What!? Another update less than two days later!? How ever is this possible? Snow and beer, that's how. :) Anyway, just another quick update and then I'm going to head over and work on my latest article for the front page. I received a call from my supervisor at work this afternoon, telling me my pos...
Hello, and welcome to TMW! My first thought on reading your post is that you may be trying to reinvent the wheel. If your goal is simply to get some tunes on your bike, there are dozens of prepackaged, baked and buttered systems available to you, especially if you wear a helmet. But, if it's more ju...
Dave, Sounds like an excellent deal! In fact it's probably too good to be true, you find something else and give me his contact info so I can report him... J/K ;) Seriously though, that sounds like a great option, especially if he does good work. That does sound like quite a trip for someone who has...
Dave, Again, apologies for the latency. The following is strictly IMO, and others might have a slightly different take. The typical recommendation to stick with sub-liter bikes is geared more towards either sport bikes, or young riders. Not new riders, mind you, young riders. Absolutely, a 1000cc sp...
What day is it? Thursday? Sunday? No, wait...Tuesday! It's been hard to keep track. You see, I'm a Federal employee and my agency is one of the agencies affected by the shutdown. I've been out of work since December 21st, so with nowhere to go and nowhere to be, I'm slowly loosing track of the days....
Dnepr, welcome to TMW! You've come to the right place. I'm from the US, my wife and I primarily ride sport bikes but we dabble in cruisers too. We hope to do some motorcycle touring in other countries, but for now there's so much touring to do in the US we're pretty occupied with that. What kind of ...
DAPpy, My apologies it's taken so long to reply to your post, 'tis the season to be busy, as they say. Super excited for you to be getting back into motorcycling! Congratulations, and I hope you have a positive experience. I can imagine a 600cc Shadow being less than wonderful on the freeway. My wif...
29,986 Wow, what an adventure it's been! I've just been reading back through my blog, something I like to do from time to time, and it's just so amazing to see all these things that we've done laid out in print and preserved here to parouse. It's funny the way you can't remember things, dates and su...
I'm just spit balling here, but lemme ask you, how often do you wash the bike? Reading through your description of the problem, it almost sounds like water in your gas. I wonder if the gasket on your fuel cap has failed. Especially where you said she ran fine all day through DC, if a little overheat...
Danny, welcome to TMW! My instinct with the problem you're describing it to check into your suspension components. Make sure your rear shocks are functional and properly adjusted, and of course check your tire pressure and chain tension too. Also, check your tire for any residue, did you drive throu...
Hi Andrew! You've come to right place, I'm sure someone here at TMW will be able to assist. Some background information will be helpful in diagnosing your issue. First, what's the history of the bike? Have you owned it for awhile and this started out of nowhere? Or did you just buy it from someone a...
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Please review this post from the "Start your Engines" category: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=49371
There's instructions there for uploading pics.
Whether for good or for ill, it’s just a fact that riders are using their cell phones in the cockpit. Audio streaming, GPS navigation, telemetry logging apps and “vlogging”, the list goes on and on. And there’s as many mount options as there are reasons to mount. From sketchy twist-grip thongs more...
Mick, Welcome to TMW! You've come to the right place. Any of those three would be excellent started bikes, though my vote is for the Shadow. Honda builds a bulletproof bike you can count on, and honestly the price point is going to be a lot easier to swallow than the VStar or the H-D. You should be ...
Good morning everyone! My write-up from the Colorado Motorcycle Expo is live now on the front page, check it out! https://www.totalmotorcycle.com/40th+Annual+Colorado+Motorcycle+Expo You can also view more photos from the event at my imgur here: 2018 Colorado Motorcycle Expo https://imgur.com/a/WpaTh
Our write-up of the CME will be up shortly on the main page, so stay tuned! In other news, Carrie and I finally bought that class C motorhome we've been talking about! It's an older model but in great shape, and we'll be acquiring an enclosed trailer soon for porting the bikes all over with. More to...
You've come to the right place James! My suggestion would be to look back through the Cool Wall forum for some examples of what you might be looking for, also the Register Your Rides thread to maybe connect with an owner and ask about their impressions. My wife rides a 2012 Ninja 650 and she loves i...
