mello dude

LOL! Hell yea!

Ok the secret is - the job is Chief Engineer. hmmmm Funny how my avatar seems very appropriate for the moment.....

I am more the lurker on this board vs a post whore, but anyhoo knowing the flavor of this place, I thought I would throw this out there for some debate fodder. Kinda of a goofy silly topic but anyhoo I am a veteran automotive engineer at the top of my game, lotsa products and projects and development stuff I have put in production. And of course the all out motorcycle geek foole too. Two wheels and its cool. Many years of bikes and styles, mostly of Hondas and Yamahas. But Harleys have never been it for me, I have riden 5 or 6 and well that's nice, but no thanks. (Not a dig on Harleys, they are just not me.) Out of the blue I have been invited to interview for a top engineering spot at Harley. I'm at - wow, an engineering spot for motorcycles! (but its on Harleys, -hmmmmmm, yawn) Would you work for Harley if you really arent a Harley guy? Just throwing out there for fun, whada say?

Usually go 22 - 24k on chains for the VFR. I do clean and lube every 700 to 1000 miles

Hope they set up a "bike nite" on a weekly basis. Used to like the two wheel Tuesdays....

Dude - idea for you -- if you still want to try another phone, there is a cell phone repair place in the Cross Point shopping center that also sells used refurbished phones. They do have some Tmobile stuff. They might even be able to fix your current phone. -It might be worth your while to take a look. I bought a refurb from them and it worked out fine.

I cant stand to ride without earplugs for even a short ride. I am more focused with the lower noise level. +1 to the Hearos Ultimate Softness series foam earplugs. I've tried a lot of different brands and these seem best.

The 1200 looks like Honda use a refrigerator for insperation on styling.

Why I am hooked on VFRs

Those are it. I figured to take a chance and see how it goes. I'm sending them back. Nice gloves, but not for me.

I generally like Teknics gear and north of 100 bucks, I think they would go in the "good gear" column. The fingers have external seams, but the thumb seams are internal and on the forefinger there is an internal seam on the thumb side from about the first knuckle down the side of the glove. Dont like those. Ok so who makes a totally external seam glove? Anybody make custom gloves anymore? (And yes, ATGATT)

I am terrible about fit on gloves and boots. Anyhoo I went against my normal rule of only buying what I try on first and bought a pair of new Teknic Lightning gloves online. - I like them, but damn they are stiff and some of the seams kinda cut into my fingers. What is a normal time for break in for sport type gloves? (I am debating about sending them back) thanks!

Congrats dude!

Holy shit! Gotta visit there sometime.

Pix?

Hi - from another Dayton area rider

+1 Should be fine as a starter bike. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_Ninja_500R

I would like to try Mikes Bikes at some point, but for a decade or so, I have been going to Tires Unlimited off I-75 and Needmore. I worked in Vandalia and went to work via I-75 North, so it was super ez to drop off in the morning and pickup after work. Cant really complain about the work they do. In spring, tire prices are decent, but by mid-summer, they jack prices to full retail. The owner rides a Speed Triple.

I like the over the handle bar tube suggestion.... But anyhoo, the magic helper parts are: SB8125L --- Worth every penny. I wont even attempt to do a bleed it job without them.

Anybody know of a Honda demo day?

Holy shit! I have never seen a tire crack like that.

Nice vid doc. - I did a simular vacation a while back. Flew into SF, rented VFRs and north on Hwy1, to Oregon into the redwoods, over to Crystal Lake, back around to Yosemite, Tahoe. Great time. - I take it you rented the BMW? Where did you pick it up from?

What does your owners manual say? Stock spec on a VFR is 36 front, 42 rear.

I was sarcastic, not sure if you took it that way. -- Been down in Ky quite a few times too.