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General Discussion / Re: looking at new pr of riding pants
« on: April 22, 2026, 02:46:33 PM »
BTW: I wear armored riding pants on every ride, with armored hi viz jacket, armored boots, leather gloves, and full-face modular helmet.

I assess my risk, no mater what you wear, it's never zero, my comfort is as important as protective gear, NH & ME don't have a helmet requirement, you might see me in full gear, or just a tee shirt, shorts and my Vibram 5 fingers

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General Discussion / Re: new motorcycle??!?
« on: April 20, 2026, 04:09:12 PM »
A couple of years ago I paid forty seven cents ($.47)  for a gallon of gas..... with my dollar a gallon discount from my grocery store!
I don't much trust the gas, so I only use it in my truck, which depending on gas prices can cost me nearly a hundred dollars to fill the tank.
Stig

I remember the shell station in Massachusetts. If you bought three dollars worth of gas, you got a free car wash. I had to drive my beetle in there on fumes, in order to get that car wash!

on fumes sounds about right, I usually put $2.75 , rarely $3, 2 pennies a mile!!!

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General Discussion / Re: current USA Kymco scooter lineup
« on: April 20, 2026, 04:04:21 PM »
local dealer has an AK550 and 4 Super 8 50R in stock and several Kymco ATV's

I'm sure waiting for deliveries, haven't spoken with the owner since last fall, he sells more scooters at his other location, and more ATV & SxS's at his location near me, still mostly leftovers on the floor, truck was unloading Honda crates when I was there, looked like sportbikes inside em

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General Discussion / Re: new motorcycle??!?
« on: April 20, 2026, 11:01:22 AM »
That's a bargain - send a tanker load over this way!

I'm waiting for the below $2 that was sorta promised

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Side By Side / Re: front wheel noise on my 450i
« on: April 18, 2026, 06:34:29 AM »
parts are at the dealer, just a few days I'll have it back

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General Discussion / Re: looking at new pr of riding pants
« on: April 10, 2026, 03:17:32 PM »
I need new pants, lost 50 lbs. but still losing gonna wait for 25 more to come off

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Side By Side / Re: front wheel noise on my 450i
« on: April 07, 2026, 07:43:26 PM »
After 11 years, the good news, engine still runs perfect, transmission belt barely worn, original battery died while loading on trailer to get to dealer, it had just started from a cold start an hour earlier so battery had to be replaced, 11 years oem battery not bad,

ack!! the bad news, needs front differential unit $950 for the part/assembly another $200-$300 installation labor plus already accrued charges, $2200, more than the beat up eleven year old utv that I bartered for

but, it's all set up with diesel transfer tank, Risk fuel containers, big wooden block 2'x2'x18"high with work vise, and big optima yellow top battery for 12v power jump starting, etc.

it's also narrower in the woods than most other utv's, and paid for

yep, I gave em the go ahead

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General Discussion / Re: New set of E-brakes and the poor Robin
« on: April 07, 2026, 03:26:13 AM »
we've had a nest on top of our outdoor entry light for about 5 years, not robins, sparrow or wren or maybe something else, they come back every year faithfully to raise another family

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General Discussion / Re: helped buddy install seat on Harley
« on: April 06, 2026, 04:05:09 AM »
I want to put a similar seat on my K-Pipe

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I wasn't really serious when I threw the keys in.  I had a freshly painted car keyed once, full length, ended up repainting that side of the car ('72 Vega)

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General Discussion / Re: Aliexpress
« on: April 04, 2026, 07:46:29 PM »
for $30, you can be the guniea pig

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General Discussion / Re: Went for an ambulance ride on New Years
« on: April 03, 2026, 01:41:59 PM »
Prepping for my upcoming colonoscopy next Tuesday, that may not happen, I'm feeling diverticulitis pain coming on, call into my GI doc, probably ask me to go to the hospital for labs & Ct scan

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I know people that use toothpaste on headlamp lenses with success

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you got keyed

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General Discussion / Re: Went for an ambulance ride on New Years
« on: April 02, 2026, 09:00:58 PM »
my brother had his knees replaced, both at same time, spent a lot of bicycle time, back to work in 6 weeks
Got e-mail from my PCP, he has referred me for mor PT.   $40/session copay = $400-$500/month

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