Motorcycle Riders

[BogeyFree]

Yes they're hot in the summer while in traffic or at a red light, but quite nice in the spring and fall. But there's nothing quite like stuffing a V8 between your legs...

[East Bay Rider]

Originally Posted by BogeyFree

I rode Harleys for 30 years and just got bored with them and riding what everybody else has so this is my current scooter -a 2009 Boss Hoss with a small block Chevy 350/385 hp. It's my second Boss Hoss and I wouldn't ride anything else. Awesome machine...

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Very cool.
What's your fuel range?

[Andad]

OMG

Who cares about MPG.

[BogeyFree]

Originally Posted by directioneng

OMG

Who cares about MPG.

Lol true - but anyway fuel mileage is high teens "normal" driving and mid 20's on the highway in Overdrive.

[Bobbman]

Originally Posted by thoroughbred

Been working on it for a few months, slowly gathering parts, will have paint on in the next week or so! Putting a 1954 Panhead in its a full custom 2" up 2" out with 38 degrees in the neck and a four over springer, and a 200 rear tire. One of my other hobbies

Thoroughbred,

What kind of springer is that photo? I am looking at redoing a knuckle chop and like the looks of it.

Bobbman

[Ebruner]

Spring is here fellows. Lets get them out and ride!!

-Eddie

[onions]

Here's mine...

[East Bay Rider]

What a nice bike. Looks like you could ride that forever.

[hdrazor251]

Ian, Looks like it has everything but the espresso maker.

Very nice bike

[Johny]

bump for scott.

[gslaskin]

Here's my 1974 Norton Commando 850 Roadster

[Rsvrider]

[QUOTE=gslaskin;3317570]Here's my 1974 Norton Commando 850 Roadster



What a beauty! I've been thinking into moving in that direction. I'm really liking the Cafe Racer look.
There is a guy in Dallas that "builds" Tritons. Bought my ST1050 from him, he sold his dealership and opened a shop. I may have to pay him a visit.

[Sub Par]

Having not ridden for so long, I could not trust myself to get back into it these days. The reflexes aren't what they were once...

So many gorgeous bikes in this thread, some of the classic bikes you people have are simply stunning!. Here's something guys with older bikes might be able to relate to

[East Bay Rider]

[Johny]

Originally Posted by gslaskin

Here's my 1974 Norton Commando 850 Roadster

very nice.

[dba]

From a trip to Canada with my brother; his is in the background.

[drockadam]

HD 03' 100th Aniversary Road King Classic!

Just yanking your chain... My dad's bike. Went on a very nice 330km along Lake Ontario, this past weekend. It was a prostate cancer ride, it's called "The Ride For Dad".

Here's some pictures! Notice the young chap, with the grey shirt and black baseball cap in the front? Yeah, that's me. There were supposedly 800 bikers this year!

[East Bay Rider]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/...-everyone.html

[Sig228]

I used to own a few bikes. But I sold them and rent now. I go out for day rides every other month or so. Last year I rented a Road King and took a one way trip from Miami to New Orleans. My wife and sons met me out there and we drove back in her car. What a blast. NO is one crazy town!!

Here's my oldest son and myself about to leave on a ride around South Florida:

[joeychitwood]

The "old lady" and I on the UP of Michigan along Lake Superior last weekend.

[East Bay Rider]

Trikes are cool.

[Johny]

some pics of a side panel i constructed from an old dented 650cc triumph oil tank. i cut the back off and then a bit of welding brazing cutting bending and shaping. made up rubber mountings at the back but not finished with the design of the front mounting yet...just wanted to get it on. hope that you all like it. j.

[Jocke]

Originally Posted by Johny

some pics of a side panel i constructed from an old dented 650cc triumph oil tank. i cut the back off and then a bit of welding brazing cutting bending and shaping. made up rubber mountings at the back but not finished with the design of the front mounting yet...just wanted to get it on. hope that you all like it. j.

Still no oil in the engine?

Great work my friend.

[Johny]

Originally Posted by Jocke

Still no oil in the engine?

Great work my friend.

you mean oil still in the engine. cheers j. i enjoyed making it.

[lavaman]

drat, as if i wasnt depressed enough, I had to open this threat....


some great bikes here!!

(sigh)

former DUC, Yamaha vstar/ BMW R rider.

[Porsche]

Originally Posted by Johny

you mean oil still in the engine. cheers j. i enjoyed making it.

Synthetic Reality

Read this on the net, and took the liberty to republish it here
as this article contains vital information for any British bike owner.


From the AFM-ClubRacer list
Subject: Beware synthetic oil

Beware of synthetic oil, it can do terrible things to you and your
beloved motorcycle. It will not only leak out of your engine faster
than you can put it in, but it will also cause your oil filter to
clog and implode, dumping debris and dirt into your lubrication
system. It also will make every part of your bike permanently
slippery because of its linear molecular chain dispersion action.
Then it will leak onto your kickstand causing it to retract
automatically, dropping your bike on the ground! But that's not all...

Synthetic oil will round off your gears and spin your bearings. It
will also splatter onto your seat causing your girlfriend to fall off
in the apex of a turn and she'll never ride with you again. Synthetic
oil coats your sight window and your timing window with a whitish
pro-emulsification additive that is both non-removable and highly
corrosive. Synthetic oil will completely leak onto the ground overnight
and your dog will drink it and die.

Synthetic oil will wear out your tires and make your battery leak. It
will give you the desperate need to urinate after you put your full
leathers on and then jam your zippers shut. It will contaminate your
gasoline causing your bike to stall on railroad tracks and accelerate
uncontrollably near police cars. It will make it rain during rallies
and on weekends. It will lubricate your timing belts causing them to
jump teeth and break your valves to bits. Synthetic oil chemically
weakens desmodromic valves and causes the clearances to change every
six miles. Then it melts the black soles of your riding boots right
before you walk across your new carpeting.

While riding past groups of attractive women it will cause both of
your handlebar grips to slip off at the same time so you smash your
windscreen with the bridge of your nose. It also causes your swingarm
to crack, your studs to break, and your rotors to warp, and then it
voids your warranty by changing your odometer reading to 55,555. It
also dries out your wetclutch and wets your dryclutch. It makes your
clutch slave cylinder seal fail in the heaviest traffic on the hottest
day of the year while putting an angry wasp in your helmet for good
measure.

Synthetic oil hides your 13mm socket and puts superglue on your
earplugs. Synthetic oil will scratch your faceshield and make your
gloves shrink two sizes night before trackday. Synthetic oil stole
your neutral and sold it to the Chinese for $1.25. Synthetic oil
will make you grow a tail. Synthetic oil will write long crazy
e-mails to your Internet friends and then sign your name at the
bottom!

[Johny]

Originally Posted by Porsche

Synthetic Reality

Read this on the net, and took the liberty to republish it here
as this article contains vital information for any British bike owner.


From the AFM-ClubRacer list
Subject: Beware synthetic oil

Beware of synthetic oil, it can do terrible things to you and your
beloved motorcycle. It will not only leak out of your engine faster
than you can put it in, but it will also cause your oil filter to
clog and implode, dumping debris and dirt into your lubrication
system. It also will make every part of your bike permanently
slippery because of its linear molecular chain dispersion action.
Then it will leak onto your kickstand causing it to retract
automatically, dropping your bike on the ground! But that's not all...

Synthetic oil will round off your gears and spin your bearings. It
will also splatter onto your seat causing your girlfriend to fall off
in the apex of a turn and she'll never ride with you again. Synthetic
oil coats your sight window and your timing window with a whitish
pro-emulsification additive that is both non-removable and highly
corrosive. Synthetic oil will completely leak onto the ground overnight
and your dog will drink it and die.

Synthetic oil will wear out your tires and make your battery leak. It
will give you the desperate need to urinate after you put your full
leathers on and then jam your zippers shut. It will contaminate your
gasoline causing your bike to stall on railroad tracks and accelerate
uncontrollably near police cars. It will make it rain during rallies
and on weekends. It will lubricate your timing belts causing them to
jump teeth and break your valves to bits. Synthetic oil chemically
weakens desmodromic valves and causes the clearances to change every
six miles. Then it melts the black soles of your riding boots right
before you walk across your new carpeting.

While riding past groups of attractive women it will cause both of
your handlebar grips to slip off at the same time so you smash your
windscreen with the bridge of your nose. It also causes your swingarm
to crack, your studs to break, and your rotors to warp, and then it
voids your warranty by changing your odometer reading to 55,555. It
also dries out your wetclutch and wets your dryclutch. It makes your
clutch slave cylinder seal fail in the heaviest traffic on the hottest
day of the year while putting an angry wasp in your helmet for good
measure.

Synthetic oil hides your 13mm socket and puts superglue on your
earplugs. Synthetic oil will scratch your faceshield and make your
gloves shrink two sizes night before trackday. Synthetic oil stole
your neutral and sold it to the Chinese for $1.25. Synthetic oil
will make you grow a tail. Synthetic oil will write long crazy
e-mails to your Internet friends and then sign your name at the
bottom!

i use that new invisi-oil but don't tell jocke.

[wowie74]

Here's mine.....before the accident.

[rustedmetal]

Back from a week in the Black Hills
Second summer with my Heritage but already thinking of upgrading to a Street Glide. Anybody have any opinions?

[joeychitwood]

I just finished Day Two of a ten day cycle trip to Colorado and Utah. We rode from Northern Minnesota to Lincoln, NE to Laramie, WY, 1010 miles at 80 mph on I-29 and I-80. Tomorrow we head south to Colorado.