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If weight is the deciding factor then go with the one that Spoto recomended. REI has great products and will garantee it for life if your a member. They are just a little pricy at times. If all you care about is size, then go to your local army surplus or outdoors store and pick up a regular back packing tent. My kid (11 years old) uses a typical backpacking tent that weighs around 6lbs. and doesn't have any problems with the weight. The tent cost around $50.00 at Sports Authority and has all the same feature as the more expensive REI model except for the weight. I hope that helps.

I have a coworker that laid his bike down in rush hour freeway traffic to avoid crashing into a car. He avoided hitting anything, picked up his bike and rode it home. The next day he was back on his bike riding again even before replacing the plastic.

Wow and who says you don't learn something every day. I have the same video camera as HS and never knew I could use it that way with two external cameras. And to think, it’s just been lying around in the closet collecting dust. I guess it’s time to pull it out and get to experimenting. :biggrin:

That swingarm looks awesome. All that sanding and grinding must have removed some additional weight. Did you happen to get a before and after weight on the swingarm?

Just an idea, I don't even know if its possible. How about creating an emergency contact info form and attaching it to your member info when you first sign up to join VFRD. Make where the CEO, Mods and Volunteers only have access to the info. In the event of an emergency, the info can be accessed and those loved ones can be contacted. Just an idea. :fing02:

It isn't easy (for me). I completely tear down the bike when I wash it. All plastics off, rear tire, chain guard and seat. Then about three hours with simple green a couple brushes even a tooth brush, wax, and armorall. Then put it all back together and a fresh coat of oil on the chain. The 1st time you really clean off all the oil and dirt it takes a bit of time and elbow grease. Once you do the initial clean the hard part is done. (side note Honda makes a great cleaner called "Honda Bright" safe to use all over your bike) They still and will get dirty and nasty. So you do it all over the next cleaning. Don't let the photos fool you. Most of us that post the perfectly clean bike photos are right after we spend all day cleaning them and haven't ridden them. :angry: But I grab a rag and some cleaner (Honda Spray and Wipe wax) after almost every ride and do a little touch up on the sprocket, swingarm and rear rim. It takes a extra 5min but well worth the effort. And I thought that I was the only one doing that. Its good to know someone thinks like me. :goofy:

Ahhhhhhhh my favorite beer,,,, Oppps I mean cerveza. Ohh yeah back to the topic, that chain looks nice and since you can see more of it now, it looks even nicer. Ohh and I agree, paint it Quicksilver.

Nice pics and write up. Thanks for posting. :fing02: