The 2009 KTM 250 XC W dirt bike is a competitive enduro 2-stroke trail bike great for off road riding and hill climbing. Learn more about the KTM 250 trail bike in the complete KTM 250 XC W dirt bike review at www.motorcycle-usa.com.
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I’ve got an older sport/touring motorcycle that I love riding to work and for short trips to the mountains but for long trips the stock seat is a bit hard and unforgiving, ok it sucks. Anyone out there able to recommend a good aftermarket seat, or even if you have any tricks they can share with me for making those once a year long hauls more comfortable and less numbing on the goods? Yeah yeah buy a crusier…maybe next year!
I’ve got an older sport/touring motorcycle that I love riding to work and for short trips to the mountains but for long trips the stock seat is a bit hard and unforgiving, ok it sucks. Anyone out there able to recommend a good aftermarket seat, or even if you have any tricks they can share with me for making those once a year long hauls more comfortable and less numbing on the goods? Yeah yeah buy a crusier…maybe next year!
Thanks Mollie, Mike and Buster. All great ideas. Much appreciated.
Corbin is one of the big names in aftermarket seats. They make them to fit a variety of bikes, and make multiple models for some bikes. Their seats are firm, usually wider than stock, and well-shaped. In my experience, they usually offer a big improvement in comfort, but are not necessarily the last word. The most comfortable seat I have ridden is the modified Corbin on my DR650. The dished Corbin for my KLR650 is better than stock, but not the last word. I have Corbins on a number of BMW’s and they are all much better than stock.
Mayer and Russell saddles have a reputation as the most comfortable. They are quite a bit wider than stock and offer excellent support for the thighs,while spreading your weight over a wide area.
Sargent is another popular name. Their quality is quite good. I have not tried one, but many riders prefer them to Corbin, whose quality control and customer service sometimes suffers.
Some people like the gel seat pads like the one from Travelcade, but it seems that almost as many riders or more do not like them.
The Airhawk inflated seat pad gets good recommendations, as does the very inexpensive Stearns atv seat pad from Walmart.
I have had pretty good luck with sheepskin pads, and the wooden bead seat covers like the ones the Somali taxi drivers use. They keep air circulating under your butt and keep it off the seat pan if the stock seat is too soft. Wooden beads allowed me to stretch the stock seat on my KLR from 300 miles a day to 500, not as good as the Corbin I eventually installed, but still an improvement. I have been riding for years with sheepskin on any seat, stock or aftermarket.
I have also read about places that will rebuild your seat for a fraction of the $300+ you will have to pay for most aftermarket seats. Haven’t tried them or read enough about them to remember anything.
Harley Davidsons, and other large V-twins have a ‘lumpy’ idle. Older ones often didn’t idle well at a stoplight. You used to have to rev them a little to keep them running. High-performance engines with high-lift cams have this problem too.
But these days, it’s all about style. The Dept. of Transportation sets limits to the noise a motorcycle can make, and mandates quiet exhaust systems. But the biggest-selling accessory for Harleys and other bikes are aftermarket exhaust systems that make the bike louder. There are fools insisting that ‘loud pipes save lives’ (this has been disproven over and over again). People who ride cruisers want to get attention, so they make a lot of noise on purpose.
Years ago we used to have cretins in city busses who brought enormous boom-boxes and played them loud enough to rattle the windows. They finally passed laws against this. To this day I’ll be in a gas station and some moron will drive in with his (c)rap music playing at full volume, and keep it playing with the door open while he fills up. Some people are just like that.
‘99 Kawasaki Drifter motorcycle with lingerie model.
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After market mototcycle rack / motorcycle bracket / motorcycle seat back rest by cyclepac.com
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The popular Shadetree Mechanic TV show featuring the installation of PLUGMATES, Chrome Spark Plug Covers that fit 5/8″ and 13/16″ plugs. Multi-uses such as: Street Rods, Lowriders, Show Cars, and Motorcycles. Takes only minutes to dramatically change the look of unsightly spark plugs. The TV show hosts are Dave Bowman and Sam Memmolo. www.plug-mates.com
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2009 Daytona Bike Week Report
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Daytonas Bike Week is a motorcycle spectacle of the highest order, serving up a cornucopia of radical bikes and eccentric characters. Motorcycle.com was there with a camera in hand to record the mayhem for your viewing pleasure.
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He has never treated me very good. Actually he has treated me pretty badly. He was not there for me when I lost our baby last December 13th. He treated me like I lost our baby on purpose. I was so devastated that I fell into a deep depression. His mother even asked him if he was going to come see me in the hospital and he told her no. She was always telling me I should leave him because he doesn’t care for anyone but himself. I wouldn’t listen!
Then on Christmas Eve I showed up at his house like Santa Clause and I brought him allot of gifts as well as a stocking stuffed full and he didn’t even get me a card..I asked for a cheap little friendship ring.. nothing expensive. I wouldn’t have cared if it only cost him $10. but that never happened.
Then when Valentines rolled around I bought him a heart shaped chocolate cake that said "I love you Jeremy" and I wrote him a sweet poem and gave him a card. And again, he never even gave me a card or a single carnation (which I would have been happy with).. nothing. Months went by and I found the card and poem in his closet unopened! He didn’t even care enough to read what I took my time in composing for him. That really hurt.
Then July rolls around and it’s his B-day. I got him a really nice gift and a Harley Davidson cake and a really awesome card that had the song, "Just to see you smile" "I’d do anything that you want me to do". He loved it. Then he ignored me when it was my B-day just a month later.
I am really tired of putting any more effort into this relationship. I am so tired actually, physically and emotionally. He has taken just about all that I have.
I have tried to prove to him how much I love him and nothing ever worked. I have helped him when he is falling down drunk and can’t get into bed. I would have to undress him and put him in bed. I used to go get food for him when he was too drunk to get to the store. I gave him massages when he ached and foot rubs with lotion. I pretty much babied him.
He repayed me by constantly standing me up and ignoring me when I needed him most and then by cheating on me more than once, which he was caught red handed doing.
I am not blaming him for any of this… I allowed it. I was stupid enough to keep giving to a man that just kept taking.
Anyway, tonight he calls me up and asked me if I would like to go the movies this weekend! Something he has done only once in 14 months. WE haven’t spoken in 3 weeks. Why all of the sudden be nice? Is it because Christmas is coming around and he is hoping I’ll be like Santa again? I mean really does he honestly think I am THAT stupid? He probably does just look at my track record
I really liked everyones answers except for Lovetotalk’s. I think though that I want to try to give him one more chance. Maybe he really does love me, maybe he will give me the ring, maybe things will change and he will start treating me like someone he loves. But I promise this will be his last chance he gets and if he blows it and proves to me that he really is a self asorbed a**, I will never talk to him again! I am just not quite ready to give up on him yet.
You’re question brought tears to my eyes. I wonder if my ex and yours were seperated at birth lol. I dated a man just like this for 16 months..I miscarried in November and he had the audacity to tell me he "thought I was lying" and that he didn’t think it was his. A lot of other horrible stuff too…we went to the movies 2 times in 16 months and he never did sh*t for me.
First and foremost, I DONT think you were stupid for what you did. You are a kind and caring person and kindness does not go unpaid. (Even though at times, it seems pointless). Basically, you have the ball in your court and he’s scared of losing you. And he should lose you, bc you deserve better. People get comfortable when they have a good thing and don’t appreciate it. If you move on (and I guarantee that’s his biggest fear) he will freak out.
I hope you walk away soon. I finally did after my ex choked me..but it took me "that much" to finally leave.
Pls email me if you ever want to talk
anne.cooper83@yahoo.com
If you get a chance please answer my question?
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Agm2IgaxIBFrleOnGc6Qnqfsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20091207214210AAxdb2i
Anyone know a reputable site where I can buy some motorcycle accessories online for a reasonable price?
It depends on exactly what you’re looking for and what kind of bike you ride but below are a few of my favorite sites. If I find something I like I usually check each of these sites and go wtih the cheapest one…
www.denniskirk.com
www.sportbiketrackgear.com
www.motorcyclesuperstore.com
www.kneedraggers.com
www.ronayers.com
Many of the sites above sell stuff for cruisers and sport bikes. From apparel to performance products.
I’m not a dealer, but I would like to get my hands on some motorcycle
parts and accessories dealer catalogs for reference. I’m specifically
looking for Drag Specialties, Parts Unlimited, Tucker Rocky, and
Custom Chrome catalogs. Last years catalogs are probably fine. Where
should I look? How do I get copies?
www.freemotorcyclemanuals.net
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