Recent content by bobparry

It has to warm up/dry out soon! I'd love to drag my "mature" butt out along on with others of vintage for good run!

Hey OP! success is a state of being, not a condition arrived at i am a success. i have failed and at other times i have triumphed. the persistent pursuit of personal perfecting is a state of success. ... and Emerson was a goof IMHO having read Walden Pond f

Does anyone know who has pictures from any of those serious looking photographers on the turn into the pit straight away? I'd pay a tribute for a good one of myself.

stopping and turning with lots of weight (relative to the vehicle and what the vehicle was designed to for) pushing straight forward from behind makes for a dangerous potential. Add some rain to the road and you have a real problem. keep in mind that vehicle engineers have put the MINIMUM...

how about rear wheel bearings? if they are going on you, at high speed they could sound like a tire problem.

Hey cousin - What did you think of Billy Elliot? We saw it and were wowed by it - over the top performance. So glad we saw that one.

Thanks a lot for the input. This is great info. So correct me here if needed but I understand what has been shared to mean there is not a dog in the bunch and you can get your monies worth from a healthy market supply. Now for the fun part = setting a limit and shopping for a fair deal.

looking forward I can see a track only Honda 600 in my garage. I'm thinking maybe pick one up at the end of this riding season, so I have lots of time to reseach this topic. I would buy used and one that is already "track ready" with some mods already made. Is there a model or year to avoid...

Costco sells IMPACT CANOPY - great quality $250 delivered. I bought mine this summer. Sets up easy easy easy ( a one man job - never seen a woman set one up but I guess it's possible) Great quality. I use it at the beach a few times a week too. You get what you pay for - if you are lucky.

+1 on this posting from Brian. He explained it as I understand it too. The book is a great reference tool you will come back to time after time. "Suspension for Mortals" by Max McAllister is a thin little booklet but worth the additional input. Read whatever you can get from the pros (not a...

If you want to stick to your $200 limit.... Buy a couple of suspension books = $50 each Buy a shop manual for you model = $50 ( it was for mine ) Take the time to study them until you understand how suspensions work= $0 Change the oil in your forks and adjust the oil level to your liking/needs...

Hey Kool - good to hear from you. PM has been sent to catch up!

Great point and completely valid. However.... it is the government and they change s l o w l y - but the OPP will be changing - right after a large enough committee can make agreed upon recommendations. Some considerations they have to make in setting a new standard for themselves are not...

http://www.erikbuellracing.com/ for Erik's current status You are right. No one would pay 60K for an HD sportsbike. Erik left HD peacefully and, as I understand it, better off than he was going into HD. It has been said he has 5 years of ideas for engineering marvels in his head that were...

If you lack self control on the road take it to the track and see how poor a rider you really are - or rather how much better a rider you can become with practice. Speed is only status in the corner. Anyone can go fast straight. The track took the need for street speed out of me and others I...