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    Trip to Motorcyclepedia Museum

    Its cold and snowy so we took a trip yesterday to Motorcyclpedia in Newburgh NY about 10 miles from me. Free parking and admission tickets were $11. Well worth it. http://motorcyclepediamuseum.org/ http://www.facebook.com/MotorcyclepediaMuseum Fantastic place - amazing collection of antique...
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    Hurricane Sandy

    So guys it was like " The Perfect Storm" here Monday. Had 50 mph winds at my house, heavy rains, but the big news - and everyone knew this ahead of time - 12 FOOT STORM SURGE. If you never been to NYC you might think thats not unheard of. Well the skyscrapers of Mahattan with all those millions...
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    Cheap Synth oil

    Hey guys I was just in Tractor Supply Store. They have Rotella T6 Synthetic ( JASO-MA) on sale for $17/ gallon.
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    Reality Check from Honda

    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/16/automobiles/autoreviews/reality-check-from-honda-in-touch-with-economics.html?hpw NO one would blame you for interpreting Honda’s introduction of the 2012 NC700X as an attempt to bring some sanity back to motorcycling. Specifications Model: NC700X /...
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    Google car just went by

    The Google Earth car just went by my house!! It was a Prius with a big 3D camera on top and Google written all over it. Never seen one before and then it goes right by my house. Sucker was going pretty fast too.
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    Weaker CV carb springs?

    Anyone got a source for weaker springs for mikuni cv carb?
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    Will this work?

    I have this little old Japanese bike and I am cafeing it. I need to get a 2 into 1 exhaust on it but there is none available. I ordered a compatible system for another bike but the flanges are different. I cut off the flange and about 2" of the stock header pipe... I can hammer in the stub of...
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    Frenchman wrecks Citroen in Desert , builds motorcycle to survive.

    http://www.automotto.com/frenchman-converts-broken-citroen-2cv-car-wacky-wheeler.html That sounds incredibly like something you’d see in the next Oscar-winning Steven Spielberg movie but this happens to be a real life incident which was recently made public by ‘Naruhodo’, a Reddit user...
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    School me on helicoils

    Pulled the exhaust off an old bike today. One exhaust bolt snapped and so far - heat, wd 40 and a screw extractor aren't budging it. Its an M6 and I was able to drill out pretty straight- have an 1/8" bit through it now. So what size helicoil, drill ect am I looking at? Any tips?
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    Because Motorcycles Don't Lie

    I thought this was a great little read. I'm giddy looking forward to summer riding season and this guy just nails it. There is cold, and there is cold on a motorcycle. Cold on a motorcycle is like being beaten with cold hammers while being kicked with cold boots, a bone bruising cold. The...
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    He's running a bit rich....

    Don't know if this has been posted here... hil-a-ri-ous. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MlkR2FXPvQ&feature=share
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    Dirt Bike Badass in the Lincoln Tunnel

    This is great!! America is back baby!!! http://gothamist.com/2012/04/06/video_colbert_scores_awesome_video.php http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/411884/april-05-2012/dirt-bike-badass-in-the-lincoln-tunnel
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    Shinko 712

    I need a new back tire, and I cannot get the Avon Roadriders again because my bike gets the dreaded high speed wobble. Short on funds right now I found the Shinko 712 at Motorcycle Superstore for $60. Does anyone have any experience with this tire on a Bonny? I have to do something...
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    $5 gas

    Bad, if it happens. The prediction in the news is $5 gas by summer . Are you guys ready? Made decisions and plans so it doesn't make you poor? I drive 32 miles each way to work, but my Focus is getting 35 MPG for real. I work 4 ten hour days so thats 8 gallons a week for me. I'm okay with...
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    Last surviving veteran of First World War dies aged 110

    07 Feb 2012 Florence Green, the world's last surviving First World War veteran has died, marking the end of an era in British history. Before her death she said: ''I enjoyed my time in the WRAF. There were plenty of people at the airfields where I worked and they were all very good...
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    Triumph's Last Days at Meriden

    Triumph'sLastdays@Meriden The bus let me off near the main gate of the plant, a long, reddish-brown, two-story building with a few cars parked in the lot and “Triumph Engineering Company” in blue block lettering across the front. I snapped a couple of frames on my old Nikon F and hesitated...
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    Moto Bellissima: Italian Motorcycles from the 1950s and 1960s

    MotoBellissimo Guys - this is an exhibition at the San Fransisco Airport. Incredible looking bikes.. The Italian propensity for artistic design, historically demonstrated in a wide range of manufactured goods, has perhaps never been better exemplified than in the beautiful motorcycles...
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    Cheap Cafe Racer ?

    Anyone know anything about these? http://www.gekgo.com/cleveland%20cycles-misfit-250cc.html
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    Happpy New Year

    Just yesterday I put in stabil, drained the carbs and got the bikes ready for storage, however today is in the 50's and sunny. We have not had real snow and hence no sand or salt. So I fired up the Bonneville, bundlled up and rode down to my local beer store , where we had a nice visit. Got...
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    Am I nuts? Help me please...

    I just spent 14 hours and a few hundred dollars rebuilding an old washing machine. Not long ago I took my mom's ( God rest her) old sedan and fixed it and got it running and back on the road. No one wants to drive it, because its a 1989 Volvo and it sucks, but it now works. Actually it sits...
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    Insane - From Return of the Cafe Racers

    R1 " Test Drive" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Hw_0-fRR4Q
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    Ducati Panigale

    I think I'm in love, but only 195 HP? :) http://www.ultimatemotorcycling.com/2012-ducati-1199-panigale-preview 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale Specs: Engine: •Type: Superquadro: L-twin cylinder, 4 valve per cylinder, Desmodromic, liquid cooled •Bore x Stroke: 112 x 60.8mm •Power...
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    We are winning

    I thoiught this was a great video. Yes, its a little bit melodramatic and has the typical annoying sound track , but - the photography is cool and the theme is excellent. Its about some guys who start a motorcycle repair shop in Seattle. Give it a chance, about 3/4 of the way in there is a...
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    Electric Bike

    I just finished the first phase of this project. I wanted to build an electric bike for a while but I wanted to do it from scratch or as a hack . I could have just bought a $400 hub motor . The other day at the dump I spotted a Razor E350 Electric dirtbike And so my 15 year old son and I...
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