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Where at on Kellogg? Thanks.

Here is my modified 4x6 trailer that my buddy and I used to haul his bike from Indianapolis to Minneapolis. I extended the front a bit and added a Harbor Freight wheel chock and some tie down points. Very lightweight setup, I pulled it with a Mercury Sable that has a 3.0L DOHC. The car didn't even bat an eye pulling it. I can practically haul a bike anywhere I go, which is sweet when my wife and I go hang out with family for the weekend...

Thanks, ever stopped down to the Comet on Tuesday for bike night? I been there a few times this past summer. Quite a variety of bikes there, which was always nice.

Thanks, the exhaust really sounds quite good. I know the tuning is a little off though and it bugs me... Maybe Santa will get me a custom tune for Christmas!

I'll be at IMS in Minneapolis that weekend. One of the guys at work has been talking about Beerfest for a while now.

Pretty cool idea. I wonder if it would sync up with the Garmin Zumo so that you could control the music player on the Zumo with the gloves...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDDOBIZPlZ0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDDOBIZPlZ0 Video of my CBR with the Leo Vince Full Exhaust. The mapping isn't quite right on the fuel controller, but I think it's pretty close. The only other mods on the mechanical side of things are a K&N and the flapper mod. What I think happened is somebody added the full system and uploaded a custom map for it and then added the K&N and didn't make any adjustments...

I'm putting back together a '76 Suzuki GT380 right now. Never worked on a 2 stroke before, but it came apart pretty easy... I do most of the work on my bikes and there isn't much to an old carb'd 2 stroke. The plan is to eliminate anything that doesn't make it run, keep the headlight and a taillight and use it to bum around when I want to go slow. It won't be a primary source of transportation. GT380 Pictures

Welcome, I've only been signed up here for a few days now and had some excellent conversations with people. Great place to be!

Hello

My wife's side of the family all live in and around Vandercook Lake, little place just south of Jackson. There is some nice country riding down by Adrian, Tecumseh, and MIS area. US 12 and M-50 are a few roads that come to mind.

All the talk about a Dream Ride, I had to check it out. Looked like one helluva good time! Doc: I'm from Michigan and can attest to the scenery in Northern MI. If you get a chance to cross the bridge and get into the U.P., I would recommend that also. I have rode up the coast of Lake Michigan, across the bridge, west on US 2 out to Minneapolis and then back down to Milwaukee to take the Lake Express Ferry back to my hometown of Muskegon. It was a blast, but, there isn't much of a twisty road to mention that compares to what you can find in Ohio. Good luck up there and don't forget to perfect the "detroit lean" in your "deuce and a quarter". This will help you fit in with the locals Urban Dictionary Detroit lean: Driving with one hand on the wheel while slouched over to the right Deuce and a quarter: A very large Buick from the mid-70's that can be pimped out like no other.

My in-laws have a nice little piece of property near Croton/Hardy Dam and one of my buddy's owns about 10 acres a bit east of Manistee off of 55. We like to get up to both places and do some river trips and just hang out. Agreed! It did the job, but that was the one and only 5 hour trip the F150 made with the TH.

Pretty much exactly what I had in mind. Hocking is a great area too, I rode out that way a few times this year.

Another reason I forgot to mention. The last thing you want is something going wrong when hauling that kind of weight around. Overkill is better than pushing the limit... I dropped $1000 on 6 Firestone's shortly after I got the truck because they were all mismatched and showed some wear. Again, the last thing you want is something failing during a tow.

I must admit, the dually may be overkill on towing the toyhauler. I had an F150 with the 5.4L when I bought the TH and actually hauled it back home from Michigan with that truck. It did okay, but I decided to get a bigger truck and found the diesel dually MONSTER F350 for a good price and went for it. My wife and I frequent Michigan (that's where family is) and I didn't want a tow vehicle that would be manhandled around on the highway because of what I was hauling. Also visions of hauling the camper and bikes to shows around the country came to mind! The dually setup will also help stabilize the camper and minimize it being tossed around on the highway if the camper sways a bit. More tires on the ground means more traction. Also, if you head down into KY or mountainy (sp?) areas, the diesel pulls like a mule up the hills and gets decent mileage too. I went down to Maysville, KY a few months back and was averaging 16mpg towing the camper. Pretty sweet when you are hauling something that weighs in around 10,000lbs loaded down! One con I can think of is that when you change the oil, you need about 4 gallons of the stuff... Lol!

I have been tossing around the idea of finding a campground a few hours away (in prime riding territory) to park it next season. Then I can hop on the bike, ride to the campground and hang out for the weekend without worrying about loading everything up and wasting a half day Friday and on Sunday hauling the camper around...

Big fan of Leo Vince. Great customer support too! I emailed about getting a USB cable for the FAST II fuel controller because the previous owner didn't have it when I got my CBR. I got a prompt response that they didn't carry the controller anymore, but they had found a spare cable laying around and would ship it out to me. I got it in the mail 2 days later from Cali for FREE.

Welcome! I'm just up in Middletown.

Here is what I roll around in. F350 diesel and toyhauler that will definitely transport 2 bikes comfortably. Inside has a queen bed up front, full size bed above the garage and the standard table that folds down to a bed. Definite overkill for only 2 people and 2 bikes, but we go camping with friends/family also who will stay in it. When we aren't taking the bikes, the garage area works great for other storage like the grill, bicycles, kayaks and such.

I'll see what I can do about getting a video posted up of the exhaust. It is a full titanium system with the Leo Vince fuel controller and quick shifter setup. Pretty pricey system that came with the bike when I got it. Yay for me!

This is what I was thinking! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHPOw-Xmm4o

Welcome! Any idea what bike you are going for next? I've owned about a dozen of them over the last few years, and am always sad to see each one of them go... Often thought that I should open a motorcycle shop, just to validate having so many bikes at once! LOL

Thanks everyone. I have been on a few different bike specific forums, but never really got involved in them because everyone was scattered across the country. Pretty sweet to get a "hello" from a dozen people that aren't to far away.