Total Motorcycle Forums

Good morning everyone! My write-up from the Colorado Motorcycle Expo is live now on the front page, check it out! https://www.totalmotorcycle.com/40th+Annual+Colorado+Motorcycle+Expo You can also view more photos from the event at my imgur here: 2018 Colorado Motorcycle Expo https://imgur.com/a/WpaTh

Our write-up of the CME will be up shortly on the main page, so stay tuned! In other news, Carrie and I finally bought that class C motorhome we've been talking about! It's an older model but in great shape, and we'll be acquiring an enclosed trailer soon for porting the bikes all over with. More to...

You've come to the right place James! My suggestion would be to look back through the Cool Wall forum for some examples of what you might be looking for, also the Register Your Rides thread to maybe connect with an owner and ask about their impressions. My wife rides a 2012 Ninja 650 and she loves i...

with panniers and

Just two quick notes I wanted to post! First, I just hit 1000+ posts on Total Motorcycle. I've known it was coming, and I made myself not post half a dozen silly little things just to get to 1000. I'm proud to be a regular contributor here on TMW and I genuinely appreciate having this forum to voice...

Gratuitous post to plug my new avatar!

24,730

Definitely the Indian. Hard to pick any one thing exactly, except for everything. Modern styling (mag wheels instead of spoked), modern technology (liquid cooled motor), and just all-around a cleaner looking bike.

Last shot at some granularity (deeper more detailed thoughts) on the wall bikes (just to make sure they are actually reading the words and not just looking at the pictures): Engine 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 Brakes 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 Wheels 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 Controls 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 Ergonomics 1 - 2 - 3 - ...

So here's a funny story. Just now I was searching for a bike boneyard to help a new guy out in one of the other threads. Specifically I was looking for the boneyard that Carrie and I purchased her chin fairing from, for her Ninja 500. Found them right away, and realized they're based in Missoula, MT...

Found 'em, they're outta Missoula, not one of the Dakotas. Even a link to some parts for your bike.

http://bikeboneyard.com/85%20suzuki%20gs-550l.html

Hi Dave, and welcome to TMW! You've come to the right place, our community of enthusiasts is sure to have some suggestions for you. I can't speak to what modern or modern-ish parts might be compatible with your bike, and my assumption would be there'll probably be some custom fabrication involved in...

I think it could be argued the board is already tracking "meh" votes in a way. For instance, on the BMW 750FS most recently on the cool wall, there were 10 votes (one of which was mine just now) and 568 views for the thread itself. Given an arbitrary assumption like 50% original views (as opposed to...

Just a couple updates, since I haven't posted for awhile. Even though it's the first half of January, temperatures here in Utah have been climbing. Our steeds are stabled, but any day now we'll get the opportunity to take them out and we're itching to do so. I recently purchased some equipment and i...

I've certainly noticed the lack of participation on the Cool Wall, and I'll cop to being guilty of it myself some weeks. I think it's definitely a case of FB, Twitter and IG pulling peoples attentions away from this type of format. FB has a polling option in the Groups area I think, for that to work...

It was a

The CME is gonna be a blast! Rubia and I are looking forward to checking out the show!

delivery of a

In fact, the more I look at it the more differences I see. The top picture also shows a normal fender/plate bracket mounted under the tail instead of the mudguard bracket, and no reflectors on the fork tubes in the top picture. The top picture would seem to be a custom aftermarket job with the bar-e...

Maybe it's Rubia's background as a dirt rider, but I associate the Husky marquee with overbuilt dirt bikes, not chainsaws. That alone does a pretty good job of translating a lot of the styling on this bike. The tank protrusion is just a number plate, the exhaust header could be straight off my old K...

Mike,

Seems to be working for me now, going to try from my other PC in a moment...