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Cool. Left him a message. Thanks for the direction.

Found him on FB and sent him a note. If he's working on Countachs right now, I can't see him being interested in my little project, but you never know.

The fairings will be purely functional. I'm not even worried about a belly pan; I'm just doing recreational track days, for which a belly pan isn't required. So I shouldn't have to make up any new pieces, just replicate what is already on the bike. I mean, turkey pans work, I suppose... I have...

Yeah, the track Niken. With the turbo and tuning it is too much for the street. I had it on the track at TMP last labour day, and it was just hilarious, and so that's where it'll stay. If I'm honest, for everyday hooning and touring, the stock Niken is perfect the way it is. I'm operating under...

I'm thinking ahead, and it makes sense to replace my oem bodywork on my track bike with fiberglass. Mostly because the fairing parts may be a pain in the behind to get, as the bike is low-volume. Also, nobody makes bodywork for this bike. I was going to use the original fairing pieces as molds...

Chris has evolved... the kids found me a knit stuffy of a garden gnome. It makes for easier transport cause I can just stuff him into the topcase :)

Got pretty quiet there, Peggy. Nothing else to add, buddy?

I went back to school in September, to finally finish my teaching degree that was interrupted by my crash in 2017. Deciding to go back to school, after a 3 year recovery, still dealing with PTSD and adding the pandemic in, well, it's been an interesting ride to say the least. The good news is...

BMW's have always had this feature. It's called kicking the bike over and walking away from it when you're tired of picking it up on the trail. It drops the ride height down to a manageable level. Just saying, choose the right bike for the job. A BMW weighs way too much. The curb weight of a...

Adventure bikes are a fad. Nikens are the future.

I do believe the used inventory will be there once people realize it's not for them. I am interested to see if the prices end up where they should be or if owners are going to overvalue them and hold on to them for a while....

I think it's going to be different depending on the trailer. I think entry level stuff will drop in price a bit because people who are new to it may decide it's not for them, but I think the higher level stuff isn't going to budge so much on price. From a supply standpoint, this market doesn't...

Yeah, this. the quality control on RVs is very, very low. Considering the price of some of these trailers, what goes into them and how they're made is just garbage, and it doesn't take long for these things to show up. Which is why the Intech is so pricy... it's hard to explain to people why I...

Like a lot of others, this pandemic has got me super squirrely. I already own one of these: inTech RV | Flyer Explore and have been dreaming about just bailing for a bit. There's lots of balls still up in the air, but I can see light at the end of the tunnel. When both the kids are in uni, that...

I rented a Niken from Wolf Creek the last time I was down there (2019?) Had a great experience. Facility was great, people knew what they were talking about, bikes were in great shape. They let me store my FZ1 onsite while I took the Niken, and when I dropped the rental off, my bike had been...

...and you have my attention... ? I'll weigh in and say that the turbo trippple in the Niken in my garage sounds better at full song than anything. And it comes with the added benefit of the terror that comes with not knowing if the engine will explode or not!

Sadly, no video evidence to date. I'll see if I can wrangle someone to take some good video next time I have the bike out.

https://www.gtamotorcycle.com/xf/threads/oomis-one-of-our-own.202865/ Insurance did its' job. Lawsuit still working its' way through the system. As it turns out, you can't take it with you, so I am trying to do a better job of being happy, and while stuff doesn't lead to happiness, having...

Forgot about this thread. Thought I'd revive it with an old update.' Took the bike to the track with the new suspension and the hopes that the motor wouldn't blow up again. The bike was tuned this time, and as suspected, the mapping was just ... off. With the tune that was provided, it was...

I mean, the v-strom does have a pillion seat... if she comes along, she's part of the adventure!