jporter12

i did say i wanted to shove my food in my tail piece.... the waiter understood... i hope.

I'm not so sure I want to meet up with you for food anytime...

I thought about this, but the only problem is if they are too much farther in front of the current ones, backing up and turning might be a problem with the bracket hitting the rear bumper of my car.... I'll have 1000rr rider look at it and see what the best option is....I'm open for options!

That's why I thought adding in another front stop that's removable (that way it can still haul longer bikes easily) maybe combined with additional tie-downs. My opinion is to make the loading positions as flexible as possible, possibly helping resale values if you decide to sell it down the road sometime.

When the front wheels of a sportbike are up against the trailer and loaded, the tie down points are to far back and it doesn't pull the bike forward, it pulls it down, or slightly backward...

The "ramp" or "chock" or wheel stop, or whatever you want to call it at the front of the rail needs to be like 1 foot back...

I am particular though, and would prefer to make it look factory, aka powdercoated black and look "Clean" not just a piece of scrap metal welded on that will rust and so forth...

not sure if that last part is doable

How about putting in a removable piece, that installs with a locking pin, or bolts in with stainless bolts?

Maybe even a second set of tie-down points, depending on where the bike ends up being on the trailer, for proper distribution of weight on the trailer axle vs. tongue weight.

rr dude should be able to hook you up, I think he knows about all this stuff...

let me know what you want done to it I can work somthing out with you

I've heard this guy does ok metal work/fabrication.....

From what I've read, that second gear problem is common on those, not sure what the fix is though. Although, second gear is the most likely to fail on MOST bikes.

Looks like a killer deal, that shouldn't last long, if it's in any kind of decent shape....

sounds like the MJ crew is staying in cbus , you comin out this way porter ?

I think I just got a veto on the idea to go for a ride...

Nope the next level of squid power enables you to ride with even less carelessness and doing it with cold tires brakes and pavement. This guy is obviously working on stage three of his ultimate suidyness and that's the part where he makes the ultimate sacrifice in order to show he is a true dedicated squid.

So it's on the poser squids that quit riding below70, then. The hardcore squids get worse below 70.

Well, anything over about an hour and a half is out for me. Have to be back home around 2:30-ish. Looks like a solo run.

Pics or it didn't happen!!!

I could be up for a ride & dinner or something... I'm not quite ready to go right now... but maybe 3 or 4? Anyone else? Any good food places?

Sounds good and all, but I have to be home by before 4 to go to an early turkey day dinner. Mmmm... The wife's grandma makes some killer noodles, cannot miss that!

I'm gonna see if I can get out sometime around 1:00, I'll check back here just before, and see what people are doing. If noting works out, I'll head out on my own! Probably be the last chance I get fot the year!

Well, you did get one part right - it is a sheep trailer. Was on our way back from KY where we picked up 5 new sex toys....er, I mean sheep

Oh wow! I just about fell over laughing!!!

Back OT, I thought the squids quit riding when the temperature got below 70??

BUSA RIDERS ARE fucking idiots. You damn near clipped my SHEEP trailer and your speed was just stupid. 100+ in heavy traffic is fucking retarded and the fact that you couldn't control the bike made it pretty obvious that BUSA's CAN'T TURN. You are the reason Busa riders get a bad name. Soon you will be out of the gene pool. Asshat!

Fixed!

Sorry sam, had to do it! LOL

I know what you mean about a few idiots that make people think all sportbike riders are squidly... It pisses me off to no end!!!

i now realize how everyone understands what i type now!

No, what I do is pull up babel fish to translate it "hillbilly" to english!

Time for another trip to Iron Pony! They had a few that would work really well for you when I got my Fieldsheer Roll bag. They didn't have anything that would hold my 17" laptop very well though, and I decided that I really didn't NEED one to hold my laptop, since I have a bag for it anyway, and i just put it under the cargo net. Ffrom what I remember, you'll be looking in the $60-80 range.

I know they have some that will fit your laptop, and then some, though.

I posted in this thread....

gotta love speedos that run off the front wheel hub ^.^

Gotcha there! Times 2!

I know they are...I think since the boat it initially my dads and grandpas...they are financing it not me ....im a broke college student no way in hell would i finance fixing a boat

THAT's the way to do it! Boats can be a lot of fun....on someone elses dime! It's nice that it's a piece from the family, also! That adds to the cool fator for you, I would think.

Jcroz.... You might want to notice all the USEFUL help that's being spewed in this thread, compared to the smartass comment and slams. Some of us pretty much ALWAYS smart off in threads, just to mess with certain others (we know who we are, no need to call us out here). I just wanted to point this out, so that you understand how Ohio-riders is, and how we work!

Someone's gotta post the picture of the ground up swingarm from the missing spacer... I love that picture.

@jcoz:Why not go up one at a time? go up 2 in the back and ride it out to see if you're good with it then go -1 and a new chain?

Someone's gonna say "you should replace them all at the same time" but meh, I'll let a mechanic chime in

The -1 on the front is usually the easiest to do, and offers the most difference. It's simple math, ratios. Might want too try that first on your trashed chain, just to see if that's what you want. That way, if you decide you want more, you can get a +2 for the rear, and right chain. If your chain is as rough as you make it sound, I wouldn't run it much longer than just enough to tell if the -1 front is enough.

Changing both sprockets and the chain all at once is the best. However, it's likely that the front sprocket is trashed, and the rear still in very usable condition, making it less necessary to change the rear.

Steel vs. aluminum...... Full aluminum sprockets have there place, and it not on a bike that's rode hard on the street. On the track, things are much different, and one would expect to replace parts more often, so why not go with something lighter..... I do like those sweet looking aluminum hub, steel outer, sprockets! They even look "blingy" if that's what matters to you.

Perfect North FTW! .... lol because its like 25 mins from my house... never been to mad river or snow trails how do they compare to perfect? sorry if someone said it already i didnt read through all the posts ...In the winter I snowboard a ton and have been doing so for 6 years and love it and as someone already said it gets better and better....i have a boat im looking to fix up with the old man for the summer [an old 88 Glastron Carlson CV-16] if i get around to it...but this winter ill probably snowboard, go to school and work so that come spring ill have many dollars to spend on my bike lol....

We're in the nothern hemishphere, you go NORTH for better skiing conditions, unless they maintain the place poorly, chances are good that you have it better up there.

Boats are money pits. It's fun to go out on one that belongs to someone else though!

ah yes, the flying monkeys... know them well...

Yeah, I've seen a quote about flying chicken nuggets around here....

Ok, I got some of the damn flying monkey's. The boys ought to have fun with them!

I bet it happens more often than most guys are willing to say, ha....

No need to elaborate....Really.....

Ok, enough I'll shut up now!

Well my current job is getting worse by the day, Id almost give it up for a job at MCD's at this point if it'd pay enough .

Yeah, that makes life tough. I'm looking for "dumb down" stuff, unskilled stuff for part-time right now. I'll let ya know if I hear of anything....