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@Boog Nice write up. I got to demo the scout (the one that has 100hp, don't remember the model name). It was fun to zip around town on. It would get up to 70mph in second pretty quick(if the speedo was accurate...). I didn't get to put one through its paces like you did. I haven't tried the...
Yeah I guess I was misinformed by a guy that said they were Chinese. But I have known some bad compounds in cheap Chinese car tires so that's probably what sketched me out when I was told they were from there. Like I said my shinko worked fine but my k70 has been great for what I ride now.
I started running an LED tail light cause I got tired of the incandescent getting rattled and burning out. And it was brighter, at least from what I had originally to what I switched to.
I'm looking into making a light with these luxeon LEDs...
Nice pics. How much of the route is off the pavement and in the dirt? Are there any gas stops inside Death Valley? I'll have to get some friends together for this next year, looks like a good time.
I like my Dunlop K70s they are good on pavement and the venture into the gravel roads.
I ran a modern tread shinko front for a while and it did fine, but I heard of a couple guys that had the tread fly off... Chinese tires... so I opted to spend a little more on the Dunlop.
Didn't see it for...
Not my first rewire, but I messed up on where I wired in the regulator and it tripped me out lol.
I parked the bike and hit the switch to kill power...
Still running.
Unplugged the positive lead...
Still running
Took out the battery...
Still running :wtf:
Had to pull the main fuse to kill...
I have some XS project stuff I am getting rid of as well as some XS400 stuff. I'm gonna be kinda busy the next couple of weeks so I might not be able to get back to you real quick. If you are interested in something send me your zip so I can let you know shipping cost. I go up and down CA...