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Jan: I'll make you an offer that might be better/cheaper than what your you've proposed. I'll lend you my '09 Suzuki DL650 (VStrom, non-ABS) for the time frame you've described. I have two bikes, and I can't ride them both at the same time. Here's the conditions: 1) I'm located in Cincinnati (SW Ohio) which is about 1.5-2 hours from Westerville--you gotta figure out a way to pick up and drop off the bike at my house; 2) I won't ask for any rent money from you--you are borrowing the bike gratis--but we will sign a contract saying that you will be responsible for any damage/loss/theft/speeding citations during the time you are in possession of the bike, and I will require a cash deposit of $500 to be refunded to you when you return the bike in satisfactory condition. Be aware that the drivers in the US are probably an order of magnitude worse in terms of driving skills, attention to the road and other drivers--ESPECIALLY MOTORCYCLES--thatn what you are used to in Europe. Fair warning to be aware and supremely cautious when in the saddle. Bike is in excellent condition, with nearly new tires, newer chain and sprockets, recent brake refresh including fluids, oil/filter change. Bike is equipped with touring windscreen, tank bag, and you can borrow my soft pannier luggage if you need to carry your gear. All I ask is that you check the oil after a long high-speed highway trip, as the Stroms are known to drink a little oil at 65-70+ MPH, and keep the chain lubed as needed. Lemeno. Bill Francis

Portfolio is down the tubes now. Heavily invested in the coathanger industry.

I'm writing this from the hospital. Don't worry! The doctors say I'm going to be OK but I must warn you. The Dyson Ball Cleaner has a very misleading name......

I find myself in the Czech Republic at least once a year and my family name means "silver" in Czech. I would loan the guy a bike if I had an extra that wasn't currently torn apart. The more I travel the world, the more I find myself trusting people. A few years ago I started asking around the FJR forums about renting a bike in Sydney. In a very short amount of time I was connected with an Aussie named Phil who, after some texts and a little FaceTime, offered to let me use his own FJR for a couple days. I was floored by the generosity from a (mostly) complete stranger. I ended up renting a VFR because a stock FJR is just a bit too tall for me to handle comfortable, especially while trying to get used to being on the wrong side of the road. Phil, his buddy Pat and I rode an entire day together in the Blue Mountains, then we ate dinner with Phil's family and they let me crash for the night in a spare bedroom. Awesome people! We still talk regularly and hoping that I get a chance to repay him in my home country. It's easy to be suspicious, you should be, but in the end, the things I did in life will far outweigh the stuff I had.

You may pick the bike up any time Sat 29Apr2017 and return it Mon 01May2017 in the evening. Let me know if you want the pannier luggage and I'll put it on before you pick up the bike. The bike is available for you at your convenience if you return from Akron earlier than expected--I'm retired and home pretty much everyday. Weather doesn't look promising for those days, so I hope you have good rain gear!!! I presume you plan on leaving your rental car here for the time you have the bike? Or will you find a ride down and back? No problem either way; I have secure off-street parking to leave the car if that's your plan. You can phone me at 1-513-598-8992 (landline, no text) or TEXT ONLY PLS to 1-513-560-1942. Address is 3910 Powner Road, Cincinnati OH 45248.

Yeah, they are a bunch of fickle fuckers at times. Good luck this weekend! Hope you get it sorted out so you can truly enjoy this wonderful motor.

How much longer in Akron. I'll buy you a beer tomorrow night if you are still here.

^^Rides to the Dragon with worn out tires.

^^Sad his uncle didn't touch him.

Will do. thanks for the heads up, wouldn't have thought of that

That ain't worth much unless someone vouches for us.

Jan, we can all vouch for Bubba - he's good people. Figured I would throw that in since no has worked the angle "Czech citizen goes missing in Ohio". We already had a Cincinnati area guy arrested for keeping a lady in a pit behind his house and underneath his shed this week. Also, on the subject of bike rentals, PJ (formerly of PJ's Parts) has a new business where he rents bikes out in the Gap area. www.pjschurchofspeed.com

gonna send a resume in. fuck it, its worth a shot.

Man, bunch of psychotic conspiracy theorists on this forum....LOL.

This is ohio, did you pack your hi-vis gear?

Maybe they finally wised up? If you're going to Planned Parenthood, the kid probably wasn't going to grow up to vote Republican anyway. Destroy the oppositions' base, at the base.

Meh, I'm old and crotchety. If he kills me and steals my Strom, I prolly deserve it and it's more likely karma coming back to bite me in the ass! Figger it this way: he's a Czech IT expert on an international assignment--if we don't accommodate him, he'll hack the OR website, steal all our identities and sell them to the Russian mob. ;<)

I want the Oxy, muscle relaxers ain't worth the effort.

Bubba!! <3 I left to Akron for two days, by car, to do some IT stuff on site. Would pickup on Saturday morning and return on Monday night work for you? My flight is on Tuesday 11am from CMH. Any Westerville offer would work better for me...so I keep thread open Amazing!

Got mine, pretty spiffy.

^^Masturbates to Kennedy assassination footage.

^ you smell like poop.