house of pain

The Bandit TOTALLY needs one of these gnarly facemasks. Rock your dark red bandana in your left pocket and you're good to go, daddy-o!

the Triple Nipple is trying to kill me!

After all that riding, I pulled into the garage and saw this fucking bent rim as I was walking out.
It's from the pothole on 555. I knew I hit it hard, and I heard something metal hitting the pothole but everything seemed fine after the fact. The Nickel was intent on stealing all 9 of my lives, evidently.
I have no idea if insurance will cover it, but I'm going to call and see. It might be able to get banged back into shape, but worst case is I need to buy a new bloody rim out of pocket. Ohio adventures are bloody expensive. I guess the riding pants can wait until before the next challenging jaunt. At least we all made it back in one piece. Or six.

high times

Picked up the Triumph Highgate jacket today from Detroit Triumph. 

• Fully perforated mesh panels and hitena construction keeps you cool during the hottest days
• Easily removable CE certified shoulder and elbow protectors
• Side adjustment zippers
• Decorative contrast stitch detailing
• Waist connection zipper supplied

It was $150. Best looking perforated jacket they had by a long shot. Fits well. Rode it today in nearly 90 degree weather... and would still prefer to be in a short-sleeve shirt. It's not as breathable as I had imagined it would be, considering you can essentially see through it due to the mesh, but it's a jacket so it's bound to be LESS cool than a cotton sleeveless shirt. However, I think the fact I was wearing a backpack weighed down w/ 4 quarts of oil didn't help any. 

I'm gonna wear it down to Hocking Hills and I'm glad I have it. I just don't think I'll be the kind of dude who dons a jacket every time he rides as habit. We'll see. Weird, cuz I NEVER ride w/out gloves...

I tried on some kevlar jeans but they didn't have my size. It'd be nice to have some riding jeans but the Triumph ones were a little too generous in cut. I need something more svelte for my popsicle-stick legs. And I don't wanna get into anything like those "adventure" looking pants or whatever. Unless I'm going on an adventure in the jungle, I'll stick w/ denim. 

I dig the Corazzo 5.0 jacket I have, but that's more for the fall/winter. Very wind resistant. And water resistant. 

• Removable CE Rated Knox® Armor in shoulders, elbows & back

• 1000 denier Cordura® abrasion and water resistant shell

• Reflective 3M Scotchlite™ trim for 360° degree nighttime visibility

• Superior venting for warm days

• Two-inch longer tail & arms designed for upright riding

• YKK® high-grade zippers throughout

• Fleece lined collar and cuffs

2009 Triumph America for sale

From local good dude, John Julian. Email/call me for his contact info. I'm really just posting this here in case you guys wanna to pass it along to anyone you know. It's not like we all have $6k burning a hole in our pocket. If you do, give it to me!

2009 Triumph America: Blue and Silver two-tone. It is unique because the body panels are actually from a Speedmaster, so this color combination isn't normally on an America. It has less than 3,000 miles and has never touched rain. Also has the optional backrest/luggage rack, and aftermarket handlebar clock. Asking $6300. Thanks!

John

Engine Type	Parallel Twin
Cylinders	2
Engine Stroke	4-Stroke
Cooling	Air
Valves	8
Valves Per Cylinder	4
Valve Configuration	DOHC
Compression Ratio	9.2:1
Starter	Electric
Fuel Requirements	Regular
Fuel Type	Gas
Transmission:
Transmission Type	Manual
Number Of Speeds	5
Primary Drive (Rear Wheel)	Chain
Wheels & Tires:
Front Tire (Full Spec)	110/90 R18
Rear Tire (Full Spec)	170/80 R15
Brakes:
Front Brake Type	Hydraulic Disc
Rear Brake Type	Hydraulic Disc
Technical Specifications:
Wheelbase (in/mm)	65.2 / 1656.1
Fuel Capacity (gal/l)	4.4 / 16.6

Tank Bag for sale

Clean cut already called the brand new one but I have my other for sale now too cause my triumph's tank is plastic and the magnets won't stick. $75 takes it!

Cortech Super 14-Liter Tank Bag Features:

Features

• 1680 denier ballistic polyester construction.
• Top flap internal organizer and soft Tricot lining.
• Easy access, external eyeglass case.
• Hideaway backpack straps.
• 3M Scotchlite reflective Cortech logos.
• Clear-Vu removable and replaceable snap map pocket.
• Built-in rubber gate to pass sip tubes or cords to the exterior.
• Dependable Duraflex buckles and attachments are used throughout.
• Convenient and comfortable rubberized carrying handle.
• TPR zipper pulls for ease of use, even with gloves on.
• Protective non-slip, non-scratch mounting base.
• Drawstring closure rain cover included.

Plus my ass pad Air Hawk 2 is for sale cause I don't need it anymore. I can't think of who could use it though cough!bandit,cough?

WTF Seat

I guess it was only a matter of time...I have officially broken all mounting brackets to my seat. I just ordered another set, I really hope it gets here before our ride.



FUCK.

In With The New

Well I have been looking for an adventure touring bike for some time now but hadn't quite found what I was looking for until last week. I was trolling CL and found a higher mileage 2005 Triumph Tiger 955i. Only one problem it was in Illinois...

Well I said fuck it and booked it out there with my trusty dag Diesel encase I was surrounded by another rival MC with my bros hundreds of miles away. I got there and found it truly was the bike of my dreams a few power on wheelies on the way back home and it was mine!

Better pics to come once I get it washed up but these will do for now.

-Grant

Out With The Old

Well with the addition of a new horse to my stable I sadly am saying goodbye to my 1981 Yamaha maxim 650. Its been a blast riding and has turned many a head (dude head sadly). Anyway its for sale so here is the details and hopefully you guys can pass this along.

1981 Yamaha Maxim 650 Bobber 10,3** miles



Frame chopped and fenders removed to bob the motorcycle. Custom rear to front end wheel conversion (now runs a 130 series tire in the front on a 16 inch rear wheel). Tc bros dragbars and forward controls (not pictured). Detroit bros custom license plate frame mount with LED rear brake light. Lowered 4" with Burly Sportster lowering coilovers. New bar end mirrors. Mac 4 to 1 exhaust wrapped with black header tape. New tires and brakes have less than 1000 miles on them. Custom Black leather West eagle solo seat. Fuse panel updated to modern glow when the blow automotive style fuses.

Update:
Sold!!!!

GANGLAND!

Someone tried to off the Prez on 4th of July!!!

Or some retard shot their gun in the air and it came down and fucked up my g-ride. It's been dented by freakish hail and sliced up by road debris, and now it's been shot! The nerve. 

I rode over to Clean Cut's crib today and as we were looking at the damage w/ Ezee, Clean Cut pulled off one of the door panels and out popped the spent shell. 

So now it's in the fair hands of my old lady and she's gonna solder a jumpring onto it and put it on a chain for me. (note: I avoided saying "necklace" b/c it just doesn't sound manly, unless it's a necklace of shrunken heads or other such body parts.)

FSMC gets all educational and shit.

This video works on two immediate levels: 1) The opening is a bunch of synchronized motorcycle riding circa 1937 and 2) afterwards, it demonstrates in layman's terms how a rear differential works.
If I can fucking understand it then it definitely did it's job b/c all that engineering crap is way over my head. I twist the throttle and the bike moves. That's about all I know when it comes to how a bike works.
I always hear Clarkson and co. going on about rear slip differentials on Top Gear and I had no idea what it did. Hell, I bet Clarkson doesn't know what they do and he doesn't want James May boring him to death w/ an overly-complicated yet accurate description.  So here it is for the layman. Or mechanically-retarded.