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Welcome to OR Danny. Ride safe and thanks for your service!

A great accomplishment, no easy thing! Congratulations to you!

Great bikes. (I'm Mr. Obvious today) Now, ride! (see?)

Even MORE fun for your right hand....

At the risk of sounding a little crass -- a new dog goes a long way to ease the pain! Our 16yo terrier, best dog ever (of course!) passed a few years ago, and last year we got a rescue shephard mix who is progressing to be the NEXT best dog ever...they sure are a blessing. I like your avatar!

Nice choice -- And you drove right by me -- have fun with the new toy!

Alex, will you throw one into the shipment you are making to me? Thanks!! (cobra decal)

Riding bud of mine just got the new 500. It rocks! Geared so tall, it'll go 95 (maybe more)! My DR tops out at around 90 and he's still going! Agree on the 690 -- too bad they're not making those anymore!

Yes, the DL is a great bike, very popular with it's owner base. The fellow I sold mine to still has it, still loves it and intends to keep it forever... Have fun this summer with it!! I replaced the DL with a 950 ADV. Rockin' bike! The stock (but good) WP susp has been reworked by Fastbike Enterprises, and this thing eats potholes like nothing else I've ever known.

That's a lot of stuff!! Based on what you have on that thing, I would say the rear shock is a good next step. I wouldn't be surprised when you get out there and start twisting it, the rear will come into sharper focus as the next problem to solve. I never did change the susp on my old DL, but once, a couple of years after getting rid of mine, rode one with a RaceTech suspension and was really impressed. No more hobby horse!

I would have started there also...The oil weight is the last opportunity left to get more damping (with heavier weight oil) if the thing still collapses too easily. I have had emulators (don't now) and currently have the Intiminators and 10wt oil in my DR fork, which is a similar fork to your DL. Like them a lot -- they work well in all the conditions I take the thing into, which is mostly dirt/gravel roads. Did you do anything with the shock? I have a Ricor on the back of the DR, fn magic.

Did you also use a heavier weight fork oil when you changed over to the emulators?

Cool website...I ordered a few things...

sofa king hawt. Best TV commercial in recent memory (qualifier, short term memory destroyed, long term memory at risk)

Glad you got through it ok. Guy sounds like a real di*K, and if he would have pulled over, the confrontation may not have gone well....easy to let him just go his own way.

Welcome, from Dayton. Been meaning to get down to try your bbq, just haven't yet -- need a good excuse eg. bike night at Porky's!

Nice! Should be able to tow a bike or two!

Can't imagine...having boys, don't even have to think about that. No boy is good enough for my nieces though!

This is a great buy, although the travel charge will be problematic for us in southern Ohio. I just paid 400 for my PR2s changed on the bike, so if you're close to Hoblick, you've got a great deal. Have run a few sets of PR2s now and they are my favorite road tire. I hear the 3s are great also.

Congrats Joey, and welcome home.

Namtugeoj, yes the link to the Iron Pony are the correct gloves. And yes, they are very wind resistant. I saw somebody recommended heated gloves... So, in order, by higher to lower temperature: good gloves, good gloves plus heated grips, heated grips plus heated gloves. Depends on how much cold weather riding you're really going to do and how much you're going to spend to be comfortable. Here's what I do for 35 to 45 degree weather: good gloves (like the polar tex), thin glove liners, heated grips -- stop for coffee and warm everything up when you get cold. haha, all this just in time for it to warm up for the season!

ooooowwooo!! Bummer, I feel for ya man! Good luck with the hunt.

Tourmaster Polar Tec. Awesome glove for 35-65 degrees.

Welcome to OR. And ride safe!

I'll join you!