Recent content by Dino Z

You must feel great after almost 1.5 years. I am assuming you feel no more pain and while I didn’t have a knee replacement I had a total hip replaced mid February this year and have been out today. Still have limited strength.

All very nice purchases. Seems a better mix of various bike styles and not just sportbikes lately. Enjoy the upcoming season

It’s a Thruxton, I guess I seem to like Triumphs and I do.

Yes insurance affects us all, I got rid of the SS and I’m 62, âge and years of riding doesn’t seem to matter, I feel for all of us. This bike was just over $1k a year, it is what it is .

Picked up a used Triumph bobber

Seen this ? https://www.firstmfg.com/collections/mens-jackets/products/the-60s-new-yorker-anthracite

An interested my choice in $USD however is First Manufacturing. I recently saw a distressed Brando style for under $200.00 If you have a USA shipping point like Kinek, which I currently use, you can have it shipped there and simply declare and pay the tax. They have some pretty nice styles and...

Im 57, my father 87. We both ride and can make shoulder checks. My father also skis at mount washington every winter. as for vision - you pass the eye test or you dont. and anyone over 50 has psyc problems? and old people in cages just cause crashes? prescription drugs will turn accidents into...

This is exactly what I would do , your dad is correct and reasonable with riding again. I'm also a father of 2, girls albeit, but I would certainly be concerned and give it a bit of time.

Truly sorry for your loss Anthony. I wholeheartedly agree with STND above with his statement about "money". I'm on the road pretty much of the day and come across this all day. It may not be the drivers at fault all the time but the companies they work for that put time restrictions on...

Have been using petroleum jelly-Vaseline for years, works for me

As D has noted, unless you trailer your bike there, should you crash you have to find an alternative way to get home. And yes you will be both mentally and physically exhausted after the day.

Your the man don't give it a second thought, sh*t happens you went all out, that's what's important

I would think that Pro 6 would be able to work on any year, great staff

It always depends, however I find being smooth in corners requires not being too low in a gear. Try being in a higher gear than you think, if too tall back off one.