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I am patiently waiting for my replacement mirror to get here so I can get rid of the ugly and almost useless bicycle bar ends I put on to ride for now. Hoping it comes before I leave for vacation Friday. I am going to miss my bike for a week....sigh
 
Tipped her over in the parking lot.

Luckily, no damage other than a broken turn signal stalk. Glad i had some motosliders mounted last year. Was turning, when i grabbed the front brake a little too eagerly. Rookie mistake i guess..

Have been feeling overconfident as of late, so I'm kinda glad the proverbial 'punch in the face' happened there and not in the twisties..
 
Oh they will.... but you may have to flip them the bird and gun it as you go by... they will be sure to get your top speed on the radar.... and they'll even give you a free home for a few weeks or months depending on how fast you get it going


id ask a cop to accurately clock me on my bike but, i dont think they will go for that:p
 
Oh they will.... but you may have to flip them the bird and gun it as you go by... they will be sure to get your top speed on the radar.... and they'll even give you a free home for a few weeks or months depending on how fast you get it going
i kinda like my home for now :) maybe ill just take it to the drag strip
 
Let's see.... the gal from whom I bought it produced a reciept showing oil & filter changed, as well as brake fluid.

The bike is over 7 years old, only 2,440 miles, and I have done some things to it since taking possesion of it.... and have more 'stuff' that needs to be done.

I bobbed the rear fender, installed some bar-end mirrors, trimmed my passenger seat and stuck a "Fast Pack" tail bag over it, cleaned the chain, then polished the bike.

What I need to do yet is, replace the 8 year old OEM tires, drain and replace the coolant, upgrade the suspension, install a 14 tooth counter-sprocket, and buy new tires (I haven't decided to go with the Power 2's or Road 2's....).
One vote for Road 2's.

Sport bike tires last me 4k miles, tops. The Road 2 I've got on the rear now has 4k on it and I can just barely see any wear. The front doesn't show any wear at all. The handling is (for me) just as good as either Pilot Power 2CT's or Pilot Powers. Unless you are super hot sh!t on the street or go to the track, Road 2's are hard to beat and will save you a LOT of money.
 
What'd I do to my bike today?
I stuck a Holeshot High Mount on it!

(Oh and "RockDodger".....
you'll notice that I'm still wearing the 8 year old OEM's on the bike from last week's purchase. I'm still kinda tossed up between going Power 2's for sticky max' grip, or Road 2's for longer life and VERY acceptable grip when leaning into a sweeper.)

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I gave it a nice wash, put some reflective red tape on the rims (ooooh purty!) and put a new K&N air filter!!!! yay!
 
Remind me never to do a LED conversion. :eek:
Yeah, I know it's messy. Been makin a lot of changes electrically and am almost done. Once I'm done, I'll clean it all up and do it right. I usually work six days a week and have 3 kids and a wife, so time spent "under the hood" is rare and limited in length. I've already bought the connectors and stuff I need to clean it up and make it more user friendly when I have to take apart the rear end.
 
Installed a new tachometer sticker. Just for good luck I am replacing the tach and speedo bulbs while it is in pieces.
 
I changed the original front master cylinder to a 2008 cbr1000 radial master cylinder... what a pain... but what a difference! so much more responsive, smooth just a totally different world... and all for around 80 bucks... awesome...

sweeeeeeeet

 
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