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Rode down along the South Platte river to the South Platte Hotel to see if they had a room for the weekend. Fortunately or unfortunately, (depending on one's view point) they were full for the summer. :biggrin: :(:)

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Rode the FJR up of my Guanella Pass loop. 155 miles. Colorado is getting crazy on the week ends, never saw so many cars parked all over the summit for hiking. Remind me not to go riding on weekends around here. Stopped at South Park Coney Island in Baily to grab a brat but they were not open yet. Don't know why. The key to riding in the mountains of Colorado is to ride early in the morning and after tourist season, but then watch out for the Old People leaf peeping in Sept / Oct.

Note: The first three pictures are my file pictures as there was no place to park for summit pictures today. Too crowded with parking of the hikers climbing Mt Bierstadt 14er.

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Got out on the ST for a few errands; jeez I love that bike, it is just like my '92 Accord; the only thing in life you can depend on, why did I ever sell that, the only car I've sold since... hmm... I'm sure it's just going to explode in the driveway or vanish without a trace. transferred other mc plate over to the XL600 for the "anual running of the 1985 XL600; you know the one, that four valve - true hemi - dual sequentially carbed - de compression chambered - de energized igniton below basic weakling kicked thumper that won everything in baha for about ten years... same battery that I left in it last year... alright, maybe didn't win everything in baha but they were always in the running
Met a couple at the boat launch with a bit of a boat trailer problem, ran the hub over to princess auto, got the wrong bearing kit, turns out that it's a straight spindle with an inboard inner race ID of 1 3/16" and OD of 2 1/8" and the outboard bearing is 1 1/16" ID and 2" OD. Rode over to Princess Auto with the Hub, then Canadian Tire at Senguin, very nice guy at parts almost closing time took down every bin with bearings that have been up in there since ______ was a Cowboy, matched the outers, but could not find the inners.
Very old boat trailer; I think '71 but a really nice little aluminum narrow deep hull with an Evinrude 50 and newly upholstered seats, probably a 12, maybe 14' I counselled him well to not leave it there overnight pending parts repairs and he flat decked it to a friends
having just chopped my fiberglass '17 I started looking at aluminum boats and holy _____ ____ , five _______ grand for a 14"?
[edit / added] If that inner bearing size rings a bell for anyone, I'll pass it along to the kid
 

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Chris09 said:
Got out on the ST for a few errands; jeez I love that bike, it is just like my '92 Accord; the only thing in life you can depend on, why did I ever sell that, the only car I've sold since... hmm... I'm sure it's just going to explode in the driveway or vanish without a trace. transferred other mc plate over to the XL600 for the "anual running of the 1985 XL600; you know the one, that four valve - true hemi - dual sequentially carbed - de compression chambered - de energized igniton below basic weakling kicked thumper that won everything in baha for about ten years... same battery that I left in it last year... alright, maybe didn't win everything in baha but they were always in the running
Met a couple at the boat launch with a bit of a boat trailer problem, ran the hub over to princess auto, got the wrong bearing kit, turns out that it's a straight spindle with an inboard inner race ID of 1 3/16" and OD of 2 1/8" and the outboard bearing is 1 1/16" ID and 2" OD. Rode over to Princess Auto with the Hub, then Canadian Tire at Senguin, very nice guy at parts almost closing time took down every bin with bearings that have been up in there since ______ was a Cowboy, matched the outers, but could not find the inners.
Very old boat trailer; I think '71 but a really nice little aluminum narrow deep hull with an Evinrude 50 and newly upholstered seats, probably a 12, maybe 14' I counselled him well to not leave it there overnight pending parts repairs and he flat decked it to a friends
having just chopped my fiberglass '17 I started looking at aluminum boats and holy _____ ____ , five _______ grand for a 14"?
[edit / added] If that inner bearing size rings a bell for anyone, I'll pass it along to the kid
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B&b bearing phone number 604 591-3371 say hello to Randy for me, he should have them, open Monday. Address 10-7788 132ST .
 
No pictures as it was just slab work. It's a lovely PNW day, and I answered a Craigs List add for some hard to find aquarium plants for extremely cheap. 40 miles up I-5 one way.
I took the long way back home on 99, back on I-5 to cross the Columbia, then back on 99E in Oregon, since I live a block off it a bit further south.
I can't do any long distance until one of two things happens:
I need carpal tunnel surgery on my right hand, or I need cruise control on the ST. I'll do whichever is cheapest...
 
I've been down at the Sierra Sidewinder in Walker, CA for the past week. My trip down was simply slabbing it from north of Seattle to the rally point. Coming home, I had more time, so I took the scenic route. Today had me going from Lakeview, OR to The Dalles.

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I ended up down there a few minutes later.

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Those last two pics were from a road I took on a whim. Little to no traffic. I left the hustle and bustle of Hwy 97 and found that gem.

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I Took my first ride in over three weeks on my bike -- all that time it's been down for electrical work. Not repairs but adding new lights and a new USB charger port on my handlebar. (A year ago I put one in my trunk but I wanted one up front now that I have a phone holder on my left handlebar.)

The Z-Moon fog lights are brighter than my car's headlights and this motorcycle's low beam headlights too. Z-moons are comparable to the ST 1300s upgraded bulb high beams, but in the color yellow instead of white light. (The Lights can be hooked up to give you either yellow or white light, but I chose to only connect the wires to give yellow. So my choices are "bright yellow" or "off" per the selection of my illuminated toggle switch mounted up on my left handlebar.

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oh... I don't know about having a flat pc of metal near your hand/arms there..... an abrupt stop and it could slice a hand off... maybe I watch too much TV.
 
Rode the bike to my Dr appointment for genetics testing in Iowa City from West Des Moines. Gonna find out if I'm human or not.

Actually my kids and grandkids all have 2 genes that have an anomaly. One gene anomaly causes lower extremedy development issues (thus all the surgeries my grandson has been going through to lengthen and straighten his leg and fix his hips as well as my older son having similar issues). The other gene anomaly causes pulmonary hypertension. That's an issue for new born babies as well as when we get older (issues with heart/lung circulation). My wife was found to be the source of the first one. Now I'm being tested to see if I have the second one.

Anyway, rode the bike 263+ miles round trip. About 70 miles on Interstate... half to start and the other half to end. I hate Interstate riding. Others are stupid AND crazy out there. But the bike performed great all around. Especially when a long heavy 22 wheeler big rig (3 axles at the rear) decided to pull out of a side road onto the 2 lane highway I was on right in front of me. I was going 55 and he was taking a very long time to make his turn across the road from right to left right in front of me. All I could see was 3 sets of axles just in front of the rear of his loaded flatbed. Iron and equipment I think, but I was too busy pulling hard on the brakes and horn (not that he could hear me... and I know he wasn't looking). Sorry, wasn't able to get a picture. :eek1:

edit: forgot to mention I had topped off the tank before this trip, then filled up in Iowa City before the return trip, then filled up when I got back home. The trip there calculated out to 54+ mpg. The trip back calculated to 59+ mpg! Must have had a tail wind coming home.
 
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A small town (Nanton) to the south of us has a group of dedicated aviation enthusiasts. They have (amongst other things) a Lancaster bomber that, although not airworthy, has all 4 operating engines. Periodically they fire it up. Today was one of those days. Can't overstate the bravery of the young men who flew those things into combat!!
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I celebrated the end of winter with an 8-hour blast up to Opononi and Kaikohe and back. Managed to dodge the heavy showers forecasted and had a mostly dry ride. The twisties through the Waipoua kauri forest were a highlight as always, plus the views at Opononi of the Hokianga Harbour. Time for new tyres again now, the T32s have given their best.IMG_7511.JPGIMG_7512.JPGIMG_7514.JPG
 
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