just stopping in to say hi! not new to the page but it has been a while since i have stopped in. how goes the forum! i have swapped bikes a couple times since i was here last, but the wife still has her FZ! and it has been a great ride for her over the last several years with basically no issues.
i have been looking for a rear tire for my wing (darkside) and decided that the bt 23 on her FZ was in need so i started looking and to my suprise discontinued! i didnt want to drop the coin on the pr's so i snagged the 009 shinko raven's at $150 for the pair. will report some after get on and...
so who all is from michigan?? i know there are a few of us active yet!
i know i saw a holland poster, and i know there used to be a couple in the kalamazoo area, but that has been awhile.
i am from southwest michigan near south haven, or straigt to the lake from kalamazoo. i am about 15...
well i know i havent been on much at all, but do some lurking here and there. and probably will be doing some maintinace this spring, but i have been very busy with work and car issues, and being that i cant ride year round that comes first!
but as an update early june i got a 2005 honda...
here is imy latest "project" that i have been tinkering with a bit lately.
here is the history as i know it.. my dad was had a wrecker service and impounded the bike, it has spent the last roughly 16 years just sitting. finally it has been dragged out and i am gonna start seeing what i can...
there should be many that remember me. i had been quite active for ahile, and kinda been on the low down with stuff like riding, started building my jeep, and have been playing hevily with my 01' grand prix. but i just wanted to say what's up again. and i will have a bunch of catching up to do...
new toy for summer, one year review.
well i have been looking and finally decided to do it. i go the wife and i some headsets for communication, so far (around the house) they are working great. cant wait to try the new toys out on the road.
we got the cardo scala q2 setup..
Motorbike...
i had the tank up for the first time the other day, and took a look at the air filter while i was ther, though it looked decent yet , just wondering what color the stocker is? not sure if the on in there is stock or not. and where is a cheap place to get a replacement. i have a local dealer, and...
well about 50 degrees the other day and i decided to get off my @$$ and get something worth while done. so out to the barn to get some mods done. (one of my many prodjects) (and as a disclaimer i know it needs a bath badly and the pipes are not up where they belong, that will be adressed in a...
ok dont shoot me as i am sure i wil be missing several things here, but ask and i will find some answers.
this belongs to my aunt and she nolonger wants it as her husband died she has no real use for it and could use the cash. i will double check on the length but it is 34 or 36 ft...
i got my email the other day.. i am now IBA member 38738.. should get my cert's in a couple of weeks..
and i would like to give a big thanks to D-Mac... i probly would not have done this with out you..( being it was YOUR trip and i last min tagged along)
i could use hangers for the pipes, there where none on it and i am sick of wireing it up just to have it break. as much as i like the look of no hangers if i cant figure something out over the winter i will have to buy some, problem is where?? i have been looking for a few days and no luck on...
comparo vids??
i was thinking about it and does anybody have a vids of the different pipes all taken with the same cam at about distance?? "conroled environmet"
i did this with my bike as before and after i did the pipe, even tho you cant tell for certian exactly what it sounds like haveing...
bad kitty, stupid tiger! update 12-20-09
well the tiger is down for a while as it seems it needs a engine case (aka the block)
i went to leave from work the other day (friday) and it died as i was pulling up to the main road out of work and it died with a ker-chunck.. i think thats weird...
diy lowering sucess, other mods going on now..
first some new toys are on the way... as the bike has been dropped on both sides resulting in minor scratches on the "moles" and some light scratches on the side covers.. (a black sharpie did wonders for the covers) and both front turn siglans are...
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another good place for many needs.. they have a bit of everything.. tires lights, protective gear, oem stuff ect... lots and lots... for very decent prices on most things... i know a few of...
gonna head down to chicago either friday or sunday afternoon if anybody wants to come and hang out for a few...
this is where we will be..
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Oak Park, IL 60304
well lowering the bike for the wife is something i want to do to make riding a bit less of a hastle for her.. and i have wondered about the shape design and construction of the rear shock and mount and such but dont want to take the one off the bike to do it.. so i found a donar.. i couldnt...