Just checking to see if you folks have any local recommendations for knowledgeable frame welders/repair providers. Lots of welding available but I'm not so sure where to find someone that actually knows what they are doing and not make the situation worse by bad welding and turning good steel into s...

There were a few Hondas there from a Dealer in Dallas but no official Honda display nor KTM. Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Yamaha all had nice displays. Yamaha has a FJR Police bike now, maybe not something new but it was new to me. Twisted Throttle was there but somewhat scaled back from previous years. I ...

I may not drain it this weekend. If it starts leaking I'll be screwed as it's a holiday weekend. Maybe I'll do it Monday. Good thinking. Best to do it when the stores will be open at least 4 more hours. Sometimes shutoff valves that have never been used start leaking out the top as soon as they are...

I'm more concerned that the tank itself is about to rust through and leak. I don't have any problems with not having hot water. Well that can happen especially if it's never been drained to get sediment out and if the anode is all used up. Mine is 20 years old and the dip tube was split in 3 places...

Slightly off topic, (I have zero experience with tankless) but if you replace both the anode and the dip tube on your current tank, many gas water heaters can be extended in life for another 10 years. The old dip tubes tend to split open near the top and the incoming cold water short circuits over t...

Driving that far in a $2000 car would be an adventure in it's own.... Well if that's true, I guess I've had a lifetime of adventure.....some of the cars I've driven were worth less than the tires on them at the time. :-) So Matt, if you get bored and want to trade that boring Viper for a month or s...

DarcShadow wrote:That looks fun.

It does.

It also looks like a quick way to loose $2000.00...plus what ever a bus ride ($89.00?) home would cost.

Yuasa YTZ14S for my DR arrived and installed.

Because on day 3 of this ride , I got into an accident in the desert. Turns out, I rode nearly 6,000 miles after that with a bent front axle. :-) WOW!!! I'm glad I asked! Great report! You must keep a journal or voice record your thoughts during the trip, right? Very nice touch at the epilogue. :gr...

Striple wrote: More purchases:
Front axle for the DR

Why did you need to get that? ...I mean what happened to the original one?

I get Eight O'clock Coffee Columbian whole beans and a disk burr grinder. I'm too lazy to grind the beans fresh everyday so I go in the garage ('cause it's f-ing noisy) and grind a pound at a time. I've never tried cold brew, does it warm up well? If you don't have stomach problems or advanced tooth...

load more weight in the front of that trailer and you should be able to fix it. I did, but there are limits. If you zoom in, you'll notice the stacked weights on the trailer tongue and there is an unseen 45lb landscaping rock in the front inside of the trailer. I was already above the GVW of the ca...

BTDT:


0-61 mph:no problems
62+mph hit a pebble or a tar snake: all over the road

I actually enjoyed the portion with the shoot open more than the free fall. ha! Me too. Except my free fall didn't last very long. I made three jumps back in the days (1971) when you went out the door by yourself on a static line using sport modified T-10 chute. First jump with training was $35.00 ...

I was able to go back to see many of the places we saw on the FWMR Arizona 2016 trip, and a couple that we didn't get to see. I went through Hanksville UT 2 more times :IconConfused: ....but then I also got to ride the Devil's Highway north to south, eat lunch and then ride it again south to north. ...

I dont know about anyone else, but I'm sick of having to worry about ethanol gumming up the carbs on my dirtbikes and race bikes that often sit for months at a time. Until you find a source for Eth-free gas, can't you just run the carbs almost dry by turning off the petcock and letting it run 'til ...

..recent purchase...on topic..purchased a new battery for the connie from Batteries Plus on Hulen, Duracell with a two year replacement warranty. I hope it isn't a piece of junk that's going to leave me stranded. The bike's LCD read out said low battery a a few times after starting last week, and i...

Haven't touched the trans. :spank: Is it going to blow up? Probably not, but there is a known 3rd gear issue that so far seems very random and unpredictable. I was thinking of going with the big bore kit then I started worrying about 3rd gear problem. As I understand it you can't just baby third ge...

Stardog wrote: Purchases - 790cc big bore kit and pumper carb for DR650

Are you still running the original 3rd gear, or did you install the billet one?

...ahh yes, recent purchase thread...new front brake pads for the Connie and Dot 4 brake fluid.

I'm interested, but most of my October is filled and some of September. $75 seems like a good price to me, I thought it would cost more.

Excellent!

Nice miter work on the top portion as well

She's gonna love it.

Hmmm, I kind of like it from those angles. The windshield could be better. Like one commenter inferred, the design doesn't seem original: http://a.disquscdn.com/uploads/mediaembed/images/4156/4978/original.jpg http://motorbikewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/MV-Agusta-F4Z-teaser-05.jpg http://i...

I only give it 50% chance of being labeled correctly, but here is one for sale. :-D http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Industrial-Saw-Blade-Clamp-Vise-Cast-Iron-Workbench-Sharpening-Antique-/151264612821 http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/BF0AAOxyjxlTNHTN/s-l500.jpg I'm guessing that you clamp the C clamp p...

Nexus 5x Nice. I really like the 6P. ...... if it was for me it would be the 6p With recommendations like those, I purchased a 6P (128GB). I've set it up and added some apps, but I haven't activated it for phone calls yet as I didn't get any protection plan, so I want it in a protective case before...

fixxervi6 wrote:Nexus 5x

Project Fi? or current plan?

I've been thinking about the 6P and Prj Fi myself.