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In North Carolina we can call our local Department of Transportation office to request the vehicle detector to be readjusted to sense motorcycles. The road sensors are adjustable. Of course, asking doesn't mean they will actually do anything. Usually I end up running the light when the way is clear ...

Boxer, Pass on my congratulations to your wife for passing the class. It is an exciting and exhausting experience. And what a relief to go through it and PASS. It is truly an accomplishment. Just make sure she rides to her own skill level when she gets her own bike. If she tries to keep up with you ...

Boxer,

I was wondering if your wife passed the BRC class when she took it? How did she do?

NCRoaster

Bimmer, I recommend that you get the accessory outlet installed if you don't already have it and then use the Battery Tender to charge the battery through that. Getting the tank off is a royal pain and one of the most problematic design elements of the RR regarding battery exchange or maintenance. I...

Boxer, Back in 1970 a friend taught me the controls and how to use them on a 100cc Kawasaki street bike. He also let me sit on the bike, but he did not let me ride it that same day. The following day was the BIG DAY. That night I went over using the controls a hundred times in my head. I started and...

Boxer, I taught the MSF RSS/BRC course for twelve years. (Taught over 600 people to ride in that time.) I found that women over 40 sometimes had trouble believing they were actually riding. It seems they have been told their entire lives that girls don't ride and shouldn't so their confidence suffer...

Just an afterthought dingle. If your dealer refuses to correct the problem, I suggest that you get some kind of documentation that proves you had brought this noise to the dealers attention. Later, if you have to negotiate with a regional rep or with New Jersey, you will have something to show that...

dickheim, Just make sure that 12,000 mile service happens while your bike is still under warranty. Not that I'm being cynical or anything. It just sounds like you're getting bad advice. If your bike has an inappropriate noise in the engine it is likely that some kind of damage is happening. The R i...

WOW. talk about a personal rocketship. That is a truly wicked machine. I like the different headlight, wild exhaust system and the monster engine but I don't get the tread on the tires. What is that all about?

NCRoaster

They are good for working on the inside of computers too. They help prevent static electricity discharges from your hands to internal components.

NCRoaster

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Srben,

Here are the links you requested.

NCRoaster

http://www.jql.co.uk/avatarsizer.htm

At the above link you can download a program to make avatars for uploading to websites.

I thought some of you might find this useful.

NCRoaster

The government and insurance companies have been trying to eliminate motorcycles from the roads for years in the US through increased legislation, bogus studies and insurance fees. They use every opportunity to remind people how dangerous motorcycles are. They need to be stopped at every turn and th...

THE BMW WORLD AN INTRODUCTION FOR NEW BMW OWNERS OR POTENTIAL OWNERS Copyright 1991 D. Eilers. This excerpt is from the above publication: BMWRA is a much smaller organization with a less polished, but more irreverent monthly magazine on an occasionally erratic schedule called On The Level (OTL). RA...

J. Paul, Thank you for that useful tidbit of information. I hope you are right and that Oklahoma does not roll on this study because of NHTSA pressure. Either way, the statistics should be interesting if we are allowed to see them and interpret them ourselves. I am interested in the methodology of t...

The AMA reports in the October issue of its American Motorcyclist magazine that the recently passed $286.4 billion US Transportation Plan includes $3 million for a study of motorcycle crashes on the street. The organization states the study will be conducted by the Oklahoma Transportation Center, a ...

The R1150R is a great bike with lots of torque but not too much. It handles very easily and goes as fast as anyone reasonably should want to go. It makes for an excellent commuter or recreational ride and a very good touring machine with some minor modifications. It has a look of its own and the fol...

During my twelve years as an MSF instructor I always advised new riders to start with a small bike and ride it for six months to a year before graduating to a bigger bike. However, I was always amazed by how many people would go out and buy a monster bike right after and sometimes before the class. ...

Pearly White, I had a similar incident once while on a cross-country trip. After a long day of riding, I pulled up to a campground sign at the Grand Canyon. I was so tired I got off the bike to read the sign, walked about ten paces and "crash". It did not even register that the bike had fa...

Bob, I once attended a meeting of state motorcycle safety administrators where they asked the two-hundred people in attendance, "Who has not gone down while riding?" Four people raised their hands. The response to them was, "You're next." We all fall down eventually it seems. But...