ReconRat

Ozone damage? Any electric motors nearby? Or the basic, it was an old tire in stock, before you bought it. Manufacturer's defect? Ask them to take it back, or give a new one (prorated even)? edit: The shelf life of a tire is 6 years. Less if exposed to ozone.

NC Mechanic's Lien notice of sale pdf If he does this I think it would be a legal sale and transfer. errr... let me rephrase that... it would need one of these, AND a title, since he's not the mechanic.

Forget it, tell him to get a title. From what I can see on the North Carolina DMV website, he can't sell a road worthy vehicle without a title. Check with Ohio BMV for details of vehicle transfer from out of state. I don't see details on NC DMV. I bet Ohio wants a title from NC. edit: it's a parts only bike. You'd have to find a good frame and title here, and build a bike.

There's nothing inside except a tiny inverter card and the screen. Power supply also, if it's not external. I've repaired very few LCD monitors, there's no reason to try.

Yeah, but now I'm hungry. Thinking noodles and alfredo, with a small toaster oven pizza... and a salad... I think I got all that around here somewhere...

Does look like her, doesn't it?

That would be the "Bobbitt Method" Thousands of young boys around the world just cringed...

Ehhh, bullshit. If it's that important, she can come and get it... or vice versa... she said...

Sorry, titanium is not lighter than aluminum... your testicles fail...

Nah, gotta skip some of them. And already getting the itch to go somewhere else. But not tonight, I guess. Plus I needs works on bike 2. I ignoring it...

oh, thaaat... ok, go ahead and ask something. I'll get it later, I'm taking a nap now.... zzzzzzzzzzz

I looked, no one created a thread for tonight. Unless they misspelled Catalfino's, or created one right when I was searching. It's destined to be a bit cold and damp tonight. I don't think anyone is interested.

I didn't always wear a helmet. But every time I dumped a street or dirt bike, I happened to be wearing one. And never thinking I hit my head, there was always a mark on the helmet where I did. I wear one now. Some of my friends don't wear helmets, and I'm ok with that. It is a choice. And it really isn't any one else's business. But it's also a personal choice to not want to ride with some one who's not wearing a helmet. I'm also old enough to decide. And I still sometimes ride down to the corner store without a helmet. RStar417, you were 12 when I bought my first bike. Yeah, I got drafted...

bump... anyone? not raining on the East side or do I stay home

^ ditto

The netbook says thank you.

Dang, news reports say $86,000 for the first ones sold. Argh... I can buy a real helicopter in a kit for that much...

A picture keeps running through my mind, of a pack of these landing every 25-30 miles at gas stations to fuel up...

Never say that to a dog, he'll take you up on it...

Last year, when looking at Ohio road statistics, I noticed an odd trend that couldn't be verified. I remember posting that if a rider was sober, wore a helmet, and had personal medical insurance, it appeared to be something like twenty times more likely to survive a road crash. Sometimes statistics twist themselves...

All the posts are correct. And the author of the article is also correct. Statistics is like that. Statistics is an analysis of mostly variables, and will appear different depending on the direction taken. The author views from a non variable, Time. In a given year (2001 in the data), It was 3 times more likely, on the average, to have an accident in a car/truck than a motorcycle. Yes the road mileage, weather, and number of days driving is a major factor in that. Twisting data even further, I could say that those motorcycles were on the road only four months, compared to 12 for the car/truck, and that overall the odds of an accident for the average person were exactly the same. Twisted statistics. The author's other point, beating the odds, is related to not being an average person within the statistics. Wearing a helmet, defensive riding, etc, all push the odds over to the side of survival. Creating a much better rate of survival. Same goes for something like riding a wheelie while filtering through heavy freeway traffic. The odds go over to not surviving. Mileage means something there also. The more a person rides, the greater the risk, as opposed to some one who hardly rides at all. I will say this, if a person has a record of accidents in cars/trucks, the odds are not in favor of a free and safe ride on a motorcycle. It's all about attitude on the roadway, and how you juggle the odds in every intersection, corner, and pack of traffic.

It's freaking cold up there in the air. You'd want a helmet. Plus communications might be necessary. Overall it might be quite loud and noisy. It comes with a built-in parachute to land with if something goes wrong.

Finally, a jetpack mass produced and for sale from Martin Aircraft of New Zealand. More fun than a motorcycle? Maybe so... It's an FAA ultralight classification. It does not need a pilot's license. The Martin JetPack http://www.martinjetpack.com/ I want one. Hell, I want two... you know how I am... The best news, they will probably be available to rent. Now don't you all wish you had already taken some basic flight lessons? I see a vacation in New Zealand on the list of things to do.

Read the code. Ride the bike, read the code again. Repeat until you're sure you've got all the codes. Disconnect the battery to reset the computer. Hook it back up, ride it, and read the codes again. If no codes, store info and ride. If codes, fix it.

It's a popular mis-belief, even politicians do it. It's right up there with not knowing if the Earth circles the Sun or vice versa. (It's obvious that the Sun circles the Earth, I see it every day.)