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Imagine, a Brand New Street Legal Motorcycle for under $1,368.99!

California Motorcycle Lawyer Norman Gregory Fernandez discusses Baja Motorsports inexpensive motorcycle *** 12/4/07 UPDATE SEE BELOW!

I was going through the ads of the Sunday Paper and I came across what seemed like an unbelievable deal for a brand new street legal motorcycle. The motorcycle is called the Phoenix 250cc Street Motorcycle by Baja Motorsports. The actual advertised price of the motorcycle was $1,368.99, and you can buy it at of all places Pep Boys. They also have a street legal scooter advertised for $729.99.

I could not believe what I was seeing so I decided to do some research on Baja Motorsports. Sure enough they have a website which you can get to by clicking here, and you can see the under $1,500.00 street legal motorcycle by clicking here now.

First off, I know nothing about Baja Motorsports products, or their motorcycles. Therefore, I will not endorse their product at this time. However, I will say this; I think that it is about time that truly affordable motorcycles are being made available to the public. I want to see more people get into motorcycling, and I believe that more motorcycles will help the environment by using less gas, etc. Above all, if more people rode motorcycles, there would be more bikers to help fight for bikers rights causes.

Another added benefit of such an inexpensive street legal motorcycle is pretty obvious. People who otherwise cannot afford expensive transportation can now do so!

Anyway, this is an informational article only. You can check out Baja Motorsports $1,368.99 brand new street legal motorcycle and judge for yourself.

Pep Boys Advertisement For Inexpensive Street Legal Motorcycles*** 12/4/07 UPDATE!

You can see to the left an advertisement from the Los Angeles Times 12/2/07 Sunday newspaper from Pep Boys, regarding the inexpensive street legal motorcycle that I discussed in this article. One of the persons who made a comment regarding this motorcycle stated that he went to a Pep Boys in another State, and that they informed him that they had no street legal motorcycles, and that they were also rude to him. Apparently this is not the case in Southern California. I am not sure what is going on with Pep Boys in states other than California, but the advertisement to the left speaks for itself.

Again, if anyone buys one of these motorcycles, I sure would like to hear if they are any good. I am sure other people who need cheap transportation or a starter motorcycle, would also like to hear a report about these motorcycles. If you provide a report to me about these inexpensive motorcycles I will publish it on the Blog!

By Norman Gregory Fernandez, Esq., © 2007

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A “How To” Video Rental Site for Bikers and Motorcycles!

California Motorcycle Accident Lawyer Attorney Norman Gregory FernandezMy friend from Blawg Review sent me an excellent link to a site called SmartFlix that rents “How To” videos for Motorcycles and many other subjects. At first glance I was very happy to see that I could rent videos on topics that I have never seen before!

I checked out the link and have myself set up an account and paid to rent a couple of videos; Fix My Hog – Touring, and another title.

Click Here for how to videos for Motorcycles.

Click here to go to their main website.

I am impressed with the how to motorcycle video list that they now offer and hope that it will get bigger as time goes by. The titles that I ordered could save me hundreds or even thousands of dollars in the future by teaching me how to do my own maintenance on my Electra Glide.

I will know more once I actually get the videos I rented. I just wanted to turn you onto SmartFlix. Hopefully they will work out as well as they promise.

By Norman Gregory Fernandez, Esq., © 2007

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Hogtunes Speakers for Harley Davidson Baggers, Review.

Hogtunes Speakers for Baggers reviewed by California Biker Motorcycle Lawyer Norman Gregory Fernandez. ** Update 5/22/07 See Below!

** Update 5/25/07 See Below!

Well I finally took the plunge and installed my Hogtunes speakers today. These speakers are supposed to be vastly superior to the stock Harley Davidson speakers that come with the Harley Davidson Advanced Sound System.

You can check out the Hogtunes Speakers which are specifically designed for Harley Davidson Baggers by clicking here now.

I guess some would call this a simple installation, however for me, it was a new experience. I am a lawyer, not a mechanic. I really freaked myself out thinking about removing the front outer fairing on my Electra Glide for the first time, but I knew that in the end it would be a good learning experience, and that I would save tons of money rather than having a dealer do it.

California Personal Injury Biker Lawyer Norman Gregory Fernandez Hogtunes Speaker Review.I went to Sears to buy a really cool Craftsman socket screwdriver set that has 9 sizes of Torx bits, and a whole bunch of other bits, so I could remove the outer front fairing on my Electra Glide.

Before I started to remove the outer faring for the installation of the speakers, I put socks on the spot lights, and a soft cloth on the front fender to protect the paint on the faring and the fender, just in case it fell.

The front 3 screws on the outer front fairing use a number T27 Torx bit, and the inner 4 screws of the outer fairing use a number T25 Torx bit.

Before I proceeded to remove the fairing for the Hogtunes speaker install, I hit the kill switch on the bike so that the inner part of the fairing was not electrified. It is recommended that you disconnect the negative off of the battery before doing work; however, I knew the kill switch shortcut would work.

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A Review of the Pro Pad Mini-Beast Air Horn; Thumbs Up!

Pro Pad Mini-Beast Air Horn Package *** June 8, 2009 update below the main article. Check it out!

I just installed the Pro Pad Mini-Beast Air Horn on my Harley Davidson Electra Glide and all I can say is this little beast is truly LOUD!

You can check out the Mini-Beast Air Horn at the Pro Pad website by clicking here now.

This self contained unit will fit on most Harley Davidson motorcycles, and can be fitted to metric and other types of motorcycles. The most unique feature of this air horn which sets it apart from other air horns is the fact that the air compressor and horn are all contained in a stainless steel cover that is not much bigger than a stock Harley Davidson cow bell horn cover. This horn uses the stock horn button, which is to be expected on any aftermarket horn! I would never buy or install an aftermarket horn which did not use the stock motorcycle horn button.

Other types of air horn systems require you to mount trumpets or some other sounding device on the motorcycle somewhere, and then run an air hose from the trumpets to an air compressor. You then have to find a place on the motorcycle to mount or hide the air compressor, which is a hassle.

The Mini-Beast air horn is self contained in the stainless steel cover. Easy!

The other systems I looked at were also much bigger and take up too much room on the bike. I like the fact that the Mini-Beast not only fits in the stock horn position, but it actually compliments the looks of the big V-Twin engine in the Harley.

A rear view of the Pro Pad Mini-Beast Air HornYou may ask why I decided to put an air horn on my Harley; simple; stock motorcycle horns are basically worthless, especially at highway speeds. A loud air horn gives motorcyclist a LEGAL way of getting a cagers attention even with their windows rolled up, and even when they are on the phone. This is a way of getting noticed without having deafening and illegal loud open pipes on your bike.

I will tell you what, at 128 decibels this Mini-Beast will not only legally get cagers attention; it will shock them! Did I say this thing is loud……….

The installation of the Mini-Beast Air Horn was basically no problem at all because everything I needed to install the horn was contained in the package. The package contained the horn itself, which was pre-mounted in its own stainless steel cover, a wire harness, and large and small tie wraps.

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1997 and Up, Mustang Plain Regal Ultra Touring Seat for Harley Davidson Electra Glide Review.

California Biker Motorcycle Injury Lawyer Norman Gregory Fernandez Reviews a Mustang Seat for his FHLT Electra Glide Standard. **** June 7, 2008 Update: I have now ridden 1000′s of miles in this saddle, and I highly recommend it. Although it does move you up and forward a bit, the trade-off for sheer comfort is well worth it. My passenger and I have never had a sore or numb butt with this seat. I give it a 9 out of 10!

I just installed a new Mustang Seat PN# 75537 on my FLHT Harley Davidson Electra Glide Standard. I knew before I purchased the seat that it does push you up and forward 1 inch from the stock seat position. I was given this information by Mustang themselves.

Let me start out by saying I have used Mustang single seat (rider/passenger) seats on 3 other motorcycles and loved them! I never had to break in a Mustang Seat, they always felt better than stock right off of the bat! I have always been a big fan of Mustang Saddles.

You can see the seat by I ordered by clicking here, and then scrolling down to PN# 75537.

My first impression of this seat is that either something is wrong with the seat, (defective) or something else is wrong. The seat just does not feel right, nor did it install correctly like my stock seat, and other Mustang Saddles that I have owned.

First off when I went to install the seat, the front lip that goes into the front slot closest to the tank, is not the same as on the stock Harley seat. The Harley Davidson stock seat has a straight up and down tab that goes straight down into the slot. On the Mustang seat there is a little lip, or tab that pushes under and up. It does not go on like the Harley Davidson seat which is basically straight down.

On this seat you are supposed to do a “firm downward chop” on the seat, while pushing the seat forward to get it to move up to the tank panel. Here is Mustangs Instructions for the seat.

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Customizing My Harley Davidson Electra Glide a Few Parts at a Time.

Biker Motorcycle Injury Lawyer Norman Gregory Fernandez Customizes His Harley Davidson FLHT Electra GlideAs most motorcycle owners do, I am about to start some limited customization on my Harley Davidson Electra Glide. I have owned many motorcycles in the past and have done extensive customization on each.

The beautiful thing about the Harley Davidson Electra Glide is that it pretty much comes with everything a biker would want. I have already done some limited Customization. I have installed a Screaming Eagle Stage 1 kit, with Screaming Eagle Slip on Mufflers; a Harley Davidson Advanced Sound System; Kuryakyn Harley Davidson Cruise Boards for Engine Guards, and a Harley Davidson Easy Clutch. No bid deal, just the essentials.

However, after doing some recent long distance runs, and with a plan this summer to ride my Harley across country with my fiancé, I have decided to add a few more things to the Electra Glide to make the long trip even better.

For the new customizations that I am going to do, I will write an article on each install, and post links to high quality pictures that I will take as I install each component. Maybe in this way I can help some of you to do the same thing. I am going to be a thrill seeker and do all of my own work.

I have recently ordered a Mustang Ultra Regal one piece seat for rider and passenger; a Harley Davidson King Tour Pak (Vivid Black); a Harley Davidson removable bracket for the Tour pack, with the premium luggage rack, cylinder lock for the tour pak, and locks for the removable bracket. I am also going with a 2.5 inch Tour Pak relocate kit, which moves the Tour Pak back 2.5 inches. I also ordered a Harley Davidson antenna relocation kit that will allow me to use the same antenna when I remove the tour pak for local riding. I opted to keep the whip antenna for better reception.

Going a little bit further, I ordered Kuryakyn Premium ISO Grips which includes the throttle boss; Hogtunes front speakers to replace the stock Harley Davidson speakers; and a Mini-Beast air horn to replace the stock Harley Davidson horn.

I have never personally taken the fairing off of my Electra Glide so this should be a real fun project. I hear getting it back on straight is a nightmare.

So as I do my limited extra customizations, I will post articles about how each install went, and show pictures of the progress. The bike you see in the picture here will look a bit different. I am no mechanic; I am a lawyer. However, in the past I have been able to do some real complex installs and fixes on my motorcycles. I do not do Engine, Carburetion, or Transmission work, but I will try everything else. That is half the fun of owning a motorcycle!

UPDATE 5/16/07: Mustang Ultra Regal Seat Installed. Click Here for Review.

UPDATE 5/18/07: Mini-Beast Air Horn by Pro Pad Installed. Click Here for Review

UPDATE 5/20/07: Hogtunes Speakers Installed. Click Here for Review.

UPDATE 5/22/07: Kuryakyn Premium ISO Grip with Throttle Boss (Chrome) Installed.

UPDATE 7/13/07 – 7/14/07: Harley Davidson King Tour Pak / Premium Luggage Rack / Lock Kit for Tour Pak / Detachable Tour Pak Bracket / Pillow Passenger Backrest Pad for Tour Pak installed. Click Here for Review.

By Norman Gregory Fernandez, Esq., © 2007

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Finally Taking the Plunge; Installing an Easy Clutch

Norman Gregory Fernandez, Harley Davidson Electra Glide

It has been a little over a week since my last article. I am sure most of you had a great holiday season. As for me, I had depositions the day after Christmas; just before New Years; just after New Years, and another one yesterday. I have a Court appearance on Friday followed by another deposition on Friday!

I found myself shopping for holiday gifts on Christmas Eve which is kind of like a tradition for me. As usual I was numb while standing in line to buy gifts, thinking about my clients and my cases. It’s hard for a lawyer to turn it off.

My calendar for 2007 is a nightmare come true. Some would say keeping busy is a good thing. As for me, the only thing that keeps me sane is riding my motorcycle, and going to the gym 6 days per week.

I have finally decided to take the plunge and get an Easy Clutch installed on my Harley Davidson Electra Glide today. Don’t get me wrong, working a Harley Davidson clutch builds strong forearm muscles. However with the kind of miles I ride each year, coupled with the fact that it would be nice to ride the twisties without getting carpal tunnel syndrome, I have taken some of my brother’s advice and am getting the Easy Clutch installed!

While I am at it, I will let the dealership do a 10 point inspection on the bike, and change out the fluids.

I have checked out the difference in clutch pull on my Harley as compared to that of my brothers who have the Easy Clutch installed and it is like the difference between night and day!

So there it is. I will let you know how it works out.

UPDATE 5:30pm; I had a Power Supply Crash just as I was getting ready to go to the Harley Davidson Dealership to get the Easy Clutch installed. Being that my personal computer is critical, I had to take care of that issue first. Therefore, I will not get the Easy Clutch installed until Saturday morning!

Thank God my computer is semi back up. I went and purchased a top of the line 650 Watt Antec TruePower Trio. Maybe it is just me but my computer seems to be much faster than before. Once I get everything buttoned back up it will be back to business as usual.

Update, Saturday, January 6, 2006;

I had the Easy Clutch installed. It is like a new bike. I cannot believe how nice and “easy” the clutch pull is now as compared to before! I can quite frankly say that this is a “mandatory upgrade” if you do any real riding on a Harley Davidson. Harley Davidson should include the Easy Clutch stock on all of their motorcycles. This is an A++ upgrade that will save your wrist!

By Norman Gregory Fernandez, Esq. © 2007

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Welcome to the Biker and Motorcycle Lawyer Blog

Norman Gregory Fernandez, Esq. at Cooks CornerAs a lawyer who is a real biker, I wish to welcome you to this blog which was created by me on August 31, 2006.

My purpose in creating this blog was to educate bikers and motorcyclist on the legal issues related to riding motorcycles.

I am one of the few lawyers that I know of in California that actually practices what he preaches. In other words I ride, and I handle motorcycle accident cases, and other biker related cases.

I hope you read through the various articles that I post from time to time. I hope you find them helpful.
Norman Gregory Fernandez, Esq.
Biker and Lawyer
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