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  1. Alexey

    A practical motorcycle?

    Some Ural owners go out of their way to find fun offroad adventures. Certainly, all Ural owners secretly cherish the opportunity to engage their 2-wheel drive, provided their rig has one. Today I got to play with our rig in my own field, using it to bring up some big chunks of a tree I took...
  2. Alexey

    question about bottom end service on a 2-stroke single

    Hello BARFers and BARFettes, This question comes to you from my quarantine induced desire to do a full service on my 1998 Honda RS125 (2-stroke GP bike). This is the first time I'm going so far into an engine and I wanted to better understand what I need to do with respect to the crankshaft...
  3. Alexey

    boycycle

    I am not sure this belongs in here, but I'm just gonna leave this post and step away. Enjoy at your own peril. UZEFNHod_DU
  4. Alexey

    weird Russian motorcycle sculptures

    Eastern Europe, and Russia in particular, can be as weird as Japan. Behold an odd and fascinating collection of various motorcycle inspired monuments and sculptures: https://forum.artinvestment.ru/blog.php?b=240482 I came across it while perusing some Victor Tsoi (a famous Russian rocker of...
  5. Alexey

    Texas Tornado Boot Camp

    Thought I'd share a fun experience with BARF. Last weekend, I was lucky enough to attend Colin Edwards' flat track school called Texas Tornado Boot Camp about an hour outside of Houston, TX. The school is 4 days long, starting with just a bit of instruction and free riding to get acclimated to...
  6. Alexey

    onboard with Japanese autorace bikes

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  7. Alexey

    chicanes -- why not?

    I've seen folks on this forum and others mention their dislike for sections of track that go one way and then another, also known as chicanes. I "grew up" around some of the old Eastern American tracks that feature a lot of chicanes -- often out of necessity to slow bikes down with a lot of...
  8. Alexey

    The Stratos Project

    A man fell to Earth, exceeding 700 mph in a vacuum today. I, on the other hand, did some laundry and then was too lazy to do the dishes. Go, Felix!!! http://redbullstratos.com
  9. Alexey

    Did someone say Top Gear for bikes?

    I guess frogs do it better, after all... PuJGKTtWtnw
  10. Alexey

    arranging a Secret Santa

    I don't know how many of you do Secret Santa games, but my wife's family does it every year and it's always been a pain in the ass to do it by drawing names from a hat. The more people play, the likelier it is that someone gets themselves and then you gotta do it over. So I put together a...
  11. Alexey

    truck question

    Mods, if there's a better spot for this question, don't hesitate to move the thread. I have a 2000 F150 with a 4.6 V8. It's been misfiring and throwing trouble codes that seem to indicate a problem with the coolant temperature sensor. Today I went and got a replacement sensor and a shitty...
  12. Alexey

    bike threesome

    No, I wasn't able to ride them at the same time, but back-to-back still counts, no? One of the more fun weekends I've had...
  13. Alexey

    so you think you like to tinker?

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  14. Alexey

    How good are you... and at what?

    Simple silly poll on this May Monday...
  15. Alexey

    Who needs a truck (when you have a Bandit)?

    This is what happens when you work away from home and are running out of time to get your tires mounted before going to the track...
  16. Alexey

    LA Barstow to Vegas dirt newbie questions

    Howdy folks, So I have some experience when it comes to various kinds of pavement riding, but practically zip dirt experience. I'd like to change that and am thinking about getting rid of my "sport tourer" Bandit in favor of a decent dual sport. I would like something street legal and...
  17. Alexey

    What are your favorite battles?

    Just finished watching a 2005 LeMans 250 race. Great racing. Pedrosa, Lorenzo, Stoner, dePuniet, Dovizioso all in it, all on competitive machines. Fun fun fun. Watching these makes winter shorter.
  18. Alexey

    measuring trail

    It's the holiday season, a time when we are too fat from Thanksgiving and lack of exercise and too broke from gift shopping to get that new shock we always wanted. So what's left? The warm company of our family and friends? Perhaps, but I think this time is better spent alone in the garage...
  19. Alexey

    Spannerland 2010 -- bikes and beer and friends

    Went to a fun get-together at a race shop in Jersey City this past weekend. It's mostly occupied by vintage racers with a helping of a few 125 people and one fabricator/inventor with his own prototypes. Full small'ish set of pics can be found here.
  20. Alexey

    parking

    I'm moving back into NYC and wanted to start putting up good bike parking info (formal and "informal"), especially for Manhattan. I myself just started working midtown and haven't quite figured out the deal with the new parking meters and 1hr signs -- I keep seeing bikes parked in those 1hr...
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