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little bit too steep? likely buy this soon? Old guys confuse easily...

buildit: Soon as I can find some pix of her on the Net, I'll post 'em. Got a few of my dawg if that'll hold ya for awhile... BTW, does this count towards my quota?

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R6 and Holly: Not gonna do that. I'm actually a purty nice guy. At least that's what my Mom always said... Live in Bridgetown/Mack area. Got nine acres of woods 20 min from downtown and within 1.5 miles of Wild Mike's, the Cabana, and the Ohio river. Westside rocks!

Welcome!

Welcome!

Thx. Workin' on that...

Welcome!

Casper: As I stated, I understand the rules. I sent an email a week or two ago requesting the admin/moderator if they would authorize my account to post in the classified section. Didn't get anything back in reply. Figgered this was second best method. Again, my apologies...

R6Brent: Not true. I don't usually post unless I have something useful to add. However, I stand in awe of your razor-sharp wit!

Post-whoring so I can list bike in Classys. Been here over two years and just want to post my bike, but I'm not a big enough post-whore to have priveledges. I understand the reasons behind the rule, but it should be an either 30 days or 30 posts rule, not both. Kind'a dumb! Mea culpa... #26... #27... ...and wait 30 sec? #28... This so stupid...#29 And hopefully the last c-r-a-p post I need to make...#30 My apologies to all who have something better to do with their time.

Through-Georgia Alert. Motorcycle Checkpoints On Your Way To Daytona Bike Week. Published by Cyril Huze February 12th, 2011 in Editorial and Events. From Dan Forrest, State Director of A.B.A.T.E. Georgia. “Motorcycle Checkpoints to begin in March. As many of you know, the State of Georgia received $70,000.00 from the NSTB for Motorcycle ONLY Safety Check Points. They will stop all Motorcycles at these Check Points. We were informed by unnamed sources that the Check Points would start in early March to coincide with the Daytona Bike Week event. Most points of entry to Florida will be involved. We are anticipating them to start March 3rd in order to take advantage of the additional flow of Motorcycle traffic thru our State. I was told that the officers conducting the safety check points have been trained in what to check for so be sure you, your paper work and your bike are in order. We understand that this is just a way to increase revenues, so do all you can to avoid adding to the state funds. There are many who trailer into Georgia and ride into Florida from here. You may wish to change your plans and trailer on through to Florida”

I presume your Jeep is V8-powered, so you should be OK for maybe up to 5K # of towing capacity if you have a Class III hitch. Look carefully at the specs in your Owner's Manual and also at the max tow and/or GCW weight info decal on your vehicle, usually located on the driver-side door pillar. Note also that the max weights specified by the manufacturer include passenger, fuel and cargo/luggage weights, so be sure to include these when you do your calcs for safe towing. I tow a 14' v-nose low-profile tandem-axle box trailer with my F150 w/300HP V8, and it does fine. However, the trailer weighs approx 2400# MT, so with two or three bikes, you're talking another 750-1500 # (or more, if you're hauling H-Ds) of cargo, not including your equipment, camping gear, etc. The trailer has dual axle e-brakes and I use a Tekonsha Prodigy controller in the vehicle, and the set-up works real well. Do your homework to be safe and you should be fine. If you need to haul 4 full-size bikes, you'll probably need at least a 16' or longer. I suggest buying an open landscape-type trailer, since they are a lot lighter than similar size box trailers. Of course, you give up a great deal of security and weather protection with that option.... If you want to take a look at my trailer and do a test haul and you're in the Cinti area, send me an email and you can stop by. icantdrive55@fuse.net

Justice in CINCINNATI, OH (AP/Reuters) - A seven-year old boy was at the center of a Hamilton County courtroom drama yesterday when he challenged a court ruling over who should have custody of him. The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents, and the judge initially awarded custody to his aunt, in keeping with child custody law and regulation requiring that family unity be maintained to the highest degree possible. The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that his aunt beat him more than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her. When the judge then suggested that he live with his grandparents, the boy cried and said that they also beat him. After considering the remainder of the immediate family and learning that domestic violence was apparently a way of life among them, the judge took the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to propose who should have custody of him. After two recesses to check legal references and confer with the child welfare officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the Cincinnati Bengals Football team, whom the boy firmly believes are incapable of beating anyone.

Flounder: Nuhhh-uhhh! 9/10ths isn't me, and cetainly not on the street. Hell, I'm 60 and been ridin' since I wuz 15. Not down--on the street anyway--since my late teens. (Knock on wood here!) Dirt is a whole 'nother ball game, altho at my age, even the dirt is way harder than it used to be. High sides REALLY f'n hurt now. Thx for the guidance, tho. It ain't a bad thing to remind everybody now and then. So, from your description of the brace function, I assume it limits your head position from turning L or R too much for safe wear on the street, correct?

I knew that it was kind'a dirt specific, but I've been lurking on a few MC forums for a while and it seems like there's been a rash of riders doing the ton and more on backroads who are going down more often than it seems wise. Some lucky so far--some not so. If I was going to go out and push my limits to 9/10s on the street, I figger I'd want all the gear I could get to protect me. Since I've ridden dirt a lot in the past but never had a neck brace, it seemed like it could do double duty for on- and off-road railing. Maybe not for the track... Just out'a curiosity, does the brace work with all helmet types, or just the MX-style?

Neck brace on CL today. Not sure if this is a righteous price, but figgered I'd post it in case there's interest. http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/mcy/2040416564.html

Ummmm, not very many of these bikes around. I think they only made 'em in '95-96. I've got a 95 too, and I've only seen one other GPZ for sale on CL in the 8 or 9 years I've owned it. Good luck in your parts search. FYI, if you come across a source for parts and it happens to have a stock or aftermarket seat pan, I'll buy it from you. Been looking on E-Bay for awhile now.

A friend's wife took this nice 9pt off my property in SW Hamilton Cty (Cinti) around 7 PM Sat eve. Made a nice kill shot from about 25 yds using a crossbow. Took a similar one, may be a bit smaller, last year. As good as she is with a bow, I suggested he NEVER screw up at home....

It sounds like maybe you're approaching the turns just a little too cautiously--i.e., too slowly--and then having to accelerate in the middle of your turn, which is prolly the reason you find yourself heading into the opposing lane. Now, initiating a turn at a reasonable speed and gradually increasing it as you complete the turn isn't a bad thing (that's how the racer boyz do it) but as a relative beginner with low mileage under your belt, you should try carrying a bit more speed into the first part of the turn--enough to ensure you're in a stable lean--and then hold your speed constant as you finish the last part of your turn. As you gain confidence, you can begin to increase your lean angles thru the turn as you increase your speed. And I agree with the earlier post: there are no turns that don't begin with a counter-steer movment. They are just very slight at low speed.

If anyone is interested, there's a ride from the westside of Cinti leaving Sat afternoon and heading to Rabbit Hash for the Old Timer's Day Celebration. Meet for food and drinks first at The Cabana on the River at 3 PM and then head into KY on the ferry at 4ish for about 1.5-2.0 hours of riding on the rural Boone couty roads before hitting the festival for music and fun. Return across the ferry about 9ish. Details can be found at: http://cincinnatiriders.ning.com/events/more-of-an-event-than-a-ride Info on the Rabbit Hash Celebration: http://www.rabbithash.com/latest_news/upcoming_events/31st_annual_old_timers_day_is_september_4th_2010.html

Mus' be the day for idjits in cages. I was out just doing some easy backroad cruising this afternoon thru Boone County, KY, just west of the airport. I was headed north on Bullitsville out of Burlington doing just over legal following an old guy in a pickup. I wasn't pushing him--we were both doing about 45 in a 35--and I was pretty relaxed since there was zero traffic, so I was sitting up with my left arm just hanging loose, when all of a sudden, he locks up the brakes and brings his truck to a complete stop! No deer...no driveway...no intersection...no turn signal...and luckily no one behind us. It prolly wasn't REALLY close, but I had to grab a fistfull/footfull of all three discs, howlin' the tires, and it sure got my attention, so I look at the driver--he's stopped in front of me grinnig in his mirror. I thought about blowin' around him and flipping him off, but didn't want to give him the opportunity to run me off the left side fo the road, so I waited until he pulled ahead and went on his way. Only explanation I can come up with is that he was tryin' to take me down, God knows why. Later in the ride on the OH side, a brainless teen child talking on her cell clicked her right turn signal on and started into a subdivision. I was just passing her in the left wheel track when she jerked the wheel and came out into the road like I wasn't there. Again, prolly not death-defying, but starting to give me an 'invisible man' complex. Remember....Let's be careful out there.

I'm leading a ride to Rabbit Hash, KY, on Sat for Old Timers Days. http://www.rabbithash.com/latest_news/upcoming_events/31st_annual_old_timers_day_is_september_4th_2010.html Sun might work, but be aware that's the day of the Riverfest fireworks, which means there'll be about 500,000+ drunk party-goers in the city. Prolly not the best day to be jousting with cagers.... Figger the weather only gets better from here, so maybe hold off for a week or so. I'm currently 'underemployed' so any day during the week works, too.

I've had wings from all those establishments--BWs, Roosters, Hooters, BW&R, etc--and gotta say that they don't hold a candle to the one's a local Cinti place puts out. If you're ever in a wings frenzy, ride on down to SW Ohio and check out Wild Mikes! They're strictly a local chain with three locations on the west side of the city. If you want to do a road trip, send me PM and I'd be happy to meet for wings 'n beer and a ride if you're interested.

Jagr: Post more?!? Why, when the thread seems to have degenerated into a nonsensical discourse of babbling monkeys pecking away at typewriters... I'm gone.