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Something BIG hit me this morning on my commute to work....sheared my left mirror off...almost took my left hand with it  :? ....anyone have one for sale (the mirror, not the hand  :P )? It doesn't seem as though the local Suzuki dealers have one!

Thanks!
pandy  :(  :mrgreen:

Your ego perhaps ...  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  Sorry couldn't resist ...  :kiss:
Cool.
Srinath.

Actually, my ego (and a lot of other things about me) are a LOT smaller than you give them credit for...but thanks for the thought!  :P  :P  :P

pandy  :mrgreen:

P.S. And if my ego had hit me, it would have taken my whole ARM!  :P  :P  :P  :kiss:
P.P.S. I don't get the impression you think a terribly highly of women, in general. Or is it that you simply don't think very highly of the human race?  :mrgreen:

Quote from: pandySomething BIG hit me this morning on my commute to work....sheared my left mirror off...almost took my left hand with it  :? ....anyone have one for sale (the mirror, not the hand  :P )? It doesn't seem as though the local Suzuki dealers have one!

Thanks!
pandy  :(  :mrgreen:

What the heck hit you? Bird?

I never saw what it was....   :dunno: It just hit my mirror hard...and then both things hit my hand... thought I'd broken my hand at first, but it's just swollen. I figured it was either a big bird or something that came from the other side of the freeway (was in the carpool lane on 101N between San Jose and San Fran)....it's certainly taught me to expect the unexpected...

It looks like I may be able to get third-party, after-market mirrors locally...hopefully!

pandy  :o

Quote from: pandyActually, my ego (and a lot of other things about me) are a LOT smaller than you give them credit for...but thanks for the thought!  :P  :P  :P

pandy  :mrgreen:

P.S. And if my ego had hit me, it would have taken my whole ARM!  :P  :P  :P  :kiss:
P.P.S. I don't get the impression you think a terribly highly of women, in general. Or is it that you simply don't think very highly of the human race?  :mrgreen:

Maybe I dont think highly of ... just you ...  :lol:  ... hey just covering all the options ... It was just a joke ... no deep meaning. No real reason, this is also a joke. Would have done it to anyone ... Smiley's and Kiss were put there just for you though ... just to make sure you got the idea ...  :o  ...
Cool.
Srinath.
PS : this from the girl who said my attitude towards women is the healthiest she's seen ...  :lol:  ...

But then you started sniffing glue! :P  :kiss:

pandy  :mrgreen:

Quote from: seshadri_srinathPS : this from the girl who said my attitude towards women is the healthiest she's seen ...  :lol:  ...

Sorry to hear that happened... it would have given me a heart attack!

What year is your bike?  I don't use my stock mirrors, so i have extra's from an '89 gs.   If you can't get some locally and if they'll work for you, i'll send my left one to you.

Just let me know.  :)

Quote from: pandyBut then you started sniffing glue! :P  :kiss:

pandy  :mrgreen:

Quote from: seshadri_srinathPS : this from the girl who said my attitude towards women is the healthiest she's seen ...  :lol:  ...

No senor .... I sniffing refrigerant Freez 12 senor .... no glue senor ... my nose get stuck to table senor ...  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
Cool.
Srinath.

Quote from: pandyI never saw what it was....   :dunno:
I figured it was either a big bird or something that came from the other side of the freeway (was in the carpool lane on 101N between San Jose and San Fran)....it's certainly taught me to expect the unexpected...


pandy  :o

Pandy, aside from the rogue wildlife, how bad is the commute nowadays on motorcycle from SF to SJ?    I moved out of the bay area in 2000 when traffic was at its craziest... I just wonder how it is now, during rush hours

Yea ... she was going fast enough to lose a mirror and part of her hand to a bird ... so unless it was a Hayabusa (the bird not bike) I'd say it was fast ...
Cool.
Srinath.

I was certainly AWAKE after this!  :o

Mine's a 1992, so it's probably a fit. I'm going to a shop in the next hour to see if their universal one will work for me.

I'll PM you if I find I still need to purchase your left mirror!  :thumb:

Thanks!!!!!!!!  :mrgreen:  :mrgreen:  :mrgreen:

pandy  :cheers:

Quote from: nisus1Sorry to hear that happened... it would have given me a heart attack!

What year is your bike?  I don't use my stock mirrors, so i have extra's from an '89 gs.   If you can't get some locally and if they'll work for you, i'll send my left one to you.

Just let me know.  :)

Aside from rude wakeup calls....  :mrgreen:

I commute from SJ to Foster City in the AM and the reverse in the PM. Traffic still sucks rotten eggs, but it's much better on the bike where I can use the carpool lanes and split lanes when even the 101S carpool lane bogs down in the afternoon.

If I'm caging it, then I take 101N in the AM, and 280S in the PM.

I've gotten awfully spoiled commuting on the Baby G, though. I get very bummed when I have to drive my car.  :(

pandy  :mrgreen:

Quote from: jjr_vwPandy, aside from the rogue wildlife, how bad is the commute nowadays on motorcycle from SF to SJ?    I moved out of the bay area in 2000 when traffic was at its craziest... I just wonder how it is now, during rush hours

I tend to not waste any time when I'm commuting.  :P

I was going about 85 indicated, so probably about 76MPH, give or take? I think the bird (or whatever it was) was going about 140MPH coming from the opposite direction.  :?

I think this was a fairly tame (only a small heart attack) reminder to expect the unexpected...  :thumb: I think I'll NOT wear my rings on the bike from now on (will add accessories when I'm brushing my hair AFTER getting to work ;) )... I just barely (and with great pain) got my ring off when I got to the office about 10 minutes or so after I was hit. Whatever it was actually bent the ring on my left hand (ring finger next to pinky).  :?

pandy

Quote from: seshadri_srinathYea ... she was going fast enough to lose a mirror and part of her hand to a bird ... so unless it was a Hayabusa (the bird not bike) I'd say it was fast ... Cool.Srinath.

OK Birds are light ... really light, if a pigeon sat on your helmeted head, you'd not even notice, very very light ... for obvious reasons ... And there be a hail of feathers ... You may have had a object from the road (like that car muffler I dodged once on 580) or someone from the opposite side lost something off the top of their car ... like a part of a roof rack ... Yea These damn SUV's need things on the roof ... their owners are always outdoors camping and trekking and doing the Oh so cool things ... yea right ... morons ... lose the crap that can kill people on the road ... especially when you never use it. Retards ... I know of someone that got one of them nissan things with the silly ass super tall rack's ... in 3 years I have seen it, nothing has ever been in it.
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Srinath.

Glad you're allright, hope your hand heals quick.

I used to commute to RWC via 280N & S; 36 miles.

If you want to find one local, call Santa Clara Cycle Accessories (730-0600) or Zoom's (248-5780, be patient with these guys) to see if either of 'em has one.

Get Napolean or knock off napoleans ... called emgo.
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Srinath.

Boyfriend to the rescue (thanks, Sweetie!!!)!! He gets a sushi lunch this weekend! And thanks to Doug's Motocycle Service in San Mateo. New after-market pair of mirrors for 20 bucks (beats 1 Suzuki mirror for $65!!!!!)

Mirror's all fixed; hand's feeling much better...but you can bet I'll be looking for that mirror during my commute tomorrow!! I wanna know what hit me! :x

Will keep those shops in mind for the future, scratch! Thanks for the suggestions!  :)

Srinath: maybe we have BIG birds here!  :P It seems that we can't dodge the SUV's and their parts no matter HOW hard we try!  :o

pandy  :cheers:

I used to live there ... wonderful as CA is for birds My Truck was called scrubjay - west coast variant of blue jay - blue and silver no red, and that Yellow billed magpie unique to Central CA valley (sac to fresno) ... east coast birds are better. More variety, more variations and just plain better. And to the point ... no unique big birds just local to the 101 ... been there seen that I left 2002 august ... heck august 5th I believe.
Cool.
Srinath.

:lol:  Yeah, I think whatever it was that hit me was prolly metallic.... the only give I felt was my mirror and my body. There wasn't even any seam where the mirror was sheared off.  :?

I think a cocktail is in order when I get home tonight!!  :cheers:

pandy  :mrgreen:

But on the BRIGHT side: my manicure is still intact!!!!!  :)  :P   :P  :P

*ducking from the rotten tomatoes*

pandy  :mrgreen:

Quote from: pandyBoyfriend to the rescue (thanks, Sweetie!!!)!! He gets a sushi lunch this weekend! And thanks to Doug's Motocycle Service in San Mateo. New after-market pair of mirrors for 20 bucks (beats 1 Suzuki mirror for $65!!!!!)

Mirror's all fixed; hand's feeling much better...but you can bet I'll be looking for that mirror during my commute tomorrow!! I wanna know what hit me! :x

Will keep those shops in mind for the future, scratch! Thanks for the suggestions!  :)

Srinath: maybe we have BIG birds here!  :P It seems that we can't dodge the SUV's and their parts no matter HOW hard we try!  :o

pandy  :cheers:

On my second nighthawk I was riding along 237 on my commute waaaay back in 1997 when my left side cover (under seat) flies off ... I am so diasppointed (its a pretty bike really) and I cry and grovel and what not and go and buy a red one from the SF cycle salvage (closed now) for $15 ... Then I have an ugly red cover on my pretty blue bike ... and I am riding along 237 next week when I spot a blue speck ... I ride past it ... but pull over (left lane carpool whooo hooo) on left shoulder ... and walk back and pick it up ... a few few scrapes ... but nearly perfect ... Then in 1998 I sell off that bike to this friend ... who now lives in Livermore CA ... where I used to live ... Then in 2001 I buy a nighthawk ... and its the same color as my #2 ... and I promptly swap with him ... so on my nighthawk I have that old cover I lost and then found on 237 almost 8 years ago.
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Srinath.

Glad that worked out for ya'!! Now...if only I could fine a purple tank at the side of the road....and a purple fender...and purple plastics.... I'll have to keep my eyes open!  :)

As for this morning, my boyfriend's first thought was that someone had thrown something at me. I told him, naw..Srinath lives on the other side of the country.  :P   :kiss:  

pandy :lol:

Quote from: seshadri_srinathand I promptly swap with him ... so on my nighthawk I have that old cover I lost and then found on 237 almost 8 years ago.
Cool.Srinath.

Its the right side cover ... and I can have something thrown at ya ... I have my little minions everywhere ...
Cool.
Srinath.

OOOoooh..he has *minions*...and he calls ME an egomaniac!! *I* don't have minions!  :P

pandy  :mrgreen:

Sorry to hear about the mirror and the hand.  But look on the bright side, if things keep hitting you, you could paint the new replacement parts purple and before you know it you would have a completly purple bike :)

Quote from: pandyBut then you started sniffing glue! :P  :kiss:

pandy  :mrgreen:

Quote from: seshadri_srinathPS : this from the girl who said my attitude towards women is the healthiest she's seen ...  :lol:  ...

This was the first thing that I thought of when I saw that post. Unfortunately I couldn't find any pictures online quickly so I captured it off the DVD. Awesome movie.

Looks like it was a bad week to stop sniffing glue.

:thumb:  :thumb:  :thumb:  

Quote from: natedawg120Sorry to hear about the mirror and the hand.  But look on the bright side, if things keep hitting you, you could paint the new replacement parts purple and before you know it you would have a completly purple bike :)

Hahaha!! Someone! Quick! Photochop Srinath's head on there!!  :lol:  :lol:

pandy  :mrgreen:

Quote from: goatThis was the first thing that I thought of when I saw that post. Unfortunately I couldn't find any pictures online quickly so I captured it off the DVD. Awesome movie.

Looks like it was a bad week to stop sniffing glue.

Quote from: pandyOOOoooh..he has *minions*...and he calls ME an egomaniac!! *I* don't have minions!  :P

pandy  :mrgreen:

OK I am missing somehitng ... either the meaning of minions or egomaniac ... What is the name for someone who'd do errands for ya ... that sounds like minion ... Yea that ...
Cool.
Srinath.

Maybe she should have said megalomaniac?  :lol:

Quote from: KerryMaybe she should have said megalomaniac?  :lol:

:lol:  :lol:  :lol:

OK It was minion ... ... yep I had one of them toss a phone at ya ... I called and he said yup I see her comming up, I said "toss the ph..." and I heard a  ... DONK ...  :lol:  ...
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Srinath.

Awright! I want his name! NOW!!!  :x I have a right-hand rearview mirror with his name all over it!  :P

pandy  :lol:  :lol:

Quote from: seshadri_srinathOK It was minion ... ... yep I had one of them toss a phone at ya ... I called and he said yup I see her comming up, I said "toss the ph..." and I heard a  ... DONK ...  :lol:  ... Cool.Srinath.

My not professional opinion is to watch carefully newspapers looking for a news about a rare bird extintion, perhaps the object that hit Pandy's mirror was the last of a kind...

Hmm... can't seem to find a picture of srinath. That makes the GIMPing difficult.

Quote from: pandyHahaha!! Someone! Quick! Photochop Srinath's head on there!!  :lol:  :lol:

pandy  :mrgreen:

http://www.gstwins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=3&pos=59


:)

Quote from: goatHmm... can't seem to find a picture of srinath. That makes the GIMPing difficult.

Quote from: pandyHahaha!! Someone! Quick! Photochop Srinath's head on there!!  :lol:  :lol:

pandy  :mrgreen:

I spent WAY too much time on this. It didn't turn out as well as I had hoped it would, either. Maybe I'll try again, later.

For now:

(http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~trflink/pics/fun/srinath_glue.jpg)

That Looks like the Terror Bird ... (it predates the dinosaurs ... )
Cool.
Srinath.

Quote from: seshadri_srinathThat Looks like the Terror Bird ... (it predates the dinosaurs ... )Cool.Srinath.

THAT'S IT!!! That's the bird that hit me yesterday!!!!!

Well done, goat!!


:lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Quote from: goatFor now:

Yea right ... You dont watch discovery ??? ... The terror birds bones were found in northern Siberia (I believe) The excavation took many years and the end of it, the bird was the size of a large hill. 100 feet+ in height and its upper beak was the size of a full grown person ... 5+ feet long and over 4 feet around. It also was light enough a person could lift it with one hand. Yup ... bird made of carbon fiber ... Lemme google it ...
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Srinath.

OK fine up to 10 feet high, Yea old age and exaggeration go hand in hand ... but it can swallow a dog in 1 gulp ... so it was pretty cool ... and had a huge mouth ... Oh yea that's why it went after you ... its competetion ... and sent a cabbie after me ... Its got its minions too evidently ... So if I am asking it to take you out, and its sending a cabbie to take me out ... I think its working on world domination ... Yeow ... I can see it now, "Return Of the Terror Bird" ... with Tweety Bird, Larry Bird and Jeff Goldblum (I dunno He's gotta be in all these moveis doesn't he ... ), aliens come, dinosaurs come, we have to turn to him to help isn't it ...
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Srinath.

Nope, don't have discovery, because I refuse to pay for television.  :P

hahaha....when you said, "it had a huge mouth," the FIRST thing I thought was, "yup, that was Srinath that hit me yesterday!"  ...but you beat me to the punchline.  :x  :mrgreen: That's why you're out to get me...competition.... well...doesn't matter who has the bigger mouth here....YOU definitely have the yakking market cornered, and I'm *definitely* more sane and sniff less glue (I can just hear my bf laughing over me saying I'm sane)  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

And YOU asked *ME* if *I* ever shut up!! FUNNY!!  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :kiss:

pandy  :mrgreen:  

Quote from: seshadri_srinathso it was pretty cool ... and had a huge mouth ... Oh yea that's why it went after you ... its competetion ... and sent a cabbie after me ... Its got its minions too evidently ... So if I am asking it to take you out, and its sending a cabbie to take me out ... I think its working on world domination ... Yeow ... I can see it now, "Return Of the Terror Bird" ... Cool.Srinath.

Just because I ask you if you ever shut up doesn't mean I do or did ever intend to ... Just gauging if you do ... you ... had you asked me that same question ... would have heard a Nope ...  :mrgreen:  ... Now about the Terror bird working on world domination ... how do we deal with that ... what No idea ... yea You're no help ...
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Srinath.

hahahaha! Well...*I* would say I'm quiet as a mouse, but my bf would fall onto the floor, rolling and laughing his head off. He's convinced I never shut up. I don't know WHERE he gets those silly ideas!

As for the world-domination plot (gimme a chance to answer! Yeesh!), first we must figure out who's behind it. Kerry might be one person behind it; we both have big mouths, and he seems like a peaceful sort, so perhaps he's plotting to wipe us off the face of the internet....  :dunno:

Other ideas...  :mrgreen:

pandy
the quiet one  :P

Quote from: seshadri_srinathJust because I ask you if you ever shut up doesn't mean I do or did ever intend to ... Just guaging if you do ... you ... had you asked me that same question ... would have heard a Nope ...  :mrgreen:  ... Now about the Terror bird working on world domination ... how do we deal with that ... what No idea ... yea You're no help ...
Cool.Srinath.

Quote from: pandyhahahaha! Well...*I* would say I'm quiet as a mouse, but my bf would fall onto the floor, rolling and laughing his head off. He's convinced I never shut up. I don't know WHERE he gets those silly ideas!

As for the world-domination plot (gimme a chance to answer! Yeesh!), first we must figure out who's behind it. Kerry might be one person behind it; we both have big mouths, and he seems like a peaceful sort, so perhaps he's plotting to wipe us off the face of the internet....  :dunno:

Other ideas...  :mrgreen:

pandy
the quiet one  :P

Quote from: seshadri_srinathJust because I ask you if you ever shut up doesn't mean I do or did ever intend to ... Just guaging if you do ... you ... had you asked me that same question ... would have heard a Nope ...  :mrgreen:  ... Now about the Terror bird working on world domination ... how do we deal with that ... what No idea ... yea You're no help ...
Cool.Srinath.

Oh ... that's an angle  :guns: Kerry ...
Now see I'd also think in terms of who has to gain ... John will probably save from the savings in Band width (when there was 1 of it it was OK, but now that there is 2 ... its like quadrupled ... ), Yea, then Pantablo ... see I knew he never got over that whole "Peetey Pablo"  :?  episode ...  :lol:  ... now then lets see if there anyone left I've not pissed off ...
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Srinath.

Well, I've done it before.  :lol: Back in college I had an aggressive older brother and an aggressive roommate who wanted to get together to play RISK (not my favorite game).  About halfway through the game it dawned on me that they were out to kill each other and that I was getting away with quietly building up my position.

You guessed it - I won the game and left them both with their mouths hanging open, going "What happened here?"  :?

So (rubbing hands together) ... you never know....   :)

Type in gs500 on ebay for crying out loud!
There is an abundence of parts on there at good prices. Here is your mirror:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1993-SUZUKI-GS500-CLUTCH-PERCH-LEVER-MIRROR-GS-500_W0QQitemZ4567863844QQcategoryZ35587QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Quote from: KerryI was getting away with quietly building up my position. <snippage>
So (rubbing hands together) ... you never know....   :)

And you thought I was crazy to think that our mild-mannered leader could be so diabolical...  :o  :?

Perhaps I'm not so crazy after all!   :P

Quote from: seshadri_srinathYea, then Pantablo ... see I knew he never got over that whole "Peetey Pablo"  :?  episode ...  :lol:  ... now then lets see if there anyone left I've not pissed off ...
Cool.Srinath.

Pantablo....hadn't thought of him..he seems so sweet...am I going to have to do a search..."Peetey Pablo?"   hmmm...  :mrgreen:

Perhaps they're trying to get at YOU through me...wipe away one of your sparring partners, and it hurts you... I've gotta be more careful 'bout whom I hang out with.  :?  :P

pandy

eBay wouldn't help me much since I needed the mirror to ride home yesterday. And since I know we have some locals on the board, I knew there'd be someone who'd be able to help me out. I got my mirror taken care of at lunchtime, and I was good to go!

But thanks so much for your kind suggestion anyway!  :nana:  ....I mean  :)

pandy
where's that halo when I need it!?  :?

Quote from: ratzType in gs500 on ebay for crying out loud!There is an abundence of parts on there at good prices. Here is your mirror:

Quote from: pandy

Quote from: seshadri_srinathYea, then Pantablo ... see I knew he never got over that whole "Peetey Pablo"  :?  episode ...  :lol:  ... now then lets see if there anyone left I've not pissed off ...
Cool.Srinath.

Pantablo....hadn't thought of him..he seems so sweet...am I going to have to do a search..."Peetey Pablo?"   hmmm...  :mrgreen:

Perhaps they're trying to get at YOU through me...wipe away one of your sparring partners, and it hurts you... I've gotta be more careful 'bout whom I hang out with.  :?  :P

pandy

Chino22x in his first or second post ... said "Pentapablo ?? "
To which I said yea right Penta pablo ???  :lol:
His next post was ... "Peetey Pablo  :?  ??? "
And that's how he bacame my favorite noob ...  :lol:  :lol:  ...
Cool.
Srinath.

Quote from: seshadri_srinathChino22x in his first or second post ... said "Pentapablo ?? "
To which I said yea right Penta pablo ???  :lol:
His next post was ... "Peetey Pablo  :?  ??? "
And that's how he bacame my favorite noob ...  :lol:  :lol:  ... Cool.Srinath.

You're so easy!  :lol:

Yea all you had to do was call him peetey pablo and you'd be it ...  :lol:  ...
Well bear in mind it was 2 years or so ago, our nick names etc weren't too well set then ...
Cool.
Srinath.

Quote from: seshadri_srinathYea all you had to do was call him peetey pablo and you'd be it ... :lol: ...
Cool.Srinath.

I think Pantablo was one of the first to welcome me, so he's my favorite oldie....uh....veteran.  :mrgreen:  ;)

So...if he were out to get you, I wouldn't for a moment believe that he'd go through me. I think Kerry's a much more likely suspect.  Hmmm....could be Daniely, too..I *did* threaten to shoot him (well, I gave him a choice of either poison or gun) for outting me as a girl...hmmm... :o

pandy  :mrgreen:

Quote from: pandyeBay wouldn't help me much since I needed the mirror to ride home yesterday. And since I know we have some locals on the board, I knew there'd be someone who'd be able to help me out. I got my mirror taken care of at lunchtime, and I was good to go!

But thanks so much for your kind suggestion anyway!  :nana:  ....I mean  :)

pandy
where's that halo when I need it!?  :?

Quote from: ratzType in gs500 on ebay for crying out loud!There is an abundence of parts on there at good prices. Here is your mirror:

Cool!
It must be nice to have a good network of GS'ers in your hood.
All I have near me is Davipu....
So you see what I have to work with :(
j/k Davipu

Quote from: ratzAll I have near me is Davipu....So you see what I have to work with :( j/k Davipu

Wow...and I thought *I* had a heavy burden.... you poor thing... ;)  :lol:  :lol:

pandy ;)

davipu  :kiss:

yeah Ratz, your screwed.  wanna go up to the albertsons saturday night and hang out with all the squids?

What????? They don't hang at the bux????  :?

Quote from: davipuyeah Ratz, your screwed.  wanna go up to the albertsons saturday night and hang out with all the squids?

na they all hang out in the albertsons parking lot and go up and down the street.

Quote from: davipuna they all hang out in the albertsons parking lot and go up and down the street.

Oh boy..THAT sounds like a lot of fun!  :roll:

pandy

Quote from: pandyWhat????? They don't hang at the bux????  :?

Quote from: davipuyeah Ratz, your screwed.  wanna go up to the albertsons saturday night and hang out with all the squids?

They are nestled between Albertsons, Starbucks, coldstone, and Jamba juice.

There is about an inch of unused tire on each side of there rear ( stock) tire. Their idea of modifying, is a different colored headlight bulb, a tank protector, or maybe a new pipe.

But at least they are out there... who am I to say anything.

:lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Quote from: ratzTheir idea of modifying, is a different colored headlight bulb, a tank protector, or maybe a new pipe.

you forgot the color matched grips, and the fake carbon gas cap covers.