Rode the p!ss out of it along side an Aprilia RSV1000R Factory, Ducati 848 and Ducati Monster S4Rs Tricolore.

 

Here are some pics someone else took from one of the stops.

 

Rode the **** out of it, trying to use up these crappy 6-yr old OEM 220's. Got TP down to 30/33, they're not wearing out fast enough, & handle even worse. They're scary.
Thought about ordering some Conti Road attacks.

 

Eddiemon, you make me sick!

When I grow up, I wanna be just like you.

 

Got the racebike ready for AFM round 2, and started in on getting the streetbike running again.

 

rode up to deer lake, it's about 75 miles roundtrip. used my saddlebags, i really like them. cruised in 6th and it was perfect. got home and got to clean bugs off the fairing and my shield on my helmet!

 

Cleaned Up
Removed all the warning stickers
installed a pair of small turn signals on the front

 

Rode up Merced Falls Rd to 132 up to Coulterville for the benefit dealio goin on there. Then took 49 south to Oakhurst, then 41 down to Clovis. Was a lot of fun even though I was on my own. After the bike cooled down a bit, I gave it a good scrub and lubed the chain and topped off the oil and then waxed it...she's ready for the next run to Laughlin later this week...woohoo!

 

Dropped it coming up to a stop light! Broke gear shift, sliders worked perfect. It was such a nice day. Stupid oil.

 

Installed my GIPro, cleaned her up some and went for a 2 hour ride. Finally a perfect riding day

 

nothing.....

 

I started my poor neglected SV. It hates me now.

 

It's like a faithful ol' hound dog, it will come back around

 

Fired up the motor after replacing the crank. It made all the right noises.
Installed a water temperature gauge. It's a nice little digital gauge that I found for $40.00 on ebay.

 

JollyGQ, where are some good place to eat in Merced? I'm riding up tomorrow to do stuff at MC, and want to have a good lunch before riding home. I've only been in town a few times for interviews, and haven't gone anywhere except the FF places on olive.

 

Depends on what you want. Big Bubba's Bad BBQ on 18th and M has some really good food and atmosphere, plus a in-house micro-brewery. I've only had 1 so-so experience with their baby back ribs out of about 8 times. Their tri-tip salad is also good.

There's a good Thai restaurant behind the Merced Mall off of Loughborough between R and M...right across the driveway from the car wash...think it's called Thai House.

There's also a decent chinese buffet off of Olive and R (Northwest corner - Valero and 99 cent store).

Have a good trip and lunch. Lemme know how it goes. I'll be workin...thinkin about them ribs...lol.

 

Rode to the beach, stopped at the HB doughnut shop. Then I went to Santiago and Live Oak canyon roads, came back to Newport Beach and ate at "Chronic Tacos". Then I came home.

My family took me to Kabuki for sushi dinner, now we're letting our food digest so we can have cake (today is my birthday).

 

Belated Happy Bday Eddiemon!

 

Attached my GoPro wide, and rode home from work.

 

I installed some techspec 'snakeskin' grip pads. Awesome product.

 

Fabricated a new battery box.

 

Had to post this somewhere and instead of writing a product review, I'll just say this. With the addition of tech spec (snakeskin) tank pads, I feel more 'connected' to the bike then I ever did. Ride was a lot more comfortable as i didn't have to squeeze the tank as much and my body definitely felt more in-tune with the mechanics of riding a motorcycle. I would highly recommend this mod to everyone.

 

Kicked it and called it a b!tch

 

Beware a woman's wrath!

 

It was raining and hailing earlier so I went out and cleaned it up. Weather looks good for later this week and weekend to get out and have a good couple hundred mile ride.

 

I rode to the beach, had my HB doughnut then rode to Palos Verdes.

Pulled off the road to take this picture, the road in this area is wavy and bumpy. The sign on the left says archery range. A guy in a van unlocked the gate to go through and shoot some bow and arrow.

 

Rode from the east coast to the west- easier to do in scotland when the whole country's only 70 miles across ;D Then strapped my new mountain bike frame to the back and rode back. Could've done the whole trip in just over 2 hours but I took the backroads and a 30 mile diversion and it took most of the afternoon, lovely.

 

Took a nice 2 hour ride to and from my new work.

 

I installed new front turn signals on my 03 sv 850 s. D2Moto.com
http://www.d2moto.com/Items/lts100-...0 750 1000 Hayabusa Katana GSX 600 750 SV 650 1000 Amber ARROW LED Turn Signals
although i had to modify the original turn signals to make it work so beware of anyone selling a part that can fit more than one bike