Recent content by cool1442

Mine sounds silly against Black Shadows and such, but it was affordable enough to get one and came at a time in my life where getting stuff simpler was mandatory. It was a 1978 Yamaha SR500 single road bike. Rebuilt it from end to end, even tho most of it was just fine. It shook a bit but had...

Birch, yeah Im really a teacher, and we all have to follow some state standards of some kind, in every state as far as I know. But I tell about rapes, chopped off arms, great poetry, what it might be like to be on a long sailing voyage and run out of water. I show them pics of castles and ask...

Howdy, Im a world History teacher, and not saying I kwow every damned detail, but Im happy to share the stuff I do know. Sadly schools are starting to dump world histroy to make room for more scinece and math classes. I was stunned at that. Not that I think my stuff is anymore important than...

I'm a school teacher, but I was a journeyman electrician for 15 years. Pains me to say it, but so many kids have NO rudder at all.. the futrue is next weekend. They are totally crippled without their damned cell phones and Ipods. Those two inventions are the worst things to ever happen to...

Well I have always thought stock bars were too narrow, both the way they feel and how they look. I sold Yamahas for 7 years and that was one of my very first impressione on the first ones I put together... "who in hell put these little narrow bars on this bitchin' motorcycles?!" Plus Im a big...

Im sure this is an old question, but I'd appreciate some help please. Does anyone here know of a handlebar that is about the same bend as the stock Vmax bar but maybe a couple inches wider and maybe an inch higher? Of course I don't want to change cables and hoses, but just a little bit more...

I thought the following: What a heavy bastard, why are the bars so narrow, I hate white faced speedos, only 4 gallons, why are the pegs so far back, who in hell designed this seat, wonder how much rear tires cost, what a stupid assed place to put the gas cap, why is the battery so small and...

So am I to gather that Sea Foam is totally safe for the diaphrams in the fuel pump.an d all rubber stuff in the fuel system? no dissloving rubber stuff?

You are so right about big dual purpose bikes,,, really craving one here,,, have had several..NOTHING rides as good on the street as a dirt bike! If that DRZ had bigger wheels so it would be a bit more trail worthy,,that would be the one..hard to find big 17 inch knobbies!

I hate to be a wet blanket.. no doubt the kid is pretty good indeed,, but look at the track surface when he passes riders in the turns, even tho they are leaned over, it looks like they are going slow..maybe on purpose? You can be going 40mph and still lean way over if you want and look fast...

Times change for sure. But I will say this... when a cop is following me, I NEVER feel " oh boy, I feel safer, that cop is here to protect and serve me". Instead, I know budget cuts and hi fuel prices gets to police departments as wel, but now adays I truly feel that any cop that follows me...

Today I rode to a multibrand dealer with a buddy to get a Suzuki part. As usually after an hour ride my knees were all stiff from begin wadded up on my Max.. I sat on a DL1000. felt pretty good, long story short,,, sales guy had one to ride so I took it out for a while. Id have to get used to...

I asked the forum about a modulator a few weeks ago, lots of different answers and advice, but a few were worried about if its legal in whatever state you live in.. tis ok in Idaho

Up to you, but have you considered getting maybe a used 125-175-200-250 4 stroke street legal enduro type? I found a pretty good shape XT250 Yamaha, 1984, 4500 miles, looked like it never hit a trail. I put on a new rear tire, the tallest I could find, geared it up a few teeth.. got over 50...

I worked at a pretty good Yamaha store in the late 70s and early 80s , when the staff gave a shit about customers.. It was great the mechanics knew stuff! I was the manager and we actually kept stuff in stock, wasnt the crappy "special order only" deal they all use now. I bought all the tires...