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Condor
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WOW!!!!
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I have a friend who's putting 3 of them on his new boat. It'll burn 100gph@75knts with a 500gallon tank... Ouch!!! Figures it'll cost him right at $2500 in fuel to go from Sandy Eggo to Cabo... Takes me a little longer but costs a whole lot less.... 0-40gals...depending on whether I put up the sails....or not....
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And I've been in the marine biz for over 40 years. They might sell big numbers if everyone used them exclusively, but they won't. There are other power options out there. I think you'll find that compared to MC sales they'll have a very limited market even on a world wide basis. In this economy, if you take a look at the numbers you'll find that boat sales are very stagnate, and MC sales are on the rise. Not because they're luxury based, but because they're a cheap mode of transportation. I'll stick with my first statement, and say they should put more effort into their MC developement..
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That's interesting. How do you figure that?
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Got to thinkin' about this thing. If they can produce something like this with all the high tech gizmos you can muster, why can't they come up with a V4 that puts out 175hp and stuff it in a RSV. They'd certainly sell more to a larger market than that big OB.....
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Yamaha has just produced this 350hp Goliath. Weigh's 'only' 800+ pounds..
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I'm peddlin' as fast I can..... :) With Mama having knee replacement surgery last week, my time is really spoken for. I was planning on getting the '87 up and running for the trip, but it looks like I'll be riding old reliable....
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Ya got me... Sure there isn't a seperate wire running off the emergency flasher that needs to be tied into the brake wire??? When you find it let me know, I have a PiggyBacker that needs wiring in the near future...
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That's what I like to hear.... Should go both ways.... Thanks Buddy.
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That may be true, but I might also add that I have a set of brake and clutch masters that when hooked up should mimic the stopping power of the RSV. I also have a left side caliper that looks like it'll work as far as fit goes. Maybe I'm breaking new ground here?? I sure looks feasable, and was hoping that someone might have gone there before???
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Just curious. I'm thinking about replacing the front and rear calipers on the '87VR with some off an RSV. Has anyone ever done this before, and will they work with the 87 rotors or do I need to replace them too. I like the design of the 2 piston free floating calipers on the RSV's...
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7 hours with a 3amp charger is about right on a batt that is rated at 25-30 CCA's. The charger prob'ly went into the green at about 80% charge. Those inexpensive 'dumb' chargers will never charge to max as they continue to drop voltage the closer a battery gets to max so they don't ever quite get there, and those that have a constant voltage and are designed to maintanin a battery generally only put out around 12.9vdc. which isn't enough to charge anything to max. If you can fire up the scoot after it hits the green, then take it for a ride at 3,000+ for about half an hour. If the bike charging system is functioning properly it'll be topped off. Then go figure out what caused the battery to go dead.....
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I put a hotlink http://crystal-glo.com/usa/bike/ in a previous thread. Sounded like the real deal, but you right, I think I'll hold off a do a little more research.
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I really didn't get into it with them that much. Only that it does dry faster. I bet the middle of the summertime and pushin' 90+ degs didn't help matters any either?? I wonder if going to a regular can of clear and mixing in a flow agent might help a bit?? Buffing is also an option, and yeah I've had lots of practice... However..... I'm still going to pick up a can of that Crystal-Glo and give is a try. It just might save a bunch of elbow grease...
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Acrylic Laquer....
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Mark- Actually I'm using Acrylic Laquer, and it comes in a can so I can't screw up. I've been laying on about three coats and sanding between each coat, and then putting on the clear after the final sanding. I'm using Tempo spray paint that's designed to match OB motor colors. I liked Evinrude Metalic Charcoal after doing a couple of lower legs and decided to go that route for the '93 since it was a houge-pouge of different colors after replacing a lot of the fairing. I'm actually very pleased with the outcome...all except the matte finish. So I'll give Crystal-Glo a shot to see if it works. Attached is a pic of the fairings.
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Speaking of shine...glad ya'll brought the subject up... I painted the front plastic on the '93 last summer, and when I put the clear on I expected to see a nice wet look shine to the finish. Not so. The clear dried in a matte finish. I talked to the auto paint outlet here in town, and they said that's what you get with acrylics, and to wait 30 days for the paint to totally cure before buffing. I've seen this Crystal-Glo advertised in a few places and thought I'd give it a try on one of the smaller pieces. Anyone else ever used this stuff???
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Listen....Eck, I have a piece of this bridge I'd like to sell you....
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Your right Brad, it is a nitch market....with a player on every corner. One of these days one of them will discover that putting out a quality product at a fair price will eventually garner a lions share of that market. Right now, what I see, is a group of manufacturers staying small in sales volume because they're afraid that if they become more competitive they'll starve. Combining smart manufacturing with smart merchandising, someone will eventually start to market a trailer selling at a price more representative of it's real value. I hope it's sooner than later...
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Brad- I'm sure that if you built the box out of FRP, built the frame, and bought the axels and accessories from a distributor at manufacture cost, you could have put the trailer together for half that amount. As far as R&D, there's not much to it. Design a box style out of ply and mold styro and splash it, or even build one by the stitch and glue method. That's where your major design difference is. All the rest is available from parts suppliers. No hard feelings, but a 'one of' cost can't be compared to the in work of a manufactured unit. Apples and oranges.
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With all the competion around for new trailers you'da thunk that there'd be a price war. Maybe that'll happen, I see quite a few of them starting to post on Ebay. If they don't sell there, they might have to get real...or starve....
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I thought that only happened with boats..... They must think we're all riding over priced Harleys....
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What in Gods green earth makes these small tow behind motorcycle trailers so cotton pickin' expensive? Major manufactures have these things priced up in the same area as a full blown 6X12/14 tandem axel enclosed trailer. No way does it cost anywhere near what one of those would cost to build. And the scarry thing is.... folks are actually spending the long green to buy them. i know there are cheapies out there on the market, but I'm talking about the Bushtec's, ION's, ZZ's etc. When one of these things is priced at 4 grand retail plus shipping and they are selling direct it really makes me wonder..... I come out of the boating industry and no way does is cost that much to lay one of these things up in fiberglass, and that much in labor and material to finish one off....
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Yep, they want you to bring it in and then give you a list of things that they found wrong and needed attention..... at $80 bucks an hour. Had one dealer told me the rear end in the Suburban looked like it had water in it and needed new seals etc. I asked him to show me the oil. Not even a drop of water had gotten near that oil...I know I'm in the boat business and deal with it all the time. Granted it did look like it needed the lube changed... That's all he should have said. Last time I'll go there. Gotta watch these guys....
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Most dealers are getting up there in their hourly rates. Around here I've seen a couple at $99 bucks, and a lot of that probably has a lot to do with what they are paying out in benifits. At $80 the dealer was probably charging you for half an hour plus parts...oil, filter, etc. Gets expensive taking any vehicle to a dealer any longer.....
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