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Snakeman

65 posts recovered 9 threads started First seen 14 Aug 2007 Last seen 25 May 2013

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  1. Found This For Anyone Needing Plastics Snakeman 2 25 Mar 2013 25 Mar 2013 Snakeman · 25 Mar 2013 – 25 Mar 2013
  2. Ok, finally Done for sure! Snakeman 6 25 Jun 2012 26 Jun 2012 Snakeman · 25 Jun 2012 – 26 Jun 2012
  3. NEP or Vista Snakeman 18 13 Jun 2012 14 Jun 2012 Snakeman · 13 Jun 2012 – 14 Jun 2012
  4. 100hrs later Snakeman 15 16 Apr 2012 18 Apr 2012 Snakeman · 16 Apr 2012 – 18 Apr 2012
  5. Motul 's Mocool Snakeman 5 13 Aug 2011 13 Oct 2011 Snakeman · 13 Aug 2011 – 13 Oct 2011
  6. Anniversary Present Snakeman 30 7 Jul 2011 15 Jul 2011 Snakeman · 7 Jul 2011 – 15 Jul 2011
  7. So what the H*LL is wrong! Snakeman 12 4 Jul 2011 19 Oct 2011 Snakeman · 4 Jul 2011 – 19 Oct 2011
  8. webbed kickstand Snakeman 8 11 Nov 2010 12 Nov 2010 Snakeman · 11 Nov 2010 – 12 Nov 2010
  9. Help With Saddle Bags Snakeman 10 31 Jan 2009 15 Mar 2009 Snakeman · 31 Jan 2009 – 15 Mar 2009

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  1. Powdercoating Rims: Dangerous? 25 May 2013 16:37 Mine have been done for 10 years now and not a single problem. I have gone over the rims a few times looking for stress cracks in the coating and never found anything so to me this also means no rim issues as well. And…
  2. Vfr Can't Keep Up With V-Rod? 13 Apr 2013 06:11 I was out for a nice all day ride last year and when I stopped for lunch in a small town south of the city of Calgary, Ab had a group a Harley guys looking at my bike. When the sat down they asked if it was mine and…
  3. Found This For Anyone Needing Plastics 25 Mar 2013 02:16 I was just playing around looking for some platics for the 88 hurricane i'm rebuilding and saw this http://www.airtech-s...R8001998-01.htm Nicer then the china stuff maybe.
  4. Accent Lighting 16 Feb 2013 15:25 I have put accent led lights on my 99 and it only cost me about 60.00 and an evening installing them. I have red under glow in the front fender for the wheel, under the rear end to light up the rear wheel, inside the…
  5. Ok, finally Done for sure! 26 Jun 2012 02:15 Thanks guys. Now I can start my helmet!!
  6. Ok, finally Done for sure! 25 Jun 2012 04:36 So I had posted this a while ago but had said I was not happy with it. SO, I sanded the clear down to where I could work on it some more. Adding the webing coming out of his hand and fixing the hands an feet as well as…
  7. Went riding today, our friend Bill went down. Prayers needed. 17 Jun 2012 13:11 Wishing a speedy recovery to Bill. As for you, Please take the time to talk with someone. You may be more effected by this then you think. He is lucky to have had you with him.
  8. NEP or Vista 14 Jun 2012 04:13 [image: View Post]wshski, on 13 June 2012 - 05:18 PM, said: I got this one. works great, simple, not that noticeable. www. 2wheelride .com/ $20. bucks I like this, and a local shop has some in. Guess I will give this a…
  9. NEP or Vista 13 Jun 2012 20:00 So I tried the search and it comes up with nothing! Don't no why as this topic has been covered lots I know. Anyway simple question which one is better and best to install as a temperary cruze ? What model number works…
  10. 100hrs later 18 Apr 2012 03:18 [image: View Post]Switchblade, on 17 April 2012 - 05:45 PM, said: 100 hours is alot of time but LOOKS GOOD !!!!!!!!! Yes it is. I am sure a pro could have done it in at least half the time, but i'm not a pro. I am very…
  11. 100hrs later 17 Apr 2012 17:32 [image: View Post]MaxSwell, on 17 April 2012 - 12:08 PM, said: Okay, be that way! :rolleyes: So are you a spiderman or a snakeman. Perhaps both. I do not know of a snake superhero; another opening for a career choice…
  12. 100hrs later 17 Apr 2012 04:02 [image: View Post]Polarbear, on 16 April 2012 - 10:28 PM, said: [image: View Post]MaxSwell, on 16 April 2012 - 09:50 PM, said: Wow! Cool. Do you do helmets? Bet you could make some dough. Is that a seat cowl? Yeah!…
  13. 100hrs later 17 Apr 2012 04:02 [image: View Post]MaxSwell, on 16 April 2012 - 09:50 PM, said: Wow! Cool. Do you do helmets? Bet you could make some dough. Is that a seat cowl? Thanks, but I'll stick with tinkering on my stuff for now. If i screw up ,…
  14. 100hrs later 17 Apr 2012 02:25 [image: View Post]Polarbear, on 16 April 2012 - 05:50 PM, said: NICE!!!!! Very nice!!!! C Thank you :smile:
  15. 100hrs later 16 Apr 2012 22:38 [image: View Post]dude, on 16 April 2012 - 05:04 PM, said: Theres some talent right there :smile: Thanks, I am still very much a student at airbrushing, but am having fun.
  16. 100hrs later 16 Apr 2012 21:50 And the newest scene is done on the spidey bike. Now that it is cleared i see a few things I would like to redo and may still anyway. add a little more detail in Lizards skin and add a web from spidey to Lizard. What do…
  17. VFR800 track project 22 Jan 2012 06:12 SEBSPEED btec116 So if anyone's interested in getting ANY modern GSXR forks into a VFR frame, I have all the bearing info you'll need to do it. Now I'm just wondering if anyone's actually interested in this... :) Of…
  18. GET BENT!!! 21 Dec 2011 03:40 Red for sure.
  19. Show us your custom painted helmet! 22 Nov 2011 00:55 [image: index.php?app=gallery&module=images&section=img_ctrl&img=300] april17bike 009.jpg Album: Snakeman Uploaded 18 Apr 2008 - 11:49 Not the best pic but it gives you an idea. I am painting another helmet this winter…
  20. 2012 VFRD SumSum x2 - August 14 – 17th 15 Oct 2011 05:07 Looks like plans are in the works to make the Summit! I just need to decide if I should look at going to Sturgis the week before or to the Salt flats Speed week in Bonnville the week after. I really want to check out…
  21. Molding A Different Tail Light Section 24 Aug 2011 20:29 okiengr laverda82 Hello Okiengr, I read your post a few years ago and was curious to see the outcome, but forgot to follow you due to some other things (finishing university, the birth of my daughter...all the small…
  22. Motul 's Mocool 13 Aug 2011 05:27 Have any of you tried Motuls MoCool in your bikes? If so did you see any real difference? They claim it will lower your cooling system by 15c/30f . Snakeman
  23. TEENAGE TEXTER takes out me, my RC36, a Mustang Cobra and his Dad's BMW in a head-on crash 1 Aug 2011 04:28 Well, it was a more exciting Sunday afternoon ride than I was expecting. After following an older couple in a Mustang Cobra convertible as they drove along at 35 MPH, I decided to see if a pass was possible. After…
  24. Anniversary Present 15 Jul 2011 03:25 IT"S HERE!!! Picked up the Hurricane today. It is going to need a weekend TLC session, and should then be ready to go. Pic coming tomorrow.
  25. GET BENT!!! 10 Jul 2011 04:26 Looks good Rob!
  26. Anniversary Present 9 Jul 2011 05:31 Lee 2002, on 08 July 2011 - 05:20 PM, said: Here is a ~20 year old photo of me with my '87. (I know the photo can't be older than 20 years because of the Boston momento) [image: Posted Image] It would seem that everyone…
  27. Anniversary Present 8 Jul 2011 18:02 motormike, on 08 July 2011 - 12:19 PM, said: When you reveal it to her are you going to play "Rock You Like A Hurricane" by the Scorpions? LMAO!!!! I like the idea. She has seen it and knows she is getting it, and can't…
  28. Anniversary Present 8 Jul 2011 15:56 [image: View Post]bayarearider, on 08 July 2011 - 10:14 AM, said: [image: View Post]Snakeman, on 07 July 2011 - 10:41 PM, said: [image: View Post]YoshiHNS, on 07 July 2011 - 07:09 PM, said: [image: View Post]Lee 2002,…
  29. Anniversary Present 8 Jul 2011 03:41 [image: View Post]YoshiHNS, on 07 July 2011 - 07:09 PM, said: [image: View Post]Lee 2002, on 07 July 2011 - 06:45 PM, said: There'll be 12 people along shortly to say, "Too big", "Too heavy", "Too much power". Ignore…
  30. Anniversary Present 7 Jul 2011 23:31 [image: View Post]Lee 2002, on 07 July 2011 - 06:19 PM, said: 600cc or 1000cc? I had an '87 1000 way back in the day. Awesome bike. 1000cc
  31. Anniversary Present 7 Jul 2011 22:40 [image: View Post]Baileyrock, on 07 July 2011 - 03:15 PM, said: Want to make a quick $50, I'll give you $300 for it! :goofy: Congrats! :beer: I'll sell it and ship to you for a mere 12,000.00 :laughing6-hehe: I am going…
  32. Anniversary Present 7 Jul 2011 19:16 [image: View Post]PolarBear, on 07 July 2011 - 11:55 AM, said: Super!! Good find and for a great price. Now for pics... Only pics I could find on google showed a bike with full fairing. Do you have a plan B in case she…
  33. Anniversary Present 7 Jul 2011 19:14 I will post pics of the bike as soon as I pick it up. And of the wife on it too.
  34. Anniversary Present 7 Jul 2011 16:30 Tomorrow (8th) is my 11th wedding anniversary and I just bought the wife's present. A 1988 Honda Hurricane! She has always wanted to learn how to ride so I thought this would be a perfect bike for her. I got it for $250…
  35. So what the H*LL is wrong! 4 Jul 2011 21:38 OK Thanks guys. I will button it up tonight and call it good. Just with all the 5 gen electrical issues I am/was a tad Freaked!!! by the readings. Now all I need is to get my shoulder healed up enough to ride. Snakeman
  36. So what the H*LL is wrong! 4 Jul 2011 19:22 [image: View Post]Snakeman, on 04 July 2011 - 02:21 PM, said: I am back from a 30min ride. My shoulder is screamin at me but here are my new readings. At idol it was reading 14.8 at 5000rpm it read 15.1 turned it off…
  37. So what the H*LL is wrong! 4 Jul 2011 19:21 I am back from a 30min ride. My shoulder is screamin at me but here are my new readings. At idol it was reading 14.8 at 5000rpm it read 15.1 turned it off waited 5 min turned the key one and it read 13.6 I am just…
  38. So what the H*LL is wrong! 4 Jul 2011 17:12 Installed new Battery, new R/R, New Stator. turn key on get 13.5 and it starts dropping down to 12.4 start bike at idol get 14.5 and climbing to 15 take it up to 5000rpm and get 14.7 and it climbs to 15.3 Wait a week…
  39. Here is a great little Canadian Motorcycle adventure Movie 5 May 2011 19:18 [image: View Post]PolarBear, on 05 May 2011 - 01:09 PM, said: Hey Snakeman! How's the shoulder? C It is still pretty painful, and only limited movement.
  40. Here is a great little Canadian Motorcycle adventure Movie 5 May 2011 15:46 This is an awesome Film guys. I was on the set for a few days while they were shooting here in Alberta. I even got to sit on the bike too! LOL Snakeman
  41. frame sliders 9 Feb 2011 23:02 I think the best sliders out there for the 5th and 6gens are the ones built by Radar here on the site. Many members have bought and installed his sliders, they are one that you have to cut but they look great and more…
  42. That famous burnt-up white RR-Stator connector... 17 Dec 2010 23:24 Hitandrun I have never had a problem like this, but I do have a question. I bought an 02 VFR last year which had the recall already done by the previous owner. I installed Tightwad's VFRNess in hopes of avoiding these…
  43. Show us your nuts! 13 Dec 2010 03:31 [image: View Post]Snakeman, on 12 December 2010 - 10:30 PM, said: Just get your powder coated. I did two years ago and they still look like new. [image: Posted Image] septride09 018.jpg Here are the pics
  44. Show us your nuts! 13 Dec 2010 03:30 Just get your powder coated. I did two years ago and they still look like new.
  45. webbed kickstand 12 Nov 2010 06:04 [image: View Post]VFR4Lee, on 11 November 2010 - 09:07 PM, said: Just add some webs to a stock piece. :comp13: Maybe. This will be my plan tomorrow. I am going to make the web separate from the stand leave a gap at the…
  46. webbed kickstand 12 Nov 2010 06:00 [image: View Post]vfrrider, on 11 November 2010 - 07:56 PM, said: Do like the pros do. Prop the bike up in the position you want it to be at the end. Now take a piece of metal and mock it up with hot glue, etc. Once its…
  47. webbed kickstand 11 Nov 2010 21:45 I have spent since 7am this am to about a half hour ago trying to make a webbed kickstand for my spidey viffer. My idea is to make the kick stand first with lots of extra material up top and then cut the main stand and…
  48. Seat won't unlatch 29 Oct 2010 05:29 NO Problem! this happened to me earlier this year. What you have to do is lift your seat by hand so that you can get at the rear plastics bolts remove them as well as the other ones holding it then slide the rear…
  49. Did you or do you Name your bike? 21 Oct 2010 23:48 http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/uploads/1218051027/gallery_9871_2814_65980.jpg drumride08 022.jpg Say Hello, to the nice people Slinger....
  50. O.K. Let's see what the reaction is from an owner's club....(High Mods inside) 6 Oct 2010 17:10 Looks like you have a good plan on what you want to do. This site has many members that will and can help you along the way. No question is off limits and you will get a some very good answers back. Enjoy and welcome to…

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