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2003 Suzuki SV650S: Zero Gravity Windshield

UPS delivery brought my new Zero Gravity - Sport Touring - windshield yesterday. Their part number for product is 23-157.

It only took a couple of minutes to install but I think it probably needs to be redone a little. The fitment seems to be good but the fairing doesn't seem to be as tight anymore. Will do the Texas Love Bug test Tuesday or Wednesday.

Zero Gravity makes a quality product and they handled my order in a smooth and professional way last week. They under promised and over delivered just like everyone should in the business world.

Also - They gave me a 30-day exchange or credit if I am not happy with the product. What more could you ask for.

The lady that took the order said that shipment of product will take longer in the future as they are only making the shields as they are ordered to cut down on inventory glut.

Overall purchase, product and customer service is a 10 across the board. Way to go Zero Gravity.

Road King Custom Windshield

Originally the FLHRSI does not come with any type of windshield, which is really the way I like it for cruising. Windshields normally allow extra noise from the engine to rise up to you and it's irritating if you are not used to it.

The first thing I bought was the docking kit and a Screamin Eagle Dark Tinted Wind Deflector. I like the way it looks but if you are just wear sunglass type goggles that fit like normal glasses the wind coming off the deflector will help you right off with your glasses..or they will vibrate on your face from the extra wind coming from the bottom up..it's really frustrating.

I started using goggles with the elastic band and it works fine now..

Purchased the Road King® 2" Taller Windshield Assembly - Clear tallest windshield Harley Davidson makes for the Road King that works with the docking kit. It's two inches taller than the standard one. The Mustang seat which raises you up at least an inch maybe two and this combo for my height is a little frustrating but functional.

It really takes time to get used to a windshield on a motorcycle especially if you have had anytime without one.

If you live in Southeast Texas and get to partake in the great Texas Love Bug fest a couple times a year you will own one and soon. Those nasty little bugs just love to cram themselves in every nook and cranny (including you)..

Is it worth the four hundred dollars for the tall windshield? Yes, in Texas it is..but it's still fun to go topless so to speak...when the bugs are not so bad..

-Mr. Toad has left the blog!

Texas Love Bugs

Texas Love Bugs are back for season two this year. This morning about 9am they became as thick as locusts just north of the Forest in Richards, Texas. Turned around and cut my trip short to Carlos because they were matting my face shield on my Racer 1 Helmet quicker than I could wipe them off.

Had to soak the SV with a quart of Windex and a wet towel to get them off after arriving home. It seems best to place a wet cloth or towel on the area and let it soak for a few minutes and then wipe them off.

Also, I learned a little trick when they are season. Spray PAM cooking spray on the front of your bike or car and they will slide right off with a damp cloth when you get home.

The Road King with the full windshield will come for the rest of the month.. ah who am I kidding the Suzuki SV is just to much fun.. I'd rather eat bugs than give up riding my little crotch rocket.. It's just too much fun.. So for now the Liquid Copper Rocket will have a little more texture on it ...

By the way these little satanic lovers will crawler into your helmet and try and nest in your nose! So hopefully this little insect orgy will be over with soon than later..

-Mr. Toad ---out!

SV650 Race Bike With Intense Sales Crusade

I never seen an individual with such a professional, laser pointed, and disciplined sales campaign to essentially sell a hobby race motorcycle. Hats off to this person for going the extra mile and half to part with his once impassioned hobby.

It's almost sad.. like they are saying please don't buy this but you can if you must.. tears, and whimpers.. Goodbye friend..

Just my take on something that caught my attention.. Suzuki SV650(s) are so cool it hurts..

Here is the person’s link to their ad SV Race Bike For Sale

And no I am being paid or coerced to put this up... just an FYI

-Mr. Toad --- Out.

Mama Pearl's White Apple Pie Recipe

Pear Pie Recipes

As child growing up in East Texas I was privy to meeting one of the greatest woman that ever lived in probably the history of Texas ( East Texas specifically ).

Her name was Mama Pearl. - Her real name was Pearl Conner and she was my Great Grand Mother. She wore clothes that she made from simple floral patterns and matching sunbonnets made while making her dresses.

She always had a timeless stare on her face with the look of having faced life head on without fear. She was a devout Christian woman that would walk to church when ever the doors were open. People in the community would often stop and offer her a ride which she gladly took in her later years. Still in her 80's she would walk to church. Her calling to serve was strong and humble.

Mama Pearl dipped snuff - I remember the cans of snuff were the size of a Folgers coffee cans. Don't know how long that amount would last her, but being frugle she would recycle the cans by using them for spit cans in strategic locations aroud the house.

Sorry for the long introduction: On to the White Apple Pie.

I derived this dessert title around the time I was in kindergarten. It looked like Apple Pie but the fruit was white. Being the simple child that I was. That was the title that I affixed to her wonderful pear pie recipe. She even cooled them on the windowsill just like you see in the movies when someone steals a pie.

At the most I probably had this pie 3 or 4 times as a kid, and I remember every bite of that delectable slice of heaven that she made with out the use of measuring cups. She was old school and just grabbed handfuls of flower, sugar, and whatever else went into this creation of bliss.

Mentioning this little story to others throughout my life, they have tried to treat me by making a pear pie. Nothing to do this day tasted as good as hers. The recipe passed with her in the fall of 1976. Oh Mama Pearl we could have put Marie Calendars on their ear financially if we went public with your wonderful pie.

This recipe rests with in her in a Lufkin, Texas cemetery today. Sometimes, the memory of something is better than actually having it. In this case both would be great, but I will settle for the memories.

I found one recipe for Pear Pie with Cinnamon. It probably won't taste the same as Mama Pearl's pie but it will be good. Just use fresh pears and lots of sugar and butter!

Harley Davidson Big Bore Kit 1550cc

Just wanted to give you an update on the Stage II Big Bore kit that was added to my FLHRSI ( Road King Custom ) a couple of months ago..

Items Added:

1. Big Bore Kit 95 CI ( Cuibic Inches )
2. Power Command III ( PCIII ) USB
3. Dyno Tuned ( Dyno Jet or Dynojet )
4. Porker Dual Exhausts ( Very Loud )

Yielded a net of 80.1 HP at the rear well ( rwhp )

It's a real kick in the pants when taking off from a stop or passing someone on the highway. Triple digits are quick to come by as well. If you are sitting on the fence about upgrading your engine, don't - Just Do IT! It’s a blast..

Future Engine modifications will include a 211 cam and screamin eagle pushrods. so they won't have to take the heads of the engine again..On the other hand.. I could gain a few more horsepower by having the heads ported and polished.

-Mr Toad -- Out!

Blogging for President!

The blogs are in and you do not need to go down to the voter hall anymore.. They have claimed the new President of the United States already. You will just have to read every blog and make your tally.. (I'm almost sure Florida still has some veteran vote counters hanging around at a Star Bucks down there).

Have you noticed how the amount of blogs have soared since the Presidential Race has reared it's ugly head once again?

Trying to sift through dozens of blogs lately to learn the layout of this new e-frontier in journal-isming and have found that everyone has to put their two-cents or less in about the future President.

You can wave your flag, salute it, burn it or whatever you do.. but my god how much can be said about the same thing over, and over, and over.

Just so the search bots do not throw me into that arena I will not put the candidate’s on this message. It's hard to believe that Paris Hilton is still number one in the SERPS right now... She should run for president with Britney as vp.

-Mr T. -- Out..

Online Purchases Going Through The Roof

There is more than one reason online purchasing for consumers is up and it's not just because it saves automobile wear and tear, or fuel bills. It's the idiots that are behind the counter that we raised in the last 15-20 years ...

You can make them out to be victims of uncaring parents or whatever the Jerry Springer / Oprah excuse is for the moment. Dr. Phil may not feel the same way either, but I know the reason we get treated so bad in departments stores (do they still exist? ), Wal-Mart, Kroger's, Randall's and Best Buy and don't forget Circuit City.. The Reason is: The don't want to be there..they want to be where you are..on the other side of the fence! I don't blame them.. as a young adult I worked for Radio Shack and it was a wonderful time for both consumer and salesperson.. The commissions were good in a high traffic mall. The hours were long but we got paid a butt load of money for going the extra mile in the form of commisions.

This was back when a VCR was 1800.00 dollars and the home computer was a vic-20, and an apple iie or iic can't remember exactly.

Anyway, the working conditions are not ideal, people have too many personal problems today and it effects what they do for a living. I saw a counselor at retail store recently working with someone that was supposed to be mentally handicapped working in a retail position and the company had to foot the bill. I am sure his bill was more than the minimum wage of the person he was treating..

Anyway.. Online purchasing is just plain easier and you don't have interrupt someone who is supposed to be helping you but is on their damn cell phone talking to their friends or significant others.

I say send them all to Commission Junction University and show them how to make a living before it's too late for them and us....

Google Gives until it doesn't hurt..

Google just announced that it's Blogger.com / Blogspot.com blogging website will share it's revenues by letting the individual put his or her own private adsense script on their journal to profit from in the future.

This is a real feather in Google's cap as far as I am concerned. I wonder how much the average blogger will profit from this? But, as everyone knows that is against TOS to talk about their earnings.

-Mr. Toad Out

Garage Door Opener

Just recieved two Fobs that work our garage door opener. We purchased them so I don't have to go diving for the one in the car when taking one of the motorcycles out. It works great and has twice the range of the larger chunkier ones on the cars.

They can be mounted with Velcro instead of being put on a keychain so that works great on the fairing or on the triple tree of the Road King.

I read somewhere that there is a gadget now that hooks into the turn signals of a motorcycle and you can open the garage by hitting a key sequence like left-right-right-left and it will activate the door as well.

Will look further into that one...this would mean no batteries to worry about in the clicker. Who would have thought that there ever would be a niche market for a Garage Door Opener

-Mr. Toad -- Out