Recent content by calfinm

I think i will start telling people on trips I use it to store my cold beer and whisky as well then..That stuff will last way longer! :)

Only thing I need to wash regularly on a trip is the budgie smugglers.. I have a stainless steel drink bottle they get thrown in with some left over hot water from the morning coffee and what ever soap i have on the bike..same principle applies, ride takes care of the rest. Good thing with the...

thank you. 6 hours after I posted a little future motorcyclist arrived in the world so I'm pretty stoked...and tired

I’ve been looking at getting soft panier bags for a while and have been waiting for GIVI 405's to appear locally as they are cheap like me. I looked at the thread on the PVC standoffs and admired the concept but wanted something even simpler and particularly more discreet as I figured even...

That was my dream car as a kid..they were unreliable, expensive to run blah blah according to everyone. By the time I was old enough to drive an RX7 became my first car. I'd still have another one in a flash. I think its similar to the nostalgia I still get with my two strokes from days gone past.

I've got a wr250x and an nc700x. Little Yamaha is great fun for sure. I don't think you will be disappointed with an nc. Low center of gravity makes it surprisingly more fun and capable on the twisties than you'd expect and as far as commuting and chores go its fantastic. I've found its the...

I agree mostly with that. Some of us however have come to accept that regardless of their "experience" level, their "restraint" levels are not as yet at a happy equilibrium. You could be Casey Stoner ability wise but Charlie Sheen in the self control arena and 150hp gotta be worse for you in...

I just had to have that "you need power to get out of trouble" conversation once again this week with some bozo at a bike shop. Reality is recently I was riding on my 250 and an idiot not paying attention on the other side of the road ended up locking up his brakes after not noticing the stopped...

this strangely may be my favorite nc pic yet :D what skidplate is that?

I just had to do this. Tried slipping a screw driver under and twisting like suggested on another tread. Did not budge. I was thinking what was the last thing that I did on my bike that had me swearing and skinning my knuckles this much? Changing tires..hmmm went and got some dishwashing...

Ive only just put mine on as well..I had real issues with my wrists and numbness which I mentioned in a thread a while ago on the stock setup. The natural?, or instinctive? position you seem to first set the risers and bars at may not be for you and playing around changes the feel a lot. Either...

well I don't play golf so I'm keen to know the secret.. I'm also keen to know in the land of the free what communist unpatriotic deed the humble lighter fluid did to get on the most unwanted list?

That's great :) My girlfriend was kind enough to buy me the dvd set for my birthday and I tried so hard to watch it but just couldn't make it through the whole thing. That youtube sums up why! :) She then discovered the book version on sale and bought it home for me.....

Look a similar time ago 20+ years.. I remember merging onto the motorway late at night (in a car) and looking as I did it. There was NO traffic so I casually crossed a couple of lanes. I remember suddenly a bike appearing beside me and a girl pillion just staring at me agog as they went past...

It still amazes me that people just don't see bikes? I had a classic recently going along a straight piece of road with a cross road that had stop signs.. ie I had right of way as was on main road. With no obstructions of view anywhere I could see a car coming up to the intersection and just had...