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How big of a beer belly? I am 5'9" and 200 lbs and kind of barrel chested. I have an old set of Joe Rocket leathers you can have. They aren't all new looking, but they were given to me under the terms that when I was done with them, that I give them to the next owner. Let me know if you are interested.

Don't drain your oil in the side of the freeway

Rip

BRP? Beware of turkeys and mazdas Plenty of fluids, stops and ibuprofen too

Once you have your bike packed and loaded, jump on it and ride it around a little bit, look for any little annoying flutter of a strap, or anything that isn't 100% comfortable. Long rides have a way of compounding annoyances. Wear your ear plugs, and enjoy the ride. do NOT try a new dandruff shampoo the night before the trip, theres nothing quite as annoying as an itchy head under a helmet for a 12 hour ride...

Make sure your stator works. Other than that enjoy and plan a fun route.

Run away..... j/k- Congrats Bad.

Hellmutt got his toys when he married me. So not all of ladies make you sell;) Congrats!

You have a Nissan leaf and a Ducati 1199 I feel like your man card needs to be taken away and you deserve a blow job all at the same time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbUbGwB_tMA&feature=player_detailpage Doin't think you should run from this cop:bow:

If you are not used to long trips, biker shorts are excellent in the summer. I wear them with a dry fit shirt under a mesh riding suit. If you have a camel back hydration system, they are also real nice in the summer. Stay hydrated to beat the heat and ward off fatigue. I have ridden to Hagerstown a number of times to visit the in-laws. I can comfortably ride there in 5 to 6 hours based on traffic (and highway patrol) It will not take 10 hours to get to Fredericksburg. Good luck. The I70 to I79 to I68 was my first multstate long ride. It is a scenic fun ride for being a freeway.

I'll have to check with the boss but I'm pretty sure he's set with his kid count already.

Monkey butt powder. Lift your butt off the seat to air out.

Yea some trail jerky may have been better, rotf.

Don't get in a rush, even if you are running late. Friends & family will understand if situations come up. Arrive Alive!

OR coolness only costs $10/yr. And everyone, don't forget, you can donate to my Pelotonia ride instead and I'll give you supporter status: http://ohioriders.net/index.php?/topic/100938-donate-10-or-more-to-my-pelotonia-ride-i/

Lol, thanks for stoppin by

in the future, a simple "hey" would have sufficed. hey

He is awake this morning finally. He is still trying to grasp what has happened.

Congrads dude! Enjoy life to the fullest and stay happy

especially a hour away from Ur destination.

Congrats

hell no! Both of us hate them not to mention the four legged kid is about as much as we can handle for a few years. Got too many things to do and cross off the old bucket list before even thinking about having a bank account and soul drainer or 2 I guess technically she never did say yes, there was a nodding of the head but she very well could have had an involuntary spasm. Now that I think about it, this could be awkward... I'm still not sure how I landed such a pretty girl

Good advice! Do a test pack a few days before you plan to take off...there's not much storage on a bike and you may have to downsize or come up with alternative packing methods.Dry bags are nice,I have a couple I could loan you if you need one. Grab a tire plugging kit and a source of air if you don't already have one.You probably won't have any mechanical problems with a new bike,but you never know about a punctured tire. Don't wear cotton underwear...seriously,cotton can be very uncomfortable on a long haul..get some thing that wicks like ex-officio. And don't forget those earplugs. Enjoy your ride.

Like you, I had a 2002 FZ1 also, put 50,000 mi on it. Great bike. That said, I was always getting in some sort of low level trouble with it, got stopped constantly for speeding. I began to look around for a 650-ish bike to replace it, thinking that if I couldn't regulate my right wrist I'd get a bike that would limit it for me. At that time, I was also starting to expand my interest into dual sport riding, gravel roads, that sort of thing. Eventually, I came to get a new 2007 V-Strom 650. That bike was / is absolutely phenomemal. It is hands down the best bike I have ever owned - and I've had a few. It's incredible on rough roads, gravel, light dirt / 2 track type stuff; and it's also great on twisty pavement. It was mostly trouble free (only issue I ever had, in 70,000 mi, was the wiring harness chafed and caused a short which would cause a stall condition... this was an anomaly as I have never heard of another Strom doing this). With some basic mods it can be very comfortable (gel seat, handlebars, Madstad windshield bracket, etc. based on personal preference). I ride a lot, and think I'm decently fast and fairly agressive; but I really am not a connosieur of things like suspension, tires, engine / air / fuel mods, etc. I never found the OEM suspension to be lacking, even on rough gravel and potholed roads. I also run cheapy dual sport Shinko 705 tires, which based on another thread on this site should have killed me long ago. I don't do any "performance mods", because in my mind the what are you gaining, really? Even a standard, basic 650 cc offers way more motorcycle than most people can fully use; mods are really unwarranted unless it's to make the bike more smooth, and the standard 650 Strom is probably the most smooth twin I've ever ridden. I ended up getting my wife a 2004 Strom, because she rode mine and liked it exponentially more than her KLR650. That bike we bought used, with 48,000 mi. She has had no issues with it, either, and reports essentially what I described above: smooth, comfortable, very competent all around bike. In a seriously fucked up decision making process, I decided that bigger had to be better, so about 10 months ago I gave my wife my 2007 Strom, and we sold her 2004 Strom. I then bought a new Super Tenere, which I struggled to start to like over the past 10 months of ownership. I never fell in love with that bike, and so I recently decided to buy a smaller, more nimble bike... and the Strom was at the top of my list. I looked at several similar models of motorcycle, did the nerdy research thing, and ultimately wound up with another Strom 650 - a 2013 white one. I'm happy to report that I am totally in love with this one, and buying it (again) was a solid decision. Everyone's preferences are different, but for me - and for a lot of guys who ride like I do - the 650 Strom is about as good as it gets.

If you don't have a way to charge your phone while riding, just turn it off. If something happens and you need it, at least your battery won't be dead.

But she caught me on the counter (It wasn't me) Saw me kissin' on the sofa (It wasn't me) I even had her in the shower (It wasn't me) She even caught me on camera (It wasn't me) What I mean is it wasn't me but welcome to the site.

Ferrari replica + mullet = mad bitches.

Thanks, but no happy birthday? Lol! Yes it's my birthday too.

Funny shit. They could do the Mexican hat dance as their first song. Congrats still can't fucking believe it

Gun safe battery died with guns aboard. Tried the crowbar..... Nothing. Threw it to the ground....nothing. Whacked it with a hammer.... Hidden key hole cover pops off. Oh. Forgot about the key.

Congrats!

I would've ridden the bike into an active volcano. It's the only way.

Been married three times, and working on #4, congrats, you'll be an expert in no time!

CONGRATS BRIAN!

Congrats! Some things will change, they have to...

Congrats Brian.

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!

You begged him for that? I gave him rep to make up for it.

You know they did away with the law that automatically makes you an American citizen simply by marrying one, right? INS could still hunt you down. I keeed, I keeed! Happy for you man! I did not know what true happiness was until I was married. At that point it was too late.

Snot your right, they don't all make you sell. But they all make you slow down from getting new toys! Congrats!

+1, went from the R6 to the Monster after I married. Congrats!

I know a lady that makes bad ass cakes, she sould do an epic bachelor party cake and wedding cake ;D

Give it time. It will be a slow process so that you won't think anything of it. Then one day you look around and say "hey where did all my toys go".

You think you're just kidding.

Sometimes I get mad. I like Angostura bitters. Tires would be white if they didn't add coloring to them, and used real rubber. Diesel is cheaper to make than gasoline. Cashews are not nuts. The skin is the largest organ in the body. Should I go to my in-laws 50th anniversary party to tell my idiot brother-in-law to SMMFD?

after sitting on the tarmac for 4 hours....

DP is never a fail!!!!

Had our local friendly HVAC tech to my place today. Everything is all cleaned up, serviced and ready for a few more good years of service. Get your name on Grapes list before the weather is 100+ and your sweating in your boxers wishing for winter to come back.