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I am really curious about why you see a plastic trumpet and immediately think, "I bet I could insert that into my colon." On second thought, I. Would rather not know. Fred

Some of us are from Austin. Keep us posted about your plans.

That may have been a subtle hint that she wanted to see other people. Fred

That's Leslie, Austin's very own mascot. Leslie Cochran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The owner of this bike is named Charlie. http://s260.photobucket.com/albums/ii19/pmarcell64/ROT%202010/?action=view&current=ROT2010044.jpg He's paralyzed from the waist down. He can roll his...

Pete (Hellgate) took that job about 5 minutes after he saw the garage. I can't make top clamps yet because the machine doesn't have enough travel to make large parts. But I have upgrades planned that will remedy this.

Other people have welded their frames and been fine. You'll probably have to strip down the bike to get it done, so that's a pretty major job. If it was mine, I'd weld it.

By the way, the damage to your engine case is a common thing that happens when a chain breaks. Dirtbikes have chain guards for that purpose, like this. The idea behind it is that when the chain breaks, it cannot wad itself up around the front sprocket. Instead it will stay on the sprocket...

You mentioned that you have a new shock. If the rear wheel was removed to install that shock, then it's possible that when it was put back on, the chain tension was set too tight. Then every time you hit a bump and compressed the suspension, the chain was pulled even tighter and it eventually...

Here's my garage. The pictures are from last year after a major cleaning. It's messier now and is due for another cleanout. The last picture is newer, and shows the left hand workbench that is now the enclosure for my CNC milling machine.

Good idea. Start the thread, and then ask an admin to make it a sticky. I can post pictures of what a bone stock FZ6 looks like. Some of you may have forgotten with all the modifying that you're doing. Fred

The gauge is pretty accurate, but when I'm trying to get the most from a tank, the odometer gives me a better estimate of my remaining range. The fuel gauge has 6 bars, so measures in 6ths of a tank. The odometer reads in tenths of a mile, and I get 200 miles to a tank, so it reads in...

I would skip stainless. It's very heavy and is a total pain in the butt to weld. It warps a lot when welded, so unless you have a really rigid jig and a very good welder, you're going to have some problems with it. If I was doing a frame, my first choice would be Titanium. But that's...

For the panniers, go with the Givi V35 side cases. They are very large and fit the bike well. They almost look stock. Don't get the Givi racks, though. Get the SW-Motech racks instead. The GIVI racks are permanently on the bike. The Motech racks come off in less than a minute using only...

A couple of years since he rode, and that was a 600. Now he's out of practice and on a liter bike. Heck, even the CBR900 almost made me wee myself the one time I rode it. I agree with Vegasrider. An out of practice rider on a new to him bike with a ton of power caused this accident. I'm...

I used compressed air to remove grips. Shoot some air between the grip and bar and the grip will inflate slightly and can be slid off. For the throttle side, the grip will come off with the throttle assembly. Fred

Pipe 1 and 3 are the float bowl vents. The other end should be open to the air. So, route the hoses so that they don't get in the way, and that they first rise up a bit, and then aim down and end below the carbs, pointing down. That way they will vent, but not allow water or condensation into...

What a waste of a perfectly good motorcycle.

All Balls sells steering head bearings. The wheel bearings are different. Normal bearings are good to at least 10,000 RPM. For a 17" wheel, that translates to about 624 miles per hour. So I don't think you'll need high speed bearings. Fred

Maks, what happened to your fairing and the death ray headlights? I'd love to buy the headlights from you if you have them for sale. Fred

I agree. Fred