2 Stroke Smake Candle

Did you grow up smelling the burning oil of 2 stroke motors, inhaling the blue smoke and hearing the high pitched exciting exhaust note? 2 stroke bikes are hard to come by now, but you can at least enjoy the smell  of 2 stroke smoke at your comfy home without running your weed-whacker in the living room.

The motorcycle company in Missouri, Flying Tiger Motorcycles makes 2 stroke smoke fragrance candle.

20 bucks it is yours. To buy, click here

Zackees turn signal cycle gloves

As you see, those are invented for cyclists. Yeah not very many people know hand signals and this device would help.  

 But when I was a child, bicycle makers likes of Miyata, Bridgeston installed very motorcycle like turn signal/indicator in order to market toward kids dreaming about being a motorcycle rider- like myself was. Some turn signal was more like car's.

Anyway those are created by former Google software engineer Zach Vorhies, called Zackees illuminated turn signal gloves. As vintage motorcycle riders, we often ride vintage bikes that were not required/ equipped to have turn signals and we have to do hand signals. These look dorky, but some of us might want to consider giving this product a shot when they are on market. It has been kick-started

Via KickStarter

VIKA by Alpinestars

Vaco12 -Bean Bag Helmet

"Originally designed for orthopedic rehabilitation, Vaco12 technology uses vacuum cushions filled with millions of small, round beads to provide better fitting, more protective sports gear. The beads simultaneously provide a snugger, more comfortable fit on your head and are said to absorb impact up to four times more efficiently than traditional foam - just what's needed in sports like skiing and snowboarding in which professional and recreational athletes are constantly pushing the boundaries of what's possible." Via: Gizmag

Do you know the shape of skull is quite different depending on the race? My round skull will not fit right on European helmet. Tight on sides, loose on front and back. The same with ten gallon hat. Kinda sucks when you buy high-dollar ones on-line and not having good fit. Also not fitting tight all around means less protection, so this bean bag idea is seem pretty swell to me. But it is not for motorcycle riding; wonder when they make ones for motorcyclists.

Workshop Manual

When you are gonna work on motorcycles, you should have shop manuals handy. Should not assume you are smart enough to figure out how to take them apart by your own and put it together. It is very helpful to read whole chapter of section you are gonna work on before tear into the bike.

You get Clymer, Haynes manuals to work on bikes because they are cheaper to get. And soon you might notice some mistakes or total lies in those manuals. For example, Clymer manual for GL1000 (Goldwing) shows carb jets in wrong holes. The funny part is that it's been reprinted many times since the seventies and the mistake has never been corrected. I could not find how much of compression should CB750K have on Clymer manual. They make mistakes about metric measurement ( like one freaking digit off) as if they don't care for Metrics users...

A lot of old mechanics prefers factory shop manuals. They are written by those who build the bikes thus should be better. Yet some says that those manuals assumes readers are trained motorcycle mechanics so beginner might have hard time following it. The best thing you can do is to get all of manuals available for the bike. Yeah, gets expensive if you buy them all, but you can always find on-line manuals for free if you are willing to spend some time in front of computer. Here are some links you can try. Carlsalter, Repair manual Club.
Also you can find forums for your model of bikes. They can usually direct you to the right places. Good luck. Remember, some manuals lie! Like this one. I can't find any parts they mentions in there other than Holoprojector lens, which was an overhead passenger cabin lights from old Vickers Viscount 700 passenger turboprop, BAE 748 and BAE Beech King aircraft.

Magnic Light.

I want to support this thing. I am not much of cyclist, but did my time back in the days. There would be cool on motorcycles, too.

Visit kick starter to support this project.

The background music reminded me of Sprockets from SNL

Chasing Tail

Paul has Wingman, a rival camera of GoPro. Maybe he could do the same.

Project Aura: Bicycle Safety Lighting System

"Riding at night can be a daunting and dangerous task; many biking commuters are faced with the issue of being obscured when riding on the streets. Visibility at night is a vital component of biker safety, hence the need for reflectors and attachable lights. However, some of these devices are not always effective especially from the side.

We created a system that requires very little rider input and maintenance, while increasing the visual footprint of bikers from all directions especially from the side. We accomplished this by expanding the surface area of light emitted through the use of RGB LEDs inside the rims of the wheels that change from red when slowing down to white when at cruising speed.

It should be noted that Project Aura is a lighting system which allows a rider to be seen, but does not replace a forward facing headlight to illuminate the roadway. By law (in Pennsylvania, the laws vary state by state) a front headlamp and rear reflector are required, use of a rear blinky is up to the rider‘s discretion.

Check out our process at surg2011.tumblr.com "

Painted Jacket

There are cool leather jackets available from many retail stores. Some of on-line stores are quite reasonable. Mainly made in Pakistan.

Yet, if you are good at drawing/painting, you can git yourself one of the kind cool painted jacket.

A very good looking artist from LA, named Kristine Mueller is teaching you how to do it. How to paint Leather Jacket.

You can get cheap Pakistani leather Jackets from on-line stores like Jafrum international. Or you can search used leather jackets from DAV, pawn shops of some sorts like the lady in the video suggests.

If you are interested in one of the kind jacket and need someone to apply the art on your leather, let us know. We might be able to hook you up.

Water Jetpack

Water skiing champion Franky Zapata developed this water jetpack that permits pilots to perform amazing stunts, including complete loops and quick jumps in and out of the water. Yeah, you will need good balancing skill and require practice, I bet.

It is available to public for 5000 euro

Storm Trooper Motorcycle Leather Suit

I guess,  UD Replicas  decided that Hollywood is slacking off on pumping armored superhero they can convert into another geeky motorcycle leather suit, they bit the bullet, paid George Lucas handsomely to make produce Stormtrooper suit. It’s made from grade-A cowhide, a suit will cost you  $1,143. 

 They have produced Batman MC suit, Iron man MC suit, and Tron Legacy MC suit. (The tron suit was only one that I would not mind wearing in pubic.....

Features:
- Incredible attention to detail, featuring form molded details like never before.
- Raised rib detailing on the sleeves, shoulders, legs, torso and midsection perfectly replicating the look of rigid armor.
- Adjustable forearms, biceps, thighs and shin leather armor allow for a personalized ‘custom’ body fit.
- Waist belt is part of the jacket and not removable. Cleverly hidden is the main front zipper which has 3 main access points providing function, while allowing the main torso armor to be uncompromised and true to what was seen on screen.
- Snap buttons on the cuffs and wrist zippers.
- Jacket and Pants zip together at the waist essentially converting this to a one-piece body suit.
- Removable quilted cotton lining.
- CE-approved body armor in the shoulders, forearms/elbow, back spine protector, thighs and knee/shin armor is standard for riders but is easily removed for day-to-day wear. 

They don't come with Stormtrooper helmet. They are not DOT approved anyway.
Show the world how much of disposable income you got with this suit.

Hutchingson Serenity AD

I wonder how the ride is.... For more info Hutchinson tires

Get poop-faced outside with a class

Vuitton brown paper bag

Created by Black Market Caviar

Carbon Fiber Steorm Trooper

4 guys who work at San Diego Composite made 4 full Stormtrooper suit out of  carbon fiber. Their employer loved the idea so he donated some material. Labors are also free since those guys work at the place.  If you order one as a customer, the price would be closed to a pretty nice bread new car, they say.  One of the suits is displayed at a lobby of the company.

 Via:Carbon fiber gear

25 Ways to Wear a Scarf

by Wendy Nguyen

Scarfs might come in handy for winter riding. Or when you are feeling suicidal..