2talltim

Think the Klim Vanguard will be my next gloves. I'm a bit of a glove whore but I'd like to thin the heard down to two pair. Everyday gloves and my gerbing heated., so my everyday gloves will have to be Goretex

10 hours ago, motociclista said:

Plenty of Held gloves available for sale, including Phantoms.

 

 

Look again, most of those say Out of stock when you look at the drop down sizing. Something going on there with Held. 

Rode that bitch  174 miles today and started breaking in my new gear. Never got more than 30 miles from the house.

I don't have anything on the tree but my wife does. The the only time she ever rode the Dragon on her HondaDavidson(shadow) she broke her speedometer cable...lol

Montana mountains have had several feet of snow already this season. Bear Tooth Pass  has been closed for about a month. 

14 minutes ago, Killer_kaw said:

Pretty sure there’s no end to that motor. My nuts disappeared before the power did. 

Yeah that's kinda what happened. Looked down speedo was a tick over 150 and my sphincter  got smaller.  

190-50 tire on right now is why the speedo is so far off.

2 minutes ago, durk said:

I see we have a similar break in procedure. 

Big girl wanted more too, she was still climbing hard in 5th gear with the bags on.  

Changed the rear tire after work, damn cords were starting to peak.  Then took it to a closed course in Mexico  and broke in the new tire proper. 

This is a nice detailed read about the new engine.

https://www.cycleworld.com/inside-indians-new-powerplus-108-v-twin/

48 minutes ago, what said:

Realistically with a decent tune, you could smooth that torque curve out all the way from peak at 3200 to 6200 or so. That's a pretty wide range to be sitting at the top end of your torque. If the new engine looks anything like that it's going to be a real beast. It's interesting it makes power all the way to redline, but I guess it doesn't rev out much past where it starts to drop off so...

The wife's scout has a stage 1 tune and exhaust not sure what its curve looks like. But that thing is impressive. It  would out run and perform most big boy cruisers. Its a blast to ride being so small and nimble.

Just heard it will have hydraulic lash adjusters. No vavle adjustments needed.  Nice! 

2 hours ago, Tonik said:

It won't, it's a v twins. It will peak at 2500 and taper off quickly after 3500 or maybe 4k. 

Here is a chart from a 18 scout. The new engine is simular to the 1200 scout.

The New Challenger

Big boy Vtwin cruiser platform with some POWA! The Scout has impressed the hell out of me, they are now taking that engine design to the next level.

https://www.indianmotorcycle.com/en-us/powerplus/

https://www.cyclenews.com/2019/10/article/indian-motorcycle-unveils-new-water-cooled-v-twin/

Added note. When Klim says "Tall" on the pant they freakin mean it. Think these think have over a 35" inseam. little long when standing but perfect in the riding position for me. 

52 minutes ago, Bubba said:

Man, you scored a killer deal on that suit!  I paid nearly that for a lightly used suit--the Latitude like yours--from ADVR several years ago.  I've worn it for two trips out west to the CA border and several to the TN/NC/GA area with nothing wrong other than a failed snap which I fixed myself with a 99 cent kit from HF.  Wind-proof, rain-proof, versatile enough to function as stand-alone touring clothing.  Last May, I rode across west Texas with temps as high 108*, and in a light sleet and temps just above freezing near Bryce.  While I can't say I was totally comfortable in both cases, the conditions were tolerable enough to be able to motor on without feeling unsafe.  Congrats on the new gear!

Exactly what I'm looking for. All day all weather comfort. I find myself bringing a extra lighter or heavier jacket on most of my long trips and that takes up a lot of bag space.

39 minutes ago, Tonik said:

Bubba, how is it in more normal hot weather? Like 80s or so.

Good question.

While wearing it around the garage last night I did notice the jacket was a bit cooler than my Tourmaster Advance. The Klim does not have a termo liner at all. But i'm fine with that because I have the Gerbings. While the pants seem to be equally as warm as the old ones the jacket was noticeably cooler. 

1 hour ago, JustinNck1 said:

@2talltim can’t give me crap about being a highlighter anymore 😂

Nope will still make fun of you. I'll just have to be chewing on that crow jerky while I do it. 

11 minutes ago, redbarron77 said:

I have done this, and it was excellent. 

12 hours ago, flick311 said:

I guess I'm not sure, bought them last year... I have Aerostich, and Firstgear, also. Klim is my go to 95 percent of the time. 

Its probably the new one then.  Was released early last year. 

Kent doesn't care.

12 hours ago, Tonik said:

I may be dead soon. I just banned John Wick.

Your safe. you didn't kill his dog. 

1 minute ago, flick311 said:

I've put about 10,000 miles on my Klim Latitude pants, all day rain, etc. The only time I got wet was when I didn't have the pockets zipped lol

Very nice. Do you have the new version or the old?

She got worshed. Only the second time all year. She was a dirty dirty girl. All purdy again.