Recent content by rumpofsteelskin

Oh, hello there. So I moved to Seattle from San Francisco several years ago. Here, my enjoyment of motorcycling was greatly diminished by the presence of heavy traffic and the absence of lane-sharing, so I sold my FZ1 and became a non-motorcycle person for the first time in over a decade. It's...

From Moto Matters: The Texas round of MotoGP is to go ahead. The race, due to take place at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas has been confirmed for April 21st, 2013, with Dorna and the Circuit of the Americas issuing a joint press release announcing the date. The race in Texas was...

So I just bought a 1994 Mitsubishi Mighty Max (fuel injected V6, not the carbed 4-banger). This is the first 4-wheeled vehicle I've owned since I was 16. Because I am a car noob and don't know what I'm doing, I did not ask for the truck's smog cert before driving away. I did look up the vehicle...

Sold. 2001 Suzuki DRZ-S with both supermoto and dirt wheels ~15k miles clean title, registration is current $2900 Always garaged, always on a battery tender when not in use. Kissed and read a bedtime story every night. Mods: 17" Excel...

I'm looking for a cargo or camper van. Needs to be in good operating condition, registered, and smogged. Ruggedness and reliability take priority over aesthetics. My fantasy vehicle is something like a Ford/Quigley 4X4 conversion with airbrushed naked ladies riding fire-breathing unicorns on...

EDIT: Donated everything 09/09/12 I'm located in SF's Sunset district. Please contact me via PM. Note: the already low, low cost of all the items listed below is $353. I am willing to entertain much lower offers if you agree to take everything. :) Item 1: budget HTPC platform Case...

Dear sirs and madams, I am considering purchasing a pre-'92 E350 Diesel cargo van with ~135k miles. I have no experience in motor vehicle ownership other than a '76 Plymouth Duster I destroyed in high school and my 3 motorcycles. I certainly know fuck-all about diesels other than you gotta...

Because I like it. A lot. :cool

SOLD 2003 Aprilia SL1000 Falco ~25k miles Clean title, registration is current. $2900 or trade for Vstrom, Weestrom, Caponord, Versys, or other non-BMW adventure/faux-venture bike. Priced low because the time I save by not having to bullshit with people about the price is worth more...

...with no fewer than three cameras attached to the bike. It's unfortunate for him, but for other newbs, it could be a valuable object lesson in scanning ahead and maintaining situational awareness. Edit: upon further inspection, it appears that this was not the rider's first ride and the whole...

http://vimeo.com/29589320 Warning: the video contains full frontal nudity (not porn) at 8:25 or so. Don't watch it if that bothers you. This video is fascinating in the same way an execution, snuff film, or gross deformity is fascinating. I knew that the subliterate offspring of the worst of...

Um...yep. Let me know if you found it. Thanks. :nchantr

Hello there. Got some stock DRZ mirrors or a set of Dual Stars you'd like to get rid of? I'm interested. :nerd

I've had it. I've tried everything: dropping it, running low on oil, neglecting maintenance, letting the manual CCT get too slack, riding at high RPMs on the freeway with +3 gearing, abusing the clutch at every opportunity, overloading it, modding it, and throwing away parts when they fell off...

The usual drag racing videos one sees floating around the intertoobs are pretty crappy. Here's one that's not: mOfu4e8TEs0#! The slow-motion shots are my favorite. Apologies if repost.