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Assembly Line Custom
- From: CromagnaMan
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This is a very sweet custom motorcycle, yes? Actually, no. Some young ... scarred knuckled ... greasy fingered ... bike loving gentleman never worked on this bike ... or sweated out getting the exhausts tuned or getting the handle bars at "just the right angle" or anything. It came off an assembly line. Granted, it came off a high priced assembly line, but no true lover of cycles ever sweated blood and tears over this machine. A well to do man put in an order for it ... told the company what kind of motor he wanted, what kind of tires he wanted, what kind of wheels he wanted, what he wanted as far as a color scheme for a paint job and the whole ball of wax. Once the order was all written up, this sweet machine came off on an assembly line. "Custom made" without the "Custom".
Somehow, this all seems like cheating to me. Because some yo-yo has the big bucks, he can put in an order, ("do you want pies and fries with that sir?"), and "WHAM! BAM! PRESTO!" ... he's made into an instant "biker". He hauls this beautiful machine to the rally, (Panama City's "Thunder Beach" in this case), unloads it, and rides it "triumphantly into town" from his five star hotel room. After a weekend of bedding beautiful women and getting drunk at high priced bars, he rides it triumphantly back to the trailer, hauls it back home, and there it will sit in an air conditioned garage for the next bike rally six or seven month from now. The motor will never be fired up. It will never be loved. It's just a prized possession.
How do I know all this? Because I asked the owner when I stopped at a gas station to fill my tank and quench my parched throat from the long ride over.
Pathetic!
Give me my muchly used and lovingly customized Magna with 24,163.0 miles on it ANYDAY compared to this shining sparkling bike with barely 500 miles on it. I did ALL the work on my Magna and my Intruder myself ... every barfed knuckle, every scraped and cut finger, every tear of frustration on every rusted bolt was earned and appreciated. My bikes may not look as nice as this one ... but they are certainly loved more!
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A Future Trike
- From: CromagnaMan
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This pathetic looking thing is some cager's idea of a "perfect trike" for a biker. It's powered by a 2.3 Litre Ford motor plant with a 155 HP motor, comes equipped with a five speed automatic, 9.5 Gallon Fuel Tank, gets 40 MPG, has a heater and an AC, AM/FM Stereo system and even has CUP HOLDERS! WOW! Don't you want to spend your hard earned bucks on this "cool" looking trike? I've seen it not once, but twice at the Panama City's Thunder Beach biker rally. If you are truly interested in riding in something that looks like it could be designed by George Jetson, you can learn more at www.rtrikes.com
- 2 days ago
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Thunder Vally Rally 2009
- From: jamesh
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- 2 weeks ago
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Thunder Vally Rally 2009
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CMHGUY
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Thunder in the Rockies Parking
- From: sailorfoot
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These are of the parking lot at the Thunder in the Rockies Rally
- 4 weeks ago
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Thunder in the Rockies parking
- From: sailorfoot
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These are of the parking lot at the Thunder in the Rockies Rally
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How Sad ...
- From: CromagnaMan
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I love my Magna, ya know? It's the finest motorcycle ever made by Honda or anyone else for that matter in my opinion.
I've been corresponding with a person named Steve that owns a Valkyrie, and I had told him of the surprise that came from understanding a lot of the Magna Owners Of Texas members were selling their Magna's and going to the Valkyrie. He said that he understood why ... but also indicated he has always respected the Magna and thinks it's the finest motorcycle ever made and developed.
Feeling a little low today, (mainly because I'm home sick and its been raining for the last eight days ... and that's so unusual for North Florida weather), and thinking of all the wonderful attributes and qualities of the Magna, I decided to go ahead and join the Magna Riders Association website that I had been putting off from joining for so many months due in part to my health and financial reasons.
When I went to their site and clicked on the link to join the MRA, this is what I found;
"In the 5 years since Honda discontinued the Magna interest in the bike and these pages has been waning steadily. As we are all volunteers, this in turn has led to other things grabbing more of our attention, and our ability to service requests in a timely manner has been greatly diminished. In order to avoid confusion and upset, the join process been suspended. The rest of the website and the forums will continue to function as always for the time being."
How freaking sad.
Despite the passing of time, and despite the manufacture and selling of all the other fine motorcycles out there including the Valkyrie, it in no way diminishes the fact that the Honda Magna is still one of the finest motorcycles on the road today. (That's why one sees so many of them!) In my opinion, no V-Twin can hold a candle to it, and despite the third generations motor being "only" 750cc it's a bullet-proof machine and the strongest motor for its size ever strapped to a motorbike frame with a top end speed of over 145 MPH.
There are still thousands of Magna owners out there that love our machines and would never even consider selling them. Most of us (including me), rather than selling our Magna, will purchase a second, third or even fourth motorcycle, but I understand that some Magna owners can't afford to do what I have done. They cling to their Magna as if it were their own family, and lovingly and as they can afford to, customize it and make it "Their" bike.
I attend as many of the bike rallies and functions as I can and as my health will allow up until this year. I have attended every Panama City "Thunder Beach" (spring & fall), Daytona Beach's "Biketober Fest" in October and "Bike Week" in the spring, and every "Bainbridge Bikefest" festival in Bainbridge Georgia for years and years. I go on every "Poker Run" every "Bike Parade" and "Toys for Tots" event pretty much for the last 30 years ... and since I've owned my Magna, at every one of these events and rallies my bike attracts attention and usually a small crowd asking about it.
When I meet someone at one of these events or rallies that also owns a Magna and are riding it, (at every major rally for the last few years), we notice our respective bikes and enthusiastically look it over and the modifications and customizing that they and I have done. We're a brotherhood ... no matter that we've never met before and most likely will never meet again. We're special. We're set apart. We love our Magna's. When you go to these rallies and see the thousands and thousands of V-Twins ... the Harley riders ... the Shadow riders ... the V-Star riders ... (dare I say it?) the Valkyrie riders ... you never see folks gathering around THEM to admire the bike and talk to the owners. Every Magna I've ever seen in all the time I have been riding ... has at least two or three people standing around and looking at it.
I loved the Magna the first time I ever saw one on the road. That's why I bought mine in the first place.
How sad it is now that the national Magna Riders Association is not even taking new members.
How sad.
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Rain Gear Tip of the Week from
- From: manybikes
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Kyle Bradshaw of Cruiser Customizing here talking about how you can stay dry in the hot summer rain as well as the cold winter rain. In this tip, I will cover rain gear options for the body, the legs, the hands, and the feet. In addition I will talks about my personal evolution with the testing and usage of the different types of rain gear.
I the opening scene, I (Kyle) support Breast Cancer Awareness Month by wearing a PINK Tourmaster Sentinel rain jacket.
In this tip I will talk about some of the different options for both warm weather and cold weather rain protection. We will look at jackets, pants, gloves, and boots.
Most rain gear manufacturers use several key materials for the construction of their rain gear garments. The most common materials are PVC, Gore-Tex type, nylons, and polyesters.
PVC Rain Gear
This is often seen as "emergency" or "throw away" rain gear and can be found just about anywhere! Several of our most popular brands of PVC gear are as follows:
CruiserCustomiizng 2 Piece Rain Suit
The Next level of non-insulated rain protection will jump up significantly in price, but the value is not to be argued with! Some of our most popular brands are as follows:
In hot weather we want to be comfortable yet protected. Many of us wear mesh jackets and pants. Many mesh products do not have waterproof liners, but the following mesh products do come with zip in rain liners:
When the rain is accompanied by rain, we have a need to stay dry and warm. Most winter riding gear has a waterproof outer shell to protect from wind and rain as well as some type of internal insulated liner. The two most common liners are vest and full sleeve liners. FirstGear and Tourmaster are currently our two most popular lines when it comes to cold weather riding gear. Here are the most popular choices:
NEW This Year Firstgear Rainier
If you are looking for a Single Solution, I suggest the Tourmaster Centurion 1-Piece rain suit. Check out the video here: Centurion Video
Warm Weather Gloves
If you are looking for mesh, air flowing gloves for the summer, which will also have waterproof characters, check out these two gloves:
Cold Weather Gloves
When venturing into the winter elements, you will want to choose a glove that will keep you warm and dry. I have used many gloves, and these are my recommendations:
Feet - What to do about the feet?
There are two general options for keeping your feet dry and warm.
2. Rain Booties
Often I get asked by members and staff alike... "Kyle, what do you wear to stay warm and dry in the winter?"
I must say that this evolution has been a WET and sometimes very uncomfortable process. I have tested many options, and the pieces below are the pieces that have kept me the most comfortable.
Kyle's Evolution:
PVC rain suit --> Frogg Toggs --> Tourmaster Pivot & Venture Pants --> Tourmaster Intake Jacket & Venture Air Pants --> FirstGear Katmandu Jacket and Pants --> FisrtGear Rainier Jacket and Escape Pants.
There you have it! Rain gear in a nutshell.
Thank you for watching this Cruiser Customizing Tip of the Week.
Until Next Week, Take Care and Ride Safe!
Kyle Bradshaw aka: Manybikes
- 1 month ago
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