Recent content by vaara

A friend was kind enough to send me a link to an online focus group on the topic of motorcycles (he earns thousands a year doing this sort of thing - participating in focus groups, that is). So I clicked through and, after entering the following information: name, phone number, email address...

*Edited post* Canon S5 point & shoot camera *The originally posted Olympus camera is gone, and someone has DM'd regarding the following:* Canon S5 IS. No Wi-Fi, but it has full manual mode available. And, unusually, it's powered by four AA batteries (included). Also includes stylin' lens cap...

I used to post this poll every year, back in the day. So here we are. 2020 was a weird year. Didja get any riding in anyway?

Sorry if this is a rerun - mods, please delete if necessary. (No idea which search term[s] to use for this topic.) Anyhoo, I recently bought my ninth motorcycle, prior to which I had owned a grand total of 8 cars in my life, at least until I got rid of my most recent one in 2008. Curious to see...

Anyone spare a few million? The legendary bikerish, gayish bar at 12th & Harrison was closed anyway, obviously, but now it appears that the closure will be permanent unless someone or several someones can come up with the cash to buy the building. So many memories of great live music shows...

Is there any rational explanation why the same riders and bikes (2 adults with >5 years riding experience, both with clean records, on a V-Strom and a CB1000R), should get wildly different quotes from different companies? We got married almost 2 years ago, but still have our finances and...

(Mods - please move/merge/delete as necessary; I haven’t found any similar threads.) Is anyone else watching this on Apple+? It’s a bit more subdued than the previous two series (Round and Down); poor Charley Boorman hasn’t done a single wheelie. So far, through Ep 3, it’s been as much or more...

My husband just bought the* new 2019 CB1000R, and as much as he’s enjoying his new ride, he repeatedly complained of hand pain during our 140-mile break-in ride today. So clearly he needs Grip Puppies, which he had on his old SV. All my bikes for the past 13 years have also had Grip Puppies. I...

I'm sure you've all seen lots of these... so here's another one! View from my balcony on a normal day vs. today. If you've immortalized this pumpkin spice sky on pixels, post 'em up! (Photo must actually be from Earth, not from Mars.)

No, really - I’m out of quarters and my apartment building has a fucking coin laundry that only takes fucking quarters. I called my credit union to see if they have any quarters and they said they didn’t. WTF? How is everyone else dealing with this problem? Yes, I know I should own my own...

Split to the front of a big backup and found myself right up against a big rig that had overturned and dumped a house onto the freeway, and was then hit by another semi. There was a ~2ft space between the still-upright truck and the guardrail. It didn’t look passable. Another moto rode up, and...

Per Caltrans, it seems that 36 is closed on weekdays (except for a few hours a day) for construction for a few miles just west of the Trinity/Humboldt county line. Which means it’s open on weekends, but with - I assume - a stretch of gravel. Has anyone ridden 36 lately, and if so, how’s the...

will you adjust your riding style? Or stop riding altogether? (Assuming we're not all ordered to stay indoors.) In Italy, hospitals are completely overwhelmed, and services are basically collapsing. Obviously this presents a problem for motorcyclists (and anyone else) who might find themselves...

I'm contemplating taking my brand-new Wee out for a little spin, and by "little spin" I mean visiting all 58 counties in this great state of ours. I did that on my previous Wee, but over a period of several years. This time I want to do it all at once. I figure it would take 10 days - 2 weeks to...

Disclaimer: Despite the title, this post is about a motorcycle, not a semi-detached Edwardian in a suburb of Leeds. Mods: If this belongs somewhere else, e.g. the Garage, please move it. Caution: Long post. Trigger warning: Motorcycle abuse. tl;dr: My bike would cost more to repair than it's...