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  • Birthday 10/25/1950

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    '18 R1200RS
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  1. This option is something I've ALWAYS WANTED....no, NEEDED....in my automobile. I mean Bamboo? Rainforest? Iceberg? Waterfall? Excuse me, but now I have to go burn my 2018 F150 XL. It doesn't even have carpet! 😰
  2. Sounds like a fantastic trip. Awesome roads!!!
  3. Jim: That's pretty much the timing the dealer told us for the car, too. Interesting that they've issued a "Stop Sale" to dealers on new bikes but haven't done the same for driving the affected vehicles. If I had to make a WAG, the faulty impellers suffer more significantly when owners don't keep an adequate level of fuel in the tank and the pump has a greater likelihood of overheating. Not to say that's the case, but I've recommended that the GF not run the tank down past 1/4.
  4. Same recall as the Accords and some other Honda models built around that time. The GFs Accord is under the same recall but the service centers here say they don't have parts for the fix yet. Hoping that doesn't mean the recall will drag on for months like the Takata air bag recall....
  5. Bubba

    Ok, indoor.....

    Huh...wondering what that might have been. 😐
  6. Nothing that some expensive jewelry and a dozen roses can't fix.
  7. I kind'a thought that DCT was a concept designed to draw in new riders who were intimidated by complexity of the hand clutch/foot shift on motorcycles. Hardly seems like putting DCT on a top spec GW is gonna draw new riders to that model as a first bike.
  8. Ah...did not know that DCT was problematic at low speeds. Never ridden one. You seem like a nice man. However, I literally have to grovel to get an occasional pie from the house chef and I typically bogart the whole thing. So...prolly not. 😑
  9. I read up on that technology a couple days ago. Interesting but not much advantage over the DCT system other than 20# weight savings. Obviously, a difference of 20# on a 650 sport bike is huge, but not so much on a 700-750# Wing. Still able to go automatic or manual shift operation, still able to use the clutch lever, able to lock out the e-function with the push of a button. Besides, maybe SOMEONE ELSE beside @Pauly wants the opportunity to be your new BFF.... 😆
  10. @durk: I won't poo-poo the idea of quality heated gloves, but I've ridden in temps down to the upper 20s without. The suggestion of latex gloves under your gauntlet is a good one, especially if you run into cold fog or drizzle. I "augment" the thermal quality of my regular MC gloves with the cheap/readily available heated hand warmers that hunters and other outdoorsmen use when the temps get ugly. You can find them just about anywhere and they fit easily in your gloves. I typically put them on the back of my hand to keep the blood warmed, which works great if you also have heated grips. They make all different sizes for various applications. They feel real good slipped into the waistband of your pants to keep your lower back toasty on cold mornings. As long as the package is factory sealed, they're good for several years and most generate heat for a full 6-8 hours. https://www.walmart.com/ip/HotHands-Hand-Warmer-10-Pair-Value-Pack/17808715?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&wl13=1521&adid=2222222227717808715_117755028669_12420145346&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=501107745824&wl4=pla-294505072980&wl5=9015737&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=local&wl12=17808715&wl13=1521&veh=sem_LIA&gclsrc=aw.ds&&adid=2222222223717808715_117755028669_12420145346&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=501107745824&wl4=pla-294505072980&wl5=9015737&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=local&wl12=17808715&veh=sem&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4ZPJyIqygQMVgTrUAR3uowM8EAQYAyABEgIA0PD_BwE
  11. Well, not eggzackly true....although I'm not one of the Ohio Rider OGs who did a lot of riding together over the years. Some good riders I hook up with in Cinti. I'm in SW OH so it doesn't make any sense for me to ride almost 3 hours to the start when I can jump across the river and ride the twisty goodness of NKY in under 20 min. Was out last Sunday for a 200 mile romp in the backwoods through major metropolitan areas like Grant's Lick, Butler, Kelat, Berry, Boyd's Station, Morgan, Mt Zion, Beaverlick, and of course, Rabbit Hash. Took the ferry back across the river to home. Doing a lot of day riding and still trying to get back my form and stamina from the crash last July. At 72-soon-to-be-73, bones don't heal near as fast as they do when you're 50-something, and regaining muscle and flexibility is an even longer battle. 🤬
  12. It's become kind'a like this.... 🤪
  13. I won't be there this year but a bunch of Cinti folks are up this weekend. Look for the Classic British bike tent (Chris Heck) and the Cincinnati Café Racers tent in the infield, and the usual campground area along the west fence line at the end of the main gravel road. Usual collection of loonies--beware the late night revelries which feature wine, women and meat hook sodomy.
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