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Re: Pics of my Trailer
Pete Cordell
Matty,
Nice job. My wife works for Lowes and I've looked at those trailers before...can't beat it for the money. Anytime you and your brother feel like some mountain riding just come on down. Leave your car and trailer at my house and take off for a day or two (or three, etc)... Pete C --- In W650riders@..., <musicmatty@...> wrote: I just recently took a trip to the beach with my brother and wetook my trailer with our bikes strapped on. This trailer is much cheaper in cost then a regular Motorcycle trailer but I customized it and it is actually much better than what they sell for bike trailers. It's a 5ft wide by 10ft in length with 2inch wood board planks for the floor...so I was able to sink in large eye bolts for tie downs on the floor aswell into the metal railing all along the sides for added hooks. The wheels are on 13inch rims so they are big and you can really roll with them without worring about burning up the bearings like on the small wheels that come with most bike trailers. It fits two bikes comfortably with added room behind for luggage storage and this is where I boxed it off on the sides with a removable center board for the bikes to roll on and off but the center board keeps everything from slidding forward. The trailer was around $800. US dollars and about $100. dollars or so in hardware. I bought the trailer at Lowes and as I said it is a far better equipped trailer than a $2000. plus bike trailer with small wheels and just for one bike really. Here are some pics below.. Music Matty |
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Riding to Pensacola today, could have W650 or Hawk content
Well, I slept in today, it is 7:16 AM as I type this. I will be going to Pensacola today..I was thinking of driving my truck..big rain forecast and I am not looking forward to riding 8 hours in a thunder storm..it looks clear outside now though. 70% chance of rain Monday also..Oh well, I have ridden in the rain before and I will do it again..33 MPG on the Venture (the Venture is just too accomodating as a long distance companion, not to take it if I will be riding all day) as opposed to 10 - 12 MPG in the truck (the truck would certainly be convenient to carry a lot of stuff and more toys, like the 50, but my brother Johnny uses it for sign work and he hasn't gotton back to me to tell me if he needs it this weekend or not), choices, choices..if I take the truck though, I will be taking the W to ride on while I am there..the W is better with carrying a passenger than the Hawk is, and I will be taking the Honda 50 for buzzing..literally, around Beverly's neighbor hood. Beverly is my only kid who hasn't ridden in years as an operator..not since the early 90s, so I am sure I could get her to ride the 50..it is so small and unintimidating.
Beverly did say that if I ever got the electric scooter back from the shop, that she would ride that back and fourth to work..but that thing never did get fixed, several people have owned and sold the shop it was in..wouldn't know where to start to get it back..and it cost only $400 to buy it in the first place..2 years ago. James Franklin 2411 Pine Summit DR. E Jacksonville, Florida 32211 808-225-0994 (cell) _________________________________________________________________ PC Magazines 2007 editors choice for best Web mailaward-winning Windows Live Hotmail. |
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Re: :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MBS STRIKES AGAIN
开云体育It would be good for riding through those
floods!?You would have to tour the world if you got one, anyway, so
shouldn't let the weather here put you off :-)
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?They are too big to appeal to me but I sat on
one of the F650s a few years ago at the NEC, not expecting to like it, and it
was probably the most comfortable bike I've ever sat on.? It was the model
where you can store your helmet where the tank "should" be, very quirky.?
Would have been my next choice if I hadn't got the W650, I think.
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Re: :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MDS STRIKES AGAIN
Dick Tym
I was a bit disappointed with the 800 as it felt a bit like a Japanese bike.It had the low seat fitted which caused my legs to be a bit cramped. It also felt a bit buzzy. The fairing did however give quite good protection and it cruised at 90 quite comfortably. the handling was good as well. One feature I did like was that once the fuel light came on there was a display showing a count down as to how many miles are still left before pushing. Nice bike but not for me. Having said that I would like to try the rumoured GS version.
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I always wanted the 1150 Gs but found it far too tall even when the lower seat was fitted. The 1200 is not only lower but is also a lot lighter than old 1150.. I could either get both feet on the floor albeit not flat or one foot flat on the floor without stretching. for my other impressions of it see my reply to Ruari As to waving bit have you tried using more than 2 fingers :) have a look for a HD rider he/she might just return to your wave ----- Original Message -----
From: "nige_1959" <nigel.denton1@...> To: <W650riders@...> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 9:07 AM Subject: [W650riders] Re: :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MDS STRIKES AGAIN LOL...didn't realise it was that expensive. There you thinking about a new bike and it was only a few weeks ago you were thinking about packing in biking and just getting a little commuter. What was the 800 like, I actually like the one with the half fairing, rather than the full fairing, although that is based only on looks as I have never ridden one...hence my question before about trying them. As to a GS, its back to the being intimidated by a big bike syndrome again I'm afraid. In terms of what the bike can do I reckon it would be the perfect bike for me but size is scary...cue Jake with Bishop and actress jokes :>) Still at least if you get a Beemer maybe there will one on the road that will wave to me; at present, on my commute, I see a big RT, a Honda Hornet, Triumph Bonnie (really nice colour scheme) and none of them will wave, whether this is because I am on my little stroker or whether they are just miserable s*ds I have no idea. |
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Re: :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MDS STRIKES AGAIN
Dick Tym
The GS is the big trailee version.See
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I rode it fitted with the low seat (to suit my short legs) and found it ultra comfortable.The upright position suits me and the foot rest position is ideal considering my old knee injury ( or should that be injury to my old knees) as it is like sitting in a chair. The screen is adjustable and seemed to give plenty of protection. Like my CB it is very tractable and once moving you very seldom have to use the gear box. Cruising at 85-90 felt very relaxed. Whilst it felt really refined compared to my old air heads it still unmistakably has the character of a BMW boxer.All in all fitted with hard luggage this could be the ideal bike for me. The only 2 things stopping me changing immediately are the financial situation as 1100 is a lot of money for me. I would need at least 8000 to change from my CB 1300 S. and the fact that I'm currently watching a programme on the floods where the weather experts are forecasting more heavy rain and stating that there will no decent weather for the foreseeable future. Dick ----- Original Message -----
From: "Ruari McLennan" <r.mclennan@...> To: <W650riders@...> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 4:07 AM Subject: Re: [W650riders] :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MDS STRIKES AGAIN This from the guy who doesn't get enough miles in and sometimes questions |
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Re: NHC: onboard videocam?
nige_1959
James
I am very interested in what you have to say about the ATC2000 bullet cam you ahve just bought. I have been thinking about getting one of these and spent most of yesterday afternoon researching them, told you I was bored, and, whislt some footage looks poor, other footage looks fine, whether this is the way it is compressed in order to be hosted I have no idea. I can order the cam from the states for ?49 plus ?18 p&p, however does anyone know if I have to pay import taxes, customs at this end or can I just get the seller to put SAMPLE on the packet, as Ia hve heard this gets around any problems? --- In W650riders@..., "James Franklin" <jimw650@...> wrote: short legs (which won't even hold the mount to the tank) which protect thetank. With the camera in place you can still top off the gas on the Hawk (I hadthis on my Hawk at ECHR 2007). I used to just bungy the camera to my tankbag..got some pretty good shots that way, but there was occassionally slipage.have an input, mine doesn't, so I sold that and bought an Oregon ScientificHelmet Camera..it is self contained, records to a 2 GB flash card, usedthat as my "tail camera" this year at ECHR, but it comes with a handlebar mountand a mounting system to attach to your helmet..haven't figuired out howto mount to my modular though.MSN |
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Re: :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MDS STRIKES AGAIN
nige_1959
LOL...didn't realise it was that expensive.
There you thinking about a new bike and it was only a few weeks ago you were thinking about packing in biking and just getting a little commuter. What was the 800 like, I actually like the one with the half fairing, rather than the full fairing, although that is based only on looks as I have never ridden one...hence my question before about trying them. As to a GS, its back to the being intimidated by a big bike syndrome again I'm afraid. In terms of what the bike can do I reckon it would be the perfect bike for me but size is scary...cue Jake with Bishop and actress jokes :>) Still at least if you get a Beemer maybe there will one on the road that will wave to me; at present, on my commute, I see a big RT, a Honda Hornet, Triumph Bonnie (really nice colour scheme) and none of them will wave, whether this is because I am on my little stroker or whether they are just miserable s*ds I have no idea. --- In W650riders@..., "Dick Tym" <rocker66@...> wrote: 1300 S at some stage but not at the present. Having said that I made a reallystupid mistake when I got back to the shop I told the salesman that I hadalways fancied a GS but that they were far too tall for my little legs. Heasked if I had tried the new R1200GS fitted with the new low seat option.Before I knew it I was out test riding one and before too long I WAS INLOVE..It is probably the best bike I have ever ridden. Unfortunately I'm sureSue will think of 11000( all of them with a ? sign) reasons why I can't have one |
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Re: Bored here at work...so...
nige_1959
Crash bars - not yet, still un-decided. I hate the look but can see
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the practicalities --- In W650riders@..., "Pete Cordell" <plkkc@...> wrote:
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Re: Pics of my Trailer
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Way cool Matty, I was looking at exactly that trailer in a
Lowes ad, good idea.
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Dennis
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Pics of my Trailer
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From: musicmatty@... Date: 2007/06/28 Thu PM 10:49:16 CDT To: W650riders@..., musicmatty@... Subject: Pics of my Trailer ===================== From: musicmatty@... Date: 2007/06/28 Thu AM 07:02:27 CDT To: W650riders@..., musicmatty@... Subject: Pics of my Trailer ===================== From: <musicmatty@...> Date: 2007/06/28 Thu AM 04:02:00 CDT To: W650riders@... I just recently took a trip to the beach with my brother and we took my trailer with our bikes strapped on. This trailer is much cheaper in cost then a regular Motorcycle trailer but I customized it and it is actually much better than what they sell for bike trailers. It's a 5ft wide by 10ft in length with 2inch wood board planks for the floor...so I was able to sink in large eye bolts for tie downs on the floor aswell into the metal railing all along the sides for added hooks. The wheels are on 13inch rims so they are big and you can really roll with them without worring about burning up the bearings like on the small wheels that come with most bike trailers. It fits two bikes comfortably with added room behind for luggage storage and this is where I boxed it off on the sides with a removable center board for the bikes to roll on and off but the center board keeps everything from slidding forward. The trailer was around $800. US dollars and about $100. dollars or so in hardware. I bought the trailer at Lowes and as I said it is a far better equipped trailer than a $2000. plus bike trailer with small wheels and just for one bike really. Here are some pics below.. Music Matty |
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Re: pipes
Brent Burtschell
Do you know of anyone who has tried the Dunstall
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replica mufflers (available from Dennis Kirk and J.C. Whitney) with the original w650 headpipes? At 11:47 AM 6/26/2007, you wrote:
1 PS = 75 kp·m/s = 0.73549875 kW = 0.9863201652997627 hp (SAE) |
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Re: :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MDS STRIKES AGAIN
Ruari McLennan
This from the guy who doesn't get enough miles in and sometimes questions whether it's all too dreary to continue motorcycling?
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Dick, how does the R1200GS differ from the 2007 R1200R, which is what an acquaintance has? Ruari ----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick Tym" <rocker66@...> To: <W650riders@...> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 8:47 AM Subject: [W650riders] :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MDS STRIKES AGAIN I went to try out the 800 ST as a possible replacement for the CB 1300 S at |
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NWC: Satellite Internet Access Question
开云体育Anyone using a satellite internet provider? We're stuck on a
56k modem that rarely runs faster than 28k, I was thinking of going to Hughesnet
as the costs are coming down. If so, I'd appreciate your opinion.
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Re: NWC: : MBS STRIKES AGAIN - WAS goodwood breakfast club
He could still talk to us, but may not be allowed to wave as he passed us.
James Franklin 2411 Pine Summit DR. E Jacksonville, Florida 32211 808-225-0994 (cell) From: "Hazel Clarke" <hazel@...>_________________________________________________________________ Hotmail to go? Get your Hotmail, news, sports and much more! |
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Re: Anyone have a review of BT45's
Trouble is that tyres work better on some bikes than others. I first
came across the BT45 when I saw it mentioned as the tyre of choice for classic Yamaha LC350 racers who evidently have to use a road tyre. I immediately fitted the same Avon Venom front BT45 rear combo and have nothing but praise for them. A local tyre guru said the rear Venom sucked but the front one was really good and importantly for budget racers, WASN'T dual compound, unlike the BT45, so didn't wear it's softer compound edges out early. I choose the BT45 4.00/18 rear for mine but the 120/90/18 is a better tyre for the W than the 130/80 which is actually fitted as stock. Front was a stock size AM20 ( or is it AM21) Venom. Everyone on this list who has fitted the BT45 has been complimentary and in grip and feel terms they are at the top of the list for our bikes. Some have criticised them as regards wear, but that's a trade off at the best of times. A rear BT45 in the UK lasts about 4000 miles for me, and trust me on this, that's pretty good as over here our tyres seem to last about half as long as yours do for whatever reason...probably different road surfaces...I used to get through Pirelli Phantoms on my LeMans in 1800 miles and the Dunlop K81 I fitted to the W lasted 2200 miles to bald. I wouldn't fit Conti's again....they are low profile and the W will get into a weave at speed if the rear tyre is to low. I also hate the feel and grip of Contis. Whenever I've had a hairy wet weather slide it's been on Continental tyres. Jon I did a search last night on here and could not really find a reviewCurrently I have the Venoms, and have NOT been impressed. |
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Re: NHC: onboard videocam?
I got a camera mount from CYCLE GEAR, it has suction cups on four short legs (which won't even hold the mount to the tank) which protect the tank. With the camera in place you can still top off the gas on the Hawk (I had this on my Hawk at ECHR 2007). I used to just bungy the camera to my tank bag..got some pretty good shots that way, but there was occassionally slipage.
We mounted my 8mm cam to Nance's helmet last year (the thing is kind of heavy, Nance has such a good sense of humor) and she got some very good video. I bought a 20/Twenty helmet cam, it turns out your camera has to have an input, mine doesn't, so I sold that and bought an Oregon Scientific Helmet Camera..it is self contained, records to a 2 GB flash card, used that as my "tail camera" this year at ECHR, but it comes with a handlebar mount and a mounting system to attach to your helmet..haven't figuired out how to mount to my modular though. James Franklin 2411 Pine Summit DR. E Jacksonville, Florida 32211 808-225-0994 (cell) From: Just Me <twoguesses@...>_________________________________________________________________ Get a preview of Live Earth, the hottest event this summer - only on MSN |
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Re: goodwood breakfast club
Sending you all DRY thoughts!
In a message dated 6/28/2007 3:16:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time, rocker66@... writes:
Rrrose. @>-->-- |
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Texas Rain... WAS Re: goodwood breakfast club
But you're safe and that's what counts...
In a message dated 6/28/2007 1:14:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jake@... writes: So it's been exciting, and my local park is flooded (under several feet of water), but getting along pretty well. The Bluesmobile isn't even botherered by the rain. And of course, it picks NOW to rain, just when I'm about to restart my private pilot lessons. Rrrose. @>-->-- |
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Re: NWC: BMW pics
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