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I follow this guy who buys broken heavy equipment on the cheap, like tractors, and repairs them. Its kinda therapeutic and educational. Today (his tomorrow?) he posted this video, and I'm totally jealous. A road with no cagers trying to kill you: zIxX4gKWB68

James May (from Top Gear) apparently has some show where he reassembles things that have been taken apart. Its either going to be your thing or not at all, but here he is putting a Honda Monkey back together: nL5HkiyGDHg

Indeed. This was from 2004, the first (and probably last) time I've seen anything like that. Funny, since having a daughter between then and now, I'd only be cool with this if there were sexy men pushing products for woman as well. :laughing

careful out there: NON-EMERGENCY ALERT: With the change in seasons, we are experiencing an increased number of motor vehicle collisions with deer, especially along the Interstate 280 corridor and the roadways of the coast and Skyline Blvd. areas. Please exercise extra caution and drive...

OP, what's going on with that Duc's front brake?

That is if you wear XXXXXXS, aka teddy bear size: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorcycle-Teddy-Bear-with-Helimot-Custom-Leather-Suit-One-of-a-Kind-NEW-14-/281090888874?pt=US_Dolls_Bears_Toys&hash=item41725294aa&vxp=mtr

Wouldn't have guessed the #1. 10. Hunting - $23 Billion 9. Wildlife Viewing - $33 Billion 8. Fishing - $35 Billion 7. Motorcycling - $43 Billion 6. Snow Sports - $53 Billion 5. Off-Roading - $66 Billion 4. Trail Sports - $81 Billion 3. Bicycling - $81 Billion 2. Water Sports - $86...

Is it normal for slip-on exhausts to leak at the joint like this? Any suggestions on quick fixes? I'm thinking of just wrapping the male part with teflon tape and remounting it.

I checked out a '91 DR350 today, and walked away. Things I knew: asking $600, doesn't run because it sat "4 years", registered as non-operational. Brake lever bent. Completely stock. Second owner. 11k miles. Things I learned when checking it out: stored outdoors, the chain was toast, some...

For the uninitiated, the Derby is a 50cc 2-smoker, street legal in Cali: http://www.derbi.com/int/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40&Itemid=230 My commute shortens to about 6 miles soon, so I'm looking at different bikes I would have never considered for longer distances on the...

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I know this has been covered before, but my search foo is failing. Any recommendations for a reupholster? Bonus points if they will come to you, or have a shop near San Mateo. My dining room chairs need recovering. TIA.

I went for a bicycle ride- this was from the 280 bike bridge around 1pm:

sounds like you're on it now, but here's a crappy cameraphone pic from when I redid my fork springs a while ago. The longer spacer is paired with the shorter racetech spring.

http://harpers.org/archive/2009/11/0082723 Long but interesting read. You'll need a towel when you read about the guy's current stable. Some bits I liked, to whet your appetite:

I've read a lot of comments in the past that Doug's has been slow to respond and/or complete bike service in, so I thought I'd provide another data point... Just picked up my bike from Doug's where he installed new tires (Pilot Road 2's). This was my 3rd time taking my bike to him- all for...

I'm due to check my tappet clearances on an '03 SV650. From the manual: However I can't find find gauges in these ranges. The typical sets made for autos (I presume) start at .008 on the low end. The only moto specific tools I've found are from Motion Pro. They make 3 gauges, one that measures...

Has anyone traded in their helmet for a sports car (say sub $70k price range, I'm not talking Ferrari Enzo territory) and not miss the bike terribly? Or is that comparing apples and oranges? Alternatively, has anyone given up street riding by getting their fill doing track days on weekends, and...

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Repost eh? How about this one, this Snoopy Love Cub 50: http://www.snoopy.co.jp/newsdesk/2009/06/love_cub_50_llp.html :laughing