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He did the fork seals for my antique Gpz and now it rides like a different bike. Nice solid feel from the front end as it glides down the road. He even got the anti-dive working on it too! Most amazing of all was the speed that he got it done with. Even took me to school on motor oil telling me a few things that I didn't know about the different grades and wet clutches. Oil is not just oil. The price was right, money well spent. Thanks Ryan!

Derbycon 3.0 is on of course, just a reminder. The Hyatt still has rooms, the Marriott next door and the Red Roof a block down the street still have tons. http://www.derbycon.com/ I will be giving a talk this year. Current working title is "How I spend $0 on security and don't get pwned, or should we just skip to the neekid baby pics of Dave".

I have 2 Violins for sale on Craigslist. 2 Violins for $100 for CR members http://columbus.craigslist.org/msg/3888755980.html

Almost made it to work yesterday. Early ride with me peeling off to sprint towards work...bike gets squirrelly in turns. I think oooo.....just had front tire put on and something didn't get tightened! Gingerly slowed to stop along side road in the middle of nowhere. Looked around, nothing out of the ordinary...then I see the collapsing rear tire. Okay, call off, wife then contacted...bring my air tank...me thinking broke seal on rim, even though ... Yes I checked the air pressure before I left. Pleasant afternoon,great weather and lots of friendly folks stopping to help. Plenty of beverage offerings as well. Wife on other end of phone, "but I was going....yes I know it's your day off, but I am out here with a flat. Didja ya know a call to triple A and giving card number, and being real helpful by suggesting a roll back and hold down straps for my bike would be.... Wait yer on a motorcycle? Yes.....hesitating...."we don't do motorcycles. Guess you have to have yet another program beyond the Plus. That was when the call went to wife....eventually wife finds and arrives...air tank quickly exhausted of the 80 lbs of air. Tire dumping it as quickly as I put it in, well not as quick, but a real good second. Dear, would you go get tank filled and find some fix-a-flat. Uhmmm get two cans, please. "I haven't had lunch yet!" I'll buy lunch. More pleasant conversations with nice people while I work on my tan. Wife returns, insert fixa to back tire valve...it rises, and I see a huge puddle form under the tire of the gooey stuff.....as tire slowly deflates again. Okay can't leave it....wife returns again with.....air tank number two and .... up comes tire, audible hiss, but not too bad....attach fixa can again and finish the can off. Hey! It's holding....I 'll run up the road to the gas station. You follow. At station and dismount...what a mess all over back of bike...wife pulls in..."why was your bike smoking?" We realize not smoke but fix-a-flat was rooster tailing off of back tire....slowly tire sinks. Gas station, We ain't touching it! Can I leave it here until I can get back to pick it up. Expensive flat? How?, you ask.....lost day of work, lunch for wife since she had to help....so now it is a crappy little trailer, that surprisingly was large enough to hold the bike, title transfer, plates, tax ..... It's adding up. Car trailer sits at home piled high with tree branches and limbs from that storm...when was it again? The crappy lil' trailer matches perfectly to the dent in the back of the SUV. There's an even crappier looking trailer - built specifically for 3 bikes back in Danville...if anybody is interested and needs a bike trailer. Home again, honey do reprisals complete with ....with me saying, okay dear, let me clean up and I will take you out to dinner. Jeez, with wine yet....yep pushing a grand I think.... Oh the folksiness along the road, I learned of two campers for sale and sent the kid to look at the 750 Suzuki...it runs, but carbs need work, said the guy, and there's an extra set that I'll let ya have....enjoy yer wine dear....a toast - thanks for helping....answer text to kid. Offer him this much... Smiling anyways....the end (nah, never the end) Ta ta for now

This guy is unreal...

You said wet... Ha... Ha... Ha

he wants the d

Word of advice: Don't let YOUR enthusiasm buy her the bike YOU like. :-) Be open to whatever HER interest gravitates to because like others have said, she has to be comfortable and care about the bike to bond with motorcycling. It's just how gals seem to be wired. All within reason of course. MSF course first, if at all possible, to let her ride (and drop) the state's bikes. Then she'll also have a better idea about what she wants to own. My GF's first bike turned out to be a used Taiwanese 125cc scooter with classic styling and its working out great. She bugs me every other day to practice and is picking things up gradually and safely, I think because she wants to be Audrey Hepburn in Paris. :-) Is it bitch'n bad ass high horsepower biker cool? No. But she loves the scoot enough to be learning how to maintain it herself, which surprised the heck out of me. Enjoyment is the name of the game, and if you really dig her, let her enjoy the full fun of the process. Hope that doesn't come off as too shrinky-dink.

9 times out of 10 your not going to get railed for RO, unless ur doing 20 over and waving in-out of cars or doing something else to be a jack ass in front of the said popo

Seriously tho, for a newb I'd try and find something old and fucked over, cb500, xs400 special2, xj600 seca2, kaw 400, cx500 custom, something cheap that works and isn't crazy fast, something you can learn on and won't get bored with for a few seasons. I happen to have an 84 magna 700 for sale right now for $1200. Low seat, easy to ride, reasonably powerful....pics and vid in my for sale thread.....and its not lbts or fucked over

I need to get in the guinea pig armor business, $24K WTF! I guess it's for charity so....?

some helmets are quieter than others for sure, but mostly its the bike your riding, some have alot of air protection, some have little, some have more buffeting than others, also depends on the windscreen your running if one at all. seating position, height of the rider, etc. im a big shoei fan, and had a RF1000 for a few years, and the past 2 years i have been wearing the RF1100, i think they are pretty quiet, but more so they are comfortable. but going from one bike to the next, the windnoise differs.

Depends on her natural riding abilities, coordination and capacity to learn - this is true of anyone regardless of gender. Some people are natural riders and some really need to start slowly. Has she ever piloted any type of motorcycle? How about a std transmission car? I'd say a 250 would be a better starter bike but it all depends on the above. IMO find something without a ton of plastic for less damage when she drops it. Virtually all noobs drop the bike at least once.

General rule of thumb, if you are going too fast to not be able to stay in your own fucking lane, you shouldn't be going that fast. Even then.... No sympathy for dumb shits like this. I actually hope the insurance doesn't pay.

It's good to know you, like me have never used the n-word or said anything remotely racist let alone not pc. For a while I thought I was the only one left! (tic)