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Whizbang's Spinning Wheels: November 2003
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Whizbang's Spinning Wheels: November 2003
Of Sea Foam and Nuclear Submarines "Hey, thanks for suggesting those Pirelli tires for my YZF, man. They're great. I've put like 2000 miles on them and they're still practically new. Really sticky in the corners, too," I say with a thumbs-up and a smile to the guy behind the counter at Midwest Cycle Supply, my favorite motorcycle accessory shop in Minneapolis, Minnesota. "We put Bridgestones on your bike," says the guy behind the counter at Midwest Cycle Supply without looking up from his magaz... -
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Whizbang's Spinning Wheels: December 2003
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Whizbang's Spinning Wheels: December 2003
An X-Rated Head When in the process of buying a motorcycle helmet you might hear, "well, how much is your head worth?" Though usually considered a rhetorical question used by helmet sellers to encourage you to buy higher end products, I thought I'd add it up. Taking into consideration the costs of my glasses and eye care, youthful orthodontia, yearly facial skin and hair products, the education which though deteriorating by the minute is in my head, and all the money I've made as a professio... -
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Whizbang's Spinning Wheels: October 2003
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Whizbang's Spinning Wheels: October 2003
You may have heard me offering my favorite piece of advice to Beginnerbikers in the New Rider Forum: trust the lean. I guess I also say things like "turn your head," "watch your entry speed when cornering," and "increase or at least maintain your throttle going through turns." You might also hear things like, "that new FZ6 makes me drool" and "you're not a poser just because you want to wear stylin' safety gear," but let's focus on the whole "trust the lean" thing. To me, trusting your lean a... -
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Whizbang's Spinning Wheels: September 2003
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Whizbang's Spinning Wheels: September 2003
Let's kick this new section off with a special bulletin. Hey! Cool! I have special bulletins! The scoop is, Whizbang is no longer JUST a beginnerbiker. Nope. Not that there's anything mundane about being a beginnerbiker - in fact, it's superexciting! But you knew that already. No, I've changed. I'm no longer what I was before. I've become so much more. As of September 1, 2003...
...I became a one-year beginnerbiker veteran! What does that mean to you? Absolutely nothing. Except now ... -
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