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18 minutes ago, ReconRat said:

yup, me too with my first bike. Maxed out speeding tickets. Too young and too much fun. A smaller bike can be thrashed into trouble easily. Leaving for two years in the Army cooled things off, and gave me some discipline to change my ways a little bit.

I'm 63, and am often amazed I made it through high school (and even college) without accidentally killing myself driving or riding. Things change quickly as we age!

1 hour ago, Steve Butters said:

Within 90 days of owning mine I had caught a civil citation and two separate criminal cases related to traffic laws 😂 pretty much the opposite of respect... I almost had to sell the thing, I had no self control on it and couldn't afford all the tickets. 

Possession of (and riding) a criminal tool 😅

16 minutes ago, jporter12 said:

 

As for the engine in the OP, it sounds as though someone built the engine for them, so I would get with the builder and do what they recommend, since they will be the one that has to stand behind their work.  

Yup, this is my bike, and the builder is a freak about gentle break-in, along with very frequent oil and filter changes within the first 200 miles. The engine alone for this project cost me just about half the total price, so I'm erring on the side of caution.

14 minutes ago, redbarron77 said:

Absolutely delicious! The chef there is a creative genius; most people just dont understand his cuisine. 

The new Honda Monkey is pretty damn cool, and there are several Honda dealerships near where I live, but I've not seen even ONE on the road yet. Maybe these bikes are not as big a hit as Honda imagined they would be. I'd certainly rather own one of those than a Grom. Anyone else seen 'em? What a perfect commuter bike . . .

3 hours ago, ReconRat said:

Also, any new bike deserves respect. It's a learning experience, regardless of the rider's background. Be at ease with the motorcycle for that first season. Treat it with respect.

Recon, someone else earlier in this thread raised a similar point to the one you make here, and this is something important that every new owner should pay attention to. Great advice. It's almost as if the universe is telling us to go easy for both our and our bikes' sake.

6 minutes ago, Tonik said:

As expected.

I'm sure your Medal of Freedom has left the Amazon warehouse, and should be on your front doorstep by tomorrow afternoon.

On 5/7/2019 at 7:25 PM, motocat12 said:

You clearly don't own any golf courses.

Ha! 

After doing some very informal research on Wicki, it seems Tonik is correct. There are many, many recipients of this "award," and it is not at all what I originally thought it was. It's basically a medal for greatness in pretty much any area of human endeavor--and a quasi-status symbol given out at the president's whim.

Funny, I actually thought it had something to do with freedom . . . 

On 5/13/2019 at 11:35 AM, ReconRat said:

back in the day... when I worked in the early years at a Honda shop, those early bikes were tight from the factory. Several engines were ruined on demo rides, when they were thrashed before they were ready for that. I do not think this happens anymore from the factory. I haven't heard of such happening. But if you rebuild your own engine, and it needs a gentle break-in, by all means be gentle. I have always been gentle on the break-in for an engine that I re-built myself.

Yup, this makes perfect sense. I'm in no hurry. My bike will be a commuter, and will be kept for a very long time. 

2 hours ago, serpentracer said:

In my opinion it's better safe than sorry.  I broke my R6 in per the manual.  When I sold it with 50k street miles and maybe 400 track miles on the engine the thing was still pulling hard and didn't use any oil.  Not an oz of oil.  Didn't smoke, didn't make noises.  That was in 2014.  The person that bought it is still riding it with over 70k miles

Well, this is certainly convincing evidence. I'm not going to chance it either. Slow and easy can't hurt for those first few months, and that's what I'm going to do. Frequent oil changes are cheap insurance, too. I've put a lot of money into the bike I'm having built--and about half the cost was a custom-built engine.

30 minutes ago, Uncle Punk said:

Hey you damn kids, WTF is a key bump?

415 uneventful miles on what turned out to be a beautiful day. Should have went to eat with you guys though since my nephew bailed out on our plans.

That was probably the best epic ride route yet.

Key bump: dipping a key into a container of cocaine and snorting it off the key. Where the hell were ya' in the 1980s???

1 hour ago, MidgetTodd said:

Mother’s Day is Sunday. The ride is Saturday. 

Okay, so which day is the ride, then?

The fact that there were zero negative comments and few questions from the representatives in today's video suggests to me that this WILL, as Jim said, likely sail on through the Senate.

25 minutes ago, Tonik said:

Do you folks know why that medal is awarded and for what? Rhetorical question, the answer is obvious by your posts.

1 hour ago, Pauly said:

I don't know if any veterans really give a shit about these type of awards. 

Do they?

. . . which means that the answer to Pauly's question is a clear and unequivocal "hell, no!"

32 minutes ago, Tonik said:

I think we will be fine. Our issues in the Senate so far have been timing and BS politics.

But when we get there we can't let up. We will make the phones ring.

Democracy in action. Kinda cool!

I think a lot of us (myself included) sometimes forget that WE elect these folks, and that they represent US and OUR wishes.

43 minutes ago, Pauly said:

I don't know if any veterans really give a shit about these type of awards. 

Do they?

If they did, they probably don't now 

1 hour ago, Tonik said:

My testimony is at about 1:20:10

 

https://ohiochannel.org/collections/ohio-house-transportation-and-public-safety-committee

Jim, I just watched the video. You did a great job. Do you know if the Senate is generally opposed/hostile toward the idea of hearing protection for us? What is your sense as to whether or not this might pass through the Senate successfully?

Wow, Tpoppa, true enough. It IS sad.

3 minutes ago, Tpoppa said:

Wow, Tpoppa, it IS sad.

9 minutes ago, Tpoppa said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom_recipients

 

Bruce Springsteen has one, and he's a total douchebag.

Ugh. That's ridiculous.

If the award had a moral clause, Woods would have been miles away from receiving it. I'll never forget that photo of him that ran on the front cover of Vanity Fair during his "whoring around" phase a few years ago. The man hits balls with a stick for a living, and suddenly he is an exemplar of American freedom; an icon to be worshipped. His having received this medal is a mockery of those who genuinely deserved it.

50 minutes ago, redbarron77 said:

When it comes to understanding math, there are three types of people: those who get it and those who don't.

14 minutes ago, Tonik said:

Damn it, there is a big deal bill on the agenda too. Gonna be here for hours.

Very appreciative of your representing us there!

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tiger-woods-presidential-medal-freedom-fresh-criticism

What in the world has Tiger Woods done to deserve the freakin' Presidential Medal of Freedom??? I love golf, but this is nothing short of outrageous. Think of all the people who have risked life and limb defending this country . . .

This CERTAINLY will denigrate the value of the medal.

Summation: No-shows, sausage, pasta, chapped ass, Tonic's bourbon, hootch, warming trays, sag setting, MaxiPads (!), and . . . ?

On 5/3/2019 at 8:48 PM, Pauly said:

His anaconda don't want none unless you got buns, hun. 

LOL. Had to Google this even after you 'splained it😅