Poppa Phill

Howdee do to al of you. Old laptop died and really couldn't afford to replace it at the time. life issues covid etc just made a mess of things for a minute s I just chilled out and waited till things got better. Been missing the bunch of ya . Still riding the golden Girl and burgundy Lady. Im Hoping all of you are well and still on the right side of the grass. I will try and keep in touch in between medical stuff. Got myself in a pickle jar with another aneurysm growing, Cat scans and MRI coming up on the 25th so they can decide what to do about it. In the meantime God Bless the Bunch of ya and have a great weekend. Peace.

Good Afternoon Brothers and Sisters. Been a Serious Minute or 2.. I hope all of you have been doing well. Issues tied to the aneurysm had me sidelined for a long hot minute but things seem to be on the upswing these last few months with a great recovery and a decent outlook. Had to park the bike due to not being able to safely hold it up coming to a stop. Couldn't do much of anything , No work done on the cabin etc. Full Stop across the board. Its nice to be mobile again and Great to return here to bug yawl to death!! Gonna Browse the boards and try to catch up on the goings on over the next few days/weeks. Opened a small engine repair shop in an old fire House in the Center of Danforth about 12 miles from the house. Gives me something to do and I get paid to break stuff etc. So much for yarning. Yawl Have a really Great day and I be seeing ya!!! Ride Safe!! and God Bless ya!!

I aint mad or laughing. with the unrest came a lot of dirty looks and sideways glances. I carry my 300 blackout under my coat 2 point sling, if no jacket a glock 20. Carry that bad boy with a smile why dontcha

The mUSHROOM CLOUD DID INDEED STRIKE ME, iM STILL LAUGHING AND NOW IT HURTS LIKE hELL!!

drooled all over it but ya cant tell, Its raining mules an Mooses up here....

thats is too messed up, did you Bolt for the nearest Lawyers Office?

Good Morning to all of you. First I want to thank you guys that have sent email or PM,s about my absence. It fortifies the feeling of belonging that is a requirement of any Brotherhood. For that I am Grateful. Extremely! Winter is close and the back half of the cabin is still not done, the second floor deck is down but the frame and roof remain to be done. I have save all my hands on deck time for the build to get it this far which takes away my use of hands to type by the end of the day. At that point I cant hold my tools neither can I type. Needless to say, the prayer group that I run on twitter sideswiped me and called in the Calvary without my knowing it and all hell has broke loose up here in northern Maine. The power of Faith is unmatched when it comes to prayers answered. A Veteran Group Named FX3.org stands for Familyfishingforever.org Jumped in on my timeline feeds to tell me they were coming to Maine to finish my cabin. I didnt see this coming. There are a lot of questions I cant answer as of yet while they make continuing changes to whats going on. 4 Vets arrived Last Thursday to re organise things and make a drawing of the cabin. They set up a base camp and I fed them all for 4 days while they took care of business. Tv reporter showed up on Friday morning telling me a story would come out next month. After he interviewed Sonny Levins and myself , I guess it all changed. while we were at Chow friday evening, everyone's Cell phone lit up at the same time All the calls were the same, we were on television. T-Boned again, didn't see it coming. Here's the link. Ive now been resting for a couple days while they make plans to build a complete new home , well septic the whole 9. The cabin will be used as the classroom and teaching shop for a children's program that I run in the background not brought out due to this exposure. God Bless you all as I have missed you. I am now relieved of duty and ordered to stand down and be still.Having use of my hands again aside from work is a really good feeling !!! Again God Bless you all and I promise to try and catch up in the next couple weeks. https://foxbangor.com/news/item/veterans-helping-veteran-build-home-in-washington-county/

I had not intended to reply to any of ther gathering posts as I was pretty much beat up that I could not attend. I feel you and promise to call your name each day in prayer for some peace and escape from the pains that rack your body. I have similar issues but thats another long boring story so lets just say I FEEL YOU and seriously hope you can catch a break and get better. God Bless you in Prayer.

I stumbled in here the same day I brought the Burgundy Lady home looking for fixes and such things as make the bike work vrs being a ground mounted paperweight! Google Pointed the way..

Brother Carl Gods wish and will on you is obviously apparent with increased beard length, Who Knew??? Happy Birthday Brother and Gods Blessings Be upon you!!!

The 86 Has Dunlop Elites stock sizing front and rear. The RSV has Dunlops as well, likely get a new set next year as I practice more or managing the weight. Ive been working on steering lock turns in parking lots and its help alot. 15 yrs off led to serious issues with managing the weight as I only have grass dirt etc on my lot so I laid it over alot. Now Im turning sharp into steering lock with no issues, gotta get that confidence back. I hear alot being said about the 130-90 front tire size but havent looked deeper into it other than its supposed to help low speed maneuvering. I will make that decision next year as I am contemplating stripping this bike down to the TD style losing the batwing and trunk. I really could avoid all that by purchasing a raider but I havent hit the lottery yet. Lotta words for a what tire I got on it eh ??

Pinwals sent me a cople centerstands for the price of shipping. I cut one down 1.25 inches and that ended up being too short to get the rear off the fround. I also found that I have lowering links on this Bike as well. Im going to increase height at 1/4 inch increments till I get a height I can deal with. The other thing I thought about is changing the angle of the Foot pivot to increase Lift values. That idea seems to offer the most promise. The current brackets under the bike and damper seem to be aftermarket. the rest damper runner grommet is a good 1.5 inches forward of the Gen 1 arm that would rest there. since I have 2, I am going to change the pivot angle on the second one to see if that works. If it does, problem solved but Im thinking its still going to be too high..?? Thoughts?

My 03 RSV has a Pillow King and same for queen. I picked up a singer quantum to make masks and other goodies and Ive already ordered material to duplicate my seat cover in burgundy. If you dont get one by the time mine is done , I will make myself a pattern and palm it off on ya.

The One and Only. Not Mansfield, Massillon close enough.. They supplied a lot of the Parts from my XS Eleven Build that made the record books in Norwalk back in 86. They are always nice via phone email whatever, and they strive to keep things as good as they can get! The wheel and covers altogether with bolts braces was about $150. I aint Mad!

IN keeping with my really bad habit of hating all things stock. I decided to add some contrast to the Star. I contacted my goto scrap yard folks in Massilon Ohio and aquired Midnight star engine covers braces and front wheel. I removed the tank and some of the fairing trying to trace down the fuel indicator fault and have yet to find it, The fuel sending unit tests out ok so its in the wiring....SOMEPLACE....??.. Heres a couple Pics..