Archive for March, 2008

Valentino Rossi Has a Baby

Friday, March 28th, 2008

A picture (or a video in this case) is worth a thousand words. Enjoy and happy Friday to everyone.

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This post is not necessarily a gear review but my quick rant about the Alpinestars jeans I bought some time ago. Motodisiac and I stopped at a local cycle gear store to kill some time. And there they were, on sale at 50% off. I decided to try them on as I needed a pair […]

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I am sure this post will stir up some controversy like the Prius one. So before I go into more details I would like to say that I am talking purely from my own riding experience. Not a vast one. However I believe that logging approximately 1000 miles (1600 km) per month might entitle me […]

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Riding in Thailand

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Riding in
California
Thailand

motorcycle
2003 Aprilia Futura RST 1000
2006 Yamaha Off Road / MX

engine size
998 cc
250cc

mileage
~7K miles
~6500 km (allegedly per renter)

condition
as new
beat up

helmet
Z1R Blade ~$90
noname camouflage hat ~$10

riding jacket
Rev’it
Airforce ~$300
beach volleyball t-shirt - free

riding pants
Rev’it
Ultimate ~$200
old faded out quiksilver surf shorts - unknown

riding boots
Rev’it
Freestyle ~$150
noname sandals ~$10

gloves
Alpine Stars ~$70
no glove

Yes, riding in Thailand was fun. No, it was […]

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Time to be heard

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Since the day I bought my Futura I have been thinking about it. It’s very nice to be able to ride the bike without disturbing other people. Yes, loud bikes make people mad and upset instead of saving lives. How many times did you wake up at night when some jackass on a Harley with open pipes passed […]

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How do you make a very respectable sports car brand mad at you?

buy their car
cut it in half
inserted a 3m (9.5ft) section of hand-built carbon fiber
keep the badge on and drive this car around town

The brand - Ferrari, the person who made them mad - Dan Cawley, 36, of Cheadle, Manchester. The Ferrari lawyers […]

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Gas price perception

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

With gas prices hitting record $106 a barrel there are a lot of discussions regarding gasoline prices. Usually I hear two complaints. One comes from American public, crying that the gas is about to hit $4 per gallon. Opposing opinion comes from members of the European community, letting clueless Americans know that they’ve been paying […]

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Tragic End of Great Adventure

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

Lately we’ve been covering very sad and depressing topics. This one is no different.
In May of 2006 Clayton Schwartz, beginner motorcyclist and avid adventurer, left for a trip of his dreams, riding Kawasaki KLR from Seattle to the south tip on South American continent. It was a trip many of us can only dream of. […]

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Are You a Donor - Part 2

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

This will be a superficial kind of post. I am not sure I’ll ever discipline myself to give this subject alot of thoughts. However it is definitely a subject worth discussing.
Fear of death is the most primal of all fears. There are ways to suppress it depending on situations. When I just started riding I […]

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