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on: April 02, 2009, 07:54:58 pm
Brothers and Sisters in the Atlanta Metro Area:

You can see a beautiful G5 Classic in Vintage Green at:

Powerworks of Georgia1631 Canton Rd
Marietta, GA 30066
Phone: 770-420-0681

Enjoy!
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Reply #1 on: April 02, 2009, 08:57:36 pm
Brothers and Sisters in the Atlanta Metro Area:

You can see a beautiful G5 Classic in Vintage Green at:

Powerworks of Georgia1631 Canton Rd
Marietta, GA 30066
Phone: 770-420-0681

Enjoy!

Cool, thanks.  I did not think that they had gone through the training, yet.


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Reply #2 on: April 02, 2009, 09:04:43 pm
You betcha, Br. Kruiser!  And, yes, their technicians did complete the EFI training, last month.  Their EFI certification has not yet been added to their name on the list of dealers.  The bike is a green beauty, Keith.
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Reply #3 on: April 02, 2009, 10:33:12 pm
Thanks, I'll have to check it out when I get a chance.


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Reply #4 on: April 03, 2009, 03:36:36 am
I may head over there at lunch tomorrow.
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Reply #5 on: April 03, 2009, 03:49:53 am
Take a picture.
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Reply #6 on: April 03, 2009, 06:33:51 pm
        I was in yesterday. The g5 looks better in person than in the pictures.
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Reply #7 on: April 03, 2009, 08:32:35 pm
"Take a picture"  BRW

It might not be a good picture (or pictures) Br. Blue -- the G5 is in an area of the showroom that is a bit tight. Also, please see the Post Script.

"I was in yesterday. The g5 looks better in person than in the pictures."  winterfire

You are so right about the LIVE looks v. the image renditions of the G5, Br. Fire!!!

P.S.  I am convinced that all the motorcycle manufactureres tease the potential consumers, like all of us, and the fanatical enthusiasts, like most of us, with photographs that fall short of capturing the inner soul of their motorcycles so as to make the customer walk into the dealers' showrooms to actually look at the bikes.  They set the baited hook, so to say, for us!  So, I congratulate REM and its distributors if this is the official marketing strategy because the bikes do look much better in person than in the pictures!
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Reply #8 on: April 05, 2009, 10:05:58 pm
  I stopped in again yesterday. Chris,(one of the salesmen there), let me look around even past their closing time. Heres a  pic I took. I'm definitely taking her home. ;D
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Reply #9 on: April 05, 2009, 10:09:48 pm
And some more.
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Reply #10 on: April 05, 2009, 10:13:41 pm
"I'm definitely taking her home."   ;D  winterfire

Good for you, Br. Fire -- she is a beauty!
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Reply #11 on: April 05, 2009, 10:14:33 pm
Taker her home, she's a beauty!
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Reply #12 on: April 06, 2009, 04:36:24 am
What happened to the black rubber noise damping things in the fins?
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Reply #13 on: April 06, 2009, 06:07:57 am
What happened to the black rubber noise damping things in the fins?

Apparently somebody pulled them out.
I think it won't make a very noticeable difference to the sound, but I could be wrong.
I had them on another bike I used to own, and I couldn't tell the difference with them on or off.
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Reply #14 on: April 06, 2009, 02:33:34 pm
"What happened to the black rubber noise damping things in the fins?"  Leonard

Brs. Leo and Ace, this bike was not fully prepped... the dealer had yet to go through the PDI... the guys at the shop simply wanted to put the G5 on the showroom floor.  These, in any case, are the facts I learned when I visited the store and talked to the guys last week. 
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Reply #15 on: April 06, 2009, 02:41:48 pm
"What happened to the black rubber noise damping things in the fins?"  Leonard

Brs. Leo and Ace, this bike was not fully prepped... the dealer had yet to go through the PDI... the guys at the shop simply wanted to put the G5 on the showroom floor.  These, in any case, are the facts I learned when I visited the store and talked to the guys last week. 

Thanks Papa Juan.

I think I might be inclined to pull them out anyway, if I owned a UCE.
I think the engine looks better without them, and I don't care about what the noise level meter says. I"m not the EPA.
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Reply #16 on: April 06, 2009, 02:42:28 pm
What happened to the black rubber noise damping things in the fins?

Apparently somebody pulled them out.
I think it won't make a very noticeable difference to the sound, but I could be wrong.
I had them on another bike I used to own, and I couldn't tell the difference with them on or off.

Oh - You'll notice a difference with these gone all right!! Hahaha!! It's not a bad noise - it's just a little racket .... you know ..... "tink-tink-tink-tink-tink" - like an Enfield should be, The Factory boys just got obsessed about harmonic noises and added these so the new engine would be DEAD quiet .... and with the little rubber biscuits in place, it is!
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Reply #17 on: April 06, 2009, 02:51:14 pm
The noise dampers from the factory look terrible. However, if removed, can be replaced with old fuel line (rubber/cord type) and tucked into the fins where they are unobtrusive looking.

I tried some on my AVL, in addition to the factory dampers, but the additional damping didn't change the sound. But replacing the new factory dampers as stated should keep the sound about the same without the bad looks.


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Reply #18 on: April 06, 2009, 03:11:57 pm
Brs. Ace and Scoot, I fully agree with the plan to strip out the strips irrespective of the engine noises!  Anyway, I have difficulty seeing out of my right ear and hearing out of my right eye!!!   :D :D :D 

And, Br. Scoot, you are so right: "The Factory boys just got obsessed about harmonic noises and added these so the new engine would be DEAD quiet .... and with the little rubber biscuits in place, it is!"  The G5 Richard Evans gave me the privilege to ride was:  "DEAD quiet."

P.S.  All eyes and ears kidding aside, I am going to be scheduling my Hi-Beams for an upgrade to LEDs in the very near future.  This procedure might improve my ears but no telling what it will do for my cataractic eyes!!!   :D :D :D
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Reply #19 on: April 06, 2009, 04:20:47 pm
What happened to the black rubber noise damping things in the fins?
As previously posted -.Only on the G5 DL (in the UK that is)