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    Steve and Amm? What kind of drugs do they have you on anyway? It was good to get to visit you today and you looked good..............well, you looked good for being you. RandyA
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    Yep, come to Tennessee as we do not have to tag a trailer less than 16 feet in length. You can register and tag one if you want for identification purposes, even a home made trailer. RandyA
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    Steve Neal's wife Ann called me today to advise that Steve is in the hospital in ICU with a heart attack. Evidently, he had four stints put in and is doing well. I hope to get by to see him tomorrow and will be able to give a better update. RandyA
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    Speaking of purple and pearl, mine is a pearl based purple. RandyA
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    Actually, it survived better than I thought it did, given how hard I hit it. I was running about 50 mph on a two lane curvy highway that goes from Johnson City, Tn to Asheville, NC in the mountains. All of a sudden this black bear ran across the road and I hit the brakes and slid about 50 feet before I hit him and about 50 feet after. You could tell where I hit him because he squirted apple butter everywhere. It was a hot day and I had the window down and yes, it went everywhere. I t-boned him from shoulder to hip and I remember in that brief second hoping I did not get under him and him end up in the car with me, as I knew neither of us would have been happy about that. I remember as I hit him, he seemed to do a slow roll and go off to my right down a bank toward the creek. I had to go a couple of hundred feet to be able to get off the road and I walked back to see if I could see the bear. I didn't and went to the next house where they called the sheriff's office and a deputy and a wildlife officer showed up, but they could not find the bear. There was a little damage with a broken light and dent in the hood, but this car had the bumpers that were spring loaded and when it hit, it bottomed out. With the stiff rubber strip that goes between the bumper and hood, when the bumper contracted, it pulled a strip of bear hair that was stuck between the bumper and rubber strip. Some of that hair stayed stuck there for a long time, as I was always careful when I washed it. RandyA
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    I hit a bear while in my 280ZX years ago and it scared the crap out of me. RandyA
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    Thank you very much and I also want to express my appreciation to all veterans. RandyA USAF Staff Sgt Jan 69/Jan 73
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    Hey Scott, welcome aboard and it is a shame you did not join and get the members list before you took your trip. I say this because I only live a couple of miles from Jim's Motorcycle shop and it is actually in Johnson City, Tennessee, not Virginia. I have a trailer and a good place to work on the bike and you would have been welcome. Yes, Jim's could be a museum. He still has a Ducati Diana Mark III still in the crate and I believe it is about a 1965 model. If you ever get through this area again, please let us know and we may be able to put together a meet & eat and get to know you. I also have an 83 I have put 135,000 miles on in the 16 years I have had it and I also have an 85. RandyA
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    Wow Bobbie, I would never have guessed that you have now reached this milestone. I've wondered how many times you have been thought to be George's daughter. My dear Linda will have her 60th in January. RandyA
  10. Venturous Randy
    Well, we missed you!!!!!!! RandyA
  11. Venturous Randy
    You may have got the bubble cleared out and now the coolant is flowing correctly. RandyA
  12. Venturous Randy
    Well, I don't have to make that choice as I am not a deer hunter, but I sure don't mind you getting your limit. I am more afraid of deer getting me. RandyA
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    As I was sitting here doing my usual checking on the latest posts and trying to avoid all the stuff on television, I started going back to the oldest posts we have, which are dated to mid 2007. It is amazing to read some of these posts and to think how much some of our lives have changed in the last five years. It is also surprising in how many names I recognized that are now expired. It is kind of sad to see this, but this is a continuously evolving group and things do change. You should try this sometime if you have not already done it. RandyA
  14. Venturous Randy
    And, you have to remove the mufflers also. RandyA
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    Wow, looks great. Now, are you going to join this crazy group? RandyA
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    Why do you need to take this much apart to get to the collector? You should only have to take the front pipes off and loosen the clamps on the back pipes and then take the two bolts holding the collector on and then wiggle it off. RandyA
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    Hey Mack, removing the fairings is really easier than most people think. With the headlight and windshield trim off. you will need to remove the bottom cover under the headlight, four screws, the turn signals lights and the mirrors, two screws and the side pieces that connect near the radiator. At this point, it is just a matter of going around the fairing and removing the screws holding it on. Just remember, do not force anything and make sure you are holding it good when you take off the last screw so it does not fall off. You said you removed the tops off the uppers, so I assume you removed the panel that holds the speakers in place. If not, you will need to do that and be careful, they can be brittle. Make sure you support the weight of the speakers. You can also unhook the speakers through the hole where the signal lights were. RandyA
  18. Venturous Randy
    Wow, a one cylinder thumper. RandyA
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    A couple of years ago I had a walnut fall out of a tree and hit my windshield just about eye level. I was running about 40 mph and it scared the crap out of me. I thought someone was throwing something at me. RandyA
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    It also may need to be lubricated. Any drag at all will cause the tach to be off. What happens when you shut it down, does it instantly drop to zero? RandyA
  21. Venturous Randy
    I filled up at the local Wallmart with their 10 cents off gift card for $2.99.9, so I am already under $3.00. RandyA
  22. Venturous Randy
    Sure did sound like a good time to maybe..........negotiate some other things while she was trying to talk you into this. You may have been able to get her to wash your bike also. RandyA
  23. Venturous Randy
    I am not on Facebook. RandyA
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    It would not let me load it. RandyA
  25. Venturous Randy
    It is supposed to be in the mid to upper 70's and sunny for Tuesday thru Thursday here in east Tennessee. RandyA
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