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It's been my experience that there's something about a motorcycle tire that just doesn't hold a plug well. They're good for getting you to the shop, but that's about it. I have Slimed a tube tire with success. I was told that it would throw the tire off balance and that didn't happen. I'm not a fast rider so maybe that's why I never noticed, but I rode like that for a few months with no problem.

I'm with Kyle Hunter on this one. Make sure folks are out and hope for a nice gentle breeze to fan it up good. Are we allowed to thrown anything in the fire in this hypothetical?

Good cops should obviously WANT the video on. We all realize that what they do is brutally dangerous work and that many people would be even more scared out of their wits to do it than the police. However, if they're so scared that they're beating people that pose no threat, they need to find another job. The shot of the officer emptying his gun on an unarmed person and not even deploying the dog that taxpayers sink a fortune into, that pretty much shows the outright fear that these officers are working with. If they're at that level of fear, they're destroying the lives of others and their own when they try to live with the guilt of what they done. Video at least gives them a chance to get fired before they repeat their mistakes. I hope that people wake up to this and every other right we have being trampled on. How much will people need to see before they wake up?

They put a big loose shirt over the gun than had them put on a helmet and gloves before they had to draw! LOL, what a setup. They couldn't get their shirt up to get the gun. One thing is certain, no gun and unless you can run, you're dead. Look at their invalid concerns; The bad guy could get your gun. Doesn't he already have one? You could accidentally hit an innocent. Aren't they already getting shot at? You could get all scared and fumble. Couldn't the bad guy do fumble and give you the upper hand too? As usual, just the media trying to make themselves superior with nothing to back it up.

I try to get money out of anything I create for the web. There are a lot of ways to do it, not just through Adsense, but Adsense is the easiest way. The trick is to not get addicted to it and start thinking you can find a shortcut through various BS programs and gimmicks. You can make some good money, but it's only a rare fluke if it's made from content of little real value. I always get a smile when rude comments are made, sometimes in person, about anything that I've posted. I think, "Oh yeah, well what you consider crap puts money in my account every month.". There's a form of jealousy that comes when you create something that someone else either doesn't have the know-how or courage to put out there. Dreams of making a living from this type of work? It's possible, but it takes work, lots of work. If you're going to try to do it with bad quality content, it's going to take an enormous amount of bad content to make it happen. Put some real effort into and it's possible. If you want to make sure you don't get scammed, anything that offers easy, big money, fast is a sure scam. Anything telling you that you need quality content and that you need to put in a lot effort is much more likely to put you on the right track.

You're not toast if you're sober.

Everything I've read in defense of the accused is believable. The news lying, a woman freaking out at the site of a gun, etc. All standard. I even believe that the roadside stupid human tricks test could be a problem for someone with the injuries described. If you're accused of something like this and you have a permit, you know the serious nature of the license. If you passed the class, you know that it's not a game. If you're suspected of DUI while you are armed, you know to submit to the roadside tests. You should be demanding one and a blood test to immediately prove your innocence. The test might lie? Please! If you have not been drinking at all, it's not going to register high enough no matter what and a blood test would certainly not show any. If you have been drinking, even just a little, you're an idiot for carrying while drinking and you don't deserve the permit. It will be interesting to see how this pans out.

Hate to bash a dealership so lets just say I know of much better in the area. Don't worry to much about the valves. You should do it, but chances are they are fine. I barely moved mine and my bike gets a workout occasionally. If you tackle the job yourself, you save a bundle. Just approach the job with the utmost patience. It tried mine for sure. Nothing impossible, just quite a few, "why in the hell did the make it that way" moments. For the love of all that's holy, don't torque the valve cover bolts any more than 25 pounds! $8/each, hard to find, and hard to remove with an easy out in aluminum. I felt like a dentist with the dremel tool to get the easy-out started.

Old "wisdom" is a hard thing to drop when it's no longer true. Buying(renting from the bank and the government) is a luxurious option that you pay dearly for. The pluses are obvious. You can make any changes your landlords(again government and bank) will approve and you can own as many pets as you want. It's also more difficult for the neighbors to force you to move. If that's what you're after, buying is worth the payment. Renting is a wonderful option if you don't mind moving often and the pet thing. I don't like the idea that someone always has a right to enter my home. I have friends living much cheaper than my very average house payment and they have swimming pools, club houses, gyms, etc. They have no worries about maintenance, no lawn care to do, no huge honey-do list. Money down the drain? I don't think so. My idea 20 years ago was socially unacceptable, some considered it a disgrace. I bought a mobile home new for $18k. It would have been long paid for by now. I just wanted to finance land. Then you're not in debt for the exception of the land which is easily sold. Buying a house is easily the worst financial mistake I've ever made. I remember being sick to my stomach when I signed the papers and the happy sellers, lawyers and real estate agents wondering what in the hell was wrong with me. 11 years after buying my home, taxes and insurance have upped the payment $210 higher than the original payment. Houses nearly identical are selling for not much more than what I paid for mine. The market is not going to swing back and make up for it. I would be a fool to stand and tell a person to buy so they can do the same. Those who are are just to stubborn to realize what a mistake they've made. A house is not an investment. The sooner Americans get that out of their head the better their finances will be. A house is a place to live. A wise person will only buy what they need to fulfill their need for a place to live. Never let someone else convince you what your needs are. If you have no morals, here's the real genius plan that many missed out on. Thanks to the current administration, you may not be to late though. Buy a McMansion for way more than it's actually worth. If you make 70k, buy about a $400k house on a balloon payment. When that balloon pops, just don't pay. Stay in the house rent free for a year or more and bank the cash. While you're doing all of this, jack your credit card to the hilt. When this is over it could be 6 months or more before they let you get another card. If you have a wife, you can count on her bailing and finding a fresh sucker with good credit when this is over too, just letting you know, whether you care or not is optional. If you can get into another house before you declare bankruptcy on all of this, by all means do so. You'll get to keep it in the bankruptcy. Same goes for cars and bikes. If you can make the payments, you can keep them. After all of this is done, wait a few years and repeat.

I've ridden for many years. I ride a Shadow 750 and a V-Strom 650(wife's bike). New to the forum, just introducing myself.

What I like about this picture the most is that no matter what stupid thing I've done recently, it doesn't top this. I've seen flip-flops, shorts, and no shirt, but never all 3 combined with a helmet. It's as if this guy had no idea what to wear on a motorcycle and some sadist hooked him up with this outfit.

I can't help but ask, "What's the helmet for? Is it so you don't bang your head when you stop to pick up a flip-flop that came off?". It's funny that in helmet laws states, this would be a legal outfit to wear. Just the though of the road rash he's asking for makes me hurt.