What did you do to your F6B today?

[NoleRider]

Just received delivery confirmation from FedEx that my Baggershield & smoked lens covers are at the house waiting on me. Hmmm...wonder if I can get the new screen put on over lunch break.

[Hornblower]

Now if Escort can only make a good detector to go with all the goodies...

Yeah, you're stirring the pot alright Admittedly, this 9500iX is the first "high-end" detector I've ever had and it has done all I could ever expect. Of course, it failed to protect me from a laser trap recently but at least I knew when the beam hit. Otherwise, it has saved me numerous times.

[NoleRider]

Baggershield 11/19 is installed! Took about 25 minutes to install. Took the long way back to work. I can actually hear the radio now!

[srt8-in-largo]

Just received delivery confirmation from FedEx that my Baggershield & smoked lens covers are at the house waiting on me. Hmmm...wonder if I can get the new screen put on over lunch break.

Congrats Nole. You could do that but I wouldn't rush it. Do it when you get home and take your time; this bike is chocked full of rubber grommets and stepped washers that are easy to lose... and it's not always clear when and where they're hidden. Take your time, and for every bolt or nut that gets loosened, take a real close look to see if any loose parts on on it. This bike is also notorious for having slightly different length bolts or bolt shoulders; if you rush you could easily lose track of where they go.

I'm at the point where I don't mess around; every nut and bolt that comes off... gets "stored" in the disassembled hole until the whole bike is put back together. This is the best way to not lose anything, and to not lose track of where it all goes.

EDIT: Oops, n/m! Well done on the quick install.

Yeah, you're stirring the pot alright Admittedly, this 9500iX is the first "high-end" detector I've ever had and it has done all I could ever expect. Of course, it failed to protect me from a laser trap recently but at least I knew when the beam hit. Otherwise, it has saved me numerous times.

Haha; this is almost as sensitive a topic as guns

I'd agree that there are a few excellent detectors on the market now... but it wasn't always the case. Back in the 1980's detectors were pretty much all crap and kiddie toys. Mike Valentine, who was an engineer with Escort at the time, had enough of that and struck out on his own. The end result was that he created the de-facto GOLD standard of radar detectors that stood head and shoulders above the rest for decades. Eventually Escort and the others decided they needed to get serious and they indeed began creating better products. However, were it not for Mike Valentine raising the bar with the Valentine1, there's a possibility that Escort et al would still be trying to sell us garbage.

Other than great perfomance, incredible longevity, and the locator arrows... this is why I'm a fan of Valentine. American ingenuity and entrepreneurship at it's finest... as opposed to Escort's philosophy of "sell them garbage for as long as they'll buy it"

[NoleRider]

Congrats Nole. You could do that but I wouldn't rush it. Do it when you get home and take your time; this bike is chocked full of rubber grommets and stepped washers that are easy to lose... and it's not always clear when and where they're hidden. Take your time, and for every bolt or nut that gets loosened, take a real close look to see if any loose parts on on it. This bike is also notorious for having slightly different length bolts or bolt shoulders; if you rush you could easily lose track of where they go.

I'm at the point where I don't mess around; every nut and bolt that comes off... gets "stored" in the disassembled hole until the whole bike is put back together. This is the best way to not lose anything, and to not lose track of where it all goes.

EDIT: Oops, n/m! Well done on the quick install.

Lol...I watched the video of the Goldwing windshield replacement on Youtube a few times in anticipation, so it was a breeze. The hardest part was fitting my fat fingers behind the mirrors to get the bolts started again when putting the front back on.

Didn't have time to do the lens covers at lunch...so those will be done when I get home after it cools off.

[CheesyRider]

I cleaned it up. Then it started raining. I decided to go for a ride anyways since I might not get chance to ride again until Sunday. This is by far the best rainy weather bike I've ever had. I've been stuck in rain plenty of times on other bikes, but this is the only one I've had where I'll actually leave in the rain for an evening pleasure ------.

edit: Why does the word c r u i s e get automatically edited and changed to ------? It seems odd that it's on the naughty word list. Fuck!
edit2: So, it is okay to type fuck, but not ------? Weird.

[srt8-in-largo]

Cheesy, I agree about the rain... the bike remains very predictable.

About c-r-u-i-s-e... this seems to be a byproduct of a "thing" going on with M-c-C-r-u-i-s-e- right now... they're not in good graces with upper management at the moment.

[53driver]

Cheesy, I agree about the rain... the bike remains very predictable.

About c-r-u-i-s-e... this seems to be a byproduct of a "thing" going on with M-c-C-r-u-i-s-e- right now... they're not in good graces with upper management at the moment.

I guess that explains why m-c in my post went to "--"

[srt8-in-largo]

I guess that explains why m-c in my post went to "--"

Aha, I bet it is.

[CheesyRider]

About c-r-u-i-s-e... this seems to be a byproduct of a "thing" going on with M-c-C-r-u-i-s-e- right now... they're not in good graces with upper management at the moment.

I hope upper management reconsiders their approach. I for one am not keen on visiting a forum where that tactic is used regardless of what caused --------'s fall from grace.