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Don't worry about that, the bots take over. Video computers in the patrol car can now scan every plate within viewing distance and automatically check them. Not a lot of those around yet, they are expensive. sort of like the targeting computer on an F-14 Tomcat, yeehaw....

One more thing. Simple motion detecting flood lights all around the house, is still the best thing to do. Whatever is out there, will go away when the lights come on aimed at them. And you don't get waken up by an alarm. And they are fun, because they go off if something as large as a deer walks by at night. Want to see what happens around when you're gone? Get a cheap game trail camera for hunting, and set it up.

Ok, there's tons of different setups, and even dozens of types of gear from this one manufacturer. But I bought a simple receiver with one transmitter kit, and added 3 more motion detectors. Skylink motion detector basic kit HA-318: http://www.amazon.com/Skylink-HA-318-Household-Alert-Motion/dp/B000EN69DU/ref=pd_sxp_grid_pt_1_1 Extra motion detectors HA-434A: http://www.amazon.com/Skylink-PS-434A-Motion-Sensor/dp/B000KL0MZC/ref=pd_cp_hi_2 All the gear at the website: http://www.skylinkhomesecurity.com/ They don't work well with animals, which set them off. But I did try one inside the car, and it seemed to work ok for the distance between the car and the receiver inside the house. I think they say these are not for outdoor use, but I'm using mine outdoors, mounted up high under the gutter and overhang, pointed at the driveway, cars, bikes, etc. And that's why the cats, dogs, raccoons, and coyotes set them off at night. Sometimes insects will manage to set one off, if it's up close in front of the sensor. edit: I take it back, they are meant to be used indoor or outdoor. I just checked. Lots more geeky stuff indoors, but let's just say "Open my door and they are screwed". They would just run away. I never have trouble around my place anyway, for some reason bad kids tend to stay away...

There are nice little battery operated motion detectors, that you can put INSIDE the car, when it's sitting in the driveway. Silent alarm transmitted to a receiver inside the house. No false alarms, it would only go off if something moved inside the car. The receiver can handle signals from four transmitters. Lots of fun.

Turbo 919? 919T? 50% increase in horsepower and torque? More than a CBR1000? Yup, $2400 bucks for the kit. Now entering production from Wave engineering... http://919turbo.com/ http://www.thebikergene.com/naked-bikes/2400-bolt-on-turbo-kit-turns-your-hornet-900-honda-919-into-a-sleeper-from-hell/

dangit, you guys should have waited a few minutes. It wasn't hardly raining when we left. And the wet streets dried out pretty fast.

A link costs extra...

ok, but... liter bike with fairings, or naked liter bike? I'm hoping some sort of new bike comes out from Honda next year (in the USA). Either a V-4 or a CB1000F style

ummmmm.... 1300cc Fury... or a V-Rod?

That was their first year for sponsoring a poker run. So it looked like 21 bikes were there early at the start. I heard that one or two entire groups or clubs failed to show up when they had said that they would be there. Dunno. It's a learning experience.

Any bike with a FireBlade engine. That's my first choice. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Fireblade

What John and Hoblick said: +1 on newsgroups. Although I say +1 on just being able to find a download somewhere else other than a torrent. A word: torrents are traceable, accountable, and monitored beyond belief. Records are kept, lists are made, and people are prosecuted. Servers, nodes, and files are faked for information gathering. Other servers are places or things you'd never want your computer connecting to. And torrents are smack full of viruses, trojans, and attacks from owners of material. I do not use torrents. See previous threads that discussed torrents.

One pic worthy, at the same fire station:

Yeah, watch it with the squads, patrol cars, and tow trucks on the side of the roads. There is a new Ohio law that says you must move over or slow way the heck down. Well, not new, but amended to add tow trucks to the list. People are going to be moving over away from such, a lot more than they did before. And I know the feeling, some SUV tried to push on my front wheel with their back bumper today. In slow motion. Left side blind spot. And worn out lane marker lines. And not paying attention. And... ummm, probably on a phone, eating, yakking, playing with the radio, and ignoring everything else.

Jagr, dude... I won you a portable CD player, on your ticket. Lucky you, you didn't even have to haul it home.

Anyone with a late start, this is the route map to get there from Iron Pony: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=5436+Westerville+Rd,+Westerville,+OH&daddr=40.078531,-82.928495+to:22+Spring+St,+utica,+oh&geocode=&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=14&via=1&sll=40.083785,-82.937508&sspn=0.033097,0.055189&ie=UTF8&ll=40.188316,-82.680359&spn=0.528743,0.883026&z=10

I got road smart rear. I'll take a close look tomorrow. I've been looking at it all the time, but not seeing anything like that.

geez, you three.... get a room welcome Spencer note: apparently the clutch does not slip on the ex500, that's good. Give it a bit more clutch pull, and see if it is easier to shift.

I didn't try to count them, but it was extremely crowded tonight. Who would have guessed. Cheers for the dude using a two by four for a kick stand.

Irish Festival sounds good. Zero chance of rain Friday afternoon and night. Thread hijack, muhahahahaha Dublin Festival entertainment schedule: http://www.dublinirishfestival.org/entertainment/pdf/entertainment.pdf I might go Saturday night or Sunday, but will probably go to Hilliard on Friday night.