• First days: living with your new motorcycle
• Review/comparison of disposable earplugs
• How to adjust drivechain slack
• How does the "reserve tank" work?
• What is countersteering?
• Can you pass the sander test? Or, how to select good riding gear
• Choosing a helmet (work in progress)
• A growing glossary of motorcycle terms
• How to buy a used bike (first draft)
• Where to buy a bike, in Seattle at least

• Electric Motorsport's converted Electric GPR
• Review/comparison of disposable earplugs
• BMW K1200RS (year unknown)
• Aerostich Roadcrafter suit (updated Sep, 2006)
• FirstGear S-Pilot leather jacket
• A brief review of a 1984 Honda Sabre V65
• My review/comparison between a 1987 K75s and my R65 LS
• My comparison between a 1996 R850 R and my R65 LS

• 1991 K75S (purple) - high res
• 1984 Honda Sabre V65
• 1987 K75S
• 1996 R850
• 2005 Stella scooter with Cozi sidecar

• Car vs. bike gas mileage comparator
• How to make handlebar muffs (Hippo hands style)
• How to make a water manometer for less than $10
• Scientists Discover Corona Tank Top Safer Than Leather
• Wheelies Cure Erectile Dysfunction, Study Finds

• November, 1999: Bought '82 R65LS
• June, 2000: Traded the R65 in for a '95 K75/3A
• April, 2001: Found and bought an '84 R100S
• July, 2002: Sold the K75
• July, 2002: Bought the 2002 Moto Guzzi Le Mans
• June, 2003: Bought 2001 Kawasaki Ninja 250
• June, 2003: Sold the R100
• April, 2005: Bought the Goldwing and EML sidecar rig
• September, 2005: Bought the Z750s and sold the Ninja 250
• June, 2006: Sold Moto Guzzi and bought new Ninja 250
• July, 2006: Sold the Z750s
• October, 2007: Bought the CL175

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