Posts by BKL

Article claims one can be built for $30-40K.
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Some states seem to be doing that. I guess the Autocycle designation might have something to do with it. While the Federal govt classes the Slingshot as a motorcycle, licensing and tagging are up to each state.

Use the Polaris website and contact all of the dealers within whatever driving distance you're happy with and ask them for an Out-the-door all-inclusive price that includes the options you want AND TTL. This late in the model year (Polaris should announce the 2019 models around the nd of July), you should definitely find a better deal. Polaris hadn't even started shipping when I priced out dealers ithin about 110 miles of my home and some of the Houston dealers were asking for deposits and setup fees around $2500 each. One dealer even wanted a non-refundable deposit on a vehicle no one had even seen locally, let alone actually sat in. The dealer I went with was over 100 miles away, but he only wanted a $500 deposit and eventually gave me a free windshield (the Slingshot had been driven 150 miles before I got it) when I got it 10 months later after Texas finally allowed them to be sold.

I just assumed the exhaust would have cooled too much that far back. When I was in the Army, we had a saying that assume makes an ASS out of U & ME!

I pretty much agree with what @TravAZ posted. Before I bought the American Muscle 10th Anniversary Cobra Style 17x10.5 28mm offset wheel, I had thought about widening a stock front wheel to 10.5", but decided against it for 2 reasons, primarily because that would have been a 50% widening which I felt was a little too much and because of the need for a spacer. In the end, the Am wheel does center to the left over 1", but that doesn't bother me since I've experienced no handling problems and the wheel only cost $150 compared to $around 400 for widening plus the cost of the spacer. Iwas able to add that wheel and a Nitto 555 G2 315/35R17 tire for around $400 all-in, which fit my budget constraints.

Based on @lowlander's experience and this guy's experience (painting-your-exhaust-why-how-and-what-it-looks-like-1717071689), the paint should cure OK. The link is about painting a motorcycle exhaust. I was concerned the tail end of a long exhaust might not get hot enough to cure the VHT paint, but @lowlandr's experience seems to show it will be OK. Here's an article about painting the exhaust on a truck - How to Paint Your Exhaust Pipe with High Heat Spray Paint.

Even w/o a pocket, I kinda like those tie-dye shirts.

I agree about height affecting choice of windshield. I'm around 6'1" according to the US Army and I have a MadStad adjustable windshield that was sold as a 13" tall shield (it's actually a little less), but in it's normal positioning, I can look thru it or lift my neck a little and look over it, depending on weather. I like the lines of your windshield, but I have speakers mounted on top of my dash which I think would get in the way.

I, too, have gotten used to the greater activity here, but I still go there to help answer questions and encourage them to use Google search in hopes they'll find links to this forum. One of the things that I've seen keeping people there is the fact that the software this forum uses does require some time/use to get accustomed to it.

The Y-pipe is pretty far back the exhaust and I question if it will get hot enough to properly cure. IIRC, VHT paints expect to get exposed to temps around 8-900F+ to cure properly.

Actually, the stock SL rear rim is 20 x 9." See - Specs: 2018 Slingshot SL - Sunset Red | Polaris Slingshot.

Here's the Nitto specs for the 255/35R20 and 305/35R20 and 305/30R20 tires -

Increasing sidewall height allows use of a narrower wheel, so you might be able to fit a 295/45R20 (if anybody makes such a size) on a 9.5" wide rim, but a 9" wide rim will probably never be a good fit if you're trying to maintain a somewhat accurate speedometer reading using the Stock SL ECU tire settings. A wider wheel wouldn't affect your speedometer reading, but going to a much taller tire will definitely mess around with your speedo/odometer readings. I'm not sure if Polaris actually offers an SLR tire size for the ECU (I doubt it since the tire is only a little bit larger than the stock 255/35R20 tire). Just looking at Polaris' use of a 20 x 11" wheel with the 305/30R20 tire on the SLR would cause me to think trying to fit a 305 tire on a 9" wide wheel is too far outside any reasonable fitment. Some people may have done it, but that doesn't mean it's a smart thing to do. Most responsible tire shops wouldn't mount a tire that is significantly different from the manufacturer's fitment recommendations. Looking at the last line of Nitto's 555 info chart above tells me you should probably go with a 10" wide wheel, minimum. The least expensive wheel which I think might look ok with the existing front SL wheels would be this American Muscle 20x10 48mm offset wheel at $185 - Mustang AMR Charcoal Wheel - 20x10 (05-14 All) - Free Shipping. Generally speaking, you can usually trim about 2-3 mm from the Offset which would make this wheel a proper fit as a rear wheel or you could just leave it as is since it would only shift the center of the wheel a marginal amount to the right, but you might still find that it or all 3 wheels need repainting for a better match (or you may think it's just too different). I hope this helps some. Just remember this is my opinion and worth every penny paid for it!

I seemed to remember hill climb and just got events confused, I guess.

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@BKL......ODD

"ODD? Me or the Extended warranty for a Lifetime warranty? It struck me as odd in a funny sense... I had originally phrased it as odd, before I changed the wording.

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Do people at around 6’ look through or over the tall boy windshield? Seeking a replacement windshield now and love the look of this one. I have become accustomed to looking through my windshield and love the added protection since I won’t use a helmet.

Can baker air wings mount to the sides of this windshield without issue?

I am currently using the F4+5... how does this compare in size?

Here is what the AllThingsSlingshot's website says about the NASCAR-style windshield - "Models- We offer two standard heights, our most popular, our Tallboy shown, here will keep the wind out of the eyes of most occupants under 6 ft. 2 inches.
Our Sportster version is no higher than the factory windshields, for those who prefer to look over the windshield..."
I hope that helps.

Was it on Pike's Peak that Otter from the old site crashed his Slingshot a while back?

See this thread - REAR TIRE, my post # 15. While I haven't' found a specific formula describing the relationship between tire profile width and wheel width, based on the Budnik chart I copied the info from, as tire sidewall height increases the minimum required wheel width decreases. When matching wheel width to tire profile, always try to stay within the tire manufacturer's recommended sizes for safety and warranty reasons. Using a wider tire on a narrower than recommended wheel width increases the possibility of breaking the tire-to-rim seal with negative consequences and would probably void any manufacturer responsibility or warranty.
As I posted in a different thread, I have read about folks running 305 tires on 9.5" rims (Mustang forums, IIRC), but that is generally a smaller wheel width than most tire manufacturer's would recommend and probably wouldn't be recommended by the tire manufacturers.

The ?main? TDS Admin posted they've taken new steps to better secure the site. I guess we'll see, but I'm getting a little leery of how often they seem to get hacked.

Several years ago, I read about some of the rubber duck-type antennas not actually having any wire inside the rubber piece. If true, make sure you have a quality antenna and test it on another system you already know works well.

I've been searching for an adjustable bed frame and found this brand - GhostBed Adjustable Power Base (Bed Frame) – 5 Star Rating | GhostBed. The adjustable frame looks virtually identical the the adjustable frames I've seen pictured with mattresses from other manufacturers. Looks to be reasonably priced with a Lifetime Limited Warrranty, but for some reason they offer an optional Extended Warranty along with the Limited Lifetime Warranty. I'm guessing the Lifetime Warranty is against manufacturing/parts defects and the Extended Warranty covers replacements due to wear? The idea of an Extended Warranty on a Lifetime Limited Warranty item just struck me as funny.

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I had the Welter dual exhaust installed at SSITS and I love it. However, I was wondering if anyone has painted the last pipe (the Y pipe) with some sort of high heat temperature exhaust paint to match the rear panel. Maybe Painter knows a little about this or even Jeff. I thought about black heat wrap but was informed that could cause the stainless steel pipe to crack over time.

If it can be done, maybe someone can recommend the best paint to do this.

VHT paints cure from the high temps they get exposed to and the section of pipe you want to paint may never get hot enough to cure the paint. Durability may be a problem if the paint doesn't cure. Cerrokote or powder-coating may be a better choice for that area. Recommend checking with a local exhaust shop or powder-coater.