Little Owen is doing great, over 15lbs and growing fast.  I hope I can ride with you guys soon enough.  Earlier rides are definitely easier to manage.

Why we ride?

http://lanesplitter.jalopnik.com/this-little-girl-reminds-us-why-we-ride-motorcycles-1730172351

It was a lousy, crappy day for riding anything on two wheels.  So I fixed the garage door.

Quote from: sta on September 11, 2015, 07:07:39 PM
Why we ride?

http://lanesplitter.jalopnik.com/this-little-girl-reminds-us-why-we-ride-motorcycles-1730172351

Great find!

Read somewhere once that the Brits are obsessed with fasteners...

I'd say it's on there. 

Maybe that's how they fixed the old bikes tendency to leak oil!

Had an informative conversation with Joey the Aprilia brand specialist at Cycle City this morning.  According to him the Tuono comes in three flavors for 2016, APRC, RR, & Factory.  The APRC & RR are available at this time, just need to put your order in.  Factory will be available in November...they are not ordering bikes at this time as they are overstocked, he says he can make killer deals on the leftover '15s.

They still have '14 RSV4R Factories?

Quote from: DRKWNG on September 19, 2015, 02:31:13 PM
They still have '14 RSV4R Factories?

Not sure, we were discussing Tuonos...

I saw that.  My question was based on the fact their website shows Factory Superbikes.  Bet they'd let those go for a song.

Quote from: DRKWNG on September 19, 2015, 02:31:13 PM
They still have '14 RSV4R Factories?

They have one of those.  Saw it a couple of weeks ago and saw it this morning when I popped in to see if a 2016 Tuono Factory was in.  That RSV4R had an initial tag price of $22,995 ( I believe ) and has been marked down to $18,995, or $19,995. Something like that.  Yep, they have two 2015 Tuono's sitting there that they would make deals on but, hey, why?

Just like the Ducati dealer has two 1199 Panigale's on the floor. They also have a 1299 Panigale S but it has a big price.  They will deal on the 1199's for sure and they won't even talk about whether or not there are base 1299's sitting in boxes in the warehouse.

Turns out that a girl/woman who used to ride a 796 Monster ( I think Shawn said a 796 ) bought that orange 1290 SD. Said her husband has a Streetfighter.

for those interested...nekkid comparo...

http://magazine.cyclenews.com/i/577750-cycle-news-2015-issue-39-september-29

Quote from: Speed 3 Pilot on September 28, 2015, 07:24:23 PM
for those interested...nekkid comparo...

http://magazine.cyclenews.com/i/577750-cycle-news-2015-issue-39-september-29

All good if you've got any of the top three.  Seems like they are splitting some hairs.

Steroid injections to the vicinity of L1, L2, & L4 this morning...hopefully this will help with the lower back discomfort that I have been experiencing for awhile now...