ponch
.22LR
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I've never even considered a BMW, Ducati, or any European bike because I was always put off by the high prices, but even worse the high cost of parts.
The Nomad parts are high, but still far cheaper.
Part of the charm of the Nomad is the look, but much of is is in that I can work on it .....
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Point taken Ponch, but if you're going to go 80 on uncontrolled roads you're gonna need that.
I don't normally do sport bike speeds on this barge. It's just for cruising. I haven't one ticket on a bike since the 70s Bro.
But it could nonetheless use improvement at every point, and the suspension is a major issue.
I blew a rear shock in Mesquite and I'm still running a used one bought from Chuckster over on the Vulcan Baggers site.
The front springs have sagged a bit and the fork oil is 13 years old.
The mufflers were getting blown out, and the V&H mufflers were always too loud. I repacked the fiberglass and I also welded a restrictor on the front of each baffle. I need to actually extend the baffles. They only fill half the muffler.
Red hot!
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This should make a difference.
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(edit...I tried them out in the garage and they're still pretty loud. It's pouring rain so I didn't ride with them yet.)
I've never even considered a BMW, Ducati, or any European bike because I was always put off by the high prices, but even worse the high cost of parts.
The Nomad parts are high, but still far cheaper.
Part of the charm of the Nomad is the look, but much of is is in that I can work on it .....
CRAP ANOTHER server error cost me half of this post. I'll finish later.