Archive for April, 2007
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Motorcycle and biker website owners check out the ChopperStickers.com Affiliate Program.
If you run a motorcycle or biker related website and want to earn some extra money you can promote ChopperStickers.com Biker Helmet Stickers on your site. You earn 15% of purchases made by visitors you send to ChopperStickers.com.
The ChopperStickers.com Affiliate Program is free to join and easy to set up. Just create an account, your account will be reviewed and once approved you just add banner and text links to your site. When a visitor to your site clicks on one of your affiliate links and makes a purchase you earn 15% of that purchase.
There is a good selection of text links, banners, and text ads to use or you can create your own custom links to any page or product offered by ChopperStickers.com.
Affiliates are paid once a month once your account balance reaches $5. These biker helmet stickers sell very well on biker/motorcycle sites and we have several affiliates that have promoted the program very successfully.
Hope you had a good Easter weekend. Now get back to work!
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A biker was riding along a California beach when suddenly the sky clouded above his head and in a booming voice the Lord said “Because you have TRIED to be faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish.”
The biker pulled over and said, “Build a bridge to Hawaii so I can ride over anytime I want.”
The Lord said, “Your request is materialistic. Think of the enormous challenges for that kind of undertaking. The supports required to reach the bottom of the Pacific! The concrete and steel it would take! It will nearly exhaust several natural resources. I can do it, but it is hard for me to justify your desire for worldly things. Take a little more time and think of some thing that would honor and glorify me”
The biker thought about it for some time. Finally he said, “Lord, I wish that I could understand my wife. I want to know how she feels inside, what she’s thinking when she gives me the silent treatment, why she cries, what she means when she says nothing is wrong, an how I can make a woman truly happy!”
The Lord replied, “You want two lanes or four on that bridge?”
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Hope you had a good week. It has been busy around ChopperStickers.com and we just added a few new stickers so be sure to check them out.
Here is a great looking biker babe to help get your weekend started.
Remember this is a holiday weekend, and it is either the start of or the end of a lot of kids Spring break so there will probably be a fair bit of traffic on the roads. If you are out and about please becareful and watch out for the other guy (cause he probably ain’t looking out for you).
Have a GREAT weekend! HAPPY EASTER!
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The graphic is pretty large, click on the thumbnail for the full size animated graphic.
It will take a few seconds to load over broadband and most of the day over dialup (Sorry).
It is Copyrighted Todd808 and his website is here. Check it out, he has a bunch of other great motorcycle art and other stuff there.
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A VERY comfortable and functional pair of riding gloves.
Spring is finally here and if you are looking for a nice pair of Spring riding gloves check out the Outseam Deerskin Gloves from Fox Creek Leather. These gloves are manufactured from high quality Deerskin Leather and are made in the USA.
The seams of these gloves are sewn on the outside making the Outseam Glove one of Fox Creek’s most comfortable gloves.
The gloves are unlined and are not designed for cold weather riding but if you pick up a pair of liners from your local sporting goods store they will help keep your hands warm even if the temps fall a bit. I try to ride to work most days and I am on the road well before the sun comes up, even with the still somewhat cool morning temps these gloves are just fine even without inserts. If you are looking for a glove that is a lined and designed for a bit cooler temps make sure you check out he Elkskin Riding Gloves, these are very comfortable and are lined.
I own several pairs of Fox Creek Leather Gloves and they are all top quality. If you are looking for a good glove suited for Spring time riding get yourself a pair of these Outseam Deerskin Gloves.
From the Manufacturer:
There is always a small determined cult that puts comfort and function before style or trends. Outseam deerskin gloves have such a following. This is the most comfortable deerskin glove we have! All the seams are sewn on the outside so the only thing your hand feels is smooth seamless deerskin. The glove is slit on the side and slips on easily. A wrist strap with a nickel-plated slide buckle enables you to quickly cinch the glove around the wrist.
When our walk-in customers try this glove on they almost always buy it. Who cares if you look like a Russian infantryman from the late thirties? You will have a super comfy glove.
About Fox Creek Leather
Fox Creek Leather is a small family run company in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwestern Virginia. We take pride in offering high quality American-made motorcycle leathers at reasonable prices.
Motorcycle Buying Tips For Beginners - Cruiser, Sport-Touring, Scooter, Dual-Sport, or Sport-Bike
By David Mixson
With so many choices in motorcycles, selecting your first motorcycle can be challenging. Here are several tips to help you select the right motorcycle for you.
What type motorcycle should you purchase?
There are at least eight different motorcycle types (styles) of motorcycles: touring, sport-touring, standard, sport-bike, scooter, dual-sport, dirt-bike, and cruiser.
Many new riders begin their search by looking at Harley Davidson motorcycles. Don’t make this mistake. While cruisers are extremely popular they don’t necessarily make the best beginner motorcycle. They’re heavy, loud, expensive, and unforgiving (loaded with chrome) of minor spills.
Touring motorcycles are generally built for long distance riding. Examples include the popular Honda Gold Wing and the BMW K1200. These motorbikes are heavy, powerful, expensive, and require significant skills to operate properly… making them a poor choice for new riders.
Sport-bikes (also referred to as crotch-rockets) are built for speed, agility, and performance. They’re light weight, brightly colored, and quick. Engine sizes for sport-bikes usually range from 600cc to 1000cc.
Note: Don’t let a smallish sounding 600cc engine fool you. A Honda CBR600 sport-bike can run circles around an 1800cc v-twin cruiser. Crotch rockets can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds! That’s faster than 99% of all production sports cars.
Do sport-bikes make good beginner bikes? Probably not, unless you have the maturity to handle the temptations of power, speed, and agility.
The next style of motorcycle is pretty easy to describe. Dirt-bikes are made to ride off-road. Tread patterns and suspension components on dirt-bikes are very different than their street-bike cousins.
While many models have headlights and turn signals, most won’t easily accommodate interstate travels. If you have convenient access to dirt roads or other off-road areas, a dirt-bike is a good beginner motorcycle.
Don’t have easy access to off-road areas? Consider a dual-sport motorcycle. These bikes are made to accommodate moderate off-road conditions, and handle highway speeds. A compromise of sorts, they don’t perform on-road as well as street bikes, nor off-road as well as dirt-bikes.
But, most dual-sport models can easily travel at interstate speeds and handle moderate off-road conditions. When you take that motorcycle tour (you’ve been dreaming about) to the Northern tip of Alaska, you’ll most likely be riding a dual-sport motorcycle, like the popular Kawasaki KLR650.
A standard motorcycle is an older style that once described the majority of bikes available… hence the term ’standard’. Standard motorcycles are generally upright and moderately priced. Picture that 1970s bike your dad owned. It was most likely a standard motorcycle. While not the fanciest or flashiest bike, standard bikes can be good starter motorcycles.
Scooters? Before you form an opinion here, visit your local motorcycle dealership. Gone are the 50cc mopeds of the 1970s. Instead, several new scooters fancy large 650cc engines and automatic transmissions. With a top speed of over 100 mph, and a 0 to 60 acceleration time below 5 seconds, scooters can keep up with most anything. Want to embarrass a Harley rider or Mustang owner… no problems? A Honda Silver Wing 650 scooter can do both.
Do scooters handle like motorcycles. Sure. Do they operate easily on interstates? Yes. Do they make good beginner bikes? Why not?
A sport-touring motorcycle is the last style of motorcycle addressed here. Sport-touring models are sporty versions of touring bikes. Or conversely, relaxed versions of sport-bikes. This class of motorcycle falls between a touring bike and sport-bike.
The sport-touring class was designed as a balance between ergonomics, engine performance, and long range touring capabilities. It’s a popular class of motorcycle that combines the best of both worlds. The Honda VFR Interceptor 800, Triumph Sprint ST, and Yamaha FJR 1300 are examples of popular sport-touring motorcycles. Most models utilize 650cc to 1300cc engines.
Do sport-touring motorcycles make good first bikes? They can. Most, however, are relatively heavy… utilizing high performance engines and creature comforts like hard rear storage bags. Before you select a sport-touring model, make sure you have the discipline to use only the power that matches your skill level.
For answers to other complex questions like: “What size engine can a beginning rider safely handle?” We’ve written an entire guide entitled, “First Motorcycle Buyers Guide - Unique Perspectives from our Contributors.” In this guide, several MotorcycleMentor.com senior contributors give recommendations and advice on how a new rider should select their first motorcycle.
David Mixson, a Mechanical Engineer passionate about motorcycles, is the founder and CEO of http://www.motorcyclementor.com. MotorcycleMentor.com is dedicated to helping new riders enter the sport of motorcycling.
Whether you are new to motorcycling or want to improve your current riding skills, sign up for our Motorcycle Riding Tip of the Week. This free newsletter gives solid advice for riders at all levels. Sign up information and example tips are available at MotorcycleMentor.com.
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A biker went to a bar and ordered a drink. As he sat sipping his whiskey, a young lady sat down next to him. She turned to the biker and asked, “Are you a real biker?” He replied, “Well, I’ve spent my whole life on Harleys. My momma was pregnant with me when she rode on the back of my Daddy’s Harley, then as a little boy I rode on the back with my Daddy until I finally got my own Harley. I’ve been riding a Harley ever since. So yes, I guess I am a real biker.”
She said, “I’m a lesbian. I spend my whole day thinking about women. As soon as I get up in the morning, I think about women; when I shower, watch TV, eat, whatever, everything seems to make me think of women.” Then she got up and left.
The biker was thinking about what just happened when a man sat down next to the biker and asked, “Are you a real biker?”
He replied, “I always thought I was, but I just found out I’m a lesbian.”
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Have a GREAT week!
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