A couple pics of my VTX

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Randy · #21 Unread post by **Randy** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:37 am

That bike is cool, really cool. I think the mirrors are probably unusable, but mirrors are for sissys anyway.

#22 Unread post by **ZooTech** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:51 am

HITAMUDHOLE wrote: Yeah mine are "so-so" as far as functional...not as bad as they seem. I never rely on mirrors anyways, I am a "turn your head and make sure" kinda rider. The only thing I check the mirrors for are those pesky little flashing blue lights that sometimes appear out of nowhere!

Mine would work far better if they didn't split the glass in two with that semi-horizontal piece of chrome right up the middle. What's left is literally two little shards of glass that you have to squint to see anything in. I only use them to see if someone is behind. If I see someone, I stay put. If I don't see anyone, I look over my shoulder to verify - then change lanes.

HITAMUDHOLE · Tue Jul 26, 2005 5:03 am

{ZooTech}
Mine would work far better if they didn't split the glass in two with that semi-horizontal piece of chrome right up the middle. What's left is literally two little shards of glass that you have to squint to see anything in. I only use them to see if someone is behind. If I see someone, I stay put. If I don't see anyone, I look over my shoulder to verify - then change lanes.[/quote]

Yeah yours look pretty hard to see out of...LOL
They look cool though and that's what matters.

NIce looking bike yourself there ZooTech!

#24 Unread post by **cb360** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 5:20 am

You guys both have beautiful bikes. I like having good mirrors though. I always turn and look before changing lanes (yes, I can still somehow see even with a full-face helmet on), but I like having real mirrors so I can keep track of my wife who's usually putting along behind me. If I run a light and she gets stuck I get in trouble

HITAMUDHOLE · Tue Jul 26, 2005 5:23 am

cb360 wrote:You guys both have beautiful bikes. I like having good mirrors though. I always turn and look before changing lanes (yes, I can still somehow see even with a full-face helmet on), but I like having real mirrors so I can keep track of my wife who's usually putting along behind me. If I run a light and she gets stuck I get in trouble

Now THAT I can understand...gotta keep an eye on the wife.

In some ways I wish my wife would learn to ride but in many others I am SO glad she doesn't...glad I don't have to worry about her if she was on her own.

#26 Unread post by **cb360** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 5:35 am

Believe me, I know what you mean. But her riding her own ride beats the hell out of riding two-up. 2-up now and again is fine, but I'd just as soon be alone on the bike the majority of the time. At any rate she decided on her own she wanted to ride, took the course, got a license, got a bike, got some gear and now she loves it. My only problem is she doesn't like to go fast enough or far enough.

HITAMUDHOLE · Tue Jul 26, 2005 5:41 am

Yeah mine wants to go riding on back with me but then she doesn't want to ride very far so it kinda defeats the purpose to me. I sometimes exagerate how far I will be riding so she'll pass and I can ride alone...ooops.

boomer · #28 Unread post by **boomer** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:40 am

Great looking bike, but Im sure you hear that alot, and it probably never gets old,

05 V-star classic

#29 Unread post by **ZooTech** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:01 am

cb360 wrote:I like having good mirrors though.

I understand...but look at this old picture of my bike with the stock mirrors, and you'll see why they had to go.

(*NOTE* You can also see the stock front fender and the "hole" the chin spoiler now covers)

HITAMUDHOLE · Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:13 am

Oh yeah...those would HAVE to go!

I thought about doing a chin spoiler for mine but haven't seen one just the right look I am after yet. Yours looks great with your bike.