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stumpy

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  1. showed that to my wife and now she wants me to make one for her bike. she hates moving her bike around in the garage to leave...ok so now i need the details on the build.๐Ÿคจ really cool idea ..nice job
  2. send one of your seats to Terry at Terry's custom seats in tennessee and he will fix you right up. absolutely love mine.
  3. if you have a set of Givi crash bars on your bike, I would be sure to add a set of highway pegs on them. I am amazed at how much longer i can ride with them and my terry adcox seat.
  4. i just mounted a set of Angel GT's and wow...what a difference. so much more confident grip while cornering! now to put a few miles on them and see how they last me.
  5. My wifes Kawasaki versys key is like lead. Twists in the ignition ...junk
  6. thats ok...just spreading some experience. as long as you got it done thats all that matters..๐Ÿ‘
  7. to bad my son had a baseball tournament this weekend...wanted to attend. post more pics if you have them.
  8. you don't have to remove anything...with the bike on the center stand, loosen one side pinch bolts just enough that you can rotate and twist up the fork up to your desired height and then re-torque. repeat on the other side. it only takes about 10 mins to do this.
  9. i would double check the torque on the clamps bolts for sure
  10. that one is on the top of my list ...if you don't mind...how much and where?? looks awesome BTW
  11. i feel the same way @Husqy, here i am on the dragon from may. whereabouts did you stay? we were in Walland TN and we had to go through the dragon to get anywhere....what a shame.
  12. me too...nothing but great reviews for both.
  13. I am just looking to see what you guys/girls are using for changing your own tires. I have 2 bikes and soon to be 3 and it can get costly to send everything to a shop to get changed and balanced. What are you using to break the beads? I don't want to get sucked into a tool that is cheap and going to break after i use it a couple of times. Even if you have some good links to get the tools at a reasonable price. I have a set of spoons and rim protectors ...but breaking the beads are not easy without the proper tools.
  14. i here the bagster gets some good reviews but i would give Terry Adcox a call and talk to him first. if you like what you hear it's your decision. at $250us it's a really great deal ...i swear by mine.
  15. yes it is...keeps you from sliding up into the tank. i'm 5'7" and i am on my toes and balls of my feet
  16. i can't say enough good things about my terry adcox seat. my sargent was way better than my stock seat but terry's seat is that much better. for $250 us for a custom seat made to order I think it is great value for your dollar
  17. i'll keep an eye on this topic if i can make it
  18. @com3 I take it that you are happy with the traction with the raven over the stock rear?
  19. I have been reading a lot of articles on tires lately because I am getting ready to replace my stockers that have just rolled 12,000kms. I am particularly interested in peoples experience with Shinko brand tires( already know about Michelins, Dunlops, Perellis ...etc.) I have had an eye on the 016 Verge X2 tires and the 009 Ravens. The price point is attractive for sure. I am not a big rain rider or road racer but I do like to push it a little when the road gets twisty. So far the stock D222's have been adequate for the most part but I have noticed what others have stated about traction when it gets colder out or wet. So I guess i'm looking for input on longevity, traction in wet, dry and cold or any other info you could share.
  20. after reading your post @cruizin I looked into this product further and liked what I was seeing. So I bought some and put it on every leather thing I owned. Our baseball gloves feel amazing now and our boots have been restored to their original condition or better. So far so good with everything I have treated...not oily feeling at all....seems to be absorbed into the leather as opposed to sitting on the surface on the leather. nice stuff.
  21. After heading to Tennessee from north of Toronto to ride some of their amazing roads, and putting on a little over 4000kms, the last 1339kms were the most amazing for me. It wasn't the roads or the scenery. It was being able to put those 1339kms on with no pain and very little discomfort. I got my seat back from Terry late last season and was able to put about 400km on it before the bike went away for the winter, but I knew I had something special here. I had a few short rides to start our spring season with all of the rain we have been having to get ready for my Tennessee ride. My ride started by watching my fellow riding buddies standing on their pegs within an hour or so and this went on for the whole trip down, which we did in two days. All of the following days riding the same things were happening....then I realized that I haven't been standing at all...nothing but sitting on my seat and using my highway pegs once and while. Now the true test was the last day heading home. We left early and was making good time. I rode straight home in 300km stretches between fuel stops and when I got home 1339km later I felt awesome...could have rode some more and couldn't believe it. If anybody is considering purchasing a seat, I would strongly recommend talking to Terry at Terry"s custom seats. The best $250 I have spent to date....not to mention the Givi crash bars with the highway pegs.
  22. tried the spacers and not much difference to me. ended up putting the stock windscreen back on and was happier with that even though the wind protection was less...the buffeting was gone. There was no way I could ride for any highway distance with the kappa screen, my eyeballs would shake out of my head.
  23. welcome and congrats on your new bike. you will find a lot of great info here.
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