| Author | Message | ||
     Dueller |
Damn Choptop....you're quick. jim | ||
| Ccryder |
Hey Loki, that's a real BUMMER! I'm on the road a lot and I always bring protection along KRYPTONITE is my friend (cable lock, disk lock and my personal favorite the NY noose). This week my hotel wanted me to park Stripe'r in a dark desolte parking garage, NO WAY! A short conversation with the hotel Manager and now I park up front and right between his bus and van chained to a concrete/steel post. Besides being a pain to get to, it's hidden from the street but right in the line-of-sight of the Doorman (a $10 spot also helps). Besides it saves my company the $10/day parking, oops that parking is being paid anyway just not to directly to the Hotel. Hope you find the SOB and I'll help slow him down so it will be an unfair fight. Time2Work Neil S. | ||
| Jim_Sb |
LMAO! I thought that might get a rise out of you. So how's the patch thingy work? Do I have to buy those with my tee shirt? Meanwhile, put 615 miles on the S2 on Saturday riding with some friends. Nearly all of it on incredible back roads here in sunny CA. A fabulous day to be on a Buell... The Metzeler Sportec M-1's, after roughly 2800 miles are showing significant wear signs. They won't last much longer... But they have been fabulous while they lasted... Jim in SB | ||
| Mikej |
"Besides, you get the best for your dollar from the insurance company. " Excuse me, but BullFrigginSheet. That prospect all comes down to the particular insurance company. There's one company in particular that will flat ream your evacuation hole if you didn't bleed from the loss ... or at least they will try , I ain't done with them yet. | ||
| Awprior |
I was at the local stealership this afternoon to order parts to throw together a tach kit for my 00 cyclone. Apparently Buell changed a few parts numbers and prices, the $88 tach some of you got, whose part number I found in the KV, is now $150. I found that a bit hard to stomach. Does anyone know a tach that will fit in the dash, or one that can be bolted to the bars? I already have the dash ordered, so I'd sorta like to use it. Thanks, Alex | ||
| Littlebuggles |
Alex, I found putting the X1(stock) dash, tach and (CF)bug shield on my M2 was quite a bit less expensive than getting the M2 tach kit, plus you you get a bit better(not much but a bit) wind/bug deflection and it looks cooler (to me anyway). The down side? I am still pondering how I can hook up a fuel sensor so that dang light will work. -Mike Choptop, I got nervous for a second but then I had a flashback from 11th grade history that matched your John Locke info almost exactly -except I forgot his name, and most of the other details, but it all came back! Thanks!! Hook us up with a web address for the Library of Congress? That would be all kinds of useful. | ||
| Ralph |
Feel free to ask me about guns, ammo and stuff like that. Don't even think about asking me about LEGAL. Try this out for size. A couple teenagers went out bashing mailboxes in the county east of here. An unfortunate past time in these parts. The owner of one of the deformed mail boxes decided he'd had that happen more than enough times. So he took out after them in his truck with his trusty 30-30 by his side. After a few miles it became clear he couldn't get them to stop so he pulled over to the side of the road and took aim. Just at the tires of course. Well, his first shot punched a hole through one boys head. Dead, instantly, at sixteen. To me, that's a clear case of manslaughter, if not murder. The jury let the man off, not guilty, no crime commited. For a mail box. All I can ever say is that any life is sacred, even the lowest scum that preys on the weak. They aren't to be treated kindly for their deeds, but not killed for defense of property. In defense of life is a different story. Now, for guns and ammo; (1) 147 gr 9mm is way to heavy to work effectivly, just ask the FBI. I would always suggest 115 or 125 gr quality hollow points, Silver Tips, Hydro Shocks, Gold Dots, etc. (2) Don't shoot at people with "less than lethal" ammunition (snake shot). It might just piss them off. As far as law enforcement is concerned, if you shoot somebody, is doesn't matter what with, you shot them to kill them. (3) If you shoot shot out of a pistol or rifle you did not make it into a short barrel shot gun. You made it into a very inaccurate, ineffective shot throwing device. Unless you have a Paradox barrel, but that's a different story. bighairyryhopthatwasn'toverlypompusralph | ||
| Court |
>>>>>put 615 miles on the S2 Do not kiss up to me and try to get out of yur fine. "How's it work?", he says. Here's how it works, you send $10 smackarooties to Jim Bantz, Team Elves Treasurer and via return mail you get a pair of nifty Team Elves patches. Understand?  >>>>>Don't shoot at people with "less than lethal" ammunition As the current repository of 98 pieces of #4 and #5 steel shot, I can attest to that. Court | ||
| Court |
>>>the $88 tach some of you got, whose part number I found in the KV, is now $150. That's kid's play.....wait till XB owners buy the parts manual, owner's manual (one comes with the bike) and the service manual. Service manual arrived today and the price tag, in the last year, has been eclipsed only by my Westlaw Civil Procedure book..... Look, it's New York City. I can handle $512 for 3 for lunch at Il Mulino, but $65 for a service manual, call it what you want, is EXPENSIVE. Upside is, it's very pretty. Court | ||
| Captpete |
I'm truly amazed at the myriad talents represented on this board. (No sarcasm intended.) Queeny: I'm glad you cleared that up. I was sure you were talking about Wes. It's those ever-calm, unruffable types that you have to watch out for. "$65 for a service manual, call it what you want, is EXPENSIVE." I'd bet a dollar that they don't make a dime on it, though. And all you have to do to recoup the cost is perform two hours (or less) worth of repairs. | ||
| Chainsaw |
Quote "...the use of such ammo, designed with "intent to kill or maim" will get you in mucho grande trouble in civil court" Isn't all ammo designed to kill or maim? That should be pretty easy to explain to a jury. | ||
| Jim_Sb |
Court, I have seen your photo and you're definitely not my type J.
Fine. With a name like Jim he's obviously an upstanding fellow and trustworthy as well.... So Mr. Bantz, care to ping me with particulars? Or do I just set $10 on the seat of my bike and chant? Can I pay for my tee shirt at the same time or are do the monies go to separate slush funds? Enquiring minds want to know... Meanwhile, as if your lives aren't tough enough I've gone and joined BRAG and for some inexplicable reason they've accepted me! [Personally I would've thought some form of quality control would be exercised over the new member procedure - apparently that person was out sick last week...]. Meanwhile, my S2 is registered as a 1996 Buell S2 per the CA DMV. It is stamped with a manufacture date of October, 1995 (so '96 model year could be accurate). I received with the bike an Erik Buell "Thunderbolt Signature Series 1995-1996" ignition cover (timing cover?) which says "95S2CA 34/86". So what's the deal? Is the DMV wrong? That would be my guess. [I'm keeping the bike either way - I'm just curious as to just what it is that I have..]. TIA. Jim in Santa Barbara | ||
| Iamike |
I wish they would sell the service manuals on a CD. Then you could just print the pages you need and get them dirty, instead of the whole manual. Of course then some people would just burn copies of it and sell them for peanuts. I don't condone shooting someone for minor vandalism - but if they intentionally change lanes right into you, that's a different story. | ||
| Court |
>>>>Can I pay for my tee shirt at the same time or are do the monies go to separate slush funds? Yes. You will be billed, but expect to see TWO patches on your bill Send me your VIN and I'll get to the bottom of this mess. Court | ||
| Dana |
I don't know if this will make Loki feel any better but a co-worker of mine had a full dress Harley stolen from his car port. The bike was blocked in with a truck and house on three sides. The remaining side was a wall with three courses of concrete block (He still doesn't know how they got the dresser over it). The bike also had a mega chain and was locked to the support for the car port. They had cut the chain with a torch. This all happened while the family and the dog slept. He never forgave the dog for that. Dana | ||
| Tbolt834 |
Loki, Sorry for the loss. Where are you in Harrison Township? Ask your buddies if any of their friends knew you owned a Buell. Most people would need to know its value before taking something. Also determine if the neighborhood has any druggies in it - they are usually very good at liberating things. Dave | ||
| Rempss |
Chainsaw wrote - "Isn't all ammo designed to kill or maim?" No, plenty of ammo is designed to be cost reduced plinking ammunition, which a knowledgable person would never use in an appication where "killing" or "maiming" could enter into the picture. Not 100% reliable, but cost is good for fun Sundays shoot. Also very high quality target ammunition. Its design consideration is to put a nice hole through the previously punched hole, benchrest; or in the center of the target paper, bullseye. Then shooter loaded ammunition for specific purposes brings an entire new aspect to the table, but you can probably see the error in your question/statement by now. I think this is what X1glider was getting into, you can make a lesser bullet/powder/case combination more lethal, this why all police forces I know must use factory loaded ammunition on the job. Many maunufacturers would never suggest their products be used to "kill", "maim" or defend ones self, but they have no design intent whatsoever except to serve their specific purpose. Now if you re-phrased your question - Isn't all ammo designed, able to kill or maim? Closer to a yes, but still a discussable issue. I agree with Ralph, I am partial to Hydro Shock, stuff is target grade and 100% reliable. Got some Aguila IQ, love that UPS guy, looks like neat stuff. - http://www.aguilaammo.com/iq.htm Jeff icanrantaboutfirearmsforever | ||
| Chainsaw |
Rempss Quote" "I agree with Ralph, I am partial to Hydro Shock, stuff is target grade and 100% reliable. " I have a .380 Hydro Shock round that failed to fire at an "inopportune" moment. Dented primer, no discharge. (just to nitpick the 100% reliable claim)  | ||
| Az_M2 |
Anyone here own the the sweet sounding Blast that I saw about 7am this morning in Scottsdale, AZ (near Chompies, 92nd & Shea)? | ||
| Xgecko |
Hey Court, on the subject of Team Elves gear, are the Team button up shirts open for all BadWebers or just the salty ones? I would sure like to wear one of those while touring Japan next spring on my Buell | ||
| Rex |
hey Court...I will be needing a couple of the shirts.....probably two xxl, and one large...rEX | ||
| Loki |
Dave, I live just off I94(Shook Road), the perm construction zone that it is. As for others? I once saw another Buell in the complex. That was when I moved in last year. As for anyone else in the area, none that I have seen. One of the local HD(private) shops has one guy who frequents it. The owner is a real nice guy to deal with. He's the one who repaired the broken exhuast stud last year. A couple people have stopped to admire it at times. Even those people see the chain. The sheriffs deputy made a comment to me that HE could normally see the chain on the bike when he cruised the lot. On that note, he said when the call came in he new exactly who and where the bike normally is/was. He knows of no other in his patrol area with a Buell. So now I do the interview with the insurance investigator. Sgn some affidavits. Then deal with the actual adjuster and start talking money. Only to be interupted with a trip to Philly again. The big decision will be what to replace it with. Another tuber? one of those fun little XB9R? or wait till the XB9S shows up...... In a (probably) unrelated on sunday a local Triumph/Ducati dealer was hit hard. loki | ||
| Bradgross |
$65 dollar service manual.. Oh folks have you tried to get a service manual for a BMW. The factory manual for my K was around $120. Very pretty but not very informative from what I hear. BradG | ||
| Anonymous |
Quote "As the current repository of 98 pieces of #4 and #5 steel shot, I can attest to that."--What kind of migratory waterfowl are you, anyway, Court? | ||
| Phillyblast |
Loki, when will you be back in Philly? I suddenly have a spare Buell sitting around (deal fell through on selling the Blast - buyer effed up his throttle hand in a bar fight) and hey, it ain't an XB9* but I've occasionally surrendered the keys to the S2 when the appropriate bribe is offered (spelled Leinenkugel - man I miss Chicago)so if you feel like going for a ride ping me. david | ||
| Bradgross |
David, Leinenkugel is available here in Pittsburgh. If you find a good beer distributor they should be able to get it in for you... Otherwise I can "import" it for you on a weekend trip. BradG | ||
| Mikej |
"...$512 for 3 for lunch..." Note to self: if ever in NYC, pack own lunch from home. And "steel shot"? Just how recent was this incident? "...hopthatwasn'toverlypompus..." Not at all, just speaking of what you know. I like 158gr softpoints in a .357 revolver, people think you're shooting a .44mag. And, yep, 9mm go light. Hydroshocks rock ,or words to that effect. "Of course then some people would just burn copies of it and sell them for peanuts." Kinko's comes to mind, as does the local university copy center, as does the internal company copier using one's own paper from home of course. "...but if they intentionally change lanes right into you, that's a different story." I still want to get a license plate frame that states: "Tailgating a bike is a lethal threat". But somehow I don't think it will do any good, so back to the marbles in my pocket with the hole in the bottom of it. "(He still doesn't know how they got the dresser over it)." Hint: magicians trick, they moved the truck either by opening it, or by jacking it up and putting the tires on those roller pads sold thru J.C.Whitney and other places. Any locked vehicle can be opened rather quickly by a competant automotive locksmith, and by any professional thief who's taken the time to learn. All locks do is slow down the pros and make the amateur thieves work harder. | ||
| Aaron |
Try 110gr in that .357 ... it lets you use a WHOLE BUNCH more powder, slow burning of course. Makes a much bigger bang that way. Wear ear protection. Bigger slugs like 158 gr. force you into less powder so you don't exceed the pressure capability of the cartridge. You know you're on the ragged edge when the spent casings are sticky coming out of the cylinder. | ||
| Mikej |
"Try 110gr in that .357 " 125gr in a 4" barrel is/was a flamethrower.  110gr in the little 2" barrel job is a wrist snappin' flamethrower. I like the 158gr in the 6" barrel piece because it makes it feel like it has more torque instead of the higher-felt horsepower of the lighter bullets. (let's see if he takes the bait, heh heh heh, got to get out the manuals and velocity/power reference charts if he does, hmmm, this could lead to Excedrin headache #427 which is really a destroked version of Excedrin headache #454 or a double-dose of headache #386, which all somehow takes us into the automotive realm and indirectly back to bikes and Buells before someone throws a tantrem. we need a \-3 text size so all this dribble of mine turns into a line.) I think I either need to go to the range again, or take a vacation, or both. I really could use a new job, but that doesn't seem good to go right now. Oh well. | ||
| Aaron |
One of my favorite tricks when I'm demonstrating firearms to someone who is unfamiliar with them is to put a couple standard load 158gr's into the cylinder, or maybe even some mild .38 special loads, followed by a full power .357 110gr load. They take a couple shots, think "hey, that's not so bad", and then KA-BOOM!!! holy sh*t what was that?. I do the same trick with my Mossberg 835 12 gauge, some light target loads followed by a 3-1/2" magnum load. Really an interesting contrast. |
