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Bandito finds a new home!
After much deliberation, I finally placed my 00 12sBandit on Craigslist and after culling through several silly inquiries, I got one that was genuinely interested and decided to come and take a look. The bike has some touring miles on it, but is otherwise a flawless example of Japanese motorcycle ingenuity. The bike heats up…
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Riding to Canada–Three weeks o’ riding bliss
Several weeks ago, I posted on pashnit, my home motorcycle forum a query for taking a summer ride up to Canada with the intention of riding some roads that I hadn’t previously ridden. I got a few thoughts and ideas but one forum buddy living in Scotland, jumped on and had an absolute wiki of…
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I hear the riding season is upon us…really?
Well, it’s June 3rd and it’s still raining in central CA. This is not the usual season that’s for sure. There has been recent snowfall in the Sierra passes and all of the fun pass roads, Hwy 108 Senora Pass, Hwy 4 Ebbetts Pass and Hwy 120 Yosemite, remain closed. The road into and across…
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The Zombie Jungle…
Today while running errands via motorbike I discovered that as much as I love riding, I don’t love riding through the ether induced masses. Some of the self-important indulgences of cagers are simply not acceptable and riding with an armor of vigilance seems the only way to not be added to the local traffic statistics.…
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Sex sells…
I found this official Harley ad entitled Legs, which was run in Brazil in 2001. The ad campaign was never used here in the USA. Though offended by the stereotype, I am also confused by the visual presentation. The motorcycle is as comfortable as an office chair? One’s crossed legs are denied the freedom of…
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Memorial Day bonding with da’ Bandit on goat!
After spending yesterday doing household chores that I have ignored for months, I decided this morning with coffee that I needed to pay attention to my new Bandit with more conviction than I had cleaning the mold out of the shower. So after a second cuppa joe and synapses jazzed, I donned my riding gear…
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Bikes and Babes–What constitutes the quintessential female rider?
google image By breaking the stereotype of the biker babe with our new female rider demographic, I believe we are changing the face of the female motorcycle community. We are succeeding in re-branding exactly how female riders are now perceived. But it comes with a new challenge: who is the new moto-female and how can…
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Vincent Black Lightening…posted earlier, but good enough to post again for those that missed it.
I had only seen one ever…and then I heard this and was even more intrigued. Richard Thompson–Vincent Black Lightening 1952 I had to find more, know more. Where did these beautiful sexy machines rise from. Who was responsible for this wondrous exciting piece of motorcycle history. I was off on a research journey.
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Trial and Error…
The culprit You can see from this side shot, that the clearance between the rack and where the seat snaps in is small. Well, the seller of the Corbin Holeshot seat was kind enough to use the “motorcycle code of trust” and allow me to bring the seat home and try it on my bike……
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Tomorrow…a new seat for my Bandit! The farkling for fit begins…
I am in the process of trying to tweak my 07 Bandit to fit me better. So, to begin I amazingly found a new Corbin Holeshot seat on Craigslist and tomorrow I am going to go and pick it up. I have read a ton on these seats which will lower me by one inch,…
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