Cheech

Enough of the debate, give this man props for being on two wheels!

true, but I have to get the rotors first. Unless of course you want me to change them out at the FedEx warehouse...

Can I buy something online and have it waiting for me at the store? But which price will I use? Let's take a single tire, a front Bridgestone BT016 in 120/70ZR17 as an example. Ironpony.com has it for 104.99, which is a good price and on par with just about everyone else. Shopironpony.com has the same tire for 175.95, which as I recall is the same price I saw it for at the store. I fully understand I'll have to pay sales tax for stuff bought online, but why the huge price difference?

The odds of your charging system failing is very slim compared to the battery failing. The odds of your battery failing due to high number of discharge cycles goes WAY up if it's not kept at a constant state of charge. I'm not going to argue about your last point, that happened to me in Easton. I should have known my batt was wacky as I accidentally hit it with a 75amp jumper (twice), but I had the tender on it so it fired up initially. Now that I have a new batt on there, you bet your ass I'm keeping it on that tender and away from idiots with plug-in jumper cables.

Then you are buying the regular sealed lead acid batts. I just picked one of those up for the 600RR, and I don't think I'll be going back to Yuasa's AGM batteries anytime soon. For the price of one Yuasa @ $150, I could buy 3 sealed lead acids. As long as you keep it on a tender, the SLA batts should last just as long. And even if they don't, I can buy a replacement and still save money.

I have a little Lego bulldozer on my desk that I like to rebuild into new stuff during really boring conference calls. Good stuff.

Yeah, I know. Kinda pointless to get them until I have the rotors, those won't be coming until Thursday.

Just Yuasa's.

I can cage it, but the RR's not going to be ready in time for this or OR night.

The one I have is a six point ended 8 and 10mm box wrench.

Behold: Closed ends so it's harder to slip on, and long enough to torque out any stuck nipple screws. You do have to be careful not to over-torque the nipple screw when you are done, I had a nasty habit of just torquing the shit out of everything.

One more I'll add on there: Get a battery tender. Unless you happen to enjoy spending almost $150 on a new battery, this will make sure that the batt doesn't discharge if you go out of town or happen to not ride for a while. Moto batteries lose about 15% of their capacity every time they get deeply discharged. If you don't have easy access to power (parking in a public lot or whatever), be prepared to drag the battery in if necessary. This isn't a OMGRIGHTNOW deal, but it will pay for itself in the medium to long term.

No worries at all. If you need some help with the brakes, I just picked up a brake bleeder wrench and can have those bad boys done in a hour or less. Not having that wrench was a real pain in the ass.

Congrats man. A few suggestions I've picked up: 1: Change all the fluids. I don't care if they just changed the oil, change it again anyway. This way you are completely even keel with fluid maintenance, and you won't go 2 week riding it and suddenly the radiator busts because there's no coolant. 2: Change all the brake pads. For motorcycles, this is a 30 minute job. I just found out today when I changed my pads that the front brakes that were supposedly "just done" had the wrong pads, and they didn't fit the rotor. Again, even keel with pads. You should have already changed the fluid, right? 3: If the tires need it, change them too. Their riding style might differ greatly from yours, and if they like to go in a straight line that means the tire has some majorly uneven wear patterns. This is especially important for someone starting out, as it will be harder to get comfortable leaning into turns with bad tires. If it needs work, make a priority list AND STICK TO IT. If you are anything like me once you have that thing apart you'll want to work on and upgrade everything in the world. Change only what you need to to get 1 or 2 done, then work on the rest after you've had some quality riding time. Most of all, ride that sumbitch! Get yourself on 600rr.net and don't be afraid to search first and ask questions later.

Values may be going up, but banks aren't financing any mortgages in "high-risk" areas. A buddy of mine tried buying a house in Akron, between him and his wife they had almost 50% down and a credit score of 790. Denied, and by multiple banks.

Was that wrong? Should I not have done that?

Damn, I was just about to head over there to try and find a jacket to replace the one I went down in. I have some store credit there, so I can't follow my own advice

The remake of Man on Fire was pretty damned good. Haven't seen Taken, Shooter I thought was ok. Plot formula's a little overused, but I am one of the minority that things Mark Wahlberg is a decent actor, as long as he keeps things within his character limits.

So jealous you went to the rally! I heard Mojoe had some problems with the local staff, a little to Tennessean for his taste Glad you had fun man, and even more glad you kept it up this time.

As well you should, especially being it's your first time with gear. If you can pinch stuff from the closeout rack, then I would pick stuff up from IP. The rest of it you would be well served to find online, but only after you've figured out the fit you want and what you feel comfortable in. Trying to play shipping tag after the fact is no fun, especially if you've already got the bike. Just remember to wear that shit, always.

buck futter!

I am still waiting on my coffee, wrillo. Lots of milk. No sugar though, I'm sweet enough.

Just walk around like you've got a brass set of these:

Always with the probing!

happy birfday!