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Last two times Europe needed serious protecting it was from YOUR country you fucking idiot. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/europe-can-no-longer-rely-on-us-to-protect-it-merkel

Fuck the Dragon

Ever since Honda brought out the highlighter yellow, the wife has been drooling over it. And her having one is no fun if I don't have one too... so for our 1 yr wedding anniversary, we got some twin toys! Also, where can I get some Ohio Riders decals? The wife wants a hot pink one.

Well I didn't ride my bike today, but rode the hell out of @B-Mac's Vstrom and a friend's Africa Twin in my first ADV ride. It was an absolute blast sliding around in the gravel and climbing up some hills. I clearly have a lot of work to do in the low speed maneuverability and control stuff but man was it fun. I was laughing and hollering in my helmet much of this afternoon. Thanks for leading a great route!

The Mrs. (@R00)was on the live news this morning doing a mammogram. She was nervous as hell last night but I think she did great. Here is the segment where they were doing the exam and studio interview. http://myfox28columbus.com/good-day-columbus/the-importance-of-a-yearly-mammogram FB link to one of the clips.... https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10156346611406575&id=75624186574

Because the last time someone tried to ride down with another two wheeled vehicle in tow, it delayed our start time because we decided having a sail on the back of the multistrada wasnt a great idea. Have great memories of that trip @Pauly

Not with that attitude.

That was just to light a fire. I'm actually a Michigan State fan. I root for two teams each weekend. MSU and whoever is playing the team in Ann Arbor. Actually made me throw up a little typing that but figured it would upset you guys more than me

I took my bike to get de-restricted and tuned. We used woolich tuning software. Baseline we did 3 runs and got 161hp, 163hp and 164hp with 84ft.lbs. on the 3rd run. The third run sent the bike into limp mode. We learned that it was because we didn't hook the ECU up and disable the front wheel speed sensor fault code. . The tuning shop had ordered a bench flashing harness so the ECU had to be removed from the bike to connect it to the computer. The diagnostic reset only works with the ECU in the bike. So we had to, 1. idle the bike for 30 sec or more, 2. take the bike out and ride it around at over 25mph for 5-10 min 3 shut it off and repeat 3 times. Riding the bike over 25mph for 5 minutes at a time is a lot harder than it sounds in Tucson. . Did I mention it was 99° at noon today? Finally got the fault codes cleared and back on the dyno and we were able to start the tuning. Took the throttle valve restrictions out and ran it. It gained 5hp and the A/F reading was spiking lean at 10k rpms . So the tuner kept adding fuel until it started losing power but the lean spike at 10k was still there. Here is where it really exceeded my comprehension level. He said it was running so rich the dynos A/F reader was seeing it as lean . He pulled fuel and it started making power. He got it up to 184hp 93 ft.lbs safely. Then we started talking about bumping the redline 500rpms. I told him I was pretty sure woolich had done it. We decided we trusted woolich. So we decided to send it and try 13,000rpms. I attached the video of the bikes first time revving to 13,000rpms. The bike made 209 hp 96ft.lbs. without changing the timing or fueling. The tuner reached out to Anthony (WR NA) who reached out to woolich to see how aggressive they were running the timing on the H2 SX SE they tuned. After confirming that they had successfully been more aggressive with the timing we decided to get a little more aggressive. The bike made 216hp and 99ft.lbs. We then did 4 back to back runs. Runs 1 and 2 were 216hp then run 3 was 206 run 4 was 203. Since the bike was pulling power as it got hotter we decided to back the timing down a little to be safer. My tune is a little on the aggressive side but the tuner and I both feel it is safe. My final setup resulted in 213hp and 97ft.lbs. after backing it down. So we added 49hp and 13ft.lbs. from a filter swap and tune. The tuner even took the time to help me dial in my suspension which was awesome. It is a totally different monster. I didn't really get a chance to push it because it was dark when I left. Night time along the 45 mile ride home means more drunks, animals and cops. But I did play with it as little. My first impressions of the bike when I first got it I thought the bike didn't really have the violent acceleration you'd expect. It was still fast but very refined and smooth. Now at lower rpms and throttle input the bike feels just as refined and smooth but it feels like there is less resistance working against it. Kind of like pushing a box across the ground vs pushing a box around that's sitting on a skateboard. But at full throttle holy cow it has some vicious acceleration. It's violent like the bike is trying to accelerate so fast the rider flys of the back. I love it! I did get a couple graphs, a base line vs final tune and the 216hp graph vs my old 174hp zx10r (air filter, 2/3rds exhaust, de-restricted, tuned) for comparison.

Butters - idea man

I had a great time. You sure have the skills and ability to rock a ADV bike on multiple road surfaces. I hope to see one in your stable before the end of summer. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/stWeEfr8vdU" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Installed some front switch back turn signal bulbs. Turns the front turn signal into an LED driving light but can switch back to a turn signal when needed.

I thought I would let you know that TJ will be handling the forum going forward, he is great and will be able to help you out.

Welcome aboard (back?), TJ.

Nobody? Ya'll suck.

Looking at some of the "roads" near the hotel, I wish I still had the DR650.

So I'm getting into the excited mode for this trip. Seeing as we are inhabiting new territory this year, would those of you who have stayed in Townsend before please share some of your favorite day trips.

The absolute #1 thing I miss about not having a motorcycle is all my gap trips with @Pauly and that pesky @Likwid character. Hands down some of the best times on and off two wheels I've ever had

Sorry I wasn't invited

Our next event at everyone's favorite track is right around the corner! Gates will open at 5 on Friday Camping is free Contact the track directly for garage and RV spots - (270) 777-4507 Link to registration page - http://msreg.com/ncmjune2018 Link to the track - http://motorsportspark.org Places to stay - http://motorsportspark.org/lodging/ Advanced is 20% full Novice and Intermediate are about 10% Hope to see you there!

Anyone else disappointed that there were no boobs in the clips?

One of my favorite auto sounds is that of the old Audi Grp. B rally car's running through the Black Forrest of Germany. I miss the 80's when I was stationed in Europe. Enjoy WRC was for Boy's, Group B was for Men.

Ha. The guy I bought it from works at Ianelli's. It's one of his personal cars. It was serviced there with full maintenance records. I agree, they have a really good reputation.

I have an A4 and a Miata. Both are great cars. This is my second A4 and second Miata (although the first Miata was my husbands). I autocross the Miata which is a blast. Since you are in Ridgeville, check out Ianelli's for service. They are really great and pretty reasonable. Congrats on the Audi. I love mine.

Why not?

I’m pretty sure I have a couple hot pink ones. PM me your address.

SOLD!

Removed all the useless stickers from the race bike, kept the ones that mattered, with slight alterations.