My Baby

[achie]

Here's my baby

[Night Vision]

cool site... I hoped to see more pics of the V, but the KangaRoo bike is way cool

[Rick G]

Archie , I'll bet that big, round, headlight looks like the full moon rising as you approch at night!I'd do one if I wasen'tso commited to my fairing!

[achie]

Rick G - yeah its freakin' bright with this headlight...would have loved to have the fairing with the rectangular headlight but hey whatcha gonna do  ;D

Night Vision - Ya sorry bout not having lots of pics of the V.  have not posted much on my site...been putting y stuff on photobucket lately. The pics/animated pics you saw are ones I've made for www.piwyr.com members upon request...made some web banners for them as well. You can see more here http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee298/achiebelamide/

[Lucky]

Archie,
interested in trading your round headlight for my square one?

--Lucky

[achie]

Archie,
interested in trading your round headlight for my square one?

--Lucky

I actually like the round headlight...only get rid of it if I get a fairing kit ;D . I ordered an F15 sport fairing for my V...hopefully here in a few days.

[mdskinner731]

lookin good... is that an oil leak i see??

[inanecathode]

Mmmmm shasta cola  :P 8)

[achie]

lookin good... is that an oil leak i see??

Was an oil leak you saw...no longer exists  ;D . It was from the starter o-ring to engine connection.

Mmmmm shasta cola  :P 8)

Hey gotta save some pennies somewhere right...its either shiasta cola or no synthetic oil  :P

[Rick G]

Lucky, I have a CB650 headlight complete , PM me if you want it.

[achie]

Got a windshield for my V. Fits pretty good...haven't taken her out for a ride with the shield yet but here she is:

[kwells]

Is it just me or is your front tire tread going the wrong way?

[Night Vision]

no, that's correct for the Metzeler type tread

[Tiger]

 8) Looking good Achie, but would like some daylight shot's and at different angle's... ;)

                  8).......TIGER....... 8)

[achie]

8) Looking good Achie, but would like some daylight shot's and at different angle's... ;)

                  8).......TIGER....... 8)

Will get 'er done tomorrow since I'm off. Hopefully trace the gremlin off my starting problem then take her to some nice background scenery for some nice pictures.

[inanecathode]

no, that's correct for the Metzeler type tread

Thats odd, shouldnt it go the other way? Just to sipe water away from the tire?

[h2olawyer]

That is the correct rotation direction for the Metzeler ME-33 / Lasertec front.  The Cheap Skin Hi-Max is similar in design (but not performance) and mounts the same way.  I'd forgotten how tiny that 90-90/18 looks on the front of the V!

H₂O

[inanecathode]

Well if i had it, i'd mount it the other way :O

[h2olawyer]

The carcass construction on motorcycle tires is designed to cope with the major forces they are subjected to.  The front tire is designed to deal with braking forces while the rear tire's primary duty is acceleration.  That is why motorcycle tires have a rotation arrow molded onto them.  Some tires are designed for either front or rear use, but still must be mounted with the appropriate arrow pointing the direction of rotation.  That Metzeler is NOT a bi-directional tire.

H₂O

[inanecathode]

Well it *is* designed to go that way, but i'd figure they'd want it faced the other direction to bring water away from the center of the tire not towards it. Course. I dont design motorcycle tires :o