Rjettman

I am reading Sport Riding Techniques by Nick Ienatch right now. I figured I better since I am going out to his riding school in Utah next month. Totally forgot my bike had ABS until I was out practicing some braking techniques yesterday. Pretty good stuff.

Looks like the Philly cops had that video pulled. I couldn't see it.

I got a ticket for that once back in the '80's when I parked on the sidewalk in front of the Marine recruiters office. Cop had to be a total jackwagon to write a high school kid a ticket while he was joining the Marines but oh well. He was probably ex-navy.

I've been trying to punch a hole in my schedule to do my first track day next month. I'm going to Vegas for mine though, I think. Its the Yamaha Champions riding school and they provide the bike, instructors and videos. Its a two or three day deal and pretty expensive but hey, its Vegas. And I can get a deal at the Hard Rock. Anyone know any of the pros/cons of the Yamaha school I didn't mention already?

Wow. Big tough Oakland cop feels threatened by a barking 11 year old arthritic dog. No wonder the cops around here shoot bikers for reaching for their wallets during a traffic stop. Scared to death of dogs, we don't stand a chance.

welcome!

I have seven posts, this thread has 14 pages. I feel mathematically entitled to a free post.

Man that sucks dude! I got my Arai fitted to me at the bike show and man, its the most comfy helmet I ever had. Hope you get yours back!

If you want to know about motorcycle oil, car oil, filters, bearing grease, anything slick, check out bobistheoilguy.com. Those people are ill. Sending out oil samples to be tested, cutting open used oil filters, all kinds of, obsessive compulsive oil related things going on. There are long discussions about Amsoil which is apparently just a stock lot of oil with Amsoil's own additive package put in to make it unique. Nothing fancy. I've used it once but its kinda hard to find around these parts. :grin:

$6200, and I'll throw in the cover and shop manual. Factory cover.

I parked on a sidewalk once in front of my Marine Corps recruiters office. Got a ticket. That pretty much ended my bike on the sidewalk days.

I got my first Harley this year and so far have put about 250 miles on it. Never have been a Harley lover or hater, I have just never had any interest in cruising or low, slow bikes. But, the wife has never been comfortable on the back of my ZX-10, ZX-11 or FJR-1300 and when I get it up to a speed that is "normal" for me, she usually won't speak to me for days. Change was in order. Ripping up the twisties has always been fun and still is, problem is, in NE Ohio, there aren't many twisties to be had. When I ride through the metroparks, I usually see a ranger every 10 minutes so getting up to a reasonable pace for a sportbike is difficult. Everywhere else is pretty far away, and no matter how hard I try, that rear tire of mine always wears out in the middle first. What can ya do? Owning a Harley was always on my bucket list and now was the time. I knew I didn't want the standard engine, so I went with the 110 inch (1800cc) screaming eagle motor on the CVO softtail convertible. I know, its Ohio, should have got the hardtop. I figured I would need the big engine because I just won't tolerate a slow bike. After the break in period is over, I will probably dyno it, put new cams in it, maybe do the stage 1 kit or maybe take the rope off its neck and put a less restrictive pipe on it. I don't care if it does 200MPH, but I do care how fast it goes from 0-80, so that will be something to figure out. The hardest part for me so far has been the relaxed riding position. Being on sportbikes and sport-tourers for so long, putting my feet out in front of me just ain't natural. But I'm getting used to it. So far, I like the bike and I like the potential for modification. After I get rid of the FJR, I will probably be in the market for a sportbike to ride when I want to have some fun on my own. HD's biggest problem in my opinion is over reliance on T-shirt sales and the finance division for profits. The best rate available from HD finance was 9%. I went with a credit union for 5%. I could care less about being a HOG member or huge group rides. I'm joining the Hell's Angels. Ok maybe not but I felt bad for some new HOG members I met that were begging me to join. I guess its quite a clicky group with seniority meaning something and they were having a hard time being the new guys. Sounds like high school all over again. No thanks. But I do like the bike, so far. If that changes you guys will be the first to know.

Yup, yup. That's the joint. Yes, the IGA and McDonald's is making this town a huge metropolis. I use a lot of smileys.

Hi All, Joined this site yesterday but have been reading it for a few weeks. Good to see that Ohio has so many riders! I currently ride a 2010 HD CVO softtail convertible, and a 2005 FJR 1300. The softtail is my first Harley, but bike number eight. We will see how that goes. Anyway, hope to meet some new riders this summer! Rick :grin: