OK now I ride a Honda. It's true what they say you know, you do meet the nicest people on a Honda. :p

I obviously can't be "Beemer bum" anymore. :rolleye

Should I change it?:scratch

Does anyone know if I can get a set of Pazzo levers that will fit my 1991 Honda CB 750?

I did not see them on the fit list, but I was wondering if perhaps another model would fit the same...

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Here is a ride I did with member of the VentureRider.org site. Here in Indiana

Part 1
http://vimeo.com/14589003

Part 2
http://vimeo.com/14620184

Huge. Ugly. Yet so cool looking. When I heard a FMF-equipped all black B-King while on vacation it's been on my mind ever since. It had a small windscreen and some bags.

Am I delusional for thinking it'd make a good weekend sport tourer? My riding partner has a 36" inseam so I presume she'd be hating life.....that's okay cuz it'd be a good excuse to make it the "solo" bike.

I ride a VMax so big "odd handling" bikes with too much torque are a natural fit, ha.

Local dealer has brand new 08 for $8000 asking price.

Anyone own one? Pros and cons, please.

Or would the weight get old; there are powerful naked bikes which weigh at least 100 pounds less such as the new Z1000. But that B-King is just so bad.

On a bitterly cold winter's morning a husband and wife in Dublin were listening to the radio during breakfast.
They heard the announcer say, "We are going to have 8 to 10 inches of snow today. You must park your car on the even-numbered side of the street, so the snowploughs can get through”.


So the good wife went out and moved her car.
A week later while they are eating breakfast again, the radio announcer said, "We are expecting 10 to 12 inches of snow today. You must park your car on the odd-numbered side of the street, so the snowploughs can get through."

The good wife went out and moved her car again.
The next week they are again having breakfast, when the radio announcer says, "We are expecting 12 to 14 inches of snow today. You must park...." Then the electric power went out.

The good wife was very upset, and with a worried look on her face she said, "I don't know what to do. Which side of the street do I need to park on so the snowploughs can get through?"

Then with the love and understanding in his voice that all men who are married to blondes exhibit, the husband replied, "Why don't you just leave the bloody car in the garage this time."
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Hello All, it has been some time since i have been on here due to work and the weather down here has been very wet so i have not got out for many rides. But i thought i would put up our ride from earlier in the year to NZ



6 March - Christchurch to Akaroa

As most of you know who follow my rides my choice of ride here in aus is a goldwing so whenever we go OS the choice has to be a goldwing. We arrived in the afternoon and picked up the bike the next morning and once packed headed out to Akaroa, what a great way to start the ride a great road up and over and down into Akaroa.




7 March - Akaroa to Lake Tekapo

Todays ride took us out of LT and out onto the plains and some straight roads towards the mountains we travelled for some time with the mountains to our right we headed to LT. We were not prepared for the sight as you come down into LT, what a beautiful lake the emerald green takes your breath away. We stayed over night and enjoyed the the star gazing.









8 March - Lake Takepeo to Dunedin

Today we headed back towards the west coast via Mount Cook. The roads were of great with a smooth surface with great wide bends. Dunedin is a very nice place we ended up staying in the only castle in NZ at a very good rate.





9 March - Dunedin to Invergcargill (side trip the the bluff)

Today we awoke to a very thick fog (over here we would call it a pea soup) and made our way down the mountain slowly before heading out on the plains towards Invergcargill this side of the island is very coastal and other then some great sea views there was not much in the way of good MC roads. The reason to go to Invergcargill was to see the "worlds fastest indian". Also whilst here we went to the bottom of the earth to Bluff





10 March- Invercargill to Milford sound

Today we were in for a treat the roads were great and all i can say is what a ride i will let the pictures do the talking. We stayed in milford sound overnight and it rained all night we awoke to a crystal clear morning which made for a great boat ride into the sound

But not everyone is as lucky as I am......

The economy is so bad that I got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.

I ordered a burger at McDonald's, and the kid behind the counter asked, "Can you afford fries with that?"

CEO's are now playing miniature golf.

If the bank returns your check marked "Insufficient Funds," you have to call them and ask if they mean you or them .

Hot Wheels and Matchbox stocks are trading higher than GM.

McDonald's is selling the 1/4 'ouncer'.

Parents in Beverly Hills and Malibu are firing their 'nannies' and learning their children's names.

A truckload of Americans was caught sneaking into Mexico .

Dick Cheney took his stockbroker hunting.

Motel Six won't leave the light on anymore.

The Mafia is laying off judges.

BP Oil laid off 25 Congressmen.

Congress says they are looking into the Bernard Madoff scandal. Oh Great!! The guy who made $50 Billion disappear is being investigated by the people who made $1.5 Trillion disappear!

And, finally...

I was so depressed last night thinking about the economy, wars, jobs, my non-savings, Social Security, limited retirement funds, and our bleak future, that I called the Suicide Lifeline and was connected to a call center in Pakistan . When I told them I was suicidal, they got all excited, and asked if I could drive a truck !!

So I posted a thread recently talking about an ideal motorcycle to buy second hand in Hong Kong.
You guys gave me some things to think about. Now after a significant amount of shopping I have found something VERY cool.
I want to have my PASHNIT family look it over briefly and let me know if there is anything I need to worry about.

The bike: 1991 Honda CB 750

Condition: Little bit of rust that has been painted over, frame "looks" straight. All the lights work properly, and after not running for some time, and starting with a tank filled from empty. It kicked over rather nicely.
Sputtered a bit as it was warming, but once warm, purred like a kitten.
Bike has 56,000 Km (35,000 miles)
selling price, $12,500 HK ($1600 US)

and this is what she looks like.

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Any Oregonians (or anybody else for that matter) know the current condition of the Powers to Glendale (or Riddle) route? The Oregon Motorcyclist page says it's paved, but that there is one section that had slid out (the picture looks fairly serious); is that part of the road still there? Thanks!

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Ian Barry and Amaryllis Knight have a motorcycle shop in downtown Los Angeles on the L A River.
They built the Kestrel Falcon, which they showed at the Quail Lodge earlier this summer.
Here is their video. In the river.
For those who have had the benefit of never coming to Los Angeles, it doesn't really have a river; it is a flood control channel.
But this is all in the general area of the Falcon Motorcycles building.
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YouTube- Falcon Motorcycles Kestrel: the LA River

For California riders, SB 435 will require motorcycles to keep their stock exhaust. This bill is:
- discriminatory - what about cars, trucks, lawn mowers
- un-enforceable - "Officer, my dog ate my EPA sticker!"
- clearly targeted at "bikers" using open pipes and, as a result, many of us will get ensnared in its net

Send an email to the Governator and tell him to VETO this bill. Go to the AMA website at:
http://www.ama-cycle.org/legisltn/rapidresponse.asp

Scroll to the "Take Action" section and email Ahh-nold. I re-wrote the AMA stock message since it's too long and lacking some PASSION!!! "This Bill sucks" will work, I suppose.

Don't wait - do it now!

Thanks,

The Harley-Davidson Facts


The inventor of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle, Arthur Davidson , died and went to heaven.

At the gates, St. Peter told Arthur 'Since you've been such a good man and your motorcycles have changed the world, your reward is, you can hang out with anyone you want to in heaven.'

Arthur thought about it for a minute and then said, ' I want to hang out with God.'

St. Peter took Arthur to the Throne Room, and introduced him to God.

God recognised Arthur and commented, 'Okay, so you were the one who invented the Harley-Davidson motorcycle?'



Arthur said, 'Yeah, that's me...'

God commented: 'Well, what's the big deal in inventing something that's pretty unstable, makes noise and pollution and can't run without a road?'

Arthur was a bit embarrassed, but finally spoke, 'Excuse me, but aren't you the inventor of woman?'


God said, 'Ah, yes.'

'Well,' said Arthur, 'professional to professional, you have some major

design flaws in your invention!'



1. There's too much inconsistency in the front-end suspension

2. It chatters constantly at high speeds


3. Most rear ends are too soft and wobble about too much

4. The intake is placed way too close to the exhaust
5. The maintenance costs are outrageous!!!!


'Hmmmmm, you may have some good points there,' replied God, 'hold on.'

God went to his Celestial supercomputer, typed in a few words and waited for the results.

The computer printed out a slip of paper and God read it.

'Well, it may be true that my invention is flawed,' God said to Arthur, 'but according to these numbers, more men are riding my invention than yours'.

It looks like I'll have a ton of time off next summer, and I'd like to take a ride from the Bay Area to see family and friends back home in central TX.

I bought my first bike back in May and have already put 2500+ miles on it, riding up and down the coast and the Sierras. Since I'm a new rider, I thought I could use some advice from old pros such as yourselves. :)

First of all, should I get a bigger bike? I got a fairly cheap, super reliable Yamaha Virago 250. It tops out around 75 and has done just fine in the Sierra mountain passes. I don't exactly smoke anyone on the Interstate, but that's no big deal. I can cruise in the right lane at 60, no problem. If I were to do this trip on my current bike, is there anything besides saddlebags and highway pegs that I should think about getting?

Still though, I figure a bigger engine and frame would probably be nice. I was thinking about picking up something like the Suzuki SV650 -- does that seem like a good bike to do a trip like this?

Because I'm planning on doing this trip in the summer, and because the country to which I'll be riding tends to be hotter than hell in summer, do any of you have wise advice on how to deal with the heat? I have a vented textile jacket, and I grew up in Texas, so I'm used to toasty weather, but I figure there might be some tricks I don't know about to keep me and my stuff nice and cool.

Finally -- any good routing ideas? I'm going to avoid I-10 and I-40 because I've done both of those before. I was thinking of US50 into NV, then down to Arches Natl Park, into Taos area and then zooming down the Llano Estacado into TX. Not sure about the way back though.

Thanks for your help!
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After successfully (and single-handedly I might add!:D) ending the war in Iraq, Kristy and I are looking at grabbing the Toura-busa and heading back to Bakersfield for a ride with all the fine Central Valley folks we've grown to love (OK, I lie... I've just barely learned to tolerate Jafo:tongue:hehe).

As I work for the US government (and they have a wonderful habit of changing things last minute) I have to preemtively make the disclaimer that this ride may be cancelled at the last minute. All things being, here's my plan...

On the 2nd or 3rd of October, I would love to get together for a semi-short ride up into the hills above/around Bakertucky. I have to ask if someone has route recommendations, as about all I'm really familiar with is 178 going up to and around Lake Izzy and 155 headed back down (both great roads though!). Does anyone have recommendations?

LawDawg has possibly been granted authorization form his higher command to allow us to get together and BBQ at his place. If authorization stays (IE: we don't all screw it up), is anyone interested with that idea? My main priority is a chance to get with all the fine Pashnites I've met, known and possibly a few new friends. For all you fine SoCal folks, you're more than welcome to attend. I'm brainstorming a SoCal ride HERE.

Anybody want in?