OH SHIT ITS VLAD?!?!? WTF!!!??!?!

oh wait... is this the wrong vlad? igor?

[Edited on October 14, 2011 at 4:25 PM. Reason : oh wait...]

10/14/2011 4:24:26 PM

Not the same Vlad as your thinking of.. But still funny I think

10/14/2011 10:13:12 PM

That vlad just shipped out to go to war...never would saw that coming from him

10/14/2011 11:54:37 PM

I'm riding a lil seca2 to work today

10/18/2011 7:46:36 AM

Covered over 600 miles this weekend (took friday off) through some awesome VA and WV roads. hit up Shenandoah National park and George Washington National forest. Absolutely beautiful time to be riding!

10/18/2011 10:20:02 AM

Nice f00! Bikes are in the shop for the winter here in MT. Already have flakes in the air! Time for the sleds to come out!

[Edited on October 18, 2011 at 2:12 PM. Reason : ,]

10/18/2011 2:12:20 PM

Rode in the Red Sleigh Ride in Asheboro this weekend! Pretty fun. Probably 70 bikes. 4 Randolph deputies on Harley's escorted the group.

10/18/2011 2:38:54 PM

did VIR North yesterday and got the bump to the next level. some guys I can still work but there's a lotta really fast guys in this group. got me getting run down on video

10/18/2011 2:50:06 PM

Quote :

"That vlad just shipped out to go to war...never would saw that coming from him"

Whaaaa... what branch is he serving in? I'm guessing he went in as a grunt?

10/18/2011 5:46:42 PM

He is in the army, in some tank battalion i think

So my buddy that's traveling across the states on a motorcycle will be passing through Raleigh area tomorrow even ing or tuesday evening. Anyone wants to meet him for a beer and/or to hook him up with a couch to sleep on/field to camp in? He has been doing pretty well so far but I think he has been staying in motels more than he originally anticipated and it's wrecking his budget.

http://indirectredirection.com/

10/23/2011 6:52:30 PM

he should look on that Couch Surfing website

http://www.couchsurfing.org/

10/23/2011 7:04:29 PM

yeah he just signed up for couchsurfing, but i figured one of you people would be interested to meet a fellow rider

10/23/2011 7:08:08 PM

Igor, give him my number! I owe you a surfer traveling through favor!

10/24/2011 12:33:03 AM

Thanks Bryan! i will get in touch with him today and keep you posted. You still got that Seca?

10/24/2011 8:06:14 AM

tried my hand at flat track the first time saturday at coleridge. laid it down in the first race because I didn't know where the grip was and I had a road racer body position. next race I got better and the last race I didn't get last place. was a lot of fun and the most track time you'll ever get for $5.

also, RIP Marco

10/24/2011 8:46:16 AM

^what did you ride?

10/24/2011 9:24:52 AM

xr100

10/24/2011 9:29:08 AM

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/stunning-video-motorcycle-racer-killed-after-being-run-over-by-fellow-competitors/

bad bike racing wreck from this weekend

10/24/2011 12:16:50 PM

saw AntecK7's bike all fucked up at the shop when I buying some brake parts. what happened, b?

[Edited on October 24, 2011 at 1:07 PM. Reason : /]

10/24/2011 1:07:24 PM

I hope its not my bike

10/24/2011 2:00:09 PM

^^^I am surprised more people don't die in the motorcycle pro racing circuits. Especially in the races held on the public road-based courses such as Isle of Man TT. Considering the speeds these days and the inherent lack of protection, motorcycle racing holds a pretty darn good safety record.

[Edited on October 24, 2011 at 2:12 PM. Reason : ,]

10/24/2011 2:12:07 PM

i cant belive his lid came off and he slid across the track on his face like that. ive never seen one come off.

10/24/2011 2:16:55 PM

Quote :

"So my buddy that's traveling across the states on a motorcycle will be passing through Raleigh area tomorrow even ing or tuesday evening. Anyone wants to meet him for a beer and/or to hook him up with a couch to sleep on/field to camp in? He has been doing pretty well so far but I think he has been staying in motels more than he originally anticipated and it's wrecking his budget. "

If he doesn't mind trekking out to the Cleveland area in Johnston County, he's welcome to crash at my place.

10/24/2011 2:47:01 PM

Igor, no seca II anymore but I do have a RD350 project bike (pics in my gallery). He gave me a call and will be on the way after he hits the Iron Horse

10/24/2011 5:19:50 PM

^x5 it was a 600rr with the same whack rossi plastics you had. thought it was your bike

10/24/2011 6:17:24 PM

I saw someone riding my old 600rr the other day on main campus.

10/24/2011 6:22:59 PM

600rr's are considered old now :/

10/24/2011 9:01:39 PM

I wish I didn't ppass up a deal on a new ninja not long ago. I miss riding

10/25/2011 12:17:55 AM

Quote :

"Especially in the races held on the public road-based courses such as Isle of Man TT. "

Yeah isle of man looks terrifying. Its only mitigating factor is that it's a time trial.

10/25/2011 12:36:14 AM

FenderFreek thanks for offering your place! Mike has successfully anchored at dustm's compound. I guess we will hear about it on a blog in a day or two!

10/25/2011 12:40:14 AM

Quote :

"Igor, no seca II anymore but I do have a RD350 project bike (pics in my gallery). He gave me a call and will be on the way after he hits the Iron Horse "

Now there's a REAL cafe racer guaranteed to piss off your neighbours with dat 2 stroke powR! What do you plan to do with it, restore?

10/25/2011 1:13:44 AM

Mike has been an exemplary guest... Just skimming his blog was not near enough to start to understand what he is trying to do. Even after talking to him all evening it's only starting to sink in. Selling your house to go on a year long moto trip is quite an adventure. Glad to have gotten the chance to meet him. Going to try to get up early enough to cram some eggs and coffee into him before he heads off to the outer banks.

As for the RD, I plan to go through the whole thing. My buddy that gave it to me will help build the engine (he has been building 2-stroke beasts for almost 20 years). Going to modernize the suspension with beefy forks and re-done swingarm bushings, powdercoated frame, and new home-brew cafe bodywork. Of course going to have to sort the wiring and brakes too... Re-laced spokes, new rubber seals and all that. Long-term project, as they say. Nothing un-touched. Not a restoration in the purist sense, but it will be given due justice.

10/25/2011 2:12:19 AM

Quote :

"Yeah isle of man looks terrifying. Its only mitigating factor is that it's a time trial."

there are wheel to wheel races as well. speed2.com

10/25/2011 8:19:54 AM

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2011/10/27/nr-biker-gang-battle-katz.cnn

someone has been spending too much time watching Sons of Anarchy

10/27/2011 5:44:58 PM

does said bike gang have a porn studio?

10/27/2011 6:17:21 PM

bolted up a wheel chock to my 6x10 trailer today. ready for a road trip with the fz6.....

11/14/2011 7:19:59 PM

was the bed occupied?

11/15/2011 8:37:53 AM

^^what kind of a roadtrip on FZ6 is this?? It looks more like an FZ6 relocation..

11/15/2011 8:41:07 AM

^^ trailer has a ramp and will be much easier to load
^ road trip is fairly short, only about 3 hrs each way. If it rains i will be glad i aint riding for sure

11/15/2011 5:28:56 PM

what a puss

11/15/2011 5:30:40 PM

Hahahahhaahhahahahah

11/15/2011 5:48:19 PM

I'll ride the bike there for you. Thats not far.

11/15/2011 7:55:40 PM

finally got around to putting together some footage from the stunt show at the moto expo early this year



[Edited on November 19, 2011 at 2:41 AM. Reason : .]

11/19/2011 2:38:06 AM

and a show walkthough

11/19/2011 3:19:30 AM

^^That's some pretty impressive stunting. I'd love to see some more footage from that show.

The second video is pretty nice, but it would benefit greatly from shake-reduction or a steadicam setup. What was it shot with?

[Edited on November 20, 2011 at 12:14 PM. Reason : .]

11/20/2011 12:10:37 PM

yeah the first one was shot off the tripod, and the second one was mostly handheld or off monopod on a DSLR with no image stabilizer maybe I will return next time better prepared, the show is coming out again in a couple of months

[Edited on November 21, 2011 at 8:50 AM. Reason : .]

11/21/2011 8:41:27 AM

I may have an opportunity to buy a motorcycle for a good deal, but I need help with pricing.

1997 Harley 1200 Custom. Stock, except it has aftermarket pipes (I believe screaming eagle, I can verify later). Stock pipes will come with as well. It's in "fair" shape, but never been dropped. Will need a new battery, the carbs might need cleaning, and the tires are 50%. What would be a reasonable offer? $2k-$3k?

Anything I should know in particular about this model Harley? I plan on hitting up some Harley forums, but would like input from the crew as well.

12/4/2011 7:18:52 PM

For $3k, you could get a bike that doesn't suck

12/4/2011 10:29:07 PM

^
even if you don't get a sport or a sport tourer, there are far better choices than a hardly

12/5/2011 1:05:15 AM

^^^go metric

[Edited on December 5, 2011 at 6:09 AM. Reason : .]

12/5/2011 6:09:17 AM