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The irony gets rather thick here.... The summer after my senior year in high school I visited one of my classmates and there was this bike sitting in his parents front yard. I inquired about it and he said he ended up buying it after he hit the guy that was riding it :cry: :? He said he's sell it to...

Looks great darcym! I think I used a 2.25" tip and adapter to fit it. It sounds deep and throaty like a stock can on a big sport bike. It's not overly loud at all but definitely has a voice when you crack the throttle. I haven't replced the system case yet although that would make it look bette...

The SV sounds like a great grocery getter! i.e. the ultimate in functionality and a great general purpose bike. Actually, that's the bike I would own if the R hadn't popped up on Craigslist at what I considered the same price I would have paid for a new SV. If I could trade out my '82 GL500 behemoth...

Great pics!! Sounds like quite a trip with all the adverse weather...your braver than I by far. I've eaten at the Dillard house for dinner...years ago. Seem to recall needing a wheelbarrow to haul me out of there too :D Bloody awesome that place ;) You know the film Deliverance was shot in that area...

Gypsy, I would add a couple things to Mark's advice which sounded good to me ;) When your approaching a turn, brake to a speed that will see you through the turn before you get there. You don't want to try and brake during a turn as it will lock up the wheels and you'll potentially slide the directi...

This whole oil change thing is like a right of passage for the newbies....me included. I rode the bike home from work, parked it the driveway, gave it it's dose of seafoam which it sorely needed, and then changed the oil. Apparently, I didn't let it drain long enough as I had oil to the top of the s...

NoRRmad wrote:It's nearly seventy degrees ('bout 21 C,) in NYC today, and right now it's raining like crazy, with thunder and lightning.

(Oh, and there's a tornado watch issued by NOAA for the evening!)

We're sending it your way...let us know how things turn out ....sorry if it totally sucks, btw...

Yeah, that's kinda like what it looks like here. Funny thing, I live in south KC and we got about 9" last night. North KC got nothing. The pics make it look pretty :) (which are nice btw ;) ) What it really makes for is a pain in the butt to get around in though. We had ice the day before so th...

Welcome and thanks for the heads up! I have an '04 and probably need to do the clutch and brake fluid change out. Since there's an inch of ice outside right now, maybe it would be a good time to do that, lol. I do ride year round though so the slick stuff is slick until it's gone ;) I'll be in Tampa...

sjbmw wrote: As Stephen King says:
"Humans are a fine breed, but you have to admit, they are ripe for thinning"

LMAO!!! G1

Pondering the AR thing here.... In the midst of deciding when our family trip will happen.

EDIT: I'll lend an opinion if I can go

But, yes, you are correct, I am often quite clueless when it comes to women. My wife will confirm that. Same here.... I've had no interaction with other motorists as far as dialog goes. I get lots of stares from the neighborhood kiddies but that's about it. I have to admit it has a better bite with...

Ok, that got a couple chuckles out of me Right up to the point where I realized that kinda sounds like something I might do too Hope you got everything cleaned up ok with no ill effects...that's the main thing.

I've got the Tour Master Venture pants and I'm not all that tall either and have a similar issue... Anyway, the knee armor can be adjusted up and down as there are velcro closures in 4 positions. She should find a happy medium in there somewhere between standing and sitting position as they do shift...

I only have a 5 mile commute to work so I did the 26 degree's on Monday and the 35 degree's on Tuesday. I don't have my handguards yet :( so I rode the Honda on Monday. It takes a little while for those heated grips to work effectively on the R....usually about half way to work for me. I have decent...

I don't know about an oil cap temp gauge...haven't seen one. I bookmarked this link though and hopefully will be doing this mod in the next couple months: http://home.mindspring.com/~jabrooks/tech/oil_temp.htm Haven't decided whether to go digital though or the clock replacement route...

Good read boxermania!!

I found DOT 4 at Orielly's...."Gunk" brand. Not sure what the difference is between DOT 3 & 4. Maybe the boiling point?

Sorry if this has been posted b4. It's a little bit about BMW but more about RUSH...

http://www.cbc.ca/mercerreport/video_pl ... ?neilpeart

Alberta liberal, LOL

Welcome dnat928! I see it's your first post :) I haven't had to deal with this quite yet but I believe I'll be going down a similar path as you shortly ;) I don't think you need two way shut off's either for those. A little fuel dripping here and there is no worry ;) Gallons on the ground...differen...