RSparky

just to stoke the flames, since people are starting to agree on stuff again... when i'm feeling frisky on the highway, i'll split between two cars if the opportunity is right. they can't change lanes into me, as they have a car next to them. i'm usually 130% or greater than their speed, so i'm not between them long enough for them to get angry and try to do something harmful. i don't weave like a maniac, either though. if i'm in a hurry, i'll stick to a steady 80-90. when people decide the left lane is their cozy place, i'll pass on the right. when the middle and right lanes are synonymously blocked, and i'd rather not ride their ass, i just slide between the cheeks. like a vienna sausage.

well yah the camera itself makes a ton of drag. but i was worried about the mount alone causing any unusual drag to force the helmet to roll backwards on my head. it's noticeable either when i've got my tankbag on, as that directs a lot more air upward at me, or if i'm wearing the balaclava, as that makes the whole helmet slide around much easier.

yup. i gave in and put it there. along with the track strip. can't really tell a difference in wind.

I like the hvmp's. Definitely wondering about the differences between the ones made for certain bikes, if there is also a 7/8 universal set..

Chin bar fails on the bell star.. It's tapered to a point, so the adhesive wants to rock side to side.

This bike is a steal, considering I paid 3500 for mine all slammed and stretched and ghey... With bald tires, and bottom out/right side damage... Man now I'm feeling ripped off.

Awesome chin bar mount idea. I had it on my forehead on the old lid, and it made some DRAG on the highway...

I've got a system. phone in the left jacket pocket, wallet and kick stand foot in the right.

^ ^ ^ what he said.

i don't have one, but i do get groupon deals in my email. they have a $200 elliptical for $100, if you're interested.

the auction ended, but that was my decision... if i weren't concerned about the power commander getting wet, i'd rock the duct tape until i stalked ebay long enough to find one. unfortunately, it's gonna be drizzly this week.

or be cheap like me and get a xena disc lock alarm. :-) only thing is, ya gotta replace the batteries eventually.. <_< >_> i need to buy a battery.

"errrrr I wear this helmet because I randomly walk into walls" sooo.... awesome... i'm going to hell.

heck, i even wave when i'm in the car sometimes for poops and giggles. nobody ever waves back, but it's funny to see their questioning look.

i don't, but i'm kinda wondering if autozone has the free rental thing for it. you give them a $50 deposit by credit card, and they put it back on when you give the tool back. i just don't know if they'd have one. i don't really know the guy who did my chain well enough to borrow it from him...

:eek:bowdog, i swear either you're a genius, or i'm an idiot... . . ...wait... guess i know why i lost my seat. anywho, spencer emailed me back, no damaged seats. i'm kinda bummed. don't see why, as he's going to take all of the damaged crap off anyway. the plastic would probably be in fine condition. i'd order a sat cover, which i told him in the email... gr. it's whatever though, he can run his business how he likes. seeing as how i was riding a passenger 3 times a week over the summer, for convenient commuting to school, i've ruled out a cowl. gotta put the family's interest over my own, with the family car. so, it's either a new seat for $100-ish, or take a chance with a ripped up one, and reworking it...

wow. that's depressing. it usually latches tight. it's sometimes a pain to line it up, but when i do, it's good. whenever spencer emails me back, i'll know what i'm doing. kinda want to try his work.

i wanna get some colored tape and put racing stripes on it!

Here's my temporary solution. The only reason I did this even, is because the power commander is back there, and it needs waterproofed...

where the leather passenger strap is, i just unbolted it, made a loop on each end of the wire, i think it was 3/16" diameter wire, shoved a collet on each one and hammered it down. tightened the nut on the loop on one side, and wrapped the other around the plastic stick directly behind the bolt in the picture. originally the seat also has the nylon straps up front but this random pic i stole from google doesn't.

So, I went to hang with a friend last night. All went well. We rode to a park and chilled. Dropped her off, put my other helmet back under the seat. (Quick explanation: When I bought it, I didn't like the fabric helmet straps, so I bought some steel rope, collets and made my own little loops on the underside of the seat, NOT on the subframe. Purdy awesome.) Latched the seat onto the bike, or so I thought. It held pretty ok, though. I got, for you Daytonians, from Xenia back to Dayton on 35W up until it gets really bumpy right before the 675 interchange. The bumps must have wiggled the un-latched seat loose. I'm pretty sure that it would have been fine if it didn't have the weight of the helmet pulling on it. So, I got home, noticed my emergency stuffsack dangling from where my seat ought to be... Retraced the trip back from her house, and saw the helmet in the grass of the median. Stopped, and found what was left of the helmet. A big chunk had been blown out of the side, the visor long gone, the padding was mostly missing/mangled up. I did find one of the speakers from the $200 Cardo bluetooth intercom still velcroed in there. But, the wire ripped from the rest of it, so screw that. My main concern was finding the dam seat! Nothing. Went back today, and searched in the daylight, to no avail. Didn't even find the shell I left there. I woulda brought it home as a souvenir to my stupidity, but had nothing to latch it to... So, there was a beat up seat on ebay for $17 with shipping, but it was ending soon, and I am still debating options. I saw it's been listed a couple times so it'll be up again. OR! I could get a fanshy shmanshy cowl, and say screw passengers... They look BA, but I kinda like taking girls out and shtuff. Why am I replacing 's' sounds with 'sh'? I have no clue. If you didn't feel like reading that, condensed version is, I let a $200 helmet, half a $200 intercom set, and an apparently almost $200 seat fall off my bike last night.

I truly despise people. Probably some grampa aggravated that he can't go to bed at 6pm because of traffic. Hell, just yesterday I heard two "churchgoers" agreeing that cockfighting should be completely legal because chickens want to fight anyway. If that were the case, I should be completely justified in stabbing the aforementioned grampa, because he intends to put nails in my tires and potentially wreck me. Gr.

i'm seriously late to the party. as in i rarely feel the need to rant. but, you guys are hilarious. jussayin.

this was on my facebook feed... College is so doing its job.