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I've looked on the website, and after the truely awful slog to SFO today in the car: What are motorcycle parking options at SFO?

I have a new Gel seat for the VStrom 650 (also fits the VStrom 1000) for sale. Reason for selling: Its the GF's bike, and the gel seat makes the bike too tall for her. So put the seat on, decided its not comfortable for her, took it off, and back in box. $135, available for pickup in...

The seat vinyl on the GF's WeeStrom has split. And the bike is JUST at the limit of too-big-for-her, so an aftermarket seat (we tried the suzuki Gel seat) wouldn't work because all those increase the seat height by a critical 1/2" or more... So does anyone know where we can get the seat...

I actually had the ABS system kick in in an emergency stop situation, and although I screwed up somewhat in getting INTO the situation, the ABS did prevent a pretty high probability of pain. But since ABS activation during emergency is, to my mind, crash averted, some "not crash" crash...

Outside the "administrative citation" money grab, what fraction of a ticket goes to the city vs the state? The reason why I ask: On my commute on 80E in the evening, at the El Cerrito carpool-only on-ramp where the carpool shoulder is super-wide, the El Cerrito PD have been ticketing the...

I was in New York sunday->today for a workshop, and I got to wander around central park as the NYPD was setting up for the marathon. Some interesting toys they have that may be "only in new york" but interesting: a) How to roadblock a street? A street department dump-truck or two full of...

My boss needs to get a new motorcyle, so I was just trolling on the OTD cycle sports site to get an idea of new prices. (I want to convince him to get a VStrom 650 ABS). Now OTD's prices are a little bit lower, but not THAT much lower. Interesting: V-Strom prices? Actually high: $7500 no...

http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=38131 :wtf

Anyone know of a good place either online or in berkeley/el-cerrito/richmond/vallejo/napa to get 11x16 prints made of some of my digital originals?

My best from laguna, at least for today...

Yesterday, while driving home on the freeway, a rock or something hit the radiator on the Concours... At 70 MPH. In rush hour traffic. In the carpool lane. Fortunatly, it ONLY overheated. See the "warning, overheat" display on the dash, clutch in, get off the freeway (watch the temp drop...

Did anyone else just get a PM spam from "BARF-ADMIN"? In particular, I got notification on gmail, but its not there (yay, spamkillers), but it still says "1 new PM" on the notifications widget.

So much for the "no problem" car registration. I got a parking ticket for "No evidence of registration" (5204VC). Now this is a bogus ticket: there IS a dealer temporary registration properly displayed in the LHS of the driver window. The question is, do I go through the hastle of fighting a...

I bought a Certified Pre-Owned car a month ago from a dealer. It has an expired registration sticker (natch), and the dealer temporary windshield sticker. The question: How slow is the DMV these days? When should I expect title and the new registration sticker? How long before I just go...

Tomorrow I am going to make it to the races, and I'll have my camera out there taking photos for fun. If you want me to try to get you, PM me your number and races you are in, and I'll try to look out for you. However, you get what you pay for: I can make Valentino Rossi look bad, so if you...

Obligitory roll-call thread. B- on Keigwin's site seems almost empty...

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/us/22scotus.html The supreme court has limited the "Belton" decision for no-warrant searches of a car. In the previous rule, if an occupant was arrested, the officer could have the car immediately searched without a warrant, regardless of what the arrest was...

Just a silly observation: The DMV sequential numbering system is backwards. Here's why: You have a witness to a hit and run. They get the make, color, and first digit of the plate. The digit is almost useless: basically every car of that type will have the same first digit. But if they...

I remember in the fall of last year, there was talk about DMG changing the rules for Sears Point to be "race rain or shine". Does anyone know what the official decision is on the rain policy at Sears?

I'm doing this as a separate thread, because otherwise this might get lost in the "no insurance" flamewar. Some important things to remember: Liability: Covers damages to other parties when you are at fault Collision: Covers crash damages to your vehicle regardless of who's at fault...