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Posted by pcarrell
- May 04, 2014, 16:47:53 PMThanks D1!
Well, I've got a bit over 100 miles on the new shoes now, and first impressions are good. Maybe it was the old setup being, well, old, but these new skins seem to have a bit more "give" in the sidewalls, which makes them real comfy on the bumpier bits. They have decent grip so far, though they're just getting scuffed in, so I'm sure they'll get better. Can't wait to put a few thousand miles more on them!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 04, 2014, 16:12:56 PMHey D1 she sure looks good eh!
You actually ride someone else's bike? Ok.
You are going to be in KS then you can make arrangements to met with gdruddy13, and Ksdrifter, they both live in KS and for sure you can met up with draconarmy, you will surly get some time off to look around and see some of the local sights......Posted by Drift1
- May 04, 2014, 15:30:03 PMOOOOWWW ... BABY !! Look at Miss Nadine all dressed up , man Pastor dude she looks FANTASTIC 
I'm sure she really does appreciates the new shoes 
I'm going to give those 777's a shot myself and actually ordered them up last Friday . Unfortunately , I'm going to Kansas on Mothers Day for military duties for 2 1/12 weeks so that's when they'll get installed .
Quote from: CDNRatMan on May 04, 2014, 12:06:26 PMYou can have them Ratman , I don't think I'll put the lowers on my bike , at least not now . I'm waiting for GB to let me take his new gal out for a spin at drift-in , to see if I like the ride with lowers on or not ..... LOLWell before D1 gets here and asks, if you remove your lowers you could send them to me to hold and use for you and keep them in good shape. I would give them a good home.
batwing fairing, stylized hard bags......perhaps........need to see it ......but personally I really like the old skool look......
Posted by pcarrell
- May 04, 2014, 12:33:59 PMMuch like the tour pack is an older style, that's how I envision the hard bags and fairing.
I'll probably keep the lowers on, but if you do happen to swing through the area I still have the first set I made. They're slightly smaller, but work quite well. You'll need the mounts though. I think my mounts cost around $60USD.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 04, 2014, 12:06:26 PM Well before D1 gets here and asks, if you remove your lowers you could send them to me to hold and use for you and keep them in good shape. I would give them a good home.
batwing fairing, stylized hard bags......perhaps........need to see it ......but personally I really like the old skool look......
Posted by pcarrell
- May 04, 2014, 10:27:08 AMNext, I think a fairing and hardbags to complete the look! Oh, and I just got to do something with the forks to get rid of that tool bag. I think a little more leather work is in order, because you know, on the eighth day God created fringe!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 04, 2014, 10:22:36 AM that is one hot babe, and them white walls really set her off.......
Posted by pcarrell
- May 04, 2014, 10:03:30 AMIt came time for a new set of tires recently. When I bought Nadine, my 1500 Drifter, she had a set of Dunlop's on her. While I didn't much care for those tires, I ended up putting 4,000 miles on them before swapping them out for a set of Continental Milestones. The Conti's were somewhat pricey, but an excellent tire overall. I got 14,000 miles out of the rear Conti (still had a little tread left) and at 36k I swapped it out for a Metzler 880. The front Conti was still in great shape, so it stayed on. Friday, Matt, one of the guys from my local shop, Fatty's Cycle ( http://www.fattyscycle.com/ ) called and said there was some chick up there named Nadine who was looking for me. I busted on over there to find Miss Nadine all ready to go with a new set of Shinko 777's on her. The Conti that was on the front was about worn out, but to be fair, it did give me 27,450 trouble free miles, which is outstanding in my book! The rear Metzler was just beginning to have the center of the tread pull away (very dangerous if it had been allowed to continue) after 13,450 miles.
So, at 49,450 miles on the clock, we'll see how these new Shinko's work out. So far I'm a big fan of the Continental Milestones, but I have to admit, the Shinko's do look good! (The tread pattern is similar on the Shinko's to the Conti's as well.)