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Hey I resemble that.

It had me in Maine. Does that mean I can add it to my visited states map?😇

I thought we spoke English here???? My technophobia is why I didn’t buy that new 18 Venture that was on here for 12k a few months ago. This “everything has to be on a computer” thing drives me nuts. I used to be able to walk out of my office, cross the hall, stick my head in the chief’s office, and say one of the fire trucks is broke down. 15 seconds flat. Now I have to access the correct forms, fill em out, email em to him, CC in other captains, Bcc in the mechanic so the chief can call me across the hall to ask if it’s broke. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Keep in mind you can find running/riding 99s in the 2500 range.

Thanks Don I’m back on track now!!!!!!

AAAHHHH, now y’all went and done it. Boss mans been puttin in some serious overtime without extra pay and while us Americans been saying thank you you had to go and poke fun at his motorcycle. You just thought the exchange rate was what cost you Canadians extra to be here.

With the current political climate this needed bumped to the top.

Thanks Don. It’s amazing how one site being down screws up my day 😜. See guys I knew he didn’t run off on that HD and forget us.

If it smells of gas I’d be looking at the carb floats quickly. Stuck floats is the biggest killer of these engines. Any gas drips on the floor? I’ve never been uncomfortably hot on my 07, I’d definitely check the T-stat and coolant. If it had a center stand it was aftermarket, RSVs didn’t come with one.

WHERE OH WHERE are you tonight?

Be careful what you say if you do to the doc. I have a 5ft spring steel pry bar I was using overhead when it slipped and popped my melon bad enough to stitch. When I told them it was a pry bar it was an automatic assumption somebody assaulted me. I finally talked them out of calling the police but it wasn’t easy. I did admit there are probably people out there who’d love to crack my head but I did that one myself. Second warning: if they want to put staples in your head make sure the nurse doing it is strong enough to squeeze the stapler without using your skull for leverage. She hurt me worse than the pry bar. Good luck with the headache.

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I just plugged it in and use it. No extra mods or any problems at all. I made sure all wires are tied up and away from it. I do a lot of night riding and like it.

Ha I’m in KY. I understand the language. Got called out in NY for my accent, told em I didn’t have one they did.

Gonna do my best to make this one. We’ve been to Don’s and WNY a couple times each but haven’t been able to catch one down south.

We get a little, I was just yanking Joe’s chain. There’s a month or two we get cold enough to park em. It’s usually not over a couple weeks at a time.

Riding season??? We have deer season, turkey season, etc around here. Rest of the time we’re riding. :stickpoke::stickpoke::witch_brew:

I hate seeing this. I too never met Dale but admired his knowledge and creativity. After reading his obit it hit me that his inventions keep my crew safer ever time we crawl into our fire engines. RIP Zag.

Surprise sex is a great thing to wake up to .........unless you’re in jail.

Went on a group memorial ride yesterday, got in 150 miles two up and got to try out the new FJR final drive with a new Nexen rear tire. We made the first 30-40 miles with the group before I had to split off and do our own thing for a while. We rode the West Tn dragon 3 times (39 miles in all) and rejoined the group. As with most rides around here the HD snobbery was pretty heavy, they left me alone but put down a 1st gen 87 Blonde for being slow. You should’ve seen the looks I got when told them that if that bike is running right there wasn’t one in the group that could keep up to it.

Best rain gear I ever used was the frame mounted 1st gen fairing.

Same as you I never met Dan in person but had fun jabbering back and forth here. His brother ended up with 5 years, sentenced in 2017 with credit for time served he should be out soon.

I didn’t read back thru the whole post but have you checked swing arm bearings? I did mine before the Nexen because I’d read a post about that issue. I tightened my head bearings too tight and it really kicked in the wobble behind big trucks and speeds over 85-90. I replaced the Head bearings this year and it has a whole new disposition now. I replaced the Nexen with another last week and swapped to the FJR pumpkin at the same time. Gotta be careful with the bugs in my teeth with all the smiling now.

Gen 1s are a blast on local rides and I love it in the twisties, I just can’t stay in the saddle all day with my legs tucked under me. The gen 2 stretches me out and the seat fits me better for long days. Several 5-800 mile days and my record of 1100 in one day is easily doable on it. I have back issues (2 crushed vertebrae when I was young and invincible) and something about that seat I feel better after a long days ride than I do before it.

A post from the past. The first reply on the last page was our old buddy Yammer Dan.