With all the talk of tail light modifications modulation, has anyone actually looked in superbrightleds.com and the product in particular

1157 LED Bulb - Dual Intensity 1 x 3 Watt High Power LED w/ Brake Flasher

That is if the brake light bulb is a 1157 bulb.

[url=http://youtu.be/BjuCIUk9E4o]http://youtu.be/BjuCIUk9E4o

Not a bad brake light modulator in a bulb for under $20.00 and a coupon code pirate14 - was working as of last week.



Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

Hey all,

I am strongly considering picking up a Chich Design Short Rear Fender, with the Lucas S tail light, from Samurider.

Has anyone else installed one of these?
If so, do you like it and/or have any pictures to share?
If you installed it yourself, was it difficult?

Does anyone know if the black gel coat looks ok?
If not, do you know how the matt black or graphite black look?

http://www.chicdesign.co.jp/products/cb/...b_rf2.html
http://www.samurider.com/?p=17757

Thanks,
Tom

Of being a secret.

Ok guys, I'm curious as to what your chosen sign in names are derived from.

I'll start, my nick name is Turtle, and I took the Spanish form 'Tortuga' having just finished watching Breaking Bad which featured a drug baron of the same name.

And your names mean???

Having rid myself of the idea of open face helmets, my sensibilities seem a little more on track, and I am contemplating wasting my hard earned money on something else.

I have an old Knox back protector which I bought back in my CBR600 days (1998) and wore sparingly due to it feeling like I'd left the coat hanger in my jacket.

I see they are pretty pricey these days and look about the same, but I was hoping that with modern advances in materials and design they would be better and easier to wear these days, maybe.

Anyone ride with one, own one tried one and didn't like it?

A buddy of mine bought a CB500F today. I had heard it's mirrors worked well on the 1100, so I took his off and put them on my bike. I found that not only were they more functional (wider allowing you to see more lane and less of your own shoulder) but they also looked better in my opinion. They are lower and the lines fit the bike well, IMO.

I didn't take any pictures but tomorrow I will swap them back over and take some, including a picture with one of each mirror on the bike.

So I went ahead and ordered some for my bike. Here's where you can get them:

http://www.hondapartshouse.com/oemparts/...aa2/mirror

Note: you only need parts 2 and 3. All the other piece are shared between the 1100 and the 500F.

Great $80ish mod!

Found this cool video. this is my first time trying to post a video, hope it works.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl...1iq2ExxmNc

Today I went back home from the work, through small countryside roads instead of the usual main road... And I had my camera in the pocket. Took a few pictures in the fields - but it is just 2 km from the city!




The mountains we see here are about 1300 m height - some others farther (with clouds) are 2800 m, but too far for seeing them well.

Other pictures (in full size) in this picasa album : [url=https://picasaweb.google.com/jp.sembely/201406Voreppe?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCPzCx7GQx6fMOA&feat=directlink]2014-06-20

Have a nice summer now !

Forum member Empty Sea had to make an unscheduled trip from Chicago down to Tennessee to attend the funeral of his friend. On his way through he ended up staying in Cinti and wondered if I could meet him for breakfast and maybe tell him a fun way thru northern Kentucky. Plans were made to meet at 8 AM over near his hotel near I-75.

Here's Matt arriving at the meeting spot this morning.

[url=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/theferret111/media/emptysea6-20-14004_zps85fca686.jpg.html]

Over breakfast I gave him a map with a route highlighted I thought would be a lot of fun since he likes the curves. He said it looked good to him.

[url=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/theferret111/media/emptysea6-20-14006_zps20218e05.jpg.html]

OK what the heck, I'm retired... I'll lead. First order of business was to get through downtown Cinti and Florence Kentucky. Glad we were headed south and not North this morning.

[url=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/theferret111/media/emptysea6-20-14011_zpsc9233bbd.jpg.html]

Anyhow at a rest area just south of Florence I pulled in and gave Matt the opportunity to ride my 14 Deluxe with the 6 speed

[url=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/theferret111/media/emptysea6-20-14013_zps5a3c6b82.jpg.html]

Now we don't have intercoms, were wearing full face helmets, and traveling about 75 miles an hour but I'm pretty sure I saw him mouth the word 'WOW". I could tell he was impressed. He must have wanted to tell me something because he kept blowing the horn. At the next stop for gas we switched back. I swear I saw a tear roll down his cheek having to give back the DLX.

We hit our exit and spent the next 1 1/2 hours going left, right, left, right, left, right...repeatedly... a lot. Pictures aren't so good because it's hard to do switchbacks with one hand and take pics with the other

[url=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/theferret111/media/emptysea6-20-14017_zpsab8dc8f5.jpg.html]

[url=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/theferret111/media/emptysea6-20-14018_zpsb04f459c.jpg.html]

When we got through Stamping Ground and down to Georgetown, Kentucky we took a break, parked our bikes under a shade tree and Matt had a big ol unsweetened iced tea and I had a thermos of hot tea. Mmmmmmm

[url=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/theferret111/media/emptysea6-20-14022_zpscf24fb6e.jpg.html]

[url=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/theferret111/media/emptysea6-20-14023_zps00c09397.jpg.html]

This is where we would split up. From here Matt would head south headed for Alcoa, Tenn and I would head north back to home

[url=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/theferret111/media/emptysea6-20-14025_zps40597eb3.jpg.html]

[url=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/theferret111/media/emptysea6-20-14030_zps4f24946b.jpg.html]

Great morning of riding ... 227 miles for me today... imagine it will be a few more for EmptySea

Nice riding with you again Matt. Ride safe, and sorry about your friend!

So excited! Rode to the grocery store last night. Bought bread and stowed it in the port saddlebag for the ride home. Total trip time 20.5 minutes, mileage covered 8 miles (I did talk to the clerk for a moment or two). <sigh> I really need a multi-day road trip.

I another thread there was a discussion about helmets and the HJC RPHA MAX came up.
I had read many good things about this helmet and it was on my wish list for quite a while, but I had never seen one or tried one on.
The other day I was at the Honda dealer and they had just received a shipment of the RPHA MAX. I tried one on and really liked the feel of the interior and how light it was.
The reviewer in the June 2104 issue of Rider Magazine commented, "the exhaust vents on top do not close, raising the possibility of water entering on a rainy day."
This stuck in my mind as I examined the helmet and saw the two round holes they referred to. I could look though the holes from the outside and see light.
The reviewer made a valid point and I don't see how water could not get in. Aerodynamics might whisk the water away at speed, but if you were not moving in a downpour, well.....
It doesn't make sense to me that HJC would develop a helmet that would let water in, but the two holes are there so I put the helmet back on the shelf.
I'll have to think about it.