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The thing I've always liked about that show was that it was bascally done by gear heads. They were always running dune buggys, or dirt bikes, or stock cars, or figure-8's, or some form of motorsport. Not to mention their obligatory opening car crash. The last season had Bruce Penhall in the...

Some years ago I hooked up with some local hooligans from the PNWRiders web site for a run to Winthrop over SR20. Now I really should have known better, but what the ****, my bagger is sporty enough and I was feeling it. Nevertheless, I'm running sweep because even though I'm pretty dumb, I...

The Train Wreck in Sedro Wooley is a pretty good joint for breakfast. Right next to the train tracks. Can be crowded, you have been warned.

Probably an saread SR500 sighting on Wednesday. Finally got a Backfire nite when I can go. See you there.......

Nice trip. Being a civil engineer, I get all misty eyed when I see the Great Dam. Those were the days....

Normal.That's what they look like when you run them hard. She's a heavy beast and when you run her hard, she will take it out on her shoes,

​I rock these: https://www.amazon.com/Etymotic-Research-Noise-Isolating-Earphones-Black/dp/B000XPG2QI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1526829395&sr=8-3&keywords=etymotic+hf5 Sound cancelling, very comfortable, decent sound, and I'm functionally deaf when they're in. They're durable as well. I use mine...

A little light rub on the left side of the shield with some sandpaper takes the meanness out of the texture against your skin. Doesn't take much and you just do the side that rubs against your hide. It doesn't affect the texture much and not at all where your hand holds the gun. Those are...

I've got the Cortech bag. I'll try to get a photo of it on the bike as soon as I can get some light to do it. It's still ******* winter around here.

That is ******* awesome! Just down the road from work. I'll be able to make a lot more of these.

Okay, that is ******' hot. I didn't think I was going to like it, but that is just way too cool.

Hey - SR500, I've got one like that. Do not let your girlfriend ride one of those. She won't give it back. My Wednesday night conflict has resolved itself. I will be making some Backfires in the future. Maybe even with the mighty SR.

Nope. That's not right. What that link shows is the adjustment in torque setting based on wrench angle on an offset tool, like the Yamaha spanner. It shows that if you place your wrench at 90 degrees to the tool (as noted in the Yamaha service manual) there is no increase in torque applied...

I have no doubt. Methanol is not kind to fuel systems. Those injection systems are a different kind of animal. Really elementary in a lot of ways, kind of sophisticated in others. Because they're constant flow, it's all about balancing pressure. We were never sophisticated enough to have...

That was mostly pump tho. If they had the slightest bit of wear, the pressure drop killed you. We got 'em rebuilt every year. Pretty hard to mess up injectors that are basically just spray nozzles for the hose. Just make sure the screens are clean (don't ask me how I know that). Experience...

I'm looking for a new one this year. I'd love to have a blue bike, but matte colors don't really crank me up. Kind of like avocado and harvest gold appliances. It might be cool today, but in a couple of years it'll be "OMG, what was I thinking?" At least with your shag carpeted conversion...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/491835187/crosshelmet-the-smart-motorcycle-helmet A buddy sent me the above Kick Starter site. I thought it was kind of interesting. I like the HUD aspect for the smart phone data. The rearview camera is sort of MEH. Funny looking lid, but I think some of...

Yeah, raging and weeping. Sort of bipolar. Maybe a country song..... "My FJR rages as my forks gently weep. While my dog bites my wife as she leaves me for a Concours." I've got a future at this.

It's not just us. I was rampaging around NorCal last week and the smoke was pretty bad there too. I was camped in the Klamath Natl. Forest and almost choked out. Really bad. Kind of funny though, when I rolled into Humboldt County the smoke got a distinct 420 tinge to it. Go figure.

Make sure the rods in the CarbTune are spotlessly clean. If you have any doubt, take them out and clean them. It's not hard and takes no time at all. I've never worried about which cylinder I use as base. I just make sure they're all even. I don't think I've ever had any cylinder out of...