Hello From Tennessee

[WarBaby]

Hi Gents,

Just a brief intro as my first post here... great site and people hereabouts. I'm a lifelong biker, older than most of you, but still getting competitive 60' times!

My current scooter is an `02 in silver.

Stock at the moment, a flurry of mods for Show and Go (mostly Go) are about to begin--I love this stuff, hot rod junkie that I am. :tounge:

I grew up in East Tennessee and have been riding Deal's Gap for many years (long before it was "discovered" as a sportbike/sports car Mecca. In fact, my next birthday party is going to be there in November.

Anyway, thanks for having me. I look forward to hanging out here. You are welcome to check out my website: Come On In

Later,
Tom in Tennessee

 

[COS]

OK TOM WELCOME TO THE BOARD. I HAVE A 03 SILVER GREY PLANS LIKEWISE WHEN 1 YEAR IS UP ANYWAY I AM LOCATED EAST OF YOU IN THE TRI CITIES IN TENN. A GOOD LANDMARK IS BRISTOL AHHHH GOOD OLE THUNDER VALLEY. GOT TO GET BACK TO WORK.



COS

 

[Revlis]

Welcome both of you. Damn must be nice living near the Dragon...The thing is gaining some legendary status.

Again welcome to the board.

Rev

 

[techbum]

Welcome.....and I hope you learn as much as I have reading these threads and doing your own mods.........Rocket On!

 

[jwcfbd]

Welcome to the board

 

[racingrider]

Welcome to the board! Watch out for the dragon sometimes it wins.

 

[vincent]

Welcome to the board!  Watch out for the dragon sometimes it wins.  

You don't want to add your peices to the tree o shame!

Welcome

 

[dannyhirji]

Welcome to the board.

 

[STUNNAH]

Welcome,

I ride the same bike...I'm in Jackson, TN...I'm sure we'll hook up sometime in the future...

 

[gararnett]

Welcome. I miss NashVegas.

 

[monsterspeedfreak]

Welcome to the board....nice ride!!!!

 

[Papaya9]

Is that armor all on the wheel sides?

 

[BulletTrain]

Welcome! And nice bike, too. You have great taste!!!

 

[bird1300]

Welcome Warbaby! I was thinking the same thing

 

[WarBaby]

Nice reception...

COS - Ahhhh, you've got THAT nice, big drag strip in Bristol. We've only got 1/8 tracks artound Nashville.
Revlis - Yep, it's great being able to dash to the Dragon on short notice. Too bad the Crossroads of Time motel is a dump (albeit a clean dump).
techbum - Yeah... always learning.  :blush:
jwcfbd - Thanks.
racingtider - I KNOW you're right. Fortunately, the Dragon has not bitten me yet--he only blew a little fire by me.
vincent - The Tree of Shame is impressive but I'll try to keep my parts on MY BIKE. hehehe...
dannyhirji - Gracias.
STUNNAH - Jackson, TN... not far at all neighbor. Let's ride sometime.
garanett - Hmmmm, NashVegas?
monsterspeedfreak - Many thanks.
Papaya9 - No Armor All on my tires (it makes them a tad slick `ya know). I just wash them with soapy water.
BulleTrain & Bird1300 - And you gents, have magnificent taste!

Now that the formalities are covered, let's tear down a Busa.

Later,

Tom in Tennessee  

 

[VaBusa]

Welcome Tom! Nice choice for your Busa...looks great!

 

[monsterspeedfreak]

Nice reception...

COS - Ahhhh, you've got THAT nice, big drag strip in Bristol. We've only got 1/8 tracks artound Nashville.
Revlis - Yep, it's great being able to dash to the Dragon on short notice. Too bad the Crossroads of Time motel is a dump (albeit a clean dump).
techbum - Yeah... always learning.  :blush:
jwcfbd - Thanks.
racingtider - I KNOW you're right. Fortunately, the Dragon has not bitten me yet--he only blew a little fire by me.
vincent - The Tree of Shame is impressive but I'll try to keep my parts on MY BIKE. hehehe...
dannyhirji - Gracias.
STUNNAH - Jackson, TN... not far at all neighbor. Let's ride sometime.
garanett - Hmmmm, NashVegas?
monsterspeedfreak - Many thanks.
Papaya9 - No Armor All on my tires (it makes them a tad slick `ya know). I just wash them with soapy water.
BulleTrain & Bird1300 - And you gents, have magnificent taste!

Now that the formalities are covered, let's tear down a Busa.

Later,

Tom in Tennessee  

WB.......is that yer garage er a bike shop.......if it's yer garage.......awesome!!!!!!!

How is the Busa mounted on that stand so that it does'nt scratch the bottom........please tell!!!!

 

[EAKbusa]

Welcome aboard! I am new myself but have been riding for many many years. I even took my first trip to the Deals Gap this past weekend (posted some pictures here too) and plan on going back. Maybe I will run into you there.

Eric

 

[WarBaby]

Thanks for the kind words... the shop is both garage and bike shop. I work for myself polishing bike parts (VelTune R&D), and doing performance development. Triple-chrome plating is coming soon.

The bike lift has several attachments to accommodate various types of bikes. In this case, I wanted to remove the front wheel so I used a bar attachment (with a hard rubber pad on top of the bar) to lift the front of the bike by the exhaust header pipes. The manufacturers lift bikes at the factories like this routinely and, when properly done, it does no damage. The pipes extend slightly below the fairing and the lift does not touch the plastic at all. I hope this helps!

 

[WarBaby]

VaBusa - Thanks!
EAKbusa - I hope to see you there.