Posts by Edward Neal

  • I don't want a roof, but.....

    Quote from DJohnson

    Boy I was wishing I had one today. To much Sun baking my brain and I didn't feel well when I got back from todays ride to the beach. Had my Polaris ball cap along but it just made it hotter. it is that mid day Sun that is over head that a top would shade you from. As it gets lower in the sky it is not so hot on the head even tho it is still hot out. I am still going to try to make it through the summer with out one.

    104 outside right now - but only 6% humidity


    not even close to summer yet


    little 1/2 helmet seems to keep the direct sun off the head as good as anything

  • I found this to be a good read

    I should know better than to open any thread with a bigdog involved from my phone


    normally I have him blocked so that I am not tempted to reply to his idiotic nonsense, but with my phone his posts still show up and then I type replies without remembering the uselessness of trying to talk to a dog


    anyway I back on the computer now and I have deleted those attempts in having a conversation with a wall


    Tripod - - its safe now, I promise not to try to talk to it again 8o

  • Report your current weather here.

    right now we are at 99 degrees with 6% humidity - - 99 degrees is nothing special, but 6% is low even for us - I don't even think my digital weather gauges at home even go below 10%


    looking like tomorrows low is going to be 72 - - looking like it might be my first day riding in shorts this year :thumbsup:

  • I don't want a roof, but.....

    Quote from azran

    I have researched this a little, but no one has asked quite this question. I don't like roofs- my ss replaced a bike. I like the occasional bug on my forehead and to be able to see 'everywhere'. However, I survived cancer and am now surviving 2 years of maintenance chemo. My oncologist says no bikes, or trikes, or convertible cars (no sun). So it's sell our beloved ss or buy a roof. We live in a small town, so I have never seen an ss with a roof, just pics. Question 1: any opinions on what roof is the 'least noticeable', or looks the most like it's 'factory'. Question 2: I have a stock windshield with Baker wings on the sides and top. Would you recommend a taller windshield with a roof? (We have a 2015.)

    so, a question, is it not an option to cover with things like long sleeve moisture wicking shirts, hat/helmet and sunscreen?


    I would think that these things would provide as much if not more protection than a top


    I live in the So Cal desert and I have 5 long sleeve white moisture wicking shirts that I use on our 110-120 degree summer days - - had a top for the sling but never really used it, like you I want the open air as much as possible - the shirts and my helmet seem to give me much more protection than the top did - the top only helped if the sun was not coming in at an angle

  • Thought I'd pass this on (helmet argument)

    oh - almost forgot, in California motorcycles are 100% exempt from the mandatory seatbelt laws so if you are worried about the risk of a helmet with a seatbelt you are free not to wear the seatbelt


    I actually added a simply lap belt to my slingshot that I use instead of the factory belt because when its 110 degrees out that strap across the chest gets very uncomfortable - - I carry a printout of the law in my glove box where it specifically says that motorcycles are exempt and I have asked some LEO friends who have told me they would never ticket anyone in a slingshot for a seatbelt violation - -said its legally a motorcycle and the exemption applies


    here is the first part of the CA seatbelt law: look at the third paragraph (c)


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    7315.

    (a) The Legislature finds that a mandatory seatbelt law will contribute to reducing highway deaths and injuries by encouraging greater usage of existing manual seatbelts, that automatic crash protection systems that require no action by vehicle occupants offer the best hope of reducing deaths and injuries, and that encouraging the use of manual safety belts is only a partial remedy for addressing this major cause of death and injury. The Legislature declares that the enactment of this section is intended to be compatible with support for federal motor vehicle safety standards requiring automatic crash protection systems and should not be used in any manner to rescind federal requirements for installation of automatic restraints in new cars.


    (b) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Motor Vehicle Safety Act.


    (c) (1) As used in this section, “motor vehicle” means a passenger vehicle, a motortruck, or a truck tractor, but does not include a motorcycle.


    (2) For purposes of this section, a “motor vehicle” also means a farm labor vehicle, regardless of the date of certification under Section 31401.


    (d) (1) A person shall not operate a motor vehicle on a highway unless that person and all passengers 16 years of age or over are properly restrained by a safety belt. This paragraph does not apply to the operator of a taxicab, as defined in Section 27908, when the taxicab is driven on a city street and is engaged in the transportation of a fare-paying passenger. The safety belt requirement established by this paragraph is the minimum safety standard applicable to employees being transported in a motor vehicle. This paragraph does not preempt more stringent or restrictive standards imposed by the Labor Code or another state or federal regulation regarding the transportation of employees in a motor vehicle.

  • Thought I'd pass this on (helmet argument)

    Here in California there is not much ambiguity in the law - the Slingshot is legally classified as a motorcycle and when on or in a motorcycle riders/occupants are required to wear a helmet - - there is an exception for a "fully enclosed" three wheeled motorcycle, but what qualifies as "fully enclosed" is left up to the interpretation of the judge.


    I have a friend who has a slingshot with a top he made himself that is metal and encloses more than just about any other top I have seen - and despite this and documentation of the "fully enclosed" section of the law in his glovebox that he showed to the officer who pulled him over he was still given a ticket - - he did fight it and did win, but it took him 2 days off work to go to court (one to enter a not guilt plea and the second for the hearing) I suspect it cost him more to fight it in lost pay and time then it would have to simply have paid it


    for me its just not worth the trouble - so much easier just to use a small 1/2 helmet than to argue with police or go to court

  • Report your current weather here.

    Quote from Boomer

    Edward Neal , I can truthfully say I don’t miss that one little bit. But I have to say that we got 3 1/2 inches of rain in two and a half hours. There was NO riding at that time. Enjoy your day.

    I love it when its hot - just so long as its not humid and just so long as I remember to leave the slings seat tilted forward when I park it out front here at work - - burn my ass off if I forget =O

  • BigDog’s Delusional Rants

    look on the bright side, at least you didnt get "stuck" with the Chinese Sinovac or Sinopharm vaccines or perhaps the Russian Sputnik V vaccine - - lord only knows whats in those


    :00008674: