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RSparky

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  1. Wow, this looks to be really cool.
  2. The low cg would be slightly offset by the longer wheelbase though. I wonder how low one could lean into a turn on that thing.
  3. I wouldn't plug bike tires too, if i had the extra money to get a new one... After the fact, I'm wishing I would have gotten the mushroom style plug.
  4. So, you guys remember the rainy a$$ crazy Tuesday we had? Well, I rode that day. And I avoided the highway on my way home. Besides it still being oily everywhere, I was surprised when I got home to find a screw embedded straight into my tire... I was pretty much furious. At myself, the road, the tire, anything. But, I took the car up to Autozone, grabbed a plug kit, and a mini compressor. The hole was rather small, so I had to spend a little while reaming it. (heheh) I went to put the plug in, and it had a lot of resistance. So I pushed rather hard, then oops. It went all the way in. You're supposed to get it about 2/3 of the way in. So, I tried to pull it out but the way the tool is designed, it lets go of the plug when you pull out. After depositing one plug into my tire, I got the next one in fine. It doesn't feel like it has messed up the balance much, but I have been rather easy on it since plugging. It's kept air perfectly, so I'm gonna stick with it. Ok, end rant, story, pity party.
  5. I'm thinking of going the cheapest option: hand warmers inside my gloves... But I've heard of people getting burnt by this. Anybody else tried this? I've also read that liners can help as well.
  6. Interesting. If it's not the wrong size, my only other possible idea would be that they sent you an old ass kit, and the rubber had been weakened.
  7. I like the stuff, but it does seem like I'll have to apply it right before any cold weather ride for it to work... I've looked for pin locks, but am very particular about my helmet. (it does have to keep my noggin safe) Do they have a pre-installed pin-lock for scorpion shields or no? Haven't found one yet, so I doubt it.
  8. If this were facebook, I'd like that post justin.
  9. RSparky

    Lovin it

    please, suggest them!
  10. Ok guys, I know that I'll have to push this. I just want it out. $30 or bust. Take it off my hands. Bump. :-)
  11. I've got one of those on my 400. That's what started my ram air strap scoop lol.
  12. Yah, i had that too. Put a really thin strip of foam under the rubber lip all the way around. I even cut some small strips for the sides. Cut it from a 2x2x36 in. strip made to seal up windows w/ air conditioners I got from Wal-mart. Its soft and plushy, but still seems pretty durable. The hard part was cutting it into nice straight lines.
  13. idk if anybody has this problem, but I do on my Exo-400. With the strap snapped onto the little button thing, it makes a big loop, which catches air and funnels it straight up the left side of the helmet. Tis rather annoying. I don't like to just let it hang either, because it whips around all crazy like. Shoving it into my jacket is annoying when I turn my head. But, shoving it up into the helmet works! Until it falls out... In order to keep it up in there, I just took a sliver of some nylon strap, and sewed it into a loop that fit nicely over my helmet strap. After buckling it in the D ring, the idea is that I'll just slide it up into the loop, which will carry the weight, and keep it out of my way. I put the pictures on facebook, so we'll see if they work here...
  14. I don't seem to have this problem. I can control where my butt is with my legs. So, when braking, I duress I automatically apply more force to the pegs... ? Plus, my hands act as a shock absorber..
  15. I'll try some cat crap, but I have low expectations for anything repetitively applied to the visor. The pictures and review do make me hopeful.
  16. That Respro looks like it works, but a little uncomfortable. Besides, my scorpion already has a nose breath deflector. I've been looking at these visor inserts. Anybody have any experience with them? clicky
  17. I've tried rain x anti fog, which failed, hoppe's #9, which failed, even scorpions existing anti-fog stuff on the visors fails. It would probably be worse without it, though. But it's not good enough that I don't have to open up my visor a few times on my way to work. I ride to work at 6am, and generally it's either through fog, which does a number to my visor, or it's just moist and dewy out, which still fogs me up. Any solutions hidden in the rough, or am I just S.O.L.?
  18. well, i did say that i know jack squat... it seems good from your videos. i saw one guy's video that was rather crappy. btw, love the sigh after you direct traffic.
  19. I'm sure some of you have heard of it. It's a small video camera that is frequently used for r/c airplanes or diy helmet cams. I intend to do the latter, something like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxZsckWZOAQ&feature=fvsr. I'll let yall know how it goes when I get it. Anybody have one, willing to offer some advice? I'm as smart as a box of rocks when it comes to video cameras . Well, I know tha 30 fps is crappy, and the resolution is small, but waddaya expect for something that tiny.
  20. I had a too close call... aka wreck. I was in my Chrysler Cirrus, 17 years old, girlfriend in the passenger seat, music blaring. It was December-ish, but not a lot of snow on the ground. We were taking a particularly acute right turn off 73 E. when my inside tire hit some slush. Had sport tires on that I should not have had at this time of year, but what did I care, they looked cool! That plus my higher than should have been speed, caused me to slide into th eleft lane of the road I turned onto. Lo and behold, there was a big black (Oldsmobile?) directly in front of me. Next I know, I was pushing my airbag out of my face. We got out, and saw that their car had caught fire. Both were totaled for sure. Anyway, a close call that didn't end up in a wreck... Though she did nudge me. This was this spring, so I was on the bike. Some lady pulled out from my right, making a left turn in front of me. Though with her timing, she would have pushed me with her front bumper. Luckily, I swerved like a madman, and she just nipped my boot. The zipper won't stay closed anymore, but I still have it as a memento. I kept the bike up afterward, though. Proceeded to turn around and listen to her apologize for five minutes, and exclaim about how hard it was to see me and blah blah blah. I was pissed, so I decided to just leave.
  21. haha on the 81 mph... Tops out at 140. Which is plenty fast for mr. inexperienced me. I agree with the speed limit raise to catch up to technology. But, I also think it should be regulated maybe by the driver, maybe in conjunction with the vehicle. More specifically, the driver's age. Anybody 16-18/21, regulate a little more. Anybody over the eyesight losing hump... Well, just make them take a driving test every 5 years or so...
  22. Man... I've recently been turned on to this, after considering a 4 banger. But, this would be right up my alley. Too bad I'm still paying on my bike, though! :-(
  23. Yup. They are officially watching 675 from the plane now...Right around exit 2 on Northbound, just after the Dayton mall, I saw a line of troopers on the right. One of them pulled out and pointed at me... The pilot must have been having a good day though, because I am pretty sure I was going faster than the 81mph he clocked me at... Twas light traffic so I kept my speed up. While I was waiting on the nice lady to look me up, I saw another one of them pulling over somebody else. We are sitting ducks from the sky! But on my ticket, she wrote Suzuki... I wonder, does anybody know if you can get away without paying, or getting points if they put you in/on the wrong vehicle?
  24. Hey, you still want to try out that bag? I don't think the private message thing is working for me...

  25. I recently got one.. Same size as my exo-400 but the lower neck pad rips off my ears. And the padding in the helmet isn't as plush as my 400. I'm wearing the 400 more than the 1000, just saying. edit: I'm not browsing on my phone now, so I can actually type... I love the 100 for the weight savings, because my neck is already F'ed up... But even so, I prefer the 400 when I'm actually on the bike. It just feels so warm and cozy. Probably because of the padding difference. To those who do get the 1000, be careful when removing the sun visor, not to stretch the plastic that clamps to it. I did, and now the sun visor slips out of place if I flip it down quickly.
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