witttom

Anything to make you happy. Here's your fly on stink.

You sure do use an awful lots of words to say so little. Maybe with some help, you might be able to work through some of your issues Bryan. I'd suggest going for a ride, maybe clearing your thoughts.

There's one compliment I can give you, Bran, and that is that you're an expert on BS comments.

Stick with what you know best.

Other than some weekend moto trips down to Deals Gap and such, I've not had much time for riding either (other than to/from work, and that really isn't that exciting). My kids are wrapping up some of their Summer Sports which will free up some time, but with the time change, it will now be getting dark an hour earlier (as if it wasn't getting dark early to begin with). It's just nice to be able to ride home from work, jump off the touring bike and onto my S4, and head out for some twisties.... but with it pretty much being dark when I get home, that makes it difficult (not to mention the high population of deer around dusk in this area being hazardous to your health). Of course, the extra daylight in the morning will help with the morning commute, but I'd rather have the daylight later in the day.

As I recall, you live in Fairfield (or was it Hamilton), right?The time change is gonna suck as far as riding any time during the weekday (for those of us that work till 5pm). That pretty much only leaves the weekends.

While normally the gravel would not bother me too much on my Trophy, I happened to be on my Speed-4 at the time when I came up on it. It wasn't just a few patches here and there, it was everywhere (corners too) and very loose. There are several other roads in the area, as I'm sure you've noticed, that have been freshly paved. The felt a little "greasy" at first, but over the past few weeks have become a dream.

You sound like the kid in school that blames his "F" on his teacher. You got yourself banned. No one to blame but you. Simple. I'd suggest taking your own advice, Bryan. You have nothing to say to me either.

Do you ever ride in the areas North of Reily, up around McGonigle, Oxford, and Hueston Woods?

Speaking of the Ross area roads, just a heads up on a lot of the roads South and West of Okeana and Shandon (particularly Alert New London). Recently gravel/patch sealed and VERY unpleasant. My favorite road in this area though, Millville-Reily Rd, is still in great shape and clean. Ironically, it's between Millville and Reily. Duh, Hehe.... anyway, I'm sure you've been on it before. Only a few miles, but lots of nice sweepers. Also assuming that you know about Old Colerain (between Colerain/US27 and River Rd just outside of Ross), right?

Well, Cincinnati and LocalRiders are two things that are of interest to me. I suppose I should wait for a thread about Toledo and WERA? Duh. Thanks for the hospitality, Bryan. I know that I can always count on you.

He says he runs his bike at least once a month in the Winter. I guess he should drain his fuel tank once a month and fill it with fresh gas? For street guys who don't stop riding, that really doesn't work too well (if you park your race bike for 6 months out of the year, then that's a different story). Like I said.... It's not the perfect fix, but if you don't totally Winterize your bike, it helps. ...and like I said, a dozen different opinions.He already knows that he needs to clean his carbs. He's asking if he's gonna hafta do this every Spring. I'm saying that he's not, if he takes the proper precautions.

You'll probably get a dozen different opinions on this, but gas can go South fairly quick (it doesn't have a real long shelf life). Exactly how long depends on a lot of variables. ...and how long it takes before it gums up your carbs is also kinda tough to say. You can avoid it though (or at least help fight against it). If your bike sits for more than a couple weeks during the Winter, use something like Stabil gas treatment. It's fairly cheap, and it's easy to use. I'll usually start putting this in my bikes late in the Fall riding season. Rarely will one of my bike sit for more than a couple weeks, but occasionally through the Winter you have no choice but to park them. It's good to already have it in there and have been running through the carbs (not just treating the gas in the tank). It's not the perfect fix, but if you don't totally Winterize your bike, it helps.

I think I'll stick around. I've been here for a while now. I've just not said much.

Theres one thing we can agree on I suppose.

As I recall, I'm only a year older than you.

I suppose I aughta pay more attention to these threads.

8) Joined because of MySpace. Sticking around, mainly just to harrass MedicFFPaton. :badgrin: Perhaps I'll have something else to offer along the way. ...or not.

My back yard isn't a very good place, but thats where me and my kids play.

I'd like to participate in some non-LocalRiders.com rides, somewhere other than the Eastside of Cincinnati (because that's where they all seem to be).

Peace and Harmony. Pfff... hehe... At least update your avatar! 8) Well now that I'm here, maybe he'll have something to do. Hehe...

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