acam33
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Post by acam33 on May 3, 2016 1:54:02 GMT 10
What's up everyone, my name is Avery and I'm from MN. I got my baby (21012 fz8) late June last year. When I got her she had around 1300 miles, mint condition all stock. This is my first bike and I love it. I was on a budget last year after buying the bike so I didn't do any modifications, but I'm excited to start this year. On Friday I had my integrated LED tail light deliverd, and today I'll be getting sliders, and a fender eliminator so hopefully I'll get some time this week to put that all on. I think the next thing I want to do is get rid of the stock mirrors. Do you guys have any recommendations for mirrors?  |
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Post by cmurder on May 3, 2016 2:06:49 GMT 10
Welcome from NC ,
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Post by ianlemasters on May 3, 2016 2:26:57 GMT 10
Cycle gear bar ends are pretty popular. I'm partial to the crg arrow bar ends. Everything mounted on the stock location yields the same elbow view from what I've seen.
Welcome to the site man!
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Post by fz8kansas on May 3, 2016 3:27:05 GMT 10
Welcome from Kansas. We will gladly help you spend your money on mods. I just picked up a set of Blade mirrors from Amazon. Just search on bar end mirrors at their site and it will be bring up pages. Revzilla and Sportbiketrackgear are both good sites. Wander around and look at old threads. If you can't find what you are looking for then just ask. There is just about nothing that hasn't been done here but a turbo.
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acam33
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Post by acam33 on May 3, 2016 3:40:39 GMT 10
The arrow ones are pretty sweet looking, I wish they were sold as a pair for $100. I'll check out Amazon.
Thanks guys.
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Post by Keach on May 3, 2016 17:18:52 GMT 10
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Post by DanS on May 3, 2016 21:28:31 GMT 10
Welcome Avery! Congrats on your first bike, you picked a good one. After the mirrors we need to make the reflectors on the forks and the giant front turn signals disappear.  |
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Post by HeresMyMind on May 4, 2016 12:47:56 GMT 10
Welcome from CT
-B
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Post by umyaya on May 4, 2016 22:51:19 GMT 10
Welcome... a handful of MN riders here. Including myself. What area of MN?
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Post by nightttime on May 4, 2016 23:29:05 GMT 10
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acam33
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Post by acam33 on May 5, 2016 2:10:21 GMT 10
Thanks everyone for the suggestions I really appreciate it.
Glad to see there are some MN riders in here. I'm from the twin cities area in north Saint Paul.
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Post by nightttime on May 5, 2016 4:04:09 GMT 10
Welcome Avery! Congrats on your first bike, you picked a good one. After the mirrors we need to make the reflectors on the forks and the giant front turn signals disappear. Big improvements these are. |
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acam33
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Post by acam33 on May 5, 2016 5:05:58 GMT 10
Welcome Avery! Congrats on your first bike, you picked a good one. After the mirrors we need to make the reflectors on the forks and the giant front turn signals disappear. Big improvements these are. I seen some led front signals on eBay that caught my eye. Good call guys. |
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Post by umyaya on May 5, 2016 5:19:49 GMT 10
Thanks everyone for the suggestions I really appreciate it. Glad to see there are some MN riders in here. I'm from the twin cities area in north Saint Paul. Cool what roads do you usually run? I run twisties at least 4 to 5 days a week. So I'm always down for a ride. |
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acam33
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Post by acam33 on May 5, 2016 21:09:25 GMT 10
Thanks everyone for the suggestions I really appreciate it. Glad to see there are some MN riders in here. I'm from the twin cities area in north Saint Paul. Cool what roads do you usually run? I run twisties at least 4 to 5 days a week. So I'm always down for a ride. I did the poker run last month last simply street bikes hosted, and went with some people that went on twistie roads... Not for me yet since I'm a beginner I was way behind them lol. |
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Post by umyaya on May 5, 2016 22:51:24 GMT 10
Practice practice practice! I ride the pace with two members from this forum about 1-2x a month. Fun ride and good people. No egos and no bs. Many people I ride with including myself I consider beginner to novice... my thoughts are you are not advanced until they do some track time or some organized classes getting training from professionals. Let me know if you wanna ride ever. I'm always looking for new people! Did you store your FZ8 at SSB over winter? I saw one or two in their warehouse... just a stab in the dark.
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acam33
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Post by acam33 on May 6, 2016 4:38:21 GMT 10
Practice practice practice! I ride the pace with two members from this forum about 1-2x a month. Fun ride and good people. No egos and no bs. Many people I ride with including myself I consider beginner to novice... my thoughts are you are not advanced until they do some track time or some organized classes getting training from professionals. Let me know if you wanna ride ever. I'm always looking for new people! Did you store your FZ8 at SSB over winter? I saw one or two in their warehouse... just a stab in the dark. Nope wasn't my bike the poker run was the first time I've been to ssb. Nice people there. |
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acam33
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Post by acam33 on May 7, 2016 6:17:37 GMT 10
Your new mirrors are enroute. They should hit your door friday - see tracking image. I sincerly hope you like them.  I know I do. And yes, the California air affects my spelling from time to time. I used to blame the device, I now blame it on carying a tad less. Either way, I wont intentianally steer you wrong. Laugh along with me and I am sure my ramblings will make sense. Enjoy the bike and the freedom it brings. Best, Dennis Heck yeah, I can't wait to install them! Thanks a lot, I really appreciate it. |
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Post by umyaya on May 7, 2016 7:34:26 GMT 10
D gray is not only the man but Boss around here. Knows all!
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acam33
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Post by acam33 on May 11, 2016 6:29:35 GMT 10
Fyi, it looks like ups put your shipment on the slower boat. See tracking for current info. enroute Got them today thanks for the card and throat collar that could come in handy here in Minnesota! I watched a video on how to put bar end mirriors on. You remove the bar end on your handle then rremove the rubber piece inside your handles by drilling it out?! Is this the only way? The video I watched said it took him 35 minutes to drill that piece out. |
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I know I do.