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I might think about that 69 that runs south and then on to the 25. 6-2-1 1/2 dozen the other I suppose. Run down one way and back the other. No experience on those roads. All my experience thru there is either I-10 or up the 45 there to I-20.

Maybe I should put my ole junker up for sale. I can recoup over half of my replacement one.

How odd. My good friend I have put 10k miles in with since 2007 passed this last weekend also. He was diagnosed last year with cancer and had treatment and cleard around first of year. All was good until mid Sept. He had a kidney stone issue and when be went to doc they found the cancer had come back very strongly evidently. He spent his last days with a great view of a lake in Minn. I feel blesse x to have known him and call him a friend.

I put a "leash" on the wifes phone a couple years back. Its a camera strap really. But it keeps her from dropping the phone on the road somewhere. She takes pictures with it. Texts her friends, plays games. Mostly when we are stuck on the interstates. Seating makes a big difference and the pillow top is aces. If she is getting numb butt form sitting I would bet its leg/foot position vs seat itself. Headsets I think are necessary for longer trips. We usually stop every couple hours 165 miles or so.

Yea Mike we have been checking the weather for our trip leaving Fla down here on the 10th. It aint looking good for the whole week for us so far. Better than 50% chance rain almost week. Not ideal for motorcycle riding. I'm hoping the front moves it some so we get some decent days in.

Victory off and on changes the time limit on the warranty. I dunno why. Few years back they were 5 yr then a couple of yr only 2. I had one all priced out, left over model, military discount, some other discount (less than $1000 for sure) By the time I convinced my CU it was A: American bike (which they had a lower rate for) B: got the paperwork through the hoops I called the dealer and he said WOW thats to bad, cause it went out the door late yesterday afternoon. So the ad says proof of ownership. Dont say nothing about trading it in that I saw.

Well there is a much much less expensive fuel filter that work folks. Available at most part house. duralast FF3330DL or a WIX 33095 or FRAM G3606. Also I dont know if previously I linked the write up I did on the Mr Gasket pump but here it is. If you decide to use the more expensive Facet it would be very similar but may have a couple fittings different. Anyways the listing of what fittings are needed is in the write up so even if you have to go somewhere else you know what kind of fitting you need. The OEM is trouble just looking for a place to crap out on you.

OK so back up there and look for the ground. If I think about it I will go look mine over tomorrow and see if I can give you a heads up. There is a service manual available but I hate tryin to read schematics.

The horn is one things on this bike that are bass a c kwards. The power is at the horn all the time, but the button completes the ground so the horn works. To me its a completly backwards deal. I have probably had more troubles keeping horns working on this bike than anything else. I have a stebel and speed somethin is the other one.

biofractal; The tire sounds like exactly what my E3 was doing before I replaced it. I was looking for a picture I know I saw but I cant find it right now. suprized huh? But did you look this thread. Look here No air in front shocks is what a lot of folks run. With not having a lift you wont be able to do the steering head or change tires yourself. There is a way to lower the bike some by slipping the forks up in the triple tree. But here again you need access to a lift. Maybe we can get you hooked up with a maintenance day.

Glad to hear you got it figured out.

Nope, no birds. But I have 2 cats that would probably like to have a bird. Also have an Australian Sheppard. He goes about 70 lb and short of a bomb going off not much bothers him. He and the one cat are best buddies. Wifes dad use to have a cockatiel. He was a hoot. If you were eating a bowl of cereal you better watch it close.

I had all kinds of troubles with my 2 stroke trimmer. Not the least of harder fuel lines than a guy that eats a pound of bacon and 6 eggs for breakfast for 30yr. I kind of chased all kinds of scenarios. first the primer went. Well changing that a fuel line snapped off. So new fuel lines. then the one in the tank broke off. Now that there one is a PIA to fix. Still I had to run with choke 3/4 on to make any steam. New plug and "good" 2 stroke oil and hi test fuel. So now will only use like homelite or evinrude or something name brand oil mix, no more wally world stuff.

I'll pass on the shock. Last one I think the scrapper gave me .03 for it.

Yup You look up the one somebody lists. Then you see something else that looks interesting and then you start the way back machine. Next thing I knew I was watching a Grand funk Railroad concert filmed live in like 78 or something. LOL I was looking one night after seeing this good gal that plays bass. It was on Palladia, kind of like a concert channel owned by VH1 I think. Anyways she can play and made one of the best guitar players shake his head with her performance. About 1.25 if you want to skip ahead.

I didnt know if you had been there or not. Not much else in Maggie any more. I think we are going up to Sevierville like I said, maybe cruse the shops in Cherokee this time. I dont think we have ever stopped there and looked around. The Applewood restaurant is high on her list of places to go. They have these wonderful apple doughnut fried things. Ummm

Dang you Condor. You post something about a video I go look and then next thing I know I have killed like 2 hours or more. Grrr .

LOL Living in Central Fla, we dont go anywhere without wet gear. Looking forward to cooler weather for sure.

Make sure you stop by and see Dale and Matt at wheels through time museum there in Maggie. the wife and I are heading up to Highlands area on the 10th. Planning on maybe making a ride up to Sevierville on around 13-14 and I would like to make it up the Cherohala while up there also. We are coming back home the 17th Via the coast with a stop in Savannah

I suggest looking at your tire pressures and age. there is a thread here about how to get the manufacture date of the tires and I think the recommendation of change based on age. I think 3 years or so. Tire pressure recommendations are going to base on whose tires you are using. I just removed a pair of Michelin Commander 2 off mine I got 17k+ on. Now Michelin does not make the 150 for the front and you have to go with a slightly narrower 130mm front. but it helps with the slower end of the handling and around town stuff. I have not seen the front tire cup out so much as the rear. My last dunlap E3 was cupped and in corners initially it kind of made it feel "bumpy or porpoise" then noise started to pick up. Kind of a howel in corners. If you look at the tire going straight across you will see the edges are feathered. I just mounted up a pair of Shinkos to give a try and see how they run out. but I would say probably the top 3 suggestions your going to get is the Michelin, Avon and Dunlap E3 Check you rear shock. Look for evidence of leakage and also function of rebound. the rear shocks are notorious for going out.

I didnt know what it was either. But I do now. There probably should be some kind of tiered licence system. But how are you going to break it up. You hate to be stereotypical, but folks under 35 or 40 are a lot less likely to jump on any bike and try to find the upper limits than a fellow rider of say 21. Especially 2 or 3 days after passing a basic rider course. A lot of us learned by seat of the pants on an old mini trail 50 or 70 or dirt bike. You found its limits and yours. You progresses up. You didnt start with the 250 Elsinore. Got to love the guy that goes by me on the port bike with the Icon jacket, protective gloves and the helmet tied to the rear seat.

The brassy kind of lady singers kind of get me too. I guess Janis Joplin was probably one of the first I heard like that. Bonnie Rait fits in there, and lately I have been liking Pink. Oh yea Bette Midler, Malisa Ethridge too. Good thing I got Pandora.

Looks like you all lucked out and get the first "cool" weekend of the fall season.

I have listened to her for a few years now. I think one of the first exposures was on a Double Trouble album they released. As for the Trucks kid, MAN!!! You think he is good now. Check out when he was 13!! But you think of the guys he got to hang with growing up and listen to. Dickey Betts, Greg Allman, Warren Haynes. Steve you are correct. Derek and susan live outside of Jacksonville. Grew up on ABB Marshal Tucker

I had installed a sylvania bp1210/h4 bulb. It says "off road" ATV bulb. I never had a problem with it and still carry it as a spare since I have modded over to an HID. I got mine at NAPA