MaxSwell

Do we get to see pics?

While at a Vintage/Antique mc show I met a machinist who may be willing to reproduce Radar's sliders. I intend to start a thread to guage interest. He said he'd examine the parts I have of Radar's sliders. He may modify or not. If there is sufficient interest he'd make them in batches.

what you gonna do now that Radar's no longer available? I saved his bobbins for locating the hole in the fairing. If I do the RG mod they'd still be very useful.

There is another reason mt. goats hang around the rest rooms. They love to lick urine. I was told they are after the salt. So next time you are near a mountain goat, whip it out, take a leak and be amazed. If you are good, you'll have a friend for life, at altitude.

I was a little disapointed I could only get a Pirelli Diablo when I needed a replacement on tour. Man, that tire has been fabulous. Seems very well planted in all situations (at least when I'm under control). The few times I've felt is slide it gave lots of warning, was very progressive in it's slide and was easy to recover traction. And it worked better than the RoadSmart front it replaced and works very well with the new PR2 I put on the rear just before T-mac. It looks only half used up after approx 5,000 mi. Disclaimer: I'm no tire expert and I'm usually rather conservative in my riding. Experience includes Metzler M1 s (12,000 mi), Metzler M3 s (worn to the cords at 5,000), Dunlop RoadSmarts (several sets - let loose too easily but 12,000 mi avg. life) and the Pirelli Diablo with RoadSmart rear and then PR2 rear. Diablo / PR2 best for touring; Metzler M3 best for Dragon slaying. Relative to the tires I've experienced.

what you gonna do now that Radar's no longer available? That was one of my first questions to myself after my crash. At first I figured I'd just have to stay upright. Now, with this thread, it's upright and these sliders. Ya know - just in case! ;-)

I've gone through several sets of Radar's sliders (blush). In every case I have judged that damage would have been worse w/o the sliders. The ultimate result will vary with the situation. They have broken off, bent, or just worn down but served their purpose well. And I've been down at some scary speeds. I went through both right and left sliders at T-mac. (double blush).

Which diablo, theres' about a 1/2 dosen types, if running the track type, naturally it will offer more traction than a Sport tour? The tire just says diablo. I needed a tire while on tour, and this was the only suitable one they had. I was told it was a sport-touring tire. And with several thousand miles on it, it is not very worn so it could not be a track tire.

That could very well be. And I probably lightened the front end with premature accelleration. Thanks.

I went out on one of my 5th gens yesterday which has PR2 s front and back. They have been great in the several hundred miles I've owned the bike. However, yesterday, applying power a little early, out of a turn, maybe a little agressively, the front tire started sliding (understeer). Suprised me and took away a little confidence in the tire. On another of my 5th gens I have a PR2 rear and a Perlli Diablo in front. That Perelli has NEVER let loose in similar situations. Reinforces for me the recomendation someone put out (BR, HS?) about the PR front. So the questions becomes: what's the difference in life of the PR and the Diable. The Diablo has been great, has over 5,000 mi. and looks like it is only half worn out. So I'm giving a happy shout out to Perelli Diablo s at least in front.

I've had a couple of sets of roadsmarts on my 100,000 mile 5th gen. , Although they occasionally slipped I thought it was due to cold tires. I thought they were the bees knees, lasting around 12,000 miles; that's why I loved them. I've since acquired two additional 5th gens (I know it's excessive). They both came with PR2 s. And they are MUCH better feeling that the Roadsmarts. They have never slipped. I will see how long they last but if they are at all close to 12,000 they are clearly superior imho. So when the 100,000 mi. machine needed a new rear, it was a PR2. It has been a great improvement. (I had to replace the front tire last year on a road trip and the only available tire that fit was a Pirelli Diablo. (Good grip, good feel, no slipping). The combination has been great. On the 100,000 bike I've had: - two sets Metzler M1 - (12,000 mi) seemed good, but I was a rookie - one set of Metzler M3 - (6,000 mi) fabulous on the dragon, extremely grippy wet and dry - two sets of Roadsmarts (12,000+ mi) I thought were fine until the PR2 (the most recent front wore out early - hence the Diablo) - currently Diablo front PR2 rear (I have owned the two most recent 5th gens for only a few thousand mi - no replacements yet)

Whiz-bang is what we're all about.

Buy them. $140 is not much for peace of mind. They make as much sense as many of the non-performance farkles I read about. Overkill? It's all overkill. Just check out the supercharger thread. And, who knows, there may be a performance improvement. When we spend $ on motorcycles, Since when does it have to make any Sense how we spent our Cents?

I really like those hoops. Good find.