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 [Reply]
that's the beauty of Sportsters. they have a negative connotation associated with them for whatever reason; or that they're a 'chicks bike' etc. so, they can be had for dirt fucking cheap and totally modded out for pennies. You could build a bad ass bar hopper (for lack of a better term) for next to nothing. [Reply]
Speaking of bar hopper here's my best friends project we've been working on as a tribute to his dad. He's a non mechanical guy. He installed the kick start without help and here's the result. [Reply]
I'm starting to brainstorm on some routes for the upcoming Fayetteville rally next weekend. Stumbled across a great resource from Pig Trail HD. several 'canned' routes. with distances, stops, fuel, photo ops etc. A lot of these were routes I was looking at on Google by manually creating some routes. When printed, these fold in half very nicely so you have your highway interchanges/distances etc on one side, and a visual of the map on the other.
Lmao. As bikers, we've all done this pose and made sound effects while telling a story from a previous ride. Car guys have probably made similar sounds when telling stories.
I was only able to buzz around the block on it. initially after sitting on it, i thought "hmm..this isn't all 'that' much more comfortable". then I rode, and it's 10000 times better. primarily because of the rear support. I no longer have to 'hold on' during acceleration; I can just let the seat 'catch' me. I'm anxious to see what a longer ride is like. Unreal - no wonder my body is so cashed after riding 200+ miles lol. I've been holding my fat ass on the bike.
I'm bummed in some ways because I loved the profile of the bike with the stock seat. But, thankfully, I don't think the new seat messes with the profile too much. [Reply]
Thanks dude. She's definitely a conversation starter anytime I park, get gas, etc. many think I built it lol. But I can't let that go on too long and I let them know that it's essentially stock [Reply]
Originally Posted by Dayze:
Thanks dude. She's definitely a conversation starter anytime I park, get gas, etc. many think I built it lol. But I can't let that go on too long and I let them know that it's essentially stock
really is a nice scoot...might go look at a 750 SS tmrw. [Reply]
