Tightwad

nice finale to the comparison, i enjoyed reading them. My pro-oiler has been great, and hasn't leaked a drop, so I am pleased.

Wow....long list! Did you do the paint yourself? Did you really paint the mirrors twice?

Bike looks awesome...hard to believe the miles on it now!

The exhaust stud in the head? The ones on my bike were not hardend studs, at least the new ones weren't. I used a super small drill bit to drill a center hole, then a slightly larger bit, then I used a 3/16th left hand drill bit....bought a set of 4 from Harbor Freight and long ago broke the 1/8th bit or I would have used that.

Prior to drill I soaked it multiple times in PB Blaster to try and loosen it up if needed. I then center punched the stud, then used my 1/16th bit, then a 1/8th bit, then the left hand bit. The left hand bit didn't even go that far into the stud before it started catching and backed it out.

114???? Good heavens...hopefully it cooled off when you got moving again.

Sounds like fun, and I like the Ventura rack.

Great writeup, wish I could have been along. the Natzhez trace is pretty, but it is just as torturous as the Kansas airboarding...imagine the most beautiful road with awesome sweeps that is heavily patrolled and gives huge fines. 50mph on a VFR for hours is torture!

I have the same MP3 players, for the same reason. I bought several of them for about $5 each. The silver ones get "borrowed" pretty quick. The pink ones are easier to hold onto.

There's a plan for a roll-yer-own amp out there, google "cmoy" and it'll turn up. I wonder if the one you made is similar?

You can buy cmoy amps on eBay, there are kids who make them in altoids tins and sell them out there.

I've never yet had any audio project that required me to solder, work decently, so I've been sourcing pre-made components. When I was looking for an amp I wanted something that would run off the bike's 12v system, instead of needing it's own batteries. None of the cmoy kiddies were making this, so I ended up buying PIE part LD-1, "Adjustable Line Driver With Subsonic Filter". I've got several now, I just order them from online car stereo shops, they cost about $35. They work fine except they use RCA jacks for the lines in and out, which means thicker cables. No big deal when they're under the seat, but they bulk things up when installed in a tankbag.

Yeah, my first attempt was a Cmoy version. This is similar (can't be too different) and has a built in charging circuit. I have seen the ones on Ebay, but I like to build the stuff so that was 1/2 the fun for me. This is definantly a step up from a Cmoy, the parts alone cost twice what a Cmoy would to build.

Interesting idea with the Line Driver, RCA out isn't a bad thing, but I can see how the cabling could get messy. I would love to find a kit for a "MIt-It2" type of part, as multiple inputs would be cool, but I was a priority assignment, so I hear GPS over MP3, and Radar(if I get it) over GPS or MP3

Man... I feel your pain.

Let's open a poll as to the "reasons" work does NOT get done on the bike. One of the items must include "put a hole in the ceiling". :)

Is this the pain you feel:

Cause I do!!! Softball sized bruise on my leg, now a nice black color.

that sucks! I was hoping to see the video of the actual stop tho...wanted to see how you handled him.

Nice read, sounds like a fun trip! Your wife is awesome for bailing you out (again)! Tell her I said hi.

Jason,

Good write up Tightwad! Glad I got to put a face with a name. Enjoyed riding with you and am looking forward to that lunch you are buying for me next time! :fing02:

Fine, I will buy you lunch.

You do PB&J? :biggrin:

Awesome...I must say I'm jealous. How do you guys do it? I'm married with 2 kids and one more on the way.

Maybe when they get a bit older and the wife could get a better handle on them :laugh:

Great write-up and video Miguel. :fing02:

I have 3.77 kids at the moment....it wasn't easy to break away. Luckily my wife is understanding of my insanity, but the kids is why I had to turn back at Nashville, rather than going on the TMAC.

This was my first experience riding anything twisty, and it was a blast!!! I was grateful to HS and Dutch for making sure I was comfortable with the speed. My camera is not that great, but it did surprisingly well considering, HS did a great job of mixing the footage....and thanks for taking out the part where I blow my line and end up 1/2 way into the other lane!

123 is a great technical road...at one point I thought maybe we were riding trials. I liked the increasing and decreasing radius's, although they can be a bit scary.

I bought a harbor freight tire changer, aprox $100 it paid for itself after 3 sets of tires. I ride alot so its saved me alot of money over the years. I can change a set of tires in less than an hour by myself and be on the road. Of corse you need an aircompressor, tire irons, and some soapy water, I used antifreeze instead of soapywater.

http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/index.p...;showarticle=39

http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/index.p...;showarticle=38

I order online from various sources, swmototire.com most often, never pay more than $250 a set, 2 tires = free shipping too.

I will be doing this next time. I hear the Mojo bar makes a huge difference as well. This time I was stuck and in a hurry...this is my commuter so I couldn't wait.

i thought i was the only one who had the debate - "so, what do you want to eat?" with a reply "i don't care, where do you want to eat?" must be a universal. haha.

I believe even if you asked a baby who can't talk, you would get that same answer....it's our inborn behavior much like cats licking themselves and dogs sniffing other dogs.