ReconRat

nope, hacking the GPS, and trying to find us a decent lunch...and how to get there... Ehhhh, GPS POI information, it's better to just ask people on the street where to eat... And then use the GPS to get there. We went to the downtown Mall Outback. Nice place, and duh, not one pic of it.

oops, forgot about this one. I haven't been to a flat track event in years. Maybe I'll eat at Hooter's East at 12noon and ride to Beulah Park. edit: or not... there's lots of food at Beulah Park...

Download Linkie: sorry, link is dead... looking for a new one... Click free user, wait the required time, and save it. If it says "no available free slots, wait 2 minutes and try again. Someone somewhere needs this book badly. Seriously, the "Dummy" series aren't too bad for what they intend to offer. note: written by Motorcyclist Magazine...

Nope, this was a one day tactical strike. Freeways in WV are pretty much all about high speed mountain sweepers anyway. A road patrol would be nice, but probably would need an extra day to get lost, get found, get lost again. This was pretty much 12 hours down and back. (8 hours on road, plus goofing around.) A good one day trip. A combination of road test for Jason's HellzSteed, road experience for Art, and proof that I need to lube my chain more often. On one of the "lost" portions, we did find our way up and down the airport road. Nice to have a road like that right downtown.

Technical excuse: The photographic exposure control was a bitch with the bright light on the sky and light surfaced capital dome. This is one of the few photos that succeeded. There is a Jagr helmet on a handlebar barely visible on the right side. Behind the parked car that no one wanted in the pic. Besides, we're cheap and did not want to pay for an extra parking spot. Meter nazis were circling us... Reality: Jason's HellzSteed is still a bit photo shy, and requested we wait a bit before showing all it's glory.

A little road trip to Charleston, WV from Columbus for Jagr, Artmageddon and I. Cruise around town, get lost, get found, get lost again. See the capitol of WV. Eat at Outback. Yes, minor amounts of rain twice. And a third time right outside Columbus on the way back. That one was a bit more wet... Pics or it never happened:

Total scam, in several ways. Do not bother even communicating with them any further. DO NOT cash or try to cash any amounts sent (paper checks). Destroy them or otherwise send them back or turn them over to investigators. A closer look at the emails would no doubt show that they are fake. I would bet a zillion dollars in some obscure off shore account that they did not come from Paypal. Forward the emails to spoof@paypal.com and ask if it is for real. I send them stuff all the time. If I'm one of the first to send a new one in, they always reply with a thank you, and that they will be working on investigating and prosecuting the source. From what I've heard, many of the scams do not come from some other country. They can look like that, and be from some one right in town.

GixGirl? cool...

I'm rollng out of Whitehall about 6:30. 5th Ave to 670 to 70W to Rome Hillard exit. Alternate of campus to Riverside to Roberts if freeway is blocked up downtown. Or not, you're in Reynoldsburg. When you leaving? Soon, I bet...

It happens way too often. I see a mop of blonde hair moving between parked cars, fast toward the street, right in front of me. Fast stop, the kid is going to die doing that. Little girl. She was scared, she knew running into the street was wrong. We had a little talk about cars and staying out of the street... Little boy bolts out of a shoe store, I slide to a stop and he turns the corner of a parked car, flops on my hood and looks at me. The front shocks let loose from the sudden compression of the stop, and rebound, and tossed him in the street, knocking his shoes off. He was ok, but scared to the max. A stranger in the parking lot was nice enough to say that I had stopped way early when the kid bolted out of the store... I see a tiny toddler running toward morning traffic. This is a nightmare. I'm moving to throw the car across three lanes into oncoming traffic to protect him, and jump out and grab him. Parent does a miracle and comes out of nowhere and grabs the kid by the butt, right at the curb. I stop and stare, I have no idea where the parent came from. He had been running really fast. These things shake you up. I gave up forever driving fast in residential neighborhoods, after the kid on the hood of the car. It's just not worth it. I'd rather drive slow, and let them live. When I was 3 or 4 years old, I went out the back door, crossed a field, crossed a four lane highway, and went to the local school. That's where my Mom found me.

Hellooooo, the rain left town, all gone, nothing to the West heading this way. It should dry out in an hour or two. And my front brake pads are fine, I put them back in. And the oil doesn't need changed yet either.

I'll probably be there around 7pm. I know, sometimes I'm late or don't show. I'm easily *cough* distracted. I want to change oil, but just decided to change front brake pads instead. Easy enough. Maybe do the oil also. After it drys out a bit of course, it just dumped a couple of inches of rain here. The weather should be ok after this.

Arrogant Need for Attention I usually ask them "What do you want?" when interrupted like that. And I'm dead serious and smile when I ask it. It's a bit of an insult, but they usually won't get it. Everyone else will. Translated, it is saying "stfu and let me continue." I know that's bad with a higher type boss, but I do it anyway. Have to talk fast, be nice, and make them respect you while respecting them. Dangerous game. Good luck, been there, done that.

SOCOM ATL http://defense-update.com/products/a/atl.htm http://defense-update.com/newscast/0808/130808atl.html http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2002/06/25/150152/us-socom-to-test-laser-weapon-for-v-22-c-130.html http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/systems/atl.htm

HAHAHAHAHAHA, even funny to the power of sick!

holy sheet he posted the same stoopid numbers (or close enough). I feel better now, I can go mess with my tire pressures...

428 dry 481 wet 641 single rider 865 max load rating approx 26% reduction for riding solo (at my weight of 160 with gear) min tire pressure approx 26 max tire pressure 36 target pressure for solo 33.4 min tire pressure approx 26 max tire pressure 42 target pressure for solo 37.8 It's math, don't hate me. Plus I've worked with DOT tire specifications before. I really should dig the manual out and get serious tire pressure numbers for the load ratings.

Low pressure sneaks up on you... little bit each day. Check your owner's or service manual for recommended pressures, maybe reduce from that if not at max load. If you're riding two up, run the max pressures recommended for your bike. Every bike is a bit different, because of max load rating and tire sizes. They want you to run max all the time, which is ok. Mine is max 36 front 42 rear for naked liter bike @ 428 dry pounds bike weight with 120/70ZR17 and 180/55ZR17.

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