After 33+ years working in a pulp & paper mill, 20 years of it as a power plant operator, I'm retiring from that job March 1st and going to work full time as a technical writer (I've worked part time for this company for a couple of years), writing about power plants of all kinds, starting March...
I had to have a dent repaired in the tank right after I bought it (yeh, my fault). I took the tank to the body shop almost empty, but they had to take the pump out to empty it completely.
I'm currently using the taller Yamaha windshield on my '06' again (I've switched back and forth a few times). I agree that the stock piece looks better, but the taller one works better in my opinion. Less wind noise, less helmet buffeting and way fewer bugs, in other words, a much more pleasent...
I work full time as a boiler operator in a pulp & paper mill and part time as a technical writer for a company that specializes in industrial manuals and training.
I work in the Pulp & Paper industry, very , very slow at the moment. The mill I work for will survive, but we've had massive layoffs, most of them permanent. We were bought out a year and half ago and the new owners gradually reduced the paper machines from 12 to 5 over that time period. I work...
For me, its the upright riding position, I'm 57 and the leaning over tank with most of your weight on your wrists is just not comfortable. As far as modding, it makes it personal (Scorpions, K&N air filter and modded air box, Power Commander, bar risers, taller windshield and headlight mod +...