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Are we counting the bike overall? Or just what we personally (miles) put on it? 40k here, but only 16k of that is from me.

I'm going to wager on the kill switch (if only b/c it happened to me). Pls do report back - these guys (the experts) like to have closure ;)

repeat - it's a slippery slope ;)

Thanks - that is part of what drew me to this. Hope I don't screw it up. New (Brembo) vs old front brake rotors... keeping with the gold theme I guess

Rims (powder-coated) and headers/exhaust (ceramic-coated) are back, look good. Brembo rotors (Ducati) for the front are on the way. Man, the snowball-effect certainly is in play... "well, since we're already in there, might as well replace X and Y as well. And how about Z?". Picking the...

This! I swear this must've come from an episode of 'Speed Racer"...

Have not myself, but keen to hear about yours after you go. My brother and I do yearly trips now... so this could be on a future-list.

As long as my back holds out. Not a forgiving position...

Thanks Scott - absolutely keeping the original color scheme! Love the white/red/gold... The picture isn't too close so you don't see the road rash, and the blue gasket sealant, and so on... the plastics hide some stuff too. But yeah, regardless of all the items that need attention, I think it...

Bought this during the summer. Definitely a fixer-upper, but it ran/was rideable. Due to some unexpected circumstances, I ended up with 3 bikes... my neighbor gave me an '82 XJ750 Maxim project to fix up (non-running). That took awhile, but got it running and addressed some issues, sold via...

Same here, switched in 2016 I think - no issues at all. The _only_ things that were of note: - took awhile to get them adjusted such that oncoming cars didn't flash their high-beams at me... either they were aimed too high, or the dispersal is not as tight - dispersal... not as focused (with...

The answer seems to be two-fold.... 1) my neighbor gave he a bike he had languishing in his garage, a project that never got off the ground... a 1982 Yamaha XJ750 Maxim, and then 2) just found/bought a fixer-upper project, an '87 FZR1000 (she's a bit rough, but the plastics are in pretty good...

Thanks. Not hurt at all. Two dumb mistakes compounded... going around a left-hand corner, avoided a manhole cover so took corner wide, then saw gravel/cinders/salt in my path and shallowed the turn angle, (wrongly) focused eyes on ditch, which meant that is exactly where I went. I'll be in...

Sorry for the late reply. Good question whether w'out heated grips would it be ok.... not sure. Install is nothing, you can put them on/off in 30-45 seconds (some straps/velcro). I _will_ say, you have to be careful, as the right-hand side can run afoul of your kill switch, and move the...

Still have this, or is it gone? Put 'her in the ditch today, so I have cosmetic repairs to do.

"On average, these motorcyclists tended to be about 32 years old, male, riding in a rural area, not wearing a helmet and involved in a head-on frontal collision." I think the prevailing wisdom here is that helmets are highly recommended... not to mention the median age is a bit above 32 years...

Glad to hear the recovery starts, but... geez, 10 weeks? Umm... maybe you need someone to fly down and take yer bike out a few times, just to keep it in shape??

Sir, I want to be you when I grow up...

How embarrassing... didn't even realize that was what the flashing-tach meant. Rode in this a.m in 34-deg F, obsessively watched for the flashing to stop (it did, 3-4 mins)