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banshee01
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Welcome, what do you ride? Post a picture. Where is your favorite place to ride?
CrazyGenius
Green Street Warrior
:newbie Will ! Howdy & good to have you active among us on BARF ... per the community's invite ! 
Been riding long ? The fun and passion must have set in... AND got you hooked HARD, no ?
Check out : Group Rides >>> MGR (mellow group ride) <<< no :bs :ride's and Social Gatherings to meet lotsa CHILL peeps on BARF. :cool
Speaking of Social Gatherings... mark your calendar for one of this year biggest event, i.e., Barf Bash 2014 -- August 24 Sunday -- Menlo Park -- 11am - 5pm
Twisties around the B.A. ? There's Alice (84 & 35), one big bikers' landmark and Hwy 9 & 1, 84, 35 ! Lots more other twisties : Mt Ham(ilton) Rd, Mt. Tam(alpais) Rd, Beryessa, RWR (Red Wood Road), and "The Wall" << another Riders' landmark above Berkeley & Oakland Hills with great view of the Bay, looking West? ... and the list goes on....
There are LOTs of BARFers in Alameda, Oaklamd / Oaktown and the E.B... so you can definitely hook up with us for a group ride .... SOON !
Post up pic(s) of your Yammie cuz you KNOW that peeps WILL ask, right? :teeth
Don't know how familiar you already are with the forum layout, various sub-forums but... here's a "road map" for yer tank bag that ( the same welcoming schpiel I give to ALL ) : :laughing
Check out the Vintage Cafe sub forum ! I betcha you'll love it ! If you wrench or wanna learn to wrench, Moto Shop (used to be in South City -- I talked to Wilder and met Aleks there) is a great place for you to hang out. They are a BARF sponsor and they just moved to Potrero Hill in the City. You can bring your bike there to work on with their tools, etc.
Also check out : Trackdays, , 1Rider, Training, Garage... and the stickies on top of this sub-thread 'Newbies' as well >> will save ya lots of time and energy and make sure you start / continue riding ATGATT ! At times, free gear could be had under Riding Gear , else they are very reasonably priced!!! >>> jacket, riding pants, gloves, boots, lids, 1pc, 2pc .... <<< You can start collecting or continue to amass more .... gear !!!! :laughing
As to gear, take advantage of all the moto gear shops in SF and all over the BA to go in to try on for size and comfort (jackets, riding pants & lids). To name a few : the D-store (Dainese store) & Scuderia West in the city; CG (Cycle Gear) all over the BA; Road Rider in SJ and Santa Clara Motorcycle in Sunnyvale. Nobody minds if you walk around the store with a lid on to get a feel for comfort and fit. Ask lots of questions to the staff about gear. :afm199 <<< LOL I just added this paragraph to this greeting. :cool
If and when you are searching for a ride, if you wanna get bike from a fellow BARFer, we've got our own classified : Moto for Sale. CL (Craig List) has lots of bikes for sale, just be careful of scams on there : NEVER pay with a money order and it would be good to check out your bike with someone in the know, a BARFer or a friend !
I like General >>> good stuffs and Kitchen Sink >>> entertaining stuffs :teeth
Read up some posts, be active, join a ride, even create your own ride (with time and route) and post it up in Group Rides. :afm199
IMPORTANT: If you need help on the road >>> post in 'General' and BARF Roadside Angels will come to your rescue !! RT Russ was referring to this as Connie is our BARF Roadside Angel Leader.
Please ALSO refer to BARF Terms Of Service (the blue hot spot at the top right of this BARF screen -- next to "Donate" and also at the bottom right of this very post in my sig or click here : T.O.S.. -- or any mod's sig) to be familiar with forum rules. One such rule: newbies are NOT able to post in the Classifieds during the first 30 days of joining.
Oh... the "SEARCH" key can be useful to look for information in this forum ! It's the last hotspot top right of the screen or click here >>> Search
Don't hesitate to ask questions in the forum or via PM ( private message ).
Cheers, see ya out there :ride SAFE with a :teeth and :wave
CG / Gerard :cool
Your friendly Newbie Forum MOD
Been riding long ? The fun and passion must have set in... AND got you hooked HARD, no ?Check out : Group Rides >>> MGR (mellow group ride) <<< no :bs :ride's and Social Gatherings to meet lotsa CHILL peeps on BARF. :cool
Speaking of Social Gatherings... mark your calendar for one of this year biggest event, i.e., Barf Bash 2014 -- August 24 Sunday -- Menlo Park -- 11am - 5pm
Twisties around the B.A. ? There's Alice (84 & 35), one big bikers' landmark and Hwy 9 & 1, 84, 35 ! Lots more other twisties : Mt Ham(ilton) Rd, Mt. Tam(alpais) Rd, Beryessa, RWR (Red Wood Road), and "The Wall" << another Riders' landmark above Berkeley & Oakland Hills with great view of the Bay, looking West? ... and the list goes on....
There are LOTs of BARFers in Alameda, Oaklamd / Oaktown and the E.B... so you can definitely hook up with us for a group ride .... SOON !
Post up pic(s) of your Yammie cuz you KNOW that peeps WILL ask, right? :teeth
Don't know how familiar you already are with the forum layout, various sub-forums but... here's a "road map" for yer tank bag that ( the same welcoming schpiel I give to ALL ) : :laughing
Check out the Vintage Cafe sub forum ! I betcha you'll love it ! If you wrench or wanna learn to wrench, Moto Shop (used to be in South City -- I talked to Wilder and met Aleks there) is a great place for you to hang out. They are a BARF sponsor and they just moved to Potrero Hill in the City. You can bring your bike there to work on with their tools, etc.
Also check out : Trackdays, , 1Rider, Training, Garage... and the stickies on top of this sub-thread 'Newbies' as well >> will save ya lots of time and energy and make sure you start / continue riding ATGATT ! At times, free gear could be had under Riding Gear , else they are very reasonably priced!!!
>>> jacket, riding pants, gloves, boots, lids, 1pc, 2pc .... <<< You can start collecting or continue to amass more .... gear !!!! :laughingAs to gear, take advantage of all the moto gear shops in SF and all over the BA to go in to try on for size and comfort (jackets, riding pants & lids). To name a few : the D-store (Dainese store) & Scuderia West in the city; CG (Cycle Gear) all over the BA; Road Rider in SJ and Santa Clara Motorcycle in Sunnyvale. Nobody minds if you walk around the store with a lid on to get a feel for comfort and fit. Ask lots of questions to the staff about gear. :afm199 <<< LOL I just added this paragraph to this greeting. :cool
If and when you are searching for a ride, if you wanna get bike from a fellow BARFer, we've got our own classified : Moto for Sale. CL (Craig List) has lots of bikes for sale, just be careful of scams on there : NEVER pay with a money order and it would be good to check out your bike with someone in the know, a BARFer or a friend !
I like General >>> good stuffs and Kitchen Sink >>> entertaining stuffs :teeth
Read up some posts, be active, join a ride, even create your own ride (with time and route) and post it up in Group Rides. :afm199
IMPORTANT: If you need help on the road >>> post in 'General' and BARF Roadside Angels will come to your rescue !! RT Russ was referring to this as Connie is our BARF Roadside Angel Leader.
Please ALSO refer to BARF Terms Of Service (the blue hot spot at the top right of this BARF screen -- next to "Donate" and also at the bottom right of this very post in my sig or click here : T.O.S.. -- or any mod's sig) to be familiar with forum rules. One such rule: newbies are NOT able to post in the Classifieds during the first 30 days of joining.
Oh... the "SEARCH" key can be useful to look for information in this forum ! It's the last hotspot top right of the screen or click here >>> Search
Don't hesitate to ask questions in the forum or via PM ( private message ).
Cheers, see ya out there :ride SAFE with a :teeth and :wave
CG / Gerard :cool
Your friendly Newbie Forum MOD