Isn't it funny how we buy something new and proceed to take it apart immediately

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There is no where else in my life where I buy something new and proceed to immediately take new parts of it off and replace it with parts that generally have to be modified in some way to fit the space where I took the new part off that fit perfectly. ::025:: This is a strange disease. I would feel bad but I can see on this forum that there are many others with the same disease and they seem to lead perfectly happy lives.
 

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I live to do this stuff. I was almost sad when I ran out of things to put on my last bike. :-[
 

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There is always room for improvement. My wife tells me this constantly. ::002:: R
 

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newventurer said:
There is no where else in my life where I buy something new and proceed to immediately take new parts of it off and replace it with parts that generally have to be modified in some way to fit the space where I took the new part off that fit perfectly. ::025:: This is a strange disease. I would feel bad but I can see on this forum that there are many others with the same disease and they seem to lead perfectly happy lives.
It IS a disease but I mean that in a good way.
 

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I try not to do anything that isn't a functional change. I reckon the only non-functional mod I've done to bike or will do to the bike is removing the cheesy Tenere stickers. I'd rather be incognito. :)
 

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nankoweap said:
I try not to do anything that isn't a functional change. I reckon the only non-functional mod I've done to bike or will do to the bike is removing the cheesy Tenere stickers. I'd rather be incognito. :)
Have the stickers been applied on-top-of or underneath the clearcoat? Do they come off easily?
 

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elizilla said:
I live to do this stuff. I was almost sad when I ran out of things to put on my last bike. :-[
At the rate you're going you'll run out of things to do on the S10 by labor day! :D
 

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RonH, there are a lot of things in this world that piss me off. To name a few, distracted drivers, the way our government is being run and the shape our country is in. What people choose to do to their motorcycle is strictly a personal decision and in no way affects me or you. You have repeatedly expressed your displeasure with the personal choices of others, I dont get it.
Let it go, lifes too short. Go ride your motorcycle and have fun, dont sweat the petty stuff and dont pet the sweaty stuff.
 

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::026::

I gotta agree with RonH. It's great to read about and see all the stuff that is available and see how others use it, but I would rather spend some time getting to know my new bike for a few months and then upgrade what's not to my liking. So far, that's a big ze-ro. The more I see things in the forum here the more likely it is that I will go mostly with OEM add-ons (sorry, can't bring myself to use the "f" word that rhymes with "sparkle")...especially when it comes to the choices for panniers/cases/bags. I don't think I want to ride around with a massive (IMHO) gap between the bike and what I consider a poor design for something that costs what it does. Yeah the OEM stuff ain't cheap either, but no one is talking about how the stuff droops to the side, how big a gap is, or how they had to make X number of trips to the hardware store to buy some doo-dad to make it fit right.

But hey, that's just me. Enjoy your bikes and fix 'em up the way y'all want to, that's what makes it y'all's, so more power to ya!!! 8)
 

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I had some family over for dinner Saturday night, my sister and her husband from out of town and her daughter (my niece) and her husband and of course talked drifted to my new motorcycle and when they asked if they could see it I said yes of course BUT..... it is all ltaken apart.

So that naturally led to the question as to why someone would take apart a brand new motorcycle. My answers was of course "I have lots of new thnigs to put on it and need to modify it and tweek it". I justified this by mentioning all of you all across the country that were doing exactly the same thing. I got odd looks. I explained "we are all sophisticated owners, we know what we want and need for our riding styles, years of experience are going into our carefully thought out changes" I got nods of approval...or at least I took them to be nods of approval.

So mine has been apart for two weeks working on wiring, finding new hidden places to store stuff and painting my side panels euro silver.
 

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In my defense I think there are useful reasons why we add what we do to these bikes. I will list some:
Power let electrical plug, = cig lighter wiggles loose over time
Crash bars = no damage to plastic and radiator with a tip over
Skid plate= prevent rocks from busting cases on gravel roads
Heated grips= cold hands in seatlle rain
Headlight guard= stone chip in headlight lens = big money
Yellow paint= Black and Blue to me Sucks no offense to all your bikes
Wasp adjuster bracket= holds a gps mount wonderfully
Carbon fiber muffler= rumble and look of carbon w the yellow
Heidenau tires=great for gravel road riding over Tourances
Fog lights=better visibility in rainy Seattle
So with this, I see these as functions of daily riding in the atmosphere I ride and live in.
 

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That's a large 10-4. R
 

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Yes, HoebSTer, you mention the best reasons for making changes...SAFETY and PRACTICALITY. If you feel better about your chances of coming home in one piece by adding or changing things to make your bike safer in your environment, then do it...no arguments here. Paint it yellow...*shrug*...OK by me if that's what y'all want.

Do what y'all want with your bikes, but I'm keeping mine plain jane for now and I'll change things around when I'm ready or if I need to. That's all. It costs a lot less and to me the ride is just as much fun...

Oh, and if y'all don't mind...send some of that Seattle rain down this way...Texas is dry as a bone! We'll trade for some 100 degree heat so y'all won't need to use those heated grips so much! 8)
 

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Different strokes, guys .... just different strokes. Makes things interesting.


Nothing to get choked up about .... except for Rod's blue bike. Now that's downright rude.


But I'm gonna let it go. I've struggled with it, and now I'm gonna let it go. It will all work out. R
 

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Yep, we need one "control" bike in this experiment, in case we decide to put it all back the way it was :).
 

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nankoweap said:
I try not to do anything that isn't a functional change. I reckon the only non-functional mod I've done to bike or will do to the bike is removing the cheesy Tenere stickers. I'd rather be incognito. :)
Agree 100%, but every now and then I do add a non-functional item..... usually when I get on the bike.

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I can't wait to see some of the things done to a vee or wee, done to the s10. plywood rack and boxes, rubbermaid, etc. 'just do it' IMO. the crazier the farkle, the better. how about some old chevy truck mirrors, corvette style turn signals, it's all good. heaven help me if I see this stuff while I am riding. :))
 

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JohnB said:
Have the stickers been applied on-top-of or underneath the clearcoat? Do they come off easily?
Definitely on top. A little heat and they peel off easily.
 

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I usually paint things and this time wasn't any different although i didn't paint as much.... yet :-\
 
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