Hey Everyone, I wanted to pass on some great news.
You all know who Mike Rowe from the Discovery Channel “Dirty Jobs” is right?
Voice on Deadlist Catch Show?
Spokes Person for FORD TRUCKS!
Well….
Mike Rowe visited our Dirt Shirt factory in Kauai, Hawaii and it’s supposed to air on his show in the next couple weeks so make sure you don’t miss it!
But that’s not all….
Mike Rowe Works is now selling our Dirt Shirts and hats on his website! http://www.mikeroweworks.com/warehouse/
Or go to our website www.dirtshirt.com and purchase them too.
Sooooo….
Make sure you catch the show… and order yourselves a t-shirt or three… and don’t forget the matching hats cuz you all want to look purty right?
Helps me purchase more motorcylce goodies from CC.
Mike Rowe is also on Facebook – www.facebook.com/DirtyJobs
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I recently bought a brand new 2009 VMAX 1700. The person that ordered it last year didn't collect, however I did and am now the proud owner of the VMAX. I used to hate the old VMAX because it could beat my old bike, the 1985 Honda V65 Magna. These two bikes are very different, however. Honestly, the old Honda ran out of guts down the 1/4 mile. The VMAX does not. The guy I bought it from said it would spin the back tire in 3rd gear. The first three gears take some getting used to though. You don't know whether to go all out or keep the throttle back. What I mean is that I was concerned about spinning the wheel at 60 mph and popping a wheelie. But, looking back, I guess I never got on it enough to raise the front. That is until now. I have had the front end off the ground now. Incidentaly, I have made it past the 1000 mile mark and it is almost ready for a good drag with someone. I still haven't went balls out from a dead stop to the end of a quarter. I have a good place to do the quarter, but we'll see.
I put a small windshield on it, but haven't ridden it since. I will tomorrow. Stay tuned to see if the windshield is sturdy enough to take the wind. I think I'll put a smoke tint on the windshiled once I find out if I like it or not. It will match the black body better. Keeps the heavy rain off and also gives me a break from the wind on my 40 mile commute to work. I can take it off really easy if I want to. The only drawback after the initial setup on the windshield is that I had to rotate the clutch lever and reservoir downward. That means to pull the clutch I have to chase it over the top, rather than reaching up for it. It shouldn't be a problem when I'm riding upright, but when I'm trying to lean forward and keep the front end down in the quarter it will be a chore to reach the clutch without having carpal tunnel syndrome set in by the end of the day.
I hope to someday get a video of the bike going down the road in all 5 gears. But, nothing can demonstrate the amount of torque and power this thing has. You just have to be on it. It just keeps pulliing. The pro rider that works for Yamaha said it best, "any more power and this thing would not be street legal".
I find myself looking in my rearview alot. What I mean is I think it's fun to get out on the interestate and get in front of a car and the car thinks he's going to go right up my tail end. Of course, I don't let that happen. A quick flick of the wrist and a gear change and I've left the scene. Or, as I'm getting on the onramp I let the vehicle pass me doing 70. I'm barely going 20 getting ready to get onto the interstate. By the time we hit the end of the onramp I'm already ahead of him. I know they must think I'm crazy, thinking "what some of these bikers do nowadays. It's really dangerous", but in reality they don't know how much power the bike has and therefore think I'm riding crazy. I'm actually just using acceleration just like they do when they jump on the interstate. It's just that they've never seen something move so fast. Anyway, it's entertaining for me and that's what counts.
Got to go. More from "V-Sting" later.
The other side of the road at Independence Pass
Independence Pass area.
Return trip from Vegas. Amost home
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Couldn't pass this up at the local dealer...put it on the floor the day I was in to get plugs for my Sporty and I had to ask how much. The bike has $25,000 in it, and the dealer said $9500. 3400 miles. Sat in some dude's garage for years. Couldn't pass this up. Now working nights and weekends bagging groceries and flipping burgers, but the ride to work is WAY COOL!
Couldn't pass this up at the local dealer...put it on the floor the day I was in to get plugs for my Sporty and I had to ask how much. The bike has $25,000 in it, and the dealer said $9500. 3400 miles. Sat in some dude's garage for years. Couldn't pass this up. Now working nights and weekends bagging groceries and flipping burgers, but the ride to work is WAY COOL!
Just 4 days... Ahhhhh... Kyle takes Karmahappens for a lunch time ride through the wind fields and over some sweet roads! Cruiser Customizing over Patterson Pass Road to Hwy 5 to Corral Hollow Road past Carnige to Tesla Road and back to the shop in Livermore! What a ride!
It can only get better RIGHT? Woke up to our last at home kid having a 2 hr. delay for school (fog). didnt look that bad, just got out of town Pretty dark at 6am. Well I passed a semi as the fog was getting ever thicker. I'm tooling along behind an SUV. then comes Bambi and Moma. The little deer spun around just as the suv was braking and turning left to avoid. The SUV JUST MISSED its head, then Moma deer thought she could run behind SUV. Problem was I was there. I got it slowed up and could have actually pet her. DID NOT HAVE TIME. That semi was bearing down on me. Tires chirping, I'm trying all I can to get out of the way ( I WAS IN 5TH GEAR) trying for all she's worth I keep dropping gears looking for one that will get me moving. Finally like a rocket I am gone. Fog was so thick he could not have seen me till he was on me. Thank god I was still on the brake when he came up on me.
So then I want to be in front of everyone. I pass the SUV. I keep seeing something in front of me. I cant make it out till I get right up on it. A pick -up with NO tail lights, Fog so thick, I could not see a glow of its head lights in front of it till I was on it. I PASS, then I keep thinking of this poor semi and suv coming up on this truck. I decided at the four way stop I would let them know. TOTAL DARK AND FOG SO THICK I COULD HARDLY MAKE OUT THE GAS STATION ON OTHER CORNER. I hurry and pop it in neutral, throw down the kick stand and hurry back to the truck that just pulled up behind me...... THIS got me to thinking, I'm not a small guy, I'm approaching a truck in the dark in the fog. I'm gonna get shot
I walk up to the truck small blonde female, Sh*t, I asked her to roll down her window, In a VERY scared mousey voice she says, yesssss, I told her that she has NO running lights at all in back, turn signals and brake are working (I could see them while talking to her) Told her she needs SOMEONE to fix it before she gets plowed into, She then sounds better when she thanked me. This is Indiana, more have conceal carry permits than not. All I could think about was this poor scared lady, probably with the barrel of a .357 pointed at the door while I'm talking to her. Thankfully if she was packing I made it to work safely and am now borring everyone else with my morning. Kept me awake on the way in(sometimes that is an issue)
RECENTLY STOLEN FROM ME WAS MY PRIDE N JOY TOOK OVER A YEAR TO BUILD , OVER 21000 HARD ERNED CASH INVESTED NO INSURANCE CAUSE I WAS OVERSEAS CAME HOME ON FRIDAY WAS GOING TO INSURE ON MONDAY BUT WAS TAKEN FROM ME BY SOME ASSHOLES SUNDAY NIGHT ! HAD LESS THEN 1500 MILES ON HER N WAHT A POWERFUL N GREAT RIDE ALL ULTIMA DROPSEAT FRAME 115HP EL BRUTO MOTOR ULTIMA 6 SPEED 280 REAR TIRE THE WORKS N LET ME TELL YA WHEN YOU NEEDED TO PASS SOMEONE NO FREEKN SWEAT BABY IT WAS DONE DEAL........
MISS THAT SCOOTER BUT SOMEDAY WILL START NEWBUILD............. WATCH OUT N LOCKM DOWN FOLKS CAUSE SOME LOWLIFE WILL TAKE N BREAK YOUR HEART.....................
OH YEAH SO MUCH POWER SNAPPED THE NEW BELT SO HAD TO UPGRADE THAT MISTAKE !ADIOS................
Daycaremama got this sent to her today, I wanted to pass it along, to funny not to.