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I had a dry ride home and made the most of it I could by riding the blue ridge parkway from Buena Vista up to Rockfish gap. My front tie is now worn past the wear bars; planning to get another one ordered soon. It was great seeing everyone at the bash and looking forward to next year! Great job goes...

With the ignition off, it does require LOTS more effort to work the brakes, but there should be brakes.

I'm planning on arriving Saturday afternoon unless I can plan a meet-up with any of you out on the road. What are the planned rides for Saturday? I know US 39 is fun pretty much from Marlinton all the way into Lexington and will plan on "arriving" from that direction unless something else ...

I got a hold of some good door prizes for Saturday dinner...

two wheel tango wrote:Jim- Looks like you cleaned up the wiring with Techflex sleeves?

(Mine are just as bad - And am currently working on the same)

I used the same stuff - cheap from Amazon and I have lots left over.

This thread has me thinking I need to check my tele-lever ball joint...

Thinking about this...checking other weekend plans; if I do, it may be only for Saturday/Sunday, but I live kind of close. Will get back and let you know.

My servo ABS brakes still work (knocking on wood...) but am curious about the lever effort after removing the servo. I know with the servo in place but ignition not on, it takes considerable effort to get some braking - is that because of the servo design? After removal, does the non-servo feel bett...

Daniel (my son) and I both made it home without any incidents, and he got to experience 300+ miles of riding in the rain... Here we are at Sodus Point, on Lake Ontario: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/eLbM2zYa6oQ-ODebs_FYbWOFMKbk2zky3yNDVYhAzGKC7zX2gv21pCmSw1wRQBN5sw32KM2c6JZzZt2sc7_v5gzK-jaBLXJm7...

Looks like I'm in for this one, but only Friday through Sunday (lots going on at work). I'm planning on leaving Friday morning and taking a leisurely ride avoiding interstates through the middle of PA. My son may come with me if he can get off work (he currently has a Ducati Monster), and my co-work...

I'm thinking about this bash trip. The mileage for me (minimal interstate) is very do-able for one day and I would love to explore more of New York. This would be a great opportunity! I'll see if my son would be interested, but I'm not sure what his riding distance threshold is on his current ride (...

Do these tires come in the "170-60-17" size? I've only seen 180 as the smallest size offered and according to our rear wheel size of 5", we should only use the 170 width. Has anyone had issues with using the 180 width tire on a 5" wheel?

Also be prepared to ride in the rain. For many years this was refereed to as the Hungry Mother Rain Ride. I had to dump out my borrowed tent the first year. It had 2 inches of rain in it. Haha - that was the first time I met you; we shared a camp-site and you left grumpy to stay in a motel! I'm pro...

I've had three of those latches break and it pisses me off that they used strong metal for the rest of the mechanism, but went cheap on the part that actually holds the bag on the bike. Like riceburner said, you'll have to buy the entire "multi-function" latch assembly, as the single faile...

I haven't been as active in the forums lately (or on bike trips...) but I am planning on coming to the bash this year. Jeff pinged me about sharing a room, so I've basically committed to going. It's a good thing too. I haven't been to a bash in a few years, and am looking forward to this trip to sta...

While i never saw a real reason to remove it, mine eventually got clogged up and created a strong vacuum inside the gas tank- so bad that I had a hard time opening the tank to refuel! This was after about ~80,000 miles. I removed it and the associated plumbing, connecting the vacuum lines to bypass ...

I'm trying to sort out the 2013 riding schedule; I'll pencil this in and will try to get my plans solidified. I'm tentatively planning a cross country ride sometime in late July or August so that may conflict with HMRR. If that falls through, then I'm in!

Biff's R wrote:I am regathering camping gear. Mine is lost somewhere within the house.

Sounds like its time for a bigger house? You could find it easier if it were all spread out...

Vann is officially out, and I'm in along with my co-worker Paul. Paul was there with me last year. Talking with Vann, I'm taking his site which Paul and I will share unless we need to occupy all 11 sites. I'll take care of the money offline with Vann. Vann will be missed. See everyone this Friday!

I jumped in early to reserve a site but other obligations have intervened, so my site is available if anyone is interested. We can do the paypal thing or make other arrangements. Just to emphasize for people thinking about this weekend, you really don't need a site to attend. The platforms can acco...

That's "Hungry Mother" weekend.

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