JST Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem:

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   I almost fucking died while riding yesterday, and it was all my fault! :blobfoxscared: #motorcycle
   
   I was passing a truck on SR-20 right as oncoming traffic—hidden by trees when I started my pass—was almost right in front of me. I only had a few feet to slip between both oncoming traffic and that truck. Never passing with such little margin again!
   
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     Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem: (tk@bbs.kawa-kun.com)'s status on Wednesday, 22-May-2024 02:26:25 JST Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem:

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     On another part of the same highway, when I was rejoining traffic from the shoulder (forgot to plug in my heated jacket liner), a big Ford E-series van tried to race me. They didn't stand a chance. :blobfoxsmug: #motorcycle
     
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     Slow Rodriguez (rocc@misskey.bubbletea.dev)'s status on Wednesday, 22-May-2024 03:55:41 JST Slow Rodriguez

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     @tk@bbs.kawa-kun.com @Ariri@missiletest.site @izaya@social.shadowkat.net @purple@nya.social @shibao@misskey.bubbletea.dev I got smoked by a guy in a friggin trans-am once.
     
     There's just no getting around physics. 4 patches of rubber can corner faster than 2

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     @Rocc @shibao @purple @izaya @Ariri That would be more significant if bike+rider weighed as much as car+driver, but that is an extremely rare case today since cars today are so fat. :blobfoxdisapprove:

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     Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem: (tk@bbs.kawa-kun.com)'s status on Wednesday, 22-May-2024 03:58:10 JST Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem:

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     @Rocc @Ariri @izaya @purple @shibao Cars today usually weigh 1½ tons or more, while even Harleys don't weigh that much.
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     Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem: (tk@bbs.kawa-kun.com)'s status on Wednesday, 22-May-2024 04:03:06 JST Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem:

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     @Ariri @Rocc @izaya @purple @shibao Really seems more like any cornering slowness by a motorcycle rider is more about skill. After learning how to lean the bike under me rather than clumsily hanging off the side, I can take corners much faster than I used to, including transitioning in and out of them.
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     Slow Rodriguez (rocc@misskey.bubbletea.dev)'s status on Wednesday, 22-May-2024 04:25:23 JST Slow Rodriguez

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     @tk@bbs.kawa-kun.com @Ariri@missiletest.site @izaya@social.shadowkat.net @purple@nya.social @shibao@misskey.bubbletea.dev yep you're hitting the nail on the head in my opinion. The straights are where bikes can win, they've got the advantage in acceleration if nothing else.
     
     Blew my mind when I found out the record for bikes at Nürburgring is 8:09

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     @Rocc@misskey.bubbletea.dev @tk@bbs.kawa-kun.com @Ariri@missiletest.site @izaya@social.shadowkat.net @shibao@misskey.bubbletea.dev for every story like that, remember this story:
     some souped up rumble rumble Dodge Charger asks me for a race. in turn, i ask if he wants to get beaten by a single cylinder. he laughs, we line up, i win.
     
     ^_^

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     Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem: (tk@bbs.kawa-kun.com)'s status on Wednesday, 22-May-2024 08:31:43 JST Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem:

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     @purple @izaya @shibao @Rocc @Ariri Maybe they should stop making cars so fat. :blobfoxthinkgoogly: