redkow97

if you can find older leathers in good condition (mine are probably from the late 90's), you can save money and not sacrifice protection with something like this:

no back protector is really 'comfortable,' but you get used to some quicker than others. Honestly, I don't even notice mine on the track. Same with the chest protector.

I have this which is NOT a 'race' model, but certainly better than nothing, and another with a hard spine that I borrowed from a friend and have yet to give back :-p

my chest protector is thicker than i'd like, but i can still zip the leathers, so no problems thus far:

both cost me about $40 each (the chest protector was used).

anyone finding Christmas Ale for less than $12 a six-pack? last year's going rate was $12.99. I heard Marc's had it for $11.99. need to stock up this weekend...

in all seriousness, if the side door isn't a sliding door, the best option is probably to go medieval style, and have a bar across the inside of the back and side doors...

it'll be a pain to have to climb through all the time, but definitely more secure at night.

the only Christmas Ale i've had this year was before the Browns/Bengals game.

I tailgate with a couple guys who are at GLBC every Friday, and I went to high school with one of the bartenders. She brought us the 'reject' bottles of Christmas Ale (not bad beer - just not filled to the proper level, so they couldn't be sold) almost a month before it was released.

it's not what you know, it's who you know

dude, i want this. why the hell does it have to be a "lady" smith

per (mandatory) alcohol awareness class in college:

the only thing that removes alcohol from your system is TIME. not water, not sweating, etc.

if you blow .160 (double the legal limit, which is very possible after a night of heavy drinking) at 2 AM, you're not going to blow .000 until about 14 hours later.

so that's a baseline. I don't know the 'points' system, only blood-alcohol-level... if the 'points' are smaller, then that would make a difference.

LOST

the Office

Top Gear

Rob Dyrdek's fantasy factory (that is how i would live if i had $$)

South Park. continually impressed by their genius.

i've never seen a crash that was the bike's fault. The 'busa is off the hook as far as i'm concerned.

That would suck it if fell off the door though

that was my first thought too. Ok, so you leave w/o keys, knock-to-lock, and the thing falls off while you're gone. then what?

I suppose there's nothing stopping him from making it a more permanent fixture at some point, but what happens when the battery for the motor or actuating device dies?

clever, but impractical (for now)

SWEET TRACK DAYS!!!!!!!!! f4I's are nice track bikes!

hells yes they are. I've heard some very fast guys refer to the F4i as "the single best long-term bike for a track rider." this was in a conversation about how great teh SV650 was. Ron (www.ronhix.com) was saying how the F4i is every bit as forgiving for a new track rider, but takes you further.

if I had gotten an F4 instead of my F2, I highly doubt I would have felt the need to upgrade to my RR. F4i > me.

^ yeah, it just barely beat out "DVDA" as a logo

(my 'team' is Rattle-Can Racing)

cant tell if they are for real or fuckn round........

I thought it was pretty obvious that they were joking.

but who really cares if two dudes on a motorcycle are gay anyway? not my bike, not my problem.

I laughed damn hard at the Harley jokes, but they could just as easily have made fun of sportbikes.

In fact, I kind of hope they do. I would rock a "fags rule" jacket if i had a Harley, and thought enough people would get it.

ugh, i so shouldn't buy one, but i really want to. it can't be a high monthly payment...

In my opinion, I think Casino's need to stay in Vegas. It's a vacation. It's a place where people from all over the world come to see the sites and gamble.

I've been to some of the local style casinos. I've watched the locals that look like should be on PeopleofWalmart.com, set there are blow their entire paycheck, then get on the city bus and go home, broke. It's sad!

^ stupidity always is ...unless it's funny.

But seriously, i don't see how this is any different than any other vice. Some people drink too much, some people smoke, some people gamble, some people blow all their money on motorcycles.

None of those activities are 'smart,' but you'd be hard pressed to argue they should be illegal. we tried prohibition. I don't think it needs to be tried again.

i wish they'd defined 'secret society' a bit more. Some of the most interesting stuff i've ever read has been about the Nazi party and the KKK. their existence was broadcast widely, but their rituals weren't.

The specific article I read was about guy who went 'under cover' in the KKK, and then told children all the little KKK secrets. They spread the rumor better than any newspaper could have, and made the members feel like morons when little kids knew their secret codes and hand shakes.

things like "do you know mr. Ayak?" was code for Are You A Klansman? and the response was supposed to be, "yeah, have you met mr Akai?" for A Klansman Am I.

I was in a fraternity in college that shared a lot of symbolism with the masons. I'm fairly certain they threw me out for not paying my dues my last semester, but I avoid needlessly divulging 'secret' stuff out of respect for the members who weren't put off by their retard house-mates (not bitter).

i should probably learn to safely operate a gun before buying one... That and buying a .45 as a first gun seems a bit like buying a 1000 as a first bike...

You're only going to high-sided if you've allowed the rear wheel to step out from behind the bike though.

in most situations, the rear brake provides the opposite affect, and actually keep the bike tracking straight(er).

I think the 'logic' behind laying the bike down is giving yourself a choice of HOW you want to impact, once that impact is perceived as unavoidable. As someone mentioned, if you know you're not going to stop in time, you have a choice of hitting the obstacle head-on, or dumping the bike and probably hitting the object with your legs first. it's the 'baseball slide' instinct.

personally, i think you're almost always better staying with the bike, unless it's a semi or something yuo can legitimately slide under without being harmed.

so here's a question for everyone - do you use the rear brake in panic stops?

After having a crotchety old racer tell me the rear brake was worthless over and over again, I still contend that until the rear wheel comes off the ground, it's providing SOME stopping power. Not a lot, but maybe enough to keep the bike in shape if I momentarily lock the front.

"common sense legislation" is an oxymoron to me. There's a way to complicate almost any legal scenario to the point that 'common sense' is debatable at best. that's why judges exist.

does this prevent the restaurant owner from putting one of those little 'no gun' signs in the window?

i don't understand how much legal weight those actually carry, but it stands to reason that a private business can disallow people from carrying a gun on the property.

I haven't seen any proof that a little tire offers more drag than chrome does. You guys obviously don't understand surface area.

good point. I'll start running a 250 rear, a 180 front, and buying chrome tires - you know, for safety purposes

so was the guy doing 38 in a 25, or 83 in a 65?

if it's a clerical error, as the police say, I suspect one of the scenarios above fits...

because people panic, lock the rear, and lay the bike down BY ACCIDENT, and then get embarrassed afterward.

it's hard to admit "I made a stupid mistake and freaked out rather than using the front brake for once in my life."

it's easier to say, "i HAD to lay it down," regardless of whether or not that's true.