| Author | Message | ||
     Leeaw |
Just a thought about something that has stuck with me since yesterday. On they way down the Henry Hudson, headed to The Museum of Natural History with the wife and kids. Traffic halts just above the GWB and an ambulance comes from behind and makes its way to the scene. Traffic starts freeing up, ahead we see the ambulance and they are putting the wrapped body on the stretcher. Ahead, about 60 feet up, there is a UJM that was toast. No other cars involved from what I saw. So either he blew it, or was forced off by crazy NY drivers, but that is my first witness to a motorcycle death. I had to distract the kids, but they don't know what a body bag is anyway. Frightening to say the least, but really reminds you how things can change in an instant. Be careful... | ||
| Rick_A |
My stock muffler suffered a death by .50 cal yesterday. That thing had a lot of guts. It was very instrumental at sighting her in, again (the first scope was damaged by the recoil). *moment of silence* The only time I saw someone getting put in a body bag was when I was about 5...and it was a pretty gruesome scene...RX-7 into a telephone pole at high speed. The impact made an incredible sound. My mom was trying to keep me from seeing the carnage. I saw a Triumph Speed Triple haul down my street the other day...one of the coolest looking bikes I've seen. First time seeing one in person. I've seen a Daytona before. The exhaust note is niiice. | ||
| Henrik |
FMJ: remote brake reservoir - I picked up a Suzi front brake lever/mount + remote reservoir for about $100 from Erico Used MC parts in CO (shoot me a mail if you need the # - Ask for Adam). I think all the GXSR's use the same parts. The master cylinder piston is 5/8". Don't know how that matches the S2 part. You need to make sure the piston size match to get appropriate brake feel. Speaking of feel; had a couple of days getting re-acquainted with the S2. And boy did we get acquainted. Not in the "sit down, have a cup of coffee and share stories" sense of the word. More in a "up against the wall, strip- and cavity search" kinda way. I'll write it up later, but let me just say, that when all else failed Kenyon Farm Supply came through with replacement parts to get me back on the road. Kinda fitting don't you think  Henrik | ||
| Reepicheep |
We had a Ninja loose it on a crowded interstate here in Cincinnati Sunday. No report on the rider beyond the fact that the was at University hospital. I also inevitably see the care flight helicopter fly north on sunday afternoons almost every weekend. Hopefully they are just routine flights, but I see SO MANY cruiser and sportbikes out with people with no gear, no helmets, and riding in a manner that makes it obvious they are only on the bike once a month or so... that I have to wonder. Would not take much of a crash to get a ride on the helicopter if you are not wearing a helmet or other gear  If you are lucky enough to even hold on that long | ||
| Loqtus |
Warning, gross out ahead. In North Carolina when there is a fatality and injury they apparently cart away the injured and leave the body by the side of the road covered in a plastic sheet. An relative of mime was involved in a bad accident where this occured. I came upon the sceme an hour or so later and talked with some bystanders and went over to check out the car wreckage. I stepped over what I though was an discarded plastic bag to get around the wreck only to discover that there was a dead guy in it. -YUCK! I can deal with dead folks, my uncle was a mortician, but give a guy some warning. to look down between your feet and see half a shattered face looking up at you is not something that makes for peaceful sleeping. | ||
| Snail |
A few years ago I took some advice from Court, to always dress for fall. The morning of my recent accident the weather was hot, and one of my riding partners teased me as I pulled on my Buell riding suit. Had I not been wearing a full face helmet, and a full suit (kevlar reinforced cordura, gloves and boots), I would have been either killed or maimed for life. As it is I will heal in a couple of months with no complications. Somtimes we can't control what happens on the road, but we can always make the decision to wear the gear. Paul | ||
| Court |
Paul: Mind if I frame that and hang it in my "I told ya so....." gallery? (alongside my favorite e-mail from a highly placed exec admonishing me to "quit worrying about Ducati and how they treat their customers, they can't even play their suppliers and will be history within a year" and my "Buell will get it over my dead body" Lanier micro-cassette....at a meeting about an advanced customer service system) You, while getting dressed to ride, are in the process of exercising the MOST control that you will EVER have over the outcome of a motorcycle accident. I've never crashed a motorcycle with advance planning. Court | ||
| Firemanjim |
A SAD DAY--the bay area motorcycling and Buell community lost one of its own this weekend.Ruth Greene,wife of Brad Greene, died this weekend while riding her Blast.She slid in some pine needles and hit a tree,dying in Brad's arms.She was a genuinely happy and nice person,and will be sorely missed.Brad will need all of our support and prayers to get through this dark time. | ||
| Snail |
Court, yes. And on a related note, (I posted this info on the other boards, but not on BADWEB) and not to gasrner sympathy, the time for that is over. My older brother, Fritz, died last Nov. 5th while stunting his ZRX1200R. He was not only my brother, but my best friend as well. He was attempting to launch off a storm drain to see how far he could fly. The bike endoed, and crushed his skull. He died instantly. Fritz was wearing a plastic beanie, instead of a full face helmet. We often argued about this, he would never listen, he hated the way the full face helmet restricted his vision. He was wearing full leathers, gloves and boots. There wasn't a mark on his body other than his head injury. Fritz was an exceptional rider. He was a fully ceritfied aerobatics instructor, held multi engine ratings, instrument rating, was an accomplished parachuitist, and a parachute instructor. I'm convinced that Fritz would still be riding with me if he had been wearing a decent helmet. Paul | ||
| Anonymous |
People should be encouraged to wear protective gear but allowed to make their own choice. How else could I enjoy a sunset ride down Hunting Is., SC if I had to wear a helmet, Yuck. I never plan to fall or even ride for it but statiscally speaking it is unacceptable to me and illogical to wear protection every time I ride if the fall rate is once every 5 or 10 years. For such a risk not wearing anything is just as good, except for that fateful day when it happens. | ||
| Scottcolbath |
Is this right? I had the shock recall done on my 2000 S3 a couple of weeks ago. I asked the service drone at Chosa's H-D to either call me when they were ready to set the preload, or have someone my size (250 Lbs) sit on the bike when making the adjustment. I never got the call so I assumed that they used someone at the shop. I picked up the bike and the shock felt like it had been at least somewhat adjusted for my fat ass. Then Friday I was out for my first hard ride and after trading with a guy on a Guzi Scura, I realized that I had a long way to go as far as setting the preload and compression/rebound. Saturday night I went to a "suspension tuning party" where we all mess with our setups looking for a better ride. First step was to set the preload on the rear shock. With me on the bike we could not dial in enough preload to put me within the manual's spec. In other words, I was too heavy. Now for some facts. 1) All the threads are showing on the adjustor on the shock. 2) I called Buell this morning to ask if there was a problem with the new shock. Their answer was that I had the adjustment completely opposite of what it should be. So for the masses, I ask. Is Buell customer service correct? Was my shock set ass backwards at the dealer and was I led to believe that it was correct? Thanks, Scott | ||
| Josh |
The fewer threads, the more pre-load. If you have a '01 shock you should beable to dial it in ok. I'm 160 and with 40lbs of gear I have over 1" of thread showing on a '01 shock when set correctly (15 3/8" eye-to-eye compressed). With a replaced 99 shock I ran out of thread while adjusting it to the same load. josh | ||
| Mistaandypants |
I posted this in the exhaust section but didn't get much response. Sorry to repeat the post. I just ordered a forcewinder and I'm looking at purchasing a muffler also in the next few days and needed some quick advice. I was reading in the archives and someone said that the Borla will help top end but not midrange power. I couldn't find any dyno comparisons to back that up. Is this true? I want my power in the mid range. Will the White Bros. or Buell/Supertrapp IDS be a better choice for this? Thanks, any advice on this would be much appreciated. | ||
| Ccryder |
Mistaandypants: Either the W.B. or the new Supertrap would be excellent for your mid-range needs. Until Supertrap came out with their new IDS I would have opted for the W.B. The all stainless steel construction of the Supertrap IMHO is the best. Both are tunable so it's down to your own likes. The only way to improve peak hp without and head/ cam mods is to change the header and slip-on. Since your looking for mid-range either of these two slip-ons will fill your wants. Time2Work Neil S. p.s. the Supertrap will really polish up nicely with little work. | ||
| Mikej |
Set the length of shock eye-to-eye. More weight on the seat leads to wider eye-to-eye measurements. More threads exposed leads to longer eye-to-eye measurements. Less threads exposed leads to more support/tension and shorter eye-to-eye measurements. At least that's my logic analysis of it. Of course I could be all wrong, and of course someone may have already posted a response making this redundant. (Work got in the way.) ======== Crashing: The pavement is unaware of one's credentials or crash ratio to miles rode. The pavement is also uncaring. There is no absolute safety, we can only affect the odds into our favor somewhat. Ride your own ride. Don't make someone else clean up your mess, and if you do try to keep it in one bucket. End of sermon. | ||
| Denisea |
FMJ: A very sad day. Anyone have an address for condolences? Denise | ||
| Blake |
Scott, What Josh said. | ||
| Court |
>>>>>>.....or crash ratio to miles rode. Those of you who suffered through rudimentary probability and statistics (and I offer this only due to Blake's apparent absence and Aaron being otherwise engaged at the moment) are familar with the characteristics of a "random event". Many so called "random" events are not. They are just difficult to predict and require a Blake or Aaron. Your crash, if and when it occurs, will be a "random event" subject to it's probability being influnenced by a host of extraneous factors that include training, traction and a myriad of factors. Sometimes, I laugh. Somtimes, I cry. Last week I laughed, as a reporter interviewed a "hobby investor" who'd banged up a huge return in a crummy market, I was entertained when a caller lampooned the lunacy of imputing "skill" to this guy by pointing out that it's akin to having 50,000 folks flips coins and asking the guy who got the most heads "how'd ya do it?" I am, as many of you know, a staunch advocate of free choice and free will. I stuggle with the part of my insurance ($1500/yr in NYC for a Buell) that results from folks voluntarily upping their risk. Folks have varying capacities for risk. As the boss's son in a major construction company, I was the guinea child who slithered out the static wires, 400' over the canyons and rivers, with nested 36" diameter aviation balls dangling from my belt to be installed. Later I was promoted to being lowered into drilled piers with "bad shots" along with my box of wooden popsicle sticks to extracate the unshot dynamite prior to digging operations recommencing. Later, as my personal hobbies became airplanes, handguns and motorcycles, I can to accpet the "inherent" risk but insist on managing what I can. We make our own choices. Therein lies the beauty of this great land and the wonderful lives we lead. Lectures, soliloquies and dissertaions abound ranging from "your freedom ends where mine begins" to the right of Posse Comitatus to find and deal with you. Choice made us good. Freedom made us better. I am truly sorry to hear of both the above losses. Court | ||
| Anonymous |
Wise words Court... | ||
| X1glider |
Ripped off from the cmra m-board: Enjoy and supplement if you wish! TOP 11 REASONS YOU KNOW YOU ARE A MOTORCYCLE RIDER 11. The only time your boss asks you anything and its how do I get somewhere? 10. You are shown in a helmet in all your family photos. 9. you can calculate sprocket ratios in your head, but can't balance your check book. 8. You order Zip Ties in bulk. 7.The UPS man calls to check on you when he hasn't stopped to deliver parts for a week. 6. You think it great fun to seal yourself completely in thick leather and exert yourself for hours in 110 degree heat. 5. When you give traveling directions you thoughtfully include braking markers and turn in points. 4. When driving your auto down the highway you constantly feel you are "running wide". 3. You refer to the intersection of your driveway and the street as "Turn One". 2. The motel reservations clerk recognizes your voice. 1. You explain to the cop that you "wouldn't have had to pass that way if the traffic would hold a line"! | ||
| Tricklidz |
5a. You often find yourself leaning when taking a corner in your auto. 6a. You can actually identify bug species by the "splat" they make on a faceshield. 7a. You know the diffence between an "E-Boz" and a "Ben-Boz". | ||
| Buellzebub |
1a. you explain to the nice officer that you only accelerated from the stop sign at an extreme rate to get the pole position before turn one. | ||
| Iamike |
A good reason not to carry a gun- On my way into work this morning a guy switched into the left lane (mine) just as I was coming up on his bumper. He did turn on his signal after he was almost finished with his lane change. There was no reason for him to switch except that I was there. I jumped into the right lane and zipped past. A couple of miles later he come up on my left and flips me the bird and cuts over into my lane again. I held out my hand as in "what is your problem guy?" and let him move on past me. After awhile I cooled down a little bit and decided to play with him. I caught back up (he stayed in the left lane for about 6 miles) and just sat back there. We were doing about 80 in a 65 then. As we came into town and it switched to 55 he just kept on going. All of a sudden he slowed down and let me go by. What I can't figure out is what this guy was up to especially since we both live in the same small town of 9,000. I know one thing, I'm going to keep on eye on my rear view mirror for awhile to make sure he doesn't sneak up on me and nail my butt. Oh, and the reason about the gun- I probably would have popped him when he came back up and flipped me the bird. | ||
| S3dave |
FMJ; Yes, a very sad day, I met Brad and Ruth on the CA tour. Needless to say I was very shocked at the news. If you have a way to send a message to brad and family, please let me know. Thanks, Dave Widmer | ||
| Blake |
Thunderbolt/Mat LaPlaca: Your email address is bouncing all kinds of email and flooding the BadWeB server with returned mail messages. Did you revise your profile and input a bad email address, "jlr-@mediaone.net" or is your server goofed? Please tell me you did NOT purposefully enter a bogus email address.
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| Peter |
I was at a local shop today, and saw the new Aprilia Tuono. Dripping with matt C/F and Kevlar, and also sporting most of the Mille 'R' specs, the concept looked very cool. I'd like to see the gold frame/swingarm changed to matt black, but that's just my opinion. €20,000 is about $20,000 now, so not cheap.   Click on Thumbnails PPiA | ||
| Loki |
Sad news (for me that is) I need all of you to help me out here. My '00 M2 was stolen the other night. If by chance you here of or see any parts or a bike being sold from the michigan area, I would like to know. This especially applies to any BANKE parts that suddenly appear. This bike had the gamut of shifter, rear-sets, brake, and shifter adapter on it. the vin number is as follows: 4MZKS11J1Y3301284 I believe the BRAG reward will be up for offer, not that I ever expect to see the beast again in whole condition. Bryan (LOKI) | ||
| Jeffh |
"10. You are shown in a helmet in all your family photos." (Or at least with a permanent case of "helmet head"!) "  Loki: Sorry to hear that! Hope all works out for the best for you. | ||
| Mikej |
Loki, Sorry to hear that. Any details on how it was taken? Parking lot, garage at night, chained to a lightpost,...? Probably won't help get it back, but might help identify what level of thief/thieves took it, and might help someone else to prevent their's from getting stolen. Again, sorry to hear. Crime sucks. | ||
| Bluzm2 |
Loki, Major bummer! Make sure to keep an eye on the EBay stuff. Brad |
