Posts by SlingLow

  • Where Did You Take Your Slingshot Today?

    Quote from SC Slinger

    SlingLow ,sorry for butting in...But what happened to KayTwo?? I am in the upstate of S.C. and have heard a lot about him.Just curious if he sold his Sling or is it health related issue that he disappeared??

    There's no butting in here SC Slinger ! When I last talked with KayTwo he was somewhat overwhelmed with his changing life. If nothing has changed, and it probably did, he was scheduled to end his tenure in NC and move north to a naval base, I believe in Connecticut. He has two young children and his wife completed her education and became a school teacher. It's been a while since we've talked and I'm going to use this as motivation to call him tomorrow to see how he's doing.


    In the meantime (I got these from him):





    I really miss that guy!

  • Dave @DDM - FREE donuts next week

    Quote from wokka

    Poor Slinglow, lonely and will bribe anyone to come see him...

    Story of my life - all dressed up and no place to go!;(



    Quote from Funinthesun

    If I take you up on your offer, can I choose the month? No sense in wasting a free invitation like that on a month than only has 30 days to it. August looks better :):)

    Phil, you can choose the month day and year! Except I'm getting my hair done in August. How 'bout July?

  • Where Did You Take Your Slingshot Today?

    Quote from 123hotdog

    That's perfect. The little woman turns the big five O in 2022. The fall or winter is perfect as I am a Landscaper and way too busy to make that trip any other time but fall or winter. Thanks for the invite and I will sure take you up on it. It'll prob be 2021. We've been planning this trip since the day we bought the Sling.

    123hotdog I would encourage you to let us all know if you plan that trip and I bet others would figure out how to join you along the way, and other semi-locals like myself might visit SoCal (the state and the person) at the same time. It's a great way to meet the people you almost know!


    I joined such a group when KayTwo planned a trip from Fountain Inn, NC to Sundre, Alberta, Canada for Slingfest in 2018. He picked up riders in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and I met them in Montana. We had an awesome trip while I was with them (it was probably OK without me), and lifelong friendships were formed.

  • Sling cranks but won't start

    I'm curious how you checked your battery. If it's over 12 volts at rest it looks like it's good. But if it drops significantly when you activate the starter it could be bad. If the starter solenoid is ticking, you're circuit is working but your voltage is probably low.

  • Memorial Day 2020

    Here's my father as a WWII Seabee. As the oldest of 6 boys, he had moved to Vancouver, WA to work in the shipyards with his father at age 17 to help his family pay the bills back in Greeley, Colorado. He was elected captain of the football team in absentia his senior year. He joined the Navy as soon as he turned 18 and shipped off to the Pacific Theater.

    My Uncle Chuck, dad's next oldest brother and fellow seaman, put this shadow box together for me and one for my older brother. He painstakingly acquired reproductions of all of his medals (my brother got the original medals that we had) and included this chronology and explanation on the back. At the bottom of the list you'll see his ruptured duck, the small lapel pin under the photo.


    Dad passed in 1972 at the young, young age of 47. I never knew him as an adult but he is still huge in my memories.

  • Gifts from SS friends

    We went for a ride yesterday with BryanL and Caryn (well, they rode and we took the cage since my Sling killed another battery), and he gifted me this awesome toy.


    That's right - a Ninja Turtle Slingshot! Eat your hearts out boys. This reminded me of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Accountant T-shirt I was given when I was a 30 year old corporate controller. Does everyone think I'm a juvenile? Don't answer that.


    Thanks Bro!

  • Stock speaker replacement

    I replaced my stock speakers in the stock pods and got a noticeable improvement in sound quality. By noticeable, I mean that when I had the stock speakers still on one side and the new ones on the other side and I stuck my head in the footwells, the stock speakers had a much thinner, tinnier sound with little bass. The others were 'better'. Unfortunately, the Massive brand speakers I used for their thin design are no longer available. I found mine on Ebay after they were discontinued. I still had to cannibalize the pod and do some trimming with the Dremel, drill some holes and work at getting them in. The other thing I did was connect the mid-range speaker to both the high and low pass on the crossover that is inside the stock pod to get the best sound (don't remember which I used). All in all, I got my $130 or so worth, but I don't have monster sound by a long shot.


    I thought the SSV front pods might be an improvement over my setup by using a 6 1/2" full-range speaker instead of the separates, but feedback from others has me questioning this.


    As a rock and roll drummer and enthusiast I've always had killer sound systems but I just haven't justified the expense to put one in the Sling. I enjoy the music when cruising around town by myself, but on the open road the experience becomes about the road and quite frankly, quality music would be more volume than I enjoy anymore. I have the upgrade on my wish list and with a set of hoop pods, speakers for the pods, an amp and a powered sub, it's a $600-700 expense. For that, I'll have better quality and more volume, but if I want to cruise with awesome tunes, I jump in the Vette, pull off the targa top, crank the Bose system and burn fuel.


    Life is good! How ya doing Brent? I'm hoping we get the chance to meet up again at some rally or another and I can check out your boosted Sling!

  • Luggage Racks Anyone?

    billythekidd I'm not sure what top that is but I'm sure someone here will recognize it. I have the pic labeled twist dynamics so it's probably one of theirs. That pic that was sent to me by another owner. The racks have been used with the V-back, Madstad (now Twist Dynamics) Stinger, MeanSling Sport Top, the one in the pic and I believe some others. One person fitted them with the Polaris Slingshade but I got this info secondhand and never received any details or pics. The issue with the tops that extend behind the hoops is a limit to cargo height as you can see. The owners that have these tops have used the MeanSling luggage bags or similar low-profile luggage bags. If you decide on a top and want help determining fitment, let me know and I'll take a look at it with you.


    Here is the Sling in the pic above with the bags installed:



    Here are the MeanSling bags. This owner installed the MeanSling Sport Top later on. I use these bags with no top:



    Here is a set modified (during construction) to work with the Stinger. I've done a few of these and have a set going in for powder coating today:


  • Luggage Racks Anyone?

    Well, as we approach mid-year, I have decided to continue making and selling these luggage racks, and have a new batch for all model years ready to ship. You know, assuming we're able to move about the country again some day. If you want a set of no-drill, no-cut installation racks, send me a message and I'll hook you up!


    $325/pair shipped.


  • Roadie pictures - in search of the perfect road.

    Quote from wokka

    That's a beautiful road SlingLow and want to do it again with my sling.


    Was half planning on it this year, was going to try and attend the Canadian event and get out of Texas in the heat of July.


    Maybe next year...

    I've been to Slingfest the last 2 years and it was on the radar this year although I had a serious scheduling conflict that I apparently don't have to resolve.


    Tell you what wokka , and everyone else who is interested, if you decide to make this a plan, let's get a road trip planned to pick up all the interested riders along the way and make a road trip through Glacier and on up to Sundre. It will be EPIC!