Motorcycle Forum / General / Motorcycles / October 2007

I want a newer bike.
There is a reputable used-bike/car/boat dealer very close to me.
Friends highly recommend him, and my brother bought his 98 Marauder off
the guy several years ago and was very happy with it.  He doesn't sell

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7032971.stm
Sheesh, the Yanks used to do better than that.

Bud Ekins, stuntman did motorcycle jump in 'The Great Escape'
LA Times
Bud Ekins, 77; iconic stuntman did the motorcycle jump in 'The Great
Escape'

...for anyone who is considering buying and riding a motorcycle, for the
first time, in a large metropolitan area.
Forget it!
Suzy?

The Reverend Gary Aldredge, a friend of the late Jerry Falwell's, died
in Alabama two days ago under curious circumstances. The state of
Alabama has ruled his death "accidental by mechanical asphyxiation."
 Aldridge served as the church's pastor for 16 years. Immediately

http://tinyurl.com/27wjgl
Watch the clutch fluid reservoir moves relative to the fairing as the
bike goes into turns.

After I reminded her about Interstate 15, Cat has decided not to ride to
Vegas. We are going to Death Valley instead. Hopefully, she'll ride behind
me on my Buell. But, because she is askairt to ride with me off-road, we
might take her Jeep.

i'm looking to buy a dual sport bike, a first for me.  i've owned a
few bikes before, and want to get back into the saddle again.  most of
my riding will be in the city, but i have property in eastern
washington which requires our 4x4 to access.  i want to be able to

Gas MPG has decreased on my VTX; I'm getting upper 20's instead of low
30's. I've unhooked the fuel manager for awhile to see what that does.
There seems to be a question of some PCIII units periodically needing
to be rebooted; just left it unhooked for now.

It's refreshing to see motorcyclists (and their attitudes) in the
workplace.
Apart from myself, there is a young Kiwi onto his 3rd bike in a year. He
had a VFR400 that he wrote off.....followed by a CBR 250RR that he wrote

Anyone here like Avon tires?

Thanks to all who have given advice on the Nighthawk I am trying to
get rolling. Just to let ya know, it was the main fuse I blew and I
have taken care of it (have some extras on hand now too)...
The latest in this saga is that I decided to drian the fuel tank just

I just wanted to invite everyone to the brand new www.bestbidmotors.com 
website.
We have relaunched with a new look and have 4 dealers on board in just a few
days

This is Vancouver's big public motorcycle rally of the year
(See http://www.toyrun.lmcb.ca/ ).
The forecast was for rain, at times heavy, but I rode the Harley
Ultra Classic and wore my fireman's outfit.