http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/ Supporting the Motorcycle Community en Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:19:33 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/ http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/general-sportbikes/3146-worthwhile-upgrades-early-90s-2v-carbureted-900-ducati-engine.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:42:51 GMT Looks like I'm finally facing a rebuild; what upgrades have y'all found to be worthwhile? Do any of you have experience with the 944 big bore kit? How about the Keihin flatslides? 39mm vs. 41mm? Any other really good upgrades for an early '90's 2V 900 Duc motor?

I will still be using it for daily transport, so while more power would be great, I don't want to turn it into a cantankerous beast that's a PITA to start in the morning or to ride in traffic or for a few hundred miles in a day.

PhilB ]]> General Sportbikes PhilB http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/general-sportbikes/3146-worthwhile-upgrades-early-90s-2v-carbureted-900-ducati-engine.html http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/got-gear/3145-alpinestars-stella-smx-4-resole.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:11:38 GMT A great experience getting my boots resoled by Alpinestars! SMX-4 Resole (http://www.cyclepathic.com/alpinestars/smx4_resole.htm) or on the... A great experience getting my boots resoled by Alpinestars!

SMX-4 Resole

or on the "More" page at CyclePathic.Com

:wheelie ]]> Got Gear? LaurenOE http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/got-gear/3145-alpinestars-stella-smx-4-resole.html http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/general-sportbikes/3144-ducati-go-bye-bye-wsbk.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:38:51 GMT Ducati hints regulations affected pull-out decision | WSBK News | Aug 2010 | Crash.Net... Ducati hints regulations affected pull-out decision | WSBK News | Aug 2010 | Crash.Net

“Recently the Superbike World Championship, according to the current regulations, has been interpreted as moving more towards competition between prototypes rather than for bikes derived from production machines. This has led to an increase in costs, both for the manufacturers and the teams participating in the championship."



Yea uhm, Im sure dumping 9 million more into Rossi than Yami offered didnt put any pressure on the team.


Good Riddence to the cheater Engine. ]]> General Sportbikes blurr http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/general-sportbikes/3144-ducati-go-bye-bye-wsbk.html http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/general-chat/3143-cruise-ship-heavy-seas.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:10:36 GMT Holy crap! Watch the lady at 49 seconds slam into the pillar face first. :swoon This Is How a Heavy Storm Looks Inside a Cruise Liner... Holy crap! Watch the lady at 49 seconds slam into the pillar face first. :swoon

This Is How a Heavy Storm Looks Inside a Cruise Liner ]]> General Chat NeedinJustice http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/general-chat/3143-cruise-ship-heavy-seas.html http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/general-sportbikes/3142-seriously-wtf-am-i-doing-here.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:47:12 GMT So, I went out to Willow Springs racetrack this weekend for a trackday, only the second on my S1000RR, because it's been up and down getting mods done and I've been taking my Buell.

Anyway, as I was hitting turn 9 at 90+mph in fourth gear, and rolling on the throttle while trying not to run wide into the nice concrete pit wall, *every lap* the traction control light was just firing off. At first I was wondering whether it was preventing the bike from spinning the wheel up in fourth gear, or preventing the bike from doing a power wheelie in fourth gear.

But somewhere in the afternoon session, it kind of struck me - WTF am I DOING!! I'm laying a 200HP bike over on its side to avoid running into a wall at 100mph, and just from smoothly rolling on the gas it has enough power to either spin up the rear tire at that speed, or to power wheelie. In either case - seriously, this is how I'm choosing to spend a nice quiet holiday weekend?!?

:sofa

KeS ]]> General Sportbikes kevin_stevens http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/general-sportbikes/3142-seriously-wtf-am-i-doing-here.html http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/general-chat/3141-army.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:08:53 GMT Fifty-one years ago, Herman James, a North Carolina mountain man, was drafted by the Army. On his first day in basic training, the Army issued him a... Fifty-one years ago, Herman James, a North Carolina mountain man, was drafted by the Army. On his first day in basic training, the Army issued him a comb. That afternoon the Army barber sheared off all his hair. On his second day, the Army issued Herman a toothbrush. That afternoon the Army dentist yanked seven of his teeth. On the third day, the Army issued him a jock strap. The Army has been looking for Herman for 51 years. ]]> General Chat NeedinJustice http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/general-chat/3141-army.html http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/womens-forum/3140-womens-gear-survey.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:56:42 GMT Hi Ladies, If you could please take five minutes and fill out this survey (http://girlriders.ning.com/page/gear-survey)regarding riding gear. Only... Hi Ladies,
If you could please take five minutes and fill out this survey regarding riding gear. Only eight questions, and it will enter you to win a prize from GirlRiders. :)

XOXO ]]> Womens Forum ktrides2 http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/womens-forum/3140-womens-gear-survey.html http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/general-chat/3135-some-amazing-pics-iss.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:28:30 GMT The International Space Station turns 10 - The Big Picture - Boston.com... The International Space Station turns 10 - The Big Picture - Boston.com

Space is so cool. ]]> General Chat Builtgypsy http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/general-chat/3135-some-amazing-pics-iss.html http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/general-chat/3133-new-enough-10-off-coupon.html Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:21:56 GMT Anyone have one I can use? Anyone have one I can use? ]]> General Chat harleyxlc http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/general-chat/3133-new-enough-10-off-coupon.html http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/general-chat/3132-going-last-forever.html Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:38:55 GMT YouTube- David After Dentist YouTube- David After Dentist ]]> General Chat Whymista http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/general-chat/3132-going-last-forever.html http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/general-chat/3131-over-50-generation.html Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:45:17 GMT FOR A GOOD LAUGH......This is for the over 50 generation: I thought about the 30 year business I ran with 1800 employees, all without a Blackberry... FOR A GOOD LAUGH......This is for the over 50 generation:

I thought about the 30 year business I ran with 1800 employees, all without a Blackberry that played music, took videos, pictures and communicated with Facebook and Twitter.

I signed up under duress for Twitter and Facebook, so my seven kids, their spouses, 13 grandkids and 2 great grand kids could communicate with me in the modern way. I figured I could handle something as simple as Twitter with only 140 characters of space.

That was before one of my grandkids hooked me up for Tweeter, Tweetree, Twhirl, Twitterfon, Tweetie and Twittererific Tweetdeck, Twitpix and something that sends every message to my cell phone and every other program within the texting world.

My phone was beeping every three minutes with the details of everything except the bowel movements of the entire next generation. I am not ready to live like this. I keep my cell phone in the garage in my golf bag.

The kids bought me a GPS for my last birthday because they say I get lost every now and then going over to the grocery store or library. I keep that in a box under my tool bench with the Blue tooth [it's red] phone I am supposed to use when I drive. I wore it once and was standing in line at Barnes and Noble talking to my wife as everyone in the nearest 50 yards was glaring at me. Seems I have to take my hearing aid out to use it,
and I got a little loud.

I mean the GPS looked pretty smart on my dash board, but the lady inside was the most annoying, rudest person I had run into in a long time. Every 10 minutes, she would sarcastically say, "Re-calc-ul-ating". You would think that she could be nicer. It was like she could barely tolerate me. She would let go with a deep sigh and then tell me to make a U-turn at the next light. Then when I would make a right turn instead, it was not good.

When I get really lost now, I call my wife and tell her the name of the cross streets and while she is starting to develop the same tone as Gypsy, the GPS lady, at least she loves me.

To be perfectly frank, I am still trying to learn how to use the cordless phones in our house. We have had them for 4 years, but I still haven't figured out how I can lose three phones all at once and have run around digging under chair cushions and checking bathrooms and the dirty laundry baskets when the phone rings.

The world is just getting too complex for me. They even mess me up every time I go to the grocery store. You would think they could settle on something themselves but this sudden "Paper or Plastic?" every time I check out just knocks me for a loop. I bought some of those cloth reusable bags to avoid looking confused, but I never remember to take them in with me.

Now I toss it back to them. When they ask me, "Paper or Plastic?" I just say, "Doesn't matter to me. I am bi-sacksual." Then it's their turn to stare at me with a blank look.

I was recently asked if I tweet. I answered, No, but I do toot a lot." ]]> General Chat NeedinJustice http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/general-chat/3131-over-50-generation.html http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/general-chat/3130-digital-drugs-wth.html Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:21:49 GMT I-Dosing: Digital Drugs Get Teens High, Supposedly (http://www.newser.com/story/95736/teens-get-high-on-digital-drugs.html) I-Dosing: Digital Drugs Get Teens High, Supposedly ]]> General Chat NeedinJustice http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/general-chat/3130-digital-drugs-wth.html http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/general-chat/3127-why-i-dont-read-magazines.html Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:52:23 GMT 10 Reasons Why I Don't Shower - The Well-Groomed Male - Your Look - MSN Lifestyle

Well, I'm convinced. I'm never showering again. :zombie2 ]]> General Chat Builtgypsy http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/general-chat/3127-why-i-dont-read-magazines.html http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/general-chat/3126-shoes-future.html Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:25:45 GMT Nike patents plan for self-lacing shoes - Technology & science - Innovation - msnbc.com

YouTube- Back to the Future 2 - Nike Air 2015 Kicks

Want for geeky reasons! ]]> General Chat Builtgypsy http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/general-chat/3126-shoes-future.html http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/general-sportbikes/3124-i-got-my-bike-back.html Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:10:37 GMT .... and it died again 3 hours later, leaving me stranded on the side of the highway! It's now back in the shop, and I'm starting some serious "drown-my-sorrows" therapy!


:thumbsdown:thumbsdown:thumbsdown:thumbsdown ]]> General Sportbikes Rhetorik http://www.motorcycle-database.com/forums/general-sportbikes/3124-i-got-my-bike-back.html