meatloaf
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Welcome, fellow Drag-Queen!!
You'll find plenty of like-minded folks here, so grab a beer and cruise on over
Older riders?
He's 32, dude!!!
If he's old, what the hell does that make ME??!!
Welcome, fellow Drag-Queen!!
You'll find plenty of like-minded folks here, so grab a beer and cruise on over
Older riders?
He's 32, dude!!!
If he's old, what the hell does that make ME??!!
Hey dude take it from me, if he is only 32 he is just a boy.
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....or the device he use have problems with this forum
I use Hein Gericke gears and i`m very happy with them. last time I buy a jacket RTP 240 pounds with just 100 pounds. somebody say they has problems and I guess they sell the stock at low price.
sorry guys, I guess an old fart like me shouldn't be trying to use one of new fangled hand held thingies, I'ii just have to go back to my trusty old PC where my big fat fingers are not to big for the keyboard
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I think I am going for slip ons and keep the stock pipes, I'll have to wait until spring as I am a self employed gardener and don't have that much work in winter, at least I'll have time for a little research.Depends on what you want
Some have drilled 6mm dia holes in the end plates (there are vids on the web), others physically remove the baffles, others fit slip ons
Just got to be wary of potential MOT failure as a result
If it were me wanting more noise, I'd consider slip ons and keep the stock pipes (if cash were no problem)
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Thanks for the detailed reply, it looks like option 3 for me and will look into RST.
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4 basic types:1) anything not bike specific. This includes jeans, skiwear, ppe type stuff and mankinis. To be avoided as they don't offer any abrasive protection. The only exception is waterproof over trousers providing you wear proper biking trousers underneath.2) leather - with or without tassels. Traditional and can be good. Watch out for buffalo, and other animal skins which are not cow hide. Also look for the thickness of the leather, knee/hip protection and stitching as the quality of these varies tremendously. Not waterproof, cold, and can be quite gay (some people might say). Good quality with knee and hips inserts are probably the best protection you can get. Horrible to put on wet or on a hot day when your legs are sweaty. 3) textile including goretex and cordura. Mainly waterproof, for a while anyway but will end up leaking around the crutch at some point. High end gives good protection and normally a zip in liner for cold days. More give than leather and most have the ability to incorporate knee and hip pads. 4 Kevlar jeans. Again, quality counts. Varying degrees of quality coverage of the actual Kevlar. Not waterproof but better if you are walking or not riding for all of the day. Not as many funny looks from non bikers, especially compared to wearing too tight leather tassel trousers or an all in one power ranger come leather onesie race suit.Personally cordura for most of the time and Kevlar jeans for camping or summer day riding. Hood for jeans and RST for cordura would be a good start for me. Always with body armour inserts.Lots of very cheap Asian stuff about which is dubious quality. It doesn't matter how thick the item is if it isn't properly stitched with the correct thread. It will just come apart at the seams.
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Thanks DirtyDT For all that info, looks like its got to be cordura or gortex for me.
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4 basic types:1) anything not bike specific. This includes jeans, skiwear, ppe type stuff and mankinis. To be avoided as they don't offer any abrasive protection. The only exception is waterproof over trousers providing you wear proper biking trousers underneath.2) leather - with or without tassels. Traditional and can be good. Watch out for buffalo, and other animal skins which are not cow hide. Also look for the thickness of the leather, knee/hip protection and stitching as the quality of these varies tremendously. Not waterproof, cold, and can be quite gay (some people might say). Good quality with knee and hips inserts are probably the best protection you can get. Horrible to put on wet or on a hot day when your legs are sweaty. 3) textile including goretex and cordura. Mainly waterproof, for a while anyway but will end up leaking around the crutch at some point. High end gives good protection and normally a zip in liner for cold days. More give than leather and most have the ability to incorporate knee and hip pads. 4 Kevlar jeans. Again, quality counts. Varying degrees of quality coverage of the actual Kevlar. Not waterproof but better if you are walking or not riding for all of the day. Not as many funny looks from non bikers, especially compared to wearing too tight leather tassel trousers or an all in one power ranger come leather onesie race suit.Personally cordura for most of the time and Kevlar jeans for camping or summer day riding. Hood for jeans and RST for cordura would be a good start for me. Always with body armour inserts.Lots of very cheap Asian stuff about which is dubious quality. It doesn't matter how thick the item is if it isn't properly stitched with the correct thread. It will just come apart at the seams.
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hi, just all got a midnight star 1300, great bike but a bit too quiet for me, now should I just drill out the baffles or get some slip ons. If I go for slip ons what should I go for? I don't need loads of noise but a little more would be great,any advice or comments would be welcome.
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I've heard of them - there's a few members on the V-Strom forum who have the franchise. Quite a few on that forum have had the treatment and give it high praise.
Congrats on the bike, the XVS1300 is a fantastic choice
Edit: I found this link on the other forum, not watched but it should show you what to expect??
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=InU9O9FiQCg&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DInU9O9FiQCg
2nd edit: skip the 1st 2mins
Thanks for the link , yes love the bike its in show room condition and want to kep it that way, used to do a lot of winter riding a few years back and know what can happen with all that salt.
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hi and welcome
I hear that viragos are some beast in comparation with midnight stars. some people will say you downgrade from a 535 virago to 1300 star True but I needed the money
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I passed my test in 79 on some little Honda 50 thingy cos my 125 broke down day before test, dead easy in those days then went straight round to my mates place and bought his 650 BSA golden flash.
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Back in the day most of us only wore jeans when riding but now there is a huge range of trousers to chose from.I haven't got a huge budget as I've just spent a lot on my xvs1300 but after taking her for a spin yesterday I realise that I'm far too old to ride in the cold without something to help keep me warm. Any tips on choosing a budget pair of trousers would be appreciated.
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Hi all, I've just upgraded from a virago 535 to a xvs1300 midnight star, its in mint condition with 3k on the clock. I've Been looking at www.allyearbiker.co.uk with a view to haveing them treat my bike. Was wondering if any of you have ever used them. Thanks
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Hi I'm an old biker (61) but a new member. Just upgraded from an xv535 to a xvs1300 the 18 year old virago was nice to ride but wow the 3 year old 1300 is fantastic, only been for a short ride today, nice and easy as I have been of the road for a few years and have never used a bike with foot plates before. Looking forward to a longer ride when I get the chance.
I hear that viragos are some beast in comparation with midnight stars. some people will say you downgrade from a 535 virago to 1300 star 
Hi From Oldie in South Wales UK
in New Members Welcome Area
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Welcome stuart
I'm the same age as you and I got a virago 535 after about 30 years off the road, lovley bike to ride and I really enjoyed riding it on some nice curvy roads to work for several years. unfortuantly when I came self employed and started to work from home (using my van) the bike ended up standing in the garage. Now that I am semi retired I'm back on the road but now have a XVS 1300 ( I just had to keep a cruiser) and am waiting for the frigging rain to stop so I can out on the road.