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I figure there are some motorcycle guys/gals on CP, so I thought we could have a place to talk all things Motorcycles.

Tire Mount and Balance Prices (as of 10/29/16)

Prices based on if you remove the wheels yourself and bring the wheels and new tires with you:

Cycle Gear - $35 per wheel if you buy tires from them. $58 per wheel if you buy tires elsewhere
Rawhide - $65 per wheel (assuming it would be the same at other HD dealers. they book it at 1/2 hr per wheel)
C R Cycle Tires (DeSoto) - $30 per wheel

Cheapest I've found my Michelin Commander II's. Seem like they have good prices on other brands too.
http://www.jakewilson.com - Free 3 day shipping on orders over $75
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Pretty sure this is along 13hwy in MO. Sportbike in front of Dayze is the rider for which we had a benefit softball tournament a month or so later. week after this Branson ride, he was t-boned out of nohwere. Essentially DOA at the scene but someone stopped when they saw what happened managed to bring him back (from what I've been told).

Dayze; slow down ya prick

I sort of resemble a water bug. Awesome?

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Dayze with a big 'ol chew in; at the benefit tourney (filled with other teams full of D-bags). Dayze is not a lifelong friend of the bloke for which the benefit is for like the folks in the pic; however, Dayze has ridden with him a few times withe the folks/combination thereof. Fine folks - and while only knowing these guys/gals for a short wile (about 12 months), I'm glad I have met them and would consider them my friends now as well.

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Originally Posted by Dayze:
ordered this tonight on ebay using that make offer feature. I actually like that feature - I've never used it before. It was listed at $239 + shipping, and I got it for $210 + shipping. not bad I suppose. I hadn't seen them anywhere for less than 239. we each countered twice, but I wasn't going to counter a 3rd time just to try to save a few more pennies. I think $210 was a fair deal.

Thoughts?
(note the emergency fuel bottle :-))

not my bike specifically, but same model and color. with a slightly different bag on it.
what do we think?

Looks good. Is your seat brown or have some brown in it?
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No. Its black. That pic of the nag is a tad misleading. Its a black bag as well. At least, it had better be. Lol
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Not sure where to put this, so it's going here (let me know if a different thread might be a better fit):
For Local Folks

Tomorrow 9/13 Near the Airport; Cruise/Car Show.
Free. snacks/food/drinks money raised goes to Charity. 50/50 raffle etc.
http://www.kansascity.com/news/local...le2090601.html
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i actually like the brown more than the black...
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I'm not sure why that La Rosa bag (single buckle) shows up so 'brown'. Supposedly it's black. we shall see. Seat is supposed to be here Monday. I'm excited to see if it's worth a shit and if/how bad it fucks up the look of my bike.
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chilly day today (at least, 'chilly' compared to summer etc). picked up my baby from Worth for her scheduled maintenance. ready to go for Fayetteville!

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You seem a little hunkered up in that picture..like you're about to put a power squeeze on..I was going to ride today but I had to get everything ready for deer season on Monday
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Originally Posted by mac459:
You seem a little hunkered up in that picture..like you're about to put a power squeeze on..I was going to ride today but I had to get everything ready for deer season on Monday

a little windy today at times, surprisingly.
plus, at 75, even with no wind, I gotta hold on lol. (wind, and hard acceleration make my ass slide right off the back and onto the fender. so it's possible I was hauling ass past my brother taking the picture lol) I'm like a big sail in the wind.

the sweet spot is around 60mph.
above that, it's "work" physically (mechanically it'll run 80+ all day)
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Lol yea I like having a windshield or I feel like I'm going to get pushed off
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did about 800 miles ones weekend and my body was beat up when I got back that Sunday.

(i can't wait to put taller apes on her this winter. those are 10"s with a 2" rise. I want to run 14"s on the bars + the 2" rise for a total of 16)
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Yea I kept telling the little lady I wanted a bike with a fairing on the front to knock lots of wind down..she kept saying it looked like an old man bike..I said fine I'm an old man but I won't feel like I had my ass handed to me

Lots of people don't realize that the wind beats you down and wears your ass out
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Originally Posted by mac459:
Yea I kept telling the little lady I wanted a bike with a fairing on the front to knock lots of wind down..she kept saying it looked like an old man bike..I said fine I'm an old man but I won't feel like I had my ass handed to me

Lots of people don't realize that the wind beats you down and wears your ass out

yep.

I love not having a fairing about 90% of the time. the other 10% can be rough.
especially with any significant riding. you'd better bet up for it physically. we're going to Fayetteville in 2 weeks, and it's 220 to my old mans house in Bella Vista where we're staying. and we have 2 routes planned down there that are around 180-200 miles each. so it'll be a 1k mile weekend (Friday, Sat, Sun) without a fairing. :-). .....because I"m a dumbass.

....and I'm planning on riding it to Sturgis next year. our hotel is in Wall, SD about 80 miles from Sturgis itself. we don't plan on spending much time in "Sturgis" itself at all. I think from here to Wall is like 650 miles each way. + about 5 days of riding up there.

after all that....................then I'll be ready for a Street Glide ....I'll have fucking earned it. lol. (But I'll still keep my 72 or any bobber I build for a majority of my riding)
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