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The most I will do is signal folks that are driving at night without their headlights on. I pull the parking brake a notch in the car so the DRL will go off, then turn the low beams on and off a couple of times. Cutting the DRL and turning the low beams on is more noticeable as a deliberate...

That's a good point. I will file this away and hope that I remember it when it inevitably comes time that I need to use it.

Is your first picture from before or after the extractor broke and stuck in it? I can't really see much, if any, of the extractor stuck in there. I've shattered rotary cutoff discs trying to cut slots in similar recessed things, so dig out your safety glasses. Pretty sure I was trying to cut...

This would be easy if they knew whether the audio clips started at the start/finish line. Much harder if the clips started at some random point in the lap. The Mugello one definitely isn't starting on the front straight, but you can't tell if that's just from the video editing or not...

It looks like Oliveira has managed to transfer his curse of getting taken out by other riders onto Mir.

I have no personal experience with the ZX10R fitment, but I've seen a few of these around the pits and they seem pretty solid: https://419racing.com/lap-timer-mounts/

I picked up one of these on sale a while back and it reduces a lot of the angle-grinder trepidation. It turns an angle grinder into a mini-chopsaw. I couldn't justify the shop space for a real chopsaw, and this thing just lives on a shelf above my workbench. There's a cheaper version that's...

Absolutely wild Moto2 race.

I'm up to 6 or 8 tire changes a season now (track), so doing it myself provides the convenience of being able to swap tires any time that I need. Mounting tires isn't exactly pleasant, but it's pretty easy when you figure out the technique. The cost of the gear isn't really a factor: less than...

It's a weird thing to complain about, but I think that I haven't been commenting much this season because of event saturation. Everything starts to blur together between the sprints and the increased number of race weekends. I've always watched Moto2, Moto3 and MotoE as well, so that's a lot of...

Large safety pins or bulldog paper clips to close the annoying bright gap in the motel curtains. A small damp microfiber cloth attached to a retractable badge reel to wipe the bugs off the helmet visor on the fly.

New challenge: take a shot every time that article says "Pando Moto Arnie Slim jeans"

Same here. The main thing was power outages. Electric well pump means no water when the power is off. Plus, even if you did have water pressure from an elevated pressure tank, the electric water heater meant it was gonna be cold. It took me a decade to unlearn that after moving to a place with...

A large C-clamp may work. If the tire is super stubborn you can spray the bead with WD-40 or soapy water, crank the clamp down and leave it overnight. Use a board to distribute the force of the clamp across a wide section of the opposite rim.

Yes, I prefer long sleeve and full leg. Even though the suit itself will have a lining, an extra layer helps with comfort under the knee and elbow armour. Any kind of slippery stretchy fabric will work. Anything that's not slippery will make the suit harder to get on and off, and if it's too...

Healtech lists the GIpro X-type G2 + the GPX-WSS universal harness for the S40. I've got an Amazon knockoff of the Healtech on my old track bike and it's okay. These type read the RPM and the vehicle speed signals, then do some math to figure out what gear you're in. There's a noticeable delay...

I was thinking that a good storage solution could inspire the father to realize that he could fit way more bikes into that space, so really it would be a win/win for everyone. But yeah, any solution would have to be more convenient for the father overall, and have no chance of damaging the bike...

I use a bunch of different dollies to enable my motorcycle habit. It's like Tetris in the garage to get them all packed in nicely for winter storage. I've got two of this style, and the rear wheel platform measures exactly 10 inches wide on both of them. The casters aren't the greatest and it...

We have a roll-down blind thing on the gazebo that blocks the wind a bit. The 2K clear coat is hideously noxious, so some wind is a good thing to clear the stink out fast enough that the neighbors don't complain.

I spray painted a set of track fairings on the patio this morning. Everyone knows to use a 2K epoxy clear coat for durability, but the secret to a truly professional track finish is to have tweezers on hand to pick the flies and grasshoppers out of the clear coat before it dries.