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magifesq

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  1. Here's a real time illustration of a price quote I just gave a member: Voltage Regulator/Rectifier. After market options - no legit options right now (Parts unlimited shows a price and a part # in their book, but the website says won't fit, none available in other suppliers). New List - $165, Used Retail we've sold 3 in the past for $85/ea, Ohio Rider Price - $75. Greater than the standard 10% yes, quality tested good part cosmetically and functionally. Ebay shops 2 selling for less, 6 selling for around $99.95, and some aftermarket ones for sale (I'd be a little wary since our 3 catalogs show 0 for the bike). There's more to our shop than just price. We help with service after the sale, I can't tell you the number of times people call us back and claim the part is bad when its improperly installed or another related issue. We can't trouble shoot over the phone, however if someone has a charging problem we can present the battery, stator, voltage regulator as the primary causes and help people repair their bikes one part at a time (usually the least expensive). Many Salvage Shops have a 'sold as-is no returns for any reason policy'. We do our best to get our customers the right part the first time, however if we make an error, we make it right - shop credit, exchange, or what have you. I'm not usually a name dropper, however we've been doing business with John McElfresh for years. Very nice guy to work with, we've helped him out with putting some very nice clean repsol ltd edition parts on his cbr1000rr he just sold. We're working with (satan) taking measurements and helping find a single sided swingarm setup to graft onto his ZX10R. Right now, I'm the primary parts salesman/manager and when I'm gone, the general manager tries his best to help. Lizard, you may have called on a Saturday I was out of town and if you got him, that sounds like his M/O.
  2. Without more to go on, I'll make some general parts comments - many front end parts are in high demand, short supply and the discount is different for a headlight or upper fairing than an oem muffler for example. Unfortunately, especially when in season, when we can't find the part(s) for people we just don't have the staff to keep calling people and telling them we haven't found the part. If you could pm me with some details I'd be happy to look into this for you.
  3. Our parts selection is primarily 2000 and newer, some 95 - 00, very little older than that. Good news is we subscribe to a Satellite dealer parts locator service. We don't charge up front for the searches. What are you looking for?
  4. Whole shop reviews encouraged. Part, Service, Bikes all legitimate issues will be addressed.
  5. any good military surplus shops in Columbus? Glen's Surplus in Shelby is amazing
  6. Here's a youtube link of some guys using hydrogen gas on a small engine stratified. Engines don't care about the fuel source be it gas, alcohol, propane, butane, etc. If these guys can do this with a pressurized can of hydrogen, it will be much easier to do with gasoline. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqONufGbKZk watch from about 5:30 - 6:30
  7. magifesq

    Sick people

    Signs o' the times bro's and bra's
  8. That's almost as cool as the giant isopods
  9. Best way to convert from homogenous charge to stratospheric charge fuel delivery? Been told by engineers with PHDs that the vacuum on the engine from the butterfly valves on the carbs/TBIs rob power, just wanting to get more efficient. In other words - best way to go from butterfly valves and carbs to fuel pump and progressive fuel delivery no butterflies.
  10. Back in tha day - I was a typical techno teen in the early 90s, had my cd players, original gameboy and all 5 games made, sega genesis all shiny and stuff. Neighborhood kid comes over talking about some movie he saw on TV last night while I'm typing up school report. I don't think twice about it. (We had lived in that neighborhood all my life and never had a break in) Left home that eve and came back to all the goodies gone. That was backin the days before profiling - police didn't even question the punk next door even though he'd been to Juvi and had a rap sheet as long as my arm. Here's the kicker, I would have had to save all the receipts from my stuff that I'd had for like 6 months to prove I owned it and paid for it. Like I'm a liar for calling the cops out and asking them to do what my tax dollars paid for. That being said - I do still respect most cops.
  11. I just checked, the VFR wheel is a 5.5" x 17", I'm looking to put a 6" x 17" on it and if I could get an afoordable car wheel with a 4 x 100 bolt pattern to fit, there's some slick aftermarket car wheels I figured with a spacer and some patience I'd swap out to 1. Widen the tire area, 2. Put a wheel on there nobody else would have (yeah, I'm into some uniqueness)
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    Drugs

    My feel on the vid was more folks arguing to legalize cheap homegrown substances but killing off old and crippled folks that's an interesting take:o. Obviously those greedy drug companies are trying to sell us cheap powder in the form of pills lol, we'd be much better off buying private drugs from private pushers like Joe the pusher, he's pharmaceutical salesman of the block On a side note, my dad was killed by a drunk driver when I was 6 mos old. If alcohol did that, imagine what could happen to a crowd when someone's dropping acid, x, meth, heroine, etc.? It is supposed to minimally be up long enough to get the job done.
  13. Only took 1 1/2 pages to hear bout that. Now I only want 1/2 my tax dollars refunded for all that didn't even notice the typo.
  14. Robot Chicken world's most one sided fist fights - http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=314338298182338882 Robot Chicken the ultimate race - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCigX4OEpuM Halo/donkey kong -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X4_n1jtqmQ Voltron - http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/173866.html Frogger - http://www.jibjab.com/view/145927 Heck - most robot chicken episodes are killer funny, although not all skits are the Family guy gets a few laughs as well
  15. Your momma's so fat people jog around her Your momma's so fat when her cell phone beeped kids ran thinking she was backing up Your momma's so fat she wore a guess shirt and kids behind her started yelling '350,360,370'
  16. http://www.ebaumsworld.com/pictures/view/1075283/ They step in crap too. Any other funny pix out there of entertainers?
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    Drugs

    http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/80423278/
  18. Your momma so stupid she got hit by a parked car Your momma so dirty she went to take a bath and the water said I'll wait
  19. I've had over $12k at my house before, I was saving up to pay cash for some home improvements, busa + turbo kit + single sided swingarm assembly. I think I had about $25 - $30k in cash while I was accumulating the money. I hate begging the bank for a loan. That was a couple years ago and my most liquid asset is my overdraft lol!
  20. Does anyone have any good ideas why some strong religious themes in some late Zombie movies and the latest (I couldn't find anything else good to rent) Starship troopers? I'm all for Truth in Science, arts, disciplines, just some of the movies were over-doing it.
  21. Wow folks, I've been away for the afternoon working in the garage (that's why I've been quiet) and people are conjecturing on my intentions? The 91 VFR 750 rim is a bit narrow and the 180 tire I put on it is more humped than wide:(, so I figured it would probably be easier to get an aftermarket car wheel (per my co-worker's suggestion) than to find another VFR rear wheel since they're quite difficult to find:(. So I'd put a spacer plate between the swingarm mount/hub and the wheel. The single sided swingarm I did because they're novel. 8.5# of boost puts my bike @232HP and 140#-lbs of torque. Lots of fun:D. Car tires would be less expensive, also less lean angle.
  22. I've got a 2001 Katana 600 engine 10k miles dyno tested known good comes with harness, cdi, voltage regulator, carbs, airbox. $1000 + tax
  23. I've got a 91 VFR 750 single sided swingarm setup on my busa (yes the avatar bike), I've heard some car wheels could fit with proper spacing, anyone ever do this? Coworker said the pattern would be a 4 x 100 bolt pattern. I'll have to see if my current wheel is a 5" to measure the next size up I could go. Obviously the next question is would anyone have an inexpensive wheel lying around the garage for the project.
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