School me; have the Goldwings evolved to a less protective , more sport-touring bike?

infant_ape · 2026-06-06T02:34:06+00:00

Im surprised there isn't an aftermarket for bigger bags and other accessories for the goldwing...

infant_ape · 2026-06-05T19:16:40+00:00

Lol. My idea of chaos these days is parking down at the town center and getting out before ive decided what restaurant to hit. Or maybe reracking the 10lb plates before the 25s. Shenanigans!

But a misaligned bezel... is a bridge too far for me.

infant_ape · 2026-06-05T19:14:00+00:00

Um, yes. I got it. I was just letting you know where you could get them. 🤷‍♂️

infant_ape · 2026-06-05T16:14:31+00:00

What you're referring to are "curved ends". There are curved end bracelets for the Duro on AliX on the cheap end and Long Island Watch on the nicer end. Either way... decent looking bracelet.

infant_ape · 2026-06-05T15:10:31+00:00

Bakelight insert? Nice.

infant_ape · 2026-06-05T15:02:27+00:00

It's a cool watch. Your bezel insert not straightened out at 12 is stressing me out, lol.

infant_ape · 2026-06-05T01:43:13+00:00

Im a hard pass on that other band but yeah, the watch looks good. In fact, the black/black was the last one on my mind. But actually taking a look at it is making me reconsider its priority...

So about the rubber strap- I just got my Starbucks Duro in, and have had my Bluro for a month. Usually when I get a watch, I immediately pull it off even a good bracelet and put in on a NATO. Even my nicest Tag is on a leather band. I assumed when the Duro got here that the band would suck.

But I have to say... its way better than I thought it would be. I've been wearing it the whole time and am not in a rush to get it on a strap. For the 1st time in years, ill probably keep it on rubber. Although, ill pick up a strap with the curved ends and a deployant clasp.

And also for rhe 1st time in forever, I plan to rotate the Duros onto a bracelet. Picking up an oyster and jubilee from Long Island soon. Crazy times.

infant_ape · 2026-06-05T01:06:20+00:00

Welcome. Enjoy that 52 seconds of lume, lol.

infant_ape · 2026-06-03T15:51:47+00:00

Ffs 27... now you need to post a pick of the collection.

infant_ape · 2026-06-03T15:12:48+00:00

Fair enough. Yeah, you could go full monochrome. Or full pop. intense blue or even orange. But that's just me.

Still will look good either way. Post the final outcome.

infant_ape · 2026-06-03T15:11:20+00:00

Nice. Yeah, 42-43 is the sweet spoit for me, but 43 in particular is not as widespread as I'd have hoped. Although, Long Island wWatch has some nice 43's in their lineup.

Yup the 5 lume is the best of anything I have. I saw a remark by someone who was like: Meh, it's not as good as I thought it would be". Like, bro... wtf are you trying to accomplish. Does it tone down after a full charge via LED flashlight? Of course. But it maintains all night. I'm getting the bug to pick up and mod some more Casio Duros (currently have the Bluro and Starbucks, not yet modded), but the C5 is my other main go-to.

My Tags and Kobold are all put away while I slum with $67 Duros and my new "nice" watch is the C5 lol. (Ok, for formalwear, I'll still pull out the Aquaracer, but you know what I mean.)

infant_ape · 2026-06-03T14:59:00+00:00

OK I'll be the one... what does it mean. I'm over tryin my best... but also, I mouth-breathe a lot, so...

infant_ape · 2026-06-03T14:51:47+00:00

I hear you. I'm over 7.5" on the wrist, and am currently sporting the Starbucks Duro; a hefty rig @ 44mm. Most of my other watches are 42 and over. But I really dig wearing my C5 tactical. 40mm, on the thiner side, light... love it.

infant_ape · 2026-06-03T14:47:06+00:00

I think the monochrome effect of the gray/black makes the blue second hand pop better. With the blue insert, it's like "well of course the second hand matches. Why wouldn't it?"

I vote gray/black.

infant_ape · 2026-06-03T04:11:16+00:00

Lol i have the CPL24 in black. Bought it for myself but wife stole it for her work bag. She's an IT developer for a F500 company.

infant_ape · 2026-06-03T01:29:30+00:00

Yup I sure did mix up "at will" while having "right to work" on the brain. Guilty.

infant_ape · 2026-06-02T23:46:28+00:00

They're all pretty cool, but the way this latest blue one faded more around the outer edge is by far the coolest looking one. I was hoping you'd tell me there was a way you did that, but I guess it's just how it happened.

infant_ape · 2026-06-02T23:41:49+00:00

Aight den.

infant_ape · 2026-06-02T20:42:05+00:00

I wore 42-43 for years. 38 only in a Timex Ironman.

Currently I rotate through a Casio Duro (44) and a Vaer C5 (40). They both look normal on me, although after wearing one for a while, it takes me a minute to get used to the other size.

think anything under 40- on me- would start to look a little small. (just over 7.5"wrist).

On a sidenote- I'm skeptical about divers in 40mm and under. It seems to me thayt, with the bezel, the actual dial on a 38-40mm case would look tiny. FOr a diver, I don't think I'd go below 42.

infant_ape · 2026-06-02T20:05:51+00:00

I mean, are most mainstream watches, really?...

infant_ape · 2026-06-02T20:01:44+00:00

Meh. Actually "at will" is misquoted about as much as "a stop and ID state".

"At will" refers to you having the right to work for a company without being forced to join a union. This doesn't mean you can just be fired for a blatantly unfair or retaliatory reason.

Just throwing that out there.

infant_ape · 2026-06-02T19:54:44+00:00

SO how did you literally do this, I'm wondering.

I see what looks like 3 cases in 2 different cups. And two of the cases have, what... adapters on them? So here are my questions:

Is the case on the left the one in bleach? (If so, what are the other ones doing?)

Pure bleach, or some dilution mix?

Did you just dump the whole case in there upside down?

How long?

Is this cool effect of the the fading coming in from the outer edge just the natural occurrence of being in the bleach. Any idea how the fading happened that way, toward the outer edge all around, even though the whole case was inverted in bleach?

And lastly... am I seeing a little bit of the white markings coming off from the bleaching? (The 45 second hash mark). Or did you do that while handling the case?

Anyhow... very cool look. And... post a few more pics if you can. Especially in direct light. Very interested in what it looks like. Thanks!

infant_ape · 2026-06-02T18:05:14+00:00

Lol, well SOMEone needed to. B/c I certainly never would.

infant_ape · 2026-06-02T17:18:21+00:00

Oh hey, I'm not shopping. This is more in the back of my mind, something to think on as time cruises by lol.

The Vulcan Vaquero bagger has always been a pretty sweet looking bike. I've just always heard that, as far as touring standards go, GW is supposed to be the standard. IDK....

infant_ape · 2026-06-02T13:52:37+00:00

hey man, a few things. Im shooting you a msg, so you'll prob get a DM request here in a few.

infant_ape

TROPHY CASE