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    Pin the Tail on the Donkey, Gelandewagen G63 sucker edicion

    If you ask me is very sad to see a vehicle with such a massive heritage of dependability, become a symbol of status and sold thanks to a marketing department that convert them into a requirement for "look at me" "Nuvo richness" with the typical "Well if you don't have $30.000 a year to get it...
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    Pin the Tail on the Donkey, Gelandewagen G63 sucker edicion

    https://youtu.be/kPyZc2iNzmM
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    Overland hundy / daily driver build

    Finally A setup that is design like a integral component of a high performance Airplane/boat, not a Home furniture add on/carpentry project with a bunch of steel tubes to make sure people know is tought.. Very nicely done, clean logical execution, congratulations.. Ps:Love phenolic, I don't...
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    Lexus GX470 Expedition build

    From a Wannabe Designers (after three degrees and 30 years of practice) to a Real Designer, congratulations, incredible work in every possible detail.. Ricky
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    Sport Touring

    In the Summer anybody can ride ANY bike to alaska, I have even see some "full dressers" harleys going upthere... But You are totally right the ST 13 are incredible machines, totally bulletproof, stable and very easy to up keep, but their predecesor the ST 11 still more than suficient for any...
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    Sport Touring

    Those are great Little bikes, actually I (many) like them better than the 1000CC version, not exactlly a Dual sport. do to the low ground clearance but very capable of multi hundred mille days rain or shine
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    Sport Touring

    Noice and wind will make you really tyred in the long term, but also remenber wind protection those not need to equal a Barn door in front of the bike, remenber the whole issue of frontal area and gas consumtion ... CRuisers will never do the trick no matter how much crome the have or how big...
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    Buell's dual sport.

    well Greg or you are a Hell of a Rider or the Guy on the 950 has no idea how to ride a bike like the 950 in the dirt... I have ridden at least 450,000 miles on GS's (three of them {bike rack bike is 340,000miles alone} many of them in the dirt) even race them in a few occasions for example the...
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    Buell's dual sport.

    the are Right, the V-stroms (little one and big one) feature to many inherent handcaps the Plastics I don't care, that is just Money and cosmetics, the big issue is the lack of ground clearance that can perforate the engine cases and leave you stranded and the stupid location of the oil cooler...
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    Buell's dual sport.

    H welcome to the club of the space cadets and nut cases
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    Buell's dual sport.

    The BMW has another great advantage "they never really FALL" since the cylinder head stop the bike half way. for example... No kick stand... being the Dummy that I'm, i got the bike stuck because i over pun the rear wheel trying to climb this super steep hill.. I decide it was easier to...
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    Buell's dual sport.

    Just another case of... Is not the Arrow, is the Indian And me on a "Dirt-bike" i made base on a R11S bmw.
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    Buell's dual sport.

    The Buell Ullises is a pretty nice bike but far from a "ADVenture" machine, from the start the Steering lock (How much the fork can move to turn) is constrain by the shape of the frame (Awesome water form frame that holds the gas inside) also suffer from ground clearance issues, Rocks get on the...
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    A small introduction, a really heavy load on a Bike

    after my scary experince I will suggest , that is better to set up your spare tyre with a wrap around sanding belt and use your jack to lift it from the ground just in case you need to polish your nails or something of that kind.. hell you can even have a flat disc for the side, to sand flat...
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    A small introduction, a really heavy load on a Bike

    thanks Senor. for sure you have a bunch of good information (i spend hours reading last night)
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    A small introduction, a really heavy load on a Bike

    you see I'm so used to it, to me is totally normal, in fact i'm being doing it for years with out any trouble (the belt sander day was kind of scary) even lane spliting in the streets of san francisco. Now imagine what i will do if i drive something like this.
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    A small introduction, a really heavy load on a Bike

    Finalmente Parte numero Tres long loads are actually very dificult since the center of gravity gets alter so much. This One was really really fun.
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    A small introduction, a really heavy load on a Bike

    Parte Dos Easy Oh man so, so dificult. the shocks were so loaded i was afraid the bike will break in two. almost 370 pounds of extra load, measure on a toledo scale, way more than the bike is soppose to carry that iis for sure. super heavy 8'' inch cast iron belt sander and to complete a...
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    A small introduction, a really heavy load on a Bike

    My friend Mark with the Octamog just send me a link to your site and i see you have a segment for motorcycles so i decide to say hi, well i do go on a lot of trips but this pictures are more about Sport Utility Bikesin the proper sense of the word... First of all I don't have a car, hell I...
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