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I blame Hillary...it. Probably stems form deleted stuff.

Digging up this old thread to second the recommendation for Cadre Cycle. Super nice guys to deal with to start which always helps. I had my Tenere in to do a throttle body sync a month ago. Never asked for an estimate, just made an appt and brought it in. Now, this isn't too tough on the ST if you have the right tools but I was expecting at least $85-100. When I picked it up I asked what the damage was and they said $23. I was shocked and asked if he was sure that was right and he replied that they are an honest shop and only charge for the time it took to do the work. Nice! Today I stopped in (I live down the street) and asked about getting tires put on and doing a brake flush. The tires I wanted I had checked around online and they asked for about $10 more than the average price online which I thought was great. So many dealers/shops do a big markup on tires. Second, they estimated $60 for the brake flush assuming they didn't run into any surprises. This is on a bike with ABS and linked brakes so it's not the normal flush process. Again I was surprised, I really thought it would be more though I can't say I have ever had a bike with this setup that I took to a shop to do this so maybe my expectations were off. Hell, some shops have a $85 minimum. Either way, I'm pretty happy though reserve the right to change my opinion once the work is actually done but based on their reputation with fellow riders and the work they did for me before, I don't expect my opinion to change.

Some bikes have synthetic from the factory...BMW's do I believe. I know my BMW cars have had synthetic from the start. Part of the reason the oil change intervals are so long.

I always pronounce it as pseudo as well. It's right because that's the way I say it. its like gif...hard G, not jiff...I don't care what it's inventor says

Now it's all mine...and it rocks

My FJR had clips and push pin fasteners that always fell off and usually into nether regions of the engine where I couldn't find/retrieve them - especially the pins because they weren't magnetic. I had to pray they weren't going to bugger something up wherever they ended up.

This is why I'll probably never own a full fairing bike again.

I forgot to rep you for riding that whole trip on a 2x4 - done! You should really qualify for the iron butt just for that feat alone.

You should have increased discretionary spend to save since you are eating less

@Tonikinsult in 3, 2, 1...

You need to rest the muscles for at least a day, likely 2 as you age when you are strength training. The exceptions are abs and calves which can be trained very frequently but if you have a lot of soreness, wait until it abates - your muscles have not recovered yet. The soreness will not happen or be very mild if you are consistent with your workouts. Even taking 2 weeks off can trigger the soreness again. I typically break my workouts out as such to prevent overtraining of muscles: Day 1 - Chest, tri's shoulders Day 2 - cardio Day 3 - Back, bi's, abs Day 4 - legs Day 5 - rest (usually do some crunches at home) Day 6 - Chest, tri's shoulders Day 7 - cardio or another rest day depending on my schedule Day 8 - Back, bi's, abs Day 9 - legs etc, etc I sometimes do some extra shoulder work on back days with a focus on rear delts depending how I feel and how hard I worked the shoulders the previous time. I try to vary the exercises, even if it's just using a different grip (wider vs narrower or overhand vs underhand) and I've been steadily increasing the poundage. Once a month I do lighter weights and higher reps for all the strength training. Every once and a while, I'll work opposing muscle groups in the same workout just to change it up but the above is mostly what I stick to. Don't worry about building too much bulk...once you get over 30 (even more so after 40) you have to lift very hard over a long period to really pack on muscle unless you are genetically gifted or juicing. Plus it's hard to build muscle if you are on a calorie restricted diet though if you have a lot of weight to lose, your body finds the energy it needs from your fat but it's still not ideal conditions. Muscle is good, it burns calories even at rest and fills you out if you've lost a lot of weight to mitigate the saggy skin look (not so much in the mid-section). You'll find certain muscles grow faster than others so you can back off of the exercises that isolate them. My arms grow pretty easy but I struggle building my chest and lats. As such, I don't do a lot of bi or tricep isolation moves or some days I skip them altogether as the get work doing multi-joint exercises when doing back and chest. The scale says I haven't lost a pound since the gap trip (still down 85lbs) but my clothes are getting looser in the right spots so I know I'm offsetting some fat loss with muscle. I saw a bunch of people I hadn't seen in 6 months + this past weekend and some of them barely recognized me from a distance so I'd say I'm making progress

I saw that...I knew Android users were squids

Welcome Josh

Some more than others

I need to figure out what shoes to put on my Tenere...strictly road/touring tires or 80/20 dual sport tires. I may go with what came with the bike...they aren't great off-road but seem to do well on pavement.

They stuck to the road pretty good though!

I've been wanting to ride one for awhile and I hear they are a blast and excellent commuter bikes. The first gen ones can be had for a song. @jnor on here was selling his very nicely set up 2016...not sure if it sold or not. http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/2016-kawasaki-versys-650-abs-6800-obo.1180986/

Nice...I put a few back on between the dive trip and the gap trip but I've lost it again and been holding steady. I've been lifting like a madman so some fat loss is being offfset by muscle...scale isn't moving but I can tell a difference in how my clothing fits.

Nah, there's a nice used one for sale near me that I could pick up if I wanted. I like the V1K but too much like the Tenere. Honestly, in still salivating over the Multistrada but loathe to spend that much cash.

Unless I wake up unusually late, I'm going to take a ride up to the Iron Pony tomorrow morning since my kevlar jeans went MIA I need to find me a new pair. Plus I like to look at the shiny while I'm there. If anyone is around there and wants to say hi, drop me a PM or respond here. I probably won't stay for lunch or anything but it's always nice to see both new and familiar faces. I have a Halloween party to go to tomorrow night and I want to get to the gym and get some other errands done.

Tough crowd

Wow, could've been much worse...I can understand how the scenery became a distraction, it's beautiful down there. What kind of textile pants?

Link works now...look at that sexy beast

Is that a euphemism?

That's why I also tried from my phone...my work blocks a lot of stuff.