Wallrat

I think the issue is too subjective to really be answered, so people turn into smart asses. Some guy in another thread commented that his stock banshee scares the crap out of him. If he went riding with me he'd think I was crazy. But then I look at guys doing 100+ on a drag shee and I think they're crazy. Those drag guys look at a guy clearing a double and think he's nuts. So yeah I get ur point about people flaming, but I think that a right answer to those questions doesn't always exist.

Hey 6 weeks of hard work for $6,000 or 52 weeks of sitting on your ass for $20,000?

Hey man I make some very insightful arguments in my posts. If Loco went in there and started changing the stuff I said I'd be pissed. You all don't realize it, but I sit here with a dictionary, thesaurus, and a full set of encyclopedia's in hand every time I post.

I always forget that the stock rims now aren't gold. IMO the gold really makes it a PITA since you have that much extra work and you can't miss a spot. What's a set of douglas wheels run these days anyway? $20? If u just wanna add a little extra shine then I'll 2nd the mother's. If you want em to really be blinding though I dunno that I'd bother. The equipment involved + the time required isn't really worth the effort IMO. You're still screwed though on the stock pipes. I dunno if they make a clear coat that can withstand the temperature and all clear coats eventually allow some rust.

S'alright man. We get riled up here over all kinds of topics. The basic theme though is always the same: bunch of people with different viewpoints that enjoy killing a little time. It ain't the first time we had an argument, and it won't be the last.

Cuz if you pulled in that kinda money for a few weeks you wouldn't be eligible for welfare.

So your saying that believing that this life is our only chance and after this there is no exsistance is somehow easier to swallow than this life is just a test and after this everything will be flowers and angels and shit? Hey man I'd love to know that my conscience isn't limited to 80-100 years max. That living on this f'd up planet, working 50+ hours/week isn't the sum of everything I'll ever accomplish. I'd love to know that somebody superior to myself was watching out for me. The origins of religion were based on exactly that. People have always wanted to believe in a higher power of some sort. People have always wanted to have something to look forward to after death. Believing in nothingness really kinda sucks when you think about it, but like it or not, that's just how we feel because it makes sense to us. I've never seen an atheist get jealous over religion. Hell I've never seen an atheist that gave a shit about religion. It may be hard for you to comprehend, but the only time I (or any other atheist) ever even think about god or religion is when I'm faced with some asshat trying to tell me that I'm going to hell or that I shouldn't believe in what I believe in. Its not part of my daily life. Atheists don't congregate somewhere every sunday to discuss proof as to why there is no god. There's no Atheist radio stations, or TV channels. We don't carry around Origin of the Species or even keep it in our nightstand. I'm willing to bet that most atheists don't own a single book with an atheist theme. We do however, get worked up over people giving us shit about it. If I gave you a bunch of shit cuz you liked hamburgers, you'd blow me off. Now imagine if 90% of the population gave you shit everytime they found out you liked hamburgers, you'd get pretty defensive about your right to eat whatever the fuck you wanted! Who's right and who's wrong doesn't even enter into it. When somebody I know says they can't hang out on Sunday cuz they gotta go to church I don't critisize them. I don't make fun of them or say they're wasting their time. I really don't care if they feel the need to go to church. I won't even say, "well I'm an atheist". Its not cuz I'm embarrassed or anything, its because I think about religion about as often as I think about roadkill in Florida. Worship whatever the fuck you want, however the fuck you wanna do it, but keep that shit to yourself.

No shit. Stock pipes will rust like a mofo if u try to shine em. Stock rims? Hmm...well they shouldn't rust but they'll still look pretty gay even polished. Quit trying to polish a turd, man - it never works.

Maybe you mixed up your throttle and clutch cables. Seriously though...sounds more like a cable issue than an engine issue. The fact that your buddy has the same problem seems to reinforce this. Maybe you guys routed your cables a little too tight so when you pull in the clutch, it puts pressure on the throttle cable.

Belief in a higher power gives strength to the weak. Not saying that's a bad thing. Just saying that alot of folks feel alot better thinking that somebody is watching out for them and even if they die there's a better place waiting for them. The Atheist approach is quite lonely and bleak - I think it takes a special kinda person to be able to be that honest with yourself.

The greatest thing about atheists is that they never try to recruit people or damn somebody else because of a contrasting viewpoint. Frankly, we don't really give a fuck about religious beliefs until you start shoving 'em down our throats - hence why we attacked matt. It wasn't because of his belief of god, it was because he felt the need to bitch at us for not sharing his beliefs.

Titanium is welded in an inert gas atmosphere - usually argon.

Man, when you can try to state your point in 500 words or less I'll start reading your posts. At some point you decided that you were really interesting and that people actually cared what you had to say. I, on the otherhand, realize that if I write a post that's longer than 3 lines, only 20% of the people will actually read it. That's because I'm not special or interesting, just like everybody else. I could've written a book on why I feel evolution makes sense, but I summarized it. BlueDuece very effectively argued my summarized post in one sentence! WTF man, you're not interesting and 99.99% of the people in the world don't care what you or I have to say about any subject. Deal with it.

Hmm...what's easier to believe? There's an invisible man living up in the clouds that created everything in a week and needs money. -or- Things evolved over millions of years through the very easy to grasp theory of chaos and survival of the fittest.

Man if he thinks some half naked ladies or a couple chicks kissing was offensive, wait till he sees this: Clicky

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Yeah new. I like em alot but I've really only got my fatties to compare. They hit about the same rpm but considerably harder and then rev out further. You're welcom to ride it next time we're out.

Jesus! Flood my ass, they found that thing on an archeology dig!

My instructions that came with the 35w HID's said banshees have to run a 200w stator.

Picked em up the same day I got my cyls back. Bout 5 weeks ago or something?

Changed it...don't think that last one was kosher. matt, better run for the nearest church! Another: Remember kiddies, the bible says its wrong.

If its stock then get some pipes and a filter. That's a pretty good increase in power and really makes the banshee start to become fun to ride. After that, advance the timing, maybe up the compression a little. If you still want more look into getting a stroker, some porting, or maybe some cubs. There's alot you can do but complaining about a stock banshee's power is just repeating the obvious.

You'll get more bang for the buck with porting but if you think you might eventually want a stroker you're better off getting the reeds.

Now the pics that really count. Hopefully bikepics.com doesn't erase these... First a picture of the old torches (keep in mind that these are brighter than stock) And now using the exact same camera settings as the previous picture: Hehe...ya that was pretty much useless Let's try adjusting the camera for the amount of light present this time. Notice I haven't even aimed them yet. I had to go work so I only had a few minutes to snap these pics: Seriously. Taking pictures of headlights has to be the most frustrating thing. Now you can see the image, but it looks dimmer than with the torches. Dumb. Very cool effect in this one: So ya there's really no comparison between the HID's and the old torches. It looks in the pictures like there's not as much lighting off to the side. This is actually deceiving. Because the hotspot is so bright the camera has to adjust to that, but as you can see from the first pic with the HID's, the light off to the sides of the hotspot is still WAY brighter than the torches, making almost the whole image white. These are dual spotlights, but they also have floods. IMO, the spots work just fine as the amount of light spilled off to the sides and down in front of my tires is still way more that if I had the torches aimed directly there. If you look at the last pic you can see just how bright the light on the ground is. Notice how sharp the contrast between the lighted area and the bumper's shadow is. Now I just need to get some time off so I can do a ride report...