Gixxus Christ!

Baptizo won't ride with me anymore because I go too fast....he gets shy at 5 over the limit....maybe he needs a scooter instead of a liter class duc.

You couldn't have stood the bike up and said it just died on the freeway? Ran out if gas? I mean, if you told the trooper you laid it down then you kinda deserve the ticket....

I think, at least for me, the ride I went on with bad, Alzheimer, j Copeland, doc and malasian invasion was about perfect. Everyone met at the right time, the route was awesome, everyone was pretty well matched as far as skill; our intervals were pretty constant through all the twisties. Nobody ditched or ran out of gas and the weather was great. My only complaint was my ass was absolutely killing me by the time I headed home, mostly due to the thin seat on my old fzr.

Again.....pay cash. If you can afford the payment you can afford the patience. Save up, walk in with a wad, bargain on the price and ride out with your bike and the title.

Damn, and I was gonna suggest the $500 magna v65 on here somewhere. I'd take it on if I wasn't elbows deep in my cb850 'harley raper' project.

It's so they can justify paying tomorrows prices for yesterdays technology. It must be the best brand there is, because its the most expensive and has its name on everything from toilet seat covers to coffee cups. My dad rode Honda's for most of his life. Bought a vrod a few years ago and now he has the shirts, jackets, boots etc to match.....I tried to explain to him what a sucker he is but he doesn't see it. I tried to explain to him how much faster and better jap bikes are than his vrod, his reply "they win on the drag strip every time". I asked him how many Harleys he's seen in moto gp....he didn't have an answer. Sure, a top fuel funny car is going to win against a vette on the strip, but which one would you rather own?

Why I pay cash for everything.

Hope you can get her on the road soon man, time and money....lots of both, seems to he the key to finishing a rebuild (or so I've heard, had a bike apart with the motor on the bench for over a year now.)

That's because I'm a smarty pants.

As a brewer I love beer for more than its intoxicating effects and absolutely love the taste of an ice cold yeungling in a frosted mug. That being said, I know my limit and don't drink enough to even get a slight buzz.

Oh yeah, I forgot about all the harley shirts from everywhere. What a bunch of dupes, buying into the whole bullshit lifestyle...

Bahahaha. Sorry vvvpr, this is just the wrong audience for your political agenda. Not enough pirates here.

One cool thing about the ride, got to see and talk to the owner of this awesome piece of 70's engineering.

My girlfriend's dad, Ed, is a great guy. We really get along etc and we both ride so he invited me to come on this bike run to raise funds for a memorial scholarship for this great guy who died a few years back. After some hemming and hawing I agreed to go. I met him at his place and we rode together to the turkeyfoot sportsmans club, who sponsored the event. $5 gets you a decent breakfast and a copy of the route. Now Ed rides a Harley, and I figured there would be a lot of the leather vest and geezer glide crowd there, and I was right. My tl was one of 5 jap bikes. The other 4 being an old Honda cbx, a magna, a warrior and an intruder. The rest of the parking lot was full of your usual scores of virtually identical street glides, springers, a few soft tails and sportsters and some dynas. This wasn't a poker or dice run, just a 125 mile ride into the sticks and back, with a few bars to stop at. As we head out I notice that not only am I the only person riding in full gear, I'm one of only 4 with even a helmet on. So here I am on the fastest bike in the group, forced to ride at what I can only describe as a frustratingly slow pace. I'm used to group rides with other sport riders, where you accelerate into the turns. These guys slow down for turns. At first I was getting pretty annoyed with the pace and was bitching to myself about it, but I realized that was pointless and decided to just enjoy the scenery and experience. Then I realized I could entertain myself. I started lagging and building a big gap between myself and the bike in front of me, then I'd wait for a fun curve, grab a gear, rocket from 40 to 75 and whip through it hanging off the side of my bike with my knee an inch off the ground, slam the brakes to avoid hitting the bike in front of me, and settle back into formation. We stopped at 3 bars during the ride, the first one I had a bottle of water, the 2nd I had a beer and a bottle of water, and the third I had a beer. I know my limits and 2 is it on the bike. Some of the other riders were guzzling 2 beers and a shot at each bar, which made me a bit nervous. I don't really like riding along side fearless old farts who like to get drunk by noon. Anyway, I had a pretty good time and there was some great scenery along the way, everyone finished the route safely and we raised money for a worthy cause. I guess I just didn't realize how big the disconnect is between the sport/sport tour world and the Harley guys. Definitely 2 different worlds.

Nothing, not even legislation and warning stickers and public safety announcements will ever keep dumb people from doing dumb things. We must rely on Darwin to remove these stooges from the gene pool before they further pollute it with their stupid offspring.

My dog's breath smells like dog food.

Ran a full tank thru the bike today all around canton, massillon and Akron.

Nobody?

Lookin to meet up with some people and ride this afternoon, don't care where to really. Post up here or pm me to set something up. Oops, today is the 22nd.

Me and Jamal seen a guy in shorts and sunglasses the other day...not sure about the footwear, probably sneakers. No shirt, no helmet....I bet I saw 15 guys and gals out today in shorts and tank tops, and they probably think I'm crazy for riding in full gear.

Fake vinyl gator and pop rivets, FTW.

Clear case of abuse of power.

Obx, va beach, Poconos, ocean city...any of those are fine. Might have trouble getting a room without a reservation this time of year tho.

I would like to know how a pocket pussy ended up underground in some po-dunk Chinese village.

Doubtful that water in the tank is the issue....water is much heavier than gas and will drop to the bottom. If your bike would idle, that means it was getting gas and not water. Most likely water in a connection. My old fzr would bog and stutter in heavy rain.