brianmacza

I have a neigbour who has blue lamps on his driveway... looks awesome at night on the trees each side. Have been tempted to do it myself, but being the lazy bastard that I am...

What you guys may like to consider is a rocker switch and some halogen lamps on your forks similar to the ones Arcticflipper has installed this will allow a flash of the halogens without affecting the HID unless you turn the rocker switch to select the HID specifically.

Ummm... You guys have to remember that a dyno produces results that are skewed by altitude (air density issue), temperature (air density issue again) and skill of the operator. Most operators don't have instruments to give them a correction factor to align the results to mean sea-level altitude, which produces huge inaccuracies. When I had my CB900F dyno'd they initially produced results that showed my stock 900 putting out 113hp - 2nd run with corrections showed 84hp on the rear wheel, which I thought was fair at the time. The operator showed me afterwards that they sometimes inflate output readings for obnoxious customers just to get rid of them quickly - he wasn't too polite :shock:

Guys... do yourselves a favour - install both HI and LO Best money I could have spent!! Damn, my lights are good now with 6000k bulbs - I didn't have the option of 5300k or I would have gone for it.

what is JoJo's website addy?

+2 Distance might be a killer tho

on my '97 bird its metal. SOFT metal. Easily distorted and abused metal. the price of progress I guess - might make some plastic threaded plugs and be done with it.

I considered using cardboard cut to fit, but the fire hazard made me rethink

My bike has done 48000km plus now... shit... I did 18000km since Feb 17th, 05. :crazy: this is the 2nd set of front pads I will have replaced (the bike was at 30000km when I got it) and the last set of fronts lasted 10000km or so - the backs are 1/2 worn and don't need attention yet. The EBC's are VERY soft - brakes are dynamite, but the wear is worrying. The disk rotors are fine, no rough patches, no gouges...

Hmmm... was taking the piss, don't take me seriously!!! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: and the abovementioned BFH was an 8oz ball-peen hammer used CAREFULLY 'cos I like my XX healthy. ZA is great... yes, we have numb-nuts in minibus taxis who drive like morons - but those types are everywhere in my experience. The roads are fairly safe for bikers, and I haven't had many episodes in the last 5 years or so... certainly nothing to get in a sweat over. I found that defensive driving (fuggin fast to stay ahead of traffic ) is the easiest way to stay outta trouble - cutting lanes leads to issues, and responding to road-rage with attitude can only cause problems. The XX was discontinued in ZA last month - the list price at that point was ZAR115,600 - same as for the 05 CBR1000RR

c'mon... we might live in a stagnant backwater of the universe but we still get gedore tools :flipoff: I don't have an impact driver but did the next best thing - I hit it with a BFH (big fucking hammer) and did the manual twist thingy on the screwdriver. Pads are changed, put some copperslip on the threads and tightened gently. Me brakes work without that nasty grindy noise again... but I'm gonna have to get some OE pads 'cos these EBC wear out seriously fast.

dual HID low beams and dual projector type high beams would be astounding might just eat my regulator and battery tho! :twisted: WORTH IT :twisted:

so a replacement racing top cut out for alternative lamps wouldn't be an impossible mission?

it looks sooooooooo sexy...

Erm... I just tried wiff a HUGE screwdriver... stripped the head completely time for me trusty easy-outs and a drill I guess :oops: POS fuggin honda!!! :twisted: :twisted: overengineering EVERYTHING!!!

the flat tip cover... should I drill the sucka out? means I can ride to work again!!!!

Hi guys... EBC pads are great for stopping, but don't last too damn long. 11,000Km and the fronts are near metal2metal... Tried to get OE pads on Saturday, but the stealership parts counter isn't open on Saturdays to "prevent backyard mechanics from tainting their brand equity" - lameass excuse for "our workshop is bone-idle and need work" so... Got home, put the XX on mainstand, tried to remove abovementioned screws and they are tight as anything. Is there any KNOWN method of removing them without fucking them up completely in the process? I can get replacements (I think) from the stealership if I do, but I wanna ride my bike!!! Have put careful amounts of WD40 on both sides of the threat already - will wait and see if that helps

I'll mike the holes and see whats involved. Will have to get some decent ally stock - my shit is all too small (biggest billet I have is 25mm diameter - prolly too small. Considered doing this a while ago, but ran outta energy :?

there were pics on a website somewhere of a gutted XX muffler - was thinking of scouring the 'net and looking at what the gurus did and seeing if it could be replicated in a lighter/smaller format alternatively, I may just have to bite the bullet and buy some used slipons and modify them "'cos I can" Fortunately I have a lathe and milling machine available, as well as gas welding kit. The link tubes for slipons I can get from a local manufacturer for almost nothing (does a bottle of Jim Beam count as almost nothing??) http://www.bikersoracle.com/jaws/exhaust.htm some content:

has anyone ever considered making their own slipons? The commercial slipons are too noisy for my taste... but I still want to reduce the weight of the bike by trimming back on the amount of metal in the pipes... any guesses on something with baffle plates similar to the real thang but maybe aluminium or titanium?

beans... from Mexico... you guys need to go torch the fuckers in retribution for trashing florida :twisted: :twisted: just fit the damn HID so you can see what to shoot at!! :nana:

The kit I have was H7 socket equivalent... pure plug and play don't stress... DO it fuckers!! :twisted: :twisted:

c'mon guys... stop dicking around and DO it... Have both bulbs done now - best upgrade ever. :!: :!: :!:

Yup.. still have it... 6000k bulb from " target="_blank">http://www.xenonlights.co.za/ B

Remove the PC and see... take away the variables and you will ultimately be left with a solution.