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-- I got my sequence wrong and bought a bike way ahead of my planned schedule. I haven't taken any classes yet or gotten my learner's license. I have a 2000 Yamaha Roadstar 1600 with (what I believe are called) drag pipes. They're pretty loud. Will I have a problem with them when I go to Motor Vehicle Dept. to take my riding test? How often will I have a problem riding around town or ...

From Consumer Reports-Septemer 2007 Riding motorcycles is commonly considered a dangerous recreational pursuit. Just how risky? Motorcyclist fatalities have more than doubled in 10 years and reached 4,810 in 2006, accounting for 11 percent of total highway fatalities, according to recent analysis by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI). In...

Is inevitable that you will lay your bike down? Just a newbie question. It seems to be a foregone conclusion.

was drivin to my friends house which is like a mile away. took a left turn onto a street. there sand all over the road. saw it last second. i was only going like 10-15 mph. the rear tire slid rite from me. i slid on the pavement for about 5-10 feet. jumped up in less than a second and picked up the bike (06 ninja 250). grrr. messed up my left fairing near the front. and the back kick stand a lil...

Yo, wanting to trade my katana 600 for another bike. Hoping to go down in cc's but hey beggers can't be choosers. Its is yellow and black, has a few dings on tank, has been layed down, and the battery is dead. It starts right up when jumped though. The left and right fairings were tooken off when I bought it. But the main reason i'm trading is because its not registered and I don't want to go ...

what is a naked bike and why would you want 1??

I crossed 2 areas today on a back road where there was a concrete wash with a small water flow. I'm guessing there was moss or algae growing because it was slippery as heck. My back tire slid a bit and I was completely level , not accelerating or decelerating/braking through it. I can't imagine there's any other way to approach this, but I thought I'd ask anyway. If it were a ...

How do you get over the fear of leaning the bike in corners. I start to "panic" and then I want to take the bike out of the lean but I have no choice but to keep it leaned. I hear about people leaning this bike and scrapping their pegs.

This thing is freaking awesome!: http://youtube.com/watch?v=E90oOf7YIvI And I laughed out loud on this one: (Too bad they did not show it riding) http://youtube.com/watch?v=DDWqJe1dCgY&feature=rel ated Mike

Hi All. Thanks for the help in the past. I pulled the carbs and a mechanic said the carbs sat too long and they are all pitted and not usuable. He has none so I believe him. Can anyone tell me if I should scrap the bike(say No ) or if a good clean used set might be available reasonable (I am out of work after 30 years)? Thanks all. I am bummed. Bob Wethersfield, Ct...

I ride an XL 1200R and get a solid 49 MPG on my daily commute, mostly interstate highway.

I can't believe it .... well yes I can , but Budweiser the All American beer right up there with baseball and apple pie, has sold out to a foreign company. They have lost my business.(not that it will break them ) I will just have to drink Millers or Coors, or go back to drinking whiskey ( shudder) ( long story). American is being sold out piece by piece to the highest ...

1966 CB450K. Currently sitting in my garage. Updates on the resurrection will be found on the Vintage forum as time and money allow.

How do you get over the fear of leaning the bike in corners. I start to "panic" and then I want to take the bike out of the lean but I have no choice but to keep it leaned. I hear about people leaning this bike and scrapping their pegs.

What do you carry in your bags; be they handlebar, tank, saddle or trunk? I got a $6 fanny pack at Walmart and clip it around my handlebars. Works well, so far. In it is: -Wallet -Keys. No reason to have the whole key ring hanging from the bike ignition. -Small flashlight -Work ID card -2 packs of oatmeal -Cell phone -PDA -Ink pen and sharpie marker -Garage door opener....