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You shoulda tied the string to a doorknob and slammed the door.

It's such a nice idea, and people were being so helpful... I didn't want to chime in and ruin it but yeah, I elbowed Howard and was like, "Shawn has weird wood he needs help with"

Are there any hippie fests, or fair type shindigs going on around you? Find one of those dudes that have booths with all the black carved letter wood things that say goofy stuff and have them write something in a few minutes so it doesn't look like your 4th grade handwriting. Or maybe just buy a wood burning engraving tool and write some mushy love note on it yourself. Maybe a tattoo shop guy would draw on it for you it's basically the same thing. I use to have one. or... Wood burn carve a cock on your wood and forget the love note.

uhhhhhhh No...way.....it felt like a pipe cleaner being pulled from your kidney down thru the bladder and out your weiner. There's corners in there!

That's just... Gaw... Sounds like a good way to end up with a "weird wood" issue. Btw, I'm surprised nobody has derailed your thread yet... Weird wood. Lol

Yeah, I wouldn't tell us either.

I run a construction company...I cant even figure out how too load pictures on this damn website let alone write a code!

I was going to wait till you had your weird wood issue resolved before I teased you about it.

This is such a thoughtful gift!!

LOL. I shouldn't find that funny, but you're spot on with your comment.

I was wondering who would pick up on that and say something first. Never drempt it would be you. I like your 12 year-old boy sense of humor.

Take that hippies.

Media bias. Remember when ozzy Osborne fans were doing all the horrible things? Was it ozzys fault? Was it a reflection on his fans as a group? It's media bias using any correlation they can for click bait. I'll bet you anything a garth Brooks fan robbed a convenience store and beat his wife last week.

You know, I appreciate this warning a great deal. Different people have different styles of humor and that's ok. Giving folks a warning to let them know is super considerate. Wish more people thought of that.

Theres always room for more bikes!

I think you're going to have to do more testing to determine the answer to your question. Please report back with results.

This guy is a genius.

Mid ohio will install tires not bought from them too, and I know that Ohio Motorcycle used to as well. Of course our boy Hoblick is the serious hook up in central ohio, and he does it right.

Pistol build done, stamp received.

Google: kevin marino starboyz madman cycles

A laser cutter would work also. I made my fiancee a birthday card, engraved into wood, using one. The natural wood looks nice. If you're planning on displaying it, consider the woodwork in your home to help your decision on whether or not to stain. I recommend not putting decals on it.

Do you have any of the invitations left? It might look nice to have an invite in there with the engraving and then clearcoat the whole thing.

If you can get access to a Cnc router or Cnc mill, that would be child's play to get done what you want done. I'm Cutting aluminum and bronze with the one at work.

I like that idea, but my granddad is an old retired carpenter and woodworker and he sanded it. He said that a router wouldn't cut into this very easily because it's super hard. I also have an uncle who could engrave it on a plastic plaque, (see pic) but that would look cheesy.

Yes. This is why you see most of the top-level Moto-GP racers weighing >250 lbs--to increase traction. OK….JK. Pretty sure traction is a function of the dynamic forces between the contact patch and the road. The contact patch is function of force vectors pushing the rubber to the pavement and tire pressure. So in the simplest terms, the greater the force, the larger the contact patch and the lower the pressure, the larger the contact patch and thus, the greater the traction. Problem with your question is that the actual coefficient of friction at the tire/pavement interface isn't affected that much by the weight of the bike/rider. In a turn, the larger forces are created by centripedal force, which are greater for a large mass (heavier bike/rider) than a lighter one. Just as a lighter car can out corner a heavier one--given that they have similar tires--so a lighter bike can out corner a heavier one. You have to think of the force vs CoF vectors involved….and I'm far too lazy an SOB to try to draw something and post it here. You'll have to go find it on the interwebz for yourself. The same is true for straight-line acceleration, i.e., drag races--you get better traction with greater weight transfer to the rear wheels, but the extra mass you must accelerate by adding weight over the drive wheels more than diminishes the benefit you gain from the added traction.

Engrave what you want with a small handheld router. Then blacken the letters with a torch. Sand off any burned places outside of the letters. Stain it, and clearcoat over that. Just an idea. .

yes more, dry force of friction (parallel) is based on the qualities of the material contact (size and type) and the downward force (perpendicular). and weight shift plays an important part in the downward force. edit: useful friction is also a balance between weight vs material plus downward force when trying to stop. total weight might be more than the effective material contact patch can handle.

The new format sucks. It's too hard to navigate. Cancel my account. Just thought I might as well start the bitching and moaning now.

I met a guy at Grattan who had a suit that was older than that. He'd had hard armor sewn in, and loved the thing. I did think it was kind of funny, but then again, at that point I was wearing my blue/black fieldsheer leathers with some sort of white flame-like design stitched across the back in an asymmetrical pattern. Mine was early 90's awesome. His was early 80's awesome. I'd rock that suit for $80.

As the saying goes... Buy the best gear you can afford. As stated previously, at least it was only cosmetic damage. Now it is time to get back in the saddle and shake it off.

Life size tattoo of you on me! Only those that know us both will see the true humor in that lol