I have a 13 standard bought new in 9/15 with a little over 5k on it. I have given the stock seat time to "break in" but I do not believe we are ever going to get along.

I have seen the replacements on the couple aftermarket websites and, as per usual, they are very proud of them. I have been looking for used ones but they rarely come up.

During one of my searches the other day I came across several unbelievably low priced options on fleabay from China. I'm talking $45-$80 range. Now, I have always been one to say that if something sounds too good to be true it probably is so I'm quite skeptical.

Anyone have any feedback on said seats?

I'd post a link but I'm a luddite and typing this is hard enough.

just picked up some oem heated grips from amazon, $149.
[url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BPZUW4I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1]https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BPZ...UTF8&psc=1

installation kit, $94
[url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DSPE0HS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1]https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DSP...UTF8&psc=1

getting warmer but still winter. my bike is a commuter, so 6am, 27 degree rides are sometimes a reality...Kirk Out

Out of work at 3:30pm, on bike at 4:00pm, in North GA mountains at 4:40pm. Pretty nice Friday

The first really consistent string of warm-ish days of 2017 here in Louisville happened to overlap with my wisdom teeth being taken out. I'm currently dosed up with some strong drugs and Motorcycling through a city full of texting drivers is dangerous enough while I'm at full capacity. Guess I'll sit on the couch and look at motorbikes on Pintrest and catch up on AMA happenings.


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Wednesday results:

1 Marquez Honda 1:29.497
2 Rossi Yamaha 1:29.683
3 Iannone Suzuki 1:29.926
4 Viñales Yamaha 1:29.989
5 Crutchlow Honda 1:30.065
6 Petrucci Ducati 1:30.262
7 Pedrosa Honda 1:30.281
8 Dovizioso Ducati 1:30.410
9 Miller Honda 1:30.426
10 Folger Yamaha 1:30.578
11 Lorenzo Ducati 1:30.631
12 Bautista Ducati 1:30.770
13 Barbera Ducati 1:30.771
14 Espargaro Aprilia 1:30.802
15 Zarco Yamaha 1:30.867 1

If you are wishing you had an LED headlight like the new EX's, take a look at this.

https://www.cyclopsadventuresports.com/7...p_169.html

I have installed this LED to my bike and all I can say is WOW! Plug and play.
I also have these bulb replacement LED's on my Beemer too.

Twice the light than stock.

And it doesn't get much easier.

Had an email from Honda offering a freebie A2 size wallposter. One for the garage perhaps ?

http://www.honda.co.uk/content/dam/local..._FINAL.pdf

I was on a Honda demo day and the lead rider had this helmet. It may even be him in the photo? Anyways, looked really cool and looks like it has a really wide range of vision and good ventilation. Does anyone know what helmet this is? It didn't have any visible logos on it.

It has taken a couple of long winter months, during which I assumed the weather would be too cold to ride in anyway, to get my Power Commander V with Autotune set up. As luck would have it I got it installed just in time for the February spring we are having here in North Carolina.

This weekend I got to actually ride with it installed and test some different settings.

Wow what a difference it can make. If you have made any modifications to your exhaust or air intake this will definitely help you get the most return on your investment.

As soon as I started riding I could already tell that any hesitation in the throttle that had been there before was gone. After playing with some different target afr settings I got it running really perky.

It has been a fun mod to add to the bike. The only difficulty was in changing out the o2 sensor port to accept the larger (car sized) wideband o2 sensor required for the autotune to work. Luckily a local independent muffler shop cut the old one off and welded on the larger size for practically nothing.

I had thoughts of leaving the original o2 port and simply plugging it and having the larger port installed in a different part of the muffler. I'm lucky I didn't because I later realized that the location of the o2 port from the factory is the only spot where you can install an o2 sensor without it interfering with the engine.

But since I had the muffler headers off anyway, I decided to have them coated at Jethot so they would at least remain some sense of polished steel. That added an extra month to the project.

I think the pipes look good. Unfortunately it got dark before I thought to take a photo. I will add one this week.

Anyway my staintune muffler seems to love the new fuel map!

My cylinders are in a bit of a mess!
Have a look at these pics....







It was new in Aug 2014, so its mid way thru its 3rd winter. It lives outside and I ride all year.

I have a hose right by where I park my bike and always wash her down if she's been out in the wet. Extra thoroughly in winter.

It's just the cylinders really, the cases and Cylinder heads all seem to be holding up quite well. I had the spark plug manifolds re-placed under warranty for the same problem.

I understand that things age but I'm a little disappointed with the quality of the paint. Is that un-reasonable?
I'm out of warranty by 6 months now, so it's all academic really.

I was thinking of painting them in situ with a HT Black satin paint. Not ideal but it's got to be better than them looking all scabby like that. Especially as the rest of the bike looks so nice....