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Got a long (5) day weekend starting Thursday-Mon. If any of you SOCAL / San Diego area riders want to meet up and ride? Let me know via PM. I'm usually down for Coastal rides and / or hitting Palomar & the local Mountains. I know some good routes out here in East County and the snow should be...

So I was getting ready to ride to work yesterday morning, fired up the beast and rolled it out of the garage to the driveway. As I turned to walk back inside....it tipped over :damn angry: The Damage total was; Bent handlebars, broken clutch lever, damaged ISO grip, bent shift lever, bent...

My 5 year old SHOEI is nicked and has some scratches on it so the wife OK'd a new helmet. I have one of these on the way. DOT approved; I Orderd the clear visor and alumninum moutnting hardware to go with it and still came in under the $500+ I spent on the SHOEI. I have the Clear UFO...

She runs better and handles better than she did when I bought her used in '06. I Must say that she has been Extremely Reliable and Fun as hell to work on and ride. the shit out of. She had 4K on the odo then when I dropped 6K in cash on her , the guy I bought her from had all the maintenance...

These were given to me by a Friend at work. He asked me if I wanted them and I said sure, they came off of His Aprilla and I am very impressed with the quality they are made of. These things are friggin works of art and now I'm thinking..... I have a friend who fabs Trophy trucks (100hp Baja...

Sheba our Cat has this crazy "Thing" for my VMax. When ever I get home and shut it down she hops right up and gets herself cozy, if it's not the bike it's my Clothes or my side of the Bed... I think it has more to do with my Fishing gear than anything though. It's just a sad damn thing that...

A local radio station personality (Clint from 101.5 KGB FM) has been putting together a large group for a ride on the 22nd. The ride is for a terminally ill 13 year old boy who loves bikes and for the riders to show a bit of unity and compassion. I did the "Pre" ride yesterday and it was nice...

My odo and speedo work fine but the damn trip meter rolls all three of the mileage indicators when the 1/10 mile indicator cycles. I can get it all to re-set to 0 if I play with it but it still cycles all three. I only average 85-90 miles per tank before my fuel light comes on and I hate...

I've been through some tough times over the last few months; Hell my luck has been so bad that if it were raining pussy I could look up and get nothing but a dick in the face. It is what it is and hopefully it was what it was. I am good though :punk: I got a job, a loving wife and family and...

I would feel satisfied that I have Loved, Been Loved and had moments of breathtaking happiness & Joy along with the Pain, Angst, Anger, Rage and uttter Hopelessness that life has thrown at me..... but I will be satisfied knowing I conquered at least one Demon in my life....My Yamaha VMAX! She...

Cruising at 75-80 mph to work yesterday morning, all was fine then all of a sudden she started dying on me, like she was out of gas. ..WTF? I know that was not it because I had just filled up....I had to bail off onto the left center shoulder and prayed that I did not get nailed by aggressive...

I really loved the Solo rider look my bike had and I even thought about doing some of those Crazy Euro fender and frame "Sportie" mods to my bike but I also enjoyed the rides with my wife. through the mountains very much. She's a petite little Fillipina and a few times on rides I actually...

It's hot back East, got this from a cousin back in Ma... puts it in perspective for me :biglaugh:

Our 11 year old Chow/Lab mix "Timex" (the watchdog) is not doing so well these days and it may be time to relieve him of his pain in the near future and as much as that will break my heart I felt like I had to think of our other dog too. His trusty side kick "Panco Villa" (our Austrailian...

I got allot of great tips, ideas and tech info from this site. I just want to to take a minute and thank everyone for all the help. I finally finished up with my 1st round of Mods & got her out for a 100 mile + shakedown ride . I am very happy with the huge difference in handling (special thanks...

Happy 4th of July to all of my Fellow American Brothers, Sisters, Mothers , Fathers and fellow Band Members out there in our Great Country! thank the Lord and be thankful for what we have and who we are. We live in the Greastest Country on Earth and I hope you all never Forget that! <iframe...

Just thought I'd share a bit of "Gunner Pride" and let those that don't know some General Rules for working with or being around Navy Gunners :biglaugh: Rules for Working with Gunner’s Mates RULE # 1: Always trust a Gunner’s Mate… they only lie for your own good. RULE # 2: Never under...

Well I set about re-building the clutch on my '06, (the OEM one was TOAST) so I went with the Barnett spring conversion because I tried the Double D once and it rubbed on the inside of my clear UFO case cover. When I was doing the job and put the Barnett pressure plate on, I noticed it has...

I hope the guys do not mind me starting this, guess I was the first one to get home :blink000:. I had a good time today meeting and riding with you guys. I got some Killer Ideas for "Must have" Mods starting with suspension, brakes and clutch work.... Anyway I hope it don't bother anyone if I...