09-24-2023, 11:39 PM | #781 |
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I get it. My DRZ and a few others are up for sale. Especially if it's uncomfortable and causes a hip issue. I love them all but sometimes a guy has to cut ties with some of his favorite girls.
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09-26-2023, 03:27 PM | #782 |
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I bought that second tank of gas today. So, 150 miles @3 gals of regular 50mpg. The old broad has always been good on gas. That distance would be 6 gals of premium with Arpok.
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09-28-2023, 07:51 AM | #783 |
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It looks like I'll be riding the Maggot for the foreseeable future, and I no longer commute to work anymore, so I pulled the scooter trunk off the rear rack. Just doing that makes it a lot easier to swing my leg over.
I had a minor 'oh, shit' moment when I went to remove it as I had wired a brake light to the trunk back in 2011. I had a sigh of relief when I lifted the seat and I actually wired it in with plugs. I was kind of patting myself on the back when I saw that I did a pretty pro job of wiring up that bike. Relays are all labeled, routing is neat, zip ties trimmed. It almost looked like I knew what I was doing.
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06-17-2024, 09:10 PM | #784 |
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I took the old fart out for a run today. It started right up after sitting since Octember. Weird that a bike that’s so hard to throw a leg over can feel so cramped once my butt is parked on the seat.
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06-18-2024, 12:50 PM | #785 |
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Exactly how I felt about my brother's older Goldwing. It was amazing to me how huge the bike was but how cramped it felt once I was riding it.
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06-19-2024, 07:58 AM | #786 |
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I took it out for another 50 last night. The cross winds were rough. I love the bike but I'm still thinking of finding it a new home and maybe going with something a bit smaller and lighter.
I avoid interstates like the plague, so something like an older RE Bullet 500 may fill the bill.
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Yesterday, 03:29 PM | #788 |
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Heck, I'm having a hard enough time remembering to put my foot down when at a stop on the Honda. A right foot shift, left foot brake would be...well...interesting.
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Today, 06:47 AM | #789 |
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She's still a goer.
Uncomfortable at times, but still a goer. I met Old Weird Harold for breakfast yesterday in his little town and kinda, sorta took the long way home.
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Today, 01:19 PM | #790 |
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My Model G complicates matters even more. Not only is is right side shift, but it's "1-up, 3-down."
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