On 12/4/2018 at 11:53 AM, VARIABLE9 said:

Yesterday was a decent sunny day for MidAtlantic/CNJ with some wind and partly sunny 45 degrees F, so I took a nice ride on my local loop to see how the liner on my Astars Andes Drystar worked.  Seems good to about 40 F no issues.  I like the longer cut and coverage over the typical shorter race style jackets, and the textile ‘touring’ fit was very comfortable in the colder weather. My new Held summer gloves (Airstream II) were fine too, my hands really didn’t bother me at all after 60 miles of riding both highway and backroads in cooler weather.  Also the new Shoei (RF1200 Flagger) worked great without the breathguards in place, the pinlock visor system (first I’ve owned) is worth it.  I’d highly recommend any of these items for both hot summer as well as down to cooler fall riding. 

 

https://www.alpinestars.com/andes-v2-drystarr-jacket

 

https://shop.held.de/en/men-s/gloves/touring/4304/summer-glove-air-stream-ii?number=002350-00.1.7

 

https://www.shoei-helmets.com/helmets/rf-1200.html

 

Great stuff there, love my helmet.

I’ve wanted to attend but it’s just out of my price range. Im saving for an April trip to COTA. F1 looks so neat.

I saw Petit LeMans with the different race classes all on track at the same time last year and it’s definitely something I would like to regularly attend. 

That parking though... smh. It’s 2018 they need to hire a civil that knows the basics about natural parking designs. There are products to keep parking clean on grass, where cars don’t destroy what they drive over. 

Perhaps it’s time to go with heli bars so you can get more space on the bar and move that inward?

Or just stick to OEM 😝. Chinese is a downgrade. Variable getting lots of attention!

Oh wow they really do have some kind of unit called that.. interesting. 

That sucks (Ba dum tss). What am I looking at sorry?

PEOPLE HAVE NEVER BEEN SO DIVIDED. 

I Don’t know why I care about anyone else, but after seeing people crash because of them and the quality of OEM levers I guess I just want to preach to the choir.

I’m not an armchair warrior bud, just looking out for my fellow rider. I’ve seen it in many cases where these poor QC levers break on people or don’t have correct machining or design. CRG/ASV obviously create a great product with good QC.  

Variable how is the bike coming along just before the cold sets in?

3 hours ago, RC36 said:

 

Had Chinese levers on every bike I've ever owned (a lot) and never had an issue. It's a daft internet myth that they're anything other than completely fine for use.

Glad you’ve had good experience. Ever heard of quality control? Some people get some really bad examples 🙂. Some have that nice auto braking feature .

That’s the ones lol. They are super nice. 

Yeah, I’d recommend FURY grips for your next replacement. good point on the levers.. they can be shite quality but some really are done right. 

I’m really disappointed us ABS guys don’t get to use that storage area. So much room for stuff!

levers ... eh... OEM or quality or bust.  Your levers are your lifeline. 

Ive never seen this can. I like their exhausts so I’m excited to hear it in action. 

This is a single exhaust can?

Me gusta. I love race parts and quick change bits. Very cool!

Pretty helmet, I almost bought on with that color scheme. 

Yeah... I have neither lol. 

That is the truth lol. 

They do not have the HISS key. You can just get a fresh cut key made.

13 hours ago, VARIABLE9 said:

Not much going on with the VFR due to the oppressive heat and the fact that I’m still waiting on connector pins from Japan to finish my accessories power relay harness.  Might get a ride in this weekend, fingers crossed on the weather being ‘reasonable’. That said, here’s a recommendation for a good cover if anyone needs one for their ride.  About $75 via AMZN. 

 

Dowco Guardian by 50003-03 WeatherAll Waterproof Indoor/Outdoor Motorcycle Cover: Grey, Large

I use the same one actually. Fits with the bags on very impressed. 

The extra leverage bar is in every Honda I’ve ever bought. Surprisingly not in the kit you can buy after the fact though. 

People are dumb and remove them for some reason I’ll never understand. 

I’ve though of buying one of those. Would be nice to have. 

I’ve been adding quite a few accessories. I should do a relocation kit too. 

Sums up my experience with soldering. I've gone to classes on soldering, crimping, etc.. I always screw it up 🤦‍♂️. Hopefully you have a backup connector.