RAVENRIDER
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I think the Harley guy has something there. I just finished welding 2 45-pound Olympic weights to each side of the bike. I'll let you know how it goes.
Road-holding Weight
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Just out of curiosity, did you arc, or oxy/acetelene?
I've found that hanging barbell weights on the passenger footpegs works well; you need only make certain that your ty-wrap is rated for the centripetal forces involved. Or yellow, as per OM.
Geezer
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Isn't that why they put steel belts in the tires? Not only weighs them down, but even gets that extra weight as close to the road as possible.
Dudewado
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And barb, if you can't offer some serious advice, I'd ask you to just not contribute.Shouldn't you be ironing or something?
Now THAT was helar..hillar... very funny.
YooperDick
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(he was from Michigan)
That's all I needed to read.
That's all I needed to read.
Slick
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If you are slamming me (the harley guy) I also ride an 04 FJR. I rode the FJR to work today. (how bout you?)
So you can stick your condescending Harley comments up your A$$!
I need an new avatar with the FJR so y'all will get off my A$$.
So you can stick your condescending Harley comments up your A$$!
I need an new avatar with the FJR so y'all will get off my A$$.
wfooshee
O, Woe is me!!
Sprung or un-sprung weight?
Weld 'em right to the swingarm so the shock doesn't have to carry the weight!!!!
Replace your forks and brake calipers with cast iron units!
Steel wheels, lined 360 degrees with balance weights!
exskibum
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Well, thank you, Slick. We all needed a good reason for a Friday forum tradition. :lol:If you are slamming me (the harley guy) I also ride an 04 FJR. I rode the FJR to work today. (how bout you?)So you can stick your condescending Harley comments up your A$$!
I need an new avatar with the FJR so y'all will get off my A$$.
You must have awfully thin skin to think anyone was slamming you. Go back and read Old Michael's first post to see that it was some "wisdom" that was imparted to him at a dealership out here in California that everyone was responding to. But now let's introduce you to the [SIZE=14pt]Friday Dogpile[/SIZE]. :evilgrin: :evil: :yahoo:
hehehe
Is it also true (as in your case) that all HD riders rev their unmuffled, underpowered and poor riding phallic symbols BECAUSE the riders are hung like hamsters?
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rushes
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I've noticed Hardley riders do go a little faster when they're loaded...
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bikerskier
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Well, thank you, Slick. We all needed a good reason for a Friday forum tradition. :lol:If you are slamming me (the harley guy) I also ride an 04 FJR. I rode the FJR to work today. (how bout you?)So you can stick your condescending Harley comments up your A$$!
I need an new avatar with the FJR so y'all will get off my A$$.
You must have awfully thin skin to think anyone was slamming you. Go back and read Old Michael's first post to see that it was some "wisdom" that was imparted to him at a dealership out here in California that everyone was responding to. But now let's introduce you to the [SIZE=14pt]Friday Dogpile[/SIZE]. :evilgrin: :evil: :yahoo:
hehehe
Is it also true (as in your case) that all HD riders rev their unmuffled, underpowered and poor riding phallic symbols BECAUSE the riders are hung like hamsters?
I'm real worried about how you know how Harley handlers are hung... and have you been playing with hamsters again?
Bustanut joker
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Well he was from Michigan eh??
Hmm.... Fuker must be Damn awful smart then
Lemme help here.. Ya want something "dense" in the bags????..... Ever think of putting your head in em?
:jester:
Bustanut joker
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Whata dork!!If you are slamming me (the harley guy) I also ride an 04 FJR. I rode the FJR to work today. (how bout you?)
So you can stick your condescending Harley comments up your A$$!
----Whoooo he's on a roll..
I need an new avatar with the FJR so y'all will get off my A$$.
----Complete ******* mode achieved..
Doin yer best to rile psycho ward.... Then wondering how to keep 'em from pissin in yer Cheerios..
Damn I love Fridays
:jester:
GalaxyBlue
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Damn...
Maybe that is why i seem to have an unfair advantage over you skinny bastards! Makes complete sense now! :lol:
Maybe that is why i seem to have an unfair advantage over you skinny bastards! Makes complete sense now! :lol:
I hear 'ya on that road holding thing. Sidewinds can totally knock you off the road with as light as these things are.
I find that carrying a giant fan secured to the pillion area (had to have my subframe reinforced) and having it blow opposite the wind....it sorta evens things out.
And it doesn't add as much as tungsten ballast like them NASCAR boys use.
..but then again....you don't need to carry electric clothing if you have a chunk of it in your pockets!
I find that carrying a giant fan secured to the pillion area (had to have my subframe reinforced) and having it blow opposite the wind....it sorta evens things out.
And it doesn't add as much as tungsten ballast like them NASCAR boys use.
That's good stuff too. The alpha emissions are easily stopped by a Stich, but if you don't keep it in a fresh ziploc it tends to get all over the place. Stuff's really poisonous and nasty on your thyroid if you take a deposition.
..but then again....you don't need to carry electric clothing if you have a chunk of it in your pockets!
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BwanaDik
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98% of all Harleys ever sold are still on the road. The other 2% made it home!Well, thank you, Slick. We all needed a good reason for a Friday forum tradition. :lol:If you are slamming me (the harley guy) I also ride an 04 FJR. I rode the FJR to work today. (how bout you?)So you can stick your condescending Harley comments up your A$$!
I need an new avatar with the FJR so y'all will get off my A$$.
You must have awfully thin skin to think anyone was slamming you. Go back and read Old Michael's first post to see that it was some "wisdom" that was imparted to him at a dealership out here in California that everyone was responding to. But now let's introduce you to the [SIZE=14pt]Friday Dogpile[/SIZE]. :evilgrin: :evil: :yahoo:
hehehe
Is it also true (as in your case) that all HD riders rev their unmuffled, underpowered and poor riding phallic symbols BECAUSE the riders are hung like hamsters?
Harley Davidson
The most efficient way to turn gas into noise
without the harmful side effect of horsepower.
Bustanut joker
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Jeebus Cripes!! At least paint that ugly SOB to match yer scoot ya imbecile :lol:I hear 'ya on that road holding thing. Sidewinds can totally knock you off the road with as light as these things are.
I find that carrying a giant fan secured to the pillion area (had to have my subframe reinforced) and having it blow opposite the wind....it sorta evens things out.
And it doesn't add as much as tungsten ballast like them NASCAR boys use.
:jester:
charismaticmegafauna
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Yep, you're right about that -- low center-of-gravity. C-O-G (whole bike, for that matter...) can't be too low -- the lower the better (everybody knows that).
And..., w/steel belted radials, if they get a puncture -- you can weld 'em up ( I don't know: arc, or oxy/acetelene?).
I thought about powder coating it, but my Kenmore range isn't big enough. :blink:
I FedExe'd to Garauld last week. He's matching it now....and says it will take 2 quarts. Should look sweet by WFO.
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Slick
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Well, thank you, Slick. We all needed a good reason for a Friday forum tradition. :lol:If you are slamming me (the harley guy) I also ride an 04 FJR. I rode the FJR to work today. (how bout you?)So you can stick your condescending Harley comments up your A$$!
I need an new avatar with the FJR so y'all will get off my A$$.
You must have awfully thin skin to think anyone was slamming you. Go back and read Old Michael's first post to see that it was some "wisdom" that was imparted to him at a dealership out here in California that everyone was responding to. But now let's introduce you to the [SIZE=14pt]Friday Dogpile[/SIZE]. :evilgrin: :evil: :yahoo:
hehehe
Is it also true (as in your case) that all HD riders rev their unmuffled, underpowered and poor riding phallic symbols BECAUSE the riders are hung like hamsters?
Someone finally acknowledged my existence.
I read the first post and I get it. I do have thick skin and guess I am hung like a hamster. (how did u know?) (My wife likes it)
This is the most fun I have had on the forum.
I do get some of my best Harley jokes here.
Slick
Silent
Who said FJR's don't do dirt?
I wounder if I can make a set of rims out of Unobtainium to get the weight down low.
