Author Topic: Question for Jbrough7... If I can get him out of his shell. (Read 4115 times)

PaulVS · « **on:** May 12, 2006, 04:51:33 PM »

Jim -

Since you don't seem real busy lately... do us '2nd gen mirror haters' a favor and tell us how long your stalk is.

(on your mirrors that is)

If they are longer than the 2nd gens... I might just order myself up a pair.

Thnx!

jbrough7 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 12, 2006, 06:11:06 PM »

PaulVS: On first reading your post, I immediately dropped everything - you should have heard that baby cry! Man! Wouldn't shut up for two hours!

Anyway, then I start to ruminate - hmmmm....these fellows have been MEAN to me and now (touch of ironic cymbals here) they NEED something from me......(maniacal laughter here)hahahahahahahahahahahahahahah hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah....but then my wife slapped me and I snapped out of it....then I thought...what if there is a union covering the measuring of said stalk - maybe CUSE; the Canadian Union of Stalkmeasuring Employees....am i infringing on this union's manpower? I am, in fact and unknowingly, becoming a scab?? Is this a setup by my esteemed American Colleagues at Bandit BBS??

But then my wife slapped me again and I went to look for a tape measure...we have four of them and we keep them all in the bedroom but that's another story....

Then I had to find the bike...I have had several glasses of red wine since I got home so this job is actually not as easy as it would appear.

After much searching, (and banging into doorways) I was able to locate said Bandit and then, again after much searching....I was able to locate said stalks and found them to be exactly 6 inches long....I double-checked this measurement against one of my body parts and found it did come to exactly six inches. (ahem)

Not sure if my stalk compares favourably with your G2 stalk. If mine is longer, please don't lie and pretend it's not. If mine is shorter, please DO lie and tell me it's not.

Thank you.

I am, as ever, here at your disposal.

Jim

PaulVS · « **Reply #2 on:** May 12, 2006, 06:45:57 PM »

Thank you Jim.

You're a gentleman and a scholar.

Sven · « **Reply #3 on:** May 12, 2006, 07:18:57 PM »

So are we talking the handlebar mounted or fairing mounted mirrors?

Jim, are you measuring in 'Merkun inches, or those shorter digital inches they use in Canadia?

jbrough7 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 12, 2006, 07:46:55 PM »

Sven: these are fairing mounted. I was used to not seeing anything behind me on my cruiser with six inch stalks but these 'start' from so far out that I can see everything behind me, which is a nice switch...I am big and manly and basically a 'real man' with very wide shoulders so I always have a problem seeing in the mirrors - but not with the Bandit.

One downside is when my bike fell over in the drive and landed on the left side mirror it scratched it a bit but now the mirror image is fuzzy and I can't seem to tighten it!

I measured using the 'Jim tool' which has been authenticated by Revenue Canada (up here we are taxed on the length of our tools!)

Thus, I know for a fact that the stalks are indeed 6 inches in length.

Thanks you for your time and patience.

Jim

PaulVS · « **Reply #5 on:** May 12, 2006, 08:08:59 PM »

Quote from: "jbrough7"

I measured using the 'Jim tool' which has been authenticated by Revenue Canada (up here we are taxed on the length of our tools!)

So you had to measure using the tool twice, then?

Desolation Angel · « **Reply #6 on:** May 12, 2006, 08:36:51 PM »

Jimbo, wine is bad. Stop it!

Sven · « **Reply #7 on:** May 12, 2006, 09:35:22 PM »

Quote from: "jbrough7"

I measured using the 'Jim tool' which has been authenticated by Revenue Canada (up here we are taxed on the length of our tools!)

Ya know, everyone keeps saying "That Jim is such a tool" and I've been standing up for ya, but it looks like you can stand up for yourself.

jbrough7 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 12, 2006, 09:38:43 PM »

You guys, I swear, are wasted on this board! You should be on TV - you're better than Seinfeld (yes - we have tv in canada, just no electricity)...you crack me up!

PS - has anyone ever tried Snap-On Tools? Boy! That would hurt!

jim

Sven · « **Reply #9 on:** May 12, 2006, 09:43:25 PM »

Quote from: "jbrough7"

you're better than Seinfeld (yes - we have tv in canada, just no electricity)

So you have TV, but you get shows that have been off the air for several years....

jbrough7 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 12, 2006, 09:47:02 PM »

I knew that was coming as soon as I wrote it...How about this?

You guys are better than The Jack Benny Show? Is that more up-to-date??

jim

Sven · « **Reply #11 on:** May 12, 2006, 11:54:55 PM »

Quote from: "jbrough7"

You guys are better than The Jack Benny Show? Is that more up-to-date??

You must be receiving signals from, oh...Rochester?

deepink · « **Reply #12 on:** May 13, 2006, 12:20:17 AM »

I'm still trying to figure out how your foot is actually 12 inches (rather ironic), and if you put the stalk of 2 mirrors end to end to verify the total of twelve inches, according to you your feet.

I only wear a 10.5 shoe, so to give me a comparison, what US size do you wear. I'd like to find out if I put 2 of your mirror stalks together, if they would be longer or shorter than my foot.

Then I might be able to brag - or go home crying.

HAHA.

jbrough7 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 13, 2006, 07:35:49 AM »

I did put two of them together to come up with the measurement - you know what they say, 'two heads are better than one'

jim

Sven · « **Reply #14 on:** May 13, 2006, 10:49:00 AM »

Quote from: "jbrough7"

I did put two of them together to come up with the measurement - you know what they say, 'two heads are better than one'jim

Wow, who was the other guy?