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Found this while clearing out some papers. It was handed out at my BRC class in 2010. Might come in useful here some day. Covers headphones, earplugs, illumination, exhausts, helmets, etc. Once upon a time I posted on this forum that noise protection earplugs weren't allowed in MD. I was...

Ride with motorcycle cops! In the news today: free training in MD with personal assessments from motorcycle police. Free Rider Skills Day Aims to Reduce Fatal Motorcycle Crashes - Police & Fire - Annapolis, MD Patch https://twitter.com/BikeSafeMD Not much detail on the new program in...

This seems to be the trendy way to try and kill me this season -- the third time this month someone has pulled out in front of me with seemingly good visibility. :eek: 92942205 Do I need to invest in high viz gear? Are dual low beams messing with drivers' distance perception? I was...

I usually ride with my video camera rolling, just in case, and sometimes catch something neat or odd. Here's a frame capture of a nice old car from this morning. Then I looked closely at those black spots at upper right. :confused: Post up your pics of cool or strange things seen on the road!

Sheesh. Another quality gear maker exits the USA market. Held's USA distributor is closing. motorcyclegear.com and other USA online retailers are having closeout sales. They make excellent gloves IMO. Two of the three pairs of gloves I rotate through during the year are Held. Hope someone...

VIRB is the word ... two cameras, many (too many?) features. Garmin prepares for battle with sensor-packed VIRB action cam (hands-on) Virb Action Camera | Garmin https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/on-the-trail/action-cameras/cOnTheTrail-c531-p1.html

I've posted this in the Video forum, for lack of a camera tech / geek area. Let's use this thread for ongoing ROAM support issues and tech tips. Since we don't seem to know the fate of Contour at the moment (http://www.600riders.com/forum/fz6-videos/50297-contour-closes-hq.html) I spent some...

Contour cameras kaput? Saw this over on the fz6r forum. Something to follow if you are shopping for a video camera. Contour closes Seattle HQ, shocks employees ? execs mum on status of GoPro rival - GeekWire Seattle camera maker Contour shuttered, apparently | Brier Dudley's blog |...

Cool new service from Motorcycle Superstore. Enter your zip code and get a list of places where you can have tires delivered, their install rates, hourly service rates, etc. http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/preferredinstaller.aspx

Let's all count the number of things wrong here. With predictably tragic results. I counted 6. Sad. Pasadena man killed after crashing motorcycle in Glen Burnie - CapitalGazette.com: News Traffic usually moves at 70+ mph on that section of road. How fast was he going to cause a Jeep...

Banff motorcyclist pursued by ‘massive’ grey wolf | Canada | News | National Post Must have picked up on the scent of leather. :BLAA:

Was doing some online window shopping and noticed all things Teknic on closeout. And their website is just a blank. Would be a shame if they shutdown. They made some quality, good value stuff. Guess I'd better order that jacket I've had my eye on.

They're baaaack! :BLAA: This brood of 17-year cicadas should be arriving in April - June in the mid-Atlantic states. Are Periodical Cicadas Coming to Your Town - Magicicada Broods and Brood Maps Coming soon to a visor near you. Splat!

In the news ... (cost of MC accidents, E15) GAO report to Congress on the cost of motorcycle accidents. May have some influence on federal funding for MC safety concerns and helmet laws. GAO Says Motorcycle Crashes Cost $16 Billion - Motorcycle USA AAA lobbies to halt the sale of E15...

After about two years of use, my trusty pinlock visor has been fogging up between the insert and visor on recent cold mornings. I took it apart and found the lower silicon bead on the insert is no longer tacky. And the top part left a bit of itself permanently attached to the visor. I wiped...

Where did you take the MSF course? What bike was used? What did you learn in the course that you probably would not have picked up on your own? -- Me: County community college. Yamaha V-Star 250. Downshift into first before you stop, then left foot down. And the concept of...

$20 off purchases $100 or more at US Yamaha dealerships. Expires September 30, 2012 Yamaha September Accessories and Apparel Offer

"Only" 90F but 60% humidity. I think I found every malfunctioning traffic signal in the state this morning and was stewing in my own juices while stopped. At one point I zoned out and couldn't figure out where I was for a few seconds when I snapped to. :eek: Pulled over for a water break then...

Noticed on the back of Cycle Gear's latest catalog they just opened a store in Laurel, MD, the first in this area. On Route 1, just south of Heyser Cycle. Store Info

Any tips on dealing with tar snakes? They're extra slippery around here with the arrival of summer. I slow down (to the annoyance of drivers around me) and go at them as straight-up as possible (making for some awkward, overly wide turns.) Just changing lanes on this road is an adventure of...