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Went shopping for a leather cafe-style jacket yesterday. Basic stuff: mandarin collar, black w/ brown/white/cream horizontal stripe at chest level, etc. Went to Road Rider and it was wall-to-wall textile. They had a -very- small handful of leather jackets, plus the very small handful of suits...

Yo, Barfies, figured I'd pop in and say hi since it'd been forever. I feel like I should be posting in the newbie forum again. These are my rides nowadays (not the SV650--that's a neighbor's :)): The big Burg may not be pretty, but it sure is comfy. All I need is a TV in the fairing and a...

2000 Hayabusa, $SOLD$ Bike's sold, thanks for all the interest! 2000 Suzuki Hayabusa BARFER price: $SOLD$ Will consider straight-across trade for a 650cc dual-sport (KLR, DR, XR) Mileage: Approx. 28000 Needs minor work, see below. History: I bought this bike from Moike in 2002, with 25000...

Looks like they're going to do something useful with that ZX-14 motor after all. :D http://www.motorcycledaily.com/23september06_concours.htm

I just got a Fieldsheer Highland 1 pc. suit--the Eurostich. It's Fieldsheer's clone of the Roadcrafter. For the most part, it's well-produced. The material is advertised as 600 denier Carbolex, but the ballistic pads over the armor are something more weighty. Fieldsheer says on their site...

I picked up one of these from SCC a few weeks ago, figured I'd write a few words about it in review. Up to this point, both of my helmets have been Shoei RF-800s, so that's my point of comparison here. The AC-12 is well-kitted out of the box. The helmet bag is utterly pimp--it's a...

I need new tires on my Grand Prix ASAP. I seem to remember some BARFer or the other having a "need car tires? call me for the hookup." in his sig, but can't remember who it was. Anyway, can someone hook me up? Otherwise, I'll wander over to Discount Tire or Costco.

Because, yanno, we don't give enough around here. Gave the T'bird Sport a pair of Metzeler Z6s and got a sag and clicker setup at Evolution. I really can't say enough nice things about Rob and Jane. Rob ordered the weird-ass radial tubes my bike requires with no problems, mounted the tires...

Unused black Alpinestars SMX Plus boots, Size 43 (US 9-9.5) - GONE Edit: Road Rider took them back for a full refund after all. I can't say enough how much those guys rock!

My bike's got a couple of paint nicks on steel pieces that I need to retouch. I have factory touch-up paint, but I'd like to get a price from a reputable local shop before I go do something amateur. If it's reasonable enough, I might spring to have a pro do it up. Whatever I do, I need to do...

All the recent talk on bike-swapping (and on insurance) got me curious, and I had a conversation with my State Farm agent today. He couldn't answer my questions, so I dug out my policy. Here's what I found out: On car policies, all your coverage follows you to a borrowed car. On motorcycle...

I recently came off a one and a half year hiatus from riding. Basically, I was negligent, and let my COBRA insurance drop while I was contracting, and can't get individual health insurance very easily. Without health insurance, I don't ride. Period. Once I was working with benefits again, I...

I'm looking to find somewhere in the Bay Area that'll sell and/or apply the clear stickers to protect paint. Triumph, in their infinite wisdom, put big fat sidecovers right above and behind the pegs on the TBS. My Alpinestars have hard bits that rub there, and I'd like to not completely...

I bought some First Gear Meshtex stuff--the 3.0 jacket and 2.0 pants were both $117 (same as NewEnough) at Cycle Gear. After all, Phos guaranteed my safety, right? Just kidding. :) Mesh sure has come a long way. My first experience with mesh was a vintage jacket I bought from eBay or...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8805036058248630319 owww.