Internet Bookmarks -- Please Contribute Your Best Moto Links

[MacGyver]

Post up your bookmarks to the best sites you've found for good deals regarding your most frequently used items for the benefit of the consortium.  Obscure sources for things like bearings, electronic thingamabobs, stainless steel fasteners and other whodathunkit items that never seem to come up when you need them on google are also welcome.  

Thanks for the Sticky!

STN'er Sites
http://delicious.com/yearroundrider -- Excellent batch of organized links by our own 'Doug Just Doug'


Brand + Bike Specific Sites
http://www.triumphparts.gbr.cc/ -- Sprint manufacturing for modern Triumph parts, etc
http://www.mikesxs.com/mikesxs-tools.php?category_id=7.1--Yamaha XS650 Parts site
http://www.bmwmotorsports.org/k12s/locks/locks.html--This site talks about rekeying the BMW saddlebags.
http://www.ebbo.org/re_keying.php--This site talks about rekeying the BMW topcase

Gear Sites
http://www.ridetriangles.com/  A review site for helmets and stuff. Excellent quality reviews.
http://www.motorcyclecloseouts.com/-- Discount Moto Gear
http://www.fairchildsports.com/
http://www.helmetshop.com/
http://www.ironpony.com/
http://www.newenough.com/ -- Excellent Discount Site
http://www.sandhillspowersports.com
http://www.sporttour.com/



Major Moto Forums
http://www.advrider.com
http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/index.php?--Honda VFR's

Moto Ride Guides
http://www.pashnit.com/motoroads.htm -- West Coast Based



Nuts n' Bolts
http://www.pashnit.com/motoroads.htm-- Touratech GPS mounts
http://www.mcmaster.com/
http://www.cbrbearings.com--Great place for Roller tapered head bearing conversions
http://www.digikey.com -- All things Electronic
http://www.customdynamics.com/-- Nifty source of LED's
http://www.murpskits.com/catalog/ -- Well known in the Concours circles
https://www.bikebandit.com/-- OEM and aftermarket bike parts
http://www.electrosport.com/-- Electronics, HID's, Speedo's
http://www.HID50.com-- HID conversions with 50 watt HID systems
http://www.amotostuff.com/-- Similar to Ron Ayers
http://www.mouser.com--Every kind of electronic part you could ever need.
http://www.parts411.com/-- ''   ''   ''
http://www.easternbeaver.com/index.html -- Relay, Sockets, and Electrical Kit.
http://street.parts-unlimited.com/
http://www.alamomotorsports.com/indexcat.html
http://www.xdcycle.com/ -- Lights and undertails
http://www.whitebuffaloracing.com/ Parts and Acc.
http://www.BoltDepot.com







Seats
http://www.cyclesaddles.com/home/
http://www.gelseat.com/sheepskins.htm



Tires
http://www.swmototires.com
http://www.tireexpress.com/

[twist]

http://www.mcmaster.com/
http://www.waytekwire.com/

[Baron Samedi]

http://www.triumphparts.gbr.cc/
Sprint manufacturing for modern Triumph parts, etc

http://www.ridetriangles.com/  A review site for helmets and stuff. Excellent quality reviews.


since most of my links are UK ones, I'll stop there.

[cognosticator]

http://www.motorcyclecloseout.com/
http://www.murpskits.com/catalog/
https://www.bikebandit.com/
http://www.mikesxs.com/mikesxs-tools.php?category_id=7.1
http://www.amotostuff.com/
http://www.parts411.com/

http://www.fairchildsports.com/
http://www.pashnit.com/motoroads.htm

http://www.cycoactive.com/gps/gps_mounts.html
http://www.helmetshop.com/
http://www.cyclesaddles.com/home/
http://www.gelseat.com/sheepskins.htm
http://www.easternbeaver.com/Home/Main/main.html
http://www.sporttour.com/

http://street.parts-unlimited.com/

http://www.alamomotorsports.com/indexcat.html
http://www.xdcycle.com/
http://www.newenough.com/
http://www.ironpony.com/
http://www.whitebuffaloracing.com/

http://www.sandhillspowersports.com/

http://www.cycoactive.com/gps/gps_mounts.html


http://www.tireexpress.com/
http://www.customdynamics.com/

http://www.electrosport.com/

[Doug Just Doug]

FWIW, I've got 1600+ m/c related links categorized and accessible via my dumb little website. Use 'em and abuse 'em at will.

Update: I removed the link cloud from my site. Google is so comprehensive it just doesn't seem necessary these days to have giant collections of bookmarks. I still have a few hundred commonly-used bookmarks in my browser though.

[bomber]

digikey.com

all sorts of cool electric and electronic bits (how about water-resistant, miniature pushbutton switches, tiny project boxes, and durned near anything else you might need to move electricity about your bike)

used last week

[HipGnosis]

Pages of hyperlinks become 'white noise' w/o notes on what each link is good for.
I'd also prefer to see a note on when the link was last used  

[MacGyver]

Dont't fret.  ill organize and note each linkee.

[Stray Cat]

FWIW, I've got 1600+ m/c related links categorized and accessible via my dumb little website. Use 'em and abuse 'em at will.

Doug, your site is awesome!!!  

[Doug Just Doug]

Doug, your site is awesome!!!  

Thanks Mr. Cat!

[tjhess74]

tires: ridedirect.com

concours/fjr/audiovox cruise stuff: murphskits.com

[HipGnosis]

Dont't fret.  I'll organize and note each linkee.

Accolades and kudos to you for your good work!

Might I humbly suggest you indicate which of the nuts-n-bolts vendors are for M/C specific products.

[Baron Samedi]

Dont't fret.  ill organize and note each linkee.

Do that, and I'll vote for a stickie. Not that the Mods even know I exist. Actually, I feel a poll coming on...

[twist]

Not that the Mods even know I exist.

You are a figment of your imagination.  You are not really here.

[STN Moderator]

Do that, and I'll vote for a stickie. Not that the Mods even know I exist. Actually, I feel a poll coming on...

Damn it - who is this guy???  

Sticky granted  

[jsanford]

This site talks about rekeying the saddlebags.  I did this to my bags and it took me about 15 minutes a bag.
http://www.bmwmotorsports.org/k12s/locks/locks.html
 
Talks about re-keying top box.
http://www.ebbo.org/re_keying.php

[JimWilliamson]

That link should be in the interweb bookits, err favormarks thread.

This business came well recommended (great customer service) by Ray Oakley from the SabMag Mailing List:

Replacement electrical connectors

www.VintageConnections.com

[motospeed9058]

Having to recently replace OEM parts on my bike.  I'm finding this site to be cheaper than many others with easy to use online ordering.  Kind of slow if you ask me, but the time of waiting is better than higher prices IMHO.  Thanks.

http://www.babbittsonline.com/pages/parts/viewbybrand/default.aspx

[Papa Lazarou]

Nice set of links here, some UK, some not.

http://www.wemoto.com/links/index.dyn

This one, though, is pretty special:

http://www.thetankshop.com/

[DangerMoney]

Reflective tape/stickers

http://www.humvee-graphics.com/catalog/
http://www.meyerplastics.com/OURPRODS.htm
http://www.reflectivedecals.com/
http://www.signwarehouse.com/shop/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=VR
http://www.identi-tape.com/
http://www.motoequip.com/RK.htm
http://www.reflectivelyyours.com/homepage.html
http://www.ridesafer.com/  Reflective tape and M/C safety items
http://www.mikescyclestuff.com/  AVOID THIS PLACE. HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE!

[Papa Lazarou]

Coils and sparks:
The best:
http://www.nology.com/
UK distributor:
www.perfco.co.uk

or cheap for your Triumph:
http://www.triumphparts.gbr.cc/70040/info.php?p=2&pno=0&pid=689319&cat=34958&ack=9&search=&sought=

[HipGnosis]

http://piratesk12site.net/intro.htm  LOTS of parts & info for BMWs (and a cpl other bikes)

http://www.motorcyclegiant.com   discount gear vendor

http://www.bassproshop.com   Low(est?) prices on Frogg Toggs raingear

http://www.craigshelper.com.
  I find this very helpful for finding M/C (and other) stuff, vs. knowing that Craigslist listings expire after 45 days.

http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/Ride_Planner/Ride_Planner.jsp?locale=en_US&bmLocale=en_US    
 H-D Ride planner any rider can use it.  Very cool of H-D.  Someone said it's better than S&T.  "Not only is the planning tool itself a hell of a lot intuitive, but there's a "GPS Synchronization" button, which makes it all perfect."


http://www.grouprider.com
 is this site similar to the HD site, kinda  you can download GPS route files others have submitted

http://www.sundaymorningrides.com/
  similar to grouprider...

http://www.wunderground.com/tripplanner/index.asp
Weather Underground has a pretty cool feature called the "Trip Planner" You type in a location along with a date range... and it will return average high and low temps for that location (and historical temp ranges), average daily precipitation, average cloud cover, average wind and humidity... and a table of historical weather stats.

[Orson]

Ronnie Cramer's motorcycle web index. A kind of Google of motorcycling.

thousands of links. So many that some of them are now dead.

[peppard]

Hello:
Please check this web site before you plan a trip:
www.weatherbonk.com and go to "Trip Planner" tab
Cheers

[HipGnosis]

A ST.N member's site of high quality stickers like Chili and the infamous 'no-pickle' (and a few others).

https://www.asigncompanydesign.com/coupons/productdisplay.asp?categoryID=14

[HipGnosis]

Derby Cycles moves so many tires they get special pricing from the distributor and they pass it along to the customers.  Their retail price is cheaper than standard dealer cost.  
http://www.derbycycles.com/

To get the shipping cost of a (potential) order:
1.   Click “add to cart”   Repeat as needed
2.   Click “view/checkout”
3.   Click “complete order”
4.   Add your zip code only!
5.   Scroll way, way down,  Click “verify order”
6.   It will show you the shipping cost
It works.
I recently got a rear tire from them and shipping was $11.54

[1moreroad]

More internet retailers --
www.twowheelsteals.com -- the outlet for Motostrano.com.  Motostrano caters to the high end of niche markets (supermoto, specialty Duc products, etc.), but Twowheelsteals generally has good discounts.  I bought a pair of barkbusters for 30% off last year and a pair of A* gloves for 35% off this month when everyone else was sold out for a few months in the size/color I wanted.  NOTE: officially there are no exchanges/returns, but they refunded me for a chest protector that listed no size information but was size small.

www.dsrpowersports.com -- I've bought maybe four or five pieces of apparel from them in the past 3 or 4 years, including a pair of boots this month.  In my experience, very similar to NewEnough with some different and some same brands.  They regularly run coupons if you sign up for their e-mails.  They have excellent customer service, allow returns, etc.

www.swmototires.com -- I purchased my second pair of tires from them late last month.  The site changed owners, but the pricing and free shipping have continued.

www.helmetharbor.com -- Best internet pricing on new stock non-closeout helmets I have found.  They have extensive reviews (mostly on full face street helmets).  Bought my last helmet from them 4 years ago, so I'll be shopping again next year.  NOTE: they have a 20% or so re-stocking fee, so know your size before you buy.  The fee is spelled out several places and not hidden.

[HipGnosis]

www.swmototires.com -- The site changed owners, but the pricing and free shipping have continued.

To be clear, the free shipping is on two tires.

[X1rider]

My daily faves:

www.cbrxx.com
www.motorcycle.com
www.motorcycledaily.com
www.motorcycle-usa.com
www.thekneeslider.com
www.topspeed.com
www.hellforleathermagazine.com

[Seeker]

For those of you who likes to do their own wiring, here's a couple I use often:

http://www.electricalconnection.com/   Hitachi type connectors
http://www.delcity.net/                      Good quality electrical components - Min order of $25.

[Papa Lazarou]

Some good quality UK Moto Guzzi links, for when you really get stuck for parts

http://www.oemmotorparts.com/oem2.asp?M=Moto_Guzzi Pricey but new

http://www.dimarino.co.uk/  Pietro is a fantastic bloke and has several tons of old bikes hidden in garages

http://www.motomeccaspares.com/  Good for basic spares and some hard to get stuff.

http://guzzitube.com/gtubeshop/index.php?main_page=index  now doing new stuff and also has 40 tons of old spares

[Moto Morphin Power Ranger]

review, review and review.

www.webbikeworld.com
 
they mostly cover clothing/gear but i have found there reviews to be honest.

[JimUnderwood]

Mine is my favorite..

http://WWW.STEELCITYOIL.COM

[HipGnosis]

LED resistor wizard for calculating resistors in LED circuits.
http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz

You enter the number of LED's and the availiable source voltage and the program calculates and designs the circuit for you. This site will draw the circuit of the calculation (select "wiring diagram").
It will also help with resistor color codes.

It might help to have the following data for when you don't have the actual specifications of your LED's:

For forward current you can use 20mA in most cases.

Color   Voltage (Volts)
IR    1.5
red   2.0
orange  2.0
yellow  2.1
green   2.2
true green  3.3
blue    3.3
white  3.3
UV      3.3
blue (430 nm)  4.6