ScubaCinci

Welcome, from your neighbor in Montgomery. I saw a UFO once many years ago...moved and changed direction too quickly for a terrestrial aircraft but I couldn't see detail, just the lights. After about 30 seconds it was gone. I managed to avoid an alien anal probe.

Done

The Bimmer is super nice...it definitely can handle more than my skills can offer. That SD sounds badass tho

Obviously, he's riding a sweet bike

who's riding the Bimmer?

stop...you are making me want one even more. It's bad enough that it'll be another 2wks + before I can ride anything.

Very nice...FZ1's don't get the love they should. Solid bikes, fast, but comfortable enough for some touring.

knee surgery went well, crutches for 3 weeks 😒 Hope everyone has a safe trip!

It went up when I bailed so you are back to even

I see people in cars all the time with earbuds in. I also see a lot with hoodies up...I have no idea how they see preipherally, that should be illegal.

Bazinga!

I'm a no....knee surgery June 5th

Nice bike. What brand of flip-flop did you use to take the pic 🤣

Jim, if there is a need to go back and do it again, LMK and I'll go as well. A few points I would add further clarification to (not criticizing what you said, just thoughts in case there is a next time). re: hearing important noises with ear plugs in - I would argue I am better able to hear horns and other critical noises with ear plugs in vs without since they normalize the volume of ambient sounds, allowing for the other noises to be heard more prominently. You kind of said this though. Decibel ratings are not linear, but exponential. The difference between 85 and 110db is enormous. Way more than the difference of the same span between 50 to 75db. Most people don't understand this and I doubt any of the politicians do unless they have had reason to know that from past experience. I didn't know it until I was researching air compressors and reading up on the loud vs quiet ones. I love the points you made about OSHA vs OH law and the BMV recommendations vs law.

Good job Jim!

Good luck!

Did you replace @Tonik's picture with Clint Eastwood?

People get all hung up on the break in and then sell the bike with less than 10k miles on it. A less than ideal break in may cause longevity issues. If you don't plan on keeping the bike long enough for that to be a factor, there are plenty of other things you can worry about that will have a greater impact on the health of the bike.

There almost as many arguments about break-ins than their are about oils. I think most people say to avoid revs at or above redline and don't hold the same rpm for extended periods. After that, opinions vary wildly.

I should be healed up by July

Unless you have a parasitic draw, which many bikes do.

There are tenders specifically made for these types of batteries

well, we can agree that we have a large number of idiots in this country and it's only getting worse. Smartphones are making the younger generation morons. A lady at work was telling me the other day that her 19yo daughter can't even get to the local grocery store without using her GPS.

OK, but how do you go from that to punitive actions for a crime not being committed? If by punitive action you mean denying them legal access to firearms, that is as a result of their conviction of commission of a crime so the punitive action is a result of their previous actions, regardless of their future firearm usage intent.