motorcycles caused me strife

[bruised]

yeah man, just to balance it out. don't over do it, especially in the turns.

[Osmosis Jones]

I use my rear brake to scrub speed but I use my front brake to stop. Knowing how to use your brakes and getting comfortable with them is key to becoming a better rider.

[JackCrank]

I definitely try to use both brakes but I tend to stomp just a little hard on my back as a bad habit. I'm working on it though. Way more reliant on the front for sure. But when you have 2, tiny ass drum brakes, both is kinda necessary.

[Denim Phenom]

I have the wrong bore size for my front master cylinder so the brake Jang very good. Because if this, I use my back brake most of the time. One of the things I ordered while out here was the right bore size master so now my front brake will work again.

When I redo my bike I want to get some Tokico calipers. That will make it stop on a dime.

[edmond]

was thinking of doing the dual caliper and dual disc up front stock parts will do..

[JackCrank]

Ed, definitely do that, it'll let you brake in the middle of turns way better. Try it out man.

[Denim Phenom]

Roflcopter

[JackCrank]

[bruised]

just laid down the 550 on a patch of gravel. locked up the front wheel while braking banged up my hand pretty good. time for a small rebuild. i was only 20 yards from my house and was just zipping around to test for exhaust leaks, poor excuse for not having my gloves and jacket on, i am a DUMMY!

broke my master cylinder, tore up my fresh thermal header wrap, kinked my brand new motion pro throttle cable, bent my right rear set, dented my tank pretty good, and fucked up my points cover.

the pics were after i scrubbed the shit out of my wounds. stung real good. i hope it doesn't get infected. and my wrist feels funny. hope i didn't break it.

[bruised]

my first time. shit happens so quick. was surreal. knocked the glasses off my face, just got up and picked the bike up and pushed it back to the garage. fffffffuuuuuuuuuu

terrible noise when bike hits the ground.

asphalt exfoliation all the way up my shoulder and lat

[ADDIC]

got damn, that hand looks like the fapping hand from hell.

seriously though, glad it wasnt worse. the thing about riding (or driving for that matter) is an accident can happen anywhere. shit my accident happened 40 ft. from my garage.

take care dude.

[ADDIC]

btw, will i see any of you at BF3?

[bruised]

luckily i use my left hand (right hand works the mouse).

yeah, i'm pretty lucky it wasn't worse.

[renski]

my first time. shit happens so quick. was surreal. knocked the glasses off my face, just got up and picked the bike up and pushed it back to the garage. fffffffuuuuuuuuuu

terrible noise when bike hits the ground.

asphalt exfoliation all the way up my shoulder and lat

Glad it's only minor injuries man. Skin heals and parts are replaceable.

[superbeveridge]

they aren't kidding when they say most accidents happen close to home. people get too comfortable and that happens. looks like you'll live though. could have been much worse. i would go see a doctor though and get it cleaned up properly. hope you heal up well...

[Denim Phenom]

btw, will i see any of you at BF3?

Rub it in dude, rub it in. I was supposed to be back for this but i'll still be in Afghanistan. Haven't missed one yet...til this year.

[ADDIC]

haha i will. got my poster and ticket.

this is gonna be my first one, how were the first two? only seen a couple of videos of BF2.

[Osmosis Jones]

mounted my bridgestone spitfire S11's today. finished scrubbing them in and they feel awesome for sport touring tires. been scraping my foot pegs all day

also picked this up and it's been pretty useful so far

http://www.motionpro.com/motorcycle/articles/view/897/new_motion_pro_product_video__spinner_t-handle__3_8%22_drive/

[Denim Phenom]

Born Free one was teeny. Born Free two was small. Born Free three is gonna be huge. Im jealous.

[ADDIC]

if it makes you feel better, i'll def. post some pictures

[Denim Phenom]

Just to rub it in even more. I plan on going to the Brooklyn Invitational so i'll get my bike show fix there. If I don't end up getting orders to New York then i'll ride to the David Mann show in December.

[renski]

decided to spend most of the day getting rid of the ugly rear fender. since my tail lights is the same as a r1 tail light, i bought an integrated one off ebay and rigged up the mount from the existing mounts. i'm debating on pushing it back a bit further to go underneath the seat and and have the license plate bent/hidden as well so it will look a bit more clean and all lines will be smoothed out.

license plate holder was a joke between all the motard riders in my area.

[JackCrank]

Denim, holler when you come for Bk Invitational.

[raWorkshop]

What are y'all wearing for jackets by the way? I need some fucking armor on me. I've been looking at the Alpinestars NYC jacket, the Revit hawk, and a bunch of Vansons that I can't afford. Unfortunately I have fucking monkey arms and anything that fits my torso/shoulders comes halfway up to my elbow. Any recs for noncustom shit, with good solid armor, all season, that has fairly long arms? Preferred price is under $250.

Olympia AST and Olympia Mesh. I much prefer the AST because of the pockets, but AST is much better in the summer. Wore the AST for a tour of Nova Scotia, wore the vented (and matching mesh pants) for a trip to Monterey.

Both are Hi-Viz, which I have mixed feelings about. It's dorky as hell but it only has to work once, you know?

[ADDIC]

Born Free 3 was a fuckin blast. Wish I could have rode there, next year though. I have never seen so many bikes at a time. I was like a kid at a candy store. The bikes were beautiful. All kinds: bobbers, cafe racers, long bikes, Harleys, Triumphs, BSA, Yamahas, Hondas, a few sport bikes in there as well. I didn't end up winning the Knucklehead they were giving away but I still enjoyed my time there. Picked up a helmet, Born Loser shirt, and some BIltwell Moto Gloves.

Pictures coming up...

[ADDIC]

Rest of the pictures here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hm0328/

(Let me know if you can see them, I accidentally put them so that i can only see them)

Picture of the helmet I got:

Looking back, I should/could have taken more pictures but my camera was kind of busted. Didn't think they would actually come out looking decent.

[Dead_Wizard]

That helmet is dope as fuck, but non-dot approved? What the heck

[ADDIC]

yeah its not DOT. i wont be wearing it too much though.

btw check this out. video/photo montage:

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[renski]

nothing sucks more than getting parts in the mail and not finding the sockets you need to remove stock parts. how the hell am I missing 8mm and 14mm. need to make a trip to harbor freight.

[raWorkshop]

For individual sprockets pawn shops are the way to go.