gstallons
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You don't use ArmorAll or ANY type or spray on your tires?
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Maybe it's to jump start the victim long enough to get him off the property so they can die elsewhere?
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#1 "Be My Baby" by the Ronettes
It's at the beginning of the movie "Dirty Dancing" and they could have cut the rest of the movie and I would be happy. Besides Ronnie Bennett was ultimate to boot!
#2 "Johnny B Good" by Chuck Berry
This needs no statement.
#3 "Twist and Shout" by the Beatles
John Lennon (all of the Beatles I guess) took screaming to a plateau that will never be reached again.
#4 " Mustang Sally" by Wilson Pickett
The Wicked Pickett was pretty d**n good.
#5 "Gimme Some Lovin' " by The Spencer Davis Group.
Steve Winwood at 17 singing this NO WAY!!!! WAY!!!!!!!!
p.s. this is better thinking than car companies,economic implosion, and political polarization.
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I am my self-employed....
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Is the swingarm shorter on the red frame bikes? Could a person get a (if the former is true) longer swingarm from a 02 & up to change this trait ?
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Do NOT post things like this during work hours!!!!!!
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I read too many "Penthouse Letters" in Penthouse. It held my attention more than W. Faulkner.
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That's not cynical that's (and observant) realistic.
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I guess somebody in the EPA had family members that owned a catalytic convertor factory?
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AMEN to that bro
Sophia!!!! Probably the ALL time hottest Italian woman ! WOW ! So voluptuous...
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DAN,
You are not alone in this sympathy for European machines. You Know that legislators vote to do what their contributor$ want. You know these people voting wouldn't know a motorcycle from a "Ferris Wheel", someone wants their (all) share of the biking industry.
Asians build technology and Europeans build character....
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What years were the red frames ?
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Here in the US all organic (non-pesticide) grown food products are much more expensive!
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I forgot to mention I have had to throw away some expensive trash. I also spent a week trying to fix a washing machine. After siphoning 4 tubs of water from "Christine" and going to the laundry mat I treated myself to a NEW washer.
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In Kentucky we turn the motorcycle upside down like a bicycle.
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It's always been that way...
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Catylic convertors were made to completely burn any unburned gases. These things require a warm-up time to start working effeciently. This is just about the time you normally get where you are going.
A "closed loop" system which uses an O2 sensor is the most effecient type of fuel injection because it monitors the burned gas process to see if it is lean or rich. Unfortunately the O2 sensor has to be hot before it starts working. This is why some O2 sensors use a 4 wire sensor that has a heater built in to start the sensor working quicker.
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Do NOT be intimidated to take something apart. There is an excellent chance someone dumber than you assembled it. Their advantage is familiarity and repetition. If you have never ben hit in the face with a clockspring you are not an adventurer.
Get a manual, become familiar with the vernacular, disassemble things slowly and spread them out on a clean flat surface so none of your pets or friends can disturb anything. Do not be afraid to ask questions. I consulted with Traxxion and got new springs for ME and my 245lb. soon to be >200lb. body.
The Marzocchi forks were VERY simple to rebuild... DO read the manual so you will not take them apart 12 times just 10 or less.
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Congrat's Rcono. Nice choice on the Coppa.
Per your comments on typically woefully neglected suspensions, along with at least a few others hereabouts, I've been beating this drum like a marathon competition between Gene Krupa and John Bonham for years, whilst irritating the living daylights out of at least a select few "others" (who seem to know much better than anyone else here about moto suspension) in the process. . .
Matter of fact, because I find the widespread phenomenon of moto suspension neglect so inexplicably puzzling, I've made a bit of a study of it -- right here. Here's a list of the "Top 10" explanations/excuses I've actually observed (really!) on this Forum over the years:
1. It's the factory/dealer's responsibility to set up suspension. I paid good money, so I assume it's already been done.
2. It's the PO's responsibility to set up suspension. He was about the same weight as me, so I don't need to touch it.
3. I haven't a clue what turning that [screw, dial, wheel] does, and I'm not the slightest bit interested in finding out.
4. You mean this isn't like a 4-door sedan?? Suspension is adjustable??
5. If it requires more reading than a sentence to understand, it's not important.
6. Suspension set-up looks waaaaay too much like the homework I never understood. Fark it. It works just fine "as is".
7. I'm a man of principle! I never adjusted suspension on any bike I've owned for XX years, and I'm not gonna start now.
8. Fools who set up their suspensions are incompetent shlubs trying to compensate for their lack of ability as riders.
9. I'm not the slightest bit interested in wasting time on anything that doesn't score bling/poseur points.
. . . and last, but by far and away by no means least,
10. All my time and money on moto's goes into chasing peaks on dyno charts. What does suspension set-up have to do with more power??
Now this is just me, but beyond getting the correct tires mounted and properly inflated, suspension set-up has always been a very close #2 in my priority book for getting the most out of any moto for 40+ years. Properly dialed-in, (and despite the great profusion of so many wildly popular delusions to the contrary) the V11 ain't anything like a precision racing instrument capable of chewing up and spitting out the latest combat bike on the track that so many seem to actually believe it could be, should be, and simply must be (after extensive engine modifications and dyno tuning, of course)
. . . But properly set up with decent tires, a V11 ain't all that bad on the road as a fairly competent, if considerably overweight (and let's be honest, shall we, and admit it -- by today's standards, relatively primitive) Sport-Touring bike. FWIW, since you seem to be properly motivated
, here's a couple o' Web sites that I've found invaluable for setting up my own Guzzzi suspension and that of several others (who've been most appreciative of the results) that may be of interest:http://www.strappe.com/suspension.html
http://www.racetech.com/articles/SuspensionAndSprings.htm
and for "fine tuning" the fork,
http://www.peterverdonedesigns.com/oilheight.htm
Have fun!
Ratch,
I love your rhetoric! Keep it coming...
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I am going from experience. When I was young I put Champion plugs in my 70 Mustang because I wanted the best. About 1000 miles and it missed out at high rpms. After 3 sets I went back to Motorcraft. Now I TRY to use what came from the factory.
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Easily remedied, ease off the throttle before 270 and 450 degrees of every other crankshaft revolution to ease this shock.
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A sprk plug is a spark plug is a spark plug.....but I buy the OEM recommended brand period. I don't know anything about this brand but any gimmick spark plug is a gimmick.
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And this is 5% of what the US govt. gave the c**ksuckers at Fannie Mae,Freddie Mae and AIG (with NO strings attched) to squander away. I think someone stated the govt. could give EVERY taxpayer $1m each and come out cheaper.
"It's got to be rock and roll music...."
in Special place for banter and conversation
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Yes they do count and these were all fantastic groups.
Van Morrison's Astral Weeks is probably one of the top 10 lp's of all time.
BFG you would be the "first responder".