Waldo Jeffers

2 minutes ago, betoney said:

The rain stopped, the snow is gone and it was 50F degrees and sunny today... time to ride!! 

50!? You must be down in the banana belt. 44 up north where I am. 😊

46 minutes ago, 2and3cylinders said:

They'll work with the Givi cc with Coke can shims...

What about Pepsi can shims? 🙂

14 hours ago, 2and3cylinders said:

Here's my setup works OK haven't tried the new pegs yet I went from the rubber covered ones to these which because there adjustable I lowered about 3/4 of an inch and move them forward about 3/8"

 You can see my highway pegs in both pics

Where did you get the highway pegs? More accurately, where did you get the mounts?

I bin’d it. 

Sooooo over it!

It looks like a muppet character if you ask me. MO. 

Looks like a praying mantis or some weird bug. 

This is the pump I carry. Gonna look into the Nealey kit.

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1 minute ago, 1moreroad said:

I have it. I like it, but it blew a seal and it leaked after 2000 miles. Lenny is fixing it under warranty no question and changing to spring while he's at it. 

Rides better than stock for sure. Haven't done any really hard rides on it yet. 

That’s right. I remember reading that. Install wasn’t too bad?

Oh, and another thing. The shock in my cart at revzilla is a 2019 version and it says it doesn’t fit the 2020. That’s not correct, right? The bikes are same save the color, right?

Do either of you @1moreroad @piotrek have the k-tech? Do you like?

I’m looking at buying this K-Tech shock but I have a question about the spring rate. I weigh ~195 without gear. Is it a safe bet to go with the 200-250lb spring? What if I lose 20lbs (unlikely, but what if), would I have to then go with the lower range spring. Sorry, I’m really not good with the suspension black arts. 

On 11/28/2020 at 11:18 AM, betoney said:

The local suspension shop had a 25% off Black Friday sale, so I called and got $600 store credit for $450!

I have my suspension serviced every other winter and it is coincidentally due this winter, - perfect timing.  👍

What suspension shop do you frequent @betoney?

Hi everyone! Has anyone just changed the springs in the front and back to match their respective weight and been satisfied with just doing that. I lean towards 195lbs without gear and plan on taking some road trips with gear loaded and don’t think the current spring rate is sufficient. I also don’t believe with my riding style that I need some high zoot suspension set up. I’ve never ridden with anything but stock suspension so maybe it’s good that I don’t know what I’m missing. 

Welcome to the club

1 minute ago, betoney said:

Close to 50F degrees and partly cloudy today... time to go for a ride!!!  Lots of twisty forest and farmland roads, still several months away from riding in the mountains but for the first week of February- I'm not complaining. 

Just got back from a great one myself! 

1 hour ago, peteinpa said:

They are not new to me, been around forever.

Worse for me is riding my favorite roads and all of the sudden you find they've tar and chipped the road. Even worse is when they do the road you live on and you can't avoid it.

I'm convinced that surface wears tires out faster also.

Yep! Definitely soiled my pants once turning a bend and discovering they just laid down a fresh layer of chipseal. Be careful out there. That was when I was young and stupid. Now I’m just old and dumb. 

Welcome. 

I sometimes feel like this. 

4 minutes ago, Salish900 said:

Ha! Yes, it's only wet and 39 degrees for 5 months. Then it is wet and 45. Wet and 50. Wet and 55. Wet and 60. Shoot, we even get the occasional summer monsoon. I was once sailing up in British Columbia, near Texada Island, in August, and my Buddha that storm was blowing SE 35 knots and hailing peanut M&M size ice in a torrential deluge of easily 1" of precip in 20 minutes. We sure do get our rain out here don't we! 

I also try and ride every day in the PNW. I stay nice and dry in my little cocoon (klim goretex). 

On 1/31/2021 at 3:51 PM, Salish900 said:

Here in the Puget Sound area they are everywhere. Just tar. Doesn't get too hot here, normally, but they are slick in all the winter rain we get. It was a tar snake on my daily commute that made me replace the stock front tire immediately. Since much of the country can't ride in the winter much, I think us here in PNW are rare in that we can ride all winter but it is 39 degrees and wet for 5 months. 

I rode today for an hour or so, and was dry and warm, only because of wearing $1,000 of clothes, and having heated gear and grips, on a bike with Road 5 tires and knowing how to hit corners at what speed and lean angle. Crazy what you have to do and know to ride all winter here. 

“Wet for 5 months”? I’ll take that and raise you another 4 months. 😀

29 minutes ago, mingo said:

Some motorcycles' vibrations are known to kill the image stabilization of some mobile phones from Apple to Android. What works for me is the Quad Lock vibrations damper, with a Quad Lock case and rain cover. No issues at all in the rain, as I also prefer using navigation apps such as Waze with real time traffic updates than using my Garmin GPS. 

This! Had to get a new iPhone 11 after the camera went berserkers after a ride. Thankfully I had insurance. I will now be using a TomTom. 

36 minutes ago, KeithQ said:

Hey Joe, didn't see a part number but my VIN showed the recall detail. 

My recall letter doesn’t list a PN

I love the simplicity of the flat patterned one. Sorry if I’m sounding like Veruca Salt.