Bubba

Warning: Threadjack! Joe: DON'T DO IT!!! Stay away from guys who make their living with sharp knives. It's far more acceptable in society nowadays to simple walk like a cripple and medicate with good drugs.

Welcome to a life-long addiction! There's probably more people here on OR that are Cbus-based or farther north, but a small crew based in Cinti. Riding with a group can be a mixed blessing. Ride your own pace and NEVER feel pressure to keep up to a pace you're not comfortable with. You'll quickly find people that your riding style blends well with and those are the ones to hang with. Some other forums that are more geographically located in Cinti are the Assfault Junkies and LocalRiders. AFJ is a younger, pretty active group that has quite a few track addicts, a few squids, and some newbs as well. There seems to be some hard feelings on OR toward the Junkie clan, but it's more representative of the way the group rode years ago; they've toned down the insanity quite a bit over the last few years. Some very good riders and always an active ride list several times a week during the season. Typically ride in NKY on the weekends and a regular bike night gathering on Wed on the east side. LocalRiders is an older (???) much smaller group with a less active membership than AFJ, but those that ride are very experienced and have a wealth of knowledge about routes that follow the twisty ways around NKY and beyond. Watch for posted rides--they'll take you on some awesome roads! I presume you're familiar with the QSL Bike nights at Milford and Colerain--mostly pirate gatherings, but OK to hit once in awhile to be immersed in chrome, loud pipes and leather gear with tassels…. EuroBike night is in downtown Milford the last Tues of every month from 5ish till dark, and the Comet on Hamilton in Northside has Bike night every Tuesday eve--great burritos and an eclectic selection of micro-brews.

Mmmm, pretty sure we've already established he's in it for the money.

TP: I'm pretty sure that most if not all of the riders I roll with would ALWAYS stop and assist in an accident situation. That being said, I hope you know I'll DEFINITELY DRAW THE LINE at mouth-to-mouth resuscitation…. …unless you don't mind tongue.

Hey, if he's a newb, I can offer to pull a couple of plug wires for ya and he'll never know the difference. After he has a year of riding under his belt, you can tip him off and return it to full HP. LOL As for CL, I just spent the last couple/three weeks lurking in the Auto4sale section trying to find a reasonably safe and clean car for my grandson to use to get to/from his first job. After a dozen or so 'encounters' with the under-belly of society, I was ready to blow my brains out. The used car market has still not recovered from Obama's CashForClunkers program….

OK, gonna bump this up one last time before spring hits and I resort to dealing with the mouth-breathing, nose-picking retards that CraigsList seems to bring out. Just how many broken X-Box systems and cheap RC cars do I need to trade for until I get my money out of them? I hate sounding desperate, but I kind'a hate to see it just sit in the corner of the garage collecting dust. 'Course, if it doesn't sell, I guess I'll be FORCED to simply ride it again this summer. Hey, there are worse fates to befall a man….

N'mind. Got what I need from Goggle. Rims won't fit my car. FYI, your rims--according to Tire Rack--are 15x7 with a bolt pattern of 5x108, an offset of 40 mm and backspacing of 5.55 in

I might be interested. Any idea what the bolt pattern on the wheels is? 4x100? 5x??? Also, would you post the DOT date code form the sidewall(s)? Thx! Oh, and pics would help you sell….IJS.

Ain't no love for the FZ anywhere. Not a nibble on mine, either. Gonna be a long winter….

SW: Awww, hell. We have to have met at least once in the last couple of years. That's Rob Giles (Dice) standing behind you and his old PC; he's one of my main ridin' buds. We're gonna have to get together when this weather breaks.

Thanks, guys! If you keep pumping my FZ, I'm gonna have to send some commission money your way…. I rode this to Waynesville, NC, last Sept and found it to be very comfy for long days. When I first got the bike, I was leery that it would have the same low-speed fueling glitch that I hated about my FJR, but this motor has none of the "digital off-on snatch" when you roll on the throttle out of a corner. Suspension is what I would call average and works fine for 7-8/10ths riding, but leaves something to be desired when you're pushing hard and the pavement turns rough. With the upgraded seat, soft bags (like I used for the trip) and the touring screen, I rode over 2000 miles in 6 days--mostly back roads--with a couple of 450 mile days and had no problems….and I'm old as dirt! If I had one wish for the Gen 2, I'd like a bit more fuel range--for regular riding, you're pushing the limit of the tank at 165-170+ miles.

Was a time not that long ago that I'd have made that trade in a heart beat. 13 broken ribs and two busted collarbones plus one near death experience convinced me that I should sell all my dirt shit this past summer so I wouldn't be tempted to get back into it. I used to be REAL FAST….course, that ain't necessarily the same as being REAL GOOD….

SW: Have you ever visited the twin tunnels at the Lamb's Ferry crossing in northern KY? Supposed to be haunted--yer goin' in first! On Cliff Road near North Bend:

Joe: You can call me Bill, or you can call me Bubba, but don't call me Bob unless I can call you Ralph. And for Gawd's sake, don't call me late for supper!!!

Bumping this back to the front page with a lower price! Got my eye on some new wheels and have run out of garage space. You won't find a cleaner FZ1 at a better price anywhere in the US. Guaranteed. New price: **WOW!!!** $4795 **WOW!!!**

SW: Don't think we've ever met--unless my Old-Timer's disease is getting the better of me--but from looking thru your pix, we know a few of the same people and travel the same roads. I'm in SW Ham Cty and lived, worked and rode in the the Colerain/Ross/Miamitown/Shandon area since the 60s, and yeah….that makes me an old guy, even older than you, but I still love ridin' as often as I can. I'm guessing our paths may have crossed at either EBN in Milford, Fuel Coffee on River Rd, or at the westside QSL on bike night. That looks like Mr Tom Witt in one of your pics as well--he's kind'a hard to miss with that big ol' head!!! I love your train trip reports. I haven't been on a train since they folded the Great Northern route years ago. My folks were both from Vancouver and used to take us kids back every 5-10 years to visit when the relatives were alive. They're gone for decades now, but I still got memories of the trips thru the Canadian Rockies, or on one special trip, the route across the desert southwest on the City of LA Vistaliner. Good luck with your recuperation and give us all a shout out either here or on the LocalRiders forum when you get back on your horse!

Put 150 miles on last Sunday (12/22 after the big rains) and rode out to Serpent Mound, 100 miles Friday morning (started out when the temp was in the low 30s) and about 150 miles yesterday. There was a bit of salt around, but I look at bikes as depreciable assets. They're gonna lose money whether I ride 'em or not. Little water will wash the salt off and keep the rust at bay. I do begin to feel like a little kid going out to play in the snow, all bundled up. And just like a little kid, it seems like I gotta pee right after I get the last of my gear on….

>>>SOLD!!!<<< (to CL buyer) 2000 Mazda MPV ES, only 87000 miles, 7-passenger van, 2.5L-DOHC-V6, 170 HP, 4-spd auto w/OD+lockout, silver/lt-grey interior, full leather seating, 4 captain chairs w/fold-away rear bench, P-windows/P-locks/P-mirrors, tilt steering column, rear heat/air, AM/FM/CD, interval wipers, cruise control, fog lights, rear wiper/defrost, R&L sliding doors, roof rack. The Story: There comes a time in every parent/child relationship that you've got to put your foot down and take their driver's license away. Unfortunately, as the son, I've had to take Dad's car away. He's 90 and diagnosed with Alzheimer's and has had several recent incidents where he's gotten lost. And the last few months, he seems to be coming home with other people's paint on his bumpers, only he doesn't remember hitting anything….??? The Good: This is a low mileage, one owner vehicle purchased new from local dealer. Always garaged, newer tires, recent oil/filter change, new battery 5-2013, clean vehicle history. No rust or collision damage. The Bad: Two tires have slow leak and need to have pressure checked weekly. Has a couple of small blemishes on the body corners (some may buff out) and typical parking lot dings (see pics). Right rear taillight lens was cracked but has been replaced w/OEM part. Listed it on CL for serious money (hopefully to eliminate the creeps and flakes).... http://s875.photobucket.com/user/icantdrive55/slideshow/2000%20Mazda%20MPV%20ES

Nope. Suburban SW Hamilton Cty. I can be in downtown Cincinnati in under 20 min. I get a lot of deer traffic because the north end of my property is under a Duke high voltage line and the bucks use the cut the same way you and I use the X-way to get around. Duke right-of-way runs from down near the OH-IN border along the river east to the city. Heavy underbrush for cover, low growth like Honeysuckle for browsing. Perfect for hunting with a bow!!!

Pix from the trail cam in my backyard. This 12pt is from two years ago and currently decorating my buddy's living room wall: Here's a friend's catch from last weekend in SE Indiana: And here's this year's best so far--a 10pt--from the backyard trail cam. Coming in to the yard between 5:30 and 6 PM:

Yup. Trying to convince myself that "want" is not "need"…. What's value of the .38 spec ammo? Has .357/.38 also become hard to find?

What's a decent price for a Taurus 66 7-shot .357 Magnum 6" (blued) with case and approx 100 rds of .38 Special ammo? Had maybe 200 rounds thru it. As you can tell, I'm no firearms expert...

From the looks of your route, I presume you've run these roads before. In case you missed it though, the top of 197 is unpaved for about 2-3 miles. From street view, it appears that it is hard-packed gravel so it shouldn't be an issue even if it's wet, but just giving you a heads up. If you want to avoid the gravel, you can take either Ivy Hill or Holcombe Branch north from 197 to Paint Fork>Hortons Creek>Prices Creek to 19E. EDIT/ADD: Other option would be take 209 north out of Waynesville to Hot Springs, then 70>208>212>352 and pick up 19W to Erwin

What I think is telling--and pretty shitty in the bargain--is that this took place only hours following the fatal shooting of the teacher in NV, and in that instance, the shooter was a 12 yo boy. I agree with most of the posts here that it sounds like an over-reaction by the officers, but I guarantee that incidents like that, especially in close time proximity to each other, must weigh heavily on the minds of the police. It is correct to HOPE that the police be 110% diligent at all times in the use of their weapons, but seriously....if it was you in the uniform and you responded to a report of a suspicious man carrying an assault rifle, would you be able to make a conscious decision to hold fire as a gun was turned toward you...with the possibility that you would never to go home to YOUR family again? Tough call....

Final bump for the season. Plates expire 10/25/13 so it goes in the back of the garage 'til spring. Price lowered to $4995!