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  5. Heat shrink solder connectors

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    I finally got around to using these.  I used a lighter instead of a heat gun.  The lighter works fine, a heat gun would probably have been a little more controlled.

    They are convenient with a slim profile, which is nice if your are working with multiple wires in a small space...like on a motorcycle.

  6. Random Thoughts thread

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    29 minutes ago, Pauly said:

    Is the subframe rated for more weight? What would a trunk with quality accommodations weigh? 

    Id have to check, but IIRC the RT is rated to carry more load than the GW.  Not sure what determines that rating though.  Tires, frame, subframe, brakes???

  7. Random Thoughts thread

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    24 minutes ago, Pauly said:

     

    Maybe the more sportier platforms just don't fit the mold of a 2-up machine at the heavy tourer level. 

    If you put a GW style top box/tour pack on an existing Connie/FJR/RT you'd be 90% done :dunno: it could even be an accessory instead of a new model.

  8. Random Thoughts thread

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    3 minutes ago, Pauly said:

    Kawi needs a very low-twenties heavy sport tourer. Just take the Connie and fix everything not perfect... and then add electronic cruise and an Android Auto capable display. It's damn near perfect, now. Why stop this close to a real winner? I think they could skip the satnav and still be on target. The Connie has a strong pedigree. 

    GoldWing folks are forever men. No new Concours will steal many of them away. So, let Honda and BMW have them and build a real deal tourer without insult of half-assed options and at a price that can be justified for someone with a mortgage and a family of five. 

    I personally would love to see a sporty tourer (not a cruiser) with real, actual passenger accommodations that doesn't weigh 800lbs.

    I think the BMW R1250RT comes closest.  The passenger accommodations are only pretty good, but not good enough for a multi day ride.

  9. Random Thoughts thread

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    4 minutes ago, JustinNck1 said:

    If Kawasaki doesn’t release a new Concours, then I figure it’s on the chopping block. Yamaha gave up on the FJR, the sport touring market is really ready for something new.

    I think Kawasaki has the best street lineup of any of the Japanese big 4.  Their only holes are a big ADV bike and a big (sporty) tourer, which coincidentally are the only Honda's that are particularly attractive.  Even their dated 1700 cruisers are the only real Japanese competition for HD. 

    They need to decide if the Versys 1000 is an ADV bike or a ST to go along with the new N1K.  It 'd be interesting if an updated Concours was a more of a competitor to the GW, but perhaps a bit lighter.

  15. Let them die.

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    2 hours ago, jbot said:

     

    HD should never have killed Buell.  I get that Erik was kind of a dick to work with, but his bikes had (even still have) a loyal following.

    ...but, selling Buells in HD dealerships mixed as well as orange juice and toothpaste.  Buells were tucked in the dusty back corner of most HD dealers.  If you could even get a salesperson to talk about Buells the conversation went something like..."After you get bored with this 130 hp, 400lb beginner bike, you'll want to step up to the 65 hp, 900 lb Geezer Glide..."  It was a terrible fit.

    Buell support was limited to OEM parts (even tires) and Buell (HD) branded gear.  You couldn't walk into a HD dealer and buy Michelin, Pirelli, Shoei, Alpinestars, etc.  That model worked for Harley, but was a huge turnoff for more sporty Buell riders.  There was once an argument within HD Marketing about why Buell (sport bike) riders wouldn't wear Buell leather vests. - this story was told several times by Buell insders. 

    It will be the same if the Pan American actually makes it to dealers.   It will be only OEM tires and HD gear.  No Mitas, or Klim, or Giant Loop...non HD,  popular ADV accessories will not be on the menu & sales people won't know a thing about ADV riding.

     

     

     

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  16. Weight loss/ lifting/ dieting thread

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    1 hour ago, Pauly said:

    I have been working some hella hours and my recovery time has been diminished. I broke down and paid a tiny Asian lady to beat the shit out of me for 90 minutes. She walked a mile on my back, ass, legs, arms and shoulders. Then she contorted my skeleton from my toes to my head until everything cracked and stretched. A good part of this work over was fairly painful because I had knots everywhere, but I feel like a new man today. Woke up with no body aches, except for my feet. Plantar fasciitis is looming in the left foot. I can feel that all day, every day. Today it was the least noticeable in long time. 

    Sounds like this story has a happy ending :)

  20. What did you do to your bike today?

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    7 minutes ago, DSharek said:

    I have cupping on my new to me VFR 1200F front Dunlop. There are flat spots following the center grooves for about an inch centered on the tread. Seeing that was a first for me. New Pirelli Angel GT tires are on the way.

    I used to have a VFR1200.  I still have a Ventura Rack bracket for mounting a tail pack.  Want it?

  21. Let them die.

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    8 hours ago, Tpoppa said:

    Out of curiosity, do you hate money?  HOG will never be in my portfolio.

    I don't want them to die if they build relevant motorcycles and stop letting the styling dept overrule engineering (which is a fact by the way).  If they keep building the same then I just don't care what happens to them.  I bought 3 Buells to support relevant American Motorcycles.

    The recent Street Rod (which was touted as a game changer to win younger riders) flopped because of the god-awful riding position...which was the sore spot in every single review.

     That Pan American is interesting.  But, hey would you look at that seat?  Never saw a flat seat like that on anything with Adventure aspirations.  It looks nothing like a seat for an ADV or an ST.  But it sure does fit the lines of the blocky styling doesn't it?  And...that V Twin is on display just like a cruiser...looks pretty high on bike though...and top heavy designs are especially problematic for slower ADV riding.  Almost looks like it was designed by a moto-stylist that will never ride a motorcycle on a "B" road, or has any idea what's involved 😨      

     

    2020-Harley-Davidson-Pan-America.jpg 

     

    After looking more closely at this bike the design makes less sense.  This is absolutely another form over function HD, which will makes no sense at all for an ADV bike where function is everything and form means nothing.

    Look how close the rear cylinder is to the front of the seat.  When riding a big ADV bike though fire roads, double tracks and single track trails you tend go go pretty slow and crawl around in lower gears picking the best line.  At slow speeds the bike will be running hot.  Would you want your knees or shin resting that close the rear cylinder or heat shield?   Why is that much of the engine exposed anyway?  Most ADV bikes are packaged with the engine low and forward to keep the weight distribution more manageable.

    LED turn signals on the hand guards on an ADV bike?   Really?   Hand guards take abuse on trails, the good ones have inserts that can be replaced cheaply when they get broken...and they do.  Turn signal should be mounted out of harms way so unpaved tip overs are less expensive.   

    I could go on, but it's pointless.  I'm not even convinced this motorcycle will ever actually make it to showrooms.

     

  24. Let them die.

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    On 7/25/2020 at 10:30 AM, JT72 said:

    I have a vested interest in this since i own HD stock

     

    Out of curiosity, do you hate money?  HOG will never be in my portfolio.

    I don't want them to die if they build relevant motorcycles and stop letting the styling dept overrule engineering (which is a fact by the way).  If they keep building the same then I just don't care what happens to them.  I bought 3 Buells to support relevant American Motorcycles.

    The recent Street Rod (which was touted as a game changer to win younger riders) flopped because of the god-awful riding position...which was the sore spot in every single review.

     That Pan American is interesting.  But, hey would you look at that seat?  Never saw a flat seat like that on anything with Adventure aspirations.  It looks nothing like a seat for an ADV or an ST.  But it sure does fit the lines of the blocky styling doesn't it?  And...that V Twin is on display just like a cruiser...looks pretty high on bike though...and top heavy designs are especially problematic for slower ADV riding.  Almost looks like it was designed by a moto-stylist that will never ride a motorcycle on a "B" road, or has any idea what's involved 😨      

     

    2020-Harley-Davidson-Pan-America.jpg 

     

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