End of an Era, for sure, Kenny! I still feel bad that we couldn't get together because my new-to-me BMW was missing a couple hard-to-find bolts.
I still miss my FZ-6, but I also miss my 6'5" frame that was flexible enough to fit on it!
I guess I missed that Held has a US distributor again, great news! If there summer gloves are half as good as my well-worn winter pair, I have a new purchase to make.
Lane "filtering" (basically, splitting only while traffic is stopped at a red light) becomes legal here next Tuesday. They've already outlawed it on base, which sadly eliminates its biggest advantage for me (if I leave work during one of the "rush hours", I sit in line for four or five light...
VERY interested!
My first lid was an EXO-somethingorother, and it was a good helmet. After a few years, feeling flush, I got a Schuberth S2, about 50% more expensive but on a good sale (at the beemer dealership, no less!!) and it, too, was a good helmet; they each had their good and their bad...
On May 14th, it will be legal for motorcyclists to "filter" to the front of the line at red stop lights, provided there are two or more lanes going that direction, can ride no more than 15 mph, and the posted speed limit is 45 mph or less (not sure why a speed limit restriction, if its at a red...
The "birdcage" frame intrigues me, but an 1800cc motor, in any bike, I find ridiculous. That's 90% of the engine that was in all my Saabs, and in my (recently purchased) Audi, a 4,000 lb car that scares me with its acceleration.
I replaced my beloved Fizzer with a BMW 1200 (more for legroom...
This was demonstrated at the CES in Las Vegas this past week:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya7iacmVjUM
(I now ride a BMW R1200 GS, so that's an extra thrill for me). This is pretty incredible, and I'm already dreaming of my bike starting up, leaving the parking spot, and driving up...
... this was probably a retired Navy pilot with carrier experience.
https://www.facebook.com/LADbible/videos/1931812193786343/
Bravo, Sir or Ma'am!! :rockon: