Forum: Equipment
04-29-2013, 08:11 AM
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
04-27-2013, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 2,072
Views: 475,972
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
01-13-2013, 08:23 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 4,558
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Forum: Equipment
07-19-2012, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,025
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Forum: Equipment
07-17-2012, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,025
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Forum: Equipment
07-17-2012, 08:34 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,025
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Forum: Equipment
07-17-2012, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,025
Pavement so hot it is melting my tires?!
OK, I realize it is hot (100 F yesterday), and I also realize Dunlop 606 DOT Knobbies are not a great choice for high speed pavement work. However, when I pulled in my garage last night after...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
06-01-2012, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 21,105
Views: 4,532,074
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
03-03-2012, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,051
Riding a ZX6 in the Blue Ridge mountains,...
Riding a ZX6 in the Blue Ridge mountains, following a logging truck for miles on end, getting antsy to get around it so I can enjoy the wonderful curvy roads. Finally get an opening (I THOUGHT) and...
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Forum: Thumpers
02-12-2012, 01:24 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 795
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Forum: Thumpers
02-11-2012, 10:14 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 795
murdered out KLR
Just saw a new matte black KLR at the shop. Even had black rims and fork legs. Not one mechanical change from my 2009, but, damn, I gotta admit I want one badly! Stupid, I know, to consider trading...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
01-26-2012, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 986
Views: 54,612
I am voting with you on this one. While my KLR...
I am voting with you on this one. While my KLR is stock, my CBR1000 has a CF Yoshi and makes a bit of a bark. I short shift and keep the noise down in town. I am also ATGATT, and hope my slightly...
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Forum: Face plant
12-06-2011, 12:26 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 6,716
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Forum: Face plant
12-05-2011, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 6,716
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Forum: Face plant
12-05-2011, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 6,716
It had some cheap ass frame sliders on that...
It had some cheap ass frame sliders on that snapped right off, allowing the fairing to take the full hit. My fault for ignoring the slick ass aluminum "grips" and thinking I could surely make it...
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Forum: Face plant
12-05-2011, 04:17 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 6,716
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Forum: Face plant
12-04-2011, 06:01 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 6,716
Wrecked bike within 5 minutes of buying it!
Added an 04 CBR1000 to my little stable of bikes yesterday. Been searching for a Repsol for a while, and found a decent deal n CL. Bought it and ignored the bald tires and ALUMINUM hand grips and...
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Forum: Equipment
10-30-2011, 06:53 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 736
Time Travelling Helmet?
Watching the movie "Killer Elite" at the theater last night I noticed the main character wearing a pretty sweet matte black helmet. Full face, nice lines, tinted shield and an Italian flag on each...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
09-25-2011, 06:21 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 5,015
Unfortunately, I CAN imagine it, as I once...
Unfortunately, I CAN imagine it, as I once threaded the needle with a logging truck on my right and an oncoming Honda minivan on my left! If I had had time to shit myself I would have. In that...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
08-31-2011, 05:08 PM
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Replies: 105
Views: 11,510
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
04-21-2011, 05:48 AM
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Replies: 180
Views: 14,369
I truly didn't mean it to be. I guess I could...
I truly didn't mean it to be. I guess I could have omitted the fact he rode a HD. She also shared with me her husbands' sage advice "you don't START out on an HD, you work your way up to it.".
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
04-20-2011, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 180
Views: 14,369
had to "lay it down!"
The lady who cuts my hair asked me if I ride my motorcycle much (since I rode it to the shop and it was "only" 50 degrees outside). I responded yes, and she informed me her husband rides a Harley. ...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-28-2011, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 620
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Forum: Thumpers
03-28-2011, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 620
09 KLR jetting advice for mile high (CO)?
I live at about 650 feet above sea level, and my 09 KLR 650 is already a bit lean as delivered. Plan to rejet to fix it, but in addition I have an upcoming trip to the Front Range of Colorado, and...
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Forum: Equipment
03-14-2011, 05:38 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 4,245
IPad
at the risk of sounding like some kind of Apple fanboy.. I take an ipad in an Otterbox. Does anything I would do with a laptop on the road, battery lasts 10 hours or more, and is well protected in...
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Forum: Equipment
02-27-2011, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 961
I have the AFX dual sport lid. While it is a...
I have the AFX dual sport lid. While it is a good lid, in general, it won't take goggles. The eye port is just too small and the goggles sit too high and are excruciatingly uncomfortable. Had I...
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Forum: Equipment
02-20-2011, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,688
I am running the Storms on my 09 KLR and love...
I am running the Storms on my 09 KLR and love them. Wind coverage, however, is a little less than wimpy stock ones. On the plus side, though, is the aluminum guards have already saved the levers...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
02-20-2011, 05:26 AM
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Replies: 1,908
Views: 192,300
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Forum: Thumpers
02-19-2011, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 348
Givi crashbars
I just put a set of Dunlop D606s on my 09 KLR650 last week so I burned a vacation day and went and found some mud and easy trails. These tires do a decent impression of a full knobby, within reason....
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