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Zxzer04
Posted on Friday, April 30, 2010 - 09:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Hi, figured I would leave you guys a pic on here. Oh and someone is riding a black and red 12R at school. Larry

Buells at the school.
Buells at UTI
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M2nc
Posted on Saturday, May 01, 2010 - 11:19 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
OD, I believe Webe and I are already booked.
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Bishopjb1124
Posted on Saturday, May 01, 2010 - 10:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Well it is official I rode the uly down on Thursday and we closed on the house on Friday. Drove back to Virginia beach picked up a few things (including 2 bikes) and came back today. If anyone is down towards richlands and wants to stop in give me a call. 910-381-7928.

Jimmy
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M2nc
Posted on Sunday, May 02, 2010 - 12:50 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Bishop, ride that way all the time. Tough schedule right now, but it should not be too long before we head out on the bikes again. Talked about tomorrow, but we did not get done with the honey-do list today so that may be off until I plug some holes in the walls.
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Afinley
Posted on Monday, May 03, 2010 - 10:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Hey hey. I was wondering if anyone in the Central NC area is looking to swap their Lightning for my Firebolt gear. This would involve the triple trees, handlebars, everything in front of the forks the wiring harness, and the tails. Just tossing it out there since it is something I am looking to do, but it is almost too expensive if I were to ship all the parts around.

I have a black 09 12R, but I do not care what color your bike is.

For reference:
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Jlnance
Posted on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 06:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)




It's on : )
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M2nc
Posted on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 07:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
What's on??
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Ulywife
Posted on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 10:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Go Nance Go! Have fun and be safe! If Carlos is nice to me I might clue him in!!
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Jlnance
Posted on Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 11:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
It appeared to be a piece of a wooden pallet. A better rider could have easily avoided it. I on the other hand watched helplessly as the bike rolled over it, nails and all.

I waited, expecting the feel the tires deflating. My mind gradually settled down, as the bike continued to ride normally. It was a good thing. I had packed an air pump, but nothing to actually plug a punctured tire. The irony of having just spent a good portion of my riding thinking about how to explain target fixation was not lost on me. Then I felt the back end start to wobble.

I pulled over, looked at the rear, and it was going flat quickly. This once would have brought me to the edge of despair. But I have met a lot of bad ass people on motorcycles over the years, and they have taught me these things are fixable. I still remember Mike Warren holding the air in my tire with his finger, as we tried to formulate "plan B" after "plan A" failed and used up all our CO2. And I've been following RV's Iron Butt rally stories, which are a testimony to getting things done.

I rode to the next exit, with the bike wobbling wildly, hoping against hope, that there would be an auto parts store at the bottom. No such store existed, so I looked around to see who's parking lot I wanted to break down in. I chose a Sheetz gas station.

Went inside to survey their selection of tire repair products. They had plug kits, for which I joyously paid $2.99. I took a coffee cup outside, filled it with the water intended for washing windshields, and went looking for the leak. I couldn't find it, so I put the pump on the tire, and pressurized it a bit. Then I could hear it leaking, I didn't even need the water. A nice puncture wound, with no residual nail.

I read the instructions on the plug kit: "Apply compound to tool, and use it as a probe to lubricate the hole." Yes, that's exactly what I thought too. So I liberally applied the compound, and stuck it in the hole. It went in easily, much easier than the car tires I have patched before. Then I treaded the rope through the tool, inserted it in the hole, pulled out the tool, and wow, I was done. This whole adventure had taken less than 30 minutes.



I got back on the bike, and rode another 120 miles into Atlanta, where I arrived right as the sun was setting. I figured by this time that the plug was good, and I was a happy camper again. I was feeling good, so I put another 100ish miles on, and am currently typing this from Opelika, AL. 530 miles today. Not bad considering I left at lunch.
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Jlnance
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 05:50 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
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Amandam
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 07:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
You need to sleep more, baby! How many miles left today? About 300 IIRC?
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F_skinner
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 08:32 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Mr Jim, it is always great to read your adventures. I look forward to the day that you and Amanda get back out to Colorado.

Ride Safe....


Frank
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Ulywife
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 09:02 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Go Nance Go! Will watch for your text today!
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U4euh
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 01:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
inserted it in the hole, pulled out the tool, and wow, I was done. This whole adventure had taken less than 30 minutes.

I won't say a thing, I won't say a thing!!!!
Don't know what you are doing but your trips have allowed me to live vicariously, keep up the post.
Go Jim Go
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Jlnance
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 03:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
I just woke up. : ) The nice thing about leaving ridiculously early, is I knocked out the almost 400 miles by 11:00 am. I'm in Slidell, LA, about 3 miles from Mississippi. I'm staying with a guy from ADV. That's what happens when you tell me "If you're ever in the area, stop by." Amanda is flying in in about an hour. We are going into New Orleans tomorrow.
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Jerry_haughton
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 08:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
NO GANCE NO!
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Jlnance
Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 03:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)


My oh so sexy hat. It doubles as a chastity belt.





Well there was this lecherous looking guy on a balcony draped with beads. It came to pass that I offered/dared Amanda $20 to ask the guy for a string of beads. I settled in to watch the show. : ) He tossed her the beads with no strings attached, and then she took my $20. She made out like a bandit on that deal.

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Spectrum
Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 08:35 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Thanks for the reports Jim. Your getting me motivated for my trip later this month. I have to go to San Fransisco for work. I convinced my boss to let me do the trip on the motorcycle. The first response was a definitive "no" at even mentioning the idea. Liability issue for the company if there was an accident. He rides also and was sympathetic to the idea. I suggested, what if I just take vacation days for the time I'm on the road. Stop at various company offices along the way and work. On the clock days I'm in an office and on vacation days I'm on the road. He called HR and they approved.
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Jlnance
Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 07:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Spectrum, you'll have the time of your life.
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Jlnance
Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 07:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Paul is a fantastic host. : )



It's a turbo : )


Lunch was good, but dessert was found in the parking lot outside. Amanda thought we were nuts. Until she tried them.



Why yes, I would like to take a ride.


Tired.
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Jlnance
Posted on Monday, May 10, 2010 - 01:35 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Home.
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Jlnance
Posted on Monday, May 10, 2010 - 01:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
I-65 in Alabama. Note the helicopter.



You might be southern if

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M2nc
Posted on Monday, May 10, 2010 - 05:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Jim,

They do that around here. It's pretty good. I love the road trip report, can't wait for my own next month.
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Jlnance
Posted on Monday, May 10, 2010 - 08:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Where are you going?
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U4euh
Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 02:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Thinking Homecoming, right?.
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Ulywife
Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 02:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Yep! M2nc, Oldog, 1313, Prior and Webe from this area heading to WI next month. Wish I could go
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M2nc
Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 08:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
I googled from my house to the Buell shop is exactly 1000 miles. Hum, could be an iron butt ride? Well I will probably stop in Cincy and say hi to the family so doubt an Iron Butt. Even so, this will be my furthest ride in one direction, I can not wait.
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Jerry_haughton
Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 09:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Carlos, please give a holler when it gets close - maybe we can unplug from our chores for a bit and ride a ways with y'all on your way thru.

FB&D
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Prior
Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 09:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Carlos,
Been thinking about the Iron Butt as well- I can do circles around Greensboro while I wait for you guys...

Bueller- Gladly ride the start of the trip with ya, and will have a beer (or two) with the boys for you when we reach East Troy.
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Bishopjb1124
Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 10:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Carlos what day are you heading up and which route are you all taking. Me and Becky are still thinking about going up, just depends mainly on work.

Jimmy
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