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Linky didn't work, but congrats

I work in the education field (on the IT side) so I know about Common Core (although I STILL don't understand it). Apparently this dad hates it, too: Dad Writes Common Core Check I did talk to my local Sheriff last night, and he is going to have a deputy come over tonight or tomorrow eve when...

ACK! Math! I wonder what that formula would look like in Common Core :confused: We are family friends with our Sheriff (he personally took my son under his 'wing' & straightened him out when he got into some trouble with the law) so I am gonna contact him; I'd love to know exactly how long...

Yeah, I may have overestimated the skid distance (I'm not good at that). I might call our local Sheriff dept and see if they can get one of those measuring devices out to find out exactly how far that skid is. He had to have been traveling real fast (limit is 60mph) as it is a long straight...

Agent, not sure his speed, but he wasn't on my tail...and he locked up his brakes (thus the smoke) but I don't know much about ABS and how they work but yeah, scared the heck out of me. If I didn't hear his tires screeching, I wouldn't have looked when I did and probably would have been all...

Oh, I plan on it, Sgt Chuck! I'm just gonna take a small break, mostly for my wife. I'm off on Monday, so if Tuesday is decent weather-wise, I'll be taking the NC to work (it always starts my day off with a :D )

I wish, but I would have to basically travel and turn around in someone else's driveway (like I did last night). I've never had an issue before (either bike or car), but it is something I will be more careful about. Most of the time, if the opposite lane is clear, I will travel in that lane...

If I didn't hear him locking up his brakes, I'm sure I would have been. It was TOO close for comfort.

My wife is adamant that I sell the bike (she never wanted me to get it anyway). She is so worried about stuff like this. I am taking a (small) break & just drive my Rogue to work, but I'll be back on it very, very soon....I also hid my keys from her so they don't accidentally 'disappear' :p

Can anyone guess what these photos show? If you guessed skidmarks from a speeding Camaro about to slam into a motorcycle rider who was getting ready to turn into his driveway, you would be correct! I always turn on my turn-signal at the same point on the highway & started to slow/gear down...

Congrats from Central MO!

Welcome from Central Missouri

Hello from...Missouri :cool:

Before I bought my NC in 2012, I took the MSF course, mainly for 3 things: 1. I wanted to actually SEE if I would like to ride a bike before plunking down $$ on something that I probably wouldn't like 2. I've never ridden a bike before (I've always had Honda ATVs since 1986). 3. Make my...

I've looked for this answer, but didn't find a clear answer, so sorry if this has been talked about before. I recently acquired used Honda side cases, and would like to find the Honda top case equivalent from Givi/Kappa. Unless I can find a used Honda top case, I can't justify the new cost...