140 Search Results for ""road review""

• Daytona 2009

  • From: e7stinger
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    2003 vulacn Classic 1500

  • 5 days ago
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• billharrison

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  • From: pacman76706
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• Roads

  • From: Droups
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    Man the roads around Dallas, TX are just not bike rider friendly. And I don't mean the other people. The roads around it. Highway 635 has grooves in it. Which is one of the major roads that travels around Dallas. It also has lines that cut across lanes and if your front tire hits it wrong it jars your entire bike, could take down a less experienced rider. Grooves on another road that cut through town call Northwest Highway. These grooves are a real pain for smaller bikes. Larger bikes it's not that bad but it still can make even the most experienced ride uneasy.

    Highway 30 has a movable HOV lane and the lanes are narrow. This makes most drives nervous and unsure of their driving next to the wall. They always drive like they are unsure if they might hit the wall. And the road curves back and forth.

    There is major potholes in most of the roads and when they do fix these potholes they never fix them right. Always a temp. fix. From everything like a hump because they didn't pack the black top, to plates of metal for a short term fix.

    For a major Metroplex that is worried about smog and polution it doesn't help make it easy for other options of transportation. Hell the buses spit out smoke. What makes that a better solution?

    Just wanted to give you a heads up if you travel this way. And also to blow off a little steam.

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  • 3 weeks ago
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• H.D. Roadking

  • From: hondac3
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    Yes, my lady and daughter

  • 3 weeks ago
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• Some more stuff about Guardian

  • From: australian6
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    For those interested, here is another take on the Blog about Guardian Bells.

    The story goes like this…

    RIDE BELLS are said to protect the Rider and the Motorcycle from notorious road Gremlins.
    These mischievous Gremlins litter roads and highways with treacherous hazards such as oil puddles, potholes and
    obstacles such as boards and scrap metal. The ringing of a Ride Bell is a perfect deterrent for fiendish spirits.
    
    TWO BELL STYLES, EACH HANDLING the GREMLINS in a DIFFERENT WAY:
    With all inverted cup or open bottom shaped bells, the fiends are caught up inside the bell shape and ejected to the
    ground below. Vaporizing a Gremlin causes a pothole.
    GREMLIN DESTRUCTION INSIDE the BELL: Potholes are proof of vaporized Gremlins!
    
    The rounded style bells ring much more loudly than the cup style and
    are much more efficient at calling in the Angels from greater distances. Important, because
    Legend also has it that the ringing of a ride bell calls an Angel to protect the rider and bike from any harm,
    evil spirit or otherwise - no new potholes for Bikers behind you.
    GREMLIN DESTRUCTION by your GUARDIAN ANGEL: Lets your Angel do the Gremlin vaporizing!
    
    Bells are mounted as low on the motorcycle as possible.
    It is best if the bell is gifted to the rider, because it's power is doubled. 
     

    They have been given many titles over the years including Bike Bells, Biker Bells, Motorcycle Bells, Ride Bells,
    Protection Bells, Talisman & Amulet Bells, Angel Bells, Gremlin Bells, Demon Bells ... and as mentioned above, Legend says that if you receive a bell as a gift it’s protection power is doubled.

    I have had them on all my Bikes and Myth / Superstition or not, I for one swear by them {anyone wants to know the details just message me lol}.    

    Obviously I’m not the only one who has had a problem or two while out riding, as I have seen an increasing number on Bikes that I come across in my travels.  Maybe you never have had that close call or unexpected bike trouble, if so you’re one of the lucky “few”, as for me I have a "Gifted" one on each of my Bikes and I also carry one with on my key Chain.. 

    Actually managed to capture a picture of one of these little mongrels lol

    A6

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  • 4 weeks ago
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• Explanation of a "Guardian Bel

  • From: CromagnaMan
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    Someone asked very recently what a “Guardian Bell” was, and I of course answered his question.  I guess I always thought that everyone knew what those little silver or pewter (or even brass) bells were and was surprised that someone didn’t know.  Then I started thinking about it for a bit, and realized that I don’t even know where I heard about the little bell in the first place … and it seems it’s always been in my knowledge base for the entire time I’ve been riding.  (Almost 30 years now. )

    So for those of you that do not know what a Guardian Bell is, here Ya go. 

    A “Guardian Bell” is based on an old biker’s legend / tale.  It seems that going about our travels, there are little creatures called “gremlins” that enjoy causing troubles for bikers.  They sometimes cause us to fall over, wreck, drop tree branches on our bikes, heat the concrete under our kickstands causing our bikes to fall over from melted hot-top, (even when no-one is even around the bike), causes our engines to stall, or even "break us down" with mechanical troubles on the road … miles from help.  They cause all kinds of mischief!   

    The biker’s legend is that to keep these gremlins at bay and stay safe, all one needs to do is to ride with a little silver or pewter bell hanging somewhere on our bike.  The constant “tinkling” and “clinking” of these little bells cause the gremlins to become curious as to where the ringing comes from, so they put their little heads up in the bell to discover the source of the sound.  Once they do so, the constant “tinkling” quickly drives the little gremlins crazy and they fall off the bell and hit the ground killing themselves.  (That’s where pot-holes in the road surface come from.)

    So when a biker sees a pot hole in the road, instead of cursing it, we should thank some anonymous biker that had the fore-thought of hanging a bell from their bike … causing the pot hole of course … but also preventing the gremlin from causing US trouble as we ride by the same spot. 

    It’s just a silly and senseless superstition of course.

    (I have my guardian bell hanging from the handlebar of my bike in the middle of the risers and another one on the key ring of each of my two motorcycle’s key rings.)   Yeah … I know it’s just a superstitious legend … but why tempt fate?  Besides, there’s a tremendous amount of pot holes around our roads, and SOMETHING had to cause them!  LOL!

     

     

     

     

     

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  • 4 weeks ago
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• kimmer127

  • Silver - City Rider
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• Korean Highway

  • From: Roostercrows
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    Busan-Seoul Highway 1

  • 4 weeks ago
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• Uwe and Tra on da way to Reno

  • From: tracers
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    This was my first long ride and on a new bike. It was a 2003 Harley Sportster. The road was HWY 88. it was beautiful!

  • 1 month ago
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• A Big Field Of Salt

  • From: vilchesm1958
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    Would you belived that big field behind me is all salt?? Heck yes, i didnt nether i had to stop and take a little taste of that soil!!!! AND YES its all SALT.!!!! I really though it was just white sand!!!!

  • 1 month ago
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• Siri and the Virago

  • From: oladal
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    First stopp and sigaret in Valdal, on here very first MC tour together with me.

  • 2 months ago
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• Dalsnibba, Geiranger, Norway

  • From: oladal
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    The view from "Dalsnibba" down to "The Geiranger fjord"

  • 2 months ago
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• Siri in Geiranger 09

  • From: oladal
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    Siri standing at "The Eagle curve" on the way down to Geiranger

  • 2 months ago
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• I fought the Law

  • From: simmbad
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    Earlier this year I was stopped for following to close to the car in front of me. I was on my bike, on my way to work, it was the morning rush hour traffic, and the car in front of me was the police car.

    I have taken a number of safety classes, and know that you should always leave a 3 second space between and the vehicle in front of you. Being I was following a police car I had left myself a little more space.

    At the next passing lane the officer slowed below the speed limit, making me and a few other drivers pass, A few miles up the road, the office lights me up.

    When the office walks up to me he asked for my “License, reg and Ins” as I am looking for my papers, he tells me why he stopped me, “you where following to close” and I ask how fast was I going? The then says “I did not stop you for speed, you where under 5 car lengths” and I ask what is a car length? DMV and the drivers’ safety program say’s it 3 seconds at a given speed. At this the office says “well don’t you just have all the answers, you where less than ten feet from my car”. So I asked if his car had rear facing cameras, at this he says no and hands me my ticket, which now says “under 1mph at 55mph” I ask the office what that means because he first said it was car lengths. The whole time I was polite, the office then brakes “I am not going to play this game with you, it means what I said”.

    At this I decided I would fight this ticket, so when I got you work I wrote down everything that happen, I then looked up online the traffic code for my state.

    On the back of the ticket there is all the information you need about where to go and when, also there is a thing called “Trial By Declaration” in California you have to request a TBD, the court will then send you a letter that tells you the amount of the fine, and when your statement of facts needs to be returned by.

     

    You want to write just the facts, do not write your personal feeling amount the officer or the event.

     

    You then return your statement and the fine to the court, and wait for a (court clerk) not a judge to review your and the offices statement (if the office responds)

     

    If the clerk finds you not guilty you get you fine back, if they find you guilty you still get to ask for traffic school or court, I asked for you (in the hopes the office will not show)

     

    On my court day, as we get started the bailiff came to the front and say “If you came to court today in hopes that your office would not show and they did I can offer you one more chance to go to traffic school , please rise your hand and we will tell you if you officer is here”.

     

    So I did, I was told by office had not shown and then asked if I wanted traffic school, I said no.  A few others did take traffic school because the officer had shown up. The bailiff then left the room, about 20mins letter he came back into the room called my name, and handed me a paper that showed my ticket was dismissed because the offer had not shown up.

     

     

    Please ride safe, Obey the laws but stand up for your rights…

     

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  • 2 months ago
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• Moto Museum

  • From: nomad54
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  • 2 months ago
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• My 2 Queens @ the lake

  • From: nomad54
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  • 2 months ago
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  • From: nomad54
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    Last weekend trip to Solvang Village in Santa Barbara County (California) great weather. Took the 101 North till the 154 highway to Solvang, very scenic highway. you can see all Santa Barbara from 1500FT + altitude. Large 2 lanes and a lot of beautifull panoramic pic to take. Michael Jackson "NeverLand" Ranch in the area as well.

    5 Miles before reaching Solvang you can visit, eat, swim, sail and camp in Cachuma lake (805) 686-5055 an indian reservation (Chumash) there is also the Chumash Casino in the area www.chumashcasino.com Very nice, great service in all aspect and great buffet all you can eat. On Wednesday all you can eat lobster and seafood from 3PM to 11PM.

    I dont gamble, so I can't tell you about the prevailing luck... 

     

  • 2 months ago
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• dtorres69

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  • 3 months ago
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