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No fighting words here, just very excited about a championship well deserved. I'd rather just let the Hurricanes and the Wild duke it out next time.

Size doesn't always matter - The Carolina Hurricanes broke the record for the loudestarena in all professional sports. It can only serve to help the NHL if the league is in all markets - certainly there are growing pains with the introduction of anything new but that doesn't mean our fans aren't as enthusiastic as those in Minnesota. I would doubt you would know, how many Hurricanes games have you attended? Your lack of desire to expand the league to all regions of the country clearly shows that you don't truly back the sport of NHL hockey because expansion is the best vehicle for growth and knowledge. Furthermore it sounds to me like you are just a little bitter.... And I quote... "Hopes were raised in December of 1996 when Peter Karmanos, the owner of the Hartford Whalers, indicated that he considered St. Paul to be a very viable place to move his team. In 1997 efforts were made to get state money to either renovate the existing arena or to construct a new one. Both of these efforts failed. People seeking to secure a team for St. Paul were again faced with disappointment when in May of 1997 it was announced that Raleigh, North Carolina would be the new home for the Whalers." Seems the NHL, and a brilliant business man, Peter Karmanos, thought North Carolina would be a better home than Minnesota and clearly the fans supported his decision where efforts in Minnesota [oh yea] "failed." I am sure that's a decision he's even more sure of today given the circumstances. We certainly are.

BEN!!! Its obvious you aren't from Raleigh, NC. First let's get the stats straight, Raleigh has a population of over 270,000, Hartford, CT is around 113,000 and Greenbay weighs in at a whopping 108,000. This means, that Hartford is not a major TV market, no matter the climate. To create an NHL hockey franchise requires 12,000 season ticket holders, the Carolina Hurricanes exceeded this number their first year in Raleigh. The decision to move had nothing to do with ego, however it may have been money related. The franchise never made a profit until this year's successful run at the cup, ironically that occurred in North Carolina. While in Hartford, they only recorded three winning seasons in 18 years, missed the playoffs ten times and only once won a playoff series (no not the Stanley Cup, just the first round). Sounds like they just needed a fresh start - not an ass kissing. Additionally, there were 4 other teams within 2 hours of Hartford. Why not spread out the league - again seems like a good business decision rather than the brown-nosing you have suggested. I am not sure why the climate has anything to do with the success of a hockey team. Are you saying that just because it reaches 90 degrees in North Carolina, that we are limited in understanding or supporting a hockey team- that's a very limited view. Keep in mind that Tampa Bay (Florida) won the last championship. Maybe the tide is turning and you'll just need to get used to it. Proud Carolina Hurricanes Fan and North Carolina native

Its great to be in North Carolina. !!!!! GO HURRICANES!!!!!! JJ

Oh my is that a weapon of massdistruction in his hand!!

I just ordered a conti sport attack for the front and a conti road attack for my rear. I hope this works!

I CAN'T WAIT!!!! My wife bought me tickets for x-mas. What a doll!! I have never been to Califonia so we are going for the week. I hope they have corrcted all the traffic problems sound like a mess last year. Does anyone have any suggestions on where to sit. When my wife bought the tickets all they had left was general admission for the grass.

Jap I got an email from rossopuro about the price of the spoke wheels. I belive it was 1700 euro. They said that the price was not set in stone just yet.

Thanks for the response. I do change the brake fluid about every 12-18 months. I had just changed the fluid and the pads right before this problem occured. I do not see any uneven wear or discoloring from the rotor yet I will do as you suggested Ratchet and dip the rotor in simple green over night and flush once again with brake clean. I'll see how it does. Thanks for the help JJ

On my 2000 v11 when I roll my bike out of the garage I get a groaning noise from the rear end. I put my bike on the shop stand and found the problem. It seem the pads drag when the brakes are cold or the bike sits for a peroid of time. If I ride the bike the noise goes away as soon as a little heat gets in to the brakes. If I put pressure on the plastic cover on the front of the caliper the noise goes away untill I let go. ' This all started just after I replaced the rear brake pads. Did I do something wrong? I have flushed, cleaned and exersied the rear brake caliper serveral times now, but that does not seem to cure my little problem. any suggestions I dont want to replace or rebuild the caliper but I'm affraid thats were I am next. any help or suggestions would be much apprich. thanks JJ

Hey Josh love the bike I almost bought that bike a few months ago. (wife said no more bikes) Im sure you will love it it seem to be well taken care of. good luck P.S. I was at Deals Gap last weekend and the North Carolina and Tennesse Highway patrol are out big time at the Gap:bbblll:

Yes I did look at the bottom of the forks. I did have a small amount of sediment but no glop or sluge. I will pay more attention next time and will do 12,000 mile intervals like I am suppose to. That was the first time I ever did that job and maybe I missed something at the bottom. But I did inspect and clean very carefully. Thanks for the posting I always appreciate more experienced advice.

I just changed my fork oil and seals for the first time this winter after 21,000 miles. The fluid was a little dirty but no glop.

I am glade this was brought up. I love watching the SBK series since the AMA series is so boaring. Could someone please tell me what the reason Ducati can't get out of its own way in the AMA series and in SBK they seem to be one the the main front runners. I thought when Neil came to the AMA seires for Ducati we would have an new challager but he seem to strugel as well. I think Ducati could use the 1200 cc engine in th AMA series. Just wondering cheers JJ

Mine came on twice. Once right after I washed the bike. The other time I was riding in a heavy rain storm. The cause was water in the connections. I fixed the problem by making the connectors water tight. I hope!

GIT R DONE

Deals Gap in North Carolina and Tennessee. www.killboy.com 318 turns in 11 miles

Hey Al, I live in north Raleigh and I do several trips to the mountains (Deals Gap)( www.killboy.com) every year. Theres a great place outside of Chapel Hill called Michaels resteraunt. Every Sunday (summer) around 9 ish lots of motorcyclist meet eat brunch and take off for a afternoon ride. Let me know anytime if you want to meet and ride. Cheers, JJ

I have used the v-twin mobil 20-50 for 15,000 miles. and just had the engine recall. My tech said engine looked clean and great. I change the oil and filter every 3,000 miles.

Hey Al I live in Raleigh so let me know when you move to this area I was at Deals gap a few weeks ago and had Dyno Guys out of West Virgina tune my power comander on their Dyno. They really cleaned up the throttle response and bike runs much smother. I do have to warn you they normally tune jap bikes mine was their first Guzzi but I am happy with their results. I went from 72 to 75 rear wheel hp (on their dyno).

I had an oil leak from the front timing cover area. After replacing the front crank seal twice I found the timing cover to have a hair line crack. . I just used a dab of JB weld and she is dry once again. JJ

I removed both side plates "pork chops"to repaint. After dissasembly I relized I did not measure the pivot screws once removed. Is their a way I can ck and or align the rear wheel? Or am I in truble!

I am trying to get someone who might refinish MY 2000 V11 sport valve covers. I remeber reading about a place called HOT JET or something like that in the forum. I am looking for a chrome like finish. If anybody has any advice or help that would be great. Thanks JJ

I have rub and the washer idea was great thanks