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Reply #495 - 05/08/24 at 03:46:21

Dave wrote on 05/07/24 at 15:24:15:

I spoke with Neil yesterday - he is still in pain and hasn't been on a motorcycle since we last rode with him.

He is likely turning the corner and is hoping to be over it in a couple more weeks!

Keep him in your prayers!

Actually, I was on a motorcycle the other day.
Managed to put the shiny new clutch cable in on Mad Hamish (thanks Springman! Cheesy

), and had to test the adjustments. Rode it all of 3 feet or so... Shocked

PSA.. If you have not had a shingles vaccination.. get one. This is hurting.. a LOT. Angry

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Reply #496 - 05/08/24 at 06:25:35

That LTIP is definitely new to me. Yikes Grin

Neal, glad you are starting to feel a little better and that you got the cable installed. I've been too busy to do any riding or anything else that would be considered fun. Glad I washed the bike the day I got home or it would still have the Hill Country grime and dead bugs on it.

Take care of your self Neal. I think I will schedule the vaccine for myself. Thanks for everything. You're a good man. Don't care what anybody else says. Shocked

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Reply #497 - 05/08/24 at 19:48:01

Glad your getting better Neal.

I don't know what PSA is and not sure I want too know ... but from what I found it should be below 2.5 ?

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I was glad to get home to my lighter bike. I try to take a ride everyday even if it's only around the "Country Block" .

To day I took the 530 pound bike to the Planet Fitness and then back home the long way. Just to keep the battery charged up good.

We are getting the storms today that came through Texas a few days ago.

It isn't often we get tornado " Warning " , but we got them tonight ! Also really heavy rain for about 3 hours now. We live on a hill and my bikes are in the dry ... so ... let it rain !

Normally , I have to "Cut Hay" before we get rain like this ! Grin

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youzguyz Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2529 San Antonio, Texas Gender:	Re: 2024 Rides Reply #498 - 05/09/24 at 04:01:46 MMRanch wrote on 05/08/24 at 19:48:01: I don't know what PSA is and not sure I want too know ... but from what I found it should be below 2.5 ? In this context: PSA = Public Service Announcement. Another PSA would to have blood drawn for a PSA test, especially those of us that are of a senior status.
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Reply #499 - 05/09/24 at 18:54:37

Another PSA would to have blood drawn for a PSA test, especially those of us that are of a senior status.

yes

I date back to 1953 , and go have blood drawn every 6 month .
So
I'm glad my Dr. hasn't felt the need to explain the PSA stuff to me yet.
She did tell me about being "Pre-Diabetic" , so the Mountain Dew got replaced with water or Juice .
And , something about what kind of material Cancer likes to hide in . That where the trips to the gym root from Wink

also I've had a few visits with a dietitian Sad

I didn't like nothing that lady said ! Embarrassed

Life was so much simpler with a 30 year old body ! Grin

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Reply #501 - 05/10/24 at 07:14:45

Surely you’re not saying that we are AGING are you

Oh , NO ... Roll Eyes

Not sure about anybody else ... but I'm getting more connected to the Cosmos every year. Better and Better all the time ! I'm a Blessed man and Thank God for it every day !

But I do find that : I search for a more comfortable and lighter bike all the time , as the years roll past ! ? Grin

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What's worst than " Aging " ? Huh

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Reply #502 - 05/10/24 at 13:04:55

Harder aging.

I can attest to some of that.

Some vehicles just require more maintenance and repair and replacement of parts than others, and lets don’t forget the constant tuning to TRY to stay in tune. The tolerances on parts overall can be marginal at best, which leads to lack luster performance and maintenance problems; we call it a Lemon.
Then there are those that run perfectly, as if built and Dyno tuned from the factory, and just lasts forever. We call it Highly Collectable.

Bodies are the same way, mine tends a little toward the lemon, while my stepdad Don, who is 102 years old, tends toward the Highly Collectable.

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Reply #503 - 05/10/24 at 20:40:35

Good comparison !

Most of the time I feel like a FORD ! .... Or
Maybe a Yamaha ... either Super Great or In the Shop !

Roll Eyes

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I'm already "Thinking ... Next time the weather has a string of Warm-Dry-Days ... it may be time for a Dragon Run ?
Last time I was there my 350 Meteor was STOCK , now it's got all the right breathing equipment ! DNA air intake , Performance Cam (20%-increase) , and the Free-Flow Exaust .
The only thing left is the (72mm to 78mm) piston swap , Stroke is 86mm ? But , that's the high dollar option (New Cylinder).

That long pull going up the Skyway from the NC.-side took full throttle last time to hold 55-60 mph.

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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5758 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: 2024 Rides Reply #504 - 05/26/24 at 19:33:28 Hay , the SBBA folks have this all worked out ... Maybe ... I'm going to read it to see if the plan is something I might want to do in late summer ? https://sbba2024-61.webselfsite.net/home The more the better ! Ridding out of Rapid City SD. ? Then Ridding out of Hill City SD.
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 17867 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: 2024 Rides Reply #505 - 05/27/24 at 03:39:26 MM: Put on your winter gear - they are trying to get Beartooth Pass open to traffic. They had planned to get it open on May 24th - but a winter storm was expected that would dump another 1-2 feet of snow on the road.
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Reply #506 - 05/27/24 at 09:15:49

So that must be where the Darner Party got to the top of the ridge and saw how wide the ridge is ?

I might just want to turn around on that one ??

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I could put on my Rain Gear over all the insulation I've got with me ??? Huh

Now where are those heated gloves ... ??? ... Undecided

So who carries enough gear to cross something like that in August ?
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The guy on FortNine , recomends a rain suit under a RainSuit . Grin

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Dual Sport Tires ... Wink

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Put on your winter gear - they are trying to get Beartooth Pass open to traffic.

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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 17867 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: 2024 Rides Reply #507 - 05/27/24 at 11:19:00 MMRanch wrote on 05/27/24 at 09:15:49: So that must be where the Darner Party got to the top of the ridge and saw how wide the ridge is ? No - The Donner Party got stuck in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California......the Beartooth Pass is in Wyoming (with Nevada and Utah filling up the space in between).
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Re: 2024 Rides
Reply #508 - 05/27/24 at 11:25:49

Dave wrote on 05/27/24 at 11:19:00:

MMRanch wrote on 05/27/24 at 09:15:49:

So that must be where the Darner Party got to the top of the ridge and saw how wide the ridge is ?

No - The Donner Party got stuck in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California......the Beartooth Pass is in Wyoming (with Nevada and Utah filling up the space in between).

(note to self: check mmr's directions)

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Reply #509 - 05/27/24 at 19:48:35

Am I the only one who looked at the ride plan here : https://sbba2024-61.webselfsite.net/home

yes check my directions and see if this looks interesting . We might get a new "Ride Area" ?

Sturgis SD , is on my "Bucket-List" and it's also on the Ride Plan for day one ! (thanks to Ruttly)

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I don't care about being close to Sturgis on or near the first week of August. !!

There are lots of Motels in the area and Campgrounds with cabins too. That cabin near Kerrville sure worked out good for a few years and I'd like to find something similar in an area we haven't visited yet.
I think SD might be too cold for me ... anytime except August.
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The area around Moab (camping cabin) is where I was thinking till the SBBA plan fell into our mist https://www.advpulse.com/adv-rides/motorcycle-rides-in-moab/

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