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NorCal 50+ Started a new thread Pulp MX comments right now- is MX croaking?
9/12/2021 5:21pm There was a depressing series of comments from Watson, Matthes and Peronnard. tonight on the state of the sport. If something doesn't change quickly motocross is going to be a second stage sideshow at the County Fair. The only bright spot seems to be Alta, and maybe KTM. As far as wider sponsorship growth and mass appeal- it's dead and...
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NorCal 50+ Added a reply to Do your kids watch YouTube?
5/12/2021 10:33am My kid used to watch Ryan's World all the time, until I finally put a stop to it because it's just ridiculous garbage. Now my kid is 6 and has a Chromebook with very limited access to the Internet- she can't get on Youtube, for example. She likes to watch movies, which are a little better than some of the...
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NorCal 50+ Added a reply to Peacock tv sucks!!
1/20/2021 10:04pm I even tried downloading the Peacock app on my phone to see if I could watch it that way. All I got was a season 1 archive. So far I rate Peacock a 0 out of 10 for accessibility and content access. I'm even paying for it. It's a steaming pile of crap, am I the first one to say...
NorCal 50+ Added a reply to Peacock tv sucks!!
1/20/2021 9:11pm The Peacock TV Help says the same thing. But how do you turn off a website that you access? It's not an app like with a phone. Or am I missing something (note the "50+" in my username).
NorCal 50+ Added a reply to Peacock tv sucks!!
1/20/2021 8:03pm Is anybody getting "content not available on this device" message? I have a verified account, still in trial period, but can't watch the race. Pretty much sucks since I sat down to watch H2 and get this weird message. I watched a bit of it live on this same laptop last night! When I go to watch the replay it...
NorCal 50+ Added a reply to CA bans gas-powered cars
9/23/2020 11:27am I imagine the smaller sectors will come next. As of now ICE motorcycles are not included, but it seems inevitable. Ride 'em while you can. Into investing? They're going to be building millions and millions of charging stations. The other factor is to charge that car you need an electricity grid that went into rolling blackouts last month due to...
NorCal 50+ Added a reply to Chris Alldridge took a digger
7/16/2019 11:58am I broke my hip. With two femurs also broken, I hope doesn't have long term problems because I sure did.
Harry Backmon Liked a reply to forum topic Found (most of an) RM125Z on the side of the road
7/8/2019 4:46pm
I think that crank rust should buff out. Kidding! Cool find, Ranger. That's too much work for me. I'm rebuilding an 87 CR125 that ran fine when I stripped it to the frame for the rebuild. What a hassle! And I'm not going for perfection like a lot of guys do in the build forum.
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NorCal 50+ Added a reply to RIP Ronil Singh
12/30/2018 10:41am The former speaker of the California Senate ran for Congress this year on a platform of abolishing ICE. These people are completely out of their 'effin minds. They destroyed the Democratic Party by ridiculous proposals such as this, free college tuition etc.. While they drifted off into la-la land, a power vacuum was left that has been filled with....well, what...
NorCal 50+ Started a new thread The real geographic size of countries.
12/29/2018 3:42pm Most flat maps of the world represent certain countries as much larger than they really are. They are based on the Mercator projection, which is more than 500 years old, but is still used today. Here are the actual sizes of the USA, Alaska and Canada, compared with South America (much smaller than what I always envisioned): https://thetruesize.com/#/aboutModal?borders=1~!MTQ3MjM2NjY.NTkwMDU0NQ*… 
Here...
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Ebs Liked a reply to forum topic The real geographic size of countries.
12/28/2018 1:20pm
Some of these short videos are pretty good. Here's the map thing explained...
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NorCal 50+ Added a reply to The real geographic size of countries.
12/28/2018 1:19pm
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12/28/2018 1:12pm
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NorCal 50+ Added a reply to The real geographic size of countries.
12/28/2018 1:11pm Aaand here is the size of Greenland as represented on the Mercator Projection: 
NorCal 50+ Added a reply to Anthony Bourdain
12/27/2018 9:11am I haven't convinced myself he was murdered- it's a theory, and the most likely explanation is he killed himself- but it's not the only explanation. I'll leave it at that. I'll keep that in mind about visiting a mental health practitioner. I'll ask him about the sanity of continuing to ride motorcycles at my age with a few metal parts...
NorCal 50+ Started a new thread Seen this Rivian electric truck?
12/26/2018 6:18pm I want to go electric for my next truck in a few years. This thing is interesting- but that front end is hideous. 400+ mile range and can go through three feet of water. 0-60 in three seconds claimed. 
https://95octane.com/2018/11/29/rivian-r1t-electric-truck/
https://95octane.com/2018/11/29/rivian-r1t-electric-truck/
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NorCal 50+ Added a reply to Over 35 No Jumping Class?
12/26/2018 10:15am I went to a no jumping race. It was called a hare scramble.
NorCal 50+ Added a reply to We need riding video content.
12/24/2018 10:24pm I would love to see those- digitize those bad boys and put 'em on youtube. I used to race Antietam, White Oak, Aquasco, Budds, Ramblers- those are some pretty iconic tracks.
NorCal 50+ Added a reply to No Alta for Adams
12/24/2018 10:18am Zero is still around- they have focused on the street/dual-sport, which seems to be the smart move, as it's obviously a gigantic market compared with pure moto. Maybe with Alta gone, they will come out with a motocross bike. 
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NorCal 50+ Added a reply to Eddie Hicks
12/21/2018 11:39pm Damn- that is a helluva piece of mini moto history. I'm glad to hear you're alive today to tell the tale! Possibly there were so many good 80 riders at time because minis were really advancing quickly in technology. I had an '80 RM80 with dual rear shocks and air cooled engine, but the next few years were light speed...