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I could use this if you still have it.... 1. Benchmade Griptillian model 550 ... olive green nylon handles with serrated black 154CM sheepsfoot blade $80 Never carried or used. Opened a few times but has been sitting in the safe. I cannot find the damn box https://www.benchmade.com/griptilian-family.html 

I'm gonna go buy stock in UPS.

Good for you Dave.....

I spun the tach needle off an old Katana once but didn't give a shit because I know what an inline 4 sounds like when it is begging for mercy. Go ride.....................

Since I have absolutely nothing constructive to add, I will post anyway. Also, I do not know how to be reasonable.

Beautiful bike. Definitely a nasty temptation. Too bad you're 1900 miles away and I just spent 20,000 on ranch stuff. I am sure someone will be happy with this and I am impressed with how well you take care of your rides.

I have been going thru the same nonsense with my pump. It will not pump just off the battery though, I have hooked it up to a charger, whacked it, and then squirted wd-40 into it in order to get it going again. It will work for a while and then quit again. It has been irritating to say the least. I cannot remember how long I have had it but I am sure it has been less than 2 years, I guess it is time for an e-mail.

Leave Boy George out of this FUCKER. He never hurt ANYONE. Bullshit! Everytime I look at him (by accident) he makes my eyes bleed.

I had to drag mine from one end of the garage to the other once.

Bullshit. You love everyone in the gayest way possible.

Show us your muscles Kenny

Please send me your shipping address. I have some forks in need of repair and would really appreciate having an expert work on them.

Dope?! Did someone say dope? Let me grab my skateboard and I will be right there!

another...... Hooplehead

I think that I have noticed that around here if you want to sell anything, you should just call Josh and get him to send you a check......don't even bother advertising!

I believe there are a couple of threads floating around on this issue, but I have been using 30 wt. motor oil and it works great for me. It took me a while to get the system leaned out to avoid excess fling-off but it was worth the effort.... a nice clean shiny well oiled chain. If you change it from what it was originally set up for, you will be essentially starting over.

I just put some pilot sport hpx front and rear on mine. I am curious how they will wear but really don't give a damn as long as they stick. One thing I will say about chrome rims is that while they are pretty, mine do not seal worth a shit. I had to use silicone to get the beads to seal. There were a couple spots where the chrome had flaked on the inside of the wheel and this kept them from sealing 100%. All fixed now and so far so good. I did notice a somewhat unconventional profile on them also.

And we are to believe this has nothing to do with pharmaceuticals? That is great your kids have an interest. I wish mine would be as interested.

Wheelies in 3rd? Ask super squid Silverbird. I think he was doing some stand up wheelies at about 80 at TeXXt.

Just wanted to say thanks for the stands, Rick. They worked great. I also wanted to let you know that you were missed at TeXXt.... I forget who said it but I am sure it happened. Thanks again, Mark

thanks much,, ill try for it,,, That is my bid on there, but if you need it all that bad, go for it.

I was interested to read your post. I have a 99 and recently purchased a 98 and had a very similar experience. I regularly go up against the rev limiter on my 99 but just for shits and giggles decided to see where it was on the 98. It was a totally different experience. It was in the top of third gear and instead of flattening out it was as if the ignition was turned off. It was so sudden the damn thing actually fishtailed on me before I pulled in the clutch and shifted into fourth. At first I thought that the run/stop switch messed up and actually cut the ignition but the rev limiter acts totally different between the two bikes. Never would have expected it.

Whitebuffaloracing is a good place and I have had good luck with sprocketcenter.com. Be sure and at least replace the front sprocket if not both. Good luck.

It sounds like you have my bike... I have a 99 with a D&D and K&N airfilter also, although I do not see how that airfilter makes any difference. I bought the PCIII awhile back in a group buy and installed it myself. I downloaded a map with a similar setup and have been happy with it. I did look at ALL the differences in the original and replacement map to make sure there did not seem to be anything stupid going on. It would be very easy to screw something up if you are not careful. I did notice that the replacement map was more lean than rich across the range compared to the stock map. Other than installing the downloaded map, I have not made any tweeks but plan in the near future to get this thing to a dyno and see where we are at. The first thing I noticed was better off idle throttle response. The PCIII has a accelerator pump feature that helps the fuel injected bikes in that respect. The overall powerband seemed more linear without that 5000 rpm flatspot. There was definitely a "seat of the pants" improvement. An example would be the rpm that the bike would power wheelie dropped from 7500 or so down to 5500 or 6000 and it comes up much harder. It will come up hard just off idle if you hammer it and will slap the shit out of you if you are not ready. The mileage has never impressed me but I did not seem to notice any difference. I do not have much experience with other Birds but I just picked up a 98 and I can say that my 99 runs way better. You can PM me if that did not address all your concerns. See you at TeXXt!

I put a PC CommanderIII on my 99 and it really woke it up. The only modifications are a pipe and air filter and it made a very noticable difference. I downloaded a posted map with similar changes and lucked out. It is close to the factory map with a few leaner settings. The accelerator pump option made a difference also. I am happy with mine but would like to get it on a dyno someday to get it set up properly.