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    HONDA V4 STREETFIGHTER??? to compete with FZ9

    Honda's naked VF800 designs - | Motorbike reviews | Latest Bike Videos | MCN I MISS my FZ8... and was thinking of picking up an FZ9... until I read THIS.... ohhhhhhhhhhhh....
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    long distance rides

    When I was younger by 20 years, I actually rode from my base in NC to my folks house up in MA... nice long ride, hated crossing through the Bronx though. This was all done on a 1981 650 Nighthawk. loved that bike. but DAMN that ride was challenging... and the trip back to base SUCKED. Of...
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    Radiator fluid? oh YEAH thats slippery!

    So I was slowing down for a light with 5 cars waiting for it to turn green, and it turns as I approach so I balance there for a few seconds, creeping forward slowly until the car in front of my pulls away. The lead car was sitting over a puddle of water. I see it, notice the weird...
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    Tire Pressure - don't beleive it unless you see it

    My wife has been searching for an upgrade for her 500 Ninja for a few months now. She finally found one about 3 hours away and after some negotiations, we set the date for her to go check it out and probably bring it home. Bike was in GORGEOUS condition. overly loud exhaust (Jardine) all the...
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    removal and replacing forks question

    I've done quite a bit of wrenching, but have never really messed around with the front end forks or triple tree's on any of my bikes... are there any gotcha's? anything you should mark/tape to remember where things were set at etc? anyone do this to any of their bikes?
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    the COOLEST thing happened this weekend

    I had to go to a wedding for one of my wifes co-workers. beautiful day, could have been out riding, but free beer, free food, and dancing, plus we're in Texas so I wanted to see how they 'GET DOWN' here in the heart of the big star state. Turns out the groom is a fireman, and his wife and...
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    you when your wife/gf/bf/significant other asks you that question....

    everyone has a button to push. some people have LOTS of buttons, and sometimes you push them to tease, sometimes to start a fight or whatever. After I lost my FZ8 in February, I was kinda bummed, but also excited. I had full replacement policy on my insurance so I could go out and get a...
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    BMW sued by a man with a ragin hard on

    Man sues BMW for 20-month erection after bike ride seriously...
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    What does your username mean?

    So everyone has a username here that may or may not be easy to figure out... and I figured it would be fun to share that here. mine is Hypo, which is short for Hypocrisy or Fsckin Hippos, which were/are my handles when I play video games online... even though I'm past the point where its cool...
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    WALMART STOPPED SELLING SUPERTECH OIL FILTERS

    SHIT :eek: :wtf: now I gotta go find another filter to use. dammit.
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    post deer strike sale! SW MOTO BAGS FOR SALE!!!

    SOLD!!!!! used only one time.... make me an offer.
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    post deer strike sale! CORBIN SEAT FOR SALE!!!

    SOLD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome seat. it was just getting to the point of breaking it in when a deer ended my FZ8's joy of life. Regular price is $260 plus shipping, and since I only had the seat for maybe a month before I got off the bike at 55mph, I think the price is more than...
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    killed my first deer yesterday

    i was doing about 55 behind my buddy's cruiser on the way home and the deer decided right then she needed to cross the road.... right there between those 2 motorcycles. didnt see it until it crossed the white line and it was going pretty fast. came off the gas and was starting to aim for where...
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    decibel range

    ok I'm getting frustrated. I'm going through the exhaust comparison thread and checking out the links and finding some helpful information, but I'm getting stuck on decibel ranges and legal limits and most importantly... WHERE CAN I FIND THE STOCK MUFFLER DECIBEL RANGE? Anyone?
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    Chain Maintenance

    GREAT article here: .: Motorcycle Chain Maintenance | Canyon Chasers Motorcycle Sport Touring :.
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    lessons learned - GAS MILEAGE issues

    I am a jackass. -SIGH- I usually get 190-200 miles to a tank of gas, and I usually fill up around 170ish. Today I got to work with 160 miles on the tank... and when I came out after work, I thought I'd be able to make it 15 miles down the road... I made it 7 miles. :rolleyes: what I had...
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    Corbin Seat Install

    So the Corbin seat doesn't exactly fit straight from the factory... but here's some pictures of what I pulled out of the box in a side by side comparison: The stocker rear tabs fit perfectly, the metal Corbin tabs are fully extended and don't quite line up. The front tab...
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    OUTRAGEOUS PRICED MODS

    HOLY CRAP!!!!! so I was looking for something sharp to put on the bike and I found some REALLY sweet turn signals just by googling motorcycle turn signals.... so how much would YOU pay for turn signals? how much would you pay for THESE? what if they were BILLET ALUMINUM? $224 before...
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    youtube videos - ROKKIT44

    This guy puts together some AWESOME videos. ROKKIT44's Channel - YouTube ROKKIT44's Channel - YouTube Riding lessons... ROKKIT44's Channel - YouTube waiting for the snow to melt... ROKKIT44's Channel - YouTube snow is still melting.... ROKKIT44's Channel - YouTube great song :)...
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    Video cameras... HD / VBloggers... what are your choices?

    My wife has been stalking a few vbloggers on youtube and I've seen some pretty good video's that she's shown me. She's really interested in at least getting a camera for our road trips, but having the option to do audio probably interests her. I was wondering if any of you have played with...
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