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    Yikes!!! Anti-stoppie equipted!!
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    If your concern is in the wording of "Checking tire pressure cold" I wouldn't worry about the 2.7 miles to the station. Your tires won't be much more than warm in that distance. Now ..... if you had a 1/2 ride on the Interstate ..... that would make a difference. Go with the cold pressure and you should be fine. My Mike
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    I've always done business with SW Moto for my tires. The last purchase did not go so well. Only took a few days, three at most to get them to my door in the past. This time it took ten days to even get a response from them via e-mail and won't receive the tires until after Memorial Day. They were ordered on the 17th of May. Time to move on to a new supplier. When CS goes south, my business moves to the next guy. My
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    Ewww!! Bad image! Bad, bad image in my mind.
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    Notes! More like a file cabinet!!! Had to look twice at the pic. Small world eh? Hope to run into you someday but MD is not looking like a plan right now. Can't get away from the job ya know. Ride safe, Mike
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    Finally! Something else to blame it on! I burned the T-shirt with the bullseye on the back a long time ago. And I thought it was just me. Whew!!! What a relief!!
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    The "Out of sight, out of mind" works really well. Sometimes that isn't always possible when traveling with the bags packed. The GPS can always be slid into a crack somewhere, that lil sucker can disappear way to fast. The helmet, the locks are good, not so much that they stop the theft but the fact that they would more than likey have to cut the strap to remove it and that renders the helmet worthless. If it's a questionable area, I take it with me. Since I bought my new riding jacket and I hate carrying it around as it's pretty bulky, I found an old trick to secure it to the bike. I bought one of the rubber coated steel cables they sell for bicycle locks. I run it through the sleeves and can add another jacket as well if I have a passenger, the run it though the grab handles and lock it up. Mike
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    Who is that in pic# 8 with the blonde 1st gen? I like his taste in bikes. LOL! Mike BTW.....Nice looking FJR there my friend.
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    Speaking of dried bugs on the fork tubes ..... there was somebody here a while back making gators for the upper tubes. Who was that? Mike
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    I've been off work this week burning last of my vacation time for the year. As it's been a dreary week, cloudy and raining most the time I've spent a lot of time in the garage working on little things on the bike. Last of all a new set of pads all the way around. I'll post a couple of pics on that story later. LOL! Got my moneys worth out of the last set for sure. But I figured it was NOT raining today so a trip out to check the bike and seat the new pads would be a good thing. Almost ended up poorly. I rode for a few hours and stopped by my store to pickup my security keys for Monday. Stopped and BS'd for a while with some co-workers and they followed me outside when I was leaving to look at the bike. As we talked I was gearing up, armored jacket, leather gloves and the full face helmet and they were giving me static about all the gear, as usual. I just laughed it off and said "Parking lots are the most dangerous place for a biker." Not all that far off really ya know. I had just pulled away from them and as I turned into a lane through the lot I saw two sets of brake lights light up in two cars across from each other and as quick as the lights came on the backup lights lit up also. I hit the brakes and stopped as fast as I could. (YEA!! New pads!) Both cars shot out of their parking spots and met with a pretty good impact that crushed both rear quarters, folded the bumpers and sent pieces of taillight flying everywhere......all about 3 feet in front of where I sat. WoW! Cool! My co-workers came running over as I put down the side stand a waited for the cars to decide what they were going to do. All I could do was laugh and say, "See, what did I just tell ya!" Both drivers left their cars where they were and got out. A couple of Blue Hairs. You know... the ones that do 15 mph under the limit in a 25 mph zone. They had more speed backwards than they do going forward. They decided to exchange info before moving the cars out of the way. Now they are moving at the speed of mud as they do this. I'm just shaking my head and laughing. So the Cager Club Sandwich ..... Hold the Yamaha, makes sense now right? So where does the "Dip" come in? That would the three cars that pulled into the lane behind me, RIGHT behind me a felt the need to sit there and lay on the horns. Dips would be a nice term for them. I had a couple of other names for them but nobody would want that with a sandwich. I'm not a lil fella at 6'3" and dressed in full gear. I pulled my helmet off and walked back to each car and made my statment, "Ya'll back your a$$ up and go on your way. NOW!!" That worked, I love that Bambi in the headlights look, I really do. Some people say I have a nice smile. My daughter says it looks like I'm showing my teeth. Well, whatever, the effect works. LOL! So the lil old Blue Hairs both came over and asked me if I saw what happened. They both were fishing for a witness. "Yep, I did. And if either one of you contact me to be a witness I will gladly come to court and be a witness for the OTHER driver. You both screwed up!" So that sort of set the whole thing off and I was starting to see a remake of the famous Star Wars lightsaber fight with a couple of Yoda Blue Hairs and canes. Eww! So I rolled back and made my way out of the lot. Slowly. Safely. Back to the safe harbour of my garage. Ahh, Home. So folks, keep your eyes moving in the parking lots ok. Things happen fast in very little space. A few more feet and at best, I would have been rebuilding my front forks ....again. Ya see that Earl!!! Won't be needing anymore parts for a while! Ya'll ride safe, Mike
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    Good to hear from you. You got me hooked now and will be following your trip. Ya'll ride safe now. Mike
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    A friend of mine and his wife had a place just west of Stevensville. Nice cabin with a cliff behind it and up about 40 ft. above the cabin there was a ledge where he had his hot tub. We would sit up there for hours at night looking down into the valley. Best therapy in the world. The only problem I ever had up that way was everytime you said "hi" to anyone it turned into an hour long conversation. Folks up that way made you feel like an old friend. Now some of the local lawmen back then, not so much. I hope they rode off with their billfolds still intact.
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    Holy smokes! I know that hwy! I spent a lot of time in Stevensville long ago. Great riding up there. Wish I was tagging along on this one.
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    You can call off the posse Ruffy. I got an e-mail response today from SW Moto with a tracking number. Only 10 days after the order was comfirmed and paid for. They should be here....sigh.......next week. I guess the ole reliable is not what it used to be. And thanks scary. The phone numbers I chased down were from Yellow Pages so I figured that would be as close to current as I could get. I used that e-mail addy in the last request I sent and that was responded to by Erik. Only two days to get a reply to that one. Not all the huge of a deal as I figured to tires might have just been out of stock and it would take a bit longer. All I expected was to be kept informed of the situation, like they have done in the past. When I started finding disconnected numbers....that was making me nervous. Stuff like that is not a good presentation of the company. They need to update some things. Turned me off of doing business with them again. I sure hope there are no issues with the Avons when I get them. Don't want to go down that road with them at this point. But thanks to all for your responses and info. Mike
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    With the river levels on the rise around the Missouri, Elkhorn and Platte rivers the deer have been on the move to new ground. Finding them in places I have never seen them in before and making my evening rides a bit more interesting to say the least. Ride with all caution my friends. Mike
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    We have another one trying for the title here. We had one a year or so ago running 142 mph on West Dodge, our main run through the city, (in dress clothes) because he was late to work. This guy beat his speed on I-680 which runs through Omaha and in the middle of the day. We have had two riders die in the last week killed in single bike accidents on the Interstate in the city from losing control. I always look forward to being on the road with these folks. I got a kick out the the way the article states that he had been "lodged" at the DC jail. They left a light on for him. OMAHA, Neb. -- The Nebraska State Patrol said it has arrested a man who was riding a motorcycle 88 miles above the posted speed limit. Around 1 p.m. Thursday, authorities said, troopers were conducting traffic patrol near Interstate 680 and Maple Street when 27-year-old David Oien rode by going 148 mph. With the help of the patrol's aviation division, authorities found Oien had stopped near I-680 and Irvington Road. Troopers said he was taken into custody without incident. Officials said Oien was arrested and lodged in the Douglas County Jail on charges of felony flight to avoid arrest, willful reckless driving, driving under suspension, no registration and speeding.
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    I have what coy545boy showed also. The cruise on my '84 can be shall we say.....defiant......at times so I installed the cruise lock and added a Throttle Rocker to. It fits great around the controls and works very well. That's a pretty good price to. I think I paid about $36.00 for mine. Mike
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    Probably will end up doing that Jack. With the Memorial Day weekend rolling up not much will happen any way. It's just not what I expected from them considering their past performance. Usually have the tires within 48 hours of ordering. And when I've e-mailed them in the past I got a response the same day. Just kind of burned my butt with the bank account being debited within 24 hours of placing the order and then no info forthcoming even after two e-mails.......not good CS. And the disconnected fax# and the disconnected phone # kind of threw me for a loop. That isn't usually a good sign. Just one of those days I guess. Amazon is next on my list. I needed another (long story) ignition module for my Lincoln. At $240.00 bucks a crack I was looking for a better deal. I found one listed as NEW at $160.00 bucks so I jumped on that. When I got it the outer package was fine but the product box was crushed and Scotch taped shut. Long way from new looking and there were scratches around the screw holes so it had been mounted at some point. I had all the other work done to the car and all I needed was the module. I plugged it in and nuttin'. Went to NAPA and bought another one for $240.00, plugged it in and it fired right up. So the one they sent me is junk and waiting for them to respond with info on returning it for a refund. Ain't been my week.
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    Thanks Ruffy, I appreciate it. Just another headache in my daily dealings.
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    Yep it was Arizona Honda that bought them out back in what? 2009? Have they sold again since then?
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    This is odd for them. I have ordered tires several times from them and always had them within a couple of days. And always great updates on the order and shipping. This is the first time they have left me hanging. EVER! I ordered when I did so I would have plenty of time to get them mounted for the Memorial Day weekend. I sent an e-mail to them through their internal system on the 23rd and one through my e-mail direct to them on the 25th. No reponse to either one. Not like them at all. Mike
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    Thanks, Still surfing for other possible numbers myself. Very strange. Mike
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    Ok, I'm having a problem here. I ordered new tires from them on May, 17th 2011 and they comfirmed the order by the next morning. I used PayPal and my bank account showed the proper debit by the end of May 18th, 2011. Since then..........nothing! I have tried to contact them by e-mail twice with no response and tried to call their number (1-520-628-2947) and it is disconneted. The listed fax number (1-520-784-0564) is disconnected as well. ' I know they no longer will take orders over the phone but they seem to be unavailable at all. Any one know what is going on with them or have a working phone number? Mike
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    Well, in my opinion, it's pretty much centered on the tire. If you go for a patch that's the best place to be. The closer it is to the sideway the more concerned I am about it failing. Myself...........I'd go for one of the mushroom headed plugs. They are the best chance for a realiable seal and very durable. It isn't going to work loose and throw it. I hate running on a tire that has been repaired because there is always that thought in your mind.....is it going to hold? The best bet would be replacement but as the tire is so new I get where you are coming from. That sucks. I have used the mushroom plugs several times over the years in both car and bike tires with no problems. Just my Mike
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    Too HOT

    Snaggletooth replied to Art708's topic in Watering Hole

    One morning a couple of weeks ago it was 38 degrees when I left the house for work at 4:00 am. By the time headed home at 6:00 pm it was 87 degrees. Around here we just carry a swim suit in the pocket of our parka in case the weather changes. Love the midwest........
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