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    Earthquake

    albyzee replied to dingy's topic in Watering Hole

    Here at the jersey shore I thought my house was going to collapse. Very scary.
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    Well I tried running in 5th at 50. It will ride fine if you are just cruising BUT if you need immediate power you will not have it and by downshifting for more speed that split second may be the split second that you needed to get out of the emergency with more speed. It lugged terrible twisting the throttle. So I still would rather be in 3 or 4th depending how I am driving.
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    Thanks for the well wishes. As far as luck goes I think I just got my one in a million. A very scary incident I'll tell you that.
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    I am going to share a story with you about something that happened to me last week. That I only found out today what happened. That still scares the hell out of me. Last week I was out on the ocean fishing when I happened to look north and saw a storm heading my way. I headed toward Barneget Lighthouse inlet as fast as I could so I would be at least in the bay. Well unfortunately the storm caught up to me. I got to the bay and was still quite a way from home when out of nowhere a bolt of lightning went across the sky and the clap of thunder immediately followed. This scared me. Then two seconds later another bolt of lightning with the loudest noise I have heard in all my life. It sounded like it hit something directly behind me. This now terrified me which I thought I was literally going to sh** my pants. I didn't know what to do. I had to get off the bay NOW. I was almost going to head to land and just beach the boat till the storm passed. Well I decided to get the hell home ASAP full throttle toward home. I made it to my lagoon and jumped out of that boat the fastest I have ever did it. I MADE IT. HOME. YAY Well now we go ahead a few days. I was doing some pre-checks on the boat as I was going fishing again the next morning. Well the boat started like it always did but for some reason my GPS, Fish finder and gauges were not working. So I checked my wires and fuses but couldn't find anything wrong. I talked to my mechanic and he gave me a few things to check. I went home and started to inspect the boat again when lo and behold I found my problem. That last bolt of lightning HIT MY ANTENNA just above my head. Thank you God for watching over me. I still get the willies thinking about it let alone looking at the pictures. Check them out. WOW. [ATTACH]59806[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]59807[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]59808[/ATTACH]
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    Two things come to mind. Look in the inside of the cable end (both sides) and look for a bent pin. As for getting 1920x1080 see if you have a setting for wide screen or aspect ratio 16:9.
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    I will check this out on my bike but 5th gear is way to much at 50. You got to be lugging that bike no matter how you are accelerating. As for not using 5th. If you want terrible gas milage and making your engine struggle just going down the road heck it's your bike. I definitely suggest 3rd or 4th. Try it and see how your bike runs this way. One last thing if by chance you need immediate speed to get out of trouble you will not have it available in 5th. I will confirm my statements.
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    Why are you in 5th at that speed? You must wind the gears out in order to have the bike operate properly. I don't use 5th till 70-75.
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    All I use on my chrome is NOXON. I have been using it for years. Takes rust and whatever blemishes right out. Leaves a great shine. Try it you won't be disappointed.
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    Could this be the start of Hell freezing over.
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    My recommendation is to use Griot's Speed Shine. It does what it says it does. What a shine I was extremely happy. I think you will be also. Spray it on wipe it off.
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    I had a front tire go flat from a nail while driving. When the tire went flat (I'm guessing) the tire wobbled quite a bit. (I immediately shut down the throttle) I remember I had to hold on tight maybe for a second or two till I got my speed down. Which lessed the wobble the slower I went. For a few seconds your heart races but after it was over it was a lesson learned.
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    You must be a good ducker.
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    I never wash my bike. If it needs cleaning I will use Griot's Speed Shine or Harley spray cleaner and polish at least once a week. It's a lot of work but at least it looks good. Where I live if I don't do it rust will start taking over and I do not want that to happen cause I LOVE my bike.
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    Goo Gone did the trick. Thank you all.
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    Four old retired guys are walking down a street in Ferry Michigan They turned a corner and see a sign that says, 'Old Timers Bar - ALL drinks 10 cents'. They look at each other, and then go in, thinking this is too good to be true The old bartender says in a voice that carries across the room, "Come on in and let me pour one for you! What'll it be, Gentlemen?" There seemed to be a fully-stocked bar, so each of the men ordered a martini. In short order, the bartender serves up four iced martinis...shaken, not stirred, and says, "That'll be 10 cents each, please." The four men stare at the bartender for a moment. Then look at each other. They can't believe their good luck. They pay the 40 cents, finish their martinis, and order another round. Again, four excellent martinis are produced with the bartender again saying, "That's 40 cents, please." They pay the 40 cents, but their curiosity is more than they can stand. They have each had two martinis and so far they have spent less than a dollar. Finally one of the men says, "How can you afford to serve martinis as good as these for a dime a piece?" "I'm a retired Pipefitter from Detroit ," the bartender said, and I always wanted to own a bar. Last year I hit the Lottery jackpot for $125 million and decided to open this place. Every drink costs a dime...wine, liquor, beer, it's all the same.." "Wow!!!! That's quite a story," says one of the men. The four of them sipped at their martinis and couldn't help but notice seven other people at the end of the bar who didn't have drinks in front of them, and hadn't ordered anything the whole time they were there. One man gestures at the seven at the end of the bar without drinks and asks the bartender, "What's with them?" The bartender says, "Oh, they're all old retired farts from Florida .. They're waiting for Happy Hour when drinks are half price
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    I was commenting on his original sentence. "This happened about 5 mins from my house today....this time we lost a police officer. When will people start paying attention to the road and not their cellphones?"
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    They got to keep fining people on the phone. ALL THE TIME. Most still don't care about using it driving. Why not with very little deterrence. What a shame.
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    Me personally I will not drink when riding my bike. The group I ride with don't really drink so it makes my comfort zone feel good. When riding in close quarters on these runs I wouldn't like to have a drinker riding near me. I'm out for the ride not the high. But that's just me.
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    Since last year I have been doing alot of poker runs, dedication runs and runs for different charities and I just love doing them. My question is has anyone ever got the high hand? The closest I have gotten was 2 pair---Queens over Deuces.
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    Excellent. Thank you.
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    Money Pit

    albyzee replied to sleepy2's topic in Watering Hole

    I don't see why it would be but I am waiting to see what responses you will get.
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    How do they stand up to the Yamaha OEM brand? I'm thinking warranty-wise.
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    I thought it was a no-no to run radials on a bike?
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    I know ALOT of elbow grease will be required. I will try a hair dryer that sounds at least non chipable. Thank you all for the suggestions.
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    How does one remove the sticker put on the gas tank on a new bike warning about wearing a helmet? I tired with my finger nail but its on very well. I certainly do not wish to scratch the paint trying to remove it. Thank you in advance for the help.
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