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1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 4d

This is my daily struggle....

Older gold wings are so cheap! And also, older gold wings are so fucking HUGE!

1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 8d

Well sure, okay, and I'm not unsympathetic to the plight of the people subject to the British empire, fuck the mondarchy, and fuck the courts for not finding that soldier guilty of participating in a massacre, but also.... Fuck U2! Take of yer sunglasses in doors ya pretentious prick!

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Jake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · 8d

Do I have bad opinions?
Yes.

Will I stop myself from sharing them?

No.

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1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 8d

LOLOLOL Patterson blocked me because of a U2 joke 🤣🤣🤣

1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 9d

14 innocent people died, but BILLIONS of us have had to listen to that fucking U2 song about it since....

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1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 8d

we call it Plato's allegory of the cave

1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 8d

i hate how Yamaha nickel and dimes you with body panels. i used to ride a second gen fz09/mt09 & that bike was unfinished and looked stupid if you didnt buy the extra $90 flyscreen for the front end, same thing here with the lower fairing.... nice way to pad an extra $750 into the price

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1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 9d

oh tammy...

1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 9d

the trellis is iconic, but the single sided swing arm is what makes me weak in the knees!

i LOVE single sided swing arms, and i wish more manufacturers offered them (and especially on middle-weight bikes)

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1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 9d

this is so much better than the new version..... the new one looks like a black and red KTM, not a ducati

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1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 9d

14 innocent people died, but BILLIONS of us have had to listen to that fucking U2 song about it since....

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1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 9d

tell me you want to implement austerity measures without telling me you want to implement austerity measures......

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1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 9d

....and how fucked would Ducati be if Marc did decide this was his last crash?

he won't.....

but just imagine!

1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 9d

any one of these guys is liable to walk into the press centre on a thursday afternoon and announce they are retiring... Marc, Jorge, anyone, at any time could decide to take their broken and bruised bodies and decide they have had enough. Just like Casey, Lorenzo, or Pedrosa did

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1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 9d

the second most important job a MotoGP rider does, after riding the bike, is lying to everybody he talks to. lie to journos, lie to press conferences, lie on socials.

Whatever they tell us, especially when it comes to health issues, ESPECIALLY with #MM93 health issues, is always questionable

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1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 9d

i think a lot of that will depend on how far down the order Toprak finishes in '26

if Toprak ends the season 19th, it won't matter how hard Bulega stomps the WSBKgrid....

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1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 12d

at this point, i'm pretty sure 'leaks' like this are coordinated by his publicity teams to make sure maga knows he thinks exactly how they do and that he is one of them

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1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 12d

Cyrillic!!!

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1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 12d

Fall riding season is best riding season!
#r1150gs
#blueskymoto
#adv
#motorcycle

My black r1150gs parked on a gravel road

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1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 13d

Huge W for Raul Fernandez and Trackhouse Aprilia celebrating both of their first #MotoGP wins today!

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1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 14d

After a few weeks of #r1150gs ownership, my only regret is that I didn't get myself one of these sooner!

#blueskymoto
#bmwmotorrad
#motorcycle
#advbike

My r1150gs pointed down a gravel path where there were once train tracks a long time ago

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1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 14d

2/2...or is this all part of the price gigi was willing to pay to get Marc on a factory bike? Jorge leaving with the no1 plate, pramac switching to yamaha, enea going to ktm, pecco's will to live, etc.

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1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 14d

I know it's stupid to even ask, b/c Ducati has just won the #motogp triple crown, again, but could this be the beginning of the empire starting to crumble? Other teams are winning, red bikes aren't making it out of p1, and now an entirely duc-less podium? Is this proof concessions are working... 1/2

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1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 14d

There has never been a bad #motogp race/sprint at Phillip Island!

All hail bez, he who denies young riders first sprint wins, crusher of dreams!

Also.... What's a long lap cost if you don't serve it? 3sec each?

What's to say bez won't say fuck it and try to beat the whole grid by 6+ seconds!

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1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 17d

Not surprised, I've owned an mt09 and currently have an xsr900 and that cp3 engine is simply a delight!

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1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 17d

I have never seen a bad race at Phillip Island... AND because of my timezone, this is a midnight sprint and 11pm GP for me! 🍻

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