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diamond jim Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1425 North Alabama Gender:	Re: Diamond Jim is back! Reply #15 - 01/01/13 at 13:26:57 Thanks, guys. Yep, this is still the coolest motorcycle forum out there. ALfromN.H. FSO wrote on 01/01/13 at 12:49:32: Welcome back Jim. What are you riding now? did you get another savage or sumpin else? AL This little scooter. An '04 Kawa Mean Streak 1600. Dynotuned hypercharger, PCIII USB and Cobra slash cuts.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Diamond Jim is back! Reply #16 - 01/01/13 at 16:46:21 You Do know that shop pics & stuff like that are allowable here, right?
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Boule’tard Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Master of the Obvious Posts: 1620 Austin TX Gender:	Re: Diamond Jim is back! Reply #17 - 01/01/13 at 16:51:54 Back in black (da da dunt,,, da da dunt...) Careful with that beast!
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diamond jim Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1425 North Alabama Gender:	Re: Diamond Jim is back! Reply #18 - 01/01/13 at 17:40:15 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 01/01/13 at 16:46:21: You Do know that shop pics & stuff like that are allowable here, right? You mean like this?
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10668 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Diamond Jim is back! Reply #19 - 01/01/13 at 19:17:44 Dude, it is so good to hear from you again. I thought after we left your place with the Black Shadow in the truck that you must have lost the fight since all comm with you went black after that. You must be feeling a heck of a lot better now days with that big bike you have there. Bless you dude ! Ride safe.
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Reply #20 - 01/01/13 at 22:40:28

LANCER wrote on 01/01/13 at 19:17:44:

Dude, it is so good to hear from you again. I thought after we left your place with the Black Shadow in the truck that you must have lost the fight since all comm with you went black after that.
You must be feeling a heck of a lot better now days with that big bike you have there.
Bless you dude ! Ride safe.

Thanks. My world kinda ended around that time. Job gone. Body not working right. License medically taken away due to vision problems and post-stroke seizures that are common while the brain is trying to heal. Had to prove vision was better and seizure free to get my driving privileges back. The world came crashing down. Life was people taking me to doctor appointments, therapy, medications and sleeping. I had to use an electric scooter for nearly 2 years to get around.

I feel I finally got "over the hump" this past summer as far as having a somewhat normal life. This fall I was able to catch up on stuff around the house. Now I got time and energy for hobbies.

Docs around here kinda see me as a miracle. Knowing what I know I tend to agree.

I owe abolutely everything to my wife. She has been simply amazing through it all. God blessed me with her.

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Reply #21 - 01/02/13 at 02:58:31

diamond jim wrote on 01/01/13 at 22:40:28:

LANCER wrote on 01/01/13 at 19:17:44:

Dude, it is so good to hear from you again. I thought after we left your place with the Black Shadow in the truck that you must have lost the fight since all comm with you went black after that.
You must be feeling a heck of a lot better now days with that big bike you have there.
Bless you dude ! Ride safe.

Thanks. My world kinda ended around that time. Job gone. Body not working right. License medically taken away due to vision problems and post-stroke seizures that are common while the brain is trying to heal. Had to prove vision was better and seizure free to get my driving privileges back. The world came crashing down. Life was people taking me to doctor appointments, therapy, medications and sleeping. I had to use an electric scooter for nearly 2 years to get around.

I feel I finally got "over the hump" this past summer as far as having a somewhat normal life. This fall I was able to catch up on stuff around the house. Now I got time and energy for hobbies.

Docs around here kinda see me as a miracle. Knowing what I know I tend to agree.

I owe abolutely everything to my wife. She has been simply amazing through it all. God blessed me with her.

God is good ... yes HE is.

I understand going through that dark valley, I've seen enough of it myself, and still living with multiple physical issues though much more mild and controllable than they used to be.
Be blessed all the more my friend. Wink

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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10668 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Diamond Jim is back! Reply #22 - 01/02/13 at 03:00:05 So does the Meanstreak pull a bit harder than the LS650 ? ?
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Reply #23 - 01/02/13 at 08:01:52

LANCER wrote on 01/02/13 at 03:00:05:

So does the Meanstreak pull a bit harder than the LS650 ? ? Grin

Let's put it this way. These are the grips that came on the bike:

Now, you'll notice this is the absolute worst grip design. No friction enancing rubber. Just slick metal. Still worse, they narrrow in the middle where the "meat" of your grip should be. Purely just for looks. Well, I rode it for a few days with those grips. The first time I decided to gun it to see what it would do I was coming out of a curve and just straightened up. I was in 2nd.

Twist... oh crap, hands slipping... butt puckering! Shocked

Didn't try that again. The grips scared the hell out of me cause there was, well, no grip.

Ah, the first step in another mod journey. There's always some degree of necessity in each and every mod.

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kimchris1 Serious Thumper Offline Pink Posse Rider... Posts: 2135 Belfair, Washington Gender:	Re: Diamond Jim is back! Reply #24 - 01/02/13 at 10:10:48 Welcome back and so nice to hear your recovery is going great. Nice little scooter you got there. Determination and will has alot to do with ones recovery as well as a good loved one. Hugs to you and your wife. Glad your back. kim
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John_D FSO Serious Thumper Offline Ridin' and smilin' Posts: 1658 Vancouver, WA Gender:	Re: Diamond Jim is back! Reply #25 - 01/04/13 at 01:44:37 Welcome back Jim, great to seeya on here!
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diamond jim Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1425 North Alabama Gender:	Re: Diamond Jim is back! Reply #26 - 01/04/13 at 06:36:10 Thanks Kim and John. And thanks to all the cool people on this site.
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