Was it the sun or the rain that made your paint fade and rubber hoses and plastic deteriorate?

Normally I can find enough convincing evidence on a subject to form an opinion that at least makes sense to me, this subject left me scratching my head.
So I figured some long time bike owners could provide me with some advice and things to look out for or potentially damaging effects of the elements.

I decided not to because putting on rain gear takes longer than the ride to work. I was getting mixed opinions on Google about whether rain is bad for the motor bike or not, some said that rain would melt "corrode" the motor Bike while some said riding is ok but, letting it sit in the rain...

Will it hurt a motorcycle to ride it to work, and leave it outside in the rain.

I lost it on my way to sonic. I found while driving to Ft. Worth this morning to help my wife shut down here practice. When I stopped my wife thought there is now way I saw my wallet on the side of the road going 75 miles an hour. It still had all my cards in it unfortunately I canceled them yesterd...

Wallet found on the side of I-30. Thanks for the gas money Miles and offering Rick.

Question about the new inspection, "Two steps, one sticker" my registration is due in May 15 but my inspection is due in Feb. 15 according to the website from my understanding I don't need to get and inspection until the registration is due, is this correct? They don't give inspection stic...

Anyone looking to get rid of your old ones to help offset the cost of new ones?

Thanks for the ride, man this turning into an addiction.

In!

Lol, no this not a miles award, however it does look like his handywork.

Here is a cool trophy I won today.

So, I went to motto liberty today, and got some gear, boots stylmartin, two piece suit olympia, has anyone ever heard of these brands?
My initial thoughts, it's a lot better than what I had.

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I found this article it really opened my eyes to what high speed road rash will do to you.

I just went and looked at some helmets, my ebay special has been less than satisfactory, found out two things my helmet is the wrong size one size to big and there is a difference between a $50 helmet and a $500 helmet.

That pretty much answers my question, I wanted to know if inexpensive gear quality, was comparable to top end, before I went with either one. Like some things are made by the same company with sane components only housed are marked differently, for instance I used to love Dewalt tools until one brok...

I'm going to go get some new gear today, thought I might ask for some suggestions so I don't buy some crap I don't need.

LOL, this is to funny, I should have started off talking politics you know a topic that everyone agrees on.

Exactly, you don't wad a wet wipe so why would you wad tp.

Thanks for the welcomes.
As far as toilet paper debates go, wtf everyone knows you fold it and you should especially know with the advent of flushable wipes, go ahead and try to wad that up and use it.

I would like to introduce myself, to everyone. My name is Ben, I live in Weatherford and ride a Fz-07. I finally started riding in Dec. 2014, and I must say it is the most fun and obsessive purchase I've ever made. Up to this point I've never understood how someone could spend so non work time on a ...