Bummer
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I've never seen anyone who used that paint complain about the color match.
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I've had a trunk wing and Wagner Grille painted with Color Rite's Black Cherry. Pre-painted parts are no where near that much more expensive. If you can get the part in the color you want. I couldn't. Anyway I was just pointing out a source of paint that's a perfect match. I've read claims that this is the OEM supplier, but I don't actually know it that's true.
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Shhhh. Don't tell 'em.
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Name of Restaurant The Overlook Street Address 1153 West State Road 62 City Leavenworth State or Province IN Website (Optional) http://www.theoverlook.com/ Quality of Food Great Quality of Service Great Biker Friendly? (Parking, Trusted Location, Etc.) Yes Kind of Food? (Mexican, Chinese, etc.) Country Cookin' Alcohol Served? No Additional Comments Located on a hill overlooking the Horseshoe Bend of the Ohio River, The Overlook lives up to its name. The view is spectacular. The cornmeal breaded whole catfish come two to the plate and are top notch. The fried chicken livers are a favorite. The pot pie is huge and the fried dill pickle spears will serve as a gentle reminder into the afternoon. Their menu is available online as a pdf.
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Name of Restaurant 58 Cafe
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Sure have. Two full weeks at a time, no problem, on an '85 First Gen, anyway. These days I have an '06 and we do our camping in hotels. I believe the stuff'd fit on a Second. Mind you I'm not talking about going camping on the bike, but going riding and camping at night in lieu of a hotel. We use a Venture Line trunk bag from the First Gen. It fits on the Second Gen rack also. I have a tank bag too, but don't want to use it on the Second. It just doesn't fit the same. We got a small two person dome tent aimed at the backpacking market (stressing compactness and lightness), and an air mattress that fit inside with about a foot gap between the side of the mattress and the door, no gaps at the ends (Irene thinks it was a full). An air pump that plugged into the power port/cigarette lighter. Two rectangular down sleeping bags that zipped together. A fitted sheet, a flat sheet, and two pillow cases. Jackets get stuffed inside for pillows. Get the metal nail type tent stakes and take only as many as required. Some of the tents can have loops for as many as eleven stakes when four for the tent and a couple extra for a fancy rain fly will do just fine. Put the mattress in the bottom of the side bag without the toolkit. Clothes for the trip consist of a pair of kevlar lined jeans for riding, an pair of normal jeans in a side bag for in the evening for each of us. Kevlar riding shirts. A couple of t-shirts and underwear, and a fairly nice shirt each. Wash 'em as needed. Travel sized toiletries in zip lock bags - his and hers. Large zip lock bags to keep stuff in. Cheap flipflops for trudging to the toilet/shower area. Two modest sized towels - now is not the time for ultra large towels. Just enough to dry off after a shower. We tried backpacking cooking gear but it was more hassle than it was worth. Break camp first thing in the morning and head out to a Hardees (or whomever you like) for coffee and breakfast, then hit the road. Eat dinner before you camp. Even with what I've listed stowed on the bike we had more room. We put that stuff in the bike trunk and bags, and use the trunk bag for rain suits and a little soft cooler for drinks. I always have a full sized camera as well. Plus there's room to collect t-shirts and such, just ship them, and stuff you aren't actually using, back now and then. Now, if you're into the whole camping end of it rather than the riding part, well, maybe a trailer is the answer.
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Kind of a shame it's the April edition.
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10/05 I had a lot of time on my hands after being run over and, well, I accidentally got trapped. Couldn't be happier.
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My iAUDIO M3 has a 30 gig hard drive. It contains over 4000 songs with room to spare. I ran audio and power wires into the trunk. The audio wire is plugged into the AUX port inside the fairing. I have a switch on the clutch reservoir that allows me to turn its charger on and off. I plug the player in, start a playlist, then drop it into the mesh pouch in the trunk. I'm not particularly concerned about the hard drive. The player is vertical and loose. Not a lot of vibration actually gets transferred to the drive, and the big bumps are generally in the same direction the drive pickup arm moves. As a result the heads don't tend to whack the platters, which is what usually kills the drives. It just skips once in a while. This one has gone at least twenty thousand miles, including Pike's Peak with it's occasional washboard sections. On top of that Irene uses it to play a looped thunderstorm all night long. (Helps her sleep.) It's been running 80% of the time for the last three years. If it dies now I'll get another one as much like it as I can. Hard drive and all.
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When you go to put that sucker up on the center stand to check the CLASS, remember: Stomp! Try to shove that rod that sticks out the side of the center stand at least a foot into the ground. Use your hands for balance, not lift. Ok, maybe a little on the passenger hand rail (up and back), but the important part is the stomp.
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And now he's saying the bike he thought was male is actually female. Hmmmm.
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I guess I was just inspired by that EZ-Zip cover.
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She hears well. Folks, it happened the first time I used the Guardian EZ-Zip cover I got for my '06 RSV (black cherry of course). Taking off the cover, I slowly raised the zipper past the license plate and over the trunk. As it moved beyond the passenger backrest the two halves of the cover slid apart exposing that black cherry trunk. I was a teenager again. There was no doubt about it. Lingere. As colors go the black cherry is downright sexy.
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The Beartooth is my favorite ride. Irene and I rode it first in '91 on an '85 1st Gen. We last rode it on an '06 RSV on the way to Ft. Collins in '07. If I'm going within two states I have to go. I like to spend the night in Billings then head out for food in Red Lodge. From there up the Beartooth, stopping occasionally to gawk and take pics. Left at the Chief Joseph and over Dead Indian Pass and down into Cody. West out of Cody goes right into the park. We have pics and video on our site http://home.comcast.net/~s_bumgardner under Western Vacation 2007.
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Nice video. Thanks for posting it.
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Congratulations, guys! That's certainly a bunch of cute looking pups.
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Happy New Year, one and all!!
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Happy New Year, Ceccelia!
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Happy New Year to you and your family, Cindy! May this one be far better than the last.
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Happy New Year, Don!
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Happy New Year, Charlie!
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Wow. Brad. That sucks. At least nobody was seriously hurt. You guys take care of yourselves and heal up quick.
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Merry Christmas!
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They got my vote.
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I converted to a single black Firestik Firefly. It's basically the Marshall Mod with a splitter feeding both radios. There's a write up with pics here. Mine looks like this:
