T-Dawg wrote on 07/03/12 at 16:22:24:That's awesome man. I see those vending machines EVERYWHERE, haha. I don't drink coffee, but the green tea stuff is ok... except they tend to make it real earthy... like you are drinking green dirt.
The neat thing about those vending machines is they dispensed cold as well as hot drinks. I could get of all things, creamed corn drink, izuke beans drink, chicken & rice broth, etc. Thus it could tide me over so I wouldn't have to stop at a restaurant during a ride. I've attached a picture of a familiar drink dispensed from one of those machines. Back then it was like around 105 Yen.
Quote:Unfortunately I did not buy this bike in the states and have it shipped over. It has a Japanese title. From what I understand it would be a huge pain or maybe even impossible to have it switched to a US title. Otherwise I'd sink all my time and money into it and bring it back with me.
I can understand that. Because of US EPA regulations, similar to Japan, it would be limited to earlier model bikes and they would have to comply with SAE rated lighting, AFAIK. Since my bike was earlier than 1996, it was easy to register. I still have the deregistration title from Japan; if I ever took it over there, I could re-title it.
Quote:The licensing process here is nuts. They've made everything so difficult that it's almost not worth the trouble... almost. It's doable... just gotta know the order and the process.
Yes, for 1996 and new bikes, it is not worth importing.
Quote:And you're right about the corrosion. I have a cover now, but it rains ALL the time it seems, and there are no garages to park it in. The chrome on this bike looks bad... I'm gonna get some chrome polish, some aluminum polish, and some brushes and aluminum foil and work on making it look better. That will be the hardest thing I do on this bike.
Yes, I understand. We got like 79 inches of rain a year, and the close proximity to the ocean laden the air with salt mist. My pristene highly chromed Highway Hawk package rack was reduced to heavy rust pits. To refurbish, I soaked in diluted muriatic acid to remove the rust. Then sanded the chrome to give adhesion to etching primer and sprayed it black. When I redo it, I will fill the rust pit holes with spotting putty, and refinish in acrylic enamel. Ditto for my Suzuki engine guard.
Quote:Oh yea, and living where I'm at there is almost no need to ever get above 3rd gear, haha.
Actually a 250 would be more than adequate, a 125 would be sufficient, plus the fees and insurance are less.
Good luck on your endeavors and return safe. Appreciate all you are doing over there.
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