LilBeaver
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Have a great trip!!
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Yikes. I certainly feel your pain but also share the thankfulness of it happening BEFORE you get away from home. Glad it was nothing serious, hope the rest of your trip only has the events in it that YOU TWO WANT!!
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:happy65::happy65: :thumbsup2: Congrats!!!
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Not too late at all. Yesterday I was getting ready to post a 'last call' type of post but realized that I won't be able to get out to MO this weekend anyways, so I'll let it ride for a few more days. Thank you, and thanks to everyone that has stepped up and generously donated to help out our good friend Lowell :happy65:
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Well, I hate to disappoint ya'll, but I'll update here, although it will be a relatively short one as we haven't gone for a ride yet. Good news: - She took and passed a basic MSF course - Got the motorcycle endorsement on her license - We have a ride planned, she'll be riding with me - Now she is even more excited about bikes and riding now than she was before The rest: She's back with the guy and he bought a bike sometime in the last few weeks. It is a few year old K_L .R 650, so I hear. (it is none of my business but I just don't like to see people get hurt; so long as he treats her right and she's happy then I am happy for her). By the way, according to her he had less than no interest in bikes until a few months ago - Apparently there was something that changed his mind... - I will leave out the details, but she has one more attempt at the exam next year (I maintain that she would have done fine, but it isn't my decision as to whether she took it or not). - She had some trouble with her car and had to put some money into it to replace some sensors and one of the computer modules so her bike purchase has to be put off for another month or two. Anyhoot, we are supposed to be headed out for a ride either tomorrow or Sunday and he may or may not join us (either way she'll be on my bike). As I have stated repeatedly here, I am interested in her friendship and a mutual enjoyment of bikes - so as long as she is interested in friendship (riding of course is a bonus), I will continue to welcome her riding pillion or beside me (and whoever else wants to come along). I'll update again after we get out and ride some more. -
I can't imagine why you would think you would stand out
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Ouch Ouch. Fine, twist my arm some more.
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Yea, Thanks Eck!!
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Hey Rick - If you find one you like somewhere down here and want some help getting it up to you. I might know someone willing to ride it part way for you
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FLB - you use the longer (3.5"?) Purolator filter, correct? That could account for the 8 fl. oz (.25 qt) of a difference. I use the shorter filter and, like TX2Sturgis, end up with 3.5 qts +/- .25qt.
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3.74999 Qts. :witch_brew:
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Well how 'bout that. I'll keep my eye out for it. I have seen a few (maybe 3 or 4) royal stars, but no other ventures, around town...
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HAHA - yea, when I read that I had the thought of... "Sounds like FLB made his way up to Sturgis"
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You got it. Although, I'm not as worried about her passing it as she is. She knows what she's doing, as long as she can stay relaxed and calm during it, she'll be fine.
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Just a quick point here - and Goose, I'm not meaning to single you out here, as many folks have said it too, but for what it is worth, Yamaha isn't the only manufacture that works this way. They do the measurement of the total tank capacity REGARDLESS of actual usable volume. For example, my family has a 96 chevy 1500 with a 33 gallon tank; only 30.5-31 was usable (as we found out on a few occasions). My 94 F-150 had two tanks, the front tank is 16.5 gallon tank that I would routinely run 'dry' and only put in 16 gallons or so. etc. Now, with that said, I do agree 100% that it is rather stupid to advertise our bikes as having absolutely 6 gallon fuel capacity, when realistically it is somewhere between 5.5 and 5.8. But hey, that's life.
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600+ Miles. Oh wait, that's my truck.
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Some times it still surprises me when I drop it in 3rd to scoot around someone on the freeway (starting at 65mph, or so) (well, that is before my clutch started acting up, lol).
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And here I thought folks would have moved on... So far no news. She has been focused on the upcoming qualifying exam - which is a 4 day exam with a written part (6 hours each of the first 3) and an oral part (the last day that lasts anywhere from 30 to 90 minutes) that will determine whether she can continue in graduate school or not. I have been back in town for a couple of days now and have chatted a little bit but not much since she is prepping for this massacre. Since there is interest, I'll update ya'll next Tuesday when she is done and we go for another ride .
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Nah, no trouble with the shifter - just keeping it on the rubber :stickpoke::stickpoke: :witch_brew: Well good (and good to know). The speed limits are on the roads for a reason, and I for one am all in favor of SAFE travel speeds. Fixed it. Although maybe with the speed cameras they've put in the average speed has decreased a little.
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Well Brian - I was just starting to wonder where you were at. Glad you made it home safe! Sounds like you had a good time/trip, except for maybe some weather. What do you mean you can't share more pictures. I was always under the impression that Sturgis was one of those 'classy' motorcycle enthusiast get togethers? :crackup:
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Bump - I updated the total and felt like I needed to comment here. Wow, I knew this group was great, but I am absolutely floored at how quickly we raised so much. THANK YOU EVERYONE, I am positive that Lowell will greatly appreciate it! And yes, now that we are in the process of getting his ride going, now if we could only find a 'carb-sync' for his heart...
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Hmmm when was the last time you drove around Atlanta? Or most any other major city for that matter. It seems the two main modes of travel is either crawling or struggling to keep up.
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No problem. I figured we ought to just get it setup and taken care of so that we can get Lowell the assistance he needs and worry about the specific details later. For those of you that want to help you can go to this thread and donate: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?threadid=52068 OR just click on this link (takes you direct to the paypal donate thing I setup): https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=lilbeaver27%40hotmail%2ecom&lc=US&item_name=Wildhair39%2fLAPryor%20Assistance%20Fund¤cy_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donate_LG%2egif%3aNonHosted
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Total as of 23/Aug/2010 - 23:10 (Central) = $998.01 (including PayPal's cut). Thanks to all who have contributed thus far! If you would like to contribute to the Wild Hair/LAPryor assistance fund, please use the link below. It is setup through PayPal. I will forward ALL of the proceeds directly to Lowell. NOTE: I will maintain a total tally and update it daily at the top of this thread. I do NOT intend on publishing or sharing any type of list of specific member's names AND amounts donated with anyone. As far as I am concerned, when each and every donation gets turned over to Lowell it will be presented as a donation from 'the family'. As for specific accounting, I WILL keep very careful records on my own - just to make sure that every penny is accounted for and re-directed AS IT IS INTENDED TO BE. https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=lilbeaver27%40hotmail%2ecom&lc=US&item_name=Wildhair39%2fLAPryor%20Assistance%20Fund¤cy_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donate_LG%2egif%3aNonHosted If you have any questions about this, please let me know. For those of you that have mentioned that you would like to help out Lowell. The following links give some more info, I will also briefly describe it here. The intro information on the fund effort: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=52037 Motivation for the fund effort: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?threadid=51974 I have had the privilege of meeting and riding with Lowell as well as chat with him on the phone. He is a great guy. Many others know him much better and have known him for much longer than I have, but regardless he has been having a hard time lately. One piece of all of the events going on as of recently included him moving. It is my understanding that in the loading process of his 'cow-a-saki' (as he puts it) the bike bottomed out on the trailer and damaged the oil pan. Eck and some of our other fantastic members [forgive me for leaving out your names - nothing personal] are in the process of arranging the repair of L A Pryor's bike. The current estimate of the repair seems to be a minimum of $200 in parts alone. Lowell had an estimate for a total of ~$300 for the repair, but that of course did not include getting his bike from Springfield, MO to western TN where the repair would be done. So, in addition to the cost of repairing the bike there is the travel expense of getting the bike to and from the shop (which is being handled by our members). The alternative is for a few of our members to meet up at Lowell's to do the repair there. Regardless, any donation made here will be passed on to Lowell. I will NOT leave this open indefinitely but will give a few days notice before I pull the link down. I will wait until 'we' have Lowell's situation resolved before pulling the link. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR GENEROSITY AND CONSIDERATION!!!! Each and every penny counts! - Rick M.
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As posted earlier in this thread (but I figured I'd re-post, just to make sure it was seen) Unless someone pms me otherwise (ie you are geographically closer to Wildhair), I will go ahead and setup the collection fund. I will use a separate PayPal account, setup explicitly for the collection for this effort. I will start a new thread this evening with all of the appropriate information in it (paypal address/donate button, w.e.). Just please be patient with me to get this going as I do have a few other time-sensitive work-related items that need to get done first. I will post again to this thread as well as start a new one when I get it all setup.