Recent content by Hossheim

If you can afford a No Mar Tire Changer, you might want to get one. I bought one last fall and have already done 5 sets of tires on it. It doesn't chew up the rims, it doesn't take long to learn (the first tire I did was the rear tire on my 'busa), and their customer support has been great. I...

I've got a question for y'all... I see people are using Pilot Powers and the M3s. But, when I went to the Honda Hoot, I spoke with the Michelin folks since they were giving away swag and I use PPs on my CBR600F4i. I asked if I could use PPs on my 'busa and was told emphatically NO. Use only the...

Yeah, a deer ran out in front of me on January 3rd. I hit the darn forest rat at 60 mph. 5 broken bones and several joints dislocated I ended up in the trama center. I'm still in physical therapy and I will never be able to run again. At least I can walk and I'm now riding. Steve

That picture is soooo coooool. I'm envious... and saddened by your loss. We have owned 4 Mals, presently we have two; a black and white female and a sable and white Mal/wolf mix. I rescued both from shelters. My male, Mika, was less than 12 hours from being put to sleep when I found out about...

I've had good luck using rubber tubing to replace some of the spacers on various bikes. You might try finding a piece of tubing that will fit over the bolt, cut it a little bit longer than the thickness of the shoulder on the bodywork, then when you tighten up the bolt, the tubing gets...

Hey MJN... where you at in the Tri-Cities? I lived there 18 years and moved away in 2003 to take a position at Oak Ridge. We lived up in Rancho Reata, so your first picture looks very familiar. I never rode until I got to TN, but, I used to take my Testarossa down the old highway from about...

I hit a deer on January 3rd while riding my V-Strom home from work. I had just shifted into 6th traveling at 60 mph. I saw a flash of brown come out of the woods about 20 feet off the side of the road. I had just enough time to push the bars to the right to try and steer behind a medium sized...

I only know of one busa that involved a lifeflight. The guy who burned his bike to the ground was on a Yamaha R1. The guy who went over the cliff into the trees was on a Suzuki, but it looked like a GSXR750(?). It was bright yellow and black. The others I did not see. One of my associates claims...

Yeah, I posted that message. And guess what? I ride a 2005 busa. I registered for Busa Bash III, and went up to meet folks on Friday. And yes, I did get the cold shoulder from those I met at CROT, and yes, I did see more chrome plated gadgets and foot pegs than I thought I would ever see. That...

I went up to the Gap yesterday to see what was going on. Total carnage is what was going on. I know that at least one Busa went down... but worse than that, there were no less than 5 serious accidents on the Dragon that required 3 (that's right 3!!!!) lifeflight airlifts to get riders to the...

I've got 2000 miles on my '05... I've had the darn thing find neutral between 5-6 many times... the worst thing is when it decides to drop into gear after the clutch is out and the motor has already revved up to 4000 or higher due to the missed shift... OUCH!  I've started to pre-load the shift...

Finally figured out how to post a picture... here is the modification I performed on my Hayabusa...

Well, I thought I knew how to add pictures... guess not!

Here are a couple of pictures of how I modified a set of rear muffler hangers for my 2005 Hayabusa for use with a Yoshimura Duplex TRS system. On the right side I shaved the passenger foot peg mount completely off the muffler hanger. I spent about 1/2 hour reshaping the metal with a grinder...

I'm wondering if anyone has dealt with these folks. They appear to have the best price on a Muzzy 4-1 exhaust system for the 'busa... $494.95. Before I send money, will I get the part??? Thanks Steve