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     Maximum |
Hi everyone...sorry I have not been around much recently, but if you have ever GC'd the construction of your own house...you know what I mean when I say that I have been very busy! Well, five months later...I finally got around to putting my son's Blast back together after his spill at homecoming. Sean did need to get surgery on his broken collar bone as it was not healing properly on it's own, but all is good now. And although his bike doesn't look as sharp without Vern's "Shelby" Blue paint job...it still looks alright in black. Sean had his first ride back in the saddle yesterday, almost five months to the day since his wreck. It was a short but good ride! Thanks again for everyone's concern and well wishes this past summer.  | ||
| Rocketsprink |
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| Johnboy777 |
Glad to hear Sean's okay. Cheers, john | ||
| F_skinner |
Great news Steve. I hope the house is going ok and I look forward to riding with you and Sean next spring. Frank | ||
| Dano_12s |
Steve,good to here from you.Wife+I cut trees down,saw milled+built house I understand time spent!We both enjoyed the visit w/you,Sean,Troy at homecoming.Great to have Sean back on the bike. | ||
| Florida_lime |
Maximum Good to see why you have been scarce lately. I noticed in the picture that your Uly is minus the HID PIAAs. Reason? | ||
| Jcbikes |
Glad you back on bad web and that Shawn is doing good and back in the saddle again. Have you moved up Golden Gate yet. hope to see ya soon. Club gets together this Sunday at the Red Rocks Grill in Morrison. join us. JC | ||
| Maximum |
Very observant Florida! This is probably a long enough story deserving of it's own thread...but...since you asked. When gas went over $4 a gallon, I figured that the PIAA's drag was costing me fuel mileage....OK...that is not true. But I had you going, huh? Here is the real story: If you remember, I had both headlights running on my low beam and the PIAA's running on my high beam switch (jumper’d so all four stayed on). I was never able to figure out how to line up my headlights so that one was not too high and the other was not too low. I even tried to order a UK headlight assembly...where I was going to modify to have two low beam reflectors, but I could not make it work right. So I removed the PIAA's so I could just switch the connector back to having my low beam on low and both when switched to high. I would like to overcome this issue and reinstate the PIAA's again someday...but really, two HID lights are more than enough for the type of riding I do. Now there are two other changes that you can see from the picture, but I will save those for a future thread | ||
| Maximum |
JC: It will probably be a few more months before I am moved, but the house is coming together nicely. I am really looking forward to next spring when I can start commuting 14 miles along Golden Gate Canyon Road both to and from work (on the Uly)! That will be the highlight of my day!!! Keep me posted on the gathering, I will try to make it when time permits. | ||
| Hangetsu |
Max, A question for you about your HIDs. How does the light react when you use the high beam flasher. I heard that HIDs don't do well when being flashed. Any observations? Thanks. A- | ||
| Maximum |
The HID lights take about 5-7 seconds to warm up...and during the first few seconds they draw the most amps. So even though you can flash the HID lights, it is said that it puts an added strain on the system. I basically avoid excessive flashing, if I need to I will, but seldom do I really need to flash the lights. The bottom line is that this slight inconvenience is a small price to pay for the light output benefits of HID. | ||
| Thepod |
Custom painted airscoops replaced with black plastic (old ones were really nice) New reflective pinstripping on wheels | ||
| Bertotti |
Been GCing my own build since march. I definitely understand. Have fun. Was it ever determined what caused the crack up? Has he said what he learned from the incident? | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
Glad to see speed racer back up and smiling! Now, I think ya should get that body work to Vern and his paint gun for some blue paint action.  | ||
| Maximum |
Thepod: 1 out of 2 is correct. I have always had the pin stripping, but you are correct about the scoops. I found out during this past summer that the low profile air scoops do not provide proper cooling. When the OAT was at 90 degrees or higher...and while I was traveling at a speed of 70 mph or greater...the bike would go into skip spark mode. I believe that Electraglider's theory on dual air scoops has some merit...where at higher speeds the ram air coming in from two directions causes turbulence that makes it less efficient. The stock air scoop, along with the Pegasus RRS (IMO) are more efficient than the low profile air scoops because they allow at least twice the volume of air to pass through...which means at slower speeds the fan runs less...while at higher ram speeds it may still have turbulence, but there is still more cooling air (compared to the lpas). In the in end...I believe that the stock configuration is a better all around solution (which is probably why Buell designed it that way), but I really like the symmetrical look of dual air scoops. I could probably put the Low Profile scoops back on in the winter time and be fine, but they do not work well enough in the heat of the summer. Betotti: The bottom line is that the crash was caused by being young and stupid (I know because I was once that). He entered a 270 degree right sweeping turn on the outside...faster than his experience could handle. As he ran off the track he hit deep gravel that caused the front tire to dig in...which then caused the bike to endo. I have stopped talking to him about it, but I know that the physical pain and inconvenience of the injury has made a lasting impression on him. | ||
| Maximum |
Your right Mark, the Shelby Blue paint job was so much cooler!  | ||
| Thepod |
Rear part of seat is no longer red? | ||
| Nipsey |
"Laser beams"? | ||
| Maximum |
Correct Adam! But not because I don't like the dual color seat, it's because I got a great deal on an '06 low seat...and since Ft_bstrd raves about it all the time, I thought that I would give it a try for a while. Nipsy: Nope, no lasers! That is too '80's...like in that old "Frankie goes to Hollywood" video. | ||
| Jumpinjewels |
Glad to hear your son is doing better. I now have a son, 20 yr old, who got his first street bike this summer, an SV650S. I kinda worry sometimes but he seems to be a very cautious rider. Not a typical young one. We took him to Inside Pass track day in Vegas and I think he really learned some. My hubby and I GC'd our home 7 yrs ago and I actually enjoyed it. We (well Dan that is) did all the electrical work in our new home (and a lot of work that probably saved us lots of $$$$). I did help run wire but he engineered it all. I'd do it again, well, maybe. | ||
| Thepod |
I like the look of the all black seat better I think. You should paint the new airscoops red like the old ones. They were sharp | ||
| Svh |
Glad to hear your son is doing better. I joined on here right around the time it happened I believe so its good to hear of a decent outcome. Does the black ceramic coating help with the heat put off by the exhaust? I know the silver does but I don't want shiny parts on my bike I like a more blacked out look. | ||
| Ulywife |
I know that the physical pain and inconvenience of the injury has made a lasting impression on him. I'm sorry this happened to Sean. I'm really glad to hear he's doing better. Lessons are not always easy, but maybe this will encourage him to always ride within his limits and experience. It has probably also reinforced why we all preach ATGATT. All things considered, he was very lucky. It may be a lesson that saves his life in the future. My daughter is 13 and can't wait to turn 16 and get her MC endorsement. I worry about her riding, but know I won't be able to stop her. Right now she's limited to riding a Honda 50 solo, but rides with her Dad on the Uly every chance she gets. | ||
| Ratbuell |
Glad to hear Sean's doing better, and back in the saddle. Went there myself a couple weeks after HC, don't wanna go back or wish it on anyone else. For the lights, you could try what I did on my Jeep - unless you just want "more" low-beam light than the stock setup. Low beams are just the headlights like normal. High beams have a pair of 6" driving lights wired in - toggle to brights, the high beam lead is connected to the trigger wire on the relay for the 6", and they come on as well. Let's just say, "flash to pass"? It's VERY effective, LOL. I haven't gotten into a housing yet, I'll have to dig for a discard/leftover, but you should be able to just put in another low beam reflector if you want to have 2 lows. Again, haven't had hands-on so I don't know how the reflector is attached to the outer housing, but.... The bulbs are the same, the lenses are both clear...difference has got to be in the reflector focus, and/or mounting depth (also determined by the reflector) of the bulb, and therefore it's filament focal point in the reflector. Just thinking aloud, trying to avoid cooking dinner...  |
