Recent content by GSXR RACER MIKE

I'm in a very similar situation to yourself: currently 220 lbs, 1994 750SX (bought it new in 1994), Skat Trak 9/17 Swirl, R&D Aquavein grate, AC Racing Aluminum -2" pole, and except for being bored out during a rebuild about 15 years ago the engine is stock and still has 150 psi in both...

Realistically you wouldn't need a big fancy CNC or even CAD/CAM software to get started, that could all be done with a small knee-mill based CNC programmed right on the control. I bet you could pick up a decent used one for $5k off Craigslist / E-Bay / or an auction - it might not have a tool...

I love reading all these stories from other like minded people! I'm also like alot of you in the fact that I wasn't given my stuff, I earned it through working at a young age (selling greeting cards door to door in grade school, a double paper route for years, working for my Step-Dad in his...

Personally with all my toys I've kept them even if I'm not using them at the time. Each toy provides you with an opportunity to spontaneously enjoy it if the situation presents itself. As an example, last year I rode my sportbike on the street over 5,000 miles just around town, this year it was...

Out of the 20+ years I've ridden, I'm guessing the last 15 or so have been by myself because once my friends with ski's got married their backbones fell out of their body's and they got rid of their Jet Ski's (and motorcycles, and snowmobiles, and ATV's, and sports cars, etc) per their wives...

Or if returning it isn't an option he could even use it and then sell it on Craigslist and recover the majority of what he paid for it.

Another idea for the future would be to have some heavy duty fishing line with a highly visible fishing bobber at one end and attached to the ski somewhere - if the ski goes down the bobber would identify it's location so you could dive down and attach a rope to it, this way you don't have to...

+1 The grade and quality of the materials used in making a product are so important, add to that having the proper manufacturing processes and proper dimensions/tolerances in making those products. I think those of us involved in Manufacturing have a much greater appreciation for just how...

As a confirmation, using my Machinists Protractor I measured the picture of the Renthal bars above and got 15*.

Interesting anonymous first post. Somethings worth as much as someone will pay for it. It only makes sense to start on the high side, I highly doubt a potential buyer would negotiate to pay a HIGHER price than what somethings advertised for (unless they're trying to outbid another potential buyer).

Battery cables are so important, I replaced 2 fuel pumps, both batteries (dual battery set-up), and had my alternator rebuilt all in less than a year on my 2003 F350 (125,000 miles on truck) because it turned out my original OEM battery cables were junk and the bad connections were burning...

Hope you heal up quick! I busted 4 ribs, couldn't lay down for 3 weeks, had to sleep sitting up in a Lazy-Boy recliner - amazing how good it felt when I could finally sleep laying down!

I still don't understand how people are getting a State Registration sticker on the 2012 model's, by what I read they weren't supposed to be allowed to be Registered for use on public waterways (other than for closed course competition)?

I have to agree with the statement about stand-up's possibly "waking up", at least in my area. I've ridden on the same local river for 20 years, most of the time I would never see any other stand-up's - mabey 1 or 2 other ones the whole summer. The last 2 years I've noticed a definate increase...

I had a metal part in my stop switch break from fatigue, that sucker drove me nuts because it would die at what seemed to be completely random times. What I figured out was when the broken piece would vibrate over and make contact between both the metal pieces in the housing it would kill the...