Put 160 miles on my GS in the last two days. 20ish yesterday, 30ish today.
All it takes is gear.

Yeah. I got my pants/gloves today so riding wasn't so bad. The area between my jacket and helmet on my neck gets really cold at highway speeds, so I just cut the bottom of a skull cap off (the fat part) and slip it over my neck. Works great. Oh, and I got my handguards in too.
Really, living in GA, I don't see it as a huge deal buying cold weather gear, because it will be dusty 9-11 months out of the year.
I prefer handguards because I had them on my
enduro and they were awesome, even in the summertime. You could see all the stuff that would have hit your hands that is splattered on the front of the guards.   
Tis my two cents

Quote from: The Buddha on January 11, 2010, 07:24:20 PM
And when you order em, I just throw them ... they just land right at your door. Sometimes dogs etc come and think its a frisbee and try to catch it ... usually the dog gets punted into the neighboring state ...
Cool.
Buddha.

You just knocked my dogs teeth out, thanks.
But for real do you machine those? Or did you design and get them outsourced? Just curious. Ill probably be buying one shortly. Cant find one on eBay, and like the looks of yours.

Got the part the other day Buddha. If anyone needs something like it, I recommend it highly. It's around the same price as an OEM part, but buddhas part is nice, thick and heavy. And it looks a he'll of a lot better! A++!

(just give it a good wipe before you put it on, Buddha has greasy hands.... lol)

I use to drive in the cold, now I live in a heated country.
by the way how did you get the pictures in the mail/comment cant't find it I have some nice pictures to add as well,..

I dont machine them myself, simply cos ... well I dont have a lathe.
I have had 1 guy do these from the first iteration. I have held on one to one that first set too ... so from 2003 he's been my guy for these.
Fork braces too, same guy.

So not true outsourcing to china types. I have a local machinist that did this.
BTW the steering stem guy - totally different guy. 2008 guy was great, but he retired and the machine broke or whatever and 09 set has been a mess. I am there fore killing that idea. Cant lose 3 stems out of 8  ...

The rest all I made, of course I dont weld either, the welding shop however does it with me screaming instructions each step and with the bike there for fitment etc ...

JwJulian - thanks. I like the fact that these are boxy looking. No mistaking it for some girly stock BS.

Cool.
Buddha.

What's the desert tan bike?  An enfield or W650 or what?  Inquiring minds must know...

Quote from: The Buddha on January 09, 2010, 10:33:02 PM
http://picasaweb.google.com/srinath.the.man/Case_covers#

Cool.
Buddha.

Syzygy that pic ? The bike is a savage 650. More pics sorry I deleted them. Will get some in a bit.
Cool.
Buddha.