mello dude

So you would say Ducati and refinement in the same sentence? KInda yes and no? Ok, kinda showing my addiction, but refinement and reliability is VFR, mbe try one. The bikes have soul and a killer exhaust sound. - If you ride Ducs, you already understand soul. - (no inline 4 is ever gonna have that.)

Bored with it?

Done!

I like this detail stuff so....jumping in to stir up the pot ... Been screwing with bikes quite awhile now, and for a quick all surface cleaning and for kinda soiled areas, (not bad for bugs on the front fairing/windshield) my fav is the original bike spirits polish.. - the background on it is that is that the company used to supply Honda and was sold as Honda polish, then Honda screwed them and decided to drop them as a supplier...and the company decided to rebrand it for sale. Good all purpose stuff. Generally the first thing I grab to clean up something fast, sometimes on the car too. http://www.originalbikespirits.com/products/spray-cleaner-polish/ Then lately I have become more interested in detailing in general and have been in a try this, try that mode. Cant resist trying stuff out. Sorta an addiction.. I have an old Honda Accord to experiment shit on... Also been watching a lot of the Apex Detailing Videos on You Tube. Great stuff. That guy Brian does a great job on running product thru its paces.. Never realized that detailing is such an art.. I'm learning as I go, so below is just thing I've tried out, some good, some not so good. I have tried for paint pretreat, Meqs Ultimate compound and the Ultimate polish seems ok, I am kinda "meh" at it, but since I dont yet have a machine, its a lot of elbow grease. Another paint and surface cleaning polish I'm high on is Pinnacle Black Label Surface Cleaning Polish. Nice stuff, Iike it, ordered more. (no more Megs for that job) More shit...I was using Mequires Tech Wax 2 paste wax awhile, that made the paint pop out. Really liked it.. They discontinued it and it only available in liquid now... (As usual, if I like it, it gets discontinued) Other shit #2 - Then playing with Chemical Guys stuff. Seems like some stuff is only worth the round file and then with all the multitude of products, seems like they have one base product and they add different coloring.. I spent too much trying stuff, but anyhoo, a few things I discovered l like... Tryed out the spray swift wipe Waterless Car Wash -- I give it a "whoa" that works better than expected. Nice clean and shine, paint pops out. Works on windows too. I am going to keep using it... like it. https://www.chemicalguys.com/swift-wipe-waterless-car-wash/swift-wipe-waterless-wash.html Couple others Chemical Guys... Wet Mirror Finish.. https://www.chemicalguys.com/wet-mirror-finish-glaze/wet-mirror-finish-glaze.html And Extreme Top Coat Sealant. https://www.chemicalguys.com/extreme-top-coat-wax-and-sealant-in-one/extreme-top-coat.html Like I said I like to experiment - I have a bottle of each above, just for grins I made up a 50/50 mix of the 2 and used it on my 20 year old Honda VFR with read paint. I have to say Holy shit - wow! Made the give me a ticket red paint jump out. Very wet looking. Very slick feel. Damn I like it! - I think I will keep doing that. - Then tried it on my old Honda Accord, same result, looks like wet paint, very nice. Now I have a random orbital polisher on my Christmas list, and will keep trying stuff, but first I have to use up all this other products up.. There's prolly 6 or 8 other bottles or tins of product I've bought to use up. This is kinda expensive try out hobby... -------------> So I know there's probly a few detailers or two on this board.... what do you like? Cheers and many beers

There are some really great resto-mod bikes there, bike lust indeed. The sounds give me goosebumps... .. Dont remember? Lots of cannabis was passed around back then...

Jeez, that is one sweet bike!

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Fix it!

Looking for CNC guy for some occasional small milling small batch work. I have had a couple guys do this as "off duty" work so the cost wasnt hateful. Would like to do the same again..... Part is 6061 T6 Aluminum. I have prints and example to show... PM for interest plz, and mbe we can talk about a quote. - I have a small CAD work job too... AutoCAD or whatever you got...

^^^^^^ Whoa, I bet that makes it a royal bitch to ride in the twistys...

Tire manufacturers make round tires? Mbe I should get some of those....

I do know that.. .but typically its a waste of bucks.... they dont discharge sitting still.

Just some 2 cents on these from a geek foole.. .... - I have been using a LiFePO4 type of battery for 5 years in my VFR and I do like it. Very good cranking power and zero maintenance. (I just bought my 2nd one for these season, so 5 years on the first) -- - I think the mistake people tend to do with these is to treat them like a LeadAcid or AGM. --They are a different animal. (Would you feed dog food to a cat?)--- In a normal lifetime, the LiFePO4 never need charging unless you screw up and discharge it. Also your bike charging system needs to be in top shape. Come winter, my routine is to disconnect and bring it in the house, set on my desk, You do need to pull it inside for winter. ...For grins I measure voltage... 13.23v for October.... 13.20v for March. Do not put them on a tender.

The latest version of the VFR800s (8th gens) havent been selling well and new leftovers are going insanely cheap ~ $5k-$7k - if you are willing to shop out of state. Even used prices are dropping like a rock.... Sooo tempting - from a VFR addict guy...

Quite an insane torque curve! More Torque at idle than the VFR at full bore!

I'm with you on that approach. I have the diversified portfolio also, but yeah, the precious metal as hedge something I need to get going on. Not sure how to pull it off.

I'm just a dumbass geek foole, but I think holding precious metals are for when the sky is falling. (Insert catastrophe here...) If you are just thinking about eeking some first funds out of the bank savings, open a Roth IRA.. (TD Ameritrade, Etrade etc) and start with ETFs or equitys that pay dividends and make sure the account is set up to dividend reinvestment. (DRIPS) So all div payment automatically rebuy more shares. Over time you end up with more shares and it compounds. Stock examples - BP, Duke energy, Dominion Energy (D) - REITs if you can stand a bit of risk Annaly Morgage (NLY) ETF example - Nuveen Variable income growth. The biggest catastrophe coming? -- When the interest in the Federal Debt becomes the top line item on the "budget" ~ 10 years out.... Both partys are in denial and neither has the political will to address... 2008 will look like a party. .

Now thats a full boat to chew up miles... DCT or shift your own?

A disturbing fact of life. Most have the common sense of a toad and can't get or have never held a real job, so they run for office.

Here get this one. http://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,105750.0.html

I have a Valkyrie...... that flat six new model or any older is a special engine. Mondo torque off idle and a good rush to redline when you crack it open. Sounds awesome. A bike with a Porsche engine. Also the bikes are designed and balanced that even though they are heavy bikes, the weight disappears at any thing above walking speed. Great rides. For 2 up, you can't beat a GW..... Go get a new GW? Hell yeah!

Dude, Post up a picture of your Thruxton. - I just think they are beautiful...

Honda 1200 VFR 7th gen? - Good for 2 up with mondo power and sporty.......

Wait, are you saying you are back in business?