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"It might even make some New Jersey gun owners wonder if they have more to fear from the state's ridiculous laws and overly aggressive cops and prosecutors than they do from criminals. Given what happened to Aitken, those fears wouldn't be unfounded." Good way to sum it all up & end the article. Another axample of some law interperted in a way that make leagal gun owners criminal. It sucks.

Happy Birthday to all you Jar Heads out there. Who would have thought a branch of service started in a bar would have lasted this long? Best wishes from a former Army Spec Ops shooter, Thank you all for your service, however crazed and misguided it may be!

Yep, epoxy primer. It was brought up to me to stencil "40 PSI" on the front fender and "sling load" at tie down points. I'll ask the rugrat. The downside she may be sick of looking at military vehicles at this point.

Tank, rear frame covers & front fender in self-etching primer and ready to move forward. The tail is still a work in progress. This weekend I need to figure exactly how the tail light is going to be set into it. Then the tail can be finished up, side covers and a final plan on the front cowl/fly screen can be figured out.

This headline caught my eye on the Drudge Report this morning... http://articles.cnn.com/2010-11-04/world/india.bikes_1_india-market-harley-davidsons-haryana?_s=PM:WORLD

I will forward that idea, she what she thinks. Only down side is the 383 Green is a NAPHA based Enamel, make me worry how it will hold up to fuel spills on the tank that will likely happin. Todays progress...

She is thinking a dark silver metalic called "Charcoal Mist". She is not big on flashy colors. There is also the silly idea of Military "383 OD Green" For a bike with 4100 miles I gues it spent more time on it's side then on it's tires.

This one comming out now is basicly built of the 6th gen VFR800 VTEC bike, Still darn big for that type of bike. But the Buell was bigger than this one. I can't see how much "fun" it could be to go all terrain riding on anything bigger than a KLR650.

Finally able to start on body/paint. Started on the tank today, hope to finish it up and start on the other parts this weekend.

I have longed for this bike since it came out overseas in '08 (I think). With the exception of Duc Streetfighter (SICK! but out of my price range), most of the nakid versions of "R" bikes are tuned for more midrange and are more planned for the street vs the track. As much as I want a Honda again, I fell in love with my FZ1 and it's not in NEED of a replacement yet. It depends on how they end up pricing this bike. I'm glad more nakid/standards are making it state side, we'll see if the market supports them.

Love the Honda V4, not sure I'm into the bikes they are building around it.

I was following this bike and waiting to see it. i don't "HATE" it, but it's not my kind of Duc. Bigger fan of Streetfighter still. But as a business plan, it's built to go after bikes like V-Max and V-Rod. A beast of a power cruiser with better control. If it was the type of bike I was after, the tech in suspention and braking alone may me 'nuff to way me twords the fat Italilan girl. With 'nuff drinks at closing time anyway. the old fat chicks and mopeds saying pops into mind...

Yep, even cut more than in half its HUGE, but it's only slightly bigger in diameter than the stock duals and is shorter. It doent effect ground clearance in a lean. We just kind of like the stock look and it was dirt cheip.

Judging from all the rust in the carbs, the tank is just nasty. Enter stripping and relining the tank. Had to rig a way to plug off the hole for the petcock. First wash it out with soap and water. Then "FUN WITH ACID!" allways a good time. The rust and asorted crap did break loose and start to float way. Left this in overnite. The acid is dumpped out, tank rinsed clean and prepped with acitone. Entire inside became a dull gray. Then I began to reline the tank. The liner is spread around to the entire tank flipping it on all sides so it coats all the bare metal. Extra liner was drained out the petcock hole. s The entire inside of the tank is now coated in the white liner. The VALVE COVER: Back on, all bolts tighned to 84.6 Inch pounds, and they seem to have held. Thats about where I made it to this weekend, body work, finish fab on the pipe, side covers, tail lite, front fly screen & what ever else I find need done.

SOrry to hear this crap. Best of luck on recovery of the Colt. May the responsible part be flogged in the town square.

And THAT is what it's all 'bout. Remember this HERO? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeGD7r6s-zU

for the record, at Remington armorer school we set and adjust these triggers. As far as it being unsafe, B.S. If the sear sets full on the striker, pound of pull is not relevent. Impact and shock won't dischage the rifle. Trigger pull does. Would it be better to have military and law enforcent snipers fighting the trigger and blowing shots? Im not saying every deer hunter need a 3 pound trigger on his 700, but damn, Trust me, there is a certain level of pressure involved on a real world shot. If you send it or not. If my finger even goes in the trigger guard it's game time. For anyone to imply that the benchmark sniper rifle platform is somehow a death trap is uninformed crap. The weapon is sound and as safe as the opperator and his care of his equipment. Dirt and debis in the sear will effect safety, solution: maintain the rifle. I think the bigger gripe on the 700 is it's extractor. That is a failure I have had.

I had the morbid hope that one of them would catch a ricochet before the end of the vid...

Then there in some deep sh*t, Glocks, & all hand guns, are a National NO-NO.

This is the XB series trigger, but basicly the same as the 700. If you "open the seals" on the 700 trigger adjustment is the same. The XB-40 is just more smooth and can be set lighter. My trigger is about a 2 and a half pound pull. Now that is "dangerously" light and I WANTED it to be a 2 pound but if I slammed my bold closed too hard it would activate the sear, relesing the striker, sent the firing pin forward and reslut in said "BOOM". I made it as light as I felt safe to bet someone's life on it. Unlike sport shooters or hunters I allways keep in mind that any thing I do or fail to do may be brought up in a court room someday. I trust the 700 & Remington. This rifle has been used to save lives as well as take them for a long time. Like I'm sure the long rang guys on this site will tell you "lighter is better". So you have to find the right ballance between accuricy and safety. The heavy triggers may be safer, but as you are pulling them you feel your body react. You twitch, start to drift off target durring pull, heart beat pulse jumps the cross hair and / or or start running out of O2 and get tunnel vission before the round gets sent. Whats a HEAVY trigger? You guys who have STOCK AR15's... go grab your rifle. Clear it, inspect that the chamber is empty then clear it again. With the bolt forward place the cleared weapon on "fire". Now HANG it on your finger by the trigger mussle down. Most stock AR's have factory triggers that are HEAVIER than the weight of the rifle and the hammer will not drop. Try and make a percise shot with that beast. It's made that way for dumb privates, not for pros.

Ditto on the description...

I have used a varriant of the 700 for 19 years professionally as an ARMY Sniper and as a Law Enforcent marksman. The Trigger in the Army M24SWS (Sniper Weapon System) WAS adjustible and as student in sniper school were were taught to adjust them to the way we liked. My rifle I carry now is equiped with Remington 40-XB trigger, even more "touchy" than the stock 700 part. In the thousands of rounds I have fired I have had 2 "accidental discharges" of the rifle. Not as much "accidents" as much as a total failure of the "trigger actuator" ei: my dumb ass not being smart or safe. First was as a 19y/o fresh Sniper Grad on a stalk exercise with a chambered, cocked, safety on M24SWS being pulled out of my drag bag. The safe was bumpped to "off" and the trigger bumped something on the bag or the ground and promptly went BOOM! with my hand on the barrel.(good thing it WAS a blank round) This taught me 3 things: 1- either allways haul this stick around with an empty chamber (condition 3) or 2-a chambered round and de-cocked (condition 2).In addition 3-I learned that push-ups, flutter kicks and moutian climbers in full ghillie suit really suck in 90 degree heat. The Second AD was at a range, police training day, firing practice as a lefty. I was NEVER comfortble doing this, but it was the exersize. Range went "hot", I slapped my bolt shut with an open hand, the way I had done thounsands of times, but the differnt angle I slapped it closed at was JUST enough for my middle finger to tap the 40-XB trigger and send a live one down range. Lession: when I'm forced to shoot the old girl lefty, closed fist, not open palm. My point is this, in all the years, countless hours, several countries, dozens of missions and SWAT call outs, the rifle never faild to to what it was made to do. IF THE SAFETY IS OFF AND THE TRIGGER IS ACTIVATED IT FIRES! This is typical NBC anti-gun propaganda, nothing new there.

60 days to finish this bike a few weekend hours at a time. Kid comes back on leave Dec 18th

This weekend's update... Forks clean & done in black... Front all put back together... With that done I clened and polished the header and started welding up where the slip on is gonna go. I'm starting to like this 'lil bike.