Still cant ride yet but was able to get the girl out of the garage. Wont be long now....I hope lol

* Last updated by: scottjkyl on 3/5/2010 @ 12:01 PM *

Lookin Good Scott!You can ride can't ya?Just go easy over that stuff right there-and get er out onto the highway Bro!!Had that stuff on all the "small" roads-but just cruised slow and steady-she went right through fine.Bike's awesome man!

thanks Blue yea i salted the shit out of the driveway today now ill get the plow guy here to push all the slush out but still have 100 yrds of dirt road to get to paved that is either ice or mud Which sucks cause its gonna be in the 40's here for the next 7 days.

im counting the days out here in south east michigan. I wish we had a good rain or two to wash that salt off the road.

Milwaukee is fine. Sun's out and warm. The only prob is the 14 has almost all plastic off for annual fine tooth comb polishing. I'd be finnishing that off this weekend but I'm out of town with the kids....in N MI, ironically enough.

Scott where did you get the blacked out turn signals?

stro did them myself with lens tinting paint. jurys still out on them to see how well they hold up on the road but easy to do

* Last updated by: scottjkyl on 3/6/2010 @ 10:17 AM *

They look good to me!!! Do you spray the inside of the lens or the outside?

i sprayed the outside, didnt think about spraying the inside...lol although it might be hard to get a consistent coat on the inside without getting runs in them with the black bike i like the stealth look it gives it and the lights still show up good heres the link where i found it to be the cheapest and really fast shipping just make sure you clean the lens good before painting it kind of neat cause you can give a light tint or darker tint depending on how many coats you give it

http://www.speed-element.com/servlet/the-407/smoke-red-tint-spray/Detail

* Last updated by: scottjkyl on 3/6/2010 @ 12:39 PM *

Thanks Scott.

Hey man where in N. Mich are you I live in East Jordan and it would be cool to get together for a ride. I'm chompin at the bit.
Joe

jarhead i too am in east jordan ive only seen 1 other 14 around town.I talked to him a bit last summer in front of the subway, was that you?

scottjkyl, thanks for the link about the signal lens tint. I'd like to do the same.
Hope I can do it just right. Don't want to lose much visibility. I'm sure it's tempting to go too dark and get rid of the white but even a lighter amount would still be an improvement. Haven't visited the link yet but I assume the tinting is removable if you want to do it over anyway.
Now if I can do something about the dang white California plate. I'm sure there's a thin smoked material out there somewhere that can be used but I haven't found it yet. Can't be much of a tint to it to stay legal but again, anything would be an improvement.

kak alchohol takes it right off if you mess up..dont ask..lol the front signals i did while i had the fairings off. the rear signals and tail lights I did on the bike only cause i didnt want to remove and have to mess with that undertail again so i outlined with the blue painters masking tape then covered whole tail section with newspaper. clean lenses with a little alchohol(I tested does not hurt the lense) spray light coats and allow to dry for a few min between coats(to prevent runs. oh and if you do mess up take it off the whole lens and do it over again dont ask lol. i would let the paint cure up for 24-48 hrs. good luck its really not that bad of a job

* Last updated by: scottjkyl on 3/9/2010 @ 3:21 AM *

kak here you go ...your tinted or colored plate covers...

http://www.usacycleplatecovers.com/buy_covers.htm

First Off let me compliment you on your pipe selection i put my m4's on last week and I love them. I love the grips you added as well it really sets your bike apart from other 14. It is going to be 60 today so I will take my bikes out and clean them and take some photos so I can show the mods. Hope everyone is safe this summer.

big mike thank you for the compliment gonna get her out i think today for the first ride of the yr. the roaring toyz grips do look good but always have to wear my padded gloves while riding not good for comfort lol, i like the m4's but next month ill be puting the brocks ct dual system on her. Did you pull out the db killers on your m4's yet? if not do so it wont make it much louder(imho didnt notice any difference in noise level) but it gets rid of that real low decel sound they have with them in. And might i add that is a fine looking pair of bkes you have there

scott you inspired me to go out and clean the bikes here is a photo with the new exhaust. Through in a picture of the M109 she is my baby.

* Last updated by: BigMike on 3/9/2010 @ 9:01 AM *

that 109 is a sharp lookin machine. new exhaust goes with the color scheme on the 14. nice how they are 2 different makes yet the orange looks the same on the 2 bikes. well its up to 50 degrees here time to take the first ride of the new yr lol have fun and ride safe

jarhead whats up man ive been out riding all week ive cruised thru ej looking for another 14 (hell any bikes at all lol) with no avail send me an email lets get some riding in scottjkyl@hotmail.com

* Last updated by: scottjkyl on 3/19/2010 @ 10:12 AM *