serpentracer

call cincinnati pattern at 513 241-9872  as for Mike Ballard.

4 hours ago, MidgetTodd said:

They work perfectly fine with TPMS, you just can’t put them in thru the valve stem. You put them in after you mount the tire before you set the bead. 

As for mess you just stick shop vac against tire after you break bead and it gets them all. No mess

they might work but they might also fuck it up.  look up how much they cost and you probably wont want to risk it.

garbage.  put them in a guy's tire at the shop and the balancer shows its out of balance. lol  have fun with them.  I will charge extra to install them next time.  they're a pain in the ass to get in the valve stem.  the balancer was a brand new K&L MC200.  

guess what didn't get delivered again today lol  finally got to talk to an american and a guy that seems to know what he is doing.  apparently the warehouse folks keep putting it on the wrong route.   they use google maps.  so it's google fucking it all up.  he looked it up at his desk and it did go to the wrong zip code until he corrected the zip code (because google switches it automatically)  and bam,  he described my house by color and everything. said the truck it's on today doesn't go over this way. so it's been put on the wrong truck every time.  

13 hours ago, motocat12 said:

i guess it's the route of the zipcode. per usps, not positive about others but should be more accurate.

apparently they just use their own software that's using bad map info.  I don't understand what is wrong but I do know even google maps shows my street being in 45002 zip code.  so does apple's maps /aka tom tom.  I don't know if the underlying issue is the fact the post office doesn't deliver mail here.  or the fact my street changes names 3 times in a half mile.   it's silly.  it goes from cleves warsaw pike to hillside ave to E main to main within 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile.  so for whatever reason fedex defaults to 45002.   and the driver ends up 15 mins down the road to the next town

8 hours ago, motocat12 said:

do you ever put in the 4 digit extension?

I don't know what it is.   why should it matter?  ups and usps never seem to struggle with this basic task.  if they'd stop "correcting" my address and just fucking drive to the one I provided this wouldn't be an issue.   they didn't deliver it again today.  driver said no one home. I was sitting here in my garage next to the front door working on my bike at the time he claimed he came here.  caught dude in a lie or fedex is so bad at their job he still went to the wrong town like I told them he would.   when I called yesterday they assured me it will come today as they are on it. LOL.  too bad they don't have a complaint dept.  you have to register with them to even contact them about the issue.   they're a fucking joke.   I have to contact STG to get them to get on their asses. and apparently I have to sign for it so it's not going to come till next sat when i"m home.  I can't sit here and wait all day but I guess that's how I have to spend my weekend.  I doubt I'll buy stuff from STG over this shit again. or I will request UPS or USPS to deliver it.  if they can't STG just lost a customer over their shipping choice. 

1999.  that's the year my house was built.  20 years ago.  and fedex still insists they should change my zip code from 45001 to 45002.  and my packages don't get delivered until I call them and ask where it is.

every time it's the same thing.  I have to "verify" my address from the shipper was input correctly etc.   it's never Fedex's fault.  it's either I don't know my own street address and zip code or I gave it to the shipper with the incorrect zip code.  oh look, nope.  everyone else did their job.  Fedex is a bunch of fuck ups. 

just stop by wheelers and clean your shit there.  just buy something from the guy tight asses.

19 hours ago, Uncle Punk said:

I'm slightly confused here.

Did I just become Black Cuban Tod?

sorry I have no fing clue who you guys are.   anyway that bmw is impressive

i'm impressed by your bmw.  i'd never think those could go through the gap that well.  the tc was working overtime though lol.   that's about as fast I can go through there on my R6 but no traction control at all on those. 

so the turtle wax ice seal n shine is NOT a "ceramic" wax.  it's just a synthetic and carnauba wax mix.    I did go ahead and use some even though I put 2 layers of the 3m car show wax on it. I didn't feel like washing the bike etc to get it off before I used it.  it's a clear liquid and it doesn't leave anything on black plastic trim etc.  or glass or the windscreen.  so it's easy to use.  and if it works like it does for the guy on youtube that couldn't wash it off with acid wheel cleaner it's worth 3 times more than it's $7 price tag. 

I also seen a few of those YouTube videos.  There's a guy that goes by pan the organizer. He did a video featuring 3 brands  ceramic wax. turtle was ice vs Meguiars ceramic vs mother's cmx.  Then he used harsh cleaners to see which wax came off easiest.  The Meguiars came off with the first cleaner. A basic cleaner.  Mother's came off a little bit that first time.  Then he moved on to even stronger cleaner.  Meguiars and mother's were both gone.  Then he moved onto acid wheel cleaner.  The turtle wax was still working.  Clearly turtle wax is far superior to both and is $7 vs $15 for Meguiars and $21 for mother's.  I'm going to get some today

I've tried the bike spirits polish before.  The Dupont works better on the plastics.  The Dupont leaves them more wet looking.  The bike spirits just cleans but looks dry.  It's like cleaning your dash in the car vs cleaning the dash and having armor all on it.  

It's not a greasy wet look.  More of a sheen.  They work about the same on paint.

ok so woolich returned my pc count back to 0 after I explained what I did and why.  but they never responded to my questions as to why does it lock me out after a set amount of time etc.  i've read the terms of use and nowhere does it say I will be automatically kicked off the system after a period of time of non use.  

oh well, they will have to respond to the offices of Dave Yost lol. 

14 hours ago, Steve Butters said:

I know this is a no brainer and you probably already know but do not use the same rags or bucket or wash mit etc when swapping products.... That polish will ruin your matte finish... My bike is all matte and I've got separate cleaning products for it specifically. I cringed when you said matte and then I see "polish"... Matte finish is rough, that's why it's matte... Polish will unmatte it lol

as you can see the silver part on my lower fairing.  I don't know if it's considered a matte finish or just textured.  it's relatively smooth to the touch.  not like some of the matte stuff I've seen before.  like on helmets.    but the polish works good on it.  

3 hours ago, SpecialEd said:

After I washed my bike yesterday, I tried drying it with a Craftsman 26.5 cc weed whacker (Amazon, $99.) Worked great. No streaks. Highly recommended.

I like the makita 6" sander myself.  leaves no streaks!

since you all got the last thread closed about washing your bikes I had to make this one.  that thread got me thinking.  so  i decided to try a few things from the store.   been watching some of the videos on all the latest "ceramic" waxes available.  So I headed down to wallyworld and bought the Meguiar's hybrid ceramic wax.  just get to the point,  it sucks.  and I want my money back lol

I have a 2015 R1 that has 7k miles on it. it lives in a garage.  I washed and clay bared the bike and the wax wouldn't even barely bead water.  and that's what this stuff is supposed to be very good at.  some spots wouldn't even bead water at all.   save your money folks.  it's garbage.  

so while at wallyworld I also seen a motorcycle polish and a motorcycle detailer made by DuPont.  the polish has teflon to repel dirt.   I have not got a chance to test this out. however after my sunday ride it did clean all the bugs off the painted parts and the plastic parts with no hard rubbing. I did my rims with it too just to see if it repels dirt.  my rear rim is always dirty as fuck after a 150 mile ride.  it did also bring off the chain lube on the bike and rim with ease.  and leaves the black plastic parts showroom new looking.  it doesn't streak on the painted parts nor the clear windscreen.  the price was almost $6 a can and is a 12oz can. so not real cheap.  but I'm very happy with how clean and dark it leaves the plastics and frame parts.  

I have not used the Matte detailer yet.  I'll continue the reviews after I ride the bike and clean it again with the detailer.  

here is the results of the meguiars 

here are the DuPont products I'm currently testing.  very happy with the showroom polish so far.  

I have progressive.  totalled a car by hitting it with my bike and they lowered my rate $10 lol.  not even joking.  happened in 2005. 

this is starting to appear that I have possibly caused all this mayhem unknowingly by changing my SSD drive and re-installing windows.  It looks like they keep track of the pc via the computer name.  I changed it just for experimentation and viola, kick out again.  

after seeing a youtube video about xpel ceramic coating I kind of want to get it done to my bike. mainly down at the front fairing behind the front wheel. it gets beat up by rocks a lot.   they apply a paint protection film to the bodywork  then a ceramic coating on top of it.  watch it repel mud and self heal scratches,

I had a joke but thought better of it...

If anything I would like to see a law requiring this stuff to be in with the product description and not 7 pages of legal mumbo-jumbo that only comes up after you've paid for it.

btw, you can use an autotuner and it will do the calculations for the tune based on your header dimensions.  

trying the atkins thing.     started monday 5/20  already down 6lbs by this morning 5/25.   and no real exercise.  I think if I did some like i should It may be 10lbs.  but 6lbs in a week eating bacon, eggs, cheese, steaks, pork chops, tuna, a little bit of leafy greens only, hamburgers without the bun, etc  is way fucking harder than it sounds lol 

I'm honestly surprised I don't feel bad by now.  yesterday I stopped at kroger and seen they sell atkins shakes that have 6g of carbs and snacks like brownies!   lol  it helps because giving up sweets (even foods like carrots) have too many carbs isn't as easy as I thought it would be.   

hell you can't even have peanuts etc for the first 2 weeks.   

I need to honestly shed close to 100 lbs. I weighed 140lbs when I was 23. 20 years later Im 249.  I can't stand it anymore.  I have a $1000 race suit I can't fit in lol

I still have and use a Nelson-Rigg cover I bought in 2003.   however it's only used for the track or if I am painting in the garage I park the bike in the driveway and cover it so it doesn't get overspray.   but I have used it probably 80 times.   and I did leave it on my R6 when I first bought the cover for about 3 months outside.