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**Mods, if this should be in the Garage, please move it for me** As I've been getting out more lately (cliff notes: panic disorder limited my riding for some time), I've started thinking about these options to help keep me from getting stranded were I to get a puncture. I've heard pretty...

So we are going through some really tough financial times right now. I am on a fixed income (disability) and my wife is on commission. Things are really slow for her lately, so we made the decision that we needed to cut back on things that just weren't necessary. TV was one of them. So I called...

I keep seeing people say that when they ride, they make sure they are going faster than everyone else around them "for safety reasons". Can someone explain to me the concept of "speeding up for safety"? We all know traffic in all of California already flows faster than the speed limit. So that...

In addition to the MotoGP season kicking off today, the British Superbikes were back on track as well. I'm downloading the races right now, so I don't know how things went down yet, but anyone wanna chat about it? I think the series has some of the best racing out there.

I love action movies. Especially ones that involve wanton gun violence. :teeth What do you think are some of the movies with the best gunfight scenes? My personal favorites are: -Heat (the shootout after the bank robbery is really intense) -End of Watch (feels like you're there) -Tombstone (OK...

Just thought people might like to know that today's Woot! is a small camera very similar to the Contour ROAM for just $49.99 + $5 shipping. I have no idea the quality of the product, and am not a representative of Woot!, but if you have been considering a camera like this to record your commute...

Is there anything out there that will allow you to plug in the range of your vehicle, and then give you fuel/food/hotel options that are within your fuel range or daily range? Like say my bike gets about 150 miles from a tank, and I want to ride no more than 400 miles in a day. I'd like to be...

I've got an .mp4 of last weekend's Daytona races, but it was encoded in 1080 HD. Problem is my computer is so old it doesn't process that quality level. The video is very choppy. So I'm looking for suggestions of programs that can convert it to something lower, like 720 or even down to 480. I...

Took a ride up to Tacoma and back this last weekend. Going wasn't too bad, a little chilly, but not awful. Coming back though was a different story. A storm front had come through which brought some really cold air. It was so bad coming back - even with 3 layers on - that I became exhausted from...

If you are not watching this show, you should be. Totally living up to if not exceeding my expectations. :thumbup

I've been having the urge to do this. Basically it's one of the things on my bucket list. I have no idea when I would actually be able to do it, but I'm determined to. I even have a route laid out that will hit at least a little bit of every state: http://goo.gl/maps/083g2 So that's a little...

Would most cops be happy to have the help, or would they see it as a distraction? For instance, say I'm walking down the street, and a cop pulls over a car about 50 feet away. The driver of the car gets out an opens fire on the officer. Officer returns fire. In the midst of it, I draw my weapon...

I've been getting antsy for the new motorcycle racing season, so decided it was time to post the racing schedule again. This year I'm adding in WERA races in the Pacific Time Zone since several people we know - including Anthony Alonzo and Joey Pascarella - participate in that series on...

http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121115&content_id=40300448&vkey=news_sf&c_id=sf Well deserved IMO.

I've looked through a few of the threads regarding anti-fogging products and haven't seen anyone mention the stuff from Rain-X. Is that because it doesn't work, or has no one tried it, or that the people who have tried it just never commented in those threads? I thought since their original...

I forgot to start this thread last night, so I'm going to do it a day late. Anyone believe they have ever encountered a ghost? Anyone have any personal "evidence" that they'd like to share? Any stories to share? Post 'em up!

I've thought about this for a while, and the coverage of Sandy has brought it up again. There was a "mandatory evacuation order" in the New York area ahead of Sandy. Yet once again, some people decided not to leave. And those people had to then be rescued, putting emergency workers at risk as...

I'm not taking anyone out, but I've thought about this a bit since my wife is thinking about learning to ride, and the fatality on the newbie ride got me thinking about it as well. When you take a new rider out - like first time in the twisties sort of thing - is it better for the more...

as the title says, what is involved in tuning a bike? both carbed and fuel injected. is it just a matter of new plugs, make sure carbs are synced (if it has them), adjust the map on an FI bike. or is there more to it? want to make sure i get my engine running as good as it can.

ever have that moment here on barf where you thought you were friends - or at least friendly - with someone, only to get the impression that you might not be? there's been a few times lately that i've gotten that impression from people here, people that while they may not be best buds, we're at...