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    That sounds interesting. RandyA
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    Yeah, butt..... it is the 5th day of summer for us and the 5th day of winter for you!!!!! NAH...NAH...HAHHHH!!!! Sorry, that was mean, but it is true and at this time, it is about the only way we can deal with the crap going on here. RandyA
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    Sounds like you done good, and was lucky. RandyA
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    I am not sure if this is the same article as I have, but if it is, it could easily be done in three days. If it is the same article, it talked about Backbone Rock, between Shady Vally,TN and Damascus, VA and the shortest tunnel, even showing a picture of a bike parked at the entrance. I live in Johnson City, TN, so I am just about in the middle of what you are talking about. If you will give an idea of where you plan to be when, I will try to make some suggestions. We have an abundance of places to eat and sleep around here, but maybe we can help put a trip together, and I would love to meet with you guys for a meal and maybe some riding. Keep me posted and my cell is 423-726-0431. RandyA
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    What part of NC are you in Wayne, it is not listed in your profile. RandyA
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    I just had a conversation with the rep from the local Bank of America. She said if you do not want to chance getting a $75 or $100 transaction hold put on your checking account (debit), as some gas stations do, use your debit card as a credit card. Evidently you may still get the $1 hold until it clears, but not the big one. The point is if a credit card is maxed out or behind on a payment, it is rejected, so if a debit card is used and works, it automatically assumes the money is there. Now, do I put any faith in a bank rep? No, but it does make sence to me. RandyA
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    As I noted, my bike did not want to run good on two washers. Three did fine and changed the needle location about .030, which made a difference. RandyA
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    This is interesting as I carry both and seldom use my credit card. Most of the stations I use locally always ask if it is debit or credit and if you say debit, you have to key in the four digit pin #. But it still comes out of the debit account either way you run it. I have friends that for years put everything on a credit card, even a $4 meal at McDonalds, but they pay everything off on the date the bill comes. There is probably more safety in using a credit card, especially like ebay purchases, just keep the balance paid off. RandyA
  9. Venturous Randy
    I just confirmed this with the station that did the $75 hold and he also stated if you run it thru as a credit using your debit card that there is not a hold charge. Thanks for the input guys. RandyA
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    Our Engineering Lab Manager just sent the guys in the lab an e-mail where he had filled up with gas and used his debit card. When he checked his bank account balance the next morning, he had a $75 hold for that purchase. He called his bank and they told him that alot of gas stations are now doing this for purchases at the pump. One of the guys in the lab asked his wife that works at a bank and she said she is seeing a $100 hold for each purchase from the pump at some gas stations. The last time I was on a big group ride with about 30 bikes and we stopped for gas, everyone did the "pay-at-pump" thing. If you were on a ride that had several fillups, you better make sure you have plenty of money in your checking account if you are going to pay at the pump. Otherwise those $10 purchases could end up being a lot more if the bank tags you for insuffient funds in your account because hundreds of dollars are on hold. I called our local tv news program and they were not aware of this, but were very interested in what I had to say. Also, the banks are not interesting in doing anything about this as they are making easy money from insuffient fund charges on each transaction involved. It also appears that purchases paid for inside are charged only for the amount of the purchase. RandyA
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    Yep, that is new to me too. Never heard that one before. RandyA
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    Dave, I was just about to do a post on my adventure during a lunch ride today. As I was coming back to work, I go under a bridge that is Interstate 26. There is a light on the other side where the exit ramp comes to the street I was on. I had the green light and this guy comes down the ramp and makes a turn on red with out even looking. I hit my brakes and the airhorns and did not let off them. It startled him so bad that he ran up on the sidewalk and stopped. I went by him and he followed me at about 5mph under the speed limit, but would not pass on the two lane one way street. When I had gone about 10 blocks and put my signal light on to turn right, he slowly passed me and cautiously waved at me. I do believe I got his attention and hope he thinks about me when he gets his front end realigned where he ran up on the curb. RandyA
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    Sounds good to us mini. Laura is thinking about making a pot of nacho meat sauce for one meal with chips, cheese, salsa, lettuce and tomato's. We can also do a hot dog grilling for a meal like we did last year. Would you like to do the pancake fixing for breakfast? There is a Denny's in Black Mountain also if anyone wants to do that on any morning. There is also a place called My Father's Pizza in Black Mountain that we like. We will be bringing our canopy again so we can set up some meals under it with some extra chairs. When are you planning on being there? We are planning to come down on Wednesday morning before noon. We need to start thinking about what we want to do. We only have about two weeks to get it rolling. Thanks for posting this as Laura and I were talking about Asheville this afternoon. RandyA
  14. Venturous Randy
    Hey Andrew, just curious, did you take the switch apart? RandyA
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    Let me throw you another ringer in here. I thought I had a kill switch problem that actually turned out to be a side stand switch problem. When I was having a problem with it running bad and not starting good, I would flip the hill switch on and off several times and it would start. But, when I checked resistance through the kill switch, it was fine. I found the resistance was in the side stand switch and when I was flipping the kill switch, I was evidently shocking the resistance through the side stand switch and it would start. It is easy to check the side stand switch resistance, just remove the left side panel and trace the wire from the switch to the connection. On any combination of the three wires with the side stand up or down, there should be no resistance or a complete open, nothing in between. It only takes a minute and is well worth the effort. RandyA
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    Actually Jeremy, I wondered the same thing, but as you can see from my update post, I am real happy with the change I made. RandyA
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    It also helps if you liked playing with a Jack-in-the-Box as a kid. RandyA
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    No, I did not. I put new plugs in it only a couple of weeks ago and the old ones looked a bit sooty. I will give these some miles and see how they look. I bet you that you can bump up to at least 43 and the bike run better. Mine does require a little choke now that it was not require earlier since the weather is warmer. I tried first with only two washers and the bike did not like that at all. RandyA
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    I have run the Silverstars in my bike, and our Caravan and Maximas and even though the lights were brighter, the lifespan of any of the bulbs was poor. I ended up going back to stock on the cars, but I now have a PIAA bulb in my 83 bike after I upgraded to the 86-up headlight assembly. RandyA
  21. Venturous Randy
    Nope, sounds like the perfect reason to go to the Elite 3 for the 1st gen. Of the Metzlers, Elite 2's and Avons I have run, I feel the most stable I have had yet is the Elite 3's. Not as nimble as the Avons but a lot more stable. Your wear pattern was typical for me on the Metzlers. RandyA
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    And, make sure you fix the leak!! RandyA
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    Can you put your shoes on by yourself? If you can, you got it made. RandyA
  24. Venturous Randy
    Sounds alot like being married, sometimes you are the hero and sometimes you are the zero and in both cases you may not have the foggest idea what you did. Since you did go thru some connections, you may have corrected the problem, but I would make sure I had a volt/ohm meter on the bike since flowers don't help it any. RandyA
  25. Venturous Randy
    Dan, you thinking backwards too? RandyA
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