Recent content by mellow mark

I've had a similar issue more times than I want to count. Same as yours, this occurs mostly after either a long, hot, ride (Texas), or a spirited short ride (lots of down-shirting and engine braking). One thing that seems to work is to SLOWLY work the shift lever down and make sure it...

I've got a CalSci ( L) that I topped off with a Saeng edging. I'm 5'9" and this rig seems to take care of most of the buffeting. I live in SE Texas and do a lot of riding on I-10 where the cross winds get fairly strong. No problems. Speed-wise, I've had The Yamahammer up to 125 and...

Man, what a RIDE? Thanks for sharing - your narrtive was great and the photos were even better. Maybe you should try for a "tour writer" gig with one of the m.c mags! Thanks again - Mellow Mark (stuck in flat as you can get in Houston!)

Add a couple dozen more years. I've got kids probably older than you and they still pull those stunts. Like the time the oldest was stuck in a Honda in a snow bank in Cincinatti, OH - and called her Daddy (me) in Houston to help her out. I did get her out (but only because I was raised in...

Someone's already mentioned a balaclava and I've used them when I rode in the winter in north texas - works great. You might also was to try a silk scarf, tied aviator-fashion and tucked into your sweater, etc.. For legs, I've never been able to beat a set of leather chaps (over regular...

2010 Lexus RX350 and 2011 Infiniti G35 (mine/hers). Expensive? Not when you figure that we drive our cars > 100,000 miles before trading in. And, in Texas, mileage adds up quite rapidly. And, BTB, the RX gets about 25 on the InterState and the G gets about 28. Not rapid transit, but...

I agree with Karen. Just like you wouldn't buy a used car without a test drive, the same should apply in this situation. "Dealer says" it has full service history - you may want to ask him to look at it. Also may want to contact some fellow-fz6'ers on your side of the pond and ask them to...

Midnight Blue, my "Yamahammer" needs a new owner. This is a fantastic stock bike, all ready for a new rider's customization for speed and looks. Includes a Yamaha gel saddle and center stand. Only add-on is a 22" oversize clear Cal-Sci windshield. (I have the oem one as well). I'm the...

FANTASTIC! ! ! ! More than I expected - now I gotta figure how to extract this from our webwite and email it to non-members. (I are not a computer tekkie).

Never been to Austrialia, so I can speak only for myself and about 200 other members of our club, Texas Free Riders. We're from the Houston area and, although Texas is only slightly larger than Australia, we don't seem to have y'alls problems with theft. We stop for rest, food, etc., and we...

How long have your ridden with the jacket - and do all snaps,zippers and buckles still work. Let me know and I think I'm your buyer. Pls reply to [email protected]. Mellow Mark

Maybe my problem is unique to South Tx. A group of us rode about 700 miles into the Hill Country this past weekend and no one except me experienced a truly fried butt or a right thigh (inside) that looked like cooked lobster. (I'm also the only one who'll tackle these distances on a sport...

Welllllllllll...........I gotta ask when this was taken and how old she was. If it's like a shot I have of my wife in Okinawa in 71 on my Yamaha 125 cc - we still look at this a lot and laugh about all the good times we've had. She rode two-up until the daughters came along. Solo mio now...

You haven't lived until those toes catch something on the pavement and flip under the peg. The last thing you hear before you have an "incident" will be the bones in your foot snapping. . . . And you won't be riding for a while. Maybe a little slower is better? HowduIno? BT and almost...

You're gonna hate me, but. . . .it's 103 F here in Houston this afternoon. Had to do an errand to the country yesterday afternoon and when I got home and hit the shower, I realized that I had fried my legs (through a pair of Levis). Almost ran over a 7-foot copperhead, but that's another...