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No fucking thank you.

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I detest facebook.

Happens with cars too. If you have never been behind the wheel of a Semi or other large truck you wouldn't believe the amount of blind spots and the size of some of the spots.

I was bored one day, and rode to Cleveland and did a route with a buddy who was hauling vegetables up there in an 18 wheeler.

I was astounded at how retarded most motorists are around 18 wheelers, and further amazed by the limited visibility from the cab of those trucks. it would be quite easy to run over a small car or bike and never even have seen it prior to the crash.

Needless to say, I am much more respectful around big vehicles than I used to be now.

AMA takes care of that if you get a three year membership. Good for the car or bike.

Mine is an annual membership but is auto-renewing with a credit card. It includes roadside assistance, which I used once when I took out the radiator in my car by hitting a dog.

Re: stripped compressor, get a larger size carabiner, then you can hang the running compressor off it from a footpeg, brake rotor, or similar. It vibrates around a good bit and the exposed piston on the little electric motor will ingest dirt if you lay it on the ground while it runs.

I's also suggest a good multitool that you keep on you, or in the tank bag. A lot of little fixes can be made with it, saving the time and hassle of removing the seat.

The 41s are HUGE, they will stick out very far and most likely look gangly as hell. Owned a set, hated them, ditched them. (Strom)

The 36 are also quite big and they look like a typewriter case, not the most aesthetically pleasing on the sides of a Hayabusa. Owned a set, they were okay, but I eventually got rid of them. (FZ1)

I concur that of the listed bags, the newer V35 are about the best looking and most streamlined. The Beetle Bags suggestion is a good one, those are cool bags (albeit small).

Take the Blue Ridge Parkway, it will spit you out in Cherokee, just around the mountains from 129. Cut over Foothills Parkway and you are there.

The 5 or 7 times we've taken that route we ride US33 in Ohio through WV and into VA (very nice once the 4 lane ends in Ohio), 33 takes you right to the north end of the BRP, and then ride it on down for 400+ miles of twisting two lane with no stop sign or red light to be seen.

You can easily ride this route in 2 days.

Most people seem to be looking to open a conversation with you, so as to tell you about the Harley they want to buy, or the 1974 RD400 in their grage that is currently missing an engine.

I usually say "thanks" but unless the person is obviously an enthusiast and not just a gas station tire kicker, I don't engage in conversation with them.

I also go into uber awareness mode when some stranger seeks me out and begins playing twenty questions about the bike. I remain polite but already have a plan in place for killing them, if / when necessary.

Drunk drivers deserve to die. I have no sympathy for them. I absolutely detest drunks.

I'd wager the pickup truck driver was a DUI, given that he ran into the rear of a moving motorcycle.

I've also had that happen, and with Chase. I appreciate they are capable enough to catch the anomalies and shut down the account, but it pisses me off that they don't bother to notify you of what is going on.

I use my credit / debit card for everything; I never carry cash.

The day my account got frozen I was 300 miles from home and was at a gas station with an empty tank and no way to pay for it. That was aggravating.

NEO is different from the rest of Ohio.

I'm in NEO... and actually my opinion of the LE here is that it is about 15 years behind the times. "The times" being central Ohio. I've worked in both areas and this is by far a more rough and tumble way of policing, but it's what the citizens expect and even demand. There are always going to be regional differences in LE, what works for Beverly Hills ain't gonna work in Baltimore.

Speedytriple: I have yet to meet a "dirty cop", in fact, I'm not really sure what the definition of that is. What do East Cleveland cops do that makes them such cocksuckers and / or dirty, exactly? Links are appreciated, ideally ones describing the actions of the entire department or at least the majority of the department, to corroborate your statement.

Would you like a cookie? Or donut?

That's fucking epic. Fepic, if you will. No one has ever made a donut reference to a cop before. I think you have ushered in a whole new era of comedy. Someday, people will look back on your post, and say "this, this was the day that the comedy scene changed forever".

No disrespect to the LEO on here but what are cops good for besides tickets? They never get there before a crime has happened and the criminal has fled, Besides earning revenue for the state or city by tickets what do they do? (besides go to calls in da hood to stop guys beating their wives) With the exception of maybe one or two LEO I have met most seem to have a power trip ego. Not my cup of tea, to serve and protect seems to be a thing of the past. Mostly seems to be to ticket and harass as of late.

This past week I:

Wrote 0 people for speed, stop sign, etc...

Wrote 11 people for driving under license suspension...

Responded to a reported robbery in progress and had to go in with just one other guy and a 14" shotgun...

Charged 4 people with disorderly conduct for engaging in fights in the street...

Investigated a child porn case and secured a search warrant, looking at charging under state code for numerous pandering related felonies...

Responded to a burglary in progress (while off duty, getting the above search warrant signed)...

Responded to 2 or 3 domestic violence calls... arrested one...

Arrested 5 people on warrants...

Unlocked 7 or 8 people's cars for them...

Gave directions to countless people...

Performed over 4 hours of foot patrol...

Handled 2 unruly juvenile calls and played social worker and daddy...

Offered advice to numerous people who came in to the office with general non criminal questions...

Handled 4 child custody disputes...

Sat stationary at numerous locations in response to citizen's complaints about speeders and reckless drivers...

Assisted another local agency with checking numerous areas for a kidnapping suspect from another state who had 2 kids he had abducted...

Recovered a stolen car and arrested the person in possession of it...

And attended the city council meeting where they cheerfully discussed laying me off since the city is broke....

So, yeah, fuck you. Cops do nothing but write bullshit tickets.

That's not a news article so much as it is an editorial, and nowhere does it actually say that Zimmerman has filed suit. It describes the tort offenses that Zimmerman might base a lawsuit on.

I see no problem with the officer removing your gun while you are stopped.

I personally would not do it, but I can understand the idea behind doing it. You got it back within minutes, so no big deal.

4th amendment issues don't apply since this isn't a seizure under the law, it's a temporary relocation of the item for the safety of the officer.

I would have just kept going if it was a park ranger. They are ass holes who think they are cops but don't have any actual authority other than they can call the real cops on you.

Tell a cop that! I expect they'll laugh. Rangers have the authority to ticket, but I don't believe they have near the depth of training as full blown police officers.

Park rangers, even unarmed rangers like those working for Columbus Metroparks, are all trained to the same OPOTA standards as any other Ohio police officer. All have power of arrest.

I dated a chick who's dad was a cop and he said 7 was the magic number because there is a few MPH deference sometimes between actual speed and the radar speed, depending on how accurately the gun is calibrated, so they want to be sure they can say you were speeding or else it will get thrown out in court.

My wife's husband is a cop and he told me that's ridiculous.

This was a holiday weekend. On holiday weekends you watch your speed.

When you don't watch your speed or pay attention to your surrounding on holiday weekends you get a ticket.

Don't reenact scenes from Platoon with Charlie Sheen.

Don't get into bike racing much do you?

Not a bit.

You're a pretty cold dude and obviously never seen someone die in front of you, never had a fallen friend you cannot ever forget or maybe even had someone like Quay that I put decals on everything I have who would have thought the idea was awesome and would have been all about it.

I'll tell his older brother it is stupid he runs the decals on his helmet and bike also...

I am a cold dude. I appreciate the compliment.

I'm not so arrogant as to think that anyone else gives a fuck about something or someone I care about, so I'm sure not going to slather "RIP" stickers all over my ride to tell the world how thoughtful and caring I am.

But hey, do what you want. Put your friend's epitaph on the window of your Grand Caravan, next to the Sunoco free gas sweepstakes sticker. Actually, that may be appropriate... next to the epitaph for the dinosaurs...

So, we racers that run Lenz, Sic, Nixon, etc decals are stupid? I think that's a bit of a stretch. I think people that pay memory to those they enjoyed watching, lived with, were family or friends of, etc are awesome.

I run decals as seen here for a fallen family friend of a boy that fought a hard battle with a disease that took him from us all too early. Am I stupid for making this decal???

I said the decals are stupid.

If it helps you cope by putting a piece of adhesive on your car window, knock yourself out.

Lenz, Sic, Nixon, etc

I don't know who any of those people are.

RIP threads are devoid of any value whatsoever.

Most of us don't know the rider involved, so we have no personal connection with them.

Posting "RIP" or some little emoticon of a kneeling rider doesn't do shit for the family, friends, or anyone else attached to the situation.

It's the internet version of those stupid stickers people put on cars: "RIP Joe Blow 1995-2010". I care about Joe Blow's demise almost as much as I care about your kid being an honor student.

I do read the threads every so often just to get the details and locations of the crash, more for morbid curiosity than anything else.

Not being current on your government papers proves nothing about your ability to make rational decisions in an emergency situation. People make poor decisions all the time while they are totally compliant to government regulations it has no bearing on the outcome. If the accident would have been another vehicles fault would he have deserved to die because he had expired plates and license?

Expired = you forgot to renew it

Suspended = you got your priviledge to drive revoked due to irresponsibility (12 pts, no insurance, OVIs, etc)

He was suspended. His plate was expired.

I wouldnt blame the prosecutor for charging him. Hmmm no gear, suspended license and expired tags.

He will be charged, no doubt about it.

Most likely they will not issue any misdemeanor charges now, and will just indict him for causing the fatality; then issue all the misdemeanor charges once he has been indicted on the felony.

168 mph. Really? Really?

Can you open carry an assault weapon in the street?

Yes, you can.

I don't know that it's a brilliant idea to do it, but it is legal in Ohio.

Oddly, I see 9 Hi Points for every 1 Glock being toted by our local thugs.

Any locations on what places do this at 19yo? I'm going to school for le.

I'd shit a brick if you could land a full time cop job at 18, but if you are OPOTA certified and have a solid background and impress the right people, you absolutely can get a part time or auxiliary commission, which is a bona fide LE position, just minus the pay.

Off the top of my head, I know that the following Ohio agencies have put on guys between 18-20:

Edison PD

Crestline PD

Morrow Co SO

Crawford Co SO

Dennison PD

You would have to call or email, my suggestion would be to pull a list from USACops, OhioPD, or a similar website of every Ohio agency, get the email address, and drop them a semi-form email inquiring about age and training requirements. You send out 50, you'll get 5 responses.

Awesome!

man that was quick

Well, I really wanted to move it. I posted it in multiple forums and on CL, and accepted a low offer to push it out the door. I was more interested in recouping a small amount of my investment in my new bike, and seeing it go to a good home and not lining the dealer's pocket, than I was in making any money.