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Motorcycle Test Kitchen 

Operation Buzzkill, Part 2: HVMP bar-ends

28 February 202128 July 2021 Mark Barnes 711 Viewsf800, f800gt, mods, upgrades

Next up in my efforts to quell obnoxious handlebar vibration on my 2013 F 800 GT test mule is a

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Motorcycle Test Kitchen 

Operation Buzzkill, Part 1: Grip Puppies

8 January 202128 July 2021 Mark Barnes 684 Viewsaccessories, f800, f800gt, farkling

Sci-fi fans know the iconic quote from Frank Herbert’s Dune, “Fear is the mind-killer.” There are direct applications to motorcycling,

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The Ride Inside 

The 60-year-old virgin

8 January 202129 March 2021 Mark Barnes 495 Viewsbmw, column, f800, f800gt, ktm

I’m a noob. Not to motorcycling. Not to writing. But the world of BMW is new to me. I recently

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12 May 2022 Mark Barnes 0 Comments

Partly because it was a gorgeous spring day, and partly because I’m “in training” for the trip to this year’s

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