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RE: How To: Make a cheap Track Day Bike Hauler (relativ... - 10/2/2006 11:13:15 PM

voodoochyl

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You should change the spelling of your handle to: Old Phat Guy. That is a very cool van, and I love the pictures you posted. Is that a Rebel your wife is on? Looks a little bigger that a Rebel, though. Looking into getting my wife something like that.

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RE: How To: Make a cheap Track Day Bike Hauler (relativ... - 10/2/2006 11:14:46 PM

voodoochyl

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...just looked at your signature three seconds after I posted and realized I just asked a stupid question!

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RE: How To: Make a cheap Track Day Bike Hauler (relativ... - 10/4/2006 9:29:12 PM

OldFatGuy

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quote:

ORIGINAL: voodoochyl

You should change the spelling of your handle to: Old Phat Guy. That is a very cool van, and I love the pictures you posted. Is that a Rebel your wife is on? Looks a little bigger that a Rebel, though. Looking into getting my wife something like that.

I like that. Wish I had thought of OldPhatGuy when I signed up.

Yeah, it's a 600 Shadow. We were going to get a Rebel but thought she wouldn't like it for long. She thinks it's powerful

and I guess it is compared to the only other bike she rode which was the Rebel in the MSF course.

It will go highway speeds, but I don't like to ride it on the interstate or for her to ride it on the interstate, just not enough power to get you out of bad situations.

Fortunately, she's not interested in that type of riding and prefers the back roads anyway.

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RE: How To: Make a cheap Track Day Bike Hauler (relativ... - 10/5/2006 11:13:12 AM

james007torres24

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wow ur smart.

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RE: How To: Make a cheap Track Day Bike Hauler (relativ... - 10/9/2006 6:18:20 PM

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I have an even better, cheaper way.

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RE: How To: Make a cheap Track Day Bike Hauler (relativ... - 10/10/2006 12:56:45 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: rsp919

I have an even better, cheaper way.

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hahah. .thats SMART!!!!!!!!!

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RE: How To: Make a cheap Track Day Bike Hauler (relativ... - 11/2/2006 2:17:43 PM

txmorgan

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awesome! now just paint "free candy" on the side and it's a winner!

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RE: How To: Make a cheap Track Day Bike Hauler (relativ... - 12/14/2006 9:48:47 PM

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dude that is awsome.. you need some carpet on the walls.. haha

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RE: How To: Make a cheap Track Day Bike Hauler (relativ... - 12/21/2006 6:44:58 AM

Blue Fox

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quote:

ORIGINAL: rsp919

I have an even better, cheaper way.

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ROTFLMAO!!!!!! That's an expensive spoiler.

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RE: How To: Make a cheap Track Day Bike Hauler (relativ... - 1/2/2007 5:22:03 PM

Glass

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sweet im going to try and make this

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RE: How To: Make a cheap Track Day Bike Hauler (relativ... - 1/3/2007 6:45:25 PM

mferrari

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Looks great, I had same idea of just buying a cargo van. That way I could also throw my bike in and keep the van and my bike at school...

One thing I would suggest instead of the skid tape is bed liner.... You can get do-it yourself roll in (which you can spray if you have an air compressor) or get rattle can bed liner. I put Herculiner in the interior of my Jeep and it is very non-skid and looks great as well!

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RE: How To: Make a cheap Track Day Bike Hauler (relativ... - 3/7/2007 2:23:30 PM

SmokeShank

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looks great. i was thinking of the same thing (getting an old van).

i have small trailer i could mount my bike to, but me and my buddy with a zx10r are planning on a few track days this summer and we need room for both. a van seems like a terrific idea, especially since there would be room for tool boxes, spare tires etc. hell i could still pull my trailor behind it with a grill, cooler, etc.

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RE: How To: Make a cheap Track Day Bike Hauler (relativ... - 4/11/2007 3:18:22 PM

NAturalyRWD

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Well sorry for the delay lol but that is the exact thing we used to pick up my 900! How are you dealing with the sound? Or maybe ours was just wicked loud as it was a parts van for a local auto place. Milage sounds about right to me

! That was an expensive 8 hour trip lol. Hope it serves u well and make sure to get some vids at the track!

Garrett

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RE: How To: Make a cheap Track Day Bike Hauler (relativ... - 5/20/2007 11:45:44 AM

OldFatGuy

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Well, just wanted to make a follow-up post several months later. The van has largely been a success. I have sound-proofed/insualted it over the winter - added tool storage etc.

I have had a few issues, blew a radiator hose and had to replace the Throttle Position sensor. Still far less money than payments on a new/newer vehicle. The van became my daily driver in the winter weather and it has served me well. Still have a few things to do to her and I'm making a trip in a few weeks to the track in Hallet, OK. I'll take pics and post them up when I return.

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RE: How To: Make a cheap Track Day Bike Hauler (relativ... - 5/21/2007 2:21:48 PM

babyboy70363

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How about some updated pics of the new mods to the van, i think this was an excellent idea.