Recent content by DonC

San Luis Obispo, California

Yes, this is a better execution of that type exhaust, not a mandrel bent as the original comment referenced

1. No tight complicated angles in this one but in systems that require them you can’t do it with mandrel bends. 2. Sorry but you can’t bend a pipe without stretching one side and compressing the other , not physically possible. 3. As for the ‘inefficient corners’ - on this particular one the...

Why Fabricators Use This Method Extremely Tight Angles: Standard mandrel tube benders cannot bend metal past a certain radius without the pipe kinking or thinning. Pie cuts allow for impossibly sharp, complex turns around tight engine bays and frames. [1, 2, 3] Consistent Internal Diameter...

??? ‘Alleged exhaust company’?That style of exhaust isn’t made because of an inability to make mandrel bends, it’s a deliberate style that takes a lot of time and skill to make. It might not be to everyone’s taste but it certainly isn’t made because of a lack of skill.

Love the Daffy Duck

The study was done by an independent lab with a good reputation, but everyone is free to believe it or not, whatever you choose for whatever reasons. The good thing is that we are all free to buy whatever we want.

GL3 hypoid oil is an outdated formula that shouldn’t be used. Putting that in our bikes would probably lead to big problems. G3 is not the same as GL-3

I put the Motogadget ones on mine. Love them. The mirror isn’t glass, it’s polished aluminum and works great, very clear and stable. I tried them down and up and put them up because they work much better that way for me.

There is a “White Paper” report from a study on motorcycle oil performance that is quite informative. Amsoil motorcycle oil does in fact perform better in every area - heat breakdown, resistance to shearing forces, etc - than other top quality oils. Anyone who wants to really know what they’re...

I absolutely agree. We are the biggest safety factor in our riding. Take classes to improve and maintain our skills, practice those skills on every ride, be mentally present and aware on every ride. Very early on, I got the best riding advice I ever got - “Ride like every car out there is trying...

Going through their blind spot, from where they don’t see you to where they do see you. A honk on a loud horn might be more effective at getting their attention rather than the constant drone of a loud exhaust (maybe). If it was all about mitigating the risk, we would all be wearing fluorescent...

Yes, lots of data to back that up along with personal experience from everyone who has ever driven a car. Haven’t you ever been driving and been startled when that loud motorcycle comes up beside you and you don’t hear it until it passes you? I wrote a book about motorcycle safety and moto...

I wish people would stop using the “loud pipes saves lives” excuse (because they definitely don’t make a rider any safer at all) and just admit they like loud pipes, it’s just a personal preference and that’s ok. Saying it’s because it “saves lives” is like saying ‘don’t use the front brake...