Bubba

I'm prolly gonna be putzing around the Cinti/NKY area later today, after it warms a bit. It's a long roll for you on a cold day, but just giving you a heads-up.

Friggin' typical LocalRider squid! Nice collection, BTW. I wish I'd had the foresight to photo-document all my rides down thru the years. Still have the scars from a few...

Of course, your post signature may be prophetic as to how this will turn out if you accept any of the recos you get here.... Originally Posted by jbot you ask for opinions on a forum full of potential strange assholes, you get strange asshole opinions. if YOU don't like that, don't post while looking up at us expectantly with your puppy eyes, putting your jaws around the curb and hoping for nothing but unicorns and good feelings... you're just gonna get your feelings curb stomped like just another innocent puppy on the internet

Define your use of the word "future" with respect to time frame. 5 yrs? 10 yrs? 25+ yrs? Given the prospect for near-term growth in the broad market looking like it's gonna fall WAY short of the recent historic benchmark of 11-12% annual growth, your maturity horizon is pretty important as to where you put it. If I assume you're looking at tapping into it at retirement 25 years or more from today, I'd say stocks. My preference is a portfolio of 5-10 blue chips with long-term dividend growth performance. Coke, J&J, P&G, Exxon, Caterpillar, Merck, Pfizer, Walmart, Mcdonalds, quite a few more. Reinvest the dividends for steady portfolio growth. Of course, the historic record of dividend growth may not play out in an uncertain future, so for greater investment safety, a broadly diversified portfolio offered by a low-fee stock mutual fund or ETF from Vanguard or Fidelity might be wiser. Setting it up within a tax-deferred instrument like an IRA or Roth-IRA is the wisest, but with the uncertainty of impending tax increases, it's pretty much a crap shoot as to what happens that far out. Good luck. Of course, you COULD blow it all on fast motorcycles and hope your kids and the State will take care of you in your old age...

Ummm, just a bit of an overstatement, eh? I agree that MX boots are long on protection and short on walking comfort, but last time I rode off-road in my MX boots, I'm pretty sure I was able to shift just fine. The larger, stiffer and heavier toe box would make for a cramped fit on a street bike, but still doable.

Holy Carp! 220? On a Ruckus? That falls under the category of scooter abuse. EDIT: Unless, of course, you're practicing deadlifting with one in each hand....

You've done an excellent job of training if your dog stayed relatively passive on command while/after being charged by another dog, especially in the presence of you and wife and even more surprisingly, while leashed. Every dog I've owned was always WAY more defensive of their space while being leash-walked by me. Presume it has something to do with both pack behavior and prolly feeling a little vulnerable due to the restraint. You had every right to be PO'd.

Was not!

Sheit. Drama? Infighting? Mud slinging? This place has NOTHING on the AFJ forum. You people are rank amateurs...

Best be careful. The SEOs (Spelling Enforcement Officers) are gonna point out that should be "accepting responsibility" SEOs--You may not see 'em, but they're here watching. IJS

Sorry, Magz. Yer prolly right. How about I replace "has a fear of unfamiliar dogs" with "obsesses about the possibility of being bitten again by an unfamiliar dog"... Ya gotta remember that dog lovers are at least as irrational and obsessive about dogs as are the dog haters. Truth.

Wow, just wow! Nearly 100 posts in less than 2 days...and it's not about an exciting 2013 release of a new bike model. Lots of conjecture and flaming without a lot of facts: Fact: a cop shot a dog in pursuit of a suspect. Was it necessary or justified? I've seen nothing to confirm or deny this. Fact: a dog is dead. Was it viscious and attacking the officer? I've seen nothing to confirm or deny this. Fact: Duane (Magley64) had a bad experience with a dog decades ago and has a fear of unfamiliar dogs. Is he borderline psychotic? Well, I've got my opinion, but have no facts to confirm or deny this. Fact: there are far more posts about guns/gun rights/liberal anti-gun communist fags/hard-core right-wing pistol-carrying extremists on OR after riding season ends than during the warmer months. Does this mean the OR population has suddenly and dramatically tilted toward the skinhead mentality and that we're close to a zombie apocalypse? Again, I have my opinion, but have no facts to confirm or deny this. Legal disclaimer! Fact: I'm both a dog owner and gun owner. I may be both borderline psychotic and a zombie...but y'all have no facts to confirm or deny this. God, I hope winter is over REAL EARLY this year!!!

It's come down to this...I either have to build a $15,000 garage addition to 'store' what amounts to several hundred dollars (at best) of stuff, or just offer it up to anyone interested. I've cruised the internet briefly to try to price these reasonably, but make an offer if you see something that interests you. Hearthstone Tucson Catalytic Vent-Free stove--Model 8740--$250 Original cost was approx $1100 (circa 2001). Heavy cast iron construction with rich brown enamel finish and real marble stone insets. Decorative fire logs give real fire appearance thru the glass front door. The unit incorporates an ODS (Oxygen Depletion Sensor) that shuts off the gas to the burner in the event of insufficient air supply for safe operation, and has a piezo electric ignitor and standing pilot flame. This stove does NOT require electric hookup (great for power outages). Includes extra catalytic combustor assembly (approx $250). A few nicks on the finish and one of the marble stones is cracked (see top pic). Includes owners manual, installation instructions, and remote wall thermostat. Please note that vent-free room heaters greater than 10,000 BTU may NOT be installed in a bedroom according to local code. Approx dimension: 26.5" H x 21" W x 20" D Output rating (BTU): 19,000 max to 12,500 min Fuel: NG Clearance to combustibles (side/back/top): 2"/2"/22" Top view Side view NOTE: The pics appear to show blemishes in the finish, but it's just reflections in the enamel. Black & Decker Router--Model 7616--$25 1.0 HP/5 A/23K RPM Router has been used lightly and little. I upgraded to a larger one awhile ago. I'll throw in a Craftsman router table (Model 925481) for free if you want it. This is definitely Craftsman NOT at it's finest. Barely homeowner quality, and I've never actually used it. That says it all...

What part of "Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law" isn't clear?

...and obviously with a full roster of videographers and support staff. Not exactly as if she was traveling alone as a female in this very heavily male-dominated society. Lots of places I'd love to see....as soon as I've seen most of what the USA has to offer. Figger I've got several decades of travel here before I run out of the good stuff! [And, no, I'm not so provincial that I bleed red/white/blue. Born and raised Canadian and spent a year in Europe in the late 60s.]

This is why OR peeps from Cincinnati never show up. We're not only all gay, but we get our feelings hurt easily, too! I can't WAIT for the video on this one.... Seriously, sorry I missed the backyard doo. Just a bit too far to drive after drinking, what with all the enforcement around the holi-daze. Not looking to add a DUI plate as a personalized vanity plate.

Hmmmm. The way this thread started out, I thought was gonna try to come up for a few hours, but at this point....I think I'll just wait for the DVD to be released.

Pretty sure this is a repost, but in case you're not familiar with it... Blog by a fella who's been 'homeless' on three wheels for at least 6-7 years. Stunning photos and an interesting train-of-thought way of posting. Don't know the complete back story, but I know his son died some years ago, which prompted him to do some SERIOUS soul searching. Been touring with his adopted rescue pitbull and living off the land--and the graciousness of his friends and acquaintances--and writing about his experiences. Makes a good read when you have some free time. http://theoasisofmysoul.com/

I've seen similar videos from that area, but not with that much snow on the trail. Pretty sure it's an area of BLM lands called Book Cliffs near Fruita, CO. That is definitely some gnarly riding, but the wide-angle lens on the camera foreshortens the image and makes it look narrower and steeper than it really is--not taking anything away from the rider, tho. Wouldn't want to fall unless I felt like sliding all the way to the bottom.

4 bikes make it twice as easy!

Any old racers/tuners around who might be willing to share some advice about tuning the carbs on the CBR600? Go to the thread here for some background: http://www.assfaultjunkies.com/showt...-from-the-dead!!! Long story short, I've been fiddling with the pilot screw settings thinking that with the aftermarket exhaust, the engine was running a little lean, but based on the popping/farting on closed-throttle deceleration--and the sniff test as well--I'm convinced that at least at low RPM/part throttle, it's too rich. Then as the revs go up, there are a several flat spots at different throttle openings plus the engine feels pretty 'soft' above 9K-10K RPM to redline, and I'd guess that means maybe too lean at WFO, but don't know for sure. What I'm looking for is any resources to tap for tuning info. I'm not trying to track this thing, so NOT looking for max HP, but would like it to run cleanly around town and show a little more guts on the top end. Still running the stock CV carbs--have no idea if the original owner did any tuning as far as different jets/needles when he swapped the exhaust. I did install new rebuild kits all around, although I didn't replace the slide diaphragms as they appeared in good shape. Thx for any help!!! Ciao--Bubba

Going smaller on the front is prolly the easier/cheaper option than going bigger in the back. Smaller front definitely puts more stress on the chain and may wear the chain guide excessively. Going bigger on the rear by more than 1-2 teeth prolly means buying not only the sprocket but a new longer chain as well, or minimally, adding a link or two to the old chain.

Internet bully? Hmmm, how did you come to have knowledge of my multiple personality disorder as well as my Oedipus complex?

K. Yer forgiven, altho a remedy like this from an auto-tech scares me a little... If it was me, I would have prolly disconnected the line to that caliper and plugged it with a cap screw or similar. It seems to me if you have some bleed though at the line clamp under braking, you could end up with a dragging brake pad and overheat the fluid. But if yer comfortable, I'm good with it...it's your ass on the line. Carry on.