Recent content by AndrewDoesHair

God, that seat is cool...

I work in the hair industry. Started off cutting hair, now I also get on stage at the trade shows and conventions to yell and complain about corporations and trends brainwashing and ripping off "creative" people who cut hair. I've gotten some followers in the process, but it's starting to be...

I started calling my 1973 Triumph T140V "Trumpy" because the common Triumph nickname sounds a little goofy, not very cool or serious, and after watching it break down half a dozen times I couldn't take it so seriously as a bad ass machine. Then it picked up a new name as the trickster started to...

I'm 6'1" and I do have pretty freakishly long arms... When I positioned the seat I tried it way up front at first but I kept feeling fatigued with it that way, and I was pushing myself back on the seat all the time to be more comfortable. I've had a few people tell me this position is wrong, but...

Thread revival, I hope I don't annoy. I am buzzing with pride and joy over the work I just did the past few days... I've been riding ol' Trumplestiltskin TONS. Other than an oil leak, the thing has been very reliable. Here's a shot from a Red Bull break today So, remember that rusty little...

I bought one of these from their last run. I'm not affiliated with them or anything, just a happy customer. VERY cool bag, super sturdy, will probably last a lifetime. I had a Filson bag before I got this and it felt light and flimsy in comparison- basically the Filson felt like it was worth...

Got into a rattle can of black plasti-goop, also got my seat reupholstered. Last month my muffler fell off and was run over in the road, completely flattened, so I used this as an excuse to switch to high pipes. Sounds beastly. Last week my mirror fell off in the road and broke, so I took it...

First spill didn't count. It was literally the first time I have ever ridden a motorcycle, maybe 30 seconds into the experience. I was going slow, like 18 mph, and rode over a patch of loose gravel, when my back wheel lost traction for half a second, and the feeling made me panic and just sort...

I ask about this here because I'm new to having people ask me for bike advice, as I'm relatively new to bikes myself. Been on two wheels for the past 2 and a half years and watching friends pick it up now, too. But this one guy in particular worries me! On one hand, he's an adult and not my kid...

Bike has been through a lot in the past few months. California had like one or two rainy days, so I found a beat up old fender to put over the front wheel, but a few days later I crashed the bike (riding like an idiot. Lesson learnt). I bent a few things up but was able to ride it home (30 miles...

Hopefully it's just a fuse. I've had very minor things like that happen, and immediately imagined all the worst scenarios before finding out it was something simple (like the time I kicked the bike 12 times before realizing I had forgotten to turn on the key). Regarding your tool kit, I threw...

This is how I did it the first time- by accident. Scared the hell out of me. Then intrigued me. Lots of interesting views on the subject. I was afraid to post about it, because I didn't know if there was an unspoken rule about being a dumb ass on your bike (first rule of wheelies is, you don't...

If I should just quit wanting to try this, let me know. Maybe I'll find my answers in the "learning the hard way" thread. I ride a 1973 Triumph T140 and a few guys I know are all wheelie happy on their ninja 1000's and such, but today for a laugh I thought I'd try one. Didn't even expect the...

I ended up buying one. I'll give you more info than you probably care to hear, just in case anyone opens this thread because they've found themselves in the situation I was in last week... The hunt started with this Lucky Brand jacket. Fit well, was surprisingly thick and heavy leather, also...

That does look interesting. Mind if I be a pain in the butt and ask you about how it fits, and maybe get a pic or two of your actual jacket? It's always so hard to tell with promo shots on websites...