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After my trusty 76 Wing became untrustworthy and threw a rod I began looking
around and found an interesting project. I do have a spare GL-1000 engine
but haven't installed it yet.
I discovered on Ebay the remains of an 03 Honda ST1100 Police bike in

Whenever I wear my helmet and go 55 or faster my nose gets itchy. It
feels like a little fluff of cotton is rubbing lightly on the ends of
my nostrils. I can only ignore it for so long until I'm wishing for a
red light so I can lift my visor and scratch it. But once I start

Ok, I feel duped by the MSF.
Several friends at work pay close attention to which representatives vote
for which legislation.
Upon futher investigation, we can't find any reference to any recent laws

This is scary -- 1984 is in the past... but _1984_ is getting closer:
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2008/06/25/12875_gold-coast-top-story.html
Sean_Q_

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlOeb9Q77Cg&feature=related
Other sites for White Folk:
http://www.newnation.com/  New Nation News
http://www.stormfront.org/  Stormfront

Leave it to the blokes Down Under to come up with new ways of getting
in trouble. A while back it was assault with a hedgehog. Now this:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10517932
Sean_Q_

of a speeding ticket and high fuel prices.
I've bumped my mpg from ~36mpg to 46mpg commuting by simply not riding like
an a.shole. (see AMS for more details)
My last tank was 46.8 mpg, just by changing my riding habits / style.  And

Well friends, it's been a great ride... but it seems Usenet is in
decline, and may soon fade away as the big ISP's discontinue service
one by one.
I hope someone sets up www.reeky.blog or something while there's

Just bought an '85 R80RT
Back into riding after 20 years!
Bike runs well and idles well.....gear changes are clunky - but thats
a boxer for you.....change ups are no problem....but when changing

Then read this:
http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/2008/06/12/oakland-police-department-wants-louder-p
ipes-on-its-harleys
The Oakland Police Department put louder pipes on their fleet because,
"It seems the cops just didn’t feel safe on toned-down bikes. 'There’s

It was 110 at my house, yesterday. I went riding in the morning, but that
was about it.
Did honeydos in the truck for the rest of the day.
Might ride up to Newcomb's for breakfast, this morning. After taking the

$3.959 around the corner from me.
Was $3.999 last week, $4.039 two weeks ago.

Right, I won't go into details as to how I got to this position with m
bike, I shall just say what the symptoms of the fault are and see what yo
think.
Bike revs out cleanly in first to fourth gear.  Starts to, I can onl

Today I looked at a 900 Vulcan Kawasaki cruiser. Long story short the
salesman said that the donk on the Kwakka ..900 V twin .. is equivalent in
power to a 400 cc 4 cylinder. Is that True ????????????
 Thanx

Hello I am 6'3" and I own a vfr800. So far it seems a very comfortable
bike. Does anyone know how does it compare to the vtr1000f? Is vtr
less comfortable for a tall person? Does it have more power? I believe
the rc51 is also known as vtr1000, so the vtr1000f must be the sport