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Who on this site knows anything about H.D. Cycles. What is the difference between say a dynaglide and a softtail. I don't know much about these bikes. I would mainly ride it to work and back, 3 miles 1 way. Would probably ride some to the country on weekends and may take some day trips in Texas...

Anyone read this book by Kunstler I think was his last name. It deals with reaching the peak of oil production and the downturn of life as we now know it due to dwindling cheap oil supplies. While I did'nt agree with everything he wrote I thought it was interesting.

How long would you guys feel comfortable storing gasoline in a 5 gallon plastic gas can with the correct amount of fuel stabilizer added? 1 year ? 2 years? What say ye?

I have crunched the numbers forwards, backwards and sideways and if you can buy shells on sale at 3-4 bucks a box(good enough for skeet shooting) I don't see how it pays to reload. This is assuming the following aprox pricing. Powder 18/lb, Shot 25/25 lbs, 10/500 wads, primers 25/1000. This is...

My Son and I have been shooting some Skeet lately. I have been around guns all my life but I nor anyone in my family have ever owned and o/u shotgun. Who can speak to them. I am thinking of getting a Ruger Red Label for my son for Christmas. Dumb Question. Does it matter which barrel you shoot...

I was just wondering how many of you guys use and or carry a multitool ? I have become like Linus on Charlie Brown that needs his blanket (that is Linus is'nt it) I just have to have one of these things pretty close by and man are they handy. I have most of the popular ones. Original Leatherman...

Ok guys I have read most of the thread on the standard of living erosion. Interesting. My question is this. Did'nt I read recently that the boomers would start retiring in 07 or 08 and that there are like 78 million of them !!! The next generation behind the boomers only consists of like 45...

Anyone try the Armor All Gel stuff that you squirt on your car AFTER you have washed it and are in the process of drying it? Does this stuff work very well?

Can someone tell me in a nutshell the difference between the blue filters and the white ones. I bought 2 white ones and was wondering if they were any good?

My son turned 16 in early March and I sold him my 96' GMC regular cab 1500 with 107000 miles on the 4.3L engine. He had been saving money, mowing yards, etc... My Dad helped me get my first truck and I did the same for him, basically selling it to him for 1/2 what I could get on the street for...

We saw this movie last night. Anyone besides me wonder how much Pennzoil paid to have an empty Pennzoil box used as a suitcase in the movie??? I chalk this up as indirect marketing. Kind of like Hawaii 5-0 back in the early 70's good guys drove Fords really good guys drove Lincolns. Bad guys...

Japanese automakers have indicated concern with the ability of today’s GF-4 oils to lubricate timing chains effectively. Several Japanese companies have developed chain-wear tests and are using them in Japan. Adapting one of these tests for GF-5 could reduce duplication and save money. I read...

Anyone on here use WD-40 to clean up aluminum alloy wheels or maybe use it after the wheels are clean to protect/shine them. I was thinking of spraying them down and wiping excess off. Seemed to take away the water spots on one wheel I tried. I was hoping it might keep brake dust down also. Any...

WE just bought my wife a double cab pre-runner on Saturday. What is a good filter to run besides the OEM Toyota filter? Anyone running a WIX on these trucks?

Anyone seen this movie? It has quite a cult following with the youngsters. I thought it was funny enough to buy the DVD.

Guys, I was poking around on the WD-40 website looking at tips and uses for their product. They also had some cool tips that didn’t have anything to do with WD-40 like how to mount a vice on a piece of plate steel and then insert in your truck mounted receiver hitch for a portable vice. Anyway I...

Ford 5.4L V-8 Oil use Interval 2294 Miles on truck 6849 David:Your new Ford engine looks really good. We expect to find high wear and silicon in oil samples from new engines like yours. Wear tends to read high due to break-in of new parts, while silicon is from sealers and sand casted parts...

miles on oil 5074/4947/ua odometer 49676/45000/ua al 13/14/5 ch 1/1/1 iron 8/9/16 copper 3/3/6 lead 1/1/4 tin 1/0/1 moly 58/1/44 ni 0/0/0 mang 1/1/1 silver 0/0/0 ti 0/0/0 pota 0/1/2 boron 59/0/47 si 11/12/9 sod 2/2/18 cal 1706/1920/2040 mag 6/7/199 phos 675/807/746 zinc 838/921/892 baruim 0/0/1...

I was at O-Reilly Auto Parts tonite looking at Oil filters since Wal-Mart is dropping Motorcraft (yes it has finally happened here to). My truck and my wifes Explorer both use the FL820-S. Lucky for me I had 4 stashed back. When I looked at the Wix equivalent it was painted black with a sticker...

Anyone use this oil to double your engine warranty. I know you have to have it installed when you by the mower. I believe it is a synthetic oil.