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1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 18h

oh tammy...

1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 19h

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 · 20h

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 · 20h

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 · 20h

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

1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 21h

....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 · 21h

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 · 21h

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 · 21h

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

Cyrillic!!!

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1down5up.bsky.social @1down5up.bsky.social · 3d

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 · 4d

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 · 5d

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 · 5d

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 · 5d

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 · 5d

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 · 8d

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 · 8d

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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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 8d

Every time a Democrat gets caught on tape saying like “Some Trump voters are racist” we have a national scandal and JD Vance demands an entirely new kind of apology and meanwhile every Republican group chat is like “Good morning fellow SS members. Who’s ready to respect Hitler today?”

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

piracy + self hosting

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

Living that gs life....

Say NO! to Starbucks parking lots.

#r1150gs
#blueskymoto
#adv
#motorcycle

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 9d

a real water is wet scenario here

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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

i always thought they took the weight savings to their extreme and just left one hole empty

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

ah well, i guess they had a good run.....

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