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dr_bar wrote:Call me crazy, but I mount my bike from the right as well, it started because of an ankle/foot injury, but has continued on as I find it easier...

You're not crazy - I do the same thing. I mount and dismount from the right side 99% of the time.

Ever wondered what a "Track Day" is? Ever dreamed about running your ride on the same asphalt as professional racers? Do you want to increase your skill level but not your risk?

Well, Track Days may be the thing for you. On this YBL, I talk to Ken Condon, the Chief Instructor at Tony's Track Days ...

Thought you folks might be interested in this story.

What's the longest you've ever ridden in one day? Two days? Four? How about 5566 miles in 86 hours and 31 minutes. Do the math - that's under 4 days!

John Ryan did exactly that. From Prudhoe Bay, on the North Shore of Alaska to Key West, Florida ...

I just did a really interesting (well, I think so! ) audio interview with Leslie Porterfield, World's Fastest Female Motorcyclist! http://twurl.nl/r0jd2c

I hope you enjoy it!

I'm going to be heading off to Derby, CT on Saturday morning for a ride up through Central CT and then - who knows? :)

Anyone wanting to join us is welcome!
http://www.bandofriders.net/forums/showthread.php?t=19751

Start:
Derby Home Depot
117 Main Street
Derby, CT 06418

Meet 9:45AM - Leave the ...

The nice folks over at Sport-Touring.Net ( http://www.sport-touring.net/forums/index.php/topic,36617.msg839122.html ) are organizing a ride for those of us in the general CT/MA/NH/NY area. Details are posted on their site. Short version is there will be two meet up locations (one in Windsor, CT and ...

He at least saved me from a serious accident!

I was out riding on Tuesday. I had just finished Ken's *excellent* book, "Riding in the Zone" ( http://www.ridinginthezone.com/ ) the night before and was looking forward to practicing some of the techniques he described.

One in particular that stuck ...

storysunfolding wrote:Come on motorcycle forum- show me what you've got!

If you liked the Canon, get another. If you didn't, get the Nikon D60 or D300.

Gummiente wrote: "Rrrrroll up the rrrrim to win".

LMAO Drive's my wife *nuts* when I start muttering that! She always forgets where it's from (she's from Texas) and looks at me like I've just grown a third eye....

Anyway, I absolutely liked the FJR that they had, but sport tourers seem like too much machine for my 2 mile commute to work, the occasional 20 miles cruise and my rare 50-100 mile weekend rides.
Understandable. But, if you got an FJR, you'd make your commute 40 miles, your occasional rides 100 ...