Greg Davis Rear Bumper

[Panama Disco]

Anybody knows where can I purchase Greg Davis rear bumper does he has a website or do you contact him directly for an order? How much does the bumper cost? This is for my 99 Disco II TD5

Thanks,
Peter

 

[mikeyb]

try here: jagdavis@msn.com

he did a little custom work on the bumper i bought from him so i am not sure what the current rate is. can't imagine how much shipping to panama would be... .

tell him hello for me.

m

 

[Panama Disco]

Thanks for the info Mike. Do you have pics from your rear bumper?? What about the signal lights?? Do you have the stock ones from the original bumper installed??

Peter

 

[mikeyb]

i used led marker lights from www.awdirect.com. they have a lot of truck lights. i hope you can see from the image, that i had greg add the "shelf" extending rearward from the bumper. i put stuff on the roof all the time and i wanted more bumper to stand on. also, i like how it helps protect more of the spare tire regarding the departure angle.

 

[Greg Davis]

Mike, thanks for the kind words and reference.

Pete, I have had a few people interested in selling my bumper, but to be honest, my production isn't reliable enough at this point, so everything still goes through me.

My e-mail address has changed. You can reach me directly at gregandjan@hotmail.com

Delivery is about 4 weeks right now, and the standard unit (no step like Mike's), which comes in bare steel, is $625, and ships freight direct via ABF Freight Lines.

Lemme know if you need any further info or pictures.

 

[Gumarcel]

Mike, what the hell is on your roof?

 

[mikeyb]

hey greg...long time, no chat...hope things are well nc way. still waiting for word on the davistyme stickers...

chris...

it is a rack i made myself. i built it to do a variety of things. one was, i needed to carry things like sheetrock, so the split level lrna/safety devices rack was of no use. second, i wanted it to hug as close as possible to the roofline so i can get into the damn parking garage at the airport, plus (as the photo shows) i can carry a thule case, two kayaks, four bikes, and 4 jerry cans of fuel all at the same time. well...the photo does not show four jerry cans of fuel, but i hope you can imagine four cans along with all the other crap. i have thought of trying to make a go at the rack, so i have a provisional patent on the design, but have not pushed hard (or even soft) to make it work, but...it has worked great for everything i wanted so far. hopefully, the "what the hell" was not a sarcastic one!

m

 

[nickb857]

Mike nice bikes. Is that a Fox fork on the left one?

 

[mikeyb]

thanks...

white bro's XC4 on the balance hard tail, rock shox dual air sid on the fuji soft tail, there is a cannondale jekyll with a lefty in the house and amp F1 and F4BLT on parts bikes in the house too...

my name is mike and i have a bike problem...

road bikes are a tomasso and a basso and there is a fully rigid diamond back circa 1988 and a freakshow project bike on the stand for a hoped for burning man visit or at least a st patty's day ride...

somebody keep me out of the bike shop, please...

m

 

[mikeyb]

i have to admit i am not to familiar with stratos stuff...so i would be hard pressed to give a thumbs up to one or the other...i have some stuff with fox rear shocks and i have been happy with them. for what it is worth. i would take the following things into consideration:

1) what i intend to do with the bike. if you want to do cross country, then i would not worry aobut long travel and go for light. downhill or big hit stuff, then travel is a bigger issue.

2) if you do not know much about bikes and setting them up, you will need one (or both) of two things. either a shock that does not have a pile of adjustments or a bike shop that will take the time to help you dial in an adjustable shock. one reason i have one of my parts bikes is that i could never dial it in well and finally just bailed on it. it was a cool bike, but i never rode it because it never felt right. if you are doing simple cross country or have not pushed your limits, then you might (and i say this as a person that has no idea as to your goals, abilities or desires) like a shock that is simple to adjust. i love being able to just get on the bike and ride without having to check pressures in the compression and rebound tubes and the dampining settings and blablabla. sure it is cool to have adjustments...but it is cool to just ride too...the white bro's is a simple and light cross country fork that allows you to just go...

for what it is worth...

best of luck. you are doing the best thing you can, ask ask ask...

m

 

[mikeyb]

ok...not to sound insane...but there was a question about stratos and fox shocks i was responding to here...

dont know where it went, but the above post was regarding the missing question...or it is late and i am in need of sleep.

 

[nickb857]

I asked about the stratos M5 and the Fox Forx but then i was revising it and pressed the delete button so it got deleted. Thanks for your help mike i did a lot of cross country riding but now have been moving into more big hit and freerideing. I like the M5 a lot but also like Fox. Your White Bros. is really nice too. Thanks, Nick

 

[mikeyb]

good luck nick, in finding a fork that works well for you!

 

[Panama Disco]

Mike Thanks for the info and the pic. Greg thanks for the e-mail.
Peter