st. augustine

In one comprehensive study of real-world impact performance based on research done for Motorcyclist Magazine, presented by Mr. Thom to the Motorcycle Safety Foundation, a $79.95 helmet certified to Transportation Department standards performed the best of the 32 tested, withstanding the most violent hits while transmitting as much as 67 g’s less impact force to the headform than a $400 Snell-certified helmet. from the International Herald Tribune: Handlebars Sorting Out Differences in Helmet Standards : Snell M2010 coming out soon Published: September 25, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/automobi...7SNELL.html?hpw Read it and weep, or Read it and get pissed... St.

if anybody is interested in this... http://houston.craigslist.org/mcy/1384599282.html I can go take a look at it for you.

saw this old MotoGuzzi at the Gulf Coast BMW in South Houston. Thought some of you guys would get a kick out of it:

I trust he lived a life of no regrets and that he continues to ride in the next life. My sympathies to his family and friends.

thx, rich, it might be gone. all i remember was it was a young (sounded californian) asian girl walking around a 998 (maybe 916) talking all about the bike. I remember the photogragher was walking her through some of the steps, like 'give it some gas' and she jumped a little surprised at the sound. It was just sorto funny, and we wanted to show it to someone around here. no big deal. thx again.

thx for trying....don't remember when it was. I do remember someone commenting on the cute girl.

I was looking for a youtube video that I think I first saw here (who knows, I may have put it here?) of a girl giving a video tour of a ducati (her boyfriends?). I remember it being funny cuz she said "rippin it down the freeway". Can someone who knows how to search this forum or youtube better than me help out?

I bought the givi set for my Scura and my daughter bought the Cortech set for her Duc. In the end, we switched each others out because of the fit. I have Ti pipes and the Cortech works great. (btw, Cortech is just way better made) see pics of givi on her old Monster 750, during our trip to Canada, pic taken in Watertown, NY see pic of cortech on the Rune hope this helps Saint

nice one, mate. I saw one just like it for sale in the Moto Guzzi dealer in Stavanger Norway about the time that would have been on the showroom floor. I remember the dealer said " wanna see some pornograghy? Come look at this bike.... ". I definately lusted after it. Good going, and great to have a missus with a sense of humor!

just picked up a new book http://www.amazon.com/Shop-Class-Soulcraft...8197&sr=1-1 From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Philosopher and motorcycle repair-shop owner Crawford extols the value of making and fixing things in this masterful paean to what he calls manual competence, the ability to work with one's hands. According to the author, our alienation from how our possessions are made and how they work takes many forms: the decline of shop class, the design of goods whose workings cannot be accessed by users (such as recent Mercedes models built without oil dipsticks) and the general disdain with which we regard the trades in our emerging information economy. Unlike today's knowledge worker, whose work is often so abstract that standards of excellence cannot exist in many fields (consider corporate executives awarded bonuses as their companies sink into bankruptcy), the person who works with his or her hands submits to standards inherent in the work itself: the lights either turn on or they don't, the toilet flushes or it doesn't, the motorcycle roars or sputters. With wit and humor, the author deftly mixes the details of his own experience as a tradesman and then proprietor of a motorcycle repair shop with more philosophical considerations. (June) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

i am currently replacing my tail light with an LED version. I'll send it to you if you need it. PM me. Saint

wanna ride with her?

Tommy Cooper one liners: I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it. Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them. I used to have a handle on life, but it broke. Don't take life too seriously. No one gets out alive. You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. Earth is the insane asylum for the universe. I'm not a complete idiot -- Some parts are just missing. Out of my mind. Back in five minutes. NyQuil, the stuffy, sneezy, why-the-heck-is-the-room-spinning medicine. God must love stupid people; He made so many. The gene pool could use a little chlorine. Consciousness: That annoying time between naps. Ever stop to think, and forget to start again? Being "over the hill" is much better than being under it! Wrinkled Was Not One of the Things I Wanted to Be When I Grew up. Procrastinate Now! I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts; Do You Want Fries With That? A hangover is the wrath of grapes. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance. Stupidity is not a handicap. Park elsewhere! They call it PMS because Mad Cow Disease was already taken. He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless DEAD. A picture is worth a thousand words, but it uses up three thousand times the memory. Ham and eggs - A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig. The trouble with life is there's no background music. The original point and click interface was a Smith & Wesson. I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize. Borrow money from pessimists -- They don't expect it back. Half the people you know are below average. 99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name. 82.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot. A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory. If you want the rainbow, you got to put up with the rain. All those who believe in psycho-kinesis, raise my hand. The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse get ' s the cheese. I almost had a psychic girlfriend.....but she left me before we met. OK, so what's the speed of dark? How do you tell when you're out of invisible ink? If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something. Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm. When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane. Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy. Hard work pays off in the future, laziness pays off now. I intend to live forever......so far, so good. If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends? Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines. What happens if you get scared half to death twice? My mechanic told me, "I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder." Why do psychics have to ask you for your name? If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried. A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking. Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it. The hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness of the bread. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research. The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard. The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up. The colder the x-ray table, the more of your body is required to be on it. Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film. If your car could travel at the speed of light, would your headlights work?

from italy

oh, yeah. forgot to ask who the tennis player is? probably photoshopped...

in Scandanavia, at least in Norway, people wear their wedding rings on the right hand...therefore no need looking for the left.

check out the SI.com painted on swimsuits @ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009_swimsuit/painting/

Why's of Men (from a woman's point of view, however wrong that might be) 1. WHY DO MEN BECOME SMARTER DURING SEX (because they are plugged into a genius) ---------------------------------------------- 2. WHY DON'T WOMEN BLINK DURING SEX? (they don't have enough time) ----------------------------------------------- 3. WHY DOES IT TAKE 1 MILLION SPERM TO FERTILIZE ONE EGG? (they don't stop to ask directions) ----------------------------------------------- 4. WHY DO MEN SNORE WHEN THEY LIE ON THEIR BACKS? (because their balls fall over their butt-hole and they vapor lock) ----------------------------------------------- (You're laughing, aren't you?!?!) ----------------------------------------------- 5. WHY WERE MEN GIVEN LARGER BRAINS THAN DOGS? (so they won't hump women's legs at cocktails parties) ---------------------------------------------- 6. WHY DID GOD MAKE MEN BEFORE WOMEN? (you need a rough draft before you make a final copy) ----------------------------------------------- 7. HOW MANY MEN DOES IT TAKE TO PUT A TOILET SEAT DOWN? (don't know.....it never happened) ----------------------------------------------- ( C'mon guys, we laugh at your blonde jokes!) ----------------------------------------------- And the personal favorite: 8. WHY DID GOD PUT MEN ON EARTH? (because a vibrator can't mow the lawn) ----------------------------------------------- Remember, if you haven't got a smile on your face and laughter in your heart...Then you are just an old sour fart! ----------------------------------------------- One day my housework-challenged husband decided to wash his sweat-shirt. Seconds after he stepped into the laundry room, he shouted to me, 'What setting do I use on the washing machine?' 'It depends,' I replied. 'What does it say on your shirt?' He yelled back, ' University of Oklahoma ' And they say blondes are dumb... --------------------------------------------- A couple is lying in bed. The man says, 'I am going to make you the happiest woman in the world.' The woman replies, 'I'll miss you...' ----------------------------------------------- 'It's just too hot to wear clothes today,' Jack says as he stepped out of the shower, 'Honey, what do you think the neighbors would think if I mowed the lawn like this?' 'Probably that I married you for your money,' she replied. ----------------------------------------------- Q: What do you call an intelligent, good looking, sensitive man? A: A rumor ---------------------------------------------- Dear Lord, I pray for WISDOM to understand my man; LOVE to forgive him; And PATIENCE for his moods. Because, Lord, if I pray for STRENGTH, I'll beat him to death. AMEN ---------------------------------------------- Q: Why do little boys whine? A: They are practicing to be men. Ouch! ---------------------------------------------- Q: What does it mean when a man is in your bed gasping for breath and calling your name? A: You did not hold the pillow down long enough. ---------------------------------------------- Q: How do you keep your husband from reading your e-mail? A: Rename the mail folder 'Instruction Manual.' OOUUCCHH!! ----------------------------------------------

see it and sleep, I mean weep (it is kind of long). the bike does fine against the auto! http://wimp.com/racerslimits/

now that's what I want to see, Murray. Thanks

anyone want to blow this out of the water....the mis-truths? Like why a 600 instead of a 1098/1198? why the 600 can't seem to brake well on the 1st corner? any comments on how the driver with the Simpson helmet is running off the tarmac onto the grass?

http://www.wimp.com/arielatom/

off the bmw site http://www.bmwk1200s.com/

from GQ magazine http://men.style.com/gq/features/25sexiestwomen

second shot...