Motorcycle Forum / General / Motorcycles / June 2007

In this world of ours perception is reality.  Right now the global
warming debate has many reassessing their impact on this old world of
ours.  Slogans are an important part of all this and it got me to
thinking yesterday.  We motorcyclists need a slogan to show how eco-

JUNK JUNK JUNK.....!!!!
TRASH TRASH TRASH!!!!!
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/sunl-group-c13239.html
Sunl Group

Space shuttle just successfully landed at Edwards AFB in California,
incidentally making re-entry right over our town and rattling the rafters
with a really *robust* sonic boom.
This gave us time to turn on the T.V. and watch the touchdown as it

In case anyone in the ng is running these tires on any of their bikes:
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PRODUCT RECALL
Saturday, June 23, 2007; Washington Post Page D01

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2007/03/07/BUGCHOG
FKS1.DTL
 I had the unfortunate eperience of being forcefully ad-blasted by
these a.sholes last night for the first time at a Shell station here
in San Jose. Unfortunatley, the station was packed with ...

Thank GOD. I had my own cabin. GOD only knows what was going on between the
others, in their shared den's of iniquity.
Late at night I would hear some scratching at my door.  I could hear their
whispering, "Let us in, Thumper". Like vampires, on the prowl. But, I

Excuse me!!
Would you stop for a moment?!
Haven't you thought-one day- about yourself ?
Who has made it?

Here it is almost the end of June and I'm still freezing my a.s off on
the bike. I live in the northeast and have been freezing my a.s off all
spring every time I take the bike out. Well, maybe 2 days so far I could
short sleeve it.

Let's see - I forget - is the brake on the left or the right ?  I
dunno, let's just accelerate and hope this thing knows where it's
supposed to go ....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXO5Z0dHRz0

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/18/1818.asp
"Virginia legislator introduces new speeding ticket tax that boosts
penalties beyond $3550, driving business to his traffic law firm."

I hoping someone knows the unbiased answer.
Are there any adjustments that have to be made to this bike
every time you take it in for service? I was told that the
valves had to be adjusted everytime on the scheduled

About 15 bikes turned up for a Sunday hoon......apart from 1 R6 (ridden
by a local racer who's done the IOM), I was the only person without a
litre bike......poor little KTM LC4. I was supposed to get a new rear
tyre for the Aprilia, but I eneded up getting food instead. (What ...

MSRPs
1 USD = 1.0645 CAD  or 1 CAD = .939 USD
Honda Rebel CMX250C 2007:
Canada: 4,999 CAD  ____  USA: 3,200 USD

I am 6'0 and about 230 pounds. I am starting to very seriously
consider my first bike. I have gotten as far as enrolling in a saftey
course. Any advice from the group would be greatly appreciated.

I'm just getting into riding and have signed up for my MSF beginner
course. Although I plan to get my motorcycle license here in AZ over
the summer, I'll be doing most of my driving in Los Angeles where I
live. Any advice for riding in such a congested area? Also, I travel