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You cashed out your 401K r/t costs? What costs? How much did you get spanked on taxes and penalties?

What did you invest in within your Roth? Cd's? Savings accounts and Cd's aren't paying when rates are as low as they are. Again for tax reasons and who knows whats going to happen with the fiscal cliff dumping it into a tax shelter like a Roth is a good idea....Dumping 5k (max) for last year and 5K this coming year is not a bad idea. Take some time and educate yourself with the market. Lots of great companies trading far below what their value should be. Also add in some of these companies paying 5% or better in dividends all within a tax shelter called your Roth. If your not into Stock look into some quality Mutual funds

Need more information time? Tax bracket? etc etc Start a Roth IRA can always pull the principal without penalty let the income continue to generate $ How about Muni Bonds tax free reinvest the income into say maybe a Growth and income fund.

2 strokes are easy to work on in my opinion but that looks like a money pit to get running.

sharks just drill at the indents perfect every time LOL I always fit mine before I drilled any holes Otherwise you need this http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200326867_200326867

Seriously that is good for filling up tires and maybe a couple shots with a nail gun or a staple gun before it starts running again. Most impact wrenches need 90 psi and >5 SCFM to run properly. This one has 3.7 SCFM @ 40 PSI and 2.4 SCFM at 90 PSI. Not enough to run many air tools at all. I would also watch out with this compressor I have fixed two that the gasket on the compressor disintegrated. Easy fix ,but still both had very little use. If anyone wants to get into air tools I strongly suggest getting something with a 60 gallon or bigger tank and I higher SCFM @90 rating. They are great to have in the garage and I really don't know what I would do without one.

Actually the Indy cars do more damage to the corners. It was very noticeable the day after they were there couple years back.

I say do it yourself I just replaced two batteries on a couple phones cost 5 buck per phone and it was simple

Forward handle pit bull stand in great condition 100.00 great for storing a bike for winter http://www.pit-bull.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=PBMSA&Product_Code=F0043-000&Category_Code=rear_stands

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These are the times a Yamaha or Honda Generator is worth every penny.

I don't know of any real issues mechanically. I bought one in 2000. It was modified with high compression pistons stage one moriwaki cams removal of the quieting gears and the soft rev limiter removed. It was tracked most of its life and spent most of its time in the 9-10k rpms. Change the gearing will help with the tall first gear. Also tighten the slop in the throttle will help with the abrupt on/off throttle. I actually had the HRC throttle which was I think a 1/6 turn. I loved it because I didn't need to regrip from off throttle to WTO. If you can find them the best sounding and one of the best performing slip on was the Moriwaki's. I pulled the heads at 15,000 and the valves still didn't need to be adjusted Last I heard my bike had over 40,000 miles and still runs like a top

He is a man of many names

Good luck with the auction...I hope him well its a long tough journey

I read a little bit of this thread to be honest and maybe missed a few good post. One thing I can say about riding, passing and instructing. No one is perfect and someone is always going to be pissed for whatever reason. As far as instructing goes. First thing I noticed when wearing the instructor vest was it put a huge target on my back. First you had the people that felt it a badge of honor to "pass an instructor". Second if I made any mistake " being human" I was a bad instructor. Third if I came up to someone to offer a suggestion it was like I was telling them they can't ride. Being an instructor also had us pit together and wear the yellow vests so if anyone wanted help they could find us. Some took advantage of this but most didn't. I actually loved going out with someone that needed help. Usually the rider would ask me to follow and critique their lines. Other would say hey I'm stuck doing these lap times can you help me go faster. Funny thing was that many of the people I instructed as Novice would come back as Intermediates for help. I always felt good about that knowing that I was helping someone out. Bottom line with instructors CR riders and track organizations. No one group is going to be perfect. One needs to actively ask for help and try to go to different people. Riding styles, ability and equipment can make a big difference on how someone gets around the track. Also not every person can instruct every rider that comes to them. Sometimes a rider needs to weed through a few people before they find a person that will really help them. My opinion on passing (let me get my soap box) This I think is the big issue with people going from I to A. Most riders can't pass and usually sit behind others and bitch about how packed the track was. I rode Advance for many years and when I became an instructor spent a lot of time in Intermediate either CR riding or instructing. The funniest thing I noticed with the the Intermediate sessions was that everyone would be on one side of the track and the other side was wide open. It was like cheerios in a bowl of milk all stuck together. As I would circulate around I would come up to a group of riders pass them and have a clear track for multiple laps. In advance I feel we are all big people and have graduated or wanted to be at the top. This means we have the ability to not freak out when someone passes us or we pass them. This also doesn't mean lets stuff everyone into the corner...We aren't going to win a prize for being the fastest track day rider and I think most seasoned Advanced riders know this. I feel a lot of people base going to advanced by the lap times they ride. As (fill in the blank)Brian has stated being smooth and predictable is more important along with the ability to pass and be passed without freaking out. I should also add most advanced riders still have a little reserve when cornering to make adjustments, hit the brakes, or turn a little deeper when a close pass comes without messing them up or pissing them off. I have noticed on the track just like on the highway as you go to pass someone they notice you and speed up. I think this is one of the reasons we have close passes. I have been guilty of this. I followed someone into a turn maybe for two laps and I know they are much slower than me. So I pull up next to them and suddenly they want to be the late brake king and the pass becomes a little close. Now Its my fault that the pass was close....In racing and with some advanced riders I would wave like sorry and it would be cool. Others would think it was intentional (can't win). If I had the vest on well then I'm an ass... I could go on but its the internet and no one wins

why don't you take the bolts that hold the bed on and use them to hold both the bed and the liner. This will prevent it from moving around.

to the moon Alice.....

I have the PX storm and love it but my next gun would be the 92fs great gun

From what I understand your carbs aren't going to benefit from the bleeding pilot jets. I think they are designed to atomize the fuel better. I would get the right pilots since you are basically trying to tune the idle with the needle jet and thats basically taking away from the pilot circuit.

That looks like my buddies bike after he was hit on route 8. He was stopped at a light and was rear ended. It makes a point to watch your mirrors when stopped.

Brian you change your name so many times you should just go as (AKA)

Thats a shifter position problem. Move the shifter on the shaft and that will be cured

Hope he is doing ok

I Used to wave at all bikes when I was younger and that was fine. When I first bought my Tundra in 2001 everyone that had a Tundra would wave at me. I thought it was silly. Anyways I stopped waving at other bikers regardless of the brand they were on. Its not that I was stuck up or disliked someones choice of motorcycle I just didn't see the point to wave at every bike I see. If someone waves I'd node back but to me its like waving at every car that goes by I don't see the point anymore.