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Agreed, but I literally just forgot. So another change with this diet is the concept of "remembering to eat" not just eating when hungry. Which really is better, I know, as eating throughout the day is better than big meals. That's something that eating like this has helped also. Oh, so THAT'S what happened to me this weekend! Since I was at the annual busa party (showing them how to ride, see other post), I said screw the diet. I had sandwiches and 9 beers on Friday. That's not normally much for me, and I was not trashed. Next day, all day, I was SO hung over. I mean, just fucked up, want to lay in bed hung over. Could hardly bring myself to ride over 100 up some great twisty roads. I never considered it could be the sugar rather than the alcohol. Fuck no. That sucked. I felt like ass. Even today I'm still feeling tired, and I'm totally off ketosis. Won't do that again. All of those were exactly right this weekend. I was SO exhausted. Just unable to function type of exhausted after that party. And there was no reason for me to be. Well, normally there would be no reason. It wasn't even midnight and I normally stay up until 2-3 am. Never considered this effect, which should have been obvious after the cheesecake incident.

It will go around 9k miles on average it seems. However, if I bought a new XX today, I'd remove the 205 the second I got it. They are such crap. And after 5k was when I noticed they were cupped and even worse-handling.

Thanks! But yeah I have one in there. That was the primary reason for the alarm. I also have one under the seat on the XX.

I'm dying for something like this. My spring is definitely too soft for any hard riding. Bottomed it out several times this weekend just throwing the bike hard from one side to the other on tight corners.

Not everything will be equal. You'd have to ride it around and see what you want to do. I found that just raising the fork tubes a little bit gave me the turn-in and feel that I wanted. For whatever reason, improving the suspension gave the illusion of better turn-in, whether it is real or not. Plus of course as soon as the bike heels over just a bit the handling, feel, and confidence are so much better. Well, that's with both springs and valves.

Quite the opposite. In general it will burn cooler. Go look it up. But either way the difference is academic and irrelevant. It will probably also burn dirtier since it will not burn completely. Some HC's will be floating around and attach themselves to the internals, where they become carbon and soot. Higher octane means slower burning. That's all. Not cleaner, not more power, just slower. Since the motor is calculated to burn the fuel completely at 86 octane, using 91+ would lead one to believe there is some unburnt fuel since it was burning slower. I can NOT prove this. It's a matter of deductive reasoning. However, on the dyno, I was able to see that there is no improvement with premium.

I have done some stupid shit--crossed up coming down from a wheelie, lifting the front out of corners sideways, etc--and never has it even threated to think about a wobble.

Look at his head. No matter what was going on, he kept looking where he needed to go. It didn't help this time, but that can often be the difference in recovering from any unexpected problems in a turn.

Retail is $189. I can't remember what my dealer said my price would be, but it was a little more than the DID, so probably $140-ish. They have gold plates? I could have sworn the one at my dealer was standard gray, could be wrong. Not that it matters, it will be gray after a couple weeks.

I'm out of sight of my bike frequently, which is why I went for the two-way. Also have it on the convertible, so I can leave the top down. BTW, on the FI models there's a huge space behind the motor where you can mount a large automotive siren or even two. The carb models will have a lot less space, but I've never looked.

ZVX, or ZVM? I haven't heard of the X, the ZVM is OEM and what I've been using. I'm going to try the new RK super-duty next. 530GXW I believe.

I don't know the definitive answer to this, but... The race teams replace chains almost as often as tires. So that has no relevance to a street bike that will run the chain to its full life.

I got stopped for a verified 101 in a 45 zone (middle of nowhere, middle of the night, six lanes wide) though he first clocked me at 157 hard on the brakes. He said he "knew that had to be wrong" so tried again and got 101. He wrote me for "not reasonable and prudent, 65+". Very cool. I totally did everything by the book as far as pulling over and keeping my hands visible, etc. and was completely straight with him. "Well, no I don't know how fast I was going, at that crazy speed I was watching the road." He liked that. I also got a criminal speed once and they did not arrest us. It was pretty bodus though, he claimed to have visually estimated our speed from 1/2-3/4 mile behind us in the middle of the night. He also claimed he could "hear us" going fast. Dismissed. My brother got a "120+" in the middle of the night on an LA freeway. They didn't arrest him or impound, but he ended up with over $1k in fines. In most jurisdictions you can get reckless or "criminal speed" for seemingly small infractions. It is possible to get criminal speed for 85+ in AZ on tertiary highways. Which describes nearly every road in the state. Once the charge is criminal, whether speed or reckless, then in most jurisdictions an arrest and impound is up to officer discretion. The good thing about a criminal charge is that the court rules are better for you. In a civil infraction case, it's a preponderance of the evidence. The cop has to be 51% believable, and they always are in the eyes of the court. Court rules are lax. For criminal charges, the rules of evidence are strict and the charge must be proven "beyond a reasonable doubt" rather than simply a preponderance.

Maybe you should check out the CompuStar stuff then. I haven't been able to kill my remote in nearly four years of use. I do carry it in the included leather fob now, but used to carry it open. It also has an LCD display showing the zone that was violated; don't know if the others do now also. At the time I got this it was the only two-way other than the Alpine for $1200. :shock:

I've been on this diet (or really, I call it a lifestyle now, I will never go back to a carb-rich life) since the beginning of the year. That's just over four months, but I've paid close attention to what I ate and the results, tracking them in a database. I figured I'd post a few random thoughts for you guys starting out... First, the thing I noticed was the extra energy I had and the lack of "sleepy times" throughout the day. Also I'm almost never hungry any more; I literally have forgotten to eat for an entire day a couple times. I used to want to crash in the afternoon and evening, but no more. I also sleep fewer hours. Of course, that came after the first week or so, when I was still trying to get over my sugar addiction. During that first week I was constantly hungry, all day, all night, no matter how much I ate. The first couple days are hard, then you get past the worst part. Then one day you're just not hungry any more. For the first month I lost weight like crazy. Then I stalled. Thanks to TJ, I learned that not only CAN you eat some carbs, but you should. I started having an occasional carb-loaded meal, but kept the rest very low-carb. Note that this is TOTALLY different from just incrementing the carb count for all/most of your meals! After I "cheat," the next day my Ketone levels go up and I lose more weight. On the other hand, huge cheats made me feel kinda crappy. For example, I had half a slice of real cheesecake, and 20 minutes later I was ready to fall asleep. I went through the usual blood sugar issues. However, when I have a couple real beers, or some complex carbs with a meal, it doesn't have a major effect on me. As I noted, the first month I lost a lot of weight (36 pounds). However, my clothes fit didn't change much. Then after I stalled on weight, the clothes started to fit better, then too loose. That's the real success to me. So don't get disappointed if you're losing weight but not sizes at first. I've learned that it SEEMS impossible to eat at many places, but keep an open mind. First off, remember the obvious--salads. Most places have some sort of chicken Caesar or similar offerings which are meal-sized. Most places will substitute dietary items...for example, when I order a steak I ask them if I can have a salad instead of the potato and veggies, and nobody has ever said no. Even fish & chips...I asked for fish & salad, they obliged. A lot of veggie appetizers are actually OK, also. Breaded and fried zuchinni sticks or cheese sticks actually aren't so bad (but watch the dipping sauces for sweet ones). Chicken wings are fine, as long as they aren't the sweet ones. Some oriental places feature lettuce wraps--they use lettuce leaves instead of a tortilla or other bread-type wrap. One of the hardest types of restaurants to go to is Mexican. Look for chile verde or chile colorado, which is beef chunks in a red or green sauce. A taco salad is fine if you don't eat the shell of course. Rice has about 45g per cup, so go light on it. A half cup can eat your 20g allocation during induction. Refried beans are about 25g/cup, a little better. Of course, tortillas and tortilla chips are packed with carbs. Salsa is not though, so heap that on (with the exception of shitty name-brand sauces with added sugar). Just remember--YOU are the customer, ask for special accomodations. I've noticed most places are used to dealing with special diet requirements. Hope this helps. I've never really believed in special diets, but I'm now sold on this as a long-term comittment. The life improvements have been too huge to deny. Please don't hesitate to ask if I can help you with this.

I put together the most frequently-asked questions I get from this and the other board I host. Look here first before e-mailing/PM'ing questions... How can I upload/link my avatar? You need to host it on a server somewhere, then put the URL in your profile. For example, most internet providers will give you a decent amount of space where you can store files, then just put the URL to the file in your profile. You MUST NOT use any password-protected file storage. What size can my avatar be? Keep it under 120 pixels wide. Height is not a major issue, but don't make it huge. How many PM's can I store? How long do they stay in the system? Your mailbox can hold 6k in your box, so the number of messages will vary by message size. Note that there is a "percentage used" meter on the top right part of the PM section. Messages will stay in your PM folder until you delete/move them. Are PM's really private? Can moderators or board admins view them? No, there is no facility for us to view these messages. Can I change/retract a PM before or after it has been read? If your PM has not been read, it will remain in your Outbox. You can change/delete it here. The recipient will never know. Once it has been read, it moves to the Sent Items folder and can no longer be changed or removed by you. I get "Invalid_session" errors. You are using the AOL browser; stop. Use any real browser, or better yet, dump AOL and get a real ISP. This also happens with CIS though less frequently. It should never or very rarely happen with a decent ISP. Can you get my password? I lost it. No. Admins and moderators DO NOT have access to your password. The most we can do is re-set it to something else, then you can log in and change it. Can you change my profile for me/link my avatar/etc? Sorry, but we'd have little time if we did this sort of thing for users. This is well documented, please click on the links for each item if you have questions. If you have problems or specific questions, e-mail us. Can you add a special smiley? We don't want that collection to grow to huge sizes, but if you have something you really want and think people will use, e-mail it to us. Can I change my username? No, but one of the admins can change it for you, just e-mail us.

Speaking of which...you ever see the units from CompuStar? That's what I have on mine. See the site, mods section for details. It's a two-way alarm with paging on the remote.

Fish tank hose? Seems like too much work. Just turn the bike upside-down with the tank lid open.

I have ridden on other bikes with the M1's, but not the XX. They were on a Moto Guzzi Scurra, and an MV Agusta F4s. I have also ridden the MV with Pilots, which I also like a lot. I liked the M1's a lot. I would have no complaints about them at all. However, the Scurra, which is neither heavy nor powerful, ate through them quickly. The owner is not going to use them again. He also thought that the rear did not offer enough confidence in some cases; I didn't find that, but I only rode it at ideal temps on ideal roads. Neither of those bikes have enough power to break traction, and considering their cost, I wasn't dragging peg on them. So I was unable to compare absolute traction at extremes. I found the M1's handling to be fine, and not all that different from the AV45/46.

I purposely have run less powerful pads on the rear to minimize rear braking, but am currently running a matched set. I would avoid running more-powerful pads on the rear.

Hey Joe, thanks for making me feel like an idiot for not thinking of that... :mrgreen:

The reflector on the XX is quite compatible with HID. Many are not. Several people have already done HID on the XX with fantastic results.

Yeah, CIS sucks ass. Is he using the CIS browser, or another?

Take the mirror off the bike first, so you can get better leverage.

Oh, shit, I never thought someone would be using the AOL browser. Yeah, that thing is known to have serious issues with any secure php apps. Ok, is anybody else having the problem and NOT using the AOL browser?