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, guys! May you both have many more!!
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, Diane! May you have many more!
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Irene and I wear kevlar lined jeans. I prefer Diamond Gusset Defenders. She has Draggin' Jeans. They are probably a bit warm, but the bottom half of ya' isn't where the serious heat buildup develops. I really don't notice any heat issues. We also wear Draggin' Shirts over t-shirts. The Draggin' Shirts are kevlar mesh. Air flows through them quite nicely. They make armor inserts to protect the wearer's elbows and back, though you don't have to have those (we don't). The nice thing about the shirts is that we can stop occasionally and soak them down with ambient temperature water (cold water is too much of a shock). The t-shirts increase the volume of water they'll hold. As we ride the water evaporates. It's very much like air conditioning. Of course, it dries out after a while, but we just stop and soak down again. When we're going cross-country a bottle of water each at every rest area keeps us quite comfortable. The most important point is that kevlar won't wear through like cotton, so while going down won't be fun, there won't be a lot of road rash to serve as a reminder. The guy who developed Draggin' Jeans had someone drag him 100 feet on pavement, sitting on his butt. He got up, bent over, and while the denim was long gone the kevlar was intact.
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I'd start by checking the plugs on the helmets and work "in" from there. Make sure everything is fully seated. My wife's on-helmet plug would pull out slightly. Re-seating the plug usually took care of the problem. Every now and then it would be the on-cord plug, but not often.
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Congratulations! Black and silver can argue about who's fastest, but there's no question that Black Cherry is the sexy color.
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, Mini! May you have many more!
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Irene and I have been to Pike's Peak, Mt Evans, and Trail Ridge Road on both a First Gen and a Second Gen - several times. No problems with the carbs at all. A little less power gets made at 14k feet, but you'll still have plenty. It'll even idle, though if you're pouring on the coals then have to chop the throttle it may die. It'll start right back up, but a more smooth throttle hand is a convenient thing to have. I met a couple of guys at the top of Mt Evans with fuel injected BMW adventure touring bikes. They had to stay on the throttle a little bit because they wouldn't idle at the top of the mountain. If you haven't changed it recently, be sure to change your clutch fluid before you go. The stuff draws water which will flash off more easily at altitude, causing huge problems. With bad fluid you can pull in the clutch and nothing happens when you're nearing the top. Come back down and it'll work just fine. Of course, the problem is that you'll need that clutch at the top.
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Like Squid said, you're getting close. I usually go through two rears to one front with around 20k to 24k on the front. If I was heading out on vacation I'd probably get a new rear of the same kind and keep that one in case of problems later on - nail in the new one, for example. That way you could put on the old one long enough to get a new one. Then when it happens I would just get a new one and have that one hanging around until I took it to the dump. But just in case...
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I changed to LEDs for the brake and turn signals because they're bright. As in bright with a capital F. The brake light is part of the tail light, so if you replace one you're replacing the other. As far as I'm concerned the electrical savings was a case of "oh yeah, and it saves a little electricity". It's there, but it had little to nothing to do with the decision to make the change. Now, poke 'em in the eye with light? Yep. That's the plan. That's also part of why I didn't care about the fast flash. It's all about getting attention, and not bad attention, not little kid attention, but please don't run me over attention. Once run over, twice shy.
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Don't know about "head" count this year. Angel counted bikes and wound up with just over 75 (some came and went so it was "about"). Last year I believe it was just over 200 at the peak. I also am not sure if he counted those who drove. While it looks like a lot, it was way down. Don and Eileen will be eating left over chicken and mashed potatoes for a month.
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Don, as always Irene and I were very happy to be there and greatly appreciate you and Eileen's hospitality. Just like in the past we enjoyed meeting new people and seeing old friends. We even missed those who, for one reason or another, couldn't make it. Perhaps next year.
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Irene and I got home around 5:30 yesterday. We took the long route along the lake, then down the Maumee river. Had a ball at Maintenance Day, and coming and going. We really appreciated the addition of the pole dancer, Smooth the Striper. Sure hope Nance can post that video...
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Ok, seriously. (Yes, it's after Maintenance Day.) I can't really tell from your photos. How deep are the grooves? E3s don't really have a lot of grooves to begin with. Deeper at the center than toward the sides?
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I think if he's patient and keeps turning wrenches the nail will chip off on its own.
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When involved with group rides, do you ride at the back of the group?
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Having missed it in the past, I'm looking forward to tempting fate. Curiosity, and all that. I mean a national drink nobody (few?) actually drinks. And a "dubious reputation". Can't beat that for interesting.
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Ok Yammer, I'm wondering about this. Would it be less of a loss if it gets trampled, because it's old, or are the bulls more respectful of antiques?
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I feel your, uh, pain. Since I got rid of the family car and started going topless the bike has had to share my attention. Poor thing. The competition is tough.
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Motorcycle Riders Foundation. They're the blanket lobbying outfit over the individual State motorcycle rights lobbying groups. (Indiana has ABATE, for example.) They work the Congress in Washington. I've been a member for years and strongly recommend them. The AMA may go back to full time lobbying now that they've spun off the racing branch, but for a long time they had their attention pretty badly split. MRF has always maintained a single focus. The MRF doesn't have a slick magazine or a racing sanctioning branch, the only events they put on are aimed at political organizing. I've never used their roadside assistance. My motorcycle insurance has roadside assistance. I've never used theirs either, though I do see it as a good thing to have.
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Prayers needed...
Bummer replied to Skid's topic in Inspirational, Motivational, Prayer Requests, Etc.
We hope that the doctors find an answer and your mother has the best possible outcome. Our thoughts are with you. -
Brad and Rhonda, Irene and my thoughts are with you. We are saddened by your loss. You have our most sincere condolences.
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It'll probably handle any size SD card. I'm pretty sure it'll require an external USB card reader. As a side note, VIA plans on taking on Raspberry Pi with its own Neo-ITX board.
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Thanks for the tips guys, the last time I needed small SD cards nobody had 'em. Seems that was only temporary.
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I'm on a couple of waiting lists. Pacing back and forth (in my head). Looks like a lot of fun. I suspect the hardest part of this will be finding a 4 Gb SD card. Personally I've found Windows inhibits my ability to get things done.
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I don't really think that would be necessary, or even particularly helpful. You can put 99 songs in each of six directories. There's nothing to mess with on the unit aside from the switch to power it on/off (only used for long periods of non-use) and the two places to plug music (SD card slot and a USB port for a flash drive - either/or, not both together). Then there's the water issue Kirby mentioned. On the other hand, I suppose one could if one wanted to badly enough, though I personally think gauges or a glove box would be more useful mods. Mine's in the trunk and I'm quite happy with it there.