Pauly

Swapping in the Clearwater lights, new LED tail/brakelight and the CANopener. That device allows me to integrate the lights into my bike's system and control the fogs via the Wunderwheel. I can control their lumen output, make them flash with my horn or hazards and I believe have them serve me a dry martini. Still reading the manual...

Replacing factory fog light with Clearwater lights. I finally have the old harness removed.... it's been a morning.

The BMW and the Goldwing have been game changers. I can get almost 350 miles to a tank on the GS and not have to stop. My last work trip was 77S/800/148/145/556 and cross into WV at New Martinsville. Then I took 18/180/random roads/33 and stopped for fuel and lunch in Weston. That was my first stop. Then I took 33 across both mountain passes and snagged I-64 into Richmond. My second fuel stop was 5 mins from my hotel.

Totes jelly of your pic. Glad you're vertical!

Congrats on all of it.

That sucks but sometimes you have to do what you have to do. It's sad that his response is to not see her versus growing the fuck up. Family sucks.

Torque wrenches are for nerds.

Can you set it up with Administration to keep him out of there until he learns to act like an adult?

Getting my gear together.

Like you have shit going on.. please.

I did a thing... should be here next week. Needs a white saddle and bar tape, but basically aesthetically perfect.

I am doing alright. Slowly getting back into things. I will be released for work on the 17th but will be relegated to pointing at things and training our newer techs. I was planning on attempting a short 10-20 mile bicycle ride tomorrow, but the cold is brutal on my chest and shoulder. I may be staying inside.. which I am absolutely tired of at this point. Amanda starts PT next week and is doing better each day. We haven't murdered each other yet, so I think things are looking up. Thanks for asking. Take care, man.

Hell, I could be a psychic.

Could we maybe use an invisible theme?

I think @Howabusajust makes stuff up to talk about. Poor lonely bastard...

I may look like shit, but at least my steed looks Aces. Time to put in some work.

Well, I haven't thumbed the starter yet. It's taken some time to get reacquainted with driving the car in traffic without getting jittery. I might be moving too fast but I won't know until the day comes. I am just pushing my comfort level slightly. It won't break my heart to park it for the season and just work on my golf game. I do know that I have to suit up and climb on sometime. I'd like to see some miles this year just to prove to myself that I am still inside this skin suit. The crash was rougher on my psyche than my body and I have some demons to evict. Better get cracking.

Giving the BMW some love. Driveshaft had a very slight bit of surface rust on two u-joint caps, but the splines looked good and well greased. I wiped down the driveshaft and fogged the housing with WD-40. Hopefully that will help with condensation. I flush and filled the final drive and inspected the drain magnet. Everything looks in order out back. I will have street rubber mounted next week. Time to shake off that crash and get back on my high horse.

@2talltim, do you look through that screen or above it?

Ordered a pair of Clearwater driving lights and a LED tail/brake light. I also ordered Dynamic Motorrad LED turn signal bulbs. Hoping to provide some proactive visibility to the BMW. I still think it was cheap on the part of zee Germans to not build the bike with LED signals from the factory, but what can you do? @RidersDiscount hooked me up with fresh Alpinestars Drystar jacket, pants and gloves and a new Arai XD4. I also have a Tech-Air 5 vest coming directly from Alpinestars. I am hopeful to be back on the road soon.

Right hand only. The left shoulder is still sore.

Holy shit!

Yes.

Thanks gang. I appreciate you. I will be investing in some A-stars Tech Air equipment, for sure. I do believe I would have come out far better off. The jury is still out regarding the modular style helmet. I have a tendency to ride with the chin bar raised when I am riding casually or in city limits. When I was on 212 just south of Beach City I had my helmet raised and I thought to myself, "Paul.. put the damn helmet down and stop being an idiot." Less than 10 minutes later I was sliding on my face. While I like to believe I have learned my lesson, I think it's just too easy to flip the chin bar and enjoy the breeze and sunshine. I might be riding in a full face Arai from now on. I haven't decided quite yet. I had one single stitch in my left leg and just some 3rd degree burns here and there. My left elbow was burnt from my elbow pad speeding from 0-60ish mph when I touched down. It is basically a heavy-duty rug burn. Same with my right knuckles, except that is from the heat generated from my glove sliding knuckles down on the pavement. My glove never tore or wore through, but the rubber "FOX" emblem is no longer glued to the glove. It's there, but it isn't attached. My knuckles had a nickel sized burn from the heat transfer. I had zero road rash anywhere but my knees and it was minor. My boots are scuffed pretty good, but they are still usable. Both of our left boots are covered in motor oil, which is how I know the engine case was busted at impact. It also left a long oil slick as it made its way off the pavement.