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  1. FightinTxAg

    Shoes

    I've got a Tourmaster Flex Jacket, and I love it. I've been comfortable from the 30s into the 90s. The day I got my bike, I rode it 250 miles from Texarkana in 36° driving rain. I was miserable, but mostly because my hands and feet were soaked and unbearably cold. The jacket did pretty well.
  2. FightinTxAg

    600 Mile Maintenance - Found some scars

    Yeah, I was considering a used stock header off ebay or something. It sure looks and sounds like a ton of labor to replace the exhaust though. Gotta take off all the plastic and then the radiator? I'm leaning toward just riding it and trying to put it out of mind. Sucks that it happened so...
  3. FightinTxAg

    600 Mile Maintenance - Found some scars

    Thanks for the help so far. The white appearing stuff is road sand/salt. We had about 2 days of ice here in January before I got my bike. They go a little crazy with the stuff IMO anytime that happens around here. There's still a ton of it on the roads. I think the camera flash made it look...
  4. FightinTxAg

    600 Mile Maintenance - Found some scars

    I've had my bike about 3 weeks. About 1 week into ownership, I'm riding home from work on I35 about 7:30pm (dark this time of year). As I'm merging I hear a loud, high-pitched *PING* and the bike shakes a little. Slowed down some (as much as I dared while riding on a crowded post-rush-hour...
  5. FightinTxAg

    Texarkana, TX, Yamaha Sports Center in

    Howdy, Picked up my '07 A model from Tony's shop in Texarkana about 3 weeks ago. Excellent people there. Picked me up at the Greyhound station, checked the weather for me, offered coffee, and generally made me feel as much at home as you could hope. The ride home in 36degree rain was not so...
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