Rambler
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tpak said:Much prefer the clicker types and have two for different ranges.
Any recommendations on the two I should have. So many choices on Amazon.
tpak said:Much prefer the clicker types and have two for different ranges.
Any recommendations on the two I should have. So many choices on Amazon.
If you didn't get a sicker, it didn't happen. ;Dwhisperquiet said:I rode my RED 2015 to the summit of MT. Evans, Colorado today which is the highest paved road in North America. I have tried to ride to the top numerous times over a 20 year time span with negative results due to the fact that the road is open only from sometime in June each year, yet closes after a Labor Day every year. One more ride off the bucket list.
Is that an Yamaha OEM skid plate?WJBertrand said:Fitted a set of new Take-off OEM battle wings today.
No, it's a Ravetech skid plate. Mounts to the frame, not the sump. I really like it.Rambler said:Is that an Yamaha OEM skid plate?
Went their website. Says that the are no longer in stock. I don't know if that means they have stopped production or what. Too bad.WJBertrand said:No, it's a Ravetech skid plate. Mounts to the frame, not the sump. I really like it.
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I replied to another thread about this. Recommend contacting them directly. I've seen this item go in and out of stock before, so you may have caught him between runs?greenwall said:Went their website. Says that the are no longer in stock. I don't know if that means they have stopped production or what. Too bad.
Yes, I saw the other thread after I posted. Thanks.WJBertrand said:I replied to another thread about this. Recommend contacting them directly. I've seen this item go in and out of stock before, so you may have caught him between runs?
I don't know why, but for some reason I find it funny to picture banjo music coming from the hills of Switzerland.... ??? ;D I guess it does not fit with the stereotype in my head.Dogdaze said:Went into the garage, moved it away from the a further 6", to fit more collapsed boxes from our move last weekend, now close to Basel, in the hills, massive community of 940 residents, I swear I can hear banjos, but my wife says that's just the choir.......
May I ask, with respect sir, what is the thinking here?WJBertrand said:No, it's a Ravetech skid plate. Mounts to the frame, not the sump. I really like it.
mebgardner said:May I ask, with respect sir, what is the thinking here?
I see the skid plate, and the upper Givi protections.
The cycle seems to me to be set up for "mostly asphalt" use.
I understand the upper protections, so to help with avoiding damage from asphalt tip-overs.
But, why the skidplate?
Isn't it obvious? One cannot be out done by the GS owners at the local Starbucks. How's that for a smart ass answer to a smart ass questionmebgardner said:May I ask, with respect sir, what is the thinking here?
I see the skid plate, and the upper Givi protections.
The cycle seems to me to be set up for "mostly asphalt" use.
I understand the upper protections, so to help with avoiding damage from asphalt tip-overs.
But, why the skidplate?
Thanks, Don, that was very helpful. Now I have a better appreciation of the protection needs.Don in Lodi said:All these bikes are 'mostly asphalt' vehicles. You do a thousand mile weekend to ride twenty miles of great forest roads. Some have done thousands of miles to do a couple hundred miles of dirt. I know at least a couple have done hundreds of miles of dirt linked by a few miles of pavement. You need the protection from the worst case scenario stuff, not the easy stuff.
Turns out the bottom of this motor is surprisingly sensitive to impact. Some aluminum plates actually mount to a stud molded into the oil sump plate so any impact that you would hope to be protected from actually gets transferred right where you don't want. Enter the frame mounted bash plate. And like the cruiser crowd has known for a century, if it looks good, ya gots to have it. ::008::