Posts by Bubblehead

  • Increase in Used Slingshot Sales, Why

    Quote from edwardaneal

    I agree with most of the posts here. I suspect that many people buy the Slingshot as a toy, and when the toy ends up sitting they sell it and move on to a new toy.


    I highly suspect that I am one of the very few people who actually bought their slingshot to be the primary mode of transportation. not many people live in a place where the slingshot or a motorcycle can make a good daily driver

    I agree with a lot of what you said but location and willingness to ride in the heart of the Biker. Many of us her use the Slingshot as our Primary Ride and ride year round. I'm in the Upstate of South Carolina and winters here get down to the single digits at night and day time if lucky hit a high of about 45. I ride with heated clothing, thermals, even a snowmobile suit, all depends on the weather and temps. Today left out and it was 42, by time I got home it had warmed up to 47, nice ride about 90 miles.


    My point is, is that for some of us this is the same calling our bikes had for us, the need to ride, to feel the wind in your face, and nothing better than an early morning ride in the brisk cool air to energize yourself.


    Many on this forum know my story, but to put it simply, the Slingshot SAVED my life after 5 years housebound, I'm free again.

  • Special Thanks

    I want to Thank everyone that reached out to Janet & I on the passing of her father last month. It was a heart-breaking time for us but not an unexpected one. He was 92, a WWII Vet and had been diagnosed with colon cancer 2 months before and even after surgery they did not think they got it all. It was a very long couple of months for our entire family but the well wishes from our family here really helped a lot.


    Just want to say Thank you again to everyone, you are OUR family.


    RIP Soldier, we have the watch now.....




  • Increase in Used Slingshot Sales, Why

    I have been seeing an awful lot of Slingshots for sale on the internet lately, and most have many mods but ALL seem to have Very, Very little mileage. Saw one today 2017 SL and they are asking $25,000 with less than 2000 miles. What is this becoming, a status symbol like a Harley where you buy one and keep it in your garage unless, it's an nice warm, sunny day and then only ride around the block just so you can tell your friends you own one. If that's the only reason someone bought one, then that's pathetic.


    Mine is a 2016 Limited Edition, and I just turned 45,000 miles. Bought mine to ride not to just polish and keep garaged so I can say I own one.


    Just my thoughts, what are yours

  • Heated Riding Gear

    Went for a nice brisk ride yesterday, started out at 42 Degrees and ended at around 40-50. I wear Gerbing Heated Gloves and Jacket and have them wired separately to my Neutron Fuse Box. They worked great and during the winter months am very happy for Polaris's lousy firewall thickness because my feet and legs were kept nice and warm.

  • Booze and Blues in Clarksville, Va

    Hey Mitch, sorry Janet and I will not be making this event due to other plans, but we are definitely planning on your Spring get-together for Un-Corked and will be bringing my cousin (Female), hopefully there will be some empty passenger seats available for her.

  • New member

    @SlingSC Welcome to the dysfunctional family of seriously mod disturbed people. We have a great group here in the Upstate of SC. I'm in Union, about 1.5 hours from you but up in the Greer, Spartanburg and Greenville areas all the time. I'm retired so free to ride whenever you want. As @KayTwo said, if you have FB be sure to join "Slingshots in the Carolina's"


    If you want to ride, give me a holler at 864-466-5280


    Tom aka Bubblehead

  • Little Switzerland Weekend

    Quote from FunCycle

    If you happen to have the large map Motorcycle Touring Map Wild Rides of Tenn. and N.C. to look at there are four loops within about 60 miles of Little Switzerland totaling about 12 hours of riding or around 450 miles of riding plus the Diamond Back. If you do not have this map go to Wild Mountain Rides .com and pay shipping they will mail what you need to you. They also have an App.with turn by turn GPS navigation. This is probably the best map out there and it is large enough for us old guys to read. I think I passed out eight of them in Maggie Valley.

    Where can I find the App with turn by turn GPS navigation?