Squidley
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We did keep it a pretty good secret thanks to a handful that knew. I'm glad that it played out the way it has, we really would have hated to miss this one. Having a great time and meeting new folks and seeing old friends.
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Thanks again folks for all the ideas and comments, keep 'em coming, we all know that I need all the help I can get
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Thats pretty sweet You have the best of both worlds now
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Kinda neat, I have a fishing kit that is the size of a violin case, maybe a bit smaller that is pretty trick. For $40 buy it and be out guinea pig
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I had one happen yesterday, no gun pulled, but she did absolutely try to hit me with her car. She didn't do it, but she knew that I wasn't happy. I have to shake my head and keep my mouth shut, one day she will run into someone that is carrying and then she will probably regret her actions
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Trying to reform....yeah right Wrench, you didn't step on any toes, Kent is a very ambitious person who is anal on many things....but we love him just the same You post up any questions you have whenever you have them, it's all good my friend!
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1st thing I would say is make sure all your vaccume lines are in good shape. 2nd would be to plug the AIS, I had a lot of popping on my '99 and discovered that I had forgot to completely seal one of the vaccume lines when I removed the AIS
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I'll tell you where not to stay, Knights Inn. Lonna and I stayed at one down south and it was a disaster, I'll never stay at one of their chains again
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Thanks James, it will be good to finally get to meet you
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Jack, Let me say that Lonna and I both love Tennessee, it's a beautiful state and we love being there. Right now you have all the damn yankees that you can handle coming down. I have been watching prices on housing down there double in price since we started looking 2 1/2 years ago. I dont like to be a pessimist, but Tennessee is going to go through some growing pains here very soon. It has never been an industrialized state and now all of a sudden it's booming, that will come to an end too as there is only so much it can handle in a short time. Sorry about the ramblings, but My guts tell me Texas is the place to go....but we'll definitely come to Tennessee for a visit
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You bet, if I did though I would call you up and ask you to help pack...seeing I couldn't Buddy, I did notice that and I would go for a door to door. The price that was quoted for what I believe we'll need is $2600. I would be that plus some with a rental truck and the fuel, little own flying a 3rd driver either up here to drive a vehicle or or back here after it's done. I'll work on the price a bit, but the ABF is looking really good to me
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Just for grins, and not knowing that I stated the miles above. Just by looking at my bike from these pics, how many miles would you think are on it
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I'll bet you would....that might be going too, not that I have that much
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Steve, I was just on their website and I like what I saw. I have done the truck thing and if you think about it, it's a more money and aggrivation. Right now I'm heavily leaning towards the ABF U pack....Thank you to all that have posted up comments, I really appreciate it
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Well many of you know that Lonna and I are headed towards Texas, Tennessee is an awsome state, but there are too many from michigan and the surrounding states headed there. What I need from some of you folks is options for moving. We have done the Pensky trucks before and I know about them. Seems right now it's a supply and demand thing and they are truly rediculous in price. I thought about the PODS thing, but they want more paperwork filled out than when I joined the Military, just to get a quote. Needless to say I am not impressed. Please let me know of any of your experiences and avenues for shipping the household to Texas. I'm not necessarily looking for someone to come in and pack it all, we can handle that. I'm just looking for options and obviously a good price, right now it's looking like a $3K deal if we rent a truck and the fuel and whatnot....I'm not impressed with that either I'll be keeping an open mind and hopefully we'll get some alternate ideas, as always, Thanks in advance.
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It cleaned up well, definitely not like it was when I bought it As far as Lonna goes, she'll cost you, she's an awsome detailer, but she's not cheap
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Yeah I did Dan, rode it yesterday for about 5 hours. I dont need the CB, those are the old pics before Dave Pankow finished cleaning the button on the CB and before I installed the new windshield. I think your idea to go aftermarket is a good one, too much BS to try and hook into the factory wiring for the PTT button and whatnot. I saw a compact CB at Radio Shack the other day that looked just the right size for the bike. http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?retainProdsInSession=1&productId=2102653&numProdsPerPage=60&tab=summary
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Good to see you back on Dave, I did the same thing about a month ago and picked up an '89 in Vermont....enjoy the new ride
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Brad and Rick are on the money, air pressure wont cure weak springs, the air is just an assist. The fork oil is another good thought, I would just swap out with a new set of fork springs and change the oil while your at it. You know your good to go then and can start to enjoy the new ride
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Front pad life....
Squidley replied to bugfish69's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
The front normally will wear for a decent amount of miles. If you noticed that one side was a bit thinner than the other you should swap them front to back to even the wear. The back wears badly on the inside and should be swapped inside to out at every or every other oil change. -
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Thats a fair price, I just bought my '89 about a month ago with 101K on the clock for $1900....you better grab it.
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Chuck, Depending upon what you want, those are decent options. I know that many of our Canadian friends have the J&M handlebar systems that have the CB in them also. Like anything I would make sure whatever you purchase has an aux jack so an Ipod or MP3 player can be plugged in. Here's the J&M site and the unit I am talking about http://www.jmcorp.com/Static/jmcb-2003.htm
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How many times do I have to tell you Carl...USE YOUR HEAD! it's a lot harder than your knee Best of luck in the quick healing, and if you can swing it I'd say take the cage also