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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

Most of my bubbys already know this but I thought id make a thread about it for the little people. During and after the gap trip I was less than thrilled with the time I had on the Vee down there. It ran and handled great but it just lacked a little excitement for me. So when I posted that up on the gap thread about maybe getting rid of it for something else Pokey chimed in about a possible trade. So long story shorter we worked out a deal on trading his 08 Concours 14 for my 06 Vstrom 1000, and we both could not be happier. My thoughts on the Connie...WOW!!!. Shes quick, comfey, handles great, and is SEXY!! in my opinion. I have put 350 mile son her in the last 3 days and so far there is nothing that I hate about it. This is my first non Suzuki and I was apprehensive about getting a Kaw but all those thoughts are now gone...I LOVE THIS BIKE!!! Riding is exciting again. So thanks again to Pokey and hope you enjoy the Vee as mush as I love the C14!!!!!!!!

I do not want to see required training for a Right. I do hope that gun owners / carriers would WANT to become proficient by practice and training. But everyone is different, some will and some won't.

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.

From my latest trip last week. From C-Bus out to Eureka Springs Arkansas and back, 2100 miles in 6 days on my 2006 Sprint ST 1050. And yes I had gloves. I took them off so I could hand over the camera and be able to get it back in my tank bag after the picture was taken.

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

Shouldn't of been on the wrong side of the road P.s. that's sarcasm

Lol, thanks for stoppin by

70mph sounds doable to me for a bike that big. It's really not a big stretch from the scooters of that size. My Honda Aero 80 does 52mph on a straight away. All I did was put a pod filter and expansion chamber exhaust on it and a bigger jet. I know the Grom is not a 2-stroke but it is a brand spanking new 4 stroke that is even bigger. It doesn't take a whole lot of horsepower to top out at 70mph. I heard a rumor that WERA is considering making a spec class for these little guys. Don't know if it's true but that sounds fun, fun to watch, fun to participate in and cheap to operate. This little bike could really bring a new dimension to Motorcycling, maybe get the scooter people on real bikes and the real bike people into little bikes. I'm excited about this thing and a lot of my friends are too. This thing seems like the perfect little bike to go into a corner banging elbows with your friends.

Holy deja vu, Batman.

Congrads dude! Enjoy life to the fullest and stay happy

Congrats!!!

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

Sorr-uh i mean congrats!

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.

on a more serious note, lol, I've found that the most important things in a marriage (or any relationship) are complete trust, communication and understanding. I learned a lot from my first marriage of 6 years. Don't go into it if there is any doubt for either of you. I found these and my wife and I have read them. Maybe corny for some of you but there's good advice it them. http://www.danoah.com/2012/10/16-ways-i-blew-my-marriage.html http://www.danoah.com/2012/10/the-other-16-ways-i-blew-my-marriage.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yz_MS4jxNo

Ferrari replica + mullet = mad bitches.

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

Congo Brian, wish we could have done a 2 up tour group ride before I left

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.

Loud pipes save lives.

1st Congrats! 2nd actually my wife is encouraging me to get more toys after the baby is born. Wants a cruiser before next summer so we can go cruise too. I said sure, just let me know what you want and we'll get one so long as it's not super ghey. The marriage didn't slow me down, but knowing I have a little one on the way did a few times at the track. Oh then cuts at work slowed me way down, but again, not the marriage.

I married my best friend. One of the best moves I've ever made in this game of life. She enjoys my motorcycle, and many of my other hobbies. Sounds like your in a similar situation. Good luck grasshoppa

Congrats!

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

Let's hope Brian is a quicker learner than you :-)

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

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.

+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

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?