DerekClouser

Last time we rode 255 was a nightmare. I'd say maybe 2 corners were clean and the rest were gravel ridden.

But they did? One paid the ultimate penalty and one is going to be facing charges of carjacking and was shot in the process? He'll do his time for it. As for the guy who defended himself... good for him. This is why I've always considered getting my CCW, because not that I feel it will ever happen to me, but if it did, I don't want to be helpless.

So having had electrical issues with my r/r over heating, I'm doing all I can to try and prevent it in the future. One thing I heard was air gaps from the heatsink would hurt and I should consider using a paste. Just got shipped the new R/R so I suppose the next step is to get the paste and a CPU fan to help disperse heat. What would be a good heat sink paste I could pick up?

I'm at work and can't turn on the TV. I've seen reports of 1 gunmen and 2 gunmen. I've seen reports that they had someone detained and others that they were still at large. Any accurate updates?

We considered cutting both the plugs off the stator connector and solder them directly together... that should prevent any issues with connection there.

I won't -rep you for this, even though I wanted to Platinum blonde ftw

GLWS. I'd buy them but I feel that because he died it would be bad karma.

This sounds like a possible problem, I was mounting it straight to the frame, but the Rick's R/R didn't have any screws included and the previous R/R had a much beefier body so the screws they included were too long. I found some screws that worked, but it's possible that there could have been an air gap... We'll look into using paste among other options to help disperse heat.

Yea we discussed the CPU fan this time. Probably going to be what we end up doing. Update: Purchased a R1 R/R this time, but unfortunately just doesn't fit the plug I recently put on for the CBR. I'm sending it back and going back to a CBR R/R. Hopefully I can find one with MOSFET technology...

Regardless of who is at fault here, you got to try and be better about protecting yourself. The law doesn't matter if you aren't around to defend yourself. In that dense traffic if you go down, your risk of being hit and ran over by another car is very high. Instead of staring down the person moving into your lane, you should have been focusing on where you should go to clear yourself and avoid the accident. You target fixated on the car moving over which kept you in the exact spot you almost didn't want to be. Ride as though no one sees you and always keep escape options open. Ride safe!

Yea I've got that pdf saved on my computer from all the issues I've been having with it. I'll look at the part number today when it gets shipped. I've done those tests 100 times and they always have the right meter readings when I make the changes but just seems to get really really hot after a short time of riding.

Yea, we put the bigger gauge on this time, but the R/R was already shot, waiting on the new one to see if it was the issue, but I dont want to go through another R/R until I check through other items.

Okay, so here's the deal. I have a 98 CBR 900 rr I've replaced the Reg/Rect and Stator 2x within the last 3 months. The RR has again overheated and melted. Wires that connect from the stator seem okay. When we originally replaced the R/R, it didn't have the OEM wiring harness, so we individually re-wired each wire with a spade connector and placed each into the R/R. After replacing it again, I bought the wiring harness and re-wired it into the harness to make sure that wasn't the issue. When I went to put on the wiring harness, I realized the 2 wires going back to the battery were a much thicker gauge. When we re-wired originally we used all the same size wires. Would this have been the reason I've been frying my R/R?? I've just recently bought a 2001 R1 R/R because I was told that they were better for my bike. Hopefully this fixes the issues... This most recent time after the bike shut off, I could smell an electrical burn coming from the R/R area. Any other ideas I should check out? Edit: Each time I run a voltage check after replacing the units, they all seemed to charge normally. 13.3 startup - 12.x running, and about 14.0 when revving to 5k. Then after a couple times riding, I've noticed the overheating issues

How's that fair? If I fell asleep at my job, I'd certainly be fired... No excuses for falling asleep on the job.

He must hate women now too or possibly parents? http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/09/09/20406563-police-investigate-incident-between-george-zimmerman-wife?lite

Don't you think it's wrong to stereotype an entire culture/religion because of a few radicals? I don't think it was a Muslim attack on our country, but rather a terrorist attack.

I have zero interest in Harley's or Cruiser type bikes. Would I still be interested in going?

Definitely 9/10 lol - my bad - Call me a novice, but what is that? Is it a Harley demo? Can a mod fix the title to say 9-10 instead of 8-10 cause I'm a moron?

Got the day off... Planning on Riding down to Hocking Hills (maybe towards Marietta) from Medina - Probably 83 the entire way through New Concord. So if anyone wants to meet up Tuesday morning, we can meet in Lodi, Millersburg, Coshocton, or New Concord. So far myself and Brian (whaler) are going.

Always sad to hear these stories. Wonder if he was wearing any gear and if it would helped prevent the fatality. Either way - Ride in Paradise fellow rider.

Sent PM.

Are you looking to sell just the canyon dancers?

The Red Cross is a non-profit organization. They make zero profit off your blood. And yes I'm aware they pay their top executives an exorbitant amount of money, but I have no issues with people who run charitable organizations to be compensated well for their generosity.

For those who don't donate, that's your prerogative, but take this short time to listen to my story. My twin brother passed away in a motorcycle accident because he lost too much blood and they didn't have enough to support him. It takes 2 hours out of your day to donate. Even if people just donated once a year, it would save so many lives, so other families didn't have to go through a loss because they didn't have enough blood to help their family member. I can't tell you how many nights I sat up depressed because in college when I needed extra cash I donated plasma. I would have gladly donated 1000% of the money back to have gone back in time and donated blood instead, in hopes that it would have kept my brother alive. It's easy to sit behind a computer and bash the red cross and how you wouldn't donate, but I assure you, you'd sit back and wish you had if you have went through anything like I did. I ask you all who refuse to donate, to at least suck it up and try once a year. You never know how much it could come back to you in a dire situation. OP, I understand your situation, and I can understand your frustration and I thank you for all the donations you and your wife made. I plead to you to find a new donor place to continue to donate. I can assure you, most would think differently if they had to go through the nightmare I went through.

You've swayed my opinion. Well done.