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@Freebird with regards to the members list, is there a means of bringing up a list of members, within a given area, such as by state or province without having to scroll through the entire list? It would be nice to pull a list of members within ones area or an area you plan to visit or pass through.

Hope everyone had a very merry Christmas. We certainly did it was the first time in a number of years that the entire family was able to get together at the same time. Really warms the heart.

Thanks for keeping us up to date. As far as the delirium this is not uncommon among older people when on drugs like morphine. Both my mother and father experienced this but once off the morphine and as it left their system they were not long getting back to normal.

When Covid hit we set a canopy in front of the open garage door and added outdoor heaters. Inside the garage (after a month's worth of tiding up) we set up a buffet table. This turned out to be such a hit, almost like a hallmark Chritmas, speacialy with it snowing, that we continue doing it each year improving the set up each year.

Thanks for being who you are Don @Freebird. It's people like you who make a small piece of this world a better place.

Good to hear

I gave up on bell 25 years ago. Their cell service was spotty had to stand outside on my front porch to use my cell and they shafted me on my so called high speed internet. After 2 years of on again off again high speed internet on of their service reps was honest enough to inform me that the lines in my nieghbourhood were too old to reliably carry a consistent signal and I would be further ahead to revert to standard speed. When my contract ended I switched to rogers and never looked back getting great reception anywhere I went in Canada the US and Europe.

Wow not pretty at all.

I too hope this means good news and pray that things will Improve from here on in.

More prayer sent hopping she continues to improve.

Very sorry to hear. Hopefully God willing she will make a good recovery.

That has to be one of the cutest pics I have seen in awhile

Have you checked your valves for a damaged or excessively worn rocker arm. Also you may want to check the starters Sprague clutch. It may have a broken spring allowing the rollers to clatter away.

Prayers and condolences to comfort those who will miss him and prayers to accompany him to his new home.

I rebuilt my trunk with plastifix and impeded some wire mesh for added strength. That was in 2007 and it is still holding firm today.

He would say cause it ain't blue it must be pretty slow ....cause blue is the fastest color...........................

Not entirely true. An engine produces torque as well as hp. Overall Engine design. From the mechanical to the fuel system to the electronics, determines how much HP and how much torque.an engine is able to produce. Gearing simply multiplys the torque produced by the engine. The required gear ratio to produce a desired torque at the Rear wheel is dependent on the initial torque produced by the engine. Also number of cylinders does not necessarily determine either Hp or torque there is a lot more goes into it than just number of cylinders. The main difference is a smoother quicker responding engine with more cylinders than with fewer cylinders but both given equal total cylinder volume could produce equal hp and torque depending on overall design.

You could look into a fuel injection conversion such as https://www.ignitech.cz/en/vyrobky/ignijet/ignijet 12/ignijet 12.htm

Condolences to the family and prayers for Gill

Old school or not, I agree yamaha should have stuck with the V4 and simply revised it to a fuel injected engine.The rest of the fancy electronics I can take it or leave it.

May also be that the swing arm bushings need some attention

Yeh From what I hear, getting old makes one more injury prone and injuries take longer to heal. So I am told anyway.

Apparently it is not a new thing Motorcycle Polo 1910-1930

Try outs start in the spring.

14 mm is smaller than 5/8 which is pretty much= to 16 mm. By going with larger piston size in the caliper and smaller in the master you would end up with more brake force but your lever stroke will be a bit longer and may even feel a bit softer but you will get used to it.