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And Wisconsin hunters are upset because they don't think there are ENOUGH deer in the state! Jim, glad you're okay. It was nice meeting you and your wife. Curt
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Cathy was "very good looking", but not a blond and not in choir...but I think I know what blond you're talking about . While I was already out of high school, because Cathy was still in I did go a lot of the activities her and your senior year...football games, basketball games, dances, prom, and the "parties." I'm sure our paths crossed. I'm like you, I don't remember a lot of people from high school, but I do remember a few and I do remember a lot stuff that happened. I think making it a little more difficult to remember is we moved away a few months after the '75 graduation and the closest we've lived since then is 300 miles away. It's interesting going back to Petoskey now. My great-grandparents raised me and after I moved away in '75 they stayed a few more years and then sold their house and moved to Indiana to live out their years with their daughter....so I no longer have relatives up their. These days when I'm there I definitely feel like one of the "fudgies" us locals hated so much (we loved their money though) when I was growing up. But there have been times where I'm out at The Home Depot or Wally World picking something up for my mother-in-law (actually it's more like getting out of her house for a while) and someone will say "excuse me, you look familar, are you from here?" Conversation will get going and it will be someone I went to HS with....not too bad because I don't look anything like I did when I graduated 36 years ago! Now on the other hand though, my wife's mother lives in Oden and she has two brothers living there, one out in the country east of Petoskey and the one she can't stand living in Conway....plus a crapload of aunts, uncles, and cousins in Cheboygan. The class of '75 has had a lot tragedy over the years, much more than my class of '74...Mike Zerimski (spelling) died in a car crash summer of 76, along with several female passengers in his car (also from class 76); Tom Sheltraw drowned shortly after high school; Alex Campbell passed away a few years ago...there were others as well, but those are names I remember well because they were good friends. Talk about thread hijacking...sorry about that guys!
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Class of '74 for me, class of '75 for my wife Cathy . Class of 75 is having 35th reunion this year .. a good friend of mine from high school is one of the organizers; still surprised he's this involved with this considering he barely made it through and out of high school. Trying to get Cathy to attend, but she doesn't want too.
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Will do .. always enjoy riding m119 (but I still remember it as part of m131).
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My hometown, where I grew up, where I graduated from high school .. but haven't lived there in 35 years. Our Venture(s) has been in Petoskey quite a few times but it wasn't ours this time .. Will be over there in July though on the bike for a visit to Cathy's mother in Oden and brother out on the east end of Pickerell Lake. Curt
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My taste in music ranges from Big Band to Acid Rock, and it would take pages and pages list all of the songs I call favorite songs .. but the following are few that haven't been listed already above and are must have on any of the various MP3 players I use (bike, work, car, etc): David Allen Coe .. The Ride, You Never Even Called My Name, & If That Ain't Country Train .. Calling All Angels Nickelback .. Rockstar Three Doors Down .. Kryptonite Montrose .. Bad Motor Scooter Ten Years After .. I'd Love to Change the World Buffalo Springfield .. Bluebird Toby Keith .. Smokin' Weed With Willie & The Taliban Song George Jones .. Amazing Grace & Ol' Red
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Quick note .. Bob Edwards, co-founder of the Venturers (along with Don Nelson), passed away at about 5:30 EST this afternoon. Bob, Good Bless. Curt FJR Rider (aka Concours, President Venturers)
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How much money are we putting into our rides?
FJR Rider replied to Godlover's topic in Watering Hole
If I paid list it would be .. well, let just say I didn't pay list. Now the real problem is putting money into more than one bike -
I want to ask, I want to ask, I want to ask...nope, a kinder gentler soul. ... congrats!!!
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Past 73 Suzuki 185 Enduro 72 Suzuki 550 Lemans 76 Honda CB750F Supersport 82 Suzuki 750 Spectre 95 Kawasaki Concours :) 99 Yamaha Royal Star Venture :) Present 06 Yamaha Royal Star Venture 07 Yamaha FJR
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I am envious .. too much salt and sand still on the roads up here. Saw quite a few out today, but I'll wait a little.
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Dang Caddy drivers, can't trust any of 'em
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That's one of my tentative weekends for another IBA SS1000 or SS1500 .. maybe I could make that a rest stop...as long as you don't mind a dirty FJR parked in the driveway.
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Only if you have really big hands
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You must be related to ZMan (Mark Theis) from up in Wisconsin .. we call him Charlotte De Squeek . The mice turned the inside of his fairing into a condo!
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Favorite .. any of the late Tony Hillerman's books (mystery) Also Nevada Barr (mystery) Frederick E Smith's 633 Squadron books Alistair MacLean John Steinbeck (it's been a while, but a "required" reading in high school led to reading pretty much everything else he wrote) John Nichol's The Milagro Beanfield War Two thumbs up for William Least Heat Moon's Blue Highways .. I think I'm on my 9th or 10th reading Currently reading Neil Pert's Ghost Rider
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I'll take care of getting a note to Brent as soon as I get home from work.
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I owned a '95 1st Gen (version 2 ... 94 or later) Concours, and currently own a 2d Gen FJR ('06 or later). Considering your comment regarding who the bike is for, I'd endorse looking for a Pacific Coast 800 or a Suzuki V-Strom 650. But, as mentioned you can find some really good deals on used Concours out there and it's a fantastic bike. While the 1st Gen Concours is (and was even while they were still selling them) a little dated in technology, it does have a 997cc engine with close to 100 hp...it has no problem getting out of its own way, and will hold its own in the twisties. It also has a very nice, silky smooth six-speed gearbox. The bike is easy to work on and very easy to make modifications to (I had plenty on mine..there are a few you can see in the pix and quite a few you can't see). The other nice thing about the Concours is the Concours Owners Group .. you think folks around here are passionate about what they ride Is a Connie top heavy? Yes...that's a 7.5 gallon gas tank sitting up there. But once moving you'll never notice, but it can be handful until you get used to it.
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Thanks...I researched after I asked the question...mission is a good one. But the fine print for this group was TOP enlisted as in E9. I asked the question only because when I was active duty, Senior Enlisted were E7s, E8s, and E9s. I was a senior NCO (MSgt) when I retired, and even through Air Force spent my last five years on two Navy bases where the Navy and Marines I hung out with called me "Top". Getting my MA killed my board score on the last go around so I punched before making E8.
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Senior Enlisted E7 to E9? Or E9s only? Curt
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Mel, Try American Family as well .. they write in Indiana and fairly reasonable on their rates. One caution with AmFam through, their policy language can be confusing .. they insure the bike which is the frame, wheels, motor, seat, and tank as one item, and then they insure the bags, top case, fairing, and misc accessories as the rest. Not advocating AmFam...just another option in Indiana. I used to work for them...good insurance, terrible employer! Curt
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In your opinion, what are the top five states to motorcycle in?
FJR Rider replied to Sunrayman's topic in Watering Hole
Hard argue with any of the above ... especially since I put most of miles on in these states. Picking five states myself though, I'll keep Wisconsin on the list, but then ad Arkansas (NW corner), Missouri (pretty much anything south of I-44 all the way across the state), Tennessee, northern Georgia, and SW North Carolina. -
The 3.6 DI in the CTS isn't too bad .. a little over 300 hp.
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Hmmm, my car resembles those remarks...NOT
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From an ol' retired Air Force guy, my wife and I will be keeping positive thoughts during his deployment. Curt