#And this place was like WAY cheaper to change out my brake pads than the other places I called earlier for a quote

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Yaaaay i made it on time for my brake appointment at 2pm even tho I didn't know where the place was *dies*

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Some Tips to Take Care of Your Car

We all know that car is one of the things we always need in our daily life. It always helps us in everything we do. Car helps us from business to our personal uses. So we should always take good care of it. So that It won't give any problems in the future. Here are some of the tips that all of us must do to take good care of our cars.

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1. First of all we should always have to remember to always check our engine, break, fluids, battery, before using our car. We usually ignore these things because of our busy life. And always forget to check out our cars before we leave. I always remember what my father always told me when it comes to car. He said that the engine is one of the important parts of the car. Checking the engine periodically help us see what's going to be a problem and will cost us much in the future. Have a full car engine check up. If you do know something about car engine then you can do it yourself. If you don't. You can hire a car mechanic. If ever try to hire someone who you do trust or someone who have a good reputation when it comes to car engine. Or you can check the car manual for some help. But be careful if you just used the car there are some part of the engine that are still hot so be cautious in checking your car engine. Check the engine oil level you got to see if the oil consumption is rapidly increasing. If so you got to go to a repair shop and have them check it out. Make sure the engine is off when checking the oil level. Then check the Transmission fluid read your manual about how to do this or have someone who is expect do this. Make sure you use the correct transmission fluid for your car. Next is the brake fluid this one is very important cause brake is really needed when driving a car. When the brake pads wear out the brake fluid level will drop slightly. But don't worry this things are normal. If your brake fluid level drops in a short period of time that's the time you got to have your brake check.

Always put brake fluid that are approved in your brakes. And always keep it covered when you don't have to fill it. And always make sure that you maintain a very high boiling point on your brake fluid. So don't expose it to air cause this fluid will absorb moisture and that will lower the boiling point. Another thing is the Power Steering fluid. Check the fluid level and it should not change more than the normal range. You have to check it for leaks too. Then check the coolant. This one is very important because this one will really affect the condition of your car. Coolant is the one who help you when your car is overheating. So you got to check it if there's any leak .Then the battery. Most battery today now offers a maintenance free meaning you can't check the water level. But this doesn't mean that we won't check it out anymore. We got to clean and dry the top of the battery and also check the terminal connection if it's clean and tight. Then next is the windshield washer solvent. These solvents are available in any auto supply store and supermarket. So you won't have any problem. Then we got to check the belts and hoses too. These things are usually done by your mechanic but just in case you have to do it on your own always remember to check it when the car is cold. Check the belt for any sign of crack and tightness.

2. The second important parts of the car are the wheel and the tires. Check the tires pressure. Tire pressures tend to rise as you drive due to heat build-up. So you should check it when they are cold. Use the manufacturers recommended tire pressures for your tires. It is advisable to rotate your tires periodically. The front tire always wear faster that the rear tires. Having an uneven tire thickness will give you uneven braking specially during rainy days. By not doing this you will end up placing two new tires at front and will still find it uneven to the tires on the rear part. Then you got to place the other two rear tires to make it all even and balance. This will cost you a lot. Don't forget to have a wheel aligning and wheel balancing check. Having a wheel that's not aligned will wear your tire easily. If your want to know if your tires are not align. First is to check each tire and look for uneven patterns. Or get a coin and put it in between each tire tread and see if there at the same length .If the tread is deeper on one side than the other that's mean you need to have a wheel alignment. Having a wheel that's not balance will give you hard time in driving with all of the vibration in the seat, steering wheel and floorboard. To know if your wheels are not balance is when one section of the tire is heavier that the other or the car vibrates at a certain speed. You got to call a mechanic to do a wheel balancing for your car. Don't forget to check the wheel lugs too. Check the lock lugs if all are tight and are not heavier than the other.

3. Check all the light of your car from the inside light, headlights to the turn signal lights and brake lights. Don't forget to check the electric wires of your car. Check if the wires are in good condition and have no crack or tear. There is one time I heard on the news about a taxi that just got on fire on the street and it's all because of the faulty electrical wiring. We don't want this to happen to us or to our car. Then check the windshield wiper. See if the blades have cracks or need to replace a new one. And then check if you need to replace the car filters. There are so many car filters that are replaceable. You can check them in your car manual. If you live in a dusty area then you should replace them frequently. Here are some of the filter u needs to check. First is the air filter this filter are use to filter the air going into an engine. You can replace this filter by yourself. Next is the fuel filter this one is found either in the engine compartment or near the gas tank. You got to let an auto mechanic to do this. Then cabin filter this filter are somewhere located under your dash they are the filter that filter the air conditioning system that clean the air before going into the passenger compartment.

4. Schedule a day of car washing. I know for some of us especially to busy people going to the car wash station are a big yes. And I know car wash provide good grooming tools for your car and will really give good clean. They have equipment and tools that will give your car a very nice and shiny clean finish. But it will be better and much cheaper to do it by yourself. Plus you will be sure that you can have the finish you will like because you do it yourself. And it's one of the fun ways to spend a day with your family and love ones. Use cleaning products that are safe for your car. Wash and clean the outer part of your car depending on how frequent you use your car. If you use it every day and always driving in a muddy and dusty road I guess you got to wash it more often. Remove the dry mud and dirt under your car and around your tires. Because they do get dusty too. A good grooming car always gives a good appearance to anyone who sees it. Then after washing don't forget to wipe it dry and check if there are any dirt that are still there. Vacuum the car seat and carpet of the car as often as you use it. Wipe the dashboard of your car because they do get dusty too.

5. Car wax is good to maintain its car paint color and shine. It always makes the car look new and it also protect the car paint from the ultra violet rays of the sun. And it didn't get wet much when it rain. How frequent you car wax your car is depend on the type of wax you use. Some waxes do last longer than the others. When waxing always makes sure the car is totally clean and feels smooth to touch. And be sure to check the entire surface for any waxy residue, check the plates, emblems, around the trim and body seems.

Taking good care of your car will give you good advantage. If you have a good maintenance with your car it will perform well and will use less gas. Plus it won't cost you more in a long run. Don't forget to drive safely and responsibly. Remember we are not the only one who will get hurt if we have an accident while driving. The people who is driving with us and the people who is on the street are all in our hands and our responsibility. So always be responsible and be careful and alert whenever we start our engine and start driving. Always remember that the car is just a machine it is our responsibility to take good care of it. I hope this few tips will help you and will be a reminder for you in maintaining your cars.

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Comprehensive review of the Ducati Monster 620 (2002 and thereabouts)

Over recent years I have been a very lucky motorcyclist, having ridden a number of very different bikes from across many different categories and amongst this wonderful mix of crotch-rockets, I have owned three Ducati Monster 620IE/620SIE Italian masterpieces. 

How I came to love this particular model is explained in one of my previous posts so I won’t bore you with the details, but in summary, I fell in love with the beauty and pagentry of this little air-cooled naked.

I’m going to attempt to cover all aspects of this bike as best I can in the following ramblings and musings as I recollect my time with the Ducati Monster 620SIE. 

RIDING IT (because really, that’s where it’s at)

If you speak to any honest Monster owners, they will tell you that these particular bikes are a bit of a love/hate relationship. If they tell you they love riding these things, they are lying. They might like THE THOUGHT of being on top of these Italian pieces of artwork, but there is plenty to dislike (and some things to like) about the ride. 

To start with, the 620 has an excellent seating position. A slightly agressive reach to the bars is “just right” and of all the porridge I’ve sampled, this one is an excellent overall compromise. Some like to take things a little futher and put on clip-ons, but then again, they probably aren’t riding more than 50km at a time. 

Wind buffering is shit, and especially shit if you decide to get rid of that tiny fairing that you get on the S models. But of course this bike isn’t a tourer and it reminds you of that fact every time you sit on it. The seat is absolutely attrotious. It’s hard and although it doesn’t push your nuts underneath you like the newer ones (which I will write about at a later time), it scores about a 4/10 for comfort. It’s bearable in small bursts under an hour or so, but the padding is too firm for anything longer. Event to this day the foam hasn’t softened and the extra padding I have involuntarily put onto my arse over the years hasn’t improved it enough either. 

Riding it in the hills, the Monster is at home. The uniqueness of that off-throttle compression means you can sometimes go for quite a few twisty kilometres without even using the brakes. It feels nimble enough with the right tyre, but it’s only when you hop off a newer bike that the deficiencies in the dynamics becomes more evident. Still, it’s responsive, but in an early 2000s kind-of-way. Riding it back-to-back with my next gen Monster 796, the two are on completely different planets in terms of weight distribution, turning circle, rake and responsiveness. Is it bad? Well no, but it’s not the type of bike you’d turn into a track weapon. 

Riding it in the city, which is what it’s supposedly made for, the 620 actually struggles a little. That low rev putt putt putting around that you end up often doing becomes painful and you end up riding the clutch to be smooth. Once you’re used to this, it’s not a problem, but it’s definitely no Ninja 300. To add to the annoyance is the air cooled engine, which, after sitting at the lights, becomes rather hot and starts to splutter and pop, which I actually didn’t mind, but must not have been too nice for the combustion chamber. 

When I felt my arse was up to the task, I took these bikes on 500km+ rides a few times. As you’ve read above, this is not a tourer and I was ready to kick the bike over at the end of each of these rides. My arse was sore. My hands were so numb and fatigued, I actually experienced cramps following the rides, but that could have been partially down to me death gripping the bloody useless grips. There is a significant amount of vibration in the 620, especially with any pipes outside of the restrictive factory offering, but it’s a compromise we make for that wonderful sound eminating from the desmo.

Oh yes, that sound. There is not much else out there that comes close to the thunder-god Harley/sportsbike mix that you get with a Desmo, especially with the right pipes. With factory, there is a little gurrgle, but with a new set of less-restrictive pipes, your machine becomes a fire breathing dragon faster than you can say “I will pay anything, just give me those god damned cans”. 

The big boofy white elephant in the room is the power produced by the 618cc fuel injected engine. It was a very simple update from the 600 and a quite early version of injection that gave you 57 HP when the bike was new. This puts it into a no-mans land in terms of modern bikes, since it’s not quite learner power and it definitely will not set the world on fire either. So you’re stuck in an in-between place of useful but somewhat lacking ponnies. It’s good for hitting 180kph, but it does not really like being there. There is plenty of torque for take offs but it starts losing out very quickly once the first gear change occurs. The Monster was my first bike and I found it excellent to learn on, but, in Australia anyway, it doesn’t meet current LAMS requirements so no one will be learning on these bikes anymore.   

MAINTAINING IT/BUILD QUALITY

My first Monster was immaculate. My second one I didn’t do enough kms on to have to worry about maintenance. The third one, I dropped the oil, replaced the filter and troubleshooted a few items along the way. 

You’re probably aware of the reputation of older Ducatis and service intervals. This particular series was the first to employ slightly updated internals from the first series 600s, which meant the intervals were pushed out a little further, but still a pain. The desmo valve adjustment still requires the sale of a kidney. 

In terms of build quality, the frame and plastic fairings/cowls were of a very high finish. However, there continue to be some deterioration in the use of cheaper plastics in the indicators and their design on a vibratory motorcycle means they often break/disintegrate. Unless the owner is meticulous in their upkeep, there will be some rusting on chrome bits and most bolts, as well as the instrument cluster on SOME of these having the dreaded moisture entry which is annoying. The seat material can be worn quite easily with a somewhat slippery vinyl material being used that doesn’t stand up to the harsh Australian climate. On one of my bikes I also had a cracked rear hugger. 

These bikes are getting somewhat aged now. As such, there are a number of gremlins. The main one I came across is sub-par wiring which lead to other problems. Unfortunately, to get that sexy design to work, a lot of the wiring had to go near the cylinders and after years and years of functioning in that hot environment, I think the wires finally just pack it in. I have made a comprehensive video here about how I ended up troubleshooting a somewhat complex issue (finding a workaround). They do cook rec/regs as a result of this poor wiring, but apart from these little niggly issues, they are quite easy to maintain. Note that aftermarket OEM parts are starting to be hard to come by and tend to be on the expensive side. The Chinese have made little effort to re-create identical/close to identical replacements, and unfortunately you won’t find indicators that are a straight fit for the 620. For this reason, the obligatory tail-chop (which involves actually hacking into the frame) is almost a must-do.

DROOLING OVER THE DESIGN

Where this bike shines, even today, is the aesthetic design. That tank. The exposed trellis. The retro round headlight. The way it sounds.....OMG. An annoyance though is the shitty zip-tie job on the frame which is just kind of bizzare. I can see the design meeting now, “So, team, we just spent countless hours on the design of this motorcycle. HANG ON A SECOND! WE FORGOT THE ELECTRICS!!! FUCK! Never mind, just zip tie it to the frame.” Seriously Ducati....WTF??? But yes, she is typically Italian with plenty of thought to make this bike look a bit like a charging bull with that humped tank, as well as keeping it retro with the simple round headlight. Well done Ducati. 

So iconic is this design that may have copied it. In fact, if you squint your eyes a little, the Honda VTR250 is basically a smaller version of this design. The Hyosung GT650, Cagiva Raptor, older Suzuki SV650, the Gladius, MV Augusta Brutale and some of the Honda CB series bikes all owe their design cues to the Monster.

IN CONCLUSION

In all my years of riding bikes I have only ever seen a handful of 620IE in the wilderness. I don’t think they sold too many here in Australia but I would assume that a large number of these are down in Melbourne and Sydney where they’re home to collectors. The world, and Ducati, and I, have definitely moved past these bikes but I dare say there are still a few hundred proud owners out there, grumbling about the valve clearance costs, but passionately loving their little Monsters none-the-less. 

[moragmacpherson]

Bodhi Week, Post-Scarif AU

General Audiences, Bodhi/Luke It comes down to a simple issue of supply and demand: the Rebel Alliance has very few supplies, which translates into little demand for cargo pilots after the Yavin evacuation. Which is sort of fine with Bodhi: he has developed a few other skills in his time, and once they've all resettled on Thila the skill the Rebellion seems to need is his gift as a mechanic. "Red squadron just put in a petition to rename themselves 'Rogue squadron,' in honor of your team, would you mind being assigned to them?" Bodhi can't help but feel a bit honored, so he agrees and sits down with several pots of caf and the technical specs for the T-65 X-Wing, determined to learn everything there is to know about the ships that managed to exploit Galen's sabotage and destroy the Death Star which destroyed his home.

Compared to their Imperial counterparts the T-65s are marvels of durability and simplicity. There are a few… interesting design choices that Bodhi notes here and there, but they're definitely not seemingly-disposable death traps like most TIE fighters. Which is an especially good thing because Bodhi starts to get attached to the Rogue Squadron pilots pretty quickly, from helping Janson with a few pranks to wiping the smirk off of Antilles' face during a sabacc game to…

Well, Luke's different. He's the Hero of the Rebellion, the poster boy, and even Bodhi has to admit that the Alliance has lucked out in that because there's something eminently likeable about Luke Skywalker that's apparent from the start to pretty much anyone lucky enough to meet him. Luke's the one who destroyed the Death Star— everything in Bodhi's life up to now seems to have happened so that Luke would be allowed to take down the Empire almost single-handedly, and Bodhi's… okay with that. Luke's a nice enough person— he'd been so sweet when they first met, he'd been excited to meet Bodhi, which is something Bodhi still doesn't quite get, and ever since Luke's done nothing but go out of his way to be kind and helpful, even bringing Bodhi caf when he's up late making repairs to Luke's X-Wing.

Which is a blasted good thing, because Luke's X-Wing… Bodhi understands that Luke is a Jedi, has an ability to manipulate the Force in ways beyond even Chirrut, but still: technology has fundamental limits. Luke appears to have no regard whatsoever for these limits, yet somehow manages to fly his ship home in… close to one piece every single time. Somehow. Not even Wedge's perpetual dings in his armor due to an overly light hand with his deflector shields causes Bodhi quite as much dismay as the number of times he has to replace the power couplings and rerouters in Luke's sublights, or the day Luke comes back in missing the better part of an s-foil but nonetheless emerges from the cockpit with a grin on his face, even as Bodhi rants at him about how it shouldn't even have been possible to fly the blasted thing in space, much less land it in atmo.

Making the situation even more infuriating to Bodhi, the Rebel Alliance is not exactly in the position to purchase as many replacement parts as Bodhi would like. But he and his mother hadn't had a lot of money when Bodhi was growing up, and if there's one thing that Bodhi's become an expert in during his short life, it's making do.  After the first few weeks, Bodhi's datapad is a mess of revised schematics detailing exactly how he's completely rebuilt Luke's T-65, with all of the modifications and customizations he's made along the way. The other mechanics don't even bother looking at it any longer, because it takes less time for Bodhi to just finish whatever else he might be working on before running Luke's maintenance and diagnostics than it does to explain why the fuel lines are in a completely different place or whatever else has them totally stumped. Artoo seems to tolerate the changes, and Luke's ship continues to return, mission after mission; all in all, it's an arrangement that works, and Bodhi's happy with that. Besides, if anyone else works on Luke's ship, they might move the notes.

Bodhi likes the notes. He tries not to think about how much he likes the notes. It's right up there with not paying attention to how much Luke seems to grin at him when he's ranting about physics, the cost of power couplings, and the tolerances of durasteel in the pantheon of things Bodhi tries not to think about too much.

See: especially in the weeks right after Scarif, Bodhi has had some… memory issues. They're not a huge obstacle in his work, but especially when learning how to maintain a completely new spacecraft, it sometimes helps to have visual reminders more immediate than yet another tab on his datapad. So he carries flimsi, a pen, and tape with him as well and isn't shy about labeling things he comes across— just little reminders to himself at first: things he's changed, things he's done, things he needs to do, that sort of thing. Bodhi's usually very thorough about making sure he's cleaned them all up when he goes, but there's this one note, less a reminder to himself and more just an exclamation to himself, "Is he using his 4L4s as engine brakes?" that he truly does forget to pick up out of the cockpit one day.

The next time he sets down to start diagnostics, the note's still there, but with a reply written beneath it. "Yes." Just the one word, but definitely not in his own hand, Bodhi isn't imagining it, and Luke has wandered off elsewhere, so Bodhi doesn't have the chance to explain to him face to face exactly why that's such a horrific idea. Instead he pulls out another little bit of flimsi, tapes it to the bottom of the existing note and scrawls out: "This explains so much. Knock it off."

And things sort of devolved from there. While Bodhi might have some residual guilt about yelling at the golden boy Hero of the Rebellion to his face (not that it ever seems to stop him from going off on his rants in the moment, but still, Luke Skywalker is also the reigning king of the kicked puppy look as well any time that Bodhi goes slightly too far and— that's just more guilt than he can handle), he has no trouble continuing the arguments through the notes. There are several tails of them now trailing through the cockpit of Luke's T-65. Some of them include little diagrams Bodhi's drawn to explain why Luke's breaking the laws of physics as well as the Rebellion's meager budget— Bodhi's sometimes tempted to add 'and my heart' but he doesn't because… well, because he doesn't want to see the kicked puppy look again and maybe because it's a little too close to certain truths that he's not quite comfortable admitting to himself yet, much less to Luke. Luke's added a few drawings as well— he's a better pilot than an artist, but Bodhi treasures every single one nonetheless. Bodhi likes the drawings and the notes, and they feel sort of… private, and so he's a little territorial about Luke's X-Wing, and has managed to fall asleep in it in the middle of repairs more than once, because fixing it is his job and no one else's.

Bodhi watches it fly into the hangar and finishes another mug of caf before grabbing his datapad and walking up to meet it.  Luke's handing off that Artoo unit of his— it's a snippy, fiesty little thing that seems to thrill in getting into fights with Kaytoo over… whatever it is that droids could get into fights with each other about, Bodhi's not sure. What Bodhi does know, judging by the sounds of Luke's engines winding down, is, "You're using your 4L4s as engine brakes again, aren't you?" he groans, grabbing a diagnostic kit from his tool chest.

Luke winces and turns to face Bodhi, his hair a sweaty mess, cheeks flushed bright red, and those blue eyes of his twinkling without a hint of actual remorse, blast him.  "I don't do it on purpose... usually," he adds, just to infuriate Bodhi a little bit more because it's one hell of a maneuver to be pulling off on instinct— though Luke's turning off his targeting computer at the Death Star was apparently instinct as well, but— who knows, it's still infuriating.

Bodhi has the total cost of rerouters that he's replaced thanks to Luke's bad habit pulled up on his datapad already, had been planning to add it to another bit of flimsi, but Luke's here now, may as well show him. "No one else shares your habits, and you're going to bankrupt the entire Rebellion on those rerouters," he says, pushing the pad into Luke's hands.

"I am not," says Luke, his face starting to turn a bit more red as he starts to read.  If they were in the Imperial Navy Luke's habit would have more than just Bodhi getting after him about it… but the Rebellion isn't the Imperial Navy, that's why Bodhi's here in the first place. Luke finally looks up at him, "I promise I'll stop, okay? Kind of hard to forget with all the notes on my controls, now," he adds, a teasing grin on his face.

Bodhi shakes his head and grabs the datapad back. "Didn't stop you today, and those are supposed to be temporary— I'll clean them up, I promise." Luke actually reaches out and grabs Bodhi's shoulder. "No, no— I don't mind them," he says, ducking his head a little.

Bodhi blinks— apparently he's not the only one who likes their little notes— but they're still against regulation and Bodhi's trying to impress a little discipline on Luke. He breathes out a sigh. "Well, do you still need the reminders?"

"Clearly," says Luke, pointing at the datapad, the look on his face almost shy, which doesn't make any sense. It's enough to make Bodhi smile despite himself.

"Fine, flimsi's cheaper than most parts anyway," he says.

Luke grins at him again. "You should leave me as many notes as you'd like, then."

Bodhi shakes his head, turning around to start climbing into the cockpit— he's not really ready for a full dose of the Skywalker charm, not when he has so much work to do. "Oh, I'm sure I'll find something new you've managed to fly this ol' girl home in spite of," says Bodhi.

"Oh, I bet you will." mutters Luke from the bottom of the ladder.

There's something about his tone that strikes a note of fear in Bodhi's heart as he clambers into the cockpit, and he peeks back out of it almost immediately. "That's not-- please don't take what I said as a dare," Bodhi calls out. Skywalker's already looking up at him for some reason and Bodhi frowns. "Is there something wrong?"

Luke blushes a little and snaps his gaze away before ducking his head. "Nope! Fine, everything's fine..."

Bodhi shrugs— he really has no idea what's going on inside that man's head, does he? Rather than focus on the incomprehensible, he focuses on what he does understand, surveying the damage. "Oh, that's a rich thing to say, I'm starting to understand why that Artoo unit of yours is such a snippy little thing, how does he even survive this?" He glances down and picks up a doodled bit of flimsi, holding it up outside of the cockpit. "And is this supposed to be a sarlaac?" he asks.

It's several long seconds before Luke replies. "Uh... sure, yeah," he says, followed by a long sigh. "And hey, I always do my best to make sure Artoo doesn't get hurt, he's my friend, you know."

"Survive, sure but he must be going completely nuts rewiring this thing on the fly, he'll be crazier than the Falcon's mainframe soon if you keep this up," says Bodhi, tucking the sarlaac back where it had been perched.

Luke lets out a sound of disgust and calls up, "Please don't even joke about that."  

Bodhi grins— apparently there are some impossibilities, like trying to talk to the Falcon that are beyond even Luke's understanding: albeit it seems like Han and Chewbacca are the only other mechanics around who can assist Bodhi in his rebuilds and actually contribute.  Bodhi feels the need to give Luke a little credit.  "At least you seem to have a dim idea of what your deflector shields are for, unlike Antilles..." Bodhi's voice trails off as he reads the addition to the engine brake note: "Your eyes  are even prettier when you're complaining about the cost of re-routers," he reads aloud, all but dumbfounded. He peeks out of the cockpit.  "Luke?"

Luke appears a little startled, all but frozen with his own eyes looking very bright as he stammers out. "Well... they are." Bodhi's 'pretty' eyes feel very wide right now and his cheeks are redder than Luke's. "Please don't bankrupt the Rebellion because you like my eyes when I complain, I'll find plenty of cheaper things to complain about, okay," he blurts out before he can stop himself, clamping his hands over his mouth for a couple of seconds before adding, "Could you go get me a cup of caf, please, it looks like I'm going to be in here awhile."

Luke's eyes widen a little as Bodhi rambles at him and he grins after a moment, pushing away from his position against the ladder and throwing Bodhi a lazy salute and a wink. "Yes, sir, whatever my favorite mechanic wants," he says because apparently he wants Bodhi to have a heart attack.

"You outrank me," Bodhi calls out as he settles back into the cockpit— oh, Luke's going to be the death of him. But still, as he pulls out his diagnostic tools, Bodhi can't help but look at the notes and smile.

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Finally bought my dream car: 2018 Lamborghini Huracan Performante via /r/cars

Finally bought my dream car: 2018 Lamborghini Huracan Performante

So I finally got to buy my absolute dream car and it's none other than the Huracan Performante.

A good friend of mine bought one Christmas of 2017 in matte white with the bronze Narvi rims and I fell in love with it but the car was a bit out of my price range at the time. I bought my first sports car during the spring of '18 and it was a 2011 Ferrari 458 and I loved that car but it juts lacked something. Got rid of it and I shopped around but the Performante was still in the back of my mind.

Finally once the Evo was announced and the 600LT and Pista started hitting the streets, Perfs got cheaper and I seriously started looking into them. The biggest I faced earlier this year was that in January they stopped production of the 580, 610, and the 640s so I had to find open inventory.

My ideal spec was Blu Cepheus and I found one in Las Vegas. Sadly it sold 3 hours after I found out about it to none other than a buddy of mine down in Texas :(

Kept shopping, looking around and finally ended up with a triple black Performante with all the options checked off including the carbon buckets.

https://imgur.com/gallery/8uiLe5Q

Please forgive my shitty ass photography skills...

Copied and pasted this format from the other Perfomante post:

Spec

This Performante is the gloss black exterior with the gloss black Narvi rims and black calipers. The interior is Nero/Rosso Allala (black/red). One thing this car has is the carbon buckets. Most people opt for the comfort seats instead of these carbons because these seats are horrible if you're over 5' 10" and weigh more than about 175lbs. They have no tilt/raise feature and can only slide forward and backward a few inches. There is next to no padding and it's like sitting on a rock.

However, the seats are by far the sexiest option you can get. Especially if you opt for the branding package which this car has and you get the Perfomante triangle looking hexagon thing all over the seat, door and the floor.

The car also has the lifter, logo on the headrests, upgraded rims instead of the typical Loge rims (5-star that exposes far too much of the brake disc IMO), and a few other bits and bobs. I am missing the smokers package, which gives you the cup holder so that's probably my biggest issue with the car!

Why exactly this car?

The other cars I looked at were the 600LT coupe, 458 Spider, 720s coupe, .2 GT3RS, GT2RS, and an Aventador S.

The 488 wasn't an option because I'm not a fan of the lack of sound on that car. The 600LT coupe got thrown out because it was hard to find used and no one should pay MSRP for a McLaren, especially if they don't want to take a depreciation bath. The 2RS wasn't an option since I was looking at almost $75-$100k over sticker but I was willing to pay $30k-$50k over sticker since they don't really lose value. The .2 3RS was a good contender but I couldn't justify having JUST that as my only toy car. So that left the Aventador and 720s.

We already had almost half a dozen 720s in my town and 0 performantes, so went for the Perf. I drove the 720s and it's a monster of a car, has the billionaire doors, but it's just something about Lamborghini that excites me.

How does it drive?

Going from a 458 coupe, I personally think the Perfomante sounds better but I gotta give the looks category to the 458. Interior wise, the Perfomante wins hands down but I also had a 2011 458 so it was dated but the sticky buttons, lack of bluetooth and etc in the 458 really hampered it. The actual driving aspect, the 458 gets smacked in every possible way by the Perfomante.

Going from a 458 that couldn't keep up with a 2010 ZL1 to the Perf, it was a bit of a change. I've had my fair share of high HP cars, but the usability of the Perf is what makes it a deadly weapon and the drivabaility is so smooth. My dad HATES sports cars. He genuinely likes and wants to drive the Performante now. In Strada, the car is relatively quiet, and smooth of a ride as can be expected in a track ready car. Corsa is where the fun is and I basically run it in that 24/7 unless I'm on the phone and cant hear over the engine.

Also storage in this car sucks. The seats have a tiny ass compartment that has a ramp leading to the back. If you put anything small there and floor the car, it slides right out. There is no center console, the glovebox is like 3-4" high and can store the manual and that's about it. The phone storage area doesn't fit an iPhone XS+ or any large phone and there is no place to put your key. :(

Future plans

I plan on maybe getting the VF Engineering HEX tune first to bump the car up 20-30 HP and then getting the supercharger. The car has plenty power right now and there is no need for anything more.

I need to get a daily, I got rid of my Escalade and either need to go get a g63 or a range rover. It's summer and I can daily the Perf and if I really need 4 doors, I can take my dad's Corolla.

There is a blacked out Rubicon that would match my Perf really well. Black/red is the scheme but at $55,000 it's a lot to spend on a Jeep.

I also am looking into wrapping my car. The color would probably be Blu Glauco (tiffany blue) or a Verde Themis (highlighter yellow/green) or Verde Shok Matte (matte highlighter yellow) Any thoughts on these colors:

https://imgur.com/a/yEj3Kpd

Final thoughts

My far the best car I've owned. Usually within a week I get tired and start window shopping for my next car. I simply don't want to with this Performante. I think the only car after this is a Evo Performante or whatever is the track version of the Huracan Evo.

This car literally makes me want to wake up early and get to work before traffic hits the roads. That is something the 458, M5, or any other car I've had before ever made me do. If anyone's got any questions I'll do my best to answer them. As Doug Demuro said in his video (I watched it about a dozen times before, during, and after I bought this car), there are a lot of quirks and features to the Perf.

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I live in Carbondale, Illinois. I live on my own. Work and go to school. I pay my own bills and tuition. Basically what I'm saying is that I don't have alot of extra money. All 4 of my wisdom teeth need to come out. And im looking for a simple, effective, and affordable insurance plan.""

Insurance companies use credit reports?

Just got notice from my insurance company (auto only) that they are going to be ordering insurance loss history reports and motor vehicle reports. They will help determine our eligibility for insurance and the price we may be charged. All well and good. But here's the kicker, the part I don't get. They also say that they may order additional consumer reports that include our credit info. They may use a credit-based insurance score based on that info. And they may use a 3rd party to develop our credit-based insurance score. Is this normal? Do many companies do this? Is this something that anyone else is outraged about, and is anyone fighting this? I don't have much cause for concern really, but I don't get what one thing has to do with the other. You could explain that to me too! If it matters, this is American Family Insurance. Does State Farm do this?""

Can You Buy Health Insurance From College?

I was reading the tuition fee from a dental school and they charge you 450 dollars a year for health care. Does that mean they will insure me while I am there or what? Do College provide health insurance while you're there?

Gastric Bypass and Insurance?

Who should I try and contact first? a surgeon or my insurance company?

What does total excess mean with car insurance ?

hi on my car insurance it says 450 total excess what does that mean ? thanks

What is the cheapest insurance in alberta for a new driver?

What is the cheapest insurance in alberta for a new driver?

Can I have car insurance under my parent's name?

Meaning, I am 17 on a probationary license. My parents and I currently have Allstate Insurance and I'm a part time driver on mom's vehicle. They recently bought me a car from my instructor's daughter. I would like to be an all-by-myself driver under Liberty Mutual, being they've shown me the absolute best rate, hands down. So question is- can I have car insurance under my parent's name with Liberty Mutual, as they keep Allstate? (My policy, just under their name)""

Would I be eligible for EI if I get fired for not being able to pay car insurance?

I work on call and recently I have barely been getting any hours so now I can still afford next months rent but not car insurance. And this job cannot be done without a car. So if I am not able to afford the car insurance because my boss doesn't give me enough hours, and if he fires me because I am not able to do work because I can't afford car insurance, would I be eligible for EI?""

Esurance Homeowners Insurance?

does anyone, or did anyone ever have Home owner's insurance from Esurance? is it any good? pros ? cons? Thanks.""

Can anyone estimate how much insurance would cost on a 2001 camaro?

i'm 18, full time b student, first car, the car's a v6""

What is the cap for property liability insurance in california?

What is the cap for property liability insurance in california?

My car was totalled when I got rear-ended. How do I get the best price for it from the insurance company?

The accident was the other guy's fault (in California). The insurance company chose to total it and pay me, rather than have it fixed. But the price they are quoting me is very low, lower than Kelley Blue Book and lower than asking prices in local classifieds. They say they use their own program, but I can't replace what I had with the amount they are offering. What rights do I have and is there anything I can do to get that offer up?""

Canceling car insurance?

im with hastings direct car insurance and my 1st payment i due on the 20th and i was wondering if i was to phone up and cancel my insurance will i still have to pay it all or will i just have to pay a small fee?

Does not having license on you affect insurance?

My brother was returning home one evening last week and thought that the speed limit increased before it did, so he was pulled over for speeding. He was let off for that, but given a ticket because he didn't have his license on his person. He has one, but he left his wallet at home. Now he is worried this will affect his insurance. Does anyone know? Does he have a rap sheet or anything now? This is his first ticket. I have no experience with this now.""

What is auto insurance?

what is auto insurance? and..  Auto Insurance  Homeowners Insurance  Health Insurance  Renters Insurance  Life Insurance can someone explain these to me?

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Tech Q&A- Your Braking Questions Answered

Cone-Killing Camaro

Sam Withers; Hannibal, MO: As a longtime, Car Craft reader, I’m hoping you can help me sort out a simple question that’s driving me nuts. I have a 1999 Camaro SS with a six-speed transmission and Hugger Orange paint. As the third owner of the car, I’m really happy with the performance and the handling, but it needs a little help with the brakes. This is my daily driver, but I’ve taken it to the drags and recently competed in my first autocross. After a couple of hot practice laps, the car wouldn’t slow down quickly enough and I took out some cones. Some of the folks at the autocross said I need all-new brakes, but others said I could get way better stopping power with different pads at the cost of more noise and brake dust, which I don’t really want. After reading back issues of magazines, looking online, and reading the Camaro forums, I’m really confused. There are ceramic pads, carbon pads, semi-metallic, colored pads, street/race pads, and serious race pads, and they are all over the map price-wise, from $18 to $342! I’m not made of money, what is right choice?

Car Craft: Let’s see what we can do to improve the stopping power on that collectible Camaro while keeping you out of the poor house. First, the good news and the simple part of the answer: you will eventually end up with a high-quality ceramic pad. Now for the dose of reality: there is no unicorn brake pad that offers aggressive, no-fade stopping power with no dust and no noise at any price, let alone in the budget bin.

While you didn’t specify what went wrong when you unintentionally went cone hunting, beyond a mechanical failure like a caliper mounting bolt breaking, there are really only two common forms of braking failure, and the difference is easy to diagnose. If your pedal sank to the floor and required cooldown time or pumping to recover some braking effectiveness, you likely boiled the brake fluid. If the pedal stayed high and hard but the car wouldn’t slow, you likely experienced pad fade as the overheated binding materials and resins that hold the pad’s harder components together literally boil out the pad. This is known as outgassing, and the superheated material prevents the pad from fully engaging the rotor. You can confirm pad fade and outgassing by examining the pads after the event, and you’ll likely find cracking on the pad surface or even chunks of the pad material missing or deformed. If you ever tried to drive an original 1960s or 1970s muscle car hard with stock brakes, you’ll have experienced brake fade or what is actually pad fade. All factory cars are engineered to be able to panic-stop reasonably well at least once or twice, and as cars have gotten faster and heavier, the Detroit manufacturers have kept pace with at least that minimum standard. Beyond that, older factory brakes gave up the ghost pretty quickly. Your high-performance 1999 Camaro is far better at braking than its 1979 predecessor, but not nearly as good as a sixth-gen.

To check for boiled fluid, bleed out some of the fluid from the caliper’s bleeder into a clear tube and catch cup as if you were bleeding the brakes. It will likely be dark and may smell burnt. Regardless of your new pad choice, this is a good time to flush out all the blackened fluid from the system with fresh new fluid from a sealed container until it runs clear and clean. For cars that are driven hard, this is a good annual maintenance process, as boiled brake fluid will accelerate corrosion in the brake lines and generate air pockets much faster than fresh new fluid. As for the fluid, DOT 4 has a higher boiling point than DOT 3, but DOT 3 will hold up better if you don’t do the annual maintenance. If you progress to open-track events, you’ll want to replace the fluid before every event.

As for picking your new pads, a brake expert is going to walk you through how you use your car—how often you realistically autocross, drag race, or work the car hard on twisty roads—to confirm exactly which brake components you have behind the wheels. Many car crafters find that the “stock” car they bought has had cheaper parts installed over time, like remanufactured calipers, bargain-basement rotors, or even swaps to smaller brake components in a misguided effort to save weight or money. With that information, they’ll tell you that an aggressive pad will stop the car repeatedly without fade until you have pushed the brakes beyond their capacity to shed heat. Modern disc brakes convert the energy of the car’s moving mass into heat. That heat is properly absorbed into the rotor, not the caliper, and dissipated into the air. That is why simple brake ducts can really help lower brake temperatures. It is also why high-performance systems use thicker rotors and specify curved, directional vanes to further absorb and dissipate heat.

Better-quality pads have more sophisticated backing-plate materials and thermal isolators on the back of the pads that help keep heat out of the calipers, therefore reducing pad temperatures. Better-quality pads for your application will have a higher  (“mu”) factor or coefficient of friction. It also means the rotors will wear a little faster and, yes, you’ll have a bit more dust. Of the pad choices out there, the newest “carbon” pads are more expensive and will produce more dust. The term “semi-metallic” has become a broad catchall and won’t really help you decide. With an aggressive racing pad of any formulation, you will get squeal under some circumstances. The other alternative is a high-quality street pad like a Hawk HP+ or Baer Sport and then swap in a set of really aggressive autocross-specific pads like the Raybestos ST 38 for those occasional events. Just remember to bed each set in initially, according to the suppliers’ recommendation. Once that is done, you can swap pads back and forth without worry.

High Hard One

You have several options when converting to a manual brake system, with solutions coming from the aftermarket and original parts.

An adaptor plate, like this one from TRZ Motorsports, allows you to mount a manual brake master cylinder and significantly declutter your engine compartment.

Note the difference between these two Fox-body brake pedals. The manual brake pedal is on the right. The attachment point for the master-cylinder pushrod is closer to the pivot point.

Alex Rodriguez; Port Isabel, TX: I’m building a 1989 Mustang for some street/strip action and want to try out the Texas Mile one of these days. It has a strong 408 Windsor with a Comp 291 THR7 cam, Edelbrock Victor Jr. Heads and intake, 870 Holley carb, super T5 and an 8.8-inch posi rear end. My goals are to get the weight down, keep making more power, and get the car ready for more on-track duty. There is one problem my buddies and I haven’t solved yet: The car came to me with upgraded Cobra brakes, but it doesn’t stop as well as I expected. Sometimes it’s like there is hardly any braking at all. Our local speed-shop guy says it’s low vacuum and we should get an electric vacuum pump, retrofit a Hydroboost, or convert to manual brakes. The vacuum pumps are expensive, and a Hydroboost is big, heavy, and ugly. Going to manual brakes seems like a step backward, but I don’t have pro-baller money, so what is the right choice and how do I do it on a regular-guy salary?

Car Craft: Alex, you may not be the famous baseball player, but let’s see if we can hit your question out of the park. That Fox has hit the classic big-cam/low-vacuum threshold, and your experience fits the typical case. With a Ford booster in a stick car, the minimum recommended vacuum is 14 inches measured with the car idling in Neutral. With an automatic, test it in Drive with the brake depressed. For GM guys with Delco boosters, that number should be closer to 16 inches of vacuum at idle to have full braking performance.

Regarding power versus manual brakes, it’s important to remember that the brakes are the same in terms of stopping power, no matter what you have on the pedal side of the master cylinder. The power brakes in most U.S. cars are set up to require 100 pounds of force to panic-stop the car. With manual brakes, that rises to around 120 pounds. Power brakes typically react faster, which is what most folks are used to, but the car will not stop in a shorter distance if both systems are properly sized with the right pedal ratio. Those Cobra brakes were a common upgrade back in the day, and that same swap also allowed folks to go from four-lug to five-lug wheels if the original car was built that way.

Since the brake system has been modified, you also need to verify some things to be sure you go the right route for the least dough. First, does it have the original master cylinder? If it does, you’ll have an aluminum unit with a plastic brake fluid reservoir. The key identifier is a total of three ports on the master cylinder (MC) with one that goes down from the bottom side of the unit. If it is the original and appears to be in good shape, it has a 0.827-inch (21mm) bore. The good news is that the 0.827 bore MC will work on a manual brake setup as well. If you have a two-port aluminum MC with plastic reservoir, it’s likely the Cobra M2300 unit with a larger booster. It has a 15/16-inch bore, which will also work for a manual conversion. Then all you’ll need is a manual brake adapter plate, such as this one from TRZ, seen in the accompanying photos. Once in place, there is now much more room in the engine compartment, even with a tall-deck big-block. The other necessary change will be to install the brake pedal from a manual-transmission/manual-brake car sourced from a junkyard or available online. The manual brake pedal has a much higher pedal ratio, which is the distance from the brake-pedal pivot to the master-cylinder pushrod. On manual-brake cars, the distance between the two is shorter than with a power brake pedal. Expressed as a ratio, the power pedal is around a 3.5 to 4.25:1 ratio and the manual is closer to 6.5:1. Therefore, the manual brake pedal travel is going to be longer to get the same hydraulic pressure to the calipers.

Leaving everything you have in place, you can directly address the low-vacuum issue with an auxiliary electric vacuum pump like this one from MasterPower (photo). The large electric pump like those used on all electric vehicles like a Tesla or Nissan Leaf provides more than enough vacuum to operate the brakes at all speeds. You’ll need to add a 20-amp fused circuit set to operate whenever the vehicle is running, and you’ll have to find a good location to mount it near the existing power brake booster. Between the driver-side front fender and the sheetmetal foot well is a good spot. Expect some noise and vibration. You can also use a smaller electric-pump unit as a supplement to the engine’s meager vacuum, along with a vacuum canister to ensure you have enough to operate the current boosted system safely under all circumstances.

A Hydroboost unit gets its hydraulic oomph from the power-steering pump. If you still have power steering, you can get a complete kit from companies like CPP or MasterPower through Summit, Jegs, or other suppliers (photo). For a Hydroboost conversion, you’ll also need a 1-1/8-inch bore master cylinder as part of the kit or from another source. The reason is that the Hydroboost unit has a shorter throw than the stock booster and you need to make up the volume of fluid with the larger bore size. If you are running without power steering, the conversion is more involved because you’ll have to source the pump, bracketry, lines, and longer serpentine belt. You’ll need to decide if the weight and complexity is worth it in your hot rodded Ford.

If weight reduction, underhood room, and simplicity is your goal, the manual-brake route will work well and help with your overall power-to-weight ratio. If power brakes need to remain on the menu, you have the lower-price route with electric vacuum assist or the later model power-steering/power-brakes program with the Hydroboost approach. We hope this covers all the bases. Post your results on CarCraft.com and show us what you decided.

Turned Around

The rotor shown on the right was used in World Challenge racing on the Paul Brown–driven, championship-winning car in 2014. It is still usable as-is, despite how it may look compared to the new rotor.

D. Morrison; Enterprise, AL: Both my 2008 Silverado and Marina Blue 1967 Chevelle 396 restomod need brakes, as the pads are getting thin and the rotors are no longer smooth. On one of the Chevelle forums, a guy I used to think knows what he’s talking about says nobody needs to turn rotors anymore. I like saving money, but that sounds wrong to me—what’s the real deal, CC?

Car Craft: Yo, D, this is a great question and the answers contain some serious myth-busting and a 180-degree bootleg turn from the conventional wisdom. Hang on while we show how brake maintenance has moved into the 21st century and we save you time, money, and aggravation.

Myth No. 1: When you get new drums or rotors, they need to be turned to ensure that they are straight and true.

False! For decades, this was a way for less scrupulous shops to add labor charges to a brake-replacement job. For folks salvaging used parts for their hooptie, this may have made sense 30 years ago, especially for drum-brake applications, but for almost all vehicles sold with disc brakes in the U.S. in the last five decades, inexpensive new rotors make that choice unnecessary and risky. For both your Chevelle and your truck, you have lots of stock or upgraded rotor options, including slotted and cross-drilled rotors or even lighter, higher-performance, two-piece rotors with aluminum hats and cooling features associated with big-brake kits from the major U.S. suppliers. New rotors from reputable suppliers will be more dimensionally accurate than the turning equipment at most shops can achieve.

One other fact to be aware of is that virtually all cast-iron brake rotors sold in the U.S. are poured overseas, primarily in China, India, and Malaysia. Cast iron continues to be the material of choice for brake rotors because it has far better heat-dissipation properties versus steel, stainless, or other alloys. More importantly, cast iron has the best coefficient of friction, known as  (“mu”) factor in the brake industry. Environmental and other local restrictions have resulted in the closure of all the large-scale foundries in the USA, so even Detroit’s Big Three source rotors offshore.

Myth No. 2: When performing a brake job on disk brakes, you always must turn the rotors.

False! If the rotors are so worn or damaged that you would think you would need to turn them, they need to be replaced. This includes rotors with small cracks and moderate grooves. The rotor pictured on the right can still be used. Simply put in new pads and drive easy for 100 miles and if high-performance driving or track use is part of the program, follow a normal pad bedding process with several sets of four progressively harder stops with cooldown periods in between ranging from 30 to 70 mph. The pads will quickly conform to the various ridges on the rotor—no machining necessary. You don’t need to replace the rotor unless a crack is fingernail thick. Well-used, cross-drilled rotors will always exhibit some hairline cracking around the holes. This is normal and does not warrant replacement.

Myth No. 3: “My rotors are warped they need to be turned” or “I got new rotors off the internet and they were warped out of the box!”

False! What most people think is a warped rotor is actually caused by pad transfer. Pad transfer is a normal part of brake-system usage where a nearly invisible portion of pad material is transferred by heat to the rotor surface. This is called the transfer layer. However, when the operating temperatures exceed the pad’s design capabilities, excess material sticks to the rotor, creating pad deposits that cause pedal pulsation or even a vibration that is felt through the steering wheel. The best way to identify excessive pad transfer is that the pulsation varies with ambient temperature and speed.

A truly warped rotor is extremely rare, but a rotor that has had excessive pad transfer over time can eventually have high and low spots, known as disk-thickness variation (DTV). Manufacturer specifications for DTV in new rotors are typically 0.0005 inch, far better than typical rotor-turning equipment can reliably achieve. The cure for pad transfer and that pulsating brake pedal is as easy as a new set of pads with a different formulation and using the proper pad-bedding process. Finally, on modern rotors with slots; if you still see slots, the rotor has plenty life left in it. After 0.100 of accumulated wear, it’s time for new ones. Maybe that guy on the Chevelle forum is still pretty sharp after all, right? He must read Car Craft.

More Info Baer Brakes; (602) 233-1411; Baer.com TRZ Motorsports; (407) 933-7385; TRZmotorsports.com

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Do away with Minor Car Dents.

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Developing Disagreements.

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Harley Davidson Seat Covers – A Must Know

Motorcycles are wonderful for many reasons. You can get great gas mileage, the ride is amazing, you never have to worry about rush hours and so much of a motorcycle can be customized. Riding your bike can be so enjoyable that you may wear out your seat quickly than you thought. Wearing of the seat is as a result of the constant vibration of the engine, getting on and off the bike every time you stop which rubs your jeans against the leather more than a car's seat, and then weather, especially very sunny ones can cause the leather to peel or crack. For the Harley Davidson motorcycle for instance, seat covers are a great way to both protect and expand the life of your seat, and can also be a great way to add comfort to your bottom as you ride!

At first, motorcycle seat covers were designed to protect the seat from the elements and to give your bike's seat some flair. Over the years, people have demanded more from their seat covers and the companies that make them have listened wholeheartedly. Models today are high tech, using high grain leather, and materials that are weather resistant, as well as insulating the seat beneath from heat and extreme cold. Some of the very interesting features of the higher end models include shock absorption gels, pads, and even air cushioning. Some seats even have adjustable air cushioning that you can change as needed. You can even get them in sheepskin, and a variety of furs (both fake and real, both very comfortable to sit on), and other natural cushion materials that look great on the bike. Covers are even made for your covers; for instance, waterproof covers are made for your fur seat covers when you leave your bike outside in potential rain weather.

For some, motorcycle seat covers like the Harley Davidson seat covers are great for long trips, allowing them to save on the wear and tear of the trip itself, putting that wear on the seat cover keeps the motorcycle seat in good shape. Some people use these to keep their show bikes in good shape until the show, acting as a protective coating over the seat, removed just before the bike is put on the floor. Whatever your need, there are thousands of different seat covers to choose from and even more features, looks, and materials they are made from. You're bound to find the perfect one for your needs.

Motorcycle seats and their covers can be cumbersome things to fit, you will have to pay attention to the mountings specific to your Harley and be careful not to force anything - they are designed to fit so be patient with them, forcing in a seat cover or the seat itself can break any plastic mounting points and destroy the integrity and fitment of your new seat.

Options include Soft ail seats to accompany a pillion passenger. The gel is usually the best material to get the seat made out of internally as it is comfy and holds its shape better than foam. You can get seats with optional sissy bars too, so passengers can hold on tightly while you work on the business end of the motorcycle.

You can get larger seats too designed for very long distance riding. Extra-large seats good for riders who are keen on long distances.  The deep contoured position gives added support to prevent back injury and the wide passenger seat gives your body a nice comfortable ride.

A universal gel seat pad is a cheaper alternative to purchasing a new seat. Being universal you can use the seat interchangeably with other bikes. These lightweight and thin seat cover comes with security straps and can be folded up into a small and light piece for an easy and convenient storage. It does an excellent job of absorbing vibrations. However, it cannot be compared to a fully dedicated and designed seat. It is also comfortable for passengers too.

Frames of the seats are typically welded steel; you can get other materials like carbon fiber to save on weight. However, the price is very high and the availability low, in fact, you are likely to need to go to a specialist if you want a carbon fiber motorcycle seat. Aluminum is another expensive variation, but not as bad as carbon fiber, if you are on a weight saving mission then this is a good place to lose it. The frame is responsible for the strength of the seat and its shape.

Just as the Harley Davidson seat covers, the inner material makes up the comfort of the seat. The two most popular materials are foam and gel. Gel tends to be a bit more expensive but preferred by the majority as it moves to shape itself around your backside and firm up when it is in position. Foam moves around you but does not firm up in the same way. It is considered an older method of seating and not as good as a gel.

The outer material is the bit you see. Leather has been the traditional material for many years and is still popular today due to its durability. Motorcyclists move around a lot on seats of sportier motorbikes and causing rubbing which can make the seat get worn out quicker. Vinyl is an alternative and looks as good as leather new but it wears quicker, it is usually slightly cheaper and easier to get in different colors compared to leather. Synthetic material is also available now and starting to become common in the stocks of motorcycles. With superior weather protection and its cheapness to manufacture, you can see why. However, it often doesn't feel as quality as leather does.

Things you must know about motorcycling

The number of motorcycles on our roads keeps increasing each and every day; we see motorcycles everywhere we go. This is also because of one factor; the rise in the cost of fuel.

There are many different types of bikes and people enjoy riding for different reasons but, one thing is a constant and that is safety. You don't have the benefit of being surrounded by a steel cage, air bags and seat belts on a motorcycle. You are wide open to the weather elements, wildlife, and other vehicles. Basic safety tips could save your life or help you avoid a crash altogether.

The number of motorcycle crashes fluctuates from year to year and there are different reasons for each one. I firmly believe that the roads would be a lot safer if every driver had motorcycle safety training.

The everyday driver often does not realize what it takes to safely maneuver a motorcycle in traffic or winding roads. Unfortunately, many riders just assume that everyone else is looking out for them and that is not the case, although it should be. Riders ought to be their own keepers.

1. Learn to ride from a professional:The Motorcycle Safety Foundation offers training and refresher courses at a very affordable rate. Most classes are held in the evening for one or two weeks with one Saturday class and they provide the motorcycles to learn. Once you successfully complete the course you are presented with a card to take to your local licensing agency. Simply present the card, take the eye test and you are done, you will not need to take an additional driving test.

2. Many insurance companies offer discounts for completing defensive driving courses, check with yours to see if you are eligible.

3. Choose your motorcycle wisely:Don't buy one just because you like the way it looks. You need to be comfortable and able to easily control the bike. Your feet should sit flat on the ground when stopped and you need to reach all controls comfortably, most of which are at your fingertips.

4. Safety Gear: Most states have a law that requires riders to wear a DOT certified helmet but many do not. The helmet is the most important safety gear you can wear. Remember, accidents happen in a split second and you will not be able to stop and put on your helmet if you are in one. I have had some pretty big bugs hit my helmet that would have left a bruise on a bare head. It is also essential to wear protective eyewear day and night.

5. Cover Your Feet:A good pair of riding boots will make shifting, braking and stopping more comfortable.

6. Cover Your Legs: Wearing long pants or leather chaps will prevent wind burn, bug stings, sunburn and provide some protection from the heat of the motorcycle itself.

7. Cover Your Hands: In the event of a crash your hands will probably be the first thing to hit the ground. Wearing gloves will also protect your hands from all of the elements listed above.

I love to ride my motorcycle, but it can also be a source of great stress, especially in traffic. Don't assume that the other guy is looking out for you. Always practice good motorcycle safety and don't drink and ride.

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