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Gentleman_jon
Posted on Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 07:12 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

You start thinking about shrink wrapping your shift lever toe piece, am I right, my brothers?



On the other hand.................

There really is no need to scuff up the old Gucci loafers just because you are running a Crossroads billet shift lever, is there?


cc


(For the technically minded: 1/2" black shrink wrap, baked in the kitchen oven for a couple of minutes at 220ยบ)

What did cabin fever make YOU do?
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Ustorque
Posted on Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 08:38 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

you relocate your rear turn signls 7 times in 3 months and the bike hasn't moved an inch.aaahhhh i need pavement!!!
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Swordsman
Posted on Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 08:40 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

That's actually a pretty slick idea, Gent. Too bad they don't make a textured shrink wrap!

~SM
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Glitch
Posted on Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 09:07 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

What did cabin fever make YOU do?
Ride
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Gentleman_jon
Posted on Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 09:10 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

That's not all---------

Forget about a little S to R tail swap, or doesn't that count?

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Glitch
Posted on Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 09:15 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yeah it counts, but I did it because I've wanted to for so long.
How do you think I got to the Buell Barn and back?
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984gasm
Posted on Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 09:27 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

you see a sunny 20 degree day as a sign to go for a long ride... Kinda sucked.
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Djkaplan
Posted on Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 09:56 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

"What did cabin fever make YOU do?"

I fabricated a bracket so could mount the reservoir for my Penske shock underneath the engine. I painted it a with some old spray-paint I had laying around (faux Brass). To make sure the paint would stick, I baked it at 400 degrees in the kitchen oven for 30 minutes. The faux Brass finish turned into a flat, hard coat that's almost impossible to scratch off... and my oven smells like a chemical plant.

The bracket turned out really well.
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Edmbueller
Posted on Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 10:15 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I sent my muffler to Kevin to work his magic on - 2 days later its +10 and there are bikes everywhere - FIGURES!
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Elff
Posted on Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 10:24 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I bought and installed my Helibar
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Terribletim
Posted on Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 10:58 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)


quote:

2 days later its +10 and there are bikes everywhere - FIGURES!




I'm with you! I got a ton of stuff I'm doing to my bike, and the weather has been ok and there are bikes passing my truck about every mile!
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Big_red_79
Posted on Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 11:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

the only think winter has made me is very irritable at work cause i cant ride and relax, and also i have been poking fun at the gold wing guy, thank god i am moving to a warmer climate in under a year!
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Ft_bstrd
Posted on Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 11:59 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Install heated grips, buy a heated vest, and temporarily remove my Odie heat barrier.
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Midknyte
Posted on Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 12:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

What did cabin fever make YOU do?

read this post...
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Typeone
Posted on Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 01:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

What did cabin fever make YOU do?

put a SERIOUS dent in our checking account which in turn caused many bruises to form on my right arm ;)

i blame Europe.
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Glitch
Posted on Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 05:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

What did cabin fever make YOU do?
Count down to MB-IV!
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Surveyor
Posted on Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 06:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

.....you discover your leathers have shrunk during Winter.....again!
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Buellgirlie
Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2007 - 06:39 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

it hit 54 in chicago today and there were TONS of bikes out. even a few convertible tops down. gloriously sunny too.

damn you, for warming up, AFTER i sold my bikes and as i'm leaving the country....

D
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Cataract2
Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2007 - 11:57 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

You need to wash that bike man.
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Strato9r
Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2007 - 02:50 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The roads are finally clearing after months of crappiness. The only riding I've been able to do has been on that PS3 Tourist Trophy game. It's been a hollow alternative to the real thing. I really need a fix................
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Elff
Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2007 - 08:52 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

We hit 74 degrees yesterday in PA

It was beautiful. I finally got a chance to test out the new tires and Helibars at some speed. Even with only a couple of miles on them, these new pirellis are waaaaaaaaaaaaaay better than those crappy stock Dunlops. It was amazing how much better the bike felt and handled with just these 2 changes.
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