radioteacher - 2012-06-14 2:15 PM MaddMAx2u, I understand that you are passionate about this subject. Really, I understand. I post on the threads that I feel are important to me and others. What I have come to know is "People will do what they want with their motorcycles" and my posts and yours are just words on a computer screen.... Many times I will write a response and never hit "Submit". I am guessing that this is one of those posts I will regret. Ride Safe

 I thought I was the only one to do that, Paul.  To add levity to the topic, I've waited a long time to jump up and say "see, I told you so!!!". I would venture to say that I'll go to my grave, never being able to say those words.  But I did hear from my brother's best friend's dad, that his uncle knew someone who's sister's husband cousin's son went up in flames when he slide into a Bon-fire while drunk at the beach on his motorcycle, and he had a car tire. Or was that a movie?

radioteacher - 2012-06-14 3:21 PM varyder, When I think of "Risky Behavior" on a motorcycle my brain wanders to a "lunch run" in April 2011.....I wish I wrote post on that.....wait I did! http://www.vision-riders.com/bb/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=8668 Since this post....on another lunch ride....he could not get into 4th gear. That was due to the fact that a piece of a gear tooth broke off and fell into the slot the shifting forks use to slide into gear. He found this out after riding it home in 3rd gear. Another thread on this bike that has a Video clip. http://www.vision-riders.com/bb/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=8173 Ride Safe!

I'm not even close to what he did.  On my '84 gold wing, the stator went out, so I had two batteries, one to keep charge and swap out daily so I could ride the 13 miles to work.  One battery on full charge would take me about 70 miles.  I did this for several months, yes months, before I did the external alternator mod using a geo metro alternator.  Also, that same bike, blew a head gasket and would steam on me out of the exhaust. I rode that about a month, keeping a mixture of honda antifreeze and water with me until I finally figured I need to get it fixed when it got so bad with the wife and I and we almost didn't make it home.