GAWildKat
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Since I don't have a bike yet I won't presume to jump on the octane thing in relation to bikes. However I've had my 96 caprice for nearly 10 yrs. My caprice has the same engine that the Vettes and Cameros of the same period. We bought it with 75k miles, it has just over 155k miles now. All oil changes have been done on schedule, all other maintenance, in relation to driving and operation have been done. What we've learned over the years is as the car has gotten age we've had to increase the octane to prevent pinging and increase economy. The other thing we learned was to use a 4 pronged sparkplug on the car to help with these issues. These weren't things we did overnight, these things were things we learned over the years.
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I realize this thread is old. But I was wondering, could the lift method be taught at more regional things? I'd like to know that I could lift a bike if needed.
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This makes me wish hubby still had his super soaker...(lost in a move) It was the one that was so powerful it got banned back in the 90's, he could shoot water nearly the length of a footbal field with it....he'd like to attack me with it in the shower fot giggles...oi
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Haven't seen deer on the road this yr at night...buut I faced something alot more scary... In March hubby and I were out one Sunday eve with friends and we parted ways around 10pm, Hubby and I headed home and were on 247 N in southern Bibb County on an unlighted section of road when all of a sudden a sofa appeared out of nowhere in the headlights, there was no chance to avoid the debris, it was scattered over 3 lanes and there was traffic next to us. We still don't know how we avoided the big chunks of the sofa and still didn't loose traction on the foam. We were in the car, but it was the longest 30 secs or so I've dealt with in recent memory....
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We've love to go, unfortunately other things atm are more pressing like I need tires on my car *grumble* We'll see if we can get to one of the meet and eats at some point this summer or fall.
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:rotfl:LOL ummm NO! I made the mistake of letting the hubby drive the caprice after he bought it for me....now it needs bodywork from and I quote "Other ppl running into me!)" Any Venture we buy will be as a used bike anyway. Anyone who lives in the Macon area and has seen a black 90's model black caprice with a banged up front end and a pit style dent in the rear passenger quarter panel....that's my car! I'm still waiting on him to take it into a bodyshop and get an actual quote on bodywork. But that's another rant all together....
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The Venture will not be the first bike, a yr or 2 down the road sure, I can ride a cruiser bike with a backrest w/o problems been doing that now for 5 yrs with friends lol.I want to make sure hubby is satisfied with the bike he gets as a first bike because he might not have the ablity to upgrade later when he's needing it. We considered getting a Venture at the same time (if we can afford it) and park it in the garage and crank and run it every few days to keep everything sound til he is able to drive it. Yeah, not the best idea for the bike but hey was a thought. Regards, Tricia
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Hubby says his elbows bumped his knees on the 650 and thought that was a bad thing on a bike. there was no 750 to compare to that so the next one he looked at was the new fuel injected 950 Vstar and that had the best fit for his size, it's still a few mons off yet before we buy anyway, he wants a class before the bike. As far as quotes go, Progressive quoted me $353/yr for full coverage on a Vstar 1100 with no license and no classes yet... checked the 650cc bikes and the insurance is the same on them as the 1100. he looked at the 1600cc roadstar just to see what it was like but immediately walked away saying he needing to bulk up to move that thing lol. The 950 was something he could lift off the kickstand easily with no strain, he lifted it off the floor to test that and sat on it, but we'll see what happens.
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Another thing I'm considering too is if we want to 2 up the 650 is WAY too small for the 2 of us, if 350lbs is the max it should carry even if we wanted to do a day trip to a state park or something we blow that out of the water with me sitting on the bike And yes, I plan on joining up...need to send that check in I guess heh. I'm pushing him to at least get his learner's now. Take the MSF class ASAP (prolly will register him next month like it or not) and start hunting a bike down for him. Also in the process of trying to move as well as the moment too but that's a whole different can of worms there...
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There's good and bad cops out there, likely he saw a uber nice bike and was jealous. Hubby and I get pulled over routinely here in town because we drive a caprice and the cops see it as a gang car. Last time was for the tag being expired by like 2 days (hubby's work schedule prevented him from going to the tag office to pay the taxes on the car in a timely manner) The cop was shocked there were white ppl in the car.:yikes:
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I have a question then, I and he are are concerned about this, tho I know it's not the same exactly. He had 2 Blazer s-10's for years, 2.8 V6, older 80's models and while he didn't push them hard all the time, the traffic conditions would sometimes demand more speed, over time this would blow the engines, went through 2 engines in a bit more than 2 yrs, and one went prior to meeting him. He bought the caprice for me as an engagement prezzie and has yet to abuse it to that point. His concern is that with an ultra small cc engine like the 250 and maybe the 650 too that he might have similar experiences and doesn't want to spend money on a bike that doesn't fit his style of in city driving and abuse. He's alot better than he was temperament wise than he was 5 yrs ago. I can say he also looked like a gorilla on the 650. Said it was not even remotely comfy to sit on. Was hunched over on it to reach the handlebars and said his knees were too bent while getting a feel for riding. Overall said that's what made him turn it down for him. If he was shown a reason to reconsider then he'd look into that. He knows handlebars can be changed out, it was more way he'd be sitting on the bike that bothered him. If I can ride a bike and the bike's throttle and clutch can be switched to the opposing handlebars from stock then he may consider the 650 as a learning bike then graduate to a bigger bike and give me his 650 when he wants bigger and better. 950 was about as big as he wanted to go for his daily driver. He likes power but the caprice satisfies that desire easily. Tricia
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Hubby and I were thinking of the backrest on the backseat on a smaller bike like the 950, something that would be quick on and off so I could slide on and off from the back if need be rather than hitting the backrest with my shin. Something more more along the lines of the design of the backseat on the Venture (Hubby would like the grips the Venture has as well) As far as hubby's build...5'10" 31 inch inseam slim build @175lbs. If anything else is needed let me know. Tricia
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Yeah really! Hubby was just doing a comparison between all the brands of bikes we had access to for today. We included harley because it was nearly next door to the second place we went to. Hubby was thinking of the idea of having a quick connect backrest that he could take on and off for me to get on and off and wanted to see how the part of me getting on first would work. Worked well enough til the HD guy fussed at us. But based on that he's prolly not getting HD ever.
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He wants the daily ride to/from work/school but has the power needed to deal with the insane traffic we seem to get in LOL and the touring bike that's more for my comfort because we want to do more long roadtrips while he's in school and has the freedom of that schedule to do more stuff that's just for us.
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What made the experience rewarding for us was finding the manager who was willing to walk us around after we had walked the sales floor ourselves and show us the bikes from a experienced rider's take on bikes, it made a difference for us. Even pointed out why the Venture is better than a GoldWing. After find out my needs with the backseat said he should be able to find a Venture style seat or better to fit the 950 should we choose to buy new. Asked us to come in every few mons and enter the promotions they have, says at Christmas they give away bikes to winners and is a possibility we'd get one that way too. We are rarely impulse buyers. The only time we bought on a whim like that was our caprice, and we've never regretted it. Tricia
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We looked at bikes! We went to 3 different dealers here, one sells only yamaha, one sells all metric bikes, and the last was the HD dealer. The Yammy dealer was eh on assistance with the bikes, the sales guy highly suggested the Vstar 250 as his "daily" bike, but it was too small, was a bit eh on him looking at the 650, and over all the inventory was low. after hubby sitting on a few bikes and getting an idea of what feels ok based on what that dealer had we went to the other dealer that sells all metric. One of the managers was kind enough to walk us through all the bikes on the floor, not just the Yammys and give us all the pluses and minuses on each bike and which ones were best suited for what we looked for in a bike, all in all about 3 hrs of his time. Giving the hubby a once over he thought that the Vstar 950 would be a better starter bike/daily driver than the 650, said the 650 just looked a bit small under him and hubby said the 650 while feeling ok, made him feel squished up on it (heh). This dealer had a Venture on the floor and we were allowed to sit on it, we agreed it's like having a motorized sofa. After spending more time with us the manager gave us his card with the # to register for the local MSF course on it. Also said when hubby gets his license and comes back he'll let us test drive the Venture on the road, which was totally cool! The manager asked me too if there was anything he could do to sell me on a bike of my own to ride, and I explained my disability (I have cerebral palsy) and told him my concerns over the shifting and braking. He showed me an automatic that I could handle easily enough. From here we went to the HD which is practically next door to the last place. We were greeted warmly, but that's about where it stopped. We walked around and hubby sat all the bikes, says they are all too short, except one or 2 of the RK bikes, but the weight is better balanced, but wasn't enough to sell him on them. What really annoyed him was when one of the sales guys fussed at me saying I dunno how to get on a bike (I was sitting in the rider seat then slipped back to the passenger seat before hubby joined me. (HD gets a demerit for that) The as we left the salesguy was very snobby and said on avg it takes 22 trips into an HD dealer before someone buys a bike, what trip is this for you? Overall we had a fun day and learned alot of information and hubby got a true idea of bikes while we were out. Now we have some questions for you guys. If we look at older used bikes say early to mid 90's models what can we expect for being able to find replacement parts for the bike? What else should we be thinking about when looking at bikes new or used? If there's a question or something I missed with looking at bikes please tell me. Regards, Tricia
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I speak as a fulltime car driver because it's what I have.....I know the majority of riders are VERY good drivers on the bikes. And I ain't talking about the asses on crotch rockets.... I was driving one day to get the hubby from work. Yeah I was talking to him on the cell but I had my bluetooth headphones on. I was in rush hour traffic on the I-16/I-75 merger here in Macon GA. I kid you not when I say a bike almost ran me off the road! I drive a 96 caprice so not a small car and the bike tried to come over into my lane with me. Scared the crap outta me because I was on the bridge when it happened and there was no where for me to go. He did move on eventually but he was bullying the cars into giving him lane space to ride through. I just knew if I hit him or he went down it would be my fault...all I could do was pray it would be over soon. Tricia
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Helmet itch dilema...make that emergency
GAWildKat replied to slick97spirit's topic in Watering Hole
I've not tried this with a helmet so I'm not sure it will work but I have a cornstarch based dry shampoo I ordered to brush in the hair to control oil and scalp itch, if you wish to try it I can give you the info on where to get it if you want. I have it in a huge salt shaker and shake a good amount into the hair brush and run it through my hair a few times and repeat 2-3 times. She might want to try that. -
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GAWildKat replied to saddlebum's topic in Watering Hole
Going to throw my 2 cents worth here so please don't flame me here. I personally get what you say about Chinese products flooding the market and driving down price and driving away the local farmer. I buy American and/or local when I can afford it. However most of the time (like now) I cannot afford to look at the best value for the community and must look at the bottom $$ to ensure I have enough money to feed the family. Right now Hubby and I are living on one income while his worker's comp gets settled and mine has always been the smaller of the two. Atm I am not getting assistance from the government for anything Sometimes doing the right thing isn't easy....or feasible. And please before you flame me understand...when my Dad retired, he became a farmer, it was a passion he had that he waited to do when he retired. -
If I knew the first thing about a carb sync on a bike I sure would! tho I live in Macon haha