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    How many times do you say "Drop it" ...

    ... before you shoot? Or is saying it four times too many when you're dealing with a guy who says, "Shoot me"? Fresno motor uses his BMW for cover, then shoots machete-wielding man menacing him. Not trying to stir up anything. Just thought it interesting that the motor and the guy with the...
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    Magazine loaders for pistols

    Selling one slightly used Ultimate Cliploader for $20. For use with the following .22LR pistols: Ruger Mark II & III 22/45 and Browning Buck Mark. Selling one slightly used Maglula for $25. Makes for loading most magazines with ammo between 9mm and .45 caliber quick and easy. Selling because...
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    2 More Bay Area Rider Fatalities (7/21 & 7/19)

    How do we prevent these fatalities? Who do we educate? * * * * * Jeffrey Twitchell, 52, of Suisun City, was driving eastbound last Thursday on Travis Boulevard near Pennsylvania Avenue in Fairfield "when a car heading in the same direction changed several lanes and moved into the path of the...
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    Fairfield rider found dead (7/24/11)

    All the more reason to leave a note of your route at home or carry a SPOT? * * * * * Fairfield rider Jason Maciel, 32, was found dead near his 2003 Yamaha this past Sunday evening. The evening before, he had left Sandy Beach Park, Rio Vista, for home. CHP investigators said his bike flipped...
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    End of life front brake rotor -- how thin is too thin?

    My '05 DRZ400SM's front rotor is almost at the minimum thickness (maybe .9mm at 3.5mm). Am thinking of replacing the OEM rotor with an EBC rotor. What kind of braking problems will I run into if I keep riding & braking until the new rotor gets installed? Just had both brakes bled (rear rotor and...
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    Small chain roller in RED!

    Two 34mm All Balls chain rollers retail for just under $15 each, but you can have them for $10 each. I'm in the East Bay, a half hour's ride from the Wall.
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    Secure your bike with Squire!

    This is a Squire SS65CS lock and 6-foot long, heavy-duty chain. The chain is encased in a thick cordura sock to protect the frame from scratches and is also heat resistant. Lock and chain originally sold for $160+ plus shipping. Yours for $90. Comes with three keys. Selling because I haven't...
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    Tools for the bike mechanic

    Brand new. (Was planning to give them away as prizes for cone practice but then I stopped doing cone practices.) I'm in the East Bay, about half an hour's ride from the Wall (i.e., close to 680 and 4). Craftsman impact driver: $20. Each Craftsman 7-piece metric (2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 & 10mm)...
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    Two Baxley sport chocks for sale

    Yellow and in excellent condition: $200 Crinkled black with some wear: $165 I'm in the East Bay and close to the nexus of Hwy 4 and I-680.
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    Rider hit a horse tonight (7/22)

    Happened after 9 p.m. here in CoCo County on EB Marsh Creek Rd., about half a mile east of Deer Valley Rd. Rider was on a Harley Davidson and was helo'ed out to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek. Rider has major injuries. No info on the horse's condition. Links to CoCo Times story and...
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    Brake light not working

    Did I fix this problem correctly? Today on a group ride up Hwy 1/Shoreline Hwy from Tambucks, I swept behind a newbie. Before we left, the ride leader said the newbie had about 600 miles of riding experience. So when she started making the twisty descent without hitting her brakes, I was...
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    Alameda motorcycle training officer critically injured (6/17/11)

    Please say a prayer for Alameda PD motor Officer Glen Anderson, 40. The father of two girls, Officer Anderson suffered severe head injuries yesterday morning while riding on Ygnacio Valley Rd., 2 miles from his home in Concord. He was not on duty at the time of his accident. He is in critical...
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    Expect the "unexpected"?

    :wow I don't think so. oU-xpw8tsRc
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    INTENSE! Video of 1/23/11 Detroit Police station shooting

    UD1nV4CiTmo Police commentary with video here: MuuEGuJA7kM
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    Jack LaLanne dead at 96

    Watched him as a kid on SF Bay Area tv shows. He died at his Morro Bay home this afternoon of respiratory failure due to pneumonia. Didn't know he was a San Francisco native. http://www.contracostatimes.com/top-stories/ci_17178005
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