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Since you are repeatedly selling these, you need to contact Brian McVickers about becoming a sponsoring vendor. Once you have everything set up with him, we'll re-open this thread.

You can buy them (and the associated guide rails) from McMaster Carr. At least you used to be able to. I used to use them for automatic (sliding) doors on CNC machine tools.

I have a Lowepro Fastpack 250 that works pretty well. The top 1/2 (maybe a little less . . .) is basic open storage with a couple of smaller pockets sewn in on the sides (plenty of room for a rain jacket & lunch), the bottom half is camera storage with somewhat customizable dividers. The...

Please contact Brian McVickers about becoming a sponsor or organizing a group buy. Once that is done, we'll reopen the thread.

This has obviously moved into becoming a business. Please contact Brian McVickers about becoming a sponsor. Once you take care of that, we'll reopen the thread.

I used 2 x 4" 11ga rectangular tube (HREW) for the main frame of mine. It's approximately the same size as yours, & doesn't have sides or a top (basically it's a flat bed utility trailer with no side rails).

Great time to buy Brad - congrats! If we didn't already have two houses, we'd probably be looking at one up in that area too (Marisa grew up in Prescott & her parents still live there).

I used to pretty much love my Shoei DS - right up until the whole visor/beak/whateveryoucallit ripped off going down the freeway. No comment on how fast I was going - but my 800GS had lower than stock gearing when it happened (so I wasn't going *that* fast). The guys behind me just saw plastic...

A couple more thoughts . . . I always liked the manual in my Jeep (TJ rubicon) for crawling. With a 66:1 crawl ratio & two air lockers, the amount of control was incredible. There is a solid and controllable connection between the engine and the ground that you just don't get with the...

Check the weight rating on that class III hitch - you're going to be pushing 550 pounds between the carrier & bike.

It all depends on what you - and anyone else driving your vehicle - likes and is comfortable with. Some automatics are problematic - and some manuals are problematic. Either can be fixed with the right application of $$$ - so it really boils down to what you like, & what you can get in the...

Your story. Tell it how you want it. :beer: **edit for clarity: No snarkiness intended. It's obvious that your opinions are different than mine & the world still goes 'roundy-roundy. The next beer's on me.

Fleet trucks? Fleet owners don't look more than a couple years down the road since the trucks are getting replaced anyway - so who cares if they fall apart? Border Patrol? They have a virtually unlimited budget for repairs and replacement. Construction? How often do they leave the paved...

That's the problem. Trucks are being built to compete with cars. The result is that people who need a truck end up buying 'more' truck than they need so it doesn't fall apart at 100K miles. In today's market, "more truck" = diesel. If people could get "more truck" with a gas engine - many...

That would be a violation of the Carfax terms of use (section 2, paragraph 2, on their site), thus is not allowed here.

Just general observations. People around me with the gassers seem to have more chassis related issues (unit bearings going bad, steering components wearing out, etc) than I do with my diesel. I'm with you on the total cost of ownership - gassers win hands down 98% of the time. I just think...

Too bad all the gasser trucks are built and marketed to people who never leave the pavement. Couple a robust chassis with a modern gas engine & you'd have a decent truck. I don't need my truck to ride like a caddy or handle like a corvette - I need it to stand up to rough terrain with a heavy...

That is pretty annoying. BMW seems to target 150 miles to reserve (then another 50 before you're walking). They need to up that a bit. My 650gs (the old single cylinder) could manage about 250 miles before I started getting really nervous -- but that was such an efficient bike. I averaged...

The 'no politics' rule applies to everyone - but your post in this thread is fine. I already deleted the post(s) that broke the rule.

Just another friendly reminder (because apparently the last 35 didn't get the message across): All politically motivated posts will be deleted.