Recent content by toddjcruz

Has anyone switched out to the LED? My reason for doing it is for power savings. I run heated grips and a heated vest. No problems. But, I added heated pants just last weekend and after 30-40 mins of riding, I was starting to drain the battery. I'm pulling about 25-30 watts in excess of...

I did 43 in the rear and 17 up front. Main reason for going with 43 in the back was that I can leave that one on, run 17 or swap for 16/15 up front to get tall/short gearing. Very easy to change the front, 15 mins job at most. Rear is a pain, so by going small on the back, I can change the...

I've removed about 20 lbs from mine without even using a screwdriver. Its the remaining 30 lbs that just wont go away!

The nice thing is that the Givi's will go with it, that's the most exspensive part. Madstad will to and so will the heated grips if I get a bike with the same size bars (odd are). 600 is a bit light for me too, the new 800 would be a nice upgrade, but I want full fairings so there is less to...

I love to see a bike out in the sun like that. With all that snow behind it! That's dedication.

Pics: -3 rear sprocket (gold) and +1. Madstad adjustable windscreen with short smoke windscreen (summer) and tall white (winter). Heated grips, gps mount, tankbag (small one, I have a larger one for big trips). Givi hardcases w/backrest. Handguar grips (the black part comes off for...

Did the Madstad windscreen: Tour Setup

+1/-3 on mine. Then switched back to 0/-3 for a little shorter gearing. The +1/-3 is great for long trips. I did -3 because then I can just swap the front back to stock to get better pull without having to do the back! That's a pain.

Wow. A lot going on there. I’d start off by saying staying at home after 18 does take a bit away from a person. Wrap it around anything you want, it boils down to feeling proud of yourself. If you feel like a loser for still being at home, I agree. Loser. Feel that way. Doesn’t mean you...

Why do bike riders do this crap? And why do we defend them by picking on the police? “Look how he isn’t wearing his seat belt”? Sorry, but all I see is another jerk sport bike rider making us look bad and people trying to defend him by making up lame excuses for what the police did wrong...

Take the consistent income and spend your time getting some education that can get you moving in a better direction. As for your girl, I’m on her side. This “all you need is love” is a bunch of crap. We wouldn’t hesitate a moment if you were going off on crack, or became a serious alcoholic...

Never thought about installing it there. This is where I put mine, one on each side. Figured it was easier to put them there and I wanted easy access from the tank bag where the iPod or phone might be. One on each side, so I have the GPS in one, the phone/ipod in the other. Used the USB...

I wrote a post about people giving sportbike riders a bad name. Case in point. Douchebag. There's a reason why the cops are after him, this was just plain stupid. Sure, you wanna do that on a racetrack or on a closed course, knock yourself out. But in public? No question why most...

I think we all need to look at it from both points of view. Let’s look at the truck. Clearly an anger problem. Wonder why he’s angry? This “back country road that all bikers like to ride” clearly is not just in the country. I see a pass through a small town (cars all on the side of the...

Smoke dope? Someone had to be. Don’t mean to be a hard ass, but you know that “funniest home videos” show where the dad is throwing the ball to the kid and you KNOW someone is going to get hit by the bat or the ball? You can just see it coming? Yeah, I’d have to say the moment you started...