Bummer
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It looks like they've added quite a bit of territory since they started doing this. In the beginning they had some complaints about privacy. Apparantly some folks didn't like the idea of Google taking pictures into windows and posting them online. Google pointed out that it was no more than folks saw when driving down the road and the issue died out. Google Earth has a panorama view layer. Cathedral Lake in Colorado has a high res 360 degree view. Very cool. I've shown both of these features to quite a few people. Funny thing though, I've never used either feature when planning a trip, though I use those tools to do it.
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I knew there was an explanation. I've checked periodically and never found anyone on. I'll have to make a point of trying during the apropriate time frame. Thanks for mentioning it.
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You do if you get in a real one.
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So am I the only one who immediately thought Big Wheel?
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Time out folks. This article reeks of propaganda. Just because an Insurance industry front group says it doesn't make it true. Numbers have been pulled out of thin air with no more than 'studys say'. What studies? Who paid for them. As with this article, what axe do they have to grind? Who came up with the 17 billion number and why should anyone believe them? How much nonsense does 'total social cost' include this time? Nobody really knows how long anyone will live or how much they'll make in their lifetime, but they make a guess and add it in anyway. "Social Cost" arguments are always full of nonexistant money that someone or some thing might get some day. How many lifetime incomes of grand kids not born are included in this? Is it really possible to know how many people would not have died if they'd been wearing a helmet in a crash. If you were cut in half and your skull cracked open would wearing a helmet have saved you? Hardly, yet that's what they are implying. While they say that rider training isn't the solution they act as if helmets alone are. Having seen a bumper up close and personal I can guarantee there's a lot more to it than that. If more than half of all fatal motorcycle crashes are caused by the other guy don't you think that training the other guy might be a good idea? The entire concept received a two word off handed mention. Seems to me like this ignores a big chunk of the problem. At one point they speak of getting a free helmet when you buy a motorcycle. These people believe that it would be free? And they want me to take their statistical commentaries at face value? No thanks. These folks are selling helmet laws. That's their axe and they are definately grinding it. Notice that they don't much like horsepower and displacement either. Want to bet they get around to asking the feds to regulate them too? This is not a source of unbiased scientific information. It likely contains some legitimate information, but that is lost in the propaganda. Those who are already believers will quote this in spite of its glaring flaws. Those who don't or who are looking for unbiased truth will go elsewhere. This source would not be a suitable citation to make during a debate.
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I wear a somewhat traditional black leather jacket - euro/flat track style - snap collar, zippered vents, and zippers at the wrists. It works well and the price was right, but if I can find a nice ballistic nylon jacket I'll change. Still looking... My wife and I always ride in Kevlar lined jeans. I like Draggin' Jeans the best because the cut is like standard jeans. Sliders are good, but are a loose cut. Not quite mope baggy, but a bit too loose for my antiquated '60s tastes. The Sliders' button hole is fraying. The Draggin's have gone many more miles and are still in new, if slightly faded, condition. I do not find either to be noticeably hot in the summer. The only down side I find is that the Draggin' Jeans cost $100 a pair (Sliders are $70) and I want a couple more pairs. We also wear Kevlar shirts. The Draggin' Shirt is a kevlar mesh long sleeved pull over shirt with a velcro closure at the wrists to keep them snug. It offers as much abraision protection as a leather jacket. In the winter it makes good insulation worn between a t-shirt and shirt. When it's truly hot you can soak the shirt with water. It's actually better to wear a t-shirt under it when it's hot because the combination will hold more water. The evaporative cooling is great! We get bottled water, unchilled, and pour it over each other. A soaking will last about 40 miles at Interstate speeds on a 95 degree day. Downside? Another hundred buck item. Because it's mesh you can get a sun burn right through it. They aren't particularly fashionable, what ever that is.
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Fifth picture down in Tartan's writeup. It's the black cylinder with 2418 on it. Take the seat off, then take the tank off, then take the plastic off of the neck. Look into the right side where the plastic used to be. You'll find that black cylinder. Freebird, Tartan beat us both this time.
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That was close, wasn't it?
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Tartan Terror did a nice writeup. When I did mine I put the box inside the fairing and didn't remove the coil or solder anything onto it. I used the piggyback wires that came with the tach and just made them a bit longer. The only critical hookup is the green wire to signal (narrow lug on the coil). Technically ground and power can be picked up about anywhere, but there is a troubleshooting advantage to powering off of the coil (wide lug): If the engine doesn't have the electricity to run (for example the kill switch is off) the tach won't light up.
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Don, I PayPaled you for three. If it's short holler, if there's change toss it in the kitty.
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I'll have three in Indy. I'll be happy to swap one with you. At only about 75 miles we shouldn't even need postage, just a decent riding day.
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The OEM colors can be found here.
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Put me down for three, please.
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Thanks for the update Jeff. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
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Thanks for the update. Gary and family remain in our prayers.
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Welcome biker2be! My younger sister bought a V-Star 650 when she decided to start riding two years ago (at age 50). Perhaps borderline as a first bike, but she's soloed it out and is having a great time with it. I'd like to suggest you get a copy of [ame=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1889540536/bookstorenow57-20]Proficient Motorcycling[/ame] by David Hough. Read it and practice what's in it. Much of this book is about motorcycle safety and should be on every motorcyclist's book shelf. Ride Like A Pro (also highly recommended) will help teach important riding skills. David Hough will help keep you alive. Best of luck, and ride safe.
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They're slipons. According to the web site the baffles can be wrapped to adjust the sound some. I really like the look. Four tips to go with the V-4 and all that. Unfortunately they come very close to the swing arms and will not work with Rivco under swing arm air horns.
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Car and Driver had an interesting article on speedometer error in cages. Could Yamaha have set the error to the percentage they did in order to get around different laws worldwide?
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I tossed the stock horns and installed a set of Rivco air horns that hang under the swing arms. I added a set of Fiamm extra loud electric horns inside the fairing. I also hooked the horn up to make the passing lamps flash. Sometimes you just can't be too paranoid.
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Congratulations Dan! I hope you two have many happy miles together.
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I don't have any real advice to offer, but hey, good luck!
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Punch that morphine button one more time. Two years ago I was looking at much the same thing. My left knee plateau was broken in half, plus there were other breaks, a severed artery, a fasciotomy, a clot in a vein, and yes, an external fixture. Punch that button again. A couple of titanium plates, many titanium wood screws, a vein graft, a bone graft, lovenox, and a bunch of physical therapy later I only limp when I'm tired. In July my wife and I went to the Ft Collins VentureRider International Rally. We met a lot of great people. We rode up Mt Evans, Trail Ridge Road, and Pike's Peak, plus on the way we rode the Beartooth and Chief Joseph Highways. Hang in there. Make the nurses happy. Do all the physical therapists demand and more. Get well. Ride on.
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Ok, but it sure takes the fun out of it.
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Try this site for instructions and videos.
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Looks to me like you have a mix of both. The straight lines that divide up the panels are stock, or at least where the stock stripes went. The pinstripe patterns are added.
