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I am very impressed with my Arai Quantum E. Excellent ventillation ability, never fogs, very light weight, quiet, and the little deflector that pulls down under my chin does a wonderful job of keeping wind and noise out. When I was looking I looked at Arai and Shoei. I bought the Arai because it fit my head shape better. I started looking after one of the guys in my club crashed in a Davida pudding bowl. Scrapped my Davida after seeing his face... Rj

That has " Martha Stewart, the Post Prison Years" written aaaallll over it! Rj

All ya need for a good fire is gasoline and tires... Rj

Wait... doesn't that long left sweeper become a long right sweeper on the way back? Hmmmm are you riding harder on the way home, or on the way to work? Which one are you dilly dawdling to? Or should I just shut up and mind my own buisness... Rj

there's plenty of tire left - 2 seasons at least! Love that profile Rj

Buy Craftsman tools from Sears. Quality is good, prices are good - better when on sale, and best of all if you wreck them, they replace them free. Even that big expensive socket I blew apart with my impact gun trying to turn a 1958 Mercury outboard over.... no questions asked, there just has to be enough left to identify it as Craftsman. happy tooling, Rj

I like that idea. Don't know if it has been done but removing the batt sure is a hassle! I took my batt out for the winter, kept on the trickle charger now and again. When I put it back in, the bike would not start - just made this horrible clanking sound. The dealer looked at it and said that I would need a new battery (>$100) so I was kind of miffed. I had thought it was the starter or something internal binding. The noise was so horrendous that I was sure something had come apart inside. Then the mechanic starts working on something else on the bike, and he laughs. "took the battery out did ya? - you forgot to reconnect the BIG ground wire to the starter!" Properly connected all was well. But what a scary noise! Don't know how that big wire got away on me.... Rj

TX - you're a bastard! I have a habit of clicking on links in people's signatures to get a more "personal" feel. FYI - NEVER do this on anything TX links to! :!: At least i didn't get fired... I now have a more "personal" feel for ya TX! Rj ps

The cans on ebay are item number 7902087332 . Have a couple dings on the bottoms but look pretty good. Don't look too beat up, maybe Mike is looking to scoop them at the wire... If they stay at $99 I'll buy them! cheers, Ryan

There is a set of used titanium pipes/cans on ebay right now. No ecu but if the price was right, just use a PCIII. Started at $99US. Rj

I've been meaning to ask Todd something, but now that I think of it this is a good spot to post it too... I was thinking about using other peoples maps in bikes they were not created for (as this is what I am currently doing) and thought of something. The PCIII runs in line with the ecu. The ECU is programmable. Most people have messed with this or had their shop mess with it to get things running the way they want. Wouldn't the ECU's have to be tuned identically for the map to work properly? eg. Joe has bike running rich, wants more performance, gets PCIII. Shop dynotunes bike, creates map. I like Joe's bike so I buy the same bits he has, get PCIII, get his map, but my bike was last tuned lean for long distance mileage. Will there be a difference? If so, how big is possible, and if not, why? Feel free to tell me that I 'm spending too much time thinking and not enough time spent Rj

I was looking at them the other day and thought the same thing... but who has ones that will protect? I have seen a few aftermarket ones but it is hard to tell from the picture what will work. Rj

If you have compressed air available, a great trick is to stick the tip of the blower nozzle under the grip. A quick shot of air and a push in the right direction and off they pop. Slides them on too but a little trickier. No fuss, no mess, reuse if not happy. cheers, Rj

I don't know what sizes off hand - sorry... But I hadn't read this thread before and I have the answer to the "what are the brown grips?" question. I am restoring a 74 Ducati and the grips you are talking about were used on these bikes and made by Tommaselli. They have been out of production for a while now but there is a gent who sometimes stocks them. www.ducatimeccanica.com (Canada) or www.bevelheaven.com (USA) Just don't tell them it's for a Guzzi, they get a bit touchy over there... Rj

Hi Mark, I hope you have pulled the warm relay out at least! If not, go do that now.... Rj

Thanks Docc! Much better now. I had a couple people email and ask how close the heels are to the exhaust. The boots in the pics are just sitting on the pegs for spacial relation. They do not have feet in them and are not in the riding position. When riding the toes point down more and there is quite a lot of clearance from the exhaust. cheers, Rj

All I know is my Assometer (calibrated regularly and not temperature dependant) and my shagged rear tire tell me my bike with the mods definitely has a substantial increase in power. The surprise wheelies pulling out of parking spots also lead me to believe this is true! Rj

So.... on all adjusters front and rear, sachs rear, marzocchi front - clockwise = more dampening, anticlockwise=less? Is this correct? I've never had a bike with adjustable suspension and no real idea what I am doing when I adjust stuff. cheers, Ryan

oh yeah... attach photo before hittin "add reply"...

you can see the shifter is a bit longer reach than the brake. I find I have to reach a bit to shift. Thinking of making a shortr throw shifter but will probably just get used to this before I do...

with boots... size 11 US.

holy crap! these pics are big!!! sorry haven't used this camera before...

pics as promised... sorry I don't have a rubber chicken shop hand...

Sorry for not getting a pic up this weekend... no digital camera. Yes the right peg is now 1/2 inch farther out. I don't notice at all except that I have to move my foot in a bit more to brake. I like it, keeps my toes away from the lever when I'm moving around on the bike. I see the new placement of the controls as being like having a new bike, once your feet know where to go it all becomes natural again. Tough getting the bolts at the hardware shop unless they carry metric flathead stainless. Also tough making/finding the spacer/bush that your brake lever will now pivot on. Still working on pic... should have more luck on a week night. cheers, Ryan