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  1. Gabe

    CityBike--Almost 30 Years Old!

    CityBike is planning a gala 30th-anniversary issue (March 2014) and would lik eyour help...please feel free to contribute your CityBike memories from the last 4 decades, or, if you're not a CityBike reader, tell me the significant events in Bay Area motorcycling from 1984 and your memories of...
  2. Gabe

    CityBike December: Did you read it?

    If so, we're giving away a t-shirt and year's subscription to the best letter in response to the December issue. You can post your letter here or email it to editor at citybike dot com, or you can even write it on a piece of paper and put it in an envelope with a stamp if you are banned from...
  3. Gabe

    Best Scooter under $2000?

    I got some answers for you: http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/14/17464/Motorcycle-Article/2013--2000-Scooter-Comparison.aspx
  4. Gabe

    Who Wants to Build a Sportster Cafe Racer?

    RYCA Engineering now has a kit to build a cafe-racer out of your 91-2003 Sportster...I think it looks good, and maybe you do too. So CityBike magazine would like to offer somebody to buy the kit for a special price so long as they document the building process and then let us ride and photograph...
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    BARF Vets! Come Have a Free Lunch with me on Vet's Day

    http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=443651 Vet's day menu: http://www.texasroadhouse.com/landing-pages/veterans-day-2013
  6. Gabe

    BARF Veteran's Lunch on 11/11/13?

    My heavy machinegun platoon in the Philippines, January 1990. I am the tiny grinning dot top row, left. Hey, BARFer Vets! Have lunch with other BARF veterans on our day! Monday, November 11, meet us at the Texas Roadhouse in Union City...
  7. Gabe

    Dave Stanton 3 Js Sonoma Raceway 11/18 C Group: $200

    NO LONGER AVAILABLE Yep! I'm going to pay for your track day! All I ask is a ride to the track. C group (but it's possible they will let you switch). You then need to make a $200 donation to Dave Stanton's recovery fund. More info: http://www.racesonoma.com/tickets/3js_motorcycle_days/ I...
  8. Gabe

    MT-07 Twin--Coming to the USA?

    Holy crap! http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2013/11/yamaha-introduces-mt-07-lightweight-affordable-689cc-twin/ If it came here (don't count on it), would it be under $7000?
  9. Gabe

    Progressive Springs for first-gen SV650

    Drop-in kit for your SV, although you may need to cut new spacers. I rode maybe 2000 miles with these before putting in emulators. Better than stock! No, I don't know the rate--Progressive only offers one setup for the 99-2002 SV, kit # 11-1145, whatever that means. With heavier oil (I found...
  10. Gabe

    Help a brother out! SV650 First Gen Spring needed

    Help a brother out! SV650 First Gen Spring needed--GOT ONE, THANKS!!! I need a 7-inch 625 or 650-pound spring for my Penske shock. Penske reccomends a 7-inch 6250 or 650-pound spring. I weigh about 170 with gear, so I'm kind of on the cusp between the two srpings, so either would probably work...
  11. Gabe

    Ow! My foot!

    Riding down Fruitvale in Oakland today (long, long street that's one way in each direction) and saw that the two cars ahead of me were both turning right. So I go around them, though I didn't leave much room between me and the front car. That car turned right, and then an older woman in a sedan...
  12. Gabe

    Huh! Royal Enfield Continental GT

    Read this story and count how many times you go , "Huh!" and then tell me you're not interested in this bike...
  13. Gabe

    Have a Moto Guzzi V7 Cafe Racer?

    I'd like to hear your thoughts and see photos of your bike.
  14. Gabe

    Helmet Cameras=Respect?

    Reading a post about an anti-lanesplitting road rager and thinking about Dick Fletcher has made me want to write about helmet cameras...so post your experience with helmet cameras if you commute regularly and have one on your bike/helmet. Tell me: -What brand/model? -Do you always have it on...
  15. Gabe

    Help a prospective rider?

    Howdy BARFers, Moto U has a student that is very determined to learn how to ride, but also has some problems with balance, confidence and coordination. She is going to start riding her bicycle more frequently before she comes back to the range, but she's also interested in maybe riding a very...
  16. Gabe

    Vintage Guzzi Porn!

    Mmm, mmm: Gorgeous, clean build by Germany's Kaffeemaschine. Thanks, Bike Exif! http://www.bikeexif.com/moto-guzzi-1000-sp-kaffeemaschine
  17. Gabe

    Teach People How to Ride, $25 an hour!!!

    Motorcycle University, a new way to introduce the general public to two wheels, is hiring instructors! Be part of the solution, make money and have a good time. We offer a fun and challenging work environment, competitive pay and a great way to give back to the sport we love. REQUIREMENTS...
  18. Gabe

    Teach People How to Ride, $25 an hour!!!

    please delete this thread please delete this thread meantime, go here: http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=437559
  19. Gabe

    School me on these three bikes: 929-GSXR750, Mille

    This is a follow-up to the prior threads where I had BARFers pick the best choice for somebody looking for an early-2000s sportbike. In the voting, (http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=436387) the following bikes came out on top: Aprilla RSV1000 Mille (2000-2005): Wow...
  20. Gabe

    Laguna Photo Contest--Pick the winner!

    In this thread, I invited BARFers to submit their best photos from Laguna. I present the finalists! Smokey 94086's shot of the champeen: ForAri's awesome crash sequence: Frozenuts: SFArchie's pic of hot chikz: Kyles here awesome race shots: More Awesome from Clutchslip...
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