Comments | lds: Loud pipes save lives. Seriously.

lds

Loud pipes save lives. Seriously.

Dec 30, 2010 02:05

I decided to take advantage of some record-high temperatures today, finish up some maintenance on the bikes, and take a spin. Heading down the interstate out of town, I got into a little bumper-to-bumper traffic going about 60 (speed limit is 65), with me in the leftmost lane (of three). The left lane was going a mile or two faster than the middle ( Read more... )

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ehintz July 4 2011, 23:13:03 UTC

Excellent points. It's best to be equipped to be seen AND heard, if possible ( ... )

lds July 5 2011, 04:39:04 UTC

A guy at a local independent shop just offered me an almost-complete Ironhead for $700 two days ago. I'm addicted to Sporties enough that I considered it for a few minutes, but I don't really need a fixer-upper project bike. I just like 'em. But I had to pass.

If you don't mind, I'll add ya, and maybe you can post pics when you finish your project? I'll enjoy seeing your work, however it turns out. And though I actually find straight pipes horribly uncomfortable to ride with, I am quite sure from my own experience that you will find fewer people trying to merge into you. You're welcome to correct me if you find this not the case, but so far, I'm quite confident in my observations.

One other thing I didn't mention in my post above that's very, very important: deer. You will notice them shying away from the roadside rather than darting across in front of you. That's important where I live, where the deer are super-thick and super-frightening to me when I'm on two wheels ( ... )

ehintz July 5 2011, 05:18:52 UTC

Hasn't really changed much externally since I bought 'er. But the engine has had a pretty complete rebuild now, both top and bottom. Just got it back in about 3-4 weeks ago ( ... )