Latest mod to the 750SS "ultralight"
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From: S'mee on 7 May 2010 08:40 On May 6, 9:08 pm, Twibil <nowayjo...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > After grinding off the excess welding bead and spray-painting the > whole thing black it looked as if it were a factory part, and the guy > who eventually bought the bike was amazed when he saw it and said > "Where did you ever get *THAT*!? I'd have *sworn* that KTM never made > a side-stand for these bikes!" > Sweet... > You're right: it's little things that make a bike your own. like a troll doll hung from the lic plate.
From: Bob Mann on 7 May 2010 09:08 On May 6, 12:03 pm, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > Tim <tomorrowerolsdot...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > >http://www.eti-fuelcel.com/DUCATI900SS.HTML > > Yes, in my search for a replacement I came across that, but $1330 + > delivery + UK duty + paint isn't really sensible. > It's a Ducati. Sensible doesn't enter the equation. If you were sensible you wouldn't own one in the first place. Ducs are about emotion, not reason. Bob
From: Bob Mann on 7 May 2010 09:13 On May 7, 7:34 am, Tim <tomorrowerolsdot...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > My friend Tom, who at age 62, decided he was finally old enough to > gracefully ride a Harley, and bought a used Electra Glide classic > earlier this year, called me the other day to tell me that the bike > had "declared itself." I asked him what the hell he was talking > about, and he said "It has let me know in no uncertain terms that it > is a Harley.... the heelpad on the heal/toe shifter just rattled > loose, fell off, and bounced off the highway into the weeds!" I had > a simple one word reply for him: "Loctite!" Mine came off during the PBDI along with the rear shift lever. The only time I ever use a heel shift is to find neutral and I can do that just as well with only a toe shift. The little things. ;-) Bob
From: Bob Mann on 7 May 2010 09:15 On May 7, 7:36 am, Tim <tomorrowerolsdot...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > Touche. The best and cheapest (not to mention healthiest) place for > me to start to cut weight on ALL my motorcycles would be with the > rider. But how much fun would *that* be??? It can be fun to see your abs (and toes in some cases) Bob
From: . on 7 May 2010 09:27
On May 7, 5:36 am, Fat Morrow <tomorrowerolsdot...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Touche. The best and cheapest (not to mention healthiest) place for > me to start to cut weight on ALL my motorcycles would be with the > rider. But how much fun would *that* be??? Trust me. The more weight you lose, the more fun it is to run. Problem is that (if you're as fat as you indicate by your insatiable proclivity for expressing your overweening ego) you need to start with low impact aerobics like swimming every AM before brekkie... |