Ok so I'm a bit miffed at this point about cycle-gears after-market blinkers. I purchased a set not too long after getting my bike. Within the last month both of them have been on the frits. One, I have no idea why it stopped working...or started working again. It acted like there was a loose filament, but that wasn't the problem. The other side...cold solder joint on the bulb-housing (actually they soldered the wire to the spring that helps retain the bulb in the housing) Since I heat-shrank...

As South Texas quickly rolls into spring, I find myself going on more and more rides just for the hell of it. Spring fever I guess. The more I get out, the longer I tend to stay out. This had me planning a road-trip this summer. I've got friends in the major cities between here and KC that I'd like to see, my plans after that were pretty much "wherever the wind takes me." A coworker is headed to Sturgis in mid-August, as well as my brothers boss (who would be departing from Seminole,...