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I am up for it if your going, or if anyone else is.

I went today for about 1hr, wasn't too bad but definitely some salt/sand to watch out for. Tomorrow should be good, but rain on Tues morning=wet roads=bad juju!

I will probably see about Monday or Tuesday.

The whole arguing about group rides being dangerous thing has made me curious.

Have you wrecked?

If so, how many people were you riding with?

What caused the wreck?

Once, late last year(4th year riding) and would be my fault. I was by myself and figured I was good as I had cleared the fog that left visibility at 30yds. I was on the way to work on I-70 West coming up to Miller Kelton. I needed to merge 1 lane right to get onto 670W so I glanced right to make sure it was clear. Before I could get look back ahead of me, everyone decided they wanted to stop for no reason. I managed to get the bike as far as I could right to avoid it, but no dice. Clipped the left edge of the bike on his bumper/brake light, and my knee into his metal bumper (Denting the metal). I stayed on the bike and coasted until I could get off the road. (Bike damage: Plastic Front, Left Middle/Lower, Tank Cover, and minor clip/dent on radiator(Missed frame/subframe!) Me: bruised knee cap and large scrape down my shin from the peg.

As much as I hate to simpy use and not buy. You can always go to the Iron pony and try on a suit. I did that to figure out that I was a 48US/58 Euro.

Tried them many years ago and didn't like them. Had mine rolled in flower/salt etc and fried in a pan or baked in the oven. Was too tough and did not like taste. It has a very "gamey" taste.

I went with the GP Plus gloves for a the extra minor extra protection vs cost. Just make sure you fit them on before ordering. In another post, I said I am a 3XL glove in these, where I am normally a XL. Head to Iron Pony and figure everything out. I bought my stuff there as it was the same price as SPTG.

Beat ya to this topic! :grin:

http://www.ohio-riders.net/showthread.php?t=19729

.22's are a bit low for that. We typically use a .22-250, .270 or .308 with a 12 gauge back up. Overkill maybe.....but you have the range to reach out and touch him or defend at close range.

Hurt rabbit calls, turkey maybe and some fresh blood on the ground for scent is good. Go out rabbit hunting and wack one before hand or a squirrel.

LoL, I wish that worked. But they just don't have that sense of humor any more. Bastards

Last year they had us using 4 wheel drive vehicles picking up people at home that lived close enough. Sucks that I moved closer to work and even if I called in due to weather they would come and get me.

OSU is closed...and open

Unfortunately, I am considered "essential" personal and I had to drag my arse into work. Nothing like having to get up an extra hour early only to come in and be bored to death since no one else had to come!

I checked those boots yesterday at IP. The boot seemed ok and fit alright, but the little plastic cables/strings seemed very easy to break. They were maybe 1/16inch thick clear plastic and with wear and tear I could see it poping.

Thanks for all the input from Liz/Aaron.

I went and got a EXO-700, A-Star GP Plus Gloves and A-Star S-MX R boot. I'm still kicking back between a lot of suit's. I really have no clue anymore on what I want/should be looking for. I didn't think about the external armor issue till you brought that up Liz, but that was a good point. That and if it rains, its going through the vents and onto me.(not that I want to get caught in the rain...but it may happen.) Anyways, I'm going to pay what I bought off today then wait a while and see what happens for 09 gear.

I talked to IP about the TCX boots and I was told that it would have to special order only and they were not going to carry them. I figured it was safer to get something I could switch/trade if they didn't fit right.

Thanks for the info, I was planning on buying most of this from IP. The helmet, I just haven't seen anywhere else, which made me rather suspicious. If its a new for 09 helmet...fine, but I would have expected to find it on another site or somewhere(which I haven't). I'll take a look at the site and see if I can find anything on there I like.

+1

I've used the lower cost battery tender for 2 years now. I has 2 different types of adapters and the wall plug in has a red/green LED to indicate if its charging or if the battery is good.

I want to give a big thanks to those that have offered advise and help in my gear choices. I have pretty much figured out what I want to get this year, but I'm still willing to take some minor suggestions or changes. My primary riding with be street/Hocking and 2-3 track days a year.

Alpinestars CR 1pc Suit

Scorpion EXO-700 (vs 400)

Alpinestars S-MX 5 WP Boots-Black

Alpinestars GP Plus Gloves

Knox Ricochet Back Protector??

Helmet I am between a solid black helmet and a new one that I have only found on kneedraggers.

http://www.kneedraggers.com/details/Scorpion_EXO700_Full_Face_Helmet_Predator_Black--642070.html

I'm not sure if this is a new helmet or what the deal is, so if anyone has inside info, I'm all ears. Also, up for changes on the back protector. I'm trying not to break the bank on this, but want something that won't be trash in a year.

The money, benefits and get to meet some cool people. I get to take 7+ weeks off a year, can retire in 22ish years with some serious $$. I get to have fun at work for the most part, but also get a lot of crap that makes me wonder wtf I was thinking. (getting sued is fun!)....

But at the end of the day, its what I always wanted to do and feel good about it.

+1 for Reconrat

I got the Antivirus 2009 "virus" earlier this year. I tried using SB and it just shuts it down and does not clear off the Vundo Trojans/Blockers/etc. I will block your AV software and any internet sites like Microtrend etc. I had to get malwarebytes and it was the shizzle of cleaners. I basically did what he has already stated. Restart into "safe mode" (F8 when booting up). If you try to run it from the regular install name, it will block it..so change the name (ihatethis.exe). Install and run a full scan and clean off what you can (112 files for me). I then restarted into "safe mode, with networking". Ran Malwarebytes update and then another full scan and clear off more (69 files for me). Then into regular mode to the desktop and run another full scan.

From there, I got a few registry and file corruption issues, which I got fixed for the most part with help from a friend. These virus's can be very nasty and I have gotten several friends asking me for help also.

Glad I could help, done working on the house and surfing the forms. Time for bed! Gratz on the new toys and let me know if ya need anymore help.

Alright, download the software from above. I took a guess you got a Power Commander 3 USB? If not don't use what was in my previous post.

Shouldn't be in a folder, you should just get the .djm file for the pc3 program and double click it. It should loadup instantly, so the question is do you have the pc3 software installed? Just trying to troubleshoot for you.

http://www.powercommander.com/powercommander_iii_usb/downloads_general/pciiiusb_software/complete_install/PC3Usb%203.2.1%20Setup.zip

Just clicked and downloaded it here no problem. I am using firefox. I checked it in the PC3 program and it has all the proper values changed.

If your having problems, I'll host it for you to download as follows:

http://files.filefront.com/M407+901djm/;13052071;/fileinfo.html

So I finally went and tried a few things on yesterday. My questions for anyone that may know:

I tried on a Astar RC-1 suit in a 58 euro. It fit great! but I plan on only using a suit for spirited countryside riding and a occasional track day this year and I'm not sure I want to spend $1k on a suit alone. I ended up looking around and like the new CR suit in black with minor white, but since there wasn't a 58 to try does anyone know if it fits the same or +/- sizes?

I also tried on Astar SP-1 gloves and found out I was a 3XL!? Since most of my other gloves were XL that seemed odd. I am looking to get some Astar GP Plus but wanted to double check if they would be approx the same fitting size as the SP-1's.

I did a little searching last night, but thought I would probe the minds here.

So what are you all going to burn your returns on? Me, I have been looking for new gear and bike upgrades for the 09 season. But, I'm looking for opinions on the items I have picked. I'm looking for info on better deals or equipment from persons that have used or know of issues (positive or negative) with what is below.

Galfer SS brake lines-Black- $100-150

Motovation Frame Sliders (No Cut)-$130

Shift SR-1 Black/Silver Suit-$899

Shift SR-1 Gloves Black/Silver-$129.95

Scorpion EXO-400 Rebel Matte Black Helmet-$169.95

Alpinestars S-MX 4 Boots,-Silver(Black/Silver)-$199.95

Is there any reason to get the Galfer Superbike vs Standard SS brake lines for street/commute and maybe a trackday or two?

I know about the sliders cut/no cut so we'll skip by this one

I know Aaron has a great deal on the Astar SG-1, so I am between that in Black and the Shift suit...which I find to be more appealing cosmetically. And matching gloves.

Helmet, I currently have a 5 year old Vega helmet. Its got plenty of scratches and scuffs from dropping it a few times on the rear from about 3-4 ft high. I don't want to break the bank on a Shoei, and none of the Arai's really caught my eye.

Boots, I was looking for something matching but a starter set for spirited rides and track days. I'm open to option on this one.

Yeah, I saw that video last year. Thats crazy and extremely stupid/lucky!