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I’ve been asked a few times to share this tail tidy, its a bit easier to install and less permanent than some of the other designs I’ve seen I printed it in black petg, 20% infill. It replaces the factory rear reflector. If you live in a country that requires a rear reflector I have another file for a bracket to mount an aliexpress reflector below the plate. Requires: - 2 holes to be drilled for licence plate bolts, these could be added in with your slicing software but it was easier for me to drill them - 2x 20mm M6 bolts to fix the plate (3/4” x 1/4”) - 1x 25mm M6 bolt to fix the tail tidy (1” x 1/4”) - 3x M6 nylock nuts (1/4”) - 6x M6 washers Tail Tidy v7.stl

I wanted to highlight our OEM wheel maker, Enkei, on my personal VFR, but a search for suitable decals turned up nothing that would apply to a motorcycle wheel rim, so I had my own made. The trick is to get the curvature just right so I supplied my vinyl guy a 17" wheel and he matched it perfectly. I like the subtle custom look that these decals provide and they're easily removable, if desired. I sized the decals at 12mm (1/2") high to fit the outer flat of the wheel and added directional arrows…just because. The length is 52mm (2") including the arrow, which can be easily deleted by snipping it off before installing. Die-cut individual letters, will fit 16 to 18-inch rims. I wanted red to complement my painted factory directional arrows on the rear wheel, and red compliments most wheel colors. I had 100 of each direction made to keep the cost reasonable — priced at $2 each or $15 for a complete set of eight, enough to do both wheels. Shipping included to anywhere in the world. This is only slightly above my cost to produce and ship these. Returns (unused) accepted at your expense (60¢) for full refund. If interested, contact Joe: joe.nelson@ymail.com

Well might be that a circle ends.... might... awaiting informatoin if front sprocket axle is ok on this 1991 Africa Twin 750 if it is this will most likely move to my garage, and the KLE leave as a trade. Offer is I get 40% more for the KLE in trade value compare to what I paid for it! And get a Africa Twin again, even a older RD04 compare to the RD07 I had, and sure not the lovely Tricolor (RWB), but is the second best color (aside the 3 different RWB that was offered) the RD04 had, and the only aside the RWB I could think of to have. But fingers crossed, hope to know more next week.....

Here's the drawings and dimensions for the Front and Rear Ferodo pads I replaced on my 2009 6gen years ago. Fronts sure don't look compatible to the Rears! Fronts = FDB2196ST Rears = FDB2098P

The only true way to measure is to compress the rear suspension, such that the gearbox sprocket, the swing arm, pivot, and the rear sprocket pivot are all in a straight line on their centres, then tighten the chain. Thats sets chain tension to the perfect setting regardless of suspension movement. YMMV

Juniper Pass I took a day off from work and also from my bicycle training to take out the Veefalo one last time before the weather turns ugly, supposed to snow the rest of the week and possibly start sticking to the ground along the Colorado Front Range. I took a leisurely pace up hwy 105 toward Morrison and got reacquainted with the bike since its been over a month since I took any sort of twisties on it at all, hwy 105 is a scenic ride along the front range between Denver and Colorado Springs, its mostly easy fast sweepers and lite traffic so its a favorite road of mine when going north. Then I have to negotiate a bit of traffic near Highlands ranch and up hwy 470 into the mountains. I decided to take the Morrison Exit and try either Lookout Mountain or head up Golden Gate Canyon - this time it was Lookout Mountain, I was sort of making it up on the fly as I went along. Lookout Mountain is my old bicycling haunt from my days while I was working at Coors, its a killer ride and all uphill - I don't think I could do it today If I had to, not quite there yet! I saw a whole bunch of riders doing it though and wished I was in shape enough to be there doing it as well. 30 more lbs and I will be able to do it! On this day I would do it on the Veefalo instead. I took a video from the gateway to the top at the Lookout Mountain State Park, getting past riders, the guy in the green jacket actually pretty much astounded me with how far he had gotten in the short time it took me to set up my camera, some 3 miles at least and up to the gateway from the turn off at hwy 6! Amazing I thought. I took the first two turns slow then got more comfortable as I went up further, till I was doing well, I made some gearing mistakes and took the tight 15mph marked hairpins in the wrong gear so I lugged it a bit on one or two. Still enjoyed it though and then got off at the top and hiked over a rock outcropping for an overview of the road for the pictures below. Lookout Mountain - Golden Colorado Zoomed in Lookout Mountain Park top of the mountain From there I headed up interstate 70 to Idaho Springs for a beer at the Tommy-knockers brewery, I was the only customer in the joint - slow day for them so they treated me like a king! I got a nice tour of the place sort of impromptu, they made me a nice Pastrami sandwich on rye and with the brown ale it was fantastic. I must say the beer is much better there than in the bottles - its always good at the brewery. I am glad I stopped Tommy-knockers Brewpub Idaho Springs Idaho Springs Colorado Mashtuns and fermenters Rows of fermenters I finished my lunch and since the road to Mount Evans is right there I headed up Squaw pass hoping to get in some nice pictures I wasn't expecting what I found, ICE IN ALL THE SHADY PARTS Icy patches on Squaw Pass definitely taking it easy on that road There were some section where the ice covered the whole road for 300 yards or so I had to roll through it with my legs out to help keep the bike from sliding and falling over, I took it real slow. A Ford pickup was right behind me so I pulled over to let him pass but the guy was going slower then even I was so I pressed on - in places where I could see I just cut over to the oncoming lane and out of the ice where the sun was shining on the road more, but some places there was not alternative so I just had to go slow, good thing it wasn't slick but rather they tossed some gravel over the worst parts so I had some traction! I did stop for pictures in all the best spots Echo Lake at Mount Evans showing off my new plate Elephant Butte Park and Denver Close up Veefalo on Squaw Pass Juniper Pass Juniper Pass Mount Evans My route A is home B is Tommy-knockers lookoutmtn_hd.mp4

The weather here in NE Ohio is starting to really turn. I rode to Cleveland and back the last couple nights, and Monday the temp as I got home dipped down to 40. We'll still have a few decent days in the 50s where I can get a good ride in, if I'm free one of those days. I'm hoping to get at least one more long day in, but if I don't it's still been a good riding season!