Bubba

It can be beautiful down there this time of year. Just got back about a week ago from the Franklin, NC, area and rode the Dragon along with a number of the local roads. Heading to GA is a good bet as well. http://www.localriders.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16741 The mornings could be upper 20s/low 30s, but by mid-morning the temps will be into the 40s or better. If you stay out of the higher elevations--i.e., BRP and Cherhola SW--and stick to the valleys, it'll be fine. Traffic volume is way down altho there will be lots of LEOs around doing the holiday enforcement for the next week or so. Watch your speed in GA especially--they have the "super speeder" law that tacks at least an extra $200 onto the normal ticket price for 15+ over. Be sure you do your homework on the weather situation before you blow out'a Dodge, and be prepared for the weather situation to throw a curve at you, and of course gear up appropriately.

Grimsel Pass, Switzerland. I spent a year hitchhiking in and around the Bernese oberland back in the 60s, when being a homeless hippy in Europe wasn't totally frowned upon....oh, and the exchange rate was 4.25 Swiss Francs to the US dollar. http://www.myswitzerland.com/en/grimsel-pass.html

I have a multi-speed table-top drill press and a Craftsman router/router table that I'd be willing to part with cheap. This stuff isn't close to "commercial/industrial" type of tooling, but it'd be fine for a homeowner. Lemme get some pix of the stuff and I'll post up here in a day or so with a friendly price. Only glitch I forsee is that I'm located in Cinti. Lemeno if that's too far a drive to make the deal.

Some decent used ones available on CL. Not sayin' these are GREAT deals, but you can always make a low-ball offer at this time of year. If ya piss 'em off and they say "No!" yer not any further behind.... http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/mcd/2653270805.html http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/mcy/2706246988.html

Aw shoot, that'll buff out.

OK, and just how do these two word groupings juxtaposition in the same sentence? Yer gonna give squids a bad name! Definitely a great day for a ride. Not too many of these left in the season, tho. I was out for about 5 hours yesterday. Met a couple of friends in Rabbit Hash and rode the NKY twisties south and east to Falmouth, followed 22 to Willow, and then back north on 10 to Alexandria. About 200 miles for the day. If yer ever in Cinti and want to hit up the back roads, lemeno. And lastly, this pic shows why you didn't come afoul of Johnny Law. Definitely NOT yer typical outlaw biker gang! Needed someone in a pirate doo-rag and assless black leather chaps to liven up the crowd....altho, to be fair, I wouldn't want to face the fella on the left after getting his daughter back long after curfew.

Isn't this the same thing they were telling employees of Enron, Lehman Bros, and GM?

Just talked to my financial advisor. He said if I didn't sell, I didn't lose. Hmmmm, I wonder if he knows what he's talking about.... Of course, the contrarian view is that you should buy when there's "blood in the street" so it must be time to pony up another half mil for some more GE! Just like Harry's Carpet: I might lose money on EVERY transaction, but my plan is to make it up in VOLUME.

You're trying to do things on two different sides of town--Indiana is west, Loveland is NE of the city--so yer makin' it hard on yerself. Didn't sound like any of the storage options were gonna be real convenient, either. I'm on the SW side of city, just a couple of miles from the IN border and 5 min off the I-275/I-74 interchange. If yer still looking, you can leave it at my place for the weekend. Only glitch is that I'm gonna be using my box trailer to move a friend Sat morning and won't be around. Send me a PM if you want to set something up. Ciao--Bubba

ABSOLUTELY NOT! Ohio has no implied warranty for private party sales. All person-to-person transactions are as-is with no legal recourse. And given that you disclosed the throw-out bearing issue, you're golden. Tell him to go shit in his hat!

Ummm, yeah....interesting video. What yer lookin' at there is a MAJOR FAIL on the part of the CBR rider in terms of launch technique and riding ability. No way a 430# 160 HP sport bike gets beaten by a 700# raked-out, ape-hangered H-D, whether the motor has been reworked or not. I'm not sayin' this in way to disparage Harley, since I've owned several of them down thru the years and admit they have a valid place in the two-wheel culture. Just an example of how experience can trump physics on occasion....

Decent--divorce lawyer....military--intelligence....oxymorons

As you suggested, my first guess would be a worn clutch. Given the symptoms, it could be as simple as new plates/discs, but depending on how much abuse it's seen, even a new basket and springs. One thing you might check--and I only say this because SOME bikes are designed this way and I haven't a clue if your Blackbird is one of them--is the clutch actuating rod, which on many bikes runs thru the case on the sprocket side behind the chain cover. If this gets all goo'd up from the chain flinging spooge and grit, it can get sticky and not operate smoothly. As I stated, not a clue if yer bike has this design...but you might check the service manual before you spring for new parts.

Ninjadoc: Don't feel bad. You done OK. And I'm pretty sure that the neggers who are bashing the bad bidding behaviour are bashing Josh1234's post. Totally different issue than you bidding and then having a change of heart.

In Sept, I bought an '09 Strom w/10k mi in a private sale from a guy in IN for $5300. Has lots of farkles (Sargeant seat + stock seat, Madstad bracket, SW-Motech bash plate and crash bars, luggage rack, new BS Battlewing rear tire) and reasonably clean. Prolly about average price--not great deal, but OK. Yer prolly a little high, but I have no idea if you are obligated to buy after winning the bid. On a bright note, the Wee is a wonderful bike! Tons of fun to ride, engine has plenty of juice (altho a little agricultural sounding), prolly hang with many sport bikes in the twisties, and adaptable for either around-town errands or week-long touring trips. Not REALLY an off-road monster because its a heavy l'il beast and has pretty limited ground clearance. If you do end up with it, just ride the wheels off it. You're gonna love it once you try it! Edit: Didn't see that it was the 1000 Strom. Prolly right on the money with your bid. Pretty low miles for an '08! You won't likely turn it for a profit if that's what you wanted to do, but as I said, they're great bikes and built like tanks. Ride the wheels off it.

Pretty sure there are such things as tubeless spoke rims, mostly on newer high-end DS bikes like Beemers. Meant for applications where a modern tubeless radial is mated to a lightweight spoke wheel. Doubt if your bike is one of them, however. Prolly a tube, and prolly means you need a new one. One good thing is that if it already had nail hole in it, you didn't screw it up much more than it already was.... And just an FYI, you can't stop a leak in a spoked rim by tightening the spokes. As a matter fact, if you selectively tighten spokes on one part of the rim, you can throw the rim/wheel out of true with respect to both lateral and longitudinal run-out. Worst case, you put too much tension on a particular set of spokes and have them snap during operation, causing a catastrophic wheel failure. Haven't seen it happen on a MC, but have experienced it personally on a MTB. Can you say "Chinese endo"?

This big guy--12 pt, I believe--was here all last season and is back again this year. Seen him a half dozen times already. I was happy to see that no one bagged him with their Buick or F250. 'Course, it helps that he has his pick of 12-14 mature does that are here all year round. Pix taken from my kitchen window--maybe 100 feet from the house. West side of Cinti in Ham Cty. http://s875.photobucket.com/albums/ab313/icantdrive55/?albumview=slideshow

Makes me ashamed of being a biker, but this is a classic example of what happens with mob mentality....although, the 'mental' part is sorely lacking. A situation like that calls for helicopters with large nets, preferably at about 120 MPH. Or maybe automatic weapons fire? Sorry, I'm sure there are some here and there that would revel in that kind of thing, but it would seriously suck to be associated with that crew!

Sold!!!

Naw, you just got to have thick skin when you play with REAL bikers. When you get jacked with, it means "Yer in the club!" Now it's your turn to say "Ewww, ewww"....

So...is that like Ooooo, Oooooo, I got a friend (i.e., excitement?) or...Ewww, ewwww, Casper wants to be my friend (i.e., horror, disgust, revulsion?) And Red Wings are great boots, but used shoes? Ewww, ewww!

Just posting this up from the LR forum for those on OR in SW OH. I've been to this previous years and it's a good time! http://www.localriders.com/forums/showthread.php?p=148312#post148312 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Sunday, October 16 · 8:00am - 12:00pm http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=235422109841403 Fuel Coffee 2726 Riverside Dr Cincinnati, OH 45202-1820 The Alley Shop has closed it's doors and we didn't want this yearly gathering to disappear, so we have a great new location to gather all the motorbikes and keep this tradition alive! This is a meet (bikes & coffee) that has been going on annually for many years and is usually the who's who of Cincy riders. Last year the Alley Shop (a business) closed it's doors and we moved the meet to Fuel Coffee. Fuel has offered to open up on a Sunday and have us out again, so let's ride 'em don't hide 'em to The Alley Meet @ Fuel! The Alley Meet @ Fuel Coffee on the River 2726 Riverside Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202 Map: http://tinyurl.com/36znn2m

Thx for your reply. I tried to price it for late season sale, but I suspect I'll have to hang on to it until next spring--economy sucks and money's tight for everyone. It's been garaged it's whole life--both by the OO and myself, so another winter inside won't matter. Lemeno if you need any more info or wanna stop by to check it out.

^^^ sold!!! ^^^

RE: Top vs Side loading.... Can't speak to the eBay items yer asking about, but I can give you my experience with the FJR side loaders. Makes it easier to find something on the road, but that's mostly because when you open the bags, it all kind of 'spills out'. Top loaders wouldn't do that, but then again, if the stuff yer looking for is at the bottom of the bag, yer gonna end up MTing the whole thing anyway. Blessings and curses...just like everything else in life. And just like you, I always thought I'd never ride a bagger, but since I bought the Yammie, I've done a couple of long trips and love the ride! Go for it!