Gray Ghost
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I wanted to come, I haven't been to a VR rally yet for one reason, for another, I was looking forward to meeting some of our members from Canada. Unfortunately work issues and the need to take care of some family issues precludes me from doing so. I appreciate all the work that has been done to get this rally going, wish I could be there.
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Don't be teaching her how to do wheelies until she can touch her toes to the ground from the seat.
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Congratulations Clay.
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The weblink doesn't go to the flag FAQ anymore. An updated link to the US Code relating to the flag is at: http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/FAQ/FlagCode.htm The section regarding wear is: "Section 8 (j) No part of the flag should ever be used as a costume or athletic uniform. However a flag patch may be affixed to the uniform of military personnel, firemen, policemen, and members of patriotic organizations. The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing. Therefore the lapel flag pin being a replica should be worn on the left lapel near the heart."
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Gotta disagree here. The National colors always go in the place of honor, which is to the right. The US Army wears the flag patch on their right shoulder.
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Over here the bikes are furnished for the basic course, mostly 150s and sometimes 250s. All I have ever seen use footpegs. The MSF advanced course though requires you to ride your own bike and that is when the footboards start showing up.
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Hey Don, Default Theme has the vBulletin logo
Gray Ghost replied to GigaWhiskey's topic in Watering Hole
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I user Pyramex Venture IIs from www.safetyglassesusa.com. they come in clear and gray.
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I am well aware of that, did over thirty years the last bit being in Iraq 2006-2007. There were several things about the photo and the text in the other forum that don't ring true. And the bit about water was right from the text, which is quoted below. He supposedly has quite a load out on that bike, enough for a week. And judging by the photo, it ain't there. I could also post a pic here of a Gator that looks to have equipment for going out the wire mounted on it, but it never did. Some guy on the FOB attached the stuff in order to take gag photos. "Uuuuuugh!!!! The military always finds a way to take the fun things! Here I am (Worldrover1) somewhere in Iraq about to embark on a Long Range Recon Patrol. I am loaded down with an MP5-SD, slicenced SBR, plenty of ammo, a few anti-pursuit mines and a few "lickys & chewys" and H2O for the week long affair. And if you think riding all night is stressful......try doing it with night vision and oh, by the way........anyone who sees you is gonna try to kill you!!! Can I officially call this an "Extreme Sport"......oh well, I am happy with te title....ADVenture Rider. Oh, our moto down here in Iraq......."Ride it like you stole it"!!! Cheers mates "
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Yes, Special Ops have a lot of leeway. I knew some of them over there. And a lot of folks, including me, did not wear subdued US flags, but we did wear them on the right shoulder where they are supposed to be, instead of the left shoulder. The boots looked legit to me, but another clue is that this man is supposed to be going out on a week long LRRP mission. It takes a LOT of water and some food to sustain you in that area. Nobody that is not happy with spending inordinate amounts of time in the latrine trusts Iraqi water supplies. When going out of the wire I never knew of any coalition troops that went out in soft skin vehicles. Even the non-tactical vehicles the spec ops guys used were hardened. We did have an Iraqi officer decide to take one of their new Chevy pickups outside the wire once to visit checkpoints. It ain't pretty what an IED does to one of them. Attached is a picture of an Iraqi soldier with his US Air Force trainer. They were using the motorcycles for perimeter patrols.
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I am not aware of what forum this was on, but I gotta call BS on this. The bike looks like the type the Iraqi Army procured for their scouts, but as far as I know the Marines are the only folks using bikes for scouts and I don't think they are using them in Iraq. The only things we had going off FOB were uparmored vehicles. And the uniform is not right, flag is on the wrong shoulder, too big and canted wrong. The Desert BDU hasn't been worn for awhile by either Marines or Army. And based on the vehicles in the background I would date the photo from around 2007 at the earliest. Besides, we were going to get our photos taken on bikes in our rollout gear too, but the brass banned us from riding the Iraqi bikes.
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Before I left for Iraq the Army issued me Oakleys, hated them. While in Iraq they were issuing Pyramex Venture II Ballistics. Really liked the way they fit and thought they would be good bike glasses. The only thing I didn't like was the plastic frames. Since being home I have found that they have other versions with metal frames, can even get built in reading glasses with plastic frames. Those are polycarb and shatterproof but don't meet ballistic requirements. http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/venture2-ballistic.html has good prices on them. They also sell a lot of other safety glasses.
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You might want to keep your eyes closed. I was a delegate to the Texas Democratic Convention back in the seventies. Being at one of those is a lot like finding out how sausage is made.
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I travel a lot for business on the bike. I can normally get a weeks worth of business clothes and essentials in a gym bag that I lay across the back seat. Take a luggage strap around the bag and through the luggage rack, then a bungie on each side around the grab bars hooking onto the bag's loops for the shoulder strap. Fits snug and works well as long as I remember to put the laptop in the trunk before strapping down.
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I have been asked why I didn't ride on. Even had a HD rider take me by a Harley shop and make a point of telling the owner I was riding an import. I have ridden and rented Harley's when I am away from my own bike, but never found anything I liked as well as my Venture, even though the last rental dealer swore that I would get rid of my Yamaha after riding awhile on his Harley. After 400 miles on a weekend I proved him wrong. There are bigots of all kinds out there, including "brand" bigots. I will joke with anyone, but it all comes down to riding what you like, not what somebody else thinks you ought to ride.
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I just got mine in today from Florida. Manufactured Apr 08. So I guess I lucked out getting one that hasn't been sitting around for anytime at all. Also just before I have to leave on a business trip, so now I get to go by bike and not by pickup.
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I got it Condor, thanks a bunch wish my battery had lasted a bit longer, but since a dealer told me I needed a new one a year ago, guess I can't be too displeased.
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I found a place that had 23 batteries. I hate to bail, but I am about at the point of being concerned about getting out on the bike if I am going to stop somewhere. The place I checked was: http://www.batterystore.com/ definately not as good a deal as you were going to get us.
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My battery is about two starts away from being a goner also, but don't count on getting a battery from the link you posted. I contacted them today and there are none in stock.
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How do I check the CB antenna location?
Gray Ghost replied to Midrsv's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
And Muffinman and Salty Dawg in the parking lot of a restaurant in NC:) -
I was hoping to come, but due to expected work requirements we won't be able to make it.
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We do have pedestrians, but like in so many things, our different dialects mean the name changes slightly. Many drivers here just refer to them as "targets":whistling:
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Thanks, hope you make many good memories wearing it.
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Wasn't taken during the contest so this one would not have counted anyway, but if you look real close you can see my bike 6720 miles behind this tank.
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I used to use a Barefoot Willies, but the clamp around the handlebars cracked badly. I am using a Ram Mount one now. Just be careful if you use that one, because it definately swings around for bumps and such.