ReconRat

I used to see what a shop would give me, and split the difference between that and the new price, and sell it to a friend. Goes quick that way. A gun shop won't give you enough, even if buying another. Hara Arena - Goodman gun show or the one at the airport, is where I go to check stuff out. Dayton Hara Arena show dates - Dayton Airport Expo Center show dates - Vandalia

Gosh, how things change, and seldom for the better. 3 numbers used to get you the 7+ bucks, and 4 numbers got you like $500 to $1500... what the heck happened? oh yeah, ticket buyer isn't a big consideration, heh...

:::cough:: in your dreams :::cough:::

you know, I see a lot of cars with the side mirrors broken off. Might this be a trend of response to people that were not using the mirrors?

I've actually stopped for people that yell at me. And asked what they want. No one has ever answered. They just suddenly decide to run away. Go figure...

Speaking the truth. Use only leather conditioners, to keep the leather from cracking with age. Silicone on shoes probably doesn't matter, because shoes wear out fast anyway. But the silicone does seal stuff up and it gets hotter inside. It both holds the water out, and the water in.

argh. Yes, it changes the handling. Basically decreases rake and trail, a small amount, on the front end when you go larger on the back end. You will probably feel it in the handling. It turns in quicker or faster. Which you don't necessarily need or want on a sport bike that already does that. Possible result is a back end that wants to break free more often and slide. Stick with stock sizes, and matched tires (same brand and type, front and rear). Don't skimp on cost or quality of tires. It's all about the tires...

That's a great picture. Really nice portrait.

If you take 541 all the way from Martinsburg, don't forget about the two tight slow 90 degree turns in that two horse town. (County Road 18, near 206) 541 is the bestest way to get to Coshocton, as long as you're not in a hurry.

I once laid a CL350 on it's side, sliding sideways, both brakes on, to avoid rear ending a jerk in a car, that made a lane change and didn't see me. I did it on purpose. I violently maneuvered the bike upright and over one lane to the left, doing the same thing in that lane, sliding sideways with brakes on, on it's other side, past the car. Wouldn't have happened if I'd been pointing the wrong way in the first slide. It was controlled, but out of control. I had to fight it hard to stabilize back into a straight line down the road. It kept trying to flop around and slide again. And stopped immediately up on the sidewalk. A ton of adrenaline was about to stop my heart. When I let off the brakes in the first slide, it would have jumped up and high sided, I suppose. But I aimed and pushed over onto the other side in the other lane. Using the brakes there, kept me from hitting the pavement. And this was in traffic, three cars around me. I went between them. Everything was fractions of a second. I won't be doing it again. I doubt my reaction times are anywhere good enough now.

Didn't we talk brakes before? There's no substitute for using maximum brakes, at the earliest moment. Both front and rear, disk or drum. Doesn't matter if it's in a corner or wet or gravel or whatever. Yes, you'll have to use the brakes in a way that doesn't cause a low-side or high-side. No, using brakes will not cause a low-side or high-side. It's loss of control of the bike that does that. I can say that because that's what I've learned. Sometimes it's not easy, but you won't fall down if it's done in a controlled fashion. And that's the key. Controlled use of brakes is hard to learn when the time comes to use it for real. Most of my falls happened extremely fast, but I still fought it right down to the pavement. (Hitting ice comes to mind.) And often I got out of it, even if I bounced the side of the bike on the pavement. But I'm not going to recommend anyone go out and practice. You will fall down. I think that's what dirt bikes are for. I would really like to try out a bike with ABS brakes. I'm thinking that's very cool. I don't think any of us could out-brake the ABS brakes. Not going to happen. Side note: I remember watching Japanese police bikes dump on their sides at 60 mph, on purpose for training, and bring it back up on it's wheels at 45mph. They had to learn how to do that. They were very very good. It's all in the control. (Didn't hurt that they were Hondas...)

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Unfortunately the NHTSA is known to be a bit prone to warping numbers to suit the results. Without knowing totals of types of motorcycles, total highway miles, or other factors of adjustment, simple data is misleading. So I don't know what parts are real. But there is an NHTSA website of raw Ohio data, that is interesting. One thing we discussed in a previous thread, is that there is a huge jump in numbers for bikes over 1400cc. But without the numbers of bikes over 1400cc sold, or miles on road, the data is ineffective. But it does tend to point towards a trend of accidents with very large displacement bikes, that wasn't a trend before. At the same time, smaller displacement bikes (less than 1400cc) were recorded as declining in accidents. Previous statistics thread NHTSA Ohio data for all vehicles Insurance Institute for Highway Safety - Motorcycles

Correct on the decrease in injuries and/or fatalities overall per miles ridden. I fear Friday evenings. About twice as dangerous in the city, at that time.

You might have seen a BMW pre-war replica for that was for sale in New Albany. It was on Craigslist, but gone now. Maybe sold it. When I worked at the Honda shop, TWO Ariel Square Fours rolled in to visit. Quite a show stopper. We sold BSA, and they were looking for parts. edit: oops, the ad is back, here's the pics: http://columbus.craigslist.org/mcy/1458005243.html

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August 3, 2006 - Possible Dutch F-16 training unit at Springfield AB, Ohio The F-16 I remember was probably from this training squadron. How many people remember the ANG A-7 Corsair II that flew IN the open end of the horseshoe and pulled up? During a football game?

bump... thinking about eating at that buffet around 12noon-2pm. Planning stop at grocery to buy cans of... something... something fresh, not like those expired cans in my toxic pantry. Riding motorcycle of course, it's wonderful outside today. Slabbing 670 to 33 (Scioto River Rd) to get there, maybe. I could say Jagr, I'll meet you somewhere, but it's probably too late now.

Don't worry about it. That guy probably just used the bike to haul gasoline back home for the lawn mower. Siphons it out when he needs it. On the other hand, I don't ride a cruiser or a sport bike. I ride a naked standard... ;p

Flight rules for over urban areas, are that the velocities have to be higher at the lower altitudes. The lower you go, the faster you go. That allows the aircraft to leave a densely populated area even if the engine is out. Ballistic. This all requires special permission from the FAA beforehand. Helicopters excluded, sort of. The flight downtown, was lower than others I've seen. Errr.. I couldn't see them they were so low.

Nope, I even got the tail squadron insignia and looked it up. I think it was a visiting squadron from Europe. I forget, but I thought it was either Belgium or Netherlands. Or so I thought at the time. That was maybe five years ago.

Yeah, I'm going to grab some cans and ride up/over. I need to eyeball some new motorcycles.

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Actually, they sometimes fly under. I watched one go South on High St, about half way up the Nationwide building. Thought I was seeing things, but from my view, he was behind the federal building. That's low. Bet that rattled some windows. And yeah, heard them today. I was outside, but they were so low I couldn't see them.

Weak or worn starter engage/disengage spring/mechanism. Like the Bendix on a car. It's disengaging early. Turning slower is keeping it loaded longer, before it disengages. Or possibly loaded with less force, when turning slower. I vote worn or damaged engage mechanism. edit: But, I got no clue why it would happen to three different starters or rebuilds, that's weird. edit edit: Well ok, if it wasn't fully extended and engaged properly, it would slip out early. (Yeah, I know how that sounded.)