Paid for it.
Easy now. When I get home, okay? I'm driving right now.
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I brought all the necessary paperwork to my insurance company to transfer the plates from the Sportster, will hit the registry Monday AM and my buddy Paul (owner of Carl's Oxford Diner, birthplace of cholesterol) is giving me a ride back up to NH on Tuesday then I'll ride it home.
I'll get some nicer pics then.
Pre flight check and packing for Marietta ride tomorrow. All systems go! T minus 15 hr and 20 min.
Congratulations Cookie! One of the finest bikes that can be had on the planet!
Eric
Put handguards on the dual-sport.
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So the Virginian kindly sent me the stock winkers from the Yamaha and they preceded to sit in our garage for over a year.
We finally got around to testing them out on the Suzuki and the Givi Rack interfered with installation of the rears. So back they went to the Virginian.
I ordered a universal set from Amazon and they fit much better and are actually visible as opposed to the cheap low profile turn signals the PO put on. Inexpensive too!
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So the Virginian kindly sent me the stock winkers from the Yamaha and they preceded to sit in our garage for over a year. We finally got around to testing them out on the Suzuki and the Givi Rack interfered with installation of the rears. So back they went to the Virginian.
I ordered a universal set from Amazon and they fit much better and are actually visible as opposed to the cheap low profile turn signals the PO put on. Inexpensive too!
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As running lights. Interestingly, the rears don't light up as running lights but the brake light does. Not sure why.
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The rear:
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Nicely blends in with the rest of the bike until you use 'em.
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Sorry they didn't work out for you but it looks like you got it sorted nicely!
Eric
I had a set of pilot road 4 gt's installed today. Got the gts for the same price as the regular so I figured why not go with the heavier one on the big Versys. Now I'll have to force myself onto some twisty roads to scuff them in. Its terrible having to go to Ohio and do that.The things I suffer thru.😄
Thought about how I need a new front tire. That will happen during the winter. This one is cupped and worn. PR4.
Rode it 221 miles w/o issue after an engine swap. First long ride and I trust it now. New engine runs 6-10*F cooler,gets 4 more MPG and shifts better than the one it replaced. And I had no problems with that one until it broke at 140K miles. Seems like I made out well.
Washed it for the first time.
Washed it for the first time.
Does it start? 
LOL, and it sounds better now that it's clean.
Glad to hear your Tuono is running well. I'm sure it sounds good too!
Gas with ethanol has fewer btu per gallon ,thus less mileage.They use it to meet oxygenation requirements and to up the antiknock index. Also to meet the requirements for the payoff from the corn lobby.😉
changed oil in the Adventure, then mounted a new Mitas E-07 front tire and went for a test ride.
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Not sure that's the "another one" that will fit in the super shed.
The shed expansion project is scheduled for this month and some of next. It was to be for the VW but Dimitri won't be keeping it here so the URAL gets it.
Suddenly I want a Ural?
If nothing else, it's a lot of fun to tank around on. There are a lot of dirt roads and cart paths near me that I've been wanting to motor over.
Cookie... you are rapidly filling the void left by Doug.... becoming quite the bike ho.
Cookie... you are rapidly filling the void left by Doug.... becoming quite the bike ho.
Only the two.
The Bonneville is sold and my son has the little KZ.
The VW is gone too. I recently had 7 registered vehicles. Something had to change.
The Audace and the Ural are what stayed.
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Apparently Airheads won't idle without the battery, because it didn't stall until I came to a 4 way stop 1/2 mile from home. I walked home in the rain with my helmet on and carrying the tankbag. I came back in the truck a few minutes later with dry shoes on to recover the luggage and got my kids, their friends, and my roommate to help load the bike into the truck the next day.
I should have it fixed this afternoon.
