Actually, nothing goes fast motion or slow motion for me. Too many things, too many years, no surprises left. Cut off my left big toe riding a bicycle barefoot about 4th grade (sewed back on), axe wound top of left foot, axe wound left inside ankle bone, gunshot wound left calf, exit wound left shin, left knee cap displaced in a wreck, replaced myself by shoving back under tendons where it was supposed to be (what else to do when doctor recommended amputation?), ..., well, that's left knee down. At the other end, sutures in my head 7 times so far. Rest of me, pretty much the same. So, no surprises, no head games. Something comes up or goes down, I deal with it in a legal manner, though sometimes I have a few questions to answer. Only thing I hate worse than conflict is pain, so don't cause any and I'll happily help get you and your bike out of the bottomless mud pit on our next ride.
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Originally Posted by NzBrakelathes
Bloody hell whats been going on!?
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First long ride, 770 miles on it, totaled the bike. It's almost all better now. That's why I don't blame CSC for lots of what I do to the bike when work is needed, don't know if it was Zong, CSC, or that &%^$^& trucker to blame.
Bought the bike in 2015, let it sit a year after the crash while healing up. Ordered a bunch of parts from CSC and been rebuilding/repairing/modding and riding ever since.
Bought a bunch of CSC's billet stuff. Very nice. Bought a new set of aluminum luggage because one pannier was smashed, but still have the top box with the plastic corner pieces scraped off a couple top corners (still waterproof) just to demonstrate how upside down the bike actually was when it landed on me. Convinced me since I was in a coma before my head hit the ground. Scrapes on the grips and levers line up perfectly with the missing corner pieces on the top box. Brand new top box and other pannier still unused. Replacement bracketry still unused. OEM luggage and bracketry still unused. Still a few more trim pieces to replace, already have them.
Shifting focus from crash repair to mods because I'm so picky I sometimes find boogers on my fingers. Not going to bother replacing the OEM grips and levers until they wear out because they are quite comfy. Tank has a couple little knicks, but not going to replace it because of expense. Headlight going on the shelf soon. Did have a pair of 4x6 LED rectangulars, MIL Spec, bullet proof (literally), but cop made me take them off. Beat his whiney crybaby ass in court, so they can go back on. Thinking about a second pair, same lights, in pods as auxiliaries. Still legal, but 240 watts on high beam, total lumens about 24,000 compared to about 900 with the OEM 35W H4. Need a bigger battery to roast whitetail dear. 24,000 lumens ought to be enough to make those stupid redneck deer hunters dim their not-for-highway-use HID and LED lights for spotlighting game (another illegal activity).
So, redoing the lighting and horn is next. Horn? 140 decibels. Loud horns save lives. Lighting? Probably 4 LEDs on front, still checking things out. Already made a bracket to hold square trailer lights with real side markers, all LEDs. There is a pair of brake lights between the trailer lights rewired to be steady on. They are 0.550 watts each emergency vehicle lights. Also have semi trailer LED STT rounds for the luggage. Left pannier bracket has been modified to sit as far off frame as right does for muffler clearance. Nice gap between frame and bracket for tool box and extra battery. I figure if lights are bright enough to annoy people, they know I'm there. Number 1 cause of death of motorcycle riders with experience is people who didn't see them. That's my reasoning for killer light systems.
There's always a madness behind my methods.
Just because I'm quite pleased with my RX3 does not mean it is perfect. Getting closer, though.