Premium Member 2and3cylinders Posted May 6, 2023 Premium Member Share Posted May 6, 2023 Conspicuity is the name of the game however you do it Vision at night is another thing then you need some torches that shoot it down the road. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandeep Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 8 hours ago, texscottyd said: Nice setup, and serious lighting. I’m intrigued by the mix of white and amber lenses… what is the intent of that combination? Apologies if it’s a dumb question, but I very rarely ride at night anymore, and haven’t added any auxiliary lighting to my own bikes. Hi, I do long distances and in Canada you never know when it rains or gets foggy and on top of that I do ride even at nights. So I needed more light on the roads especially backroads where there are a lot of dead animals lying on the roads. With one white and one amber am easily noticeable to people in cars during morning hours, that was the whole idea. Am glad you liked my setup 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandeep Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 Installed TKC70 Rocks both on front and rear.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member fr8dog Posted May 7, 2023 Premium Member Share Posted May 7, 2023 On 5/5/2023 at 10:21 PM, dazzler24 said: FWIW - I went for an Arrow X-Kone system some time ago - It looks a lot like the Black Widow mentioned here. (probably why I like the look of the B.W.) The can of the X-Kone is 300mm in length and I wouldn't want it any louder than what it pumps out and that's with the baffle in. As always YMMV. Just for fun - here is a you tube of the X-Kone can with and without the db killer compared to the stock sound. Not me, just an example. Sound is pretty similar to the BW. I wouldn't want it any louder either. When I was younger I had Kerker pipes on the two Honda 750 SS. I was a teenager and loved them being loud. Also had Denco expansion chambers on an H1 500. Liked loud back then. Not so much now. I forgot which pipe you had installed. I looked it up at the time. A little more than I wanted to spend. I had a ding in one of my headers, otherwise I may have opted for the Scorpion a few here have installed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wintersdark Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 On 5/5/2023 at 10:21 PM, dazzler24 said: FWIW - I went for an Arrow X-Kone system some time ago - It looks a lot like the Black Widow mentioned here. (probably why I like the look of the B.W.) The can of the X-Kone is 300mm in length and I wouldn't want it any louder than what it pumps out and that's with the baffle in. As always YMMV. Just for fun - here is a you tube of the X-Kone can with and without the db killer compared to the stock sound. Not me, just an example. Pretty similar really - which I'd expect TBH: My experience has often been that most exhausts tend to sound pretty similar given vaguely similar shapes. Here's a 300mm Black Widow: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wintersdark Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 20 hours ago, Sandeep said: Installed TKC70 Rocks both on front and rear.. Those look a LOT like the Dunlop Mutants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandeep Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 2 hours ago, Wintersdark said: Those look a LOT like the Dunlop Mutants. Ha ha, but they are Continental TKC70 Rocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandeep Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 2 hours ago, Wintersdark said: Those look a LOT like the Dunlop Mutants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member dazzler24 Posted May 7, 2023 Supporting Member Share Posted May 7, 2023 8 hours ago, fr8dog said: Sound is pretty similar to the BW. I wouldn't want it any louder either. When I was younger I had Kerker pipes on the two Honda 750 SS. I was a teenager and loved them being loud. Also had Denco expansion chambers on an H1 500. Liked loud back then. Not so much now. I forgot which pipe you had installed. I looked it up at the time. A little more than I wanted to spend. I had a ding in one of my headers, otherwise I may have opted for the Scorpion a few here have installed. Yes, the Arrows are $$$$. While I'm happy with the build quality of my Arrow, if I had my time over again I probably would have opted for one of the less expensive options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 I gave the Tracer a day off. Ripped around on my little Honda. 1 1 There is never enough time or money to do it right the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xstoff Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Did my first oil change solo yesterday! No oil puddle in the garage this morning, I guess I didn't messed up... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robzilla Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Just came back from a big mileage trip ~800 miles. I was able to get the ham radio setup moved from my C14 to the T9GT for the bicycle stage race (Tour de Bloom in Wenatchee & Leavenworth WA). Definitely a huge improvement in terms of weight and agility on the road races with the Tracer. Having a smaller sport touring bike I'm able to maneuver around the peloton quickly. Also love the cruise control so I can write notes, ie, race numbers and get time splits. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 2and3cylinders Posted May 9, 2023 Premium Member Share Posted May 9, 2023 "Also love the cruise control so I can write notes, ie, race numbers and get time splits. " MY CONFUSION STEMS FROM YOUR ABOVE STATEMENT. WHILE RIDING? EVEN IF YOU CAN DO IT WITH VOICE RECOUGNITION... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robzilla Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 18 minutes ago, 2and3cylinders said: MY CONFUSION STEMS FROM YOUR ABOVE STATEMENT. WHILE RIDING? EVEN IF YOU CAN DO IT WITH VOICE RECOUGNITION... Yes while riding- it's just numbers that are jotted down. But primarily we communicate the info/numbers via radio. The notes are backup and when we're in areas that comms can't reach. Safety is first and that means riding the bike, then when time allows we do the other tasks whenever possible. I don't have a voice recorder and even if I did, I would have to review playback after the races to give the notes to judging crew which rarely don't have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Today was a little exercise for the Tracer. A couple hundred miles. Grip heaters on medium for the whole ride. FJR, rubber-top footpegs are an improvement. Rear hugger extension didn't fall off. GPS mount worked great. GIVI crash guards weren't needed. phew 1 1 There is never enough time or money to do it right the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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