Posts by maverick5990

  • Homecoming 2022 Going To Happen??

    Yes there were tours for a fee, but all that and more ($4,000) was donated to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. Unlike Maggie Valley and many other events, the vendors were invited to participate and were not charged a fee. It was tough to pull off then and EjFord you're probably right, it may never happen again. There are some who are working towards it, but with today's issues, it could be next to impossible to put all the pieces together.

  • Slingshots in the Smokies 2022

    Quote from Frankie55

    Not sure how it works but I would think if a company contracts outside they should review and approve every part of the process including the cancelation policy? You bet if I operated that hotel I would. As a customer it doesn't matter one bit how I got to that point.


    I have been riding (road) motorcycles and slings for a total of 42 years. Have gone on many trips through the years. Maybe good luck but I've never run into a situation in which if the weather was bad a hotel was not happy to allow a refund up to a day or two before. That has always been an important factor and it will in the future.


    I'm sure I'll enjoy the hotel as I'm not very picky on that part. I've always considered the hotel a place to sleep and take a shower, not much more. Looking forward to the stay!

    If I buy Levi's at Wal-Mart and am not happy with them Kohls will not give me back my money. If you paid $99 on resevations.com, Comfort Inn did not receive all of that money. They paid a commission, so for them to be responsible for a $99 refund when they only received $69 (as an example), puts them in a losing position. Here's the lesson to learn, always book hotel rooms through the corporate sites and not a wholesale secondary site and if the fine print says non-refundable, go another route.

  • Slingshots in the Smokies 2022

    Quote from Frankie55

    This is what I got when I received my confirmation. I'm ok with it just won't consider for future use,


    Hotel Cancellation Policy
    This rate is non-refundable. The USD 19.99 fee from Reservations.com included in the total is non-refundable. The room rates listed are for double occupancy per room unless otherwise stated and exclude tax recovery charges and service fees. Any partial hotel stays is subject to be charged for the full reservations amount.

    You're blaming your problem on Comfort Inn and you made you reservation on another site? You're going after the wrong donkey. By the way, Comfort Inn always has a special rate for SSITS.

  • Cold Air Intakes

    Quote from Dave@DDMWorks

    We did test every intake we had here a couple years ago and none of them made any power more than the stock plastic intake on the same Slingshot tested all on the same day back to back. The intakes we tested that day were - K&N drop in filter, SLR "Cold air intake", Alpha, Injen, ZZP and Hahn/Slingshotonly.


    We did recently though come up with something that does make some more power in the upper RPM range that we will have some more information about very soon -


    There you go Dave, holding out the carrot again! JUST TAKE MY MONEY!!!

  • Performance Tires

    Quote from CHIEFP

    The search function only give me old news. I'm looking to upgrade my SLR to performance tires, emphasis on traction. I ran toyo r888r on my car and love them, but understand that's not a good idea for the rear? Asymmetrical rears are bad...but not sure I understand why. Rain/weather isn't a concern, I'm in the dessert, but it does need to handle so DRs are out. What's out there? Thanks.

    Don't believe what some say about asymmetrical tires on the rear. I am on my 4th Firestone Indy 500 rear tire and have just gone to the 305 on the rear. I did have to go with 35's because they don't make a 30 but I currently have over 30,000 miles on this brand and they have yet to let me down. Good in the wet too! Keep in mind that they are a ultra high performance summer tire and do not like the cold (neither do I). In Vegas, these tires would word well for you.

  • Washington DC needs to pass a Lemon Law

    I normally try to stay away for this topic anymore, but the fact is you first have to have the approval of one or the other major political party. Then the next thing you need is money. That comes from the special interests and PACS. Without them, you're dead in the water. The fact is that it is BIG MONEY that controls our political system. If by some miracle you don't know that before you get there, you find out really quick that if you want a future you need the cash. By the way, you spend a lot of you time fund raising for those who got you there. Nothing is easy in our system and no longer is it "For The People". That's not where the cash is.........