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I will second that suggestion, for the average Joe its pretty much the best choice. With four needle gauges you have to be sure they are in sync with each other or you will get incorrect readings. Some high end ones can be re-calibrated prior to putting them to work but you pay well for those. Mercury ones I believe are no longer made since mercury has pretty much been banned.

I remember doing all that in my younger years. Oh the memories. Another fire starter I also used was soaking news paper with hot parafin wax then roll them up into tight 1 inch dowels while still soft. once they cooled I cut them into 1 to 1-1/2' pieces. To start a fire you peel back about an inch of the roll for a wick and light. They burned for a long time and were unaffected if they got wet. Little folding twig stoves are also amazingly light and effective.

Thats just a @Marcarlcode. He has several all meaning the same thing.

I was looking forward to it but unfortunately I can.t trust my knee right now to stand up to such a trip and having been off work for the past 2 and half years fuel costs are somewhat prohibitive right now.

Good to see you back Brian. You sure loaded yourself down with some hefty projects. Hope you left yourself some time to get out and feel the breezes.

I wish all the luck on a job well done. I am on the threshold of looking at a knee replacement myself. When and how bad it needs to get before doing one I have no idea. But will be interested in hearing about your experience.

Look its not my fault CanAm can't spell. Unless .........they figure the Y in place of the I is to represent a three wheeler versus a two wheeler. Will they spell it spHider when they come up with a four wheeler.

It is sad that things are slowing down but I am glad you are determined to keep the site up and running. I generally look in daily though I have a few times gone for days were I never open my laptop. Thanks again @Freebirdfor all your hard work. AS far as face book goes I don't even have an account and likely never will. VR is the only social media i am on and its the only one I need.

I will check and see if I still have one. If I do its yours. There may however be a shipping fee involved.

Sounds like he was in a hurry to get to his own funeral.

If your as crazy as your the face in your pic your gonna fit right in. We have many seasoned members here that are experts at dodging the white coats so don't be afraid to ask for advice.

They all have been great Rallies and I totally enjoyed each and every one of them. However if I had to choose the most memorable one, for me it would be Guntersville AL. After leaving Canada I hooked up with Jim (aka: Jayceesfolly may he rest in peace ) at Salamanca and we rode down together sticking to the small mountain back roads all the way. It added an extra day of riding but the mountain scenery and riding those twisty mountain roads, just made for an amazing ride. Camping were the deer came right up to your tent and the tour of the Amazing Cathedral caverns all added up to a trip, that for me was unforgettable.

Always a great reminder of good advice. Maybe even more so for seasoned riders since we sometimes get to comfortable and overlook whats important. BTW who you calling crazy?

How can we say NO - after all we let that grumpy ol coot @Marcarl stick when he reduced himself to a spider. It would just be to darn hippo-critical or somt'n likes dat. Plus we likes Trina ----So you kinda owe her a nice dinner outing for having your back.

Very well put and yet there are exceptions were children and the quality of their up bringing does actually come first over self gratification and it actually shows. Yet despite the proven results of good diligent old fashioned parenting, there are still those who despite their amazement at how well kids brought up this way behave and develop good social attitudes, still insist their way is better or put their own gratification first then sit back and wonder why their kids are not so well behaved or develop an attitude of entitlement.

Typical camp breakfast.

I will probably get crucified for what I am about to say. So forgive me if I hide in my corner after my comment but I am a firm believer that the growing increase of parents who spoil rather than discipline their children and the growing trend towards leniency is a big part of the problem. I also believe that when both parents work and kids are shoveled off to daycare rather than one parent staying home to raise the kids is also a factor, though I do realize in many cases do to financial hardship parents have no choice. Toss in the lawyers who manage to turn many black and white situations into grey areas which almost always lets perps off the hook specially if the perp has sufficient financial backing versus those who do not. The confidence rendered in the fact that actions may not result in consequence is IMHO a big factor. I go hide now before the tomatoes and eggs start flying.

I feel your pain

I agree

Don @XV1100SE is definitely an upstanding member. And he has not shot me in the tail yet so Yeh I guess he is a great tail gunner.

I feel your sadness brother.

Generally clutch pulsing is the result of warped discs same as a brake pulse. I would probably replace the clutch and and pressure plate. Also make sure your hydraulics is completely releasing pressure to the slave cylinder or whether or not the slave is hanging up for some reason and not fully backing off.

Who Knows - Maybe some of the surplus stuff in my garage - assuming there is any that is.---

I use Tom Tom's phone app. I find it very accurate and unlike many other phone apps it does not require a phone or Data signal to function. Granted when you do not have a signal additional features such as traffic conditions or fuel prices will not function but the Phone will continue working like any other GPS. I also find it to be more accurate than Garmin and much quicker as well as more accurate when doing a search even when your off line. For this reason I have pretty much kissed my Garmin good bye.

I set my fork bearings similar to the way I would set trailer wheel bearings usually 0 to .005'' of lash. roughly 0 to barely detectable movement without being snug. Too tight can be just as bad as too loose. Often too tight you will find the bike difficult to hold in tight bends as it will want to straiten up on you or try to climb to the high side or outside of the turn. Too loose and you could end up with a front end shimmy. Here is my way of doing it, If you do not have the proper tools and specs on hand. Try setting them up like a wheel bearing tighten the first nut up good and tight while turning the forks fully left and right (this step is very important to properly seat the bearings). Next back off a full turn and then lightly snug up. back off 1/8 turn and then tighten lock nut. at this point you should have zero bearing lash or play as well as zero drag when turning left to right. If there has too much drag loosen lock nut and back off bearing nut ever so slightly and re-tighten lock nut. Continue until you get the proper bearing preload. If it has too much bearing play loosen the lock nut tight the bearing ever so slightly and re-tighten lock nut. Continue until you get the proper bearing preload. NOTE! some like to do what is referred to as the bounce test. Personally and for the record I disagree with this technique and would discourage using this technique as there are too many variables that can affect the final results.