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Joined: January 14, 2008 4:48 am
Topics: 21 / Replies: 100
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RE: Ridiculous insurance quote!

I was talking with another Farmers agent (or Foremost) and I got a different set of numbers. The value of the bike is a declared value of $11,000 whic...

17 years ago
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RE: Ridiculous insurance quote!

Mike, I know what you mean about how some areas are much more expensive for insurance. If I lived an hour away in Sacramento or San Francisco I'd ex...

17 years ago
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RE: Ridiculous insurance quote!

Bob, Just spoke with Markel. They want $350 per yr without Uninsured Motorist Coverage & $700 per yr with it. Value of the Guzzi (according to...

17 years ago
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RE: Sidecar on a loop frame Guzzi

Thanks Lonnie. I got it. Howard

17 years ago
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RE: Sidecar on a loop frame Guzzi

After relocating the upper rear mount clamp and putting the lower rear mount at 90 degrees to the frame the rig is behaving better and holding its s...

17 years ago
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RE: Making a sidecar more aero

Will be making those adjustments later this week and let you know. Thanks, Howard

18 years ago
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RE: Making a sidecar more aero

Lonnie, The sidecar tire appears to have slightly more wear on the right shoulder. Also,looking at the bike there's a definite lean-in. When I sit...

18 years ago
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RE: Making a sidecar more aero

Lonnie, I have new Metzlers on the bike and after 700 mi I can't detect any noticeable wear. I definitely feel the strain in my right arm as the r...

18 years ago
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RE: Making a sidecar more aero

I went for a ride on the highway today with a passenger in the s/c but no windshield. My bike has a Wixom fairing + windshield. What I noticed was a...

18 years ago
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RE: Flat Fold Down Windshield?

Mike, Thanks for your results. I wonder how much if any difference there might be in mpg if you had a passenger in the s/c and no windshield. How...

18 years ago
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RE: Flat Fold Down Windshield?

I hate to sound skeptical but I find it hard to believe, without some kind of figures to back it up, that a faired bike has worse performance than an ...

18 years ago
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RE: Flat Fold Down Windshield?

Claude, I'm in the process of putting a Wixom fairing and windshield on my bike. Are you suggesting that a windshield will hurt performance and mp...

18 years ago
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RE: Flat Fold Down Windshield?

Has anyone done any tests to see how much a windshield effects MPG? Also wondering about using a toneau cover instead of a windshield. Does an ope...

18 years ago
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