gear

All, I just wanted to pass along a recommendation on a set of decent quality and very very affordable luggage that I have used for years on my 81 XS400 Special. For about $50 for a full set of luggage, this was one of the best buys I ever made for my bike. The saddle bags fit very nicely...

Spinning off from the '80mph tumble' thread, lets talk about gear! Here is what I wear and quick thoughts on them: Rev'it turbine jacket: I really like this for summer riding. Its cut is nice('body forming') and it breathes very nicely and evenly. It doesn't give me that parachute jacket...

I was all excited to be riding again, and thought I'd take a nice ride up to kzoo. My new saddlebags were working out great, and I'd taken her to WOT several times with 'em. Less than a mile after the on-ramp I start to feel a wobble, and my first thought is to get out of the way of the guy in...

Milwaukee Cycle Salvage 5754 N. Teutonia 414.466.7707 Found this store while cruising Craigslist, heres there discription of services offered and a link. If this is in the wrong thread page feel free to move it. -We now carry a selection of cafe racer tanks and tails. We have abs...

Hey guys, Work with me on this one. I was riding with my buddies the other day and thought about how cool it would be to talk with them while on the bike. Now I have a Bell 500 and don’t want a huge mic sticking out of my helmet, so I look like my 88 year old grandpa on his gold wing. Not...

I ride now with a really good quality Joe Rocket red leather jacket. Full armour, but it looks a little dated. But it works. I like things that just quietly work (although with all that red, it LOUDLY works.) But I love this jacket (ignore the model who looks like he's having a bad day...

Hey guys let see if we can work together and come up with a good design for a bicycle rack for an XS400. i have a maxim so it is a bit different the the sohc bikes but i'm sure you guys have some great ideas. I'm going to draw up some ideas and post em some time today. (by hand, I haven;t used...

Hey guys, i recently posted that i'm going to be buying an 83 xs400 maxim and will be driving it from BC to Quebec. The Update: I got my learners permit and i have decided to take lessons to become more comfortable and learn proper technique. I will be picking up my bike once I'm done the...

Does anyone have a strong recommendation for flip-up / modular that they own? I was leaning toward a Shark but probably go with the Vemar Jiano Evo TC. Maybe even the Night vision model. Looks fairly quality, reasonable price, the LED's are pretty cool feature too...

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/26931 This is for the UK and EU riders, if you haven't signed this then you should. How cool will we all look riding our flat tracker, brat, chopper or what ever looking like a lollypop lady.

http://washingtonchoppers.com/generalparts.htm found this browsing the net cool idea

Dude! This guy is something else! Talk about a horrible way to run a business. I was looking for an 18" spoked wheel for my rear and found one on ebay He had it listed for $70 with a best offer option. Now I'm under the impression that the best offer option is to invite offers that are lower...

Hello. I have a 1982 XS400J. I am thinking about buying an electrically heated vest or jacket liner for late fall/early spring riding. My question is can this bike's stock charging system handle it? How many amps does it put out? How many amps does it require to keep it running? Everything...

Just curious... Do you guys that live in no-helmet states wear a helmet or ride without one? In Wisconsin and Minnesota (where I ride) you don't need a helmet but I wear mine 95% of the time. The only time I don't is when I just need to run across my small town (25 mph) for a quick errand on...