Bubba

No idea if this warning is in reference to my post, but I made no mention of race whatsoever. As a matter of fact, the news broadcast showed there were as many white protestors playing in traffic as there were black. I believe the term I used used was "fools" and I stand by my assessment.

Bunch of fools are running around downtown Cinti waving signs. At one point, a fair number wandered out onto both the north- and southbound lanes of I-75 near the District 1 police HQs and tried to shut down the interstate. Now mind you, this was during the end of the rush hour surge about 6:30-7ish in the mostly pitch black darkness. Haven't heard if there were any casualties, but you gotta be pretty stupid to put on dark clothes and a weird mask and rush out into 4 lanes of traffic, most of which is commercial truck traffic. I'm guessing a phalanx of 18-wheelers 4 wide at about 45-50 MPH would do a way better job of clearing the freeway obstruction than a whole squad of police….

Yes, the Boomers have paid far more into SS than any other generation; when the Boomer generation matures--and that'll be happening imminently--it'll also collect more than any other previous generation. However, if you really feel the need to blame SS problems on the disparity of how much was paid in vs how much was collected, look no further than your parents and blame them. The amount they've collected and are collecting still vs what they paid in is FAR GREATER than any gen to come after. But if you have a smidgen of common sense and can do the math, turns out it isn't your parents that are the problem; it isn't the Boomers that are the problem, either--Boomers are the folks that are SOLELY responsible for the decades of SS fund surplus (if you believe we have one). It's our damn representatives than have ignored the obvious problem of underfunding for several decades, kicking the can down the road, and using the SS revenue for general fund items. Sure, there's a US government bond guarantee on the borrowed funds, but it's backed by the same government that is trillions of dollars in debt and have been running deficit budgets for years to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars. These are the folks we voted for….and voted for again….and blindly reelected again and again. We the voters have been paying them huge salaries to sit in Washington and accomplish NOTHING for years!!! Look in the mirror, folks. There's the problem.

Very true. Can you imagine how bad the end zone touchdown dances would suck if it was a white guy doing the celebrating?

Wish I had a tight boarder….preferably in her early 20s….wouldn't charge her much rent….

Not sure what this is worth or whether it's what you were thinking of paying, but it's been on the AFJ forum for over a week. Hit 'em up and make an offer. http://www.assfaultjunkies.com/showthread.php?27543-GoPro-Hero-3-screen-and-remote-350

SW: Once again…crossed paths. I was at the Comet the night that Yamaha/Star had their road crew there. For a guy who likes to take pictures, how'd you end up with a pic of the custom fabbed tall-boy bicycles and NONE of the Star girls? Yer gettin' old, dude….

SW: You did see me and almost caught me!!! Me without a head….small world.

It's an old guy thing. Kind'a like '23 skidoo'….we said 'neat-o'….you said 'cool beans' or 'rad' or 'gnarly'….if you were born after about '55-'60, you prolly didn't use the term. And to your point, you can use any of those terms to describe the same bike. Frame of reference.

As an old guy, I think the term is a hold-over from the early era of the UJM--circa early to mid-60s--when displacements jumped quickly from the 250-300 cc to +500 cc, starting with the venerable CB750 and the Kaw Z1 and morphing into such modern monsters as the Yamaha V-Max, Triumph Rocket III, Ducati Diavel, and the like. In the early 70s, the Honda was king, but as the years have gone by, it seems that a liter and up has become the norm. If it makes you feel any better, I think all of the bikes in your sig would qualify…but call 'em what you want. Oh wait….if your Suzuki 'Widowmaker' still has all it's body work, you have to call that one a 'crotchrocket' because that term is so….so….unambiguous.

SW: I get there every so often. Made it several times in the last few months. Usually conflicts with my 'old guy' soccer league that plays Tuesday eves. Defintiely WON'T be there tonight….

MP: Thx…not a scratch on me. Full size buck, but I didn't go down somehow. I was lucky--the deer, not so much. Found him dead laying in a power line cut about 200 yds from where I hit him. Small consolation….

SW: Looks like our paths crossed once more without getting to say "Hi" to each other. Nice shots from the Alley Meet at Fuel. I was there on my '91 CBR600F2, one of the nicest of it's kind in the region. Never wrecked, never tracked, all the original tupperware without cracks, and I had just gotten it running a couple of weeks prior after doing a total refresh (minus engine). Here: About two weeks ago, I was out for a late afternoon ride on one of our last warm sunny days of the fall and wasn't 1/4 mile from home when I hit a deer. Took out the front fairing, headlight, and bent the cowl stay. Needless to say, I've spent hours on Ebay and haven't come up with anything to replace the parts. Anyhoo, just a shout out from one old guy to another. C'ya in the spring?

SSDI maybe? I thought that SS payments for minor children with deceased parents (presumably the custodial grandparents here) ended at 18, but maybe the payments continue until 24 as long you remain enrolled as a full-time student. Hell, between the worthless SS/SSD cheats, the Medicare fraud, defense waste and burgeoning government employee pension costs, you might as well just say "Why not take all of me?"

Sure. Why not? After all, ObamaCare is free, right? I mean….the government is paying for it, not me.

I'm a bit intrigued by the Lit concept. On one hand, the vehicle is self-stabilizing--using a gyroscope to hold it upright when stopped and at low speed--and yet they state it tilts in a turn just like motorcycle, which implies there's a method to 'uncouple' the gyro stabilizer from the frame when the speed increases. I presume it would have to be a magnetic lock of some sort, but the company has not been very forthcoming with engineering details as of yet. Based on the few short videos they've released, I'd hazard a guess that they are encountering a myriad of technical hurdles that will ultimately make the product a no-go. As for Elio, here is a recent analysis (Sept 2013) of the company's latest marketing strategy….not very promising: http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/19/paul-elio-motors-releases-financials/ http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1086583_elio-3-wheeler-is-small-and-clever-but-do-its-financials-work-out

I've been following both Lit Motors and Elio Motors for several years now. I like the Lit concept vehicle better than Elio's, but they have been promoting and promising W-A-Y more than they have been delivering. I think Elio is closer to market than Lit, although the price point of under $7000 for the Elio is unrealistically low and will surely spell a death knell for the company if they try to market at that level. Lit Motors originally had promised a market product in 2013, then 2014, and it doesn't appear any closer to reality now than it did in '12. The price point is supposed to be around $22K - $24K for the Lit C-1, which is high but maybe a realistic price for an all-weather vehicle with heat/air/greater collision protection than a motorcycle but with the true feel of one. Interesting in theory and I'd love to see them succeed, but I'm keeping my money in my wallet for now….

Ah-ha!!! So the first one is a throw-away? Now I understand why half the people in the world are f'd up….also explains a few things in my world.

A bike manufacturer fudging dyno numbers??? Never happen….would it? That would mean they might be lying about final production weight as well….

From EICMA: Fresh off a World Superbike Championship victory, you might think that the team from Aprilia would be content that they had the best race-ready 1,000cc motorcycle available. Fortunately, the Italian manufacturer doesn't see things that way. Enter the new 2015 Aprilia RSV4 RR. With a peak output of 201 horsepower and 85 pound-feet of torque from its 65-degree V4 engine, the new RR boasts 16 more ponies than before. Just as importantly, it sheds three pounds from its overall weight, which further helps the RSV4 RR achieve a much greater power-to-weight ratio than ever before. Not like it really needed it, but who are we to complain? And if you want even more performance, consider the RSV4 RF, which also debuted at EICMA, and its higher-spec suspension and wheel package. ​Start shittin'….I'll take a few doubloons when yer finished.

Travis: I know it's considered bad form to shit in someone's FS thread, but since the bike doesn't actually belong to you and you're posting it for your buddy, I gotta just come right out and say what prolly 99.9% of the readers of your ad are thinking: A 13 year old salvage bike that's been beaten on stop-light-to-stop-light for xx,xxx miles, modified, chopped up, wrecked, missing all the expensive OEM plastics, with frame damage, electronic issues and an oil leak, is barely worth the gas money to cart off the remaining parts. Your buddy would be hard pressed to put it on CL and get an offer to trade for a broken X-Box and 43 pirated Chinese knock-off game cartridges. You can buy a fairly nice bike of the the same vintage for about the money he's asking. Do him a favor and tell him to keep it and ride it until one of those "jankey" motor mounts lets go. There. I said it. Sorry, Casper….I couldn't help myself. Now I can go back to enjoying my weekend.

Used in chariot races….ala Ben Hur.

When it's lowered, of course, you silly.

Wow… just… wow. GLWS!!! Think there's a minimum 30-day period from join-up and minimum post limit before you can post in the For Sale section. This might get pulled. Just an FYI.

Deep-well socket won't reach?