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ElMaligno posted:My bike is gonna need new tires, chains and sprockets soon and I would rather have someone more experienced than me change all this poo poo. Anyone knows any goon mechanics near alameda? Sporttech Cycles is near Willow Glen and I'd recommend them for anything.
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Pete Carroll posted:That may be the same Grom I spotted over in Campbell. This is totally the same Grom. That rules. I commute most days on a honda Shadow (white/silver), my first bike. Thinking of moving it along to make room for an FZ-07.
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Jul 21, 2014 15:27
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There's a "20th Street Block Party" happening tomorrow in the Mission, and about half of the streets around my house are closed and blocked off. I'm not sticking around for that, so if anyone is up for tooling around in the mountains I'm planning to be at Alice's around 8 AM to get breakfast. Black Dianese leathers at the counter inside.
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Aug 23, 2014 00:49
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If anyone is interested, Harley is bringing their electric bike thing to San Jose around the 11th if you want to see a bunch of disappointed fat men with beards. I signed up to test ride it and just got a confirmation e-mail that I can do so.
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Oct 2, 2014 15:03
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I live between SF state and sf city college. Are there any good large parking lots around here i could practice braking and manuvers? City college would be perfect if the MSF course didnt already claim that lot for testing.
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Oct 13, 2014 02:13
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mrlego posted:I live between SF state and sf city college. Are there any good large parking lots around here i could practice braking and manuvers? The CCSF parking lot is only used by MSF Saturday & Sunday mornings. Totally empty evenings, although as someone who used to live in those Avalon apartments overlooking the parking lot if you're making a ton of noise someone will call the CCSF cops and shoo you off. edit: There's an 80-ish year old guy who lives on my street in Glen Park whose entire life revolves around rotating 20 (not exaggerating) old shitbox cars around. Three Corvairs, bunch of huge Plymouth things, a DeSoto, ElCamino, etc - they're all rusted out, trashed interiors, missing windows, convertibles with no tops, filled with garbage or spare tires. Walking back from a beer run I went past while he was doing his shell game, and he had left the front door of his house open. Would you believe dude is a hoarder?  I don't need the space on my street personally as I have a garage but I'm really tempted to get the petition process started to extend the neighborhood sticker area up the two blocks we'd need to be covered. DEUCE SLUICE fucked around with this message at 04:01 on Oct 13, 2014 |
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Oct 13, 2014 03:56
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There's a big parking lot behind golden gate fields. It can be a little dirty but it's a good place to go to practice.
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Oct 13, 2014 03:59
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In +/-64 days I'll be moving to somewhere near Berkeley. keep an eye out for a slow big goon on a little KLR.
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Oct 16, 2014 05:56
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:The CCSF parking lot is only used by MSF Saturday & Sunday mornings. Totally empty evenings, although as someone who used to live in those Avalon apartments overlooking the parking lot if you're making a ton of noise someone will call the CCSF cops and shoo you off. The CCSF lot late afternoon does sound like my best bet. I guess I worry about getting kicked out by campus 5-0, but I'm not going to make too much noise. Hoarder dude sounds like a cool guy. Probably has a a ton of Jesus Juice he would share. Z3n posted:There's a big parking lot behind golden gate fields. It can be a little dirty but it's a good place to go to practice. I rode my bicycle through GG Fields all the time when I lived in Berkeley. Very good area for motorcycling practice but I've got to work my way up to crossing the bay bridge. Still a stupid newbie to motorcycles.
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Oct 16, 2014 15:18
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I've ridden my poor motorcycle an embarrassingly small number of times since moving to the bay area in August. I guess I need to start trolling BARF for rides. All of the excellent roads appear to be 45 minutes to an hour outside of SF. 
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Oct 18, 2014 00:38
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Starting around Ocean Beach: get on hwy 1 going south, ride down to Half Moon Bay, take 92 east until you see 35/Skyline blvd on your right, take that road until you hit a cafe called Alice's, eat lunch there, then take the road west to San Gregorio, and when you hit the ocean head back up through Half Moon bay and home.
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Oct 18, 2014 01:28
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Sagebrush posted:Starting around Ocean Beach: get on hwy 1 going south, ride down to Half Moon Bay, take 92 east until you see 35/Skyline blvd on your right, take that road until you hit a cafe called Alice's, eat lunch there, then take the road west to San Gregorio, and when you Changed that a little bit.
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Oct 18, 2014 01:37
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It's been a long time since I've posted. Just wanted to chime in and say if you have a european bike and you live in SF, I now work in the Parts dept at Munroe Motors. Feel free to come on by and shoot the poo poo. Also does anybody need garage space in the mission? I am thinking about renting out the bottom floor of a house since I might move in with my girlfriend and so my rent money will go towards a garage. I already have on on 14th and Valencia. And if anybody is down to ride at night and split traffic, I like to hit all the tunnels in the city around midnight.. The BARF monthly night rides in SF are hilarious if you're down to back it in and do wheelies. If you're looking for a mellow ride, STAY FAR AWAY.
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Oct 19, 2014 02:36
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Ha, I just bought back the ducati, that sounds like it could be useful and/or fun. I stay far from the squiditude of the night rides, just would rather have my fun be a little more underground.
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EvilCrayon posted:It's been a long time since I've posted. Just wanted to chime in and say if you have a european bike and you live in SF, I now work in the Parts dept at Munroe Motors. Feel free to come on by and shoot the poo poo. Oh, I remember you were doing motorcycle courier work before. Congrats on the new job. If you're the person I think you are then we've met at Motoshop. You were riding behind me when I incompetently wheelied my KTM 690 back when Motoshop was in south city. EvilCrayon posted:Also does anybody need garage space in the mission? I am thinking about renting out the bottom floor of a house since I might move in with my girlfriend and so my rent money will go towards a garage. I already have on on 14th and Valencia. I have a friend who has a few bikes and is currently seeking garage space in the mission. You might know him since he's another Motoshop regular.
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Oct 19, 2014 05:33
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An aside, but I just discovered Motoshop after like 3 years in the Mission and it's loving awesome. Otherwise, I'm currently keeping 3 bikes over at MotoHaus on 14th.
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Oct 19, 2014 06:28
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EvilCrayon posted:It's been a long time since I've posted. Just wanted to chime in and say if you have a european bike and you live in SF, I now work in the Parts dept at Munroe Motors. Feel free to come on by and shoot the poo poo. This sounds cool and next time I visit the Bay with my bike I may drop in.
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Oct 19, 2014 08:36
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Kernel posted:Oh, I remember you were doing motorcycle courier work before. Congrats on the new job. If you're the person I think you are then we've met at Motoshop. You were riding behind me when I incompetently wheelied my KTM 690 back when Motoshop was in south city. Ahh yes, How's your KTM? I've seen Alex a few times as well (KTM Adventure and a CBR1000?) since he works at the D-store. You might have seen my banged up Tuono at Motoshop for a quick minute. Don't worry though, I'll be back with a vengeance soon enough.
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Oct 20, 2014 01:26
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EvilCrayon posted:Ahh yes, How's your KTM? It's still my favorite bike. I ran into him there back when I was living in SF. I did hear you crashed your Tuono and saw it at Motoshop (right next to the crashed RSV4 and Hawk.) I never got the full story, did you ever get it fixed? Hope you were alright.
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Oct 20, 2014 07:06
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Hey goons. I will be in the bay area starting November 1st, until the 17th, and I booked a rental bike for November 2nd. Anyone up for a ride? Also, any tips for routes are highly appreciated
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Oct 20, 2014 20:59
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adary posted:Hey goons. I won't be up there, but I would like to know who you rented from.
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Oct 23, 2014 08:54
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Chichevache posted:I won't be up there, but I would like to know who you rented from. House of Thunder, Morgan Hill. I am renting a Harley Davidson though, and House of Thunder are a Harley dealership.
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NeuralSpark posted:An aside, but I just discovered Motoshop after like 3 years in the Mission and it's loving awesome. Otherwise, I'm currently keeping 3 bikes over at MotoHaus on 14th. I own the crazy fightered zx10r with the beak in Motohaus. Hi.
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adary posted:House of Thunder, Morgan Hill. Oh, not quite my style, but good to know you can rent from a dealership.
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FuzzyWuzzyBear posted:I own the crazy fightered zx10r with the beak in Motohaus. Hi.  I've got the Shadow and Ducati Monster down near the compressor, and the white R6 on stands up front.
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Kernel posted:It's still my favorite bike. So I was going east bound on Market street crossing the infamous 16th st intersection (something like 6 roads all intersect here) and a Ford F250 tried to make a u-turn on Market facing west bound. Well, he couldn't even make the u-turn and was perpendicular across both lanes. I tried to brake as hard as I could and actually remember locking up both the front and rear wheel moments before hitting the truck dead on with my shoulder. Ended up going to the hospital to have my testicles checked because of how hard they hit my gas tank. Either way, I actually have a complete spare set of OZ wheels and Ohlins suspension. My frame sliders kept everything else in workable shape. The most damage was to the front fairing where it had been shoved so hard back towards the frame that it sheared my ignition cylinder in two. I am currently setting up an appointment to have my frame checked by GP Frame over in Woodland. Trying to decide whether or not I should ship it up or not... Also good to finally meet some fellow goons at work the other day. You guys really knew how to arrive in style with that streetfightered RC51... Oh and some crackheads stole a folding ramp and my wheel chock out the back of my truck. I even had them bolted down and the ramp was pad locked so it couldn't unfold. I don't know what anybody plans on doing with the two but I'm not too worried since I can get everything motorcycle related at a decent price.
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