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Definitely lame. And i wouldnt count an ipad as a mobile device either.

Jnor, Pick up the MadStad windshield bracket and spend a couple hours adjusting the snot out of it, a half inch at a time. :-) Once you get it just right, it will be SO much better. You could also pick up the Givi windshield if you find your current windshield and a Madstad bracket aren't doing it for you. I have both and at 5'8" find them to be a great combo on my WeeStrom.

Wonder if one of them grabbed the license plate from the fallen bike? :-D Or the parts that had the vin number?

Haha, we only suck if you're lucky. :-)

Not sure of places in C'bus but a coworker of mine here in Dayton bought a Shadow earlier this month and promptly lost the keys after a weekend trip. He got the same runaround. Long experience short.... Find a generic place that will use the vin to make a key. A generic blank (versus one from the dealership) should work as long as the channels on the key match the lock, and any decent key shop should be able to use the VIN to do it. It ended up costing my coworker a few bucks for the generic blank and a few bucks for the keycutting service: total under $10 for two new keys. Also, avoid the stealership; they'll get it wrong.

Tourmaster Cold-Tex ($20-$35) with a pair of thin cotton gloves as liners (the kind you buy for $5 for a 3 pack.) Works really well for me from about 35f thru 60f since I can take the cotton gloves out if it gets up to 50+. Waterproof, mostly wind resistant, etc. Or you could get a pair of Hugger gloves... Something leather with thinsulate in them and perhaps use the cotton liner glove with them as well. That'd be windproof and waterproof. -b

+1 to this, from me. That, and assume you are invisible to other traffic regardless whether you're in a car or on a bike.

I have the Scala Rider Teamset Pro. It's a rider-to-passenger system. There is the Scala Rider Multiset setup that's bike to bike, plus does a bit more than the Teamset Pro. Multiset should have the same quality as the Teamset does. I use the Teamset pro for talking with my wife or my son (depending on who is riding with me at the time). Sound is good; there's a little wind noise transmitted but it's subjective and depends on the helmet, riding situation and speed, location of mic, etc... I'm very happy with the sound quality, volume, and ability to have two way conversations (not like walkie talkies). The boom mic isn't too obtrusive in my full face, but I definitely notice it. Space is lessened for me due to a foam air flow piece at the front of the chin area, but this is a helmet issue, not a boom mic issue. In my wife's helmet without the foam in the chin area, she has plenty of room for the boom mic. -b

I've gone multiple times locally and several on a trip to a state park. It was fun, except for the one cache which no longer existed and was previously located in an area that became a dumping ground for trash, needles, and used diapers (saw a dung beetle rolling a baby nugget out of one). The fun of geocaching is that it's like hide-and-seek with electronic toys. Sometimes interpretation is required when reading the GPS and its coordinates in order to figure out where stuff should be. Also, it's fun to see how active some caches are or aren't. -b

I liked Cycle Specialties when I went there. No problems with their accessories people or sales people. Also, +1 to Clinton County Motorsports. From my house just east of Dayton, it's 30 minutes taking the scenic route by motorcycle, or 20 by car/highway and I'll go there every time. I've used their service, parts, and accessories departments and was pleased every time. (However, I won't EVER be returning to Tegtmeyer just up the road from CCM.)

+1, good movie.

I see what you did there...

I have for sale a Gmax GM68 Odyssey helmet, size large. I mail-ordered it but it doesn't fit my head shape quite right. Great helmet, plenty of vents for great ventilation, plus a chin skirt for noise reduction. Helmet comes with clear shield, tint shield, helmet bag, shield bag, booklets, aka, everything it originally came with. Super gently used, like new. Worn only long enough to figure out that it didn't fit me quite right. Would like to see $80 for it. Beavercreek, OH 45430 PM if interested. Thanks, -Brian

I bet you're getting a kick out of these replies. ;-)

There's a guy driving a silver sedan that I occasionally see while driving home from work on one particular stretch of road. He's got his mom (maybe wife) in the car with him and whenever I encounter his car, he is usually passing (or attempting to pass) traffic left (yes, left) of center on a particular stretch of city road on the way home. Dude scares me and I'm tempted to call it in to the local PD, but not sure if they'd just write it off as "we didn't see it, can't do anything about it", or "not worth our time", or if they'd bust a nut getting to him if I (safely) followed him. Doesn't seem to be drunk driving, just very very aggressive and dangerous when in rush-hour traffic. So yea, I wonder if he doesn't like left-laners either.