here she is.....

[GIANTac1]

I just got my brand new piggy this weekend. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y177/giantAC1/NEWPIG.jpg

[targetdrone]

That's great. Welcome to the pigpen. What was your previous bike?

[justicedone]

right on dude, call me so we can get a ride in

Jim

[TimBrp]

Nice bike man! New bikes, I'm jealous.

[frankstr]

Nice ride.. so shiney..........

[GIANTac1]

I had a '82 cr 80 and sold it when my family moved to california from montana in '85. I have been riding family members and friends dirtbikes ever since. This is my first on road riding experience.....fun stuff!

[mountainrider]

Nothing like owning a BRP.You should enjoy her for a long time.

[XR-Det]

Looks soooo pretty when it is new

Enjoy it, I'm already jealous

Det

[crfdude86]

Nice.

[swells454]

Nice Bike!

I acn almost remember when mine was that shiny....then I went and laid it down on the first ride and scratched the fender. I like to think of it as getting character!

Enjoy!

[mikefish]

I remember when mine was pristine & didn't have any scratches. That lasted for about 2 hours. After I pulled my back out of shape lifting the monster I became more aware of how easily the front end washes out. Now I've got 15,000 on it & it's just as reliable as ever.... Come to Ridgecrest some time & we'll break it in properly. ..Congrats!

[GIANTac1]

Thanks guys. I have a few questions about the bike.

1. Have you noticed the welds? Im not a expert on welding but some of them look like spray painted bird $h1t! Does yours look the same?

2. I understand its aircooled but my bike gets Hot after 15 minutes of riding. "Uncorking" it will help this right?

3. My rear shock has a little play when I grab it and twist

Alright I am done for now......Thanks guys

Josh

[crfdude86]

nice bike

[smashinz2002]

Cool man!! Sure do love the feeling of a brand new bike! Have fun!

[sagester00]

Looks awesome!! Have fun riding this weekend if you go. There is'nt a better feeling than walking out the next morning after getting a new bike and lookin at her......I guess excpet riding it. Have a good one.

[swells454]

2. I understand its aircooled but my bike gets Hot after 15 minutes of riding. "Uncorking" it will help this right?

3. My rear shock has a little play when I grab it and twist

Uncorking will help. If you do a lot of slow (first gear) riding or idling at stops for extended periods...it will boil over. I ride with my kids a lot and it always happened...also in the tight woods after about 20 minutes. I used red line water wetter...same results. Then I tried engine ice...same results (maybe lasted a few minutes longer). I finally switched out to Evans NPG+. That cured the problem. Now it can idle for an hour w/o overheating and as I understand it the oil temps are staying in an acceptable level.

If you do a search on Evans you will find opinions on both ends of the spectrum. A lot of guys here run it with good results. It works great for me. It is about $27 bucks a gallon but you never have to change it. I got mine from mooneyes.

Good luck, Steve.