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I was wondering how many use or have had experience with automatic chain oilers. These come in handy for touring and long everyday commutes, but have little value for short or occasional rides. I'm mainly interest in the brand and your experience.:thumbup:

I took a ride to salem, OR form Portland yesterday and stretched it out by taking the back roads…very lovely. Anyway, I was riding around salem and went by a yamaha dealership. I’ve been looking for a part for my bike but no one seems to have it in stock and if it has to be ordered I can...

What are the opinions on the Gamin Zuma 550 GPS for motorcycles. It seems to have the bluetooth feature to link the unit to your cell phone and allows the audio to come over the bluetooth ear piece, which is a nice feature. I was wondering if it allows the unit to be voice programmed. I know...

I thought it would be useful to have a tire chart based on the type of riding one does. If you agree I'd appreciate your help and input for changes, additons and/or corrections you feel necessary. Maybe this could be a sticky at the top of the section for new members. See Attachment.

I wanted a pair of riding gloves for warm weather riding and came across these at cycle gear. View Olympia Gloves I used them for about 400 miles so far in warm weather, 90+ deg. The gloves have a gel/leather palm with simulated leather fingers. The panels between the fingers are made of...

I’m looking for two piece rain gear to fit over my Olympia Air Glide mesh gear. I saw these: frogg toggs - Choose Product at Carbala’s and they look big enough to work. I was wondering if any members are familiar with this product and any opinion you might have of them.

Be careful using Simple Green for cleaning your chain or general bike cleaning. It seems that over time simple green reacts with aluminum and may discolor your rims. To be safe on aluminum it has to be highly diluted. https://lists.cs.wisc.edu/archive/vfr/1999-August/msg02534.shtml

Today I went to the coast of Oregon and put on 162 miles on my bridgestone bt021’s. So between yesterday and today they have a total of 222 miles. Before I left I reduced the air in the front tire to 31 psi. and the rear to 34 psi. I knew I’d gain a pound or two back in the tires when they got...

With 14k miles on the original bto20's it's time for replacements. The front tire is mostly bald and the back has a one inch bare strip down the center but the front is definitely the worst:(. I decided to replace them with Bridgestone bt021's since I got such good service from the 020's...