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Aerostich Roadcrafter Classic, 1 piece Suit Relatively low use, never down Custom for sport bike compatible back 42S Black with yellow ballistics Cordora nylon and Gortex with removable TF impact armor on shoulders, elbows, and knees along with hip protection pads and back pad. Full length...

FS: Track prepped 2013 Triumph Daytona 675r (Track + Street Bodywork) SOLD Track Season is approaching... 2013 Triumph Daytona 675r - Tricked out for the track + all Road parts stored and available (stock fairings and exhaust). Mileage: 16,277 Condition: * Runs like dream - as you think...

there are a bunch of new bikes coming out (e.g. the ninja 400, and the much anticipated Daytona 765RS which presumably will be based upon Triumph's Moto2 experience next year) which don't fit into the present AFM bike classes. Does anyone know if the class definitions will be updated? of if...

Does anyone have any data on the actual difference in laptimes between a sport bike and the equivalent naked bike (think 675R and street triple R, or Aprilia RSV4 and tuono, S1000RR and S1000R, etc). Has anyone got any data? Conceptually, clearly there is the wind resistance factor. I'm not...

I'm selling a bike to a friend, who needs to pay as a downpayment and a couple of installments, vs. all cash upfront. Following the credo that if you do business with a friend, it is best to spell everything out in writing, to avoid misunderstandings later which can hurt the friendship, I'm...

***SOLD*** Great condition one piece set of leathers. Brand: AlpineStars Size: US 40 / Eur 50 Condition: great! Worn only ~10 times. Never down. No scratches. Asking $250

***Sold*** Description: The True Naked Bike rated as “best street bike”. The R model Speed Triple is a really fun bike. Comfortable, sporty, with loads of grunt down low, and linear power delivery all the way up . It’s not a sports bike with standard handlebars, rather it is designed...

Shopping for a helmet? Check out this fully loaded helmet targeted for 2014 with heads up display... http://venturebeat.com/2013/06/13/wearable-technology-this-time-its-a-2000-helmet/

So in support of crash analysis, wanting both others to learn from my experience and for me to gain the insight barf has to offer, I thought I'd share the crash I had yesterday on my way up to Skaggs from the bay area along Hwy 1. (It wasn't a bad one - but perhaps some lessons to be gleaned...

I'm turning to the wisdom of barf to figure out what all you experts out there do with respect to covering your brakes. Clearly MSF teaches NOT TO, but I believe this is because the temptation to grab brakes is too strong if you are a beginner. Many books teach to always cover your brakes...

Any opinions on where to take a motorcycle that may be totalled after a crash for an estimate/work? Dealer obviously knows the bike. However they are expensive. And I don't know if they have the equipment/expertise to determine if frames are bent, etc. After market shops are more variable...

Sad day. I low sided on the beginning of Rte 9 (http://goo.gl/maps/jGXU1). I believe the insurance company will total my new bike (EDIT: the bike was a Street Triple R and the insurance company did total it). So here is my view of what happened, but welcome opinions and advice of this forum...

So the fruits of Melandri's labour, coming soon to a BMW dealer near you: http://www.twowheelsblog.com/post/12737/bmw-s1000rr-hp4-ready-by-the-end-of-the-year looks nice! Missed the Öhlins however.... :ride

I thought this would be easy. It looked like unscrew the stocker bar end (with allen wrench) and then screw in the new R&G bar ends. However, it turns out that the little screw holding the stocker bar ends in, is screwed into a threaded cylinder that is screwed into the handle. So when I...

Back to the age old question of draggin' knee (or why isn't the knee draggin'?) [now to pre-empt some common themes, this thread isn't about whether to or not to drag knee on the street, and this isn't about the fact that draggin' knee is a result (of correct body position, smooth lines...