It was actually the guy in the grey shirts son's bike. He was away and wanted dad to see what it would run. That bike had a full Akro system that totally blew out my right ear during the run. It sounded soooooooo good! Pretty sure it was just an S, it ran a 178whp. Yep, that's my printout. Guys running the dyno commented on how well Termignoni can tune a bike. I did a whole bunch of work to a TLR this spring. Can't remember what pipes were on it but gawd, how I love the sound of a sport twin!
Thanks! brenndatomu There where a lot of reasons that I bought another FJR.... Pros. #1 reliability #2 6.6 gallon fuel tank and a fuel gauge that works #3 regular gas is recommended #4 shaft drive #5 plenty of power 145 hp #6 upright seating #7 large removable rear trunks Cons #1 a little on the heavy side 644 wet weight,, hard to maneuver at low speed #2 can be a pain to work on because of the fairing
Another good ride through Kentucky and Ohio. My friend has never taken his bike across the ferry so we crossed into Kentucky then headed east and came up through Portsmouth. From there we went through part of the Shawnee state forest on the way home. It was 220 miles. Wish it was more but it was HOT! I also placed the speakers and mic in my helmet. Nobody can even tell that I'm talking to them from the bike. I took the Pic while test fitting the speakers. I wore a mesh jacket and tinted visor all day and it helped with the heat. 90 degrees still sucked though. There's no way around it.
It's amazing what a good set of pipes will do. TLS and TLR's are typically misunderstood and wrongfully stereotyped bikes. When I'm done with mine, I'll have the best of both worlds. I'm just itching to get the TL back on the road. Soon...
Madison, IN. on the Ohio. Am I a weirdo for getting bored riding hiways? Ohiostihl, I can relate to the 90+ temps. 3/4 helmet with mesh jacket was brutal when not moving.
Freeways are boring and honestly more dangerous than highways. I'll take highways and back roads any day.
Byways are where all the good twisties hide out at! Older State routes are my favorite. We didn't have the means to conquer the terrain when they originated, so the roads follow the hills and gulleys resulting in epic riding fun! I never got the riding through/around town thing?
I ride the twisty backroads everyday to work and back (30 miles each way - 32 miles now that there is a detour). So I like to get up on the highways when I can and get her going at speed. I loved going along the interstate out in Ohio when I rode to Indiana - would have been nicer if it wasn't 105* out, but had a blast just being able to cruise and enjoy the scenery for a change.
Help,,,anyone? I've got a thin plastic bag melted to one of my pipes!! A set of saddlebags came in yesterday. I had just came in from a ride when I opened the box and unpackaged them.. The wind blew one of the thin plastic bags against my pipe where it melted!! Oh poor me,,it looks like crap!
Oh, that's not good...I've seen that black melted plastic stain be permanent on pipes...Maybe could try some chrome polish or some of that chrome exhaust "blue off", see what it does for ya...
Warm up pipe, spray Easy-Off oven cleaner onto a damp rag, lay rag on plastic for a minute then scrub with rag. DO NOT let oven cleaner gets on other parts of bike though. A wet Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (don't heat up pipes) Also heard that Easy Off stove top cleaner will do it without heating up the pipes. Whichever method you use, after the plastic is off, follow up with a chrome polish/finish.
I sometimes forget to look around and enjoy the scenery. Usually too busy scanning for gravel and watching driveways for surprises.
luckily it was very thin clear plastic and the pipes were cool enough a good sized piece peeled off, gonna' get out there this evening and see what I can do. I've got some "Goof Off",,brass wool (like steel wool but made of brass) and will see any if Easy Off is under the sink.
I had a good mix of winding back roads and gravel yesterday, for the 1st dozen miles. Felt my 1st rear tire skid in a curve rolling past a driveway on pavement,,couldn't have been 6" (or less) and was hooked up again, the bike held it's line.
I bet that 6" felt like 6 feet! Most of the best roads here have gravel issues. Either from washed out driveways, or where cars cut the inside of the corner and drag the berm out onto the road. I had an incident last year where I got caught by some driveway gravel. It was across whole lane and I couldn't see it until I was on top of it. Rear tire kicked over probably 2", but felt much worse.
Here's my 2000 Kawasaki Vulcan 750. Finally able to get back on the bike after a shoulder surgery last year and an elbow tendon surgery this spring.
Lucky me!! The plastic pretty much came rite off!! Gotta' couple boot heel marks that will require more work, it got dark outside before I got to cleaning up last nite.
