Sidewinder600

I'd comment on this thread but the Thread Commenters Local 318 might get pissed since I'm not a member.

If a bunch of girls with low-cut tops congregated in one area and the earth started shaking them around on purpose, I would think that would be proof that there IS a god!

Also keep in mind that a major factor in people not buying Buells was the fact that their channel for service and parts was a Harley dealer, and it's pretty well known what most Harley dealers felt about Buell riders. If Buells even just moved to another type of dealership, be it their own or partnered with Bombardier or whatever, even without model changes necessary from not being part of HD anymore I think they would have been a much bigger player.

Posi Locks are the shite. Whenever any of the crappy bullet connectors on the Norton fail I throw a Posi Lock on it and never worry about it again. And if there's one bike to test vibration resistance, that's it. No crimping or soldering for me any more when I can help it. My only complaint is when you use a bunch together it can get kinda bulky.

I can also recommend EB and Jim Davis (the owner) as top notch. The parts are great, but he's also willing to custom-build just about anything you need for next to no extra money on top of parts. If you're an electrophobe like me, the little extra he charges for custom work is worth not having to burn yourself and melt wires while trying to cobble together a fix.

Blade

So the biker and Porsche were racing, and the joe319's saying to sue the motorcycle manufacturer and not Porsche. Biased much?

Keep in mind the profile's a bit different between the two as well. The Roads have a round shape so they handle about the same at all different angles. The 2CTs are more pointed so they turn in quicker but they kinda want to stay leaned over.

I had Road2s on my last bike and have 2CTs on the current one. I do notice a bit more grip with the 2CTs, but for road riding I don't think it's enough to matter much. I'd say go with whatever you can comfortably afford. Both great tires, and if the 2CTs don't last as long... well, you paid less for them anyway.

Please be more specific in your titles. For a minute I thought I finally found someone I could discuss pet ninja training issues and techniques with.

Ah well. Welcome aboard anyway.

Hey, in America we put family first too! But by that I mean our first choice for dinner is an entire family of chickens instead of just one.

I've had good luck using stuff called Seafoam. They sell it at Autozone and the like. Whenever one of my old bikes sits around for a while and starts acting cranky, I dump a couple ounces in the tank with some fresh gas and ride through the tank. 9/10 times it does the job. Only time it doesn't work is when there's something pretty solid jamming up one of the jets.

My cheap beer is vodka.

Scheiße!!

Those two don't actually know each other. One tried to pass in the Mexican isle and now the scooters just don't have enough HP to break them free of the gravitational pull.

Corbins seem to be the inverse of a typical seat. They seem kinda uncomfortable at first but get a bit better as the ride goes on and the seat softens up a little. Stock seats, if they're comfy at all when you first sit on them, start to pack down and get real uncomfortable after an hour or two. Kinda depends on how long you typically ride for.

Either way, if you keep it in decent shape you'll almost definitely be able to sell it for what you got it for if you end up not liking it.

He has nothing to bitch about. People pay big money for rat bikes these days.

Heheh... Yeah those bikes like to jettison exhausts. This months Motorcyclist has a letter from a guy that got pulled over and ticketed for littering after his muffler shook off on the freeway.

Actually I haven't completely broken down yet, but there have been a few times where I've only made it home on one cylinder or with boots and pant legs that had significantly dropped in viscosity from when the ride started. With two British bikes, you will have this.

Potentially a dumb question, but will the Tuneboy cable work with this software? Just got my 675 with it already installed and i'm still a noob when it comes to the system.

Hey all, noob here from Delaware (not the state). Heard mentions of the forum at work so I figured I'd check in. Not new to riding but relatively new to riding in OH so I'm looking forward to finding new roads to break down on.

I always go to Vintage Days and I'm also doing a KTM track day in mid July so I'll prolly see some of you there.