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Capcom gets motorcycles and ninjas: acquires Tenchu developers, MotoGP license

Capcom has just scooped up K2, developers of the original feudal Japan stealth action title Tenchu. Through exchange of stock, the company will become a fully owned subsidiary. Gamasutra tells us that the K2 name won't change, and the CEO, activities, and offices will stay the same. Capcom says that the reason for this acquisition was to “make it possible to allocate development resources more efficiently in response to shifts in market conditions. This is expected to facilitate the
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Carbon Footprint (4 Foster-Wolford)

Our choices at all levels— individual, community, corporate and government— affect nature. And they affect us." — Davi d Suz uki , Suzuki Foundation *“Eventually we'll realize that if we destroy the ecosystem, we destroy ourselves.” — Jonas Salk
American physician and microbiologist *Carbon Footprint **Carbon Footprint Calculator
• http://green.msn.com/tools/calculator.aspx Veronica Cathy *Saving Energy at Home *Saving Water and Energy at Home *Compact Fluorescent Lighting (CFL) vs. Incandescent Lighting *Lighting Comparison Continued *Wattage Comparison *http://www.j

Anyone Have a Big Wheel I Can Borrow for Easter?

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Any of you have a Big Wheel I can borrow? Depending on how our Easter evening plans shape up, whether or not I can get my hands on a Big Wheel, and whether or not I can get a buddy to do this with me, I'm thinking about riding in the BYOBW on Sunday night:

BYOBW - Bring Your Own Big Wheel - takes place for the eighth year. The wacky event, named after the late 1960s trike that emulated the popular "chopper" motorcycles of the era, was started in 1999 by artist Jon Brumit, who came upon a discarded Big Wheel on a street in West Oakland and decided, in the name of weird street theater, to race the trikes in a very public place - Lombard Street.

This year the race takes place at the peak of 20th and Vermont streets, a location Brumit describes as actually more crooked than the famed Lombard Street.

BIKINI & TOPLESS MODELS

WE DO ADS FOR AUTOMOBILES MOTORCYCLES ETC.ALSO MAGAZINE WE ARE LOOKING FOR TOPLESS& BIKINI MODELS FOR UP COMING SHOOTS PLEASE SEND PHOTOS & DESIRED COMPENSATION THANKS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU NOTE YOU MUST BE 18 TO APPLY

Am I being had by the dealership?

Just wanted to get your guys' opinions on this matter....

I have little enough time to ride, I ended up decided to have my local shop/dealership do some wrenching for me.

When I dropped the bike off, I asked for (1) the first service as required by Suzuki to which they quoted me 160 bucks to change the oil, check and adjust the valves and whatever else one would do at the first service. I also asked them to (2) replace the battery that I toasted. I know, it costs a little more to have them do it, but I also wanted them to (3) check and make sure I didn't toast the charging system as well. Lastly, I asked them to (4) check my newly installed FCR MX and tweak the jetting/needle position to get rid of a mid throttle stumble.

I didn't get a qoute on everything before I left, nor did I set limits on how much time was okay to spend. My bad.

I stopped in a few days later to see if it was finished - here is what they told me: The bike wasn't ready yet because the battery they ordered hadn't arrived yet. They ended up going with a Suzuki battery because it was way cheaper than one from parts unlimitted - thats fine, I can live with that. I figured I'd spend around 50 bucks extra to have them get the battery and install it rather than doing it myself. They said the first service went well - very straight forward. Then they told me that they got rid of the stumble. They told me it took 6 hours to properly work out the jetting and get it dialed in. They told me it is now pretty much perfect. They told me that they changed the main jet to a 145, the pilot jet to a 48 and clip on 4th position. When I fainted from the thought of paying 65 an hour for 6 hours of jetting work, the mechanic told me he sat down with the manager of the shop and felt that me paying for 6 hours was unreasonable, so they agreed to split it with me, now I only have to pay 3 hours of labor for the jetting (which still seems like twice as much as it should be) but to make up for the other 3 hours I have to run their stickers from their shop on my bike - which they already put on!!!! They also made a new bracket for my license plate since it didn't match up to the Edge tail light I have. I don't know what they are going to charge me for that.

I won't know exactly what the grand totals will be until Monday, so I can't die from a heart attack until then. What do you guys think is fair? Suck it up and pay whatever they ask? Is 3 hours of jetting fair? Should it take that long to dial in my carb? How would you handle the sticker situation? I do have stickers on my bike: K&N, Excel, Sudco, Zeta, Alpinstar, Acerbis, etc. I like the stickers from specific products, but don't care for putting stickers on from the store that sells them. As much as I love Wheeling Cycle Supply and TT, I don't run their stickers. I don't want to run the stickers from this shop, but don't want to pay an additional 3 hours work. I'm just frustrated - what I thought was going to be up to about $350 in service sounds like it is going to be at least $500.

Thanks for letting me vent - and thanks for any advice,

Branden

Converted DRZ400S to DRZ400SM need suspension help

I converted a 2003 Suzuki DRZ 400 S (dual sport) to a 100 % supermoto bike. My book covers suspension with dirt/road and big tires, but now I have some real high end Pilot Power tires on Excel/Talon wheels and Magura master cyl and brembo OS rotor and calipers.

I have no clue what I should have my suspension set at. I am not very knowledgeable about street setups. Right now I pretty much have no suspension, as everything is turned to stiff and slow. Can somebody with SM racing knowledge lend a poor guy a hand?

Look But Don’t Touch

I am irresistibly drawn to motorcycles. I can't ride them, mind you, but I do like to look at them. And take pictures of them from weird angles. I spotted this Harley-Davidson near Pioneer Park the other day. It's so pretty and shiny.

Note: the license plate has been altered to protect the privacy of the owner of the bike.

Also note: it occurred to me I took another photo of a motorcycle in the same location last year, and I do believe it's the same one. (Yes, the license plate is different, as I had rearranged the numbers on that one, too, but in a different way.)

The Challenge of the 21st Century: Setting the Real Bottom Line: David Suzuki

Excellent Must Read Article. Dr David Suzuki: "We have to set a new bottom line, dictated by the reality that we are biological creatures, completely dependent for our survival and well being on clean air, clean water, clean soil, clean energy and biodiversity." What intelligent creature, knowing the role that air plays in our lives keeping us alive and connecting us to the past and into the future, would then proceed to use air as a garbage can?

 

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