Exhaust wrap

Ahh, I understand now.

Yeah I like the looks of my bike a lot with those pipes, that is why I am looking for ways to keep them. I think the wrap is the best way to go for that.

The problem with these DIY products is that you have to know what the frak you're doing--and I do not.

Besides, when I go for a ride it's to go for a ride, not re-program a computer or to make sure I have enough cyber friends.

(Look, I don't even understand SOA. For some unknown reason a bike club has found a time portal and jumped from 1968 to the present time. In passing through the disco era they have all become sensitive metrosexuals.)

Don't laugh. I had to ask my wrench if my new Sportster seat would crush the electronics under my butt. He smiled and said that thing was fixed two years ago. Yikes, I have to start reading those service bulletins. I wasted a whole afternoon once thinking that my kick starter pedal had fallen off my bike...

TT, there is no shame in not knowing these things. When you asked your wrench that question you knew something was not correct and you wanted to know if there was going to be an issue. As far as jumping from 1968-present, I am not sure what that means. Most people want to know about their bike as much as possible and want their bike to run as well as possible, me included. I would have to agree with you in the aspect of your point that when I get on my bike for a ride, I too want to be riding and not fooling with crapola like that.

My opinion is that I call it technology addiction. This may sound foolish but it does exist. I also think that DYI people are very talented people and do not have to spend money where to those who are not DYI's do.

Technology is a good thing but it can also be destructive. I know a guy who spends almost all of his time in the world reading about technology. How boring!!! In your case it is going to help you make money. I am talking about the technology that people are addicted to like mobil phones, computers, internet etc. That stuff can be very unhealthy.

I agree with this one. Although I do like my GPS in truck when I get to the cities.

And I agree. You cannot know everything. Look, I make my living with 800 year old technology. As for motorcycle engines, I think I've reached my saturation point. Even my current tool box is a "time capsule" tribute to the shovelhead era.

(BTW, when I mentioned 1968 I was only referring to the Posers of Anarchy. They remind me of a club that was snatched up from the 60s. However they act like male eye candy from afternoon soaps. The first time I saw that show I thought some burglar had broken into my old clothes closet.)

God do I hate that show. :gah::gah:

Frankly, it's a good thing that show is a joke. If RUBs and newbs actually thought the thing had any connection to reality they would stampeding the road clothes section to re-create the 1960s--more than they already do.

Yikes, I saw a guy at my dealership wearing a set of SOA rags that are sold on eBay. They still sell ragged sleeveless shirts from OCC. That stuff has to be +5 years old.

But have no fear, the public is fickle. A cell phone that was all the rage six months ago is now obsolete. Truth be told, my old clothes went out of style, became popular again, went out of style once more and now are trendy at my dealership. Think about how many times in your own riding experience that spring-forks came and went.

:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:
thing is I've been wearing the same style all me life.. only in the 60's i couldn't afford a leather jacket so i wore a lined jean jacket, talk about something that will hold water. In "71" rode from denver to kansas city in a rain storm stayed there for a year and a half.

I haven't worn leather in over five years. While I wear the same crap I wore in the 1960s I do upgrade with clothing that's warmer and keeps out the cold wind.

BTW, I heard from a woman in motor clothes that Harley is going to drop the traditional Marlon brando style leather jacket from their line of jackets. I think I stopped wearing that stuff in 1984 after freezing long enough to buy something decent.

As for a lined jean jacket, I still wear a denim jacket over a flannel shirt. And I still have a bright orange Harley handkerchief the size of a small tablecloth to keep the wind off my neck. Some things that work never go out of style.