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- Introduction to Motorcycles - part 4. New exercise for clutch and brake
practice. Improved exercises for beginners. Lessons broken into first day and second day.
- New Product - BMW R1200RT windshields.
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- Steven Lawrence is now taking over maintenance of this web site.
- Lots of new links and a complete reorganization. -- Steven
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- All About Gasoline. Adding small amounts of acetone to your gas can improve your
gas mileage dramatically.
9/06/05:
- All About Gasoline. Expect gas prices to stay high for several months,
and ethanol to become a more important part of US gasoline, thanks in no small part to Katrina.
- All About Gasoline. Gas taxes by state.
- All About Gasoline. Is the world running out of oil? Not even close.
- All about oil. The new API SM oils and CI-4 Plus oils. CI-4 Plus is excellent for motorcycles.
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8/18/05:
- Nelson-Rigg bags have an unconditional guarantee and excellent customer support.
I've destroyed two sets of these bags, entirely my fault, and they were replaced without question. I recommend
this company without hesitation.
8/17/05:
- Tempur Foam We now stock tempur foam if you wish to modify your seat.
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- I counted. Today, MotorcycleInfo.calsci.com is 75 megabytes, 90 html pages, 872 images, 10 PDFs, and 2154 links.
- I'm currently averaging about 3200 visitors a day, about 98,000 visitors a month.
- Entire web site reorganized for quicker loading.
- MityVac brake bleeding kit. "Where has this been all my life?"
- History of Helmets.
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Things here have slowed down a bit. I'm concentrating on physics for a couple months.
I'm also just finishing up a couple of windshields for the R1150RT. These will be available in early March.
12/19/04:
- I counted. Today, MotorcycleInfo.calsci.com is 68 megabytes, 75 html pages, 872 images, 10 PDFs, and 2154 links.
- I'm currently averaging about 1850 visitors a day, about 52,000 visitors a month.
- New DL650 review - Motoring.za
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- I recommend FireFox. This browser is free, much faster and more powerful than IE, and immune to most of the tricks used by web pages to attack your computer.
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9/29/04: Seats, VStrom
9/27/04: Tires
9/22/04: Luggage
9/21/04: VStrom
9/17/04: R1200GS, Luggage
9/10/04: Accidents
- I counted. Today, MotorcycleInfo.calsci.com is 34.7 megabytes, 61 html pages, 772 images, and 1914 links.
- How to handle a motorcycle accident.
9/8/04: VStrom
- Motech Skid plate now available for both 1000 and 650. A prestigious skid plate, at a price prestigious people can afford.
9/6/04: VStrom
9/4/04: R1200GS, VStrom, ST1300
9/2/04: VStrom 650
8/29/04: Comics
- My collection of comics. It turns out my source, Baravalle.it, is a bit flaky. It mostly seems to be working today.
8/29/04: Tickets
- How to fight a helmet law ticket. This presumes you were wearing a helmet, but not a "legal "helmet. If you weren't wearing a helmet, I think you just bought a fine.
8/26/04: Comics, Tools, Riding With Kids
8/21/04: Comics
- My collection of comics. Updated daily. Why buy a paper? Note: this page has some small problems, still being worked out. A few comics are not being updated.
8/7/04: VStrom, Filter XRef
8/3/04: VStrom
8/1/04: VStrom, Helmets
7/31/04: Instruments
- Does ABS really work? It seems that for the majority of riders, especially in wet or
sandy conditions, ABS is a real benefit. It pains me to write this.
7/30/04: VStrom 650 gas mileage
7/29/04: ST1300, Laws
- Updated tire recommendations for the ST1300. The BT020F (not the BT020U) is recommend as the
best all-around performer. Avoid the BT020U. The ME-Z6 has the best handling, but poor mileage. The ME-880 rear tire has the best
mileage, but so-so handling at insane speeds in the twisties.
- Louisiana has a helmet law again.
7/28/04: Riding Cloths, Helmets
- Cool Vests. $30 - $200. The cheaper ones work better. Go figger.
- The continuing flip-open helmet saga. I have received complaints from several
readers due to my recommendation that these helmets be avoided as unsafe. I looked into them further. At this time, no flip-open
helmet is Snell certified; indeed Snell says no flip-open helmet has been submitted to them for testing. I now believe this is
because the manufacturers know that the helmets will fail even the open-face Snell standards, due to insufficient protection in
the temple area. The manufacturers all have in-house testing facilities to do the DOT testing, so they know in advance.
7/23/04: Brake Pads
7/18/04: Lubricants
7/16/04: VStrom
7/14/04: Packing
- July 12, 2004. Picture of freeway closed in Edmonton Alberta for 12 hours due to snow, hail, rain.
Thinking of riding north? I wasn't kidding when I said to pack winter cloths for Canada.
7/13/04: Oil, Break-in
7/11/04: Units
7/09/04: Filter X-Ref
- I counted. Today, MotorcycleInfo.calsci.com is 25.8 megabytes, 58 html pages, 654 images, and 1687 links.
- J.C.Whitney is a good source for cartridge type oil filters for older bikes.
7/07/04: Helmets
- I have heard too many stories now about people with flip-open helmets crashing
and sustaining eye socket damage and concussions. I recommend you avoid flip-open helmets if safety is a concern.
6/29/04: ST1300
6/25/04: Suspension
6/23/04: V-Strom
6/22/04: V-Strom, ST1300, Tickets
6/15/04: Filters
6/9/04: VStrom
6/7/04: Home, VStrom
6/3/04: Packing List, Tires
5/20/04: V-Strom
5/18/04: Air Boxes
5/13/04: Air Boxes
5/7/04: DL650
5/4/04: Filter X-Ref
5/3/04: DL650
4/29/04: Home, V-Strom
4/25/04: Motorcycle Laws
4/21/04: On Vacation
- I picked up my DL650 from Works Performance with a new shock. BTW, Works Performance now has
shocks for V-Stroms.
- There's a place-holder page for the Superhawk, but there's really nothing there yet. Sorry. I'll
get to it, I promise. Just not this week. I own a Superhawk, so this will go quickly once I get to it.
4/14/04: V-Strom
4/13/04: Filter Cross Reference
4/9/04: Chassis
4/8/04: V-Strom, Filter Cross Reference
4/7/04: Electronics
4/6/04: Electronics
04/04/04: (Don't you just love that date?) Chassis
3/30/04: Lubricants
3/28/04: Home, Entire site
- Motorcycle Safety. Advice for beginners.
- I'm adding
 checkmarks next to products I use and recommend. There's
nothing scientific here, it's just what I like.
3/22/04: Home
3/21/04: Riding Clothes
3/18/04: Home, Entire Site
3/15/04: V-Strom
3/14/04: Home
3/12/04: ST1300
3/11/04: Riding Clothes
3/10/04: Electronics
3/9/04: Electronics, Riding Cloths
3/7/04: ST1300, V-Strom
3/6/04: ST1300, V-Strom
3/5/04: Chassis, Luggage, V-Strom
3/4/04: Chassis, Lubricants, V-Strom
3/1/04: Luggage
2/29/04: Entire Site
- Frames are gone. They don't interact well with search engines. It's all done with SSI now.
- Updated my state map - congratulations to all you Pennsylvania riders.
- Bel-Ray Super Clean Chain Lube is a recommended product.
- More improvements to my oil article. Better viscosity tables, more info about film strength.
- What's New section now goes back only 4 months.
- I put a little logo
 up on your browser tabs and in your bookmarks, if you make a new
one. If your browser doesn't have tabs, well, all I can say is the rest of us are all in the 21st century.
2/28/04: Entire Site
- I find a lot of people get sent into the middle of my site by search engines, thereby missing the navigation
bar. So, I've put links on every page, top and bottom, to Home and My Products. My new server has a lot of very interesting statistics.
- More improvements to my oil article. Added a more complete description of how group-II and group-III oils came about.
2/26/04: Oil Filters
2/25/04: ST1300
2/24/04: Lubricants
2/14/04: Entire Site
- I've changed servers, and re-organized my pages. So, you'll have to change your links. Sorry. I won't
be doing this again for a couple years, at least.
1/31/04: Filter X-Ref
1/30/04: Main
1/22/04: Body
1/19/04: Filter X-Ref
1/17/04: All About oil
1/1/04 My Products
- Working on complete redesign of my products pages. See the "My Products" menu item under "What's New."
- Electric Windshield Conversion for ST1300 now available with four options.
- FJR hot wings, foot deflectors, and belly pans now available.
12/30/03: ST1300/Electric Windshield Conversion
12/27/03: Summer Jackets
12/26/03: Helmets, Riding Suits
12/10/03: Riding Suits, Windshields
11/20/03: Winter Storage
11/17/03: Oils
- Motul 5100, Mobil1 Red Cap, Mobil1 MX4T recommended oils. Rotella is still a better deal, imho.
- Mobil has announced a new Mobil-1 5w-40 for trucks and SUVs. Not yet available. This might be really good stuff.
11/17/03:ST1300, Custom Seats
- I think I'm done with the re-organization. Please let me know if you find anything missing or mis-organized.
I'll be working on adding some stuff in the next few days.
- New source for Wilbur's Shock added.
- Medical quality memory gel seat pad added.
11/15/03: The whole site
11/14/03: The whole site
11/13/03: The whole site
11/12/03: The whole site
8/18/03: Body
8/17/03: Body
- DIY Partial (substantial) instructions for Electric Windshield Conversion.
7/24/03: Body
7/22/03: Body, Articles
7/20/03: Body
7/19/03: Body, Main, Riding
7/12/03: Gone riding.
7/11/03: Body, Consumables
- Updated Hot Wings now have additional pieces to keep hot air from hitting the backs of your ankles.
- DIY Internal rear fender extension.
- Internal rear fender extension available.
- Alternatives to Honda Moly-60.
- DIY Remove your rear wheel.
7/9/03: Weather
- Added a page with current comprehensive US weather and travel forecast.
7/8/03: Consumables, Filter Article, Filter Xref
- Purolator has obsoleted the PL14620 and PL14622, and superceded them with the PL14610 and 14612.
- Works Performance shock shipping now. Hydraulic preload adjustment, but no external oil reservoir.
7/7/03: Main, Riding
- New Staintune pictures.
- Minor revisions to How to Adjust your Suspension.
- Firstgear and Joe Rocket summer jackets. Closeout sale prices and links.
7/1/03: Main, Riding
- Several riders have had oil leaks traced to a loose machining plug in the upper front of the engine.
- Over filling the oil is a bad idea, but I no longer think there's a clear link to existing oil leaks.
- Embroidered shirts and hats. Why wear a company or (shudder) Cowboys hat when you could have an ST1300 hat?
ps: They look best in dark green with gold embroidery.
- Very minor changes to the oil and oil filter articles.
6/29/03: Main, Consumables, Riding
- DIY How to adjust your balance shafts.
- Delvac 1300 at Sam's Club for $22 / 4 gallons.
- Chart for approximate number of pictures storable in a flash ram.
6/25/03: Main
- Warning about incorrectly adjusted balance shafts.
- Warning about loose triple clamp bolts on some STs.
- Warning about final drive gear break in oil.
- Helibars. 1" higher, 2" back.
6/22/03: Main, Articles
- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
- Theoretical Gauge Thickness table added.
6/21/03: Info, Riding
6/12/03: Home, Electronic, Riding
6/12/03: ST1300
- Hot Wings to keep your legs cool on those 85°+ days.
- Belly pan for added stability in cross winds and to help keep your engine cool.
6/11/03: Home
6/09/03: Lights, Riding, Luggage
6/06/03: Home, Luggage
6/05/03: Home, Body, Luggage
6/04/03: Home, Consumables
6/03/03: Electronics, Body, Electrics, Consumables
5/30/03: Links, Body
- Link page is now the real thing. Still needs a bit of organization, but it's usable.
- Passenger floorboards. $60 new, or used floorboards from any Japanese touring bike should fit.
5/29/03: Body, Consumables
5/27/03: Luggage, Body
5/25/03: Home, Body
5/23/03: Body, Electrics, Electronics, Home
5/22/03: Body, Luggage
5/20/03: Body
- DIY Seat modifications for extra comfort. Instructions w/ pictures. I don't consider myself
done, but it's a lot better.
5/17/03: Lights
- Driving lights and fog lights information.
- Light mounting brackets for over your mirrors.
- Light mounting brackets for under your mirrors.
- Light mounting brackets for your fork legs.
5/15/03: Consumables
5/13/03: Luggage
- DIY saddlebag straps v2.
- Left side index updated.
5/12/03: Home
5/9/03: Body, Riding, New file for drill bits etc.
- Added fraction / decimal / metric / drill / screw / tap conversion
- Windshield wings for extra hand protection
- Fairing foot wings for extra foot protection
- Long distance packing checklist adds NiCad recharger
- Riding long distances gets section on cameras for motorcycles
- left side index not yet updated
5/8/03: Home, Electronics, Consumables, Body, Lights
- Suspension category added.
- NOJ fork protectors
- Works Performance Shock
- Price on Hondaline Radio is $650; CD changer is next year.
- All About Oil minor updates.
- AMSOil Filters off the recommended list. Hastings screwed up.
- Pirelli has tires for us. You can't get them, but they're made.
- New power connector kit
- Back rest for ST
- DIY running lights for saddlebags
- Pictures of Honda Parts for electric shield conversion
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