Whats The Last Thing You Bought?

Finally bought a set of cardo at a sale this weekend, goodbye to cheap chinese Bluetooth set

 

A pair of Rodarks for the next project

 

Never heard of those - they're panniers, are they?

 

Yes, very popular steel panniers back in the day

 

A couple of years ago when I was looking at pannier options I remember seeing these. Quick google leads to the company which does various styles of luggage, but in fibreglass...
https://craven-equipment.co.uk/index.php/luggage/category/32-panniers

 

I did consider buying the fibreglass replicas but i'm pleased i waited

 

Just bagged a Black Friday TEC camshaft for my T120 Water cooled got 18k valve check over winter so seemed a good time to swap out.

 

I finally decided to "spring" () for Legend Suspension's "Revo-A" rear suspension for my H-D Street Glide Special with their lightest spring weight coil. I'm having it installed tomorrow morning and am excited to have a suspension set-up that is actually designed for my weight!

Legend is a small and very well-respected company based near Sturgis, South Dakota. I had to order direct from them because of the spring weight I needed and, due the wacky weather in that part of the U.S. for most of the month of December, it was several weeks before they arrived. Two massive blizzards along with wind chill temperatures around 30-40ºF below zero! I'm just glad my shocks didn't wind up buried in a snow drift in a ditch somewhere.

 

New Old Stock in my size.





Now where are those old goggles

 

That should be money well spent Sandi. Correctly setup suspension can make a huge difference to any bike. If you don't fit the criteria of the "average" rider, the ride with the standard suspension on most bikes will always be a compromise. When I bought my Husaberg I had a stronger spring/shock fitted due to my "non average" bulk
When I sat on the bike in the shop the sales guy said, "erm....I think you need a stronger spring sir"

 

I'm quite sure it will be money well spent, @Pegscraper! Even just on the short-ish (15 miles) ride home from the dealership this morning I already felt a positive difference. I definitely don't fit the criteria of the "average" rider which I've always heard is about 160-180 pounds and I weigh in at 115. Sounds like that sales guy at least found a fairly tactful way to speak to the spring weight and not the rider weight. Sort of.

 

That is gorgeous! Happy new bike day!

 

That does look superb! Unfortunately it's giving me back ache just looking at it. I must be turning into an old fart.

 

That is a beauty!!!!

 

Excellent bit of kit - great choice, that will not let you down.

 

Very nice purchase, @Dawsy! “Riding around aimlessly”…one of my favorite things to do. Happy aimlessness!

 

+1. Roll on those long Summer evenings when you can just head out to wherever your fancy takes you.

 

Just popped into lidl and bought this torque wrench. 80-210 NM. £19.99. Don't let the price fool you, I've had Parkside stuff from Lidls before, it's made in Germany, and it's always given 100% service, still got a disc grinder and planer from 10 years ago, still going as good as the 1st day I bought them. This wrench is made in Austria

 

They had them on offer here last week. I've got all I need, but otherwise would have snatched one up. Good kit.