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The manufacturer's of the two motorcycle jackets I own both recommended Nikwax. Seems to work for me on boots, gloves, and jackets. http://www.nikwax.com/en-us/index.php I happen to use the Leather Restorer. http://www.nikwax.com/en-us/products/productdetail.php?productid=254&itemid=-1&fabricid=-1

Not exactly off-topic, but a different area of leather care. 303 is recommended for UV protection of many products including leather. Would using a conditioner and the 303 alternately be of benefit? Such as a conditioner one month, 303 the next. My new leather jacket has a lot of red leather and I would like to keep it red rather than pink.

The filters being oiled are designed to be used after oiling. K&N being one of the best known. http://www.knfilters.com/ DON'T oil a conventional paper pleated filter.

Depends on the dealer and also depends on the sales person's impression of the person requesting the test ride. My test ride of my VFR had three conditions. Helmet required and either bring it back when I was done with it or stop in and pay for it.

RWR, you are not alone. PM sent.

One thing worth looking at is free "lifetime" map updates that are included with many Garmin units now. My 205W came with only one update a couple of years ago, but a lot of them now include the "lifetime" updates.

Do a Google search for "Helmet Chin Curtain" and you willl find all sorts of information. I have one on a HJC helmet and it does a good job of reducing the cold wind under the chin bar. I don't really notice that it does much for reducing wind noise, but since I wear earplugs and am 1/2 deaf, I am not a good judge of that. They are less than $10 and easy to install between the helmet shell and the liner. I have heard that they contribute to face shield fogging, but it isn't a problem with my PinLock shield.

I recently purchased a Speed and Strength "Moment of Truth" leather jacket from these people and while I don't have a review of the jacket just yet, the company really put forth the extra effort to make my purchase satisfactory. This is my first new fitted leather jacket and I had no idea what to expect when I first tried it on. It seemed like it was at least a size or two small. I contacted them and they told me to return it if I wasn't happy with it, but that much of the stiffness would go away with some wearing of the coat which would help the fit. Guess what, they were right. I'm not only happy with the fit now, I was so impressed with their customer service and follow up (3 emails to be sure I was satisfied) that I felt they deserved some recognition. Here's a link. http://www.motorcyclecloseouts.com/

Good question. Loose and they are probably noisy. Tight and they ???????????????? Maybe there isn't any indication until you do burn some valves.

3dcycle beat me to it. In the past I have seen the hood, tank, whatever protector film recommended to protect that area. I have the Tank Slapper stuff on my tank, not the 3M but the static cling product. It does look like either product would work. I just quit using mine. (Mostly because I added a FastPack tail bag. Works great for hauling stuff, but didn't make me a bit faster.)

Just a thought about overall fitment. I have only the Genmar risers with stock bars and I was not completely comfortable with the amount of clip-on clamping area I had after their installation. I raised the fork tubes 5mm and that seems to be a good move. At least for me. The 5 mm fork tube raise is often suggested for quicker turn-in. Turn-in may be a little quicker, but not a lot different. No adverse effects that I can notice. Stock setting was 41 mm to the top of the fork tube from the triple clamp. I'm now at 46 mm.

The only "overpants" I own are Icon and I didn't think there was anyway in the world the knee armor was going to ever be in a place where it did any good. Instead, I use strap-on knee/shin guards which seem like they might be in the right place on an initial impact. Does she even need the zippered openings? Some of the women's pants have almost a bell bottom lower leg. Also, not to rain on your parade, but I rarely ever wear the overpants. I can usually get by with jeans wherever I'm going so I just wear Kevlar lined jeans. I don't think I would buy the overpants again.

I was lucky enough to find a seamstress through a fabric store in my area. She replaced a zipper on one armored textile jacket and added a couple of velcro tabs on the cuffs of another. Just ask some of the employees. It so happened that the woman that did the work for me was an employee of the store, but she did her sewing work from her home.

While the combination may fit the forks OK, you might have some clearance problems with the fairing. I also doubt that the stock brake line, clutch line, throttle cables will work with that much rise.