Uh, something is really wrong with your reasoning.
OK, you say your Goose Pole is 7 lbs or so. And the OEM is 30 lbs.
Yet, you come back and say that is with the pole bracket, Pivot bolt, steering, bars. So, lets compare apples to apples. Add the pole bracket, Pivot Bolt, Steering, and Bars to the Goose Pole also.
Credibility. When you say something, have the facts to back it up. If you spout off stuff and qualify your comment with "I dont really know", then your Credibility just got tossed out the window.
You like the Goose Pole. Great. People say it is strong, dont think one person has said is was not strong. Goose even stated that it was not the best looking part. He builds them to be functional. That black one looks like it has had the welds ground and then painted or powdercoated. His other parts may work, but the fit and finish has alot to be desired. If your going to build, manufacture and sell something. It needs to look like a top shelf product unless you openly state that the manufacturing process is based on function over form. That being the case, if his poles are fugly as hell but work, and the gig he uses to build them up is straight then there is no issues. But one of the problems here is that there are several that the pivot bolt area and the main body is crooked causing the poles to not sit down the center of the hood. AC Poles have this same issue with some of them.
