2talltim

Story of my life..lol.. I kind of like the first one it's a simpler less busy design

on second look I think the only one younger than me is Doc

..im middle of the road on age but still below the average for the group

Looks like I'm doing the SoreButtapalooza post Gap and Myrtle Beach with family Pre Gap, going to be a busy yet fun 2 weeks.

Looks like me and HD are going to be roomies. And I'm down for a shirt too 3XL. The winging it on the last night would be best that way if feeling frogy enough we also would have the option just to head strait home.

HowD..define old..lol

Ill should be off that whole week, be getting back from the gap trip on Sunday night. Prob do a rear tire change Monday or Tuesday

We could leave Wednesday and make it a 6 day to see more ...lol

Put me down as going, I won't know about vacation time for a while but really there should be no reason I can't get it.

Nate from Riders Discount has the best price on them too.

made by Bear Creek Arsenal it looks like a great deal to me....should be around $550 with shipping and transfer http://www.classicfirearms.com/long-guns/ar15bearcreekarsenalm4flattopw-magandcase

I'm not a mechanic but i play one on tv, i also stayed at a Holiday inn Exress a couple years ago.. When and how many miles ago was the last tranny fluid and filter change?

You should find you one and jump on the SoreButtapalooza to Mt. Rushmore trip, I'm trying to get the time off work and mike is going also. http://ohioriders.net/index.php?/topic/103516-unofficial-or-sorebuttapalooza-to-mt-rushmore/

that would be cool, i'm used to traveling and camping with my dad and he's the loudest person i'v ever heard, nothing ear plugs cant fix...LOL

ive got a pile of parts for the 14 i'm waiting for some warmer weather to bolt on

For more online info and help head on over to www.zggtr.org the guys on the COG forums are great but the zggtr guys seems to be a younger croud and not as uptight about the little things. I've learned so much on there, i'm 2talltim on there as well.

I wasnt a fan of the top box at first either but when i was out west last summer i couldn't imagine being with out it. I have the 39L kaw box with matching trim, but they make a 47L one too. Any bigger than the 39L I would replace the rear rack with a metal one, the stockers are plastic and known to break. I still have the plastic one on mine but i keep a eye open for cracking. The side cases will hold more than you think. FYI a second one would fit in the lid if it wasnt too heavy...LOL As far as tunes go look into the Sena SMH-10 Bluetooth i love mine, you can listen to tunes, use hands free on your phone and even patch in your GPS Nav, and have bike to bike communication.

How-D and Welcome!

Yea i bought the V Strom and still had the TL, and my wife was still riding around on her old 1993 honda shadow and when i got a new bike she got the fever. So when she found the V Star 1100 she now has she fell in love with it and i don't believe in borrowing money for toys so i sold the TL to get her bike. Could not justify having 2 bikes at that time anyway, but now that i have the connie i dont miss it as much.

And you have to try a set of Pirelli Angel GT's for it, those tires were almost made for this bike. Long wear, awsome grip,and they kick butt in the rain.

one more pic of the connie..i really like this one

I'm 6'4" 280 ish and its very fitting for me, mine has a Balwin sport saddle and im about to install a set of Advance Sport Touring forward pegs for the long hauls. I had a 97 TL a red one, one of the first ones off the production line still had the orginal unlimited ECU in it with a full yoshi system, i still miss that bike most people cant believe i sold it. Here is a few pics of my bike progression over the lat couple years...

and another event going on at the same time, this might explain full hotels around Deadwood http://www.deadwood.org/events/wildbilldays/

going to be dodging other slower 2 wheeled folks while out there(and im not talking harleys) http://www.rasdak.com/default.aspx

I did miss that and devils tower last year, i'm in the 80/20 on going now(80 on the going side). It's all going to come down to getting the time off work, which i wont know till mid April.