Motorcycle protest in Paris France on Saturday June 18th. Must have been a thousand bikes or more, streaming through the red lights, blocking traffic, and making lots of noise. They were protesting the planned removal of road signs in France that warn motorists of upcoming speed cameras...
So much bad news lately, but want to post this so anyone riding at night will be aware of this type of danger.
Fatal accident shuts down eastbound lanes of PCH overnight in Malibu | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times
Using a couple of 2 inch brackets, a crimp ferrule (for guy wires/ropes) and a bolt, I came up with this DIY camera mount. It mounts to the inside bolt just below the windshield. A piece of cord is tied between the mirror and the mount, with one wrap around the top of the camera to keep it...
I was surprised to find out that Out the Door in Los Angeles has dropped Yamaha from their inventory. That's where I bought my FZ6 and would have bought my next Yamaha too. Oh well.
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I was surprised today when I added a Kawasaki Ninja 650R to my insurance policy because they wanted about $400/year more money than they insure my Yamaha FZ6 for. I asked why and they told me that when the run the VIN numbers, the 650R comes up as high performance and the FZ6 does not. My FZ6...
Angeles Crest Highway section to stay closed until spring - Pasadena Star-News
This seems to be the same section of road that has been closed since the Station fire.
Here are photos of a homemade camera mount I just added to my bike. I got the parts from a local hardware surplus store and off an old tripod. Just posting this to share ... since the design is not easily copied. Got the HD camera on the eBay Daily Deal for about $60. It still takes good...
I was stopped at a red light the other day, watching traffic to the left to see when I could make a right turn. When the traffic to the left cleared and just as I was about to start my turn, I got hit from the rear totally by surprise. Not hard enough to knock me down, but I was a bit shook...
This is what you would see if you were able to ride Angeles Crest today.
Angeles Crest Highway drive reveals moonscape in wake of Station fire | Outposts | Los Angeles Times