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husky385

Learning the Ropes
Probably come late August early September I'll be wishing for rain and lower temps to.
Kevin
 

steppenwolf

Vetter Master
When on the road ya just ride. I have left my house many times in the rain because I wanted to ride and have a full Vetter on.To me is not to be scared of the rain but just be extra careful and have good tires:) Experience pays off :)
 
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brianinpa

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Put on the Frogg Toggs and ride on!

Oh yeah, a car tire on the back of the bike helps with handling too.
 

husky385

Learning the Ropes
:cool:
When on the road ya just ride. I have left my house many times in the rain because I wanted to ride and have a full Vetter on.To me is not to be scared of the rain but just be extra careful and have good tires:) Experience pays off :)


I'll pass on riding in the rain. I spent 35 years working in whatever mother nature threw at me (besides hurricanes and tornadoes) not anymore.:cool: You all can call me a pussy if you want I can take it.:bliss
Kevin

The only thing I'll do in the rain mabe is hunt.
 

brianinpa

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You mean mounted on the rim or strapped onto the bike? :p

Both... mounted on the rim and then, well bolted, to the bike.

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brianinpa

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The rear wheel on a 1200 GoldWing is 150/90-15. That tire is a 165-80R 15. I hope to get more than 20k miles out of it. I am putting a 1200 drive train on my 1100 so I can do the same thing with that bike too.
 

husky385

Learning the Ropes
I traded a 1984 goldwing in on this CB1100. The 84 was getting to heavy for me to wrestle around.
Kevin
 

husky385

Learning the Ropes
Nice bike Brian. A fella here has a 84 factory original naked goldwing that he literally found in a barn. It had less than 3500 miles. the dude sold it to him for 2,000 dollars. I wish I had that kind of luck.

Anyway I don't have many pictures of my bike due to a house fire. Here is a couple. I used the bike as a transporter for my RC stuff. I carried a 2000 watt generator, battery charging station, tools and 2 helicopters. The smaller heli fit in the trunk. The larger one sat on the false tank, tail on dash above the gauges, the nose between my legs.
I had a 40 mile round trip to the RC field.
Kevin
 

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brianinpa

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I am sure the RC heli on the faux tank got a few looks as you were riding down the road...

I bought my 84 Standard in 2014. It had 7,100 miles on the dial and I paid $2600 for it. Since then I've put another 8,000 miles on it. I try to do most of my riding on my 81 1100, but I am currently working on it. I am putting a 1200 motor with a single carb, 1200 swingarm, and 1200 rear wheel with a car tire on it.
 

husky385

Learning the Ropes
I am sure the RC heli on the faux tank got a few looks as you were riding down the road...

I bought my 84 Standard in 2014. It had 7,100 miles on the dial and I paid $2600 for it. Since then I've put another 8,000 miles on it. I try to do most of my riding on my 81 1100, but I am currently working on it. I am putting a 1200 motor with a single carb, 1200 swingarm, and 1200 rear wheel with a car tire on it.

Yes it did get a lot of double takes. So did the 6 foot inflatable pontoon boat that I tied on the bike to go fish the high lakes in the summer.
 

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