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  1. Gray Ghost
    I always thought the W stood for weight, but have been recently taught it actually stands for "Winter". Although the SAE document in the following link doesn't use the term winter it does refer to the one without the W as the summer operation rating. "To correct this problem, a new low-temperature classification was eventually added to the Standard in 1950, and it became possible to grade oils by a low-temperature W-grade designation, such as SAE 5W, 10W, or 20W. Now the consumer could ask specifically for an SAE 5W grade, at that time the lowest of the three low-viscosity SAE W-grades, for cold weather driving, or an SAE 40 grade, for example, for summer operation." From url http://www.sae.org/news/releases/rightoil.htm. "And a 1st gen is so cool it doesn't need the HD look-alike faux air cool fins. Gary" Those so called faux fins have kept my hands warm on many a cold day riding.
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    It would be nice to see you all, but I am now in Florida going to MMI. The only break we get, besides a few of the national holidays, is a week at Christmas.
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    Wish we could be there. But with my carpentry skills, that is probably a good thing.
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    Happy birthday Jeff.
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    Jeff I wanted to say thanks for all the support and encouragement you gave me on going to school. Three more weeks of theory and then we get into the labs and actually use tools on bikes. I am starting to understand the reason for some of the stuff you showed me. I noticed your post on the Wing. I hope that Honda does as well for you as you have done for so many of us. I don't think Ft Knox has enough gold reserves to repay you for all the time, miles, and sweat you have spent bailing some of us out of our maintenance woes.
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    The setup from skydoc gives you a full size friction disc to replace the half size one, giving you more grab area, and the thicker diaphragm spring increases the pressure. When I replaced mine I could tell the difference in how the clutch operated. It was a slightly harder pull, but was not enough to be uncomfortable.
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    Thanks for the birthday wishes, so busy shoveling snow here in Kissimmee that I haven't been on here much.
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    Interesting, but a little simplistic when it comes to the fallout predictions. One of the things I never knew until the Army tried to teach me how to predict fallout zones was the the wind at different altitudes can blow in different directions. Fallout predictions are safe-sided, but are generally trying to predict where particles will land after being blown this way and that as they fall from the sky. And we didn't have Holiday Inn Express then either.
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    As I was growing up in Texas, when you ordered tea it was what is now referred to as sweet tea UNLESS you ordered hot tea or unsweet tea. For years whenever I was stationed in the north I would order sweet tea just so I could tell the wait staff that they were uncivilized when they didn't have it. Then the first time I came back to Texas with Elizabeth we went out for lunch while visiting my dad in the hospital. Of course I ordered sweet tea and those @#$%%^&&**(), !@@##$%^&(&)*^(&*%, **&(*^%&%&^%$'s said they didn't serve it. I have since found that very disturbing un-American trend throughout the south. My geeky wish is to someday gain access to a time machine so I can go back and find the jerk that started that and make him/her disappear. And yes, I am also one of those that if I am told "will Pepsi do" says No.
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    The distraction issue is a matter of training. I have a camera on my RV and use it like you would a rear view mirror. I suppose if the monitor was mounted near mirror level you could scan it fairly easy. IMHO my GPS is less of a distraction than a tank bag map. With voice prompts about upcoming turns I am not trying to glance at a piece of paper and figure out where I am from that glance. Or trying to pull off the road in traffic to read a map. Your rear view mirrors or that pretty flower can be a distraction if you let it. Sent from my ADR6300 using Tapatalk
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    Another really great organization is Soldiers Angels. They have already made up care packages that can be sent to a specific soldier, or you can just have them send one. They really specialize in helping with wounded troops. When someone is wounded badly enough to be evacuated out of theater they usually end up in Landstuhl with no personal effects. The military does provide some stuff for them, but the folks at SA try to get them some items to increase their comfort while they are in the hospital. SA has volunteers that visit the soldiers in the hospital as well. I know from personal experience that the standard care package is a welcome treat.
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    Way to go Jeff.
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    I have about 3.5 acres west of Fredericksburg. From my gate down to Kerrville through the three sisters and home is about 250 miles. There are a lot of other good riding roads in the area. The drawbacks are that cell phone coverage is crappy in the area, internet access is not up to the level found in metropolitan areas, you have to drill for water and in some places that may be a little difficult. The up side is more than I can type at one sitting. Around the Fredericksburg - Kerrville - Junction area there is a lot of property for sale. When I was looking a couple of years ago, one spot near F'burg was 90K for 3 acres and restrictions out the kazoo. There was a subdivision with 10 acre plots, reasonably priced, but still some restrictions. My property had no restrictions, and was about 10K per acre. From what it seems to me, going east the land is less rocky, closer to amenities, but more expensive. As you go west from me, a bit drier, rocky in spots, but land costs are more reasonable. Not there full time yet, we still have some moving about to do before we settle, but that is some really awesome country. Even on a blistering hot day a ride along the Guadalupe river is downright pleasant and good therapy. Good luck with your hunting.
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    I used to think that bikes should only be ridden, but when I had to move an RV and my bike at the same time I couldn't come up with an appropriate hitch to let me tow the RV behind the bike. Now if I was Muffinman that wouldn't have been a problem. He probably would have found a way to put it on a HF trailer.
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    Freebird, sorry about putting this in the wrong place. cecdoo, thanks for responding.
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    chitlins are fried pig intestines. Your spelling is correct according to some sites, but down here in the south, we hold our freedoms dear. Including our freedom to bend, fold, spindle, and mutilate the English language.
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    Anybody out there with a pillow top seat?
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    I don't eat chittlins, or kimchi, or haggis. Everybody has some really foul foods when you get down to it.
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    I have seen some good words about it on some of the milblogs I read.
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    Hope y'alls recovery goes smoothly and quickly.
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    That would be just plain wierd. But while I was stationed in Germany, I did find the mayo on pommes frites was decent. I have always liked mayo on my fried eggs. I guess I should understand about cultural differences when it comes to food though. You guys probably turn your nose up at chittlins.
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    Venturous, I would agree with all of your post except the part about no noble war. I agree with the quote from John Stuart Mill: War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. My father was a veteran of WWII. I have met many people in Europe who were alive and well only by God's grace and the force of Allied armies. My oldest brother and brother-in-law are Viet Nam vets. I know Vietnamese in this country who came here to enjoy the freedoms they learned of from our troops. I and two of my sons are vets of Iraq, one is and Afghan vet. I interact with Iraqis often that fervently wish their countrymen to enjoy the kind of freedoms we have. Since I was an advisor to an Iraqi army unit I was able to interact with the common man there more than most Americans. That country was torn up pretty badly by the war, just as Europe and Vietnam were, but there was hopelessness for the majority of the people there under Sadam. They now have the chance to change their lives. The bottom line to my post is that even though war brings destruction, if it also brings freedom and an end to inhuman treatment, I count it as noble.
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    Greg, understand the humour intended (yes I can write Brit style when necessary). Americans (US style) are a cantankerous bunch, not the sort you would invite to a proper tea for the most part. But! Whenever someone needs somebody to do bad things to bad people, they tend to knock us up before most others (note to US readers knock up is akin to ringing the doorbell). On the other hand, I would love to have some chips now, although I have more of a preference for pommes frites (even if they come with mayonnaise).
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    Happy belated birthday. I am sitting here with my favorite naval officer (Captain Morgan) drinking to your health.
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