After 4 years of saving my pennies I am finally able to get a new ride. I still have the ST1300, but it's pushing 100k in miles and I've been itching to get a new wing again. Spent most of the day throwing punches back and forth with the salesman, then 3 hours waiting for them to prep the bike. But it's mine now, all bought and paid for. I'm a happy camper!!!
So.......I dusted my bike off yesterday and when I ran the towel over the hot heat shield it melted to it immediately.
Now.....how do I get it off? I tried Goof Off and brake cleaner and neither worked. Last resort is a 4.5" angle grinder.....
Figured I'd pay you guys a visit and show off the final product of the Savage 650 / LS40 project I mentioned last fall. Came out pretty good. Still got some minor tweaking to jetting in the carb as it still backfires a bit between shifts. I did all the wiring, got the LEDs to function with...
My beef with most cruisers is they do not look retro enough. Indian has fixed this somewhat... but Mr. E has found his next bike
Look at those forks and that plunger frame, even a curved fishtail exhaust. A 1930s throw back, with spokes, ABS and ASC and liquid cooling. Wow... just wow
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I transitioned from a dirt bike to the Volusia. The suspension on the Volusia delivers some spine jarring shots, particularly on a concrete road with expansion joint buckles. With the cruiser seating position, your feet two feet foward of your rear, you can't absorb much shock with your legs. Do...
I'm borrowing an idea that Sister Mooo had over on Facebook. She started a page encouraging people to post a photo per day of something pleasant, interesting, pretty, etc., to keep the quarantine blues away.
I thought it might be nice to start a similar thing here on the VR, featuring bike...
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