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I got a couple weeks to get the FZ1 ready for a solo ride to and from Ft Benning to pin my kid's wings Airborne School Graduation. High St, Springfield, OH 44454 to Fort Benning - Google Maps Fairing going back on, oil change, other asorted checks on the bike. Angel ST's only got 1000 miles...

This is fantasic... Found it on Ohio Riders forum and it has been making the rounds on other sites.:crazy: k3 600 motor swap to 02 1000 : Suzuki GSX-R Motorcycle Forums: Gixxer.com

Kid went "wheels up" to Afganistan today with 3rd Special Forces. She's 19, a PFC E-3 with one year in. Prowd & scared but more the former. Talked to her alot last couple days, admin sh*t, when are we getting her car, bank account info, the old Yamaha got sta-bil in it and on trickle charge...

Today we honor those U.S. Servive men and women who were killed in action. I'm 4th generation Army Vet and my oldest daughter serves in todays conflicts. Take a moment today and remember what those who have fallen fought for. Those who fought for it in the past. And the service men & women who...

With the word of riders on several forums, I got a set of Pirelli Angel ST's on my '04 FZ1. My FZ has allways been rough on tires. In past seasons I have had DumpLaps (hated them) BattLax (decent wear but poor grip) Lasst yeat Metzler M3's ( loved them, but not the 3K i got out of them. I was...

After thinking hard of going back to the fairing and headlights I decided to stay as it is. I did get a few things knocked out. The first was a WTF mistake. After having my new perreli Angel ST's mounted I tried to remove the glue from the old weights. It was giving me a hard time so I put some...

Now that I got time to work on MY bike I have been thinking... I put alot of miles on my FZ and due to my recent exeriance with modding and building body panels I have been batting around the idea of putting my bike back to the oringinal upper fairing, building side-lower-belly plasics and...

Really not gonna be a true Streetfighter. No proformance mod's, frame mods, Just a simple, clean, nakid bike. Here is where I started. It's a friend of a friend's wife bike. the guy gave it to her after getting a BlackBird 1100 and spent the last few years basshing up this Kat. Poorly...

I jumped into this little show mid January and built a 'lil bobber chopper out of a chopped up KZ305 frame and a Yam XS400 powerplant. After after a few months I ended with a 8 foot long hard tail chop, 6in streach, 43 degree of rake and a darn near finshed bike. Short of a a new front tire and...

My 18 y/o daughter. The youngest soldier in the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) I feel verry old.

Some of you guys followed my Daughter's first bike, a mild custom 86 Yamaha Radian 600... http://www.998cc.org/forum/non-fz1-motorcycle-section/9004-my-daughters-bike-early-build.html Anyway, since the she graduated Military Intel School in AZ, top 10% of her class, nailed a 364 out of 300...

Last weekend I picked up this old XS400. In contrast to the Streetfighters & Cafe type bikes I tent to resro-mod, I plan to get out of my comfort zone on this one. I don't plan on using much more than the motor and wiring harness and maybe any parts that can me modded.

Happy Birthday to all you Jar Heads out there. Who would have thought a branch of service started in a bar would have lasted this long? Best wishes from a former Army Spec Ops shooter, Thank you all for your service, however crazed and misguided it may be!

Just before my daughter left for Basic Combat Training at FT Jackson, SC she picked up this 1986 Yamaha Radian 600... I wanted to knock out some work on it this weekend and snap a few pics. I'm heading down to see her graduate this week. The bike is still a ways off from being done. It...

There is the outfit that has been making weapon system upgrades that I have used in my job & my previous job for years. Magpul Industries. They have gave me and my kind some cool toys... I guess the guys at Magpul are fans of bikes. They, like many of us were sick over what Harley...

I got started on this bike my last weekend off. I had previously installed a 2000 R6 race tail and am adding an inverted set of forks from a Suzuki TL1000r I found in a bone yard. Got the front forks installed, with bearings, brakes bled and working, it's back to a roller. Next plan before...

After the Nighthawk is done and gone I got a chance today to dive into a more technical mod for my wife's 92 Gen 3 Interceptor.A 2000 Suzuki TL1000R front end. As an added suprise, my 18 year old daughter bought an 86 Yamaha Radian with 4100 miles for $500 of her graduation money. Been dropped...

So The kid next door tells me he got his first bike. He's recently back from Afganistan and his father gave him his '82 650 Nitehawk. His dad, old , crusty, funny 'Nam vet , who Loved his bike, gave it up to his son last week. The's fighting it out with cancer and went and got himself a scooter...

This is not the first time I had to do this one, but it's not any easier. My dog, well family dog, Rocky, our 12 year old German Shepard has gave up. About a week ago he started getting real weak and is now not able to eat, drink or move. He's been a great one. Maybe the best i ever had. Strong...

Ok, I traced all my wires. Double checked all connections. No luck. Every time I shut down my '04 Skunk I loose time and trip odo..... I'm stuck with dial up do downloading the manual is not an option right now. Anybody out there with a gen1 wiring diagram help a brother out and tell me what...