Looks like the 1098 may be unavailable for the Hill Country trip. I need a back up bike just in case. I have decided to make my track bike quasi street legal. It will have a brake light/signal combo from Chromeglow. I am going to glue fake flushmount blinkers to the front. The headlight will be a PIAA fog light mounted somewhere. I am planning on using double stick tape to mount the plate under the tail. I will put a bar end mirror on one side.
The fog light will not be the best for riding at night, so I plan on avoiding that if at all possible. Is there anything that I am missing?
My only other choices are a Triumph Trophy (with 45k miles ) that needs some TLC, or a Harley Shovel Head. Neither seem acceptable. I do not think that I could get the Harley out of the living room if I had to. I think that the fish tank has it blocked.
Here is the brake light/ blinker combo...
(http://www.chromeglow.com/client_images/catalog19650/pages/images/customflex.gif)
And here is the bike...
(http://catie.smugmug.com/photos/322973722_5wgu6-M.jpg)
Sorry about the 1098 man.. that really sucks. I think you covered all of the legal stuff. Not sure the lic. plate is going to stay on with just double sided tape though.
FWIW, we've avoided riding at night on past trips. There's a lot of deer that come out on the roads at night.
Quote from: â• â• dallas2r â•â•£ on October 07, 2008, 04:19:39 PM
FWIW, we've avoided riding at night on past trips. There's a lot of deer that come out on the roads at night.
Boy you got that right!! And you won't have me up front riding point for all the other wild critters out there!! [laugh]
Zach, PM sent.
Quote from: fastwin on October 07, 2008, 04:54:33 PM
Boy you got that right!! And you won't have me up front riding point for all the other wild critters out there!! [laugh]
Zach, PM sent.
Talk to Jim about some deer whistles - fix that problem right up! ;D
Quote from: fastwin on October 07, 2008, 04:54:33 PM
Boy you got that right!! And you won't have me up front riding point for all the other wild critters out there!! [laugh]
Zach, PM sent.
Your animal magnetism is a sight to behold !
Quote from: Kevin848 on October 07, 2008, 04:03:54 PM
Sorry about the 1098 man.. that really sucks. I think you covered all of the legal stuff. Not sure the lic. plate is going to stay on with just double sided tape though.
I have this stoopid strong 3m industrial tape hat is pretty impressive. I have used it for this very purpose before. It survived a year on my GSXR600 for more than a year.
the deer come out during the day also. Scott and I almost merged into "Svoloch L'Smart", and I don't want to think where Ron "I like to settle in 3 inches off your back tire" R would have ended up if his reflexes were not superhuman...
Quote from: The Svoloch on October 07, 2008, 05:44:33 PM
the deer come out during the day also. Scott and I almost merged into "Svoloch L'Smart", and I don't want to think where Ron "I like to settle in 3 inches off your back tire" R would have ended up if his reflexes were not superhuman...
Oops, sorry... I'll try to double that this trip [thumbsup]
Quote from: Ronr on October 07, 2008, 08:54:40 PM
Oops, sorry... I'll try to double that this trip [thumbsup]
double the gap, or double the proximity? [laugh]
Quote from: Ronr on October 07, 2008, 08:54:40 PM
Oops, sorry... I'll try to double that this trip [thumbsup]
If it were anyone else it would freak me out. With you, I don't even look. It's just one of the many things that went through my mind as I almost drove through Scott on our little deer stop...
"hmm, I wonder if Ron is still there? you know what? it's fine. it's Ron. Still... he was like 3 inches off my back tire pretty much all day... weeellllll... it's Ron. He really could be riding circles around you through this corner while I am pushing it slightly over 98%... you notice that you don't even look any more? I think if it were anyone else, I would be freaked... oops, lean over a bit to avoid driving up scott's a$$, there you go... anyway, it's Ron... it's fine.... wonder if there will be vegan food when we stop for lunch? man, Lane's shirt is really funny.... wonder how much of the porter is left?... this was a little close, let's go ahead and flood the body with adrenaline and pee a little..."
oops.. got a little off topic. So, Slag, you need one more thing for the track bike to make it street legal:
http://store.proitalia.com/4400166.html (http://store.proitalia.com/4400166.html)
Cheers,
-Svoloch
If I put on these stickers, can I be a part of the group photo? ;D
Yes. Even more so if you put it on your bike.
Headlights are installed. The left one looks brighter in he pic, but it is an illusion. The best part about this set up is that I can remove them in 2 minutes.
(http://catie.smugmug.com/photos/390296886_iUE8X-M.jpg)
(http://catie.smugmug.com/photos/390296934_QobE6-L.jpg)
Quote from: Slag on October 09, 2008, 12:29:54 PM
Headlights are installed. The left one looks brighter in he pic, but it is an illusion. The best part about this set up is that I can remove them in 2 minutes.
Cool man [thumbsup] Try them at night yet?
Quote from: Slag on October 09, 2008, 12:29:54 PM
Headlights are installed. The left one looks brighter in he pic, but it is an illusion. The best part about this set up is that I can remove them in 2 minutes.
(http://catie.smugmug.com/photos/390296886_iUE8X-M.jpg)
(http://catie.smugmug.com/photos/390296934_QobE6-L.jpg)
Are those Ohlins on front?
Quote from: Kevin848 on October 09, 2008, 12:32:46 PM
Cool man [thumbsup] Try them at night yet?
Nope, and do not plan on it ;D Just got them on, actually.
Quote from: REDULATOR on October 09, 2008, 12:33:26 PM
Are those Ohlins on front?
I wish! ;D Showa, revalved by Jim Cambora.
Quote from: Slag on October 09, 2008, 12:35:26 PM
I wish! ;D Showa, revalved by Jim Cambora.
All newer R6's came with gold forks right?
I believe so
Quote from: pipeliner1978 on October 09, 2008, 12:58:47 PM
All newer R6's came with gold forks right?
Funny you say, I just talked with a guy in my building that just bought a new z1 and his are golden too cuz I akssed him the same question.