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by jstark47
Wed Sep 15, 2021 5:20 pm
Forum: Total Motorcycle Cool Wall
Topic: BMW Cruiser
Replies: 2
Views: 9878

Re: BMW Cruiser

blues2cruise wrote: Tue Aug 31, 2021 7:32 am They have the new BMW cruiser in stock. I must say....it is a beautiful looking bike.
BMW learned something, I guess..... their previous attempt at a cruiser, the R1200C, was hideous.
by jstark47
Fri Aug 06, 2021 4:11 pm
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: One piece vs. two piece riding suits?
Replies: 8
Views: 23121

Re: One piece vs. two piece riding suits?

My wife has an Aerostich Roadcrafter one-piece. - it is expensive - it is cold in winter and hot in summer (but just right spring and fall) - it is bulky - it was stiff when new, takes a while to break in - getting in and out of it can be a chore However- - it is made specifically for you to your me...
by jstark47
Wed Jul 28, 2021 2:32 pm
Forum: Member Motorcycle Blogs
Topic: The Blog of Blues
Replies: 1529
Views: 572003

Re: The Blog of Blues

Blues, when I heard about Lytton, I thought about you. Merritt isn't so far away from there, is it? Hope everything is OK by you.
by jstark47
Thu May 20, 2021 10:02 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: Inspiration Friday: Total Motorcycle Turns 50
Replies: 3
Views: 21134

Re: Inspiration Friday: Total Motorcycle Turns 50

Young child. I **vaguely** remember 50. It was a long time ago!
by jstark47
Thu Sep 03, 2020 7:53 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: The Riding Game!
Replies: 731
Views: 366162

Re: The Riding Game!

Mural is on the side of a lawyer's office on High St. in Mt. Holly, NJ. That's my Triumph Trophy parked alongside.
by jstark47
Wed Sep 02, 2020 3:08 pm
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: The Riding Game!
Replies: 731
Views: 366162

Re: The Riding Game!

There's a mural in the next town over from me. If it's not raining tomorrow, I'll take a bike over there and snap a picture.
by jstark47
Thu Aug 27, 2020 10:01 am
Forum: Beginning Bikers
Topic: Help!!
Replies: 3
Views: 8067

Re: Help!!

Did you take a beginner riding course? If the instructor lives near by, maybe they'd be willing to do it as a favor? Or reach out to a local riding club..... meet some people, make some friends, see if there's someone reliable who would do it as a favor? (For an experienced motorcyclist, it's always...
by jstark47
Thu Aug 27, 2020 9:54 am
Forum: Start Your Engines - Introduce Yourself
Topic: Centerstand
Replies: 2
Views: 13263

Re: Centerstand

We have three street motorcycles here with center stands, and the smallest and lightest of them (wife's bike) is the worst to get up on the stand. That bike was factory lowered, but BMW didn't adjust the physics of the center stand to compensate, and it is just miserable to get on its stand. And I'm...
by jstark47
Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:40 am
Forum: Maintenance & Appearance
Topic: A bad day!
Replies: 2
Views: 21499

Re: A bad day!

Did you buy a lottery ticket on Sunday? 'Cause someone was definitely watching out for you... it was your lucky day.

Too bad the idiot who passed you on the right didn't actually go into the ditch.... it woulda been karma!
by jstark47
Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:23 am
Forum: Member Motorcycle Blogs
Topic: The Blog of Blues
Replies: 1529
Views: 572003

Re: The Blog of Blues

The whole scenario replayed in my brain and I realize now that the car in front of me did not have any brake lights. We (I) are so conditioned to be alerted by red brake lights, that I didn't notice on time that the car in front of me was stopped. Of course, we don't expect cars to stop suddenly fo...