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  1. krotchrocketgrampa

    A little frustration with some info on the dashboard outlet

    I put a battery tender on mine,and bought the new slime compressor,and low and behold it has one of the same connectors as the tender,just plug it in and it works like a charm :yahoo:
  2. krotchrocketgrampa

    spare tire mount for FJR

    I see all this stuff about extra gas tanks, I guess so that the iron butt guys can go the thousands of miles they go, with less fuel stops . so what do they do about tires ?, if I was ever brave enough to attempt one of those trips,I would need three sets of tires to go 10 K,as my bike only has...
  3. krotchrocketgrampa

    Engine sliders save the day

    you lucked out, some days you eat the bear,some days the bear its you,glad both you and you baby are okay
  4. krotchrocketgrampa

    Y.E.S., 20W40, and Legal Issues

    I have an 09,and on page1-16 it clearly shows an oil symbal that says 10w40 oil,but when you look in service pages it says 20w-40,the service dept said ,its okay to use 10w-40 in the winter months,but switch to 20w-40 in warmer months,I think a lawyer would love to use this in court
  5. krotchrocketgrampa

    Highway Pegs

    so no problems with added strain on the side case covers,like oil leaks or what ever ?????????
  6. krotchrocketgrampa

    road to detroit lake open again

    as of today,4-25-10 the road to detroit from estacada is snow free again :yahoo:
  7. krotchrocketgrampa

    two bros exhaust

    dose anyone have any info on the difference between the m-5, and m-2, other than size,am assuming the smaller m-2 will be louder than the larger m-5 have a set of muzzy aluminun ovals that are way too loud for me,had some m-5's on an st honda that sounded good,not too loud,any info will be...
  8. krotchrocketgrampa

    Custom seat by Mr Eds Moto?

    I have talked to him on the phone,sounds like a very knowlegable guy, you have to have an appointment and spend the day there and he will make you a custom seat and will send you out on a test ride and will make any adjustments tou want,cost $350,but appointments are hard to come by, the only...
  9. krotchrocketgrampa

    Muzzy Carbon fiber slip ons

    thanks for the great info,was very helpful,now I want a quiet core.
  10. krotchrocketgrampa

    04' with 44K quieter than 08' with less than 3K??

    do the first gen's eat up front tires,or is that a gen 2 issue ?.interesting post,keep us informed as to results
  11. krotchrocketgrampa

    Muzzy Carbon fiber slip ons

    I got muzzy aluminun slipons on my 09, with almost 10k on it, they are way louder than stock,sounds like a sportbike with slipons,I think I might repack them soon,I had two brothers on my other bike and they werent as loud and sounded better,but I like to hear the exhaust and these are not...
  12. krotchrocketgrampa

    Pirelli Angel evaluation

    very interresting. I just got back from a 164 mile ride on blacktop with some water,snow,sand dry mud ,little gravel on corners. found nothing wrong with tire under hard acceleration up to 8 and 9 k thru the gears.up above 120 mph. turning, stopping,this is the third ride on these tires and I...
  13. krotchrocketgrampa

    Pirelli Angel evaluation

    got about 500 miles on my new set of angels,on my third set of tires in 9k so far am really impressed with the angels, front tire seems to be bigger and has a different profile if you were to look at it from the front of the bike,more rouned, tried running 39 f /42 rear and seems okay today I...
  14. krotchrocketgrampa

    Fully Synthetic Oil Filter...

    thanks for the pics,nice to see whats really in the filter :clapping:
  15. krotchrocketgrampa

    one hell of a deal on tires

    read the the reply,it dosent say I paid $291 for tires in 1960,it says I've been riding since 1960,and yes $291.00 mounted and balanced on the bike is one fucking good price anywhere in the metro area
  16. krotchrocketgrampa

    one hell of a deal on tires

    no I havent been buying tires for very long,JUST SINCE 1960 some bikes I have owned 1955 hd 175 2 stroke 1959 bsa 350 gold star 1969 honda cb350 1972 honda sl 100 1972 yamaha 175 mx 1972 rickman?montessa 250 mx 1975 elsinore 1977 rm250 1978 ossa 250 mx 1980 honda xr650 1997 ninja 500...
  17. krotchrocketgrampa

    one hell of a deal on tires

    have had two sets mounted and balanced on bike, in last 9k,no problems,one set last august and one set last saturday
  18. krotchrocketgrampa

    great price on tires

    just bought a set of pirelli angel st tires @procaliber motorsports, vancouver ,washington. $291.00 mounted on bike,corse no tax on tires to us orygun peeps. will keep every body up to date on how they wear,as the last tires, roadsmarts only went 4,992 miles :yahoo: :yahoo:
  19. krotchrocketgrampa

    one hell of a deal on tires

    just bought a pair of the new pirelli angel st, mounted on the bike out the door, $291.00 @procliber motorsports vancouver washington,lowest price on mounted tires I've ever seen :yahoo:
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