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Awesome bike man!

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Nice! Sportster 1200? Didja get in trouble with the ranger?

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Looks like a Dyna.

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Went riding this past Saturday. Bike was really heavy in the turns and had to really fight it.... Finally realized I had picked up a nail in my rear tire somewhere along the way. Looks like it's time to buy a new back tire. :td

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Here's my 2010 Triumph Thunderbird

http://members.cox.net/lbowles2/triumph/front1.jpg

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Big heads! What CC is your Triumph?

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1600cc's of parallel twin power :noon

This badboy will rock and roll... and it's for sale. Frickin' greedy a** Uncle Sam is making it necessary to part with it. We really could use the money but deep-down I hope it doesn't sell :rolleyes:

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I wish, it's just the 883. Figured that would be fine for my first street bike. And no, I'm a ranger I just rolled out to show my coworkers. But it's fun to show ppl the pic and say I was getting hassled by the law

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You bought a cop for your graduation:confused::confused:

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And dude, I am not the riding gear police.

BUT. If you do nothing else, get those ****ing sneakers off your feet when you're riding. I had an 80 year old slam in to my bike last June, I'm still rehabbing from the accident, and if I hadn't had riding boots on I would have lost my foot. Just sayin'

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It was either cheap on the helmet and get boots and vest or buy good helmet and get boots and vest next pay day bc I ended up putting more down than I had expected to after seeing the apr rate. With the accidents I've worked I stand by my decision for now. I rather lose a foot than my noodle.

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I finally broke down and tool my air cleaner cover in to be repainted, can't wait to get it back so I can ride.

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Even if you've got some leather construction boots or something around they would be 100 times better than sneakers. Just lookin' out, not trying to bust balls.

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Na I totally understand, I've seen what happens trust me

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I feel your pain. I have a dead back tire. :hn

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I got a few miles left on mine, but they will need to both be replaced early this spring.

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Mine is about half gone and the shop is telling me they don't patch/plug bike tires. :sh

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And mine runs like a raped ape...of course I'm the ape running it

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It's Alive!!!!!! After crashing my favorite pointless toy at Sears Point in 2008, followed by a divorce and some other yucky stuff I've finally gotten back on my feet to where I could fix my Ducati and give my KTM a break this summer. Just waiting on a couple last bits but here's the proof. :D

If you like noise turn up your speakers. :r

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNiV0oweRwA

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Sounds good! :tu

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Going through some old pics today, I found a pic of my first bike, Suzuki GS750L

http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/scan0019.jpg

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The wife and I picked up our first bikes a couple weeks ago.. We're having a ton of fun building up our skills, and really hoping the nice weather settles in soon.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5024/...9fdb6078c6.jpg

Mine is on the right :)

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Awesome getting it back on the road again :banger

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Nice that you two get to ride together but separate. Congrats and be safe! Hi-beams on all the time is my recommendation. :tu

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Picked up my new bike yesterday. Rode 'er home from Delaware and loved every minute of it. Great bike!! 2011 FLTRU (Road Glide Ultra) Merlot. I've already logged 250 miles on 'er. :D

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Congrats Tripp. Leigh is wanting to get her license to ride.

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I am a little jealous Max, sweet looking ride!!!!

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It's about this time of year that I miss my bike, sold it when I bought a boat, not sure if it was a good swap :(

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While the weather was still crap, I fixed the bad light on my light bar up front. The guys at the Honda shop had put the light bar on an unswitched circuit thinking they were helping me out (helping kill my battery, I suppose).
So, while I was installing an iPhone charger and speakers and an iPhone holder on my bike, I moved those lights back to a switched circuit. I'd like to put them on my high beams, but that'll have to wait.
I got a new leather jacket with a hoodie built in, I love it. Lisa and I are both looking for boots.
I managed to rip my trunk bad yesterday because I never rectified the retarded situation the original owner created there. I guess that makes me twice the tard.
We got 125 miles in yesterday, it's the 5th or 6th time I've been out this year, but the first time I didn't freeze my nads off. :D
So that's where we're at.
We need boots, and I'd like to get cruise put on Lisa's little 500 Shadow. I love mine, it's a big help. I'm sure she'd enjoy it, too.
Oh, and chrome...
I need a front fender rail, and I need to find a front fender tail, chromed. I don't want the tail, but the original owner had a leather mudflap with tassles and reflectors on there that hit the road and cracked the fender all up around the screw holes. A fender tail would cover all that mess and keep stuff from cracking further.
There's some more chromage I'm waffling about, but ya just gotta go one chunk at a time. :D

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Don't make her too heavy, she'll get slow. ;)

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Beautiful bike man. Someday I will get a bike! What kind of bike did you start out on?

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Nice, Very Nice:tu

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Sweet looking bike Hal...

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Well really I started out on a Kawasaki KD-80 when I was a kid. ;)

As for street bikes I started out with a KTM 525 Supermoto which really wasn't street legal but it was good fun. I then moved to the Ducati 999 that I only owned for about 6 months before I got this 1198S.

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I blew the mouse fetuses out of the V&H pipes, so I'm getting about 75 out of her. I'd like to lose another 15 mph or so, and I'll be right where I'm happy.
I forgot to mention, I got a brand new stock seat on ebay for $125. Mine had a big gash melted in it. What happened to it, I'll never know, but it was nasty. It made a big diff in "newing up" the bike.
Weight change=neutral (unless there's a difference in unburned plastic vs. non-burned plastic.)

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Scott, don't you have back problems? That seat will be the death of you. I'd rather sit on concrete. Check out Mustangs (my preference for you bike) or Corbin.

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Bikes been down for over a week now and seeing the sun out makes we want to ride something kind of bad.

Anybody get/getting some new accessories for the season?

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http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...0/5a8021d0.jpg

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...0/02621d72.jpg

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^^ Nice looking ride! :tu

Looking to put some new sintered plates in this week and replace the filter. Got my pipes back on after getting them ceramic coated and need this weather to cooperate so I can get my ride on. :)

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My '02 intruder

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...8_393645_n.jpg

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._4149756_n.jpg

my new mirrors and levers. The edges are really sharp. I just cut my leg open on the clutch lever.

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._4325094_n.jpg

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I don't think I could get my leg high enough to touch my clutch lever!

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My first Harley I got last week. It's an 99 1200 Sportster. Got a sweet deal on it. This is before I shined all the chrome.

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/...k/4dd50bc9.jpg

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Sweet lookin' bike Kevin.

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Thanks Wade!

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The handle bars were turned all the way to the left so the lever was pretty low.

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LOL, I knew that, just givin' ya some crap.

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This here gentlemen is the epitome of sick! God, that is one freakin' cool clutch cover.

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LOL. I'm a little slow on the uptake today. :r

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I've been out 6 or 8 times between the raindrops.
I got some new gas, and I got some new really heavy thread to sew up my trunk bag. It got all ripped up cause I've been too lazy to cut out a hunk of wood and bolt it to the inside bottom so it'll quit crumpling up on me.
I have been wanting to get one of those front fender chrome double rail deals. I'll just wait till I have time to put it on. If I can't fix my saddlebag, I probably won't bolt on chrome either, right?

This thing is what I'm talking aboot...
http://www.meancycles.com/images%5Ci...art_211673.jpg

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Looking at bobbing out my intruder. maybe something like this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-2BACDmpoQ