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Glad you're safe. Be well.

Tom, you did a good thing. Reminds me of the Good Samaritan parable (Luke 10 (Blue Letter Bible: NKJV - New King James Version)), only this case did not turn out as happily. Nonetheless you did what you could, and that's all that is asked of us. You should be commended, and you should have a...

On a vehicle as light as a motorcycle you must include rider weight. That will skew the calculations by around 50%. Then, there's pad surface area. How do the Honda pads compare in size to the FZ's? Then, composition. Some pads are harder than others and can wear longer. Finally, there's the...

The heat gun idea is the way to go. I just had to remove an XM bracket from my car's dashboard, and those things are amazingly sticky. A little heat cut right through the adhesion and it came off easily, without scars.

lol. yeah, I was on various sides of many arguments early-on, myself, and learned pretty quickly that it just doesn't pay. To each his own.

Shreve - no, sorry. I was on a four lane highway, two lanes going in my direction. rider - I agree. I don't know what it was, but this guy brought his baggage with him to the show. Tailgate - yes, fast-lane hoggers are one of the things I often need to control my anger about. There's just no...

Dave, Tailgate - I'm not so far south that the slower traffic keeping right rule is abandoned. At some point on the way to the City, traffic density makes lane switching impractical, so that rule is jettisoned, but usually not up here. A little more detail. Traffic Sunday was moderate at best...

Kris, none - Perhaps you had to be there to judge to the degree that I'm reading. This guy came on me pretty quickly. I was a) objectively exceeding the speed limit and b) passing other cars. In my book that gives me two good reasons to be in the passing lane. But even then, I will defer to a...

none - I can see how it's a little ambiguous. Let me rewrite that sentence: I was slightly exceeding the speed limit, slowly passing cars that were in the right lane, and a Wagoneer was a little behind me. Not too close, but he was there. Yes, I was in the left lane of a two lane highway. p.

lol. it's funny to see the various reactions. I get as angry as the next guy, but it was a great relief to see this guy take off to meet his destiny, leaving the road to reasonable people again. I think it was more a case of self-interest than patience. Jman, I agree with you on the dynamics...

I agree that we have to do something to improve the quality of driver, considering the traffice densities we're now dealing with. I think periodic retesting is a good idea. I've been very lucky so far. Most of my near-misses were my own fault, in the beginning. Things have been smooth of late...

Yesterday was primo riding weather in NY-CT. I was out on the highway, doing fine, minding my business. I was slightly exceeding the speed limit, slowly passing cars in the right lane, and a Wagoneer was a little behind me. Not too close, but he was there. After a bit I hit the throttle...

In the US, where we drive on the right, right-hand curves have the disadvantage of heading into oncoming traffic. This is a significant intimidation factor, and I think that via lack of practice it carries into curves even when no traffic is around. bb, p.

Thanks. The case is pretty small, it would project upward about a foot over my head. But a good two feet of it would be cantilevered above the shoulder strap, and therein lies the problem. I wish there was some way to strap it on horizontally alongside the bike. That would solve a multitude of...

Yes, I take my left hand off the bar occasionally, as conditions (seem to) permit. Be sure to couple it with one-hand maneuvering practice, though. That way you're actually increasing your skills. be blessed, p.

Thanks from here as well for this advice. I went searching for an answer to this dilemma and was immediately pointed to my home moto forum! I have a nylon string I need to be carrying. It's small, but fairly fat. Currently have a (semi) hard case, which is bulky. I think I need to get a soft...

For a poor man's alternative to pazzos, I drilled out the rivet to the stock levers, took the unit apart, ground down the stop a SMALL amount, then bought a clevis pin to put the unit back together. End result was 3/4" off the resting width of the lever. It was quite a simple procedure. If...

You miss the point. It's not which is faster, it's which the women like better: Favorite Colors for Women - Appealing to the Feminine Side with Female Favorite Color Preferences

Some great stories. I wish all cops were such good guys.

It would be interesting to hear her talk about her experience. She's probably very tuned into the sounds, smells, wind currents, bike vibration, temperature, sunlight, etc, and has a deeper perspective on those things than most of us.