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Kinda looks that way.  I have a pair of Daytona “sneaker boots” which are protective riding gear but look like tennies at a glance.

Let’s soften the challenge a bit.  Photo of your bike with any unaltered sign or marker of any kind with:

the word tracer included 

or

the letters f and j next to each other, no spaces or punctuation between, can be imbedded within a longer word or string of characters 

or 

just the numbers 09 (“9” not acceptable)

Kool thanks for sharing 

The next challenge is a photo of your bike with an official, unaltered street sign or sign indicating a location (for example highway exit sign) that includes the word tracer. 

Happy hunting!

The BMW demo roadshow was in my area yesterday.  I chose the R1250RT.  30 minute ride with opportunity to stretch its legs just a bit.

Nice bike but I was expecting a more refined experience.  There were vibrations, and power delivery was not exactly instant.  Weight was down low and it felt more flickable than it looks.

The fleet all had NJ plates.  Could life on the road be effecting the bikes?

On 6/18/2020 at 11:55 AM, Samaha said:

I have been looking at this bar.  If you have time can you kindly post a pic of what it looks like on your bike.  thanks

I used Goo Gone with a 10 minute setting period.  All of the adhesive was removed, the bits of backing from old tank grip that remained rubbed off easily.

Thanks @betoney.  As far as I can tell it’s adhesive not the finish peeling off, but I will pay close attention.

Suggestions?  I’m replacing tank grips.

I’m enjoying seeing the photos and reading about the personal connections to the bikes, keep them coming!

On 7/25/2019 at 4:40 AM, jdavis said:

Mine was 'British Paints Easy Spray Flat Black'. I have now fitted Crash Bars to stop a future incident.

@jdavis I have those crash bars installed and can confirm they do the job, at least at low speed.  Skills practice drop in parking lot.  

Looks like 6 from forum have dropped pin on member map

Welcome, from N. Texas (D/FW)

I rode and loved a 2012 Street Triple R until a short series of frustrating mechanical issues led me to selling, and buying the FJ-09. It was a fun bike to ride.

What about CycleCruza?  Often cheesy but he cranks out the content and is reliably pro-gear and pro-safety.  

I’m guessing these new gloves, with free shipping from China, are counterfeit,  >$100 at Revzilla.

+1 SW-Motech Engage.  For touring I use the its big brother 

Before this I used an excellent strap mounted bag 

great build quality on the RKA, and unclipping one strap and sliding bag to one side to pump gas wasn’t too much of a PITA.

I don’t have anything singularly epic planned so far.  There’s a 4-day rally at the end of April 

.Overlaid on most of 2020 are two go-as-you-please events, the Tour of Honor 

and Motorcycle Grand Tour of Texas 

Motorcycle Grand Tour of Texas – A great tour for folks that love Texas and love to ride.

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A great tour for folks that love Texas and love to ride.

 

I’ll visit TOH and MCGTTX locations during the HOT as time and location permit.

I have two 14 year old boys.  I have been parenting mostly using method C, believing it’s best they experience consequences before they’re driving or maybe getting a young girl pregnant.  

Their mother is a graduate of the B school however.

1 hour ago, chesterburnet said:

Have you ever noticed that most hand soaps smell like fruits, flowers, vegetables or break fluid?  I personally, do not want to smell like any of that stuff so a few years back I bought Dr. Bronners castille liquid soap. It comes in peppermint and almond scent which are not feminine smelling and yet most importantly my GF loves them. (yes they do also offer lavender but for purposes of manly smelling hands, we're not including them) Why am I bringing this up on a motorcycle forum...........because I've also noticed that this soap is amazing at cleaning greasy oily hands after you've been working on a motorcycle for 4 hours. My go to has been dish detergent but this is better. Yes you still have to break out the scrub brush sometimes but it cuts right through. Tell me, can life get any better, you own a Yamaha, your hands are clean and you don't smell like a friggin strawberry.

How's that for non boring. PM me for other helpful household hints. (don't get me started on shower scrum cleaners)

Great stuff @chesterburnet.  You can be the Heloise 

of the moto world.  She’s the poor man’s Martha Stewart.

i am a fan of Dr. Bronner’s.  Cleans great and for showering the feeling “down there” needs to be experienced.  The Wall Street Journal reported today that a bottle of the stuff is sold worldwide every 2.24 seconds! 

Aerostich Transit 2.  I don’t wear at the height of summer (TX) but it’s my first choice 8+ months of the year.  Fit, finish and protection  are superb, it looks great and wearing it makes me happy.

Aerostich have resumed production of the Transit with a new (non-Goretex) waterproof membrane.  

I’m of a mind as betoney and age as Cruizin.  Rabble rousing online is not my style though in person some call my sense of humor depraved.  

Cruizin I salute you for bringing this up.  Move Fireside chat to the top of the forum topic list?  Things have been quiet there since I showed up but the spicy stuff could be encouraged and corralled there.

Pass the hat and pay wordsmith a few AUD to come back?