Ryanme17

I want to congratulate everyone on their decency and maturity, 7 pages of pictures before everyone got to see my underwear (Man, I'm glad I wore underwear that day!)

There are plenty of places to strap a cargo net to. Grab handles, mounting hardware for your hardbags, footpegs, etc. If you don't see any place for it, you aren't looking. But I don't understand where you're strapping stuff to if you already have a tailbag. If it's a motorcycle specific tailbag it will already have it's own mounting system and it will occupy your tail section...

I wouldn't recommend pushing them. Those tires go downhill FAST.

Dutchy, they have to be 18 over here in the United States...

Dave, if you take that route you'll be tracing my steps. I'm currently in Newport... Watch for back-ups between Berea and Corbin, and some construction on 25E. Kind of slabby. My choice would be to head South first than take yhe Dragon in. Just be careful because 75I S is closed at the TN border. I'm trying to make plans now, whether I should go to Franklin tonight or not. Is there a group ride tomorrow morning? 616 970 4745

I'm arriving a day ahead of my reservation (and the room I'm splitting with Chuckster). Anyone want to split a room for tonight to save some cash?

I'll be in tomorrow!

Should be identical.

I've had good luck with the Yuasa battery that is for the ST1300. It is a bit smaller, and has more cranking amps. Others have had good luck with other battery brands.

That's an interesting idea! If anyone is interested in learning about metal coatings and corrosion resistance, here is an interesting article: http://www.byo.com/stories/projects-and-equipment/article/indices/20-build-it-yourself/1149-metallurgy-for-homebrewers It was written in reference to a brewing environment, but applies to all metals. Here's the opening paragraph to whet your appetites: "Corrosion All corrosion is basically galvanic (that is, related to electrical currents that are induced when two metals are in contact with an electrolyte). While this statement may be an overgeneralization, it helps explain how and why corrosion occurs. The electrochemical difference between two adjacent metals creates a battery. If there is an electrolyte present, such as water or beer, then an electric current will flow and the more active of the two metals will ionize. These metal ions will readily combine with oxygen to form oxides or other corrosion products. Corrosion can also occur between two adjacent areas on the same piece of metal, if the presence of dirt, a chemical or a scratch can make the two areas seem electrically different from each other." Now, back on topic...

Am I the only one who thinks making a bike harder to see is a bad idea?

I can paint them red. The material is so thin counter sunk screws wouldn't work, maybe one size smaller. How about just sticking them in place? No screws at all.

Just one. Check it again. Many things can contribute to a single fill-up giving a bad mileage result. Probably the most common is operator error, either in the math or not filling the tank to the same level for each time. This seems likely to me. With only a 5 gallon sample, it's easy for your data to be off. You should average your readings over several fill-ups to be sure. If you filled it all the way to the neck one time, and didn't the next time it could be off. Or one pump was less accurate than another, it's easy to be off by 30%. And maybe you got bad gas. Maybe you're used to 100% gas and you got an ethanol blend.

I thought the quickshifter was activated by using a pressure switch mounted inside the shift lever mechanism? Having to push a button to quickshift kind of defeats the purpose, doesn't it? Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure that the quickshifter only works with the PCIII. From the website: Bundling with Power Commander Each Dynojet Quick Shifter Kit includes instructions and software that activates your Quick Shifter through your Power Commander III USB. http://www.powercommander.com/powercommander/products/quickshifter/powercommander_quick_shifter.aspx