Gettin' a new bike...

[Switch]

I got it yesterday, and by the end of the day today it is ready for its first oil change.

Dammit I'm tired.

A pic at the pickup:

[Trip]

Congrats, welcome to middle aged riding lol

[Porkchop]

Congrats! Looks like some kind of prehistoric bug at the front!

[derf]

Originally Posted by Trip

Congrats, welcome to middle aged riding lol

Nice.

I rode with some of them today, pretty sweet ride

The ones in this photo are pretty tricked out

[Trip]

Wow that skid plate is hideous

[derf]

Originally Posted by Trip

Wow that skid plate is hideous

That photo makes it look better than it really does. It is huge and hideous, but other than the 500lb weight penalty the engine can now survive a nuclear holocaust, and there is a hinged door to flip out the oil filter

here is another monster

[Trip]

Originally Posted by derf

That photo makes it look better than it really does. It is huge and hideous, but other than the 500lb weight penalty the engine can now survive a nuclear holocaust, and there is a hinged door to flip out the oil filter

here is another monster

The aluminum one doesnt look as bad as the flat black.

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by derf

That photo makes it look better than it really does. It is huge and hideous, but other than the 500lb weight penalty the engine can now survive a nuclear holocaust, and there is a hinged door to flip out the oil filter

here is another monster

That one looks good, but I don't understand the filter door. Why even have a door, when most normal people would take the whole thing off to change the filter. Otherwise oil is going to drip down inside that skidplate and stay there.

[derf]

I think you could drop some paper towels down under the filter to prevent too much spillage. Or you could leave it and have it look like my skid plate, with a light coat of oil covered in dirt keeping the aluminum pan rust free