Fonzie

Well you outta know.......I hear you're the one who steered me & Sammy here

"Fuck Ewan......Fuck Charlie" "No one will see me on a BM fucking W!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukAhlxl4hmM

FWIW........One of the small bike shops in Toledo has a guy they use who actually welds the plastic.....& I'm not talking JB Weld.....I'm talking it actually melts the plastic back together, then he grinds it smooth for paint. Perhaps there's someone in your area who can do the same thing. Was fairly inexpensive........less than $100 for ~4 or 5 welds/repairs IIRC. I had about a 6" crack in my upper fairing, and several smaller ones that needed repair before going to my painter. I asked him if he could fix them himself with bondo or something, and he felt it wouldn't last long if repaired that way.

Ahhhhh.......You ARE alive.......since you're not returning texts or VM's I knew you'd like my coming of age story.........

How I got my nickname...........Got tagged with Fonzie when I started with the railroad a few years ago....longer hair, dark, slicked back. Those guys are BIG on nicknames. Let it ride 'cause it was better than Gomer, Barney, Rambo, Dahmer (as in Jeffrey) & some of the other ones they gave the guys I work with! At least the Fonz was cool!! Besides...Everyone always thinks I look Italian anyway, even though I'm not at all. How I ended up with the 'Bird............. Basically grew up on the back of a bike. Dad had a '76 Honda 750 four as his first bike and absolutely loved that thing. Upgraded to a brand new '80 Suzy GS1000G with the full Vetter tour package. We went to California, Smokies, and upper Canada with that thing and a Jawa hack on the side for me. He got rid of the Suzy for an '82 Wing. While he respected the Honda "reliability".......he felt the Wing was a bit more tankish than the other two had been, but he still rode the piss out of it....Minnesota, Nova Scotia, etc. The Honda reliability stuck with me, but I was enamored with the new sportbikes that were hittin' the scene in the mid/late 80's as I was coming of age.......Katana, Ninja, Hurricane......sleek, sexy, powerful!!! Liked the Ninja & Katana, but always had my heart with Honda! My 1st bike was an '82 Yamaha Vision 550. Bought it for $500 from a previous coworker. It was in good shape, plus shaft drive, water cooled, monoshock, monochromatic fender, V twin for that nice rumble........ahead of it's time. Kept it for 3 or 4 years, but unfortunately always had electrical problems with it.......starting a few weeks after I bought it. I spent more time wrenching on it than riding it, which got VERY aggravating!! Started working for the railroad 5 years ago which provided OK income, and decided to finally get a new bike. Wasn't sure what though. Friend found the 'Bird for me at another friends. Never heard of it before, but it was a Honda, and the biggest/baddest sportbike they'd ever made........and I was definitely ready for some reliability!! Went over and took her for a test ride........and I was HOOKED!! Been love ever since!!! Pic of what she looked like when I first got her, and some more after her new one off paint job 2 years ago................ My buddy's wife made these kanji's for me. Sweet thing is.....After the clearcoat was applied, they now look & feel handpainted

Ran up to Toledo tonight to visit his accident scene, as there's no gravesite to go to. Had found a little toy replica of his green Ninja ZX12 that I wanted to leave for him also, as well as pick up the wreath we laid at Christmas. Nice surprise as I pulled up to the corner.......Looked like someone beat me out there today. His ex-girlfriend had started a bit of a shrine last year at the corner stop sign, but as I've gone back since then, it appeared I was the ONLY one going back. Nothing new had been placed since the initial stuff immediately after the accident, thus the reason I wanted to make sure I got up there today, as I assumed the same would be true. Gotta assume it was his ex again, as his immediate family is down in FLA.......Made up a nice picture board with some shots of Jeff I'd not seen.....several with his son, along with one of her & him, & a lot of silk flowers. While I was placing the bike in with the rest, the neighbor from the corner house came out to put a flower pot down as well. She's the one who ran out to Jeff while he was lying there, so he wouldn't be by himself. First I've gotten to meet & talk with her, and thank her for her compassion & staying with my friend so he didn't have to die alone Anyways, May seem kinda morbid, but here's a pic of the "shrine". Didn't come out the greatest, as it was dusk with my cell camera............. One pitcher down.......Decidin' on whether to make up another

BINGO!! I've read ALOT of discussion on this. It's not that farfetched either....Look how much the dollar has decreased in value over the last few years, & how much gold has increased over the same period. They know Americans will NEVER go for the idea, so some believe it's being devalued until it happens right before our very eyes without realizing what they're doing to us. After all, ever since Nixon, we've been off the gold standard, and the only thing actually "backing" our U.S. currency is the faith & credit of the United States Government.....Otherwise it's just worthless paper

Thanx Bret....My sentiments EXACTLY!!!

He was supposedly arrested, and the family was gonna go after him, but they're in FLA, and I haven't heard from them lately what's going on. Need to see if I can look anything up myself from the info in the obit. Saddest part about the whole situation was his 6 year old son had already lost his mother 2 years earlier.....almost to the day

Hate to make this my first thread on here with you folks, but my posting privileges finally kicked in tonight, and it just so happens to coincide with the night of my buddy's accident last year. Dumbass pizza guy made left hand turn, cutting him off, & bike vs. truck rarely ends up good. So here's to you Jeff.......Gone but NEVER forgotten! You ARE missed!