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Very nice, Donaldo.... Now, if you only knew what to do with the bikes once you got them up on the lift. But don't worry: Next time I come down I'll bring some velcro, rubberbands, and whiteout, and we'll get a sh*tload of repairs done on your bikes. No, no, no... You can thank me later.

The camera is mounted tightly enough: I think the jittery is a function of my dash shelf and sh*tty shocks. I took my new dashcam toy to work today . Tonight I hope to download and share some lane-sharing segments ; one peg-scrapping segment on a downhill, positively cambered...

Sample video here....

I took the new dashcam out for a couple-hour local ride today. It works great. The device stores files according to date directories, and under each directory are 5-minute QuickTime Movie files (you can also select 3-minute files). Here's a 1-minute sample of the video quality from my ride...

Probably not waterproof; maybe drizzleproof.... I'm banking on being in California. The kind of riding I do, it shouldn't be too much of an issue. But waterproof would be good. Don, my son is moving back to SB next weekend, which means more trips there to visit him and more passing through...

Hey! You're in the club! Membership card and secret rites and rituals information on their way! (BTW, on the left that's jwhite518 of this forum, who is right now two days away from completing his 48 states in 10 days "The Layoff Lap of America." Search for that title on Facebook; not...

I have been wanting to "document" my rides, so naturally I had a GoPro in mind. But based on the purpose and functionality I sought, along with price sensitivity (GoPros are $300-$400+), and given the recommendations on this website, I went with a dashcam instead of a GoPro. Specifically, I...

No helmet law I see.... Unscientific survey: No Helmet, 85%; Helmet, 15%,

Went to Annie last night--great! And AL's for breakfast this morning.

I'm in town for my son's graduation today, Friday, from U-Minn Minneapolis (PhD, Physics). Leaving Sunday morning.... Spotted a couple of FJRs parked across from his office. Looked like a blue '05 (the best year) and a gray.

77% of accidents come from in front of the motorcycle (11 to 1 o'clock). About 5% come from the rear (5-7 o'clock). Rear-enders are rare. Source: The Motorcycle Safety Foundation's Guide to Motorcycling Excellence, 1995 edition, page 85.

+1 I think that an ancillary benefit of the ability to split lanes as a matter of routine here in Calif. may be that we never see traffic, whether it's flying along at 70 MPH, slowed, or stopped, as a solid object (like a car would see it) but rather as a highly porous, fluid mass with many...

Thanks for the RR. Enjoyed it very much.

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I would think the M.C. would have an advantage in such a situation whereby, keeping one eye in the mirror and seeing trouble coming, by placing itself back from the vehicle ahead of it and off to one side (so's not to block itself in and have no out), the bike could skedaddle up between the cars...

What's up with that? I may take another ride to L.A. in June. You gonna still be in the area?

I will look forward to learning new roads in my greater backyard.

If you're gonna be in my back yard, then if I am blessed to still be alive or at least healthy way down in October, of course I would swing by for some socializing and motorcycle riding. It's on the social calendar.... P.S. If you're gonna host something in the, let's say, greater San...

Hi, Mike. I haven't been following this thread or the law.... But seeing your post, it occurs to me: After about 30 MPH then what lane splitting often turns into, I think, is lane "changing," or what I refer to as "slaloming." When traffic (and the rider) are going > 30 MPH, then if you...

You mean like this? https://youtu.be/xFW9Pa4V1OY A lot of noses buried in cell phones is more reason not to wait around at the back of a line of traffic for someone to plow into you. My daughter's boyfriend was rear-ended (in his car) on a freeway off-ramp. It's taken a long time for him...