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The retro CB1100 is close to the same design.

I like the sound of loud pipes on Harleys as long as I don't have to listen very long. On my bikes, nope. I think they are loud enough with the stock pipes.

Cowpuc did a utube video on valve stem installation.

Yes, I surely do have that bike. I bought it May of last year as I remember and I left for SC for a contract job. When it ended, the weather cooled off and I have only ridden it about 200 miles so far. Wanna buy it?

You said you are in the Comcast area but Time warner has a $14.95 per month plan for the internet regular price. Maybe Comcast has a similar plan. Supposed to be 2Mbps download and 1 Mbps up. Remember when we thought that was fast!?

The Ft. Lauderdale beach is great now with lots of parking especially compared to South Beach. That's about as far north where the water is still clear. That is one think I love about FL, the crystal clear water. Great for snorkeling or scuba.

Florida was one of the states that had the highest numbers of foreclosures and there still may some steals to be had. I worked in Homestead from Jan 2010 to Aug 2013 and there were so many great house bargains. I was tempted to buy one but southern FL has a high crime rate and you have to live in a gated guarded subdivision to prevent your home from being burglarized on a regular basis. I rented a 1700 sq ft. 3br townhouse with garage while I was there in a nice gated apt complex that was supposed to be individually owned units but everything went bust so most were rentals. Anyway, I could have bought one for $40k at that time. If I had just known how long that temporary job was going to last I would have bought one. I saw a foreclosure advertised that was just a few years old, 6k sq ft on 7 acres of land and it could be purchased for $300k. In 2009 my wife and I drove to FL looking for a home. There is a huge place called Lehigh acres close to Ft. Myers where fairly new1600 sq ft homes with double garages were selling for $50k. The streets in those areas needed lots of work. Some of the homes had been built with toxic Chinese drywall. Those same homes are now well over $100k. All homes had wells and septic tanks.

Congratulations! Enjoy your week and happy house hunting!

Los Olas is what I believe the street name is where we went a lot. It's not far from the beach. It's like old down town. There are lots of small restaurants where you can eat and some unique shops. You can go for rides on large boats that show you around the canals where the rich and famous live.

When I tried to rent a Harley in FL, the dealer was going to put a $2500 hold on my credit card. This was to pay for the first $2500 in damage if I damaged the bike. Is this typical when renting a motorcycle? No way I would do that. This was in addition to the $150/day rental fee.

My son set up Beautiful Widget for my wife's Samsung 5 android. It's by Google I think. My wife likes it better than weatherbug. I stuck with the iphone 6 and still use weatherbug.

Sounds like you are a lucky man!

Here is a link for a youtube video for adjusting the valves on a Gen 1.

Some warm weather sounds really good right now. Have fun with those Ta Kill Yas. My 36 yr old son just went to Cabo San Lucas on the tip of the Baja Peninsula for a few days and said he and his wife rode a wave runner out on the ocean side and saw sea lions. Some were swimming around and some were resting on some rocks.

MikeWa, In that situation, if you had been carrying concealed, you may have had the opportunity to decide if you wanted to risk your life trying to stop the bandits. Maybe better the way it turned out.

Good jokes are about reality!

I replaced the ones on my Kawasaki because they had very visible cracks on the outside. When I removed the old ones, I found that none of the cracks went all the way through. So, my smelly opinion is that it is nothing to worry about.

Also with a lower flow per sq inch of filter area resulting in a lower differenctial pressure, the filter media will do a better job of filtering. The higher the dp, the more the pressure tends to force suspended solids through the filter media.

I agree with Skid. I carry concealed. If I ever have to use it, I don't want the bad guy to know I have it until it's too late. I carry a little Ruger LCP .380 with one in the chamber.

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You WIN!

Yep, all depends on what you want in a truck. If you want a hot rod, the ecoboost will give you the g's you are looking for. The 2006 5.4 is very slow in comparison. The ecoboost will also tow more weight. I just do not know what the life expectancy of the engine is. And when it goes or the turbos go, it ain't cheap to repair. The 5.4 should hang with you until you get tired of the truck.

Since so many of the retirees from the north have moved to Wilmington, they have changed the culture around here. No trailers, boats, campers, etc allowed in the yard if you live in most of the subdivisions. Some HOAs will let you have them if they are out of sight behind an 8' fence. So, the 8' limits how tall the toys can be. I've been looking for an appropriate place to move to.

Well, don't keep us in suspense. What phone did you buy?

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