For owners of Harley-Davidson Sportsters, one of the best resources out there is The Sportster List. Fairly easy to remember website: http://www.sportster.org/xl-list. That is the actual list, but the main site has photo galleries, tech tips and other useful stuff. There are a few regular posters who are out and out Sportster geniuses (genie's?) and a group who heads to Bonneville every so often to try their hand at land speed records.
There are also some thoughtful posters that also have wicked senses of humor, which keeps the list interesting.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Not bike related-jumping car batteries
Until last weekend, I can't remember the last time I had to jump a car. Saturday night I helped a friend jump his, mainly because of how cold it had been in Reno NV. Then tonight while erranding I was asked if I could help jump off a mini-van. As I don't carry jumper cables, I hope this isn't one of those things that happens in threes!
Monday, January 23, 2012
Do you ride in the rain?
Many years ago while I was in college, I saw a friend riding his bike to class and it had been raining. He did a short rear wheel skid at a stop sign, but was a good enough rider to keep it upright. I wasn't riding at the time, but have remembered that ever since.
Today I moved my Sportster from our old house to the garage at the new house, and it was drizzling after raining most of last night. Here in Southern California, we get rain so infrequently that the white foamy oil and rain mix stays on the road a long time, and I consciously avoid road paint as much as possible as well. I've actually ridden more in the rain here than when I learned to ride in Mississippi-mainly because I avoided riding in the rain my first year or two, and here I have actually been caught unexpectedly. One time we purposefully went on a very rainy ride to visit a friend in the hospital-since he didn't even own a four wheeled vehicle!
Any one out there with other tips and tricks for riding in the rain? How about a favorite rainsuit recommendation from those who live where it really rains?
Today I moved my Sportster from our old house to the garage at the new house, and it was drizzling after raining most of last night. Here in Southern California, we get rain so infrequently that the white foamy oil and rain mix stays on the road a long time, and I consciously avoid road paint as much as possible as well. I've actually ridden more in the rain here than when I learned to ride in Mississippi-mainly because I avoided riding in the rain my first year or two, and here I have actually been caught unexpectedly. One time we purposefully went on a very rainy ride to visit a friend in the hospital-since he didn't even own a four wheeled vehicle!
Any one out there with other tips and tricks for riding in the rain? How about a favorite rainsuit recommendation from those who live where it really rains?
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