Has anyone been caught in a good down pour, if so how does it handle?

Just wanted to know if S100 is safe on tires and disk brakes? Could not really tell from their website if it is.

Pictures pre-install: Don't worry, the blue peels off.
I'll find out how heavy the stock one is but this one is only 10.6 lbs.

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I did it. Pulled the trigger. Bought myself a wedding gift


In about 5 weeks, I will be the proud owner of the aluminum Hakofugu tank complete with Honda badges and gas cap. I also ordered the black clip on handle bars that are in the pictures of the polished version of this tank.


Takashi told me that Whitehouse is super excited! I am the first in the US to have this tank!!!


Obviously this thread is a bit premature, but I am very excited.

For those who have not idea what I'm talking about, here are links to the tank again.

Tank:
http://www.samurider.com/?p=14565

Clip on bars (not listed on site):
http://www.samurider.com/?p=14557




It's count down time!

Hi

first time posting, I ride a 13' Cb1100, about 1500 on the clock. I saw this video, good review, be sure to watch the end of the video.

D_Man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMH8n8C04UQ

Anyone know the thread size for the stock header O2 sensor bung? Thanks.

We'll Saturday looks like a beauty for riding. Anyone taking the CB out in lower NY, CT NJ area?? Give me a shout probably heading north into upper Hudson valley and around Kent CT.

After 4 weeks of waiting, I received the package from Mr. Takase today. It actually shipped on Monday and I received it on Thursday, FWIW. I ordered two chrome chain covers from Samurider and they really look great! Very high quality, heavily made with good chrome. One is for my friend (Mike, the one with the sidecar) and the other is for my black CB that I will have soon (one way or another!). Since there's no chrome tail pipe on the left side, a little chrome is needed to sparkle it up a little, IMO. The chrome chain cover is just the ticket and the price isn't too bad at about $139.

for the last several days, i have been riding around transylvania. it is a magical place. physically, it is surrounded by the carpathian mountains. It is beautiful. rolling green fields and deep valleys that are crowned by steep mountain ridges. herds of cows, goats, sheep, and horses grazing in pastures, interrupted by fruit tree orchards and farms cultivated with corn, potatoes, tomatoes, and all other kinds of vegetables. there is a strong feeling that i have travelled back in time. old weathered men driving horse drawn wagons carrying lumber, or potatoes, or hay, or pumpkins. shepherds looking as they must have a hundred years ago. if they had the money, i am sure a dentist could do very well here. i have seen quite a few smiles, with only a few teeth.

the villages that i pass thru are small, sometimes 50, or 100, or 200 houses. the houses also tend to be small, and old, and in varying stages of construction or destruction. they are built right on the road. some of the houses seem like they have been there for centuries. some people have cars, but they may have to drive 40 or 50 kilometers to get gasoline. i see that they have natural gas, because the mains are above grade. Where they cross the road, they go up and you actually drive under the main.

These people live of off the land here. right now they are getting ready for winter and… you just see it. it is all so…basic. people working, children playing, walking along the two lane road as I zoom by at the 100kpm speed limit. Many of them wave or smile. It is surreal.


during the middle ages, the people in this area built fortifed churches which had massive walls around. they were little forts with a church where peasants could take shelter from invaders. there are literally hundreds of these, one in each tiny village. most are still in use today.



the tourist areas, bran (dracula’s castle), and the medieval germanic towns of sibiu, sighsoara, brasov, sebes are all very cool and loaded with tourists. there is so much history in transylvania, as well as neighboring wallachia, and moldova. the native dacians fought and assimilated with the romans. then for centuries, they had to fight anybody who wanted to try and conquer europe from the east. they were farmers who turned out be ferocious fighters. there is definitely a mystical feeling that you get in this part of the country.

the other day, i checked into an exquisite old hotel, which was remodeled. my room was small about 12 feet by 20 feet but it had 15 foot ceilings. it looked and felt a little strange, but it had the best hot water shower (no bidet). when i walked into the room, i noticed that the drawer in the right side night table was opened, so i closed it and went out for dinner (another great one…way too many). upon my return, i noticed that the same drawer was opened.

i could have sworn that i closed it, (maybe i didn’t) so i closed it. About 2 am (2:18 am), i awoke, went to the bathroom, and when i climbed back into bed i noticed that the drawer was opened again. ok joe, you try to go to sleep after that one. there isn’t enough vodka in transylvania. i left the drawer opened this time, and listened to the clock tick for the next four hours.



it snowed in bran overnight, and i am going to make my way back to bucharest today.

So, I'm in the process of installing the seat back on the Top Box that I received from [url=http://www.samurider.com]Samurider. It appears the seat back has 4 nubs that are meant to go into holes (presumably on the top box).

My thoughts are I can either.
[li]Drill 4 Holes (marring the top box)[/li] [li]Cut off the nubs and just stick it on with the adhesive
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Has anyone installed one yet and have any insight into how theirs was done?