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It would be an interesting experiment to build a student housing complex a ways off campus and operate a private bus line to target students. Dayton had "campus South" in the 70's that was a single apartment building off campus. Since then, the campus has sprawled and engulfed the campus south building, but the original idea was similar to what I'm suggesting. A secondary residential community that consolidates students in an area where they can share resources without being on campus.

Campus living is expensive because there is a known demand, and relatively small supply. Simple economics. While it's not "insurance" per se, over charging also helps pad the losses caused by tenant damage.

I don't get it. Is the implication that being gay makes you less of a man? Because as far as I know, having functional dude-parts is pretty much essential for being gay.

I'm not in a position to judge what happened, but i agree with magley that this type of thing is to be expected and can be avoided by not lingering in a dangerous position. the rider wasn't at fault, so he's lucky it was on video.

Wife wants one. I said we'd consider it when she finds one with a receiver hitch.

I like daylight savings better too, but it really just means we drive to work with our headlights on for a month.

I wouldn't limit the new bike search to 600's. If you're going to street ride it, there are more reasonable choices out there. The FZ6 is a good 600cc street bike, but I wouldn't want to live with a supersport anywhere but the track. Take a hard look at what kind of riding you're really going to be doing before buying a race replica.

the naturally aspirated model makes 138hp at the crank. Turbo bumps it just over 200. My Altima only makes 175hp, and I'm sure it's quite a bit heavier. Probably pretty fun to drive, but the price jumps up past $20k for the turbo model as well, and fuel economy suffers a couple MPG. with a manual, I'm betting you wouldn't miss not having the turbo, and you'd save a bunch up front.

GS500 is just about the perfect bike to start trackdays. Handles great, but doesn't have enough power to really get you into too much trouble. Probably doesn't do much more than 110 in a straight line, if you're lucky. Only real weakness is the brakes. the EX500's will turn faster laps, because they're more powerful, but the GS500 is probably more fun to ride. I wonder if MotoSeries/WERA, etc. would performance index them in with the EX300 now that Kawasaki is building them...

IMHO, your first trackday should be as inexpensive as possible. That probably means Nelson Ledges. It's not that there's anything wrong with starting at Mid-Ohio, but (and I have made this analogy before) doing your first trackday at a great, or even a good track is like losing your virginity to a supermodel. The fact that she's so hot is almost wasted, because you don't really know what the hell you're doing. You'll certainly enjoy yourself at Mid-Ohio, but you'll get more out of it on your 5th or 10th trackday than your first.

One more reason not to use tire warmers.

A friend of mine has a really nice "LIVESTRONG" machine that I know he wants gone. I'll ask him about it. It's the "LS 8.0 E" model. http://www.livestrongfitness.com/product/ls80e-elliptical

I wouldn't wait for them to fail... I have seen the wheel come flying off a 6x12 enclosed trailer at highway speeds. Everyone involved would have been happier if the bearing hasn't caught on fire and basically exploded inside the hub. I am super paranoid after seeing that. $40 is cheap peace of mind. I'll keep the "stock" set as spares for emergencies.

The police are generally protected from "good faith" mistakes. Being at the wrong address may qualify, if the screw up was earlier in line, on the warrant, or the person they're looking for USED TO live there. Bar exam in 45 minutes. Now I feel the need to review crim pro...

That's badass in the most adorable way possible.

Crf/xr100's are cheap, unkillable, and everywhere. Mine was $475. For trail use, it would have been fine as it was. I'm maybe a couple hundred into it setting it up for mini sumo racing. It will do 40mph, which is faster than I want to go on dirt :-P

Time, place, and manner restrictions have always been valid as long as they're content neutral, allow ample alternative channels that don't exclude an audience (I.e. protest is allowed 200 yards away, but you can't stick them in the basement of a parking garage), and any permit schemes have to be reasonable (meaning a single person can't have final say on what your poster says, and they can't require 200 days notice)

Read Pauly's frontier endorsement after my last post. I believe Brian (Brn???) has one as well. He could provide another perspective on them. PM me if you're not realizing who I mean. I can find his full username if I actually get on a computer instead of my phone.

Good god! My ranger was $8500 and only had 48,000 miles. Granted, it was 2wd, but I had the 4 liter v6, extended cab, and every other major feature. Definitely not stripped down. If 4wd is a must, find a 4 cylinder Tacoma 4x4 and call it a day. For 4wd economy, that's as good as it gets in a light truck.

Checa qualified 12th? What happened? He was a full secon slower than practice!?

$800

Congrats. Get that kid some ear protection before we meet him at the track though!

I was gifted a 250(?) piece craftsman tool set for Christmas, an the plastic box is tolerable at best. The only advantage is that it keeps everything in the same place every time I need it. Any generic metal box will do, but you will want to hold sockets on the little bar racks (cheap at harbor freight). That keeps the sockets themselves in order. You will probably also notice that you rarely use 1/4 an 1/2" drive wrenches. The 3/8 does 80% of your work, so you can likely store the larger drive sockets in a slightly less convenient place. Even a good tool set won't be totally complete. You will need to buy axle sockets specific to your bike. I also picked up a socket for my steering head nut. Because I changed tires relatively frequently, and those were big sockets, I also got a second 1/2" drive socket wrench, and an old school torsion bar torque wrench (which never needs calibrating. The click type and digital models can be more trouble than they're worth for your average DIY mechanic that doesn't use it daily. My opinion. YMMV) Other handy things to pick up: - parts grabber - cordless drill - socket bits for said cordless drill (don't use it to torque, just to get you close faster) - socket drive Allen wrenches (I only have metric, because I really only use Allen heads on the bike) - a good small flashlight.

not a ton of progress to report at the moment, but will have a lot to say in about 10 days. Jets are in my tool box (not point in replacing them and tuning the carb until it's 50 degrees or so), tires and rims are mounted, carb has been cleaned, new brake shoes are installed, but not adjusted, new chain is on my kitchen table, new air filter foam is in my garage, sprockets are on order, plugs should arrive wit the sprockets. Most of my safety wiring is done. Still have to figure out which catch can to purchase, and how to rig that up. A friend of mine has extra fuel line and carb overflow line tubing that I'll be using for that. Anderson Door Co. Racing hoody, hat, long-sleeved T, and t-shirts are in my regular wardrobe circulation (seriously) Just a matter of having enough free time to install everything, and probably pull open the motor to check valve clearances, cam chain condition, etc. then install the new jets and tune it all up. I'm missing round 1 of the OMRL season due to the Mid-Atlantic tough mudder (PM me if you want to donate to the wounded warrior project! I'll post a link when it gets closer)

I haven't ridden one. I was basing the complaint off the multiple motorcycle mag reviews that cited the heat as an annoyance, and the guy's thread (on another forum) who is riding it across the country. I was keeping a running tally of how many times he complained about the heat, actually. I completely agree that the Pannigale has no business being ridden in city traffic, and that it's not designed for commuting; thus shouldn't be focused on the commuter. Then again, I question who the target market IS for a bike like the Pannigale. Wealthy white male who probably doesn't ride that often? Therein lies the perennial problem. How do you sell a race-bred motorcycle to the masses who will never actually race one? I really don't understand why consumers clamor for features they can't possibly use. I understand why Ducati has to make a bike that can compete in WSBK; just not why anyone would buy one with headlights.