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Unfortunately, I work in an office and have to do the business casual thing 4 times a week. My commute into downtown Houston is generally 15-20 minutes on the bike. I was looking for something that looked kinda dressy, but would offer some protection. I came across these last week: rw efny...

Noticed my rear pads were getting a little thin so I decided to price some new OEM pads. ProCaliber had the best prices I found, but I accidentally stumbled across this: 2014 DCT PAD SET, RR. item: 06435-MGS-D31 $29.66 PAD SET, FR. item: 06455-MGS-D31 $31.48 2012 DCT PAD SET, RR...

The bike is banged up from an accident, but it rolls. It will be transported from a personal residence in the Raleigh/Durham area to a motorcycle mechanic in the Boston area. Assume the only thing the owner in NC will do is point out the bike. I've have no experience with getting a vehicle...

Well, it could have been worst. Sort of a "comedy of errors" on my part. Installed one of those duck-foot things to keep the side stand from sinking into the new asphalt parking lot at work, which significantly changes the center of gravity on the side stand. Parked it with the left side too...

I didn't even have it armed. Parked the bike on Tuesday after work and discovered the battery COMPLETELY dead on Saturday afternoon. I had installed it with a kill switch in the frunk so I could silence the alarm in an emergency or depower the system to prevent it from running down the battery...

Finally broke out my Contour Roam video camera for the first time on Saturday and plopped it on the dash of my car for a trip up to Big D. Just 8 minutes and six seconds into it I saw this: Have to admit I was a little surprised when they went back to riding side-by-side. (Sorry for...

Any of you DCT riders like me and sometimes need/want to go off the paved path? Do you dream of hopping curbs with abandon? IF so, you really should have a skid/bash/crash plate! With all the crap on the Houston freeways, I would argue you need one down here regardless of a desire to go "off...

When driving a car I am of the opinion that rearward head looks are more dangerous (especially in rush hour traffic situations) than relying on properly adjusted mirrors. This essentially means (for me) an overtaking vehicle crossing out of my center rear-view mirror enters one of my side...

I was looking for some reasonably priced hot weather gloves and came across these: Caiman 2970-5 Large Genuine American Deerskin Multi Activity Glove, Gray and Silver - Amazon.com Wore them for my work commute on Tuesday and they weren't too bad. Could definitely feel the air flow through...

Anybody impressed with this: HONDA NC700XD chasing a KAWASAKI ZZR1400 - YouTube I'm honestly asking because as a new rider I don't know one way or the other. Can easily understand how it ended on a long straightaway though.

Any opinions on this: Vololights | Make Other Drivers Better Drivers

Read that a TPMS that uses the monitors on top of the valve stem can break rubber valve stems. I'm trying determine if these valve stems would work: TIRE-WHEEL-VALVE-ANODIZED-BLACK I want shorter than OEM to make it easier to get air into the tires. Never changed out valve stems before, so...

Saw something in one of the other threads that made me remember this. Found myself in a situation earlier this week where I needed to hop off a pretty high curb. In my Subaru with 8" of clearance I do that sort of thing at an angle, slow and one wheel at a time. When I pulled up on the NC to the...

So what's your best guess on how I did it? Will post the details later today. Hint: cargo was involved....

In the same vein as Beemerphile's thread about 60/40 tires for the NC: Pirelli Scorpion Trail Dual Sport Rear Tire For those wanting just a LITTLE better off-road capability than the OEM Metzelers. Front: 120/70R-17 Rear: 160/60ZR-17

Not sure where to start. Found something metallic in the rear tire when I got home from work. Pulling it out may not have been the best idea -- it was much bigger than I thought from what I could see. Does discount tire fix motorcycle flats? There's a HD dealer near by. Can I just pull the tire...

Not really for riding gear; not yet anyway.... Nanofoams could find use in better body armor

Had to take my bike on a couple miles of dirt roads this weekend. It was kinda like riding on marbles. Noticed yesterday that my $100+ plastic Pyramid hugger didn't care much for it either. Oh well, such is life....

Ordered it on 20 Mar. It shipped the next day and arrived on the 26th. Packing was EXCELLENT. Everything needed was in the box: windshield, adapter plate, "robo-brackets", hardware, and instructions. Installation is pretty straight forward. You replace the OEM windshield with the adapter...

I had the bike a few days (70 miles) before it occurred to me to check the oil. It was really high on the stick -- up where it just begins to go flat. That is about a 1/2" above the "Full" line. I can see how someone who was unfamiliar with the bike could assume that was the proper point to...