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OK - here's the deal. I have always owned really old cars that were pre-smog. I like old cars. Finally I decided to buy a newer car and now I guess for it to get reg. renewal - DMV wants it smogged at a "STAR" smog station. It's stock. Just over 60k on ODO. No engine mods other than K&N air...

I just found out that several BARFers have Cadillacs. And it was suggested to me to start a thread. So here's mine: 2011 CTS Performance with 304HP 3.7 V6. Summer Tire Option (19 inch wheels), and some other stuff I forget. Also did muffler delete and running K&N air filter. Have a shift...

Just got home about an hour ago. Had serious pain on right abdomen, and some other symptoms that are consistent with a problem with my appendix. Advice nurse conferenced in doctor and said I needed to get right in. Drove to Kaiser in SF. They ran a bunch of tests. Could not find anything...

I found a good price on a surplus heavy duty jacket from Germany. It's like 1/8 the price of a similar Belstaff, and I can wax my own cotton anyway. Only problem is it says "Police" in German on the back. I was thinking about just duct taping over the letters, but was wondering if I am liable...

I have a theory that people who ride motorcycles are like people who fly airplanes.I am going to guess that we are superstitious.

I don't have a lot of shoes because I am cheap. Anyway, I decided to see if I could make the ones I have look better. But I don't have any shoes polish here because . . . I am cheap. I found some old liquid floor wax under the sink, and some liquid mink oil out in my pile of old car care...

https://www.zigwheels.com/news-features/news/kawasaki-meguro-k3-unveiled-in-japan-based-on-the-w800/40367/ WI5dDD5kLAA Similar to W800, but styled more retro.

Turns out they started making them in 18s as well as standard 19 inch flat track size. Also DOT rated. My stock tires on my W800 were not so great, so got these. Took a chance. Glad I did!!! They are LOUD (like driving in a 4-wheeler with mud tires), and they are soft - so I don't expect them to...

LOL, Since I am honest with the FTB and IRS on my earnings, I can share that I own a little Bitcoin. Does anyone else have any cryptos? What do you think of them? I just put in a little every week (about what I would spend on lunch), then trust in DCA to get me reasonable yields. I never put...

Today went with friend for a drive in my car. We took Bear Creek Road towards Orinda. We had fun, but OMG - I never realized how bumpy that road really is! On a bike, I just stand up on the pegs for the big bumps. But in the car I could feel them hard! Also, lots of bicycles and since I am...

I got some new mirrors that mount using M10 allen bolts. They gave me 2 right hand thread and 1 left hand thread bolts with the mirrors. Problem is both sides are reverse thread on this bike. Not sure why Kawasaki did that! Normally you would have reverse on right and normal on left so that...

Went to go to work today and found this. Grrr! The stock tires on the Kawasaki W800 are kind of known to be yucky (they love to follow rain grooves). So using this as excuse to put on some Dunlop K-180 flat track tires. Will be 130/80-18 front and back. I SHOULD be able to keep front fender...

Noticing that server running slow sometimes. Also noticing mixed content errors? I think there's a free way to use Cloudflare to protect against DDoS and/or lessen load on server(s) by moving some content to edge. I think also AWS Cloudfront can be used for some of this too. Not sure on...

Don't do this! I was making some food that involved chopping up jalapenos. Then I was like "damn, I gotta piss like a racehorse!" So before I remembered to wash my hands, I ran into bathroom and took a leak. About two minutes later I was like WTF? Then I was like HOLY SHIT! Ended up having...

PRIVATE POLL Is social media a force for good? Or is it something that divides all of us? Something in between? If so, why? I think it's very bad. Will explain after a few posts.

So I have heard for a long time that people get good results with Rotella. I read BITOG and they seem to like it. Amazon reviews are good, etc. . . too. So I put in some Rotella T6, full synthetic. It's MA and MA2 rated, which is what Kawasaki requires. Weight is 15w-40 and Kawasaki recommends...

OK, so I decided to ride to Stinson Beach today from the East Bay. Took normal route, then decided to cut up to Mt. Tam, since I hadn't been there in a while. Then I kept just taking left turns after I got there. Holy Mother of G**! I ended up on Fairfax-Bolinas road. Here is what it's like...

OK, so I have known about Toxoplasma gondii for a while. It's apparently a one-celled parasite that is found in cat poop. When rats get infected with it, they lose their fear of cats. It also affects humans and can cause personality changes. I knew about that too. But what I did not know is...

What individual actions do you think people could take to make the world better? This is about what people can do individually, not government. So no politics please. My top 3 are: 1) be grateful 2) treat all people with kindness and respect 3) volunteer for something, or help others

Has anyone noticed whether running different gasoline makes their bikes run differently?