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I have a pair of motorcycle race boots. They have a sliding plastic mechanism designed to prevent the ankle from over extending in any direction. The boots came with a silicon gel lube which does not last long at all. When the lube is gone, the ankle protection mechanism makes a lot of noise...

Ok, before the economy made its latest set of swings, I had interviewed with a bunch of companies in the SF Bay area. All of them fell through, but then I got a request from a refinery to come in and interview, at their expense. I went and the interview was great, and I really liked the people...

I often hear that a 10W30 starts life as a 10 grade oil and then VI improvers are added to make it behave like a 30 grade at operating temperature. I'm guessing this was true with Group I oils, but it seems like the current Group II oils, would start out as a higher grade oil and use less of...

Mostly highway miles running about ten over the speed limit. I do enjoy full throttle acceleration. Have been running Renewable Lubes's fuel additive, about 25% of the time, in mostly Shell 87. Air filter is Amsoil EAA and oil filter is EaoM. Shifting got a bit notchy in last 500 or so miles. I...

I'm planning to run RLI Biosyn in the GL1800 after I complete my AutoRx treatment. I'll be running an EAO oil filter and an EAA air filter and attempting to see how far this oil can go. I've been doing a lot of searching and Terry had suggested that a Harley should use the thinnest version...

She will be mine. Oh, yes - she will be mine. I'm in lust, bad. The Impala and Focus are probably gone, unless I come into some money in the next year. Focus is gone either way... http://youtube.com/watch?v=f3comQxPNWI http://youtube.com/watch?v=BeahQyxfvxY...

This article is a few years old, when the bike had 400k on it; Wing World Letter It had 444,967 here, but there is no other info; http://www.ncmotorcyclists.com/100,000+_club.htm Here, the editor of the magazine says he used Fleet and Farm Oil...

I'm rebuilding the forks on my Honda GL1800. This is a poorly designed fork, for the weight of the bike, and so it can eat fork bushings in 20k miles. I have already decided on Amsoil Shock Therapy Medium, as I feel that this oil will offer superior protection. I am planning on putting 1 oz of...

Just wondering what people here like to use in this application. I am rebuilding the forks on my 2001 Honda GL1800 next month, as well as installing a Race Tech Gold Valve and Emulator set.(GL1800 has a cartridge in one leg and damper rod in the other) I just ordered some Race Tech Ultra Slick...

That's what I thought. Check out the brakes on my GL1800 ABS(Modulators not shown); The front brake lever applies the front brakes initially. 1 puck on the left, 2 pucks on the right. The left front caliper applies pressure to the secondary master cylinder as it tries to rotate with the disc...

Offshore Christmas It was the night before Christmas, And everyone at work Was feeling kind of pissie Cause the boss man was a jerk. The people that I roomed with Were laying fast asleep, A snoring and a farting Like a darned herd of sheep. The hard hats and steel toes Were outside in the halls...

Just wondering if there is a EaO filter that will fit this engine. Preferably a long one. It's on a Toro 20057

Down in Brazil at the moment. I just ordered a replacement for my ancient Murray lawn mower. Got a Toro 20057. I'm now looking for a new string trimmer. So far, from my research, I'm looking at the Echo GT-200/201 and GT-251 and the Stihl FS 45 and FS 46. Leaning toward GT-251, with the FS...

Got a 2004 Kawasaki Ninja 500 with 6,500 miles a while back. Had no idea when the oil had been changed last, so I decided to do that right of the bat. After my typical research I decided to go with Amsoil MCF 10W40 oil and an EAOM103 Oil Filter. I figured I'd leave it alone as far as additives...

I was making too many 6 hour trips in the 2000 Miata LS, and was beginning to dislike it because of limited seating positions. I wound up trading it in on a 2007 Ford Focus ST. This car has a 151 HP 2.3L Duratec 4 cyl with a 5 speed manual transmission. It does 0-60 in just under 8 seconds and...

Every now and then someone mentions having had a 1974 year vehicle. That always reminds me of the seatbelt interlock which, along with ugly 5 MPH bumpers, was introduced that year. The interlock was so unpopular that it was elimianted for 1975. I worked on a car that had this relay with a...

Got a thread on hard to change ones. Figured I'd start one on easy to change ones. My vote goes the KE20 Corolla 1200, which I once owned. You simply reached down, after putting a rag under it, and unscrewed it, from the passenger side. You could also reach and unscrew the drainplug from...

I'm a big fan of Zaino, but I've recently started to want more depth to the shine. I'm thinking about getting some Collinite #476s and putting it on top of a Zaino finish. I've also heard that this wax is very resistant to bird droppings, which Zaino is not, and I spend a week or more offshore...

This article was recently posted on the Miata forum. No author given. I don't have time, at the moment, to really go over it, but anyone interested is welcome to comment on it. I'd like to say whether it is rubbish or not. Full article; http://www.wbengston.com/files/oil.txt Excerpt;

I discovered ground buffalo a few years back, and now use it, when I can find it, exclusively. It's so lean that your hands don't get greasy when working it and the flavor is the same as beef, only "meatier." For burgers I mix a little egg, and Worcestershire sauce in, and I really love them...