Author Topic: "NUMBER 99" (Read 21674 times)

ZenMan · « **Reply #30 on:** March 29, 2007, 11:03:02 PM »

Quote from: "BHolland"

Thats as good looking a motorcycle as there is, maybe I need to come up there and ride it while your recouping.

That's quite a compliment coming from someone who owns bikes as good-looking (and good-running!) as yours are, Bob...

I just might be taking a little ride down south this fall, maybe I can swing by your place and you can check 'er out then. Maybe get her on the dyno... you have access to one right?

ZenMan · « **Reply #31 on:** March 29, 2007, 11:14:38 PM »

Quote from: "PitterB4"

Wow Zen... FINALLY! Must feel great. She's a beaut. Best of luck with her!

Muchos Gracias!

I started with a few things today beginning the process of making her mine. Pro-grip tank protector, foam grips, and a throttle-lock cruise control. Installed my tank bag.

I also did a little minor surgery on the rear fender, shortened it and relocated the license plate bracket higher, up under the light. I like to see all of that fat tire from the rear. I'll take some pics tomorrow.

If the weather permits, gonna get the suspension dialed in and put some more break-in miles on her tomorrow too.

speedytriple · « **Reply #32 on:** March 29, 2007, 11:51:14 PM »

sweet looking bike, i still miss my bandit. i might buy one of the 1250 as my next bike. i will wait to see what type of sport touring stuff they come out with for it. and see what type of pipes they have to replace the one that looks like suzuki stole off a yamaha warrior. that is one big muffler! love the lines of the new bike though. throw some hard bags on it with a corbin seat, and i think i found my st bike i been looking for.

ZenMan · « **Reply #33 on:** March 30, 2007, 12:19:00 AM »

Quote from: speedytriple

sweet looking bike, i still miss my bandit. i might buy one of the 1250 as my next bike. i will wait to see what type of sport touring stuff they come out with for it. and see what type of pipes they have to replace the one that looks like suzuki stole off a yamaha warrior. that is one big muffler! love the lines of the new bike though. throw some hard bags on it with a corbin seat, and i think i found my st bike i been looking for.

Speedy, I was thinking along those same lines, except using a set of soft sport saddlebags and tailbag that I already have, and going with a lower fairing and slightly taller windscreen. I want to keep her on the sportier side of sport touring.

My dealer showed me this pic (I've seen the same pic elsewhere) that her Suzuki rep emailed her. Suzuki says that everything on this bike will be available soon as an '07 B1250 option through the dealerships.

I like the lowers, but I'm not a big fan of hard cases, and I definitely will never have one of those big topcases on my bike.

I think it'll look great in black, aye?

Sven · « **Reply #34 on:** March 30, 2007, 10:35:14 AM »

Quote from: "ZenMan"

Sure, Sven, hell you're just an hour or two away, right?

It may be a bit longer than a couple hours, but certainly do-able.

Quote from: "ZenMan"

You like Mexican beer?

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Or more concisely, "you like beer, right?"

Russtang · « **Reply #35 on:** March 30, 2007, 01:33:41 PM »

She's a beauty Zen!

ZenMan · « **Reply #36 on:** March 30, 2007, 05:07:35 PM »

Quote from: "Russtang"

She's a beauty Zen!

Thank you, Russtang!

<EDITED> The rest of this post has been moved to the B1250/650 FAQ's under "Rear Fender Mods".

ZenMan · « **Reply #37 on:** March 30, 2007, 05:22:19 PM »

A few more accesories were added... Parts Unlimited foam grips and a SOR Vista cruise control:

Pro-Grip tank protector:

And Dowco RallyPack tank bag:

The tank bag is part of a matching set that includes soft saddlebags and tailbag. I'll probably work on getting those installed while I'm recuperating.

stormi · « **Reply #38 on:** March 31, 2007, 02:50:28 PM »

Quote from: "ZenMan"

Thanks, Stormi!

Hey, what can I say? We live on a farm.... dirt driveway, and 1/4 mile of gravel to the pavement.

But what pavement! Lots of twisties around here... you'll have to come down and checkit out someday!

Careful what you offer,.. any more of this snow and you might just find me on your doorstep with a server and 3 bikes in tow.

stormi · « **Reply #39 on:** March 31, 2007, 02:54:28 PM »

Quote from: "gyrogearcrunch"

What you see in the pics is prolly ZenMan's driveway, not the highway past his house .

Us older folks tend to have a few acres that we call home, although King George II and his evil henchmen are desperately trying to change that.

We're in the same boat here. When we bought this house, we were looking for acreages,.. but anything in our price range was usually downright scary. (Mold, estabilshed pets,... ) So we settled for neighbors in a medium sized town instead. It's the 5 yr plan though to have an acreage... I'm pushing for "not in a snow bound area" though.

ZenMan · « **Reply #40 on:** March 31, 2007, 02:58:58 PM »

Quote from: "stormi"

Quote from: "ZenMan"

Thanks, Stormi!

Hey, what can I say? We live on a farm.... dirt driveway, and 1/4 mile of gravel to the pavement.

But what pavement! Lots of twisties around here... you'll have to come down and checkit out someday!

Careful what you offer,.. any more of this snow and you might just find me on your doorstep with a server and 3 bikes in tow.

Anytime, Stormi... you'll love our dial-up ISP! It only fails a couple times a day...

Unless you wanna pitch in on a satellite up-link... only goes out during thunderstorms.

But the more bikes the merrier!

Great job keeping the site going... THANK YOU.

stormi · « **Reply #41 on:** March 31, 2007, 03:26:31 PM »

Quote from: "ZenMan"

Anytime, Stormi... you'll love our dial-up ISP! It only fails a couple times a day...

Unless you wanna pitch in on a satellite up-link... only goes out during thunderstorms.

But the more bikes the merrier!

Great job keeping the site going... THANK YOU.

Maybe I could just use the internet connection on my cell phone??

I just figured out why the site is faster for you dial-up types... no banners,.. less to load!

CWO4GUNNER · « **Reply #42 on:** March 31, 2007, 07:18:23 PM »

wizud · « **Reply #43 on:** March 31, 2007, 10:21:04 PM »

Herb you wave that flag anytime you want! We don't mind at all!

Zenman that is a sweet ride, they haven't arrived here yet so can't wait to test ride one. Had my shoulder rebuilt 2 1/2 years ago so I understand where you're at. Coincidentally that was a month after I got my Bandit. If I can offer some advice don't rush thing's on the way back,you gotta think of the riding fun long term.

ZenMan · « **Reply #44 on:** March 31, 2007, 10:34:29 PM »

Thanks, Wizud! I feel for ya, I had to wait 3 months for this bike, I hope you'll get a test ride sooner.

This is my second shoulder rebuild in 5 months time, the right one still isn't 100% yet. I'll definitely take your advice and not push it.

I originaly posted some stuff about tuning the suspension here, but I'm gonna move that over to the "Suspension" forum, anyone that's interested can read it there and see the pics.

Here's what's under the seat:

And the tool kit (notice the shock adjuster lower right):