Mandatory “just got it” post, another one for the ‘07 voodoo blue tribe. So now begins the “discovery phase” of all the custom farkles the previous owner added. But it’s a decent specimen; one owner, and the pre-purchase inspection @ trusted mechanic revealed no significant issues. At least now I can stop lurking here and contribute now & then..
After searching for a domestic (USA) distributor for Dart flyscreens (fail) and going with a Chinese imitation via Amazon (fail), I got in touch with Dart and asked if they’ve heard of shipments to the states getting hit with nasty import duties from all the tariff bullshit. Short answer: no.
So I can confirm, no surprises there. And as expected, it fits the bike perfectly. Seems to displace wind well enough for a gent of my size (not large). And it’s beautiful, vs the Givi thing that came with the bike, which was a bit like Spaceballs fake Vader big head … Approved.
Meanwhile, I had ruined the visor on the Biltwell Lane Splitter by scraping dead insects across it for months. Got the dark tint and holy crap , it’s wonderful. Always thought folks were compromising visibility to look like some dark-lord badass, but no: visibility is laser clear … Approved.
A good week for black plastic around here.
Reddington Road above Tucson in the pass between the Rincon & Catalina mountains. Let there be V7, scenery, and coffee.
30 years later, still finding those indestructable PDQ price stickers. I loved that record store but DAMN those things. Like a lot of unique Tucson shops, long gone thanks to road widening or whatever. For now, pouring one out for all the innocent LP sleeves destroyed by PDQ’s stickers…