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the kevlar enforced jeans are better than nothing, but for what they cost, real textile motorcycle pants offer considerably more protection for marginally more money. They also generally have straps that keep the armor in place in the event of a crash. That would make them more fitted than buying baggy mens jeans to get a set that is long enough. /$.02

MOST cops don't understand the law. Law school is 3 years, and I don't know many cops who complete it. And that's not to say that a law degree is an assertion that a person knows or understands 100% of what they were taught. Police know enough to perform their jobs. At the prosecutors office, I had the luxury of being able to look up the law and make sure we were right. On the street, cops don't have that option, and as a result, their margin for error is greater. Police don't have an easy job. You can disagree with them if you know you're in the right, but understand that being right may still cost you a night in jail before the judge vindicates you at arraignment. Being polite and relating to police on a human level seems to get you a lot further than being right.

It's also a good way to try new stuff on a small scale so you don't spend a bunch on 10 gallons of mistake... I need to buy a proper 5 gallon fermenter and equipment to force-carbonate. The primer sugar gives all of my batches the same strange aftertaste. It's still decent beer for cheap, but I would really like to start making IPA clones of bear republic and la gunitas.

Damnit! I need a mattress. Any chance that's for sale too?

You're all trying to rationalize the irrational. It's trite to quote the batman movies, but "some men just want to watch the world burn." And some are just stupid.

Liquor packs better. If I have a street Bike any time soon, I am in. Can bring a small grill too.

With dirt bars, an R6 could be fun. Pretty high strung though. I might gear it up just for convenience. It's not like you need to hit 160 on the street anyway.

Modding a mosin is like modding. CB750. You may make it cooler, but you won't make it better than other bikes available for less money. I would enjoy it as a $130 toy that makes a big boom and knocks you on your ass. But that's just me. Do what will let you enjoy it most.

What I agree with most above is that we can't really judge without knowing more facts. But based on what has been reported, KS isn't winning. Now if he sued claiming quasi contract, he might at least get some money for the pre-contract legwork he put into establishing the relationship between COTA and Dorna.

Alexa does great work. If she's backed up now, that shows you how many racers trust her work. I know she gets backed up right before the 200 because she does a lot of work for AMA teams. With them it's mostly patches from sponsors, but their stuff goes back to her for repairs too.

There's a lot more different than that. Theyre not like the GSXR 600 and 750. The SV's share very few parts, and have much different personalities. The 1000 seems to be the 650's younger, hotter, crazier sister. Lots of fun, until she isn't... Then you remember the 650 cooked dinner, rubbed your back, and had better credit. The 1000 may have been better in the sack, but you're only banging 2% of your relationship (if youre lucky)

I'd be up for it. Assuming I'm still invited now that I only have a kids bike.

This article explains how cartridge emulators improve damping-rod forks. http://racetech.com/html_files/DampingRodForks.HTML The quick and dirty is that damping rod forks are cheap to make, which is why they're still used on less expensive bikes. Essentially they rely on the fork spring's resistance (adjustable through preload) and the fork oil being pushed through holes in the damping rod. Heavier weight oil provides more resistance, and thus slows fork dive a bit, but the size of the holes in damping rods is fixed. It can't be adjusted. When you install cartridge emulators, you braze the holes in the damping rod to make them completely ineffective as far as regulating oil flow. Then the emulator employs a valve with adjustable resistance (through its own small spring) that opens under pressure. But the fact that you can adjust how much pressure means that you now have a variable sized "hole" in your damping rod, and one that you can adjust for your weight and riding style. ...the RaceTech site explains it better. But it totally changes the way a damping rod bike handles with relatively little work. In some cases you can drill-out the holes in the damping rod rather than brazing them. RaceTech's customer support is great if you have questions.

Okay, so buy a S1000RR instead, or a ZX10R. Both can make 200hp at the crank with an exhaust system and a good tune. How much more do they weigh? How much do you weigh? The rider is still the biggest place any bike can accelerate faster by losing mass. EDIT** dry weight for the F4 is listed at 418 lbs. Japanese 600's are in the 360 lbs range when dry. The ZX10 is listed at 395 dry, and as noted, makes damn near 200 at the crank stock as well. I'm not trying to bash the F4, I just couldn't possible rationalize spending that much on one when you can get the same specs for a fraction of the cost.

low grade cartridge style forks are still easier to adjust and have more upgrade potential than the SV's damping-rod units. If the OP does decide to keep the SV, a GSXR fork swap or RaceTech cartridge emulators would improve the bike a lot. The emulators are likely cheaper, and although they're kind of a pain in the ass to adjust, once you get them right, there's no reason to pop the caps on the forks unless you're changing fluid. I had cartridge emulators in my F2 track bike, and that is what pretty much EVERY lightweight twins racer uses to stay class legal with WERA. I'm betting you could get damn close to properly adjusted on your first try if you weighed yourself in your riding gear, and spent $120 on springs and proper weight fork oil. Someone will be close enough to your weight to tell you how many turns you want on the emulators. Then just back it off half a turn, because you're not racing the thing, or leave it where they tell you because you'll have a passenger at times. (it will just be a little harsh while you're solo).

I doubt it's even slightly faster than a Japanese 600, or a 675R. You're buying the exclusivity and style. With all the convenience of no dealer or aftermarket support! If I really had "F you" money, it would be cool to own, but I'm a value guy. If I hit the lottery, I'm buying Nelson Ledges, picking up 12 first generation Miatas (10 to race, 2 for spares/parts) and as many SV650's and EX250's as I can get my hands on. Spec race series any time we want. Just bring gas, gear, and throw in a few bucks to the tire fund (spec series means spec tires. Best I can find that won't need warmers). We'll run the bikes when it's nice, cars when it's not. Hell, we can do a snow series with the cars. I'd work something out with Todd to keep MotoSeries going, and cut WERA a deal provided they go back to two rounds a year. 24 hours of LeMons would have a standing invitation.

Justice does not equal conviction when the defendant is innocent. I agree that parts of the justice system need reform, but every citizen deserves due process. Even when a bunch of witnesses and surveillance video shows them committing the crime. If the evidence is that cut and dry, the appeals process will be cheap, if not quick. The death penalty is what slows everything down. My BOSS at the prosecutors office just did the second retrial for Denny Ross. He started on that case as a law clerk. Without a death sentence, the appeals process would not be nearly as exhaustive, because anything else can be undone. Death IS different. Who's to say that the FDA doesn't approve some magic medication tomorrow that makes TJ Lane a remorseful, guilty wreck, begging for his own execution.

Even if I promised to let you ride it after I got it road worthy? Let me know if plans change.

The yamahas look great in white. I just wish they would darken the seat a bit, or make it blue, or something...

What are the odds that your TL is beaten up badly enough that you want to get rid of it cheap? I want a hooligan bike that I can street ride, but also track/race every so often. A TL would do fine. Plus I've never owned a liter bike, so it would be something different.

that's not an answer for what to do NOW. Carrying in schools is a totally different issue. To the best of my knowledge, the only places in America free of gun violence are prisons. We can turn our schools into prisons, but that costs us far more than just money to equip and train personnel.

Do VFR's have cartridge forks? that would be one major upgrade. The SV puts about 72 to the rear wheel. The VFR is more like 95, but weighs a bit more. I'd guess the VFR is quicker on the gas, but the SV is (even if it doesn't feel) lighter. For the OP: what kind of riding have you done on your SV thus far? It may be capable of a lot more than you think, and you could ride it another season without being "bored" (which I don't quite understand...). No bike is boring, some are just better than others. I can have a hoot on an XR100, and a totally different thrill on an R1.

Nathan moved from OH to MI to work for Riders Discount. You'd have to ask him how it worked out. Seems to like the job, but I can't speak for the home life. A friend of mine moved to TX to work for a drilling company after college. Hated small-town Texas, so he transferred to Colorado. Throughout the time he lived in both places, he spent weeks and months at a time in Tulsa, Shreveport, Dubai, and a few other places. Moving to Texas cost him his girlfriend. I'm not sure she wasn't on the way out already, but the bigger, much more significant issue that arose was that he left all his Ohio friends and latched onto a horrible horrible girl in Texas. She followed him to Colorado, and he proposed when he got back from Dubai. They lasted just over a year, and she's basically the worst thing that ever happened to him. So all I'm saying is take into account what being lonely will do to you if your girlfriend doesn't want to live in Michigan. Being in driving distance of home will only help. He moved back to Ohio. Lost the suckubus, and is much happier (again) now. Making less money, but enjoying his work AND his free time a lot more.

I have never built a track, but I used to help guys from school build jumps by digging out in front of it, and tossing the dirt all to one side. Cuts the effort in half (sort of). The dips in front of the jumps would flood on occasion, but as long as they rode around them when it was really wet, the 'track' was still useable, and fixing up the ruts was never more than a few minutes of shoveling. This was all done by 16 yr olds with shovels and rakes btw. I didn't ride back then, but I used to skip church and hang out. they would get decent air.