SilvrT

Hey Brenner, I can relate. When I was re-doing my '87, I was constantly having "fogging" issues. Meaning, it was a tad too cool in my garage and a lot of humidity due to constant rain so areas of the paint would turn a "milky" shade. I bet I re-did it 3 times and maybe more on some panels as I was using a cheap spray gun and sometimes couldn't get a level coat. In the end though, it did turn out extremely well. What frustrated me the most was I've done many, many paint jobs as I used to own a body/paint shop but then I had all the right equipment and proper paint booth environment. Goes to show that if you don't have decent equipment or environment, producing a quality job is not always easy to do. On top of that I'm somewhat a perfectionist so I would re-do over the slightest imperfection.

I'm curious what they rent for in your neck of the woods? Up here it's something like $75 for an hour.

Your bike is just too danged awesome looking! Nice work!

Now that I've sold the boat, I'm thinkin of ..... nahhhhhhhhh, that would defeat the purpose. I LOVE riding those things. Rent one every chance I get. Don, they are soooooooo much FUN! You'll have a blast!

Something tells me you've never heard me play!

For some reason, youtube thinks the music is copyrighted so I filed a dispute.

At appx 35 seconds is when the real show starts ... I'm referring to the guy who's "diggin the tunes". I caught this action just near the end but up to that point he was really putting on a show LOL

No warning, nothing ... full swing operations one day, closed the next. http://globalnews.ca/news/1909295/future-shop-stores-shut-down/

Don't know how medical insurance in your country works but up here it only covers "you", not someone else. What is needed is liability insurance coz if in an accident and she gets hurt, that is what will protect you (and her). We have a law up here that states a child cannot be a passenger on a motorcycle if BOTH feet CANNOT rest flat on the footrests. Additionally, footrests are not to be altered from factory positioning to accommodate.

And this is why we recently bought a mobile home ... check this out ... http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-house-sells-for-567k-over-listed-price-1.3012604

Engine looks like a V-twin possibly air/water cooled ... like the Kaw.

Had to chuckle at one of the comments over there ... "Much prefer our 'old' model--this one looks like a Victory 'wannabe' to me." I believe that is the next generation of the Kawasaki Voyager ... look at the fairing ... a lot of similarities to the current one.

I just adopt the attitude ... "it will never happen to me" and go about enjoying life. Similarly to tornadoes is forest fires ... why would anyone want to build their home in an area that is prime forest fire country ... because "it will never happen to them". Here in Western Canada it is mostly all forest and a lot of the areas are highly prone to forest fire due to the dry summers and sometimes lack of snow pack such as this year. Yet homes are built and forest fires happen and homes are destroyed. People rebuild and go on about their merry way. Over the past 15 years there has been massive devastation of property due to forest fires. Many people and businesses have lost everything while at the same time you see some buildings that got totally missed yet still right in the middle of all of it. You set down your roots and take your chances. Life itself is a gamble.

Do we have a list of heads she'll be promoting and what their new designation will be?

My RSMV was the first bike I ever had with a heel/toe shift. It took me quite a long time to get used to it but once I did, I used it as designed. When I sold that for my Wing, it was like I never had a heel/toe shifter. Now on the Victory ... no heel shift. I don't miss it at all so I guess it's all about what you're used to and what you're comfortable with. Thing about having a heel/toe shifter is ... you don't have to use the heel shift if you aren't comfortable with it.

According to a certain someone, I have no ass ... but I'm somehow full of sh*t ...

Heck, I'm 100% badass 67% of the time ....

OK, now I'm confused (which doesn't take much these days) ... did you or did you not pay off the Harley??

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When we bought the home back in Nov, I decided at that time to continue paying payments on the bike and throw a bit more at it whenever I could. This allowed me to double-up my mortgage payment as well as pay upwards of 1500 each month towards the principal, the goal being to pay it off in 2-3 yrs. Keep in mind it's a manufactured home so I don't have a very large mortgage. Interest on the bike is something like 3% ... same on the mortgage. Just did some forecasting and if I stick to the plan, mortgage will be paid by Dec 2016, bike will be paid by April same year so ...... keeping my fingers crossed here .... I'm looking at retirement around May 2017. Shortly after that we'll be hitting the road on a year long tour of Canada & US so be prepared y'all as we'll be knockin on yer doors!

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You'd make an excellent weatherman .... most of what you forecasted is wrong LOL

And THAT is a GREAT feeling! Congrats! Had I not blown a chunk of money on a boat , my Vic would be paid off next month. As it is now, with the purchase of our home, it will not get paid off until April 2016. Our BIG independence day will be when the home is paid ... 2-3 years away, and then I can retire!

I just learned it's not the only one ... an economist is another LOL

Yesterday around 4PM I checked the forecast. It was showing mostly sunny for Friday with a high of 15 celcius, Saturday and Sunday showed sun & cloud with highs of 16 … no rain. Today the forecast show Friday light rain high of 15, Saturday sun & cloud and 11, Sunday light rain and 12 I should have been a weatherman … the only job where you can be wrong all the time and still make a good income LOL