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When I was little apparently my favorite movie was Bambi, I actually wore out the tape haha.
A couple of my biker buddies have fallen by the wayside, and I'm putting my Softail up for sale. What should I buy? I'm thinking that I want to be able to run maybe 70 mph on asphalt and grind some hills in low gears. Any help?scorpa said:When I was little apparently my favorite movie was Bambi, I actually wore out the tape haha.
turbo-1 said:A couple of my biker buddies have fallen by the wayside, and I'm putting my Softail up for sale. What should I buy? I'm thinking that I want to be able to run maybe 70 mph on asphalt and grind some hills in low gears. Any help?
turbo-1 said:A couple of my biker buddies have fallen by the wayside, and I'm putting my Softail up for sale. What should I buy? I'm thinking that I want to be able to run maybe 70 mph on asphalt and grind some hills in low gears. Any help?
Cyrus said:I don't think I'll be watching that guys, sorry.
lisab said:If you ever become a dad, you will...over and over and over...!
Fantasia is a classic, and should be on any must-see list.Cyrus said:I don't think I'll be watching that guys, sorry.
Oops! I meant to start a new thread! I must have backed up a page and stuck this OT post here. Good replies, anyway!scorpa said:Well first of all send the softail my way :!) Are you sure you want to sell it? I am a softail fan myself so I think you should keep it :) There are lots of nice go fast bikes out there but none of them are comfortable for the long haul which is my issue with them. If you want something interesting though the Ducati Monsters and Triumph Speed Triple would be neat bikes. What style of bike are you thinking? Give me the details! This is fun, I love bike shopping, even if it isn't for me. Do you want something unique? Any brand loyalty?
I don't know, scorpa. I was thinking of maybe getting a dual purpose bike that is road-legal, but with off-road capabilities because we have lots of gravel logging roads here that go to some pretty nice trout ponds. I like the Softail, but the yearly excise tax is a pain (they don't depreciate like Japanese bikes do) and my riding buddies have thinned out. One bought a real fixer-upper house last year, one built a new house (unfinished, with no landscaping yet) last year, and one is undergoing chemo for an inoperable cancer that's going to kill him. Those are the guys that I rode with most of the time - all over 50 (I'm the oldest) and all life-time bike riders like myself. Now I rarely see them, and it seems kind of wasteful to have all that money tied up in a bike that I use for little joy-rides, when I could sell it and get something light, nimble, and easier on gas.scorpa said:Well first of all send the softail my way :!) Are you sure you want to sell it? I am a softail fan myself so I think you should keep it :) There are lots of nice go fast bikes out there but none of them are comfortable for the long haul which is my issue with them. If you want something interesting though the Ducati Monsters and Triumph Speed Triple would be neat bikes. What style of bike are you thinking? Give me the details! This is fun, I love bike shopping, even if it isn't for me. Do you want something unique? Any brand loyalty?
Thanks for the suggestions. BTW, I started a thread about this (sorry for hijacking this one accidentally - keeping lots of tabs open in Firefox can lead to mix-ups).scorpa said:A dualsport would be fun! The KLR 650 is a great bike, I have ridden one of those quite a bit and always had a great time (my dad had one for a year or two and I adopted it as my own). One time I got nearly 80 mpg on it but I was riding it really easy, I think around 60-70 is more what I usually got. Plus that bike is bulletproof, not high tech by any means but still great. The BMW F650 is a nice bike but more money than I would pay for a 650. The KTM Adventures are nice but only if you are 7 feet tall. I think Suzuki Has a DRZ400 dual sport to that is more of a dirtbike with lights on it.
If you want a less offroad able dualsport that has a bit more get up and go that can still handle gravel you could go for a Triumph Tiger or Suzuki V Strom. Just don't get into a hairy off road situation with those.
World's most out-of-left-field segue.turbo-1 said:A couple of my biker buddies have fallen by the wayside, and I'm putting my Softail up for sale. What should I buy?scorpa said:When I was little apparently my favorite movie was Bambi, I actually wore out the tape haha.
DaveC426913 said:World's most out-of-left-field segue.
Yep! I apologize. Having lots of Firefox tabs open at one time is a recipe for unintentional thread-highjack.DaveC426913 said:World's most out-of-left-field segue.
turbo-1 said:Yep! I apologize. Having lots of Firefox tabs open at one time is a recipe for unintentional thread-highjack.![]()
B. Elliott said:Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
B. Elliott said:While not a move, it's no doubt my favorite show on television at the moment...
mcknia07 said:I love all the Indiana Jones movies. I think they are coming out with a new one if I saw correctly on the television, lol![]()
B. Elliott said:They sure are... and I can't wait! I also really liked Raiders of the Lost Ark. It's a close call between it and the Last Crusade. Heck, you're right, may as well throw the rest of them on the list.![]()
rewebster said:"Good Will Hunting" is on tonight on one of my channels. I've always felt some kind of a kinship with the Matt Damon role in the movie.
B. Elliott said:
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After years of hearing about it, I finally saw it. Loved it. It definitely makes my top ten list (caveat: my top ten list probably has 40 films in it). Fortunately, I either didn't read or didn't remember reading the wiki plot summary on it, so everything was fresh to me and I got to experience the story as it was intended. Though there is some cheeze in it (not sure we really needed the gym teacher and evangelist, but ok...), the mystery really draws you in. And the closing scene, paired with the song covering it is...and this will sound weird from me for those who really know me...intensely emotional.Schrodinger's Dog said:Top 10 in no particular order of preference.
6. Donnie Darko
The following chronologically ordered list is what immediately comes to my mind wrt movies that I've seen that I especially like for some reason. There are, of course, hundreds, thousands even, movies worth viewing for one reason or another. This is just a short preliminary list. Netflix or Blockbuster should have all these for rental, or you can download most of them illegally if you're so inclined.W3pcq said:Thought it would be cool to make a list of good movies to checkout. Any suggestions?
ThomasT said:The following chronologically ordered list is what immediately comes to my mind wrt movies that I've seen that I especially like for some reason. There are, of course, hundreds, thousands even, movies worth viewing for one reason or another. This is just a short preliminary list. Netflix or Blockbuster should have all these for rental, or you can download most of them illegally if you're so inclined.
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Rear Window (1954)
The Apartment (1960)
The Night of the Iguana (1964)
The Party (1968)
The Producers (1968)
The Odd Couple (1968)
MASH (1970)
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
Mean Streets (1973)
The Three Musketeers (1973)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Monty Python & the Holy Grail (1975)
Nashville (1975)
Marathon Man (1976)
The Duelists (1977)
Alien (1979)
The Ninth Configuration (1980)
The Long Good Friday (1980)
Blade Runner (1982)
To Live and Die in LA (1985)
Three Amigos (1986)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
True Romance (1993)
The Remains of the Day (1993)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Ed Wood (1994)
Restoration (1995)
Waiting For Guffman (1996)
Celebrity (1998)
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Matrix (1999)
Bowfinger (1999)
Mystery Men (1999)
Galaxy Quest (1999)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Small Time Crooks (2000)
Snatch (2000)
Best In Show (2000)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Bourne Identity (2002)
Underworld (2003)
Dodgeball (2004)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Serenity (2005)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
King Kong (2005)
Nacho Libre (2006)
Blades of Glory (2007)
Tropic Thunder (2008)
Burn After Reading (2008)
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
State of Play (2009)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Star Trek (2009)
True Grit (2010)
Iron Man 2 (2010)
That's a really hard question to answer. And it's possible that my favorite movie isn't even on that list. But why, you might wonder, wouldn't it be on that list?Lacy33 said:And which one is your favorite?
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ThomasT said:...you can download most of them illegally if you're so inclined.
Lacy33 said:Powder
DaveC426913 said:Wasn't that the film directed by a convicted pedophile?
It is on my Top 25 Classics - defined as movies that:Adyssa said:Thread revival? I was so happy to see a few mentions for "The Princess Bride"! One of my favourites when I was younger, and it's still great now that I'm not. <3
Adyssa said:Life Is Beautiful
Italian film, pretty sure it won Best Film at the oscars when it came out (ie. not Best Foreign Film!), I put of seeing it for years, but when I did it was immediately in my top 5, and a film I'll treasure for a long time to come. Amazing story. Heartbreaking.