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  1. Binsea

    First accident...4 broken vertebra, dislocated hip, torn spleen and some stitches

    Hey BARF, After almost 3 years of riding, I got into my first accident on 1/11/15 @ 4:30pm on a residential street in Salinas. Had the infamous "car turned in front of me" accident and had a fraction of a second to react, you guys weren't kidding. Well i hit the car and immediately flipped in...
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    Anyone swap motorcycle gear with other riders?

    First of all, I apologize if this is the wrong forum for this. Now back to the topic: Does anyone swap their gear (jackets, gloves, etc) with other people? I have a few items that I wouldn't mind swapping with other people, but I'm not sure where i could start. I checked craigslist but didn't...
  3. Binsea

    Not so typical young male on a 600? Your thoughts

    Hey BARFers, I've had this question for a while but i never knew any riders before i got a motorcycle. It's very common to hear about the typical young male on a sportbike performing unnecessarily dangerous maneuvers on busy public roads, but not too much is heard about the responsible, mature...
  4. Binsea

    First long distance ride (70 miles)

    Hey barf, after putting 1100mi on my bike since I first started riding, I think I am ready to ride from Monterey to San Jose. I will be taking hwy 1=>156=>101=>85. I have driven my car back and forth many many times and know all the problem spots, potholes, cracks, etc on the way up. I have...
  5. Binsea

    First time highway ride and strong winds

    Yesterday was the first time I have ever been on a highway riding a motorcycle after riding 225 miles in towns first and it was pretty fun. I then took highway 68 from Monterey to Salinas and it was great until I hit the fields and the crosswinds were pushing me to the west. I had to lean the...
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    How many hours to remove a motorcycle engine?

    I'll try to make this as short as possible: --1994 zx6e frame has a hairline crack on the original weld --Need to remove the area (most likely engine) around the crack to weld it. How many hours would it take to remove the engine and put it back in?
  7. Binsea

    Brand new rider to the (Monterey) Bay Area!

    What's up barf? I've been told about your forums by another rider down here while I was looking for my first at the start of the year. I held off registering until I got a bike. Bought my first bike yesterday and am just waiting to pay for insurance until I actually start riding it more. I...
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