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I never even heard 'em call the numbers. Musta' been up by the motorhome playin' cornhole. (And maybe drinkin' a little beer)

Ditto. Great people, great time. Thanks to Don for settin' this up, and to Eileen for being such a gracious hostess.

I have one from my 87 MKII that I pulled apart and welded back together a few years back. I replaced it, then cut it apart to see what was going on inside....pulled the perforated baffles out of it and welded the top back on. If my MKII will fit your MKI, you're welcome to it, with the condition that I either get it back when you've repaired yours, ...or gimme yours and I'll fix it when I get a chance and keep it. I'd like to have a spare to keep around. I live not too far from Mt. Vernon, OH, which should be about an hour South of you. PM me if you're interested.

I put a Rivco stand on mine. Worked well until I put the levelling links on...I love the levelling links, but with them on, the center stand won't get the rear wheel completely off the ground. If I put a piece of 1/2" plywood on the ground first, it does the trick.

I've a decent windshield from my 06 RSV I'd be happy to donate.

I see the dimples, but do you think that could have locked the steering??? I'd think if you put enough force to bend a handlebar, it'd have forced past the dimple, or even broken something in the bearing...roller, needle...whatever it may have been. Something just don't seem right there. I'll be very interested to see what your final determination is. In any case, I'm very pleased that you came through it without a scratch.

Ditto on the Otterbox. Wife and I were in WallyWorld last week. She was sniffing the different fragrences...waxy kinda stuff that's so popular now.....set her Samsung Galaxy S6 down on top of the display and walked away. It wasn't a minute before she realized it, so we hot footed it back to the display.....maybe 80 feet away...and it was gone. I started calling it, and after 2 unanswered calls it went straight to voicemail, telling me the SOB that took it shut it down so that I wouldn't hear the ringer. Not much we could do, but when I went to the checkout there was a young couple...guy with pants sagging, girl with pink hair. When I walked up to get in line behind them, he leaned over and whispered something to the gal.....she half looked back, but wouldn't make eye contact......he kept half looking back at me, and I figured they were probably the ones who took it. Later, the wife said they were nearby when she was sniffin' around... I couldn't see any evidence of it in his pockets, but she had a purse.....Called Verizon and had it shut down. I probably should'a called them out on it, but how do you go about such a thing? Next day, and $600 later, we got her a new S7....(no insurance) She had a 4 digit passcode on it so they can't get into it, so I wonder how it could be worth anything. Diminishes my faith in humanity.

​ A few pics I'd downloaded. LOL.

Here in Central Ohio, I was working yesterday and got about a 15 minute spell of a snow / sleet mix. WTF? We had some pretty warm days in the last month or two, and then this. Oh well....the good stuff's gotta be comin' soon.

Riding with friends, one on a Harley Night train, laughing at the wife and I at a stop light, on my First Gen, saying "Geez....is that thing even running?" It was a few minutes later on a country road.....long straight stretch.....I heard that Harley rip...so I let my 87 stretch her legs a bit and put that Harley in the dust. At the next stop light I got a bit more respect. "Geeze....that thing runs !!!" To which I agreed smugly.

I may be interested in the hand control if it's compatible with my 06, PM me and we'll see if we can work something out.

Thoughts and prayers sent. Hate to see good people suffer such loss.

My presssure washer quit, about 20 minutes after replacing the cracked pump. I pulled the plug and it didn't have much / any compression, so I figured it was bad, but took it apart just to see what happened, and the cam gear had broken. The odd thing is that the cam gear, along with the camshaft, is plastic. Even the lobes. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it. Briggs & Stratton 675cc on a Troy Bilt pressure washer.

I put 'em on my 06 and noticed an immediate difference. Not earth shattering, but definitely noticeable at low speeds. Do whatcha gotta do to get 'em....easy install, and you'll be glad you did. Good luck with your project.

I'm with ya. I spent a week rubbing out then waxing the motorhome. I'm glad I did, as it made a world of difference, as the fiberglass on this 15 year old motorhome was starting to chalk. It's a real pita, but it's worth it. ps I tried a buffer, but had better luck rubbing it by hand. Buffer worked great for waxing though. Anyhoo. Good luck with that.

Wow...Devastating....Glad everyone's ok.... The sun will still rise....life goes on....Thoughts and prayers are with you for the tough times ahead.

SLEEP RIDING

When I start seeing things that aren't there, I know it's time to stop. Only happened a couple of times in my life.... Thought I saw something run in front of me....startled me....but it wasn't real.... I was just done....

I hadn't thought of that.......I'll certainly give it a try. Thanks a bunch !!!

Seems like the second gens have their share of issues with the stereo. I've had trouble with mine cutting out...replaced the stereo unit, which I think helped, but the handlebar control is flaky when it gets hot. I never had any luck with the gps connected to the aux input either. Phone and Ipod work well when plugged into the aux port, but the gps sounds horrible when connected to the stereo inside the fairing. I was planning on trying to figger this out this year......have to see if I can find time...... I generally prefer earbuds anyway...better sound and blocks the wind.

WOW ! That prop plane landing is beyond belief...!!! I was at an airshow once where they actually flew a F22 backwards. It was amazing.....The pilot flipped the plane over, and "coasted" backwards for about 10 seconds, flipped it over again and took off.....was a speck in the sky in a few seconds.

Amazing story. http://www.businessinsider.com/israeli-air-force-pilot-land-an-f-15-with-only-one-wing-2016-4

I suppose anything's worth a try, but it doesn't seem like it'd work to me. The pads / calipers will move somewhat with the warpage, so I don't see how you'd just be removing the "high" spot, and, as mentioned, it seems like it'd take quite a bit of sandpaper to remove enough rotor metal to make a difference......I mean....even to remove .005 would take quite a bit of sanding. Color me skeptical.

Bravo !!! Very nicely done.

Interdasting......was the tank still heating? Seems like it shoulda' popped the breaker. Some humidifiers have canisters that put line voltage directly to the water within, ...boiling the water, so I guess it wouldn't be a direct short. Also, with the ground wire right there, I don't know if it would have been an active hazard or not....I'd like to see if it was drawing any amperage through the water........either way it's a bad situation that needs resolved quickly.