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I finally found a great tire pressure gauge at a good price from www.roadgear.com . I find most dial gauges and cheap stick gauges to be either inaccurate or fragile. Roadgear sells a talking digital gauge and a silent small digital gauge. They are sold individually or as a package. I bought the pair for $40. The talking gauge is great to have at the house and the portable lives with my motorcycle tool kit now. They claim 1% accuracy and I found both gauges read the same pressure and agree with my expensive, non portable, 3 inch diameter dial pressure gauge. Here's a picture of the set. Robo

Hi all, I just wanted to put in a good word for the riding course I took from the Motorcycle Safety Foundation. Scott Nelson, one of the ABIOBIKERS, is an instructor. The course was 4 hours class Friday night, all day Saturday (about 1/2 day on the bikes), then all day Sunday on the bikes. Sunday ended with the riding exam and then the written exam. It was $100 from the local community college. Even for guys like me who have been riding a long time, I found that I learned a lot. I had serveral bad habits to break. You ride their bikes so you don't have to worry about having your own or damaging your own (people do fall). It also allows you to get your motorcycle endorsement w/o taking the riding exam at DMV. I highly recommend it: http://www.msf-usa.org/ Robo

Hi All- Here's my ST1100, taken last year when I actually found time for a leisure ride.

(taken from the 1962 Honda motorcycle handbook): 1. At the rise of the hand by Policeman, stop rapidly. Do not pass him by or otherwise disrespect him. 2. When a passenger of the foot, hooves in sight, tootel the horn trumpet melodiously at first. If he still obstacles your passage, tootel him with vigor and express by word of mouth, warning Hi, Hi. 3. Beware of the wandering horse that he shall not take fright as you pass him. Do not explode the exhaust box at him. Go soothingly by. 4. Give big space to the festive dog that makes sport in roadway. Avoid entanglement of dog with wheel spokes. 5. Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon. Press the brake foot as you roll around the corners, and save the collapse and tie up. Melodiously avoiding the grease demon, Scott

Nice work Chris. Here's John's Jackpot:

ABioBikers I can't be the only one out there who rides sitting back instead of sitting up or hunched over. I may have to coerce Cooper by telling him his bike is ugly to get him to post some pictures. I'm giving him one more week and then I start to harrass and humiliate.

Hello All! Scott Nelson asked me to post this photo for him. He's clearly doing his fatherly duty in training the little ones early. Stay tuned for more photos of Scott, his bike and family. Cheers! Lisa

Hi all, This is Rob C. Bob Newman asked me to make this post for him because he's not yet unpacked from his move to Florida. Bob has two Triumphs, the newer one is pictured here. Bob lives in Jacksonville, Florida with his new wife Jean. I'll let him add more but I can tell you that Bob always has an interesting story to tell; he's been a Merchant Marine Engineer and owned his own gas station. Unlike me, he can stand cold temperatures with no heated seat, handgrips, or electric vest (all of which would probably blow the Triumph's electrical system) and is therefore a 'real' man.

If anyone wants to post a photo on their profile and needs the pic. hosted, you can email it to me and I can host it and send you back the link.

Lisa and Rob, Thanks for making this happen. I hope that this thing grows. The thing that I have always liked best about AB is the energy that comes from the people that work here. This seems to extend to friendships outside of the office and this blog proves it. I do not know if you can now see my profile, but after about thirty years, I find myself back in motorcycling. Out of the dirt and onto the street. This time with a Honda VTX 1800 C. I can't plan out as far as April, but the ride to Suches seems like it may be to much to pass up. We will have to see.