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  1. YES! I imported a couple of KSR80's (two stroke) a few years ago (have since sold them) just as they were coming out with the KSR110 (four-stroke). Took the 80s to MidOhio for Superbike weekend one year. They were a blast. Big aftermarket already available for these because this version has been available in Japan for years and years now, and to bring it to the states would (seemingly) just be a matter of ramping up production. I dealt with a lot of mini's, and was always amazed at the lack of street legal minis that came to the states. Yamaha got it right with the YSR50 by making it street legal. Suzuki failed big-time by not making the GSXR50 street legal. Honda, Kaw, Suz already had street-legal compliant mini's in Japan, and it seemed like it would have been an easy transition to bring them to the states. When Honda brought the Dream 50 and NSR50 to the states, they should have kept the lights and such on them, like they made them in Japan. Though I'd much rather have the two-stroke version of any of these bikes, I'm happy to see them finally coming to our shores.
  2. Not a point about religion? Really? Seemed to be your sole point. They're more than welcome to list that the owner has diabetes, or whatever. I see no fault or issue that they offer themselves as a Christian-owned business, and as a Christian, I welcome it. It is my "go-to" shop since Southside in Dayton closed down. There's a closer shop to me, but I won't set foot in the place, not even if I'm just browsing, because of their reputation for ripping people off, and the attitudes I got when I DID go in there. The folks all through CCM are ALWAYS friendly, and seem to enjoy what they do. They don't stalk me as I'm walking around, they don't push product on me. They answer my questions, chat, and leave me be. The dollar doesn't seem to be the sole focus, vs. the other shop. The employees at CCM seem to stick around awhile, which may mean that they feel they're in a "good place" that treats them fairly. If they're having a bad day, you'd never know it. I like 'em. I support 'em. Most of that is just the "feel" of the shop overall, and part of that "feel" is the employees and owners. I'm glad that they put it out there that they're a Christian business. More power to them. They make all of us look better. I'm not saying that all good people must be Christian (or Jewish, or anything else). I'm not saying that if you're not connected with God then you're not trustworthy and reliable. I'm not saying that everyone in church is doing what they're supposed to be doing (nor not doing what they're not supposed to be doing). None of that. I'm saying that dealing with a business which presents itself as faith-based is a comfort to me. CCM doesn't have Jesus fish all over the place, nor scripture anywhere in the building (not that I've seen). They don't include a pocket Bible with every purchase. They don't push it on anyone, and its not blatant except in the way they treat people, and thats not a bad thing.
  3. Our house is about 10 years old, and has a "majority basement" except for a tongue under the half-bath and laundry room, at the right rear of the basement. I despise the builder for doing this (we're not the original owners). Our crawlspace is about 24-30" tall, about 5' wide, and about 12' deep (front to back). Its accessed via a "hole" at the top edge. I climb in using a ladder or standing on a 5-gallon bucket. I tested for radon in the basement shortly after we moved in, and it came out at about 9 (IIRC). The top level for radon is supposed to be around 4 (I think. Its been 8 years...). We surmised that the radon was coming through the "crawlspace" area, seeping up through the gravel that they had laid down. I got a radon fan off of ebay and ran the tubing, including a "feed" from the nearby sump pump pit (since radon seeps in through the drain curtain lines as well). After the system had run for a couple of days, we re-tested and came in at .6 on the radon reader. For the crawlspace (CS), I framed out a floor with 2x6" untreated boards, and laid a 1/2" plywood floor. Needed the tall 2x6 joists because I needed to bore holes in them to run the pvc throughout, and so no area was blocked-off. I put sheet plastic on top of the plywood floor, sealed the edges of the sheet plastic onto the concrete walls, and we now use it for storage bins and other stuff we don't need to access often. Works for us. We don't have any insulation between the floor joists (for the first floor) in ours. Note: for a "true" CS (which ours is not. Thats just what we call it), like one which is under a whole house, the exterior vents are critical. There MUST be flow under there, regardless of the weather. Moisture and radon can build up. The moisture causes havoc, and the radon (and other stuff) can seep into the house. Mold and radon can cause all kinds of health issues.
  4. $299 sale price vs. $299 coupon price. I get it. May work. Best of luck.
  5. Wow. Really? He is providing a service. He didn't rape and murder someone. If its found that he did something heinous, he should die by the same method. The convicted murderer/ rapist committed a crime. The executioner did not. How you can consider the two as "equal" is beyond me. The rapist/ murderer is not a victim. If one were to follow your logic, no criminal could ever be convicted unless they were "judged" and sentenced by someone who committed the same offense, and neither of them could then be punished. Justice has to be exacted somehow, else there is anarchy. Liberals want more laws, restrictions and oversight, but then argue that the offenders shouldn't be punished. "They just need to be rehabilitated". Okay. Let them come live with said liberals, in their homes with their wives and daughters, until the rehab is complete.
  6. Put a big plastic bag underneath him when he hangs. Let him drip or ooze whatever his body wants to, into the open mouth of the bag lying on the floor. Two young inmates, in prison for relatively minor infractions, then get to pull the bag up over the body and tie it off. This may act as a deterrent for them convicting more heinous acts. Then cut the rope, let him slam to the floor. Pick up the bag, dispose of the body. No hoses, no disinfectant, no floor drains needed. Use the bags that king-size mattresses come in. Can't be more than a couple $$$ each. "Next one!". Too many appeals. One appeal should be the max.
  7. This. My sentiments exactly. Kill them exactly as they killed their victims.
  8. Price drop: $75 No crash damage (i.e. uncrashed). Clear shield has some scratches on it which don't hinder vision or functionality. I got a new lid from Nathan at RD, and need to clear a space in my queue. This is from about 1996 and is still solid. Size XL. Original owner, and stored indoors. The bottom front rubber trim piece is trying to come off, and I have lightly Goop-ed it. To cover my tail, I'll say that this is being sold as a collector piece and the buyer should use their own discretion in using it on the road due to its age. TRIVIA: Anyone here know what the 66 sticker symbolizes?
  9. Price drop. Unsure of the year. Liner removable and washable. Attachments for Quik Strap goggle system. Non smoker. Used for ATV trail riding.
  10. Coupons all over the place (check any bike mag) for $299, and cannot use coupons on top of that. I think thats the best price you can wrangle.
  11. Wasn't it like forty bazillion square feet, or something like that?? Get the lift. Mines worked great for years. I initially wanted the more expensive version which they used to offer because it could accommodate their "wings" to make it wider for ATVs and mowers. Instead I use a sheet of plywood at 48" wide and cut the length to match the lift (about 7', IIRC). Four 3/8" bolts (one near each corner) keeps it secured, and is easily removable to make the lift narrow again. Best bike money I've ever spent. With your ATV plow, it also makes it easier to work on the quad, like to mount and unmount the plow mount (huh??). I drilled holes to accommodate my pop chock, and never used the crank tire holder which they include. Storage: Just put a bike up on it in the garage. This thing is heavy. I thought about tilting it on its side and leaning against the garage wall, like someone mentioned, but that would only save a foot or so. I view it as a better use of space to store a bike on it.
  12. Uh oh. I actually agree with Mags. Going back to bed. Something is wrong with the moon/ sun cycle or somethin'.
  13. You can store it at my house. I'll even run down the street and pick it up from him...
  14. Loooooved it. Never went as a kid, but took our kids when they were about 9 and 12. Day after Thanksgiving, and there were verrry few people there. Got to sit up front on the "bullet train", "drive" the train inside the park, etc. I was fascinated by the detail on Cinderella's castle. Went back two years later, and it was good, but not nearly as magical as the first visit. Truly a great place. Spotless, well-oiled machine.
  15. Okay, maybe I'm just gullible, but is this "weak grip" thing for real, and if so: why? Allowing the recoil to move your wrists affects the mechanics of the pistol? i.e. the weak wrist absorbs to much of the recoil? No questioning MT, but Winchester White Box has never given me a problem.
  16. I've got a G4 19, several hundred rounds of different stuff and never an issue. Knock wood. Try different ammo. If you're at a range, they may be selling you reloads, which might cause issues (so I'm told. Again, I've used them w/o any issues). Did you buy it new? Also, does it do it with all of the magazines equally, or just one?
  17. You're gonna have a big theater in your big, new house. Can we just come over there and watch it?
  18. YSR_Racer_99

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    Friend has some contacts in Europe who brought us some of this. I haven't opened either one, but another friend stated that he tried one of his, and wouldn't order a second one. But then he drinks MGD 64, so take that for what its worth.
  19. This isn't going to make him unpopular. Not at all. In fact, it will make him an icon.
  20. I like your thinking... I've been thinking lately about how cool it would be to take one of those Edelweiss (or similar) 2-week tours.
  21. Yeah, I was. I say that to her just to watch her reaction. "You are NOT lowering my truck!". Early-on, maybe 2005, I had a Flowmaster put on it. It lasted for a few months until I ran over to Indy to pickup a bike. Over two hours in each direction of highway-droning "brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr" in my ears drove me nuts. Had the FM removed. She still gives me grief about that. Maybe I'll do a Choo Choo Customs job on it, and have the bottom half spray painted silver with overspray. The truck is forest green... Then slap on every chrome accent piece that I can find in the JC Whitney catalog. Door handles, wiper arms, door sills, tailgate handle, etc.
  22. Ya know, thats kind of what I was thinking. Yeah, 13 is the last year, so will start shopping in 2017 or so. With gas prices what they are, the truck doesn't really get used all that much. I mean, if we travel, we take the Toyota car instead. Good advice, all, and I appreciate the input. We're keeping the truck. And lowering it 6" as well as putting a Flowmaster on it. And a system in it.
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