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Author Message   Jlnance Posted on Thursday, February 15, 2007 - 10:00 pm:        That would be a photographic artifact of some sort. Or perhaps I did cry on the pipe. It looks very good. I'm quite pleased. It was cheap to. It cost $55 for the coating, and thats the 30% more extra high temp coating. Shipping was significantly more than the actual work. I'm going to do the Blast muffler to. I'll wait till the Burlington plant is online and drive it up there. Thats way less hastle than dealing with UPS. I shipped it via one of those "ups store" places. Well they forgot to put the paperwork in with the muffler when they shipped it, so when I called HPC to see if they had gotten it, it was like "glad you called, we have this muffler and no idea what to do with it." Then this afternoon it was supposed to be here and it wasn't, so I called HPC and they had shipped it back to the ups store. I finally got it home about 6:00 today.   1313 Posted on Friday, February 16, 2007 - 08:26 pm:        My experiences with UPS Stores are that they SUCK! They charge you a higher rate (about 8% last I knew) than a real UPS facility, and the one in New Bern never matched the online quotes (that already included the 8% markup for a UPS Store location). Don't believe me? Go to www.ups.com and check out the rate calculator. USPS is the way to go! I've never had any problems shipping through the USPS and nearly every time the USPS shipping is cheaper. Looks like I'm out 2 cents again... 1313   Sportymark Posted on Friday, February 16, 2007 - 08:49 pm:        Ironically USPS is the worst ever for me they have lost and or broken more stuff. I have always shipped through work so I have never paid the retail store prices.   Mikethebike72 Posted on Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 11:48 am:        On March 21 I have to drive to Charlotte for some training on 22 and 23. I plan on taking back roads and they go just south of Morrow State Park. Is it worth checking out? Any "must ride" roads around there? I will have all day to get from Apex to Charlotte, any advice?   Jlnance Posted on Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 01:17 pm:        Mike - Morrow Mtn is a nice place to ride to. It's out by U4euh's place. He knows good the roads. He has taken me on them, but I couldn't tell you how to find them :-)   Toona Posted on Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 05:26 pm:        Jl, the "mark" inside the pipe is welding penetration from the heat shield spot weld.   Sportymark Posted on Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 08:16 pm:        Here is a C3'er layin it down (both figurativly and literally) in the sand at Sandblast 07, i will let mike tell the tale, but he faired better than the guy ahead of him, who we thought was dead.   Jlnance Posted on Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 08:30 pm:        Toona - Thanks for the info. I would have never figured that out.   Jlnance Posted on Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 08:31 pm:        Sporty - Nice shots. I guess you made it down there today. Wish it had been warmer for you all, but I'm guessing you had a good time anyway.   M2nc Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 12:22 am:        Cool Pics, can't wait to here the story.   M2nc Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 12:29 am:        Mike did pretty good. Placed 11th overall and 3rd in class. Way to go Mike!   Jlnance Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 06:40 am:        3rd in class would mean bronze if they were giving out medals? So Mike made it onto the podium. I knew he would do good.   Rubberdown Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 09:37 am:        It was epic. I'm pretty beat up right now so I'll tell the story later. Eight get offs, only one at speed (50-60 mph) but I survived.   U4euh Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 01:05 pm:        Sporty- I didn't know you were there. Twig and I joined up at the start then followed the pack through out the day. Just before Sexton's curve was the best spot, took a whole roll of film there alone. We had to hike about a mile through the forest to find it, luckily we ran into a couple from Wisconsin who had a GPS with the route programmed in it, way to cool! Did get to see any off Mike's 'get off's' , but got to see him coming down a hill WOT and slammin the HP2 into a mean left sweeper that emptied into 16inches of sand that lasted for 3/4 of a mile before making a few turns then hitting Sexton's curve. Keep in mind that all the rally cars had gone before the bikes, so the sand was nice and churned up, nothing packed, no lines to take just make your own. Mike you did a great job! Some of the seasoned riders were having a tougher time!! Congratulations!!!   Rubberdown Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 01:49 pm:        Thanks Jim. I got excited just reading about it. I think this pic says it all!   Hughlysses Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 02:15 pm:        Mike did pretty good. Placed 11th overall and 3rd in class. Way to go Mike! Woohoo! Good deal Mike! Man, that's an awesome shot above. Can't wait to read the full report.   Jlnance Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 03:32 pm:        The bike is back together, I just got back from the testride. Thanks for the help Mark. I'm sure I'd still be working on it if you hadn't come over.   Sportymark Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 04:25 pm:        No problem Jim! Glad to help Yeah we sort of went to Sandblast on a whim, sat at Sextons curve for awhile then went to the hairpin cause the vantage from the berms there was better. got a pic of every vehicle through the hairpin, including the guy before Mike that lost it and jsut missed a tree, then later threw sand at Mike while he was standing the HP back up.   Rubberdown Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 07:46 pm:        Mark, that was Eric Burmister (sp) throwing sand at me. We raced together all day. He's a much faster rider but we were both having a little difficulty keeping the bikes upright. He said "did you see me go by" I said "no my eyes had popped out trying to stand up my bike" He said "you had just past me when I lost it in the woods". It was nuts. Earlier he passed me on a straight going into a really deep sand turn, we both took the same line through the turn, he dumped it and I ended up entangled in his bike. What a clusterfuck. Nothing to do but stand them up and get going again.   Zxzer04 Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 09:11 pm:        Hey Mike, Seems you haven't given yourself enough credit. Seems to me that 3rd in class and 11th overall is one awesome accomplishment. I didn't see or hear anyone else even suggesting an attempt. I read the entry list and you had some experienced competition. I for one and proud of you and think you did quite well. I wish I could have been there to support you. Damn Fine Ride. As for everything else, everything is going as well as expected. Kylie is healing well and will hopefully go back to a removable brace next month. I am really hating missing MBIV, I had so a good time last year. Good thing is Daytona's only about 75 miles from here. Seminole Buell is expecting Erik Buell during Bike week, so I am hoping to get to meet him. As for my bike, Just changed the oil and primary juice. New gaskets, new EBC_HH front pads(which are loud so far, kinda like a buzz and whistle combined). New primary gaskets and a new rear tire.... and I am pushing it around due to no gas Money...   Jlnance Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 10:41 pm:        Mark, 3/8" is 9.5mm. Apparently the nut on the exhaust cable is 10mm. Fortunately vicegrips do metric sizes.   Jlnance Posted on Monday, February 19, 2007 - 05:57 pm:        Just got back from Southern Pines. Mike's walking like an old man :-) We had a good time despite that. When Rebecca gets home with my camera, I'll post a picture of the chocolate strap-on that was oh so good. I got to ride a BMW 1150R while I was down there. I just realized it's the first time I've ever ridden anything except a Buell. It's a nice bike, very smooth motor. Lots of little things are in different places. I never did figure out how to turn off the blinkers, though I did manager to figure out that neither the hazard switch nor the starter switch turns them off.   Webethumpin Posted on Monday, February 19, 2007 - 06:56 pm:        Buell Just sent me a survey to complete.It was cool ,they really want to know what makes Buell owners happy.They also sent me a cool Buell sticker.I also let them know I didn't like that they took AMERICAN MOTORCYCLES off the 07 Uly,don't know about the other models. Later all, Webe   Jlnance Posted on Monday, February 19, 2007 - 07:12 pm:        As promised, the strap on picture.   Rubberdown Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 08:25 am:        Thanks for the props Larry!!! Glad you and the family are getting settled in. Moving really sucks the life out of the wallet but that will pass soon. Be well Man.   U4euh Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 03:43 pm:        Jim you really like to tease don't you?!! If that came from where I am thinking, you loved everybite of it!!!!!   Jlnance Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 05:42 pm:        Jim - I enjoyed it very much. Chocolate is an aphrodisiac you know. I ate a brownie at her shop. I was good. I don't really eat sugar anymore and after a few bites my ears were ringing. But I knew Rebecca would like it, so I brought her a few home.   Jlnance Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 08:48 pm:        I just got back from my first night time ride with the new lights. I think the fact I rode 63 miles through the woods sums up my opinions.   Rubberdown Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 09:48 pm:        Glad the lights worked out! Now you lead the night rides.   M2nc Posted on Wednesday, February 21, 2007 - 10:03 pm:        Jim - Does this mean you are going to follow us on the next trip to light up the road? Mike - I love the pics. You da man! I rode to work today for the first time in a month. I tell you it was wonderful. The only problem was trying to keep the bike heading toward work. Man, I really could have just kept going.