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Exactly what I was thinking. (FIFY)

Nice lookin' ride! Congrats! Speed safely.

Get what you pay for in boots. Tried the cheaper stuff - have A* now.

I'm in for two tires on bike. Doin' brake pads too?

I thought gun rights WAS the official religion of ohiofirearmsandpointlessbickering.net!!

Went from crabby to fun. Works for me.

I usually end up ditching the stock seat anyway. So, that will end up being a Sargent or Corbin before too long. Better stop before I start whining about Manufacturers not being able to put a decent seat on a $10k bike. (Oops, too late.)

2014 CB1100DLX - I think. I'm indecisive as hell.

Also new on the site is the new CB1100 with a new DLX version. My two favorite Hondas, though I'll most likely keep the sixth gen VFR. The standard, old style CB is a good fit for me now, even if it is a little heavy.

Those dates work. May 10 may be trouble if we try the next day as a rain date - that's Mothers' day.

They probably thought they could get away without wearing any gear - just this once.

More hookers will fit in the Sienna. Wait. What were my choices again?

They've had some pockets of goodness. I thought the NC700X was interesting - almost a new take on the standard. The CB1100 was a great throwback and fairly well done - rumor is it'll get a 6th gear and more colors in 2014. The CBR250 is a great beginner bike. Their higher end stuff, strangely, is where they struggle. The Goldwing, ST are long in the tooth and the F6b is a retread. The new Valk is a joke. We've covered the abysmal VFR12.

But how long has the 'wing gone without a substantial update?

They have done some good things but they misjudge this market a lot.

I don't know why they didn't just wrap the 1200 motor in a lighter, shorter chassis and give it chain drive. That engine is supposedly smaller than the 800 (or maybe that was marketing hype.) This bike looks nice but it's the same core (engine & frame) with some newer stuff added on. Honda is admitting a mistake with the VFR1200. If this is all they were going to do with the 800, they should have brought it out in 2010.

I wish I would've done more to protect my hearing in general. I think I have tinnitus now. I did about 15 years on a riding mower (I have about an acre of grass that takes over an hour) before I started wearing ear plugs or other protection. Glad my kids have started doing this young, might save them.

Competition Accessories - the Springfield outlet, not the web site - bought it (Hilliard location). They don't have BMW or Triumph anymore and they send most of the service out now, I think. The parts operation is still there. Talked to the guy there Monday - owner's son, I think.

That was a good day. Thanks for the video!

Wish my mother-in-law could regain conciseness.

LBTS/GLWS

James Earl Jones (Darth Vader in a tuxedo) saying that line kills me.

Thanks all!

Thanks. I'll probably have a look see here shortly and I'll ask how it was stored. (Cylinders oiled or at least stored inside reasonably.)

Haven't read the book myself but evidently according to Freakonomics, the legalization of abortion in 1973 started the trend.