WOO HOO!! Saturday night I got bored watching TV after wife and daughters went to bed so I moseyed out to the garage for a while.
I installed a Cramp Buster on the Speedy. Some people say they are dangerous, but I really appreciate the fact that when on a ride I can simply rest my hand on the grip and keep steady throttle pressure with my wrist laying on the cramp buster. When riding in town it's too easy to rotate it out of the way. No problems. Well, after putting the cramp buster on I HAD to start the Speedy and see if it was installed correctly. THAT was a mistake - It reminded me how wimpy the Speedy sounds with the stock pipes..........
So, I gathered up my drill motor and some drill bits and got busy attacking the first baffle on the pipes. Approx 1.5 hours (and a couple of Beam and Cokes...) I tossed the baffle tubes (and a couple of broken drill bits) in the garbage. I stirred the Speedy to life and WAALAA!! The sound coming from the pipes was much more melodious. Nice result for my effort. At that point I was feeling pretty satisfied with myself, and feeling the tasteful effects of the beam and cokes, and started thinking "Well, I bet I can get that second baffle out....
The garage door creaked as it slowly swung on it's hinges. My wonderful wife walks through the door and announced "Hey, did you know it's 2:30 in the morning?".
Holy Moly. Time sure does fly when you are doing something fun, doesn't it? So, I put my tools up, cleaned myself up and turned off the lights. The second baffles will have to wait for another day.
I'm really glad I got another Speedy. I look forward to really making it something unique.
