ReconRat

oops, I meant the transmitter/receiver distance. Not the motion sensing distance. I've had mine go off when trucks drive by at about 80-100 feet.

This is what I use. With an extra sensor unit. One is mounted outside pointed at driveway. It goes off when animals walk by. Annoying, but mounted lower and pointing up avoids that. And the other I just leave it lying inside the car. Cheap. Silent alarm. I think Home Depot has them. I'm not sure what the range on them would be. http://www.amazon.com/Skylink-HA-318-Household-Alert-Motion/dp/B000EN69DU

.700 Nitro? eek I've been knocked back a foot or two, but geez...

Yes, I changed every 3 months or 3,000 miles. But hey, a quart of GTX was 70 cents on sale. Mine didn't look quite as hot as that V-6 though. Just clean.

I looked. Almost all the really free reverse lookups are gone. The phone companies used to offer them on line. Gone. Dangit.

Yes, but I've managed to trace those too.

My 160,000 mile 1972 Olds Cutlass looked like the bottom picture when I gave it up. Busted two lifters (same one both times) at 60,000 and 120,000 and replaced, that's how I got in there to see. (Typical olds small block.) Castrol GTX mineral non-synthetic for it's entire time with me. Changed 4 times a year.

On the other hand, reverse tracing a phone number is fairly easy. http://dir.yahoo.com/reference/phone_numbers_and_addresses/reverse_lookup_directories/

I put wireless indoor house motion alarms in the vehicles sometimes. A silent alert is sent to a monitor indoors that beeps. Works without many false alarms.

Another not so good idea... chromed "brass knuckles" for clutch and brake levers? If you go over the handle bars, it would take all your fingers off.... edit: crap... RSVDon beat me to it...

lol, the concept of an overly-smooth fairing amuses me greatly...

Yes, I watch behind me as well. But that's the direction stuff sneaks up on you anyway. Some places I stay in gear. Other places I do not. It's a feeling developed over years. I've been hit from behind twice by cars and once by motorcycle. A couple of years ago at a stop light, I saw a car from behind that wasn't apparently stopping, and I slipped up along side the car in front of me, in the gutter. That car panic stopped close to the one I got friendly with. Tailgaters, same as when in a car. Slow down, and open the gap in front of you. You're stopping for two. Let them pass. Pull off and stop if you have to. edit: I'll be adding lights to my city bike soon. Mostly small LED stuff on all sides. Switched, but available to use. Big wiring job.

This is an article about bicycles, but applies to motorcycles. They are exploring how and why bicycles are stabilized. And so far have developed several new designs with enhanced stability. One of which is claimed to be rear wheel steering. Sadly, few pictures or details yet. How Bikes Keep the Rubber on the Road Found: Why a moving cycle doesn't fall over Riderless-Bike Research Could Lead to Better Wheels List of articles at Google News

I wiggle or something at every car on the road till they see me. I still swear that if I ride straight at them, they will see me immediately. I've even decided to slow to a crawl when in doubt about a cager. I intensely dislike cars that "jump" when you close approach, regardless of whether you're on a bike, in a car, or a MAC truck. Saw one today. Why would a little car jump at a van that weighs twice as much. There is some very poor decision making on the roadway. Watch for and avoid.

Most recent article with specifications: http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/motus-mst-launch/ 500 pounds dry (est) not bad for size of engine, fairing, and bags

Everything you ever wanted to know about helmet shape and fit on head: http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-helmets/motorcycle-helmet-shapes.htm

I dunno, kinda new. But JC Whitney sells them, so it's probably in the same category with Raider helmets. You can find better, for not much more price. Especially if looking at last years helmet models discounted. Good luck with the round fitting thing, maybe somebody here knows which ones suits that. edit: sportbiketrackgear review on youtube. They seem to like it. It's a DOT and EEC but not SNELL helmet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCb-WQXVEWI&feature=player_detailpage edit again: here's a guy on gixxer.com switching from HJC to S&S S1000. He does a review. http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=291287

They debuted in Daytona this year. They say they will be touring the states with the bike, to show people and check what people think. Some of us would like to go see it when it gets around. edit: It will be riding around the US, not trailered...

Twist of the Wrist I and II are in video also. Worth watching. edit: both of the books are in the Columbus Library. 4 copies each. But all are checked out. Must reserve it.

Yes, if we had any clue what the equation was for, we could easily see which one was right or wrong. Although people still make errors of 10 to 100 magnitude with calculators and not catch it. Stupid decimal places...

You know everyone used to think the Earth was flat also....just sayin

I have a TI-68... TI-68 >TI-86

In case you are wondering... still wondering... After even more research, I find this: Teachers, books, and calculators are all divided on which way it should be done. There is no consensus. I also find that the TI-82 and earlier calculators did it one way, and the TI-83 and later does it the other way. http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/54341.htmlI'm still not happy with the concept of "two right answers". It should never happen. Developing a proper proof of any algebraic statement should always determine what is correct. I'm more inclined to consider both answers wrong.

Nearly every day. Ride to work. Ride everywhere.

Yup. The wolframalpha said one of the original was proved correct and the "other" number was correct when using implied operation. This would mean a(b+c) does not equal (ab+ac). I said we weren't allowed to warp space and/or time. No alternate universes allowed. We can't have two correct answers. Wolframalpha failed to pass the test. There are calculators that will perform both the original and the proof correctly. But the proof is necessary.