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Don't worry about it. Once you've been in the game a few years, you'll realise that it isn't really that special, and that the community is made up of the same people that make up the rest of society. You'll meet the same mix of nice people and asses that make up the general population.

He is absolutely irreplaceable. I've been sad every time that I think about it. A truly decent man. One of the happiest and proudest moments of my life was when he called me and invited me and my band to go and record a session for him at the BBC. It was the start of a whole new life of professional musicianship for me. I remember once calling him while he was on the air, and he put on a long album track so we could catch up on things. This was on national radio. I played live with him a number of time, and if he thought the local support band was good, he'd give them his appearance fee. A true gentleman and a great loss. R.I.P John, you'll be missed more than you know.

I don't care who packs mine as long as I don't have to. It just gets in the way of my jumping. If it doesn't work right, I'll sort it out then.

Cool. Now all we need is a can of gasoline and a match. We'd be doing them a favor. really.

Bingo. Circa mid-late '70's. I'd venture that Motorhead are now better than they ever were in the early days. Their new album is faster and harder than anything they ever did with the older 70's lineup. I saw them supporting Iron Maiden last year, and they just kicked ass. They just get better and better IMHO.

Put simply. Don't touch me or my gear unless I personally request you to do so. I don't need eager hands fumbling around with my equipment. I'll give you a gear check if you ask, but I'm not going to offer.

Motorhead. Everyone else is second or lower.

I'm more into directors than movies, so mine are, 1. David Lynch 2. Stanley Kubrick 3. Ken Russell I'd also like to add that that fucking hack Tim Burton takes last place in any list, as the producer of the most unwatchable shite ever foisted upon the public. Just imagine what Edward Scissorhands would have been like if Lynch had gotten hold of it.

Funny. Last night as I was in the garage trying to bring a 60 year old speedometer drive back from the dead for my Knucklehead, I thought, "One day, I really really want to buy a bike I don't have to wrench on".

You should get more noticeable power, but it will be more of a seat of the pants type of thing. You'll feel the added torque more than anything else, which is actually more useful for the average rider. I build bikes for maximum torque first, then BHP. Now, just to add to the mix, remember the old adage of every engine builder and performance tuner, "there's no replacement for displacement" While your bikes off the road, how about sticking the 95 inch kit on it ? After all it's only money.

A lot of confused people in this thread really. There's three things that matter when putting on new pipes. They are flow, scavenging and reversion. Most people feel that they don't get noticeable gains in power after changing pipes becuase they don't regard the system as a whole. You can't flow out what you don't put in. Therefore, most aftermarket installations don't make extra power, just extra noise. The two most important factors to consider when putting pipes on a Harley are flow and reverison. Because of the uneven loping firing cycle, scavenging is not so critical as it can be on inline fours. That's why you can make really good power with dual pipes on a Harley if they are tuned correctly to prevent reversion. The main problem with HD aftermarket are drag pipes. Everyone wants the loudest scoot on the block, and drag pipes suit that bill. Unfortunately, drag pipes are designed for the name. They only work efficiently at wide open throttle settings. At street speeds, you lose huge amounts of low and midrange power to reversion pulses. In extreme cases of over camming, this can cause carb backfires. If your bike has a nicemild cam, you can get away with them, but you would make more power leaving the stock pipes on. The other main issue is with people failing to upgrade the air intake and jetting, or mapping for fuelie bikes. If you do it all right, you'll notice very significant gains right off the bat. it's the cheapest bang for the buck initially. To get the same 20 odd HP gain that you get with jets and pipes, you're going to spend serious bucks. I got my street fighter sporty up to 94 BHP at the rear wheel and 82 Ft Lbs on the dyno, but it was serious cash by that time and had just about everything you could put into a stock set of cases without blowing them up. As for choices, if you want to run a staggered dual on a big twin, use the Rev Tech pipes. They make excellent power with very little reversion tendencies. If you want a dual, nothing outperforms a Thunderheader, period. They are incredibly piercing and loud though. I hate to ride for any distance behind someone running one. Mind you, I used one on a shovelhead I built as a street racer, and the thing ran like a scalded cat. There's still a nice long black tire mark at Byron I put there two years ago on a throttle only burnout.

Single ticket for speeding $296 Now I just plead not guilty to all of them and just keep asking for continuances. Keeps them off your record until the older ones drop off.

I get three or four a year. I have had the longest spell without one just now. I just went through the one year barrier clean. Amazing what a DMV probabation can do. I am now OK with my points/time equation. Mind you, they have tried to stop me twice in that year. I just didn't bother to stop for them and got away. Pleasures of a motorcycle, and the fact that in the town I live in, the cops are not allowed to engage in a high speed pursuit for more than two blocks.

The Wings is extremely comfortable with or without the padded backpad. Both of mine are non padded and very comfortable. As to your second point, the whole idea of a low base price and lots of options is central to the Wings philosophy. Henri, the designer, believes that gear is too expensive generally and wanted to make the Wings affordable to people with limited budgets. That way, they are not forced to pay for options like stainless steel if they don't want them. The more options there are, the more you can tailor your rig to your personal desires and your means. If you want to load it up with options, go ahead. Remember, all it takes is money !

This does not work with cats. Trust me. The legal bills alone will convince you.

This is who I start my day looking at. When he annoys me, I lock him out of the house. You try that with a kid and see where it gets you.

147 Hours 14 minutes. I use a pen and paper to log. I guess I'm old faishioned that way. Every week, I update the running totals in my Palm Pilot and sync it to my desktop.

Which ex ? C'mon, you've got to narrow it down a bit more than that.

Oh oh oh.....pick me.....can I be your ex? Sorry, I already wrote it to her.....

14 in a day Average 8 to 10 on jumping day. 1000 plus in one year.

Yeah. Why not ? Hell, I've done enough of them in my time to know that they're just like everyone else, just easier to get naked.

Yes. Looking at the size of the check I wrote to make her the ex.

Actually, your gear has both stows installed on it. They have since day one unless someone put a different bag in there. I'll show you next time you're out at the DZ. Also, the new Wings anti-twist bag is much different that the bag that you have. Look at JP's next time you see him. There is a special triangular attachment at the bridle to stop the bag from rocking from side to side.

I drive or ride as fast as possible all the time. It's just sheer habit now. I've been using the cruise control on the car for a while though, until a few points drop off the license. I'm on yet another warning from the DMV.

Nonsense. Just follow me around for a while. We'll get that extra 5% there for you.