Thanks for the offer, Darren. I'm not sure if I've met you or not... have you made it out to a bike night? If you do it would be great to talk to you for a bit about your trips and get any advice you can give. As for the trip... stuff is popping up every weekend, it seems. The earliest I'm free is t...

Just saw this pic posted over on ST-N, apparently taken shortly before the gold Jag incident. These guys weren't just slowing down traffic on the freeway to their buddies could to wheelies up ahead, they had the whole thing shut down. Damn... I'm feeling less and less inclined to blame the Jag drive...

I have the same problem as Avi... not to the point where I can't shift anymore, but after a long ride, my left hand and wrist is pretty worn out and sore. The clutch pull on the viffer is pretty hard, and it takes a fair amount of force to keep it in. I pop the bike into neutral at just about every ...

If the rules are set up to give an advantage to twins... why wouldn't one of the Japanese mfgs start campaigning one? The rules don't give Ducati an edge, they give twins an edge... big difference there. Bring back the RC!

I'm in. Invited a few people at work to come along too, so we'll see if they make it out. I hope the oil filter survives this ride...

Phrack, there will be people out there until tomorrow morning, at least. Swing by and say hi! Jimmy from Granbury came by to introduce himself, and its always fun to meet new people. Just don't be looking for a group of bikes... pretty much everyone is in cars. Anyway, I had a great time out there l...

OK, so this isn't really funny. Or interesting, entertaining, beneficial, or anything else that might make it worth posting here. Except for the fact that it can be used to poke fun at certain people new to the boards :-D Yes, along with cow tipping, this is what they do for fun at UC Davis. Recreat...

I've never understood riders who say they kick cars that come into their lanes. Would you do that in your car, or ram them? Hell no! Trust me, when it happens, you're not thinking about it. I was in the left lane of a feeder road when a car coming off of a side street made a wiiiide right turn to t...

You can 'discuss' the trip here, but any actual plans, unless the ride is picked up by a ride leader, will need to be done through PMs. So noted... :grin: Lake Buchanan is a nice place to be at. It does look nice... a bit farther north then I was planning on stopping, though. Maybe another area to ...

yup get the whole assembly, wheel, brakes, forks, clip ons and triples just buy new head bearings they are cheap. should be in the ballpark of 500-700. every now and then you can find a great deal on ebay. ...and once you get your wheel, forks, clipons, etc. sold to someone who crashed theirs and j...

I'm in for Friday evening - Saturday afternoon. I might be able to swing by on Thursday to say hi for a bit as well. I'll bring some $$ to contribute for the campsite, a jug of LIT, and a few lbs of kalbi (Korean style marinated ribs) to throw on the grill. I also need to swing by REI to grab a tent...

I've got this idea in my head that it might be fun to take a weekend trip down to Hill Country and do some riding in the area southwest of Kerrville. This thread is intended as kind of a suggestion area where people who have been down there can post up any hints as to the must-see/ride/eat/whatever ...

We could require ALL Meatballs to attend to assist and make it a couple of hours to avoid the heat issue. Other Ride Leaders post up ... let's make this happen in the next two or three weeks. When is the makeup MSF for Ann and Kris? Within the next two or three weeks, I guess? Also, it seems this m...

It got mentioned here... haven't heard anything else. Should be interesting to see how the story turns out.

Well, I hope the rest of you had a good time on the remainder of the ride. Sorry again for holding up the group... I know waiting around in the hot sun sucks >< And much thanks to Kelly for coming down to his shop on a Sunday and trying to help us fix my bike! Unfortunately, a few miles after leavin...

Have fun this weekend, Ann! I think a guy I know is also taking it this weekend... his name is Steve, taller guy, goofy smile. If you meet him say hi for me (:

I'm in, most likely for the moderate. If an intermediate pops up, I might change my mind, though.

For all you Britbike lovers out there... here's a bit about the production of your machines!

... I wish we get laid off soon so I can begin to live life like some of you out there... ready for a long break and start my sabitical on road touring routes like ya'll telling stories about... Sounds like you had fun :grin: Cheers :neutral: Beercap Come on, Beercap! Off-Friday + Saturday + Sunday...

Hmm, my curiousity has been piqued... I am probably in.

Any further hints as to what to expect?

Benbrook Lake has some decent riding with some nice curvies take 377 past the horse stables then the next left after that left take the second left and it will put you by the marina and on the road for the curvies altough its not a long road That road just reopened... with a toll booth. Its now $3 ...

Great ride today! It was lots of fun... I really liked the scenery as it blurred like you're in the Millenium Falcon doing a lightspeed jump. Hard8 was great as usual... Thanks for leading the ride, Benny!

This is pretty much the method I used on my bike, with not ill effects. I recall hearing about teams that would take newly built engines and throw them on the dyno, and do full power runs... and watch the HP go up with each run. I really think that with the way today's machines are built, you're not...

Fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun FUNNNNNNNNN :D So, yeah, I guess you could say I had a good time. The weather was great, mostly sunny, with the temps hitting probably high 80s... not TOO hot, but enough to make for some nice track conditions. The first session seemed to go by way too quick--I do...

I'll be there Monday, not sure about the night before. You guys planning on being at the same spot, under that covered area? I might try and swing by on Sunday night to drop off tools/tape/etc with someone, that way I can pull of the Givi rack before heading down there... although it seems like it m...