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  1. Condor
    For less than $50 bucks??? Sure, it's not going to be a Zumo 550, but......?? Actually the reviews I read weren't all that bad..... 2 pro's and one con....
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    After posting this I thought... Hmmmm McMasters...Doh!! They have all kinds. Already placed the order. Home Depot, ACE, Loew's, don't carry stainless. They do have a metal mesh, but it doesn't last in the intense heat and disappears along with the fiberglass packing. Which brings up another subject. I'm going to go with Ceramic Packing instead of glass. The stuff will withstand temps up to 2000 degs. Fiberglass is rated to 1200, and gets brittle and disintigrates under extreme heat. That's why mufflers get louder the older they get. I like a mellow rumble and want it to stay that way. With the screen and ceramic they should remain that way for a long time. When I took the BUB's apart there was absolutely no packing left. I bet they were louder the 'H'.....
  3. Condor
    7.5" Yikes. I have a tough time finding a spot for the GPS without covering up some of the guages. I'd have to be real creative to find something for 7.5....
  4. Condor
    OK, I'm still rebuilding the BUB's and want to wrap the baffles with some stainless screen to slow down the packing from disappearing. I've looked all over and locally can't find the stuff anywhere. I've found it online but they want to sell me enough to cover the whole bike. Anyone know where I can find a small amount??
  5. Condor
    Mine are the slowest.......
  6. Condor
    :sign yeah that:
  7. Condor
    Just a heads up. WOOT is featuring a Motorola GPS this morning. Price is right. If you want a cheap GPS to play with, here it is. http://www.woot.com/
  8. Condor
    Sent you an email Len. I'll call you in the AM. It's sorta late where you are...
  9. Condor
    That's the chance anyone takes when buying something and not getting a receipt. No receipt and he's guilty of receiving stolen goods. Personally I think the guy is the original perp, and just waited until things calmed down before trying to sell it. It was just dumb luck that I ran across the ad. He also has a Honda Super Hawk listed. http://sacramento.craigslist.org/mcy/2049307116.html It's probably hot too.....
  10. Condor
    About a month ago I went stupid, and didn't lock the Suburban parked out in the front of the house. Someone decided to releave me of my GPS, mount, and power cord. The GPS was my original, not worth reporting due to value, so I just wrote it off. I bought it off WOOT for $99 new. Last night while cruising Craigs List, lo-and-behold, there it is. http://sacramento.craigslist.org/ele/2049450733.html I still have the original box, serial number, etc., but I'm not quite sure what to do??. Full frontal assault with a pair of 9mm Glocks, or call the authorities. I chose the later. Never did file a theft report, so had to do that online. Without a report, no crime had been committed. Now waiting to be called by a detective. Meanwhile I did send the seller an email from my 'stealth' hotmail account and he replied. I now have his name. The reason I know it's my GPS is that in the pictures it has a strip of while velcro pile right above the screen. I put it there to hold a home made hood I used when I rode the '83 to Ft Collins in '07. The chance of two of them having that are pretty rare. Like chicken lips. I was told to call Friday morning if I hadn't heard from a Detective by then. I don't think the guy is going to sell it very soon as his asking price is on the high side, and GPS's are all over the place on CL. http://www.cast-aways.com/CONDORPICS/Sam-Side.jpg
  11. Condor
    Number 70 should come right off. To replace it I suggest making a trip to your ACE Harware and pick up a nylon washer about the same size. Take the old washer with you.
  12. Condor
    I sold a set of slash cuts to one of the members here about 2 years ago for $25 bucks. Wish Ida known about this guy... Ida sold them to him for $250 bucks, and he coulda doubled his money...
  13. Condor
    I filed for early at 62, and my wife filed for it 6 mos later. The main reason I filed was to pay for the health insurance which was going clean out of sight. $950 per month the last time around. When we hit 65 and qualified for Medi-Care it was time. I continue to work even though I collect the monthly stipend, and ever couple of years they 'up' the monthly because I'm still paying into the system. We're none too happy about the cost of living being cut off and congress still getting theirs , but so far we're surviving. The nice thing about being a dot.com biz, is I'll be able to bring in a little bacon, even as I get older. No need to stop. Besides I think my boss is great. And I have enough 1stGen stuff stashed to start another biz if I wanted to.
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    They've been around for years. They hang on the wall and you can only make a collect call once a week.....
  15. Condor
    It could have been a lot worse Kevin. Thanksfully it wasn't... We don't need to lose any SoCal riders..
  16. Condor
    You're not alone Joe..... :backinmyday:
  17. Condor
    I hear ya Herb, but I just don't want to be standing on the top of a mountain in a lightening storm, with my sword held high, and trust it's not my time.... I'm not going to hide under a rock, but there's no replacing common sense and situation awareness....
  18. Condor
    Other than putting it on a rougher surface you might check the pivot bolt to see if it might have tightened up on you. You might also put a little lube on the yoke. The feet are smooth so they don't 'bite' like some of the others and have a tendency to slide if there's any sort of mechanical resistance.
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    While sitting here in the office I have the local news network on in the background. What used to be an occassional report has been getting very common. Motorcycle vs. what ever they can hit..... Not just once a day, but several times a day... basically during commuter hours. This morning's was a fatality. I tell ya it's getting so I don't want to go around the block on two wheels... Even while riding around in the truck or 'Burb watching the crazies, I look around and I'm thankful I'm in a cage..... It's ridiculous.
  20. Condor
    On the bike I just leave the power cord plugged in and stow the GPS. In the truck, and Suburban, I don't even bother unplugging them...just turn them off.... and sometimes I forget to do that too... I hear ya on the hard wire. When I get around to saving up enough $, I think I'm going to try the Bluetooth route....
  21. Condor
    Yep, I swiped it.....
  22. Condor
    I just picked up my second Garmin Streetpilot c550 off Ebay, for $70 bucks total, because I liked the first one so much, and the Omnitech in the truck was getting confused a lot lately. Anti-glare screen, bluetooth, and MP3. What more do you need? It even looks like a Zumo 550.... It just isn't water proof, but I don't ride in the rain anyway.....
  23. Condor
    Congrats on the new GK.... 15 huh? I think I have around that amount. Maybe more but I've lost count... only have 10 fingers. I did have another GGK hit the deck about 2 weeks ago. Makes number 6 with two more in the oven. Geeze that's depressing.....
  24. Condor
    Yeah, I called Bub and they said they're going back to the polished aluminum because of the flaking. They quoted me $110 for new replacement polished tips. The buff cost me $40 bucks. I think I won one???
  25. Condor
    Just a little update... The chrome that was starting to flake came off easily, but the stuff that wasn't flaking was a PITA. So I took the tips down to my local polishing shop to see they could do. The attached pics are the result. Still searching for some stainless wire. The packing's easy to find, but the screen is proving to be a challenge. Anyone know of a source?? Thought I'd check with a local food service equipment supplier.
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