Our site is http://4low.ca – If you’ve got a 4×4 and want to go offroading, get in there and meet some people and come out to a wings night!

We went on our first club run last weekend, out to Cardinal Falls. When we got there, we decided to go to Ruby Falls instead, and it was an awesome time! I got lots of HD footage and finished up a video for it this weekend. Check it out, and let me know what you think in the comments section on youtube.

I.D.W.P from Edwin Europe on Vimeo.

I hope to see some really good results with a combination of eating right, cardio, and weights.

I already feel amazing, and it’s only been a week!

-Dav

It was dropped on the opposite side of the kickstand, so it wasn’t soft ground that was the cause, and the weather was good all night, so it wasn’t wind.

I’ll have to talk to the insurance company tomorrow to find out what my options are.

Damage: Cracked fairing in two places, scratched mirror, scratched bar end, scratched front brake, dented exhaust.

Click the images for a larger view.

I also just wanted to share this video, because it mixes dubstep and motorbikes.. and it’s AWESOME!

If you want to view the map full screen, click here to go to the motowhere site.

I can’t wait to go back. :)

Edit:

I finished a video of the weekend! Make sure you watch in 720p! It really looks terrible in SD :(

Here’s what I believe is a final drawing of the fender eliminator. The bend lines should give you an idea of what it will look like.. hopefully I can get it cut at work tomorrow.

The two holes at the very bottom are where the license plate attaches, then up from there, the 4 holes that have bends right near them attach to each other with a bolt so it will swivel.

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My 3rd update:

It’s done! Here’s a few pictures of the progress and the final product.

Being laser cut:

Cut complete:

After I formed it, and fit it together (I found it to work better without bending the one line on the drawing.. looks perfect without it):

Installing it:

Lights on:

Final shot!

The license plate lights are really bright, and they look really nice. They don’t light up the plate too much though. If you’re interested in the same lights, these are the ones I used (The satin dome style). They cost me $24 cdn from a local shop. They are meant to plug right into 12v, so you don’t have to do anything fancy. Just cut the existing wire for the plate light, and wire these in.

http://www.designengineering.com/category/catalog/design-engineering-inc/led-lighting-products-speed-tape/led-plate-kits

After picking up a couple stainless bolts/nuts/washers to attach the two parts, the total cost was about $28.

I started off by removing the aluminum sandwich plate and bolting my fender back on, bolts right to the plastic. At this point I don’t care if the fender is not meant to be held on there with just bolts as I’m not concerned about wrecking it. I then downloaded Google Sketchup which I have worked with in the past, but I haven’t used it in roughly a year and a half.. I was able to take the stock sandwich plate from Suzuki and duplicate it in about 35 mins with no trouble at all! Fuck I love Sketchup!

Here’s a pic of the product and the copy, before I modify it to work as a new fender eliminator for my bike. It’s not an exact copy as you can see by the top tips on mine being a little sharper, but I can go back in and modify that later.

Once I do a bit more research on how I’m going to light the plate, I can go ahead and finish the design, and get it laser cut and powder coated. The final product will have bolts on the side so it can pivot as well.

My bike surpassed 2000km today, and I stopped into Riverside Cycle to book my 1st service for next friday.

Woohoo!

I was really nervous about my first ride, and was damned near shaking as I put on all my new gear, ready to go out for the first time on this bike. The bike had 0km on it, and the only distance it had traveled was my salesman bringing it around front, from the bay door in the back of the shop.

I took my time sitting on the bike, letting it idle.. I went from 1st and back to neutral a few times to make sure I got the hang of that.. then I set off slowly, to do a few laps around the parking lot of the bike shop. I found it almost immediately comfy and easy to maneuver slowly around the parking lot.. surprised at how agile and light the bike felt.

After a few laps I set out on the road, and once again the nervousness was replaced with an almost innate feel to the bike.. easy to ride, easy to handle, and easy to keep the power under control. I rode about 3-4 hours around town last night, and spent almost all day today riding it, and I almost feel completely comfortable with the bike. It’s been a blast, and I can’t wait to spend more and more time with it.

About the vlog thing.. I really want to do it now. I am going to look into the costs and methods to set it up this week.

I’ve got a tank protector to install, but I need to remove the warning stickers first.. and I also have a set of frame sliders on order.