motorcycles caused me strife

[edmond]

around how much psi should i leave on the back tyre?

[raWorkshop]

Underinflating tires is a bad call. It increases the internal friction, which makes the tire run hotter and wear much much faster. The only reason I can think to do it is if you're going down a dirt road on a non-dirt bike and you can inflated it ASAP after that.. The easy solution is not to design, buy or ride hugely impractical motorcycles.

[Denim Phenom]

It's a good thing it's all about opinions around here. My motorcycle is perfectly practical and I enjoy riding it. Even with the hardtail. Actually, I prefer the hardtail because I get a better feel for the road.

But that's just my opinion.

I'm not saying ride a flat. I'm just saying let a little air out.

I'd imagine that tire wear is the least of any motorcyclists worries on a road of people who drive like shit.

[Osmosis Jones]

i had the pleasure of riding from the south end of san francisco all the way downtown in the rain, with a flat tire, with no cellphone. best part: i was on my way to the shop...

in other news, my cb750f is on the lift now. i'm sending my carbs out to be rebuilt by a friend with an ultrasonic cleaner. i have ordered rebuild kits for both front brake calipers as well as the master cylinder for both front and rear.

has anybody had any experience with hondaman's transistorized ignition systems?

[josh is cool]

how do they deal with butt vbrtions on those hardtail harleys?

Pretty sure your soft-body fat ass would soak up those "bad vibrations."

[murdered out]

Ed, I don't give a fuck where you're from. I give a fuck that you have your driver doing your work and then you come here showing off like it's something you had anything to do with. Anyone can own nice shit.

true... reminds me of rich soft-body, southeast asian kids that try to act westernized and carry themselves with a wave of arrogance just cause they have a lot of cash. respect is given where its due. stop fishing for it Ed.

[edmond]

fishing for what? i aint rich i earn my dough the hard way

and yeah i lost weight fuckers

btw getting a 79 ironhead this wekend

[GoatJuggernaut]

This bike is tits. Harpoon is a great painter too.

On another topic, what are you folks riding helmet-wise? Had this T&T Co Trooper 2 for a while but I'm going to pick up a DOT helmet here pretty soon.

The Trooper is a great lightweight lid and it creeps people out but since I'm putting a lot more freeway miles down I want to upgrade. Anyone have experience with the Simpson Street Bandit, or recommend anything similar, full face?

[Denim Phenom]

I wear a shoei vfx-r or something like that in flat black. Full face motocross helmet.

[superbeveridge]

+1 on the shoei. only i have the rf 1100

[Osmosis Jones]

RF-1100 here as well. I really like 3/4 helmets though.

[Denim Phenom]

I got the motocross helmet because I wanted to protect my face yet still feel the wind.

[edmond]

how do you protect your eyes?

[Denim Phenom]

I have built in wind protectors. Kind of like how alligators have that pre eyelid that these use when underwater.

I was hybrid before it was cool.

[FrugalPlayer]

just starting rocking this Nexx XR1R...Insanely light and the best field of view i've ever had from a full faced helmet

[JackCrank]

Rocking a scorpion exo-400 I scored new for free. It's kinda heavy and not the best but it's free, full faced, and dot/snell. Swhut i care about. Next stop is scoring a jacket with some armor in it that doesn't look like flat cock.

My friend rides one of those simpsons. I'll ask him about it but they don't look the lightest. That nexx looks pretty comfy/clear.

[edmond]

simpson looks neat can i take the polycarb out?

[JackCrank]

Riding with helmets is for pussies ed. If you wanna be core on a hardtail, ditch the lid.

[edmond]

ill try to do that ill wear a condom over my head

[choice]

ill try to do that ill wear a condom over my head

da' fuuuuuck.

[edmond]

just came home from buying the 79 ironhead she runs really purttyy just needs to do some tune ups and next chop her!

[edmond]

how to check vin number in old school harley? is there a dmv data base?

[Denim Phenom]

Call the state the bike is registered in.

[edmond]

dunno what state this ironhead came from but i just wanna check is there a website for that?

[Osmosis Jones]

dunno what state this ironhead came from but i just wanna check is there a website for that?

are you serious ed?

no, there is not a website. no, carfax does not work.

secondly, did you really buy a bike with no license plate? and no title? no registration? *ahem* stolen.

just go to the dmv and grab all the pamphlets you can. ask them to run the VIN and it should show up even if it's out of state.

[edmond]

no its got a license plate and registration here in manila but i just want to check the year of production and all that shit

[JackCrank]

no its got a license plate and registration here in manila but i just want to check the year of production and all that shit

Try this

[JackCrank]

Also, did you not just say that it was a 79? Am I mistaken or did you just bought a fucking harley without doing any research on the thing and then come to a forum about fucking overpriced jeans to ask questions about it.

Dude, leave this thread. Seriously, take a hike. We're more interested in talking to your driver anyhow.

[edmond]

yeah i did try that you smart ass son of a bitch

[redX]

lol this thread