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    control
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    Ant I am telling Dan you called him an enigma:yikes:
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    german
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    rat+fink=yammerdan
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    pill
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    Rats (as in to slow)
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    fink
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    River
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    BUT,,, Ensack is a word, now what do we do?? (got chur back Natty!!) Google Translate
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    hack
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    :rotfl:
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    Hi Dave, pleasure meeting you and welcome to VR!! Like Kev mentioned,, the throttle on these 1st Gens pretty much work like a potentiometer connected to a MPG device.. The more open ya twist er,, the faster the fuel disappears.. We have a number of guys around here that have perfected maximizing MPG on identical bikes to yours.. Hang around while your healing up (best wishes on that) and they will school you.. I have fired few shots on the earlier model of the 1st Gens (MK1 83/84 1200cc,, yours is a MK2 1300cc) and have seen 40 to 44 MPG on pretty regular basis with all of them.. Of course,, maintaining this economy is indicative to keeping the bike in tune (they really like regular carb syncing - simple to do),, as well as proper tire inflation and brake maintenance (keep those pads from dragging).. Many years of ownership, and wearing out a number of these great bikes out has taught me another thing,, the carb diaphrams dont last forever.. I usually check all mine in the spring before heading out into your neck of woods (LOVE THE DESERT) and its not uncommon to have a couple new pin holes to repair.. Lots of folks on here with TONS of info surrounding the care of and replacement of the diaphrams too.. Basically my friend - it sounds like YOU landed yourself one fine bike that with a little care will treat you with some VERY reliable, good MPG desert riding!! Also,, if you dont mind dipping down into the low 30's for MPG - you really can make that desert region seem a lot smaller:thumbsup: By the way,, regards for your love for the dirt!! I come from a Dirtbike, MXin, Harescramblin background here in Michigan.. Having cut my teeth on 68/69 Dt's in the 60's, than on to Elsinores back in the 70's, I ended up spending many many hours later in life on my KX500 baja buster in Destry Abbott mode - pretty familiar with the crash rashes you mention.. Hope your wounds heal fully and quickly so you get back out there and play!!! BRAAAAaaaaapp Puc
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    As the three of us waved goodbye to Tweeks gorgeous Blonde sister sitting on that trailer in a place called Roberts Missouri, my mind wondered off (it does that a lot these days) thinking about heritage and its importance to our existence.. If you follow along in this story you are eventually going to get introduced to a man and his wife from Japan who approached Tweeks while she was sitting among other much more socially acceptable bikes.. The look in their eyes told the story of some kind of a connection between a heritage that they shared with Tweeks.. Unlike Tweeks, my own heritage is one of a confusing mixed breed.. My Mom's Dads father's grandpa was a full blooded Cherokee Indian and my Dad's Dad's parents were immigrants from Germany who loved Northern Bean's and Sour Kraut.. Mom's mom was a real Southern Bell straight out of the Lil Rock area who learned to cook Southern Fried Chicken and Red Baked Beans with Bacon over the top of em at a very early age.. I never did care for my Dads Mom's Northern Bean's but I have always LOVED Sour Kraut - especially on a hotdog that is cooked Indian style over an open fire.. I have also ALWAYS completely enjoyed those Southern Style Red Bake Beans with Bacon on top and I can eat Southern Fried Chicken till that little flipper in the back of my throat cant swing back no more... I was happy to see a piece of my own heritage come into view as we crossed into Oklahoma and pulled into a town called Big Cabin. As Tweeks can attest, being greeted by a relative, even if its just a statue of one of your ancestors, is always a happy affair.. Definitely worthy of a picture and a tip of the old Harley Hat.. Avoiding the ick-spressway can be a challenge but, it can also be an adventure with little nuggets of gold to be picked up along the way.. Being greeted by that ol Indian and watching the trucks disappear on 44 were both nuggets in my book.. The two lane trail that led out of Big Cabin in a Southerly direction was a pretty nice one.. Kinda flat,, pretty straight,, small towns along the way type stuff... As is customary with CTFWing, the farther we traveled away from the interstate, the more interesting and to our liking Oklahoma became and the more REAL Oklahoma way of living we got to see. I had almost forgotten how rock solid patriotic and down to earth Okie's are until this iconic view appeared that refreshed my memory.. I was pleased to hear Tip yell - LOOK HONEY,, ITS MUSKGOEE OKLAHOMA USA!!!
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    Been swattin gremlin moths like crazy Thats cause I was playing around trying to get them pics to do what I want em to do Blue... I been trying to figure out a way to get rid of the pictures that accumulate at the bottom of each page after I have embedded them in the story - just thinking along the line of saving storage space within the VR system thingy.. I thought I had it by deleting the downloaded images from the Manage Attachments list after I had them embedded, it was working fine after I did that but,, then they disappeared:Laugh:. Dont worry Blue,,, I get er figured out..
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    Sitting here warming my feet by the fire, listening to ya'll chat,, I swallow the last little piece of pretty good hotdog - look up at Carl and say: THAT's a fact!!!
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    Quickstep,, husband to Aussie Annie and a good buddy of mine from down under, was telling me about something called a "swag".. Sounded pretty interesting.. Never did take no time to research it but always planned to,, just never enough time is there.. Anyway,, might be worth investigating for use in the US.. Knowing Alan and Annie,, may be able to get one shipped from Oz and have em stuff a baby Kangorooo and a Geelamonster inside that we could use as mascots during the International this year!!!
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    carrier
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    Triple if they ride a Harley and pull into my booth in front of a bunch of Yam's cause if that happened I would KNOW that they cut the line!!!! You and I,, we be one of those slippery slope thingies bro!!
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    lips
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    skinner
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    fish
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    I love the variety of experiences we have all had with this kind of stuff and these campfire discussions.. Just to add some more flavor to our Hobo Stew here,,,,, Tip and I were traveling with a Tech Sargent last year (I wont tell em your name Coff cause I dont wanna be a troublemaker) and we went over and played around Mt St. Helens NP.. I thought I over heard something mentioned about Military folks getting into the National Parks for free or something along that line. I wonder if Randy could have gotten a free pass being a Vet. I would give all Vets free passes if I were running a booth!!! And price breaks for VR members,,,,, except for Harley Riders....:crackup:
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    Obama,,, opps,, can say that,,, now I gotta use,, Membership:big-grin-emoticon:
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    And yes,, I did tell him all about VR!! Wrote down our web address for him and asked him to check in with us!! Lets see if my new friend from Missouri finds this somehow and joins us!! You guys didnt know I was a mind reader did cha!!
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