Breaking News Tonight At 10

mr_druid · 10-14-2004, 02:14 PM

Just saw a commerical on TMJ 4 for a special report tonight on the 10:00 news on "Dangerous Motorcycles, what one should know about one and some safety tips for passengers that they don't teach in the classes". Not sure if i'll be around to check it out, but I figure one of you will.

Tom.

Teej · 10-14-2004, 03:09 PM

Well, I just set my snapstream PC to record it. If it's anything worth watching I'll put the video on the net when I get a chance.

Heh. Y'know it's been over 20 years since I had a game console in the house - had an Atari 2600 when they were still new.

Just picked up an xbox more for the "xbox media center" hack than for playing games. I've got snapstream (PC tivo type thing) to record tv on a computer, and xbmc plays 'em over my home network.

For what it's worth, that takes:
1. A mediocre PC with as much hard drive as you want (figure 1-3 gig per hour depending on recording quality - lowest quality is around vhs grade, if not slightly better). A 400mhz machine should be plenty

2. Tuner/capture card (I _highly_ recommend a Hauppage "wintv pvr" series card - ie the wintv pvr 250.

3. Optional, but makes some things easier: $70 "beyondtv" software from snapstream.

If the above computer's video card has "tv out" connectivity and you don't mind putting a computer within cable's reach or the TV...that's all you need.

In my case, the "spare parts" PC I built to do the above task doesn't have TV out, and I don't want the computer next to the tv anyway...I'd been thinking about buying an xbox anyway, and the xbmc hack pushed me over the edge.

4. Then you can hack the xbox and put xbmc on it (I had a friend do mine..it's not difficult, but you need some extra "stuff" to do it (mostly an xbox memory card) that I haven't bothered to get...

Then you can play your videos, mp3s, jpgs, etc over your network. ;)

project_mercy · 10-14-2004, 03:27 PM

I'm still waiting for the,

"Breaking News: We Treat you like Cattle:" Tonight on a special report, we'll look into how news agencies don't actually care about fact, but instead run after whatever sensationalist story thay can dig up in order to play of stupid viewers fears and hopes in order to sell add space! Watch as they avoid the truth and lie to people at every available opportunity for a dollar! You must watch this, else you'll spontaniously be hit by lighting, attacked by a shark, and zapped by space aliens! Be there or DIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEE!

Rogue6 · 10-14-2004, 03:34 PM

"Motorcycle Safety
New tonight live at 10:00, the risks you take on the back of a bike. To be a passenger on a motorcycle takes certain skills. So why aren't those skills taught in safety classes? Find out tonight at 10:00 only on TODAY'S TMJ4."

That's what it says on their web site. Seems like a positive thing to me. Most passengers don't realize riding on a bike isn't like riding in a car.

ibjames · 10-14-2004, 03:36 PM

James.. where you going?

class..

what class is that?

how to be a passenger on a bike class

what? a class on how to sit on a bike?

yeah..

dude.. you're gay..

project_mercy · 10-14-2004, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rogue6

That's what it says on their web site. Seems like a positive thing to me. Most passengers don't realize riding on a bike isn't like riding in a car.

No, but MSF teaches the driver how to talk to their passenger and relate what they need to know, the physics of a motorcycle, things like that. At least mine did. It's the rider's job to educate his passenger.

We don't have any classes to teach people how to ride in a car either. Your parents yell at you to stop doing stupid things as a kid.

Same deal.

riverrat · 10-14-2004, 05:36 PM

I always figured it was the responsibility of the person operating the cycle to explain the "skills" to the pillion

paladinew · 10-14-2004, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ibjames

James.. where you going?

class..

what class is that?

how to be a passenger on a bike class

what? a class on how to sit on a bike?

yeah..

dude.. you're gay..

Scorpion954RR · 10-14-2004, 06:17 PM

Why bother to explain...most women just want to look good on the back of the bike. Only a few women that I know acctually are really into it. Oh well...I think the phrase goes" If you can read this the bitch fell off."

Get_1 · 10-14-2004, 06:48 PM

+1....................

VTEC_EATER · 10-14-2004, 06:50 PM

All they are going to say is:

"lean with the bike. dont lean away"

"dont make any sudden moves"

and the oh so obvoius:

"always wear your helmet"...

Ugg... If they only knew anything about motorcycling.

OldSchlPunk · 10-14-2004, 09:39 PM

No, my guess is they'll say something more like this:

"Don't ever get on one of these murder-cycles. What, you got a death wish?"

"Those meatheads operating murder-cycles are just a bunch of speed crazed, antisocial freaks."

I don't get the Milwaukee stations up here, would love to hear what they have to say.

Rogue6 · 10-15-2004, 12:47 AM

So anyone watch it?

VTEC_EATER · 10-15-2004, 01:37 AM

Yep, it was exactly like I said it wold be. Except they added:

Dont Drink...

Ugg... That last one was for the Harley crowd I suppose.

Silver350 · 10-15-2004, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by project_mercy

No, but MSF teaches the driver how to talk to their passenger and relate what they need to know, the physics of a motorcycle, things like that. At least mine did. It's the rider's job to educate his passenger.
Same deal.

My MSF instructor told us the things we should go over with our passangers. Like keep you foot on the pegs, do not get on or off the bike unless the operator says to do so. and tell them when you start to go into a turn look over the operator shoulder to the direction of the turn (right turn passanger looks over the operators right shoulder) what to do before they get on the bike and so on.