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Johnnystriple
Me and my lady went for a nice ride on the Street Glide to a nice restaurant in Evansville, Ind. It has been a beautiful day.
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Critter said:
Took a ride for a free meal. First time I have ever taken advantage of Veteran's day. 31 different places I could have gone. Came home before it got dark or cold. Wintery mix tomorrow
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Well.........which of the 31 places did you get your V-Day meal? Enquiring minds want to know!! :) (or hungry stomach wants to know in my case.)
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Critter said:
Took a ride for a free meal. First time I have ever taken advantage of Veteran's day. 31 different places I could have gone. Came home before it got dark or cold. Wintery mix tomorrow
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I went to Golden Coral but the line was out the door and down the side. I suppose there were other Veteran's Day offers around but I really didn't feel like it, so I went home and took the dog for a walk. If the weather is decent I'll ride to the national cemetery in Bushnell on Saturday.
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Nothing, my bike is sleeping in deep hibernation.
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stevekozak said:
Well.........which of the 31 places did you get your V-Day meal? Enquiring minds want to know!! :) (or hungry stomach wants to know in my case.)
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missed out on Breakfast because I couldn't make up my mind :(, went by 4 places that had lines out the door and finally stopped at Applebee's which had an open seat at the bar. Nice little 6oz steak, mashed taters and broccoli. 6 bucks for a drink and tip.
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cmonSTART
Wow! Getting cold out there!
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Oldman47
I brushed off an inch of snow and rode it to the store on one of my typical shopping assignments. Honey do's are never ending.
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Oz
Rode to the dentist for a routine cleaning and checkup.

When I got home I ordered a Puig Racing Windscreen from RevZilla.
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I put chrome fork sliders and polished brake disks on a friend of mine's Ultra.
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murphyshuman
Finally got her home! It's been a long three weeks! A brisk 31 degrees and a 30 mile ride! YES! She feels a lot stronger and smoother. Should be able to take a ride or two in the next couple days.
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Eye_m_no_angel said:
I put chrome fork sliders and polished brake disks on a friend of mine's Ultra.
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I'd like that on mine but can't justify the cost for eye candy. Sure does dress them up though.
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hogcowboy said:
I'd like that on mine but can't justify the cost for eye candy. Sure does dress them up though.
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They really did look great! The cost wasn't as bad as I thought it would be either. He got the fork sliders from a chrome exchange for $175 for the pair, and the polished rotors for $50 each. That's probably just about half of what buying new parts would be I think.
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slumlord
Had to sign a document yesterday. Predicted high of 38 degrees at 3 PM. I left at 12 and had a nice back roads ride. The new Carhartt Extremes bibs did really well. hands and feet got a little cold,but core temp helped warm them up.I stayed pretty warm for 40 miles one way...

Stopped at a Hadgi place to pee and fill up and Hadgi did not have public restrooms. I asked him if he knew of a gas station that had them. Told him that I needed fuel and coffee and stuff ,but I never bought at places that had no toilet... It is getting so that a guy has to carry a portable urinal.

Anyway a great ride and I managed to not hit anything but small towns on the way. And the document I delivered will result in a nice little payday:)
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hogcowboy
What, no trees????
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slumlord said:
Had to sign a document yesterday. Predicted high of 38 degrees at 3 PM. I left at 12 and had a nice back roads ride. The new Carhartt Extremes bibs did really well. hands and feet got a little cold,but core temp helped warm them up.I stayed pretty warm for 40 miles one way...

Stopped at a Hadgi place to pee and fill up and Hadgi did not have public restrooms. I asked him if he knew of a gas station that had them. Told him that I needed fuel and coffee and stuff ,but I never bought at places that had no toilet... It is getting so that a guy has to carry a portable urinal.

Anyway a great ride and I managed to not hit anything but small towns on the way. And the document I delivered will result in a nice little payday:)
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Hadji had no back wall?
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LWRider
As usual, I am a day or two late.

The Bonnie had rolled past 24,000 over a thousand miles ago, so I decided it was time to check the valves. I had put it off because I didn't want to disable the bike while I waited for new shims, if required. Finally got down to it and found all the valves within spec, with the exception of the left hand exhaust, but the specs call for .250 mm to .300 mm. Both exhaust valves measured .305 mm, which I figured was close enough, being just out by 5/1000 and on the loose side. This saved me having to pull the camshaft and wait for new shims.

Ran out on the CB350, while the Bonnie was "topless," to the auto parts store and picked up new plugs. After 12,000 miles the old ones were a bit black, but had always checked out nice and tan before, so I am assuming the air filter needs need changing, which is recommended every 12 grand, anyway. The filter looked clean, but then it is hard to know by sight whether the filter is clear or not. Makes sense, though, that if the bike continued shooting the same amount of fuel into the cylinders, with less air, that I would end up with black plugs. Guess I'll order a new filter and see how that goes.

Then yesterday, all I did was ride out to lunch on the Bonnie and pop in to the local Walmart (ugh!) to check out mounts and accessories for GoPros. At AIMExpo I had gotten a coupon for $100 off, so in the next couple days I plan to buy a Black Edition. Also rode up to the local watering hole last evening, hoping to catch a friend, Dan, who has a almost new pair of chaps in his saddlebags that he is going to give me. Dan didn't turn up, so I guess I'll go up tonight again and see if I have better luck catching him. (Don't worry folks, I was drinking O'Douls!)

Today, I have a crazy idea to make up my own saddlebag standoffs for the Triumph. Going to go out and measure up the mounting dimensions, and later pick up some rod (I already have some flat stock for the mouning tangs) to try and weld something up. I love my Cortech bags (with clip on top bag), but the back side is getting chewed up a bit rubbing on the shocks, so I am hoping to preserve them this way. I am not much of a welder, but this seems like a good thing to practice on and something my little arc welder could handle.

Cheers,

Mike
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hogcowboy
Too bad you are so far away. I've got some off my VTX that I'd give you. Little far to just stop by though. Just about any would do though. Just heat and bend until you get what you want. Mine might have some rust now anyway cause I'm sure I just threw them in the scrap heap.
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Oldman47
Installed a Digital Guard Dog 4V module. Now the bike will not start unless the "dog tag" is present. Next up I need to call the insurance company and see if they will give me a discount for such a security device.
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hogcowboy
That sounds a lot like Harley's keyless fob.
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Oldman47
It is a lot like the HD keyless fob but in my case the Vision uses the key for so much more than ignition that I needed to keep using the key. The Victory specific 4V locks out the ignition but continues to use the key for all other functions. DGD does make a Victory system almost identical to the HD system but it is far more costly than the one I bought and it still does not allow things like fuel fill access door or steering lock without using the key. I decided the added cost vs benefit was just not worth it.
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Klrlindy63
First ride after eye surgery this past Wednesday.....
Was a bit challenging.
Think I am going to wait until I get new eye glasses before I do that again.
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