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Author Message   Heraldj07 Posted on Saturday, December 18, 2010 - 02:10 pm:        So i just had an interesting experience. I drove home to chillicothe this weekend where my bike is stored and decided to start it up. Well when i went into the freezing garage, the throttle was stuck closed. Turned over but would putt out because it just couldn't get any extra little twist to start or rev. So what do i do? i get a hair dryer and start hitting all the cables/handle/assembly of the throttle. Still stiff. So i grab the throttle and it starts moving ever so slightly. but still just stuck there. the grip was just sliding on the handle. So i go back inside for some lunch and figure i would try again. So i turned the key, kill switch on, my thumb is on the starter. Crank crank crank VROOOO WAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH WIDE OPEN!!! i was caught on the "o crap what do i do" i flipped the key. moved the "grip" back to original spot and it started right back up and eased my nerves. So what i learned was the grip was not sliding. it was opening the throttle little by little. Once it warmed up it brought the throttle back to normal feel. I really just wanted to hear that drummer one last time before the polar bear run.   Wolfridgerider Posted on Saturday, December 18, 2010 - 02:22 pm:        you may wanna lube those cables Mine froze up last year on the Polar Bear ride... made for some fun riding.   Mikef5000 Posted on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 11:13 am:        I got both mine up and running yesterday after swapping to some winter weight oil. The Lightning (been sitting for about 5 weeks on the tender) started right up running perfect! The Uly (been sitting for about 3 weeks, no tender) started on only one cylinder. I killed it, did the spark plug cleaning procedure a few times, and started it again. Still one cylinder. Since there's no catalytic converter to get clogged, I decided to let it idle on one cylinder for awhile to get some heat in it. After 5 minutes or so I went at the throttle, holding 2k rpm for awhile, then 3k. Eventually after some serious back firing the front cylinder kicked in, and it began running perfect. Took each bike out on a 15 mile loop, which they both ran flawlessly on, and parked them. Looking forward to the polar bear ride!   Fick15 Posted on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 08:31 pm:        Sorry i planned on coming to the dinner guys but i was on 12 hour shifts till the airport was clear of snow....I love OT...but it comes with a price...no life. I'm on the snow removal team...fun stuff tons of OT for new parts hoping i can get the bike fired up for the polar ride...i'm gonna try and go get my pin. if you have a certain time that everyone is gonna be there i'd like to meet a couple of ya.   Wolfridgerider Posted on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 10:09 pm:        10:30 sound good?   Heraldj07 Posted on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 12:35 am:        im game. Im down town around high and hudson so let me know where you wanted to meet.   Wolfridgerider Posted on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 08:02 am:        The Annual Polar Bear Ride – Saturday, Jan. 1st – This year’s event will be held at: Talita’s Mexican Kitchen 3090 Southwest Blvd. (St. Rt. 62) Grove City, OH 43123 (614) 871-8733 The owner is opening up just for this event on New Years Day and will provide us with a breakfast buffet! Show up anytime between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. for the buffet, hot drinks, your Polar Bear pin, and to socialize with other Polar Bear Riders! There is plenty of open space available for all so come and take part in the first ride of the new year! Talita’s is located less than a mile south of I-270 on St. Rt. 62 (Southwest Blvd.) in Grove City in the Arlington Towers Shopping Center at the corner of Southwest Blvd. and Sheldon Place   Dennis_c Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 05:54 pm:        10:30 sounds good to me. ALL WUSSES drive your cars. It will be the warmness day in weeks.   Wolfridgerider Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2010 - 09:10 am:        warm and wet.... kinda sounds good to me.   Nukeblue Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2010 - 06:56 pm:        warm and wet?? i'm in!!   Mikef5000 Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2010 - 07:21 pm:        Anyone interested in going to a gun show after the ride? Westland mall, $7 per person admission (with dollar off coupon from the website). I'm in the market for one of two hard to find pieces, and am considering swinging by.   Heraldj07 Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2010 - 09:39 pm:        Just got some frog togs looks like a good way to test them out! Lets hope that tender did its job! see you there   Nukeblue Posted on Friday, December 31, 2010 - 12:10 pm:        i just picked up a .357 ruger, glock 9, sig .22 for the wife and a shotgun for next years deer season. i love me some guns! so what you lookin for? (i can't go though, i got to finish putting an engine in a jeep)   Nukeblue Posted on Friday, December 31, 2010 - 12:12 pm:        dennis, looks like me, bill, ben & maybe buell chick will be leavin my place around 10   Wolfridgerider Posted on Saturday, January 01, 2011 - 08:48 am:        its gonna a be a wet one... that'll thin out some of the chrome couch riders....   Mikef5000 Posted on Saturday, January 01, 2011 - 04:36 pm:        Good times! 4 Buell's showed up to the damp polar bear ride. i love me some guns! so what you lookin for? What I was mainly going for was a Kel-Tec PF-9. Super small, single stack 9mm, for concealed carry. They're popular, and very hard to find at gun stores, so I was hoping the show would have one. They did and I picked it up for the price I was expecting. I left with the new gun, an inside-the-waistband holster, an ankle holster, a 50ct pack of +P Hollow Point defense ammo, and a 25 pack of paper targets, all for about $350. I'm happy! It's a tiny little lightweight guy. Easily concealable in a regular pocket (with a pocket holster) or with one of the other above listed holsters. Next firearm purchase will be either a 22 semiauto plinker; I like the Baretta Neos or Smith and Wesson 22a. Or what I really like the looks of, a Taurus 905. Snub nose revolver, in a 9mm caliber! How cool is that?! That'll have to wait a bit tho. I try to keep it to one firearm purchase a year. In theory at least. (Message edited by Mikef5000 on January 01, 2011)   H2opatrol Posted on Saturday, January 01, 2011 - 10:39 pm:        Good deal Mike. Thats a nice little smokewagon. My old boss used to carry a Kel-Tec 380 in his front pocket. Sweet little pistol.... I just sold my Glock 27 and bought a Ruger LCR in .38. Even with our pricing at Vance's it came to about $450 with the ankle holster but man is it lighter than the 27!   Jasbiz66 Posted on Sunday, January 02, 2011 - 04:47 pm:        This is what I carry. Springfield Armory XD .45, holds 14 rounds. The only thing I don't like about carrying a 9mm is they fly too fast and will go through a target without damaging too much. The .45 will remove pieces and or knock it down.... Shoots very nice as well. I have carried this several times while riding my R, no issues with carry. Has trigger and grip safety. Has a pin or nub that barely sticks out of the back when it is ready to fire in case you need to feel for it in the dark. Also has a piece that sticks up on the top so you know a round is in the chamber.   Jasbiz66 Posted on Sunday, January 02, 2011 - 04:50 pm:        Here are a couple pics with it on.... And yes one of my new years resolutions is to lose weight........ lol... GO RAIDERS...   Mikef5000 Posted on Sunday, January 02, 2011 - 06:26 pm:        The only thing I don't like about carrying a 9mm is they fly too fast and will go through a target without damaging too much. Yup, That's why I bought a pack of hollow points for carrying. They work much better for this purpose. I've got a gun similar in size to yours as well; a S&W Sigma 9mm. It's impossible to hide on my 135 lb person though. I needed something significantly thinner.   Arctic9r Posted on Tuesday, January 04, 2011 - 04:18 pm:        I also sport a XD9 Service model, recently bought and loving it.Waiting for my UTAH CCW coming in the mail soon. BTW Mike I still owe you for stickers and haven't forgot!   Jasbiz66 Posted on Tuesday, January 04, 2011 - 04:53 pm:        Are there still stickers available?   Mikef5000 Posted on Wednesday, January 05, 2011 - 04:03 pm:        YES stickers are available! PM me!   Ohbuellman Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2011 - 08:37 pm:        Nice KelTec Mike. My choice for everyday wear is the S&W M&P 9mm   Fick15 Posted on Friday, January 07, 2011 - 01:10 am:        Thought i would share some photos...Just off work and killing a few mins till i'm tired enough to go to bed to get up and do it all over. Before she got laid down... In my garage for the first time In front of a building that my buddy owns Just love this photo...OSP officer actually let me off with a warning but i got a good photo out of the deal. brothers bike and mine if front of my apartment... That's all i got laying around i'll snap a shot of the header it's still all chewed up but it's getting replaced and the whole bike is getting a fresh new paint job this year.   Fick15 Posted on Sunday, January 09, 2011 - 03:16 pm:        2 days and no comment....lol if you hate it you can say it. I have tough skin. lol   Wolfridgerider Posted on Sunday, January 09, 2011 - 03:32 pm:        nah... I love it... I was going to go to the swap meet in at the Clark County Fairgrounds to see if I could find some Buell stuff... But the football game won out. Next weekend there is a swap meet at the Delaware Fairgrounds that I may head to... Fick, Can't wait to see it when its done   Fick15 Posted on Sunday, January 09, 2011 - 03:43 pm:        It's a work in progress. also who has the cobra patches...i remember seeing something about them a while back. (Message edited by fick15 on January 09, 2011)   Wolfridgerider Posted on Sunday, January 09, 2011 - 05:10 pm:        Arctic9r had patches at one time... Mikef5000 has stickers and I have some XL T-shirts left   Mikef5000 Posted on Sunday, January 09, 2011 - 08:59 pm:        He still has patches, and I still have stickers. PM Neil here for stickers: http://www.badweatherbikers.com/cgibin/discus/boar d-profile.cgi?action=view_profile&profile=arctic9r -users PM me for stickers!